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CHEAPEST AT HOME Shonts' Experience In Eoylng Canal Supplies. CONGRESS DID NOT TAKE ACTION Chairman of Commission Says 8up piles Ara Dough! at Hum In Opan Competition. Chicago, May 25. Paul Morton necretary of tlio navy, and Theodore 1 Hhonta, clinlrinnn of tho ran urn a Lana commission, were the guests of the Chicago Bankers' club at a banquet here tonight. Mr. .Morton was asked to respond to tho toast of "Th President," ami after oppressing Ma pleasure at being ahle to meet the members of the Bankers club, he Raid of President Roosevelt: "He Is, taken all In all, one of the most rcmaikahlo of all the great men w ho have occupied the White house An earnest in hi love of country ait Washington, 11 h far-seeing an Jefferson, hn courageous uri Jackson, and hn much opposi! to human shivery in all forms hh Abu Lincoln, he stands rootiMt in liia intverlty and aturdy in bin deter munition that there shall Imi a Square leal all around. Mr. Shouts said: "Congress, fur some reason unknown to ua, although twice asked to declare its wishes, failed to limit tbo purchase of materials and ttuppliva entering Into the count met ion of the canal to the American market. Whatever the absence of the i untrue tiona from congress, the commission feels it is ita duty to make ita pur chases in whatever markets of the world it ran buy cheaiiest. Thin ol Icy it ia pursuing, and, inaHmuch aa it In getting the great maaa of ita mi p plies in American markets, the infer rnce ia plain that, notwithstanding our protective lawa and notwithstanding our high wages to labor, the American market are in the main' the cheapest markets in the world. WATCH ONE ANOTHER CLOSELY Doth Armies Ready to Fight Russian Raid Repulsed. Gnnshii Pass, Manchuria, May 25 The situation ia very tense, and the rival commanders are watching each other like hawk. Field Marshal Oyama haa made no decisive move Lieutenant General Hennenkampff, however, made a bold reconnaissance at the cost of several hundred casual ties, hut the corrcHNndent of the Asso ciated Press wus not allowed to tele graph the remits obtained. It ia jmssi- ble that it was Kennenkamkff a cavalry which penetrated southwest of Fako- man. A dispatch from Tokio dated May 22, aaid: "A Itody of the enemy's cavalry dismounted, attacked Tangnhcd, on the right bank of the Lino river, 13 miles southwest of Fukoman, on the morning of May 20. After an engagement last inn two hoars the enemy retreated in disorder toward the southwest, aban dulling 300 killed or wounded." COMING WITH GREAT RUSH. Kansas Farmers Swarm to Buy Tick ets to Fair. Kansas City. Mo.. May 25. The sale of special rate tickets to Portland, Or., opened so briskly as to astonish the local railroad ofllcials. From the number of tickets purchased, it ia ap parent that passenger trallic to the Pa cific coast will be heavier than was anticipated. One of the city ticket agents, in speaking of this today, said: "It indicates that this part of the country is exceptionally prosperous. We had men come in here today from little towns out in Kansas who are going to Portland and will take their whole families with them. This early rush for tickets is not only a big adver tisement for the Iewis and Clark expo sition, but a big adertisement for Kansas. Farmers are prosperous, and they know of no better way to eend their superfluous coin, apparently, than to visit Oregon." Amnesty Given by Castro. New York, May 25. -President Cas tro has signalized the opening of con gress and tho beginning of his constitu tional presidency for six years, cables the Caracas correspondent of the Her ald, by decreeing amnesty to all Vene zuelans w ho, for political reason, have been expatriated, and they are per mitted to return to their country. The amnesty also extends to political pris oners in Venezuela below the grade of colonel. , There are about 1,600 politi cal prisoners confined in the dungeons of the larger cities. Raise Columbus Monument. Rome, May 25. -It is proposed that a Catholic committee, under the direct patronage of the Vatican, shall raire a subscription fund for the purpose oi building a centenary monument to Co lumbus, to be placed in St. Peters. It bus also been suggested that a cen tenary international Columbus expo sition be held in Rome, where every thing connected with the explorer's bi ography, souvenirs, sciences, arts, literature and ethnology would be Been. No Action on Rates Till Autumn. Washington, May 25. The senate committee on interstate commerce to day held an- executive session and ad journed subject to the call of Chairman Klkins. It is expected that the com mittee will meet early in the autumn. NOT ENOUGH WATER. 