Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924, April 03, 1903, Page 3, Image 3

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    IS CONSIDERED
A BIG FACTOR
Keene VItfi His Several Prox
ies May Frustrate i
UNION PACIFIC COMPANY
V--
In Its Effortsto Control the
Southern .Pacific Rail
way Company
HE AND TALBOT TAYLOR "OWN
OYER 300,000 SHARF.S OUTSIDE
OP POOL OBJECTED TO THE
METHODS PURSUED BY ; UNION
. PACIFIC WAXAGEES.
NASHVILLE. Tenn April
case of Talbot Taylor & Co,
Ij-Thej
against
m- : t-
the -Southern Paeiflc and . Union Pa
cine Railway Companies came up be
fore United States Judge Lurton ' this
morning, judges wuson ana Barton, or
the Circuit" Court of Appeals, sitting
with Judge Lurtort. by invitation.
Affidavits In supirt of the Mil of In-
Junction,. as well as the Union Pacific
answer, together with affidavits, were
filed during the day. Harriman's affi
davit was read when the hearing began
and upon its conclusion. Lauterbach,
representing the keene interests, pre
sented his argument. He was followed
by Judge Humphrey for the Harriman
interests. Adjournment was taiten tin
morning. .".' -:''.'..' j ..
The hearing Js based on the applica
tion of the minority of the stockholders
for a permanent injunction to restrain
' the Union Pacific Railroad from voting
the shares owned and controlled by it
In the annual election by the ; stock
holders of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, on April Hth. The restraining or
der is asked on the ground that j the
Union Pacific is using its stock ; to
control the Southern Pacific property fn
such away as to prejudice the inter
ests of the minority stockholders who
have no interest in the Union Pacific
No matter which way the Injunction
suit goes here, the final struggle wilt
take place In Louisville. Keene s ex
isted to b able, under, the cumula
tive voting system permitted In Ken
tucky, to e'fct several directors of the
Southern ' Pacific ..' Company, nnd I In.
New York the feeling is that he has
secured enough proxies to make him a
dangerous factor In, so far. as the fu
ture cor.lrol of the road Is concerned!
Lauterbach late tonight made the fol
lowing statement: J M 1
"Affidavits of James R. Keene. Tal
bot J. Taylor and myself wero fi!e4
.r.'.'i (nr (hot 11. Un.m l UmI
ahd has held, for some -time ,' 100.004
sbureii t the Southern Pacific Individ
wry,,nI that Talbot Taylonowns art
1 amount Irrespective of any ' In
terest In the pool, which - would In
crease their holdings Xo ' more than
S0O.0O0 shares. This suit ia brought on
Talbot J. Taylor's- stock, which Is not
included in the pool, and It Is bn,t be
half of Talbot J. Taylor, as a firm, And
nas no reference to ino pooi stoca.
"Keene never authcrsed anyone to
-offer his Individual etock or his pool
tttrw-k fnr fal. Keene criticisms
were directed against the unusual meth
od pursued by the Union Pacific; tna
Jorlty in the Southern Pacific . ; board
both in regard to the enormous and
unnecessary expenditure on the South
ern Pacific, which is being rebuilt and
Improved and that In the most reck
less and Improvident manner, especial
ly a twenty-reven mile trestle over
Salt Lake, and In other similar respects.-
. ; & I,' . ''
. To Bleed Harrimtn.
NEW YORK. April 1. The affidavits
in the answer of the Southern Pacific
Company' to'the suit of Talbot. Taylor
A Company against the , Southern Pa
clfU end Union Pacific, deny that the
, Southern Pacific is operated In the in
terest of the Union Pacific. The mort
ImiMirtant of the affidavits is made by
E. II. HarimiMt. In It he sets forth that
a mutual friend of himself ami Edward
Lftutcrhach told him (Harriman). that
James R. Keene represented a pool
holding 170.000 or 173.00ft shares of : the
Southern Pacific, and that Mr. Keene
himself held about 70.000 shares; that
the y contemplated action which, says
the affidavit, would make us a great
deal of troqble: unless . we purchased
said .shares from them; that he would
sell the pool shares at about 70, and his
own shares about 75."
