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.TIIE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAX, PORIXAIfD, 3IAT 13, 10O6.
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CURE FOR LOOTING
Chief Dinan Prescribes Work
and Plenty of It.
HAS ENLISTED SMALL ARMY
Makes Progress In Clearing San
i'ranclsco Streets Great Increase
in Saloon License Refugee
Camps to Concentrate.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. A novel
method of stamping out the evil of loot
In, which has been on the Increase de
spite the stern measures taken by the
civil and military authorities, has been
inaugurated by Chief of Police Dinan.
That official has issued an order that
whenever a looter is caught he is to be
put in a squad under the command of
Detective Sergeant Charles E. Taylor.
Members of the squad are compelled to
labor at clearing away the debris. Al
ready Sergeanjt Taylor has Jo men under
him, and the number is constantly grow
ing. The taskmaster of this chain gang
la given discretionary powers as to the
term each of the members shall serve.
Already the streets about Portsmouth
Square and the Hall of Justice are begin
ning to assume their old-time appearance
of cleanliness, the result of the work of
the captured looters. . Chief Dinan be
lieves that, when the existence of Ser
geant Taylor's army becomes generally
known, looting will greatly decrease.
Raise Liquor License. '
The liquor question was again discussed
today by the authorities, and it has been
proposed that the charter of the city be
amended so that the license, which has
heretofore been $100 a year, be raised to
1500. Before the fire there, were .0 saloons
in this city, and it Is believed that the in
creased license will reduce this number to
1000. without In any way diminishing the
revenues of the city.
Today the Board of Police Commission
ers Issued an order that all private clubs
cease dispensing liquors to members, -iiost
of the clubs were burned out, but all have
secured temporary quarters in the un
turned section.
Two Camps for Refugees.
A proclamation has been issued by
Mayor Schmitx directing that all refugees
toe concentrated In two great camps, one
to be located In the Potrero, In the south
side of the city, and the other at Golden
Gate Park. This action has been made
necessary for sanitary reasons, as mili
tary discipline must prevail In these tent
ed cities. If the health of the Inmates Is
to be preserved. At present every square
In the city and many vacant lots are cov
ered with the tents of refugees. The mil
itary are now ordering these people to
the central camps.
Iast night and today have been the
coldest since the recent calamity, and
some of the refugees living in the small
er camps suffered considerably. As soon
ns concentration can be effected, It is be
lieved that all will live in comparative
comfort.
I'lXD EXCEEDS $6,000,000.
Guns Sound Fire Alarm Improvised
Telephone System.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. The daily
report of subscriptions as issued by the
finance committee of the general relief
committee today shows the following
totals: ...
Total actually' promised $5,805,521
Verbal promises unconfirmed 309,7o0
Grand total $6,115,271
The wisdom of strictly adhering to the
rule of no fires in dwelling-houses was
exemplified today. People living near
the Presidio were startled by the firing
of cannon and the rattle of musketry.
This was the means which the soldiery
took of sounding an alarm for fire In
the dwelling-house of George Davis, at
164 Fifteenth avenue. The man had dis
regarded orders of the authorities and
built a fire Indoors, because he claimed
his chimney had been Inspected, and he
thought there was no danger. The fire
was extinguished with slight loss of
property.
. A novel telephone system Is being In
troduced In this city by members of the
Coast Artillery. This organization is do
ing guard duty throughout the burned
section and has established at widely sep
arated points various camps. In order
to maintain quick communication between
these centers, asbestos-covered telephone
wires are being strung. The central of
fice is located at the Washington-street
wharf, and from there the wires run west
over the city. The old unused cable slots
are being utilized, so that the system
Is largely underground.
WILL NOT SQUEEZE DEBTORS
Wholesale Men Argue Against the
Change In Law Regarding Them.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. An urgent
appeal was made by the San Francisco
-Board of Trade to the subcommittee on
special session of the Legislature at its
meeting today not to interfere in any way
with the present relations between debt
ors and creditors.
