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THE SUNDAY OHEGOUIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1901. BUFFALO. .BANK- FAILS CONTROLLER DAWES APPOINTS A RECEIVER FOR CITY NATIONAL. EmbnrrnRnment Due to Injudicious Loans Los to Depositors May Not Be Heavy. "WASHINGTON, June 29. Controller cf the Currency Dawes late tonight appoint ed a temporary receiver for the City Na tional Bank, of Buffalo. The folio wins statement was made by Mr. Dawes to night: "A recent examination of the City Na tional Bank of Buffalo, made by a special examiner, showed a serious condition of affairs existing In the bank. In order that this report might he thoroughly veri fied, the Controller on Friday sent A. D. Lynch, of this office, together with anoth er examiner, to Buffalo to make a careful re-examlnation of the condition of the bank. On Friday, Mr. Lynch telegraphed the Controller that the former report was sustained In all particulars, and thereupon the Controller wired him as follows: " 'The condition of this bank Is so se rious that I cannot consent to its reopen 'ing for business Monday morning unless sufficient assets to pay depositors in full are satisfactorily guaranteed. The bank Is certainly Insolvent, and I have no right under these circumstances to permit the withdrawal of deposits by delay In action. If the directors think that their efforts from this time until banking hours More day morning are not sufficient to provide means to rehabilitate the hank, notify me, and I will appoint a receiver imme diately. " In accordance with the tenor of this dispatch and reports from Buffalo, the Controller has appointed E. J'. Vaughau, National Bank Examiner, as temporary receiver of the bank. The failure of the bank Is due to Injudicious loans. It Is not thought that the loss to depositors will he large. The following is a statement of the re sources and liabilities of the City National Bank of Buffalo, as shown by the report of Its condition at the close of business, April 24, 1901: Liabilities Capital stock $ 300.000 Surplus and undivided profits.... 220.291 Circulation outstanding 287,550 Due to trust companies and sav ings banks 126,368 Due to National banks and bank ers 1,110,110 "Dividends unpaid 78 Individual deposits 1.567,694 United States deposits 1.190,000 Total liabilities 53,802,301 Resources Loans and discounts $2,258,310 Stocks, securities, claims, etc., Including real estate 107.46S U. S. bonds to secure circulation.. 300,000 U. S. bonds to secure U. S. deposit 200.000 Premiums on U. S. bonds .' 9,243 Banking-house, furniture and fix tures 184,o00 -Cash on hand and with other banks 724,938 F.ve per cent fund and due from United States Treasury 17, Total resources $3,802,301 Canned Scrprlsc in Buffalo. BUFFALO. June 29. The announcement from Washington tonight that a receiver had been appointed for the City National Bank, of this city, came as a great sur prise to the' business interests of Buffalo, and even to some of the directors of the hank. Its president, W. C. Cornwell, was for a number of years president of the State Bankers' Association, and Is regard ed as one of the ablest bankers of the state. Up to a year ago the bank was known as the City Bank of Buffalo. It was then made a National bank. A PROSPEROUS YEAR. Government Receipts Were $7G,0O0, OOO Over Disbursements. WASHINGTON, Jung 29. The compara tive statement of the Government receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year ended today will show an excess of receipts over disbursements of -approximately $76,000,000. This Is only about $4,000,000 below the es timate made by Congress at the beginning of the last session In December, 1900, at which time the Secretary estimated that the receipts from customs would be about $243,000,000. The final figures which will be issued next Monday will probably fall short of this amount, by about $6,000,000. The receipts from Internal revenue sources were estimated last December at $300,000,000, while the final figures show over $307,000,000. The receipts from mis cellaneous sources were estimated at $34, 00,000. These "will also show a consider able Increase. The expenditures for the year will be $7,000,000 In excess of the es timate. During the fiscal year 1900 the eurplus revenues amount to nearly $24, 000,000, Avhlle the surplus of the present year will reach $76,000,000, and possibly a still higher figure. In. view of the fact that the revenue re duction bill passed at the last session of Congress will go into operation at the be ginning of the fiscal year next Monday, Treasury officials estimate that the loss from this source will be about $40,000,000. It Is not expected, however, that the net reduction from this source will reach, that amount, as these officials look forward to a year of even greater prosperity than the year Just closing. If this expectation Is realized, the officials bellee that the reve nues from internal sources alone will be not greater than $30,000,000 below the fig ures of the present year. It Is also con fidently expected that the receipts from customs will materially increase during the coming 12 months, so that, allowing for the reduction made In the last revenue bill, the total receipts from