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Newspaper Page Textj.vt'; - THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND FEBRUARY- 16, 1902. CONSIDERED CENSUS BILL CONTEST IX SCXATE OVER. CIVIL SERVICE FEATURJ3. Dcbntc "Wns Xot Completed, but "Will Be Ilciunicd After the Execu tive ScsIon Monday. "WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. During the en tire session of today the Senate had un der consideration the hill establishing a permanent census office. It was not com pleted, but an agreement was reached to take it up again immediately after the executive session to be held Monday next for the consideration of the Danish treaty. The great contest of the day, of course, was over the transfer to the classi fied service of the employes of the census ofilce who are to be retained in the per manent establishment. It involved tho entire civil service question, and the de bale cohered much of the ground that heretofore hap been gono over in Congres sional debates. The pending amendment was that of Lodge, to amend the paragraph relating to the retention of employes', so that it would read that "all employes of the 12th census office at the date of the passage of the act who are retained in the employ of the permanent census ofilce above the grade of skilled laborers shall be and they are hereby placed without further examination under the provisions of the civil service act." In support of his amendment. Lodge argued that if all the persons at present in tho employ of the census ofilce should be placed arbitrarily within the classified service without fur ther examination, it would work a hard ship upon those who had taken civil ser vice examinations and wero on the eligible 1M. The disciiHslon continued for fsomo time, practically the whole civil service system being threshed over. Finally Galllnger gac notice of an amendment declaring that persons "who had served as soldiers in any war In which the United States has engaged, and the widows of such soldlern, si. .11 have preference in the matter of certification. Lodg'n amendment was re jected without division. Galllnger then offered his amendment. It was accepted by Quarles, in charge of the bill, and it was adopted. Many Ineffectual efforts were made to amend section 5. Finally, on motion of McOomas, tho first paragraph of section 5 was so amended as to read: "That all employes of the census ofilce, except unskilled laborers, at tho date of the passage of this net shall be and they are hereby placed without further exam ination under the provisions of the civil service act." On motion of Teller, the bill was amend ed so as to provide for an assistant di rector of the census at a salary of $4000 per annum: and further, that the terms of appointment of both the director and assistant director should be for four years. An amendment was offered by Allison and adopted, providing that in the annual collection of statistics of births and deaths the data shall bo obtained only from reg istration areas. Dubois offered an amendment providing that the director of the census shall col lect annually statistics concerning the business of trusts or industrial combina tions, the statistics to be collected through reports made to the director by the re sponsible head of such concerns, and to c jver all details of the business. The amendment was rejected, 17 to 31, the vote bring along strict party lines, except that McEnery (Dem. La.) voted against the amendment. Allison offered an amendment limiting the provision for the collection of statis ts i6 concerning the production of cotton is returned by the glnners. He main lined that cotton statistics now are col lected by the Agricultural Department, and the statistics collected by the census e iliee would be a duplication. Tillman of ftred an amendment In the nature. of a substitute for Allison's amendment, pro filing that the census director should i ue monthly bulletins on the cotton pro due Hon as reported by the glnners, be glr.n'ng October 1 each year and extend ing to and Including March 1. No action was taken upon tho amendments, tho Sen ..i agreeing to take up the bill and amendments immediately after the ex it utive session on the Danish treaty, to be held Monday next. IVnSTCRX IRRIGATION BILL. N Taken Vp by the Honae Committee Yesterday. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. The House committee on irrigation today took up and discussed the first four sec tions of the general bill prepared by the Western members, although none of the features was finally adopted. Dur ing the discussion Representative Ray, cf New York, proposed to amend the bill to as to provide that tho funds arising from the sale cf public lands be turned ocr to the several states for expendi tures in constructing irrigation works, each state to exppnd the funds arising from the salo of its own public lands. 