? Mr.. Ifarrlman declares he replied that
he would not b forced by fear Into any
thing that would be adverse to tm In
terests of the general body of stock
holders of the Southern Pacific. J
Otto II. Kuhn. of Kuhn, Loeb & Com
pany, a direcr of the Southern Pacific
says. In a sworn statement, that Ed
ward Lauterbach told him there were
only two ways to avoid hostile proceed
ings, either to buy the holdings of -the
Keene ptol at the price of about 7ft, or
start the payment of dividends ch. the
stock at the rafe cf not less than 4 per
annum.
Other affidavits by J. Kratacl.n'tt.
fourth vice president and general nian
:ager; J. C. Stubls, third vice president,
and ",other official's. are p refuted to
show that the Southern Pac ific is oper
ated In the Interest of Its stockholder,
and not for the benefit of the Union Pa
cific. ;vv ': i' i ..',
" Improvements Were Needed.
New York, "April L-R IL Harriman
denies that any of the expenditures for
Improvements of the Southern , Pacific,
complained of, by Keene interests, were
prompted by consideration of tho Union
Pacific, but asserts that they were de
manded by the interests of the South
ern Pacific alone and wholly Irrespect
ive of any relations between those two
systems, t ha C they .were planned bsfore.
tb'j Union Pacific became Interest,
nnd that they-were designed and re-:
commended by the Southern Pacific of
ficials and were, authorized by Mr. Har-1
rian eniyafter a thorough personal
examination-.' of the lines whereby ha
became conthiced of the ' absolute he-t
cessity of. the Improvements. He re
nl?s the allegations that the Union Pa
clfic interests : were - planning ' to take
over the Central Pacific lines. from the
Southern Paein ; and asserts that' no
such step? has been contemplated or
even discussed,"
CAR SXOCKED MAN OP TRESTLE.
ASTORIA. On, April 1. While
walking the trestle of the Astorfa Elec
trlc Company yesterday afternoon. ' Pe
ter Bayard, a. carpenter, wu knocked
oft" by a paning ear and fett to the
beach, a distance of ten feet. He sus
tained two severe scalp ; wounds, ; two
deep cuts on his forehead and internal
injuries, the extent of which has not
yet-been determined, it is feared that
his injuries will result fatally, as he
suffers great pain In his body. $ ;
f r WON BY A NEGRO. i4 -NEW
HAVEN. (Vmn... April L The
Henry James Ten Eyek prize, at Tale,
u was awarded tonight to William Pik
ens. of Little RockArk.. a member of
"the Junior academy class. The prfcte is
the. Incline of $2600 given annually for
excellence In Junior exhibition speaking.
PI kens Is a netro. ' .'TV
SHAMROCK ffl
A NOBLE SHIP
Outstripped Sister Challenger
I at Her Very Best
GAINED ON EVERY MILE
Finished ; the Course in
35
Minutes and Half Wile
Ahead
WILL PROVE FORMIDABLE RIVAL
TO THE NEW DEFENDER WHICH
WILL BE- LAUNCHED APRIL II.
AND CHRISTENED THE IlELI
ANCK. OOUROCK. April 1. Shamrock I and
the new challenger. Shamrock HI. went
out for another trial spin today, all the
way down the channel the yachts had
H hard reaching triai in a strong wind.
It was a point of sailing In which the
Shamrock I had hitherto excelled.' but
she showed herself quite unable to hold
the new challenger. The latter gained
on? jevery mile and aver the distance,
about seven miles, which was covered
In 'S3 minutes, the Shamrock III gained
half a mOe. She carried her ? sails
handsomely nnd went fast ana clean
through the water. -The. Shamrock III
demonstrated that going close hauled
si. la easily faster than the old boat.
i
iThe New Defender.
New Terk. April L Miss Nora laelin,
dauishter of C Oliver Iselin, it has beee
deckled, will christen the new cup dr-'
fender, Rel nance. ' Miss Iselin is now at
home in that village. Mrs. Iselin chris
tened tlo Defender and the Columbia,
and now Miss Iselin will name and wish
the greatest of success to the Reliance,
which will be launched on Saturday,
April 11. V - -
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Lt" HEARF DISEASE
SOON CURED.
FRANKLIN MILES. M. D.. LL
WILL; SEND S4.00 WORTH OF
HIS! SPECIALLY; PRESCRIBED
TREATMENT FREE TO AFFLICT
ED I READERS.
