s THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. MAT 8, 190& WAY80FBEEFTRUST How the Trade of St. Louis Is Controlled. THE JEFFERSON CITY HEARING Uniform and Fixed Meat Prices and Secret Rebates in Addition to C. O. D. List. ed for military purposes, have been trans fered to the control of the Secretary of the Interior, with a iew to their allot ment to the Indians, as proposed by the Interior Department. HAS SUFFERED BUT WON Payne "Will Appeal. "WASHINGTON. May 7. Postmaster General Payne will appeal from the de cision of Judge Bradley, of the District Court, admitting certain publications to the second-class mail rate. It is stated that without any doubt the Government will take the case to the District Court of Appeals, and from there. If necessary, to the Supreme Court of the United States. DR. WEBB EXPLAINS. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 7. The existence in St. Louis of uniform and fixed meat prices and secret rebates in addition to the C. O. D. list was shown by testimony taken at this morning's session of the beef trust inquiry. Attorney-General Crow said today that the objection raised by the packers' attorneys at Tues day's session of the beef trust inquiry does not Dertaln to the validity of the anti-trust law, but only to the law author izing the inquiry. The two statutes are eeparate. "The anti-trust law has Teen tested twice In the Supreme Court and Is unassailable," said Attorney-General Crow. Maurice Prendlville, a St. Louis Union Market meat dealer, was the first wit ness examined today. In answer to ques tions bv the Attorney-peneral, Prendl ville testified that Armour, Swift, Nelson, Morris and Cudahy had a fixed agreement retrardinrr nrices. "The packers buy cattle on successlvoJ days," said Prendlville, "so tnat eacn can buy at his own price. There is very lit tle Independent buying in the Eaet St. Louis stock yards. The big packers keep others out by telling the cattlemen that if they 6ell any cattle to the Independent buyers, they must sell all to them. "A better grade of cattle is sent East than that sold in St. Louis. The ordi nary retail butchers Cannot get high-class beef. The best beef is sold to butchers at 11 cents on the carcass' "Did you ever get a rebate?" was asked of Prendlville. "Pour or five months ago, I got rebates on pork from Nelson Morris1. At one tlmo the cooler managers told me that they had an agreement not to sell at less than $6 a hundred. They would evade the agreement by selling some cents lower." "Is there an arbitrator In St. Loulsr asked Attorney-General Crow. "The cooler managers meet every "Wed nesday afternoon and form a C. O. D. list, and on Saturday they hold another meet ing. I do not know who fixes prices for them, but they are fixed the last of each wppk for the week following. "When a man does not sell his cattle in East St. Louis," continued the witness, "and ships them elsewhere, the packers send a dispatch ahead of him Instructing the buyers to offer only so much. Meat this year Is much Inferior to that sold last year. The number of cattle sold and killed in East St. Louis this season has been unusually large. Most of the meat has been placed in storage." William Tamme, of St. Louis, formerly city salesmen for Swift, testified to the uniform prices at which salesmen of all companies were Instructed to sell. At torney Ernest C. Dodge has charge of the C. O. D. list, which is made up every week, the witness declared. Tamme said that the Increased price of meat was out of proportion to the Increase in the price of cattle. He said 100 butchers In St. Louis had gone put of business and that the Mound City Packing Company and the North St. Louis Packing Company had also retired. At the afternoon session there was ad ditional testimony as to the combination of packers, the giving of rebates and the fixing of uniform prices in St. Louis. Several of the witnesses told of the sale of condemned meats, some of which was made into sausage. T. Z. Wcrtz, a Frisco railroad man at Monett, was the last witness. He grew up In the packing-house business under h.s father at Qulncy, 111., and up to a vear aso was for several years manager of a branch house of the S. & S. people at Topeka. He told of the existence of a combine between the various companies to fix the prices of meats, and related the Incident in which he lost his posi tion for soiling lard at half a cent less per pound than the combine price. Quo warranto proceedings or an appli cation for a writ of ouster against the meat-packing companies composing "the big four" will be the next step In the fight of the State of Missouri on the beef trust The result of the proceedings, if success ful, will be to debar the companies from carrying on business in the state. Attorney-General Crow considers the testimony of the St. Joseph butchers on rebates and concessions conclusive evi dence of the existence and supremacy of Iho trust in Missouri. The Attorney-General's Injunction. CHICAGO, May 7. United States Dl trlct Attorney W. S. Bethea returned to Chicago today after his conference with Attorney-General Knox, relative to the Investigation of the so-called beef trust. It was announced that the hill for In junction against the big packers is being