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THE MOANING OREGONTAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1901 """PHSs. POLYGAMY IN UTAH Echo of the Roberts' Case in the House. LANDIS CAUSED A SURPRISE Crossfire Between the Indiana Con grenmnn and King, of the Mor mon. State The Agricultural BUI Passed. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. The anti polygamy crusade, -which resulted in driv ing Roberts, Utah's .Representative, out of the House last session, had an echo in the House today during the consideration of the agricultural bill. When the section making the appropriations for agricultural colleges for the several states was reached Landls (Rep. Ind.) offered an amendment providing that no money should be paid to the college in Utah until the Secretary of Agriculture was satlKed that no trus tee or teacher in the institution practiced polygamy. The amendment came as a complete surprise. King (Dem. Utah), who succeeded Roberts, tried in vain to head it off with a point of order, and then Inveighed against it as simply an after math of the Roberts crusade. He insist ed that polygamy was a thing of the past. Landls replied by alleging that two of the professors of the Utah college were polyg amists, and that one of the trustees had seven wives and 39 children. Upon this showing the House adopted the amend ment, whereupon King retaliated by offer ing an amendment providing that none of the money should go to agricultural colleges in any state whose Instructors or trustees have engaged m lynching or been guilty of adultery or rornication. He afterward modified it to as to apply only to the Agricultural College of Indiana." It was overwhelmingly defeated. Subse quently, when the bill was reported to the House, the Landls amendment was stricken out by a vote of GO to 19. "The friends of the farmer" were much In evidence during the day, and against an aggressive opposition led by Mahon (Rep. Pa.) voted into-the bill an additional appropriation of $50,000 for "farmers bul letins." There was also considerable dis cussion of the irrigation of the arid lands in connection with the paragraph provid ing for an investigation of that subject The bill was passed. When the House met, Taylor (Rep. O.), chairman of the committee on elections, No. 1, submitted the report on the con tested election case of "Walker vs. Rhea, from the ninth Virginia district The committee found that while gross frauds and irregularities occurred in the election, they fell "very far short of changing the result." The-committee recommended that Rhea, the sitting member, who is a Dem ocrat, should retain his oat Linney (Rep. N. C.) and Samuel Davenport (Rep. Pa.) dissented from the conclusion of the majority, and were given leave to file their views. The report will be called up in the near future. The House then resumed the considera tion of the agricultural appropriation bill. The sections of the present law relating to the sceintific bureaus of the depart ment were substituted for the provisions in the bill which went out yesterday on a point of order made by Mahon. Lattimer (Dem. S. C.) offered an amend ment to increase the app-oprfations for farmers' bulletins to $50,000. Mahon de clared that the increased dissemination of farmers' bulletins would not do the farm ers any good. He inveighed against the alleged friends of the farmers, who were always howling against railroads and prating of their friendship for the farm ers. Shackleford (Dem. Mo.) replied to Mahon very sarcastically, calling atten tion to his economical suggestions for the Agricultural Department while he favored paying the big claims of the "down-trodden Cramp Shipbuilding Company." He spoke of Pennsylvania as a trust-ridden state, and sold that whenever a man from the West championed the farmers' cause he was denominated a "Populist." Lat tlmer's amendment was adopted, 92 to 86. Landls offered the following provision as an amendment to the section making appropriations for agricultural colleges: "Provided, that no part of this appro priation shall be available for the Agri cultural College of Utah until the Secre tary of Agriculture shall be satisfied and shall so certify to the Secretary of the Treasury that no trustee, officer, in structor or employe of said college is en gaged in the practice of polygamy or po lygamous relations." King made a point of order against the amendment. He declared that he would not oppose it if it nad been offered in good faith, but that he considered It Blmply an aftermath of what had been denominated the "crusade" against his predecessor, Roberts. King said the prac tice of polygamy in Utah was a thing of the past. No polygamous marriages were now solemnized. A few of those who had entered into such marriages prior to 1S90 might still be secretly preserving po lygamous relations, but they were very few In number. Landls said he was credibly informed that one of the professors in the college had three wives, and another two, and that one of the trustees had seven wives, who had blessed him with 39 children. These statements, he said, had been made by one of the leading papers of Salt Lake City, and. so far as he knew, the official organ of the Mormen church had not de nied It. If these statements were true, not one dollar should be appropriated for the support of the Institution. The chair ruled that