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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POffTLAyP, DECEMBER 28, 1902; STIRRING THEM UP Russian Foreign Minister in Balkan States. MACEDONIANS CHEERED HIM He Is Given Popular Ovation in Bul garian. Capital Oa His Way to Belgrade Where Ministerial Cri sis Will Follow His Coming:. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec 27. Count Lams dorff, the Russian Foreign Minister, -who has arrived on his -way to Belgrade and Vienna, -was given a luncheon today by Dr. Laneff, the Bulgarian Premier and For eign Minister, at which Prince Ferdinand and the entire Cabinet were present. Po litical subjects were avoided during con versation at this function. A torchlight procession of several thou sand Macedonians visited the palace to night, and the spokesman thanked Count Lamodorft for the aid given by the Czar to Macedonian refugees, and expressed the hope that the condition of their brethren in Turkey might be. Improved. The Russian Foreign Minister responded simply with the words. "I thank you." Count Lamsdorff nevertheless was enthu siastically cheered, and the band accom panying the Macedonian party played the Russian anthem. WILL CAUSES CRISIS IX SERVIA. Foreign Minister Will Resign, and King: Will Visit Czar. LONDON. Dec. 27. A news agency dis patch from Belgrade, Servia, predicts that the first result of Count Lamsdorff's visit to the Servian capital will be a ministerial crisis, and says the Minister of Foreign Affairs has already resigned, and that the remainder of tHe Cabinet will probably follow his example. The dispatch adds that the Russian Foreign Minister's visit will lead to a rcporochement between Rus sia and Servia, and that a visit of the Xing and Queen of Servia to the Czar will certainly follow. QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS DINNER, Alexandra Feasts Widows and Or phans of South African Soldiers. LONDON, Dec. 27. Queen Alexandra's dinner this afternoon to the widows and children of those killed in the Soujh African war formed the most striking demonstration in London's observance of Christmas. Long before the festivities began crowds gathered in the streets ad jacent to the Alexandra Trust building, which was gaily decorated. Over 600 widows and S00 children partook. The oright clothing of the children formed a pleasant contrast to their mothers' widows' weeds. Inside the building there were military bands on each floor, while Highland pipers, Punch and Judy shows, theatrical troupes and tables full of toys, crackers and special chocolate boxes from the Queen all lent vivid color and mean ing to the celebration. Sir Thomas Llpton. who received the guests In behalf of the Queen, was kept busy helping lift children, relieving moth ers who had brought families larger than they could carry. Sir Thomas read the following message from the Queen: "Pray convey the expression of my very best wishes to all my guests at the Alex andra Trust. May they spend a very hap py day and may God help and bless them throughout the coming year." - A telegram was sent to Queen Alex andra expressing the loyal and loving thanks of the children and their mothers and wishing the King and Queen a happy new year. HUMBERTS START FOR PARIS. Elaborate Precautions Taken to Guard the Swindlers on Journey. MADRID, Dec. 27. The members of the Humbert fanilljv who were arrested here in connection with the great Paris safe frauds, were taken from prison this even ing and conveyed to the railway station for their journey to Paris under a strong guard of French and Spanish detectives. The male and female prisoners were con fined In separate carriages of a special train, and no communication was allowed between the various members of the Humbert family. Mounted gendarmes kept a cordon around the train until it steamed cut ct the station, in order to prevent any communication between the prisoners and the spectators. The train will be attached to the Paris Express on reaching Hendaye, the French frontier station, at noon tomorrow. WILL MAKE JEWS CITIZENS. Roumanian Senate Repairs Wrong, Though Denying It' Exists. today's session of the Senate, during a discussion of the question of the natural ization of Jews, the Minister of Public Instruction, M. Harat, referred to the "calumnies against Roumanla so widely disseminated," in connection with the Jewish question. The Minister declared it was Inexpedient to discriminate in the treatment of foreigners and said the laws must be applied with justice and equal l ity'to everybody. He concluded with re marking: "It must be demonstrated that Rou . mania is tolerant and no handle must be given to her slanderers." Naturalization of Jews was agreed to. WHOLE VILLAGES RUINED. People of Turkestan Must Be Fed by Government in Spring. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 27. Later ad vices from Ashkabad, Russian Turkestan, say that In the country around Andldjan 11 villages are In ruins aa a result of the recent earthquake and that fully 6000 houses have been destroyed In these scat tered settlements. The weather Is warmer and the work of rescue and succor is pro ceeding with better results." The villages are .sufficiently provisioned for some time, but the government will bo. obliged to supply the wants of the working people at Andldjan about Spring time. No one is permitted to enter Andldjan without a po lice pass. A despatch from Andldjan says that dur ing the day of December 25 there had been a continued upheaval of the earth and disturbance increasing in strength toward evening. At 6 o'clock at night a number of isolated shocks were felt SA.VAL OFFICERS PLEASE POPE. Aged Pontiff Compliments American Sailors oh Their Smartness. ROME. -Dec 27. The pope today re ceived in private audience Commander William H. Reeder, Chaplain Edward J. T.lftlltMlSint Pmint Ct,t iirennsji auu - ibiiii, of the United States training-ship Hart ., rt ,TaTifler Reeder and T.1iitnant f' Selemler were In full uniform. The pope remarked on the smartness of the Amerl 7 can naVal uniform, and said he regretted t th Hartford was not coming nearer to x We would nave enjoyed seelnsr me nfflrftrs and mn'. ns Vi VioH more oi i"c , - '" V- the most pleasant remembrances of meet- Americans. t jjJiO VYH ' " Simple Cereer n Ancient Cathe dral f Canterbury. CANTERBURY E,nslan2'v.DJfc- --The rldSofl. Temple, archbishop of Can terbury, were Interred, in the cloisters of Canterbury Cathedral today. The obsequfes were carried out as-simply as possible, in accordance with the late archbishop's desire. Representatives of King Edward and Premier Balfour were present. Simultaneously memorial services were held at St. Paul's and other cathedrals in the United Kingdom. GAS TRUST IS WORKING. ' Investigation in Paris Likely and Other Capitals May Be Included. PARIS, Dec. 2S. The Figaro this morn ing states that the Paris Municipal Coun cil will certainly hold an extraordinary session at the end of January to consider the question of the Paris gas supply. CHICAGO, Dec ZJ. Attorney A. S. Trade, representing Ct K. G. Billings, is authority for the statement that there is a strong possibility that Chicago and New York capital will eventually- control the gas industry In all the principal cities of Europe. "While refusing to discuss the possibility of American control of the gas plants of Paris, he nevertheless asserted that Mr. Billings would be in a position to control all of the gas plants in that portion of France, should he so desire. Turk Has a Blizzard of His Own. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 27. Much damage was done to this city and its en vironments by the recent snow blizzard. Roofs collapsed and many small craft In the harbor and In the Bosphorus were sunk or dashed to pieces on the shores, causing fatalities, and others drifted sea ward. The Black Sea shipping suffered in a similar manner. WILL WAR ON THE TRUST Clgrarznakcrs and Dealers Prepare to Fight Monopoly. CHICAGO, Dec 27. Independent cigar dealers from alover the country will hold a convention here January 13 to discuss ways and means of fighting the so-called tobacco trust The plan Is to form a Na tional association, with headquarters In Chicago. The convention Is expected to make a close combination With the trade unions in particular the Clgarmakers' and Tobacco-Workers' Unions. DAMAGES FOR A BOYCOTT. Brick 3Ianufaeturcr Sceures Verdict Against Hostile Unions. CHICAGO, Dec 27. A verdict having a significant bearing upon the right of labor organizations to maintain or assist In maintaining a boycott was rendered today in Judge Valle's court, whereby George Hlnchcllff was awarded $22,000 damages against the members of the Chicago Ma sons" & Builders' Association and the Brick Manufacturers' Association. Hlnch cllff asked for $100,000 damages, which he alleges he has sustained owing to a boy cott of the product of his brickyard at Hobart, Ind., on the part of the associa tions mentioned In 1S98. ONE WITNESS BEHEADED. Union Miners Suspected of Murder of Nonunion Men. WILKESBARRE, Pa,, Dec. 27. The finding of the decapitated body of John Wax, of Pittston, on the Lehigh Valley tracks, points to a murder, there being no marks on the body such as would have been evident had Wax been killed by the cars. Wax worked during the coal strike, and had been repeatedly threatened with bodily harm, and his house was one of many dynamited. He was a witness be fore the strike commission. For these reasons suspicions have been aroused. Garment-Workers on Strike. PEORIA. HI., Dec 27. Another strike has been declared by 200 of the employes of the J. N. Ward & Co. Overalr Factory, in this city, the action being taken at a special meeting of the United Garment Workers' Union, held yesterday. Presi dent Larger, who arrived here this morn ing, stated that he had approved of the action and that the strike is now on. Challenge to Debate on Lnbor. CLEVELAND. Dec. 27. Max Hayes, a prominent socialist and labor leader, has sent a long letter to David M. Parry, president of the National Manufacturers' Association, at Indianapolis, challenging him to debate the relative rights- of labor and capital. The place of meeting and date Is the privilege of Mr. Parry, DEATHS IN THE SNOW. Seven in Pennsylvania Cold Wave In South Continues. NEW YORK. Dec 27.