The Sunday Oregonian., January 28, 1906, Page 3, Image 3

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 28. 1906.
RRTE BILL OFFERED
Hepburn Reports Unanimous
Opinion to House.
POWER TO ADJUST RATES
Commission Only to Exercise ItWhcn
Complaint Is Made Two Mem
bers Are Added and Sal
aries Arc Increased.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Chairman
Hepburn today roported to the House his
railroad bill with the favorable recom
mendation of the entire Republican and
Democratic members of the foreign and
interstate commerce committee. The bill
will come up in the House next week.
The report Is R comprehensive explana
tion of the measure. Preliminary to giv
ing details as to the intention of each
section, the statement is made that the
bill is the product of several years' con
sideration by the committee. It Is made
up from the 19 bills which were before
the committee and the information con
tained in five volumes of hearings before
both Senate and House committees.
It' Is section four of the 'bill which
confers power on the Commission to es
tablish a rate or to declare what will be
a proper charge in a certain Instance. The
report states In this connection that It is
just to the Commission to state that none
of its members think it wise that author
ity ''to take the Initiative In rate-making
should be conferred upon it. Its jurisdic
tion Is confined to cases where complaint
had been made, when It Is authorized to
declare what shall be a "Just and reason
able and fairly remunerative rate or
rates, charge or charges, to be thereafter
observed in such case as the maximum
to he charged: and what regulation or
practice In respect to such transporta
tion is just and fair and reasonable there
after to "be followed, and to make an
order that the carrier shall cease and de
sist from such violation to the extent to
which the Commission finds the same to
exist, and shall not thereafter publish,
demand or collect any rate or charge for
such transportation in excess of the max
imum rate or charge so prescribed and
shall conform to the regulation or prac
tice so prescribed."
The bill provides for two additional
members of the Commission, the term of
service lor a Commissioner being in
creased to seven years and the salary to
510,000.
Fuel Company Files Charges.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va., Jan. 27.
The Red Cross Fuel Company, of
Upshur County. West Virginia, filed
a complaint today in the United
States Court against the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad to prevent dis
criminations which the plaintiff
charges the railroad was making
against it in favor of other coal com
panies. It is understood that the Red
Cross Fuel Company, made complaint to
President Roosevelt.
wilii propose lock caxaii
Commission Favors Ilcporl of Mi
nority of Engineers.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The Isthmian
Canal Commission met today and con
cluded its consideration of the report of
the Board of Consulting Engineers with
respect to the type of canal that should
be constructed. The commission has be
fore it the majority and minority reports
of the consulting board.
The Commission adopted a rejort to the
Secretary of "War. While no official an
nouncement is made with reference to the
Commission's report, there Is good reason
to believe that it has summarized the two
reports and have recommended the con
struction of a lock canal, with lS3-foot lev
el, practically following the recommenda
tions of the minority of the consulting en
gineer?. The Commission did not formally sign
today the report. Governor Magoon is ex
pected to arrive from the Isthmus at any
moment, and will be with the Commis
sion at its next meeting. Chairman
Shonts will go to New York tonight, and
will return Tuesday morning. It Ib ex
pected that a meeting of tho Commission
will be called shortly after his return.
when the report will be finally put in
shape for transmission to Mr. Taft.
There is reason to believe that the
members of the Commission are in full
accord in their recommendations to the
Secretary of War, with one possible ex
ception.' One member of the Commission
Is said to have expressed a desire to have
read the Commission's report, but it is
not known whether he may desire to
submit views on the type of canal to be
constructed.
TAKES EDGE OFF CRITICISM
Taft Admits Error, but Senate Is
Still Suspicious.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-(Special.)-In
acknowledging tliat he had made a mis
take in including in the monetary agree
ment with Panama an arrangement to
make the coin of that republic legal ten
der within the canal zone, Secretary of
War Taft has taken the edge off all criti
cism in the Senate with regard to that
agreement. Ho was again before the
senate committee on flnanco thus morn
lng to make further explanations as to
the arrangement.
Bailey, the author of the resolution of
Inquiry, announced at the beginning that
in view of the fact that the Secretary
had made so frank an avowal of his
error and inasmuch as the provision had
not yet been enforced, he had no further
intention of pressing the matter.
The Secretary was, however, interro
gated with particular reference to the
minutes of one of his conferences with
the fiscal representatives of Panama, in
which ho is quoted as objecting to the
submission of the agreement to the Sec
retary of State for the purpose of hav
ing a formal exchange between the two
governments. He made this objection be
cause the authority of the Secretary of
State "Involves the trcatj'-making power
and goes to the Senate. Now we do
not want to do that."
