UU MINISTER TO ENGLAND
Commends Peruna to All Catarrh Sufferers.
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Hon. Louis E. Johnson is the son of the late Reverdy Johnson who was United
States Senator from Maryland, also Attorney General under President Johnson, and
United States Minister to England, and who was regarded as the greatest constitutional
lawyer that ever lived.
In a recent letter from 1006 F. Street, N. W., Mr. Johnson says:
“No one should longer suffer from catarrh when Peruna Is ac
cessible. To my knowledge It has caused relief to so many of my
friends and acquaintances, that It Is humanity to commend its use to
all persons suffering with this distressing disorder of the human
system."—Louis E. Johnson.
Catarrh Poisons.
Catarrh is capable of changing all the
life-giving secretions of the body into
scalding fluids, which destroy and inflame
every part they come in contact with. Ap
plications to the places affected by catarrh
can do little good save to soothe or quiet
disagreeable symptoms. Hence it is that
gargles, sprays, atomizers and inhalants
only serve as temporary relief. So long as
the irritating secretions of catarrh continue
to l>e formed so long wilt the membranes
continue to be inflamed, no matter what
treatment is used.
There is but one remedy that has the
desirable effect, and that remedy is
I'eruna. i ms remedy strikes at once to
tho roots of catarrh by restoring to the
capillary vessels their healthy elasticity.
Peruna is not a temporary palliative, but a
radical cure.
Send for Dr. Hartman's latest book,
sent free for a short lime. Address The
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., Co
lumbus, Ohio.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from theuseof Peruna, write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Better keep on the safe side.
Don’t use a liniment yon’re not sure about.
If you have an Injury, an Ache a serious Cut or Bruise,
Lumbago, Neuralgia or anything that is curable by a liniment,
“V MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT.
It cured aches and injuries of Man and Beast before many of you
were born. It was found to be reliable by your sires and
grandslrea; it will be found so by you.
In our mammoth kitchen we employ a Chef
who is an expert in making mince pies. He
has charge of making all of Libby’s Mince
Meat. He uses the very choicest materials.
He is told to make the
BEST
MINCE
MEAT
Ever sold—and he does. Get a package at
year grocer’s—enough for two large pies. You
will never use another kind again. Libby’s
Atlas of the World, with 3a new maps, size 8x11
inches, sent anvwhere for 10 cents in stamps.
Out knni/lsl "llnui T,. M IMF P.AAI1 TfiiNGS
"■■i | Wanted 00,040 pounds
I V# fa IV Eii 1 n9 of good fat birds for
the holidays. Also chtekeus, ducks and geese
Butter ana eggs. Write for tags and prices.
ROHRUT PUR VIM.
EMtabllshsd 1970. Omaha, Neb
HDADQV NEW DISCOVERY: gives
\J l~ X& V quick relief and cures worst
cases. Book of testimonials and 10 DAYS’ treatment
FILES. Dr.H.H.CftBJKM'S SOJNB.Box K,Atlanta,Oa
Want-Eeverythlrj: always carries an
empty belly.
Game is always scarce where Poor
Hunter lives.
To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and who
is reasonably satisfied with the old,
we would suggest that a trial of De
fiance Cold Water Starch be made at
once. Not alone because it is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be
superior to any other brand, but be
cause each 10c package contains
16 ozs., while all the other kinds con
tain but 12 ozs. It is safe to say that
the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality and
quantity must win.
A blind horse can see what his own
er is driving at.
Rice in South Texas.
The Government report for 1902
shows that Texas holds the world’s
| record for the production of rice.
! Some of the best rice lands in the
State are aiong the line of the M. K.
& T. Ry. An interesting book on
Texas will be sent on request.—
James Barker, Gen’l Pass. Agent, M.
K. & T. Ry., 501 Wainwright Bldg., St.
Louis.
It takes a rich man to enjoy the
pleasures of poverty.
YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY.
Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue.
All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents.
It takes a photographer to throw
light on his subject.
Try me just once and I am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
Hot-Head fills the pipe of peace from
the powder horn.
