THE SUED AY QREGONIAX,. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 26, 1005.
EATEN BY FLAMES
hutzu. The Russians seemed dishearten
ed and anxious to avoid a fight.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT
SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR
THIS SEASON, ASK BEN SELLING
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT
SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR
THIS SEASON, ASK BEN SELLING
NO CAUSE TO FERE.
Large Part of Arkansas 'Ho
Springs Burned.
THREE ARE FOUND N RUINS
Fire Breaks Out in Early Morning,
and Fanned by High Wind De
vours Buildings Covering
One Square Mile.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. Feb. 25. Fire.
KTcpt the southern portion of ' this city
'arly today, causing losses variously esti
mated at from $1,000,000 to ;2.000.000, and
three deathn. Three charred corpses were
found In the ruins, but the identity of
the victims has not been established. Ono
of the bodies is supposed to bo that of a
female guest of the Grand Central Hotel.
The fire started at 3:20 this morning and
In five hours burned over an area of one
square mile. Block after block of busl
rcss houses, hotels and other buildings
was swept away. The lire-swept area In
cludes every house on Chapel street, all
of Market street from Central avenue
west; Orange street to Grand avenue, and
a portion of Oak street. Among tho build
ings destroyed are the Grand Central Ho
tel, the Lee House, Moody Hotel, Plateau
Hotel, Columbia Hotel, the County Court
house, jail, First Methodist Church, the
Jewish Synagogue and 25 residences and
stores.
The fire started in the Grand Central
Hotel, and its origin is uncertain. All of
the guest had retired for the night, and
only the night clerk and watchman were
on "duty when the flames were discovered.
A strong north wind was blowing, and be
fore the lire department could reach the
scene the flames spread rapidly to ad
Joining buildings.
Water Supply Fails, Wind Rages.
The firemen and police worked valiant
'y. but their efforts could not check the
flames, and, to add to their difficulty, the
water pressure gave out at 5 o'clock.
Bucket brigades were then formed, citi
zens and visitors alike volunteering their
services. Many lodging-houses and cheap
restaurants were directly in the path of
the fire, and the occupants were hurriedly
apprised of their danger. Many in their
anxiety jumped from windows and sus
tained severe bruises and shocks.
At dnybreak the wind Increased in force.
Tho lire swept along Central avenue
south, eating up building after building.
On the west side of Central avenue a
strip of woods covering about ten acres
arrested the progress of the fire to the
west. The Park Hotel, through a favor
able shift in tho wind, escaped destruc
tion. Three Unknown Dead Found.
At 9 o'clock the fire had practically
burned Itself out, and the work of res
cuing was begun. In the ruins of the
Grand Central Hotel a charred female
body was found. The remains could not
be Identified, and as the hotel register
and other records were burned, the name
may never be known. In a lodging-house
two unknown male corpses were discov
ered. Major Belding issued a proclamation.
calling upon the citizens to open their
houses to the destitute, and the appeal
was responded to on every side. The large
hotels took In hundreds who had lost their
belongings, and fed hundreds more. A
mass meeting called by the Mayor met
this evening. Mayor Belding asked for
contributions to assist the destitute this
"Vening, and generous donations were
made. Many turfmen subscribed liberally
to the fund. Mayor Belding said at the
meeting that in his opinion the city can
take care of the situation without an
appeal for outside aid. Tonight all the
destitute are being cared for.
The telegraph offices tonight have been
flooded with telegrams from all parts of
the country, asking if friends and rela
tives of the senders are safe. A number
f these messatres were nrnhnhlv norci-
siened by sensational reports sent out!
rrom here that the loss of life was great.
Four or five persons are unaccounted for.
but the only ones that are known to have
ncrlrtied are the three whose bodies have
jcen found.
Names of Burned Buildings.
