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THE MORNING- OBEGONIAN. ' WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1905. NOUSEFQB R OTERS Striking .Teamsters Thrown Out on the World. . ULTIMATUM OF EMPLOYERS Applicants for Old, PosItionSvVitli Montgomery Ward & Co. Told That Acid-Throwers Are Not Wanted. CHICAGO. April 25. (Special.) Following the collapse yesterday of the Montgomery Ward strike, ;; the teamsters today applied for their old positions. They were told that under no consideration would a striker ever be taken back, that no cause would be won. by jriotinsr and Intimidation, that the Chicago Teaming Association had plenty of "drivers that would drive, in stead of throwing acid and assaulting nopunion men," and that the malcon tents must seek other occupation, at least as far as Chicago was concerned. "You may take this in the nature of an ultimatum. We do not recognize the teamsters who walked out, and we don't know their names, nor de we care about them. Our only interest is to deliver goods," was the answer. Confronted with the dilemma of ejthor inaugurating a labor strike and extending it into a .general contest or unconditionally admitting defeat, the teamsters practically admitted that there would be little hope for them in prolonging the differences and tonight had almost determined to leave the locked-out drivers to shift tor them selves. To cover dissensions in- the ranks, the officials selected from among their number one man who is to be made the scapegoat of defeat and tossed to the angry union file to be devoured. 'This determined stand by tho em ployers has created consternation in union labor ranks. Two years ago, or even one year ago, such an ultimatum would have resulted in civil war. It te highly significant of the revolution that has been going on against the tyrannous demands of labor leaders and shows the employers have been preparing to fight the matter to the end. Enforce .Eight Hours Without Imw. NEW YORK, April 25. It -has been de cided by the Greater Xewv York executive beard .of the Bakers Union, in conse quence of the decision of the United States Supreme Court declaring the ten hour law unconstitutional, to enforce the demand through their own efforts, If pos sible. PLAN OF CONGRESS READY Ozar's Ukase Expected This Week Procla inii ng Popular- Assembl y. ST. PETERSBURG, April 2a. The public generally anticipates the publi cation of an imperial ukase Jjefore Easter outlining the character', and functions of the representative 'body promised by the rescript. The Bouli gan Commission, appointed to carry out'the promised reforms, it is under Htood,, has completed its preliminary labor's and the matter is now In the hajnds of the Council Of the Empire. - At the same time the public is also convinced that .M. BoulIgan's career as Minister of the Interior is almost at an end. A dozen names are suggested as his successor, the most prominent being that of M. Shipoff, president of the Moscow Zemstvo, whose nomina tion undoubtedly would create the best possible impression. , On the other hand, there are those who believe that M. Sturmer, who be longed to the late Interior Minister von Plehvc's Ministry, will be placed, in charge of the internal machinery of the empire. They say M. Sturmer would go far beyond what Von Plehve did. ' Yesterday's ukase authorizing M. Bouligan to appoint committees in the disturbed districts to trace culprits, as sess losses and collect the amount of damages from the members of the vil lage communities Implicated created hardly a ripple of excitement, the newspapers generally expressing the opinion that it will accomplish little. They point out that exactly the same thing followed similar agrarian disor ders at Kharkoff and Poltava, in Little Russia, during the year 1903. Com missions then duly assessed damages upon the various communities, but the peasants were unable to pay and the debts still hang over them.- Prac tically nothing was collected, the only tangible results being government loans to landlords. WILL CALL REPRESENTATIVES Czar Declares His Will Unswerving, lyid Calms Agitation. ST. PETERSBURG. April 23. "My will regarding the convocation of representa tives of the people is unswerving, and the Minister of the Interior is making every effort for its speedy realization." Emperor Nicholas received in audience at Tsarskoe-Selo. Sunday, the Marshal of the Nobility of Kostroma, a Government of Middle Russia, and directed that tho above message be communicated to the Nobility of Kostroma. The message evi dently was designed to be published to Gulet the fears of those who are impa tlont at the delays and who