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MOVE TO RETALIATE
Lodge Proposes to Hit Back
at Foreign Tariffs,
SENATE WILL PREPARE PLAN
Action of Germany and Russia In
Discriminating Acalnst American
Product May Be Met by Mini
mum and Maximum Rates.
Bailey objected to unanimous consent
for the consideration of all Republican
Dills by the Senate on the ground that
the Senators from New York had In
terfered with a matter purely local to
the State of Texas. A discussion arose
which was ended by Cullom moving an
executive pesslon to consider the reci
procity treaty.
After half an hour in executive ses
sion the doors wore reopened and Fora
ker continued his remarks favoring
statehood for Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico.
The Senate, at 5:20 P. M., adjourned
until tomorrow.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Senator Lodge
today introduced a resolution directing:
the committee on finance to find out
whether certain countries are discriminat
ing against the United States, and what
law should be passed to give countries
preferential duties which do not discrim
inate against this country. The resolution
went to the table in order to give Sena
tor Aldrlch an opportunity to make a
statement concerning the subject
The text of the resolution follows:
"Resolved, First, that the committee
on finance be instructed to inquire and
report to the Senate whether any, and if
so what, countries discriminate against
any article or articles, the growth or
product of the soil or industry of the
United States, by levying upon such arti
cle or articles duties. Imposts, excises
or taxes in excess of those levied upon
similar articles imported from other coun
tries, or, further, in any -way fail to
admit the products of the United States
on terms as favorable as those accorded
to any other nation.
"Second, that if It should appear that
any country or countries discriminate
against the United States in the matter
aforesaid, the committee on finance shall
report to the Senate whether it is not
advisable that suitable laws should be en
acted by which maximum and minimum
rates of duty shall be established in such
manner as to give preference and advan
tage In rates of duty to the products of
those countries which do not discrimin
ate against the products of the soil or in
dustry of the United States, but admit
them on an exact equality with similar
articles and products of other countries
and on terms and at the rates of duty
accorded to the most favored nations."
The resolution is Intended as a notice
to foreign governments that discriminate
or propose to discriminate against the
United States that this country will find
a method of retaliation. It is understood
that the Senate finance committee -will
not attempt to originate legislation on
the subject, but will prepare a plan.
Cullom (III.) reported the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
and gave notice that he would call it up
tomorrow.
A bill was passed to provide for holding
terms of court at Helena, Ark.
Bailey (Tex.) objected to the considera
tion of all bills by unanimous consent.
"When a bill reported by Culberson (Tex.)
changing the times for holding court in
Virginia was read, Lodge (Mass.) ob
jected, saying that as objections seemed
to be confined to the bills from the Be
publican side, he would object, which
brought from Bailey the statement that
the Senators from New York had Inter
fered in a matter pertaining to a purely
local matter in the State of Texas.
Depew denied that the making of Port
Arthur a port of entry was a local ques
tion. The Department of Commerce and La
bor bill, as amended by the House, was
Tefcrred to the committee on commerce.
Nelson (Minn.) wanted the bill sent to
conference at once, but Spooner, Aldrich,
Hale and others objected, as It would
prevent an opportunity to amend the
House amendments.
At 1:35 P. M. the Senate, on motion of
Cullom, went Into executive session to
consider the Cuban treats'.
The doors were reopened at 2 o'clock
and Foraker (O.) resumed his remarks In
favor of the omnibus statehood bill. At 4
o'clock Foraker concluded. The Senate
-went into executive session again, ad
journing at 5 P. M.
CUBAN TREATY CONSIDERED.
Cullom Explains It and Bacon Pro
poses House Shall Approve It.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The Senate de
voted two brief executive sessions today
to the Cuban reciprocity treaty. At the
first session the treaty was read at length,
and at the second session Senator Cullom,
who, as chairman of the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations, has charge of the
treaty, made a statement of its purport
and effect. Senator Bacon, also a mem
ber of the foreign relations committee,
cave notice he would offer some amend
ments to the treaty, and asked the prlvl-'
lege of making them public, following the
example of the Senate In making the
treaty itself public. This request was de
nied, after much discussion, on the ground
that it was Impolitic and unwise.
Senator Cullom's statement was ex
haustive. He produced a mass of figures
to show the extent of the commerce be
tween the United States and Cuba, and
pave reasons for a belief he expressed that
the ratification of the treaty would cause
a rapid Increase in trado between the two
countries. He said that on the basis of
the commerce of 1901 the ratification of
the treaty would cause a reduction of
about $5,000,000 on the duty paid on Cuban
imports, and a corresponding reduction
of about half that amount on American
articles shipped to Cuba. He contended
that the United States would secure an
advantage in continuing, as the treaty
does, the present free list, as under
this arrangement there are about $3,000,
D00 worth of American goods admitted
Into Cuba free of duty, while only about
$2,000,000 worth of Cuban goods come Into
the United States free. It was importarit,
he said, that the free list be continued as
at present, for If there should be a change
In the Cuban tariff the United States
might be deprived of this advantage.
