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THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 29, 1903.
WILL NAME BRESSE
Presidpnt Yields: to;. Pleas of
Oregon Delegation.1
HITCHCOCK STILL OBJECTS
SreMct'i Brokea Pledge to Cerbett
Held T7p His Appointment, bHt
Age aad Disunity of Clackaiaa
Ce-anty PIcs&edL -ler Htm.
ORXX)NLVN -2vEWS 'TSCREAU. "Wash
ington. MardfT28. PrcsIdent"Ro6sevelt to
day.' decided to-appolnt-JC;--S. .Dresser as
Register of the Oregon City -Land Office,
ho being recommended by the entire Ore
gon delegation.' The -recommendation was
made early in March, but has been un
acted upon because of charges that wero
brought against Dresser, reviewing his
course In the Oregon Legislature two
years ago, when he declined -to -adhere to
his pledge to support Corbe"r?"lor Senator.
Commissioner Richards, of the General
Land Office, was not favorably Impressed
with a man who not only refused to
stand by his pledge, but who would make
such a pledgo In the first place, and Sec
retary Hitchcock, even to the last minute,
declined to Indorse Dresser's recommend
ation, although the Senators assured him
that Corbett money had been freely used
before that Legislature, and, under the
circumstances, a man of high character
was Justified In Ignoring Ills pledge.
Senator Mitchell recently filed with the
President a number of telegrams from
county and Judicial officers, citizens and
the clergy of Clackamas County, testify
ing to Dresser's character and abilltt
and, under this pressure, the President
has assumed responsibility and consented
to make the appointment.
The promise to Senator Simon, made a
year or so ago. Is regarded' as no longer
binding. Inasmuch as Simon, during the
last year of his term, made no effort to
have Steel or any one else appointed to
the Reglstershlp. Because of his negli
gence, the President has concluded that
Simon cannot now, since, he has retired
from the Senate, expect to dictate mat
ters of Federal patronage in Oregon.
Dresser's appointment will probably be
announced on Monday.
MACHBX "WILL MAKE A FIGHT.
His Frlcmls in Congress Oppose Cur
tailment of His Power.
OREGONlAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, March 23. Tho Postmaster-General
and his first assistant seem deter
mined to curtail the power of A. "W.
Machen, who has so long held sway on
account of being in charge of the free de
livery mail service. It is understood that
the rural free delivery system will bo
taken from him and given to the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General, and pos
sibly Mercer or Loud, ex-Congressmen,
will bo fourth assistant, in order to have
charge of tho office.
Machen will make a strong fight against
anything Of this kind, and already. It Is
understood, telegrams are pouring In
upon the President and Postmaster-General
from Senators and Representatives,
who feel under obligations to Macbtn. and
who are insisting that he shall control
tho free delivery service, and especially
the rural free delivery, which affects
every Congressional district in the United
States outside of tho large cities. Somo
of his friends assert that he has pull
enough to hold on. despite the attempts
of the higher officials of the Postofflce
Department to oust him.
Unless somo direct charges of miscon
duct can be found, there will appear to
be no reason for making tho change, save
that the first assistant or somo other of
ficial desires .to wield the power with
the Congressmen which Machen has here
tofore exerted.
NORTHWEST AT THE CAPITAL.
Title of Tacoiua Building Site De
fective Seattle and Tacoma Mails.
OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash
ington, March 28. The Attorney-General
today reported that he had examined the
title to tho public building site at Spo
kane, designated for purchase . early In
the "Winter, and had found It clear. A
check will be made out and sent the own
ers on Monday.
There Is faulty title to two lots Included
In tho Tacoma site, tho lots owned by
Mrs. "Walsh, and before that site can be
acquired these two lots will have to be
condemned, thereby Insuring clear title.
The title to tbo balance of tho site is sat
isfactory. Senator Foster today urged the Post
office Department to Increase mall service
between Seattle and Tacoma. He was
told that. If tho electric road would carry
such malls as were offered It at a reason
able rate, the additional service would be
established. All lnterurban malls are now
carried by tho Northern Pacific
FOR DEDICATION OF FAIR
St. Loals Prepares to Uoase Her
Bouts of Visitor.
ST. LOUIS. March 2S. The interior
seating and stage arrangements of Fes
tival Hall were considered today by a
conference of World's Fair officials. This
hall, which Is to stand at the top -of the
main cascade, will be the last big ex
position building for which a contract will
b let. Architect Gilbert, of St. Paul and
Now York, designed merely tho exterior.
Tho Interior will be designed both as to
construction and decoration by Chief of
Design Masqueray. The, hall, with Its
galleries, will seat about 3500.
An Exposition Bureau has been organ
ized to assist in finding accommodations
for the visitors to St. Louis during the
dedication exercises to be heto here next
month. Mr. R. H. Sexton has charge of
have Ueen fitted up for uso during the
dedication, and subsequently hotels,
boarding-houses, halls and well-lighted
warehouses in accessible portions of the
city will also undergo transformation.
