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    TIIT3 OMAITA DATTA" "BEE : SATURDAY , FI3BlUTAtnr 11 , 1809.
DEBATE TAKES WIDE RANGE
Expansion , Finances , Tariff and lUciwgua
Oanal Each Take a , Tnrn ,
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL FURNISHES TOPIC
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dry Civil Illll.
WASHINGTON. Teb. 10. General debate
on tbo sundry civil appropriation bill \sns
concluded today. The speakers during the
day touched n variety of topics , tut as n
rule the debate lacked spirit and Interest.
Mr. Dockcry of Missouri , who la at tbo
head of the .minority ot the appropriations
committee , reinforced Mr. Cannon's figures
of jesterday ns to the deficiency In the
revenues ; Mr. Uo Armond of Mlwourl , Mr.
Olllctt of Massachusetts nml others dis
cussed the policy ot expansion nnd Mr.
Lenlz of Ohio severely criticised the nd-
inlnlstrntlon for exercising clemency In the
case of GoncrnI Eagan , The latter charged
that the president was rewarding those who
attacked General Miles , became the latter
lind the manhood to tell the truth about the
nlleged rotten food given to our troops In
1'orto Klco and Cubn. During the course of
ho debate Mr. Hepburn , chairman of the
Interstate nnd foreign commerce committee ,
gave notice that hevould offer the Nica
ragua caiml bill ns an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr. Urosltn , republican of Pennsylvania ,
the first Bpcaker today , characterized the
$20,000,000 to be paid to Spain under the
tnrms of the 1'arls treaty a mere bagatelle.
The American people , ho sulil , would not
tolerate the Idea of looking backward In
governmental development.
Mr. Dochery. democrat of Missouri , who
followed , congratulated the country upon
the statement annde by Mr. Cannon yes
terday. Had It bern made earlier , he said ,
the country might hnto been saved many
millions of dollars. Mr. Dock-cry produced
figures to show that there was already In
sight a deficiency of $67,000,000 for the next
fiscal year. Hut this was apart from the
additional expenditure of $2,500,000 Involved
In the navy poisonnol bill , the new ships
to "be authorized In tbo naval appropriation
bill , the Cuban customs , the $11,000,000 for
public bulldlngo and the enormous cxpcndl-
turts Involved In the Hannn-Payno subsidy
bill and the bill for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal , should either of these
latter bills bo passed.
Mr. Johnson , republican of Indiana , asked
lion' the expenditures could be reduced
under the foreign policy entered upon by
the administration.
Mr. Doekery replied that circumstances
would speedily neecrsUnte largo Increases
In the erst of o.urmilitary . nnd naval estab
lishments , but ho did believe there could bo
a great reduction oh governmental expendi
tures.
Cut Down Home I3xirnclluren. (
"You mean then , " Interposed Mr. John
son , "that womust cut down the expenses
for our Internal affairs at home , In order
that we may ho able to support a great
army and navy abroad ? "
"I am not sure but the gentleman Is
about right , " replied Mr. Doskery. "Some
where the pruning knife must be laid or
else the tax burdens of the people must bo
Increased. "
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argued that It the people -were to bo
to benr additional tax : burdens tin Income
tat ihould be Impoepd Mr Do Araiond ,
speaking of the cruisci ot the war , declare !
thnt great Injustice had been done the
speaker of the house. It was snld every
where that the speaker had been opposed to
the war. Vet , he declared , no solitary man
In the country , no dozen men In fact , had
done KO much to make war Inevitable as the
speaker. Ho had suppressed debate In the
house , had tlfletl the xcntlmeuta and con
sciences of members. President McKlnlcy ,
If he had been here , bad not dared to dose
so much. 7hf > waters had been dammed up
until the flood was Inevitable. At last the
Indignation throughout the country and thj
wholly unexpected blowing up ot the Malno
broke the floodgates.
Turning to the question of the future , Mr.
Uc Armond declared that all history proved
that when rcpublhs turned toward Imperial
ism it was only a question of tlrao when the
end came. There was no doubt we were
traveling a now road. All our grand hcrlt-
a ? e was to be abandoned. Should we not
pause before we made the plunge ?
In conclusion , he appealed to the mem
bers to break their shackles , rise In their
dignity nnd nsscrt themselves In favor ot
America tn America , In favor of free gov
ernment at homo and opposed to oppression
the world o\cr. If congress expired without
acting and matters nero allowed to drift
on the die would be cast. Our pride , our
vanity would bo appealed to. There would
be protests against parting with the Philip
pines. They were ours , 11 will be argued ,
because wo have paid for them ; they are
ours bccaUso wo had shed our blood for
them.
