THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 15, 1903.
BLOCKADE IS RAISED
Allies Promptly Follow Up
Signing of Protocols.
THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS RENEWED
Venezuelan Minister Exchange
TCotea "With Allies Text of AKrec
xoent With Great Britain
Tlie Xcxt Step.
WASHINGTON. Feb. it Official noUco
ol the termination of the. blockade of the
Venezuelan ports reached the State De
partment today in a dispatch from tho
United States Embassy at London. In
further explanation of the articles of the
protocols signed last night by Mr. Bowen
and the representatives of the allies here,
the following addendum was prepared and
duly signed by all of tho negotiators this
morning:
"Our interpretation of tho protocols was
end is that the 30 per cent of the total in
come of the customs receipts of La
Guayra and Buerto Cabcllo shall begin to
be set apart bn the first day of March,
1903. and continue to be set apart through
the said month, and that tho first pay
ment will be due not the first of March,
but the first of April. 1303. (Signed)
"HERBERT W. BOWES.
"MICHAEL H. HERBERT,
"6. STERNBERG.
"E. MAYOR DES PLANCHES."
At the conference at the British Em
bassy this afternoon, which took place at
8 o'clock, another Important addendum
was signed to clear up article S In the
Italian protocol. By a curious error this
article provided that the Venezuelan gov
ernment "obligate themselves to assign
to the Italian government, commencing
tho first day of March, 1903. for this pur
pose, and to alienate to no other purpose,
SO per cent of the customs revenues of La
Guayra and Puerto Cabcllo." Had this
provision stood unamended, the Italian
government would have been entitled to
the entire SO per cent instead of sharing it
with the other allies, as was intended.
Fortunately, the matter was discovered in
time to be corrected before tho protocols
were dispatched to the Foreign Offices of
the allies.
Cablegrams have been pouring in to Mr.
Bowen from Venezuela, congratulating
him on the success of his mission. The
first to arrive was from President Castro.
It Is not expected that the next set of
protocols, providing for reference of tho
preferential questions to The Hague, will
be taken up until the middle of next
week.
TEXT OP THE PROTOCOL.
Terms of Agreement Made nctween
Venezuela and fireat Britain.
WASHISGTOS. Feb. 14. The text of
the protocols which were signed last night
by Mr. Bowen and tho representatives of
the allies were made public today. The
text of the British protocol Is as follows:
"Whereas certain differences have arisen
between the United States of Venezuela
and Great Britain in connection with the
claims of British subjects against the
Venezuelan government, the undersigned,
Mr. Herbert W. Bowen, duly authorized
thereto by the government of Venezuela,
and his excellency, the Right Hon. Sir
Michael H. Herbert, K. C M. G. C B.,
His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the United States, have agreed as fol
lows: "Article 1 The Venezuelan government
declares that it recognizes In principle
the Justness of the claims which have been
preferred by His Majesty's government on
behalf of British subjects.
"Article 2 The Venezuelan government
will satisfy at once, by payment in cash
or its equivalent, the claims of British
subjects which amout to about 500,
arising out of the seizure and plundering
of British vessels and the outrages on
their crews, and the maltreatment and
the false imprisonment of British subjects.
"Article 3 The Venezuelan and British
governments agree that the other British
claims, including claims by British sub
jects other than those dealt with in article
6 hereof, and including those preferred
by the railway companies, shall, unless
otherwise satisfied, be referred to a mixed
committee constituted In the manner de
fined In article 4 of this protocol and
which shall examine tho claims and decide
upon the amount to be awarded in satis
faction of each claim.
"The Venezuelan government admit -their
liability in cases where the claim is for
Injuries to or wrongful seizure of'prop
erty, and consequently the questions which
the mixed commission will have'to decide
In such case will only be: (a) Whether the
injury took place and whether the seiz
ure was wrongful; and (b) it so, what
amount of compensation is due.
"In other cases, the claims shall be re
ferred to the mixed commission without
reservation.
"Article 4 The mixed commission shall
consist of one Venezuelan member and
one British member. In each case where
they come to an agreement, their decision
Bhall be final. In cases of disagreement, J
of an umpire nominated by the President
of the United States of America.
"Article 6 The Venezuelan government,
being unwilling to provide a sufficient sum
for the payment within a reasonable time
of the claims specified in article 3, and
similar claims preferred by the other gov
ernments, undertake to assign to the Brit
ish government, commencing the first
day of March, 1903, for this purpose, and
to alienate to no other purpose, 30 per
cent in monthly payments of the customs
revenues of La Guayra and Puerto
caueuo. In the case of failure to carry
out this undertaking, Belgian officials
ehall be placed in charge of the customs
of the two ports and shall administer them
until the liability of the Venezuelan gov
ernment, in respect of the above men
tioned claims, shall have been discharged.
"Any question as to the distribution of
the customs revenues .so to be assigned,
and as to the rights of Great Britain and
Germany and Italy to a separate settle
ment of their claims, shall be determined,
in default of arrangement, by the tri
bunal at The Hague, to which any other
power interested may appeal. Pending
the decision of The Hague tribunal, the
said 30 per cent of the receipts of the
customs of the ports of La Guayra and
Puerto Cabello are. to bo paid over to
the representatives of the Bank of Eng
land at Caracas.
