A 1 4 jmi eeursw TO PREPARE SCHOOL I iffllBI! oAT fAIR oomara wou mMgiiiaTiyr LTUBl OB Ml TO Plan are well under mjr for Um w hiblt to b nude at tb Lewis and, Clark expoeltlou by tha publw schools of this city. City Superintendent of Schools Prank Rlgler baa appointed th chair men of throa committees already and thara will ba named tatar. . , , Robart Krohn will bare charge of tha eotnmlttaa an physical culture, and ha will andaavor to make an Interesting showing for him department. Photo grapha will oe taken of the work re quired In ail the grades and arranged In their order. Theae will ba placed exhibition. W. J. Standley. principal of the man ual t rein Ins department will have charge of the exhibit to ba made by his pupils. Bpeclmane of work from the different redes will ba on exhibition, together with photographs showing the work rooms. As soon aa the manual training c las see are wall started an art asm erafta club- of tb moat adept pupils la each center wlU ba organised and they WlU work Individually or Jointly on the sub jects to be need for exhibition purposes. Mrs. Anna & Knox, who has charge of the drawing, will rurnlab that exhibit, and will ba able to make aa elaborate exhibit. The heeda of those committees will appoint others to aaalet them. imm eav, ToMo, Oct II. -The total Japanese casualties In the engagements around Shekhe up to day' la reported as U.ltt killM and wounded. aid lh Intro . ntseiaseiaua . atrocer lei me duce Ooldea Gate the Itfiaat gUada coffaa ReAm pees warn OOLDBR OATB -: COPFia bat aettoleettes). tfm I and t lb. atomo-tldht tl.e. J. A. Folder A Co. eJkltahv4 avnlf S 7-7 Uilf W-M - . v j WOMAN I1YNAHITFP .7 I ' SSI--JlJ1 V'et - the' $20. $30 and $40 . I s-'lN ST REGIS HOTEL , I "ttlJc vJ llfAi.00 - I : I .VV1$ SUITS AND OVERCOATS V II I f ' ' C i me iock oi tne Koyai i anors selling ior J as' : ; "i, ba- II - ' ss . , ki , i f ' 2iBBBSnBBSSSBB Thteo men whose eombined wealth I4M.oM.0M At the left u Baron Alphonse da. ltethsehlld. next Baron Ouatava ds Bothsoblld and at the right lsopold de Kotheoattd. The group -was - photographedr at the- Lengofaaxaps PANAMA CANAL LAW -TEST CASE HEARING , asewai sm mm. Weshlagton, rX OL, Oct. . Tho ease of Warren B. Wilson of Hinsdale, IlL, against flaorstary of the Treasury Shaw, which was called for bearing today in the supreme oourt or the Dlatrtot of Colombia, has attracted keen attention from tba faot that It involves the eon atltutlonallty of the Spoonar act for the oonstruotloa of tba Manama omaul and. In faot. the entire proceedings, of the United States la the purchase of tha eanal and tba work npon Ita oon struotloa. The sutt Is for tho purpose of preventing Secretary Shaw from pay ing out any money for tba oonstructlon of tho banal or of Issuing bonds for money to oontlnue tha construction. v It Is assorted In the petition that the Spoonar act la unconstitutional and in valid, both la Panama and tho United etatee: that area If U were a valid and legal enactment. Its terms and condi tions hare not been somplled with, and do not purport to authorise tho pay ments that are now being made; that tha payments being made are unauthor ised and unwarranted, violating the pro visions of the constitution, which stats that ao money ahall ba drawn from tha treasury except upon an appropriation made br akw. .. . CORNELIUS YAN COTT OF NEW YORK DIES ' J(Jeraat aerial frrHee.) Now York. Oct 1. Postmaster Cor nelius Tan Cott died at S:U o'clock this afternoon. He was stricken In his of fice yesterday with acuta Indigestion, whloh caused an attack of heart failure. Van Cott waa ona of tho city's moot notable men. Ha waa bora bare la lilt. learned tho printing trade, and finally abandoned that for a oommerclal Ufa. H waa onea vice-president of the Aetna Fire Insurance oompany, and served tha government aa In specter of cuitoma houaea and - deputy revenue collector. He