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THB3 SUNDAY OREGONIAN; PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 1, 1903.
HQBSON GIVES UP
Hero of Merrimac Resigns
From the Navy.
HIS SIGHT IS THE CAUSE
Exnmlnlntr Board Reported Acalmt
Ilia Retirement, and He Wns Or
dered to Bremerton, From
Where lie Seeks 12cnpe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L-Captaln Rich
mond P. Hobson, of Merrimac lame, has
tendered his resignation as a naval con
Btructor In tho Navy. For some time Cap
tain Ilobson has sought to be relieved, but
the board before which he was examined
pronounced him fit for duty, and he was
ordered to duty In charge of construction
work at the Bremerton (Wash.) Navy
yard. It Is well known that for some time Cap
tain Hobson has suffered from an affec
tion of the eyes, which, he and his friends
have declared. Incapacitated him for ac
tive duty. A bill to retire him has passed
the House of Representatives, and recent
ly, when It was called up In the Senate by
Mr. Morgan, It was passed over on an ob
jection by Mr. Cockrell, who Insisted that,
nn examining board having rronounced
him fit for duty, Ilobson should not be re
tired. In a letter to the Secretary of the Navy
Ilobson sets out the reasons for his resig
nation, the principal one being tho bad
condition of his eyes. It 13 understood
tonight that Admiral Taylor, the Chief of
the Bureau of Navigation, will make a
favorable recommendation on Captain
Hobson's resignation.
STRIKE ON UNION PACIFIC
Machinist 1V1I1 Xot Extend It, but
Boilermakers Will.
OMAHA. Jan. 3L Thomas I. Wilson,
fourth vice-president of tho Machinists'
National Union, who has been conducting
the machinists' strike on tho Union Pa
cific, stated today that tho machinists
on the Southern Pacific road would not
-be called out. He said the negotiations
with railroad officials In this city had been
far from satisfactory, but for the present
action looking to an extension of the
etrike will not be considered.
John McNeil, president of the Boiler
makers' Union, however, has started for
the West for the purpose of calling out
the boilermakers on the Western divisions
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
orrosc nocK island deal.
Minority Stockholder Drlnic Suit to
Have It Declared Invalid.
CHICAGO. Jan. 31. A bill In equity was
filed here today In the State Circuit Court
by C 1L Venner & Co., of Boston,
through their counsel, James Hamilton
Lewis, against the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railroad Company, of Illinois;
the Rock Inland Railroad Company, of
Iowa; the Rock Island Railroad Com
pany, of New Jersey; the Central Trust
Company, of New York, and the officers,
directors and prominent stockholders of
those companies, Including William 1L
and James H. Moore, William B. Leeds,
Daniel. C. Reed. II. C. Frick, Marshall
Field, Ogden Mills and others, attacking
the validity of the late reorganization of
the Rock Island Railroad system and the
legality of the Issue of J73.000.000 of the
new stock, and demanding that the Iowa
and New Jersey companies of the consoli
dation be declared "frauds," as created In
violation of the Illinois constitution, and
that the Central Trust Company, the
holders of the stock and bonds of the
consolidated roads, be enjoined from vot
ing the stock or acting as trustees in
Illinois; also that the officers be declared
Eullty of a fraud on the minority stock
holders, and a receiver be appointed for
the stock properties. Venner & Co., who
Sarins the action, claim to represent a ma
jority of tho dissenting stockholders.
There has been. It Is said, some bad feel
ing among certain stockholders of the
system since tho reorganization was ef
fected last July.
FIREMEX GET INCREASE.
TVerr Wage Schedule Adopted on
Southern Pacific System.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31. The South
cm Pacific has reached an agreement
with its nremen on the question of wages.
.me new scneouie was signed by II. J,
Email, superintendent of motive power.
ana Dy tne representatives of the gen
cral board of adjustment of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. Chairman
George F. Keith and Secretary S. W. Hill
ard, today.
The new scale Is a complicated docu
ment, but the increase in wages granted
by the company to the men averages be
tween 6 ana 1Z per cent.
The agreement Is, however. In no sense
a permanent affair, as It may be ter
minated at any time by 30 days' notice
from either side. In this respect it Is
exactly In accord with the agreement
reached between tho railroad and the
locomotive engineers.
The arrangement Is retroactive, and the
firemen will receive the benefit of the
new scale from January 1.
BUULIXGTOX FIGHTS TAXES.
Resists Increase Made by Omaha In
Assessment by State.
OMAHA, Jan. 3L Through Its attor
neys lato tonight the Burlington Railroad
Company secured a restraining order, re
turnable before Judge Mungerl In the
Federal Court, February IS, preventing the
City Council from levying a tax against
Its property. The Union Pacific and other
railroad companies will bring similar
cults.
