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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 2, 1901.
DEPLORED AT HAVANA
CONVENTION ADVISED TO ACCEPT
THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT.
Eljchtj Ave Per Cent of the People
Are Said to Favor ItMu
nicipal Elections Held.
HAVANA, June 1. The press deplores
the misunderstanding -with the Washing
ton Government, but generally.admlts. the
possibility of a wrong construction being
put upon the amendment by the explana
tions and Interpretations, and that it will
be best for the convention to take up the
question immediately and accept the
amendment as passed by Congress. La
Lucha says that 85 per cent of the peo
ple favor this, but the delegates are at a
loss what to do. Some claim that the
United States Is not acting in good faith,
as it was most improbable that the
Washington authorities did not know
what the convention was doing and what
was the nature of the report to be sub
mitted. They further 6ay that a majority
of the committee on relations told them
that the amendment as accepted would
bfr satisfactory. to -the-United States, and
that .they had tha, assurance, of General
Wood and Secretary Root to this effect.
An effort is being made today by some
of the Conservatives to avoid a crisis by
asking the convention to adjourn for a
month, in-the meanwhile having the mu
nicipalities petition the convention to pass
the original amendment. Several munici
palities have already taken that action,
and it is thought that others will follow.
General Wood has held a conference
with Secretary Root over the special wire
to Washington. No deilnlte plan of action
has "been decided upon.
The municipal election passed off quiet
ly. The Nationalists claim the election of
Senor Sener, their candidate for Mayor,
and a majority of the Council. Quintln
Bandero, the colored leader, "has "been ar
rested at Colon, Province 'of Matanzast
for assault upon a policeman.
NO FURTHER. CHANGE LIKELY.
Cuban Convention "Will Not Alter the
Form of Its Resolution.
NEW YORK, June 1. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says:
Washington advices regarding possib.e
complications over the acceptance of tire
appendix to the institution-, lave
caused some uneasiness ' among the
members who secured its adoption,
but the disposition Is to await of
ficial information. Inquiry showed that
there Is no probability that the convention
would make further changes In the form
In which acceptance was couched. Opin
ion is pronounced that such an attempt
would disrupt the Conservative forces,
which succeeded in having the Piatt
amendment interpreted and adopted, and
would place the Radicals In full control of
the situation.
Most of the delegates who voted for ac
ceptance say that the subject is concluded,
and the only thing left for the convention
now is to frame an electoral law or else
to be dissolved by military authority and
the present status remain unchanged.
They do not anticipate the latter alterna
tl i. Some of them criticise the reports
t -t the convention was not expected to
Incorporate the substance of the Inter
views with Secretary Root, and say this
criticism should have been formulated
earlier, since such a purpose has been
manifested by the convention since the
return from Washington- Gualberto Gp
xnez and other Radicals raised the same
point that seems to have been raised by
United States Senators. This was that
while the present national administration
might feel bound by "the terms of the In
terviews, as embodied in the appendix,
future administrations or Congresses
would not be bound. The reply of the
Conservatives was that acceptance was
only a means of preparing the way for
the necotlatlon of a treaty -with the
United States which would insure defin
ing the relations of Cuba on a permanent
basis. This argument secured the ma
jority. The prospective withdrawal of the
American troops Is not looked on here as
likely to become a serious question. Radi
cal Cubans are quite temperate on that
subject. The prevailing opinion is that the
presence of the troops will not be ques
tioned until the tonal steps in the forma
tion of a Cuban government are com
pleted. The conservative political ele
ments and commercial influences, which
were preparing to participate in the for
mation of a government, deprecate the
bad effects of a hitch now. but, while
uneasy at the prospect, they have full
confidence in the Washington authorities
and are "not alarmed.
The municipal campaign has closed, and
today the Mayors and Aldermen will be
elected throughout the Island. The chief
feature of the Havana campaign has
been the great reception given to Monto
roe and other old autonomist leaders at
a meeting of the Union Democratic par
ty. It was larger than the rallies of
either Nationals or Republicans. Monto
roe's fame was the magnet which drew
the crowd, but Cuban politicians all ad
mit the significance of his welcome. He
spoke for Carlos Garcia, candidate for
Mayor, but his speech went beyond local
Issues and announced an aggressive poli
cy of recognizing Cuba's relation to the
United States.
The only place where the municipal con
test has become serious Is in Santiago.
Word has been received .that various of
ficials wege resigning and that the other
part!es,w$ula?.not go to the polls because
the Nationals, under the leadership of
Correoso, a radical anti-Platt delegate to
the convention, were "Insisting that, the
presence of American soldiers was neces
sary to insure a peaceful election.
