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THE -MORNUSQ '0REG03IA2T, MONDAY, 'FEBRUARY' 13, 1905. LEADERS PUT IN .JAIL St Petersburg Strikers Quiet During Sunday. TRIAL FOR MEN IS FAR OFF, Cholera Epidemic Shows, Spreading Over ;Br1oad Distriotsin Various . Parts of Filth-Laden Rus x si a and Poland. SPECIAL. CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG. Te. 13. Barring minor disturbances. Sunday was quiet, and it is generally believed, that the elab orate arrangements made under the su pervision of Governor-General Trepoff had the tendency to discourage any plan io precipitate a general outbreak. There is:gbod reason to believe, however, Ahat but for these precautions serious trouble would have occurred. Sixty-eight etrlko leaders suspected of intending to incite tho laborers to riot were arrested, -and are "now in jail. As has been the jpollcy of -the government in. similar cases, these men will be kept in prison for a Jong period. So far as can "bo learned, only in ex ceptional cases will the trials of men ar rested ia connection with the present situation take place before the end of the year. Reports from, the Interior show the situ ation to be extremely gloomy, and there ig little reason to assume that In Rus sian Poland and South Russia the condi tions, will improve materially In the near future. As an instance of the many oc currences showing the temper of the peo ple to be ugly In the extreme may be cited the fact that, a few days ago, the Chief of Police of the town of Mohlllff was fired upon three times while he was driving .through the streets with his daughter. The shots went wild. The worst feature of the situation is discerned in the spread of the cholera epidemic, which until recently was con fined to isolated spots. The latest ad- ! vices show that the plague has spread over broad districts in various sections of the country, and the sanitary conditions of most Russian cities of the interior and in Russian Poland are such .that no hope Sa offered of an offectlvo attempt to check the epidemic CHANCE FOR LIVE AMERICANS Russian Paper Suggests That Govern ment Be Given to Syndicate. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 12 (midnight). The anticipated renewal of trouble among thr? workmen today was not realized. Neither strikers nor students made the slightest attempt to demonstrate, and -throughout the day the city presented a normal appearance. Tho Emperor's creation of a joint com mission of masters and workmen, chosen by themselves to investigate the causes of discontent among tho laborers, has made un exceedingly good impression, being considered definite evidence of the gov ernment's purpoao to compel some of the masters who have paid starvation wages to do justice to their employes. The imperial decree ordering thc.forma tlon of the committee reposes the presi dency of the body in Senator Chidllvski. a, member of the Council of the Empire, and Instructs the committee to ascertain immediately thc causes " of discontent of St, Petersburg's workmen and devise measures to prevent discontent in the future. The committee consists of rep resentatives of government departments, tho various industries and the workmen. The president is authorized to report in person to the Emperor and determine the number and mode of selection of the committee. At the Mali Theater tonight, a scene was created by cries of. "Down with the autocracy!" and personal abuse of the Empornr. The demonstrators were eject ed iTrom the theater. Tho police continue to make arrests. M. Souvouraln. in a sarcastic (tutorial article in the Novo Vroraya, suggests that the best egrefw from the present trou ble is to Invite an American syndicate to come in and take over the governmont, "as Americans make the best managers of big enterprises." WARSAW STRIKE IS STILL ON Police Will Force Men to Work or Compel to Leave Town. ' WARSAW, Feb. 12. Baron von Nolken. Chief of Police of Warsaw, who has Just roturned from a conference with Governor-General Tchertkofl". of the Province of Warsaw, today gave the Associated Press the following details regarding the stato of affairs in this district: . "The strike continues Jn all of the big factories. Tomorrow the manufacturers are coming to me to discuss the situa tion, and Tuesday for the purpose of teeing some representatives of the strik ers. Unless the strikers return to work. the police will expel all of thofe living outside of the AVarsaw district. If they will not work they must go home. The -men have no money and It seems impos sible that the strike can continue much longer. Our task is one of great diffi culty. "Wo ar not fighting an economic, ' but a political movement, having Its or igin in St. Petersburg. "The worst troubles, however, are prob ably over. Small disturbances may break out here and there, but not on such : scale as the earlier riots here." Private telegrams received from Dora brova say, that all the factories there are closed. Thirty thousand wugonioads of ore are standing on the railway tracks, and the freight traffic of the "Vistua line must be suspended unless the wagons are removed. The coal supply is the roost urgent question in Warsaw, since the Sosnovlco strike began. Governor-General Tchertkoff today