Among the places destroyed are the resi
dence of H. "Williams, the Williams hard
iare store, the Tennessee stables. Vallov
stables and all of Market street from
Vntral avenue west; the Blumensteln
looK, Gus Berlan s store, Spear Dry
Joods Company, Evans hardware store,
-he L-aughcran block -of buildimrs. resi
dences of John O'Brien. Fred SammonR.
Thomas Golden. F. Parker, Mrs. Iaugh
"on, Mrs. Connelly. J. O. Bear. Judge
X'eagur. M. Slmler, J. Marks. W. S. Wear-
ngen west cottages. Grandview Hotel,
Alhambra Hot-l. Alhambra Bathhouse.
t-aimyra Hotel, residences of Mrs. Loo
ticy and S. A. Cammons, and on Central
street the houses of Dr. A. F. Saunders.
D. S. Ryan. Dr. Leonard Kills, Paul
Marks, Joseph Mazzla, Mrs. Austin, Mrs.
Icments. F. Ashley Wood. James Par
Morpy and Dr. Roberts. The Columbia
Hotel and other buildings on Oak street
were consumed.
Two Thousand Homeless.
More than 2000 people arc homeless. For
unatoly the cold weather has passed and
Springlike temperature prevails. The
streets are filled with merchandise taken
rrom stores in the threatened districts.
The Spring season always attracts a
arge number of visitors to this resort.
The city has been filling up with visitors
for several weeks, and it is estimated that
f'j'ilv 20.000 of Ihcpo sojourners are here.
The thne large hotels, the Arlington, tho
Hastman and the Park, wefo not dam
aged by the fire.
Many valuable records were burned and
the 20 prisoners in the jail were rescued
with difficulty.
Mayor Belding personally assumed com
mand of the fire-flghters and police, and
snrlir Williams posted his deputies in
many parts of the threatened district, to
prevent looting. Men. women and chil
dren were seen running in all directions,
many carrying bundles of clothing and
seeking a place of safety.
ABE AFTER STOESSEL'S SCALP
Russian Papers Attack Him, and No
Ovation Awaits Him.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 25. On the
eve of General Stoesscl's arrival here a
pection of the press is attacking him blt
terlv. These papers have printed all the
stories tending to show that tho garrison
of Port Arthur was not at extremities
hen It capitulated, the Slovo even al
leging mistreatment of the Inhabitants of
fie city. The majority of the papers, how
ever, resent criticism in advance of the
f'ficlal Investigation as being unjust and
unwarranted.
On account of the death of Grand Duke
Sergius, all the plans for a big public
oation for General Stoessel have been
t ountermanded. and the man who a few
weeks ago was extolled as the hero of the
war will return to the Russian capital
tonight almost like a .soldier in disgrace.
Cossacks Not Hungry for Fight.
NIUCHWANG, Feb. 25. Scouts report
that the Russian raiders originally start
ed from Sufangtai and consisted of four
squadrons of Cossacks, commanded by a
Colonel. Thoy lost one officer and a num
of men in the- engagement at Hung-
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compllshed. They left behind them a
profound Impression of esteem for the
dovotlon in which the difficult task
had been performed.
A significant exchange of remarks'
was made by Sir Edward Frye, repre
senting Great Britain, and Baron
Taube, representing Russia; both
spoke in the most amicable spirit and
eulogized the arbitration. Sir Edward
said:
"This is one of the most important
events ever brought before an inter
national court. All should feel grati
fied with tho satisfactory results at
tained." The speaker closed with the quota
tion: "Peace xiath her victories no
less renowned than war."
Hear-Admiral Charles II. Davis,
United States, said concerning the de
cision: "The conclusions seem to me to be
equitable. They are formulated in a
manner to satisfy the legitimate desire
of the two parties, and mark an im
portant step in the pacific solution of
international conflicts.
Admiral Baron von Spaun, in behalf of
the Admirals, thanked Admiral Fournler
for his courtesy and France for her gen
erous hospitality, and requested Admiral
Fournler to express the commissioners'
sense of gratitude to President Loubet
and Foreign Minister Delcasse. The sit
ting lasted half an hour.
