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-4 THE 3I0RXING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 27 1905. w ws Britain Threatens to Send Warship Against Her. aOOSEVELT IS MEDIATING Oemand for Release or Imprisoned Sealers and Arbitration Rejected. American Minister Seeks Settlement. WASHINGTON. July 2S. Official advices reaching Washington fall to show any relief In the acute situation which has been developing for some time between the British and Uruguayan governments over the Imprisonment in Uruguay of the captain and crew of the Canadian firtilng vessefAgnes Donahoe for alleged poach ing Several- months ago the British govern ment laid before -the State Department a full statement of iU? side of the case, and the American Minister to Uruguay was instructed to us his good offices to assist In an amicable settlement. The British gox'ernment takes the ground that, as the contract of the Uruguayan government giving to a certain company the exclusive right to fleh In certain waters was a pri vate contract and was not communicated to or recognized by foreign governments, the capture of a Canadian ship for Ash ing in those waters was Illegal. Despite strong representations, however, the Canadian captain remains in prison, and London Is now considering the ad visability of sending a warship down the South American coast. This step, how ever, will be taken only after every diplo matic method has been tried to obtain the release of the prisoners. The Xxmdon government is not averse to a settlement by arbitration, but the Uruguayan gov ernment has thus far refused to arbitrate. Washington would like to see the matter settled by arbitration, and the American rMinfcter will work to this end. LEFT HIGH AND DRY. Homesteaders on Palousc Land Are in Sad Plight. PASCO, Wash.. July 26. (Special.) The failure of the National Government to construct the Palouse Irrigation project has brought about a most deplorable con dition of affairs in this section of East ern "Washington, and promises to work great hardship upan many honest settlers who have recently come into this country and taken up homesteads. Last Winter 'officials' of the National Reclamation Service, both here and at Washington, declared that It was the In tention of the Government to build the Palouse project: the Secretary of the In terior went so far as to set aside $2,500,000 for the work, and It was generally under stood that some time during the present Summer dirt would begin to fly. provided the Government could make a satisfac tory deal and acquire clear title to the Washtucna coulee, which was to bo used ns the principal reservoir. Assuming that the promises of the Gov ernment officials were to be fulfilled, sev eral hundred ambitious entrymen rushed onto the lands of the Palouse project, some made entries, others purchased lands: all wens anxious to get In early in order to obtain choice tracts. All expect ed, within a few years, to turn their now arid lands into productive fields' and or chards. But It seems they are to be dis appointed. Homesteaders Suffer Most. It Is true a great portion of the Palouso country was in private ownership before the Government began Investigations, and the owners of that land suffer no hard ship by the failure to build the project, though they are keenly disappointed. It Is the poor homesteader, the man who went in hoping and expecting to make his home under the Government project, who will suffer. Having taken up the land under the homestead law. he must reside on and Improve on It. or he will lose it. "Without water he cannot Improve his lands, he cannot maintain a residence, ex cept in a technical manner, and In nine cases out of ten ho must lose his entry and turn somewhere else, a wiser but poorer man. No Prospect for Many Years. There is much pathos connected with cases such as these. The men who suffer were Inspired by perfectly honest mo- tli-es; they sought good homes; they had j been led to believe by official representa- 1 tlons that the Government was going Into i the Palouse country -to build; they expect- ed and were willing to pay 535 an acre for water from the Government canals, t and they made every preparation to take advantage of this water as soon as the project r-hould be completed. It is true, as contended by the reclamation officials, that these settlers ran the risk whon they rushed In before the project was under way. but It cannot be denied that they had good reason to believe they were making a wise venture. Now they must suffer: they must bear their losses: the Government cannot help them. Those who have homes elsewhere may be able to hold onto their lands here until the Palouse project is eventually built, but ! rrom present indications It win be many a year before the Federal Government turns water onto the now famous Palouse tract. Can't Be Built in Sections. Unfortunately, the situation here Is un like that In most other Irrigation districts. The Palouse -project cannot be built In sections. At