P8HPAREX0 ATTACK
JapaheseSather Forces JNear;
" Russian "Position.
FORTIFYING S1PINGHAI LINE
Signs of' Impending Battle Japan
. eseVNesr Xirln, and May Cut Off
'Ucsuri Cnlnese 'Predict the
--. . .
x"- Taking nf Harbin.
ST. PETERSBURG, Starch Ml. 2:20 A.
M. Another duel between the opposing
armies In Manchuria may be on the pro
gramme for the coming week. The Rus
sians, according to the Associated Press
Harbin correspondent, aro now strongly
fortifying their positions at SIpinghal,
against -which the Japanese are reported
to be .gathering In force.
.The reported Russian . retirement from
Siplnghai to Chaoumlaodzl was incorrect,
due to a telegraphic error In the con
fusion of similar Chinese names. Chaou
mlaodzl with Shuamuyaotzl, south of
SIpinghal. whence the Russians advance
force retired to the fortified line at SI
pinghal; The .Japanese followed to some
extent, but a border of 20 miles Qf de
batable ground stIU remains etwen the
two armies, over which, the Japanese will
probably not advance until -they are ready
to attack.
-.Equally Important news is that, a col
nmn of Japanese Is moving against Klein,
perhaps "with the Intention of turning the
position eastward and .striking at the
Vladivostok line of communication, with
the double purpose of Isolating the fort
ress and separating General Linlevitch's
army from a valuable base of supplies,
the Useuri district.
GATHERING FORCES FOR FIGHT
Japanese Army - Massing for" Attack
on SIpinghal Lines.
SX PETERSBURG. March 30. a A. M.)
There has been no fighting of conse
Quence lately. Reconnaissances establish
the fact that the Japanese are gathering
in strong. force 20 miles south of SIpinghal,
evidently intending to attack the Russian
position at Sinplnghal. The Russians are
strongly fortifying there, 'and apparently
expect to make a stand. The country is
comparatively clear of Japanese.
The Japanese are approaching .Klrin,
threatening communication in the Ussuri
district.
The number, of Chincee bandits is. con
stantly augmenting.
Chinese continue to report that Field
Marshal Oyama has Issued proclamations
fixing the date for the occupation of Har
bin as April 10. but this prediction. If
actual, is apparently improbable in fulfill
ment. - BILDERLING A BLUNDERER
Disregard of Orders Gave Japanese
Opening During Retreat.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 30. 2:K A.
M.) An interesting fact throwing light on
the supersession of General Bilderllng
from .the command of the Third Man
churian army has been brought out by a
Russian ' dispatch from Gunrtiu Pass de
scribing the "retreat from Mukden. Ac
cording to the plan of retreating as out
lined, each dhielon of the third army was
to retire by the Mandarin road and move
to- the eastward of that highway. In
stead, it moved, for some reason, along
roads to the west of the Mandarin road,
leaving a breach between the first and
third armies of which the Japanese took
advantage.
The correspondent eays the wagon
trains -werc ordered north three days be
fore the evacuation, but their departure
was delayed, causing confusion in the
withdrawal.
Discussing the battle of Sandepu, the
corr5KMiderit says he personally saw a
map mado from observation 'by a balloon
Jwnuary 20,' showing the redoubt at Sande
pB. uii which the attack was shattered.
b of the .existence of which the attack
ing force first learned during the attack
"an unimportant detail, but one which
cest us 10,000 men and the success of the
operation."
JSSIAN FLEET GOING EAST.
Steamer Sights Whole Swarm of!
Ships in Indian Ocean.
DURBAN. NataJ. March 29. The
British steamer Dart, which arrived
here today from Rangoon. February
2S, reports "having passed on March 13
30 warships and 14 colliers steaming
astward, 250 miles northeast ot the Island
of Madagascar.
lt -Is apparently confirmed that thb
Russian second Pacific - squadron, com
manded by Vico-Adrairal Rojestvensky,
left Xossl Be. Island, oft the norlhwost
const of Madagascar, about March 16,
and If the warships steamed very slow
ly they probably formed the squadron
sighted by the steamer Dart, now at
Durban.)
Blockade-Runner Fools Russians.
EOSTON. March 29. The steamer Drag
oman, which arrived here today from
Manila and Cebu, reports having been
chased by the Russian volunteer cruiser
Smolensk while on the way from Batoum
with a cargo of petroleum for Nagasaki
KPd Kobe. The Smolensk approached the
Dragoman within hailing distance and or
dered the steamer to- follow her. Captain
Owens, of the Dragoman, refused, where
upon the warship tlrd two shots across
the steamer's bow and the Dragoman lay
to. A boat was sent front the battleship
to the steamer, prepared to take charge of
the vesel. but the presentation by Cap
tain Owens of a bill of 'lading naming
Shanghai as his destination wsemed to
t-atlsfy the officer in charge of the board
ing party. Ho withdrew his men and too
steamer sailed away!