printed at Washington, and that it will probably be filed here Friday, when Spe cial Attorney Day is expected to arrive with It. Indications are that the scope of the inquiry has been broadened materially. It has been ascertained that the bill will ask not only for a dissolution of contracts entered Into by and between packers, but that goods In transit he seized if it can be shown that contracts exist whereby railways aro allowing packers illegal rebates. Hlit Relatlonn With dominion Securi ties Co. and Cape Breton Itoad. NEW YORK Dr.W. Seward Webb to night gave out a statement in which he says: "In view of the many conflicting rumors that have been circulated In regard to the relations existing between the Dominion Securities Company, the Cape Breton Railway Company, A. L. Meyer and my self, I desire to say that there is not now and therenever has been any such thing as a 'Webb-Meyer syndicate.' I have been president of the Dominion Securities Com pany and of the Cape Breton Railway Company, in both of which companies Mr. Meyer Js a director, he being aUo treasurer of the Dominion Securities Com- england "wim, not recede: prom her terms op peace. Lord Salisbury's Optimistic Address to the Primrose League Siege of O'Oldep Raised. LONDON, May 7. The Premier, Lord Salisbury, as president of the annual grand habitation of the Primrose League, at Albert Hall, today, spoke to an im mense audience in a much less pessimis tic vein than when he was last heard in public. He congratulated the league on the staunch support given to Conservative governments, one result of which was that Great Britain was now supreme In Egypt, while, with regard to Ireland, the country need no longer fear the "Insane, suicidal projects of Imperial disruption supported by many of the opposIti6n statesmen. "At the same time." he said, "the coun try must not expect the ashes of past con flicts to be extinguished Immediately. Great Britain has had a great and serious war; but admitting that misery and suf fering has been caused, it must be rec ognized that the power, prestige, influence and magic effect of our great empire are more potent, more efficient and more adV mlrable than ever before. We have suf- NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT OF WOMEN'S CLUB CONGRESS. MRS. DDIIES T. 8. DEXISON. fostering foreign trade relations so as to enable Austria-Hungary to compete with the nations of the world. Replying to a question in the general debate, Count Coluchowski, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Indicated, that the triple alliance would be renewed prac tically unmodified, but that the text of the treaty would not be published. THE SICK QUEEN. Slight Improvement In "Wllhelmlna's Condition. THE HAGUE, May 7. Queen Wllhel mlna's physician issued this morning the following bulletin from Castle Loo: "Last night there was a very slight In crease In the temperature, of Her Majesty, but she had a good night, ind this morn ing tnere Is a complete absence of fever, and the patient's general condition Is sat isfactory." The 2 P. M. bulletin announced that the condition of Her Majesty was "satisfac tory up to the present," The continued hopeful tenor of the bul letins is dissipating the acute anxiety of the Queen's surroundings. The Prince Consort left the palace today for the first time since Sunday. NEW YORK. May 7. John R. FHnten. Consul-General of the NetherlandF, re ceived the following cablegram today from the Foreign Office at The Hague: "Queen's condition satisfactory, no fe ver." Can Dissolve Her Marriage. NEW YORK, May 7. There Is a clause in the Dutch constitution which Is par ticularly interesting just now. cames ine London correspondent of the Tribune. . It provides that if the Queen has a son, her majesty shall abdicate In his favor when he reaches his 18th birthday; If, on the other hand, no child is born within five years, the Dutch Parliament has the pow er to dissolve the marriage. RELIEF OP O'OKIHP. British Force JJnder Colonel Cooper Raises the Siege. LONDON. Mav 7. The town of O'Oklep, Western Cape Colony, which has been besieged since April 4 by a Transvaal force under Commandant Smutz, has been relieved by a British force under Colonel Cooper. The garrison was in good health and only a few of the troops were wounded. The Boers retired south. Lord Kitchener, in reporting the relief, adds that the Concordia district, in about the same part of Cape Colony, is clear of Boers. Further advices received hero to-day announced that 203 Boers had been cap tured and that 10 burghers were killed in the neighborhood of Llndley, Orango River Colony, yesterday. Lord Kitchener, in reporting the capture of tho Boers near Llndley, said that the British troops, forming a continuous line, left tho Frank fort, Heilbron and Vredefort line at dawn without wheels of any sort and proceeded rapidly south, reaching the Kroonstad and Llndley neighborhood with the re sult announced. Tho British casualties were nil. The captured men represent tho most irreconclliable Boers in tho Orange River Colony. The wife of General Lucas Meyer, the commander of the Orango Free State forces, who is in this country, received a cable message from her husband yes terday, saying that peace in South Africa is