3 THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAHCH 13, 1902. DEATH OF ALTGELD Fatal Termination of the Ap oplectic Stroke. EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM FAILED Mayor of Chicago In 1883, but was de feated by Carter Harrison. In 1S78 Mr. Altgeld married Miss Emma Ford, of Springfield. They had no children. "Peterson the Diver." OSTRANDER, Wash.. March 12. M. P. Peterson, known as "Peterson the diver," died here recently. He leaves a -wife at Ostrander and a son. Yalmer (or John) Peterson, whose whereabouts Is unknown. Mr. Peterson had a large circle of friends In this country, as well as in his native country, Sweden, where he was for a number of years employed by the Neptune "Wrecking Company as diver. Tke Physicians Worked Over Him Throughout the Night, but With- oat Avail Remains Taken to Chicago Hia Career. W. E. Phillip. HELENA, Mont., March 12. TV. E. Phil lips died today of typhoid fever. He was Montana agent of the Northwestern Mu tual Life Insurance Company, a prominent politician, formerly president of the Mon tana State Baseball League, and well known throughout the Northwest. JOLTET, 111.. March 12. Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld died at the Hotel Munroe this morning at 7:09 o'clock. The physicians remained with him throughout the night. When the end was nearlng they worked his arms vigorously to revive respiration, but all to no pur pose, fhe cause of death is given as ce rebral hemorrhages, there having been no apoplectic seizure of the brain. The vom iting at first was taken to indicate pto maine poisoning, but it was determined this was due to different manifestations of the brain trouble. Qlr. Altgeld came to Jollet yesterday afternoon, having been advertised as the special orator for the big Will County pro-Boer meeting. He confessed that he was not In the best of health, having been troubled with some apparently sim ple stomach ailment. He was not willing to allow that to Interfere with his speech, however, his great Interest in the South African struggle having been heightened -by the announcement of the Boer success In the capture of General Methuen. It was noticed during the address that the ex-Governor threw an unusual amount of energy and feeling into his words, and the collapse, the physicians think, re sulted from overstraining his already weakened physical powers. Ever since the failure of the Globe Sav ings Bank In 1896, in which he was In volved, Mr. Altgeld had not been a well man, and for some months after the Spalding crash It was feared that "his death was only a question of a short time. Even when serving his last year as Gov ernor his health was none too good. Clarence Darrow, a lifelong friend and later a law partner of the ex-Governor, reached here this morning. He said the Governor died as he had lived, pleading the cause of the lowly. Mr. Altgeld, in the speech which was fated to be his last, declared that all friends of humanity owed a debt of gratitude to Governor Yates for issuing a proclamation solicit ing assistance for the Boer women and children in the concentration camps which the British are maintaining in South Af rica. It was a speech typical of the old Governor who had risen from the towpath to the chief of state. Death was at hand, but his voice had all the old Are and all the old sympathy which had won him the hearts of many people. Mr. Darrow upon his arrival, took charge of the body, and opened scores of telegrams from all parts of the country. Some sent before death had come asking for early information of the patient's con dition, while those that came late ex pressed the deepest regret at the ex-Governor's demise. No postmortem will be held on the body. The famllf does not wish It, being con tent with the statement of the physicians that he died from cerebral hemorrhage. The remains were taken from Joliet this afternoon, on a special train over the Al ton. iPAvincr at 4:56 o'clock for Chicago. A delegation of Jollet citizens accompanied i the remains. The funeral cortege tnrougn the streets was headed by the police de partment. Several scores of Jollet citi zens, representing all parties and profes sions, walked behind the hearse. Brother Charles. NEW YORK, March 12. Brother Charles, president of Manhattan College, and one of the best-known educators in the Cath- WALLtR'S AWFUL MARCH PARTICULARS OF THE MARINES' TRIP ACROSS SAMAR. Hardships Suffered by the Expedi tion, "Which Was Rescued Jaat in the Mck of Time. WASHINGTON, March 