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lfv3H THE -SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND", JANUARY 28, 1900. 2 V?- Split in English Liberal Party fc. ill Help Conservatives. - r PARLIAMENT MEETS TUESDAY Statejg. Deserted to Satisfy Sentl " mexf t' Goiawin' Sriilth? ''jSxL De struction of tlic 3Iolic. XONDDN, Jan. 27. Though criticism- of ihe government and Its methods- of han dling the war is unabated. It is safe to say that "when parliament me'ts Tuesday next nothing serious will result. There will be the .usual, motions of censure, with perhaps, more than the -usual Impassioned denunciations of the various, departments of the janmintetraUOit .'especially; the 'war and coibfilal "offices. "But such is the pa triotism of the average Englishman and Buch Is the strength of the conservative organization that it will be surprising If Lord Salisbury's majority is even appre ciably weakened. This mere tally of votes, however, must not be construed as a real Index of na tional feeling, for many a man will go to the government lobby, who outside has privately declared that some one ought to be hangea I ormaladministration. and that if Lord Salisbury does not dissociate him self rom, the system of culprits respon sible for the national humiliation, he must eventually take the consequences. The in ner circles of the government are jaerfect ly well aware of such on eventuality, but they have no fe-ujs for the Immediate fu ture, Implicitly believing in a successful climax of the war, and trusting it will offset the initial blunders. Another cogent reason -for prophesy ing -that- the session will Jte barren of changes affecting the balance of power Is that the opposition apparently Is hopeless ly divided. Nothing showed this better than John Morleys speech at Forfar, Jan uary 24, when, for the first tlme. he pub licly sneered at Lord Hosebery, who num bers among his devoted adherents such brilliant liberals as H. H. Asquith and Sir Edward Grey. Lord Rosebery's magnifi cent speech this week and the speeches which he has recently delivered have con vincd men Z all parties of -his exceptional breadth of 'mind, patriotism ana doillty to lace a national crisis safely, and perhaps it is not stretching the bow to Bay he to day commands British confidence to a greater extent than Lord Salisbury. Yet It is impossible for the liberals to unite on him, and, -as the Saturday Review says, he is so admirable out of office that one 'v.ould risk putting him in. 4 With Mr. Zdorley so bitterly opposed to the Hosebery section, of the liberals, and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman such" a noncommittal nonentitythat his- own par ty press scarcely ever refers to him, the liberals have no liberal upon whom to unite, oven should they cohese sufficiently to make a determined attempt to oust the government, so it is probable the oppo sition's tactics will be of the guerrilla or der, contenting themselves with putting up Sir Charles Dilke and others to criticise individual points, and, while not directly challenging a vote upon the morality of the war and the government's waging of It, for fear of Incurring the accusation of being "unpatriotic, achieving the same end by vigorous academic criticism of thc ante helium diplomacy, bringing up the Jame son raid skeleton and demanding the pro duction of the withheld correspondence, which Vas referred to by B. F. Hawksley, counsel for Cecil Rhodes, in the letters recently, published by the "Independent Beige. This line of policy, however, will not pre vent the Irish members and most of the advanced liberals from bringing to vote most sweeping measures of censure. But the liberal leaders of all sections are like ly to abstain from, supporting the war it self, which has now been in progress over three months, and the British ppsltlon is worse than when parliament "was hastily assembled to grant supplies. An eminent British general, reviewing the situation to a representative of the Associated Press, thus summed It up; "First of all, we underestimated the enemy. Secondly, we .knew nothing of the power of modern weapons when opposed to each other in the hands of tolerably equal forces. Thirdly, we deserted strat egy to satisfy sentiment. By that, I mean Ladysmlth and Kimberley appealed to us, and we answered as qulcxly and unthink ingly as does an electric receiver to a transmitter. "We have learned many things, but chiefly we have learned that long-range guns and rifles minimize tremendously the advantage which formerly accrued to the aggressor. Yet, I thoroughly believe, and I am not speaking without experience, that had any Continental nation under taken the same task with the same .force, it would by this time have been wiped out. There are a lot of things which might have been learned had we watched your land fighting at Santiago. But we did not. As a result, we did not have nippers to cut wire, and we knew nothing about Mausers. But the appreciation of our shortcomings only makes us the more determined. tt may be six months and It may be a year; but we shall achieve our object," From the field of party strife and mili tary criticism it Is a relief to -turn to