TOSTOPMERCERS
CONGRESS CALLED ON FOR NEW
LAW8.
COMPETITION OF RAILWAYS
Combination of Interests Consolidates
Management in Individual Hands—
The Result is Disastrous to Public
Welfare.
WASHINGTON.—The tendency to
combine continues the most significant
feature of railway development, ac
cording to the annual report of the
Interstate Commerce commission,
just issued. The report says:
“It is not open to question that the
competition between railroad carriers,
which formerly prevailed, has been
lately suppressed or at least brought
to the condition of effective restraint.
“The progress of consolidation, in
one form or another, will at no dis
tant day confine this competition with
in narrow and unimportant limits, be
cause the control of most railroad
properties will be merged in a few in
dividuals, whose combination inter
ests impel them to act in concert.
“While this will insure, as prob
ably nothing else can, in equal de
gree, the observance of published
tariffs, and so measurably remove
some of the evils which the act was
designed to prevent, the resulting sit
uation involves consequences to the
public which claim the most serious
attention.
“A law which might have answered
thp purpose when competition was re
lied upon to secure reasonable rates
is demonstrably inadequate when that
competition is displaced by the most
far-reaching and powerful combina
tion.
“Some great change in the condi
tions calls for a corresponding change
in the regulation of the statute.”
The commission reaffirms its rec
ommendtaions for amending the in
terstate commerce law and urges the
grave necessity for legislation.
The report says that the fact that
no convictions have yet been obtain
ed nor indictments found in the cases
of the roads whieh were shown by an
investigation last winter to be given
secret rates to grain shippers, em
phasizes the fact that the criminal
provisions of the present interstate
law are practically a dead letter.
The commission says that the effect
of injunctions to compel roads to ob
serve published tariffs has been to
materially advance the rates actually
received by the carrier and paid by
the shipper and that their operation
enables advances, which otherwise
might not be made.
But while the producer will un
doubtedly pay from now on from 5
to 7 cents per 100 pounds more to
transport grain from the field to its
destination than he paid before these
injunctions took effect, that must not
be regarded as an argument against
the injunctions. There ought to be
some power to compel the carriers
to maintain the published rate and
to publish a fair and reasonable rate.
Thirty-eight formal proceedings,
double the number brought in the
preceding year and involving rates
and practices of 300 railroads, were
instituted during the year.
Seeks Information.
CHICAGO.—The agricultural prog
ress of the United States and the work
of the American farmer are being not
ed by the German government, which
is taking special interest in the sub
ject for the coming year. According
to information received by Dr. Wal
ther Wever, the German consul here,
Chicago has been chosen by the Ger
man government as the center of
operations of the experts’ bureau dur
ing the coming year. Heretofore there
has been an agricultural expert con
nected with the embassy at Washing
ton and one also in New York city.
An order has been made which trans
fers the bureau from New York to
this city.
DEWEY CABLES FLEET ORDERS.
Advises the Navy Department Where
Ships Will Go for Christmas.
WASHINGTON—The navy depart
ment has received a cablegram from
Admiral Dewey announcing the pro
prosed itinerary of the vessels of his
fleet during the Christmas holidays.
Admiral Dewey's cablegram, dated
San Juan, December 14, is to this ef
fect:
’ "Proposed itinerary of vessels for
Christmas holidays: Kearsarge, Ala
bama, Massachusetts, Iowa, Scorpion,
Trinidad. Illinois, Indiana, to St. Thom
as; Texas, to Point-a-Petrie; Chicago,
New York, Eagle, to Curacoa; San
Francisco, Albany, Wasp, to Maya
guez; Cincinnati, Atlanta, Prairie, tugs
and torpedo boats, to San Juan; Cul
goa, to Mayaguez and San Juan;
Olympia, Nashville and Machias, to St.
Kitts; Detroit, to Antigua; Mayflower
and Vixen, to Porto Rican waters and
vicinity, and Dolphin, to Antigua and
vicinity."
CARACAS IS IMPREGNABLE. 1
Venezuela Could Put 400,000 Men In
the Field.
