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10 THE MORNING OREGT)NIA3Sf, FRIDAY, BEPXJBACBBK 18, 191. INT Livestock Man is After Hitchcock. SAYS HE IS ARROGANT Secretary Martin Says Scan dals Are Rife. PLANS FOR A BIG CONVENTION Portland Will Be Scene of Memora ble Gathering:, and May Secure Packing-House in Opposition to Beef Trnst. "If I hud mj sayI would fire Mr. Hitch cock, the Secretary of the Interior. He Is arrogant, and pays no attention- to what the people of any state may say about1 the ' affairs of their state. His administration Is honeycombed with forest reserve out rages, lieu-land scandals, Indian Terri tory scandals. He sets aside iast tracts of grazing lands as forest reserves, and has shut settlers out of one-third of the area o this state. He has created a for est reserve of 6.000000 acres near Pocatello, Idaho, and I will bet there Is not an acre of merchantable timber on It." This was the frank opinion expressed by Charles F. Martin, secretary of the National Livestock Association, when an Oregonian reporter asked his opinion of the forest reserve policy of the Govern ment. He did not find it necessary to pause and think what he should say. His fierce denunciation of the Secretary of the Interior came forth so promptly and with such vehemence that it might have been, shot out of a gun. He is a tall. wiry man with gray hair, gray eyes, a genial man ner, ready command of language, and with decided opinions which he does not hesi tate to express. "The stockmen are not opposed to forest preservation," he explained, "but grass isS like gold dollars to us, and we do not be lieve In being shut off from it on the pre tense that it is in a forest. The West is supplying the whole country with beef, so that the whole country Is Interested in this question. "The feeling against Mr. Hitchcock is so strong that I should not be surprised if Wyoming, Jdaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington Republicans should refuse to indorse the Administration unless some change Is made, and a very radical change, too." "What is the sentiment of the stockmen on the management of the ranges?" he was asked. "The sentiment of the stockmen is that In the arid lands there should be some law to secure a man a right to the land ho uses. We have never yet been able to outline a bill to provide just-what we want, but we shall take up the subject again at our National convention In Port land next January." To Fight the Beef Trust. "What has become of the scheme for the establishment of packing-houses to fight the beef trust?" "The packing-houses have been robbing the stockmen and the people, and they are not going to stand" it any longer. A week ago we incorporated the Independent Packing Company in Arizona with $5,000, OC0 capital stock, of which $2,000,000 will be issued at first We shall place 51 per cent of the stock In the hands of a vot ing trust among the directors, in order to prevent the sale of the control to the Tieef trust. I am now on my way to Kansas City to attend a meeting of the directors, which will outline a policy, elect officers and place the stock." "Will the stockmen take the stock In the company?" he was asked. "Will they take it?" said Mr. Martin, who fired up at the very suggestion of a doubt on the subject. "Why, I have 400 letters from the leading stockmen of the country all saying: We will take the stock, help to sell stock and stay with you.' Why, It's an uprising of the stock men against the trust; they've got to make a fight or go out of business. The price of a 1000-pound steer on the hoof has declined $30 in the last year, while the price of dressed beef has remained the same. The trust makes a profit of $10.90 on each beef It slaughters, and the profit on sheep and hogs is In proportion." "Can you fight the trust successfully?" "How is the trust going to fight us if the livestock men stand together? It only has $100,000,000 of capital, and we can raise that much If we only subscribe $1 a head." "Where do you propose to put your packing-houses ?' ' May Build In Portland. "We shall build one plant at some point on the Missouri River, one on the Pa cific Coast Portland Is a good point and one in the South." Mr. Martin, who arrived in the city from Baker City about noon yesterday, was welcomed by Colonel R. C. Judson. Industrial agent of the O. R. & N. Co., who took him up the heights and showed him the glories of the city. These 60 much impressed him, aided by the Colo nel's convincing way cf telling the won ders of Oregon, that, when he met the committee of the Commercial Club which had been appointed to receive him, he said he was ready to believe anything that was told him about Oregon. After the meeting was over he went to the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building and was forced to admit that his beloved Den ver had a worthy rival. ' The meeting was for the purpose of hearing any suggestions Mr. Martin might have to make on the arrangements for the entertainment of the National Livestock Convention next January. In the absence of H. M. Cake, president of the Commercial Club, who was detained in court. Colonel