JOHN BULL WEARS BIG SMILE
Findings Held to Sustain His Con
tention Throughout.
LONDON, Feb. 25. The Foreign Office
received tho findings of tho North Sea
Commission with apparent equanamitp',
but declined to give out any official ex
pression of opinion thereon. An oriiclal
said to the Associated Press:
"The finding of the Commision Is .final.
We, therefore, must be satisfied and it
would be in bad taste for us to express
dissatisfaction."
The Associated Press understands, un
officially, however, that tho Foreign Of
fice is well pleased with the findings.
The findings were received in London
with every sign of gratification, which
was all the more marked because of the
premature reports that the decision of
the Admirals had been of antl-Britteh
character. Tho whole report Is regarded
hero as discrediting the Russian case;
even the phrase that the firing was not
unduly prolonged, which seems to affoid
a certain justification for opening the
firing, is at the same time taken, as im
plying that the Russians continued to fire
after they had discovered their mistake.
The definite finding of the Admirals that
no torpedo boats were at the scent of
the Incident gives considerable satisfac
tion, and it is pointed out that the British
contentions were further upheld in the
finding that the trawlers Crane and Au
rora were the boats the Russians mistook
for torpedo boats.
Diverse Views of Paris Papers.
PARIS, Feb. 26. The Figaro, com
menting this morning on the decision
of the North Sea commission, congrat
ulates the commissioners on the im
partial verdict iu which the honor of
both nations is satisfied.
The Temps criticizes the report as
illogical. It recognizes that the task
was delicate and complicated by a lack
of precedent. The fact that it stopped
two nations from going to war, how
ever, is a sufficient cause for appre
ciation of arbitration.
Drink Health of Two Presidents.
PARIS, Fob. 25. At a dinner given
tonight at the Military Club by Admiral
Fournler to the members of the Inter
national commission of inquiry into the
North Sea affair. Admiral Fournler pro
posed a toast to President Roosevelt,
and Admiral Baron von Spaun, the
Austrian commissioner, proposed Pres
ident Loubct's health.
Bad News Not Known in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 26 (2 A. M.).
The report of tho findings of the Interna
tional Commission of Inquiry into the
.North bea auair was not generally known
In St. Petersburg last night, but after
the previous Illusory reports It is bound
to be received with great dissatisfaction
Councilman's Election Doubted.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 25.
(Special.") A question of the legality
of the olection of D. II. Cox to succeed
the late John F. Brewer, as Councilman
has been ralseJ, as only four members
were present at the meeting which
chose lilm last night. The Council has
seven members and the city charter rc
quires a nvc-seventns vote to fill a
vacancy. City Attorney Blandford so
Instructed the Council, but other at
torneys present held that the Council
was a quorum and that five-sevenths
of a quorum could fill a vacancy.
Bullet Ends Long Suffering.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Feb. 25. Gilbert
Harris tnls morning at his home In Sum
ner Jlred a bullet Into bis hrnln. nroflnf
ing instant death. He wan about 20 years
of age and tho son of Captain Harris,
a w'ell-to-do farmer and ehees Tnnnnfnp-
turer of this section. He had been a long
sunreror irom heart trouble and was sub
Ject to fits. '
Irrigate the Klamath Basin.
KliAMATH FALLS, Or.. Feb. 25.
(Special.) The United States irriga
tion committee met here today and
took steps to Incorporate tho Klamath
Basin Water-Users Association with a
capital stock of $1,000,000. This will
probably be increased to $3,000,000 in
the near future.
Cracks Skull by Fall.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. James H,
Buchanan, aged 45, met death by falling
from tne second-story window of his
lodging-house to the sidewalk, a distance
of 40 feet. His neck was broken and skull
fractured The deceased has. it is said
two children residing at Seattle, Wash
Dallas Wins by High Score.
DALLAS, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.)
