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9 CONTRADICTED THE DEFENSE. STRONG TESTIMONY AGAINST POW ERS’ WITNESSES. WJ incase* Who Said They Saw Pow ers With the Mountain Crowd on Jan. 21V—Powers Claimed to Hare Been 111 on That Day Denied There Wa* Any Talk of Mob Vio lence on the Day of the Shoot inn. Georgetown, Ky„ Aug. 11.-A larga number of witnesses In rebu tal for the prosecution were heard to-day in the trial of former Secrotary of State Caleb Pow ers, on trial for alleged complicity in the Goebel shooting. Some of thtm were strong in their contradictions of wi nesses for the defense. The prosecution laid much store by the testimony of two witnesses who testified to see.ng Caleb Powers with other lead ers of the mountain crowd on the even ing of Jan. 25. The defendant had testi fied that he was ill In his room all of that af:ernoon. Several other witnesses will be introduced Monday to further contradict Powers on this point. A number of Frankfort business men and citizens testified that the talk of mob violence after the assassination of Gov. Goebel existed only in the minds of those in the executive building and that there was no need of the militia Among those who so testified was Sheriff Suter, who said he swore in a posse of a dozen citi zens and that it would have been equal to the occasion had it not been blocked by the actlor s of Adjutant General Collier, who made the civil officer subservient to the mlli’.ta. W. F. Grayout. assistant state auditor, produced the books of the state auditor in response to the subpoena duces tecum to show what portion of the SIOO,OOO re ward appropriated by the Legislature had been expended in the search for and pros ecution of those accused of the crime. The record showed that in all $6,000 had been drawn. Mr. Grayout produced the record show ing that W. H. Culton was paid his full salary as a clerk in the auditor's office for December and part of the month of January. This contradicted ex-Auditor Stone, who charged Culton with stealing SI,OOO and stated that he dismissed Culton and caused Auditor Sweeney to refuse to give him a clerkship. Still After Stamper. Hon. John G. Cantrlll further contra dicted the testimony of Rev. John Stam per. w'ho on yesterday had denied several statements alleged to have been made by him in regard to the truth of the confes sion of his brother-in-law, Wharton Gold en. Mr. Cantrlll said Stamper did say that Golden had told the truth, a.nd also said in substance the other things attrib uted to him. Isaac Golden, brother of Wharton Gold en, denied that Wharton Golden ever said that there was a “hundred-ihousand-dol lar reward fund afloat, and that he had got a part of It.” Judge Sims, of the defense, attacked the standing of the witness, by asking him how many times he had been indioted. The witness studied a moment, and said he guessed he had been indicted at least a dozen times. He had been indicted in the state courts for carrying concealed weapons and for shooting and wounding, end in the federal court for impersonat ing an officer. “What became of these indictments?” asked the lawyer. “I beat them all,” said the witness. Commanwealth's Attorney Franklin made a statement, in which he said the prosecution had hoped to conclude its re buttal testimony to-day, but that some minor new' features had been injected into the case upon which the. state desired to introduce mere proof, and he asked an ad journment until Monday for that purpose. He said the evidence for the state would all be in by noon Monday. BUTLER IS I\ HARMONY. TnlU of Hi* Allenution Hm Been Mooli Hingßeratfil. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.—Secretary Ed gerton, of the Populist National Commit tee, returned from Chicago to-day. He said. In reference to a statement, that Chairman Butler will bolt the ticket: "Senator Butler, chairman of the Na tional Committee, will maintain on office at Washington, I presume. By the way, the talk of lack of harmony between Mr. Butler and the remainder of the commit tee has been very much exaggerated. I have received a letter from Mr. Butler in which he expresses himself in accord with the manner in which the committee has operated. Mr. Butler intends to support the ticket as he would have done in any event. As far as the committee is con cerned. with the exception of a very lit tle difference in regard to policy, every thing is harmonious.” KlllAtSl REBELS DEFEATED. They Have Been Given Severe Les son and More AVIII Follow. Bakwnl, Aug. 11.—A column of 700 men, under Col. Burroughs, has returned from Kumassi, having reinforced and re-ralion ed the forts for two months. The force attacked and destroyed three old stockades after a desperate bayonet charge, in which four officers and thirty four native soldiers were wounded and Three killed. On the night of Aug. 7, Col. Burroughs attacked an Ashanti war camp near Ku macsl, surprising the camp amt bayonet ting the enemy. Great numbers were slain without a gun being fired. A lieu tenant was killed and two men wounded. Other flying columns are going out, and tt Is believed that the punishment Inflict ed will not soon be forgotten, though sev eral defeats are still needed to clear the country south of Kumassi pf the rebels. DUEL TO THE 111/OODY DEATH. Two Clllcngonns Will Fight With Sword* on Tliur*dny. Chicago, Aug. 11.—Unless the long and unromantlc arm of the law stretches forth and takes the weapons from their hands, Hermann Dames and Charles Dux, citi zens of Chicago, will fight a duel to the bloody death next Thursday at sunrise. They both mean business and aver they will puncture each other's skins in several places. They are both pronounced swordsmen, having held commissions In the German army. To-djiy they selected their seconds and the place of the meet ing will be arranged later. Dames Is a saloon keeper. Dux Is a cornice manu facturer. SHAH'S OFFICIAL VISIT ENDS. He Left Purl* Yesterday and Started for Ostend. Paris, Aug. 11.