all sources may even reach or exceed those of the fiscal year of 1901. ITALIAN DEMANDED PROTECTION. Resident of Wyoming In Fear of Mob Violence. WASHINGTON, June 29. At the re quest of the Italian Charge d Affaires, the State Department has used Its good of fices to protect from violence Dr. GIo como, an Italian residing in Wyoming. The doctor is accused by the" local au thorities of an offense against a woman. He was arrested and brought before a local Judge, who showed a purpose to release the acniiKArt nn hnJI TMo hmmrtii our- much local clamor, and there were fears that the accused would be lynched. This led to the application by the Italian authorities In Washington. The State Department having made inquiry, has learned that there Is no Immediate ap prehension of violence to Giocomo. The State Department, as is th usual course Jn dealing with a criminal matter aris ing: under state jurisdiction, addressed the Governor of Wyoming, informing him of the representations made by the Italian Charge. In reply, the Governor stated the situation was not serious and that the state authorities would take due pre cautions to avoid violence. Tvro Men Smothered in Mine. LARAMIE, Wyo., June 2?. A special from Grand Encampment says the shaft house of the Crescent Copper Company's mine Jn that camp has been totally de stroyed by fire. A. R. Coombs, formerly of Laramie, and Charles Booker, of Love land, Colo., In endeavoring to extinguish the flames were smothered. The fire burned very fiercely and did Its work In a short time. The efforts of the other mine workers were unavailing to rescue the two men. The los9 Is not stated. Horses Bought by Hoggins. NEW YORK, June 29. According to the World the owner of Water Color and several other horses recently sold by C. Littlefleld, Jr., is J. B. Haggln. Davy Johnson, a bookmaker, bought the horses at the sale, but It has become known that J. B. Haggln was the purchaser and that .he- will race them" In his name and under his colors In the future. "Water Color brought $23,000. He was a star of the sale, and, as In the case of Water Cure and Sweet Lavender, was bred by Mr. Haggln. ST. LOUIS FAIR SITE. Notional Commissioners Approved It and Then Adjourned. ST. LOUIS, June 29. The World's Fa'r National Commission, at its session last night approved the Forest Park site and adjourned. There will not be another ses sion of the body until the question of plan and scope of the exposition have made such progress as to necessitate another meeting. Commissioners Miller, Lindsay, Betts, Glynn and Allen left today for their re spective homes. President Carter and Mr. Scott will remain and accept the Invita tion of the local committee to accompany them to Buffalo on Sunday. Mr. Thurston will remain in the city until tomorrow, when he will leave for his home. It was stated after the meeting that the several sessions of the commission have been devoted not so much to the question of site as to other matters. It develops that the site has not been seriously In question since the legal committee of the commission examined the title to the park, and a decision of the Supreme Court! defining the purposes for which the park might tie used. Senator Lindsay, one of the legal committee, announced that there could not be any well-founded opposition to the park, for the use of the exposition, and that the law In the case was simple and well defined. The commission there upon approved the site, and after formu lating an official declaration of the com mission's powers and authority, adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. It was decided bj the National Com missioners and the Exposition officers that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition should Include an international livestock exhibit. It was also decided to proceed with the ethnological exhibits, which one of tho members of the commission re cently outlined. TUNNEL CAVED IN. Narrow Escape of Passengers in an Express Train. BALTIMORE, June 29. The rpof of the Union Railroad tunnel In the eastern sec tion of the city, used and controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad, caved In short ly before 2 o'clock this morning. It Is supposed that a defect In the arch of the tunnel caused the accident. A narrow escape from death or serious injury was exPerienced by the passengers and crew of an express train which was caught by the falling debris In the tun nel. The train was the regular north bound express, which leaves Union sta tion a 1:08 o'clock In the morning, con sisting of three baggage and express cars and three passenger poaches. As far as can be learned, the avalanche of earth and rocks caught the rear express car, which was Immediately in front of the passen ger cars. The train was not running rapidly and the jar was not severe. The engineer quickly brought his train to a full stop and word was sent from a sig nal tower to the Union station. A yard engine was sent into the tunnel and the thinly; filled passenger coaches were drawn back to Union station without the occupants being aware of the danger through which they had passed. The houses on each side seem perilously close to the brink, and should any further cave-in occur, they must be precipitated