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WEEKLY OUEGON STATESMAN, 1TUDAY, MAY 25, 1900.' J. H. . Hart, Republican j Nominee for District Attorney Surprises Jack Jeffrey. II Enters the Joint Canvass anii' Bests the Young ntan from r Jackson CcantyRepsblicans Arc Gaining Ground' Rapidly. (Yvom Daily Statesman, May 24.) STAYTON. Or.. .May 23. The joint canvass of the Marfon county candi dates, which was so jhappily inaugurat ed in Turner yesterday, and which was acoraplete success "at that place, from a'Republican point of" view, is contin uing oh the same lines, witha possible change in the interest of ths Republi cans, as the candidates of that party find what gross misrepresentations if facts they have to meet, and how easily the statement of the Demo-Popo-Fusion-Citizens aggregation are refuted. As per the agreement made between the respective chairmen of the' two parties, the opening of the discussions at the several places alternates, the Re publicans having the opening hour ami 10 minutes for closing, while the Fus ionistsTtakc second place at one point, with the Fusionists opening and closing and the Republicans taking second place at the next place of meeting. : . The figlvt on the part of leading Fusion- speakers has narrowed down to ? plea for votes for two candidates Dur- bin "for sheriff, and Jeffrey for district L attorney, all others being practically lost sight of 'm their efforts to save at least these two-"from the catastrophe ' which is threatening their ticket. Ilcfef is sadly disfigured, and is begging tin personalities be left out. as he has found, to his sorrow, that he is particularly vulnerable, and is securing very little fame on this canvass, in fact.Ie than any of his friends anticipated., Dimick. of course, is still battling for himself, and earnestly works for the defeat of the Republican Legislative ticket, con tinuing to swear like a trooper and rant at the opposition partv for refusing t follow him into the Popocratjc camp, lie is creating much amusement to tin crowds, though a number of propls " "sincerely pity him. . lAt Jefferson. last night, the large hall was filled to! the very doors, and the debate was fast and furious. Jack Jef-j frey, the Populist lawyer from Jacks u county, wjio is running for district at4 torney on the Fusion ticket. repeated his threadbare statement (made at Turn? i er and 'Marion earlier in the day) that he had invited Mr. TIart, his opponent, i to 1 meet him ; in a joint debate during the Marion county joint canvass, but, that Mr. 'Hart had declined to do so; and in his .usual egotistical manner he proceeded toi tell of-his own abi'ities as-a prosecutor, and belittling Mr. Hart, telling his auditors, with a brazen ef frontery worthy of a better cause, that ins election jor district attorney was really uecessary.for good -order and the prevention ot crime. .A surprise wis in store lot this "able" advocate, how ever, when, at-the close of bis perora tion. Mr. Hart suddenly appealed in the ball, mounted the platform as the first Republican speaker, flatly denied the assertions, of Jeffrey, regarding pro positions for a joint debate. - asserted that he had never received such pro posals -from Jeffrey, and delivered orti of the bcst addresses yet made on the canvass by either party. Mr. Haft showed himself a ready and pleasant .speaker, a deep student and an adroit debater, and in five minutes time con vinced the large audience by his ad dress, that he was by far'the abler man of the two. rand that the Republicans had made no mistake in nominating him to oppose the man who left Jack son county for Jackson; county's good. The other candidates on the Republican ticket also maxVe excellent addresses. Dt. J. N. Smith ami Ixt L. Pearce firing some hot shot into the Fui-"n camp. Lieut. Chas. A. Murphy and Capt. J. M. Poorman. there as elsewhere, re ceived, an ovation, and it is quite'ap parent that the tboys who rallied to the support and defense of the "Old Flag" in a war for humanity, will he kindly remembered on election day. i . At Aumsville. this .morning. th? same program was carried