Information of .this Is being received overy
day by the Exposition Bureau. Tho rates
announced are from $1 to $1.50 a night,
with meals from 35 to 50 cents each. A
considerable cumber of prominent and
well-to-do St Louls&ns have- announced
to the bureau their willingness to enter
tain for a consideration distinguished
guests who visit tho city In parties, such
as members of states committees. Gov
ernors and their staffs, etc
Captain Browlaskl, of the "World's Fair
Navigation Company, announces that the
steamer Corwin H. Spencer will, during
the. dedication .ceremonies, be ;tled up to
the wharf and" will supply sleeping ac
commodations Xor 403 persons. It Is likely
that other boat owners on the river will
follow this example.
For tho accommodations of the soldiers,
regular and mllltla, who will participate
In the, dedication exercises, . special ar
rangements are now 'being mxdo In the
woods on the Skinkeri tract, west .Of the
jbrld'sY Fair . ite!" Tents fosr several
thousand will be pitched tcere. "
Art Exhibit "Will Be Great.
NEW YORK, March 38. Halsey CClves,
chief of the department of art of the, St.
Loul3 Exposition, returned on the Celtic
today, from Europe, where he has been
since June 18.
"Everywhere I was treated with great
courtesy," he said. "There is a great
Interest shown n 'tne "coming exposition.
All the schools will be represented. The
exposition may Tiot equal others In quan
tity, but It will surpass them in quality."
TRAINMEN MAY STRIKE.
Dexmad Aaiuvcr tp Their Applica
tion for Increased Wages.
VANCOUVER, B. C March 25. (Spe
cial.) If the conductors and trainmen of
the Canadian Pacific and other "Western
railways do not soon come to terma with
tbo companies it is feared a strike will
soon be . precipitated beside, which the
United 3rath"crhoea- of Railway. Employes'
trouble wHl liS" Insignificant; VThe conduc
tors and -.'trainmen put In a claim, tor In
creased wages wmo time ago and have
not yet had a favorable answer. They say
their demand has the sanction of the
general executive of the International
Brotherhood.
According to the Information given out
hero the .conductqro and trainmen on the
Pacific '.division of the Canadian Pacific
made .their request "before General Super
intendent MdTpole vient East to consult
with the management of the line In Mon
treal. They asked for ah increase of 20
per cent. This is more than was asked
in tho East, where, on many divisions, an
Increase has been granted. But the men
here claim they are entitled to more pay
on account of the Increased cost of living
In the "West, and because In all trades and
callings here wages are higher than In
the East.
Mr. Marpolo has offered something like
half the Increase asked, but the delegates
declined. Thev are willing to take a
little less than 20 per cent, but the amount
Mr. Mar pole proposed did not suit them.
They aak for & quick and final reply and
If they do not get It there may be a strike
of considerable proportions.
COTTON" MILLS TO CLOSE..
MaanfactBrers Anticipate Strike Or
der and Reject Arbitration.
LOWELL, Mass., March 28. The agents
of the seven cotton mlll3 here In which
the operatives have declared a strike, to
begin next Monday morning, hive decided
not to attempt to start their mills on
Monday. Between 18,000 .and 20,000, whose
weekly wages aggregate 5128.000. will be
affected by the closing of the mills.
BOSTON, March 23. Tho orders to shut
down the seven corporations at Lowell
was not unexpected. On March 17 It was
stated here that In tho event of a strike
order the operatives probibly would not
be given a chance to walk out. The mill
officials do not regard the closing as a
lockout, but as a step made necessary by
the notification that the unions would
strike next Monday. The millmen place
the whole responsibility for the move on
the unions.
Replying to tho State Board of Concilia
tion and Arbitration, which offered its
good offices to aid In settling the diffi
culty, the manufacturers said:
"While the companies are quite willing
to have the -merits of the controversy be
tween themselves and the labor unions
investigated, and would run the mills dur
ing the Investigation If the operatives de
sire to work, they cannot agree to allow
any outside person finally to decide as to
tne wages they are able to pay."
RECOGNIZES THE BROTHERHOOD.
Xevr Haven Road at Last Arees to
" Meet Union Official.
NEW HAVEN, fnnn Mnrrh rS Tho
action of President John M. Hall, of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford Rail
road. In inviting the grievance committee
Of the trainman of the, mrRtern tn another
conference and agreeing that Valentine
.tiiepatncK, tnird vice-grand master of
the Tralnmen'a National Brotherhood,
shall take nart in the ennfrenr is ia-
lieved to havo cleared for the present, at
least, wnat wag fast becoming a very
critical situation. Heretofore the road
management has declined tn mwt
resentatlv'e of the organization in dis
cussion of schedules of wages and runs,
and has dealt only with the committee of
tho emDlovea. Just what ettrvt th nil.
dltlon of Mr. Fltzpatrlck to the list of
conferees wll have on the situation cannot
be foretold, but the men hall It as an In
dication of a distinct chance of attiturin
on the part of the road and as a con
cession to tneir wishes.
