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    'JJIH OMAHA DAILY UK IS : SATtTHDAY , niSriiTMBKK ! ) , 18DD.
CIS-GDI Dec Dec. 6 1SOS.
Telephones - , , . , .
Kid Gloves
i An opportunity to replenish your gloves at
one-half regular price On Saturday , December
ith ) , we will plaee on special sale one lot of Tre-
fousso make , ladies' kid gloves , two clasp , colors
white , English reds , modes , brown and black.
Wo have always sold these gloves at $1.00 per pair.
Saturday , special price 50c per pair.
We have a few elzra left of Foster Lace Gloves , mostlv light tan shades , fancy
stltchlcgs on lAok ) , always old at S 1.60 per pair ; niw on sale at $1.00 per pair.
Our Gloves for holiday gifts comprise t be best of makes , in cither hook or clasp ,
mrtrto from b8t Belcftcd kid eklns , I n all the now colorings.
\\poloHpSntiirilnyn nt 0 i > . in.
JLOESTD POn FOSTER KID GLOVES AND SloCAI.L'S
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THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
r. M. O. A. BUILDING , OOR. 1UTU AND DOUGLAS ST8.
ANSWERS BRICIhUl ROBtRft
Gentile Delegation from Utah. Now at
gtoDi Issues an Addra'M.
SENTIMENTAL PEOPLE BEING MISLID
aciillli-n AfiMiTl ItolicrlM linn .No Claim
on .S > inim < lilf ( of Hie I'eonlc
* llvvnitnc HiItnowliiKly
Vlolntvn ( lie l.mv.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. An ane.vcr to
lirlRham Kohcrts' address to the "American
people" wsii made today by a delegation
representing the Gentllo clement In Utah ,
who nro hero to oppose Roberts. The au-
Buer Is as follows :
In this morning's papers Mr. Roberts
makes an appeal for s.vmpatby in wljicn
nro many statements needing correction ,
while many facts nro suppressed.
In other states men who Haunt their violations
lations of the law of decency before the
public are sent to tbo penitentiary. U s
only In I'tah where such Indecency 13
ndded to one's eligibility to political pref-
Mr. Roberts claims that whatever were
his civil disabilities before statehood , they
were removed by the adoption of the state
constitution. At the time of the passage
of the enabling act Mr. Roberts was , as
ho seerns In bis appeal to admit , dlslran-
chlsed by net of congress ami therefore
not ft full citizen of the United States , nn
by the constitution bo must be to become
a member of congress ; then he Is still in
the same condition , because the constitu
tion of Utah could not restore him to fed-
cral citizenship and ths enabling act did
not do it.
Mr. Roberts says ho has not been con
victed since statehood , but It does not fol
low that he Is Innocent. He Is now a fugi
tive from Justice In Salt Lake county on a
charge of unlawful cohabitation , and in
Davis county , Utnb , where resides one of.
his polygamous wives with her Illegiti
mate twins , born August 11 , 1807 , a charge
of adultery ( a felony under tbo laws of
Utah ) has been for two months pigeon
holed by a Mormon prosecuting attorney.
Mr. Roberts In his attempt to belittle Ills
crimes Insists that be in only charged with
n misdemeanor. He knows better. Ho
knows that he had been , under oath and
before the proper prosecuting ofilccrs ,
charged with the felony of adultery as
wcll'iis the misdemeanor of unlawful co-
habltti .
HentliiiL-iitnl I'coulc Minted.
Many sentimental people nro being mis
led by Mr , Roberts' very Ingenious suggestions
' ' Infer that lie
tions , by which 'some'people
took bis polygamous wives before be knew
It to be unlawful. This is a mistake.
Adultery wns a crime In Utah when Mr.
Roberts wna born , and nt tbo time of the
Cttlioni anti-polygamy , act Mr , Roberts was
only 6 years old. His plea for sympathy
therefore amounts only to this , tbnt no
should bo allowed to continue bis crimi
nal practices notwithstanding lie took bis
polygamous wives in defiance of law. \ \ o
demand that bo should support Ills fami
lies , but also demand that he shall cease
the begetting or further Illegitimate off
spring , and this Is our only bone of con
tention , the only tblng demanded which be
refuses to yield. In this matter we dis
claim any desire to have him declared In-
nllglblc because liu H a Mormon , but solely
because he In violating the laws ot t'tab ,
and of the United States and of common
decency.
Former Congressman XV. S. King was nnd
Is a Mormon and no claim of Incllgiblllty
wns ever ni.itle neainst him. Wo point to
this "act as chowlns that wo o : > nose Mr.