the amendment was in order and the amendment was adopted. TO to 44. King, who was taken by surprise by the amendment, hastened to retaliate by offer ing an amendment providing that no per son should be a teacher in any agricul tural college who had engaged in any lynching or who had been guilty of adultery- or fornication. The reading of this amendment created a furore, A score of members jumped to their feet with demands for recognition. Grosvenor (Rep. O.) was recognized. He said he desired to raise a point of order against the amendment, not one, but naif a dozen, in fact. As he oroceeded he warmed up, and charged that the amendment was an aspersion upon the teachers in all the colleges. The chair intimated that the amendment as drafted was not in order, and King changed it so as to place it In th exact language of the Landls amend ment, and making it apply only to Utah and Indiana. Payne (Rep. N. T.), who was in the chair, thought as the amendment would modify the previous amendment upon I tan, it would not be in order. King seized eagerly upon this suggestion, and modified it so as to make it applicable to Indiana alone. In this form the chair held it was in order. King explained briefly that he would have been perfectly willing to include Utah with Indiana, but could not do so without leaving it sub ject to a point of order. He again re verted to the amendment already adopt ed, which he declared was a gratuitous Insult to his state. He spoke of the Ag ricultural College of Utah as one that had gained a splendid reputation by its achievements, and paid a high tribute to the Governor of Utah. who. he said, had appointed so-called "gentiles." If teaoh ers had been appointed who were 'obnox ious, they had been appointed by men outside of the pale of the dominant church. The amendment was an affront to the people of Utah and to the Repub lican officials of the state, said King. Grosvenor said he had not voted for- the amendment with the Idea of assaulting the people of Utah. Miers (Dem. Ind.) appealed to King to withdraw the amendment It had served the gentleman's purpose-, ne said, and he appealed to him not to cast a reflection upon the college at La Fayette, Ind. The debate was cut short at this point by a de mand for the previous question, and the amendment was voted down by a viva voce vote. After this action had been taken King asked the privilege of with drawing it. He said It had not been his intention to allow It to come to a vote. The request was not granted. The proposition to appropriate S50.COO for investigating the question of Irrigation and for the publication of reports upon the subject precipitated another lively de bate. Moody (Rep. Mass.) a member of the committe on appropriations, called at tention to the paragraph and warned the House that Congress should not be called upon to deal with this subject, involving expenditures of vast sums of money. Newlands (Sil. Nev.) replied to Moody, pointing out the various methods by which the irrigation of arid lands, so much de sired by the West, could be accomplished. When the bill was reported to the House King demanded a separate vote upon the Landls amendment, which was then stricken from the bill by a rising vote, 69 to 19. The bill was passed, and at 6:45 P. M. the House adjourned. NEW YORK HOTEL FIRE. Two Lives "Were Loat and Several Persons Were Injured. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Two lives were lost at the burning of the Hotel Jefferson, at 102-106 East Fifteenth street, early to day. The damage by Are Is estimated at 130,000. The dead are: Elnora Downing, 25 years old: nurse. Elizabeth Reynolds, 30, a waitress. Mrs. Downing was being lowered from a sixth story window by means of a rope. The rope broke, and she fell to the sidewalk, striking on her skull. Miss Reynolds, who was on the seventh floor, was suffocated. Among those injured are: John P. Walsh, 50. contractor, right knee frac tured and body bruised; John Kallagher, porter, right arm badly bruised; J. En sign Fuller, arms badly burned; W. H. Voltz, of New Haven, a student on his way to Princeton; John Chatfleld, pro prietor of the hotel. Mrs. Chatfleld and her mother, Mrs. F. N. Streator, escaped from the burning building clad only In their night robes. J. Ensign Fuller, an elderly man, car ried his 11-yearold niece. Miss May Up perman, on his back from the third floor through the heat and smoke. His feet were terribly burned, and as he reached the open air he fell with his unconscious charge into the arms of a policeman. Colonel William L. Gildersleove, at tache of the Supreme Court of New Mex ico, was caught on the fourth floor. He tried to make his way to the rear. A plate-glass door stopped him. He broke it with his flst, and crawled through to safety. His face and hands were badly cut. Edward Marshall, who lost one leg as the result of a wound received while serving as a war correspondent in Cuba, occupied a room on the second floor. When he was aroused the halls were filled with smoke. Not waiting to And his artificial leg, Mr. Marshall climbed to the Are escape in the rear of his room and one story from the ground. There he found no iron ladder was available to reach safety. Directly in the rear of the Jefferson is Stelnway's piano warerooms, with a one-story extension In the rear. Stelnway's watchman placed a board from tho extension roof to the balcony o nthe bottom of the Are escape, and across this board Mr. Marshall and 20 otherswho climbed down the Are escape were rescued. Many were cut by glass, but none was seriously Injured. Several of the women Inmates were so badly frightened they had to be carried across tho plank. A Mennjrerle Burned. