The Sunday Oregonian., February 01, 1903, Page 3, Image 3

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY I; 190S.
FORESAW HIS GREATNESS
XOS STERXDEUG PREDICTED
ROOSEVELT'S CAREER.
Tells How He Commented on. the
Several Steps to the White Home
Change of Ten. Yean.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3L Baron Speck
von Sternberg, the special representative
of Germany In the Venezuelan negotia
tions, who arrived In Washington last
night, was presented to President Roose
velt by Secretary Hay today. The call was
formal, the Baron desiring to present his
credentials as Special Minister from Ger
many to this country before taking charge
of the Embossr's affairs In the absence of
Ambassador von Hollebcn.
The exchanges were verbal, tho Presi
dent for this occasion waiving the usual
preparatory ceremonies. Baron von Stern
berg conflntd himself to an expression of
the Emperor's friendly feeling for tho
United States and his own gratification
at being able to return to America in this
capacity. The President responded In o
felicitous vein. Incidentally expressing the
hope that the Baron's coming would re
sult In tho settlement of all pending ques
tions, this being an Indirect reference to
the Venezuelan issue. Beyond this the
question was not discussed. The Baron
called upon - tlstcr Bowcn this after
noon.
To a representative of the Associated
Press Baron von Sternberg expressed the
gratification he felt at returning to the
United States.
"I appreciate the kindness with which
the announcement of my coming has been
received," he said. "It has all been very
sudden. I had merely gone to Berlin for
a e hort tune on my way back to Calcutta,
when orders came to return to washing'
ton as quickly as possible, and assume
charge of the Embassy In the absence of
the Ambassador.
"As I return to America as a Minister
Plenipotentiary from my government, I
am reminded of the changes that have
taken place since I was here, more than
10 years ago as a military attache. Then
your President was a Civil Service Com
missioner. I do not pose as a prophet.
but when I first met Mr. Roosevelt 1 was
deeply impressed with his undying energy
and essential sincerity of purpose. It was
this combination which convinced me that
some day I should see him at the head of
this great Nation.
"When I said good-bye to him upon my
departure from Washington the first time
I added: 'When I again congratulate you.
Mr. Roosevelt, you will be one step nearer
tho White House ' On hearing of his ap
pointment as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. I wrote him: Permit me to con
gratulate you on this second step nearer
the Presidency.' and when be was elected
Governor of New York, I wrote him: "The
next time I offer you my congratulations
It will be addressed to President ' Roose
velt.'
"I knew he would be President, because
I knew the stuff he was made of. To
me, and tho same opinion prevails In Eu
rope, your President Is the personification
of what is good and healthy and great in
America.
"You appreciate the fact that I cannot
as yet talk of the primary object of my
mission the conduct of the Venezuelan
negotiations. I shall gather up the
threads and proceed at once In my en
deavors to effect a settlement. I want
the American people to know Germany Is
as anxious for an early conclusion of this
'question as any of tho negotiators.
"I nm glad to see the point made that
the Monroe Doctrine is not in any way in
volved In the Venezuelan situation."
BRIGANDS RULE CAUCASUS.
Garrisoned Towns raj- Tribute and
Trains Are Ileld Up. i
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ZL Brigands
nave been terrorizing the Caucasus re
cently, levying tribute on towns and
holding up trains to an extent hitherto
unknown. Even garrisoned towns have
been frightened Into paying regular trib
ute. In return for which the bandits not
only refrain from plundering, but protect
the towns from other marauders.
The attempts of the troops to cope with
the situation have been generally foiled,
owing to the complicity of the Inhabi
tants, who are fearful of brigands' veng
eance and therefore warn and shelter the
latter. Stations and trains on the Vlady
Kay Mas Railroad have frequently been
attacked.
TORPEDO-BOAT CRUSHED.
British. Cruiser Runs It Down Thir
teen LlTes Lost.
CORFU, Island of Corfu, Jan. 3L The
British cruiser Pioneer ran into a torpedo
boat destroyer near the channel of Corfu
today, and 13 persons are believed to have
been drowned.-
Tho torpedo-boat destroyer was the Or
well. She was cut through at the con-ning-tower
during night naval operations,
and her forepart sank in deep water, tak
ing down 15 men. Only two bodies have
been recovered. The after part of the Or
well has been towed here.
FLOODS IX SCOTLAND.
Melted Snow Swells Rivers
Drowns Cattle and Deer,
and
LONDON. Jan. 3L The melting of the
enow has caused extensive floods and se
rious damage in Scotland. The River
Tay has overflowed In Perthshire, and
many carcasses of deer, cattle and some
sheep and quantities of household furni
ture are unloaded in the streets or Perth.
