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THE SUXDAT OREGOKIAN, - PORTIiAJO), FEBRUARY 18, 1900. IS HABRIMAN LINE Cotton Confirms Ownership of Washington Northern. JOINT USE OF TRACKS Not Room Enough for Separate Way for the Three Roads That Would Occupy "Whatcom and Italic road Avenues in Seattle. ADMITS SEATTLE EXTENSION. "3 NEW YORK. Feb. 17. (Special.) Those connected with the Union Pa cific now admit that the road has practically completed arrangements tc extend the O. R. & N. Co.'s line Into Seattle. Recent purchases of tldclands were In their Interest and franchise to enter the city will be asked for in the near future. The move Is said not to be a reprisal against Hill for cnterlnc Portland, but merely to protect Union Pacific territory- It looks like a stronc bid for the traffic of the Hill territory and will probably have the effect of ln duclnc Hill to ko after business to and from Portland more vigorously than hitherto contemplated. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. (Spcclal.) W. W. Cotton, representing the Harrl man interests, suggested to the Council committee on corporations today that there must be a joint ownership of all tracks laid on "Whatcom and Railroad avenues. That Is a proposal made here tofore by City Engineer R. H. .Thomson, and when the suggestion came from the Harrlman Una Thomson quickly asked for an explanation. Mr. Cotton repeated his theory. , This was the first official information given the city that the Harrlman inter ests were behind the Washington North ern, seeKing an entrance to Seattle. Later on it was confirmed by Mr. Cot ton In an interview, during the course of which he added that his people had bought terminals on Salmon Bay, Bal lard, on the cast waterway, and had taken over the Stetson Post Mill prop erty. Mr. Cotton stated his road had made no surveys of Its route from Portland to Seattle and had submitted its applica tion for a franchise in the name of a hur riedly Incorporated company to protect Its rights in the fight the Chicago, Milwaukee & SL Paul Is making for tracks on water-front streets: It Is Impossible for the city to grant the requests of the three lines that have asked trackage rights on Railroad, avenue. One witch" track, held in the name of the Northern Pacific, Is open to other roads under a franchise that gives them the richt to purchase an Interest in the line. But that is not sufficient, and there is a hard fight on between the new Harrl man road, the Chicago. Milwaukee & SL Paul and the North Coast to get one or two more tracks- along the entire water front. Mr. Cotton suggests the new lines build the tracks jointly and that the old roads be compglled to agree to a Joint use of water-front lines. The city will submit a. proposal to all the roads for a system along the water-front- This will be sub mitted to the railroads at a conference to be held Wednesday. General Counsel Bunn, Land Commissioner Thomas Coop er and Vice-President C. M. Levey, of the Korthern Pacific, are comjng West and will be present when the compromise so lution of the city l& presented. Mr. Levey went East to submit the entire Seattle terminal proposition to his road and to ask for advice. St. Paul officials, fighting for .an imme diate franchise, see in the Harrlman lines' coming the necessity for giving up much that has been asked. If the St. Paul can get an Independent entrance to Its freight and passenser depots the road will prob ably agree to joint ownership of water front tracks. The. significance of that compromise is that it means,' sooner or later, the organization of a terminal cor poration. NEW OREGON INCORPORATIONS Articles Filed by the Secretary of State at Salem. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The Portland Terminal Railway Com pany, incorporated by T. T. Burklmrt. J. Thprburn Ross and C. B. Aitchlson, filed "articles of Incorporation in the office of Secretary of State Dunbar to day. The company proposes to con struct a railroad from Portland to Cornelius and to build or assist in building: railroads In Oregon and tj operate railroads on terms to be agreed upon with other companies. The capital stock is fixed at $50,000. Other new companies have filed ar ticles as follows: Sunnyslde Mutual Telephone Company; principal office. Salem. Or.; capital stock, 5150Q: Incorporators, A. L. West, L. M. Crozer and H. S. Poisal. P. L. Cherry Company, Inc.; principal office. ABtoria, Or.: capital stock, 510.000; Incorporators, H. E. Cherry. T. S. Mc Rath and F. W. Mulkey. , Sellwood Lumber Company: principal office, Portland. Or.; capital stock. 