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THE MORNING OSEGONIAN, THUESDAY. MAEOH 20, 1902.
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CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Twenty Per Gent Bill Intro
duced by Chairman Payne.
THE TEXT OF THE MEASURE
Opposition la Anxionn to Carry the
Content to the I'loor of the llonse
Conference Will Be Held
This "VVeelc.
WASHINGTON, ,March 19. Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means committee,
today introduced the following bill, en
titled, "To provide for reciprocal trade
relations with Cuba." as a result of the
Republican conference decision last night.
"That, for the purpose of securing- reci
procal trade relations with Cuba, the
President Is hereby authorized, as soon as
may be after the establishment of an In
dependent government in Cuba, and the
enactment by said government of immi
gration and exclusion laws as fully re
strictive of Immigration as the laws
of the United States, to enter Into nego
tiations with said Government with a. view
to the arrangement of a commercial agree
ment in which reciprocal and equivalent
concessions may be secured in favor of
the products and manufactures of the
United States by rates of duty which shall
be less by an amount equivalent to at
least 20 per cent ad valorem upon such
products and manufactures than the rates
imposed upon the like articles when Im
ported into Cuba from the most-favored
of other countries, and shall not be greater
than the rates imposed by the United
States upon the like articles Imported from
Cuba; and whenever the Government of
Cuba shall enact such Immigration and
exclusion laws and shall enter into such
commercial agreement with the United
States and shall make such concessions in
favor of the products and manufactures
thereof as aforesaid, and which agree
ment, in the judgment of the President,
shall be reciprocal and equivalent, he shall
be authorized to proclaim such facts both
as to the enactment of such immigration
and exclusion laws and the making of such
agreement, and thereafter until the first
day of December, 1903, the Imposition of
the duties now imposed by law on all ar
ticles imported from Cuba, the products
thereof, Into the United States shall be
suspended, and in lieu thereof shall be
levied, collected and paid upon all such
articles imported from Cuba 80 per cent of
the rate of duty now levied upon like ar
ticles imported from foreign countries. The
President shall have power, and It shall
be his duty, whenever he shall be satls
iled that either such Immigration or ex
clusion laws or such agreement mentioned
in this act are not being fully executed by
the Government of Cuba, to notify such
government thereof and thereafter there
shall be levied, collected and paid upon all
articles Imported from Cuba the full rate
of duty provided by law upon articles im
ported from foreign countries."
The steering committee of the element
which has opposed the ways and means
committee reciprocity plan met this after
noon at the call of Representative Taw
ney, of Minnesota, chairman of the com
mittee, and with several other leaders in
the movement canvassed the situation
carefully. Individually most of those
present expressed a desire to carry the
contest to the floor of the House. It is
considered desirable, however, to take
no action until all of those who voted in
the conference against reciprocity are
called Into conference. This meeting will
be held later in the week. Beyond tMs de
cision no action was taken.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
Policy of the Senate With. Reference
to the Honsc.
WASHINGTON, March 19. The Senate
committee on foreign relations today
listened to an argument by Senator Aid
rich In opposition to the ratification of
the French reciprocity treaty. He took
a very positive position against the
French treaty, saying that in his opin
ion it Is a pernicious agreement and
calculated to work great injury. He
said that in making the concessions
provided for in that treaty the United
States Is securing only the low tariff
rates of France, which are uncondi
tionally granted to other countries and
which should be ours by right.
The committee did not act on any
of the reciprocity treaties before it, but
it made the public the definition of pol
icy with reference to the House of Rep
resentatives In connection with these
treaties which the committee has agreed
upon. The practical effect of this agree
ment is to authorize the amendment
of each of the reciprocity treaties by
adding the provision "this treaty shall
not become effective until the same
fchall have been approved by Congress."
