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THE SmctfAY OKESONIAX PORTLAND, 1TAX If, 1905. FMNOEISQNG o Suspects Japan of Designs on Indo-China. PREPARES FOR DEFENSE Ministers Ask Large Sums to Protect Coast, Believing Neutrality Pro tests "Were Pretexts for At tack When Xecessary. PARIS. May 13.-The popular outburst at Toklo against France leads to settled convictions here that Japan has terri torial ambitions in Indo-Chlna- which the French must sooner or later defend. Al though the Japanese officials disclaim any such intentions, this belief has taken Arm hold ot the French public and press, which unites In callng on the govern ment to adopt energetic measures strengthening the defense of Ind-Cma and prepare for the contest which, it is asserted, will be inevitable when Japan s hands are freed from the Russian war. The government authorities, while not considering that trouble is Imminent, share the public belief that it Is essential to make speedy preparation for the de fense of Indo-China. and accordingly large special credits are being asked for. the Ministers of Marine and War are con sidering large augmentations of the forces in Indo-Chlna and Admiral Fournier Is planning a chain of coast defenses similar to those which have encircled France. The Admiral and representatives of the army of the colonies will probably pro ceed to Indo-Chlna shortly to personally inspect the requirements. This sentiment has been slowly ma turing into conviction. The first sus picions were aroused some months ago by the publication of a detailed plan of campaign, said to have been drawn up in the Japanese War Office for the Invasion of Indo-Chlna. The denials which followed the publication of the plans have failed to change the popu lar belief, that Indo-Chlria is menaced, and Foreign Minister Delcasse and other Ministers have advised Parlia ment to give suitable attention to the requests of the colony. The recent agitation at Tokio against Admiral Rojestvensky's using the waters of Indo-Chlna has given new gravity to the question. Such con servative papers as the Temps' and Figaro say that Japan's action clearly discloses ulterior motives against the French colonies, while radical news papers, like the Patrie, give sensa tional prominence to statements alleg ing that Japan Is able to land troops above Hanoi, capital of Tonguln, sweep southward with practically no opposition, and simultaneously occupy Kamranh Bay and other unprotected coast points. This doubtless is exag gerated, but it contributes to establish the belief that energetic measures are necessary to place the French colo nies in a complete state of defense. jfOT SENDING HER BEST MEN Kuropatkln Complains ot Character of Russian Reinforcements. GADGEYANDANA, Manchuria, May 13. General Kuropatkln. In conversation with the Associated Press, has criticised the system of mobilization and the for warding of reinforcements, claiming that better results would be obtained by com pleting the units at present In the field than bv sending to the Far. East new corps. The General declared that the au thorities are picking the most undesirable of the reservists, and instanced the case of the tenth corps, alleging that when it was mobilized. Instead of drafting the youngest men who had been called into service, the oldest classes were chosen. He said further that when the 17th corps arrived In Manchuria It had but a third of the proper complement of officers, and that many of these were very undesira ble, having apparently been shipped off as a riddance. The General said that nonattached troops should be embodied Into the units already In the field, in accordance with the -experience of officers who had seen the most service. This course, he added, would effect a great saving In trans portation, as a corps of 25,000 men with Its baggage and trains required the same number of cars as 100,000 men. to fill the ranks of corps already In Manchuria. General Llnievltch has Instituted com pany and battalion drills to practice pass ing wire entanglements and abattls, as well as marksmanship and other exercises to improve individual efficiency. PUSH BACK RUSSIAN IiEFT Japanese Pursue Mukden Tactics, Aided by Chinese Bandits. GADGEYADNA. Manchuria. May 13. As before the battle of Mukdem the Jap anese apparently are endeavoring to roll back the Russian left, which, as then. Is pushed far southward. The Russians, advancing In three columns and driving in the