THE MOBNING 0K3G0NIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1900.
OPENED TO TRA
Insurgents Driven From More
Philippine Ports.
SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED
Filipinos Iiost Heavily, and a. Larare
Amount of Arms and Ammu
nition. Was Captured.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. General Otis
reported -to the -war department today that
the "Western coast of the Island o Panay
Is now open for trade, and that the coast
of Laguna tie Bay and neighboring sec
tions of the country will also be opened
to unrestricted traffic by the end of the
-week.
General Ot!s also reports several minor
engagements -with the Filipinos, In -which
the American arms met with the usual
success. The enemy lost heavily, and a
large amount of arms and ammunition
was captured. General Otis telegram Is as
follows:
".Manila, Jan. 21 MacArthur, 20th to
23d, reports four minor engagements, in
which five insurgents -were killed, several
wounded and captured; he also captured
a few rifles and other property; no casual
ties. Major Bishop, Thirty-sixth infantry,
in North Zambales, with a detachment ot
60 men, attacked two insurgent companies,
killing nine, wounding and capturing 14,
securing 22 Titles, several thousand rounds
of ammunition, two horses with equip
ments; casualties, three men wounded, one
seriously. General Toung reports the
action of Steever, Third cavalry, against
General Tino's force, in the north, in
flicted heavy loss on the insurgents, In
which 28 were killed; that Dodds' troop
attacked the Insurgents near Santa Lucia,
killed six; no casualties.
"It Is reported from the south that the
enemy e acuated Santa Cruz and are sup
posed to be on eastern shore; that the city
is in our possession. The last two days
Schwan is believed to be in pursuit, as
there is no late report from him. -The
coast of Iaguna de Bay and ne gbbor
ing sections of the country will be opened
to unrestricted traffic the 27th Inst. The
western coast of the Island of Panay will
also be opened for trade."
General Otla also cables as follows:
"Manila, Jan. 24. Lieutenant Stockley,
of the Twenty-first infantry, has been
missing since January 12. He was on
reconnoltering duty near San Tomas, and
was evidently captured. The search la
being prosecuted."
General Otis Informed the war depart
ment this morning of the death of Second
Lieutenant Eugene G. Wing, Thirty-sixth
infantry, of hemorrhage variola. He was
a native of Alabama, and received hla
commission last July.
OPERATIONS OP SCHWAN'S COLUMN.
Inflicted Heavy Loss on Rebels in
Several Engragrementn.
MANILA. Jan. 25, 9:45 A, M.A part
of General Schwan's column, consisting
of six companies with some artillery,
drove a force of 500 Insurgents from their
lntrenchmonts at San Diego, near San
Pably, Sunday. The enemy officially re
ported that they lost CT killed and many
wounded. Our casualties were one killed
and 14 wounded, the injuries in most in
stances being slight.
Another battalion, while ' executing a
flank movement, came upon 100 other
rebels In an entrenched position and rout
ed them, killing 15. The Americans had
two wounded.
General Schwan moved against Majay
Jay, Laguna province, Tuesday. He found
its position almost impregnable, but by
lowering men down the steep river banks
by rppes, flanked the enemy and drove
them out. A part of his command pro
ceeded to Santa Cruz, killing six Insur
gents. General "Wheeler and his daughter left
Wednesday on the transport Warren for
San Francisco, via Hong Kong and Guam.
Archblhhop Chapelle's. Reception.
MANILA, Jan. 24, 9 A. M. Archbishop
ChapeHe, papal delegate to the Philip
pines, gave a reception to the Catholic
clergy and laymen for the purpose of
conciliating the opposing factions. Many
Filipinos attended, with a view of mak
ing a demonstration against the friars.
They hooted Archbishop Nozaleda and
every friar who appeared, crying "Fuera
Nozaleda" and "Fuera Friales." On the
other hand, General Otis, who attended
-with his staff, was cheered.
Mgr. Chapelle made a speech, asking
for toleration and patience, and prom
ising a satisfactory settlement of the
questions in dispute. He rebuked the
newspapers for meddling with matters
which he said they did net understand.
ON THE CITY OF PEKING.
Largre Knmbcr of Naval and Army
OlUcers Return.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. The United
States transport City of Peking arrived
from Manila, via -Nagasaki, today. On
board the Peking were a large number of
naval and army officers, including the fol
lowing: Colonel R. E. Thompson, Captain E. H.
Leutze, of the Monterey; Captain Benj.
Tappan, of the gunboat Callao; Captain
V. T. Cottman, of the steamer Brutus;
Captain J. H. H. Peshine, Captain F. R.