In Inverness the River Nesa has over
flowed, and railroad bridges have been
damaged. The River Dee has flooded part
of Balmoral, and has elsewhere caused
great destruction.
PRETENDER IS RETREATING.
Hostile Armies In Morocco SHU
Avoid Fighting.
TANGIER, Jan. 3L The information
was received by courier from Fez to
day that tho pretender to tho throne had
retreated a distance of eight miles to his
former position. There has been no en
gagement between the Imperial troops and
the soldiers oi the pretender.
Several Villages in the Hylana region
have been burned and the Inhabitants, cap
tured. The feeling at Fez is hopeful.
Souia Plays Before the KIdr,
LONDON, Jan. 3L Sousa's band played
at Windsor castle this evening by com
roand of the King. The concert took place
in the Waterloo Chamber, In the pres
ence of the royal family and a large house
party, including Henry White, the United
States Charge ctaii aires, ana airs. White.
The programme. In accordance with the
King's wish, was composed entirely of
American music The soloists were Maud
Powell. Dstelle Liebling and Arthur Pryor.
King Edward received Bandmaster Soiisa
In the most pleasant manner, and ex
pressed his appreciation of the "Imperial
Edward Marcn."
To Promote Trade With Germany.
BERLIN, Jan. SL The American Cham
tier of Commerce, formed here Thursday,
has among Its' objects the establlhhment o
courts of arbitration for adjusting dis
agreements between German and Ameri
can firms and the supplying to boards of
trade and Individuals In both countries of
accurate Information on business and tar
iff subjects. It is Intended to have the
best relations with the German Chamber
of Commerce and government. A num
ber of German, business and financial
leaders will be invited to become hon
orary members of the American chamber.
Seconds Prevent a. Duel.
PARIS, Jah. 3L There are prospects of
a duel growing out of a lively debate In
the Chamber of Deputies over a proposal
to pension the widow of a man named
Gobllot. who -committed suicide because he
was falsely accused of murder. During
the debate M. Ferrete. Nationalist Repub
Ucan, said that a statement by ex-MIn-
lster Polncare, of the same party, was
false. Thereupon M. Polncare named his
seconds, who later met the seconds ap
pointed by M. Ferrete. They decided, how
ever, that there was no cause for a duel.
IlrltUli Warships Burn Oil.
LONDON, Jan. 3L Exceptional Interest
Is attached to the departure of the chan
nel squadron from Portsmouth today on
a prolonged cruise. For the' first time
British battleships have been fitted to con
sume oil as fuel. These experiments have
eo far been confined to small war vessels.
but now both the Hannibal and Mars will
upc petroleum instead of coal, while the
cruisers Duke of Edlnburg and Black
Prince are similarly equipped. The oil Is
carried In tanks stowed In the double
bottoms of the ships.
Chinese Reformers' Arms Token.
CANTON, Jan. a. The Chinese authori
ties have captured arms, ammunition and
commissary stores collected for the "re
formers." Foreign marines are patrollng
the Shamlcn suburb of Canton, and gun
boats are held In readiness at Hong Kong
to sail tor this port If their services are
required.
Censor Forlilds BIMIral Tiny.
BERLIN. Jan. 31. Theatrical circles
here are excited by the action of the pub
lic censor in Berlin In forbidding the pro
duction of Paul Peyse'a "Mary Magda
lena" upon tho ground that It Is founded
on a biblical subject. At a meetlnc of unl
verslty professors held at Kiel Indignation
at tne censors action was expressed.
White nnrt allies at Windsor Castle
LONDON. Jan. SL Henry White, the
United States Charge d'Affalres. and Mrs.
White went to Windsor today to Bpend
tho week end with King Edward. Lieutenant-General
Mllpe will rm tn iM.ian
tomorrow, and will dine and sleep- at the
casus Dy the ivlng-s special desire.
Child Labor Law Passed.
BERLIN. Jan. 3L The Reichstag today
imss-cu me secona reading oi the bill pro
tecting child labor In factories and shops,
and nmMhIMni- th. amnlnvn.. A -v.il
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dren under 12 years of ago in some
urancnes oi industry, and under 13 years In
Strikers Loot the Stores.
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 31. The sup.
Ply of provisions havlnir f.illpri at rt-..D
near Tarragona, where a general strike
is In progress, the strikers have looted a
number of shops, most of which are now
ciuBt-u. juany arrests have been made.
