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THE MOKNING " 0REG02UAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY.. 17, lOU3. KILLED BY ROBBERS Three Murderers Are Still at Large. POLICE HAVE MEAGER CLEWS Henry Meyer, the Saloonkeeper Shot by StrnnserM, Gives No Descrlp- tlon of Attunllnnts Before His Death Widow Prowtrnted. The murderer of Henry Meyer Is still at large, and the police have as yet no clew -with which they can hope to trace the guilty man. Meyer, although he was shot very close to the heart and eeemed to be breathing his last a few moments after the fatal shot was fired, showed a remarkable amount of vitality and lin gered on until 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon before passing away. During the forenoon he was given a strong stimu lant, and recovered his senses long enough to vindicate T. A. Edwards and E. H. Price, who were arrested shortly after the murder was committed. , "No." said he, as the men were brought to his bedside, "you have the wrong men." His strength lasted but a few moments, and he was not able to give the detec tives much Information regarding the deed. "There were three of them," he eald feebly. "They were strangers. Two of them were pretty well dressed and one looked like a hobo." He made a few more broken statements, and with a moan sank back Into unconsciousness, and could not be revived. If the men were known to him he would not tell their names, but took the secret with him to the grave. "VVa the Motive Robbery? There are many theories as to the mo tive of the deed. Investigation has showed that there was probably no money taken. About $18 was found on his person and $11 In the cash register. It is thought that this was all of the money that he had in the house. It Is argued that if the mo tive had been one of robbery the thieves would have surely taken all the money they could get. On the other hand, it Is set forth that the thieves probably had no intention of 6hootlng him at the time they entered the house, and that after the deed was committed they became frightened and fled. People who live in the vicinity of Mr. Meyer's saloon are Inclined to believe that the motive was one of revenge. He is known to have had many enemies, some of them very bitter. Some of the residents say that different people have threatened to kill him. The detectives, however, are not inclined to accept this theory, because of the statement made by Mr. Meyer. They say that if any of his enemies had wanted to kill him, there would not have been three together. Mr. Meyer further stated that the men were strangers, which would go to show that the murderers were not persons with whom he had had trouble. Dctnilft of the Crime. From the evidence that was gathered yesterday, it seems that three men must have come Into the saloon and taken a drink, after which they attempted to make the proprietor hand over the cash. He probably offered resistance and was shot down in cold blood, while the rob bers, scared at their own deed, fled for fear of detection. Meyer had no revolver in the saloon. He did nave a policeman's billy club, "however, which he called his "brother-in-law." This was lying near the end of the bar where his body fell after he was shot. He probably reached for it to protect himself, and the rob bers, thinking he was reaching for a gun. fired the shot which killed him. It was from Mr. Meyer's statement that it was learned that there were three men impli cated. Mrs. Meyer was sleeping in an adjoining room and heard only the voices. From her statement it seems that the shooting took place shortly after he had closed the saloon and was counting the cash. The men knocked on the door, and after some words were admitted and given a drink. An empty beer glass was sitting on the bar. Mrs. Meyer could heard voices, but could not hear enough of the conversation to tell what It was about After it was seen that he would linger on for some time before dying, the .in jured man was taken to the Good Samar itan Hospital. Mrs. Meyer was with him until the last, and seemed to feel her af fliction deeply. The bullet which killed him was found lodged beneath the skin. Just below his left shoulder. It had entered just above his left nipple, missing the heart but a fraction of an Inch, and had coursed up ward and to the left, showing that he must have been standing straight up when shot, and that the revolver must have been held on a lower level than the point at which the bullet entered his body. Detectives Kerrigan and Snow have been detailed on the case. They have worked continually since the murder, and started oiit last night for an all-night search. As there seems to be little or no clew, however, they have little nope of finding the criminals until one shall have made a remark which will lead to his detection. The body of the deceased man has been removed to Coroner FInley's -undertaking parlors, where an Inquest will be held to day at 2 o'clock. UTAH IN LINE WITH 10,000 State CommiHHlon Recommends That Amount for the Fair. The Utah Commission of the Lewis and Clark Fair has recommended that that fctate appropriate 510,000 for the Exposi tion. The commissioners are: Hoyt Sher- ?ian, Lu W- Shurtllff and H. B. Clawson. heir report to the Utah legislature is jus. follows: "Salt Lake City. Utah. Jan. 10. 