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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MOXDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903. APPEAL TO SOCIETY Morton Would Prevent Adverse Legislation. EQUITABLE IS ALL RIGHT Policy-Holders' Arc Urged to Sec to. It That No Unfair Laws Arc Enacted In Their Various' States. NEW YORK, Doc 17. An apjeal to the 5ol!cy-holders la all the stales of the L'nlon to lend their assistance In pire rentlng adverse legislation is made by, President Paul Morton, of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, In a circular let ier which is being sent to policy-holders. 3re.Ident Morton says that tho Insurance justness Is certain to be the subject of jreat consideration, by Legislatures, soon 10 convene as a result of what has bcea printed and said about insurance during the last six months. "But you cannot give men character nor make them honest by preamble, Yesolu 'ion or enactment," says the letter. 'What the life Insurance business needs tbove everything is honesty and good uslness administration. There can be no Jbjcction to proper legislation safeguard ing the business, but it should be sound ind sane. The society depends upon its policy-holders to see that there Is no un reasonable legislation enacted. ' "It may from time to time call their mention to measures calculated to do ;hem harm, but under no clrcustanccs vlll it be party to any corrupt methods in jreventlng 'strike' legislation. We aim to neet the Just requirements of every state ind government and rely upon our policy jolders to see that no injustice is done Jiem. "Any unfair insurance law or unfair in lurance lax measure enacted by your jiatc Legislature injures you and reduces lie dividend earnings of your policy. Your ilvldends would be nearly 10 per cent argcr if It were not for the state taxes .nd license fees that the society is obliged o pay." Mr. Morton expresses the opinion that ;he Equitable has no right to contribute political campaign funds and Informs he policy-holders that no such contribu tions will be made by the society in tho 'uture. He says in future the society's teserve will be invested in real estate Mortgages or the securities of other well Ktabllshed corporations serving those sec lions of the country which produce the jremiums. The president of the company assures he policy-holders that the financial con lltlon of the society, as disclosed by a nost careful examination by competent ind disinterested accountants, is excel cnt, and that many economies already in iractlce and others yet to be made surely vlll enhance its conditions. He urges all tolicy-holders to continue the payment of be premiums and says the investigation f the society has convinced him that here is no cheaper way than this for hem to have sound life insurance. 'WAY" DRIVE OUT OF FRANCE American Insurance Companies Are Threatened by Retroactive Law. PARIS, Dec. 17. Some large American rsurancc companies threaten to with Iraw from France as a result of the Aharp controversy over the hew French "nsurance laws. The issue has now reached m acute stage, owing' to the Insurance lepartment of the Ministry of Commerce iming framed rules under which the In mrance law becomes retroactive. The ules have not yet been officially promul rated, and the insurance companies arc naking a final effort to Induce members f the Cabinet not to permit their going nto effect, representing that it will. bo a icrlous detriment to American interests. The law as originally passed required orclgn insurance companies to purchase ind deposit French securities here as a irotcctlon for French policy-holders. The American companies are willing to accept his a applying to further business, but lot on policies already written. A com nlttcc representing the Insurance de partment, the United States Embassy and .he insurance companies has gone over he subject. At this conference it was lecided to reject the American companies' intention. The entire outstanding American busi tess in France amounts to many millions f dollars, and therefore tho retroactive ules will compel the deposit by these lompanlcs of a large amount of French onds with the government as a guaran ee to French policy-holders. The Ameri an Embassy has submitted a lengthy o-itten protest, asking the Council of tatc to suppress the objectionable retro- ctlv clause before the regulations are romulgatcd. -"IRST GUN LETS WITTE OUT rcnilcr Has No Confidence In Policy of Minister Durnovo. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 17. (7:35 P. 4.) A report that Count "Witte lias re igned Is in circulation, but it is false. It nay, however, become true at any nu nent, and General Count Alexis Ignatlcff s being held in reserve? A close friend of the premier tells the issociatcd Press that Count Witte had jo faith in the policy of Minister of the uterior Durnovo, and only consented to t on condition that it should be confined 0 legal moans. The same informant says hat an official communication declaring 1 resort to legal measures to be the policy f the- government, will be issued tomor ow It is the opinion of many Liberals, as veil as revolutionaries, that "with the irst discharge of cannon Count Witte rill go." They say It matters llttl fhether the Premier is or is hot in sym nthy with the policy of reaction, he can tot shirk responsibility for it. A promi .ent personage said to the Associated 'ress: "The step taken toward reaction marks he beginning of the end. and the policy rhlch has been Inaugurated is bound to nil "The government's task will not merely e the arrest of h small group of leaders. ut that of the whole population. The owers conferred on the provincial au horities by the imperial ukaso is tanta mount to a declaration of martial law hroughout the countrvand the Irrespon Ible repression which the officers of the Id regime will be sure to commit -when t loose can oirty serve to fan the flames.' The Jtuss ixpects to come out tomorrow ,ndcr Its old franchise as the Molva, aeaning "fame." News from the interior tonight is very carce. The -revolt in the Baltic has pread southward to the Province of Kov o. on the border of Poland, which be- anged to the old Kingdom of Lithuania, 'he rebellion in Kursk Is beyond control. nd the government has information that big uprising Is in course of preparation a the Ural regions. An officer who has just returned from fanchuria told the Associated Press that . spirit of aautlny prevailed among a jrge portion f the army, aad; that the irlsoaers frea Japan had been saturated with revolutionary ideas by agitators dur ing their captUity, and were ripe for open rebellion. PUNISILMJEXT OF THE STRIKERS Measure Elaborated by. the Council or Minister. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 36 (via Eydt- kuhnen. Dec. 17. The Emperor has- sanc tioned the following anti-strike measure, elaborated by the Council of Minister?: , "Persons who incite others to strike, employes of the railways and telegraphs who. go on strike or the enjo.vlng natc rights who arbitrarily -stop work are lia blo to imprisonment for any jerlod up to 16 months. ' "Perrons who attempt by force or by threats to compel others to strike may be imprisoned for any period up to 36 months. "Persons holding membership in asso ciations whicn aim to foment strikes may be Imprisoned in a fortress for any period from 1C months to four year, with the losjs of certain civil rights. "Wages will not be paid during any period when work has been arbitrarily stopjK?d. "Employes whose health has been in jured by strikes will be compensated. If lty shall be permanently disabled they will be penttoned. and if they should be killed or die of their Injuries their fami lies will be provided for. "The. post and telegram administration announces that the minimum salaries of officials will be increased In UK from $150 to tZ&i'. while the means at the disposal of the department for increasing the staffs and improving the service will be raised by 50 per cent yearly. "The Council of the Empire has allot ted a further sum of .0.000 to remunerate officials who worked overtime during the railroad strike. It has also prepared a scheme for a quiennial increase In the salaries of well-conducted o'fflclals." WIRES OPEN TO THE CAPITAL Northern Telegraph Company An nounces Direct Communication. LONDON, Dec. 17. The Northern Tele, graph Company announces that direct communication with St. Petersburg has been restored. The company says that SL Petersburg Is now in communication with Kieff. VII na, Smolensk. Kharkoff, Moscow. Rostoff on Don, Kazan, Vlborg and districts in the neighborhood of the Russian capital, but that the Baltic Provinces arc still cut off- Modeled on French Statute. , ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 16. via Eydt kuhnen. Dec. 17. It is expected that the government will immediately promulgate a law of association, modeled on the French statute, as part of the fight against the proletariat organization. The show of energy by the government cer tainly has aroused considerable public sympathy, especially of the business In terests, which welcome the slightest pros pect of the restoration of order. The bourse today responded to tho action of - the- government, imperial 4s gaining a full point, closing at 7Sti. The government is making a special A effort to secure the support of the peas ants m the coming elections, so as to counteract the effect of the revolutionary propaganda among the troops: Jt is also trying to improve the condition of the railroad men and the post and telegraph employes with a view to the removal of material srievancesr- ZUcssuges "Subject to Delay." ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 17. 11:K) p. M.) Communication -with the outside world by cable has just been restored and for the first time In more than a fort night messages are being handled direct by the cable and telegraph companies, although they are still accepted "subject to delay." This does not moan that the strike has "been broken, but that the companies hae been able to secure a limited number of men Who are willing to brave the wrath of their former comrades for a substan tlaKIncrcawj In the wages formerly paid. Up to 6 o'clock last night 230 of the strike leaders had been arrested and are being held by the police. Nearly every newspaper in the city has been suspended for publishing facts re garding the strike in defiance' of the manifesto of the Premier. General Strike Is Improbable. LONDON. Dec. 17. The correspondent of the Dally Telegraph at St. Petersburg, In commenting on recent events in Rus sia, says he Is still optimistic and is con vinced of the impossibility of an organ ized general strike, because public opinion and the peasantry are strongly averse to it. He insists that the military outbreak at Moscow is In no way an Indication of general disaffection in the army. He ad mits, however, that unless the loyalty of the army Is above suspicion the nrosnoct of re-establishing law and order is a gloomy one. Demands of the Rebels. RIGA. Russia. Dec 16. Delayed In transmission.) After notifying the nobles. ble municipality entered into negotia tions with the rebels. The latter demand as the price of the surrender of their 17 hostagesincluding four Gorman subjects, that the Lithuanian republic shall be recognized: that its entire Independence from Russia bo admitted, and that mar tial law bo abolished. Fighting is pro ceeding at Mltau under the leadership of bands armed by Socialists. An attack on the castle has been repulsed. Extreme Measures Threatened. ST. PETERSBURG Dec. 17.-An official proclamation warning especially those groups opposed to the carrying out of the reforms promised in the Imperial mani festo of October 30, "whose tenots are revolutionary and socialistic: Tvhbse tac tics arc anarchistic and who aim at the disorganization of the country by the stoppage of the posts and telegraphs." that, should the ordinary laws fall to stem the tide of revolution the govern ment win have recourse to extreme measures. Rumor Charged to Revolutionaries. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 17 At a meet ing of the finance committee of the State Bankyestcrday it was declared that alarm ist rumors that the bank had not cnouch gold to exchange for notes was absolutely wunout Tounaation. The committee an nounced that he rumor had been spread by the revolutionaries. Reports from Livonia say that the whole country is in a state of open rebellion, and that the properties of country gen tlemen arc in ruins. Woman Suffrage In Finland. HELS1 NGFORS. Finland. Dec, 17. The Diet has passed the first reading of the administrative reform bill, which pro vides for an annual session of the Diet for triennial elections and for the cxtcn slon to women both of the suffrage and of eligibility to hold office Midshipman Out of Hospital. ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 37. Midshipman" Kimbrough. the hazing of whom has recently attracted much attention, and Midshipman Cooper, who was paralyzed while in class a few days ago, are both expected to leave the Naval Academy hospital tomorrow and It Js understood both will be called before the board of investigation now sitting. fiRAT HAIR QUICKLY XBSTOREB To Its natural cater by uateg Alfretaa's Egrpu&s Emm. wee. fearaunM. At ftrt-etas 4rggtets. HOME FOR HOLIDAYS Congress Will Probably Ad journ Next Thursday. LITTLE WORK THIS WEEK Senate W1I14 Continue' Consideration r ol "the Panama Canal' Bill and Federal Control or Insur ance to Be Before Iloubc WASHINGTON. Dec 17. The Senate will meet the wishes of the House for an adjournment for