THE SUNDAY BEGONIAS, PORTLAND, PEBRUABY 19, 1905.
HOKE SMITH'S REPLY
THE MEDICAL SENSATION OF WAGE-THE DISCOVERY OF PERUNA
He; Galls Secretary Hitchcock
a Slanderer.'
OSAGE OIL AND GAS LEASE
Former Secretary Defends. Lease, but
Shows it Was Approved by
His Assistant Acting
for Him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Ia an au
thorized statement given out tonight
ex-Secretary ot the Interior Hoke
Smith, replying to a statement issued
by Secretary Hitchcock regarding the
action of Mr. Smith in approving an
oil and gas lease made with the Osage
Indians in 1896, severely arraigns Sec
retary Hitchcock in making "a base
less charge." His statement follows:
"The statement furnisnea to the pres3
by Secretary Hitchock in which ho
criticises the administration of the In
terior Department for approving an
oil and gas lease made by the Osage
Indians in 1896, Is most misleading.
When tho lease was approved no oil
"had been found in Texas, and not a
reat deal in Kansas. There was scant
hope to encourage boring wells in tho
Osage country. Even if oil could bo
discovered, the problem of transporta
tion was then" most serious.
"A lease was applied for by E. B.
Foster to prospect ana bore for oil and
gas. The property belonged to the
tribe. The Osage National Council
passed an act directing the lease. The
lease was carefully guarded with pro
visions and forfeitures unless the work
of prospecting and mining was prose
cuted with diligence. The lease re
quired payment ot ample royalties to
the Indians in case oil. or gas was
found. The lease was recommended by
Colonel Freeman, of the United States
Army, acting Indian Agent for the
Osage tribe.
"The records of the Indian Office
phow how carefully the lease was then
considered. The letter recommending
approval is Initialed by Mr. Larrabee,
present Assistant Commisisoner of In
dian Affairs. The records show that
the approval in the office of the Secre
tary of the Interior was made by As
sistant Secretary Reynolds as acting
Secretary.
"During the month of July, 1896, the
lease was brought to my attention by a
letter from ex-Senator Blair, criticis
ing the lease. This letter was sent to
Colonel Freeman, through the Indian
Office for a report. Colonel Freeman
reported against interfering with the
"With this record in his office. Secre
tary Hitchcock declared the lease 'was
approved by the then Secretary of the
Interior Hoke Smith, and he used the
further language 'the original lease Is
an uheard-of monopoly and nothing
short of a public scandal.
"The mind of the Secretary must
have been overstrained when he dls
covered'a monopoly of oil on the Osage
reservation-in 1896 before a well had
been bored. To his opinion on this
subject, I am indifferent.
"But when Secretary Hitchcock
stated that the original lease was noth
ing short of a public scandal, he ut
tered a charge for which he was en
tirely without excuse. He placed him
self In the class of common slanderers.
He bore false witness against a prede
cessor In office, knowing at the time
there was no truth in his baseless
charges."
BEGIN WORK ON STANDARD NOW
Six Inspectors Ordered to Kansas Oil
Field by Governor.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 18. It Is expected
that the investigation of Standard Oil
affairs In Kansas will begin at once. Gov
ernor Hoch was notified today that six
inspectors had been ordered to Kansas to
work on the case. They will report their
findings to Commissioner of Corporations
Garfield.
REVOLT BREWS IN GUATEMALA
Rebel Army, Disguised as Laborers,
Drills Near Boundary.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. The steam
er Dendorah, which arrived here today
from Hamburg, via Central American
ports, brings a report that a revolution Is
on the programme for the-near future. At
Tapachula, in Mexico, but close to the
Guatemalan border, part of the revolu
tionary army. Is said to be awaiting de
velopments. On a big coffee plantation at Tapachula
there are 2000 men, ostensibly laborers,
but in reality soldiers, well armed and
drilled and ready at a moment's notice
to -march into Guatemala and take the
field against Cabrera-
Good Position for A. W. Wheatley.
