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THE MOUSING OREOOKI&y, WEDNESbAY, FEBKUARY 13, 1901.
PASS0 ARMY BILL
.
House Considers the. Sundry
'"" Civil Measure.'
w . i
LAST BUT ONE OF SUPPLY BILLS
TMcCIellnn Conipixreil. the- 'Cost of
American' P-d- Eur,piean Soldiers
" " Snlxer' y Cnarjres7'. Against
-Heatti Stridden- Ffcojii Record
-WASHnjEPNrJEeiL 12.4The .House -to-day
passed thsArmy-.appropriation bill
and entered upon consideration qf the sun.
dry civil bill, the,' last-but one of the
biff money bills. The debate, pn the Army
bill was confined largely' to "a discussion
of the questioa of pasting bills to remote
the charge of desertipa against soldiers
and was made notable by a statement ot
McClellan? IDem., 'If.. TJ, comparing the
cost of tfla, soldier in European in'rmles
-with the cost in the "tJnlted States. Ac
Cording to "his 'figures, including the cost
i)f pensions, each United states soldier In
.I'olved an annual expense of i2S28,. while
a German soldier costs $227, and .a French
soldier- 5232. Previous to consideration of
the appropriation bills the letter 'reflect,
lng upon Perry S, Hefith, -which Sulzer
Derm, N. Y.) Introduced into the pro
ceedings yesterday, was expunged from
the record. During the. debate- upon 'the
motion to expunge, Sulzer renewed his
attack upon Mr. Heath, reiterating the
statements of yesterday that he was will
ing to father the statements In the letter
and declaring that if action was brought
against 'him, he would not' plead 'his Con
stitutional lnjmunlty.
The chaplain. In his .invocation, referred
to the fact that this was the anniversary
of the birthday of Lincoln, the emanci
pator, and prayed that his life might be
an example and Inspiration to those now1
living.
'As'-sdon as the journal was read and
approved trie struggle over, the Question of
expungiag trpnj. the record the anonymous
tetter reflecting Upon ' Perry S. Heath
was resumed. The letter appeared in. the
Reeord this morning.
"KnOx (Rep.,4 Mass.) called up the al
leged Infringement of the privileges of
the ouse. t He claimed .that the matiqr
was before the House In two ways; "first,
as unfinished business; "secohdy as a' mat
ter appearing in the Record oyer which
tfie House had control. Itnox said he
admitted that a member might upon his
own responsibility charge any sort of of
fense "against a man "not a member of
tbeHouse and- not' be, liable to be called
to,.account. Yqt he contended that when
a member introduced a paper the House
obtained jurisdiction He asked the House
to adopt a resolution which he sent to the
clerk's desk. The resolution recited the
decurrehce bf yesterday and directed that
the "document be stricken from the
Record.' "
Bailey Dem., Tex.) asked Knox to with
draw tfie preamble of1 the resolution.
-I myself." said he, "intepd to vote to
strike this anonymous communication
from the record." (Republican applause,)
Knox consented to strike out tfie pre
amble and was bo'tit to demand the pre
vious question. hut at J,he request of Sui
ter, yielded five minutes to the New York
.member. Suljer. .said he was at a. toss to
understand the anxiety .to project, the
.character of Perry S. Heath, whp was
jiot a xnember of the House, while his
party, associates we're exulting delightedly
fn ithe attaak upon-'Hfsown personal cha'r
acter and reputation. ' '
"I stand here,"' he continued, "and say
that po man In this House can charge rat
with any offenses whatever or with any
misconduct. My life is an open book, and
when, the gentleman from Pennsylvania
yesterday attacked me I felf Justified 'n
smoking out the pulpjlt, who was respon
,sible for the charges,. And X did., smoke
Mm. butt'r Sulzer shouted, with, arm up-j-alsed.
"I had the, courage tb s.tand
Jpere yesterday and say that X was respon
sible for evry word in that letter, If
Mr. Heath thinks there Is anything libel
ous or scandalous In that, letter, I will
not plead my constitutional privilege. I
will plead the truth of the statements.
