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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, . TUESDAY. AUGUST 21 1900. allied fote in rep : . -V'A -'- V'"';-;- The Chinese Capital Captured by the Interna tional Relief Column on Wednesday. The Obstinate Resistance of the... Mongolian Army Was Unavailing Against the Valor of the Torces of Civilization The Ministers Safe. WASHINGTON. Ang. 17-Tbe allied forces have captured and enteral Pe kin in the face of obstinate resisiance, ami the niemliers of the foreign Lega tions are uafe. Ollicial confirmation of the fall of the Chinese capital aim to the United States State Department today in the sha? of two cablegrams, uuc from Admiral Rt-uiey and the other from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo. The cablegram from Admiral lteutey came to hand first, early In the eveu Iiiir. followed very soon after ly that of Cunsnl Fowler. Admiral Reiney's difpatch 1 as follows: -Takti. Aug. 17. 1 a. m. Bureau of XavUaliou, Washington: Have just rn-civi-d the following telegram from Tien Tsin, dated August RJih. 1 p. in.: "IVkla wa captured, on August l.'th. The. foreign Legatons are safe. I lelails will follow shortly, (Signed) Ilemey." "T Tliat from Connl Fowler. gjving Im imrtant detail of the cenrreiices at the time of the capture of theefty, was given out In the subjoined oHicial etateuicnt: Acting Secretary of State A. A. Ailee make puMic tin following telegiTlm tiiis iFriday) evening, from the United States Consul at Che Fort: . "Che Foo. Aug. 17. -The Jnta:ice admiral reports the allies attacked Pe tto at the 4-nst gate on August ir.th. .An obstinate resistance was mer. - In the evening the Japanese entered the capital Willi the other forces. They Immediately surrounds! the Legations. The Inmates are safe. The Japanese loss was over. lOO: the Chiu"se lost (Signed -Fowler."-. Previous - Information which had f KIN CA I The foreign Legations Saved by the Inter national Relief ColumnOfficial Report, WASHINGTON, Aug. . 17. Navy Departmeat tonight received a cable gram from Admiral Ilemey, saying: "TAKTJ, Aug. 17, 1 a. m. Bureau of Navigation, Washington: Have just re ceived the following telegram trom Tien Tsin, dated August 16th, 1 p. m.: 1 " VPekin was captured on August 15th The - Foreign i Legations are safe. Details follow shortly r I "BEMEY," 2: 3: leii reeivel here showed tliat the allies took ossession of Tung Chowr on the rjih lnt.: Frosn" that city to lVkln the listanc is not more fhan a dozen utiles. It Keems evident, there fon, that the armies halted for a time at Tung Chow, for the p,nriose of glv iug the men a rest ami preparing fof the attack ujKn the capital city iu force, after waiting nut it the rear of the advancing hol should arrive at the front. Fossibly. also, the '-delay was the result of negotiations Itegua The Oldest and Best S. S, S. is a combination oFroots ami .herbs of great curative powers, ahd when taken into the circulation eearclies out and removes all manner of poison,s from the Lhwd, without the least ihock or harm to tlie system. On the contrary, the general health legi:is to improve from the first dose, for S. S. S. is not only a blood purifier, but an excellent tonic, and strength ens and builds tip the constitution while purging the blood of impari ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a blood poison origin. Cancer, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt Kheum, Herpes and similar troubles, and is an infallible cure and thi only antidote for that most horrible disease, Contagious Blood Poison. . A record of nearly fifty years of successful cures is a record to be proud of. S. S. S. is more poputar today than ever. It numbers its friends by the thousands. Our medical corres pondence is larger than ever in the history of the medicine. Many write to thank us for the great good S. S. S. has done them, while others are seek ing advice about their case. All letters receive prompt and careful attention. Our physicians have made a life-long study of Blood and Skin Dis eases, and better understand such cases than the ordinary practitioner who makes a specialty of no one disease. w e are oomg K good to s uttering hnmanitv ihrougb i our consulting de tiartment. and invite you to write us if you have any blood or skin trouble. We make no charg whatever; for this service. . r ,TK SWIFT SPECIFIC CO ATLAKTA, CJL .