One of tho important Dolnts of difforAnre
between the road and committee Is tho de
mand for a ten-hour day. It la said the
company nas exprssed a willingness to
concede an 11-hoiir d&v in nln
12-hour schedule now In force, but that
me men nave reiusea to accept the com
promise. TAANEnS MAY LEAVE CHICAGO"
Rather Than Give Advance in "Wages
to Employes.
CHICAGO. March 28. An nltimotttm is
sued by the union tanners tn th innthor-
manufacturers of the city may drive a
dozen large concerns from Chicago. At
a meeting of representatives of large firms
neia toaay tne manufacturers declared
uiai uiey wpuia remove their business be
fore thev WOUld- Vipld tn thA ilemnnili, nf
the tanners for a 10 per cent increase In
wages and a nine-hour day.
Among tne firms combined to resist the
demands of the union nn tho. fniimrin.
American. Hide & Leather Company, "Well
cz. -cjsenarain, -fieisier & vogel Leather
company, unaries u. Marshall, B. D.
Elsendorth Tanning Company. Eagle Tan
ning "Works, and several others. These
firms emnlov nearlv SftYk men mvtrii. ,n
whom belong to the union.
POLICE ORDERED TO FERXIE.
TroHble Feared When Coal Company
Imports Xevr Men.
VICTORIA. B. C. March 2S. In view of
the fact that trouble Is xrnrtr at -kw.
nlo in the event of nonunion men being
import ea ny tne crows Nest Coal Com
pany, the British Columbia government
hfls reauested the Dnmlnlnn rnvrnmoi.t
to send a detachment of Northwest
Mounted .Police to Fernle. tho center of
the strike, and a squad of 50 men has been
ordered to proceed from Calgary. The
cool company has given the men until to
day to decide whether they will return 'to
work; falling a decision the officials say
that outsiders will be brought in.
Advance for Erie Eaginewen.
NEW YORK. March 2S. A new sched
ule will be agreed upon at the conference
between the officials of the Erie and the
engineers. ""We have not yet estimated
just what the changes agreed upon will
cost the company," said General Manager
Willard. "The engineers are satisfied, and
so are we. We expect to confer with the
trainmen a week from next Monday, and
with the firemen, as soon as we are
through with the trainmen."
Extend Time on Elevated Road.
NEW YORK. March IS. The men on the
elevated railroads tonight voted to extend
until April 5 the time allowed to" the ele
vated road officials for replying to terras
submitted to them. The union aJso de
cided to admit to membership all the
negro trackmen and porters, about 300 of
whom, had their names enrolled.
Jfotcd Dramatist Is Dead.
BERLIN March 2S. Herr Bruno Bern
stein, well known In connection with
Germany's theatrical relations -with Pn.
land and the United States. Is dead. He
was the late Sir Arthur Sullivan's repre
sentative la Genua ay,
ITINERARY IS COMPLETE
ALL READY FOR SEGECXESG OF
. PRESriEXTS TOUR.
He "Will Take Part in Dedication of
Lewi a and Clarlc Fair Joar
Hty ef 14,000 Miles.
WASHINGTON, March 2S. All arrange
ments for President Roosevelt's "Western
trip have been completed, and the itin
erary was given out tonight. The Presi
dent will leave "Washington April 1, at
9:00 A. M.. over the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and will be accompanied by Secre
tary Loeb, Assistant Secretary Barnes,
Surgeon-General Rlxey, of the Navy, &na
three stenographers; E. C. R. Rosenburg,
representing the Pennsylvania Railroad;
representatives of three press associa
tions, three weekly papers and a photog
rapher; P. W. "Willis. Western Union Tele
graph Company; J. P. Gooch, Postal Tele
graph Compatfy; hree messengers, and
rour otners.
The run to Chicago, the first stopping
place, will be made direct, allowing only
for necessary' railroad' changes. Chicago
will be reached on the morning of April
2. Few changes, hi.ve been made In the
Itinerary as published several "days ago.
At St, Louis the President will review a
parade and .attend the ceremonies Inci
dent to the dedication of the buildings of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Friday, May 15, the President and party
will reach Raymond, Cil., at 8 A. M, Jid
the next fdur days will be spent In resting
and viewing the beauties of Yosemlte Val
ley and the big trees. During the Presi
dent's stay In Portland, Or.. May 21, after
noon and night, he will take part in the
laying of the corner-stone of the Lewis
and Clark monument at City Parle, this
being the formal dedication of the Lewis
and Clark Fair. A drive about the city
will also be a feature of the programme,
and In -the evening the President and
party will witness a parade and a display
of fireworks.
At Olympla, "Wash., May 22. the Presi
dent will attend the laying of the comer
stone of the Masonic Temple. The Presi
dent will make addresses at Walla "Walla,
Spokane, Helena and Boise City. At Salt
Lake City the President will speak in the
Tabernacle and will lunch with Senator
Kearns. On the morning ot May 30 the
President and his party will stop at Lara
mie. He expects to take a horseback ride
from Laramie to Cheyenne, during which
time the members of his party will pro
ceed by train to Cheyenne, where the re
mainder of the day and Sunday will be
spent. Upon reaching Cheyenne, after
bis ride, the President will deliver a Deco
ration day address to the veterans who
will be assembled there.