MR. BARNES' REJOINDER.
Suggests County Division BUI lie Re
ferred to Counties Interested.
PRINEVILLE. Croolc Cnuntv ftr Tnn-
uary 30. To the Editor.) In your issue
Of the 23th. J. N. Burcess. Renresentatlvn
from "Wasco," replies to my letter of
",a ana as "stocicman County" Is
a llvequestion with tho taxpayers of
(.rook, I beg leave to answer him.
know what I am talking about when :
say that a large majority of the tax
Pavers in thft fiAftlnn i t-i cn,1 n lu, ,.1.
en from Crook seriously and emphatically
object to being cut off and taken Into
the proposed new county. Their names to
an earnest remonstrance Is now in Salem,
and If the bill had been referred to an
Impartial committee In the House this
remonstrance would have been presented
to the committee. That these people ob
ject, and earnestly object. Is a fact.
It is true that an objection was raised
during Mr. Burgess' campaign that he
might be In favor of a new county" to be
formed from part of Crook, but this ob
jection was mot by Mr. Burgess' friends
with the positive and emphatic assurance
that he would not favor such a bill If
he should be elected. This county is
Republican bv a. wif mntuHlv nt 1VI
Furnish, an unpopular cmdidate, carried
iud munif uy a. majority; Williamson,
for Congress, by a majority of 269; and
yet Mr. Park Doak, a Democrat, and
Mr. Burcess enmrjetltnr. trnrt a mifntv
of 113 over him. Did Mr. Burgess run
up io uis pariy vote as he claims?
Take another vfow nf tha sUnitim
The precincts that Mr. Burgess proposes
to cut off and place In Stockman County
are au strong itepuoucin precincts; in
fact, the strongest In tho county. Mr.
Burgess carried these nHnct a ma
jority of IS, while Furnish carried them
uy a majority oi , ana Williamson by
12L If a new county was the Issue or
even thought of. what does he think of
that vote? Ho did run behind his ticket.
Another thing. Mr. Burgess has the
good luck to have for a father one of
the grandest men that ever settled In
Eastern Oregon, and that Is saying a
great deal, for many grand men have
helped build up this section; but old Tom
Burgess was a grand man, and a man
that everyone knew. His name was a
household word In every cabin In what
Is now Crook, Wasco. Gilliam and Sher
man Counties. Yes, and Grant and Har
ney. He was well known and univer
sally liked, and when J. Burgess re
ceived his nomination if any one asked
who and what he was, tho leady answer
was: "Oh, he is a son of Tom Burgess."
That was enough.
I know that I am within the bounds of
reason when I siy that if he had told
the people what he intended to do, ho
would not have received 150 votes In the
county. It Is true that there is a futuro
before Crook, If our dreams of a grand
Irrigation scheme ever harden Into real
ities: If our desert lands are reclaimed;
If hundreds of settlers make homes
where now only the Jackrabbit lives.
Crook could stand carving: but the right
thing and the only sensible thing Is to
wait and see whether or not these dreams
will become something more tangible than
dreams.
Mr. Burgess, If your bill should become
a law, would you be willing to have the
matter left to the pejple of Crook, Was
co and Sherman Counties, under the ref
erendum amendment?
GEO. W. BARNES.
ART TREASURES ALL SOLD
Nearly Three-Quarters of a Million
for 3Ia.rq.uand Collection.
- NEW YORK, Jan. 3L The sale of the
art collection of the late Henry G. Mar-
quand. which has been In progress for
over a week, closed tonight, with a total
of STW.019, of which was realized
today. The distribution of the famous
collection has becn'attended by art con
noisseurs from Europe, as well as from
every part of America. -Today's sale
consisted cnleny of ancient Persian and
Turkish rugs. The highest price realized
was $3,000 for a Royal Persian rug of be
15th or early 16th century, a gift from a
Persian Emseror to an ' Emperor of the
Turks. The piano, which was designed for
Mr. Marquand by Alma Tadema, with a
painted panel by Sir Edward J. Poynter,
and? which is said to have cost $50,000,
was bought by William Barpour for jsooo.
Acquitted of Murder.
MURPHYSBORO. IIL. Jan. 31. Mrs.
Emma M. Rfley and Walter W. Cowgcr.
her scn-ln-law, were acquitted of tho
charge of murder here this afternoon:
The crime for which they were tried was
the shooting of Mrs. Riley's husband at
his home near this city last August. Ho
was murdered while ho slept.
Strikers Granted Their Demands.
