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Periver fmXoxr Sole Editor of Fori
Figaro.
"PARIS,' May 25. Antonio- Periver. here
tofore with Fernand tie Rodays, -joint
editor-in-chief of the Figaro, announces
in this morning's issue of the paper that
he has, assumed the sole editorship as
the outcome of the recent managerial dis
agreement., IJe, ?ays tl? journal will re
turn to its -ancient programme to please,
instruct and amuse and, will .remain
"patriotic "without being politically par
tisan." According to the Gaulols and other
morning papers, the change in the editor
ship of the Figaro was a veritable coup.
A meeting of the shareholders yesterday
afternoon sustained the managing com
mittee, and at 10 o'clock last night Periver
appeared at the office and insisted upon
De Rodays leaving. The latter drew a re
volver. The Commissary of "Police was
summoned, but he refused to interfere.
.Finally M. De Rodays was induced to
depart.
A majority of the staff refused to obey
M. Periver, who summarily discharged
them and appointed new editors. The
paper appeared at the usual hour. It is
probable that a lawsuit will ensue.
THREW HIMSELF BEFORE TRAIX.
Suicide of a Russian Financier May
Embarrass Jinny Institutions.
ST. PETERSBURG. May-25. President
Altschensky, of the Charkoft Chamber c
Commerce, committed suicide Tuesday by
allowing a railroad train to run -over him
near St. Petersburg. He was a financier
of great influence. His death was due to
financial difficulties, and will embarrass
many institutions.
Earthquake in Spain.
MADRID, May 23. An earthquake has
occurred in Malaga. A number of houses
were damaged and a panic- tfas created
among the inhabitants. Storms and tfoods
at Puebla de Aicocer, Province' of'Bada
jos. have resulted in the loss' ofi two lives
and injury to several persons. At Mo
triL Province of Granada, several houses
were destroyed and the inhabitants are
panic-stricken.
"Rellnouislied His Princely Title.
BERLIN, May25. Prince Bernhard, of
Saxe-Welmar, who, under the' dynasty
law, has been compelled, with his wife, to
leave Germany for the United States, has
Voluntarily relinquished the princely title
and right of succession. In -consideration
of this act, the Grand ' Duke of Saxe
Welmar has awarded4toiilrn and his wlfe
the titles of Count and Countes.s.jQfGray
enberg. Xlnc Hours for Austrian Miners.
VIENNA, May 25. The. Reichsrath has
passed to a third reading the nine-hour-day
for miners bill, which the govern
ment promised Uo Introduce .during the
strike last year as an inducement to the
miners to return to work. The period of
nine hours Includes both descending into
and leaving the pits.
Cape Colony Invaded.
MIDDLESBURG, Transvaal Colony,
May 25. The commandos of Krltzinger,
Van Reehan and Fouehe debouched yes
terday before dawn -and crossed the rail
road. They dashed southward, relnvad
ing the more populous districts of Cape
Colony. Fouche's commando- has been
resting many weeks In the mountains.
German Crop Report.
BERLIN, May 25. The official crop re
port of the empire, issued May 15, cites
a further deterioration in "VTlnter wheat,
and gives the percentage as midway be
tween poor and medium. Winter rye Is
reported medium.
Lives Lost in Eartnqunke in Java.
THE HAGUE, May 25. An official dis
patch from Batavia, Java, says three Eu
ropeans and ITS natives perished as a re
sult of the recent eruption of the volcano
of Keloet.
Ibsen's Condition Hopeless.
CHRISTIANIA, May 25. Henrlk Ibsen,
the Norwegian novelist and dramatist,
has suffered a second stroke of apoplexy,
and Ills condition is now almost hopeless.
- a
NtT. fri n. Prussian Mine.
BERLIN, May 23. A dispatch from
Waldenburg, Prussia, says that as a re
BUlt of a fire which broke out today in
Che Hermann mine 21 miners perished. '
All Hope Abandoned.
LONDON, May 23. All hope of saving
the 7S entombed miners at the Universal
Colliery has been abandoned,' although
the work of rescue continues.
Botha and Dervet to Meet.
LONDON, May 25. General Botha has
asked General Dewet to meet him, says
the Pretoria correspondent of the Dally
Mail, to discuss the situation.
J Bishop of Hyaclnthe.
ST. HYACINTHS. Quebec, May 25.
Monsignore Moreau. Roman Catholic bish
op of Hyaclnthe. died last night.