—The official visit ot the Shah of Persia to Paris ended this morn- Ing. Accompanied by President Loubet end M. Delcasae. the minister of foreign affairs, Hie Majesty rode to the railroad station, surrounded by an escort of cav alry, and started for Ostend. Ex-Congressman Clark Dead. Keokuk, la., Aug. 11.—Samuel M Clark died her# to-night. He was a member of the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Con gresses and from the First lowa District; was United Bia'e* Commissioner of Edu cation the Paris Exposition of 18*9; was prominent as educator and politician and wrote many lowa Republican platforms. Mr. Clark was a native lowan and was born in 1842. CAySED CONCERN IN LONDON. Continued from First Page. till relieved, is the subject of much com- j ment in London, where supposed Russian designs are closely scrutinized. A special dispatch from St. Petersburg attributes to Russia the Intention to fill Manchuria wdth troops and not to let go °f ||fiat territory when ihe present ebul lition is over. The Russian war office ex pects to have 142.000 men and 242 guns in Siberia by end of September. Shanghai has received no news from Che Foo or Tien Tsin to-day, but a dis patch boat from Taku is expected at Che Foo to-nigh-t. ON THE SIBERIAN FRONTIER. Chinese Have Evacunted Country Aronnd Kharhin. St. Petersburg. Aug. 11.—Official dis patches report further small Russian suc cesses on the Silurian frontier. The Chi nese have evacuated the country around Kharbln as far as Sintehempa, Ashekho and Chulantehen. The capture of Khar hin was v*ry timely, the situation being still grave, as owing to the rei>eoted at tacks which had to be repelled there was danger of the ammunition becoming ex hausted. Gen. Saharoff has ordered the fortification of Kharbln. MANY MISSIONS DESTROYED. Mandarin* Said to Me Doing; %11 Poi alhle to Protect Thera. Pari?, Aug. 11.—The Frene*h consul at Tschung King, wiring under date of Aug. 5, says; “Many missions have been destroyed and some Christians killed, but the mtaeion aries ere .safe and sound. All is calm at Tschung King. The mandarins are doing all possible to repress troubles, and I be lieve they will succeed. 1 om negotiating with Viceroy Tche Li relative to the pro tection of missionaries, who, instead of assembling at one place from Tcheng Ton, Tschung King and Soni Fou, should re tire to the walled cities of their respective districts.” A PRECAUTIONARY ME A SIRE*. Renson Given for Landing- of Rrltfah Troops at Shanghai. London, Aug. 11.—A special dispatch from Shanghai dated Friday Aug. 10 says the British consul general, replying to protests of Chinese merchants gainst the landing of troops, explains that this is merely a precautionary measure due to the fact that the disturbances north are spreading and coming daily nearer to Shanghai. He says also Kiang Su is already in a state of revolt and that at Ta Tung there has been serious rioting, the telegraph station being burned. JAPAN HAS ACQUIESCED. Willing; to Plnoe Her Troop* Under Count Von Wnlderaee. Berlin, Aug. 11.—The Koelnische Zeitung at Cologne is authority for the statement that the Mikado has wired Emperor Will iam, expressing a willingness to place the Japanese troops under the command of Count von Waldersee. The Fremdenblatt of Hamburg states that Capt Karl Wojcik of the Austrian general staff, has been attached to Count von Waldersee’s staff. NASHVILLE TO NEW CHWANG. Gnnhoat Goes There on Acoonot of Reported Trouble. Washington, Aug. 11.—The r.avy depart ment has been informed that the gunboat Nashville has sailed from Taku for New C'hwang. New Chwang is at the head of the Liao Tung gulf, about 275 miles north east of Taku. The district around New Chwang is repotted to be in a disturbed condl'ion and there have taen several re ports of collisions between the Russians and Chinese In that vicinity. HIVE FLED OR BEEN KILLED. There Are No White Men Left tn the Interior of China. San Francisco, Aug. 11.—The steamer Gaelic, which arrived from the Orient io m night, had on board a number of refugees from China. Among (hem were Rev. C. W. Pruitt and Rev. George Worth, with their wives* and families. Mr. Pruitt was in Shan Tung, when he was summoned by an urgent warning on July 3, sent by Consul Fowler from Che Foo. The mis sionary and family started at once, and they were on the way none too soon. "There Is not a white man left In the interior of China alive, said Mr. Pruitt. All have fled to Japan, to the coast ports where the Powers ere in control, or have left the Far East altogether.” D!*|>atchea Sent l*lelion. Paris, Aug. 11.—M. Peleasse, the Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, has forwarded two cipher messages to M. Plchon, the French minister at Pekin, felicitating him on his attitude and asking him to expe dite any unreceived messages. Rome Hears From Pekin. Rome, Aug. 11—The government has re ceived a dispatch from Marquis Raggl at Pekin, identical with the dispatches re cently received from the representatives at Pekin of France, the United States, and the other Powers. Returned to Tien Tsin. Berlin, Aug. 11.—A Tien Tsin dispatch, dated Aug. 7, received here to-day, says that after the capture of Pel Tsang the German, Austrian and Italian forces re turned to Tien Tsin. DEMOCRATS OF MeINTOSH. Sena tor In I Committee Cliose All Smi ley Delegate*. Darien. Ga., Aug.ll.