To demonstrate the unusual curative
powers of his New Special Treatment
for diseases of the heart, nerves, stom
ach or dropsy. Dr. Miles will send, free,
to any afflicted person, 34.00 worth of
his new treatment. ! . J
j It, is the result of twenty-five years of
careful study, extensive research, and
temarkabte , experience . in treating
thousands of heart,:! stomach and nerv
ous diseases, which so often compli
cate each ease. So certain are the re
sults of his New Treatment that be
does not hesitate to give all patients a
trial free. j
S Few physicians have such confidence
In their skilL Few (physicians so thor
oughly deserve the confidence of their
patients, a no false Inducements are
ever held out. The Doctor's private
practice Is so extensive as to require
the aid of forty associates. His offices
are always open to visitors.
Col. K. G. Parker, ex-treasurer v of
South Carolina, says, "I believe Dr.
Miles to be an attentive' and skillful
physician. In a field which requires the
best qualities of head and heart. The
late Prof. J. S. Jewell. M. D.. editor of
the Journal of Nervous and Mental
diseases, of Chicago, wrote, "By all
means publish your surprising results.
Hundreds of "Incurable Cases' cured-
Mrs. Frank Smith, of Chicago, was
cured of heart dropsy, after five lead
ing physicians had given her up. Hon.
C M. Buck, banker; Faribault, Minn.,
writes:, - "1 hod ( broken completely
down. My head, heart, stomach and
nerves had troubled me greatly - for
years. Feared I would never recover,
but Dr. Miles Special Treatment cured
me after six eminent physicians 'of
Chicago and elsewhere had completely
failed. Mrs. F Countryman of Pon
tlac, IlL. saysr ("Several years ago
when I sent to Dr. Miles for treatment.
three physicians told I could not live
two weeks. I could I not walk six feet;
now I do all my work. 1600 references
to. and i testimonials . from Bishops,
Clergymen, Bankers, Farmers. . snd
their wives will be sent free. These
Include many who have been cured af
ter from 5. to 30 physicians, have pro
nounced them Incurable. ?
1 For ' free treatment, address Dr.
Franklin Miles. 203 to 205 State street.
the Weekly Oregon Statesman. .SAlemJ
rhiraf HL When ' , writing ' mention
Oregon. i
ENJOYED RIDE1
; IN THE ENGINE
President Views the Mountain
Scenery From Cab
OF SECOND LOCOMOTIVE
Thought He Ought .to Feed
the Furnace but He
Didn't
SHOOK HANDS WJTH THE CREWS
AND EXCHANGED LIGHT SAL
LIESWAS ! DELIGHTED WITH
EXPERIENCE THOUOn COVERED
; WITH DUST AND GRIME.
; PITTSBURG. Pa.t April L President
Robsevelt viewed, the scenery around
the famous Horse Shoe Curve this af
ternoon from a seat in the cab of the
locomotive attached to his special train
and. after a ride of about fifty miles,
expressed himself as delighteil-wilh his
experience.
When the spScial reached Altoona, at
4 :20 o'clock this afternoon, the Presi
dent alighted from hia car and walked
rapidly to the front of the train." Two
engines' were coupled to It ready to.puij
the heavy cars over the Alleghany.
Mountains and the -President shook
hands with the crews of each.. He then
climbed into the cab of the. rear enr
gine. As he took his seat the President
remarked that, being a member of the
BrotherhcKKl of LocMHnotive Firemen, he
thought he ought to take his turn at
feeling the furnace, but he did not do
so. ';..--f , ::v ;:'!
When Gallitzih,? the crest" of the
mountain, was reached, the President
climbed down from his dusty seat and,
after shaking hands with the engineem
and firemen, went back to his private,
car,,' rather dusty ; and grimy but en
thusiastic over his novel ride. Outside
of his ride on fne engine, the Presi
dent passed an uneventful day, devot
ing a large portion of It to reading.
CLEW r0 SAFECRACKERS
POSTAL INSPECTOR CLARK NOW
THINKS HE IS ON TRACK ,.
' OF THE ROBBERS. ' "
PILOT ROCK. Ore, April LPdst
office Inspector Clark reached here at
10:30 Vcloclt ysterday afternoon, from
Pendleton, bavin; arrived there this
morning from Portland, oq his way" to
Walla Walla. He knew ftothlng 0t he
robbery of the postoffice safejhre in
til he reached Pendleton this morning.
The? telepbone wire was. not rut m en
first supjoeed, but "was -not nf workoig
condition " yesterday on account of a
severe wind , storm. The Inspector' ia
in possessien of an important clew, bill
refused to give out. anything for publi
cation. The; night of the robbery.
