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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902. SCANDAL IN ALASKA Senate Continues Its Discus sion of the Nome Case, M'CUMBER IN DEFENSEOFNOYES Tillman lias the Court Dcclnton Pnt In tlio CcinprrvoKloiiitl Itccord Urg ent Deficiency Appropriation Bill I'nnscd. "WASHINGTON. Feb. o. Throughout toia" session, the Senate had under con sideration the urgent deficiency appro priation bill and just before adjournment paired it, substantially In the shape in which it was reported to the Senate by the committee. During the early part of the session, the case of Judge Arthur H. Noyes. of the district court of Alaska, and Alexan der McKenzie and others were discussed. McCumber delivered an elaborate speech In defense of Judge Noyes and McKenzie. Incidentally he criticized the Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco, for permitting lu-elf to be iniluenced by prejudice and bias. He became Involved in a colloquy with Tillman, who said he appeared in the novel attitude of a de fender of the United States Judiciary. The South Carolina Senator had inti mated that he would deliver a speech on the Noyes' case, but at the cbncluslon of McCumber' s speech, he contented himself practically with putting into the Congressional Record the decision of the Circuit Sourt of Appeals of San Francisco in the case of contempt against Noyes and McKenzie. In a brief speech Stewart reviewed the cse. speaking strongly against Jjdge Noyes and his actions in Alaska. Tlie Iroceelinjc In Dctnll. At the conclusion of routine business consideration of the urgent deficiency b.ll was resumed. Hale, in charge of the measure, made an appeal to the Senate to permit the bill to come to a vote. He hoped the "scandal I.i Aiaska" would not be permitted to in tr:ere with the progress of the measure. He said It had no relevancy to an appro, priatir.u bill, and while he was powerless to prevent the discussion, he hoped It "would not be prolonged. Mci'uinber said he had no de t.rc to prolong the dlcuslon. but most M.iainous charges had been made against JSer charges which he personally knew u be unfounded and absolutely false. He it land that certain mining syndicates 1 e J dsrod to obtain control of the whole mt (Alaska) country. He believed that it would be premature for the Senate to icnkr a erdlct for or against Judge .Arthur H. Noyes and. Alexander McKen z c before the courts had had opportunity t pass upon the merits of the case. He trtured the opinion that the Senator from South Carolina (Tillman), who rcp Jsntea a chhalrous people, and who had J fleeted so seriouiy upon Judge Noyes J-au Alexander McKenzie. who had no op J rtunliy here to defend themselves. i ou'd i ot .have made the charges against i .em If he had known Alexander Me. .-erzie or had been familiar with the 1 ict. 1I declared that no person could put a 1 n-jir upon u blr.glc instance where Alex. . ndtr McKenzie or Judge Noyes ever had r ired jin man of a dollar. He paid a "f' Ulbute to both Mr. McKenzie and -i-agc Nojvs. ana, m answer to an in- ulr, a&aerted mat "not one scintilla of iy.i nc. i contained in the entire record ef the caw that will support the charges e i nuplracy against Alexander McKen- McCumber then entered upon an ex t a lid .statement of tnc ca-e against Mc-jwc-.zk. going into minute details. He K.a:talnt.d that the order of the Circuit i i. Lit of Appeal, of Sun Francisco went t j'...dc the s-tatement ot facts made to it i nimKing McKenzie turn over property t v h'ch he was receiver. He asserted l a: McKenzie s lawjer advlted him that me eourt's order was void. McKenzie. tnttifor. did not comply with the writ, inasmuch as. if he had. he would be in e ). u ir.pt of an order of Judge Noves. Ho therefore was between two fires. In such e- union it was held by able lawyers that M Kenzio ought not to be adjudged guilty of an osYcnse. Referring to the opinion of the Circuit C ourt of Appea! McCumber asserted that four-1fth.s of it wandeoted to the discus sion of an aliened attempted conspiracy lK:w.r. Judge Noyes and McKenzie, the Sre.'ter portion of the Information 'con cerning which came from San Francisco new papers. He insisted that no man could conccie of a more heinous judr Jncnt than :1ns The parties wcro not convicted of conspiracy, but of contempt, ir.J in his opinion, ought not to have been runishea to such an extent as were Mc K.nzit. .Noyes end Dubose. The membero cf the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir cuit, he said, might be honorable men but he was obliged to judge them by their aot. That court had convicted Judge Nojcs while he was 2n&) mllet, awav. and hai arraigned him in most remarkable language without an opportunity of a hearing. IU-.ert:ng to the situation as Judge Noc found it In Alaska. McCumber de c.arcd that the mining syndicates had made every effort to bribe him. $20,000 being offered to him in one pum. Finding It impossible to bribe him, the syndicate hlre-d. McCumber asserted, a man to make a perjured affidavit that Judge Noc.s had accepted a bribe. These facts, lie said, had been reported