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: Brief Telegrams
'fho , TnpalieBO nro flnlll to bo .utter-
Ing from the rohl nt Mukdem ,
lIenry Wntterson Is In Paris to pIneo
biB grnndson In sebool In tlmt cUy.
Preshlont Hooflovolt expcctoll to call
an oxtm Besslon ofJIress ) / In Octo.
bel' COl' rovlslon.
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An nntl.go\'ornmcnL demonstration
In St. PC'tC'I's1lurS' , wns brolto up by
charge oC the poJU'e ,
f CongrC'sflmnll Hepburn nrrnlgllcll
the civil ser\'lco nnd moved to throw
out the nlpropI'lation. ;
The rnllronds hnvo grnntoll n. rnto
of 1 cent n mile Cor the grnnd nrmy
oucnmpn1ent at Donver.
. Ono contcst In the Bennto nnd two
' 0 house must bo setlIed ly the
I 'ral aSHemIJly In Illinois.
. 'owton L. Penn , said to ho the Inst
lineal descendant of WIlHnm l enn ,
ba8 just died In IInrtrord , Conn.
It seems to bo pretty cortaln that
Secretnry Wilson of the DOl1artment
of Agrlculturo will retnln his placc.
'l'ho Japl1noso are rellortod to have
torpedoed the Sevastopol , last bnttlo-
8blp oC tbo Russ Inn pOI't. Artbur fleot.
Senator IIol1ldns Introduced a bill
to 111aoo ( ; 1on. Peter , T. Ostorhau8 on t..o
rotlred list oC tbo nrmy I\S n major
Iel ) eral.
The Interstnto commerce commls.
sian Is lIlwly to orl1er n relluctlon In
cattle trnfllc rates from the West and
Southwest.
'fho Mergenthnlor Llnotypo compnny
has declnred a qual'torlY dividend of
2 % per cent. nnd an extra. dlvldeud or
6 DOl' cont.
' ] ' ] 10 morcantllo store of W. McDon.
nld at Meal10w Grove , wmr entered
nnd robohll or goods to the value or
nbout $1,000.
Senntor Blltlns proposes plan for
circuit court of Interstate commerce
which Is being serIously cousidered
by the proshlent.
About 600 Porto Ricans , whoso con. .
tracts for worldng in the sugar plan.
tatlons of Hnwall have expired , are
In San Francisco In desLlluto condl.
tion.
tion.WeeldY
WeeldY trade revlows show that an
active h01ldny trade is In progress , en ,
couraglng conditions resulting In the
plnclng of many orders for now
IItoclts.
'fho Colorado supreme court has
thrown out the \'oto of Denver pre. '
dnct , establlshln/ / precedent which
may sorlously afCect the result of the
eloctlon.
Prof. Robert. noch : of Borlln will
start for South Afrlclon December
17 to engage In further scientific In.
vestlgatlon of rlnderpcst and other
animal diseases. .
Cornen universIty nuthOl'ltios 11nvo I
started n systomntlc mo\'ement to rid
Ithaca , N. Y. , of mosqulloes , which
are snld to 11avo caused last summer's
epidemic of malnrla.
At the cabInet meeting Secretary
MetcaI ! tallted IJrlefIy of the slatus of
the land fraud cnses , Indicating that
oomo slartllng developments In them
mIght bo c peetcd In tbo near future.
I Qucon Vlclorln's jublleo presents
hnvo been sent h ) ' express In twenty
largo pncltlng cnses to Now Yorle City
from St , Louis , where they wlll bo
, placell on board a steamer Cor Eng-
land.
'l'he olght hlryclo riders who re.
fused to fInish In the six days race
In Now Yorlc last week have been
pennllzed IJ ) ' the National C'cllng as.
ooclatlon.
The mysterious paclcn e held by 11'1
Rc'nolds anll said to contnln $5,000-
000 In securIties belonging to 1\Irs.
Cnsslo I" Chadwlclt was ol ned In
Cleveland and found to hold only
brown paper.
John Ormo , daring hlghwa'man , :
tmown as the "tnll man" in the com.
blnatlon which ' '
tel'l'orlzed Chicago In
] 89G , 18 unl1cr arrest , ns ono of the
two highwaymen who enterell the
Peoria Natlonnl bank nt Peoria 111.
Senator Depew stlld his can:1Idacy :
tor the senatorship of New Yorlc was
In the hands of his frlouds anll ho
would not Withdraw from the canvass
because of any action tbo conference
might Imvo tal\On.
, Count ' 1'olstol's son Anl1re , who Is
an orderl ) ' attnched to Lleuten nt
G eral '
Sobeloff's sixth army corps ,
bas rocelved the S1. George cross for
repeated hravery In carryln& dls.
. 1 > atches under firo.
A lone rohor held up the bank of
Chisholm , 1\IInn" \ during business
i bours and secured $2,200 , He forcell
'the cnshler into the vault at the muz.
Ido of n revolver and loclted the door.
The robber escaped.
W1l11am B. Curlls writes of the com.
In report of the commIssIoner of
education , which will
sMw th t 'on'
ferful gTowth of coeducatlon In 111s
( 'Ountry , 92 per cent of these ntle ' .
tn oolleles being In mlxM dnsses
DIlls were opened In Washlngton't r
the transpOl'taLlon of 50,000 tons f
conI from the Atlantic canst to l\ \
cORlIn tntlon In Manlln bay. TI
111ds of the Amorlcan hlppqrs w
nearJy $2 1161' ton hlsher than thl
of foreign sllipper .