12. The Eastern mail has brought the report of Major Wal ler, on the expedition conducted by him across the Island of Samar. Major Wal ler's report is formal, and does not go Into details, but the news of the affair is con tained In a dispatch from Lieutenant R. W. Shoemaker, U. S. N., who 'conducted the relief expedition that succored the marines. After detailing the arrival in tho American lines of Captain Porter and Lieutenant Williams with a oortion of the n.en, the report says: "Captain Porter and Lieutenant Wlll- ynn TO HEAD GREAT TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL. and the worst cases were at once trans ferred to the hospital. The others. In cluding eight or 10 natives not Included in the above total of 31, I transported to Basey, seeing Major Waller. His party appears, from the statements of the of ficers, to have been reduced to nearly the same extremity as the others. They had practically given up hope when the opportune capture of a small boy, the only native seen, resulted in their getting through to the coast." Sale of Friar Lands. WASHINGTON, March 12. Contrary to published reports, it was authoritatively stated today that the President had not appointed any one to negotiate for the sale of the friar lands In the Philippines to the United States. The President, how ever, has the matter under considera tion, and as soon as Governor Taft can arrange for a conference with the Presi- dent the whole matter will be discussed. Good Work by Callles' 3Ien. MANILA, March 12. The volunteers un der General Cailles have Inflicted heavy punishment on a force of Insurgents In Laguna Province. They killed 15 of the enemy and captured 31 Titles. Lieutenant Hagedom, Quartermaster of the Twenty-eighth Infantry, has been placed In confinement, charged with embezzlement. GRIP? Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Cures Grip, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Consump tion and All Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. INTENSIVE FARM CULTURE. Progressive Man Gives Good Advice to Him Who Cling to Old Methods. F. "W. GUXSAULTJS, PRESIDENT OF ARMOUR INSTITUTE. President P. W. Gunsaulus Is to remain at the head of the technology school formed by the merging of tho Armour Institute with tho University of Chicago, and for the present will retain all Its officers and members of the board of trustees. Much of the equipment and many members of tho faculty will be retained, and the plans are that the Armour Institute will be moved bodily to the campus of the un Iverslty, leaving the present buildings to house the preparatory school. The prospectUe value of the Armour Institute of Technology of tho University of Chicago Is $0,500,000, which Includes a gift of $1,350,000 to be given by the university. ollc Church of America, is dead The Remains at Chlcaa-o. CHICAGO, March 12. The remains of ex-Governor Altgeld arrived at Chicago tonight and now He at his late home, 3225 Madden avenue. The plain black cas ket, covered with flowers, was met by a score of men with whom he had been as sociated in life, and with bared heads they followed It out through the station to where the hearse was waiting to carry it to the bouse he left, apparently a well man, 24 hours before. Jforthcott's Proclamation. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March 12. Lieutenant-Governor Northcott today Issued a proclamation officially announcing the death of ex-Governor Altgeld. The proc lamation says: "Born in Prussia, in 1848, John P. Altgeld came to this country when. a child, and as soon as he was old enough enlisted in the service of the defense of his adopted coun try, and bore the part of a true soldier in the closing days of the Civil War. He was an able lawyer, a distinguished Judge, a man of strong convictions, and always courageous in giving them utterance. In respect to his memory I request that flags on all state buildings be displayed at half mast until after his funeral, and that busi ness in the various state departments be suspended during the hours of the funeral." froml pneumonia at the institution of which he was the head. Brother Charles was born in Paterson, N. J., 47 years ago. He was chosen president of the college two years ago. lams in conversation gave me substantial- Doorkeeper of the Houne. WASHINGTON, March 12. Doorkeeper W. J. Glenn, of the House of Representa tives, died at 3:10 o'clock this afternoon of acute Inflammation of the lungs.' He was a resident of New York. Premier Ross's "Wife. TORONTO, Ont.. March 12. Mrs. Ross, wife of Hon. G. W. Ross, Premier of the orovince. died very suddenly today. She J had been in good health, and only recently returned from Ottawa. Mrs. Altgeld Prostrated. CHICAGO, March 12.