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THE OREGON DAILY JOURtlAU PORTLAND.. WEDIIS-DAY EVEN WO. PSS3UAR Y 3. . IZZX tv-. iBSPomiio -DSD Member of National Board of Underwriters Say City Should ! - Spend More for Protection. ' ' - - - ' , MANY SUGGESTIONS ARE ! 7 MADE BY .THE EXPERT If oat of These Have Already Been Advised by ; Chief 'Campbell and v Some ;' JPaaed' by ItbV Council i?- Broader ; Policy to Be Adopted. Portland spends too little on Its (Ire Separtmenti.accordlng to S. tockltt ' ef the National poard of Fire Under . writer, who haa "written , a personal letter io Chief Campbell concerning the report of the corps of engineers ' who -V ; recently surveyed this city for the pur pone of obtaining- the conflagration haa- arda'He'la of the opinion, that this , tlty should spend, Mt lese" than 13 per ,, eeptts. . '. t 1. . .,v , .,.,, ; This Is considerable In-efceas of the ' amount which Portland baa contributed for flr4 protection this year, . which is t nearly tt.se per capita , and nearly t twlee ' the: amount which .haa been-, ap ' proarUted per capita In years past. In bis letter he thanks the chief for hie assistance to the engineers while In this oily, and continues: , 1 "It must not -be overlooked that nn- "leas all cities are to remain ae hereto , . fore, -at the merry ef eweepleg con- ' Sag-rationa, the cost of Are protection ,' t must be tncreaaed. A city might well , ' expend annually It or more per capita 'for Its Are department Boston spends ;- $2.1 per capita for maintenance of Its ' Are department. . ' ' j "The past economy of municipalities .- tn the water departments Is not Justified when the safety of the property and the v welfare of the entire community are ' thereby placed- at the mercy of a eweep 1 Ing - conflagration. When the water pressure, else of mains and amount of f ' water available are -Inadequate, even ''the best fire department can accomplish very little. Likewise defective build- rng laws, fire alarm systems and lack . . ef proper restrictions governing the use el eiploslvee and electricity seriously - ' auYert the conttagratlen hasard. "Realising your Intimate knowledge of : the conditions- as they now exist and 1 your position to know and appreciate , In wbat directions improvements are Most needed In your department, we hope. that yoe will take early oppof - tnnlty to urge favorable .action on our recommendations, and we shall be glad to have yea advise as now what you sen and will do." - All the Important recommendations ; made by the engineers who surveyed ' this city have already been made by ' Chief Campbell, especially In regard to the extension of the service, the lm- preveroent of the Are alarm and tele graah system, the exclusive nse ef the ' iflre hydrants by the fire department and 'the extension and Improvement . ef the ,J water service. The extension' ef tee . ;eervlee and the improvement or mt pre -alarm and telegraph system -have al r -ready been provided fey appropriations :,end steps are being considered to- So ' away with the use of the Are hydrants by the street sprinkling department. i r. Blahop 0ConmeU Sans. " ' V . v " tJoaraal Ssirtil Senrlss.1 Boston. Mass., Feb. II. A cable mes , i aage from Rome sayn that Bishop W. H. -, OConnell of Portland, Maine, who was ' recently appointed coadjutor archbishop of Boston, sails from Naples today for "home. Owing to .the bishop's arrival . I during Lent the elaborate arrangements :for a ceremonious reception in. Boston ' have been postponed until after Eaater. ' - -?T t CHAINED TO A CORPSE.' ) olefal Fnaialiment ef the Aaoieata DnpUoatsd tn Onv Modem Ufa, ..f The Remans ' used to punish a mur i derer by chaining to his body the corpse f his victim. Wherever he went he - elragged behind him the debris ef his i' crime, the sleasy cadaver, revolting thing that was ones man. Every day you . see people dragging ,- u round with then the corpse' of their : sins. They can't get away from them. .. And many ef them have become so In timate with these corpses ' that they - become corpses themselves. The misery ; ef these poor unfortunates haa become , constitutional with them. It Ate them like an old shoe. They have become ae ; customed to It. - . - And there ere thousands of humans whs are walking the earth today with ), eerpeen attached to them lyspPtlc : stomachs they can't gat rid of. They . have to get along the best ' they can with the stomachs they have. And the ; owners pf said dyspeptic btomschs are , te be found In every walk of life, suf fering from some form of IndlgestloS, first cousin to dyspepsia. . , They wear - that forlorn appearance, I ineir energy at sero, noining mnrarn ."