The effect of this modification will be
to require that the House, as well as
the Senate, shall act on each of the
treaties. In announcing Its decision the
committee says it is entirely compe
tent for the Senate so to amend the
treaties as to require the approval of
both Houses, but it contends that this
concession does not in any way affect
the prerogative of the President and
the Senate as the only treaty making
power of the United States. For thin
prerogative the committee stands out
Btlffly. The report says:
"The Congress is without power to
grant to the President or to the Senate
any authority in respect of treaties, nor
does the Congress possess any power
to fetter or limit in any way the Presi
dent or the Senate in any way in the
exercise of this function. It cannot en
la jge or in any way limit or attach
changes to the exercise of the treaty
making power. Whether the treaty Is
one which is set for the executing or
one which requires legislation by the
Congress to give It effect, in any event
It must be first negotiated by the Presi
dent and ratified by the Senate, The
committee is clearly of the opinion,
therefore, that nothing contained in
fcoctlon 4 constitutes any valid restric
tion upon the jurisdiction and power of
the Senate to act in commercial trea
ties now pending.
"Whether such treaties operate with
out the approval of Congress, to change
tariff duties therefore fixed by them is
a question not involved and upon which
the committee expresses no opinion. The
fact that tho Senate as a legislative
body concur with the House of Rep
resentatives in the enactment of the
tariff act of 1S37, including section 4,
Is without weight upon the subject, for
tho obvious reason that it is impossible
for the Senate by participation, delib
erate or inadvertent, as a legislative
body in such an enactment to disable
itself in the slightest degree from ex
ercising the power conferred upon it
by the constitution to act upon trea
ties negotiated by the executive."
DEMOCRACY AND THE BOERS.
Resolatlon of Sympathy Adopted by
the Hohsc Chbcbr.
WASHINGTON, "March 19. The Demo
crats of the House, at a caucus held to
night, unanimously adopted resolutions
declaring that Congress should express the
sympathy of the American people for the
struggling Boer republics, and pledging
themselves to use their utmost endeavors
to "force' the committee to report reso-
lutlons expressive of such sympathy, if
only that Congress may have an oppor
tunity to act.
Hay- of Virginia presided at the caucus,
and Robertson of Louisiana acted as secretary-
The attendance was large. There
was no division of sentiment as to the
course to be taken, the question presented
oeing simply one of choice between two
resolutions, one offered by Randall ot
lexas and the other by Sulzer of New
Ycrk. The Sulzer resolution was as fol
lows "Resolved, By the Democrats of the
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in caucus assembled,
that we sympathize with the Boers Jn
their heroic struggle to maintain their lib
erty and independence, and protest, in the
name of humanity and civilization, against
a continuation of a warfare which out
rages the feelings or all liberty-loving peo
ple, and that we shall use our best efforts
to have the Congress of the United States,
being committed to the principle of arbi
tration for the settlement of international
disputes, request the President to urge
on the government of His Majesty the
wisdom of adopting this policy for the j
purpose of stopping the awful atrocities
now going on in South Africa, and that
the Government of the United States
should maintain a strict neutrality be
tween the contending forces."
The Randall resolution was as follows:
"Resolved, By the Democratic members
of the House of Representatives of the
United States, In caucus assembled, that
the Congress of the United States should
by resolution express the sympathy of
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the United States for the people of the
South 'African Republic and the Orango
Free State in their heroic struggle to
maintain their liberty and independence.
"Resoltrt, That the Congress, in the
spirit of amity and friendship, appeal to
the British Government, in the Interest
of humanity, to accept overtures of peace,
cease hostilities and endeavor to bring
about a Just and honorable settlement of
existing differences, to the end that peace
may be established.
"Resolved, That the United States shall
fairly and honorably maintain a position
of strict neutrality in this contest between
nations friendly to us, and see to it that
the neutrality laws are vigorously and Im
partially enforced.
"Resolved, That we, as Democrats and
Representatives of the people, will use our
utmost endeavor to force the committees
now dominated by the Republican party,
having In their charge resolutions similar
to these, to report the same back to the
Hcuse, so that the Congress may give ex
pression thereof, declaring the sentiments
and will of the American people."