the present estimate. It will cost about J6.000.000, and not a drop of water can be turned onto any of the land until the entire work Is completed. Some other projects, notably In the Yakima Valley, can be built In segments. Out of a project costing $5,000,000 it will be possi ble to expend $500,000 or $1,000,000. complete one unit and make the lands of that unit 1 productive before the other units are com pleted, and before the balance of the $3,000,000 has been expended. But hero the project must be built in its entirety before any of the lands can be benefited. This fact operates greatly against the immediate adoption of the Palouse proj ect, and is said to be one of the prime reasons why the Government decided not to take it up. When the reclamation fund has grown, and there Is- enough money available to build the Palouse rroject. It is possible the Government may enter this field, but until $6,000,000 has accumulated in the fund nothing can be done. H. J. B. MANY MILES BY MULE TEAM San Diego, Cal., Man and "Wife Ar rive at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 26. (Special.) An overland trip, consisting of 1900 miles behind a mule team. Is the novel method of crossing two states that was adopted iy Mr. and Mrs. J. Monroe Mark, of San Diego. CaL. who have Just arrived here to spend the Summer with relatives. The tHp was made at the leisure of the trav elers who left Southern California March 21 and en voute stopped at. numerous re sorts and pdhtta of interest. Mr. and. Mrs. Mark passed through the Toeemite Valley, and, following the Sac- rarocnto River, crossed the. mountains Into Oregon. After spending the Summer with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Mark will return home by ocean steamer. BABE BURNS WITH THE HOUSE Grandmother Leaps From Upper "Window and May Die. SPOKANE, July 26. About i o'clock this morning while William McVay and his wife were milking the cows, their house was burned to the ground and their six-weeks-old baby was burned to a crisp. Mrs. Carder, mother of Mrs. McVay. es caped by leaping from an upper window but was badly burned and may die. California Town Is Scorched. COVEUO. CaL. July 26. Half of the busi ness portion of this town was burned to day. The fire started in a tankhousc in the rear of the Covelo Hotel, which was destroyed. Dave Hudee's general mer chandise store was the next to go and then the fire continued down the rtrect for two blocks, destroying everything in the way. ...There was no wind blowing at the time and it Is this and the shade trees that saved the rest of the town. The low will amount to nearly J37.0M and the in surance is about 510.0W. Small Stones Smash His Skull. L.BWISTON. Idaho. July 26. Jack Barn ham, a miner at Warren, was killed by giant-powder explosion Saturday after noon. He was testing old fuse; and in casting It away, the fuse fell on the pow der. His skull was crushed by small stones hurled by the force of the explo sion. Bamham was formerly of Lewis ton and "Wallace, Idaho, where ho was employed as a carpenter. Straying Stock Scired for Duty. HELENA. Mont.. July 26. Two thou sand five hundred head of sheep belonging to John McLaren, of Havre. Mont., have been seized by the Canadian Mounted Police and held for double duty. The duty amounts to 53100. Owing to better range conditions across the line, the sheepmen. It Is presumed, have let stock stray beyond the international border. HOW TO MAKE PEACE. Manchuria, Independent, Would Be Buffer Estate. Professor Howard Swan, director In the department of English. Imperial College, Peking, Is at the Hotel Eaton, on his way to San Francisco where he will de vote the Summer vacation period to lec turing and getting in touch with the faculty of the University of California. Professor Swan Is a native of London, graduate of a technical institution, and is an instructor in linguistic pschycology. He has been for two ycar past in China and previously for a like period In Japan, and Is well-Informed upon Oriental con ditions. It is his purpose to secure co operation of linguists Identified with edu cational Institutions of the Chinese Em pire and along the Pacific Coast where Chinese student? are taught In order to secure the adoption of a new phonetic alphabetical language that will eventual ly become the universal tongue of the countless divisions of the land of the lotus. Ie disclaims any expectation of bringing about a speedy revolution among the Chinese people, but desire? to see a language formulated and Introduced that will gradually spread to serve the pur pose for commercial relations and busi ness with all sections of the empire. Manchuria to Pay Piper. As a solution of the obstacles that may be presented to" peace plenipotentiaries the professor suggests that Manchuria, as an independent country might he made to pay the Indemnity. He believes that peace will either be declared by Novem ber or not until next Spring, and presents his plan for Its consummation in these words: Mn .considering