'"This morning a gcntleratar, a former
member of this House, said-to "me, "The
man -whor-rote that letter Jcnev Heath
like a book; -every word in it Is true
vl -have no objection- to- striking the let
ter from the Tecord. . But I serve notice
that I am going to eay everything In that
letter,, and I want Perry S. Heath to an
swer. If he does he -n f 11 be fit for the
penitentiary, I want him to. understand
4-hat I ant responsible in damages for
what I say. The House has no com
punctions of conscience when he. attacks
me, but when I attack him he squeals like
q pig under .a gate. J got that letter in
-the Record. That was what I was after.
I am now content to have it stricken
out."
Knox's motion .to expunge the letter
from, the permanent record was then
adopted wtihout division.
Tawney (Rep., Minn.), chairman of the
special cflnunlttee on St. Louis Exposition,
then tried to get up the exposition .bill,
but Cannon (Rep., 111,)., chairman of the
appropriations committee, declined to let
it oome up until the pending appropria
tion, bills were out of the way. and any
way until the House went Into committee
of the whole and took up the Army ap
propriation bill.
It was arranged that the general debate
should run for three hours. Hull (Rep.,
la), .chairman of. the military affairs com
mittee, made a brief explanation. The
bill carries $117,994,619, $12,355,133 less than
the estimates.
-Sjayden (Pem.. Tex.), a member of the
committee, devoted 30 minutes to dis
cussing the enormous growth in recent
years of the bills to remove the charge
of desertion against soldiers of the Rebel
lion, Curing- the present Congress; of the
23flu private bills referred to the military
committee. 2000 were to remove the charge
of desertion. William Alden Smith (Rep.,
Mich.) defended the old soldiers against
the sweeping charges made by Slayden.
Boutell (Rep , 111.) and Clayton (Dem.,
Ala.) also contended that there were many
meritorious. t oases among the claimants
for the removal of the charge of deser
tion. Efrch'dteff coses.
McClellan made a statement as. to the
total cost or our military establishments,
which ho said was $125,799,760. To this
must be added, he said. $154,052,094 for the
oosi of past wars, pensions, etc, bringing
the total up to $232,861,654. The cost of
each soldier not counting pensions, etc,
therefore. wQuld be $12SSf inoluding pen
sions. $3SS. The cost of the German sol
dier. Including pensions and expenses of
past wars, he said, was only $227, and the
French soldiers, 'also Including pensions
and the expense of the Franco-Prussian
War was $282. Before the end of the year,
he said, our military establishment would
cost over $300,000,000. This grand total
did not iaelude any of the expenses of
maintaining' the svy. -
Norton, (Deny p Jbhaltengedyaome of
Slaj den's statements. Hecitedthecase
of a regtmejU. which was captured bythe
Confederates. Only the pickets of cSe
regimen escaped afld, wh,en trjfe yar-.yas
over the pickets were entered as "desert
ers. At The conclusion of general debate an
amendment was adopted on motion of
Fitzgerald (Dem., Mass) to give the
equivalent t twb -months extra pay to all
sqldlerstitQfthe volunteer and, regular es
ta,pllsnraeits who "serveapeyond the lim
ita..pf be tjnlted States. Fitzgerald dse
offered an amendment which was agreed
to. providing that $35 shall be paid tt the
nearest of kin of any enlisted man and
$75 to the nearest of kin of any officer
who may be killed or die In service In the
Philippines, upon delivery of the body
tp the family of deceased. The bill was
passed and consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill began.
Cannon (lncharge of the bill) made a
brief explanation, confining his remarks
practically to answering Questions asked
of him. The bill carried $59,703,264, being
$10.SS9,017 less than the estimate and
$5,748,011 less than- the current law. The
bill was then laid aside for the day.
The Senate amendments to the Naval
appropriation bill were disagreed to and
a conference was asked for. Foss, chair
man of the Naval committee, suggested
that the House should have an opportu
nity to vote on the Senate's Increased
aumber of ships to be built before con
curring in the Senate amendment. Foss
(Hep., III.),. Xayton (Rep., TV. Va.), and
Cumrhlpgs (Dem., N. Y.) were appointed
conferees."
' Rkjt 4Rep., N. T.) then formally an
iltnmeed the death of Oeneral Shaw, of
pNir "3Ctrki and ac a mark of respect, the
House,, at a:l5 o clock, adjourned.