-(Mrs. Altgeld, widow of the ex-Governor who died to day, was prostrated by the shock of the news from Joliet. Grave apprehension for her welfare Is felt, as she has been in del icate health for two years. Major "Wiley M. Jones. WACO, Tex., March 12. Major Wiley M. Jones, one of the pioneers of Texas, dropped dead in a street-car, as the result of a stroke of paralysis. He was 78 years old. TORNADO IN THE SOUTH. Judge Altareld'; Career. John P. Altgeld was born In Prussia in 1B4S, and came to this country with his parents when a boy. tho father settling on a farm near Mansfleld, O. At this early date he began to show those studious traits and mental powers that raised him to eminence. He worked hard and studied his books when he could steal a few min utes. He attended the schools when work on the farm was not pressing, and at the age of 1G enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and Tsent to the front, participating in the campaign of Grant that closed the war. Returning home, he spent the next few years alternately teaching school, study ing and working as a farmhand. Then he went west to St. Louis, where he read law In a desultory way, and afterward in the ofllce of Haven & Rea, Savannah, Mo. His industry and faculty for diving to the heart of his subject brought clients, fame ,and prosperity. In 1874 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Andrew County, "but in October, 1873, he resigned his office, sold bis furniture, and moved to Chicago. He took little interest in politics for sev eral years, but In 18S4 ran for Congress in an overwhelming Republican district. He was defeated, but cut down the Republi can majority. In 1SSS, without solicitation on his part, he was nominated for Superior Judge of Cook County, at that time about 12,000 Republican. He hesitated some time before accepting, but Anally did so, and so thorough a canvass did he make, and so perfect was his organization, that, not withstanding defections from the Demo cratic party and quarrels within the ranks, he was elected by a large majority, the laboring men being especially active in his interest. A multiplicity of private Inter ests compelled him to resign his place on the bench in August, 19L He had be come quite wealthy, principally by shrewd buying and selling of real estate in Chi cago. He was also Interested in street railways in various cities. He served as Governor of Illlnos from 1893 to 1897, and his pardon of the anarch ists, Fielden, Schwab and Neebe. excited wide comment. He was a prominent ad vocate of free silver, and .though a Demo- Seven Persons Meet Death In a Storm in Mississippi. VICKSBURG. Miss., March 12. A tor nado swept through the southern section of Copiah and tho northern section of Lincoln Counties this morning, killed at least seven persons and leveled buildings, trees and fences. Montgomery, a village in Copiah County, on the Illinois Central Railroad, was the worst sufferer, and four bodies are known to be under the debris of collapsed build ings there. Three miles further south a railroad camp was wrecked and three negroes were killed. A passenger train on the Illinois Central was struck by the storm, and every window in every coach was blown in. The Storm at Houston. HOUSTON, Tex., March 12. A wind storm did some damage In the outer por tion of the cltv last nicht. wrecking 20 houses, most of them small residences. There was no loss of life, and the prop erty damage will hardly exceed J15.000. Did Not RetHrn a Salute. NEW YORK, March 12. Much comment is taking place here over an incident in the recent maneuvers off Mar del Plata, says a Buenos Ayres dispatch to the Her ald. The United States cruiser Atlanta saluted President Roca, of Argentina but the Argentine vessel did not return the salute because, according to International etiquette, the chief executive of the states does not reply directly by salvos but sends an officer to express his thanks to the commander of the foreign vessel. No officer could approach the United States cruiser, which was continually moving around. The Argentine officials waited a short time to fulfill the duty of returning the courtesy, but tho Atlanta without stopping sailed northward. It is believed that the commander of