REDDING, Cat, Jan. 21. The Keswick
strike ended tonight, when the Mountain
Copper Company and the Smeltermen's
Union ratified peace terms. The company
agrees not to discriminate against union
labor, and agrees to recognUa the union
and to reinstate all. the men.
THE QUAKER COMPANY
GREAT SUCCESS OF ITS FIFTY
FIFTH YEAR,
The Tenn 3IntunI Makes Gains In In
come, Assets, Insurance, .Surplus,
Bat Decrease In Death Losses A
Purely Mutual Organization Con
trolled by Its Members.
The fifty-fifth annual report of tho
Penn Mutual Life is in conspicuous evi
dence today In the newspapers and In
vites the consideration of more than
110,0000 members. Beginning In a small
way, the growth of the company has been
by slow and steady accretion, until today
it ranks among the largest and safest
financial Institutions of this country. In
an Interview President Harry F. West
gave tho following Information:
"Last year was our fifty-fifth and It
was our largest, fullest and best. Wo
Insured on our various plans 29.723 men
and women, to the amount of $3,632,777,
running ahead of the prior year some
thing over $7,000,000. No" other company
has ever inside of twelve months written
so large a percentage of new business
to tho old business in force. This Is re
markable, and shows an appreciation of
the fact that tho plans and policies of the
Penn Mutual are unsurpassed. Their
great variety makes It possible to fit the
applicant with Just the variety which he
needs. Ho can exercise a wide choice,
and is not compelled to accept something
which only partlilly meets the situation.
"Then, too, our ngency corps Is the
finest In the world! Many of them have
grown up with the Institution; they know
It through and through; their Interests
are centered here; they know our con
tracts with them are as Inviolable as our
policies of Insurance. We know they aro
Intelligent, capable, trustworthy, and It
Is not to be wondered that the average
product of each Is annually very high.
Capable as they are. they could accom
plish little If they lacked confidence In
the management, by which I mean that
they are assured of the soundness of tho
principles on which the "Institution Is
conducted. Its Just treatment of the mem
bership, and the preservation of all prop
er safeguards.
"Our Investments and securities I think
aro equal to any. One of the best tests
of the value of a security Is the prompt-
nes with which Interest Is paid. You
would scarcely believe It, but our past
due interest for tho year or mortgages
was less than one-fiftieth of ono per
cent., and the Interest incomo In general
was highly satisfactory, since we earned
and collected for Interest more than $300.
000 In excess of tho reservo requirement.
The reserve, or self-Insurance fund,
Is composed of that part of the premium
received under each policy which to a
given date Is unearned In the sense that
the compiny has not given an equivalent
In Insurance. It Is therefore the part in
excess lof the current cost of the insur
ance. and is necessary to maintain a level
or uniform rate of premium throughout
the whole term of a policy, as well as
to mature the policy itself as an endow
ment at the stated period, or on attain
ing the age fixed by te table of mortali
ty. While retained by the company It Is a
fund which must be held Intact, and must
be Invested and improved us required by
law.. It Is us?d in payment of all death
claims and endowments, and Is the fund
from which loans are made to members
on the security of their policies, and also
In payment of cash-surrender values.
It constitutes the bulk of tho liabilities
of the company. Our reserve on the first
of the year was $47,612,023.00.
Loan and surrender values are com- 1
paratlvely modern Innovations in life in
surance. The time was when insurance
wag only for those who persisted. Now,
the equities of those who are forced to
withdraw are fully recognized, and prac
tically there Is no such thing as for
feiture. By this I mean that every dol
lar of premium paid Into an honestly
managed mutual life insurance company
is represented by actual value secured in
some form to the premium payer. We
may say with pardonable pride that the
Penn Mutual has for years been noteu
for Just cash values, and Its example
has excited emulation.
"Our mortality last year was highly..
favorable. we expected, a mortality of
about $3.S3 4,633; we Incurred $2,60X945.73, or,
as near as may be, GS per cent, of tho
tabular. For a series of years the av
erage of the company has been about 73
per cent, of the expected. The gains of
surplus from this source have been very
considerable. In six years, 1S96 to 1901,
Inclusive, our mortality was so much less
than the tabular that we saved over
$1,000,000 to our policyholders. Last year,
as said, the saving was $1,231,709.27. And
this Is one of the principal sources of the
large dividends to policyholders for which
the Penn Mutual is Justly celebrated.
"The Item of mortality is one of supreme
importance, and never overlooked by a
discriminating Insurer, for he knows the
results of his Investment depends very
largely upon the character of the risks
with which he is associated.