1S03. To 'he Honorable Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State of Utah: Pur suant to "a concurrent resolution adopted jy both Houses of the Fourth Legislature t the State of Utah, and approved March , 1901, his Excellency Governor Heber M. ells appointed a commission of three vembers-to represent the State of Utah all matters in connection with the pro ved Lewis and Clark Centennial and tnerican Pacific Exposition and Oriental Mr to be held in the City of Portland, )-egon, during 1903, and especially to Commend to the fifth General Assembly at, if any, appropriation should be de In order that Utah should "be cred- 'bly represented at said Exposition. 'The members of said commission are: 3ge L. W. Shurtlifr, H. B. Clawson and yt "Sherman. This commission organ 1 soon afterwards by the election of yt Sherman aschairman, and proceeded investigate the plans, purposes and ob i of the proposed Centennial Exposi t. In the two years that have elapsed $e the organization of the commission, 4i member of it has visited the City (Portland, conferred with the promoters ihe Fair, and. Incidentally, gathered cjiderable information concerning the lirtaklng. World's Fair will be held in Port id Or., in 1905, to commemorate the cfennial anniversary of the famous ex pltlons of Lewis and Clark, authorized bjrceldent Jefferson and made in 1S05 atthe subsequent rapid development ml in the territory covered by that now hlt-ical Journey. insure the success of the undertaking a mpany waB incorporated in Oregon ontober 12, 1901, known as "The Lewis an) Clark Centennial and American Psfc Exposition and Oriental Fair Com- 7 ; 1 pany." The capital stock was originally placed at $300,000, but this entire amount was pledged In two days by the people of Portland and it became neceiwary to in crease the capitalization to $300,000. In addition to this amount pledged by the citizens of Portland the Legislature of Oreg"on has been asked to. and will un doubtedly appropriate $500,000. A similar amount can be raised among the trans continental lines and other commercial in terests centering in Portland. In addi tion the representatives of the Northwest ern States In Congress hope tosecure the appropriation of a substantial amount for the purpose of making a Government dis play. "So it would appear that the enterprise Is founded on a substantial financial bai?ls. "The States of Oregon, "Washington, Idaho. Montana, as well as Utah, have commissions appointed and are moving in the direction of making state exhibits. California, Xevada, Wyoming and other Western States are expected to fall In line. "A special feature of the Fair will be the Oriental display. Exhibits are In vited and will be made by Japan. China, Korea, Russia, India, the Philippines, as well as from Alaska, British Columbia and all Pacific Northwest States, terri tories and foreign countries. "The ground selected for the Fair con sists of 115 acres of land and 270 acres of natural lake in the northwestern part of the city, within easy reach of the rail- " HENRY MEYER, ttlHll.ttTT-T-rT-T-T-TT - ways, street-cars, ocean and river steam ers; an ideal site for a World's Fair, and directly opposite the highest point on tho Willamette River, reached by . Captain Clark on the morning- of April 3, 1806. "Tho affairs of the Exposition Company are vested In a board of 25 of the leading men of the State of Oregon. Hon. H. W. Corbett, formerly United States Senator from Oregon, is the president. Mr. Cor bett is one of the strong, successful men of the Northwest, and his connection with the enterprise adds a tower of strength to It. "The commission recommends that the coming Legislature should thoroughly in vestigate this matter, and in keeping with the enterprise of the state in making ex hibits at similar' expositions in past years, should enact appropriate legislation authorizing the Governor to appoint a commission for tho purpose of arranging for and making such exhibit .as will main tain the credit of the state. "For this purpose this commission will, at the proper time, urge the appropriation of $10,000. Respectfully submitted. "HOYT SHERMAN, "L. W. SHURTLIFF, "H. B. CLAWSON." PERSONAL .MENTION. Judge George H. Burnett, of Salem, Is at the Imperial.' W. Froebe, one of Wasco's leading wheat raisers, Is at the St. Charles. S. P. McCormlck. the well-known capi talist of Salem, is at the Imperial. Alfred Cleveland, the wealthy lumber man of Fossil. !s a gust at the St. Charles. C. T. Cramer, who has built up eo large a practice as an attorney at Fossil, Is a guest at the Imperial. F. G. Kelly, of Knappa, Wash., who has made a fortune out of lumber. Is regis tered .at the St Charles. State Senator- W. W. Stelwer, of "Fossil, is in the city and will remain here until the Legislature meets again. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wilcox, who have been oma vacation trip to Southern Cali fornia, are expected home this morning. George S. Lord, of Tacoma; George H. Crosby, of Duluth. Minn., and Clark W. Thompson, of Walla Walla, are registered at the Perkins. F. J. Wilson, of Skagway, Alaska, and H. Hlrschburg, the banker and hopgrower of Independence, Or., are prominent guests at the Perkins. F. G. Kelly, of Kelly Bros., of Knappa, who have lately purchased a large body of timber lands in that vicinity, is In the city, and at the St Charles. George Beal. of Pillar Rock, who has been spending five weeks In Dos Angeles, arrived here yesterday morning on his way heme. He1 came all the way from San Pedro up by steamer, and had a most enjoyable trip. A. C. Dexter, who for some time past has been connected with the Acme Har vester Company, of this city, leaves to day for Spokane and will take charge of the work of the company at that plica. "I have many friends In Portland," said he, "and regret to leave them. Portland Is a good enough place for me." Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williams are guests at tho Portland. Mr. Williams is an owner of race horses, and while his pres ent visit to Portland has nothing to do with it, he is hopeful that the directors of the Lewis and Clark Exposition will per mit racing. "It is the one spoijf that is really popular," ho said last night, "and if a race track Is built on the Fair grounds the returns will be quick and George Estes, who is president of the United Brotherhood of Railway Employes of America, and who organized the asso ciation, is ill at the Perkins Hotel. Mr. Estes has been making a tour of the Pacific Coast cities and came here from Seattle. He is a sufferer from acute In digestion, and his physicians have in structed him to take a long rest Mrs. Estes, who has recently been visiting friends in ABhland, Or., met her husband here and is with him at the Perkins. His illness, while not serious, will keen Mr. Estes in his room for a couple of weeks. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. (Speclal.)-North-western people were registered at New York hotols today, as follows: From Portland H. B. Stelnbach, at the Hoffman: W. W. W.atts. at the Murray H11L From Spokane L. H. Wells and wife, at the New Amsterdam; F. A. Taylor at the St Denis. From Seattle T. L. Henry, at the Grand Unlop; H. H. Williams, at the Conti tlnental; H. J. Sheaf er, at the Bartholdl WORK FOR OPEN RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACCOM PLISHES MUCH. President Menrs Tells of Efforts of Orsranirntlon for Betterment of OrcKon. The following report of President S. M. Mears, which was read at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held cn Wednesday evening, discusses In detail the work of the chamber during J the past year, and just what has been accomplished by each of the several cora mlttfis. The question of opening the bar of the Columbia River is gone over at lencth, and all the results of such oaenlns arc pointed out as being most beneficial to this city. The report in full is as follows: Gentlemen: The by-laws require that the re tiring president shall make an annual report, and I am pleased to Bay that the 2Sth year, Just closed, of thjs association's existence has been a successful one. We have Increased our membership 33, which, considering that they are admitted with care and limited to Arms and Individuals In commercial lines, as the present by-laws rcaulre, la a very Important item, as our power to accomplish good Is In proportion to' our united strength, and I think we can Justly pride ourselves upon the per sonnel of our membership. We are also to be congratulated upon our financial condition, as the secretary's report will chow. Navigation Committee. Your navigation, committee has been a. very active and conscientious one. They made a very thorough and exhaustive examination and report on the pilotage and towace conditions at the mouth of the Columbia, which was un dertaken by them on account of numerous complaints of delays to shipping last season. It seems to be their unanimous opinion that the pilotage cannot bo greatly Improved until entirely divorced from politics, but when will that divorce tako place? The O. It & N. Co., which has the towage in. charge, was at first Inclined to believe that their service was all sumclent but I think It can be said with pro priety that with the good offices of the navi gation committee, we persuaded them that It could be benefited by the addition of another