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-TEE SUNDAY 0KEG0HIA2T, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 1900. f SCORED BY TAWNEY Mitwepta CongrassnanPaJd itsAc&ixks tcAjtieficfc.- f 1 r KS ST, WITH LUMBER BARONS BUI J?nvIHl? . a- Ceveraacat WABRINGTOK, Web. . Throughout the oobats on the Puerto Rico bill in tire House of Representatives today there was an undercurrent of speculation on the oat come of the efforts to brine: about united action on the part of the majority of the House. Frequent conferences -were held between Itepresentaitves of the various elements In the dope of bringing about a common ground of undcnsUmd4ug for con sideration at the formal conference to be hold at S P. M. The debate brought out a speech by Representative -Tawney, of Minresota, scoring- Llttlefield, of Maine, for his speech of yesterday, and also two speeches from the Republican Bide, by Tompkins of New York and Powers of Vermont, -who opposed the hilt. Thayer of Massachusetts elosed the day with a defense of the anti-Imperialists, The other speakers were Eddy of Minnesota. for the bill, and Clayton of Alabama and Brouosard of Louisiana, against It. Throughout the sefeewn today the 'Sen ate had under oonsideratioR the Hawaiian governmant MIL ' The discussion .took a ide ransje, but Che basis Of it jva an amendment offered by Piatt of Connecti cut, as to the appointment and tenure of officers of the courts of the Hawaiian go eminent. Tillman embraced the oppor tunity to make a characteristic speech, in the coarse of which he made an attack upon Moogan, and vigorously opposed nramr provisions of the bill, particularly those which related to suffrage. TKK SAY IX DETAIL. H StMevsBed Puerto II I can Bill, Senate Ha-wallan Bill. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -Clayton (Dem. Ala.) was the first speaker of the day in the House presenting- legal arguments against the Puerto Rico bill. He main tained that the United States military forces held Puerto Rico at the time of the treaty, and that (he island became as much a part Of fl-Uflfted "States as the Territory of A'ristnwT. Tawney Rep. MMn.). a member of the v,aye nd means committee, enlivened the debate bjr a severe arraignment of Little field (Rep. Me ) for his speech yesterday, attacking the bill and its promoters. ' I have been profoundly impressed," said Mr. Tawnej, "with the great import ance of the questions Involved In this dis cussion. Until yesterday these questions had been considered by gentlemen on both Bides of the House, with the utmost sin cerity, wMh earnestness and with that dignity becoming questions of so great importance and the dignity of the forum in which they are to be tried. I regret that U was sufficient for the gentleman from' Maine to play in this great debate the part of a buffoon for the benefit of the Democratic party and for the' amuse ment of -the galleries. The Democratic applause with which that particular af fectation of voice was reoeived yesterday would not have greeted a speech made upon the pending bill by that late peerless Alnerlcmn statesman and always royal Re publican predecessor of the gentleman from Maine. The hope of notoriety or the existence of legal technicalities would not nave induced d that gentleman (Ding- ley) to have left the ranks of the Repub Means and Joined the ranks of the Demo crats, simply because his judgment did not cotndoe with the Judgment of his as sociates unon the ways and means com mittee, or upon the floor of this House, re specting party policy. Nor could he have been induced to have -exhibited that want of decent courtesy toward the members of that committee or his colleagues upon the floor, of this House, which the gentleman (LitOeneld) exhibited, in the course of- his remarks. "What Is the excuse the gentleman has for his unusual and, I may say, unprece dented course "What is his justification. He tried to make this House believe It was because 'we are attempting o impose a tax upon the people of Puerto Rico, and also because, according- to the peculiar logic of this backwoods lawyer, as he rkUmsMrosetf. this bill is unconstitutional. In the course of his remarks 'he toM. this House that if this bill Is enacted into la . the spruce lumbermen of Maine, car rying their lumber to Puerto Rico, would be obliged to pay a duty of fit cents a thousand on all the rough lumber which they take to that island, "Who is it that is complaining of that tax of 6w cents a thousand? Not the people of Puerto Rico, but the lumber barons of the State of Maine. That is, the naaoon h'. the gen tleman is here saying fee oaMnot agree with his party aasfwhtjlry in Imposing, a duty upon American products going into Puerto Rico, when he knows that every dollar of that duty Is paid over to the people of that iskuitl for their benefit. "And if this theory -which he has al ways advocated, and which the Repub licans have always claimed to be correct. If the theory that the man who imports pavs the dutj, then all of this tax upon the products going to Puerto Rico from the United States is paid by the people of the United States. Jt is not therefore the tax upon the people of Puerto Rico that comsUCUtes Me real