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THE aiORNIXG-OBEGONIAir. SATURDAY, MAHCH 24, 1906. RANKS HE DIVIDED Coal Operators Argue Hotly About Wage Scale. ATTACK TURNS ON ROBBINS Conference Accomplishes Nothing but to Accentuate Differences Among Employers Robblns Heady to Give Advance. INDIANA P0L.1S. Ind.. March 23. Tho t1et(tlek bctwaen tho coal operators and miners of the centra! competitive and southwestern districts continued through out the meatinsr or tho two Joint scale ctKamttteofi of the Joint conferences today and when the meetings adjourned lalo till afternoon no agreement had lKseri reached BU committee will meet again tonior row morning. The dfOMtslon in th Kcnle coninilttce o th central competitive district was con fined entirely today to arguments from th operators on tho committee, and rad wws were expressed by them. The miner?' representatives were, for the most part, silent auditors. An effort was made to secure from President Mitchell, of the xwfnewrkcrs, an expression as to whether he consMorod the Ryan resolution in ef fect. This resolution was adopted by the former Joint conference In January, and utmis the miners not to sign in any dis trtct until an agreement shall have been reached in every district. Mr. Mltcholl declined to commit himself. Kobblns Heady to (live Advance. F. I Ilobblns. of the Western Pennsyl vania operators, was today the target for Feveral vigorous attacks on his position in favor of paying the scale of 3S03, , which would moan an advance of 5.55 per cent In wages in the district and would comply with the demands of the miners. Mr. Robbins stated on the floor that ho did ot propose to bo dictated to by the operators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, He raid his position was fair and just to nil Interests, and the Pittsburg Coal Com pony, which he represented, was willing to pay the advance in wages asked. He sW he wa also willing to pay the ad vance at his own mines in Pennsylvania, tHiio and Illinois, and he had received no tire from an Illinois coal company having an output of 1.000.WO tons annually that it M4 Instructed its representative to vote with Mm. Would Not Allow General Strike. Mr. Robbins said the country would not permit a general strike upon the causes shown. Ho turned to Mr. Mitchell and said he did not believe the ofllcials of tho miners would dare to refuse to allow the miners to work where their demands were met. G. A. Magoon. representing the "Western Pennslyvanla Independent operators, said that, if the Pittsburg Coal Company paid the advance and operated its mines, the independent operators of Western Pcnn eyivania would do the same. Operators Have Hot Caucus. The discussions among the operators became so heated that representatives of the miners were, asked to withdraw for an hour. This was done, and at the end of emit rtertod an adjournment of the com mittee was taken until tomorrow morning. The operators arranged for a conference ay states among themselves tonlghL After the general caucus, leading operat ors ajd tonight that nothing had been ac complished and the situation was exactlv as it was at the beginning of the Joint coaierence. ENFORCE EIGHT - HOUR LAW President Asks Morrison to Report All Violators. rison. secretary of the American Federa tion of Iaoor. today received the follow ing letter from President Roosevelt: At r Interview ymrdav I rponKtort vt 1 bring to my Attention any npoclflc viola tion ef the eight-hour law. I would like you to call my attention ae f-oon m possible to the conuttatniA anil I shall alv forward tsera to Mr. NolM. of the Labor Hureau, and treot Mm to invent Igate them, and report dtreet t m. Furthermore. I shall hereafter direct all frtmet In control of work to which this tew applies to notify the Department of Com merce and latKr when the work Is begun, and I rtmll notify the Secretary of the De-p-mmem of Commerce and Labor whenever n-h ittAcation reaches him. himself to wot If y the head of the l,abor Hureau, whose Kit U will then be to take cognizance of any romplshu made ju to violations of thU law, ta Investigate the same and report to me. ym know. I nut only