Mr. Glllett , republican ot Massachusetts ,
declared that ho had rather pay $20,000.000
to be honorably rid of the Philippines than
to pay $20,000,000 to keep them. The Islands
could. In his opinion , never be of any good
to us.
Menrnmia Cnnnl Hill Coition IIi.
Mr. Hepburn , republican of Iowa , chair
man of the committee on Interstate nnd for
eign commerce , created something of n sen
sation nt the conclusion of Mr. Glllett's re
marks by giving notice that at the proper
time ho would offer the Nicaragua canal
bill na un amendment to the sundry civil
bill. The announcement was greeted with
applause by the friends of the measure. Ho
had been moved to take this course , he de
clared , by the statement of Mr. Cannon jcs-
tcrday that the bill would bo considered nt
this session. Mr. Hepburn argued that the
amendment would bo lu order and could
properly bo placed upon the bill.
Mr. Grosvenor , under the latitude allowed
for debate , upaku at seme length on the
effect of the wool schedule ot the Dlngley
bill upon the wool growing Industry.
Mr. Underwood , democrat of Alabama , re
viewed the record of the present congress
to show that It had betrayed Its pledges to
the country.
Mr. Klrkpatrlck , republican of Pennsyl
vania , defended expansion nnd Mr. Lentz ,
democrat of Ohio , concluded the debate for
the day with a denunciation of the president
for commuting the sentence of Commissary
General nagnn. He declared thnt General
Eagan's attack upon General Miles had no
parallel In military history. He had called
General Miles a liar for simply telling the
truth , to which 50.000 private soldiers could
testify. The troops had been fed rotten
beef , said Mr. Lcntz , and yet General Eagan
was to be suspended with pay for six years
nnd then retired upon three-fourths pay
because ho had denounced the truth ns a
lie. He was to bo rewarded for attacking
General Miles. With his pay during his
suspension and calculating the length of
his life according to recognized mortality
tables , General Kagan would draw J7S.OOO
from the treasury after ho had been con
victed by court-martial of a most heinous
offense against military discipline.
The committee then rose.
Wednesday , February 22 , was set apart for
paying tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Morrlll.
At 5 o'clock the house took a recess until
8 o'clock , the evening session to be do-
votcd to pension legislation.
TEXT OF MESSAGE ON CABLE
- L'rjrcx ConnrroHH tn Tnlcc
Speedy Action IlcKnriHnR Com
munication nltli the Orient.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. The president's
message on the Paclfl : table transmitted to
congress today h as follows :
EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHINGTON ,
Feb. 10. As a consequence of the treaty of
Paris by the senateof the United States
and Us expected ratification by the Spanish
government , the United States will come
In'o possession of the Philippine Islands on
the farther shores of the Pacific. The
Hawaiian tslancs and Guam being United
States territory and forming convenient
stopping places on the way acrosj the sea ,
the necessity for spt-cdy cable communica
tion between the United States and all the
Pacific Islands has become Imperative. Such
commun.catton should be established in such
a way as to be wholly un3er the control of
the United States In tlmo of peaceor war.
At present the Philippines can be reached
only by cables which pass through many
foreign countries and the Hawaiian lalanJs
and Guam can only bo communicated with
by steamers , Involving delays In each In
stance of nt least a week. The- present con
ditions should not b allowed to continue for
a moment longer than Is absolutely neces
sary. The tlmo has now arrived when a
cable In the Padflc must extend aa far as
Manila , touching at the Hawaiian islands
and Guam on the way.
T u methods of establishing this com-
municatkn at once suggest themselves :
First , construction and maintenance of such
a cable at the expense of the United States
government , and , second , construction and
maintenance of such a. cable by a private
United States corporation under such a safe
guard as congress shall impose. I do not
make any recommendation to congreca as to
which of thcso methods would bo the more
desirable.
A cable of the length of that proposed re
quires so much tlmo for construction and
laying thait It is estimated that at least two
ycar must elapse after giving the order for
the cable before the entire syste-m could Ivo
successfully laid and put in operation
Further deep sea soundings must bo taken
west ot the Hawaiian Hands before the best
route for the cable can be seteoted ,
Under these circumstances It becomes a
paramount ncccffllty that measures should
be taken before the close of the present con-
i gress to provide such means as may seem
i suitable for the establishment of a now
I cable system. L recommend the w hole sub-
Jeot to the careful o:7isl < leratlc i of the con-
I grogs and to such prompt action as may
seem advisable. WILLIAM M'KINLEV.