The fear had been expressed at previous
meetings of the subcommittee that many
men, especially small dealers, would be
forced into involuntary bankruptcy or
harassed beyond endurance by hard-hearted
creditors as soon as the Governor shall
declare the present holidays at an end
Joseph Kirk, attorney for the City Board
of Trade, appeared to oppose any change
whatever In the laws as they are at pres
ent. -
"The wholesale merchants of this city."
he said, "have no Intention of harassing
those of their debtors who are honest and
indicate an Intention to pay their debts
eventually."
WILL MEET ITS LOSSES.
Milwaukee Insurance Company to
Issue $600,000 of Stock.
MILWAUKEE. May 12. Stockholders
of the Milwaukee Mechanics Fire Insur
ance Company today voted to Issue 30,000
shares ot new stock at the market price
of fcX a share and to add J3O0.CO0 to the
capital stock and $300,000 to the surplus
for t!ie purpose of putting the company
In shape to meet the losses sustained in
the Sin Francisco fire. At a meeting to
day a preliminary subscription Hat was
started by which present stockholders all
agreed to take up the fire Issue.
The company places Its losses in San
Francisco at Jl.SO.OOO. It had a surplus
of S1.400.ooa.
LOOTERS CAl'G HT WITH BOOTY
Compelled to Devote Time to Clear
ing l"p Streets.
HAN FRANCISCO. May 12.-Thls morn
ing Ave enterin-lslng thieves Joined the
irmy of looters which, under the direc
tion of Detective Sergeant Charles Tay
lor, li now clearing away the debris and
wreckage on the site where once stood the
Hall of Justice.
Detective O'Dea discovered the quintet
at work In the ruins at 103 Turk street.
They had loaded a wagon wun brass and
copper and were about to drive away with
the stolen metal when arrested. They
were taken to police headquarters and
Chief Dinan instructed that they be add
ed to Detective Taylor's squad.
Thirty-six hours la the period that this
class of offenders must give of their time
to city work, and the man who directs
them will make it the busiest time of their
lives. He now has about 75 men working
all the time.
WILL REBUILD ITS CHURCHES
Methodist Episcopalians to Raise
$1,000,000 for Bay CUf.
CINCINNATI. May 12. The raising of a
fund of $1,000,000 to rebuild the MeLhodLst
Bplscopal Churches in San Francisco and
at other points o the Pacific Coast is con
templated in the organization of a Metho
dist Laymen's Legion, official announce
ment of which will be made in the vari
ous church papers next week. The plan
was proposed by Robert Miller, of this
city.
The appeal calls for lOuO subscriptions of
$300 each and a like number of $250, $200,
$150 and $100 aggregating $1,000,000.. The
subscriptions are to be sent to the book
concerns in Cincinnati, Chloago and
Washington.
Eastern Men Ready to Invest.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. Within
the past few days it is said new ac
counts have been opened at several of
the commercial banks of San Fran
cisco by men from the East who have
deposited sums ranging from $10,000
upward. Some of them are known by
reputation to banking men to be pos
sessed of large wealth. Others are
supposed to represent wealthy clients
in Eastern money centers. The evi
dent purpose of these men, the bank
ers say, is to make investments of
their funds in San Francisco.
California Needs Another Judge.
WASHINGTON. May 12. The mem
bers of the California delegation In
Congress today met in conference with
Secretary Metcalf and discussed the
question of an additional Circuit Judge
for California, as well as the urgent
need of liberal appropriations both for
the construction of new Federal build
ings In. San Francisco and the proper
repairing of others. Insurance litiga
tion will. It is believed, make an addi
tional Judge imperative.
Economy in City Government.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. Retrench
ment In all municipal departments is the
order that has gone forth, and there will
be a great reduction In the city's working
forces within the next 30 days.- Mayor
Schmltz made the announcement today
that plans already are under discussion
whereby the most rigid economy may be
enforced. It is estimated that about 300
city employes either will lose their posi
tions or suffer a material reduction in
salaries.