objection, but because the fishermen' ot New England and the spruce lumbermen of Maine want to get their products .Into the ports of Puerto Rico for 3$ per cent of the ex isting tarfff on (roods -when imported into the United States from foreign countries." Lltttoheld listened to the speech, but made no effort to answer. After discus sion of the Mil, Tawney concluded as fol low s: "Imperialism. In the sense of despotic rule, can never have a place In our Re public except by the gain of the Republic Itself and its extirpation of the American Ideal. Against such imperialism Republi canism is relentlessly at war. Conditions that necessarily produce imperial despot ism cannot and -never wU J .tejncated in our Aimer can life " Edd (Rep. Minn.) in-hl that all the dolorcuF prediction made against the bill would soon be relegated to the Demo cratic ch imber of horrors, for use at some future time when a great emergency arose He would support the bill, he said. bclioMng it to be the best meas ure attainable to establish a sound fteeai system in Puerto Rico Tompkins Rp K. X-) announced that hc was- not in accord with the majority f his Republican associates on this Wit. He failod to -w in it. he sat, that Jus tice and fairness Which ymsrtertsd the policy of tlu Republican, pad. He fce lieveU with hi party 4a the doctrine of protection t'u that narfy did not uphold a prtpefion unjust or "dteerihiinatmg'j asrathft particular States or Territories. He inst td also that even if Congress b4 the P'wer to net n- thus way. the circumstances in Puerto Rico would make .such, an act j flagrant injustice and a rc jHStnUiiim of our ntpsaises fo pit Puerto Rfcaris Poer (Rep vt ) declared that the ac qulsitior of Puerto JOco had .brought to the Island the "Same, Mfefrts mntf "prlvtlefees as arts n Arizona JCew Mexico or any of the other Terri ories Bol'v.r, iP. m Ia.) opposed the bill aAd in" rortel the figures given by PajBif' ri uinh in their reference to sugar n A u the' latter, he said Pnetug iut afforded a large market for the American product, whieh should be Htainei Thaer rJVm Mnw elided the dav'fs '.leeches .ii a-i. c n.rget.c protest against the ajttaeksrmadejen the. agtimperiallsts as oepparheads,gind 'raitors. "" "We axe 3iQj2iBshamed ojfthe jcompaiiy we, keep tgjrclaimea Thayer. Tn all magersperjaining to-the welfade of the cosmtryf the prosperity of our people and the perpetuation of American Institutions' wajwefer tha counsel and advice of Bout- wall, HoariHale add Fuller tothat of Hanna, Plat. Quay and Beveridge." s At 5 o'clock the House -adjourned until Monday. In the Scnntc. When the Senate convened today. Hale (Rep. Me.) reported the diplomatic and consular apprppriatlon bill and gave no tice that early next week he would call It up for consideration. At the conclusion of the routine business Penrose CRep. Pa.) called attention to the proceedings of yesterday with reference to the seating of Quay, and said he did not desire to proceed with the case to day. "I desire to notify the Senate, how ever," he said, "that Monday I will call up the resolutlonrand if no member rep S resenting the majority report of the elec tions committee Is ready to speak, the minority will proceed with the debate." After the passage of a number of minor bills, consideration of the Hawaiian kov- ernment bill was resumed, the pending. question being on the amendment of Piatt Rep. Conn.), providing that the Presi dent should appoint the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court, and Jus tices of the Circuit Court, and that the Governor of the Territory should ap point the other officers, the amendment limiting the tenure of office of appointees to four years. Piatt, in an extended speech, supported his amendment, hold ing that the provisions of the bill were inconsistent -with those incorporated in previous territorial enabling acts. In a vehement speech Tillman (Dem. S. C.) attacked the bill as reported to the Senate, and -arraigned Morgan (Dem. Ala.) for alleged lack of courtesy. Refer ring 1q m Incident which occurred the other day, in which Morgan declined to yield to Tillman to reply to a statement made by Wolcott (Rep. Colo.) concerning the "suppressed vote" of South Caro lina, Tillman said: "I have felt indignant at the treatment I received from the Senator (Morgan). Neer In my experience In the Senate have I been treated so discourteously by any mem ber of the Senate." . . Morgan endeavored to Interrupt Tillman, but theUatter wjaved him asides-saying: "I deeJine.ip yield to -the Senator. He has put himself outside the pale" Si court ed and consideration, bo" far as 1 am con cerned." In the course of a criticism'of the meas ure, Tillman said: "I doh't. object tb a protection of the whites of Hawaii, but what I do object to is the hypocrisy of those In this cham ber who maintain that the people of Ha waii are to be treated differently from those people who reside In Louisiana, Mis sissippi, South Carolina and other South ern S)ates. The whites of the Seuth are patriotic Americans. I want you fe protect the whites of- Hawaii, but don't try to do it by hypocrisy." Tillman then read a letter from a per son unnamed who declared that a man who dares