THE ELECTION AT SANTIAGO.
Both Side Claim to Have Won No
Serious- Disorder.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. June L All hiiTT
ness is suspended on account of the mu
nicipal elections. General Whiteside yes
terday ordered American officers to act
1n each precinct as a board of superviso'rs
of election, serving continuously from 6
o'clock in the morning until the vote is
counted and verified. The Republicans
bitterly resent this. They had openly as
serted that they would elect their candi
dates regardless of methods. The rural
police have .superseded the city police a.t
the voting places. Insuring absolute" fair-'
4Siess. l
The returns from outside municipalities
show a general victory for the Natldtiai
lsts, but in the city both sides claim to
have won. The Republicans show unex
pected strength, but probably not enough
to elect their candidates. The National
ists make charges of illegal voting. The
streets are filled with frenzied partisans
cheering their favorite candidates. Over'
100 arrests were made during the day, but
there was no serious disorder, though one"
small riot occurred In front of the Jail.
The rioters, however, were Immediately
.dispersed by a charge of 20 of the rural
.police. Much bitterness Is exhibited be
cause of the American supervision of the
.municipality elections.
TROOPS IN CUBA.
"Will Remain Until Piatt Amendment
Is "Substantiall" Adopted.
WASHINGTON. June L It ie officially
stated that the United States will remain
In control in Cuba until the" Piatt amend-"
ment has' been "substantially" adopted.'
This was communicated to General Wood
last Tuesday by Secretary -Root, and his
action has been approved by the Presi
dent Secretary Root was "with the President
for about an hour and a half today, dis
cussing with him the cablegram which
had been prepared to be sent to General
Wood" at Havana relating to the action of
this Government on the Cuban constitu
tion. 'This message is long and will be
forwarded to General Wood with the idea
- ,
of having him communicate It to the con
stitutional convention. It will not be
made public at this time, and not until
the convention takes action.
MRS. M'KLNLEY IS BETTER
Slight Improvement After a Compar
atively Restful Day.
WASHINGTON, June 1. The bulletin
regarding Mrs. McKlnley's condition this
morning was the most encouraging state
ment given out since her return. The
three physicians were in consultation only
a short time, and at 11 o'clock, immediate
ly after their departure. Secretary Cor
telyou gave out the following bulletin:
"Mrs. McKlnley's physicians report that
she rested well during the night, and that
her condition Is somewhat more favorable
this morning."
The President .appeared to be encour
aged over the slight Improvement shown
and this morning took a stroll through
the "White House grounds, In company
with General Gillespie, Chief of En
gineers. There were many Inquiries at
the White House regarding Mrs. McKln
ley's condition. The gloomy character of
the bulletin issued yesterday has revived
the alarm felt when she was so low in
San Francisco, and many telegrams have
been received asking as to the state of
her health. Several ladles of the Cabi
net called this morning to make personal
inquiries. They were slightly relieved to
learn that he had had a comfortable
night.
The general public Is showing much con
sideration for the President, and there is
no deposition to intrude upon him during
the trial and other strain he is under
going. A number of senators and repre
sentatives, Including Chief Justice Fuller,
Senators Foraker and Lodge, Represen
tatives Boutell of Illinois, Livingston and
Adamson of Georgia, called. The Presi
dent saw the Chief Justice and Senators
for a few minutes, but excused himself to
the Representatives.
Dr. Rlxey was at the White House at
10 o'clock tonight and remained for a
short time with Mrs. McKinley. He said
after leaving the sick room that the
patient was, if anything, somewhat Im
proved and that she had had a compara
tively restful day. The situation did not
call for consultation with the other phy
sicians and no bulletin was Issued.
Royal Sympathy Expressed.
BERLIN, June 1. Andrew D. White.
United States Ambassador, has informed
the correspondent of the Associated Press
that both the Emperor and Queen WIN
helmlna yesterday, during the reception
held between the acts at the gala per
formance at the opera, made inquiries re
garding the health of Mrs. McKinley, and
then expressed their best wishes and sin
cere sympathy with both the President'
and Mrs. McKinley.
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.
Rockefeller Gives $200,000 to Found
an Association.