Orders for the IIteol rnl ] reql
menta of the , Pcnns'lvnnln rail
romrony for lines cnRt nnll we
PlttslJ1lrA' tor the ) 'ear 1005 , amou-
to 102,70P tons have been lllaco
The United Slates trl\l1s1 > ort '
} 1uul sailed tor Colon , bn.vlnr on r
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VOTE OF STATES
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF NATIONAL
ELECTION RETURNS.
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TEDDY'S PLURALITY 2,547,578
Total Vote Shows a Decrease of 460 , .
078 Compared With Four Years Ago
-Parker Carried 13 States , Dryan
17 , McKinley 28 , Roosevelt 32.
ClnCAGO-'I'ho o/l1cllll / CllnVIISS or
the voles 1'lIRl Novcmher 8 for preRI.
: Ienlllll electol'lI Willi C0ll1111010ll ' 1'h\lrs.
: Iny. when the rcsult. WfiR IInno\1ncell
III i\UnncRola , NOI'th Dalwll anel I
Wllljtlngton. ' 1'he Aasol'latell , PrOflH. .
Is the ref 01'0 nhlo to llrclIl.Ilt the IIrllt
lahlo gIving the olllcllll'oto of nil
: he fm'ty.llvo RlIlles. 'rho totlll vote
IS l:1 : , 08.1JG ! , ngalnlt 1aJG8 ! , 7- ! Iu
WOO , II decI'caHO of' .1 GO,1I7S.
'rho hallotl ! wel'e ell vllell ! ns followfl :
1l00sevC'lt ( HoJI. ) . . . . . . . " . 7,1 7G:12 :
l'arltCl' ( Dem , ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , OSOO I
DehH ( Soc. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : IJ1 ! , 87
SWllllow ( Pro. ) . . . . , . , r : . . liOoa : :
Wlltson ( Pop , I . " . . : . . . . . . IHU:7 : :
Corregnll , SOl' , I..ahin. ) . . . . . , : la-I 3
lIolcomh ( conLllwnlal lahc\ \ ' ) sao
Hooevelt ! . recC'lvell o\'el' nil , I,7.W , .
7G8 , alld 0.\,1' ParlIer , , ii 17 , 7 . . In
] (100lcKlnle ( : ) ' hall 4G7O IG 1II0l' ( ) thlln
all the othel' candlclatefl , anll c3 ( lJ8.1 ! I .
more thllll Bryan. 'rho yoto for
Roosovell wns , IOlJ ! 22 moro than for
lcllnley , while that ( or Parker was
] , 77,77 IC H tlmn'thal fOl' Br'lIn.
: \lcKlnley \ ] ) ( llI ll 11101'0 votery .than
HooHevelt In Alahama , Gcorgll1 "Ken-
t uclt ) ' , I..olllslllnll1 , : allie" 'f.1\i ar'llIncl.
I\rlHslsshlpl , New lIamllHhll'o , North
Cllrollnn , South CaroI1nll , 'l'enllt'sseC' ,
Texas nnll VII'/-Inla. / Hoosevelt got
11101'0 thnn l\lc1\lnley in the othel'
thirteen slales.
l'arlwl' I'ecelvel ] more than 131'1\11
In Dolawal'e , GpOI'glll1Isslllslppl : \ ,
New Jersc ) ' , New YOl'lt , Hholo ] Islancl ,
South Carullna anll Wesl VirgIn IIi.
while BI'ynn got 1II00'e Uan , Pal'lwI' In
the romalnlng thll'tsevcll slaleH ,
'rho l'ellublll'lIns made g'alns o\'er
tholl' vole In IJOO ! In Ihll'tlwo stales
ntlll the otllclnl IIgul'lu ! show 10f ses In
thlrtecn. 'l'he Lotal gnlllH of the I'e-
publlcunf were 7:12,018 : , IIIHI the totlll
10sseH , : J L2 , .1J ( ; mnldng the net glllu
.4(1,7(1(1. ] ( ( (
'rhe demorrats jlolled morc voteH In
eight Htalcs than In 1UOO , hul less In
Ihll't ' .seven. 'rheh' total gnhlH were
:10,7:12 : : nnll the tolnl losscs IWlI91 : ;
net loss l,2GOG9(1. (
UOOSO\'clt cal'rlc(1 ( lhlrl-lwo stalC's ,
agaInst lwont-elght for l\lcI\lnle ) ' ,
anll hllH a:1G : I. clol'al votes unclel' the
alJpOl'tlonment of ] (100leKlnle ( : '
hud 202 IlIlller the alll1ortlonment of
1890 , there h:1\'lng : heen nn addilion of
twent.nlno h ) ' the last'apportion. .
ment.
Pm'ltcr cal'1'led thirteen statcs ,
against seventeen h ) ' Br'an , anll hils'
HO electol'lll yotes , 'BI''an hall 155
uullel' the nllportlonment In ful'co In
1900.
Watson l'ee h'CII his hugest vote In
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Georgia , the total vote of that lila'r. : .
bC'ln1 ; 22GG.I , with O , OS In Nehmslm , '
holng nearly one.thll'll or hlH agre-
gate , ] HG37. Bal'lier jlolell ! 50,218 In
1(100. (
' 1'he } lrohlhltlon vote in 1(100 ( was
208,791 , in No\'emlJel' GOJOa : , a gain
of ] , u12.
