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SSE MOIQfING OBEGOTUN!"vWi:iDESDAr, . .JANUARY 18, CAUSE FOR YIELDING Japanese Cannonade Wrecked Port Arthur. AWFUL HAVOC IS REVEALED Examination of Fortress Shows Food and Ammunition Destroyed, Great Guns Knocked to Pieces and Crests of Hills Blown Off. CABLE CORRESPONDENCE OF TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPAN ESE THIRD ARMY AT PORT ARTHUR, via Tien Teln, Jan. 9. When the Kwan tung peninsula was bisected by the sec ond Japanese army the entire Russian force In the military district of Tallen. which Included Port Arthur and Dalny. -was 23,000. The Russian force at the bat tle of Xanshan Hill was 1000, and 2000 of these were lost. There have actually sur rendered at Port Arthur between 9000 and 30,000 soldiers and sailors, of whom many were unfit for duty. The sick and wound ed number 10,000. Fifty per cent of the officers of the garrison were killed, and only 2800 went through the siege un scathed. The fortress could have held out for come time longer but for the Are of the Japanese 11-Inch howitzers, which de stroyed the food depots, the workshops and the ammunition stores and made the repair of the defensive works impossible. The last news received by the garrison from General Kuropatkin was in the mid dle of October, when he said he had done lls best to break through the Japanese lines for the purpose of succoring Port Arthur, but that he had not been suc cessful. Awful Havoc by Howitzers. A close examination of the main line of defenses of the western half of the east ern fortified regions- from East Keekwan Mountain to the destroyed Sunshu Moun tain fort, where the Japanese Infantry as ssaults and bombardments were concen trated during the last days of the siege, demonstrated the effectiveness of the 11 Inch howitzers. The Chinese wall on the elopes, the battery positions upon the crest of the ridge and the captured guarding forts In the rear were literally torn to pieces by the heavy shells. It is difficult to understand how the in fantry remained In the trenches behind the Chinese wall, in which great breaches were made. The traverses and bombproofs of the battery positions, Ebos-hlyama. In the rear of East Rlhlung Mountain fort. Fort "H" and the N'ew Banjusan and Wantal Hill positions, in the rear of the Panlung Mountain forts presented a"n aw ful scene. Not a single gun escaped be ing damaged by the Japanese shells. In the crest of the ridge great holes were torn and the gun emplacements were con verted Into heaps of debris. Dozens of Suns were smashed and hurled from their carriages down the obverse side of the liHI by the shellfire. Between Wantai 31111 and "H" fort a battery of 10-Inch howitzers had been emplaced, and every one of these guns were damaged, while some of them were totally destroyed. ' One gun was evidently being loaded. A shell was in the carrier ready to be put irto the breech. A Japanese 500-pound fhell severed the carrier-chain and ex ploded. The entire gun squad was killed by the explosion, and the gun was torn from its position, while all around were the manfilcd remains of the gunners. Ruin Exceeded Expectation. The effect of this last bombardment of the siege must have utterly demor alized the garrison, for the damage done prdves to have been much greater than any one on the Japanese side Im agined at the time. The garrison made its last attempt at resistance on Christ mas day against the Japanese infantry, -w hich by a spirited rush captured Wan tai Hill. At 2 o'clock on the following: morning the Russians exploded mines under the battery positions on the crest of the big East Keekwan fort. These, positions, which were well constructed of concrete, are now an awful wreck, strewn with broken guns and debris of all kinds. Not a vestige of the former, work Is left, and the entire crest of the hill, one of the most powerful battery positions of the fortress, is now a com plete wreck. Ghost Trench an Illusion. The Japanese always maintained that there was a strong Russian trench line In the gorge between the East Keek wan and North Keekwan Mountain forts. This they called the "Ghost" trench, because they could never find It, though hundreds of them -vver- killed every time they attempted to do so. It Is now evident, however, that their cover was a trench line at this point, but that in attacking '.he gore the Japanese were subjected to a most aw ful enfilading fire from the Keekwan Mountain forts and the Chinese wall, making the passajje up the sorjic a death-trap, owing to the unseen rifles and machine guns. The Russian prisoners were kept waiting a long time t Changlintzu railway station before belncr sent to Dalny. The officers had tents, but the men were compelled to sleep in the open. NO SIGN OF GENERAL FIGHT Mistchenko's Raid Causes Talic'of Broken Neutrality. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 17.