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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN,JTUESDAY, .APRIL, 3', 1900. ASTlffflGHT Coers Driven Back by the forces of Lord Roberts. TK TRANSVAAL TO BE INYADfD Transport Servlc of the Brltlaai Arruj to Ba C'oaecBtratad far tb AditMt Kragera Capital. LONDON, -March 31.- (Saturday, 4JO a. m). -The head of the army of Lord RAerts is now about twenty-oise mile north of Bloemforrtein.. It occu pies a cluster of hrlls, woo from' the Boers after a stiff fight, in whichi the British lost seven- ofhcers and 100 men. The Boers had jeer using theft kopjea a! a tase for maraud irrg bands, that had been beating up rhc country adjacent to Bloemfontein (for supplies, driving off cattle and forckf non-re-H dent Free "Stater rnto their runic again. 'Hxr enemy must have "been- n consid erable force, as Lord Roberts sent 8000 infantry and 3600 cavalry against them. Lord Rolerts' progress 10 Pretoria will probably consist of such forward movements in which the Boer positions will be attacked by a portion of the army advancing rapidly with wheat train transports, the main1 army coming up at rle railroad is repaired. Lord Rob ert is stripping the forces in the minor .sphere. of operation of their wagons and transport animah in order to has fhe the advance. This- is understood to be the reason' why he1 recalled Lord Merhuen- -from 'Barkley West to Kim berley. Lord Roberts' 1ras to have Methuen s tr a msport The reason why a hot chase -was-not -made after Com maralant Olivier i that -Lord Roberts did not wish to wear out the cavalry transport. General French lost 3000 horses in the relief of Kimberleyari! the pursuit of General Cronje. Word iRoljerts, lost 3000 transport cattle at Watervaal Drift.- and it is estimated that he has lost 4000 orher animals since the forward movement began or Feb- ; ruary i.-jfh. BOERS -DRIVEN; BACK. ! -London-, Man-b 30.-The war office has issued the loilowing from T.ird Roiertsr " "Bloemforrtein. Match 30: -Owing to the activity of the enemy on our mi mediate ifroiK. and their hostile action toward the (burghers who surrendered I found it necessary txi drive I'hern from some kopjes they had occupied near Kaaree Siding station, a - few miles south of Brandsfon. Tlie operation was sticcefuliy -carried out by t'he seventh division, assisted ly the "first and third cavalry hrigak-is under French and IgaflV regiment of mounted in fantry. Ihe enemy retreated to Bram!-s font and o'Mr trfoops now hold the kopies-. - J "Our casualties! were: Scottish bor derers kriled Captain Goirtg; wounded Optain Sellar; Ltiaard. Peebles. CurgeVem and TaI ward's. Lkntena-n: s Cotildonr and I'renoh. and about 100 tf the rank and file. to a possible recommendation to con gress, by; the president on the subject. that the secretary made Jiis statement. D EFEATED TI I E ARABS. French Army Wtns a Battle in I 'North of Africa. the sap is fun Senator Pettus In Debating the J Puerto Rican Bill Paris, 'March 3a 'An official account has been (issued of the victory of the French troops over an Arab army at Imahr, Which recently- occupied the "The French learned of the scheme and AMUSES HIS COLLEAGUES NICELY decided to storm the enemy t position, which was 'successfully carried on March toth by a oIimiht led by Lieu- j lenant-Ccilonel fctt. t , The town was first bombarded, and then stormed, the Aral warriors 'ma-king their llast stand in the rnosques. T-hey left !6oo killed and 100 wounded on the field. An additional forty-five j prisoners iwece : taken. The r-rench losses- were nine native soldiers killed, thirty-eig-nt wounded and two officers! wuM ruled. ! Tb Claim Afwtiut the Government, for CatUae; tbe Maaila Cable, Wa Con signed to Oblivion. HOLE . IN 'HER BOW. " Steamer AJ-Ki iMeefs With an Accident! in Alaska Waters. Port Townsend. Wash., 'March 30. The steamship Al-Ki arrive! today rom the north, three days late. While leaving Dunbar Bay she collided with an keoerg; knocking a big hole iiv her bow. 