After some remarks by Randall, Sulzer
and Cochran of Missouri the Sulzer reso
lution was voted down, 32-35, and the Ran
dall resolution was then unanimously
adopted. In pursuance of the action taken
at tho caucus tonight a resolution will be
framed for Introduction In the House, and
hereafter the Democrats will do every
thing In their power to secure action
upon it.
The Southern franchise question was not
considered at tonight's caucus.
Philippine Monetnry BUI.
WASHINGTON. March 19. Jacob Hcl
ander, ex-Treasurer of Porto Rleo, was
before the Insular committee of the House
today and gave his views regarding the
proposed monetary bill for the Philippines.
He safa he did not believe It would be wise
to place the American gold standard In
force at once In the Philippines that is,
to the extent of making silver redeemable
in gold. He believed the change should
be brought about gradually.
' Nominations nml Confirmation.
WASHINGTON, March 19. The Presi
det today sent the foHowlng nominations
to the Senate: Second Lieutenants of
Infantry Robert L. Weeks, New York;
Albert G. Good w Inn, Alabama. Postmas
tersMontana, Lewis F. Babcock, Bill
ings. Washington, Ellsworth D. Scheble,
Wenatchce.
Confirmations by the Senate: Captain
A. S. Crownlnshleld, to be Rear-Admiral
in the Navy; Carl Rash, to be United
States Attorney, District of Montana.
Continues the Gcnrj- Lnvr.
WASHINGTON. March 19. Senator
Proctor today Introduced a bill continuing
in force the present law for the exclusion
of Chinese until the expiration of the ex
isting treaty with China, or until a new
treaty shall be negotiated.
Enlai-Bemcnt ot Ycllovrstonc Park.
WASHINGTON. March 19. The Secre
tary of the Interior today sent to the Sen
ate a draft of a bill providing for the en
largement of Yellowstone Park. In a
communication, accompanying the bill he
says the extension of the park boundaries
Is necessary to protect the game in the
park.
Thanks ot Congress to Kemp ft.
WASHINGTON. March 19. A joint reso
lution was Introduced today by Senator
Vest, tendering to Rear-Admlral Kempff
the" thanks of Congress for meritorious
conduct in refusing to join the allied
forces in the bombardment of the forts
of Taku, China.
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in the Children's Home In New York, treated
children .successfully with a remedy, now pre
pared and placed in the drug: stores, called
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
They are harmless as milk, pleasant to take
and ner fall. A certain cure for feverlshness.
constipation, headache, teething and rtomach
disorders and remove worms. At all druggists',
25c Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
PROTECTION OFPRESIDENT
SEJTATOR SPOOLER'S LEGAL ARGU
MENT FOR THE BILL.
Bailey Will Not Sapport the Measare
as It Standii Rivers and Har
bors Bill in the Honse.
WASHINGTON, March 19. During the
entire session of the Senate today the
bill providing for the. protection of the
President of the United States was under
consideration. , Spooner contended that the
Government had an absolute and inher
ent right to protect itself against assaults
made either upon itself or upon any ot
its officers. He maintained that an as
sault upon the President was In the very
nature of things an assault on hU Na
tion, for there never was a time when
the President was not In the discharge
of the duties of his office. His argument
was largely legal and Constitutional, and
throughout was forceful, entertaining and
instructive.
Hoar, In charge of tho measure, elu
cidated some arguments he had made pre
viously, and Teller and Bailey spoke brief
ly upon the bill. The Texas Senator said
he could not support the measure as, it
stands, because he could conceive of an
assault made upon the President as a
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MANAGER.
person, and not as an official of the Gov
ernments The assailant in that event
ought to be punished precisely as it ho
had n&saulted any other citizen.
The Proceedings.
Soon after the Senate convened, a Houso
bill for the relief of F.- E. Coyne, Post
master of Chicago, was favorably report
ed by Mason, of the committee on
postoffices and post roads, and passed.