to oppose the sugar barons in Hawaii is In jeopardy of his life. Clark (Rep. "Wyo.) arked for the name of the writer of the letter, saying such a charge ought not to be made lightly in the Senate. Tillman declined to give the writer's name. After expressing some sympathy with the argument of Tillman, Clark (Rep. Wyo:) said: "When the Senator from .South Caro lina charges Senators on the Republican side of the chamber with hypocrisy, It comes in very poor grace for him to de clare by Almighty God that the negroes of the South should not vote." Tillman -Such a construction cannot, In fairness, be put upon ray remarks. Clark Will you say tjo this Senate that you are not trying In th.e South to sup press the negro vote? Tillman (-with great vehemence) No, 1 will say that In South Carolina we have done our level best to keep the nigger" from voting. Tillman gave notice of an amendment substituting the suffrage provision of the South Carolina Constitution for the suf frage provisions of the pending bill. Bills were passed as follows: To aid cer tain States to support schools of mining: for the appointment of an additional United States Commissioner in Northern Judicial dlstriet-of the -Indian Territory: granting to the State of North Dakota 30,000 acres of land to" aid In the maintenance of a School of Forestry. At 4:40 P. M the Senate went ' Into executive session,, and at 4:45 P. M. ad journed. FRIEND OF CONSPIRATORS. Death, of Joseph Cowcn, n Famous English Millionaire. 1JC-NDON, "Feb. 31. The death of Joseph Cowen, fho coal -mine owner, member of Parliament, a"Hd proprietor of the New castle Chronicle,, has removed one of the most remarkable figures In English life anu one of the mof extraordinary men in Europe. His whole life and personality teemed with Vivid contrasts. He was a millionaire, yet dressed in elouchy clothes, and as brilliant an orator as ever held the HoUseof Commons' breathless attention, yet of smallt stature and awkward ga.lt, arid he?pokfe with a Northumberland burr. A supporter of 'Lord Beaconsfleld In his schemes for Imperial expansion, yet Mr. Cowen was the friend of every conspirator from Moscow to Madrid, and financed rev olutions from, his own pocket as readily J as ether mHllonaires buy steam yachts. At the risk of his life, and through bat talions of spies, he carried Instructions to agents in Italy from that arch-conspirator, Mazzini. It was at Mr. Cowen's house that 'Orsinl. who threw a bomb at the carriage of Napoleon III, and was guil lotined for so doing, spent weeks prior to the perpetration of the deed. With such an intensely democratic tendency, Mr. Cowen was naturally a home-ruler, yet none were more potent or often quoted In articles furnished in favor of the present war than the sentences penned by Mr. Cowen shortly before his death, when Tie declared that Great Britain was fighting to "prevent men of British blood from being treated as helots." Many years ago he retired from, active politics, owing to his Independent ideas, devoting his attention to his paper. The Newcastle Chronicle wielded as much po litical influence in the north country as Mr. "Cowen did when men pointed to him in the House of Commons as the next Liberal Prime Minister. He lived as a re cluse, yet directed "his brickmaklng busl ness!entil -It has become one of the most prontable in the country, a a ARE WE AT WAR? The Problem Confronting Secretary Root. WASHINGTON, Feb. M.'-The Secretary of War has confronting him a difficult prohlem requiring a decision whether or not the United States is in a state of war. In time of peace, but not in time of war. any United States soldier may purchase his discharge from the Army upon cer tain prescribed eonditions. More than two score applications of this kind are now be fore the department. If it te held this is a time of peace, that decision might carry with it the reduction of the pay of all the soldiers now in the Philippines by one-half, a contingency thaUOannot Je contemplated without apprehension. There are equally dangerous complications lurking in the other proposition, namely, that the coun try is in a stale of war. War Department officials regfetthat a dedstea should be required at Uus-tlme. - ' Chicago "Ma cliinists Strike, v CHICAGO, Feb. -"24. Six hundred ma chinists employed by Frajser & Chalmers and Croby &. O., struck today, on ac coun of the alleged refusal of their em- Iplojers to recognize the Union. -MARCUS DAII-OjLttAND wnl TESTIFY SAT THEfOLARK IX- ITjSTIGATIOX. Jolm H, Toole, of Anaconda, Related Particulars of tlie Campaign of 1S9S and the Capital Fight. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Senator Clark and Maraus Daly, 'the rival millionaires of Montana, faced each other during the greater part of today id the Senate com mittee on elections in the investigation of Mr. Clark's election to the Senate of the United States. Mr. Clark sat in Cho rear of hJs attorneys, and Mr, Daly on the opposite side of the room. sir. jjaiy wore a pleasant smile throughout the day, and Mr. Clark maintained an unruffled coun tenance. It had been expected that Mr. Daly would be called to the witness-stand during the day, but he w as not. The day was given up to J. R. Toole, a close friend of Mr. Daly. Mr. Toole's testimony cov ered tho Senatorial contest from the Daly side of the question. He also related many particulars concerning the Capital contest, placing the total expenditure In behalf of Anaconda in that contest at from $350,000 to $450,000. Hon. W. G. Conrad also testi fied during the day1. Ho was a. candidate for the enato in opposition to Mr. Clark. He 'said that ho- had spent no money In the Senatorial campaign proper. At tho beginning of the session Attorney General Nolan took the- witness-stand. He read a letter he had written to Congress man Campbell last fall, promising Immun ity from prosecution to such as might tes tify to bribery as go-betweens during the session of the legislature. He "said in the letter than he had conferred with the Governor, and that in case of prosecution and conyiction the Governor would exer cise the pardoning power. Referring to tho Whiteside exposure, Mr. Nolan said the people- of Montana did not believe there was any conspiracy. "The air was full of evidence of bribery," he sold. "You could cut It' with a knife." John R. Toole, of Anaconda, was next called. He is regarded as a confidential friend of Mr, Daly, and Is a member of the Montana Legislature. He said he was Interested In the Daly mines, and had slhce June 1 last been under a, salary from him In connection with their mining en terprises. He also said he considered he had Mr. Daly's confidence In political mat ters, and knew the latter's plans. Not withstanding this fact, he had, as a member-of the Legislature, voted for Clark. Indeed, he had never known Mr. Daly to seek office or try to inlluence the course of his friends. Last winter, 'when he had told Mr. Daly that some members wanted to cast their votes for him for the United States- Senate, Mr, Daly had replied: "I authorize you to say that I do not want my name presented to the Legisla ture for a vote, either complimentary or otherwise." Nor had ho ever known of Mr. Daly's attempting to Influence or control any pri mary or other election or State, County or City convention. Speaking of the campaign of 1S9S, Mr. Toole sold he had been a member of -the Executive Committee, that not to exceed $10,000 was subscribed for the State cam paign, and that the Clark people had held no meetings out of Sliver Row County. The general understanding then was that the Clark movement was en tirely in the Interest of Mr. Clark's candi dacy for the Senate. Mr. Toole also said Mr. Daly had no especial candidate for the Senate, "being willing to accept tho nominee of the Democratic caucus. Mr. Daly's friends, howeer, opposed Mr. Clark principally because of the charges of bribery with which the air was filled for a month before the meeting of the Legislature. The witness said he had never entered into a conspiracy to defeat Mr. Clark for the Senate. "When did jou first see the $30,000 used by Mr. Whiteside in hla exposure?" he was asked. "I first saw It when the Legislative in vestigation committee, of which I was a member, met." "Did you give any of that money or know of any being given "by Mr. Daly or any of his friends to defeat Mr. Cfark for the Senate?" "No, sir; I can't find words strong enough for a proper denial of the imputa tion. It's an outrage." "Do jou know of any money being put up by Mr. Daly or any of his friend.3 to defeat Mr. Clark In any other connection?" "I certainly do not." Mr. Toolo related a conversation with McLaughlin at the beginning of the Leg islature In which ' MoLaughlln told him he was going to vote for Mr. Clark, as it "was a matter of bread and butter for his family." He denied that there- was any Daly or distinctively anti-Clark lobb5 4n Helena during the session of the Legis lature. The friends of Conrad, Ma'ts and ethers were lost," he said, "In the Clark lobby. That Is all a pipedream." If Mr. Conrad spent any money In the Interest of his candidacy, he JToole) did not know It. Mr. Daly had not, according to .the witness, dreamed when the Legls. lature met that Clark could 'be "elected. "I neer saw feo strong an.. opposition mowed down by money," he said. On cross-examination, Mr. Faulkner tried to draw out a concession from Mr. Toole, to the effect that Mr. Daly closed out tho boardlngnhouses' and stores not supposed to be friendly to Mr. Daly. The witness asserted, on the contrary, that Mr. Daly had built a moaei boarding-house on a large scale for his workmen, afford ing hem better accommodations at low rates than other places. It was, of course, a- common thing for discharged men to make charges against Mr, Daly. Still. It was true that he was the friend of the laboring men, standing often be tween them and a reduction of wages. Mr. Toole was questioned concerning the contest over the location of the state cap ital. He said he had been a member of tho committee having In charge the inter est of Anaconda In that contest. v "I can only approximate the amount speit," lie said, "and I don't know thai I can come within $100,000 of the total amount. I should say, however, that from $ffi0,000to $450,000 was spent in the interests of Anaconda. It must bo borne in mind, however, that that cotest continued over three