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THE ZtfORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1905. FAVORS TO BUM Cuba Grants Them Equally With United States. EXCEPT ON IMPORT DUTIES Treaty?of Commerce Pendinc In the Cuban Senate, Arouses .Opposi tion of Kqoscvclt as Against American Interests. HAVANA, Oct 5. Owing to the devel opment of strong opposition to the,, ten year treaty of commerce and navigation between Cuba and Great Britain, the rati fication of which Js pending In. the Sen ate, the Senate committee on foreign re lations today authorized the publication tomorrow afternoon In the government organ of the text of the treaty, in order that its provisions may be understood by the public. Since the outline of its main conditions in these dispatches September. 10 the treaty has been the subject of much criti cism in leading newspapers here, which agree with the commercial bodies that Its ratification would be inimical to Cuban Interests, and this criticism has resulted In the publication this week of a state ment by Juan Francisco O'Farrlll, Secre tary of State, defending the provisions of the treaty In a general way Britain Cqual With America. The Associated Press tonight secured an authentic copy "of the treaty, an examlna tlon of which reveals various reasons for the strong opposition to it Interposed by the United States Government, one of the principal of these being the fact that throughout the document Great Britain receives the most favored nation treat ment in every respect except in the mat ter of import duties. The latter, owing to the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba, Is expressly excepted, but Great Britain, by the terms of the treaty. Is to be Included in any favors other than tariff provisions which Cuba might hereafter concede to the United States. The clause permitting British warships, as well as British merchantmen to refit and provision in. Cuban waters In the event of accident or s'tress of weather Is as outlined September 10, Including the much-discussed right of "pertrecharse." a Spanish term, meaning the resupplylng of vessels with war munitions. Mr. O'Farrlll was asked by the Asso ciated Press to explain, the latter pro vision, and he replied that it would apply only in times of peace, since International law would not permit the refitting and supplying of vessels in neutral ports, not withstanding the existence of treaties, lie added that precisely similar conditions were written in treaties between the United States and Spain, Russia and Bel glum. ' Reciprocity in All Things. The treaty at the outset covers the priv llges to be accorded to the citizens and ships of each country in ijorts of the other, these being equal to the privileges enjoyed by the people of each nation, ex cept with reference to the coasting trade. In which, however, each: Is given most favored nation treatment. From . the standpoint of the United States, this is' considered to be . distinctly Inimical to the project for Including Cuba in the coasting trade privileges of the United States. Article 3 prohibits export duties from one country to the other country. other than those to any other coun try. Article 5 prohibits greater duties' on goods Imported in British vessels than on those brought Jn Cuban ships. This latter article apparently checks any project for lowering the.- duties be tween the United States and Cuba on goods carried in either Cuban or Amcr lean vessels. The treaty accords fa vored-nation treatment with respect to all port tonnage charges. Article 7 provides that any privileges granted to vessels of a third power h harbors or rivers be extended immedi ately and unconditionally to either of the contracting powers. Article 8 covers the right of war ships and merchantmen to refit and re supply In cases 'of accident or stress of weather. Import Tariff Sole Exception. Article 10 says: Except as regards the duties levied on Im ports, the contracting parties airree that In all matters relating to commerce, navigation ana industry any privilege, ravor or im munity of whatever kind which either party has actually granted or .may grant to the citizens or subjects of any other state shall be extended Immediately and unconditionally to the citizens or subjects of the other con tracting party. It being the intention that the commerce, navigation and Industry of each country shall be placed by the other on a perfect equality with the commerce, naviga tion and Industry of the most-favored nation It is provided that controversies re specting the treaty shall be submitted to arbitrators and an umpire. The treaty is to become applicable to Great Britain's