I'lini'Aiurxj FOII COIWT OF IXQUIIIY.
Cleuernl Mll < * n unil CiiiiiinliKiiiry Te-
imrtnieiit CnllrctliiK Evidence.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Next to nothing
came from the Philippines and interest In
the War department centers on the 15th of
February , when the court of inquiry to In
vestigate General Mlle& ' "embalmed beef"
charges will convene. All information even
as to the court routine Is Judiciously
guarded and officers refrain from expressing
any opinion or making any forecasts In the
case. It Is well understood , however , that
both General Miles and the commissary gen
eral's department are preparing a mass of
evidence which will be submitted to the
court , one of which will tend to support
General Mllrs' statements and the other dis
counting any criticism of the material
bought , passed upon and Issued by the com
missary department. Beth the testimony of
General Miles and of the commissary de
partment will consist In the main of official
reports and both will be voluminous. Gen
eral Kagun Is still at the War department ,
denying himself to nil visitors except per
sonal friends. He Ii now relieved of the
routine work of his olllce , which Is being
transacted by his assistants , and Is free to
devote himself to collaborating his evidence
for presentation to the court. Colonel Weston -
ton , who waj appointed commissary general - -
eral when General Eagan was called to tha
( .ourt-martlal , Is tlll In New York. The
la t news of him received at the department
nas that he had recovered from a severe
Bpell of Illness that resulted from his ex
posure during the Cuban campaign , but was
now on crutches with a return of a severe
attack , ot sciatica contracted In active serv
ice In the -west.
TWO RESOLUTIONS BY ALLEN
\c-tirniUn. Senntur t > H < - thn < I'rlnol-
lilen < if Ilcclnrntliin f Inileiieml-
lie Mntlu tulvcrsill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Mr. Plait ot New
York presented the credentials of Senator-
elect Depew.
A bill amending an act to provide for the
reimbursement of governors of states and
territories for expenses Incurred by them In
raising and equipping the volunteer army
In the war with Spain was reported by Mr.
Warren of Wyoming from the committee on
military affairs. The bill went over to be
printed.
Mr. Allen offered a joint resolution pro
viding for the submission to the legislatures
of an amendment to the constitution provid
ing for the election of United States sena
tors by direct > oto of the people. The reso
lution was laid on the table , Mr , Allen also
offered a rcsolutlcn declaring that the senate
reaffirm the doctrines and principles of the
Declaration of Independence. The resolu
tion further declares that these principles
arc to be ndhcrcd to not only la the United
States , but are to be deemed universal , and
are to apply to nil who have a distinct so
ciety nnd territory of their own. Mr. Allen
asked for Immediate ccnMderntlon of the
resolution , but Mr. Chandler objected , and
It went over.
A house bill to establish a national mili
tary park to commemorate the campaign
siege and defense of Vlcksburg was culled
up by Mr. Money of Mississippi and passed.
The bill appropriates $85.000 for the pur-
puses stated.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas presented a resolu
tion calling upon the secretary of the navy
for a concise statement of the expense of
the personnel of the navy under the pro
posed personnel bill , the amount ot expense
of the 22,500 sailors and the expense of the
marine corpa under the proposed arrange
ment. The resolution was passed.
Mr. McEnery of Louisiana asked th'at
unanimous consent be given for a vote to
bo taken on his resolution declaring this
country's policy In the Philippines next
Monday Immediately after the disposition
of morning business. Mr. Mallory of Flor
ida objected.
The senate agreed to the request of the
house for a conference on the Indian ap
propriation bill'and Senators Allison , Per
kins and Cockrcll is ere' named as the con
ferees.
Consideration of the legislative , executive
and Judicial appropriation bill was then re
sumed. Mr. Foraker offered an amendment
Increasing the expense of the office of sub-
treasurer In Cincinnati by $ M70 per annum ,
by the addition of a stenographer and some
other expenses.
Mr. Allen , In making some Inquiry about
the amendment , said : "Of course if there
are any good things going around 1 nm per
fectly willing that the Ohio man should
have them. "
"And I am much obliged to the senator , "
replied Mr. Foraker.