Commission on Port Arthur's Loss.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 50. (I A. M.)
The membership of the commission to
investigate the circumstances of the sur
render of Port Arthur, under the presi
dency of General Roop. has been an
nounced. It consists of General Retlbcrg,
-of the Engineers: Giebonckoff and- Kam
aroff, of the infantry: Dcnlonenkoff, Kri
Janorsky and Bogaviesky. of the artil
lery; and Admirals Dikoff and Doubas
poff. The sitting will begin at the mid
dle of May. Tho commission's report will
determine whether any one shall be tried
by military tribunals.
Russians Continue Retreat.
STr PETERSBURG. March 29. A tel
egram from Gunshu Pass, dated March
2Sj says the Russians have evacuated
tho railroad station at Chaoumlaodzl, 40
miles below Gunshu Pass, and that the
Japanese are advancing.
Bandits Cut Railroad.
PARIS. March SO. The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Petit Journal ,says that
Chinese- bandits have cut the Chinese
Eastern Railway at several places, pre
venting ttie arrival of" Russian reinforce
ments. Skirmish with Sharpshooters.'
"ST. PETERSBURG: THttTcir59T-ChTef
of -Staff- Karkevl tea telegraphs from
the front to'day that no change has
taken place in the positions of the
armies. Russian sharpshooters, March
26. -were Inr conflict with -a fprce of Jap
anese Infantry and cavalry at Khouan
chiline. The Commander-in-Chief, Gen
eral Linievitch, has inspected, the sec
ond army and found the troops to be
in excellent spirits. .
Honor for Admiral Doubassoff.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 29. Vice
Admiral Doubassoff, who acted as com
missioner for Russia on the International
Commission which inquired into the
North Sea incident, has been appointed
Alde-de-CAmp-General to the Emperor,
with the retention of his present post ot
chairman of tne tccnnlcal .board of the
Admiralty. '
BUSINESS RUINED
BECAUSE OF LOSS OF
A BLACK CAT
s
AN TOY, a Chinese who has a res
taurant on Second street and which
is patronized almost exclusively by his
countrymcq. is about to give up his fight
against Ill-luck and close his place of
business. For two weeks he hzs been
trying to keep his regular customers, but
in spite of all his efforts -and of the fact
that he has been setting the most elabo
rate spread to be found in any of the
eating-houses in Chinatown, they have
been dropping off one by xne.
It is all because of an old, common,
every-day cat which has disappeared an
completely as though It had been swal
lowed -up in the earth. To make it an
the worse, the cat was black without a
single white spot on It. Because 'of the
disappearance or the black' cat. the Chi
nese believe that HMuck will follow San
Toy. It is one of their superstitions. If
the cat ha"d been stolen it 'would riot have
been so bad, but as San Toy has no
proof to offer that his pet or mascot had
been stolen, his customers would take no
chances and shook hands with him, bldr
ding him good-bye. The Chinese say that
by constant praying and offerings San
Toy may come opt all right, but they
doubt-It They also say that If the cat I
had not been blaek the hoodoo would not
be so bad. . !
San Toy. who is one or the well-to-do '
Chinese, tried to hire his friends to aid
him in the search for the missing cat
but they refused" their services, believing
they might be visited by the evil spirit.
San Toy then in desperation applied to
the police force for aid, telling them that
his business was ruined and that he would
have to close up unless his cat was re
stored uninjured. San Toy has even gone
so far as to attempt to bribe the police.
One day he took Patrolman Price In a
dark room and offered him $25 if he wouhf
return the missing animal. San Toy was
very nervous when he made the offer, as
It Is said that the spirits weuld be very
angry if they knew San Toy was trying
to ward them off through the influence
of money.
If the cat does not return within three
weeks there Is no doubt but what San
Toy will have to close up his place of
business. The Chinese say that if he will
sell out entirely and leave town for two
months the charm will be brokea.
The Chinese are very much disturbed over
a rumor to the effect that the cat was
stolen so as to make San Toy leave town,
as he had cornered all the restaurant
business. The Chinese are not Inclined
to believe the rumor, however.
Bad Bill Collector's Plea.
PORTLAND, March 29. (To the Editor.)
There was a paragraph In your paper of tfco
25th inert.-, calling: attention to the generous
act of Sir William MocDon&ld. who gare
H, 000, 000 for the erection of a normal school
at Quebec, and commenting on ay relationship
to s&ld enUenaa. and referring' to me tut a
well-known Portland nuisance, and saying: "It
may be- expected that the -raid philanthropise
Will cBtablUb a homo for superannuated bad
bill collector. Now. I beg jspectfullr to
Inform you that I am to no need of a tome,
and though I am 2 years of ago X am well
ablo to provide for xnyeelf. That It the nature
of my calling Is a nuisance, you must attribute
It to the fault, dishonesty and immorality In
moot lryrtunces of tbonc th'at my business
brings me In contact with. I may cay that If
the State of Oregon and the United States
Government -would pay m the amount due mo
and assigns for services rendered during the.