have grown skeptical of the fulfillment of the prom ises contained in the Imperial Tcscrlpt. It is very significant that the Emperor used the words ''convocation of repre sentatives of the people," thus going be yond the expression employed in the re script and setting at rest all doubt as to his meaning. The Novoe Vremya. hails the new assurance with much satisfac tion, saying: ' 'These words will spread over Russia Mke a great consolation. They will tran quilize the yearnings of all 'classes of so ciety, even where hope was being crushed by Impatience and under the influence of tiie riuicule heaped from certain quarters on Russian representation, and whore it was Ironically predicted that the repre sentatives would never be convoked. The imperial words breathe a firm resolution to put into effect and not simply to con sent to tho important reforms, in spite of the malignant voices which threw doubt on his majesty's intentions." The Moscow Gazette published the Em peror's statement under the double eagle and said: "Now let all Russia's well-wishers cease their jeremiads against the convocation of representatives of the people. ZE.MSTVOS MUST NOT CONFER Government Repeals Orders Peas- ants Petition for Jjiberty. ST. '-PETERSBURG, April 26. (3. A. M.) The government has reiterated its notice to the Zemstvos that the pro posed conference will not be allowed either In St. Petersburg or Moscow. The peasants of Saratoff Province Tiavc petitioned Emperor Nicholas for legislation in their favor, and espe cially for educational measures and the establishment of a representative assembly. CZAR MAY GRANT AMNESTY Imperial Clemency Is Expected to Mark 'Easter Celebration. ST. PETERSBURG. April 25. A rumor is circulated here to the effect that Em peror Nicholas will mark Eastbr by the proclamation of general amnesty for' po litical and religious prisoners now con fined in the fortresses or prisons of Eu ropean Russia, or who are In exile. Officer Kills 3Iutlnous Soldier. MOSCOW. April 25. Disturbances oc curred to-day at the Moscow Kazan sta tion,, when an Omsk regiment was en training for the Far East. A lieutenant with his revolver killed a soldier for in subordination. MAY GOVERN HERSELF. Britain Promulgates Proposed Con stitution for Transvaal. LONDON April 25. The draft of the new Transvaal constitution was Issued to day. It provides for a progressive assem bly, consisting of Lieutenant-Governor, six to nine official members and 30 to 35 elected members. Every burgher of the lajte South African republic is entitled to vote for members of the first Volks raad, as well as all white males of Brit ish birth occupying premises at annual rental of not less than, 550 or having capital to the value of $300. unless con victed of treason since May 31, 1902, or of murder, unless they have obtained a free pardon. A commission will divide the Transvaal into electoral districts. The debates ih the Assembly will be carried on in Eng lish, but the president of the Vojksraad may "permit a member to use the A)utch language. Financial measures must be recommended to the Assembly by- the Governor and no part of the revenue may be appropriated wlthput his authority. In a communication to Lieutenant Governor Tawley, accompanying the let ters patent providing for the changes. Colonial Secretary Littleton says the time is not yet ripe to grant full self-government. .The matter involves party govern ment, and this In the Transvaal will be come more practicable when the two races have acted longer together under equal rights and when bitter memories ,have become softened by time. In regard to the colored population not being directly represented In the Volks raad, any bill subjecting them to special disability or restriction must have the sanction of the home government be fore it becomes operative. Secretary Littleton explains that simi lar constitutional changes cannot be ex tended to the 'Orange River Colony imme diately, because the Industrial and econ omic conditions there do not so urgently demand them. WHOLE PROVINCE IS WRECKED Every Building Destroyed With 15,- OOOLives by Indian Earthquake. tLAHORE, April 25. The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, in the course of a public address on behalf of the earth quake fund, stated that he hoped the deaths by the earthquakes had not ex ceeded 15,000, but within the affected area. 700 square -miles', with a population of 250,000, nearly every building has col lapsed or been rendered uninhabitable. HUNTING THE MISSIONARIES Boxers Begin on American, Who Flees to the Woods. SHANGHAI. April 25. Advices from Huchou, 90 miles southwest of this city, say that on