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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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AN ElEiJWT TOILET LUXURY.
T&ed y people of refinement
for over a cnuurter & century.
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