Indian Wars of ISM and 1S5G 1 should have
sufficient money to. play the philanthropist,
build schools and other Institutions for the bet
terment ot humanity. If vtryone paid his
honest and Jud debts, as I do. there wouM be
no further need ot the occupation I folic-,
-rrhlch I can assure you is at least henest, if
unpleasant, JAMES M' DONALD.
Metal Found in a Shack.
MISSOULA. Mont.. March 29. Local po
lice officers have discovered a quantity of
metal in a shack occupied by Wallace &
Bolsen prior to their arrest in Great
Falls, and are now convinced that the
two men in custody passed all the bogus
coin in circulation here. Bolsen covered
his tracks while here by working as t
porter in a hospital, but succeeded in get
ting rid of about $20!) In bogus gold coin.
The shack is near the ball grounds, and
it was there the bad money Is Bald to
have been made. All evidence hero will
bo sent to Helena for use In the United
States Court at the trial of the accused.
Pennsylvania Miners Will Strike.
ALTOOXA. Pa., March 29. The oper
ators and minurs ot the central bitu
minous district of Pennsylvania, after
being in conference in this cty almost
continuously since March 10 endeavor
ing to agree on a wago scale to go into
effect on April 10, adjourned finally
today without coming to an agreement.
The allure to agree means a suspen
sion of work by tho 16,000 organized
miners of the district at the end ot the
present week. The employors demand
a 10 per cent reduction.
Jury Declares It Murder.
HELENA. March 29. A special to the
Independent from white Sulphur Springs
says:
The case of the state against Herbert
Metzer was given to the jury this dfter
nooji. and after bcirg; out two hours the
Jury returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree.
Metzer was accused of killing Homer
ward on Deep Creek, .Thanksgiving ove.
ward was sitting in his- house, and It was
charged that Metzer shot" through a win
dow and killed him.
Baker Exhibits Coming In.
BAKER CITY. Or March 29. (Special)
Agricultural, exhibits for the Lewis and
Glark Fair from this county are 'coming
in, and it i6 assured .now that Baker will
bo well represented in exhibits of grain,
hay. fruit and stock. Besides this Com
mtefloricr F. R, MellLs states .that he will
have his private cabinets of minerals,
which won the prize1 at St. ' Louis and
Buffalo, and many other mineral exhibits
at Portland in duo time.
Mo Time to Complain.
Chicago. Journal,
"You have quit complaining about the
price of meat."
"Had to quit," answered the Industrious
citizen. "I am kept so busy hustling for
the price that I no longer have time to
complain.'
Woman's Hair.
Atchison Globe. N
The trouble with a woman's hair being
her glory is that it fades and dwindles
away In a few years. But Mrs. Mary M.
Schrietier. who lives on' Riley street. Is
an exception. She is nearly" 70 years old
and her hair .Is stljl her glory, Jt reaches
"way "below her waist and is'is thick' rind
1 brown as it was -when Bba was 20.
eagIer to back; winner
GREAT DEMAND FOR JAPANESE
BONDS ON ALL HANDS.
London 'Banks Find Issue Subscribed
Ten Times Over Flood of Ap
plications in New York.
UOHVOX, March 23. The portion of the
Japanese, loan of tt50.000.C40 allotted to
London was well oversubscribed within
an hour of the time of the opening of
the banks today. For an hour before the
doors opened, throngs crowded the vicin
ity of the Issuing houses, and throughout
the morning a. steady flood of applicants,
among whom were many women, taxed
the extra staffs of 'the banking establlsh
ments engaged to deal with the rush. The
first post brought in many thousands ot
applications, and the enormous subse
quent deliveries gave evidence of public
interest In the loan.
Subscription closed at 2:3) P. M.. when
it had been at least ten times oversub
scribed. A'n Interesting feature was the
fact that considerable applications were
Tecelved from the Continent. Indicating a
change of views regarding Japan's finan
cial stability. It is .said that large mib
scriptlons came from Germany.
Switzerland applied tor $10,000,000 of the
loan.
RUSSIAN STOCKS - FALLING
Exciting Day on St. Petersburg
Bourse Due- to Declines.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29. Russian
fours took a further sharp decline today
to"-34. closing 2U points below yester
day's low mark. Other government se
curities and industrials suffered in sym
pathy, and there was much excitement
on tha- Bourse, though traders retained
their heads In the face of the fall. The
.decline in the price of fours was manifest
in the opening quotations, and tne bonds
remained steady at the low point through
out the day, being slightly firmer at tha
close.