re ceived a telegram from Emperor Nicholas permitting him to import coal free of duty from Silesia for a fortnight, and orders were immediately dispatched tj the Siieslan mines. A telephone message received from Lodz says that alMs quiet, but that the manufacturers are convinced that the strikers have no intention -to roturn to work" Monday. EARNED RUSSIAN RESPECT. Ambassador McCormick's Tact Has Been Marked in Negotiations. ST. PETERSBURG. Fob. 12 (11:40 P. M.) The official announcement of Ambassa dor McCormack's promotion to the Paris Embassy is received with surprise and regret in diplomatic and official circles here, whore it had been understood that Mr. McGormick probably would retain his present post during the coining ad ministration.' Telograms of congratula tion began reaching the Embassy last night, and today Mr. McCormlck received the felicitations of many of his colleagues, of the diplomatic corps. While naturally gratified by the mani festations of Prcsldont Roosewlt's confi dencc contained in the promotion to France, and although ho is not personally adverse to tho change on account of the ollmate. Ambassador McCormlck is loath to sever his many' pleasant relations here and withdraw from such an interesting field at this-time. The post of Ambassador to Russia, .at -no tlmo a bed of "roses, owing to the pe culiar conditions obtaining here; was pe culiarly difficult during the eventful two years of. Mr. ilcCormick's stay, requiring tact and judgment of a high order. Since the outbreak of hostilities there have been .disputes over contraband and other questions. The difficulty of Mr. Mccor mick's position, prior to the beginning of hostilities, was distinctly Increased by the sentiment prevailing In America favorable to Russia's adversary, but, largely by the maintenance of exceptionally good re lations with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and other -officials, Mr. McCormlck was .able to conduct the negotiations "and solve the various questions at issue without friction, accomplishing at the same time the more- difficult task of practically dis pelling Russian-distrust of the attitude of the American Government. Mr. McCormicKalsa discharged the del icate mission of- presenting the Klshlnrff petition, although It was foredoomed to rejection; and last Spring, with better success, he reopened the question of the recognition without discrimination of passports Issued Jo American Jews, n matter which Russia has now favorably decided In principle, the first application being the Incorporation in the recent Ger man, commercial .treaty. pf a clause spe cifically permitting freedom of travel to Jewish commercial travelers, lie also negotiated the corporation treaty, and within a fortnight has Induced Russia to recede from a counter-proposal offered by her as" a substitute for Secretary Hay's original arbitration treaty. Mr. McCormlck probably will leave for Paris the middle of March. Several weeks will be required to put things at the Embassy In order for turning over "'to Mr. Meyer, the new Ambassador, and making an -extended round of official farewell visits to members of the imperial family and of the court, members of the diplo matic corps and other officials. Mrs. McCormlck . will come at once to St. Petersburg to Join n the formalities. HAILED AS A REFORM MEASURE Revival of Ancient Land Parliament Indorsed by the Czar. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12 (Midnight). The news that Emperor Nicholas has inorsed the scheme for the revival of the Zemsky Zabor, or ancient land parlia ment, has spread through the city and created satisfaction among the liberal classes. The newspapers this morning were filled with articles descriptive of this ancient Russian institution, indicat ing that word had gone forth that the government had decided to listen to the voice of representatives of the people. Naturally there is. some skepticism as to whether the government intends frank ly to take the step, but the cenaral ver- rtlct Is that, if the Emperor has succeeded in shaking off reactionary influences and now proceeds in good faith to summon the Zemsky Zabor, he will rally to his support the .moderate liberals, :md per haps arouse a wave of genuine enthusi asm in the country. Liberals are convinced that a meetinsr of such a body must be followed by re- iorms. German Troops Aiding Russian. SPECIAL. CABLE. HAMBURG. Feb. 11. Abundant evi dence Is at hand now that the German government is lending the aid of its troops to Russia In order to enable Rus sia effectively to patrol the frontier sec tions of Russian Poland. The German frontier guard is being continually strengthened and shortly after the out break at Sosnovlcc, Russian Poland, the Russian authorities gave permission to the German frontier guards to cross the bordor and patrol Russian territory. The railroad bridge just outside of Sos novice Is being guarded by German troops exclusively. According to a -report received here, 73 were killed and several hundred injured in the recont collision between strikers and Russian troops at Katharinenhuctte. The official Russian statement placed tho number of killed at 32, Witte's House Was Surely Searched. SPECIAL CABLE. LONDON. Feb. 13. The St, Petersburg correspondent of tho London Dailv Mail, who was one of the first to cable tho story of the search of M. Witte's house, by officials of the Ministry of the Inte rior, by direct order of tho Czar, wires that the official denials Issued b- the Russian authorities since the publication of the report must not be accepted as trustworthy. Tho correspondent states that before wiring the story to his paper he assured himself of its truth, and is In 'a position to vouch for it that the search took place and that a mass of documents was taken from M. Witte's house for examination. Tiflic Laborers Return to Work. T1FLIS. Feb. 12.