53000; incorporators, J. F. Kertchem, F. J. Laz arus and Frank Ncild. 'Summit Telephone Company: principal office. Corvallls. Or.; capital stock. 51O00; incorporators. B. W. Johnson. P. M. Zie rolt and M. L. Frantz. June Land Company: principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock, ssooo? incor porators, B. E. Fiske. J. H. Fisk and R. G. Morrow. Reedsport Company: principal office. Reedsport, Or.; capital stock. $140,000; In corporators, W. P. Reed, W. H. Jamlcson and Joseph Lyons. Star & Crescent Mining &, Milling Com pany; principal office, Portland, Or.; cap ital stock, $50,000; incorporators, P. L. jic Kenzie. I. G. Thompson and E. L. Lane. Shirley Improvement Company: princi pal office. Portland. Or.; capital stock. $5000; Incorporators. G. W. Shirley, Charles C. Woodcock and H. Dunn. Enterprise Meat Company: principal of fice. Coquille. Or.: capital stock. 55000; In corporators. E. S. Dean, W. Taylor De ment and John Yoakam. Mutual Canning Company; principal of fice, Salem. Or.: capital stock. 510,000: In corporators. George W. Weeks, Noah Welch, S. P. Kimball, C. A. H. Fisher and L. K. Page. The East Beaver Cheese Company; prin cipal office. East Beaver. Or.; capital stock, $700; Incorporators, George W. 'Wal lace, James Chrlstensen and Charles J Blanchard. The Timber Canyon Mines Company: principal office. Baker City. Or.; capital stock. $1,500,000: incorporators; W. G. Drow ley . W S. Levens and H. N. Clark. Ioslo Mining Company; principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock. $1,000,000; in corporators H. P. Chrlstensen. Anton "j.ac?180"' W' R Jensen Conquest Gold Mining Company; prin- s&fenetcit. Pr" capital' stock. $2,000,000; Incorporators. James A. Pantinir Mount Hood Telephone Comnanv nrln cipal office. Mount Hopd Or canltal stock. $5000: incorporators. .wT s Gribhlo G. M. WIshart and 1. U. Laffcrtv The Carl Adler Company; brlnrlnoi office. Baker City. Or..: capital stock M 000; incorporators, Carl AdleD. c Robl bins and S. L. Baer. JU0 Edwards-Harrls-Lamont Realty Com pany; principal office. Portland. Or.: cap ital stock. 51500: incorporators. Dan W. Edwards. Phil Harris and John Lamont. John Day Vallev Railroad Company: principal office. Portland. Or,; capital stock. $100,000; Incorporators. J. P. O'Brien. w. w. cotton, William Crooks and James G. Wilson. Eastern Shoe Repair Company: princi pal office, Portland, Or-i capital stock. $3000; Incorporators, A. Fleshman, Otto Eggerts and Robert Rlddell. Lloyd Lumber Company; principal office. Union, Or.; capital stock. $25,000; Incor porators. Jesse W. Lloyd, H. J. Lucas and E. O. Zeek. Beavers: principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock. $5690; incorporators, A. B. Newla-nd, J. W. Dearlng and C F. Easter., Los Angeles Railroad Construction Com pany; principal office, Portland, Or.: cap ital stock. $3,000,000; Incorporators. M. H French. E. J. Howard and W. L. Gould. Grant County Progressive Association: principal office. Prairie City. Or.; capital stock. $30,000: incorporators, Clifton Cleav er. M. Durkhelmer and F. M. KighL The Western Coast Railroad Company; principal office. Tillamook City, Or.; cap ital stock, $5000; Incorporators. M. W. Harrison. H. T. Botts and Charles J. Clough. Liberty Coal & Ice Company: principal office. Portland. Or.; capital stock. $2503; incorporators. W. N. Daniels, R. H Phil- llns and A. CZ RMrfell The Inland Empire Lumber Company: principal oince. .renaieton, ur.: capital stock. $10,000; Incorporators. C. E. Trout man, Ben L. Burroughs and M. S. Kern. The Pure Food Company: principal of fice. North Bend. Or.; capital stock. $30. 003; incorporators. E. B. Duffy, M. Keat ing and J. H. Keating. State Bank of Rainier; principal office. Rainier. Or.; capital stock. $25,000; Incor porators. Carleton Lewis. W. C. Morris and Alex Sweek. Bank of Rainier; principal office. Rai nier. Or.: capital stock. $10,003; incorpora tors, J. P. Buford. S. S. Strain. W. P. Ely. J. Frank Watson and R. LT Durham. Portland Development Company; prin cipal office. Portland. Or.; capital stock. $250,000? incorporators. John F. Shields. O. L. Ferris and L. S. Street. The Oregon Annex Company; principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock, $50,000; incorporators. M. C. Dickinson, M. G. Munly and William A. Munly. Transfer or Copper Properties. BUTTE, Mont. Feb. 17. L. O. Evans, of Price Reduced The Daily Oregonian, Sunday included, delivered by carrier lo one address to any part of the city is 75 Cents a Month This rate is good in all places where a delivery service is main tained. Order through your local agent or phone Main 7070. counsel for the Amalgamated Copper Company, returned last night from New York with the deeds for all the properties included in the sale by the Helnze inter ests to the company of which Thomas F. Cole Is the head. These deeds. 