THE STODAY OREGONIAtf, PQBTLAND, MARCH .6, 190.
FD8 DREYFUS1
Court Grants Appeal of
Famous Soldier.
CASE IS TO BE REVIEWED
Final Decision Is Expected to
Rehabilitate the Petitioner.
INQUIRY WILL OCCUPY WEEKS
.There Will Be a Thorough Sifting of
the Evidence on the Points Pre
. 'sented Through Docu
ments. PARIS, March 5. The criminal branch
of thV Court of Cassation, today granted
the appeal of Alfred Dreyfus for a revl-'
slon of his trial at Rennes.
The court held that a sufficient show
ing1 had been made to warrant a reopen
ing of the case, and ordered a supple
mentary Investigation for the purpose of
establishing a.'l the doubtful points -which
have been th'i basis for the present appli
cation to reopen the case. "
The court's decision does not discuss the
merits of the case. It merely recites the
various steps taken In behalf of a revision
of the trial, declares that these steps con
form with the legal requirements of the
French code, and concludes with the state
ment that the document presented -warranted
the court in receiving the appeal,
but did not permit a final Judgment, there
fore the supplementary investigation is or
dered. It Is expected that this investiga
tion will take some time, perhaps two or
three months, and It Involves hearing oral
testimony and a thorough sifting of the
evidence on the points which thus far have
been presented through documents.
The ultimate form of the final decision
also remains open. The criminal branch
of the Court of Cassation will conduct the
supplementary investigation and thereaf
ter Its findings will be presented by ths
united branch of the Court of Cassation,
which is the supreme and final civil
authority. It is the expectation of the
highest government authorities that the
court's final decision will rehabilitate
Dreyfus, but the Court of Cassation has
the right to order another trial before a
military court.
The decision Is another marked success
for Dreyfus, although It is not yet final,
owing to the extended supplementary In
vestigation which must follow the court's
decision.
NATIVES MUST BE PUNISHED.
German Press Astonished to Think
.Officers Would Offer Peace.
BERLIN, March 5. A dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Okhanje, German
Southwest Africa, says Missionary DIehl
and all the missionary families have been
rescued. Nothing has yet been heard
from Missionary Elch, in "Waterborg, and
Missionaries Kremer and Deterlng, in
Guab. Mission stations have been par
tlally plundered and chapels have been
destroyed.
According to a cablegram received here
from Swakopmund, eGrman Southwest
Africa, Colonel Leutweln, Governor of
German Southwest Africa, is trying to
begin peace negotiations with the Her
xerors. He has, however, received re
peated orders from Berlin not to do so.
The Emperor's personal decision in this
matter was that negotiations could be
mentioned only after the rebels had been
chastised, or after they admitted them
selves to be beaten and sued for peace.
Newspapers here express, astonishment
at Colonel Leutwein's wanting to nego
tiate concerning the murders of German
citizens.
The Tagellscherundschau says that if
the blacks are not punished this time
for their atrocities every white man who
settles out there in the future must be
regarded as foolhardy. The fighting must
result In the disarmament of the natives,
the confiscation of their lands and the
seizure of their cattle.'
AGAIN ALARM IN BALKANS.
Sultan Rejects Memorandum Pre
sented by the Reform Powers.
VIENNA, March 5. The optimistic feeling-regarding
the situation In the Balkans
has again given way to pessimism. The
Sultan was reported to have refused
emphatically to ratify the Natchovltch
agreement and his attitude occasions
much anxiety in the Bulgarian govern
ment Fears arc expressed In .Sofia, Bulgaria,
that oven if war with Turkey Is not
imminent, it will be Impossible to avoid
a conflict later unless Borne agreement
with, the Porte is speedily reached.
Telegrams reecived here today declare
further that the Sultan has rejected the
memorandum presented by the reform
powers as well as the demands of the
gendarmle commission. This commis
sion's making slow progress in its work.
The two civil agents are reported to
have broken down under the strain.
NOTED GERMAN IS DEAD.
Field Marshal Von Waldersee Was
Generally Beloved.
HANOVER. Prussia. March 5. Field
Marshal Count von Waldersee died short
ly after S o'clock this evening.
The doctors were sent by Emperor Wil
liam to attend the Field Marshal. Von
Waldersee Is the only subject not of
royal house who was always cheered by
the public. Not even the Chancellor was
treated with more respect and admlni'
tlon, for he had to do with the things that
made Prussia great and the empire possi
hie. Hl9 partial estrangement with the
present Emperor In the early part of the
latters reign, the reason for -which still
remains obscure, had long since dlsap
peared and had been replaced by the
Emperor's cordial friendship.
