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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, "PORTLAUD, APRIL 5, 1903. REVISE THE TARIFF Babcock Says Next Congress Is Pledged to It NO DANGER TO BUSINESS That Only Cornea Front Rerlilon on. Democratic Line Solid! Phalanx of Interested Republican Sen ator! Block the War. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 4. Representative Babcock. chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, doea not agree with Secretary Root on the subject of tariff. Be sr.ys: "I regard the SSth Congress as pledged to revision of the tariff." He thinks that the apprehension that builnem disaster would follow a Republi can revision of tariff schedules is wholly unwarranted, as the tariff would be re vised on protection principles. He also asserts that a Republican tariff revision has never disturbed business In onr his tory, and It la only when the. Democratic free-trade Idea Is predominant that such ie the result. He declares that tariff re vision should have been carried out at the last session, and goes further, saying: "This was the earn eat- desire of Presi dent .Roosevelt. But It was blocked by the solid opposition of IS Republican Sena tors, who declared positively that nothing should 'be done. These Senators are still holding their seats. "The Republican party should lay the foundation for Its future perpetuation while the country Is prosperous. It shcvld abide strictly by Its fundamental principle of protection. This means that. If It costs Jl to manufacture an article abroad, and J1-I3 to manufacture that same article In the United States, the tariff on that article should be 2S cents. The minute the tariff exceeds the dif ference in cost of manufacture between the two countries, that minute it fosters monopoly." He mentions the Iron and steel and glass industries and (l few others on which the tariff could be changed without any detri ment to the Interests of protection. In closing his Interview, he says: "Our great trouble Is that we have men In Congress who represent special Inter ests. They view the situation frpm the standpoint of the good of the Industries, and, when there Is a large profit being made In those lines, through the operation of any particular tariff schedule which changing conditions may have made pos sible, they stand squarely In the way of changing those schedules, even though the good of the whole country demands It." SUCCESSOR TO LORD. Dot Carey Will Xot Be Appointed Till Term Expires. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. -Washington, April 4. The Oregon delegation has united In recommending the appoint, racnf of Charles XL -Carey, of Portland, to' be United States Minister to Argen tina. This office, which pays a salary of J.10,000 annually, is now filled by ex-Governor William P. Lord, of Oregon, who was appointed by President McKlnley on Oc tober 1C. 1SS9. Inasmuch as Governor Lord's four-year term will not expire until next October, and there Is no reason why he should not be allowed to serve out his term, at least. It Is not probable that action will be taken on the delegation's recommenda tion until after the return of President Roosevvlt from his Western tour. No recommendation has been made In the case by Secretary Hay, as the services of Minister Lord have been highly sattsfac tory. and the department Is not courting a change In the Argentine mission now. It Is likely that Secretary Hay will take a hand In the matter, but will leave the transaction entirely to President Roose velt for adjustment. Governor Lord's appointment Interested the politicians at the time It was made, because he had appointed Henry W. Cor. bett as United States Senator at the time the Legislature failed to organize and elect, and his selection was generally be lieved to have been a victory for what was known as the Corbett wing of the Republican party, although McBrlde was the only Senator from the state and had the chief say In the distribution of Ore gon patronage. REWARDS FOR BRAVER Lieutenants Who Killed Kan Mtimel llecommended for Promotion. WASHINGTON. April 4. First Lieu tenants Ross Reese and Frank Nlckerson. Philippine scouts, have been recommend ed by the Commanding General of the Di vision of the Philippines for commissions In i we Regular Army, In recognition of their fight against San Miguel's forces. In which the Filipino leader was killed. Second Lieutenant John L. Flnlayson, an other Philippine scout, who also took part in the fight, has been recommended for promotion, and Otto Helter. who shot five of San Miguel's men, losing an arm. has been recommended for a medal jot honor. SANTOS MUST DIE. San Mlffnel's Former Aide Sentenced for Brigandage. MANILA. April 4. Colonel Julian San tos, the former aide-de-camp of the late General San Mlguei. wno participated In San Miguel's operations and was captured over a month ago. by Governor Daniel Rlgard. of Rlrai Province, personally, has been found guilty at Paslg. before Judge Crossfleld. of brigandage, abduction and disarming the police at Novaliches, and was sentenced to death. The case will be appealed. Contract Labor Law Violated. MANILA. April 4. Collector Schuster Is