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Newspaper Page Texts THE SUNDAY 0KEG02ttANt POETLAOT, AUGUST 17, 1902. LOOK AFTER FOREIGNERS GERMANS AJTD A1IKRICAKS CO-OPERATE IX VBXEZUEIiA. Castro's Forces Are Still In Control at Porto Cabello The Situa tion in Haytl. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Definite in formation was received at the Navy De partment from Commander Nickels, of the Topeka, dated Porto Cabello, which corrected the misapprenhenslon which arose out of the garbled dispatch re ceived Thursday last, from -which the department Assumed and announced that Porto Cabello had fallen Into the hands of the revolutionists. Commander Nickels' dispatch, received today, reads: "Everything Is quiet at Porto Cabello. Will sail for Curacoa for coal and stores, and start tonight. A German man-of-war will remain hero during our ab sence." It Is apparent from the above dispatch that tho forces of Castro still hold Porto Cabello. The Topeka sailed last night in accordance with advices sent by Com mander Nickels, and, according to a dis patch received today, arrived at Cura coa, which is only a few hours' run from Porto Cabello. After 'taking coal and supplies aboard, he will return to Porto Cabello, and in the meantime the Ger man warship will look after American, German and other foreign Interests at that port. The cruiser Cincinnati left Barcelona last night, and arrived at La Guayra today. Commander McLean. In reporting the arrival, stated that he had left everything' quiet at Barcelona. Both tho Cincinnati and Marietta are now at La Guayra. The United States Minister at Cara cas, Venezuela, has telegraphed the De partment of State that ho had reliable information to the effect that there is no blockade at the porta of Carupano, Col orado and La Guayrat At Ciudad Bolivar, however, the blockade Is effective. Mr. Bowcn reports that the government troops have shown great courtesy to noncombatants in the Orinoco region, and that the revolutionists have been equally magnanimous at Ciudad Bolivar, where food supplies are plenty. Xo Attack on Porto Cabello. PORTO CA3ELL0, Aug. 16. Porto Cabello has not been captured nor even attacked. Monday,' August 11, at 1 A. M., a., marauding party of ICO men who had been looting the adjacent village of San Estaban, attempted to cross the Savan nah in tho rear of Porto Cabello with their body of cattle and horse3 on their way to Patancmo. They were observed and flrcd on by the government outposts. The return fire was desultory. All the firing was at long range. The affair lasted two hours and, although a num ber of shots were fired, there were no casualties, nor was the slightest dam age to the city reported. Quiet has reigned here since this event. Movement of American Vessels. "WTLLBMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Aug. 16. The United States gunboat Marietta has left La Guayra for Cumana, State of Bermudcse, Venezuela, to protect Ameri can Interests. The United States cruiser Cincinnati is anchored at La Guayra. . CASTRO REPLIES TO GERMANY. Says the Claims Against Venezuela Have Been Exaggerated. NEW YORK, Aug. 1C A memorandum has been delivered to the German Min ister in Caracas, Venezuela, and confi dentially to the representatives of all the friendly powers, cables the Herald cor respondent at WHlanslad, Curacao. This memorandum was an answer to the note transmitted last December by Ambassa dor von Holleben to the United States Government. The German note was not officially known to President Castro until the present time. The Kaiser's Govern ment in that note informed the United States of its intention to occupy a Ven ezuelan port in order to enforce payment of the German claims. President Castro's official answer to that note is regarded by members of his government as a strong document. He contends that Germany had not respected Venezuela's right to legislate both for Venezuelan citizens and for foreigners re Biding in Venezuela. Castro Insists that the claims of the Germans and other foreigners for their damages during the Civil War should be presented to .and decided only by Ven ezuelan courts. Germany maintains that satisfaction cannot be obtained In that way, owing to the well-known and pecu liar characteristics of Venezuelan courts, which are President Castro's Instruments. The Kaiser's Government contends that the claims should be settled by confer ences between a German diplomatic agent ana me Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, and In case of a disagreement the matters should be reformed to The Hague International Court of Arbitration. President Castro's memorandum de clares that the German claims have been exaggerated, and contains a list of ref erences to authorities on international law fo support the government's argu ment. It is declared that Germany has not made a legal argument, but simply a series of demands to the validity of which Venezuela objects. In conclusion, the Venezuelan memoran dum says that the government presents to the German Empire and to the friendly powers its protests against the ideas, Im putations and purposes of the German note of December 11, and declares that this protest is necessary- It asserts that Venezuela, as an Independent nation, ob jects to the motives of Ambassador Hol lebens communication to the United States Government, and considers that the note, in Its political aspect and char acter, affects the integrity of the rights of the American Hemisphere an integri ty which all American republics must up hold and for the strengthening of which two international congresses have met through the Influence of the United States. FIGHTING AT AGDA DULCE. 