17 In num ber, bear date of January 30, 1905. and were filed for record In the office of the Clerk of Silver Bow County today, thus completing the formal transfer. YOUTH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE DESPOXDEXT OVER HIS CRIPPLED CONDITION. Albany Bootblack Find III Physical Disabilities Arc Tee Great a Handicap. ALBANY. Or., Teb. 17. (Special.) Victor McFarland, . a crippled lad who has been running a bootblack stand in Albany for a number of years, at tempted to commit suicide in Albany this evening by shooting himself in the head with a 22-callber revolver. The bullet lodged In McFarland's head, and while he is in a comatose condition there is no hope for recovery. The shooting was done in the boy's room at his mother's home in Albany. He was despondent over continued physical disabilities, and left a note stating that In Ills condition he was no good to himself or any one else. When but a small boy young Mc Farland received a fall at school which resulted in a diseased limb. Several operations were porformed without resultant good, and now after the lad has reached his majority he is a hope less cripple. At times he suffers ter rible pains in his limbs. Added to this his general physical condition Is bad. In a circulation contest Victor was a contestant, and through the aid ot Albany people succeeded In securing a scholarship. But all efforts to get to gether enough funds to maintain him self while In a Portland school failed. Then the boy made a fruitless effort to secure work. These things are thought to have brought on despond ency In a fit of which the rash act was committed. OPTION ON 3ITJCII TIDELAXD Ellcnsburg 3Ian Will Pay $-1000 an Acre for Eighty Acres. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) Acting for W. J. J. Roberts, of Seattle, Ellis Lewis Garrctson today secured op tions on 9) acres of tldclands at pxi aver age price ot $4000 an acre. This, together with the other land secured by Mr. Gar rctson. is for W. A. Wells, of Ellensburg. Mr. Wells came to Tacoma last night. He was Joined here today by Mr. Rob erts and another man. whose Identity has not been disclosed. They made an auto mobile trip to the tide flats, and the party returned to Seattle. Mr. Wells Is a coal contractor. He said: "Mr. Roberts is buying these tldelands for me. That Is all I can say at this time." Asked whether or not he represented any railroad in these deals, he bagged to be excused from an Interview. Buy Lands From Indians. VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 17. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway has acquired 14.000 acres, in addition to the 10.000 already secured, for a terminus at Kaien Island. The additional land was secured from the Indians at 57.50 an acre. The land pur chased is on Kaien and Dlgby Islands, and on the mainland near Metlakatlah. The Indians refused to sell the bcs waterfront sections. Utah Elks Will See BulirighL LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 17. The -delegation of Elks from Utah and contiguous states went to San Dlcgo today. Tomor row they will attend a bullfight at Tia Juana. They will return to Los Angeles Monday for an automobile trip to near by points of Interest. Chinook Running In Columbia. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 17. (SpeclaU Qulte a run of chlnook salmon Is reported In the Columbia River near CathlameL and as the fishermen receive 10 cents per pound for the fish, those who are out arc making good wages. Chicago. All transcontinental railroad speed records arc to be broken next week by a gas oline car now belnr tested in Philadelphia. The run will he made from New York to San Francisco. CUKE IS OMITTED Fatal Defect in the Proposed Anti-Pass Law. VOTE WILL 'BE' TAKEN Courts Can Pass Upon the Legality of the Measure 'if .Litigation Should Arise at a Later Date. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The anti-pass law proposed by the People's Power League has been found to be fatally defective because It con tains no enacting- clause The dis covery -was made today by state printing- office employes who were engagea In setting the bills in type preparatory to printing them. Supreme Court de cisions are clear upon the point that the absence of an enacting clause Is a fatal defect. The bill will be submitted to a vote of the people notwithstanding the dc -lecU because the Secretary of State does not consider It Is within hi? prov ince to pass upon Its validity. The bill will be voted upon and. It will then be for the courts to pass upon if any liti gation should arise under IL None of the proposed constitutional amendments have enacting clauses and It was believed by some this morning that they are also defective, but the Attorney-General does not take that view. Proposed amendments have never been given enacting clauses and the initiative, and rcferendtfm amend ment does not expressly require that amendments proposed by Initiation shall have enacting clauses. The "Ini tiative and referendum amendment adopted in 1S02 has this preliminary declaration which takes the place of an enacting clause: "Section 1 of ar ticle 4, of the constitution of the State of Oregon shall be. and hereby Is, amended to read as follows:" This form of statement was used In framing the proposed amendments now on file, and the Attorney-General thinks It sufficient. The initiative and referendum sec tion of the constitution reserves to the people the "power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls." It ts argued that this use of the word enact" applies to constitutional amendments as well as proposed laws, and hence that an enacting clause is necessary. Upon the subject of an enacting clause the constitution says: The style- of all bills shall be: 'Be It enacted by the people of the State of Oregon,'" If proposed constitutional amend ments are "bills" within the meaning of this section, an enacting clause would be necessary. Attorney-General Crawford does not think the word "bills" was Intended to cover proposed amendments. In the first section of the first article of the state constitution, it 1s declared that the people "have at all times a right to alter, reform or abolish the government In such manner as they may think proper." From this it is argued that since a constitutional amendment Is a change in the state government the amend ment must be held to be legally adopted unless It plainly violates some express provision which the people have alrcr Jy prescribed regarding the manner of adopting amendments. As the constitution does not clearly re quire that proposed amendments shall have enacting clauses. It Is argued that the absence of such a clause could not be a fatal defect. BOYS TRY TO WRECK TRAIN ENGINEER'S PROMPT "WORK PRE VENTS SERIOUS RESULTS. YeHBsrer Iad Welcome . Change of Subject From Companies' Din coarse ob Rellglea. COLFAX. Wash., .Feb. 17. (Special.) An attempt) to wreck passenger train No. 31, on the Col fax-Moscow branch of the O. R. & N., was made at Shaw nee station Thursday evening. A bolt from the swltchrod had been removed and rails turned to throw the train upon the sidetrack. Only rapid work by Engineer Corey, who used the re verse lever and emergency brakes, saved a disastrous wreck. Tonight William BartletL aged IS, and Loran Burnett, aged 16. studentt; of Edwards College at Albion, are in the County Jail and both have confessed they attempted to wreck the train. They are sons of highly respected parents. Edwards College Is a sec tarian school conducted by the United Brethren Church. Bartlett had persuaded Burnett to take a walk with him for the purpose of talking religion to him. when he suggested wrecking the train, and the younger boy consented. BLAJIE CANDIDATE MOORE. Seattle Democrats Decide Not to Call a Municipal Convention. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The Democratic city committee today re scinded its action In calling a municipal convention. Caucus returns Indicated not more than a third of the cly would be represented, and as this meant a conven tion that would not represent the party, the effort to get a meeting was aban doned. The Democrats blame William Hickman "Moore, nominee for Mayor on the Mu nicipal Ownership ticket: J. W. Godwin, chairman of the Democratic State Com mittee; John Y. Terry. National commit teeman, and others who took part In the municipal ownership convention, for un dermining the party organization. Moore pledged himself last Winter to accept a Democratic Mayoralty nomination and agreed he would not be a candidate on any other ticket. When he went Into the A Desperate Slaughter Twenty-One El&gant, Nearly New Pianos to Be Sold at Once, for Virtually Half Price. During the coming week we wish to dls-. vn.