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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY, MAY 1,-1900. Rl Til fill Stern Chas of Critlsh Forces , After Retreating Ccers. DESPERATE EfFORtS ARE MADE To Overtake aad Annihilate the Transvaal JUUcn1h Federal Commands '' Are Near Lad jbrand. LONDON. April 29. (Sunday, 3:30 a. m.). The total absence of newsdrom th- seat of war in South 'Africa daring the last twenty-tour hours, it is pre! jumcd. indicates that operations ari . progressing .which it is deemed prudent to keep secret, j ' So fat as the situation in the south eastern part of the Free State can be worktd out, from-the latest dispatches the main body of Boers, composed of the force recently holding Thabanchu, Leuwkop and Dcwetsdorp, is retiring, probably with a .view to joining, in the neighborhood of Ladybrand, the comt mando from the vicinity ofWetcner who. according to a dispatch froni Ali- , wal North, dated April jSth, made jgood thtir retreat to Ladybrand. The main body of Boers, is being followed by Generals JJamilton, French, Brabant and Hart, while General Rundle also is on the spot. The British thus have an overwhelmingly superior force, and ought to wipe out the Boers if they succeed in overtaking them and; bring ing them to bay. - It may be assumed that the Boers are to the eastward of a line drawn from Thabanchu to Wepener. The re treat, it seems is beinc carried out with- out much fighting, which indicate tliatl the 'Boers have a good start, and the dispatches say they are not hampered much by transports and leaves no visr ible wheel tracks between them on the veldt. This militates against the proJi ability of their being overtaken, and forced to a conclusive action. While it is possible that the news of such a battle may come at any moment, the chances seem even that the retreating commandos may get away without 'be ing forced to fight. j THE FLOODS IN TEXAS. SITUATION IN WACO IS CEED1NGLV BAD. EX- Heavy Rains Will Cause the Brazos River to Rise Still iMorc The Citizens Alarmed., . 'WACO, Texas, April 28. The flooJ situation remains practically unchanged from last night. Conditions could hard ly be worse. Every available wagon, ' dray anil 'float was brought into use, and the entire night was spent in not ing hundreds of families out of the sub merged district. The reports i f persons missing, and who wcrelast seen in tlie overflowed section, are numerous. A call for aid. signed by the mayor and many prominent "citizens, has been seat out.. The local weather bureau gives the rain fall for the past 24 hours as 405. the heaviest on record. The Gov ernment bureau posted the following bulletin today. "Excessave rains throughout the Tlrazos drainage "basin will probably cause a decided rUe in the Brazos river, overflowing much lowland from Mt Ler! nan county to the Gulf, during the next ten .days; Please wtirn residents along the rfver." '' Much anxiety is felt now over the Brazos overflow and runners have been sent to notify the farmers in the low lands. FOR -VICE PRESIDENT. j Consnl Wildman: Comes Home from Hong Kong as a Candidate. New York. vApril 28. -A dispatch to the World irom Hong Kong says: i "It is reported here that Rotmsevillc Wildman. the American. Consul Gener al, is leaving for the United States on a political mission. ' Wildman. it is said, has been a'kedrby the Republican lead ers in the rWct to become a candidate (or the Vice Presidential nomination TO GATHER FOSSILS. San Francico. April Jk. The Uni versity of California will send an expe ditton to Oregon this summer to gath er ,thcvosils. in the famous John Day fields. The party, Which will consul of Dr. J. C. Merriam. assistant profeisor of historical geoiogy. and four students, will leave Berkeley May jth. and not return until the middle of August, j FIRE IN ALBANY. j Albany, Or., April "28. The residence of S. N. Steele , was partially destroyed In many rVspects Scrofula and Consumption axe alike ; they develop from the eral causes, do en wMa1iau1 V.tv-w guwi , me piwu u (wwcu ' - a ue oiu bctoi uious lawi voico S3; generations has polluted every drop of blood. - ' t . m .t 1 other poisonous anu itivc uic sysLcxn ia a, wursc oinuiuun uuta uciore. S. S. S. is the only medicine that can ine dutease and forces every vestige of poison out of the blood. S. S. S. is the only The roots and herbs from which it is made contain wonderful blood purifying properties. ' ' 1 -i Ul ILi. ft JT QJiL JUZJ$IIU.V- djgesUon your child has inherited any blood taint, v VI- a v , a 1 wi jnuuer aou uiwu uuuuct kuvwu, as k cvbuui no poisonous minerals. children...