-Seven men frozen to death Is Pennsylvania's record for 24 hours, says a dispatch from Philadelphia to the World. The victims are: Matthew Zelnett, 45 years old, Sharps burg; found near his houso. James H. Coatcs, GO years old, Pitts burg: found In the snow. Philip Sohn, 50 years oh., Harmarsville; found In the snow. Richard McCann. 45 vears nH Hwcron Station. Lucius Faller. 44 years old AHentown; found In the Ice In Little Lehigh River. He had lost his way In the darkness, and fell into the river. James H. Hannlgan, York; lost In the snow. Thomas Monogan, 65 years old. Lan caster; fell In snow" bank and was too feeble to rise. WYOMING BLOCKADE BROKEN. Trains Move for the First Time In a Week. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec -27. The block ade on the Cheyenne hranch of the Bur lington, which began last Saturday with the terrible bllzzari., was lifted today, when the accommodation train, which has been stuck in the deep drifts near Ster ling, Colo., for several days, came In. The snow became packed, and the wedge plows were unable to go through the drifts, so that it became necessary to dig the train out by hand. CLOSED FOR LACK OF FUEL. County Officials at Cleveland Aban don Struggle With Frost. CLEVELAND, Dec 27. As a result of the failure to secure fuel and the bitterly cold weather, the county buildings here were abandoned today, and the various public offices and courts were closed. Coal dealers who held contracts to furnish coal for the county buildings declared Uat they ari unable to secure the fuel. Florida Orftnge Trc'es Killed. JACKSONVILLE, Fla,, Dec 27. Last night was the coldest of th thermometer registering 24 here and SO at Tampa, the latter with killing frosts. It is feared young orange trees are kllleu or badly hurt, as the previous warm weather naa Kept me sap in the upper limbs. There is considerable fruit yet in the groves In some sections, and it may have been harmed. Freezing: In Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS. La.. Dee. 27.Th coldest weather of the Winter is being experienced toaay. At 6 o'clock the ther mometer registered 2S deerees. and thr was much ice in the streets. The freeze extended through the sugar region. Record-Breaker In Georgia. ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec 27. Todnv is a record-breaker for cold weather this win ter. The mercury here went to 14 degrees aDove tnis morning, and Savannah report ed 24. Coldest Night at Birmingham. BHtMINGHAM. Ala.. Dee. 27 Tno w moineter dropped to 13 uegrees hero last nignt, tne coldest of the Winter. BENEFIT FOR MASCAGNI MUSICIANS COKE TO RESCUE OF GREAT COMPOSER, He Publishes Statement Denying He Is in Debt, and BcwallinK That His Children Know His Troubles. CHICAGO, Dec 27. Efforts are being made to provide a benefit at the Audito rium, Theater for Signor Maocagnl. The plans include a concert by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, under the leadership of the Italian composer. Mascagnl tonight gave out a statement, in which he says: "I am .surprised that the .newspapers continue, to reiterate that I am In debt or that I am responsible, directly or In directly, for the troubles that have come upon me. I am under obligations to no man in the United States or la Europe. My enemies will Insist that I am In debt to this country, into which I came a stranger. I may be in debt to the people as a whole, but I am not in debt to any one man who. has dealt with me in a busi ness way. "That which worries me most is the fact that my little children must hear that I am In trouble, that telegrams from this country must Inform them that I have been arrested through no conscious fault of my own. I have three children, the oldest of whom Is 13, and 'the youngest a girl of 6. I grieve that they should write to their mother, who is absent, from them, and ask what has our papa done In a for eign country that he should be arrested like a common "criminal." MANY ARE KILLED. (Continued from First Page.) tie Lynch, of Port Huron. Mich., died soon ''after they were received at the hos pital. Several of the less Injured per sons left the hospital this . afternoon. To night all those still there are expected to recover, although internal injuries or failure to recover from the awful shock may result fatally In one or two cases. When the second Pullman arrived here at 10 o'clock Jt was met by undertakers' wagons instead of ambulances. Twenty five bodies were in the berths behind the closed curtains. The broken forms were placed in coffins in the freight sheds and then removed to the morgue, where the work of identification was begun. At 10 o'clock tonight only one unclaimed and unknown body still remained at Fergu son's morgue. Coroner Prepares for Inquest. Tonight at Watford Dr. A. F. Harvey, County Coroner, impaneled a jury to in-. vestlgate the wreck and decide, if possible, on Its cause. The jury adjourned until Monday. Up to a late, hour tonight the operator at Watford, whose mistake Trainmaster Price says caused the wreck, had not been placed under arrest. Conductor Mc- Aullffe, of the express, said today that the freight-train crew had opened the' Wanstead switch, and that the train had not started to move Into it when the col lision occurred. A minute or two more and the freight train would have been safely -sidetracked. Trainmaster Price says that tlO.OOO will cover the loss to rolling-stock -and equip ment. CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. How Conflict of Orders Aided in Bringing About Wreck. . DETROIT. Mich., Dec. 27.