THE OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL EOHTLAND, MONEAY EVZl'Al'.D. FZDnUAnV, 12. ' UZJ. luiWll: CABS FOR DEHYER PEOPLE ,Bigf Crowd Coming From Colo radotfc. Capital to-Attend 0th Exposition..- LETTER CARRIERS BAND WILL-MAKE-THE-JOURNEY From Frozen Iowa a Large Party Is Coming to Coast Next; ; Month.. .. -i;-- , '. As th glamour I1 the 8C Lout x- position fade, unprecedented Interest In ' : tha Lewie and Clark fair is 'manifested ; by newspaper and railroad - througb- our thtrcoumry. Tha Portlandeom- 'sterol!, club' daily mall contains many : Interesting letter, on tha subject, 'The Denver Lettercsrrler band advises tha club that It azpects t come In a special "train of three carsaTl loaded with Den- ver visitor to the falr.l Charles S. Fee, '. paaaengar traffic manager ef the'Soutb- . -rn Pacific, la printing- a large advertise ' ment for the fair- In several hundred eastern newspapers with, which the com 'psny-haa advertising contracts. Many rltbrarle in-the-'eaBt and middle are writing for information and printed ' matter.- .-,-.., ' - A. & . Thompson of Waterloo, Iowa. whoso letterhead aays he ..la "commis sioner of "Immigration for Oregon, bjr i appointment of ; Governor Coamberlaln, - - writes: -.-' ----- -r -,-. - "With thermometer registering II de- greea below aero, as we have had It this winter, no song was ever sweeter to me than 'Know ye the land of the cedar and , vine, where the flowers ever bloom, the . j beams aver shiner If nothing Interferes .with present- arrangement I expect to leave Waterloo on March with a special ' carload of people bound for Portland and - -other towns in Oregon and Washington." ..... . P.' P. Fodrea, advertising agent, of -the Chicago Burlington m Qulncy rall- wayaaya: "There Is do question that tha expo- sltlon will be a success as far as the . attendance from this eastern country l concerned. . Even though- the ezposK . tlon has not been widely 'exploited In " this sectloiv there Is a surprisingly large number of inquiries about tt we are working now on -ar folder- deeerlptlva -of , the exposition and the Paclfio north - west which we expect to have out with- in the next few weeks. This folder will be distributed by the tens ef thou sands all over the middle west, and to some extent In the - east. Whenever occasion - for - co-operation presents : It self., please do not ties! tats to Jet us i hear from you." . ' . :t. ', . Ernest Brosa, ao long a resident off,. Portland, bat now editor of the Indian- apolls Morning Star, forwards several marked oopiee of the Star, in which " the. Lewi and Clark exposition Is given .... a prominent place, and also a carbon , copy of a letter he had written to J. Frank Kanly, governor of Indiana.. In which hs aaka favorable consideration for an appropriation? for Indiana's rep- resentaiion, -. .,. . TfEN ACRkREPUBLIC SNUBS UNCLE SAM (Joaroal Special Service.) i . Rom; FehrH.-The smallest republic in tha world, whose territory In the . '.world covers an area about the sise of Central 7- paiew--rorVaae- Just Snubbed the United States. It la the little republic of Ban - Marino. Italy. , whose -regents recently "diad under con sideration tha treaty of extradition, ' submitted by Secretary Hay. i -.... ; ' - After many weeka of. - serious eon .. eidaratton the regents decided to unanl--moualy. refuse their signature' to tha document on tha plea that their country -could not enter into direct negotiations .with a country which ' preserved too many institutions of tha. middle ares. ilawa and ..cuatoma, among them the cstion? I Ofiat AO Stomach Sufferers a Full Dol- lar'a Worth of my Remedy ' " ' . . ' Frtsto Try . , y- I eae afters' te effer fall eollit'e worth fre -secerns suns u m oreinsry resMdr. Ordinary : rewMles trest synptoast. My renedy treats ' essse isat vreuuee trie aymptoBM. Srsis- toai trr.tm.nt swat be kept up tareTU , wn . in. essst