the At lanta was vexed because the Argentine vessels did not return the salute. Western Baseball League. DENVER, March 12. Owing to delay in the arrival of some of the members, the meeting of the Western Baseball League was not begun until 4 o'clock this after noon. After a two hours' session a recess was! taken until 8 o'clock. The schedule was referred to a committee, and will probably be completed about April 1. The matter of appointing umpires was left for the President, who announced that all umpires would be selected from cities out side the Western .League, so as to obviate any charge of favoritism. It was stated that the season will begin about April 23. Miss Roosevelt in Cab a. HAVANA. March 12. Miss Alice Roose velt, daughter of President Roosevelt, ac companied by a party of friends, includ es riatt. arnvea ing Senator Thomas here today on the steamer Maicotte from crat, ran as an. independent candidate ior I Tampa, Jsla. ly the following account of their wander ings: 'On January 1, being then on half ra tions, with very little food left, Miajor Waller decided to split the party he tak ing 15 of the strongest men and pushing on for Basey, and Captain Porter follow ing his trail as rapidly as possible with the main body. On the 2d a native came back from Waller with a note, stating that he (Waller) had given up the idea of get ting through, and would return, and di recting Porter to make directly for the river and build rafts for the entire party. This Porter tied to do, but failed to find wood that would float. It was raining hard at this time, and the river was about 10 feet above Its normal level, and run ning with violence. -As Major Waller did not appear. Porter sent Captain Bears to him to ascertain his plans, then return and report. Bears failed to return, but ho reached Waller and went on with him. " 'On the 3d, I think. Porter pushed ahead to get assistance, with eight of the strongest men, leaving Williams to follow with the crippled and lame as far as the boat, secreted on the way up, to be used in an emergency like the present. Porter reached the boat, but found she had been damaged and was unfit for use. So he started on a 25-mile "hike" for Lanangan, reaching there with three men on the afternoon of the Hth. Five men had given out, but living on two dogB that strayed their way, they finally reached this place. " 'The expedition under Lieutenant Will iams, of the First Infantry, on account of the river, was unable to get away until the morning of the 14th. Williams de serves the highest praise for his 23-mile fight against the current and up the rap ids, hauling his boats along by hand a good part of the way. " 'It was not until the morning of tho 17th that he reached the starving marines in their last stopping place near the river. Their condition at the time was terrible. For days no man among them had strength to carry a rifle. Nine of them had cither gone crazy or had fallen by tho J trail, half dead from starvation and ex posure. It had rained steaauy ior i aays. Lieutenant A. S. Williams had made every effort to get them along, but had to aban don them. He could only save the men who were able to reach tho boat by the river, the probable point of arrival of the relief expedition. He got there on the night of the ICth Inst., his party having been without food, except roots, the pulp" ol plants and a very few sweet potatoes, for 15 aays. " 'To further complicate matters the native bearers, about 30 In number, be. came sulky, practically refusing assist ance to the white men. They would build shacks as a protection from the continual downpour for themselves only, and, know ing the edible roots and plants, were more skillful in obtaining food. A time came when no white man could carry a rifle, and those left were In the hands of the natives. Under the altered condition it required considerable diplomacy on the part of Lieutenant Williams to handle them at all. " 'Just before reaching the river two bearers tried to kill Williams, stabbing him about the chest with a bolo. He tried to shoot, but had not sufficient strength to pull the trigger. Then they tried to kill him with his own pistol, but did not know how to work the weapon. Williams was rescued by a few of his men who tottered up armed with sticks and the natives took to the bush. fo Filipinos were seen in the region, there being no food. The relief party saw some In the direction of Hermane, so It Is prob able the Insurgents about there got wind of the