PARIS.—M. Thiesse, formerly min
ister of France to Venezuela, Who ne
gotiated the convention of 1885 and
who has lived many years in Vene
zuela, has been interviewed concern
ing the situation there. He said:
"Venezuela can put 400,000 men in
the field, and even foreigners there
are liable for military service. The
regular Venezuela army numbers only
10,000. A number of the younger of
ficers received their education in the
military schools of France and Ger
many. The Venezuelans are armed
with Martini and Remington rifles
and have a few Maxim and Krupp
guns. They have no cavalry. Caracas
is almost impregnable, owing to the
fact that it is situated on the other
side of a mountain range about 6,000
feet high. These mountains range
are impassable except by steep mule
paths, where twenty men could stop
a whole regiment. There is a rail
road from La Guayra to Caracas, but
the destruction of a single bridge
would render the line useless. If, by a
miracle, Caracas was taken, the Ven
ezuelans would wage a guerilla war
fare, as they did against Spain.”
VANDERBILT IS LOW.
Doctors Admit Position is Grave, but
Still Hope for Recovery.
NEW YORK—Cornelius Vanderbilt
passed a fairly good night and at 7
o’clock hope had not been abandoned.
The presence of two doctors in the
house indicated that Mr. Vanderbilt’s
condition continued most grave, al
though a servant In the household
said he had passed a good night.
Dr. Austin Flint, jr., at 9:15, issued
the following bulletin:
"Mr. Vanderbilt had a fair night and
has held his own. The fact that he
is no worse this morning is encour
aging.”
Drs. Flint, Janeway, Brown and
Delafleld held a consultation previous
to the issuance of the bulletin, last
ing about twenty-five minutes.
Dr. Delafleld said:
- “Mr. Vanderbilt is a very sick man,
but there is hope and he is not going
(o die today.”
A rumor that Mr. Vanderbilt was
dead was circulated shortly after
noon Friday. Inquiry at the sick
man's house showed the report was
untrue.
In the afternoon Reginald Vander
bilt and Miss Cathleen Neilson arriv
I
ed at the house. Mr. Vanderbilt
made inquiries and left his card, while
Miss Neilson remained in the carriage.
A close friend of Mr. Vanderbilt said:
“Mr. Vanderbilt is low, but there is
hope.”
Dr. Austin issued this bulletin at
11:30 Friday night:
‘The symptoms of peritonitis are
subsiding. In other respects Mr. Van
derbilt is holding his own.”
CANADA LOOKS TO AMERICA.
Seeks to Learn Fresh Lessons from
This Great Republic.
NEW YORK—The sixth annual din
ner of the Canadian society of New
York was given at Delmonico’s Friday
night. Dr. James Douglas, president
of the society, presided, and among the
guests were Sir Frederick W. Borden,
K. C. M. G., minister of militia and
defense of the Dominion of Canada;
Colgate Hoyt, president of the Ohio
society; W. A. Higginbotham, presi
dent of the Canadian club of Philadel
phia, and Sir Percy Sanderson, British
consul general.
Tile first toasts were “The Presi
dent” and “The King,” after which
followed others to “Canada” and the
“United States.”
Sir Frederick Borden, in speaking
on “-Canada,” said:
“I say in all frankness that we up
there in Canada thank the people of
the United States for teaching us self
reliance. We also want to always
have friendly rivalry. You hear a
great deal said as to what is to be the
final destiny of Canada. We are abso
lutely satlfled with our present posi
tion. We intend going along on the
lines we have followed for some time,
and we think the best friend we have
to help us is this country.
“I believe in the Monroe doctrine
and when it was promulgated the lead
ing British statesmen approved it. The
Monroe doctrine is a good thing for
our country and is a guarantee against
coercion and oppression. It is as
much in favor of Canadian integrity
as it is for the protection of any oth
er portion of the American continent.”
NORFOLK MAN IS PARDONED.
Released by Governor in Response tc
Letter from Little Daughter.