out. and in this. Populist stronghold where every Fusion candidate found some fricrwlsijto cheer him. iHofer's effort fell Hat and when he closed his labored appeal to the Voters for support for Durbin. Tet ftcy. ctc.4 "not a leaf stirred." This man Hofef when he has the closing speech m a place, indulges in person alities, but w hen the opposition fire the same. ammunition at htm. at the next point of meeting, he whines and begs that personalities be drooped winding up with the threat that he has some cards up Ins sleeve, but does not "wish to mjnre the Republican candidate. The whine and threat affect the Remib licans very little, and there is no likeli hood of much time being wasted on this "has been, i who is now so throughly Known all over this county, that he could scarce hope to be elected path- tnater. The debate here ; was - not warm, the Fusion candidates appearing to have lost heart somewhat. Dr. sj. N. Smith, hot ' L. Pearce, J. M. Poor man, C.C, Murphy and others of th Republican candidates appeared, speak ing briefly and to the point, with tell ing effect,!while Prof. J. N. Hart again, to the great pleasure of a big portion of the large audience, literally , "wined up, the .floor" with Jeffrey, and that picturesque individual has come down considerably from his high .hoise. Good-sued audiences greeted the campaigners in Sublimity this aftfr noon. and here tonight, and the Re publicans ; made splendid progress? in the discussion , of live issues. ; They held their ground, and, if appearances ire no: deceptive, made materul gau.s. The opposition has been put , on the defenstve by the Republican speakers, and Jeffrey, Hofcr and Durbin ,.; will from this on. be kept busy making ex planations of their public acts, if the j venture on the platform. Pledges, made in the past and their violation f fast as made, will not be very easy! of explanation, and the Fusion shakers will find it a hard, road to travel from this day forth.- - The Statesman yesterday -cccivcd a letter from a. gentleman at Mill City, regarding promises for economy, made by Sheriff Frank Durbiu while on the campaign prior to his election. The letter is self-explanatory; and is as fol lows:, , i 'r - ?: . V ; .' '"Mill City.Or.. May 3, jorxx "Editor Statesman:" I noticed, in a recent issue of the Capital Jourit.it. the statement that Frank - Durbin did not atree j to accept f 1500 per annum tor his scrriecs if elected sheriff, which: I know! to be absolutely fa!e. Icom per sonal knowledge. When the candidates were here on the canvass a Republican speaker! asserted that Durbin would rot take the office for $1500 as the plat form pledged him to do. Mr. Di rbin became very indignant at .h:s ttnatk, and arose and declared that he stood squa.fcly upon the platform of his party and woid be willing to take $1500 for bis services if elected. On such prom ises 9$ these Durbin bought his elec tion to the office and he should have had tire manhood to have" stood by thvm. After the promises ere i-.ade it was too late to discover that .the of fice Could not be run for to small a tm. j :.''..- - ; "In" fixing the salaries of .rounty of ficers, the members of (he Legislature tivok him at his word and alaced ffc at the figures he. agreed to take it for. Durbin has no valid excuse io offer. He will be unable to give to the people oi this section ot the county a sptisfic ;ory explanation of his actions in re gard to the-salary 0 the sheriff's office Your truly. FARMER." Fine printing. Statesman Job Office. A PUlZE ESSAY. Successful Farming in Washington r- a Mortgage,. (From Pacific Homestead.' Salem. Or) We had lost our 'home in town by a mortgage, as well as everything else, with the decline of the "boom" in '9. and as the only thing at hand I was working as a newspaper reporter at $15 a week, with rent ' to pay and a family of four children growing up. When a bov I had spent three years on a farm and had been a harvest hand in Michigan and in Dakota, sheared sheep, worked in a nursery, and run a threshing machine. In the three years on the farm I had read the American Agriculturist and was