'bhe was headed lor the beach. which she! reached in almost a sink ing condition. The hole was patched so- that she could reach the sound. Her pumps were kept working all the way down. Her ofhcers report Cross sound jbeing -filled with floating ice, the result of a severe "shock of earthquake. which broke large quantities! 01 ice from the 1 glaciers and precipitated them into the. sea. TOUBE-RT'S FUNERAL. British Prisoners- Send Flowers Victoria's' Sympathy. -Queen New York. March 30. A dispatch to the 'Herald from Pretoria says: Gen eral Joulbort's funeral took place here I.iursday. -He will be buried ore Fn-n day at Rustfontein, in his private mau soleum, with military honors. The captured British officer here sent a floral tribute. THE BOER HERO. New York, March 30. A World corre4pondent. writing from Pretoria. March jrh. says: "The Boer army has thti far boon strengthened by about 3000 men. who have come into the country through tXlagoa hay since the war toegan. 1 nis Jrge 3KKiy ot men has been recruited chiefly in Europe 1ut many 4iave ch6 from A-tnerica an-l even Aus'raha. The 'Boer hero rf th first four months of the war is I.osii Botha, the victor tif -Co!cnso and Spion- kp. and tlie youngest general in the republican armies. The name of Botha rs already -being mentioned. as a poisi uie camiKJate ror rne presMency. KRUG ER-S TI I R EAT. London. 'March 30. The Bloemfon te in correspondent f the Daily Chrcm icld says: Tresklent Kruger's last proclamation warns Wofnen and child ren to leave Bloemfontein w-irhin five days, as be imKl to tHTmlard and tkyta-oy the city, and shoot the burgh ers whom- he .captures thereV"- PROBABLY FIGHTING. . New York, March 30. A dispatch fo the Herald from Port of , Spain, Trini dad, says: The mail steamship tiolivar, due here from the City of, Bolivar. Ven ezuela, to connect with the , European mail steamships, has not arrived. This fact is regarded as an indication of fight ing at the City of Bolivar. It is report ed that General Hcrnandes is very nea the city. Three gunboats are near Bolivar, watching the movements J of General Rolando, who is in command of the government forces at Bolivar. A SPLENDID OFFER. j . iNew York. iMarch 3a -A special to the -Herald from Washington . says: Charles M. Pepper, a well-known news paper correspondent, lias been offered the office of Secretary of th Pftninpine commission. A dispatch tendering him the place was sent to him at Ponce, Puerto; Rico. f-- j ; FORBES IS DEAD. Liverpool. March 30. Acnibald Forbes, the well-known war correspond ent, died in this city last night. He had been ill for the past six months. His wife was a daughter of Quartermaster General of the TJnited States, General Meigj.. :' THE COMMISSION'S POWER. Philippines to !Be Governed by Civil iansTax to iBe Reduced, i Washington. March 3a It is f the pumose of the president to make the civil government- of - the Philippines, represented by the commission superior to the military in all matters pertaining to the government of the islands, rnot strickly military in character. At the cabinet! meeting today. Secretary Gage made a- statement, showing that since July 1. 1 800. there had accumulated a surplus of revenues, over the receipts, of 2.ut $53,000,000, and that by the end of June, this year, it probably would amount to over S6b.ooo.ooa The -secretary is of the opinion that the present Tate of taxation might safely be reduced to some extent, and it was with a view London, March .to. Oueen Victoria ha.? cabled Lord Roberts asking him to convey to the widow of General Joulerc her sympathy at the Joss of her husband, and to tell "her the British people always regarded the dead ger.er- at as a gairant soldier and honorable liKMian. THE JUTE RELEASED. Federal Officers' Mysterious Action in Seizing State 'Property. Spokane. 'Wah.. iMarch 30. Ninety (Cs ol jute, en route to the Walla pen- !temiary- tor -namufactnre into graK acks. seized here by a deputy United States marshal acting under instruc- tun- from the collector of customs at Port TowntTKl, was released today on authority of the United States attor ney. No explanation- rs given eifher lor the seizure or the subsequent re lease. WASHINGTON, March 30. MerriT ment swept away the traditional dig nity -off .j the senate today. The staid stickler for senatorial decorum liter ally "held their sides and5shouted with laugihter. while the crowded galSeries joined in) the laughing tumult which not the jfainftst effort was made to re strain. Iliad an effort (been made it would have been futile. 