w mere. Mr tteatmeet Bay i. inwr. rm s. u mi removed is- estate. - for that Is always tas rae ef trouble. -' Btowark Uonbln is sot really a slekseaa, but iS syaipinat. It Is a symptom that a ei-rlals aet , ,f aer.ea Is alllnc. Sot tbt .okiatary aerrna : that enable yea te walk and talk ssS set but . the anui static atoaiaHi aerras sear wblck yeur Blsd ha. so control. '' -, . . I hare as roem.aere te (ipllls how tbeaa tender, tlsr aerrea control and operate the .otoauro. iwy worry sreasa uem dime and Vauaes isdlteellna. llow mlauae wears them eat .sod cause d.rep.pe!a. How seslert msy brine kidney, heart, sad 'other troubles through sympathy. I hare not room to eiplaln how r these nerees suy be reached and strenstheuetl s. sad,- Yltallaad sod swde well by s reoMNiy I . ynent Ihlrty years la parfeetlns sow known by lmiSa-lau srerywhw as Ir. Hooop's Bealvratlre. : ,1 bare sot roaei ha siplaln bow this remedy, by j roln- the eanse, pnta a -eartain end to 'la- dlteathin, belrhlnc. boartburn, Inaonata, ser. . ewataese, vdrspsuola. All of theae tblnn are . tally sxplalned Is tbs book t wUl send Sea whoa yos write. - . ' . Is mar rhss a anllltoa komes my remedy Is P""""- - - nrmi vuiium iTVHOieS BOC OBPe. repeatedly orer and orer ayals. Vet yoa nay atot bare heard of It or hearlaa. may hare . delsyeC or eoabted. go I aiaha that offer to . 7. a nirnnser. tsai eeerr poaathle exrsee for ' dooht My be remoreet Mone me no money ; make mo no promlaei-take So rl.k. Simply . write sad sek. If yoa ba est tried my reojt .Jdy. I will send yoa aa order sa year drntflet for a' fall dollar Wtle not a sample, but the Wolar ataadard bottle b keeps eunetantly oa .hi ebslT. The dracrait wUl reoulr. ne con y dltrnaa, II will scn.pt my order aa cheerfully sa taouik yosr dollar laid hsfors blat. Us wiu - amyti-aa- mm- 4 - Will yoa aeeept this opportnnlty to tram St Bty eipenae abeiilntely, bow to be rid forerer of all forsm of slSBucb troulile to be rid not only .of rb tmurO. hst of the yrrr eases which produced Itl - JTxMe today.-. L" Tat a tn seder for Bonk I sa tyepepaia. e fnu .fen., botUe foe Hook oa the Heart, mmx . aMra IT. Honk a oa the Itifaoi a , ;-. Xheop, tv.x Ai"T Hook t, Womea. . . Maetlae, Wlsf . HatS Bonk tor Me. . Ucb book yoa "Waat. Book ,oa BheamsUfa. - MUd esse ar often 'enroeCV htrle bottle. . rr sals st forty tboueaad drag stores. Pr.Shoop's Meliorative HDMETROTS OUT VOCADULAR Llar, Gila Monster,. Rascal, His Names- for Hermann and BurnawY,.'... , ... V ISSUES PAMPHLET IN ATTACIC-ONFJSTU Seeks to' Defend His. Rogue River- Monopoly, - But Makes Votes for Burns' Measyrew "i. I .., 1- 1 (Pro at a Journal Staff Cortsspeadsatl Salem. Or.. Feb. 11. "Foolish liar X3Ua monster,, ra seals,'' ar a few of the epithets applied to Itepreaentatlves Hermann . and Burna of Coos by R. IX Humar tha'klnar of Home rlvmV In printed communication to tha members of the legislature which he caused to be distributed this morning. - Burns Introduced a bill to do away with .tha fishing, monopoly on Rogue river that has' been enjoyed by Hume for. tha last six years. ; The bill passed the housev despite Hume's vigorous lob bylng" to defeat It ' In tha senate Kuma waa more successful and secured an ad verse committee report. The bill was then indefinitely Dostnoned last Friday. Hermann lumped Into )hV fight to- aid Burna, and the bill was reintroduced. In tha house tha earns day. It now has a fair prospect of. becoming law,. for the senate, is now disposed to regard U mora xavoraoiy, i. ... Hume's Circular denounced Burns and Hermann as his "enemies,' and says tha "reason for the enmity of Mr. Schiller Bs-Hermenn ran .ha understood when It la known that X dared to allow my name to go before tha convention as a candi date for Joint senator, which place Mr. Schiller B. Hermann wanted and - waa fully convinced that anything tha Her. mann family wanted must be thelra. Hence,' to his bitter disappointment, Mr. Coke gov the plum, and now, in retalla lion, na, lixe a uua monster, onaeavors to spit his poisonous froth on me. , I de clare Robert Burns to be a- sneaking, cowardly rascal, unfit to associate with honorable gentlemen, and the Hermann family I leave to the care of an outraged government - r.