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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1902.
ALL IN HIGH GLEE
Irrigation Delegates Satisfied
With Convention.
HARMONY REIGNS SUPREME
Promoters of Private Schemes Are
Glad. "All" Projects "Were In
dorsedVisitors View Points
of Interest.
"iCo kick coming" is the echo of the
Irrigation Convention. By tonight most
of the delegates will have hied themselves
homeward.
"The . convention turned out a big suc
cess, ' announced President A. H. Devers,
yesterday.
"We are well satisfied," remarked W. R.
King, first vice-president, and a delegate
from Malheur.
"Eastern Oregon Is highly pleased," was
the sentiment of all the bunchgrassers.
A large number of delegates left the city
last night. By tomorrow almost all of
them will have departed. They spent
yesterday looking; over the city. Colonel
Hawkins took a large contingent in tow.
In the morning he1 piloted them in an ob
servation car of -the" City &. Suburban
Railway to Mount Tabor, Rlvervlew and
Nob Hill. The day was chilly, but the
visitors enjoyed the ride. In the after
noon the Colonel guided them to The Ore
gonian building. This they inspected from
basement to tower, looking over the steam
boilers and engines, and big electric ma
chines. They saw the large presses turn
out 24,000 copies of Evening Telegrams
and "Weekly Oregonlans, an hour. Tne
visitors saw the mailing .'force at work
sending out copies of these editions all
over the Northwest, and obtained an idea
of the processes by which the issues of
The Oregonlan and Telegram are prepared
for desslminatlon over Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho. The linotype machines,
stereotyping department, engraving and
etching-rooms, editorial and reportorial
quarters were included m the tour of the
visitors. Then they ascended the high
tower and saw the Internals of the big
clock, whose disk Jteeps sentinel over the
city by day and by night.
This morning Colotfel Hawkins will pilot
the visitors through the city museum. In
the afternoon Weather Forecast Official
Beals will receive them in ,the new Cus-tom-House
building, and give a short de
scription of irrigation works in all parts
of the' world. Mr. Beals has a number of
new mapsi, and has made a special study
of irrigation.
Tonight an Inspection and battery drill
will be conducted at the Armory. vThe
regimental band will give a musical con
cert. The business men's committee Is pleased
with the outcome of the convention. Sev
eral thousand visitors have, been in the
city this week. Hotels have had all the
business they could handle. The presence
of such an unusual number of people in
the city made plain the need of more hotel
accommodations.
"Portland has entirely outgrown its hotel
facilities," remarked a prominent man
from Eastern Oregon. "You people here
should get a good. big. v first-class Euro
pean hotel right In the center of the city."
"If your hotels have as much business
as they can comfortably look after in
ordinary times, how are you going to ac
commodate crowds that attend the Lewis
and Clark Fair?" asked another visitor.
"Portland needs another hotel as much
os It needs a drydock, or a 40-foot chan
nel," put In a gentleman who produces
shiploads of wheat on the rolling hills of
Umatilla County.
"A hotel would be one of the most pay
ing Investments I know of," remarked a
Bheepowner of Crook County.
"As good as a gold mine," added a min
ing man of Baker County.
The business men's committee will have
between 5100 and $200 left after paying all
convention bills. This money will prob
r.bly be added to the funds of the Oregon
Irrigation Association for printing the
minutes; addresses, and resolutions of
the convention. H. D. Ramsdell, chair
man cf the committee, said last night
that merchants of the city would probably
unite to entertain In the same way dele
gates to other big conventions which shall
be held in Portland.
"I think the visitors are pleased with
the entertainment we have given them,"
paid Mr. Ramsdell last night "Free tick
ets to theaters were gicat winners of their
favor."
O. L. Miller, chairman of the Baker
delegation, said that the association will
fce royally entertained at Baker City next
June, the place of the next state irriga
tion convention.
"We shall exhibit practical irrigation
to the delegates," said he. "We shall
lake them over the country around Baker,
Bo that they may- see actual irrigation and
how it has made land that was valueless
worth S100 to $200 an acre."