Count von Waldersee's end came "with
out a struggle. The hopelessness of his
case became evident at noon, but be re
tained consciousness Intermittently -until
6 o clock, lie was aware of the serious
ness of his condition and asked to see his
friends.
Shortly before S o'clock the physicians
informed his wife that medical skill could
do na more. His two nephews- were also
at his side -when he died.
Emperor William was at once Informed
of the death of the" Field Marshal. It is
believed that His Majesty will attend
the funeral, which is set for next Tues
day or "Wednesday. The Emperor was
always a great admirer and firm friend of
Count von waldersee, and when the latter
resigned from the army In 1S3L as result
of the so-called "Von waldersee Crisis,"
His Majesty wrote a personal letter re
fusing to accept his resignation ana giv
ing the warmest expression to the con
fidence he felt in the Count.
Bismarck, in the last year he was in
office, resented the efforts of the Von
Waldersee group to estrange the Emperor
from him, and secretly Inaugurated a
newspaper campaign against the late
Field Marshal. In this Count von Wal
dersee was not mentioned by name, but
was referred to vaguely as "military
under-currente."
His Wife an American.
BERLIN, March 6. Newspapers of all
political shades publish eulogies of Count
Von 'Waldersee as a military leader and
a patriot.
Countess Von Waldersee was Miss Mary
Esther Lee, of New York, whose first hus
band was Prince Frederick of Schleswig
Holsteln. GREAT EXPLOSION OF POWDER
One Man Is Killed, 21 Injured, and
Many Houses Shaken.
LATROBE, Pa., March 5. As the result
of an explosion of powder and dynamite
at the magazine of the IL S. Kcrbaugh
Company at Heads' Hill, near here, one
man, Patrick Qulnn, was killed and 21
others were Injured.
Jacob Squib bs, who was in his home
half a mile from the scene of the explo
sion, was fatally Injured. Houses within
a radius of a mile were toppled from their
foundations and window glass In houses
20 miles distant were broken.
LITTLE HOPE OF BEING AT FAIR
Russian Minister Finds the Senti
ment for St. Louis Not General.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 5. There is
little prospects now that the Russian
government will reconsider Its decision
not to participate in tbe St Louis Expo
sition. The Finance Minister finds the
response to reopen the matter to be In
sufficient to insure a creditable display.
HE HITS S0L0NS.
(Continued from First Page.)
tlon. He showed more feeling than he had
at any previous time exhibited as he
leaned forward and said:
"But it is to the law of Utah that I am
answerable, and it Is the law of my state
that has the right to punish me. The
courts of Utah are of competent jurisdic
tion. Congress has no business to inter
fere with my private affairs.
"If the courts of my state do not see fit
to call me to account for my conduct 1
cannot help it No Congress has the right
to Interfere it has no right to pry into
ray marriage relations, and call me to ac
count" Chairman Burrows at this point ques
tioned the witness. He asked:
"You say you would not abandon your
wives or your children. Why do you con
sider it necessary to have issue, by your
plural wives, In order to clothe and care
for your children that had been born be
fore unlawful cohabitation became a
crime?"
Necessary to Maintain Peace.
"Because my wives are like all other
women. It Is ilecessary to maintain peace,
harmony and good will between myself
and my good wives.. That Is the kernci
In the nut That Is why I have chosen
not to obey the laws of my state, prohib
iting polygamous cohabitation."
"The church gave me my wives and I
do not think the church could be consist
ent in taking them away." said Mr. Smith
In answer to a question as to why he did
not agree to the Woodruff manifesto.
"The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh,"
quothed Senator Bailey from scriptures.
Continuing, the Senator said it appeared
that polygamus cohabitation Is forbidden
-f by both the law of the land and the law
of the church, as laid down In the Wood
ruff manifesto, and addressing the wit
ness, he asked:
"Then as head of the church you are
violating the laws of the land and the
ordinances of your church as well?"
"Not the ordinances," said Mr. Smith.
"Well, the Jaw, then?"
"No, the rule," said the witness.
"The rule after all Is the law for con
duct" said Mr. Bailey.
"I was only trying to emphasize what
the revelations are. I don't know as
much about the nice distinctions In re
llglon as I hope I do about the law, but
it appears that both the rule of the
church and the law of the land forbade
polygamus cohabitation, and you as the
head of the church violated both."
"I will not quarrel with the Senator
about that" the witness replied. Later
he said that Senator Bailey's assumption
was correct
Will Be Corrected.