- .- Hume said these ""rascals? engaged In a conspiracy to. blackmail him. and con eludes: "Had I the floor of the house. I would quickly squelch such mental and moral plgmlea." Hume s circular seems to be having the effect of making .votes Tor Burns bH1.1 i w -n-v i. - j. " 1 MAINTENANCE BILL PASSED OrMolses Sharply Beavy Allow aaoe Fo State rrtapar. . (rtom a Jmraal Staff OoCTesposdeat) -Salem. Or., Feb. II. In the committee of the whole, Kay in the chair, tha house considered ' the ways ' and meana com mlttee appropriation bill for the salaries of state officials and tha maintenance of departments. Several Items called forth strong ; criticism from. Smith . of Josephine, who declared . that tha ex penditures were extravagant. Kay en deavored to . aeoure an additional ap propriation of -11,000 to make needed alterations to the floor '.of the capital. but could not get a single vote, besides his own, . Considerable objection 'waa made to tha appropriation of ft.000 for the state printer, but It waa finally al lowed. The bill passed. The main ap propriation bill la yetlo come.' , , STEIWER GIVES BONDS :F0R HIS APPEARANCE President W.: W. Stelwer. .lof 5 the Butts Creek land. Lumber Tt tdveatook company, gave bonds this morning In tha office of tha clerk of tha .United Stateer district- eourv for, 14,000. He Is also arranging for the bonds " for other ofllcers Of the company.and sev eral of them will probably be filed Inf tbe next two or thre days. Mr. Ueney said that he would be content with Mr. Stelwer a one of the sureties. - The Indictments returned - against Earl Benson, M sal ay brothers. Hans and Fred Wad til. and other Sweet - Home men, -Who were charged with threaten ing a government witness, waa con sidered briefly by fne court thla morn lng. r ' ' .,' rHstrlct Attorney Heney aaked that the indlotmenta against Hans and Fred Wsdtli be dismissed, and that the re-i matnder of the defendanta ,be permit ted to- go on their own. recognisances, which wsa done- Before they departed, Mr. Heney gave the Sweet Home men a severe lecture. Informing them that If 1rer heard of their threatening" An drew NIcholls again, or being involved In any manner Interfering with the government witnesses, he would. have the entire list prosecuted vigorously... . The bond of Prank J. Van Winkle was reduced, from -14.000, , the usual amount: given by aocueed 'In the gov arnment cases, to 11,000. on A show ing made by the defendant-before Judge Bellinger. No don Dt waa reu -or tne wanted to answer the charge. HENDRICK HUDSON FAIR l , IS NEW X-ORK'STPLAN ' : fieorasl BptHal BeTTloe.) . New-Tork. " Feb. II. Plans - for tha celebration of tha three hundredth an niversary of the discovery of the Hud son river to be held In the summer of 1000 are to be-discussed at a meeting of a prominent clttaena' committee of old New -York societies at tha residence of Robert B. Roosevelt In this city -next Wednesday. Tha proposed exhibition Is to be held at Yerplancfc park: facing1 the Hudson river, le, Westchester counts Roosevelt,- whet is sn uncle of the presi dent,, and other descendants of the old Dutch famlllea, expreas tha hone that the celebration will be hn'o-xponRltm that UWIH rival that held at Chicago, Parte and St. Louli Alreadyi'Brrvat eom Lpany ha secured options oil (0 scree ar Verplanck park.' If the proposed exhibition become , reality. It WllV be out It and maintained by a private com pany' with the Indorsement of New Tork oclotle. .; ..