One of the most significant utterances
in the convention was that of A. P. Davis,
principal engineer of the- Reclamation
Service. Mr. Davis said' that the Gov
ernment would not entmrrft 5n l.irp-o n
'terprlses exclusively, leaving small en-'l
terprlses to small capital.
"I am pleased to hear this," said O.
X.. Miller yesterday. "The fact is that
many small projects can be accomplished
more readily by the Government than by
individuals. The reason is that -private
capital prefers to enter big enterprises.
Several years ago I tried to get a project
started near Bolee. The cost would have
amounted to $150,000. I went to New York
and interviewed a number of big capital
ists. They said:
" 'Your scheme may be all right, but
we can't afford to take it up. If you had
talked .to us about an Investment of
$1,500,000 we might have listened to you.
An Investment of $150,000 ' is not worth
while.' "
The convention steered clear of ques
tions pertaining to forestry. Considerable
Influence was required to do this. A num
ber of persistent delegates "butted In"
with the question. What could concern
irrigation more than forests, the preserv
ers of the water supply?
The question superficially was, convinc
ing, but wiser persons who had delved
intb the question and knew about the
trouble underneath guided the sentiment
of the convention. When a motion was
made to add forestry officials to the list
of delegates to future conventions It was
voted down.
Irrigation companies are In high glee
over the resolutions. The convention
commended "all" irrigation projects,
both under the Carey act and National
irrigation law. This means virtually a
victory for them. Although they did not
succeed in having a resolution adopted
commending enterprises under the Carey
law, they got the next best thing ap,
proval of "all" kinds of enterprises.
The Williamson-Sears embrogllo is still
reverberating. It created a great deal of
merriment although it is universally con
demned. "Both gentlemen exceeded the
bounds of propriety." is the opinion of
everybody. "While Williamson might be
excused well, let's forget also the Major."-
The delegates are glad they did not
"bounce" President Devers and Secretary
Moore. If the company men had in
eisted upon the change when they
broached the question, they would un
doubtedly have won. But they procras
tinated, and In the meantime sentiment
swerved around to the old organization.
"We alljiave high, regard for Mr. Xing,"-
said C. H. Breck last night, a member
of the Baker County delegation, "but we
are glad we did not elect him. As
things have turned out it was much bet
ter to recognize Mr. Bevers."
WORKED FOR IRRIGATION IX 1874.
Ex-Governor Moody Is a. Pioneer in
the Movement.
" 'Crazy,' they said I was when I pro
posed to Irrigate in Eagle Valley In 1S74.
Well, there are & whole lot more like me
now. The convention was full of 'crazy'
men like me, If 'crazy' Is the proper epi
thet for us," and G. W. Moody smiled.
Mr. Moody was a delegate from Baker
County. He has a fine ranch 40 miles east
of Baker City, In Eagle Valley.
"Sir, when I went Into that valley In
1S74 I was so poor that I didn't have a
wagon or a harness for my horse. What
have. I got now? Well, last year I was
offered $35,000 for my holdings. Did I sell?
Not on your life.
"When I went in there I could have
bought thousands of acres of land for less
than the cost of that spittoon. The value
of Irrigated land in that valley Is now
from $50 to $75 an acre. Pretty good, 40
miles away from a railroad, isn't it? Bring
a railroad to us, and the value will go up
to $100 and $200 an acre.
"We have about a half township In Ir
rigation in Eagle Valley. Best land on
earth. Yields four to seven tons of alfalfa
and clover hay every year. That hay sells
for $5 a ton. We can run two head of
cattle on an acre of this ground. Have
we big apples? Why, sir, big. apples like
the ones you brag about down In 'Web
foot we feed to our hogs. It's simply
Immense, that country of ours, and that
big word doesn't cover a fraction of its
good qualities."
BENEFITS OF IRRIGATION.
Judge C. H. Down Tells "What Has
Been Accomplished In Malheur.
"The convention aided greatly In the
cause of Irrigation, but the half has not
yet been told," declared Judge C. H.
Brown, of Malheur County, yesterday.
"To give you an Idea of the rise In price
of land due to irrigation, I can tell you
of some land about, two miles west of
the town of Ontario which In 1SS9 was
assessed at $2 75 per acre. Now a ditch
has "been made only a short distance away
and though the land Is quite .unim
proved otherwise, it is worth $35 an acre.