James Jackson took the. chair and In introducing Mr. Martin fol lowed the lead of Colonel Judson In pre fixing the title "Colonel" to the visitor's name. Mr. Martin made a passing refer ence to the honor conferred by "Colonel izing" him. George Taylor, as a hint that he would like to see Mr. Martin be come a citizen of Portland, said: "Colonizing, not colonelizing," and ev erybody joined in the laugh. Portland Will Be Pull of Stockmen Mr. Martin went on to tell all about the convention. He said the principal work of the association was In seeking legisla tion by Congress in the Interest not only of the stock-growers but of the consum ers as well. There would be 1700 delegates at the Portland convention, and at least 2500 stockmen would attend and most of them would bring their wives. They were generally liberal and would be likely to spend $15 to $20 a day each. He then turned to the legislation which the stock men seek, saying: "The livestock interest is up against It. The packers combination attacks not only them but all the people of the United States, and the stockmen have risen against it. We shall also have to deal with the question of the segregation of grazing-land on -the pretense that it Is forest We do not object to setting aside Xo'v-fs as reserves. We also, want to con vince our railroad friends of the neces sity of making better time on tralnload lots of stock. The average is now seven miles an hour and the shrinkage and loss amounts to $30 a car In some instances. We wish to push the anti-shoddy bill, for the product of the shoddy mills is equal to that of 40.000.000 sheep. We do not ask Congress to prohibit the sale of shoddy, but to compel the manufacturers to sell it as shoddy. We also ask for an annual census of livestock. This would prevent manipulation of prices." - Xeeds of the Convention. In regard to the arrangements for the convention, he said it had been customary for himself and his stenographer to be in the convention city two months prior to the convention and advertise It and thus secure a better attendance. The only thing necessary was to establish head quarters and have committees on general arrangements, hotels and entertainments. At Kansas City the headquarters were es tablished, at the hotel which gave the largest subscription to the fund. There would be a great many ladles and it might be well to have-the local ladies ar range to entertain them while the dele gates were busy at the convention. The stockmen would be here principally for .business and he was not in favor of hav ing so many and such elaborate entertain- SECRETARY MARTIX, OP THE AATIOXAL LIVESTOCK ASSOCIA TION, SPEAKING BEFORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ments as would interfere with business. The convention would be 4n session four days and the National Woolgrowers As sociation would meet here the day be fore, but most of the delegates to It would also be delegates to the stockmen's con vention. The hall should have accommo dations for 1000 persons. A band should be provided. He would establish headquar ters here in November to prepare and pro vision should be made for him and his stenographer at one of the hotels. In reply to a question as to the total expense, Mr. Martin said that Kansas City last year spent $15,000, but he should think that half that sum would be enough to pay for the hall, headquarters, badges and expenses of special speakers. Some missionary work should be done, especial ly in Texas. El Paso wanted the next convention and would send a carload' of' people. The Fort Worth people also woujd attend. Chicago had already ar ranged for two cars and there would be large delegations from Idaho and Utah. Everybody he spoke to in Baker City said he would come. As to railroad rates, he had secured a favorable rate for the round trip of $45 from Colorado common points, $50 from Missouri River common points and $G0 from Chicago common points. The railroads had also been considering a party rate for parties of not less than ten which should be about $5 less for each person. Portland a Packing- Center. In the course of his remarks Mr. Martin dwelt strongly on the advantages of Port land as a packing center, saying: "One thing which impressed me Is that there Is not a packing house of any di mensions west of the Missouri River. What is the sense of paying freight on your beef to the Missouri River, having it packed there and then paying freight on It back again? You have a territory tributary to Portland consisting of all the Northwest country as far south as California and eaut to Denver.: Why should not you have a packing house of 1000 to 2000 beeves, '2OD0 to 4000 hogs and as many sheep and supply all this Western country, the Philippines, China and Japan. Some people say you cannoget the stock here, but don't you believe it The stuff will come wherever you have a market for it" On motion of General O. Summers It was decided to defer action on the appoint ment of committees and""" To leave that duty to a mass meeting to be called by all the' commercial bodies. Colonel Jack son supported this with the remark that many business men had gone to a