1 Fall Races tit Helena.
HELENA, Mont., May 25. Notwith
etandlng the fact that the board of direct
ors of the Helena Racing Association re
ceived something of a setback In the de
cision of "the Helena Power & Light Com
pany not 'to build an extension of their
llne.xQ -tie. racetrack, the board has by np
Swans abandoned the idea of having the
2Jal racei meeting here as originally con
templated. It'fras at first thought that if
the street-car company decided not to
build to the racetrack, the Great North
ern Railway Company could be persuaded
to put rails on their old grading to the
fair grounds and run trains on the days
of the races. The railway company,, how
ever has refused to do this, claiming that
the traffic resulting would not justify such
action.
m
Automolillista Stalled in Snoir.
TRUCKEE, Cal., May 25. Alexander
WInton and Charles B. Shanks, the Cleve
land, O., automoblllsts, en route from
San Francisco -to New York, are reported
here to have reached Summit last even
ing. As they have Jiot arrived here yet,
it Is supposed they are stalled In the huge
snow drifts above Donner Lake.
Report on Pearl .Harbor.
WASHINGTON. May 25. The' Naval
Board having charge of the location of a
naval station on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.,
has completed its work. The board ad
heres to the view that Peart''is the only
harbor In the Hawaiian group capable of
complete naval defense. It Is only five
miles from Honolulu. Much of the sur
rounding land has been occupied for com
mercial purposes. The board proposed to
leave this shore land, and. If possible, to
locate the naval station on the large is
lands lying in the middle harbor.
INSURANCE FRAUD.
.ffr,rftf Conspiracy Disclosed in the
T Z.TZZ' Defenbach. Case.
, CHICAGO. May 23. One of the greatest
conspiracies to defraud insurance com
Daniesrsver recorded was disclosed In the
efenbach.case today. Not $12,000, as the
indictment charges, but $67,000, was the
stakes-played for, according to the prose-
-utIon.A? ruling by Judge Tuley untied
xne nanas or tne puoiic prosecutors, ana
the already celebrated trial now takes on
added interest and greater Importance.
"The order of the court permitting
statements'- of Marie A. Defenbach,
charged with being a co-conspirator, and
:naw- dead,,, lo be admitted in evidence
glves iber'state much-desired leeway,"
'saiartZ&slstant State's Attorney Olsen.
''We "Will show that other companies were
to-'be'-defrauded. The evidence Is in our
possession, and the jury and court will
hear it all."
Following, are the companies and fra
ternal societies in question, and the
amounts of policies:
Equitable Life Insurance Co 10,000
Mutual Life Insurance Co 10,000
Security Life & Trust Co 10,000
Prudential Life Insurance Co 10,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co 10,000
NewYork Life Insurance Co 10,000
Independent Order of Foresters,
Canadian branch 5,000
Knights and Ladles of Honor 2,000
. Total 67.000
Insurance obtained upon the life of
Marie A. Defenbach, deceased, upon
which were based the indictments reT
turned, charging conspiracy to defraud,
naming Dr. August M. Unger, Francis
"Wayland Brown, Frank H. Smiley and
Marie A. Defenbach as defendants, are as
follows: Independent Order of Foresters,
Canadian branch, 55000; New Tork Life
Insurance Company, $5000; Knights and
Ladies of Honor, $2000. The mysterious
nrpsprlntlnnc. th handiwork of Dr. Unger,
which Miss Defenbach had compounded
for herself, are now in the laboratory of
a well-known chemist, who will tomorrow
mix the chemicals according to the for
mulas of the prescriptions, so as to ascer
tain whether the drugs called for contain
life-destroying properties In sufficient
quantities to cause death.
BLEW HIS BRAINS OCT.
Brooklyn Man Shot Himself After
Trylnpr to Kill a Young Woman.
PHILADELPHIA. May 25. A sensa
tional attempt at murder and suicide took
place at a hotel here late last night, when
John A. Jenkins, of Brooklyn, attempted
to kill a young woman named Mae Bar
ber, of this city, and then blew his
brains out while In the grasp of a patrol
man. Just at midnight a policeman heard a
scream from a window on the fourth
floor and saw a woman hanging from the
window by her dress. The officer rushed
up the stairs and met a man -hurrying
down. He grasped the man, who sudden
ly drew a revolver and blew out his own
brains. The woman was rescued from her
nnriirmc nnslHnn. and crave' her name as
Mae Barber. She said she and Jenkins
had taken a room, and Jenkins naa de
clared his intention of killing her and
himself, and at the point of a revolver
had forced her to write a farewell note.
"Watching her opportunity, she had
sprung from the window, and her dress
caught and held her fast.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
Arrest of Treasurer and ex-Clerk of
Colorado Springs.
'COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 25.
Moses T. Hale, who .has been for eight
years City Treasurer of Colorado Springs,
and Charles E. Smith, who was for four
years prior to 1S97 City Clerk, are under
arrest, charged with embezzlement of
$20,000, as principal and accessory.
Kesro Murderer Lynched.