"I take it as a correct principle that
no man should be admitted to a mutual
organization unless he presents In his
person, surroundings, etc, the strong
probability that he will live out the aver
age life of men of his years. We are
envious of our record In this regard.
Having said this much, I ought to say
that It Is largely due to the medical de
partment, and also to the influence of our
agents, who, as honorable men. may be
relied upon not to recommend doubtful
or undesirable cases. Our business is
confined to the healthy portions of the
United States. We wrote in the State of
Pennsylvania last year about $17,000,000,
nearly half of which was secured right
here In the City of Philadelphia, where
our Quaker founders and Quaker man
agers are best known. Up In New Eng
land, where they are credited with exer
cising more discrimination In life Insur
ance than elsewhere, our product is very
large. New lorio state, l mints is next.
"We are very strong on the Pacific
Coast. Our North Pacific Department,
through the office at Portland, Oregon,
produced $2,500,000 Insurance; nearly JL
GOO.000 In the State of Oregon, a larger
amount than was ever before written In
that State In one year by any company
since the insurance records have been
kept."
WILL INVADE NEW YORK
Doirle to Take 3000 FollOTvers to
Hold Meetings There.
it
KENOSHA, Wis.. Jan. a. John Alexan
der Dowle, founder of Zion City, an
nounced today to a crowd of 7000 of his
followers that he would next month take
his "restoration host," 3030 strong, to New
York, where he has engaged Carnegie Hall
and Madison Square, he says, for three
months. He announced that street meet
ings would be held In New York dally.
More than 000 of, his followers volunteered
to go on the mission.
To Be Largest Dome in World.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. ZL The plans for the
festival hall of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition have been submitted, showing
that tne aorac win do the largest In the
world, excelling in size those of St. Peter'a
Cathedral, and the Pantheon at Rome.
No Resnlt In Delairare.
DOVER, Del., Jan. ZL The 10th bal
lot for Senator today was without result.
The Xcmt Champagne Record.
The Import In 1903 of 125,719 cases of O.
H. Mumm's Extra Dry has never been
equaled, being 407,304 bottles more than
any other brand. The famous 1SSS vintage
of Mumm's Extra Dry now imported Is
similar to the 1SS3 vintage, being more
delicate, brecdy and better than the 1S33.
Immense reserves guarantee the indefinite
continuance of th'
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RELIEF FOR SETTLERS
SHERMAN COUNTY- PKOPLE MAY
GET COMPENSATION.
Those IVho Lost by Decision on
Wagon Bond Grnnt WIU Have
Land and Improvements Valued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Senator Mitch
ell's bill providing for the relief of set
tlers In Sherman County, Oregon, was re
ported to the Senate by Senator Clark, of
Wyoming, who, in his report, says:
"The persons Intended to be benefited
by the proposed legislation are settlers
who emered upon and improved lands
within the. limits of the grant by the act
of February 25, 1SCT, to aid In the con
struction of The Dalles military road,
which lands are also within the with
drawal on general route for the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, upon map filed
August 13, la.o. under the act of July 2,
1S64, for that portion of its grant which
was declared forfeited by the act of Sep
tember 29, 1S30.
"The Department of tho Interior,
after tho passage of the act of
September 23. 1S90. held, because of tho
priority grant to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company and the withdrawal
aforesaid, that said lands upon the for
feiture of the Northern Pacific grant re
verted to tho United States and became
a part of the public domain.
They were then, by public orders Is
sued out of the Department of the In
terior and promulgated through the local
land office at The Dalles, Or., declared to
be vacant public lands, open to disposal
under the public land laws of the United
States, when numerous persons settled
upon and made entries thereof; their en
tries being received at the local land of
fice, they, proceeded to make valuable Im
provements on the same, and to hold the
same under the homestead laws of the
United States. Subsequently, on January
8. 1300. the Supreme Court of the United
States, In a BUlt brought by the Eastern
Oregon Land Company, the successor of
The Dalles Military Road Company, In the
case of Wilcox vs. Company, and Messen
ger vs. Company, sustained the claim, of
the company. The effect of this was to
declare all the settlers heretofore referred
to as without any shadow of title what
ever and subject to ouster by the Eastern
Oregon Land Company. Some of them
made their peace with the company, pur
chasing title. Quite a large number of
said fettlers had established residence and
made improvements upon the lands, and It
is for this class the relief Is sought by this
bllL"
The following sections were added to the
bill:
"And It shall be, and Is hereby, made
the duty of the Secretary of 4he Interior
to Investigate and ascertain the names,
respectively, of nil settlers who entered
on said lands and settled upon the same,
and the value of the different classes as
hereinafter specified of all of said lands
and improvements as follows: First, In
all cases where said settlers have been
dlspoFsesscd of their lands It shall be the
duty of the Secretary of the Interior to
ascertain the reasonable value of such
lands, respectively, as of the date of- the
ouster of such settlers, respectively, from
said lands by either The Dalles Military
Wagon Road Company or the Eastern
Oregon Land Company, successor In Inter
est to The Dalles Military Wagon Road
Company, in pursuance of the Judgment
and decree of the Supreme Court of the
United States affecting 'the title to said
lands: and it is hereby made the duty of
the Secretary of the Interior to ascertain
the dates, respectively, when such settlers,
or any of thsm, first made settlement upon
paid lands, and also to ascertain tbe dates
when they or either of thenv were respec
tively dispossessed of such lands: and In
all cases where any of such settlers arc
still In possession of the lands so
claimed by them, respectively, tho reason
able value of the same and tho Improve
ments thereon shall be determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as of the date
of the passage of this act.