the quostlon of the settlement of the. war problem are two main featureu which must be considered: one is the permanent settlement by means of a buffer estate, and the other is the payment of an indemnity. If Japan keeps Manchuria she will probably have to fight again in another decade or o. and the object should be In bringing about peace to prevent recurrence of war. "At present It Is supposed Manchuria will be handed back to China,-but the Chinese Empire is In no position to re tain It. and there remains the third proposition of passing over Manchuria to someone else. After carefully ,thlnklng of th different ways in which this can be done I think that the best arrange ment possible would be the formation of an Independent damlnion of Manchuria, similar to Switzerland or Canada, guar, anteed by America, England, Japan and China. "The second question that of Indemnity Is equally vital to Japan. This Is placed at something like JJS8.0M.0M. gold, which the government of Japan expects to ob tain from Russia, and 1 do not think It can be paid by Russia. It feems to me Japan could more easily obtain the money by taking and disposing of Manchuria to an independent government formed for that country, which would make the great powers interested responsible for the maintenance of peace between Russia and Japan in future by the existence of an independent government separating them in their Asiatic possessions. Threo Have Claims. "At present three nations- have cer tain rlgljts In Manchuria China. Rus sia and Japan. In the event of this suggestion being made the basis of a settlement. Japan would pay to China an agreed amount for Its rights and keep the portion of the third party as indemnity, likewise receiving compen sation for Its own portion In present ownership. -I certainly think the Independent government set up in this way would be able to meet the demand for the sum," said the -professor. In reply to a question, "or I should not suggest it. If the Manchurlan people are asked to provide this sum Immediately upon dcclartlon of peace. I reel certain It would be forthcoming, and 'that the people of Russia. Japan and other na tions would gladly, invest in the bonds thus provided for as the exchequer of the new government. "Few people realize what relation Manchuria holds to China. It la in much the relation that America once held to England, and is capable of maintaining a large population, enor mous Industries and to become im mensely wealthy." Chalmers Will Captain Stanford. Alex Chalmers. Stanford University's star half back, will return to his Alma Mater this year, and as he will be practi cally the only one of last year's team to don a foot ball suit, he will be elected captain or the team. It was ald that Chalmers would be unable to return to the University this year and that Plow den Scott, last year's sub quarter, would bethe only available man to accept the position, hut Chalmers has changed his mind and will go to California August 19. Chalmers is the only eligible man with the exception of Stott. as all others of last year's team have either graduated or have announced their intention of not returning. Chalmers, according to Coach Loncrgan. is the best defensive half back Stafford has ever had. Chicago's New Police Chief. CHICAGO. July 26. Mayor Dunne today appointed Captain John D. Collins chief of police, vice Francis J. O'Ncil. resigned. The new chief of police has risen from the rank. He was a patrolman in the fro-t dine of police at the time of the anarchist bomb-throwing in Haymarket Square many years ago. IN HOTTEST YUMA Government Will Create a Fair Garden-Spot. RICH SOIL FOUND IN DESERT High Cost of Irrigation System Justi fied by Long-Growing Season. Plan to Remove Silt and Irrigate Mesa. YUMA. Ariz.. July 2S. OpedaD-Turaa. has been dubbed "the hottest spot In the United States, and it deserves the repu- 1 tation. There may be places where the ' thermometer at times goes higher than at Yuma, but there Is no place where the . average temperature Is so high or where ! the hot spell is so long as right here In j the southwest corner of Arizona. Yuma ' is hot. and there is no getting away from I it. though the natives won't admit It. ; nut tncre are otner tmngs at iuma De sides the heat: there are things hero which .in a way compensate for the in tensely hot climate, otherwise there would be no Yuma. Yuma and the surrounding country pos sesses rare agricultural possibilities of a kind peculiarly Its own. Today Yuma lies in the center of a vast, burning des ert: ten years from today it is probable that Yuma will be the center of a great and thriving agricultural region. The soil In and about Yuma Is extremely fertile: the Colorado River, flowing by Yuma, and which today -runs almost entirely to waste. Is to be controlled and turned onto the Yuma desert. The combination of the productive soil and the fertilizing wat ers of the Colorado will convert, this des ort into a garden spot in an Incredibly short time. But aside