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THE MOKNING OKEGOSIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 28, 1900. ASILVERAMENDMENI Morgan's Rider v to the Puerto Ricari Bill. NO ACTION WAS. TAKEN ON IT Consideration, ot the AlasXtan Civil Code Bill la tlie Sennte Cape Nome Dredging. WASHINGTON, March 27. Little prog ress was made hy the Senate today with, the Puerto Rican tariff and government bill. It was under .discussion for nearly three hours, but the greater part of the time was consumed in the consideration of a free-coinage amendment offered by Mor gan. The amendment is still pending. The Alaskan civil code bill was considered dur ing the morning hour. An amendment offered by Carter, setting aside permits hitherto granted by the Secretary of Wal for the mining of 'gold under the sea on the Alaskan Coast, precipitated a lively debate. The Day In Detail. At the conclusion of the routine business, consideration of the Alaskan civil (Code bill was resumed, the pending question being an amendment of Hansbrough (Rep. N. I?.) as to mining -claims held by Lapland ers In the Capp .Nome district. This was laid aside temporarily, and Carter (Rep Mont), in charge of the measure, offered the following amendment: "That, subject only to such general 11m ltations as may be necessary, to exempt navigation from artificial obstructions, all land and shoal water below mean high tldo on the shores, bays and inlets of Behring Sea, within the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be subject to exploration for gold or other precious metals by citizens of the United States or by .persons wha have legally declared their Intention 4o be. come such, under the reasonable rules and regulations as miners in organized mining districts may have heretofore made oi may hereafter make, governing tempor ary possession thereof for -exploration and mining purposes, until -otherwise provided hy law, and all permits heretofore granted authorizing any person, or corporations' or company to excavate or mine -under any of said waters are hereby revoked and de clared null arid void." After casting light upon the amendment. Carter adverted to an Interview he had with the Secretary of War, in which he had asked the Secretary why he had not teaued a general proclamation authorizing all persons to dredge for gold in the waters I referred to. The Secretary replied that permits had been granted only to persons -whose applications had been recommended by the Chief of Engineers. Carter said while it was known that excavations made In the Alaskan waters would be made for gold, it was precisely such a permit as would be granted to a person to excavate sand on the shores of New Jersey. The permit granted by the Secretary of "War was simply a protection of a miner against a law of the United States, "without which he would not bo able legally to mine. Allen (Pop. Neb.) complained that the permits granted franchises that were ex elusive matter. Wolcott (Rep. Colo.) pointed out that the situation on the Alaskan Coast was unique Gold had never before been found In such places. "When miners discovered gold be low mean high tide In Behring Sea, they were confronted by a United States stat ute which prevented them from working the claims. The Secretary of "War, Wol cott said, had issued permits to all re sponsible persons applying for them. In answer to an inquiry by CockrelJ (Dem. Mo.), Carter said the licenses grant, ed by the Secretary of War wore such as could be granted to any citizen of the "United States. In a sharp attack upVn the action of the Secretary of "War. Jones (Dem. Ark.) said It was evident to him that the permits had been granted in or der to put such a construction upon the law as no court of justice would give it. "It if." said he. "an Indefensible out rage. It is simply a means adopted by the Secretary to drive honest miners out of thoir rights and to give exclusive privi leges to a few people he may deem respon sible. I think this was a dellberatd schema of a few persons to monoplize that rich Cape Nome sand." Wolcott proposed to amend the amend ment eo that the Secretary of the Interior should provide rules and regulations for mining under the sea. so far as possible. In accordance with existing law and wjth the customs of miners. It also declared void any grants made by the Secretary of War to submarine areas at Cape Nome. Carter objected to Wolcott's suggested amendment, contending that the original amendment was preferable. Ho thought the minors could be depended uoon to make rules and regulations for themselves. At 2 o'clock, with the amendments of fered by Carter and Wolcott still pending, the Puerto Rican tariff and governmental measure was taken up. The conference report on tho pension appropriation bill was agreed to. Prior to a resumption of consideration of the Puerto Rican bill. Foraker (Rep. O.). in charge of the measure, announced that he had concluded not to ask a sep aration of the tariff and civil governmen tal bill, but had decided to proceed with the unfinished business as it was now be fore the Semie. ' He then yielded the floor to Stewart (Sll Nev;). who maintained that we had noth ing to fear cither from the people of the Island or from the possession of the island. The attempt, said he, to alarm the labor ers of this country lest there be an influx of low-priced or contract labor, is the purest demagogy. In his opinion, the spirit of criticism and denunciation would soon pass away, as had been the case with similar waves of criticism as to the acquisition of other territory. In con clusion. Stewart advocated the enactment of the Spooner bill, which confers author ity upon the President to govern the Phil ippines until Congress shall provide other wise. urging that Puerto Rico bo included in the rneasure. ' , . t The amending of the bill was resumed at the conclusion of Stewart's