"Article 6 The Venezuelan government
further undertakes "to enter into a fresh
arrangement respecting the external debt
of Venezuela with a view to the satisfac
tion of the-claim of the bondholders. This
arrangement shall include a definition of
the sources from which the necessary
payments are to be provided.
"-Article "The Venezuelan and British
governments agree that, inasmuch as it
may be contended that the establishment
of a blockade of Venezuelan ports by the
British naval forces has ipso facto created
a state of war between Venezuela and
Great Britain and that any treaty existing
between the two countries had been there
by abrogated, it shall be recorded In an ex
change of notes between" the undersigned
that the convention between Great Britain
and Venezuela of October 29. 1S34, which
adopted' and confirmed mutatis mutandis
the treaty of April 18, 1S3, between Great
Britain and the State of Colombia, shall
be -deened to be renewed and confirmed
or provisionally renewed and confirmed
pending conclusion of a new treaty of
amity and commerce.
"Article 8 Immediately upon the signa
ture of this protocol, .arrangements will
be made by His Majesty's government in
concert with the governments of Germany
and Italy to rase the blockade of the Ven
ezuelan ports. His Majesty's government
will be prepared to restore tho vessels of
the Venezuelan navy which have been
seized, and further to release any other
vessels captured under the Venezuelan flag
on the receipt of a guarantee from the
Venezuelan government that they will
hold His Majesty's government indemnified
In respect of any proceedings which might
be taken against them by the owners of
such ships or of goods on board them.
"Article 9 The treaty of amity and
commerce of October 23, 1KM, having been
confirmed Infliccordance with the terms of
article C of this protocol, tho government
of Venezuela will be- happy to renew dip
lomatic relations with His Majesty's gov
ernment. "Done In duplicate at Washington, this
13th day of February. 19(0.
"HERBERT W. BOWES.
"MICHAEL HERBERT."
With few exceptions, the German and
Italians protocols correspond with that of
Great Britain.
OUIIEUS TO RAISE BLOCKADE.
Germany Takes Action nnd Explains
Demand for Large Payment.
BERLIN, Feb. 14. Tho z 'eminent Is
telegraphing instructions today for rais
ing the blockade of the Venezuelan coast
Immediately. These Instructions may not
reach all the blockading vessels today, but
It is expected that the blockade will bo
fully raised by tomorrow or Monday, es
pecially since Commodore Sheder has been
expecting such Instructions, and had ar
ranged for their prompt transmission.
Two memoranda explaining the protocol
were signed by Minister Bowen. The
text of the first Is as follows:
"As the imperial German government
holds that the claims originating from
Venezuelan civil wars of 1S9S and 1900 are
no more apt to be submitted to arbitration
the Government of Venezuela has to ac
knowledge at once thse claims, amount
ing to L71S,Sla bolivars, approximately
J323.000, and either to pay in cash without
delay, or, should this be Impossible, to
guarantee the speedy payment of them
by guarantees which are deemed sufficient
by the Imperial government,"
TrrCsecond explanatory document reads:
'The conditions of the German Govern
ment having been accepted, Mr. Bowen,
as representative of the Venezuelan Gov
ernment, will now have to provide for the
payment of the 1,718.815 bolivars mentioned
under number one of the conditions, or
give an adequate guarantee for this
amount. Should Mr. Bowen choose the
latter way tho guaranty Is to be specified
distinctly. For Instance, in case of the
guaranty being based on the customs rev
enues It would be necessary to state ex
actly In which way the payment Is to take
place out of these revenues. The guar
anty will have to bo given de facto and
without delay."
In the event of the five drafts handed to
Baron von Sternberg last night being de
faulted. It Is stipulated that Belgian cus
toms officials collect the revenues at one
of tho Venezuelan ports In behalf of Ger
many. Foreign Secretary Richthofen sent a spe
cial message to Ambassador Tower here
at S o'clock yesterday evening. Inform
ing him that the protocols would be' signed
during the evening, and expressing . his
pleasure at the happy result. Chancellor
von Bulow and Baron von Richthofen both
express satisfaction and approval of the
correct and friendly attitude throughout
of the United States. '
Baron von Sternberg, by direction of his
government, informed Secretary Hay Jn
advance of the character of any Impor
tant proposal made to Mr. Bowen. In at
least two Instances written memoranda of
Germany's position were supplied to the
United States.
FRIENDSHIP IS RENEWED.
Venezuelan Representative Meets
ArabaHNadors of Allien.
WASHISGTOS. Feb. lt-In view of tho
restoration of peace between Venezuela
and tho allied powers of Great Britain,
Germany and Italy, Scnor Augu&to Pulldo,
tho Venezuelan Charge d Affaires, ad
dressed an appropriate note to the British
Ambassador today, and later called at the
Italian and German Embassies. Mr.
Bowen, -as soon as he had cleared up some
details with the British Ambassador, paid
a farewell call upon Secretary Hay, at the
State Department, and reported the sign
ing of the peace protocols. The two were
In conference for some time, and the
Secretary congratulated Mr. Bowen heart
ily upon the success of his mission.
This afternoon, at the British Embassy,
Mr. Bowen will meet the representatives
of the allies and draw up and sign some
additional papers.