always interested in farming. Something had to be done and. I kept my eye out for a farm. Farmers were despondent on account of the low prices of wheat and hops, as well as everything else, and many farms were being sold out at mortgage foreclosure. I finally learned ot a farm ot 170 acres inai nail oeen taken in on a $3000 mort gage which the mortsiaze oeonle hnd rented for $40 the year before, and was then abandoned. The owner was will jng to sell it for $750 cash. It was an old! farm, taken up 30 years before. Haft oi it was bottom land lying along the river; the rest steep hill, covered originally with fir timber, but now with cuit trees and second growth. Ten acref of the bottom had been in hops, and a nop drying" 'ftp use,; three tumble-down barns, an ' old Water saw mill, a shambling house and several smaaer outbuildings added to the neg ! .t I. t r . 1 .. . - . ict-icu iook 01 tne place. An old or chard ot an acre was grown uo with weeds and brush, and oi the fifty acres 01 una once cultivated barely 20 was icit nr to piow. the rest had grown up to brpsh. All the cleared land wa thickly dotted with big stumps, mostly luuuifwiioii out a 'ew cedar, t ua e 1. t ... . .. nau --"o uml i maue tne owner an offer of $7; per vear cash in advance rent tor the place for a term of five years, with the privilege of purchase at $750 at any time within the term, winch was accepted and we moved on to the place. It was ofFthe main road in a rather lonesome Ipoking place, winch' had-something to do with the cheap price. Part of the old house was to-n down and the remaining i part cleaned and straiehtened anl n,i whitewashed. One of the barns was put in order and the others as wen at the old mill torn 'down to make sheds and fences. The old orchard trees were sparingly pruned and sprayed and a little of the growth of brush in the field cut. ' - - ; . , A team of horses, harnesa. wagon and some other tools as well as two cows and heifers, some pigs, chickens and ducks were easily procured from farm ers, who were ready enough to give credit. A new plow was boucht and the spring all the valuable land was plowed without stopping to,dg out stumps or clear out brush, except the small patches and edges that 4iad already been cut. The idea was to raise as much croo as dos- siblc tor the amount of work. We were too tar from market because of bad roads to make it profitable to raise such things as required Irequent trip m tA.ni ; Wk..t .-.-...! .4 .1 uiKat nuum nui pay jo raise In j competition with the great j wheat larms where it can be grown and put on the cars for 20c a pus-heL corn will not grow in this country, where the cniuaic is not warm enough tor it. but pork, poultry, eggs, butter, potatoes, onions, winter apples and - other! fruits were apparently the best crops, r The first year we raised 1000 bushels ot potatoes on a little over 3 Ucres. which sold for $15 per ton; 400 bushels ot onions on 1 acre sold for $350; also sold some eggs, a few carrots and eight pigs for $ too. I came Tout in the fall with a good supply of vegetables and meat for winter, a nice start in pigs for the next year, and a pointer that there was money in turkeys and ducks. Inctdently we found out, at a cost of half our poultry, that three of four dogs and a flock "of guinea fowl would go a long way toward keeping away wild cat toxes. skunks and other poultry! By . the next spring aj good mafly of tne easiesi. stumps wtrc luatu uui .ihu a few blasted withdyrrarhite. The'edge was cut from brush patches, squaring out plowed places.' The old land was weedy but no weeds fvas allowed to grow. The manure was fcut on the' root crop land where, there j was the most work. Good crops of sugar beets were raised, wmch were fed! to horses, cat tle, pigs and boultry. Oats were raised for hay, I tried the experiment of sow ing barley 1 and. Canada field peas to gether and found it a great success. As soon as the crop would do to cut we began to mow it with at scythe and feed to the pigs, cutting andi drying the last oi the crop and stacking the hay, but saving Out plenty of sieed. There are no pea weevils