over-sea colonies If any of the latter give notice of intention to adhere thereto within a year. The treaty contains 22 articles. Roosevelt Strongly Opposes. Some of the Senators are strongly in favor of ratifying the treaty, as a means of showing Cuban independence of the United States, but it is now be lieved that the strong opposition of President Roosevelt, combined with that of the Spanish commercial ele ment, will prevent ratification. Mr. O'Farrlll insists that the treaty is entirely harmless, either to Cuba or to the United States. He pointed out to the Associated Press that tho Cuban government is entirely willing to make a similar or even a. more liberal con vention with the United States. Amer icans here, however, contend that the United States is entitled, by all reasons of friendship and commerce, to privi leges which the peculiar relations of the two countries demand shall not be shared by any other power. Gomez May Appeal to Washington. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. It Is probable, says the Times, that General Jose Miguel Go mez. Governor of the Province of Santa Clara. Cuba, who is in New York, will go to Washington within 48 .hours, where he will seek an interview with Secretary Root and perhaps tho President If Gen eral Gomez, w"ho says that Cuban liberty is a farce, is received by the State De partment, tho reception Is likely to be of an unofficial character, and he will go as a Cuban citizen, and not as an officer of the new republic General Gomez denied himself to reporters yesterday. It was intimated that henight have something to say ir regard to his criticism of the present government of Cuba. HORROR OF A TENEMENT "Whole Family Exterminated In Tall Brooklyn Rookery. NEW. YORK, Oct 5. Three children were burned to death, their parents res cued and taken In a dying condition .to Mary's Hospital, five other tenants sent to hospitals suffering from burns and two firemen hurt in a fire In a four-story flathouse in Reld avenue, Brooklyn, late last night The dead are: Charles, Rob ert and Katherlne Donnelly, aged 9, 5 and 12, respectively. Other incidents of the fire were the birth of a child while the mother was be ing removed from the burning building, and an accident which caused Fire Chief Crocker's automobile to upset The Chief was thrown out and badly shaken up. The fire is believed to have been Incendi ary. The hallways of the building (were filled with flames and smoke and every occu pant was asleep when the names were discovered by William Tear and James Nugent firemen, who were off duty. They found a ladder in the back yard and Immediately climbing up the Are escape, awoke tho tenants by breaking into their apartments. At the top floor tho fire nae spread most rapidly. The two rescuers were compelled to carry Mrs. Joseph Han lln, one ojt the tenants of that floor, down the Are escape. In doing so ihe ladder at the bottom broke, and tho woman fell on Tcaz, injuring him seriously. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Donnelly, who occupied the other part of the upper floor, were found ylng unconscious on the floor of their rooms, where they had tried to reach a window and failed. They were brought out but the firemen did not know - that their three children were asleep in their -bed until the burned bodies were found later. Other occupants of the building were swung In the windows across to an adjoining building, or were dropped Into the arms of those below, and when the Fire Department arrived, the building was a-fire from top to bot tom. Mrs. Rose Moses was carried on a mat tress across the street, where she gave birth to a boy. A fireman, Chrlstof Ieavy.,was knofcked from a ladder by a stream of water and suffered concussion of tho brain. Jeremiah Donnelly and his wife, "Jennie, are in a hospital suffering from having Inhaled flames or smoke, and are not likely to recover. SPRINGS BEG SENSATION A. T. KELLIHER PUBLISHES LET TERS OF M. E. POGUE. Defendant In Marlon County Land Fraud Cases Supposed to Bo Playing to Galleries. BAL.EM, Or., Oct E. (Special.) A. T. Kellihor, one of the defendants In the Marlon County land-fraud cases, has sprung a sensation by publishing and cir culating In official circles a pamphlet containing excerpts from letters written to him by M. E. Pogue, a well-known Salem attorney. In the series of letters, beginning last February, Pogue says that he was asked by District Attorney McNary to serve as Deputy District At torney for the investigation of the land fraud cases before tho grand Jury; that but for the fact that ho hoped to get a rake at the 510,000 appropriation made by the last Legislature to aid In detecting