powerful tug durlns the Winter months, and Mr. Mohler gracefully met the situation by chartering the tug Sampson. Other Items that this committee reported, and which were acted upon by the trustees, were: Securing a. powerful marine telescope for the North Head. Securing gas buoy for the mouth of the Co lumbia and otherwlso securing Improved con ditions to the channel buoying. Passing resolutions regarding coasting navi gation laws. Passing resolutions regarding HghthouBe at Port Granville. Wash. " . Passing resolutions regarding opening pas sage In Swan Island dyke. Besides numerous other items having a gen eral bearing on navigation. Nothing of great moment came up before the mining and mineral committee except very lately a bill that It Is proposed to Introduce In the next Legislature asking for the creation of a bureau of mines, and which bill your com mittee has now under consideration. Mining is one of our resources that has not had the attention it deserves when we consider that In a very quiet way some ?3, 000. 000 worth of precious metals .were mined in Oregon last year. At least there should be a bureau of reliable Information for mining Investors, not limiting It alone to the previous metals; as ce ment clay, slate, marble, salt, borax, etc.. are quite as desirable for our commercial growth. The special committee on flrcboat was unsuc cessful In its attempt to provide funds for one by public subscription, but they drafted a bill, to be present to the" present Legislature, asking for power to Issue the necessary city bonds to provide funds 'to build and equip the boat with the expectation that the Fire Department will operate the same from the general Fire Department fund. Oriental Trade. The committee on Oriental trade has consid ered and reported on a number of subjects under that-head, and your- trustees made an appropriation of $900 for the Japanese Exposi tion, to be held at Osaka. Tho chance to ex hibit there will be of benefit to some of our members, and It will probably lead to recipro cal action upon the part of Japan at our 1005 Fair. That this Oriental trade is desirable Is shown by the fact that about two-thirds of our exports now go to Asia, and about four-fifths of our Imports come from there, and If we wish to cultivate closer trade relations. It should be the policy of the Pacific Coast to favor laws that will admit freer access of the Oriental mercantile and student class to our country. The labor vote In this regard is narrow-minded and unreasonable. It is all right to protect themselves against cheap labor, but this does not apply to the merchant and stu dent class. Advertising: Oregon Resource.!. Under the guidance of the advertising com mittee, the trustees have taken a very active part in advertising Oregon resources, working largely through the Harrlman Immigration Agency, and also by half-page articles In the Minneapolis Journal referring the readers to the Harrlman agency for descriptive books. .Mr. McKlaney, in charge of this agency, says the books wo furnished Jointly with the Board of Trade are a great success, and that they are mailing several thousand per day, and will soon want another 100,000, so we believe tho money has been Judiciously -expended, and It is an indication that Portland is "alive and doing." , The subjects of Irrigation and good roads re ceived our attention, and wo believe the con ventions, which we were prime movers In starting, were a success, and will lead to some good. , We gave consideration to many other sub jects, such as forest reserves, leasing the pub lic domain, etc., and our labor Is partially rep resented by about 3000 .letters and telegrams received and sent The transportation committee has enough matters of Importance to warrant a separate report And the entertainment committee has con scientiously attended to Its thankless work with credit and honor to us all, not even bar ring its miscarried efforts with the Prince of Slam. Perhaps I was the Jonah, as the Gen eral Insisted upon my accompanying him upon that memorable occasion but I have forgiven the General. If some think we have not done all wo could have done, they should understand that it Is their privilege and duty to bring any subject of a commercial nature to the attention of the trustees, and I am sure It will get rcspectful consideration. Our policy has been to confine" as much as possible our efforts along commer cial lines, to be consistent, as we limit our membership to commercial firms. Open Columbia u.ver. The rrowth and prosperity of every city Is more derendent upon transportation than any other one thing, and consequently I feel that you will agree with roe In thinking that by far tho most important public mua.su re, commer cially and otherwise, for us all to consider and work for Is the removal of the bar at the mouth of the Columbia, and the next most Important transportation measure, the