UINCOLN—Governor Savage Friday
gave Daisy Lawrence, aged 10 years,
of Norfolk, a Christmas present in the
shape of a pardon for her father, whe
is serving a three years’ sentence in
the state penitentiary for embezzle'
ment. The pardon was granted in re
sponse to a pitiful letter from the lit
tie girl.
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HELP CATTLEMEN
MR. RICHARDS CONFIDENT OF A
LEA8ING BILL.
A CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT
Senator* Millard and Dietrich Present
ed the Delegation of Cattle Growers
to the President—Mosby Likely to Be
Relieved of Duty in Nebraska.
WASHINGTON—Bartlett Richards,
representative of the Cattle Growers’
association of Nebraska, who has been
in Washington for the past ten days
looking after the interests of the cat
tlemen, so far as national legislation
is concerned, left for Coronado, Cal.,
Thursday. Before leaving for the
west Mr. Richards said:
‘I am greatly encouraged in believ
ing we will secure some sort of legis
lation permitting the leasing of public
lands during the present session of
congress. I have outlined a bill, which
was submitted to the Nebraska delega
tion last night, and to a representative
of the government, and I have reason
to believe that the president and sec
retary of the interior will give the
measure their support. I anticipate
that there will be a united delegation
from Nebraska in its favor, and I am
confident that Chairman Lacey of the
public land committee of the house
will also will also lend his assistance.
The states contiguous to Nebraska are
interested in the scheme of making
the bill apply only to Nebraska, and
they watch with much interest the
manner of its working out. Of course,
I do not pretend to say that the
scheme as proposed is the best that
can be devised. I do say, however, it
is the fairest measure yet presented
and safeguards the interests of the
government and the cattlemen. The
bill in all probability will not be intro
duced until after the holiday recess,
but after that time you can look for
some tall hustling on the part of the
cattle growers of Nebraska to bring
about its passage.”
Senators Dietrich and Millard pre
sented the delegation of cattle growers,
headed by Bartlett Richards, to the
president today. They went over the
bill which will probably be known as
the “community of interest” bill, with
the chief executive and it is inferred
that Mr. Richards’ expression in re
gard to having the support of the ad
ministration grew out of the talk had
with Mr. Roosevelt. Later the delega
tion called at the Interior department,
but failed to see Secretary Hitchcock.
They left a copy of the bill agreed
upon at last night’s conference and
stated they would return to the city
early in January to press action on
the bill.
It was stated about the Interior de
partment that the various kicks made
against Colonel Mosby were bearing
fruit and that in all probability he
would be relieved of duty in Ne
braska and sent to Wyoming.
The president has let it be known
that he will permit no improper or il
legal encroachment upon government
lands and the Interior department is
acting along that line.
W. G. Comstock of Ainsworth, Neb.,
and Daniel Hill of Gordon, who came
with Mr. Richards to Washington in
the interests of the leasing proposition,
left for New York state to visit rel
atives.
Statehood Report is Out.
WASHINGTON — The testimony
taken by the sub-committee of the
senate committee on territories on the
house omnibus statehood bill has been
printed as a senate document and was
made public Monday night. It makes
a book of 394 pages, with maps, and
Includes quotations and answers of
many people examined with reference
to the size, population, resources,
schools and churches, business, moral
and other characteristics of the peo
ple of the three proposed states, and
miscellaneous information.
Decision Against Westlnghousa
NEW YORK—A decision was hand
ed down Wednesday by the United
States court of appeals in the case
of the Westinghouse Air Brake com
pany against the New York Air Brake
company, reversing the lower court,
which rendered a decision against tha
defendants. The suit in question In
volves what is known as the engi
neers’ valve of the brake. The court
finds that the patents of the plaintiff
are not the pioneer inventions in that
direction and therefore there can be
no infringement of its patent.
France Wants the Money.
LIMA, Peru—The French legation
here presented to the Peruvian gov
ernment on November 8 a claim for
$10,071,940 in favor of the Dreyfus
brothers of Paris in accordance with
the finding of the Lausanne court of
arbitration. Up to the present time
the government has made no reply
to the presentation of this claim, and
it is probable that the French lega
tion tomorrow will reiterate Its re
quest for a settlement in stronger lan
juage.