- - : .';" -"v- '.-,'. ' . r j- - Woca my duusrhter wms ao infant she had a severe ease of Scrofula, for which she was under the con stant care of phruTns for more than t wr yir. She waa worse at the end of that time, however, and w almost de&paired of her life. A few bottles rf Pwiffa Specific eared her completely, na it iteenied to direct to the canae of the trouble. I (to not beliveH haaan equal for stubborn eaaesof blond diseases which are bcyoad the power of other so-called blood remedies. & I. Baoou, Monticello, Ca. Our medical department is in charge of experienced physicians who have marie Scrofula and other blood diseases a life study.-' Write, them about your case, or any one you are interested in. Your letter will receive prompt and careful attention. We male e no charge whatever for this. ; ,; by fire this evening, causing a loss, .to the house and furniture, of about $1000. The fire starred -from 3 defective flue. The house i was 'fully ".insured. Mr. Steele is in Sampler. A M YSTERIOUS DEATH. ; 'Mrs. Anna Hatch Found Dead in Bed . An Investigation. Forest Grove." April 28. -Mrs. Arfha Hateh, a widow, 37 years-old, was found dead iin bed at her home this morning under Very peculiar circr.m l'.mccs. ' ' ' . 1 ' Thursday evening Mrs. Hatch retired to the upper ; parf of the house, as did also Dan Fletcher, a farmer, who was to occupy afeparatc room, according to the story f the woman's son. who slept downstairs. A search showed that only, one Toom had been occupied and that the bed had the appearance of two having occupied it. There was no poison or anything in the room that would justify the. belief that the woman had committed suicide; She was healthy and. so. far as known not troubled -with heart disease. j Mrs. Hatch always bore an excellent reputation and the finding of her body in the manner described has created a sensation in Forest Grove. ; The cor oner has empaneled a jury and is in vestigating, i ' ; y ' - j Fletcher j was an old friend of the family. and the acquaintance dates back Over twenty years., 'According to the sba's statement Mrs. Hatch was in the habit of sleeping downstairs. Thurs day evening she told him she would jileep upstairs. Mr. Fletcher was to Occupy another room upstairs. The ion did not see Mr. Fletcher when he iwent out Nor did the son feci any unca?inessi at not seeing his mother on Friday. ashe supposed, so he says, that she bad faken the train to accompany M r. Fletcher for a visit, j TheVe were other evidences in the room' to show that two had occupied the place. A towel was found loosely thrown over the. woman's face in a Manner that led the searchers to believe jhat some; other hand than her's placed it there. 1 - ' I .tMlrs. Anna Hatch was some years igo divorced from Hon.-E. T. Hatch, pf Polk qounfy, who was formerly col- ector of customs in Sitka, Alaska, and s now deputy collector of customs, at St. Michaels, Alaska). . YOU CAN Save 20 per cent on your clothing bill, if you trade with the New York Racket. dw. A SMOOTH SWINDLER. ARRESTED IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR MISUSING MAILS. rrrih1.