April 18 an American mis sionary named Latimer was attacked by natives. He escaped by fording a canal and hiding In a thicket. The attack Is said to have been totally unprovoked. Similar outbreaks of anti-foreign feel ing have been rather noticeable. THREE ALLIES WILL CONFER William Will Join Tittoni and Goluchowskl at Venice. VIENNA, April 25. An afternoon newspaper today publishes a report from Venice that Emperor William will arrive there May 1 to confer -with Slg nor Tittoni. the Italian Foreign Min ister, and Count Goluchowskl, the For eign Minister of Austria-Hungary. Giolittl Returns to Politics. TURIN, April 25. Ex-Premier Gio littl has completely recovered his health and expects to be able soon to return to Home and resume public life. He has announced his Intention ' of publishing a letter on the political sit uation. - TO SIT 'ON HARRIMAN. Continued from First rage.) his personal attutlde as to any other ob jection his opponents may have. Influ ential men of the Hill party have been very bitter in their expressions about him. Vandcrhllts Remain In East. The Vanderbllts propose to adhere to their policy of keeping their money east of Chicago, although ..It is still planned to make a Vanderbllt merger embracing the Omaha road. The plan to hae the 'Union Pacific take New York Central, however, 'has been abandoned, while there is likely to be some further arrangement of the Northwestern map. Babe Burns in Its Crib. OAKLAND. Cal., April 23. Almost "be fore the very eyes of Its mother, whose frantic efforts to save it were unavailing, little Clyde Pheleu, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pheleu, was this morning burned to death in its crib at the Pheiou home, near Pleasanton. With the house ablaze and the little one at the mercy of the flames, the mother attempted to rush In. and save It. She was prevented from precipitating herself into tho .blazing ruins, and even tnen she received burns that may prove fatal. The building was destroyed, and later the charred remains of the little one were discovered. Passes Cadet Examination. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 25. United States Senator S. H. Piles today received advices that Stuart Sutherland Brown, of west fceattle. has passed mental ex amination for admission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Brown Is 18 years old and a son of Daniel W. Brown, man ager of the Oregon & Washington Ferry & Navigation Company. Hyde Would Be Superintendent. OLYMPIA, ,Wash., April 25. (Special.) Ex-Congressman S. C. Hyde, of Spokane, Is an applicant for the position of com mandant of the Soldiers' Home at Oriing. and.it is probable that lie will soon be appointed; temporarily, at least, to the position. SHERIDAN TO LEI Transport Starts South This Morning. TO BAY CITY FOR REPAIRS Soldiers Roll Heavy Trucks and Toss Baggage Until the Converted Liner's Big Hold Is Empty of Her Cargo. The big Army transport Sheridan leaves Portland at 1 o'clock this morn ing. All day yesterday khaki-clad soldiers were playing the role of longshoremen. Despite the chilly wind along the river front some of them stripped down to their undershirts and puffed and panted with the unusual exertion. A, lone senti nel paced the deck on guard mount. It was mostly baggage that came out of the yawning hold. Occasionally a bundle of relics or curios appeared. One such was a bunch of nara wood, a heavy black wood resembling mahogany. The lucky ones will get valuable canes as keepsakes. The Sheridan will proceed to San Fran cisco at once, and will soon go to Mare Island for some slight; repairs. The crew, all but five sailors, will be discharged at San Francisco. Some time in June the Sheridan is ex pected to poke her nose out of the Golden Gate and head 'for the Philippines again. She has been in commission since Jan uary 25, when she left San Francisco for Manila. The officers of the Sheridan are: Captain, Thomas Peabody; first officer, John Ansell; second officer. G. W. Yard ley: third officer, J. J. Murhpy; fourth officer, W. D. Cameron; chief engineer, John S. Kldd; assistants, J. J. Hughes, F. P. Littlefield and Charles McCallum. With her red, white and blue funnel, scrupulously white decks and cabins, the Sheridan presents little resemblance to the Atlantic liner Massachusetts which the Government bought at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 189S. Since then she has carried thousands of soldiers across the Pacific, and has ferried many thousands of tons of stores... She is 5890 tons register, and is therefore decidedly larger than the transport Buford, recently in port. ONE DAY BEHIND TO NATAL Dunreggan Close