Roberts not on the ground of any real
opinions entertained by him , but because of
bin criminal practices. Neither Is this n
matter of religious or political persecution
or prejudice. The undersigned include men
ot different churches and men who belong
to no church , those who are republicans
nnd those who are doiroernts. Mr. Roberts
denies nudwe nssrrt that the compart between -
tweon Utah and the other states lias been
violated. That compact wrts evidenced by
many public not * , as follows :
Flrst-Uy tbo manifesto of the Mormon
church In 1SOO , which by their leading men
was Interpreted under oath to prohibit the
continuance of polygamous relations as
well us contracting of now marriages.
Second -Uy the Utah legislature , which In
1892 made. Unlawful cohabitation as well as
polygamy crimes against the territory ,
Third By the solemn pledges of the
npostloof IhlB alleged church , that these
Inws would bo obeyed nnd enforced , which
pledge wits mad ? in a petition to thu presi
dent praying for a general amnesty procla
mation.
Fourth Uy the declaration * made by
prominent citizens of Utali before thu con
gressional committee having the enabling
act under consideration , where also the
foregoing evidences and statements were
used to necure ttntchood
Flfth-nv the declaration In the consti
tution of Utuh. thut nolviramous marriages
shall be fo-ever prohibited.
Sixth The act of the constitutional con
vention continuing In force the territorial
laws punishing unlawful cohabitation aa
well as polygamy , of which convention Mr.
Roberts was a member.
All these public aets combined shoiv con
clusively that the- compact Includes the ills-
continuance of old polyimmous relations aa
well as the prevention of new ones.
Kvldonoi- llroltcn Coin-met.
As evidence that this cnrnnact lias been
broken wo point to the following :
First That lu Utah 1 COO illegitimate chil
dren Imvo bcfn I'or.n to polygamous wives
since stntuhooO.
Second-r-That about 2000 polygamous
households now exii t In Utah nnd that the
attempt to secure a punishment of these
offenders 1 denounced bv the majority , as
wo bollovc. of Utah's citizens.
Third That tbo circumstantial evidence
tinmlstaknhlv points to thu existence of new
Wives In polygamous households , tlio most
cowplcuous examples of which are the
cascH ot Apostles Abraham II Cannon ,
John Taylor and Apostlp Teasdnle , l.i ut
lfant the llrst of wblrli iv church oritnn of
the domlmtnt church n'fusee to deny the
norriagH and thn new polygamous wlfo is
rvailoved ni n teacher In a church academy.
Fourth That the very men who Inter
preted the manifesto of isu ; to prohibit un
lawful cohabitation with urlor acquired
vlven now p'.iblMy Justify its continuance.
Kftll | Thut mgst of the mine men. who
In a petition for amnesty pledged tliolr sn-
cred honor for the obedience of tbo law by
Every Cloud Has
a Silver Lining
' The clouds of bad blood enveloping
humanity hawe a stive r lining in the shape
'of a specific ( o remove them. It is Hood's
SarsapHrilla , America's Greatest Medicine ,
which , drives out all impurities from the
blood , of either sex or any age.
their people , are now by example nnd pre
cept encouraging the commission of the
crime of unlawful cnhnbltntlon.
Sixth As a further evidence of this bad
fnlth. we call attention tn the fact that men
holding high church olllres had plead guilty
to the crime of unlawful cohabitation be
fore the stnte court" without having their
church standing affected , oven In some
tnscB having their Hues paid by sym
pathetic friend ?
Seventh All this If by necessary Implica
tion endorsed by a majority of Utah's people
ple In the election of Hrlghain II. Roberts ,
who during his campaign for election wns
publicly charged with being a violator of
the laws , as evidenced by bis illegitimate
progeny , and In t'plte of these undenled
charges be was elected by nn overwhelm
ing majority.
That Mr. Roberts himself undemtood that
compact to mean the discontinuance of un
lawful cohabitation , wo point to his regis
tration oath ot 1S93 , In which he swore It to
be hip Intention to obey the law prohibiting
unlawful cohabitation.
T. C. ILIF1T. Salt Lnke.
O.V. . MARTIN , Mnnll , Utah.
r. M. O\VRN , Salt Lake.
,1. M. COOMBS. Rrighnm City. Utah.
A. T. SCHROKD13R. Salt Lnke.
SECHUT SESSION OIIOIIHHTM. .
HOIIMC Coiiiniltti-i * Not IIcclilcil Vet on
Hiilex of I'roceilnrc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. The committee
which is to Inquire in'to the status ot Mr.
Roberts of Utah held a protracted session
behind closed doors today. During the
early hours of the meeting Mr. Roberts was
present and made a statement as to his gen
eral wishes In connection with the inquiry.
He said ho was specially desirous of having
the committee first go into his prima facie
right to a scat , afterward taking up the
general merits of the subject. He said ho
favored open sessions. Ho had indicated
also that he desired to present testimony
relative to the manner in which the charges
against him were prepared. He then retired
and the committee continued In private ses
sion until 1 o'clock , when a recess was
taken until 2 p. m. The details of pro
cedure were still under consideration.