an extract from a letter of an officer at the front, who writes: "An orderly was bringing some water to a wounded man lying on the ground near me, shot through the abdomen. He could hardly speak, owing to the dryness of his mouth, but he said: 'Take it to my pal first; he's worse hit than me.' " After reading this, one can understand that General Buller did not slop oyer when he wired, "The men are splendid." Professor Goldwln Smith writes to the Speaker one of the most misleading let ters which could possibly be put before the British public. It commences by say ing: "J. suppose the donors of the Maine thought they were paying a compliment to America In calling it hy that name, but really they were pricking the American conscience, as there 3ire "few things more certain that the Maine was blown up by the Igniting of the coal in her bunk ers. The same accident has happened to three American vessels since, oneof them commanded by the same captain of the Maine, though In these cases the' vessels were saved. Nothing is more certain than that the Maine was not blown up by the Spaniards." There is more in the same strain, in cluding, as proof of his contention, the remark that "no more now-Is heard oi the monument which was, to be erected to the crew -of the Maine." The Saturday Review speaks in bold de fiance of the majority of the English cor respondents In America by declaring that the "general feeling in America Is by no means with us in this matter (the war), whatever its better-informed units may thinie Wf So deep has the military craze taken Toot that swell dinner parties are now using khaki table-cloths, with bright red flowers placed in Imitation of cavalry boots. Hugh Wallace, of Seattle, after a week in London, goes to Paris today. Regard ing the political outlook in the United States, Mr, Wallace said: "'Silver, as an issue, is dead. The demo cratic party will nominate either Dewey, Gorman, Olney or Justice Peckham, on the platform of freedom of trade and sympathy with the independence of the Transvaal, opposition to subordination , of the civil to military power, opposition to entangling alliances, and opposition to any coxnpronjisjB jvrjh respect to the btrandaries of 'our country." The we'ek, .which opened full of high hopes, is closing gloomily. The result ., of General Warren's Splonkopi action has had almost a mora Tflepresshig effect than would an out-and-out reverse, so keen Is the revul sion of feeling after the short-lived jubi lation. Death, too, has been very busy in high places at home. It is seldom that one week adds such names as John Rus kln, the Duke of.Teck and Richard D. Blackmore to the obituary list. The pa pers teem with expressions of sorrow, anjecdotesand panegyrics of the great apostle of art, who. It Is said, though he Inherited a fortune, died a comparatively poor man, living on one pound ($5) a day, which he characteristically remarked was enough for any man. His dwindling for tune wa's undoubtedly due to JRuskln's in discriminate generosity. -r From the" English point of view, there is not a cloud on the sky of Interna tional relations. The war IS far too en grossing to permit people to pause and consider the effect on Great Britain of the apparent change of regime In China, while congressional action on the Nica ragua canal or the proposed increase in the armament in the United States scarcely cause a ripple of interest. ' The foreign office apparently has not the slightest belief that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. is in danger of-violation, and so far -has taken no steps in the matter. Neither do the pro-Boer or other tmeet Ingsin theJUnlted States any longer .at tract serious attention or comment, for the majority of the British have made up their minds that the United States Is .friendly to them, and they put aside any manifestations to the contrary, as due to local political causes which cannot be taken as in any way representing na tional opinion. A usurious exception -to the general patri otism, which prevails among the nobility of all classes occurred the other day. When the Gloucestershire volunteers re spectfully asked Lord1 Sherborne for a rifle range on his estates, they received the reply that if the people of England wanted rifle ranges they must be paid for. According to a private letter from Pres ident William MacCormich, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, therels excessive 111 feeling between the army medical officers in South Africa and the female nurses at the base hospltalst some of the 'former urging the sole employ merit of male orderlies. On the whole, however, .especially at the front, the medi--cal-(arrangements seem to. he giving. the greatest satisfaction. A sensation has been caused in society and stock exchange circles by the recent posting on the stock ex change of the names of two women, clients of well-known bankers. The brokers, re quested other brokers to communicate wlth'them before carrying out any trans actions with these two' women, who" were declared to be unreliable. One of these is Lady Elizabeth Bertie, sister of the Earl of LIndsey, one of the oldest peers In England, while the other Is a