probable. Exhaustion o! Nerve Force Is Common in Springtime. t Fame's Celery Compound Banishes Nervous Prostration, Hysteria, and Sleeplessness. Any intelligent man or woman can eas ily detect victims of nervous troubles by taking a 10 minutes walk on any of the crowded streets of our cities or towns. The observer will note countenances full of feverish anxiety, harassed looks, un steady hands, faltering steps, twitching muscles, pallid faces, and startled, anx ious looks when unusual noises are made. Such peoplo are, without doubt, victims of nervous prostration, hysteria, or insomnia. The whole system suffers the brain, the spinal cord, and the sympathetic system. It is unnecessary to dilate minutely on the causes of nervousness. Business cares and disappointments, baste after riche3 and honors, social and household worries. sexual and alcoholic excesses, watching and anxiety, and loss of near and dear ones, all contribute to the breaking down of the nervous organism of men and women. In earnest words we set before this af flicted class the truth that Palne's Celery Compound affords a speedy and sure cure for all forms of nervous diseases. The great medicine Is a perfect restorer of .nerve force and power; a sure builder and strengthener of the weak and debilitated system. Palne's Celery Compound has enabled thousands In every city and town of our land to renew and invigorate their health and keep their places In business and in society In all largo centers where nerv ous diseases are common, tho best physi cians prescrlbo Palne's Celery Compound with continued success. A few bottles of nature's health restorer used during the month of May, will com pletly banish all nervous disorders, by giv ing new nerve force,, purer blood, better digestion, normal appetite and refreshing sleep. In a word, Palne's Celery Com pound will give you the full powers of ro bust manhood and truo womanhood. ALL DISEASES $5 A MONTH a Very important feature that should not . be overlooked. The Copeland Medical Institute Does Not Confine Its Prac tice to Catarrhal Affections,' but Treats All Chronic Diseases at a Uniform Rate of $5 a Month, Medicines Included. The Copeland physicians are In dally receipt of letters from all points Inquir ing as to the application of their system of treatment to chronic maladies other than those of a catarrhal nature. For the Information of those Inquiring and tho public generally. It Is again stated that the provision made by the Copeland Medi cal Institute Is for the treatment and cure of all persons suffering from any form of chronic disease or infirmity whatever at the uniform fee of $5 Including all medicines and appliances for one month's continuous and watchful treat ment. The same measure of skill, the same degree of care, the same Intelligent exercise of professional energy and effort, and the same certainty of cure, axe afforded to sufferers from other chronic maladies as to those sufferinc from catarrhal troubles of any nature. ., .. ,.,-. . I pany. x nave never naa one uoimr jnveav ed In the Cape Breton Hallway Company, in either Its stock or bonds. Never,' either before or since I sold the St. Lawrenco & Adirondack Railway to Mr. Meyer have I bought or sold or -traded in the stock of that company on the Stock Exchange or J anywhere else. "I have never had any Interest what ever in a share of the Hackensack Mead ows Company or the North American "Lumber & Pulp Company. I have never bought or traded in the 6hares of the Dominion Securities Company. I have never had any Interest whatsoever in either the Quebec Southern Railway or too South Shore Railway. Last January 1 sold to Mr. Meyer 12,500 shares of the preferred stock of tho Rutland Railway Company, which stock many weeks ago I offered to take hack at a higher price than that at which I sold it to him. 1 have never had any account or dealings with any of th9 three firms which have recently suspended." DlAiflUnU DlLJ Beware of poor Imitations! The Proper Course for Sufferer. Great numbers of people suffer from the malign poisons of catarrh, as from other chronic maladies, without any correct or definite Idea of the nature of their af fliction. The following symptoms have bcon carefully arranged to enable many sufferers to understand Just what it Is that ails them. Many diseases, known under various specific names, are really of a catarrhal origin and nature. Every part of the mucous membrane, the nose. the throat, eyes, ears, head, lungs, stom ach, liver, bowels, kidneys and bladder, are subject to disease and blight by ca tarrh. The proper course for sufferers is this. Read these symptoms carefully over, mark those that apply to your case and bring this with you to Drs. Copeland and Montgomery. If you live away from the city, send them, by mall, and ask for mall treatment. In either instance, and whether by mall or office treatment, the patient may be assured of the speedleat relief and cure possible to medical science. CATARRH OF HEAD AND THROAT St. Louis Exposition. Building: Sold. ST. LOUIS. May 7. The St. Louis Ex position building was sold at public auc tion today for $280,000, Frederick "W. Leh man purchasing the property for th St. Louis Union Trust Company. The sale was forced by tho bondholders, "who