Shunk, Captain E. R. Butler, Lieutenants
H. B. Nelson, James Romalne, J. B.
Cocke, A. N. "Wood, U. S. N.; Dr. E. P.
Howell, Dr. C. Y. Brownlee. In the steer
age were 170 men returned to this coun
try from the Philippines for various rea
sons. The Peking also brought the bodies of
56 soldiers. Including that of Commander
James TV. Carlin. U. S. N., who died De
cember 81. The bodies of the dead soldiers
H.ii be taken oft the Peking tomorrow and
conveyed to the cemetery at the Presidio.
FILiriNO PROPOSITION.
Friendly Messngre Received From
Senor Mabini.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. A special to the
Herald from "Washington says:
"A proposition of Aguinaldo's agent for
making the desires of the Filipinos known
to the civil representatives of this gov
ernment is perfectly feasible. It Is all
In Aguinaldo's own hands. He knows
perfectly well the terms of peace, which
mean surrender, acknowledgment of
American sovereignty and the fullest
measure of self-government, -which will
be framed after fully ascertaining the
desires and capabilities of the Filipinos."
This was the statement made by Postmaster-General
Charles Emory Smith,
after reading Senor Mablni's message to
the Herald. Colonel Denby, of the Phil
ippine commission, said that Senor Mab
Irl was one of the most able Filipinos,
and he regarded the fact that he had
written the communication as a favorable
indication. Colonel Denby indicated that
he believed there was plenty of work that
a civil -committee could do to advantage
in the Philippines.
"It ls my opinion," he said, "that civil
government ought to be established In
the Islands as soon as possible, and that
as soon as any community shows itself
ready or fit for government, whether mu
nicipal or provincial, such government
ought to be established without waiting
for the complete pacification of the is
lands. "These governments ought to be built
up from the bottom, starting with the
municipal governments, and then advanc
ing to the provincial governments. If a
modus vivcudl could be established be
tween a civil commission and the mili
tary authorities, It might be desirable to
have a new commission sent out to con
tinue the work of the old commission."
Other administration officials read In
a friendly spirit the message from Senor
Mablni. In effect they say that Senor
Mablnl is tequesting just what the ad
ministration has contemplated doing for
the Filipinos. The ' only conditions re
quired, are surrender and complete ac
knowledgement of the sovereignty of the
United States. Then will come civil gov
ernment and full and free conference with
the natives, with the view to giving them
the largest measure of self-government.
As to the suggestion for a civil com
mission, a cabinet officer states that the
president contemplates sending such a
commission to the Philippines at an early
date. In his message to congress he men
tioned that it would soon be desirable to
send the present commission or a part of
it back to Manila, and this Idea is now
under consideration.
Concerning the visit of a Filipino com
mission to this country, the same cabi
net officer said It would be the policy, of
the administration and congress to give
a full hearing to leading 'Filipinos, and
that congress, at the proper time. would
doubtless welcome a representative body
of men from the islands.
Otis Reports Casualties.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. General Otis
has cabled the war department the fol
lowing list of casualties:
Killed in action, "Vlgan, Luzon. Decem
ber 4 Thirty-third infantry, Arthur
Wright; Lawrence L. Spencer, sergeant;
Frederick J. Bell, sergeant; Alfred Wachs,
corporal; Dave Puckett, James Bennett,
William Braden; Norman M. Fry, ser
geant. Near Santa Nicholas, November 19
Third cavalry, Irving H. Palmer.
Near Lemeri, Luzon, January 18 Fourth
Infantry, Frank Car.
Wounded In action, "Vlgan, December 4
Thirty-third Infantry, James Montgomery,
musician; Fred Loyea, William H. Bost
wick, John Patterson.
Tangadan mountain, January 4 Third
cavalry, Hubert Muggy, Frank J. Kaiser.
Near BInan, January 7 Fourteenth in
fantry, William C. Geiger, first lieutenant.
Near Lemeri, January 18 Forty-sixth
infantry, William Boese; January 16, Al
bert Nelson, John Nolen.
Near Santa Tomas, January 19 Third
cavalry, Charles Gray.
HAWAIIAN PUBLIC LANDS.
Article on This Subject by President
Dole.
NEW YORK, Jan. .24. In this week's
issue of the Independent appears an ar
ticle upon "Hawaiian Public Lands," by
Sanford B. Dole, president of Hawaii.