or four years." He .said that perhaps 75 per cent of the total amount had been spent In the last year of tue contest. une money was raised by subscription, many citizens sub scribing. Including Mr. Daly. He had himself given one-fourth of his estate to the cause. Mr. Faulkner Did you not say after Mr. Clark's election, that if you had had $100,000 more you could have defeated him, and that with $300,000 you could have elect ed your man? Mr. Toole I did not. We could have beaten him with half the sum, because I believe that with that much money it would have been possible to have the Re publicans who voted for Clark "go on mak ing patriotic speeches and voting for men In their own party. JrTeOle(detailed the movement for his namesake, 'ex-Governor Toole, for the Senate, saying that after the Whiteside exposure. Representative Day had copie to hinv .saying- that he was sick of the methods being pursued; that they were shameful and rotten, and thatJf the Silver Bow delegation would takeup Governor Toole he would assist inbis election. He prevailed upon the delegation to go to Mr. Toole, but when this was done, the ex-Governor refused to enter the race, saying that the pressure from the Clark forces was so strong that he could not come in. Hon. W. G. Conrad, who was Clark's principal rival for the Senatpnship in 1S09, was the next witness: "Did you spend airy money to the State campaign"" Mr Campbell asked. "I did from $5000 to $10,000, giving it to committees, etc" "Did you jspend any In your effort to .secure your- ejection to the Senate?" "T did notspend to exceed HW in Helena boyonti the 'amount of miy hotel bill." - Continuing, Mr.-Conrad said that he had -never been associated in any way with Mr. Daly and only seven or eight of his friends were in Helena during tho Sen atorial campaign. He denied the state ment of a former witness that he had drawn. $50,000 from the American National Bank of Helena, after the Whiteside ex posure. He also said he had not con tributed any part of the $30,000 used by Whiteside. He had his bank checks and stiibs for the past 32 years and was will ing the committee should Inspect them. Mr. Conrad said there were SO votes pledged to him in the Legislature.- but he failed to receive 10 of the votes so pledged. ' une committee then adjourned. THE RUNNING RACES. Yesterday's Winners at Tanforan and New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24. The weath er at Tanforan was fine' and the track fast The results were: ' Half a mile Sofala won, M. F. Tarpey second, Moonbright third; time, 0:48. Five furlongs Pirate J. won, Formatus second, Isallne third; time, 1:01. Mile and an eighth, handicap, purse "lOOO: F. W, Brode. won. Zoroaster second, Po' tente third: time, l'.52. Mile and a quarter, hurdles Monlta won, Durwad second, Lomo third; time, 2:10. Six furlongs, selling Inverary II won, Duke of York II second, Gold Baron third; time. 1:14". Slxv furlongs, selling Formero won-' Pompino second, Clonsllla third; time, 1:13. , ' v- " itnccii ill new unuiius,. NEW. ORLEANS, Feb, 24. The 'results today were: ., ' " . Seven furlongs, selling The Sluggard won. Agitator second, Jodee 'third; time, 1:30. Half a mile, for 2-year-olds Erema won, Anxious second, Ben Magen third; tlme, 0:49. Steeplechase,1 short; 'Course, handicap Voyageur won, Jack Hayes second, Al Reeves third; time, 3:24. " The Speed handicap, six furlongs Trla dltza won, Gold d'Or second, Maggie Davis third; time, 1:14. Mile and a half, selling Pat Garrett-won. Nailer' second. False Lead third time, 2:38. - I One mile, selling Matt Simpson woh, El Dereim finished second but was dfsquall fled; Jennie F. second, Clarence B third; time, 1:42. Six furlongs, selling Inlook won, Dom-inls-second, Jamaica third; time, 1:15. . Pplc-Vnultinpr Record Broken, ANN ARBOR. Mich., Feb. 2-1. Charles E. Dvorak, of Chicago, tonight broke the world's indoor record for pole-vaulting by one Inch, vaulting 10 feet 10 Inches at the University of Michigan Gymnasium. o WHAT MEAN THE CARVINGS? Indinn Monument on Exhibition Af fording: "Wide Field for Conjecture. In front o the City Hall yesterday was a huge block of basalt, decorated; with Indian carvings. It was found by Dr. Grant and Colonel L. L. Hawkins ahout a year ago, near the cannery of Seufert Bros., above The Dalles. When first seen, about nine Inches of it was exposed above the ground. The two gentlemen imme dlately procured shovels and dug all around It until the carvings could all be seen. Colonel Hawkins' next move was to announce that the prize was destined for tho Portland City Museum, and that he should see that it got here. Nothing was done about the matter until a little over three months aco. when Mr. ".Hawkins went to tly- place again to ' see uiie consteiiu-uun ui ueuu. xxe luicuutu bringing the rock back with h m, but on the promise of F. At Seufert, whom he was visiting, to send it to him, he left without it. Shortly after this an Eastern scientist appeared upon the scene and cast an envious eye on that relic of ancient times. Colonel Hawkins, on finding this out, opened up a redhot correspondence, with the result that Mr. Seufert sent the much-coveted stone yesterday. The piece of basalt