The President will reach "Washington at
7:05 P. M.. June 5. The time occupied on
tho trip will be 66 days. The distance
traveled will be about 14,000 miles, through
22 states.
THE PRESIDENTS OCTIXG.
Direct Wire East From Yellowstone
Park No Correspondents Allowed.
LIVINGSTON, Mont. March 2S.-In or
der to afford President Roosevelt the
best of telegraphic facilities during his
park trip, the Western Union Telegraph
Company will place a force of men at
work next week -stringing an extra wire
from Gardner to Livingston to afford
direct wire communication from the park
to Chicago, thence to the National cap
ital. -
Major Pitcher, commandant at the Yel
lowstone Park, makes the announcement
that he will permit no correspondent or
photographers to follow the Presidential
party Into the reserve. "With the ex
ception of the military messengers, none
will follow the Executive except those
whom he chooses to have accompany
him. Major Pitcher states that all guns
will be left a tthe fort and no sport other
than fishing will' be participated In by
Mr. Roosevelt
The President can ride horseback from
Mammoth Hot Springs to the Golden
Gate, a distance of five miles, but beyond
that the snow is about 18 feet deep, and
all travel must be done on skis. Accord
ing to recent advices, the President will
not go to the Jackson Hole country, as
tho snow there is deeper than In the
park, nor will an attempt to ride horse
back from Fort Yellowstone to Cody,
"Wyo., be made.
FURY OF GIANT.
(Continued from First Page.)
levee Is washing badly, and the crevasse
Is said to be over 300 feet wide. One hun
dred thousand feet of lumber and 50.000
sacks were sent to tho scene early this
afternoon.
The area of land flooded was largely In
creased today, but no lives or stock have
been lost in the overflow.
Locally the situation Is unchanged.
While the expectation is strong that the
Hymella crevasse will be closed, the engi
neers are preparing to throw up .emer
gency levees to protect Algiers and the
thickly settled towns on thp west bank
north of New Orleans.
RESCUED FROM THE "WATERS.
Three Men Adrift Wlthont Food for
Three Days.
NATCHEZ, Mlsa, March 2S. The steam
er St John came up from below this
morning with a full load of passengers and
stock from the flooded district
The officers report a daring rescue of
three men who were found adrift in Black
River. One of the men was on a log
and the other two In trees. They had
been washed out by the crevasse at
Bougere and had been without food for
three days.
Cargo of Refugees.
NATCHEZ. Miss., March 28. The steam
er. St Joseph returned from the Atchafala
River and brought In 134 head of stock and
a large number ot negroes.
Made Himself Offlce Boy.
"Washington letter to the Boston Tran
script "Be good to the office boy," Is a moral
taught by the career of "William Alden
Smith, or Michigan. He had saved a little
money and wanted a place to study Black,
stone. This was In 1S79. He thought first
of Chicago, and' even went so far as to go
to that city and apply for a place as office
boy In the firm of "Walker & Dexter. But
It was In the Summer, and the heads were
all out of town, and he ended by returning
to Grand Rapids. Here he .selected the
firm of Burch & Montgomery. He had
suggested this before, but they not
needed him; he was this time confronted
by a closed office and a card tacked on the
door saying they were out of town and
would not be back for several weeks.
But this did not daunt Smith, whol
looKea up jar. .Fierce, the owner of the
building, and a man of some prominence
In the town- He told Pierce what he
wanted, and finally persuaded him to give
him a passkey to the office. And so it
happened, when Judge Burch returned, he
found his offices swept and garnished, and
a brisk young clerk diligently reading at
one of the desks. To the Inquiries ot the
Judge the young fellow replied that he
had come to stay; that he was the of
fice, boy at nothing a week. All he wanted,
he said, was a chance to make himself
useful, and Incidentally to read a little
law. Things were kept so clean, and the
young man was so respectfully determined
to remain, that Judge Burch good-natur.
edly acquiesced. t
In seven Years Smith was a. member of
the firm. In seven years more he was
part owner in the principal newspaper In
tba place, and proprietor of a branch
rrallroad. Ia another sevesf years he had
added two mere railroads to his assets,
awl was in Congress. Meantime the
wheel ef fortune has been turning; Meat
gesaery is ea the beach ef the Michigan
Sttpense Court; Judge Btireh, through the
teaaence of bis former office boy, has been
appointed assistant to the United States
Attoraey-Geseral, and resides in "Wasfc
iagtoa; "while Pleree who had met with
financial reverses, was rewarded for the
passkey which he had "given Smith by an
appointment as Assistant Sergeant-at-Jixms
of the United States House of Representatives.
WORK THAT WINS.