- inifnf-t- in art rf""lil nmrianv nnrt Robbed the Families of Pa- i ! cific Coast Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S. John Barstowj alias James Buckner, alia? ames tBl. Blair, aliast Robert Dctiprey. was arrested today on a charge of using (he mails for fraudulent purposes. He boscd as the Oneida Oil Company, in corporated for $250,000, with offices in this city. j lie had a, contract with a clipping bureau, to .furnish him all the death fiotices that occurred in California, Ore gon and! Washington. Some weeks af ter the dearth of an adult male. Barstow or Buckner would send a notice to the Address of the deceased, asking for the st payment on the stock of Oneida )il. winch the deceased had purchased nd paid for. except that one navment. The notice was invariably accompanied py a letter; telling of the value of the Flock, which wis selling at par, with an tipwarLieideny The balance the Fvindler' asked for as still due on the valuable -stock ' was usually small. $t a share, and amounting to from $5 to $ 15 in each case. It is estimated that 'Buckner' s receipts, were from $25. to $40 a day. v SPECIAL RESERVE. Old Gov ernment Whiskey is recommended by A. P. O'Brien. M. D.. Captain ami Sur geon; also Wm. D. McCarty. Mr D.. U. S. Army; furthermore, by the Board of Health of. Sah Francisco, as the pur est tin ad ufife rate for invalids, convales cents and family use. Sold exclusively by J. P. Roger, in Salem. ; dw tf, TRY THE "Star 5 Star; shoes. They, give (satisfaction. The New York Rackcti sells them cheap. dw.' j. j - THE IOWA DOCKED. Seattle, j April 28. The battleship Iowa Has successfully docked at the Puget4Seind naval station this after noon. I I O Btmtn tha SIgaaiue . f L Iba Rind Yaa Haw Ultra n Iwtf BEECH AM'S PILLS cure . Sick Headache-' :-'.-, t r- ; ,t 1 . ; .. . - ,. ; - f NO ' PIPE TOBACCO IN CUBA. "Strange as.it , may appear, smoking tobacco 1 practically unknown in Cu ba or Puerto Rico." observe an officer are nereaitary ana aepenaent upon an impure anu nn- Th AAnanMKtiAfi lVia 4iAAMai fnelAMa iiaK L pv iki4 umuii vuppij t 111 wusuuipviuu iuc uiacaar; iosicus the longs ; in Scrofula the glands of the neck and throat swell and suppurate, causing ugly running sores .the eyes are inflamed and weak I there Is an almost continual di; charge from the ears, the limbs swell,' bone ache, and" white swelling is frequently- a result, causingHh ; diseased bones to work out through the skin, prtxiticinsr indescribable nam and suffer! nz. Cuttinr iw.iv a aor or liul vli1 t o : 1 m a 1 . .... , . crotula requires vigorous, persistent treatment. The minerals usually given in such cases do more reach deep-seated blood troubles like Scraf long resist. S. S. S. stimulai enfeebled body. If yon don't wait for it to develop, but begin at once 2 r r , . , . , . . Address, THE SWIFT of the Ordnance Corps who has recent ly returned froai those islands, "though as is well known, tobacco is the prin cipal crop, and every one uses it. They regard it as so much time lost to use tobacco in a pipe. Even it they wanted to t!se pipes they cannb get them, j for the simple reason that there are nd pipes for sale. Tlie natives con tent .themselves: with, cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, and many of them , did not know until a couple of years ago that there! were some benighted people who supposed that smoking tobacco in a, pipe was cnoyable and indulged in to any great' extent . The Cuban and Puertp Rican tobaccos are, ot course, not sjaited to pipe smoking, for it is growii , with the idea of getting as muchf leaf as; possible and as thin" as they tan "get, not considering that the stents! have any value. . Their ignor ance In- regard to smoking tobacco is remarkable. Indeed, there is nd -word in the Spanish language for smoking tobactb.' W asnington - Evening Star. CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY. The Sultan's Diplomatic Representative Calls on Secretary Hay. 'Washington, April 28,-f-Ferrouh Bey. the Turkish Minister, called at the State Department this afternoon, and spent a half hour in conversation with Sccrc ary Hay. It is gathered that, the Turkish efforts axe still tn the direction of firming some other means of escape Irom the present situation tnan a casit settlement. Thus there is believed to be more talk of the old proposition to build the claims under c6ver of such a trans action. TAYLOR'S BRIEF. Washington, April 28.'