-A Free Press special from Port Huron, Mich., says: .mere are connicung stories as to the di rect responsibility for the Grand Trunk wreck at Wanstead, but it is plain that it was through the mlscarrlaee of ordftrs. Both conductors had orders which. It Is aitegea, clear tnem of blame, but the at tempt to throw the blame on Operator Andrew Carson, of Watford, is not in ac cordance with the facts, as near as can be learned by diligent sifting of the dif ferent stories. It is asserted that, in the first place, Trainmaster James Kerr, of London, sent an order to Watford for No. 6 to. pass the freight at Wanstead, the scene of the wreck, before the express reached Wat ford. However, the operator at Wyoming, the first station to the west of Wanstead, reported to the dispatcher that the freight was still there. The dispatcher there upon, according to Watford advices, uup poslng the freight was being held at Wyo ming, cancelled the meeting oraer at Wanstead, and, when the express, reached Watford. Conductor McAullffe, according to running rules in force, had a clear right of way to his next scheduled stop, Wyoming. Unfortunately, after No. 5 left Wat ford, it was discovered that the freight, after all, started for Wanstead. Efforts were made to intercept No, 5, butlhe operator at Kings Court Junction, an In tervening station, who should have been on duty, could not be reached for some reason, and Wanstead was not a night office. There was no earthly means of stopping the Impending catastrophe The Wanstead operator, who lives about 0 yards from the station, saw the Impact of the two trains and Immediately rushed to the station to call for aid. He had no sooner opened the key than thfi message was flashed to him to -stop No. 5. But It was too late. Morton a Prominent Man. ' CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Wilson Morton was president of the Morton Company, manu facturers. He came to Chicago as a rep resentative of the Canadian government in 1S93, and had charge of the school exhibit of Canada at the World's Fair. THREE KILLED, TWO INJURED. Result of a Smash on the Illinois Central Road. -LOUISVDLLE, Ky;, Dec 27. A fast pas senger train on the Illinois Central bound for Cincinnati, from New Orleans, crashed into a work train at CaneyvW, 84 miles from Louisville today. Three men were instantly killed and two In jured. One of the engines was demolished and the other engine and three cars were derailed. The killed: Robert Smith, engineer work train, Ellzabcthtown, Ky. Thomas Bell, fireman work train, Louis ville. W. O. Roberts, fireman passenger train, Central City, Ky. The injured: Louis Cofcr. engineer passenger train, Louisville, badly bruised and cut, John Sandett, passenger, Louisville, arms cut and body bruised. . RELIEF FOR THE ICEBOUND. Tug Battles Through the lee to the Hopkins, TOLEDO, O., Dec, 27. After a battle of nine hours through the ice, the tug Amer ican Eagle late this afternoon reached the Icebound schooner A. L. Hopkins off To ledo light and provided food and fuel for that boat An effort will be made to bring the boat into the city tomorrow. EVIDENCE IS DESTROYED. Important Document Bearing oh Trinidad Wreck Cannot be Feund. TRINIDAD, Colo., Dec 27.The Coro ner's jbry investigating the cause of the frightful freight collision near here Wed nesday evening was called at '2 o'clock today and examined 10 witnesses; includ ing Conductor Bronson, of the extra, and Conductor Harriman, o( the regular train, No. 28. ) The evidence was to' .the. effect that Con ductor Sronson checked up the register, but a sensation was created when the register book used in the yard office here and the one Conductor. Brorisjm checked from Wednesday night were produced and. the sheet bearing the date of December .24 for the north division,, the one that the jury wanted, was. found to be missing. It. had evidently been torn out -Most strenuous efforts "were made- by the Dis trict Attorney to locate it, but all yard office employes pleaded ignorance. It has a vital bearing on the case. All testi mony wag completed by 4:55, and the Jury, after about three hours delibera tion, adjourned until Monday. So far eight bodies have been recovered from the wreck, and, although the wreckage has not yet been entirely cleared away, .it is not believed the death list will be in creased, notwithstanding sensational rumors that have been in circulation. Big Fear Train Comes to Grief. CLEVELAND, O., Dec 27. The west bound passenger train which left Pitts burg last night on the Cleveland & Pitts burg road jumped the track at Brady's Lake. O., early today, while running rap idly, and went into the ditch. Three of the