. SHIP BILIi LAID 'ASIDE.
The Sermtc 700k Up Conaldvratlon of
xr ' the Agricultural B1IL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. During the en
tire session of the Senate today the agri
cultural appropriation bill was under con
sideration. After six hours of considera
tion,, the bill was little more than half
I completed. The debate upon the measure
dealt almost entirely with administrative
.details of the Department of Agriculture,
many commendations of the work of the
department being made by Senators on
both sides of the chamber.
At the beginning of the session a bill
was passed appointing a committee, con
sisting of the president of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee, the
chairman of the joint commission on li
brary, and the Secretary of "War, to select
a site in the City of-Washlngton and have
designs prepared for a memorial or statue
of General U. S. Grant, the cost of which
shall not exceed $250,000
Among other bills passed was one to
establish a fish hatchery and fish station
in Utah, to cost $20,000.
At the end Of the morning hour, the
unfinished business, the ship subsidy bill,
was laid before the Senate. Proctor asked
that the ship bill be-Iaid aside informally
in order that the agricultural appropria
tion bill might be continued. Jones (Ark.)
objected. On motion of Proctor, the Sen-
I ate then, without division, decided to pro
ceed with the agricultural bill.
Some discussion was precipitated over
the section of the bill relating to meat
inspection. Jones contended that in the
interest of this country and its meat In
dustries, all the meat products exported
ought to be carefully Inspected and brand
ed, In order that the Countries to which
the products were sent might be assured
of their genuineness.
Pettlgrew called attention to the para
graph relating to "live horses and the
products and carcasses and products
thereof," and inquired if the United States
was packing and shipping abroad horse
meat. Money, a member of the commit
tee on agriculture, replied that horse-meat
was being shipped abroad to the Scandi
navian countries. Epicures of those coun
tries, he said, regarded horse-meat as a
delicacy, quite as much of a delicacy as
smoked reindeer meat, which it closely
resembles in appearance and taste. Pet
tlgrew Insisted upon knowing whether
horse-meat was exported under a brand
showing that it was horse-meat, and not
smoked reindeer, for instance.. Proctor
replied that the Secretary of Agriculture
had explained to the committee that it
was shipped as horse-meat, and those
who received It understood perfectly well
what they were getting.
The last two hours of the session were
devoted to an amendment of the commit
tee conferring upon the- Secretary .of Agri
culture authority to'ltfspect and analyze
foods, drugs or liquors Imported from
other countries for the purpose of ascer
taining whether they are so adulterated
as' tn he deleterious to health, and if
found to be so, authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to seize the goods at the
request of the Secretary of Agriculture,
and refuse to deliver them to the con
signee. Without completing the bill, the
Senate, at 5:55 P. M., adjourned.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Jnilffe Jacob B. Blnlr.
' SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 12. Judge
Jacob B. Blair, Surveyor-General of Utah,
an intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln,
and a man widely known In public life,
died suddenly today, aged SO years. The
cause of his death was heart failure.
Judge Blair represented West Virginia In
Congress for two terms, was Minister to
Costa Rica, was a member of the Wyom
ing Supreme Court for 12 years, and for
a number of years occupied a similar po
sition In Utah. Two daughters survive
him, one of whom resides In Ohio and
the other in West "Virginia.
Thompson D. "Wicks.
WHITEWATER, Wis., Feb. 21. Ex
State Senator Thompson D. Wicks died
today from heart trouble, aged 68.
Dr. S. C. Bnsey.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Dr. Samuel C.
Busey, a prominent physician in this city,
died here today, aged 72.
Don It a 111 011 de Compoamo.
MADRID, Feb. 12. Don Ramon de Cam
poamo, the poet, philosopher" and states
man, is dead.
Telegraphic Brevities.
A severe snow storm is raging In In
dian Territory.
The British squadron cruising In West
Indian waters, will call at Havana Sat
urday. The London Times advocates a more
liberal civil list for King Edward than
Queen Victoria had.
At Helena A. J. Kelly and George Hand
schut were convicted of stealing three
calves and were sentenced to 14 years
each in the penitentiary.