went security for a mortgage of 5150,000 on the property. They never had been able to collect on their bonds, with the exception of $10,000. Tho Exposition building, con taining a music hall with a seating capac ity of 8000 and an immense coliseum, will probably be torn down to make way for a library building to cost 5500.000. Carnegie recently promised St. Louis $1,000,000 with which to build a main library and 10 branches. "Will Abstain From Bleat. PORTLAND, Me., May 7. Tho Central Labor Union here, as a protest against the recent advance in the price of beef, unanimously adopted a resolution binding its members not to purchase beef for 30 days. MIDDLETOWN. N. T., May 7. The la bor unions of this city, comprising S00 members, have voted unanimously to ab stain from meat for a period of 30 days. Over 1000 persons will abstain. "Largest Paper Mills. KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 7. The Mu nlslng Paper Company, Ltd., which has Just been organized with a capital stock of $1,000,000, will build tho largest pulp and paper mills in the United States at Mu nlslng, Mich., In the upper peninsula. . . t MAY BREAK STATE. (Continued from First Pase.) TUB AFFAIR AT TRIESTE. American Sailors "Were Xot Disor derly and "Were Xot Arrested. "VIENNA, May 7. It was learned here today that the facts of the reported ar rest at Trieste of seamen from the U. S. S. Chicago for alleged disorderly con duct in a cafe are as follows: Last Sun day evening four sailors from the Chi cago were baited by a crowd of civilians vhile ashore at Trieste. The police in terfered and arrested one of the civilians. The Chief of Police at Trieste says that the conduct of tho American sailors ashore was above reproach. Boer Commander at "White Honsc. WASHINGTON. May 7. W. D. Snyman, tho Boer Commander, who represents Boer interests in this country, lunched with the President today. He declared that there Is no significance attached to hi'' presence at the "White House and that the visit was purely personal. The other guests wera Secretary Root and Governor Taft, who remained to talk over Philippine affairs. Colorado and California delegations, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the convention:, "Indorsing the resolution of President Roosevelt, in his recent message to Con gress, that successful homemaking Is but another name for the upbuilding of the Nation, and believing also with tho Sec retary of the Interior that, 'there is no question now before the peoplo of the United States of greater Importance than the conservation of the water supply, and the reclamation of the arid lands of the "West, and their settlement by men who will actually build homes and create com munities,' "Be it resolved by the General Federa tion of "Women's Clubs, In session at Los Angeles, CaL, that we urge upon Con gress the construction of reservoirs and irrigation works wherever necessary for the reclamation and settlement of the great public domain to the end that what are now great areas of desert may be taken up by actual settlers only, and be come the homes of millions of prosper ous and contented American citizens," Tonight the last literary session drew a large house. Mrs. Ellen Brockway, of Brooklyn, was Chairman, with these speakers: Charles F. Lummis, of Los Angeles, "The Highway of the Missions"; Nathan F. Barrett, of New Rochelle, N. Y "Landscape Architecture." Tomorrow will be a busy day. In the afternoon an industrial session, under Mrs. Florence Kelley, of New York, will be followed by a memorial service In the remembrance of Mrs. Jennie Crowley, the mother of women's clubs. In the evening Mrs. Lowe will give her biennial address, which will be followed with thanks by Mrs. Robert Burdette, of California; Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd, of Massachusetts; John Fox, Jr., of Kentucky, and Mrs. Sarah Urquhart Hagan, of Georgia. fered," continued tho Premier, "but we have won." It was impossible not to feel that the efforts of tho people of the country have in some cases not been worthily recog nized. Tho other day Mr. Morley asked If there was a single member of the Cab inet of 1S99, who, if ho could have fore seen the results of the policy on which they were then launching the country, would not have checked the diplomacy leading to such deplorable results. As a member of that Cabinet, he (Lord Salis bury) wished to meet this statement with the most Indignant denial. The war had been used by some politicians for the squalid purpose of Injuring their oppo nents. "When a neighboring power or tribe invaded his majesty's dominions, "and made an attack which was a gross and flagrant outrage, it could only be met by fighting in their own country, those who had despised tho rights and sov ereignty of our sovereign. Turning to the peace negotiations. Lord Salisbury announced that "Great Britain has not receded one Inch from her former position. As to rights we claimed, and the policy we Intended to pursue, we are exactly where wo were." The Premier repudiated the assertion that Great Brit ain was weakening on the subject of peace terms. He declared the country could not afford to submit to the suggestion that affairs should be allowed to slide back into a position where it