in this country and peas make splendid feed for pigs. The second year we ld 300 turkeys for $209 and also made a good profit on the ducks, which were sold while three-fourths- grown, "and the poultry and eggs paid for all. the groceries. It was hardly profitable to make butter. For a tew cows it did -not pay to buy a cream separator, and dairy butter, no matter how good, would not bring the price of "creamery butter. Other work paid better than making butter the old wav. - " . - i s Near the city were . af , score of dairies which suppled the city iwith milk. Their cows were good and they used gener ally thoroughbred bulls; they raised few of the calves. It; paid better to sell their milk and" buy new cows than to raise-the calves. , .The first year I bought six well bred Jidfer calves and more the 'second: yeaf. and later sold them back to the daifymen at a good profit. The third year five acres was again planted in hops. This year the crop w;ent a fon per.acre andxost about $100 per acre to grow) and harvest, not taking into account the vajue of the land. The hops we hope to sell for 12c, or better. lurkeys, pigs, cows, eggs and poultry paid best. . The farm is paid for;, the brush clear ed up. the stumps much less, the weeds kept well out bt sighSl. plenty ot fruit trees and small fruits, of all kinds set out and growing, and ( we don't have to worry about where tie next month's living is to come from. Neither have we a mortgage hanging over our farm and home. Jerry fMeeker. Pierce County, Wash., in Farm and Home. WHITE RIBBOKERS IN CONVENTION. Marion County W. C. T. U. Me-t Woodburn Address, by II ;i. .-i hn G. Wooley, Temperance Orator in (From Daily Statesman, 'May 24.) Woodburn. Or.. May 22. The eighth annual meeting of the Marion county W. C. T. U. convention met at 9 a. m, today in the M. E. church, in this city, County President Ms. R. M. Steele of Turner, presiding: 'The devotional exercises were conducted by the presi dent. Hon. John G. 'Wooley was pres ent and offered prayer; and later sd dresMd the conventium, to the (k light of all. He was introduced by Mrs. Lucia F. Additon. and wa given the Chau tauqua salute. The Unity Circle was formed with Mr. Woijdey. each one re peating a passage of pcripture in turn, and at the close all joined in the sing ing of that good old Ihymn, "Blest Be tlve Tie That Binds.".;j At 10 o'clock the; I regular business meeting of the -convention was called to order with a largfj delegation pres ent. The usual order! acording to the program, was carrie-d out. The noon hour devotiom were conducted by Mrs. M. A. Wngivt. evangelistic suDermtend- ent.- ii The afternoon sessalon of the convin tion was called to order at 1:10, o'cloek. Reports of various superintendents of ttepartments were read, showing great advancement along some lines ot work. A membership bannier oi white satin. embellished with gilt lettering, con taming the motto. "The Eetcrnal God Is Thy Refuge," was prominent among the decorations. The county president, Mr, ik. AI. isteeie, ,))t Turner, gave as :t talisman for the year, the words. "The joy of the Lord is vpur strength." The c-eniMf"eT'!hn was. according to program, of a -routine nature. PAMOUS EXPRESSION'S IS AMERICAN HISTORY. In the following larticle arc riven -omc expresKin, which have become famans in the histofy of our country, together with so'.-.tirng of the pcrs.ni who gave voice to .ri-m: "Give me liberty. .,r give me death!" Patrick Henry, in a fsp-tch ileiivered in Marcli. 1775. ;he ec-nl Ytrginia Convention, in -.import o the resolu tion "that the Colociy be immcdiate-lv put in a state of def-inse." : ."I only regret that I have but one file t jfive to iny icountrv." -Tne !.-. t words of Crptain Katluh Hale, who wa-i executed as a Soy by ine Criti.rh in 177 Washingt:sin had sen hint to visit the English camps on Long !? land in order to tr.ttn s.-mc t or tiowes movements. He n.inril 1 ' - - - - - ........ .vuv : t 1- ' ... J vs.. in .iitiy.. aiio- was on oacK, wnen recognise! v a Torv rt alive, arrested! trud. and rotulrtiml 10 eieatn. . riernvmnn . and t-ven iiioie, was denied htm. and m furmvli 1.1 1 ... . u j . . . . 