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Petligrew'a Speeches Credited with Electing
the Republican Judges.
NO PROVISION TO TAKE UP THE RECOIL
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WASHINGTON , Fob. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Kyle , speaking of the po
litical outlook in South Dakota , said today :
"McKlnley will carry our state by a law
majority. The fight being made against the
administration by my colleague. Mr. 1'ettl-
Krcw , cannot help but Mrongthcn the republicans -
publicans In South Dakota. Iast year wo
Intended making a stroiiR fight for supreme
Judges iiml hurt engaged headquarters in
tending to put one of our ablest speakers
In the fluid , but Mr. 1'cttlgrew commenced
talking In favor of Agulnaldo mid our aban
doning of the Philippines , und we decided
to allow Pcttlgrcw to make our campaign
for us. Results show that wo knew the tern-
j > cr of our people In South Dakota , for they
ulcclcd the republican candidates for the
fcuprctnc court by enormous majorities. This
year wo expect to put up n campaign such
us South Dakota has never seen before.
AVc will act the state on fire for the re
publican candidates mid send n republican
eucceswor to the semite In place of Petll-
crow. "
Major Stephens of Crow Crock agency
left for his home yesterday. From the beat
Information obtainable he has made satis
factory explanations to the commissioner
of Indian affairs as to charge * * filed against
him.
Congressman Mercer will on Monday In
troduce a bill for the erection of a new
municipal building In thlH city. Mr. Mercer
bus done a great deal for the District of
Columbia and us he Is chairman of the pub
lic buildings und grounds committee , Ills
opinion 11 a to this clutM of legislation car
ries considerable weight. He believes such
u. bill can bo passed this session.
Congressman Uurkett will be candidate
for re-clcctlon , the announcement of fev-
cral possible candidates In the First dis
trict having smoked the young congress
man out Into the open. He admitted today
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that ho was quietly going ahead with his
organization and when convention time came
nrounil hp thought ho would be there to give
a good account of himself.
Congressman finmble of South Dakota to
day called on the Indian ofllco for the pur
pose of securing permission for n delega
tion of Yimkton Indians to. visit Washing
ton In connection with a treaty which was
recently executed between the Indians and
the government for the purchase of the
J'lpcstone quarries.
Mrs. Stanton , wlfo of the late General
T. II. Stanton , left for Omaha yesterday.
Trcvlons to her going she filed the nccea-
tury papurs for a pension In the pension
office. It will bo necessary for Mrs. Stan-
Ion to show that General Stnnton's death
was due to disease or Injuries contracted
while In the army , whoii she will receive
a pension o'f $30 per month , otherwise she
will only receive a pension of $ S , aw a sol
dier's widow.
Representative Hull of Iowa stated today
that he would press his bill for a military
jiost at DOB Molncs In the senate. Senator
Allison lyivlng ngreod to tnko care of the
measure.
Onlxlde Doiniiorntlc llreiisl tvorliN ,
Democratic Congressman "Joe" Slbloy of
I'ennsylva'nlav who but a'few weeks'ago was
spoken of. as. a running. , mute with W. J.
Urynn on the democratic ticket , practically
admitted tonight that he woulo. accept a
republican nomination for congress In his
district If It should be tcndeicd to him.
"An matters stand , " ho said , "I (7.o not
BCO how tbo democrats could well nom
inate me , as I am supposed to be on the
wrong side of some of the parties' chief
Issues. I have within the last week , how
ever , been asked by letters and telegrams
to allow the use of my name for congress ,
und only today was In communication over
the telephone with a prominent republican ,
who Is also u strong personal friend , on the
name .subject. Ho asked me whether I would
Accept the nomination. I have not yet given
jhiy answer. Under no circumstances will
"i ask for the nomination. I never have
nsked for an oinco in which I get no pay and
Jinvo to board myself while filling , and when
I do I want a lunacy commission appointed
to commit me to Blnomlngdalc , or some
nsyltim equally as good. "
A friend of Mr. Slblcy , who was present ,
explained the last statement by saying that
the congressman always donated his salary
to hospitals and other worthy charities In
Ills district. Slbloy'B speech defending the
administration and In favor of expansion
lias created consternation In the ranks of
Ilio democrats , and they arc casting about
for a champion to answer the daring dem
ocrat of Pennsylvania.
Members of the executive committee of the
republican national committee are casting
about for a Fcrgeant-nt-arnis for the na
tional convention. Severn ! names are under
consideration , Including those of Captain
Dan M. Hamsdcll and Ilarrv Casson , ser-
geantH-at-nrms of the senate mid house re
spectively. It Is quite likely one or the
other of these gentlemen will 'be selected.
The prsltlon Is one of Importance , and men
of known executive ability urn usually picked
out. .Colonel U. J. Ilrlght may bo made
Kcrgoant-at-anns for tbo democratic con
vention , now tl'at ho has severed his con
nection with the Hpnalo and will bo free to
ncjt In that capacity without antagonizing
friends of the opposition.
EDUCATION OF THE INDIANS
I'rnvlilnn fin * Contract School *
KnoL-keil Out nn I'nliil of
Order.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The house today
re&umcd the consideration of dm Indian ap
jiroprlnlloii bill. When the house ndjourno.l
yesterday there was pending an amendment
to authorize the secretary of the Interior to
make contrartu for the education of Indian
children where other facilities did not ex
lai To this amendment a point , cf ardor
liad been raised , but held In abeyance to
permit Mr. Fitzgerald of New York , author
uf Iho amendment , to submit remarks In
support of It. Ho continued his argument
today lo show ihat the amendment was not
in the intercut of any church and that as
the facilities- for the education of the In
dians were Inadequate , no valid objection
t ( uld bo urged against K.
Under the bill , ho said , over 2,000 Indian
children of the nation would bo unprovided
for. Wo were proposing to spend millions
toe the civilization of far distant people , ho
mid. yrt we refrained from educating theno
wards.of Iho nation because of a fantastical
Idea thai In no .toing we might help a par
ticular church.