Landlord Lufkin. of. this city, who was
on his way home from Pendleton, was
hailed by two negroes and asked for a
ride. Being refused, the air became
surcharged with sulphurous expletive
They were on their way to the city, and
as nothing has been heard rof them
since, It Is generally believed the col
ored gentlemen had something tc do
with the robbery. , ,
While the exact amount stolen is as
yet unknown, the, loss in stamps 'will
be considerably more than was at first
supposed. : Forty dollars belonging to
the Pendleton-Uklah-Pilot- Rock- Stage
Company was also taken.
As there, are no powder marks to be
seen, it is believed that nitro-glycerine
or some explolslve other than powder
was used. The total loss will probably
reach 3200. .'.-.
PALACE HOTEL BURNED
PRINCIPAL HOTEL OF INDEPEN
j DENCE DESTROYED BY GOD
; OF FIRE. . -.
INDEPENDENCE. OreT April L At
about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon fire
broke out In the- Little Palace Hotel -the
most prominent hostelry of this"
city, which resulted In the. total., de
struction of the building and consider
able damage to adjoining property. "The
loss is estimated at between' 3S.000 and
$7,600. partly covered by insurance.
. The hotel was owned by J. M. Stark
who has conducted it for several years,
and is one of the most popular land
lords in the valley. The exact origin
of the fire Is not known, but it Is sup
posed to have been started by a defec
tive flue. The conflagration was a very
fierce one and taxed the fire department
to the uttermost to keep ; It V from
spreading to Smith's saloon and a
barber shop, situated next door to the
hotel, and both of which were damaged
to a considerable extent, but after a
fierce struggle the flames were finally
gotten under control and confined to
the hotel, 'which wa' burned nearly to
the ground. t 4 ! - '
GATES AND ANTI-GATES
SUCH IS THE STATUS OF THE WA.
TSR WORKS QUESTION
IN DALLAS.
DALLAS, Or.; April 1. (Statesman
Special). The "water works proposition
is now running high In Dallas. The
question has resolved Itself into a
Gates and anti-Gates' discussion. The
anti-Gates people nut in mass meeting
last night and put an entire municipal
ticket in the field, to be voted fbr next
Monday. April j, as follows: Mayor,
IL C, Eakin; recorder. J. C Adams;
marshal, F. H. Muscott. cpuncllman:at
large. Frank Holman; councilman, first
Ward. F. "Wagoner; second ward, .Wm.
Muscott; third ward. Joseph HJacK.
- Dallas 'April L The funeral of Mrs.
the Burch graveyard, near that ptace,
today. Deceased was the wife or. HUI j
McDanieL and' was 34 years old. She
leaves ahusband, a--large -circle' or
friends and relatives In -. this ncountft
and was a leader in tlje ladles basket
(ball club of l Dixie, and known as, a
model of. pnysicai culture tbrougnout
the county. She died at her home on
March 30, 1903.
Independence. Or April 1. The tim
ber near Falls City is now being sold as
fast as the titles mature, to Eastern
capitalists. The records of the county
show forty-three transfers to. one man.
having a representative in ; Dallas.
amounting to about lA.Otin acres. The
deeds are made to W. G McClare,
whose name -did not appear on the as
sessment last year. I. Gerllnger. a well
known resident of Oregon, the promot
er of the Falls City Railroa4. has ac
quired title to over 2000 acres within
the past year besides owning thousands
of acres bought previous to that time.
THEIR DIFFERENCES SETTLED.
NEW HAVEN Conn, April L The
differences between the.trainment of the
New York; New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company and their emyploy
era were amicably settled this after
noon. - ; v - . x
THE SULTAN
IS POWERLESS
Uprising in Macedonia Made
by the Albanians
SURROUNDED BY GUARDS
Of the Same People and He
Will Not Dare to Sup- . '
press It - ; .
SITUATION, EXPECTED TO HE1
; COME WORSE RUSSIAN CON
SUL SHOT AND GENERAL RISING
WOULD BE SERIOUS SAN DO
MINGO'S PRESIDENTS to MECT.