Among other government securities, the
government's first lottery loan fell 44
points to 3S1, and the second lottery loan
2 points to 503, while Southwestern Rail
ways, .guaranteed by tne government,
dronned half a point to 126. Industrials
fluctuated erratically during the day, clos
ing, lower throughout Among the prom
Incnt stocKs, putuons aoennea irom
to "112. Sonnovsks from 213 to 212, and
Hartmanns from 219 to 217. There were
similar declines in oil stocks, the Baku
Company falling from 417 to 412, and the
Caspian from 497.5 to 435. The leading
bank stocks also fell, the decline ranging
from half a point to two points.
GRAB FOR JAPANESE LOAN
Amount for Coast More Than Twice
Subscribed in Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 29. (Sre
eiaLl SubscrlDtlons in this city for
tho new Japanese loan were made yes
terday to the amount of $3,6o0,000, or
51.150.000 In excess of the amount tnat
was to be allotted to the 'Pacific Coast.
Portland and Seattle are yet to be
heard from, where subscriptions were
to be forwarded through the local
banks. It is believed here tnat these
subscriptions will not be considered,
as the loan has been so heavily over
subscribed both In the United States
and England.
Oregon and Washington will wire
their subscriptions in tomorrow, but
It Is thought orders will be received to
close the books before they come in.
HOST OF AMERICAN APPLICANTS
New York Syndicate Will Give Small
Investors Preference.
NEW YORK. March 29. Subscriptions
to the American half of the new -$150,000,
000 Japanese loan were formally opened
today. The syndicate managers found
themselves overwhelmed with appllca
tions. Wherever possible preference will
be given to small Investors, whose appll
cations have come by mall and telegraph
from all parts of the country. What pro
portion, if any, of the loan will be allotted
to French Investors nas not Deen a is
closed.
The loan was heavily oversubscribed
within a few hours. In consequence the
syndicate managers announced that the
books will close at 3 P. ai. tomorrow.
Los Angeles Has Subscriptions
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Xiarch 23. The
Farmers & Merchants National Bank,
of this city, which is handling an al
lotted portion of the new Japanese loan,
received over 25 applications from invest
ors within an hour after the bank "opened
this moraine
A Salt Lako capitalist telegraphed that
he wanted $100,000 of the" bonds. Tho local
bank's allotment will undoubtedly be very
largely oversubscribed.
Chicago Subscribes $15,000,000
CHICAGO. March 23. Chicago In a few
hours today subscribed for $15,000,000 of
the new Japanese war loan. Subscriptions
were received at the Illinois Trust &.
Savings Bank and at the Merchants Loan
& Trust Bank. The subscription books
here close tomorrow at 2 P. M.
Subscriptions in Austria.
VIENNA. March 29. Subscriptions
tho amount of $4,121,500 have been mado
to the new Japanese loan through the
Anglo-Austrian Bank, at Vienna,
COAST PLAYERS ABE DRAFTED
But National Commission Advises
Concession to Coast League.
CINCINNATI- O.. March 23. The Na
tlonal Baseball Commission today de
cided that players Nowton and Chase
of the Los Angeles club. Buchanan
or
the Oakland club and Friskland Bianken
ship of the Seattle club, were properly
drafted from the Pacific Coast League
by the major league clubs.
It seems that the Pacific Coast League
and tho major leagues did not have
harmonious understanding of the drafting
time, which the Pacific Coast League
thought was after November. The major
leaguo clubs, according to previous agree
ment, began to draft players from Sep
tembcr 1 to October 15.
The National Commission recommends
to all parties to the National Commission
agreement to meet and amend the draft
ing section to' embody the views of the
Pacific Coast League.
Butte Enjoys Two Knockouts.
DETROIT. Mich.. March 29. At a box
lng show given by the Detroit Wheelmen'
Club tonight Mike Ward, ot Sarnia. OnU.
knocked out Harry Cobb, of Detroit, in the
fourth round. Jake Brown, colored, of
Los Angeles, knocked out Willie Camp-
Den, or juctroit, in tne tnird round.
Street-Car Ethics.
PORTLAND. March 29. To the Editor.)
EVery little while suggestions are wade
the press as to street-car ethics, end some
of these sufgeMlons ara good. A "Say or two
go a visitor to tie city deplored the habit
me of the bxdles hare ot waiting until the
car bts absolutely topped before they start
to the setting-off end ot the car. and thus
cetain all the other passengers. This is all
wrong, and. while every lady should so coin
port herself In public that she "will not fall
down, yet n is often seen striving a lltUe
too much to maintain a disnlSeu appearance
in Portland street-cars.