would be in the power of tho enemy when tho opportunity suited him, to renew the issues for which this country had fought during the last three years. "When the conflict was over all possible would be done to mould their present op ponents so they could take up their posi tion in tho empire which had conferred so many blessings on the human race. But it must be thoroughly understood that tho whole Government of the coun try was to be of such a character that it would be Impossible that the struggle could be renewed. It was Important that this should bo made clear, for some peo ple thought the empire might becomo tired. He did not wish to pnnvor thn Idea that there was any feeling of bit terness toward tho Boers, for there was nothing the Government more earnestly desired than that they should enjoy all the privileges conferred on their brother nations by the colonial system. Touching on the question of Imperial federation. Lord Salisbury warned his hearers of tho danger of over-haste, and exhorted thoso who were anxious to se cure federation earnestly to consider tho steps they were going to take and the results expected. "We cannot," he said "safely Interfere by legislative action with tho national development of our relations to our daughter countries. I look with apprehension on any attempt, unless backed up by the strong mass of public opinion, to anticipate events or foreclose precious results which, if we are patient and careful, are in store for the empire." ELECTRICAL ARTIMiERT. Norwegian Invents a Gnn That Will Throw a Projectile 00 Miles. BERLIN, May 7. Professor K. Blerk land, tho Norwegian physicist, has been In Berlin recently for tho purpose of dem onstrating the powers of his electro-magnetic cannon before a number of experts in electrical artillery. The results of. the demonstrations have been so convincing that a Arm of artillery manufacturers has offered to buy the invention for Imme diate exploitation, provided Professor Blerkland will increase the length of the piece used In the trials so that It will throw a projectile weighing two tons a distance of 12 miles. Theoretically, the device can throw a projectile weighing two tons a distance of 90 miles, or even further, by sufficient ly prolonging the tube. The principle upon which the new gun acts has not been made public, but It is known that the projectile Is expelled from an ordi nary cast-iron tube thickly wrapped with copper wire. This tube combination, of course, could be made more cheaply than the cannon now In use. No explosive gases result from the discharge of the new gun. Professor Bierkland's invention has stirred up great interest among technical observers, some of whom are of opinion that It signifies a greater revolution in fighting material than that brought -about by the discovery of gunpowder. and steel manufacturers is reported, cables tho London correspondent of tho Tribune, by the British Consul at Amster dam. He expresses tho opinion that there are two difficulties to be overcome If British manufacture Is to regain Its lost footing. Tho first Is the adoption of a standard system, .which has made great progress in Germany and Belgium in nearly all Iron and Bteel manufactures. The other difficulty Is the existence of trusts or syndicates in almost every prin cipal branch of the iron trade in both these continental countries. Sensational but TTntrae. VIENNA. May 7. There Is no truth In the report (published by a news agency In the United States yesterday), that dem onstrations In favor of the re-establlah-ment of the Kingdom of Poland occurred at Warsaw Tuesday, that the demonstrat ors were charged by Cossacks, who roc'o over the people, flogging them with knouts; that six persons were killed and 225 Injured, and that over 800 people were arrested. Including children under 10 years old. The head and. throat become dis eased from neglected colds, caus ing Catarrh when the condition of the blood predisposes to this au dition. "Is your voice husky T "Do you spit up slime?" "Do you ache all over?" "Do you snore at night?" "Do you blow out scabs at night? "la your nose stopped up?" "Does your nose discharge?" "Does your noe bleed easily?" "Is there tickling in the throat?" "Is this worse toward night?" " , "Does the nose itch and burnT" . "Do you hawk to clear the throat? "Is there pain across the eyes?" . "la there pain In front of head?" "Is your s-nse of smell leaving?" r "is tfie throat dry in tne morning "Are you losing your sense or taste?" "Do you s!ep -with your mouth open? "Does your nose stop up toward nlghtr CATARRH OF BRONCHIAL TUBES Cecil Rhodes' Private Bequests. LONDON, May 7. The Dally Chronicle says that the private bequests left by Cecil Rhodes were small, and were most ly to old servants. Under verbal Instruc tions to the trustees, says the paper, tho residue amount of the scholarship plan will be devoted to the betterment of South Africa, to such things as irriga tion and the settlement of a good class of colonists there, including British wo men. The trustees, continues tho Chroni cle, are being inundated by appeals for assistance from all sorts of outside or ganizations, but they are doomed to abso lute dlsappolntmbent. TREMORS FOLLOW OUTBREAK. Enrthounkcs in St. Vincent, British "West Indies. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., May 7. Ad vices from the Island of St. Vincent, Brit ish West Indies, announce that for some days earthquakes have been experienced In the neighborhood of the Soufrlere cra ter which has been smoking and rum bling. The people of the vicinity of the volcano are leaving for places of safety. The cable communication with the Island of Martinique ls interrupted, and no fur ther news can be obtained at present of the volcanic outbreak of Mount Polee. 2:30 P. M. Cable, communication south ward from St. Lucia, In the Windward Islands, ceased suddenly this afternoon. Fire nnd smoke from the eruption at St. Vincent are said to be visible from St. Lucia, and distant detonations are audible at Dominica. Antigua, St. Kitts and Guadeloupe, In the French West Indies here. It Is reported that the volcanic craters on Dominica are showing signs of activity. British Empire League Meeting. NEW YORK, May 7. A meeting of tho British Empire. League has Just been held In the House of Commons, under the chairmanship of Lord Avebury, to hear an address from Colonel Donlson on the subject of preferential trade rates, cables the London correspondent of the Tribune. The Duke of Abercorn, Sir Charles Tup pcr and several influential members of Parliament were present. Danish Treaty Debate. COPENHAGEN, May 7. The Lands-thing- today readopted the original resolu tion regarding the Danish West Indies treaty after two hours' spirited debate. Tho matter was then referred to a con ference committee consisting of 30 mem bers of both houses. This condition often resnlts from catarrh, extending- from the head and throat, and if left unchecked, extends down the windpipe into the bronchial tabes, and la tlmo attacks the lungs. Tave you a cough?" "Axe you losing flesh?" "Do you cough at night?" "Have you pain In side?" "Do you take cold easily?" "Is your appetite variable?" "Have you stitches in side?" "Do you cough until you gag?" "Are you low-spirited at times?" "Do you raise frothy material?" "Do you spit up ycl6w matter ?" "Do you cough en going t bed?" "Do you oough In the mornings?" "Is your cough short and hacking?" "Iro you spit up little cheesy lumps?" "Have you a disgust for fatty foods?" 'Is there tickling behind the palate ?" "Have you pain behind breastbone?" . "Do you feel you "are growing weaker?" ''Is there a burnlnir naln in the throat?" "Do you cough worse night and mornings?" "Do you have to Bit up at night to get breath?" "Is your hearing falling?" "Do your ears discharge?" "Do your ears itch and burn? "Are the ears dry and scaly?" "Have you pain behind the ears? "Is there throbblpg In the ears?" "Is there a buzzing sound heard?" "Do you have a ringing In the ears?" "Are there crackling sounds heard?" "Is -your hearing bad cloudy days?" "Do you have earache occasionally?" "Aro there sounds like steam escaping?" "Do your ears hurt when you blow your noser "Do you constantly hear noises in the ears? "Do you hear better some days than others?" "Do the aolsea In your ears keep you awake V "Whea you blow your nose do the ears crack?" "Is hearing worse when you have & cold? "Is roaring like a waterfall in the head?" CATARRH OF THE LIVER The liver becomes diseased by ca tarrh extending; from the atoiaaca Into the tubes of the liver. "Are you irritable?" "Are you nervous?" "Do you get dizzy?" "Have you no energy?" "Do you have cold feet?" "Do you feel miserable?" "is your memory poor? "Do you get tired easily?" "Do you have hot flushes 7" "Is your eyesight blurred?" "Have you pain in the DackT" "la your flesh soft and flabby?" "Are your spirits low at times?" "Is there bloating after eating?" "Have you pain around the TfAtaV "Do you have gurgling In bowels?" "Do you have rumbling bowels?" "Is there throbbing" In the stomach?" "Do you have a sense of heat In bowels? "Do you suffer from pains in temples?" "Do you bae a palpitation of tho heart?" "Is ther a general feeling of lassitude?" "Do thes feelings affect your memory?" CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER CATARRH OF THE STOMACH Revolt in Northern China. PEK2N, May 7. Bishop Favier, the French vicar apostolic in China, has re ceived Information to the effect that 10,000 armed rebels, with several cannon, are PoKtH Given Back to Indians. WASHINGTON, May 7. The military ro Tvatlons at Fort Custer, Mont,, known as the Prst reservatloa and the "Lime stone reservation," being no longer need- Mrs. Livermore May Become Blind. NEW YORK, May 7. Mrs. Mary A. Liv ermore the well-known woman suffragist, Is confined to her home in Melrose, says a Boston dispatch to the Times, by a seri ous difficulty with her eyes. For the past two weeks she bos beon under the care of n. Tihvsldin anil hna mnlnoi1 In n rfnT-V room. It is feared she may become totally I ture required for the development of in blind. ternal Industry and agriculture, and for POLICY OF AUSTRIA. Emperor Francis Joseph's Reply to Address of Delegations. BUDAPEST. May 7. "As in the past, so In the future the constant endeavor of my government will be directed to foster ing close relations with our allies, as well as feelings of confidence with all other powers, thus contributing to tho maintenance and consolidation