Some near-by land worth about the same
price 13 years ago Is nowunder culti
vation, and 80 acres was recently sold for
$8000 spot cash.
"A product of that county about which
little Is heard is that of honey. The
bees of C. W. Mallett who lives nine
miles from Ontario, produced 11 tons of
honey last year. You may not believe
it, but a single thrifty swarm has put
up 10 pounds of honey In a single day."
Stockmen for Irrigation.
James York, a prominent cattleman of
Baker, also a delegate from that county,
is after Irrigation as much as anybody.
"Are stockmen demanding Irrigation?" he
responded. "Yes, sir, they are. Don't you
believe anybody who fills you up to the
contrary."
William Hall, who has resided in John
Day Valley since 1SG2, said that Grant
County would demand Irrigation, too, If
It had any suitable lands.
"We irrigate now," he remarked, "on a
small scale In the river lowlands, but the
gorge of the river is so narrow that big
Irrigation projects are not needed."
THE TRANSPORT SERVICE
Government Can Do It Better Than
Privnte Agencies.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. In obedi
ence to orders received from Secretary
of War Root Major Devol, of this city,
and Major Bingham, of Seattle, called for
bids Wednesday on the transportation of
Government employes and supplies from
this country to the Philippines. The Bos
ton Steamshfp Company made a proposi
tion to the Seattle office to carry first
class passengers for $100, second-class
passengers for $35, and freight for, $4 50
a. ton. Not a bid was received from" any
San Francisco shipping company. The
Seattle bid Is an exceedingly low one.
While It would appear at first glance
that the War Department contemplated
an abandonment of the transport service
In favor of private corporations, the mili
tary authorities are inclined to take a
different view of the matter. Major De
vol said today:
"There has always been more or less
talk that, the Government was spending
a mint of money on Its transport serv
ice, even in Congress. I do not see how
any private concern can conduct the busi
ness so as to save the Government any
thing. The call for bids demands refrig
erating and ventilating systems, lavatory
and sleeping accommodations and some
other fittings with which the ordinary
vessels are not provided and which could
not be introduced except at an enormous
expense. ' I never had a doubt that Se
attle could beat us on freight, but when
it comes to passengers we have the best
of it
"I know no more about what Secretary
Root means by the call for bids than
any one else. It Is my opinion, however,
that he intends to show Congress how
much cheaper the Government can do its
own work than hire other people to do
it The service has Just been reorgan
ized and a regular, economical schedule
adopted. The cost of maintaining the
present fleet Is. by a rough estimate, ap
proximately $1,250,000 a year. We have
figured out the comparative cost a good
many times, and we can beat any pri
vate concern by thousands of dollars
annually."
TAKING MUCH TESTIMONY
Senatorial Committee Now Bound' for
Oklahoma.
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 20J The United
States Senators composing the Senate
sub-committee visiting the territories to
day completed their Investigations In New
Mexico and Arizona, and tomorrow morn
ing they will leave for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. The last hearing In
New Mexico was at Las Cruces. The
record of testimony heard now embraces
over 200 typewritten pages. What it con
tains will not be known until It appears
In print The committee has one more
week of work. The only reason the com
mittee stopped over night In El Paso was
that It had to wait until morning to catch
a train for Oklahoma. It will first visit
Guthrie.
In the districts It has visited It has made
a thorough Investigation of physical con
ditions by drives through all parts of the
towns and out in the country. From Its
weeks of experience it has developed a
system of work which It applies as soon
as a town is reached, and by the time the
committee elts, witnesses have been
formally subpenaed and brought in. The
testimony is then typewritten by official
stenographers, who have working rooms
on the committee's car and who prepare
the testimony for print while the commit
tee travels from one point to another. The
committee carries with It documents and
much official data relative to the terri
tories, and often holds meetings on the
train.
Dyrenforth. for Commander-in-Chief.
MERIDEN, Conn.. Nov. 20. At the an
nual "meeting of the Union Veterans'
Union of Connecticut and Rhode Island
here today the candidacy of George Dy
renforth, of Washington, for commander-in-chief,
was Indorsed.