1 Senator Pettus. of Abtbama, the old est nenjer of the 4ody his age being only a ifew momhs short of fourscore years delivered ihe funniest speech beard within, the senate chambers in many years, dt sparkled with wit and bullied over with humor, its sarcasm was keen, but not bittw, and even those who were the victims of it could not but enjoy its periect good humor ami its unaaioyed iua. Throughout it alt. Pettus was as solemn as it he were de liverims a funeral oration. Not a smile softened the deep lines of his strong and rugtred countenance, and as he topped occasionally to mop the pers wiration from his 'face and head, with a 1jig silk "bandana, he glanced about the senate as in- surprise at the Iaug-hter of his. colleagues. Indeed, he apolo gized once for the lighroefs 01 vein in which he was addressing vae senate on so important a question as the Puerto Rica a bih. Proctor, republican of Vermont, had delivered a forcetm argument in sup port of free trade with Puerto Rico. He was followed by Pettus. who de voted the first part of tus remarks to the constitutional phases of the subject Then, quite unexpectedly, came the fun as he sharpened his wit at .tne expe of -Gallinger of New Hampshire and Bevendge of Indiana. ""It was a gem." said one senator commenti-ig upon Pettus speech, '"and it will long; stand as one of the best examples of senatorial 'iun-making." ienator Uepew, ot New a ork. was the hrst to congraturate Mr. 1 ertus. and the Nm- Yorker's -hearty 'hand clap was rol lowed iby such an ovation as a man seldom receives in the senate lJurtng the en-tire session- t'ettus re ceived the congratulations of his col leagues. Considerable progress was made with five Puerto Rican measure during the day. most the committee amend n-.entg and several offered -by senators 'leing disosed of. wmm M r,:epcurg AMO aV m. mm Unlit vreciis, IU4 VU1 .W i In some cases the external signs of Contagious Blood Poison are so slight that the rictim is firmly within the grasp of tbe monster before the true nature of the disease is known. In other cases the blood is quickly filled with this poisonous virus juad the swollen glands, mucus patches in the mouth, sores on scalp, ulcers on tongue, sore throat, eruptions on skin, copper colored splotches, and falling hair and -eyebrows leave no room for doubt, as these axe all unmistakable signs of Contagious Blood Poison. :-..." Doctors still prescribe mercury and potash as the only cure for Blood Poisi. ' These poisonous min erals never yet made a complete and permanent cure of Contagious Blood Poison. They drive the disease back into the system, covet it op for a while, but it breaks out again in worse form. These powerful minerals produce tncrcumj rheumatism and the most offensive sores and ulcers, causing the joints to stiffen and finger nails to drop off. Mercury and potash make wrecks, not cures, and those who have been dosed with these drugs are never after f tee from aches and pnin S. S. S. acts in an entirely different manner, being a purely vegetable remedy ; it forces the poison out of the system and instead of tearing down, builds up and invigorates the general health. S. S. S.. is the only antidote for this specific virus' and' therefore the only cure for Contagious Blood-Poison. No matter in what stage or how hopeless the case may appear 'eve if though pronounced incurable by the doctors, S. S. S, can be relied upon to make a rapid, permanent cure. S, S. S. is not a new, untried remedy; an experience of nearly fifty years has proven it a sure and unfailing cure for this disease. It is the Mr. H. 1 Myera, 100 Mnrberry St.. Newark, N. J., aays ! "I wti afflicted with a terrible blood disease, which was ia spots Vt first, but afterwa M. spread all over my body. These soon broke out into sores, and it is easy to imagine the suffering I endured. Before I became