the Christmas holidays Thursday next. Meantime the Senate wM i probably content Itself with comparative- . Iy little work, unlew there should be dlf-! Acuity In agreeing with the House on the terms of the Panama Canal emergency bill. That measure will go to a confer ence committee early In the week, and there -will be a united effort to reach a conclusion before the holiday adjourn ment. The action of the Senate in at tempting to eliminate the bond provision and make a separate law of It will prob ably be the principle bone of contention of the conference committee. The reorganization of the Senate com mittees will be announced Monday or Tuesday. Senator Galllngcr will make an effort durlne Mia week to have the merchant 'marine bill made the unfinished business. not with a view of securing serious con sideration of It, before Christmas, but with the end in view of having it In a position to be pressed -when Congress re convenes. 3IADE PLAIN TO MR. SHONTS Panama Canal Affairs Discussed, at White House Conference. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (Specials President Roosevelt tonight took up the matter of the Isthmian Canal, scandals as developed by debate In the Senate dur ing the past three dayst He is deter mined to prevent further criticism of the character put forward by Senators Tillman. Culberson and others. Senators Allison and Hale, both members of the appropriations committee, were present. The President made It plain to Mr. Shonts that the literary bureau In charge of Secretary Bishop must be at once dis continued and Mr. Bishop confine his service purely to administrative matters. He also discussed the advisability of re ducing his salary from $16.03) now paid to J3000. or some othcrmoderate sum. It was also made apparent to Chairman Shonts that if he still b&s an official con nection with the Clover'Leaf Railroad, it must be TOvered Immediately. Senator Tillman declared that Mr. Shonts Is still active president of the system, and neither Mr. Shonts nor any of the ad ministration Senators have entered a de nial of the declaration. The President further gave Mr. Shonts much advice regarding: the conduct of af fairs on the isthmus. It Is prescribed in the President's order that the Canal Com mission must leave at once for thaH place. The bill appropriating $U.0.OM for the canal work; passed by the Senate yester day, provides that within 99 days the Sec retary of the Treasury must furnish esti mates to the Senate and House appro priations committees of all salaries paid thoye employed on canal work, except laborers and unskilled laborers. This feature of tho bill was discussed with Senators Allison and Hale. It Is- believed that many reforms will be Instituted in .the administration of the canal before another appropriation is requested from Congress. This work of reform must begin at once, as Secretary Taft says the IU.OOO.00) now being ob tained will last no longer than April 1 at the outside. In the meantime Senator Tillman will begin a strong agitation after the holiday recess for a thorough Investigation of the entire canal situation. He wilt be op posed by the Republicans, but supported by the Democrats. Even some of the Re publicans favor an inquiry, and Mr. Till man threatens to caure much trouble un less mutters are put on such a basis as to prevent Just criticism. Insurance Before the House. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. The four days before the holiday adjournment will be dedicated in the House to farther dis cussion of Federal control of Insurance and to completing the enactment of the Panama emergency appropriation. There arc many members who desire to talk about Insurance. Speaker Cannon has con curred in the general view of the House that the President's message furnishes as good a basis as anything else for this debate. Many members will not wait until Thursday to return to their homes for the holidays. Committee work will progress during the debate. The ways and means committee will continue Its hearings of the Philippines tari and the appropria-. tions committee will begin the preparation of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The statehood bill is to be perfected but will not, under the present plan, be brought into the House until January 1. when it is expected to constitute the first business. Oppose the Joint BUI. FRESCOTT, Arlz Dec 17. At the close of the annual banquet of the Northern Arizona Bar Association, a stronp resolution was unanimously adopted declaring Its unalterable op position to the Joint statehood bill and Instructing the secretary to forward a copy, with the signature of each mem ber attached, to Speaker Cannon. Dele gate Mark Smith and Congressmen Hamilton. Tawney and Adams, and Sen ators Foraker. Flint and Perkins. Strong speeches denouncing the bill were made by Judge Hawkins. Judge Hcrndon. President Norris and Robert Jv. Morrison. They stamped as false the report that the lawyers of Arixona were In favor of Jointure. Thirty-two members of the association present In dorsed the sentiment expressed In the resolutions. Conference at "White House. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Senators AUI son and Hale, who are member of tho committee on appropriations, and Chair man Shonts and Secretary Bishop, of the Isthmian Canal Commission, were In con. Terence with the Frcsraent at tho white House tonight. It Is presumed that the case of Secretary Bishop, whose duties as n?ent tor the Commission has been the subject of dlscurelon In .Congress, was among the matters talked about, but no statement was made concerning the conference. Parmcrs Turned BaRk-Jtofebcrs. "VVAUSAU. IVis Dec 17. The two men who yesterday held up the Colby State Bank at Colby. Wis., were captured in a saloon here today, making no resistance. All of the stolen money was recovered. Both, say tey are farmers aas never before eoauaitted a crtee. Store Opei Evesiig's Until Christmas The Lipman-Wolf Christmas Week Lot 1 500 very pretty Pictures in heavy black frames, with brass name plates; special 50 C Lot " 2200 Etchings with white mats in gilt frames, with brass corners; special .T5 Lot 3500 "Water-Color Prints, iff ! heavy gilt frames, selected sub- j jects; special 50d I A Sale -An assortment of elegant rich cut Sterling Silverware Bargains Thousands of useful articles to select from in this section of our jewelry store. Prices less than ever before. The designs prettier than ever. Men 's Match Boxes in large assort ments, $1.25 values; spec S5 Hooks, Files, Buttonhooks, Blot ters, Seals, Tooth and Nail Brushes, 35c, 50c: 65 Talcum and Tooth Powder Bottles, sterling top, assortment of styles 35j Holiday Handkerchief, Neck wear and Ribbon Bargains Great Holiday Umbrella Sale A Deep Gut in Prices All $6.00 Umbrellas at....4.95 All $6.50 Umbrellas at S5.25 All $7.00 Umbrellas nl...S5.85 All $7.50 Umbrellas at $6.30 All $3.00 Umbrellas at S6.70 All $S.50 Umbrellas at ...$7.05 All $9.00 Umbrellas at $7.35 All $9.50 Umbrellas at $7.95- All $10.00 Umbrellas at...S8.25 All $11.00 Umbrellas at...S9.00 All $12.00 Umbrellas at... $9.65 All $120 Umbrellas at. .$10.15 A1I$14.00 Umbrellas at. .311.50 All $15.00 Umbrellas at..S12.50 All $10.00 Umbrellas at. .S13.25 All-S'O.W&ajbrellas at. .16.75 HOW PANAMA USED MONEY EX-jriXISTEIt OP WAR CENSUKES SENATOR CULBEKS,OX. Emphatically Denies That Any Pub lic 3Ian ia America Aided In the Revolution. WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Nlcanor A. Deobarrk). ex-Mlnlster of War and Marine of the Republic of Panama, In a state ment Issued today, replied to remarks made in the Senate by Mr. Culberson, of Texas, who declared that the J10.CCO,0 paid by the United States o Panama "was no more or less than a payment to the intriguers and conspirators there, who organized in this city, under the very shadow of the CapitoL" Mr. Obarrio. after explaining that he was one of the eight persons who planned the separation of Panama from Colombia, says: "According to the Hay-Herran treaty, approved by the United States Senate, and the rejection of which by Colombia was the main cause of the separation of Pan ama, the United States agreed to pay to the Republic of Colombia J10.CO3i.CCO for j certain privileges, and. according to the ! Hay-Bunau VarUla treaty, approved by the Republic of Panama, and by the i United States Senate the same was paid for securing even greater privileges. At the time it was offered the Republic of Panama was a perfectly constituted na tion, recognized by all but two of the countries of the globe. The J1O.OCO.OC0 have been disposed of in this manner: JS,0.'O.C.'0 invested in mort gages on New York real estate at lin average of 4 per cent per annum; $l,0CO.0CO for the establishment of a national bank system; J3CO.0CO lent to Panama bankers on call, and J3CO.o:0 employed In convert ing our silver coin to the new coinage of the Rcpulblc of Panama and for deposit ing a sum sufficient to guarantee the par ity or our silver with United States gold at the rate of two silver dollars for one gold dollar. The remainder has been em ployed in building schoolhouses. roads; bridges, and the thousand and one things that have for years been needed In our country. "As to the statement that the separation of Panama was accomplished 'under the shadow of the Capitol. I most emphat ically deny. In my name and Irx that of my colleagues, that any public man of this or any other country had anything to do with the revolution so successfully ac complished by us. with, the valuable aid of S&9 per cent of the Inhabitants of the Isthmus." Mexican Congress Adjourns. MEXICO CITT, Dec .17.