Tho purpose of the measure is to relieve
Postmaster Coyne from the loss of $74,610,
the value of stamps stolen by burglars
October 19, 1901.
After the passage of some minor bills,
the Senate resumed consideration of the
bill for the protection of the President.
Spooner addressed the Senate in support
of the measure, dealing especially with
the legal and Constitutional questions In
volved. Replying to the argument of Bacon,
Spooner said it did not follow because
under the time of Edward III assassination
of the King of England or attempted as
sassination of the King was treason, that
the assassination of the President of the
United States was treason. An assault
on the President, however, was a crime
against the Government and he did not
think the Government was disabled by
the Constitution from punishing It as a
crime. By Its very nature It was an in
sidious assault upon the sovereignty of.
the United States, whatever might be Its
motive. He declared that if Bacon's argu
ment were crystallized Into law, "this
would be an Impotent Government, unable
to protect Itself against obvious crimes
endangering our Institutions and obstruct
ing the operations of the Government."
opooner saia he never would believe In
any doctrine that was a denial of the right
of Congress to define as a crime the as
sassination of the President, or a conspir
acy to take the life of the President or
Vice-President He said If President Mc
Klnloy had lived, although he might have
lingered, wounded and incapacitated, for
years, his assailant would have been pun
ished by 10 years' Imprisonment. "Re
gardless," said he, "of the laws of the
states, I believe that such a crime ought
to be punishable by death."
Culberson offered a substitute for the
pending measure. It makes the assassina
tion or attempted assassination of the
President, Vice-President or the sovereign
of a foreign country within the JurLsdic
tlor. of the United States punishable by
death Those who shall counsel or advise
the killing of the President, or who shall
conspire to kill -him or the sovereign of
any foreign country, shall be punished bV
In prisonment not exceeding 20 years.
Teller said that while he had no objec
tion to legislation of the kind, he did not
recognize that there was any crying need
for It. However, public sentiment seemed
to demand it, and he wanted as nearly a
perfect bHl as possible. No legislation
would protect absolutely the President,
because If any man of determined spirit
made up his mind to kill the President,
he would accomplish his purpose.
Bailey maintained that the Government
had ample authority to protect Its offi
cials In the performance of their duties,
but said he doubted its authority to pun
ish a man who should assault or kill any
Government official merely as a ncrson.
The demand of the people was that the
Government should lay as heavy a hand
as possible on anarchists. He was In ac
cord with the sentiment that would hound
the pst from one section to another until
he had no resting-place, but he warned
the Senators not to make anarchists of
themselves In the effort to protect the
President from anarchy. A properly
drawn bill i to meet the demand of the
American people would command the
unanimous support of the Senate.
Directly In line with the suggestion con
tained in Bailey's remarks, Bacon intro
duced a bill for the deportation and ex
clusion of alien anarchists. It was the
bill, he said, which. Introduced by ex
Senator Hill, of New York, had been
passed by the Senate, but had failed in
the House. He offered It as a suggestion
to tho Judiciary committee.
The Senate at 3:45 P. M. went Into ex-
ecutlve session, and a few minutes after
ward adjourned.
RIVERS AKD HARBORS BILL.
Tvrenty-seven Pages Disposed f "by
the Hoaee.
WASHINGTON, March 29. The House
today made fair progress with the rivers
and harbors bilL After the closo of gen
eral debate 27 of the 116 pages of the bill
Tiere disposed of. No amendments were
adopted. The general debate was feature
less. At the opening session Mann (Rep. I1L),
of the committee on elections No. 1, gave
notice that immediately after the disposal
of the rivers and harbors bill he would
call up the contested election cases or
Spears vs. Burnett and" Moss vs. Rhea.
The general debate upon the rivers and
harbors bill was then resumed, and Rana
dell (Rep. La.), a member of the commit
tee, defended the appropriations for the
Lower Mississippi.
Several members took advantage of the
latitude allowed in general debate to dis
cuss other topics. Snook (Dem. O.) spoke
In opposition to ship subsidies, Lewis
(Dem. Go.) favored tariff revision, and
Powers (Rep. Mass.) advocated Irrigation
In tho West.