-The gov ernment has not renewed the state of siege In Manchurlan cities, at the opening of the New Year, civil law in such places replacing military rule. The Russian papers protest against the imputation that General Mistchenko's cavalry violated Chinese neutrality, even If, or which there is not at present any evidence, they crossed the Mao River above Niuehwang. claiming that a small strip on the wst bank is distinctly re served a included in the sphere of hos ti'itles. While the daring cavalry raid on the line of Japanese communications was welcomed as n happy augury of the op erations of tho New Year, the general staff does not give encouragement to the Idea that it was a precursor of a serious Russian movement. STOESSEL SAILS FOR EUROPE Russian Officers Have Ample Funds, Privates Wait for Pay. NAGASAKI. Jan. 17. The French fr.y Mur w,..i.. .... l.nn-.l I Stoesscl and his wife and 563 Russians. Including Admirals Grigorovit and Lock-in-ky. Generals Gorbatowsfcy and Relss, and 345 other officers and their wives. The Australasian was not allowed to leave the harbor before dark as a pre caution against the Russians or others obtaining, knowledge of the defenses. The steamer was piloted out of Nagasaki by Japanese naval officers. During their stay here the Russian officers bought curio. valued at over $12, 000. having ample supplies of money, but the soldiers had not received their pay tot many months. General Fock remains a prisoner in Japan. To Take Russian Refugees Home. CHEFOO, Jan. 17. -The Prltish steamer Munchen, chartered by the Russian Government to take- destitute refugees, to Odessa. Arrived here today. Bunks for 1500 persons have been tem porarily erected for the accommodation of the refugees. STRIKERS GBOW BI0T0TJS. Attacking Miners Are Routed by the Nonunion Men. BERLIN, Jan. 18. The first serious clash as a result of the great coal strike occurred Tuesday afternoon, when sev eral outbreaks at Carnap, 'which followed the attempt to Introduce a body of non union miners, were succeeded by a pitched battle between the strikers and the men who had been sent to take their places. The latter had been taken into the rear part of one of the company's buildings, where they were being instructed by the mine bosses. Outside, the strikers gath ered, and at a. given signal they stormed the building, almost demolishing It. Then they went for the mine officials, and as saulted them with cudgels and other primitive weapons. Injuring several of them seriously. No sooner had the men gained entrance to the part of the building where the non unionists were quartered than the cry went up "Lynch the blacklegs!" and the leaders of the mob took hold of several of the scabs and severely beat them. At this the nonunionlsts gathered to the defense, and In a few minutes the entire neighbor hood was In an uproar. The battling force swarmed out of the building and continued the fight in the open. Before the police could arrive, the nonunionlsts had carried the day and scattered the strikers. Similar occurrences are reported from Horiteinscher. where a body of police was attacke1 and routed by the strikers. In both Instances many were wounded, some fatally, both sides suffering alike. The municipalities of Dortmund and Oberhausen have been petitioned by the mineowners that government troops be requisitioned. The local "authorities are plainly unable to cope with the situation. STRIVES TO RESTORE PEACE. Government Commission Acts as Me diator Between Parties. ESSEN. Jan. 15. The Government min ing commissioners were in conference for several hours today with the representa tives of the operatives at Dortmund hear ing the miners complaints. Tomorrow they will meet the Mineowners Associa tion, and it is expected that the commis sioners will bring about a conference be tween representatives of the mlneownere and the workmen on Thursday. Herr von Velsen, the head of the commission, has instructions from Chancellor von Buclow to do everything to restore peace. The news from all parts of the mining districts indicates that order has been preserved, only insignificant cases of vio lence being reported. The strikers now number over 160,000. some estimates say approximately 200.000. affecting 203 mines. Chancellor von Buelows speech in the Prussian Diet affirming that the govern ment's two duties toward the strike were to preserve order and assist in a settle ment, so as to save German industry from great calamity, gives the miners hope or obtaining concessions. The executive committee of the Social ist party has issued a general appeal to German workmen to stand by the strik ers, "as they are striking not only for daily bread, but for the rights of all men. TRY TO CUT OFF COSSACKS. Japanese Force Raiders to Fig'nt Hard to Escape. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 17. General Kuropatkin, telegraphing yesterday to Emperor Nicholas, reported an attempt of a strong detachment of Infantry; cav alry and artillery to cut off the column of General Mistchenko's cavalry. January 14, as the latter was about to retire northward. The Japanese, under covef of a mist, outflanked the Russians. A battle ensued, the Russian artillery in flicting heavy losses on the Japanese at short range, and then retiring. The Rus sian losses were five officers and -40 men killed or wounded. General Kuropatkin also reported the return of a Russian patrol after blowing up the railroad and destroying a mile of telegraph two miles north of Tatcheklao. Cheap Coal for Japanese Fleet. TOKIO. Jan. 17 (2:30 P. M.). A Japan ese torpedoboat-destroyer captured the Dutch steamer Wilhelmlna. which was carrying Cardiff coal to Vladivostok, In the Tsushima Straits. Monday, and brought her to Sasebo. Japan Building a Cruiser. TOKIO. Jan. 17 (2:30 P. M.).