- . . ....... . . i . by the Chinese official looking to the delivery'oT the Ministers with a Chl nee or other escort. If negotiations were attempted, they most have failed tkm t,. annv rktliinnMl . htl its march II .-. I , . ' " - - - - - at,nd attacked the: capital three days after reaching lung t how. , i It .i;.i-:iis tlie allies decided to at- ..... .1... i.- ..'it "iio There are four gai-s to the city' ou the east. two leading to the Chinese, city ami two to .the Tartar city. just which one of there was tielectetl as the at-t.ielrin-r TMitt. Consul Fowler's, dis patch does not disclose. Contrary to the press rejHjrts .vf -today. Consul Fowler's disrwitch shows that the at- tae'k on the city uet with strong re- i-istiince. Tint Japanese foree engagel with the advance, according to the nn hrst:mdinr of officials here, nitmlier- ml lO.tNX' men. s; the loss suffered by them was over 1 ier eenr. Allowance Is made for losses in the forces of the other armies, but it Is presumed that It was in proportion to mat oi xue .ia p.im-se. TIIK XATIVK CHUISTIAXS. .Washington. Aug. 17. The cabinet ollichils sjiid today that unquestionably the native Christians in China, paid to number several thousand, will be-included in any arrangement made le iwccn this Government and China In cident to a cessation of hostilities It -na"v le . arranged for them to go to fV.f I,liilipiii-t. r imc of the many other-plans that are available may lie adopted. ISKPOKT TO LOXIiOX. M-ondon. Aug. IS. (Saturday). "I'e kin was relieved on the night of the I ! v i trth." This message was received last evening at the Iuierinl customs otlice in I auk Ion. from the comtuisiuner of customs in Che Ftxt. It Is the only otHclal message that has rea'hel Kng lainl iu conhrmaliou of the earlier re Mrts. Admiral ItHncy's dispatch not having arrived hi time for publication in the Ijotidon morning pajers. HAS A RAPID GROWTH 1IIK UKLUIAN HARK INUITMTKV FKOS PERS 1 !"T OKKiJON. (lrt Dtiutod for Rrecdlnr Stock -Fine Aalmali n III Its Kihlblted at the state rlr. The IMglan hare looni Is gradually but surely growing, and local fanciers are crowded with orders, from many points, for choice breeding h lock, and to such proiortion ha this demand grown that It Is found almost ImjMts slble to till all the orders and supply tlie demand. In every city, town and village of Oregon, almost, the deaufnd has grown for choice Belgians, until tle ItM-jil lreeHrs and dealers are un able to till their orders from the stock on hand, and are compelled to hnport more of the lieauiiful little animals. . There wraw to he a growing seuti ment in favor of the Ik-lgiau hare in dustry, and the iH-ople of Oregon are not slrw hi reHgulxing the great value the hare H certain to hae in a ulioit time as a meat prdncer. Investiga tion by thinking jteople has develoiietl t'ue fact 4hat the IWgians will make5 table deli-acy far snin-rlor to chicken and turkey, at a corsklemble less cost of irductlon, ami It Is this that is causing the widespread demand for choice breeding stock. It has been fou ml that the countries In which the industry has thrived for many years ltclginm. France and Kusland con sume annually millions of the little animals, which are-produced at a very Iight cost, and the eop1e of tlie Northwest have quickly grasped the idea of adding the meat of the hare to their stock of provisions, with the result that Belgian culture has been r-stabllsheit. and