-Congrcss has adjourned until next April, and a perma nent Congress has been organised to sit during the recess. Columbia Arrives at, Colon. COLON. Dec 17. The United States cruiser Col an tola arrived here today, with. 3lC marines and S officers, who will re lieve the marines statleaed at Bas Obispo. Mexican Financial" Budget. MEXICO CITT, Dec 17. Finance Mla ister Llnaitow has submitted to Coa grec twe1npsrtaat ftoaaeial dectmeats. Oae is a s4aUsneat far lbe Aeeal year eas Cipman, Wolfe $ Co. e Store Brilliant With Reliable Merchandise in Picture Store Lot -4500 colored facsimiles, in 19x22 heavy gilt frames, with brass corners; special 95 Lot 5 100 Yard of Flowers, in violets, chrysanthemums, lilacs, pansies, roses, in gilt frames, llx 3S; special 98 Lot G Christy, Pierce, Underwood, Fisher, Holt, Jessie Wilcox. Smith, Pictures sold at 50c, 60c, 75c and $1; special 39 of Cut Glass and Bohemian Glass glass and Bohemian gold glak, in shapes and designs of cutting not to be found elsewhere EVERY PIECE EST OUR ENTIRE STOCK AT CUT PRICES. Inkwells, Pen-Racks, Key-Rings, Knives, Mucilage Bottles, from 25c to ...... $1.25 Fine Sterling Top Vaseline and Cream Jars. Prices from 35c to ,.95 Sterling Buffers, Stamp Boxes, Combs, Book Marks, Pocket Files; 50c to $1.50 Notion Store Sewing Boxes, in 25 different sizes and styles; a very pretty gifC for a "little girl; 25c, 35c, 50c to $5.00 Holiday Garters in fancy boxes, all colors and black. 25c and..50j Zinn Safety Razor, with 20 blades the best safety razorever made $o.00 Stationery Store Never before has our Stationery Section had so many pretty things to offer: Holly Box papers, ISc, 25c. 35c to $1.50 Fancy Box Papers, 15e, 20c, 30c to $2.50 Pretty new Postcard Albums, Scrap Albums, Photograph Al bums. Christmas Cards and Book lets. ed June 30. and shows the normal reve nue In cash to have been p2.0S3.SS6. with disbursements of J73.1SI.353. The surplus, with allowances made for disbursements belonging to the fiscal year not charged in accounts, amounted to J3.972.410. which Is very satisfactory- Estimates for the coming fiscal year, to begin July 1. show probable revenues to be S2O.O73.20O, and ex penditures JS3.S37,297. t The budget will be acted upon by Con gress at the April session. The nnanc!al position of the government is excecdlngly atrong. . D0W1E G1VESJJP SCEPTER ZIon's Welfare to Be Looked After by a Triumvirate. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. John Alexander Dowlc. head of the Christian Catholic Church, has given up his rule and will soon leave for one of the Islands of the Caribbean Sea, there to remain until Spring. In hopes of regaining his health. Announcement of the abdication of the leader of ZIon City was made at Zlon City today by Overseer John C. Spelcher Saturday President Dowie made it known that he would transfer all author ity over the church, unreservedly, to a triumvirate and leave for the South as soon as b could arrange his affairs. anA n today's meeting of his- followers. formal announcement was made that the church has been placed In the hands of Overseer Spelcher, Judge D. V. Barnes and Deacon Alexander Granger, who are stated to have been given full power and unreserved authority over the affalrj of th church. "The tinances of the ZIon City Insti tutions will be reorganized Immediately,- said Overseer Spelcher In making the announcement of President Dowle's resig nation today. "It will work a radical change in the administration of the finan cial and industrial institutions of ZIon City. The change will not affect the ec clesiastical, educational or political de partments, but there will be a complete revolution in the Industrial and financial methods." The reorganization of these depart ments, it is stated, will be placed In the hands of C. J. Barnard, and will involve a separation of the various institutions which, under the present plan, have had their earnings and expenses pooled. While on a trip to Mexico a. few weeks ago President Dowie suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, and