TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1901.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGO N.
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ASUINGTON
ITEMS
Congress Deluged With Petitions
for and Against.
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TIGHT ON GRAIN EXCHANGES
Bucket Shops Doomed Legitimate
Business on Stock and On In Boards
' Not Likely to be Interfered With
An Interesting Situation. 5
WASillNCTON, Mar 16,-Evcnt
transpiring here within the past few
day give promise of a bitter fight
toon to be waged in the hall of Con
grct between the farming Intcreit,
the banki and the exchange, on the
one hand and the reformer! and so
called demagogue, on the other.
The bone of contention ii to be the
ck and grain exchange a they
it today in the financial centeri of
llie country, and, whatever the out
come, the struggle bids fair to be all-
aborbing and full of interett to ,thc
American public.
' Following the lead taken by practi
cally all of the cotton belt Mates in
I striking M stock gambling and the
very existence of the cotton ex
changes themselves through laws
making speculation l'futurciH ill
egal, fully half a score of similar
measures have been introduced in the
national legislature since the open
ing of this tendon. Their Introduc
tion, however, has not been greeted
with any wild storms of applause
from the crowded galleries nor from
the people at large, but on the con
trary has resulted in the filing of nu
merous petitions pointing out the
dangere of this class of legblation,
and in the visit to Washington of not
a lew delegations representing com
mercial and agricultural bodies, urg
ing the consideration put forward in
the petitions.
A committee representing the Chic
ago board of trade has been here for
some day, supplying members of
Pnnnrooa tvifh fflrit ami fimiret to
prove the contentions of its members
i that to disturb or overthrow the pre
sent system of marketing the grain
' crop of 'he United States will inevi
tably prove dlsaMcrous alike to the
farmer and the consumer. This
partly, headed by Hiram N. Sager,
president of the Chicago board of
trade, brought with them, among
other, a petition signed by the of
ficers of practically every bank and
trust company in the western metrop
olis, as welt as protests from the
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leading commercial associaiioni ui
the West and Northwest, urging the
federal lawmaker not to undertake
any legislation calculated to restrict
or alter existing methods of market
ing the national corn and wheat crops.
The party got the President's ear,
and quite a lengthy conference was
.held at the White House, during
hich, it is understood, Mr. Roose
velt reiterated his view on this ques
tion as expressed in a recent mes
sage to Congress, viz., that the
"bucket shops" should be eliminated,
but that extreme care should be taken
not to disturb the legitimate trading
business which is so essential to con
tinued prosperity.
The various exchanges, It teem, all
are neartlly in favor of legislating
the "bucket ihopM out of existence,
a they claim that, because the lay
mind doei not readily distinguish be
tween the legitimate "exchange' and
the ordinary bucket shop; the ex
change are blamed for financial los
ses accomplished through the mclium
of their smaller business, Jn that they
merely take bets on 'the .'rise or de
cline of prices, while transactions on
the exchange entail what to all in
tent and purposes is an actual trans
fer of grain end 'stock,,
It is now generally recognized that
with the exchange in existence, the
furmcr is enabled to get the benefit
of competitive buying, which would
not be the case were he compelled
to await the harvesting of hi crop
and then sell it to the first and, per
haps, the only buyer or bidder. It is
also a more of less well known fact
that before the existing system of
crop marketing was perfected, ex
porters were compelled to protect
themselves with i wider margin ot
profit, and, foreign '.'competition en
tering the field and . precluding the
possibility of their dictating the sell
ing price, the first seller the farmer
Hiad to bear the brunt of this situa
tion and accept the price offered by
the exporter. Today the grain busi
ness is carried on with only a few
cents' margin of profit to the trader,
with the result that the farmer is en
abled to realize a much better price
for hi crop. ' ' :
These anti-option or anti-futures
trading bills ell have been referred to
committee, and it is probable that by
the time they come up for hearing
Congress will be swamped with let
ters, telegrams and petitions pro and
con. While neither side showed it
hand during the preliminary skirm
ishing here this week, it is qute pos
sible that the defenders will marshal
the largest number and the heaviest
artillery, for there Is understood to be
a reactionary feeling in a number of
State where this class of legislation
has been tried, to the loss of the
planter and farmer.