Senator Cullom dwelt at some length on
the probability of an increase In the vol
ume of trade under the operation of the
treaty, saying this would be a result not
alone of the reduced tariff, but of the mu
tual good feeling following ratification. He
said he did not believe any American in
Sustry would be Injured by the ratification
of the treaty. He considered the agree
ment from all standpoints one of mutual
Benefit.
When Senator Cullom concluded Senator
Bacon offered one of the amendments of
which he had given notice. It provides
that "this treaty shall not take effect
until the same shall have been approved
ty Congress." This amendment Is In line
ith those recommended by the committee
on foreign relations In connection with
sther reciprocity treaties, and if adopted
would require the House to act on the
treaty. The amendment was not dis
cussed. The Senate adjourned with the under
standing that the treaty would be taken
up tomorrow during the morning hour.
Following is the full official text of the
amendment, which Is attached to the
eighth article of the treaty, declaring for
preferential rates between the two coun
tries: "Provided, that while this convention Is
In force no sugar imported from the Re
public of Cuba, established as the product
of the Industry of the Republic of Cuba,
3hall be admitted In the United States at
a reduction of duty greater than 20 per
cent of the rates of duty thereon as pro
v'ded by tariff act of the United States
approved July 24. 1897, and no sugar, the
product of any other foreign country, shall
be admitted by treaty or convention in the
United States while this convention is in
force at a lower rate of duty than that
provided by the tariff act of the United
States approved July 24, 1S97."
HARD ON TUB CONSULS.
Texas Member Says Many of Them
. Arc Drunkards.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. This was
committee suspension day in the House,
and after the reading of the journal the
Speaker recognized several members to
move the passage of bills under suspen
sion of the rules.
A bill was passed to grant a right of
way through the Fort Sill military reser
vation to the Oklahoma & "Western Rail
road. A bill to revoke the sentence of court
martial against First Lieutenant Francis
S. Davidson, Ninth Cavalry, who was dis
missed from the Army In 1S75, and to au
thorize his appointment and retirement
as a First Lieutenant, aroused some an
tagonism. "While the House was dividing
upon the demand for a second, a photog
rapher in the public gallery took a flash
light photograph. The glare of the flash
startled some of the members and Mr.
Sulzer, of New York, cried out, "Mr.
Speaker, I thought It was a bomb."
Lawrence (Mass.), In support of the
bill for the relief of Lieutenant Davidson,
said the bill would be a tardy act of Jus
tice to a deserving officer.
The bill passed.
A Senate bill was passed to appropriate
$1,000,000 for the payment of the Hawaiian
fire claims and to authorize the terri
torial government to issue $500,000 In bonds
for the same purpose.
The Senate amendments to the military
bill, which passed the House, were then
agreed to.
Criticism on Consuls.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill.
McClellan (N. Y.) submitted some inter
esting figures to demonstrate that our
consular service was underpaid and over
manned. He made comparisons with oth
er first-class countries, which showed
that our consular and diplomatic officers
received the lowest silarles, but that the
total cost of the service was increased by
the excessive number of such officers. In
some cases double and treble- the number
maintained by other countries.
McClellan's remarks led to much de
bate. Slayden (Tex.) criticised very se
verely the character of our consular of
ficers abroad, especially some of those
in Mexico. Some of the Mexican con
sulates he said, were made a regular
asylum for ''Invalids and drunkards."
"It makes an American blush," said he.
"to hear the stories that are told of some
of our official representatives. Proceed
ing, he narrated how a United States Con
sul at Saltillo, Mexico, with two com
panions, last Summer entered the office of
a, newspaper editor to assault him.
"Were any charges made to the State
Department against this official?" asked
Adams (Pa).
"Charges have been repeatedly made,"
said Slayden. "This particular official
left town between night and morning
while I was in the city."
Drunkards Sent to Mexico.
The particular vice of our representa
tives, Mr. Slayden proceeded to say.
seemed to be drunkenness, and in this
connection he referred to the special en
voy sent by a Democratic President
some years ago, who, he said, got drunk
at El Paso and painted a broad red
streak down to the City of Mexico. He
also told of a consular official who, he
said, some years ago, pawned the Ameri
can flag for 40 cents with which to buy
drink. The concluding chapter of his ar
raignment was the charge that an Amer
ican vice Consul had been charged with
being Implicated In the theft of some coal.
Adama (Pa.), a member of the foreign
affairs committee, said he was glad the
question of reforming our consular serv
ice was attracting attention.