VIENNA. April 1. The rebellion In
Macedonia is considered here to have
begun already and the situation Is ex
pected to become worse. The Albanian
movement Is regarded as specially dan
gerous because the Sultan 'Will hardly
dare suppress it, he being surrounded
by Albanian guards-at Yildiz Kolsk. It
is therefore thought that the
reform
plan will remain a dead letter in'
old
Servia. ; ' ' ,
The Russian Consul at Milrovitxa
was shot by Albanian soldiers. It is es
timated 20.000 Albanians are under
arms and a general rising would be ex
tremely serious. -
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L'lT-i M S Naval Fight- T-
San Domingo, Republic of Santo Dd
tvingo. Sunday'' March 30. The Dom-
iftl,ean warship -Presidente. flying the
nag of President Vasquez. arrived oil
this port early today, and signaled for
a pilot, who went on board. The cruis
er then left, after exchanging cannon
shots with the fort. No damage was
done on either side. The situation Is
becoming serious, and the arrival here
of foreign warship Is anxiously await
ed. t - '." , 'j i '
The. revolutionary warship Indepen
dencla. is expected back from Azua . 3e
Compostella hourly, with ex-President
FigWrro on board,' and a battle be
tween "the two warships may result.
General Pichardo, whq is in exile pn
the Island of Curacao, awived today. .
SUES THE CANDY COMBINE
. . , f
INNER WORKINGS OF THE OCTO
PUS IS LIKELY TO RE EX-
POSED. , ;
NEW YORK, April 1. Action which
threatens to expose the inner workings
of the candy combine has been brought
in the Supreme Court against the board
of directors of the New York -Confectionery
Jobbers Association by avid
Sigler. wholesale confectioner, who al
leges tha his business has been anni
hilated by reason of persecution and
discrimination.' Detmoges are asked- hi
S2i,dO0, and the Manufacturers Asso
ciation, which. It is asserted, acts in
unison with the Jobbers Association. Is
sued for a like sum.
Mr Siglers counsel says these c
tlons will soon be followed by other
proceedings. He declares that the per
sons named have done acts which were
within the scope of section ICS of j the
penal code, which relates to conspiracy
to prevent persons from carrying ion
their usual trades and occupations, for
to do any acir injurious ; to trade; i or
commerce. ' - . l :
j OF UNTOLD VALUE j
THE INFORMATION , CONTAINED
IN THIS GENTLEMAN'S STATE
' MENT IS PRICELESS. ;
The hale, the hearty, the strong can
afford to toss this paper to one side
Impatiently when they read the fol
lowing, but any iiwTrrer who has
spent a mint of money and hours of
excruciating iorture caused by kidney
complaint, will stand In his own light
if he does r.ot follow the valuable ad
vice offered br- - f 3
! Wm. Gower, barber,". of . .131 West
Bennett ave Colorado Springs, says:
"I was Interviewed by a. gentleman in
the month of June, 1899, about Doan's
Kidney Pills. I was then living ; In
Pueblo, Cot, and I told him that after
suffering for four or ,five year with
backache and other consequences of
eith excited or weakened. kidneys, I
went .o my druggist's. In pueblo, for
Doan's Kidney Plllv and took a (bourse
of the treatment. They cured me, and
ccred trie quickly. I have recommend
ed them to a "number of friends .or ac
nHhtinces andtoldthem If they did;
hot: cure them they could return the
box to me, and I would pay them for
rem. No one ever came back with, a
bok."L3t I Jcnew -they were cured."
iTTni-. T h all ilmiltrt PriwC irfa.
Fnster-MUburn Co.! Buflfalo. " N. : Y-,
sveag-ents for theljj , ' . '
1 4 Iieruei.iw lh name DOANS anJ
take no substitute.
3CC
"To Eii is Human"
Not to Err Elgin. -
The man vho is always
rlht on time is the man ,
who carries the ' J.
ELGIN WRTCtl
. : Every Elgin Watch fc folly puranteed. AH jewelen have Elgin Welches.
Timemakcrs and Timekeepers, V aa illustrated history of the watch, seat
' free pt reqaest to '; ' -. .
Claim HtnonuWu
V
PRESIDENT
IN CHICAGO
(Continued from Page 1.)
pose,' above set forth, of His Majesty,
the German Emneror. .