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We are pleated to announce that
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colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Fure Food and Drug
law at it contain no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as a safe remedy for children and
adults. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store
The oil steamer Catania arrived
in from San Francisco yesterday and
went directly on to Portland.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a
new remedy, an improvement on the
laxatives of former years, at it does
not gripe or nauseate and ia pleasant
to take. It i guaranteed. T. F.
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The youth of a nation are the trus
tee of posterity.
Which are the hardest of all soap?
Castile (cast steel.)
When docs a chair dislike you?
When it cant bear you.
Tbia ia Worth Remembering
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U 0 11' VfttO , WHil'il 'lKi1
Numantla Has a Streak of Bad
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ALLIANCE OUT THIS MORNING
J. M. Griffith Ready For Redondo
Senator and Elder in From Califor
nia Hanalu, Poulsen and Inman
Due Here Other Notes.
The fine steamship Numantia, of
the I'oriland-Asiatic line, which ar
rived down from Portland on Sunday
evening, bound for Hong Kong, i
(tatirng the voyage with a scries of
mishaps. Late on Sunday night Sec
ond Oflicer Jens stepped out of his
state-room in hi bare feet, and fell
on the iron deck, severely wrenching
hi back and Inflicting other painful
injuriei that called for the skill of
hospital treatment and care; and early
yesterday morning, the chief engi
neer, Mr. Haydn, had the misfortune
to lose his footing while descending
the engine room ladder, and fell to
the iron floor below, cutting his scalp
badly, and barely escaping fractures
of gravity; he too was sent to St.
Mary's hospital, where all possible
aid will be done for him as well as
for Mr. Jchns. The steamer sailed
without them.
The steamship Breakwater arrived
in on Sunday morning from Coos Bay
on her usual regular schedule. She
was well fixed for passengers and
freight, and kept on up the river af
ter a brief stop at the O. R. & N.
piers.
The oil tank steamer W. S. Porter
was among the Sunday morning de
partures up the Columbia River.
Yesterday morning the famous old
Harvest Queen arrived down from
Stella with the American barkentine
J. M. Griffith lumber laden for the
California coast with 609,000 feet The
Queen went back to the metropolis
immediately, with the schooner Irene
and the Russian ship Albyn, on her
hawsers.
, The fine launch Kola, of the Wash
ington state fishery commission, with
Deputy Fish Warden Burton on
board, was in port yesterday.
The steamer Alliance is to be down
from Portland this morning unless
she is again delayed, and will leave
out for Coos Bay, from the Callender
dock. ,
The steamer Johan Poulsen is
among the vessels due to enter here
today from San Francisco; as is the
steamer R. D. Inman. j
The steamship Senator, with a big
crowd of second class and steerage
passengers on board, arrived in this
port and docked at the O. R. & N.
pier at 2 o'clock yesterday, leaving up
for Portland at 4 precisely.
The French bark Amiral de Cornu-
lier got to sea in good shape at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, and is
winging her way to Europe. ' ( ; ;
The British tramp steamship Strath
blane ba berthed at the,1 Tongue
Point mill dock and will take on a
million feef of lumber, ' finishing her
cargo at Portland.?', (
The steamer Hanalei i due to ar-1
rive at any time from the Bay City.
Assistant Local Inspectors of Hulls
and Boiler Ame and Weldon, are
due in thi city today, to inspect the
following steamers: Delia, Wallula,
Milcr and Vanguard. -
Captain McCully, now of the
Kamm steamer Undine, expects to
have the Lurline out on the Astoria
Portland run today or tomorrow. She
has been very completely overhauled
and is in fine condition for the sum
mer traffic.
The steamship Geo. W, Elder dock
ed at the Callender pier at 6 o'clock
last evening, from California ports,
with good business on both decks.
She went on to the metropolis after
a short stay here.