8torags Reservoirs Are Needed for Yakima Vadey. Washington, May 24. A. P. Davl consulting engineer of the Iteclamation service, who recently made a careful study of the irrigation situation i Kaslern Washington, returned to th Is city today and had a long conference with Chief Engineer Newell. Mr Davis confirms the previously prlntei reports to the effect that tho govern merit cannot undertake irrigation ii the Yakima valley if the selection of 56,000 acres in that valley under tin Carey act in the interest of the Sunny side canal company is approved by the president. He says there is not sufficient wat nr in the Yakima river to irrigate all th lands embodied In ti e various private irrigation projects unless the floo waters are stored and used. It is hit belief that, when tho Sunnyside com pnny undertakes to irrigate the lan: which the state now seeks to acquire it will have to deprive the same arei of land elsewhere in the valley of water According to Mr. 1hv1h, the approva of tho nendimt state selection will re suit in cndlcHH litigation and will bring about any amount of confusion among . . . i . v 1 1 water users in uie I uairna vancy. The only wav. in his oninionto avoid friction, would be to allow the government to assume general super vision over all irrigation in the valley build storage reservoirs at the head o the Yakima river and its tributaries and thus materially increase the amount of water available. Private enter nrise has not stored anv water but usi only the natural now ol water of the Yakima river. This is not sufli- cient to irrigate the lands already taken up. NO MORE HIDDEN TREASURE Gang of Artistic Swindlers Captured by Spanish Authorities. Madrid, May 24. At last the band of swindlers, which through statements of "hidden treasure" in Cuba, the Philippines and even in Spain, have been buueoing the credulous of the United States, Germany and Great Britain ever since 181)8, is to be brought to justice. During the last seven years it is estimated that this scheme has brough to the coffers of the gang backing it upwards of $1, 000,000. Recently the band swindled a resi dent of llerlin out of $25,000 by selling bun charts showing where a large fort une was hidden just after the war with Spain broke out, in a lonely sjot near Cienfuegos, Cuba. When the man who purchased the chart discovered that he had b'-en swindled, he complained to the German government, which brought the matter to the attention of the Span ish officials, and the arrests followed. Nineteen perBons were taken into custody, and an enormous quantity of printed matter was seized. This latter showed how the plan was worked and indicated that the Madrid jiolice were in collusion with the band. STORM IN TEXAS. Several Lives Lost and Many Houses Are Wrecked. Dallas, Tex., May 23 Several lives were lost and serious damage, was done to crops in many sections of Texas last night by the terrific wind and rain storm. (Streams are out of their banks and bridges have been washed away. In the northwest part of Haskell county 14 houses were destroyed, the two children of Will Townda were killed and Mrs. Townda was found un conscious and will die. Mr. Townda escaped with slight bruises. At Malone the Christian and Baptist churches and several other buildings were wrecked. At Tea) pie, Bertha Hunter, a colored girl, was killed by lightning. At Wasco several houses were un roofed. Parties In Philippines. Manila, May 24. The convention of the Federal party will reassemble May 20. The plank prepared by the con servative wing indorses Secretary Taft's policy for a general assembly in 11)00. claims that it was no fault of the slands that the census returns were delayed for eight months; asks for the addition of two natives to the island commissioners; asks for the reorgani sation of the municipal board and the representation of business and other in terests; urges the reduction of the con stabulary one-half. Hold Bank Books and Mall. Chefoo, May 24. The officials of the R isso-Chlnese bank at Port Arthur, since the capitulation of that fortress, have been unsuccessfully endeavoring to secure the release from the Japanese of the books of the bank and over 100 bags of banking and other commercial and private correspondence, delivered In care ol the bank for dispatch from the besieged city. The mail was the accumulation of the few days prior to the capitulation of the Russians. Will Sell Ripe Timber. Washington, May 24. The bureau of Forestry of the department of Agri culture baa issued a circular announc- ng that the mature timber of the Na tional forest reserves 1b to be offered for sale. The supervisor of each forest is authorized to receive requests for the right to cut timber. IS REPORTED DEAD Paris Report Says Rojestvensky Is No More. NEBOGATOFF NOW IN COMMAND Russian Embassy Without News, Al though It Is Admitted That It Might Be 8o. Paris, May 23. A sensation has been created here by the circulation of a report that advices have been received by a well known firm of French bank ers, who have (men active in the past in floating the Russian loans, from their confidential agent at St. Peters burg, stating that Admiral Rojestven sky has died of dysentery and that Ad miral Nehogntoff has assumed command of the joint fleets of Russian Far East ern waters. The rcjiort caused a Bomi-panic in certain quarters, but it is imjossiblo to trace it or to determine w here It origin ated. At the Russian embassy the agent of the Publishers' PreM was in formed that, w hile they had heard such a report, they had received no ' advices of that character from the home gov eminent, and the secretary declared that, if such a report had leen received at St. Petersburg, it would have been communicated to the embassy without delay. He was not inclined to believe the rumor, although he admitted that it