convinced that t hr oociors coaia ao me no rooa 1 na.a spent a nnnarea aoiir, which was really thrown away I then tried various patent medicines, but they did not reach the disease. When I had finished mv first bottle of & S. S. I was greatly improved, and was delighted with the result. The large, red splotches on my chest began to grow paler and smaller, and before long disappeared entirely. I regained inv . lost weight, became stronger, and my appetite improved, I was soon entirely well, and my kkiu clear as a piece of glass. . . Send for our Home Treatment Book, which contains valuable information about this disease, with complete directions for self treatment.' Our medical department is in charge of physicians who have made a life-time study of blood diseases. Don't Yla2tf at fisv-i 1 4 fsva eaiws 4 m vV-m a flfvtl at Br1irtJ wsrrO 9 as1 TXT A w el sV am - s. Vt,m. 1 ever for this. All correspondence is held in the most sacred confidence. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA.' HOW TO PREVENT IT rOSTOF FICE BILL. -Washington. March to. The nostof fice apprti)riation bill, as finally airreed fpon by the house committee, carries $115,000,000. , A THEATRE BURNED. Chicago. March 30. The Columbia theatre. one of the oldest and most pop ular playhouses in the West', was de stroyed by fire this afternoon, entail ing a total loss of $100,000. TV0 REBELS HANG CLAIMS REJECTED. Washington. "March 30. The house devoted the day to war claims. A bill to remunerate the P.rttis'h Ca1!e Com pany for expenses incurred in reiair- ing the-'.- Manila cable, cut by Admirai Dewcv. which -was under consideration several wwb ago, was consigned to oblivion, as was the bill to iret'er to the court of claims tle claims ot certain citizens of the bor-i-.r -'.tie "f t'-i-. svlvania, who suffered losses during Che vario.?R iirurions oif rle rflel' forces into tlvat state during the" civil war. This bill hasi Ix'en Ik-fore con gress for mnnv years ami involves about $3,450,000. Three biils- were passed" to refer small claims to the court of claims. . Filipino Outlaws Punished Murdering Natives. for THE LOUD BILL. Washington. March 30 The Loud bill. relating to second class mail matter. has been agreed to in an amended i"orm by the house committee on postoflices and postroads. . THE FIRST EXECUTIONS IN LUZON COMBS RELEASED. Suspected Assassin of Goebcl I rce Man. Is Since that American itrru pat Ion. Took Plae VciUrilsr The Aetion Is Hcvera ly Crlttaad. M AX I LA, -March -30. Morales and Gonzales, who were found guilty of murdering their countrymen, were hanged at noon today ini the olaza in front ot the church at San Carlos, pro-vin-ce of Pangasin, an officer of the 'Seventeenth infantry presiding at the execution. The action of the military tribunal,' in sentencingUhese men to be hanged, is calculated to suppress outraees by the (bands of outlaws, but it is criticized in some quarter as being premature, ow ing to the fact that the insurgents have so 11 re sixty American prisoners in their hands, and they may retaliate by exe cuting some ot tnese. PAID THE PENALTY. Beattyville. Kv.. March 30. 'Tallow Dick" Combs, sharged with complicity in tne v or be I assassination, has been released from justice on a writ habeas corpus. The case will be beard' on Monday. The county officials refuse to give Combs up to the Clark county officials. Imagination is the air of mind. Bailev. Trust him not that hath once broken faith. REMEDY SIOOKSTKO FOK THE OVER- I'KorjtCTiojf or nors. A Movement for the Organization of tbe - Crower In United States Is Pro posed Tha Plan. The fifty-cent size is just I right for the baby. A little I or it in the bottle three or f I four times a day will supply J I prccueiy roe tai an mm Da- 1 bies need. If vour babv does"! not gain in weight as fast as you would like, try Scott's Emulsion The result will please you. If I the baby nurses, the mother I , No?T YorV starch 30. joe Waicbtt. I should take the emulsion . I the Barbardoes negro welter-weight I i f. 4k ; u.U.