With the consent of the British Am
bassador, Mr. Bowen today made public
the full text of the British protocol, which
was the first of the three conventions
signed last night. The Italian and Ger
man protocols, while different in phrase
ology, contain the same provisions with
one or two exceptions. Where the British
protocol stipulates that the $27,500 shall
be paid in cash upon the signing of the
agreement, the German and Italian pro
tocols provide for the payment of this
sum in 30 and 0 days respectively from
mat date.
The British Ambassador has sent a note
to Mr. Bowen advising him that ho had
received a cablegram from London to the
effect that orders had been issued to raise
at once the 'Venezuelan blockade.
CAR-NEGIE OFFERED HELP.
Volunteered to Satisfy Increased De
mand of Germany.
WASHINGTON. Feb. It Moved by the
spirit in which Herbert W. Bowen has
conducted the peace negotiations at Wash
ington with the representatives, of the al
lies, and anxious that his mission should
succeed, Andrew Carnegie, upon hearing
of Germany's action in demanding a cash
payment of 1,718.000 bolivars, instead of
the 5300 previously promised her. sent
the following message to Mr. Bowen.
dated February 13:
"I shall be glad to hand over at once
$360,000 to meet the German demand If
Venezuela desires It,"
This fact became known tonight. Mr.
Carnegie, It Is said, has been watching
with close Interest the progress of the
negotiations here. The message was
sent as soon as the rows of Germany's
demand was published. Mr. Bowen dis
patched a reply to Mr. Carnegie, thank
ing him for his generous offer, which, how
ever, it was not necessary to accept.
In announcing Mr. Carnegie's offer to
night. Mr. Bowen said that many banks
and financial syndicates had all along
been anxious to lend money to Venezuela,
and had sent representatives to see him
with this end itn view.
CASTRO SENDS THANKS.
Rejolclnc in Cnracnn at News Death
Blow to Revolution.
CARACAS, Feb. It Sews of the rais
ing of the blockade was received by Pres
ident Castro this morning In the follow
ing cablegram from Minister Bowen:
"The protocols have been signed. Block
ade will be raised tomorrow. Congratula
tions." To this message President Castro re
plied as follows:
"Bowen. Washington: In the name of
Venezuela and In my own name, I offer
you expressions of my eternal gratitude
for the decided spontancousness with
which you have served the cause of Jus
tice, which is'the cause of humanity, that
distinguishes superior minds. CASTRO."
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon the British
cruiser Tribune had received no order
with regard to raising the blockade.
It Is believed that the termination of
the blockade will be the death blow to the
Matos revolution.
Dr. A. J. Stone, of St. Paul, who was the
Democratic caodldat for Conrrtu from his
district In the tut cam palm, has been appoint
ed Surceon-Gcneral of the Minnesota militia by
Governor Van Bant in auecewlon to Dr. A. A.
Ames, the absconding Mayor of Minneapolis.
NO CHANGE IN LAND LAWS
REFEilL OF TIMBER, DESERT AXD
COMMUTATION ACTS HOPELESS.
Senate Committee Reports BUI, bat
Opposition Would Talk It to Death
Ronie Committee Oppose It.
OREGOSIAS SEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 14. The Senate commit
tee on public lands today ordered
a favorable report on the bill to repeal
the timber and stone act, desert land act
and commutation feature of homestead
law. Amendmehts to omit repeal of com
mutation law and sell timber land on the
basis of appraised value were debated.
Senators opposed to the bill say there Is
no prospect of its passage at this session.
Tho action of tho committee is not sig
nificant, for there is no possibility of the
bill passing the House, even though It
might be railroaded through the Senate.
Even this Is Improbable, because It Is leg
islation that would provoke debate, and
such debate is likely to prove fatal this
Iato In the session.
An attempt was made In committee to
amend the bill to provide for the sale of
timber lands In tracts of 100 acres to each
settler, the price to be governed by tho
appraised value of tho timber thereon,
but this substitute was voted down. The
committee also rejected a proposition to
omit the commutation clause from tho
acts to be repealed.
The report today was made largely for
effect, and not with any Intention of
passing the bill, for the Senate committee
Is fully advised that a majority of tho
public lands committee of the House will
not for a minute consider the bill at this
session.
MILLIONS FOR BUILDINGS.
t -
Incrcn&cd Appropriations for Tn co
rn a and Spokane Anions Other.
WASHISGTOS Feb. lt-An omnibus
public-building bill, carrying approxi
mately t6.O0O.O00, was introduced today by
Representative Mercer, of Nebraska,
chairman of the House committee on pub
lic buildings and grounds. This Is the
bill upon which the subcommittee has
been working for the past few days and
will be reported from the full committee
next week. The bill authorizes the limit
of cost of Federal buildings In the several
cities named to be Increased to the fol
lowing amounts:
Fresno, Cat, JISO.OOO; San Francisco Customs-House,
J1.C00.000; Chicago Postofflce
and Custom-House, $5,000,000; Indianapolis
Postofflce and Courthouse, J2,600.000;Evans
ton, Wyo., 1150.000; Washington, D. C.,
municipal building, J2.500.C00.
Provision is made for the erection and
completion of Federal buildings on sites
now owned by the United States in the
cities named, with appropriations as fol
lows: Tacoma, Wash., $400,000; Spokane
Wash. J400.000.