Dallas College defeated Willamette Uni
versity tcnlght at basket-ball. The
score was 25 to 5. Shaw and Toats
played best for Dallas, and Judd and
Nelson for Willamette. It was a clean
game all through.
Grand Ronde Farm Sold.
LA GRANDE, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
John .S. Kalian today purchased a
240-acre farm west of Summervllle
from J. F. Westover. paying $12,000. or
$52.50 per acre. It is considered one
of the first-class farms in the Grand
Ronde.
Pneumonia.
Old people and those who have weak
lungs cannot be too careful In guarding
against this disease. Pneumonia always
results from a cold or from an attack of
the grip, and can be prevented by the
timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. A great many who had every rea
son to fear pneumonia have warded it off
by the prompt use of this remedy. The
following Is an Instance of this sort: "Too
much cannot be said In favor of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, and especiallv for
colds and influenza. I know that It cured
my daughter. Laura, of a severe cold and
I believe saved her life when she was
threatened with, pneumonia." W. D. Wil
cox, Logan, New York. Sold bv all drug
gists. V
BEN
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED
SUFFERINGS OF BELATED PASS
ENGERS IN POLAND.
Leaving Their Train, They, Fall Into
Robbers' Hands and Are Mal
treatedCar Men Strike.
WARSAW. Feb. 23. The first train in
three days on the Vienna Railway ar
rived here at noon today, bringing 300
passengers. The strike appears to be
settled. Trains are running tonight,
though the lockout on the Vistula lines
continues.
The resumption of traffic on the rail
way, however, was offset by a walkout
by street-railway employes this after
noon. The men demanded an eight in
stead of a 16-hour day and an increase
of 50 per cent In wages.
The price of meat Is rising dally. The
price of coal has already doubled.
The Normal School pupils and those
of the Warsaw Conservatory and the Lodz
Commercial College discontinued their
studies today.
Some of the passengers who arrived to
day on the Vienna Ilallroad tell of tho
hardships they suffered on the Journey.
They were held up- for three days at
Skiernewlce, where the only hotel had
sleeping accommodations for eight per
sons and the travelers were forced to
sleep on the floor of the primitive rail
way station. Supplies of food gave out
and some of the men hired vehicles and
drove to Warsaw, but on reaching the
outskirts of the city were waylaid by
roughs, severely handled and robbed.
Hails which arrived at Warsaw by wagon
were also plundered.
UNREST THROUGHOUT RUSSIA
Caucasia Calls for Republic and
Strikes Clog Wheel3 of Industry.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 23. The re
ports today from both Poland and tho
Caucusus are very dlsQueting.
Owing to tho lack of direct communi
cation with many places In the Caucusu3
verification of the countless rumors afloat
Is impossible, but it is positively known
that almost a reign of terror exists In the
territory between tho Caspian and Black
Seas. Private vengeance has glutted the
streets of Baku. Batoum and Tlflis with
dead Americans and Mussulmans. Tne
reports, however, of the capture of the
Russian garrisons and of the firing of the
Black Sea fleet on Potl, etc, are not con
firmed. Revolutionary manifestoes In favor of
a Republic are being scattered broadcast
In Batoum. The movement Is not con
fined to the city workers, but ha mnnv
adherents among the peasants and ag
ricultural classes, who claim that the
land owners are treating them as serf.
The whole of the Caucasus Is said to
be seething with disaffection. Arme
nians. Jews and people of other nation
alities and creeds are aiding the strik
ers, who appear to bo acting under the
orders of a committee at St Petersburg.
In Poland the strike situation Is once
more assuming a critical stage and it is
feared the authorities may again be
forced to adopt violent measures. The
railroad strike situation in Southern Rus
sia Is also more serious. Traffic on half
a dozen roads has been stopped, causing
still further difficulties In the transporta
tion of grain and coal and bringing busi
ness to a standstill.
Over 150,000 carloads of grain await
movement in the Volga district and sev
eral hundred thousand tons of coal for
the iron and steel manufactories cannot
be budged from the rjinetcskl Collieries.
