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PUT Ei 10 DEFICIT McGIeary Proposes Import Tariff on Coffee. 'RAISE PRICE OF BREAKFAST Revisionists Say Increase Revenue by Reducing Tarifr on "Trust--Made .Goods Cannon and Senate Will Fight It. i OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, VTash- ' big-ton. Sopt. 9. Agitation of the cot foe tax question bas been revived by Representative McCleary, of Minne sota, the only man in Congress -who WUem the tariff should be revised ujww8. Mr. McCleary is the rank la RoiHibllcan "member of the com mKtoe ' on appropriations, is directly la Mne for the chairmanship of that committee, but it Is by no moans oartaia he will land it. Nevertheless, his prominence on' the committee at the prosent time sies -weight to his views on revonue questions and his Moms are worth considering. Mr. McCloary admits that the condi tion of the Treasury ought to be studied by Congress, and it should be determined -whether or not legislation Is accessary to overcome the great de Aott. He is not certain that legislation Sfi noceosory; perhaps the Government Ja Jost now making heavier expendi tures than usual, heavier than it will have to make a few years hence; per haps Government expenditures will soon decline. In that event, Mr. Mc Cleary says, no legislation will be noooosary. But. on the other hand, if . It shall appear upon Investigation that the Federal expenditures are not to day abnormal, but are rather Inclined to steadily' Increase, then it is time for Congress to act. McCleary Would Tax Coffee. Of the various plans proposed for ratatwg more revenue. Mr. McCleary Mtoooaites a tax on coffee. Ho says re tr pacha ent will help some; he thinks oco n a my can profitably be practiced la every'dopartment, but he doos not helleve that any phenomenal saving wW be made in that manner, not Mieng-h. at loa.st, to overcome the de ficit. Kor doos Mr. McCleary warm up to the proposition of raising a tax on hank checks, stocks, bonds, deeds, Mortgages, patent medicines, etc, as was none during the Spanish War, nor foes he favor additional taxos on beer, tohaooo. whisky, etc He does, how ewer, see great possibilities in a cof fee tax. Ertgr the Civil War," said Mr. McLeary, "wo Imposed a duty of 5 seats a pound on coffee. A few years eXtor the war we reduced the duty to t cents, and in the 70s the duty was abolished altogether. It didn't save the people a cent. Brazil, from which powntry we get most of our coffee, Im mediately placed an export duty of ah nut 1 cents a pound on coffee, with Ue result that the consumers of this roowtry paid as much for it as they did before. Promote Industry in Islands. "Sce those days there have come Into oar possession some countries in "Wtatcfa splendid coffee can be grows. 1 rater to Porto Itlco and the Phllip ntoos. If we place a duty of 3 to S coats a pound on coffee we will en eoerrage the raising of all we need in the islands, and I would not be sur prised to see Brazil take off her ex port dttty on that article so as to pre vent home competition. Brazil reaps the benefit of many millions a year on her export ttuty and the people of the failed statos pay it Into Brazil's treaoary. To tax coffee would be in line with the protective tariff policy of the Republicans, which all of us believe to be right and proper. If we will give eeffee-ralsing in Porto Rico and the Philippines a chance, we will la a few yoars produce every pound of coffee we use. and probably have some to spare to send abroad. Porto Rtco produces the nnest coffee in the world." If Mr. McCloary is right In his facts and if he proposes by -a coffee tax to only temporarily wipe out the present Treasury deficit, his plan may be a good one. but by his own reasoning he proves that a tax on coffee will not be a permanent source of income, but wtM. Itke the tax on steel and some other trast-made articles. In time bar mt of American markets all forolgn products affected by that schedule and than produce no revenue. If. as Mr. McCleary says, a tax.of 8 or 5 cents a poo ml on coffee will so oncourago coffee-growing in our island posses sions that they will in a few years be able to supply the American market. Importations from Brazil, Java and other foreign countries will disappear, and the daty will dlsappoar at the Mune ttnte. Would Consumer Allow It? Thore are many men in Congress who belter e with Mr. McCleary that coffee nhenld be taxed, and there is sure to be donate, oven if no action, on the proposi tion daring the coming session. As a matter of fact, it would probably be a groat many yoars before Porto Rlcan and PMMiipiue ooffee could meet the entire de mand la the United States, and importa tions of this berry would necessarily have to continue during all the years the in-sahu- plantations were being developed and the insular coffee gaining a standing in the American markets. But if the tax hs imposed on coffee, wnethor it be three cents or five, the prico to the consumor -svttt be raised Just that much; the con sumer will have to