sympathize with yon In the eight-hour law, but I Intend as a matter of course to sec that that law In effirtenctly enforced. My belief Is that you will And that, vcith Commissioner Nell! per fnally rupervlstng the enforcement of the Jaw, all J lift complaints will bo met. At the executive council of the Federa tion of Labor. It was WMri iav compiled a lit of complaints as suggested oy tne resilient. President Shea, of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, requested that, inasmuch as a local union of that Organization at San FrancIfeo has seceded from the parent i-ofly. me Jabor Council of that city be requested to insist on the seceding local's return to the brotherhood and that it re sume Its duties, otherwise that Ite sentatives bo denied a seat In the Labor TounciL President Gompers will communicate with Organizer MacArthur. of San Fran cjneo. with a view to affiliation of the local union with the Federation which falling, that local will be denied repre sentation in the Labor Council. Soft Coal Price Advancing. CHICAGO, March 23. Soft coal prices are advancing daily In Chicago in view of tho growing feeling among coal dealers that a strike In tho bituminous regions at least is certain. Thcro was little western soft coal to be had Jn Chicago yesterday. The prlco has advanced from $1.10 a ton to ?L60 a ton within the last few days Great Demand for Coal in Pittsburg. PITTSBURG. March 23. The price of coal In this district is advancing rapidly and large orders are being received from local manufacturers from Cleveland and as far west as Chicago. The critical sit uation at Indianapolis has caused a rush of orders. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Chicago. Men who are unable to obtain employment because of the ape limit are Xormtn'g a league to eatabllxh colonies In Canada and Florida and begin life anew. Philadelphia. A power-house of tho Phila delphia Rapid Transit Company at Second and Olney streets was destroyed by fire Friday. The loss Is estimated at $175,000, partly Insured. Anderson. Ind. Seeing a little girl with her foot caught In a railroad frog Thurs day. Mabel Reeves took her knlf from her pocket and cut the shoe Just In time for the girl to escape an approachlag engine, Boston. The salesrooms and store of "Warren W. Raweon k Co., seedmen, and dealers la other agricultural supplies, were ruined by fire early Friday. The' fire was directly across a narrow thoroughfare from Faneull Hall, but the latter building was never In danger. lorn $100,000. New York. William IX Mans, publisher of Town Topics, Friday pleaded- not guilty to an Indictment charging him with perjury. Lincoln. Neb. The body of General John M. Thayer was given a public funeral Fri day after lying in state in the Capitol for 24 hours. Rochester, N. Y.A-Bank burglars mur dered Kdward Pullman, a Constable and nlghtwatchman. at Sodus. early Friday. He had caught them trying to rob the safe of the Bank of Sod up. New York. John IaFargo pronounced Thursday the valedictory far the Society of American Artists, which amalgamates now with the National Academy of Design, and is holding Its last exhibition. Poplar Bluffs. Mo. Curtis Jackson, a ne gro, was hanged here Friday. He com mitted an axsault on a white woman In February and. after being arrested, was nearly lynched by a mob that invaded the JalL Chicago. Guests of Hunt's European Ho tel were driven from their rooms by a fire that started on the first floor, and tho guests were compelled to seek safety by way of the fire-escapes. With the exception of some Might bruises all escaped "uninjured. St. Charles, Mo. Anton F. Mlspagn. for mer cashier of the SL Charles Savings Bank, who has been ou trial for two weeks on a charge of embezzlement, was Friday found guilty and sentenced to two years' Impris onment In th penitentiary. The aggregate amount of his shortage was between $75,000 and ?30.00fl. Mansfield, O. Miss Grace Zellner. aged 28. was hot and killed Friday by Roy Shanks, who then committed suicide. Miss Xelinor anil Shanks had been sweethearts. It Is tltought the girl had decided to heed her parent protest not to marry Shanks, and that she went