although It was an nounced that he had completely recovered from this, yet, in the recent number of tho. church publication. President Dowie stated that his health was far from good and that it was necessary for him to "go apart and rest awhile." President Dowle's definite destination was not given out. It is stated he expects to re sume his authority upon his return. Under the reorganization plan the men of ZIon City will be permitted to seek work in other dtles. when there Is little to be performed In Zion City. Under the old plan the residents were not permitted to work beyond the limits of their own cfty. and as the church was compelled to provide for the unemployed this some times bad been a aevere drain on the revenues. Strict economy has been adopt ed by the reorganization. The new leaders began by reducing the salaries of all managers of ZIon City iadas-triea who have been receiving JS or more a week. Xerv Train Jo Los Angeles. CHICAGO. Dec 17. The Ls Angete Limited, a aew train, was put Into r-. vice toa-lght on. the Chkagn Sc. Northwest ern Jtailroad. kavteg here at M e'eteek; Hie route of the Mauled. wMH be ever the Ladies' Long-Coat Suits Must Go Values up to $45.00 at $14.75 The remainder of our stock, of high-class Long-Coat, Tailor-made-Suits, in black and colors, made of finest all-wool materials, broadcloth, cheviots and fancy men's-wear materials. Some coats all lined with satin. $8.50 and $7.50 $7.50 Fancy Fur Walking Skirts at ? Scarfs at $3.90 Sterling Silver Tableware Specials Today we offer 300 pieces of Sterling Silver Tableware Bon-Bon Spoons, Cream Ladles, Mustard Spoons, Sardine Forks, Sugar Shells, Olive Spoons, Cold Meat Forks, etc., etc., sold in every jewelry store at $1.25 to ?1.50-SPECIAL TODAY, NINETY-FIVE CENTS. Fine 300-Day French Clocks. (At regular our prices on these clocks are much less than jewel ers Today we offer all our French Clocks at Half Price. Drug Section Complete display of Toilet and Dressing Sets, Smoking Sets and Manicure Sets. Pretty Holiday Perfumery, in spe cial boxes; prit ranging from 2oc, 35c, Oe to '.95 Roger & Gallet, Violet, Houbi gant, Fiver, Pinaud's Perfumes, in immense variety. Ideal, Houbigant's Violet, Azu res, Jockey, Le Trefle, Violette de Panne and every other popular odor, in holiday boxes. Book Store The largest stock in Portland. Intelligent, experienced salespeople to assist in your selections. Prices much less than exclusive Book Stores. Chicago e Northwestern. Union Pacific and San Pedro, Los Angelas & Salt Lake roads. The running time between Chi cago and Los Angeles wllT be 63 hours. On the Initial trip of the limited about ro newspaper men from New York. Pitts burg. Indianapolis, Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago. St- Paul and Minneapolis were passengers. At Omaha another crowd of newspaper men will Join the train and will spend several days In Los Angeles and vicinity. TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES Great Increase Shown Over Xast ear by Department of Commerce. WASHINGTON. Dec 17. Estimates made by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor, based on the returns for ten months ending with October, are that, the aggregate commerce between the United States and the Philippine Is lands, for the calendar year 1905, will amount to about J20.000.000 against; about J15.000 in 1.S9S, Jl.000,000 in 1900, J4.000.000 in 1S3S. and a little more than J4.000.000 In 1897. the year prior to the American occupation. Prior to 1399, the exports from the United States to the Philippines, the bureau reports, show had never ex ceeded J250.100, .while in the present year they will aggregate nearly J6, 000,000. Imports from, the islands, which- ranged between J4.000.000 and $5,000,200 per annum prior to 1S99. were in 1902. J10.000.000; in 1903, J12. 000.000 and In 1905 will be about J14. 000.000. .according to the bureau es timates. The imports in 1D05 are chiefly hemp and sugar. Hemp imports for the first ten months of 1905 amounted to J10, 376.52S and sugar J2.212.219. Two Business Blocks Burned. DALLAS. 111.. Dec 17. Two of the principal business blocks of this city were burned today, with the contents, entail ing a loss of JSO.0OO. Among the losers are the Review, a weekly newspaper, and the First National Bank. Had 21 Names for the Baby. London Express. A farm laborer recently took his Infant son to-"a rural church near Tunbrldge Is It Your Own Hair ? Do you pirn yoifr btt to yoar own hair? 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