speech. The pending amendment was one relating to the granting of franchises In Puerto Rico. The paragraph as to franchises was so amended as to read as follows: "Provided, however, that all grants of franchises, rights and privileges or con. cessions of a public or quasi public nature shall be made by the executive council, with the approval of the Governor, and all franchises granted in Puerto Rico shall be reported to Congress, which hereby re serves the power to annul or modify the same." Morgan (Dem. Ala.) offered an amend ment to section 7 of the bill, providing for the free coinage of silver In the TJnltetf States. Morgan having said he found no provision in the bill for the establishment of National banks on the island. Foraker interrupted him to say: "There is a provision of this bill which extendi all of the laws of the United States -to Puerto Rico which are not Ibcally inap plicable." . - - "Does the Senator think National banks may be established there?" asked Morgan "Within the limitations of the bill I should say yes," responded 'Foraker. "Then." retorted Morgan, "Puerto Rica is not a foreign country. There is no question about the logic of that propo sition." At the conclusion of an extended speech hy Morgan, dealing with the general ques tion of the free coinage of silver, Foraker explained that the provision in the bill relating to coinage was simply one for tha exchange of the Puerto Rican silver coins into American silver co'ns. The general question of the free coinage of silver did not enter into the matter. Morgan declared that the pending bill proposed to take from the Puerto Rlcanj tne peso, which- was .practically- a dollar and pay them -60 -cents for It To -thla Statement Foraker took Issue. The Puerto Rican peso, he said, -was now worth about AS cents In our money In Puerto Rico, and the bill: proposed to pay TO cents In'noney 3nf '-tViTWtwl RtntM fftr It arnt'Muf tVi Ttferto'Rlcans desired to make the'ehange. Clay (Dem. Ga.) Is is not a fact that 'the Puerto Hican peso contains an ounce of silver, and that, when recolned Inlo money It will be worth 109 respondalbForaker, "I don't t will btane with it, but I t wo alV&roposlng to pay cans GO cents for what we t a less price anywhere else. And I may add that the Puerto Rlcans are much, pleased at the prospect" ich. please The Bemmmit 4:50 P. M., adjourned. STEUXEXBERG'S TESTIMONY. Politics Introduced, In the "Wardncr Investigation. WASHINGTON, March 27. Governor Steunenberg continued his testimony In the Coeur d'Alene Investigation today, Representatives Cox, Hay and Lentz di recting the cross-examination. The Gov ernor stated that he knew nothing of the selection of an allegod convict as chief ot state deputies, or the alleged depredations by this deputy. Including the forcing of doors in dwellings, breaking of windows, etc. He would not have allowed such con duct, he said. If he had known of it The Governor said he had no consultations with the President as ta continuing the troops in the Coeur d'Alenes. The last -inquiry came from the War Department last October, as to whether the insurrec tion had been quelled. There had been no communications between the Governor and the Federal authorities since then. Lentz' cross-examination brought out that the Governor was 33 years old, and had been elected twice as Governor. He had visited Coeur d'Alene during his po litical canvass, and held public meeting. Subsequently he recognized men in the "bullpen" as among thoso ho had met in his campaign. In 1895 he Tecelvcd the bulk of the vote of Shoshone County, and in 1S9S he lost this vote. Lentz asked if the Governor had changed his mind as to tho character of. the men in this district after the loss of this vote. The Governor replied that his impression of these men began to change about January, 1SS7, eoon after he had received their vote. He denied that he had agreed with Rep resentative Flannlgan, of the Legislature, to disband the Legislature if Flannlgan would vote for a bill relating- to mines. A delegation had waited upon him to learn his policy ,as to Shoshone County. The delegation "wanted the militia disbanded, and complaint was made that the men in tho Bunker Hill mine "were enrolled as militiamen, thus avoiding payment of the road tax. He examined the Adjutant General's rolls, and found 200 men en rolled from Wardner and Kellogg, and hfr directed the Adjutant-General to furnish these names to the Assessor of Shoshone County, whenever he called for It He did not know, he said, that these tnen were employed in the Bunker Hill mine. Governor Steunenberg interposed a pro test when Lentz asked him If he had not exercised "absolute and arbitrary powpr" In making one of tho arrests. He had used no such power, ho said. ""But you do believe In breaking into citi zens' houses through your soldiers?" queried Lentz. "I decline to answer such a question," said Governor Steunenberg. "It is an insult" This precipitated a lively controversy among the members. Some wanted the question stricken out; others wanted it to stand. To criticisms on the question, Lentz replied that "he needed no guard ian,' 'and Capron responded that he wpuld dislike to become Lentz guardian. The controversy waa closed by directing; the examination Into other channels. At noon the investigation went over un til tomorrow. Governor Steunenberg re quested that his examination be closed as early as possible, as he wished to re turn to hl3 duties In Idaho. THE DALLES PORTAGE RAILWAY. "Wilson, Cuahman and Jones TJrpje Appropriations. WASHINGTON, March 27. Representa tives Wilson, of Idaho, and Cnshman and Jones, of Washington, appeared before the House committee on rivers and harbors toLy and urged appropriations of $434,000 for a portage railroad at The Dalles, Or. s Anfl-Polypnruy Hearing. WASHINGTON, March 27. A delegation' of prominent clergymen appeared before the House committee