of Euro pean peace." This was the most Interesting passage from a general international viewpoint In the reply of Emperor Francis Joseph to the address of the delegations of Austria Hungary at the reception held at the castle this morning at Budapest. The Emperor also made a brief but Important reference to the Balkan situation, saying: "Our unvarying and friendly under standing with the Russian Empire con cerning events in the far East is con ducive to the continued maintenance of order and tranquility In those regions." He remarked that since the last session of the delegations the general political situation has In no way undergone any material 'change. He paid a tribute to the Austro-Hungarian forces employed in the China expedition, and referred to the necessity for increased expenditure for the artillery, for improving the naval sta tions and for an "Indispensable Increase la the personnel of the fleet and "of the con struction of ships." The address of the delegations promised full consideration of the increased de mands for the army and of the expendi- Ton Bnlow Has. Trouble "With Tariff. BERLIN, May 7. Count von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, is having endless trouble with the tariff bill. His recent conferences with tho leaders of tho Reichstag have failed to bring the lat ter in accord with the government's j views as to the absolute necessity of a modern tariff, without which serious com mercial disputes will arise with Russia, Austria and Italy. In the case of tho two latter countries, such disputes would effect the renewal of the triple alliance, upon which, under trade concessions, Count Goluchowskl, the Austria-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Signor Zanardelli, the Italian Premier, have agreed. In order to prove their power, the Agrarians and the Centrists have referred the sugar convention hill to the tariff committee, although it is constitutionally impossible for the com mittee to make changes in a treaty. Count von Bulow Is much annoyed at the needless delay caused by the Cen trists and the Agrarians. German Land and Sea Maneuvers. BERLIN, May 7. Emperor William is planning combined land and sea maneu vers to be held on North Sea Coast next June. It will be supposed that a power ful naval enemy is holding the Island of Borkum, and purposes making a de scent upon an unknown point of the coast where troops are to be landed. The defense of the coast will be un dertaken by the Tenth Army Corps, under General von Steunzner, whose forces will be disposed at strategic points to frus trate the landing of the enemy. Wireless telegraphy Is to be employed between the Coast VIdettes during the maneuvers, which will be attended by Emperor Will iam and a great following of military and naval officers. It will be assumed at the maneuvers that the German fleet Is absent. ExclHded From Dntch Markets. NEW YORK, May 7. Gradual exclusion from the Netherlands of the British iron Risking Life To make a living! And we stand and stare up at the man in the clouds, won dering that any man can be so fool hardy. sut what of the business man, who ha3 barely time to snatch a hasty meal, and gulps down a lunch of pie and milk in a few minutes? He too, is risking his life to make a living. Life is sustained by food properly digested and assimilated. The re sult of hasty eating and irregular meals is "weak" stomach, and a "weak" stom ach means a weak man. When the stomach is "weak" the food eaten is not properly digested ana cannot be per fectly assimilated, so that there is a daily loss of nutrition, which in time will result in physical collapse. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. It enables the assimilation of all the nutri tive values of the food eaten, and so builds up the body into sound health and strength. Mr. Ned Nelson, the celebrated Irish Come dian and Mimic of 577 Roydea Street, Camden. N. J , writes : "We fulfilled au engagement of twelve weeks and the constant traveling gave me a bad touch of that dreaded disease called dyspepsia. I had tried everything poseible to cure ft till last -week, while playing at B. F. Keith's Bijou Theater, Philadelphia, in the Nelson Trio, a professional friend of mine ad vised tne to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. I tried it, and, thank God, with good results." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Aadres Dr. IL V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. This condition may result from several causes, bnt the nsnnl cause Is catarrh, the mucus dropping: down into the throat and being swallowed. "Is there nausea?" "Are you costive?" "la there vomiting?" "Do you belch up gaaV "Have you waterbraah?" "Are you lightheaded?" "Is your tongue coated? "Do you hawk and spit?" "Is there pain after eatlnc?" "Are you nervous and weak?' "Do you have sick headache?" "Do you bloat up after eatlai "Is there disgust for breakfast?" "Have you distress after eating?" "Is your throat filled with slime?" "Do you at times have diarrhoea?" "Is there rush of blood to the head?" "When you get up suddenly are you dlszy?" "Is there gnawing sensation In stomach V "Do you feel as If you bad lead In stomach 7" '"When stomach Is empty do you feel faint?" "Do you