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c j eoccocoooccoccccscoa ..ISSUED IN.. 5EMI.WEEKLY SECTIONS ..EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. r r . m OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCO ((Din IPtt j- It 1 IT I I r, 1 I I I I 1 I ! I 1 III I I I I 111 J: ,,:;".'.:" ' "-"j. Wi' "':V' 1 'f ."''-.V-' ' :) - '"' , v. iiu, Jl-X. .. i .J . - THE NICARAGUA; CANAL KILL Reported favorably by With Little Senator OeorgcWJMcBrlic Scores a Great Victory by Securing favorable Action on a Number of Measures Important ! 1 to the State of Oregon. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14 (Special). Senator Geo. W., McBride scored four points Cor Oregon today, from as many different committees, namely:-! A favorable report of the Nicaraguan Canal bill; an amendment to the Naval bill for a drydock! on the Columbia river; a favorable report from the committee on commerce; for an amendment to the sundry civil bill to appropriate $.250000 for the repair and extension of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia river ; and 'a favorable re port from the committee oh public lands for his measure authorizing the Secre tary of "the Interior to report to Con gress the names of all settlers who en tered land within the limits jof The Dalles Military Wagonroad grant, and the amounts any of them had paid to the company; also the amounts which those who have not Jet purchased from the company will have to pay in order to obtain a clear title. j j ' The Supreme "Court in January last decided adversely to; these settler, and the purpose of this legislation is to get a report as. to yhat it will cost jto place these settlers in lull) possession of their homesteads. "Senator McBride and Representative Moojd'y have agreed up on this to be the mlcthod of! procedure and expect to get the legislation in the next Congress to citable the settlers to buy their ho-nves. f j At the beginning of the session Sen ator McBride introduced a! bill that jrhe- settlers should be paid the value of tfieir improvements. No precedent existed in favor of such legislation, and many were found against it. The Com-mi-ioner General's! office and the Sec retary of: the Interior, during the pres ent Congress, havi both expressed a decided opposition j to paying the set tler for - the improvements? upon any land to which they could not!; obtain title, and it was therefore useless to pro ceciU further on thit line. After much research,: a precedent was found; for the method now. adopted in the amendment proposed today. A similar course was ptUMiid for the -'relief of settlers in the lis "Moines river (land grant in wlne titles failed) under very j similar riictnnstances to those of the Military Wagonroad grant jn Oregon. Senator 'McBride was ' vcry; much . gratified over the rjrtorl of the commit tee getting the Nicaragua Canal bill be fore the Senate. He I. has 1 talked, worked and vottd fpr the Nicaragua C nal whenever he his had a ehande'. both in the committee j and in the Senate. Senator iMorgan. the chairman jof the committee, considers Mr. jMcBride as his trusted ieutenant in the Canal leg islation, and indignantly ; refutes the statement in a daily local paper that the . Oregon Senator hid at one time waver ed in his loyalty to the bilL When ab sent from the committee. Senator Mor gan has held at till times Senator Mc Bride's authority to vote him in favor of the measure, and recently, when a postponement of :i vote in the commit tee was asked. Senator McBride gave notice that he wis ready then to vote for the Nicaragua route, and would only consen fo a lew days postponement for additional hearings. Senator Mor gan tonight received many congratu latory telegrams irom Oregon, Wah . inzton and California. I1 I The drjdock attvendmcnt addec today to the Naval bi.l provides an appropri -ation for the appointment of three en gineers to report on the desirability of ihc r; :-UV hntcni of a drydock tn the Ma river, and also on a suitable jtc thereiore. J i It was all in the Iay s work.' but it was a lively day for the Oregon; Sena tor three of the committees in which he had measures pending, holding their meetings at the; same hour this morn I 'mm thee matters he has been working quietlyj but very successfully, ! for several weeks and the results, com ing as they did in one ttay. score a t;.