pay the tax. Not in the immediate future would Brazil be obliged to abolish her export duty on coffee The competition which Brazil's coffee has encountered In our markets from the Porto Rlcan and Philippine cof Xee has not. up to this time, caused any ooneorn or any decrease in the oxport tax. It would take many years to build up the coffee Industry in the islands to soak proportions as would spread anxiety among the exporters of Rio Janeiro. Reduce Tariff on Steel and Iron. Mr." McCloary is dead sot against the preposition to lowor the tariff on steal and Iron manufactures to a figure which ivouki pormit forolgn competition in our markets. He would rather tho United States pay a higher price for American steel than the European purchaser does. But thore are many men In Congress who d4sagreo with him, men who see In this very tariff schedule a means of providing funds to overcome the gaping Treasury deficit These men will oppose a tax on coffee, which means aburden on almost vary American family, but will advocate legislation which will not only mean tariff duties whore not a cent is today collected, legislation which will cheapen the trust made goods, to tho benefit of the Amer ican purchaser, but not to the Injury of the American producer. These men are the "tariff revisionists," the men who will have to win a fight over Speaker Cannon and some of the most powerful loaders In the Senate, if they force the .adoption of their views. The same objection that is raised to a tax on ooffee will be raised to a tax on bank ohecks, deeds, mortgages, patent medicine, etc. The peoplo them selves will have to pay this tax. the -consumers, the every-day etizens. The only internal tax that could be imposed with out going Into the pockets of the con sumer would bo a tax on beer. The beer tax that prevailed during the Spanish War "fell upon the producers; the price to the consumer did not increase But to single out the brewing Industry and com pel it to make, up the Treasury deficit would lead to an awful rumpus in Con gress, the brewers would bring their in fluence to bear, and on tho ground that they were being discriminated against, would probably be able to defeat such legislation. Of all the various methods suggested for raising more revenue and overcoming the depleted condition in the Treasury only two things stand out as thoroughly practicable and consistent; one is to cut off unnecessary expenditures in the Gov ernment service: the other Is to lower the tariff on certain over-protected arti cles, so as to allow foreign goods to come into our markets and pay duty, where today they are barred. out and con tribute nothing; that Is, goods whose im portation . will work no Injury to Amer ican industry and trade Will Be Fierce Fight. But will Congress take that view of It? It will naturally shout for retrenchment, but. If Speaker Cannon and the leaders pledged to support him can smother It in the House, thero will be no lowering of the tariff walls, even on the unduly pro tected articles, and even If the House should pass a tariff bill of this Bort, it would have to encounter and overcome the opposition of the most fearless and the most powerful Republicans in the Senate. The outlook for legislation tend- lng to readjust the balance in the Treas ury is not encouraging. THIS ENDS ALL FIG TWO GEXERAIiS SIGN ORDI NANCE FOR ARMISTICE. After Nine Hours" Negotiations De tails Are Arranged in Open. Plain Between Armies. GUNSHU PASS. Manchuria, Sept. 14. Major-General Ovanosky and his suite re turned from Kochlatlen at S o'clock this morning. At 7 -o'clock last evening Gen eral Ovanovsky and General Fukushlma signed an armistice ordinance in the open plain near Shakhcdze, after negotiations had been conducted for nine consecutive hours. DELAY PUBLISHING TREATIES Portsmouth and Anglo - Japanese Agreements Withheld In Japan. PARIS. Sept 14. The Foreign Office has received a dispatch from the French Minister at Tokio, saying that calm has been re-establlshod. but the legation as a precautionary measure continues under military guard. The dispatch does not montlon the rumored attack on the family of Baron Komura, which is construed by the officials hero as showing that the roport was un founded. It is the present intention to post pone making public the toxt of the new treaty between Groat Britain and Ja pan. The officials hore were advised that the first plan was to make It pub lic In London and Tokio last Monday, but Japan asked for further time, prob ably on account of the internal disor ders, and it was thereupon arranged to lot the publication go over for a month, when It Is said the texts of the troaty of alliance and of the Portsmouth treaty will be officially communicated to the public at the same time, as the two documents are expectod to count erbalance each other with the Japan ese public However, It is possible that action of the Japanose Diet upon the treaties may lead to a postponement of the publication of their toxt beyond ' a month. In the meantime. It is said the Anglo-Japanosc alliance doos not con tain surprises outsldo of the main fea tures summarized In these dispatches September 7. but that in addition tho agreement covers secret clauses known only to tne contracting parties, and which will not be made public. Reaction in Russian Stocks. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14. Prices on the Bourse today were firm; government securities were quiet. Imperial 4s closed at SS?i. having slowly fallen since the rise after the news of the signing of the poacc troaty. They were quoted at 86 be fore peace was arranged and immediately afterwards went up to 911-2. Rojestvensky's Health Restored. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 14. A letter received hore from Japan says Vice-Ad-miral Rojesti'cnsky has completely recov ered from the wounds which he sustained at the battle of tho Sea of Japan, but that he will not come home until the peace treaty Is ratified. Oyama Arranging Armistice. GODZYADAXI, Manchuria, Sept. 14. Another letter from Field Marshal Oyama with regard to the armistice ar rangements was receivod in the Rus sian lines tonight. CHOLERA IS ON DECLINE Only Nine New Cases and Two Deaths in One Dny. BERLIN. Sept. 14. The official bulletin issued today announced nine? fresh cholera cases and two deaths during the 24 hours ending at noon, making a total of 1S3 cases and C6 deaths. Five cases previously reported as chol era were not cholera. The new cases are one each In Star gard, Wongrowltz. Bromberg and Col mar; two at Schubln and three at Marien werder. MARIENWERDER. West Prussia. Sept. 14. Three new cases o cholera, three suspects and one death were re ported In this district today. KOENIGSBERG, East Prussia, Sept 14. This administrative district-Is now declared officially free from cholera. Baltic Provinces in Danger. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14. It is offi cially announced that the governments of Courland and volhynla are menaced by cholera, and the authorities have taken precautions to prevent an invasion of the disease. Spain , -Orders Quarantine. MADRID, Sept. 14. -The Spanish port officials nave been ordered to isolate ships coming from Hamburg and Ant werp and to adopt precautionary meas ures against their crews and xncrchan disc. You can't nelp liking them, they are eo very small and their action- so perfeot. Only one pill a dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Tr' them- . . . " OTHER SIDE OF IT Nicaraguan Minister Says Al bers Defied Law. REFUSED TO PAY TAXES Imprisoned American Armed labor ers to Resist Seizure of Tobncco for Taxes Consul Threat ened Nicaragua. "WASHINGTON', Sept. 14. The Minister of Nicaragua, Sonor Corea. has received copies of the proceedings in the case of William S: Albers, who was arrested In March of this year, and whose trial bogan bofore the court in Ocotal on April 17. He said: Nicaragua has had for many yearn quite a large American colony and during tne govern ment of Frcriient Zelaya. who bas held bis position lor the last. 12 yean, there vr&n no trouble to peak of betweea Nicaragua, and the United States. Albers baa reoMed la Nica ragua for some time and baa been engaged la raising tobacco. The tobaoeo ldu try In Nicaragua, is In the bands of & syndicate, which pays every year a certain turn to the government and has the right to asic tt At all the private growers uhalP pay a neftaln tax in return for the privilege ef keeping t-lr tobaoeo in their storehouses and relling it as they war wish. In case any one refuse to pay this tax, his tobacco ta sold peMlcly; the tax is kept out of that amount, and the rezt ef the rooaey Is returned to the owner. Albers Defied tthe Iavc. Tho Minister states that Albers defied this law. threatening anyone who would attempt to enforce It. arming his labor ers and hoisting the American (lag to emphasize his stand. He was accordingly placed under arrest and given a hearing. It was then that Chester Donaldson, the American Consul, addressed a letter dl rectoly to the President of Nicaragua In stead of through the usual channel In such a case the American Minister. No action was taken, for the reason above stated. The request was repoated with a like result Finally a third letter was written by Mr. Donaldson, stating that, if Albers was not released within 34 hours, the writer could not be held responsible for the results. Consul's Exequatur Revoked. According to the Minister, when ques tioned, Mr. Donaldson stood sponsor for this letter and at the same time expressed a desire to leave the country, whereupon the Nicaraguan government, partly com plying: with his wishes, cancelled his ox exequatur. AH the letters were written, the Min ister says, while the Albers hoaring was pending. He added that the case is still pending In the Nicaraguan courts. Minister Corea called this afternoon on Acting Secretary ofState Loom is and in formed him concerning the papers he had received on the ca.e from his govern ment. Mr. Donaldson has been suffering from typhoid fever, but is