WICHITA, Kan.. May 25. A special to
the Eagle says that F. C. Campbell, a
negro, was lynched at Pond Creek, O. T
at 10 o'clock tonight by a mob of 400 per
sons, who broke down the jail, took him
to the scene of his crime and hanged him
to a telegraph pole. The crime for which
Campbell was hanged was the fatal shoot
ing of Deputy Sheriff George Smith
through the head while the latter was try
ing to arrest him.
Major Davis' Record Clear.
WASHINGTON, May 25. The reports
received at the War Department concern
ing the commissary affaire at Manila
make it plain that Major Davis had no
connection with or cognizance of the Ir
regularities which were developed. It is
stated that there has been no time when
General MacArthur or the officers making
the investigation desired the presence of
Major Davis, as his record was clear.
"Wisconsin Danlc Robbed.
'MADISON, Wis.. May 25. The First
National Bank at Mineral Point was
robbed of $25,000 last night, the safe being
blown open. There is no clew.
Deputy Shot by HIshTrayman.
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah. May 25. Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Thompson was
shot and probably fatally wounded
last night by two masked men,
who stopped him In front of his
own house. Thompson was command
ed to throw up his hands, and as he
did so was shot twice in the body.
Thompson returned the fire without effect,
and the men escaped In the darkness.
Posses are hunting the country for the
would-be murderers, but there seems little
likelihood of their capture.
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Coal Trust in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 25. The proposed
trust of the coal operators of Indiana is
in line with similar movements now In
progress in Ohio and Illinois, and the
prospects are that a gigantic combination
will be formed with a capitalization of
probably $50,000,000. The trusts In the
three states will be under different or
ganizations, but it is said they all may be
financed by the same source, which will
make It equivalent to one combination, as
the object of the three will be Identical.
Notice Served on Doivle's Bank.
CHICAGO, May 25, Formal notice has
been served on the Zion Bank, of which
John Alexander Dowie is head and front,
that after next Thursday, unless unlooked-for
arrangements be made, its busi
ness will not be handled through the Chi
cago clearing-house. Warning to this ef
fect was entered by the Commercial Na
tional Bank, through which institution
the Dowie Institution has made its clear
ings. New Mexico Mine Accident.
SANTA FE, N. M., May 25. T. M.
Walsh was Instantly killed and Valen
tlpe Gutierrez, Roy Whlttely and a man
named Florres and an Italian were seri
ously hurt at the Santa Rita copper mine,
in Grant County, while cleaning out
blasts - which had failed to explode.
Walsh's head was cut off as clean as If
done with a knife. Florres held a knife
in his hand, which was driven Into his
throat.
Collision In a rrosr
BOSTON, May 25. The steamer Ohio,
from Hull, which arrived today, reported
a collision at sea with the Norwegian
bark Ellse, from Moss, April 1, fof New
York in ballast One sailor was picked
up, but his stories are so conflicting that
it is hard to tell it the bark went dpwn
with Its 14 men or not. The supposition
Is that she did, and only this sailor was
saved. The collision occurred In a fog.
THE SUNDAY
WOULD DAMAGE BUSINESS
CARMAN AND CARRANZA. CASES
WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
Nearly Every Merchant in Manila,
Says General Davis, Is GHilty of
Trading With the Insurgents.
MANHiA, May 25. The prosecution
against D. M. Carman,. Senor Carranza
and others accused of trading with the
Insurgents has been abandoned. The mili
tary authorities consider that although
the convictions of a number of Manila
xnerchants would be practically certain
were the investigations to continue, their
prosecutions would be'lnexpedient, as the
consequent datnage .to business would
outweigh the good accomplished. Provost
General Davis, who has reviewed the tes
timony in the Cartnarccases, said to the
correspondent of the Associated Press
that while Carman could be convicted of
trading with 'the insurgents, it would be
unjust to punish Jjm when nearly every
trader In Manila Is guilty of similar prac
tices. Unless Generals Cailles and Malver sur
render quickly, General MacArthur will
concentrate a strong 'force of American
troops and surround them. Cailles Is
vainly hoping for a- guarantee from the
American authorities- that he will not be
tried for the murders and atrocities he Is
alleged to have", committed. Malver is
boasting that he will be the -last insur
gent to surrender.
The attempt of General Hughes to. ac
complish the surrender of the Insurgent
leader Lucban, on the Island of Samar,
Is without result.
-Battery F, of the Fifth Artillery, for
merly commanded by the late Captain
Henry J. Reilly, has arrived here from
enma.
Captain Michael Spellman, Lieutenant
Delbert R. Jones and Surgeon Dudley W.
Welch, of Company G. Forty-third In
fantry, stationed at Maasln, Southern
Leyte, have been arrested on a charge of
trading In permits to ship hemp from the
closed ports. They will be tried by court-
martial. It nas not- Deen aeiermmeu
whether Manila hempbuyers are directly
implicated.