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JAPS LOSE MOUND.
Russian Reports Say 203.Meter Hill Is
Again In Their Possession ,
ST. P TlmSBUHG-Genernl Kuro.
(1atltln ( hus loh'graphed to the general
slaff that ho hns recel\'ell a 1'01101'1
f'Om ! ChlneHo sources to the effect
that the Hussllllll ! ha0 recalltul'ell
03.\lolel' : hill at Port. Art hill' , wllh
the gunf mounled hy the .1upanC'se.
KuropnLlln's cllslI\tch , whlrh is
dated Dec. a ] , also I'ollorls fUl'lhor
reconnolssance of boll. the Jhllslans ;
and Japanese , but tlars the ) ' were nol
l1l'Olluctivo of ImIlOl'lanl resultH ,
' 1'ho weathOl' at thC' Cront Iii fHllln ) '
and the thm'nlO111C'tm' 1'C' lstC'I'3 II 110-
gl'eoS f'almmholt.
' 1'ho wal' omcn has no ailillllouI11 In.
l'elIl'lllu ' ( C'IIC'I'al ' .
formatIon ! ; ! ; ] Klll'OlInt.
kin's 1'\'llort thnt the > HusslanR hll\'O
'ecnlltllred 20:1-\lelol' : ; hili , hilt the om.
clals consleler It c'el'taln that the com-
mnndel'.ln-clllef wOIIIII 110t ha\'o scnt
the rOJJOl't unlmll , Il CiUllO Ihl'Ollgh C'X'
CC'lltlorlllll ) ' rollalJlo channeh ; .
MORE DENVER MEN IN JAIL.
Deputy Sheriff. Among Those Adjudg.
ed Guilty of Contempt.
D NVI R-1'ho SllllrOllllJ COIIl't nd.
Judged LeonaI'll nogel'l , William G ,
Adams , Louis Hllmlllll' 11I111 Thoma : ;
I\lnslo : ) ' guilt ) ' of contl'lllllt for conduct -
duct In the scconll IIrC'clnct of the
Seventh ward In ' hls city at the I'e ,
cent elecLloii In vlol tlon of the COUl't' ; )
Injuncth'o ol'del' . 1 1t h was Ilvon a
jail sentence and n 111 ' .
. The coul'l IInlwUnetl , , th\t th ! ; ! e\'l-
donco showell that Hog , Aelans } anll
Ham1lurg lwei pI'ovC'nleli the uIIlnt ) ( ) ,
ment of a l'ell11l1l1clln ch 1 'iM\.f' 1\lns- :
Ie ) ' had ejeclcII lho ! .lll mo COUl't
watchcr from the 1I0lls , logo 'Is n
dOlIIt ] ) ' shl'lff nnll wns n candl ( 10 on
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the dlJmocrlllc ! tlclwt C l' tho' tat(1
. KlnHle ' Is ' 'I' ,
seUntc. - ) a . ! ti'lze U
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C IUmIPS O.-1'ho ( '
I o qf tllC' Amcrlrn
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The President Committed to Rallr.
Legislation ,
W ASI IINO'rON-Presldon t. HoosCo
velt dlliCllllfWd with s veml callers the
proposed JeglHIllllon rC'garellng the
of mlh'CHul freight rehaleH
and the IlueHtloll or emllowel'lng the
Intel'stato commCl'co commlsHlon wlLh
nuthorll ) ' to neljust freight. rates
where found to bo excessive , Among
these who tllllccd with the IIl'csldent
were Secl'elnl'Y ? Torton Ilud . P.
Bacon , chalrlllan of the execuUvo
commlLteo oC the Inlorslnto commerce
conunlsslon.
'I'ho Jlrcslclent. Is anxious thai I'gls.
Intlon ill the Interesl oC shlplIt'I'H lie
enactell nt the earllesl IlosHlble elute
nml the malloI' haH heen conslcel'elt ]
hy him.1Lh . mall : " oC hIs recenl call.
ers. .It wns Hlated hy ono of Ihe
I1' HIcInt's cnll'rH thnt Attorney Uen-
ernl J\loorl ) ' now was cngaged in the
11rC'parnUon of IL h\1l \ which , Huhstan-
Llally , won lei em hOlly the \'Iews of the
n rnlnlstrntlon 011 the Iluestlon , III II I
that the meaHUI'e wOIlIII IJo 1II'0senied
to conAl'OSs IIrohahly Boon nnel' I ho
holldn ) ' I'Cl'PSS , ' 1'ho IH'eslclent has
announcell Ihnt the 11111 he Is willing
to sUPllOrt mllsl ho Cnlr to holh the
railroads ILlIII thq IJOolle. ] Ho helloves
that the Initial HlepH toward lho de-
sll'eel leglslallon shollid ue talwn at
the 111''s'nt Hession of congress , and ,
Ir 1I0sslhlo , t hat the legislation pro.
posed shollld lIe cr 'stullzed Into law
'al ' this time ,
SenalOl' I1l'rhlll'n or Idaho had an
ox tended tllll , with the ] lrcshlent on
the Hllhject of felleml l hal'tors for
COl'lOl'ntlons ! Iloins an InterHtate com.
mOl'co huslnoss. 'rho sC'nalor 111l1l.