—Two Democratic executive committees met in Darlctv to day. The CountyCommlttee met at noon and the Senatorial Committee at 2 o'clock this afternoon. There was considerable Interest in both meetings, as county and district politics are both warming up. The County Executive Committee was elected for a term of two years at a mass meeting last Saturday. To-day's meeting was the first the committee has held, snd it was mainly for the purpose of organ izing. The otganization was perfected by the election of Col. R. H. Knox chairman and James K. Clarke. Jr., secretary. A committee was appointed to confer with the nominees for the offices of sheriff and member of the Legislature, receive their acceptance and report to the general com mittee. The Senatorial Executive Committee met at 2 o'clock and adjourned s few minutes later. The Senatorial Convention was call ed to meet at Hlnesvllle on the 31st In stant, at 10 o'clock a. m. It is now con ceded lhat Col. Bmlley will he nominated on the first ballot, as he has a clear majority In his favor. The delegates lo the convention from this county, who are ail enthusiastic Smi ley men, met to-day and elected Mr. T. K. Dunham chnlrmon of the delegation Sitenmalilp Firemen tn Strike. Marseilles. Aug. 11.—The flremtn of the trans-Atlantic Steamship Company have de 'bled to strike, beginning to-morrow. It is feared the movement will spread to other lines. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 12. 1909. BRYAN’S PUNS ARE CHANGED. IT IS NOW UNDERSTOOD HE WILL MAKE MANY SPEECHES. Mn> Make a Campaign Tour Similar to That Made in lHtHi— After New York He W 111 Go to Maryland. Then to the State* of the Middle \YeM—ln New York litate He Will ’•ipenk Only in the Larger Cities. Chicago, Aug. 11.—W. J. Bryan's visit to Chicago has practically resulted in an understanding that he will travel almost us much during the present campaign as he did in 1896. The first inclination on his part was to avoid the making of many speeches this year, but there has been such general pressure that it is understood he is now inclined to yield and to visit many parts of the country. No positive promises for participation in the campaign have been made for other states than New York, but the prob abilities are that he will go from that state to Maryland, where there appears to be great anxiety for his appearance. After that ime he is likely to make a genera! tour of the North Missis sippi valley states, including Ohio, Indi ana, Illinois. Minnesota,.etc. No author ized statement has been given out to this effect, but there is no doubt that this is the present tendency—that. Indeed, the plan is practically decided upon. In New York it Is expected that Mr. Bryan wMI speak only in rhe larger cities. The Silver Republicans originally ex pected to notify Mr. Bryan of their nomi nation of him for the presidency at the same time that the Populists make their notification at Topeka. Kan.. Aug. 23, but this purpose has been changed. Their no tification will come later, and the proba bilities are that it will be made at St. Paul or Minneapolis. Hon. T. M. Patterson of Denver will make the speech notifying Mr. Bryan of the Populist nomination at Topeka. There will be no notification to a vice presiden tial candidate, as in view of Mr. Towne's declaration the Populists at present have no candidate for that office. Bryan to Apeak at a Plcnlr. Chicago, Aug. 11.—Mr. Bryan said to day that he will probably remain in Chi cago until after next Wednesday He probably will make a brief speech at the picnic of the Irish societies, to be given on that date. GOV. ROOSEVELT’S CAMPAIGN. R< publican Candidate Will Try . to Ilrenk All Record*. Chicago, Aug. 11.—Perry S. Heath, sec retary of the Republican National Com mittee, resumed his duties to-day at head quarters after a week’s tour East and South. Secretary Heath saw Gov. Roose velt at the New York headquarters, w'here the Governor's itinerary was arranged. According to Mr. Heath the campaign ing tour planned for Gov. Roosevelt will break all records in the annals of presi dential campaigning. “Gov. Roosevelt will come to Chicago Labor Day,” said Mr. Heath. From Chi cago he will pass through Wisconsin. Min nesota. North and South Dakota. Mon tana, Idaho, Washington. Oregon, Califor nia. Utah. Wyoming. Colorado, Kansas. Nebraska. lowa and Missouri, in the or der named. No attention will be paid by Gov. Roosevelt to the Eastern States out side of New York, and, unless conditions change materially, he will not go into New England at all.” All the month of October will be occu pied in hatft campaigning in the state* of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, with the exception of a few days in West Vir ginia, which the Republican managers express strong hopes of carrying. JONES WANTS POSTPONEMENT. Convention of Democratic Clubs to Be Held Oct. 3. New York, Aug. 11.—'William R. Hearts, president of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, has received a tele gram from Senator J. K. Jones, chair man of the Natoinal Democratic Commit tee, favoring the postponement of the as sociation's convention until Oct. 3. The telegram Is as follows; "I favor a postponement of the con vention until Oct. 3, for the reason that Democratic clubs are rapidly' being form ed all over the country, and I think it well to allow' time for all to be represent ed at the Indianapolis Convention. "I believe it will be an extremely In teresting meeting. A gathering of all the representatives of the clubs will at tract the attention of the entire country, and serve to stimulate action In our ranks. I look for great results from this meet ing and believe that |t will be Immensely influential Jn the cause of good govern ment." GOES HACK TO REPUBLICANS. Stevenson of Colorado Hob Deserted Hl* Silver Follower*. Denver, Aug. 11.—A. M. Stevenson, who, as a delegate at large from Colorado, with Senator Teller and others, walked out of the National Republican Conven tion at St. Louis, and who. afterward as sisted In organizing the Silver Republi can parly, to-day resigned the chairman ship of the party in this state, and an nounced his return to the Republican party. He made public a letter In which he declares the silver question is no long er a paramount isaue, and will not be for years to come. GALA DAY FOR BRUNSWICK. Fat and Lean Ball Game Will Be One of the Feutnres. Rrunswlck, Oa.. Aug. 11.