to his room, where the tragedy occurred, to 'tell him so. Oaks. I. T. Word received here Indicates that the three Wickllffc Indian outlaw crossed the Illinois River on the night fol lowing the fight and are headed for Lee Creek, a wild, mountainous country, west of .Still well, settled almost entirely with full-blood Cherokees. If this proves true. the outlaws have a long start. "Winchester, 111. George Sykes Barton, said to be an English lord and heir to estates In England, was found dead In th feed lot at his model farm, near here. rifle was clasped In his hands and there waa a bullet holo In his forehead. The ver diet was suicide. Barton lived the life of a seml-rerluse. He had no financial or othor difficulties, so far as known. Minneapolis. Arthur Ftwon. acting pro fessor of Kngllsh literature at the Unlver sity of Minnesota, attempted suicide Friday hy leaping from the Tenth-avenue bride 100 feet Into the Mississippi. The curren carried him within reach of men working on tho gates. He was uncomclous when rescued. He bad been suffering from a sc'ere malady. "Walervillc. Me. The stockholders of the Rlvervlew Worsted Mills (petitioned the Fu preme Court for a receiver Thursday. Tho nominal assets arc about $240,000 and the liabilities S1M0.00O. Treasurer G. F. Terrs" alleges that he discovered that goods valued at $25,000 were being shipped out of the city without proper authority. He succeed ed In stopping $17,000 worth at the railroad station. Omaha. Neb. Solos, both vocal and in strumental. are to be eliminated from the Roman Catholic churches of the Omaha dlo cei.e. May 1, and women are to b dis pensed with In choirs. These changes are announced In an order from Bishop Scan nell. The organ alone Is exempted from the Inhibition against the Instrumental solos. Congregational singing. lKth for children and adults Is recommended. Granbj. Conn. Thirteen residents of this place have been sued by Willis Griffin for $10,000 damages for Injuries suffered In a white cap outrage, when masked men seized Griffin, put a rope around his neck. and led hint to Southwlck. Mass.. horse whipped him on the way, and told him If he ever returned to Granby be would be tarred and feathered. Griffin alleges that one of bin ribs was broken. SAVINGS BANK OF THE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. Federal Inspection Urged to Super vise All Meet Order. WJW.I.A. WAM.A. Wash., March 21. (To the Editor.) With regard to the late and fatal accident or Tather. "criminal circumstance -resHltlng In the cremation of some JJO-odd nd Injur' to as many more Innocent and help ers persons, on the Denver & Rio Grande, Railroad, near Adobe. Colo.. I would like to say a few pertinent words relatl-e to the exact causo thereof and who are the partleo directly ' at fault. My experience, covering over 20 years actual service In four different countries, and In every branch of the operat Ing department of railroads, has famished the knowledge from which the following deduc tions aro made: Until recent years, when mall contracts were secured at a price per year that would cover the actual cost of operating every panger train on any road securing them, thus leaving caeh paid by passengers and express business all clear gain, orders covering a movement In exact parallel with the orders to Nos. 3 and 16 In this case would have been handled as follows: For changing a meet order with two trains of the same class, the dispatcher would have been obliged to secure the signature of the conductor and engineer on No. 10 on the ruling train before he completed the order to No. 3 or the Inferior train. This would probably have, under ordinary clrcumstancee. caused a delay of 10 to 20 minutes to No. 3 at the meeting point named In the prior meet order. Rut under tho case n question No. 3 would have been held at tho original meeting point until No. 1G had arrived there. The delay would have been uulvalent to No. 10's running time between the point where tho original meet wat planned to that point to which the meet was changed but there would have been no wreck. Tho fact that the ojterator failed to deliver the order to No. 10 would make only this show ing. Instead of killing 30 or more people. No, wouia nave simply lost 20 to SO minutes, Is this quite clear? However. In our later ambition to secure tht! mall contracts and eliminate delays, w have changed that form of order to read aa follows: "The disnatcher in any case on!