might s so. On the other hand, persons best ac quainted with Admiral Rojeatvensky's condition declare that the report may be well true, as the last information received from the Baltic fleet stated that he was very ill and had to have a surgeon in constant attendance upon him. MINE CAVES IN. United Verde in Arizona .Is Reduced to Ruins. Prescott, Aris., May 23. Millions of tons of rock and ecrth caved in at noon today in Senator Clark's United Verde copper mine, at Jerome, Ariz., the ground dropping from the Burface to the 700-foot level. Crackling timbers gave the alarm and 300 miners fled for their lives and escaped uninjured. For several days the ground haa been settling and timbers creaking. Today with a mighty crash the earth caved, carrying with it the new shaft, levels, drifts and slopes. from fissures on the surface come clouds of sulphur Binoke from that part of the mine which lias been on fire for several years. The extent of the damage cannot as yet le ascertained, but if it is as bad as feared the great property will be closed and the existence of Jerome will be doomed. The hoisting works, which are over the mine, have settled, and the machinery cannot be worked. The smelting plant has also been shut and all activity ceased. The officials of the company take an optimistic view of the situation, and say the damage is not irreparable, and the smelter will ha working again within a month. SCHOOL LAND NOT AFFECTED. Richards Decides State May Still Make Indemnity Selections. Washington, May 23. Land Com missioner Richards, in response to an inquiry, has advised Oregon State Land Agent Oswald West that the act of March 3, 1905, repealing the lieu land law has no bearing whatever on the right of the state to make indemnity selections of land in place of school sections which the state may lose in forest reserves. Whenever school sec tions are hereafter included in forest reserves in Oregon or any other state, the state will be entitled to make in demnity selection as heretofore, regard less of whether the school sections so included are surveyed or unsurveyed. Life Through Chemistry. Berkeley, Cal., May 23. Professor Jacques Ixieb, the biologist of the Uni versity of California, has, it is claimed, succeeded in developing by artificial chemical means the eggs of the sea urchin so that the larvae produced in the laboratory cannot be distinguished from the living forms produced during the process of fertilization. The order of events in the process of fertilization a in both cases the same. Dr. Loeb s new method is in every respect a com plete imitation of natural fertiliza tion. Will Pacify East Samar. Manila, May 23. In response to the request of Governor General Wright, Major General Corbin has detailed Brigadier General William II. Carter, c unmander of the department of the Visayas, to assume the pacification of the east coast of Samar. All the Fed eral troops that are required have been tarnished. The native scouts who have been on civil duty on the island of Sa mar have returned. General Carter has sailed to take the field in person. Sigsbea Will Sail About June 8. Washington, May 23. Orders were prepared at the Navy department today directing Rear Admiral Sigsbee, whose squadrou has been selected for the trip to France to bring to the United States the .remains of Paul Jones, to be ready to proceed from New York not later than June 8. CANAL POLICY UNCHANGED. Plain Statement Is Given Out From War Department. Washington, May 23. The follow ing statement was given out at the War department tonight: "No little amusement has been cre ated in the administration at Washing ton and among its friends over the at tempt to distort the facts aliont the Panama purchases, and esjieclally in the attempt to show that under pressure there has teen an alteration in policy. Kver since Secretary Taft and the Panama comrnissioon, with the presi dent's approval, announcced their in tention, there has not been the slight est change, and all statements to the contrary have no foundation whatever." The statement seems to Indicate some difference of opinion between the pres ident and Secretary Taft regarding the policy of purchasing supplies for the Isthmian canal wherever they can be secured at the lowest prices. After the jwlicy of buying supplies either in America or abroad had been announced, great pressure was exerted by the "stand-patters" to have the matter left for determination of con gress. Speaker Cannoa. was at the White house and urged this course on the president. The matter was pre sented to the cabinet meeting Friday and the subsequent intimation given that concessions had been made the ultra-proht'tionistg to the extent that only ne essary material would le pur chased until an opportunity had leen given congress to enact legislation on the subject. This is now followed by a declaration from Secretary Taft that there has been no change of policy. There will undoubtedly be a renewal of pressure upon the president either to have supplies bought from American manufacturers at increased prices or nothing done until after assemb ing of congress. STANDARD PIPES IN KANSAS. Connections Completed to Reach Half Across the Continent. Kansas City, Mo., May 23. W. F. Gates, of Independence, Kan., superin