The State Board assessed the roads en
tering Omaha at $1,120,000. The Tax Com.
xnlssioner and the Board of Review disre
garded this assessment and listed the
property at $23,000,000. It is to prevent the
City Council from making tho levy on this
Assessment that the suit was brought.
WILL LEASE 'FRISCO LIKE.
Directors to Choose Anions Four
Bidders This "Week.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 3L The Post-Dispatch
today Is authority for the statement
that at a meeting of tho board of direct
ors of the St. Louis & San Francisco Ball
way system In New York, February 6. a
proposition for leasing the road -will be
passed upon. There are four bidders at
the present time, the Pennsylvania, the
Southern, Chicago & Northwestern and
the Rock Island. According to a local au-
thorlty heavily Interested in the road, the
contest has narrowed down to the Pcnn
cylvanla and tho Southern.
Say Its Higher Rates Are Just.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L The Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
has filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission a statement alleging that its
recent Increase in freight rates on grain.
grain products, dressed meats and provi
slons aro reasonable and Just and based
on existing business conditions and the
present Increased cost of transportation.
Hay Exchange Bonds for Stock.
NEW YORK, Jan. SL Announcement
-was made here today that the hoard of
directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company hasadopted a resolution giving
to the holders of its 354 per cent converti
ble bonds the privilege of converting the
same Into capital tock at 170 per share
between March 1G and April 4, 1903. Tho
bonds referred to are an issue of J50.000.
. bearing date of November 1, 1902. and
running for 10 years. Under a resolution
adopted by tho directors on March 13 of
last year, there bonds were to becccne
convertible at holders' option, not before
May 1. 1KH.
IUo Grande Ilond Gives Advance.
DENVKR. Jan. 31. The Denver & IUo
Grande Railroad has voluntarily Increased
the wages of all of Its machinists, boiler
makers, blacksmiths, tin workers. Inspec
tors, car repairers and their helpers 24
to S per cent. The new schedule will go
Into effjet tomorrow. The grievance com
mittee of the firemen and engineers of
the Denver & Rio Grande Is In session In
this city, end it Is reported that the fire
men, engineers, conductors and trainmen
ctand out for a 20 per cent Increase in
wages, which has been refused. It is said,
by General Manager Russell Harding.
Rock Itlnnd Operator Organize.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Jan. 3L The Rock
Island operators are rapidly organizing
as membera of the Order of Railway Tele-
cranhcrs. and the next step will be a re
quest for an pdvance in wages. An of
ficial of the union Is working all along
the line, and It Is expected the demand
for more wages will be made at once.
Canada Northern Buys a Line.
MONTREAL-. Jan. 31. The Canada
Northern Railway has acquired the Great
Northern Railway of Canada, which Is
about 232 miles In length and gives the
Canada Northern an Eastern outlet.
Iteculnr X. P. Dividend.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31. The directors of
tho Northern Pacific Railroad have de
clared the regular quarterly dividend of
114 per cent, and extra dividend of H per
cent.
TROLLEY CARS MOBBED.
Waterbnry Shovrs Sympathy With
Strikers by Smashing; Windows.
WATERBURY. Conn.. Jan. 31. The
trolley strike in this city tonight reached
the proportions of a general riot. Every
car sent out from the barns was greeted
with a volley of stones at various points.
and no car escaped without broken win
dows. Thousands of people filled the
streets, and the police wero powerless
to control the mob, anil wero at length
forced to request the Connecticut Rail
way & Lighting Company officials to call
in the cars. The request was complied
with, and the laFt car pulled Into the barn
at 11:15, escorted by the police. One mo
torman was severely injured by a stone.
OPERATORS REFUSE ADVANCE.
They Quote Mitchell's Testimony Be
fore Strike Commission.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 31. At the
open session of the .miners' and operators'
Joint wage conference today, tho scale
commltteo reported the selection of W. H.
Hasklns, of Ohio, as chairman, and S. C.
Scrlggs, of Chicago, secretary- The re
port showed that on the preliminary vote
in executive session yesterday the oper
ators voted unanimously not to grant the
Increase In wages or changes in standards
of mining that were demanded by the
miners. All demands adopted by the min
ers were voted on separately.
Several operators addressed the confer
ence, giving reasons why the Increase de
manded should not be granted. Testimony
given beroro the strike commission was
quoted by the speakers to show that the
conditions in the bituminous fields wero
better than those that existed In the an
thracite field. President Mitchell's testi
mony was repeated as proof of this argu
ment. Mr. Mitchell replied that, while he had
said that the bituminous miners were
faring better than the anthracite men, his
testimony could not be made to apply gen
erally, nor could it be shown that the
average pay per capita was much better
than that In the hard coal mines.
Frelirhtliaadlers Union.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 31. The organiza
tion of the International Association of
Interior Freighthandlers and Freight
housemen, with Jurisdiction over all locals
in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
and a membership of 150,000, is practically
complete. Lawrence J. Cumin, of Chi
cago, Is president, and M. J. Donnelly,
Chicago, secretary and treasurer.
