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THE MORNING OREGOXTAN, FRIDAY. MARCH 5, 1909. BROKERS SUSPECT PATTEN SELLING Appearance of Long Wheat in Pit Said to Be Effort of Bull to Unload. SCHEME TO BREAK CORNER X-eading Bears Said to Be Combined In Plan to Flood Market With Grain In Xear Future Re serve Keport Disturbing. CHICAGO, March 4. (Special.) There was every Indication today that long Wheat was being fed Into the market on all strong spots, and Patten Is strongly tispected of being the seller. The market was greatly Influenced by the report of B. TV'. Snow, the crop expert, who Rives information' each month to the Bartlett I'atten house; and those In the trade who believe that Patten himself was a feller cite this report as adding weight to their arguments. Snow's figures on farm reserves of wheat are 18.3 per cent of last year's crop, or a total of 123.000,000 bushels. This Is 15,000.000 bushels below Snow's figures on reserves a year ago and 25.000.000 bushels below the Government figures In March. 1908. While the reserves are the smallest Indicated for many years, the figures were construed as bearish elmply because numerous private reports had created a feeling in the trade that wheat In farmers' hands might be re duced to about 100,000.000 bushels. Only yesterday James A. Patten predicted that the reserves would be under that figure. Suspect Patten Selling. There Is a rapidly growing conviction in the wheat pit that the Patten holdings of May are being liquidated as rapidly as the market will allow. Certain it Is, that offerings of May wheat have been more liberal In the pit In the last week or ten days than during the early por tions of the campaign, and this loosening up of offerings' appears to be growing more pronounced daily. .. Quite a number of traders affect to be lieve that the counter-demonstrations in July wheat, as well as in' corn and oats, are for the purpose of facilitating the May wheat liquidation. Some increase in offerings of May delivery, however, is undoubtedly due to the putting out of hedges by elevator people. North west and West, who have heretofore been carrying a part of their wheat unhedged. In addition there is much selling of long wheat by conservative holders who are willing to clinch some very handsome profits. There' were rumors on the curb tonight that private settlements had been made on quite a line of short wheat. Plan to Break Corner. The-stubborn bears arid shorts In the wheat pit, it Is said, are making arrange ments to flood the big bull with an aval .enche of wheat, such as was poured in upon Joseph Letter when P. S. Armour turned upon him In his moment of tri umph and burled him and his wheat corner beneath a flood of the cereal. Such firms as Flnley Barrell, Shearson & Hammil, James Norrls, Chapln & Com pany, and the Brosseau house are believed to be behind the move. These big traders, it Is said, are all short, and will fight Patten's corner to a finish. It is expected, .however, that the elevator men who are short will buy up the wheat, pocket their losses and get out. The Armour Grain Company is also believed to be Bhort a big line of wheat. A round lot of wheat variously esti mated at from one to four million bushels Is waiting at various North western points to be rushed to Chicago when the psy chological moment arrives. The bears Jiave been quietly working along this line for some time and have started wheat tor Chicago from every point at which the cereal could be obtained. STORM CAUSES SUFFERING (Concluded from First Page.) were passed between Baltimore and Wilmington as late as Ave o'clock this evening. Making travel slow in either direc tion were hundreds of telegraph poles, made loose by the weight of snow and sleet on the wires, which leaned over the railroad tracks. These fell every few moments and trains were compelled to stop and send out men with axes and crowbars to clear a way for the train. There was no food. At Havre de Grace an enterprising countryman ap proached with a basket of sandwiches. He was fairly mobbed by those on the train, some of whom paid $1 each for one or two morsels. SEABOARD BURIED IX SXOW Wires Crippled, Roads Blocked, Three Sailors lose Uvea. NEW YORK. March 4. The Middle Atlantic seaboard, from New York to Norfolk, was burled today In an avalanche of snow and swejt by de structive winds. For a time conditions Beemed to threaten a repetition of the great blizzard of March 12, 1888, but tonight the storm had sunk to' less alarming proportions, and there was a promise of mild weather tomorrow. Telephone and telegraph wires In all directions went down. For eight hours "Washington was completely isolated, land late tonight the only means of -communication between the capital and the outside world was over three crippled telegraph wires one to New Tork, one to Atlanta and a third to Charlottesville. Va. The worst hurrlpnn. fvni.b' - tion of territory which included Wash- ingion ana .Baltimore. In New Tork City, where the storm was severe, thren 1 drco n.Q.n the sinking of six Baltimore & Ohio ' Darges bi tit. George, Staten Island. The dead were Captain A. Mankev. Of thn hnr Tn..n V, c.i and Captain William H. Ferguson and no wiie. oi ine Darge Ueorge H. Bates. The gale descended on New Tork harbor with the fury of an ocean hur ricane. Barges that were under tow were blown ashore, while tugs and small boats weere sent scurrying for cover. Several of them suffered heavy damage before reaching safe anchor age. MOORE IS FALSE PROPHET Shivering Throngs Yearn for Sun- . sliine He Promised. WASHINGTON, March 4. Today's storm the worst Washington has Itnown in ten years followed weather which for a time yesterday .was suggestive of late Arril. Fog was followed .by heavy showers and rising temperatures. Thunder and lightning played, about the city during the after noon and than at night enow. bean, t falL The Weather Bureau had sent out a definite promise of fair weather for today, however, and as the wind had shifted from the east to the north and west, Washingtonians were inclined to smile at the snow as calculated simply to send cold shivers down the backs of tllA ttfVm mtnm m (a. In . 1 ....... .'- ...i.i J.iv, triutllCL?. A t mlHnfcrht laa ntshl In I . .. . . 1 O-.-. r . . A J l OflLO VI I 11(3 continuous fall of snow and the white covering or streets, the Weather Bureau adhered to its prediction and proclaimed anew mat tne aay or Mr. Tart s inaugu ration would be ideal. Professor WUlis L. Moore, In charge of the Weather Service, cent a message to Mr. Taft at the White House last night, assuring him through the gale of blinding snow that he would take office under cloudless skies, with a flood of sunshine and a temperature of about 40 degrees. AVARSHIPS TOSSED BT WAVES Xone Damaged, but Several Small Boats Smashed to Bits. NORFOLK, Va,, March 4. With the wind blowing nearly 40 miles an hour across Hampton Roads, the battleships of the Bperry fleet still at anchor there had a very rough time of It last nltrht and this morning. The great machlnoa of war rode through the storm in per- ieci saiety, but several of the small boats and launches were sunk or driv en ashore. There was no loss of life, however, so far as reported. The Admiral's launch from the bat tleship Wisconsin, which had to tie up in the Old Point pier for the night, was AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE AND ENGLISH GIRL WHO WERE MARRIED YESTERDAY AT LIVERPOOL. , - r - - V .-. Z';p- i F r'l'niriirini-fi-rrllii itiTrri-iiii - rtiri iiin ixi . - Georse Wea4lnghonse, Jr. battered against the pier and went to the bottom. A launch from the Pan ther broke adrift and was washed ashore. BAITIMORE TOTALLY CCT OFF Wireless Alone Brings Xews of Fatal Accidents in Storm. BALTIMORE March 4. By United Wireless, via Washington Baltlmoreans had a. vivid reminder today of the bliz zards which have visited this city at per iods of a decade or thereabouts in yeans past. Almost the whole city lay under a network of fallen wires. Streetcar ser vice was disorganized and neither of the two telegraph companies 'had a single wire working out of Baltimore. The tele phone service was altogether useless to outside points. Policeman Thomas H. Worthlngton was removing a fallen "dead" wire from the street when a live wire fell, killing him InBtantly. Every railroad between Baltimore and Washington was tied up until afternoon and thousands who expected to attend the inaugural were detained here. From all the companies came reports of trees and poles down across the tracks. One awn ing frame In falling broke a man's leg. A woman was said to have been killed in Northeast Baltimore. The storm ceased about noon. TWO KIIIESI BY I5T.IZ7x.VRD Many Others Seriously 111 as Result of Exposure. WASHINGTON. March 4. Much suf fering was caused among the vast in auguration crowd here today by the Wintry winds, the slush under foot and freezing temperature. Two per sons were reported dead as a result of exposure and many other persons are seriously ill. FIVE MKX FROZEN TO DEATH Oyster Dredgers Reported Killed Near Annapolis. BALTIMORE. March 4. (By United Wireless, via Washington.) An uncon firmed report from Annapolis states that five oyster dredgers, while walking from a point on St. Pawtuxet river to Anna polis, were frozen to death In the storm. LIGHTHOUSE MEN DRUNK CAPTAXJfS EXPLANATION OF WRECK OF MARSTOX. No Fog Signals Sounded and Vessel Mistook Lights Mate Is Also to Blame. SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. Charges of drunkenness and neglect of duty were made against two men of the lighthouse at Point Arguello today by Captain SchilHnsky, of the steam schooner Sibyl Marston, which was wrecked off Surf. Cal., on the night of January 12, when two members of the crew lost their lives. The mariner charged also that his second mate, Jacob Nelson, reported soundings incorrectly, which, he said, partially caused the loss of the vessel. The accusations were made during the Investigation of the wrecking of the steamer, which was begun before the Federal Inspectors today. Captain SchilHnsky declared that the night was very