into the cavity below. BLACK LEG VACCINE. Government Will Distribute It Free Agnin This Year. WASHINGTON. June 22. In spltte of the storm of protest that was raised at the last session of Congress, against the free distribution of black-leg vaccine by the Department of Agriculture, this practice will be continued this Summer. The de partment has secured a large supply, with which to fill all demands that may be made, and It is stated by the specialist in charge that In all probability all orders can be filled. It was alleged by the op ponents of this free distribution that the Government was interfering with private interests, but this objection made little impression, for the ground was taken that the department is just as much justified In distributing vaccine as It Is in distrib uting seeds. Applicant for black-leg vaccine will as heretofore make applica tion through their Representative or Sen ator, making affidavit as to the number of their cattle. The supply allowed each Individual Is governed by bis request, and the number of cattle he may own. There is no regular basis for the distribution. David Hirsch. NEW YORK. June 29. David Hirsch, president of the Defiance Cigar Company, Is dead at his home In this city. His death was due to a bad fall a week ago. In 1848 he came to America and made his home in St. Louis. He enlisted In the Confederate Army as a Captain in the Civil War. Mr. Hirsch, among an Interesting collec tlon of souvenirs of the war, had a num ber of letters written to him by Jefferson Davis. He was born 73 years ago In Ba den, Germany. He enlisted in the French Army before coming to America and served for a number of years In Africa. Trnfllc Stopped ly Cloudburst. LOWELTON, Me.. June 29. Two miles of road bed and bridges on the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Bury Province, Que bec, have been washed away by a cloud burst, houses are flooded and miles of highway destroyed. It is reported that In some places the water was 30 feet deep. No lives were lost. All trains on this sec tion of the Canadian Pacific Road are at a-standstill, and on the Quebec Central the conditions are reported nearly as seri ous. Wu Will Deliver the Oration. WASHINGTON, June 29. The Chinese Minister has not taken cognizance of the reported protest by certain individuals against his delivering- the Fourth of July oraton. at Philadelphia. The authorities In charge of the celebration have not brought the matter to his attention, and in tho circumstances he Is going to keep the appointment which was made some months ago. 'Grain Elevator Burned. WICHITA, Kan., June 30. The Rock Island elevator In this city burned to the bround rthis (Sunday) morning, and the blaze was transferred to a lot of freight cars near by, but only a few of them were destroyed. The fire at 2:30 was under control. No estimate can be accurately made of the loss, as nobody Is at hand who can tell the amount of grain It con tained. General Butterfleld Failing. NEWBURG, N. Y.. June 29. General Butterfleld, who has been III at his home In Cold Springs for about a month. Is now rapidly falling. Dr. Mordeu, who is attending him, says that the patient failed considerably yesterday and today, owing. In a small degree, to the exces sive heat. The physician does not believe he can recover. The Emery Syndicate. EASTON, Pa., June 29. The Emery Syndicate, of which the Jackson Emery Mills, of Easton, Is one of the four firms that practically control the trade in this country, will go Into effect July 1, under the name of the Ashland Emery Mills. Lewis R. Speers, of Boston, Is president. The capital of the syndicate Is $400,000. PLAGU.E DEATHS IN INDIA SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. Eighteen Million Pounds Expended for the Relief of Famine Suffer ers Daring 1800-1000. LONDON, June 29. A bluebook on India just issued shows that 18,390,000 was ex pended for the relief of famine sufferers during the year 1S99-1SO0. The mortality from the plague for the five years ending March, 1901, was nearly 600,000. The cen sus completed In March. 1901, shows that the increase In population during the past 10 years was only 5,000,000 to 6,000.000, In stead of the normal 19,000,000. The loss represents deaths in consequence of the famine. RUSSIA WILL BUILD IT. Rond to Connect St. Petersburg: With the Siberian Line. ST. PETERSBURG, June 14. The determination of the government to con struct the much-talked-of Viatka "Rail road which Is to connect St. Petersburg directly with the Siberian Railroad, on Its own account, seems to have been reached as a last resort. The concession was offered, with more or less official sanction, to half a dozen American capi talistic groups. Owing to the sparseness and poverty of the population In the provinces to be traversed, the interest aroused was never more than lukewarm. One group, represented. It Is said, by Mr. Crane, of Chicago, made a conditional offer. It would discuss matters, provided ROUTE OF THE AUTOMOBILE two-thirds of the roadbed, bridges and rolling-stock and other materials might be Imported from the United States. This condition could not be considered. The Idle Russian manufacturers would have protested strongly. The talk of another foreign loan