train crew received slight Injuries. It is said no passengers were hurt. The ac cident was, caused by snow filling in a switch. Conld Not- Hear Train Coming. BLOOMINGTON, HI., Dec 27. Heavily wrapped in furs, Mrs. James Messen, of Peoria, and Mra. John Jones, of Potts town, failed to hear an approaching train while crossing the Northwestern tracks, at Pottstown, last night, and were in stantly killed. The train did not stop at that point and was running at 'a high rate of speed. AS FRIEND OF ALL. (Continued from First Page.) to protest a'galnst the attempt which was threatening the liberties of the world. To two republic of Jibe New World, the United States and Mexico, belongs the honor of opening, In the face of passive Europe, the gates of The Hague tribunal. The first lesson ought to have been suffi cient, but It was humiliating to find re cently that not a sincere authorized voice was raised to remind the powers of their duty, plainly assumed under article 17 only three yeara ago, The Initiative of the United States, compared with the paraly sis of Europe, is a sign of the times which a European must have the courage to rec ognize. Honor to your government, which has understood that, amid the general ab stention, some one had to awaken the oth ers from their lethargy and lead them for ward In the way of Justice and progress." GERMANY IS DISAPPOINTED. But Will Proceed With Arbitration Negotiations at Washington. BERLIN, Dec. 27. The German gov ernment is disappointed by President Roosevelt's declination to be arbitrator In the Venezuelan dispute, but In pur suance of his decision will correspond at once with- Great Britain and Italy on the questions that must now be agreed upon, such as raising the blockade and the defi nite form of request whereby Venezuela on one side, and Germany, Great Britain and Italy on the other, will ask The Hague tribunal to adjudge the dispute. The interchange of views on these and other requirements probably will take place at Washington, where the Ambassa dors can confer freely with Secretary Hay and obtain through him President Castro's assent to the precise proposi tions. The German Foreign Office consid ers Washlntrton a convenient place for further negotiations. Foreign Secretary von Richthofen regrets the long delay iwhich is likely, to Kksue before the final t abstinent o& the Iojitroversy. He had relied upon iresiaen: nooseveu s person ality to take up tne case and reach a decision quickly. Baron von Richthofen recognized the declination as In strict accord with his message of December 2, in which, referring to The Hague tri bunal, he says: "It Is far better, where posBible, to in voke such a permanent tribunal than to create special arbitrators for a given pur pose" When Baron von Richthofen received Secretary Hay's note he had in his desk the summary of the note transmitted from Washington by the Associated Press. TERMS OF THE DECLINATION. Roosevelt Thanks Allies, but Thinks Hague Tribunal Better. ROME, Dec. 27. Ambassador Meyer to day presentea to the Foreign Office Presi dent Roosevelt's note on the subject of Venezuelan arbitration. The President says that although he Is very gratified at the confidence the powers have shown In him by choosing him as arbitrator, which position he would have accepted If there were no other means of solving the ques tion, he thinks It better to submit the case to xne Hague tribunal, especially as all the powers concerned are willing. The President adds that, as there Is no question of national honor or cession of territory involved, after thorough consid eration and In accord with all the powers concerned, who have shown an honorable spirit of mutual consideration and mod eration, he is glad to be Informed that they all have agreed to submit the ques tion to The Hague tribunal. SYMPATHY WITH VENEZUELA. Colombia Gives It, .Though Castro Has Done Her Injury. COLON, Colombia, Dec 27. The Con servatolr, .of Barranqullla, attributes President Castro's present troubles to a large extent to his interference in Colom bla's civil war, which caused misery and great loss of life and money. Notwith standing this circumstance, continues the Conservatolr, the phases of Venezuela's conflict with Great Britain and Germany are being watched with the keenest of in terest, for Colombia's sympathy Is en tirely on the side of her sister republic. who, all Latin-America hopes, will emerge honorably, though surely ' crushed, from the present dilemma. The French trans-Atlantic Lino steamer Labrador, from Havre, will omit Vene zuelan ports from Its Itinerary, owing to the blockade. KEEPS IN THE FASHION. Missouri Pacific Kills One Trainman, Injures Four. KANSAS CITY, Dec 27. A special from Paola, Kan., to the Star says: A head end collision occurred between freight trains on tne Missouri Pacific railroad a mile south of Dodsori at 1 .o'clock this mornlnc The dead: T. P. Morton, brakeman, SedalliC Mo. Injured: William Bedell, engineer, badly scalded. . Spauldlng, brakeman, head' cut and gash on- arm. J. W. Hill, engineer, badly bruised. Both firemen were slightly injured. Good Lesson, to the Republics. KINGSTON, Jamaica. Dec. 