Mrs. Manby, whose antecedents are little known. "It appears they speculated -heavily, es pecially in .Rands, .and when the slump came they were unable to meet their losses. Mrs. Manbyls said to be the iri stfgafor'of' the business.' "Neither' 'o'f the women had any large amount of money, but they were dazzled by the prospects of making a fortune easily, and suc ceeded in getting introduced to some bro kers, who, on the strength of the ancient name of LIndsey, gave them a free hand without making any investigations. The subsequentaction of posting their clients names has given rise to considerable criticism, as it is an unprecedented action, and in the street the brokers are almost as much blamed as the women for al lowing matters to reach such a stage. A. new H-pounder semiautomatic rapld-ilro gun, made by the "Vlck-ers-Maxlm Company for the navy department,, was tested this week In the presence of the United States naval at tache. Lieutenant-Commander Colwell, and. ihe admiralty officials. Twelve rounds were fired satisfactorily, and 2500 feet Ini tial velocity was secured with 17 ona pressure. The weapon will now be shipped to the United States. Reviewing, the business of 1S99, the .Times says: , "The .fact that lri the Onlted States the expansion of business commenced a year later than elsewhere, seems to explain the fact which must be admitted, that Amer ican expansion not 'so far advanced, rel atively, as that of the United Kingdom and Germany, and may consequently be ex pected to continue for a while after the business, of the two latter countries shows signs of cont.rafcy&ff. That advantage, however, mayjhe-colaslderably nullified by the occurrence this year of another presi dential election." Sporting clroles continue agitated lest Flying Fox should go out of the country. The Man of the World says: "The only chance, so far as I can see, of Flymg Fox running into a very fancy price is that an American society man may desire to win the Ascot gold cup. I do not suppose for a moment that Sir J. Blundell Maple would want him for such a purpose. Mr. Wh'.tney is said to be much richer than Sir Blundel Maple, and Is connected by marriage with the Paget family here. As it happens, however, the sporting actions of the Fagets will not bo seen at Ascot, as most of them are out at the war. With another buyer than Mr. Whitney or with the reserve reached we may take It that Flying Fox will not run for the Ascot cup. For that reason, I hope the reserve will be a very stiff one, as It ought to be. Such a horse ought to belong only to a Westminster." Sidney Low is editing the Anglo-Saxon Review during Lady Randolph Churchill's absence In South Africa. The th'rd num her appears today in undiminished splen dor, the binding being a reproduction of a volume made for King Charles I at Munich. Stephen Crane and Gertrude Atherton are among the contributors. . Only a few theaters are drawing paying audiences. The new hipprodrome, how ever, which has been ppened in Leicester square, seems to have hit the popular taste and is crowded nightly. PRICES SLASHED. - Two Bls -Steel and Iron Concerns Be- sin Cutting1. PITTSBURG, Jan. 27. The Post will say tomorrow: "Slashing of prices has been started by two of the largest steel and'iron concerns in the country. The cuts are affecting but two of the produqts, and there is no dan ger of others being disturbed. ' It started with one class of 'material, and,u second has followed In sympathy. The firms in the contest for business are the Carnegie Steel Company, Ltd., and Jones" & Laugblln, Ltd. The products thus far sought to be put op tho market are tank and -boiler-plates. -Asrboth concerns are determined, wlth-plehty of-flnanclal and other facilities, the. llear-.vfuture -will do watched with interest in'Tfon "and steel circles." " Factory Safe Blovrn Open. i CHICAGO, III., Jan. 27. Three masked robbers entered the. factory of Dr. Peter Fahfhey & Sons last night, hound and gagged Jour employes gf the concern, blew open ihe safe and escaped vfith 51700 in currency, and a considerable amount in notes "tend valuable papers. The explo sion scattered the safe and made a com plete wreck of the office. The whole jielgh- hnrhnil Tvns nrniisMl i ., A THE--SCOTT -CASE WEST VIRGINIA .SSjfATOR'S RIGHT TO HIS SEAT. Case Hinges? on,- theVGretlentlals ol Two .Members of the State Senate Arguments For'and Against, WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The5 senate committee on privileges and elections met, today to hear the arguments In the casej of the remonstrance a'galnst permitting! Hon. Nathan B. Scott, of. West Virginia-, to occupy his seat in the senate. The principal 'objection to Scott urged, by the. protestants was based upon the conjen, tion that he received only 48 votes, or onp less than a majority, and that he secured his election by causing the suspension of two members of the legislature, Who were afterwards given seats, thus reducing the membership from 97 to 93. The protestants also claimed that by accepting commissions in the army in 1898, Getzfendonner and Plerson vacated their office as members of the state senate. Without their votes Scott would have had 41? votes. The friends of