NEW YORK, June 1. Having conferred
with. many of the most eminent patholo
gists In this country as to the best method
of setting on foot an original scientific
research into the problems of medicine
and hygiene. John D. Rockefeller has
placod at the disposal of a body of prom
inent medical men $200,000, to be available'
for immediate expenditure by an asso
ciation incorporated under the name of
the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re.
search. The home of this institute will
be located in this city. The officers and
board of directors have already been cho
sen. The list of officers Is as follows: Dr.
William H. Welch, professor of pathology
at Johns HPklns University, president;
Dr. T. M. Prudd, professor of pathology
at Columbia University, vice-president;
Dr. W. A. Holt, professor of children's
diseases at Columbia, secretary; Dr. C.
A. Herter, professor of pathological chem
istry at the University of New York and
Bellevue Hospital and Medical College
treasurer.
CONGER GOING BACK TO CHINA
He Expects to Sail for His Post
July 7.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Mr. Rockhill,
special United States Commissioner at
Pekln, has informed the State Department
that the departure of Field Marshal Count
von Waldersee from China is the result
of acceptance by the Chinese Government
of the understanding to pay the indemnity
of 450,000,000 taels, the German Government
regarding that pledge as sufficient to
warrant the withdrawal. He further
states that the German force, which is
being rapidly diminished, will be limited
to one brigade.
Mr. Conger, Minister to China, has
written td the State Department that he
expects to sail for China about July 7,
which Is the date of expiration of his two
months' leave. Mr. Rockhill's departure
for home may be expected soon.
Gcrmnn Fleet Departs.
BERLIN, June 1. The German Ironclad
division sailed from Woo Sung for Singa
pore. Receipts and Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, June L The compara
tive statement of the Government receipts
and expenditures, Issued today, shows
that during the month of May the total
receipts were 532,629,440, and the expendi
tures $42,136,560, leaving a surplus for the
month of $10.492,SS0, and a surplus for the
11 months of the present fiscal year of
$5S,5S7,133. The receipts for May, compared
with May last year, are given as follows:
Increase.
Customs $21,021,428 $3,625,000
Internal revenue 23,668,802 3,807.000
Miscellaneous :. 3,939,308 3,000
The disbursements on account of tho
War Department were $9,897,555, an in
crease of $1,200,000; on account, of the
pNavy Department, $5,650,50S, an increase of
$100,000.
Accident Caused Insanity.
GUTHRIE. O. T.,-June 1. Miss Bishop,
the young lady who accidentally killed a
friend, Nora Wolfrom, near Nardln, O. T.,
last Saturday, while at a picnic, has be
come a Tavlng maniac from brooding over
tho awful tragedy. It requires the ut
most vigilance of her friends to prevent
her frdm committing suicide, as that,
she says, is the only thing which will
avenge the horrible deed she committed.
She will be taken to the asylum at Nor
man for treatment. -
Chilean Congress Opcncdr
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, June 1. Via
Galveston.-Owlng to the illness of Presi
dent Errazuriz, the Chilean Congress was
opined today by Vice-President Zanartu.
The message of the executive authorities
was optimistic and elaborate. Chile's for
eign relations were therein described as
cordial and satisfactory, while thq coun
try was declared to be at peace with her
neighboring -republics. The general con
ditions of Chile were also said to be good.
Nevr Minister From Siam.
WASHINGTON, June 1. The State De
partment has been informed that Phya
Phelchada has been appointed Envoy Ex
traordlnaiy and Minister Plenipotentiary
of Siam to the United States, and that
the appointment to this post Includes no
other country. Mr. Phelchada will leave
for nls post In June.
Solicitor of Internal Revenue Bureau
WASHINGTON, June L A. A. Wish
ard. United States Attorney for the State
of Indiana, has been appointed Solicitor
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, vice G.
M.- Thomas, resigned.
Short-Term Bonds Purchased.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Secretary'Gage
today purchased $17,250 short-term bonds
at $113 7736 and $30,000 short 4s at $113 7253.
FINAL PROVINCIAL TOUR
TAFT COMMISSION TO ORGANIZE
DISTRICTS' IN LUZON.
With Washington's Approval, the
General Government Will Be
Inaugurated July 1.
MANILA, June L The United States
Philippine Commission will begin its final
provincial tour Tuesday. It will first or
ganize Manila send Morong Into" one prov.
ince, and next Cavlte will be organized.
Laguna will -bp temnomrllv nmUtP nn
account of the continuance of the rebeilion
mere, jene commission will then go over
land to Nueva Eclja, and, returning to
Manila, will proceed by steamer to Zam
bales, Union, Ilocos and Cagayan, and
thence down the Grand River on to Isa
boia and Nucva Vlscaya. The only coast
provinces to be. omitted are Infanta and
Principe. In the meantime, Commission
ers Worcester and Moses will proceed
over the new Government road to Ban
guat, Bontoc and Lepanto, across the
country, and Join the others. On their
HER EVERY WHIM GRATIFIED.