He explained , that he regarded the
agreement merely as a business arrange
ment, similar to Ihose made by the post
office department with foreign govern
ments.
"I wanted the Panama representatives
to understand that it was terminable at
any time." he said.
"You made no direct agreement -to
maintain the parity of coins of Panama,
hut merely by the adoption of a certain
policy agreed that the governments
should co-operate to bring that about,
suggested Senator Hale.
"That was my view exactly, 'replied
the Secretary.
WANT APPRAISERS FREE.
Importers Recommends Customs
Court Independent of Control.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury James B. Reynolds
visited the General Appraiser's office
yesterday and had a long conference in
regard to the affairs of the board. It is
understood that his chief object was to
secure data and opinions from the mem
bers regarding the proposed changes In
tho administrative tariff law.
The question of the independence of
the general appraisers from Government
influence has attracted marked attention
in local importing circles of late, and New
York importers would probably support
any measure calculated to take the dis
missal of the general appraisers out of
the- hands of the President, except after
specific charges have been preferred and a
formal hearing granted.
There are but three of the nine general
appraisers who constituted the board at
its Inception now left, and there Is said
to be a. feeling growing in importing
circles that the original purpose of the
board as designed by Colonel Tichenow,
namely, that of blng an absolutoly in
dependent customs court acting without
bias between the Importer and the Gov
ernment, is being lost sight of.
EIGHT-HOUR JjAW IS WAIVED
House Exempts Alien Jjnborcrs on
Canal From Provisions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. In a sossion
of two hours today the House passed
the tirgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying $15,216,103. Incorporated
in which is a provision that the eight
hour Jaw Mhall not apply to alien la
borers on the Panama Canal. In addi
tion It passed 262 private pension bills
and read the Mann general bridge bill.
making it the unfinished business for
Monday.
A roll call was demanded by the
Democratic side on the eight-hour
amendment. Its adoption was by a vote
of 120 to 108. Nintecn Republicans
voted with the Democrats and one
Democrat, De Armond (Mo.), with
the majority. Sixty-one Republicans
were absent without being paired.
Not an item was changed In the de
ficiency bill as to amount, notwith
standing its consideration during five
days In the House.
NOT EXHAUSTED BY MARCH
Lcc Condemns as False Stories "About
Sixth Battery.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. General M.
Liee. commander of the Department of
Texas. In reply to the War Department's
request for information concerning the
condition of the Sixth Battery of Field
Artillery, which recently made a long
march, says he made a personal inspec
tion and found men and horses In good
condition. The General says:
The statement that the men -were a aorry-
appearlng set, their "clothlnif in tatters."
that "the men were hoBgard and lean." and
that "the horses resembled movlns skele
tons" Is sensational, misleading and without
foundation. I request to be Jnfomed of the
name of the paper from which this clipping
was taken and, if practicable, the name of
the author, who purports to be at Fort
Houston. There certainly should be wnw
way to protect officers against the misrepre
sentation of newspapers and their cor
respondents. MUST GIVE UP OXE POSITION
Senators Object to Shouts' Drawing
Two Salaries at Once.
WASH INGTON. Jan. 27. (Special.)
Senators who yesterday heard Chairman
T. P. Shonts admit that he was receiving
a salary from the Clover ivjai itauroaa
nf snono a. month, in addition to his salary
as chairman of the Panama Canal Com
mission of $30,000 a year, said today mat
Mr. Shonts should give up one position or
the other. The Senators argue that it is
absurd to say that Mr. Shonts does noth
ing in return for such a salary as that
paid him by the railroad, and that tho
Panama job Is big enough to require his
entire time.
ITS ACCURACY QUESTIONED
Keep Commission Will Again Exam
ine Figures on Cotton.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. It has been
decided by the Keep Commission, after
a conference with the President, to
make a careful examination of the
figures it used In Its recent report on
the cotton statistics of the Agricul
tural Department. The accuracy of the
flKures is Questioned bv Secretary Wil
son. The bureau will undertake to as
certain whether or not the Census Bu
reau's figures on cotton as used by
the commission were accurate.
Root Dines Chinese Commission.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The mem
bers of the Imperial Chinese Commis
sion today were the guests of honor
at a luncheon given by Secrctarj- Root
at the New Wlllard Hotel. About 70
guests were present. Thr were no
speeches, but Mr. Root proposed the
health of the Emperor of China and
President Roosevelt.