convalescent and is on his way to this country. SHUTS OUT AMERICAN MACIIIXE, Argentina Places Prohibitive Duty on Parts for Kcpalrs. NEW YORK. Sept. 14. Cablegrams from Argentina were received yesterday by the leading exporters In New York saying that the government had given notice that It was to levy U prohibitive tariff to morrow on all parts of agricultural and Industrial machinery, used In repairing, and calling for American manufacturers fo ask the American Government to in tervene. The wires wore kept hot all yes terday aftornoon between New York and other chief cities, and by nightfall ar rangements had been attempted to lay the matter bofore the Secretary of State today. A representative of the American exporters said yesterday: "This news is so sudden we hardly know which way to turn. Wo do not even know If Argentina Is to apply the prohibitive tarrlff to European and Aus tralian exports, although we believe not. We will ask Secretary Root to direct tho American Minister at Buenos Ayres to in tervene. "If this prohibitive tariff goes into ef fect, it will be a heavy blow to American manufacturers. More than a thousand car loads of machinery are shipped every year from this country to Argentina, but there is little profit in the trade. The profitable end of the business is in the oxport to Argen tina of spare parts used for repairing, on which duty has averaged less than 25 per cent levied on machinery proper. "It will be a day or two before we find out If we can stop the new tariff or ascer tain the motive of Argentina. She has practically no coal, iron or wood, except dye woods, so there is no opportunity- for Argentina to build factories to compete with foreign makers of machinery. There must be some trick behind the move." CUTS OFF ALIi TIIEIR PROFITS Why""3Ianufacturers Protest Against Action of Argentina. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The State Department today received communica tions by telegraph and mall from a dozen points In this country where agricultural machinery Is manufactured protesting against what the senders declare to be a blow at their Interests by tho Argentine government In Imposing prohibitive duties on parts of agricultural machinery. It appears that American machines are sold In Argontlna at a very low figure In con sideration of the fact that the manufac turers make considerable profits after the sale In supplying parts of the machines to replace those broken or worn out In use. Ti.e dopartment has not so far been offi clally advised of the levylns of this duty, and. In fact, It Is not yet clear whether the action complained of is really the Im position of a new duty or merely a new executive construction of the regular tar iff act. So Mr. Boauprc. the American Minister at Buenos Ayres. has been called upon by tho . department to report Imme diately tho facts in the case. and. if the subject is one that properly can be takon iup, the Argentine government wlil be adV dressed. PAY. DIQUOR - DEALERS' TAX Order' "Affecting Patent Medicines Composed of Spirits. " "WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The Commis sioner of Internal Revonue today rendered n decision that will seriously affect a number of patent medicines composed largely of distilled liquors. He has re versed a ruling of his dopartment made -many years ago and now decides that the manufacturers - of these medicines must take out licenses as rectlfiors and liquor-dealers and that druggists and others handling them will have to pay the usual retail liquor-dealer's license. Tho commissioner In a letter of In struction to collectors of internal Tevcnue says that there are a number of com pounds on the market going under the names of medicines that are composed chiefly of distilled spirits without the ad dition of drugs or medicines in sufficient quantities to change materially the char acter of the whisk'. Ho authorizes col- WANT OLD -FASHIONED PIANOS Owner of Square Pianos Can Sell or Exchange Them to Good Advantage Now. Ordinarily, we are overstocked with square pianos. But of late so many peo ple who live In the country and have, therefore, plenty of homeroom, have called and purchased these square pianos, that for the first time in our history wo are entirely sold out of squares. Wo have orders today for four good square pianos, and we are prepared to lve any one an exceptionally "square eal" on a good, reliable Instrument. Will buy a square piano or two for cash or allow liberally for same toward payment of an elogant new upright or grand piano. There are many homes where a choice little Chlckerlng Baby grand should super sede the antiquated square. Come in and see our "baby show" and get rid of the square, and give the young musician of the family a square deal by providing a strictly up-to-date instrument. Will also accept a square piano or two In part pay ment for Metrostyle Pianola pianos. Tele phone or call at Eilers Piano House. Ex change 23, retail salesrooms, 351 Washing ton. lectors to Impose the special tax on man