Little of Arkansas oppcutd tbo aiucnd-
tmnt on the ground thai the govornmeiit
had declared a policy against contract
schools and that that policy should bo ud-
Jiercd to.
Moody of Massachu8ctt8 , who was In the
chair , sustained the point of order against
tbo amendment , holding that while cougreis
cculd repeal thu law relative to contract
mhools , It eould not do HO by a rider on aa
appropriation bill.
An amendment was adopted for tbe es
tablishment of schools In the Cherokee ,
k , Cboctaw and Calckataw iiatious , the
expcnco to be defrayed out of the funds of
those nations.
Amendments were adopted to pay the Sao
and Fox Indians of Mississippi $50,000 out
of tholr trust funds nnd to allot to Sflfi Alsca
Indians on the Sllct reservation , Oregon ,
their share of $100,000 under the treaty of
August 16 , 1894.
Without further amendment the Indian
appropriation bill was passed ,
At 2 o'clock public business was suspended
to pay tribute to the memory of the late
Representative Brmcntrout of Pennsylvania.
Those who upoke were Messrs. Greene
of Pennsylvania , Galnes of Tennessee , llro-
BU ! ? of Pennsylvania , Slegler of Pennsyl
vania , Ryan of Pennsylvania and Sulzer of
New York.
At 3:25 : p. m. the house , ns a further
mark of roapect , adjourned.
AMENDS CIVIL SERVICE RULE
CliniiKc .Mmlo for ( lie Ilcnrlll of
Tlionp Who Sorvpil In Army
ornvyt
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The president has
amended civil service rule 11 by adding to
section I the proviso :
"And provided , further , that nothing con
tained In this rule , or In any regulation
made In pursuance thereof , thall be so con
strued so as to prevent an appointing offi
cer. In his discretion , from promoting a
person who served In tbo military or naval
service of the United States Intho late war
of the rebellion or In the Spanish-American
war and who was honorably discharged 1
therefrom , who has been reinstated In the
service to a grade or position below that !
from which he was separated to a grade or
position no higher than that from which ho
was separated. "
The particular case which brought about
this amendment was that of a $1,600 clerk
who enlisted In the army during the war
with Spain nnd upon his discharge asked for
reinstatement under the rule which permits
the reinstatement of soldiers without limi
tation ns to the time ho wna separated from
the service. It happened that the only
vacancy In his particular branch of the
service at the time ho made application
was that of assistant messenger at $720 per
annum. Being In great need the soldier ac
cepted this place on the promise that he
should receive promotion to a higher grade
as soon ns a vacancy occurred. In the fol
lowing week ho was selected for promotion
and the Civil Service commission was not
Informed of the fact , when It transpired
that under the rules of the commission ho
could not bo advanced until he had served
two years as assistant messenger and then
only on condition that he pass the regular
clerk's examination. The matter wns
brought to the attention of the president ,
with the result that the rule was Im
mediately amended ns stated.
( 'AMIIOX CAM.S OTHI4 IMII3S1DEXT.
I3.\irpNNpN | llniiP KrclprooKy Tronty
Will HiItntllliil. .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. Ambassador
Cnmbon of France , accompanied by M. Thlc-
baut , first secretary of the French embassy ,
las been received by the president at the
White house and a pleasant exchange oc
curred over the ambassador's return after an
extended stay In Europe. M. Cambon stated
that his stay had been prolonged by a desiree
o advance the Interests of the Franco-Amor-
can treaty , which Is now pending In the
French Parliament and In the United States
ennte , and ho expressed the hope that the
measure would bo approved In Paris as well
is In Washington. The president recipro
cated these expressions and remarked that
10 was personally quite desirous that the
treaty should be ratified.
The meeting wns devoted to social ameni
ties , as the' ambassador does not come.back
with any missions of special Importance
beyond these relating to the treaty.
[ KXSIO.VS KOU WUSTEII.V VUTUIIAXS
Survivor * of tin- Civil Wiir Krnicin-
bcri'il by ( In * ( lovcriiinciit.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. ( Specia4. ) The
following pensions have been granted :
Issue of January 18 :
Nebraska : Reissue and Increase Sand-
ford Oldhani , Gordon , $8 to $10.
Towa : OrlRlunl William O. Tninpleman ,
Colo. $ S ; William W. Markwell , North
English , ? C. Increase Peter B. Schcrmor-
horn , Wlntbrop , Jfl to $ S ; John W. Griffith ,
IlrlRliton , $8 to $10 : Hugh Taylor , Clinton ,
} 3 to $10 ; David Kilter , Sidney , $ G to $10 ;
Henry W. UtirKCU , MHo , $8 to J10 ; Sylves
ter S. Nash , Soldiers' borne , Marshall , $ G to
$10. Original widow , special accrued Jan
uary 11 Sarah A. Kemp , Dexter , $ S.
South Dakota : Increase Seneca S.
Daniels , Langford , $ G to $ S ; Augustus Telz-
laff , C'liHtlewood , $6' to $3 ; Samuel Rlley ,
SturelH , $ G to $10.
Vonczurlii ItiilncH Tariff
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. United States
Consul Goldschmldt at LaGuayra reports
to the State department that the Venezuelan
government has Imposed a series of addi
tional .Import taxes , under the name war
taxes , which nro excessive. Flour Is taxed
$7.72 instead of $4.83 , nnd most of the goods
Imported from the United States suffer In
llko proportion. The tariff has changed
three times since last August. Some of the
articles upon which the duty Is heavily In
creased are : Tobacco , brandy , wine ,
stearin , leather , manufactured oils ( except
kerosene ) , butter , cheese , ham , sausage , cas-
slmere , biscuits and rice. All other articled
are taxed 20 per cent additional to the old
rate. Export taxes have also been laid nnd
the tax liae been increased upon hides ,
coffee and cocoa.
filiform .Murtiiiiry StallNUm.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The report of
Chief Statistician W. A. King , In charge of
the mortality division of the census office ,
shows that 130 cities have agreed to adopt
the uniform return of deaths suggested and
recommended by him , and that twenty other
cities will do so at an early day. These
cities arc all outside of registration areas.