BRAINERD, Minn., Felr. 18. It is re
ported here that Arthur W. Wheatley, as
sistant superintendent of motive power
of the Northern Pacific, has resigned to
become superintendent of the Rock Island
shops at Moline, 111., at 55100 a year.
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Nan Patterson is seriously ill with ton-
BllltlS.
New York society women intend to build
the Colony Cluh on Madison avenue, New
York, for women exclusively.
The United States Cotton Duck Corpor
ation in 1904 made a surplus of $166,083
after paying Interest on bonds.
Paul Aeye has written a new play, "The
Canadian," which will be produced at
Frankfort, March 13, his 75th birthday.
The American Institute of Social Service
has just held its annual meeting and din
ner in New York City. President Bishop
Strong and the other officers were re
elected. Peter Expels a Correspondent.
PARIS, Feb. 18. According to a Bel
grade telegram. King Peter has recov
ered from his recent serious illness. The
tension over the proposed loan and the'
order for quick-firing guns continues. The
first victim of the struggle is M. Valukt
chich, the correspondent ot the Neue
Frelo Presse, who is stated to have in
curred the resentment of the government,
and to have been ordered to leave Servia.
The expulsion of a correspondent from
Belgrade is not a rare or unparalleled
event but M. Valuktchlch Is no ordinary
person, as till recently he combined his
journalistic duties with those of director
of tho Press Bureau, being also an Inti
mate friend and adviser of King Peter's.
In the circumstances. His Majesty appar
ently found It impossible to exercise the
royal prerogative of pardon.
Chamberlain's Couch Remedy the Mother's
favorite.
The soothing and healing properties of
this remedy. Its pleasant taste and prompt
and permanent cures have made It a fa
vorite with people everywhere. It is espe
cially prized by mothers of small chil
dren, for colds, croup and whooping-cough,
as It always affords quick relief, and as it
contains no opium or other harmful drug
it may bo given as confidently to a baby
.u J? a saiUt- For sala aaU druggists,
Other Remedies Failed Pe-ru-na Cured. Cured in Four Weeks of Severe v ( C5"mitt wnvrvn-r rvvuUv
t r Cold on Lungs. lVf mJ WiRGRET WHEYi WV
Mrs. Chas. Stelnecke, Stoughton. "Wis., writes:
"My experience with Peruna has been most pleasing. By carelessly leaving a
heated ballroom I got thoroughly chilled and caught a heavy cold which settled
on my lungs. I wore a protector, took many remedies for cold without suc
cess. With my other troubles I had catarrh of the head.
"Pernaa was recommended to me imd 1 bought a bottle aad oon begam to
Improve. I kept on taking it and It cured me from all my troubles. I am
pleased to testify to its merits."
The World's Greatest Medicine
Factory.
The rapid growth of the Peruna Medi
cine Company is as phenomenal In the
business world as the universal popu
larity of their famous remedy, Peruna.
The plant covers a number of acres,
and employs several hundred people. No
other medicine firm In the world reaches
anything like the volume of business done
by Dr. Hartraan's firm.
Although Peruna Is a proprietary medi
cine, tho details of Its compounding aro
no secret and nothing gives Dr. Hartman
greater pleasure than to show the many
friends of Peruna all tho essential pro
cesses by which Peruna Is made.
ALLOWED TO TAKE FEES
PRESIDENT AUTHORIZED ACT OF
CANAL COMMISSION.
House Comhiittee Finds Facts About
Panama Railroad Affairs Paid
Dividends and Reduced Debt.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The follow
ing extract from the minutes of the Isth
mian Canal Commission of Its meeting
held October 11 last, explanatory of tho
directors' fees taken from the Panama
Railroad Company by the members of
the Canal Commission, was laid before
the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce at the conclusion of Its
hearing today by Chairman .Hepburn,
having been received by him from Com
missioners Harrod and Grunsky In letters
dated today:
"The Commissioners were also informed
by the chairman that, at a repent con
ference with the President, the matter of
attendance fees paid to the directors at
tending meetings provided by the by-laws
of the Panama Railroad Company, was
referred to, and that the President de
sired the Commission to be informed that
his order fixing the compensation of the
Commissioners was not Intended to pre
vent the acceptance of such fee."