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 30. The 75 or moro animals" of all descriptions confined in cages at Frank C. Berlock's "Zoo," which was In winter quarters In the ojd Cyclorama Building, were today dam aged or burned to death. The fire, which probably originated from a badly Insulated electric light wire. In an in credibly short time enveloped the entire structure. The flames spread so rapidly that It was Impossible for the attend ants to rescue the helpless animals, and with the exception of one elephant, one camel, two donkeys and a pack of hounds, the entire menagerie was burned. The Are was discovered a few minutes after the evening prformance had ceased. Mr. Berlock estimates his loss at about $40,000. Loss on building. $17,500. MILES FAVORS VANCOUVER As n Point for Enlisting a New Iteff lincnt of Infantry. NEW YORK. Jan. 30. A special to the Herald from Washington says: General Miles is opposed to the estab lishment of camps to serve as rendez vous for the 15 regiments to be organized. The weather is too cold to be comfortable for the recruits, and he has suggested that the infantry and cavalry posts now unoccupied be used as rendezvous. If Gen eral Miles' recommendations are adopted the Ave infantry' regiments will be or ganized, respectively at Plattsburg Bar racks, N. Y.; Fort Sheridan, 111.; Fort Mc Pherson, Ga.; Fort Logan, Col., and Van couver Barracks, Wash The Ave cav alry regiments will be formed at Fort Loavenworth, Kan.; San Antonio, Tex.; Fort Asslnabolne, Mont; the Presidio, San Francisco, and Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Light artillery regiments, if the plan is adopted, will be organized at points where the weapons and equipment for the horses can be stored and the animals can be housed. From the points where the new regi ments are organized, ofAcers will be sent out to enlist resrults. Besides the ef forts of these officers, more then SO enlist ment rendezvous have been established and men are now being enlisted. As none of tho regulars now serving in the Phil ippines must be discharged, only about 33,000 men are to be enlisted. Held Up by Drunken Yaquls. TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 30. La Canaoea, the mining camp of the Green Consoli dated Mining Company, In Sonora, was. held for three days by a band of Yaqul Indians, and the people of the camp were at the mercy of the Indians. It seems that a large number of Yaquls who were em ployed at the camp got drunk when paid and purchased all the mescal In camp. The Mexican police were driven from the camp and held outside by a number of the Yaquis. Their guns were taken from them, and the Yaquls also took guns away from Americans who attempted to Interfere with them. There were a num ber of serious cutting affrays, but no one was killed. The Americans set about to quiet the Indians and sober them, and, with the assistance of the Mexican cav alrymen, were successful In quelling the drunken rebellion. McKenxlc and Dnbose Cases. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has taken under consideration the alleged contempt of Receiver McKenzle and Dudley Dubose in three of the cases presented. Yester day argument was completed In the Du bose case, and this morning Attorney Campbell announced that he was willing to submit the alleged contempt of Mr. McKenzle in the Chlpps case on the tes timony introduced in the Comptois case. After announcing that the matter would be taken under advisement the court ad journed until next Monday. THE LOOTING PRIVILEGE SPEECHES IX THE SENATE IX OP POSITION TO THE SUBSIDY BILL. Tnrley and Jonci of Arkansas Ar- pned Apnlnst It The Measure, As It Stands, Was Read. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The shipping bill was kept at the front in the Senate today. No appreciable progress was made, most of the time being occupied by Turley and Jones (Ark.) In speeches opposing the bII and severely arraigning Its alleged favoritism. Early in the day an unsuccessful effort was made to se cure an agreement to the conference re port on the Army reorganization bill. Clapp, the new Senator from Minne sota, presented the credentials of his colleague, Nelson. Burrows presented the credentials of McMillan, as Senator from Michigan. Each Is for the full term of six years from March 4. Tha Senate agreed to a resolution in troduced by Jones (Ark.) requesting tho Secretary of War to inform the Senate whether the executive council of Porto Rico has agreed to guarantee dividends to corporations doing business In that island. The conference report upon the Army GENERALS ORDERED General William Ludlow. reorganization bill was then presented by Hawley, who explained the report and said the committee on conference had placed no new legislation in the bill. Hale asked, whether there had been any Increase of officers in any instance over the number permitted by the bill either as It passed the House or Senate. Haw ley replied in the negative, but Butler Insisted that the-,e had been an Increase of color sergeants In the artillery pro