The 2 o'clock meeting was brief and was
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
No announcement was made except that
Chairman Taylor of Ohio said the work was
progressing satisfactorily and smoothly. It
Is understood that some question exists as
to whether Roberts shall be treated as a
contesting member , or bo asked to plead ES
In a trial , and the committee will probably
hear him further before reaching a coa-
clu&lun.
AMERICAN FRUIT IN BERLIN
Authorities llvicln the Seizures and
VexatloiiK IiiniicotloiiH
BERLIN , Dec. S. The seizures and vex
atious Inspection of American fruit have be
gun again. The Nation tomorrow will con
tain n timely article by Dr. Dohrn , the well
known exsert , based mainly on a book by
Dr. I. Krueger , to wHlch a prize was re
cently awarded by the Stettin Pomologlcal
Eoclety , In which the writer furnished strong
evidence -that owing to climatic differences
befwecn tha United States and Germany ,
particularly the American winters , Ameri
can insects cannot spread hero. Dr. Dohrn
emphasizes Dr. Krucgor's demolition ot the
long held hypothesis that the Colorado bug
and the San Joss scale did severe damage -
ago here.
"Slnco our government experts them
selves , " says Dr. Dohrn , "now acknowledge
that the scale cannot spread here , it Is
high tlmd to abolish measures that are still
enforced against American fruit , measures
which lighten the price. There are In
stances In which the coet of Inspection
amounts to one-eighth of the market value
of the fruit. If the imperial government
of Its own accord will not stop this nui-
, let us hope that the Reichstag will. "
INDULGES IK AVri-HITISII TALK.
rinltr McmluT of the French
Chamber IM Applauded.
PARIS , Dec. 8. During the debate In the
Chamber of Deputies today on the colonial
budget Flrmln Fauro , anti-Semite , urgo.l
the necessity of strengthening the dofcnsefl
of the colonies and the colonial army , In ad
dition to a system of French-owned cables.
Ho pointed out that whllo Mr. Chamber
lain's Leicester speech was , perhaps , only
his personal view , the fact that a Hrltlsh
minister had Indulged In such language
toward France was sufficiently grave cause
for Its consideration by the Chamber , and
ho ndded It waa high time to take notice
of Mr. Chamberlain's warning.
M. Faure also Intimated that Drltlsh emis
saries were overrunning Tunis , disguised
as Protestant missionaries , and selling am
munition to the Arabs.
The anti-British remarks were heartily
cheered.
Accident * to TMO .Steamer * .
LONDON , Dec. 8. The Dritluli steamer
Cralgnetilt , which arrived at Hamburg on
November 23 , from Galveston , Is aeboro In
the Tyne. All on board wore saved.
The British steamer Mallby , which ar-
rlveJ at Liverpool on November 14 from
Savannah and was reported yesterday ashore
In the Tyne , has broken in two.
rmiMcrvatlvi-N ( 'nine Into I'mvrr ,
MONTREAL , Dec. 8. The latest returns
to the Star from yesterday's legislative olec-
iloir In the province of Manitoba show the
election -at twenty-four conservatives nnd
fourteen liberals , with two ( Hstrlcts In
doubt. The liberal party under Thomas
Greenway has been In power for many
ycara.
A rue n 11 in- Wheat l'riiNpei'l fionil , '
BUItNOS AVRI5S , Dae , 8. The wheat
prcspects In the Argentine are excellent.
There will probably be an exportable surplus
of 2,000.000 bushclK , The total wool clip is
about 225,000 tone , which guarantees a t > ur-
plns.
Venezuelan Govcriiniciit In Hopeful.
CARACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 8. ( Via
Haytcan Cable. ) Troopc have left here for
Maracalbo , which has been declared
blockaded to trade. The situation from the
government standpoint , it U announced , U
Improving dally ,
I'ooe CeleliralfH .Manx ,
ROMK , Dec. 8. In spite of rainy weather
and thft advice of hla physicians , the pipe
celebrated mass In his private chapel today.
LITTLE NEWS FROM SECROS
Ontbrcak of Natives Dna to the Oircnlation
of Falsa Haporls ,
FILIPINO JUNTA ACTIVt SPREADING NEWS
Sick nnil"\Vnunilcil llPiui'ii ' from
Srirrnl lliinilrcil llclcnncd
Slimit * ! ! I'rltoiii'rs at Hint
1'uInt HIITC Is Aetltc.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. S. General Oils to
day cabled the War department In regard to
the uprising In Negros as follows :
"MANILA , Ucc. 8. I am Informed the cut-
break of natives In the district'of South Nc-
Bros was the result of reported recent great
Insurgent victories In Luzon and t'anay.
which the natives bolloyc. The extent of
the outbreak not nocertalncd. Lleutcuin * .