crime, the District Attorney would not find many Indictments, and that Governor Chamberlain and McNary are dominated by political aspirations. The excerpts tend to show that Pogue, while attorney for Kelllher. kept up a systematic agitation of land-fraud mat ter against Kelllher's Interests until their relations become too strained to continue and Kelllher has published the letters for purposes best known to nlmself. The pamphlet contains parts of letters writ ten by Kelllher to Pogue and letters that passed between R. D. Hume and Pogue relative to a proposed suit against Secre- iary of State Dunbar, for the purpose of getting "even with Dunbar on fishery legislation. The whole pamphlet Is designed " to hit tPogue, District Attorney McNary. Gov ernor Chamberlain and State Iand Agent -West. It is the generally accepted opin ion that Kelllher published the pamphlet for the effect it might have on the trial of his case at the coming term of court Very few of the pamphlets have been put out, but Kelllher has served notice of his intention to distribute 1&03 of them to the people of Western Oregon. One of the spicy portions of the pam phlet contains allotter written by Pogue to R. D. Hume, tho latter evi dently having some kind of grievance against Secretary of State Dunbar. Hume, It appears, had offered to con tribute 51030 toward the cost of a suit against Dunbar for the purpose of killing tlte latter politically. In his reply Pogue tells Hume that the Dis trict Attorney must act as plaintiff. It saya: Now, trusting that you will treat this let ter as confidential. I will say that Mr. Bush has been talking with another attorney about bringing this suit. Our District Attorney Ir Inclined not to act as & party plalntlft for Bush, for many reasons which I should not like to reduce to writing. However, if the fee paid were large enough. I believe he could be Induced to bring the suit and leave Mr. Bush and his people waiting the decision of the Supreme Court. However, the sum of $1000 Is hardly large enough to Justify bringing a suit of this character under the circumstances. I have no doubt that you have many Influ ential friends whom you could induce to add to that sum a sufficient amount to Justify the bringing of tho suit, and I should be much pleased to act and to secure the Dis trict Attorney's service In that behalf. In one of his letters Kelllher says to Pogue: I note what you state in your letter to Mr. Hume about the District Attorney brlnglnc suit against Mr. Dunbar If the fee was large enough. Thin seems to con firm the statement ycu made to me that any Indictment that there was likely to be brought aaglnst me on land matters could be side-tracked by a small amount f money. In his reply Pogue says: I well remember a conversation wherein I said that certain Individuals were dishonest and that one Individual had told me that he could use money with a certain official. But such statement was made to you In perfect good faith. District Attorney McNary said this evening he did not ask Pogue to con duct the land fraud investigation, but did once mention the matter of having .ruKue wKe me testimony in shorthand. Aicisary will probably lav this nam phlet before the next grand Jurv. No one bere believes that McNary knew pi the negotiations Pojrue was eon dueling with Kelllher. Mr. Pogue said tonignt mat tne excerpts printed by Kelllher do not give a fair representa tion of the correspondence. He threat ens to make things warm for Kelllher. State Land Agent West has told Kel- jiner to circulato as many tamnhlets as he wishes for they "cannot affect me nor deter me from discharging my duties In ferreting out the rascals woo nave been engaged in stealing the pub 11c lands of the- state." Demurrer Is Withdrawn. SALEM, Or Oct 5. (Special.) A de murrer to the Indictment In the case of tho State vs. A. T. Kellaher and Jus tice of the Peace H. H. Turner, In which the defendants are charc-pfl with nr. Jury and subornation of perjury In con nection wtth land frauds through the State Land Office, by which it Is al leged 90,000 acres of school land were procured on applications fraudulently obtained, was argued In the Circuit Court this afternoon. The demurrer was finally withdrawn and the motion to dismiss the Indictment introduced, ar gued and taken under avisement Three Cars Leave Track. THE DALLES Dr- fw t re ii Three cars leff ih tr-a .. evening at Cascade Locks. A wrecking train fnom Portland made ail things clear-in a short time. HEN TIG (Continued From PagJ J.) number of reductions In tho commissions, which he said were made at his own re quest owing to the unforeseen success of the foreign business. This foreign busi ness was Inaugurated because of tho success attained by the New York Llfo Insurance Company and the Equitable Life Assurance Society. 