this time It Is a German loan Is, the cor respondent of the Associated Press Is In formed on good authority, somewhat mis leading for the reason that the Minister of Finance pledged his word to the Roths childs, when the last loan was made, not to engage Russian credit further at pres ent This precludes the Issuance of guar anteed railroad bonds. The French loan Is proving Insufficient. It Is only a drop of water on the parched tongues of the Iron industrialists, whose main stay Is government orders. It will have to do for the present, however, and Jt Is not expected that new railroad work will advance rapidly. The Viatka road will probably only be surveyed this year. BLUE BOOK OX FARM BURNING. Correspondence Between Lord Rob erts and the Boer Authorities. LONDON, June 29. A blue book was Issued this morning giving the correspon dence between Lord Roberts and the Boer authorities on ths subject of the destruc tion of property. Its contents are gen erally known. The presidents of the Transvaafc and Orange Free State February 3, 1900, pro tested against "the destruction and de vastation of farms by barbarians, en couraged by British officers and by white brigands, contrary to the usages of war." Later, Generals Botha and Dewet made similar complaints of the "Godless bar barities and atrocities of the British and their robber patrols." Lord Roberts re plied in a similar vein- to all the protests, declaring that the British did not en courage the barbarians but that the burning of farm buildings was necessi tated by treacherous shooting of the British from farm houses and the wreck ing of trains, and accusing the Boers of wanton destruction and guerrilla tactics, which he was compelled to repress by exceptional measures always employed by civilized nations in like circumstances. BOERS AT BERMUDA. Prisoners Generally Satisfied With Their Lot. HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 29. The British transport Armenian, which ar rived in these waters yesterday, brought 930 Boer prisoners. She anchored in the Sound half a mile west of Darrell's Island. The gunboats Midway and Medina, as guard ships, are anchored on either side of the transport. Many people In boats sailed around the transport yesterday. Only Government officials are allowed on board. The Boers, from bearded men of 70 to youths of 17, swarm on the forward deck, laugh and wave their hats to the passers-by. Sev eral of the prisoners Inquired eagerly for fruit, tobacco and grog. They say they have no cause to complain of their treat ment. The sound today is alive with craft carylng stores and workmen to the Islands where the camps are being prepared to re ceive the. Boers. Martial law has been proclaimed on Darlel's Island and vicinity. The pris oners who were ill have been landed at ports on the island. An attempt at mu tlnlty occurred during the voyage, but it was suppressed and the ring-leaders were placed in irons. Attacks by Boers. LONDON, June 29. Lord Kitchener In a dispatch from Pretoria today, says: "The Boers attacked two blockhouses on the Delagoa line near Brugsprult Bight June 26. An armored train arrived and scattered the Boers, killing four. It Is reported that 20 casualties were carried off. Field Cornet Deprlez has surrendered at Pietermarltzburg, with 44 men. Phraesology May Be Changed. LONDON, June 29. The report? of the select committee of the House of Lords, appointed to consider the accession dec laration of the sovereign in regard to the transubsrantiation, finds that the lan guage can be advantageously modified without diminishing Its efficiency as se curity for the maintenance of the Protes tant succession. The form of declaration suggested by the committee does not con tain phrases relative to idolatry, etc., which are so objectionable to Roman Carnollcs. High Price for Royal "Wines. LONDON, June 29. The sale of the sur plus wine from the royal cellars has been concluded. The bidding for the last lot was sensational, several lots of palp sherry from Windsor Castle, bottled In 1820, fetching as high at 23 10s per dozen. The total proceeds from the same amount to 18.457. London Clothing Factory Burned. LONDON, June 29. Schneider & Sons' clothing factory, In Whltechapel, covering a ground space of two and a half acres, was burned tonight Loss, 100,000. Two thousand employes are tihrown out of em ployment. Pro-Boer Demonstration. BRUSSELS, June 29. A great pro-Boer demonstration followed the lecture deliv ered at the Alhambra Theater this even ing by Andries Dewet, a cousin of Gen eral Dewet, the Boer commander. The crowd unharnessed the horses from the lecturer's carriage and drew the vehicle to his hotel. After the ovation to the lecturer, the crowd started for the British legation, but was dispersed. Heated Debate in Italian Chamber. ROME, June 29. The debate In the Chamber of Deputies today on the con flict at Ferrara, June 27, between agricul tural strikers and soldiers, some of the former being killed, became so heated that the president was obliged to sus pend the meeting. Later tranquility was restored and the session was subsequently resumed. Signor Gulcardinni, reporter of the budget committee, announced a reve nue surplus of 30,000,000 lire, exceeding the most