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? r *7^ '•^4^--.,- - - THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING; DECEMBER 21,1902 Only Three Days Before Christmas MICHAEL BROTHERS. »t*frt*tt*frt*tt*»t*C*fr*e«C*S':444444444444444444444444444 Open Every Evening Till 9 p. m., From Now Till Christmas. • ••• The Presents You Want at The Prices You Like. We Want You to Come and Rest Your Wistful Eye Upon Our Beautiful Holiday Display. I T will suggest to you at once the proper present, and affords the lowest prices ever made. To look through our splendid assortment is a pas time. Come early and satisfy your needs from our fine stock, which was bought to save you time and money. :::::::: Something For Every Person Something For Every Purse. Our store is replete with big hearted bargains at big hearted prices. We have sufficient variety to insure an easy choice of desirable gifts for both old and young. : : : Popular Selections! e Plenty Variety! s Newest Attractions! rtlRING the next three days we propose to sell everything in the way of ” Christmas goods that we own. Nothing but desperate price cutting will enable us to do this, but we have determined to do it. Cost and profits ^ • will be cast aside Reductions Vary From 15 to 25 Per Cent Off Regular Prices. rFFrFFrFFFFFFFFFttttttttttt444444444434444444934439494 flichael Brothers. Open Every Evening Till 9 p. m., From Now Till Christmas. Open Every Evening Till 9 p. m., From Now Till Christmas. NEW OPERA HOUSE Matinee and Night Saturday, 27th. A JOLLY American TRAMP By the Author "A Poor Relation” ant "Peaceful Valley.” Etc. The Greatest Comedy Melo-Drama of the Age. Nothing like what has come before. Novel, Re 'o’.ent of Life, Unique, Power ful, Fasoiuating and a Real Challenge Production Novel Yes Bright.... Yes New Yes Sparkling.,Yes Costly.... Yes Unique.... Yes FRENCH CITIZENS SAFE. France Will Not Send Cruiser to Ven ezuela Waters. Paris, Dec. 20.—-A cable from Fort de France. Martinique, announces tho the French cruiser Tiomle whic h was assigned a few days ago to protect French citizens In Venezuela will now- remain outside of Venezuelan waters, as all anxiety regarding the welfaiy of the French citizens has been (Ms polled. The foreign office here has received from the charge d'affaires at Caracas confirmation of the announcement that President Castro hail conferred com plete powers on Minister llowen to arrange the terms of arbitration. The dispatch added that the president pressed confident belief that the e else by the United States of the pow ers granted to Minister How doubted,Iy will secure an adjustment of the questions In dispute. Informal exchanges of views be tween the chancellories of Rome. Con don and Parts indicate the willln'gnrt* of the British, Italian and French gov* ernments to agree to the formation of a mixed commission as a means of ad justing tho difficulties. -Vf FUNERAL NOTICE. UOX.—The friends and acquaintances of Capt. E. D Cox and Mr. L. W. Cox are invited to attend the funeral of the latter this (Sunday) afternoon half past two o’clock at the residen on College avenue. M leral of noon ad | esidenofi T VANDERBILT BETTER. Physicians Say^ffondition of-Million-' aire Is More Favorable. . New York. Dee. 20.—Comellul Van derbilt. who is 111 with typhoid favor and peritonitis, continues to improve, according to a statement made at the house early today. During the night everything seemed exceedingly quiet a’xmt the house, though* tSe two at- tending physicians remained In the hOO|a all night. W$en the physicians left tho house Qr. Delafield said: SC-J'Mr. VtcnaWMlt Is a little better and hft cQp^ition 1b more encouraging.” 3L Great Company and • Handsome Scenery! An Incomparable Performance and the Aome of Completeness. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES:-NIGHT 25, 35 and 50 Cents. Oil Found In Iowa. Dos Moines. Iowa, Dec. 20.—Oil has been discovered on the banks of the Coon river, near Grant City. A quart of the oil sent to Ames college for analysis Is said to have been found to be 80 per cent pure. Warehouse Burned; Loss $70,000. Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—The 5-story brick warehouse of the W. R, Mott company, was destroyed by Are at mid- sight. Lose $70,000. The building f-nA content® are almost a total loss. Safety Appliances Ravored. Washington, Dec. 20.—The bouse committee on ooerancrce today report* ad favorably the MS requeoUng safe ty appliance* for-coupling can, i COLD M ONE CAV. s Rromo-Quintno Tablets. This on every box, B5o W Croup use it. Ssved st Grave's Brink. “I know I would have been in -my grave long age.” writes Mrs. S. H, Newsom, of Decatur, Ala , “if it had not been for Electric Bitters, For three years I suffered untold agou; frotff the worst forms of Indigestion, Waterbrash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But’ this excellent medicine did me a world of good. Since using it I can eat heart ily and have gained 35 pounds.” For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles Electric Bit ters are a positive guaranteed cure. Only 60c at W. J. Smith & Bro., and H. R. Palmer & Sons’ drug stores. _ Irn uLs ial.