vision. At 2 o'clock the shipping bill was laid before the" Senate as the unfinished busi ness, but as the Army conference report was still pending, Aldrich asked that the shipping bill be laid aside temporarily. Pettlgrew promptly objected. This cre ated a parliamentary blockade which compelled either the subsidy bill or the Army bill to give way. Hawley, in charge of the Army bill, concluded to yield, but gave notice that he would call up that measure the first thing tomor row. Consideration of the subsidy bill being resumed, Aldrich gave notice of two amendments, one providing that appli cants for subsidy shall contract to build a new vessel within the United States within three years, and a second provid ing that the utmost limit of subsidy shall be 15 years instead of 20 years, as provided in the bill. Turley then spoko against the bill, pointing out the large expenditures in volved. Ho declared that already the shipping Interests had unusual privileges under the tariff, the postal bounty laws, and in many other ways. Turley com pared the cost of ship building in various j countries. This brought out a state ment from Vest that ships could be built for less In the United States than In any other country. As proof of this, he said, Japan had advertised for the lowest and best bid on a cruiser, and the American bidders had taken the contract, under bidding the British shipbuilders by 20 per cent. Later, when Russia called for like bids, the American builders again underbid the foreigners. Only two weeks ago. Vest said, the Cramps had secured a contract for building a cruiser for Tur key as against all other competitors. Turley spoke for two hours and was followed by Jones, In opposition to the measure. Jones said the bill proposed to take millions out of the public treasury and give It as a free gift to certain fa vored "subsidy beggars." One of tne worst features of the measure, he said, was that the vast sums to be paid as subsidies to a few wealthy doncerns were wrung from the laboring people and the poor. Jones said the bill should be en- , titled "A bill to enable a select coterie of ship-owners to loot the United States treasury." He argued that commercial development and extension must come from our natural advantages and enter prise and not from the legislative stim ulus of subsidies. Jones spoke for two hours and then Berry' called for the formal reading of the bill. This brought on a controversy as to the present form of the bill. Frye declared that Democratic Senators were delivering New York Reform Club speeches against the measure, apparently believing It was the Hanna bill of two years ago, whereas it had been entirely changed and bore little resemblance to that measure. Morgan said he thought very few Senators knew what was In the bill. He had been "fox hunting," trying to locate the amendments and learn what was in the bill, but had been unable to do so. Jones also sp"bke of the kaleido scopic changes of the bill and the inabil ity of people to keep track of it As a matter of Information the detailed read ing of the bill was agreed to. After the formal reading of the bill it was tempor arily laid aside. A bill was passed establishing a Ash hatchery and Ash station in Idaho. At 5:56 P. M. the Senate adjourned. OPPOSITION TO SHIPPING BILL. Minority Conference Today "Will De cide Its Fate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. A conference of Democrats and associates of the Popu list and Silver Republican faith will be held tomorrow, as a result of the declara tion yesterday by Mr. Frye that he In tended to push the consideration of the ship subsidy bill to the exclusion of all other business, except by vote of the Sen ate. This conference will determine the fate of the bill. If it Is decided to con tinue a stiff Aght and debate the meas ure at great length, it will mean defeat at this session, with the short time re maining to pass the appropriation bills. The conference also will take Into con sideration, the question whether the min ority will desire to take the responsi bility of defeating a party measure of the majority. Some of the opponents of the hill on the Democratic side feel that If the Republicans are determined to pass the bill, the minority should not go far ther than to state their objections fully and vote against It, and to let the Re publicans take the responsibility which is theirs. It also develops that no one wants an extra session, and that one will be avoid ed If there Is any possible way of doing so. It Is even said that the Spooner bill will be passed In order to avoid such ses sion after March 4. Republican leaders say that they believe an extra session can be avoided. They also say that the Dem ocrats must also decide whether they will take the responsibility of defeating the subsidy bill, and if It is demonstrated that they are willing to take that responsi bility, then other necessary legislation will be pressed rapidly to avoid an extra session. JOXES WAXTS INFORMATION As to Aid Promised to Corporations in Porto Rico. WASHINGTON. Jam 30. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, today introduced the follow ing resolution in the Senate: "That the Secretary of War Is hereby directed to Inform the Senate whether the Executive Council of Porto Rico has un dertaken to guarantee dividends to cor porations doing business in that island, and, if so, to state all the facts to the Senate end also whether the Executive Council has donated public property of any character to any individual. Arm or corporation, and, if so, to state, the quan tity and charactor of such public prop erty so proposed to be donated, and Its value; and also by "what authority of law any of said acts have been done by said Executive Council." The resolution was agreed to. Senator Jones said he had presented the resolu tion upon the strength of information col lected in a San Juan, Porto Rico, news paper of the 10th Inst., saying that the TO THE PHILIPPINES. General James F.,Wadc. Council originally had agreed to guaran tee dividends to the French Railway Company, but in default of that action, had donated property to that company valued at $100,000, and agreed to exempt the company from taxation. . FEDERAL BUILDINGS. Omnibus Bill Increasing; the Cost of Several. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Representative Mercer, of Nebraska, chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds, today introduced an omnibus bill, Increasing the cost of public build ings in various parts of the country. It carries about $1,500,000. Among the In creases are these: Boise. Idaho, $200,000 to $250,000; Butte, Mont., $200,000 to $225,000; Helena, Mont., $300,000 to $323,000; Salt Lake City, $300,OOuSo $400,000; Seattle, $300, 000 to $650,000, limit of cost of site $150,000. This bill was framed, Mr. Mercer said, upon the representations of the Treasury Department that Ihe Increases were neces sary to proceed Tith the construction of the buildings.' Mr. 'Mercer has called his committee td meet Friday to consider the bill. It will, It Is expected, be reported that day. and as soon as possible there after unanimous consent for its consid eration will be asked. If objection Is made, the committee on rules Will be ap pealed to for a special order. Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The President today 'sent the following nominations to the Senate: Thomas D. Hildebrand, of Iowa, Re ceiver of Public Moneys at St Michael, Alaska. War Volunteers: First Lieutenant, M. C. Gustln, Eleventh Cavalry, to be Cap tain; Second Lieutenant Emqry S. West, Eleventh Cavalry, to be First Lieutenant. Regulars: Infantry. Second Lieutenants, to be First Lieutenants, Clifford Gage, Eleventh; George W. Stuart, Seventh; William T. Patton, Thirteenth; Fred B. Kerry Twenty-second; Lawrence D. Cabell, Fifth; William T. Merry, Twenty third; Fred R. Brown, Ninth United States Infantry. Pension Conrt of Appeals. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior Department, was heard today by the House com mittee on invalid pensions on the bill for a pension court of appeals. The bill had been favorably reported, but had been recalled in order to permit the department to be heard on a somewhat similar plan proposed by It. The G. A. R. authorities favor the measure in its present form and the hearing went over to permit their views to be heard. Amendments to Subsidy Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Senator Clay offered a number of amendments to the ship subsidy bill today, intended to limit contracts under the bill to 10 years. In stead of 20, as provided by the bill, and to limit the vessels on which subsidy may be paid to vessels of 16 knots or less, and also to make the terms of the bill appli cable to vessels completed or in process of construction in March. 1901. Extending Bondlnc Privilege. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The ways and means committee today held its Arst meeting in several weeks, and bills were favorably reported extending the privilege of immediate transportation in bond to Everett, Wash., and Honolulu, Hawaii, and making Douglas, Arizona, a sub port of entry. Another Banking BUI. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The House committee on banking and currency to day" acted favorably on 'the bills "to amend the National banking laws so as to permit Nati6nal banks to consider and treat their surplus as capital, and amend ing the banking law as to the designa tion of public depositories." Pension of Admiral Philip's Widow. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The House committee on pensions today recom mended an increase from $30 to $50 of the pension of the widow of Rear-Admiral Philip. Alexander's Parents "Will Bring- Suit. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Jan. 30. The par ents of Fred Alexander, the negro who was burned at the stake by a Leaven worth. Kan., mob, January 15, were in Kansas City today seeking advice about suing the city and county of Leavenworth for damages and support The father Is a Baptist minister. He said he had writ ten a number of Influential friends In Kansas and Missouri in an endeavor to raise money to prosecute the case He had as yet received no positive prom ises of financial aid, but he was confident, he said, that an appeal to the colored people of the United States would bring forth a popular subscription large enough to carry the case to the highest courts in the country MRS. NATION OUTDONE ANTHONY, KAN., WOMEN INDULGE IN SALOON-SMASHING. Mrs. Sheriff, the Originator of the Idea. Led. the Crusade Four "Joints" Demolished. ANTHONY, Kan., Jan. 30. Mrs. Nation was outdone here today, when a band of W. C. T. U women, headed by Mrs. Sheriff, of