31 r. McCurdy started this foreign - business In 1SS5 and assumed the office of general managor in 1503. at a salary of 530,000. Millions In Commissions. Tho most startling part of Mr. Mc Curdy' s testimony was made, just before the recess, when he submitted a state ment of his profits, or the revenue from his contracts on foreign business. From 1SS6 to 1902. while he was a member of the firm of C. H. Raymond & Co.. the metropolitan agents of the Mutual Life- insurance Company, his profits were COS. 123. Under his contract with the firm, he paid one-half, or J104.55L to Mr. Rayraond1 and from 1S93, when he left the firm down to August 3L 1S05. his commissions were $1,059,267, making a total personal revenue from the foreign business from 1SS5 to 1HB of tt.163.S29. During tho period of his connection with the firm of C H. Raymond & Co. .air. jucuuray. according to His own testimony, was receiving his shore of tho profits on tho business of the Mu tual Life Insurance Company written by his firm as metropolitan agents. This sum Mr. McCurdy was unable to give any estimate upon, but later in tho day when Mr. Raymond was called It was brought out that these profits to Mr. McCurdy amounted to $541,852 net. after his share of the expenses of the firm's business had been deducted. This makes a total of J1.705.6S1 that Mr. McCurdy received In commissions. Son-In-Law Gets $920,113. In 1S93, when Mr. McCurdy retired from the firm of C H. Raymond & Co., he was succeeded by Louis A. Thle baud, a son-in-law of President Rich ard A. McCurdy, of the Mutual Life In surance Company. He was practically under the same contract as Robert Mo Curdy, and from 1S93 down to 1904 ho received in commissions on first prem iums and renewals $920,113. All these amounts wero in addition to salaries paid Mr. McCurdy and Mr. Thlebaud Charles H. Raymond, who was called to tho stand to supply the flguros of profits that Mr. McCurdy was unable to produce, occupied tho stand for tho remainder of the session. He was ex amined as to the scope and territory of his business, and the amount of commissions he received from the Mu tual Life Insurance Company, as well as the amount his firm paid sub- agents, -was closely Inquired Into. Mr, Raymond's examination was not fin ished when the committee adjourned for the day. Bad Real Estate Investments. Edward Devlin, the real estate man nger of the New York Life Insurance Company, resumed his testimony, which was Interrupted. He testified that an apartment house at Park avenue and Sixty-second street cost the New York Life Insurance Company S1.009.S66 and Is carried on the company's books at 5450,-OTOO. Tho loss, he said, was due' to the administration preceding Mr. McCall. The Kansas City office build ing cost J1.901.7S1. It Is carried on the books at 51,200,009. and Its net In come Is J69.003, or 3.6 per cent return on the Investment The company charges It self with J1992 rental for six offices. The Omaha building cost Sl.246.641 and is carried on the books at $(50,030 ami pays a return of a little under 3 per cent The company's rental is 51200. The not Income is 534.SK. All these figures are for the year 1904. The building at Minneapolis cojt 51.CCS.752 and pays a return of 2s per cent. The net income Is 525.999. In St Paul the building cost 5922,440 and has a net income of 5S122, or a little loss than 1 per cent Tho Montreal building cost 5S18.329 and Is carried at 5366,000 and has a net income of 59212, or about . 1U per cent oh the actual cost How He "Worked Legislators. Answering Mr. Hughes, Mr. Thum mcl said that he had traveled about the country and kept track of legisla tive measures affecting insurance. "When asked Just what ho did to defeat undesirable legislation, he said he tried to keep In touch with the persons in tcrested. Ho became acquainted with as many members of the legislative committees as possible and presented such arguments as he could. He kept no account of disbursements, and ho told of his inability to defeat a general re'ehue bill in Nebraska, and. when Mr. Hughes asked It his argument was not persuasive enough, said he was not magnetic enough to win out against the railroads, which had a com blnatlon against the life insuranco companies. "You were dealing with intelligent men, wero you not?" asked Mr. Hughes. "I was dealing with legislators," witness replied. In reply to a -question-as to. the di vision of legal expenditures among the New York Life Company, the Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Mr. Thummel said: The