Added to tills 13 tho dangerous Agrarian
movement among the peasants of some
of the northern provinces as a result of
the circulation of the report that the
Emperor on March 4 will issue a mani
festo providing for a general division of
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SELLING
lands, which has been the dream of the
peasants ever since their emancipation.
Here In St. Petersburg the workmen
ore in a constant stato of agitation. The
employers are unable to deal with tho
men, who walk out and resume work on
alternate days. There are now over -10,-000
men Idle and walking tho streets.
Tho employes of the Putlloff Iron Works
again resumed work today, but the other
strikers remain out.
VENDETTA BETWEEN RACES
Mussulmans and Armenians Have
Campaign of Assassination.
TIFL1S. CAUCASUS, Feb. 25. Details
of the recent street fighting at Baku show
that 25 persons were killed or wounded
Fobruary 20, and that on the following
day tho racial bitterness between tho
Mussulmans and Armenians reached a
climax. Street murders were incessant
and firing lasted all day long. Altogether
a hundred people were killed or wounded.
Shops were plundered and as the gar
rison was inadequate, reinforcements of
five battalions of Infantry with artillery
and two squadrons of Cossacks had to bo
called. Tho soldiers used their arms to
suppress the outbreak.
Further disturbances occurred Febru
ary 21'. The residences of the wealthiest
inhabitants were plundered and bunted.
The Governor traversed all the quar
ters of the city, exhorting tho people to
cease hostilities and the Armenian and
the Mussulman clergy met and embraced
in public and expressed a desire for a
reconciliation of their peoples. The
rioting was thereupon suspended, hut
broke out again February 24.
CENSOR SUSPENDS THE RUSS
Government's Reply to Question as to
Its Existence.
ST. PJTTERSBURG. Feb. 26 (2 A. M.)
Street sales of the Russ have been sus
pended on account of an article In Its
issue of Friday reciting conditions in Rus
sia, and asking whether they indicate the
existence of a government.
The Journal Nashedny is planning to re
sume publication under the franchise of
its predecessor, the suspension of which
expires March 1, but under a preventive
censorship, which will require tho entire
paper to be In the hands of the censor at
midnight.
AWAITS THE CZAR'S ANSWER
Finnish Diet Refuses to Act Unless
He Submits Laws.
HEL9INGF0RS. Finland, Feb. 23. The
work of the Finnish Diet is at a standstill,
while awaiting the reply of Emperor Nich
olas to the petition for the submission
of measures for the Rueslfication of Fin
land for the Diet's approval. The Em
peror's only response till now has been to
order the Senate to report on the petition.
! CAN'T FIND THE CONSPIRATORS
Police Fail to Trace Plot Against
Grand Duke Sergius.
MOSCOW. Feb. 23. The police are now
fully satisfied that there existed & plot of
considerable proportions against the late
Grand Duke Sergius, but they are baffled
In tracing It out. There have been many
arrests of persons believed to know some
thing of the plot, but they have been
fruitless, and only against the assassin is
there really tangible evidence.
WITTE AGAIN TAKES THE LEAD
Council of Ministers Discusses Re
form, but Maintains Secrecy.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2S (2 A. M.)j
According to an apparently well-grounded
report. Minister of Finance Kokovsoff will
soon leave the Emperor's Cabinet and be
succeeded by M. Roucalofi. a former as
sistant to President of the Council Wltte,
and a strong supporter of that statesman.
There are various reports concerning
the proceedings of the Council of Mlnis-
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NEW ARRIVALS
Novelties in Men's Spring Suits.
Novelties in Men's Brewer Hats
Novelties in Misses' Spring Coats
Novelties in Misses' Spring Dresses
Made Right Fit Right .
Priced Right
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ters last night, but in all of them arc in
dications that M. Wittc played the most
prominent part, ae he did at the previous
meeting. It 1j known ihat tho question of
reform was taken up, but left undeter
mined. It is evident that this was the
principal topic of discussion, but it Is Im
possible to verify it.