to Durbridge All the Way Erom Astoria. A remarkable instance of two vessels leaving a day apart and sailing half way around the. globe and arriving a day apart again is reported from South Africa. On January 4 the British ship Durbridge left Astoria, bound for Port Natal. The British bark Dunreggan left Astoria the next day. On April 22 the Durbridge reached Fort Natal, and on the next day the Dunreggan came In. Both vessels belong to the December wheat fleet, leaving Portland late in De cember. The same winds and currents apparently affected both vessels through out the voyage. COST NEARLY TWO MILLION Ping Suey Carries Valuable Cargo to Orient and England. TACOMA, Wash.. April 25. The steam ship Ping Suey sailed today for the Orient and Liverpool with a cargo of general freight valued at 51.920,000, breaking all foreign export records. The manifest In cludes 19,628 bales of cotton cloth, valued at $1,177,680, also 61.472 sacks of flour, valued at J61.473'. and $20,000 worth of electrical machinery. Bark Pnys Increased Dues. ASTORIA. Or.. April 25. (Spoclal.) The remeasurement of the French bark La Fontaine has been completed by Dep uty Collector McCue. It was made for the purpose of ascertaining the exact ,nmount due from the vessel as tonnage dues. As was .the case wltn several other French vessels that have vi&ited this port, the several compartments of the La Fontaine were not certified and as a result the only deduction made from the bark's gross tonnage was for the donkey engine space, amounting to 12.23 tons. Under the French measure ment the bark's net tonnage Is 1739 tons, whereas under the American measure ment It Is 2286.77 tons, a difference of nearly 550 tons. As the vessel came from Antwerp she pays dues at the rate of 6 cents per ton. or a total of $137.82. an increase of $33.48 over the amount due according to the French measurement. It appears there is mo treaty between America and France relative to accepting the meas urement of vessels and an agreement was made a short time ago that when French vessels reach their home port their compartments shall be certified and a certificate given -them as to their ton nage under American rules. This certifi cate the La Fontaine did not get and so she was remeasured. Captain Haumon paid the Increased dues without protest. Government Cable Lost Again. ASTORIA. Or., April 25. (Special.) The Government telegraph cable at the mouth of the river that has been in trou ble for several months was picked up and buoyed by the lighthouse tender Manzanita yesterday afternoon. This morning the tender with Forecast Official Beals on board went down to underrun the cable and locate the break so that repairs could be made. They found, however, that the buoy line had been cut and the cable allowed to drop back Into the river. The buoy was lying directly In the fishermen's drifting channel, and It is supposed one of thwn cut It adrift In order to clear his net. . The Manzanita spent considerable time today dragging for the cable, but no trace of It was found, although the anchor from the schooner Virginia, which caused the original trouble with the cable, was grappled, but let go again. Saloon Open on Sunday. ALBANY, Or.. April 25. (Special.) M. Baumgart, a pioneer saloonkeeper, of Albany, was today arrested on a charge of keeping his saloon open on Sunday, contrary to the city ordinance governing taprooms. Baumgart entered a plea of not guilty, and will be given a hearing next Thursday. Sunday, April 16, Night Policeman Cantwell worked 6vertlme and made a raid on the saloons in the afternoon. While he failed to find any of the saioonmen dispensing booze, he did find aiUmber of men sitting in the back room of. the Baumgart place talking. Delegations From Astoria. ASTORIA. .Or., April 25. (Spe'clal.) At this afternoon's session of the County Court delegates to the Oregon Develop ment League Convention were appointed as follows: O. L Peterson, D. H. Welch, W. E. Dement. J. Q, A. Bowlby, C. H. Page. W. R. Hume, F. J. Carney. J. F. Ham ilton, Olof Erlckson, J. F. Bartoldus, C. J. Curtis. Dan McLean. T. H. Basley, Andrew Young,- G. C. Fulton, N. D. Bain and Robert McDcrmott. Boys Remain In Jail. ALBANY, Or.. April 25. (Special.) Frand Hammer and Oliver Wagstaf, the boys who were yesterday convicted of pilfering the news agent's supply box oh the Albany local, are lodged In..,-the. County Jail, in default of: the '$25 fine which was imposed on them. The par ents of the boys declined to pay the fine, thinking a season in the jail would do them good. Permitted to Discharge Cement. ASTORIA. Or.. April 25. (Special.)