"Sir Michael Herbert to the Marquis
of Lansdowne:
" 'Washington. November 13. 1903.-
I communicated to Mr. .Hay this morn-
ing the substance of Your Lordship's
telegram of the 11th instant. ,
"His Excellency stated in - reply,'
that the United States Government,
although they regretted that European
powers should use force against Cen
tral and South American' countries,
could pots object to their taking steps
to obtain redress for injuries suffered
by their subjects, jrovided that no ac
quisition cf territory was contemplat-
I , ;-i ' :
Both powers assured, us - in explicit
teem that ' there was not the slightest
intention on thir part to violate the
principles of the Monroe Doctrine, ahd
this; assurance was kept with an hon
orable, good faith which merits full
acknowledgement on our part. At tho
same time,, the existence of hostilities
In a region so near our dvn borders
was fraught with such possibilities of
danger in the future that it was ob
viously no less our duty to ourselves
than our duty to humanity, to endeav
or to put an end io that. Accordingly,
by an offer, of our good services In it
spirit of v frank friendliness to all the
parties concerned, and In a spirit which
they quickly and cordially responded,
we secured a resumption of peace -the
contending parties agreeing that the
matters which they could not settle
among themselves should be referred to
The Hague Tribunal for settlement.
The United States had most fortunate
ly already been able to set an example
to iother nations by. utilizing the great
possibilities for good contained In The
Hague Tribunal, a question at issue
between ourselves and the Republic of
Mexico being the first submitted to thi:.
international court of arbitration.
"The terms which we have secured as
those under- which the Isthmian Canal
is to be built, and the course of events
in: the Venezuelan matter, have shown
not merely the ever growing influence
of the United States in the Western
Hemisphere, but also. I think I may
safely say. have exemplified the firm
purpose of the United States that its
growth and influence and power shall
redound not to the harm but to the
benefit of our sister republics whose
strength Is less. Our growth, therefore,
is beneficial to humankind In general.
We do not intend to assume any posi
tion which can give Just offense to our
neighbors. Our aaherenre to the rule
of human right is not merely profes
sion. The history of our dealings with
Cuba, shows that we reduce it to per
formance. ,' '' ;
j The Monro Doctrine : is not Inter
national law, and though I think one
day it may become such, this is not
necessary as long as it remains a car
dinal feature of our foreign policy and
as long as we possess both the will and
the strength to make it effective. Tj'-Is
last point, my fellow-citlzens. Is all:
important, and is one which as a peo
ple we can never afford to forget. ' I
believe In the Monioe Doctrine with all
my heart and soul; I am convinced that
the Immense majority of our fellow
countrymen so believe In it;- ' but . I
would infinitely prefer to see usi aban
don It than to see us -'put It forward
and bluster about it, and yet fa II to
build up the efficient fighting strength
which in the last resort can alone
make It respected by any strong for
eign por prose Interest It may ever
happen to be to violate It. j .
Boasting and blustering are as ob
jectionable among nations as mon
individuals, and the public men- of . a
great nation owe lt to theif sense of
national self-respect to speak cour
teously of 'foreign powers, just as a
brave and self-respecting man treats
all around him courteously. But though
to boast Is bad. and causelessly to in
sult another, worse; yet worse than all
Is to be guilty of boasting, even with
out insult, and when called to the proof
to be unable to make such boasting
good. There -is a homely old adage
which runs: 'Speak softly and carry
a big stick; it win go far. If the Amer
ican Nation will speak .softly, 'and yet
build, and keep at a pitch of the high
est) training, a thoroughly " efficient
Navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.
I ask yon to think over this. If you do.
you will come to the conclusion that It
Is "mere, plain common sense, so ob
viously sound that only the blind can
fail to see Its truth and only the weak
est and most Irresolute can, fail to de
sire to put It into force,
"Well, - In the list two yea rs lam
happy to say we have . taken long
strides in advance as regards our
Navy. The last Congress. In addition
to smaller vessels, provided nine of
those formidable fighting, ships upon
which the real efficiency of any Navy
in war ultimately depends. It provided,
moreover, for the necessary addition of
officers and enlisted men to make the
ships worth having. Meanwhile " the
Navy Department has seen to It that
our ships have been constantly exercis
ed at sea, with the great guns, and In
maneouvers. so that their efficiency as
fighting units, both Individually and
when acting together, has been steadily
Improved. Remember that all of this
is necessary. A war ship Is a huge bit
of mechanism, 'well-night as delicate
and. complicated as It is formidable. It
takes years to build It. It takes years
to teach the officers and men how to
Co.. kum. ilv,
handle It to good advantage. It Is in
absolute impossibility .to Improvifie a
Navy at theoutset of war. No recent
war between any two nations has last
ed as long as it takes to build a bat
tle ship; and it is just as impossible to
Improvise the officers "or the crews A
to- improvise the Navy.