Japanese, reached and held Dangu Pass, but since May 6 they have been subjected to a constantly increasing pressure and fierce night attacks. The Japanese In the center have withdrawn a little to the line at Machantzc and Madiapu. three miles south of Changtu station. A Russian cavalry detachment advanc ing along the Liao River west of Fen- ghushhieng. found the whole of the region of Dallaohe and Siliaohe swarm ing with trained bands of Chinese bandits under Japanese officers, acting in conjunction with small detachments of Japanese dragoons with machine guns, who offered such effective resistance that the Russians were compelled to re turn without having attained their ob iectlve. During the past three days a heavy hurricane, more violent than that during the Mukden battle has prevailed. The temperature Is uncomfortably warm, and the air 3s full of dust. MAY INVADE FRENCH PORTS London Warns France Against In curring Japan's Enmity. SPECIAL CABLE. LONDON. May 14. Without indulging In alarmist sentiment. It may be asserted that the international situation -Is not re assuring. Plenty of combustible - matter is In sight, and If the Russian naval com manders pursue their insftlent policy ot disregarding Instructions from St. Pe tersburg and warnings from the officials of the neutral powers, a big explosion Is possible. London week-end journals remind France in a friendly way that, should the coming battle go against the Russians, Togo may have to hunt vessels of his defeated foe into French territory pointing out that France will -not. have the best ground for complaint If awkward complications arise after the battle. Rank of Russian Admirals. ST. PETERSBURG. Hay 13 (12:68 A. M.) SlScfe the arrival on the Chi ne Sc et Re&r-Adiajr&l NebegateS, -who is the Junior Admiral In the Far East, his coramand"is believed to have ceased to exist as a separata division. The fleet Is now divided into three squadrons, Vice-Admiral Voelkersam, who is second In rank to Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, being in command of the battleships and Vice-Admlral Enquist in command of the heavy cruiser squadr ron. Nebogatoff has been placed in charge of an Information squadron of scouts and converted merchantmen. Will Not Boycott French Goods. TOKIO, May 13. A committee from the Constitutionalist party called on Premier Katsura today and discussed the French neutrality incident. The Premier assured the committee that the government was exerting its best efforts in behalf of the country, rfnd explained the various steps taken. The committee, reporting tor the or ganization later, expressed satisfac tion with the actions and attitudes of the government. As a result of the recent developments, the resolutions Introduced In the Chamber of Com merce providing for the boycott of French commerce have been with drawn. Revolution In Caucasus. BAKU, May 13. Serious demonstrations are expected here tomorrow, and also at Batoum, Kutais and other cities in the Caucasus. The workmen are exceedingly well organized, and the suspension of work, which began today. Is complete. The cities are flooded with proclamations and merchants have received notices from the revolutionary committee that shops must be closed today .tomorrow and Mon day. The xjrder is being obeyed. New Procurator of Finland HELSINGFORS, May 13. Senator Gel- lens has been appointed Procurator-General of Finland, In place of M. Solnlnin, who was assassinated In Helslngfors Feb ruary C There Is much comment on the appointment, as Senator Gellens is a mem ber of the Bobrlkoff faction and owes his rapid advancement to his zeal for the Russlflcatlon of Finland. DISLIKES PUFF SLEEVES Crown Prince Has Bride's Interna tional Wedding Dress Chnnged. BERLIN. May 13. The wedding dress of Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-Schwerln, who Is to be married June 6 to the Ger man Crown Prince, Frederick William, will be an International composition! Grand Duchess Anastasla, her mother. bought the material, so-called cloth of sliver. In Russia, for $2400. It has been embroidered with wonderful garlands of silver by German needlewomen, and has been made by a famous dressmaker in Paris. The court train Is after the fash ion of the one worn by Empress Josephine at the time of her coronation, but modified by the recent Empire styles. The Crown Prince objected to puffed sleeves, and they accordingly have been abbreviated. The Sultan of Turkey is sending