In addition twelve states , besides the Dis
trict of Columbia , hud adopted and printed
uniform blanks for death returnc. based
upon the form suggestJ by the census office
and substantially Identical with It. Nine
other statea express n w'llllngnees to follow
their example. It Is believed to be now
pogdlblo to Bccuro In the near future an ab
solutely uniform basis for tbe mortality
ctatlstlcs of the country.
Turin Itntcx for ( iiiiiin.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 3. The president
has Issued a proclamation fixing a tariff of
duties nnd taxes for the Island of Guam.
The proclamation bears date of February
1 und Is based upon tbe Philippine tariff ,
with such modifications s seem proper. The
schedules were prepared by Assistant Sec
retary Allen. It is provided that the ex-
pcneo of collecting the duties ahull be de
frayed out of the collection and that any
questions arising connected With the tariff
shall bo decided by the officers commanding
the United States forces there.
I'liilxli Porto 11 Ion n Illll.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The senate com
mittee on Porto Hlco today concluded Its
consideration of the bill providing a form
of government for the Island of Porto Hlco ,
The bill staii.la In all essential particulars
the same ns left by the committee at Its
meeting last Wpducfulay. The rate of duty
provided for articles brought from Porto
Rico to the United States and for articles
taken from the United Stales to Porto Hlco
IP 25 per cunt of the Dlngley law rate.
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WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) These Iowa postmasters have bvcu
appointed : V. K. Perry , at Uidwell , Wapello
county ; Richard Gorgensen , at Coalvllle ,
Wabstcr county ; W. A. Kelley , at Frascr ,
Iloono county ; Mary Esllck , at McGulte ,
Webster county ; N L. Knutsou , at Strand.
Adam * county , and William Cahalan , at
Waukon Junction , Allamakee county.
DIRTY LINEN ON THE LINE
Factional Democratic- Squabble in Montana
Riplete with Bribery.
WITNESS ADMITS SWEARING FALSELY
Snyx lie \\'n * to lleeel e Money front
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WASHINOTON , Feb. 3. I. . L. Wright , a
watchmaker of Mlssoula. Mont. , was the
first witness In the Clark case today. He
had been summoned by the prosecution , but
they declined to put him on the stand and
ho was called by the .defense. It became
apparent at the beginning that he had been
called to Impeach the testimony of Witness
Hector , concerning the alleged efforts to
bribe RepresentativeJaqucth. . Hector had
testified tliat Wright was present when
the money was paid , but Wright denied this.
The witness also testified to having agreed
to glvo nn affidavit nnd to testify In the
Wellcome disbarment trial at the Instance
of Den Hill and Mr. Little , secretary of
Congressman Little. He said he was to
receive $1,500 for the affidavit nnd $1,000 for
his verbal testimony to be tnkem later. HP
did sign and swear to nn > niilavlt. receiving
$200 for this service. To affidavit was read
by Senator Faulkner , and It was full of ac
cusations against members of the legislature ,
one of which was to the effect that A. J.
' Steclo , n friend of Senator Clark , had given
an envelope containing $10,000 to bo given
to Senator Myers for his vote for Mr.
Clark , but that Stcelc had later come to
him and requested the return of the money ,
saying .Meyers preferred that \Vhltesldo
should hold It.
"Now , Mr. Wright , Is that affidavit true
or false ? " asked Senator Faulkner.
"It Is false and they knew It was false
at the time It was made , " replied the wit
ness. "I did It for what there was In It. It
was gotten up to help purify politics. "
"It Is the statement you swore to , " sug
gested Senator Turley , and the witness as
sented. He had not Intended tomake the
same- statement he had made lu his affidavit
If he had gone on the stand , but he had re
fused to testify because the $1,000 bad not
been paid.
Ho testified further that he went to Helena
to testify In the Wellcomo disbarment case ,
but that ho nnd three other witnesses had
an agreement not to testify until the money
was paid. The prosecution hod refused to
pay him until after be went on the stand ,
"saying that $1,000 In my hands with my
statement would be worth $20,000 to Clark. "
Ono of the men In the combination had
broken the agreement nnd the witness said
he had seen Hen Hill offer him $500 , which ,
however. Hill had asked to bo allowed to
hold. The witness said he had received $120
from Daly's friends at Helena and that Just
before starting to Washington he had re
ceived $200 more and $80 more since his ar
rival.
The witness said that since Hill and him
self had boon In Washington they had re
ceived nn offer of $2,500 from Dr. Mlnshall
on behalf of the prosecution to get out of
the city.
On cross-examination Wright said ho had
gone to Helena during the sitting of the
legislature to work for Mr. Clark for sena
tor , but ho had done most of his work In
"the third house. " He had received $210
from Mr. Steele for this service.
At the afternoon session of the commit
tee Mr. Hill continued his testimony con
cerning thn dealings of himself , Wright ,
Mlnshall and Cowen with Congressman
Campbell and Whltcslde. Ho said they
had paid the various sums of money at
various times.
AcliuilN Havlnii Mom- > - > - .
"Did you not tell me after you arrived In
Washington that you had held $10,000 for
Senator Myers ? " asked Mr. Dyrney.
"I think I probably did. "
"Don't you knok you did ? "
"No , 1 don't know ; I don't recollect. 1
intended you to understand I had , because I
wanted to get our business fixed up. "
In reply to another question he said that
Ben Hill was the only person who had
promised to give him money here.
