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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900. SPOKE AGAINST QUAY Ttsrtoy Bcgao the Formal Dc . 4sate m the Senate. TULHAtf AND THE RACE QUESTION AatXhor Bay for IHouHbiu of tlie XNtavte Mean Tariff Bill. la . tke Hesse. cuaaten of the rfckt of Seaatar Quay to a eat in the Senate as a member from Penaaylvanla wa begun today by Turley of Tomwcc. He preeented & Constitu tional argument aaainat the eeatlng af Quay, "which waa given dose- attention by hte colleagues He will conclude his speech tomorrow. Consideration of the Hawaian Government bill brought. qut a lively discussion between Tlllnan and Spoaner, in which the termer admitted that foallot-twpe had been stuflod and negroes had been shot down in the South to main tain white domination. An amendment wh made to the btU striking out the prop arty qualification of votess for members oi the Legislature, but little other progress was made. The general debate upon the Puerto Rlcan tariff bin was today extended until tomorrow night Interest centered in the conference which were going on among the Republicans leadens and the dissenting Republicans in their efforts to compromise their differences on the Mil. THK RWTINIS KBPORT. I$.aa$- Case and Hawaiian Bill in the Senate. WAJTHXMGTOK, Feb. 88. At the opening session of the senate today, Frye (Rep. Me.) reported from the commltte on oom merce the shipping subsidy bill. He an nounced that the written report would ba presented later to accompany the MIL When the Senate had concluded its rou tine business. Turley (Bern Tfenn.) called up the resolution reported from the privileges and elections committee to the effect that Quay was not entitled to & seat in the aenate as senator from Pennsylvania. Tur ley prepared the majority -report of the committee on resolution, and spoke, there fore, in opposition to the seating of Quay. In opening his argument, he said no cauee exactly similar to the present one was ever before the senate. He recited the well known and admitted facts regarding the Quay case. Then he said: "If there ever was a case in which the Governor of the State was, under the Con stitution, without the power to fill a va cancy. It is this one. The action of the Governor was in the teeth of every pro vision of the Constitution bearing upon the subject. He pointed out that the vacancy oc curred during the session of the Legisla ture. The Legislature remained in session some time after the vacancy existed, yet It had failed to fill the vacancy and imme diately upon the adjournment of the Leg islature, the Governor had appointed Quay. Turley agreed that the representation in the Senate from each State ought, at all times, to be kept futl. but he did not be lieve the tremens of the Constitution had Intended deliberately to confer upon some body else the duty to fill the vacancy- in case the Legislature failed to perform Its duty. Turley declared that the place where our system breaks down was where the Legislature and the people failed to perform their duty. Turley then entered upon a technical discussion of the provision of the Consti tution bearing upon vacancies in the Sen ate, and concluding this branch of hte speech. aaM: "I say that it were far better for us to 1 have many vacant seats m this Senate than that we should have these disgrace ful contests that are now becoming so com mon. Far better for the welfare of the country and the safety of the Republic that every State be notified, in language that cannot be mistaken, that its per manent representation in this body shall depend upin Its etatlng a Legislature that win do Its duty." At I o'clock', by unanimous consent, the Quay case was postponed and the Ha waiian bill was taken up. Cullom (Ren. 111.) offered several minor amendments one striking out the property qualification clause of those who desired to vote for Representatives and Senators in the Ha waiian Legislature. Tillman (Dem S. C.) argued that hie amendment substituting the suffrage pro visions of the Constitution of South Caro. Una was in all senses a better provision than that offered by the committee report ing the bill. Tillman said; "The people of South Carolina In th'flr Constitution have done their Jevel best to prevent the niggers from voting. Whal I now ask you to do is to give the Ka nakas and Portuguese ' of. the Hawaiian Islands the same power of suffrage as we in South Carolina have given to the nig gers." In reply toa question of Spooner (Rep. "Wis.). TuHnan said that the t property Qualtficatton had been put Into the South Carolina Constitution for the benefit of the negro "No provision was needed for the whites,1 said Tillman, "because the whites would get through anyhow. We have some conscience in the South as te treatment of the nigger." i la i brief, temperate speech. Spooner deprecated the discussion at this time of the racial question, which had been pre cipitated by Tillman. Averting to the pending amendment of Cullom, Spooner said: "I don't like a property qualification for voters. There Is something of reason in an sdvoattonal qualification, but manhood Kuffrage hi one thing and dollar suffrage fe quite another. I don't know what may he done by Congress for the islands ao quired, but as to the Islands of Hawaii