-them, end they Interest no one, their v. feces are shrunk, their nerves are ' wilted and their shoulders sag. Are 'you one of the myriads who dandle and ' gratify their palates, at ths sacrifice ; of their stomachs T - Are yon -one of those who allow their senses to run ,' riot, eating too - .much, ' drinking too much, eating at the wrong time, eating . the half-eooked, the queer and the lra " posslblsT ' ;" - "' Are yon. bloated after eating, and ;, Imagine that It is yoUr food that Alls yout Do you have nausea when yon -look upon this or that, rebel at ene ' ' thing and be hungry for It, too, at the same timet And have you. got a whole , lot of other things ths matter with your 'Stomach that yon know about bat no body else does, end can't explain t If . mo, you have dyspepsia, real dyspepsia. " And the chances are yon have had It a long time. Tonr stomach Is overworked, abused, I, fagged out. The gastric and digestive j Juices are weak, the muscles of the ; , etemaeh are Jaded, end the whole bual : rteee needs new life. It needs some '.thing which will take hold of the food : (as It eomee In end doAhe digesting, and let your stomach take a rest atuerfe Dyspepsl Tablets do that - very thing. They oentaln a most pow- 'erful Ingredient which helps the stom ' ecb In the process of digestion, cures i dyspepsia, 'sour stomach. Indigestion, heart-burn, eructations, acidity of - fer mentation. They Invigorate the stora-.-eh. Increase the flew of gastric Juice, rand do two thirds of what the stomach would here te do without tnem. Tnec elves the stomach some rest, and a chance to get right again. Ten will feel the change Brst In your sntnd and heart end than over your whole body ToaTI ft roey and sweet. That's the- object. . Ton can get these effective little tablets almost anywhere an earth f of Inn a Oarkaee ' i Mtuart'g Pyspepstn Tabieta is tne FiriD JOIIH D. HAS ; HOLE Sleuths Solve' Myrter Concern , Ing Rocjcefellert Ability to 1 Elude Officers. : ' i SECRET PASSAGEWAYS VTO SON-INWS HOME Tunnel Between; Oil '- Kg'a- Horn and That of TL Parmalee Prentice Standard . Oil Office - Contain Mud of Exita. . - (Jearaal Speslal Berrlee.1 f New, Tork, Feb. 21, Aecordlng to a statement made at the bflloe of Lawyer Henry Wollman. who represents the sUte of Mlseouri In Ita 'attempt' to" Uke away the charter of the Standard Oil company, the process servers hunting John H . Rockefeller have. Just made a most ' disagreeable discovery. " They have learned to their astonishment and chagrin that there Is n private and se erel passageway -between, the home of the oil king at No. 4 West Fifty-fourth street and the residence of hie son-in- law, E. Parmalee Prentice, at No. Weet -Fit tr-third etreet. -For weeks the sleuths have been wondering why they ronld not catch ; t ho. elder Rockefeller. Henry Wpllman said today i . "If we 'had $10,000 we could hire 10 process eervers. and then I suppose ws oould get hands on Rockefeller some how, or eonte time, but our present force haa been baffled by the passageway be tween his home and that of his son-in-law and by multitudinous pasaageways In the Standard Oil building at ft Broadway. It was only last week discovered that there was a secret hack entrance to tt Broadway, and further Investigations have led to the belief that there are ether secret underground passages with exits In adjoining buildings. JOHN D.'S DONATION. OH Staff eHveo tl 15,000 toward Ben- , aide XoopnaL (Jeonal iDedal awmea.! New, York. Feb. IS The New Tork association for Improving the condition of the poor has received from John D. Rockefeller an Offer ef $13S.00 toward the erection of a permanent eeaslde hos pital for children suffering from tuber culoids ef the bones and glands, on two conditions that the association raise a like amount from ether donors by Juno to, 10, and that the permanent maintenance ef the hospital be assured. Toward the first condition Jacob Schlff. Percy R. Payne and Morton L Schiff have promised $5,000 each. Felix If. Warburg $2,000 and anonymous don- ore I2S.000. : ., : r. .