A. C. Lcdyard , Sixth intatitry , killed ; two
privates wounded.
"Ono of our ehlef dlfflrtiltlpf ) arises from
the circulation of falsehoods among the na
tives , defamatory newspaper nrtlcles of
fnlted Stated and Kuropc promptly pub
lished In Spanlnh In San Francisco , Madrid
and by Hong Kong Junta and circulated In
Philippines ; Insurgents have based all hopce
on false rumors. "
A second dispatch from General 0 h ,
dated today , says :
"Hospital ship Hollcf Just returned from
Vlgan , bringing 272 sick soldiers , 232 Span
ish prisoners ; reports several hundred Span
ish prisoners at Vlgan , for \\hlch wo send
transport this evening. Colonel , Hare ,
Thirty-third Infantry , took Dangucd Sth lust ,
and now with portion of regiment and bat
talion Thirty-fourth Infantry In pursuit of
Insurgents on road southeast to I.epanto ,
thence to Dontoc , on which Aguinaldo and
300 Insurgents are supposed to be relratlng
with American prisoner * ! . Inhabitants of
western Luzon coast friendly and give as
sistance. "
General Otis also reports the arrival of the
transport Olymplalth the Thirty-ninth In
fantry , one battalion of the Forty-fifth In
fantry and some recruits. There were no
casualties during the voyage.
Lieutenant Lcdyard wae a son of President
Henry B. Ledyard of the Michigan Cential
railroad and a ncphow ot General Uugglcs ,
formerly adjutant general of the army. Ho
enlisted as a private In the First artillery at
the outbreak of the Spanish war. He W.-H
transferred Into the regular service July 9 ,
1898 , and was attached to General Miles"
staff during the Porto Rlcau campaign.
llln Few C'linnccN to KNOHIM- .
The town of Uontoc , toward which Aguln
aldo with his body guard Is eald to bo re
treating , lies In the mountain fastnesses
about fifty-live or sixty miles boutheast o :
Vlgan. If this last report as to Agulnaldo's
whereabouts Is true It Indicates that he has
been headed off to the northward for the
first time , and lo being compelled to retrace I
his steps toward the south. If ho Is striving !
to regain his old stronghold In Cavlto prov
ince his ichancfs of success aio very slight.
Directly In his line of march Is a considera
ble American force at Uayambong , to the j
westward of that point Is Whcaton'o forcer
and to the east of Bayambong Is an almost j '
Irnpassablo mountain range. So with Young-
behind him , with Colonel Hnro close In hia
rca. , and his front obstructed , the War de
partment officials feel that Agulnaldo haa
llttlo chance of escaping to the southward.
Major Datcheller Is said to bo making
rapidly for Aparrl , about the only port on I
the extreme north end of the Island , so asj
to reduce the outlet In that direction. Tho' '
beet chance remaining to Agulnaldo IB be-1
lltvei' to Ho lu ulmnUun tha osccrt of 800 i
now traveling with him , In which case ho
could easily Inturo bis personal cssapo id
disguise.
\UWM Irokeii to Iicilyitnl'M Kiithor.
DETROIT , Dec. S. The news of the dcatli
of Lieutenant Augustus C. Lcdyard , who was
killed In Negroa , was broken today to his
father , Henry B. Ledyard , president of tht
Michigan Central railroad , whllo the father
was enrouto homo from New York. It was
decided to send an intimate friend to race !
the president's car and endeavor to soften
tha blow' . The lieutenant was Mr. Led-
yard's second eon. Ho was at Yale at thn
outbreak of the Spanish war and had out
lined for himself a railroad career. Joining
the patriotic rush of student * , ho enlisted
In r , New York battery and spent most o (
his time as a volunteer In Camp Libre , near
Tampa. Afterward , at his own and his
father's desire , ho entered the regular army
as second lieutenant. Ho was a grandson
ol tha famous General Lewis Cass.
GENERAL YOUNG AGGRESSIVE
HUH Only a .Small Forcr , hut DOCK Not
Hesitateto AttneU thu
MANILA , Dec. S. 10:55 : a. nt. There was
considerable relief In Manila when the news
was received today that General Young's
small force had arrived safely nt Vlsan ,
province of South Ilocos , December C.