--Permission was granted at the Custom House today to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to discharge at this port 6150 casks of cement from the French bark La Fon taine. Of this, 4000 casks are for the Government and the balance Is for priv ate persons Marine Notes. The steamer Dallas City, of the Regu lator Line, and the Charles Spencer, came through the lower bridges neck and neck yesterday afternoon, and reaclfed their docks at 2:30, having raced all the way from The Dalles. Both boats suffered several long delays, but made good time. Those In charge of the wrecked steamer Geo. W. Elder do no expect to raise the vessel before the end of the present week, according to the plans announced yesterday. The last of the necessary equipment was taken down to the steamer near Kalama last night. Hereafter a large portion of the mall for Oriental, ports will bevantut of Portland. At praecnt tY.' mail goes by way of San Ffancisco or Puget Sound. Officials of thePortland & Asiatic Steam ship Company have just concluded nego tiations, and the next steamer to leave here will have a small load of mall sacks. Telegraphic communication between the North Head weather station and Astoria will soon be possible again, as the ends of the broken cable have been picked up by the lighthouse tender, Manzanita. District Forecaster Beals went to Astoria yesterday to make arrangements for splic ing the cable and getting It in working order. It Is reported that the steamer Austra lia, one of the Spreckels vessels running out of San Francisco, will soon be placed on the run between that port and Portland. She Is being fitted up for a new run," but what that will be remains a secret, so far as shipping men here know. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. April 25. Left up at daylight Schooner Irene. Arrived at 12:30 P. M. Schooner. J. TV. Cllse. from San Pedro, and schooner Jennie Stella, from San .Francisco. Arrived at 2 and left up at 3:50 P. M. Steamer Alliance, from Coos Bay and Eu reka. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; -wind northwest: ' weather cloudy. Falmouth. April 22. Arrived British ship Langdale. from Portland. Port Natal. April 22. Arrived British ship Durbridge. from Portland. Arrived April 23 British bark Dunreggan, from Portland. San Francisco, April 25. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for Victoria; steamer Break water, for Coos Bay. BOWLING LEAGUE FORMED Representatives or Five Northwest ern Cities Meet in Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash., April 25. (Special.) By the unanimous vote of twenty-five delegates, representing five cities of the Pacific Northwest. Portland. Seattle, Ta coma. Salt Lake and Spokane, the West ern Bowling Congress was organized in the smoking-rooms of the Pflster last night. The motion of A. W. Harrison, a rep resentative of the Brunswick-Balke-Col-lender Company of Portland, was that the congress be organized entirely separ ate and independent of the American Bowling Congress. W. S. Zehring of Salt Lake amended the motion to the effect that the present rules and regulations of the American Bowling Congress, which are older and longer tested, be adopted by the Western Congress. This leaves the Western bowlers to de cide at the business meeting to-night whether or not they will adopt the new rules of, the American Congress relative to the weight of the ball and the square gutter. There is much opposition mani fest to the new American Congress ruling and it is probable that It will not be accepted by the Western Congress. Taboo on Boxing Bouts. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-Owlng to fear of arrest, threatened by the grand jury, so-called amateur bouts scheduled j to take place under the auspices of the ! tiawtnorne Ainieuc i.iud were not nem tonight. If the police had been enjoined from making arrests CO deputy Sheriffs were present to serve warrants. At a special meeting of the grand jury today It was decided that boxing was. not to be conducted under the terms of the local amateur boxing laws. Portland Team Bpwlpd Third. SPOKANE. Wash.. April 25. (Special.) The Portland team. Taylor. Keating and McMenomy was third, with 35t6, in ' the three-man tournament of Northwest . bowlers at Pflster's alleys to-night. Tay- ; Ilor's scores were 169, 207 and 185. Keat- ; Ing rolled 150. 154 and 179. McMenomy ' bowled 170, 149 arid 383. The Tacoma- I Seattle team, composed of Pawklsek. 