On a point of order made by McClel
lan, the provision for a Secretary of Le
gation to Switzerland was stricken out.
Grosvenor (O.) denounced some of the
statements made earlier in the day as
slanderous on our consular service. He
declared that they were not justified and
that he was prepared to prove by the
opinions of leading publicists abroad that
the United States had the best consular
service In the world.-
The bill was then passed and the House
took up the District of Columbia appro
priation bill. It carries $7.S16,4S9, being
$544,744 less than the appropriation for the
current year and $3,253,923 less than the
estimates. Half of the bill was read and
at 5:05 P. M. the House adjourned.
BILLS FOR HAWAII.
Mitchell Proposes Reform of Island
Government and Nevr Building.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Senator Mitch
ell today Introduced bills Intended to carry
Into effect some of the recommendations
of the Senate committee which recently
visited the Hawaiian Islands. The bills
amend the organic act so as to make
persons 25 years of age and of one year's
residence In the islands eligible to mem
bership in the territorial Senate, and per
sons. 21 years old eligible aa Representa
tives, permit the Governor and Secretary
of the Islands to be appointed from any
portion of the United States and not from
the islands alone; require the territorial
Treasurer to give a bond of $200,000, the
Superintendent of Public Works a bond
of $100,000. and the Auditor and Deputy
Auditor $50,000 each, bonds being required
of none of the territorial officers at pres
ent; require that vacancies on the Su
preme Bench shall be filled by appoint
ments by the President of the United
States: allow appeals and writs of error
from the territorial courts to the Supreme
Court of the United States on the same
basis as they are allowed from other ter
ritorial courts; and fix the salary of the
Governor at SS500.
Other Hawaiian bills introduced by Sen
ator Mitchell are as follows: Appropri
ating $1,000,000 for public buildings at Ho
nolulu, and $150,000 for public buildings at
Hilo; authorizing the Secretary of the In
terior to Investigate the public land ques
tion; appropriating $100,000 for protection
of the harbor at Hilo; $750,000 for Honolulu
harbor and $75,000 for lighthouses along
the Hawaiian coast.
Calls on Banks for More Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Secretary
Shaw has written to the banks that had
substituted state and municipal bonds
for Government bonds as security for
public deposits that he would like to have
an extra resubstltution of Government
bonds. This Is In accordance with the
policy announced at the time. They were
accepted only on condition that the banks
should use the bonds that were released
by the substitution as a basis for circula
tion. It is now expected that the banks
will retire this additional circulation and
thus release the bonds to be used again
as security for deposits.
Inheritance Tnx Law "Upheld.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The United
States Supreme Court today affirmed the
opinion of the Illinois State Supreme
Court in the case of C. K. Billings and
others vs. the People of the State of
Illinois. The case involved the constitu
tionality of the Illinois state Inheritance
tax law, which was upheld
HIS RESIGNATION IS IN
HERMAN!? "WILL LEAVE LAND OF
FICE FEBRUARY 1.
Will Not Talk About Running: for
Congrrcss Until He Returns to
OreKon-Richards Succeeds Him.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. Commissioner Hermann
tendered his resignation to the President
through Secretary Hitchcock, to take ef
fect February L It Is the Commissioner's
Intention to remain In Washington for the
balance of the month to wind up the af
fairs of his office before returning to
Oregon.
As yet he makes no statement regarding
his attitude towards the vacant Congres
sional place from the First Oregon Dis
trict, and will probably reserve all state
ments until he returns to Oregon.
It Is expected that Governor Richards
will be nominated as Commissioner with
in a few days, In order that he may be
confirmed in time to take up the new
office February L
GUESSING AT LONG RANGE.
WnshlnKton Paper Tries to Find
Place for Hermann or Geer.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. Senators have been show
ing a great "deal of Interest In the situa
tion In Oregon and every person supposed
to have any information concerning the
state has been asked about the probable
result Oregonians here seem to have no
Information tending to show what will
be the result of the Senatorial election.
One Washington paper, noted for Its mis
Information on political topics, prints the
following:
"The death of Representative Tongue, of
Oregon, may aid in solving the Senate
situation, which Is now becoming com
plicated and even threatens to tie the
Legislature of that state in a deadlock.
It Is not that Mr. Tongue was a factor
ill the contest in the sense of being an
obstacle to the election of any particular
man, but his untimely death leaves a
vacancy which may be filled by one of the
several rival aspirants for the Senate
toga which Joseph Simon is to lay down
on March 4 next. For example, it may
be possible for a combination to be made
between two of tho leading candidates
whereby one may be chosen Senator and
the other receive the nomination for Rep
resentative, which, although but for two
years, would be very good as second
choice, especially as a nomination on the
Republican ticket there is equivalent to
an election.