desperate condition of tho marines and were hurrying up to take advan tage of it. Relief came just in time. " 'It took practically all of January 18 to get the sufferers, 31 In number. Includ ing two officers, IS in stretchers unable to move, across the river and out through the surf to the vessel. The job was fin ished at 6:30 P. M., and at 7 we started for Tacloban direct, as an Army surgeon said at Langalan that hours saved in transit might mean an arm or a leg to The following paper on "Intensive Cul ture" was read by Wallace Yates at the Farmers' Institute held at Ballston last Saturday: "Artemus Ward once delivered a lecture on 'Souls,' which, except the title, did not contain a word about souls. It Is possible I may not adhre much closer to my text than Artemus did to his. A man might be intensive, and he might be cul tured, but who could hone to Jolt the Ore gon farmer out of the rut In which he hasN elected to travel? So, In a paper read be fore a farmers' Institute, one set of re marks Is probably as good as another. When you travel along an Oregon high way and look over the fence, you will be Impressed with the fertility of the soil, when you see the ease with which three or four widely different crops can be raised together In the same field. But, on second thought, when you see French pink In the lead, wild oats a good second, and wheat a bad third. It will strike you that Mother Nature has decidedly the ad vantage over her child. Man, and you may conclude with Owen Meredlthj that 'his own mother, fierce Nature herself. Is his foe.' Nature Is a good servant, but a bad master. "A man who owns a quarter section is the possessor of a pyramid of earth of which the base Is half a mile square ana the perpendicular 4000 miles, reaching to the center of the earth. Now, we are told that in these days everybody grabs all he can wants the earth. But to my mind it is a standing proof how moderate the Or egon "farmer is In his demands, when hp only uses six Inches of his patrimony and leaves the rest of the 4000 miles to God! Well, you ttIII say that, after all, Oregon farming Is on a solid foundation, and so It Is. The foundation Is six Inches below the surface, and It Is the solid floor over which that barbarian Implement, the old mold-board plow, has scraped for 40 or CO years. This floor Is never broken through, except that sometimes in midwinter an old cow finds a soft place and plugs her hoof through, say a foot deep. Apart from this, that good old foundation keeps getting smoother and firmer year by year, and the farmer faithfully and ploddingly turns the six Inches over one year and turns it back the next, and year by year each cubic inch multiplies its stock of pink seeds by geometrical progression. While, as for wheat roots pushing through that smooth, hard floor, to find out what kind of nutriment Is below, -you might as well expect them to push through a pane of glass. Now, while the Oregon farmer may not want the earth, he wants all there Is In that six-inch farm of his, with out giving anything in return. He re minds me of the theologians' idea of eter nity. They seem to believe that eternity is a something that has a beginning at death but has no ending a one-sided af fair. Just so the Polk County farmer be gan to take crops out of the soil 40 years ago, without putting anything back, and ho expects to keep this business up, world without end. amen. Ho is so afraid of giving where he takes that he has even quit using headers to cut his grain, which did Jeave the largest part of the straw to be turned under; and for fear poor old Mother Earth shall get any help from him, he drags the straw Into a pile and burns it His motto is: Trust In God and a Summer fallow.' And so he lives the strenuous life, and Is very Intensive In this system of culture. "We are told that even the fostering care of the DIngley bill cannot keep the yield of wheat up to the old standard. This is sad, after all the money we spend on a lot of worthless Congressmen, and especially so since the farmer Is said to pay tho largest share of the taxes. But he Is a contented mortal. t Out of his wheat crop he cheerfully pays the freight on the sand that ships bring as ballast from England to furnish cheap filling for Portland's gulches; and he goes on voting the old ticket, to 'protect American labor' In the cities, at his own expense. And when the Assessor comes around the farmer has nothing he can hide. All his stock. Imolements and Improvements are In plain