No action In the matter was taken by
the committee.
The letter of Commissioner Grunsky
incloses a communication from him to
Vice-President Drake, of the Railroad
Company, of September 18 last, in. which
he returns "unopened" an envelope con
taining his fee for the first meeting he
attended. He states that he did not re
fuse the envelope at the time It was
handed him at the close of the meeting,
because he did not wish to embarrass his
associates on the Commission. He says
he could not construe the attendance 'fee.
other than compensation, and must de
cline to accept It
All Commissioners Took Fees.
The Investigation was continued today
before the subcommittee. Vice-President
Drake resumed his testimony. Chairman
Hepburn Immediately took up the matter
of payments for attendance on the meet
ings of the board of directors and of the
executive committee of tho company by
members of the Isthmian Canal Commis
sion. Mr. Drake's testimony developed the
fact that all of the meetings of the board
have been attended by members of the
Isthmian Canal Commission and that the
Commissioners have in every instance re
ceived fees for their attendance. All of
the members except General Davis, who Is
out of the country, have attended the
meetings and received their fees, Mr.
Drake said. Commissioner Parsons, who
is a member of the executive committee,
had attended the committee meetings
also, he said, and received his fees there
for. Mr. Drake said that the nonresident di
rectors were nof allowed mileage and de
nied that any of the membera of the
Isthmian Canal Commission were ever
paid their traveling expenses by his com
pany. Continuing, the witness said that
the meetings of the board of directors
and of the executive committee are rare
ly held on the same day and that the fee
for attendance of the members of these
two boards was determined by resolu
tions of the executive committee, six or
seven years ago.
"Has any change been made in the
salaries -or compensation to officers of the
company since January, 1902?"
"None, except to subordinate employes."
"Can you furnish the committee with
any Itemized statements, showing the
amounts that have been paid to gentle
men who are members of the Isthmian
Canal Commission for their attendance
at these meetings of these two boards?"
"Yes, I will. There Is a perfect detailed
account of every penny spent by the
company."
Mr. Drake added that he would Include
in that statement tho dividends paid to
them, and. that it would h .nrpctjeabie
'A Doctor's Prescription.
For yars Dr. Hartman used Peruna In
his private practice as a regular pre
scription. He had no thought of manu
facturing It or advertising It as a pro
prietary medicine until there was a de
mand made upon him by his many friends,
who clamored for the original prescrip
tion. Forty Thousand Patients. '
Dr. Hartman estimates that he must
have prescribed Peruna for over forty
thousand patients before It was adver
tised as a proprietary medicine.
Peruna needed no advertising in the
section where the Doctor practiced medi
cine. Already thousands of people knew
ot its good qualities.
for him to bring the records of the trans
actions of these two boards. This closed
for the time this feature of the investi
gation. Mann then inquired regarding
the steamship connection of the company
and rates, both of steamships and rail
road. Pay .Subsidy to Panama Till 1969.
Speaking of the $250,000 paid to Colom
bia each year, Mr. Drako said that be
understood It would be necessary to pay
this sum as long as the concession ran,
which would be until 1969. This money, he
said. Is now to be paid to Panama. It
was Mr. Drake's opinion that the rail
road would continue to do business and
be an Important factor when the canal
Is constructed. Replying to Mr. "Wagner,
Mr. Drake said that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company owned the controlling
Interest In the Pacific Mall Company.
Mr. Drake expressed the opinion that
the officers of the company should not be
moved from New York to Panama.
Mr. Nelson Cromwell, general counsel
for the Panama Railroad Company for
the past 15 years, followed Mr. Drake.