the Crown Prince and Duchess Cecilia a num ber of splendid rugs and porcelains. Will Arrive July Fourth. l Ania, -May u. taccnanges of com munication? are going on between Paris and Washington for the purpose of ar ranging that the ceremony of removing the body of Paul Jones from its tem porary resting-place here to the American warship which will convey It to the United States shall take place on the Fourth of July. The State Department favored the de parture of the body from France on the Fourth of July, but General Porter ad vised the authorities that it would be more suitable to have the body arrive In New York harbor on the American holi day. The question of which warships arc available defers a final decision. PACIFIC SQUADRON OF THE UNITED STATES" NAVY WILL VISIT PORTLAND DtJRING LEWIS AND . CLARK EXPOSITION TAMPER WITH MAIL Austrian Officials Spy on Im migration Inspector. DEPRAVED GLASS ENTERED Reports. of Marcus Braun That" European Scum Is Show Un- loaded on This Country He Incurs Enmity. WASHINGTON. May 13. President Roosevelt Is manifesting a particular Interest In the case of Marcus Braun, a special Inspector of the United States Immigration service, who Is having trouble with officials of the Austro Hungarian government, whon he charges with tampering jvith his of ficial mail. Inspector Braun complained of his treatment to Ambassador Storrer, who cabled yesterday to the State Depart ment some details of the case. In spector Braun has made several re ports to the Bureati of Immigration, one of which Is sensational In its statements. It contains allegations, hacked by affidavits, of the Austro Hungarlan government's efforts to send to this -country Immigrants w;ho may not be desirable from the view point of the American people. The charge Is made specifically that the Austrian government is paying the steamship companies a large sum each year to bring Immigrants to this coun try, and also that the immigrants are being urged not to become American citizens. The President today called for the reports of Inspector Braun, and will go over them himself. Tampering with the mall of an official in a foreign country is a serious matter, and there is no disposition on the part of the 'Department of Commerce and Labor to treat the complaint of Inspector Braun lightly. GftPTAIN BARB WILL SI HE WILL COM3LXD ATLANTIC IX OCEAN RACE. Fleet Sails Tuesday From New York to England for Kaiser W1I hclm Cup. NEW YORK. May 13.-Captain Charles Barr decided tonight that he would sail the three-masted schooner" Atlantic In the trans-Atlantic race for the cup offered by the Emperor of Germany. He was in a quandary for some time whether he would do so, because he wlphed to be In New- York early In June to assume command of the 70-footer Mineola. The Atlantic remained In South Brook lyn today to receive her finishing touches Her trial run will be held tomorrow. There is no denying that Captain Ban has not had a serene time since he took charge of the Atlantic. He has been ready to throw up the Job several times during the past few days. The receipt of a ca blegram announcing theSllness of hie wife la Southampton has sot added to iae charm of remaining by the boat. At no time since he took charge of the Atlantic has Captain Barr bad a chance to test her sailing qualities. Sfae has spent the entire period under his command in grooming for the race, and has had to make many alterations. Barr knows less about the boat than any heat that he has -ever commanded. It Is denied there is any open rupture between the owner of the Atlantic and' Captain Barr- The latter Is disappointed that he has not been able to put the boat to a thorough test. As the race Is to start Tuesday afternoon It Is unlikely that the Atlantic will be able to have' another trial trip The report that the Atlantic might be handicapped by the loss of Captain Ban- made the odds against her jump to 5 and 6 to 1 today. Previously the odds were 4 to 1, the Endymion being quoted at 5 to 1. The Atlantic was lowered from the Morse drydock today. Lord Brassey's Sunbeam, which had occupied the dock with the Atlantic, was put overboard at the arae time. The. sunbeam was later towed to the New York Yacht Club an chorage, off East Twenty-sixth street, but the Atlantic remained at South Brooklyn to finish the work of taking on stores. A naval officer formerly with the Hydro- graphic Bureau -said today that in all probability light southerly winds will pre vail off Sandy Hook on Tuesday. NOT FOR THEM 'TO SOLVE Southern Baptists Advised to Give Up Negro Problem. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 13. "It Is no affair of this convention to solve the so called negro problem. It Is our duty to find our duty and recognize and discharge It, God will take care of the problem." The report of Dr. L. O. Dawson, of Alabama, chairman of a commission ap pointed at the Nashville convention a year ago to Investigate work among the negroes, was delivered before the annual Southern Baptist Convention now In ses sion In this city. The above declaration. In whjch Dr. Dawson opened his report. caused something of a surprise, and his report as he continued was listened to with unusual Interest. Continuing, the re port said: No fixed policy can with wisdom be adopted, by a convention dealing with & shitting prob lem. A plan pre-eminently wlee today might be foolish tomorrow. In all our poUcies there should be an elasticity that would ren der readjustment or entire change, not only possible but easy. By far the greatest force In leading the negro up from savagery has been his varied contact with Christian white men and women. The Southern Baptist Convention should stand, as It has always stood, for the appli cation of every possible uplifting agency to the negro situation and therefore should welcome every contribution from whatever source for the proper education of the ne groes. Chief among these contributions Is the $130,000,000 paid by the Southern States through taxation for this purpose. DIRECTORS KEEP MONEY Buy Land for $85,000 and State Price as $300,000. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 13. By a suit tiled In the Superior Court today Phi lander. H. Fitzgerald, Frank F. Fitzger ald and Harry A. Fcnton, one of the di rectors of the American Tribune New Col ony Company, arc charged with collusion to defraud and with converting to their own upc 5300,009. The company, the complainants say. was organized In March. 1S01. with the purpose of buying land lly Oklahoma and founding a colony. However, allege the complainants, suitable land could not be found in Oklahoma and the directors bought a tract of land in Archer County, Texas. The value of the land. It Is charged, did not exceed $5,C0O. and It Is alleged the directors notified the stock holders that $300,000 was paid for the property. STONES FDR UMPIRE Spokane Schoolboys Mob Well Known Society Leader.. 1 OFFICIAL RUNS FOR CAR Game Was a Close One, and II. Lewis. Rutter, a Baseball En-, thusiast, Made Close Dc.- cislons Unsatisfactorily. SPOKANE, Wash.. May 13. (Special.) Because they did not like his decisions In their baseball game, a team of angry boy players drove R. Lewis Rutter from the diamond this afternoon, overwhelming him with a shower of small stones and sticks, until he was compelled to flee for safety. Though he was hit a number of times,, none of the missiles left a mark. There is no more widely known or popu lar man or fairer referee In Spokane than Mr. Rutter. He Is vice-president and manager of the Spokane & Eastern Trust Company, director of St. Luke's Hospital leader in the Country Club and promi nently Identified with every move for the business welfare of the. city, and is prob ably the best-known society man In Suo kane. Ho was asked to umpire the game between the Bryant and Washington School teams today, the contest being a deciding one of the Intcrscholastlc series, after a number of weeks of playing. Rutter is a baseball enthusiast and um pired diligently. A number of his decis ions were questioned and several row3 were narrowly averted, as the game was close from the start. Finally Mr. Rutter called a player out at second, and as the player belonged to the Bryant team which was one run behind, the losing players disputed the decision. A wrangle fol lowed, and soon a handful of sand was thrown at the society banker and umpire. This was the signal for a fusillade of missiles, while both sides yelled In" deris ion. Mr. Rutter decided to end his career as an umpire, and started hastily for an ap proaching car. His pace was accelerated by more stones, and soon he was doing a brilliant sprint. Tonight Mr. Rutter be littles the affair, but admits that he had an exciting afternoon, and has no further desire to umpire. Both the losing and winning teams say he will not officiate again for them. Shriners entertain Brethren. More than 300 visiting nobles