irom its fine soli and Its abundance of water. Yuma can boast of a longer growing season than any other part of the United States: Its farmers are today cutting seven and eight crops of alfalfa where the Northern farmer Is getting two and three, and, when irri gation is fully developed, and all the arable lands of this region are under cul tivation. Yuma, with Its long hot season, beginning before the frost is out of the ground in other regions, will be able to ! put its first crops on the market ahead of every other part of the United States. Will Stand High Cost. These arc .some of the reasons why the United States Government, in spite of the intense heat, has determined to expend I3.O00.Od0 in building an Irrigation system which will reclaim nearly 100.039 acres of land in the immediate vicinity of Yuma. According to the . present estimate, settlers under the Yuma project must pay about $35 an acre for water. While this is a high price, more than is charged in other sections, the figure Is reasonable when It Is considered that the Yuma lands yield two crops an nually of most vegetables, and elflt crops of alfalfa each season. On Its face, the Yuma project Is sim ple. Involving pnly the principles of a simple diversion dam and a system of distributing canals, but as It is ex amined more closely it is found to in volve many Intricate problems. There Is no storage feature connected with the project, it is true, because It ha been found impossible to get suitable foundation for any large storage dam. but there will be a large and an ex pensive diversion dam strung across the Colorado Rix'er some distance above Yuma, which will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. Though simple In design, the Laguna dam la being built for all time the best ma terials are being used in its construc tion hence the great cost. Moreover, the dam. though only 19 feet above the bed of Colorado River, will measure 4900 feet from one end to the other, and at Its base will be 22S feet through. Rock, concrete and steel are the ma terials used in its construction. Will Get Rid or SHU On the Yuma project, more than any where else, the engineers of the Rec lamation Service are obliged to con tend with the silt problem. This river is a second Missouri; In appearance It is a flowing pool of mud: It carries an incredible amount of silt, but fortunate ly the slit Itself is a valuable fertilizer, and will In the end prove of great ben efit to the farmers, as It will constantly enrich their soil and render artificial fertilization unnecessary. But silt has Its drawbacks. It fills up reservoirs, it clogs canals and ditches, and makes endless work for fanners. To prevent a filling in behind the Laguna dam. a system of sluiceways is being provided, by means of which the bottom of the river can be flushed out periodically, thus carrying off the surplus sediment. This diversion dam will create a great lake in the Colorado River, where the water, coming down stream, will have an opportunity to settle. The canals which will carry the water onto the lands on either side of the river will take only the surface water, from which the greater portion of the slit has been allowed to precipitate to the river bed. to be carried off by sluicing. Not all of the silt, how ever, can be removed, but what remains and Is carried onto the land will be com paratively small In quantity, though suf ficient to Improve the soil on which It K deposited. By this means of allowing the water to settle, danger of' clogging of ditches and canals is reduced to a mini mum. Levees Will Prevent Floods. Aa nearly as can be estimated, the waters taken from Colorado at the La guna dam will Irrigate 85.700 acres In all, of which 72.100 acres He In Arizona, the rest in California. Some of these lands He below the level of the Colorado River when It is at flood, and to prevent over flowing it will be necessary to construct Immense levees along either bank of the river to an elevation Ave feet above the highest known level of the stream. These levees, fashioned after the levees alng the Mississippi River, while adding to the cost of the Yuma project, are absolutely necessary to -protect property, and will effectively hold back the flood waters each Spring ond early Summer. The lands under the Yuma, project are exceptionally flat and low. The level of tbe water In the ground Is very near the surface, giving rise to danger of excessive sub-Irrigation, But this obstacle will be overcome. Aa a part of the Government project, the reclamation engineers will run a system of drainage canals across the irrigable lands, and into these main canals farmers will be enabled to run their smaller drainage ditches. By this means all the alkali In the soli can be washed out, and all danger from sub-Irrigation avoided. It is true, when the Colo rado is at flood, there will be seepage through the dikes, hat precautions have been taken to ward off danger from this source. This seepage water, like the sub surface flow, will