2Jo Proof That the Rebels Captured the Boynca. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The State De partment is in receipt of a dispatch from Consul-General Gudger. at Panama, Co lombia, dated August 4, 1902, reporting that fighting began at Agua Dulce July 29 and continued until July 2L on which date there was an armistice for several hours for the purpose of caring for the wounded and burying the dead. Tho gov ernment forces are said to be practically surrounded by the revolutionists, who have cut all communication from Panama and the outside. The Padllla, a revolu tionary gunboat. Is at the mouth of the river, guarding the entrance to the port. In addition, they have a number of sol diers there, and it is said have captured a port somo two miles distant from Agua Dulce. The morning of July 30 the Boyaca and the Chucultl, government vessels, started to go into the river to take soldiers, pro visions, etc, to Agua Dulce. They were met by the Padllla, and after some firing the Chucultl left and arrived at Panama tho next day. The Padllla chased the Boyaca in a southeastern direction, and from then until now no word has been heard from her. She had a limited amount of coal and provisions, and in addition to her crew had on board some 200 to 230 soldiers. As the Padllla returned to the mouth of the river, the supposition is that the Boyaca was not captured. Not hear ing from her, the government has serious apprehensions that she Is either in dis tress on the high seas tr stranded some where. Consul-General Gudger also reports that the peace commissioners who left Pan ama for Agua Dulce July 23 arrived at the latter place and found severe fighting. After remaining 'there two days and bciiuV unable to get any communications from General Herrefa, they returned to Pan ama without accomplishing anything. COLON, Colombia, Aug. 1C The Colom bian Government gunboat General Plnzon sailed today for Cartagena. From that port she will proceed to Savlnella. where she will embark troops for the Isthmus, As yet no news has been received from Agua Dulce, where the government Gen eral Morales Bertl and .his army are oper ating against the Insurgents. El Conccnardo Reappears. HAVANA, Aug. 1C El Concenardo, which was suppressed by General Ludlow, Military Governor of Cuba, made Its re appearance, the orders of General Lud low and his successor. General Wood, with regard to the paper having been annulled by Congress. CONDITIONS IN HAITI. Arrival of the Gunboat 31a chin a Was Opportune. WASHINGTON, Aug. It Tho Navy Department today received a mall report from Commander McCrea, of the gun boatMachlas, dated Capo Haytlea. July 21, detailing tho conditions as ho found them on his arrival. Tho report is as follows: "The arrival of the ship was considered very opportune, as an attack by land and sea was considered imminent. I called on the Provisional Governor, Gen eral Nord Alexis, who is also Secretary for War in the Provisional Cabinet. He told me ho was too much engaged as Governor and practically in the field to return my visit at once, but would bo glad to do so If we remained here long enough. He also declared he Sid not consider foreign Interests menaced; also that there must be an end to this move ment very soon. The movement itself he could not very clearly explain, for the reason that his own advices were very meager and unreliable. "I told tho Consul to communicate to the foreign Consuls that I would object to any bombardment by the rebel ships without duo notice. There ore no Im portant Amerlcm Interests existing at this place. Business is at a standstill. "On the 31st I called again on the Gov ernor. He told mo he had received a large consignment of arms and ammuni tion, and would at once advance against the onemy. To my question: 'Do you know of any antagonism against the for eign Consuls or merchants by the lower classes of citizens? he replied: 'No, I do not think it exists. "We then entered Into an arrangement by which he' was to inform me by a sig nal of his retreat. In which case I agreed to land and protect the ombarkatlon of foreigners, in case I considered it neces sary. Ho reiterated the statement that a man-of-war in the harbor now was most welcome and necessary, &s it pro vented a bombardment and preserved tho peace of tho city." i In the Event of Bombardment. BERLIN, Aug. 161 A dispatch received here from Caracas announces that the commanders of the German cruiser Falke. the United States gunboat Topeka and the Dutch gunboat Suriname, now at Porto Cabello, have resolved In agree ment with tho commandant of Porto Cabello as follows: "In the event of tho town being cap tured by tho revolutionists, the forts shall not fire on that portion of the town where the property of the foreigners is situated. An emphatic protest will be made against bombardment of this quar ter by Venezuelan warships. Twenty four hours' notlco must be given of an Intended bombardment." The foreign warships arc ready to em bark persons of their respective nation ality, and, if necessary, will send guards ashore for their protection. May -Split Haytl. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Minister Powell has sent the State Department a mall dispatch from Haytl giving a com prehensive review of the present dis turbed condition of the island,, with the outlook for the future. In view of the continued agitation, the Department has not given out the Minister's review, as it is necessarily speculative as to future events. In the course of the dispatch he calls atentlon to the fact that the revo lutionary government of General Firmln does not assert authority over all of Haytl, but calls itself tho government of Northeast, which is a detached portion of the Islands. This suggests to the officials here the possibilities of a recur rence of the Incidents when. Haytl and Santo Domingo "were separated. Firxniniats Atacked St. Michael. CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. 16.-General Ju meau, la comamnd of tho Flrmlnlst troops in the Department of Artlbonite. attacked St. Michael Thursday. After two days' fighting he routed the troops of General Nord, commanding tho army of the provis ional government, who, before retreating, entirely burned tho town. St. Michael Is situated between Grande Rlverla and St, Raphael. The army of General Jumeau continues to advance, and more fighting is imminent at St. Raphael. Th Finninist cruiser Crete-a-PIerrot has landed more troops near Cape Haytlea to reinforce the army of General Albert Salmave, which, It Is bettered, will await the arrival of the troops of enral Ju meau before attacking Cape Haytlen. A Descrfcd City. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The depopulation of New Hartford as the result of an order issued by the cotton duck combination to shut down lis Greenwood mills there on September 1 for" an Indefinite period, has begun in earnest, no fewer than TOO peo ple having left the town Inside of two weeks, says a Winsted. Conn., special to the World. By the middle of next month io is estimated that fully one-half of the population of tho place, which Is 2503, will have left. Placards reading "Closing out business" and "To rent" are already In store win dows, and "For sale" signs- aro tacked on property everywhere. In the district known as Dublin, where several hundred of tho mill operatives lived, there remains but a single family. Buslneas men already feel the effect and ara planning to locate elsewhere. Truckmen, however, aro doing a big business hauling household goods to the railroad stations day and night. The Greenwood plant Is to be removed to Tallassee, Ala., where, according to an alleged statement of the Mount Vernon- Woodberry cotton duck combination, manufacturing can be done more cheaply. The business was established in New Hartford in 1B33. Exanlc C. Andrews Convicted. DETROIT, Aug. 16. Frank C Andrews, late vice-president of the wrecked City Savings Bank, was this afternoon found guilty of misapplying the funds of that In stitution, after a month's trial. An appeal will bo taken to the Supremo Court, and a stay of proceedings Jor GO days was granted. But two ballots were taken. The first ona stood 10 for conviction and two for acquittal. When the verdict was pro nounced, Andrews' face whitened. "It's a terror," he said, "and it Is unjust. I never intended to cheat, or defraud any one, God knows it." After the stay of proceedings had been granted. Judge Mur phy committed Andrews to the custody of the Sheriff and he was taken to the County Jail and locked in a cell. Attor ney Beaumont announced that Monday he would ask the Judge to fix ball for his client pending an appeal. Earl of Dudley Sworn In. DUBLIN, Aug. 16. The Earl of Dudley was sworn in this afternoon as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (In succession to Earl caaogan, resigned) in the council cham ber of the castle. Peter's Pence Falling Off. ROME, Aug. 16. The Assumption day collection of Peter's pence In 'all the churches of Home nggregated.only $5000. much less than hod been exoected. JACOBS ORDERED EAST CHIEF QUARTERMASTER IS S003T TO LEAVE PORTLAND. Colonel Hathavray,' of Omaha, Will Take the Vacant Position in the Department of the Columbia. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 16. Lieutenant-Colonel Josh ua W. Jacobs has been relieved as chief Quartermaster of the Department of the Columbia, and ordered to St. Louis as depot Quartermaster. He will be suc ceeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest H. Hathaway, w,hg is now stationed at Omaha. Democrat Praises Roosevelt. Praise from Democratic sources Is something more than President Roose velt could reasonably expect, but Repre sentative Newlands, of Nevada, in a pri vate letter received here yesterday, speaks in the highest terms of the President. "I regard Mr. Roosevelt as pre-eminent in the Republican party for sincerity and earnestness," he says, adding, "and out side of Republican questions of party dif ference. Democrats must concede that President Roosevelt has conducted him self well, and that he is an American of whom