Going to Memphis?
Before starting call up O. JR. & N. ticket
office and ask about the new tourist car
service via Denver, Kansas City and St.
Louis. City ticket office, Third and Wash
ington. Suit the people, because they are tired
of bitter doses, with the pain and griping
that usually follow. Carter's Little Liver
Pills. One pill a dose.
S. G. Newsome, of Prinevllle, Or., was bom at Springfield, 111., March 13, 1834, and lived on the home farm until he was
17. In 1851 he came to Oregon with his father and the rest of the family. He lived on a -Willamette Valley farm for 20
years, then moved to Crook County in 1871. and went into the stock business with 100 head of cattle. At the end of
nine years he disposed of his herd of S00 head, having meanwhile sold $3200 worth of the cattle. With this as a start he
bought property about Prinevllle, his investments proving very successful. He was Assessor of Wasco County until Crook
County 'was cut off Wasco, after which he was appointed Assessor for Crook. He was also appointed County Surveyor of
Crook by the Governor. Mr. Newsome Is a hale, hearty man for his age, never having been liable for doctor bills to tho ex
tent of $50 for himself or. family. HIa wife was Sarah Jane Simpson, of Albany. They were married August 20, 1870, and
have three children, boys. The two eldest were graduated from the State University. The elder of these, John D., after
passing the Portland Law School, was admitted to the state bar not long since. The second son. Gale, is now a student In his
third year at the Medical College. The youngest boy Is at home, where Mr. Newsome has .2000 acres of good land.
STANDS WITH WILLIAMSON
S. G. XEWSOJI, OP PRIXEVIIilE, IS
AGAINST THE CAREY ACT.
Prominent Crook Connty Citixen Ar
gues That It Is a Swindling
rrupusiiiun.
"I stand squarely with Representative
Williamson on the matter of the Carey
act" said S. G. Newsom, of Prinevllle,
yesterday. Mr. Newsom Is one of the
most prominent citizens of Crook County,
and was a delegate to the Irrigation Con
vention. "I was glad to hear him come out and
say what he did," he continued. "It is the
first I knew of his exact position, and he
is right. I want to say further, most em
phatically, that I am for the disposal of
Government land only to actual settlers,
and to them only under the provisions of
the homestead law. I think the Carey act
Is bad. It Is bad for this reason: An "Ir
rigation enterprise can be perfected for
$25,000 by which the constructing company
can secure as much as 50,000 acres of land.
Now, mark this: They are allowed to
charge $10 an acre for this land, and they
can hold It until they get the money.
That's where the wrong comes In.
"The Carey act will not make a home
for the poor man; he has .aot got $1000 In
his pocket to pay for his quarter section.
Moreover, under the Carey act, when a
man has paid for his land, he yet re
mains i vassal to the company. He does
not control what gives the value to his
land the water; whereas, If the Govern
ment constructs the works, It will be done
by the Issue of bonds, which, will be taken
up at 3 per cent, to run, say, as long as
the interest is paid. Now, the difference
CAREER OF THE
- Well-Known Business Man Who
Died Suddenly.
ments are in charge of J. P. Finlcy & Son,
between 3 per cent and 10 per cent is
What would be gained to the poor , home
steader by this plan.
"Wh'en the cost of construction .is paid
to the Government by the taking up of all
the land by the settlers, then a pro rata of
all the water flowing into the ditch is an
appurtenance to the homesteader forever.
Any one can see it.
"It Is evident that persons upholding
the Carey act are either honest people
misinformed or others seeing a great op
portunity for speculation. I have never
Indorsed the Carey act. I have said re
peatedly that It Is a swindling proposi
tion from beginning to end.
"Think of the vast number of homes
that may be founded in our section when
the land is properly -placed under irrlga-
tlon. There Is one strip the Deschutes
Valley 10 to 30 miles wide and 75 miles
north and south. Then there Is the Waco
Basin, with 100,000 acres, and the desert
lying between the Deschutes and the Cas
cades, containing 75,000 acres, and another
desert of alternate sections of Govern
ment and wagon-road land comprising
SOOO acres. Cut all thhi up Into 160-acre
tracts and figure out- for yourself the
number of homes, after allowing for some
waste."