all be carried off In the drainage ditches; and when the water will no longer flow from these ditches Into the river. It will be carried oft by immense pumps, which are to be sup plied by the Government, and which will eventually pass Into the hands of the farmers, along with the other portions of the Yuma irrigation system. It is said by the engineers In charge that there la absolutely no danger of the land becom ing waterlogged. Acjolnlng the tract of land te be irrigated under the Yuma canals is a rich mesa or table-land especially well adapted to the growth of all varieties of semi-tropical plants and early fruits and vegetables. These lands, however, ar too high to be reached by the di version canals and can only be irri gated by pumping-. It Is not beyond a possibility that in time a pumping system will be Installed which will raise water from the Colorado Rlvr onto this mesa, for the lands are so fertile and susceptible of producing such high-priced crops that the own ers can well afford to pay a big price for wter. Such a pumping system, however. Is not at present planned, though there will be a little pumping to reach a few acres which He six or even feet abovo the average level of the Yuma country. Power for this small pumping plant will be developed at a drop in the main canal In the city of Yuma. Irrigation in the Yuma country is not an experiment. A great deal of that land Is today under cultivation, being under private canals, largely supplied by pumping direct from the "river. Agriculture, especially the raising of forage plants, has been demonstrated to be a huge success, but the man who comes into this region must make up his mind to work, must be willing to bear the Intense heat, must be willing to pay a good price for his water and face the competition of those already in tho field. If he Is willing to do all this, he is bound to succeed. But Yuma Is no place for the office or parlor farmer, or the man unwilling to bear hardships while he Is , establishing himself. Nor Is it the place for the extremely poor man. It Is going to take a good class of citizens to make the Yuma project a success, but that is what Yuma wants. H. J. B. MAKES ATTACK IN COURT STREET-CAR COMPANY FIGHTS A PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. Validity of Chicago Ordinance De nied and Injunction Against Duanc Is Asked. CHICAGO. July 2R. Special.) The Chicago City Railway Company this af ternoon struck a blow at municipal ownership by attacking the constitu tionality of the municipal ownership ordinance passed In March, and asking an Injunction restraining the city from taking over any part of the company's 119 street railway lines. The bill not only asks for a permanent restraining order, but also prays the court to pass on the constitutionality of the municipal ownership ordinance passed in March. 1905, and to adjudi cate the question of franchises. The bill sets forth that the 119 lines of the Chicago City Railway Company are he,ld under franchises that do not ex pire until the period between 1915 and 195S. The ordinance attacked is that -giving birth to the Chicago Municipal Owner ship Railway Company. BRANCH MAY NOT BE BUILT Farmers Charge Too Much for Rights of Way on Troutdale Line. A resident, of Falrview said yester day that the Oregon Water Power Company had called off the construc tion of the "proposed branch from Ce darville to Falrview and Troutdale, owing to the fact that some of the property-owners were holding rights-of-way at tod high a figure. One man between the Base Line and Falrview Is asking 32000 for allowing the line to be built along one side of his farm. Also near Troutdale the Buxton farm Is badly cut up by the route surveyed out. For several weeks nothing has been done, and F. A. Morris, of the Oregon "Water Power Company, said the line would not be built unless rights-of-way could be secureJ. However. A. L. Stone say? that tbe district is going to have an electric line, and the people will not give up, even If the Oregon Water Power Company does not build. Toe people will take up the matter with the Portland Consolidated Rail way Company. Mutual Testimonials. Pittsburg Dispatch. In addition to the recent pleasant and optimistic certificate of character given to Senator Chauncey M. Depew by his col league. Senator Thomas C. Piatt, it is noted that another testimonial was offered on the same subject. Senator John Hippie Mitchell last Winter, before the re-election of Senator Depew had been settled by the forcible advice of Mr. E. H. Haniman. certified that Senator Depew "has a very strong jersonalIty" and was otherwise so useful that "I should exceedingly regrea to lose him from the Senate." Senator Mitchell has not yet lost Sen ator Depew. and there are grave doubts whether Senator Depew can lose Senator. Mitchell. Events have come to pass slnco then which appear to make It appropriate that Senator Depew should tender a testi monial to Senator Mitchell's character and Senatorial standing. It might