In answer to Senator Overman, Mr. Emith
said the rovelatlon of the " manifesto
of 1S&0 had not been published in the late
edition of doctrine and covenants, but
that this -was an oversight and would be
corrected.
Replying to Chairman Burrows, Mr.
Smith said he docs not teach polyg
amy, and added:
"I am not openly and obnoxiously prac
ticing polygamous cohabitation."
"How could you better teach polygamy
than by practicing it?" Mr. Burrows con
tinued. The reply was: "I am nor. practicing
polygamy. I am practicing polygamous
cohabitation, which Id not polygamy.
Polygamy Is plural marriage, and I have
taken no plural wives since the manifesto
of 1S90."
Replying to a question from Senator
Overman, Mr. Smith said the pam
phlet containing the manifesto did not
state that It was a revelation from God,
but that the statement was made that it
was published by authority of the church,
which was sufficient It then appeared
that the manifesto had not been put In as
evidence, and Mr.. Tayler then introduced
It with othor documents.
A few minutes before the time for ad
joumment arrived a photographer ap
peared and was about to focus his camera
upon the committee and its distinguished
witness, but Senator Dillingham made a
strenuous objection. Chairman Burrows
stated that no photograph o the commit
tee or of tho room would be taken without
the consent of the committee. The pho
tographer then folded up his apparatus.
The committee then adjourned until
Monday. .
Eddy Will Head the Delegation.
TILLAMOOK, Or., March 5. (Special.)
Chairman A. W. Severance called the Re
publican County Convention to order "Wed
nesday and It was decided to hold the pri
maries on March 26 and the County Con
vention on April 2. It is expected that
there will be little or no factional fight in
the county this year, as there Is a disposi
tion to harmonize the party.
There is not the least doubt but that
B. L. Eddy will head the delegation to
the State and "Congressional Conventions.
APPEAL FOB SMOOT
Mercantile Institution of Utah
. Addresses the Trade.
ASKS IT TO WRITE SENATORS
Hostile Public Sentiment Is Declared
to Have Been Fomented by a
. Coterie of Sectarian Minis
ters in Salt Lake.
CHICAGO, March 5. Circulars of the
ZIon's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
of Utah, bearing on the Smoot .case, and
sent out from Salt Lake City, have been
received in Chicago. The full text of the
circulars follows:
From Zlcn's Co-operative Mercantile Instlte
Uon, Salt Lake City:
Gentlemen Once more the country Is being
disturbed by an anti-Mormon agitation; the
purpose of which being the expulsion from the
United States Senate of Reed Smoot a Sen
ator from Utah, who was duly elected and
seated, notwithstanding the disturbance cre
ated at the time by over-cealous and mistaken
religious enthusiats.
It is conceded by his opponents that Senator
Smoot Is not .and never has been a polygamlst;
that hla personar character Is beyond reproach;
that nothing can bo alleged against him ex
cept that he is an apostle In the Mormon
church.
The hostile public sentiment has been fo-,.
mented by a coterie of sectarian ministers in
this city, whose heated harangues hare ex
cited religious circles until appeals to their
reason, justice and Christian tolerance seem
to be In vain.
Senator Smoot Is a director In this institu
tion. Is a thorough business man, and Is iden
tified with a number of Utah enterprises
which have relations with the manufacturing
and mercantile world. He Is a representative
man, and no constitutional or rational objec
tion can be raised against him. The present
commotion Is injurious to the business in
terests of this institution and of this state. It
hinders the Influx of capital and obstructs
commercial progress. We, therefore, appeal to
you for such proper aid as you may be able
to render In preventing the wrong that would
be done to Utah If the present demand should
prevail against tho right of a 6tate of the
Union to choose freely Its own representatives
In the National Congress.
A word from you to the Senators from your
state to strengthen them In resisting the
force of religious prejudice certainly would
receive due consideration, and It would be In
the Interest of republican principles, of civil,
religious liberty and of this entire Nation, as
well as the State of Utah.
We arc, gentlemen, respectfully,
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
JOHN R. WINDER.
ANTON H. LUND.
JOHN HENRY SMITH.
WILLIAM H. M'INTTREL
HENRY DINWOODBY.
THOMAS G. WEBER.
A. W. CARLSON.
JOHN R. BARNES.