Anxiety has been felt for General Young
nnd the garrison nt Vigan since It was
known that General Tlno had a large ag
gressive body of Insurgents operating in the
vicinity. General Tlno made a stand In the
mountain pass between Narvacan and San
Qulnto. The natural strength of the posi
tion was augmented by trenches and pit
falls. The light lasted five hours. Gen
eral Young had three companies of the
Thirty-fourth Infantry under Lieutenant
Colonel Robert L. Howze and two troops of
the Third cavalry , Captain Swlgart com
manding , and ono troop under Captain
Chase. Ho was reinforced during the flg'.it
by Colonel Luther R. Hare with u batta'loti
of the Thirty-third , onroute to Vigan. Gen
eral Young ended the fight by charging and
routing the enemy , who left twenty-five
dead and several rides and thousands of
rounds of ammunition In the trenches. The
| Sorry she |
| didn't quit I
| coffee sooner II I I
i ( t
c | before kidneys &
$ became affected f
"Since leaving off coffee and u lng Pontum
I''ood Coffee , my kidney trouble has been bo
much better that I am sorry I did not cpm-
menco sooner , before the kidneys were bo
badly affected as they are now.
"Tho Postum Food Coffee was recom
mended to no | by Rov. Gray nnd wife of
Coldwater. who said It had been of great
benefit to them , doing away with bad feel
ing of the heart , Indigestion , etc. , the truth
of which I have ulnco proved by actual ex
perience. . Postuni Food Coffee , In my
opinion ( and this opinion endorsed by many
others ) , Is far above the bitter-tasting berry
coffee , but Pcstum nnibt bo properly pro-
purt'J , nnd that Is easy if one will simply
follow directions. For my part. I shall
never use any other kind of coffee so long
aa I can get I'cetura Fojil Coffee. " Mrs L.
A. Ross , Protection , Kaoaaa ,
enemy ompl" > > eci nrtill.ery. Onlv one \mt > rl-
enn was gcrloutly noufttted.
The uprlflng Irt the Island of Negros waa
led by the police of La Oarlota district ,
where there is a small American garrison.
The police Inspired fatec reports of Insur
gent victories Ip Luzon and Panay. There
are 250 native police In Negros , uniformed
and armed with Springfield rifles.
Lieutenant Lodyard , the American odlcer
killed , was a ron of the president of the
Michigan Central railroad and a popular
officer.
MrooUI > iirH1 c nt Slnitninirr.
WASHINGTON , Dec. S. The Hrookl > n ar
rived at Singapore on 'Its way to Manila
yesterday. Xo word has been receive 1 of
the New Orleans slnre it left Colombo ,
! Ceylon , but It must be close behind.
RULE ON THEJINANCE BILL
Dcliuto tn Cii in mi' in i" Monilny mill
Vote tn 1 ! | . TnUi'li on I'lil-
lou litif Monday.
.WASHINGTON , Dor. 8. The house today
adopted n special order for the considera
tion ot the currency bill , beginning next
Sirndnj' . Th < j general dcbato will continue
until Krlday , on Saturday amendments may
be offered under the five-minute rule and on
the following Monday the vote will bo
taken. The democrats , populists and Mlver-
Hcs presented a colld front against the adop
tion of the resolutions and ovcry , republican
voted for II.
Richardson , 'leader of Iho minority ,
taunted sotno of the majority leaders with
their change of front In coming out llat-
footcdly for the gold standard , but Grns-
venoi- and Cannon good-naturedly rop'lled
that they had learned something with ad
vancing years , The former said the
demociatlc party was the only living dem
onstration of the survival of a great organ
ization which refused to learn anything.
Representative llltt lu'.rodriod a bill to
provide a territorial form of government for
Hawaii. It Is similar to the measure re
ported to the hcuso last year , providing a
territorial governor appointed by the presi
dent and a legislature of two housta.
Sherman of New York Introduced a bill
authorizing the postmaster general to con
tract with an American cable company to
send olllclal messages to Hawaii , the Philip
pines ; Japan and China for twenty years
at not to exceed $400,000 a year.
Other bills are : Ily Kerr of Ohio , admit
ting veterans of the war with Spain to the
homes of disabled Dlcllers : Flynn of Okla
homa , for additional homestead lands to
those who paitlcipatcd In the war with
Spain or with the Philippines ; by Hill of
Connecticut , authorizing the establishment
of national banks In Cuba , Porto Ulco and
the Philippines ; by McRac of Arkansas , ex
tending the contract labor laws to Hawaii ,
MAY Cil2T A M3W COAMVG STATION1.
I.nilBcVi ( inliitti'icoN InliniilN Itrmiln-
tlou StnrtN Talk In that Direction.
WASH1NGTOX , Dec. 8. Senator Lodge
called at the State department today to talk
with Secretary Hay about his Galapagos
Islands rceolutloii. As to the basis of his
resolution of inquiry ho said that all the
information ho had DB to the reported at
tempt of the Engleh government to secure
the islands was derlvpd from newspaper
sources. The State department itself had no
direct information of any recent movement
looking to the acquisition of the Islands , but
will refer the resolution of Inquiry to United
States Minister Saniltjou at Quito for a re
sponse.