( i . , ' nr a nkr. Mrs. 3. JX Thompson, til East Tam- htll atreet. waa arrested thia afternoon upon complaint, of EL R. Fortney. Thay live In the aame flat and he alleges that Mrs. Thompaon assaulted hi 11-year-old daughter, Bee. It la also - alleged by Irortney that lira. Thompaon assaulted another woman with a hammer.- rnrnmAXi or tzotxm. The funeral of Rudolph Janaen, who waa killed la- the street car wreck a week ago. will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at . rinley's .un dertaking parlors. Interment will be I DIDS FOR NEW ..... . ...L : . . ' "I" STATE BUILDING fJeariy - Fifteen Thouiand pol- lare-Lowest Flgurw-forrWhicrr . 'Cdntradtore Will Do Work,- CONNECTICUT, READY From A" Over East Come Ek: - pressions That Show Fair; ' Is' Well Advertised. - Bids for the oonstructlon of the New Tork stats building were opened at fair headquarter at noon today, -with, tha following results: ''"v.'- -'- ' Ooldls Bros.. Mt,?0; Bennett Con. structlon company, flt.ttv; Btewart Wlnalow. 111.226; P. E. Donavant . at Co.. 17,S0K; Burrell Construction com pany, 116.720; J A. Lynda, 115.709,-and Robert Wakefield, $14,82. The laet named la the lowest bidder,-and .while no action will be takes until word-ts re ceived from New York In ana war to list of tha bids wired sine- this aft. e moon. It Is reasonably certain that Wakefield will get the. contract, v ' ' 'Connecticut will be represented- on a Urge scale at the, Lewis and' Clark exposition. - Director of Exhibits H. K. Dosch.. aftsr working ror several months through lnflneotUl -residents of that State, received a letter from Hartford, tha capital city, this morning. In which It is stated that a bill- providing lor a sum of money adequate -to a surpass ing exhibit has been Introduced in the legislature and will doubtless meet with approval,. If 1 not expected that Con necticut will have a atate pauaingrw the author of the letter Inquire If the stste can compete for award In vari ous fields, no matter In what building or building their exhibit may be. made. But that a larre Quantity of the ma- Lchtnery and' other manufactured - prod lucts for which the state la famous, wUl Lbe on display is a aettled fact. Colonel Doech regards his information from tha far eastern state as one of tha very beat examplee of the thorough manner In which the fair 1 advertised. It la ror opinion that more, peopl - - - . w . a., position," said ha, "than had heard of the Bt. - Louis fair -on ths ay 01 jtg opening. - Every day aomethlng happen to confirm this opinion. Even Indian ldlne- on. reservations rar removea from thia territory write to roe asking for position a Interpreter, ta, in case we should hold any Indian con-1 rresses." Hawaii -Will not exnioit. oecreiarj Reed ha yaoeived-a letter-from Oov. M n are M HmmaI.i Ian anImABsllArlarin the invitation to participate, -but plead. mar laic tuwHir .udmum wiiuiuv,, not such as to Justify any expenditure ..hihttirai nrnnaaar at . thia time. Th governor win, However, appoint a spedlal .commissioner .to represent the Island at the fair. Tho construction of tne tower or xne government's main building has about reached the ' point where It la ready for the Installation- of tha big chime being mad-, by , the B. W. Van -Dusen eomoany -of Cincinnati. The firm has written that the ehlme will soon and Director 'of Work Huber ha asked the government architect to in struct Contractor J. E. Bennett - to strengthen the tower so aa to Insure tha absolute aafety of a weight of five ton:-th exposition corporation win reimburse tha contractor for the extra work: - ' -' ' Director Huber ha placed two pieces of statuary palf of bufralO-on-M hlbltlon in the sunken gardens, and they are attracting nfuch attention from vis itors at the grounds, xna nrwaet are after Remington, M" E. Brtss. and C C Mogue, clerks I of th legislative committee which Is to report on the expenditure for tha St. Louis and Portland fatra to date, are hard at work In the state commle slon's office and expect to complete the report by Wednesday for presentation to th leglslatur. . . . . , WCKP1LE IS BUT A ' ' MEANS TO FREEDOM Men Sentenced for; Iniquitous Crime Escape .Without Hin--drarice Every Day. : Subpoenas were laaued from the mu nicipal court thin morning for the ap pearance of Officers Hulm and Fred Mallett, who have charge of tha pris oners on the city rockplle. .