there are men there who can read and write, and I will not vote for a proposi tion to exclude the vote of any because he has not a property qualification." He than appealed to Tillman to lay aside the bloody shirt. Tillman replied that Ms only reason for rehabilitating? the bloody shirt before it was finally and irre vocably laid to rest was that he wanted the position of the Southern people to be understood. He was tired of the taunts and snesrn at the Southern people. After dedarteg that In every Southern State except South Carolina the "niggers" held the balance of power, he added: "As sack, they stand there as a menace to a pure suffrage and to good govern ment, because they are a purchasable quantity, educated or uneducated. We are charged with fraud and corruption and bailor-box stuffing. Finally, after the bayonets had come to us again in 1S76, we rose ta righteousness and might. We took the government, we stuffed ballot-boxes, we buUdosed 'niggers' and we shot 'em. And we are not ashamed of It" Loaning over toward Spooner and shak ing his finger at htm, Tillman said: "What would you have done? You would have done the same thing. I see It to your eye." (Laughter.) The amendment offered by Cullom was anally adopted. So. too. was the amend ment of Piatt (Rep. Conn.), which has been pending for several days, relating to the appointment and tenure of the of fice of the Hawaiian courts After the b'll had been further amended, Butler (Pop X C.) offered an amendment restoring to Hawaii the postal savings bank system The amendment was sup ported by Putler and Mason (Rep. 111.1, the tatter declaring that this was the only clviilrc5 counts ahich did not receive loan f'nrn the poor people of the country the ir government which wa abso lute d nVnn'eC v the banks. Ai or FUp Ta submitted that it wo . 1 m, Me to extend the 'postal savings "bank system over a part of the Faited States without making it generel In application , and even if it were poe- slate, it would not be equitable to pay Vk per cent Interest to postal savings paak depositors in Hawaii, as the pro posed amendment provided, w!bn a "bill was about to be passed by Congress re funding' -the interest-bearing debt of the United States at 2 per cent. Without concluding the discussion of the amendment, the Semite, at 5:12 P. 3. went into executive session, and at S:1S adjourned. In the House. The House met at U o'clock today to resume the debate on the Puerto Rlean tariff bilL There were few members upon the floor, but the leaders on both sides J pare active. Payne (Rep. N. T.), the floor aader, announced that no compromise had been made with the dissatisfied Re publicans, and there would be a confer ence tonight. The leaders have decided to extend the general debate another day. When Payne preferred the request for the extension of time. Richardson, the Ieraocratlc leader, said: "This Is a remarkable request to come from the majority. We construe It as a frank and candid confession that they have brought here a bad bill, and an admission In open House to the country that they have not votes enough to pass H." The Democrats, he continued, were, al ways magnanimous. They would not strike their foes when they were down, and they were not disposed to take ad vantage of the pitiable situation on the other side of the aisle. Sail, they felt that some terms should, be imposed, and he demanded as conditions to an exten sion, a night session tomorrow night and permission to offer a substitute in the House Wednesday when the final vote was to be taken. With these "condi tions," he remarked blandly, the minor ity would grant the "entreaty" of the majority. Payne smilingly replied that he appre ciated the "generosity" of the other elde, and, in order not to be outdone In mag nanimity, he would agree to the condi tions. Bartlett (Dem. Ga.) then took the floor for a half-hour's speech against the bill. He laid down as an elementary principle of international law that whenever a country, whether empire, monarchy or republic, acquired territory by conquest, purchase or treaty, that territory became a part of such country and subject to her laws. There was one consolation, he said, for those who believed this bill was unconstitutional. Whatever this Con gress might do, however they might trim down, shade or override the sections of the Constitution, there was a Court which would, If guided by prior decisions of that grand tribunal, hold to the inde structible principles of the Constitution which were our only safety and hope for the perpetuation of the Republic. Lanham (Dem. Tex.), in opposing the bill, declared that the Puerto Ricans were either Americans or aliens. There could be no such thing as separating and divid ing the Immunities and privileges of American citizenship. The inhabitants of the Island, he insisted, were entitled to unrestricted free trade with the. United States. If an Imperial policy was set up it could but end In the downfall of the Republic Moon (Dem. Term.) also opposed the bill. Boutell (Rep. Ind.) then followed in ad vocacy of the measure. He called atten tion to the widely diverse opinions of Its opponents. He was opposed, he said, to admitting the Puerto Ricans and the Filipinos to free competition with Ameri can labor. He was In favor of doing jus