-r.ii victfirv for Oreeon interests. i The hard lattk' i still to be fought re i garding the Columbia river jetty. It vii-irtrv to ffct the commerce committee, to report Pr,,- ..nmrnt trt thf StlttdrV CIVU pill. IOt it tinqnestionahly belong to tnc,rcr and harbor legislation. The .'ommercfc committee has uniformly heretofore re fused' to approve such items. Whether theiommittee 'on appropriations will accept this amendment to the snndry civil bill remains to be seen. The im provement is if strongly urgetT by the Chambers of Commerce of Oregon s principal cities.; f ; , The objection to the passage ot the -Nicaragua bin. ; because the Hay Pauncefote treaty has not been rati ned by the Senate, will not hold good. ' Sneaking of this Senator McBride said this evening: I ''-';., -The tVrms of the bill are not m har mony with thej -Clayton-Bulwer treaty, but thev are in; harmony withhe .Hay ratmcefote treaty. I Great Britain could not justly -lake offence at the en actment of a measure in harmony with ' a treaty to which she has already as sented, even though it has .tot been ratified by . the United States.' ALLAN B. SLAUSON. i ONE OPPOSING VOTE. 1 Washington,! May I4.Tke Senate committee on j Interoceanic Canals to day authorized 'a favorable report on the the Senate Committee Opposition. Nicafaguan Canal bill as it passed the house. There were only five members of the committee present at today's meeting. A motion was made to report the biH and. without debate, the voie was taken. Senators (Morgan. McBride. Harris and Turner voting in the affirm ative, and Senator Hanna 'in the negar tive, ' - NAVAL BILL PASSED. Washington. May 14 After a dis cussion lasting five full days, the Senate cay passed the naval appropriation bill. Practically four days wire devot ed to the consideration of thelarmor tlate proposition, which was agreed tj finally as reported from Ate committee, with the exception that the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make con tracts only for such armor as may be needed from time to time. The Secre tary of the Navy is authorized to pro cure armor of the best quality at $t5 per ton; tout .it' he--be unable to obtain it at that price, he is then authorized to pay $545 per ton for the armor for the battleships Maine, Ohio and .Missouri, and procrcd to erect an armor factory to cost not to exceed $4,000,000. one half of which amount is made immedi ately available. The committee's pro position carried by vote of 32 to 19. The Secretary of the Navv is directed to purchase five Holland torpedo-boats, at a price not exceeding $17,000 each. Just before adjournment. Senator Nel son, of Minnesota, called up the "Free Homes bill, ana it was passed without word of debate. 'A concurrent resolution- was adorned- directing the Secretary of War to ap point a board of officers of the engineer corps, to prepare plans for the improve ment of the Snake river in Washington and Ida'ho. j A bill for the establishment of a light-house and fog signal lat Slip Point, Washington, at a cost of Sii.ooo, was passed. j A concurrent resolution was adopted for the survey of the outlet of Flathead Lake. Montana, with a view to- keeping the lake full. APPROPRIATIONS. Washington. Afar 14 The r House today passed the general deficiency ap propriation bill, and the passage 01 the Military Academy bill, the last of tbe supply bills, will folow tomorrow. The deficiency bill carries $3,039,021. Fatal Colors. It has been proven that soldiers arc, hit during hattfe. according to the color of their dress, in the following order red is the most fatal, Austrian grey is the least fatal. The proportions arc red twelve, rifle green seven, brown six. Austrian bluish-grey five. There is one other color, not mentioned, more fatal and that is the pallor of ueaknrss. If it has commenced 'j paint its deathly hue upon your chctk, tUf tnmarh weakens1 and l;fc erm not worth living, go to the dr-J? gist and obtain a bottle of Hostcttc-'s Stomach Bitters. It will give you life and energy. It does this by making th,. siomaeh fctronz and the blod pu.te. It is unequalled for such disorders as inAicrnt'mn dvsoeDsia. or malaria, fever '-r, - and agv.e. - INHERITANCE TAX IAW. SUPR EM V COURT HO LPS IT TO BE CONSTITUTIONAL. The Tax Is on Legacies . Other thin. Those to a Husband or Wile A Progressive Rate. W A m 1 1 VGTO N. May 14. Th Su preme Court today decided the f .nhen tance tax law constitutinal an valifL Tii AffWtctn announced today; was in the cases arising under the. inheritance ta nrovisions of the war rcvcnne act. and also in the case involving the apr plicability of the state inheritaoce tax law of New York to the estates com nnti! of Government bond. ' There were five decisions under the federal nr anrt one under the state law. but two in the former class applied, as did one of the latter class, to the taxation of government bonds. The court held that neither under the state nor the National enactment! were Nacional K.