were sumptuously entertained last night by Al Kader Temple In Commandery Hall. Masonic Temple. The master of cere monies was Potentate George H. Hill. The occasion was the monthly, meeting of Al Kader Tcmpley and after a busi ness meeting the work of entertaining the visiting nobtes belonging to the Order of Railway Conductors was begun. Po tentate George H. Hill gave a charming address of welcome and spoke In his happiest, "most facetious vein. He point ed out that these visiting nobles, who would soon leave the Rose City for all parts of this counry, would be the best possible advertisement for the city and the Lewis and Clark Exposition in gen eral. Judge Cleland and John M. Hod son also made speeches of welcome, and suitable responses were made by visiting nobles. The rooms were crowded, and the event was marked by much good fellowship. The luncheon that followed was an elaborate one and was served by nobles of Al Kader Temple under the supervision of Noble F. A. Van Kirk. There was a Hearty handclasp for visit ing nobles as they entered, and royal punch quenched their thirst, while the various delicacies on the tables proved more than satisfying. Cigars were also served. "Portland and Al Kader Temple are all right, said visiting nobles as they said good night. Xcwfierjr Shows Growth. NEWBERG. Or.. May 13. The population of Newberg. as taken by J. H. Rces, dep uty Assessor, is 1666. The census of 1900 credited Newberg with 535, while the cen sus taken by the Newberg Graphic a year and a half ago found 12S4 people within the city limits. A great deal of building la going on this season. Hldden's Violin Recital. The many old pupils and friends of Reg inald L. Hidden will be glad to learn that he Is to give a violin recital in the REAR-ADMIRAL CASPAR GOODRICH IS IN COMMAND OF THE FLEET - SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. (Special.) The Pacific squadron of the United States Navy, headed by the cruiser which will visit Portland this Summer, fleet consists of the cruisers Chicago boat-destroyer Paul Jones and collier Admiral Goodrich left this port on ago, and at Valparaiso transferred his around from the East to take the New stopping at Lima. Acapulco and San Southern California port and the fleet practice, after which a start was made Long Beach, Santa Barbara and Santa blehead. which has been relieved from Joined the fleet. The squadron will remain in the to Portland, to take part in the Lewis will be augmented by other warships," place at Port Angeles. The cruiser Chicago is one of the visit to San Francisco. The officers LJeutenantTCommander W. P. White, Commander A. W. Halstead, navigator Bartlett. Lieutenants R. Moody and E. W. C. Castle, and Midshipmen Swanson. Pond. Though the warship is nearly 20- guns. Her armament consists of 12 five and two one-pounders. She carries 450 Mart&m Grawi Theater next Wdnt4ay evening;. May Ul Mr. Hidden has be absent from Portland, lor the past two years and comes with fresh laurels from Prague, where he has been oite of the favored pupils of Professor Sevclk. Upon leaving Prague, Professor JSevclk presented him with a very flattering test imonial or certificate, this coming as it did from the greatest master of the violin of modern times, naturally Is very highly prized by Mr. Hidden. Edgar E. Coursen, one of the ' best musicians on the Pacific Coast, will be associated with Mr. Hidden in the con cert, and the public are promised a rare treat. PEACHES ON POOLROOM Loser Tells New York Police When to Make Raid. . NEW YORK. May 13. An alleged pool room at 45 West Third street was raided today by Sergeant Burke, assisted by ten detectives. The raid was made on com plaint of William Brady, of the St. Paul Hotel, Columbus avenue and Sixtieth street, who gave his occupation as a stenographer. During the early part of the week Brady called on Mr. McAdoo and stated that the room was being con ducted at the address given, where he had lost money betting on the races. The play was In one of the most palatially fitted rooms in New York, the main room being 50x23 feet, most elegantly furnished and the patrons were said to be members of the Verdi Pleasure Club, the charter for which adorned the walls. Beautiful paintings hung" on the walls and- the pres sure of an electric light button would re move these upwards and in their places would appear a blackboard bearing the names of horses and the odds placed against them. The police gained entrance