horse race at Salem. Mr. Martin advised that action be taken as soon as possible, for the sooner the committee was organized the better the convention would bo handled. Thos2 "who welcomed Mr. Martin were: Colonel James Jackson, Colonel C. U. Gantenbein, J. Thorburn Ross, General O. Summers, A. J. Capron, Colonel D. M. Dunne, Colonel J. F. Huston, Major H. L. Rees. Captain J. P. Ryan, all three of Vancouver Barracks; R. L. Sabin. Hugh McGulre, Dr. B. E. Miller, Fred T. Mer rill, E. L, Thompson, H. A. Adams, C. M. Idleman. A. D. Charlton, John F. O'Shea, B. H. Trumbull. Max M. Shlllock. M. Moscssohn. George Taylor. Councilmen John P. Sharkey and B. P. aCrdwell, S. Grutze, F. P. Mays, G. B. McLeod, Colonel George W. Hazen. George Lawrence, Jr., and Paul Wesslnger. New Poxtnl Arrangement. NEW YORK, Sept 17. The director- general of the postofilce has announced, says a Herald dispatch from LJma, Peru, that arrangements have been concluded with the United States for th-s Issuance of money orders, commencing October L Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dinrrhoca Remedy. The uniform success of this preparation in -the relief and cure of bowel complaints has brought it Into almost universal use. It never falls and when reduced with water and sweetened Is pleasant to take. It Is equally valuablo for. children and adults. For sale by all druggists WAR ON MRS. RIGGS Crittentdn Home Affairs Near. a' Crisis. MANAGERS ABOUT TO RESIGN Snperlfttcndeat Mast Retire or Move Headquarters -to Home State Com mission Will' Meet 'Managers " Fortified Witk Letter. Next week the dear ladles who run the Florence Crlttenton Home will have a pow-wow. The. week, won't be very old either, when the big talk takes place; no. not older than Monday. Both the com missioners and the managers ' will be present and indications are tha,t the fur will fly right merrily. But do the ladies think thats they will have a scrap? Bless your heart no; such a thing has never entered their heads. The commissioners will embrace the opportunity to talk real plain to the man agers. They wHl lay down the law just as Governor Chamberlain has laid it down to them. Mayhap they will read a letter to the managers, an epistle which Gov ernor Chamberlain himself has Indited and whereunto His Excellency has affixed his hand and seal on such and such a day, no matter what in the year of our Lord just recently. Mrs. A. H. Breyman, chairman of the commissioners. Is custodian of the letter. She alone, of all the world outside of His Excellency, has 'peeped Into the contents. The public will kindly keep mum .about the matter. In the letter the Governor says that the commissioners hold the $6000 appropriation In sacred trust; that they should disburse it only as they think It should be dls ' bursed, and that they should see that ; strict economies are instituted in the i Home, etc., etc. But all this is a secret, too, and the public will please not reveal any of it either. The Governor prdmlses i is : Mrs. A. R. RIrss, Superinten dent Florence Crlttenton Home. to back up the commissioners i through thick and thin, mandamus or no man damus; this Is strictly on the quiet also. "Dear, dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Breyman last Saturday, "what a- bother those re porters are, I do declare." "Keep out of the newspapers," Interrupt ed Governor Chamberlain, admonishing tho Commissioners. "Keep out of the newspapers." Change in the management of the Home seems to be quite likely. Mrs. Riggs will be forced either; to resign or to take up her abode at.the Home. Her choice of the two alternatives will be probably to give way to a successor. The Commissioners and a strong contingent of the managers are merging forces for the battle. Yesterday afternoon the managers or rather a small part of them held a meet ing. Where? Y. W. C A. building, in one of the classrooms, where the misses learn reading, writing and arithmetic- and get a polish of French. When? Oh, about 3 P. M. How long? Two or three hours. Talked about what? Well, about as many subjects as a bevy of feminines can ge't Irito three hours. Albeit the session gave promise of being real lively, it was only lovely. Likewise the day was lovely, so much so that the ladles should really have held their seance out at the Home, far away "on East GUsan street That was the programme until early In tho day. But a message floated Into Mrs". Riggs' office that the Home had a new affliction In the form of diph'therla or maybe it was scarlet fever. Anyhow Mrs. Riggs' Christian spirit would not per mit her to expose her sisters on the board to disease; hence no meeting at the Home. Was Mrs. Kern there? Yes, Indeed. And her very dear friend the one who Is com posing the resolutions wherewith to white wash that lady Mrs. Kern? To. bo sure. Did Mrsv Kern present her resolutions? Strange to say, she did not But her face had a careworn look, as if she was think ing about them, oh, so hard! And who else was there? Well, there were Mrs. Amos and Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Crosier and maybe one or two more. Mrs. Moreland, for some reason or other, was not present Maybe it was because she has it In her head to resign. 