Investigating violations of the contract labor law. Seven Imported German litho graphers complained to the Governor that the wage were low. that they had been deceived about the conditions prevailing here and that they had been forced to work. An Investigation revealed the fact that many foreign houses are importing men under contract. Lieutenant Lee Acqnltted. MANILA. April 4. Lieutenant Joel R, Lee. of the Tenth Infantry, who was tried by court-martial at IUgan. Island of Min danao, on the charge of manslaughter has been acquitted. The case arose from the killing of two native prisoners of war. Wants to Talk to Beeehers Spirit. BOSTON. April Dr. Richard Hodgson, ecretary of the American branch of the Society lor Psycbjra) Rrsarrb. has re ceived a letter from Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of New York. la regard to the "widow's mite eouv the possession of which a spiritualistic medium revealed to Dr. Fuck, by whom it had been forgotten for nearly 10 years. Dr. Funk wishes to get Into communication with the spirit of Henry Ward Beech er, through which the revelation In regard to the coin was made. In order to learn what disposition the noted preacher would have made of It. He wrote to Dr. Hodgson to find out If Mrs. Piper, the noted medium, would aa slst in the case. Mr. Hodgson expresses some doubt of the genuineness of the original spirit message, but doe not doubt Dr. Funk's sincerity. HOT CAMPAIGN ENDED. Johnson 'and Colder Talk Them selves Hoarse at Cleveland. CLEVELAND. April 4. Tonight marked the close of one of the most exciting Mayoralty campaigns In the history of the city. The vote to be cast on Monday will be by far the largest ever recorded In the local municipal election. The total registration Is about SJ.C00. Mayor Johnson, renominated by the Democrats, has during his brief cam paign made no less than 60 speeches, many of them In his tent. -which was moved to a new location nearly every day of his canvass. Harvey D. Colder, the Republican nom inee, became so hoarse from speaking early In the campaign that he was tem porarily compelled to retire. Today, how ever, he resumed his speechmaklng. and has addressed meetings In all parts of the city. The paramount issue of the .campaign has been low street-car fare. Mayor John, son standing for a straight 3-cent fare, with universal transfers. Mr. Golder, on the other hand, favors an Immediate com promise with the street-car companies on a basis pf seven tickets for IS cents, with universal -transfers. Companies Will Consolidate. CLEVELAND. April 4. H. E. Andrews, president of the Cleveland Electric Com pany, is quoted as saying today that a consolidation Is about to take place be tween his company and the Cleveland City Railway Company, of which Senator Hanna is president. Mr. Andrews also said that a universal transfer system would be adopted on all sides. The con solidation. If consummated, will put every street-car line In the city under one man agement. The combined capitalization of the two companies Is $21000.000. Hot Flajht In Cincinnati Ends. CINCINNATI. April 4. One of the most exciting Mayoralty campaigns In the his tory of the city dosed tonight with a monster open-air meeting by the Repub licans. The fuslonlsts closed their cam paign last night with a meeting In Music Hall, which was largely attended. There are four tickets In the field, but the fight Is between the Republicans, headed by Mayor Flelahmann, and the Citizens' Mu nlcipaj ticket, with M. E. Ingalls as the candidate. Both candidates are confident of being elected. The Citizens" Municipal candidates claim they will be elected by a majority of from 2000 to 3000 votes, while the Republicans predict a majority of from 4000 to 5000 for the entire Repub lican ticket. The registration was very large. Both Claim Victory In Chleasjo. CHICAGO. April i With the most hotly contested Mayoralty campaign In Chi cago's history practically ended, the out come la uncertain. In the opinion .of Im partial observers. Chairman Revel!, of the Republican campaign committee, es timates that the Republican ticket will win by a margin of 47.000. Graeme Stew art, the Republican nominee, expresses the opinion, that there win be practically a Republican landslide. Chairman Carey, of Uie Democratic County Central Com mittee, places Mr. Harrison's plurality at 35.000. as against 2SJU In 1901. Mayor Harrison adheres to his prediction of a week ago, that he will win by from 55,000 to 33.000. . Appeal Contest to Courts. CinCAGO. April 4. At a conference to day between attorneys for William Lo ri mer on the one hand and the election com missioners on the other. It was decided to refer the Lorimef-Durborrow election con troversy to the Supreme Court for adju dication. The stipulation entered Into provides that the case shall be sent to the Supreme Court on two propositions of law of which It has original Jurisdiction. The agreement ends for the present further proceedings In Judge Hanecy's court and will result In the guard which has been kept for a week over the ballots being withdrawn. Five Candidates In Columbus. COLUMBUS. O.. April 4. The Mayoralty campaign in Columbus, which closed to night, has been very spirited. There are five candidates In the field, but the con test lies between John N. HInkle. the present Democratic Mayor, and Robert XL Jeffery, the Republican candidate. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Tyrhold Is no longer epidemic st Ithaca, X. T. Robbers took I WOO from the bank st Lerer, OUt.. and escaped, sfter killing a citizen. The" Bites Machine Company's plant, at Jollet. I1L. was damaged to the extent of $50. 000 early yesterday morning. The Navy Department has consented to allow the. Marine Band to participate In the dedica tion ceremonies at St. Louis. April 30. Asslstsnt Chief Terry Owens has been ap pointed 'Chief of the Denver Fire Department! to succeed W. E. Roberts, resigned. In a rear-end collision st Gusdalape Station. N. M-. yesterday, on the Sants Fe road, on man was killed snd three others seriously In jured. Rev. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of New fork, de clares he looked Into th face of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and talked with htra a few nights a n. Arter a battle with cltlsens at Clrsses. Fa., early yesterday, robbers rot away with 11000 from the Rowley private bank. Dynamiting the ssfe awoke the townsfolk. W. IV. Campbell, of Lick Observatory, says the new stsr is In the nebular state. Its posi tion Is right ascension, B hours 37 minutes 43 seconds, snd north declination. 30.02. The Mississippi Clsss Company most show cause st Trenton, N. J., why It should not be restrained from the purchase of the Browns ville Company, also in the glass business. At Hamilton. O.. Alfred Knspp yesterday pleaded not guilty to the chanre of killing his wife, Hsnnah Goddsrd KnsrC to whose mur der and tour others Knapp had already con tested. Mrs. Jennie Impke. whose husband was killed in a coal mine a few days ago. wss found lying on her husband's grave at Athens. I1L. yesterday. She had taken laudanum to die. but she will recover. The body of Henry T. Nason. Judge of Rens selaer County, who had been missing since Monday, has been found la a field south of Albany. X. T. Indications are that he had taken his own life. The funeral services of the Iste Count Zabor owssi. killed near Nice In an automobile acci dent, will be held In the American Church. Paris. The remains will be sent to Melton Mowbray. England, for burial. John W. Toung. father of Hooper Tounc who is now serving a life sentence In Sing Sirs tor the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer, has re turned from his lone sojourn abroad. He re fuses to discuss his son's case. While waiting for a train In the Grand Cen tral Station. Chicago, yesterday, the 1-year-old child of Mrs John Langhardt died In Its moth er's arms. Mr. and Mrs. Langhardt are immi grants on their way to Lincoln, Neb. An amended charter of the Cnlted States Packing Company, filed yesterday at Trenton. N. J., provides tor an tncresse of capital stock to 1 1.000,000, and gives preferred shareholders e per cent before any dividends' are declared on common stock. Now take your reliable Spring medicine Hnod's S&rsaparlUa America's greatest medicine BUCKET SHOP SCHEME CHICAGO GRASD JTRT CTJTDS IT "WAS DECEIVED. Rescinds Indictments of Board ot Trade Members and Will Hear New Evidence for Them. CHICAGO. April 4. Undue haste in voting true bills for prominent Board of Trade firms yesterday gave rise to an in vestigation of the' action of the grand Jury' today and caused the State's Attorney to interfere with the return of the Indict ments and delay final action on the charges. The true bills are said to .have been voted despite the protest ot Assistant State's Attorney Sprogle. who Insisted that the testimony Introduced did not consti tute a prima fade case. Whep the matter came to the attention of State's Attorney Dlneen he at once summoned the foreman of the grand Jury and for two hours the men were In conference. At the afternoon session of the grand Jury It was decided to reconsider the ac tion of yesterday In voting Indictment against the Board of Trade men and to allow the submission of new testimony. After the hearing of this evidence a vote of no bills was -returned, and the case was dismissed. WUlIara S. Warren, chairman of the market report committee of the Chicago Board of Trade, and formerly president of the board. In a published statement touch ing the grand Jury hearing, says: "'A premature publication this morning' exposed a plot on the part of the bucket shops to retaliate on the Chicago Board of Trade for refusing to give them Its quotations, by attempting to obtain the Indictment of certain ot the board mem bers on misleading evidence. Apparently when the grand Jury came to look Into the character of the charges they saw through the scheme, and refused to bring any Indictments." BROKE CIVIL SERVICE LAW Surveyor-General of Colorado and Two Clerics Are Dismissed. WASHINGTON. April 4. The United States Civil Service Commission today made public a statement declaring the re cent supplanting of Surveyor-General C C Goodale, of Colorado, by the appoint ment of J. F. Vivian to be due to an In vestigation made by that commission. This Investigation war upon complaints against the Surveyor-General