- . - . . . ,,oui t. riKuuiurc i or me tram crew." and Instead of holding No. 3 at the original meeting olnt. the "Standard" rules permit him to take "X" response from a lone operator. Invariably on duty 12-hour shifts. in ine piace or tne name of conductor and engineer of the ruling train, thus creatine- mis one operator, generally a young, inexperi enced man. the sele and absolute dictator of the fate of all pa&nengera, crews and eau la ment of both trains. His iiay is generally $.0 to $65 per month of 31 days 3C3 daya per year. There Is no danger of this operator or he dispatcher ever being arrested or tried 'for criminal negligence, for the facta herein con- tainea would lecome a matter of court regard and then what? Yes. there are loto of ways to Drerent 1W accidents, but those most vitally interested the traveling public do not seem to have time 10 auena to it. federal or state inspection of their system by cxjcr!enccd. unbiased mr, would help. Kcllcy Surrenders at Peoria. PEORIA. HI.. March is t..i. Kellev. tiartner of h " r.. t George Simmons In the People's Savings -oh.uk, rucvnuy inaictea by the grand Jury on three counts, voluntarily returned this morning and gave himself tm Potter. Bonds In tho um of $ir were given, una nis ncanng will take place next Thursday. Dynamite as Cure for Toothache. HAZELTON. Pa.. March ?a n. clal.) Herman Reckllnper. a miner. aea oo years, or west Hazelton. com mitted suicide today by placing' a stick of dynamite on his head and nrmivim. a match to the explosive. Suffering; irum luauiBcno was tiie causo of the suicide. Johnstone liennett Xcar Death. aiONT CLAIR. V. J. Mnro!. 9 Xl Johnstone Bennett, the actress; Is criti cally ui at her .home here, and her death Is said to be only a question of days. A cold contracted i about two yeara ago developed Into lung; trouble. Milwaukie CoKBtry Cltak. Lea AnralM ami rwvt. m.. Sell wood as OrcHi City cars, Tlrt a&4 AJdar. Ml WASHINGTON STREET CORECONO. PORTLAND, OREGON. Few people have any Idea of the rapidity -with which money at interest grows. If you will open a savings account with this hank and make regular and systematic deposits, allowing the interest to accumulate, you will safe ly and surely acquire a substantial competency. mm INCREASE OP STARVATION EX CEEDS .RELIEF SENT. People of Northern Japan Dying by Thousands Myriads Aro Sick and Epidemic Is 1'carcd. TOKIO. March 24.-(SpecJal.)-It Is now Known that the number of persons suf. ferlnfr from starvation In the famine dis tricts of Japan has been increased in stead of diminished. In spite of all the efforta bolns mndo to relieve thorn. Tho death list Is being urcatly added to. and the number of those now at the point of death becauso of starvation Is very largo. Newspapers hero having corresTond ents In the famine districts are daily receiving; message telling; of woe and miser-, and these articles ill! column aiter column of tho Japanese pross. In these districts alone there arc nearly 0.000 sick and aged persons and hclnlex chlldron. Snow has covered the rkv flelda an It Is almost Impossible to secure the ne cessities of life. Most of the snfYnn.r. are living; on a mixture of beans, leaves anu roots or trees. It Is conerallv feared that lack of Or food will brine- an enldnmlo nf clr-U ness, and urgent appeals for aid are be ing, sent broadcast. The government Is ooins ail it possibly can to aid the suf lercrs, But outside aid Is required. IRELAND'S BID FOR TOURISTS Association Formed to Advertise Emerald Isle's Beauties. CORK. March 23. Special.) At a pub lie meeting; held In KHIarncy town hall. presided over by the Most Rev. Dr. Man- Ran and lan-ely attended, a tourist de velopmont movement was launched to advertise Ireland In America, Great Brit ain and Continental Europe, it was re solved to form local, provincial and Xa tlonal branches. The organization will be officially