hazy and that he was led astray by the station light at Surf, which he mistook for the Point Arguello signal because no fog signals were being sounded at the lighthouse to set him right. Engineer McDonald corroborated his captain's story and said that the operator at Surf had told him that no fog sig nals had been sounded during the night. The hearing was continued until Nel son, who is now at sea, shall return and give evidence. Jamaica. L. I. A saloon kept by an Italian wai wrecked by a bomb about mid night Wednesday. Two men were arrested. They had been ejected from the place earlier In the nig-ht. I Gregory- asks alaToxv gee Page 14- SERVIA ABANDONS IDEA OF CONQUEST Regards Secession of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Closed Incident. HEEDS ADVICE OF POWERS Movement of Anstrlan and Russian Troops Causes Some Alarm, hut Nations Say That Nothing Is Meant. BERLIN. March 4. Dispatches received At the Foreign Office here confirm reports 'hat the Servian Premier had declared Evelyo Violet Brocklcbank. that Servla on the advice of Russia, France. Great Britain and Italy, does not Insist upon territorial compensation from Austria-Hungary. Servia regards the question of the autonomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina as settled through the Turkish-Austrian agreement and will not take this matter up again. KIEV, March 4. The reported move ment of Ruwlan and Austrian troops on either side of the frontier has caused con siderable speculation here, but General Alexleff, chief of etaff of the Kiev mili tary department, denied today any pur pose for the concentration. Austrian soldiers are being concentrated at .Tarnopol and Skalat in Gallcia. and the Third Russian Infantry Division Is now on Its way here from the Caucasus. Several regiments already have moved into Summer camp near the frontier. FIRST SAW LOVER IN SHOP nss BROCKLEBAXK IIAS TRUE ROMANCE. . Wes tl n ghou se-Brockle hank Wcdd 1 n g Culminates Long and Unique Courtship,' LONDON, March 4. George Westing house, Jr., the son of the noted Pittsburg air-brake inventor, and Miss Evelyn Vio let Brocklebank, daughter of Sir Thomas Brocklebank, were married today at the village church of Ireton. Cumberland, where the Brocklebank estate Is located. The ceremony was solemnized by an un cle of the bride and both the parents of the bride and groom were present, as well as many other relatives of the young pair. The bride was attended by her sisters. Miss Sylvia and Miss Katherine, and by Miss Sybyl Needham and Miss Edith Parker, while the groom's best man was Charles Roger Williams, of Derby, Conn. The marriage was the culmination of a romance that started in the Westing house shops at Pittsburg. While on a visit there the young English girl no-, ticed a workman at one of the benches, clad in greasy overalls and apparently busy at his task. She asked him a few Questions and the conversation length ened into several minutes, ending with a bashful invitation for the young man to call. This he did and in a short time won the love of his fair visitor. After she had promised to be his bride he told her that he was the son of the millionaire owner of the plant. This news almost spoiled the romance, but matters were arranged and all seemed settled, when the panic came on. and for a time the Westinghouse fortunes seemed to be in danger of a disastrous shrinkage. The ceremony was postponed, as the young American did not want to hold his bride to her promise In case he should become poor. After the panio passed another date was set for the wedding, but this, too, was postponed, owing to young Westing house's illness. After his recovery a third date was set, and today"s wedding saw the final happiness of the lovers consummated. JAPAN SEES -GOOD OMEN (Concluded from First Page.) athlete in politics as well as in sport, war and theology." Mr. Taft, although less Impulsive than his predecessor, is regarded as a man of great capacity and moral strength; consequently he is characterized as a "safer President, both for America and Europe." "Neither the United States nor Eu rope," one paper says, ""need now fear the theatrical coups which upset them in the Roosevelt regime." California Greets Taft. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. March 4. The California Legislature unanimously adopted today a Joint resolution congrat ulating President Taft and Vice-President Sherman upon their inauguration. Democrats as well aa Sepubllcaaa spoke In favor of the resolution in glowing terms. The resolution was telegraphed Immediately to Washington. OKLAHOMA SENDS NO WORD Row Over Criticism of Roosevelt Blocks Greeting to Taft. GUTHRIE. Okla.,' March 4. By an overwhelming vote the House refused today to adopt a resolution condemning the Adiministratlon of President Roose velt and greeting the incoming Taft Administration. The resolution, which was introduced by Representative Ross. Democratic, cited Taft as the "rescuer of the ship of state from the sea of absolutism." England Congratulates Taft. LONDON, March 4. The Association