2'ailing in this, he proposes that these m jneys be turned into a general reclama tion fund, to bo expended by the states in such way that in the end each state wi'l have the benefit of all the moneys : ris'ng from the salo of its public lands, Although the general fund may bo ex jended first in. one state and then in an. et'ier. Tho committee did not seem in clined favorably towards cither of thce 1 xopositlnns, but it is one of the main contentions of Mr. Ray that there should be Joint control in irrigation matters. It lojrlns to look as If the committee will Jir.ally agree upon a bill following the l.res of the committee measure but with an amendment such as that proposed by hairman Tongue, that 75 per cent of the funds arising in any state shall be ex ended within the state, the balance go irg Into a general reclamation fund. It is possible the committee may compromise on 50 per cent, in order to save the bill, ns a number of Western members agree with the chairman, that at least a portion of these funds should be expended In the state where they are collected. Imllnn Lnnd Lcbnok. The Senate Indian committeo has de termined to make a sweeping lnvestiga t on Into the leasing of Indian lands, espe cial attention to be given to leases cov ering mineral tracts. To accomplish this end a number of witnesses are to be sum moned to Washington to appear before the committee. North-went Pension Bills. The Senate yesterday passed Foster's bill pensioning Cynthia A. McKenny. at 53 per month. Turner's bill pensioning Anna J. Thomas at $15 per month, and Dubois' bill pensioning Franklin B. De lane at $24 per month. Joseph Maxficld has been "assigned as signal ofllcer at Vancouver Barracks, go ing from Fort Myer March 1. THE CAXAL HEARING. Ex-Scnntor rseo' Opinion of the IllKhtK of the French Company. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. C. P. Treat. a railroad constructor, appeared before the committee on inter-oceanic canals today and gave Information he had ac quired while building 10 miles of railroad in Nicaragua. He estimated the cost of building a railroad to Nicaragua Lake at $715,000 a, mile. He said there was no trouble about securing labor in Nicar agua, as there were no unions to inter fere or cause strikes. Mr. Treat also said the health conditions of Nicaragua were better than Panama. Fasco, of Florida, was examined with re gard to the legality of the proceedings by whlch the old Panama Canal Company was dissolved by the French court and the title of the new company under the transfer of the liquidation conferred by the court. Mr. Pasco read from the char ter of the company, the French law and the orders of the court to show the valid ity of the transfer, but Senator Morgan quoted from the French bankruptcy laws to support his contention that their pro visions had not been complied with. Pas co said that the French law passed In 1S73 expressly confirmed and approved the proceedings In the case, and as they had gono unquestioned for many years and had been accepted bj Columbia, he re garded them as legal. EXCLUSION BILL IIEARIXG ENDS. Ex-Senntor Thurston States Ills Ob jections to It. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Ex-United States Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, made an argument before the Senate com mittee on Immigration today against the proposed Chinese exclusion bill. He said that tho regulation of Chinese Immigra tion should be left to diplomatic negotia tion in order to prevent irritation, which already was such as to affect the Chinese Legation in the United States and possi- DR. W. SEWARD WEBB, MILLIONAIRE, IN POLITICS. Dr. W. Seward Webb, who ha formally announced his candidacy for Gover nor of Vermont, wm formerly third vice-president of the Now York Ontral Rail way jum, and previous to th recent consolidation was at the head of the Wag ner Palace Sleplns-Car Company. Dr. Webb is related to the Vanderbllt family by marriage, and Is actHcly interests! In tho transportation company con trolled by the Vanderbllth. With other olllcials. Dr. Webb has made teveral trips to the Pacific Coast, and has Teiit jart of seeral Winters at Southern Cali fornia resorts. He ow ns thousands of ncros of foreat lands in the Adirondack, where he has a magnificent country scat. Dr. Webb has not preIously been no ticeably act He In politics. bly the Chinese Court Itself. He contend ed that the Chinese Government would be i willing to co-operate with us In meeting our deires and said that it Is far more ! preferable to approach the solution of the problem In that way. in view of the fact that we are now asking of China more than ever before, while we are In a posi- j tion.to give less. He also said that while J ne uia not iavor coouc laoor, lie was sure the Chinese had been a most valuable fac tor in the development of the West and that they had not interfered in any way with the lnbor operations of the Ameri can people. Captain William B. Seabury, of the Pa cific Mall Steamship Company, testified , before the committee as to the efliciency of Chinese as seamen, and Maxwell Ev arts concluded his argument for a modi fication of pending exclusion bills. Other persons heard during the day were Simon Wold, in opposition to the bill as a breach of good faith In our relations with China, and Representative Kahn, Mrs. Charlotte