"It Is, therefore, not improbable that
Governor Geer, whose turning down for
renominatlon resulted In the election of a
Democratic Governor, may como to the
House If he is not successful in carrying
off the Senate honor. Again, it is pos
sible that BInger Hermann, who has had
some years of experience In the House,
may return again, now that he has re
tired from the land office, should he be
able to effect some sort of a compromise
combination with another candidate for
the Senatorshlp. In fact, before the re
mains of the late Representative had been
placed in earth, the question of his suc
cessor had been considered. Thus active
ly do things move in Oregon."
PLACE FOR CORTELYOU.
Slay Give Him New Department, but
Some Statesmen Object.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. The statement Is pub
lished in a semiofficial manner that as
soon as the Department of Commerce bill
becomes a law George B. Cortelyou will
be made head of it. This announcement
may be somewhat premature, for tho be
lief that Cortelyou was to be at the head
of the Department of Commerce has made
considerable antagonism to the bill, and
possibly It will be shelved in the Senate
on this as well as ,other grounds.
The chief reason for the selection of
Cortelyou Is because the President feolb he
can be depended upon to carry out his
own views In relation to corporations, and
a Bureau of Corporations is provided in
the bill. Some Senators and a great
many men who represent capital gen
erally think that a department like com
merce, Important as it is to the welfare
of the country, should have a man of
more extended acquaintance with busi-
REN03IINATED FOR SENATOR
FROM NEW YORK STATE.
Hon. Thomas C. Flatt.
ALBANY, X. T.. Jan. 19. The Joint
Republican caucus tonlcht nominated
Thomas C. Piatt to succeed himself as
United States Senator, by a vote of 103
to 1 for Ellhu Root, the latter cast by
Assemblyman William A Dennlmn, of
Jefferson.
The Democratic Senators and Assem
blymen held their caucus and unani
mously nominated John B. Stanchfleld,
of Elmlra, as their candidate for United
States Senator.
ness and who would have the confidence
of the business Interests to a greater
extent than would Mr. Cortelyou. There
Is some opposition among members of
the Cabinet also to having a man who
was secretary to the President advanced
to a Cabinet position.
Up to the middle of Cleveland's admin
istration, Cortelyou was a stenographer
In the office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General.
He was recommended to
President Cleveland as a stenographer and
was detailed at the White House. It was
during McKinley's administration that he
came to the front as a very efficient sec
retary, doing all the work that would
naturally fall upon a secretary, but
which was performed by Mr. Porter.
When Mr. Porter resigned, Cortelyou
flUMBv&AllH
held the place under McKlnley and has
continued in It It Is said that ho has
been offered a number of good business
opportunities, but has declined upon the
urgent solicitations of President Roose
velt that he remain, and with the further
implied promise that he should be made
a member of the Cabinet if a new de
partment was created.
MAY TRY" ANOTHER ROUTE.
President Weary of Colombia's De
mands for Panama Canal Route.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. Interest has been revived
In the prospects of tho Nicaragua canal,
as It seems to have become an absolute
hopeless matter to continue negotiations
with Colombia, because of tho great
demands of that country, as well as the
complications arising out of tho purchase
of tho Panama Canal property.
President Roosevelt has begun an inves
tigation of the San Bias route, which
was championed by Senator Scott of
West Virginia last Summer. This route
means a canal 29 miles long, live miles
of which must be a tunnel through solid
rock. It also Is embraced within Colom
bian territory, and negotiations for this
route would probably be blocked as well
as for the Panama Canal.
Of course the President has an alternate
proposition In the Nicaragua route, and
the friends of that routo do not despair
that it will bo the route finally adopted.
Had a limitation been placed in the bill
upon the time in which negotiations with
Colombia should be brought to a close, it
would have given more assurance for tho
Nlcaraguan route. As It Is, tho President
Is unlimited as to time and he can two
his. cwn discretion as to whether he shall
continue or break off all negotiations
with that government
The assertion is made that tho trans
continental railroads havo turned to tho
President and are urging him to stave
off all canal negotiations, and these
roads are also credited with a revival of
the San Bla3 route.
TO FINISH SALBM BUILDING.
Mitchell Proposes Appropriation of
1J400O in Senate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 19. Senator Mitchell today
proposed an amendment to" the sundry
civil bill appropriating $4000 for the com
pletion of the public building at Salem and
the approaches thereto, according to the
present scheme, or according to such
changes as the department may make.
JOHN MITCHELL ON LABOR.