optimistic forecast. The Chamber adjourned with a great Loyalist demon stration, a message of congratulation being sent to King Victor Emmanuel and cheers being given for the president of the Chamber and the Ministers. Americans Buying Diamonds. LONDON, June 29. Proof of American prosperity is illustrated by the activity of American gem buyers. In every diamond market in Europe they are seeking to se cure precious stones for the American market. A climax was reached In Lon don this week, when a New York buyer secured the Prince Edward of York dia mond, regarded as one of the most perfect diamonds which has ever appeared in London. This pear-shaped stone of matchless color and purity weighs 60l, karats. The American paid 20,000 cash for it. Irish Hid the King's Portrait. DEPTFORD, Junt 29. At a meeting of the United Irish League here tonight John Dillon denounced fiercely the government and the war in South Africa. During the progress of the meeting the delegates from Bermondsey marched in, carrying ban- RACE FROM PARIS TO BERLIN. ners, which they placed behind the speak er's chair under a portrait of the King. In response to cries of "Cover him up" the banners were hung so as to blot out the portrait, to the manifest satisfaction of the audience, who cheered heartily. British Revenue Returns. LONDON. June 29. The revenue returns for the United Kingdom for the quarter ended June CO show an Increase from all sources of 3,481,105, and an increase of 3,056,105 over the returns for the corre sponding quarter of 1900. Of the increase, -,440.000 is derived from the Income tax, and 727,000 from the customs. Suicide of n Lclpsic Banker. LEIPSIC, June 29. Edward Krohmann, a banker, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself on his estate at Lln denau, near here. Dr. Gentz'ch, another director of the Lelpzlger Bank was arrested today at the Instance of the Public Prosecutor. The GniitMborongh Portrait. NEW YORK, June 29. A dispatch from London to the World says that J. P. Mor gan's friends say that he Intends to pre sent the famous Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire, for which he recently paid $125,000, to the New York Library. DOUBLES EVEN IN DEATH. The Shock of Seeing His Connterpnrt in His Own Home Killed This Man. Philadelphia North American. Shock at seeing the corpse of his double brought to his own home as his body proved' too much for Thomas Ingham, a retired merchant of Germantown. He died just four weeks later to a day, at about the same hour. The death certificate sets forth the same causes. The resemblance between Mr. Ingham and William J. Kerns was so marked that they were frequently taken for each other. They were both 65 years old, with white hair, both walked with a little stoop, and their voices were almost Identical in tone. Kerns was a carpenter. He and Mr. Ing ham knew of the resemblance, and often met to laugh over the mistakes made by their friends. Mr. Kerns died of heart disease in a Chestnut Hill car four weeks ago last Monday. There were no papers In his pocket to Identify him, and a friend of Mr. Ingham, seeing the body, Identified it as that of the merchant. This was made more certain when Mr. Ingham's son ar rived and weeplngly declared he recog nized his father's features. An undertaker was summoned, and the body was taken to the Ingham home. It was dark then, and the son rang the bell. The elder Mr. Ingham stuck his head out of the window and Inquired the reason for so many visitors. It was some time be fore ho could be Informed that it was thought they had his body downstairs. He ran to them and Immediately recog nized Mr. Kerns. After the shock of this, Mr. Ingham, a hale and hearty old man, visibly wasted away. He said he felt as If the experi ence had been a warning to him. He had a premonition that his death would fol low soon. He died Monday about the same hour, and the physicians declare his death was due to heart disease. Alleged Kidnapers Set at Liberty. KANSAS CITY, June 29. The habeas corpus of Hugh Matthews and S. W. Hill, of this city, who were kidnapped Thurs day evening by a Tennessee Sheriff, ter minated quickly at Springfield, Mo., this afternoon. When the case was called the point was raised that the Governor had no right to revoke the warrant for Mat thews and Hill. Judge Neville did not care for any extended arguments and quickly ordered the release of the prison ers and they returned home tonight. PlowmaUern Strike. PEORIA, 111., June 29. All the mem bers of the Plow Workers' Union employed In the large plant of the King man Plow Company at Ayervllle, have gone out on strlko and will refuse to return to work until some nonunion men, who are working In the machinery depart ment, are discharged. This strike was ordered by the Federation of Labor with which the union is affiliated. About 250 men walked out. Quarreled Over Crops. CATOOSA, I. T., June 29. Yesterday afternoon at Weer, a small place south of here, four men and a woman engaged In a family quarrel. David Boulton was kill ed and his brother Walter is mortally wounded. Robinson Boulton, the slayer, and his uncle, George H. Boujton and the letter's wife, took to the woods and are In hiding. It Is said that the quarrel started In a dispute about crops. - Jessie "Wants Another Trial. ELDORADO, Kan., June 29. Jessie Morrison's attorneys served notice in court today that they desired to file a motion for a new trial. Judge Alkman set the hearing for Saturday next. The defense did not state the grounds upon which they will base their motion for a new trial, but it is supposed to be ir regularity in Impanelling the jury and unjust rulings of the court. 