& t -n AYeoUent. -slightly used nlanos. received in part payment for Pianola pi anos ot late: Some of these- Instruments are exactly like new. some show a little wear, none or mem enousu impair ap pearance or tone quality. Any of these instruments may be ob tained on payments ot $10 cash and W a month. Here Is the list: Fancy walnut Conover. upright, $153. Fancy mahogany Wing & Son, $142. Large oak-cased Bailey. JUS. Verv nice Thompson & Co. rosewood. 5143. " Rosewood Rudolph Sc. Co. upright. J5Q. Large mahogany LeicbL JIM. Large mottled walnut Everett. J1S0. Fanciest mottled walnut Vose. $23$. Elegant mottled mahogany Kimball. $26L Fancy largest-sire Krakaucr. $261. Very fine mahogany Schumann, J2S6. Mottled walnut Hamilton, $176. Fancy mahogany $125 Lester. J23S. Oak-cased excellent Jacob Doll. JIGS. Fancv Milton oak case, same price. Great big oak-cased Wellington. $126. Fancy mahogany Kingsbury. $123. Very fine Knabc baby grand. In genuine rosewood case. $423. Genuine mahogany Pease baby grand, very choice, $4S5. Beautiful nearly new Stcinway baby grand. $435. These grand pianos will be sold on pay ments of $25 down and $12 a month. All must be sold during the coming week. Telephone or telegraph orders to hold certain Instruments till letter can arrive will be honored 21 hours only. A deposit of 5 per cent to show good faith will be required from purchasers living out of town, whereupon piano will be shipped subject to approval, with' the un derstanding if. upon receipts. It Is not found exactly satisfactory to the buyer It may be returned at expense of freight both ways of Ellers Piano House. Everything we sell we guarantee. Money back if purchase is not entirely satisfactory- Ellers Piano House, largest retail ers of pianos in the United States. Main office 331 Washington street. Portland. municipal ownership convention and J. W. Godwin appeared as his manager, the convention programme of the Democrats was upset. Among such prominent Democrats as William Piggotu chairman of the dty committee; T. J. Church, secretary of the city and state committees; B. Sweeney, John Schram. Alfred Battle. Richard Saxe Jones. J. F. McElroy. L. a GUman, Will iam Blackman and others of state repu tation, the Moore-Godwin action was de nounced as an effort to wreck the party. The decision not to call a convention saves the party from any danger of rati fying their action. Mohair and Wool Pools. Me'MINNVTLLE, Or.. Feb. 17. The Tarn hill Livestock Association has elected the following officers: President, William DHcrst; vice-president. John Redmond; secretary. M. B. Hendrick; treasurer. W. S. Link; directors. William Gunning, John Eborall. IL O. Jones, Amos Nelson and D: A. "Walker. At the last meeting of the association a resolution was passed recommending that the trustees set April 7 as the date for selling the mohair rool. It was also rec ommended that a wool pool be formed. Insurance Investigation Promised. VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 17. An Ottawa dispatch says during the approaching aea' slon of Parliament the Insurance business will be considered with a view to pre serving me connaence ox the public In the business. Shrievalty a Rich Plum. ORB&ON CITY, Or.. Feb. 17.-(SpeciaI.) D. a. DImlck. of Canby, announces he will be a candidate for the nomination of Sheriir on the Republican ticket. There are no less than a dozen aspirants for the nomination. Army 3Ien Icarn to Cook. JUNCTION CITY. Kan.. Feb. 17. Four officers of the commissary department of the Army Captain Charles a Clnrk, from Chicago; Captain Arthur Edwards, from San Francisco; Captain F. M. Lawton. from Fort Leavenworth, and Captain B. SImonds, from San Francisco commenced a two months course at the bakers' and cooks' school at Fort Riley today. A large number of enlisted men from the different Army posts arc also taking the course. The officers, as well as the men, arc being given practical Instruction. What Sulphur Does For the Human Body in Health and Disease. The mention of sulphur will recall to many of us the early days when our moth ers and grandmothers gave us our dally dose of sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall. It was the universal Spring and Fall "blood purifier," tonic and cure-all. and mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was not without merit. - The Idea was good, but the remedy was crude and unpalatable, and a large quan tity had to be taken to get any effect. Nowadays we get all the beneficial ef fects of sulphur in a palatable, concen trated form, so that a single grain Is far more effective than a tablcspoonful ot the crude sulphur. In recent years research and experiment have proven that the best sulphur for me dicinal use Is that obtained from Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold in drugstores under