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.
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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.