In most street-cars os- the European conti
nent where passengers are allowed to
KjcavT stss&lng ylacss cn tae treat platfcm.
there is .' alga in a conspicuous place read?
mg. Don't talk ta the motonnan. I often
see on the Portland cars men engaged in
close conversation with the motor-man when
traversing crowded streets, much to the danger
of the general public. This should be pro
hibited. Perhaps the rule prevainhg on the
cars la St. Paul and Minneapolis should be
obsenred, and. no passenger . allowed . on the
front platform.
In- German rtret-cars there Is a rule that
only a given number of men 'are allowed to
stand on the platform. In Portland Just as
many are allowed there as can hang on. This
"Western method Is certainly very Inconvenient
for thcja who desire to get on or off the cars.
I believe that the present transfer system
aenels in -many particulars. It would
greatly simplify things it the rules trert less
leccucaj. A passenger got on a car at Finn
and' Washington the other day, going east,
and tried to get a transfer to a Morrison
bridge car, but could not. The fact that the
car bad Just come along Fifth street from
the "north, and had swung around the corner
Into Washington did sot appear to the pas
senger to be a udclect reason why he should
not get a transfer, when. If he had boarded
any older Washington-street car the trans
fer would have been forthcoming. Another
passenger who boarded b. Fifth-street car at
the Union Depot, who wanted to go up Mor
rison street could not get a transfer 'at Fifth
and Morrison, for some technical and unex
plained reason.
The car conductors In Portland I have found
to be accommodaUng and courteous, with rare
exceptions. The arbitrary rules that hedge
around the subject of transfers, which are
especially irritating to newcomers, should be
changed. Tours truly, T.
Library Books on
Gardening
T HE Portland Llbrarv Association has
1 Issued the following list of books on
gardening (with -call numbers), which is
timely, la view of the present widespread
interest in civic improvement:
G&rdealng.
Arnlm. Elizabeth von. Elizabeth and her
German saraen. ATtaa
Arnlm, 'Elizabeth von. Solitary Summer.
A7
Austen. Alfred. Garden that I love. 1S02.
1 10 AUKI
Austen. Alfred. In Veronica, d careen.
716 AR55
Ellacombe. II. V. In my vlcarace garden
and elsewhere ltt irt
ESlwanger. G. H. Garden's story; or.
Pleasures ana trials of 'an amateur rar-
dener. 1901 716 B47
Garden of a commuter's wife........G218g
Robbing. Mrs. M. C (P.). Rescue ot an old
place. 193. 710 R635
Tb&xter. ilrx. C. -Tu. Island rarden. 10H.
716 T363
Warner. C. D. Mr summer in a sarden
an wira
"Wheeler. Can dace. Content In a rarden.
us wass
Plowers.
Allen. C Ta. HuAm and tiiberona-rooted
Plants. 7 its.'.: a j
Allen. P. tc. Hod f rev. Dr. MlnhUnre and
window cardenlnir. 1002. 716.2 A28
Amott. 8. Book ot bulbs. 1901.... 716.2 A764
Arnott. 8. Book ot cllmblnjr slants and
wan sr.ru uf. iws. ....no aim
Bailer. I. H. & Honn. C E- Amateur's
practical garden book. 1POO. 716 H038
Bailey. L. H. Garden making. 1C01. 716-B153
Batson. Mrs. it. it. book or. tne country
and the rarden. 190X.... ...716 B334
Bee to a. S. O. Beeton's new. All about rar-
denlng. 1S85 716 B416
Bennett, I. D. Flower rarden 716.2 B46S
Bourne. S. E. OJoolc of the daffodil. 1P03.
. -i 716.2 B775
Cecil. A. M. T. Children' rardens. 1902.
..., 716 C3SS
Church. Mm E. R. CM.) Home rarden.
1SS1- 716. C561
Cook. . T. Gardenlnr for beginners. 1001.
.716 C771
Elliott. J. TV. Plea for -hardy plants. 1002.
716 E46
Elv. H. R. Woman's hardy rarden. 1603.
a I 1 0 ti-
Fitxherbert. S. TV. Book of the wild rar
den. 1W3. ...7l6 F353
Galloway. B. T. CocrMerclal violet cul
ture. 1803 71G.2 G174
Hemrawar. H. D. How to make school
gardens. 1903 lie utx
Henderson. Peter. Gardening for pleas
ure. llKB HO H4JT
Hunn. C E. ft; Bailer. 1. it. Amateur's
practical garden book. 1800..... 716 H83S
lathaira. P. K Beautiful flower rarden.
1001 .'...716.2 M423
Northcot." Ladr Rosalind. Book cf herbs.
1903. 716 N873.
Band. EC B. Popular flowers and how to
cultivate them. 1S73 ... '....716 RlEGp
Pxsc. N. J. Window and parlor rardea-
Ing. 16TJ. ; 716.4 R707
Taft- I.. Jl. Greenhouse manaeement. 180S.