MAY WINTER IN WASHINGTON.
Aguinaldo Wants to Come to the
United States.
NEW YORK, May 25. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Aguinaldo is likely to come to the
United States next Fall and spend the
Winter in Washington. This informa
tjon has reached the War Department in
the mail from Manila. He has Informed
General MacArthur of his desire to visit
the United States for the purpose of
studying American institutions and meet
ing American statesmen with a view of
being more useful to his own 'people in
the future.
No objection to granting this wish at the
proper time has occurred to the authori
ties at Manila, who regarded the proposi
tion with marked favor. For the present,
however, and until after the civil admin
istration of the Islands is firmly estab
lished, It Is not contemplated that Agui
naldo should be relieved from the restraint
that is now regarded as a guarantee of
his own safety.
It appears that Aguinaldo has been in
fluenced to visit Washington by Judge
Arellano, whose loyalty to the United
States Is unquestioned.
MaeArtliur's Casualty List.
WASHINGTON, May 25. The following
casualty list from the Philippine cam
paign has been received at the War De
partment from General MacArthur:
Killed April 28, Jimlnez, Mindanao, G,
Fortieth Infantry, John Mltelhone; May
17, near Pasacao, Luzon, Company I,
Eighth .Infantry, ' James C. Harvey; B,
Twenty-sixth Infantry, Lawrence 'O'Hara,
Samuel R. Cox.
Wounded May 13, Lupl, Luzon, B, Ninth
Cavalry, First Sergeant Jessie Thrower
wounded in leg about" knee, serious.
NICARAGUA AND PANAMA. .
The Latter Canal Route Gro-nringr in
Favor In Washington.
New York Tribune.
There can be no doubt that the prin
ciple of neutrality Is much more popular
now than it was when the canal ques
tion was before the. Senate last Win
ter. Improbable as it sounds, It is never
theless a fact that It is just beginning
to be broadly appreciated by Senators in
gerferal that the principle of neutrality in
the control of an isthmian waterway has
been the fixed policy of this Government
ever since that question became one of
National Interest and legislative con
cern. By a treaty more than 50 years
old the neutrality of all transportation
facilities across the Isthmus of Panama
Is guaranteed by the United States, and
this fact was brought forcibly to the
attention of the world in a sharp note
written by Mr. Blaine soon after he be
came Secretary of State in President Gar
field's Cabinet in 1SS1. At that time it
seemed not unlikely that the French Pan
ama Canal enterprise would be successful
ly prosecuted, and Mr. Blaine's note,
therefore, was peculiarly umeiy anu iuh;
Ible. He enunciated In this paper the
doctrine that the coast line of the United
States substantially extended along the
whole length of the Isthmus, and that
"an agreement between the European
states to jointly guarantee the neutrality
and in effect control the political char
acter of a highway of commerce remote
from " them and near to us would be
viewed by this Government with the
gravest concern."
All the literature on the subject of an
lnter-oceanlc canal except that of very
recent date abounds In reference to this
traditional policy of the United States,
and It is thought that a closer study of
this literature since Congress adjourned
and a more careful investigation general
ly have inclined many Senators to the
neutrality principle who heretofore have
been strongest in their demands for "an
American canal strictly under American
control." This, It can be said on trust
worthy authority, is having great weight
at present in favor of the Panama route,
as opposed to the Nicaragua route. By
treaty obligations deliberately assumed by
the United States in 1846, the neutrality
of the Panama route was guaranteed; and
of this Important fact the French Gov
ernment was fully aware when the De
Lesseps enterprise was projected. The
promoters of "the Nicaragua Canal also
were aware of the menace of the Clay-ton-Bulwer
treaty when they first took
hold of that scheme, and when the mat
ter came before Congress every member
of both houses knew that the Clayton
Bulwer convention stopd In the way of
American control.
While in his recent note on the sub
ject Lord Salisbury intimated plainly that
the threats made in Congress to Ignore
the treaty were an affront to Great Brit
ain, at the same time he Intimated that,
the British Government would yield ma-"
terlally on this point If approached in
the proper spirit. It is considered likely
that in his recent talks with Lord Paunce
fote Mr. Hay particularly discussed this
phase of the question, and that by a free,
exchange of views both the British Am
bassador and the American Secretary of
State have reached a tentative agree
ment as to what Is necessary for this
Government to do in order to induce, the
British Government to waive whatever,
privileges it may think It possesses under
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Obviously,,
negotiations along this line have led to
the rumor In London that neutrality has
been agreed upon.