Lender of Miners Looks Forward to
Era of. Industrial Peace.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19. The City of
Indianapolis and organized labor societies
united In a reception to President Mitchell,
of the United MIneworkers of America, to
night A torchlight parade with 2000 men
in line escorted President Mitchell and
other prominent leaders to Tomllnson
Hall, which was crowded to me doors.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Bookwalter and others. President
Mitchell was greeted with cheers that last
ed five minutes. He said In part:
"The credit for the settlement of the
great anthracite coal strike belongs not
to me, but to the women and children who
suffered bitter privations for five long
months In the coal fields, that their hus
bands and fathers might stand firm to the
cause of justice.
"Organized labor stands for more than
higher wages. It would take the breaker
boy out of the mines and put him in
school. I found little boys and girls who:
should have been playing In the school
yards bearing the heaviest responsibilities
of life In the mines. Labor Is not always
right It has done many foolish things.
It has been Its own worst enemy. I am
not one of .those who consider It wise or
Just to denounce capital. Not one of us
is poor from choice. Labor must examine
itself and do Its share to elevate the state
of Its Individual members.
"I shall be glad If out of the anthracite
coal strike shall come a new relationship
between labor and capital, one that will
recognize the obligations as well as the
privileges that each owes to the other.
Then, Indeed, will our country be prepared
to enter upon Its new and greater life."
Trainmen Still Dlscnss Scale.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 19. Hope of ad
justing the disputo over wages of railroad
trainmen is over for another week at
least The cause of the delay is the slow
ness of the negotiations at St Louis.
Thus far the St Paul committees have
refused to compromise, and they have
stuck to their 20 per cent demand. The
Northern Pacific operators' held another
conference with Superintendent Green to
day. ABRAM S. HEWITT DEAD.
Noted Statesman's Strength at Last
Gives Out.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Abram S. Hewitt,
ex-Mayor of New York, and for many
years Representative In Congress, died at
6 o'clock yesterday morning in his Slst
year, having been critically ill for 10 days.
With him at the moment of death were his
wife, his three sons and three daughters.
Mr. Hewitt, who has been In feeble
health for some months, was attacked
with obstructive jaundice on January S,
and from the first it was realized by his
attending physicians. Dr. Keyes and Dr.
Keyes. Jr., that there was practically no
hope for the aged patient's recovery.
The following Sunday It was thought that
Mr. Hewitt could not survive the night,
and the members of his family were sum
moned to his bedside, but his vitality kept
him alive for a week longer. Thursday
Mr. Hewitt rallied so strongly that some
hope was entertained that he mlsht re
cover, biit the following night a relapse
occurred and it was, then evident that the
end was not far off. A slight improve
ment was noted Saturday morning, but
late that night the physicians notified
Mr. Hewitt's brother. H. Cooper Hewitt,
that death was imminent, and the other
children, Edward R. Hewitt, Erkslno
Hewitt, Mrs. J. O. Green, Miss Sarah
Hewitt and Miss Eleanor Hewitt, were
summoned, and with their mother re
mained by the bedside until the end.
Tho funeral services, which will be con
ducted by Bishop Potter, will be held in
Calvary Church, of which Mr. Hewitt was
a member. Wednesday.
Noted Horse Fancier.
DENVER, Jan. 19.J. W. McCausland.
breeder of racing horses, and a driver
with an international reputation. Is dead
at St Joseph's Hospital, in this city, from
peritonitis. He wa3 42 years old. Mr.
McCausland was a native of Grcensburg,
Pa., but had lived in Colorado and Wyom
ing for 25 years.
Paul Deschanel Reappears.
PARIS, Jan. 10. A general discussion of
the budget was begun In the Chamber
of Deputies today. The debate was chief
ly notable for tho reappearance of Paul
Deschanel in active politics. His speech
today was devoted to a review of French
politics rather than to a discussion of
the budget He said that a Republican
Ministry should not accept the support of
Socialists, although that were better than
the support of Royalists and Clericals.
Let the People Elect Senators.
DENVER, Jan. 19. The State Senate
today adopted a Joint resolution binding
the United States Senator to be elected at
this session of this Legislature to favor
the election of Senators by direct vote
of tho people.
EACH WILL 00 IT ALONE
ALLIES NOT GOING INTO JOINT CON
FERENCE WITH BOWEN.
Claims Aprainst Venezuela to Be Ad
justed Separately Britnln and
Italy Will Raise Blockade.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. Minister
Bowen Is expected in Washington tomor
row. It is understood that the represen
tatives of Great Britain and Italy do not
feel It incumbent upon them to wait the
coming of Baron Speck von Sternberg
before beginning the conferences with
Mr. Bowen. Neither the London nor
Rome foreign office is inclined to favor
settlement of Its claims by a joint com
mission, the point being made that they
are not Interested in the claims of each
other or of Germany. The plan outlined,
and which will be submitted to Minister
Bowen, contemplates the adjustment of
the claims of each power by its represen
tative with Minister Bowen, each nation
taking up its claim separately, but along
the same broad general lines of proced
ure. It has been agreed that the claims of
prlvato citizens for injuries suffered In
Venezuela shnll first be adjusted. These
claims In the case of Germany are be
lieved to aggregate nearly $500,000. while
those -of Great Britain are between $200,
000 and $300,000. The powers will insist
upon an early settlement of these obliga
tions and, so far as Great Britain and
Italy are concerned, they are prepared
to accept a reasonable guarantee for
prompt payment. All hope of the United
States standing surpty for these obliga
tions has been dismissed, but an effort
will be made to secure them either on
the customs collections of Venezuela or
the proceeds of a Venezuelan loan.