1. . . e estroyeei. buch bnitality. however. - . . . . ". am nor crnsri tus noble spirit, as- his uying woras sliow. i: "T!..... . ' . '" rc wie re-coats. we must oeat tnem today or'Mol v Start-e widow.' General Starke gave vent to J cxpresscKMi wlin he saw the Urit- trn lines torming ur the attack upon Bennington, Vt., in 11777. His patriot ism so mnred hi troops .that ihey oe enemy f ana took six iiun cireei prisoners. Althlotigh Mrs. Starke's name was tuzabeth; or "Betty," sh ttauitionaliy known; is "Afoliv te is "I have not yet begun to lg:jt " Thi was the reply of tine redoubtable Paul Jones when the Serapis. hailed the Bon iiommc Kichard to kno.v if she had struck ncr coiors T on Senfemhr o !775. off the northeast coast of England. ji.ics ijjvc su) a aetermKWI right that the Serapis soon surrendered. ;V have met the encmv and they are ottrs." Captain Oliver liad Ter ry sent this message to General Harri son atter vanauishintr th nriH Lake Erie. September 10, 1S13. "Don't give up the ship." These -jrtrc tne dying words of Captain-Lawrtrce on June 1, i83. His ship was cap tured by the British hip Shanno:r;orT Boston tiaroor. "I'll try.'-" sir." said Colonel Tam Miller fin reolv to General Tlmn'a quesUon if h. could take a cerUin baVI r' lv J v Weak and trembling, unsteady; of hand, uneasy of mind. Frightened at trifles. ? Tortured by, an indefinable feeling of fear Excited by noise, oppressed by quiet never at ease. Irritable and miserable. - . ; Forerunning symptoms of Nervous Prostration brought on by a debilitated system and over-taxed body or brain. '-' Xj'.'-i . " THE CURE is Xr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People- ' ' : They bring new, life to worn-out sufferers send rich blood tingling through every vein, soothe and strengthen every nerve. i : V They have restored to the Paralytic the use of his' limbs ; to the victims of Locomotor Ataxia and St. Vitus' Dance the full control of the nerves ; have , raised up the sufferer from Nervous Prostration; freed thousands from the pangs of Neuralgia and Rheumatism, and saved the lives of many who were threatened by Bright's Disease and Consumption. At all Drugftata or direct from tb Dr. Win lam Mcdtctn Co.. Scbenee tady, N.Y., poatfiald 00 receipt of price, 50c per box ; six boxea, 2.fi& tery at Lundy's Lane, July 25, 1814. The words were afterwards stamped upon the buttons' of the soldiers .of mr regiment. . ; "Independence forever!" John Adams' proposed this for a toast for .0-banquet to.be given July 4,; 1826. the klay on which he died. I: has. been stated :hat these were his last words, which s a mistake, as hi last words were: "Thjin-r as Jefferson Still survives." , ' . "Liberty arid Union, now and forevj-i one and inse-parable' Daniel Websteri. Senator from Massachusetts, in his speech against secession, in 1832, dur ing the memorable debate with Rob ert G. Hayne. Senator from South Carolina. . "Blooel is thicker than water." Josiah Tattnall .first used this expression; . as regards our feeling: for the English, when, in June. i85g. he risked bis life, and the lives of his men. to help the British seamen against file Chinese in the bloody battle of Peibo. ; "There's Jackson standing like a stonie wall." shouted General Rff he ral lied his nieti at Bull Run, and Thom.is J. Jackson was henceforth- Ivnown as "Stonewall , Jackson." "Excuse I me. sir; I have to report that the ship has been blown up. 'and is sinking." calmly spoke Sergeant "Bin" Anthony of the Maine on the. night oi February 15. iSeS. down in the harbor of Havana, ' "Remember the Maine." Sch!cy. Don't cheer now; those poor, deviis are dying."' Philips. "Don't mind. 