But even if the Senate snould assent to
a treaty with Great. Britain on this ba
sis It Is extremely doubtful that the next
Congress would enact Nicaragua Canal
legislation in accord with the spirit of a
OREGO&IAfr, POBTLAND,
treaty thus negotiated. Only a few days
ago Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, author of
the bill 'hich passed the House last
Spring hy an overwhelming majority, de
clared while on a visit to Washington
that he would never agree to any Nica
ragua Canal leglslatloa which gave recog
nition In any form to British claims or
pretensions under the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. It is more than probable that
In this contention Mr. Hepburn could carry
the -House .with him. Thus, If the Senate
should ratify a new treaty made by Secre
tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote which con
tained the least recognition of Great
Britain's right in the premises, all legisla
tion on the subject of the Nicaragua
Canal to be constructed In accordance
with the terms of the treaty would be
blocked In the House.
In this view of the case, the proposi
tion for this Government to take over the
French Panama Canal enterprise and com
plete It is growing In popularity In Wash
ington, This does not necessarily mean
that M. Hutln's offer will be accepted
just as he has made It. It does mean,
however, that because of the assured
neutrality of the Panama route that en
terprise,' if declared feasible by "compe
tent American engineers, commends It
self more strongly today to the real
friends of canal legislation in Washing
ton than it ever did before.
CAUSE OF OUR ASCENDANCY
American Labor More Efficient Than
That of Europe.
St Paul Pioneer Press.
When an American company underbid
all competitors for the Atbara bridge
contract and crowned Its achievement
by guaranteeing to do the work in less"
than half the time demanded .by any
other bidder. Great Britain suddenly woke
to the fact that her fears for her suprem
acy as a maker of iron and steel were
realized. The 'British manufacturer pro
tested, the British public wrote to the
Times and the 'British editor wrote lead
ers. Since then contract after contract
for rails, locomotives, bridges, machinery
and all sorts of steel products In a score
of markets on which Great Britain be
lieved that she "had a cinch" have been
awarded to American concerns. Even the
British home market has been invaded.
But the Britisher has not been idle.
Shortly after the Atbara bridge Incident
The Times sent an expert to this country
who wrote a series of excellent articles
to explain the whys and wherefores of
the cheapness mt American steel. The
British technical journals have investi
gated the matter on their own hook, and
the British steel-makers have discussed
and pondered.
This discussion has brought forth vari
ous explanations differing from one .an
other more or less In the emphasis put
upon the differeiit factors that have con
tributed to thel cheapness of American
steel and the promptness of American de
livery. But as to what the factors are
there has been more or less agreement.
The abundance tit American ore. Its high
grade and the cheapness with which It
is mined and transported has been put
forward as one 'factor. The use of Im
proved machinery," of Improved furnaces,
and the readiness of the steel concerns to
change their methods or to adopt any
device even at great expense for the sake
of cutting off a- small fraction of the
unit cost has also been suggested. A
third factor is the general use of standard
shapes and of interchangeable parts. A
fourth is the saving effected in the cost
of management A fifth Is the' character
and resourcefulness of the American,
workingman, and the fact that the trade
unions do not, asjn England, compel the
Individual workman to limit his output
on the theory that the smaller the prod
uct of the afflclent workman the more
work there will b'e for the leps efficient
Undoubtedly all these factpw have con
tributed in different degrees in different
concerns to the 'cheapness' of American
steel products,, but .the factor that seems
to be accepted by' experts in this country
as the 'most important, as well as the
most universal, is" the character of the
American workingman and hI8-"freedom
from, the suicidal rule of limited output
Hells better' paid, better fed and housed,
moire independent, more self-reliant,
quicker to devise Improvements than the
British workman, and generally more In
telligent In his work. Ho knows that
he can rise to the top of the ladder If he
has it in him. as he has seen other men
rise before him, and that both pecuniary
and social rewards await success. Free
schools,- social and political equality, and
the absence of caste make him a man
where the British workman, though far
from "being a cog, lacks the fullness of
Independence and comfort There Is, in
short, a difference in spirit and in mental
attitude between the American and Brit
ish steelworker, whether he be a miner or
a high-priced machinist, that accounts
forAmerlcan success in steelmaking. And
the ingenuity of American labor has
brought forth hundreds of machines, de
vices and Improvements, and made pos
sible the practical application of the
Ideas of others.