Danville, Kan., completely wrecked the fixtures of four "joints," smashing plate-glass windows and mir rors and turning gallon after gallon of liquor into the streets. The women, who were of the best families In Anthony, were accompanied by their husbands, sons or brothers, who assured them protection. No arrests were made, and the band will, it Is said, start out tomorrow on a tour of destruction through Harper County, which Is prolific In saloons. Mrs. Sheriff, who led today's raid, is un der hond to appear at Danville In appeal to answer to a charge of saloon wrecking placed against her six weeks ago. Mrs. Sheriff came to Anthony late yesterday, and worked all night procuring hatchets and other Implements of destruction, and It was 2 o'clock this morning before she had perfected plans for the raid. The women began their attack shortly after daybreak, taking the saloon-keepers and the town officials by surprise. Among the brigade were two or three schoolgirls, un der age, whb did some of the most effect ive smashing; The actual damage to per sonal property, aside from the liquor de stroyed, is estimated by the saloon-keepers at $2000. For a time the whole town was In an uproar, and. it was feared that personal violence would result. The Arst place attacked was situated in the rear of a drug store, which was forci bly entered from the rears It contained 6ome costly bar Axtures and a valuable cash register. Within a few minutes the women had smashed everything in sight, but in their hurry to finish this job and go to other places they overlooked the bulk of liquor stored away. Half a block down the street the second scene of joint smashing was enacted. They found this saloon locked, but axes were applied and the whole front was smashed in. Here their work was more complete. The building, a great plats-glass mirror and everything In sight was reduced to the maximum of the Mrs. Nation Idea. The proprietor was smashed over the head with a beer bottle, and his blood mixed with the flow of liquors over the floor. The Jolntkeeper w3 struck by the hus band of one of the women. In quick suc cession two other places a short distance down the street were subjected to similar treatment, the Axtures smashed and all the liquor turned into the gutter. Mrs. Sheriff is credited with having .given Mrs. Nation the Arst idea for a wrecking crusade. " The saloon-keepers of Anthony each have a warcroom aside from their saloon, where a stock of liquor Is kept. The women did not know this, and a considerable amount of the prohib ited liquid Is yet unmolested. The women then prayed within sight of the wrflekAce thov had nnrpnrl ftnn woman. In an anpeal to the Almighty, asKea tnat ne guiae tnem to other dens of Iniquity and direct their steps to rum cursed towns In Kansas. This prayer was Interpreted to mean that the Anthony women would extend their crusade, and word was hurriedly sent over the tele phone wires to adjacent towns by local saloon sympathizers, who wished to warn their felIow-"jolntlsts." No arrests were made. As a sequel to' the raid, a number of young men and two or three small boys became., drujnk. During the excitement Jjh,ey had followed the crusaders Into the saloons andecured a, .quantity of whisky, wine and beer. $Ira. Nation Organizes. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan, 30. Mrs. Carrie Nallon today lOrganlzed a band of 46 women to iollow her leadership and as sist in wiping out "joints." The band was organized at a mass meeting of women called by Mrs. Nation and pre sided over by her, at the Presbyterian Church. Every seat was occupied. Mrs. A. F. Dumenil was elected lodal presi dent, and Mrs. William Usher secretary. These women will take charge of the work In Topeka during Mrs. Nation's ab sence. The others agree to follow the crusader wherever she may lead, and do her "bidding at a moment's notice. Mrs. Nation announced that they would go ahead regardless of the W. C. T. U. They would, she said, give warning before re sorting to violence. Remarkable enthu siasm was displayed at the meeting, and Mrs. Nation was cheered to the echo. The young men of Parkdale, a suburb of Topeka, have organized what they call a "Hatchet Club." They favor Mrs. Na tion and her mode of closing saloons. Mrs. Nation's Conduct Indorsed. VINBLAND, N. J., Jan. 30. The Rev. Dr. Ward Gamble, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church here, in dorsed and applauded the drastic methods adopted by Mrs. Carrie Nation in her crusade against the saloons of Kansas in his discourse before a large number of the most prominent women of Vineland last night. Dr. Gamble even advised the women of this city to emulate Mrs. Na tion's example, and smash all the unli censed saloons or "speak easles" In Vine land If the authorities fall to do It. Dr. Gamble took the ground that, as the laws of Kansas prohibit saloons, this woman has the example of Christ as a precedent In what she Is doing, and that the prin ciple is Identical. Dr. Gamble was pre pared for the bar before entering the min istry. Condemned by W. C. T. U. CAMBRIDGEPORT, Mass., Jan. 30. The Cambrldgeport Woman's Temperance Union is unanimous in condemnation of Mrs. Nation's methods, and has passed the following resolution: "Resolved,. That as members of the Cambridge W. C. T. U., we deplore ex ceedingly the attitude of the Kansas Union, of Enterprise, and deprecate tb methods adopted for the suppression of the saloons In those sections. We feel that Mrs. Carrie Nation and others have strayed from the paths of the pioneers of the work, and have deserted the badge of our allegiance, which stands for purity and peace, which is our Christian thpught and pure as the teachings of him whom we serve." County Attorney Pleased. TOPEKA. Kan.. Jan. 30.