belch material that burns throat?" "If stomach Is full do you feel oppressed?" Catarrh o& the Icidneya and blad der resnlts in two ways, first by taking: cold ccond, by overworlcinte the kidneys in separating? from the blood the poisons that have been ubsorbed from catarrh, which affects all organs. "Is the skin pale and dry?" "Has the skin a waxy look?" "Is the okln dry and harsh?" "Do the legs feel too heavy?" . "Is there nausea after eating?" "Do the Joints pain and ache?" "Is tho Urine dark and cloudy?" "Are the eyes dull and staring?" "Is there pain In'small of back?" "Do your hands and feet swell?" "Are they cold and clammy 7" "Have you pain In top of head?" "Has the perspiration a bad, odor?" "Is there pulllness under the eyes?" "Is there a bad taste In the mouth T' "Is there a desire to get up at night?" "Aro there dark rings around the ejes?" "Do you see spots floating before the eyes?" "Have you chilly feedings down the back?" "Dc you see unpleasant things while asleep?" "Does a deposit form when left standing?" CONSULTATION FREE. Dr. Copeland's Book Free to AIL SYMPTOMS OF EAR TROUBLES Deafness and ear tronbles result from catarrh passing: along: the Eu stachian tube that leads from the throat to the ear. The Copeland' Medical Institute The Deknm. Third and Washington. TV. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. OFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to 13 M.j from 1 to 5 P. M. EVENINGS Tuesdays and Fridays. SUNDAY From 10 A. 31. to 12 M. participating' In the resolt at Cheng: Ting Fu, Chi Li Province. It is considered doubtful If Yuen Shi KI, the Governor of Chi lil, has sent a sufficient force to cope with the rebellion. The bulk of the gov ernment forces are due to arrive at the scene of the disturbances today. The lead er of the uprising is a military Mandarin, who killed his family before raising the flag of revolt so as to prevent their pun ishment In the event of his failure. Japanese Naval Programme. YOKOHAMA. May 7. Another issue of exchequer bills to the amount of 10.000.000 yen Is being coldly received, here. The treasury's conditions are not attractive, and It Is probable that the government will be obliged to have resort to the Bank of Japan. The newspapers credit the government with planning an extensive naval pro gramme, beginning- in. 1004. The method of obtaining money for the scheme has not been decided upon. The officials dis approve of a foreign loan. was not their province to construe tho protocol. Snow in France. PARIS, May 7. Heavy snow fell at Abbeville and Amiens, in the Department of Sonne, today, and frost Is reported from many places in the northeastern depart, ments. Dublin Mayor at Coronation. DUBLIN", May 7. The Nationalist mem bers of the corporation of tho City of Dub lin have prevented that body considering tho question of whether T. C. Harrlng-J ton. Lord Mayor of Dublin, should at tend the coronation of King Edward by absenting themselves from the meeting of the corporation held today. The Lord Mayor announced that there was no quorum present, while 40 Nationalist mem bers were congregated outside the door. Amid derisive cries of "God help the King" from the crowded galleries, the meeting adjourned. Snow Storm in Germany. BERLIN, May 7. A snow storm oc curred in Southern Germany today, and the orchards, which were In bloom, were severely damaged. Snow fell to the depth of one foot. The weather here Is unusu ally cold. Reduction of Chinese Indemnity. PEKIN, May 7. At a diplomatic meet ing hero today, some progress was ma.de toward a pro rata reduction of the In demnity claims. Several customs ques tions arising from the wording- of the protocol were submitted by Sir Robert Hart, Director of the Imperial Maritime Customs. The Ministers decided that it THE DEATH ROLL. President of "Wlttenhersr College. SPRINGFIELD. O., May 7. President J. M. Ruthrauff. of "Wittenberg College, died laBt night in the law offices of John Lelsmann, where he was stricken earlier in the day, while discussing difficulties with the senior class of the college and the theological seminary. A congestion at the base of the b-aln, supposed to have been brought on by overwork and troubles with the classes, Is assigned as the cause. Dr. Ruthrauff came to Wittenberg- about two years ago, from Carth age, 111. Cripple Creek: Editor. DENVER, May 7. John Shorten, editor of the Cripple Creek Herald, and one of the best-known newspaper men In Colo rado, died while sitting In his chair in the lobby of the St. James Hotel, In this city. Mr. Shorten was 65 years old, and was born In England. He saTi service in the Confederate Army, and was on board the Trent at the time of the capture of the Confederate agents. Mason and Slldell. W. G. Davis. BOULDER. Mont, May 7. W. G. Davis, one of the pioneers of the state and well known in Central Montana, died this morning, aged 69. He traveled from Ken tucky to Montana, In an ox team In the early '60s. Sir Alex Gollan. LONDON, May . Sir Alex Gollan. who had formerly held a number of Consular positions, including pests In the Philip pines and Cuba, died Monday at his coun try residence. "With the exception of. the Amir's body guard.none of the Afghan troops, have re ceived any pay slnca Hablbullah's accession.