When Mr. Wright was excused Ben Hill ,
also of MUsoula , was called. He bad been
excluded from the committee room while
Wright was testifying because the two men
had been associated In all their efforts In
connection with the senatorial race and
since tli ? adjournment of the legislature. He
said on bis direct examination he had been
connected with Congressman Campbell nnd
Murk Hewitt In working up the case against
Mr. Clark for the past eight months.
He had Just been down to Dridger , he
said , for Mr. Clark , for which ho had re
ceived $350 from that gentleman when hemet
met Mr. Whltealde on the street In Butte
and "had told him a lot of d d lies. " After
that bo had gone to Campbell' office and
had signed "about 1,700 pages of stuff In
which there was not a word of truth. " This
affidavit had been dictated and written by
him.
him.Tho
The affidavit was then read. In It the
witness said he had entered Into a combi
nation to assist In the election of Senator
Clark and that ho had committed many acts
looking to the bribery of members of the
legislature to vote for Mr. Clark for the
United States senate.
In response to n question Mr. Hill said the
affidavit was false.
"When Campbell nnd Whltesldo would KCS
mo talking to a man they would ask mo
what tbo talk was about und I would tell
them according to what money I got. "
"Did yon get more than $250 for your
work ? " was asked.
"Yes , I got several such sums. "
The witness stated that In conversation
with Mr. Campbell that after the affidavit
was prepared many alterations were made
In the document nnd that he had subse
quently given the altered document to Mr.
Campbell.
Mr. Campbell was asked to produce this al
tered document and said ho would try to
nnd It.
DlHrri'illl 'I'llcli4 Own TcNllmoiiy.
After Mr. Faulkner had resumed the In
vestigation Senator Hoar Interrupted him
asking him to curtail the Inquiry , saying
that after the witnesses' own admissions no
statement that ho could make would be nf
value to anyone.
Mr. Hill testified to paying $300 for affi
davits In MlEHOiila , drawing drafts on Mr.
Campbell for the money. Campbell xald ho
had honored the drafts and would explain
why when he should take the stand.
Concerning witnesses called to Helena to
testify In the disbarment trial. Hill said
there had been an understanding that only
Dr. Mlnshall should go until the $1,500 WHS
paid each of them. Whltreide had given the
money to a man named Harrlty for him anil
the latter bad banded him $500 of this
amount , which the witness said he still had
in his possession , having kept It In order to
make the prosecution pay the remaining
amount which he said was promised. He
told the messenger who had brought him a
message asking him to go to the state supreme
premo court to testify to "tell the supreme
court to go to h 1. "
Minu-y Co ni I n u : Kimy.
Hill said ho had told Campbell at that
time- that Co wen's affidavit was falbe.
Among others who had given him money ,
thn witness said , was Mr. Tuohy of Iluttc.
That gentleman had given htm $250 and
bad also given money to others of his com
bination. Hill Bald that from his conversa
tion with Campbell and Whltceido he was
satisfied Marcus Daly was putting up the
money ( or the prosecution. Whltcslde had
'esld ' "We have no speclnV amount but
Marcus never llmlta us. " .
Hill ? ald that Hector , oneof the wll
for the prosecution , had toM him
that he was to have $ IiOO for coming to
Washington nnd that Hector had nlso told
him that his testimony was not true.
When Hill retired Congressman Campbell
rpquestwl that he be Bworn. saying that
If the committee considered Lyons' , Hill's
and Wright's statements true he was unfit
to proceed as counsel In the case. He
thought ho should have an opportunity to
explain. The committee allowed him to ,
explain ns counsel , but did not require him
to be sworn.
Mr. Campbell first took up the statement
of Thomas E. Lyons and said the lattcr's
statement that he ( Campbell ) had offered
him money to commit perjury was abso
lutely untrue. He admitted that he had
talked with Lyons and ho had given him
$300 to pay the expenses of the investiga
tion that Lyons was to make. With refer
ence to Hill's affidavit he denied having
dictated It , naylng that Hill had spent an
entire day with his ( Camobcll's ) type
writer In a back room dictating the state
ment that he ( Cnmpbc.ll ) had not been
IM the room half an hour during the day.
He admitted paying drafts for $300 made
upon hlmsolf by his private secretary to
pay for affidavits by Wright and Mln hall ,
hut said that at the same time he had told
him that the testimony of tin. men could
not bo used.
Mr. Campbell said he had employed Hill
to get at the truth of a rumor that an
cflort was being made to have Mr. White-
side Imprisoned through one Folk ; that ho
had especially desired to have n letter In
tercepted nnd that Hill had opened II. It
wan not true that he had paid Hill any
money to do anything that was crooked
no- that Hill had told him that his affidavit
was untrue.
Other witnesses of the day were Barney
Shanahan of Buttc nnd John Burns of Hel
ena , who were put on by the defense to
contradict the statement of State Heprc-
sentatlve Normoylo to the effect that they
had approached him with the suggestion
that he could get $10,000 for a vote for Mr.
Clark for the senate. The two witnesses
agreed that Normoylo had made advances
to them , Indicating that he would get some
money for his vote.
Adjourned until Monday.
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"WASIflNOTON , Feb. 3. The secretary
of the treasury has declared countervailing
duties on sugar Imported from Austra-IIun-
gary as follows :
On sugar under 03 per cent and not less
than SS per cent polarization , 1 florin and
15 kreuzers per 100 kilograms.
On sugar under JI9.5 per cent and not less
than 93 per cent polarization , 1 florin and
23 kreuzers per 100 kilograms.
On sugar of not less than 99.5 per cent
polarization , 1 florin and 7 kreuzers per 100
kilograms.
This rate Is slightly less than the rate
for the last year , owing to an Increased pro
duction which under Austria-Hungarian
laws reduces the rate of export bounty.