'rap. boys; Ko ion llghtins." Allen Capro'! "Who would not gamble tor a new ar on he fiag?" O'Neill. "Don't swear; sboot'-s-Wood. "The mjrine I, avenged.";- Wainwright. are plrae which became historic during the r. eent war with Spain.. CHINA'S BLOODTHIRSTY BOX ERS. Eleven; millions of men are said to belong to the Chinese Society of Box ers, against which the United States, in connection with the great European powers, may soon direct armed force This immense organization, which now stands for lawlessness. robleiry and murder, was once respectable. It is a good influence gone wrong1.' Orig inally it was organized as a protest and a means ot defense against the bandits with which the province- oi Shan Tuirg was infested. It was. in fact, a Jaw and order league. At that time the life and property of no honest man was safe. The bandits were not wild ruffians, such as those of Italy or the American West, but on the contrary seemed to be men of peace. By day they toiled as shoemakers, car penters." farmers and what' not. but at night tfiey repaired to their strong-! """ i me mountains ana irom them made descents upon villages in which any mi nwas reported to possess a Store of money worth having. It was to c(ru?h these brigands that the Boxers were organized. As the so ciety became powerful many eM'hont'st and designing persons entered it 'fyr the prestige and protectionit afforded. just asj dishonest and designing persons ally themselves with influential bod'esi in other lands today. These men nnv ca a etisturning element, and in many cases atrecteet the.' cttorts Of the society agamsi ineir personal enemies. wnm they represented. as bandits and i'lawle persons. somf 01 tnese victims, it is said, ter- rihed by the persecution or the Boxers Iookedj for some other force from which they might hope for protection, and found jitr in the Christian missionaries and especially the German Cathobc T-t. i r 1 . ' ,inese;ir.cn proiessea conversion, and besought succor," and the missionaries used every endeavor to secure justice t .t-i. rt - 1 ... ...... pior ijicm. incn, in - turn, some ot the missionaries, it may be inferred, pe came the victims of tksignirig men who ptrpfessed Christianity in order to uuiam am in iuiuiiiK just punjsament. and in some cases it is probable they were able to secure ; from these noble ana .-eit-sacrincing racn and women a protection which they did not Jtogcth- er- deserve, ims . condition intensified the feeling , which has always existed again; me missionaries. , . This feeling i-erows to som. rf i.at tihe eneraS contempt with which V Chinese regard foreigners. The Chinese bterarv class am tri and give close scrutiny to the teach ings of the Christian Bible, i In order u. w:"con3.e "is i teelmg this' miss,on- anesjhave in most case aAnnt.t rese dress. But Chinese ideas of pVo pne t are the most straightlaccd in the World., atld the rnitsinniriez A-- .., - - ui;uc ineir r native attire havff beVn i able' V Thent.3 Thi . ' v.fc &IW.1VS i-. w - r J has been especiallj' true or the wiomen. whose Western freedom of action has - been shocking to the natives, although quite correct from our point off view. Every effort has been made by the missionaries to adapt themselves Ito lo cal conditions, but in China first im pressions can rarely be eradicated, and complaints made against the .! early Catbolic missionaries. two cetiturics ago, are ejuoteil against their successors of today. f It is'sveh wild tales as thesef that have been used to' excite the Boxers against the missionaries, and the; same charges have, been used in all parts of China, and have resulil in murder af ter murder. But- in fc-ality the rp-)t of ,'all the .hatred with 'which Christians are regarded is that they disapprove of what thev regard as the idolatrous wor shio -of ancestors. This ceremony is part of Confucianism. The educated Chinese is wUiing to latign at hism or Taoism, but reverence lor his -ti-octorc is one i of the nassiorts jot his lit '. There has always been a'fiuestion as t.