to the Attorney-General of the United States, and for "reporting these matters to the Department of Jus tice. Mr. Frost, he said, had been sen tenced to prison for one year because his work had come in conflict with the Circuit Court of Appeal-. That, he enld. was the real reason for Frost's convic tion. He simply would not be a creature of the syndicate. McCumber read the orders Issued by Judge Nojes "known as the status quo orders." upon which he said the Judge had been convicted of contempt. "Why." he as-ked. "war Frost sent to prison and Nojes onl fined, if both were guiltv of consplrac. T' He opined that it was be cause Judge Noyes' character would be sufficiently blackened by a fine, and then, too. out of prison he could be impeached' by a writ of habeas corpus. He referred to what was, to his mind, appalling cor ruption in Alaska. T.llman interrupted to inquire whether McCumbr did not think he owed it to the Senate to give it all the facts con cern.ng the "damnable corruption of cer tain United States Courts" to which he had referred. McCumber replied that he had not ac cused the members of the San Francisco couru? of anything worwj than prejudice and bias. He urged that he had proved this prejudice from the record. McCumber denounced the decision of he Court of Appeals as 4S pages of segre gation of testimony out of S000 pages of closely printed matter. The conclusions of the court, he said, were based for the most part upon evidence which the Senator from South Carolina. Tillman, would not give the least credence to. He said Tillman had cast serious aspersions upon a man as honorable as he was, a man whom the South Carolina Sena tor might meet outside the chamber and there, if he saw fit. call the vile names he had applied to him. Tillman disclaimed any intention to re fleet Improperly upon anybody, his re marks, he said, being directed to the department of justice particularly for not doing its duty in promptly investigating .and acting upon such a scandal as had developed in this case, whoever was the guilty party. He Insisted that either the judges of the Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco were guilty of some in famy, or the Noyes party was. He felt it his duty to defend Judges who had been arraigned so seriously, and to see that their side of the controversy should go into record. Tillman said he appeared in the role of defender of United State's Courts, when he was on record as having made many scathing criticisms of Feder al Judiciary, but he remarked facetious ly, he would not be doing his dutv bv his clients the three judges of the Snii Francisco Circuit Court of Appeals, who he had gotten into hot water if he did not attempt at least to cool the water a little. Incidentally, the South Carolina Sena tor saying that the, deb-ite had been precipitated by the readii.g by him of a clipping from a newspaper charging Benjamin Daniels, whom the Senate had confirmed as United States Marshal of Arizona, with being entirely unworthy to hold that office. Tillman made some scathing comments upon the judiciary committee for passing such a nomination favorably. He supposed, he said, that Senators from the state from which Dan iels hailed now would foel called upon to criticise him for introducing this news paper clipping, bat he did it simply "to hold up the mirror in order that the other side might see thcmsslvos as others saw them." With this parting shot, Tillman con- JAMES S. ja3KnHHF -?-. ';' ' jUHlHBlHtife zmWKfc WHO MAY DCCOMC "OFFICrAIi IIKADSMAX" IX POSTOFFICK HnPAIlTMKXT. James S. Clarkson, who Is mentioned as a probable appointment as "official headsman" of the I'otofllee Department, has taken a prominent part in Repub lican iKlltIcR. He was First Assistant Postmaster-General in JS50-00. He at tended the Republican National Convention from JS7C to lSl'G: was on the Na tional Republican Committee from lSSo-l5tU, and was chairman 1S00-1S02. He la now Drcsl.dent of the New York . New Jersey Uridue Company. tented himself with having printetl in tho record the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals In the Noyes case. McCumber having withdrawn his objection. Stewart criticised Judge Noyes conduct of his office. He said that he had been familiar with the law practice in miniqg cases for more than half a century and that he knew the policy of the American people to protect the locaters of mines, whereas Judge Noyes, immediately upon his arrival at Nome, had appointed re ctivcrs to take possession of at least six new mining claims, following thee ap pointments by others of a similar char acter. He declared there was no prece elent for a receiver for a placer mine from which gold was being constantly taken. If Judge Noyes was honest In his action, then he was utterly incompe tent Amendment to Dellcivncy Hill. Consideration of some of tho amend ments in the urgent deficiency bill, which had been passed over, was resumed. The first amendment, the one appropriating JTiOO.000 for the establishment at Manila of a military post, including the con struction of barracks, etc., was agreed to after Hale