tice to those people, but we- must not do wrong to ourselves. It 111 became the other side, he said, to taunt the Repub licans with imperialism. The Democratic party v,as the only party that had, sold American territory to a foreign monarch. In 1S19 a Democratic administration, against the protest of the people of Texas, sold 380,000 square miles of territory with the people on It to the King of Spain. "Groat God!" said Boutell, "If we exer cised, the prerogatives of an earthly em pire, the Democratic party exercised the prerogatives of the Almighty!" Williams (Dem. 111.) opposed the bill. In the course of his remarks he' said the President and Littlefield were In accord with each other on the Puerto Rlcan tar iff bill, and he suggested the gentleman was a good running mate on the ticket with Mclvinley. "But he has no barrel," observed a Dem ocrat. "He has a barrel of brains," re torted Williams. Brown (Rep. O.) supported the bill. He believed that our home Industries should be protected against the competition ot Puerto Rico. Hondell (Rep. Wyo.) said he was at first disposed to believe that both sentiment and expediency demanded free trade with Puerto Rico, but he was now prepared to give tho bill his support. The real issue involved was whether Puerto Rico was constitutionally a part of the United States. Upon that issue he was emphat ically with the committee. Sutherland (Pop. Neb.) declared that the autf-lmperiallsts were anxious to join their opponents upon the Issue. The peo ple, ho aid, would rally to the standard of the great Nebraskan, who in 1S86 had an nounced that imperialism would endanger the life of tho Republic. There was no disposition to dodge the Issue. The plat form of 189C would be reaffirmed with tho Declaration of Independence added. Jett (Dem. 111.), Johnston (Dem. W. Va.) and Noonan (Dem. III.) spoke briefly against the measure. The latter devoted himself to the constitutional question In volved. Reeder (Rep. Kan.), Graham (Rep. Pa.) and Wilson (Dem. Ariz ) closed the debate for today, the two former in support and the latter In opposition to the bill. ' HAY-PAUXCEFOTTJ TREATY. President nnd His Cabinet Unani mous in Its Support. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. As there have been many rumors about the attitude of the Administration in regard to the Hay Pauncefote convention. It may be stated, as the result of careful Inquiry, that the President and the Cabinet are unanimous in Its support; that they all consider Its provisions the best that could have been obtained, and that consequently they all desire its early ratification; that there Is no intention ot withdrawing, and no be lief that it can be amended to any great extent without destroying all hope of its ratification. Furthermore, It is the opinion of ex-Secretaries Olney and Day and Secretary Hay, In which they say they have the support of the best International laws of the coun try, that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is In full force and effect, and that It cannot be legally got rid of except by mutual con sent. If the treaty now before the Senate Is rejected, It Is the opinion of the Ad ministration no legislation can be had for the building ot an Isthmian Canal, except through the repudiation of the Clayton Bulwer compact. Committee "Vote on Subsidy Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. '36. The Senate committee on commerce, by a vote of 10 to 6, agreed to report the shipping subsidy bilL Chinese Will Resist. NSW TORK. Feb. 26. A dispatch to the Herald from Peking says: John Fowler, United States Consul at Che Foo announces that 4000 native troops have gathered on the border route of the netv German railway to await the arrival ot th- German troops. The natives are determined to resist the construction of the raihead a e t Far "Wireless Steering. An English invention for steering any craft, whether submerged or otherwise, by means of an. ether wave on the wire less telegraph principle has been perfect ed. In naval war It Is expected to make the torpedo-boat almost Infallible. In this respect it will equal the great American dyspepsia cure Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters which never fails to cure constipa tion, tnaigesuon. dyspepsia, ouioueness. malaria, fever and ague Every one needs lit, and all druggists sell IU ASK FOR FREE. TRADE GOVEnflTOIt-GEXBRAI. DAVIS SEXDS PETITIONS FROM PUERTO RICANS. The Only Remedy for the Fnrnlyzed Industrial Condition in the Island, WASHINGTON, Feb. S6.-Secretary Root today sent to the Senate a letter from General Davis, with petitions from. Puerto Rican citizens asking for free trade with the United States. In the letter, which is Bated San Juan, February 15, General Davis says: "I transmit five petitions, which are signed by several hundred tobacco mer chants, growers and manufacturers, ask ing for free-trade relations with the United States so that some market may be found for pot only1 the surplus crops of 189S and 1S99, but also for the maturing crop of 1900. The surplus referred to, available for export, is about 1,500,000 pounds, and the portion of the maturing crop which will not be required for local consumption is estimated at about 2,000,030 pounds. "In my frequent reports to the depart ment, I have fully stated the gravity of the Industrial situation. I cannot In any words at my command overstate the ur gency and gravity of the industrial paral ysis now existing in Puerto Rico," After giving a resume of the existing conditions, he adds: "The only remedy for the industrial con dition I can suggest is the opening of the markets for accumulated surplus of productions and the establishment of such trade conditions by Congressional legis lation as will give confidence to investors and encourage the development of the nat ural resources. Until this is done, the paralysis must 'continue, and the poor and helpless In Increasing numbers must be fed or they will starve to death." THE CURREOY BILL. Representative Overstreet Discusses Its Merita. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Representative Overstreet, of Indiana, who has charge of the financial bill in the House, dlsoueslng the merits of the measure as agreed upon by the conferees, said: "It establishes the gold standard beyond dispute. It not only defines the gold standard, but it requires the maintenance of all forms of money at a parity with that standard, and imposes upon the Secretary of the Treasury the mandatory duty of maintaining that standard. Tho absolute separation of the trust funds to be held In the division of issue and re demption from the fiscal operations of the Government will prove a great educator, In that it will demonstrate In a sample manner that a certificate is merely thl evidence of a fund which is neio. in trust by the Government, to be paid on demand to Its holder. "Tho establishment of an ample reserve fund, with the safeguards which are pro vided to prevent the withdrawal of greenbacks and treasury notes when once redeemed to be again presented for the purpose of withdrawing geld, thoroughly intrenches the gold standard. "In my opinion, the unequivocal es tablishment of the gold standard will be followed by stability in all business in which the country 's n.reslea. It does away with all the fear 3nd doubt which confused business uunng the last few jears, and establishes a uniform basis of values on which all business can rest Contract and settlements of all kinds will be adjusted at once to th'.s standard, ani business conditions will be greatly im proved thereby, as stability is an essen tial element in j.11 la pines? affairs in which time and dlstn: arc taken into account. "I believe tho refunding plan contained in the bill is sound economically, and that It will work In practice. It is true that the rate of Interest la lower than that at which any other Government has been able to fund its debt, but in view of the fact that it is proposed at the same time that the gold standard is be ing established and at the time when the country is prosperous, I think the Gov ernment will have little trou'ble In put ting It into operation. "The high premium on the present bonds and the high tax on National Bank cir culation prevent any profit on circulation at present. Under the plan proposed, banks are permitted to substitute for their pres ent high-rate bonds a bond of compara tively stable value, and at the time they are allowed to Issue their note circula tion to the par value of the bonds, with a reduction of the tax. It is expected that tho banks, will promptly make the change. Fcr this reason, it is believed that within a few months a very con siderable proportion of the bonds now held to secure circulation will be surren dered for 2 "per cent bonds. "Authority to establish banks of $25,003 capital in small towns will no doubt re sult in tho establ'shment iof many small bants which will also use the new' 2 per cent, bends as the basis of their circula tion. "In my judgment, at least two-thlrdg of the $S5O.C0O,0CO subject to refunding will ba suntidtied in exchange for the new 2 ner cent bonds within a period which will be sin prising to the. public. Such a change will naturally result in an in creased vc'i'me of National Bank circula tion This increased volume will, In my juCrn-ent, amount to $100,000,000 in 12 months The rap'dly Increasing business of the country will absorb th's increase wlthou: d fflculty, although I "believe q kiweu htttrcst rate on money will also re sult" Spanish-American War Claims. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 2C. Secretary Root has sent to the House claims for damages alleged to have been caused by United States troops during the Spanish American war, principally while encamped or traveling. The claims aggregate $132, 006. The draft of a bill Is submitted giv ing the Secretary of "War authority to have claims examined up to January I next, and certify the results to the Sec retary ot the Treasury for payment. The Coeur d'Alene Investigation. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Levi R. Miller continued his evidence before the House military committee in reference to the Idaho labor troubles, but developed little In addition to his previous testimony. One of the questions brought out the state ment that several men were arrested for talking with those unfriendly to the min ing' companies. After a brief session, the Investigation went over until "Wednesday. FIGI MILLIONAIRE KILLED. Edgar P. Thompson Left a Vnst Es tate to American Heirs. BVANSv-TLLE, Ind., Feb. 26. Evahs vllle heirs of Edgar P. Thompson, owner. and ruler of "Vartu Vara, one of the Fiji Islands, who left an estate valued at $10, 008,000, have been notified of his death. They are: Benjamin G. Thompson and Miss Kate B, Thompson. j nephew and niece. They inherit one-twelfth of the estate. The reports, which have just been received through the missionaries, state that Thompson and his wife were murdered in a rebellion of the natives. In 18 Edgar Paul Thompson left his home and nothing was heard from him by his relative until he sent them news of his whereabouts from the Fiji Islands, where he was engaged in growing cot ton. A large amount of money was made during the Civil War, and later Mr. Thompson bought the Island of "VartU Vara, and raised cocoanuts and cocoa fiber. He was very successful, and be came a man of vast means. Several years ago he married a Malay mission Anti-Trust' Millionaire Assists Locked -Out Engravers. The S3 Philadelphia Watch Case engrav ers, who were ' locked out, are jubilant over a letter received by George E. Nich olson, President of the Watch Case En gravers' Association o America, from John C. Dueber.' of 'Cant6n. Ohio, President of the largest watch case factory in the world. The letter was as follows: "I am In re ceipt of your favor of 3d,, and in reply would say the fight you are waging is the same I fought with the Watch Trust for over 12 years. "I want my competitors, when I give a dollar for labor or gold, to do the some thing, but I cannot compete against firms whose employes work on the 'minute sys tem' and Hke those in the combination against ycu, who put 20 pennyweights of lead in a so-called solid gold 40-penny-wcight case. They wanted to drive us out of the business with, low prices, but failed. This senseless oppression of em ployes, cutting of prices and debasing of tho goods has got to stop some time, and we would like to have it terminate at once. "Wo are glad you have taken the stand you have, and this company will assist you in every possible way. If you have any engravers who are in need of work let us know their names, and we will do our best to keep them employed. If they need us to assist them in getting here, please let us know. "The same argument now advanced by the Trust was used against us in the fight 12 years ago, when we won single-handed and alone. Then our enemies said: 'We will bust Dueber up in 30 days.' They felt quite sure of it, because with one stroke of the pen, the combination took away all our customers. Had we not been sup plied with sufficient money to Eend our travelers to the retail trade, this factory would have been closed. (Signed) "JOHN C. DUEBER, "President" At request 20 of the local engravers will leave today for Canton, Ohio. If neces sary a secopd installment of men will go to the Buckeye State In a few days. Tne Dueber factory, the largest In tho world, employs 3000 hands, Including 125 engrav ers. Arrangements have been made since the lockout by Mr. Dueber, whereby 50 or iuu more engravers may De put to wont. The minute system, by way of explana tion, provides that a case must be en graved every 30 minutes. The men are employed on the basis of 600 minutes to the day. whenever more tnan so minutes are taken by an engraver to finish a case it means that It is taken oft his time. Poor workmanship Is the natural result as tho only object is to get as many cases completed in a given time as possible. It is 'also worse than what is designated as the "SWEATING SYSTEM," About which so much is heard. There aro very few engravers who can accom plish the demands of the minute system, and as a consequence they suffer in losing much time that is really employed most diligently. The watch case manufacturers held a meeting In New York and combined to combat the Union movement of the Inde pendent Watch Case Engravers of Amer ica. Mr. Dueber was requested to join tho manufacturers' combination to break the backbone of the Engravers' Associa tion, but unfortunately for them, he de clined. "Mr. Dueber says to all engravers; We will not join. We need no protection. We will not assist to enslave them. We will furnish work for all good men who need work, and assist you in any way possi ble.' As Mr. Dueber has recognized the Union In his factory, the Canton branch at their meeting Sunday, instructed their secre tary to write Mr. Dueber, thanking him for his stand in their behalf. Had he joined them, pressed cases would have been put on the market by every factory in the country as substitutes for engraved ones. But since Mr. Dueber has refused to join the combine he will be able to supply the market with fine hand-engraved watch cases, which the other shops must nnaiiy come to u iney aeeire ut uuiu their trade. The locked-out engravers have now the support of all the engravers lnT the United States, morally and finan cially, as well as the American Federation of Labor, and the recognition of Mr. Due ber. ' ary, but of the union no children were born. He .virtually became a "chief," and ruled the natives. The information of his death comes from a missionary on a contiguous Island, With at present no particulars. His es tate there and In America Is valued at $10,000,000, and It will be divided among his relatives In this country. They are: R. S. Thompson, of Springfield, O., editor of the New Era, and chairman of the Ohio State and National Union Reform Executive Committees: Mrs. Constance K. Harris, of Fresno, Cal.; and Mrs. "W. Barg Casey of Mount Vernon, 111., brother and sisters of Edgar Paul, who will each receive one-fourth of the estate, while the remaining fourth will be divided among Mrs. Dr. H. J. "Walters, of Chicago, and Ben G and Miss Kate R, Thompson, of Evansville. Active steps through the me dium of tho English consulate have been taken for the possession of the property. i o THE FAIR-CRAVEN CASE. Judge Slmpton'a Affidavit of Mar riage Produced. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26. The Fair- Craven proceedings were lacking In sen sational features today. Mrs. Craven was on the witness-stand, and the substance of the examination related to any provis ion Senator Fair ever made for the wit ness, during his- lifetime. Once or twice the Fair attorneys had Mrs. Craven in uncomfortable corners, but each time the witness managed to extricate herself, and once, In reply to a question, said that Senator Fair had provided for her "as any good husband should." Mrs. Craven was questioned regarding her marriage to Senator Fair, particularly as to the alleged marriage by Justice of the Peace Simpton. of Sausillto. She was asked to produce the affidavit of mar riage, which she did. It is dated August 12, 1S29. and In it Simpton declares that he married Mrs. Craven and Senator Fair in the latter part of July, 1S92. Stapton haa since declared that this affidavit was part of a trap planned by him to upset the case of Mrs. Craven. The Craven Interests seem particularly jubilant over the production of this pa per, as It will force the Fair heirs to put ) Simpton on the stand for examination. The estate Is now left for distribution of the three trustees J. "W. Goodfellow, J. "Wi Angus and T. G. Crothers, who are to pay the Income of the estate equally to Fair's children during their lives. Charles Fair gets nothing hut a third Interest In the Income during his life. His Issue, should there he any, are dis inherited. If he should die the Income awarded to him goes to his sisters, should they stfll survive, or their issue. In caso of the death of the three children, the es i tate Is to he divided as follows: One- fourth of the Income to the issue of Mrs. "W. K. Vanderbilt, one-fourth to the Issue of Mrs. Herman Oelrichs. and one-half to the heirs of Senator Fair's brothers. c Captain J. A. Hlggins bead. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. Captain J. A, Higglns, one of the best-known sea captains on this Coast, died suddenly to day from a stroke of apoplexy. Captain Hlggins commanded the steamer Excel sior, which took Into St. Michael the first contingent of goldseekers to leave this country after the news of the wonderful richness of the Klondike region lied been brought .down. s Signing an Extradition Treaty. NEW YORK. Feb. 26. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Full powers have "been sent to Henry I Wlivm, United States Minister to Chile, to sign a treaty of extradition he has ne gotiated with the Chilean Government. Progress Is being made In the negotia tions for a treaty of extradition with Brazil, and It is expected that ratifications will soon be exchanged with Argentina! PREVENTING . COINSUM TheXure of Catarrh the Most Potent Factor in the Compass of Medical Science The Perfection of the Copeland Practice the Culmina tion of Years of Experience?--!t Is by This treatment That . Catarrh Is Cured and Consumption Prevented. RELATION OF CATARRH TO CONSUMPTION There Is today nothing of such vltnl importance to the people of this country as the prevention ot con sumption. There is nothing that so prcpnrrs the sjstem for the entrance nnd development ol the seeds of con sumption as does catarrh. There is nothing that will so soon rid hu manity of the most insidious and ter rible of diseases consumption ns Trill the cure of catarrh. Tliore Is no dlsense that so univer sally weakens the system as does catarrh. The discharge from the dis ease runs down the bodily strength. so that it becomes an easy prey to disease. Consumption docs not begin in the lnngs of one In perfect health, any more than throwing a lighted match, in a pull of water will start a lire. Anything that will run dovin the bodily strength will allow the seeds of consumption to gain a foot hold in the lnngs. If the .people were only alive to the fact that If they attended to their throat and bron chial tubes and allowed those skilled in the treatment of these parts to cure them there would he but tcyr cases of consumption. While catarrh does not ennse all cases of consumption, it Is also true that all those who have consumption have been subject to catarrh. AH consumptives were catarrh -victims. They took cold; catarrh had prc pared the way for consumption. Tu bercular consumption ever requires a breuk in the membranes which, line I the breathing tubes. Catarrh, fur nishes the broken places in the form of raw spots. The germs of con- puinpiion "i um: u eiC. the system when tney lmu a raw, sore, uiscnarging suriace. wuurrn creates just such a surface. Every catarrh sufferer Is in danger of con tracting consumption whenever he or she hreathes the air 'that has just been breathed out .y one who hu tubercular consumption, While no intelligent or self-respecting doctor of today claims that jill cases of consumption are of a catarrhal character, still, if the his tory ot every case of consumption It's the Limit Tke totnl expense to patients of the Copeland Institute is $5 a month, treatment nnd medicines Included. That's the limit. Pa tients not permitted to pay more, even if tkey so desire. THE W, H. COPniiAND, 31. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. with which country a treaty of this char- acter was signed several years ago. Secretary Hay has formally notified The Hague Government of the ratification by the United States of the treaty signea Dy the peace conference. It Is the under standing of the ' department that Great Britain, Germany and France have also ratified the convention. a RUSSIA IN PERSIA. Forcing tke Slink to Snow His Antlp-. atny to England. NEW YORK. Feb. 26. A dispatch to the Herald from Teheran, Persia, says: "British influence and prestige in Per sia have completely vanished. Russia Is victorious in tho diplomatic contest so long continued, and the Shah, whose health Is now better than for some time, 13 making hasty warlike preparations in hla anxiety to demonstrate his antipathy toward Great Britain. The Grand Sldar iat has ordered tho speedy completion of recruiting of soldiers throughout Persia, according to plans, the carrying out of which has been delayed for years. Re servists will also be enrolled, and all of ficers and privates now on leave of ab sence will be recalled." FELL DOWN, A SHAFT. Breaking; of a Carriage Caused Death of Four 3Ien. uSSTkOW rthlsornfng ZSTxS Pleasant mine by tho breaking of a mine carriage. The killed are: William Gilbert, Thomas Williams, John Rogan and Frank Woodward. The men were descending on the mine carriage to the sixth vein. When it reached the fifth vein the carriage, which was going down at a rapid rate, struck an adjustable shelf, which wa left projecting, breaking the bottom of the carriage and dropping tne men to me pn feet below. Gilbert and Rogan were killed instantly, while Williams and Wood ward lived only a.short time. ,Soldiers Clothing Deficiency. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. Upon the requestor ajoryscar.ons, wuarier - master, United States Volunteers, Depot Quartermaster in this city, a Board of Sur- vey met In his office today, to examine Into, report upon and nx the responsiDinty for an alleged deficiency of clothing and equipage shipped by Major Long to the Quartermaster at Manila, P. I., and for deficiency and damage to Quartermaster's stores received at the depot In this city from various posts. i ' a o Convention of Old Maids. CYNWYD, Pa. Feb. Sl-An Old Maidsr Convention, under the auspices of St. John's branch of the Girls' Friendly Ss ciety, of St. John's Episcopal Church, was held at the Parish building today. Prizes were awarded for the oldest, the hamteoaa- cst. the smallest and the tallest maidens t that attended the convention. o Fwraro Electrocuted. NEW YORK. Feb. US Aritbnio Ferraro was electrocuted at Sing Sing prisoo for was written, it vronld be found to consist of the story of frequent eel da that -were leTt ancjnred; colds that did not get "-well themselves; cold's .that came every" spring and got bet ter iu the summer, bat came back worse in the Xnll and winter; colds that were followed hy catarrhal 1 for aay Je-ngtfc ef time, the patient symptoms a discharging from the i living" la a dsariet where people are nose, sore and Inflamed threat, ! suhjeot te eatarraal affeetloBM, and hawking of mucus, with coughing ' the disease, aa aeea left uaeared, nnd spitting. As is well known, the j the . catarrh ajmest invariably ex fatal form of coasuuvPtlon so cent-1 tends from the throat ditWH the mon in our midst is due to the ea- windpipe and theaee late the roa t ranee Into tile' blood of tubercle ehlal tabes. These tube eeaey the bacilli!, rwhlch settles In the lungs j air lata the different parts at th and sets up- lung disease. i luagp. The paia walea aeeompa- I nies this eeadltiea Is of a dall char- The expelled air of a consumptive ' acter felt la tke ekest behind the frequently contains the seeds of the breastbone or else It Is preseat ib. disease. The material which con-1 Mr, . It. Clicadle, Lebanon, Ori,., x... i ib ciianrinir Cured of Discharging Ears; - Hearing Restored. 8tlIptlveS cough Hp also contains lne8e gCTmn wllic3l, aIler i,avJHg dried in the air, .are blown around and Inhaled by other persons. It is seen at once that those -who live in a section where consumption is preva lent would be very particular to Ucol thcr Doar iieaIth at a high standard and never allow them selves to have a catarrh-nCecteii, sore, inflamed, discharging nose, throat or bronchial tubes, through wkich the consumptive germs may gain admission to tke sjstem. Tke most potent clement that can be Home Treatment Ji'o one deprived. o the, benJcJHa of the- Copeland Treatment because of living at a distance from tke city. If you cannot come to the office, write for Heme Treatment Symptom Blank and Book, and be cured at home. CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK DEKUM. THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS OFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to 12 31.; from 1 te 5 P. M EVENINGS Tuesday and Fridays. SUNDAYS Freat 1 A. Iff. te 13 W, the murder of Luclene Mucho, In Brook- lyn, April 4, 1898. The electric cutrent was -turned on t 8:20 A.