-They will bo forced to explain why every man who Kaa been sentenced by Judge Hogue for living off the eamlnga of fallen women haa escaped within one or two da ys aftsr aentence. The -aubpoeuaa were issued as th re sult of the escape of James Darwin, who was aentenced last week to. alx months" Imprisonment In the city Jail, lie escaped on the cond day of hla term. . ' ' '-. "We might aa well abolish the court" Mid Assistant City Attorney FlUgefald In explaining to th court th escape. "Every one convicted for that offense escape In a day er two.' The officers must be brought Into- court and these frequent escapes muat be explained. Borne one I responsible, and we must find out who It Is. It may not be the two ofjOoera in Question they .may be- acting- aceerdlwg to orders One I -guilty, and It make thl court I aomethlng of a lok.- Judge Hogue declared that a rigid investigation would at once be Insti tuted. Orandeet dtsolar of fm keenerr eve seen Portland at 'the corner of Third and' Alder elreeta.- On eahlbltloa from In the morning tin at night. fCHINESErHAS SK0RT- r SHRIFT IN COURT Lee Sing waa convicted this morning f having opium In hla place ef busi ness In th shortest criminal trial that baa -been heard recently In the circuit court The fase waa called before Judge Fraser at 19 0'ciecr and the Jury went put In about half an hour. A few mln- rtea later they returned a verdict of guilty.- Mil 1 JtroneedV The public le aroiieed to a knowledae ef the curative merit of that great medicinal tonic, Kiectrlo Bitter, f.r sick stomach, liver ei-r kidneys. Mark H. Walters, of iU HI aart ve., Colum bus, o., wrltea: "For several months I waa given up to die. 1 had fever and hgue. my nerve were -wrecked: I could nt sleep, and my stomach was so weak from useless dor tore dress that ' could not eat. Kleetrlo Bitters r-w,n aim nrainnios in ua. I obtained relief and In a short time I . entirely cur4 Guaranteed at Red .'roes Phrma,f. CO-OPERATION IN PORTLAND How the Piers Piano Clubs Make Possible Large Saving in Price, further Particulars While tha co-Ofrratlve plans clubs ar I growing rapidly say by day, the peopie uuisme una city ao not seem to com pro- Now; lefus take this plarr-tjp--thor ougniy one mora, first ox all. it la nut new. It la not even new to the piano business. Tha Ellara Plana houaa itself. In several of Ita stores, brought about a savins to tha Dlano-buvera of thousands of dollars In the piano clubs of 1H02 and 103. But never heretofore waa It un dertaken on so large a acale, and with J pracucauy tne entire sellers line oi pianos. Including the costliest of Chlck erlngs juid KUnbaUs. . and also the Weber. - Co-operation I nothing more nor lea than the strongest business principle in operation today, and as such It cannot be put into force too often. It. would apply to shoos,- groceries -or books lust aa well aa to pianos.) If yon bought a hundred pair of shoe or if a hundred of you gave an order for one pair of shoes each, through aome purchasing agent, you would get them cheaper than you do where each of you buy sep arately. - ---. -- .That Is Ml" there 1 To Our coopera tive Piano club sale. But In proportion as the price of a piano la greater than the price of a pair of shoes, ao in Just .ann prupuruim la tne co-operative vlng on a planoi that much greater than wuuiu. um in co-operative saving upon pair or two of shoes. . . The average piano la SO time as cost- ly as the averaae pair of aboes,- and Itlnsr is te tlmaa un the co-operative savins