27. The British West Indian papers unanimously support the attitude of Great Britain re garding Venezuela. It la claimed that lately the neighboring republics have been showing scant regard for the lives and property of British residents. Hence the feeling that the present movement Is op portune and will prove a salutary lesson, Marietta to Leave La Guayra. CARACAS, Dec 27. In order to avoid any embarrassment throueh a wroncr in terpretation belnjr nlaced on her nresence at La Guayra. the United States gunboat Marietta will leave tomorrow "for Wll- lemstad, Curacao, where she will remain, subject to a call-from ;Minlster Bowen. PERUNA PROTECTS Coughs and Colds SlN, Grip and The Roberts Family, of Falls City, Neb., Are Healthy and Happy A Rare Sight In These Days. They Say, "We Think Peruna Is the Greatest Medicine on Earth." No man Is better known In the State of Nebraska than Mr. Carl T. Roberts, con tractor and mason, A typical American active, shrewd and full of business sa gacity. He Is not onlv a provider for his family, but a protector. In a recent letter to Dr. Hartman he writes, among other things, as foUows: "Our boy, James, had the mem branous croup and after he had' re covered ho -was subject to repeated attacks of lang fever. "Our boy, ' Charlie, -was also sub ject to attacks of pnucmonla and pleurisy. Our third boy, John, vras subject to fever and ague (malarial) and liver trouble. "Your remedy, Peruna, cured my boys entirely, and now I have three of the "healthiest boys in the state of Nebraska, vrhlch I attribute to your medicine. My wife had stomach trouble which Peruna also cured. "Altogether for my vrhole family we have hnd 19 bottles of Peruna, and have thus saved aver $500 in doctor's bills. "I am n. contractor and mason by trade, and am known all over Ne braska. I have hnd a stomach trouble which has been jrreatly relieved by your remedy, Peruna, for which I am still taking it. We think it is the greatest medicine on earth." "C. T. ROBERTS, "Palls City, Nebraska." Mr. T. G. Walker, Carneiro,' Kansas, writes: "It is with pleasure that I report that I am better than I have ben for many years. I believe Peruna la without a doubt the best medicine that was ever used in' a family. It has cured mv nerv ousness, with which I had been afflicted for a great number of years," It Is a fact of ever Increasing: astonish ment that so many otherwise sensible ,and provident people will, for the" neglect of o simple a precaution as to have a SOLEMN FUNERAL RITES STATE PAGEANT IN JAPAN IN MIN ISTER BUCK'S HONOR. Japanese Stntcsmen and Whole Dip. lomntic Body Join in Procession Escorted by Imperial Bodyguard. TOKJO, Dec. 8. via Victoria, B. C, Dec. 27. Cold anu rainy weather prevailed this morningi the time appointed for the fu neral ceremony over the body of Colonel A. E. Buck. United States Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ja pan. A worthy representation of Ameri cans and officials of. the Japanese and other nationalities attended the sad rites Jn Toklo, and the body was. afterward es corted by mourners to Yokohama, where It was deposited, pending conveyance to the United States. The funeral service took place at Trinity Cathedral, Tsukljl, Toky, which was filled with what, but for the solemn nature of the occasion, might be described aa a brilliant assemblage of diplomats and of ficials in state costume, together with a guard of honor. The body, enclosed In a hanosomo casket, draped in an Ameri can flag and surrounded by numerous floral tributes, was placed at the head of the center aisle. Among those present were the members of the diplomatic corps, Mr. Ferguson. . Mr. Miller, Major Wood and ladles of the United States Legation, the United Slates Consul-General, Mr. Bellows, and vlfe. G. H. Scldmore, United States Consuls from Kobe, Nagasaki and Formosa, and officers from the U, S. S. Princeton. At the close of the service the casket was carried from the cathedral on the shoulriers of a detachment of men from the U. S. S. Princeton to a hearse, by which It wfis conveyed to Shimbashl Sta tion, escorted by a company of the im perial bodyguard. A. special train con veyed the remains to Yokohama. The members of the American Asiatic Society and the friends of the departed met the body. A procession was formed, and, fol lowing the casket escorted by American and Japanese marines, the sad cortege In carriages and rikshas through the rain wound its way to the United States Naval Hospital on the bluff, where the body was reverently deposited In the mortuary vault attached to the Institution. Mrs. Buck, who Is naturally prostrated, was not present at tho Impressive cere mony. Among the special mourners were: Hair Vigor Turning gray? Why not have the early, dark, rich color re stored? It's easily done with Ayer's Hair Vigor. A splendid J8. j Avers bottle of Peruna at hand, bring upon themselves the needless suffering and fool ish expense that a practitioner of medicine Is forced to wltnces every day. A Family Medicine, L. O. Summereett, editor of "The Mess enger," Red Bank, N. J., writes The Peruna Medicine Company as follows: "Grfritlemen I certainly feel grateful to you for putting such a great catarrh rem edy on the market. I believe that more .than 'half the people with whom I come In contact have catarrh In some form and I donft see why more of them don't use Peruna and get well. 