Is growing." , At the St3te Fair, this fall, there, will PTLRlD AuG. 5 be a show 'of Belgian hares, and here some of the finest bred bucks and does will be on exhibition. Already Jn tne Northwest '-shows of this kind ore be itit ttoiit A few weeks azo in Seattle a lielgian hare 1mw attracted thous ands of peoiae. llunureos or me Itoftnttrnl creatures were exhibited. aud attracted much attention, and the result of the slww was a largely in creased deaoand for breeding" stock. K. . F. Weed. w riUng In - tlie ' -IturttP New Vorker, in dis-usting the Belgian hare from i. farmer's standpoint, says: Thev will eat almost ; anything a cow will eat. and are very fond of bran and milk. Here alfalfa . hay. bran and lled or crushed barley are the principal items of fod. .They rel ish greeu food ,bnt to much will pro duce bowel trouble. Drafts produce an influenza' called the suufhVs, which is the 'principal trouble with them. They sell at S cents per pound live weight, and retail at 'Si cents per !uu! dremse!. They lose about 5) per -ent In weight in dressing. As to cost of raising them, this will vary with tlie locality, but roughly .speak ing.' forty" liares will eat aiiout tlie same quantity of 'food that. a row will. I do not know what 'Eastern hay they would eat, outside of clover and oat hay. The-meat is white, lik-e I he breast. of chicken, and' tastes like chick en, but the public have to be educated ut to call for the meat. A farmer could raise all the meat he wished for his own family without much trouble, but if he went into It on a large scale, it would demand a good deal of time.1 as they amist be looked after and fed three limes a day. There should lie a good thing in it for those who get into the business flrsr in a locality, in raising the stock fir bf-i-dintr purposes. Here most of tlie city people are jfoinc out of busi ness, except those who breed tine slock, and the meat-rasing part is go ing into the farmer's hands. Nearly every ranch in tlie country here is raisins;, them, but mostly for meat. I think in any locality it will 1k like it has lieen here; tlie first lo make mon ey. I lien 1he craze strike; everyone goes into it, and it gets down to tlie same basis as chickens, with two classes of brc-eders those who raise fancy stock and those who raise for meat.' WILL, MAKE .CONTRACTS. II. J. Ol teiihelaier. the representative of I-il-ietitlRil Bros., or New York, announced ypcU rdiiy that lie would liegin at once to imike 4 -on tracts 'with growers for their hop, paying whatever it was necessary to secure them. lie recently made an offer to the Hop (1 rowers" As sociation to advance 5 cents a pound lo growers for picking money in order to keep them from contracting "at low prices., which tends to demoralize tlie market. Tlie proposition was not ac cented and Mr. Otteuhelmer will try to siH ure contracts from now on, from my growers who are desirous to con tract their growing crop, in order to secure funds. He will contract to pay 1 cents a pound, and if that is not sutlicient, -will pay more. STYLES IN PAI'EII WEIGHTS. Bronze 1 ogs or Lions :it Expansion Prices Seem to Be the Favorites. '"Of all I he furnishings of the writ ing desk none has nn-eived more at trillion Hi;; u tile paper weight and mine' Is more expelisi ve." said the clerk in the stationary department of a large jewelry store.t Those una es thetic people who hoj.l down their pajiejs with an ink bottle or a tive-ci-nl' metal knob can never realize thi 1 1 . l ill of genuine ilclight that conies to lite (fastidious writer who utilizes ex pensive little brass dogs and such things to keep his a ceo nuts and man uscript in place. To one of this lat ter class it is a pleasure to o'pen tlie wiiidow. once iu a while, and let t-h wind scalier loose leaves seventeen ways for. -Sunday, just. to be able to have the satisfaction of Happing down a high priced dog iu the midst of the disorder and saying triumphant ly, 'There, now. Stay there, will youV There are cases .