ever' American should feel proud." Newlands, however, believes that the Republican party and the President are not Jn unison on the subject of trusts. He says' that Roosevelt, while Governor of New York, sought to bring the great wealth of that state into some reasonable degreo of contribution to the state ex penses, and that consequently the New York Republicans forced Mr. Roosevelt Into the Vice-Presidency to get rid of a reform Governor. Board to Examine Officers. The Secretary of War has appointed a board of Army officers to meet at Van couver Barracks for the examination of such officers as may be ordered before it, to determine their fitness for promotion. The members of the board are: Colonel Greenleaf A. Goodale, Seventeenth Infan try; Major Rudolph G. Ebert, Surgeon; Majui: Alexander B. Dyer, Artillery Corps; Captain Harry L. Hawth&rne. Ar tillery Corps; First Lieutenant Harry . L. Gilchrist, Assistant Surgeon; First Lieu tenant Llewellyn N. J3ushfield, Seven teenth Infantry. SANDHURST COMMANDANT Radical Change -at English Military College. LONDON, Aug. 16. Colonel Gerald C. Kit son has been appointed Gov ernor and Commandant of the Mili tary College' at Sandhurst. The re cent Incidents at thef college, when in cendiary fires were set, presumably by the cadets, besides the report of the Roy al Commission, convinced tho War Office of the necessity of radical changes In the Military College. It is hoped that Col onel ICitson's study of the West Point Academy while he was military attache at the British Embassy will enable him to remedy admitted defects. The myste rious fires at the Sandhurst College be gan in April last and continued up to the latter part of June. As a result of an investigation made by Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the forces, 23 cadets were rusticated, but 27 of them were reinstated later. There Is a decided lack of public inter est -in the settlement and development of South Africa. The -publication of a num ber of tentative schemes, offlcfat and oth erwise, has not resulted thus far in any rush of immigrants. In fact, the United States Embassy seems to have supplied the Foreign Office with a large proportion of the applicants for South African passes, many Americans having regis tered applications. None, however, could properly be classed as Immtomnto Th "always acute problem of working tho mines is now more aimcuit than ever. It is said that tho supply of workmen is 200,000 short of the demand. The Kaffirs, like the Filipinos, are strongly disinclined to settle down to. steady work after the comparatively large pay and easy life of army employment- The lack of agricul turists is equally marked. The pro-Boers are quite gleeful at the apparent fulfill ment of their prophesies that the wages of the whites would be lower under the British than under the Boer regime. Since coronation day the exodus from London has been continuous, and the population of the city is now probably at the lowest water mark of tho whole year. The royal guests have nearly all depart ed, and the American migration is only limited to tho carrying capacity of the Atlantic liners. A general wail Is going up from the hotels and boarding-houses, which have not profited to the extent ex pected by the coming pf coronation vis itors, and which are now all more than half empty, owing to the belated vaca tion rush to tho country. In the mean while King Edward is holding a floating court on the royal yacht Victoria and Al bert at Cowes, whore a number of dis tinguished persons daily visit His Maj esty. Two big receptions have been planned to take place on the yacht next week, in honor of the Shah of Persia and Ras Makoncn, the Abyssinian Gen eral. NORTHWEST CROPS. Hill Smrrt It Is Too Early to Ven ture a Prediction on the Yield. ST. PAUL, Aug. 16. President J. J. Hill, who returned last night from a tour of the Northwest, said today it was not wise at this time to venture a pre diction on the wheat yield. There has been a marked change in the acreage over preceding years, and, in addition, other crops will be larger. "However, there will be a very good average crop. It will be much larger than the crop of last year, or of several years past' "What quality Is the crop?" "Seemingly very good. saw some wheat In Dakota yesterday which will run 35 bushels, to the acre. It was mag nificent. But when I came through into this state, I almost felt ashamed of the manner in fyhlch tho farmers had per mitted tho weeds to grow. The fields were fairly overrun. The yield per acre, however, will be above tho average." Mr. Hill, was exceedingly enthusiastic over some wheat he had seen in Wash ington. It ran CO bushels to the acre. He said that the Washington crop will be immense. Mr. Hill denied all likelihood of a car famine when the crop commences to move. He said: "Why, we have enough box cars to rnqvo the whole' Great North ern crop in five round trips." Fight on Turkish Frontier. VIENNA, Aug. 1C Local newspapers publish reports of a fight between two battalions of. Turkish Infantry and a band of Bulgarian-Macedonia revolution ists, near Uskub, European Turkey. The revolutionists were cut to pieces, and the Turks had many men killed or wounded. i President of Colorado Fuel &, Iron. CHICAGO. Aug. 