Tenders .for 11,000,000 exchequer bonds
were closed In London, yesterday. Twenty-five
millions were applied for. The
average price wasJ.97 5s 4d.
The annual meeting of the Agrarian As
sociation of Tax and Ecnomic Reformers,
at Berlin, adopted resolutions in favor of
increasing agricultural duties.
The contest between Billy Smith and
Owen Zelgler, at Erie, Pa., was stopped
at the end of tho 10th round, church peo
ple demanding the Sheriff to enforce the
law.
Members of the crews of the German
battle-ship Kaiser Wllhelm II and the
Russian cruiser Askold got into an al
tercation at Kiel and the Russians fatal
ly stabbed three Germans.
The Lancet concluded Its narrative of
the illness of the Duke of Cornwall and
York (his temperature for six days be
ing 102, with .vomiting and delirium), by
saying: "It was a very severe attack of
German measles."
The annual meeting of the executive
board of the United Mineworkers Is in
session at Columbus. The board devoted
most of its time to the discussion of mat
ters not considered by the National con
vention at Indianapolis.
Winners at Tanforan were: Barrack,
Antagone. Waring. Raveling-, Edgardo,
Artilla. at Oakland. El Sonora, Marcato
Kill Doe, The Bobby, Dandy Jim, Hoiv
ton; at New Orleans, Braw Lad,-Scorp-lette.
Grey Forge, Strangest, Frangible,
Ecome.
Yellow Fever at Rio.
RIO JANEIRO. Feb. 12. Three cases of
yellow fever were discovered here yes
terday. ,TO GQRB A COLD TS OXE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All
drurclsts refund the money It It I&1U to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature la on each box. 23c
THE PLAGUE IN SIBERIA
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OX THE -WESTERN
STEPPES.
Thousands of .Persons Have Died
Action Taken by Russian Govern
mentOther Foreign Pfevra.
LONDON, Feb. 13. The Dally Moil pub
lishes the following from Its St. Peters
burg correspondent:
"Serious reports are in circulation here
regarding the outbreak of what was first
called 'hunger typhus,' but Is now official
ly admitted to be bubonic plague- on the
Khlrglz steppes of Western Siberia. Many
thousands have died. The government is
sending out large quantities of wheat to
be distributed to the starving population,
and is organizing traveling medical serv
ices to localize "the outbreak."
THE DEWJET BROTHERS.
An Account of the Relations Be
tween Piet and Christian.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Charles D.
Pierce, the Orango Free Stnt? Consul
General, has given out a statement by W.
D. Snyman, commandant of General
Christian Dewet's staff. In reply to a
published letter purporting tp have been
written to General Dewet by his brother.
Piet Dewet. This letter urges General
Dewet to surrender to the British forces.
Commandant Snyman says:
"I notice that the British censor is very
ready to transmit this letter almost in
its entirety, although any favorable news
Is very rigidly curtailed. Next let us con
sider the relationship between the broth
ers. P. Dewet was Assistant Commandant-General
of the Orange Free State,
and took part in numerous battles. It
was at Sand River, when outflanked by
General French, that General Dewet gave
instructions for us to. leave our positions
and fall back on Kroonstad; when P.
Dewet and I-rode from the General, to
carry out orders to start the convoys with
guns and ammunition, I then gathered
from him (P. Dewet) that he was against
proceeding any further than Kroonstad;
and instead of going to the appointed
place he branched off with his commando
to his farm near LIndley, which was the
last time I saw him.
"We were then ordered to concentrate
our forces at Rool kopjes and naturally
P. Dewet received similar Instructions;
we heard rumors that he was communi
cating with Lord Roberts to surrender,
rumors which were reported by his bur
ghers. General Dewet then ordered his
brother to come to the front at once, and
on his refusal dismissed him and appoint
ed Commandant Rouse in his place. P.
Dewet then with his staff, four in all.
went to Kroonstad and surrendered.
"We then heard that he. was sent as
prisoner to Durban. Now, to my surprise,
I learn that be Is a peace commissioner
to Lord Kitchener. Does it not seem
strange that now, when Kitchener, is
proposing to send the prisoners tp India,
a man like P. Dewet. who has held a high
position among the Boers, should be
used as a peace envoy to help the British
unless some consideration has been given
or promised.