The Secretary of tho Treasury is author
ized to acquire sites for an addition to tho
Postofflce building, for a hall of records,
for an addition to the Bureau of Engrav
ing -and Printing, all in Washington, a
building to be erected upon the latter at
a cost not to exceed J215.000. for grounds
and building. The cost of the site and
building for tho Postofflce at St, Louis
Is not to exceed 1500,000.
HOUSE BREAKS ITS RECORD.
Passes More Private Pension Bllla
Than Ever Before at a Session.
WASHISGTOS. Feb. lt-The House to
day passed the sundry civil MIL which
has been under consideration since Tues
day, and then broke all previous records
In the matter of private pension legisla
tion. It was the last opportunity of pass
ing pension bills at this session, and tho
calendar was cleared, not only of House
but of Senate bllla, S25 In all being passed!
Three hundred and twelve Is the highest
previous record, made in the Fifty-first
Congress.
Without preliminary business, the House
went Into committee of the whole and re
sumed the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. An amendment
was adopted appropriating S2.O0O for a
lighthouse and fog-signal at Muklllllo
Point, near Everett, Wash.
The amendment offered by Richardson
(Tenn.) to prohibit the use of illustrations
In the annual reports of bureaus, except
with the approval of the heads of the de
partment, was ruled out on a point of
order. The amendment was offered, later
In a modified form, so as to escape tho
point of order, and was -adopted.
When the bill was reported to tho House.
Zenor (Ind.) demanded a separate vote
upon the Indianapolis military post
amendment. The amendment was adopt
ed. 125 to S8, and the bill was passed.
The Houso then proceeded to consider
ation of private pension bills. Three hun
dred and twenty-five bills were passed,
among them one to pension Mary J. Rum
ple, widow of the late Representative
Rumple, of Iowa, at the rate of $30 a
month.
A bill was also passed authorizing the
appointment and retirement of Edward L.
Bailey, who resigned from the regular
Army while holding the rank of Colonel.
Sulloway explained that he had a gallant
record in the Civil War and served over
33 years in the Army. Just as he was
about to reach the age of retirement, an
unfortunate Incident induced .him to re
sign. At 4:40 P. M. the House adjourned.
APPROVES COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
Hawaiian Home Rale Party Wants
Federal Control of Lepers.
HONOLULU. Feb. 6. via San Francisco,
Feb. It The Home Rule party has sent
a number of resolutions to President
Roosevelt and others In Washington, ex
pressing approval of the recommendations
In the Senate committee's report. Spe
cial reference is made In tho resolutions
to the establishment of a National lep
rosaria, and the application of American
land laws to Hawaii.
The site for a Federal building, recom
mended at Washington by Commissioner
Eustls, and offered to tho Federal Gov
ernment, is opposed on the ground that
the price paid on exchange by the terri
torial government for the land offered1
ror tne site was too much. In referring
to the leprosy matter, the Home Rulers
say that the settlement Is now misman
aged, and that the physicians who have
to do with It are not competent to treat
leprosy.
ARMY STAFF BILL SIGNED.
Colonel Randolph Is Then Promoted
to Be'Brlradler-Gencral.
WASHINGTON, Feb. It President
Roosevelt late this afternoon signed the
Army staff bill and' It Is now a law. .One
of the first acts following the approval of
the .bill was the promotion of Colonel
William F. Randolph, late Chief of Artil
lery, to the grade of Brigadier-General, In
accordance with the provisions of the act.
The other provisions or the act do not
take effect until after the retirement of
Lieutenant-General Miles, August 15 next
Immigration Under N'e-rr Head.
NEW YORK, Feb. It Commissioner
William Williams, of the Bureau of Im
migration, who has Just returned from
Washington, where he appeared before
the Senate committee to argue for certain
clauses which he wants Inserted In the
new immigration law, says that it Is vir
tually settled that tho Immigration De
partment would be under the control of
the Department of Commerce.
"This Is the logical department to con
trol immigration' affairs, instead of the
Treasury Department," he said. "The
matter rests entirely with the President
now, and he Is In favor of the change."
Melville Will Serve Out Term.
WASHINGTON. Feb. It The statement
that Eaglnecr-ln-Chlef Melville, of the
Navy, Is about to retire from that office
In the course of a few weeks, giving place
to Captain C. W. Rca, Is said to be erron
eous. Secretary Moody today said ho was
sure that the Englneer-ln-Chlef has no
such Intention. Admiral Melville also
stated that he Intended to serve until tho
expiration of his commission. In January.
isot
Nominated by the President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. It The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Lieutenant-Colonel O. H. Ernst. Corps
of Engineers, U. S. A., to be a member of
tho Mississippi River' Commission.
Postmaster Montana. L. V. Bcrgy,
Chinook.
Chairman of Dawea Commiislnn.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lt-The Secretary
of the Interior has appointed Tarns Blxby,
of Minnesota, chairman of the Dawes In
dian Commission. He has been acting In
that capacity for several years.
DANGER OF TRUSTS.
Jndfire Grosscup Says They Tend to
Encourage Socialism.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.. Feb. 14. Judge Pe
ter S. Grosscup. of the United States Cir
cuit Court, of Chicago, lectured before
the University of Michigan Good Govern
ment Club tonight on "The New Nation."