-lytomoved. St. Paul. Dec. 20.—Fire started at 2 ,'<liH-k t. 9 morning in the attic of cht- main bullying of tho Institute for Feablo Minded at Faribault and the loss will exceed $50.0o0. The 300 in mates of tho school were safely remov ed. The building Is a 4-story struc ture, 350 leet long, and waa erect ed at a cost of $200,000. at Coney Island. New .York? Dec. 20.—Tho first lm- poj^ant step 'fcr Ae acquirement for park^rposes of one of two acres of tand^t Coney Island, thereby wiping out the islands Bowery and converting the Island Into an Ideal seaside resort, has been tak<m. The plan was u; 1 piously approved at a massmeeting night. * The assessed value of the land to be acquired by the city amounts to $1,834,950. . Incendiary Fire. Largo, Fla., Dec. 20.—A destructive incendiary fire hejj» destroyed the large store of Blanton, Mairtin & Co., and all their ’ new Christmas stock, store and merchandise being valued at about $8,000, with only small in surance. The fire started about 12:30 at night. With' great difficulty the store of the Farmers’ Alliance Ex change. Captain Johnston]# residence, the Atlantic Coast Line depot and the postofllae were saved. Blanton, Mar tin & Oo. will rebuild. BETTER FEELING PREVAILS. London Newspapers’ Comment More Temperate Over Affair. London, Dec. 20.-—The comment of the newspapers has been much more temperate since the advent of a better prospect for a i>eaeefn! arrangement of the Venezuelan difficulty. It is ask ed whether considering the difficul ties-to be overcome a recourse to ar- bit ration would be found possible. All ^ho papers are anxious that such a solution of the trouble be reached. Altogether a more cheerful view of thewituation is taken this morning. James Bryce, member of parliament, addressing the City club last night, nald he hoped earnestly that the dif ficulty would be settled speedily, "be- cause there is always a posstbllty it tho United States of some sudden wave of passionate emotion passing over a people stimulated by organs more powerful than responsible on matters upon which the people are likely to become excited.” VENEZUELAN REBELS ACTIVE. Revolutionary Movement Against Cas tro Grows Stronger. Panama. Dec. 20.—News * received hero from the Venezuelan frontier Is to the effect that the revolutionary movement against President Castro is now more powerful than ever. Gen eral Matos is said to be at the head of a strong army and to be on good terms with the represc-nstives of the foreign powets. It Is believed among the Venezuelan revolutionists that the present move I ment against Castro will bo success* ‘ ful. ROOSEVELT PROPOSES THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL . fc* Powar^Reply With Counter Proposition. THE VENEZUELAN ARBITRATION. President Roosevelt Suggest to the Al lies that Dispute Be Settled at The H,,gue, Tbey In Turn Propose that He Arbitrate 4 Iksues. Washington. Dec. 20.—President Roosevelt has prop<*k;d to the allied powers that the Venezuelan dispute be submitted to arbitration by The Hague tribunal. The powers have replied with a counter proposal that President Roose velt himself arbitrate tho Issues. VENEZUELAN BLOCKADE. Kodol Dy«pepslacure Digests all Masses of food, tones and strengthens the stomach Troubles, and makes rich red blood, health and strength. Kodol rebuilds wornont tie; nos, purifies, strengthens and sweetens the stomach. Gov, W. W. Atkinson, of W. Va., says: I have need a number of bottles of Kodol and have fonnd it to be a very effective and, indeed, a pow erful remedy far stomach ailments. I reoommend it to my friends. The Orr Oo. Lieutenant Colonel Morrison Dead, San Francisco, Dec. 20.—Lieutenant Colonel J. N. Morrison, judge advo cate of the military department of California, Is dead at the Presidio gen eral hospital as the result of an at tack of peritonitis. Snow In New Maxico. Santa Fe, N. M., Dec. 20.