- t 1 pugilist, defeated Andy Walsh, - of f It maKes the baby's food f richer and more abundant ; Murderer George -Wehster Hanged at Spokane Yesterday. Spokae. .Wash.. Match -mi. Georire Webster was Jianired here this mornino- for the murder of Mr. Luse AsplandJ in -.vi ay HS07- the condemned man made no statement His neck was broken by the falU Webster was found guilty of rmirder in the first degree by tne superior court in beptember, 1807. The case was carried to the United States supreme court, but the appeal was dismissed. . WALOOTT WINS. frmmm it IrOP.Irie Brooklyn, in a 20-round bout, at the Broadway (Athletic club tonight. Walsh was substituted for the Mysterious Eilly Smith, who was ill. NOT GUILTY. V a a an' jL-ewiston, Aiarcn -ta ine iurv - in the case of ex-Auditor S. . Tannahill, charged with forgery, rendered a ver dict tonight, of not guilty. only buy the dollar size-it's f more economical - ' Both mother nd child will feel at once its strengthening, Qpbuilding i and tat-produang properties. At aTI iliitsrsrtaJi sm mi! . t SXXfTXL toOWN cgq New York. . , (From Daily, -March 31 st). The officers of the Farmers Congress. fne Oregon Hopgxowers Association, ar.td the Salem Chamier of Commerce are considering a prciosition, submit ted by California hop growers, which proposes the organization of growers throughout the United Stales with a view to sowing he proiblera of over production, wiPh which the grower was confronted last year, and which was responsible l'i a large- measure for the demoralized condition of the mar ket. M. L, Jones, president of .the Oregon Hopgrowcrs Association, recently re ceived the following letter from Geo. C. Brewer, of Sacramento, California: "1 beg to hand you herewith an ar ticle on 'the only nrcans to prevent an overproduction and corotrol prices,' and I hope you will carefully read it and hand it around among -tlie. hop growers and get t'heir -views. . , ""Everybody 1 have talked w it'll and who have read this article arl willing to sign an agreement, ami give a bond it necessary to carry out thti idea. ""There is plenty of time to work this up. and I feel quite positive that when the grower fully understands th proposition- he will be . -willing to help out. "It your reort is at all favorable I will start the baH rolling in this tate. and feel "quite confident that t'he grc-w-.vcrwili fall in line readily. J "I have 'been holding back with t'his article, hoping that all those growers who had an idea 01 ploughing. out -their croii would do so. when we would have just so many acres less to ctAnerfd with so.it you think it ibest to not put this forward until next month sometime. d so. but give me your 'bom stf opinion as to whetlur your growers will be willing to stand by it or not. ; The article referred tf in the aljove communication is as loliows: "" 1 lie h;p-grownig industry has not been prrrfitahlc ior many years, and fpr hat reason? Ihe answer is very sm pK? over-production. 1 lie --brewing business caun-Tt ki pace wit-h the increased acreage in hops-. hea you realize that but one pound 01 rhops is tied for one foam-l of 5x-vr, and as' you know that trpon o:ie acre ot hops- are grown aiv average ot eignt bates, or 1440 pound.- enough for 1440 harrefs of beer, it is eay to see how. it we have an average crop year, it is tha; we have many more pounds 'than i necessary, and why we at times carry over irom year to ycar'large quantities ot. hops, and prices consequemly low. 'The brewing business has gained production of heer within the last rwer.ty-one years more than '2 1.000,000 barrels, or an increase ot 1. 000.000 t)r rc!s ter year but there was a tlecrease in production for tlie year of iSc) uf amvist 100.000 barrels, so while there wrfs this reduction- in manufacture 01 Inrer, the world produced a full crop of liops. making a large, surplus alone without considering the carry-o-er' in the growers hands, and brevVers sucks w" the crlnp of 1898. -which was consid erable, okl olds and 'hop extract' the iatStr cutting more figure trt t'he hop market than tlie growers imagine. to demonstrate how the surplus is arrived at. the folhwing figures will show: The amount of, 1eef manufac iured in. 1809 was 36.581. 