( 'atell his Int'llilon to Introduce In
1110 senalt ! aflOl' the holldar recess a
' fOl' the lucol'JOra-
mensuro ] n'ovhllng ! -
lion under United Siall' ! : ! laws of' nil
cOl'lOmtloDfJ ! , 'rho hili ns prellared
hr SC'natOl' HC''IJ\lrn will IJI'ovldo lhnt
cOI'IIOl'alonR ! IIOW In I'xlstence must
lnlw Ollt 'fedural charters and that
8uch rorlol'llllonfi as mar bo organ.
Ized thorCJl1flel' hall Incorporalo under
f'elloral laws , All suC'h corlorallons ]
will he IInller the sllpcI'vlslon of the
department' commel'l'e and lalJor
Ihrough the burcau of corpo1' tlons ,
The 11111 hns not IH'cn maturele lhor.
OIlghly 'et , but Senator He'burn
hopcs lo have II r ad ) ' for Introdllc-
Lion Immedlalelr aftcr the holltln 's ,
ISLAND STILL IN NEDRASKA.
MeanderlnDs of Old Muddy Cannot
Tal < , = It .Away.
WASIIINGTON-'I'ho supreme ( 'ourt
oC the United States decided the boun-
darr case het ween lho slatcs of1Is : -
souri and Ncuraslm In favor of the
state or NIJJI'aslm , The case luvolved
the IIuesLion as to whether a change
of the COIII'SO of the : \1Issouri river
had the pffect of chnnglng lan which
hnd theretofore hcen on the west sldo
of the rlvOl' , tot 1\(1 \ C'ast sldo of the
rIve I' , fl'Om the jl1l'lsdlcllon of Ne.
braRlla to the jl\l'lslllclIon of 1\lIssol1l'l ,
but the court helll lhat It did not. The
opinion waH hr Justice Hnrlan. holtl.
Ing thnt the hOl\llllalT must romaln In
lhe middle of the old channel as before -
fore lho chango.
'rho tmrt of laud lhal cau C'11 the
conh'ovOl's - Is Imown \II'Klse"lclt's ;
hiland , IrIng hetween Nomaha cOllntr ,
Nebraslm. and Atchison cOllntrlIs' :
80Ul'1. The contrm'Ol's ) ' orlginaled In
18G7. Pl'evlous to lhat ) 'ear the Island -
land wns rogardell IlS IndlS'lmtalll ) ' In
Nehmslw. ThC' rlvOl' at that poInt was
In the shnllo of an ox 'ol\C , and on
the night of .Julr oC that. 'en1' the
water bl'Ol\O IH'I'OSH the lanll 1 'lng In
ono or the hen.s . ] , t hils lhrowlng the
land on the easl , Inslead of the west
sldo , oC thc l'lvel' , The ( ' ) alm was
marIe h ' Iho Nchl'af lw aulhorltlel : ! thai
thlH was mlllle h ) ' the digging of a
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ditch ,
In his o\1lnloll \ ,111sLlce Harlan ox-
IlI'ossell his opinIon ndmlttlng that con-
gl'ess hall not Intl'nllell hr Itl ! art ad-
mltLlng1I8sol1l'l : Inlo the lInion to
< 'llUnge t ho I' ta hlishell I'ule allli malw
the \'al'rlng chanllels of' till' 1Issouri
1'1\(11' tl10 westel'n hOllllllar ) ' of that
stale ,
" \sRolll'l ( ( , " h. . . added , "doos nol ells-
pllte Llll' fal't that whell Nchrasla ; was
IIdmlllell Inlo the nnlon the hod ) ' of
I nd dosC'rlhell In the llresent record
\lcKIssle1's : Island , or Island pre.
dnct , was In Nobl'llslcn , It Is eqlll111) '
clear that these lands dId not cease
to ho within the limits of Nehraslw
IJ ) ' renson of the slIbjeel'lIlslon. . "
'I'ho fInlll deel'ee Is IlostllOned prc'
\l \ I'ed for thlrtr dars to nl10w the : \lIs'
0111'1 nnd Nellraslcn IlllthorlllC's to
agree as to the locntlon of the centN
01' the old ( 'hanllel.
After the Deef Comhlne.
KANSAS ( 'ITY - lIm'1Iel't Kno
Smith , IIcllng commlsHlonel' of corpo
mUons of the department of com
mC'I'co unll lahUl' , has1'11 ten 10 I' '
nUl1lhol' of KnnBas CIt ) . meat denlel' !
for ulldltlonal tostlmony l'elnl'llIng thl
ollerutlol1f ; of lho local llacl\Ol's whl
are mC'mbors of the nllegeel heef com
lIlne , A rellresontaLivo of the dC'llnrt
nll'nt was hol'o rorent ! ) ' gathel'ln sta
tlsLlcl ! from the local hntelurI ! ; .
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Nebraska Pe'1slon Bills.