'Myself and family were all sick a few days ago with stomach trouble and used Peruna with very satisfactory results and at. one-third the coat It would have been had we called In a physician who could not possibly have prescribed a better remedy than Peruna. "L. O. SUMMERSETT." "Wo Will Not Do Without Peruna." Mr. James A. Stalls, Otego, 111., writes: "I can say that Peruna has cured my 4-year-old boy of the tonsllitls, and that of the worst stage. He had It last Winter, and I took him to three of the best doc tors and got no relief. When I took him to the fourth hla tonsils were so inflamed that blood was running out of them. The doitor said he could reduce them, so I used his medicine for four or Ave weeks and the boy got very little better. There was a week or two that we thought he would choke to death In spite of all we could do. "In looking over your almanac I saw Peruna recommended for throat trouble, so I wrote tp Dr. Hartman In regard to my boy's throat. He recommended Pe runa, and In less than two months his throat W3a well. I got one bottle of Pe runa and it cured him eound and well. We will not do without it and will Use It for all throat and lung trouble. "JAMES A. STALLS." Samuel Lyon, Consul at Kobe; Charles B. Harris, Consul at Nagasaki; James W. Davidson, Consul at Formosa; and officers of the U. 8. S. Princeton. The body will remain in the mortuary of the United States Hospital at Yokohama until tho sailing, of the steamer Korea, by which it will be taken by Mrs. Buck to tho United States. NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION. Programme for President's Greeting to OWclals and Citizens. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Secretary Cortelyou today made public the pro gramme forthe New Year's reception of the President. It follows: The President will receive at 11 A. M. the members of the Cabinet and the Dip lomatic corps. 11:20 A. M. The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, the Judges of' the United States Court of Claims, the Judges of the Court of Ap peals, the Judges' or the Supremo Court of the District -of Columbia; ex-Cablnot members and ex-Ministers of the United States. 11:30 A. M. Senators, Representatives and Delegates In Congress; the Commis sioners and judicial officers of the District of Columbia. 11:45 A. M. Officers of the Army, offi cers of the rlavy, officers of the Marine Corps, Commanding-General and general staff of the Militia of the District of Co lumbla. 12:15 P. M. Assistant Secretaries of De partments, the Solicitor-General, Assist ant Attorney-General, Assistant Postmaster-General, the Treasurer of the United States, the Controller of the Currency, the Commissioner of Patents, the Inter state Commerce Commission, the Librar ian of Congress, the Public Printer, the Commissioner of Labor, the Civil Service Commission, the Commission of Fish and Fisheries, the Regents and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the heads of bureaus in the several departments, the president of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. ,12:30 P. M. The Society of the Cincin nati, the Associated Veterans of the War of 1846-47, the Grand Army of the Repub lic, the Union Veterans' Legion. Union Veterans' Union, Spanish War Veterans, the members1 of the Oldest Inhabitants' Association of tho District of Columbia. I P. M. Reception of citizens. Adjutant-General Corbln, of. the Army, and Assistant Secretary Darling, of the Navy, today Issued the customary orders requesting all officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps to assemble in full uni form on New Year's day at their respec tive headquarters and proceed thence to pay their respects to the President GIBBONS TAKES A DROP. Elevator $Hn With Cardinal, Who is Visiting in Pittsburg. PITTSBURG,. Pa-., Dec. 27. While Car dinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan, of Phil adelphia, and other leading churchmen were descending in an- elevator at the Hotel 8chenley tonight, to meet about 300 representative Pittsburg citizens, the cage suddenly gave way, and the occupants shot downward at a rapid speed. For tunately the drop was but 20 feet,- and none of those in the cage was Injured. . Cardinal Gibbons and other eminent churchmen ara here to take part In the golden jubilee of the Passlonlst Fathers, which begins tomorrow and lasts several days. Cardinal Gibbons was entertained infor mally by Congressman-electjK. K. Porter and wife at "Oak Manor," at 4 o'clock to day, only a few guests being present. This evening the Cardinal wa's the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willis McCook in their suite at the Hotel Schenley, and later had a formal reception In the ballroom of the hotel, to which the host and hostess THE FAMILY Catarrh Peruna Kept in the House for Five Years. Mr. Albert Lletzmann. 