Following Is an abstract:
In the year 1839, Kamehameha III issued
a proclamation granting to the Hawaiian
people the right of acquiring real estate
,and other property and holding the same
J without Interference. During the year
1848 terms of division of the lands of the
kingdom were arranged, after much de
liberation, between the king, the chiefs
and the people. These, briefly, were as
follows:
To the king, a third; to the chiefs, a
third, and to the common people a third.
The number of holdings taken up by the
common people came up to 11,132, aggre
gating 28.C58 acres, ana averaging 2.57
acres apiece. A considerable number of
the small holdings so acquired have since
passed into the hands of foreigners
through direct sales or mortgage fore
closures. The lands of the chiefs have
also largely become the property of for
eigners by the same methods.
In the year 1844 the legislature enacted
a law providing for the sale of home
steads to such persons as wished them
for permanent occupation. The adminis
tration, however, was so little In sympa
thy with the policy of this law that no
action was taken under it until 1888, when
the new administration which had come
into power under the revolution of the
previous year took vigorous laws to
carry out its provisions. Up to the time
of the enactment of new land legislation
in 1895. about 534 homesteads were taken
up, aggregating 8488 acres, and appraised
at $C8.047. or about ?S per acre, and aver
age 15.9 acres and a value of 5127 apiece.
The land act of 1S95 was far more com
prehensive than anything that had pre
ceded it, and covered the whole adminis
tration of the public lands, except town
and forest lands, parks and roads. The
settlement of Individuals on small hold
ings was Its predominant feature. Four
special methods were provided for furnish
ing land to applicants wishing to occupy
the same, 1. e., homestead leases, right of
purchase leases, freehold agreements and
special agreements of sale. Of these, the
right of purchase lease has been the most
popular, with a list of 356 holdings taken
up; the special agreements of sale cornea
next with 122 holdings; homestead leases,
115 holdings, and free-holding agreements
23 holdings. The holdings occupied under
these, different systems, aggregating 616
in number, have a total area of 2S.065 acres
and an average area of 45.56 acres. Their
aggregate value at the time of occupation,
as appraised, was $178,464, or J2S9 70 apiece
ana ?G 36 an acre.
"The administration of the public lands
was considered of sufficient importance
since the organization of the government
of Hawaii to justify the calling of a
special session of the legislature. In view
of a rosslble failure of the project of
annexation to the United States It was
deemed necessary to develop a citizen
class -which should, by its conservatism,
Industiy and Intelligent interest in public
order, become a reliable support to tne
government of the republic. There re
mained no more effective way of accom
plish'ng this than by opening the public
lands to settlement, both to the existing
population and to future immigrants, who
would be ready to occupy them perma
nently as farmers. The privilege of tak
ing up lands under this policy was lim
ited to citizens and such other persons
as might receive the rights of citizen
ship through letters of denization. At
the same time the legislature had in view
the alternative oT annexation.
The results have been somewhat disap
pointing. In proportion to their numbers,
comparatively few Hawallans have taken
up leases or homesteads under any of the
methods provided in the act. Annexa
tion, when complete, will cut off a con
siderable measure of the cost of carrying
on the local government, such as military
customs and postoffice expenses, but suh
relief will In no wise affect the loss of
the customs revenues as they existed be
fore annexation. Moreover, with the
rapid development of the country under
the stimulus of annexation, there will be
need of Increased expenditures for public
Improvements.
As the public lands of the Hawaiian
islands are limited, and a large proportion
of thm are comparatively valueless, the
importance of the leasehold system Is
apparent. It Is equally apparent that a
repeal of this system, which would force
the public lands on the market, wo'uld
deprive Hawaii of a material part of the
consideration upon which annexation was
effected.
The Hawaiian leasehold system Is also
Important to the country in another way.
The policy of land settlement in small
holdings. If necessary to the country in its
independent condition, may be regarded
as Imperative under annexation. This
system conserves the public domain with
adequate provision for furnishing land to
settlers according to the demand under the
reservation In the general leases of the
right of the government at any time to
take possession of any part of the lease
hold for settlement purposes. The repeal
of the leasehold system would tend to
throw large tracts of lands Into the per
manent ownership of sugar corporations
ana otner capitalists, tnus aeprvmg the
country forever of their control for settle
ment purposes.