explained that the appro priation was put upon the pending bill, because it was efeblrable that the work should begin at once. A bill providing W50.052 (Mexican), to reimburse the Philippine insular funds for small gunbeats and ordnance stores turned over to the Navy by the military authorities at Manlia. caused Tillman to make some inejuiries. Hale replied that the Secretary Of the Navy had made es timates for the purchase of the vessels and stores on the recommendation of a board of officers. Tillman insisted, however that the rec ord does not show where the vessels came from, and what had been paid for them. "It does not appear from the rec ord." he said "that the money was hon estly expended. Tills whole business is entirely too slipshod and slack-twisted for an honest government." It was explaincel by Hale that the ves sels were small craft acquireel probably from private persons and had been con verted into gunboats. They were being used for patrol duty among the islands. Bacon urged that the item be held up temporarily until definite information was furnished Teller said there probably would be a degree of looseness about all the ac counts coming from the Philippines, but he was not particularly oppose el to the pending amendment, as it did not appear at all doubtful that the money actually had been expended. The amendment was agreed to. The committee amendment striking out the House paragraph reducing the num ber of land offices in Aiaska to one', to be located at Sitka, aroused much dis cussion. Cockrcl! said at only one of the offices where the receipts of a im portance. At one, the expenses of which wc-re in excess of $4000 annually, the re ceipts were only 10. He contended that the House provision ought to stand. After a long discussion the House para graph was stricken out and another was substituted, reducing the number of land offices and land districts in 'Alaska to one, the location of which shall be fixed by the President, the President to es tablish an additional land office for the land district in Alaska when. In his opin ion, the pub'.Ic service demands it. The bill was then passed. The Senate, at a o'clock, went into ex ecutive session and at 5:50 adjourned. The CIirreH Aprainut Dnniels. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. In the execu tive session of the Senate today, the dis cussion of the nomination of Ben Dan iels to be Marshal of the Territory of Ari zona was continued. Senator Hoar ex plained that Daniels' commission had been already Issued, rendering Impractlcible the adoption of Senator Teller's recom mendation to reconsider the vote by which he had been confirmed. Further explana tion was made to the effect that the Pres ident had begun an examination into the case on his own responsibility by wiring to Cheyenne for particulars" concerning the man who was imprlsoneJ there and who is supposed to have "been Daniels, and by telegraphing to Daniels himself. Instructing him not to enter on the dis charge of his duties until the charges made could be investigated. It was stat ed that there was some doubt as to the identity of Daniels with the Wyoming conviction. With these explanations the , matter was dropped for the time. Sena 1 tors generally express the opinion that It the charges prove to be true Daniels will be discharged from office. Tiin DAY IV TIIH HOUSE. Ohio U!ll Will nc Voted Upon After Two More Dnj of Debute. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. An agreement was reached in the House today whereby the oleomargarine bill will be brought to a vote after two more days of con sideration. oneto be devoted to general elcbate and one to debate under the five minute rule. The debate today continued in desultory fashion without special In cident, the speakers being Kluttz, (Dem.. N. C). McClcary, Rep.. Minn.). Eddy, (Rep., Minn ). and Crowley, (Dcm.. 111.), for. and Allen. (Dem.. Ky.). Scott. (Kan.). Moon. (Dem.. Tenn.). and Boutell. (Rep., Ill ). against the bill. Tomorrow, the bill will be laid aside to permit action on the legislative, executive and Judicial appro priation bl!ls. At the opening of the session Hem enway. (Rep., Ind.). from the committee on appropriations, reported the legisla tive, executive and judicial appropria tion bill and gave notice thnt he would call it np tomorrow. Henry, (Rep., Conn.), in charge of the oleomargar ne bill, thereupon as'ied unan imous consent that an arrangement be CLARKSON. j made to close general debate on that bill j at H o'clock to day, and that the final j vote be taken at 4 o'clock tomorrow. To this several members objected, and Henry I then moved that general debate close to l day. , Williams, (Dem., Miss.), protested . against the proposition to close debate. Upon his request it was unanimously j agreed that the general debate should j continue for two days, after which there .