It would not bo nt all surprising , it Is said
here. If the ultimate result of the broaching
of this subject now were the acquisition of
a coaling Btatlon'on these i 'islands by the
United States government. In fact , the Navy
department Ml within 'the last year been
making a tjurletSJ VJ'SHKatHn Into the faclll- '
ties there'ex'latlriy" 'llh
that object In view.
Commander Tanner wns despatched to the
Galapagos Islands"Just after the conclusion
of th ? war with Spain to make a personal
examination of the conditions existing. Ho
found that the Ecuadorean government had
sDmo years ago abandoned Us penal station
on Charles Island , leaving behind a large
number of domestic animals in a half wild
state , and these Hocks had enormously in
creased. Only one of the half dozen Islands
I was Inhabited , namely , Chatham Island , and
| that Island had but one inhabitant , In the
j person of a Mr. CoboEO. He was of Ecua
dorean birth , but was a naturalized Ameri
can citizen.
Ilrltnlii MiiriiriNcil at the St-nntc.
LONDON , Deo. S. So far as can bo ascer
tained by the Associated Press , Great
Britain Is not negotiating for the purchase
of Galapagos Islands from Ecuador , nor has
it any intention of securing the Islands.
Official ignorance- professed on the whole
matter and there Is some astonishment nt the
action of the United States senate In passIng -
Ing Senator Lodge's resolution. The As
sociated Press learns that Ecuador may be
said to have no Intention of parting with
the Islands nt any price. Whether or not
unofficial steps \vere taken by Great Britain
\\lththevlewof their possible purchase is a
mere matter of surmise , But It Is certain
tint , according to the highest Drltlsh ofllcals ,
these steps never reached the stage of of
ficial negotiations. Special cable.dispatches
from the United States Interpreting the
senate's action as emphasizing the United
States' adherence to the Monroe doctrine
have caused no stir In official circles here , as
It is believed the international iclatlons be-
'Lween ' the two countries have been so
changed since the Venezuela affair that iMan-
roclsm will never again cause a misunder
standing.
COMI'AHISOV OIAIM'HOIMUATIOXH. .
Hatlniatr * fur 'I'llIM Vcnr ) j ( | 1-1'JDH , "S
i Mori- Than I/IIN | Viiir.
WASHINGTON , Dee. 8. All analytical
comparison Of the estimates for this year
and the appropriations for last year was is
sued today by. Messrs. Cleaves and Courtes ,
the clerks of , th senqte and IIOUED appro
priation committees , respectively. It shows
total estimates this year of 4738,865,248 ,
against fCOl.OOS.-ISO last year. The esti
mates thla year arc $1US9SD78 more than
the amount actually appropriated last year.
The chief Increases are : Army , $47,281,929 ;
fortifications , $ GS19.03i ; navy. J2GU5.339 ;
postoflljc , J5,1I3GG1 ; sundry civil , J21.CSO-
777. The total estimates for this year ex
ceed the total estimated revenue for 1901 by
$71,081,994 , but counting Iho sinking fund
this CXCCBD IB reduced to $18,081,994.
TnrllT m Tin In VITIIM | | .
W-ASHINOTON , Dec. S. Nathan-A. Tay
lor of the N , & cj. Taylor company , Inde
pendent tinplatc manufacturers of Philadel
phia , uaB before the Industrial commission
todpy. He said that the black pinto manu
factured In the United States .Is Immcntely
Htipcrlor to that < mndo abroad and also that
seine Improvement ! ! In thn tinning process
had been made In tbo United States. He ,
however , considered a tariff necessary to
prevent foreicn raakcrn fiom at any time
dumping any urplu8 of plate they might
have on hand and thus demoralize the mar-
kc * . Ho said the American Tlnplato com
pany had cnanlfafetod no disposition to take
advantage of its opportunity to Increase
price. ; .
Miii-Iiii' OOCIIK . .j
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. The president
ban appointed the following named second
llrutcnanta In the marine corps :
Herbert Mather of New Jeruey. JII"
Iloonevelt of Now York , Jay M/Salladay of
Illinois , Hush II. Wallace of Tennessee and
Macker Ilabb of West Virginia. These young
men \\tru the only puceessful competitors n
the recent examination out of u Jltit , of ove.\ \
twenty candidates There are Mill twenty-
two vacancies in the Hat of second lieu
tenants , of inoflucii a d another vxatnlna-
tion nil ) 1 > p hi Id nt the naxv tard In th'i '
city January 2 for the purpo'e of tilling the
crmrlfment of the corps.
" "
WILL LOOK""AFTER ISLANDS
on ItiMilnr AITalr * Oentrtl
liy tlir llutur L'iirronr > HCMI-
lutlon OIliTcd.