W.\SHlNjTON-I ) ' momlu.'r 0
the Xellmslm dcleA'atlon has Inlro
dncC'11 man ) ' 11ollslon hllll ! during thl
congl'css which will close Inrch .
with tmUsfactorr rClnltl ! . ' 1'ho fe\1
bills which hl"'o IIIIB8,11 Ihls 1l1ontl
W ( > I' " sumo of' tl ) ( ' holdovel's Intl'OIlneol
I last winter. It 18 Bafn to ( Jredlct thn
nOI1l' of the 11Onslon hlllH Introlhlcc ,
thlH month will pass , hotl honso :
thlt ; seils lon , unll 111 that l'USl > CV'I'
hilt 111tl'oducoII this SOston llInsl bl
, reIntroduced IH.'Xt win leI' . P083Ibl ) ' I
\Qrv UlOI.torlouB ! bill mnIII1r.ceed. .
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CONGRESS SHOULD CONTROL IN.
TERSTATE COMMERCE.
SO SAYS CAR FIELD'S REPORT
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Alleges that the Bureaus of the Com.
missioner of Corporations Furnish
Means by . Which People Engaged
In Intersta.te Duslness Can De Con.
trolled.
WASIllNG1'ON-'rhe III'st annual
relJOI.t of the rommlssloner of C01'IOI'll'
tlons WIlS submItted to congress Wod.
nesda ) ' hy Commissioner Garfield , lIe
HII'H no satls-faetUl'Y reform Is to ho
eXIlCcted nndt'r the state s'stem oC
Incorporation ; that the Cederal go\'C'rn-
1I1el t haH at Its commllnd sufficient
! lower to remelly oxlBtlng conditions
In Its control of IntC'l'stato com1l1el'ro.
lie thel'eforo sUggC'sts that conrress
co mfl II Cl' I ho IlIlvIsllhlllty of enllctlng a
law for the leglHIlltive rC'gulntlon of
Intm'slato und foreign commerce under -
der a license of Cl'lllchlf > o , which in
genC'ral should lU'ovldo ns follows :
" ' 1'ho gl'antlng oC a fCllorll1 fmnchise
' IIcenso to in interstate
01' engage com-
merce.
"The ImpositIon of al1 necessal' ) ' re-
qull'emt'nls ns to corporate organlza.
tlon nnd manngement as II conditIon
of the retention oC such Cl'anehlses or
license.
"The prohibition of all eorporatl\us
and corpornto ng-encles from engagIng -
Ing In Intel'slale and foreIgn cnm
llIerce wlthoul such Cedol'al Crnnchlse
or lIc.ensc.
"Tho fun llrotectlon of the grnnteC's
of such frunchlse 01' IIcenso who CJhey
the laws lI)1pllcablo ) thoroto.
" 'l'ho right to refuse or withdraw
Rlteh franchlso or IIrcnse In case of
vIolation of Jaw , wlLh all1Jrol1rlato right
of judicial npIIPal to III'o\'C'nl abuse or
power hy the allminlstratlvc officers , "
Commissioner Garflold sn 's the
hUl'eau under the dll'pctlon of the secretary -
retary of c01l1111 rce and lahol' , afCol'ds
Iho apPl'Oprlato machiner ) ' for the nd-
mInIstration of' such a law.
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COST OF WARS TO NATIONS.
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Resolution In House Calling for In.
f rm tion.
WASI1I GTON - Hepl'esontall\'c
narthol t ( ? tlo , ) , In accol'llnuco with
the action or lho Inte1'l1atlonal peace
congresS' nt Doslon , requosLlng him to
introduce a I'osolutlou In congress
l'alllngfOl' certnin statistics relative
to the cost of wars , introduced 1\ concurrent -
current resolution instrurllng the Ber-
retar ) ' Ol commorl'e anll labor to col-
lo't anel compile statistics on the cost
of wnl'S In nIl countrIes from 1800
down to the 11rescnl time ; the amounl
paid for IlCnslons , and olhel' allow.
ances to soldiers and sailors engaged
in such wars ; the amount II hl to hospitals -
pitals and l'C'treats Cor lilsabled sol-
lHel's nUll sailors ; the amount of' prop-
CI't ) ' de3tl'O'ed In such wars h ) ' land
amI sea ; the acldltlonal cost or main.
talnlng al'lnICf ; nlHI navle8 In Lime of
peace , to each naLion durIng that
' ' estlmato oC
1101'1011 ; an apIH'oxl1l1ato
the 1I11l1rel't expenses alld dnmages by
such wars to the health and prOSllcr-
It ) ' of each nation resulLlng from Bueh
wnrs , and the number of 1\1 II ell , wOlllHl.
cd anll 11lsallled on each sll1b during
. such wars. The resolution III'o\"ll1es
thal the statstlcs lie printed and dls-
tl'ibutol1 under the dh'ecLlon of con.
gress In this and olher countrIes , as
llrellmlnar ) ' to an Intel'lll\tlonal 11eace
( 'on gross to ho heM In Washington 01'
The lIaguC' , Jul ) ' Ii , lUOG.
HEALTH OF TROOPS EXCELLENT
Encouraging Report From G neral
In Philippines.
W ASI IlNG'I'ON-Brlgalller Uellcral
! , anllall conl1nandlng tlle depa1'tmenl
of Luzon , I'hllllllllno Islanlls , in 1I1s
annual report to the war doparlment
sars that the general health of Lho
troops Is excellent. the IlIsallpearance
or cholel'a hn\'lllJ. ; rl'mo\'cll ono of the
gl"elltest sources of anxletr , 'fho 1m-
I' provell health ronl1ltlons al'e said to
ho duo to the cons\1'lIcllon \ of now
llOstS. lhe ahsonce of' harll fIolIl SeI'-
vke , the llrlnl\lng of lstll1ed water
and euforced abstinence from natlyo
f'l'nlts and uncoolted Ye ; etahlelJ. It Is
rerommenl1ed that continuous sorvlco
In the phlll1Jlllnes ho Ihnlted to two
) 'earB In order to avert nervous hrcak
down whIch is saId to he qulto com'
mon among the while troops in the
Islands.