16. John J. Mitchell, John W. Gates, Edwin Hawley and oth ers reached Chicago today from New York, and in the afternoon left for Den ver to attend the annual meeting of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. One of the number, a member of the proxy com mittee, said: "Henry C. Rice will be nrwMwit of tha comCanr. The chairman of the board has not yet been determlnec upon. Mr. Gates and others have been under consideration." George Gould, Ed win Hawley, D. G. Reid and others art mentioned as those who may be elected members of the new board. RUINOUS COMPETITION. Crisis in German Electrical In- dastry. BERLIN, Aug. 16. The crisis In the German electrical industry Is occasioning much discussion regarding. finding a rem edy for the present ruinous competition and bringing the producing capacity of tho works mora in harmony with the market demands. The bank for electrical undertakings of Zurich, which is owned by tho Allgemelne Eiktrleltacts Gesellschaf t, of Berlin, discusses the sit uation in its yearly report. Just issued, and( concludes that the European elec trical companies must adopt the Amer ican trust Idea, getting all the works un der the one management and then shut ting down the unprofitable ones till the situation improves. The Blelchroeder family has bod the automobile that caused the death of Biron George von Blelchroeder, the wall known banker and sportsman, near Col ogne, June 11, last, to be burled beside his grave In the grounds of Schloss Duer in, not far from Cologne, and all the mem bers of the family have given away or sold their automobiles, of which they had several. Baron James von BJelchroedsr disposed of a raignlflcent French racing machine that cost $11,000 for 51500. The German police are Just becoming acquainted with tho criminal possibilities of Confederate notes. A person calling himself Charles von Hess has been swin dling extensively la 5100, $30 and $20 Con federate bills of the J&i issue. He operat ed by advertising in agricultural papers for a manager for a large estate In Illi nois, commenced' negotiations with those who applied for the position and found opportunities for getting Confederate bills converted into German money. He Is still at liberty. Inquiries maJeJn every official quarter here show that there' is . absolutely no foundation for the reports published In tho United States by a news agency that a sensational attempt was made to blow up the imperial yjcht Hohenzollern off Reval. Russia, recently, while Emperor William and the Czar were on board, or that letters containing notes seemingly referring to a plot to assassinate Emperor William during his stay at Homburg have been found on a criminal in court at Frankfort. THE NOISELESS MOSQUITO A New Variety Has Come to Torment a Jersey Term. New York Evening Sun. A serious situation confronts Bloomfield, N. J., and the inhabitants of the old Revo lutionary town are In a state bordering on panic A peculiar variety of mosquito has opened Its Summer campaign In the town, and Just what measures to employ in dealing with it is now occupying special attention. The ordinary type of mosquito Is not feared. Every one there knows its ways, knows how to checkmate Its ra pacity. Tcbacco smoke, pennyroyal, fans all these 8nd more hove proved effectual In pas.t Summers against the voracious designs of the little pests. But this year It is different, and unless the emergency calls forth the man, the Inhabitants of Bloomfield are likely to lead a perilous existence until the frost comes. The mosquitoes this year are voiceless. That Is the whole trouble. Instead of a word and a blow, It is a blow all alone, without the lightest sign of a preliminary accom paniment. Their ways are Insidious, and therein they suffer by comparison with their brethren of former Summers, who, at least, gave warning of their approach by that long-drawn, tremulous battle speech, which so often preceded their demise under the palm of some irate Jerseyman. But this year they give no such warning. They are stealthy, silent and sullen. The re poseful Bloomfielder, peacefully smoking on hte lawn or veranda, suddenly Jumps in tho air with oaths or Impatient excla mations, as the case may be, some 10 or 15 mosquito bites the gainer. Seated there he had thought that there were no mos quitoes because he had heard no buzzing; "That was where he erred. It was about a week beforo the towns people awoke to the new condition which confronts them, and as yet no remedy has been devised. Only they have grown more watchful and suspicious, and they no longer cherish the belief that no music necessarily means no mosquitoes. Some Summers the pests appear lngreater numbers than others. This season seems to be an off year with them in point of numbers, but with their voiceless attribute one does the work that 100 formerly did; and the mortality among them, according to tentative statistics complied by the Town Clerk, has decreased alarmingly. Report of Trustee Confirmed. TRENTON. N. J., Aug. 16. Vice-Chancellor Stevenson today made a decree confirming the report of State Senator Joseph Cross,, special master in the fore closure proceedings Instituted against the United States Flour Milling Company by the milling concern. The property of the company was sold recently to tho Stand ard Milling Company for $3,500,000. which, after deducting $00,529. left J3.439.471 as the net amount to be apportioned among the bondholders. This netted tho bondhold ers $116 on each $1000. bond. There were in all 7504 bonds, which, with accrued in terest, made the company's obligation $3,624,725. After deducting tho proceeds of the sale, there was a net loss to the bond holders of $5.1$5,2S4. 