WASHINGTON , Dec. S. Mr. Roberts , the
Mormon representative-elect from t'tah ' , was
not In the hall when the house convened to
day. It was agreed Immediately after the
reading of the Journal that vhcn the house
adjourned today It be to meet on Monday
Mr. Dalzell , republican of Pennsylvania.
from the committee on rules , then presentel
the amendments to the rules agreed up in
by the committee for the citation of n com
mittee on Insular affairs , to ron'Nt of osrn-
tren members , to have jurisdiction "over nil
matters ( excepting those affectlnn the rrv-
cnues and appropriations ) pertaining in thp
Islands which came to the United States
through the treaty of 1899 with Spain an 1
Cuba , and to Increase the membership ot
the committees on foreign nffalri. merchint
marine and fisheries , publlo lands , mllliary
affairs , naval affairs and District ot Colum
bia from fifteen to seventeen members an I
the committee on territories from thirteen to
fifteen.
Mr. Dallcy said thn minority of Ihe rules
committee held no difference of opinion as
to the propriety of the creation of the pio-
pcsed insular committee , but It did dlsstnt
from the Idea that the committee Rhould be
created for the purpose of "vjorman ntly
dealing" with the Islands.
Mr. Dalzell closed the debate and the spe
cial order was adopted , lf,3 to 144 , n strloo
party vote. At 1:30 : p. m. the house ad
journed until Monday.
Alioiit SoulliinirliMiii HIM oliitliius ,
WASHINGTON , Dee. 8. The cruiser De
troit ban sailed from Carthagenn from
Colon , where it will await orders from the
Navy department , the revolutionary move-
nent in Colombia being regarded as nt an
enO. The captain tf the Detroit reports ,
howcve. , , that the Colombian government
Is massing troops on tln > Venezuelan bor
der and the understanding is that they arc
about to attack General Castro's forces ,
In revenge for the assistance which the
general Is supposed to have extended to the
Colombian revolutionists.
C'alilnct llt-iii-H ntc ro.i I
WASHINGTON , Dec. S. The cabinet
meeting today was unimportant. . Sotno
minor diplomatic matters were brought up ,
among them the reported purchase by Eng
land of the Galapagos Islands , but It was
said nothing official had been received and
nothing of a definite character was known
In regard to It. Secretary Root read the
dispatches received from General Otis In re
lation to the reported uprising In Negros
Island ,
llNliit < > rrlitr tinMnlnc Victims.
WASHINGTON , Dec. S. Captain Greene ,
commanding the naval station at Havana ,
reported to the Navy department today that
the work of disinterring and placing in
sealed cnsketci the remains of the victims ot |
the Maine who were burled at Havana will !
bu completed by December 15. The Texas
arrived at Norfolk today and as soon as1
she has coaled she will proceed at once
to Havana to taltu aboard the caskets.
MiMitriiiint Mi'Hiuby SrrloiiNly III.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. Lieutenant L. M.
Brumby , the flag secretary to Admiral
Dcwey at the battle of Manila , Is lying criti
cally ill at the Garflcld hospital In this city.
Hc Is suffering from a fever contracted as
a result of his long etay In the tropics.
Ilerry AVi > rUliu ; for Ailmirnl SiIili > V.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 8. Representative
Berry of Arkansas said today that ho would
use every aHort to'ooouro early conslder.itin
for" his Joint 'resolution , giving itho thanks
of congress to Rear Admiral Sohley.
HYMENEAL
HARLAN , la. , Dec. S. ( Special. ) Last
evening at the residence of the bride's par
ents , Mr ; and Mrs. J. W. Paulk , Mr. John
Gingery and Miss Ida Paulk were marrieJ ,
Rev. E. P. Childs of the Congregational
church officiating. The groom Is deputy
treasurer of Shelby county.
AvorjWoolHij" .
SUPERIOR , Neb. , Dec. 8. ( Special. )
Miss Ora Woolsey , only daughter of G. W.
Woolsey , proprietor of the Superior hotel ,
nnd Mr. Robert L. Avery of Edgar , Nob. ,
were married last evening.
Tania County Indian CIINI > .
DUBUQUE , la. , Dee. 8. The Tama county
Indian case came before Judge Shlras today
for trial. It may be eome time before it is
decided. The case is peculiar and will have
considerable bearing on our labor regarding
Indian children In the schools. This case
grows out of troubles covering a period of
two years , and several points were argued ,
ope that married women cannot be com
pelled to attend schools ; second , that state
courts have no Jurisdiction over Indians ;
third , that Indian agents have no right to
compel Indian children to attend nchooJ
against the consent of their parents.
Sunioiili .VlltlveH Are Indifferent.