is well worth the trouble of getting it. The face upon which are the hieroglyphics Is about two feet In width and four In length. The height of the rock is about the same as tho width. On the carved side is a rude face, with eyes and nose, and an open mouth filled with teeth clearly shown. The eyes are very large, and also close to the mouth, which caused an admiring scientist to jokingly remark it must have como from the Flathead race. On one side of the face Is a series of uniform carvings, In the way of a hole In the center, surrounded by a perfect circle of .holes, all the same size. On the other side is a hieroglyphic In the shape of two ovals one within another. Nearly the whole distance around the relic are deeply-cut notches, which are said to mark the space of time. On the part of the rock exposed, there is a covering of old moss, which has led a student of na tural history, who was examining It, to express his opinion that it was thousands of years old. The hieroglyphics have not, as yet. been read. Dr. Grant, who has studied con siderably in this line, thinks that the work has something to do with the legend of the bridge of rocks said to have been where this memorial of. Indian times was found. The redmen thought that the wom an should be on ono side -and the man on the other. The Doctor says he can give authority that the carvings of the circular holes represent woman, while the ovals were given by the same tribe to represent man. None of tho other scientists that have seen the rocks would venture an opinion as to what tho vs"gns meant. Colonel Hawkins will have it mounted on a stand on the-flrst floor in the City Hall, where it can be carefully studied by all in terested In thee matters. Mr. .Raymond, a well-known local naturalist, will go to work Immediately on the specimen, and will give the findings of his 'research for publication Jipmedlatejy If he gets any thing of Interest. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Yonng Dentist Sliot the "Wife of the Man Who Befriended Him. NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Mrs, E. P. Hayes,, the wife of Dr. E. P. Hayes, p dentist, formerly of Chicago, but now with offices at the Hotel Endlcott, in West Thirty-First street, was shot and killed tonight in her apartments in that hotel by Dr. Frank D. CaldwcTl, an as sistant of Dr. Hayes. Caldwell then shot and killed himself. Nothing was found that gave .any Idea as to the cause of the shooting, so far as Is known. Persons who knew the Hayes couple and Caldwell say that Dr. Hayes had for years befriended Caldwell, and had given him an -opportunity to advance in his pro fession; in fact, had considered him al most as one of his own family. 'Asa re sult of this treatment, Caldwell became enamored of Mrs. Hayes, and, it seems, after many repulses, decided that if he could-' not possess the woman he would take her out of the world with him. "When Lotteries "Were Lawful. ( Buffalo Commercial. Lotteries were not tabooed In New Eng land in 1S00. The first Issue for the year bf theMassachuse-tts Mercury, published in Boston, had an "ad" informing the public that 'The Dartmouth College will positively commence drawing next Friday. Tickets and quarters may be had of E. Larkln, 47 Conrhill, who will pay prizes on demand." e, Rattle Courage. Chicago Times-Herald. At home, in a progressive community, a man may be a coalheaver or a bank t clerk, but. whatever his station, the en- 1 LhlEvI3 " Aiperica Use Peruna For i , BBi3Mi!vwRT8lfivvOTvvvAwnv - iaPPfeiiLM) MRS.. TOFT, PRESIDENT yALKRIEN Mra Catherine Toft, president of the "Valkrlen Association, of Chicago, in a recent letter, writes ihe following: 5649 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, 111. "It has been my privilege to advise a number of my friends concerning the best medicine In cases of a worn-out system and a broken down constltu tion. Knowing of the very satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, I have ' often advised it, and am glad to'speak of the well-deserved praise those who have tried it have given it. 1 know of nothing better in cases of catarrh of the stomach and for liver trouble. It is of superior merit. I gladly endorse it." Many of the charitable and benevo lent institutions of the United States use vlronment of civilzlng influence is strong upon him, and most of his chances for the dlstllav of courage come, to the moral side of his nature. But out in the open, I and Australia,' While the enormous mar wlth most of the trammels cast off. and ket offered by the British and Duteh. East tne-enemy in- front, with the rippie-of. the colors about him. and, more than all, the feeling that comes from companionship in a common danger with many of his fel lows, it Is the animal that gains suprem acy. And man, being by nature a brave and fearless animal the most fearless of all the animal species simply remains true to his birthright -and goes through the ordeal in the natural way. What ca"n be the deduction? There Is only one. It is that Dottle gallantry and battle brutality, springing as they botn do from the same source, must necessa rily be allied. You cannot slip the leash of a bloodhound and stop him half