was native In the campaign which re-1 suited tn tho overthrow of tho Tweed ring. Ho nerved two terma ba president of tba board of fire eommlaalonera, ona term aa state eenator. end was appointed postmaster In 1881. where ha served un til lata. He waa again appointed post master la iftftT, which aoeUloa he bold untU ale death. " tfesraal speelal Sarvles.r New Tors, Oct- li. -It waa1 learned last night that a woman bad exploded a bomb under the door of tha apartments' of Landlord Haas, on tho fourteenth floor of tho Hotal It. Regis. Tha woman arrived at tha hotel last Tuesday In Sbs gavs a name which la lleved to have been fictitious. She richly and quietly dressed, and procured a room on the fifteenth floor. Although aha had never bean there before aha knew tha room aha wanted, which waa convenient to tba stairs leading to the floor below and tha apartments of tb landlord. Tho woman carried a large leather bag. which aha refused to In trust to tha oare of tho bellboys. . The woman was aeon to take tba elevator from tho fourteenth floor a few min utes before tha explosion Wednesday. She had tha black leather bag; which ap parently waa not nearly aa heavy as when sna reached tha hotel. GETS TWO YEARS FOR ; VICIOUS WRITING ' k H. (f eanal aeecUl serrtee.) Pueblo, Cola., Oct. IK. Charles Do om, a former editor of the Italaui paper Levators, the official organ of tho United Mine Wdrkera. waa tenosd la tha federal court today to servo two years imprisonment for send ing, obeoene matter through tha mall. Tha apeolfle article was one attack ing tho character of Mrs.- Lionel Rosa Anthony, the editor of Polly Pry, a Den ver magaxlna, whloh opposed tha ooal atrtkera, - ' SAYS NOME CLEANUP s WILL BE 51,000,000 (Rperisl Mamam m Tat fcerseL) " Seattle. Oct . Major Strong, editor Of tba Nome Kuggat, accompanied by hla wife, arrived on tha Senator yesterday afternoon. Hs oatltaateo. tho output of tba Nome district proper for the esse on of 1104 at $i,e,. - A new strike has boon mad, be says. on Little oreek, and sea are running from JIM to He believes that at least tl.vOt.OvO will ba cleened up this winter ready for abtsment out in tho spring. SWIGERT AND LYONS RESIGN FROM CLUB C 9. Swlgert and Kdword Lyonav. di rectors of tha Portland Be ee ball aewe- tetlon, past m their resignations aa dlrootors to Preeldent B1ythla morning. Tho reela-natioua are to b&ko aataat at AIRSHIP CREATES SURPRISE AT FAIR Ifeanal Special tsrvka.li St Loula, Oct. 16. Visitors at tho fair era surprises uua afternoon ay tha audden appearance In hla airship, of T. C. Baldwin of Los Angelas, over the tranaportatlon. building at a height of 1,6m feet. On Its oouree from - the asronantla grounds to tha main part of tho expo sltlon, a dlstaaoa of about a mile. It was greeted by tha oontlnvat -rrg of tnouaanoa or persons. PARKER MEETS CHIEFS OF. TAMMANY HALL A- (Jsaraal apadal SarrtaeJ Mow Torn, Oct. M. Parker spent moat of tba day la confarenoe with lo aal leadera, among them being aeverai raprassaUtlves) of Tammany. - --- - . . . ' 8VB VOm Ban " (esctsl Dwfea tba tarsal.) -Salem, Or Oct M.-Sult waa eoen menoad yesterday by T. A. Lovesly Co., hop dealers of thla city, in tha air cult oourt agaiaet Martha A, Maraton of Wood bum, wherein they ask for Judgment for MIL . Alleged violation of a hop eon treat Is the asuso for the nit, ' . . K Jesraal asiajil Ssrrlek.) 