and some of his as sistants for violations of tke civil service law by collecting political assessments against employes of the office. The commission states that the pay ments were regularly demanded and were apportioned among the clerks so that each had to pay one. two or three days' salary per month, as the needs of the campaign demanded. Employes paid these assess ments Irrespective of their own political belief, and under both Democratic and Re publican administrations. The clerks were also asked to do po litical work, and some of the women In the office were sent from door to door to ask persons who were strangers. If they had registered, etc.. a work which ther found very disagreeable. In addition to the retirement of Mr. Goodale, two clerks In the office. Charleii J. Christian and John G. Fleming, who were most active In collecting the as sessments, have been dismissed. IXSPECTIOX OF MILITIA. States Asked to Aid Government In Making It a Success. WASHINGTON. April 4.-Colonel Park er. Assistant Adjutant-General In charge of the militia division of the Adjutant General's Office, has sent the. following telegram to the Adjutant-Generals of all states and territories In reference to the proposed Inspections of militia organiza tions by regular Army officers with a view to supplying them with standard arms and ammunition In accordance with the provisions of the rolltla law: "The Secretary of War earnestly desires that the officers and men of the National Guard will lend hearty co-operation In order that this Inspection may be an en tire success. It Is very necessary that the Information to be obtained by this Inspection should be had at the earliest practicable moment, and It Is therefore hoped that every effort will be made, both by the department commanders and the Adjutant-General of- the states and terri tories to complete It." CAXTEBX KEEPS MEX SOBER. Commander at Rock Island Says Drunkenness Has Grown. WASHINGTON. April 4. Reporting to the War Department from the Rock Isl and arsenal. Major Stanhope Blunt, com. xnandlng says the effect of prohibiting the sale of beer and light wines at that point Is evident from the Increase of 900 per cent In the number of courts-martial during the last six months. He says: "The post exchange Is the greatest measure for the promotion of sobriety and discipline In the Army which I have ob served during 23 years' service," Xarnl Constructors Are Scarce. WASHINGTON. April 4. Because of the demands upon the time and servles of the line officers, the Bureau of Navi gation find. It Impossible to approve of their transfer to the construction corps. A similar scarcity of officers exists In the construction corps wlthqut any sign of relief for many years. Several con structors are now needed on the Asi atic and Hong Kong stations, where much work Is done on ships of the Asiatic squadron. This necessitates a trip of 600 miles from Cavite. where the nearest constructor Is stationed. Admiral Barker's Sew Command. WASHINGTON. April 4.-Rear-Adml-ral Barker, who Is to relieve Admiral Hlgglnson. of the North Atlantic squad ron about May L was at the Navy De partment today consulting with officials preparatory to assuming his new com mand. Artillery Will Leave Cuba. HAVANA. April 4. It has been learned that four companies of artillery, com prising one-half of the United States Ar tillery force remaining In Cuba, shortly will be ordered to return to the United States. Offers of Bonds to Government. WASHINGTON. April 4.-The amount of 3 and 4 per cent bonds offered to the Secretary of the Treasury In exchange for 2 per cent consols up to the hour of closing the Department today was 113,157.030. MAN OF FASHION A THIEF Atlanta Bank Clerk Confesses Steal In Nearly lOO.OOO. ATLANiA. Go, April 4. G. Hallman Sims, collection clerk for the Capital City National Bank, has been placed under ar rest by United States Deputy Marshal Scott upon a warrant sworn out by Presi dent Speer. of the bank, charging him with embezzling SM.000. The first suspicion of shortage In Sims' accounts arose yesterday. Expert ac countants Immediately began working on the books, and it was disclosed that large sums had been abstracted at various times, extending back several years. The warrant was then sworn out by the presi dent ot the bank. Sims has been In the service) of the bank for eight years, and was regarded aa one of the most reliable employes. He moved in the tnost exclusive circles of Atlanta eoclety, and waa popular as a "young man of fashion. A portion of the defalcation la covered by Sims' bond, and be also owns, joma property, which will be turned over to the bank. Sims has admitted his guilt, PRIESTDENOUNCES TOLSTOI Father John, of Cronstndt. Refuses to Be Appeased. ST. PETERSBURG? April 3 (Friday). Father John, of Cronstadt. has refused to accept honorary membership In the coun cil of the University ot Dorpat, to which he was elected with the view of appeas ing the wrath of the clerical party at the election of Count Tolstoi thereto. Father John. In a letter to the university, de clines the "degrading honor of being placed on the same footing aa that god less man. Count Leo Tolstoi, the worst heretic of our