"And it is hereby made the duty of the
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Secretary of the Interior to ascertain
whether any of such settlers, and If so,
their names rosoeetlvclw have slnpMthn
date referred to purchasd from said Dalles
Military Wagon Road Comnanv. nr. Out
Eastern Oregon Land Company their right
io ins lanas so settled upon, the dates
.of such purchases, respectively, a descrip
tion of the lands so purchased, and the
amount of money or other compensation
paid, respectively, by each thereof to said
wagon road companies or either of them.
t "Sec 2. That It shall be further 'the
duty of the Secretary of the Interior to
ascertain the names of all persons who
made entries of said -lands undef the pro
visions oi section 3 of the act-qfeptem-ber
29, 1SS0, and the amendments thereto,
and a description of the lands Reentered,
respectively, and to ascertain the value of
the Improvements made thereon by such
cntrymen, respectively, between the date
of tho restoration of said lands to entry
and the date of ouster, or. In event th'ero
has been no ouster, then as of the date of
the passage of this act.
"Sec. 3. That Jt shall be the duty of tho
Secretary of the Interior further to ascer
tain for what price and on what terms
the Eastern Oregon Land Company, suc
cessor in Interest of The Dalles Military
Wagon Road Company, would relinquish
to the settlers the lands claimed by them,
respectively, together with the Improve
ments thereon.
"Sec. 4.' That It Is hereby made the
duty of the Secretary of the Interior, to
make a full and specific report to Con
gress, on or before the first day of the
next session, in pursuance of the Juris
diction and duties Imposed on him by this
act."
FOR RUSSIAN CAPITAL.
American Syndicate Will Ilulld Sys
tem of Electric Roads.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Referring to ne
gotiations that have been long pending for
the construction of an electric traction
system in St. Petersburg, the American
tomorrow will say:
"After more than a year's Incessant ne
gotiations with various Russian authori
ties, Murry A. Verner, of Pittsburg,
backed by New York capital, has gained
the Important concession. The entire
construction will cost not less than J60,
000.000. Tho offer of the American syndi
cate was In the first Instance rejected
by the St. Petersburg municipal authori
ties they being hostile to foreign tenders
In general and to the American scheme In
particular.
'This decision, however, did not balk the
Americans, who entered Into direct nego
tiations with M. Wltto, the Russian Min
ister of Finance, who has, according to
private advices Just to hand, finally ap
proved of the enterprise.
"The project Involves tho construction of
an underground railway, the changing of
tho network of existing horse tramways
Into electric roads, tho drying up of the
Catherine Canal, the building of 16 iron
bridges across the River Neva, the con
version of a hospital Into a huge power
station, and the erection of a new hospi
tal." Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral
For colds, coughs, bron
chitis, consumption. We
have been saying this for
60 years. The oldest doc
tor in town says so, too.
Or ask the youngest one
just from college.
A CURE FOR ALL I
i I
Relief From All Catarrhal and Chronic :
Maladies. :
Deafness, Catarrh and All Catarrhal Maladies, Asthma and
Bronchitis, Incipient Consumption, Diseases of the
Nervous System, the Stomach, Liver and Bowels,
Rheumatism, Kidney Diseases, 'and All Affections of
Skin and Blood, Cured by the Copeland Treatment.
