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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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