-i.wmu uu uhc uiiy s ueDaic unuer the Hve-mlnute rule, the arrangement, how ever, not to interfere with the consid eration of other privileged measures. The debate upon the bill was then re sumed. Allen. (Dem.. Ky.). the first speaker today, opposed the bill and ad vocated the .adoption of the substitute. Moon, (Dem., Tenn.), said he did not think the substitute offered by the min ority went far enough, while he consid ered the majority bill fatally defective. Ktuttz, (Dem.. N. C). favored tho ma jority bill, and Scott. (Rep.. Kan.), op posed It. The House, at 5:03 P. M. ad journed. POSTMASTKR. AT SPOICA.VE. Xomimition of Ilnrtxon Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The Senate to day confirmed the following nominations: Medical Inspector P. M. Rixey, U. S. N., M. T. Hnrfson. t , to be Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery cf the Navy, with the rank cr Rcar-Admiral; also other naval promo tions. M. T. Hartson, to be postmaster at Spo kane. i Retirement of llohxon. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. It is expected an effort will be made -to secure legis lative authorization for th rcflrrninnt from the naval service of Constructor ( uooson. Captain Hobson Is desirous of retiring, basing his application on the bad ! state of his. eyes. The naval retiring I board concluded that his disability was j not sufficient to warrant retirement un der the existing regulations, and recourse must be had to Congress. It is believed that the Navy Department will approve if such legislation, if its opinion Is asked for by Congress. The Chinese Exclusion Henrlnfr. . WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Rev. S. T.. Baldwin, secretary of the Missionary So 1 ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church. j was heard by the House committee on Immigration today "In opposition to the Mitchell-Kahn bill for Chinese exclusion. j He took the position thnt general restrlc ' tlons on Immigration should govern nil 1 nationalities alike, and that discrimina tion against the Chinese alone is not to I the public interest. President Gompers, ot tno American Federation of Labor, continued his statement In support of the bill. To Care n Cold In One Day Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets.- All dniKglsw refund the money If It falls to cur E. W. Grove's signature is on each box- 23c ; . '; ARE ON BEST OF TERMS GOVERNOR TAFT TELLS OF HIS RE LATIONS WITH CHAFFEE. Lnclc of Indimtry One of the Evils of the Filipino Chnrneter The PncIJicii Provinces. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. In his state ment before the Senate committee on the Philippines today Governor Taft dealt es pecially with the question of the relation ship between the civil and military au thorities in the Philippines, and his ex planation was received with much inter est by the committee. The day's session began with the understanding that there should be no interruption by the members of the committee. Governor Taft said that originally the civil and mllltay control of the islands had been In the hands of the military, andj that naturally there had been some differences of opinion between the mili tary authorities and the Commission as to the methods cf proceeding. This dif ference, hp said, had arisen with General MacArthur, and there had been more or less correspondence on the subject. The General had contended that authority over the islands was vesteel In the mili tary and the representatives of the Chief Executive, 'oecauso the Islands were In a state of war. In this view the Commis sion did not concur. This difference did not. however, extend to the control of the municipalities. In this connection Governor Taft ex plained at some length the contcitlon be tween the Commission and General Chaf fee, which had. he said, arisen over tho habeas corpus provision in tho Cimmos slon's code. That provision had been In serted, he said, to protect native officers who surrendered and who are subject ti arrest on charge of crimes committee! while In the insurrection service, believed to be contrary to the rules of civilized warfare. Such charges against these men were common, and often they were un founded. The provision had,' however, been invoked In the Interest of an enlisted man, who was seeking to secure his re lease from the military service In an indirect way. Thus a conflict had arisen, and the question had been referred to Washington, with the result that in structions had come back that the dif ferences must be compromised. "General Chaffee and I are on the friendliest and most cordial terms." he said, "and we had no difficulty In reach ing an understanding after a prolonged conference. Our compromise was reacheel on the understanding that a writ of ha beas corpus would not He against mili tary ameers, a civilian employe of the military branch or a prisoner of war." Governor Taft also said that there had been some differences of opinion as to other matters in the method of adminis tration, and that, naturally, the natives were more favorably Inclined toward the civil Government, because they were rep resented by men of their own nationality In that branch of the service, while, on the other hand, the army was princi pally concerned in bringing the war to an end. He thought, however, the mili tary authorities were coming to look with more favor on the civil administration. In replying to a question. Governor Taft said there are 34 organized and 13 unorganized provinces. In answer to a question by Senator Patterson. Governor Taft said It is not true that a majorlty of the people can read and write. As to the position of women in tho !:i.