TE00PS CAN'T JOIN FQJt MONTH
Japanese Will Not Be, Ready for Ac
itve Fighting In Corea Until Then
PARIS, March 6. In a .dispatch from
St Petersburg the correspondent of the
Echo de Paris cays that according to a
member or the general staff not more than
50,000 Japanese have been landed in Corea,
The Japanese transports are in bad con
dition, and they cannot accommodate more
than 800 men each. The last hls-smbarka-
tlon took place at Port Lazardf' but the
Japanese are fortifying Ping Yaxg, and
are sending reinforcements therelj The
troops which have been landed ot the
coast will have no difficulty In Joining
those In tho lnterlor.of the country,! and
they will require another month for con
centration before they have sufficient force
to begin operations. A tempest Is raging
in the Yellow Sea, and lsj delaying the
movements of the troops by water. -
A Russian officer who was formerly
military attache at Teheran, Persia, in
formed the correspondent of the Echo de
Paris that the Shah of Persia had sent
30,000 men to the Afghanistan frontier as
a precautionary measure.
Czar Will Replace Vessels Lest.
PARIS. March 0. The Figaro this
morning published a St. Petersburg dls-
i patch saying that a member of the com
declared that $7,500,000 has thus far been
subscribed to this end. Count Orloft Da
vldoff has telegraphed from Rome that
he has placed Jl.500.000 at the disposition
of the committee.
The Czar, the correspondent continues.
has decided to rebuild the Russian cruiser
Varlag and the torpedo gunboat Korletz.
which were destroyed at Chemulpo, out of
nis private purse.
Socialists Say Czar Wanted War.
PARIS, March 6. L Action in its issue
of today quotes a Russian Socialist leader
named Plekanoff as saying the Czar pre
cipitated the war with Japan In order to
turn .ie minds of his subjects from the
threatened and growing revolution for lib
erty. Russia will bo vanquished, he says,
because she engaged In this war without
being prepared for it Her soldiers are
brave, but misery and privation have de
stroyed their activity.
Japan Hopes to 'Get Colliers By.
CALAIS, France, March 5. In order
to prevent their capture by Russian
warships In the English Channel or the
Mediterranean Sea, the owners of col
liers for Japan are giving their vssels
Instructions to proceed for a neutral
port in China, there to receive orders
for a Japanese port In this way, it is
hoped to assure the safety of the coal
which Is for Japaanese ships.
Russia Strengthening Fortress.
STOCKHOLM. March 5. The Nya Dag
ligt Allehanda says that Russia is hur
riedly strengthening the Sveaborg 'fortress,
which adjoins Helslngfors, Finland. All
the wooden buildings In the vicinity have
heen pulled down to -lessen the danger of
fire In the event of a bombardment
Tone of Catholic Press Resented.
PARIS, March 6. In a dispatch from
Rome a correspondent of the Figaro says
it la reported that the Russian Minister
to the Vatican has protested against the
hostile tone of the Catholic press toward
Russia-
FLOOD EEIVES MANY OUT.
Susquehanna Is Still Rising, and the
Worst Is to Be Feared.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 5. Today
the Susquehanna River registered 23 feet
above low-water mark, and was still ris
ing. There Is no change In the conditions
between this city and Columbia. At Mid
die town the lowlands are submerged and
the electric-light plant is ruined. The town
was without light last night and many
families have been compelled to leave their
homes.
A large district of South Harrlsburg is
Inundated. Traffic Is still demoralized on
tho Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl
vnla, owing to the tracks being covered
by water in ana beiow Steel ton. Many in
dustrial establishments -arc closed down.
Tillamook Without News.
TILLAMOOK, Or., March 5. (Special.)
Owing to the heavy snow in the moun
tains there ba3 been no- mall from North
Yamhill since Sunday, and as the tele
phone lines are also down, with no news-
J papers, Tillamook does not know what 13
going on on the outside or. how the war
Is progressing.
There Is about 20 feet of snow in the
mountains, and It is about Impossible for
the mall to get through. Tillamook had
18 inches of rain during February.
TIGKET OF PEOHTBinONISTS.
Columbia County Convention Is an
Enthusiastic One.
RAINIER. Or., March 5. Special.) The
Columbia County Prohibitionists held a
mass convention at Houlton today, nomi
nated a county ticket and adopted a plat,
form. The meeting was a very enthusias
tic one. but, owing to the failure of Oliver
Stewart to" arrive, a great many people
-who went to hear him were greatly dis
appointed. The following is the county
ticket:
Representative TV. A. Tounff, of Clat-
skanle.
Commissioner G. L. Tarbell, of Yank
ton. Assessor Frank Peterson, of Mist
Clerk Clyde Stewart, of Rainier.
Coroner Dr. J. E. Hall, of Clatskanle.
Treasurer1 C. W. Allen, of Scappoose.
Sheriff Lew Davles. of "Warren.