He stated that he negotiated the transfer
of the stock of the company and Is now
engaged In acquiring, under Instructions
from the Secretary of War. the outstand
ing stock of the company for the Gov
ernment. Mr. Cromwell had bought 30 shares of
the stock for himself, several years ago.
"Have you transferred those shares to
the United States?" asked Townsend.
"Twenty-nine of them. I have retained
one share as a qualification as a director."
Mr. Cromwell stated that Panama Rail
road Company positively had no connec
tion whatever with the transcontinental
railways of this country.
Commissioners Receive Dividends.
Townsend Have any dividends been de
clared by the company since members of
the Canal Commission became members
of tho board of directors?
"One; the 5 per cent dividend on Feb
ruary 1, 1905."
Esch What was the share of the
Government dividend?
"The United States received in cash
on Feb. 1, this year, the sum of $334,
935." Townsend To whom was that paid?
"All of this sum was paid by check
to the Secretary of War as a dividend
on the stock standing In his name, with
the exception of a dividend on 94
shares In the name of Admiral Walker,
chairman of the Canal Commission,
which dividend was paid to him di
rectly." The dividend on the other remaining
seven shares was paid directly to the
order of the seven gentlemen In whose
names they respectively stand.
Cromwell explained that he had pur
chased for the Government 65SS Bhares of
this stock.
"Since then," he continued, "the Isth
mian Canal Commission has purchased 101
shares, making the present ownership of
the Government 69S7 shares and leaving
outstanding 1013 shares."
Townsend You included In the seven
those shares held Individually by tho
members of. the Canal Commission.
"Yes."
Mr. Cromwell then stated that Admiral
Walker had Individually first acquired one
share of the stock of the railroad to qual
ify himself as" a director. He had after
wards purchased In the open market 100
shares for the commission and trans
ferred one share to each of the other
seven members of the commission, leaving
in his name 94 shares.
Townsend asked Cromwell if he had
been consulted In regard to the payment
of per diem fees to the director-commissioners,
and he replied that he had not.
Has Always Paid Dividends.
Mr. Cromwell went Into an extended
account ot the operation of the road
from the standpoint of its earning ca
pacity. Ho regarded it as an excellent
paying railroad property In comparison
with any road in the United States. It
began operation in 1852 and has earned
from that time to Nov. 30, 1904, 538,
S59.254. In 1S67 it assumed a bonded
Indebtedness of $4,000,000 to mature In
1S97. 'At the latter date these bonds
were all taken up. and a. .debt of 34,000,-
Miss Josis Schaetzel, R. I
pleton. Wis.-, writes:
"I contracted a severe cold which set
tled on my lungs In very short order and
It was not long until It developed into a
serious case of catarrh. Every morning
I would raise a -lot of phlegm, which
was very disagreeable. My digestion was
poor and my lungs sore.
"After a few doses of Peraaa, I be
gaa to mead, and Xelt that if I kept oa
taking It, It would mot be loag umtll I
would be well. I was right, for la fouB
weeks X ttbk Tr ell agate."
"I think Peruna is a grand medicine,
and wish to add my testimony to the
many others you have." Josle Schaetzel.
Pe-ru-na Removes the Cause of
Catarrh.
Peruna has no bad effect upon the
system and gradually eliminates catarrh
by removing the cause of catarrh.
There are a multitude of homes where
Peruna has been used off and on for
twenty years.
Such a thing could not be possible if
Peruna contained any drugs of a narcotic
nature.
000 was assumed. This latter debt has
been reduced by application of the
earnings of the road to the acquisition
of bonds, until at present it amounts to
$2,372,003. These bonds bear interest
at 4 per cent. Mr. Cromwell said
that In his capacity as one of the fiscal
commissioners .of the Panama govern
ment, he had invested $1,000,000 of the
funds of that government in these
bonds. He was very much averse, if
the well being of the road was to be
considered, to discontinue the operation
of the steamship line from New York
to Colon.