Mutual Life has Virginia. Kentucky. Ohio. Minnesota, Washington. Oregon. New Mexico. The Equitable attends to Mary land. .South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi. Texas, Colorado. Arkansas. Cali fornia and Nevada. The New York Life had Indians, Illinois. "Wisconsin, Iowa, Kan sas, Missouri. Tennessee and Oklahoma. The rest of the territory is open. After telling about the contribution to the Republican Congressional cam paign committee. Mr. Thummel said he knew of no contributions to campaign committees beyond this, and did not know to what account this was charged. Replying to a direct question, wit ness said he had never authorized the payment of money of the Mutual Life Insuranco Company to -any legislator or other person connected with a leg isbator, ror the Influencing of such leg islation. McCurdy, the Self-Denylng. Robert H. McCurdy. general man ager of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, said his power is delegated to him by the president and vice-presidents. He had direction and super vision of agents in this country and abroad. His salary is 530,000 a year. Under an old contract he collects re newal premiums on foreign business, but beyond this he received no moneys. He had a copy of contracts covering his career with the Mutual Llfn TnnV ance Company. Mr. McCurdy read a lencthv Rfamf explaining his connection with the for eign business of the 'Mutual Life In-! surance Company. When he started the foreign department In 1SS5. he was al lowed 5 -per cent on all premiums from foreign business. In IKS his commissions on this business amounted to 523,522 and he voluntarily suggested a reduction In his commissions. His suggestion was adopted, but despite the reduced rate his total commissions in 1SS9 were 542.456, whereupon he requested a further reduo tlon, which was agreed to by the com pany. In 1S91. his commissions were 55L525 and again he asked for a reduction in his rate of commission, which was agreed to. The same thing occurred in 13KL In 1933, Mr. McCurdy gave up his superlntendency of the foreign depart ment and accepted the general manager ship of the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany at a salary of 520.0CO. This salary was increased to 530.000 in 1904. "All of the reductions In my commis sion rate were mode at my own Instance." said Mr. McCurdy, "and because I deemed them fair. In view of the unexpected growth of the foreign office of the com pany. -All the reductions were retroac tive." After reading his statement. Mr. Mc Curdy presented a full record of the for eign business from 1SS6. when the wit ness Initiated , It. down to 1903, when he became general manager. He was unable to find any record of his Income from 1SS2 to 1SS6 as a member of the firm of C. H. Raymond &. Co. Pressed by Mr. Hughes for an approximate estimate, wit ness thought It was lers than 510.000. The Idea of establishing a foreign business was brought to his attention by the presi dent It was thought to be a good field. Mr. McCurdy's contract relative to the foreign business was to be terminated at the plcasuro of tho company. At the afternoon session. TV. P. Thum mel resumed tho stand at his own re quest to say that he had met a great many Legislators during the past year and In no Instance had any of them sug gested In any way any matter relating to money. He- wished to correct his testi mony of the morning. He did not wish It understood that" he was In charge of legislation. It was In charge of a. general solicitor, Mr. Shaw, now deceased. McCurdy's Income $110,000 a Year. Robert H. McCurdy then resumed his testimony, and said that from 1S2 to 1SSS he paid Mr. Raymond one-half of the renewals of the business written pre vious to 1E92. He was first put on a salary 6f 510.000 on July 1. 1S03. and with that salary received for the entire year of 1S03, 51C9.17S. He estimated his income this year, with salary and renewal commissions, at 5110.000. Commissions -15 to 65 Per Cent. Charles H. Raymond was called at this point to supply Information as to con tracts of his firm with the Mutual Life which Mr. McCurdy was unable to sup ply. The firm, Mr. Raymond said, re ceived from 45 to 65 per cent of the firnt year's premium?, five renewals of 5 per cent and ten renewals of 10 per cent Agents were paid larger commissions for writing deferred dividend business and he tried to discourage the annual dividend business by paying smaller commission?. For the past ten years about 1 per cent of the business written has been an nual dividend business. After analyzing the figures of the Raymond firm's busi ness for the year? from 1SSS to ISM, it was brought out that Mr. McCurdy re ceived as his Interest In the business, less his chare of the expense, 5221.136. For this share of the renewal premiums after he retired from the firm down to 1904, he received 5320.716. making a total from the business of the metropolitan agency of 5541.