By the .constitution of the republic of
Hawaii thecrown lands were placed on
the same footing as government lands,
and have ever since been administered
under the same laws. The area of crown
lands in 1894 was 971,463 acres: the area of
government lands at the same time was
21,316 acrei
FAVORS THE SUBSIDY BILL
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE NA
TIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
The Delegates Paid Their Respects
to President McICInley, at the
White House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The members
of the National Board of Trade called at
the White House today and paid their re
spects to the president. Governor Stan
nard, the chairman pro tern., speaking on
behalf of the board, delivered an extend
ed address to the president, In which he
outlined the desires and purposes in the
board, concluding In these words:
"We congratulate you. Mr. President. 1
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"I r?nnSSLf?hl ?. i if i
-I..n? ?Pcealt5e ,plCMe lfc S1VM
..c auu wc nuiiui j. i.cei in una uaii u.i
the part of the National Board of Trade,
representing as it does the great and var
led and Important Interests of our coun
try. I rejoice -with you all upon our uni-I
versal prosperity, and I trust that that
prosperity may be long continued to the
American people. Its continuance will
very much depend on the wisdom and
conservatism of the business men of the
United States. We shall rely upon them
to help us to solve the great and moment
ous problems to which your chairman has
referred, in the hope that their settle
ment may not only be for the highest In
terest of the American people, hut for the
highest good of those who, by the fortunes
of war, have come within our jurisdiction
and commerce."
Upon reassembling, the National Board
of Trade adopted the following resolu
tions: "Resolved, That the National Board of
Trade earnestly favors the adoption of an
American system of navigation of naviga
ble rivers, and urges upon congress the
passage of a law providing for the crea
tion, of the same.
"Resolved, That the National Board of
Trade reiterates its action on former oc
casions, and respectfully urges upon con
gress the grave Importance of enacting a
national trademark and registration law
at the earliest moment possible."
The following resolutions respecting our
merchant marine were adopted:
"Whereas, United States vessels in 1826
carried 92 per cent of the nation's im
ports and exports, 81 per cent In 1845, 77
per cent in 1856, and only 8 per cent in 1899,
showing a lamentable decline in our mer
chant marine In the foreign trade, owing
to the fact that it is conducfed on a free
trade basis; and
"Whereas, The tonnage of vessels In the
coasting trade, in which foreign competi
tion is absolutely forbidden, Increased
from 722,330 In 1826 to 1,223,218 in 1845, and
to 2,247,663 in 1856, and to 3,965,313 in 1899,
thus demonstrating the ability ot this
country to meet all Its needs in the mat
ter of shipping when properly protected;
and
"Whereas, The United States Is now
paying to foreign shipowners nearly $"00,
000,000 annually to do our ocean carrying
trade, which sum increases yearly; and
"Whereas, The enormous decline in our
ocean merchant marine is due to the
lower wages paid abroad and to the subsi
dies paid by foreign governments, Great
Britain alone, according to document No.
470, miscellaneous series, issued by the
British government In 1899, paying last
year $3,266,380 in postal subsidies, and $233,
005 additional to the same steamship lines
in naval subventions, while for mere
wages alone the cost of operating an
American ship Is almost exactly one and
a half times the cost of operating a sim
ilar British ship, and the same difference
In wages gives greater advantages to for
eigners in every way, including lower cost
In the construction of ships; and
"Whereas, The protective principle
should be extended to our shipping in the
foreign trade, that it may be built up as
has been done In the case of other indus
tries, including our coastwise shipping;
and
"Whereas, The profitable employment of
the surplus productive power of the
farms, factories, mines, forests and fish
eries of the United States imperatively
demands the increase of its foreign com
merce; and
"Whereas, the merchant vessels, offi
cers, engineers, machinists, electricians
and seamen necessary to the increase of
the commerce of the United States are
also essential as auxiliary to the forces
of the United States in time of war, and
otherwise tend to the better' security of
the nation and to the protection of its pos
sessions; and
"Whereas, It Is deemed especially expe
dient to make Immediate provision to
these ends:
"Therefore, this memorial of the Na
tional Board of Trade, assembled in
Washington, January 23, 1900, respect
fully presents to the honorable house of
representatives and senate of the United
States that the delegates here find It to
be a matter of supreme Interest that our
foreign exports have now- reached the
largest figures ever known, and offer fur
ther opportunity for increase In still 'wider
fields. To give force and emphasis to
these opportunities, and to give somo
permanency to the exceptional advantages
of the past year, this country needs a
revival of its merchant marine.
"Your memorialists, the National Board
of Trade, respectfully represent that the
Frye senate bill, or the Payne house bill,
will be effective to this end. The princi
ples embodied in these bills have met the
approval of the president of the United
States, the secretary of the treasury and I
aiaieb. uiu bBcieiui y ul m, " -""
tne commissioner ot naviguiiuu, unu wiey
have been indorsed by nearly every trade
and commercial organization in the coun.
try, and by the press, to an extent which
shows an overwhelming sentiment In their
favor.
