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compared with the Importance and far
reaching effect Of the present hear
ing. In the settlement OF the con-
test between the jobbers and man.
ufacturers Of the Middle West and
Pacific coast for the trade Of this
territory, a precedent will be established
admitting or preventing a control Of Ger
tain localities by jobbing houses OF GER
tain districts. 1t IS an EFFORT on the part OF
the wholesalers Of Chicago. st. Louis,
Kansas City, St Joseph. Milwaukee and
other Middle West trade centers TO have
the Interstate commerce commission take
such action as win necessitate a revision
Of freight tariffs on all lines Of railroad
running to the Pacific coast. and establish
rates that will permit OF these houses do
ing business with the small dealer in this
territory on the same basis as the large
Pacific coast wholesale houses, which, be-
ing far from the base Of supplies, are
Obliged TO transport from the East and car
~ in stock here large amounts of goods,
which therefore, are compelled TO invest
larger capital per capita TO the popula-
ton than Eastern jubbers. which pay taxes
on merchandise, buildings and other ne
eessary Investments and which employ
large army of men year after year TO as
sist in the conduct of their trade. To
prevent this condition, and to thwart this
accredited unfair unjust and undetermined
move on the part Of the jobbers OF the
Middle West and the Business Mems
League. Of st. Louis. the jobbers of the
Pacific coast have undertaken 10 present
to the commission tremendous amount Of
testimony, and are confident that in the
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face OF the facts and figures laid bare
the Middle West Jobbers cannot win their
case.
The complaint was first made to the
Interstate commerce commission In july
iS@ In November following the commits
sion, sitting at st. Louis. heard the Middle
West sidc OF the cast. but owing ta press
OF other matters were compelled 10 ad-
i0urn before hearing witnesses for the
Pacific coast tobhers After several
months delay the commission announced
that iu March % would SIT on the Pacific
coast and take testimony. Ii was decided
that instead ot having cnc general hear
INK the body would ~ IN Los Angeles San
Francisco. Portland and Seattle. and thus
have AN opportunity 81 better deserving
the varied local conditions Accordingly
ON March ~ the frft meeting was held
ga Los Angeles. before three members OF
the commlsslou-judson g. Clements.
Jgnts II. Noamans and Joseph W Nfer
ON April . tho body met ln SAu Fran
,lsJu whore Chairman Martin X Kuapp
lolncl tha number At tho conclusion Of
that hearing Eastern business Called Conn
missinners Knapp and Yeomaus away
tHmmi ssluuers Ftftr and Clements pro-
,teJcj to Portland where ou April 10
and ~. they heard tav evidence Of tho
Joehcrs - that city and Seattle.
Mach Testimony Taken.
The Testimony ~ each Partae eaa~, wit
nrss beard since Aar,h - has heen care
fu|iy recorded ty the CLERKS and th- vol
Uwr. 81 ta HaiA whHu g0clplieI wEl form
between oo ana 5000 tvrvwrlttrn pages
4 cops ~ fer testimony taken has besn
.iten ise attorneys Thcse vein o. rriuts4
with briefs srH Submitted to the commits.
aiou at SOME fgtsre 5sEe Wbea ,ral ar-
aumcuts tN thr attorneys will Na heard
The date cr place for teis hcer.nS has nor
fef htcn named hHt vN probably u0t oe-
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West Bound Rates.

MEMBERS WHO YESTERDAY CONCLUDED THE TASK
TAKING MIDDLE OBBER AGAINST
RAILROAD COMPANIES
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under nm agreement between the attor-
neys for the Pacific Coast Johhers' Asso-
citation and the St Louis Business Mems
League. Many witnesses To be interro-
gated were "a Portland, and as % was
necessary 20 introduce Portland retailers
testimony after the Seattle evidence had
been secured. the Seattle iohhcrR were
aummcnd TO Portland ia order 90 save
travelling expense aud 60 facilitate mat
tiers.
The commission. however came 10 So
attic and spent a very busy dav interview
ing ioahcrs and manufactures. looking
into the wholesale conditions hore. ANA
consumed The last few hours On rlEhtsoe-
ing. Tho official party was composed uf
Commissioners eN-Gov Joseph W Fifcr
~ Bloomington ill, and eN-CongressmRn
hudson q. Clements, Of Georgia. SECRETARY
Go the Commission N s pgcker Wash
lngton. A. c.. and Of0ciai Reporters J a.