MILLIONAIRE FLAGLER'S INSANE WIFE.
The Florida Legislature has Just passed a bill .which will enable, Henry M. Flagler, the
multi-millionaire oil and transportation magnate, -to obtaln-a divorce from his middle-aged,
insane wife. Mrs. Flagler Is, perhaps', the most expensively kept insane patient In the
world. Her maintenance costs over $1000 a month, and care is taken to gratify her every
whim. It is said that Mr. Flagler will continue her "maintenance, even if he aallsr himself
of the new law.
way" they will prepare distinct govern
ments in Bontoc and Leoanto. The com
mission will reach Manila June 20. If the
Administration's approval of tho general
government is then received, the govern
ment will be inaugurated July 1.
PASSPORTS FOR FILIPINOS.
"Will Re Issued by Ambassador
Choatc at London.
WASHINGTON, June 1. In answer to
his application for instructions. Secre
tary Hay has directed Ambassador
Choate, at London, to Issue passports to
the two Filipinos who appeared at the
Embassy yesterday "as residents of the
Philippine Islands, and as such, entitled
to the protection of the United States."
The decision upon this point is of lm.
portance, as having perhaps some bearing
upon the status of the people of tho
Philippines, Porto Rico and Guam, A
year ago the decision was reached to re
gard the Porto Rlcans as entitled to the
protection conveyed by an American
passport, but a formal decision of the
test case was prevented through the with
drawal of the application. The Foraker
act determined the right of Porto Rlcans,
as "citizens of Porto Rico," to the pro
tection of the United States Government.
It Is now held that the Spooner law con
veys the same privilege to the inhabit
ants of the Philippines.
The United States statutes prohibit the
issue of passports .to any but American
citizens, but the Foraker aot and the
Spooner act Impose obligations in their
turn which may be regarded as qualify
ing the original act, and may enable the
Government to avoid a decision upon the
question of American citizenship of the
Islanders. At any rate, the circular in
structions now In formulation, which will
be sent out to all United States diplo
matic and Consular representatives, will
direct them to Issue, not certificates, but
genuine American passports to the Isl
anders. LONDON, June 1. The officials of the
United States Embassy Inform the As
sociated Presr that the matter of grant
ing a passport to the Filipinos who ap
.plied for one yesterday had to be referred
to Washington, as It was the first time
such an application had been made by
persons, of this nationality. The Filipinos
desired to travel In Russia, and though
tho applicants took the oath of allegiance
to the United States In Spanish and Eng
lish, the Embassy considered It advisable
to submit the matter by cable to Wash
ington, as It has frequently done when
passports-were requested.
NOT WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT.
All Volunteers Cannot Be Mustered
Out Before June SO.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Acting Adju.'
tant-General Ward received a cable mes
sage today, from General MacArthur say
ing thai the transport Logan sailed from
Manila yesterday for San Francisco by
way of Nagasaki, with two battalions of
the Thirty-eighth nfantry. A.lthoughv
every effort has been made to land the
volunteers In this country before the vol-1
unteer Army goes out of existence, It is (
not believed that It can be done with
respect to all the regiments yet to start
on their long voyage across the Pacific.
Cable Instructions have been forwarded
to General MacArthur to do everything
possible to expedite their movement. Un
der the law the pay of the volunteer sol
diers will cease June 30, and if they are
not mustered out by that date, Congress
I will have, to make specific appropriations
xui meir extra, service.
Chaffee's Troops at Nagasaki.
WASHINGTON, June 1. The War De
partment was informed today by cabla.
that General Chaffee, with his troops on
the transport Sumner, had arrived at
Nagasaki on the way to Manila. The
transport JCintuck, from Manila to Seat
'tle, has arrived at Nagasaki.
General Fanston'a Assignment.
"WASHINGTON, June 1. Brigadier
General Frederick Funston has been as
signed to command the fourth division
of the Department of Northern Luzon,
with headquarters at San Isldro.
MERELY A TRUSTEE.
Supreme Court's Decision, in the
Philippine Case.