-Robert P. Mc Colloch, County Attorney of Harper County, was In Topeka today, and ap peared surprised at the report of the "joint" smashing at Anthony. "I have not been able to close the 'joints' In Harper or Anthony because the city authorities faVor thorn," said he. "They told me it was none of my busfr ness, and I have not made a detective of mysejf." Mr. McCulloch appeared to be pleased at the course things have taken at his home. County Attorney Closes Saloons. COFFEY VILLE, Kan., Jan. 30. Every "Joint" In Montgomery County is closed today as a result of the action of County -Attorney Dana, who served notice en the keepers that they would not be permitted to run longer. Saspcctcd of Being Crowe. JOPLIN, Mo., Jan. CO. A man Is Under arrest here on suspicion that he is Pat Crowe, wanted for kidnaping young Cudahy, of Omaha. He was arrested for creating a disturbance and gave his name as Johnson. The fact that he had $300 in $20 gold pieces, and that be tried to evade being photographed led to the belief that MEMBER ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY AFFLICTED WITH CATARRH OF THE THROAT AND LUNG3 CURED BY PERUINA. 0 -. HON. JOHN J. FURLONG. Member of the Thirty-fifth General Assem bly of the State of Illinois, writes of Peruna as follows: 1353 Osgood St., Chicago, 111. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O. Gentlemen "I can safely recom mend Peruna as a remedy that will cure all catarrhal troubles. "It was of great benefit to rne as It cured me of catarrh' of the throat and lungs permanently and In a very short time. I am glad to add my endorse ment to that of others.' John J. Fur long. The order In which the symptoms of chronic catarrh occur are nearly always as follows: A cold which hnnRi on longer thnn nnnnlj a sensitiveness of the air pas sages, by which one catches cold asni ; a continual settled cold in the head, throat or chest; discharges grow thicker and more offensive, loss of flesh, despondency, loss of appetite, headache or cough, and general lassitude. Now this is about the order In which symptoms of chronic catarrh make their appearance, and if the sufferer Is for tunate enough to And a cure the symptoms will begin to disappear in exactly the reverse order. There may be at Arst no Perceptible improvement in tho earliest symptoms, while the latter symptoms show prompt Improvement. This I Exactly "What Peruna Will Do In the Care of Chronic Catarrh. It first Invigorates the system. Increases the appetite, then the patient begins to gain flesh, hope takes the place of de spondency, and all the mischievous symp toms which the chronic catarrh has pro duced will disappear one by one in the reverse order of their appearance. Cnrcs Made In This Way Are per manent Cares. A patient cured by Peruna is no more he is the kidnaper. Jlmmie Maloney, formerly Chief of Police In South Omaha, who is In Joplin, has. however, failed to recognize the prisoner as Crowe. John son is light complexioned. He and an other man named McNeil, who was ar rested with him,. have been spending gold freely in Joplin for several days. They are being held and their photographs have been sent to various places. BITUMINOUS COAL SCALE. Operators and Miners Will Meet at Colnmbus Today. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 30.-The joint con ference of the bituminous coal operators and miners will convene at the Board of Trade Auditorium in this city at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It will be composed of about 200 operators and 800 miners, rep resenting Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The question of ad mitting representatives from Iowa and Michigan will be determined by the con ference. The miners are in favor of ad mitting those states to the agreement, but their admittance will be opposed by the Illinois operators. A majority of the operators are in the city tonight. Confer ences have been held by the Illinois, In diana bituminous and the Hocking Val ley operators. The conferences have been devoted chiefly to discussion of the de mands of the miners and the position that will be taken by the operators in the joint conference. The sentiment of the operators is unan imous not to grant an increase. They say It will be utterly impossible to concede any advance on account of the competi tion from West Virginia, which is not in cluded in the interstate agreement. West Virginia Is third among the coal produc ing states, and the competition of Weot Virginia coal has been felt in all the bituminous districts, especially Western Pennsylvania. During the past year, it is claimed the sales of West Virginia coal in the Chicago markets alone have increased 250,000 tons. Any increase In the present price of mining would, therefore, operators say, give their West Virginia competitors just that much advantage. The operators appear to be willing to con cede the present price of mining, but they will insist as a condition of Its mainte nance that the miners