To one not scientifically familiar with
the causes of disease and disease
symptom?. It may seem that the won
derful Copeland treatment covers too
many of them; that too much is
claimed for It; that It resembles In
'this respect the patent "cure-alls" to
be purchased by the gallon at drug
stores. The people have had a surfeit
of those marvelous balms, lotions and
concoctions that are heralded as sov
ereign remedies for all the ills flesh Is
heir to. They want no more "cure
alW Nor do they want to entrust
their health to the reckless dosing of
quack doctors. The thousands of pub
lished statements, of reputable and
well-known persons old and young,
men and women who have been cured
of all tho troubles enumerated above
by the skill of the Copeland physicians,
should be as convincing as a decree of
court, even to one unfamiliar with the
nature of those diseases, while those
who know that the root of these
troubles Is catarrh, and that the secret
of the wonderful' accomplthments of
the Copeland physicians Is their special
skill in the treatment and cure of that
dread enemy of the "human race, are
In no danger, even without this multi
tude of witnesses, of confounding the
Copeland treatment with, anything that
has even a suspicion of quackery about
it. The facts are that the Copeland
treatment cures, that thousands today
enjoy restored health and hearing
through the skill of the Copeland
physicians, and that this treatment to
brought within easy reach of tho
masses by the merely nominal fee of
X a month, all medicines Included.
The Copeland treatment has
been Indorsed by thousands or
prominent citizens of the North
west, Including the following
reputable persons, who. If you
will call upon them, or write
them, will cheerfully verify the
truth of their statements.
Mr. T. J. McCIure, Molser, Or., ca
tarrh, head noises, and henrlnc
restored. .
Mr. A. II. Jlncfrlr. 455 Fifth street,
Fortland. cared of catarrh; also
his children.
Mrs. D. Oswald, lintel Mount An.
Kel. Monnt Ansel. Or., stomach
and bowel trouble- cared.
Mr. la. Darstad, Oneldn, Wash., In.
digestion and stomach trouble,
complicated by piles; cared.
Mrs. Slary C. Staler. 4SS north.
' wiclo street, Portland, hearlntr
and health restored. Mrs. Stalry
wns completely broken In
health. Iter eatlre system being;
aaecteu.
Mr. I. R. Cheadle, Lebanon, Or.,
niscnancini? enr; cured.
Miss Julia MIckelson, Rnssell--ville.
Or, cared of catarrh of
head and throat.
Mr. II. D. ltohde. Xounarell Fralt
and Produce Company, Missoula.
.Mont., cared or Ioac-standlnir
catarrh, affection his bead,
mroni, ears una siomncn.
Mr. J. P. Walker, Saavle's Island,
catarrh, stomach and bowel
trouble; cared.
Mrs. Z. M. Knlsht, St. Johns, Port.
land: cntarrh, nffcctlnsr stomach
and bowels.
Sir. J. G. Graner, -402 East 31arket
street. .Portland; hearing re.
stored. y
Mr. T. P. Goodrich, Wheatland,
Or.; suffering from general ile
blllty and piles; cured.
Mr. G. AV. Darnell, Qulncy, Colum
bia County, Or.; cared of nerv
.nui headaches, seriously afTect
lnK his nervous system. Ills son
was cared of catarrh and ear
trouble.
CONSULTATION" FREE
DR.
THE COPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE
TUB DEICUM, THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
W. II. COl'ELAND, 31. D. J. II. 3IONTG03IERY, 31. D.
OFFICE HOURS From O A. 31. to 5 I. 31. Evenings, Tuesdays and
Fridays. Sundays, from 10 A. 31. to 1 31. s
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
DILL TO RECOGNIZE BRAVERY AT
BLOCKHOUSE ON THE COLUMBIA.
To Benefit Sergeant Williams, Who
Also Had Bright Civil War Record,
According to Judge Northap.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 26. Senator Foster has in
troduced a bill authorizing the President
to issue a certificate of merit to Sergeant
vRobert Williams for his gallant conduct
In defending a blockhouse on the Co
lumbia River in 1S56 against the combined
attack of several hundred Indians. The
defense of the blockhouse was considered
a gallant piece of work, and the Terri
torial Legislature of the present State of
Washington In the following January
passed a resolution urging Congress to
recognize the bravery of Sergeant Will
lams and six of his companions. The de
fense occurred after a massacre at tho
cascades of the Columbia River.
In urging recognition on behalf, of Ser
geant Williams. II. H. Northup, of Port
land, has called attention to Williams'
gallant service as a member of the First
Iowa Regiment at the battle of Wilson's
Creek, In Missouri, August 10, 1S61, In
which General Lyon, commanding, was
killed. It may be recalled that General
Lyon had about 5000 men, and was op
posed by three times that number. Will
lams' company had been held In reserve,
and after some hot artillery work tho
forces which were defending General
Lyon's position against the Confederates
were retired, and the Johnnies, mistaking
this action as an Indication of failure and
retreat, came up with exultant cries and
caused the Union ranks to waver. Mr.