The members of the commission after
the luncheon studied the workings of the
government of the District of Columbia.
Later In the afternoon they attended a re
ception which ex-Secretary of State and
Mrs. John W. Foster gave in their honor,
when they were presented to Vice-Presi
dent Fairbanks. The members of the
commission spent the evening working on
the reports they have to make to their
government.
MAN AND WIFE HELD UP
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Boody Stopped
by Footpad, but Woman Screams.
F. F. Boody. manager for a local tailor
ing establishment, and his wife, wero
held up by a highwayman at Bancroft
and Corbett streets at 1 o'clock this morn
ing just after alighting from an owl car.
By the screams of Mrs. Boody, who was
permitted to walk on while her husband
was being held at the muzzle of a re
volver, the highwayman was frightened
away.
Policeman Fones. who was In the neigh
borhood, arrived on the scene just after
the hold-up occurred, and. getting a de
scription of the thug, followed in the di
rection ho had gone, but was unable to
catch him. No money or valuables were
obtained by the highwayman.
SURVEY ENDS AT EUREKA
Cooper Party Started From Drain
Two Days Ago.
EUREKA. Cal.. Jan. 27. A party of
railroad surveyors who started from
Drain, Or., two days ago, arrived today.
At the head of the party Is E. C. Cooper,
and, while it Is not definitely known. It
Is believed he is in the employ of the
Southern Pacific It has been reported
that ho has been surveying the Coos Bay
branch of the Southern Pacific.
Mr. Cooper said tonight he had nothing
to give out for publication beyond that
his work had been carried up to the pres
ent point very satisfactorily. The main
crew is encamped at Stone Lagoon, 30
miles north of Eureka.
Xewport News Church Burns.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va Jan. 27.
Fire started Jn the Newport News
Baptist Church this afternoon at 2
o'clock and an hour later nothing but
the -walls were left of the building,
which was constructed two years ago
at the cost of 565,000. Everything in
the edifice was destroyed except a few
bookcases in the pastor's study.
FUN
OVER
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Construction of Isthmian Ca
nal Burlesqued at Banquet.
TRIP TO THE TORRID ZONE
Gridiron Club Dinner Is Conducted
as if the Guests Sat Beside the
Big DitchMany Telling
Hits by Jokers.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. President
Roosevolt and 209 distinguished guests
Cabinet Ministers. Senators, members of
Congress and prominent men from pro
fessional life from all over the country
joined with the Gridiron Club tonight In
the celebration of Its anniversary- Tno
programme was one of the most elaborate
ever carried out. The theme from begin
ning to end was "Panama." The acces
sories were magnificent. The songs, all
of a topical nature, were clever. There
was one for the President, and another
one for Mark Twain. The latter gave as
MRS. B. HARRISON WRITES
ANOTHER NOVEL.
Mr. Barton Harrlwn.
Although Mrs. Burton Harrison
probably never will become anglicized
like Henry Jamc?. Sargent Rnd Ab
bey, yet she has lived on the other
side of the Atlantic most of the time
since her husband's death, and. like
Gertrude Athcrton. will be at leat as
much at heme In Europe hereafter as
In the United State. After spending
some Tveekt in Paris,, fhc ha now
Kone on to Cannes, where Fhe prob
ably will stay for the Winter.
Mm. Harrison had Just nnl.hed a
novel called "Latter Iay Sweet
hearts" when sbe received the news
of the shocking death of her daughter-in-law
in a motor accident In
New York. The novel 1 to be pb
llshod on both sides of the Atlantic
next Summer. It Js a light-hearted
love story, the scenes of which are
laid on shipboard. In an English coun
try house, and on the continent. It In a
story of the present day, ending hap
pily, as most of Mrs. Harrison's nov
els de.
good as he received, as did Ambassador
Jusserand, of France; Secretary of War
Taft. Secrctarj' Root and others.
The souvenirs were a pass on the "Grid
iron Way" from Washington to Panama
on an airship, a small shovel and a "guide
to ashlngton," which was a goodly book
containing the menu and maps and pic
tures of buildings and persons and cus
toms at the National capital. Within its
covers bubbled forth some of the best hits
of the evening.