ufacturers of every compound composed of distilled spirits, even though drugs have been declared to have been added thereto, "when their presence Is not dis coverable by chemical analysis or it is found that the quantity of drug in tho preparation is so small as to have no appreciable effect on the liquor." "The same ruling," declares .the Com missioner, "applies to every alcoholic compound labeled as a remedy for dis ease and containing. In addition to dis tilled spirts, only substances or Ingredi ents which, however large the quantity, are not of a character to Impart any medicinal qualities to the compound." To prevent injustice being done, the ruling will not be put Into effect until December 1, 1906. , HIS SUPERIORS ARE TO BLAME Commander Young Says Ho- Re ported Defect In Boiler. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. li.-Com-mander Luclan Young, of the Ill-fated. "United States gunboat Bonnlngton, whose boilers exploded while the vessel was at anohor In Son Diego. Cal., harbor, result ing In the death of scores of American seamen, has determined to submit to no ; vicious punisnmem. it is said on gooa authority that he will testify and under take to prove that he had repeatedly re ported to high officials of the Navy De partment that the Bennington boilers were defective, and urged that they be repaired to avoid disaster. Intense interest is taken in the pend ing court-martial. At 10 o'clock tomor row at Mare Island the trial commences. Judge Gear, of Honolulu, will represent Young. Ensign Wade, who was stricken by appendicitis, is rcportc das much im proved, but his attorney, Theodore A. Boll, believes It will bo three weeks be fore teh officer can be present at court martial proceedings. SEEKING LEAK IX CAPITAL President Angry at Publication of Sending Wnrship to Nicaragua. WASHINGTON. Sept. H. (Special.) A thorough investigation may be made to ascertain the sources through which the fact became public that a warship would be sent to assist Minister Merry In secur ing the release of Albers Bros., Impris oned in Nicaragua. The President Is an. gry and Is seeking to locate the "leak." When a warship was ordered placed at the disposal of Mr. Merry, the President Insisted that nothing be made public All the facts were made public this morning. The consternation among State and Navy Department officials was great. This was Increased when the President asked for InformaUon as to how the matter became known. Late this afternoon Aoting Secretary Loomb. of the State Department, and Captain Potter, chief of tho Navigation Bureau, held a long conference on the subject, making an effort to fix the re sponsibility. Further Inquiry will doubt less be made. Fairbanks.Dcnlcs He Is Involved. WASHINGTON. Sept. ' . 14. (Special.) Vice-President Fairbanks authorizes a denial that he is financially interested In the Mergnntbaler typesetting machine and that he used hlsMnfiuence In securing the Introduction of the machines Into the Government Printing Office. FEARS BUBONIC PLAGUE Costa Rica Consults Doctors on Quarantine Against Panama. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. Sept. 14. The medical faculty, consulted by the govern ment In regard to the quarantine meas ures against Panama on account of tho recent discovery of a case of bubonic plague from Panama, has recommended that the measures to be taken should affect commercial Interosts as little as possible. It advised that ships from San Fran cisco be allowed to enter Punta Arenas whbn provided with a clean bill of health and when they have no suspicious cases on board. But cargoes from Panama will not be allowed to land unless satisfactory disinfection Is certified to by the Costa Rlcan Consul at Panama. Ships with freight from any place on the Isthmus of Panama will be allowed to land their cargoes only upon disinfection. Passen gers will be subjected to ten days' quar antine. PREACHERS AT MATINEE Performance of Play by Clerical Playwright Draws 1000. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. A ministerial mat inee was held at McVlckcrs theater here today by Invitation of William M. Brady and Joseph R. Grismcr, for the ministers of all denominations to witness a per formance of "As Yo Sow' written by Rev. John Snyder, and the first play written by a minister ever presented on an American stage. There were over 1000 ministers at the matinee, which was given exclusively for them, tho theater being closed to the paying public The play was warmly received. On Trail of Lewis and. Clark. WARDNER, Idaho. SepL J4. (Special.) Darwin Bevan. Andy Goddard and George Halltck, all of this place, left yesterday for Great Falls, Mont., where they expect to build them a boat and start down the Missouri - River to St. Louis. After spending a short time in St. Louis they will proceed down the Mis sissippi River in a boat to New Orleans and will go from there to Mexico to spend the Winter. From the point where they will strike the Missouri River their route will be the same as that traveled by