-where a ceding of Hiis k'nd can produce as high as $Tm worth of satisfaction. It all dejiends, of course, upon the value of the dog or whatever other animal or product of nature is reproduced in the pajH-r weight. "Styles In paper weight. are as varied as "the tastes and financial re sources of writers. The average business man US!s a weight made of a little bar of glass which costs any where from live cents to a dollar, a -cording to the solidity ami detail in workmanship. Most of the weights come in silver and bronze and range in value from $5 to $7."i. ''Bronze is most expensive. It Is a funny tiling, but nothing stands so high in favor for a paper weight as a bronze dr or lion. Perhaps this is because' tlie tail and head of these' animals form such handy projections for the lin gers to close over wheu the .writer reaches out in a hurry for something to ekfp down ou flying pajiers. But it is not to be Inferred from the fore going remark that these two sixsi mens of the animal kingdom monop olize the pair weight market to the exclusion of other Irirds ami ln-asts. AH prominent representatives of the tauna ami nora or tlie earth are produced in bronze and are made subserve the utilitarian purjiose re to of holding lown papers. "The workmanship on some of these paper weights Is exceedingly fine.'and that alone brings the price up to an astonishing figure. That Is one rea son lions -ome so high tfiere Is an op portunity to put so much ' Work on them. .Here are two miniature lions, one eoueliant the other rampant, which retail at $"." each." Aren't thev finer !' The visitor gazed upon "ilm leonine asject of the T'gkl little beasts with immeasurable respect. 1 "But do you mean to say that .peo ple really buy such expensive things?" she a eked. ' . "Sure." said the clerk, keep tliem here for fin. We don't BUYING MEATS. The Government Orders Irovislons for tlK1 troops In China. Kansas City. Ang. 17. The war de: part men t has closed a contract with a lm-al packing house for a quarter of a million of nuim1s of the best fancy breakfast bacon, for immediate ship ment to China. f Fine printing. Statesman Job Office. THEY HUNTED WEALTH JACK SVAS. OF. SALEM, AX1 r. ROBERTSON, OF STAVTOK, . Have Retnr4d front tb OoW-Um B(D of Cap Horn Tby Foiu-d - - - tFrom Daily Statesman. Aug. 184 Jack Ryan, the popular Salem ton- soralist, returned Weiiuesday night from a trip h Nome; Whitlier lie was attracted by stories of great discover ies of gold, just as so many other peo ple of ..this country were last spring. When seen at lib , home last eve ning, he told a estatesuian reporter the story of his wanderings in the far North. Mr. Ryan left Portland on tlie steamship George. W. Elder, May 27th. and after a sea voyage of eighteen days through rough weather. living on unpalatable food, he readied Nome. In this district he found about 35,Of)0 people, about, half of wiiom were congregated in Nome City, the remainder scattered for lifty miles along rlie coast. The sands of the lNach, which had been' reported to contain fabulous wealth in gold, were found to have lieen worked over te fore Lis arrival ami It was almost Im possible, with tlie greatest industry, for a man to take out more Jhan $2 or $3 a day. This would not pay the expense of living if one tioe.giit in tlie markets of Nome. There were a few paying districts along the creeks, but these claims had 'a 11 been tasen and besides they could not lie mined protltably as there, is not euougn water for sluicing ! purposes at tne present time. Mr. Ryan returned pn the schooner Littitia which left Nome July v19th. and arrived at Seattle, August 15th. He deserilies his home ward voyage as very idea s;iht. the ac commodations of his vessel being all that cou-ld lie desired. J. F. Rotiertsfin. of Stay ton, who lias lieen in Alaska " for the past two years, went