He said:
"In the very nature of things we must
expect that men who do not see their way
clear to an Improvement, of their condi
tions under the old forms of Industrial
liberty will entertain ryrapathy for a sys
tem that promises something new. The
separation of labor from proprietorship,
tho separate mobilization of these two as
enemies Instead of their commingling In
common Interest. Is the most unrepubll
can and menacing fact that now confronts
the American people.
"The consolidation idea has, thus far.
accentuated this menace. It has done
what is still more menacing. In narrowing
the personnel of tho proprietorship of the
country; It Is detaching from tho friends
of property the great liberal body of citi
zenship. However we may wish It. this
oldtlmo conservative force will not, thus
Isolated, remain stationary. It will swing
In time to those whose attitude Is already
opposed to tho institution of property,
and In this movement would glvo to so
cialism all that would make racialism In
vincible. Could the old ideals stand up
against an alliance such as that? Our
first duty Is to wake up to the realities
of the situation, and our next to put the
forces of Industrial freedom In order. Not
until we have done this, not until the time
when the property-acquiring instinct of
tho country Is again unified upon a basis
fair alike to all. can we rest assured that
the outcome of the encounter need be no
longer feared.
"For my own part I believe that once
corporate organization and management
is cleared of pitfalls, so that the fortunes
of an enterprise will be bound up. not In
an overstrained organization, but solely In
the hands of the business Itself, the peo
ple will be ready to take up again their
share In the proprietorship of the coun
try." MANY ARE "DONE."
(Continued from First Page.)
Johnson, representing the Cleage Commis
sion Company: Attorney T. B. Harland,
representing the RIalto Grain Company,
and Attorneys R. M. Frumberg and W. P.
Ross, representing the International In
vestment Company.
THREE CAPTURED IX CHICAGO.
Poatofllc Prosecution Proposed
Vast Sums Obtained by. Fraud.
CHICAGO. Feb. It Harry Brolaskl. M.
J. Bock and Mattle Woodln, who were ar
rested yesterday In the raids on alleged
fraudulent turf investment concerns here,
were today held In bonds of $500 each. W.
J. Mason and Henry Thompson were freed
upon showing that they were but clerks In
the raided places. Preparations are In
progress for the prosecution of the turf
concerns by the Postofflce Department. It
is reported that Inspector Stewart has
been asked to bring steps looking to an In
quiry before the Federal grand Jury.
The Police Department Is preparing to
Ming a number of cases to the attention
of the grand Jury and ask Indictments.
The first arguments concerning the evi
dence of the concerns raided yesterday
will be heard on February 23.
Many disgruntled Investors were pres
ent when the three prisoners were 'ar
raigned. Among them were H. A. Smith
and John Reed, of Cedar Rapids, la.. In
vestors In the Brolaskl concern of $10,030
and $3000 respectively. Cedar Rapids resi
dents, they say, have about $113,000 Invest
ed with Brolaskl. Peter F. Klein, of
Marlon. Ia.. also prefererd charges against
Brolaskl. who. he says, obtained $475 from
him by false pretenses. Klein represents
a syndicate of 30 Marlon people with over
$4000 Invested.
Today's malt, seized by the police, from
the desks of a dozen stenographers, con
tained letters demanding the return of
an aggregate of $10,000. These demands,
the police say. would never have been
granted, for Brolaskl had the previous
diy declined to- refund investments of
$3500 to an express company.
IL B. Blackstone. manager of the Chi
cago office of E. J. Arnold & Co., was ar
rested tonight on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses. He was re
leased on bonds of $500.
ARNOLD GOING TO MEXICO.
Turf Swindler Fleelns Sonthwrird to
Escape Arrest.
PARSONS, Kas.. Feb. it E. J. Arnold,
president of the St. Louis Turf Exchange,
now being Investigated, passed through
this city today on his way South.' Manager
Myers, of tho depot dining-room, recog
nized Arnold and talked with him while
he ate his lunch. Arnold said he was on
his way to Mexico to escape arrest on
account of the alleged swindles of his
concern. He said he expected to meet
Gill, his partner. In Mexico.
Arnold Closes Wellington Office.
WASHINGTON. Feb. It The Wash
ington branch of the E. J. Arnold Com
pany, of St. Louis, has closed. A bulletin
posted at the offices gives several tele
grams, dated In St. Louis, and signed
by L. A. Gill, the manager, ono of which
says:
"Had to suspend during the run occa
sioned by attack of a locil paper. We are
all right, solvent, and will pay every
body." There are 200 subscribers In this city,
each having from $50 to $30") Invested. "
Can't Find Arnold In St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14. After a diligent
search today. Deputy Sheriffs were unable
to locate E. J. Arnold, who Is wanted as
a witness before the grand Jury, which Is
Investigating the recent turf investment
company failures. When the grand Jury
adjourned this afternoon until Monday,
five Indictments had been returned against
Investment promoters.
Marshal Barrett Indicted.'
ST. LOUIS, Feb. It Thomas E. Barrett,
marshal of the St, Louis Court of Appeals,
was Indicted by the Federal grand Jury
today on the charge of complicity In regis
tration frauds. Several other Indictments
on the same charge were contained In the
grand Jury's report.