1536- Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, III., wfltes: "I am only too glad to Inform you' that I am feeling splendid and have never felt better In my life. "Through the advice of a friend I tried Peruna, and am glad to say it cured me to perfection. I began to tell a friend about Peruna the other day and I had no sooner commenced than he told me his folks had kopt Peruna In the house for the last five years. I am sure I wouldn't do without It. Mother also uses It to keep herself In good health. "ALBERT LIETZMAN." Mr. J. H. Billings, Tyronza, Ark., writes: . "My wife and my lltye boy. 6 years old, and myBelf have been using your medi cine. I was broken down and my wife had catarrh.- I never saw anything like Peruna for a strength producer and ap petizer. J. H. BILLINGS." T. J, Walden. of Jamestown, N. Y., writes as 'follows to Dr. Hartman: "Peruna is curing my wife of female trouble, and we both declare Peruna to be the grandest medicine on earth and It will always be a household remedy with us. "Before taking your treatment I had not done a day's work for 12 weeks. "T. J. WALDEN." As soon as the value of Peruna Is fully appreciated by every house hold, both ns a preventive and cure of these affections, tens of thousands of lives will be saved, and hundreds of thousands of chronic, lingering cases of disease prevented. Peruna is a household safeguard. A complete work on chronic catarrh-sent . free to any address by The Peruna Medi cine Company, Columbus, Ohio. had invited some 300 representative men. and women of the city. After the reception the Cardlnal'and the other clergy 'were conveyed to the mon astery for the night, and participated In the midnight devotions. The Cardinal will be celebrant at the morning mass at the private chapel of the monastery, with only members of the brotherhood and their guests as the auditors. Local Taxing Power in Hawaii. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. Assistant Attorney-General Vandeventer, for the In terior Department, has decided that the act of April 30, 1000,. authorizes the Legis lature of Hawaii to empower the counties, town and city municipalities to Impose taxes on residents and property within their limits, and to provide for their col lection. End of Chilean Crlsi. NEW YORK. Dec. 27. The Chilean Cabinet crisis has been settled, cables the Herald's Valparaiso correspondent, by an agreement that all the Ministers shall remain at their posta WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU. Few People Ilenllze the Importance of Good Digestion Until It 1 Lost. Mmy ipeople suffer from dyspepsia and do not know It. They feel mean, out of sorts, peevish, do not sleep well. So not have a good keen appetite, do not have the inclination and energy for physical or mental work they once had. but at tho same time do not feel .any particular pain or distress In the stomach. Yet all this Is the result of poor digestion, an Insid ious form of Dyspepsia, which can only be cured by a remedy specially Intended to cure It and make the digestive organs act naturally and properly digest the food eaten. Bitters, after-dinner pills and nerve tonics will never help tho trouble; they don't reach It. The new medical dis covery does. It Is called Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets and Is a specific for dys pepsia and indigestion. It cures because it thoroughly digests all wholesome food taken Into the stomach, whether the stom ach Is In good working order or not. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, by digesting the food, instead of making the worn-out stomach do all the work, gives it a much needed rest and a cure of Dyspepsia is the natural result. When you are nervous, run down and sleepless, don't make the common mistake of supposing your nervous system needs treatment and fill your stomach with powerful nerve tonics which make you feel good for a little while, only to fall back farther than ever. Your nerves are all right, but they are starved, they want food. Nourish them with wholesome, every day food and plenty of It, well digested, and you can laugh at nerve tonics and medicine. But the nerves will not be nourished from a weak, abused stomach, but when the digestion has been made perfect by the use of this remedy all nervous symptoms disappear. Who ever heard of a man or woman blessed with a vigorous digestion and good appetite being troubled with their nerves? Good digestion means a strong nervous system, abundance of energy and capacity to enjoy the good things of life. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will certainly set your stomach and digestive organs right; they can't help but do It, because they nourish the body by digesting the food eaten, and rest the stomach. You get the nourishment and rest at one end the same time, and that is all the worn-out dyspeptic needs to build him up and give new life to every organ and an added zest to every pleasure. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a God send to the army of men and women with weak stomachs and weak nerves and just ly merits the claim of being- one of the most worthy medical discoveries of tho time.