(Continued from First Page.)
over the destinies of a paper that Is not
even metropolitan In Its pretense. The
Springfield Republican and Baltimore Sun,
relics of the old regime of well-edited pa
pers, may be said to occupy niches In the
museum of journalistic antiquities. The
ew loric .Evening Post another strong
paper of the past is not today even with
out standing; it is still a paper of recog
nized merit in the New York field. Its
influence Is wholly local, however, and its
management does not claim a circulation
exceeding 23,000 or 26,000 copies a day. Most
papers that 20 years ago were recognized
for the force pf their editorial utterance
are today back numbers. The Oregonlan
enjoys the distinction of being not only a
paper of great editorial strength, but a
complete newspaper of recognized merit
It has been the attempt of The Oregonl
an's management to keep the news fea
tures of The Oregonlan In advance even of
the strength of Its editorial utterance, that
has made the paper as great as It Is today.
It was the elder Bennett who decided to
make the New York Herald first of all a
newspaper. The weakness, of this policy
Is that the manager of a paper which Ig
nores the force of editorial appeal to Its
readers must rely to some extent on the
sensational In his attempt to force his
paper before the public's attention. The
Herald was never as -"yellow" as are some .
of the discreditable Eastern papers of
largest circulation. It holds today the
best clientele of New York readers of any
rival metropolitan paper. In recognition of
Its complete news serviea nJnn Tn a
field. The Oregonlan has done as much as
tUo. d.,m j , ... . . i . ..
" "emu eicf uiu in ice ercorcs oi lis
management to perfect what has devel
oped into Its matchless news service of
today. Beyond this The Oregonlan enjoys
some national prominence in recognition
of tho force and literary merits of Its
editorials. The Oregonlan, like strong
men generally, who seldom learn the art
of compromise, has made enemies. Yet
The Oregonan has never forfeited the
respect of Its constituents.
The first Issue ot the Weekly Oregonlan
was published December -1. 1S50. Mr. H.
L. Pittock, the" present manager, became
connected with the paper In November,
1S53, In the modest capacity of office boy.
He served his time as an apprentice,
learned the printers trade thoroughly, and
under his sole ownership the first Issue of
the Dally Oregonlan was published on
February 4, 1S61. The greatest tribute of
respect that the Pacific Coast States will
ever pay to the memory of (Mr. Pittock
will be found In the reflection that he de
voted his life and his best pfTnrts tn hunt
ing up in Portland a paper of national im
portance, ana mat he succeeded as the
result of absolutely clean business
methods.
Tho limits of this article preverft. more
than PaSSlnlT mentlnn nf thA ruronnnil nf
The Oregonlan's management Perhaps It
Is Just as well that It Is so. Even with
uie stamp or sincerity back of the state
ment laudation IS ehenn. n n rl from tha
men who have been most closely assocl- i
uieu who jot. nttocK and Mr. Scott and
who are most competent to speak of their
merits, nraise would
grace as it might be distasteful to te
principals themselves. Yet the writer may j
db paraonea for digressing far enough
from the main purpose of this article to
refer briefly to th mat
Mr. Scott In directing the editorial policy
ui xne vregonian.
Mr. Scott has never advocated a cause !
that had for Its keynote anything but the
highest moral develonment nf th im
munity with which the destinies of The
Oregonlan are eo closely associated. That
The Oregonlan has led .in the best growth
and development of Portlnnfl an Pnrt.
land's interests. Is shown In the reflection
uiai use paper .oaay even Is In advance of
the City In Which-it Ui nnhllnhwl-' Vn -Itv
of 200.0W pbpulatlon In the United States
supports a paper or the scope and ability
ot The Oregonlan as an Ideal newspaper.
In his work during the first Bryan cam
paign alone, Mr. Scott performed a serv
ice In favor of sound money and good
morals from the standpoint of the higher
economics, that Claimed fnr him a -nlnro
among the greatest editorial writers ot the
country. On no progressive newspaper
of the country Is the conscientious work
aone in snaping its editorial policy that Is
reguiany put on The Oregonlan.
The SUCCeSS Of Tha Ores-onlAn AfTnrilo in
Itself an object lesson to the young men
oi we country, unis was forced strongly
on mv mind n. nnmW rf ..Ann, nc- In a
letter I received from a friend In the East,
a man wno has always been a great ad
mirer ot The Oregonlan. In the letter
referred to this gentleman took occasion
to say mac xue uregonlan had not suc
ceeded as the result of opportunity, afford
ed for its irreat dAVnlnnmAnt hilt an thA
direct result alone of the high character
oi its principals In the face of adverse cir
cumstances that would have effectually
discouraged any man of weak moral fiber.
Portland residents whose memory of local
events carries them back a quarter of a
century or more, have only to recall to
their minds the. fact that hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been spent In
Portland In the futile effort to put The
Oregonlan out of business. During the
earlier history of The Oregonlan as a pa
per of some pretense, a single abortive at
tempt to establish a paper In Portland to
rival the effort of The Oregonlan's man
agement Involved a Ipsa considerably In
excess of a quarter of a million dollars,
and this, too, at a. time when Mr. Pittock,
the sole owner of" The Oregonlan, was
without financial resources to draw On,
beyond the modest Income of his paper.