Barrett Is charged on two counts with
forgery and on three with aiding and
abetting fraudulent naturalization. Among
the others Indicted is Joe Ghlgllone, a
politician, who Is accused of perjury.
A Storiette for Women.
THE SECRET OP HER BEAUTIFUL
COMPLEXION.
Ida and Marian sat talking in the
dressing room. "
"I tell you what it is Marian (and she
drewher chair closer), your complexion
has undergone a great change. You
look so different, quite different from
what you did three months ago."
"Do I look so changed?" asked Mar
ian innocently.
" Of course yflu do, and you know you
do. That is the aggravating part of it,
deary. Come, tell me. Have you been
making up?"
Manan answered with a laugh.
"What a beast you are. What sort of
rouge do you use to get that color? "
Just then brother Tom came in, having
returned from the medical college on
his holiday vacation.
"What was Ida calling you names for,
Sis? " asked brother Tom.
I want to know where she gets that
stuff she puts on her face to give her that
color and she won't tell me."
"Marian did not get that color from
any shop, if that's what yon mean," said
Tom seriously.
"Marian can fool yon as well as she
fools everybody else," said Ida,
Brother Tom shook his head.
"The leopard cannot change his spots,
and a girl cannot change her com
plexion," persisted Ida.
"Anything can be done if you only
know how," said Tom. "I'll tell you
how to do it. In the first place, you
firls do not look after your physical con
itions seriously enough. A young and
growing girl (and mature people as well)
should occasionally use a gentle laxative
pill. I think Dr. R. V. Pierce, who
founded, the Invalids' Hotel, at Buffalo,
N.Y. , has the best, and they can readily be
TILLMAN ON THE NEGRO
SAYS RACE QUESTION" IS ONE OF
WHITE SUPREMACY.
Admit Ukc of Sliotcuns and Tisane
Bnllot in the South, Pleads Ne
cessity and Predicts Bloodshed.
NEW YORK. Feb. It The 12th annual
dinner of the New York Press Club was
given tonight at the ' Waldorf-Astoria,
More than 300 club members and Invited
guests occupied places at the tables. In
cluding William J. Bryan, Mayor Low,
Walter Damrosch, Senator Tillman and
General Daniel E. Sickles. President
Roosevelt sent regrets.
Senator Tillman's speech was the fea
ture of the night. He said in part:
"In. ray experience I have found that the
better acquainted the gentlemen of 'the
press becdme with me the beter they like
me. But I ask no favors of you. I come
from a state where the people do their
own thinking and their own voting."
Referring to the negro question, he said
that President Roosevelt had raised a sub
ject that will not easily down. It had
brought forth a number of comments from
prominent men of the South and had
raised a storm In tho South. After men
tioning a number of these comments and
the men who made them, he said:
"You have had this subject Roosevelted,
Hannaed, Irelanded and Anally Smooted
and now It seems to me It Is about time
that we had some one who knows some
thing about it say something."
After an Impassioned recital of the peri's
to tho white people of the South by the
lncrecrfng powers of the negro In the last
few years, he said:
"We were compelled by the exigencies
of the situation to use the shotgun and the
tissue ballots and we used both. Why?
Because In the State of South Carolina
there are 30.000 more negroes voting than
there are white voters."
He-said that they in South Carolina had
established free schools and that ever
since there had been -more negro children
In. those free schools than white children.
"Do you think It was our purpose to
raise these negro children to a condition
of enlightenment in order that they may
govern us?" he asked. "By the holy
God, no," he cried. Senator Tillman said
that in the present condition of things,
were the negro to gain control of the
State of South Carolina and the whites
become subordinate, the deplorable result
would be that In 100 years "the population
would be half mulatto. He had no prac
ticable solution of the problem, he said,
unless It be that the North take Its share
pf the blacks, "If you love them so well."
His address grew moro Impassioned as
he continued. At first only applause
Spring Humors
Como to most pcoplo and cause many
troubles, pimples, boils and other
eruptions, besides los3 of appetite,
that tired feeling, fits of biliousness,
indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid of them tho
better, and the way to get rid of them
and to build up tho system that has
suffered from them is to tato
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Forming in combination the Spring
Medicinojjar excellence, of unequalled
strength in purifying the blood as
Bhown by unequalled, radical and per
manent cures of
Scrofula Salt Rheum
Scald Hoad Bolls, Pimples
All Kinds of Humor Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning Rheumatism
Catarrh Dyspepsia, Etc
Accept no substitute, but be sure to
get Hood's, and get it today,
obtained at almost every drug store. They
are called Dr. Pierce's PleasantPellets. I
have examined them and know them
to be entirely vegetable in. their ingre
dients. They act mildly and gently.
Such a laxative should be taken occa
sionally by every individual when the
liver is sluggish, the stomach sour, or
the tongue coated. In thesecond place,
the real reason for her beautiful com
plexion is the use of Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription. I advised Marian to
take this three times a day. She has
done so for the past three weeks, and
you see the result. It is a medicine
which is entirely vegetable and does not
contain either alcohol or narcotics. It
therefore cannot harm, and I am sure
it would do you a great deal of good.
Not only does it strengthen, but like the
governor on an engine, certainly regu
lates the entire feminine system."
"Yes," said Marian, "it not only has
undoubtedly improved my looks, but I
no longer have those nervous feelings,
feelings of weariness, backache and ter
rible blue spells. Then too, Ida, it has
taken away those black circles or rings
which you used to see under my eyes.