CHICAGO. June 2. A special to the
Record-Herald from Washington sayst
The Supreme Court has another sur
prise in store for the country. Unless it
changes its mind between now and Octo
ber, the date of Its next meeting, the
court will decide the Philippine case in
favor of the .Government. It will be an-
other decision by a divided bench, and
upon most extraordinary grounds, to-wlt:
1.' That the United States has never de
clared Its Intention to retain the Philip
pines indefinitely, and the ordinary decla
ration of policy which, had been made
wasin the other direction, looking toward
a- mere temporary occupation, the United
States being a sort of trustee for the
people ,of the Philippines, as It was a
trustee for the people of Cuba.
2. That In any event the United States,''
at the time the duty complained of (on
the 14 diamond rings) was collected, was
not In the actual possession of the' Phil
ippines, but- that the United States was
waging war for such possession, and such
control as the United States had was
limited to the operations of military au
thority. THEDEPENBACH CASE.
Defense Will Attempt to Prove "Was
Suicide.
CHICAGO, June 1. Dr. A. M. Unger,
on trial for alleged conspiracy to swindle
various insurance companies whicfc had
written policies on the life of -Marie Def
enbach, now deceased, was admitted to
bail today in the sum of $15,000. Thus
he gains his liberty for the first time
since his trial began, The prosecution
announced today that an attachment
would, be Issued for Deputy Coroner J. C.
Welckler, who conducted the Inquest on
Miss Defenbach's remains. Since the trial
began It has developed that Welckler held
the Inquest without the attendance of the
six jurors required by law.
Mrs. Alice Kelly, a witness for the state,
was called today but failed to appear. It
is said she will later testify on behalf
of the defense. By her It is the hope of
the defense to prove that on account of
jealousy over a man not yet mentioned In
the trial. Miss Defenbach had threat
ened to kill herself with poison, saying
she knew of a secret deadly poison she
could take. Mrs. Kelly formerly was Miss
Defenbach's landlady.
One of today's witnesses was 'Calvin
Huntsman, uncle of Miss Defenbach. He
said the young woman's story that she
owned a farm was false. The state's aim
In producing this evidence was to prove
that Miss Defenbach had Intended to dei
fraud the insurance companies. Mrs, Ada
Wells Culpepper testified that Miss. Defen
bach had a lover named Waters, and that
owIngHo quarrels with him, the young
woman had been despondent and had
threatened suicide.
Naval Appointments.
WASHINGTON, June 1. The President
has signed the commissions of" the fol
lowing appointees:
Navy Commander, Norwln V. Reeves;
Lieutenant-Commanders. Frank V. Bart
lett, Frederick C. Bieg; Lieutenant, Frank
L. Chadwlck; Lieutenants, junior grade,
Andrew E. Kalback, Edward McCrawley.
Roland E. Curtln; surgeon, with- rank of
Lieutenant, Edward S. Bogart, Jr.; as
sistant surgeons, with rank of Lieutenant,
Junior grade, Jesse W. Backus, Frederick
A. Anderson, Royal R. Richardson, W: M.
Seaman, John F. Murphy.
Sailed for Nome.
, SAN. FRANCISCO, June 1. The 'steam-'
er St. Paul sailed for Cape Nome today,
with 300 passengers.
1
RUMOR OF SEVERE DEFEAT
BRITISH SAID TO HAVE ' LOST
HEAVILY NEAR PRETORIA.
Casualties Reported to Have Been
40 Killed, 80 Wounded and GOO
Taken Prisoners.
LONDON, June 1. The reticence of the
Government regarding the battle of Vlad
fonteln and other military events of some
Importance which have recently occurred
at widely separated points In South Af
rica has led to considerable anxiety. This
is in no way allayed by the curious an
swer of the War Office today to a ques
tion regarding the accuracy or otherwise
of the recent report that the BVltish were
severely defeated near Pretoria May 2,
losing- 46 killed, 8.0 wounded, 600 prisoners
and six guns. The reply which the War
Office vouchsafed, "We have no official
Information," has aroused some misgiv
ings. The Siin today publishes a , sen
sational story to the effect that
General Botha has arrived at Standerton
and Is communicating by telegraph with
Mr. Kruger through the Netherlands Gov
ernment, appealing to Mr. Kruger to sue
for peace. Lord Kitchener Is said to
have given Botha permission to adopt this
course. The Sun further hears that 10,000
Zulus have gone on the warpath, owing to
Boer raids in Zululand.
A LAST-DITCH FIGHT.
British Officer's Opinion of the Vlad
fonteln Affair.