Mr. Cockrell of Missouri , In antagonizing
the amendment , remarked : "Ohio ehould
ba satisfied with the distinguished honor
It has had , with numerous appointments It
has received In the public service , from
measures up to the highest office In the
gift of the people. "
"That argument , " suggested Mr. Foraker ,
"does not apply to this senator from Ohio. "
"Then , " replied Mr. Cockrcll , "the other
senator has more patronage than ought to
belong to any one senator. "
After some further debate the proposed
Increase was reduced to $720 for a stenog
rapher. At 1:45 : the bill was laid aside for
the day. -
The messfg'e from the president recom
mending a Pacific cable was read nnd re
ferred to the committee on appropriations.
The following bills were passed : Authoriz
ing the Dakota Southern Railway company
to construct n bridge across the Missouri
rlvar at Yankton , S. D. , and for the relief
of the Fourth Arkansas mounted Infantry.
The senate then , at 3:10 p. m. , on motion
of Mr. Hoar , went Into executive session
and nt 5:10 adjourned.
IIOMR soi.oinn DEAD.
I 'or of of l'iul T < nUorn Sent to
Cubn anil I'ort < > Itlco.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The War depart
ment , after long and careful work , has made
up what It believes to be a full and com
plete list of the dead of the Cuban and Porto
Rican wars , who are still Interred In those
Islands. An appropriation has been made
to have these bodies removed to the United
States and the Roumanian , with large forces
of undertakers , has started to Porto Klco to
begin this work The War department so
far has received applications from friends
and relatives of about 300 dead , who wish
to take charge personally of the bodies for
private burial. The quartermaster general's
otnco would like to receive the names and
addresses of any other persons who are au
thorized to take charge of bodies on their
arrival In the United States. Where such
requects are received the bodies , on their
arrival in New York , will bo shipped direct
to the address Indicated and turned over to
friends , the whole expense of the transporta
tion being borne by the government. Bodies
not claimed by relatives wHl be given hon
orable military Interment at Arlington. The
bodies will be brought to the United States
In sealed caskets to prevent danger of In
fection and the work will be accomplished
during cold weather , when danger of Infec
tion Is at a minimum.
CIIAXRKS AIU3 COMING TOO SWIKT.
HciliilrcN n Hevoliillon to Keep Up
with the f.oirriiini-nt.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Scnor Correa ,
the minister from Nicaragua , called at the
State department today in reference to the
revolution which has been In progress In
eastern Nicaragua for several days past ,
The exact cause of the uprising Is not
known here , but It Is supposed to be one
of the first results of the recent rapid
changes In the relations of the states re
cently united In the form of the Greater
Republic of Central America , As the revo
lutionary movement Is so far confined en
tirely to the eastern sldo of the country ,
while Managua , the capital and the seat of
the governmental resources , la on the west
slope of the mountains , the difficult lea ex
perienced by President Zelaya In his en
deavors to suppress the movement are mul
tiplied. The State department has been
forehanded In looking after the Interests
of the United States and of the American
residents In the disturbed section. The gun
boat Marietta was hovering about the east
coast , and now at the Instance of the State
department it has been reinforced by the
Machlas , which probably has arrived at
Blueflelds already. The political causes
-which led to the revolutionary outbreak are
said to be complicated with labor troubles.
Wliy Port Arthur Citiuil lY'ti * Stupiioil.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 , It was said at
the War department today that the work
on the Port Arthur canal hud been stopped
by order of the secretary on account of
some complicated legal questions Involved ,
touching state boundaries and other ques
tions connected with the right to use the
appropriation. The whole matter has been
referred to the attorney general for deci
sion , and Is now in his bands.
Confirmed lt > - Semite ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations of
postmasters : Utah : 11. F. Both. Brlghara.
Wyoming : J. A. McAver , Leader. Mis-
oourl' M. M. Adams , Seneca ; J. II. Heath ,
Pnttonsburg , U I ! . Mortty , Warren ton ; 1 > .
H , Sacks , South St. Joseph ; L. P. Snsse ,
Brunswick , Thomas Sharp , Wellsvllle. The
Renato also confirmed Colon * ! \V. YV. Sin *
clnlr , to be brigadier general , and a large
number of promotions In the army and navy
In the tower grades.
COMMISSION RIVI3S VV < UfAHTJilS.
l.nNt , f HfTrctN of lutentlKntorn Ilnn >
llod 1'p ntiit TncUcil A May.