Is it not true?"
" This is what a lady wrote me concern
ing the good the Favorite Prescription
might do me if I took it. I found her
name and address in one of those little
memorandum books of Dr. Pierce that,
are distributed from house to house.
Here it is :
"I wish to inform you how much Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has benefited
me," wrote Mrs. Kay Traver, of Medusa,
N. Y. "I call myself cured. My com
plaints were the usual womanly troubles,
which gave me also palpitation of the
hjart, frequent headaches, and numerous
other things. I had almost given up hope
of ever betngany better but this medicine
has worked wonders in my case. Two
doctors failed to do me any Rood and I
wrote to Dr. Pierce with but little courage
but he wrote such a good, encouraging
letter, my husband got five bottles at
once, and before I had taken all of the
greeted his utterances, but at the end a
perceptible hiss was heard, and Anally
he was Interrupted by a voice crying:
"What about your nephew?'
Senator Tillman was at the moment de
fending the summary measure adopted In
the South for the punishment of negroes
guilty of crime, especially against women.
After tho excitement caused by the In
terruption had subsided. Senator Till
man said there was much more he could
say and would like to say. but that he
regarded It as highly Inappropriate to re
fer In public to family affairs. Before con
cluding his address, he took occasion to
say if the policy of raising of the negro
Into power In the. South Is carried too far,
the result will be bloodshed, and Its
flow will be upon tho heads, of those who
have tried to force the white people Into
subjection to the black.
William J. Bryan was glad of the oc
casion to "speak on a subject not politi
cal. He spoke of the relations of the
weekly paper to the public.
"You will probably find more truth In
the little paper where the editor Is
known," he said, "than In the great pa
pers whose editors aro not known."
CRAZY MAN RUNS AMUCK
Honolaln Fireman Spreads Terror,
but la Fatally Wounded.
HONOLULU. FebTlt By Pacific ca
ble to the Associated Press.) ohn Col
lins, a member of the local Fire Depart
ment, became Insane t,oday from drink
and ran amuck, hatchet In hand. Be
fore he could be controlled he broke tho
skull of one m&n by a terrific blow of the
hatchet, cut the head of another citizen
very, badly, and made for a third victim,
but the latter was too nimble of foot for
the demented Collins, and made his es
cape. Collins then turned his attention to 'a
fourth man. who drew a gun and fired at
Collins, Inflicting Injuries from which
Colllnc Is almost certain to die. The vic
tims of Collins Insane assault are now
In the hospital, but will recover, unless
complications set In.
To Pay Hawaiian Fire Clalrua.
HONOLULU. Feb. It (By Pacific ca
ble to Associated Press.) The Secretary
of the Treasury has cabled Governor Dole
hat the Trcaiury Department will send
n.000,000 to pay fire claims. In charge of
a Treasury agent, who wilt disburse the
money at the expense of the territory.
Will Ralne Hops In HaiTall.
HONOLULU. Feb. 6. Two dozen roots
of hop plants have been received here.
They were sent from San Francisco by
Agricultural Commissioner Taylor, who
proposes to experiment with them. The
raising of hops has never been tried In
Hawaii.
FOR M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
JTnlf-MIllIon Raised and Another
100,000 Is Needed.
CLEVELAND, Feb? It The McKlnley
National Memorial Association has Issued
a statement to the effect that it has col
lected more than &00.000 during the first
year of Its organization. The association
announces that It will be necessary to se
cure something more than 100,000 .addi
tional before anything will be done toward
building the monument. '
Meteor Fall la Utah.
SALT LAKE, Feb. It A special to the
Tribune from Bingham, Utah, says:
A mammoth meteor struck the earth In
the vicinity of this place at 4:43 o'clock
this morning. The falling body when It
collided with the earth, caused windows to
rattle and houses to tremble, while a
sound like a mighty clap of thunder awak
ened the Inhabitants from their sleep.
People thought there had been an earth
quake and much alarm was felt until the
true nature of the shock became known.
The meteor plunged Into tho mountains
southwest of this place, the shock being
felt by persons living miles away.
Thousands of Cattle Dylngr.
FORT MORGAN. Colo.. Feb. It It Is
estimated that fully 5000 cattle are starv
ing to death on the.range In this county.
The Humane Society agent Is gathering
in alt the starving cattle in this vicinity,
and Is trying to take care of them along
the river and where hay can bo had.
Stockmen are bringing in com and hay"
from Nebraska to keep their cattle alive,
Tho loss will be great. Hundreds of.
second I felt much better. I shall always
speak highly of Dr. Pierce's medicines. I
am working very hard now, and have been
all spring and summer, so far, and feel so
proud to think I "can. I sav to every
one it was Dr. Pierce's medicines that
cured me."
IT STANDS ALONE.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
stands alone, as the one and only remedy
for leucorrhea, female weakness, pro
lapsus, or falling of the womb, so abso
lutely specific and sure in curing these
common ailments of women, as to war
rant its makers in offering to pay, as
they hereby do, the sum of $500 reward
for a case of the above maladies which
they can not enre. This is a remarkable
offer. No other medicine for the cure
of woman's peculiar ailments is backed
by such a remarkable guarantee. No
other medicine for woman's ills is pos
sessed of the unparalleled curative prop
erties that would warrant its makers
in publishing such an offer; no other
remedy has such a record of a third of
a century of cures on which to base such
a remarkable offer.