- Counsel for Hon. Wim. Taylor and John Marshall, in a ironies t jn the supreme court over liitt dlfices ot Governor and Lienienint Governor of Kentucky, today filed their urif. A PROMOTION. Po kiand, Or., April 28. R. T. Brt U, clrief freig cler in the Northern Pacific t office of this city, has been ap- poin tfcd general freight and passenger agen of the Seattle .& International railr dad.: ; ... A SAILOR'S DEATH. Bo eton, Mass.. April 28. Albert 'Htir cy, aged 25, a seaman on the Unit d States training ship Lancaster. fell m the top yard to the deck, and was f.oha killed. Hurley's . mother is Mrs. na King, of Everett. Washington. BRYAN AN ELK. Lincoln, Neb.. Apfil 28. A lodge of Elks was tnstituted here this evening, and among the new members was Win; J- BHan. IRELAND'S BREIION LAWS. They, Assured Their Present Shape in the Fifth Century. ; lea did the Brchon laws assu.n present shape? Do they coiye mow exit from pagan times, or they undergone changes in Chns W tncin they have tian thcy sficd titites? J As they exist at prein com" irom pagan times, but rrod-j ira Christian times to suit the al- tcred condition of the people. In the reign of King Corniac, toward the middle ' of the third century, the Br.l on laws first assumed a defini-.e shape. ; Up to that time they had bc'ei mor c ior less fragmentary. He estab lishtd a college for their careful study. The;r remained without change until well nigh 200 years afterward namdy, i'P to the arrival of St. Patrick. When) bs had converted the whole island to Christianity, when the kings, the chief tains, and the wiiole nation had beco.r.c Christians, it is but natural that the lawsi should be purged of the unwhole some leaven of pagan superstition. Tt 'effect this a great council was summoned to assemble at Tara in the year 4.8 A. D. This council consisted of tiirce kings, three bishops, and three lire hiins. For nine years they orked ttnc tasiiigTy in expunging from he law i everything that savored 01 pagan supi'rstition. They wiped o";. every thing that was opposed to Christianity, and at length there issued forth as the re: It of their labors the famous Scan chu Mor, which was annotated and published more than thirty years tigo w-the; body of laws that served as the basis; of civil rule in the country tor r,3i.- Donah'ie's, ; SURE ENOUGH, wonder." exclaimed , Dorothv thoiightfully. i as she ! saw the . ground tinttr an oaki grove comoletelv coveted with bitter acorns, "why God made ; may acorns, and-so lew raisins. " A'c can only "taste-imperfectly : in the dark."., said the lecturer. "Nature has intended us to see our food. "Then," inquired the young and for waul pupil, "how about a blind , man tt dinner?". 'Nature, sir," answered the professor, "has supplied him with eyc tee h." ' r : ." ': . - samel gen lUClt upun , : i nas prooaDij come down through several ; I . . . . e blood must be brought back to a health v harm than good ; they ruin the digestion a. It goes down to the verv roots of urely vegetable blood purifier known. nicja no poison, nowever powert ul , ran ana purines uie Diooa, increases me d restores health and strength to the have reason to think you have Scrofula, ,ox the kise of S. S. S. It is a fine tonic and the S. S. is pre-eminently a remedy for SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. GA. I Ji Candidates for Presidency of Ha waii Are Numerous. PRESIDENT. DOLE IS IN THE tEAD .1 Officers Will na Appointed Promptly Kea ' olatlons or Sjraapatiijr wflfa th . Itoers In the Senate. WASHINGTON, Aoril 28.-In anti cipatiori of the finaj enactment of the Hawaiian Govcrnmenti 5. -bill, the Presi dent is devoting somei Jattentibn to the teleclionrof various ofiitials of the New lovernment, who are ! subject to exe cutive appointment It' is his intention to make these appoirrtments very soon, in order that there many be no delay in the inauguration ; of the New Govern ment, and to , secure i a speedy relief from embarrassments of present anomal ous conditions of affairs. ' For . the Governorship there are no less than four candidates in the held. The name of President -Dole leads the list: Harold Sewell, ljate minister a Honolulu, and now