of the Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, at the conclusion today of Its annual conference, agreed to draw up a petition congratulating William H. Taft upon his assumption of the Presidency of tite United States, and expressing the good will of the association towards America. WYAHT MEETS HIS WIFE CALIFORNIA MAN DOES NOT RE CALL PAST. Dropped From Sight Mysteriously Last Year, Found With Mind a Blank. STOCKTON. Cal., March 4. Informa tion received here from El Centro, San Dieo County, regarding D. B. Wyandt. a Stockton merchant who disappeared mysteriously last June and recently was found conducting a creamery in the southern town, reveals a remark able condition of affairs. Wyandt remembers little or nothing of his life prior to the time he left this city, and can tell little about the place which was his home for years and was surprised when told he had a wife and child. He has a faint recollection of knowing some one bearing his wife's maiden name and BRys if she Is his wife and has a child he will care 'for them. He recalls that on June E he found himself on a. train with a ticket for Reno. Ariz.. In his pocket. There was a lump on his head and one arm was bruised. He did not know his own name, but found a "W on one of his handkerchiefs and took the name Watts. He got ofr the train at Imper ial and went to work at Heber before going into the creamery, business. He appears to be perfectly I sane and has been recognized by his wife, wh6 reached EI Centro today. BRYAN IS PHILOSOPHER WOULD RATHER BE DEFEATED TIIAX WIN BY CORRUPTION. Surprised He Got as Many Votes and Satisfied If People Think Him Builder. PITTSBURG. March 4. "Before election I expected to win." said William J. Bryan tonight in addressing the Alle gheny County Bryan League. J'but now, instead of being surprised at Veing de feated, I feel surprised-that the Demo cratic party polled as many vote as they did." Mr. Bryan said he would rather be the defeated candidate of the Democratic party and have the support he received and the votes of the 6.000.000 people than be President and feel that he owed it to the powers that corrupt. The speaker referred to the mtny times that he had been called "a dreamer." and told the parable of Joseph, ending with the remark that the dreamer had corn in time of need. Mr. Bryan said defeat meant nothing to him who did not seek office, but rather who fought for the triumph of his ideas, and he said he would be entirely satis fied if people would think of him as a builder who had done the best he could and helped make the building of good hlher. NEVADA TO TRY PRIMARY Senate Passes Sew Law and lloue Also Favors It. CARSON. Nev.. March 4. The Nevada Senate passed today the direct primary bill, modeled after the California and Washington law. Not a vote was recorded against it. and it Is believed that it will go through the lower house with little difficulty. GOVERNMENT SUING SUGAR Proceedings Not Against Company, Says Prosecutor, but Material. NEW TORK. March 4. Argument of I FROM NEW YORK WORLD. MAY 29. '08 COOPER PLACES PREPARATION ON SALE EVERYWHERE Will Continue To Meet Public As Hereto fore In Spite Of Change. The sale of the Cooper preparation In New York will no longer be con fined to the one store where Cooper has been meeting the public For the past week Cooper says more people have called, to talk with him than could be taken care of at one store and he has therefore decided on a change of plans. In speaking of this change he said: "I have realized for some time that I would have to relieve the congestion at this store, as the number of people who call has been Increasing each day, until It is almost Impossible to see them all. especially at certain hours In the day. Beginning Saturday, my preparation will be on sale at all drug stores In Greater New York. "By Saturday most druggists will have the medicine In stock and those who have not obtained it can easily order It for their customers. I shall continue to meet the public dally as heretofore. . . "The name of the medicine which in proving so successful is Cooper's New Discovery. It Is a success because It revitalizes wornout, sluggish, distend ed stomachs, and causes the gastric Juices to become active again. As I have often stated before, the stomach ( resp.onslbla Xor. all these haif-,1CkJCooper Medicine- Co.. Dayton, Ohio. INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM Cured by Dr. Williams Pink Pills and the Proof Is Right Here. , Nothing better demonstrates that rheumatitim is a disease of the blood than the fact that it is hereditary in cer tain families. It may not develop until conditions of cold and dampness favor it because nature is always fighting to keep the body in health. When disease does get the upper hand and rheu matism is seated in the blood, a remedy that will revitalize and renew the blood la the simplest and best means of relief. A remarkable instance of the value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in this disease is shown by the cure they effected in the case of