'Of the bonds 7375 were owned by tho Standard Milling Company, the purchaser of the United States Company's property. ' 1 Parry Not a Candidate. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 16. David M. Parry, president of the National Man ufacturers Association, today Issued a formal statement regarding the recent use his name as a candidate for tho Re publication nomination for Vice-President, in which, after saying he felt flat tered by the talk of his candidacy, he de clared: "I have neither the time nor the desire to enter the political field." Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The Imports of dry goods and merchandise at the Port of New York last week were valued at $9,--735,500. Tho exports of specie from this port to all countries for last week aggre gated $761,064 silver and $8007 gold. Tho Imports of specie last week were $40,856 gold, $22,625 silver. Killed on the Xatterhorn. GRINDELWALD, Switzerland. Aug. 16. Two Englishmen and two Zermatt guides wero overwhelmed today by an avalanche while descending tho Matter horn.. Ono of the tourists and a guide were killed. Tho other members of the party wero seriously Injured. Box Factory Burned. VERDI, Nev.. Aug., 16. The box factory of the Verdi Mill & Lumber Company was completely destroyed by fire last night. Machinery and two carloads of finished boxes were destroyed. The loss Is $40,000. Nothing; Known of Tidal Wave. LAREDO, Tex.. Aug. 16. A telegram from the City of Mexico says nothing Is known there of a tidal wave aLAltata, as reported last night from Cullacan, Mexico. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances J203.921.6SS Gold... 10533J)00 Miss Annie Hobdn. zy fi m&zsss Miss Annie Hoban. Post Pocahontas of Yemasflee Council of Red Men (Wo men's Branch), writes from S72 Eighth Ave., New York: "Three months ago I was troubled with backache and a trouble some heaviness about the stomach. Sleep brought me no rest for It was a restless sleep. The doctor said my nervous system was out of order, but his prescriptions didn't seem to relieve me. I was told that Pcruna was good for building up the nervous system. After using It for two months I know now that It Is. I want to say that It made a new woman of me. The torturing symptoms have all disap peared and 1 feci myself again. Peruna did mc more good than all the other medicines I have taken." ANNIE HOBAN. Secretary Woman's State Federation Mrs. Julia M. Brown. Secretary of the Woman's State Federation of California, writes from 131V Fifth St, Los Angeles. Cal., as follows: ' "I have never known of any patent medicine which did what it professed to do excopt Peruna. This remedy does much more than It claims, and while I have never advocated any medicine I feel that It Is but Justice to speak a good word for It because I have found it to be such a rare- excoptlon. HELD ON MURDER CHARGE THOMPSON ACCUSED OP KILLING 3IRS. BARTHOLIN". Claffy Held as an Accesnory-rThelr Lawyers Object to the "Sweat- Box" Process. . " CHICAGO. Aug. IS. Oscar Thompson was held to the grand Jury by Judge Pat ton on the charge of hiving murdered Mrs. Bartholin. At the same time. John Claffy. the old stableman, who Is- better known as "Daddy," was held as an acces sory after the fact to the murder of Miss Mlnnje Mitchell. Thompson also was held on thl3 charge. Claffy's bond was fixed at $3000. but the court declined to fix a bond for Thompson, as the murder charge on which he waived examination does not permit of accepting surety for the ac cused. Tho two men were taken to tho County Jail. No attempt was made to give bond for Claffy. as the primary object of the attorneys acting for him and Thomp son was to get the prisoners out of the hands of Inspector Hunt and free" from hl3 "sweat box" methods. Shortly before noon Attorney M. W. Meagher appeared before Judge Patton with a petition signed by Julius Aagard, Thompson's employer, for a writ of hab oaa corpus. Notice of the application was served on Inspector Hunt Immediately, with orders to bring tho prisoners Into court at 2 o'clock. At that hour the In spector, accompanied by Chief O'Neill and Lieutenants Wood and Backus, appeared with the prisoners. Assistant City Prose cutor Murray, representing the police, in formed tho court that Inspector Hunt was prepared to "bock the prisoners" and mako formal charges against them. On this Meagher agreed to withdraw his applica tion for the prisoners' release, and slid they would waive examination on the charges filed agaln3t them. Prosecutor Murray Immediately filed formal charges against Thompson and Claffy, which were supported in each case by an affidavit by John King accusing the two men. King Is a policeman at the Englewood station, and he arrested Thompson. "There will be no attempt to give bonds for Claffy at this time," said Mr. Meagher. "Our desire was to