Wants Detter Examinations.
'VASHING1'ON - Annoullcl1nent
was made at the state depart men' ,
Thursdny that. the A'ovemmont hns for
the second tlmo cnlled Ullon VenezuC'la
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: to explain the arbitral' ) ' OXIHlIslon
Crom that counh' ) ' of A , P. Jnurelto ,
a newsIJIlllOr mnn at Cal'llcas , The
flrsl eXlllnnntlon offorell b ) ' PI'eshlent
unsatltJfactol' ' ,
Castro was altogether
England Annexes Islandc. .
SYDNgy , N. S. W.-Two Brilish
. warshIps Itavo Rallel1 1'01' the 'l'on a
IslandR wilh the IHl1110Sl' , It Is an
noullcel1 , of annoxln them ,
1' . ' rs. Powell Not Guilty.
\VA YN ] . Neh-Dlstrlcl court Is In
session this wel'l" .1udge Bo 'd 11re.
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siding. 'rhe l'aSll of the Stnto.s ,
11I'Se11111 } Powell , III which the 110 ,
fmulallt Is ehnrl'd ! with all IIttemlJt to
mllrdor hel' hll6hllllli h ' Rhootln him
with a 1'evolvC'I' nt Iholr home COliI"
teen mllol : ! follthwC'st of WanH' . ahollt
11\1' months ng-o , IlIllIctlllg II dnnJ.C'r'
ous WOIllIlI. was IlI'nrll. : llr , PowC'11
was taltl'n to the llUsllilal at Omahn.
it where IIlIder n'llI'ul alii he reco\"ored ,
: 'tlrll. powell wns n qlllttod.
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, M D FRAU DC.
Men In High Places Said to De In.
volved.
WASJ1lNOTON-'J'ho POt ! tm's :
Senator MItI'lIOIl ' .
nnd HeI1l'eSel1tntl\.0
Dlngcr'lInrmnnn oC Orcgon loft Wash.
Ington Jnst night COl' Portland to 6'P.
penr before the fedel'lll g1'l\IId jur ) ' nnd
face chnrgos whlrh the ) ' 1m\0 heen
! ulvlse Implicated them In Ol'ogon
land franda. '
Both Senator Jllt'hcll anll Mr. Hal"
mann declare In most posltlvo torm"
that the ) ' are absoluleb' Innocent nlld
have not hiliA' to fenl' Crom returning
to Oregon. Both asC'I't ! ! with equal
poslLlveness that the tlmo has C01l10
when "this outrageous persecuLlon
1I111St StOI1. " The ) ' will Inblst upon thch'
rIght to go hC'COI'o lho grand j11l' ) ' and
malw answer to all eharges that may
he made against them , confident that
the ) ' will be able to eslnhlltJh their
Inllocence. 'l'hey eXIlCcl to ha0 1\
llC'arlng on Satlll'l1ar ,
When aslwl1 last night wh ) ' ho hall
l1eclded to l'C'tlll'n
10 Portland nl this
LIme aCt'r declining to go as a wit.
nC'HS wllln summonecl h ) ' subpoenas a
wc'k ago. Senator 1IIl'hell said :
"I was advised yC'sterllay b ) ' tC'le.
grams from POI'Lland that It was re.
ported thpI'o that plltOl' '
, " 'atson all
others of the gallg had made confessions -
sions Impllca LIng me and lhat there
\\'oultl be an erfOl'l mallo to Indlrt mo
and Hermann hefore the jur ) ' whlrh
meets tOI1HI'I'OW. ' A weck ago. when
I WIlS rallC'd as a wllness , 1 had no
Intimation thal It WflS C'lalmed that 1
was Implicated In an ) ' wu ' and I did
not feel It m ) ' dllt ) . to go and sarrlfIeo
pub1l0 business. bul the moment I was
advlscd that 1 was hC'lng nLlarlwd
perfonnll ) ' I con'hHlell I was jusLlfied
In sarl'ifIrlng 111I hll c huslnoss anll
evcr'thlng else to go anll defeulI m ) '
chnracter IIgaiml aBsaults Ihat I Imow
to be wlLhoul ' foundation
an ) what-
ovC'r. "
Senator : \lItl'llCli sent lhls telegram
'estercla ) ' to lHs\1'I \ < 'l AHorne ) ' Hall
and Assistant ALlol'ne ' GenC'ral
Ilancy :
"I will ho in Portland next Satur'
day. 1 demnlld thorough Investigation
1IeCore grand jury of al1 charges , If
any , ngalnRt me. I also demand right
to , appear as wltuoss before gl'vnd
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jur ) .