-; WILL NOT VISIT PORTLAND (Continued from Page One) reeult Is that the Chinese who ere half educated are dissatisfied and, arouse dissension, bet ere not capable to or ganise and carry out political reforms. "China Is ruled by a system of Im perial civil service centuries eld. - The men' now In control came up through the system. The empire Is honey combed with dissension. The emperor Is weak, there Is no heir, and the em press dowager is anxious to save the present dynasty and Is" willing to com promise with the. progressive elements in forming a constitutional governmsnt with a view of exercising powerful in fluence In tt end to practically continue the present dynasty In oontrol of the empire - : - ' "The commissioners en rente t6 Eu rope ara able men, realise the Immen sity of their task and approach It with a deep sense of He responsibility. Prince Teal was never before outside of Peking excepting when he fled with the dowager and the emperor from the Boxer upris ing. .But a half dosen others of the party sneak English, hare been abroad and understand conditions, and they are depended upon to absorb Informa tion and communicate it to the priaee. A Critical Stage. "China is. at n critical stare of In ternal revolution. Recently through the pressure of progressive elements, sup ported by the three strongest provincial governors la the empire, the old system of civil service wae summarily abolished by an Imperial decree, without having a -new eyatem organised ready te take up the governing and. educational work. "There are no sctiooia lor preparing the younger generations to assume the responsibilities of free citizenship. - It Is hoped by the Imperial party that the present commission, will be able to offer a plan -that will Immediately solve the problem' now confronting the Chinese nation." ,--. A banquet will be held tonight at the Hotel Washington In Seattle, under the Joint auspleee of - the - Portland and Seattle Chinese . societies. Federal Judge Han ford presides. Speeches will be made by W. D. Wheelwright, Judge Burke. Mayor Bellinger. "B. C Hughes, Colonel Bash, Lou Kay and W. B. Moy. The commissioners leave tomorrow for the east The Dakota had an uneventful It-day trip excepting Hhe stormy weather yes terday, which blew - her eouth of the entrance to the Straits of Fucat. but did- - no damage. Last Saturday a Chinese fireman oommitted suicide by swallowing opium. The ship's officers were prevented from putting the body overboard by the threatened mutiny of the Chinese crew, who have embalmed and wit send the body back to China. ATHENA TO VOTE ON THE LIQUOR QUESTION (Bpeclal Dispatch te The Jooraal.t Athene, Or., Feb. II. Arrangements are now. being made to take a local option vote In the precincts of this city at the June election. The movement for local option haa been gradually growing In strength until It Is confi dently believed that the liquor busi ness will be abolished in both preclncta. The ' same -movement Is on foot In Weston end Adams and It la thought that there la sufficient sentiment In favor of better morals to make a prohi bition district of the three towns. A concerted movement will be , made toward thla end. CARRYING RIFLES TO PREVENT ASSASSINATION ' llearsal SfMeiel B-rrUO ' has ordered he organisation ef mounted police armed with rifles on account ef political murders. At Boson Ic a police sergeant was assassinated and two of ficers wounded today . , t STIMI1GE CUSE OF DUAL HIE v v Woman Under Arrest for Theft Appears Jo Be, Sort of a'JFV . ; male JekyH and Hvde. j ' WELL-TO-DO MUSICIAN ' ALSO POOR. HOTEL MAID Prisoner Known as an Accomplished and Talented Artiet and Under An other Nam Employed in Menial Capacity at Hoatelriea." - (Joarnsr Bpeclal Serrlce.) New Tork, Feb. 18 When Mrs. Caro line Flower Is arraigned on a charge of thefts from the -St Regis hotel an as tounding case of a dual Ufa will be put on record. Mrs. Flower le booked by the police as Caroline Maben Flower, alias Thelma Paulson. She appears te be a sort of female "Jekytl and Hyde" As Mrs; Flower, ' this prisoner. 