TAYLOR GETS NOMINATION
DEFEATS CARMACK IN TENNES
SEE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Democrats Hold First Primaries to
Nominate Senator and Have
Bitter Contest.
t MEMPHIS, Tenn.,' May 12. With com
plete returns from 21 counties out of 100
and partial returns from a majority of
the others, showing what will be the re
sult, it is probable that ex-Governor RoW
ert T. Taylor has defeated Edward W.
Carmack for the Democratic nomination
for United States Senator by a majority
now estimated at 2000, although the Tay
lor managers are claiming a much larger
lead. Complete returns from 21 counties
gives Taylor 15,053, and Carmack 14,107.
The returns do not include the vote In
Shelby, Davison, Knox or Hamilton,
where the largest cities of the state
Memphis, Nashville, Davisvllle and Chat
tanooga are located.
Shelby County, the home of Senator
Carmack, gave him a majority of nearly
5000. while Taylor carried Nashville and
Davison County by about 1000. There was
almost an even break In Knox and Tay
lor will carry Hamilton by a small vote.
The. race' is close and the Carmack peo
ple are still sanguine at midnight, claim
ing the full returns will give them enough
to overcome the present Taylor lead.
The campaign has been one of the hot
test ever waged in the state. Senator
Carmack succeeded Thomas B. Turley in
the Senate six years ago. and has made a
good record. Governor Taylor was three
times chief executive of Tennessee, and
has considerable reputation as a lecturer.
This is his third or fourth effort to land
a Senatorial toga. Both candidates are
newspaper men.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., May 12. The
American will aay tomorrow: Ex-Governor
Robert Taylor has been nominated
in the Democratic primaries for United
States Senator over Edward W. Carmack,
Incumbent, by a majority of from 15,000
to 20,000 votes.
Colonel Goddard Named for Senator.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. May 12. Colonel
Robert I. Goddard, of Providence, was
unanimously nominated today as the Dem
ocratic candidate for United States Sen
ator from thto state at a convention of
Democrats and independents.
Rebuke Insult to President.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 12. (Special.) W.
H. Ryan, of Glrard. was today elected
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee to succeed Colonel W. F. Sapp.
The change was made at the request of
W. A. Harris, candidate for Governor,
which was concurred in by all but three
candidates for state office. One of the
arguments against Colonel Sapp succeed
ing himself was hla break at the Demo
cratic State Convention. In his speech
the Colonel referred to President Roose
velt as a liar. The candidates and State
Committee considered this an unwar
ranted expression of disrespect.
' Bolter Gets- His Deserts.
ELTRIA. O., May 12. (Special.) By
carrying the Lorain County primary for
delegates to the Congressional convention
here today, former State Senator Cham
berlain, of Elyria, is assured of the nomi
nation over the present Incumbent, Con
gressman Amos Webber. The latter"s de
feat was due to his bolting Governor Her
rick during the last campaign.
W. E. Touvllle for Congress.
CINCINNATI, May 12. Special. Ad
vtces received from the Fourth Congres
sional District Indicate that at the open
Democratic primaries there today William
E. Touvllle, of Mercer County, has de
feated all other candidates for the nomi
nation for member of Congress. The dis
trict is overwhelmingly Democratic.
Fire In a Packing-House.
ST. LOUIS. May 12. By a Are in the
plant of the Armour Packing Company.
In East St Louis, this afternoon, a loss
of $2,000 was entailed. The fire started
in the motor room of the fertilizing de
partment, and that was consumed. Thir
teen cars were burned, and 10 tons of
fertilizer was lost.
SP RlTf OTGHM GEO
San Francisco the Same, Even
When in Ruins.
DEVIL-MAY-CARE SPIRIT
Hurry and Hustle Renewed Among
Plies of Debris and Gaping
Walls New City Like Old
With Beauty Added.
OAKLAND, Cat., May 12. (Special.)