CABLE TO THE ORIENT.
Mackay Tells Attorney-General He Is
Ready to Proceed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. C. W. Mackay.
president of the Commercial Pacific Ca
ble Company; George Ward, vice-president,
and William M. Cook, general coun
sel for the company, had an interview
today with the Attorney-General with re
spect to. the conditions prescribed by
President Roosevelt for constructing a
trans-Pacific cable. These conditions
were approved by the President In July
last, since which time the Pacific Cable
Company has not officially notified the
Government as to its Intention or willing
ness to accept them.
Today, however, Mr. Mackay explained
to the Attorney-General that the delay
was caused by protracted negotiations,
which have only been brought to a con
clusion within the last few days, to secure
a landing place In China to comply with
j the President's condition that an inde
pendent American line should be con
structed from Manila to Hong Kong, thus
giving an all-Amerlcan line to the Asiatic
continent. It was this condition that was
supposed to be one that the cable com
pany would be unwilling or unable to
comply with. It now announces its abll-
I ity and intention to construct a line from
Manila to Shanghai, a distance of about
1200 miles, and to have the same com
pleted within a year.
Owing to the claim by the Pacific Cable
LATE JOHN POOLE
John Pcole, the well-known busi
ness man. who died ' suddenly
Wednesday, was 61 years old. He
was. born In Northern Ireland, near
Londonderry. When a boy 3 years
of age he came to Ontario, Can
ada, where he lived until 21 years
old. He then moved to "Dowaelac,
Mich., where he made his home
until 1878. In 1871 he was mar
ried. Moving to Kansas In 1884, he
only remained a short time, when
he came to Portland, and settled
on the East Side. For a time he
engaged in the manufacture of
windmills, and also sold real es
tate. In 1S80 he entered In the ma
chinery business, and his machine
store was at the foot of Morrison
street, at the west e!de approach to
the Morrison-street bridge.
He was a member In good stand
ing in th! A. O. U. W. order in
Michigan, and also a member of
Washington Lodge, No. 46, A. F. &
A. M. Mr. Poole had been a mem
ber of Centenary Methodist Church
and of the official board almost
from the time he came to Port
land. A wife, but no children, sur
vive him. The funeral arrange
but have not yet been announced.
people that as they read one of the other
' conditions. It will practically prevent the
necessary relations with existing lines In
China to secure the transmission of Amer
ican messages to Interior points, that pro
vision is being recast to obviate misunder
standings, and will be submitted to the
President In a modified form within a
i fewNdays.
Judges for the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. It is an
nounced that the Philippine Commission
has appointed John S. Powell Judge of
the Court of the First Instance in the
14th district of the Philippines. Adolph
Wyselezenus, Judge of the same court in
the first district, and James H. Blount,
Judge-at-large,
A
CAREER OF
A WELL-KNOWN
PIONEER -S.
G. NEWSOME
OF PRINEVILLE
MUSTRUSH OSAKA EXHIBIT
COLOXEL DOSCII URGES SPEED IN
ITS PREPARATION.
To Be In Place February 1, It Mast
Be Shipped in December Mer
chants to Send Displays.
"Wo'll have to hurry."
This Is what Colonel Dosch said yes
terday about the Oregon exhibit at Osaka.
"We'll have to talk mighty eweet If we
wish to get the exhibit into the exposition
buildings after February 1. This means
that the exhibit must arrive in Osaka In
January and that It must leave Portland
anyhow soon after Christmas. "We've no
time to lose. We'll have to hurry."
The cost of the exhibit will be about
$4000. This estimate Is based on the as
surance that the displays will be donated
free.
"It will pay the merchants to contribute
exhibits," said Mr. Dosch. "They will get
their money back many times over, In the
long run. We can either sell the exhibits
In Japan or bring them home. Our dis
play will be entirely commercial. It will
be planned to build up trade, not to pro
mote Immigration or emigration. From
what I hft"ve observed of sentiment In
Portland I believe that merchants and
manufacturers will respond readily'."