Can't Keep a. President.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 3L Charles E. Voltlo
has tendered his resignation as president
of the American Flint Glass Workers'
Union, to take effect March 16. He Is the
third president of the organization to re
sign within three years. The National of
ficials say the resignations are due to In
ternal dissensions.
HAS FLED TO JAPAN.
Manila Official Who Is Short f-SOOO Is
II I diner.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Information
has reached the War Department that
William A. "Wilson, disbursing officer of
the Bureau of Coast Guard and Trans
portation, has been traced to Japan, and
Is now supposed to be in hiding in the In
terior of that country.
Wilson disappeared from Manila about
the 1st of January last, and an examina
tion of his accounts Is said to show a
discrepancy of about SSOOO.
Filipino Labor Leader Pardoned.
MANILA, Jan. 3L Governor Taft has
pardoned Isabele de Los Reyes, the Fili
pino labor leader, convicted under the
Spanish law forbidding combinations to
enhance the price of labor, conspiracy and
threats of violence. The Governor took
the ground that the law Is un-American.
Relief for the Impoverished.
MANILA. Jan. 21. The Philippine Gov
ernment has extended the time for the
payment of the land tax and has remit
ted the penalties for failure to pay In sev
eral Impoverished provinces.
Hostile Snltan Is Dead.
MANILA. Jan. SL The Sultan of Ma
rlu Is dead of cholera. He resisted the
entry of the American troops Into Lauao
and was defeated at Maclu.
EXPOSITION AT OSAKA.
Government Receives Notice
of
Japan's Coming Display.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Information
has been received hero that the fifth of
the series of national Industrial exhi
bitions given by the Japanese will be held
this year In Osaka, a city of 300,000 people.
from March 1 to July 31. There will be
Installed In a dozen or more buildings the
largest collection of exhibits ever s-hown
In Japan. The floor surface thus occu
pied will b twice that employed at the
last exhibition held seven years ago at
Kioto.
In addition to native products there will
be exhibits from China and also from
Europe and America. A number of re
ligious festivals will take place In Osaka
during the Spring, bringing together many
thousands of priests from from all parts
of tho empire.
Several American firms have manifested
their Intention to be represented bv ex.
hlbits in the pavilion erected for foreign
exniDits.
Peters Is Deputy Attorney-General.
HONOLULU. Jan. 3L (Via Pacific
Cable.) E. C Peters has been appointed
Deputy .Attorney-General for the Terri
tory of Hawaii. He Is well known in
California, having been a student at tho
State University "and studied law at the
Hastings Law College and at Stanford
university.
HERMANN STEPS DOWN
SAYS GOOD-BYE TO OFFICE HE nAS
HELD SIX YEARS.
"Will Look Over Situation nt Home
Before Deciding to Itnn for
Senntor or Representative.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 3L At o'clock this after
noon BInger Hermann ceased to be Com
missioner of the General Land Ofilce. His
last day in office was spent In saying
farewell to his bureau chiefs and clerks,
as well as to numerous personal friends
and attorneys who called. No ceremony
whatever attended his severance of his
connection with the office he has held for
nearly six years.
Mr. Hermann left for Oregon this even
ing. He had nothing tq eay concerning
his" plans, beyond announcing his Inten
tion to resume his law practice at Rose
burg. Asked if he would not enter the
Senatorial race or become a candidate for
Representative from the First District,
he said he had not considered either mat
ter sufficiently to announce a decision, but
would first look over the local situation
on hi return. Mr. Hermann's family is
not returning with him. but remains at
the family residence here.
The new Commissioner, Governor Rich
ards, will take the oath next Monday, and
at once assume full control of the Gen
eral Land Ofilce.
Commissioner Hermann's last decision
today held that a hearing would bo neces
sary to determine the question of owner
ship and good faith Involved in the entry
of Abraham Bentry. whose assignee, John
D. Edwards, claims lands on Tillamook
Bay which are adversely claimed by
Samuel Elmore and George B. McLcod.
Elmore owns the abutting lands. It Is al
leged that the prior entryman had full
knowledge of the possession of the lands
by the other parties when he entered, and
knew that they had used tho same for 20
years under the belief that the lands
formed a part of the tide lots owned by
them. The hearings will be held in the
Oregon City Land Ofilce.
COMBINE AGAINST TRUST
Independent Cuban Clear Manufac
turers Sign An Agreement.
HAVANA, Jan. 3L Six of the principal
Independent cigar factories have now en
tered Into an agreement not to cell their
brands or plants to anybody for 10 years,
under a penalty of a $200,000 fine. Two
other firms among the largest Independent
concerns have not signed, owing to the
fact that under the wills of their founders
they are not permitted to transfer their
business except to the owner's legal heir.