Clyde Stewart and T. B. Lott were
elected delegates to attend the State Con
vention in Portland.
Owyhee Ditch Little Damaged.
ONTARIO. Or., March 5. T. J. John
son, president of the Owyhee Ditch Com
pany, has returned from an Inspection of
the canal, and reports that the damage
done to the company's property has been
greatly exaggerated. The headgata was
not washed entirely out, and there are
only two serious breaks In the ditch. It
is estimated that 51500 will repair the
damage occasioned by the recent flood.
Repair wo.-k will commence at once,
and will be completed by April L at which
time a sufficient volume of water will be
turned Into the ditch to meet all demands.
This' is- good news to the farmers under
the ditch, and Insures a large hay crop
the present.season.
Prlticeton Loses by Fire.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 5. Prince
ton, the principal town in Simllkameen,
has suffered a 15,500 fire. The hotel, the
Tullameen, worth J5000, was gutted and
tho biggest store In town, belonging to A.
E. Howse, was destroyed with Its valuable
contents. Howse's store was worth 12500,
and the goods were valued at $5000. The
hotel was Insured for 51000, and the store
and stock for J5000.
Ten Bricks Building at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 5. (Spe
cial.) Building continues very active
in the burned district, but the stormy
Winter has kept back many projects
which have been under contemplation.
There are 10 large brick and stone
blocks in process of construction at
tho present time.
Reception to Idaho Club.
MMINNVILLE COLLEGE, McMinn
ville, Or., March 5. (Special.) Last
evening President and Mrs. Brumback
gave a reception to the members of
the Idaho Club, at the president's home.
Various games -were enjoyed until a
late hour, -when a banquet was ten
dered the guests.
NO OPEN FIGHT.
(Continued from First Page.)
expressing regret that he would he unable
to come to Washington at this time, and
told hlmhe would be glad to s him at
any time in the near future.
It can be authoritatively Aated that
Governor Odcllhas' not been offeretllhe
chairmanship of talKri&feajMbnai
Committee, and there 'is no probability
that he will be offered the posltlotj, It
was not one of the objects of Governor
uaeirs visit to wasmngjon to dlscusa the
National chairmanship yjlth the President,
so far as the acceptance of the plaa by
the Governor was concerned. It Is under
stood that Governor Odell's visit is merely
postponed.
Editorial Indorsement of Peabody.
PUEBLO, Colo., March 5. Editorial In
dorsement of Governor James H. Peabody
of Colorado a9 a candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for Vice-President will
be made In tomorrow's Issue of the Chief
tain, I. N. Steven's paper. The editorial
says that by his course In enforcing the
laws of the state. Governor Peabody has
gained the approval of a great majority
of our own people and also gained fame
throughout the country.
Nominated for Congress.
Second Tennessee District N. TV.
Hale, Republican.
Contrary to .Reclamation Act.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 5. The Attorney-General
received notice that Attor
ney-General Knox had filed, a petition In
the Supreme Court moving' for leave to
intervene on March 14 in the Arkansas
River suit between Kansas and Colorado.
The petition sot3 forth that the conten
tion of neither Kansas nor Colorado is
correct, and that establishment of either
state's claim of priority to the use of the
waters would .defeat the object and In
tent of the reclamation act recently
passed by Congress.
Case Against Strikers Dismissed.
TELLURIDE. Colo.. March 5.-Judge
Ward law tonight granted the motion to
dismiss the cases against the 16 strikers
who were on trial for vagrancy and had
taken an appeal to this court from the
Justice Court In rendering his decision.
Judge Wardlaw says there was not suffl
-cjent evidence to convict the men and
ordered them released.
Americans. Will Be Protected.
ST. PETERSBURG, March o. in an
swer to a representation made by Am
bassador McCormlck in regard to Ameri
can gold miners at Un San, Corea, the
authorities have assured the Ambassa
dor that Russian soldiers will afford
them every protection.
Has Majortiy Over Reyes.
BOGOTA. March 5. The result of the
Presidential election Is that, though Gen
eral Joaquin Velez has a majority of
11 votes over General Rafael Reyes, the
fact must be officially declared by the
electoral committee on July 3 next
Ex-Mayor of Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. March 5. William
Henry Craddock, ex-Mayor of Kansas
City, Kan., and Democratic candidate for
Governor of Kansas In 1902, dlea at his
hotel here today after a two days' illness.
He was born in Illinois, in ISol
Two. More Bodies Found in Ruins.
NEW YORK, March 5. Two more bod
ies. the. sixteenth and seventeenth victims
of the Darlington Hotel collapse were re
moved from the ruins today.