Let the young man glance around him
and note the success that attends the ef
forts of men generally. Let him ask him
self, after careful reflection, how many
dishonest men, how many men morally
weak, he flnds In the front ranks of men
whose opinions count In any enlightened
community. Then let this same young
man court an expression of oplnlqn from
ftnV Successful ITIftn nf htllRc Knvirlnv
the essentials of the highest success In any
calling. He will find that the most valu
able, asset of any man of affairs Is char
acter, with the ability, backbone and In
dustry that the man of strong character
always develops.
The Oregonlan, published as It has been
In a eld provincial In Its environment Is
metropolitan lri its proportions. Its news
service Is as complete as that ot many
of the best papers, published In. the largest
metropolitan centers of the East The
Oregonlan, based on Its merits as a news-
nnnfr nlftnp. w6uli1 onmmnnrt nttenMnn In
San Francisco, In Chicago. In Philadelphia,
In Boston, even In New York. No future
history of Portland, no history of Oregon,
no history even of the Pacific Coast will
ever be complete unless It contains more
tharr passing notice of The Oregonlan. and
the work its management has done during
40 years or more towards shaping the des
tinies ot a field that some day will be one
of tne most prosperous and one of the
most densely populated parts ot the United
States. i
General McArtaor at His' err Post.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S. Major
General Arthur MacArthur. who is to suc
ceed General Hughes in the command of
the Department of California, has arrived
here, accompanied by his wife. He has
been transferred from the Department of
the Lakes &t his own request
fully warrant its makers in publishing the remarkable offer above made in the ntmost good faith.
Their financial responsibility is well known to every newspaper publisher and druggist in the United States,
with most of whom they have done business for over a third of a century. From this fact it will readily be seen how
utterly foolish it would be for them to make the abovp unprecedented and remarkable offer if they were not basing
their offer on curative means having an unparalleled record.
53.000 FORFEIT tfill also be paid in lawful money of the United States, by the officers of the "World's Dispensary
Medical Association, if they cannot show the original signature of each individual volunteering the testimonials below, and
also the writers of every testimonial among: the thousands which they are constantly publishing, thus proving their
genuineness and the superiority of these medicines.
WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y.
NERVOCSNTESS AND IRREGULARITY.
"I cannot express my many thanks for .the benefit I have
received from Dr. Pierce's medicines," writes Mrs. Julius
Wehrly, of Cambridge, Dorchester Co., Md. "Took your
medicines as directed and they did me a world of good. I
took ' Favorite Prescription and feel that a perfect cure has
been effected. Your medicine did all for me that I could
wish. I feel like thanking you a thousand times for the good
you have done me, and for the kind and fatherly letters which
you wrote. I shall always apeak a good word for your medi
cines whenever I can."
Mrs. Edith M. Boteler, of Beltsville, Md., writes : "I feel
It my duty to say a few words regarding- your medicines.
They are well worthy of praise. I took two bottles of 'Fa
vonte Prescription and a vial of 'Pleasant Pellets before
my second baby was born, and the lasting benefit I received
from them was truly wonderful. Did not suffer more than
half what I did with my first, and I wish to thank you for
the good your medicines have done me. I wish you all suc
cess in your noble work of restoring health to the sick."
Mrs. Geo. W. Wood, of Whitehall, Mick, writes: "I feel
that I must let you know how much good your 'Favorite
Prescription has done for me. In June, three months
ago, an eight-pound bby was born to us my first child. I
took eight bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
before his birth and got along nicely ; was sick only a short
time, and when baby was born I felt nearly as strong as I
POSTOFFICE DEAL CLOSED
GOVEIIXMEXT ACCEPTS THE S3ELL-
HEITSHTJ BUILDING.
Renlal lot $1S00 a Month Will Be
Paid and 91500 a Month Dur
ing Alterations.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 2S. The quesUon of a tem
porary Postofflce In Portland was appar
ently Anally closed today by the tele
graphic acceptance by Hartman, Thomp
son & Powers of the proposition made
them yesterday by the department to al
low them the original contract rental of
$1800 a month throughout the occupancy
of the Snell-Heltshu-Woodard building,
with an additional $1500 for every month
consumed by them In making: necessary
alterations and changes, on condition that
the remodeled building Is ready for occu
pancy by October 1.
It Is understood that alterations will be
commenced not later than July L The
Arm offering the building explained that
because of the extent of the alterations
required they could not afford to lose the
rent on the building during the three
months consumed In the work, hence the
extra allowance, as the building; at the
extra cost, is superior to any other of
fered. When the recent controversv arose the
backers of the Downing site, the most ex
pensive of any offered to the Government,
became active again, but the department
said it was not In favor of accepting any
proposition requiring the erection of a
new building, for in their opinion it could
not be made ready f6r occupancy In six
months as asserted by those offering such
sites, ioirtnermore, the department was
Informed that backers of the Downing
site were supposed to be Instrumental in
creating a local controversy between
Hartman, Thompson & Powers and the
Government, In the hope of securing the
contract for themselves. When this was
explained., the department was more de
termined than ever to cast aside the
Downing offer. One of the strong points
In favor of the accepted building is that
It Is the most satisfactory as to accom
modations and location, and Is most gen
erally indorsed ny representative peonle
of Portland, all of which was kept con
stantly before the department by Repre
sentative iiooay.