Tho large Independent firms number a
dozen, and there are a score or so of
smaller fines. There have been no definite
results yjet from the conference of Ameri
can retailers and others with the Inde
pendents with referer.co to the American
trado.
American tobacco and cigar Importers
who aro hero encouraging relations in op
position to the trust, regard the agree
ment Into which the Independent manu
facturers are entering as sufficient guar
antee of their remaining independent.
They say that. If they 'were convinced
that the Independents would furnish the
goods demanded In the United States, no
further assurances would be needed. The
conferences with regard to these details
are being continued.
CLAIMS AGAINST SAX DOMIXIGO.
Powell Demands Payment of One,
"Will Arbitrate Another.
SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. SL the Domin
ican clvcrnment has Informed United
States Minister Powell that It cannot
agreo to his request mado In the name
of the United States Governemcnt In the
matter of the Clyde Llnejif steamers, and,
If this company feels aggrieved at the
action of the government, it should seek
redress before a tribunal of the Dominican
republic and not appeal to the United
States.
To this communication Minister Powell
mado a etrongly worded reply In which he
Informed the Dominican government that
the pending case must be settled by the
government and not through the courts.
Mr. Powell and a representative of tho
Dominican government today signed a
protocol providing that the matter of the
disputed claims of the Santo Domingo
Improvement Company of New York bo
.referred to International arbitration and
that the Dominican government will pay
the Improvement Company H.500,000 for all
its rights and franchises. The proposition
of arbitration recently was presented to
the Dominican government by Mr. Powell
and accepted by It,
The arbitrators, of whom there are
three, will meet In Washington. One ar
bitrator is to bo aelcted by the Dominican
government from the Justices of the
United States Supreme Court or the
Judges of the Circuit Court of the United
States.
MEXICO STARTED MOVEMENT.
Hovr Joint Appeal on Sliver Question
"Was Brought About.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 3L The news from
Washington -regarding the Joint endeavor
of Mexico and China to accomplish some
thing tor tne improvement In value of ell
vcr. excites the liveliest Interest in busi
ness and financial circles here. Tho ac
tion was primarily taken by Finance Min
ister Limantour, wty sent a committee
to Washington with instructions to ap
proach the United States Government and
to secure. If possible, the co-operation of
China. The Chinese Charge d Affaires was
not able to take immediate action, and
as the sessions of 'the American Congress
wero approaching their close the Mexi
can note was presented alone. However.
tho Chinese Chargo d' Affaires telegraphed
tho text of the Mexican note verbatim to
his government, and five days later re
ceived Instructions to co-operate with
Mexico. Thus the entire Initiative came
from Mexico's Finance Minister, and his
action here is regarded as a master stroke,
and much satisfaction la felt at the ener.
getlc efforts to terminate the difficult sit
uation.
Xevr Railroad In Cuba Finished.
HAVANA. Jan. 3L Sir William. Van
Home and his party returned to Havana
this evening after a week's trip over the
new railway, during which Santiago was
visited. -Questioned concerning his Jour
ney, Sir "William said ho had found the
people of tho Interior to be progressive
and that ho considered their prospects
good. There has been much Inquiry for
land from the United States. Through
trains to Santiago will be operated on tho
line next March.
Strikers Must Stand Trial.
HAVANA. Jan. SL After a debate last
lng four days, the Senate has rejected
the House bill granting amnesty to all
persons who were held for trill at the
time of the strike last November. Four-
teen persons. Including the Mayor, will
have to stand trial.
Mexico Wants Chinese Labor.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3L There is a
strong curent of feeling here favoring the
encouraging of Chinese immigration on
a large ocale and securing an outlet In
this way for a considerable share of Mex
ico s silver output.
Progress of the Plnene.
MAZATLAN. Mexico. Jan. SL There
were eight deaths from the plague today,
There are 44 patients In the lazaretto. The
number of bouses burned to date is 373.
The owners have been indemnified In cash.
Brazil Sends Army to Acre.
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 3LGeneral I ta
pe runa. has left here for the Province of
Matto Groreo, the scene of the Acre dif-
ncuity between Brazil and Bolivia. He is
taking -with him artillery, radd-fire cuns
and ammunition, and Is accompanied by
uencrai caesar Samplo. General Samplo
will command tho Brazilian division on
tho Matto Grosso-Bollvlan frontier.
Dins Welcomes the Boers.
MEXICO rrrrv .ton t PmMi.nt t-i.
received the Boer Generals cordially. He
told them that Mexico would welcome the
Boer colonists.
CHIEF NAVAL ENGINEER.
Denth of Cc.onel Jones, Father of
Modern Naval Kniclnecrlnir.