Mr. Scott contest these points, urging cause for the sus pension of the two members and also show ing that Getzendonner and Pierson had resigned their offices Ui .the. army before casting-'thelr votes fpV Scott for senator. The first speaker for the protestants was Judge John Holt, '"of West "Virglna, He urged that Getzendonner and Pierson were absolutely prohibited by the West "Virginia constitution from the acceptance of 'of fices under the federal government. They had the choice of retaining their civil of fices or accepting their positions in the miliary service: they had accepted the lat- f positions and thus ipso facto they had vacated their state oraces. jvir. iion ae Voted mucin of his time to consideration of the right of the senate of the United States to investigate the Qualifications of the members of the state senate, holding J that, as alriatter of self-preservation, tpe federal senate was bound to go behind the decisions of a state body. Frank L. Welles, also of the counsel for the nrotestants. presented the reasons why the committee should take further evl-: dence In the case. He called, attention to the anamolous facts that while it was claimed that Scott had been elected by 48 Votes, a majority, the protestants num "bered 49 members of the legislature. Ho contended that the contests for seats In the West Virginia legislature were the result of conspiracy on the part of the republican managers to secure the election of Scott, and that in some cases the, con tests were insisted upon even where the contestants did not want to enter into them. Bloodshed was even threatened by republican state officers. 'Mr. Welles urqd the committee, in view of these conten tions, to take testimony ancUallow the protestants to prove these facts. He said conditions in .West Virginia frere as bad as had ev.er been known In 'the South In the days of reconstruction. -lAmong others they would 'like to have "tn"B" governor of the state called to testify as to. his threat to call out the militia to' force the' recogni tion of a rump legislature. Ex-Senator Faulkner, in presenting the case of Senator Scott, said that it was admitting that at the beginning of the last session, of tho West Virginia, , legislature the republicans controlled It upon joint bal lot, the democrats having a inajority- in the house and the republicans .in. the sen ate. Even with-the two seats .held. by ihe soldier senators vacated, the republicans would still have a majority at that time of 47 to 46. With reference to the votes of Senators Getzendonner and Pierson, he admitted that they had accepted commis sions in a West Virginia regiment In tbe Spanish ,war, but said they had resigned those commissions prior to the meeting ot the legislature. The-state . senate -bad decided by a vote of 16 to 8 that the rnen were entitled to hold their seats, and he said the state senate was the proper judge of their qualifications, and there could be no appeal to the federal senate. THE PUERTO RICO BILL. Senate Coxamittee.,Decides the Island Shall Be Known as "Porto 'Rico. 'WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,-t-The senate Committee oil Puerto Rico has decided, so far as It can decide, that the island shall be known as Porto Rico, and not Puerto Rico, as fixed by a recent executive order. The committee went over the Foraker bill In detail, deciding upon many qhanges In phraseology and some alterations in the 'provisions of the bill." Probably one o'f 'the -most important changes was to strike out the word "constitution" wher ever it 'appeared in the original print of the bill, which extended the provisions of the constitution, as well as of the laws, to the island. The change was made be cause of the opinion generally expressed by the members of the committee that our constitution is-not suited to the Puerto Rico people. The opinion wasalso qulte general that the extension of the constitution was not necessary. Another Important amendment provides for the retirement of Puerto RIcan "coins and the substitution for them of the coins of the United States. Another provision authorizes the president to appoint an offi cer of the army to be governor of tno island. All laws enacted by vthe Puerto Rico legislature are to be reported to con gress, which reserves the right 'to annul them. Eulopriea in the House. WASHINGTON", Jan. 27. After trans acting minor routine business, the house devoted its attention to eulogies on tho late Representative Balrd, of Louisiana. At the conclusion of' the eulogies, resolu tions of respect were adopted, and at 1:20, as a further mark (of respect, the house adjournea. NEEDS FOR POSTAL DELIVERY Present Appropriations Canse If to Fall Behind Requirements. s WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The first" as sistant postmaster-general, in his reeent report, dwells at some length on the ques tion of letter-carriers In the larger cities, and says that, while the appropriations for carriers have seemed, liberal, the force has imperceptibly but steadily grown, and at a greater rate than the appropria tions. It is said that at the present rate of Increase in population and expansion o commercial enterprises, with, annual