Urtited States agent m 1ilie islands, iis maklinor a formidable canva.5, and there art' two persons of Hawaiian birth, prominent in the "af fairs 0? the island, whose names also aire under consideration. fThere is ground for the belief that of all these canat- dates. President Dole! is looked upon the mast favorablyj EOER RESOLUTIONS. Washington, .April !28. Qtiite Unex pectedly the Senate today ..was brought lace to face with the proposition to ex tend its sympathy to ;he Boers in their war with Great Britain. It was in the shape cf a resolution! I offered by Petti Rrew. Without a word of debate on riie resolution the vdte was taken on Lolue's motion to refer the 1 resolution to the -committee on foreign relations. .31 Senators .voting in' favor of refer- ence.and ii against Ji. As the vote dis closed absence cf a"iciuorum, an effor! was made to secure otic, but it was un successful and the Senate adjourned. Party lines were not drawn in the vote to refer. While all ; those who voted against reference arej in favor of the adoption of the resolution, several Sen ators cn both sides o( 'the chamber, who are known to be favoirable to the reso lution, voted to enf it to the commit tee. As. a quorum was not present and voting, the resolution; retains its place, subject to a call at afy time., WAR GLklMS. . Washington. Apri28. The House passed a number of jbills of importance today, and the majjr portion of the session was devoted ito the Senate bill to create a commi$iion to adjudicate the claims of citizeais of the United States against Spain,) assumed by thii country by the treati' ol Paris. The bill developed considerable opposition. and was finally recommitted to the com mittee, on war claims with instructions to report back a bill io refer the claims to the court of claims. The Senate bills toj recognize the ser vice of Lieutenant Jfewcomb, and the officers and men of he revenue cutter Hudson, which rescued the tOrpeuo boat Winslow at Cardenas. Cuba, by conferring gold and. ilver medals upon them, and to retire Captain Hodgson of the revenue cutter Hugh .McCtilloch for meritorious services, were passed. SMASHED RECORD. iPbiiadclphia." Aprilj 28 One world's record was sihattercq, nd the world's figures for another jifecord Were equal ed, today, on Frank'ljn ..field, d-ring the sixth annual relay frjacos under the auspices of the Univfersity of Pennsyl vania. The; new M-orJd's record was made by M. Prinstein. the marvelous jumper, pf Syracuse University, who jumped 2 feet 72 finches irf the broad jump. The .former j riecord was held by A. C. Kraenzlein,' pi Pennsylvania, at 24 feet 4 Inches. The 100-yards dash figures of 9 4-5 seconds were equalled by A. J. Duffy, of reorsetown Univer sity, who holds the American Cham- pionship.j CRAZV-QU I.T IDE. How a,n O'd-Fais IJ rough t U ioneI Notion Is ip to JJatc. , Old ribbons, silks fm'r velvets, no mat ter how badly woritjand soiled.' can he utilized tlo - make -"beautifnl portieres, couch covers and rbSr having a rich Oriental appearance.! snbgests a writer rn the New York Prfss.I The process is much like that of f rtSakinjr ( rag carpet, familiar to our grandmothers. The silk or satin should be cut into scrips a little more than o ir-h;d f inch wide, or, if Velvet or other thin, a little wider. heavy ( material l4ldbe c,ut a little narrower. I hp pieces slioiiM not . m long and should laliternate light and dark, bright and som4er. The heavy pieces "should be d:tjribut?d so that they will not! predominate in any one part. The ends of the strips are sewed togeth er firmly, but it requires only i a few stitches to do thisj Vhen the rags have been sewed they jshjould' be wrapped loosely, about a pKiujnd to a ball. The balls, when; one has enough, are turned over to a "iitrlver, who will work them tip into rugV or curtains of any size desired, nsing 4 silk warp ot one or more colors, acotrding to" taste. The hit-and-miss anangejment suggested will produce a mixttiife of wcll-blendcd col ors.; If regular Ftripes arc preferred, as they' often are fori a border, rags of one color should