have him and Thomp son transferred from the Hyde Park sta tion to the County Jail, so that they will not bo subjected to the 'flweatbox' pro cess any more." Supposed to Bo Bartholin.' DES MOINES. In., Aug. 16. A man be lieved to have been William J. Bartholin, tho Chicago suspect, was In Des Moines on Thursday and Friday. He left the city last night, ostensibly for Burlington, to which place he requested that his mall be forwarded. No further trace of him has been found. He registered here as A. IC Edgar. Chicago, and represented himself as the traveling agent of a. gas supply house! The night clerk at the hotel asserts positively that he fits exactly the description of Bartholin. EXPRESS ROBBERY. Agent Reports the Loss of 928,000-. He Is N'otv In Jail. OWENSBORO, Ky.. Aug. 16. The agent of tho American Express Company . at Fordsvllle was robbed of $23,CC0 last night under peculiar circumstances. J. W. Boat ner, who shipped the money to Fordsvllle, is under arrest at Irvlngton, and J. C. Schlltzbaum, the agent of tho company. Is being held at Falls of Rough. Several days ago a man giving his name as J. W. Boatner. of Memphis, Tenn., appeared at the office of tho American Express Company at Deanefield. five miles from Fordsvllle. and wanted to express 523,000 to the latter point. Bcatner took a receipt for It. and then the agent re membered that he was allowed to ship only $2000 at one time, and made him take the cash back. Boatner kept the money until last night, when it was sent to Fordsvllle by express, where it arrived late last night. The express agent. It is said. Informed a number of people that the money had arrived. It was not put In the bank, as Mr. Boatner sent tYbrd that ho would be there early this morning. This morning Schlltzbaum turned up at Falls of Rough. He stated that he was held ud. robbed and kidnaped during PRESCRIPTIONS AILED TO RELIEVE "I have known several women who were little better than physical wrecks, mothers who dragged out a miserable, painful existence, but were made well and strong through the use of Peruna. I have known of cases of chronic catarrh which were cured In a short time, when a dozen different remedies had been ex perimented with- and without good re sults. I use It .myself when I feel nervous and worn out. and I hive al wnys found that the relults were most satisfactory-" JULTA M. BROWN. the night. He first decided to stay at the depot all night, but he says, finally got nervous and started to the hotel, only one square away. Between the two places he was set upon and robbed of the money by three men. The express" people and the officers be lieve the- whole affair was a conspiracy to defraud the American Express Company out' of $28,000. Boatner. Refuses to Tnlk. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Aug." 16. The money was placed In a package and sealed in the express office in this city and addressed to J. W. Boatner, Fords vllle. Boatner was present at the time, paying Agent Burch $14 charges. Xfter he left tho express office, ho called up the agent at Fordsvllle over tha tele phone; stating that the money would be out on the next Illinois Central train, and that he would call for It that night, and to be sure not to put It In any bank, but to place it in a safe. Burch, the agent here, knew nothing about this latter transaction. Boatner did not call for the money, giving as an excuse that he was drunk. Boatner has tho American Ex press Company's receipt for $23,000. As soon a3 the robbery was known to Agent Burch, ho at once called up Mr. Hoglns. the president., at St. Louis, who notified him to have Boatner arrested. When ar rested the money was not found in his possession. Boatner refuses to give any history of his family record, other than he came from South America, and that his father gave him the $23,000 which ho han won on horse races. While here Boatner drank freely. Ho Is about 23 years old, and wore glasses, a red neck tie and low-cut shoes. His hair was brown and his mustache of a darker hue. His general manner Indicated that he was well educated and refined. Battle Wltn Convicts. FLORENCE. Ala., Aug. 16. Five men, supposed to be the escaped Tennessee con victs, have been encountered 20 miles north of Florence by Deputy Sheriff White, of Waynesboro, Tenn. Whlto ex changed shots with the men. firing from behind hl3 horse, but they escaped. As far as known none of the shots tdbk effect. A posse is in pursuit. DREDGING FOR GOLD. Operations. Successfully Carried on in Tfevr Zealand. Casslers Magazine. Dredging for gold is carried on more successfully in New Zealand than in any other portion of the world, and at tho present time nearly a hundred dredges are there at work on the gravels of different rivers, most of them successfully, many earning dividends ranging from 100 to 200 per cent. In dealing with dredging propositions care must be taken in the preliminary prospecting operations to become thor oughly acquainted with the nature of the bed-rock. This Is moot Important, and In nearly every Instance governs the chances of success .In using dredges for placer mining. Saould the bed-rock bo found of such a nature that the lips of the dredge Lurkeia- cannot easily cut or scrape it, one may be assured that it will be impossible