Lewis and Clark on their journey to the Coast 105 years ago. They will hunt and fish all along the route' and expect to reach their destination in about three months time. Boys' You want your boy to look his best this Fall. His appearance depends upon the care and thought you exercise in the selection of his clothes. If you are careless or negligent, it reflects back upon We Are Selling For Small Boys A handsome line of Blouse suits in ages 3 to 7 years, all the new ; designs and live colors $4.45 to $6.85 Boys' Russian suits in neat patterns, durable and very stylish $4.45 to $7.00 Junior suits for boys 3 to 10, all-wool fabrics, bloomer, pants the kind that wear well $3.45 to $7.45 Sam'l Reliable Clothiers IE DISTRESS Leeville CaHs for Aid in Yellow Fever Outbreak. HAS NO COFFINS FOR DEAD Gut Off From Communication and Without Medicine for Sick. Tnllulah and Lake Provi dence Depopulated. YEIXOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS. Sept. H. Report on yellew fever to 6 P. M.: New eases 40 Total cases to date.. .2,402 .Death 0 Total deaths te date... 32S New foci 15 Cases uader treatment 316 Discharged 1.187 NEW' ORLEANS, Sept. 11. Some Idea of the deplorable conditions that pre vailed at Leeville in consequence of the yellow fever epidemic bofore relief doctors and nurses reached the scene was given today by Manuel Encala.de of that place. He said that communication had been cut off with the city, the food supply had run low, the medicines kept in the town store had been exhausted, and that it was impossible to get coffins for the dead, who were buried in shrouds. With steps in progress to depopulate both Taliulah and Lake Providence as much as possible, and with an ample fever force at work at both places, the country situation shows some Improve ment as to yellow fever. Out of 40 squares in Taliulah. 25 are infected, many of the victims being people of prominence and some being desperately 111. Former Naval Officer J. B. Snyder Is among the late cases. At Patterson 22 patients remain In the hospital. Cases appear in consid erable numbers in the town, but are gen erally mild. The first suicide due to yellow fever has been reported. Antonio Gongelo, an Italian, was attacked by the disease. In his delirium he got out of bed, secured a revolver and blew his brains out. He leaves a widow and two Infant children. Today's record In the city presented an other large list of new cases here, with some Increase in the number of deaths over the past few days. It was discovered to be a physical im possibility to screen 0,000 cisterns with wire between now and the end of the month, and an extension until January 1 was granted. Gangs of men are busy strewing rock salt In the gutters, while the work of screening and oiling goes steadily on. Country reports are: Patterson, 20 cases; Kenner. 8 cases, two deaths: St. Rose, two cases; Baroe- "On and Off like a Coat". 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Mayor Collins was one of the leading Democrats of the country. He served in Congress from 1SS3 to 1SS0. and wae United States. Consul-General in London from, 1S33 to 1SQ7. He was the presiding officer of the National Democratic Convention of 1SSS. He was regarded here as one of the last members of the so-called "eld school" In National life. The general re spect In which he was held as a Na tional figure was enhanced by the affec- tlon In which he was held by the people ! of Boston. The news of tho Mayor's death bocame I circulated throughout the city and caused ; a profound sensation. Expressions of grief were heard on all sides and tributes were freely spoken. For many years Mayor Collins devoted much time to the defense of the cause however, by the use of Mother's great liniment always prepares the preserves the symmetry of her form. danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother salely through this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing. 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Ireland, March 12. 1SH. and came to tjlf&igs United States in 1S48, his family settlli fKa at Chelsea, Mass. He worked at dlfferej y. occupations between the ages of 12 a3 23, devoting his evenings to study. I ICpy? graduated from the Harvard Law Schc '.t'jgt'': and was admitted to the bar In 1S71. I iZi was a member of the Massachuset -, " Legislature In 1S98-9, State Senator 1S70-1, Judge Advocate General of Mass ??mS chusotts In 1S75, Representative la Co gress, 1S88-S0. United States Consul-Ge Jfcfjjl eral in London 1SW-97, and Mayor Boston In 1MS-3. He was a delegate-n "5 ?f large to the Democratic National ventions of 1STS, 1SS0, 1SSS. 1S32 and preslj ed over that of 1SSS. Elijah B. Phelps, Brookllne. TiOSTnisr. Sent. 14. Elijah B. Phelt well known throughout the West In ral road management prior to lsw, died Brookllne today, aged S6 years. Wife of Detroit Editor. DETROIT, Sept. '14. Mrs. W. K. Quln wife of the edltor-ln-chlof of the Detri Free Press, died today. H. P. 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