'TJm just waking up," she said the other day to a fellow-manager. "I really didn't know so many things were out of joint" Mrs, Moreland didn't-use tho words "out of joint," but they are pretty close to her meaning. Others on the board "are in the same fix, "Do we think of resigning?" they say. "Indeed, yes, several of us," and resign they will unless Mrs. Riggs t retires or makes her headquarters at the Home. So will the Commissioners. "She isn't the proper person to be ac tive -matron over there," exclaimed one manager, and two arms went up In the air, "I do declare." "What's the use of talking about it," exclaimed a second. "Babies don't have to be neglected;" averred a third." I've seen babies and babies." It will be an ultimatum that the Com missioners will send to the managers next Monday, and a strong one. It will bring things to a focus right away, sure enough, and will stir up a breeze like to a Kan sas twister. The Commissioners have been rather slow thus far. They don't know why except that they have dreaded stir ring up a mess. And the notoriety of the thing, why. It's awful! The trial of Mrs. Brown, matron of the home, was to have been held today, but District Attorney Manning said last night that the time had not yet been set The delay has been caused by the sickness of the mother of the child that Mrs. Brown Is alleged to have "assault ed." Mrs. Brown Is highly aggrieved at Mrs. Riggs over the baby incident, and Mrs. Riggs is aggrieved at the commis sioners, who are suspected of egging on the baby's C mother. Mrs. Brown, It Is said, will adduce evidence to show that the mother's conduct before the birth of the Infant was not such as would bestow health upon the child .and will take varl lous means further to humiliate the mother. It Is not unlikely that the de fense would like to "scare out" the mother. She, however. Is said to be game and to dread exposure of the truth no longer, because all her secrets have been told. COLLECTS THE GRAFT. White Man Accused of Blackmail ing Chinese Into Paying Him. A dozen Chinamen formed a hostile wall around James H. Johnson, collection grafter, last night at Second and Alder streets, and kept him In their midst until Policeman Ed Gassett hauled Johnson oft to jail, charged with obtaining- money by false pretences. Three Chinamen, Wing Ong, 87 Second street, Boo Wo, 82 Sec ond street, and Bow Lunn, 135 Second street, all swear in excited pigeon Eng lishthat Johnson exacted tribute from them by representing that he was an agent for the police and that he could have them arrested at any time unless they paid up. They paid $4, but. when they found out that he was not the duly authorized graft collector, they swore by their -heathen gods and had the offender arrested. Last evening vague rumors reached the police station that money was being col lected In various places In Chinatown for some mysterious agency, the meaning of which was not understood, and in the early part of the evening the police could not discover why Chinatown was so wild ly excited, as each Chinaman preserved the stolid silence of his race when risked for Information. ,At last Wing Ong could bear the suspense no longer. He had already parted with $2 to a Mellcan man, who said that he was a special po liceman, and threatened wholesale ar rests and abolition of all privileges unless he was squared. Wing Ong racked his conscience to discover what special law he had broken lately, and his courage and wrath arose when he thought of his lost $2. In his anguish he was afraid to apply for advice to a regular policeman, so he went half way and spoke to a fire man. He pointedly asked If the police graft collector had been sent out to make collections that evening. Was there really a graft collector? What did he look like? The fireman was puzzled and took -the Chinaman to Police Captain Moore for Information. "Collection" of graft?" echoed the Cap tain. "No, sir, nothing of the sort You ought to know better than ask that ques tion." "He velly bad man. He got my one-two tollah," murmured Wing Ong. The lat ter admitted on examination that he had had a game of dominoes in progress at his place, but nothing in the way of gam bling. The other policemen who heard the story burned with indignation to catch the "imposter, and Wing Ong left to get the assistance of other Chinese in running down the unknown one. Police men searched for Johnson In vain. But talk of electricity. In less time than It takes to tell It all Chinatown knew that It had been victimized by a fake graft col lector, and Its wrath was deep.vJohnson happened to cross Second and Alder streets last night about 10:30 o'clock, when the Chinese qutpost saw him and whistled shrilly. Then one dozen China men dashed themselves on Johnson and held him until Gassett arrived. The three victims positively Identified the prisoner as the graft collector, and were sure that there were other Chinese victims unac counted for. "I'm no graft collector," protested Johnson. "Can't you take my word for It against those Chinks? I went Into their places to borrow . money and they gave me money on loan. I knew they were easy. That'B why I went up to them. It was only a little loan I 'wanted. That's all." Johnson, who Is 43 years old, had $3.50 In his possession when arrested, .and gave his address as 409 Columbia street, He also said that he had lived in Portland for the past ten years. The City Director' gives the name of James H. Johnson, bar ber in a Morrison-street barber shop and residing at 409 Columbia street. Accused of Robbinp; His Chum. Edward "Clark was arrested by Police man Connors yesterday, charged with stealing $35 from Martin Connors while they were drinkirig in a saloon In the neighborhood of First and Madison streets. One Store Keeps Open Late. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Quite an excitement was created In the city late last -night over the attempt of the Vancouver Retail Clerks' Associa tion to close up L. D. Seal's shoe store at 7 o'clock, the time fixed by the associa tion for closing all the stores. Mr. Seal hires no clerks and consequently refused to obey the summons required. A large crowd gathered about his store. Seal's store Is the only one In the city which has defied the association, which Is very strong. France Not After Morocco. PARIS. Sept 17. The French Foreign Office categorically denies that France Is contemplating the conquest of Morocco, and declares the " assertion that Great Britain has given her consent to the con quest in the hope of diverting France from her Russian alliance is simply ridicu lous. - 'The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" in time telling meaner the time a. told by the; LLC IN Wf T C H Etoj Elgin "Watch is folly guaranteed.- All jewelers hsre Elgin Watches, "limemakers and Timekeepers, " an illustrated history of the watch, sent free upon request to Elqin National Watch Co.. tun, iujnoio. HIS RAGE AT WHITE HEAT HUSBAND OF MABEL' HXTB WANTS HER TO EXPLAIX. Tale of 20,000 Dissipation Told by Dashing: Actress f "Chaperons" Falls to Please. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. (Special.) When Mabel Hite, the dashing actress of "The Chaperons" company, who is now in Portland, comes to San Francisco on Sunday she will be greeted by Husband Hite with a rage of a week's nursing. Ed ward Ellis Hamlin, who Is Miss Hlte's spouse, reached San Francisco last night after a rush trip from Denver. The pur pose of the visit of the gay society man and good fellow, whose home Is Chicago, Is to demand an explanation from his dearest Mabel of the things she said for publication during her Seattle engagement last week. Last week, while playing in Seattle, Mabel Hite Instructed attorneys to Insti tute divorce proceedings against Hamlin. At the same time she gave out a spicy interview, reciting the glorious time her husband had in spending $20,000 In two weeks In this city at that time. But Mabel, in telling the story to reporters, said things which Hamlin denies, and he has now come to San Francisco to get a personal explanation from her. According to the story of Mabel all the jewelry that he bought for her during their first seven days of bliss he took away from her the second week of their marriage and pawned, and when he left the Palace Hotel he did not have money enough to pay the Innkeeper. It was a short and rapid honeymoon, but during the time Ellis had managed to gallop through the whole of $20,000. Hamlin and Miss Hite were married in Salt Lake March 2, 1901, after a week's acquaintance; and after Hamlin had fol lowed "The Telephone Girl" from Den ,ver. It Is not known whether Hamlin's pres ence in this city at this time has anything to do with the coming of Mabel's mother or not, but the fact remains that Mrs. HIto reached here from Kansas City a few days ago. Hamlin has kept as much from public print as possible while here. He said the news of his wife's action was a great surprise to him and the stories of his dissipation tremendously overdrawn. He admits he has been a good fell'ow, but did not goto any wild excesses, he de clares. Anyway, he is not in an amiable mood, and Miss Mabel will have the live liest sort of a time from the moment she steps off the train. So far as Mabel Hite may be concerned in the matter, there wll be no recon ciliation and the divorce suit ' filed by her last week in, Seattle will proceed to its knot-dividing end, unhampered by the sighs or sobs of Mr. Hamlin. "I did not know Ellis, my husband, was In San Francisco," said Miss Hite yester day, "but It makes no difference. I don't care for him, and I know my mother will not want me to go back to him." Evidently Miss Hlte's passion for Mr. Hamlin was never of the kind of which Ella Wheeler Wilkins was won't to write, the mad, lava-like love which burns and sears the heart that bears it, which knows no law but Its desire, and before which all other things are as naught. Not with Mable Hite. "My mother," said the dutiful daughter, "will know what X should do. I will ask her advice, but I know now what she will say." Apparently Mr. Hamlin's affection for the lnamorous damsel whom he wed thrives on adversity. Frequently In the three short weeks that married life was his, did