The fun began the moment the Presi
dent stepped from the elevator at the new
Wlllard.
aii - DOK.ru tor i'anama: shouted a
member with a voice like a foghorn. The
guests stepped back and the music com
mittec, dressed in overalls and carrying
picks, snovels. etc.. swung Into the room
singing, to the air of "When Johnny
Comes Marching Home." a topical song
having for its victims the PrcsldonL the
Canal commissioners and Governor-General
Magoon. The chorus went like this
Words of the Parody.
We're going to dig the big canal.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
We're going to dig the big canal.
In Pana-xnah.
In Panama we work tonight.
We'll do some digging before It's Micht.
And there'll be no more shenanigan when
The dirt begins to fly.
A squad from the Marine Band headed
a procession with the pick-and-shovel men
behind. President Roosevelt same next,
then the President of the club and the
guests.
The club members brought up the rear.
The guests marched into a tropical Jun
gle skillfully constructed. Winding In and
out between dense masses of palms and
other tropical plants, the guests and the
club joined the band In the familiar tune.
-from the jungle the procession marched
into the dining-room where they found
the plaza of Santa Ana at Panama. The
tables were set In the form of a gridiron.
At one end there was a bandstand. Royal
palms, banana trees and tropical foliage
was there In abundance. Messes and
vines hung from the ceiling and fes
tooned the walls. This was he back
ground for the skits and acts of the eve
ning. The feature of the evening was the
canal-digging act. Somebody proposed
that tho club dig the canal because no
one else seemed able to do so. Tho
President insisted 'upon a Canal Com
mission. While they were bothering
their heads over where to get one. a
cablegram was received announcing that
the Commission at Washington had been
kidnaped, placed on a transport and
forced to go to Panama at once.
When Canal Is Complete.
Pretty soon a policeman brought the
Commissioners In. They were protest
ing against the outrage of having to bt
there, when it was so much more com
fortable in WrashIngton. They were
brutally ordered to go to work.
Then came their organization with a
long discussion about salaries. One
wanted small salaries and large 'perqui
sites; another fought for largo salaries
and small perquisites. When the ques
tion of labor came up there was a de
mand for a Chinese valet, a chauffeur,
a physical instructor and a manicure.
After much horseplay It was decided to
get a corps of engineers. Four experts
were brought In. They were- all chiefs.
One was a chief engineer, another a chief
commissary, a chief amusement provider
and the fourth a chief sanitary officer.
They were covered with medals.
The canal expert was the hit of the
evening. He qualified as an expert be
cause he always stuck to theories, he
had no use for facts. The whole tMwr
was settled finally by the entrance of a
club member who declared he would dig
the canal himself. He was dressed In a
blue shirt and overalls and carried a pick.
He told how he would do It In a parody
on "EJrlll. le Terriers, unit, wun a
vociferous accompaniment that brought j
every guest standing up.
As he sang the last chorus tne
room was darkened and the completion of
the Gridiron Canal was thrown on the
canvas. A battleship was shown coming ;
through, towed by a couple of mules
driven by President Roosevelt, bsnt with
age and wearing a long, gray beard.
A scries of short skits led- up to the
culmination. A member dashed In.
pranced about the President and took a
snap shot of Mr. Roosevelt and became
very ansry when stopped.
The way they gave" It to aiarK Twain
was to the air "Why Don't You Try?"
and It went this way:
Mark Twain once told ua- there were only
seven Jokes on earth.
What a. shame!
Wbo's to blame.
The rest are variations on the old themes oZ
mirth.
All the same.
Rather tame.
I've read his books all over with a reveren
tial care.
There to view
Something new.
There are seven In the Hat hut tno toest
ones be has missed.
for he only uses two.
Hit at the Censorship.
There was a take-off on the three Rs
and the "censorship" enforced by the
President. The air was "In the Days
of Land."
It Is strange what a change has eoroe over
ua all
Since the flight of the railroad pass.
In the face of a pull, we must have our
hands full.
Of tickets or plenty of cash.
The thought of a Pullman Is not hair so
sweet
As It was before Boyd dropped the bar.
And I shudder to think in fact. 1 won i
think
Of the walking that's looming afar.
But the chance that is stranceat of all that
I know.
Relates to the censorship.
I hear that the Russians and also the
Prussians
Declare we are getting flip.
Though th- gag and ear pad that the Cab
inet had
Seemed to help the predicament some.
We will not be content until the men who
are sent
As reporters are all deaf and dumb.
Play Snnto Domingo Politics.
The Initiation of two new members af
forded an opportunity to play upon the
Santo Domingo situation. Both "General
Morales" and "General Cacercs" were
brought In, the former as the fellow who
"jumped a hot Job In Santo Domingo and
was looklug for a sort snap on the ditch."