-A first class armored cruiser is being construct ed at the naval dock at Kure. No Money to Buy a Bell. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) At the Instance of the W. C T. U. or ganization of this city petitions were pre sented to the City Council last night ask ing that cigar stores and poolrooms be closed on Sunday and that a curfew bell be rung each evening. The Mayor believes a curfew would be a good thing, but doesn't know where the city can find the money to buy a bell. An ordinance was also Introduced to prevent the sale of cigarettes to minors, and to fine minors for using the same. The proposed ordinance as introduced provided that the City Marshall. Record er and Mayor of the city shall be held responsible for the enforcement of the law. Russian Sailors Go to Jail. SHANGHAI. Jan. 17. The two sailors of the Russian cruiser Askold, who on January 13 were soatenced by a naval court-martial to four years' imprison ment and the loss of civil rights for the murder of a Chinaman. December 15, were degraded in the open Russian court at the Consulate today and taken to the French prison here to serve their sen tences. Active Reform at Woodburn. WOODBURN. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) P. Douglas and his partner were arrested to day for having cards and tables in the back room of their stioon. They will be tried Monday. For permitting cardplay Ing in lils saloon, John Gow was today fined $25. Centralia Lights Are Out. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Last night at 12 o'clock the city lights went out. and have not been turned on lncc. The light committee has been In conference all day. but has not reached an agreement with the light company. Gecr No Longer an Editor. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) It was announced todav that r-r-finvorrinr T T Geer had retired from the editorship of the Oregon Daily Statesman, and that he had been succeeded by R. W. Manning, heretofore city editor. De Oro Wins Final Game. ST. LOUIS, Ho., Jan. 17. The third and final game la the G00-polnt pool champion ship contest between Alfred de Oro and Grant Eby. resulted tonight In De Oro defeating Eby by the total score of 800 to 4S0. Hoppe befeats Schafer. KANSAS CITY. Ma, Jan. 17. Willie Hoppe defeated Jake Schafer in the final block of their match game at lS-lnch balk line billiards tonight by the score of 3Ui to 21S. the total score being: Hoppe, 700; Schaefer, SW. . DAM IN 1 HE COULEE Right of 0. R. & N. in Wash tucna May Be Bought. COST ON PALOUSE PROJECT Engineer Noble Points Out Difficul ties in the Way of Other Irriga tion Schemes in the State inf Washington. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 17. Careful and extensive In vestigations which have been conducted by engineers of the Government reclama tion service in the State of Washington during the past two years have shown. In a general way, just what the irrigation possibilities of the state really are, and where the general Government can best expend a part of Its-enormous reclamation fund. Several projects in different local ities have been examined; some have been abandoned altogether; others have been temporarily set aside, and one, the Pa louse project, has been brought to the fore. There remains but one obstacle in the way of the construction of the Palouse project, and If that obstacle can. be re moved, as Is now confidently expected. It Is hoped that the Government may get to work during the coming Summer on the construction of a project which will Irrigate at least S0.000 acres of very de sirable land. At a recent conference held at the Geo logical Survey In this city. T. A. Noble, who has been In charge of irrigation in vestigations in Washington, explained to Senator Ankeny and Representative Jones and to reclamation engineers. Just what he and his assistants had discov ered with regard to the Palouse and other projects. He showed by diagrams how it Is proposed to impound the waters of Palouse River. In what is known as the Washtucna Coulee, a natural de pression, which can readily be converted Into a storage reservoir by building a comparatively inexpensive dam. Railroad to Be Bought Off. Onfortunately for the Government, the O. R. & N. has a, right of way 'and track through this coulee, and the Government cannotSnilld its reservoir over the track without the consent of the railroad. Ne gotiations are now pending which. It Is believed, will result in a mutually agree able arrangement whereby the railroad company will consent to remove Its tracks In return for a material considera tion to be paid by the Government. If a reasonable figure is named. It is the in tention of the Government to pay the railroad such damages as It demands, the money to be taken from the allotment made for the construction of the Palouse project. The Palouse River, said Mr. Noble. Is a stream subject to violent fluctuations, and therefore hard to control. Its flow can not be utilized fpr Irrigation purposes, as it cannot be depended upon. Therefore It will be necessary to impound its flood waters in a large reservoir, or series of reservoirs. It is