Brevrerymen Strike for Advance.
MAHANOY CITY, Pa., March 2S. Re
fusing- to submit their grievances to arbi
tration, as proposed by tho 12 breweries
controlled by .the Anthracite Brewers' As
sociation, the United Breweryworkers, to
the number of about 1000, went on strike
today. The Brewers' Association wanted
March,
April, May
There is a best time for doing
everything that is, a time when a
thing can be done to the best ad
vantage, most easily and most ef
fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify it you know this by the
pimples and other eruptions that
nave come on your face and body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills .
Axe tha medicines to take they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hood's are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
I cannot recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla
too hiehly S3 a spring roediciae. When we
take it In the sprine we all feel better throujrh
the samraer." Mxs. S. H. Nxal, McCrays. Pa.
Head's 1 Sarsparil! promlsa o
cure and keeps the promise.
$500
WHO CANNOT BE CURED.
Backed up by over a third of a century of
remarkable and uniform cures, a record such
as no other remedy for the diseases and weak
nesses peculiar to women ever attained, the
proprietors and makers of Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription now feel fully warranted in
offering to pay $500 in legal money of the
United States for any case o Leucorrhea,
Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or Falling of
Womb, which they cannot cure. All
they ask is a fair and reasonable
trial of their means
No other medicine than Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription could
possibly "win ouf as the saying goes, on such a proposition. But
they know whereof they speak. They have the most remarkable
record of cures made by this world-famed remedy ever placed to the
credit of any preparation especially designed for the cure of woman's
peculiar ailments. This wonderful remedy, therefore, stands absolutely
alone as the. only one possessed of such unrivaled curative properties as
ever did. Was staying at my mother's at the time, and
when baby was one week old I rode from there to my home
a distance of about two miles. Got up the fourth day and
remained up, and when baby was two weeks old I walked to
town and back which is quite a distance from where we live.
I also felt so strong that I sat up for a short time the very
day he was born. Baby is healthy and growing very fast
and I give the credit to your wonderful medicines."
"I write you to let you know I received your kind and ever
welcome letter and your kind fatherly advice," writes Mrs.
Ida Martin, of Berry, Ky. nI commenced your treatment
the next day after receiving your letter, some months ago,
and followed your advice as closely as I could. Am glad to
say I am in better health than have been for years. Believe
I suffered from every disease that any overworked, run-down
woman could. Was not able, to do anything, could not get
one good night's sleep ; had heart disease of the worst type.
A disordered liver was one great trouble, and, passing
through change of life, it seemed to canse me excruciating
pain in breast and shoulders. I had no appetite, could not
sweep nor do any housework. I look treatment from three
of the best doctors in our town but grew worse every day, So
I decided to write to Dr. Pierce for advice. I took the medi
cines just as you advised and continued until I had taken six
bottles of 'Golden Medical Discovery' and 'Favorite Pre
scription.' I know that your medicines did more for me than
all the medical treatment I had ever taken."
the differences settled by a board of arbi
tration to consist of five persons, two each
to be selected by the parties to the con
troversy, and these four to name the fifth
arbitrator, who should be a prominent
member of the United Mlneworkers. This
proposition was rejected by the employes,
who said there was nothing to arbitrate.
The chief demand Is for an Increase In
wages.
DROPPED AS DESERTER.
Officer Who Made Good Jlecord in
"War Is in Disgrace.
WASHINGTON, March 28. The name of
Second Lieutenant E. O. Perkins, Fourth
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan., will be dropped from the rolls of
the Army as a deserter on April 1. The
officer, whose right name Is said to be
Rayner, disappeared from hie post Decem
ber 31 last, and the limit of three months
allowed under the regulations for his re
turn to duty will expire March 3L
Lieutenant Perkins was an enlisted man
In tho Sixth Cavalry from 18S1 to 1S94.
During the Philippine Insurrection he was
Second Lieutenant In the Twenty-ninth
United States Volunteer Infantr and, be
cause of hie good record, was appointed
Second Lieutenant in the Fourth Cavalry
In 1901.
Clearing Tip All Business.
WASHINGTON, March 28. The Presi
dent Is closing up all current tmsiness with
a view to clearing the desks as far as
possible before he starts on his long trip
across the continent next Wednesday. To
day he had consultations with Secretaries
Hay, Root and Shaw and Attorney-General
Knox about matters relating to their
several departments. In addition he saw
several Senators, among them Mr. For
aker, Mr. Burrows, Mr. Warren,, of Wyo
ming, and Mr. Penrose. He also spent
some time with Civil Service Commission
ers Proctor and Foulke, discussing civil
service affairs. It is possible that the
successor of Mr. Garfield, who retired
from the commission to accept the position
of Commissioner of Corporations In the
Department of Commerce and Labor, may
be selected before the President's depart
ure. National Packing; Company Licensed.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. March 28.-Secre-tary
of State Rose today licensed the Na
tional Packing Company, organized un
der the laws of New Jersey, to do busi
ness in Illinois, with a capital of $4,000.