looks and canal at the dalles. I put the locks sec ond because Its Influence to Portland, and the Inland Empire will bo doubled by having exit to a first-class seaport, which Portland will be after the bar is removed. The Columbia will not only be a good, safe port to make In heavy weather, by having good offing, both north and south, but when once "over the bar all trouble Is at an end. with unlimited harbor and good anchorage at Astoria and Portland. Add to this the enormous benefit of a fresh-water har bor, which will give us about 20 days advan tage over every other Pacific Coast port, as that Is the average quicker passage of sailing ves sels from Portland to Europe over those from Puget Sound or San Francisco. Your trustees have worked to the best of their ability, never letting an opportunity pass to press the urgen cy of this bar Improvement upon Congress, and we believe our efforts have had favorable in fluence In obtaining the last appropriation of 51,500.000. Our last effort Is to secure an ear ly decision by the United States Engineers' Board of Survey as to definite plans, so work can be pushed the coming Spring and Summer, but at the present moment one Is led to think that perhaps, the board ltelf has been ship wrecked on the bar. A greater engineering feat of a like charac ter was accomplished at tho mouth of the Mississippi, and this can be. If the people will it, and it seems to me this organization can not be better employed than ns the leaven to awaken public determination on this subject. Owing trf Portland's geographical position, with the bar removed, she Is bound to be tho me tropolis of the Northwest. Do you believe It? Our most useful friends should be the railroad companies .centering at Portland, and conse quently we should cultivate their good-will, acting Justly, not captiously, towards them, as If they were natural public enemies. Looking upon, them as desirable and necessary asso ciates for our future development does not preclude our taking action towards opening the upper river, becauso it Is not a blow at their future prosperity. In reality. It will give the O. It. & N. Co. a reasonable excuse for taking full advantage of their low grades by making rates to meet the water competition that will turn the full tides of heavy freights down-stream to Portland and Astoria "What if the latter? It will not necessarily affect us adversely any more- than he grain shipments from Ocosta do San Francisco, whereas, the internal development of the country, which Is the kernel of the nut. will benefit both us and the O. & N. Co. Without this forced excuso of water competition. I do not believe the O. R. & N. Co. can lower 113 rates materially without retaliation on the part of the northern lines, and they, in turn, will then see the ne cessity of the O. R. & N. Co.'s meeting, the water competition, and probably will eventual ly wish to share In It by building down the north side of the Columbia. By the time the river Is open let us hope that the fuel problem will be better solved , for transportation pur poses. Xecd of Loynltr to Trunteen. Before retiring from office, I wish. to assure you that I appreciate the honor of having served as the president of so august a body, and I use that word advisedly. All things are relative In this world. It Is not the same degree of honor to be president of the Portland Cham ber as it would be to occupy the same position In the New York Chamber, but our association as reorganized certainly represents the com mercial brains of Portland; consequently, the honor of being a trustee and officer and the dignity of this body arc only limited by our commercial Importance. If thl3 Is a reasonable and correct view of the subject, then It should be considered an honor to be chosen a trustee, ojtd I believe the community will place the same estimate upon the association and Its officers that wo do ourselves, and our usefulness will Increase or decrease In the same ratio as we show loyalty to tho acts of our trustees. I hold It to be the duty of each Individual member to sustain them In public and private. That Is the only way you can exalt the position of trusteo and make the office sought as a mark of public honor, because In that caso you are sure to elect only those In whom you have utmost confidence. Tour retiring board has certainly been representative, as they are all principles (In different lines) of large com mercial firms, and they have been faithful to their trust, as shown by the fact that we have not had to adjourn a meeting from lack of a quorum. This means considerable, as wo have met almost weekly, and, although tho trustees have many personal affairs to attend to, they have always made tlmq to attend to this public trust I recall no momentous accomplishments that can be directly and solely attributed to us, but we have worked conscientiously for the many small