—Several days ago Capt. Tobias Newman secured tome local talent from among the business and professional men of Brunsw:ck and under the names and weight* of the Fats and the L ans a game of basebai was played at the park The success of this game wag rip-roaring, and the spectators enjoyed every moment of it. The large attendance end fun produced has encouraged Capt. Newman to arrange a ga'a day for ntxt week, and he is now getting up a pro gramme which will prove vtry at trac tive for all the stay-at-homes. This pro gramme will include a baseball game by the Fats and the Leans, horn- races, foot rscee, greasy pole contests, buck and wing dancing, quartette singing and other foims of amusement such as serve to rare the time away pleasantly. The mer chant* of Biunswics will be asked to give their c>rka and employes a half holiday and the attendance at the grounds is ex pected to be large Proceeds from the day w.Il be devoted to liquidating some of the deb • cf the a-soc ation. Will Shoot at May cross. Brunswick, Ga , Aug. 11.-Ths Bruns wick Riflemen under command of Capt. Frank A. Dunn will leave here next Thursday for Waycros* where they will participate In a rifle shoot on the magic city range. Th Rifleman have a good company and under command of Capt. Dunn have Increased wonderfully in Strength snd Inures' during the past few months. Not having It en rear a range where they could practice the hoys may not show up so well for the first time at a shoot, but they will be largely .In evi dence from point of numbers and interest displayed. BRI NSWICK’N B ALL TENM. Itinerary Changed on Account of Horae Team Dlahandlutt. Brunswick, Ga-, Aug. 11.—News com?> from Atlanta to the effect that the Rome Baseball Club has been disbanded for the season, and this has necessitated a change In the itinerary of the Irunsw'ick baae ball team. Instead of playing in Rome i.ext week tha boys will to Selma and play the crack team of that city six con secutive games. From Selma the team will probably return to Atlanta and play throe games, then coming home for a day or two to practice and going from here to Savannah, wher they will ploy the Fer nanda na team a series of three games, the winner of the series to take a purse of SI,OOO. An interesting ot of gossip has cropped out of the recent visit of Fer nandina to Brunswick, dining which Fer nandina won the iwo games played. As previously announced In *hese dispatches, these games were merely for the purpose of allowing tie two teams to size one another up. prepara tory to the thousan 1-dollar rles in Savannah. When Femandln von the two gntme Manager Borden appr* 1 ;ch ed Manager Hirsch of th* Brunswick ag gregation and asked that the SIOO forfeit placed for the Savannah series be pulled down and the games declured off. Mana ger Hirsch declined to pull down, and Manager Borden then agreed to play the games. Local sports say that Manager Borden was under the impression that Brunswick threw the two games here to his team, and that he believed Brunswick hod a better loi of players than Fernan dina. Another side of the ?tory is that Man ager Borden claims that the SIOO forfeit was placed by a Fernandiia man without his knowledge or consent, and that his team did not want to play Brunswick un der such a deal. However. Manager Bor den is a game one. and lie lias decided that the series will be played in Savannah. Brunswick Is winning along, hav inc captured the three games in Atlanta and local sports are banking heavily on Brunswick winning the Savannah series from Fernandina. THE TEHUANTEPEC RAILROAD. Contract Made for n Gigantlo Enter prise in Mexico. Washington, Aug. 11.—Mr. MeCreerv, secretary of the legation at Mexico, has furnished the state department with a copy of the contract between the Mexican government and Pearson & Son, of Lon don, relating to the Tehuantepec Railroad and ports of coal cos and Salim Cruz. This transcontinental railroad, says the secretary, crossing the isthmus of Te huantepec, promises to become a most important means of transportation when the improvements on. the line are made, and the port works ore completed. The company, as the representatives of the government, shall, within three and a half years improve the railroad, and shall admlnls ster in partnership with the government the railroad and the ports of Coatzacoalcos and Salina <Tuz. At least two train* shall run weekly from each of these terminal stations, the Journey for passengers not to exceed fourteen hours. The company shall have the earnings of the railroad and ports, except the part that belongs to the government. The latter will also pay $5,000,000 in monthly installment* of $300.- out>, the first In three months after pro mulgation of the contract. The capital of the company is $5,000,000. t * CURED AT HOLY JHRINE. Wheeled There in a Chair, Mrs. Me.- Cormlek Walked Home. From the Philadelphia Press. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Aug. 9.—A sensation has been created at the shrine of Our Lady of Victory on the lawn of Sacred Heart Convent in this city, by the miraculous and sudden cure of Mrs. James McCor mick, wife of Capt. McCormick, of the lake tug Seymour. For over a yeer'Vhe has been an invalid suffering severest pain from acute rheumatism. Believing she would be benefitted by worshiping at the shrine, she was wheeled there in her chair, and pushing up close to the foot of the statue begin reciting the litany. Suddenly with a cry of Joy she arose from her chair going among the worship ers and walking to her home some dis tance away, letting her chair behind. Hundreds are carting at her home to learn of her cure. BEES BROKE UP A FUNERAL. Henrse Horses Rnn Assy and Cof fin Whs Thrown Into Rood. From the Philadelphia Press. Jeffersonlown, Ky., Aug 9.