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For Singers and Speakers.
The 'New Remedy For Catarrh is
Very Valuable,
A Grand Rapids gentleman who rep
resents a'! prominent manufacturing
concern. , and .travels through central
and- southern' Michigan, relates the fol
lowing , regarding tho new catarrh
.euro.' H&says:
'ftor,aufiring from catarrh of the
head, thfpat- and stomach for several
years; f'heaXd 6t Stuart's Catarrh Tab
'lots qui$; accidentally and like evoiy
thing eljBo I immediately bought a
package fftrtd, was decidedly surprised
at thorimmedlato relief it afforded me.
,&nd still'ifiorie to And a complete cure
after several: weeds' use.
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WEEK AT WASHINGTON
On January 2 treasury experts in
stituted an investigation of the ac
counts of the Interstate commerce
commission. This action was taken
at tho instance of Acting Chairman
Cloments of the commission, as a re
sult, of persistent rumors of irregular
ities, and is under the direction of
tho expert accountants, Natnanjel L,
Ambrose, Richard T. Taylor and
James L. Chase.
v '$ nHVc?aTffle son who sings in a,
Mboysu choir in onowof our prominent
"phurohes, and he is greatly troubled
with hoarseness and throat weakness,
arid on my return home.Lrom a, trip I
gave him a few of the taolets one Sun
day 'morning when ho had complained
r!' .ho;a.raenqss. He wasjlellghtcd with
a'thttisanoffoetj removing all huskiness In
"k?i(iwn!iaihutes and making, the voice
fyear?$; strong, ;..'..- ..
r jfiAie tablets are very pleasant to
slnOftiSM,.,!' had no difficulty in ,per--suaghlm
to, use them regularly. '
t 'Durniily physician told us they
were ah "antiseptic preparation of unr
'doubted merit and that he himself
' had. no hesitation in recontmending
gtuart's Catarrh Tablets for any form
oJC catarrh. ,l'llf
"I-jhayo,' since met. many public
speakers i&nd professional singers who
liseaS-.tbem '.constantly. A prominent
petrolE "lawyer told me that Stuart's
Catarrh -Tablets kept his throat in flue
shape during the most 'trying weather,
and that he had long since discarded
the use of cheap lozenges and troches
pn tho advice of his physician that
they contained so much tolu potash
and opium as to render their use a
Qanger to health."
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large
pleasant tasting lozenges composed of
catarrhal antiseptics, like Red Gum,
Blood Root, etc., and sold by druggists
Everywhere at 50 cents for full treat
ment. They act upon the blood and mucous
membrane and their composition and
yomarkable success has wou thev ap
proval of physicians, as well as thou
sands of sufferers from nasal catarrh,
throat troubles and catarrh of stom
ach. A little hook on treatment of catarrh"
mailed free by addressing F. A, Stuart
Cot, Marshall, Mich.
" The resignation of Horace G. Buit,
- up to. January 1 president of the
Union Pacific railroad, was accepted
by the directors on January 7 and
13. H. Harriman was elected as his
successor.
A "Washington dispatch under date
of January 2 and carried by the As
sociated press, says: The monthly
circulation statement? issued by the
comptroller of tho treasury shows
that at the close of business Decem
ber 31 the total circulation of national
hank notes was $425,163,018, an in
crease for the year of $40,233,234 ami
an increase for the month of $4,056,
039. The amount of Circulation based
on United States bonds was $387273,
G23, an increase for tho year of $45,
145,779 and an increase for the month
of $4,255,135. .The circulation secured
by lawful money amounted to $37,
889,395, a decrease for the year of $4,
912',945 and a decrease for the month
of $199,100. The amount of United
States registered bonds on deposit to
secure circulation was $389,335,650,
and to secure public deposits, to
gether with state and city bonds and
Philippines certificates, $169,379,940.
It was announced on January 2 that
all the supply departments of the
army have made.arrangements for the
transportation of troops and supplies
from New York and San Francisco to
the isthmus in case such a movement
is determined upon. Plans also have,
been considered for the construction
of a large storehouse and temporary
'harracks on Fanama'TGfrltory and It
is ostimntod that $500,000 may be re
quired for such construction.
Leonard Wood to he major general.
The vote stood 7 to 2 in favor of his
nomination.
After the holiday recess, congress
resumed its session on January 4. In
the senate the principal business
seems to he the. appropriations, the
canal treaty with Panama, and Sena
tor Smoot's case. . In the house few
matters have passed through the
hands of the. committees as yet and
those ready .for. the action of the
house are comparatively insignificant.
Much activity is manifested, however,
in . the committee rooms and a rush
of business is looked for in the near
future.
Iri a report transmitted by the joint
army and naval board, of which or
ganization Admiral Dewey Is the sen
ior member, and relating to fortifica
tions for the Philippines, the need for
such fortifications is set forth, it be
ing declared that without a fortified
naval base, tho line of communica
tion for supplies , from the Unitea
States or between the army posts
within the Philippines cannot be kept
open. Subig Bay is recommended in
preference to Manila as a naval base
and station.