&2. This Is entirely opart from the 51.153, 29 received In commissions from foreign business, a total for Mr. Mc Curdy of 51.705.6S1. A statement of-the.flrm'o business ishows Mr. Thlebad's share of the net profits from his entering the firm In 1SS5 down to 1904 was, for commissions on first year premiums. 5355.SS9. and for renewals, 5564.254; a total of 5920,113. The greater part of the afternoon was taken up In probing the commissions paid to Raymond & Co., and the commissions paid to sub-agents. Mr. Raymond was questioned at great, length. He employed oil the agents In old city of New York, Long Island and Staten Island. All ex penses were paid by C H. Raymond & Co. HYDE IS TRYING TO DODGE May Be Indicted If He' "Refuses to Tcstlf3 NEW YORK. Oct 5. In lieu of appear ing In person. James H. Hyde, through his counsel, offered today to give the In surance committee his testimony given before Superintendent Francis Hendricks. In a letter sent to Samuel Utermyer, Chales E. Hughes, of the legislative com mittee's examining counsel declared that he was "Instructed to say" by the com mittee, "that no discrimination will be niaae in ravor ot Mr. riyde witn reierence cither to the scope or method of his ex amination." Judging from Mr. Hughes' letter, it seems improbable that Mr. Hyde's new offer will be accepted. Whether the com mlttec will resort to the extreme measure of attempting to have Mr. Hyde indicted and extradited remains to be seen. It Is a fact-that the committee has considered this possibility, the Tribune will say to morrow. Dulutli Printers Strike. DULUTH. Minn.. Oct. 5. Union printers In 11 shops In this city struck today for an eight-hour day and a closed shop. STRANGER THAN FICTION. A Remedy Which lias Rerolntloalzed tho Treatment of Stomach Troubles. The remedy is not heralded as a wonderful discovery nor yet a secret patent medicine, neither is It claimed to cure anything except dyspepsia. In digestion and stomach troubles with which nine out of ten suffer. The remedy is in the form of pleas ant-tasting tablets or lozenges, con taining vegetable and fruit essences. pure aseptic pepsin (Government test). golden seal and diastase. - The tablets are sold by druggists under the' name of Stuart's .Dyspepsia Tablets. Many Interestlng experiments to test the di gestive power of Stuart's Tablets show that one grain of the active principle contained in them is sufficient to thor oughly digest 3000 grains of raw meat, eggs and other wholesome food- Stuart's Tablets do not act upon the bowels, like after-dinner pills and cheap cathartics, which simply Irritate and inflame the Intestines, without having any effect whatever In digesting- food or curing indigestion. If the stomach can be rested and as sisted In the work of digestion it will very soon recover Its normal vigor, as no organ is so much abused and over worked as the stomach. This is the secret, ir there Is any se cret, of the remarkable success of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, a remedy practically unknown a few years ago and now the most widely known of any treatment for stomach weakness. This success has been secured entire ly upon Us merits as a digestive, pure and simple, because there can be no stomach trouble if the food is promptly uigcsiea. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act en tirely on the food eaten, digesting It completely, so that it can be assimi lated into blood, nerve and tissue. They cure dyspepsia, water brash, sour stomach, gas and bloating after meals. oecause uiey furnish the. digestive power which weak stomachs lack, and unless that lack Is supplied it is use less to attempt to cure by the use of tonics." "pills' and cathartics, which have absolutely no digestive power. btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can be found at nil drugstores, and th rem- lar use of one or two of them after meals will demonstrate " their merit better than any. other argument, Copyright 1905 by Hart Schafmcr & Mux DEAD IN HUNDREDS Typhoon in Philippines Kills by Wholesale. ISLANDS ARE LAID WASTE Crops Utterly Destroyed in Hemp Provinces, Buildings "Wrecked, Roads Impassable Good Police "Work Undone. MANILA. Oct, 6. Government reports show that the result of the recent storm Is very serious. At least 2C0 natives and 23 Americans and foreigners were killed. It Is Impossible to identify many of the latter. The Government's police work