throtigh Salem yesterday on his way . home from Nome t'ity. where he has lieeu for the past four months. To a Statesman reporter lie. said that the stories published here- regarding conditions in Nome had '.not in any respect been exaggerated. He describes this district as worthless from a miner's lioint of view. There were only lunitiMi areas of paying dirt along the creeks, but the of the water supply made it sible to work these at a profit. failure impos Tiieie is practically no profitable mining in tlie whole district at -fhe ." present time. Thousands of men are out of employment. ' and are .willing to do anything for enough money to retiii'n to this -onntry. Iesjoudeney, disease athl crime have appeared in their worst form and add iniK li siiiferfiiig to the already inifortniiate comlition of this Cod-forsaken land. X NARROW ESCAPE. Part of Stayton Bridge Travelers. Fell on Two Stayton. Or.. Aug. 1U n Tuesday looming Henry Follis ami V C. I'i'owu had it narrowv es:iH froiii'au accident. The two gentlemen were driving in sejKirate ways and lead ji!--t met . aud passed on the big iM nl-.-e which spens the Santiam at this iKiint. when a part of the structure Overhead gave way and fell with a crash just between the two wagons. Travel over the bridge was susteuded at mice, ami nersons feeling it necessary to to-ss, fonleI. as the water is very low. A. I. Gardner was gtantiil permis sion by the nouiity judges of Linn am) Marion counties, to put iu a teiuiM.rary lu iilge and is now at work ' upon rVe siime. which will serve as a uu'aus of crossing until .the . liig bridge is ie pairtsl and rebuilt. , L. A. Thomas is having Ids barb-r slitp on Second street raisexl anI moved back from the street several feet, in compliance with the late sur vey. .1. E. Whitehead is re-covering anil otherwise remodeling and renovating -his I loot and shoe store on Second street- Mr. Whitehead is an enterpris ing citizen and believes in all rorms of udv:i!Memeiit. Mr. and Mrs. Carl ScliafTer returned home from an extended tour through I he East on Monday. .Mr.' Schaffer re sides on a farm one faille south of this city, aud has been, '.absent several mout lis. ' . -f ;. The two store buildings and dwelling house owned by Franz PorfisehiL on StH.oml ami Water strwts, are under going a clean up and being repainted, much lo the appearance of that part of town. Jos. Miller, senior member of ' the Stayton chair factory, had the misfor tune to drop a purse containng an amount of money in silver. Into - the mill race one day last week. . The purse came open, spilling the. contents in five feet of water. , He, recovered all but aliout $i.5il. ; ? B. I. Taylor, a former resident: of this city, arirved here yestenhfy from Pomona. California. -Mr. Taylor ex-iwH-ts to sjiend a month or Ax weeks here looking after business interests ami vlsitinsr old friends. Mrs. Staple ton. of Salem. Is the guest of her cousin, JIIssJ Sue Kearn, - this week. ' ';' : j ; Mrs. Henry Keene, who' has been rusticating 'near Waterloo, returned home Momlay. i -' A ,t G eorge Neiliert wen t to Portia nd on Monday to attend the, funeral of his nephew, who died In that city Satur day. : ': ' . ' DEATH IS EVEU PIHENT. Makers of the I ea driest Poisn Ever Iiscoverel by Sden"?. ' A factory for the; manufacture of some of tlie deadliest poistins known is locatetl not far from tlie Iwart of New York city ami HUfilck'nt jvoison Is U'ing made thre now to annihilate the wliole ismuLition ot the greater city, say the Evening' Post. , It Is guartlel carefully froni all Intruders ami no one passes lieyoml Its portals wrthont a special ;permit and even employes have to be skilled in their, work atKl unK-rstaiid tlie Stratum of prices optimism aa to business is geu the risk they take Jpfore admiance erally langerous. But the top was Is" granted them. In this factory c is 'reached the -middle , of Mqrdi. since manufactured pure