Attention was called to the fixed
charges which It was necessary for the
road to earn continually. These at
present amount to $500,000 a year, at
which -figure they will remain Indefi
nitely. These fixed charges consist
of an annual payment of $250,000
a year under agreementt to Colombia but
actually until 1S0S this obligation will be
met by the retirement of certain bonds,
which were Issued in contemplation of this
charge. However, this annual sum will
have to be paid after that time, under
the treaty with Panama, as annual sub
sidy to that government on account of the
road.
The other portion of the fixed charge
consists of the 4 per cent interest and
sinking fund on the bonded indebtedness,
amounting to $150,000 annually. These
bonds mature In 1937.
Admiral Walker Explains.
Relating to the question of fees appro
priated by the Isthmian Canal Commis
sioners as directors of the Panama Rail
road, Admiral Walker said:
Every corporation pays attendance fees to Its
directors. When the Canal Commissioners
seero elected directors of the Panama. Ball
road, the matter of attendance fees was taken
up. Some of the Commissioners thought that
they wero entitled to theas fees, and others
thought not. As chairman I went to Presi
dent Roosevelt and told him that under the
present ordr there was a dltference of opin
ion anions' the members of the Canal Commis
sion as to whether they should accept at
tendance fees. The President said that these
fees should be taken as a matter of course.
All ot the members of the Caaal Commission
did take- fees. There have been two meetings
There Is no law that prohibits the members
of the Commission from accepting- such fees.
The only hesitation was as to tho terms of tha
President's order, and, when we went to him
on the subject, he said that he had no Inten
tion to stop these fees.
One day a man told me he owned 100
shares of stock and wanted to know It I
wanted to buy them. I consulted Secretary
TaTt and he said that we had better buy
them. I arranged for the purchase, the stock
was turned over to me. and the treasurer of
the Commission, Admiral Kenney. paid the
thousand dollars for It. I gave six of the
shares to the other members of the Commis
sion (that is, one to each) and I had H left
In my name as chairman. Then I bought an
additional odd share. All the stock is held
in trust for the United States. All of these
shares belong to the Government and no mem
ber of the Commission holds any of the stock
personally or to hit own profit in any way.
The first dividend was recently declared and
the checks thereunder arrived for the Com
missioners who were here In the city. Secre
tary Taft said to Indorse them to' him as Sec
retary of War and that he would Indorse
them over to the Secretary of the Treasury.
This has been done.
SENATE STANDS BY COMMISSION
Committee Makes Mann Canal BUI
Conform to Its Own.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. The Senate
committee on lnterocean canals today
amended the Mann Canal bill passed by
the House to conform to the Senate bill.
Introduced by Senator Klttredge. By this
course, according to the opinion expressed
in the committee, tho prospects were Im
proved for favorable action on some canal
legislation on which both houses can
agree.
The principal difference between tile
blll3 and the matter over which the great
est controversy is anticipated Is a pro
vision in the House measure abolishing
the Isthmian Canal Commission. The
Senate .amendment strikes out this , pro
vision and leaves the Commission as It
is.- A compromise has beon suggested
no. i. ap- j Ytyaojrnsjr. jiwjim.y. e
Given Up by Doctors
Miss Margret Fahey, 49 Adams street, Troy, N. Y., writes:
"We have used Peruna la our family for years and I nm very pleased to
ay tkat It cured me of catarrh of the lungs whea the doctors gave up all
hope of my recovery."
"I used Peruna for six months and at the end of that time my cough disap
peared, my appetite was much better and I had gained ten pounds and looked
the picture of health.
"I am In perfect health now. and feel that Peruna not only cures catarrh,
but builds up the system, and Is therefore a grand medicine." Margret Fahey.
Pe-ru-na's Popularity.
Peruna is not like so many other reme
dies that pass away as soon as the first
few bottles are used. The longer Peruna
Is used in any community, the more popu
lar it becomes.
Pe-ru-na Actually Cure3.
Tho reason why Peruna has become a
standard catarrh remedy the world over is
simply because It cures catarrh.
looking to the reduction of the Commis
sion to three members, and placing It
wholly under the supervision of the Sec
retary of War.