10 yeere of age. Is known In musical circles and New York society aa an accom plished musician and composer, -. a woman of education and culture having considerable wealth for she le part owner of the apartment In which aha lived. As The ma Paulson she was a maid In various hotels of New Tork and le charged with havtng, while employed la e menial capacity In the BL Regis, stolen and disposed of silverware, line table linen and other household acces sorise. Friends ef Mrs.. Flower who know her In art circles, in studios at Carnegie hall and society houses were astounded to learn of' the double life. The talented Mm Caroline Maben Flower Is self-cultured. Originally she was Katrine Pew. Aa a girl ahe earned enough to pay for her musical education In Europe. Then ahe christened heraelfei by the more sonorous name ef Caroline She married John Maben out west sad was dlvoroed from him. STEEL BRIDGE TO BE . CLOSED NEXT WEEK Eight thousand dollars win be re quired to. pay for the redecking of the eteel bridge, the contract for which was let by the county court thla morning to . B. Tlllotson. A number of bide were mads for thla work and although they were opened several days ago, some time was apent by County Judge Webster and Commissioners Light ner and Barnes In looking Into the merits of the vari ous bidders. Mr. Tlllotson agreed to furnish the lumber for the rwork for lis. 60 per 1,000 feet. - County Surveyor Andy Richmond said this afternoon that the contract with Tlllotson would be sfkned next Friday, end that the contractor would be allowed five days. In which to commentoe . work, which he mast complete within 20 daye. Mr. Tlllotson states that If he Is able to secure the lumber ea he want It he will be able to redeck both the ap proach to the bridge and the upper , deck ef the structure within 20 .days from the time he begins work, t ' - During -the time the repairs are be ing' made, the bridge will no oioeed to all traffic. During the first 'week the work le being done, pedestrians will be free to use the bridge ar all faenre, but after that It may be cloeed to them. 'al though Mr. Tlllotsoa" declares that he will try to keep the walks open during th4 rush hours. NEW TRIAL ORDERED; " : IN HUNTINGTON CASE (peelal Dispatch te The JearasL) , Pendleton, Or Feb. It. A mandate of the supreme court tn the Huntington bond ease haa been received by the elerk ef the Umatilla circuit court, where the case waa tred the last time. The mandate affirms the opinion re cently hended down by Justice Bean and orders a new trial ef the case. - The ease will probably be tried a Cain In Umatilla county, aa a change of venue waa taken and the case tried there the laat time. The circuit court was re versed and a new trial ordered by the supreme court upon errors made by the Umatilla county, circuit court and It la understood that the case will be heard the next time by Judge Ellla et this county. This ease haa been tried In the circuit court twice and decisions for the county resulted both times. But-upon appeal to the supreme court of the state the lower courts have been reverted both times and a new trial ordered, t Thla Is a Baker county case and this Will make the third time that a . change of "venns bee been ordered. t . MIX-UP OF INFANTS OCCURS IN HOSPITAL ""' ' ., (Joamsl special Serrlce.) London, Feb. tt. An extraordinary burial mistake la reported from Liver pool. ' Two ' Infants, from different houses and ' belonging to ' different parents, were taken to a hospital suf fering from fever. One died and was burled, the other recovered and was handed to Its supposed mother. This woman, however, found