Bank Notes Sent in' for Redemption
WASHINGTON. March 5. National
bank notes received today for redemption
amount to $7SS,410.
Summer Resort Is Burning.
MILWAUKEE, March 6, The business
portion of Pewaukee, Wis., one of the
best-known Summer resorts in Wiscon
sin, is being destroyed by fire.
Business Section of City Burned.
MASON. Neb., .March 5. Fire today de
stroyed the principal portion of the bus!
ness section of tho town. Mjoss,-$5,000.
FIND "LORD" GUILTY
St Louis Jurors Return Ver
dict Against Barrington.
DEATH IS THE PENALTY
Accused Is Found Guilty of the Mur
der of Horseman McCann After
Three Hours' Deliberation-He
Moves for a New Trial.
ST. LOUIS, March 5. After deliberat
ing for almost three hours the Jury In the
case of "Lord" Frederick Seymour Bar-
rington, tried for the murder of J. P.
McCann, a St Louis horseman, tonight
returned a verdict of guilty of murder
In the first degree. The. penalty Is death.
Barrington's attorneys immediately
filed a motion for a new trial. Barring-
ton sat motionless as the verdict was
read and retained his composure per
fectly. When asked it he had anything
to say, he replied "nothing." He -was
taken back to the Clayton Jail.
TOO CLEVER WITH A PEN.
Young Englishman From Vancouver
Robs Bay City Firm.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5. A war
rant was secured today for the arrest of
Edward Ansell, a young Englishman, who
Is accused of embezzling 5170O from a silk
company. Ansell has disappeared and Is
believed to be In Chicago. Ansell was
arrested here hist November on the ar
rival of the steamer from Vancouver, B.
C, where he was wanted for alleged forg
ery. He was dismissed on habeas corpus
on a technicality and when the police
sought to rearrest him he was not to be
found.
He quietly sought a position as book
president with the Nonlhlck Silk Com
pany. The manager alleged Ansell was
given money and checks to deposit In the
bank. He returned with the bank books,
showing receipts of the money and
checks. He did not reappear next morn
ing, and investigation disclosed that false
entries had been made In the bank books.
Arrested for Murder of Aged Woman.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 5.
Joseph Trujillo and his wife have been
arrested and charged with the murder of
Mrs. Mary Ann Boon, aged 70, who was
killed in her bed in a room adjoining that
occupied by the TruJIllos. Mrs. Boon ap
parently had been choken to death after
being made insensible by a blow on the
head. Robbery was the motive of the
crime.
Slays Woman Sick in Bed.
BLOOMINGTON, 111., March 5. Charles
Cohagen entered the home of T. H. Flynn,
a contractor of "Winchester, while the lat
ter was absent last night and shot and
killed Mrs. Flynn, who was sick In bed.
Cohagen then killed himself. He had been
In Flynn's employ until he wa3 discharged
recently. He had been drinking.
Found Guilty of Brutal Murder.
DENVER, March 4. Russell Boles was
today found guilty of the murder of 12-
year-old Harold Fridborn and of a brutal
assault upon Florence Fridborn. The Jury
recommended a sentence of life impris
onment Harold Fridborn was killed with
an ax New Year's eve, 1901, when defend
ing his sister.
SAYS POLICE INVENTED TALE
Boy Whose Testimony Convicted
Father Now Repudiates It.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Jullus Wllfrox, a
10-year-old boy, whose testimony con
victed his father, John Wlllrox, of the
murder of 4-year-old Paul Eassekowskl.
repudiates this testimony, and says he
wa3 forced to tell It by the police, that the
details of the crime which he related were
Invented by the police and that he learned
them by heart A new trial Is now sought
for the father.
Indoor Athletic Records Broken.
MILWAUKEE, March 5. At the annual
indoor championship meet of the Central
Association American Athletic Union to
night, three Indoor world's records were
broken, as follows:
Seventy-five-yard high hurdle, by
Schule, of Milwaukee Athletic Club, time,
9 4-5 seconds, one-fifth of a second better
than the previous repord.
Mile run, by Post of University of Wis
consin: time, 4:35 4-5. one-fifth of a second
better than the previous record.
Two-mile run, by McEacheren, of the
University of Wisconsin; time, 10:07 2 3-5
seconds better than the previous record.
Limitations of the Sex.
Junction City Times.