be sewjed together so that they can b; used advantageously in pro ducing stripes of lithe, required, width. A fringe6f slashed.iilkj to correVpond with the colors in the portiere usually fin ishes the bottom.j ' " Nearly every .one has an accumulation of old silks which could be used for no other purpose, bat irould.msl;e rip ;tll in this way. Old nock ... ribbons, bchs. sashes, petticoat. ljnings, watts. silk stockings, anything! so that, it Is ! silk, can be worked up efjectively in this way. - Woolen goods prepared in the same way, make, more substantial' rugs; cot ton or linen ones are nice for bed and bath rooms, since they can be washed readily. - Harper's Magazine for May. which marks the, completion of the one hun dredth volume and the first half cent' ury of the periodical's existence, will contain an article from the pen of the gentleman who since ; 1869 has con ducted its destiny. This article will be the' story of the development . of the magazine and will doubtless be gncr ally read, both by the aged, faithful pa trons of Harper's and by its many new admirers, who may be ' curious to learn the history of a typical American mag azine, which meant so much to their fathers. Mr. Alden's article will . be illustrated in an appropriate manner. . MICE THAT SING. Their Musical Performances Resemble Thoseiof Canary Birds. - A rare little singer is the musical mouse, but some people living at a hotel in Southern France late last win tcr enjoyed such a treat tor nearly a months One day they heard, as they supposed. 4he song of a canary outside the balcony; but search for the singer revealed 'a mouse in the room. The kept, and the mouse strayed , for most of the day under the fender, its friends fj;n;r.;tM,;u f his.-.,it. It be- came tame in a few day sit! on the hearth w the sinj? for several hours. d 1- t . 1- f. 1 . . . n . J ... . n.A . fan Tii n rr ' :,w..i - -,r,-r..'c -aa la sunt: k . .iv 111 iit. v i' , -j. wm " - It had also a double song; like a melody and its accompaniment, which made seme of the party think at first there tw inoW.' " isturbed by talking, and wouid sing, Tu Y"V '". ' L ? .t." Y oni even when people came near. It ojiuum wis a tiny creature with large .ears, ccinmittce .attended hc meeting A t,.. 1.., r,r. iin'l - mnnnAnlirlOn .tllC ".CltlZCHS , I anvv 1 1 i 3 ujr ii iiivuii. u ... 'i v., months ago in the cabin of his vessel while off jCJoucesiter Point. V'a. The littk- fellow was caKcd.- and he sang merrily at all hdurs, his nctes being somewhat like the subdued trill of a calvary bird. A few days ago another musical mouse was caught in the cabin by Cap tain Chelton, and is now the' companion of the One previously captured. They keep up a lively concept at all hours of the -day and night. ' And yet there are very few of these little animals; in fact, they are so scarce that they are regarded in the light of curious phenomena. Some time since a dentist at Satnta Rosa, Cal,, captured one, not knowing the talent it possessed. His attention was first attracted by wliat seemed to" be the singing of a canary in the near neigh borhood, and at the same time he no ticed a little mouse that was in the labit" of scampering across and around the oflice at all times of the day. For the sake of ladies who' came to the office he entrapped the social visitor, and, to his astonishment, found he had got the author of -the music that had puzzled him. It took the. dxctor some lime to "make sure ths't the little crea ture was the vocal artist, but he soon became convinced by tUc, actions of the little animal while sending forth its notes. It would stand upon its hind legs and behave much like, a canary. It was kept in the trap "for more than a month, during which time it entertained many curious spectators with its songs, which differed some what from that of the feathered sons Flersr but had a, great beauty of their own. When released from confine ment, to theT"denast's surprise, the lit tle musician returned to its cage again andragain, and was for some time a most agreeable guest. George R. Grif-' fi'th in 'New York