that the child waa not hers, and Inquiries showed that her 'own baby was deed and that the child handed to her belonged to the other woman, who had believed her own child to be dead. An affecting scene ecourred between the two women when the truth eame to light. - - PROFESSOR S. P. LANGLEY CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE ' (Jearaal Seectal gerrlea.1 . Aiken, S. C, Feb. tL Profsssor S. P. Langlev, secretary of the Smithson ian Instltuts and well known as a scien tist, died hers yesterday from thev ef fect! of a stroke ef paralysis received last November. He was Tt years old and -had been secretary ef the Smith sonian Institute since 1117. - Professor Lengleye eclentlflo career covered a wkle range of subjects, much of It relating to the sun. Its heat, spec tra and ether sources of radiation. His experiments with a flying machine at Wldewater, Virginia, were watched with widespread interest,- bat ended disas trously. - ..' WARREN CONVICTED BY JURY IN FIVE MINUTES (gpedal Msretek to The Jearaal.) ' Helena, MonL, Fab. tt. Denial War ren of Dutte was today eonvlcted In the United yHates court on a charge' of having sent obscene letters through the malls to Mrs, Emma Branntgan. The jury was, out less tbaa fir taiauteev-. Dycp-i3 ::gicf Vc cn .Casta! by Ftaala ClMrdert u4 Cart fcy lydUE-rikkasiVeiat.'tCoropMrt "A gTeat many women suffer with a. form ox lnaiffnsyon or dyspepsia wnien does not seem toyield to ordinary treat ment. ' While the symptom seem to be similar to those of ordinary lndif-ee-tion, yet the modkrinea universally pre scribed do not seem to restore the pay tlent a normal oomuiion. Airs. At. Wright V lira. Ptakham elalma that there is a kind of dyspepaU that la caused by a derangement of the female ore aa lam, and which, while it eaaaea a disturb ance similar to ordinary indigestion, cannot be relieved without a medialoe hich not Onlv acta aa a stomach tonic. but haa a peculiar tonie effect on the fe male organism. . Aa proof of thU theory we call at tention to the case -of Mrs. Maggie Wright. Brooklyn. N. Y., who waa completely onred'by Lydia E. Pink ham a Vegetable Compound after every thing else naa xauea. . one writes : - M For two years X suffered with dyspepsia which so degenerated the entire syBtMn that I waa unable to attend to my daily duties. I felt weak and nervons, and nothing that I ate tasted good and H censed a disturbance tn my stomach. I tried different dyspepsia cures. bat nothing sssmsd to help me. I wae ad vend to give Lydia B. Pinkham'i Vegetable Compound a trial, and waa happily surprised to find that it acted like a fine tonic, and in a lew days I began to enjoy and properly digest my food. My recovery wae rapid, and fat five weeks I waa a well woman.! have rso- ammended U to many suffering women.'' No other medicine la the world has received such widespread and unquali fied endorsement or has such a record of enrea of female troubles, as haa Lydia E. Ptnkham'a Vegetable Compound. TO TELL WHAT THEY KNOW ; ABOUT GAS' COMPANY r 1 . ' J Seventy-Five Subpoenaed, In cluding Proprietors and Re y porters of Oregonian. About ?l witnesses have been sub poenaed to appear before the ' special council committee tonight, when the in vestlgatlon into the buslnsse affairs of the Portland Gas company Will be re sumed. . Among the witnesses will be the proprietors, editors and reporters of the Oregonian, who have been attack ing the gas company. City Auditor' Thomas C. Devlin, who has ' exported the books of the Portland Oaa company, -on Invitation of the cor poration, will report-to the committee tonight. Hla report will be eubmltted In writing. - , . . City Attorney IfcNary will appear on behalf of the committee, but Henry K. McGinn, who haa been .retained by the Oregonlaiy'wiH be the chief Inquisitor. The gae company will be'repreaented by J. N. Teal and C E. B. Wood. -- The committee will have to appoint a chairman, ae Mayor Lane has refused to name anybody to fill tha vacancy caused by the resignation of John An nand. In the first Instance the council refused to permit the mayor to appoint the committee and took all : responsi bility out of hla hands, and he does not think It proper at thla time to let the eovnen cast any of the responsibility (or ins investigation on mm. - - WINTER LAMBING ON x yy - IN EASTERN OREGON . , (Special Dlspsh-a to The tarsal.) . Dnrkee, Or., Feb. 2S W, o, Ayr, the sheep king of this district, has util ised something new In the way of sheep raising.. New lambing tents are provided for his large flocks. : These tents , are used for the housing on the ranges of the ewes, and lambing Is now tn progress.