- ulirthr this nractice is idoEalrous rcntial. whether it is re licrioiKi or merely social, and hid the early missionaries been willing ?io ac ccpt It all China might possibly iiayi been Christian, or at least qtiasi-lChris tian today; but the Pope, aiter some hesitation, pronounced against Jit and the Protestant churches have followed suit, and it has remained ever ;iince ; practically insurmountable barrijer be 1 ween the two ocoples. A series of -outrages extending over ten vcars. culminated in the mufder of a young Church of England missionary named 'Brooks. -a mooth-taced. Cheer ful boy of 21. In going to join atbroth er missionary in Shan-Tung he passed through a village where a band pi tlur-tv-five Great Swords were at 'dinner. He might have passed through fn safe ty1 had not a little girl raised the cry "ang Kweitze! or toreign dvil. ilnstantlv' the rebels were upojn their feet and had surrounded Brook. They ptf-hed him about, called him vile nimcs. and a. . last,-while som held hijm. othe-s thrfist a hook throogh- his nhse. to which a rone was tied. They palled him aboixt here and there) to the immense amusement of the mok, At last the unfortunate boy manavd to, extract the Iiook and break away irom his tormentors." He started to rn?n from the village, but three ot the ehji-!s got horses- and rode after him. They soon succeeded in overtaking him. ami then killed him with their swords. It was this tragedy which aroused the Briti.-h government to action, al though the war in Smith Africa ha doubtless operated fo prevent rhfc more energetic protest that would have oth etwise, been made. ( ! 'The Chinese government has not vet succeeded in suppressing the Box ers. A lew ncads nave been cut olt and hung up in cages by the highway to serve as a warning to evildoers. an al number of perpetrators of minor, of fenses against the Christians have been haled before the Court of Rightcau Judgment and sentenced to such pun ishments as wearing the cangue, : Iut the reign ,01 lawlessness still continues if in less violent form, and has been the occasion of the joint-note in which the American Minister is said ; to fravc ta ken part, and in which, the Powers threateh to send troops toknro missions unless the Boxers pressed. MAFEKING CELEBR.T UMafeking, May i& -When the Boers were driven off or taken prisoners, and this garrison relieved, the. meeting be tween Koioncl iiaden-l'owcll and th Boer commander. Eloff. wa itrn.tir "This is commandant' Eloff. sir." said uaptam Singleton. "Good evening. Commandant" saich Colonel Baden-Po- weii. welcome r and have some din ner. ; A early every mes3 in town raked up. somewhere hidden, a store of liquor, a bottle of champagne in one place, a flask of whiskev in another: Tht whole town joined in the jubilation, singing ."uu jjic me Yueen .ami oiner. pat riotic songs . all- nighf long, t; ; Shake Into, Yur Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cares painful, smarting, nervous feet and in growing nails, ; and instantly takes the Sting out of corns and bunions. i It' the greatest., comfort discovery of tbe age. Alien s Foot-Lase makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired aching feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. i Br mail tor 2c. in stamos. Trial narlracr FREE. Addess, Allen S. Olmsted, Le tecs the Et. n.oy, jm. X. vrnwrnm Leading Republican Senators Dis cuss the Cuban frauds. TWO NOTABLE j SPKCHES MADE On a Subject That WfH Become a Paramoant Issue of Campaljr. Tlllmau Is Wrathy. WASI!!NGT0Nj,May 2X This wa5 a day of rasping political controversy and oratory in the' Senate.' With the controversy those on the Dentitcratic side "of the chariiber. ,anomaloir, a it it. ay seem, ha J "little to lo. What by the far-seeing iStnafors is regarded a likely to .be. the paramount -issue the approaching National campaign, was the subject of two notable speeches, .one by Piatt; Republican of .Connecticut." atvl the other by Spooner, 'Republican; of Wisconsin. The. former, w.