"It also seems strange that P. Dewet
should now advise surrender, considering
that he was the first to cross into
Cape Colony and persuade the colonials'
to join their brothers and leave the 're
sponsible' government, which he now ad
vocates for the republicans.
"This letter also says, let us 'educate
our children', here I would like to remind
you that the Orange Free State with its
free compulsory education for the last
15 years, is far In advance of the Cape
Colony, -which has still the voluntary sys
tem. ''The letter goes on to say that the
British haye the country and are uot
likely to give it up;, it does not seem so,
when Lord Kitchener has cabled for 30,000
more troops. After all, what part of the
two countries do the British antnnllv
hold? Only the towns along the railroad.
As to the taunts In regard to the Inactiv
ity of the Transvaal burghers, why, if
Botha and his comrades are doing no
fighting, is Kitchener keeping 60,000 men
at Pretoria?
"I am inclined to think that this letter,
like the book of Paul Botha, is of British
manufacture.
"Knowing my people as I do, I say here
that It does not lie In tho power of
President Steyn, General Dewet or any
other person to surrender unconditionally;
this is a war for the people by the peo
ple, not by generals, and presidents, and
can never be ended except by unanimous
consent of the burghers. Under present
circumstances, why should the Boers give
up? They have lost everything, all they
can now gain is their country and free
dom, for which they are fighting and
will fight to the end."
Captured by French.
LONDON, Feb. 12. General Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated Feb
ruary 12, says:
"General French has captured a convoy
of 50 wagons and 15 carts and has made
43 prisoners. We had one man wounded."
A dispatch from Pretoria says General
Dewet crossed the Orange River north
of Norvalspont Sunday night, going in
the direction of Philipstown. The Brit
ish are following.
Sir Edward Clarke, the ex-Solicitor-General,
in a letter to a friend citing
Lord Roberts' rejection of tho oppor
tunity to propose peace terms in June,
1900, when General Buller had prepared
the way by conferences with Christian
Botha, says:
"This put an end to all negotiations.
The war has gone on. The losses since
have been 124 officers and 3620 men killed
in action and of wounds. Thirty-six of
ficers and 3620 men died of diseases, and
695 officers and 22,625 men invalided home.
We have spent from 60,000,000 to 70,
000,000 devastating the country over
which we desire to rule. We do not seem
one day nearer unconditional surrender
than several months ago."
Captures by Boers.
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 12. Twenty-seven
Australians, Cape police and dragoons
were captured by Kreutzlnger's com
mando, eight miles from Ballasprult,
February 6, after a tight In which three
British and Ave Boers were killed. The
British were afterward released.
Two hundred Boers are raiding the
Prince Albert district, looting stores and
destroying orchards and gardens. Sev
eral were killed and wounded.
Seven British yeomanry, while skir
mishing, were captured by a commando
near Vryhurg, which was forced to re
tire. Piet Dewet has arrived in Cape Town
to engage the Afrikanders in the peace
movement.
Boers' Lost Stand.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says that a sen
timent of supreme hopefulness is preva
lent in London relative to the condition
of affairs in South Africa, and adds:
"There Is absolutely no doubt that news
has reached here from German sources
showing that the Boers are pretty well at
their lost stand."
British Occnpy Flckobnt'g.
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 12. Large bodies of
Republicans have been seen near Donker
poort station, Porth of Norvaispont.
Shots were exchanged. The British have
occupied Ficksburg with little opposition
and have released the prisoners who were
in the jail. The Boers are moving in the
direction of Fouresburg, where they have
most of their supplies.
Fever Season nt Lonrenco Blaranea.
LOURENCO MARQUES; Feb. 12. The
fever season here is exceptionally de
structive. Many deaths of prominent
British subjects' have occurred. The ma
jority heTonged to the Imperial railroad
administrative" staff and "had to be re
moved to a hospital ship In batches. Pa
tients from Komatipoort are arriving
dally. The hospital ship is now filled to
its capacity. Tho mortality among tho
Boer refufgees is heavy.