benefits to the business commu unity that can always be accomplished by unity of action. Hoping you will subscribe a hearty amen to my plea for a united, loyal, enthusiastic or ganization, I will close, thanking you for your respectful attention. BOTH HAD SMALLPOX. Ttto PntlentM Wander About, Ex posing Otliem. Two more cases of smallpox were taken to the pesthouse yesterday, but not with out first having exposed a number of peo ple to the disease. M. Fandstone, who lives at Second and Columbia, and Ida Mills, who lives at 205 Washington street, room 8, were the two patients. Fand stone has been going about with the dis ease for several days, and only yesterday realized what wis the matter with. him. He went to Dr. Biersdorfs office, but a3 he did not find any one In he went to the City Hall to inquire as to what he had better do. After creating several scenes of panic and consternation by the an nouncement that he wanted to go to tho pesthouse, he was finally made to under stand that" tho thing for him to do was to go to his room and notify the City Physi cian of 'his 'condition by telephone. He did this, and was Immediately cared for. Ida Mills, like a number of other Port land people, had an Idea that the police are the people that care for smallpox pa tients, and as soon as she noticed that she was afflicted she went at once to the sta tion. The officers were Just engaged in conversation regarding the man who had so foolishly gone to the station a few days before and exposed them to the dis ease. "I don't care so much for myself," the captain was saying, "for I have 'been vaccinated and am not afraid of taking It, but the many people who come here arc liable to be exposed by such a foolish practice."- He had just finished his re marks when the door opened and a timid voice said, "I-want to see the City Phy sician." "Talk about the " began an officer In alarm, but Captain Moore jumped to his feet and showed her the door. When he found that she lived but two blocks away he made her go to her room and stiy un til he could get word to the City Physi cian. At first he thought of quarantining her on the sidewalk, but there was a lit tle girl with her, .and the distance she had to go was so short that l)e concluded the most humane thing to do was to let her go to her room. There were but few people along Second street to be exposed as she went back to her room. "People make a mistake in coming to the station with the smallpox," said Cap tain Moore, yesterday. "This Is a public office, and the people who must come here do not want to bo exposed. If they would notify us over the telephone that they have the smillpox we would hunt up the City Physician and send him to them. We arc willing to do all that we can to help them but we do not want this office in fected with smailpcx." CAUGHT AFTER HOT CHASE Ex-Convict Euvrardx Clinrscd With Assault and Battery. jr- After a hot chase, during which Special Officer Smith and Officer Thompson fired several shots at the object of their pur suit, V. Edwards, an ex-convict who has recently served a term In the Penitentiary for highway robbery, was caught and landed In the City Jail. N. Eunbach swore to a complaint of assault and bat tery against him. He says that he was walking along the street and without any provocation Edwards came up and There was a hurry call for tho ambulance of the City HospitaL In the course of a few moments a very, sick woman was brought in on a stretcher she was pale as death and evidently suffering keen agony. There was a hasty examination and consultation, and in less than a quarter of an hour the poor creature was on the operating table to undergo an operation for ovaritis. The above is an accurate account ofkan incident which occured in Xew York recently; the yont'g woman in question had warnings enough of her dangerous condition in the terrible pains and burnfc sensation low down in her left .side. hc had no one to advise her, and she suffered torture until ffe was too late for anything to save her life. Women should remember that if they do not care to tell a doctor their troubles, they should be willing to tell them to a woman, who stands ever ready to advise and help them. Again we state that IYirs. Pinkham's advice is freely and confidentially given to every one who asks for it. Address, Lynn, Hass. The following letters prove beyond question that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the power to cure, and does cure thousands of cases of Inflammation of the ovaries, womb, and all other derangements of the female organism; MRS. OTTOSON SAVED FROIH A SURGICAL OPERATION. I 1 1 mZj.m sSnSf? Stick to the medicine that you llPiiaWSiii Vegetable Compound, the great Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills. Plffi " Those women who refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a IsSHtfcag? MSgfePv- hnnrlrerl thrmsand timfis. for thev