—As the hearse containing the body of Andrew Bracken entered the cemetery near here to-day one of the horses trod on a huge nest of bumblebees. The bees attacked the horses, causing them to run away. The driver was thrown from hla seat, and the body of Bracken was some time later picked up half a mile down the road. The entire funeral party armed them selves with paddh- sand brush, heat oft the bees, went on a aearch for the body, carried It back to the cemetery and pro ceeded with the interment. The Hug; In War. From the New York Press. The hog caused the biggest mutiny ever known in the history of the, world, and was responsible for men being blown from the muzzle* of cannon. When Great Bri tain shipped cartridges to Indin for the native troops she reckoned without her host, for the ammunition was greased with lard, which so offended the religious scru ple# of the Sepoys that they arose as one man in rebellion. The American hog near ly caused war between Germany and the United States, and only the diplomacy of Mr. Whltelaw Reid obtained for the ani mal admission Into France. Moses and Mahomet were opposed to the hog because, while It divides the hoof end is cloven-hoofed, yet? it chews not the cud. The camel Is not eaten for opposite reasons—it chews the cud, but'is not clov en-footed. The hare is also unclean, be cause while it chews the cud It divide* not the hoof. All civilized nation* have passed and repassed laws governing whet a man shall eat and how much It shall co*t him, but the only sumptuary measure that ever stood the test of time Is the tw of Moses concerning the hog. It has been on the statute hook for 3,390 years. Phil Armour has packed more pork and beef than all other men in the world put together. He raid some time ago: "The fierceness of competlon may force the packing house of twenty-five years hence to Include a tannery, a boot and shoe fac tory. a woolen mill and a mammoth tailor shop.” Distinguished Educator Dead. Richmond, Va., Aug. 11.—Prof. Charle* Venable, for many years professor and for the pasi five year* professor etnerbus of mathematics a the University of Vir ginia, died to-day at his home. In Char lottesville He was one of the moi dis ttngulshed educators In <h* South, the au thor of several text book* and during the war between the stales served with dis tinction on the ataff of Gen. R K. Lee. Fn*t Horse Break* Down. Chicago, Aug 11.— Orlmar, owned by J T Stewart ard ranked at th> fas rst horse on Western tracks, ha* broken down ard will be r t‘rd for the season He won fame st fhe close of the Washing ton Park meeting here by equalliriit the world's record of 1:94 for a mile on a cir cular track made thla season by Voter at .Brighton Beach. SOME POLITICAL SHIFTERS. LITTLE FAITH IN THOSE NY HO (HANGS r ARTIES. Gorman Say* a* a Rale Men Do No* Change Their Politic* More Read ily Than They Do Their Religion. Palmer Goes to Republican*—Web ster Dnvl*’ Ahnnrd >ll*tke—Gre sham. Wellington. lignum and Tel ler Taken a* Consptcnous Ex ample*. Washington. Aug. 11.—Both political parties are now engaged in magnifying the new converts they are capturing from each other in the pending campaign In political circles these men, who suddenly change their political position, are usual ly referred to as "turncoats” or “rene gades.” Former Senator Gorman of Maryland, in discussing politic* and politicians, re cently gave utterance to this sage re mit rk. "Asa general rule men do not change their politics more readily than they do theit- religion.” He was prompted to make this asser tion In discussing certain men, who have heretofore occupied positions of honor and trust in the Democratic pa.ty, who are now about to ensf their votes against the regular Democratic candidates for the presidency. He claims that the over age American citizen is reared upon some fixed religious faith, and, although he may waver in his allegiance to his original faith, it is very unusual for him to be drown away from the religious principles taught him at his mother’s knee. On the same theory, the avenge Amer ican inherits from his father certain po litical principles. Time and condition? sometime* bring about honorable and ex cusable changes of views on great national questions, hut among the rank and file of the great political parties, men do not often abandon the political doctrines handed down to them by their sires, except under extraordinary conditions. These conditions sometimes are the, result of personal dieappointmenr, personal jealousies, false pride, and a re vengeful nature. Frw lleii4‘ftnleN Snccensfnl. in looking owr the political history of the paat fifty years. Mr. Gorman ventures the assertion that hut few political rene gades of either party have been successful In convincing the world that they were right, while the vast majority who differed with them, were wrong. The man who pulls away from his party isai goes over to the enemy may receive afT enthusiastic "glad hand" under the Influence of a high pressure of enthusiasm which is always on draught on rhe eve of a great national contest, hut as a rule sitch men are looked upon with suspicion by their new' allies and are despised hy their former asso ciates. The political renegade Rometimes flourishes and reaches high position among hi* new-found friends, but in the long run, he is handed down to posterity as a traitor to his party, without the love, re spect or confidence of his fellow men. Just now the Republicans are trying to work up some enthusiasm over the fact that the venerable Gen. Palmer of Illinois has deserted the Democratic party and re turned to the