718
Taft. L. R. Greenhouse construction. 1003.
..72a T12
Tallack. J. C Book ot the greenhouse.
1801 716 T147
"Watson. Forbes. Flowers and gardens.
1001 ilS WoGtt
landscape Gardening.
Blomfleld. Itecinald. Formal rarden in
England. 1001. 716 BK3
Brown, Glenn. European and Japanese
gardens. 1002 710 BS77
Cook. E. T. Trees and shrubs for EngllshJ
rardens. 1302 715 C771
Earle. Mrs. A. fM.). Old-time rardens.
1002 il El
Eliot. Charles, vegetation and scenery In
the tniroioIltan reservations of Boston.
1808. 711 E42
Eliot. C . Charles Eliot, landscape archi
tect. 1802 - B E417E
Elliott. F. R. Handbook ot practical
landscape gardening. 1SSS 710 E46
Elliott. J. TV. Plea for hardy plants, with
scscestlons for effective arrancements.
1B-J2. 716 E46
Henderson, Charles. Hendersons plctur
esaue rardens and ornamental rarden-
lng. 1901. ..r. 710 H496
Jekyll, Gertrude, wail ana water garoens,
1001 ,716 J4
Mathews. F. S. Beautiful flower garden.
100i 716.2 M423
Parsons. Samuel. How to pan the home'
rronnds. 1639 712 P27
Parsons. Samuel. Landscape gardening.
1691 710 P271
Robinson. William. The Enriuh flower
rarden and Home gronnds. 1903.. 716 R636
Tins. V J. Lawn and r aniens. 1S97.
710 R78T
Scott. T. J. Art of beautlfrlnir suburban
homo grounds. 1870.- ,...712 Si23
Seddlnr. J. D. Garden-craft old and new.
1002 710 S447
Van Rensselar. Mrs. M- (G.) Art out
of doors. 1893 710 V271
Vegetable Gardening.
Bailer, tu H. Forcing-book: a -manual
of the cultivation of vegetables in rlass
houses. 1801 635 B153f
Bailey, I. H. Jsursrry book; a complete
raids to the multlDllcatlcn of plants.
1003 s 630 B155n
Bailer. I. H- Principles of vcsetaole-gar-
denlng. 1003 635 B155
Barnard. Charles. Talks aoout tno w earner
In its relation to plants and animals.
ISM 635 B2S9
Bridgeman, Thomas. Kitchen-gardening. .
.77. : "635 BS51
Radd. J. Jj. American horticultural man
ual. 1902 63i B927
Falconer. William. Mushrooms: how to
stow them. 1004. 635 F183
Robinson. William. Mushroom culture. 180.
,635 R666
Gaft. TL S. Principle of plant culture.
1003. 830 G612
Hall. A. T. The soil. 1903. 631 HI
Henderson. Peter. Gardening for profit.
1SS7 633 H497
Ravun. W. W. Success In market rar
denlng. 1882. 655 R262
Roberta, . I. P. Fertility of the land. 1637.
631 R644
Voorhees, E. B. Fertilisers. 1802. 631
Wrthes . Geonre. The book of vegetables.
1802. 633 W906
. Small Traits.
Bailer. I. H. Principles, of frnlt-rrowlnr.
1902. - 634 B155pr
Bailer. E. H. Pruning book C34 Blup
Becket. Edwin. Book of the strawberry.
1002. 634 B38S
Bridgeman. Thomas, fruit-garaemng.
.77. J 634 BS31
Card. F. W. Bush fruits. :63t C286
Cook. E. T. Cultivation ot fruit. (See
his carder. tne for berlaners. 1801- p.
267-333.1 716 C771
Fruit and flowers. 1631-82. 634 F944
Gen. E. S. Lessons in commercial irult
growing. 1002. 634 G51
Rm. E. P. Success with small fruits.
18S0. 634 R633
Thomas. J. J. American fruit culturist.
1003. i 634 T453
Waugh. F. A. Fruit harvesting, storing.
marketing. 1901 ....634 W354
Whitt, J. J. Cranberry culture. 15S5. 634 W5S5
Pest.
Harris. T. TV. Treatise on some of- the
Insects injurious to vesetatloa. ISC...
, 632 H316
JJnhnsnn. W. G. Fumlration methods. 1802.
032 J71
-Lodeman. E. G. Sorarlns of -plants. 1E&S.
...C32 LS21
Shaw.- Thomas. Weeds and How to eradi
. cats them. 1S83 632 S336
Ward. H. M. Diseases ot plants. 1630.
632 W2S3
Negro in Danger of Lynching
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. March 29. Mrs.