sight, except what little tile drain ing he has done. So, for fear he might beat those county and state officials out of a few dollars, he does very little drain ing. The more he Improves on top ot ground the more they tax him for It; and he takes It all as meekly as an Easter lamb. In New Zealand they don't tax Improvements at all. but what of that? Are we not the smartest Nation on earth? "I used to give people advice on these matters, but I don't any more. Because nobody takes advice in Oregon. Advice is all give and no take, just the reverse of Oregon farming. And the Polk County farmer believes In extensive culture. Ho has a supreme contempt for the fell?v who makes a living off a few acres and pays hardly any taxes. Ho believes In spreading out as wide as he can, horizon tally, scratching over hundreds of acres. And. as I have said, the height and depth of his ambition is limited, vertically, to six Inches of soli. I may have discov ered that the same amount of labor ap plied to half the land will double the re turns and cut the tax bill In two. but I will not mention the fact. Experience may have shown me that a green crop plowed under is the cheapest of manure, and that a green crop plowed under will pulverize our Willamette Valley clods In one season, but I think I will copyright this. I may have found out that tile draining will enable one to work the land two or throe weeks earlier In the Spring, and may mean the difference between a crop and no crop, but whose business Is it but mine? We Valley clodhoppers are set In our ways, and, as the Widow Be dott says, 'we are all poor critters." This is where we show our lntenslveness and our culture speaks for Itself." CURED OF GRIP AT 70 Gentlemen: I take pleasure In Informing you that .although 1 am 70 years old. I have been cured of a severe attack of the grip by using Duffy's Pure Mult Whiskey. MRS. ELIZA REAM, Reading. Pa. December 11. 1P01. Gentlemen: I had a very bad spell of grip, and Duffy's Malt Whiskey did me good; It Is better than all the medicine I have taken. JESSE E. WEBB, West Chester, Pa., Nov. 20, 1901. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is absolutely pure and unadulterated, and contains no fusel oil. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is sold in sealed bottles only. It is our own pat ented bottle, and has the name, "Duffy Malt Whiskey Company," blown In the bottle, and has the trademark, tue "Chemist's Head," on the label. 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A special meet ing of the shareholders of the Alliance Assurance Company, of London, has been called for March IB, says a London dis patch to the Journal of Commerce, be cause of strenuous objections made by some Important shareholders of the alli ance to the amalgamation with the Impe rial Insurance Company, Ltd., of London, and the Imperial Life Insurance Company, of London. A scheme for reconsideration will be submitted and a determined effort made to secure favorable action upon It. name of this state, by James A. Forres ter and John Macglnnls, has been sus tained by Justice Beach, of the Supreme Court. The complaint charged that assets were unlawfully transferred by the Mon tana oompany, and It was asked that a receiver be appointed to take charge of these assets In an accounting for the ben efit of the shareholders of the Montana company, Including the plaintiffs. Justice Beach held that no cause of ac tion Is presented against tho Amalgamated Copper Company. Pigeons, Peppered and Salted. Chambers's Journal. The New Ireland pigeons, though not so large as the Samoan or Eastern Poly nesian birds, formed a very agreeable change of diet for us white traders; and by walking about 50 yards from one's door half a dozen or more could be shot In a3 many minutes. My nearest neighbor was J a German; and one day, when we were walking along the beach toward his sta tion, I noticed some hundreds of pigeons fly down from the forest, settle on the margin of the water, and drink with ap parent enjoyment. The harbor at this spot being almost land-locked, and the water as smooth as glass and without the faintest ripple, the birds were enabled to drink without wetting their plumage. My nelghbor, who had lived many years In New Britain, told me that this drinking of sea water was common to both cockatoos and pigeons alike, and that on some oc casions the beaches would be lined with them; the cockatoos not only drinking but bathing, and apparently enjoying themselves