- Lambing In the Winter la something new In 'eastern Oregon. Mr. Ayre says that It haa several advan tages. The lambs get-out of the way ef - shearing, and while It costs more to feed the stock it results. In a better quality of mutton and earlier spring Iambs and a better and longer quality of wool. U also aays that prices of this year's wool will be better than those of last year, which touched the top notch at 10 cents. ' Boat miss the first fnsaTlment ef ef ZHkTld ieJsaaa VhUUpe great novel ef praotteal amloan politic. wUl start la The Suaday fewraai, Kerch , L EMPRESS DEAD AT PEKING (Continued from Page One) as possible on their own coal and prob ably in -pleasant water they will" he towed on the voyage ao that they may not make too heavy drafts on the bunker supply. Some ouch ship as the Fralrls or the Yankee may be used ror the purpose of convoy. The boats will go by way of the Sues canal. The torpedo-boats will be-practically of mod ern equipment In all respects, aa they have recently been subjected to a. thor ough overhauling and have had - In stalled on board a new torpedo-flrlng device so that an enlarged torpedo may be discharged. CASTOR I A Jot Jjuants and Children, . Till Kin. Yea Haw Aliays EsM Boars the , tUgnatoreof C I IP I I rap I HALF A CLOCK IS . Diin id riot Mob t of ' a Thousand Attacks Negro Section pf Spring field, 0 and 8t It Afire. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS HAS QUIETING EFFECT FracaaSUrts Through Shooting of Whits Man by Negroea Several ' Injured in Melee Saloon Is Looted . of Xiquor, r (Jearaal Special Sertlcs-l ' Springfield, Ohio. Feb. tt. Except for the soldiers onmuard there are no signs this morning ef .last night's riot ing. The troops will be held In readi ness in Columbus and Dayton to rash In if the trouble Is renewed tonight The extent of the negro territory burned U less than half a block. A few were ellghtly Injured, but no lives were loot, and all the Injured wiu oe all right within a day or two. - The riot wee occasioned through the shooting by. two negroes In a railroad yard of SC. M. Davis, a brakeman. Ths negro assailants were Preston Ladd ef Bellfontalne , and . Edward Dean Jr Of Springfield. 'Ladd waa wounded In 'the fray and taken to the hospital. When news of the s Booting reached the city a mob of 1,000 men and boys formed and marched on the "jungles," the locality Inhabited by colored peo ple, with the announced Intention ef burning It Houses were battered down with stones and posts need ae batter ing rams. - At 10 o'elock the mob looted Kempler's saloon, riddling the building with bulleta Children who were asleep upstairs were rescued by the police and firemen with difficulty. - The rioters became intoxicated after pillaring the saloon and broke through the cordon of police, setting fire to negro house The flames rapidly spread and before the situation was under con trol a half block had been swept clean. Ths local militia waa ordered out by the mayocg but only six members re sponded, and the Xenla company was called. 