Fishhack " u Delaney and John + Mo
Auhn The ladies accompanying thu party
wero Mrs l1ter Mrs ludson e Clements
Mrs. j u Fishback, Mrs w ~ Du-
ianey. Mra NJ s Decker Miss iaeac a.
knrfick ana Miss tNa 81 Cole Ihf parts
accompanied hN = Goldsmith ans other
iucai tonoars arrived 8t }N O'Clock ana
were Immediately conducted tH the Nal-
nior-Orand hotel where breakfast was
rsFved Az N a'ciork thcy cmrrRri frnm
the dlaipg room ana thc busintas aud so-
clad duties az tbe day wcta htEuu A llfae
delegation " iaeal tetatrs ana msugfa
turors wcre nr0 met. ana su brur was
uaent in discussing the ease The cg-
fetal ps,rts then made short tour 90 tsc
business district
An Important Case,
the present case is ylassei hy tHc com-
naissiaa ~ une ~ ,ae most important thRt
has aver came before the haaH iu other
narta of tac couutry slW lar complaints
have besn heard ana Gtpo-tJ ef tut su
u Il said. have Decl lasrHItcagl whru
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The Pacific Coast hearing before the IN
terstate commerce commission. OF the
charges on railroad freight rate discrimlna-
ton against the 5obbers Of the Middle
West, brought by the Business Men
League. Of ST. Louis. was concluded IN
seattle Yesterday. The commission ar
rived here yesterday morning, but DID
not. as was originally intended. hold a
session. The testimony OF the Seattle Job
hers was taken at Portland Wednesday,
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get comprehensive idea Of the freight
conditions In this locality by 0-- visit. q"
he said The importance Of the present
cuse, both To the Middle West and Pa
cine coast iobbers is apparent II will
be some time before We can reach any
conclusion. judging from the amount Of
business we have before US | am very
glad TO see the Pacific coast In such a
prosperous condition Seattle is the
busiest city for its size l have seen in
many "A day
NJ = Decker secretary Of the assocla-
ton when seen said. 1.-THE testimony
offered on the Pacific coast will make A
very large volume The present com
plant Is brought by the business Mems
League Of S. Louis. and Is based on the
action % the transcontlnental lines in
June. lNN when they Wldcued the DIFF
fervntals la freight rates between car
load ana less than car had lots 10 Pa
cidc coast points from St Louis and
what IS generally known az Middle West
cvnters. Later the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific and other lines operating
into this territory reduced the difforou-
tials so created but the lines Go Southern
California and san Francisco made no
change. The Middle West fubbers now
Hak as one ~ their main causes FOR com
plant. Co have the Interstate commerce
commission adjust this dlifrrentiai rate
and to ordgr the railroads 90 rr-est8biish
Ta determine whether ~ not This actire
shall De- taken the commission has been
bearing tgstimouy.
The Interstate commerce commission
ts federal body created for fha t4grf,-.s,s
81 adjusting differences between railroad
CorpnrAta and between paopje and the
i-ltfosuH Almost every railroad ques-
ton 8. ~Upjeg' Co their Investigation The
body Us NOT a legislative enc. but M rho
present time moro ia tht nature 20 an
atlsol' tt hiss not the power that con-
BE- OIL 81 aHH I q "a D.
created The Cullgm bil uuW pending
ocfpro congress Viu siFc q addIuouaI
l.Ner. bat % can ueyrs have more iaris-
those II any ,ufsrlor c6art arc eive-s
Ar5. 20 aPleAl ie thc courts. just Ass
u the 'siou % lower court Our
deDcc has been Submitted bg thp pacfe-
Coast labbfrs Association
Mr., Goldsmith Talk
In the work af gathering evidence IN
ihe North Pacific coast territory none
hos hrcn more energetic than James
Goldsmith. 81 no was one az the local lob
etts called tn Portland Co testify bcfor.
We e"Wm4ssion. Mir Goldsmith returned
yesterday mvrniug Win rho commission
IT. ao interview resardlHg the case now
closest SO Ear as the iVboers iu this TERRI
tn. Pacific coast iabbe-s- for the first
ume 81 their existence are making a
stg9"s and vigara.s agAt against the at
tnH As ~ Che Middle West fuhbers % de-
prive thom az what GtIlc territory they
n'| possess Fhi. is NOT d new struggle
between ihc ioobers ~ these two sections
out has been going on actively lor the
past ZEN Years
Tho johher n the Middle West is per-
iectlE satisfied 20 permit the 1obber on
tHo Pacific coast tn contribute larEely IL
the Nphutiding az this territory bat with
the exception of words 90 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
has never contributed one cent toNsrs he
progress Of our mercantile affairs Ia .ay
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sion, when requested, agreed to hear your
testimony in Portland.