The Rues prints a definite Ptatemeut
that it was decided not to call a Zemsky
Sobor, but this is denied in other quarters.
Those who participated in the council are
sworn to secrecy.
Another Excuse for Delay.
i ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 25. The Russ
says the committee of Ministers decided
at yesterday's meeting to postpone indefi
nitely the consideration of the question of
the convocation of Zemsky Sobor. owing
to the impossibility of summoning the
assembly until exhaustive rules governing
tho examination thereof, etc., have been
drawn up
Turks Are Among the Slain.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25. Advices
from Batoum suy the Prefect of Police
and several leading merchants ot that
city have been assassinated and that
numbers of Ottoman subjects have been
murdered by Georgian strikers.
The Porte has drawn the attention of
the Russian Embassy to the situation and
the latter has promised the necessary pro
tection. Chemawa Celebrates Anniversary.
CHEMAWA, Or., Feb.' 25. (Special.)
Today was the 25th anniversary of
the establishment of tho Chemawa In
dian School. The school at Carlisle
was started on October 9, ltffO, and it
was bn February 25, 1880, that Major
Wilkinson, of the United States Army,
collected the first 25 pupils for this
school. From this small beginning the
size of the school was increased to ac-
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Useful It Is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is the safest and roost e'Hcient disinfect
ant and purli-er In nature, but few
realize its value when taken Into the
human system for the same cleansing
purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more
you take of It the better; it is not a drug
at all, but simply absorbs the gases and
impurities always present in the stomach
and intestines and carries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
the complexion. It whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect ?i the stomach and bowels: it
disinfects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money Is In
biuaris Charcoal Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
in tablet form, or rather In the form of
large, pleasant tasting lozenges, tho char
coal being mixed with honey.
The -ally ure of these lozenges will
soon tell in a muci. Improved condition
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and the
beauty of It Is, tha no possible harm
can result from their continued use, but
on the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician In speaking of the
benefits of charcoal says: "I advise Stu
art's Cbarc Lozenges to ail patients
suffering from gas In stomach and bow
els, and to clear the complexion and puri
fy the br th, mouth and throat; I also
believe the liver Is greatly benefited by
the dally use of them: ther cost but
twenty-five cents a box. at drug stores, t
and although In some sense a patent prep
aration, yet I believe I get more and bet
ter charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Loz
enges than in any of the ordinary char
coal tablets."
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commodate aboutv 200 pupils, until
about eight years ago, when it made
great advancement until today. The
day was commemorated by assembling
the entire student body in the school
chapel and an appropriate musical pro
gramme was rendered by the pupils.
WAE WITH US UNTHINKABLE
Bebel Condemns Proposed Increase of
German Navy.
BERLIN Feb. 25. In the Reichstag to
day during the discussion of the naval
appropriations. Herr Bebel. the Socialist
leader, said that If Germany accepted the
Naval League's guidance she would, it
was estimated, spend 57S1, 250.000 on addi
tions to the fleet. Germany, he added,
had better aim at the future of her peo
ple and amelioration of social conditions
rather than waste the proceeds of Iftbor
on useless armaments.
"Against whom are these immense naval
preparations directed," asked Herr Bobel.
"England? We can never compete with
England on the sea. Wo have not tho
money nor la such rivalry essential to our
security. Sea power is necessary to Eng
land, but not to us.
"France? The superiority of our land
forces is a sufficient guarantee of our
safety.
"Russia? She will require decades to
recuperate.
, "North America? War with her Is un
thinkable." Herr Bebel affirmed that the Inordinate
increase of the fleet, as the Naval League
demanded, would be in vain, as respects
policy, and boyond Germany's means as
respects finance, and the price It would
cost would be cut from the skin of the
worklngman.
The speaker criticised the Emperor for
telegraphing In commendation to the
Naval League and other members of Ger
man royal families for their cordial sup
port of tho league, which wanted to
double the fleet.