great. We have, figured that a aavlng of from 176 to f 160 on the average piano rnnuw uaj m co-operative purcnase of 1.000 pianos; and w absolutely guar antee that. we will make you the sav ing or at least i; on any piano vou may choose. We give you JO makes of famous .pianos td choose from, and Vi offer- the smallest .of deposits and the sanies. i cerme on your purchase. inra or puying one or tne club A pianos at f 1.25 a week, at a savins, too. of at least fill on-a regular new and warrants! f "Economy 130 Dianol is ths road to wealth," and muslu I the road to happlaes and cul ture. So that If you desire both happi ness - and wealth you will not fall to give this plan your personal Investing. tlon. Call at or write to Elier Plane nouse, soi waanington etreet, - corner Park, Portland, Or. Large stores also flan Francisco, Stockton and Oakland. Cal. Bpokan and Seattle, Wash.; BU ma trtwiiion. latna ' ACCUSER IH JAIL, ACCUSED RELEASED William -Addison: Who Charges Deputy Sheriff With Robbing .. Him, Locked Up. ,aV-iT DODSON ENJOYSnTHItrrrr FINE-BRACING WEATHER STtel"4 Be'n Clven Star and Au thority By Sheriff Word :I i Only Last Friday, -Ullam Addison, who claims to have been waylaid and robbed Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff IV JB. Dodaon of .Wap- Tendalei-trlietdHhsVrlryalr-ar-rh complaining witness, Podson ha been released. , The case was continued this morning until tomorrow. t t"".' -T-ir," Ltl lntBPe,ting developmenta before tha case , concluded. He declaree that ha will bmv abaolutely no dlfflculty in estab lishing th Innocence of bis client. Dod aon has an excellent reputation and has many friends who claim that his ar rest was either tha result of mistaken identity or Jobbery on the part of n emlesof t.he sheriff's office. ' ' , Dodson waa appointed last Friday to serve .a a special deputy at Warrendale. on Columbia lough. Podson had twice asked for -an appointment,, stating that many tough characters passed through deslrabls to have someone there author. isea v nun arresta wnen putragea war committed. - He owns- a store in partnership with hi mother at Dodaon, mil from warrendale, and their property 1 said to be worth 120.000. Dodaon has been a deputy aherlff for more than It yeara and served under Penumbra. Kelly. George C Bears, Wll llan Frasler and W. A. Storey. - Ha rep resented to Sheriff -Word that his store had been broken open recently and made a strong plea for the appointment , as deputy, which tha aherlff .granted. . BOUGHT WELL BRED HORSES; GOT. CAYUSES . .M.MMHMMaM ' Complaint of Thomas Kay Dif fers From . Defense of : ; . , - H. J. - Shane.' -:...", Thomas Kay, claims that he bought from Hessta-J. Shan too horses, that he expected to receive ahlmala of the fa mum Altamdnt family, aleo Clydeedale and Morgan, but that he received only cayue.v Hence he asks th circuit court to order Shane to repay him 11.100, The case was on trial thia afternoon be fore Jddg Bear. Kay bought the horses on April t. lot, and agreed to pay fl.OOO for them and part of tha money was paid-aad Kay, with a band of horsemen. v4,tut to tha Bakeoven country in Wasco coun ty to inspect - the animal. He atate lat when hr saw t! they war worth only ti apiece. Shane anawera that th contract wher- under the aal waa mad did Toot tl- uiat me oreea 01 tne norsee and that It called for the delivery of only about 100 Dead. rasnmoal had tWjjroUo the aaowJ Laxative Imar Qnlolne prevents ps en mania and smb. au Tor iti. mil naae ana j leak far the slsutar of . Vtr. Unm. Mr, Dr. B. E. WRIGHT Tk ismtlf la sxitlat that re lieve all pain la dental operation. Washlagtew na l:g '.I ' ; vr 69-71-73 ThL-d Ctrcct; CcUvcba 'i This grand Seven Dollar and Fifty Cents Sale of high quality, taUor-inade, all-wool arid worsted Suits acts as a town crier to gather the crowds of people at Portland's greatest clothing store, where the people always find the largest and best variety of dependable 'and fine goods at prices that behoove every thrifty man to watch this store's doings. There is a sale now in progress, that for high character of merchandise and phenomenally low prices wiQ stand out boldly for years as. one of the greatest value-giving sales ever made by The Chicago, the acknowledged leader pof all coast clothiers. . HALF PAST An Army of Suits S7.1SO Will buy bvercoau that sold up . to $lg. '!:;''-::..''