PITTSBURG. Jan. 31. Colnnrl TVivld
Phillips Jones, chief engineer of thn Unit
ed States Navy, retired, died at his apart
ment here last night.
colonel Jones was .nromlnentlv Imnwn
throughout the United States as the father
o: modern engineering in the Navy, which
distinction was earned for his establish
ment of the engineering department of
mo rtavai Academy. After the course
was opened he became one of the pro-
iessors, ana was one of the most suc
cessful and noDUlar men ever at the
Naval SchooL During the Spanish-Ameri
can ar colonel Jones was ordered to
Pittsburg as chief Inspector of steel for
tho Pittsburg district, and on the conclu
sion of the war he opened an office in
Pittsburg as d consulting engineer.
Charles P. Swlecrt Is No More.
CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-Charles P. Swigert.
for eight years State Auditor of Illinois,
and for the last three years custodian of
Memorial Hall. Public Library Building,
is dead of appendicitis. Mr. Swlgert was
born November 27, 1S43, In Baden-Baden,
Germany. At the outbreak of tho Civil
War he enlisted with the Forty-second
Illinois infantry. He was one of the 20
men who ran the blockade at Island No.
10 In the gunboat Carondelet and landed
at New Madrid. In the -battle of Farm
ington his right arm was shot off.
Prominent- Democrat Dead.
ST. CLAIR. Mich.. Jan. SL-Hon. J. R.
Whiting, ex-member of Congress, and
prominent In state Democratic politics.
died at his homo hero today, after an Ill
ness of over a week. Mr. Whiting, during
President Cleveland's second term, was a
member of the House committee on ways
end means, and had much to do with
framing the Wilson tariff bill. He left
a wife and eight children.
Charles Ward, Famous Oarsman.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3L Charles Ward
died today at Rockaway Beach. L. I.,
where ho lived. He was one of the fa
mous Ward brothers who In tho '70a were
world's champion oarsmen. He was born
In Newburgh, N. Y. In 1S71 tho Ward
brothers defeated crews of nil nations on
Saratoga Lake and won the four-oared
championship.
Lending Financier Dead.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. SL Anthony J.
Antelo, a leading financier and a man of
great wealth, died of pneumonia last
night, aged 8S years. He was a director
of the Reading Company and of the Phila
delphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company.
and was also connected with a number of
local financial institutions.
COALMEN WERE FOOLED.
Expected Cold Weather In January
and Planned n Cinch.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3L-Retall coal deal
ers have decided to sell coal to consum
ers at $7 50 a ton. beginning Monday next.
They say there rs now plenty of coal In
the city, and that 60,000 tons are arriving
at tidewater every day. Tho Independents
expected mat New York would have Be
vere weather In January, and hal -cored
over 300.000 tons along the rallroatV in or
der to make coal scarce in the (If.: The
mna weather spoiled their plans, and they
are now releasing the coal.
CHICAGO BEGINS SELLING COAL.
Demand From Poor so Great Sales
Are Restricted.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3L The distribution of
bituminous coal at cost price by the city
was Inaugurated today. Hundreds of per
sons, mainly women, gathered at the city
collector's office, and at the various points
of distribution throughout the city, and it
was demonstrated early In the day that
the estimate of 150 tons a day would prove
Inadequate to meet the demand. A hur
ried consultation resulted In the restrict
ing of tte amount sold to each person to
one-half ton. Instead of one ton, as orlgi
nally planned. It is estimated that. 1200
tons will be required to. meet tho de
mands of the first day s applicants.
A schedule of prices, varying accord
ing to the cost of delivering the fuel to
the distributing points, was fixed, rang
ing from 12 20 to $2 33 per half ton.
'It will be impossible to meet the de
mand fully," said Commissioner of Pub
lic Works Blocki, who is In charge of tho
municipal coal yard, "but wo hope to be
able to secure a large enough dally sup
ply to prevent suffering from absolute
want of coal. We shall have at least 300
tons a day to sell, and doubtless could
get an adequate supply If the railroads
could deliver It to us."
Reading's Great Output of Coal.
READING. Pa.. Jan. 3L Tho Reading
Railway Company, during tho month of
January, brought down its main lino to
tidewater nearly 1.100,000 tons of anthra-
clto ccal. During the past week the com
pany brought down over 273.0C0 tons. The
shipment of coal during the past month
has been the heaviest in the history of
the Reading Company.
Trial of Coal -Combine Set.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3L Members of tho
Bogle-Indiana coal combine as individuals
and the nine corporations indicted with
them by tho special grand Jury will be
placed on trial hero on February 23. This
arrangement was entered Into today by
attorneys for tho coalmen and States At
torney Dlneen.
STAVE OFF PAYMENT.
Aetna Company Doesn't Want to Pay
Franchise Tax In Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Jan. SI. Circuit
Judgo Cantrill today entered Judgment In
tho casta of the Aetna Life Insurance
Company and 20 o.i against the State
Board of Valuation and Assessment to re
strain that body from assessing them for
the payment of a franchise tax. If Judge
Cantrill is not upheld by the Court of
Appeals, about 1500,000 in taxm will be
collected from the companies for the years
the franchise law has been on the statute
books.