A special message was sent to con
gress by President Roosevelt .on' Jan
uary 4, dealing with recent events on
the isthmus of Panama and the policy
of this government with respect there
to. In this message tho president
strives to make clear his reasons for
the course pursued in Panama and
urges tho ratification of tho canal
treaty with that republic. He also
says that if tho canal treaty is re
jected the Nicaraguan route cannot be
taken without new legislation. The
message is long and deals with tho
question in all its phases. Dealing with
the "sovereignty guarantee" question,
the president handled it much In the
way employed in his annual message.
LHe sought to defend the recognition
of the Panama republic, saying that
it was justified by the high consid
eration of our national interests and
safety and was an act due to the in
terests of collective civilization, and
finally, the president closed with this
blunt statement: "In. conclusion let
me repeat that the question actually
boforo thio government.- ie-notthat'oC
the recognition of Panama as an in
dependent republic That is already
an-accomplish ?d fact. The question,
and the only question, is whether or
not we shall build an "isthmian canal."
be distributed by the 'president and
fifty for the use of the American
Philosophical society.
It wa recently announced from
Washington that as soon as M. Bu-nau-Varilla,
the minister from Pa
nama, and the joint signer with Sec
retary Hay of the canal treaty with
that republic, has completed his task
relating to lIs" efforts, to secure tho
ratifications Qf the, treaty between tho
United Staffs 'and Panama, he will
resign, and that his successor will bo
Mr. Hosem'an, a prominent lawyer of
the isthmus.
The senate qommltt.ee onjjoroign re
lations began' consideration of the
Panama canal treraty "on January G.
Senator 'Morg'an' attacked some of the
provisions of that treaty, particular
ly that clause of it referring to tho
concessionary; contract, which, ui.aer
the treaty,. -gives absolute title to tuo
United States . so farV a3 the republic
of Panama 1j 'concerned. 1 he com
mittee' will probably meet daily and
discuss theVmoasure- before it can bo
prepared to be sent to the senate.
YotpT'Neryes
Furnish- the rriotive power of the en-
rire body .Er. Miles' Nervine will
keep the neryes strong' and healthy
or restore their strength' if weakened,
old oa guarantee. Write for free booh on
nervous dlseaaos.
Bu, MTii&q'?ftemoAi'Oo.t Elkhart. lm
It was announced officially from, the
White house on January 4 that James
Tanner will be appointed register of
wills for the District of Columbia, to
succeed Louis A. Dent, who is to be
appointed to a post in the consular
service. The change Is to be made ef
fective April 1. .
Practically the entire session of the
senate on January 5 was devoted to a
speech by Senator Lodge on the situa
tion on the isthmus of Panama. The
speech was exhaustive and sought to
justify the course of the administra
tion with respeft to the recognition of
the new republic. In conclusion, Mr.
Lodge devoted his efforts to the po
litical aspect of tne question, making
criticisms of the democratic view of
the question and referring to the
speeches made at the democratic ban
quet in New York recently.
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In an opinion delivered by Chief
'Justice Fuller in-the supreme court of
tho United States on. January 4, it is
decided that the citizens of Porto
Rico are not aliens of this country
and that therefore they are entitled
to enter this country without obstruc
tion. The decision was based entirely
on tho immigration act of 1891, and
took the ground that the Porto RIcans
owe allegiance to the United States
and to no other government.
At the session of the house of rep
resentatives on January 5, a-resolu-tion
was introduced by Mr. Hay ot
Virginia provlling for. an Investiga
tion" of certain statements in the
Bristow report reflecting on the
members of the house was referred to
tho committee on postofllces and post
roads.
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On January 4 the president sent to
the senate tho nomination of William
H, Taft, of Ohio, to be secretary of
war, succeeding Mr. Root on Feb
ruary 1. The president also nominated
Luke E. Wright of Tennessee to be
civil governor of tho Philippine isl
ands, and Henry C. Ide of Vermont to
be vice civil governor of the" Philip
Pine islands.
A minority report on the case of
general Leonard Wood's recommenda
tion to be appointed major general
was made by the senate committee
on military affairs. This minority re
port is in the form of a. brief which
follows the testimony introduced be
fore the senate committee in the in
vestigation which was begun on No
vember 9 against General Wood's rec
ord 1n Cuba.
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The senate committee on military
affairs on January 4 decided to report
favorably the nomination .of General
On January 5 Representative Adams
of Pennsylvania introduced a bill pro
viding for the striking of a medal iu
memory of Benjamin Franklin to
commemorate tho 200th anniversary
of his birth, whfch occurs January 17,
190G. A single medal shall he struck
in gpld and sent to the republic of
lvranco, and 150 impressions shall be
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