M. U. McClendon, Esq., Merchant, Gravel
ridge, Ark., writes: "My wife (Mrs. L. L.
McClendon) was confined to room and bed
for some time with indigestion and female
trouble. Was unable at times to walk
across the room. We tried two as good
doctors as I thought could be found in our
part of the country. Neither of them did
her any good. Afterward she decided to
write to Dr. Pierce for advice. I thought
it not wise a3 I was sure she would be
buried before she could receive an answer
but she commenced on your remedies and
I could see that she was some better by the
time she had taken the third bottle. We
continued the use of the medicine quite a
while and now she does all the house-
, work, and stood the examination for life
insurance all o. c Any one who so wishes
may write to me at my place of abode."
i Miss Emma Weller, who is Secretary of
I the Young People's Christian Association, at
' 1818 Madison Avenue, New York City, says:
"Your ' Favorite Prescription ' is a boon
1 to sick arid tired women, for it cures them
when other medicines fail. I know whereof
I speak, for I have had experience with it.
For fourteen months I had constant head,
aches ; seemed too weak to perform my
daily duties, and when the day was over I
was too tired to sleep well. I suffered from
nervousness and indigestion, and every
thing I ate distressed me. Doctored with
different physicians but received no relief.
After reading one of your books I decided
to give your 'Favorite Prescription ' atrial.
Am very glad I did, for I found it was just
what I wanted, I commenced to improve
at once and kept getting better until, after
seven weeks, I was entirely cured. I have
remained in perfect health ever since, and
remain a firm friend of your 'Favorite Pre
scription.' "
The dealer who offers a substitute for
"Favorite Prescription" is only seeking
to make the little more profit afforded
by a less meritorious medicine. His
profit is your loss. Therefore, turn your
back on him as unworthy of your "pat
ronage. THE COMMON SENSE MEDICAL
ADVISER, 1008 large pages in paper
covers, is sent FREE on receipt of 21 one
cent stamps to pay expense of mailing
ONLY. Address:
Dr. R. V. PIERCE. Buffalo. N. Y.
horses arc dying from the effect of eat
ing sagebrush.
IN FAVOR OF THE UNION.
Bat Justice Ilovrnrd Docs ct Decide
gacstlon About MHItla.
TROY, N. Y.. Feb. It-Justice Howard,
of the Supreme Court, today handed down
a decision In the case of William Potter,
who was expelled from the Schenectady.
Brotherhood of Painters because of serv
ice In the militia of the state during the
strike of the Hudson "Valley Railroad. In
the hearing It was contended that tho
militia clause In the constitution of the
union was against public policy and un
constitutional. Justice Howard refused to pass upon
that, declaring that the only question be
fore him was whether Potter was ever In
full membership In the union. He finds
that he entered as an apprentice, and
never possessed a full membership card,
and therefore cannot be invested with
rights he never possessed. The militia
clause, he holds, is a matter tor trial on
Its merits, and therefore he vacated the
Injunction restraining the union from pre
venting Potter from working as a union
man.
Another Fruitless Conference.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. It Third Vice
President Kendrlck. of the Santa Fe. held
another conference with the committee
from the conductors' and trainmen's or
ganizations today to adjust the wag
scale. Nothing was accomplished. There
has not yet been any threat to strike, but
tho committees have said unequivocally
that they must have the 10 per cent In
crcas?. Embartro on Cattle:
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Feb. it The Gov.
ernor ha3 Issued an order raising the pro
hibition against the importation of Ca
nadian cattle.
The trust companies are finding dlffl
culty in providing steamships with car
goes, owing to the Increased demand for
Jamaican fruit.
Another Vrlbe Killed Himself.
PANAMA, Feb. It The announcement
from Kingston. Jamaica, on February i
that General Uribe-Uribc had committed
suicide Is untrue. It was Colonel Roberts
Urlbe, of Herrera's army, wh6 took his
own life.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know Mow Caeiul it Is
In Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody Knows that cnarcou
Is the safest and moat efficient disinfect
ant and purifier in nature, but few real,
lze Its value when taken into the human
system for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of It the better; it is not a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gases and im
purities always present In the stomach
and intestines and carries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking, or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Im
proves the complexion. It whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases whlcn
collect In the stomach and bowels; it dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one farm
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money is In
Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
In tablet form or rather in the form of
large, pleasant, tasting lozenges the
charcoal 1 being mixed with honey. '
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell In a much improved condition
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and the
beauty of It Is, that no possible harm can
result from their continued use, but on
the contrary, great, benefit
A Buffalo physician in speaking of the
benefits of charcoal, saydi: advise
Stuart's Absorbent Lozengek to all pa
tients suffering from gas In stomach and
bowels, and to clear the cornplexlon and
purify the breath, mouth ahd throaf I
also believe the liver Is gredlly benefited
by the dally use of them; tMey cost but
twenty-five cents a box at Hrug stores,
and although In some sensb a patent
preparation, yet I believe I get more and
better charcoal in Stuart's (Absorbent
Lozenges than In- any ot the ordinary;
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