Krelgr Is Conmdent.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Jan Kreig.. the Boer
commandant under General Botha, who is
In Chicago, sold today:
"The cables say that Dewet has crossed
the Orange River with a force of 2000 men,
If this is true, it is the death blow to
England's hope pt subduing the Boers,
because Dewet certainly will have a force
of 50,000 in the colony, and can dictate
terms. The Boers have no reason In the
world to surrender now.
OPBXTKG OF PARLIAMENT.
The Official Programme, as Sanc
tioned by the Kinur.
LONDON, JFeb. 12.-King Edward has
sonctloned the official programme of the
ceremony to be observed In the House of
Lords Thursday. The great officers of
state and others W1J1 assemble at the en
trance' of the House of Lords. The King
will alight from the state carriage and
the processlop will .move to the roblng
room as follows: Pursuivants, heralds,
the King's equerries, gentlemen ushers,
grooms In waiting, and officers of the
household, flanked by the Sergeants-at-Arms;
the Lord of the Privy Seal, the
Lord High Chancellor, the Black Rod, the
Garter King of Arms, the Earl Mar
shal, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the
sword of state, carried by the Marquis of
Londonderry; the King and Queen, re
spectively, attended by the Master of the
Horse, the Lord Steward and the Lords
and Ladles in Waiting, followed by the
Pages of Honor, the Captain of the
Yeomen of the Guard, gold stick. Cap
tain of the Gentlemen at Arms, silver
stick in waiting, the field officers in wait
ing, with officers gentlemen-at-arms and
yeomen of the Guard closing the proces
sion. After the King is -robed with the
Duke of Devonshire (Lord- President of
tho Council), carrying the Imperial rown,
the procession ,-wIll advance to the House
of Peers, the -cap of maintenance being
borne before thevKing, on the right hand
of the sword of state. When the King
Is seated on the throne, the Duke of
Devonshire, bearing the cap of main
tenance, "will stand on the steps of the
throne. On the right of the King will be
the Marquis of Londonderry. The 'other
officers of thfe. household will arrange
themselves on. each side -of the tm-one,
In the rear of the great officers of state.
When the King retires, the procession
wilt return to the roblng-room and thence
to the state carriage in the same order-
EMPRESS FREDERICK IS WORSE.
Kins Edward and Queen Alexandra
Will Visit Her.
BERLIN, Feb. 12. Rumors are cur
rent here today that the condition of
the Dowager Empress Frederick is grow
ing worse and that her heart is not per
forming its functions normally. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press, how
ever was not able to obtain any con
firmation of such reports.
LONDON, Feb. llKlng Edward and
Queen Alexandra, according to Truth,
will leave England In March to visit Dow
ager Empress Frederick. Ab already ca
bled, they will also visit the Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Hesse, and will,
spend the Easter holidays at Copenhagen.
Truth asserts that a member of the cab
inet, probably Lord James of Herford,
will accompany the King.
A special edition of the Gazette an
nounces that by the King's demand a
special statute, under, the seal of the
Order of the Garter, shall be issued, con
ferring upon the Queen the title of Lady
of that most noble order.
Lord Roberts' tl tit Is gazetted as "Vis
count St. Pierre and Earl df Kandahar
and Pretoria."
THE KING'S RELIGION.
He "Will Declare His Disbelief of the
Catholic Faith Thursday.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
One of the most' Interesting events in
connection with the opening of Parlia
ment Thursday will be the rormal declara
tion of the Klng of hlsdlsbellf In the
characteristic doctrines of the Roman
Catholic faith. Any person professing
the popish religion Is Incapable of inherit
ing or possessing the crown, and the sov
ereign is bound to make the required
declaration either on the throne In the
House of Lords, In the presence of both
houses, at the first meeting of the first
Parliament after the accession, or at the
coronation,, whichever shall happen first.
This curious' survival of a less tolerant
age acquires particular significance on the
present occasion, .owing to the fact that
the Earl Marshal, who will direct the
ceremonies at Westminster, Is himself one
of the most devout Roman Catholics in
England.
Edward to the Troops.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 12. A letter
from King Edward VII.. forwarded to
the military headquarters here by Lord
Roberts, was read to the troops today.