CcrnuniN Admire C'oiiNiiliir Sorrier.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The United
States consular service has excited the envy
of the German mercantile world , and ac
cording to a report to the State department
by United Stntcs Consul Gucnther at Frank
fort , they nro making n strong effort to have
the German consular service recast on the
llnea of our own service. He enclosed a
memorial addressed by the Mercantile as
sociation of Berlin to the German govern
ment , in which the United States consular
service Is referred to as especially useful to
commerce and ns bearing rich fruit.
ttuiiM for IlllHsimi CrulNi'r.
WASHINGTON , Feo. 3. The Russian gov
ernment has shipped to this country from
Russia every bit of ordnance that would be
required to completely arm the swift cruiser
now being finished for It at Cramp's yard.
The fact may bo significant that this was
done at heavy expense In order that the ship
might go to sea thoroughly prepared to de
fend Itself In the event of hostilities in
volving the Russian government before the
cruiser reaches home. The guns have al
ready arrived.
Ili-iiorl l < 'iivorM Suotti
WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. The senate com
mittee on privileges and elections today de
cided to recommend that no further proceed
ings be taken In the case of the protest
against Senator Scott of West Virginia con
tinuing to hold his seat In the senate. The
committee was unanimous with one excep
tion. Senator Pettus will probably present
a minority report.
Itcloam- All Aiiifrlrnn ( 'OO < IM.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 3. It Is learned at
the State department that not a rail , not
n grain of corn nnd not a spoonful of Hour
of the cargoes sized by the British war
ships off South Africa now remain In the
pcesosslon of the British government , ex
cept such goods as wait the orders of their
owners or those whose ownership remains
to bo proved.
BANANA JOBBERS ORGANIZE
loivn and South Dakotii .lien
( HIIeerN Oinalin lit I'riill Jobber * '
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CHICAGO , Feb. 3. Banana jobbers from
most of the central states held a second
meeting today and adopted a constitution
for , the newly organized Haiiana Jobbers'
association of the. United States. It was
expected that a strong light would be made
on the Fruit Dispatch company , known ns
the banana trust , which controls the Im
portation of most of the bananas to thin
country. All the proceedings were peaceable - |
able , however , and the first clause of the |
constitution wns made to read :
"It Is not the purpose of this association
to antagonize the banana Importers , but
work In harmony with them. "
Representatives of the banana trust ex
pressed tliolr willingness to co-operato with
the Jobbers and make any Just concession
which they might demand.
There otllcers were elected : President , W ,
W. Copi'land , Htirllngton , In. ; first vlco
piesldcnl , Leo Pottlltzcr , Lafayette , Ind. ;
second vice president , A. V. Thomas , Peorla ,
111. ; ceeretary , C. A. Kerr , Chicago ; treas
urer , C. C. Taft , DSB Molncs , la. Each slnto
represented was allowed one member on the
executive committee , with the exception of
Illlr.ols , which was given two. Th members
of the commlttco are : Frank Cunco nnd J.
P. Cclla , Chicago ; Charles Mills , South Ilend , .
Ind. ; C. M. Davidson , Cincinnati ; 8. S. Silt- |
tentbal , Kahimazoo , Mich. ; II. M. JoncH ,
Sioux Falls , S. D. : A. H. Todd , DCS Molnes ;
Charles Godfrey , Milwaukee ; J. It. Johnson ,
Wlchltu , Kan. ; Felix Scalzl. St. Louis ; A.
W. Flsk , Los Angeles , Cal.
The annual meeting of the Western Fruit
Jobbers' assorlatlon was also held today and
the following officers were elected : Presi
dent. H. M. Jones , Sioux Fulls , S , I ) . ; flrat
vlcn prwldcnt , W. W. Copeland , Burlington ,
la : rrccnd vice president , J. I. Uimb , Li
Creese , WIs. ; third vlco president , J. G.
Renter , Peorla , 111- : secretary , A. W.
Chancy. DCB Molnes. la. ; treasurer , II. G.
Strclght , Omaha : Executive committee : W.
W. Copeland. Hurllngton. la. , chairman ; II.
It Chase. Cedar Rapids , la. ; L. R. Dc-bs ,
Fort Dodge , la. ; M. M. Walker , Dubuque ,
la. : C. C. Tafl , Deu Molnes ; 0. W. Hulls ,
Orouha.
Clinrueil ullli Itobbliiu Mnllx.
NEW YORK. Fe.b. 3.-xoph Ilellly. who
Buys his home Is Lincoln. III. , and that hn
IE a bolltrmaker by trade , was arralsned
In u police court here tod.iy , charged with
robbing letter boxes In the downtown
district When arrested Rellly had In his
possession n large number of letters , ono
of which , addressed lo Kidder , Peubody
& Co. of ISouton , contained eighty-one
LIFE OR DEATH ?
HEALTH OR DISEASE ?
The above words moan murh. They arc addressed more particularly to those who are M.fforlng . from ny ot the { lm" > t
enumerated below diseases which the Rrc.it specialists or the State Kleclro-MHIcal Institute have made a life stuJ > of- until
them the most scientific specialists of the present a e.
today the lending modlefll writers of the United Stntcs pronounce
To the iillitm mul iill'Hotml tlicsc won. If you have been treating with
' other and less able and skiillnl doc
ilcri'ul medical nnd electrical spocnMsts
tors. or have tvjcn iislnii qtiiclt rem
desire to tall ; . Thev want to talk to edies at so much a bottle , do tuit be
them at the State-Kluctro Meillctil In- discouraged and lose hope of ever
stltnto. iW8 ; Faritum near Tliir * being cured. Call and con.mnt tree
teenth street , tlie only Klectro-.Mct.li. 7f chiiriiu these " .real specialists ,
> ' -No .Mistakes ana no
cul Institute in Nebraska ,
Wilt tires" ' ! ii alT ciipes taken. Why ?
by law timl the medical profession.
Uuciuise of their eminent success In
They want to explain their mode of
the cure of certain diseases , they
treatment to all who arc aU'lfctcJ.