tendent of all the pipe lines of the Standard Oil company in Kansas, Mis souri, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, said today: "We are preparing to take care of all the oil production in the Kansas field. The Whiting, I. T., pipe line will be completed in a few days, and then we can handle all the oil produced west of the Mississippi river." The Standard's pipe line at Whiting from its Sugar Rock refinery is nearly established on the outskirts of Kansas City, and will be completed next Fri day, according to officials who have visited the local plant. The Whiting line, the construction of which was be gun last Septem!er, is to supply an outlet for 6,000,000 barrels of oil stored by the company at Humboldt, Canea, Ramona and Needesha, Kan At Whiting the pipe line will connect with the company's lines to Bayonne, N. J., thus completing a line that will reach half way across the continent. The effect of the completion of the line to Whiting will be that the Stand ard Oii company will be able to handle 75,000 barrels of oil a day. A. ready pipe line superintendents of the com pany are laying out new plana in an ticipation of the completion of the biting line. One of these lines will run from Paola to Rantoulo. The con struction forces of the company are also working on an order, recently issued. for the construction of 150 tanks of 35,- 000 barrels capacity each. Fire Burns All Day Long. Wilkesbaire, Pa., May 23. One of the moat disastrous fires that has oc curred in this city in years started early today, and not until afternoon were the firemen able to control the names. The loss will reach $300,000. The fire originated in the millinery department of the Isaac Long dry goods house in the Wells building, on the west side of the public square, one of the handsom est and costliest structures in Wilkes- barre. When first discovered the flames were promptly controlled by the firemen in less than one hour. A sec ond fire broke out in the basement of the building an hour after the first one had been subdued. Barges to Carry Panama Supplies. Philadelphia, May 23. In view of the possible difficulty of the National government in obtaining vessels to carry supplies ana machinery to Pan ama to be used in the building of the canal there, barge owners of this city will make an effort to get the business. One barge company has already sent projiosals to the secretary of war offer ing to carry the government's freight to Colon. Shipping men say that the scheme is practicable, although no cargoes have ever been sent to Colon in barges. Duty on American Imports. St. Petersburg, May 32. The desir ability of securing the revocation of the imposition by Russia of the maxim duty on American imports levied in retaliation for the imposition of a countervailing duty by the United States on Russian sugars, which Am bassador Meyer is trying to adjust, is assuming additional importance, owing to the fact that the new Russo-German tariff, will form a basis for a "most favored nation" clause. Reina Mercedes Repaired. Portsmouth, May 23. The cruiser Reina Mercedes, captured at Santiago during ths war with Spain, sailed to day for Newport, R. I., after having been remodeled as a receiving ship. The cruiser haa been undergoing re pairs for nearly five years and ia said now to be one of the best equipped re ceiving ships in the navy. UNSHACKLED. Chicago Inter Ocean. The recent ukase issued by tho Czar, If carried out In the spirit In which it seems to have been written, will give religious fredom to nearly 80,000,000 people and rank as one of the principal mensures of reform and Justice In Russian history. All Christians who are -ot orthodox from the point of view of the state church and all non-Christians, except Jews, are benefited. Russia has had a semblance of religious liberty, but It has been only a semblance. Anybody might enter tlu orthodox Gree church, but those leav ing It have been punished by deprivation of all civil rights. The ownership of property, both real and personal, by dissidents has been narrowly re stricted, and they have not been permitted to establish monasteries, build schools and churches, or print or circulate religious literature. Schismatics have been-barred from cadet and military schools, and, while the govern ment has had no scruples against using them as food for powder, they have been prohibited from being officers In the army, or even receiving medals for bravery. The law has told the people they were free to think and wor ship as they pleased, and has at the same time prescribed punishments for those who exercised their freedom by affiliating with any other than the orthodox church. The ukase removes all restrictions from the unorthodox and places them, both as religionists and as citizens, on a par with the orthodox. It puts them In much the same position relstlve to the Greek church as dissenters occupy relative to the established church In England. The Greek church will be supported by the state, but those who belong to other churches will not, therefore, be penalized. A man will no longer be unable to contract a lawful marriage because he makes the sign of the cross with three fingers Instead of two, or refused a commission In the army because he does not like the cut