to the place by smashing through the deadlight and lowered themselves Into the cellar, then ascending the stairs leading to an iron cage which the cashier occupied. Others of the raiding party cut through a par tition of wood, while others descended the flrescapc. thereby cutting off all means of escape. Simultaneously the raiding party entered the main room of the place, where they found about 300 men, whose names were taken and then allowed to depart. Pro grammes and all forms of racing litera ture were confiscated, tut a remarkable feature of the raid was that not a tele phone or telegraph instrument could be found. Five men were arrested, but later released on ball. Railway Conductor Missing. John F. McKierman. a delegate to the convention being held by the Order of Railway Conductors from Chickasha. I. T.. has been missing for three days and his friends are greatly alarmed. When last-seen he had on his. person $200 cash, a check for $300 and several dia monds valued at about $250. 4 The police and the detectives are searching for McKierman, but have been unable to learn anything of his where abouts. He Is a man of about 40 years of age and weighs over 200 pounds. He wears a gray suit and a dark slouch hat. John Burroughs Club's Plans. The John Burroughs Club held an In teresting meeting at the City Hall last night, at which several matters of Im portance were discussed. A special fund has been raised by the club to beautify its rooms, and It Is the Intention' of the organization also to have an attractive display of bird life at the Exposition, the idea being to maintain an exhibit In the Forestry building as well as at the City Hall. t Secretary Hay Improving:. PARIS. May 13. Mrs. Hay. wife of Sec retary Hay. arrived here today from Bad Nauhelm. Germany, on a shopping visit The Secretary will remain at Bad Nau heim until the end of the month, when probably he will come here. His Intimate friends say the Secretary has been greatly benefited by freedom from official cares. Woman Causes His Arrest. Jake Hickman, colored, was arrested last night on a warrant sworn to by Ger trude Johnson, colored, charging' him with assault and batten'. Hickman was released on ball. Hickman says he never assaulted Gertrude Johnson, but that she had trouble with his wife. Russian Fleet Has Gone to Sea. SAIGON. Cochin-Chlna. May 13. Noth ing has. been heard of the movements of Admiral Rojestvensky s fleet since May when the Russians left Vafong Bay. Ttte imaeu iotei at at, iouis was closed yesterday and will be torn down to make way for a department store. it has been open for 30 years. Chicago, Rear-Admiral Caspar 'Goodrich Is anchored In San Francisco harbor. The and. Marblehead, gunboat Petrel, torpedo Saturn. the cruiser New York about six months flag to the Chicago, which had come York';: place. The fleet cruised north Diego. A stay of a month w-as made at the then went to Magdalena Bay for target for San Francisco. Stops were made at Cruz. At the, latter place the cruiser Mar duty at Panama by 'the monitor Wyoming, harbor about a fortnight and then proceed and Clark Exposition. Jn August the fleet and the annual target practice will take original "White Squadron." This is her first of the Cnicago are: Captain E. K. Moore who Is the executive officer; Lieutenant of the cruiser; Chief Engineer Frank- Eckhart, Ensigns J. W. Shcenfeld and Irvine, Soule, Hooper, Durr, Eklund and years, old, she Is equipped with modern - Inch, four eight-inch, nine slx-pounders sailors and marines. BURY FIVE DEAD Victims of Train-Wreck Re main Unidentified. RAILROAD GIVES MONUMENT Impressive -Public Funeral Is Given Burned Strangers in Harrisbnrg; , AVhere Citizens View Pro-, cession With Awe. HARR1SBURG. Pa.. May 13. (Special.') While the church chimes In Spires played "Lead. Kindly Light, the remains of five of the charred, unrecognizable and unidentified victims of the express train, wreck In South Harrisburg were borne to the cemetery this afternoon after a public funeral In the Market Square Presbyterian Church. Nothing of Its kind bad ever been seen in this city. The Pennsylvania officials purchased the lots In the cemetery and the dead were burled there. Rev. George Chambers, pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, had charge of the services, and he was assisted by Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, of the Reformed Salem Church: Dr. M. Gilbert, of the Zion Church, and