-infic y, said that the women of the Philippines held a superior position. They are the active managers in general affairs and the Spanish archbishop said to him that if It was intended to confer any political authority upon the Filipinos. It should be conferred upon the female sex. "Is It not true," Interrupted Senator Dietrich, who has visited the Philippines, "while the women are engaged in conduct ing the affairs of the family th mn mv engaged in attending cockfights or going about the country with roosters under their arms?" M?. Patterson, in reply, read from the War Department report to the effect that the Tagals are Industrious, courteous, ar tistic, quiet and orderly. Governor Taft said that he had never met a Filipino who was not a mus-ldan, and he added: "All Filipino crowds are well-behaved and polite, and the people are courteous. The Filipino also shows capacity for skilled labor, but he is negligent of ma chinery. I wish it were true that tho Filipino is as industrious ao it Is claimed, but he is not. Indeed, there are many of them who might secure work who do not seek it. This condition leads to a de mand for tho bringing in of Chinese." This statement led Senator Hale to make Inquiry concerning the presence of Chi nese. The witness replied that the con tractors and business men generally con tend for the necessity of bringing In of Chinese labor. The importation is. how ever, generally resented by the natives, not bo much because of the competition of the Chinese as laborers as because of their competition as merchants. The Chi namen generally save their wagec, and In a few months establish mercantile estab lishments, the result being that the next door neighbor, a Fillnlno is lrivpn nn He said further that under the present regulations no Chinese are admitted. Replying to other questions, GDvernor Taft fitatcd that In the Islanels there are about 5.000.000 acres of land held by pri vate person, and that of this -jeK.OOO acres are owned by the Catholic friars. Of these 403.000 acres. 250,XX) are the best lands in the islands. As to the honesty of the native Fili pinos, Governor Taft sMd that many ex aggprated and extreme picture had been drawn. They arc relther so bad nor ro good as they have been reported. Many were arrested for theft, and there also were charger, of treachery and duplicity. That some are dishonest and others double-faced Is true, but that all present these characteristics Is not true. Hence no general characterization Is possible. Referring to the order of concentration in Batangas. Governor Taft said he had been misunderstood yesterday in mying that he had advised General Bell agalnf-t It. He had recommended that the order should not be made so wide In its scope as It was. Tho committee adjourned to meet to morrow, when Governor Taft. at the re aucst of Senator Lodge, will discuss the tariff question as applied to the Philip pine a Wnr TnT Reduction Rill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. The pro gremme for considering the war revenue reduction act was the basis for numerous conferences among "House leaders today and an informal canvas of sentiment was made to learn whether the members, particularly those of the majority, would favor a special rule bringing the bill to a vote without an amendment. The pur pose of such a rule would he to avoid an amendment similar to that of Represen tative Babcoek In the ways and means committee, reducing the rates In the iron and steel schedule, or amendments from the minority In the line of general tariff revision. It Is stated that the, result of the canvass has shown a majority of the House favorable to such a special rule. In making the canvass the view has been presented to Republican members that tariff revisions, such as those pro posed by Babcoek, might be left for de termination of a Republican caucus sub sequent to the passage of the reduction bill. Those fully advised as to the can vas, say it has shown a sentiment fav orable to such caucus consideration of all tariff amendments, thus leaving the bill to be passed as reported. Amendment of Intcrittntc Lnw. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Senator Nel son today Introduced a bill prepared by the National Millers' Association provid ing for amendment of tho interstate commerce law. It empowers the Inter state Commerce Commission to fix rates BEAUTIFUL WOMEN - isssMmfflmsmsfim i ii hi c mm Miss Lenorc Allen. 