The letter said:
"On my accession to the throne of my
ancestors I am desirous of thanking the
army for the splendid service which It
has rendered to my beloved mother, the
Queen, during her glorious reign of up
wards of 60 years. Her Majesty in
variably evinced the warmest Interest In
her troops, and especially while in active
service, both as a sovereign and as the
head of her army, and she was proud of
the fact that she was a soldier's daugh
ter. To secure your best Interests will
be One of the great objects of my heart,
and, I can count on that loyal devotion
which you ever evinced towards your
late sovereign."
The Striking: French Dressmakers.
PARIS, Feb. 12. The striking tailors
and dressmakers had a meeting this aft
ernoon and it was announced that many
of the big houses refused to release the
girls at lunch hour, to prevent their tak
ing part In the meeting. The strikers
decided to march in procession through
the. Rue de La Palx, and call on the
work people to leave the workshops
In spite of their employers. The strik
ers, on emerging into the street singing
the "Marseillaise," were met by the po
lice and dispersed. There were several
conflicts, during which a number of work
girl3 were roughly handled. Several tail
ors, who interposed, were bruised and
arrested. The police superintendent had
to reprimand his men.
Youner Czechs Walked Out.
VIENNA, Feb. 12. In the lower house
of the Relchsrath today, when Archduke
Ferdinand's declaration relative to his
marriage to the Countess Chotek and re
nunciation of the right of succession was
read, the young Czechs rose in a body
and walked out after their spokesman
had congratulated the Archduke and his
wife and had declared that the Czechs
did not recognize the competence of the
Relchsrath to deal with matters affecting
the succession to the throne in the domin
ions of the Bohemian crown.
The Premier, Dr. Koerber, subsequently
urged the House to proceed in a parlia
mentary manner and deal with the bud
get and other serious works.
Ex-Kins Milan's Funeral.
VIENNA. Feb. 12.-It has been def
initely decided that the funeral of ex
King Milan will take place Friday. The
body, accompanied by the principal court
officials, will be taken to Kruschedot
monastery.
A dispute arose after the official 'an
nouncement of the death as to the dis
position of the remains. The Servian.
Minister in Vienna, having received a tele
gram from King Alexander, directing him
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to Proprietors of Paine's Celery Compound.
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Eighty-two years old, and free from
aches, pains and .feebleness! The last 10
years -of his- life the healthiest he has
known.
And 45 years a life span for most peo
ple of hard work and responsibility as
a bank cashier and treasurer to look back
upon.
For the past 10 years Mr. Potter has
never known a day of serious sickness.
Previous to that time he suffered frpm
nervous prostration that clung to him
for six years.
That this remarkable Immunity from
weakness and disease, at such a time in
life, has not happened by chance, no one
knows better than the aged treasurer
himself. In June, 1891, when suffering
from a number of old chronic complaints,
Mr. Potter was Induced by relatives to
use Paine's celery compound for the first
time. The effect was Immediately bene
ficial. The uninterrupted good health that
he has since enjoyed dates from that
time. Mr. Potter's grateful letter to the
proprietors of Paine's celery compound Is
based on long personal experience and
also a full knowledge of what It has done
for very many of his friends, to whom
he has In turn recommended the great
remedy that made him well. Mr, Pot
ter's letter Is given in its entirety:
Centreville, R. I.
Wells, Richardson & Co.:
Gentlemen I have the utmost faith in
Paine's celery compound, because of the
great good that it has done me and many
others of my acquaintance that have come
under my personal knowledge within the
to take possession of the "body and re
move It to Belgrade, ordered all the at
tetndants to quit the department, which
he declared to be ex-terrltorlal Servian
property. Count Zlchy and others re
fused to remove, and appealed to Emperor
Francis Joseph. Thereupon the Emperor
invited the Servian Minister to the palace,'
acquainted him with Milan's wishes and
intimated his firm resolution to have them
executed to the letter. The Servian
Minister then gave way. It Is understood
that Emperor Francis Joseph will defray
the cost of the funeral, and will attend
the service.
King: of Greece Goes Ho,me.