proposed to construct a 43-foot dam near Connell, which will provide a storage reservoir of 200,000 acre feet capacity. The water will then be carried from this reservoir by canal to Eltopla, where it will be turned Into di version canals and distributed onto the lands lying below. Sink-Hole Territory Is Eliminated. It wMl be passible to Irrigate tends to an elevation of C20 feet east of Eltopla, and above 590 feet westward. There is approximately 100.000 acres of land lying below this proposed canal, most of which can be readily Irrigated. AH over that area, however, are sink-holes or depres sions, which will make irrigation In spots rather difficult, as the water will have a tendency tot collect In hese de pressions and form pools. In their estimate the engineers have have a tendency to collect In these de pressions, which brings the Irrigable areA down to SO.000 acres. By proper meth ods of drainage it will be possible to Irri gate the depressions, as well as the level land, but this problem is one that the individual landowners will have to work out for themselves. Mr. Noble stated that the estimate of the engineers showed that it would cost practically $35 an acre to build the Palouse project. That is to say the project now contemplated will cost about $800,000 in the aggregate. He said this was a very moderate cost, in view of the fact that the lands would, when Irrigated, be worth perhaps double that amount, or in the neighborhood of $70 or more an acre. Senator Ankeny and Representative Jones agred that $35 an acre was very reasonable, and both stated very posi tively that the land. If It could be had at that price, would be readily taken up. because of its known productiveness, and the enormous yields which could be had when It was properly watered. As previously stated, this project is now temporarily held up awaiting a con clusion of negotiations with the O. R. &. N. Co. If this company makes satisfac tory terms, the Government will pay them for removing their track from the pro posed reservoir site, and as soon as the track is out of the way, work can begin on the various dams, canals, etc The preliminary surveys of this project have already been completed, Okanogan Proj'ect Is Abandoned. The expectations of the engineers with regard to the Okanogan project were not fulfilled. A dozen or more townships In the Okanogan country were withdrawn when It was believed that a wide field of Irrigation presented Itsolf, but all save 12,000 acres have since been restored to the public domain. Both the Okanogan and Methow projects are lacking In at traction. There are possibilities for Irrigation only on a small scale, and it Is found now that not more than 6000 acres along Okanogan River can be irrigated, and the water for these lands would have to be taken from Salmon Creek. This Is too small a project to attract the Government engineers, though there are, it is said, good possibilities for some private Irri gation concern. Private enterprise could irrigate this land at less expense than could the Government, and in time priv ate capital may reclaim the 60000 or more acres of land that can be watered from Salmon Creek. There are 2000 acres In that region al ready Irrigated. It would cost prac tically $40 an acre for the Government to Irrigate the Okanogan lands, and In view of the inadequacy of transportation fa cilities, and the remoteness from market, it is thought this figure is higher than settlers could stand. In all probability the Government will not further consider the proposition to irrigate In the Okano gan country. Prospects in the Big Bend. ' During his talk. Mr. Noble briefly ex plained the Big Bend project, which is so far a sort of visionary scheme, because of Its enormity of extent and cost. There are. 6aid he. three possible sources ot water for Irrigating the Big Bend conn try the Columbia River, the Pend Oreille and Spokane River, all of which have been abandoned after investigation. In order to utilize the water of the Co lumbia River it would be necessary to take It out at a point near the Canadian border, and convey it by a canal 201 miles In length, southward to the proposed Ir rigation district. The cost of such a canal makes the plain Impracticable. It would be possible to utilize Xke Pend 'Oreille as a storage reservoir, and divert Its waters Into Spokane River, thereby Increasing the flow of that stream. To -get the water onto the land, however, it would be necessary to tap the Spokane River below the falls, at the City of Spokane, but Wfore the water could be brought upon the land. It would have to pass through a canal 100 miles long, and through a 50-mfle tunncL This puts the Pend d'Orellle-Spokanc River plan out of the way. The only remaining plan, and the one which will have to be adopted If this project is ever carried out, will be to utilize Lake Coeur d'Alene. in Idaho, as a storage reservoir, and to carry its waters over Into the Big Bend country, through an enormous tunnel. A tunnel which would carry enough water to Ir rigate the 1.000,000 acres of the Big Bend country, would have to have a diameter of 25 feet It would extend through the rough, hilly country east of Lake Coeur d'Alene, a distance of 2S miles, and would be at an average depth of 400 feet below