ret what thev want a cure. Moral INFIiAMMATION OF THE OVARIES CURED WITHOUT THE ICNTFJE. " Dear Mrs. Pixkham : I wish to express my gratitude for the restored health and happiness Jjydia E. Plnkliam's Vegetable Compound has brought into my life. 44 1 had suffered for three years with terrible pains at the time of menstruation, and did not know what the. trouble was until the doctor pronounced it inflammation of the ovaries, and proposed an operation. I felt so weak and sick that I felt sure I could not survive the ordeal, and so I told him that I would not undergo it The following week I read an advertisement in the paper of your Vegetable Compound in such an emergency, and so I decided to try it. Great was my joy to find that I actually improved after taking two bottles, lio I kept taking it for ten weeks, and at the end of that time I was cured. I had gained eighteen pounds and was in excellent health, and am now. 44 You surely deserve great Uoulevard, Atlanta, Ga., Treasurer r rtvrfc tnfb. FORFEIT If we cannot forthwith prodaco tho original letters and signatures of above- testimonials, which will proT Sb00053nOO their absolute genuineness. I,ydla E. Plnliham Medicine Co., Lynn, I8. struck him, knocking him down, and after kicking him several times ran. The fight was about S o'clock, and It was nearly midnight before the officers found their man. Edwards saw them first and com- menced to run. He was chased into a if One may sail tho seas and that men of affairs, who are well Informed, have neither tho tlmo nor the inclination, whether on pleasure bent or business, to use those medicines which cause excessive purgation and then leave the internal organs In a constipated condition. Syrup of Figs 13 not built on those lines. It acts naturally, acts effectively,' cleanses, sweetens and strengthens the Internal organs and leaves them in a healthy condition. If In need of a laxative remedy the most excellent Is Syrup of Figs, but when anything more than a laxative Is required the safe and scientific plan is to consult a competent physician and not to resort to those medicines which claim to enre all manner of diseases. Tho California Fig Syrup Co. was tho first to manufacture a laxative remedy which woubVglve satisfaction to all; n laxative which physicians could sanction and one friend recommend to another ; so that today its sales probably exceed all other laxatives combined. In some places considerable quantities of old-time cathartics 'and modern imitations are still sold, bat with the general diffusion of knowledge, as to the best medicinal agents, Syrup of Figs has come into general use with the well-informed, because It is a remedy of known value and ever beneficial action. Tho quality of Syrup of Figs is due not only to the excellent combination of tho laxatlvo and carminative principles of plants, known to act most beneficially on tho system, with agreeable and refreshing aromatic liquids, but also to the orglnal method of manufacture. In order to get the genuine and its beneficial effects one should always note tho fall name of the Company California Fig .Syrup Co. printed on tho front of every package. "Dear Mr.3. Pinkham: I cannot thank you enough lor what your VegetaWo Compound has done for 'me. If it had not been for your medicine, I think I would have died. " I will tell you how I suffered. I could hardly walk, was unable to sleep or eat. Menstruation was irregular. At last I had to stay in my bed, and flowed so badly that they sent for a doctor, who said I had inflammation of the ovaries, arid must go through an operation, as no medicine could help me, but I could not do that. " I received a little bock of yours, and after reading it I concluded to try IDydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I am now a well woman. J shall praise your medicine as long as I live, and also recommend the. same to any one suffering as I was." Mrs. MnraiE Ottosox, Otho, Iowa. (June 9, 1901.) Follow the record of this medicine, and remember that these thousands of cures of women whose letters are constantly printed in this paper were nnf. "hrmio-lif. ohnnr. tve "Knmnrhinor know is Best. "Write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. . success, and you have my very best wisnes." iHiss .axiCE xjailet, au xonn St. Francis Benevolent Association. house and when the officers entered he jumped through a window. "If you . follow me 111 shoot you," he 1 cried as he passed out through the win- . dow. The officers decided to have the first shot, but did not try to hit their visit every land and everywhere will find, mi rlsf" hut bv Lvdia E. PJnlcham's 9 j man. They fired several times, but could i not scare him. Finally he slipped Into a dark corner, hoping to trick them. He i was found, however, and taken to the 'station. Burlbach accompanied them and" ' made the complaint. 1 ' l ...A r"T'TT V i 1 m SVJA.-.--vrj sires