The Chamber of Commerce has appro
priated $900, the Board of Trade will raise
$8C0 and the Manufacturers Association
$300. The Lewlii and Clark Board will
give S2000.
"Can we do the business on $4000?" re
sponded Mr. Dcsch. "Yes, we can. but we
shall have to run things pretty close."
The joint committee of the Lewis and
Clark Board, Chamber of Commerce, Man
ufacturers' Association and Board of
Trade will meet Monday.
Colonel Dosch has prepared, a list of
the Oregon products which the exhibit
will contain. It Is as follows:
Linseed oil, paints In oil. lubricating oil,
beans, wheat and other grains, iron, steel,
pipe tubes, stoves, fenders, steam boilers
and machinery, refrigerators, cordage
rope, wrapping paper, printing paper,
paper pulp, woolen yarn3 and
flannels, woolen felt and cloths,
blankets, beer, malt, hops, timber, lum
ber, flooring, doors, sashes, brushes,
brooms, glue, glue pieces, hides, horns,
hoops, toilet and washing soap, spicee,
butter, cheese, evaporated vegetables,
condensed milk, confectionery, fancy
crackers, tinned salmon, flour, meal, mac
aroni, spagetti, fresh fruits, evaporated
fruits, canned fruits, canned vegetables,
mineral water, salted meats In barrels,
canned meata. lard, tallow, grease, wines,
soda water, fertilizer.
ROLL OF NOTABLE DEAD.
Railroad Man Dead.
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Nov. 20. C. J. Dixon,
superintendent of the Omaha division of
the Illinois Central Railroad, is dead at
Cherokee, la., after a long Illness. He
had been In the road's employ for over 25
years.
Prominent Utah Lawyer Dead.
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 20. Judge
Jabez G. Sutherland, formerly one of the
most prominent lawyers of Utah, and
author of several standard works of law,
Is dead In Berkeley, Cal., after a long
Illness. Judge Sutherland was born In
Onondaga County, N. Y., In October,-1825.
He was a member of the constitutional
convention of Michigan In 1850. He also
served as Congressman in the 42d Con
gress. Judge Sutherland, came to Utah
In 1873. f
Death of Major "Wain-wright.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The War De
partment has been advised by General
Davis, commanding the division of the
Philippines, of the death of Major Robert
P. P. Walnwright, Fifth Cavalry, at
Manila,- November 19, of heart disease.
Major Walnwright graduated from the
Military Academy June 16, 1875.
Prominent Stock Exchange Member.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Joseph Sterling
of the firm of Grosebeck & Sterling, bank-
ers and brokers; died today at his home in
Mammaroneck. Mr. Sterling had been a
member of the Stock Exchange since 1S77.
Llentenant-Governor of Bengal.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 20. Sir John Wood
burn, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
since 18S, died today.
VENEZUELA'S TROUBLES.
Complains of Europeans as "Well as
Own Rebels.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of C.uracao, Nov.
20. It Is considered remarkable that Pres
ident Castro has not resumed the func
tions of the Presidency of Venezuela,
which he gave over to the Vice-President
when he took the field prior to the battle
of La Victoria. This delay on the part
of President Castro Is regarded by the
diplomats as an Indication that he Is hot
satisfied that the revolution is over, al
though he Informed tho Foreign Ministers
that It would be completed not later than
December 5.
The strained relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela have been greatly
Intensified by the refusal of the British
government to give satisfaction In the
Ban RIgh affair, and by the publication
by the Government of Trinidad of the de
cree announcing that the blockade of tho
Ortnoco River ports declared by the
Venezuelan government Is still of no ef
fect. The Trinidad government has also
failed to recognize the Presidential proc
lamation made the day following the
flight of General Matos, and President
Castro regards this omission as further
evidence that the British are encouraging
the revolution. Mr. Haggard, the British
Minister, reiterated, a few days ago, to
the Venezuelan government that Great
Britain old not hold herself liable for the
action of the Ban Righ, that she continues
perfectly neutral, and that as an Indica
tion of her conciliatory attitude, she re
fused to permit the Ban Righ to refit at
Trinidad. This statement is not accept
able to President Castro, who Insists on
having satisfaction.