on judiciary today, and were heard In advocacy of the Sho walter anti-polygamy resolution. PLAGUE AT HONOLULU. Two Xevr Cases Reported In Latest Advices. . HONOLULU, March 20, via San Fran cisco, March 27. Two cases of plague have been reported since the loth Inst Ono victim was a Chinese, the other a Ha waiian, a guard employed by the Board of Health. The health situation no longer requires the attention of the citizens', committee, and the work of Inspection has "been turned, over to 40 men, who act under orders from the Board of Health. About 150 men have been Inoculated with serum during the past week. According to the Board of Health rules, intending passengers for outside islands must take this treat ment, -which has been very successful thus far. The bark St Katherlne has arrived, 151 days from New York. She encountered a severe hurricane in the Atlantic One of her sailors went insane a month, out from New York. Upon bein placed un der restraint he stabbed three other sall ods, seriously wounding them. The cable survey ship Pathfinder arrived the ICth Inst from a surveying cruise to Maul, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Captain Per kins reports that Klehl Harbor Is the best on the Island of Maul for handling freight, having a good deep harbor that only needs a pier to become a convenient center for deep-water vessels. Quarantine was declared off at Klehl Maul on tho 14th, just 'before the Path finder left At Kahulul It Is reported that there have been no cases of plague since the death of Miss English, which oc curred February 25. The Council of State is in session consid ering the regular appropriation hills. Min ister ot Finance Damon has submitted his statement of tho probable expenditures and resources of the Government Includ ing plaguo expenses and $500,000 for fire claims, the expenditures will be "Jfi.5S3.S94, while the estimated receipts are J6.534.S3S, showing an excess of expenditures of 548,- asu. William A. Allen has been appointed a member of the Council of State, taking the place' of the late John Phillips. Honolulu Aprain an Open Port. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. The War Department has recognized Honolulu as an open port by ordering the transports soon to sail from. heTo to call there, en route to Manila. The Hancock, which sails with the Philippine Commission April 30, will stop at Honolulu, and Guam. The Meade and Grant will also touch, at Honolulu The transport Sheridan, which left nlla March C and will arrive here the lat-J prisoners, SC sick, 11 Insane, 32 discharged soldiers, 11 Navy .prisoners and 14 sick jackies. An additional medical officer has been assigned for duty at Alcatraz Island, on account of the Increase in the number of prisoners there. ' u e THE THREE VERY BEST. Chlckerlng pianos, of Boston, and Weber pianos, of. New York, have been sold in Oregon for over a auarter of n. rimtiirv I Kimball pianos have been sold here ever since tney were urst manufactured. Make no experiments. Buy a plario that is -4nown to be good at Ellers Piano House. x07 First street, north of Washington . street. American cents? yell," KnMfina do Hto the THfc! could gWK f MARSH'S CHARACTERIZATION' OF LEXTZ' SPEECH IX THE HOUSE. Latter Indulged in a Scathing Denun ciation of the Philippine "War Sul zer's Plea for the Boers. WASHINGTON, March 27. There wcro some lively debates in the House today during the consideration of the Army ap propriation bill. A little of It was perti nent to the measure. It covered a wide range of topics, the Puerto Rican tariff, tho Boer war and the Philippines. The charge that the Puerto Rican tariff bill was the result of a deal for ralang a Re publican campaign fund was again re fered to today by Pierce, of Tennesee, but Hull declared that the anonymous author of the charge "would never dare to avow himself and be branded as a falsi fier. Sulzer of New York made an appeal for the extension of official sympathy to the Boers In their struggle for Indepen dence, and Lentz of Ohio delivered a scath ing denunciation of militarism and the war in the Philippines. His attack roused the sentiment and indignation of Marsh of Illinois, who, in a bitter excoriation o'f the Ohio member, declared that the latter's speech was a disgrace to the American Congress. He declared that he was re sponsible for what he had said on and off the floor of the House. His heated lan guage did not draw a, rejoinder from Lentz. The Proceeding!!. The House, without preliminary busl nesr, resumed consideration of the Army appropriation hilL Talbert (Dem. S. C), the first speaker, complained of the vast extravagance Involved in the bill. Pierce (Dem. Tenn.), who stirred up something of a hornet's nest last Satur day, by bringing to the attention of tho house an Interview In a local paper with an alleged Republican Representative, charging that the Puerto Rican tariff bill was the result of a bargain for campaign funds, read that newspaper's affirmation of the accurracy of the interview. Ho also read Hanna's denunciation of the story that the Puerto Rican tariff bill was framed for the purpose of raising a Republican campaign fund, and challenged an Investigation of the charges. Steele (Rep. Ind.) engagd Pierce, and thero was a sharp exchange. Steele said he would not believe the anonymous Re publican Congressman who is alleged to have told the story on oath. Pierce said he did not bellove any man employed on the newspapers would de liberately misrepresent the facts, and, from surrounding circumstances, ho (Pierce) was Inclined to think the story was true. Steele wanted to know how the Puerto Rican tariff bill could be used to raise a campaign fund. Pierce replied that he could not give the exact steps, hut that vast sums of money had been raised by the Republican party In 1S95 from various quarters could not be denied. Tho contributors in ono in stance