the name of Stuart's Calcium Waf ers. They are small chocolate-coated pel rets and contain the active medicinal prin ciple of sulphur in a highly concentrated, effective form. Few people are aware of the value of this form ot sulphur in restoring and maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul phur acts directly on the liver and excre tory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waste material. Our grandmothers knew this when they dosed us with sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall, but the crudity and Im purity of ordinary flowers of sulphur were often worse than the disease, and cannot compare with the modern concentrated preparations of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium Wafers Is undoubtedly the best and roost widely used. . They are the natural antidote for liver and kidney troubles and cure constipa tion and purify the blood in a way that often surprises patient and physician alike. Dr. R. M. Ullklns. while experimenting with sulphur remedies, soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was superior to any other form. He says: "For liver, kidney and blood troubles, especially when resulting from constipation or malaria I have been surprised at the results ob tained from Stuart's Calcium Wafers. In patients suffering from bolls and pimples and even deep-seated carbuncles, I have repeatedly seen them dry up and disap pear In four or five days. leaving the skin clear and smooth. Although Stuart's Cal cium Wafers is a proprietary article and sold by druggists, and for that reason ta booed by many physicians, yet I know of, nothing so safe and reliable for con stipation, liver and kidney troubles, and especially in all forms of skin diseases, as this remedy." At any rate, people who are tired of pills, cathartics and so-called blood "puri fiers" will Sad la Stuart's Calcium Wafers a far safer, more palatable and effective preparation. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING BEN SELLING THEIR FIRST TIFF Wilson Mizner and His Bride Not on Speaking Terms.' SHE CLINGS TO THE COIN Youthful Husband Withholds His Society in Effort to Tamc'IIcr and Is Confident His System AVIII win. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17. Silence reigns In the Ycrkos-Mtaner mansion In New York. Wilson and his mature bride are at outs. This much has been passed across the contlnenc'in telegraphic whis pers, and the friends of the bridegroom are in trepidation lest the nuptial knot, which seems to have been but loosely tied, shall fall apart. As the situation is re ported, Mizner declines to converse with his wife until she shall have turned over some of the millions given her by the late traction magnate. In different apartments, far removed, they live separate lives. "When .Mizner does not dine at the club he has his din ner served In the dining-room at an hour when he knows that his bride will not be present. If there Is any communication between them it is by formal notes, dis patched by servants. It is said that these notes, which were quite frequent during the first few days of the estrangement, have now ceased. What the outcome will be Is still con jecture, but friends of Mizner are ready to lay odds that he will be in the lead when the wire is reached. The only question is. How long can the bride of three weeks stand this isolation? Will sho remain obstinate, or will she write begging for giveness? Personally, Mizner Is confi dent. How long the situation will continue Is causing speculation on both sides of the continent. WEST INDIES SHAKEN UP Earthquake Damages Many Dwell ings and Cuts Cables. ROSEAU, Island of 'Dominica. B. W. I., Feb. IS (Friday). Two prolonged and severe earthquakes were experi enced here at 1:32 P. M. today, the di rection being; east by south to west by north. The duration ot the first shock was six and a half seconds, and that of the second shock three and a quarter seconds. The disturbances slightly damaged the walls of houses. Earthquakes were felt .today at Do minica, SL Lucia and Guadeloupe.' CASTRIES. Island of SL .Lucia. B. W. I., Friday, Feb. 16. A tvery severe earthquake was felt here at 1:35 P. M. today and another severe shock was experienced at 2:35 P. M. Nearly all the walls and buildings In Castries were damaged. POINTE A'PITREv Island, of Guad eloupe. B. W. I.. Friday. Feb. 16. Pointe A'Pitre and Basse-Terre, on this Island, experienced slight earth quake shocks this afternoon. ST. THOMAS. D. W. I.. Friday, Feb. 16, The officials ot the cable com pany bore have sent out a notice to the effect that cable messages to and