bo a closo question which needs testimonials mora urgently; but as Senator Mitchell has cer tified to Depew It Is no more than fain that Depew should do as much for Mitch ell. The spectacle of each standing by the other is calculated to move gods and men to powerful and varied emotions. Certainly Depew could return Mitchell's compliment and testify that the latter has "a very strong personality." The one. thing established beyond dispute Is that, both of them have strong personalities i so strong that they are getting 'rank. Pottery Trust the Next Thing. EAST LIVERPOOL. July 2$. A combi nation that will practically control the ta bleware and china trade of this country has virtually been effected, with J..CG0 capital, and Is regarded by interested manufacturers in this city as an accom plished fact. This city is to be the head quarters. Shonts and Stevens on Isthmus. COLON. July IS. The steamer Mexico, with President Theodore B. Shonts. of the Canal Commission, and Chief Engineer Stevens, arrived here today. Governor Magoon and other high canal officials came from Panama on a. special train to welcome President Shouts and his party, all of whom are In good health. Earthquake Shocks 3Iichlgan. CALUMET. Mich.. July 35. Great ex citement was c&ceed here shortly -after 6 o'clock tonight by a shock resembling an earthquake. Building rocked, planter was knocked from walls and dishes fell from shelves. Play a Little. Patlactlpfcla North Americas. Rest a little. ly little, - Sithi asd in will cone; Store tip-all you're afcle Of tbe pa!ne. MI there's tei FIbcJc tfce Sawrra ilwr the war. Tor erelr ee e The tU wt te awirtf Of wrftei. SAVE HALF MILLION Effect of Economy by Morton in Equitable. HIS SALARY $80,000 A YEAR Board or Directors Elects Him Presi dent and Will Elect New Direc tors Today Mrs. Hyde's Pension Considered. NEW YORK. July 2S. At a two hours' s-aslon of the directors of tbe Equitable Life Assurance Society today the resigna tion of ex-Prcstdent James W. Alexander and Nevada B. Stranahan as directors were accepted. Paul Morton was elected chairman and president. A special meeting of the directors will be held tomorrow, at which additional di rectors will be elected and amendments to the charter will be made. George F. Victor, of this city, and Ernest B. Kruttschnitt, of New Orleans, were named as directors and will 'be elected at tomorrow's special meeting. Mr. Victor Is a prominent do goods and com mission merchant of this city and Mr. Kruttschnltt is one of the leaders of the bar In the Southwest. Mr. Morton reported to the directors that in pursuance of his policy of re trenchment the society would effect a saving of JSCO.CC0 a year. He submitted a financial report for the first six months, which was pronounced very satisfactory. At tomorrow's meeting, the position of chairman will be abolished. The matter of pensions to the widow of H. B. Hyde and others was referred to a committee consisting of Directors McCook. Whitman and Zehnder, who will probably report thereon tomorrow. It Is also understood that Mr. Morton's salary as president of the society will be $50,000 a year. E. B. Thomas was elected a member of the executive committee, which has not yet been fully reorganized. The Times will say tomorrow: "But one opinion was given at the meet ing, and that was that in future no offi cer or director of the society must in any way be interested in syndicate underwrit ing Issues that were offered for sale to the society or similar transactions. A strong opinion Is entertained among cer tain of the men who have lately come Into the board that the Equitable Society must eventually divest Itself of Its stock In sub sidiary banking and safe-deposit Institu tions. This Is In line with the semi-official announcement by representatives of the Ryan Interests shortly after the purchase of the majority stock from James H. Hyde that the investments of the society would be put on virtually a savings bank basis. Such a movement would make It necessary for the Equltablo to divest itself of the stocks of the subsidiary companies. "The matter did not come up for discus sion yesterday, and the directors who fa vor this policy eventually realize that no Imminent or ill-timed change could be made without injury to the subsidiary companies and incidentally to the Equita ble. Rather the matter will be one for gradual development." INVESTIGATION "WILL BE OPEN Chairman Armstrong Defines Policy i or Legislative Committee. ROCHESTER. N. T., July 26. State Senator William Armstrong has sent out announcements to hl3 Senatorial and As sembly associates who are to serve on the Joint legislative committee which Is to Investigate the life Insurance busi ness in this state, that the committee will meet at Albanv for organization next Tuesday. If Mr. Armstrong's associates agree, the committee will organize at once and Immediately proceed to New York, where headquarters will be estab lished and counsel employed. He has al ready written letters to Governor