evil days, and surpassing In Intellectual pride all former heretics." "I do not want to be associated with anti-Christ," he said. "Moreover, I am astounded that the council burns in cense to an author who' Is the personifi cation of Satan." i (Father John, of Cronstadt, (Joann Serlegff). is known by name to almost every person in ths Russian empire. When he Is expected nt a railroad station or a house, thousands of people gather to see him. and the words "Father John Is going to pass" are sufficient to cause the congregation of an immense crowd anywhere. He is the son of poor parents, and from very early years showed that he possessed remarkable powers. As a bachelor of theology he worked among the poor In the Russian capital, and In 1875 be was appointed prothonotary of St, Andrews' Cathedral, Cronstadt, which post he still holds.) POLICY ON THE TARIFF. (Continued from First Pare.) try. It has and It needs a higher, more vigorous and more prosperous type ot tllicrs of the soil than Is possessed by any other country- The business men. the merchants and manufacturers, and the managers of the transportation Inter ests show the same superiority when com pared with men of their type abroad. The events of the last few rears have snown how skillfully the leaders of Ameri can Industry use In International ouslness competition the mighty Industrial wea pons forged for them by the resources of our country, the wisdom of our laws, and the skill, the Inventive genius and the administrative capacity of our people. It Is, of course, yi mere truism to say that we want to use everything In our power to roster the welfare of our entire body politic. In other words, we need to treat the tariff as a business proposition, from the standpoint of the Interests of the country as a whole, and not with reference to the temporary needs of any political party. It Is almost as necessary that our policy should be stable as that It should be wise. A nation like ours could not long stand the ruinous policy ot readjusting Its business to radical changes In the tariff at short Intervals, especially when, as now, owing to the Immense extent and variety of our prod ucts, the tariff schedules carry rates of duty on thousands ot different articles. Sweeping and violent changes In such a tariff, touching so vitally the Interests ot all ot us. embracing agriculture, labor, manufactures and commerce, would be disastrous in any event, and they would be fatal to our present well-being It approached on the theory that the prin ciple ot the protective tariff was to be abandoned. The business world, that is, the entire American world, cannot afford. If It has any regard for its own welfare, even to consider the advisability of aban doning the present- system. Changes When .Necessity Demands. Yet, on the other hand, where the In. dustrial conditions so frequently change, as with ua must of necessity be tne case, It is a matter of prime importance that we should be able from time to time to adapt our economic policy to the changed conditions. Our aim snould be to preserve the policy of a protective tariff, in which, the Nation as a whole has acquiesced, and yet wherever and whenever necessary to change the duties in particular paragraphs or schedules as matters of legislative detail. If such change Is demanded by the Interests ot the Nation ua a' whole. In making anV readjustment there are certain Important considerations which cannot be disregarded. If a tariff law has on the whole worked well, and It business has prospered under It and Is prospering. It may be better to endure some incon veniences and Inequalities for a time than by making changes to risk causing dis turbance and perhaps paralysis In the Industries and business of the country. The fact that the change In a given rate of duty may be thought desirable doea not settle the question whether It Is ad visable to make the change Immediately. Ever)' tariff deals with duties on thous ands ot articles arranged In hundreds of paragraphs and in many schedules. These duties affect a vast number of Interests which are often conflicting. If neces sary for our welfare, then ot course Con (Tress must consider the question of changing the law as a whole or changing any given rates of duty, but we must re member that whenever even a single schedule Is considered some Interests will" appear to demand a change In almost every schedule In the law; and when It comes to upsetting the schedules generally the effect upon tne business Interests ot the country would be ruinous. One point we must steadily keep In mind. The question of tariff revision, speaking broadly, stands wholly apart from the question of dealing with the trusts. No chance In tariff duties can have any substantial effect In solving the so-called trust problem. Certain great trusts or great corporations are wnolly unaffected by the tariff. Practically ail the others that, are ot any Importance have, as a, matter of fact, 'numbers of smaller American competitors: and of course a change in the tariff which would work Injury to the large corporation would work not merely injury but de struction to Its smaller competitors: and equally of course such a change would