-.n.t vmrt from taxation. ! The validity of the general federal 1,-, affirmed, but it was held to be purely applicable to legacies and Mot to entire estates-or occtascu ptuvus, ... hnV.inir that the tax is on the passing of legacies or distributive sharefc of personality, with a progressive -ate rneratelv determined by a sum on -each of such legacies or dis tribntive shares. . ,u i;mr General Richards made the statement, in cxpination of the provi, lons of the law.: that a legacy to a hus band or wife isr exempt, f Legacies to nv a tax wnicn. rises rrr of kinship is more remote until the property passing to strangers t.i 1 1 ner cent. Jo lilts m- itial rate, a progressive rate, according .u- of the leeacy passing, is IU lilt - - " , - applied, i Property valued at 0.000 and under is exempt, exceeding $10,000 but not excecdmg 25,000. tne rate . v. i-;ci,;o The rate rises w;tn the amount untU property exceeding SALEM ' ORKfintf. TI7ERHAV AtAV ifc ionn ' $1x00000 is required to pay the rate fixed by kinship, multiplied by thee;. BOYCOTT ILLEGAL. United States Circuit Court of Appeals - . , So Decides. San Francisco, .May 14.--.The United States circuit court of appeals today af firmed the illegality of a "orycott' in the case of C. J. and Lecllanchtt. vs. John Chiotovich. Chiotovich is a mer chant in Silver Peak. Nevada. The Hanchets employ about fifty men in the same town.- Cliiotovich incurred the displeasure of the Hanchets. and they threatened their employes with disgrace should they continue to buy merchan dise from him. The merchant resisted the boycott by filing a suit in the fed eral court, and obtaining an. injunction and damages. The court of appsals of firmed the decision of the lower court. A Life and. Death Fight Mr. W. A. Ilines of Manchester, la., writing of his almost miraculous es cape from death, says: "Exposure afteT measles induced serious lung trouble, which ended in Corestimption. I had frequent hemorrhages and coughed night and day. AU my doctors said I must sooi die. Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, "which completely cured trie. I would not be without it even- if it cost $5 a bottle. Hundreds have used it on my recommendation and all say it never fails to cure Throat. Chest and Lung troubles." Regular size 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at Dr. STONE'S drug stores. FOR CAPE NOME. .San Francisco. May 14. The steant er Senator sailed ior Cape Nome, via Seattle, today, carrying 200 passengers and a large amount of freight. At Se attle about joo more passengers will go on board. Tomorrow about 1500 min ers in all will leave for Cane Nome on our steamers, the Ohio, Luella, San Pedro and Rainier. DISCHARGED IN DISGRACE. Washington, May 14. Robert B. Creamer, first lieutenant Thirty-fourth U. S. V. infantry, has been sentenced to dismissal from the service, bya court martial, in the Philippines. The of fense is not stated. The ancients believed that rhcuma- ism was the work 01 a tiemon witnin man. Any ope who lias had an aitack of sciatic or inflammatory rheumatism will agree that the infliction is demo niac enough to warrant the belief. It has never been claimed that Chamber lain's Pain Balm ; would cast out de mons, but it will cure rheumatism, and hundreds bear testimony to the truth of this statement. One application relieves the pain, and this quick relict which it affords is alone worth many imes its cost. For sale by r. t. Haas, druggist, Salem, Oregon. REPORTS ASKED FOR. THE GERMAN COLONIES SOUTH AMERICA IN To Be Investigated and Reported to the State Department I he Monroe Doctrine. WASHINGTON: May 14 In view of the significant references to :hc tn- orccment of the 'Monroe Uoctnne by Secretary of War Root. Senator Lodge and other prominent men. the State Department has taken steps to secure data on the subject. The burden 01 these speeches have been the startling increase of German colonies in South and Central America, which have been regarded as menacing the Monroe doc trine. It has also been asserted that the German colonists maintain their home customs in the new land, deal al most exclusively with Germany, use only the German language, have almost autonomous governments within the limits of the American republics, and arc in fact ' Little Germanys" vhcrevef located. ' '' The State Department has addrefstU instructions to every minister and Ciun .nl in South and Central America, to InUrm th dnartment ftnlv on 3l liiivi i a a.