Galaxy of Democratic Stars.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 31. A letter was
received tonight from William J. Bryan
stating that he would attend the barbe
cue to be given here on the evening of
February 21, under the auspices of th(
Jefferson-Jackson-Llncoln League. Others
who have accpted Invitations to speak
are: W. R. Hearst, of New York; Mayor
Johnson, of Cleveland, and Clarence Dar
row, of Chicago.
Dislocated Her Shoulder.
Mrs. Johanna Soderholm. of Fergus
Falls. Minn., fell and dislocated her shoul
der. She bad a surgeon get it back in
place as soon as possible, but It was quite
sore and pained her very much. . Her son
mentioned that he had seen Chamberlain's
Pain Balm advertised for sprains and sore
ness and she asked him to buy her a
bott'o of it, which he did. It quickly re
lieved her and enabled her to sleep, which
she had not done for several days. The
son was so much pleased with the relief
It gave his mother that he has since
recommended It to many others. For sale
by all dniggUts.
Woodard,CIarke&Co.
Largest Retail and Wholesale Drug
THEY CAN GO RIGHT ON
(Continued from First Pate.)
capacity, as such legislation must bo con
sidered by unanimous consent or be at
tached to an appropriation bill, neither
plan being possible of accomplishment tbia
session.
He, however, took the matter up direct
with the State Department, and was given
to understand that if the Portland officials
can satisfy the department that the pro
posed exposition Is to be National in
scope, our Consuls in the Orient can no
doubt be authorized to exert the same
lnfluenco in behalf of Portland as has
been done for the St. Louts exposition
without an act of Congress. Mr. Moody
telegraphed these facta to President Cor
bett today, and as soon as he secures tho
necessary showing will renew his efforts
to secure the desired order to Consuls
for their participation In the solicitation
of exhibits from Oriental governments.
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.
Eastern Press Condemns Alaska
Treaty and Wants Explanation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. SL The Eastern press does
not take kindly to the pending Hay-Hcr.
bcrt treaty, intended to provide for fur
ther useless negotiations over the Alaskan
boundary, but is repeatedly clamoring for
a Congressional Investigation to ascertain
why our Btato Department, at the timo
the modus vlvendl was signed, should
have given recognition to the claim of
Canada, when all facts and records clearly
Indicated that the true boundary line was
as fixed by the original Anglo-Russian
treaty.
The press generally takes the position
that the boundary question was satisfac
torily tsettled prior to the modus vlvendl,
and that there was no Justification what
ever for the State Department consenting
to negotiations over a question not In dis
pute. Many of tho papers go eo far as to
declaro that the new treaty should be
totally Ignored, and that Congress should
demand an immediate explanation from
the State Department of Its past course.
BAD XEWS FOR HAXXA.
Indorsed for President by Champion
of Lily Whites.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 31. The chairman of the Re
publican campaign committee of Alabama
Is out with an Interview Indorsing Hanna
for President In ISM and bitterly denounc
ing Roosevelt for his recognition of the
negro element In the South. He charges
that Roosevelt has gone out of his way
to Interfere with the plans being perfected
by the Lily Whites, and, in so doing, has
injured the Republican causo In tho
South.
Indorsements of this sort are the worst
that could happen to Hanna, as it shows
his greatest strength to be in that sec
tion, which has the smallest Republican
voting strength. It Is the same thing that
operated to a degree against Harrison.
MITCHELL IS RECOVERING.
Suffering From Too Close Confine
ment to Business.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 31. Senator Mitchell Is slow
ly recovering from a very severe attack of
stomach and bowel trouble, having been
confined to his bed since January 20. He
la now able to be about his room, and
expects to resume his seat In the Senate
by Tuesday or Wednesday. Although his
condition was very serious at one tlmo
last week, there was no occasion for
alarm. His recovery would no doubt have
been mora speedy had his general con
dition not been weakened as the result of
too close confinement to work since his
arrival In Washington last November.
Xcit Members of Socialist Committee
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 31. The new quorum
was appointed by the National commit
tee of the Socialist party today to succeed
the committeemen ousted from office yes
terday on charges of disloyalty to the
party. Tho new committeemen are: S.
R. Lovltt, Aberdeen. S. D.; Ernest Unter
mann. Glrard, Kan.; John M. Work, Des
Moines. la.; John H. Sterner, Kansas City,
and J. P. Rowe. Omaha. The new quorum
Catarrh
Is a constitutional disease.
It originates In a scrofulous condition ot
the blood and depends on that condition.
It often causes headache and dizziness,
Impairs the taste, smell and hearing, af
fects the vocal organs, disturbs the stomach.