Smith and President Gompcrs, of the Federation of Labor, all of whom advocated exclusion. Mrs. Smith an nounced herself as opposed to the ad mission of Chinese because of their bad morals and their injurious influence on the female sex. She filed a brief giving sta tistics in support of her position. Today's sitting concluded tho commit tee's hearing upon this subject. Tho com mittee has not decided when It will take up the bill for further consideration. Presidential Nominations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Tho Presi dent today sent tho following nomina tions to the Senate: Alpheus P. Hansen, Surveyor-General, Wyoming, reappointed. Captain of Cavalry First Lieutenant LeRoy Eltlnge, Sixth Cavalry. First Lieutenants of Artillery O. G. Bunker, Minnesota; Hiram E. Mitchell, at large; Leonard T. Waldron, New York; Philip "Yost, Ohio. Second Lieutonants of "Cavalry Edgar N. Coffee. Mississippi; Raymond S. Enlow, Kansas. Second Lieutenants of Artillery LeRoy C. Bunker, California; John B. Corey, Minnesota: William E. Dezbro, Wiscon sin: Ralph E. Herring. Minnesota; John Pilseck, New Hampshire; Rex Van Den corput, Georgia: Laurin L. Lawson, at large; Joseph E. Myers, at large. Second Lieutenants of Infantry Louis B. Chandler, at large; Martin Novak, at large; Sidney Smith, Louisiana; John W. Ward, Arkansas; S. P. Herren, Sergeant, Eighteenth Infantry; O. E. Michael, Eighth Infantry; James W. Everington, Minnesota; Andrew J. Llnsey, Missouri; Walter C. Sport, Illinois; Edwin P. Thompson, at large. Assistant Surgeons, with rank of Cap tainHerbert McConathy, Kentucky; James E. Mead, Michigan. Navy Lieutenant-Commander Henry McCrea, Commander; W. E. Grlflin, Michigan. Assistant Surgeon, with rank of Lieutenant, Junior grade. Tax on Securities. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. President Kep pler and Vice-President Rose, of th New- York Stock Exchange, have gono J to Washington, where they will meet ' Internal Commissioner Yerkes In regard to the recent ruling touching tho tax on securities deposited as collateral. Col lector Treat said he has received no In structions from Washington in regard to the enforcing of the tax on call loans and until he receives definite official In structions, he will not enforce the tax. A Deadly Mixture. GUTHRIE, O. T.. Feb. 15. Because they could not get whisky, Ne-Ka-Sha. Hugh Miller and Allen Gibson, full-blood Osage Indians, under SO years, drank a concoc tion of wood alcohol, vanilla, cologne and Florida water, which killed them. They suffered agonies for hours. Stricken "With Paralssl. Henderson Grlmett. of this place, was stricken with partial paralysis and com pletely lost the u.se of one arm and side After being treated by an eminent phy sician for quite a while without relief my wife recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and after using two bottles of It ne is almost entirely cured. George R. McDonald. Man. Logan County, W? Va. Several other very remarkable cure's of partial paialysls have been effected bv the use of this linament. It Is most widclv known, however, as a cure for rheuma" tism. sprainb aod biuiscs. Sold by all druggists. WHI1E HOUSE CONFERENCE PRESIDENT MEETS SEXATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES. WuKhlnRton Paper Say the Chief Topic Discussed Wn the "War Tax Reduction Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. A very Im portant conference was held In the Cabi net room of the White House today. At the Prpslclent's request he was Joined there, shortly after 10 o'clock, by Senators Allison, Aldrlch and Spooner, Speaker Henderson and Representatives Cannon and Grosvenor, and the conference lasted until a few minutes after noon. It is something of a coincidence that thoe at the conference todny wore, with the exception of the President himself and Senator Spooner, tne same men wno took part in the famous conference a few w ks prior to the Spanish War. which A TEST EXPERIMENT Pecnllnr Power Poancnned by a New Medicine. Of new discoveries there Is no end, but one of the most recent, most remarkable and one which will prove Invaluable to thousands of people. Is a discovery which it Is believed will take the place or all other remedies for the cure of those common and obstlnato diseases, dyspep sia and stomach troubles. This discov ery' Is not a loudly advertised, secret pat ent, medicine, but is a scientific combina tion of wholesome, perfectly harmless vegetable essences, fruit salts, pure pep sin and bismuth. &- Theso remedies are combined In lozenge form, pleasant to take, and will preserve their good qualities indefinitely, whereas all liquid medicines rapidly lose what ever good qualities they may havo had as soon as uncorked and exposed to the air. This preparation Is called Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets and It Is claimed that one of these tablets or lozenges will digest from 301 to 3.000 times its own weight of meat, eggs and other wholesome food. And this claim has been proven by actual experiments in the following manner: A hard boiled egg cut Into small pieces was placed in a