- ------r- points to which reference has been made. Oi course. Germany;is not re ferred to bv name, for such a direction might naturally give umbrage to the German government. The circular ap- nlies to the colonists of all nationalities thouirh it is. of course, expected that the consuls, in compiling their reports will difTcrcntate th colonists. " Glorious News Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, OL Washita. I. 1 . II writes: rour wr w of PJrtrie Bitters has cured Mrs rofula. which had caused hrr oreat: sufTerinir for years. TerrrWe -r would break out on her head and face, and the fcest doctors could give no help; but her cure is complete-ana her health rs excellcwt," This shojvs what thousands have proved.-that Electric Bitters is the best blood puri fier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, ettcr, salt rheum, ulcers boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidney and bowels, expels pois ons, hetps digestion builds up the strength. Only 50 cents. Sold by Dr. STONE, druggist. , 1 Let ns have more justice and-" lei almsgiving. Charity is the hyssop Ofl the sponge lifted to the 1-ps ot hnma! 1, - on the cross. Let us rather take humanity down from the cross. F?l win.Markham. - ; if Flatnlence is CHAM'S PILLS. cured by BEE- oTon Baania Blfaatax 1M HM TW Raw tJl Twice-a-week SUtesman, a year BOLD : MOVE lord Bailer lias Turned the Boer Position in Natal. ROBERTS' CAVALRY GOES NORTH llaa rrd SUtcro Mtlea beyond Kfoon-ata.at-MsreklBC w IU RclUivvd ";s " In Few tMy. . '. JJONDON, May 15. General Bul 11 r turning of the Biggarsberg posi tion was made vby a bold ; movement. The Boers had evacuated Hclprnaaker, but were making a stands Monday eve nicgu at Bleskoplaairte. seven miles, ficni Dundee. The crens on the spot re garded this as a rear guard action, and intended to cover the retreat of the army. At rhlt same' time that General Hildyard took Innolxaand, it is reported that the, Boers withdrew in ; disorder. General Buller. who seems to.be cm ploying his full strength, is pected to push on. His first marches were forty miles in three days. : He is thus break ing into the British territory.) which has , been administered fur six months by; the Trans vaalers, as though it were part of the republic, they holding courts and levying "taxes. His success, there fare, has political: as well as military convenience. . ' While l.ord Roberts' infantry are con centrating at Kroonstadt, where they will rest for a day or two, his-horsemen have penetrated sixteen miles north ward. 'Nothing definite has been heard about the expected relief of Mafckiug. The Cape Town correspondents continue ti; wire that relief is imminent, fixing Tuesday or Wednesday as the probable dates. The Boers are described as quite disorganized, and : a retreating north ward. President .' Steyn's lieutenants are trying to rally: them. The same stories of the rising disin tegration come from nearly every point where the Enslish correspondents are. Ilollawell. formerly correspondent at Mafcking who was, put over the Trans vaal border, telegraphing from Lour euco Maniues, Sunday says: "Judging 'from tlte talks I have had with the Boers, the 'end of the war will; come in a: month or six weeks. At the British hospitals 111 Bloemfontcin deaths Irom t ... a ... .i-;i. te;i iiutu.o BRITISH ADVANCE. Pretoria, Saturday, May 12 (Via Lor- etVco Marques). A war bulletin has been issued here, announcing, that tnc British are advanccinar auamst the led- -rats at dlelpmaakcr and Tonders Nek. The Burghers this" morning attacked Mafeking. The telegraphist at 'Malope says, that heavy ride and cannon fire was heard before 6 -o'clock today, and that a Kaf fir location was in flames within an hour and was totally destroyed. At a meeting of 350 Amkanier wo men, yesterday, it was resolved to ask the Government- for arms and ammuni tion, and to suggest.ihat they do the work of the men officials in town, who, they declared, "'ought to be fighting at the front." The resolution was carried. unanimously. He Fooled tire Surgeons. . All cloclors told Renick Hamilton, of West JefTerMm. O., after suffering 18 rnorrths from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation, was per formed; but he cured -himself with five boxes of Buckle'n's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth.- and the lst Salve m the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by Dr. STONE. FOR CAPE NOME. The Salem & Nome Society held another meeting last night, at which blans for the trip to the cold fields were discussed. The matter of the Nome beaches being granted to synilicates came sup, and J. H. Fletcher, president ot tne society was instructed to send the following tel- roram to Congressman Tliomas II Tongue, which was duly , forwarded: "Defeat any. bill' that would deprive miners the rights of free mining the full bcacht Nome." P. Gwynne. B. C. Ward and A. G- IRoberts were eledt- ed a additional members of the execu tive ccrmmittet. The meeting as an 'interesting one' and was well attended. Let me say I have used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and can- tnorongniy recommend it for what it claims. Vtry truly, (Rcv.) TL Hathaway, Eliia- beth, N. J. . , , , I tried Ely's Cream Balm, and to al armearances am cared ot catarrn. Ine terrible headaches from which I long ttiffererl are eone.-w. Ji Hitchcock late Major U. S. Vol. and A. A. Gen. B"ffilo. N. V. The Balm does not irritate or cause sneering. Sold by druggists st 50 c.. or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren SL. New York.; PECULIAR AND PERTINENT. There is again under consideration a plan Jor establishing a telegraphic cir enit of the earth by uniting Alafka with Siberia across the Bering strait. An Enalish physician writes in the Lancet that he believes the time is ap- . . - ' ' 1 ... . 1 . -. i j: . .:ft proacmng wnen me siaouj ui um do away with the need for most medi tal and snrgical treatment. Althotizh the Prussian government authorizes rnaay lotteries every year, a poor laborer was fined in Frankfort-.n-fK.-ll xin iVi other Hat frir ratflinff a few articles at a country inn. . It is not a bttle strange that Ballar at, the first tonn in A'icioria after th metropolis, was until a, jew .years ago absolutely free from rats, Hence th FIRST name5. Baal (native "no, nothinT) a rat. Statistics have lately Inren compiled with the object of showing how .the birds of this country are thriving. In only three states North Carolina. Cal ifornia and Oregonare the birds hold ing their own. : The Philadelphia college of pharma cy, which held its 79th annual com mencement recently, is said to be the oldest institution of its kind in the world, antedating a similar1 college in London by 10 years. In Guatemala a resident has patent ed an apparatus to prevent ships from sinking, having folded air reservoirs from the ceiling of the different com partments, to be unfolded and inflated to fill the compartment when the ship leaks. From Manila to Australia is "like going down a river, for one is out of sight of land only two days." The voy age lasts ar days, but the course - is through the South Sea islands, which accounts for its resemblance to river navigation. - An Epidemic of Whooping Cough. Last winter during an epidemic of whooping cpugh my children con tracted the disease, having severe coughing spells. "We had used Cham berlain's Cough Remedy very success fully for croup and naturally turned to it at that time and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. John E. Clifford, Proprietor Norwood House. Norwood, N. i. This remedy is for sale by F. G. Haas, druggist, Salem, Or. TWO TEAIOHERS RESIGN. The board of directors of the Salem schools. will on Saturday evening of this week elect teachers, and janitors for the en suing year. Itcis understood a, caucus. or at least an agreement, has been reached by a majority of the board rela tive to the selection of teachers and that the meeting Saturday will be sim ply the ratification of the successful can didates. There will be at least -two new teachers to elect, inasmuch as' Mrs. Earl Race and Miss Alice Temple. 