way to his scent. If any proof were needed to make the fact of Inherent bravery and the other thing certain it is to be found in the marvelous change in face; manner and even speech that comes over nearly every man when he Is engaged In battle. e 'COMMERCIAL CHINA. Studies, of Conditions in the Orient Made by Western nt!ons. WASHINGTON,, Feb. 20. The proposi tion for the appointment of a commission to study the commercial conditions in China and Japan, embodied in sundry bills now before Congress, Is along lines similar u n ose already adopted by sev eral of the active commercial nations of Europe. The document recently Issued by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics-, "Com mercial China in 18S9," shoTVsithat experi ments made by other nations In sending commissions to the Orient have been very satisfactory. The British commission, or "Commercial Mission," as It .was called, spent a part of the years 1806 and 1S97 In China alone, devoting eight months to a trip from Shanghai up. the Yangtze River 50 the head of navigation, tnence south ward; to the head of the West River, by which they returned to the seaboard. reaching Canton and Hong Kong after eight months of travel and study, and giving to the British public a very elab orate and extremely' valuable report on the wants consuming power and general conditions of the people of Central and Southern China, their trip having carried them through the most densely populated part of "that country. The French mlssldn Wis abwmt from France nearly two years, returning In October, 1897, after a thorough investigation of agricultural, ln- rti.titrfnt nnrt nnmrnprnlnl rrmrHH,nn ' whtrli Is rot to be made public, but recorded I for the use of the several chambers of com'nerce wfclch shared in the expedition. The French are somewhat wary of the publication of the report of this cpmmls slon. since a commission sent to China In 1843 for the purpose of ' discovering means of extending French trade pub lished an elaborate report which is said to have become more profitable to Eng land than to France. The Germans, profiting by this example, have-, also omitted to give to the general public the result of the work of their commercial mission which returned to Germany In 1S99, after 15 months' study of China, and other Eastern Asiatic countries. This German commission was especially thor ough In its , work, collecting large num bers of samples of the goods required and used by the people of the countries which they visited, and creating from them an exhibit which is only open to those per sons actually Interested in the trades con cerned and to members of chambers of commerce and certain officials, no other persons be'ng admitted, while copies of the report are only published for pri vate circulation. The Nord Deutsche Zel tung of April 20, 1899. states that the ex hibit Includes over 50 000 samples, which show that the collection is the result of close study of competent men Who thor ouRhly understand their work and that the cxhiblta show first, what European- and Amorlcait goods are exported to Eastern Aslt., and second, what goods can be pur chased there. The pending measures as introduced only provide that the Commission shall visit China and Japan, whose imports form but about one-third of those of the Orient whose trade the United States, with a Nicaraguan canal may be expected to coromard American products are finding a n-pia'v enlarging market in all of the ENEVOLEMT ASSOCIATIONS iseases-i . ' 1 ASSOCIATION, Of .CHICAGO. Peruna. They do so beeause they have learned by experience that it is a valuable medicine. Not only is it a valuable medicine but it la applicable to the climatic ailments of winter and summer. Extremes df heat and cold in the United States make it a land of catarrh. Nearly everybody has catarrh. This is more especially true among the middle and lower classes. Exposure to the cli mate, hard work, and unventilated sleep- lne-moms are tho -nrlnptnol pansoa f!hnr itable institutions have found, by bitter experience, that catarrhal diseases not i uuijr ttie Liie iuuk numerous ui iiii uuiei diseases put together, but they are the hardest to cure. Peruna Is a specific for this class of diseases. No other remedy can take Its place. Thousands of cases of chronic ca tarrh are cured "by the use of simply bottle. People who have spent large sums to be cured of catarrh, have turned to Peruna as a last resort, and been oured . by the use of a single bottle. Thue It Is that charitable and benevo- lent enterprises find great satisfaction In dispensing this remedy. It Is- cheap,, it J latest available data, shows the value countries of the East, and especially in Asint; -Rnsaio 7iranVM,i-LQ p.ru siom i Indies is also- worthy of attention. Th following table prepared by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics from the of the Imports and exports of the terri tor in question, and the share of the United States therein: Prct. from U.S. 2.0 Imports Total. British East Indies $ 231,562,30 British Australasia 277,879.00) China ....-.,. 14.Q77,000 Japan . 