The method, of proceduro in settling
the claims will not be declde'd until Min
ister Bowen's arrival, as the represen
tatives of the powers have been instruct
ed that the first move along this line is
to come from Venezuela's representative.
Minister Bowen, while here, will act sole
ly as Venezuelan's representative. The
State Department has made It plain to
tho powers that the United States does
not Intend to take a hand- In the Wash
ington conferences and merely will act
as the means of communication between
the Venezuelan envoy. Mr. Bowen, and
the representatives of the powers.
The allied powers have not committed
themselves yet regarding the raising of
the blockade. No such request has been
made and, as one diplomat put It:
"We do not intend to cross that bridge
until we come to it," but Intimations
have reached Washington that Italy ard
Great Britain are not Inclined to favor a
continuation of the blockade after the
opening of negotiations and that Ger
many will be requested to give her con
sent ' Should Germany refuso hc re
quest. Great Britain and Italy, It wa?
stated today, will not oppose favorable
consideration of Mr. Bowen's request
but will withdraw their ships.
BLOCKADE NOT EXPENSIVE.
No Extra Appropriation Needed "by
Gcrmnft Navy.
BERLIN, Jan. 19. In the Reichstag
today Foreign Secretary von Thielmann,
in opening the budget debate, alluded to
the Venezuelan blockade. He said:
"Tho appropriation for the navy has
not been increased by the blockade, which
became necessary through the unfriendly
attitude, to use no stronger expression, of
the Venezuelan government toward our
well-grounded claims. The government at
first thought it would be necessary to ask
for a supplementary credit, but the ves
sels being near at hand, the extra expense
has not been great We do not know how
long this blockade will continue, as it may
be necessary to ask for money later."
The Secretary also announced that there
would be no change In the system of taxa
tion until the new commercial treaties
were arranged, because it would be Im
possible to accurately estimate the reve
nues before the treaties were concluded.
Certainly there would be no change be
fore 1904. Secretary von Thielmann some
weeks ngo referred to the likelihood of In
creasing the tobacco and beer excise du
ties. Alluding to the matter today, he
said the deficit had been partially covered
by proportional contributions from the
confederate states.
BOWEN AT CHARLESTON.
Acts as Friend of Venezuela Without
Pay Except Expenses.
CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan. 19. The dispatch-boat
Dolphin, from Kingston, with
Minister Bowen and Mrs. Bowen on board,
came into the harbor this morning. Mr.
Bowen left the ship at noon and proceeded
to Washington by rail at 5 o'clock this
afternoon.
Mr. Bowen said he was going to Wash
ington to represent Venezuela on the com
mission which would prepare the plan for
arbitration of the difficulty between that
country and the European powers. He
was not an attorney for Venezuela, he ex
plained, and was not to be remunerated
for his services. He said he was acting
at the request of and from courtesy to the
Venezuelan government and at the de
sire of the United States Government, in
tho hope that his undertakings would
bring about an early settlement of the
trouble.
Mr. Bowen said that the Venezuelan
government had allowed $5000 for the ex
penses of his mission, which he would ac
count for In the usual manner, and that
besides this there would be no expense to
Venezuela for his services.
GERMANY KNOWS NOTHING.
Her Commander Fired on Fort San
Carlos on Own Responsibility.
BERLIN, Jan. 19. The Navy Depart
ment has not received any official advices
regarding the bombardment of Fort San
Carlos, at the entrance to Lake Maracal
bo, by the German cruiser Panther Sat
urday, and is unable either to confirm or
deny the press dispatches. The officials
say, however, assuming that something
In the way of a bombardment took place,
ro orders were sent from Berlin. What
ever was done was the result of the in
itiative of the commander on the spot, to
whose discretion the conduct of the block
ade was left The government relics on
Commander Schroeder to observe all the
formalities usual in applying force, and
is confident that neither he nor any sub
ordinate commander did anything not
strictly in accord with the usages of In
ternational law.