mean disaster to all the wage-workers connected with either the large or the small corporations. From the standpoint of those Interested In the solution of the trust problem such a change would there fore merely mean that the trust was .re lieved ot the competition of Its weaker American competitors, and thrown only Into competition with foreign competitors; and that the first effort to meet this new competition would be made by' cutting down wages, and would therefore be pri marily at the cost of labor. In the case of some of our greatest trusts such a change might confer upon them a posi tive benefit. Speaking broadly. It Is evi dent that the changes In the tariff will affect the trusts for weal or for woe sim ply as they affect the whole country. The tariff affects trusts only aa it affects all other Interests It makes all these In terests, large or small, profitable; and Its benefits can be taken from the large only under penalty of taking them from the small also. To sum up. then, we must as a people approach a matter of such prime economic Importance as the tariff from the stand point of our business needs. We cannot afford to become fossilized or to fall to recognize the fact that aa the needs ot the country change It may be necessary to meet these new needs by changing cer tain features of our tariff laws. Still lets can we afford to fall to recognize the further fact that these changes must not be made until the need for them out weighs the disadvantages which may re sult: and when It becomes neceseary to make them they should be made with fuU recognition, of the need of stability In our economic system and of keeping unchanged the principle of that system which has now become a settled policy In e.ur National life. We have prospered marveloiisly at home. As a Nation we stand in the very forefront In the giant International Industrial competition pf the day. We cannot afford by any freak of folly to forfeit the position to which we have thus triumphantly attained. To Stop Smnmrllnir Into Manchuria. WASHINGTON, April 4. Commercial Agent Greener reports to the State De partment from Vladlvostock -that in an swer to Chinese complaints that a great quantity of smuggled goods were being carried Into Manchuria over the new Chi nese Eastern Railroad, the Russian gov ernment has opened a new custom-house at Dalny. Hereafter goods going to Man churia over the railroad system, must be entered at Dalny. though Port Arthur and, Dalny remain free ports and duties are collected only on goods passing through them Into Manchuria. Buffalo Bill Gives Pointers. LONDON. April 4. Will (am F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) concluded a successful three months' engagement at the Olympla to night. Secretary of War Brodrlck and Test for Yourself the Wonderful 1 Curative Properties of Swamp Root Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Nev,er- Suspect It To Prove What Swamp Root, the World'Famous Kidney, Liver and Bladder Rem edy, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of The Oregonian May Have a Sample Bottle Sent FREE by Mall. 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The Salva dorean government still adheres to tne objection made to the payment of the award by an arbitration tribunal In 1a vor of an American concern, and appar ently still hopes for some concession on the part of the United States, although there Is no Indication that such concession will be made by this Government. The Salvadorean government claims, among other things, that a ship for which the claimants were awarded a certain sum was never the property of the claimants, but It appears that the sum allowed on account of that vessel was. only something over JoCO.OOOl On t-e part of the claimants It Is urged that they negotiated for the vessel and made" a partial payment, but. through the fault of the Salvadorean government, they were prevented from consummating the purchase, and were not able to secure title, and were awarded damages accord ing to what was shown to have been their loss In that connection. 3foody Crosses Porto Rico. SAN JUAN. P. I.. April i. Secretary Moody and party left here this morning to travel overland to Ponce, where they are duo tonight. The Ponce Chamber of Commerce haa prepared a petition, which has received many signatures, and which will be presented to Secretary Moody on his arrival, asking that harbor and other Improvements be Inaugurated at Ponce. Sierra Sues for Peace. PANAMA. Colombia. April 4- News has A CONVERSATION WITH A CLIMAX. When a Professional 3Inn Talks, It's to the Point. Several famous American physicians and surgeons were recently dining to gether after a session of a National meet ing held In New Tork. "I had a remarkable case this winter." remarked a surffeon present, whose name as a specialist in rectal diseases Is world wide. "My "patient was a woman, a deli cate, nerve-racked creature, who had suf fered so fearfully from the ravages of hemorrhoids, that the knife seemed tb only solution of the trouble; and yet her heart was weak and her strength so wasted by this fearful disease, that we dared not operate. "I had ceased my visits to her for a time and had given up