Hlgglns, State Superintendent of Insurance Hen dricks. Attorney-General Mayer and Dis trict Attorney Jerome, asking that they meet with the committee at an early date. Speaking of the Investigations, the Sen ator sala: . Our proceedings will be public and the In vestigation wilt be pursued without anv other consideration than the discovery of such facts as are necessary to tho framlnc of new laws If such are deemed necessary or such amendments to tbe existing ones, to -be sub mitted to the Ler.Ula.ture. aa will Insure to the policy-holders that every cent they pay In premium, over and above what Is needed In careful and prudent management and the creation and protection of necessary mortu ary and reserve funds. Including; safe and proper Investment of such funds, shall to to their credit; also in recommend, tt the facts. Justify, such a reduction In premiums as may b found proper. We shall employ the very best lejtal counsel procurable. Makes Plea for Drinking Fountains. PORTLAND. July 24 (To the Edltor.l Tho Indian never liked work bat ha "wanted his squaw to get well as soon as possible so that she conld 'do the work and let him hunt, therefore he dug rxxpootc root for her. for that was their freat remedy for em&le weak nesses. Dr. Pierce uses the same root called Bluo Co hosh in hlsTa vorite Prescrip tion " skillfully comblaed with other agents that make it more effective and protect the stomach from functional disturbance. Dr. Pitbce's Favorite PBESCRrpnon' isnotnur ever was a "patent 'medicine,' bat it Is the carefully wrought oat and thoroughly tested rial prescription of a real phvHctcm In a real practice. Dr. Pierce's unparalleled saccess with this remedy was such that more wanted to nse it than an j one doctor coald attend to In a private practice. This Induced him, to manufacture it on a sufficiently liberal scale to meet the demand. By his own special processes, he ex tracts, combines and preserves the medi cinal qualities of the several Ingredients without the use of alcohol (osing chem ically pore glycerine iastead), thus ren dering It absolutely safe for any woman of aay age and in any condltkn to asa freely. The nises of the ingredients are: Lady's Slipper root. Black Cohosh root. Unicorn root. Blue Cohosh root and Golden Seal root. Miss May Sohrback, No. 73 Amsterdam Aveaee.2Jew York City, Treasurer of the Woman's Progressive Unloa, writes : "I had headache, backache, aad was very &errca ; scxrcslr able to sleep man tfaaa two hoars at a lime. I was adTlced to try Dr. ?leree's Favorite Prescrtstioo. tad was dellehted with tfce recvlt- With Is a week I was ateester saleadMIy. Catised iatoe tfce 'Favorite Frescripwoa ' lor etaht weeia. vad ien stowed, for I was jMresKy weC Xrer dace tteea yoer aiedfctee lw bees my 'F&vertte Prwcrinto. sea I rs noma end fc to every ose." Cm4?tkm iHbotfk a 11 Hie HI, h aato Wg qmm if nsgtecVwi-Dr. Pir ' Jn wat PaCaU cmra auMaattayt, i " ' ' ' During- the late Mayor Pennoyer's adminis tration ,sn efTort -was made by the Oregon Humane Society to have erected inexpensive fountains In the business porton of our city, whereby man and beast ralpht quench their thirst. The Mayor was heartily In accord with the movement, but Just at that time retrenchment was the watchword, and since that period but two fountains have been erected, and during the Interval the population of Portland has doubled, and the. need of fountains greatly Increased, and yet no action has been taken. The busy world seems to have no time to con sider the comforts or rights. In .fact, the absojute and Imperative needs of the brute creatures .that serve mankind faith tally through all conditions of heat or cold. On. on, they plod, some with heavy loads, others like delivery teams are hurried from early morning tilt late at night under the lash and the burning sun. with little rest and without water to cool their parched mouins unm ineir return to ui-venuiaiea t stables at the close of the day. The ob- I server may any day witness scores of horses on our streets ta, the noon hours standing j in me sun. ngniing tormenung nies. rauug their food from nosebags, but seldom do the owners remember to water before feed ing. Why? Because of the inconvenience of watering facilities. Stephen Skidxnore. though not a wealthy man. made provision In his will tor the erection of the elegant fountain bearing his name, which has bestowed untold bless ings on man and beast for more than 20 years. and no scene can be more refreshing- than to j hon. dogs and men drinking the cool, crys tal Bull Bun water flowing from this bene faction to our city. With the throng of vis itors now in Portland, persons from all parts of the world, we hear from these daily the rmark. "Tour city has the finest water on the globe. But where are your drinking fountains? We have observed a saloon on nearly every street corner of your city, where man may get his cool glaiw of ber a often as 'he can pay for it. but there are no places for a. poor beast or a. Prohibitionist to get