. Hopresenlath'o IIPI'manu heforo
leaving made this stntement :
"lnformaLlon hn vln heen rC'cel ved
that there was II nrohabl1l1" that an
attemllt wouhl he made to Invol\'e
SenMor J\1IL)1l'1l ) and m'setr in the
grand jur ' InvcsLlgation as to land
frauds in OrC'gon , 1 lJUllp\'e It to be
my duty to proceed to Portland and
there asle the privilege of meeting any
charges which may he preferred. "
Both Scnator 1Hchel1 nnd l\11' . HC'I'-
mann sur , contlnueH the Post , that , .11
mo\'omC'lll against them has been cll.
rccetl b ) ' Sel'retul'y Hilchcoel , and at-
trlhute It to hIt ; llCrsonal hostllily to
ward thC'm.
RURAL CARRIERS OUT ,
Two Members of Executive Board of
N tlonal Association Discharged ,
'VASIIINGTON-Postmaster Gcner.
nl Wynno on " 'ednes ay removed , two
1IIore rural cal'rlers 1'01' al1eged efforts
10 Influence leglsatlon ] , the om\lto \ 'cs
IJelng H , E. Nlvin of Berlhold , Cole , .
and J."r. . Whlleheacl 01'Iedlna , 0 ,
Nivln Is l'hall'llHln oC the oxecuLv ! < '
hoard o the Natlonnl llural Cal'l'l'rs'
association. Whitehead IIlso Is a mem-
ue ! ' of the executive hoard and Is secretary -
retary of the OhIo slate organIzation
0. Iho carrlor . The executive hoal'd
helll a meeting In Sl. l.-ouls , as the re-
Slllt oC whose InstrucLlons Presl ent
CunnIngham of the nssorlntlon iH said
to have cnl1ed on the mombe's 01' the
national commlttC'o of hoth the re-
puhllcan nnd democraLle IJarties to as-
cel'lain what suplort ] the ) . would glvo
to the interest of t'a carriers. The
Illans for this Ol'ganlzallon cal'l'lod on
heCore the Novomher election IJr
J > reshlcnt Cunningham and Secrl'lary
'l'umner , both of whom were recently
1lIsmls' ed as the rosu1L of an InvesLlga-
tlon of thell' wurl , . were , 1L is chnrgcd
U ) ' the postal authorIties , nllllrovC' .
! l.IlIl elltlorcd : ; 1Iy NI\'ln and While.
head.
RUSSIA ANXIOUS FOR TREATY.
Hope : United States Will Not Aban.
don Arbitratlon.
ST. pgTgrrSBUHG - Consillorablo
surllrlso is manifested at the t'orolgn
omce regnl'lllng the rellorl5 from gng-
IIsh sources repl'C'senting the " 'ash.
ington government. as ellsllOsed to
ahandon the Hussllln-Amerlcan m'lIl-
tratlon treaty because of the dUll'-
aete ! ' of the mOllllkatlons proposed by
Ilussla. m1erol' Nll'holas Is sincerely
anxiouR to conclude a trcaty with the
VnlLell Stntes. II is poInted out that
Ihe modIfications In'oll08ed are llirl'l't-
I ) ' moleled ( on the arhltrntlon1'elltles \
Ilrovllleli tor by 'rite 'Haguo conven.
tlon , slightly IImllllf'lng the Anglo.
Frenrh mOllpl , whll'h prnl'tlcally ( 'on.
l1n03 arhltm tlon 10 the intel'lretntlon }
of treaties nud jurll11cnl questions.
Hussla haR' alread ) ' negotiated similar
trC'atle with 11-1Ilum l nd SWC'llen
IInd Norwny and doslres to malto
othcrs with the InrgcI' l lll'ollCan
11Owers ,
Steel Trust Prices.
NIV YOnK-Tho lelllllng steel
mnnufal'turprs were in session In .Ter.
SO . City fll1d rl'all1rmed the present
II rico of $21 11,1' ton on stcel hlllelfl ,
It Is IJl'liC'vell. howovcr , 1 hnt an ad.
\'nnce of $2 IlCr ton will he mnde In
this (110111lCt Roon ntler the new ) 'l'\r : ,
] nl1o\\'hlA' the meeting of the IJlI1et
manuCaclllrC'rs mC'm bet'S of 1 he
structurnl steC'1 comhlnatlon 1I1 ( > t In
t hiI' city IInel. " ( ' ( 'oreihlto / the hC'st
Information , rcafflrmeli the 1),8l'nt )
pl'lco for tholl' produ'tB , It Is Imowll
that conditions Ca\'or hlJher ul'lccs.
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Attraction of Afr1nrUeli.
People who hrllevo In "affinltles" ar-
lUo that It Is ImpossllJlo thal the p.er-
ions alcln lo one another should never
meet. 'lhelr : thcor 1 which no Qno.can
cny to be pl'eLl ) ' , Is thatJho power af
thau hl must brIng such persons to-
lother. Thoughts , th(1) ' sa ) ' , wander
through Sl1Ucc , like electrle messages ,
and If wo thlnl. about a'1 > erson wo
shan atrect thnt 11erson In some way.
' ; ! .y our thoul1ts : wo will p.ttract our
, mnltles.
Looked Like a Framed PaInting.
Ho bad 1Ieon standIng for five min. . }
ntes In t110 louu ) ' of ono of'tho larg 't
hotels looltinat / the pretty cashIer
through her JltLlo office window. lo'in.
ally h9 turned to 1\ man near b ) ' and
enld : "Gosh , zat's sha pretty picture.
Wisht I cud paint ) ( ] , o zat. Thought
I saw th' head move , but things al1ez
moro when I'vo had too much. " Then
ho walked slowy ] awa-KansllB Cit ) ' 1
Times.