Only One Dane Has a. Claim.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 19. The statement
which has appeared In the press that
Denmark has claims against Venezuela
dating from 1S57 Is Incorrect. The claims
of 1S37 were settled by Venezuela in the
70s. There Is. however, a claim against
Venezuela from a Danish subject, of the
Island of St Thomas, who had a sheep
ranch In Venezuela and whose sheep were
taken by Venezuelan troops during the
recent war. This man claims about $22.
000, and Is sustained by Denmark. Tne
Venezuelan government hds refused to
deal with the Danish Consul in Venezuela
In this matter. If the claims of other na
tions are submitted to arbitration this
claim will be turned In with theiri, but
Denmark has not joined the other nations
In the concerted movement against Vene
zuela, nor will she do so. Such action
would not meet with popular approval In
Denmark.
Success of Formalin Method.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. One of the phy
sicians at St Vincent's Hospital, where
a private patient is being treated for
bloodpoisoning by the new method of for
malin injection, says it Is as yet too
early to speak with any certainty as to
the outcome of tho treatment. So far,
Throngs of Patients
Teach the Les
Not the Uniform $5 Rate Generously Given for AH Diseases, but
the Skill and Faith and Fame of the Copeland Prac
tice Account for the Large Attendance
and the General Interest.
It would be a very simple-minded person
who would attempt to account by the $5
rate in and of itself for the crowds throng
ing the Copeland offices, for the public In
terest, for the general gratitude and for
the very avalanche of letters from sick
people.
ThC fact th.lt nn fn:Htlttnn trc o...no.
medical treatment for Jo a month would
ceitainly account for none of these things.
v -j.v-v jv.w1f.v. imv; iu icci iiitik iiiey
are receiving medical care at a small cost
but that is only a minor consideration.
What sick people want to feel and know,
what their loving and anxious families
and friends want to feel and know, is
that they are receiving the very best
medical treatment that can be obtained.
If the Copeland practice were a mere
money -making venture, instead of being
a public blessing, an offer of $5 a month
or an offer of, "free treatment," for that
matter, would be received with Indiffer
ence. Bad treatment and bad teaching are
bad, even if "given free."
No, the throngs of patients, the Inter
THE RECORD OF CURES GROWS DAILY
Discharging Ear Following Scarlet
Fever A Permanent Cure.
Miss Bessie Overson, resldlnj? tem
porarily at 3S7 Twenty-fifth street. North
Portland. Miss Bessle Is the daughter
of Mrs. J. C. Overson, a well-known resi
dent of Shaw, Marlon County. In an in
terview regarding her daughter's case she
said:
"Bessie's trouble was the result of
measles, followed by scarlet fever when
Miss Bessie Overson, 387 Twenty
fifth Street, North Portland.
she was a little girl. This sickness left
her head and throat in very bad" shape,
also her ears. The
Right Eur Discharged
a foul, offensive substance, which con
tinued until her treatment at the Cope
land Institute. She had to wear cotton
In her ear all the time, and suffered great
discomfort.
"We spent large sums of money in hav
ing her treated, both here and in the
East, and had her under the care of some
of the best
So-Called Specialists,
who charged us large fee3 but
Did Her No Good.
We felt greatly discouraged about her
case, and having heard so much about
the Copeland physicians I decided to con
sult them regarding her case. After a
careful examination the doctor said he
thought he could cure her, and she began
treatment Under their treatment her ear
healed rapidly and the discharge entirely
disappeared. This was three years ago,
and as she has had no trouble since there
can be no question as to the
Permanency of Her Cure.
"I cannot say too much In praise of the
Copeland physicians and their excellent
method of treatment. I will be glad to
answer any questions regarding Bessie's
case."
it was added, her condition is favorable.
Her temperature on Sunday was record
ed as 100.4 degrees against 104 degrees
on Saturday. Another patient who was
treated with formalin on Friday night at
Hahneman Hospital Is reported to be
making favorable progress.
Scaled Verdict In Kelly Case.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19. The defense rested
In the Charles F. Kelly perjury caee this
afternoon after presenting several wit
nesses who testified to the character of
the former Speakep-of the House of Dele
gates, and asked the court to Instruct the
Jury to acquit on the ground that perjury
as charged in the indictment had not been
proven.
Judge Ryan overruled the motion, stat
ing that In his Instructions he would telt
the jurors If they believed that Kelly
knew about the bribe money only by
rumor to acquit but If they believed that
he knew of It In any other way they
should convict
After Judge Ryan had charged the jury
arguments began at 2:20 P. M., each side
being allowed 35 minutes. The case was
given to the jury about 4 o'clock.
After deliberating over the evidence for
six hours and 15 minutes, the jury tonight
brought In a sealed verdict The jurors
were dismissed, to re-aseemble in court
tomorrow and ratify the verdict.