.It would not be polite for me to dis
cuss the relative worth of the St. Louis
and Pacific coast testimony. There has
been large amount of 1t given here and
we have Il all recorded. The st. Louis
people are not yet through They want
to present more evidence, which it is
claimed has been found since the hearing
there in November. We will in all proba-
biity hear It when we listen TO the oral
arguments of the attorneys. When this
will be | cannot say. We have much
other work to do. From here we will
hearings, and complaints from various
cities must be disposed of before2we can
again take up this case. 1t will be some
months before we will reach any conelu-
sion.
Regarding the testimony offered here,
all I can say is that the Pacific Coast
Jobbers' Association has presented an
abundance of II.
West Bound Rates.
1--WE are here In Seattle to see others
of your jobbers and manufacturers who
were not called to Portland. We wish
to talk the case over with them and get
their ideas of the conditions regarding
west-bound freight rates, that we may be
better able TO Judge the evidence pre-
scented our mission is just as important
as II we were hearing testimony
Judson c. Clements, the other member
of the commission, had much the same
TO say as GOV. Fifer. I'VE expect to
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AZ all druEs;ss. Csc. q vial. Guide to Health
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COAST TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Jobbers Present Facts to Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
MEMBERS SPEND BUSY DAYHERE

Const Associatfon's Evidence In the
Middle West Wholesalers SUIT
Against Railroad Lines to Model
Freight Tariffs and Give Them
Mopopotx of Trade Here, L. Be
Iieved to show the Evil Intended.
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WARSHIPS TOSSED IN TYPHOoN.
British GuHb0at sunk and Three Others
saved by Torpedo Boat.

@aNth u, loFpttO bOut.
Hongkong, Nov. ia typhoon struck
the town last evening and ragged until
morning. 4 British river gunboat was
sunk, but her crew is reported safe. Great
damage and loss of life occurred among
the native craft. but IT is impossible as
yet TO ascertain the full extent
During the typhOon the British gunboats
Tweed and Firebrand and the coast de-
Tense ironclad Wivern were in great dan
ger, as they were dragging their anchors
and the Ffrebra7d was shipping heavy
seas and rapidly filling.
All hired distress signals, and the Brit
lsh torpedo-bOat destroyer otter proceed
ed 10 their assistance. 1t was d dangerous
Undertaking, owing TO the furious sea
that was running and the great masses
OF hoating wreckage- The Otter succeeded.
however, In saving the crew OF the Brit
ism dispatch-bOat Sandpiper. with the ex-
ceptlon OF one man; and the weather
moderating, she also saved the other YES
seis mentioned. Another hour OF the hur-
ricahe and all would have been lost.
Inc troops az Kowloon, who were hous-
ed IN tents and temporary mat shed mar.
RACKS, were in a pitiable plight. The rents
and mat sheds collapsed. and the men and
animals were exposed to the fury OF The
storm Tne hospital roof was stripne5 %
but luckily there were no casualties An
admiralty dredge in the Canton River
was eapsized and two CT her crew wers
drowned. Many houses were blown down
causing twelve deaths.
The British dispatch-boat Robin is nro-
eeeding to the scene of the wreck ~ a..
sandpiper. and it is reported she is aIso
going TO Neiping 10 interview the rnaeig1
trate there with regard 10 the anri-gor-
eigl! placards which-have been nostad
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BLONDES ARE FlnICKY.
Girl from Chicago Objected 10 Farmer
Margnu's Clothes.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Because ne lacks the brimming trunks
of ycciferous neckties and circus-nuel
trousers Of a J. Waldere Kirk and the
Kaleidoscope array Of Waistcoats OF
Frank ElsinOre Jones. the heart u Charles
Morgan, a farmer at Troy Grove III, l5
beating painfully In disappointment Mr.
Morgan yearned for domestic teiiclty, ana
has drawn a blank. He attributes u TO
the backwardness OF the Troy Grove
fashlon-plates. A carload Of the gay
trappings of this world would. 30 Mr.. Nor
gan saws. have made him the pOssessor OF
the hand ard heart OF a ''prepossessins
blonde" a. advertised. from Chicago. But
because OF MS inability 10 carry a com
plete line OF gents furnishings in hls
Y wardrobe. the proposed wedding Is or
From Mr.. Morgans story OF the affair lt
seems that Chicago blondes are Just Ut
tie nnicky lie was reading a Chicago
newspaper one evening recently. after see.
ing that the stock had been well bedded
and the corn crlD locked. His eye was
covering the wants in a leisurely way.
when he discovered something. He drew
his feet sharply from under the stove, and
looked again, and the blonde from the city
By the lake had been discovered She was
the ordinarily extraordinary blonde. and
advertised in the ordinary manner. Shs
wanted the usual gentlemen o. good ap-
pearance and some money" AOrgan's s
friends had always tod him that he pOs-
sessed the first requisite. and the Industry
OF a father had gwen him the latter. so
Morgan wrote 10 the lOve-lorn damsel
With the saffron locks and the longing Ter
love His eplstie brought reply. and the
mail Was eventually burdened with the
cDO and flow Of correspondence.