appropriations increasing only from 15 to 8 per cent, it is no extravagant estimate to assert that by the close of another year the service In many, if not a ."ma jority, of the growing cities will approxi mately fall 20 per cent short of being a full and satisfactory service correspond ing to the improvement and growth con stantly going on in the other agencies of the business, industrial and social world. On this account the estimates for the coming year were increased to meet the emergency, for the postmaster-general says that the time has come when this falling behind the practical needs of 'the busy world should cease, the ex isting delinquency be overcome, and, the service increased henceforth on a per centage parallel to the increase In popu lation and businpss. It Is a lemarkable fact that the. free-dQUyery system of the United States 'costs for maintenance a little less than 50 cents per capita for, the SO.OOff.OOO patrons who enjoy its adjtan tages. " A great deal of complaint has been re-t celved that the first morning mall in the cities Is delivered later than Is convenient, especially in the business centers, al though the service throughout" the. re mainder of "tlie day Is emlnenfryYSatisf ac tory. JThe department is rjow-testlng 'a system in several offices which is-lntended to facilitate an earljor delivery of the morning mall, and In case Hhe experi ments prove satisfactory, the method w,iH be adoDted in all free-delivery offices, It Is "reported" that "in some offices this - test j has proven a great 'benefit and Improve mentSna: at a very "moderate cost, and if further results demonstrate its certain sucqess' It will offer absolution at a mini mum expenditure for" the annoying and growing early morning congestion In the larger offices. As a matter pf fact, from 40 to 50 per cent of the day's mall ac cumulates In the offices during the night, and must be distributed on the first morn ing delivery, thus rendering' thatjiellvery more extensive ahd Complicated than any of ths others. The discipline among thq carriers is re ported to be excellent. Much credit Is due to ithe fraternal and, aid associations maintained by the carriers In nearly every ,-jState, and the annual gathering of the .national organization of letter-carriers nalso does much to perfect the organiza tion artd benefit both the service and the . Individual members. ,, t The department realizes that the serv ice is more or less handicapped by super ( animated carriers, and Tecognlzes that remedial measures ought to be devised before this detriment weighs so heavily as to (affect the efficiency of the service. This question has for some time been seriously considered by the state asso ciations. In referring to this question, the first assistant postmaster-general saysi "It is understood that Jhe carriers, through their national organization, will, at the coming session o"f qongress, 'pro pose the ftiactment of a law authorizing the retention from their monthly salaries of a small fixed sum, to be held by the postofflce department as a trust fund from which annuities or pensions may be paid to superannuated or disabled members who havje served a certain pe riod. Such a plan Is to be, commended, and would have the, cordlaf approval of the department, as It; would entail no ad ditional expense or work on the govern ment other than the matter of book keeping and investing the funds, ample facilities for which already exist. Any efforts, therefore, that the carriers may Initiate in this direction will meet with co-operation, as It offers a solution in harmony with the spirit of our institu tions, and would have beneficeht and far reaching effect, both to the carriers and the service." i e THE RUNNING, RACES. Yesterday's "Winners at Oakland and New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCoTjan. 27 The weath er at Oakland was fine and the track fast. The results were: Seven furlongs Tuthlll second, Monteagle third-; Six furlongs Diomed won, Limerick time, V27& won, Redwald second, L. B. McWhirter third; time, 1:13. Y Three furlongs SIg Levy won, Lily DIggs second, Game Warden third; time, 0.-3SH. . . ., One mile, Llssak handicap, $1500 Ban nockburn won, Flamora second, Dr. Shep paTd third; time, 1:39. Six furlpngs, handicap-pBendoran won, Frank Bell second? Ben Ledl third; time, 1:12. One mile, selling Sisquoc won, Flora Bird second, -Aborigine third; time, 1:42. , Races at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan, 27. The weather was cold and the track fast. The results were: Six; and a halt furlongs, selling Araloma won, Free Lady second, L. T. Caton third; timer 1:22. Three furlongs Buda won, Stripes sec ond, Clara Davis'' third; time, 0:35V. Mile andfflve-eighths Schoolgirl "won, Jim Conway second, Elldorpa third; time, 2:50. Cotton selling stakes, one mile Bara tarla won, Triadltza second, -Dr. Vaughn third; time, 1:41. Six furlongs, handicap Algaretta won, Miss Mae Day second, San Durango third; time, 1:14. One mile, selling Nanokee won, Flora Daniels, second, Eldirlnr third"; timo 1:43) College Games in Boston. BOSTON, Jan. 27. At the Boston col lege games tonight In Mechanics bully ing, in team races, Harvard