anhydrous acid, a which time the reaction ha come in drug that Is never placed on ther mar- every great Industry, so that, con- ket in its pure srtate. a"nd evea In the chemist's laboratory It is handled with all the .care of a poisonous rep tile. ; If the fumes of this nekl should escape the chemist would never live to tell the tale. Tlie man who 4li covcred it was killed by inhaling Its fumes and many another lias met a similar deaths From' '3 to I'ter.eeut. of. this acid diluteil with J7 istrts of water f onus pmssie aciI. Even this poison is so deadly that inhaling Its fumes would mean instant death and it is never handled except lu the fae jory or a few large resinmsible lalMw atories.! , ."'""' Probably next in ImiKirtauce to tills acid is the cyanide of iMtassium. Which ! Is manufactured In the same factory, only in another part of tlie iHiilding. where a tire-pnu.f , and air tight wall shu it from tlie tin. The fumes of this are not iioisMious and one ii wrk In the rooui -where it is manufactured without fear, excpt that he must not touch I. The slight est quantity of "the. poison Iu its punt state would kill if swallowed. Tlie fumes of cyanide" of, potassium liave a rather pleasant Klor and It is said, at tlie factory lhat It has a witching ef fect onworkiwu. For all tlie wdd the finished poison looks like crystal lized sugar and as you gaze on it ind smell the fascinating odor there is a strong temptation to taste It. ihls fascination Js prolrttbly much like that which'-draws a iu.ni ovr a steep pree- j ipic. At anr rate the attraction to j taste 4f the imison is s well reeog- j nizeil that a workman Is never al- lowed in the room alone.- In tlte mix-ing-risim. where the men toil lNfore a huge caldron of molten cyanide the scene is like that of some old witch's cave. jsiechilly if one. knows the nat ure of the. terrible jhsoii lhat the men ire brewing. TO PREVENT DECAY. Wootl F'reserver ITschI ly Uncle Sam on Yamhill River Work.. Merits of Avenariiis Carliolinoutii Itecognized by National, State ' and Municiiwil Govern ments. The fame of Avenarius CarflK.lihenm has steadily extended, as the only lxma lHc preserver of woxhI, siuc its dis-v-ovcry in -'Germany thirty years ago. It luis stood all ttsts of climate, soil and water and steadily lived down all ptv teiidiil rivals. 'lVlay it i not only -m-pIoy-4l in all countries for tlie ires-r-vatioii of; wood us-l for househohl ar ticles siicir as liouscs, liarns, fences, etc.. but the national government, both of Kiltie and America. hav- ix-cog-nizl its value in saving public con striK'tiotis from "decay. Following their example cities 'and counties have also adoitcd avenarius earlo'i nni for hri lgcs. paveiiMMits. etc., and the lend ing ship builders and railroad eoinpa nits have shown their faith in its aner its by treating sli;i timbers, cars. t-h- grai)h ihles and ties with tlie sans never failing preventative against -li-icatic decay inul repacUvus wood iMiiing vermin Ixtitli of land and water. Great bodies imive. slowly, and only act after mature delilx-ration. It nuy theiefore lx safelj statol that-goveru-niciiis and oriNiratiotis did not employ avi-narius carlolineuni until fully, con vinced .of Jls ni-.incy s;iviiig as -well as ,v -I preserving pialities. Private in dividuals desirous1 of leiigtlu'iiing tlie life of wmm! work and at the saiiK time curtailing exix'ii. s. 11 d not fear to follow the prcti'dViits stablish!tl.' ' IU-cenl ; Jx-al 4'xamphK -proving the truth of the above state incuts are not waiil.ing. : '11m ivviustructvl Madison strtvt i-rklge ill Portia lid Iwis U-eii treated with avenarius carlioiiie'iim. as has tilA Us- paveineiit at thv intersec llnii of four si l els in that city wJiere the heaiv'st street car ami wagon trailic converge. The latter use"? if t'lK c!iir.ud was made at the 4arnest solicitation of str-et car managers uli. contideidlv !sk for gratifying results. Tlie gentlemen Iu charge of the Unit ed States 'tig;imvr dejiart nwul for Oie goii :iie now iijily:ng avenarius carbol 1 1 1. 