4 The mob atoned and Jeered the militiamen, but their arrival had a quieting effect . . ' ; Four com pa nl as of - the Fourth regi ment are held et Columbus, two com panies of the Third regiment at Pay ton and another at Urbane la awaiting orders, while the officers have rounded up the local militia company, which is on duty today. - . . SEE PLOT IN ATTACK (Continued from Page One. back end of the train when Mr. Ruder boarded It ' Be had been tn the ear only a few minutes when the men strolled through evIdenUy looking- for some one. Mr. Radar aaya. they strolled through the car three or four times eyeing him closely. After he got off at Salem he aaw the two - men shadowing- - htm ' on the street several times, but didn't think anything of It at the time - - n.eogalasd a SCsav-- "When they accosted htm on hla way tq church , he Immediately recognised them as the men wb had been eyeing him on the train, and ahadowlng him about the streets of Salem. He got good look at -them and . declares he would know them again If he aaw them. The man who attempted to stao Mr. Rader ' was nnder the Influence of liquor, Mr. Rader informs us." - Early this ' morning Dr. Wilson and other members of the Anti-Saloon league held a meeting and Immediately called noon the local police urging them te put forth every effort to capture - the as sailants and te seek to uncover the eon tha affair at Salem. ' " Pantaln Drain assured them Miee as Nrould do .all in hla power to run the men to earth and expose the plot If there la any. " The reported . statement of Mr. Rader that he did not believe there waa any conspiracy behind the attack open him," said ' Dr. Wilson, "is Incorrect. We have every reason to believe there la a deep-dyed .conspiracy among the saloon element egalnst Mr. Rader, and It ' Is possible that It extends to other members of the league, though we are not alarmed on this score. , ,; ' Xc WUeoa sThadowed. . "Our church member are rather ex cited and anxious and they have, been urging myself and other ministers who have been active In the -saloon fight to be very cautious and not to venture out et night I know that I have been shadowed on several oecaslbns and I have heard that others have been, but I am not alarmed about my aaf ety. ' We are confident however, thst the two men who assaulted Mr. Rader were eent from here with a definite pur pose in view and that their elm waa to kiU Mr. Radar. Luckily , his card ease savea mm. .. . ..... Secretary Al. Crofton of the Liquor Dealers' association, when asked about the affair at Salem and told of the be lief of the league members that there waa a conspiracy agalnat Rader and others, said: - "There s a certain class ef reformers who write letters to themselves threat ening Instant death If they do not de sist in their orosades. Mr. Rader be longs to this claas. We don't believe any one attacked him. If there waa any nrud On hla clothes he put It there himself. It Is another Maud Sheek case, u two men had attacked him -In the manner he describes and for the purpose he thinks, they wonjd certainly have done more than simply scratch his hand." ' , Thla ir all that Mr. Crofton had to say about. the matter. six injured When bus , IS STRUCK BY ENGINE . 1 1 (Speelsl Dispatch te The West.) r Centrelia, Waah Feb. II. Last night at :10 o'clock the northbound local freight struck a busload of people ene mile south of the deoot as the bus was crossing the track bound for Chehalla, where the pessengars were to give an entertainment overturning and badly demolishing the rig. The Injuredarei Miss Grace Keys, badly bruised and taken to the hospital; Miss Waters, bruised and stunned ivjfrs. A. T. Cerr, bruised about . ths head; Mra Jtfflge Merrltt knee and arm badly bruised; Mrs. Carr s two daughters, ' slightly bruised. The other occupants of the bun, Mies Howard and Mra Judge land rum, were badly shaken up. Driver Hawk wae thrown from his seat and dragged some distance by-. the horses, which brok eaway from the - bus run ning sway. Hawk claims he did not see the train nntU It wsswlthln II feet of him. It was a mlraoulous escape for the oo II ( Suffered Tw'nty Years 7jth Indigestion. Cured by Kodbl OFFICE DF The Priscn Ccnmlssion ;ol :G2orfjia Joa. a. TUBiam.: j Chairman, TOM JQA40KV ' : ; . Commissioner. ' OOODLOJ9 TANCT. ,? "Seeretary, E. C: DeWitt ft Co, Chicaso. IS. ' Dear Sirs : "I hsve suffered more than twenty years from Indi gestion. About eighteen months ago I had grown so much worse that I could not digest a crust of corn bread and could not retain anything on my stomach. My heart would beat so fast I could not sleep, at times I would almost dw double with pain in the pit of my stomach. lost twenty-five pounds ; In fact. I made up my mind that I could not live but a short tune, when a friend of mine recom mended Kofiol Dyspepsia Cure. I consented to try It to please him and I was better in one day. y I now weigh more than I ever did in my life and am in better health than for many years. Kodol did It I keep a bottle constantly, .and write this hoping that humanity will be benefited.' . s ' : - : lVvvv;: i;;:,K'.. . .v.".