a free drink of water." These are actual facts, and certainly are a disgrace to a city of such great wealth as Portland. Sonvi years ago the writer obtained a col lection of more than 500 design of modern fountains, and through thf efforts of the Hu mane Society special discounts were secured, provided a certain number of fountains were erected. This offer still hold good, and steps should at once be taken either by citizens or the city, or both, to erect Inexpensive Iron fountains from which man and beaat may quench their thtrst. W. T. SHANAH.AN. Corresponding Secretary Oregon Humane So ciety. "Working for Good Roads. Organization for a concerted movement of all the citizens of Oregon Interested In the good roads movement Is what Is aimed at by the good roads committee of the Portland Board of Trade which Is beginning by bringing together a fund of information concerning national and state legislation upon the subject. Judge J. E. Majcrs of the committee Is a per sonal friend of Martin Dodge, head of the Public Highways Commission, and through the personal Interest thus as sured It is the expectation, that special efforts will be made to furnish the com mittee with everything of a public nature bearing on the subject.. The decision has been reached to continue a vigorous cam paign until the legislature can be made to realize the Importance of better highways on development, and will enact laws framed after the best that can be gained LAKES" AMERIC f&c -world no trip like, tins" TWO WAYS EAST BY WATER. The Northern Steamship Co. will operate steamship "North West" between Dnluth and Buffalo and steamship " North-Land between Chicago and Buffalo, calling at intermediate points of inter est. Return rail tickets good for this water route on slight additional payment. EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN PIAN. American Plan Include. alt expenses on one ticket. S. S. "North-Land" leave Chicago Saturdays. S. S. "North-West" leaves Dnluth Tuesdays. For. lull particulars apply or write- to H. DICKSON. C. P. & T. A.. 122 Third St.. PORTLAND. OREGON. The Canadian Bank of Commerce Capital $S,700,000. Rest $3,500,000. Portland Branch, 244 Washington Street. E. A. Wyld, Manager. TRAVELERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT Available in all parts of the world. IIS Branches in Canada and the United State3. INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE VICTORIA VANCOUVER NANAIMO NEW WESTMINSTER . DAWSON (YnionT ' Drafts Issued on Any Branch. Transfers of money to or from any part of Canada by letter or telegram. A General Banking Business Transacted. B The Best Hot Weather Medicine 1 1 8ALE ,Blil0,, Bjj I II 787 m EVENT ALL SUMMER BOWEL TROUBLES M kr confinement. ntnod nolson. "2Vri SlawSSted witn night .SuS exhausting drains, basa finU?ilrf' ,"",1. which deprive you of your manhood. UNFIT VOIT i FORJf,IiGaoBfrom excesses and strains have lost their TOWER. DISEASES. Syphilis, Gonorrhoea painful, bloody urlaa, Dr Walksr's .thods ae TUra cleatlflc He uses, bo pateat trams or r&ady-nade preparations, but cures the disease by thorough aaedleal. treatment. Hli Xw Pamphlet Private Diseases sent free- to all aw.'WM de scribe their trMktk IAT1H2'TS eurad. at hasKS. Teraw reawaaWe. All .letters aaswereA la plate caTefepe. CMtritz.tKea free xd aaredly eondestlaJ. Call mm- ec adrtw DR WALKER, 1S1 Fkst Street, Cwntr Ymm hW, Portia, Or Given Away Free to Everybody Them All Oar Beautiful American Talking Machine Free to Everybody Purchasing our Teas Coffees Spices China Crockery Glassware firetiest Offer of tbe Age Ot this Cotjpoa oct, Mag k tm any of oar stores, ks vake is $5.00 worth of CoopMt. toward gettxg yo the Talking; MacMne Free Bays, Girls, 2nd Tons: Ladies this is Yflnr Cbaiee Came asd See Us irtit AMericai Isftftiig Tci C. Stare EvKywkcra a. 331 Wiihisiisa St.. rsrtlisd 223 First SI., tuikei ! Brats City. Mila St. AiIbjIi. 571 CwaircUl St. j EspM. 30 t. m St. from experience of older sections of the Union. Curtis Will Talk on Irrigation. "William R Curtis. "Washington corre spondent of the Chicago Record-Herald, who travels at will over the earth and writes of that which he finds Interesting and Instructive, writes from "Coronado Beach. Cal.. to Manager Tom Richardson, of the Commercial Club, that he 13 coming to Portland for the Trans-MIsslsslppl Commercial Coneress and will deliver an address on "Irrlsation in India," Mr. Curtis will also remain for the National Irrigation Congress, being an enthusi astic student of reclamation work and Ir rigation subjects. "Worsted was first spun at "Worsted, in Nor folk. England. In the .year 1340. Stockings made of this material were at first worn only by the common peosle. Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, "dropsical swellings. Brlght'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 piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloodv discharge, cured without the knife, pain or Diseases of Men Elect, stricture, unnatural losses, lm-