had even jogged the memory oL the Secretary of the Treasury, and he had not dprcd to resent the insult (Democrat ic applause.) Hepburn (Rep. la.) 6ald that If an In vestigation were ordered, In all human,. proDaomty when the editor of the paper was asked to furnish the name of the Republican credited with tho statement, he would refuse to give It If he did, Hepburr asked Pierce if he and his col league would be willing to punish him for. rpfi'sJnif "I will cross that bridge when I come to It" replied Pierce, amid Republican jeers; "but," ho added, "I "believe the pa per told the truth." Williams (Dem. Mass.), discussing the Puerto Rican tariff question, challenged, the other side to name a single reason for imposing "a tariff on the products of mo lsiana mat. existed now which did not exist when the President said it -was our, "plain duty and manifest justice' to give free trade to the Island. Steele accepted tho challenge and told it had been ascertained that the British Con sul, Finley, at San Juan, who was ex ceedingly anxious for free trade, was one of the largest sugar producers on the island. His Interest had bn purely sel flsh. Williams: ridiculed the explanation as absurd. Hull (Rep. la.), in charge of the -bill, at this point reverted to the charges raised by Fierce earlier In the day. As a mem ber of the Republican campaign commit tee, he said, he was Interested in tho alle gations. He said that no man worthy of belief would make such charges and with hold his name from the public. He did not believe the man would ever dare to avow himself and he branded him as a fal sifier. He expresed his doubt as to tho propriety of newspapers printing such anonymous statements. He called atten tion to the character of some of the liter ature still being circulated in the Philip pines. This literature described alleged public meetings held in different parts of the country in the interest of the insurgent cause. At one of them, held In New York, the Democratic party was reported as hav ing indorsed, Agulnaldo's cause, and tho Insurgents were appealed to to hold mi unt til after the Presidential election, when their allies In this country would see that the Stars and Stripes were removed from the islands. Parker (Rep. N. J.) discussed tho subject of the Army reorganization at some length, and was followed by Sulzer (Dem. N. Y.), the ranking minority member of the military affairs committee, who con sumed his time in denunciation of the attltud of the Administration toward the war In South Africa. He called attention to the fact that all the resolutions ex pressing -sympathy with the Boers. Intro duced hy himself and others, still slept In the committee-rooms. "For that reason." said he, "I desire nt this time to express and to place on rec ord my abhorrence and condemnation of tho unjust the inhuman, the predatory, tho cruel and the barbarous war the Em pire of Great Britain is relentlessly wag ing in South Africa to destroy and exter minate two brave little Republics sisters of our own, and as free and Independent As an American citizen and member of Congress, I am not ashamed to have it known that my sympathy is now, always has been and always will be, with the heroic Boers in the magnificent effort to maintain their freedom and their Indepen dence against the piracy of the corrupt oligarchy now controlling the policy of the British. Empire. America must do its duty. The Great Republic, the light of the world, in the name of liberty, humanity and Justice, must demand peace and make that demand good. We have the right to Interfere, and Insist on peace. We have the right to express our sympathy. We have the right to aid the Red Cross So ciety. International law gives us these rights, and we should exercise them. We sympathized with Holland, with Hungary, with Greece, with all tho South American Republics, with Armenia, and -with Cuba In their struggles for freedom. Many we helped. "Why, X ask. should we now refuse to render moral support, our sympathy and A DISGRACE TO CONGRESS M--fdfcrraid to tho patriots of South Africa? Is 'the great light of the Republic going out? Is American sentiment dead? A Republic that has sunk so low that it glories in tne downfall of a sister Republic Is in danger of destruction Itself! A Republic that re fuses sympathy to a sister Republic strug gling to maintain Its Independence against a monarchlal aggression is unworthy of the name, and Is In danger of monarchy Itself. A Republic that will secretly help a monarchy to destroy a Republic and blot out its free Institutions is a Republic rot ten to the core, and will soon fall like a decayed tree on the bank of a turbulent stream, to bo swept away forever. 4,In my opinion, the defeat of the Boers will bo the severest blow to Republican In stitutions that has been struck in more J than a century, and every friend cf liberty tho world over should pray that Oom Paul may be successful. The Administration will do nothing for the Boers, and seems to be secretly In sympathy with Great! .Britain and rendering ner an tne aia it can. Every liberty-loving citizen of the Republic should denounce and condemn these pro-Engll3h tendencies of the White House. This Republic should stand by Re publics, not against them. God bless the embattled farmers of South Africa, is my ardent prayer, and from the ashes of tho conflict may there arise a greater and grander Republic, the glorious United States of South Africa." Lentz (Dem. O.), a member of tho mili tary affairs committee, discussed the evils of militarism. Tho expenditures for tho army had grown, he said, until they now absorbed one-fifth of the gross expenses of the Government James Russell Lowell, he said, was once asked by Gulzot the French historian, how long the American Republic would endure. Lowell had re plied: "So long as the ideas of the fath ers continue dominant" Lentz submitted that the