beat Colum bia; Bowdoln beat Brown; Williams beat Wesleyah. " o .., , . HOTEL ARRIVALS, j. TJiE PORTLAND. - J O Bingham, Marah- fleld John M Lewis, San Fr A R Cotton. San Fran Allan Cameron, Vancv Frank G Mojer, N Y John Condlnt, Tacoma G P Moore, Omaha J A Clarke, N T Thos Doyle, Tacoma E'35 Evans, Vane. B C B "Wormser, San Fran W JBall, Portland S M Cooper, San Fran Wallace D Embree, NX L S Gillette. Minnpls W E Scott & dtr. S F C G Jacob?, Oregon Cy1 A R Jacobs, do Wm G Rudd. Chicajro Mr & Mrs Geo P Row ell & maid, N Y C H Samsop, Omaha "W B Mersereau & vrt, Portvllle, .N T J L MacEvoyr Press Agt Emma Nevada X f BIr.a, Tacoma Sam Thompson, St PI J W Nelson, St Paul John H'MitehelLPortld L D Coates, Tacoma Mrs F Rockwell, S F M Munger, San Fran Singer, Chicago G W Robinson & wife, Camden, N J F L Hunter. San Fran John H Mitchell, Jr, St! G R Marlow, Seattle M'Ryan, Surrrptdr Selg Jonee. Sin .Fran E T Bradford. Denver J D Dalley. St Paul Cass Attshuler, San Fr a uoidberg, San Fran B H, Cooper, Chicago tMyni Erey, Chicago ir J Jtroster. Seattle Geo Fisher, Aberdeen, Albert Grohr, Batavia Wash F L Sellick. city "W D Felts, Chicago "W G Maclnn.es, Wln nlpeg F S Doernbecher, Che halls, Wash T B McGovern, N T Geo P Doan, jr, St L B A-Seaborg, Falrbavn Adam S Collins, San Fr F W Spencer, McMinnv THE. PERKINS. T Webster, San Fran Henry Butcher, Cor O C Dennis. San Fran j vallls E Jewett, San Fran IMIbs Grace De Foy,NX J H Mitchell. 1r. St PI IChaa J Ran. N Y jChas Butler, Pt TowndIC F Smith, N Y w K. Duval, Spokane ia y .Brown, juatoureii Dr C W Barr, Lebanon W C Burlbooee. Albany a van Jjraw, Aiuany C K Nelson. San Fran S Stlgan, San Fran H H Sehldman, Lewis ton, Idaho Harry White. Seattle J S Bradlev, Bridal VI Benj A GIrTord, Dalles v Marquette, om&ra V Ehrni, Tacoma Mrs Ehrm, Tacoma W T Hlatt, Seaside, Or F L Stlnson, City Robt Miller, Oregon Cy Mrs Robt "Miller, do R E Ferrell, Hood Rlvr S M Gallagher, Astoria E Rose, San Francisco F B Walte, Roseburg W A Teutsch, San Fran .1 a iiumen, Kt joe I V Cate, Pendleton A A Adams, Pendleton G F Jackson, xnyton Miss Qulmette, ButtevljP B SoveY Astoria G A Murray, city IW C Laws, Astoria P C Franklin, San Fr C A Danneman, Clem F H Goshen, Astoria B O Johnson, Astoria J Fred Yates, Corvallla A W Ely, Tacoma M G LUher, Vancv, Wn J B Wetherell. city Mrs J W Howard, Cor-, vallls Master Howard, do Nellie Colbv. Tndn J C Snook. Petrolt.Mbh John Adams Astcrla airs J u anooK, ao J L Harris, "Hoqulam 1 A Hanthorn. AmakaJW H Kerney. Snokane Minn- Mra C M Owen, San Fr Jos TLawson, san xr THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowlce, Manager. P F McGee, BrowisvllllMrs Brown, Seattle D C Mlrito. Salem ID J Hanna. city MInnia Ainsworth, Seattle H IC Stevens, Tacoma Mrs Stevens, Tacoma F D Culler, Chicago C F Jackson, Seattle Xfrs Wm. CrooksT St PI G A Davis, San Fran E E Smith, Palo Alto T A McBrlde. Oreg Cy May James. Skagway BT D Llmbocker.Tacoma Jonn D Daly, Corvallis C W Robinson, Des Mna Miss Marie Crooks, dp Laura Thnopp."Wash,DC H F Flndlay, Astoria IE Tyner, Chicago W J Smith, Cas"cd LUsiCapt H Hallam, Astoria Mrs Smith, do IJ F Lackey, Ontario Mrs Hale, Buena Vista S A Arnold, D" S JT Tot's Hale, do H Trinwlth, Astoria F P Kendall, Astoria Mrs S A Brown, Astoria 1 A Brown, Seattle I THE ST. CHARLES. H Glenn & fy. Dalles JM F Douglas,' St Paul V E Davis, The DallesJW L Burkhart, St Paul R A Blrd city (F C Burkhart, St Paul B F Hall, Meadowbrk Wm Rice, Hamburg F Shepherd, city W H Strahan. Gold Bch C H Wilson, MeKenzie, C J Johnson, city Minn lElla Wheeler, Hood R J Vf Jones, Astoria jThos Castello, city Miss A Jianson, uum u ujeaaen, cuy Miss Josle Hanson, do C B Baldwin, city "W G Rhude & wife, Gray's River John GUlam. Goble GeoXentz. Goble T J Peahl. Clatskanlo A FfMace, Oakland E R Graham, city M Cooper, city J H Johnson, city "Max Weber, Seattle . Max Cohn, San Fran Wade Henny. San Fran k F Harding. San Fran is u Tayjor, san Fran Ed Orth & wf, Zanes--illle. O John Glllam, Goble Jos McMiller, Ferny J Bartbi Mount Tabor Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. European plan; headquarters for com merCialt men. Chllbergs restaurant In connection. v Hotel Butler., Seattle. 1 European. Rooms with or without bath Ladles' and gents giillrooms in connection. Krjjse's Grill Ropm and Restaurant Stark stjeet, opp. Chamber of Commerce, IHII) "CAT AT T-fl PATAU!) U IT'IPTIWfC1 JjHlIi JPiliiLjL ill SiiixJKJcill f ijIlfi3 Pe-nwia The. Reliance of Millions of Sufferers From .' La Grippe and Catarrh. rt,y-. dmii.Jb IclriiDCNvni Rev R Stubenvoir; Pastor of the Bethlehem Church, at Pella, Wis., In a re centletferlo TDK "Hrtmah- 'says': "I cannot but feel obliged to extend you my personal thanks for my com plete restoration. All through this winter I suffered from throat and lung trouble, but recovered my entire health by the use of your excellent remedy, Pe-ru-na, and can" only speak well of your extraordinary medicine. May your medicine be the same blessing to others thatt has been to me' Every person who has had la grippe during the last year should take. a course of Pe-vu-na. No one need expect perfect recovery unless they do so. The grippe has produced catarrhal Inflammation