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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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?"
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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.