Aped Couple Burned to Death.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 19. Two three-story
buildings. 1405 and 14CS Fifth avenue, oc
cupied by the Merchants Savings &
Trust Company, J. A. Williams &Co.,
wholesale dealers In chinaware and 'sev
eral Hebrew families, burned today. Loss.
$73,000. Henry Frackenburg and his wife,
aced about SO, were overcome by smoke
Disfigured Skin
Wasted muscles and decaying bones.
What havoc I
Scrofula, let alone, Is capable of all that,
and more.
It Is commonly marked by bunches in
the neck, inflammations In the eyes, dys
pepsia, catarrh, and general debility.
It Is always radically and permanently
cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Which expels all humors, cures all erup
tions, and builds up the whole system,
whether young or old.
Hood's Pint euro liver UU; the non-Irritating sad
only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparllla.
est and the gratitude are accounted for
not by the $5 rate but by the fact that
all these people know that under this
rate tney are being admitted to the bene
fits of a practice that has commanded for
years the respect of the profession and
tne public.
They know that under this fee, low as it
seems, they are obtaining care and treat
ment that they could not obtain anywhere
eie for any fee. high or low.
They know that under this opportunity
mcy may be relieved of diseases which no
other method of treatment has ever been
able to benefit
They know that under this opportunity
mey ootain tne best treatment and the
oest professional skill.
They know that under this opportunity
iney are going to he cured.
And it Is this that accounts for the
throngs of people, the interest and the
gratitude and the avalanche of letters.
and (what is of more Importance than
unjrnmg else) for the warm and hearty
commenaauon of right-thinking people.
Catarrh and Bronchial Asthma.
Mr. Martin Rinlir... .
Or., a nloneer settlor nt ..inint..
having resided tho
1876. Mr. Bisbee was a great sufferer from
chronic catarrh, complicated by bronchial
uoiumu. in reierring to his case he said:
"My experience with the Copeland phy
sicians can be summed un in t fn- .-rr.i
When I placed myself under their care I
was a very.
Very Sick Man,
with very little hone of ever irottlnsr veev
Today I am stouter and able to do more
man in years before.
"The cause Of mv hreak-rtmvn -me
catarrh, from which I hnd
my life, and which had finally affected
me enure respiratory tract and caused
me great suffering. There was always a
Profnse Discharge
from the nostrils, and a dripping Into the
throat, which kept me hawking and spit
ting continually, but the worst feature of
mis was tne
Terrible Odor
of tho secretions. I had a nnstv wniri.
rome couch, which bothered mi rl.iv nmi
night In the morning I coughed until
nearly exnaustcd, ana raised large quan
tities of phlegm. It was a matter of
wonder to me where It all camp, from
"My breathing was short and labored,
wim a raining ana wncczing in my chest.
A naa irequent
Attacks of Asthma,
from Which T SIlfTprpl more thnn T Mn
tell. Many Is the time I sat up all night
in order to get a little relief.
"For a number of Winters I had grip.
and each attack left me weaker and more
miserable than tho one before, and my
strength was ranldlv belnir sinned. T hnd
no strength to do anything and I knew
mat unless i round prompt relief It would
ue Dut a snort time until I would be
Beyond Help.
It was In this condition that I went to the
Copeland Institute, and as I said above I
am now enjoying
Very Good Health.
In tho beclnnlnir I was Kcnrpplv nhlo tn
bo about Now I can walk flv or sire
miles without any trouble, and this for
a man
00 Years of Age
Is pretty good. In fact this Is the most
comfortable Winter I have had In years
I have had no trouble of any kind.
HOME TREATMENT
o one deprived of the benefits of
the Copeland treatment because of
living: at n distance from the city.
II you cannot come to tne omce,
write for Home Treatment Symptom
Blank and Book and be cured at
home.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Dr. Copcland's Book Free to All.
The Copeland Medical Institute
The Oakum, Third and Washingio.1
W. H. COPELAND. M. D.
J. II. MONTGOMERY, M. D.
OFFICE HOURS D A. M. to B V. M.
EVENINGS Tuesdays ana Friaay.
SUNDAY From lO A. M. to 12 31.
In their rooms on the third floor and were
burned to aeatn.
Funds Raised for Ireland.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19. At a meeting of
the National Executive committee of the
United Irish League of America. It was
announced that moro than $35,000 had been
received as part of the defense fund of
$100,000 pledged at the recent convention
of the League in Boston, to be raised
within six months.
Fire Burns All Night.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. The fire which
started yesterday In a building at 394-336
Bowery, burned all last night, but the
firemen said today that the flames were
under control. One of the firemen, James
Corbett. was killed. The loss Is esti
mated at $150,000 to $200,000.
Grain, iievntor in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. Fire today de
stroyed a grain elevator at 377 Carroll j
avenue, belonging to the Eckhardt &
Swan Milling Company. Loss, $75,000.
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