WILL RECOMMEND PLANS.
Canal Commissioners Coming Home
Bristow Investigates Rates.
PANAMA. Feb. IS. W. H. Burr and
William K. Parsons, members ot the
Panama canal commission, who. Btarted
for New York yesterday, will make Im
portant recommendations to the canal
committee upon their arrival there, on
the proposed sea level canal and other
engineering problems.
Joseph I. Bristow called upon Presi
dent Amador today. Before leaving tie
will confer with leading Panamanians
about his mission which Is to Investigate
trade conditions and freight rates be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and
between the west coast of South America
and the Bast coast of the United States
and Europe and to determine the best
policy ot managing the Panama railroad.
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body In Health and
Disease.
Tho mention of sulphur will recall to
many of us the early days when our
mothers and grandmothers gave us our
dally dose of sulphur and molasses every
Spring and FalL
It was the universal Spring and Fall
"blood purifier," tonic and cure-all, and
mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was
not without merit.
The idea was good, but the remedy was
crude and unpalatable, and a large quan
tity had to be taken to get any effect
Nowadays we get all the beneficial ef
fects of sulphur In a palatable, concen
trated form, so that a single grain is
far more effective than a tablespoonful
of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and experi
ment have proven that the best sulphur
for medicinal use is that obtained from
Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold In
drug stores under the name of Stuart's
Calcium Wafers. They are small chocolate-coated
pellets and contain the ac
tive medicinal principle of sulphur In a
highly concentrated, effective form.
Few people are aware of the valuo of
this form of sulphur In restoring and
maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul
phur acts directly on the liver and ex
cretory, organs and purifies and enriches
the blood by the prompt elimination of
waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when they
dosed us with sulphur and molasses every
Spring and Fall, but the crudity and im
purity of ordinary flours of sulphur
were often worse than the disease, and
cannot compare- with the modern con
centrated preparations of sulphur, of
which Stuart's Calcium Wafers is un
doubtedly the best and most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for liver
and kidney troubles and cure constipa
tion and purify the blood In a way that
often surprises patient and physician
alike.
Dr. R. M. Wllklns, while experiment
ing with sulphur remedies, soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was su
perior to any other form. He says: "For
liver, kidney and blood troubles, espe
cially when resulting from constipation
or malaria, I have been surprised at the
results obtained from Stuart's Calcium
Wafers. In patients suffering from bolls
and pimples and even deep-seated car
buncles, I have repeatedly seen them dry
up and disappear in four or five days,
leaving the skin clear and smooth. Al
though Stuart's Calcium Wafers is a pro
prietary article and sold by druggists and
for that reason tabooed by many physi
cians, yet I know of nothing so safe and
reliable for constipation, liver and kid
ney troubles and especially In all forms
of shin diseases as thl3 remedy."
At any rate people who are tired oi
pills, cathartics and so-called blood
"purifiers" will find In Stuart's Calcium
Wafers, a far safer, more palatable and
effectiV9 preparation.
Cured by Pe-ru-na.
This explains why Peruna has become
so popular. It cures catarrh. This is an
amply sufficient reason why It should be
come popular.
Catarrh is almost universal. Catarrh
Is difficult to cure. Tho doctors do not
care to treat cases of catarrh at all.
It therefore follows that when a rem
edy is devised that can be used In the
home at a moderate cost, such a remedy
should inevitably become popular.
BUFFALO BiLL'STROUBLES
HE CAN MANAGE WILD WEST,
BUT NOT HIS WIFE.
Divorce Trial Brings Out Graphic
Story of Vain Attempts to Ef
fect a Reconciliation.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. IS. A graphic
story of Ineffectual attempts of Colonel
and Mrs. William F. Cody to become rec
onciled was told today by Dr. D. Frank
Powell, of White Beaver, manager of
Colonel Cody's (Buffalo Bill's) extensive
interests In Northern Wyoming, at the
hearing of evidence in the Colonel's suit
for divorce.