greatly. During the next six months, especially when the weather was calm and rainy. I frequently noticed pig eons and cockatoos come to the salt water to drink. At first I thought that, as fresh water in many places bubbled up through the sand at low tide, the birds were not really drinking the sea water; but by watching closely I distinctly saw them walk across these tiny runnels without making any attempt to drink. Then, too, the whole of the Gazelle Peninsula is cut up by countless streams of water, and rain falls throughout the year, as a rule. What causes this unusual habit of drink ing sea water? Another peculiarity of the New Britain and .New ireiana pigeon is its fondness for the chilli-pepper berry. During three months of the year, when these berries are ripe, the birds' crops are full of them; and. very often their flesh Is so pungent and smells so strongly of the chilli as to be quite uneatable. Victimised Butte Banks. BUTTE, Mont.. March 12. What Is be lieved by the authorities to be a well-laid scheme to victimize the banks of Butte was nipped in the bud today by the ar rest of Ben B. BUzard. BUzard was ar rested while attempting to cash a draft for $125 on the State Savings Bink. A few days ago BUzard cashed a draft for a like amount with the Indorsement of H. D. Smith, of Boston. Mass. Later tho draft was protested and the bank was notified that It had been victimized. Since that time the officers have been on the look out for the man. At the police station two more drafts for similar sums, all drawn upon H. D. Smith, of Boston, were found. BUzard claims to be a broker with offices in Boston, selling ore stock and stock in a liquid air company. Endeavorers' Executive Committee. BOSTON, March 12. The executive com mittee of the board of trustees of the United Society of Christian Endeavor met today. Invitations to hold the Interna tional convention in Denver In July, 1903, were unanimously accepted. Inspiring messages were received from Secretary John Willis Baer, who is making a 20,000 mile convention tour on the Pacific Coast. stant irritation. The tonsils were so much enlarged that It was always difficult for me to swallow. The least fresh cold would aggravate this condition to such an extent that the whole surface of My Throat would be inflamed and the tonsils would gather and break. Once an attack set In, nothing would check it, and my suffer ing would be almost unbearable. "There was a tenderness and soreness over the bridge of the nose and under the eyes, and I was continually clearing my throat. "Upon the advice of my brother, who had been successfully treated at the Copeland Institute, I placed myself under treatment, and In a short time I Was Surprised at the great improvement In my condi tion. The treatment opened up the air passages, so that now I have no diffi culty In breathing, the soreness has en tirely disappeared, and I am no longer troubled with my throat and feel better In every way." AVOID CURE-ALLS. Ifr. catarrh, as in other mnladies, avoid blind doctoriiifr by pntent cure-alls. Get Individual treatment for your Individual ailment at the Copeland Institute. "Is your nose stopped up?" "Do you aleep with mouth wide open?" . .,. "Is there pain In front of head? "13 your throat dry or sore?" "Have you a bad taste In the morning? "Do you cough?" "Do you cough worse at night r "1b your tongue coated?" "Is vour appetite failing?" "Is there pain after eating?" "Are you light-headed?" "When jou get up suddenly are you dizzy?" "Do you have hot flashes?" "Do you have liver marks?" "Do your kidneys -trouble your "Do j ou have pains In back or un der shoulder-blades !" "Do you wake up tired and out of sorts?" "Is your strpngth falling? ' "Are you loslnj flesh?" CONSULTATION FREE. Dr. Copeland's Book Free to All. Tk Copeland Medical Institute The Dekum. Third and Washington. . W. H. COPELAND. M. D. J. II. MONTGOMERY, 31. D. A. M. to 12 OFFICE HOURS From O M.s from 1 to 5 P. M. EVENINGS Tuesdnjs and Frldnys. SUNDAY From 10 A. M. to 12 31. board of directors of tho Exposition Com pany. The letter is the result of one addressed by President Joseph Ramsey, Jr., of the WaDash Railway, to Mr. Gould, at the suggestion of Chairman C. H. Huttlg. of the states and territorial committee. Mr. Gould says the exposi tion will assist in the advancement of all the states in the Union. Demurrer Sustained in Mining Salt. NEW YORK, March 12. A demurrer In terposed by the Amalgamated Copper Company to the actions brought against It