1 Tlctjc and Jenkins, bowled li2S. - j Dwycr Throws Munroe. SAVANNAH. Ga., April 23. Mike Dwycr at the Savannah Theater. Munroe won the first fall in seventeen minutes and Dwyer the next two, one In eleven mln- I utes and the other in fourteen minutes. Bought by Wclnliard Kstatc. DALLAS.' Or., April 25. The sale of the ice and cold-storage plant in Dallas took place today. Paul Wesslngef and Henry Wagner, of Portland, trustees for the Henry Welnhard estate, being purchasers for the sum of ?2750. The sale "was on the foreclosure of a mortgage to the purchas ers. The plant Is In full operation now, and will continue. It Is understood that it will soon pass Into the hands of Dallas parties and be operated continuously dur ing the season. Sued State Dental Board. TACOMA. Wash., April 25. Edwin J. Brown, of Seattle, has brought suit In the Superior Court of Tacoma" asking ?50,000 damages from the Washington State Dental Board for withholding a license from him. Dr. Brown has been arrested 12 times, and alleges that' an attempt to drive him out of business and out of the state Is being made. Testimony Is now being taken. Electric Line In Boise Valley. BOISE, Idaho, April 25. Arrangements have been completed for the construction of an electric railway Itne In the Boise Valley reaching Caldwell. 32 miles from Boise, and the Pearl mining camp, 25 miles. This will be the first electric line in Southern Idaho. Remonstrance Generally Signed. ALBANY, Or... April- 25. (Special.) B. C. Curry, of Oregon City, is circula ting In Linn County today a remon strance against the proposed removal of the Oregon City Land Office to Port land. The remonstrance is being gen erally, tilgnccL ALL LINE 5 EQUAL Policy of Government Towards Panama Steamers IN, RUNNING ITS RAILROAD Same TIates to All Steamer Lines May Help Shipper- and Restrain Paciric Mail, but Old Line Has Advantage. WASHINGTON, April 25. Secretary Taft has made a decision that is of the greatest importance to railroad interests respecting the policy of the Government relative, to the existing monopoly of traffic across, the Isthmus of Panama and the fixing of rates over the Panama Rail road as bearing on the existing rates on transcontinental traffic The publication of several Interviews recently with Mr. Taft, Chairman Shonts, and Chief Engi neer Wallace has led to much confusion in the public mind on these subjects and the Secretary concluded to publish a let ter which he has just written as the best way of making known his own views and purposes.. In this letter he makes it plain that there Is to be no discrimination whatever among the several steamship companies in handling their business across the isthmus. He does not anticipate any con siderable effect upon tfanscontinental traffic from rearrangement of Panama Railroad rates, but this adjustment will be made regardless of such effect. Mr. Taft in his letter says: Xo Discrimination Allowed. "The Government will permit no dis crimination against or in favor of any of the connecting steamship Hues. It may be that this policy will affect the trans continental rates on those classes of goods that can stand, the isthmus trip, 'favorably for the shipper. However, Mr. Wallace, our chief engineer and a rail way man of experience, . thinks that the proposed changes w'.'i not have much In fluence on transcontinental rates, be cause he thinks but a small proportion of that which goes to make up transcon tinental freight can be carried by the isthmus. The long trip and the fact that 'the merchandise carried is to be a con siderable period in the tropics exclude the possibility of carrying many kinds. Only an Incident to Canal. "The Government's acquisition of the railway line was not primarily for the purpose of affecting railway or ocean rates, transcontinental or otherwise. It was for the purpose of acquiring an In strument with which to construct the canal, an Instrument absolutely indis pensable for the accomplishment of our purpose within a reasonable time. The Incident that we must hold the railroad under a franchise requiring us to do a commercial business Is what Imposes upon us the obligation to do what we can to make just rates and prevent dlscrlm Jnatlon, and this wc shall do. If this ameliorates conditions, we shall be very glad. If It does not. It will not be in our power to do more. "It Is possible that the time Is now ripe for the establishment of American com petition with the Pacific Mail between San Francisco and Panama. Certainly the Government In operating the Panama Railway will do, nothing to hinder It. Nevertheless, it is possible that the posi tion of advantage that the Pacific Mall has with respect to Mexican and Central American trade and its ownership of a dock at- Colon may enable it to establish lines on both sides which will do all the through business and fix the rates, witn out enjoying any discrimination in its favor by the Panama Railroad. If so, the Government could not prevent this except by running a line from Panama to San Francisco for the purpose? which it cannot do." ! AVORKIXG UNDER OLD PLANS Wallace Says Canal-Digging; Goes Ahead Well. CHICAGO, April 25.