bottle containing warm water heated to 9S degrees (or blood heat), one of these Tablets was then placed In tho bottle and the proper temperature maintained for three hours and a half, at the end of which time the egg was as completely digested as it would have been in a healthy .stomach. This experiment was undertaken to demonstrate that what It would do in the bottle it would also do In tho stomach, hence Its un questionable value in the cure of dys pepsia and weak digestion. Very few people are free from some form of In digestion but scarcely two will have the same symptoms. Some will suffer most from distress after eating, bloating from gas in the stomach and bowels, others have acid dyspepsia or heartburn, others palpitation or headaches, sleeplessness, pains in chest and under shoulder blades, extreme nervousness as In nervous dys pepsia, but they all have same causo, failure to properly digest what is eaten. The stomach must have rest and assist ance, and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets givo it both, by digesting the food for It and In a short time it is restored to Its nor mal action and vigor. At same time the Tablets are so harmless that a child can take them with benefit. This new preparation has already made many as tonishing cures, as, for instance, the fol lowing: After using only one package of Stu art's Dyspepsia Tablets I have received such great and unexpected benefit that I wish to express my sincere gratitude. In fact It has been six months since I took the package and I have not had one particle of distress or difficulty since. And all this In the face of the fact that the best doctors I consulted told me my case was Chronic Dyspepsia and ab solutely incurable as I had suffered 25 years. I distributed "half a dozen pack ages among my friends here who are very anxious to try this remedy. MRS. SARAH A. SKEELS, Lynnville, Jnspar County, Mo. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by druggists everywhere at CO cents for full sized packages. A little book on Stom ach Diseases mailed free by addressing F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich. resulted In the definite conclusion that Congress should appropriate ISO.CCO.OOO to be placed at the disposal of the President to prepare for war. Not since that mo mentous occasion until today have the same men been formally summoned for a conference at the White House. Previous to the conference, the President breakfasted at the White House with Attorney-General Knox, Postmaster-General Payne and Senator Hanna. When the conference broke up those who par ticipated In It were extremely and un usually reticent. The fact that the Sena tors are members of the steering commit tee of the Senate, and, with Speaker Hen derson and his two lieutenants who were present today, practically control legisla tion in the House, gave rise to the be lief that the consultation referred to the legislative programme In Congress, and might have a bearing upon the shaping of Cuban, Philippine and war revenue re peal legislation. Thero also was an intimation that the President talked with his party leaders In Congress about the Schley case, and color was given to thte surmise by a re mark dropped by one of the Senators. But nothing definite as to the purpose or result of the consultation could be obtained. The Post tomorrow will say concerning tho conforenco that the chief topic was tho ways and moans committee's bill for the reduction of war revenue taxes. The Post will say that Speaker Henderson and Representative Grosvenor explained tho reason for pushing that measure througn tho House without permitting amend ment, the reason being that they feared Iiia T-nrmnlnr nf ihn -whnlrt tnrlfr mips- tion should any other course be adopted. The Post further will say: "Tho conference, it Is understood, re sulted In the President consenting to the plans of the House leaders and inform ing them that he desired to have the war revenue reduction bill disposed of as quickly as possible. He shared the belief of tho Speaker and Mr. Grosvenor that delay was menacing the chance of the bill pashlng. It was decided that a con. ference of the Republican members of the committee on ways and means should be held Immediately after the war revenue bill parses the House for the purpose of ascertaining how the members stand on the President's 'proposition for a reduc tion In the tariff on Cuban sugar. It was agreed that this should be the next im portant question taken up in the House. "The Schley case was also under discus sion at the conference, the President be ing anxious that his disposition of the case should not be followed by action in Congress. Spenker Henderson was able to assure the President that action could Ik; blocked In the House, but It was point ed out to him by the Senators that the situation in the Senate was different, the more liberal rules of that body allowing any resolution to be considered If It com. znanded a majority vote. "The President's views regarding the Schley case became generally known last night as the result of the conference. It Is said that he will