"The argument for an American mer
chant marine has had the further distinct
recommendation of foreign delegates to
the recent export convention as essential
for the further cementing of the trade re
turns with the countries they severally
represented. In view of these considera
tions, your memorialists, the National
Board of Trade' look with confidence for
your early and favorable action on this
subject."
DEFENDS HIS FATHER'S NAME.
Zola Goes Into the History of the
French Wnr Office.
PARIS, Jan. 24. Emlle Zola fills the en
tire front page of the Aurore this morn
ing with the final Installment of his de
fense of the honor of his father, Fran
cols Zola, and with the result of his In
vestigation of the military dossier deal
ing with the charges of malversation. He
brings out the suspicious part General Bil
lot played in the compilation and emascu
lation of the dossier, which lay utterly
neglected in the war office archives un
til General Billot became minister of war.
Then a sudden Interest was taken In it,
and the documents were collected and
placed In a fresh envelope. It was during
General Elliot's ministry that the dossier
was recognizPd by Lieutenant-Colonel
Henry, the forger and suicide, and M.
Judet, editor of the Petit Journal, pub
lished the two alleged letters of Colonel
Combes rontalaing the accusations.
M. Zola says that the first of these
letters Is now admitted to have been a
forgery, and that the second, even If
authentic, was mutilated and falsified.
During his lnvestlgat ons, he unearthed
another dossier, treating of a system of
fortifications, which was submitted to the
war office by his father in 1S31 The
charges against his father occurred in
1S32, yet In 1SC6 the documents proved that
his father was received by the king In
reference to his system of fortifications,
and again In 1840.
"Had the king and the war office forgot- J
ten the changes of 1832?" he asks, "and
how can I admit an indelible stain upon hi3
honor when 1 see my father thus holding
high his head?"
M. Zola acquired the convict on from a
study of the documents, and from his
i father's treatment by the king, subsequent
to the charges, that although charges
may have been made, his father satis-
, factorily explained his conduct, and was
recognized as innocent.
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FOLLY IN CONGRESS.
Thc Idiocy of Antagonizing- a Nation
"Whose Interests Are Similar to Ours.
BALLSTON, Or., Jan. 23. (To the Edi
tor.) The old-time jokes at the expense
of Kaiser Wilhelm seem to have disap
peared in Time's walletl That potentate
has either learned wisdom by experience
very rapidly, or he has been all the time
far more astute than he has been given
credit for. Practically, the kaiser holds
me wmp nam
the whip hand in European affairs at pres-
lent, and fate seems to play into his hand
to further his various projects. England s
need of a friend on the Continent enabled
Wilhelm to gratify his subjects in the
. 0 . ,i v. fi., e y.
1fcJll.Ul4 UAtHl , villi Lilt U.LIUU rt. kl.w
same power bids fair to aid him in getting
his longed-for navy. And the kaiser has
great ambitions, and deep-laid plans to ac-
llsn lhem'. Hls colonial schemes
'make a large navy an abEOlute necessity;
and, as for an open sea coast, I learn, sub
rosa, that Queen Wilhelmlna strongly de- I
niros tn tnk-p TTnllanfl rtn thf pnnfetler-
ted German empire. The kaiser -will be i
more than willing to grant her request
whenever his great neighbors have their
hands sufficiently full to prevent their in
terference. Meanwhile, what is the United States
going to do about it In the matter of look
ing n.ftrr rrnr rwn Interests? Ollf of the
strongest arguments for the retention of '
the Philippines is that Germany would
undoubtedly seize them if we let go. Ad
miral Dewey was perfectly aware of this
propensity in the kaiser when he prophe
sied that our next war would be with
Germany. And a. war with Germany
wouldn't be a trifle ,like that with poor
old Spain. Not that the kaiser would
readily seek a quarrel with us, but Ger
man persistence can be counted on to
squeeze in at any door we may carelessly
leave open, be it in South America or the
Orient. It will need an immense moral
force to counteract the persevering ag
gressiveness of Germany.
Yet the power whose Interests run par
allel with our own In th's matter is
antagonized by scurvy politicians of the
Mason-Lentz-Tlllman order, who,' for the
sake of building up their own political
fortunes, and securing the German-Irish
vote by flattering race prejudices, are
trying to force the administration to a
course of action which the latest genera
tions would regret. And the money which
should go to building up a great navy is
being poured into that national sinkhole,
the fraudulent part of our pension list!
LEO WALLACE.