Northup says:
"Then It was that Corporal Hob Will
lams, who was on the right, did great
work. 'Company, right dress!' -came the
order, and'every man recognized the com
mand. Company I stood as upon parade.
The officers of the other companies, see
ing Company I so Arm, rallied their men
and the regiment advanced."
Mr. Northup goes on to state that the
slight delay had given tho Confederates a
great advantage, allowing the Confederate
forces to reload, and that they mowed the
Union men down, men falling all around
him. However, In his opinion. If Corporal
Bob Williams had not jumped Into tho
breach at the very instant he did, the
whole regiment would have broken and
fled before the exultant Confederates.
Killed by Snowsllde.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. ZL Charles Gs
31r. D. 1 Mitchell. 755 Irving
street, -with the Portland Rail
way Company; stomach trouble
and catarrh.
Bliss Ilessie Orerson, Shavr, Or,;
dlscharirlnir ear; cared.
HE FEARED CON
SUMPTION CURED
BY HOME TREATMENT
Mr. 31. M. Jackson, SnRlnnvr, Or..
Was a sufferer from a severe typo of
bronchial trouble, which seemed to be
rapidly developing Into consumption.
Being unable to vWt the office he
began a course of Home Treatment,
the result of which is set forth In the
following letter received recently:
"Dear Doctors I would have writ
ten before, but have been away
'
Mr. 31. 3f. Jackson, Sacinaw, Or.
from home. I have been with
out medicine for some time but feel
fine. My appetite is good and my
stomach ia all right. In fact, I am
a new man to what I was this time
last Winter. I go out in all kinds of
weather, and feel ae stout and weigh
as much as I ever did. When I sent
for your symptom blank I was nothing
but skin and bone. I bad no relish
for food and everything I ate dlst
tressed mo terribly. I coughed inces
santly. I had night sweats and a
soreness through the chest and lungs.
I was growing weaker every day and
everybody thought I had consumption.
I myself did not think I would be alive
today, but I am, and I lay It all to
your excellent treatment of my case. I
have done more work In the past two
months than in a year before, and
think I am good for pretty good work
yet.
"I feel very grateful for what you
have done for me and my family In
restoring my health, and always take
great pleasure In recommending your
treatment. Respectfully yours,
"IT. 2S. Jackson, Saginaw, Or."
HOME TREATMENT
No one deprived of the benefits
of the Copeland treatment be
cause of llvlntr at a distance from
the city. If yon caanot come to
the office, write for Home Trent
ment Symptom Blank and Book,
aad be cared at home.
COPE LAND'S BOOIC FREE TO ALL.
Comer, of Greeley, Colo., and Peter Sarue,
a French-Canadian, both employed by tha
Boston Smelter Company at Grand En
campment, were caught in a snowsllda
four mile? out at Station Three and
killed.
Germany Buys Warships.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Jan. ZL Pri
vate agents of Germany have proposed to
the Government the Immediate purchase of
tho Chilean battleship Captain Pratt and
the armored cruiser Esmeralda, and have
offered to take over jArwarships now be
ing built in Europe.VChile.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful it la
In Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the safest and most efficient disinfect
ant and purifier In nature, but few real
lze It value when taken into tho human
system for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more yon
take of it the better; It is not a drug at
ail, but simply absorbs the gases and im
purities always present lit the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out ot
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath afte;
smoking, drinking, or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Im
proves the complexion. It whitens tha
teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect In the stomach and bowels; it dis
infects tbe mouth and throat from th
poison of catarrh.
AU druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money Is In
Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges; they aro
composed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics;
in tablet form or rather In the form of
large, pleasant tasting lozenges, tot
charcoal being mixed with honey.
The dally use of these lozenges win
soon tell in a much Improved condition,
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and tha
beauty of It is. that no possible harm can
result from their continued use, but on
the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of tha
benefits of charcoal, says: "l advlsa
Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to all pa
tients suffering from gas In stomach and
bowels, and to clear the complexion and
purify the breath, mouth and throat; I
also believe the liver Is greatly benefited
by the dally use of them; they coat but
twenty-five cents a box at drug stores,
and although In some sense a patent
preparation, yet I believe I get more and
better charcoal In Stuart's Absorbent
Lozenges than In any of the ordinary;
charco-M Uhleta."-