Burton, in charge of the bill, in closing
the general debate, answered the criti
cisms. In conclusion, he stated that the
committee had carefully considered all
projects submitted to it, and he appealed
to members to vote down all amendments
offered. The bill was then read for
amendment under the five-minute rule.
Twenty-seven pages were completed, and
then the House at 5:10 P. M. adjourned.
CONFESSION OF DOTSON.
His Latest Attempt to Escape tho
Gallows.
DEER LODGE, Mont, March 19. Con
vict Clinton Dotson, who Is awaiting tho
sentence of death, has made a remark
able statement to Governor Toole, In
which he declares his Innocence of the
two murders with which ho Is charged.
The first murder, that of Eugene Cul--linane,
August S, 1E99, he asserts, was
committed by Oliver Benson and Ellis
Berslnger alone, he being in Helena at
the time. Benson confessed that he re
mained in hiding while Dotson and Per
slnger murdered the old man. The sec
ond murd.er, in which Oliver Dotson,
father of the condemned man, was the
victim, for plotting which Dotson is to
be hanged, it is charged was done by
James McArthur, who was hanged for
the crime last September. Dotson was
in for life for the first crimo and it was
charged that Dotson and McArthur
hatched & plot within the prison walls,
whereby McArthur, whose term was
shortly to expire, was to murder Dot
Bon's father and pin a purported confes
sion on the body. This confession, it
was supposed, would clear Dotson of
the first crime and give him his liberty.
Dotson makes , the sensational state
ment that in the plot McArthur was to
kill Warden Conley, and attempt a gen
eral release of the convicts. Dotson says
through him this design was frustrated.
Dotson declares McArthur confessed to
him the murder of a man whose remains'
were found near Central Park in 1896.
His name was Allen and his folks reside
in Walla Walla, Wash. Berry, .a Bitter
Root rancher, Is also implicated in this
murder.
Toole Refascs to Interfere.
HELENA, Mont, March 19. A few days
ago Governor Toole refused Dotson's ap
peal for clemency. When his last appeal
came today, the Governor took immediate
action.. H refused to act, and in conclud
ing his letter to Dotson said:
"You need all the time possible to pre
pare for this melancholy event It is fit
ting that I should act promptly. I ac
cordingly advise you that I find nothing
in your application to outweigh the sol
emn verdict of the Jury-that tried" your
case, or the unanimous- opinion of the Su
preme Court, that you (advised'and encour
aged the murder of your father."
-SteTrart Fife's Trial.
SAVANNAH, Mo.. March 19. Tho de
fense In the case of Stewart Fife, on
trial for the murder ot Frank W. RlOh
ardson, rested today and the state be
gan the Introduction of rebuttal testi
mony. Tho defense gained an Important point
when Judge Burnes ruled out Fife's
testimony at the Coroner's inquest. The
witnesses for the defense, and Fife him
self, have contrSdicted his evidence be
fore the Coroner. There was a scene
during the morning when Fife's mother
arose with exclamations of contradiction
to the witness on the stand. Tho strain
on Mrs. Fife has been very great The
father of the prisoner has already broken
down under it.
Patrick Murder Trial.
NEW YORK. March 19. David L.
Short, one of the witnesses to what Is
known as the 1900 will, was on the wit
ness stand again today for cross-examination
m the trial of Albert T. Pat
rick, accused of the murder of William
M. Rice. Short told again of his visit
to Mr. Rice's apartments on June SO,
1900; of Mr. Rice's talk to him and Mor
ris Meyer, and of the signing and execu
tion of the will by Mr. Rice. Short
said today that Rice showed the will to
him and to Morris Meyer, and then said:
"This is my last will. I want you to
promise me not to say one word about
this until after I am dead and gone."
The defense closed Us case this after
noon. w
Tlie Fort Morgan Melee.