ideas of the fathers were no long er dominant A largo standing army was no part of the scheme of the fathers. Tho machinery of the Government cost the people J10 per capita against 50 cents in the days of Jefferson. The Monroe .Doc trine, under which 17 Republics had been built VP south of us, was no longer to be held sacred. Turning his attention to the Philippine question, he produced an array of alleged facts, to show that the soldiers In the Phil ippines had no heart in the war against the insurgents and desired to return home. He challenged the President's statement that the volunteers had willingly remained after their terms of enlistment expired. He read a letter from Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn, in reply to a request for the discharge of a soldier, denying the request, and saying tho department I was "flooded" with such applications. He read a letter from one of the medical of ficers serving In tho Phlllpurtnes, calling attention to the frequency with which sol diers were being Incapacitated with self inflicted wounds, and suggesting the ad visability of boards to investigate cases of desertion. He also mentioned the re ports concerning the alarming frequency of insanity among the soldiers. Marsh (Rep. III.) replied to Lentz. He spoke with great heat The speech, he said, was characteristic of the gentleman from Ohio. In tho absence of facts, a brilliant imagination had been drawn upon. One complaint had followed another, he said, until the gentleman from Ohio had earned the sobriquet of "the Great -Scolder." No vituperatlvo enemy of his coun trj't he said, could have uttered more di abolical sentiments. "I desire," he said, with flushed face and emphatic gesture, "to characterize his speech from beginning to end as a dis grace to the American Congress and a vio lation of all the decencies of .this House. He has misrepresented his country, mis quoted history, and misstated the position of this side of the House. He has ex hausted his whole vocabulary In unjust and false accusations against his coun try. I make these statements," said he; looking at Lentz, "upon my responsibil ity as a member and as a gentleman out side of this House. One of the beautiful things about the Constitution," he went on, sarcastically, "is that no man can be punished under the law for words spoken In debate here. So tho gentleman from Ohio goes cot free, notwithstanding the false charges he has made." , . Continuing, he denounced the course of tho Democratic party, which, he said, in time" of- peace, was "hell for war," and In time bf war was "hell for peace." He maintained that our title to the Philip pines Is ,as complete as Is our title to Florida, and it is us much our duty to suppress the rebellion there as in Florida. if tho President should withdraw the army from the Philippines and allow the Island to pass out of our possession, he said, he would be subject to Impeachment proceed ings. Tongue (Rep. Or.) spoke briefly of the record of the Second Oregon, -which saw service in the Philippines. Tho general debate was-then closed, and the clerk be gan to read the bill for amendment under the five-minute rule. At 5:10 the House adjourned. M'KINLEY'S DRINKING. Caused a Warm Dlacaaslon at a Methodist Conference. WILMINGTON, Del.. March 27. Tho Wilmington Methodist Episcopoal Confer ence, which represents Delaware and a portion of Maryland, today adopted a resolution condemning the army canteen and the use and sale of liquors In our possessions. The temperance committee also presented another resolution which condemned President McKlnley as a mem ber of tho Methodist Episcopal Church for public and private tippling. It precipi tated a hot discussion, and was finally defeated by a vote of 67 to 43. A resolu tion requesting the genoral conference to censure President McKlnley for setting aside the anti-canteen law and to censure him 'or drinking liquor was adopted after the personal reference to the President's drinking had been stricken out a-o OtlH' Cnsualty Report. WASHINGTON, March 27. General Otis has reported to tho War Department the following casualties In the troops under his command: .Manila, March 26. Killed Luzon Island, Fortieth Regiment, U. S. V. I.. March S, Mt Sayro, Edmund Bullock, artificer; Bennett Blakeley, Charles V. Huey ser geant Pay Island, Twenty-sixth Regi ment, U. S. V. I., February 26, Potan, Philip H. Nolan; Leyte Island, Forty third U. S. V. I. March S, La Paz, Michael E. Cortls; March 11, Dagaml, Mike Por golskf, beheaded while a prisoner of war. Wounded Luzon Island, Thirty-eighth Regiment, U. S. "V. I., March 5, Cuenca, William D. Hoover, wounded in thigh; Noah E. WIngate, buttock, moderate. Panay Island, Sixth U. S. V. I., February 24, Tangalan, George Hemphill, Corporal Hutchinson, wounded In back, serious; Magruder Andrews, wounded In knee, slight; Nineteenth U. S. V. I., January 2St Cavite, WInfleld S. Preston, wounded In arm, serious; Samar Island, orty-thlrd U. S. V. I., March 8, Matugenas, John W. Alsport, corporal, wounded in abdo men, serious. a Renpprniscnient Cnncn. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. General Appraiser Fisher will soon arrive here from New York to hear protests and ap plications for reappralsement in custom cases. His Itinerary Is given as follows: Los Angeles. April 23 to May 4; San Fran, clsco, May 5 to May 11; Portland, May 1J to 15: Seattle, May 16 t6 IS. Customs Collector Jackson, acting under instructions of tho Secretary of the Treas ury, will no longer allow horses, mules ai jackasses from foreign ports to be entered at this port. All such animals, imported into the United States by way of the Pacific Coast, can gain admission onlj through the ports of San Diego and Port Towneend, at which places veterinary quarantine official? have been stationed, a e Granted tho Xlnc-'Hour Day. CLEVELAND, March 27. Up to the present time 17 concerns In this city hava granted the machlnista the nine-hour day with 10 hours' pay, as demanded. Presi dent O'Connell said today that the Indica tions now were that the strike would not be made April 1, unless attempts were made to send men to take the places Of strikers at points where strikes aro now in progress. e Weaver Still for Silver. BES MOINES. la.. March 27. General G. B. Weaver has made the following statement: ""Stories printed in Chicago papers and elsewhere to the effect that I ani Identified with a movement looking to abandonment of free silver as an Issue in the coming campaign are untrue.. The whole story Is pure falsification, and without material L foundation." TURNED STATE'S EVIDENCE W. H. CULTOX SAID TO HAVE MADE A COXFESSIOX. Tho Auditor's Cleric Was Arrested, and Also Told the Prosecution, What He Knew. FRANKFORT, Ky.. "March 27. There were some startling developments In the Goebel assassination case today. This afternoon W. H. Culton, who waived ex amination and was held over td the Cir cuit Court, went to the Capitol Hotel, where he was in conference" with the at torneys for the prosecution for over two hours. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law, E. E. Hogg, who is also his at torney. It was reported at the time that Culton had made some kind of confession, but later tonight it developed that the in formation gained was not as sweeping In character as it was at first reporled. Cul ton's friends who are In hte confidence say that his statement was not In the nature of a confession, hut they admit that ljo gave the prosecution such information as he had, and which had heretofore .not come out The conference between Culton and the attorneys took place in the room of Colonel Campbell, and there were pres ent besides Messrs. pulton and Campbell, Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin, Coun ty Attorney Polegrove, Rev. Mr. Culton, father of the prisoner, and E. E. Hogg. While this was going on Henry E. Yout sey, the Auditor's clerk, who was arrested at noon and locked up In jail, charged with being an accessory, sent for Colonc Camp bell, and the latter visited him at the jail, and was closeted with him. for some time. Youtsey, when he was arrested today, told the officers that the prosecution had promised not to arrest him, and he com plained that that side had broken faith with him. It Is not known what to5k place at the interview between Youtsey and Campbell, but it is reported that Yout sey announced that he was ready to make a public statement, which the prosecution evidently did not care to have made, at least for the present. Youtsey was arrested as the man with the black mustache whom Golden men tioned In his testimony as the man to whom John Powers gave the key to the office o Caleb Powers. " Youtsey Is a half brother of John L. Crawford, a promi nent Republican of Newport The trial began with the courtroom cleared of all people excepting attorneys, newspaper correspondents and officers of the court The attorneys for the defense held a consultation, after which Governor Brown, for the defense, announced that no testimony would be introduced for the de-fense,-and that they would waive further, examination. The pardon issued to Powers by Governor Taylor was tendered by Brown as a bar to prosecution, and he asked that the defendant bo dismissed.. Colonel Campbell said the commonwealth denied Taylor's right to Issue a 'pardon. Brown moved that the- prisoner be dis missed upon the evidence. Tho , motion was overruled. Ball was asked for. Judge Moore said: "It is not. my belief that Powers fired the shot which killed Goebel, but on tha evidence, if Is my opinion that he was connected with a conspiracy to kill him. I shall therefore order that he be held over without ball to tho Franklin County Grand Jury, that the case may bo further Investigated." , After the Powers case had been disposed of, the court recessed until 2 P. M. At 2 o'clock Attorney Ramsey, Culton's leading counsel, announced that his client would walvo his examining trial, and by agreement of the attorneys Culton will remain at home with his sick wife under private guard. In the case of Captain John Dayls, Attorney Dunlap, for the de fense, stated that tha defendant would walvo examination, and that an agree ment had been entered., into that ball r should be .fixed for Davis at $5000. -Tha court then entered an order admitting Davis to bail, and he wlfl be released. AFFAIRS IN' CHINA. Bnttle With "Boxers." PEKING, March 27. The "Boxer" move ment In tho north is assuming alarming proportions. News has been received here that an Indecisive hut severe fight has taken place between the "Boxers" and the Imperial troops at Yen Chlu, Province of Chi LI. Each force numbered about 1500 men, and there were casualties on both-sldes. RnflHlan. Fleet at Chemulpo. YOKOHAMA, March 27. A Russian squadron has arrived at Chemulpo. It Is believed this presages a demand for a concession of land at Mesampo, a small harbor 20 miles south of Chemulpo, and la arousing uneasy comment in Japan. Another Mlnslonary Killed. SHANGHAI. March 27. A private dis patch received here confirms the report that a British missionary has been killed at Kal Ping. Terrible Sails for China. DURBAN. March 27. Tho British cruiser Tenriblo has sailed for China. Boston "Wool Market. . BOSTON, March 27. Tho -wool market here continues dull with light sales, al though there has been one or two larc J transactions in territory wools which have helped to Increase the week's volume of business. The long period of dullness has had a tendency to weaken values, but dealers are not forcing sales and there is no material change In quotations. Territory wools, staple are selling for 65 cents, while good lines of. fine medium and fine with a fair amount of staple calls tor 58 to W cent3. Fleece wools aro slow with prices nominal. Territory