The sightseer visiting: San Francisco
these busy days, who has 'been in the
city before must be impressed above all
other things that, though the new
San' Francisco -may bear no resem
blance, architecturally, to the old, still
its spirit will be the same spirit of the
days of '49, which was so character
istic of the old town. What always
struck the newcomer to San Francisco
most forcibly was its cosmopolitanism
and Its "rush! bang! and go." Every
body seemed to have his head down
hurrying to some particular place.
Seemingly the street-oars were not
run to accommodate passengers but to
meet the requirements of a high-speed
schedule. If one hesitated a moment,
the car was gone. Women rode as
cleverly on the car platforms as men.
r
Samuel J. Small, President Commer
cial Telegraphers' Union of America.
CINCINNATI, May 12. (Special.)
The Commercial Telegraphers' .
Union of America adjourned this
evening to meet two years hence
in Milwaukee, President S. J.
Small, of Chicago, was re-elected
over Daniel Russell by 11 votes.
Other, officers elected are: W. W.
Beatty, Washington,- vice-president;
O. A. Glenn. Winnipeg, sec
ond vice-president; H. J. Horn,
Cincinnati. . third vice-president;
Wesley Russell, Chicago, secretary- '
treasurer; W. C. Long, Chicago,
editor and manager of the Tele
graphers' Journal; M. J. Reidy.
Boston; O. K. Fowler, Memphis;
S. K. Thomas, Pittsburg; J. M.
Sullivan, New York;' C. E. Sell,
Toronto, members of executive
board.
Daniel Russell was selected dele
gate to the American Federation
of Labor meeting at Washington
in November and to all similar
meetings for the next two years.
The insurance clause was adopt
ed, with several other amendments
to the constitution.
They seemed too busy to compose them
selves In a seat. Even the ever-present
wind, bowling hats along the gutters
and driving dust high and low, seemed
to be urging the people to greater
haste. And such cosmopolitanism!
There were races from every quarter
of the globe. More Chinamen than in
any other city of the United States. A
"south of Market" equal to the "Bow
ery" for reputation. A "Mission" equal
to the New York "tenement" for low
liness of life. A wealthy, prosperous
city was the old San Francisco, but It
had not even time to build streets and
parks.
New City Will Be Old Beautified.
Optimists gather hope from the
thought that from the ruins will rise
a city modern In every respect, beau
tiful, clean. An enterprising advertis
ing company has posters through the
whole city:
"Work! Noon and night and make
dear Old Frisco the wonder of the age.
One million people by 1916."
Tile new San Francisco probably will
be "the wonder of the age." It is al
ready the wonder of the age with what
fortitude and cheerfulness its people
have carried their troubles and begun
the work of reconstruction. The new
city will undoubtedly be thoroughly
modern too and a beautiful city with
handsome avenues and parks, but all
the architecture and landscaping in the
world will not make it a different city
Inherently from what it was before.
Old Spirit Still Prevails.
As one passes among the people now,
one 'sees and hears evidence every
where of the same devil-may-care,
have-a-good-time spirit which made
the old town utterly wide open and ir
resistibly alluring to the pleasure
seeker. The street-cars tear along be
tween threatening walls and through
blockaded streets with the same reck
lessness as of old. The 'Frisco motor
man still swears at you roundly if you
are too slow to please him. There is
the same rush at the Ferry building as
among the Commuters of yore. The
whole atmosphere is charged with rol
licking, frolllcking, eome-what-may
spirit of Frisco town of "49. Market
street is not the magnificent avenue of
trade it was, but you can find there the
some people traveling It as you could
before. The business man is not hurry
ing to his office, but he is with the
same determination hastening to look
over his ruins. The Italian vender Is notf
selling pretty bunches of violets as of
old, but he has a grimy collection of
curios which he hawks Just as vocifer
ously. Fascination Can't Be Resisted.
There is an attraction about San Fran
cisco hard to explain. People who have
been reared there will not leave it. In
its people there Is the very essence of
the native son idea. They may relegate
Chinatown to the ends of the earth.