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Among the iiinnv diseases in which the 8TATK KLEC'I UO..MEI > ICAL INS'nTUTK GUARANTEES a
ct and permanent cure bv their combined KLEUTKO..MEDICAL JUEAI'MKNT are the follnwiiiff :
NERVOUS DEBILITY
Debility r"nlly means ? The average reader
KPnerally passes the words by without con
sidering tliolr Importance , the dangers to1
the human rare in allowing this awful 1
tilaDUM * to jjnln a hold and pviMitually vrr.'k
nnd kill what othorwlT should have lieon
n healthy and pound body. It Is the habit
to speak too lightly of this , one of thr
Ki-eate-st evll and dt-stroyrrs of human
happiness and health. Tin- disease oontln-
uos to grow ami spread through the nervous -
vous system the same as an infected hr.-uu li
on a tree , spreading from the twig to the
branch , until the entire trunk Is snir-
rounded. Tbo longer the disease Is allowed
to crow the more difficult It becomes to
SBVM the. trunk.
Nervous debility Is a disease of tbo nerv
ous system , produced from tbo exhaustive
condition of the nerve force or vital onorgy.
Nervous debility affects different persons
In different ways. Tbe same treatment
cannot be applied to any two pernm * . In-
expcrlonced physicians not skilled In the
treatment of private diseases should bo
shunned. Oftentimes as much barm IH
done in Improperly treating casos. ns with
the dlfonso Itself. Nervous debility results
from ovorstudy. overwork , nf Kl&rt of tbo
human system , excesses In mode of living ,
and especially from overtasking th < > gener
ative organs , constipation , night p.ml f < lnns.
loss of vital powor. oauslne seminal losses.
weakness of body and brain , sleeplessness.
dependency , loss of memory , ronfuslon of
ideas , specks before the eyes , lassitude , lan
guor , Klootnlness. depression of spirits , aver
sion to society , lack of ronlldcnre , pain In
the back , loins nnd kidneys , and ninny
other distressing symptoms , unlitting ono
for study , buslnofs or enjoyment of life ,
If you cannot call at the rfllrp. A personal visit N always to be preferred , but for those who are unable to
call , thp doctors of the State Electro-Medical Institute have developed a Hystom of Electro-Medical Home treat
ment that Is entirely successful , by means < n wn.i-n . .hoiiHiitmsrni wuro unuliie to call at t.ie otlico have been cured at home.
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certificates of stock of the .Alt-bison ,
Tojieku & Santa Fo Hallway company.
Other letters found on the prisoner con
tained similar papers. It Is alleged that
between 6,000 and 6,000 letters were stolen
by Ilellly.
FORMER SENATOR KEY DIES
.11 nil Who SuceeeilcMl Andrew JolniNOii |
In Hit * Senate uiul Former
INiNtiniiNter Ceiieral.
CHATTANOOGA , Tonn. , Feb. 3. Judge D.
M. Key died In this city tonight , aged 76
years. Judge Key wns born In Green county ,
Tennessee , and was one of the most dis
tinguished men In tbe eouth. Ho was a
colonel In the confederate army. In 1S73
he wns appointed United States senator to
fill the uncxplrcd term of Andrew Johnson.
He wna In 1877 appointed postmaster general
of the United States by President Hayes.
In 1880 ho was appointed United States dis
trict Judge for the eastern district of Ten
nessee by President Hayes , which position
ho filled until he retired on full pay at the
age of 70. Judge Key was always a pro
nounced democrat.
MlNHOiirl KlonrlliK MM ! HuriiM.
MAHVVILLB , Mo. , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The llolckow flouring mill nt Ilolc-
kow , owned by Henry Hoberts , was destroyed
by llro last night. The total loss on the
building , In which was a car of wheat and
other contents , was $ , " > ,000. The Insurance U
$2,000. The fire started in the engine room.
Hoberts say ho will not rebuild.
! ! r'imiinieK n Unity.
IIOIAOKK , Mass. , Fob. 3. Mr. Hrynn
and blH party arrived at " : 'M this mornliiR
from Moutpullcr , Vt. Mr. Mrynn wan Jukun
to C. T. Culluhan'H house , wboro be bud
been expected , and remained In xt'clusloii
there. the rent of the morning ,
denying lilniKulf to all visitors. At
12:30 : o'clock Colonel liryati took dinner at
the Murray hotel. An Informal reception
followed the dinner. At - o'clock Mr.
llryan took tbo train for Clilcopec. Tbo
party on arrival at Clilcopec was met by a
reception committee and escorted to the
cdty ball , which was eomplctely tilled
with an audience of nearly 2,000 people , to
whom no spoke for Imlf an hour , on bis
roluni to tbe railroad station a woman
presented herself to him , pushing u 13
months' old girl baby In a small sleigh.
Hbe askfil Mr. liryan If lie would give the
child a middle name. She said her name
was Mrs. M. II. Olnncuy and her rlilld'n
Kllzabcth. Mr. Hryan became Interested ,
asked as lo her child's age , health , etc. ,
and tbon said , "My wife's naino Is Miry
Kllzabcth. I KUOBB you bad bettor eall her
Mary Kllznbotli. " and wrote bis name and
autograph on tlio back of her iibulo , and
HID mother departed supremely Imppy.
IJIH'l'Olt AM ) Plir\ ( HUH CLASH.
Hot TliueN llreivliiK In ( lie Sniu'lunm
of the KIIIINIIH Timlin ) .
Kdltor Howe of Iho Atchlson Globe , and
president of the "Kansas Don't Worry
Club , " propovLd to Indulge- a few lay ser
mons while Itev. Sheldon Is editing a Topeka
newspaper "as Jesus would have It done. "
Mr. Howe outlines his plan of action , and
Incidentally his views on clerical editing ,
as follows :
I have not been Invited to occupy Hov.
0. M. Sheldon's pulpit during the week ho
Is editing the Topeku Capital , but I have
been Invited to contribute n dally germcn to
the Topeka Journal during the week Sheldon
IB criticising newspapers. 1 do not wish to
Indulge In any ribald criticism of the church
or the clergy , but It seems to me that a
truthful comparison of the church and the
newspapers would not bo out of place.