-r-l-;r:T 7 :: 9.50 Will buy overcoats arid . . . sold up to $20. r :.f 1.. - - ; -v Wt-rV J I . mm mm sa 'and aB-wool Sootoh and harlot, ca1merea, , , tfrnl fozaa-fimnf o pa; top atylss. a aow lot Tarlety, thai ar worth to 9m. Til csaoawo' . f of argla. ' , ' ROOSEVELT CALLED TO EXPLAIN ACT Had He a Right to . Police San Domingo Without Sen- ; ate's Consent? A : . ' SHARP QUESTIONS PUT BY BACON OF GEORGIA Hs Wants toKnow By What Authority We Collect Cus toms of Toy Republic, I - - - (Jearasl "pedal Berviee.) - Washington, Feb. II. Bacon of Georgia, who 1 a member of the com mittee., on foreign relations, presented In the aenate today a resolution direct ing that the committee investigate all the facts oormeoted with th agreement entered into. June I, 1901 between th United Btatea and Baa - Domingo sub mitting to arbitration, th elaim of th Ban Domingo Improvmnt company of New Tork, - which la to ' determine whether, under such agreement, the United Statee bad authority to take pos session of th custom housee of the republlo without submitting th matter to the aenate. . Th resolution waa re ferred to tha committee on foreign om-i- mlaaiona. . ''-...,-..',.. r PORTO RICO PROTESTS. Xeelarca Beperts ef Dialeyalty U Vmtmm . - - . State Wnf onadad, .'. ' (Jearasl B serial crvlce.l .' San' Juan. Porto Rico.. Feb. IS. Tha house of delegatea haa adopted a reso lution protesting against the - false ac counts -published In th United State charging Porto Rlc with hostility to American people. . - f .. EXILED REFORM LEADER - DOMING TO PORTLAND -, ' . .... . v- - (Special DUpateh t Th Jesrual.) -SeatU. Feb. 1J. Kan Tu WeL grand president of tha Chine Reform association, left-today for Portland, A delegation of prominent Portland China men csme to thia city yesterday after noon to escort th exiled reform leader. He make th announoement that he will remain there probably two months. Ills m n:z i:zvz o?niz clcc:; SEVEN SEVEN AND A HALF Comprising every style, color and pattern that the most; exacting taste could demand. . . : f For $18 tweed, $18 cheviot suits, $18 homespun suits,' light, dark or medium colors and patterns. ' ' . For $16 cassimere suits, $16 cheviot suits; $16 tweed suits.' For $15 worsted suits, $15 cassimert suits. . For $15 cheviot and tweed suits, $15 homespun suits, ''t'L'L For $15 fancy worsted suits,' $15 clay worsted suits . Q For $13JK) serge suits, $13.50 fancy worsted suits. ; ' ."-r. ' For $13.50 cheviot, tweed and homespuns. ' ' . Y For $12 clays, serges, cheviotsrtweedsrtricotrtongsrbaskerr worsieas ana unnnunca This hrrar of sait 1 not display of old has-been. Tflemember, very suit I of the latest and newest approved mid - winter fashion tailored and trimmed In a most faultless way, "Suits that wilt adJT fame to our great establishment ult that will make new customer rand hold them. ..... - .,-',.:;-,.,. ... .VMy..,W-.r. w La. V-aT-aW-A- 911 JSO WiH that sold up ta cravenettes that " - s- 914.50 Will j that sold up PANTS WiU Give Yoal Choice tt .aaT - "" I J Y V ITlr mm. High Candle OMfw i90s Ft Natural r Arttfkul Mcximuni v ' Mtflat;'" for minimum that's 11.50 each ' . CompUte WlthlScJ t r waunsak. juga caadl sewer4 waati. . . Cold Medal the highest honorwardetl to Welibach at the St Louli Exposition, SIX Genuine ' VelibacH He-TfTOngsat J W trtact7 0e. ;'.. He. est Melol.l iMantles Ne. Cap We. Lee r . 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