Dr. Powell testified that he had known
Cody for 35 years and Mrs. Cody for 35
years. At the tlmo of the death of Mrs.
Arta Thorpe (Colonel and Mrs. Cody's
daughter), last year. Dr. Powell met the
Cody party in Chicago and accompanied
It to Rochester, N. Y. While in Rochester
Colonel Cody requested Dr. Powell to see
Mrs. Cody and try to effect a reconcilia
tion. With this object In view, witness
called on Mrs. Cody. After ha had ex
plained his errand, he said, Mrs. Cody
exclaimed angrily:
"I don't want anything to do with any
one from Colonel Cody. He is rotten. I
will bring those Codys down so low that
even the dogs won't bark at them, and
furthermore, I will this day denounce
him at the grave of his own daughter."
'Cody appeared all broken up over the
failure of the negotiations, as he was ap
parently sincere In desiring a reconclliar
tlon," said the witness.
On cross-examination. Dr. Powell ad
mitted that Cody had telegraphed to Mrs.
Cody In Denver, when the news of Mrs.
Thorpe's death had reached him, asking
for a temporary Cruco during the funeral,
and that Mrs. Cody had wired back that
only a permanent reconciliation would be
agreed to by her, and that this telegram
was not answered by Colonel Cody.
For the defense. Major lister Walker,
ex-Mayor of North Platte, Neb., and an
Intimate friend of Colonel and Mrs. Cody
for almost 40 years, was called. He de
clared ho had never observed Mrs. Cody
show the slightest act of discourtesy
toward her husband or her husband's
guests.
"She always prepared lavish entertain
ments when she knew he was coming
home with guests," said the Major.
In refutation of the testimony on behalf
of the plaintiff that Colonel Cody sought
a reconciliation but that Mrs. Cody re
fused to accede to this, it was brought out
by Major Walker that he saw Mrs. Cody
Just after she received the news, of the
death of her daughter, and Mrs. Cody said
to him:
"I am In hopes the death of our daugh
ter will be the cause of bringing. about a
reconciliation between myself and the
Colonel."
At the afternoon session 15 letters from
Colonel Cody to his wife were read. These
letters were written In 1900 and 1901, at a
time when it was stated strained relations
existed between the couple. The letters
were overflowing with affection and es
teem and showed that at the time Colonel
Cody had the greatest respect for his
wife's business ability.
The attorneys for Colonel Cody received
a severe rebuke from Judge Scott for per
mitting such evidence as their witness,
Mrs. Parker, gave yesterday. Implicating
women of the highest reputation in this
country as well as abroad.
'The answers of Mrs. Parker," said the
court, "are manifestly unJust,preposter
ous, false and brutal, and they will be ex
punged from the record."
With the exception of two or three wit
nesses yet to come, the hearing of evi
dence for Colonel Cody was closed today.
Colon Free From Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. The Isthmian
Canal Commission has received a report
from Health Officer Spratllng. at Cristo
bal, Canal Zone, stating -positively that
Entirely Cured by Several Bot-
ties of Pe-ru-na.
Miss Ella M. Miller, one of "Washing-1
ton's society girls, writes from 140 F
street, N. E., "Washington, D. C, as!
follows:
"TVitli pleasure I recommend yona
merlclne for catarrh of. the head. HaW
ing taken several bottles, I find my-1
self entirely cured. I cannot praise Pe
runa too highly." Ella M. Miller.
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics i
There are a great many catarrh curea
in the world. The most of them are local
applications. Few of them are to bo used
Internally.
Unfortunately a large number of these;
catarrh remedies, especially tho ones pre
scribed by the doctors, contain narcotics?
of some sort. Cocaine, opium, whisky, andi
other narcotics are used.
These remedies give temporary relief.
The patient thinks he Is better right
away. In a few weeks, however, he dis
covers his mistake. Not only Is his ca
tarrh no better, but he has acquired tha
habit of using some narcotic. This hap
pens In a multitudo of cases.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use In so many homes la
that It contains no narcotic of any
kind.