Home Journal., CANADA'S VAST PEAT BOGS. IIoiw the Substance is Prepared for Various Uses as Fuel. Hie best authorities sav there are ioo.ooo arrps ,f nmlf vAi(. cat ImmkL acres of 'undeveloped ptat in Ontario, principally in the coti . - , , , ,Uies of PcrtJi, Welland and Essex. The largest.arca lies in- the county of Perth, tight:" iniles nortli of the city of Strat ford, on the. Gratvl Trunk railway: Here is a swamp of 40.000 acres, with a depth of peat bog that varies frm a foot to twenty fe-et. r . The process of Tnanufactttrc is as follows: The peat rs cut and air-dried, at '.cr which -it -is pulverized by beiwg 4wsetV throuaih a Dicker, and a .11 a t- teciri deposited in a hopper which feeds a sjeer tiue aJxut t-wo mciies in oia.n etend httecn inches long. Tve pul verized peat is forced through this tube by pressure and formed iiKo cylindrical b!jAcs three in,chcs in' length and al mosir erjual' in density to arJiracito ccal.K The fuel is nonfriable and weaUexproof by reason ui its sc'idity ami $pxtrenic glaze imparted to it by friciial contact with forming dies. The inherent moisflure f the peat is reducc-d S 12 per cent of the mass, f r weight: it ctwnpares 'With ctnal as foi- t'ows: l-,igrity-uiree piunds per cubic k?ot rrf pat equal' io sevcr.ty-three IKxinds of iamhracite coal. It is claimed -for ptat that it is supe rior to coal in its absolute freed n from fculphur. and the absence .-of sinrjke, sidt, dust ar.il iclrnkers during con.vmpti-on. In a .great measure this Solves the problem of furnishing! a cheap, dean, uniform and reliable fuel frr all domestic furpr;ses. as it j is equ illy serviceable for grates, stoves, cooking ranges and furnaces, givingj a kmg. bright flame and intense heat al most from the m-onicnt of ignitions It Iras been tested1 in Iocontives with excellent tc-suUs. slKwing that tlie thermal value of too jcninj. of peatjis equal to' 5.15 ' pounds of coal. ; It was a'fo 4riedi at the foTer1iou-se of .the MetrcKjlitan Street , railway, Torrmjto, arwl gave great satisfaction. The iieat produced iwas much greater than that jt theicoat. bui-it was n fT cent 5c- iraent: m lasting pyw-cr. it renuires but 'litftle draucrht anrl burns lt in a Ehabow fire box. i '. Tlie machinery-usexl m manuactur - urg.'fteat fuel s not expensive and re quires: btt iitthr attcntioii when in opeixt4on.-Biiiffalo Express. rffc A A A A A -A- A n if! of these singing rodents. A cbuple of lhcir acceptances or had cxprerd musical mice arc the pets of J. F. Chel- "'cntioii of doing so, Aodeclina- ton of Vcods Cross Roads. Va. He is .lf have, been hl-d said 1 Jr. Mti, the ciptain of the schooner Anna Loyd, ' a1 " m1 " 1 rLt it,, fire mn c mninr som. but is willing to withdraw if alstrx.agcf for all. u u ya BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS; SICK HEADACHE, ) and ( . IMPAIRED DIGESTION. L CONSTIPATION, Kindred . DISORDERED LIVER and ? 4 WEAK STOMACH, ) Diseases Bold everywhere, in boxes, at 10 cent and 2S HELD A IUVB FEAST DEMOCRATS AKD rort'LlSTS JOlJiTLT MEKT IN SWEET COMMCSIOS. "Everyttiinj Ia Xow Perfectly Ilarmoalovs' Reports Chairman Bfott-The C1 tlzenaV.BIovenieat. (Front Daily 'Statesman. April a).) The Democrats and the Popalists held a love feast in this -city yesterday and a most congenial gathering it is reported to' have .been; It was supposed to be a meeting' of the .Democratic county con traL committee but a number of the members of the Populist county cenfral committee wtre in attendance and. were welcomed to sweet communion.- In pact whtn the meeting had adjourned. the Democratic ' chairman. ;Ur. w. S. Mott.-erf "this city,-reported; that every thing was now harmonious, that all dif ferences had been adjusted and the "Citizens ticket" -would have practiol- j tbe , unatumous sumort, 0 both the perikeratic and Popufist part.es Tnre was a large representation of rs and would the.rycniocratic'conimittec present when eveninsr. an J!",e tueting. was convened at 2 o'clock i Tf wa nrrf in room No lo in1 the 'Ho! man Imilding. it was not n w.- '-..