0 Twenty-five' vessels will be launched in Lu nenburg County, Nova Scotia, this month. . -. i MAKING A CONSTITUTION SUFFRAGE ARTICLE SUBMITTED TO THE ALABAMA CONVENTION. It Provides for nn Educational nnd Property Qualification for Voters The-Socialist Convention. MONTGOMERY, Ala., June. 29. The suffrage and elections article of the pro posed new constitution was submitted to the constitutional convention today. Fol lowing are the most important sections: "Section 2. To entitle a citizen to vote at any election, he shall have resided In the state at least two years. In the coun ty one year, and in the precinct or ward three months Immediately preceding the election at which he offers to vote, and he shall have been duly registered as an elector and shall have paid all poll taxes due from him for the year 1901, and for each subsequent year. "Section 3. The General Assembly shall provide for county boards of registration after January, 1903. Until then the boards are to be appointed by the Governor, Au ditor and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and are to consist of three citizens. "Section 4. The following male citizens of this state who are citizens of the United States, 21 years of age or upwards, and who nre not disqualified under sec tion 7 of this article, shall, upon appli cation, be entitled to register as electors (during life) prior to the first day of Jan uary. 1903: "First All who have honorably served In the land or naval forces of the Unlt"d States In the War of 1S12, or in the war with Mexico, or in any war with the In dians, or In the Civil War between the states, or who honorably served in the land or naval forces of the Confederate States. "Second The lawful descendants of per sons mentioned In the above section. "Third All others of good character and who understand the duties of citi zenship and the obligations of the elect ive franchise. "Section 6 After the 1st day of January, 1903, the following persons and no others shall be qualified to register as electors, provided they shall- not oe disqualified under section 7 of this article: "First Those who can, unless prevented by physical disability, read and write any article of the Constitution of the United States in the English language, and who, being physically able to work, have been regularly engaged In some lawful busi ness or occupation, trade or calling for 12 months next preceding the time they offer to register. "Second The owner In good faith in his own right, or the husband of a woman who Is the owner of 40 acres of land situ ated In the state, upon which they re side, or the husband of any woman who Is the owner In her own right of real estate situated in this state of the value of $300 or more, or tho owner or the hus band of a woman who Is the owner. In her own right, of personal property in this state assessed for taxation at $300 or more; provided, that all taxes due by him for the year next preceding the year In which he offers to vote shall have been paid. "Section 7. The following persons shall be disqualified both from registering and from voting: All Idiots and Insane per sons, those who shall be disqualified from voting at the time of the ratification of this 'constitution; and those who shall have been convicted of treason, arson, murder, embezzlement, malfeasance In office, larceny, obtaining property or money un der false pretenses, perjury, subornation of perjury, robbery, assault with Intent to rob, forgery, bribery, assault and battery on the wife, bigamy, living In adulter-, receiving stolen property, sodomy. Incest, rape, miscegenation, crime against nature, or any crime punlshaole by Imprisonment in the penitentiary, or of any infamous crime or crimes Involving moral turpitude; also persons who shall have been con victed as vagrants and tramps, and any person who shall sell or offer to sell his vote or the vote of another, or who shall buy or offer to buy the vote of another In any election by the people, or In any primary election, or to procure the nomi nation or election of any person to any office, or who shall suborn a witness or register to secure the registration of any person aB an elector. "Section 14. The poll tax mentioned In this article shall be $1 50 upon each male inhabitant of the state, over thf age of 21 years, and under the nge of 45 years, not now exempt by law." THE SOCIALIST CONFERENCE. Majority of the Speakers In Favor of Direct Legislation. DETROIT, June 29. "The National Atti tude," divided Into several subheads, was the topic discussed by the second National Social and Political Cdnference. Edwin Burrltt Smith, of Chicago, chairman of the American Anti-Imperial Political League, was the first speaker, on "Amer ica's Position as to Colonies." Mrs. Marls Freeman Gray, of San Francisco, spoke on "Shall We