MOBILE, AU.. March 19. The tug
Masters, from Fort Morgan, reached
here today, bringing the dead body of
Michael Kuhn, who was killed In the
fighting Sunday night Privates Walsh
and Little are reported the most seri
ously hurt Twenty enlisted men of the
company are under arrest pending an In
vestigation. It was learned today from
the boat's agent that two hours after it
was known that Kuhn would die from his
wounds, the men assembled to lynch
Stewart, the suspectea muraerer. inrens
were also made to burn him at the stake.
The officer of the day had the call to
arms sounded and the men were sent to
their quarters.
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St. Lonls Bribery Cases.
ST. LOUIS, March 19. -The case against
J. K. Murrell. member of the House ot
Delegates, accused of bribery In connec
tion with the passage of the suburban
franchise bill, was called In Judge Doug
lass court today. The defendant did not
respond.
The case against Emll Meysonburg, ex
member of the Council also indicted
for bribery was called and an attorney for
the defense stated that Mr. Meysenburg
was ready for trial. Judge Douglass
thereupon dismissed the Murrell Jury
for the day and called the Meysenburg
case. '
Nejcro Marderer Lynched.
NATCHEZ, Miss., March 19.-John
Woodward, the negro murderer of Leon
ard Calvitt a white planter of Union
Point, Concordia Parish, La., was lynched
early today within 300 yards of the parish
prison, In Vldalla, La. The mob gained
admittance to the Jail by climbing the
wall. Woodward pleaded for life, but ho
was taken to a tree and hanged.
Woodard to Be Executed.
CASPER, Wyo., March 19. Charles
Woodard, under sentence of death for the
murder of Sheriff Rlcker last January,
will be hanged March 28. Woodard's at
torney said today that the case would
not be appealed to the Supreme Court
The execution will take place in the
Jail yard at this place on Good Friday.
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E. W. drove's slgn&tUTB is on each box. 23c.
AFTER-EFFECTS OF LA GRIPPE
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MISS LOU KETCHUM.
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A recent letter written by him to tho
Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio,
Indorsing their remedy, Peruna, for ca
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Omaha, Neb., January 25, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Colum
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VALIDITY OF CANAL TITLE
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
OP SENATE COMMITTEE.
Objection of Former Dniied on Reln-
trons of Company to Governments
of France and Colombia.
WASHINGTON, March 19. Senator Mor
gan, from the committee on isthmian ca
nals, today presented to the Senate the
majority and minority reports of that
committee on the question of the validity
of the title of the new Panama Canal
Company and its right to transfer the
Panama Canal property to the United
States for $40,000,000. The objections ot
the majority to the title held by that com
pany are based largely on the relations
of thfi canal company to the governments
of France and Colombia, but the commit
tee also discusses at length many other
phases of the question. Among these is
the relation of the shareholders who sub
scribed 5250,000.000 to the old Panama Com
pany, whose Interests, the report holds,
cannot be lightly regarded. On this point
the report says:
"The spectacle of the United States Con
gress authorizing the President, as the
agent of our Government, to conduct a
trade with such a corporation (the new
Panama Canal Company) without consult
ing France as to the claim of independ
ence it (the new Panama Canal Com
pany) asserts, will be entirely new in the
history of nations, and Us consequences
cannot be lightly disregarded.
"Among those la the serious danger of
the United States being drawn into dis
agreeable relations with a large and in
fluential body of the worthy people of
France, whose friendship for us has been
cherished during tho entire life of our Re
public, and had Its origin in magnanimous
sacrifices for our country when this Gov
ernment was in the travail of its birth.
Unfortunately, the report of the Isthmian
Canal Commission reveals the fact that
the men who made this offer are chief
among those who defrauded these 600,000
or SOO.000 Frenchmen of ?25O.00O.O0O."