—Tea Inches of snow has fallen in Taos and Mora counties. The snowft.il was the heaviest since 1892. If yon feel ill and need s'pill Why not pnrohase the best? DeWitt’a Early risers Are little sorpriser*. Take one—they do the rest. W. H. Howell, Honston, Tex., “I have used Little Early Riser Pills my family for constipation, sick ache, etc. To their use I am far the health of my family. The Orr Drag Oo. Doe* It Pay To Buy Cheap. A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that? will relieve and oure the more se vere and dangerous resalts of throat and long troubles. What shall you do: Go to a warmer and more regular cli mate? Tee, if possible; if not possible for yon, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all oivilized countries with success in severe throat and long troubles, “Bosch- ee’s German Syrup.” It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ disease, bat allays inflammation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rest, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Reoommended many years by all druggists in the world. Yon can get this reliable remedy at H. R, Pal- mer^fc8ons. Get Green’s Special Al manac - .' •y. * Official Proclamation Gazetted and Be- comes Effective Today. London, Doc. 20.— -The official procla mation of tho blockade of Venezuelan porta was gazetted this morning, and becomes effective today. The text of tho proclamation 1b as follows: ' ' Foreign Office, Doc. 2b, 1902: It is hereby notified that as tho Unltod States of Venezuela have failed to comply with tho demands of his maj esty’s government, a blockade by his majesty’s naval forces of the ports of LaGuayra. Carenoyo Gaenta and Cam- pano and tho mouth* of the Orinoco la declared ami such a blockade will bo effectively maintained from and af tor Dec. 20, subject to tho allowance of the following days of grace: "For vessels sailing before the date of this notification frem West Indian port* and port* on the east coast of the continent of America, 10 days for steamers and 20 days for sailing ves sel*. "From all other ports 20 days for steamers and 40 days for sailing vs* sols. “For vessels lying in the ports now declared to be blockaded, 15 days. “Vessels which attempt the block ade will render themselves liable to all measures authorized by the law of nations and by the respective treat ies between his majesty and the dif ferent neutral powers.” WHAT IT MEAN 8 TO YOU. Pew People Realize the Importance of flood Digestion Until It Is Lost. Many people saffer from dyspepsia and do not know it. They feel mean, out of sorts, peevish, do not sleep well, do not have a good keen appetite, do not have the inclination energy for physioal or mental work they odco had, but at the same time do not feel any particular pain or distress in the stomach. Yet all this is the result of poor digestion, an insidious form of dyspepsia whioh can only be cured by a remedy specially in- intended to cure it and make the digest ive organs act natnrally and properly di gest the food eaten. Bitters, after din ner pills and nerve tonics will never help the trouble; they don't reach it. The new medical discovery does. It is called Stnart’s Dyspepsia Tablets and is a sp- cigo for dyspepsia and Indigestion. It cares because it thoroaghly digests all wholesome food taken into the stomaoh, whether the stomaoh is In good working order or not. Stnart’s Dyspepsia Tablets by digest ing the food, Instead of making the worn oat stomach do all the work, gives It a mnch needed rest, and a oure for dys pepsia is the natural result. When yon are nervons, ran down and sleepless, don’t make the common mis take of supposing your nervons system needs treatment and fill year stomaoh with powerful nerve tonics which make yon feel good for a little while only to fall back farther than ever. Yonr nerves are all right bnt they are Btarved, they want food. Nourish them with wholesome every day food and plenty of it, well dlsgeted, Foils a Deadly Attack. ••My wife was bo ill that good physi cians were unable to help her,” writes M. M Austin, of Winchester, Ind., bnt was completely oared by Dr. King’s New Life Pills.” They work wonders In stomaoh and liver troubles. Gore constipation, sick headache. 2oo at W. J. Smith & Bro., and H. R. Palmer & 8ons.drag stores. 1 and yon can laugh at nerve tonios and medicine. Bnt the nerves will not be nourished from a weak, abased stomach, bnt when the digestion has been made perfect by the nse of this remedy all nervons symp toms disappear. Who ever heard of a man or woman blessed with a vigorous digestion and good appetite being troubled with their nerves? Good digestion means a strong ner vous system, abundance of enorgy and capacity to enjoy the good things of life. Stnart’s Dyspepsia Tablets will cer tainly set yonr stomaoh and digestive organs right; they can’t help bnt to do it because they nourish the body by di gesting the food eaten, and rest the stomaoh. Yon get nourishment and rest at one and the same time, and that is aU the worn oat dyspeptic needs to baild him np and give new life to every organ and an added zest to every pleasure. Stnart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are a god send to the army of men and women with weak stomachs, weak nerves and justly merits the olaim of being one of the most wonderful medical disooveriea .of the time.