NEW YORK, June 1. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
General Kitchener's account of the bat
tle of Vladfonteln serves to light up public
Interest OhCe more in the Boer War. Two
facts stand out. First, the determined na
ture of the Boer assault on an entrenched
position, 50 miles from Johannesburg; and,
second, the heavy losses suffered by both
sides. This has been the first real engage
ment which .has been- fought for many
months, and It Is decisive proof that the
Boers, when led by a cool and wary Gen
eral like Delarey, can still offer strenuous
resistance to British arms.
The details of this battle may indicate
that General Dixon's force was sur
prised, and that the casualties ran up
to 174 In this way. But the Boers, in any
event, were the assailants and were not
repulsed without severe losses. The Boera
are alio reported to have fought with ex
ceptional gajlantry while in pursuit of
General Plumer's convoy.
A British officer who is on furlough
after fighting from Colenso to Lydenburg,
has been predicting that the closing skir
mishes of the campaign would occur on'
the line of the Durban-Johannesburg Rail
way, in the vicinity of Heidelberg and
Standerton. Both of these affairs were
within the theater of war defined by this
officer months ago as the last Boer ditch.
The natural explanation of the fighting
is that one nilne after another Is opening,
and the refugees are returning to Johan
nesburg in small groups, and the Boers
have been making desperate efforts to
frighten them and to prevent resumption
of industry In the gold belt. Vladfonteln
was probably designed to be a loud warn
ing to the refugees tlfat the war had not
ended and that Johannesburg was still an
unsafe place of residence.
Boers at' Standerton. '
STANDERTON. Transvaal, June 1.
General Tobias Smut and Dewet, secre
tary to General Louts Botha, arrived here
this morning. Their mission is not ex
plained. " '
; ..may; all be debarred:
Government TJrins; jot tnc'Ways of
Pension Attorneys.
WASHINGTON.1; May 25. Slowly but
surely' the pension sharks are cutting their
own throats, and when the knife falls,
cutting" them .off from further practice be
fore the pension office, Commissioner
Evans will be censured again for what
they term l "maladmlnlatratjon" of his
office. Commissioner Evans realizes, as
,does every other unbiased Rerson of sound
judgment, that the whole scheme of pen
sion attorneys is more or less of'a fraud,
anyway. There Is no reason why any
pension claimant should employ an attor
ney to prosecute his claim before the de
partment. A pension attorney has no
more authority in the pension office than
has the humblest citizen of the United
States, and his applications, requests and
oftentimes threats count for no more,
and receive no more attention than does
the humble appeal of a claimant.
Pensioners In every state have the serv
ices of a Congressman at their disposal
whenever tney feel that they are not re
ceiving, sufficient recognition at the hands
of the pension office. Every member of
Congress and every. .Senator is only too
glad to take up with the department at
Washington the claim of any and all of,
his old soldier constituents.. And be it
generally understood, the interest of a.
Senator or Representative in any claim
counts for a hundred times more than the
paid Interest of an attorney. A Senator
or a Representative has a standjng in the
department. He is "somebody," and his
requests are . honored and acknowl
edged with alacrity,, if possible. An
attorney, as a general thing. Is a form of
an Intruder in the pension office. No doubt
there are honest and faithful pension at
torneys, but for the most part thej are
the scum of the legaj talent, who aim to
bleed unthinking veterans who are under
the Impression that In employing an at
torney -their claims will receive prompt
and favorable action. This Is decidedly
not the tsase. A request 'filed by an at
torney brings forth exactly the same reply
that would be given to the claimant, if he
made his own filing. The only difference
is that tho attorney exacts a fee of great
er or less proportion for filing the papers,
and this fee comes out of the pensioner's
pocket. It is a fee actually thrown away.
This whole question was recently agi
tated by the actipn of certain pension at
torneys who have stationed themselves or
their agents -.at San Francisco, and who
set upon disembarking volunteers as soon
as they return from the Philippines, and
induce many of them to file a claim for a
pension. They care not whether the men
are disabled and entitled to a pension or
not. They make the broad statement that
the Government is rich, and owes them
something for their services beyond regu
lar salary. To many this statement is
more or less of An inducement, and the
a,ttprneys are told to go ahead and file
the claim. In each case, however, the
soldier Is required to make a deposit with
his attorney. According to reports made
public at the pension office, many and
many of these soldiers never receive a
further notice from their attorneys and
get absolutely no return for their money.