-.: ;; ; - JAKSCMOOllE. ' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure U the only digestant me combination of digestanU that will digest all classes of food. In addition to this fact, it contains, in assimilative form, the greatest known tome and recon structive properties. , All other digestanta and dyspepsia remedies digest certain classes of food only, properties. ,i ; vf;.v;;- r'',:'-.' i ; , ' ' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is prepared at the laboratory of E. C. DeWitt & Co, Chicago, and is sold by leading druggiits everywhere. (otiol B'yspepsia Cure DIGESTS WHAT YOU EAT ' SOLD BY WOODARD. CLARKE ft CO.' TEo Beit Makes Ready-mixed paints beet and longest tried makes, only are always on hand. Best paint that ever filled a brush, with a guarantee with every can, small or large, tell a strong story and a true one siory ana a irue one to be applied. BAX of our paints reaoy to be appuea. Hi STATE PAINT eaves work and worry. 9xo rAXJrr Fisher, Thorsen & Co. nost euro Mommisosr art. ml mm QUaTSTST OV SOaTQX . 8TBINWAY o piAjros. DUNDORE PIANO CO. atovsa roa qtautt. ' Don't fan to heer ataOL MNrj il the Marquam Orand March t. ' . ' - Don't fall to note the line tonal quail ties of the Stetnwey Piano. - Above ell, don't fall te see our stock of Stetnwey end other , high-grade pianos. ' We can show yen the best makes manufactured and are la position to sell at the loweat prices and on the easiest terms. Dundore Piano Co. U4 Opposite Qregoiiaa BaildlaeT. Victor Talking Machines. Sheet Musi a. Small Instruments. ORIENTALS BE AT THE WORLD IN THE , ART OF PICTURES IN RUGS We have Imported a great quaa . tlty of the Turkish and Russian products, some ao beautiful they might well be framed as an orna ment for a prince's parlor, and others so" small-priced, (yet ex-' qulsltely handsome) that persons' ef most modest means may pos sess thsht. We are the only rug Importers on the fforta Paelflo eoast '.'-. . 1 ' - ' AtiyekVBros. , ii WASsnroTow sr. ' eL Maia SOSO. Bet loth and Uth. oupanta Had'thsy been half ft minute later the train would have atfeck the middle of the bus and probably allied all . . y. . . Dyspepsia Cure. . v CTJBhDCIfT - A. CYANS, ' Commissioner. , Atlanta. 'August 10, 1804. and 'are jacking m iconstructhre I he Deason a Serges" ; Ma Je to Your ; M easure , $25 to $32.50; .." Ws bavev tea weights sad. weaves of blus 8erge -this aea. o". ' ' ? VV ; All oar Serges art lined with s find grade bins alpaca lining, sad w bars aa assortment of bios buttons made etpexUIlw to order to ass on those suits. .' EJverjr Sergs in ths lot Is of exceptional weave. If poo want s handsome fait this ssssotv mis thst will wear sod keep : its shape) sad bs ia good tssts for say occasion, look cm our fins Of SsTftS.-4"' ,,;' . . - I- Price From ' $25 to $32.50 . ' Ths I32J0 8erga Is ths 8srg mads op to special order for ths officers 'ia Uncle Sam's navy. This fabric haa aa Indigo dya sad is guaranteed never to fads or discolor In sap elbastt" oa esrth. ,; Coras la sad sea fhsM Sergea, Suit to yoor rosssors $25.00 to 32J0.-':v"" '.;'.:,';;.' v Fit, finish sad fabric guana-' teed..:: . " .-.-f- " The pries will gait SnoT die) Suit will fit. . . ". - " "WS' handle 'no ready-mssV clothing, but make yocr clothes' to pour order st from $20 to Ui tha Suit.'. Elks' Bldg., Seventh ft Stark Our yard overflows with the product ef every- mine that markete its produete In this city, and we nil ordera with a vim that's refreshlag. - vj . ,f 2 Up Phone Uain 1778 Vulcan Cod Co. ' "'?'.''. , '-;-,- . V' ctjtxjult snrevws sua ltrnxatvi f - poa a huazsa: Coal Fire ' 1 i 1 i