and the Boston & Montana Consoli dated Copper & Silver Mining Company of Charles I's Shirt Auctioned. lioma. Wo-reached Tftcloban-at Si. M., pf ontana, jaad the comaax otjh cme JPalrt waa jead yesterday before thaj NEW YORK, March 12. Tho shirt worn Farmers' National Congress. CHICAGO, March 12. The next annual meeting of the Farmers' National Con gress will be held at Macon, Ga., October 7 to 10 next. The congress Is composed of delegates appointed by the Governors of the various states. The president of the congress Is George L. Flanders, of Albany, N. Y. - GrOHld Appeals to Odell. ST. LOUIS. March 12. A written ap peal by George J. Gould to Governor Odell, of New York, for an appropriation of 5500.000 to represent adequately the Empire State at the St. Louis World's Burglary as a Polite Art. New York World. When Mrs. Arrowsmlth, of Orange, ask ed the polite burglar at 3 o'clock A. M. to hold the candle up straight so the grease would not spot the carpet he did as requested. Mrs. Arrowsmlth Is a thor ough housewife. The burglar also brought the baby In from another room, where It was fretting, and acknowledged in cour teous conversation that If he had a moth er he would not be In his present disrep utable calling. Burglars In dress suits have ceased to h nnvpltles. esDeciallv In Chicago. A knight of the jimmy in a suburban town recently discussed polite literature with a young woman boarder whose jewelry he was appraising. Burglars are among the most gifted contributors to the refs column In the Sing Sing prison paper, the Star of Hope. Indeed, evidence is not lacking In any direction that the cracksman's profession has felt as keenly as many another the elevating Influences of an age of culture and progress. The courtier and the artist In the after-dark practitioner are waking up. We shall realize presently that It was not all a comic opera dream of Gil bert's that the burglar when not a-burg-ling Loves to hear the little brook a-gurgllnff And listen to the merry village chime. The world, however, Is slow to appre ciate many handicapped excellencies. We fear it will be long before the jhnmy pller's good manners and love of letters will bring people to regard his midnight raid as a mere bit of burglar's license. a Perished in the Maxon Wreck. EL PASO. Tex., March 12. It was learned today that C. W. White, a promi nent attorney, was cremated in the debris of the Southern Pacific wreck near San derson last week. White w-as on his way from Mobile to Washington State, and his name does not appear in the casualty list. Boston Murder Case. LAKE CHARLES. La., March 12. The grand jury for Calcasieu Parish will as semble next Monday, to take Up the case of Edward Batson, accused of the mur der of six members of the Earl family at Welsh. Persons sent to New Orleans to Identify Batson as the man who attempt ed to sell the Earl's mules failed to do so. by Charles I to the scaffold has been auc tioned off at 2Q0 guineas, at Covent Gar den, says the London correspondent of the Tribune. A Preacher's Praise of Barkeepers. New York Herald. "The first thing the man behind the bar teaches the church is democracy," said tho Rev. Mr. McNutt, addressing the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Boston. He told of seeing subway laborers In that city being driven off the steps of a fashionable Church on which they sat to eat their midday meal, while, on the other hand, he had seen barkeepers treat them politely, and a -sign In front of a saloon Invited all to enter and get "a free hot lunch." The "vieux marcheur" will smile at this somewhat artless laudation of the "bar keep," but there's no denying the face that many fastidious church folk forget St. Paul's admonition that highest edu cation, unstinted almsgiving and faltn sufficient to move mountains, profit noth ing without that benevolent kindliness of disposition which is ambiguously trans lated Into our language as "charity." Ice Vx Inches thick will support a man; 13 inches thick a railway train. Suicide of a Politician. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., March 12. Charles MIchaells. a retired merchant and promi nent politician, 6S years of age, commit ted suicide last night by shooting himself through the temple. Continued Illness and despondency over the recent death of his wife are supposed to have been the causes. RHEUMATISM My RHEUriATISn CURE Is Justaj certain to cure rheumatism as water is to quench thirst. 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