MRS. U. S. GRANT'S FUNERAL
Body Will Be Placed by the Side of
Her Hueband.
WASHINGTON.—While the ar
rangements for the funeral of Mrs.
Grant will not be made until after
the arrival here of General Grant and
other members of the family Thurs
day, it is settled that there will be
short religious services in this city
and that the remains will be placed
by the side of her husband in the
tomb at Riverside park, New York.
The Pennsylvania railroad has offered
to provide a combination car for the
casket and pall bearers and a private
car for the use of the family ip the
journey from this city to the tomb,
to be attached to any train that the
funeral party may desire.
The secretary of war has directed
that all the army officers stationed in
New York and vicinity shall attend
the services at the tomb In full dress
uniform. It has been arranged that
the steamer Meigs shall meet the
funeral party at Jersey City and con
vey it to the tomb, where there is a
convenient landing place.
BLOW AIMED AT AMERICA.
New German Tariff Especially De
signed to Affect Trade.
BERLIN—During the debate on the
third reading of the tariff bill in the
reichstag Monday it was evident from
many speeches delivered members of
the majority that the bill is aimed
chiefly at the United States. This
was clear even when the United
States was not named, for it was un
derstood that the term “abroad” re
ferred to America. Dr. Pasche, na
tional liberal, made a pointed refer
ence to the United States which most
of the newspapers failed to print.
These remarks were:
“We expect that the government
will undertake a thorough going revi
sion of all treaties containing the most
favored national advantages. We
have absolutely no occasion to con
cede any such thing to such nations
as are glad to take what we give oth
er countries without making us any
concession in return. The United
States having introduced the limitation
of the most favored nation clause, we
have every reason to act in precisely
the same manner.”
ARGENTINA READY TO FIGHT.
Will Help Venezuela if the United
States Does Not.
CARACAS—The government of Ar
gentina has instructed its consular
representatives to report to Buenos
Ayres as early as possible what ap
pears to be the attitude of the United
States and what view that govern
ment is likely to take of its obliga
tions under the Monroe doctrine, iD
the face of the aggressive action of
Great Britain and Germany.
Should the United States decide to
remain impassive, on the grounds that
its interpretation of the Monroe doc
trine does not warrant interference
with foreign powers resorting to dras
tic measures for the collection of
claims, the government of Argentina,
feeling that the autonomy of all South
American states is jeopardized, is pre
paring to take a decided stand by the
side of Venezuela and to offer assist
ance to President Sastro.
Argentina is now anxious to declare
her attitude and will only do so, it is
said, in the event that the United
States should maintain a complaisant
attitude of non-interference.
Says Swift Buys Railways.
KANSAS CITY.—George H. Ross of
Chicago, for several years traffic man
ager of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
railway, has succeeded Theodore C.
Bates of Boston as president of the
Union Depot, Bridge & Terminal Rail
way company. Mr. Bates says he re
signed so that the company’s interests
might be in the hands of a practical
railroad man. A dispatch from Bos
ton however, positively asserts that
Mr. Bates sold his interests, and the
Winner bridge piers in the Missouri
river, and the valuable river land and
terminals owned by it, have been pur
chased by Swift & Company,
Vote Down Franchise.
NEW YORK.—A motion to recom
mit the majority report favoring the
grant of the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel franchise was voted down by
the board of aldermen Tuesday. The
vote was 35 to 32. To pass the fran
chise a majority of the board and not
a majority of those voting is neces
sary. Thus forty votes will be needed
to grant the franchise. Six members
refused to vote on the motion to re
commit.
Jury Convicts Bribers.
ST. LOUIS—The joint trial of five
former members of the house of dele
gates on charges of bribery, which be
gan on Tuesday, ended Friday night
in a sentence of five years for each
man. The defendants, John A. Sher
idan, Charles J. Denny, Charles Gutke,
Edmund Bersch and T. E. Albright,
after hearing the verdict, filed motions I
for a new trial and were released on f
bond.