'Troy; Ow. OoC M. A second larsO ftra broke out hero but night and dsatrtrasd an entire block of sua hues awueea. Tba KUROPATKIN REPORTS QUIET ON SHAKHE rieareal apaelsl Ssrvlee. St Petersburg, Oct.,1. Kuropntkln raporta that yeaurda passed quietly at tha Shakho river. Thla atata of affalaa la taken to In dicate that General Kuropatkln la giv ing hla men a rest and making prepara tions for taking the offensive aa set forth la hla former raporta. A coal camp on tho Columbia Pugot Sound railroad near Black Diamond, ware wrecked by dynamite early yester day morning. Tho oxploaloa occurred shortly after a foreman and aeverai man were dis charged for drunken nee a, and It la be lieved tba orlme was for revenge. The building was of Utile value, and the loss consists mainly of papers whloh will on use tnoonvenlence. (Joarael Special berries.) London, Oct. U. The Moscow press continues to publish painful etorlee of lunacy and mania at tha front Tho Slblrsky vieetnlk piinta tho following story of a soldier driven mad by horror: "Into tho Tomsk municipal hospital Is carried a wounded man of middle ago. He la covered with knife-wounds one In tho ohent another la tha aide, and two In tho atomaeh, tho latter ao deep that hla Internal organs are visible. . Paying no attention to hla injurlee, he eoatlnuaa to relate triumphantly bow bo baa de stroyed a whole Japanese corps. An other madman thlnas ho la the cssr and bestows decorations of tinfoil on hla keeper. During tho earlier fighting around Llao Tang two lunatics escaped and went over to tho Japaneen, They were sent book next morning under tho white flag." FORTY OF KELVIN'S PASSENGERS RESCUED ,v:"'k"'' (Jsaraal Special ferries.) ' ' San Juan, Oet. I. Forty paasangers and oraw of tho at earn ship Kelvin, which is abandoned in tha open sea two days after she loft Mow York, -on Octo ber I, have bean rescued by tba schooner Cordelia Hay. They wore afloat IT daya and suffered untold hardships la open boats. ' . USE DYNAMITE TO v WRECK COAL OFFICES fSinlil Mspstsb to The fearaal.) " NatUo. Oct I. The offices of tho Vesuvius Coal oompany at Danville, a BURRELL HEIRS MAY REACH AN AGREEMENT IT tho plans of the heir of Mrs. Rosa w, Burrell do not aalsosTry, aa agree ment wlU be reached with tha preferred legatees by which they will receive part payment of tha aaaouats bequeathed to thorn. No provision has boon mads for second -oiasa legatees. "It Is true that an attempt la being made to reach such aa agreement,' said Waiter P. BurrelL "Nothing definite has bean accomplished yet, but It hi hoped that aa understanding will have been reached whan tha matter comes up la the oounty oourt again on Oc tober tL "This pTospecttvo arrangement does not contemplate anything ao far aa eeo-ond-elasa legatees are concerned, and It la hoped they will withdraw their claims In the preferred legacies, tha plana eon template a settlement on the baa la of a separata oompromlae, aooordlng to ob oumstancee, la each Instance. COAL KEPT UP BY ARBITRARY METHOD tatnlng whether Tha Hague will bo an acceptable pleoe of meeting; Of dUsTBTfld. ' s Sl"Ci. E FiS-PILES rrcniifO mm h4(im mam ! ills lei as. es ". el" 4. S .j ot frattodin j: Hiss en es s Or. sau. 2,i ItoSjemedr: L'erst. essat -". ', , . " sWrtiJ l ii 1 1 -1 i dx asuum, nii4a, II. (Joarael apstlal Sarrles.) New York, Oct l.-ln the Hearst Ooal hearing before tho Interstate commerce oommlsslon today George Merryweatber, wholesale ooal dealer of Chicago, and a representative of Cox Brothers, min ers, testified that bo was chairman of tho commission of railroad agents In Chicago which met monthly and arbi trarily fixed the price of ooal. Ho said pressure was brought to bear to compel to maintain fuel at fuM ratse. LOOKING TO CALL OF PEACE CONGRESS ' -". I ' ; . -rf (Jsaraal apeetal Sarrlee.) Washington, Oot Sa.