of a priest's gown. It has often happened in Russia, says the Chicago Tribune, that the Czar has decreed an Important reform and that the decree has been carried out In such a manner as to accomplish little of the good that was expected of It. The world will be better able to Judge of the Czar's motives and of the results his latest ukase will produce after It has been put Into effect Treatment of Bright' Dlaeaae. A person suffering from chronic kid ney disease is the victim of a serious malady, and of course should not at tempt to manage his own case if he would avoid the proverbial reproach of the man who is his own doctor or lawyer. Yet In a disease of such long continuance the physician cannot ordi narily be In such constant attendance as In cases of acute disease, and In the Intervals of bis visits the patient can often aid very materially In the treatment if be is familiar with the general principles upon which It is based. The main object of treatment Is to guard the crippled kidney from any thing that will further Injure It or tax ita enfeebled powers of elimination. To this end the diet should be very carefully regulated. Eggs, meat, rich or highly seasoned dishes, or alcoholic beverages, should be permitted only In the smallest quantities. The Ideal food for a sufferer from Brlghfs disease Is milk, since It meets nearly all the re quirements of a food which can be di gested readily and leaves the smallest amount of waste material, and at the same time flushes the kidneys, wash ing out the poisons that will Injure still more the already damaged tissues If not quickly removed. Most persons can take milk readily and digest It easily, but some either do not like the taste of it or cannot (or think they cannot) digest It. If It Is the palate that rebels, the milk may be flavored with a little tea or coffee, or It may be made Into a soup with oysters or clams or onions, or It may be Jellied, or buttermilk may be sub stituted. When milk Is not digested it is usu ally because It Is taken In too large amount or in too concentrated form. It may be diluted with Vichy or lime- water, or distilled water containing a little salt or bicarbonate of sodium. It should never be gulped down, but should be sipped and held In the mouth a moment to secure Its admixture with saliva before swallowing. An exclusive milk diet can seldom be kept up for a long period, but the occasional resort to It for a week or ten daya at a time Is often of tho greatest service In se curing a rest for the kidneys, and In washing them free from all the ac cumulated debris of the meat-and veg-etable-eatlng periods. A sufferer from Bright's disease should also be warmly clad, and should, so far as possible, avoid all ex posure to cold and wet, shunning high, and especially east winds. For the few who can pick their climate to ault their needs, a removal to a tropical or semi-tropical country Is of the great est advantage. Youth's Companion. POCKETS FOR WOMEN. Desirable bat Almoat Unattainable Conn u in mat Ion. For one blessing man is enviable his pockets. Woman occasionally has a pocket, but she can't use it. "Put in a pocket," she pleads, and the dress maker sends home the new skirt with a pocket stowed away In the recesses of a hook-up placket hole. It Is not a workable pocket for three reasons: First, it bulges If there Is even a handkerchief in It, destroying the sym metry of the outline. Second, things aimed at !t rarely suc ceed In forcing an entrance, but fall alongside, downward, with a whack on the floor. Third, who could fumble through a whole row of books and eyes, placed In the center seam at the back? As a trifling obstacle In tho way of blind manipulation It may be mentioned that such books are usually of a tricky patent, or they would not stay fasten ed at all. At the hem of the garment, under the "foundation" frill, pockets like a tiny crescent-shaped pouch may also be found lurking. A handkerchief can repose In one In safety, merely Involv ing some suppleness in the owner, who must execute a kind of dive In with drawing and reinserting it. A silk foundation sometimes accommodates quite a practical-looking receptacle, to which the unwary at first Intrust even a purse or a pocket knife. But hard objects dangling on a level with the knee are 111 companions, and those who have once knelt on a latchkey never desire to repeat the experience. "I asked for pockets and they gave me handbags," Is the plaint of the pet tlcoated throng, who wonder who will Invent them a third hand for their um brellas while they guard their money with their light and with their left keep their garments from the mud. Meantime, says the London Graphic, while fashion Is decreeing that sover eigns shall Jingle In Jeweled coat of mall from the end of a slender chain, apparently designed for the ready pli ers of the thief, womankind, more cuu nlng than they seem, are carving a way out of the difficulty. They may carry their purse for all the world to see, and a handkerchief peeps out ol their sleeves, but in many a silken un derskirt, where it will not interfere with the Bet, Is a pocket, roomy and secure. There it Is that the wise wom an keeps ber gold and her love letters. A girl hasn't much use for a young man who asks for "Just one klsa."