-The workmen here generally are returning to work, and the authorities are taking measures to iro tect those who are resuming their la bors. Trilling disorders are reported at other places In the Caucasus. The Civil Governor has ordered a meet ing of the municipal council to discuss means for the settlement of the laborLueared in Nome. There were two or troubles, but the Councillors, finding that tho order stipulated that tho discussion be held in secret, declined to acquiesce on the ground that it would be impossible to arrive at a settlement under such con ditions. Acted as Russian Scouts. PARIS, Feb. 13. The French yaoht Florcntina II arrived yesterday from Mar seilles. One of her officers "relates that she, with two fast English yachts, wore engaged as scouts for the Russian squad ron passing the Mediterranean and Red Seas, keeping a lookout for Japanese ves sels supposed to be cruising in those waters. The yachts kept in constant com munication with the flagship. Russia to' Buy Big Steamers. LONDON, Fob. 13.-The Times this morning prints the statement that tho Ilamburg-AmerJran Company's steamers Deutschland and Hamburg arc to bo sold to Russia for $3,500,000 and 52.000.030 re spectively. Deadlock Continues in Russia. LONDON, Feb. IS. The correspondent at SL Petersburg of the Times, descri bing the situation, says that the policy of the drift is pervading all classes, gov ernment, capital, labor and even the revo lutionists,, the result being an internal deadlock. SHELLING BY BTJSSIAN BATTEEY Defensive Work Is Being Carried On at the Front. TOKIO, Fob. 12 (2 . P. M.)-Japanfcsc Manchurian headquarters telegraphs that a company of Russians attacked Waltao shan village Friday night and wore re pulsed. The Russian battories on the western foot of Ta Mountain shelled Putsaowe on Friday. A company of Russians attacked Lluchicntun early Saturday morning, and were repulsed. The Russian artillery then slowly shelled LInehirntun and vicinity. The' Russians have continued their de fensive works to Liurhlouiun, and seem to have extended thnlr right along the rail way to Slaofangshen, which Is about a mile and a quarter east of Mcntapso. BLOCKADE-RUNNER IS SEIZED German Steamer Loaded With Ship. building Material and Foodstuffs. TOKIO. Feb. 12 (8 P. M.) The German steamer Parros. bound for Vladivostok, was suized off Hokkaido on Friday. Her cargo consisted of shipbuilding material and foodstuffs. "Now, then. a!d Mrs. Polk after dinner, "bow shall I dress for the theater this even Inc?" "In time to part of tho first act, dear," replied her husband mildly. Phila delphia Press. HYBERBOREAN NOME An Alaskan Metropolis of .Strangely Rapid Growth. GOLD THE AGENCY OF.GROWTH In Five Years a Barren Beach Has Become a City Wjth Banks and Business Blocks, Telegraphs. Academy of Sciences. Alfred H. Dunham. Chief Game Wardon pf Alaska, writing of "Tho Development of Nome." In the Cosmopolitan Magazine, tells a story that Is- worthy of repetition. The Oregonian thus condenses It: While Panama, as the. site of the great waterway being built to connect the. At lantic and the Pacific, has-been attracting so increasingly the interests of the world, there has grown up almost unheralded on the. Seward Peninsula of Alaska a city and a civilization destined, there can be no doubt, to form the eastern tormlnus of a tunnel which will, connect the railroad systems of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The development of Nome has been less rapid absolutely than that of a score pf American cities in regions more naturally favored. But viewed in the light of the obstacles of transportation, geographical location and Isolation from other centers, Nome's rise In five years from a barren strip'of beach fronting a frozen marsh, to a city of 25,000 Inhabitants, with banks and schools and theaters. paved streets and electrically lighted thoroughfares, tel--egraph and telephone systems, and -with three separate linos of railroad onter ing it, standi? alone in city building. The growth of Nome and the establish ment on Seward Peninsula of a permanent civilization which is not dependent "wholly upon the mineral wealth of tho soil has brought suddenly from' the realm of dreams to the world of "fact And probabil ity the project, long mooted, of all-rail communication between Asia and America by the way of Bering Sea. Already Sew ard Peninsula Itself is 'gridioned", with railroads built and under construction: a central Alaskan railroad is partially compjeted from Cook Inlet north to the Yukon River, and as soon as her affairs in the East are settled, Russia will lay a spur north from her