WASHINGTON , Feb.10. . The War
Investigating commission' * quarters were
dismantled today and 'everything made
ready for the occupancy of the old
rooms by the new Board of Experts on In
sular affairs , which temporarily had taken
other offices In the building. Mcst of the
member * of the commission have left Wash
ington , but two ot them were about thU
morning for a little while preliminary tn de
parture. Several of the attaches will be
kept busy for several days > et nnd Recorder
Mills of the commission linn taken an office
on an adjoining floor , where he will be en
gaged In closing up tie commission's affatn
for several months. All the Important
papers and documents nrc to to locked up
in strong boxes and kept on flic nt the War
department , probably for several years , be
fore being disposed of altogether.
The publication of the report of the com
mission , save for official use and for the
prws , has not been arranged for and copies
for general use -will have to be provided
for by act of congress , It at all.
CABINET OPENS CAN OF BEEF
IN I'oinul to lie In
Condition Kitm tcimlon of
Slur He Cnllcil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. In the cabinet
meeting today the president read a brief ex
tract from the report of the War Investiga
ting commission and the matter was dis
cussed Informally. During the conversa
tion a can of roast beef , which had been
taken from the commissary stores , was
brought In and opened. The members
present examined It as well as could bo done
with the means at hand and all declared
that so far as they could determine It was
In perfect condition , wholesome and sweet.
The question of the transportation to
Cuba of the $3,000.000 , with which the In
surgent army Is to be paid off and the kinds
of money to be sent , was briefly considered.
It was agreed that the Cubans could have
any kind of money they wished , whether
gold , silver or silver certificates , or a part
In each. Shipments of $300,000 eah prob
ably will be made at Intervals of a few-
days , or as rapidly as needed.
The question of an extra session of con
gress was also discussed , and It Is the opin
ion of members of the cabinet that In case
of the failure of the army reorganization
bill an extra session will bo necessary. The
president , during the meeting , called atten
tion to the urgent necessity for a cable across
the Pacific and read the message he had
sent congress on the subject.
Members of the cabinet declared the re
port of the War Investigating commission
to be In no sense a whitewashing report ,
On the other hand It Is stated the committee
has not failed to point out -w here there was
error or fault. For instance it has not
passed without criticism- the amounts re
ceived for transportation of the troops and
It has also found some things to be amiss
In the supply cf medical stores and sub
sistence to the troops , though It h s set out
the palliating -circumstances , such as the
state of unpreparednese of the country and
the difficulty of suddenly training green
men to discharge heavy duties.
Touching .tho . much-discussed questions as
to the character of the meat furnished to the
army , the commission declares that the food
generally -was of good quality and censures
General Miles for his alleged failure to
acquaint the War department with the
faults said by him tohave been , discovered
at Porto Rico. lln
URGES TRANSPACIFIC CABLE
I'rcHldcut Will ( Jommnnlcnte n-Itli
Conjjronn HejcnrdliiB the \ccca-
Ity of ItH CouMtructlon.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The president
will send a message to congress callIng -
Ing attention to tie urgent necessity for
the construction of a cable across the Pa
cific ocean. It will not make any specific
recommendation oa to the mode by which
the cable shall be secured , the main point
being thnt it is Imperatively necessary a
cable should be laid.
RATIFICATION IS COMPLETE
VnrlN Convention Itutlflcil by the
Senate Now nocclvcn
tnrc of the I'rcnlilent.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The treaty ol
peace ratified by the senate was signed by
the president and Secretary Hay at 2:35 :
o'clock this afternoon in tbo library of the
executive mansion.
1'IIOTESTS rilOM PACIFIC COAST.
ObJectlonH tn Conxion of Alnnknn Port
to the CnnndlniiH.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10 , The Anglo-
American commission had a full session to
day , but no agreements were reached as to
the chief points at Issue. There were also
two meetings of the American commissioners
to confer on points brought up In joint
session , a prolonged one during the fore
noon taking up the Alaskan boundary qurn-
tlon. Telegrams and protests from chambers
of commerce and Individuals along the Pa
cific coast against any cession of Skagway
or other points on the southern Alaskan
coast are still being sent to senators and
representatives here as n result of reports
of an intention to cede Canada the port.
Whatever the outcome of the delicate ne
gotiations may be there has not yet been
any conclusive action on the part of the
commission. There Is no Indication of when
the commission will finish its labors.
Portnlnlnir to I'oNtnltlcrii ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Iowa postmasters appointed : Cyrua
13. Robinson , Haramervllle , Buchanan
county ; Mrs , Emily J. Button , at Peach ,
Buena Vista county , and T. W. Caster , at
Underwood , PotUwattamle county.