Both wero rejected, however. In favor
of the members previously elected, who
were presented as "bona fide suppress
agents real $10,0?) beauties."
A new "statuary hall" was created on
the "Plaza." and many prominent guests,
with appropriate quips, wore given promi
nent places there.
There were scores of hits upon canal
building. One member was rushing has
tily across the plaza, and when asked
what he was doing shouted:
"Don't stop me; I have got to write
20.000 words attacking the canal, and have
only got ten minutes to stay."
Specimens From the Menu.
The menu was profusely Illustrated and
humorously descriptive of different points
of Interest in the National Capital. Fol
lowing are some of the specimens:
"The White House This is a school for
the education of Senators and Representa
tives as to their, duty to their country.
The head master Is Professor T. Roose
velt, A. B.. A. M.. IAm. D.. Lltt. D. (Har
vard, 1SS0). There Is a gymnasium con
nected with the Institution. The motto Is
Hit First and Frequent.
"The Senate chamber Is the assembly
room of the finest club on earth. The de
liberations of the Senate are public ex
cept when the doors arc closed for execu
tive session. Then they aro published.
"Postofllce Department Passing rapidly
through Postmaster-General Cortelyou's
anteroom we come to the headquarters of
the Republican National Committee. It
has direct private telephone communica
tion with the White House."
There were many other like descriptions
on the menu, which were enjoyed by the
largo company present, which Included of
ficials, diplomats; literary men of promi
nence and business men.
DUKE tlENlESHER CHARGE
Millionaire Tobacco Manufacturer
Files Answer to Wire's Complaint.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. James B. Duke,
the millionaire tobacco manufacturer.
filed a long and striking answer to his
wife's sensational charges in court of
chancery at Trenton. N. J., today, pro
nouncing her allegations "scandalous and
wholly unverified." Mr. Duke Insisted.
however, that what he said about her is
not only true, but that he will produce he
servants of her own nousc to corroborate
his statements. He alleges his Intention
of bringing out with great prominence her
relations with Frank Hun toon. His state
ment summarized Is as follows:
"T never kicked my wife out of bed or
struck her with a crutch. Miss Mary
Smith, my housekeeper, is not a bad
woman and never drank to excess. I did
hire detectives to watch my wife, but
only after I had made discoveries gravely
involving her character. I did not hold
nightly conversations with Miss Smith.
nor did I Join her in drinking large
quantities of liquor, nor did I admit
learned from the servants the gravity of
relations between Mrs. Duke and Frank
Huntoon."
GO TO DINNER TOGETHER
Miss Itoosevelt and Iongworth En
tertained at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 27. Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Congressman Nicholas
Longworth. her fiance, were guests at a
testimonial dinner tonight tendered by
Isaac H. Clothier to Lloyd C. Griscom.
of this city, recently appointed Ambassa
dor to lirazit. wnue not exactly a par
ticipant at the banquet In Mr. Griscom's
honor, MI3S Roosevelt was present during
the specchmaklng. and was entertained
at an Informal dinner In an adjoining
room by Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier. Before
and after the dinner. Miss Roosevelt was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clement A.
Griscom. Mr. Longworth responded to a
toast.
Killed by Electric Shock.
MISHAWAKA. Ind., Jan. 27. Edward J.
Perkins, a local merchant, was killed by
an electric shock this afternoon. He had
taken hold of an ordinary wall bracket
that had mysteriously become charged
Mrs. R. Van Pelt, of Chicago, .had also
been severely Injured as a result of com
ing In contact with the bracket. Mrs,
E. A. Jargin. narrowly escaped death in
pulling Perkins from the wire.
Mrs. Edward F. Carey, Missionary.
BOSTON. Jan. 27. The American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
received a cablegram today announcing
the death of Mrs. Edward F. Carey.
missionary at Harpoot. In Eastern Tur
key. Mrs. Carey went to that point as
a missionary In JS01 with her husband.
8he was born In Princeton, HI., In 1S73.
Woman Guilty of Manslaughter.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Jan. 27. Af
ter being out three-hours the Jury brought
in a verdict at midnight finding Mr?.
Pearl Ebcrt guilty of voluntary man
slaughter, the maximum penalty for
which Is eight years. Mrs. Ebcrt shot
and killed Mr?. Sarah Alt during a quar
rel ever a caua taree wee its ace.
DEFIES THEM ALL
Castro Makes Insolent Reply
to Diplomats.