Half of the cargo of the steamer
Alliance, scheduled to sail for Coos
Bay this morning, will be made up of
farming implements comprising more
than 200 tons. It is the biggest con
signment of that character ever sent
to the Coos Bay country. In the
shipment there are wagons, mowers,
rakes and plows galore. Traveling at
Marshfield and North Bend is mostly
done in gasoline launches or some
other water conveyance. They are
used for taking butter, eggs and
cheese to market. But this season it
is said that farming down that way
will be done on a more extensive
scale than formerly, which accounts
for the big shipment of implements
gonig out on the Alliance.
IT SAVED MY LIFE-
WRITES ECZEMA PATIENT.
Bed-ridden Sufferer Completely Cured
by Use of D. D. D. External Wash.
One of the most remarkable
Eczema cures recently credited to the
well known D. D. D. Prescription has
Just been recorded in Chicago.
Mrs. E. Hegg, 1550 West Madison
street, under date of December 9,
1907, writes as follows:
"I suffered three years with Weep
ing Eczema. It started with a little
spot on my knees and spread fast
over my whole body. I spent hun
dreds of dollars and went to every
good doctor I heard of, but kept get
ting worse. Nothing would stop the
awful itch and burning.
"I had to stay in bed from the
middle of May to the middle of July.
Then I tried D. D. D. Prescription.
This is the 9th of December and I
am entirely free from the terrible
disease. D. D, D. saved my life. ;
"When I began this treatment, peo
ple were afraid of me I looked so
terrible. My husband, was the only
one who would take ' care of me.
D. D. D. stopped the itch at once so
I could sleep, which I had not done
before. Then I began to get better
fast and now my skin is clear and
white, not a spot anywhere." 1
Just a few drops of D. D.. D. Pre
scription applied to the skin brings
relief nothing, to swallow or drink.
We vouch for D. D. p. Prescription,
also the cleansing D. D. Soap, Chas.
Rogers & Son, druggists. Get a bottle
today if you have any skin disease.
Begin your cure at once.
BOSTON BARKER SPEHT LAST
JEIGHTt YEARS IHiilI$ERY
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Carleton H. Hutchinson, a leading
banker and broker of Boston, with
offices at 8 Congress street, in that
city, ha recently come out with a
very strong statement
In the widespread discussion over
Cooper's new theory and medicines
which has spread over fife country so
rapidly, Mr. Hutchinson has taken the
side of those who say that Cooper's
theory is correct and his medicine all
that he claims.
Mr. Hutchinson's emphatic state
ment is as follows: "Anyone afflicted
with chronic ill health and a general
run-down condition caused by stom
ach trouble, who does not try this
man Cooper's medicine, is very fool
ish. I say this after a most remark
able experience with the medicine.
. "I heard of Cooper's success first
when he was in Chicago, as I have a
private wire to that city in connection
with my business. Later, when be
came East, I learned more of him and
his theory that stomach trouble
causes most ill health. I have had no
faith in anything not prescribed by
physician for each particular case af
ter careful diagnosis, but after eight
years of constant suffering, during
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which time I spent over $1500 with
absolutely no relief, I felt that it
would at least do no harm to try the
medicine which I was hearing so
much about - "j
"During these eight year I have
been forced to go without solid food
for five and six weeks at a time. I
always had a sour stomach, waa
troubled with formation of gas, and
led the usual miserable life of the
dyspeptic. I was dull, tired, nervous
and gloomy all the time, and was al
ways constipated.
"I have taken Cooper's medicine a
comparatively short time. For the
past month I have not had the slight
est sign of stomach trouble. I can
eat anything with no bad effect what
soever. . I have a fine appetite, am
gaining flesh very rapidly, am cheer
ful, full of energy, and my nervous
ness has disappeared. My bowels are
in perfect condition for the first time
in eight year.' ' ' '
'"1 don't hesitate to say that I would
not take $50,000 and be back where I
was. My relief and thankfulness is
bevond descriotion."
J We sell Cooper's famous prepara
I tion described in the above statement
I Chas. Rogers & Son.
Create an Appetite
BY DRINKING BASS' ALE AND
CUINESS STOUT WITH YOUR
DINNER PUT UP IN NIPS. IT
IS A SYSTEM BUILDER. RECOM
MENDED BY ALL PHYSICIANS.
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589 Commercial Street :
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