Increase or Decrease the Army and Navy?" At the night session the conference dis cussed the general topic of "A Question of Making Progress." H. W. Lawrence, of Salt Lake, read a paper on "What Can Be Secured Along State Lines." Mr. Law rence advocated the wide dissemination of literature on economic topics as the best means of progressing. "What Can Be Secured by Working on National Lines" was responded to by ex-Congressman Jus tin R. Whiting, of St. Clair. Mich. He favored development along the lines of Government ownership of public utilities, Including the coal mines. In the debate of the various subjects from the floor It seemed to be the opin ion of a majority of the speakers that direct legislation would be the first step toward solving the various great economic problems. Mrs. Nancy B. Irving, of Chi cago, took occasion seyerely to criticise the W. C. T. U., saying that the compul sory prohibition which they contended for would not accomplish any bettermen of the country. Underground Papers of Russia. Forum. During the few years when "terroristic" Nihilism was at its height, when the revo lutionary party was mining railroad tracks over which the Czar was expected to pass, these champions of liberty scarce ly managed to publish two "underground" papers. Now the number of revolutionary organs, more or less regularly brought out "under the very nose of the gen darmes," Is 12. It Is admitted, however, that those who take part In the printing or circulating of these papers do not run the risks which the same sort of work in volved in former days. Time was when persons arrested in a secret printing office were sentenced to lone terms of hard la bor In the Siberian minesi This, ah a rule, actually meant death, within a yeni or two, from consumption, scurvy or In sanity, in a damp, isolated dungeon In the fortress of Peter and Paul, or of Schlussclburg. The men and women, therefore, who volunteered to set type in the revolutionary printing establish ments of 15 or 20 years ago took their lives In their hands. Having nothing to lose, they were armed, and when raided by the gendarmes they defended them selves desperately. Thus, when the po lice had discovered the house where the organ of the terrorists was printed, shortly after the assassination of Alex ander II. the firing on both sides lasted about an hour and a half. The case Is different with the Nihilists who are con nected with the underground Russian press of today. The average punishment for an offense of this kind is now about eight years of "free exile" in Siberia; and as there is scarcely a village in Asiatic Russia that has not from 20 to 30 "politicals" among Its Inhabitants, life In banishment Is not half so hard to CHEMICAL Reveals That "Peruna Is System; Restore Procure SO SAYS PROF. L. J. Professor L. J. Miller. late professor of chemistry and botany of the High School of Ypsllanti, Mich., writes from 3327 N. Clark street, Chicago, 111., as follows: "As several of my friends have spoken to me of the favorable results obtained through the use of Peruna, especially in cases of catarrh, I examined It most thoroughly to learn its contents. "I found It composed of extracts of herbs and baTks of most valuable medi cinal qualities, combined with other in gredients, delicately balanced, calculated to tone up the system, restore the func tions and procure health. "I consider Peruna one of ' the most skillfully and scientifically prepared med icines, which the public can use with safety and success." Prof. L. J. Miller. "Builds Up the System." Hon. Joseph H. Rldgeway, secretary of the American Anti-Treat Society, writes the following letter from the Grand Cen tral Hotel. St. Paul, Minn.: "It Is with great pleasure that I en dorse Peruna as an honest medi cine, competent to do all It claims. I have used It several times and know of nothing that cures so com pletely, and at the same time builds up the system. "I have recom mended It to a number of my friends nnd al ways feel that I do them a serv ice for I know how sntlsfaclory the results Invariably are. I only wish every family had a bottle It would save much sickness and doctor bills." Joseph H. Rldgeway. bear as It used to be. As a consequence, the raiding of a secret newspaper office Is never accompanied by bloodshed now; and no sooner does one office fall Into the hands of the enemy than another springs up In the same city. Besides the papers which are printed by the Nihilists at home, they Import revolutionary pamphlets from Switzer land and England. These are smuggled across the frontier by a well-organized group of contrabandists, all members of the revolutionary party. The monthly average of pamphlets and tracts reaching Russia by these channels Is 50,000. Their distribution Is Intrusted to an army of workers who go from town to town un der various guises, delivering the "goods" In the various "conspiracy houses." HAVE A NEW DEAL. Mr. Henry's Suggestion as to Back Tax Problem. PORTLAND, June 29. (To the Editor.) The writer recalls the fact of Multnomah County, in 1S93, paying out thousands of dollars for "present ownership" books, made by Markley and Hays, and the un derstanding was, at that time, that all of the back delinquent taxes would be