407 Dowell street, San Francisco, Cal.. writes: "I consider Peruna an infallible remedy for catarrhs! diseases. For several years I have been troubled with influenza, especially during our rainy season. I used to catch coid'so easily that I was afraid to be out when the weather was the least bit inclement, or in the evening air, frut since I have used Peruna, I have nothing whatever the matter with me. l am in perfect health, and find that Peruna acts as a tonic, and seems to Ihroiv airsick ness and disease out of the body. I go anywhere now and in all kinds of weather, seem to have an iron constitution, and enjoy life because ! enjoy perfect healih." LEINORE ALLEN. Miss Mattle Douglass, 133 Thomas ave., Memphis, Tenn., writes: "From my early womanhood I have been troubled with occational headaches. I took different powders and drugs, tt times getting temporary relief. One of my friends advised me to try Peruna, which I did. I soon founel that my gen eral health Improved, and my entire sys tem was toned up. "I felt a buoyancy of body and light ness of mind I had not known before, and my headaches have completely dis appeared, and I have enjoyed perfect health for over a year. I gladly Indorse Peruna. MATTIE DOUGLASS." Women from all parts t)f the United States ami Canada :e testifying daily to the virtue of Peruna. Only a few of these letters can ever be published. Write for transportation and abolishes punish ment by Imprisonment. With reference to the fixing of rates, the bill provides that "if the commission, after full hearing upon petition, deter mines that the defendant Is in violation of any of the provisions of the act In re spect to any rate, . relation of rates, whether between localities or commodi ties, classification of freight or other practice, it shall be Its duty to dctormine what rate, relation of rates, classification or other practice should be observed for the future In order to correct the wrong found to exist, and It shall order the de fendant to observe the same." Power Is given to fix joint rates where necessary. The order fixing such rites Is to be served 20 days before taking effect. Review of all cases by the Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States Is provided for. The commission's rate- orders are made binding for two years. Circuit Courts are given author ity to enforce the orders of the commis sion. Every carrier who. transpots traf fic at any other than the published rates or under conditions not In consonance with the Interstate Commerce law. Is made amenable to fines of not less than JKX) nor more than $20,000. Lcnl Aspect of Reciprocity Treaties WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The sub-committee of the Senate committee on for eign relations, which had been giving special attention to the legal aspect of the reciprocity treaties, today reported its findings to the full committee, anel Spooner was authorized to prepare a written report on the subject. The com jnlttce concludes that power to make commercial treaties rests with the Presi dent and the Senate, and that the fact thnt they Involve questions of tariff does not render It necessary that the House of Representatives should have equal op portunity to consider them. Democratic Congressman Unicntetl. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 House elec tion committee No. 1 today eleciued the contested election crse of McKenzie Moss against Representative Rhea, Democrat, of Kentucky, for the scat of the Third Kentucky District in favor of the con testant, recommending the unseating of Mr. Rhea The vote was on party lines, the Democrats voting against unseating their colleague. The Anti-Amirclilst mil. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The anti- an archist bill, which will be reported to the House In a day or two. contains one feature not heretofore alluded to. This is a provision giving to foreign Ambas sadors and Ministers accredited to Wash ington protection against assaults and punlsning with death any such assault which result. In the death of a foreign Ambassador or Minister. Census Rill in Senate Committee. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The census committee of the Senate today took up and partially considered the House bill making the census bureau a permanent institution. Only tho first five para graphs of the bill secured attention and the committee aeljourncd while tho fifth section, relating to the Civil Service classification of census employes, was under consideration. LeRlrlntive. Executive anil Jndieinl. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The legisla tive, executive and judicial bill, carrying the appropriations for numerous branches of the Government service was completed today by the House committee on appro priations. It carries $25,163,SX) or about SCOO.OOO below the estimates. Favorable to DnniNli Treaty. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The Senate 'committee on 'foreign relations today or dered a favorable report on the treaty to acquire the Dalsh West Indies. No amendment was made to the treaty in committee. PoMtmnster at Glenulve. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The President todayvsent to the Senate the nomination of Charles F. Bean to be postmaster at Glendlve, Mont. Pioneer Illinois Danker. CHICAGO. Feb. 5. Thomas D. Robert Eon, a pioneer banker and lawyer of Northern Illinois. Is dead at Rockford. aged S4 years. One of his first cases as a for a book of testimonials of the cures Peruna has made. Peruna Makes Clean, Healthy Mucous Membranes Ca tarrhal Diseases Disappear Permanently. The mucous- membrane is to the inside of the oocy what the skin is to the out sld of the body. It lines every orsran ductand cavity. Catarrhal inflamma- ' tion attacking one part is liable to spread j to other parts. A neglected cold or slight j catarrh Is often the cause of lingering and dangcrout. catarrh. lawyer was the prosecution of the banditti of the prairie, lawbreakers who for years overran Northern and Wretern counties, stealing and murdering. He was one of the founders of Beloit College and Rock forel College for women. Hia estate is estimated at $750,000. St. Louis .Bribery In e-stlprntlon. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5 Nineteen citizens w ho hael been summoned appeared this afternoon before the grand jury that is investigating the alleged bribery in con nection with the granting of public fran chises. In addition to the Suburban deal, the Central Traction bill and the garbage and lighting contracts are being looked into. Mrs. Stokes Remarried. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Mrs. Rita H. De costa Stokes, the former wife of E. D. Stokes, the New York millionaire, was married today in Grace Church, to Cap tain Philip M. Lidig. Two hours later they tailed for Europe. Captain Lldis was an "Army officer in the Commissary Department elurlng the Snanlsh-American War. Funeral of the IMddleV. PITTSBURG, Feb: 5. The remains of Edward and John Biddle were quietly In terred In a single grave at Calvary Cem etery this morning. Not more thnn 2.T persons. Including the brother, Harry Bid die, accompanied the bodies to the grave. At the cemetery Rev. Father Sweeney read the burial service of th Roman Cath olic Church. A Railroad Spring; Trnst. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Announcement was made here today of'the organization of the Railroad Steel Spring Company, under the laws of New Jersey, to take over all the concerns In this country that manufacture steel springs for railroael equipment. The capital of the company will be $20,000,000. The whisky, trust paid out $l.D-il..1GS in divt elcnils during this year; more than double that of Inst year. "WW do much to develop a muscular body. But the strength of the body is not to be measured by its muscle, but by its blood. If the blood is impure, the body, in spite of its bulk and brawn, falls an easy prey to dis ease. There is no medi cine equal to Doctor Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery for the purifying of the blood. It carries off the poisons which contaminate the life .fluid. It increases the activity of the blood-making glands and gives the body an increased supply of pure, body-building blood. It builds up the body with sound, health- flesh instead of flabby fat, promotes the appe tite, feeds the nerves, and so gives to weak, nervous people vital ity and vigor. There js no alcohol contained in "Golden Medical Discover'," and it is absolutely free from opium, rtM ir,t oil -fl,o- nnnviflf ! rI feel it my duty to write to you of the won derful curative powers of jour 'Golden Med ical Discovery.' " writes George S Henderson, Esa.. of Dcuauil. Lee Co.. Florida. "I had a bad bruise on ray right ear and ray blood was ' uaaiy oui . i orucr. x iricu local oocior. Due with no good results. Finally I wrote you the particulars in my case and you advised your Golden Medical Discovery, which I began to take. From the first bottle I began to feel better, and when I had taken eight bottles the sore was healed up. I wish you success." T)r. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Aelviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of .21 one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. . , o Iff v y I 1 y r?HO INDORSE PERUNA Wcmen to naturally more susceptible to inclemencies of the weather than men. With them a cold fs often the starting point of some severe pelvic derangement, causing much pain and suffering. Every woman needs a remedy upon which she can rtly to keep her system fortified against the trying weather of Winter and early Spring. If Peruna is taken at the firat symptom of a cold It will cure it before it develops into some annoying catarrhal derangement. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results- from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, anel he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. assS3rarih:! A'--, . --r-r8Jaysf-rt53MJ E5?r" 3 11 ! T .. 1 . 1 St-e-tf.js 1 a 7 US as grvts t m i 21 m b i m 'fio Sf- k5S..M"-7i 'b based on tho principle ' Destroy tho cause, you rcmovo tho effect." Ilcrplcldo killa tho gemui tiiat causo dan- ; druiZ by digging up the scalp 03 they burrow I1P1 gy.fSp- g their pestiferous way to fsSsjgiiitj tho hair root, whero thoy J-5lJj5 finally destroy tho hair. pj!,-.pjS3-i "Without dandruff your 'TjSs hair will grew luxuri- !l8Sf New&s&s ! H8jip32$(!e I ?J3?5Je35 stops dandruff and fa!l ySI??pfgp Insr hair, and starto hair efflg&jgjtjg sxo wins within ten days. 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