Speaking further of the obligations of
the new company to the old, the majority
say:
"If Mr. Eiffel and his associates get $40,
000.000 from tho American people. It is
well that they are sheltered from the
claims of these- defrauded and despoiled
bondholders and stockholders by the al
leged dfspotlsm of French courts. They
would never escape justice in American
courts, and would be compelled to ac
count for every dollar of the money to
tho bondholders, and to the stocks bearing
interest, before applying any of It to the
profits of their speculation."
The minority report, which was pre
pared by Senator KIttridge, completely
upholds the title of the new Panama
Company, as will be eeen from the fol
lowing extract, which constitutes Its
opening paragraph:
"The title of the new Panama Company
to its concessions and other property ap
pears from the facts and documents which
have been laid before the sub-committee
to be clear and free from any complica
tions. For a transfer of Its concessions to
the United States, the consent of Colom
bia is requisite, but this consent has been
given by the government of that country
as fully as it can now be given. In case
of purchase of the canal by the United
States, different concessions and different
rights must be obtained by treaty between
this country and Colombia, and such a
treaty would necessarily involve the con
sent of the Senate to the transfer by tho
able, digestion capricious, and just about
empties life of all meaning or desirability.
There is no remedy in the world that
meets the conditions produced by la
grippe better than the remedy, Peruna.
Peruna strengthens ns it renovates,
soothes while it stimulates, heals as it
expurgates. Peruna Is not a purgative,
or cathartic, or sedative, or stimulant.
nor a vegetable or mineral poison. It
reaches the source of all diseases of the
mucous membranes by Its action on the
vaso-motor system of nerves.
Every person who has had la grippe
during the last year should take a course
of Peruna. No one need expect perfect
recovery unless they do so. The grip has
produced catarrhal Inflammation of the
whole mucous membrane, and good health
Is impossible until these are restored to
normal condition. This Peruna will do. A
great many remedies have been suggested
for this condition from time to time, but
Peruna appears to be the only remedy
that has any substantial value In these
cases. It has stood the test of 40 years'
experience and still occupies the uniquo
position of being tho leading (if not the
only) specific remedy for the after-effects
of la grippe.
Among the many prominent people who
company of Its rights and property on
tho isthmus to the United States. Such a
treaty Colombia has shown and declared
Its readiness to make. In every other
point, the right of the new Panama Canal
Company to transfer Its property to the
United States Is perfectly clear. Every
link In the chain of Its title, and every
step In the course by which it became
In a position to sell Its property, free and
clear. Is plain and satisfactory."
The report then reviews the entire origin
and history of the Panama Canal Com
pany, and finds that the affairs of the old
company were disposed of by a French
court In a straightforward way when that
company became Insolvent, and that that
court had a perfect right, not only to ap
point a liquidator or receiver, but to con
fer upon him. as has been done, "power
to grant or contribute to any new com
pany all or part of the corporate assets."
The various objections to the new com
pany's title are then considered and re
plied to. The following explanation Is
made of the reasons why the new com
pany should desire to sell:
"Under the title thus acquired, tho new
company took up the work and continued
It until a large part of Its capital had
been expended. It would become neces
sary to raise funds for the completion of
the canal from the public. By this time,
however, a new danger menaced It. In the
announced Intention of the United States
to build an isthmian canal. Investors
could be induced to furnish money only
by the prospect of a profitable return. But
If the canal must compete with one built
and maintained by a government which
could and would disregard all questions or
profit, the chance of a profitable return
was gone. It would not pay to complete
the canal, and, therefore, money could not
be raised to complete It. As an engineer
ing proposition, the canal was perfectly
feasible and was attractive; as a com
mercial proposition, the certainty of the
competition of the United States made It
Impossible, except under the auspices of
governments which might, for public rea
sons, acquire tho canal. For the second
time. It became necessary to consider the
means ot saving something from this
property, which must be wholly lost It
that canal were not completed. Since the
company could not raise the money to
complete the canal, the only practicable
course was to sell the property."
Revision of the Protocol.