Rev. H. B. King, of the Market Square Church. The combined choirs of these churches rendered the music for the oc casion. The honorary pallbearers were: Hon orable T. Z. Gross. Mayor of Harrisburg; Vance C. McCormick, John H. Weiss John Kunkel. Spencer C. Gillsou, H. B. McCormick. president of the. Harrisburg Hospital; James Lamerton and W. E. Calderwood. The Identification of William Holmes. Jr., In the person of one of the charred bodies at the morgue was made today by his father. William Holmes, who ar rived here from Valparaiso. Ind. The Identification was made by a deformation of the left foot. Mr. Holmes was IS years old and was traveling salesman of a, Philadelphia shoe firm. The Pennsylvania officials have arranged to place over the graves - a handsome mark. It will be of granite and on It will be engraved the date and circum stances of the accident. A. D. Edson. a New York lawyer. Is among the miss ing wreck victims, and his relatives be lieve his body was consumed in the burn ing wreckage. He was on his way to Pittsburg with his client. W. E. Mc Millen. president of the McMIllen Lum ber Company, who Is at the hospital, with serious Injuries. Frank W. Anderson, of Pittsburg, died at midnight This makes 23 deaths from, the Pennsylvania collision. DEHAVEN WILL TRY CASE (Continued from First Pa-.) the President and, if sent to Portland, will act In thorough accord with the administration and see to it that the land trials are conducted fairly to both sides. But It remains for Judge Gilbert to say who shall preside at the! Portland trials next month. HUNT DOES NOT WANT TO CO3E0 3Iontana Judge Says He Is Crowded With Business. HELENA. Mont.. May 13 (Special.) Judge William H. Hunt, of the United States District and Circuit Courts for Montana, In an Interview this afternoon said that he had not heard directly from Washington regarding an Oregon assign ment. "Some little time ago," said Judge Hunt, "I received a letter from Judge Gilbert. of the Circuit Court, asking me if- I cared to go to Portland and try the land- fraud cases, but I replied that the pres sure of business in Montana was too-great and that I could not go." In consequence of the crowded condition of the docket, it is therefore regarded as improbable that he will go to Portland. If requested by the Attorney-General to do eo, of course Judge Hunt would obey the summons, but unless so Instructed he will not go. Strikes In Baltic Ports. ST. PETERSBURG. May 14.-(2:34 A. M.) Dispatches from Riga. Libau and Reval announce the inauguration of a general three days strike In the Baltic ports, where the Social Democrats are strong. The leaders told the workmen the dem onstrations were Intended as peaceful and that they were designed primarily to pre vent troops from being sent to St. Peters burg and Moscow, where serious demon strations were intended. , Old Believers Rejoice. . MOSCOW. May 13. The old believers met here today and proposed an allied congress, to meet at Moscow or Nljnl Novorod, to- determine a fitting, memorial for the religious toleration edict of the Emperor and the general restoration of churches and shrines which have been closed for 00 years. Blight's Disease and Diabetes News. San Francisco, May 1305. To the People of Portland: As San Francisco druggists acquaint' ed with the facts we are asked to cer tify to you the curability of chronic Bright's Disease and Diabetes, and however unreasonable it may seem, yet such Is the fact. Up to a year ago w never heard of a genuine case ot chronic Bright's Disease or Diabetes recovering. Now it Is a common oc currence in this city. A great discov ery has undoubtedly been made. Many prominent people here have hecovered. And the percentage of efficiency seem3 to be very high, for there are very few failures. Ferry Drue Co. v Lion Dm? Co. ., Rlalto DruE Co. . " E. W. Joy. - ' C F. Fuller. Rmn White. Kllbourne's Pharmacy. Haxnan'a Pharmacy. A. D. Nola. A. O. Schmidt. . Kibbler' Pharmacy. Owl Drug Co. Central Pharmacy. Depot Pharmacy. . , Potts Drwr Co. B. S. DtckhofC "' t T. A. Gay. C. 3D. Zelle. C. B. Pooler. X. Schwartz. A. B. SeemmelL And naany others. The above refers to the newly discevrs4 Fulton Ons pounds, the first ewe Ute werld has ever eeen for SrtgKt'is Diie&sa aad Dia betes. We are Bote ageata. Ak" fr pamphlet. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. 'HBCI va nnv jsri&aa, xjiliuml uj t.l MW T ' - Mill h n iii i- ' 1 " ea-Kt4eey treuWe after tMrti jMtx fait-