01 the present corps of teachers, have placed their resignations in the hand of the board. Other resignations may be filed before Saturday. D E FA U LT A N D D EC'R E E J .id ge R. P. Boise' held a brief session of the second department of the state circuit court lor Marion county yesterday. when the followine order was entered of record: Mark S. SkilT. pljIntifT. vs. Gertrude Savage, defendant, foreclos ure? default and decree. A LICENSE ISSUED C. A. Bare nger and Mary E. Feller yesterday se cured a marriage license from the coun ty clerk, upon the affidavit of Jordan Purvine. I consider it not only a pleasure but a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about the wonderful cure .effected in my case by the timely use. of Cham berlain's CoI'C, Cholera and4 Diarrhoea Remedy. I was tiken very badly with flux and procured a bottle of this rem edy. A few doses of it effected a permanent cure. I take pleasure" 111 recommending it to others suffering rom that dreadful disease. J. W. Lynch, Dorr, W. Va. This remedy is sold by F. G. Haas. Salem. Or. V CAPTURED IN ALBANY jurrr.Bsow store Anp i'ostokkick Ht ROLAKIZED SATURDAY MOIIT. fVm. Thnrtnan Arretted Ranilay, Charged With the Crlmo Waived Kmlna tlon and Ueld to CI rev ft Court. On Saturday night the general mc- chandist stort of Smith & Jones, at Jefferson, in which is established the pesiofhec. was burglarized. Wm. Thur niin, a well-known character throughout the valley, was placed uf.dr arrest at Albany on Sunday, charged with the burglary. Thurman was yesterday ar raigned before Justice X- 1. Johnson at Jefferson, 'He waived examination and in default of $. bonds, was com mitted to the county jail, pending' the convcnintr of the June term of thofvtar ion county circuit court. Thurman was brought to Salem yesterday afternoon by Constable AV.- L. Jones, and piactd in the county jail. The store was eiKered Irom the rear, window beinsr forced open. AH of the tills were broken open and 'their contents cattered upon the floor. Be tween 5i6 and io in mutilated coins, in denominations ranging from five cents to one dallar. were taken together wnh S2 of ffocd money, all nickles, and about $t in coppers No goods from the store have been missed. A number ot stamp and a lot ol pennies in 1 the postoiTice were not disturbed. When the burelarv was discovered Sunday morning, police officers at At; bany and Salem were communicated with by teleplione. with the result that a suspicions character, gMng his name a-. AVm. Thurman. was arrested in Al Kmr attotif noon Sunday bv the night- watchman; A -McClain. When a?retcd TlViirman was disnosine ot the mutilat ed .coin to the best advantage. lie nrotested his innocence of : the crime with ich he was charged and related a tale that was calculated to win for him the sympathy of every auditor, but it failed. He implicated that some "mvarterious other fellow"' that isihvari ably figuring in such cases'and who can if failed. He implcatcd f Some crfven any credence. ' - J Thurman is suspected of Hang been implicated in numerous burglaries that have been committed in the vauiey duf ine the past year and wuh hi arregt and detention it is expected tere will follow a cessation of these depncdatiout BY A BLAST. Wallace. Ida . May 14. W.i II. - Sat ridge and Paul Pt'hknr, two miners were killed in the hnsco mine, today by the premature explosion of a !!at SECTION EIGHT PAGES A MISSIONARY AT WORK DIRECTOR CIIAS. L4IXU WILX, DISCrHS SITCATIOX WITH UROVTERS. TThll Ma jorily rnver roollnc Crop, tb i ' la Noltt Keprcaented. A majority of the prune growers of Marion county favor perpetuating the organization of the Cured Fruit vsso ciatioti of the -Pacific -Northwest. But the percentage of the growers who have already become a party to tlie . agree ment, does not represent the required 75 per cent of the acreage which is teemed essential to make the orgamza ion effective. In view of this condition. Chas. Long. of Silverton, one of the directors of thi Cured Fruit Association as it ts now constituted, is nnaking, a personal can vass of the prune-growing sections of the county in the interest of the move ment. : -Mr. 'Long was in the city yes terday afternoon en route on a canvass of the Southern part of flic county. Last evening he went to Liberty, where he addressed the growers, thence he goes to Rosedale, Turner, Alarion and Stay- on. 'Althousrh considerable less, than the required 75 per cent of the acreage in this county ha beetii pledged towards securing the permanent organisation, of the association, 'Mr. Ing thinks there little doubt but that, the growers ot Marion county will fulfill ttheir part and pool 75 per cent of .the acreage in the proposed association. 