to recover the best or bed-rock values contained In the gravels. There are some Don't tell your friends of it. They would think it so strange. You see, they know Ayer's Hair Vigor checks falling of the vhair, restores color to gray hair, and makes the hair grow. Then why don't youuse it? "A few years ago my hair got very dry and I could pull it right out by the handful. After using a few bottles of Ayer's Hair Vigor I got relief. My hair stopped falling and I received a new head of ,hair.y Mrs. G. Harrer. Milwaukee, Wis. 81.00. All dnlstx. J. C AYES CO., Lowell, Mass. HairFallmg? BER GREAT FORTUNE A Woman Saved From Life-Long Kiseryand Made Happy and Useful. A woman confined to the house for several years with a chronic female derangement had finally given up hope of being cured. She had tried physician after phy sician, and remedy after remedy, without I any permanent Improvement. ; Her treatment had cost her husband. who was a poor man, hundreds of dol ' lars. They had been obliged to deny j themselves many comforts of life in oracr to get money enough to pay tne physicians. Yet, in spite of all economy there was a small mortgage on their property be i cause of the expense her illness had I brought upon them. j The woman had become weak, nervous . and wretched, and scarcely able to keep out of her bed. Her children wero growing up neglected and ragged, , because of the want of a mother's care. Her husband was becoming discouraged ! and broken down with overwork. I Picking up the paper one day she han ; pened to read an Item which contained : the news that Dr. Hartman would treat such cases free of charge by letter. She : immediately wrote the doctor describing ' her case, and giving him all her symp ; toms. I She soon received a letter telling her ; exactly what to do. and what mcdl i clnes and appliances to get. She began tho treatment (the principal remedy be I Ing Peruna) at once, and In a few weeks j she was well and strong again, able to j do her own work. I This offer of free home treatment to ! women is still open to all who may need the services of this eminent physician, j All letters applying for treatment will i be promptly answered, and be held strictly confidential. Miss J. Ncwlove. 23 Rowley street. Rochester. N. Y.. writes: "I suffered 'with systemic catarrh, had such a tired feeling, faint spells, pain In J the back of my head and over my eyes. I got so I could hardly see. I was getting very nervous so that my hands trembled. I was chilly nearly all the time. During I the months I doctored I lost 40 pounds I so I thought I would have to try some i thing else. Peruna was recommended to i me by a friend, and I gave It a trial. Now I feel better than I have for years do not think I could feel any better." MISS J. NEWLOVE. "Miss Estella Rlchardaon, 4S Straight street. Grand Rapids. Mich., writes: "I have been troubled, as most women are. with Irregularities and pains at my menstraal period, and a friend advised me to try Penma. and so I did. This seemed to relieve the pain and I kept on taking it until now I am well and strong, have no pains whatever and feel like a new woman, and am gaining in flesh and strength." MISS ESTELLA RICHARDSON. If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. . Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, O. large tracts of alluvial deposits suitable for dredging that will, on prospecting, show sufficient valuen from surface to bed rock to warrant the installation of a dredge even should the bed rock values be Imi osslble- to recover; but great cara and thorough prospecting ought to be car ried out on a liberal scale before attempt ing to work such deposits by this method. Many types of dredges are now on tha market for working placer deposits clam shell dredges the steam shovel kind. Archlmedian screws, bucket and ladder dredges and others but of all of these the bucket and ladder dredge. In the writer's opinion. Is the best machine for this par ticular service. Lynching; In Mississippi. MERIDIAN. Miss.. Aug. 16, At Wal nut Grove. Lake County, last night. Charles Johnson, colored, was lynched by a party of citizens for making an assault on a white woman. Johnson was taken from the officers who were carrying him to prison. Nominated for Congress. OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 15. Gilbert Hitch cock, proprietor of the World-Herald, was today unanimously nominated by the Democrats of the Second Congressional District. A Notification. He I s'ose there's a pow erful lot of things to see In New York? She I n'poso so: but. scln as I'm goln" with you. there's a lot of 'em you ain't soln" to see. Silas. Puck. Scrofula Few are entirely free from It. It may develop so slowly as to causo llttlo if any disturbance daring tha whols period of childhood. It may then produce Irregularity of the stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh, 1 and marked tendency to consumption before manifesting itself in much cutaneous eruption or glandular swelling. It is best o- be sure that you are quite free from It, and for its complete eradica tion yon can rely on v Hood's Sarsaparilla The best of all medicines for all hnmora. MAN'S MISSION ON EARTH. Medical Book Free. 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