the surface. Great Size of Needed Tunnel. In other words. It would be a tunnel about the diameter of the new railroad tunnels under the Hudson River, at New York City, but hundreds of times longer It is estimated that it would cost $30, 000,000 to construct this tunnel alone, ir respective of the cost of carrying the water from the terminus of the tunnel pnto the lands to be Irrigated. A tunnel of the dimensions given would carry 4000 acre feet of water. The engineers realize that the cost of this project makes It prohibitive for the present. Investigations .so far conducted have not shown anything as to the exact area of land that could be reclaimed, or the character of that land. There is no idea that this project can be adopted In the immediate future, though there is a firm belief that In time, when other states have liad a fair share of the money from the reclamation fund, and there is a surplus on hand, the Government may turn to the Big Bend project, which is more expensive and more extensive than any other ever attempted in this or any other country. There .seems to be no doubt but what the project can be carried out If there are sufficient funds available, but for the present it Is merely being studied In a general way. IN" OPEN SENATE. (Continued from Page 1.) of the cases would not take a long time, but that as he was very busy he thought he would turn them over to Assistant Commissioner Richards for consideration. This he did. in his (the Senator's) pres ence. The Senator then Introduced Puter to Richards as a respectable citizen of Oregon 'which." he continued, "I had then every reason to believe him to be and the man interested in the cases, who was anxious for as early consideration as possible. This Is my whole connection with Puter and with these lands." Had No Suspicion, Took No Pay. I had no: the slightest idea in doing what I did that there was anything wrong about the entries or any of them. I did -understand that some one had made some objections to some of the entries at one time months before, but the same had been thoroughly examined , and re ported -on favorably by tho Register and Receiver at Oregon City and by two spe cial agents in the field. For what I did before the Land Office In connection Willi these 12 entries, as I heretofore stated. I was not offered, neither did I receive at any time, either $200u or any other amount of money, or any other thing of value, from S. A. D. Puter or any other person. I further state that not until more than two years after the consideration of I these cases in the Land Office, as above I mentioned, had I any knowledge or in formation to the etTect that there "was ny claim upon thf part of any- asent of the Coirrraeri or-an one -wise, that any. of these 12 honie.jtcads iiad been ac quired wrongfully or fraudulent!). The speaker then recalled that In the past three yearg he had been over whelmed with letters from all over the State of Oregon, requesting him to as certain the status of entries and seek ing his aid in getting the consideration of cases expedited In the General Land Office. He had lmariabiy responaed to these requests, both by personal visits and by letters to the officials here, and frequently urged the expedition of their consideration. He had done this, "in variably without making any charge or accepting any compensation of any kind or character, and so long as I shall re main one of Oregon's Senators I shall continue to do these thing" for my con stituents, so help me God. even at the risk of 100 indictments." Says Heney Sought to Involve Him. Then the Senator attacked Francis J. Heney. United States District Attorney at Portland, in the prosecution of tho land fraud cases, accusing him of un professional conduct in the Juryroom and asserting that subsequent to the convic tions in the land fraud cases, early iu December, and before sentence, had been imposed. Heney. "engaged with United States District Attorney John H. Hall in representing the Government In prosecu tion of said case, entered Into an agree ment with the said S. A. D. Puter. Emma L. Watson and others Included in said conspiracy, by which they offered clem ency or leniency of some kind or charac ter, provided they would, by their evi dence. Involve myself, Mr. Hermann and others In thee frauds." The Senator referred to his long career in the Senate and said that not until this time had any charge ever been madr. acainst hi integrity, either as a man. member of the bar or member of the Senate. It may be thought, he said, nv some that he had violated precedent !n coming to the Senate at this time, but he declared: "I am an innocent man and I have al tills stage of the proceeding the same right as any other Senator to come ijcre In defense of my character which is as dear to me as that of aay other Senator on this floor." Will Demand Investigation. He trusted and believed the time would come when he could with propriety J. mand of the Senate a thorough investi gation or everj one of the charges against him. The Senator said In conclusion. "I have be-in declared by unproved charges to be unworthy to remain longer as your associate, and being conscious of the absolute rectitude of iny actions and of my innocence of all wrong. I have deemed It not only my right but my duty to myself and to the members of this Senate that I should come here and thus publicly deny all charges which I know to be absolutely false, and also to ex plain publicly the acts upon my part which I admit and which are now Invoked by the prosecuting officer of the Govern ment, and by u portion of the publlo press, as badges of crime. Medford's Municipal Wants. MEDFORD. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Amendments to the city charter. looking mainly toward the enlargement of the powers of the Mayor and Council, were unanimously concurred in at a meeting of the Commercial Club, held last night. Cheaper light and water are desired for Medford. Women Suffocated by Gas. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17. The dead bodies of Mrs. Mary Conway and Mrs. McMurry were discovered today In a bouse on Lynch street. The women had been aspnyxlated by gas and evi dently hud been dead for several days. The police believe that the deaths were accidental. John S. Nlssen, Jr. WALLA. WALLA. Wash.. Jan, 17. John' Springer Nlssen, Jr.. died at the low of. his parents here yesterday of qa--Matten. at the age of 15. speech cut short) Professor Carlisle Drops Dead on Boise Platform, HEART SUDDENLY FAILS HIM Spokane Man Was Addressing the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Fruitgrowers' Association Session Adjourns. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17. Professor F. D. Carlisle, of Spokane, dropped dead on the platform at the T. M. Ci' A. audi torium today. He bad just risen to ad dress the Northwest Fruitgrowers Asso ciation and was stricken with heart fail ure. He seemed in good health as he stepped to the front of the platform. "Here we find ourselves at the dawn of the 20th century," he said, "employed in the noblest labor In which maa can engage that of working in the vineyard planted by the Lord, God Almighty" At that Instant he was stricken and was dead In a few moments. He was a native of Virginia and was connected with a prominent family there. Fruitgrowers Are Greatly Shocked. BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 17. (Special.) The unexpected demise of Professor Carlisle put a blight upon what is considered the most successful meeting ever held by the Northwest .Fruitgrowers' Association. While he was not known personally to a great number of members of the asso ciation, alt were familiar with hl3 work, and keen Interest was taken In the re sult of bis researches. The feature of today's meeting was a lecture on the codlln moth, delivered by Professor Ball, of Logan. Utah. It was Illustrated with drawings. The professor lectured before the association last year and advanced some new ideas that were challenged by members. In today's lec ture he proved every point and his con clusions were unhesitatingly accepted by the association. The lecture will be pub-' llshed in pamphlet form. Professor Henderson, of the State Uni versity at Moscow, read a paper on fire blight at the afternoon session. The eve ning session was cut short by the tragic event with which it opened. Tomorrow will close the meetings. In Court at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) Circuit Judge SlcBrlde to day granted divorces to Etta Espe and Maymic Silvers. Orders of default and reference were made in the di vorce cases of Linda P. Sandbcrg- vs. Frank Victor Sandberg and P. D. Lowell vs. Lconorc J. Lowell. The Jury in the case of B. C. Palmer vs. Hnrgreaves & Jones, a suit to re cover $243 on a logging contract, re turned a $34 verdict for the plaintiff. Orders of confirmation were made as follows: A. E. Latourette. trustee, vs. G. D. Pickens et ux.: Mrs. C. A. Locey vs. Henry Meldrum ct al.. and Henry Gans vs. Henry Meldrum et al. The suit to quiet title of J. W. Worrell vs. Adaline Wilkinson -et al. was dis missed and the plaintiff was decreed the owner In fee simple of 40 acres in township 1 south, range 3 east. Apprentices Taken to Sea. RAV -RAXCISCO. Jan. IT. The tYilted States cruiser "Buffalo leftKtd"-J day on an extended voyage planned to- furnish experience In affairs nauti cal to 600 landsmen and apprentices. She went south to Magdulena Bay. from which point It Is expected she will proceed to Honolulu. Indictments Against Eppingers. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17. The grand jury toiay returned fresh In dictments against Hermann. Joshua and Jacob Eppinger and James A. Demlngs, who was In the employ of the Eppingers. The new Indictments cover practically the charges made in previous indictments. Raid by Salem Officers. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Peace officers of Marlon County and the City of Salem today made a raid on houses of ill repute and arrested five men for va grancy. The officers announce that they will drive out of the city every man who lives upon the earnings of fallen women. PUTTING IT STRONG But Doesn't It Look Reasonable? This may read as though we were put ting It a little strong, because It is gen erall ythought by the majority of people that Dyspepsia in its chronic form is In curable or practically so. But we have long since shown that Dyspepsia is cura ble, nor Is it such a difficult matter as at first appears. The trouble with Dyspeptics Is that they are continually dieting, starving themselves or going to the opposite ex treme or else deluging the already over burdened stomach with "bitters" "after dinner pills." etc., which invariably In crease the difficulty even if in some cases they do give a slight temporary relief. Such treatment of the stomach simply makes matters worse. What the stom ach wants Is a rest. Now how can the stomach become rested, recuperated and at the same time the body nourished and sustained? This Is a great secret and this Is also the secret of the uniform success of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. This Is a comparatively new remedy, but lt3 suc cess and popularity leave no doubt as to Jts merit. The Tablets will digest the food any way, regardless of condition of stomach. The sufferer from Dyspepsia, according to directions. Is to eat an abundance of good, wholesome food and use the tablets before and after each meal and the result will be that the food will be digested no matter how bad your Dyspepsia may be. because, as before stated, the tablets will digest the food even If the stomach Is wholly Inactive. To Illustrate our mean ing plainly. If you take 1S00 grains of meat,, eggs or ordinary food and place It In a temperature of 9S degrees, and. put with It one of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets It will digest the meat or eggs almost as perfectly as If the meat was Inclosed within the stomach. The -stomach may be ever so weak, yet these tablets will perform the work of digestion and the body and brain will be properly nourished and at the same time a radical, lasting cure of Dyspepsia will be made because the much abused stom ach will be given, to some extent, a much-needed rest. Your druggist will tell you that of all the many remedies advertised to cure Dyspepsia none of them have given so complete and general satisfaction as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets, and not least in importance in these hard times is the fact that they are also the cheapest and give the most good for the least money. oxofyz3x- WIIX. POSITIVELY CURE Klinty aad Liver Dlseue, JtAeatnaUsm. Sick Headache. Errlpaa. Scrofula. CaUrra, InJl rtntico. Neural six. Xervoutsets. Dyitwiula. Syphilitic DIum. Constipation. 12SG.tSSO poo. pla were treated la 1903. 3c All drujsl-u. LAfffmffrs MMif K&mJI VEGETABLE ARE TOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of The Oregonlan May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mali, It used to be considered that only urin ary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can. understand how Quickly your entire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fall to do Its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly". begin taking the great kidney remedy. Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your, kidneys begin to get better they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. I cheerfully recommend and Indorse the Great Remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, for kidney trouble and bad liver. I have used It and derived great benefit from It. I believe It has cured me entirely of kid ney and liver trouble, from which I suffer ed terribly. Most gratefully yours, A. R. REYNOLDS, Chief of Police, Columbus, Ga. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re sponsible for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to continue much suffering and fatal results are .sure to follow. Kid ney trouble Irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the blad der, pain or dull ache In the back, joints and muscles; make your bead acho and back ache, cause indigestion, stomach and liver trouble; you get a. sallow, yellow complexion, make you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science. How to Find Out If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place It In a glass or bottle and let It stand 24 hours. If on examination it Is milky or cloudy, if there Is a brick-dust settling, or if small particles float about in it. your kidneys are In need of immediate attention. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is used in the leading hospitals, recommend ed by physicians in their private prac tice, and is taken by doctors themselves who have kidney aliments, because they recognize in It the greatest and most suc cesful remedy for kidney, liver and blad der troubles. EDITORIAL. NOTE So successful is Swamp-Root in promptly curing even the most distressing cases of kidney, liver or bladder troubles, that to prove its won derful merits you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable iniormatlon, both sent absolutely free by mail. The book contains many of the thousands "upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success of Swamp-Root is so welt known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bingham ton, N. Y.. be sure to say you read this .generous offer in The Portland Dally Orego nlan. 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If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root Is what you need, you can purchase the regular 50-cent and $1 size bottles at the drug stores everywhere Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address. Blngham ton. N. T.. on every bottle.