That the British steelmaker Is more or
less aware of the importance of this1 fac
tor In American success has been very
evident. But It has been difficult to con
vince the British workman that to re
strict the output and to resist the ap
plication of new methods or the intro
duction of new machines was not a way
to batter himself. The campaign of edu
cation, however, seems to be bearing
fruit. The British workman is learning
that unless he does his share to cheapen
the cost of British steel, t the British
mills and shops will be crowded out of
the world's markets and will have to re
strict their output and cut down their
working forces. This idea, thoush not
yet generally accepted by the unions, has
so far gained ground that fifteen or
twenty workmen selected by their fel
lows and the employers jointly are soon
to- come to this country to study the
situation here. They are to spend a
month, and are to report their findings to
their respective unions. In this way it
Is, believed the unions will' be convinced
that there is much to locos and nothing
to gain by their disastrous restrictions on
output and on the introduction- of Im
proved machinery. But even with these
artificial barriers removed and all other
artificial factors equalized, the United
States would have the advantage. Only
a decided change In British social- in
stitutions and in British ways of looking
at thlnsrs, together with a general rise
in' w'ages and a cheapening In the cost
of living, can make the British work
man the equal of the American work
man. It Is a matter, not of machines
and of methods, but of individual self
reliance and hopefulness, of mental vigor
and of physical surroundings, none of
which can be Imitated.
Snakes in Australia.
Cornhlll.
Of reptiles the continent has a wealth
that may come as a surprise to those who
quite erroneously, but none the less posi
tively, associate reptile prosperity with a
damp climate. Fortunately, however,
since the venomous snakes are consider
ably In the majority South Australia hav
ing, for Instance, half a dozen venemous
snakes to one that Is innocuous-these'
animals reciprocate man's poor opinion'
with such unquestioning fervor as to
make them extremely suspicjous qt ' his
company. Only once was I divorced from
the saddle, my horse taking sudden fright
at the sight of a small snake basking on
the road just ahead, and some boorish
"jackasses" Intervened from the branches
of a gum tree, cackling their approval
and goading my horse to still more, am
bitious efforts to put as great a distance
as possible between himself and my re
covering form. Even Australia's seas
harbor snakes, beautiful orangebanded
creatures tha't curl sinuously about ones
float, yet exceeding venomous, and,, be
ing half blinded by the more intense .light
oxt of water, . possessed of a nasty 'trick,
of. striking desperately right a,nd left,
an ugly speculation that has .. ere now
cost a fisherman his hand. The country's
MAY 26, 1901.
BACKACHE AND INDIGESTION
Caused by Systemic Catarrh Pe-ru-na Cures
Like Magic
MISS A. BRADY. OF CHICAGO, ILL.
Miss A. Brady, Corresponding Secretary Illinois Woman's Alliance, writes of
Peruna:
2725 Indiana Ave., Chicago, III.
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen: " Last year, from continued strain In literary
work, I became very much exhausted. My nerves seemed to
give way and I had backache, headache and serious Indiges
tion,. One of my friends suggested that i try Peruna, but preju
dice against any patent medicines kept me from taking It, un
til I became so weak that I felt I must do something. It cer
tainly acted like maqic on my system.
"Within ten days I felt new life and health given me, and by
taking an occasional dose off and on when I feel extra tired, I
keep my system In perfect order." Miss A. Brady.
Insects have likewise their own eccen
tricities, as the new arrival soon realizes
when, having been assured that the na
tive bees have no sting (which-ls a fact),
"he unwittingly handles a straying honey
bee (Imported from Europe) and carries
away so warm a token of Its affection as
to give him for the future a firm, though
unmerited- belief- that? King David must
have spent some time In Australia.
CONSUMPTION ,OF COFFEE.
Skeptlcisih" as to a Recent Ofllcial
Recommendation.
New. York Journal of Commerce.
Price may decline very largely with a
moderate effect upon consumption, as the
coffee statistics prepared by the Bureau
of Statistics show. The figures showing
per capita consumption appear to have
been obtained by dividing the importa
tion 'by the estimated population, which
does well enough over a series of years,
but it Indicates marked fluctuations of
consumption from year to year which
probably do not exist, the fluctuations
being in the Importation. But it is prob
ably safe to infer from them that the
use of coffee is increasing.
How little the price has to do with the
Increase, however, Is shown by the fact
that In 18W, when wages had been cut
and many persons were out of employ
ment, and economy was generally prac
ticed, particularly in tne consumpuun ui
spirits and cigars, the average price of
coffee was 16.4 cents and the consumption
per capita was 8.3 pounds, and this figure
.would be scarcely changed If we averaged
1S94 and 1893. But In 1900, with wages up
and employment general, and unprece
dented prosperity, the price of coffee had
gone down to 6.5 cents and the consump
tion had gone up to only 9.81 pounds.
These figures warrant the inference that
tho country used coffee freely at a time
when the price was relatively high and
the ability to pay it was reduced. If It
was drinking all the coffee it desired In
1894 It had little disposition to Increase
Its consumption, because the price had
fallen much more than one-half, and
economy was no longer needed.