the past year In the provinces of Cavlte. Batan gas and the Island of Samar. which made possible the largest acreage planted In the history of the Islands, has been un done and It Is estimated that the storm has- retarded development one year In the hemp provinces. In Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate and Samar. fields have been devastated, warehouses destroyed and SPECIAL OFFERS FOR TODAY Arrived 20o! latest style Covert Cloth, Empire Style Coats, $16.50 to $22.50 garments special today and Saturday, if they last, at $11.75 and $15.50 You'll come early and buy quick to get these. "We have certainly got the market in the stylish trade as we can show more different style coats than any firm in Portland. For today and tomorrow we have taken the large Fifth-street double window, which we have been using for displaying gents1 merchant tail oring, and have placed on display a line of exclusive design and style of materials coats. There will only be one coat of a kind sold in this city as that is all we have or will make. Ladies wanting exclusive fine garments should see this window display. LADIES' SUITS Long and short-coat styles, $25.00 to $30.00 values today and Saturday $16.50. There are about 50 of these suits, so you should not delay making a selection. Elegant Empire style coats of tweed cloth blue, green and mixed colors ; regular $12.50 value 7 $7.50 Regular $1S.50 and $20.00 Raincoats $12.50 Remember, we own, operate and maintain a manufacturing plant for the making of ladies' garments, and we have the- real man tailors to fit you. The garments you purchase in our store will be handled in an expert manner. You will find no such equipment elsewhere as we maintain at our store. We have splendid line of Silk Petticoats, Dress Skirts, Ladies1 Suits, Fur-Trimmed Coats, etc., etc. THE J. THE RAINCOAT Is the ideal garment for this kind of weather. It has all the style that you could wish for, and is suitable for day or evening wear in dry or wet weather. WINTER SUITS TOPCOATS RAINCOATS SAM'L ROSENBLATT COR. THIRD AND stocks damaged. Roads are impassable and the transportation facilities arc crip pled. The loss Is Incalculable. In Albay and Sorsogon 0 per cent of the buildings, dwellings, schools and warehouses have been destroyed. The storm. In connection with the se vere drought which obtained early In the year, will, it Is estimated, decrease the receipts ot the Islands 40 per cent. The Army Is a heavy loser at southern posts. Burglar Did a Good Business. ABERDEEN. "Wash.. Oct. 5. (Special.) Letters from Chief of Polle Plnkham. of Pasadena, Cal.. to officers here show that Charles Tcssler, sentenced Tuesday to two years In the penitentiary for burglary, carried on a thriving business with Percy Collette, who Is under arrest In the California town. There was an exchange of stolen gooods from various towns along the Pacific Coast, and sales to second-hand dealers. Several boxes shipped to Tessler by Collette have been received here since Tessler's arrest. Arrested for Stealing a "Watch. OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct. 5. (Spe cial.) A. E. McBride. wanted at Salem for the larceny of a gold watch, was arrested here at an early hour tills morning by Night Officer Shaw. The stolen property was not recovered. The accused man was returned to Salem tonight in charge of Chief of Police Cornelius, of that city. Desperate Attempt at Suicide. SEATTLE, "Wash.. Oct. 5. Mrs. Louis Johnson, of 12S First avenue North, early . V. i ... ...i r-pj- 1 ... r litis tuui unit, aiicmjjieu aumuc uj culling two gashes In her throat from ear to ear with a dull caseknlfe. The knife was too dull, and she lay on her bed. and, pouring " A1 SALESLADIES WANTED ML ACHESON CO Fifth and Alder Streets 6 CO MORRISON STS. kerosene over her clothes, set fire to h-r-self. Neighbors discovered her Just a she was lapsing Into unconsciousness a- ! extinguished the (tames. The woman fs now at tho Emergency Hospital, a" i has a possible chance of recovery- Fan -lly troubles and overwork are the caus-s of her action. ROUND TRIPJT0 ASTORIA Swift excursion steamer Telegraph de parts from Alder-street dock daily (ex cept Friday). 7:30 A. M.. returning frori Astoria 2 P. M.. arrive Portland 8:39 P. 31. Sundays from Portland S A. if., arriving Portland 9 P. II. "Wool Sales at Boston. BOSTON. Oct. 5. (Special.) About 2 -000 pounds of Oregon wools have chagM hands here this week, staple bringing -j cents on most of the business. T scoured business In territory wool is u changed, fine selling to cost 75 to 7 cpn's. fine medium 70 to 73 cents, half blood to 72 cents and quarter and three-e!gh j b'oo 5 to 6S rents