STORY OF JOHN BARRETT.
His
Classmates nt Dartmouth Re
fused to Be Impressed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Washing
ton Post prints the following story on a
man well known In Oregon:
John Barrett, the ex-minister to Slam,
who Is charging that Senator Hoar's
speech upon the Filipino question gave
Agulnaldo encouragement when tele
graphed from here, Is a graduate of Dart
mouth college. Thereb hangs a story
which was told yesterday in the senate
marble-room.
Barrett was Invited to a Dartmouth din
ner, and was, of course, called upon for a
speech. As everybody knows, he has a
rather exaggerated idea of his own Import
ance. So he began, in stilted fashion, to
relate the prominent part he took In the
Orient during and after the war with
Spain.
"When I was In the cabin of that mag
nificent vessel, the Olympia," began Bai
rett, "where I had been called to consult
with that brave man, George Dewey, in
order that we might protect together the
interests of our common country, the
greatest republic which the world has
ever known, Dewey placed his hand upon
my shoulder and" solemnly said to me "
"Who stole Widow Perkins squash'pie?"
The voice was the voice of an old class
mate of Barrett. It broke upon the speech
with the force of an exploding shell. In
stantly all the Dartmouth men solemnly
answered:
"John Barrett."
The ex-minister to Slam grew red and
embarrassed, floundered through a few
more sentences, and eat down.
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An Antarctic Oasis.
F. A. Cook In the Century.
Being still unwilling to advance Into the
unknown region before us while enshroud
ed in mist, we drew near a prominent
mountain peak to make a debarkment.
This peak was a perpendicular cliff, free
of snow to the seashore. It was one of
a number extending far Into the southeast,
as we learned on the following day. We
made a debarkment at Its base. Here was
life In profusion, as Indeed there was on
every rock where life could gain a foot
ing. The noise from the birds, which re
echoed from cliff to cliff, was deafening.
The lower rocks were lined with snoring
and grunting sea leopards. Columns of
vapor arose from the water, followed by
a hiss like that of a steam engine, and a
second later the blue back of a whale,
with Its long fin and ponderous talj, lashed
the water into a foamy whirlpool. The
great wall of land Ice rose to each side of
the black cliff, which gave us a shelf as
a landing place. From this wall came fre
,. t,,,,,.,, i
quent sounds like the explosion of a can
non, which were followed by a splash and
a commotion In the water. With such
reports parts of the wall would constant-,
ly break away and fall Into a million
pieces, strewing the water with small frag
ments of ice. but not with icebergs.
Above us rose a cliff to an altiude of
about 2000 feet; out from this were pro
jecting mantel-like rocks, which served
as resting places for cormorants and sea
gulls. Here the young ones, dressed In gray
down, coaxed their mothers for food. We
expected to see the little things drop from
the narrow resting places, to be destroyed
on our heads or on the rocks below, but
such an accident rarely happened. Our
greatest surprise here was the discovery
of large quantities of mess and lichens,
which gave the spot an unexpjected ap
pearance of vegetable xllfe and color. After
seeing nothing but ice and black rocks
for so many days, this sight of green and
brown and red amid an endless expanse
of Icy desert was a great relief. It was
an oasis in a snowy wilderness,
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Foreign Notes of Interest.
It is estimated that the population of
Italy includes about 50,000 Hebrews.
The trip made by motor car from Cairo
to the pyramids is made in 14 minutes.
High heels originated in Persia, where
they were worn to raise the feet from the
burning sands.
At a recent auction sale at Zurich more
than 1000 gold and silver Swls3 coins of
the loth to the 19th centuries were dls
pDsed of.
The German war department has some
thing like 200.000 pigeons trained for war
purposes, and France has 230 000. Russia
and Italy also have homing pigeon outfits
In their war departments.
It is unlawful for a Chinese woman to
walk on the city walls of Peking, hut It Is
an exercise In wh'ch the Americans and
Europeans Indulge, without objection,
upon days when they are open to the
public.
On the Isthmus of Tehuantepec a mo3t
remarkable flower has recently been dis
covered. The tree which bears it changes
Its appearance three times daily, for In the
morning the blossoms' are white, at noon
they are red and at night blue.
A rnvnl smnltp. the new Zarlna Cltrar-
ette, Russian blend, 10 cents for 10.
THE ORDER BROKEN UP
FRENCH ASSU3IPTIONIST FATHERS
WERE CONVICTED.
Trial Led to a Scene In the Chnniber
of Deputies, in Which One
Member Was Expelled.