Republican fold where he was formerly located many years ago. Gen. Palmer is an excellent type of that class of men who seriously believe that the.y are doing the country an inestimable favor hy continuously dodging bgk and forth from one party to the other when ever something occurs which does not suit their individual fancy. Gen. Palmer has been a memlrer of almost every party that has existed within the last half a century and it Is estimated that his immediate fol lowing might be counted on the fingers of a man’s hands. IVehster Davis* Flop, On *the other hand, some Democrats are trying to magnify the Importance of Web ster Davis’ flop from the Republican pie counter into the Democratic fold. Mr. Davis is a florid and impressive orator and might have proved effective on the Dem ocratic stump had It not been for a ridic ulous blunder he made at the recent Kan sas City Convention when he was given an opportunity, as anew convert, to sec ond the nomination of Mr. Bryan. What ever effect his speech was intended to have, was totally lost by his miscalling fhe candidate’s name. With a great burst of eloquence. In e powerful tone of voice, he called upon the Democratic hosts of the* land to rally around that "peerless leader, William Jennings Brennan.” A shout of derisive laughter followed Mr. Davis' unaccountable blunder and his re marks which followed were entirely lost upon the convention and the country at large. His usefulness as a campaigner was no longer regarded as one of the val uable assets of the Democratic parly. Nome Conspicuous I.in tuples. There might be a long list of this type of politicians given to emphasize the points above made, but the mention of a few conspicuous characters will be suf ficient at this time. There is the late Walter Q. Gresham of Indiana who, after year* of earnest work In the Republican parly and being award ed the governorship and a seat at the Re publican President's cabinet table, sudden ly shifted his politics to the Democratic side of the House and out of pure resent ment and a spirit of revenge ag-alnst Ben jamin Harrison, he assumed a Democratic mask. He wa rewarded by a place in the cabinet during the early part of Cleve land's second administration. His history is too well kQpwn to be reviewed here. In spite of all he could say or do he was de spised by Republican# and never fully trusted by the Democrats. Another conspicuous figure in this class is Senator Wellington of Maryland. Hav ing by a series of political and personal er rors, placed himself in antagonism to the member* of the Republican party and hav ing blighted his sphere of influence :.nd standing in that party, he now seeks to be revenged by deserting to the Democratic camp. He has no following in the Senate, has lost his Influence at home, and he la apt to be a handicap rather than a help to the Democratic party In the pending contest. Bynum and roller. Mr. Bynum of Indiana Is another sam ple of the shifting politician. He was rnce regarded ns one of the most conspicuous and trust'd leaders of the Democratic I arty In Congress. Reverses at horn aroused within him a feeling of revenge so that he 1* now a supplicant at th- feet of the Republican parly for aid and com fort. Senator Teller of Colorado occupies a most pathetic attitude In this doleful pic. ture. At one time loved, respected and favored hy all who knew him In spite of the fact that he was an ardent and de voted believer In the doctrines and prin i Iplrs of the Republican party, hr- was universally regarded as one of the pure* . ablest ard heat models of a consolertloua and upright party man His Judgment war seldom doubted and his utterances were generally wise, profound and Invariably furnished abundant food for serious re flection of those to whom his remarks were addret**d. Highly favorsd by the Republican party, he suddenly discover ed that he could not subscribe to certain features of the finanCal policy of the Re publican party. While still claiming to be a member of the "Grand Old party,” he has drifted far from heme, snd I* an nounced as one of the members of the Advisory Committee In charge of' the Hryan campaign Without quea lor Ing his sincerity, honesty of ntirpose. or god in i tsntlons. It 1* g nerally conceded that the } great power and Influence he once wield 'd In national affairs has dwindled Into I comparative lns'gnlflcsnca STOMACH CATARRH. From Maine to Florida Feruna’s Fame Has Spread. Mr. Gottfried Hemmerich, Palmer, Fla. Gottfried Hemmerich of Palmer, Fla., says the following in regard to Peruna for catarrh of the stomach: "My trouhle was catarrh of the stom ach, and your medicine has performed a miracle in my case, as the doctor I con sulted said 1 could not live if 1 stayed in Florida. He wanted to send me to a hos pital in Knoxville, Tenn. If 1 had done this 1 would surely hove died. 1 took Peruna and now again l have life and energy, and new flesh and blood has re placed what I lost." CHINESE GAAIHI.EBS. The Vt afsenic Lottery l the Moat Ex tensive tint! Elaborate Gome of t haner. From Pearson’* Weekly. Every one knows that the Chinese are Inveterate gamblers, but few Cauca sians have any deflntte Ideas as to the modes of playing, except, perhaps, with regard to fan tan and pot. The most extensive and elaborate form of Chinese gambling is the walseng lotttery. It Is Indigenous to Canton, and vast sums are paid to the officials for the privilege of farming this lottery. In each walseng lottery there are 1.000 tickets, and for the purpose of numbering them the characters In the small didactic booklet called ’’The Thousand Character Classic" are Invariably used. The cost of tickets and the number and value of the (irises vary considerably, but are. of course, fixed before any particular lottery Is “opened." The remilla of walseng lotteries depend on