TREAT THEM LIKE TAIGNY
Representatives of All Powers Con
demn Venezuelan Conduct to
Frenchman and Arc Warned
They May Be Expelled.
CARACAS. Jan. K. (Via Port of Spain.
Jan. 27.) The government today replied
to the joint note of the diplomatic corps
stating that the diplomats could not ac
cept Venezuela's position concerning the
official character of M. Talgny, the French
Charge d'Affalres. The government main
tains the position it has taken regarding
M, Talgny, dnd says that any government
of those represented by the diplomatic
corps may at any time find itself in the
same position.
MINISTERS JOIN IX PROTEST
Deny That Talgny Had Lost Diplo
matic Character.
CARACAS. Jan. 25. Friday (via Port of
Spain. Island of Trinidad. Jan. 27.)
Twenty-five members of the diplomatic
corps today delivered to the Venezuelan
Government a formal Joint note, stating
that they cannot accept Venezuela's po
sition that M. Talgny. the former French
Charge d'Affalres here, had been deprived
of his official character and that he only
ranked as a French citizen at the time
of his forced departure from this coun
try. The diplomats have communicated
the text of this note to their respective
governments.
HOW WILL FRANCE GET EVEN?
Proposed Seizure of Margarita and
Its Pearl Fisheries.
PARIS. Jan. 27. (Special.) Hesitancy
on the part of the French government to
choose a quick and practical method of
getting moral and material satisfaction
from Venezuela Is beginning to excite un
favorable comment among tho Deputies,
many of whom are freely offering advice
unasked. This afternoon Premier Rouvler
received a visit from a. number of the
Deputies. Including representatives from
th Island of 'Martinique.
Foreigners who declare themselves fa
miliar with the Venezuelan situation sug
gest that. If the present scheme of put
ting an embargo on enezuelan products
Is not carried out. a still better plan will
be to seize the Venezuelan Island of Mar
garita. Ascunslon. the capital of this Is
land. Is the headquarters of the pearl
fisheries, which furnish nearly two-thirds
of the receipts of the Venezuelan budget.
It will be urged seriously that the Is
land be blockaded and the fisheries Inter
fered with. In order to bring President
Castro to terms. Several newspapers sup
port the Idea, and are confident that the
United States will not be disposed to pre
vent Francos freedom of action.
TAIGNY COMES TO AMERICA
WII Confer With Jusserand Before
Going to France.
PARIS. Jan. 27. The French govern
ment has received advices that M. Talg
ny. ex-Charge d Affaires at Caracas, left
WHIemstad. Island of Curacao, today
on board a Dutch line steamer. He
will proceed to Washington to confer
with Ambassador Jusserand. and then jrc
turn direct to France.
The officials of the Foreign Office de
clare that the presence of warships In
Venezuelan waters does not denote Im
mediate offensive action against Vcne
zueia.
French Steamer at La Guayra.
CARACAS. Venezuela, via Port of
Spain. Island of Trinidad. Jan. 27. A
French line steamer, which arrived at
La Guayra today, was granted the usual
privileges of communication with the
shore.
Dominion Not Going to Venezuela.
LONDON. Jan. 27. The British Admir
alty says that the report that the Brit
Ish battleship Dominion is going to Vene
zuela Is groundless. She will leave Hall
fax today for home.
NEITHER CREED NOR COLOR
Yerkes Will Says No Lines Shall Be
Drawn in Free Hospital.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. The will of the late
traction magnate. Charles T. Terkes.
was filed In the Probate Court of Cook
County today. The estate Is estimated
to oe wortn wj.vjj.wj. ne main provi
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few Teople Know How Usefal It I la. Pre
enrlnjc Health and Beautr.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the safest and most efficient disinfect
ant and purifier in nature, but few real
ize 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 effectively clears and improves
the complexion, it-whitens tho teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels: It dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best charcoal
and the most for the money is In Stuart's
Charcoal 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 being mixed
with honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell In a much improved condition
of tho general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, acd tha
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, says: "I advise
Stuart s Charcoal Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bow
els, and to clear the complexion and pur
ify the breath, mouth and throat: I also
believe the liver Is greatly benefited by
the daily use of them; they cost but 25
cents a box at drugstores, and although
In some sense a patent preparation, yet
f believe I get more and better charcoal
la Stuart's Charcoal Losenges than la
any ef tbe ordlsary charcoal tablets."
BISHOP OWES HEALTH
AND LIFE TO PE-RU-NA.