PARIS, Jan. 24. The trial of the 12 As
sumptionlst fathers before the correction
al tribunal resulted tcday in their sen
tence to 16 francs' fine each, and the court
decreed the dissolution of the order. The
proceedings closed w.thout Incident. The
imposition of merely nominal fines Is ex
plained by the fact that the main object
of tne prosecution was not tne punish
ment of the authors but the dissolut.on of
the order, which the government had long
regarded as a reactionary political asso
ciation and important financial buttress of
the nationalist movement.
There were exciting scenes In the cham
ber of deputies today. M. Bernard, a so
cialist, violently denounced the statements
made by the public prosecutor at the trial
of the As3umptIon.st fathers, and at
tacked the minister of justice, call.ng him
a scoundrel and canaille.
The president of the chamber of depu
ties, M. Deschanel, afked the house to
censure M. Bernard, saying that the day
i
when the chamber allows a minister to be
Insulted with impunity, no discussion is
'possible. Amid protests from the right
ists, M. Bernard was censured.
M. Monla said he had letters of M. Ber
nard and M. Chlche, revisionist member
for the first division of Bordeaux, show
ing that Assumptlonlsts had aided in their
elections. Amid uproar, M. Lascies, anti
semlte," exclaimed: 'You are a bandit and
a canaille."
M. Deschanel called on him to withdraw
his statement, and M. Lascies said he
begged the senator's pardon, but main
tained the truth of his remarks. This in
creased the tumult, during which the
chamber censured M. Lascies.
The discussion then proceeded In a com
paratively, quiet manner, M. Chlche deny
ing that he wrote a letter to the Assump
tlonists, saying he owed his election to
them.
A little latter another storm broke. M.
Bernard called M. Monis a swindler and a
canaille, refusing to withdraw his expres
sions, and the chamber, at M. Deschanel'a
request, voted his temporary expulsion.
M. Bernard refused to budge, the session
was suspended, and a squad of soldiers,
headed "by the colonel commanding the
guard at the Palais Bourbon, was marched
into the chamber. The colonel summoned
M. Bernard to withdraw, and the latter
protested, but obeyed, shouting as he left,
"viva la republique hennote," while his
friends responded with "viva Bernard."
Several other deputies, having protested
against remarks by the public prosecutor
concerning them, the premier, M. Waldeck
Boussea'u said he agreed that the rectifica
tions made by some of the deputies were
perfectly legitimate, but he added he was
astonished at the violence of the protests,
and he could not allow the Assumptlon
ists' trial to be dragged Into the cham
ber for discussion while it, was proceed
ing. M. Gourk, progressist republican mem
ber for the second division of Lyons, asked
that the matter be transferred into the
regular form of an Interpellation. M. Wal-deck-Rousseau
refused, and asked that
the interpellation be postponed until the
end of the trial.
The chamber, amid ministerial cheers,
voted, by 319 to 214. the postponement for
a month of the discussion, the Incident
thus ending In a virtual vote of confidence
in the government.
Ruskin'a Fnnernl Today.
LONDON, Jan. 24. The remains of John
Buskin were removed today from Brant
wood to Conistan church. The coffin was
borne by 12 villagers, and was followed
by Mr., and Mrs. Severs and a few friends
and neighbors. The bier was covered with
a wealth of blossoms. The public will be
admitted to view the casket until the time
of the funeral, which takes place tomor
row. The Transport Service.
WASHINGTON, Jari. 24. General Otis
has Informed the war department of the
arrival at Manila of the transport Victo
ria, January 16, and of the Flintshire,
January 23. The transports which carried
the various regiments to the Philippines
have started on the return voyage to San
Francisco. The Ohio and the Indiana
started January 5; City of Puebla. and the
Slam, January C; Pathan, January 7;
Meade, January 8; Dolneyvostock, Janu
ary 12; Sherman, January 11; Logan, Jan
uary 14; Columbia, January 15. The Len
nox left for Portland, Or., January 2.
The warning
cough is the faith
ful sentinel. It tells
of the approach of
consumption,
whichhaskilled
more people
than war and
m Desinence corn-
IP
FSwsis chests, sore
S3 I im ric wpnfc
"&- WM
iSggpll throats, bron-
ri"-rT.- j rniric onn nnoii
Jglggg V.1J1UO, fcliiXJ JJUbU-
iS: rnnnin I n firt
suffer another
day. It's useless,
for there's a
prompt and safe
cure. It is
which cures fresh colds
and coughs in a single
night and masters chronic
coughs and bronchitis in
a short time. Consump
tion is surely and cer
tainly prevented, and
cured, too, if taken in
time.