Wholesalers may move to Oakland,
"South of Market" may be no more. But
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the new city will be as like unto the old
as black is to black.
PRAISE OREGON'S GREAT WORK
Energy and Persistence of Oregon-
ians Surprise to Bay City.
OAKLAND. CaL. May 12. (Special.)
Oregon's great work in the stricken city
has already been well told and widely
praised, but this little incident may
throw some light on Just how the ener
getic Oregonians, though small in num
bers, made their influence felt among
the great army of workers and officials.
I met the night editor of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle the other day, and he
said:
"You are from Oregon?" t
"Yes."
"Well, you do not look nearly so fierce
as one of the Oregon delegation who vis
ited me the . other evening."
"It was a woman," he continued, and
she wanted to know why the Oregon Bu
reau had not been given press notice.
- " 'I'm a newspaper woman,' she satd,
"and I know what I want.'
"I showed her an item about the North-,
west relief work.
" 'Northwest! Northwest nothing.' she
protested. "I am talking about Oregon.'
And we had to give her space," the edi
tor concluded wearily.
California has long delighted in gentle
jibes at the slowness of Oregon people,
but the energy and the persistence the
Oregon delegation showed in its relief
work fairly opened the eyes of these na
tive sons. The above incident is but a
characteristic one. It is a fact that at
the personal suggestion of one of the
prominent members of the delegation
who had thoroughly Investigated condi
tions. General Greelv was persuaded to
-change his whole system of food distri
bution.
ANXIOUS FOR INSURANCE CASH
Property-Owners Claim payment lor
Damage by Dynamite.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. (Special.)
What most San Franciscans would like
to know Just now is when they are going
to be paid their insurance and whether
they will be paid for damage done by
earthquake and dynamite. To the end of
securing information on these questions a
special committee of the board of 40 to
day called on the adjustment committee
which represents the board of Are under
writers. '
This much transpired at the Interview,
George W. Spencer speaking for the in
surance companies.
It will be some time before the many
claims can be taken up because many
companies lost all their records. As to
their liability, the companies have not
formulated any rule as yet. The insur
ance men are confident that no clainl can
be made against them for pure and simple
earthquake loss, but there promises to
be a merry fight over the question as to
whether they are liable for loss by dyna
mite. An investigation of court decisions
on this question seems to favor the pol
icyholders, it being the general tenor of
the law that where buildings were "will
fully destroyed to save others from tire
the owners of the destroyed buildings can
rightfully claim their fire insurance. The
Insurance men will not yield this point
They merely say that they have made no
decision yet. Another hotly-contested
question will be as to how much certain
buildings were injured by the earthquake
before the names completed their de
structlon.
The underwriters estimate the amount
of Insurance held in the burned district at
about $200,000,000. There seems to be no
general disposition to take advantage of
small technicalities and where policy
holders have lost their papers settlements
will be made nevertheless by the com
panies, but some knotty legal cases will
certainly evolve from the questions
spoken of above.
In a few cases where total loss by Are
was plain, claims have already been paid.
Reluctance is shown by some business
men to clean away the debris of their
buildings until an adjustment has been
made for fear of prejudicing their claims
and for this reason the citizen s commit
tee is anxious for immediate action by
the insurance men.
MUST STAND NEW TRIAL
Life Insurance Swindler Is Still in
Jeopardy.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 12. (Special.) W.
F. Bechtel, ex-president of the North
west Life Insurance Company, who was
yesterday acquitted after a trial In which
he was charged with misuse of the com
pany's funds and other irregularities, will
have a new trial on the other indictments.
According to County Attorney Smith, the
case against Dr. H. J. Force will be
reached a week from Monday and Bechtel
will have another turn later. His ac
quittal In no way sounds the knell of the
local insurance prosecutions. "We In
tend to go ahead with these cases as
fast as we can." he said.
' Three indictments charge grand lar
ceny in the first degree and two charge
larceny in the second degree stand against
Dr. Force, who wa president of the
Northwest Life Insurance Company that
consolidated with Bechtel's company.