present trans- Siberian line to the Kamchatka penin sula. From East Cape. In Siberia, to Cape Prince of Wales, in Alaska, is but 30 miles. All the popular conceptions of an Alas kan mining town aro belled by Nome, Every facility or convenience of modern society which is enjoyed by places of Its size In other partf? of the United States is onjoyed equally by the citizens of Nome. Not only arc such utilitarian marks of progress as the telegraph, tho telephone, both local and long-distance. electric lights and bicycles . every whero noticeable, but the esthetic side of life Is also not neglected, and lectures, musi cal entertainments and balls are as- ire quent as in cities farther uth. Three daily newspapers are published in Nome; with 1G teachers and 1000 pupils, and the' Alaskan Academy of Sciences provides lectures for higher classes and maintains a library- Besides, there are good hotels. an excellent theater, a high school, a large greenhouse and many fine stores. During the fiscal year ondlng June -30. 1901. the commerce of Alaska aggregated more than $30,000,000, a large amount of it passing through Nome. More .than $2,250,000 worth of manufactures In iron and steel was sent to Alaska from the United States during the same period. and 20,000,000 pounds of tin-plate, valued at Jl.COO.OM. and JSOO.000 worth of manu factured tinware. Yet in 1SC7 the amount which the United States paid to Russia for all Alaska a territory as large as the whole of the United States east of the Mississippi River, exclusive qf the four states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi was only 57.000,000. In the Spring of 1S99. tlie spot now marked as Nome on the map. was as dis mal a beach as might bo found the world over. By June of the same year a tent- city, sheltering 5,000 persons, occupied tho site. Bv the following "September the tent-city had vanished and In its place was a town of substantial frame buildings In the meantime a city government had been formed, a Mayor elected, a police force organized, a fire department equip ped and a court established. The bad man with tho revolver, who used to "shoot up" the old camps, is a picturesque character that has never ap- three shooting affairs the first Summer, but they were of the character that might oocur In New York. London or Paris, not the mining-camp variety, at all The most remarkable thing about Nomq is the rapidity with which It acquired tho luxuries of civilization. Its electric light Ing- system and Its telephone service aro excellent. Its large greenhouse supplies fresh vegetables and flowers the year round at reasonable prices, l here aro numerous clubs, the most Important of which Is a secret society, the Arctic Brotherhood, whose clubhouse 4s in every particular all that a clubhouse should be. from the bowling alleys to the cafe. Tho three churches arc the largest buildings in Nome. The first Winter of Nome was char acterized by what might be called high finance, truly a commentary on tho men tal trend uf the day. Everybqdy tried to corner something. To comer tilings was in every particular legitimate, and to nflgloct an opportunity was to court ruin. The price of coal under artifirinl stimu lus went to I1.V u ton; lumbar commanded a thousand feet before the Winter broke. Castor oil could be liad in large quantities for i) cents an ounce; eggs brought SO cents each. The most suc cessful corner was that of fresh milk. Thore was only one cow In the city; the owner thereof cleared 51000 on milk, and Hold the cow In the Spring for beef, realiz ing 5500 more. Beer brought unheard-of prices. To take advantage of the high prices expected the f6llowing Winter, poultry-yards and dairies were established and a brewery built, and thus prices found their natural level. The social life of the town during the first two Winters wquld have furnished the student of sociology an Interesting chapter, comprising as It did the 'forma tion of a "four hundred." a. "fast set," and the like. At a charity ball held early the second season. I wora the first dress suit ever exposed to. public view in Nome. Nccdlcne to add, 1 was tho most .uncomfortable center of all eyes. Judge Clark finally broke tho ce by shaking hands with the "man who had nervo enough to wear a dress suit in Nome" t was a most amusing thing to sec tho dress suits appoar after that. Before the Winter was over It was rare indeed to see a roan at a function in anything but eve ning clothes. Whrrc they came from has never been satisfactorily explained to this day. And the thing that brought this all about is gold. Nature hides her treasure in strange places, and sxits through strange paces us that seek for It. Every body In Nome has a claim; everybody expects to strike It rich sooner or later. Knough enthusiasm, optimism and ambi tion are generated in Nome each year to supply the earth aye." the universe could they be bbttled or dried. The. first min ing was done by placer methods, right on thc soabeach. At first ono man could make as much as $50 a day by the slm- plest methods. Each Inch of beach, pne might, say, has been worked over by the hand-methods and now the whole beach Is being systematically sifted again; this time gasoline engines and mer cury are assisting. Farther back