A 25c. bottle for a fresh,
cold; 50c. size for older
colds; $1 size for chronic
coughs and consumption.
" I always koep a bottlo of Arer's
Cherry Pectoral on hand. Then
every time I get coldl take a little
of it and lam better at once."
James O. Uuquoh,
Oct. 19, 18D8. El Paso, Texas.
Wrlto the Poctor. If you have nny
complaint whuKner and desiro tho
biMt medlcTl advice, tvrlto tho Doctor
freely. Address
Dr. J. C. AT2E, Lotvoll, Mass.
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Until the Innovation raaite ly Drs.
Copeland and Montgomery, In plac
ing medical skill and thorough sci
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within the reach of all liy making
their total charge for treatment and
medicines tit 3 a month, it was al
most impossible for people In moder
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of skillful and conscientious special
ists. It was, and still is, lor that
mntter, a frequent occurrence to
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cessive fees charged by those claim
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the time required for a cure under
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THESE SPEAK
CURED OF A VERY
SEVERE AND DANGEROUS
THROAT TROUBLE
Mr. Iiecester Snipes, The Dalles,
Or., well known In the vicinity, having
been born and raised In that busy little
city. In speaking or his treatment and
cure of a severe case of catarrh com
plicated with bronchial trouble. Mr.
Snipes said: '
"My trouble came on about 15 years ago
as a result of exposure, and In spite of
all I could do I grew gradually worse
each year and suffered more Intensely.
"My home physicians were unable to
do anything for me more than afford a
little temporary relief. Some of the doc
tors I consulted said I had asthma, and
one of the very best physicians on the
coast diagnosed my case as consumption,
and said my only hope was In a change
of climate. I held a very fine position at
that time, which I gave up at a great
sacrifice, and d d as he advised. I stayed i
away until I seemed entirely well, but
just as soon as winter set In my trouble
returned and I suffered worse than ever.
"My head was stopped up and I had
headache all the time. My throat was
dry and sore and I had a distressing
cough, accompanied by pains In the chest
and a soreness through the left lung.
After I went to bed there would be a tlck
llrg In the throat, which set me to cough
ing. The air passages seemed to contract
and close up. I would sit up In bed,
sometimes the greater part of the night,
coughing and gasping for breath. I often
thought I wou'd choke before I could
get relief. After coughing until I was
completely exhausted I would raise a lot
of stringy mucus, which gave me relief,
but the next night It was the same old
story. Under this suffering and loss of
sleep I lost flesh and strength.
"I had doctored until I had but little
confidence In doctors or medicine, but
this fall, on the urgent advice of a friend,
who was personally acquainted with the
great success of the Copeland treatment
In cases like mine, I decided to make one
more effort for relief, fo.r I felt I could
not spend another winter in suffering and
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and now feel as well as I ever did in
my life. The winter Is almost over now
and although I have been out In all kinds
of weather, I have not had one bit of
trouble. This Is the first winter in 15
YOUNG MEN trouDled with night
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enable those who live at a distance
to understand the nature ot the J
affliction.
"Is your noso stopped up?"
"Do you 3leep with mouth wldo
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"Is there pain In front of head?
"Is your throat dry or sore?"
"Have you a bad taste in taa
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"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at ulght?"
"Is your tongue coated?"
"Is your appetite falling?"
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly ara
you dizzy?"
"Do you have hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do" you have pain In bacle or
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CATARRH OF STOMACH
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Mr. J. H. Otto, 274 Fourth street,
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my head, stomach and bowels, the result
of an attack of Panama fever 20 year3
before. At that time I was In my 63d
year and thought this would be agalrt3t
a cure, but under the ireatment given
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and bowels healed. My appetite returned
and I gained In weight and strength. I
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due to the excellent treatment I received
at the Copeland Institute.
Miss M. A. Taylor, 4-10 East Sher
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Everything I ate gave me great distress,
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stomach was sore and tender. I had diar
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and my hearing was very dull. I began
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RHEUMATISM AND DEAFNESS.
Mrs. I,. H. Clarke, well known In
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I am 69 years of age and had suffered for
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being compelled to use crutches all the
time. My deafness came on gradually,
but when I began my treatment I was
. almost totally deaf. Even my own voice
sounded far on. .feopie naa to speaic
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buzzing and sounds like tho roar of the
ocean in my ears. I couldn't eat or sleep
and was weak and nervous.
The Copeland physicians cured me com
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hear nearly as well as I ever did In my
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Copeland physicians the praise they so
! richly deserve.
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