There is a distinct flavor of a high
tariff propaganda in 'the observation of
the Bureau of Statistics, which no longer
confines itself to figures, but obliges the
country with arguments based thereon,
that "the people of the United States are
sending out of the country more than
$1,000,000 a week in payment for coffee
consumed in this country, all of which
couldx.be readily produced In Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, which
have already shown their ability to pro
duce coffee of a high grade, .command
ing high prices, in. the markets of the
world." How often have we been in
formed how much money the, country was
parting with for arrowroot and cayenne
pepper and Easter, lilies, and other things
which "could ' be produced at home by
malting the price high enough. We have
been told over and over again how much
the country could save by paying double
present prices for things which it now
imports. Has the Bureau of Statistics
only Just discovered that the Islands we
have acquired produce coffee of a high
grade? The commercial world has known
It for a--long time. It Is the high grade
and high price of the coffee of Porto
Rico that makes It "so little known in
this country. Of the coffee imported in
AGATE
Nickel-Steel
It Is entirely free from arsenic, lead and anti
monymetals so often found in cheap
enameled ware.
HONEYMAN, DeHART & CO.
FOURTH and ALDER STREETS. '.
the past nine months, 82 per cent came
irom .Brazil, wuoimi "
is Imported. This Brazilian coffee was so .
large a part of tne wnoie mai "i "
age price of all coffee Imported was 6.5
cents. Does the Bureau of Statistics im
agine that Porto Rico desires to sell
coffee to us at that figure? If not, how
are we going to divert the money to pay
for coffee from a foreign country to a
dependency? Perhaps the Bureau of Sta
tistics will recommend a duty of 15 or 20
cents a pound on coffee In order to save
the money now shipped abroad to pay for
Brazilian coffee. We expect it, in com
mon with other agencies "of the same
sort, to explain to the country how
many million dollars It would save an
nually by paying three times what it
now pays for coffee.
.
Nihilism and Rnssla.
Knectator.
It has been evident from the first that
two policies are In conflict there, ana tnat
one authority of weight is urging lenity,
while another Is counseling, and, Indeed,
ordering, savage repression. It is now
stated that, as we should have expected,
the Ministers, and especially the Procu
rator of the Holy Synod, the minister
most Immediately threatened, are in fa--vor
of greater severity, while the Czar
himself deprecates or disallows further
repression. The correspondent who sends
this intelligence thinks the Czar unnerved,
not by his Minister's danger, but by some
attempts on his own life, but it is at
least as likely that the somewhat dreamy
disposition which induced Nicholas IL to
circulate his arbitration programme Is
deeply stirred by the recent sanguinary
.in! nni thnt -whioh he dreads is not as
sault upon himself, but the scenes of mas
sacre In which the disorders tnreaien iu
end. These alarm his conscience, as the
horrors of war do, and he has, it is said,
warned the police not to call out the
troops except in. the last extremity. That
is probably wi3e, and certainly consistent
with his previous deliverances. But the
Ministers will not readily accept such an
Innovation on their traditions. They have
been exasperated by the Nihilists Into a
temper of battle, and It Is more than prob
able that If the disorders recur they will
have their way. The Czar Is self -distrustful,
he is greatly moved by steady oppo
sition, and finding his Ministers resolute,
he will, we think, ultimately draw back
and allow the steam roller to proceed on
Its path. Quiet is the first desire of men
of his type, and the Ministers, excited by
the threats they have received, and by
the failure they fear for their system,
will once more try to obtain it by the
slaughter or imprisonment of all disturb
ers. The Nihilists, In fact, will, as before,
have succeeded only In making" life in
Russia more intolerable for all whose in
telligence rises above that of the peas
ant majority.
.
Sew President of the B. fc O.
CI.EVELANP, May 25. The Leader to
morrow will say:
"I. F. Lore, fourth vice-president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has been
selected as president of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad."
Mary Ellen lease a Bankrupt.
NEW YORK, May 25. Mary Ellen
Ware
Guaranteed Absolutely Pure
. A SEVERE CASE
Of Catarrh of the Stomach
Cured by Pe-ru-na.
Mr. Otto Jordan. Argos, Ind.. writes:
"I can state to you that all the symp
toms of catarrh have disappeared since
I commenced taking Peruna and I shall
give it all the praise. I took four bot
tles of the medicine. For a long time be
fore I took the medicine I felt dull and
stupid, was subject to sick stomach and
dizziness. Since the first bottle I have
not been troubled with my stomach and
have been greatly benefited all around.
l' think anybody troubled with, catarrh
would, be benefited by the use of. .your
medicine." Otto Jordan.
The Secret of Pure Blood.
No one can he troubled long with In
digestion and have pure blood, for. how
ever careful one may bo In the selection
of proper food. If It Is not properly di
gested It will not furnish the- blood with
pure ' materials.