wools Montana and Dakota fine medium and fine, 22 to 23 cents; scour ed, ES to CO cents; staple, 65 cents; Utah, Wyoming fine medium and fine, 19 to 21 cents: scoured 5S to 60 cents; medium, 20 to 23 cents; scoured, 52 to 53 cento. Australian- scoured basis, spot prices, combine superfine nominal, 93 to 25 cents; good, SS to 00 cents; average, SO to S5 cents. a Robbed a Church. CHICAGO, March 27. William Porter and Edward Jackson, whose pictures 'are In tho rogues' gallery, and who have rec ords In Washington and New Orleans, robbed St Mary's Catholic Church early today, completely stripping the altar and vestry and carrying away over 51200 worth of property. A few hours later they were cornered on the roof of a dwelling, and after a long struggle -were knocked sense Icfa and handcuffed. Later both men con. feseed. I . o General Grosvcndr Renominated. ATHENS, O., Marchf.7. The Republi can Congressional Convention met here today and renominated C. H. Grosvenor for the sixth time. Delegates were noml-t nated to the National Republican Conven tion. Resolutions were adopted Indorsing the acts of tho Administration In regard to the Philippines and Puerto Rico. t o Provo Postmaster Ousted. PROVO. Utah, March 27. John C. Gra ham has been retired as Postmaster of thli city, in accordance with telegraphic In structions from Washington, and Reed Smoot one of his bondsmen, will take charge of the Postofllce until his successor is appointed. o Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, March 27. Today's statement of the Treasury balance In the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000, 000 gold reserve, shows: Avaifablo cash balance $162,566,232 IGoia .'. 9S.710.&41 What Her Mother-in- a TIMELY ADVICE GIVEN TO A YOUNG WIFE;" If there ever is a time when a woman needs help and counsel it is in those months which follow marriage, the period of physical adjustment to the new con dition of wifehood. There is something pathetic In the story tqld below, reflecting 'as It does In the main the experience of .so many young wives. "Three months after marriage," the story begins, "I became very miserable. I was so sick and nervous, but I did not know what was the matter with me-." Many a "wife who reads those words will recall her own condition in those early days ot marriage, when she stood In tho shadow of motherhood, and found herself suffering and fearful. Womanly modesty closed her lips on the questions which vexo J her mind, and away from home and fam ily there was no ono who out cf her ex perience could give her a word of advice or counsel. Happier was this other young wife. Her .husband's mother read hor condition with the eyes of experience, and better than giving advice, gave her the medicine to strengthen and cure her. A YOUNG WIFE'S STORY. "About 10 years ago I was married, and three months later I became very miser able, but I did not Tcnow what was the matter with me," writes Mrs. John Hem mis, of Munson Station. Pa. "I was so sick and nervous, was not able to do any work at'all; had to hire It all done. My husband's mother had been using your remedies, and one day she came over to see mo and brought some oi your 'Favor ite Prescription with her, and she 6atd: "Take that -medicine I know it will help you.' 1 took it and It 'did help me. and I irot- hott nt Hi h fiin.r that T hn.i got better of the had feelings that I had beforo I commenced taking- it; was soon able to do my work myself. I took the medicine right along till altec baby came,, and I can safely say that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is better than all the other doctors' medicine put together. I did not need any more- until the last of May, 189S. I had worked very hard for my three children and husband; times were very hard around the mines here, and I thought I could help my husband, so started to take In washing and do house-cleaning, and I overworked. The result was 1 got sick. I did not know what to do, and I did not know what was the matter. At last I sent fpr tho doctor; he did not tell me what Tvas the matter; only said I was overworked and had uterine trouble. I was in bed three weeks, and was so weak I could not eat My heart got so bad at times that I thought I was going to die; was so sick at my stomach: had dizziness in my head and specks before my eyes. I got a little better with the medicine the doctor gavo me; but only for a short time, and then I heeded hlmaga!n. When he came he asked me what was the matter, and I said I thought It was the same as before, but he.sald it -was not; it was the grippe; but I had the grippe before, and it -was very different from this time. He told tho neighbors that I had to be very careful of myself for I was very far gone. I said to my husband: 'If God' spares me to be able to get a couple of dollars. I know the medicine I need, and the kind that will do me the most good.' I got it, and that was Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I got one "bottle first, and when that was fin ished I got another, and continued until I had used seven bottles of 'Favorite Pre scription,' and I also got two vials of Dr. Pierce's Pellets, and now I am happy and well, and the people who saw me be fore, when I was sick, and seo me now havo said: 'How well you look,' and they ask me what I got to make me so well. I quickly teU them what made mq better. Some of the neighbors have used the same medicine through my advice, and they have been greatly benefited, too. As long as God lets me live, whenever I need any kind of drugs, I will send for -Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and 'Pellets.' It used to Ijo beforo I used your medicine that every month I had pairs like labor pains, and then the flow would stop, anil in a day or two come back again, and so on for a week at a time, and I would have to lie in bed; but now that is all over. I can go