114 barrels, which, at one pound to the barrel (180 pounds to the "bale) we find thai 20X 228 bales A hops were required. We grew m Washington 35.000 bales. Ore gon 80.000 bales. California sp.oou bales, and in New York 70.000 bales, or in the United States a totaljoi 241.000 bales. . Add to that the amount 25.000 ibaies imported, ami we Jive 266.000 bales, but of which we hare ise fo only 20328 bales. leaving a; surplus of 00.000 oaies. this surplus rniht have ibeen used up by fc.n.glani had she not grown scarry what s-he required. As it is now. she will take but about one half of this surplus, and niitch of that will ibe forced art her hy consignments, etc. In any ea-se. We shall have 25.000 bales to 30,000 bales to carry over into tbe 1900 hop year. j ' "From the above -figures and expla nation, we think yon will agree that it is not tl? brewer, dealer or tne broker who hammers t'he prices down' to "rob' or 'brca-k the hop growtiT, but the simple proposition" of supjiy and de rnand. If the crop is large 'ami stocks plentrfui.: the brewer i' in tin- hiirr buy. and. then It what he thinks they s"t to -oc worm to mm; on the other hand, if the crop is short-, and itK stocks to amount to mttch i. sight, he will be more anxious to buV .-a tli price named by the seller. The hop grower is also tfuided ir seThn-fir bv th.- "Now.5 n v.-e are convincit thaf over production is the cause of unprofiafeit; prices, what must-bc done to Overcome the e-vil?. Certainly it is within the power of the growers to prevent grow ing too many hops. One way is to plow out part of your acreage: but in. that case should the world's hop crop be short you would want all of your; acre age to "make you a tair average crop, that you might rake advantage of vht ood prices that must result from short crops; therefoxe, we conclude that tlie better way w;ou!d be to allo-w the pres ent acreage to stanl, make as bisf-a crop as )-ou can, ar--d when it is within ten days of maturity should it beshown by the growers informing or.e another vhat there is an over-production-, 'go :nto your neignocr s yard and "lie vnto your yard (or any other way) and cut 'own and destroy enough vines to equal the anticipated surplus. v hen- you only have enough nops for consump tion, the efforts the dealers to get the best and the natural stubbornness of the growers -will combine so as to make hop growing pay well. "There are about 40,000 acres of hop. :-n the Unifled States, and to meet a surplus of 60.000 bales it would be ne cessary to destroy a1out 20 per ceni, or 8000 acres, as follows: 1300 acres in Caliiornia. 2400 acres in Oregon, 1200 acres in Washington and 2400 in New York. Should the indications show a surplus of but 30.000 bales, then but 10 peP 'ceri't only would be destroyed, and in like proportion to reduce any surplus; but. astsaid above, ii the indi cations are for a crop enoug'h or less than-the requirements, none are de stroyed, but every hop is picked, and the grower can lay back and take his profits. "It wculd only fce a matter of a few hours for a grower of ten acres to de stroy one acre, or" two acres if neces sary, and the matter of a day or so for 1 grower of 40 acres to destroy four to eight acres. "It is not t difficult matter nor an expensive one to obtain information from the growers in the different states -when the grower knows that he is the one to 'be ' oen-e-fiited 'by simply fill-j ing rut a -b'aivk givirg his acreage ard comiition or 111s growing.-crop, anil nis rder4 as compared to his la-st crop, say once every two weeks: he will fle glad to 0.0 it. ami he will encourage his neighbor to do it also. These blanks could 1e ?ent out on- a return postal card. tnd received by one nut n in each county, and a report made and sent to the central office or headquartrrs of the state, this head office of one statv would report to the head office of am-tlu-r state anil so ou until a complete report of all of rive states was complet ed, and a true state of the crop ascer tained, an-d every grower could go to his -county headquarters and ee for hime'-f jut what the crop was doiiij el s.'w he-re. and if the indications were for a surplus, then- prejiare