-irouiar notea of instruction ware dlepetohed by the state department today to diplomatic ropreaantatlvee of tho United Suteo di recting them to sound the various gov emmens In regard to tha time for hold- Prom tha Chtoago Journal. The United States for many years has had tha champion prlaa-ftghter of tha world, while her athletes In other sports head tha lists In almost ovary event la the last few years. This oountry ear tied off tha championship for single scull rowing at tha Diamond Sculls la Bngland, and has beaten England, Ire land and Scotland at their own apaelal and particular games. Aa for rifle and pistol a hooting, America holds tho world's honors. On tha turf our horses havs woa tho Derby and tho Grand Prix, while nobody has yet been able to lift tho sup for yachting; held for nearly half a century. This Is the present record of a nation which at the time that Charles Dickens made bis visit was looked upon as a land of dyspeptlos, oonauroptivee and over worked whlaky-drlnkera nod tobaooo users. The athletic spirit In tho land to day Is everywhere noticeable. The Idle wealthy are becoming a race of athletes. Those who are busy manage to spare an hour or two each day for recreation and physical exercise, and aa a result our health, strength and vitality compere favorably with those of any dvlUsed people. Those wholesome changes hi habit seem to have been spontaneous. Amer icana are naturally "outdoor" people, and when tha strenuous ehaae after tha al mighty dollar has Blackened a little the old desire for tho mountains, fields, for ests and oooaa returns. . WTJr BOOB At Tho rloo storm stUI rattles iayly shout the shoulders of tho newly mar ried, la spite of tho faot that rigorous efforts have been made to suppress It Statisticians have counted up tha thousands of bushels yearly wasted In the oeremony, and havs urged that all thla nutritious grain should bo put Into tho mouths of tho poor rather 'than down tba backs of the opulent. Phys icians speak of tha syaa that have bean Injured or made permanently blind by tho flying particles. Half of the people present aeoretly resent tho stinging ball, and tho departing couple are compelled to amuse the public at largo for tha next few daya by shedding rtoo with avery movement Ona must be young and oxettad to The handsome tourlna oar, and ,Mff other prtaes, which win be awarded for the near art Correct stlmntee of the pop ular veto for praaldeBt The prises are valued at M,O0O and bear hf mind the contest closes on November I Take a chanoa and send tn your estimate today. One guess Is allowed for ovary eenta remitted for subscription at raguiar thoroughly enjpy tho rkh aorimmage, : yet it goes on year after year, a rowdy but a permanent adjunct to Lohengrin, -Boston tried to substitute Inoffensive white flakes made of gelatins, but tho ; public was not to bo moved from ita rice ' orgle. tTboa roeo loaves were tried, but : they, too, had only a temporary accept " anoa. And Bow tha - simple flinging of a , handful la being changed ' for an slab- f orate mechanical distribution. At a re- ; cent eastern wedding breakfast a bomb waa arranged under tha flower tn tha center of the table, and at the pressing of aa electric button this blew up. scat tering rlea in every direction. The next devioe will probably be a rlea shower, arranged on the principles sf stage rain, 1 and falling alike on tha bridal oonsis v and everybody else. aomare Bays la Terrible accounts continue to ba rav-' solved from St Petersburg of the hor rors attendant upon tha work of mobili sation la tho Interior. Letters written from Charkoff describe tho Situation thara In the most sombre oolors, Squada of reserves, who havs mads them selves half drunk, for tho sab sf I rw.i.1. m.m e n t. - T of walling women, arc dally as so, and the general attitude of tho moa enrolled Is described aa one of apathetlo despair. They are only half fed. and often fall In the ranks front exhaustion , prom this provlnos alone to.Odo havs bawd drawn. $25 $25 .Ariiistrong TB Tailor "". - .. V ; v WUl for tho remetnder sf this month magS'g, regular t-H Suit to .. :;t025.6o'';,:;?: Ths workmanshls, trtm mtng, ttnlnaw, the equal of any tailor's 1S suit Over to pieces of Sua suitings to as- . leot from. It's to your Inter est to lsvest Urate thb) aster. Remember tho a umber, ftlS Wash last sn street. I Til r 4 - -V aval Freuhiase at la aieaMa . t n , l ... . . . T raua to The) JeuraaL t 'A