-is in rnswer to a speech delivered a few days' ago by Bacon..1 Democrat 01 Georgia, on his resolution, demanding the 'ex amination of the financial conditions in Cuba. Piatt favored the adoption, of the resolution, but deprecated what he called a cheap effort to make p -htical, capital out of a shameful condition ot iKedetl no prdding to -induce -it to probe to the bbttom. The. speech of Stiooner was a con tinuation of. this address of yesterdny on the Philippine rruestion. In t course he became involved in a heated jnd-sensational ciIlotiy with Hale. Re publican of Maine, over the Govern ment's conduct of affairs in our "in sular possessions.' It was a remark able controversy between two of -the best equipped $enat ors in the Senate. Dale interrupted Spooner to sav. : ..: ,.r t. .i 1 ' mar. 111 view ui wu.11 h.iu ii.ippeueti in Cuba, it would have been better had we abandoned it. "I think." said Hale, "we would have been better off if we had not taught the Cubans the lesson that has been taught in the last few months." j Spooner "What lesson?" Hale "The lesson of Ifraud. pecula tion, cbcating. appropriation of , rC. cnues. vstealingj a carnival in every dir ection of conniption and; fraud." Spooner. (warmly) "fit is a little this side of the chamber,! to reply' to a Democratic speech." Tillman. Democrat ryf South Carolina, declared that our agents fin the island were carpet baggers, and the sooner, they got out the "better. "On." replied Spooner. "'If the Sena tor, from South Carolina finds a carpet ;' bagger in heaven, when he gets there, he will prefer to go to tht other place." "I certainly will," replied " Tillmaiv promptly. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, ay 2$. The -biinil chaplain, in his invocation in the House today, ratiier startlccl the House by re ferring to the 'Cuban frauds which, he . said. -brought the -blush of shame to the oheeks of eveey true American. . "We pray,." be- continued, "that the culprit will be brought to speedy justice, that we may give an object lesson t the world in dealing with pcrtidy and fraud." ' ' The House adopted a resolution, to -empower the ways and means commit tee to sit during the recess to consider the. reduction and revision of the war revenue taxes. The Senate bill to provide a Collector of Customs at 'Honolulu at salary oi $6000 a year, and deputies, was passed. The House also passed the Xeely ex tradition bill. I The Democrats object ed to the language of the bill, 'which covered "any foreign country or ter ritory, or part ithereof, occupied by the united .States.! The Democ.it wanted the bill to ap ply .specifically to , Cuba, contending that the broatk'r lahguage assumed pos- sibilities of farther acquisitions bv -the United Spates, of a character similar t that of Cuba, t BELCHAM'S. PILLS No equal for Constipatif.t. ON THE TRANSYAAL BORDER. LORD ROBERTS IS DRAWING NEAR THE VtAL. Kruger Prepares' for the Defense of Pretoria and Johannisburg State ? 'Archives Removed. LONDON, May 24. (Thursday). Lord Roberts is drawing near to the frcnticr of the Transvaal His infantry masses arc thirty-three miles north of Kroonstad, at; Rheno.vter river. Some thousands of cavalry arc already across the river. The Boers arcretiring to wards the Va.al. with their lieavy bag- a si- already across that river. Twelve thousand men; and four guns compose the retreating army:- The trains con tinue to run from Verronniging.Ut the Vaal. to Pretoria. Foreign engineers assert that Pretoria is able o stand years of siege." 'Accord-; "is iu auriecsi inim Lou'enco .Marrr"" -the Pretoria fortifications arc described yet been placed . entirely in a sitate of defense. The Transvaal Government nafer and war -iitt' Imvi 1iicn rrinoV- ' ed to Lydcnburg. Foreigners continue 10 - leave ... ine kpimi n ic . ine uuilii -. cruiser Friesland is at Delagoa bay. so it is reported, to furnish an asylum to the fleeing -Hollanders and a passa-ge to Europe. , . , . . ; . . THre iBoer forces continue to' dwind-C. - Some of. the corresoondents assert that probably only! about '24,000 of the h-.d- irst ficrhter v'rt rpmain althonoh there are detached parties in various parts ot the i Transvaal.' .1. ' t. .' '.'' To accommodate those who are par tial to the use of atomizers in applying lquids into the nasal passages for ca tarrhal troubles, the . proprietors prc pdre Ely's' Liquid Cream Balm.! Price mcluding the spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid em bodies the medicinal properties of tne solid preparation. Cream Balm 1? quickly absorbed by the membrane and does not drvr im the eeeretions but r changes them- to a natural and healthy character. Ely 'Brothers. 56 Warren I St.. N, X. ':! : A in 1