It Is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-puTlIylng, alterative
end tonic action of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
This great medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cares ot all diseases depending
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit.
Hood's Fills are too beit cathartic
For tKe convenience and ad
vantage of tKose who desire
tKe benefit of our Great Janu
ary Sale and wish to Have their
purchases charged on Febru
ary account, we extend the sale
to include MONDAY and
TUESDAY, February 2 and 3
will be Installed in ofilce Monday. Mem
bers of the quorum removed yesterday
were not present at the meetings today-
NOME BECOMES SUBPORT
Vessels Can Clear Direct, hut Ship
pins; Companies Enter Protest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SL The Secretary
of the Treasury Issued an order making
Nome, Alaska, a subport of entry.
This action was taken after a thorough
Investigation of the whole subject of of
ficials In Alaska, and It Is expected that
It will add very materially to the pros
perity of Nome and the whole territory.
At present all vessels going to Nome are
necessarily subject to many inconveni
ences and delays. Under tho new arrange
ment vessels will enter and clear and du
ties will be paid at Nome the same as at
all other ports of. entry.
During the last Summer 73 vessels ar
rived at Nomo from the United State's,
taking 4500 passengers, 13,631 tons of gen
eral merchandise, 17,000 tons ot coal. L710,
241 feet of lumber and 1330 head of live
stock, all for local consumption. During
the same time 4600 passengers sailed for
the United States. The production ot gold
last season was about $5,000,000. "
SHIPOWNERS rnOTEST.
They Fear that Canada Will Absorb
Much Business.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. SL A number of American
transportation lines today -protested
against making Nome a subport, as they
believe a largo part of the merchandise
shipped from the United States to Noma
will now be carried In foreign bottoms,
going first by rail out of the United States
to a port on the British Columbia coast
and thence to Nome.
Nomo Is made a subport of Sitka on rec
ommendation ot Collector Jarvls, who,
while realizing the disadvantages, believes
they are more than offset by tho good that
will accrue.
JADE STONE IN OREGON.
Sample Found In Josephine Connty
Only Specimen in America.
GRANT'S PASS, Or.. Jap. 3L (Special.)
A Very Important mineral discovery has
Just been made In tho Althouse district of
Southern Josephine County, consisting In
the finding in considerable quantity of tho
sacred and raro stono jade. Several min
ers came into Grant's Pass yesterday
from the Althouse district, bringing sam
ples of the stone with them. These sam
ples were positively Identified as Jade by
United States Mineral Surveyor H. C. Per
kins, of this city. The discovery is of
great geological importance from the fact
that Jade has never before been found in
any place In any of the mineral districts
of the North American Continent. The
miners who havo come In from tho sceno
of the discovery report that many large
pieces of float Jade of beautiful
color and fine texture havo been and are
being found, both on Althouse and Indian
Creeks.
Jado is the sacred stone of the Chinese,
and Is used by them In making bracelets,
rings, vases, etc. It Is a tough, compact
stone. Its color varies from an almost
pure white to a dark or palo green. Jade
was one of the first materials used In tho
making of weapons and utensils during
prehistoric times. There Is a coarser or
more common variety of the stone known
as Jadiete that was used in making axes
and weapons. The Jade was and is highly
prized by tho people of the Orient for or
namental purposes and carvings. The
Chinese name for it Is "yu-shlb." which
means "Jade stone."
For ages past the main and principal
supply of Jado has come from tho Kara
ICash Valley of Eastern Turkestan. It 13
nlso found to some extent in New Zealand,
the Islands of tho Pacific and South
America, but thl3 is the first time that it
has ever been found on the North Amer
ican Continent. This discovery In South
ern Josephine will be thoroughly Investi
gated by interested parties. It Is of espe
cial Interest to, the geological world.
GREW RICH AFTER DEATH
Daly DlcR Bankrupt, lint His Estate
Has Made Money.
NEW YORK. Jan. SL The appraisal of
the estate of the late Augustin Daly,
which was filed today, shows that after
the payments of hl3 debts and liabilities
there Is a dtficlency of $2F,450. The gross
personal estate is valued at J332.9S0. The
total liabilities are 1061.416.
Judge Jose Daly, who is one of the
executors of the estate, said tonight:
"Tho report ot the appraisers refers
only to conditions existing at the tlmo of
my brother's death. It is true ho died
owing many thousands of dollars in excess
of bis assets. True It Is that the generous
bequpsts provided for In his will could
not have been carried into effect at tho
time of his death. He evidently did not
realize his financial weakness.
"But I am pleased to be able to state
that the estate ha3 developed splendidly
under the management of the executors.
Some of the great Daly successes have
been scored since my brother's death. As
a gratifying result wo shall be ablo to
pay every bequest and do handsomely to
my brother's widow, tho residuary lega
tee." Cnre for Stnte Consumptives.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 31. The Stato
Commission appointed by the Governor to
Store in America
report on tho advisability of state caro
and treatment for persons afflicted with
tuberculosis, decided unanimously to rec
ommend the establishing by the state of
a tuberculosis sanitarium. The report of
the Commission will be transmitted to tho
next General Assembly.