of "West Virginia be obtained and that state brought into the Joint agreement The operators will oppose the demands of the miners for a scale upon a run of mine basis and an adjustment of the differential between pick and machine mining. The operators will oppose any change from the old plan. To Train Poor Girls. NEW YORK. Jan. 30. A special to tho World from Washington says: RlBht Rev. Henry Y. Saterlee, formerly of New York, and now Episcopal bishop of the District of Columbia, is planning to establish here a home where poor girls of good character may be trained by ex perienced housewives into competent ser vants, housemaids, cooks and nurses. It Is proposed to locate the home next to the House of Meroy, which Is also con ducted under Episcopal auspices. Among those who have volunteered aid In this plan are Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, Mre. Miles, wife of General Mites, the Misses Kean. of New Jersey; Miss Helen Cham berlain, Mrs. Letter and Miss Paulding, niece of Senator Depew. It is proposed to call the Institution the St Agnes Home. Will of. Mrs. Stnrses. CHICAGO, Jan. 30. The will of Mary Delafleld Sturges. the widow of George Sturges, the banker, has been filed for probate, It disposes of an estate of $3,000, 000, of which $2,900,000 Is In personal prop erty and the remainder In real estate. The will divides the estate equally be tween the six children of tb deceased, : ao liable to catarrh than if he had never hid it OArcd of Catarrh of the Entire Sys tem. Mr. William Flood, care Fifth Avenue Hqtel, Louisville, Ky., says: "Your Pe runa hfts completely cured me of that distressing disease, catarrh, which affect ed my head, nose, bronchial tubes, and. In fact, my whole system. "For nine years I bought everything that was advertised as a sure cure for my complaint, but it so happened that I did not buy Peruna until Ave months ago. "After using your splendid remedy ac cording to your directions. I am today a well man. I And Peruna to be the great est family medicine ever discovered. I shall always keep a bottle of it on hand. "I can candidly state that had it not been for Peruna I would have given u.i my position, being too weak to do my work. For IS years life was a burden." Mr. William Flood. IIott Mr. Bovfkrey Suffered 18 Years. Mr. William Bowkley, Clouster, Ohio, says: Elghtaen years ago I suffered with chronic catarrh, which made life a burden to me, I had been treated by several physicians and had tried many different patent medicines, and had given up hope of ever "being entirely cured. "Peruna and Manalln were recommend ed to me, and as I had tried everything else I knew, I thought I would give It a trial. After using four bottles of each, I was ontlrely cured, and have had no re turn of either affection. "I regard it as a wonderful med'clne simply wdndfrful, and take great pleasure In recom-n-nding this medicine to all who may be afflicted In that way." William Bowkley. " If. you do ot derive prompt and satis factory' results from the use of Peruna, write, at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, antT he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. v Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, O. with the exception that, several bequest are made to friends and relatives. The children are Ethel Sturges Dummer, Ma rian Delafleld Sturges, Rosalia Sturgis Carpenter, Helen Sturges, Clara Delafieid Sturges and George Sturges. Mrs. Sturges died at Coronado, Cal., January 15. The Gonlds Enjoined. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Justice Beach, in the Supreme Court, today, signed the for mal order directing George G. Gould, Ed win Gould, Howard Gould and Helen M. Gould, as trustees of the estate of the late Jay Gould, their fatherfl not to pay over any moneys to their sister, Anna, Countess de Castellano, n:ore than $200,000 a year, pending the trial of the suit brought by Anton J. Dlttmar, until out mar's suit to recover $6,000 has been decided. Smallpox and Plasne In England. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Surgeon-General Wyman today received a dispatch from Surgeon Thomas, at London, stat ing that the Consul at Glasgow reports 3S5 cases of smallpox, and that the disease is spreading. He says there have been two deaths from plague among the crew of the steamship Friary, at Hull. Dally Txeasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances show: Available cash balance $141,835,720 Gold 71,162.860 fif, Ea QLff&a issnaa & How it reddens tho ifcln, itches, oozes, dried and scales I Some people call It tetter, milk crust or salt rheum. The suffering from It Is sometimes In tense' local applications arc resorted to they mitigate, but cannot cure. It proceeds from humors Inherited or ac quired and persists until theso have- been removed. positively removes them, has radically aud permanently cured tho worst cases.And Is without an equal for all cutaneous emotions. 1 Hood's Tills sxe tiiu bet cathartic, filca a ceau SICK HtADACHE Positively cared by these little Pills, They also relieve Distress from DvspepsSs, Indigestion and Too Hcai ?y Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drwd. ness, Bad. Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue fctin In the Side, TORBTO LIVER. Tbw? Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Email PHI. Small Do Small Prlcet S1TTLE IVER