ahead with my -work as If noth ing was tho matter. I will be ever thank ful to God and you for having such reme dies to help poor, suffering invalids like I!" was myself. I will advise every suf ferer who is in need of a doctor to put asido the doctor and got some of Dr. Plerco's medicine, and that will be tho best doctor Ihey ever had, and the onu who will do them the most good." If every young wife had so good a friend and wise a counselor In her hus band's mother, there would be less tm happlness In tho world. The use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription by young wives prevents or cures those feelings of depression which are so common when maternity is anticipated. It tranqulllzes the nerves, encourages tho appetite and causes the sleep to be natural and re freshing. As tho body Is strengthened, the mind recovers its brightness. There are no more gloomy fears of the future. Tho little wardrobe Is prepared with the tenderest delight, and the hour of trial is approached in comfort and with perfect confidence In the favorable results. WONDERFUL RESULTS. All, women who have used "Favorite Prescription" in pre-natal preparation tes tify the wonderful and unexpected results' produced by this medicine. This Is es pecially the case with those whose past experiences In maternity have ben pecu liarly painful and prolonged. To have the baby's advent made practically painless; to have the time of trial reduced to a brief period when heretofore It ha3 been prolonged into hours; these things seem almost miraculous and past belief. Yet theso are the Tesults which follow the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. "When I wrote to you In March, ask ing advice as to what .to do for myself," says Mrs. Ella Reynolds, of Guflie, Mc Lean County: Ky., "I was expecting to bo- como a mother In June, and was sick all of the time. Had been sick for several months. Could not go anything to stay ,in my stomach, not even water. Had a mishap twice in six months, threatening all the time with this one. Had female weakness for several years. My hips, back, and lower bowels hurt me all the time. Had numbness from my hips down. Had several hard cramping spells, and was not able to do any work at all. I received your answer in a few days, tell ing me to take Dr. Plerco's Favorite Pre scription. I took three bottles, and before I had taken it a week I was better, and before I had taken it a month I was able to help do my work. On the 27th of May my baby was born, and I was only sick threo hours, and had an easy time. The doctor said I got along nicely, and my husband said: 'If it had not been for Dr. Pierce we would not have had this boy-' "We praise Dr. Pierce's medicines, for it has cured me. I am better now than I have been for 13 years. I hope all that aro afflicted will do as I have dona and be cured." IT WILL CURE YOU, TOO. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is es sentially a -woman's medicine. It is de signed to cure those womanly ailments which are productive of most of woman's suffering. It reaches the most obstlnato cases if its use Is patiently persisted In. It Is a perfect regulator. It dries the drains which sap the strength, heals Inflamma tion and ulceration, and cures female weakness. The aching back, the throb bing head, the. nervousness experienced by so many women are entirely cured by "Favorite Prescription." "I was a great sufferer for six years and doctored all the time with a number ot different physicians, but did not receive any benefit," writes Mrs. George Sogden, of 641 Bonda street. Saginaw (South), Mich. "One day as I was reading a pa per I saw your advertisement, and al thcush I had given up all hope of ever getting better, thought I would wrtto to you. When I received your letter, telling me what to do, I commenced to take your medicine and follow your advice. I have taken 10 bottles In all, also five vials of the 'Pleasant Pellets.' Am now regular after having missed two years, and suf fered with pain In the head and back. I was so nervous, could not eat or sleep. Now I can thank you for my recovery." Women who are suffering from dlseaso In aggravated form are Invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond ence Is treated as strictly private and guarded as sacredly confidential. Ad dress Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. ' ' ,""'"u ? VJ. if ; X I advantage of Dr. Pierce s offer, pf freo consultation by letter, have expressei their pleasuro at the escape thus afforded from the unpleasant questionings, tho indellcat examinations and offensive local treat ments which some of their friends had submitted to at the hands ot local physt- WOMANLY CONFIDENCE In Dr. Pierce's methods and medicines 13 strengthened by his success. As chief consulting physician to the Invalids Ho tel and Surcical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y.. Dr. Pierce, assisted by his staff of nearly a score of skilled physicians, has in tho rast CO years and over treated and cured more than half a million women. There is no similar offer of free medical advlco made to women which can show such an extended and unbroken record of success in tho treatment and cure of womanly dis eases. "Favorite Prescription" contains nc al cohol, and Is altogether free from, opium, cocaine and other narcotics. The practice of some unscrupulous deal ers of trying to substitute a less meritori ous medicine for Dr. Pierce's Favorlto Prescription should be promptly rebuked by the customer. It is a dangerous prac tice, many substitutes being heavily load ed with harmful narcotics. "Favorlto Pre scription" can be absolutely relied on. It always helps. It almost always cures. THE WIFE'S OWN BOOK Would be a 2ood title for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. For -while the book Is for the whole family. 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