to cut down his proportion of vims: but it the crop indicated a shortage, or just enough for requirements, do not cut d'oWm but pick the entire crop c'eanlv. atfd cure properly, and wail for the btiveis. "The question resolves itself into this would not. the grower rather pick fifteen acres and sell at 20 cents, than to pick twenty acres and sell for but 10 cents? " ""If systematically carried outfit will solve the lafoor question, the jurplus. i low prices, ami make the growing of! hops a pieasarst and profitable industry. "It is likely, after you shall hale read this article, that you will cone Itiile that the proposition is a good one and that you favor tlve same; but, that its is not 1 . practicable, inasmuch as all the by "tht tr v; c.3:i.iit!,:is. ers will not ab t would suk crest. T:iereiore. tlirrt von t'i- fei looking at the matter from au im practicable - standpoint until you have talked the matter over with "other grow ers. Consult first your .neighboring growers, and 1 feer certain. that you v.-jl get them interestel an-I finaKy. r, doubt, obtain t'he . co-opera f ion of the growers throughout the United S:a:es thus securing the desired result." . . In' order that, the scheme may pn-ve sucqessitd. it is essential that 75 jr cent ot the hop yield Ik- conirol'til hy the organisation. The details'. 01' the plan 01. action are not yet outlined, the m&nrrer-of procedure to be determined by those comprising the association.' Unless the necessary percentage 01" the growers enter the -proposed org.-r;!:?--tionj. it -will not -le formed. Local parties, after read:ng the above .- rticle. hav writ:enMr. Brewer. cxpr't-sipg; a willingness to support the plan. pn vidifj the growers of Washington and New- York also endorse it. an 1 b'-eo"rue-members of the organization. Tlu-e four states practically produce .i!! -A the hops that; are grown in the United States and a .combma.tic.n. -'-such as that contemplated, migiit prove a" fonni-1-a'ble factor in- marketing the country's hop .crop. i . - CAMPAIGN IN WASHINGTON. B R.Y A X SPOKR TO M A T Y T 1 1 ( ) V SAN'DS YFSTKKDAY. Large He Crowds Greet Him Wherever Goes Accompanied by Gov-, ernor Rogers and Party. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 30 This has been a day of hard campaignling lori -Iryan. .He mde six sneechesi' 111 Whitman anl Sjokane counties, and addressed 35.ocx people. At Colfax ! he-adtlressed- an audience of 7.000. and at Garfield 2.000. At Tekoa he spoke -'for 30 minutes to 4.000. At- Farmington .1 300-peopte nearn 111m lor 10 minutes, and at Spokane he addressed tw audi.-, ences- of 10.000 each, speaking in the afternoon and evening in the monster' lent of the exposition. He was met at the depot, here -by 4.000 people, and es corted over the principal busjiu-s streets, through banks of cheering-humanity. With Bryan came Governor Rogers and' a party of other state officials, and the' were entertained between speeches -at the residence of United States Sena tor,1 Turner. At the afternoon mect irg:Cilonet Bryan spoke for nearly two hoursr and this evening his address iv.is neajrly as long. The party left tonight forfNorth Yakima ami Western W ash ington. . r Tcplitz.- a stniall watering place in B-' hemic, claims the honor of beim; f iien- eraj Cronje's birthplace. It is said that his father, a French cook - n-uiud Crnier. " at one time owned a how l thee. but later emigrated; 1 South Aff .va.' where his name evontua!!y took its present form. The general is very fond of. country Inc. ami on this account several times refused to Ik- candidjte for president of- the Transvaal, a of course that official must live in Preto ria, - .. ' P' -4- TAUCS WITH WOMAN OF MIDDLE AGE REPARE for the ttirn of life. I It is a critical period. As indications of the change appear be sure your physi cal condition is good. -The .experience is a wonderful one and under some circumstances full of menace. Mrs. Pink- ham, of Lynn, Mass., will give you her advice without charge. She has done so much for women, surajy you can trust her. Read this letter from Mrs. M. C. 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