discovered, sales made, and old back-tax amounts cleaned up at once and for all. Again, during 1S9S and 1S99 the county made another voluminous attempt, and advertised In whole pages of The Ore gonlan years of delinquent taxes, and still they were not cleaned up, and again, they are now attempting to make another effort, or partial effort, until the taxpay ers and prospective Investors are thor oughly disgusted. The publications In 189S and ls99 were so voluminous that com peting cities like Spokane and Seattle posted them up In their Chamber of Com merce buildings to deter probable In vestors from becoming interested in real estate. The present attempt to collect old taxes and old taxes on mortgages (the latter having been designed by the Legislature to reach non-resident lending corporations, and for which purpose It has entirely failed) Is again exciting dis gust and dissatisfaction with real estate in Multnomah County. While the city Is being built In every direction. Its streets being Improved as never before, and the city has a better Intrinsic value, with brighter and more certain future prospects than ever, real estate is a drug on the market, com manding little If any attention, and this Is due almost wholly to our law and ag gravating system of tax collection. Tne county has had Its machinery with which to collect the taxes during the past years and has been guilty of gross "laches. ' n L. J. MILLER p reF K Joseph Rldgeway. ANALYSIS Calculated to Tone Up the the Functions and Health." MILLER, CHEMIST. "Feel Better Than for Five Years. Mr. James B. Taylor. Roberts. Ind.. writes: "I am at the present time entirely well. I can eat anything I "ver could. I took live bottleh of Peruna and feel better now than I have for five years. I nave doctored with other doctors oft and on for 15 years, so I can recommend your medicine very highly for stomach trou bles. I take great pleasure In thanking you for your free advice and Peruna." James B. Taylor. "I Enjoy My Menls nn I Ued To." Mr. J. W. Prltchard, Wolf Lake, Ind., writes: "I am pleased to say that I have been cured of catarrh of the stomach by Pe runa. I could hardly eat anything that agreed with me. Before I would get half through my meal my stomach would fill with gas, causing me much distress and unpleasant feelings for an hour or two af ter each meal. But, thanks to your Peruna. I am now completely cured, and enn eat anything I want to without any of the distressing symptoms. I can now enjoy my meals as I used to do, and It Is all due to Dr. Hartman and his wonderful medicine. Peruna. "It has been one year since I was cured, and I am all O. K. yet, so I know I am cured." J. W. Prltchard. Dyspepsia Is a very common phase of Summer catarrh. A remedy that will cure catarrh of one location will cure It anywhere. Peruna cures catarrh wher ever located. That It Is a prompt and permanent cure for catarrh of the stom ach the above letters testify. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. If we are ever to build up a city, to in vite outside Investors and homeseekers. we must In some way get a clean-cut start on this matter of taxation. The . County Commissioners nnd the City Coun- cil. each, as soon as this effort Is fairly over, should pass resolutions declaring all back taxes uncollected, say up to 18S9, as cancolled and of no account as liens. While this may work some Individual cases of Injustice, yet. In the opinion of the writer, it would be one of the best possible things done to advance the in terests of real estate owners In this city and county. CHARLES K. HENRY. Queen Objected to Knlser's Paint ings. New York Tribune. Queen Victoria was always proud of her grandson, the Emperor of Germany, but she never allowed her admiration to de stroy any of the barriers, which she main tained In the royal household. An officer, who had the privilege to dine at Osborne a few years ago, said that on that occa sion the Queen arose to offer a toast, the first time she had ever done so. The Queen said simply: "My grandson, the kaiser." and her face beamed upon him with love and admiration. Soon after that the kaiser and Princess Louise painted some menus for the Queen's dinner table. These were to be a "pleasant surprise" from daughter and grandson. The cards bore well exe cuted marine scenes, but the Queen, when she saw them, declined to receive them and ordered Instead the old menus with the rose, shamrock and thistle pattern. The kalsor never offered his paintings to his grandmother after that experience. In 1801 the number of bituminous coal mines In operation In Pennsylvania was 705. while on January 1, 1001, the number had Increased to 943, an Increase of 238, or more than 25 per cent. Catarrh la a constitutional disease. It originates In a scrofulous condition rt the blood and depends on that condition. It often causes headache and dizziness, impairs the taste, smell and hearing, a fects the vocal organs and disturbs tto stomach. It is always radically and permanently cured by the blood-purifying, alterative aid tonic action of Hood's Sarsapariila This great medicine has wrought the nost wonderful cures of all diseases depcnilng on scrofula or the scrofulous habit. Hood's Pills are the best cathartic A, i -J.