In the tundra, within three miles of the town, where no one suspected that there was gold at all, there has been, found a deposit richer than ever has been discovered In Alaska. From 53000 to 510,000 worth a day has been taken out here. This discovery' was made two weeks before the last boat came out in the Fall and w?ll undoubtedly add new stimulus to lstskan travel In the Spring. A railroad now under course of con struction in this immediate district the? Council City & Solomon River promises to make accessible a district that it ls impossible to work success fully at the -present' trae owing "to the difficulty of receiving supplies. The construction of this railroad, the first of standard gauge in operation In rVlaska. has demonstrated the possi bility oT building In the Far North a roadbed practically as solid as that of any of the best - equipped systems in the United States.- The tundra, or Arctic bog. lands, have been conquered by a system -of thorough drainage, and tiic ties -planted on gravel brought from dlstnce for ballasting puTposcs. re- enforced by a top layer of rock from tho foothllje. The time js not far distant when Alaska is going totake its place as u great agricultural ' section. There" are at the present moment 1,000,000 square miles available foe cultivation, and with a climate -not so severe as that of British Columbia or Manitoba. Tne country's canneries and fisheries are rapidly gaining a world-wide reputa tion, and the tlmo Is almost at hand when Nome will make Gloucester, Mass., look to its. laurels as the fish ing port of America. Alaska has the largest game in tne world if we except the elephant In its great Kadiak bears, and has moose. caribou, goats and mountain shewp. Herds of caribou that have taken two days to pass a given point are to be seen. These wm soon go inc wi ui the buffalo, however, unless some ac tion Is taken, for the white man has taught the Indian the value of . cer tain parts of these antmais. ana iney are slaughtered literally by the thou sands each year. Since Alaska was purchased from Russia, in 1SC7, for 57.200,000. it has brought to the people of the United States, from Its furs, fisheries and mines, oivr 510,000,000,000. THREATENS WITH A VETO. Governor Wants Appropriations Put in Separate Bills. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Gov ernor Chamberlain may veto the general appropriation blil Introduced in the House Friday, should it come to him in its present form. The bill carries appro priations of over 51.000.000, the items be ing for the asylum, prison. University. Agricultural College, Normal Schools and various special subjects. Two years ago the Governor vetoed an appropriation hill on the ground that it violated the provision of the constitution requiring, that a bill shall embrace but one subject. His contention was that the appropriations should be segregated, so that the Governor may pass upon the various items without approving or ve toing a large number of appropriations at one time, and so that the people may demand the referendum upon one item without tying up a large number of ap propriations. The Governor has not changed his views and wants tho Legislature to pre sent the appropriations- in separate bills each upon a separate subject. Tho- bill will probably go to the Governor beforo adjournment, and he will have time to veto It and send it back for final action, before the session closes. If the Legis lature should pass It over his veto he could then go before the people In the next campaign and deny responsibility for any expenditures of which the people disapprove. Appropriation bills have always been mado up in the form adopted at this ses slon. but Governors have often protested against the practice, on the ground that it does not give them a. chance to exercise the veto power without tjing up numer ous appropriations. Legislatures, on the other hand, have continued tho practice. partly to save Introducing many bills and partly to Insure the safety of some items of appropriation that would be disap proved by tho Executive if presonted in separato bills. . Somo Republican members are protty well pleased with the form of the present bill, for the reason that the Governor cannot veto It without causing great In convenience to state Institutions, and they do not believe he will do this. WIFE WAS THE BETTER SHOT Pistol Duel in Oakland Results in the Death of the Husband. OAKLAND. Feb. 12. Edward R. Koehn and his wife, who wore married only even weeks, engaged in a pistol duel today, with the result that the hus band's body is now in the morgue. The couple quarreled .Immediately after mar riage, and Koohn ordered his wife from the house. She returned this morning, and Koehn demanded her to leave. Wordrt followed, and Koehn, so the wife said, brandished a revolver and fired at her. She seized a second revolver under a mattress, and as Koehn fired again she hot at him four times. Ono bullet en tered hLi neck, killing him. Koehn was a s'hipplng clerk employed in San Francisco, and was 32 years old. The wifo is 23 years old. She was not injured. She is under arrest. ELECTRIC - CAE JUMPS TRACK Excited Passenger Leaps Off With Wife, and Both Badly Hurt. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. A car on the Sutro electric line, filled wth pas scngere on the way to the beach, got beyond the control" of the motorman on a steep grade today and jumped the track at a curve this evening. It plowed through 30 feet of sand without over turning. , Fred Kottleman. of Stockton, was on the front ond of the car. and when it left the track jumped off. pulling his wife with him. His skull was fractured, and his injuries may prove fatal. Mrs. Kcttle man was cut about the head and face. A number of people suffered minor hurts. THE DATS DEATH ROLL. Sylvester Scovel. COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 12.-Sylvester Seovi'l. who attained prominence during the Spanish-American War. on account of an altercation with General Shafter, died today at a hospital in Havana, fol lowing an operation for an abscesn of the liver. He was years old. He accom panied the Santiago expedition" as a cor respondent. Dr. Frank Cowari. GRBBNSbURG, Pa.. Feb. 12. Dr. Frank Cowan, the Greenburg philosopher, died here today, aged $1. In the.Stfs he twice encircled the globe, and. It Is said, was, the first white man to enter Korea. Captain James Lee. MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Feb. 12. Captain James Leo, president of the Lcc Line Packet Company, ' died at his liomc here today, aged 72 years. TRIBUTES TO HOAR Special Session Held of House of Representatives. LAWRENCE IN THE CHAIR Resolutions Expressing Sense. of Be reavement and Loss' in-Death of Senator Passed After, Many ..Speeches Are Made. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12; Tribute to the momory of the late Senator Hoar of Mas sachusetts was the occasion of a special session o"f the House of Representatives today. Many members attended- the ses sion, which began at 12 o'clock. - The gal leries were occupied liberally". Repre sentative Lawrence, of Massachusetts, presided. Resolutions expressing the sense of be reavement and loss in the death of Sen ator Hoar were offered by Representative Lovering, of Massachusetts. Speakers to these resolutions were: Messrs. Glllet. Lawrence. Thayert Sullivan, Green, Rob erts, McNary, Powers, Kelliher and Tlr- rell of Massachusetts, and Clark and De Armond of Missouri. At 2:35 P. M. the resolutions were adopt ed and the House adjourned. WEEK'S WORK OF THE SENATE Swayne Impeachment and Agricul tural Bill the Main Features. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The attention of the Senate during the present week will be divided between the Swnyne impeach ment and the agricultural appropriation bill. Tho bill Is still under discussion. and as soon as it Is disposed of the bill making appropriations for tho District of Columbia will be taken up. Naval Bill Before House. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The naval ap propriation bill will be taken up by the House on Monday, as soon as the legisla tion for the District of Columbia has been disposed of. The naval bill will be at tacked on several grounds. Issue is to be taken with the committee in Its provLsion for new ships. Tho topic for armor-plate contracts Is to fill its accustomed place on the programme, while submarine boats and torpedo-boats are to form the basis of offensive and defensive argument. The best estimate that can be made is that at least four days will be consumed in getting legislative action on this bill in the House. It is to be followed immedi ately by the river and harbor bill. Should the decks be cleared at any time the pro posed legislation on the Panama Canal project will be discussed. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. P M Gray. New YorkjC C Impeuer. Niac P Mrs F M Gray, do ;C C Williams, do E W GrafmUler. do iMrs L M Pierce, Pndtn G II Bishop,. ClncInatiiMIss Pierce, Pendleton A E Bronfon, ClevlndlMrs J F Soule, Hoqm W B Stevens. Jr, N YS Koule, S F C M Slj'er. S F JC F Fcslier. do J V Elchelbaum. do IM Marcus. Chicago J Miller & wf. St P (Mrs Petoda. Canada E E Brehn, WkesenC C BeeUraan. Jckanv M. tpstein. X i !JIrs Beekman. do F P Graves, Chicago :MIss Beekman, do It Babcock, MIchlgan'F W Graven, city IIjO WInans, DctroitiMrs F W Graves, do F W Pennlman. l'hilaiC H Boso & wf. Sat!e F II Moore, S F IF V Thayer. St Paul E II Aichlbold, KansiB F Morgan. Seattle Mrs A Y Miller, N C D J -Moore, Seaside J Mason. S F J H Stoddart, N Y G H Taylor .fc wf. N YM!ss Stoddart. do 1 II Bernays, S F R Brower, do Wm Kllpper. NX iE I4anel, S F A N Aldrlch, AberdnlH E Hutchinson, I. A Mrs A N Aldrlch. do T M Morlarty, S F Mrs F Kincatd. St PJJ M Haley, do THE PERKINS J B Goddard. KacsasiMiss Etta Pope, Cgwll F Beaton. Setattle IK Clark, Chicago Mrs F Beaton, do ,'F S Fraser, Ilwato II Erwln, Payette IB Stewart, Eugene Mrs S E Plner. I'ltsbgU Schinjrare. Tacoma C W Maler, Kansas iW A Williams. C Rocfc A P Phillips, Sacto IE P Turner. Vic. B C C A Cochran. Cotge GiJ H Gurry. North Bnd C E Elklngton. S F IT W Weddlk. Kansas A G Koontz, Spuno jV O Green. Soattle Mrs A G Koontz, dd G TcatF. Tacoma Miss Koontz, do IMrs G Teat, do N Whealdon. T DallSjMrs Brown, Astoria Miss Whealdon. do ijohn Giltnan. do J E Herrax, do jE U Schoonback, do M Sorenson. do iE SUvay. do O W Henderson. lOOSiE J Kyne. do C D JohnF, do It M 1'atersen. city J A Allen, Wallace