The cases against Sackett, Deaforth
and Campbell still stand for trial.
MUTUAL TRUSTEES STAND PAT
Will Renominate Old Board and
Make No More Exposures.
NEW YORK, May 12. The Times today
says:
It became known yesterday that the plan
of the administration party in the Mutual
Life Insurance Company is to nominate
for re-election the entire board of trus
tees as it will stand on July 18. That is
the date on which the companies are re
quired under the new law to name their
tickets. The policyholders or their or
ganizations have a month longer.
This "stand-pat" policy in the Mutual
means, according to information equally
direct, that the Truesdale investigating
committee is through with anything that
could be called "disclosures," and that,
except for such criticism as it has already
passed on members of the expenditures
committee for the loose manner in which
vouchers were handled and on the finance
committee for fixing the salary of ex
President McCurdy at $150,000 a year, it
will not hold any individual trustee now
in the board responsible directly for mis
deeds of the McCurdy administration.
Indianapolis Wants Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 12. (Spe
cial.) Owing to the action of many of
the railroads of the country in discontinu
ing editorial passes, efforts are being
made by Harry S. New, of this city, vice
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, to secure the 1906 meeting of
the National Republican Editorial Associ
ation for Indianapolis. The convention is
to meet in Washington on June 11, but
Captain New hopes to have it brought
here. It is probable that Vice-President
Fairbanks will tender the delegates a re
ception. Wire Tapped for Quotations.
CINCINNATI. May 12. Securing Chica
go Board of Trade quotations by means
of wiretapping is one of the allegations
made by John Hill, Jr., in a petition filed
today, asking the United States Court
to allow more time for the Chicago Board
of Trade in Its suit against the W. J.
Odell Commission Company, of this city.
The petition also outlines the story of
the alleged discovery of an office in Phil
adelphia from which the Western Union
trunk Una cable was lapped.
MANY PEOPLE
HAVE
Backache, a Warning Symptom
of Kidney Trouble.
Pe-ru-na Is Invaluable
Cases.
Prominent Persons "Who Have
Been Cured.
Mr. J. Blyler, 1605 Ohio street, Des Moinea, !.,
writes: ,
. "I wish to state my appreciation of your excellent
remedy.
"1 have always enjoyed excellent health, except
frequent and painfnl attacks of bladder trouble,
which doctors failed to relieve or cure.
'Upon recommendation I uued Peruna to my
utter satisfaction, not baying had an attack now
for four or five years. ' 'J. Blyler.
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Dangerous Kidney
Diseases Cured
WHEN the kidneys become affected
by catarrh, either from colds,
j overwork, or an extension of
catarrh from some other organ, they
fall to perform their normal func
tions. -
It is the work of the kidneys to ex
crete from the blood many of the poi
sons which accumulate in the body.
. If the kidneys fail in their work,
the poisons accumulate to such an ex
tent as to cause ' convulsions, which
of ten. prove fatal.
Peruna, by relieving the kidneys of
their congested and catarrhal condi
tions, leaves them free to act - in a
normal manner.
It also strengthens the action of the
heart, equalizing the circulation of the
blood in all parts or me system.
OIL TRUST AT
Will Make Fight on Free Al
cohol in Senate.
ALDRICH ITS CHAMPION
Bill Referred to His Committee, but
Pressure May Prevent Hint
From Killing It and
Force Its Passage. ,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 12. Intense pressure is being
brought to bear on the Senate to force
through the bill recently passed by the
House of Representatives removing the
internal revenue tax from "denatured al
cohol." There is not the slightest doubt
that a large majority of the Senate favors
the passage of this bill and would be glad
to have an opportunity to vote for it, but
unfortunately it was referred to the com
mittee on finance, of which Aldrich is
chairman, and Aldrich is the one man In
the Senate who is determined to kill the
bill if possible.