Peruna in perfectly harmless. It
can be used any length of time
without acquiring a drug habit.
Address Dr. S. B. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio, for free medical advice.
It has not been shown that yellow fever
existed or had existed In Colon since he
assumed the duties of health officer of
Colon on July 9th.
BANK CLOSED, OFFICERS SHOET
Shortage of $28,000 Cause Arrest of,
Cashier and Teller.
CHARLOTTE. N. C Feb. IS. Stabs,
Bank Examiner Ellington took charge of'
the Bankof Fayettevllle, at Fayetteville,
C, today, and gave notice over his signa
ture on the door that there was a short
age of 52S.O0O and that the bank, would be,;
closed for an investigation of the books.
Cashier John C. Haigh and Teller Georga,
Mlrover wero arrested and released on.
$10,000 bond.
The January statement showed deposits
of $318,000; total assets, $520,000, and capita
stock, $160,000. The directors state thaty
there will be no difficulty in paying tha,
depositors in full, but the loss to tho
stockholders is not known.
Butcher Murdered for Revenge.
ST. PAUD, Feb. 18. The horribly muti-s
lated dead body of Christian H. Schlndel-s
decker, a butcher, was found in a rean
room of his meat shop this af teronon by)
an employe. That the murder was notf
committed for purposes of robbery hut
for revenge is the theory of the police,
who say that nothing ot value in the shojj
was disturbed.
Robbed of Fifty Thousand Dollars.'
BOSTON. Feb. 18. Tho law firm of Mc
Pherson, Hyde & Damon today announce
tho theft of notes and bonds- to the value
of $30,000. Tho names of the owners or de
tails of the robbery were not disclosed.
Tfar i so
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rsaehad tfcrowk
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icekad d fee tb ttblc aborts
fTOMlty, ugly, avom, ittftrlug from
rss eAer atisr, baart palpitattoa, audi
wown iae cm worxsq stomaaa.
Dr. Pierce's OoMen Medical Dfccova
srhich helps tha dtowtioa of food ia i
ttaatvck, ejuisH the biood in takinc p "
proper elements frod tbe fcod, helps 1
hn uJWH. MmbVo. .
the potsona ia the blood and vhalisisf; tbi
whole rated. Thw siBfcsUatfoa kelps TS
ic oziuxuon or tac rca oiooa orptt
the -Doisoes in the svatem nr
the heart getotfae right kind of blood
the person feds iBrigorated and strot
(s cocaeqceace. As a tlsme bmilder i
mx preierable to- cod liver oa or any i
tae blood and the tissues the fooA aliment
Hiey reqalre and - maintains a pesson'i
a umuoa ur cnaoirng aim to eat, rtj
usrcst Hia assimilate aumrions for
It overcomes tha s-astxic irrfhthllltv tid
tyntptoms of indigestion. Bacauee of tlw
rood effects front using Dr. Pierce's GcMea
Medical Diseoverv mica tmtriHnn anH fca
building up of the tissues, catarrh, eon
tumptios. weakness or debilitv and
toms of fever, night-sweats, headaches,'
sic, uwappsar.
"I bellere tfeat it is
conceded tW
Dr. Pierce's Golden
best medicine for a sun to take saSV
w to
ingston, Oatario. Recording Secretary Itop3
al Knirhta' Federation Tr.rrr nf Y(nw '
1 bare used ft scrtral thaea during the past!
rew years and kaye altfays found that it ravtf
me immediate relief. It earpels eaecessfre vail
leid in the system, doe to improper digestJcai
reer- the kidneys from congestion, drhW
headache and backache away, indues appetite
and tones np the general system. 1 consider
a fine remedy for young or old mea, sare Q
Ulld tr a-rna-dawa condition af tii rwtamJi j
Mbf
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Ma so uic razenncr
luaijauui Money ironDie, or any toe afafo
Moss resulting front orrwork or nealaotlai 4
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