I bellove Sheldon would ho much better
engaged In telling bow Jeans would have
preached than In telling how Jesus would
have conducted a newspaper.
Who authorized Sheldon to ilocldc ubat
Christ would have done under certain cir
cumstances ?
Ills decisions will be criticised aa much
by the clergy as by the 'pre . If Sheld.on
dors not know that bo ba been worked by
clever newspaper managers ; If ho docs not
know that the entire scheme Is In the In
terest of the Capital , and that It will bring
ni.d ni-Minlly life Is a burden to the person
allllrtod.
UADIPnnCIC llydrorolo nnd nil
VAnluUlltLt swell lugs , toiulernes
and Impediments of the sexual parts all
quickly and eom : > li-tely cured.
BLOOD AND SKIN & " ; far'ZX :
i . taints , tumors , totter , eczema , salt rheum ,
I ringworm and ai-iiiilrod blood poison in all
I Its fnrni ! ' . thoroughly eradicated , leaving
I | the Kjalom In a strong and healthful eon-
i dllion.
I DISEASES OF RECTUM , TO'2 ' U
orrolds ) . Internal or protruding , itching , ex-
I'orlations. etc- . , positively cured without
the use of knife.
Which poisons the breath.
stomach and lungs and naves
1 tbe way for ronsumntlon. throat , liver , kid-
i ney. bladder and all constitutional nnd internal -
! ternal troubles : also rupture , llstula and
1 piles treated tar In advance of any Instltu- I
In the country.
DIIDTIIDC Quickly cured without the
HUr I UlIU use of knife or truss , and wltb-
' out detention from business. A painless ,
sure and permanent cure.
PRIVATE DISEASES ST
charges , etc. . which. If neglected < ir Im
properly trtiited. wreck tbe sjstem and
i load to kidney disease , permanently cured.
IUEAD Neuralgia : sick , nervous , or eon-
I HtHU Kostlve headao.be ; dull , full fooling1
i at the base of tbo t-ralii ; IC < K of memory ;
dlzzlnen , softening of the brain ; tumors ,
and eczema of scalp.
discredit upon religion , he is not a bright
man.
In the discussion brought on by the Cap
ital's advertising scheme. I am pleased to
notice that the clergy generally speak well
of the newspapers. The newspapers , which
are very youthful in comparison with the
Christian religion , have had n wonderful
growth. No intelligent man disputes that
they arc becoming better and more widely
circulated every year , and that their ed
itors are , in most cases , as fair ns men can
be. Tbo great nnd successful newspapers
nro the useful , honest newspapers. The
vicious newspapers do not live long ; when
you find a successful newspaper , you may
depend upon It that it is an honest and useful -
ful newspaper. There are no exceptions to
this rule.
The rules enforced In most newspaper
ofllces , If they could be known to the gen
eral public , would excite admiration. lie
fair , bo truthful , be honest , help the people
rather than Injure them , help your town , be
progressive , helpful , Intelligent these rules
are dinned Into assistants over and over
by every editor of a useful nnd honest news
paper , and very few of the other class can
live or do live. Editors , llko other men ,
have different Ideas of renchlrj : results ,
but It is a fact that the modern newspaper's
success la measured by Its persistence In
; usefulness , fairness nnd In moral tone.
; This being true , what right has a mln-
Ister at Topeka , Kan. , to drag religion in
j
I | the mlro In a ridiculous attempt to teach
editors their duty ?
Suppose Sheldon should go up to Chicago
and say to Mr. Armour :
j "I would llko to manage your packing
i house. 1 do not know anything about tbo
, business , but I do not believe that you nro
;
| running It as Jeans would conduct It ? "
i Would It not bo absurd ? Would people
not laugh at Sheldon as another recruit lu
the great army of weak men who are crazy
for n little cheap notoriety. '
The growth of Journalism has been ono
of tbo modern wonder.s. Has the Christian
religion grown with equal strides ? And If
It has not , would It not bo better for Mr.
Sheldon to humbly and quietly endeavor to
Improve his n.wn profession ; lo conduct his
ministry as Jcmis would have conducted it ?
The church baa grown Indifferent to tbo
essential teachings nf Jesus , nnd Is cliun-
j i orlng for what lJ of secondary Importance.
Is not tills fact moro worthy of the attention
1 of Mr. Sheldon than n criticism of the newfc-
| papers , which ore receiving a growing recog
| nition tl'at the church cannot boast.
"In these tlinc.9 , " says Count Tolotol. "the
|
life of tl'o world U entirely Independent of
ili church. The church confesses the doc
trine of Jesus , but denies It In practice. "
Count ToUtol Is a church authority ; I
can bring a thousand others equally severe.
IH not Mr. Sheldon therefore ranking a ri
diculous mistake In neglecting hU own af
fairs , of so much momentous importuned ,
to meddle In affairs which do not concern
him and of which bo knows nothing ?
I shall endeavor In sl'ow In my lay xcr-
mon.i In the Topeka Journal that lie Is mak-
I j ing this mistake , and that In his own pro-
fcdslcn ho has enough work cut out to keep
him busy a thousand years.