he have to hunt for temporary shelter while his Indignant wife pouted In the rooms he was paying for. "I just couldn't stand him," said Mabel last night, referring to the man who Is said to have squandered $20,000 In three weeks trying to warm up her chilly af fections. "Then he would go off and get drunk and we just had to separate." And so It would seem that In the lan guage of the song Mr. Hamlin Is doomed to remain Out in the hall and "the rain and the snow, Out where tho wintry winds do blow, And bid himself good-bye. MINISTERS MAKE REPORT But They Will Gather More Infor mation on Munlclnnl Situation. The committee appointed by the Minis terial Association to report on the proba bilities and possibilities of abolishing the side ontrances to saloons and of pre venting open gambling, made a report on the situation last Monday to the parent body. How It appeared to the committee or what recommendations were made, are matters which officers of the association refuse to divulge at present. However, the report was returned to the committee with Instructions that It make stll further investigation on cer tain points and report again to the as sociation at a date which has not yet been fixed. One thing which the com mittee will do before reporting the second time is to interview Mayor Williams again. In all probability the ministers will be called together by the president of the association. Dr. E. L. House, early next week. Since the agitation for municipal reform has been taken up by the Ministerial As sociation, members of the investigating committee have been flooded with an onymous letters making- charges of dif ferent kinds against various people and policies. Regarding this phase of thp j matter, mseparaoie irom every investiga tion of public character. Dr. House said yesterday: "I wish to ask those letter writers who may wish to address any member of the association, conveying any information which seems pertinent at this time to sign their names. Otherwise no atten tion whatever will be paid to their com munications. We have neither the desire nor the time to consider anonymous In formation or charges." Kanxon PopnlUt Will Fall. In Line. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept 17. J. A. Edger ton, who was the prime mover In the re cent Popuullst reorganization in Denver, held a 'conference with Kansas Populists today. It was decided to affiliate with the new Populist party, and a National com mitteman from this state will be chosen. Mr. Edgerton will hold conferences with the Populists of Missouri, Kansas, Illi nois, Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania with the samo.end in view. GAMBLERS TURNED DOWN CITY AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO M CEXSB NEW TEMPLE OF CHAXCE. Ttto Spokane Men Who Plan to Start In Cactus Saloon, Meet "With Cool Reception. The Cactus Saloon, on Sixth street, will not be opened as a gambling-house, con trary to the plans and Intentions of Tom Williams, Martin Reddy. two local gam blers, and Messrs. Twalte and Parker, two recent arrivals from Spokane. While the city administration has tacitly agreed to allow the gambling-houses now in the city to run without molestation, providing that they pay monthly fines to the city, the officials are strongly op posed to the opening" of .any additional temples of 'chance.. This policy of limita tion is likely to cost the four sporting gentlemen mentioned J10OO. Gambling being tightly closed in Spo kane Twalte and Parker conceived the Idea of opening a house in Portland, and after looking the ground over entered Into negotiations to buy the Cactu3 for $12, 000. On the ground floor it was their in tention to run a poolroom, and on the second floor a dazzling array of faro banks, roulette-wheels and crap-tables were to be Installed. So excellent was the scheme of the Spokans men that Will iams and Reddy were -anxious to acquire an Interest in the business, and were finally accepted as partners. One thou sand dollars was paid as the first In stallment of the purchase price, and the remaining $11,000 was to bo paid on Sep tember 21. 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After tak ing one-half bottle of the Nervine rh felt better than she had in twenty y?. rs. S;c bought three bottles of each ar.d is today en joying better health than she dul in all her life. I know it is all due to Dr. Miles' Re storative Nervine and. New Ileait Cure, I think Restorative Nervine is the br"t nerii cine on earth. As a stomach remedy 't can not be beaten. It cured me of nervous dys pepsia and if from any cause I fel nervous and I think n:y stomach is poing to trouble me I just take a f;w doses of Nervine and Nerve, and Liver Pills and I soon feel all right again. Dr. Milts' Anii-Fain Tills are the b.st remedy for headache and pains I have ever used. I always keep a box in my house. One Pain Pili will knock any pain in thirty minutds. I have been using Dr. Miles Restorative Remedies in my family fifteen years and think they are the best in the world." Isaac Kfapley, Station Mas ter, Santa FeR. R Wichita, Kan. 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