As fast as possible such attorneys are be
ing debarred from practice, but the better
class of attorneys are made to suffer as
well. 'The reputation of pension attor
nevs as a, class Is being sadly damaged,
and It would seem that drastic measures
only, such as were practiced with the
fractious cadets at West Point, will end
the disturbance. There has already been
a' suggestion that If a change is not made
and, at once, the entire list of pension at
torneys will be debarred. And In all fair
ness, especially to the old soldiers, it
should be said that the entire lot should
be debarred.
Brutal Wife Murder.
HOLTON, Kan., June 1. The dead body
of Mrs. W. H. Kleusmire was found last
night, buried in a shallow trench less
than 100 -yards frpm her home, one mile
north of Holton. The dead woman's head
was found to have been crushed in as if
she had been struck with. a club or some
heavy blunt Instrument. The crime was
SUMER
Pe-ru-na, an Appetizer, a Vitalizer and a Restorer
of Worn-Out Women.
Miss Mary Goerbing. of Medford, Wis.,
in a recent letter to The Peruna Medicine
Co., says:
"I take great pleasure In acknowledging
the curative powers of Peruna. As a
nerve tonic, a gentle stimulator to a slug
gish system, as an appetizer and a re
storer of lost strength and vitality of
worn-out women It Is very superior.
"I find it is splendid as a preventive
for catching cold, and whenever I eel
used up I take a dose or two and It never
falls to relieve me." Mary Goerbing.
Systemic Catarrh.
Miss Alma Cox, Asst. Postmistress of
Orura, S. C, writes:
"I have been a great sufferer from
chronic disease and dyspepsia for five
years. How I suffered no tongue can tell.
1 tried eight or ten of the best physicians
without receiving much benefit, also tried
lots of patent medicines. But still I suf
fered with sick headache, cold- feet and
hands, palpitation of the heart, and such
a heavy feeling in my stomach and chest.
At times I would be so nervous I could not
bear any one around me. I had been
given up to die.
"One day a friend sent me one of Dr.
Hartman's pamphlets, and I decided to
write to him. He advised Peruna and
Manalin, and after taking the medicine
two weeks I felt 'greatly relieved. My
head did not pain me any scarcely, and
my stomach was relieved of Its heavy
feeling. I am so thankful that I can say
after using several bottles of the Peruna
and Manalin I am restored to perfect
health.
"Before using your remedies I could not
eat anything. I lived on barley water
and Panopeptin for two years. Now I
can eat with pleasure. Everybody Is sp
surprised at my improvement. Every one
.says I am looking like a rose. I would
advise all suffering women to take your
remedies I know if it were not for Pe
runa and Manalin I would have been in
my grave today. I cannot thank you
enough for tHe kind advice you have given
me." Miss Alma L. Cox.
Pelvic Catarrh.
Catarrh is a very frequent cause of that
class of diseases popularly known as
female weakness. Catarrh of the pelvic
organs produces such a variety of dis
agreeable and Irritating symptoms that
many people In fact, the majority of
people have no Idea that they are caused
by catarrh.
The Nervous System.
Weakness of the nervous system not
only produces catarrh of the mucous
membrane, but also causes nervous pros
tration in some cases, and different de
committed Sunday, May 19. That day the
children of the family were, away from
home. When they returned their father
told them that their mother had gone tc
Texas on a visit. Later, Kleusmire left
for Texas. Friday the children received
a telegram from him that their mother
had died down there of yellow fever and
he had burled her.
Paul Swltllck, brother of Mrs. Kleus
mire, was murdered in 1892, and the man
ner of his death was never explained. He
carried $SO,000 life insurance, the bene
ficiaries being Mr. and Mrs. Kleusmire.
Part of tho insurance was contested, and
a verdict for $3S,000 was secured in favor
of the estate In the United States Circuit
Court. The caEe was appealed, and was
argued at St. Paul Friday. The where
abouts of the corpse of the murdered
woman was made known by the grew
somo digging of dogs. They pawed the
earth and revealed tho decomposing
corpse in the shallow trench. There was
not more than two feet of ground over
the body.
The Way to Wipe Out Vice.
Harper's Weekly.
The newspaper report of Dr. Lyman Ab
bott's sermon to Yale students, on May
5, on the relation of men to vice, repre
sents him as saying, "What we have to do
is to crush out vice completely." He
thought that high license as a restraint
on llquor-selllng only did away with
part of the evil. "The only way to rid
the land of the evil Is to wipe it out,"
But he admitted that the fight was a long
one.