of the "whole mucous embrane, and good health Is impossible until these are. re stored to a normal condition. This Pe-ru-na will do. A great many remedies have been suggested for this condition from time to time, but Pe-ru-na appears to be the only remedy that has any substan tial value In these cases. It has stood the test of forty yeara' experience and still occuplesUbe unique position of being the leading (if not the only) specific rem edy for the after-effects of la grippe, Mr. John H. Johnson, Prln, Belle Ha ven High School and editor of "Farmer THf KAISER'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED IN THE TJSUAIi WAY THROUGHOUT GER3IA,Y. Projected" Festivities Stopped ly Court jUIonrniriff L-eyus' Visit to Berlin. BERLIN, Jan. 27. Excepting that It was lacking in court fetes, the emperor's birth day today was kept In the usual way. Flags were dlsplajed everywhere, and the papers published congratulatory articles In which his majesty is .praised as the champion of peace, the promoter, of civil ization and the vigorous helmsman of Germany's destinies. The Kruse Zeltung house poet -again publishes his usual con gratulatory ode. The center organs re mind the emperpr that the Jesuits are not yet recalled, and say he would earn their everlasting gratitude by signing the Jesuit recall. The court mourning stops all projected festivities among the upper classes. The Austrian ambassador's big ball, arranged for the" 29th "Is off, and the same Is the case with those of Count Schaffgotch, Count Sierstorps, Count Beroldinge, Count Lerchenfeld and. Admirals TIrpltz and Sandeblbranden. All of these balls were to be honored by the emperor's presence. Tuesday's court reception, which was the only one this winter, was more bril liant than ever. The ladles' costumes dis played unusual elegance, being of peculiar designs. Dark, flowing vel vet, with . costly fur trimming-, and elaborate silk embroideries, were espe cially noticeable. Among the debutantes, Baroness "Wlede-Bachnostiz attracted spe cial attention by personal charms, beauti ful costumes and remarkable diamonds. The Princess of Pless and Countess von Goetzen, the latter an American, were also specially remarked. In "the small Ameri can delegation, .Mrs. "Wurtz made a gor geous display of diamonds and pearls, even outshining Mrs. White's famous necklace. . Among the older, court element, com plaints this winter were specially strong because of the rigid new court ceremo nial, the style of reception being copied by the emperor more after the court of St. James, old gentlemen especially complain ing about being forced to wear knee, breeches, with silk stockings, inducing rheumatism and gout. They also com plain at the Increasing costliness of the gala coats, which for high officials now cost 1400 marks. .Munich celebrated the emperor's birth day by a banquet in which all the Bava-' rian princes shared. The heir to the throne, Prince Ludwig, toasted the empe ror and spoke in favor of naval Increases. f hmierh "Dr. Lev&s. the diplomatic rep resentative of the Transvaal, claims that he came hero principally to celebrate the Minipmr-'a blrthdav. as In previous years, the" correspondent of the Associated Press understands, on authority, tnat no nas come to consult with German officials about Portugal s alleged oreacn ot neu trality In stopping travel to tho Trans, vaal from Delagoa bay. The Berlin elevated railway Intends to introduce electric motive power at the expense of 43,000,000 marks. The projected system will be conducted after that of the'Chicago South Side railroad, the pres ent steam system having proved Inade quate. The grave of Humboldt, the naturalist and traveler, atsXegal, near this city, has been desecrated by miscreants who want ed to steal the metal ornaments. The of fenders were frightened and fled, leaving their tools. . - In the coming week begins the sensa tional trial of the bank, president. Von Kriegshelm. and his confederates, who are charged with a long -system of swin dling, gesellshaft perjuries and forgeries. I S&SjfsK i ec dciij jic: ahd Fisherman," Belle Haven, Va.. in a recent letter to Dr. Hartman, says: "I was taken with la grippe on Dec. 19, 1893. I began to recuperate in one week, but took a relapse and was in bed several weeks, during which time other serious symptoms developed, such as heart trouble, throat and lung trouble, extreme weak chest and a prostration of my ner vous and muscular systems. "I became emaciated, weak, and was troubled every day and night with pro fuse sweating. I as well as my friends became hopeless and thought tha my days on earth were few. I had begun to have my business fixed up and prepared for the worst. "This trouble went on for about two months and thqughJE had tho dally service of a skilled physician and had taken an abundance of medicine, I gradually grew Several prominent society-leaders, are In volved. ' TheGerman EvangellcalWomen's Feder ation has petitioned Prince Hohenlohe to call a conference for the purpose- of inter nationally settling upon preventive meas ures against traffic In girls for immoral purposes. Mr. Head, ex-minister of the United States to Corea, Is. here from Weimar, where he has been visiting his daughter. EnKln'emcn'n "Wages Raised. OMAHA, Jan. 27. Seventy-five days ago the englnemen and officials of the Union Pacific began a conference regarding the wage schedule, which has just been de cided, the englnemen getting a substan tial Increase. The Increase for the heavy engine runs on different divisions Is from 5 to 10 per cent. o Funeral of General Stanton. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The remains of the late General Thaddeus H. Stanton arrived here today from Omaha. Four troops oi cavalry and a battery of siege guns escorted the body to Arlington ceme tery; where the interment was made with full military honors. w d o . Orders to Admiral Knntz. SAN DIEGO, Cal., 'Jan. 27. Admiral Kautz has received orders from Wash ington directing that the cruiser Philadel phia remain here until further instruc tions from the navy department. The vessel was expected to leave for Mare Island today. o Fire in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27. A four-story brick building occupied by" McCuslck, Copelin & Riddell, confectioners, on Sec ond avenue North, was destroyed by fire tonight. The loss was 5120,000; Insurance, $100,000. o Wisconsin Banlc Robbed. MADISON, Wis., Jan. 27. The Bank of Deerfleld, six miles east, was robbed of about $17,000 last night. The vault was blown open with dynamite. The rob bers escaped. 4To Err is Human' 'Bid io err all ihe time is criminal or idiotic. Don't continue ihe mistake of neglecting your blood. When impurities manifest ihemsel'visin eruptions or tuhen disordered conditions of stomach, kidneys, liver or Bowels appear, take Hood's Sar saparilla. ft toill make pure, live blood, and put you in good health. 'SSsMSmppoim- VARICOCELE Cured in One Weelc. Dr. Darrin, 25 Morrison street, Port land, Or., specialist In all forms of chronic diseases and weaknesses of men and wom en, makes a particular specialty, of vari cocele and hydrocele, and the weakness that usually accompanies them. Rls meth od cures them to stay cured In one week or he makes no charge. He uses no knife, suspensory or electric belt. No pain or detention connected with the cure. Hun dreds cured without one failure or un pleasant result. We invite correspondence and the fullest Investigation, and will re fer you to cured patients whom you may Interview. Write a full history of your case or come to Portland without delay. Any case of varicocele or hydrocele placed in our hands which we fall to cure we will agree to pay expenses of patient to the city and return. Consultation free and charges reasonable. worse. At this Juncture one of your descriptive pamphlets- found its way to me and attracted my attention. "1 had been a sufferer with chronic catarrh for about flfteep years, and the grippe aggravated It, causing a serious throat and lung complication. "As soon as I read your book I thought Pe-ru-na was the thing I needed. I sent for three bottles, and though I had been praotically voiceless for about eleven, we'eks, less than two bottles of your medi cine caused my voice to. return and healed my throat and vocal organs. I at once began to take on flesh and grow stronger and the symptoms gradually began to disappear. After the third bottle night sweats left me. and when I had taken the fourth bottle I weighed 145 pounds. It. my extreme sickness I must have been re duced to 125 pounds; now I weigh 153 and, all the summer I have enjoyed good, health., "1 feel that I owe my life to the won derful curative powers of Pe-ru-na, and though my druggist never kept it be fore, he sells more of It now through the good It has done; me than any one kind of medicine he keeps. I shall al ways remember Pe-ru-na, and cheer fully recommend It to anyone suf fering from grippe or catarrhal trou ble." J. H Johnson. Mr. "W. T. H. Dunnagan, Charlotte, Tenn., in a recent letter says: "About two years ago I was taken down with la grippe, which Anally developed Into ner vous weakness; In fact, I was out of shapo all over. I hafld all the symptoms of a weakened nervous system, and added to It catarrh and bronchitis. "Also my stomach troubled me; afcr eating I would experience a heavy feel ing In my stomach like a lump of lead, which, added to my already nervous con dition, made me miserable Indeed. I had tried various patent medicines without ben efit. I finally saw Dr. Hartman's adver tisement and wrote to hlnx as a last re sort. He Immediately put me on his Pe-ru-na and Man-a-Hn. "Before the first bottle of Pe-ru-na was gone, that feeling In my stomach had left ms; also the catarrhal expec torations began to grow less, which before was one continual hawk and spitr also the wheezing in my throat caused by the extension of the catarrh was stopped Immediately. In fact, to make matters short, I continued with Pe-ru-na till It made a man of me. "The year following r did the hardest year's work I ever did In my life. I havo been exposed a good deal since, and havo never taken the least cold. As a catarrh, remedy Pe-ru-na cannot be beaten In the whole range of medical science." Aslc your druggist for a free Pe-ru-na alma nac for the year 1900. 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