000. The capital stock of the corporation
In New Jersey Is $15,000,000. The Illinois
offices will be In Chicago. This company
recently assumed control of packing com
panies In Chicago, Omaha and other cities.
A. Balfonr, Sr., ot Philadelphia, Dead
PHILADELPHIA, March 28. Alexander
Balfour, Sr., a prominent business man.
dropped dead In bis office In the Drexel
building today. Mr. Balfour was a dl
rector of several local banks, a "director
of the Keystone Telephone Company, the
Union Traction, and a member of the
board of Inspectors of the Eastern Peni
tentiary. He was about TO years of age.
Cariosity Ruins Postmaster.
ZANESVDLLE, 6.. March 2S.-Tacob M.
Stanberry, postmaster at Beavertown, O.,
has been removed as the result of an In
vestigation by the Postofflce Department.
Stanberry, In a signed confession, admit
ted that f arr two years he had been open
ing letters sent to patrons of the offlce.
Curiosity alone moved hlm. Nothing was
stolen.
Trial of Salt Trout.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. The case
of the United States against the Federal
Salt Company was called today in the
United States District Court for arraign
ment on the Indictment charging viola
tlon of the Sherman anti-trust act. The
defendant company entered a plea of not
guilty. The trial was set for May 12.
Wage Settlement on Cleveland Dock
CLEVELAND, March 2S. The Interna
tional Longshoremen, Marine and Trans
port Workers' Association and the dock
managers came to an agreement today,
after a three weeks" conference. By the
terms of the agreement an average Increase
of TVt per cent over the previous rate will
be paid for unloading.
Emprcsn' lajary Not Serloss.
BERLIN, March 28. The following bul
letin was issued at noon:
"After a night which was mostly quiet,
REWARD
FOR
WOMEN
of cure.
the Empress' condition Is satisfactory
The fracture, which is In a bandage, glvei
her no pain."
A bulletin Issued later read:
"An examination by Roentgen rays q
the Empress' arm shows It to be a slnj
pie fracture of the lower end of th!
radius. It did not appear necessary to rq
new the bandages today. The genenj
condition of Her Majesty is satisfactory.
Michigan Miners Will Strike.
BAY CITY. Mich.. March 2S. A susper
slon April 1 of all work by the miners
Michigan coal mines has been ordered bj
President Williams, of Michigan dlstrlcj
pending tne outcome of a conference bij
tween representatives of the operatoa
and miners In the office of President Johl
Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers.
American Labor Union Meeting-.
BUTTE, Mont, March 28. Presided
McDonald and Secretary Smith, of tlj
American Labor Union, have Issued al
official call for the sixth annual conveil
tlon of that organization to convene
Denver May 5 and continue until all bua
lness has been completed.
Passengers on the Celtic.
NEW YORK. March 2S. The steamd
Celtic arrived today from Liverpool
Among the passengers were Sir Edwail
Colebroke. Lady Colebroke, and Haley J
Ives, chief of the department of art, Si
Louis Exposition.
OScrs to Exchange Bonds.
WASHINGTON, March 28. The Secrl
tary of the Treasury has received to dal
offers of $4,280,000 in 3& per cent bonds f
exchange into 2 per cent consols. I
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.
Old-Fashioned. Medicines for Catarr
Xo Longer in Vogue.
For many years past the usual treal
ment for catarrh diseases was wll
local douches, sprays, Inhalers and llqul
medicines composed principally of alcohJ
all of which never cured but simply gij
the temporary relief and stimulation. S
A thorough cure can be made only m
the treatment which removes the catarrhl
poisons from the blood.
A new remedy, which meets the requlrl
ments and which so far has been remarg
ably successful in curing catarrh I
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. I
These tablets act upon the blood al
mucous membrane only.
They can hardly be classed as a secrl
patent medicine as they are composed 1
sucn vaiuaDie remeaies as oiooa roi
Hydrastln, red gum of Eucalyptus tr
and similar antiseptics combined In ta
let form, which cure by eliminating frc
the blood and mucous membrane the po
ons of catarrh.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are larj
pleasant-tasting lozenges to be taken 1
ternally, allowing them to dissolve In t
mouth, thus reaching the throat, trach
and Anally the stomach.
If desired they may also be dlssolv
In water and used as a douche, In adc
tlon to the Internal use, but it is not
all necessary to use a douche; a i
of them dissolved in the mouth da:
will be sufficient. However, when the
Is much stoppage of the nose a douc
made from these tablets will give I:
mediate relief, but the regular dally 1:
internally will cure the whole catarr!
trouble without resorting to the Incc
venlence of a douche.
Dr. Bennett stated "that the lnterr
treatment of catarrh by means of pier
ant medicated tablets is rapidly takll
the place of douches and local applld
tlons" and further says that "probat
the best and certainly the safest remedy!
present on the market Is the Stuart's
tarrh Tablets, as no secret Is made
their composition and all the really e
clent catarrh remedies are concentrat
In this tablet."
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh TabW
at 50 cents for full-sized package.
he will tell you there Is no safer, md
palatable, efficient and convenient catar
cure known to the trade.
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