Ministers. of AH Denominations
Join In Recommending
Pe-ru-na to the
People.
Public speaking especially exposes
mc inroaz ana oroncmai tubes
catarrhal affections.
Breathing the air of. cro-wded assem
biles, and the necessary exposure to
night air frhlch, many preachers must
lace, makes catarrh especially prevalent
among their class.
Pernna his become jnatly popular
among them
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The Bishop's Strong Tribute to Pe-ru-na.
L. 11. Halsey. Bishop C. M. E. Church. Atlanta. Ga.. writes:
"1 have found Peruna to be a great remedy for catarrh. I have suf
fered -with thin terrible dl.iea.ne for more than tneatj- years, until since
I liave been using- Peruna, which has relieved me of the trouble.
"I have tried many remedies and spent a great deal of hard-earned
money for them, but I found nothings no effectual In the cure of ca
tarrh 8H the event medicine, Femnn.
"I feel Mure thnt Peruna l-i not only a triumph of medical science,
but It In alio n Meaning to Hiifferlnfc Immunity.
"Every individual who suffers with respiratory diseases will find
Peruna a magnificent and sovereign remedy." Ll H. Halsey, Bishop
C. M. E. Church.
Many a preacher ha.n been able to
meet hl.n engagements only on account
of the tlmeljr une of Peruna.
elons of the bill have heretofore been
published.
It Is provided that the plot of. ground
for the Yerkes free hospital to be" erected
after Mra. Yerkes death shall cost not
more than J30O.COO. The Income from the
rest of one-half of the estate, and even
tually from the portion set aside for the
children of Mr?. Yerkes, 19 to go to main
tain the horpltal.
No line of color, creed or religion will
be drawn, but all persons unable to pay
for hospital service will be cared for as
far as possible.
RESEARCH NEAR POLE.
Tract of Iiimtl Heretofore Undiscov
ered May Be Found.
New York Tribune.
A new project for arctic exploration,
conceived by Captain EInar Mikkelsen,
was recently outlined by Its author to
newspaper men while he wag In Lon
don. He does not aim to nnd the pole,
but to Invade a region which has
hitherto been almost entirely neg
lected. North of the American continent
there lies a vast archipelago, which
is separated on tne east irom Green
land by the channel which Peary took
this year in order to reach nls Winter
base on the coast of Grant Iland. The
other limit or this group of Islands Is
the 12.th meridian of longitude, which
runs upward through British territory
considerably to the eastward of the
Alaskan boundary. "West of the archi
pelago Is a part of the Arctic Ocean,
which Is known as Beaufort Sea.
From the coast of the continent,
which here follows the 70th parallel of
latitude rather closely to the pole,
there Is apparently an unbroken
stretch of water. One who examines a
chart of the region wilH not find even
the smallest island until he has car
ried his Inspection beyond Behring
Strait. Now. with the hope that he may
discover a tract of land, big- or little,
which has never before been observed
by civilized man. Captain Mikkelsen
Intends to explore Beaufort Sea. I
The first stage of his Journey will
take him through Canada to the
mouth of the Mackenzie River. There. I
next Summer, a whaler should meet j
him and convey him and his few com-
naiHons eastward to Cape Bathurst.
Thence he will try to reacn Banks
Land, a Jnrge island which Is probably
less than 100 miles away, and if he Is
successful he means to follow its
western edge northward to Cape
Prince Albert, some 150 miles farther
distant. It Is his purpose to deposit
there a store- of provisions for future
use and then get back to the continent
for the Winter.
The final venture. If all goes well, is
to be made In March, 1907. It will be
necessary to regain Cape Prince Al
bert by sledging- over the Ice pack.
Having done so, the explorer will
change his course abruptly, turning off
to the left hand almost at right angles
with his previous track. The general
direction followed oyer Beaufort Sea
will be west of northwest. The locali
ty toward which Captain Mikkelsen
and his one companion will then push
their way lies In latitude 7G degrees
and west longitude 147. and it is al
most due north at Point Barrow, Alus
ka. The quest In which Captain Mikkel
sen Is planning to engage is not alto
gether absurd. He has encouragement
not alone. In unreliable Eskimo tradi
tions concerning the existence of land
which enabled their ancestors to reach
America from Siberia, but also In
trustworthy reports of currents whose
course hints at some unseen deflecting
influence. The latter testimony has
been advanced to support the theory
that there Is land at the pole.