all hope, when one morning she entered my office looking like a new woman; the pallor had disap peared and the lines of suffering were nearly eradicated from her face. She told me that she had purchased a proprietary medicine, namely Pyramid Pile Cure, and that from the first Insertion of the suppositories she had obtained instant relief. I made an examination and found the rectum In excellent condition, the Inflammation entirely disappeared and the swollen veins In normal condition. "I was so Interested in the case that I had the remedy analyzed carefully and was so pleased with the result of the analysis, finding a combination of the most healing and scientific remedies present In the Pyramid Pile Cure and in a more convenient form than I could secure them otherwise, that I wrote to the Pyramid Drug-Company at Marshall, Mich., asking Tor their booklet on piles, their nature, cause and cure, (which by the way is sent tree), and have since used their Pile Cure extensively and with best results In my practice. I do not hesitate to recommend It to you alL It will often save your patient from a painful surgi cal operation, "which in many cases re sults -fatally." J JK5. C. Si USTN. rTS XML -y-Y , New JTork City. Nov. 9th. 1902. A little orer a year ago I was taken with ceTere pales in my kidneys and bladder. They continued to itlve me trouble for over two months and X suffered untold misery- I became weak, emadated and Tery much run down. Z had great difficulty In. retaining my urine, and was. obliged to pass water Tery often nlht and day. After 1 had used a sample bottle of Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, which you so kindly sent me on my rec.ue.it. I experienced great relief. I immediately bought of my druggist two large bottles and continued taking It regu larly. I am pleased to say that Swamp-Root cured me entirely. I can now rtand on my feet all day without having any bad symptoms whatever. Tou are at .liberty to use this testi monial letter If you with. Gratefully yours, JfetJ. 3SO West 19th St. reached here from San Salvador by cable that It Is reported at La Union that the President of Honduras,- General Sierra, has sent a representative to Aceltuno to make peace arrangements with General Bonllla. the President-elect ot the coun try. Cubans nnd Spaniards Reconciled. HAVANA. April 4. A significant Indica tion ot the growing friendliness between the Spaniards and Cubans was seen In an entertainment given this evening at the Alblsu Theater under the auspices of the Cuban branch of the Spanish Red Cross Society. The receipts of this entertain ment are to perpetuate the menlorles ot the Spanish soldiers and sailors who fell In the wars In Cuba and the Philippines. The entertainment passed off without the slightest demonstration ot unfriendliness Masatlan Recovers From Plasrae. MAZATLAN, Mexico, April 4. There have been no new plague cases .here and the city is recovering Its wonted aspect of animation and gaiety. There were 13 deaths from plague In the month ot March. Xew Message to Cuban Consreia. HAVANA. April 4. President Palma at present la engaged In writing, a message to Congress, In which he will cover the pres ent situation. This message will be read when Congress reassembles next Tuesday. President ot Chile Is III. SANTIAGO DE CHILE. April 4. Presi dent RIesco, being seriously 111. has ap pointed First' Vice-President of the re public, Ramon Barros Luco, to act In his stead. The Ministry has resigned. Democratic Chief In Jail. CHAMBER&tfURG, Pa.. April 4. How ard F. Noble. Democratic county chair man and Burgess of this, place, was to day committed to Jail In default of $1300 ball, charged with forgery and embezzle ment. The District Attorney, who Is In vestigating the matter, tonight expressed the belief that Noble's peculation will amount to between J1S.0CO and PO.OOO. Telegraphic Brevities. An April fool Joke caused a $3)0.000 run on a private bank of Chicago. The first class ot 12 students graduated from the Naval Medical School at Wash ington yesterday. Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived at New York from Porto Rico on the steamer Como. last night. Mrs. Hetty Green has left Hoboken. N. -J., for all time. She was annoyed at the attempt to collect dog license. The EarL of Yarmouth's bride, who waa Miss Alice Thaw, having come of age. will come Into an estate of J2.0GO.OOO. The State National Bank and the Colon ial National Bank, ot Cleveland. O.. will merge, with combined resources of C2. 000.000. The Marchez Carlo dl Rudlnl, son of a former Italian Premier, broke a bank at Monte Carlo. His winnings amounted to KO.000. Sixty Chinese, gathered from Northern New York and Vermont, arrived at Provi dence. R. L, yesterday, to be deported by way of San Francisco. Four, members of the Philadelphia School Board have been .found guilty of accepting bribes from women candidates for positions as school teachers. Delegates were present from many parts of the United States at the annual confer ence of the River Brethren Church. Just closed at Abilene. Kan., yesterday. Victor D. Wlthstandley, cashier of the Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company, of New York, baa been missing for a .week and experts are engaged In examining hl$ accounts. English papers are alarmed at a rumor ' that Emperor William Is making efforts ; to Induce British governmental co-opera- tlon In the construction of the Bagdad .