1 1 : 1 1 t., the 4l.iui and lock work on theY.iiiuhill river, a Haltering tribute tv its merits which was rtainly not exlnd4xl until ivarching investigation satisfied' the authoi-iiies tliat it was a 1114-asnre f practical economy: With such examples Ik-fore them it would apiK'ar tliat the individual is foolish and the official almost ' culKilIe Who Ues noi protect his own. 4r lh taxpayer's jMvkcts by using this coni Kund. thus saving from decay, and leiut'heuing Hm' life if all frame struct ures forj' which' ht .is individually or otlicially ; rcsniisible. - ' Fisherj Tliorsen V Co. of Portland, Or., are-j sole Pacific coast ag'iits for avenarius caPlxiliticum. and it can Ik? found at R. M. 'Wade & Ck. Salem, wln will gladly supply Inforaiiattun re garding its accomplishments. TREASURE SHIP FROM DAWSON THE ROANOKE ARRIVES WITH THREE MILLIONS IX GOLD. Many Passengers Return from Alaska Rt'iMirts from Nome Say Small Iox Is Disappearing. PORTj TOWNS END, Wash., Aug. lf.Two steamships arrlveil from Nome tislay. bringing nearly-dun jias sengers.i The Roanoake, With 2nd passtngers, was a treasure s!dp in every sense of the word, she having $.'1,000,000 in gokl and a cargo of furs valued nt $l,OOU.0iN). The gold was most all from Dawson, having lsen shipped 4lown the Yukon to St. Mich aels, nnd there placed at Marti the Roanoake. The steamer Robert Dollar arrived late this afternoon with nearly 4H) iwssengers. but neither they nor the ship brought any gold. The passen gers report, the lieu Mi conditions at Nome as lelng good, and Dr. Foster. tlie Unlletl States ouarnnline ntliecr here. rece1el official mdificatkin that smallpox was ' disappearing. , nnd that only eight cases exist there. Tin: BUSINESS WORLD. Buyers ! for Merchandise Coming New York Exceed Previous to U Ilecords. . New York. Aug. 17. It. G. Dun & Company's , Weekly Review of trade toni!rrow wiM say: i Afterj a great wave of advancing isomer are asking whether in some! j directions a decline uia$' have uot been as reasonably large as was tlie advance, nd whether buying on tlc present basis ' of prices! fs not fairly sure. There are-fresh .evidences of ti weakness In. raw materials, notably a break In structural irou, but eacn one Is availel of to place lwivy con tracts. New York is 'w-elcomlng. buy ers from an over tne. con it try iu larger nimlNrs than for. many. 3-ears at this iseason.' ; i , The failhres for the tvi-ek were l;i in tlie Culled States against I.'mJ last year, and tweuty-rour in :ana.Ja against twenty-four last -year.; At Time take a pleasant herb morning I feci bright plexion is better. Mr it acts gentjy on the Istomaeli,. livrr and kidneys, and is i pleasjuit laxa tive. It is made form herbs and is prepared as easily! as teai. It is called Lane's Medicine. All unig giss sell it at 25c. and 50c!, line's! Family Medicines mdves the bowtH each day. li you cannot get W Sfnd for a free sample. Address, Orator F. j Woodward. Le Rdy. N. V. ROOSEVELT'S! TOUR. His Itineracy Is Partially ; ; for Septcinlier. Arranged Chicago. Aug. 17. Henry C. Payne, vice chairman of the Itepubllcau Na tional Committee, j?lve out the fol lowing ' as his correct ithieraiy of Roosevelt, as far as agreed iqioii to this evening, and frotn wliicli there will i h! no deviation: ! Saratoga. 1... Septeiutier ..th: le troit. Mich.. Septemliicr tJth; Uraii.l Itapids, Mich., Scptenjlier 7th: South Bend, Iud., September; 7th; LaCrossc, Wis.. September Knli: Fargo, Xoiili Hakota. Sept emlKT 14th: Bisnuink. North -Dakota. S'pieiiiler l."ith; Hel ena. Mont., September 17th; Butte, Mont., September ISth. AMERICANS WIN OUT. Kansas City Fire Figlrfcrs at the Paris ExiHisition. Paris, Aug. 17 The preliminary con test iu the exhibition lire apparatus came off this afternoon at Viuceiines, some otHto lircineii. representing all na . lions, participating, j The". '!A mcf icaii riiiresentatives. the .Kansas t'ity lire brigade, caused "great j wonderment by. their quick harnessiiig ami running, together with their method of life- sav ing. t By comimon coiiscut they were assigned first place, j MANY MEDALS Awarded to .American Exhibitors the Paris Exposition, at Paris, Aug. 17.