These reasons were fully presented
about 18 months ago In the National
Geographic Magazine by R. A. Harrl3,
who Is connected with United States
Geological Survey. If, on the one
hand, they are not altogether con
clusive, on the other they cannot, be
dismissed as trivial. Geographers,
therefore, will be glad to see Captain
Mikkelsea investigate the matter.
Last "Words of Actors.
Pall Mall Gazette.
The singular circumstances of Irv
lng's passing: remind n of these
- wm n JAftrJL
The Friends of Pe-ru-na.
Despite the prejudices of the medical
profession against proprietary medi
cines, many clergymen have always
maintained a strong confidence and
friendship for Peruna. They have dis
covered by personal experience that
reruna aoca an unit is ciaimea ior it.
"We can give our readers only a
slight glimpse of - the vast number of
testimonials Dr. Hartman is constantly
receiving for Peruna.
whlch attended the last appearance of
two other famous exponents of his
craft. Irvlng's "Into Thy Hands"
the last words of his part in "Becket"
has twice before, in the traditions of
the stage, been singularly paralleled.
"When John Palmer, renowned not only
as an actor, but as one of the inven
tors of mall coaches, died, as you may
say, on the stage, at Bath, it was upon
his utterance of the line in "The
Stranger"; "There is another and a
better world." The facts may not
quite fit the tradition; but that is the
tradition. Later, and probably within
living' memory. John Pitt Harley, a fa
mous comedian, was struck down on
the stage of the old Princess Theater
just after he had remarked, as Bot
tom: "I have an exposition of sleep come
upon me. These were not quite Harley's
last words. "When they got him into his
dressing-room they asked him who was
his doctor. And he revived sufficiently to
answer, "Never had one!" But that "ex
position of sleep" stated the case.
ENTERPRISE IS LAUNCHED
"See America First" League Elects
Officers and Provides Funds.
SALT LAKE. Jan. 27. The "See America
First" League was formally established on
a buslncaj:" basis today at the final session
of tho conference which began here on
Thursday. Governor John C. Cutler, of
Utah, was installed as temporary treas
urer, and Fisher Harris, secretary of the
Salt Lake Comerclal Club, as temporary
executive secretary
It was voted to urge every commercial
organization in the West to contribute at
least 5o0 to an emergency fund to carry
on the work and to reimburse the Salt
Lake promoters for the expenses of the
conference to date.
A resolution to establish a press bureau
was voted down, the decision being to
leave the matter of publicity to the ex
ecutive officers.
They Stand Alone:
Standing out In bold relief, all alons,
and as a conspicuous example of open,
frank and honest dealing with the sick
and afflicted, are Dr. Pierce's Favorita
Prescription for weak, over-worked, de
bilitated, nervous, "run-down," pain
racked women, and Dr. Pierce's Goldert
Medical Discovery, the famous remedy
for weak atopaach, indigestion, or dys
pepsia, torpid liver, or billonsnees, all
catarrhal affeotions whether of th
stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder, naaad'
passages, throat, bronchia, or other tnti- .
coos passages, also as an effective remedy
for all diseases arising from this, watary, 1
or impure blood, as scrofulous and skin
affection.
Each bottle of the above medicines
bears upon its wrapper a badce of hon
esty in tne mil use oi msreaients corn-
kIvm, and Is the best guaranty of tbesr
merits. They cannot be classed as paten
nor secret medicines for they are neither
brtnq of Known comoqsttton.
Dr. Pierce feels that he, can afford to
take the afflicted Into his full confidence
and lay all the ingredients of his medi
cines freely before them because these
ingredients are snch as are endorsed and
most strongly praised by scores of the
most eminent medical writers as cure
for the diseases for which these medi
cines are recommended. Therefore, thm
afflicted do not have to rely alone upon
Dr. Pierce's recommendation as to the
curative value of his medicines for cer
tain easily recognized diseases.
A glance at the printed formula on
each bottle will show that no alcohol and
no harmful or habit-forming drugs enter
into Dr. Pierce's medicines, they being
wholly compounded of glyceric extracts
of the roots of native, American forest
plants. These are best and safest for
the cure of most lingering, chronic dis
easee. Dr. E. V. Pierce can be consulted
rszx, by addressing him at Buffalo,
N. Y and all communications are re
garded as sacredly confidential.
It Is as easy to be well as 111 and
much more comfortable. Constipation Is
the cause of many forms of Illness. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa
tion. They are tiny, sugar-coated gran
nies. One little "Pellet" Is a gentle Ssxa
Hr two a mild cathartic. All dealers is
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