WASHINGTON, March 19. The revision
of the protocol prepared by Dr. Sllva. the
retiring Colombian Minister, embodying
the terms under which Colombia Is will
ing to cede to the United States the rights
Incident to the building of a Panama ca
nal, has been completed by Dr. Concha,
the new Minister at Washington. It Is
stated that the protocol will be submitted
to Admiral Walkerj chairman of the Isth
mian Canal Commission, before the end of
the week, to be by him turned over to
Secretary Hay.
Cannl Question In Coitn Rica.
SAN JOSB, Costa Rica. March 19. A
canal mbz cvx mbz fgfi wkfl yq pj pjfft
conference concerning the relations be
tween Costa Rica and the United States,
with regard to the proposed Nicaragua
Canal. was held here today between gov
ernment officials and certain prominent
citizens. The Costa Rica Congress will
meet in special session tomorrow.
Mayer Rearrested.
NEW YORK. March 19. Max C. Mayer,
formerly a partner In the banking firm
of Rathborne. Mayer & Rathborne,
who was arrested at Bayonne, N. J.,
charged with embezzlement from the firm
through false entries in the firm's ac
counts, and who was released In ball of
$5000, was. rearrested and immediately
placed in'jaiL. He was on his way to
have been cured of the after-effects of
grip are the following:
Congressman Howard, of Ala
bama, says: I have taken Peruna
for the grip, and recommend It as
an excellent remedy to all fellow
sufferers." M. W. Howard, Con
gressman from Alabama.
Congressman White, of North
Carolina, says: "I find Peruna to
be an excellent remedy for the grip.
I have used It In my family, and
they all Join me In recommending
It." George H. White, Congress
man from North Carolina
Mrs. Harriet A. S. Marsh, Presi
dent of the Woman's Benevolent
Association, of Chicago, writes:
"I suffered with grip seven weeks.
Nothing helped me. Tried Peruna
and within three weeks I was fully
restored. Shall never be without
it again."
The following letter was received from
Mrs. M. Wright, secretary Good Templars
Lodge No. 47, and Lady of the Maccabees:
2514 Fillmore street, N. E.
Minneapolis, Minn.
"I suffered this Winter with an attack
of the la grippe and having heard of Pe
runa In such cases I decided to try It. I
am still using Peruna and find that it
helps me greatly.
"I have influenced several friends af
flicted with chronic catarrh to take Pe
runa, and they all show wonderful im
provement. I believe It to be the best
medicine betora the public."
MRS. M. WRIGHT.
MRS. M. WRIGHT.
At the appearance of the first symptoms
of grip people should stay Indoors and
take Peruna In small doses (tcaspoonful
every hour) until the symptoms disappear.
This will prevent a long, disastrous sick
ness and perhaps fatal results.
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, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Peruna Is the acknowledged catarrh
remedy of .the age. Dr. Hartman. the
compounder of Peruna, has written a book
on the phases of catarrh peculiar to wo
men, entitled "Health and Beauty." It
will be sent free to any address by the
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
tho ferry when overtaken by a court of
ficer. The action was taken on represen
tation of Judge Blair that the case In
volved at least $100,000 instead of only
$4800 mentioned In the specific charge.
BOER ENVOYS LEAVE.
WoIxnarenK and Weieln
Steamer for France.
Take
NEW YORK, March 19.-OIessrs. Wol
marens and Wessels, the Boer envojs,
will sail for France tomorrow morning on
the steamship La Gascogne. Mr. Wol
morens said tonight, in the course of an
interview:
"Sinco we have been in this country it
has been said that our alliance with the
Irish has hurt our cause. On the eve of
our return we must deny that statement
and declare that the alliance has been
profitable to us both on the battle-field
and by the fight which is being waged for
us by the Irish members in the Engllsu
Houso of Parliament. First we have to
thank the Dutch, next the Irish and then
the Germans. We know also that the
people of the United States are with us
heart and soul, and we believe that a few
words of sympathy from the United States
Senate and House of Representatives
would would go a great way in helplrg us
with the nations of the Old World."
Dyspepsia
Is difficult digestion, due to a
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of the gastric juice, too much or
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