(tail way. An Investigation has been ordered on the sickness of cattle in Northern Kansas. Remedy, Swamp Root. Dover. N. X. Nov. JStb. 1SKK. I Mi both Jlver ana kidney trouble for over three vesr. I tried the best physicians in Wsihlnston. D. C. PIttsburE. Cincinnati and Chicago, but received very Mule benefit until I commenced taklnft rour sreat Kidney. Uver and bladder remedy. Ssramp-lloot. After taklne the first bottle I noticed quits a change, which satisfied me that at last I had found the right medicine. 1 continued rlcht on with Swimf Root tot four months, snd by this time noticed such a marked Improvement In my health, in every way. that I felt satisfied that I wss cured. But. to be positive beyond a question or doubt, when In Chicago during- July. 1002. I went to the Columbus Medical Laboratory. No. 103 State SL. and had them make a thorough and complete microscopical examination, which showed my kidneys and liver to bs perfectly well and healthy. Ex-Mayor of Dover. N. J. during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain .or dull ache In the back. Joints and muscles; makes your head ache and back ache, causes Indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yel low complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart trouble: you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The cure for these troubles Is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root Is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to tho kidneys that Is known to medical science. It is feared the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease has broken out. In the Stratton will case yesterday was occupied In argument whether W. 8. Stratton was Insane, this being the ground alleged for breaking the wllL Abraham S. Rosenthal, M. L. Cohen and Charles C Brown yesterday In New York pleaded not guilty to .the Indictments charging them with making false Invoices In the Importation "of silk. The Roman Catholic hierarchy are for bidden to officiate at weddings In which one of the parties Is a non-Catholic This affects the wedding of Reginald C. Van derbllt and Miss Kathleen Nellson. Judge Hook, In the United States Dis trict Court of Kansas, rules that the sale ot policies of the Kansas Mutual to the Kansas Life Insurance Company is void, and orders the receivers to prepare a plan of reorganization. In anticipation of his approaching mar riage to Miss Kathleen Nellson. of New York. Reginald C. Vanderbllt tendered to his best man. ushers and to several other Intimate friends a farewell bachelor dln .ner at Newport. R. I., last night. David Starr Jordan, speaking before teachers at the University of Chicago, de clared his belief in co-education, spoke slightingly of the "dandles of the cam pus," and said that "four years la too short .a time for a college course." The Lancaster will go out of commis sion' at the Norfolk Navy-Yard May 13; and her officers and men will be trans ferred to the Yankee, which will be 're commissioned at League Island about June 1 as a training- ship. The Iowa Is to be repaired at New York, and the Indiana Is to Join the Atlantic Coast guard quad ron, so neither will make the trans-Atlantic cruise. Sickness steals more savings than the burglar. Slowly, coin by coin, the money that has been so hardly earned is paid out for drugs and doctors. Sickness is the worst enemy of the work ing man, and the common cause of the working man's sickness is disease of the . comach often involving the heart, lungs, liver, or kidneys. The use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery will stop the stealing' of the savings by sickness. It cures dis eases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. It cures dis eases of heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, etc, when these diseases are caused, by the diseased condition of the stomach and its allied organs. "About ten years ago I began to have trouble with my stomach,' wntes win. Connolly, of 535 Walnut Street. Lorain, Ohio. "It got so-bad I had to lay off quite often two and three days In a week, my stomach would bloat, and I would belch up gas, and was in awful distress st such Uses. I care employed and been treated by the best doctors in the city but got no help -whatever. By some way or other I happened to rfet bold of a vial of your ' Pellets," and 1 thought they helped me. It was then I wrote to you lor advice. You told me that by my symptoms yon thought 1 bad liver complaint, and advised the e of your - Golden Medical Discovery" and Pleasant Penetsin connection. These medi cines I have taken ss directed, and. am very happy to state that I commenced to get better from the start and hare not lost a day this summer on account of my stomach. I feel tip top, and better than I have for ten years.' Accept no substitute for R Golden Med ical Discovery." Nothing else is "just as good." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regnUtt the bowels. SSSBsS