Ia A Cooper, do Mrs J A Allen, do Iw Ballon, do Dr R G Gale, N Bend'A Reynolds, do Mrs Dr R G Gale, do I J BIy. do Airs Tlnbrook. MshddjA I. Boulton. do Mrs A F I.unlsrer. do THE IMPERIAL. L B Geer. Salom A Oppenhcimcr, S F W YounRberg". WallsnlW Johnson. Rosoburg1 C E Wolverton, HalmjMrs W Johnson, do S B Huston. HIUsbrlA Daub. Castle R G II Bauer. HollIsterlW E Conner. Ashland Miss Goldsmith, Or CIW W Wnllcr. Olympia Ben Blnsliani. city JE B Williams, E C Jury, do jH G van Duscn. Astor C Matteson. do W Cowlns. Heppn'er J Barton. Buffalo C W Tower, Seattle W H Mixer, do G J Kadderly. city W L Rabb. do G C Fulton, do A M Smith, do Mrri Smith do JO B Johnson, Ralnipr B . RumbK EuRcn R A Booth, do C F Ashford, Seattle E U Forest. S P Co Mrs Booth, de Mrs E La Forest. dftlMrs F Hawk. ! A N Aldrich. Ab-rdnlP Patten. Astoria Mr A N Aldrlch. do! Mrs Patton. de Mrs F Klrkland. St PL M Russell. Spokain O G Llnau. x i id s Dire, Altany G French. S F A Nelson. S F II W Jack. Seattle A C Woodcock, Eugn Maude MlHett. Mt VlR H Grogenr Everett E C Rogers, Doty J S CoopeK Independ E Jacobson. T DallesiJ A Baddclcy. 1'endtn THE ST. CHARLES. A H Cole 'I Hanurn. Salem C D Crane. Winona 'Mrs P Hansen, do A C Williamson. TacjH Anderson. W Stytn A R Donahue, city K Armstrong, K C A J Breer llwaco !W H Herman, GrassV A J Smith, Magger iD C Dunbar. Clcone D Whalcn J W Gray. St Johns A Tbayer. Castle R lit Moyer. The Dalles H J Turner JG Frank, do Roy Moycr. T Dalles'A Boslar, Lebanon O Frantz, do JE Pumphrey. Oltqua T Dlrr. McMlnnvllIe 'C Max, city A Lewis, !Mr Heacock, Newberg R B Lassell. HarrlsbglP Buckley, city B Kezhthlnj;er Salm'H Lewis, city A L Potter IB Wllke J Freeman. Clatsknr'.H J Turner WHAT THE MINISTER SAYS $ Most Convincing. "I thought I would write you what Ppr amid Pile. Cure haK done for me. I had a most aggravated case of bleeding piles; indeed, I dreaded when I had to go to stool. One flfty-cent box cured me. I fool like a new man. I have recommend ed it to others as being, tho most wonder ful remedy known. It is indeed a great blessing to suffering humanity. You arc at liberty to use this for all it Js worth, ond I hope it may do good." Rev. W. EL Carr. 355 North Holbrook sjrect, Danville. Va. Clergymen - (like all professional men who lead sedentary live.) are especially addicted to plies, In varjous forms, and are continually on the lookout for a rem edy which will give relief, with little or no idea of obtaining "a cure. Recognizing this fact. Rev. Mr. Carr consents to the upo of his name in order that othT sufferers may know, there is a cure called Pyramid PIlo Cure'', which is sold by druggists everywhere for the low prico of fifty cents a package, and which will bring about for every ono afflicted with piles the sanw ncnellclal result!) as In his own case. Be careful to accept no substitutes, and remember that there la no" remedy "Just as good." A llttlo book describing' the causes and euro of plies is published . by Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, JMich.. and will be sent free for the asking. All sufferers aro advised to write for it, as It contains val uable Information on the subject of piles. Of have it. ATSB'S SiRBAPARITXA. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR. 3 Wmt "mtwfT Mrs Young. Elgin 'J H Hanqln. Vancvr H Eyster, Seattle tChas Harris. d6 A Ericksen, Bridal VjR E DoollUle. do Mrs A Ericksen. do C Morris. Columbia W L Wells. Falls C J Tlnlcar Jamos Brown Mrs James Brown ! II L Tocum, Mayfleld J C Axtell. Woodlnd B Gamhlll. USA D A Western.. Salem J C Axtell. Woodland Mrs J C Axtell. do J Dunwoody, Colfax Mrs J Dunwoody, do H Fraser Mrs H Fraser Mrs D A Western. doiH J Turner D H Johnsen. do 'W H Herman Mrs D H Johnsen, dolS A Cummins O L Bishop. Seattlo IMrs S A Cummins C M Allen. Spokane A Horenden. Woodbn L Anderson. Albion M Sturdevant. Cornlus Mrs L Anderson, do '.It L Smith Mrs M Kemp. SeattloiJ D Murphy, Falls C Clyde Miller. Cobursjl Hammond. Indiana T Armstrong ( THE ESMOND J Freeman. Clatskne H Jackson. Spokane Mrs Juckson. do C E Rullfson. Carrltnl II Dllley. Albany Mrs Dllley. do T A Courtney. Oswgo C Downing, Stella F Enstron, do W B Jameson, Rainier Mrs Jameson, do H M Lorntenp, Astora, J Qulnn. Quinn'3 J Holbrook. Catlln E Holbrook, do M Miller do J. Rodlan. Gresham C A Anderson. Minn L H Burton. Roehstrl C D Xyberg-, Fishers II C Miller. Seattle C C Pyle. Ohio E Eberhardt. St L 1 M Morris. Mlnwjpolls Mrs Eberhardt. do jMra Morris, do iV Marcuson. ChehallsiMlss Morris, do R Henric! St Helena G A Taylor. Arthur J J Mayers. ArlngtonlW N Meserve. GraysR A Casner, Kalama iT Anderson. Seattle D Shelly. Condon !Mrs Anderson, do .Hilda Anderson, do Dr J Williams. Xashv iMrs Williams, do I L. Norman. Spokane Or McKay, do Mrs McKay, do J Jenkins. Toledo Mrs Jenkins, do Jirs s Norwood. iiT isairn. tiausion O Hughes. St Paul f.V A Slckan, Astoria Mrs" Hughes, do fJ J Mayors. Arlington Mrs MeDowell, do ! J Monroe. Albany THE SCOTT I. M Jones. Spokane U T Rosa, Newark A C Her. do IC R Ross, do A Greenleaf. do D C Cook & wf. S F I IN A WEEK r-w Ssi' 1 "" . ve guarantee a cure in every case we unuwuujc ",,vjr. n.V in niiin tlon frfe. Letters confldenUaL Instructive BOOK. FOR MEN mailed free In plain We cure the worst cases of plies in two or three treatments, without operation Cure guaranteed. ' o. . If you cannot call at office, write for question blank. Homo treatment successiui. Office hours. 