Dear Charlie sent MS photograph, and
Lillian sent a gold embellished creation
bearing fac-simile OF ell her prepossess-
ingness. including the auriferous treszes.
These things brought to Mr. Morgan a
vague unrest that ended In telegram
and a trip 10 Ch ago. What he expert
enced there, he told ms friends on his re-
turn. was al least disconceFt.ng.
Lillian was particular. She said as
much. She knew clothes and how they
should be worn. and gave her visitor 10
understand that she could tell him all
about H. Just 10 Oblige him she dld a
little turn at criticism from an artistic
standpoint. From top % toe her eyes
were passed His hat was too tail in
the crown and mis- collar turned down al
the corners when IL should have been
| straight-standing. Ills tie wSs decidedly
on color. and his shirt bad two plaits id
the bosom, while everybody knows thal
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BROTHER GARDENERS WISDOM.

No man knows what a scounGrel he is
till he takes A nominashun and runs fur
a political Office.
Ia tryin' TO cure up an old bunion most
folks manage % develop a. soft corn IN
make further trouble
No man needs sot up nights 10 strive
rUr wisdom. II he gifts freW de day wi 4
out maxim. fool OF hisself. he has hit
&c mark plumb center.
once knowed an innocent man who
was sent 10 jail fur three months but as
an Offset l hev knowed 500 Others who
ought TO hev bin sent fur a year, but was
not.
Now an den l think Ia Ike to be rich
but / heV only to remember dat no rich
man kin wear last years ObercOat ar ga
barfut in de summer 70 make me con-
tented wid my lot ag'in.
Fur three weeks last summer Wavdovp
Bebee an. Samuel shin sot on de fence
n argued as 10 whether De moon was in
hsbited or not. Doorin' dat time I ARMED
slS and yit dey look upon me as lackln'
in philosophy.
Oar am no good reason why a perfectly
healthy man wid a big bank account
shouldn't be philosopher an flgger out
dat most o. our troubles am blessir's ia
disguise. but l nebber could do II on a
dollar day.
on airth / was cher idiot 'nuff to marry
Mrs Gardner. but she has Informed me
dat OAR am times when she thinks de
same bout me ] reckon most marriages
am an Offset.
I begun life by takin' down de fence
between me and my naybur. but am end
In IL by putin up one fifteen feet hlgh.
One Of de reasons why / reverence George
Washington Is bekdse i neber borrowed
tea or coffee Of him.
/ found a s. bill Eat Pickles Smith lost
m de road. and | restored IL 20 him
traded nevis wid Elder PenstOck, an as
long as he didn't diskiver dat my meWl
was blind II one eye didn't say a word
am Jest honest nun.
When a man goes huntin' fur a bar
an don't ind him. he comes home an
kicks. When a bar goes huntin' fur A
man an he don't ind him he fills up on
berries and says muffin Man am a heap
OF feller. but he amt allus UP to dc
best thing.
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"MARNR PLAY" SUPPRESSED.
ARsrehist ReHeat Zoe wife OF Assassin
BFeset Forbidden IN New York.

New York, Nov I0.-The police refused
tonight 70 allow the Italian anarchists OF
this city % give play, entitled "A Man
without Country" IN the Gerruanic As
zembly Rooms. on the Bowery. because
the Italians had neglected 20 get a the
atrical license. Policemen and detectives
stood az the door and turned away all
comcrs-
The play was % be IN commemOrauon Of
the thirteenth snniS ersary Of the chi
cago martyrs" who were hanged FOR their
connection with the Haymarket riot, and
the proceeds from the . cents admission,
which was 20 have been charged. were 20
be given TO Mrs. Bresci. OF Paterson. wife
% GaetanO Bresci, the assassin OF King
Humbert. Of Italy. Mrs Bresci and her
two children were among those turned
away from the han.
TIE anarchists said tonight that the
police had been enlisted in the prevention
Of the play BY Italian Consu. BrauchL
one Of their number. whom the police
allowed to stand on the curb. directed the
disappointed playgoers 20 1A Bleecker
street an italian saloon and restaurant
As the anarchists gathered the prOpr.e-
tors, fearing that the police might make
a descent on the place, requested them 10
90 elsewhere.