The organ of the Venezuelan govern
ment publishes the aforementioned decree
of the Trinidad government, and bitterly
attacks Great Britain on that score. It
says that Trinidad has been the head
quarters of General Matos' revolution;
that men and ammunition have been sent
from that Island; that Great Britain has
Incited and prejudiced the worfd against
President Castro. The journal declares
that the blockade Is effective, and that
vessels will be seized If they violate it.
Minister Haggard declines to make any
statement, but in diplomatic circles It is
believed that Great Britain would release
her ships by force, and that this was one
of the purposes of the recently reported
entrance of one of her warships into the
Orinoco. Germany Is upholding Great
Britain, and is threatening a rupture of
relations with Venezuela, but no action
has yet been taken.
Is Orinoco Blockade Elllclentf
CARACAS, Nov. 20. An .effort Is being
made by the European diplomats to per
suade the American Minister, air. Bowen,
to join in a declaration that the blockade
of the Orinoco River Is Ineffective, which
Is the position taken by Germany. Eng
land and Italy. Mr. Bowen has given a
discreet refusal, and Is avoiding the ques
tion, with a view not to jeopardize Amer
ican Interests and to leave the hands of
the Washington GQvernment free. Secre
tary of Legation Russell, In his report of
the recent trip of the gunboat Marietta
up the Orinoco, holds that the blockade of
Ciudad Bolivar is effective, which Is a
partial support of the Venezuelan conten
tion. Awaiting: Resnlt of Conference.
PANAMA, polombia, Nov. 20. The whole
republic was expecting the result of the
conference on board Admiral Casey's flag
ship, the Wisconsin, between General Her
rera and the commissioners of the gov
ernment yesterday, but preliminaries of
the negotiations for the revolutionary ca
pitulation were alone discussed. The gov
ernment commissioners reported last night
to General Perdomo that they would re
turn this morning to the Wisconsin. Up
to 5 o'clock this afternoon they were still
on board the warship, and the lengthy
conference leads to the belief that an ar
rangement may be possible. Admiral Ca
sey's active part In the negotiations Is
highly appreciated in all circles, and his
conduct is greatly praised.
Change in Chile.
SANTIAGO), Chile, Nov. 20. The polit
ical revolution has brought the Conservative-Liberal
coalition Into power. The
new Cabinet formed yesterday in succes
sion to tho Ministry which resigned No
vember 15 Is presided over by Don Ellas
Fernandes Albano. Senor Domingo Amu
natgul Is the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Senor Rlcardo Cruzat Is the Minister
of Finance.
Customs Dntlcs Boom, Anyway.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 20. As a
consequence of the fluctuation in the price
of silver, the Nlcaraguan government
today Increased the customs duties by ISO
per cent.
PLATE ENGRAVERS' SHOW
Artistic Exhibit Opened Ity Cosmos
Clnb in AVashlnffton.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. An Interesting
exhibition under the auspices of the
American Society of Plate Engravers has
been opened here in the Cosmos Club.
The exhibition has been divided Into two
sections, the first collecting specimens of
plate engraving the work upon which the
reputation of the engraver depends; while
the second section consists of artistic
work produced by the engravers simply
as a pastime.
In the first section are specimens by
G. F. C. .Smillie. of the Bureau of En
graving add Printing, whose most inter
esting exhibits are 10 portraits of the late
President McKlnley, each showing a stage
In the development of the finished prod
uct A portrait of Emerson and an en
graved copy of "The Bathers," by the
veteran engraver, S. A. Schoff, are very
clever, as is a landscape entitled the
"Rocky Mountains," after Albert Bier
stadt, by the late Dr. James Smlllie.
Other features in the picture section are
a portrait of Longfellow by Charles Burt;
"A Dog's Head" and "A Landscape," in
two and five stages, respectively, by H.
W. Baldwin, and "Bank Note Vignettes,"
by William Adolph, and specimens by Al
fred Jones, of the American Bank Note
Company.
In the display given over to bank note
lettering and commercial and -stationery
engraving are specimens by I. T. Warren
and the "Declaration of Independence,"
by Charles Toppan.
Fire Brick Merger.