LONDON, Feb. 12. KJng George of
Greece started homeward at 11 o'clock this
morning. King Edward and the Duke
Of Cornwall and York, Prince Charles of
Denmark and the members of the- Greek
Legation In London, accompanied him to
the Victoria station, where a guard of
honor was in attendance. The route from
Buckingham Palace to the station was
lined with cheering crowds. After the
King of Greece had bidden farewell to
the others, he and King Edward entered
a saloon carriage and each embraced the
other, kissing each other on both cheeks.
The train started in the midst of the
rendering of the Greek anthem and hear
ty cheering.
Marconi's Recent Feat.
LONDON. Feb. 12. Prpfessor John
Fleming, lecturing at Liverpool yester
day, said he had Signor Marconi's permis
sion to make the first mention of the fact
that on the first day of the reign of King
Edward VII. Marconla accomplished the
astonishing feat of sending wireless mes
sages between St. Catherines, Isle of
Wight, and the Lizard. 200 miles. Per
fect communication between the two
points has since been established.
Poisonous Beer in Liverpool.
LONDON, Feb. 12 Dr. Campbell
Brown, testifying at a beer-polsonlng In
quest at Liverpool today, estimated from
samples examined that the average week
ly consumption of beer in Liverpool in
Summer-time would contain 300 pounds
of arsenic enough to kill 1,000,000 people
if administered in equal doses and at one
time.
Choate's Secretary Engaged.
LONDON, Feb. 12. The newspapers
here today announce the engagement of
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last seven Jfears. In 1865 I had to give up
business on account of veify poor health.
I was suffering from a number of old
chronic complaints. Among the rest I
bad complete nervous prostration from
which I suffered for six years. In June,
1891, I commenced the use of Paine's cel
ery compound. After taking a few bot
tles I found that the old complaints be
gan to ease up, which encouraged me to
keep on with the compound. I soon got
over all of those troubles that had clung
to me for so long, and got out and was
more like myself. Since then I have
taken: a few bottles In the Spring and
Fall as a tonic, and sometimes a few bot
tles between as a preventive.
I am Inclined to believe in the old adage
that "An ounce of prevention is worth
more than a pound of cure," so when
there has been prevailing sickness In the
community, such as grippe, malaria,
fevers, etc., I take the compound, and
thus far have had none of these ailments,
although they have been prevalent all
around me, so that I have great faith
In Paine's celery compound as a preven
tive. I have recommended the compound
to very many of my friends, and I have
the satisfaction of knowing that it has
done them very much good.
I was cashier of the bank in South
County for 29 years, and for the last 15
ears was secretary and treasurer of the
new savings bank in connection with the
National bank.
My position In the banks was my last
work. I am 82 years old.
Most sincerely yours.
J. B. POTTER,
W. Bayard Cutting, private secretary of
United States Ambissodar Choate, and
Lady Sybil Cuffee. Lady Sybil Majorle
Cuffee Is the youngest daughter of the
Earl of De Sart. She was born In 1879.
Slllc Weavers Locked Out.
SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 12. The strike of
the 4000 silk workers In Scranton has re
sulted In a lockout. The mlllowners and
managers today declared they will not
reopen their mills until the girls are will
ing to resume at the wages which were
offered nearly two weeks ago and In
which there was a concession of 25 cents
a week to each employe. The strikers
are determined to stay out until their
demands shall be granted. They have
asked all silk workers in the country for
moral and material assistance, request
ing them to strike if the mills at which
they are employed handle material from
the Scranton mills.
Carnegie at a Banquet.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Andrew Carne
gie was one of the speakers at a luncheon
at the Hotel Manhattan given today to
Victor S. Herbert, and the Pittsburg or
chestra, which is under his leadership,
by William S. Hawk, vice-president of the
Carnegie Music Hall Company. The
guests included the 75 members of the or
chestra. Mr. Hawk Introduced Mr, Carne
gie as "the spangled champion, whose
hobby is mind upbuilding and soul uplift
ing." Mr. Carnegie was received with
much enthusiasm.
Killed at a. Crossing.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 12. L. M. Trum
bull, ex-general counsel for the Texas
Pacific Railway Company, was Instantly
killed today by a passenger train at a
crossing in Webster Grove, St, Louis
County. He did not see the train com
ing and stepped in the way. Rubey
Trumbull, son of the deceased, was killed
in the same manner at San Antonio, Tex.
three years ago.
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