The editor of a newspaper down the
line, on being asked if he ever saw
baldheaded woman, replied in the fol
lowing vein: "No, wa never did; nor did
we ever see a woman around town In her
shirt sleeves with a cigar between her
teeth and running Into every saloon she
saw. We never have seen a woman go
fishing with a bottle In herpocket and
sit on the damp ground and come home
drunk at night Nor have wo -ever seen
a woman yank off her coat and say she
could lick every man In town. God bless
ser, she's not built that way."
No Hammers in Heaven.
Klamath Falls Express.
What could be a more despicable sight
than that of a resident or worse still,
business man of a town siding up to
stranger on the street and with the long
face of a chronic pessimist pour volumes
of dyspeptic calamity Into a possible set-
March,
April, May
There is a best time for doing
everything that is, a time when a
thing can he done to the best ad
vantage, most easily and most ef
fectively. Now. is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why
Becanse your system is now trying
to purify it you know this by the
pimples and other eruptions that
nave come on your face and body.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Are the medicines to take they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hood's are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
.1 cannot rftcosasiesd Hood's Sarsanarills
too. highly as a spring medicine. When we
take it in the spring: we all feel better through
the summer.'' Mxs. S. 2. Kkal, McCrays, JPfc
Hood's Sarsaparilla premise ta
FOR THIRTY YEARS
Congressman Mcekison Suffered With Catarrh
Read His Indorsement of
Pc-ru-na.
Hon. ravid Meeklson Is well known, not only in his own state but throughout
America. He began his political career by serving four consecutive terms as Mayor
ofthe town in which he lives, during which time hp became widely known as the
founder of the Meeklson Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth
Congress by a very large majority, -and is the acknowledged leader of his party in
his section of the state.
Only one flaw marred the otherwise
Catarrh, with its insidious approach and
foe. For 30 years he waged Unsuccessful
At last Peruna came to the rescue, and he
man as the result:
I have used' several bottles of Peruna and I feel greatly benefited
thereby from my catarrh of the head. I feel encouraged to believe
that if I use It a short time longer I will be fully able to eradicate
the disease of thirty years standing. David Meeklson, ex-Member
of Congress.
HE season of catching cold Is upon
us. The cough and the sneeze and
nasal twang are to be heard on every
hand. The origin of chronic catarrh, the
most common and dreadful of diseases, Is
a cold.
This Is the way the chronic catarrh gen
erally begins: A person catches cold,
which hangs on longer than usual. The
cold generally starts In the head and
throat Then follows sensitiveness of the
air passages, which Incline one; to catch
cold very easily. At lastHhe person has a
cold all the while, seemfpgly. more or less
discharge from the nose, hawking, spit
ting, frequent clearing of the throat nos
trils stopped up. full feeling In the head,
and sore. Inflamed throat
The best time to treat catarrh Is at the
very beginning. A bottle of Peruna prop
erly used never falls to cure a common
cold, thus preventing chronic catarrh.
While many people have been cured of
chronic catarrh by a single bottle of Pe
runa. yet as a rule, when the catarrh be
comes thoroughly fixed more than one bot
tle Is necessary to complete a cure. Pe
runa has cured cases innumerable of
catarrh of twenty years' standing. It is
the best if not the only Internal remedy
for chronlo catarrh In existence.
But prevention Is far better than cure.
Every person subject to catching cold
should take Peruna at once at the slight
est symptom of cold or sore throat at this
season of the year and thus prevent what
Is almost certain to end In chronic catarrh.
Mrs. A. Snedeker, Cartersvllle, Ga.,
writes;
tier's ear? Is there a place in this uni
verse where the typical "knocker" would
be satisfied and settle down to be a con
tented and harmless citizen?- Would such
a creature be contented In heaven? Would
he not find fault with the architecture of
his heavenly dwelling place, and declare
gold pavements and pearl inlaid temples
to be unsightly? Wouid not the very
angels at sight of him turn across the
street or down the nearest alley of New
Jerusalem to avoid meeting him for fear
he would Jerk a feather from their wing
or step on their toes, because he envied
their happy faces. A "knocker," In
heaven, and heaven a place of content
ment? An utter impossibility.
BOUGHT CEOTHES BY INCHES.
Sail of String Contained Measure
piehts of Family.
New York Herald.
. Fort Collins, Colo. A Russian Vho lives
near Wellington came into one of the
leading stores of this place last week and
pulled out of his pocket a ball of binding
twine tied Into knots every few Inches.
After a great deal of exertion In talking
by means of sign language the buyer ex
plained that the distance between the first
and second knots represented the length
of his son's foot, and that he wanted a
shoe that long and as wide as the distance
between h& second and third knots. The
siring -was unwound some more and a hat
was found to match it.