9 to 5 and 7 to 3. Sundays and holidays. 10 to 12. DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO. Offices in Van-Noy Hotel. 62 Third st. cor. Plae. Portland. Or. VITAL WEAKNESS Xonseat estabUahedt most nuccessiui ana reliable peclallstfJ In diseases o' men, as medical diplomas, licenses and nevrapn- Dcr record? snow. record? snow. Stricture, Varicocele, Poison, Kectai, Money dnu vim.u.j . and all diseases aad Tveaknees due to jeritaBce evil habit., ex w3e. or the renult of pecIJie diseases. ,,,n rnrr Write for Symptom Blank and CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE book u y cannot caii; Office Hoars: S A. M. to S P. M.J Simdnyii, 10 to 12 oaly. St. Louis Xrd Dispensary Cor. Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Or. at H i in ? ul?. . JLwmA tin. fnliiirft. youxg SJLn troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains, bashiuineaa, ivVrslon to society, which deprive you of your manhood. CMKlTa YOU for ttV&UkUSS OR AIA ItK IAt K. . , . .uDLtt-AUHl) illiNi who from excesses and strains hav lost thels BLOOU AM Gleet. Stricture. nmtr finrt LlVCf nmins. Catarrh and rheumatism Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses so patent nos trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough, medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Prl ate Diseases sent free to all men who de scribe their trouble. PATIBXT5 cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered In plain envelops- Consultation tree and sacredly confidential. Call on or address DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland, Or. course consumption can be cured. Modern medicine teaches it. No one longer doubts it. Babies have it. Young mothers The aged have it. None are exempt. For over 50 years doctors have prescribed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for this disease. It quiets the cough, controls the inflammation. If inter ested, talk this over with your doctor. 3Cadr by the 7. C. -lyr Co.. X.owtU. SCess. Also asnufectureza of AYER'S AGUE CURE. AYER'S PILLS. ir.vTi'iTifTniir.iiniwniiTiirflniinf w ijinninin'niMiiuwininiin'iH'" A J Whitney. WdbrnlF Lonsdale. Seattle Mrs J Smith, PendltnlMrs F Lonsdal. do Mrs F C Bawlcy. do 'Miss Lonsdale, do T W Xash, St Paul j Vanhouten, do O E Brooks. BrldalViC J Thomas. Ashlam C E Floyd. Spokane IMrs C J Thomas, do M E Gilbert & wf, doip p Ackcrman. S F Miss Gilbert, do I Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American pian. Rates. 53 and up. Hotel Donnelly, Tacont&t. First-class restaurant in connection. Skin Diseases are cured by Glycozoie Eniorui by the Medical Profession. By destroying germSj they as sist nature to accomplish a cure. Send thirty-five cents to pay ex pressage on Free Trial Bottles. Sold by Leidlnj Drujjist. Not zenulne unless Ubel belts my ilnituit; G2M Prince Street, N. V. Write for free Information about nYDROZOXE ant GLYCOZOXK. We treat successfully all privrate, ner vous and chronic diseases of men. also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kl'lney and throat troubles. We cure STCPHII.I3 (without mercury) to stay cured forever. In 80 to 60 days. We remove STRIC TURE, without operation or pain, in 13 days. We stop drains, the result of self-abuse. Immediately. We can reatoro the sexual vigor of any man under 50 by means of local treatment peculiar to ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea in a Week The doctors of this institute are all regular graduates, have had many years r?..i - Uo.m Viaan knnmn In Portland v. ror ia years, imc .. iirL- .Ij -Jiu i.nrfiFi-Va n- rasa unless . xVinran nn f fv COTtSUlta.- Hydrozone a and I Above all other things, -we strive to save the thou sands of young- and middle-aged men who aro plunging- toward the grave, tortured by the woes of nervousi debility. Wo have evolved a special treatment for Nrvous Debility and special weakness that Is uni formly successful In cases where success was before and by other doctors deemed impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restores permanently. It allays irritations of ha dellcato tissues surrounding the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to tholr normal condition, which prevents lost vitality. It tonea up and strengthens the blood vessels : tnat carrv nourishment. The patient realizes a great blight has been lifted from his life. We want allME.V WHO ARE SUFFEItlNG from any disease or special weakness to feel that they can come to our office freely for examination and explanation of their condition Kit EE OK CHARGE, without being bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment tmicsK they ao desire. We euro . 1 1 jl r t j Nervous Debility, Blood Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as Uvor. kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings. Brigbt's dlseasa. etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as plies, fistula. Assure, ulceration, mucous and, oipuay u;auuiui,co, v vn - - confinement. Diseases of Men Kionft DAison. eleui. tcriciure. unnatural losses. lm Cure guaranteed. CURED. V