from the Island of SL Vincent and. Barba- ELEGANT SHOWING Men's Spring Suits Accepted styles for Spring now on exhibition $15 to $35 The Best $3.00 Hat in the World r - u -- does, British Indies, are subject to de lay. No news has been received re cently from those Islands. CASTRIES, Island of SL IiUcia, B. W. I., Feb. 17. Following the earlier earth quakes of yesterday afternoon, another shock was felt at 5:45 P. M. yesterday ana loud detonations and shocks occurred until 3 o'clock this, afternoon. Business Is suspended. Some ot the large residences have been badly dam aged and their occupants have sought shelter elsewhere. Many private houses and stores sustained serious losses. Cable communication with the Islands of St. Vincent and Barbadoes has been severed by the earthquakes. WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. The belief of the officials here that the recent pro longed Interruption of the submarine cables in West Indian waters was the precursor of great seismic disturbances was confirmed by the receipt today of & cablegram dated at Port de France, Island of Martinique, yesterday, from American Consul Jewell, as follows: "Most violent earthquake shock in 64 years prevailed over the entire Island at 2 o'clock this afternoon. No great dam age." PORT DE FRANCE, Island of Marti nique. Friday. Feb. 17. A severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 1:40 o'clock P. 31. today, which was followed by three slighter disturbances. The undulations cracked the walls of buildings. ST. GEORGE, Island of Grenada, B. W. I., Feb. 17. Two prolonged, though slIghL shocks of earthquake, corresponding in tfme with those felt In the Island of SL Lucia, were experienced here Friday. There' were frequent detonations during the night. Castro Is All Heady to Fight. CARACAS, Venezuela, Thursday. Feb. 15 (via Wlllemstad, Island of Curacoa, Feb. 17.) The preparations for war at the Venezuelan ports have been complet ed. A large quantity of ammunition ar rived in Venezuela last week. AH the foreign Consuls. Consular Agents and other foreign officials have been absolute ly forbidden to go on board steamers at Weak Lungs Bronchitis For over sixty years doctors have en dorsed Ayers Cherry Pectoral for coughs, colds, weak lungs, bronchitis, consumption. Cures hard cases, des perate cases, old cases. You can trust a medicine the best doctors approve. Ask your doctor all about it We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. 3Cade by t& J. C Aytr Co.. awU, Kill. Xlto aCaaa&Mtatrtts of . AYX&'S KATR TMOft-Ter tie Ulr. AJXm'8 KXX8 Tar CMgtipatiM. ATZK'8eUKSA?AaJIXA-7ortMt ATSK'8 aS1T CQ-RX-Tor suOarU as x. ' ALSO LEADING CLOTHIER Venezuelan ports without first obtaining official permission. American Minister Russell, who has been suffering from an Indisposition, has gone to Macuto to re cuperate. The Venezuelan Government has. ap pointed Guzman Garbiras to be Minister to the United States in place of M. Veloz Golticoa, who offended President Castro by voting to hold the Panama Congress at Rio Janeiro. SPEAKER CANNON TALKS Condemns Centralized Government Fallacy at? Union League Banquet. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.-Spcaker Jo seph Cannon, of.the House of Representa tives, was the guest of honor and prin cipal speaker tonight at a banquet at the Union League. During his address. Speaker Cannon discussed the fallacy ot the people who would try to shift re sponsibility on a more centralized govern menL He paid a glowing tribute to the Republican party and concluded by de claring the hope that never in his day would conditions so change as to bring another party In power. Progress of Beet-Sugar Industry. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. A preliminary statistical report of the beet-sugar indus try for the year ending December 31, 1WM. issued today by the Census Bureau, shows that industry has Increased 22S.6 per cent In the number ot pounds of sugar pro duced, and 231.2 in the value of the prod ucts Increase since the census of 1900. The total number of pounds of sugar, granulated and raw, produced In 1904 was 531,335.294, and the value of this product was J23.324.602. In 1904 the number of sugar-beet fac tories was 51. as against 31 in 1900. The capital invested in 1904 was $55,923,359, against $30,955,519 in 1900. Philadelphia. (Special.) Th PennsylTanla Company will not abolish the ncus on It mileage books until compelled to do so by law. This Is the statement of an officer who de clared that the leral department was satis fled there was no violation of any law in charxinr the $10 excess.