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Power In the Wifely Smile.
The man who finds his wlCo smiling \
happily when he comcs homo at nIghts
will bo Hkely to stay thero. U he
should go out the mcmor ' of her smUe
will malto him Ceel that she doesn'l
care , and ho will soon find hlmselJ
wanting to IO back homo and make
her care.
Doing Great Work.
Florlsant , Mo" Dec. 19th.-Speclal ( )
-That Dodd's Kidney Pills ar dolnR
0. grent worle in curing the more tor
rlblo forms of Kidney DlseasC' , such U
Bright's Disease , Dropsy and Dlabate'Jr
ever'body Imow8. But It must alS4
be not ll that they nre doing a still
sreater worle in wIping out thousand. .
at cases ot the earHer stages .of Kidney -
ney Disease , 'fnlw Cor instance , Mrll.
Peter Darteau ot this placo. She
sars- :
sars1
' 1 hu\"o been subject to pains In my
back and Imces Cor aboul three'rcara.
but slnco I ha\'o been taking Dodd'J/
Kidney Pills 1 have been entirely :
cured. "
Others hero te11 simUar stories. I
fact , In this part of Missouri there are
scores of people who ha\'o cured the
early symptoms of KIdney Disease
'with Dodd's Kidney Pills. 'rho use ot
the Great American Kidney Remedy
' ! ' the 11\'es Kld.
thus sa\'el1 not on ) \ of
noy Disease vIctims , but thousands 01
other Americans from ; rcars of sutrel"
lngs.
It is not strange that the man who
makes hIs Calth depend on his Imowk
edge , frequently exhibits innocence 01
both.
important to Mothers.
F..xamlno carefully every bottle of CASTORIA.
" &life and ! uro remedy tor tnfante and children ,
and see that it
Dearetho - ' . . , - -
Slgnatnre ot # -l'I-
III Uee For Over 30 Years ,
The KlDd You 11ave AlIvay ! Dousht.
A woman Is apt to mlstalto hC'r marriage - .
riage certifIcate for a lecture llcens
I'ery bousel\Ceper should Imow
that it they wl11 bu ' Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they 1J
will save not only time , because It
never stlclts to the iron , hut because
each paclmge contaIns 1G oz-ono full
pound-whllo all other Cold Wate ,
Starches nro put. UI1 Inpound pack ,
ages , nnd the price is the same. 10
cento. Then agalu because Detinnc.
Starch is free from a11 injurIous chern.
Icalg. If ) "our grocer tries to sell ) ' 011 D
12.oz. pac1mge it Is because he baa
11 stocle on hand which he wIshes ta
dispose of before ho puts iu Defiance.
Hc Imows that D'tlanco Starch hall
printed on every packngo in large leto
tel's and figureS' "lG ozs. " Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the anno"nnce oC the iroQ
stlcldnG' . DefInnco never sticks.
The best way to be grnteCul is 14
Slvo another occasIon for gratlLudo.
Do our Clothes Look Yellow ?
Then \ISO Defiance Starch , It wI !
keep them whlte-1G oz , Cor 10 cents.
Dut Cow men ha vo the ahl1lty t.
combine blls.lness with pleasure ,
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A OUAUA-iTlmU : : UtTIU FOIt I'ILLS.
Ttchn ! , lllln'l. IIlcClllu ; ; IIr 1'rolruo1lDI ; l'IJc. , YoZ1
drug-gin " ,1\1 \ reruLI,1 nlOney It l'AZO . OINTUIUI1
'ilU. to cure ) ' 011 I G to U da.8. Wc.
SincerIty Is the OnO SOCI'ot of sue
cess In the search for God.
1'lso's Cure Is the best medlclno we ever U9e4
for nil n1Tectlons or the throat nndlungs.-Wu.
O. ENDSLEY , Vnnburen , Inl1" Feb , 10,1000 ,
"ForgelUng the things behind" Is nt
reason for ingratlLudo.
FITS I\ermanenUy curt'd. tlo nta or DeM'etllDtll . .ru
hnt du' , u.o ot Dr , Kline' . Orrat : ie" " R"
.r. llendtor F'nKI 8a.00 : trial bottlto . .nd t..aU. . .
1Ia. U. U. XLDis , Ltd. , g l Areb StRCt , l'l1Il&dclph1a , I'
' 1'ruth will como fully where you 10' '
It como freeb' .
Defiance Starch Is put up 1G ounce.
In 11. paclcnle , 10 cents. One-thtr.
morc stllrch Cor the Burne mone ) ' ,
This lIfo would bo Imposslblo " , 'Itb
out the 110sslblllL ) ' of another me.
? o"ra ? " 'DNr ? aND LIve"
FREEhC .f ) ID Y ; KENNEDY'S , .ild , . . . . . . . \Ii ih. Ii. tt. . CU4
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' t&IoIEDT' : .0:011 : 1I.0lno t , "
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'l'ho growth of a church docs not
depend on Its graft.
It Is n9t what rOil get hut what ) ' 01 1
10 for that lUal\Cs the difference.
Great blessings are often held walb
Jng Cor S0l110 sman ouedlencc.
The moro of a gns works a man II
the Jess light ho gives.
The authorll ) ' of the good docs nol
rest on Ils austerIU' .
Sutrorlngs draws man to man L1
men to rcll lon.
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