For this condition Peruna is a never
failing remedy- It cleanses the blood, by
correcting digestion, and gives tone to
the whole system by Increasing the nu
tritive value of the food. "Spring fever."
as it is sometimes called, which produces
a, tired-out. sleepy feeling, and Inability
to do much mental or physical work. Is
tho result of a sluggish digestion, and no
blood medicine will be of any use what
ever unless It Is able to rectify the im
paired digestion. The great popularity
that Peruna has Is due to the fact that in
all such cases it at once corrects digestive
derangements and enriches the blood by
purifying- this very Important source of
that vital fluid.
A Tonic and Catarrh. Cure.
Mr. W. AT. Holland, of Hartwell Ga.,
proprietor of the Hartwell Tin Works,
writes of Peruna as follows:
"I am more than pleased with the ben
efits derived from Peruna. The Winter
of 1S99 my weight was 150 pounds. I used
several bottles during the Winter and
now weigh 211.
"I have recommended It tor all my
friends both as a tonic and catarrh cure.
If I had been lucky enough to have seen
it several years ago, Peruna would have
saved me much Inconvenience." W. M.
Holland.
A Fine Blood Purifier.
Mrs. Mary A. Smithing; Chaplain
General Henry W.
Lawton Circle No.
27, writes from Chi
cago as follows:
"Gentlemen As a
fine blood purifier
Peruna stands at
th head of any
medicines I have
ever known. I have
used it myself with
flnf results, and
know that It has
halned several of
our Grand Army
ladles more than
anything they ever
"Knowing it to be a reliable family
remedy It has my hearty indorsement."
Mrs. Mary A. Smithing.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you hi3 valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartmanv President! of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Lease filed a petition In bankruptcy In the
United States District Court today. The
liabilities are $3247; assets, 52293. Much of
the indebtedness was incurred as in
dorser on mortgages given by her hus
band, C. L. Lease.
.
In several states th payment of a poll tax
Is a condition of suffrage. There is a poll tax
In Arkansas, Delaware (where It la called a
registration fee), Mississippi ($2 & head).
Pennsylvania. Tennessee and Georgia, the Te
oulrement In the last state being: the paymqnt
or all taxes since 1877. By the 1900 Federal
census the population o Georgia, waa 2,210.000,
and under the ordinary ratio of voters to pop
ulation, one In six, the total vote la Georgia,
should be about 870.000. Actually It la only
one-third of this, or 123.000 last year.
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 Sarsaparllla. J
"I was a sufferer from scrofula from
birth. My eyes were so affected that I was
almost blind for days at a time. My neck
began to swell so that I could not breathe
freely. Medicines failed to do me any good
until I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla.
Today I have excellent health." Miss Kxr
sue McGunuE, Silver Creek, Ky.
I "I was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesight. For four months
I could not see to do anything. After tak
ing two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparllla I
could see to walk around the house and
when I had taken eight bottles I could sea
as well as I ever could." Scant A. Haq
sto Withers, N C.
expels all humors, cures all eruptions, and
builds up tbe whole system.
C. GEE WO, The Great Chinese Doctor
Is called great be
cause his wonderful
cures ara so well
known throughout
the United States
and because so many
people are thankful
to him. for saving
their lives from op
erations. He treats
any and all diseases
with powerful Cat-.
ne3e herbs, roots,
buds, bark and vege
tables, that are en
tirely unknown to
medical science in
this country, and
through the use of these harmless reme
dte This famous doctor knows the ac
Son of over 500 different remedies ;thar
he has successfully to ""'
eases. He guarantees to cure catarrh.
Stoma, lung troubles, rheumatism ner
vousness, stomach, liver, kidneys, femalo
trouble, and all private diseases. Hun
dreds of testimonials. Charges moderate.
Call and see him. CONSULTATIOJT
FREE. Patients out of the city write lor
blank and circular. Inclose stamp- Ad
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ICINE CO., 132 Third street, Portland.
Or. ilention tnis paper.
FAIR
AS A
LILY.
Sweet flowers
and prtty
women are sug
gestive of Sat-ln-Skln
Cream,
and why? Be
cause the
cream la made
from flowers.
beautifying- balsams and plant milk tor pretty
women who wish to preserve a satin skin, and
others who want to gain one. Satin-Skin la
more than a face cream; it la an all-healing;
curative, emollient ointment, only so much
Dleasanter to use than salvea. It any skin
blemish troubles you. acta obstinate, won't go
away, appiy saun-SKin wream now tne quiCK
cure, your new satin skin. The finest, most
adhesive, altogether satisfactory compleslor
powder is genuine satm-skin. ComparlM
witn otcersi snows tne cunerence, its super
lty. costs zoc 'or Toilet Departr
aieier es n ramc jol.
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