An crder has been Issued discontinuing
the postofflce at Keg Creek , Pottawattamlo
county , Iowa , Pottawattamlo county.
An order .has been 'Issued discharging Pri
vate Neal C. O , Drake , Company CFirst
Nebraska regiment.
Hope to net Uli DullilliiK IIIIU.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The status of
public bulldlnp bills which failed of passage
In the houfie was considered by the house
committee on public buildings today. Con
ferences will be held with the rules com
mittees with the idea of getting the bills
up again. They will be gone over for the
purpose of bringing up the most meritorious
when further Investigation commences ,
Action 011 CnnnI Illll.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Mr. Hepburn ,
chairman of the committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce , gave notice In the house
this afternoon that at the proper time he
would offer the Nicaragua canal bill as an
amendment to the sundry civil bills. The
statement was greeted with applause.
.Niii-tlirrii 1'iiflllu AVimU Mail * .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. President Mel-
Icn and Vice President Lament of the
Northern PaclQc railroad had a conference
today with the Postofflce department lookIng -
Ing to securing larger contracts to be let
IhU sprlug for carrying the malls.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures all throat
and lung affections Instantly , 25 eta.
SOCT11 DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Doings of n Diy Among the Assembled
Salons at Piorre.
SENATE DISCUSSES KYLE AND PETTIGREW
Itmnlntiiiti of Tlmrntlny I'oiiitiieixlltiu
thr Purnicr nnil Coiiil
the 1utter IN Tntilril After
n lint llclmtc.
VIERKB. S. D. , Feb. 10. { Special Tele
gram. ) The senate session started with a
warm fight on the resolution In regard to
the action of Sonatois Kjlo nnd Peltlgrow
on the peace treaty. Smith aiked that the
resolution as adopted , with his amendment
denouncing cxpanilon and the administra
tion for causing bloodshed at Manila , be
forwarded to the troops In the Philippines ,
to be rend by company commanders.
Stewart moved to strike out all but the
original resolution , endorsing Kyle nnd de
nouncing Pettlgrcw , nnd a call of the senate
wn9 demanded. After the call had been
raised Loomls roasted Pettlgrew as a rene
gade , declaring It was such action as his
which had kept South Dakota troops In the
field so long and the resolution to bo apace
with copperhead resolutions of the civil war.
The whole -matter was finally tabled and
the record expunged.
A resolution by Stiles wa adopted , pro
viding that no more appropriation * for
buildings or new offlcej be passed until thu
general apprcprlatlon bill has passed.
A bill was Introduced by Doyland for a
Congressman A. T. Goodwyn.
Hon. A. T. Goodwyn , Congress
man -from Alabama , writes from
Washington , D. C. , to Dr. Hartman
as follow a :
"Gentlemen I have now used
one bottle of Pe-ru-na and am a
well man today. I cculd feel the
good effects of your medicine be
fore I had used It a. week , after
suffering with catarrh for over a
year. " Pe-ru-na is very prompt
In Its action. One bottle convinces
the most skeptical.
Mr. T. Sherman Bryan.
Jlr. T. Sherman Bryan , writing
to Dr. Hartman , says : "I ha-\e
been using Pe-ru-na for some time
past and wish to testify as to Its
great value In cases of catarrh ,
My whole system was permeated
with catarrh for several years.
After italng Pe-ru-na 1 find that
I nm. greatly Improved and can
not speak -too highly In praise of
your great medicine. It has given
mo a new lease on life. " Mr. T.
Sherman Bryan Is a cousin ot
Wllllnm Jennings Bryan , late can-
tdate for President , and namesake
of General William T. Sherman.
r
Sister of St. Francis.
The Sisters ot St. J'rancls of St. Vin
cent's Orphan Asylum , East Main street ,
corner of HOBO avenue , Columbus , Ohio , In
n letter dated Juno 2 , 1898 , to Dr. S. B.
Hartman , toy. "Some years ago a friend of
our Institution recommended to us Dr. Hart-
man's Pe-ru-na as an excellent remedy for
la grippe , of which we then had several
cases which threatened to be of a serious
character. We began to use It , and experi
enced suh wonderful results that since then
Pe-rtt-na has become our favorite medicine
for la grippe , catarrh , coughs , colds and
bronchitis , "
County Commissioner John Williams , ot
617 West Second street , Duluth , Minn. , In a
recent letter to Dr.
Hartman , eaye : "Ab
a remedy for catarrh I
can cheerfully recom
mend Pe-ru-no , I
know what It Is to suf
fer from that terrible
dUcaje , and 1 fcJl that
It Is my duty to speak
i a good word for the
remedy that brought
me Immediate relief.