Frank Bohe, aged 62 years, was crlm
Inally assaulted by a negro in her homo
today. Her condition Is serious. Posses
are axtsr ine negro mm it is ieureu-.u
L:ill fee lyac'A, If caught.
NEW WAY TO PAY DEBTS
HOW JUDGE HOOKER GOT
MONEY DUE HIS WIFE
Sfnecure Created In Postofflcc That
Debtor Might Turn Over Salary,
According to Ball's Story.
A LEANT, X. Y., March 23. Frank P.
Ball, the Dunkirk ticket broker alleged
to have been placed in the Fxedonla Post
office by the influence of Justice Hooker.
testified today before the Assembly
Judiciary committee investigating the
charges against the Judge.
Bail said that although he had done
no woric at the Fredonia Fcatomce. he
had received $2533. Practically all ot
this, he said, was used to repay tho wife
of Judge' Hooker, who had Indorsed a
note for him. Later he returned every
dollar of the amount ho had received to
the Postmaster at Fredonia. who had
been ordered to refund It to the Govern
ment. Ball testified that he was notified by
Postmaster Taylor that he had received
an order from the department to repay
to the Government all the money that
bad. been paid to Ball as salary and that
in tho same month ho (Ball) gave a note
to Air. Taylor for 53500 and a check for
tha remainder of the money.
It Tvas developed by the .evidence that
three men, ono a newspaper man of New
Tork City, and two others hostile to
Justice Hooker, had attempted to cor
rupt the testimony of Ball by assuring
him that bo would not have to pay the
I250O noto and that they would furnish a
lawyer at their expense to defend any
suit that might bo brought as. tho result
of the nonpayment of the note, if ha
would disclose evidence which they be
lieved be possessed in relation to Judge
Hooker. Ball declined to enter into any
agreement to injure Hooker.
DIQUTBE INTO ICING CHASGE
Interstate Will Investjgate Abuses of
Private Car Lines.
"WASHINGTON. March 3. Tha Inter
state Commerce Commission has entered
an order reopening the inquiry Into the
icing charges imposed, by the Armour Car
unes under authority of the Michigan
and Pero Marquette railroads on fruit
shipped from points In Michigan to in
terstate destinations and has set the mat
ter for hearing in Chicago May 9, 1905.
It is the Intention of tho commission to
inquire Into the duties and obligations
of railroad companies and carllne com
panies concerning refrigeration service
and charges therefor, and also to deter
mine the extent of the alleged unreason
ableness and injustice .of the refrigeration
charges.
Reception to Fairbanks.
PHILADELPHIA, March 29. Vice-
President Fairbanks was tonight ten-v
dered a reception by the Union League
and was greeted by nearly 2000 members
of that organization. Previous to the
reception Mr. Fairbanks was the guest of
honor at a banquet given at the club
house.
WASHINGTON. March 29. Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks called at the White
House today to bid the President good
bye before leaving for Philadelphia.
Thenco he will go to Indianapolis. He
says he has made no plans for tho Sum
mer.
Thomas H. Watts, Red Men's Chief.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 29. Thom
as ii. watts, great inconnonee oz tne
Red Men of the United States, died at
his hQmo in this city today of rheuma
tism "aged 30 years.
NEW THOUGHTS.
Axe yon growing sore attmctive as yos
advance in life?
"Given a healthy body, "'says Dr. K. V.
Pierce, the soecial.
1st in woman's dis
easas, of -SuiJklo,
N. Y., "and a
healthy mind, and
everyone can culti
vate and enjoy hap
piness."
We must eat
properly and di-
firest wen to be
beautiful. It is a
fact that any form
of dyspepsia may
m a tew cays tisss-
lorm & clear, white
b tin into a mass of
pimples and black
spots. A beaunml
woman has the
beauty of her stom
ach. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Diseoverv main.
tains a person's nutrition by enabling- one
to eat. retain, dizest and assimilate tha
proper nutritious food. It overcomes the
gastric imtabuit7 and symptoms of indi
gestion, and thus the person is saved from
those symptoms of tever, nlrcrt-sweata,
headache, etc., which are so common. A
tonic made np largely of alcohol will
an ring tne corpuscles ot tne otooa ana
make the in weaker for resistance.
"This Is to certify that I have used Doctor
fiercsa ooiaea aicritmi mscorery, ining it's
the trrandest medicine in the world.writs Mrs.
V. M. Young. cfWelr.W.Va. "I had dyspepsia
in its worst form. I decided to try year med
icine. I used five bottles, aad sew I am doing
my om hocsewcrlc A cumber of ray friends
also are using Dr. Tierce's medicine and they
icxmscsa n aigaty. .suiy vuu uicas jun xb
yctxr gran a xtazx."