Yes; a very long one, and It cannot be
hurried beyond a certain point. There
are two ways to rid a -land of evil one
is to wipe out the evil; the other Is to
wipe out the land, or, at least, the folks
who live in it. One of these ways seems
about as practicable, immediately, as the
other. There is good scriptural warrant
for letting the tares grow up with the
wheat, not because tares are valuable, but
because the wheat Is too valuable to be
torn up for the sake of killing the tares.
Vice will be wiped out entirely when the
millennium comes round. Meanwhile It
seems likely that It can only be more
or less successfully checked and dimin
ished. Happily it is not necessary to wait for
the extirpation of 'vice before persuading
men to forsake it and cleave to virtue.
That is going on all the time. The papers
say that the town of Hiawatha, Brown
County, Kan., has had a great reli
gious "revival and turned good. As re
cently as April 20 you could not buy a
drink there." Druggist Smith had experi
enced religion, and destroyed all the
whisky and, beer that for years he had
been used to sell contrary to law. There
were no criminal cases to be tried when
the court met the other day no one had
committed any crimes. That is the way
to wipe., out vice. Induce the people to
be good.
A dispatch from 'Wilkesbarre, dated May
TONIC
grees of nervous debility, derangements
of the stomach, sleeplessness and tired
out feelings.
Depression of the nervous system is a
fertile source of blood Impurities. Peruna
invigorates the system and produces reg
ular sleep. It builds up the system run
down by overwork.
Miss Ma
ry Kennie,
of Port By
ron, 111.,
writes:
"Peruna
has been of
such won
derful help
to me. My
system was
complete ly
run down
and I need
ed a gen
eral toning
up.
"Peruna
acted like
magic and
after using
only three
bottles I
felt my
usual self
and have
been in ex
cellen t
health ever
si n c c."
Mary Ren
nle. Catarrhal AVcnkne.
A great proportion of women have
some catarrhal weakness which has been
called by the various doctors she has con
sulted, by as many different names.
These women have teen treated and have
taken medicines with no relief, simply
because the remedies are not adapted to
catarrh. It is through a mistaken notion
as to the real nature of the diseases that
these medicines have been recommended
to them.
Dr. Hnrtmnn'i Free Advice.
If all women who are suffering with any
form of female weakness would write to
Dr. Hartman. Columbus. Ohio, and give
him a complete description of their symp
toms and the pecullarit'es of their trou
bles, he will Immediately reply with com
plete directions for treatment, free of
charge.
"Health and Beauty," a bopk written
especially for women, sent free by Dr.
Hartman. President The Hartman Sani
tarium. Columbus. Ohio.
' 5, told how lfiCO persons, members
of Father Curran's church, took the total-
abstinence pledge there that day. No
I' doubt a good many of them will keep It.
There is another case of saloons success
fully fought, not by extirpating them, but
by inducing people to keep out of them.
, May 5 Is reported to have been a dry
i Sunday in Omaha and Knnsas City as a
result of the stir made by Mrs. Nation's
raids. But they won't stay dry unless tho
people who live In them find that condi
tion of things ar.cWi'tli?. Meanwhile re
port has it thar Mrs Nation herself has
gone frankly crazy In the jail at Wichita.
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! Transport Sheridan Snlli.
, SAN FRANCISCO. June l.-General A.
W. Greeiy, chief signal officer of the
Army, sailed for Manila today on tho
transport Sheridan. He goes to the Isl
ands On a tour of Inspection. The Sher
idan carries 109 assigned recruit, all tho
available casuals at the Presidio, and a
full cargo of supplies. A large number oZ
school teachers for tho Philippines also
sailed on the Sheridan.
An Ontario oculist thinks that the eye
sight of one-fourth of the blind patients
J he has had might have been saved by
i prompt precautions taken In Infancy.
mrrh
Its cause exists In the blood, in what
causes Inflammation of the mucous mem
brane.
It is therefore impossible to cure If by
local applications.
It is positively dangerous to neglect It,
because it always affects the stomach and
deranges the general health, and is Hkeiy
to develop Into consumption.
It la radically and permanently cured by
Hood's Sarsaparllla which remores the
cause, cleanses the blood of scrofulous and
all other impurities and gives vljjor and
tone to the whole system.
The voluntary testimonial of R. Leira,
California Junction, Iowa, Is one ot thous
ands equally good. It reads: "I had
catarrh in the .head three years, lost my
appetite and could not sleep. My head
pained me and I felt bad all over. I was
discouraged. I began taking Hood'a, Sar
aaparilla and now have a good appetite.
Bleep well, and have no symptoms of
catarrh."
Hoodies Sarsmparfflm
promises to care and keeps the proalaa,
Accept no substitute.
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