"To lay up 'a battle ship and , only
send it afloat at the outset of war,
with a raw crew and untried officers,
would be not merely a folly but 5 a
crime, for it would Invite both disaster
and disgrace. The Navy which so
4 quickly decided in -our favor the wr
In 189S had been built and made ef-
fic-lent durirg the preceding fifteen
years. The. shins that triumphed oft
Aianiia anu svinuago were uum un.
der previous Administrations with thet
"money appropriated by. previous Con
greases. The officers and the men did
their duty w well because they had
already been'trained to it by long sea
service. AH honor to the gallant offic
ers and gallant men who actually did
( the fighting; but remember too. the.
nonor aue me-puoiic men, me mp
wrights, and steel workers; the owjrf"t
of the shipyards and nrmor plant, to
whose united foresight and exertion we
owe It that In 189R we had craft so good.
guns so exeenem, ana American pen
men of so high a type In the conning
towers. In the gun turrets, and In the,
engine rooms, it is too late tq pre-;
pare for war when war has come; and
if we only prepare sufficiently no war
will ever come. We wish a powerful
and efficient Navy, not for purposes of
war, but as the surest guaranty of
peace. If We have such a Navy if we
keep ontbullding It up we may rest
assured that there Is but the smallest
chance" I hat trouble will ever come to
this Nation.-and we may likewise rest
assured that no foreign power will ever
qdarrel with us about the Monroe Doc
trine." -
A ICXAS WOMR
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On riiaU h-ttle of Hall's Great Dis
covery cures ail kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures dia
betes, seminal emissions, weak pnd
lame backs, rheumatism. anf all Ir
regularities of the kidneys aril bladder
in both men and women, regulates'
bladder troub'es in t-hihlrcn. Jf not
sold by your druggist, will be ent by
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DR. S. C STONE'S drug ato. e. St
em. Oregon. !
RrvD Tnis. '
, i Bandon. ore Dec 8. 1901.
Dr. E. W. H::. '.St. Louts. Mo. Dear
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for kidney and rheumatic trouble. Its
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and I can cheerfully recommend It,
Tours truly. j HARVEY "iOVTfl. ,
Hh POISONED HIMSELF
WILLIAM B. MOREING. A WELL
KNOWN CITIZEN OF THE
DALLES. SUICIDES. ;.''",.
THE DALLES, March
St. William
IV Moreing. a well known citiaen of
this city, lies dead as the result of
t .. t . . . . . i - .
vi!iuimnx vy hik uwn nana. ror cne
past three weeks he has been desjion
dent on account of money matters and
the sickness f his aged sister, who
now lies near jdeath's door in this city.
Mr. Moreing was about 49 years of.
age. and was a member of the local
lodge of Eagles, and of the Painters
Union. ' 1 , j :
It was not ascertained the exact na.
ture of the poison he took, but about,
9 o'clock In the morning he complain-;
ed of being Very kick, and was seen to
be hnldlna' ntfi f n lha tiAtt nf Ik rrrh
-' n "7" - . - -. . ... . - , - v . .
at his rooming place, and soon after
ward fell to the floor. He was carried
Into the bouse nnd physicians were '
sent for, but were summoned too late,
to be of any assistance to him. He told
his sister that he had "fixed" himself".
It is thought he died from arsenical
poisoning.;- ft : ' i.
HOUSE MUST ACT FIRST
BEFORE THE RATIFICATION OF
j CUBAN i TREATY CAN BE V "
, .". PROCLAIMED.
WASHINGTON, V March 3I-Th
ratifications of the Cuban Reciprocity
Treaty were: exchanged at the State
Department today by Secretary "Hay
ana eenor cuesaaa, tne uuoan minis
ter. There was little formality about
the exchange. One copy of the. treaty '
served, and this was delivered to the'
Cuban Minister. In addition. Secretary '-.
Hay and the Cuban Minister signed, a,
protocol reciting the fact of the ex- '
change. A copy of the treaty signed.
today will be sent to Cuba, and when,
the other ' copy,, bearing President
Palma's signature, Is received here. It
will be placed on file In the State De
partment, The next step In order-will
be the proclamation of the treaty, but
this cannot be done until the House
acts on it. ; : &
- - Smith's Dandruff Pomade. ' t
stops Itching scalp upon applications
three to six removes all dandruff n4
Will aton falline- hair. Ir1ce Cflc: t ll
druggists.
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