Known as the Klllamey. Gloncarift and South of Ireland Tourist Development Afwclatlon. Collection of funds has al ready bcKtin. Railways will participate In the scheme, which contemplates im provement of hotels at Ireland's famous resorts to properly provide for the com fort of tourists Induced to visit the country. MINERS' DEALYNDS REJECTED French Coal Operators Refuse Con cessions Sentences on Agitators. LKNS, Department of Pas do Calais. France, March 13. Tho coal mining com pantos of this district have refused to hold another conference with the strlk Ins miners, declaring that their llnal offer lias been made. Many of the min ers are Inclined to resume work. The Minors Conresa will meet again Sunday to decide upon the acceptance or rejec tion of the company a terms. Broutchoux. a leading: agitator, was to day sentenced to two months imprison mcnt. and four of his companions to varying terms, on tho charge of inciting rebellion. Quiet was maintained today. DISTRESS AMONG ARMENIANS American 3IlssIonnry Starts 3Iovc- incnt to Relieve Them. LONDON. Mnrch Si. Dr. Reynolds. chief of the American Protestant Mission at Van. Armenia, Is staying In Kngland for a holiday. Tho Tribune quotes him as saying that deplorable distress exists among the Armenians. Dr. Reynolds said ho had seen Lord Fltzmaurlce, Under Sec retary for rorelgn Analrs. and Professor James Bryce, both of whom were ex tremely sympathetic. Professor Bryce thought that. If President Roosevelt would take the initiative in doing some thing; calculated to help the Armenians. ho would have Great Britain's moral support. TURKEY STILL HOLDS TABAII Britain Insists Sinai Peninsula Is Not Turkish Territory. LONDON. March 21 Turkey, havlnsr aociincu to witnaraw ner troops from Tabah, on the Anglo-Egyptian frontier of the Sinai Peninsula, which is claimed to bo Egyptian territory, on the ground that It is part or tno Turkish Empire. Great Britain has replied that she Is unable to accept that view and has expressed the hope that the Sultan will be influenced to modify his contention. Nothing Is known here or tne report that Great Britain proposes to make a naval demonstration. Austrian Suffrage BUI Passed. VIENNA, March 23. The lower house of Parliament today, after exhaustive de bates, passed the first reading of the elec toral reform bill by an overwhelming ma jority. The bill secures equal representa tion for an nationalities comprlslnc- thn empire, and makes It Impossible for par liament to be dominated by any nation- allty. Fortune lor Omnibas-Drlvcr. Tl'DO' 'March 2 Th Tv.il.. graph today states that the "general memorandum" nf Tw-irrl VMenn . " - -.. wii b his nutographlc directions to his cap tains on tho cvo of the Vint tin nf t i t Aioioi irar. which Tron sntA of nnettnn in t j March 15 for 1S,0M, was the property of a London omnibus-driver, who is still plying his calling. The memorandum was PORTLAND AGENTS "CASTLETON" LINGERIE WAISTS Cipman, Ololf c e. PORTLAND AGENTS COLUMBIA YARNS THE CHILDREN'S STORE IS OVER FLOWING WITH NEW GARMENTS Reefers, Box Coats, Long- Coats, Novelty Coats, in every material and color. The prettiest gathering of children's jaunty, up-to-date gar ments that has ever been seen in Portland. Modestly priced. Bring the children here today. 10-Button GLACE KID GLOVES $3.50 Suf ice it to say, we have your size, in fact, all sizes from to 7 in black and white, in 16 button length Glace Kid Gloves 50 dozen re ceived by ns. considering the enormous demand .they will not last long. A word to the wise is suffi cient. Price, pair $3.50 Great Rug Bargains Five hundred Velvet Wil ton Rugs in very exquis ite patterns of Oriental and two-toned effects. A great variety of patterns to select from. Twenty seven Jncheswide and 58 inches long and are fringed. Rugs that sell elsewhere for $ 2.50 Special for this sale . . $1.49 Spring Suits $18.75 High-class tailor-mado suits in double-breasted jacket N' suits and Eton suits. Made of fine Panama cloth in black, gray, navy, Alice blue, and rose; also in fancy mixed cloth in black and white checks, fancy stripes and in visible plaids. All this sea son's newest and most up-to-date styles. Skirts