TRY NEW SEED POTATOES
Government Experiment Stations
Follow Practical Suggestions.
CORBETT. Or., Jan. 30. (To tho Edl
tortor.) Government experimental sta
tions have tested the following question;
also tho ono ofj cooking food for live
stock, since you presume to teach:
Oregon potato-growers should taka warnins
from tho friendly voice of & California buyer,
and the poor quality ot much of the last year's
potato crop and "change their seed." It U
useless to exrect to keep up the quality of Ore
gon potatoes when the tubers are planted year
after year In the soma ground In which they
grew. Swapping seed potatoes in a neighborly
way would be ot soma benefit to the crop, but
It would be better still to buy potatoes for
planting in an outsldo market.
Will you kindly ask for the results of
.these, experiments and report to your
many readers?
STLVESER E. EVANS.
Try Bottom Land Seed.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wash.. Jan. 23.
(To the Editor.) The question of improv
ing the quality of our potato crop Is one
that should bo given more than passing
nn.u T .1 . 1 ...
"www. x uu uui. jiuvvHver, agree nua
tho California buyer or yourself that It is
necessary to go to an outside market for
our seed to do this. Perhaps climatic
conditions may havo a bearing upon tho
subject, but the chief requisite Is to pro
cure seed grown on an entirely different
soil from that on which it Is to be planted.
These conditions we havo within the
reach ot nearly every grower.
Tho most successful results that can
be obtained from change of seed, can bo
had by procuring seed grown on bottom
land (overflowed land preferred) for plant
ing on upland and vice versa.
But here another featuro enters into
the question. It is a law of nature that
"like begets like." Consequently If In
changing seed tho grower does not pro
cure good stock, he wilt not profit by
the change. The careful selection of
seed is of much more Importance than
changing the same. Both aro necessary
for tho best results.
This is a practical question and ono
that all Granges should discuss.
J. O. WING.
Inqncnt on Arlsnnd Wreck.
TUCSON, Ariz.. Jan. SL The two Juries.
I that of Coroner Rltchlo and Coroner Cul
t ver. wero In session all day investigating
! the cau3C3 ot the Esmond wreck of last
Wednesday on th Southern Pacific Noth
ing material was brought out by these in
vestigations, and both juries adjourned
until next week.
Hotel Bnrnlnn; nt Syracuse.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Feb. L The Mowry
was discovered to be on fire shortly be
fore 1 o'clock this morning. Eighty guests
were obliged to make a hasty escapo
through the smoke-filled halls. Ail got
out In safety. The Mowry Is a largo six
story family hotel. The damage cannot
bo estimated at present.
TOO GREAT EXPENSE
Jiot the Benson.
It Is not because the Pyramid Pile Cure
is bo expensive that many people decline
to give It a trial, but because they find It
too great a tax on their credulity to be
lieve that the published letters bearing
testimony to the merit of this remedy ara
genuine and bona fide; especially to thosa
who havo realized tho suffering incident
to piles is it Incredible thit any one who
has been afflicted 25 and 30 years with
the worst forms of protruding and bleed
ing piles should be cured by the applica
tion of a simple remedy, when their
physician has assured them that the only
relief la in a surgical operation?
This Is rightfully viewed with dreid by
all those afflicted, as It mean3 at tha
least a great shock to the nervous sys
tem, with more than a possibility of ut
ter collapse and death; In the majority of
cases, too, there Is a return of the com
plaint, owing to the fact that the causa
is not removed.
The proprietors of the Pyramid Plla
Cure agreo to "forfeit one thousand dol
lars to any one who wlI show a single
published testimonial to be not genulna
and unsolicited; this latter feature Is
most gratifying. Inasmuch as these let
ters are written solely out of gratitude,
and with the hope that those who aro
afflicted as the writers have been may
learn that relief Is at hand, at a com
ptratlvely trifling expense. Pyramid Pile
Cure Is for sale by druggists at fifty
cents a package, or will be mailed by
the makers to any address upon receipt
of price.
Mr. William Llcntenwalter. head of the
largest printing house In Canton, O.,
says: "It is with the utmost pleasure
and satisfaction that 'I can say I bellevo
I am cured of protruding and bleeding
piles, after suffering moro than1 23 years.
I have been In bed for two weeks at a
time. I have not suffered In the least
for over a year, and I used only threa
fifty-cent boxes of Pyramid Pile Cure.
"I advise every person suffering with
tnls distressing and painful complaint to
give this remedy a trial. I have every
confidence In It." Write the Pyramid
Drug Co.. .Marshall, Mich., for their book
on the causes and euro of piles.