Aldrich knows that this bill would work
great injury to the Standard Oil Com
pany, in that it would put on the market
a fuel cheaper and more desirable in
other ways than kerosene. Being the
Standard Oil representative in Congress,
be is naturally anxious to shut oft legis
lation that is inimical to the interests of
his good friend, the oil trust. Being
chairman of the committee to which the
bill was properly referred, be is in a
position to obstruct, if not defeat, the
passage of the bill.
President Takes TJp Fight-'
But President Roosevelt has taken hold
of this measure and has shown his inter
est. In his message to Congress trans
mitting the Standard Oil report of Com
missioner Garfield, he alluded to this bill
in particular and pointed out the neces
sity for its enactment as an effective
means of breaking the strangle hold of
the Standard Oil. His reference pointed
directly at Aldrich, and was a warning
to the Rhode Islander that he would
have to fight the Administration in order
to kill the bill. Indeed, Aldrich will have
to fight a good part of the Senate in order
to accomplish his purpose. He has hopes
of killing the bill In committee, but he
has practically no support, for no other
members of the committee are on inti
mate terms with the Standard Oil Com
pany. Piatt might oppose the bill out of
sympathy, but Piatt is no longer a power
ful ally In matters of legislation. His
power, and influence are gone.
The fact of the matter is. Senators from
all parte of the country, and particularly
from the West, are anxious to pass the
Will, and when 'the rate bill Is out of the
way this bit of legislation is apt to figure
conspicuously in the debates of the Sen
ate, unless it is reported and promptly
passed. Western fanners see great bene
fits In the proposed law, for it will not
only (urnish them a market for their
surplus crops, but will supply them with
a fuel cheaper and better than oil and
will enable them to shake off the. yoke
of the most grasping of all the great
trusts.
May Force Aldrich's Hand.
Nothing can be done with the bill until
after the rate bill has ' been disposed of,
but. if the finance committee fails to
bring In a report within a reasonable
time after the rate bill is sent to coofer-
CATARRH OF KIDNEYS
in Such
A remedy that re
lieves catarrhal de
rangements of . the
kidneys should cer
tainly be consid
ered a . household
remedy. Peruna Is
such a remedy.
continue to keep
High Commendation for Pe-ru-na.
Mr. C. B. Fizer, Mt. Sterling, Ky.,
writes :
"I have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
"Last March I commenced using your
Peruna and continued for three months.
"I have not used it since, nor have I
felt a pain.
"I believe that I am well and I there
fore arlve my, highest commendation to
the curative onalttlea of Peruna."
Neglected catarrh of the kidneys is
apt to develop. into Brights disease or
diabetes, when a cure is almost an im
possibility. We have on file many testimonials
like the ones given here.
We can give our reaaers uniy
ence, a motion Is very apt to be made to
discharge the committee from the con
eideration of the bill and bring it before
the Senate on its merits. Rather than
suffer such defeat.- Aldrich is apt to
withdraw his objection at the last min
ute but he will not surrender unless he
is absolutely convinced that he cannot
win. He is a resourceful fighter and he
will exert every energy to kill the bill,
the only opposition to which grows out of
the fact that It will reduce the price of
oil and wood alcohol. The fight Is be
tween the people on the one hand and the
oil trust and the wood alcohol trust on
the other. .
IS KILLED BY STRIKERS
English Engineer Stoned to Death
In South America.
VICTORIA, B. C, May 12. Hayward
Schwerln, a mining engineer, who arrived
from Antofagasta tonight by the ship In
verclyde, reports the tragic death of J.
Rogers, an Englishman employed by the
Antofagasta & Bolivia Railway, who was
stoned to death by strikers during the
riots, in which 120 people were killed in
March.
The strikers attempted to take the arms
from the volunteer guards who fired upon
them. Forty strikers were shot down.
On the following day the strikers reas
sembled and attacked the Spaniards. Rog
ers was mistaken for a Spaniard and set
upon and killed.
BESIDE MISS MAY'S DESK
Hejected IiOver Shoots Himself In
Bank and Will Die.