Mrs. O. E. Taylor, whose ad dress is R. F. D. Is o. 6, Columbus, Ohio, who says: "I suffered severely with inflamma tory rheumatism for three years and was helpless in bed for weeks at a time. The attack followed exposure to damp ness. Every bone in my body seemed to ache and my joints were swollen to twice their normal size. Daring the first attack I had to be fed as I could not raise my arms and was so perfectly helpless that I couldn't torn over in bed. The least bit of a jar would hurt me and on damp days the sharp pains were worse and almost unbearable. I was not able to work for mouths, could not sleep and had no appetite. "I was treated by different doctors at London, Oliio.who gave me only tempor ary relief. Upon the advice of a cousin, who had used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills with benefit, I decided to give them a trial. I soon had an appe tite and could see that the pills were helping me. I took several boxes and was cured as I have not been troubled with the pains since and am a healthy woman in every wav." Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills actually make rich, new blood and have cured such diseases as rheumatism, nervous and general debility, indigestion, ner vous headache, neuralgia, and even par tial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. As a tonic for the blood and nerves they are unequalled. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold .by all druggists or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents pr box; six boxes for f J.R0. by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. WOODEN MILLS CDOTHING COMPANY Clothiery. FumlsheM.Tailorcr Grant PhclcydsiSr .Stark SEE SUNDAY'S BIO AD. counsel was heard today In the suit brought by the United States against the American 9uf?ar Refining Company of New Tork for duty damajres irrowlnic out of alleged fraudulent weUrhtnfr by the company and after Judfie Holt's charge tomorrow the case will so to the Jury. Summlnc up for the defense. Attorney John B. Stanchfield declared the prose cution was nothing more nor less than tyranny. District Attorney Sttmson. closing for the Government, asserted that the action was not against any of the men who direct and own the American Sugar Re fining Company, but against sugar It self and If the sugar had gone Into con sumption the money representing that sugar was the Just demand of the United States. ENGLAND FINDS BAD MEAT TUBERCULAR. SHEEP ANT BEEP DISCOVERED. London Health Officer Renews Old Cry Against American Live stock Products. LONDON, March 4. Startling allega tions concerning the diseased condition of some recent consignments of Ameri can meat are contained in a report by Dr. Williams, medical officer of the port of London, presented to the City Coun cil today. In a shipment of meat that arrived February S.. Dr. Williams reports that ho found that MS sheep livers and 1 lungs were diseased out of a total of 2. There were also y frozen car cass? on board this ship, of which 13 were minus the lymphatic glands. One carcass was affected with tuberculosis. "T:i3re Is no necessity." Dr. Williams says, "of removing the lymphatic gland unless with some specific object, and presumably in the case of the 15 car casses found without glands they had teen discovered upon Inspection In the United States to show some evidence of disease." . people who are leading a sedentary Life In our large cities. "People In cities like New York can't take enough exercise In the fresh air, and they will persist in hurriedly eat ing a great deal of food and only half chewing it. The consequence . Is that about half of them are nervous, thin, pale and lacking in vitality. They have little energy and no stamina. What they need Is something to make the gastric J-uices active and virile. When this Is done they begin to assimilate their food, which affords them the nourishment they need and the tired, listless, wornout feeling dis appears. My medicine does this very thing, that's why I am successful. "I have now on file the names and addresses of two thousand New York ers who have taken my medicine and stated that they would be willing to .tell any one who cared to Investigate what effect the preparation has had. 1 would be glad to furnish these names to any one who "does not know per sonally some one who is taking my medicine." Cooper's New Discovery, Is now on sale at leading druggists everywhere. A sample bottle will be mailed free imon r.nn.ar hv H4 r SPRING i - - - - if . ' V BEN SE LEADING THE STORE WITH THE LIBERAL MONEY-BACK POLICY 2 si i I I ". I ti- 1mm-, , atnai -1 Cor. Fifth and Alder Streets S. E. WERTHEIMER. PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER Women s Tailored Suits Today, Saturday and Monday Only at VALUES TO $30.00 Your unrestricted choice of 200 Suits, made to sell from $25.00 to $;W.OO, and made by t he foremost manufacturers of Tailored Suits in New York. They come in all the new Spring: 1'abries, such as Fancy "Worsteds. Serjres and Panama (.'loth. 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