not undertake to dis cuss In his review any of the events which occurred prior to the battle of Santiago, on the ground that if Schley's conduct was reprehensible. It was con doned by the Navy Department and by Presldent McKInley when Schley's pro motion was recommended. As for the battle of Santiago, the President is in clined to tho opinion, according to his visitors, thnt the victory was won by all the Captains, and that credit cannot, therefore, be given exclusively to Schley, although the latter acted courageously, and. with the Oregon, succeeded In pre venting the. escape of the. Colon." IN EONOR OF TILDEN. (Continued from First rage.) and political alms and aspirations to be determined. Though a revolution In our form of government may not yet be on foot, the plain tendencies of the policies and measures of the dominant party since the outbreak of the Spanish War is to destroy the Ideals which were once the peculiar glory of the American people and the loss of which makes governmental form but of slight moment. Tho Demo cratic party, at this hour and at a critical stage of the National life, can in no other way deserve so well of the country and of the human race as by reaffirming its allegiance to the vital features of our American policy and by declaring its un wavering opposition to every attempt to eliminate or emasculate them." Uryan Sends an Editorial. William J. Bryan sent a brief expres sion of regret and In a postscript added: "Enclosed editorial on 'Steadfastness' will servo as a sentiment in cose you deslro one." The first paragraph of the editorial said: "A party must have principles or It can have no claim on public confidence and how- can it commend Its principles better than by standing by them? Who will have faith in the creed of a party if tho party stands ready o barter away its creed in exchange for a promise of patronage? A halting, hesitating, vacil lating course not only fails to Invito re cruits, but It alienates and drives away veterans. The party that has no higher purpose than to save its own life will die because it deserves to die; the party that Is willing to die, If need be, for the sake of a great cause will live because It de serves to live." David B. Hill sent a eulogy of Tllden, and declared that the party should profit by his great example. Following a brief welcome by Chairman Metz, ex-Governor Pattison, tho first speaker, deprecated the policy of the Re publicans in their treatment of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. Congressman De Armond spoke in the same strain, and Lewis Nixon. Tammany Hall's leader, asked for a united Demo cratic party In Brooklyn. New York City and the state, so that victory In. future contests would be assured. Bonrke Cockran'i Speech. "It seems to me," began Bourke Cock ran, who followed, "that at this time, when many men believe the disasters which have overtaken tho Democratic party portend its final -collapse; wo will honor Tllden's memory most fittingly by recalling how he led it from disasters even more crushing 30 years ago to a series of brilliant victories and a long season of patriotic usefulness. If there be any dif ference In the conditions of the Demo cratic party at tho beginning of 1902 and the condition at the close of 1S72 It is that Its present prospects are now less desperate than they seemed to bo then. In 1S72 the Democrats made an alliance with .an offshoot of the Republican party, called the Liberal Republicans, and a re newal of the experiment has resulted in a repetition of the experience. The defeat of the party then was so overwhelming that Its final destruction was anticipated by the opposition, just as Republican orators and newspapers affect to believe that its ex tinction has been Irrevocably decreed by recent reverses. "Republican ascendancy seemed so se cure In 1S74 it was difficult to find a candi date who would accept. The campaign proceeded amid an apathy characteristic of a foregone and Inevitable conclusion; hardly a meeting was held, scarcely a bet was recorded: the utmost that the most sanguine Democrat hoped to accomplish warf the reduction of the Republican ma jority, yet when the votes were counted at the close of a very peaceful and appar. ently listless election, It wrs found that the ground on which Republican confi dence appeared to rest In absolute safety had been rent and torn by a political earthquake. Republican supremacy was subverted by a revolution bewildering in Its completeness. The House of Repre sentatives, which had been overwhelm ingly Republican, became Democratic by an equally decisive preponderance. States which had been loyal to the Republican party since Its foundation elected Demo cratic administrations. Even Massachu setts and Pennsylvania broke loose from their Republican moorings, while in this state the majority of SO.OOO cast for Dlx in 1S72 was -reversed, and Samuel J. TU dn was clectcJ Governor by a majoiity of almost equal proportions. The party which had been pronounced dead awoke HALF OUR Proof From All Sections That Pe-ru-na Cures Catarrh Wherever Located. : Congressman Smith, of