CHICAGO, May 12. (Special.) Heart
broken because Miss Margaret May, an
employe in the Northern Trust Bank,
would not wed him, Alvin T. Portlock,
a young Southerner, shot himself near
the heart while standing near Miss May's
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Pale, Thin,
Nervous?
Then your blood must be in a very
bad condition. You certainly know
what to take, then why not take it ?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If you doubt,
then' consult your doctor. We know
what he will say about this grand old
family medicine. Sold for 60 years.
We have no secrets We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
ntade by the 3. O. Art" Ca., Lewell, ataw.
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AMD DON'T
KNOW IT.
CATARRH OF
KIDNEYS CAUSED
MUCH SUFFERING
Mr. Ieopold Brandl, 26 Bleecker street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.. writes:
l was sick tnree montns witn catarrn
of the kidneys and lungs. I was treated by my
home physician and relieved to some extent, but
after I had worked again for two weeks, my old
suffering backache and pains in the right lung
returned. The dreadlul cough which bothered
me day and night lasted six months and no one could
help me.
"I tried three different patent medicines, without
avail. I could scarcely eat anything and slept only a
few hours each night.
A friend told me o take I'eruna. I did ao nud the
eeond day my appetite had Improved. 1 took a tea
npoontul of Peruna every hour, clay and night, for
three weeks. Now I have taken Ave bottles. I ran
eat eaoujch for two people and am able to alee.p well.'
"Whenever Imeet a sick person. I advise him to take
Peruna. I thank you a thousand times for your medi
cine, as it was the only remedy that saved me. Wa
it in our family:" Leopold Brandl.
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicit
ed indorsements we are receiving every
month.
No other physician In the world has
received sucn a volume of enthusiastic
letters of thanks as Dr. Hartman for
Peruna.
Revised FornnU,
"For a number of years requests have
come to me from a multitude of grate
ful friends, urging that Peruna be
given a slight laxative quality. I have
been experimenting with a, laxative ad
dition for quite a length of time, and
now feel gratified to announce to the
friends of Peruna that I have Incorpo
rated such a quality in the medicine
which. In my opinion, can only enhance
its we'l-known beneficial character.
"8. B. HARTMAN, M. D."
desk in the bank at 11 o'clock today and
is expected to die at the Emergency Hos-
. -,ui.i, Vi o wnn burrled bv the
police. The tragedy was the cause of
much excitement, the bank being full of
depositors at that hour. Miss May de
clined to make any statement.
GOLD OUTPUT OF NORTH
Alaska Will Show Large Increase
World's Output Estimated.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 10. The Department of Com
merce and Labor is giving ctrcultlaon to a
statement to the effect that the Alaska
Club, of Seattle, a recognised authority
on the subject, estimates that the gold
ouput of Alaska for the year 1906 will
exceed 24,000.000, and that of Dawson
and Yukon Territory at 8,000,000 more,
making a grand total of 132,000,000, or an
excess of 8,200,000 over the yield for
1905. The annual output of Dawson and
Yukon does not vary much from year to
year, the Increase being in Alaska.
The Increase in the gold supply has a
bearing on prices and interest rates. G.
B. Roberts, Director of the Mint, esti
mates that for the next 20 years the gold
production of the world, will average 00,
000.000. making a total of JS.000.000,000. Al
lowing for an absorption of 26 per cent
for use in the arts and sciences, there will
remain 16,000,000,000 of new gold accumu
lated within the next 20 years, which will
more than double the world's present sup
ply and make a grand total of nearly
$12,000,000,000.
Preliminary reports of the gold yield of
Australia for 1905 place It at 188,000,000.
Up to 1901 the gold yield of Australia
Increased rapidly, but it has since been
somewhat reduced, the falling off last
year as compared with 1903 amounted to
$3,600,000.
Chirred with allowing some of his ohees
to stray, an English farmer sent a blaalc
chck to the Maltrt, with a note readlnz:
"Kindly write .out your requirements, and
oblig-e." The court filled out the check for
a mll fine and the caee was ended.
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