made in new circular shape. $18.75 Wonderful Bargains-Men's Half Hose, 35c and 50c Quality, at 19c A great big lot of the swellest styles in men's Half Hose in cotton and lisle in fancy colorings, novelty designs, em broidered figures, stripes, solid colors, etc. Come today and share these remark able bargains. They will appeal to every good buyer in the city. Think of it splendid 35c and 50c imported Half Hose at only 19. m L LADIES' AND MISSES' TRIMMED HATS $2.95 This fine line of Trimmed Hats for Indies and misses is indeed worthy of your atten tion, each hat containing many of the identical styles that are found among the high-priced Pattern Hats. We offer them at a price insuring you of a sub stantial saving. Made of the new straw and hair braids, also other materials that are now in vogue. On all the latest sailor nnd fancy shapes trimmings used include flowers, ribbons, quills, etc Excellent values at $2.95. Children's Milan and Fancy Straw Hats in all the new con tinental. Napoleon and sailor shapes at 75, 95, $1.25. $1.75 and up to $3.95 $2.00 Lingerie Waists at $1.19 We have placed on sale a special pur chase of three hun dred Ladies' White Lawn .and Lingerie Waists, made in this season's most ap proved styles, with either long or short sleeves and embroid ered effects Values to $2.00, at, special $1.19 50c LADIES' NECKWEAR 25c Proitlent PHltcra la Vrnlwe aad Point Gaze Ladle Neckwear, In the ever popular tab effect. So Tvfde In the ranjee of pattern, wo daintily pret tr that the chaace are you ttIII be sorely tempted to buy all the Tray from tTVo to a aalf-dozea. Wonderfully loir priced at ............. .25c 25c Ribbons at 17c Extra quality all-silk Taffeta Ribbons, full 4 inches wide, in white, cream, black, mais, pink, blue, red, silver, Nile, cas tor, brown, navy, turquoise, etc. These are the ribbons you have always bought at 25c; as a leader for this busy ribbon store we offer them today at 17 p Initial Handkerchiefs 12V2C Vals. 7c A Handkerchief event wor thy of your attention. Tou should not miss it. 1000 dozen hand embroidered Initial Ladies' Handker chiefs; exceptionally good value at 12!c, for this spe cial occasion at 7i Silk Glove Extension Tops 60c-75c-85c PAIR Are worn with the ordinary short glove, converting them into tho Innn- Tfi-Hnfton I lencrth whenever tho. nnnn. - sion requires. Riven to hlH father by an Admiral and ho iad no idea of its value till he was ad lsed to consult tho auctlonwra. ON A MEXICAN RANCH Kivcr Flood Benefited 500 Acres About $1000. rORTUAXD. March 22. (To the Bitter.) hare re&d txlth much Interest the letter o my friend. W. K. Woodward, and hl experi ence -while In Old Mexico. puWlahed In your lsiue of March 19. Ills experience and my own In that country differ widely, due, of courx, to difference In location. My time wa mostly pent on a ranch (hacienda) In the Stale uf Sonora. mid to be the best state In the re public and located about nln mile from Tortn. General Torts headquarter on the Yaoul River, a town of about 50CO people. Including- the Midlers, who are kept there and at other forts along the river to fluht YaquI Indians, and to protect the builders of the Southern Pacific Railroad, whkh Is now build ing through that country at a rapid rate. The road start from ucaymas. the head of navigation, on the Gulf of California, and will connect with aome of the Interior roads running aouth. While In" Tortn I saw 200 of thee Indians being deported to Tucatan to gt them out of thn country. I aim raw an American who drove a four-mule team for the railroad, with an escort of four soldier. come Into the hotel, and he was almont scared to death. The Indians ambushed this outfit about 23 miles above Torln. killing the sol diers and taking several shots at thV Ameri can, but he eacaped by taking to the brush. The Indians captured the load of provlilon. took the four large, fine Missouri mulee. burned the wagon and took from each of the dead soldiers their carbines and 2C0 rounds of am munition and etarted for their stronghold In the mountains. Soon after tho affair was re ported a aquad of regulars tarted on th tralL They found where the Indians