-4Thi list of awarl to the American cihibitors at" the. I ! V 1 OV Ik.kult lull ' '1 3 : 111-liLi 111 1.1 till f ik. til'- t .ro."'u iuii 4lS iii.ii j . " lay. The I'uitisl States in all '.secured l.!vl awards. Of these -'l were grand prizes, 4sI gid.l ineihils.. ."is:: silver uioilals. 4'J2 brimze niedals. '7 hoirorahle mention, and a loiig list of gohl. . silver and bronze meibds f for -ol la Intra tors. Every jlitM' of industry' and art and fkill is given re-oguitioii.-' INDICATION THAT PLANTS .REASON In-order to liud tlie true answer to this question a daughter of a promt 1.. ireut Mexican planter; trid the follow iug experiment: 'I his voting la.ty drove' a nail in the wall siue dist:iii.--from the tciidri! of ii iiiorniug gh'iy' plant. The tendril Iwgan at once to grow toward the nail. The nad was sh'ftiil; the tendril shifted il course. Finally :. cord was hung up to .tempt the t4mlril and it xiiifliil its coitise lo.varil the cord and left the nail which it had five times -persisted "in following. j A FAST LIXOTYPIST Remarkable Sliced an Operator hi! Setting Tyie by in 1 Vi lla nd. I 'on land. nr.. Aug.; i. iiugn uieti. operating a linotye! machine in the Oregonian otlii-4 today, et 7:5..STo ems In eigltt lKiurs. It is considcnsl a, re- markabh niece of work, ins 11 .was done under ordinary conditions, ;iud not as a test of spel. DEWET ESCAl-ES. lreJoria, Aug. lt;.-Gcneral Dewet . has manageil lo elude ilenerai Kitcii- euer -in spite of tlie; fact that as! the Pritisii wagons had double teams of pickinl animals. T1m BhI's evaded the British by marching at . night over gronmls known do them, While their pursuers were obliged to march in the ih'y time. During tlie civil war, as well a in our late war with ! Spain.' diarrhoea was one of tlie most troublesome dis eases tlie army had! to contend with-. Ih many instances It liecame chronic and tlte old soldiers still sutler from it. Mr, 'David Taylor of Wiud Ridu'e. Jre4-ne Co.. Pa., is one of.,Hiese. lb uses ChamlM't la ln's Colic. .(Tholera and DiarrlHwa Remeily ami says he never found anything that; would give him such quick relief. It is for sale by" F. G. Haas, druggist, Saleni. ''! The siler inity y ea r. Prohibitionists of Illinois j-on-tliat they have a great -opporlii -to distinguish themselves this Chicago was sch-cMl for the holding of the Pnihibltlon National Convention on June l7tli: the same city furnished the Prohibitionists with their Presidential candidate. John G. Woolley. The Prohibit ion iHts have a state ticket in tlie Held in Illinois. Adlal Stevensin held his first office In lSiJl. For four years from lSnH t ISfW 1m was Spate's Attorney of Wood ford couiit.v, 711. H was then a rsi dent of the town of! Metamora. which gave him. when '"."a candhlate for Vice President, !3 majority. Bloomingtoii. to which he IlihI moved, was carriiil by his opiionent forj Vict? I'resideiit, Coos Bay News:; Chas; Sidander, who Is ranching on Catching sKmgb, has eight acres of iMtatoes, whn-h. fortunately, have ut been at'tai"'kel by ihe cut-worm. !A ditch has been dug around the potato patch, and T-1: ter kept In It, which has prevented the pests from encroaching. , So fa r the army worms ! have put In an appearance in Iiastern egon counties. The farmers there Is a small worm Injuring tiot tur fruit trees, but it ;benrft no resein blance to the army worm. : i -The childhood shows the man -Milton. a I morning shows the day, I I drink. thr' next. ahdyfny com-i doctor savs ':."":- I'...' h "i ... .' '-'-..; r 1 " 1 - -'" "r-i::'- i