PITTSBURGa.. Nov. 20. The Harbison-Walker
Refractories Company has
closed negotiations for the absorption of
the Portsmouth-Kentucky Fire Brick
Company, at Portsmouth, O. The price
paid for the plant was. It is said, close
to $2,000,000.
This is the plant the company desired
to purchase to complete the original plans
of the corporation when it was organ
ized, and for which an Increase In the
capital stock from $25,300,000 to $27,600,000
was made a few days ago.
Train Robbers Not Fonnd.
TRINIDAD, Color,' Nov. 20. Three
parties are out In search of the robbers
who held up the Colorado & Southern
passenger train Tuesday night near
Beshoar, but nothing has been heard from
them today. The report that two of the
robbers had been surrounded and were
making a stubborn fight last night has not
been confirmed.
William's Horses Were Frightened.
EDINBURGH, Scotland. Nov. 20. Em
peror William, on his way to embark on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
lyng in the, Firth of Forth, arrived a1
Dalmeny this afternoon and was mettbj
Lord Rosebery. As His Majesty's carriage-
was leaving the station, the horses
attached to it became .frightened at the
waving flags of the detachment of the
Black Witch, forming the guard of honor,
and shied, and the postilions lost control
of the horses, which got mixed up in the
crowd. An accident was averted only bj
the alertness of Lieutenant-General Sii
Archibald Hunter, who seized the horses
and managed to control them.
After lunch the Emperor, boarded the
Hohenzollern and sailed for Kiel.
McHngh Was a Xerr Yorlcer.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Frank A. Mc
Hugh, of this city, who Is reported to
have been killed In jumping from a win
dow on a Southern Railway passenger
train near Spartanburg, S. C, yesterday,
was associated with a large contracting
firm In thin city. He was a well-known
member of the Catholic Club, but noth
ing Is known among the members as to
the illness which caused his trip to the
South and which ended In his death.
Sp..tony Prince Broke His Lepr.
DRESDEN? Saxony, Nov. 20. Crown
Prince Frederick of Saxony accidentally
fractured his leg below the knee yester
day while hunting near Salzberg.
How the Body k
Nourished-
Josh Billings once said, " It
is better to know less than to
know so much that ain't so."
You can't help thinking of
this when you inquire how
the human body transforms
food into blood, and blood into
bone, flesh and living tissue.
Ask a class in physiology
what happens to a simple
meal of bread and butter
when it arrives in the human
stomach. You will get plenty
of answers, butjiow many will
be correct? How many will
tell you that the bread, if it is
made of bolted flour, contains
afcout as much nourishment as
a paper collar and that its
principal good is to put the
butter on.
How many can explain why
they are so fond of butter
with other things, but never
like it by itself? Who of
them will remember that the
stomach can do almost noth
ing whatever with butter -except
pass it along to be
digested further on ? j
Ask what the liver does to
it How many will tell you
that the liver gives it special
treatment and that all fat
gets into the blood in a dif
ferent way and by a shorter
cut than ordinary food ? How
many in the class or out
of it have any fair idea of what
fat is really good for in the
human body?
Many people imagine that
fat foods are good only to
make heavy and useless flesh.
Few realize that fat is one of
the chief elements in sustain
ing the nerve centers and
brain and supplying the fuel
for muscular power and vital
ity. This is one reason why
Scott's Emulsion is so effect
ive in restoring not only the
fleshy tissues but active
strength and mental as well
as bodily vigor.
It combines the nourishing
properties of the whole cod
liver oil, emulsified; with hypo
phosphites of lime and soda,
which makes the oil easy to
digest and at the same time
greatly increases and re-in-forces
iis good effect.
Scott's &iulsion is known
to be one of the richest prepa
rations (food product or
medicine) in the "materials
most needed to make good
blood and repair living tissue.
It is agreeable to the taste
and the stomach, puts almost
no work on the digestive
powers and enters the blood
with great readiness. It
builds up the body tissues
rapidly and is a true food
where nourishment is needed.
Its value has been well
proven in 25 years' experience
by the public and the doctors
and it is widely recommended
by the medical profession
throughout the world.
Shall we send you a small sample
free ?
scon & BOWNE,
409 Pearl St, New YorK.