- ' a - SOr called Citizens ticket were present als-o. .y ,, . , 'Y -"-"""" V "j - u ,U(5C" '"a nd all d1SSCnsiort had been eradicated. Uc frther said that all ot the..candidares ticket had either . . . . Presumably by wnv -of an aprtlogy f()l the way in which the ticket is constitttf ted. Chairman .Afott remarkedi th.-it'h largc majcritv :f -thusv' placed on the ticket were men viio-had nut s-oiight the place "?"d "'To-J".-rl nut in any way been consult'ed in that cor.ru ttion."' j - When askd what progress 'ja. b"iisr made towards holding a "Citien-.' Corv vention" in hhis city nxt Saturday, fur which a' call, has born issued. Dr. M' tt said: "The present 'Citizen.f ' ticket is the only 'Citizens' ' t'-rket t!1iere wi't be. AH parties arc represented mi the ticket and there fcill be no furtlier r.'iti-. fications. . The ticket will istaitd iusf as. it is. Even 'if the ''Citizens? Ciinventiii' materializes. it ." is most, probable that i;ie tiuire lunii n 11 is ivmsuiulvu will be endorsed." The so-called "Citizens' " ticket is certainly a mongrel, ticket. j It unbraces in addition to ojie Republican, an 1 it i not Known positively , mat no wi-.i accept, a so-called. "Indepen lent." Sil ver Republicans. Democrats, Pupu'i'.ts, ticket, surely represents a complete fr io'n dnd if there w;-re any npp'frion i these -renditions of the famili.;ir 51 it ! tion. "In Unity-There' Is-5t.reiigili.' success of the entire ticket Irturht IK" reasonably expected, "b'utf KiasnHtclii H the Fuioiiits are confused. . the t tt look is 'favorable -for. the elec:Kn of the entire Republican legislative ti Let aiid a great majority, of the toanty ticket. FOB THE AKMJU flELD Ml IT. Conrmitfee on 'Arrangements of tlie T. A. A. A. 'O.-'IIobWa .Meeting r and Select Officials. . ' The comm.tiec on arrangements ;i the IntcrcoMcgrat-c'' Aimtcur Athletic Association' of Oregon, held a meeting, in this ritv vesterdav afternoon when ', ott!cir.U for the meet were selected, ad vertising arrangements, completed and other business transacted.- ! The committee consists of C. N. Mc- Arthur, of the state university; Leon Kenworthy,' of Pacific College and : J. a - . . r 1 1 . . I . IJaVirtson. ot trie iregon cvaie I A or rmal School. -The last! named .mem ber was not present and ithc fullowing selections vcrc made. by the committee: Referee M. iM. Rmgler.l'ortland V. M. C A. : " 1-. .: , I" Inspectors-C. G. 'Murphys Salem: Late Langlcy. Forest Grove; D. V. Kuykendatl. Eugene. t Judges at finish di.. F. Allen. Neiv l)crg; C. 'M. Young, Eugene; Frajik Wiltman. Salem. i I Timekeepers E. R. Rryson. Corvil lis; Prof. Freitag, Monniouth; I." I VanWinklc. Salem. I I t Jude of Walking .Rtrt lKcrrign, Clerk of Course Geo. ! -ML Millan, Portlartd. . H 1 Measurers Van Leavitt. "Ncwberg; President F. Strong. Eugene. j Judges of Field Eventsj Clyde Pjiil lips, Corvallis; John Jcffj-ey, Ssilc.ii.'; Scorer of Track Events President P. 1, Campbell.' of Moniflouth. ( Scorer of FieW ' Events rrcsiJjHit W. C. Hawley, of Sale,n. ,.'-.-' ' 1 1 ." r " 1 ' In its advanced' and j chronic f'rni a cold in the. head is known as Najsal Catarrh and is the recojgnized .. source of other diseases. Having -j stood the test ot" continued succesiui user I'-jy' Cream Balm is recognised as a spe cific for ; mcmbranal discjascj in the nasal passages, and you shfjfnld rc-jrt to this treatment in your :own ca?e.! It is not drying, does not produce sneez ing. . Price. 50 cents at ldru!ggi-t or by mail. Ely Brothers! 56 Warft Street, New York. Give up prcjud.ee and trtr it. '.-' ' ! ' ! A RIG SHIPMENT. The E.-"iM. Croisan Implement house- of this city receivc'tl yesterday a carload iOt the .11 reliable McCormick" harvesting iit cfiinery mowers . and binders and ri now ready to supply the wants 'of til? farming community with that class of mschineryl f The 5 McCormkl bindv-r and mowers, which have long breii handled by E. M. Croisan, ;arc of the j best. and. have given better !than any other make sold in; Katislati .i I the -AViila- mttte valley- Fine printing. Statesman Job . Office. K 1 y ( FEMALE AILMENTS. S eent each. Annunt sal over 8,000.000 Nrtr.