138.751.eo0 Straits Settlements 103.9S5.000 Dutch Bast Indies 66,458,800 Russia, Asiatic 21,579 600 Slam 19,384.000 Philippine Islands 14.309.000 Hawaiian Islands 7.18S0CO Mauritius 15,910.000 Persia 25 47,000 Ceylon 20,722,000' Hong Kong 20,000,000 French East Indies 790.(96 Corea 8,088,00 Total $1,114,087,000 Exports British Bast Indies ? 365,217,000 British Australasia. 278.708.00Q China 110.8.e00 Japan 82,877,000 Straits Settlements 97,822,000 Dutch Bast' Indies 80,061,000 Russia, Asiatic 29,456,00 Slam 2,2eo,000 Philippine Islands 16.go0.000 Hawaiian Islands ,. 16.46,C0 5.6 12.4 1.7 1.1 76.2 1.9 2 30.0 8.7 5.3 4.6 4.6 8.4 32.1 1.2 3!i 90.7 5.6 '. 5.7 9.1, Mauritius ,, 15,962,000 Persia ... , ,. KyOStJBOO Ceylon ,,.....,w"., J4.64K00O. Hong Kong ... ,..-.. 10,000,000 French East Indies... k.i , . 3.888,000 Corea- -. 2,482,000 Total, Estimate: 51,163,196,000 " 8.6 "Statesman's Year Book." a o Two "Wives Claimed Him. CHICAGO, Feb. 24. Edward Markham who appeared before Justice Sobath on Mhe charge of bigamy, was given a further heating today. At Markham's first ap pearance two women with three, children each, and tears streaming from their eyes, claimed him as their husband. He made no denial, but wept and safd he loved them both. The women and chil dren all claimed him and begged for lenf ency. The judge was in a quandary and decided to hear further testimony, after which he will render a decision. a fc Stops tlic CougTi nnd "Works Off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulntne Tablets cu?e cold in one day. No cure no pay. Prkte 26c. Holland has a national woman's suffrage 1 association wltn 14 nranoaes. At present, the franchise Is limited to male citizens,' who own property and have their faxes paid. 44 A Gentle- Wind of Western Birth tr Tetts no sweeter story to humanity than the announcement that the health-giver and health-bringer, Hood's SarsaparQIa, telts of the birth of an era of good health. It is the one reliable specific for the cure of all blood, stomach and liver troubles - I Mariani Wine World Famom Tonic A restorer ef the Vital Fcreee. Via Mariaal le a.-porfeetly safe and reltebte HaTaiW teafe and stimulant, it gives ecreBgrth and vigor to body, brain ana serves. It fortifies agalnat dis ease, it nourishes, sustains and refreshes the fcntire System All Druggists', Refuse Substitutes. Al! Catarrhal Is aff estiva, and tc ewres ace perma neat. ', It ie,a mt euro fer songsts eWs, la griaoer. and caxh m. Ms immh phases. Whether the eaten. Ik Iseatal In the head, throat Kings, atoms eh, kidneys or peivie organs. Peruna Is a prompt and saver-falling cure. Letters of gratitude from various inst: tatJons of the county to the manufac turers of Parana. Indtcnt the high ap preetatie that these hwUtnttons have for tMs rsmody. The foUowHwr are earn pies- of the letters whleh have been re- eefrsd: REPORT FROM OHIO. The Sisters ef St. Francis ef St. Vln- tfent's Orphan Asylum, E. Main Street. corner, of Rose avenue, Columbus, O., write: '"Some years age a frknd ef our In stitution recemmenska Dr. Martman's Peruna as an excellent remedy far la grippe, of which we then had several cases which threatened to be ef a seri ous character. We began to use it and experienced such weneerful results that since then Peruna has become our favorite medicine far la grippe, ca tarrh, coughs, colds and bronchitis. " REPORT FROM ILLINOIS. Mrs, Clara Makemer, housekeeper for the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis sion, ef Chicago, writes the following let ter fr&a.38t Chestnut street, Chicago: "Peruna Is the best tonic I have ever known for general debility a sure cura for liver complaint, and a never-fa.llng adjuster in cases of dyspepsia. I hava also used it m cases of female irregulari ties and weak nerves common to the sex and nave found it moat satisfactory. For almost any internal trouble Peruna is an Ideal medicine ohest. and deserving of the confidence and Indorsement of all." REPORT FROM BROOKLYN, N.Y. Mrs. Bertha Ferguson, superintend ent of the Brook lyn Free Dispens ary, writes from 138 Lawrence street, Brooklyn, N. T : "No medicine de serves higher praise as a curative agent In oases of catarrh .in Its various forma than Peruna. It ia far above anything I have ever known Mrs. B. Ferguson, or used In such cases and it therefore has my- heartiest Indorsement." A book written by Dr. Hartsan on the different phases of catarrh and their treatment; ale "Health and Beauty," written eepeeially for women, sent free to any address "by The Peruna Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio. ectricity Life That Klectrielty, when properly applied to the human system, is nature's greatest remedy, is now universally conceded by all the most foamed nMdteal men in tha world. The galvanta battery has time and thne again been brought Into use to keep L Hfe is the patient when all ether remedies had praetteany failed; and hi many In stances the serfEerer has been fully restored to health by the galvanic battery when all hope ef recovery had passed; I might. If I thought It necessary, give the opinion of hundreds of the most brllnant medical men of our day as te the valuable agency of electricity m the euro of very many efefeeaees which afflict the human system. 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