'Mr. Long is ccnuucting a son 01 coinpaiRu mu- .ttion amontr the crowt rs. to; whom oe explains in detail the plans ctntcmp!at- d oy the proposed, association. 'Mr. l.onR tigures that the prosiect of a reduced crop shoukl bci a further ncentive to the organization of the ur.iurrs. A partial crop could be im-c easily and proiitably.handlcd, argues M-. Long, xhait could an unusually heavy crop. And, again, uy organizing - car, the association cotuu Minsiamiai- rstibli'.h itself in cxnimercial circks and be in every way prepared to handle the crops of succeeding year. O. S. Pomeroy. of AV'twidburn, a prominent Marion county- farmer, was in the city yesterday, aic.says nine has been ample rain for fruit and grain n fact he says sunshine is now equally'. essential. The bright warm fays ol old Sol are needed' to- bring out the wheat wbich hatnot made much progress dur- ng the pa -it two weeks. - h bpcakmg ol triut prospects, .Mr. 'omerov savs. there are practically n- Italian prunes iiv hi section, while there mill be a -heavy crop of Pctites. The early varieties of apples are not doing well, but the tall and winter apples nev er looked better. There will be a lull crop of strawberries ahd all varieties of mall fruit. iA eontitnuatioii fjrr- any urea lemrth of lime, of the rain of the past few weeks, would prove disastrous o the strawberry crop wimii now. promises an enormous yield, uoniin ued rains would have caused the straw berries to rot upon the v ines before they could mature. A iked regarding hops, Mr. Pmncroy aid that thus for the crop is all right. He savs,' the acreane in the n-rth end of the county will be about the same as Mint of l.i.t vear. and predicts that th? yield will.be eiually as large as that ol last year. While some, yards have been plowed tip near woodimrn, me- acrene thus destroyed will lc supplied by the nurtibt-r of yards that were plant ed in the winter and spriifg of iHyv-00, are just coming into bearing. v rivi-v ipii KSI'.MT- liiti1 11. lin,,nr who U riuiiloved at lohn Maur- (... .. .. i j . er's bicycle repair shop, was the recipi ent Of a handsome gom ; waicn. aim ; . ,l isaord:i v ' a nrfvtnt from his fiarents.iMr. and Mrs. W. H. Cook, it being the 21st anniversary 01 111s niriii. Paul is Very proud of his watch, and lie is'JMVo very proud 01 tnc jan inai ne. will He able to vote at the coming tlec he will vote the straight Republican ticket. , ' - STiRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.- David, Pugh, who suffered an apo- lertic stroke on tiuirstlay evening, is line very seriously ill at his home in this City, corner of Union and Winter stfeets. Air. Pugh is ' years ot axe md an old pioneer having crossed the plains ad located in this county, early n the 40f. Mr. I'ugh's symptoms were Ktstcrday reported 'favorable but the patient is not yet out of danger. WJLL INVESTIGATE. General Bristow to Take Charge of ; Cuban Postal sAffafrs. iWasJiington. .May 14 Postmaster General Smith, after a protracted inter, view' with the President, today, an nounced that Jos. L. Bristovv, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General 'will pi eced to HavanaJncxt (Wednesday, to take charge of lheitoMal affairs of Cuba. The Postmaster General declined to say whether or not Director of Posts Katn--bone, would be suspended. It is said, however, that the fact that General BriMow will assume these duties, does not' necessarily indicate that Rathbonc will be relieved-of all cor.tKCtion with the? service. ' r : ; STRIKE IN ST. LOUIS. One Company (Makes a Settlement with I - Its Employes. . St. Louis. Mo.. May 14. There were important development in the street car strike situation today. At the con ference, held between officials of the Suburban Railway Co.,? the only sys tem : not controlled by the St. Louis Transit Company, and the employes of that road, an amicable' adjustment was effected, and the men will return to work tomorrow morning. On jua( what bai i the strike was settled could , not be krned tonight, but it can be positive ly : stated that the union received full recognition. It it said that the settle ment of fhe strike on the .-Sfiburban ' presages- the adjustment of the, differ ences between the Transit CompXny and its .Yjoo striking employes in thV near future. , . A ..