had killed and eaten the mules, but failed to capture any of them. The home of thes Indians Is Baca tata Mountains, a very rough country, rich In minerals and covered with a dense growth of lam cactus, making It lmnoaslble for horee- back traveling. As the Indians know every trail. It kf almost ImpoMlble for the soldiers to follow them. The Indians hate the rail road and are bitterly opposed to Its construc tion. The Indians do not attempt to go aouth of the railroad or the YaquI River into the great valley below, which Is being rapidly settled up by ranchers along the i-i1p. Farming in this valley Is strictly an Irrigat ing propoeUioB. There Is an abundance of water for two crops each year. The. pant win ter has been a wet one eo much so that the river overflowed the headgates to the canal and flooded the whole country. It filled our hose to a depth of about four and a half feet. We all had to take to the roof of our houe, women la eluded. "We remained there uatll the afleraeas, tfea waded out through I water wa!t deep for over a quarter of a mile to a high point of ground, where we struck ramp and were noon comfortably fixed. We estimate our damages to canal borders at about $!0O and the benefit to our COO acres at $1000. We bad no cropa to wash away, and th Hit deposit left on the ground la a good fertilizer. Our ground betas so thoroughly soaked enabled ua to put In a crop of 125 acrea. The old Mttlers cay It U the highest water ever known in that valley. We have .an orchard of bananas, oranges, lemons and grapes started and they all look. fine. The coldest weather we aw wan a light frost. We are situated about 14 rallea from the Gulf of California and about 20 feet above sea level, Fome day this Yaqul Valley will be a para- dfe. but It will tako American money and brains to do It. The average Mexican laborer Is lazy and jrupremely happy If he has a few cenavoei to buy Mu.-cal. Their main living materials are maize (corn) and frijolea (beans). We are glad to get home, and notice the grat improvement made la the last tx months. Portland U certainly on the map to stay. I predict a wonderful large growth for th city and whole Pacific Northwest coun try. During my stops at the hotels In Gu ay ma. HermcdiMo. Tucson, Loj Angeles and other cities. I heard the guests talking of Portland, Or., predicting what a large city It mu-t become. They said that 1U advantageous position fully warranted the prediction. One man aild: "Just think of It! Portland Is 100 miles Inland, and yet a great seaport, doing an Immense amount of shipping and vlth more natural backing tributary to It than any other city of the Pacific Coast." Similar re marks are frequently heard on the train and other places. DR. U. M. DAVIS. Try IF Graves' Tooth Powder It is the most effective tooth preservative and cleanser made. Use it for health and economy leaves delicious after taste. Ask your dentist la handy aaetal caas or bottles, 2 Co. Dr- Gravis' Tooth Powdir Gt, There is' just one war to have good t" kakiBg-pow4r spfera eo ftiveriag extras isa economically : Schilling's Best, at your grocer's, moneyback. Biff Alnska Mining Deal. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 23. Tho Conrad Consolidated mines, consisting of 10 claims, on the Windy Arm, near Whlte Horse, Alaska, have been sold to William McKcnzle, owner of the Canadian Northern Railway. for J5.000.000 cash. The deal was closed In Toronto last week, and the final payment was made In Seattle yester day afternoon. These mines were rW' Gapeea Skraak Qttrter Sae ARROW IS Ceatscacfe, 2 lor 25 Ceala CLUETT, PEA BODY & CO. JSatert f Ciu;tt and Jhnarth ShtrU. bought on options last year by a syn dicate of local business men. who ob ligated themselves to pay $160,000 for the property they have since sold for $5,000,000. Up to date this Is the largest single mining deal ever turned In the history of Alaska. Carter ITTLE IVER PILLS SIGK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Iiittle Pills. They also relieve Distress froaf Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tcng-oa Pain in the Side. TORPID LIVER. 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