Ilnu MM- IliehcHlViiimiii In ( he U'orld
Hi'iMirilN . lliiNlneNN Trnlitlim ,
"When I lay that all women Bhould have
a business training , " writes Hetty Green
In Woman's Horne Companion , "I mean
women nf all classes poor , middling rli'h
anil well-to-do. The assertion does not
apply mcrclv to UIOBO whoso circumstances
bccm to Indic-atu that they may ono day
be comi'cllel no make their own way In the
world. ICvcrv elans of girl will makea
bettor and happier woman if uho has n
buslnoiis t.liuatloiilielher her woman
hood Eoes her j. maid , wife , mother or
widow. 1 have heard It elated that for a
woman to get a hugincxh training IH lo crush
nil the poetry out of her life. Tbia Is sheer
UCADT Palpitation : Irregular pulsations ;
HtAH I valvular diseases ; weak and fatty
heart ; dropsy and rheumatism of the heart ;
languid circulation , etc.
l/inMCV ? Inflammation of the kidney * ,
MUriLIO UrlKbl's disease , diabetes , con
gestion of tbo kidneys , uraemia , Rrnyfl
stone , all soloiulncatly nnd successfully
Heated by this combined electro-medical
treatment
Dl AHHCD Inflammation , cystltln , cys-
uLAUUtn torrboen , catarrh of tbe bind-
dor. Those distressing symptoms Invaria
bly vlold to our system of combined treat-
men ! .
A disease of thr liver ,
I M/nD QDI ECU
LIVtH OrLttll J n u n d I e c. sclrrhus.
gallstone , congestion and all organic and
functional disorders. bowels , diarrhoea ,
dysentery. Inflammation and all ucrvoua
and rellex disorders ; rheumatism.
QTOMAPU Catarrh , tilceratlon and dys-
3Unlr\Un | \ pepsla. Indigestion , weak
ness. pain and fullness after eating : ; heartburn -
burn , etc.
DISEASES OF WOMEN
success which lias attended our efforts In
tbe ttoatmont of diseases of women. Perm
anent and satisfactory cures In ailment *
produced by abnormal or unnatural condi
tion of the female orwnns. painful menstrua
tion IrroKUlHrltlcs. barrenness , Inllamma-
tlon. hyMerla , > : ialn In tbo back nnd loins ,
neuralgia , dullness of vision , smarting pnln
nnd Itching of tbo parts , bearing down ,
loucoirhoea or whites , and other complaints
which often result In great prostration and
nervousness.
nonsense. A woman with a knowledge of
business appreciates music , painting and
the other liner things of life just ns much
as tbo woman who Is Ignorant of all busi
ness matters ; nnd the former has the do-
cldcd advantage , In that she is abl to turn
her knowledge of business Into securing
more opportunities of seeing nnd appreciat
ing these line things. She can get moro
tickets to concerts and art galleries , she
will have more money to become the possessor -
sossor of moro beautiful things than a
woman without a business training , an.1 a
woman with a sure Income before her feels
a great deal moro llko studying poetry than
a woman who Is compelled to worry about
her future bread nnd butter. ! have been
a business woman for fifty years , and am
just as fond of pictures nnd music as any
one of my age. A business training Is but
ono moro accomplishment added 'to ' the list
which the young woman of today Is ex-
pcolod to acquire , and it Is absurd to say
that Its possession will interfere with the
proper enjoyment of any of the other ac-
compIishmentB. Then every housekeeper
Is a business woman , the degree of bor
excellence 'as ' a housekeeper being ithp degree -
groo of the business training she was pro
vided with before sbo entered upon her do-
nestle duties. The successful nnd eco
nomical management of the house calls for
the saino kind of ability nnd judgment that
Is necessary tothe successful management
of a commercial enterprise. "
I'retorltiH In lie IteleiiMcil.
CAPETOWN. Feb. 3. Correspondence has
been exchanged between Lord Roberts and
the commandant general of the Doers' forces
at Pretoria regarding the releaeo of Com
mandant Pretorlus , whose leg has been am
putated. Lord Hoberts says ho docs not
wish to detain so gallant u soldier and aska
whore he shall fend him. The reply to
this communication statca that Commandant
Pretorlus' wife desires to thank Lord Rob
erts for his kindness and asks him to nnd
Protorlus to Mcthuen , stating that General
Cronjo will arrange for uU conveyance
home.
llUVII .VeiVNC > | O .
Tbe Methodists of Monllccllo will dedi
cate a new church February 11.
.luck CUBH of Davenport lias been Indicted
by tbe Brand Jury under tbo habitual
criminal act.
Tim Duhuquo Water company has ac
cepted the proposition of the city to pur
chase Iho works for $51.1,000.
The Lutheran Orphans' homo has been
located at Waverly , th.it town having
raised the necessary amount of money.
Hurglars entered thn bank at Wuiicomo.
and blow open the vault and the safe , but
were iiimhlo to get Into the steel cash box.
In sottlliiK UP with the outgoing county
treasurer at Ollilden It was found that he
was * lr0 > short. The bondsmen at once
made the amount good.
K. C. Arden , an Englishman , who for < i
tlmo lived at Hhenandoah , has cnllstrd In
ihii IlrltlHh army nnd has KOIIO to Houth
Africa lo light the Doers.
Evan Mlzo was acquitted of the klllliiK of
old man Choveller near Uunlup. Ills de
fense was that while present at the time
of the killing he was too drunk to take any
part In the , uffrny.
Hundreds of live snails the slzo of H
haze.1 nut am pumped from a well on th
farm of E. H. Mason , six miles northeast
of Marlon. The well IH 173 feet deep , en
cased with u six-Inch pipe from top to bot-
tnm and the only place the snails get 111 the
well Is at the bottom.
HUhop Morrison of the Episcopal church
In lowu , has practically completed the ta l {
of raising * l , ( fl with which to carry on thn
work of the illoecKim mission ) ) during thn
current year , to which Jin Kot himself some
weeks UKO. In the cunvafs ho has madn
Hut bishop has visited nearly every parish
In the state.
Services were held by the pastor uf
! Mlnorvu Methodist Episcopal church on
Hiimluy evening lust by telephone. Thu
weather boliiB lee Inclement for bin parlnh-
| loners to leuvo their homes , they balnj ;
farmers scattered over a radius of llftfen
I miles , the minister opened the Mln rva de
partment store , secured telephone ) com-
niiinlcutlon with the absent members nnd
micccsufully conducted the reijular service ,
even to the taking of the collection.