AUCKLAND , N. 55. , Dec. S. Advices re
ceived here from Apia , Samoa , dated No
vember 28 , says that the news of the Ger
man annexation of the Islands as u result
of the Samoan agreement was received by
the natives with apparent Indifference.
ACTS GENTLV ON THE
DOWELS
THE
CLEANSES
\X * _ - . * * * -v f" f * * f *
OVERCOMES '
PERMANENT
ns * * SZcra
BUy THE GENUIHE - WANT D By
fiUlvRNIATGPSYRVP(5. | (
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( casAiitfimcRa'.iVi ttii sw ( If tJ"iV
mmm L * , * i
Speech Restored alter Nearly 13 Yean.
The fyltlantt < \ > mmerrlal , ] ) > itt < mtf.VieA.
Many thing * nppoar miraculous
that are really the rrmilt of natural
laws , the workings of which cnn ba
accurately predicted. A striking 01-
nmpio of tills occurred In n promi
nent Michigan family recently , nml
there cnn lie no question n * to the
truthfulness of the narrative Mnro It
Ifinttn'tcd liy Mrs. Harriet Drcole , of
YpMlnntl , Mich. i n Mstor-In-law of
Mr Joshua HfRolo , who MBS Gov
ernor of Michigan In 1S&M. Mrs.
'in liW ! I suffered from n severe
Dines * ! during which my xolroleft
mo niul I did not speak nbovo a
whisper for nearly IS ycnr .
" 1 wnn treated by live local physi
cian * rttiil nnerward cotnulloii lend *
IIIR speoliillstB of New York. They
( llncno'pd my caio ni pnrtlal pnrnly-
sis , RtntlnK that the left fhlo of my
throat was entirely paralyzed , the
rlttht sldu p rtlally no. For nearly
Plglit years I hnvo sutTered from n
unvote Htomiicli dliorder and about
nywir 11 KO 1 decided lo try Dr. Wil Mr i. llarritt licgolt.
liams' IMnlt 1'llls for I'alr People.
"My stomach troulilo wns relieved , my rrnerat health became greatlr Im
proved nnd to my surtirlno I regained control of my vocnl organs. 1 Imvo
used five boicsoftbo pi Us and In t Xovmubrr I apoko nliiuil for tbe tlrjt tltuo
In nlmoBt 13yciir , 1 am now 71 years of ago tntl have lull con'rol ofmy vnleo.
( Signed ) Mll3. ItAIIIIII I A. llKliOI.n. "
Sworn to nnd subscribed before mo this 10th dny of May , IMH ) . at Vpillnntl ,
Michigan. JoilN 1 * . KlllKotary 1'ublif. .
Dr. Williams' Pink IMIIs for 1'alo I'eoplo are an unfailing specific for mich
dlscnses as locomotor ataxla , pnrtlal paralysis , St. Vltus' diincc , solfttica ,
neuralgia , rheumatism , ticrxniu hundnche , tbenfter-ctrcctsof tbogrlp , pnlpl-
tntlonoftbo heart , palo and sallow complexions , and nil forma of wcukuosa
either In nialo or female.
WILLIAMS'
Look for this Sold by nil
Irade mark cr druggists
50
on every ffitf.t per bov ;
package. st.r bo.es ,
L EOPLE c
DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE COMPANY , Schoncotady , N. V.
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS
Best Dining Oar Service , ,
The \rornt cane can lie rurod liy n -
intr Miigrm-t rile Killer. Guaranteed.
tjll.OO per box l > y mall.
MACWET CHEMICAL CO. ,
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CURE ALL DISORDERS OF THE STOM
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SlcU lU-ailaclir , lIllloiiHilrKl ,
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IHyzy FfclliiKM , ! > } Nit > | i In.
One or two of Radway's Pill ? , tnlten dally
by those subject to bilious pains and : or-
pldlty of the LlV'-r. will keep the system
regular and secure healthy digestion.
OBSERVE
The following symptoms resulting from
Disease of tbn Digestive Orff.in1 * ; CmiMtlpa-
tion , inwiird piles , riilliiet-s ot the blood In
the he.ul , acidity of the stomach , n.iusa.i ,
heartburn. dlHRUst of food , fulness or weight
In the stomach , sour erui'ta'loii's.nk -
inp or ilutteriuj ; of the heart , choking or
puffornllnB sensations when in a lying pos
ture , dimness of vision , dizziness on rintiiK
suddenly , dots or webs before the sight ,
fever and dull pain la the head , d lU'lenry
or perspiration , yellowness of the nkn ! and
eyes , pain In the side , chest , limbs , and
pudden Hushes of beat , burning In the lleth.
A lew closes of RADWAY'S PILLS will
free the system of all the above named dls-
orders.
Price , 25 cents per box. SoM by drug
gists , or sent by mail.
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