Sixty Inches of string was pulled oft for
a coat, and several knots, making a total
of 100 lnchearepresented a pair of trous
ers. The merchant had Just begun to con
gratulate himself. that the worst would
seen be over, but his bargain-driving cus
tomer had not as yet reached the end of
his string, for only one of his boys had
been measured off, and he had six more
hu3ky boys and three girls to fix up for
-the coming "Winter. The remainder of the
afternoon was consumed In unwinding the
ball of twine.
When the end was finally reached the
Russian customer was found to have
bought a total of 2350 Inches of merchan
dise, divided as follows: Shoes, 150; pants
(14 pairs). 1620; coats, 00, and hats. 100.
The merchant received $39.25 for his goods
ana his time.
The Retort -Courteous.
Pullman-Tribune (edited by a. woman.)
"As a mere man, we rise to suggest
that if the ladles would devote the time
to hemming dlshtowels that they give to
drawn work, the kitchens of the land
would bo far better oupplled. Then we
sit hastily down again." Spokane Out
burst p'
As a mere woman,, suggest that the
.Outburst editor .remain soated and, attend
to his' own affairs. The ladlesTihow quite
complete success of this rising statesman.
tenacious grasp, was his only unconquered
warfare against this personal enemy.
dictated the following letter to Dr. Hart-
"I saw that your catarrh remedy, Pe
tuna, was doing others so much good
tna,t I thought I
would try it and
see what It would
do for me. My
case is an old one
and I have none
of the acute symp
toms how, be
cause 2 have had
the disease so long
that" I had none
of the aches and
pains, but a gen
eral run - down,
condition of the
whole body sore
nose and throat
and stomach. I
bad a good appe
tite, but my food did not nourish, my sys
tem. I had come down from 140 to about
75 pounds in weight I now feel that I am
well of all my troubles." Mrs. A." Sned
eker. Send for free book on catarrh, enti
tled "Winter Catarrh," by Dr. Hart man.
"Health and Beauty" sent free to women
only.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full
statement of your case, and he will ba
pleased to give you his valuable advlca
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of the
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
as well how to manage their household
affairs as he does his editorial. Ornaments
In the home are quite as useful as hemmed
dlshtowels. In fact, the dlshtowels will
do Just as good work unhemmed.
Banker Indicted for Embezzlement.
CHICAGO, March 5. Arthur Ia Kemper,
preslaent of A. L. Kemper & Co., bankers
at 153 Lasalle street, has been Indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of embezzle
ment of 525,000. The complainants are EU.
M. Upton and Thomas R. Levis, coal deal
ers, of Rochester, N. X. Kemper is miss
ing.
Friend And after all medicines had falls
to set the little boy out ot bed. what thee
Physician I showed film a sign that reafl
"Good skatlnff." Chicago News.
THE TALTJE OF CHAB.COAL
Few People Know How Useful It Is
In Preserving Health and Beauty,
Nearly everybody fcnows that charcoal Is tha
fafest and. roost efficient disinfectant and
purifier in nature, but few realize Its value
When taken into the human system for tho
same cleans Inr purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that tha mora you take
of u the better: It Is not a drug at all, but
simply absorbs the xaeesi and Impurities always
present In the stomach and intestines and car
ries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens, the breath after smokln?,
drinking or after e&tlnff onions and other odor
ous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves tho
complexion. It -whitens the teeth and further
acts aa & natural and eminently safe cathar
tic It absorbs tbe injurious gases which collect
la the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the
mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh.
All druRgists sell charcoal in one form or
another, but probably the best charcoal and th
most for the' money is in- Stuart's Absorbent
Lost-ages; they are composed of the finest pow
dered ' WUtow charcoal, and. other harmless
antiseptics In tablet form, or rather la tb
form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, tha
charcoal being mixed with honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will soon tell
la a much improved condition ot the general
health, better complexion, sweeter breath and
purer blood, and the beauty of it ia that no
possible harm can result from .their continued
use. but. on the contrary, great benent
X Buffalo physician. In speaking of the bane
fits of charcoal., says; "I advise .Stuart's Ab
sorbent Zxuehgja to all patients suffering from
gas in stomach and bowels, and" ta clear tho
complexion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; I al b 11 eve the" liver is greatly bene
fited by the daily use of tbemj they cost but
twenty-five cents a- box , at drug' stores, asd.
although In some sense "a patent preparation,
yet J believe t get more and better charcoal
In Stuart's. Absorbent Lozenges than- hi ay ot
the ordlaary charcoal staSleU.' J
', airs. A Bnedeker.