They went 90 another saloon, nearby
but here again they were not welcome
the proprietor declaring that they would
ruin his business Their ranks had great
ly iWlndled by this time, but few OF the
faithful formed intO line and marched 10
a resort on East Third street. where they
were allowed 10 meet. and where speeches
were made denounclng the police.
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DINNER TO MARK TWAIN.
Two Hundred Guests. Including Many
Prominent In Politics aud Literature.

Prominent In Politics aud Literature.
New York, Nov. l0--Mark Twain was
the guest Of honor at a dinner tonight
given at the Lotus Club. There were 200
persons present. President Frank r.
Lawrence was the presiding officer 9th
ers present were Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
William Dean Howells. Senator Depew,
Thomas 3. Reed. Joseph c. Hendricks,
Augustus T. Thomas, John Kendrick
Bangs, John Hart, ST. Clair McKelway,
Moncure Conway, John ElderkiH. II. II.
Ro-ers, Frank H. Platt, Booker T. Wash
ingtOn, William Henry Write, Chester S.
Lord, George S. Daniels, d. w w. Wa
ther. Col J. Howard COWperthwaite.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, r. r. Bonner,
Henry Gleason, Louis WindmUller, HO-
race G. Duval Judge James A.Blanchard,
+. w ROssiter, c. A. Knox, w T. Evans,
Randolph GuggenheimeT, Miles N.
. Brien. William Brookheld, a. p. Dow
ley, f. X. Austin, and William Berri
The guest Of the evening gave President
Frank X. Lawrence just a little bit of
worry by not appearing until some min
utes after S o'clock. and then OILY after
he had been called up by telephone. Mr.
Clemens explained that the dinner had
quite slipped his memory, and he made
many apologies.
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one Is the proper caper. The trousering
material was poor and workmanship
worse. while his tan shoes were out 0s
all accord with the demands OF fashion
These were minor faults. but when his
frOck coat showed the ci0th-CoyeTed hut
ton instead Of bone the spinal column 0s
the dr0medaTy gave forth n distinct
cracking sound. Lillian spoke frarkiy al
most too much 50. Charles thought But
he ftshed around in his yacuOus Imag.na-
ton and gave excuse. He said iu effsr.
that ne Eaa acting as chaperOn for sE
cars Of beeVes from the home range and
could not attire himself Ike unto a Solo
non Of the period.
The story went. and when Morgan lsf,
Chicago, Il was with assurance thai TOY
Grove WOula be favored with 4 visit from
the Chicago girl with the mass OF lawgy
hair.
She came early this week Mr M0rgsa
met her as she stepped from the tra.l.
He had not forgotten her critical tas,-,
and had prepared 70 meet g. An eu9r.
nous red ascot tie With splash.ngs =
white, was bunc.--d beneath the heavy
Morgan chin. The Morgan head was Coy.
cred with a chapeau that Morgan tsemsi
correct. and the Morgan form kept 80
creases from a new suit Of brown c.5A
with C0ugnlln green dottpgs and Dsr
tons 10 match
The lady Of the lake gasped when char
lie smiled up al her as she came from 80
car. Then she looked with glances sharp
er than the toes Of MOrgdn's paient-.eai8-
er shoes. and laughed. Then she cans
down on the platform and made remarks
She wasn't pleased.
Morgan lost patience. He ha4 sPen;
several hours and the price Of a load .
corn on that Outat. and told her 90 sc
moved adjournment 20 the walting-f0Jn-
and conference that lasted aa hour rF
suited IN a decision 70 call on al pr7isr
slOns Oi esteem and promises o. frsliV .
Had 70 pay her 80 mileage. 5g1sa
Ar Morgan said sfterward 20 he H-fs,,
oors IN the store al the grove. "s1e s4s
she had spent that much % gel down g,
see me, and that ! wasn't up 10 her 4ra-
a. all II was cheaper 10 get riI o. -
thar way than have 10 DO al uy E3,t
Ia kld gloves and a park hat Cur -s hls
partiekleF some Wimmeu get when ia{
IKE In The city awhile Mighty NEE -
IN other ways too. sorry bli eaat ieal
10 my 6izness lOOkin ike a Jersey heI@
In a red ribbon"
Then Morgan went home 20 eaaAs
the patent feathers FOR c0wh1es aal -
mat the chickens gJt q warm m4hl
fore sundown, leaving the store pr'y,,.,..,
wonder why "a sensible fellow IKE ~.
gan will let a yellow-hraded woman hiaA'
q chump out OF him"