- M., ana five shocks were administered before the at-( . lemiuig puysicwia wr hikii umt was dead. He was pronounced dead at 8:23 A. M. o Chain Trust, NEW YORK, Feb. 2. A deal will be consummated here by which 10 of the leading ehain works In the United States will be combined and their opera t'on continued under the management of the Standard Chain Works Company, chartered under the laws of New Jersey, and capitalized at ?3,(K,000. The compa nies identified with the amalgamation are the Lebanon Chain Works Company, Leb anon, Pa.; Baker Chain & Wagon Iron Man ufacturing Company, Allegheny, Pa.; Hay den Saddlery Hardware Company, includ ing rolling mill, Columbue, O.; Bower & Mallery Company, Carlisle; Garland Chain Company, Rankin Station, Pa.; Nes Cham Manufacturing Company, York; J. C. Schmidt & Co., York; Fall "City Chain Works, Jeffersonvllle, Ind.; Franz Kreia Chain Co., St. Mary's, O; Franz Kreta Manufacturing Co,, ..Marion, O. . I o General Patrick Walsh Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 58. General Patrick Walsh, a veteran of the Civil War, died 'today after an Illness of a month's duration. He served with distinguished ability and bravery during the war, aad was advanced to the rank of General. Dur ing the first Administration of ex-Presi dent Cleveland, General Walsh. was pen- S G-J Walsh was a native or Ireland, and 88 years old. o t Missouri Needs Overhauling. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. An expert survey of the United States hospital-ship Missouri has revealed a startling state of affairs in the enfcine-room and other i rx.s of the vessel, and It wlU take $H,0Q , and at least six weeks to p.ut the vessel In seaworthy condition, when repairs on the Missouri are completed, she will re turn to1 the Philippines. Stops the Cough and "Works Oft the Cold. ' iLaxatjve Bromo-Qulnine Tablets cure a d jn one day. No cure no'pay. Price 26c. i i 4T?rr nJ' 7U a Silver Lining."" The deads of Bad Hood emteioptng humanity haroe a. sifver tiring in ihe shape of a. sped 'ficid remove ikenu MtsHsafs Sarsaparitta, America's Greatest Medicine, which drives out all imparities from the Hood, of either sex or any' age. PTIO Hsed to fcasjss eiMiM)ttieBii la tke j,qur&: of , oawtrrh. the fMsaae that J nakex tie devele-ymet o'f eeajiBBi- tloa Resfl&le. "Whoa titrrfc ks existed 1 the head Had, ayeer parts ef the throat der tke sfceuUler blatfe. Te conga that eecars at tfchi time d-ry, comca at varying. Interview, Is fcaeklng la n1.o net..,. attJ Im VAMlkallT. Vai tClTf lilmami. In k MHrHlHS- H4MM1 HrlslHIC a,. o.-n lar lwd si nferht. This .-. ---.------- ... peculiar CMaraeier i tr on often the Hrst evldenee taat catar rhal disease extadlar into the t lungs. At this stage of the troaale la some cases there will be feand streaks ot bleed atlxed with the uus that la expelled ay the eeaga. la eertala other hv .Mwrll aies of eheesy like sabstaaees are spit up, -which, when pressed" bstweea the Angers, emit a very aapleaaaat odor. This lapt Is a very eerleu symptom I so'me oases eatarrk will extend from the threat late tke laags la a very few weeks; la otker eases It may be month, aad evea years, Before tao Jlnanan nuaaiMi fram lt iiltrSat illtO mv mnfts. MmMTRt .. ..-. ... r the preseaee of these symptom there is liable te be profuse aight svteatiag. At tkls period of the dis ease a farther exteaalea Is ever la ,daeed by a fresk eeld aad the fresh, cold at, this time may Be all that Is needed te develep rapid eoasnnip tioa. To skew what eaa be deae in the way of preveatlag eoasamption, nothing la se eeavlaclag as tkisi Among tke het that Doctor Cope land every year treats, scarcely a person wke kas keea under his care has been kaown te develep laas; disease. This a proof feeyead ues tioa that ky earlag eatarrk develop opmea't ef) eeasaatptioK la prevented. Avoid Cur&AHs Ja CatantK, as la ether maladies, avoid Mtad doeterlng by patent 'care-all. Set Individual treat meat far year individual ailment at the Cepelaad Institute. FREE TO ALL INHAL CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs v Hay Fever, Bron chitis, Asthma and all Diseases of the Throat and LungSo through ittPiatmtl antfWbHted ftem the noa titta, rieanahig aad vanathdag all t&e Inflamed and diseased parts which cannot be reached by SMdfeise ta&ea into the stomach. It rvoehea -the tort spots It A tho raw pteoM It ooe to the Mat ofrttoeme-It acts at a,aatm emdmie ta Jfcr urAofe ayMim-fl.OO tit fintegirtaarHnibymait UMArahaL,PMla. SIGK HtADAGHE Positively cured fey those Little Pill. They also relieve Distress Jrora Dyspepsia, (ndfgesnbn and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Cbstocss, Nausea, DroroU Bess, Bad Taste m the Mouth Coated Tongue tain in the Side, TORPID OVER. IheJ Regulate the Bwwd. Purely Vegetabfc. Smell PHI SmaN Do Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Powder AN ElEiJWT TOILET LUXURY. T&ed y people of refinement for over a cnuurter & century. E. & W. DRKSS SHIRTS. K. W. Unas of ajedal wave. MUNYON' kWW JaWm $SsJ- jkmm rcnBsm Mi CARTERS1