-John F. Wallace, chief engineer of the Panama Canal, has arrived in Chicago to visit his home for a week or ten days. The work of build ing the canal, he said, is going forward under definite plans, and with satisfac tory progress. All the work la being done in accordance with the plan recom mended by the first Isthmian Commis sion which was headed by Admiral Walker, and upon which the Spooner act .was based, the SO-foot level canal to cost approximately '$194,000,000. REVENUE CUTTER WILL C03IE McCulIoch Ordered to Lie at Port land During Fair. WASHINGTON. April 25.-Orders were i3sjcd today directing the revenue cutter McCulIoch to proceed to Portland In timo for opening of the Exposition. She will He In the river opposite the Exposition grounds for some weeks. Strangled at the Asylum. SEATTLE. Wash., April 25. It has leaked out here that Joseph Gillespie, the Seattle man, whose death occurred a few days aso In the state hospital for Insane, at Stellacoom. did not commit suicide, but was allowed to strangle to death because of the carelessness of an attendant. The Coroner of Pierce County has ordered an official investigation. Salem Mill Is Sold. SALEM. Or.. April 25. (Special.) A deal was consummated here tonight, by which the Charles K. Spaulding Logging Company, of Newberg. succeeds to the Interest of the Capital Lumbering Com pany, of this city. The consideration is ; $200,000. The transfer takes place to- morrow and Includes the sawmill, with a I daily capacity of 50.000 feet of lumber; RATIONAL TREATMENT or Stomach Diseases mcan : Discard Injurious Drug's U A Harmless Powerful Germicide Endorsed by Leading Physicians. Send twenty-five cents to pay postage on Frts Trial Bottle. Sold by leading druggists. NOT 6CHU1NC WITHOUT MY 8ISNATUXC: 82M MINCE ST., NEW YORK. Wnc e Pxtt eoiaiT oh Ratiomai Tbiatkmt or OtscAst. ayeozene DO YOU GET WITH Have You Rheumatism, Kidney, Liver or Bladder Trouble? Tp Prove What Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy, Will Do for You, All Our Readers May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. 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In taking Swamp-Root you afford nat ural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root fs the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science. In order to prove the wonderful merits of Swamp-Root you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable Informa tion, both sent absolutely free "by mail. The book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters re ceived from men and women cured. Tha value and success of Swamp-Root is so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blng hamton. X. Y., be sure to ay you read this generous offer In the Portland Daily : Oregonlan. The . genuineness of this offer Is guaranteed, j If you are already convinced that I Swamp-Root Is what you need, you can I purchase the regular llfty-cent and one ( dollar size bottles at drug stores every- I where. Don't make any mistake, but re member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blng bamton, N. Y".. on every bottle. of Helena, representing the five Chicago packing-house companies against whom information has been filed In the District Court by the Attorney-General for alleged ! infraction of the state anti-trust laws, j today tiled a motion to set aside the information, on the ground It was noc I sworn to or filed by the County Attorney I of Lewis and Clark County, and that no permission was granted by the court to file the Information. Will Try to Join Jtojestvciisky. MANILA. April 25. The British steamship Carlisle sailed from this port today, having cleared for Port Said. In some quarters it is thought she will attempt to connect with Ad moral Rojestvensky's fleet. Is to love children, and no kme can be completely ksippy without them, yet the ordeal throueh which the ex pectant mother must pass usually is so full of suffering, danger and fear that she looks forward to the critical hour with aDorehension and dreacL Friend HTH ERE are twenty years of shoe- study back, of every Crossett shoe. Small -wonder that they ex cel in every point of style and comfort. vsr V your dealv does not keep ihemi ut will send any style by mail or express on receipt of price with 25c. additionalto pay forwarding chargss. Write for illustrated catalog. LEWIS A. CROSSETT, Incorporated. North Ablngrton. Mass. HARK)