Admiral von Tlrpltz, Secretary of the
Admiralty, replying briefly, said that Em
peror William only gave his acknowl
edgments of the aims of the Naval
League and not of a specific programme.
The Secretary added that a navy strong
in proportion to the national strength was
an essential part of the latter's develop
ment. Bishops Must Defend Their Rights.
ROME, Feb. 26. The pope this even
ing or tomorrow will issue an encycli
cal to tho Catholic bishops of the whole
world, urging them to safeguard their
rights, which the pontiff says have
been encroached upon by prelates of
lower rank in that which regards the
prerogatives and honors belonging only
to the dignity of bishops.
Italian Railroad Strike Grows.
ROME, Feb. 23. The railway strike is
extending and trains for Rome and Flor
ence are delayed. A meeting of the
Chamber of Deputies will be held Sunday,
with a view of coping with the situation.
Sir Henry Irving Improving.
WOLVERHAMPTON. England. Feb. 25.
Sir Henry Irving passed a good night,
the bulletin of his physician says, and his
condition today is markedly improved.
Siege Guns Fire All Day.
MUKD.EN, Feb. 25. An action In the
center opened at 8:30 this morning with
siege guns. The firing of field guns con
tinued throughout the day.
Seattle Wants Unit Rule.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
The King County Republican Committee
today adopted resolutions urging. the
members of the Legislature from this
county to observe the unit rule. The res
olutions arc broad enough to indicate the
committee's position that King County
should be united both in convention and
Legislature, but tho resolution is . ob
viously directed at those members of- the
Leading Clothier
and Hatter
King County legislative delegation wo
have recently broken the cau-u& rule.
He Had' Passed Age of Achievement.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25. The lifeless body
o Daniel Mills, Jr.. press agent for
Keith's Theater, in this city, was found
lying on the tracks of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company in Brooklyn today. It
Is believed he fell from a car while
rounding a curve. Ho had been a sport
ing writer on the Philadelphia Times and
other papers for a number of years. Mills
was 40 years of age. In his pockets were
found a number of clippings from news
papers about the theory ot Dr. William
Osier, of Baltimore, that man reaches the
height of his creative usefulness when 10
years old.
Mrs. Duke's Partner Must Go to Texaa
CHICAGO. Feb. 25. Judge Chctlaln -today
refused to free Charles F. Taylor,
indicted with Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke, by
the grand 'jury of Nacogdoches County.
Texrjs. on a charge of obtaining 5C00O ua
dcr false pretenses?. The case came be
fore Judge Chctlaln on a writ of habeas
corpus obtained by Taylor's attorney
through representations that the indict
ment was faulty. As a result, apparently,
Taylor will face trial In Texas.
Deaf Mutes Defeat Indians.
CHEMAWA. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
The Chemawa third basket-ball team
met the Deaf Mute School team this af
ternoon and were defeated by a score
of 40 to 31. The playing of both teams
was loose, and there was an apparent
lack of team work on both sides.
Third Squadron in English Channel.
DOVER. England. Feb. 23. The third
Russian squadron, commanded by Rear
Admiral Nebogatoff, passed here today,
heading westward.
Cures Colds and
Grip in the Air
This epidemic of Influenza, or Grip,,
or Cold, or Pleurisy, is due to sudden
change of temperature, to the melting
snow or slush in the streets, to the
eager and nipping air, to carelessness
In changing underclothing or outer
clothing, any of which may prepare the
way to a Winter's sickness.
Why not protect yourself by carrying
a vial of Dr. Humphreys' "Seventy
seven." It will knock out the Grip,
break up a Cold and surely prevent an
attack of Pneumonia.
At Dru&glsts, 23 cents, or mailed.
Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co., cor.
William and John Streets, Sw York.
Try one drop of Schilling s
Best lemon extract in half-a.
glass of water.
Try how many drops of some
other extract it takes to flav0j
as much.
At your zroecrs ; aoaeyfcaeifc
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