Dr. Pierce believes that a tosicmade with
alcohol will shrink the red blood corpuscles
and make the system weak for resistance;
that is why he avoided the use of any alco
hol or narcotics in ms "Medical Diseoverv.
which contains the pars extract from roots
and herbs without a particle of alcohoL
Accept no substitute fbr"Goldea Medical
Discovery." There is nothing "lust a
rood" for dyspepsia or debility.
Biliousness is cured by the se of Dc.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
When the little- ones . come
in from school with" blue
noses, give v them a , cup of
Ghirardelli's Ground Choco
late. It is wonderful to watch
the transition from lalue to
pink. t
Made instantly with boillnf.inflfc.
1 fW?iR,
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needs treatment irom any cause, this great remedy is the first thought of
and used by thousands of people all over the country, because it is strperior
to all other blood purifiers. It is a purely vegetable remedy, and while it
penetrates the circulation and forces out all poison and morbid matter, it
also builds up the entire system by its fine tonic effect. During the win
ter months the natural ave- x suffeiwfrom Impure blood and a general
nues of bodily waste have o condition of the system. I had noap
become dull and weak and petite, was losing flesh, and aaall-goae tired feel
failed to perform their full lag that made me miserable. I begaa the use of
duty, theblood has been slug- S. S. S. and my blood was restored to its nor
ilish and an extra amount mal, healthy condition. My appetite returned, I
of poisons and waste mat- increased in weight, that "tired feeling" left and
ters have acomulated in I ,0 Vicxo Stubbins,
&It .Ata ab" Cor. Srthman and Washington Avcs.
sorbedbyit. With the com
ing of Spring and warm weather the blood is aroused and stirred to quicker
action and in its effort to throw off these acids and poisons the skm suf
fers. - Boils, -pimples, blotches, rashes and eruptions break out and con
tinue until the blood is cleansed and made pure. S. S. S. is the ideal remedy
for this condition; it clears the blood of all impurities, makes it rich and
strong and these skin troubles pass away. Rheumatism, Catarrh, Chronic
Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison and all other di5ases
of the blood are cared by S. S. S. Book on theblood and any advice de
sired, free of charge. ffX SWtFT BFECffiG CO., ATLANTA, fife
The Kind Ton Hare Always BougM, and which has beca.
in use for over 30 years, has home the sfgnat&re e?
and has been made raider his pac-
sonal supervision since itsinfaacjv.
VfKaVT w? Allow no one to deceive youintkfcu
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are hfc
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the .health ff
Infants and Chfldren.-OEbqierience against Erperieiii .
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium Morphine nags other CTarcotks
substance. Its age is its guarantee. XtMestroys "WorS,
nd allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wiad
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipatkm
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural slee?
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
9
Bears the
He Kind You tee Always BougM
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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wrapper.
We cure the worstcaaes of plies in tw o or three treatments, without eperatles.
Cure guaranteed. -
If you cannot call at office, writs for a uestion blank. Home treatment successrsC
Office hours, 3 to 5 and 7 to S. Sund ays and holidays. 10 to 12.
DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO.
" Offices in Van-Noy Hotel, 62 Third st
eer. Pine. Portland. Or.
Riood Doison.
potency thoroughly cured. Ko ianure. ture guarameea.
yoiic ME.Y troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains,
bashfulness aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood, UNFIT
YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE.
MIDDLE-AGED MEN, who from excesses and strains nave lost their
MA1nr?oonTD" SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine,
Gleet Stricture. Enlarged Prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele, Hydrocele, Kid
ney and Lirir troubles cured without MERCURY OR OTHER., POISONOUS
DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CURED. ,
Dr Walker's methods are regular and scientific Her Uses no patent nos
trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical
ttpatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who de
scribe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters
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tie Hood is out of order, or
Signature of
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We treat successfully all privats n
tous and chronic diseases- oi bub. ale
blood, stomach. Jaeart, liver, kldneraa
throat troubles. We curs STPHIXtIS
without mercury) to stay cured torever.
In 30 to CO days. Wo remove STRIC
TURE, without operatloa er teala. in l
cays.
We stop drains, the result of self -aires.
Immediately. Wo can restore tis teacaal
vigor of any man under SO by xnean'e
local treatment peculiar to ourseivs.
We Cure Gonorrhoea
In a Week
Ths doctors et this institute are &a
regular graduates, hays had many yavsr
experience, have been known In Portias
for 15 years, have a resutatlea ta saljt
tain, and will undertake no asa vnlesa
certain cure can be effected.
nnrfftrtaka OT ChSTZe nO feflu COTLMjlfjL-
Twenty Years of Success
In tha treatment of chronic 'diseases, such- as liver,
kidney and stomach disorders, constipation; diar
rhoea, dropsical swellings, Brjght's disease, 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
bloody discharges, cured without tho knife, pal a or
confinement.
Diseases of Men
-sleet, stricture, unnatural losses. lm.