Illinois. Hon. Geo. W. Smith, Mem ber of Congress in a recent letter from Murphysboro, III., to The Peruna Medicine Co., says the following In regard to Peruna for catarrh: The Peruna Medicine Co.: Gentlemen: "I take pleasure In testifying to the merits of Peruna. I have taken one bottle for my catarrh and I feel very much benefited. To those who nre atilicted with catarrh and in neetl of a good tonic I take pleasure in rec ommending Peruna." Geo. W. Smith. Major Robert L. Longstreet. who served on the staff of Gen eral Lee, General Francis V. Greene, General Arnold, of the regulars, and General Willis ton in the late war with Spain, is the son of the great ex-Confederate General. Maj. Long street was mustered out in June, and he Is now in Wash ington, trying to get rid of tho pernicious malarial fever which he contracted in Cuba. He found Peruna of benefit on his return to the United States, and says the following in regard to the great catarrh cure and tonic: "I have taken Peruna as a tonic on my return from the Cuban climate, and ilnd it excellent." Miss Jennie Johnson. Miss Jennie Johnson, vice president, Chicago Teachers Federation, 311S Lake Park avenue, Chicago, 111., writes: "Among the different reme dies I have tried when in need of a tonic none have helped me more than Peruna. I find it especially helpful In cases of catarrh of the stomach; it restores tho functions of na ture, induces sleep and builds up the entire system." Catarrh of tho pelvic organs Is the bane of womankind. Most cases of backache are caused by catarrh of the kid neys. Peruna is Just the medicine for catarrh of the kidneys. It stimulates tho kidneys to excrete from tho blood the accumulating poi son. It gives vigor to the heart's action and digestive system. Peruna should be used In all cases of catarrh of the kidneys. to a new life. During the 30 years which followed the Democracy elected its candi date for the Presidency three times, and twice it inaugurated him. It controlled the House of Representatives continuously wlth the exception of two Congresses." Lesson Taught hj- Tiiden. Mr. Cockran asked if It is "then unrea sonable to hope that what has happened before may happen again." and proceeded to point out at length that "if the De mocracy is to win In 1C02 It must accept the lesson taught by Tilden's leadership In 1S74." "Our opponents' said he, "differ more widely on great public questions than we do, but among Republicans divergence of views never interferes with their co-operation in pursuit of office. Their speeches show radical conflict on every public ques tionon reciprocity, on ship subsidies, on imperialism, on the retention of the Phil ippines, on the treatment of Cuba: yet these differences have never hindered them, and never will hinder thm. from ors Consult your doctor. If he says, "Take Ayer's Cherr Pectoral for your cough,' then do as he says. If he tells you not to take it, then don't take it. He knows. Leave it with him. We are willing. Physicians have been our friends for 60 years. "For five years I suffered with bron. chitis. A few weeks ago I began to take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and only two bottles entirely cured me." Daniel B.,Lipps, Alta, W. Va. Z5c, 59c, $1.09. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mut Major Longstreet. JUoct ILL S ARE Peruna Not a Cure-AH. Peruna is not a "cure-all"; it cures Just one disease catarrh. But since ca tarrh is able to fasten Itself within the different organs of the body, so it is that Peruna cures affections of these organs. But we Insist that Peruna cures ono disease only. We claim that Peruna Is the only Internal, scientific remedy for catarrh yet devised. We claim that catarrh Is a systemic disease; that Is to say, it invades the whole system. We claim that Peruna is a systemic remedy; that is to say. It eradicates catarrh from the system. Catarrh la not a local disease: Peruna Is not a local remedy. Since catarrh Invades the system, only a systemic remedy can reach it. This is, in brief, our claim.in assigning to the dis ease catarrh our remeely, Peruna. Men of prominence nil over the United Stntes nre recommemllnfr Pe rnnn. Over forty members of Con- jrreH have -written their imlorne ntcnt of it. Scores of other Govern ment olllcInlH upenlt in high prnhc of It. There is no medicine that can take Its place. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O., for free catarrh book. supporting unitedly and enthusiastically the party candidates. "The reason," continued the speaker, "why divisions of opinion do not prevent Republicans from remaining united at the polls, while differences much less serious suffice to tear the Democracy Into factions and reduce It to Impotence, Is perfectly plain. Republicans are in politics for themselves. Democrats for their country. Republicans seek power to gain power; .democrats seeK power to enforce princi ples. Republicans allow nothing to inter fere with success In getting possession of office; Democrats will . sacrifice all pros pects of office rather than suppress or compromise an opinion.' Mr. Cockran said there Is no need t seek an Issue, and added: "Imperialism, with its Inseparable object, plunder, was the issue In 1S74. as It is and must be the Issue now. The same predatory pur poses dominated the Republican party then that dominate It now. Its defeat Is essential to the safety of tho Republic now. as it was then." Edward M. Shepard also spoke. rnnnma Canal Protocol Completed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The Panama Canal protocol, which has been In course of preparation .for several weeks at the hands of Dr. Sllva, the Colombian Mins ter here. Mr. Hcrran, the first secretary of legation, and F. M. Wlstos-Duran, the special representative of the Depart ment of Panama, now stands completed In all essential respects. The protocol has been prepared In . the Spanish lan guage, and Mr. Ilerran will undertake its transition into English. It Is probable it will not be turned over to Admiral Walker, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, before next Thursday. The protocol consists of about 23 articles and is quite a long document. Appeal of the DcmlnR Caxe. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Judge Advocate-General Davis, of the Army, todiy received a certified codv of the oninion of the United States Circuit Court at St. j Louis In the case of Captain H. C. Dem- i Ing, formerly a volunteer officer in the Subsistence Department, now undergoing Imprisonment at Leavenworth Prison for alleged financial irregularities. The court ' n ' COLDS S) GRIPPE COUGHSiaifflCROUP S0RE-iiH0ARSE THROAiMNE ill GEN. JOB WHEELER ii fe Saysof Peruna: "I join Sen- p III atrs Sullivan, Roach and I i McEnery in their good opin ion of Peruna as an effective CATARR jm C Hon. Wm. A. Dcane, of San Francisco. Hon. Wm. A. Deane. Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco, in a letter written from San Francisco, says: "I would not be without Pe runa. as I have found It to be the best remedy for catarrhal complaints that I have ever used. I have tried most all of the so-called catarrh remedies advertised, and can conscien tiously say that of all the remedies for catarrhal com plaints recommended to me none have been so beneficial as Peruna." Wm. A. Deane. Everybody is subject to ca tarrh. Peruna cures catarrh, acute or chronic, wherever located. I Hon. Thomas Gahan. Hon. Thomas Gahan, of Chi cago, member of the National Committeo of the Democratic party, writes as follows: "I was afflicted with catarrh for fourteen years and though I tried many remedies and applied to several doctors 1 was not able to llnd a cure. Finally I learned of the rem edy. Peruna, through a friend who had used it. I took Pe runa for twenty-two weeks, and am now entirely cured. I have every reason to think my cure a permanent one, as it has been a year since then. I can heartily recommend Pe- runa as a catarrh remedy; It will cure when" all other rem- t edies fall." Thomas Gahan. aA HI Mrs. Brackett. Mr. F. E. Brackett, S Sablo street, Mcdford, Mass., says: "I have been treating myself for catarrh for about twenty four years. During that time I have used many different kinds of medicine, but since using your medicines I find them far superior in every respect. The tonic effect of Peruna on me is truly won derful. My wife uses and recommends Peruna." F. E. Brackett. Few stop to realize in how many ways catarrh can affect the body. Every organ, every duct, every passage, every opening of the human body is liable to catarrh. Peruna is an internal, systemic catarrh remedy, and acts beneficially on all of the mucous mem branes of the human body. Consequently it is equally ef fective to cure catarrh in any organ. sustained the contention of his counsel that his trial and Imprisonment were ille gal, on the ground that there is no au thority of law for the trial of volunteer officers b'y a court-martial composed in whole or in part of officers of the regular Army. General Davis said that the pre liminary steps had already been taken for an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, In case that course of action should be finally determined upon by the Secretary of War. General Davis added that there were very few cases which would be affected by the decision of the court in the Doming cae. Eruptions Dry, moist, scaly tetter, all forma .of eczema or salt rheum, pimples and other cutaneous eruptions pro ceed from humors, either inher ited, or acquired through defective digestion and assimilation. To treat these eruptions with drying medicines is dangerous. The thing to do is to help tho system discharge the humors, and strengthen it against their return. Hood's Sarsaparllla permanently cured J. G. Hines, Franks. 111., of eczema, from which he had suffered for some time: and Miss Alvina Wolter. Box 212. Alzona. Wis., of pim ples on her face an.l back and chafed skin on her body, by which she had been ereatly troubled. There arc more testimonials in favor of this ereat medicine than can bo published. Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to cure and keeps the promise. Don't put off treatment. Buy a bottle of Hood's today. t. - - .n. . ' a