Pe-ru-na cured mo of
Mr. John Wllllama. a bad case ofcatarrh ,
and J know it will
cure any other sufferer from that disease.
How many lives are ruined , how many
homes made unhappy , by catarrhal diseases ,
no man can number , and the whole trouble
results from a foolish neglect of common
colds. While Pe-ru-na , properly used , will
euro almost every case of chronic catarrh ,
chronic brcnchltls , and consumption ( In Its
first stages ) , yet , as a preventive of these
diseases , It Is of still greater value. I do
not hosltato to guarantee that every one
who uses Pe ru-na at the beginning of a
cold will quickly recover , and the cold leave
no trace of damage to the system.
Every case of catarrh is the reuult of a
r.cglectod cold. In whatever organ the cold
eettka of the loJy , there the catarrh ap
pears. Pe-ru-na cur s catarrh wherever
located ,
commissioner of Immigration , placing the
duties on the office of land commissioner ,
ivlth an additional clerk at Jl.ZOCi per yenr ,
The afternoon session of the n.itc
started -with the bill to divide tie * Ut
Into two con re lonnl districts , -which was
killed T > y a vote of J-4 to 15.
Senator Hntiten Introduced a bill to tnx
all voters between 21 and 60 years of nno i
41 per year ns n good citizenship fund , the
fund to bo distributed ns prized for good
character and conduct i s .scholarship of
pupils In public schools , nnd a hill to apply
the Initiative nnd referendum to cities nu.l
municipalities.
The senate -pasned house bills fixing the
terms of township supervisors nt three
years and a memorial for the free home
stead Ian.
The bills repealing n criminal penalty for
usury nnd making the levy of the county
j school tax optional with the county com-
I mlsslonors tvcro killed.
Work of tlio Ilitiivp.
In the house n favorable report was re
turned on the bill for creating the office
of commissioner of Immigration with the
salary cut to $1,300 per joar.
Hcpresontatlto Glats moved nn adjourn-
men thU evening to 10:30 : Tuesday , which
carried. 49 In S3 , on roll cnll.
Hills Introduced were :
lly Harrington Providing for the manner
of levy rf epeclal taxes In cities.
Hy Copper Regulating the management
of pool and billiard rooms.
By Moody Dispensary law.
P. 1) . Munger , a committee clerk , was
| Instructed to accompany the IVanklnton
IntcsUgatlng committee.
Bills passed wereTo prevent the re
moval of buildings frcm lots or lands unless
tax re had lecn raid , appropriating money
for expense of the sole nnd Iccsc of state
lands , appropriating (2,200 ( for a dormitory
EXALT SIZli Or
Miss Annie Wyandottc.
Miss AnnloVyandotte , queen cf the op-
oratlo stage and dramatic toprano , has writ
ten Dr. Hartman u number of very cnthusa-
astlo letters concerning her cure. Catarrh
had completely destroyed her voice , no that
sliu was unable to speak aloud. Pe-ru-na
restored her voice completely , enabling her
to return to her profession.
She -writes Dr. Hartman from Fifteenth
street and Jackson avenue , Kansas City.
Mo. : "Pe-ru-na has been my ealvatlon. It
baa given nitf back a beautiful voice a gift
of God ; It has brought mo once more to my
old profession , I can talk now , and ting ,
wbero before I could hardly whisper. I
wish every person who U Buffeting oa 1
suffered might know Pe-ru-na. My voice
was completely gone. 1 am now entirely
restored to health and -\olce , "
nt thn Mndlson normal ) ( or the protection of
fUh * nd cncournBtmeut for tr.ic3ifr ' rend
ing circle * .
Two more of Shtrrnrd's blll were Wiled
an short notice , na weio PvpnVl minor
'
. The only argument of hot VMUI
over UH ! to turn the dog tax "Into th <
| hrep fund , which van finally * etit back
to committee.
[ INDIAN IMm'Tl'.tl l.'Oll MfUDKU.
I tiiMiil .Shot In llelil on Clinrnr nt Klll-
{ Inn UNVlfo. .
DKADWOOU. S , 1) . , Feb. 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) An Indictment wa * ( oilml today
by the United States grand Jury against
> Good Shot , the Indian chargedwllh mur-
I derltig his wife. HPwill iw tried after
' Kenne and Kcllcy , the postotnco robbers.
i The Jury disagreed In n verdict for Otto
j \Vebber , the counterfeiter. The postofllco
robbery cases are being tried.
1'rolHnlilr Slilpmrn ! ( if C'ntllr.
lU'llON. S. 1) . . Fob. 10. ( Special )
\Vllllam Hrlpgs , who owns nnd operates a >
large farm nnd stoclx.rancll south of th ! <
I city , took thlrty-fhe head of rattle to Chl-
I cigo n few days ago , for which he received
' the sum of JJ.B5R. Seven of the number
were 2 > enrs old , nnd "weighed l.SJO poundi
each , and brought ft.fti per 100 pounds.
Twenty-eight head were 3 jvars old and av
eraged 1,638 pounds each' , nnd for which the
I seller reccl\ed 4o.f > 0 per 100 pounds.
Dull)4 TrriiKtiry Stntt'nit'iit ,
WASHINGTON. Vo10 \ Today's stite-
mont of the condition ot the treasury
showsvnllabto c.-vsh balances , 4272,651. *
C47 ; gold resene. } 227S12,6Gi ; .
The smallest tniuis ; exen trie greatest In
fluence. De Witt's Little Early nlscra are
uncrjuailcd for overcoming constlpatlrti and
liver troubltw * . Small pill , host vlll , safe pill.
Pe-ru-na Cures Catarrh Wherever Located.
Congressman n. Z. Llnnoy.
Congressman Romulus Z. Llnnoy ,
from North Carolina , writes to Dr.
Hartman from Washington , D. C. ,
as follows : "My Private Secretary
has beca using Pe-ru-na for several
weeks and 1 wish , to testify as to
Its great merits In cases of catarrh.
My Secretary had as bad a. ease aa
I CT saw , nnd since ho has taken
ono bottle he seems Ilko a. different
man. I don t tnlnlt any man under
a. nervous strain should bowith -
< > ut It. " . _ . „ ,
Major A. A. Mabson.
Major Algernon A. Mabson , of the
Tenth Volunteer Regiment , sta
tioned at Macon , Go. , In a recent
letter to Dr. Hartman from Wash
ington , D. C. , says : "I think -there
Is no better medicine on earth than
your Pc-ru-na for catarrh. It has
fiurely cured me. H would itako a
volume to tell you all the good It
has done for me. Pe-ru-nn is the
greatest remedy ever prepared , and
I think I have tried them all. " Tbo
Doctor receives many such letter !
every week.
Mlsa Sadlo Martlnot.
Sadlo Martlnot , the prominent young
actress , writes to Dr. Hartman In regard to
Pe-ru-na , as follows : "It given me great
pleasure to recommend Pc-ru-na to the
members of my profession. I have found It
most helpful , nnd lakcn directly before the
performance , whenever the voice seems un
reliable , 1 trellcvcH hoarseness and dispels
fill tendency to coughing. I regard It na
invaluable to actresses , singers , and all per
son * ! who are obliged to depend upon clear-
ne s of voice. I consider I'p-ru-na of espe
cial benefit to women , and particularly rec
ommend it to them. My dressing-table to
never without It. "
Hon. Geo. Kerstcn , a well-know Jufillco of
the Peace of Chicago , saya : " 1 was afflicted
with catarrh for nlno
yearj. My catarrh was
located chiefly In my
head. I tried many
remedies without avail ,
I applied to several
doctors , but they were
not able to cure mo. I
learned of the rem
edy , Pe-ru-na , through
the. newspapers. After
taking the rc-medy for Hon. Oco. Keraten.
18 weeks I wus entirely cured. I consider
my cure permanent , as It hus been two and
a half jcaie ulncii I was cured. "
Chronic catarrh Is BO undoubtedly and
directly the result of an ordinary cold that
It wonld bo quite correct to cell rhrnnlo
Catarrh a settled ( or old ) cold. At least ono-
Imlf of 'the Inhabitant ! ! nortfi of the -lOtli
dcgrea of latitude are more or loss afflicted
with catarrh In some form , To soy that
this vast multitude of people Arc ml&erablo
Is to jsivo only ti mild statement of uho
raue. Nearly ou < v disease to which the
human family lu subject Is cuuaed by ca
tarrh. Very few people. Indeed , are entirely
free fiom catarrh. Stnd for Dr. lUrtman's
latest free book on catarrh , IiuUt on hav
ing Pruna. . There in no medicine that
can take Its place. There Ja only one syt-
toinatlo catarrh remedy- and that la Pe-
ru-na.