the surnames of the successful com petitors In one or other of the examina tions for official appointments, which are periodically held in the district, province or metropolis. The term "walseng” refers to the hall In which examinations ere held, and this fact, together with the use of "The Thou sand Character Classic," Imparts a kind of pseudo-llterory tone to walsengs and thus renders them highly respectable tend popular. The following Is an outline of the way In which the walseng Is carried on. The farmer, or his agent, announces by hnnd hlll or poster, that a lottery will he alien ed on a certain forthcoming examination, adding foil particulars ns to date, price of tickets and other conditions. The would-be Maker goes to the shop Indicat ed and hands a slip of paper, In which he has written the twenty sumtimes he wishes to "back," pays for his ticket and gets In return a preliminary receipt. When 1,000 tickets have been subscribed for, the tickets and the "book" of the lot tery are printed, and each wtaker gets on application a hook and the ticket or tick ets he has paid for. The "book" contains 1,000 columns. At the top of each column is printed one of the 1,000 characters (following each other In the order of the classic), and tinder each character is the list of twenty sur names ba< ked by the person whose tlck-t bears that distinguishing character. Koch ticket has also printed on 1f Us price, the examination in question and the name of the Issuing agent or Arm. hut 1< does not contain the twenty selected surnames. By reference to the hook the stoker ran see h!s own selected list under the dis tinguishing character of his ticket, os well as the lists of surnames selected by the other 999 stakers. The first prize goes to the person whose list of surnames Includes the largest num ber of Ihe surnames of the successful competitors, and so on as to the other prizes. If. for example, each of the twen ty surnames selected by a particular sinker Is that of a successful candidate, then the stnker has scored a “highest possible," and, subject to the conditions as to the amounts and distribution of prizes, takes the first prize, or a share of it, or a fixed sum. The total amount of the prizes Is usual ly not more 'thnn 69 or 79 per cent, of the amounts staked, the remaining 30 or <0 per cent., after deducting expenses, being the farmer's profit. It Is also usual for Ihe farmer to reserve a considerable num ber of tickets and to stake for himself. When the result of The examination has been officially declared leaflets giving the. names of the successful candidates are published by the farmer, and payments paid to winners on application according to the conditions. Sometimes payment la not made by stakers until The printed books and tlcketa are ready for delivery. Before handing In his list of surnames the careful stoker consults the lists of successful candidates at previous exami nations and so far as possible ascertains the names of candidates who are favor ites for a place on The fothcomtng list. The latter Information ran he had from "tipsters" for a consideration. A staker, for Inatnnce, may learn that a candidate bearing an uncommon sur name and being comparatively unknown Is likely to do well—turn out a "dark horse,” In racing parlance. A "tip” of this kind Is worth paying for. It Is usual to "bar” some of the com monest surnames (like our Smiths, Jones, etc ); that la to say, stakers are not al lowed to Include "barred'' names In their list for the reason that such names are certain to appear In the list of successful competitors, and If not "barred” would be Inserted In every Maker's list. In the Straits Settlements, where these lotteries are illegal, various devices are resorted to In order to avoid The heavy penalties attached to the management of lotteries. For Instance, the tickets often purport to give admission To a theatrical performance, a two-dollar ticks* being for admission to a front seat, a dollar one to a second, nnd a SO-cent one admitting a child "half price.'’ Such transparent devices, however, de ceive no one acquainted with the lottery. In recent years a large number of pro moters of walsengs have been deposed to China a* being In law "habitual gam blers." _ —Kveret Jansen Wendell Is a blue-hlood ed Knickerbocker, a member of one of the oldest New York families and rich. Me IS known all over New York as the "best friend of bud boys.'* He carries on a oorr spondente with no lers than f.Ofl b>vs who at one time most people would have put under the category or "bad." Mr. Winded has been Instrumental In placing almost, all the boys with whom he corre sponds In good homes on Western farms or In Western villages. Mr. H. C. Carew writes from Brockton, Mase.. the following: "About ten years ago I was greatly distressed by dyspepsia and took no comfort day or night. I tried every thing that physicians prescribed with out relief whatsoever. A frieu<l In stated on my using Permiu. It work ed wondrra nud entirely cured me of the disngrcenhle disease. I can not apeak too highly of Pfrunn." Mr. James R. Hunt writes: "I have been troubled with dyspepsia for four teen years, My stomach was sour, my bowels costive, had palpitation of th heart, indigestion, torpid liver, was ner vous. did not sleep good, my head felg light and had specks before the eyes. I tried patent medicines. various reme dies. and consulted physicians in vain. Consequently I procured a bottle of Man&lln and have since lieen using it continually. 1 have realized much bene fit from its use. It keeps my bowels regular, and I think it is the best dya* pepsla remedy I ever saw." Mrs. X. K. Brown, Asheville, N. C. t writes: “For several years I waa troubled , with indigestion, nn Increase of neld I In the stomneh, headache, lons of ap petite, dlxslness, nnd almost com plete pnrnlysls of the left arm. My friends ndilhed me to try Peruna# Four bottles cored me sound nud well, ami I have not felt a s> inptoui of my trouble since.'* Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, . for free book. CHINA'S Cl Biot s LAWS. Tlie Innocent I'Var Them More Tha# Oo tlic Guilty. From the London Mail. China has a very complete legal system, the growth of thousands of yearn. Th® first Indication of law to he found In Chi nese tradition Is the Institution of mar riage, about the year 2825 B. C. A remarkable difficulty which the Chi nese government has to contend with !• pointed out In Mr. Alabaster's standard work on "Chinese Criminal Law'.'' Thero are three sets of laws—Tartar, Chines® and Mohammedan-and when the code# clash the result Is not unaintising Ther® may be three criminals equally guilty of the same offense and brought for trial to the same court at the some time, witb the result that the criminal untenable to Tartar law escape* with a whipping, that Mohammedan Incurs the penalty of mili tary service and the prisoner under Chi nese law. besides being batnltooed, Id transported for life. A In England, the law prevails; mHt tsry lnterferen<B I* not tolerated. A sor. geant who caught n man gambling had him flogged on the spot. For this that sergeant recelced 109 blows with the bam boo himself and three year# transporta tion. The soldiers who flogged the gam bler under the sergeant's direction receiv ed as their share ninety blows and tw® years’ transportation to the Chinese Bot any bay—a district on the borders of th® empire. , The same law sometimes finds a differ ent expression. A corporal found a sentry asleep oo duty, and he hit him with u. watchman's pole so that tbs sentry died. Now. the watchman's pole Is a civil In strument. So the unhappy corporal re ceived 100 blows and three years' trans portation. The a|thy with which Chinese will stand by and ae offense* committed haa often been the subject of adverse crttl clem among foreigners. Mr. Alabaster explains that it ia due to fear of t.hn law. He cites a case wherein two ruffians at tempted to abduct another ninn's wtfa. Hearing her cries, a gallant Chinaman went to her assistance. The real criminals appear to have escaped, but the gallant rescuer got several years. Advocacy In the law courts, moreover. Is as dangerous as chivalry. It Is record ed that a distinguished scholar, desirous of shining as a barrister, wag sentenced to two years’ Imprisonment and eighty strokes with the Chinese equivalent of th* birch for trying to coax from the Judg® In a criminal dase a verdict of manslaugh ter Instead of a verdict of murder. In a had case of murder aceesaOrles may not be visited with the death penalty. Thus, If half a dozen persons commit tha crime, and It whs uncertain who struck the blow, the first striker Is held to b the guilty one, and he alone la executed. Again, should ora if the accessories chanc* to die In prison the sentence of the men held responsible In tha first Instance i® commuted. The law. says Mr. Alabaster, distinctly discourages "larking,” and. Indeed, games generally. There Is a case quoted In which three men playing at horse managed to tumble over in a heap on the roadway, and one of them, falling on the brass bound (dps in the pocket of him who lay undermoHt, was thereby killed. The Judge declined to allow the case to be dealt with a* one of misadventure, and Insisted upon the smoker being sentenced capitally. The moat Ignominious of all penaltlea In the Chinese code Is slicing to piece*, with extinction of the family. The condemned man I* tied to a droae, and by a aeries o£ i>alnfnl cuts hla body is sliced beyond recognition, Ihe Idea being to destroy th® future as well as the present life of th® offender. The Chinese believe that th® spirit of the dead man will appear as • collection of little hits—a dreadful ignom iny. Chinese law Is a maze of contradictions and complexities, but the magistrate wfia falls to thread Ills way among them prop erly Is severely punished. For instance, if a magistrate pronounce* a sentence of decapitation when It should have been strangulation he receives a thrashing with the bamboo, and the executioner who car ried out the magistrate's prlglnal sentonoh share* the punishment with him. Hlmllur penalties await official careless ness of all kinds, but there Is one partic ularly amusing rod In pickle for the err ing Judge. If an offender Is allowed to escape the penalty due to his offense tha unhappy magistrate must himself suffer the full penalty which he ought to have exacted. Constables are periodically beaten If they fall to produce prisoners. When warrants are Issued the policeman intrustsed with the, warrant has thirty days tn which to produce his man. If he falls to produc® him, or arrests the wrong man. he incurs a penalty one degree less heavy than that due to the real offender. The position of constable is not much sought after In Chins. A certain Chinese law. having ref erence to all manner of crimes, often per ml's a criminal to escape punishment en tirely. The Chinese regard the continu ance of the succession of a family as In finitely Important—more Important, In deed. than the punishment of a heinous offense. Thus, if the last survivor of a family kills his wife, he escapes execu tion on the ground that if he were killed there would be no one left to worship tha ancestral tablets! Chinese prison* sre loathsome with filth, but as the Chinaman is accustomed to dirt, thetr state do?s not trouble him. Petty offenders get a pint of old rice a day If they are without other means of support. Ordinarily, however, friends and relatives are expected to provide the food. In winter they are allowed n thick Jacket, and, If sick, they have medical treatment. Warmed beds are provided for the aged or Infirm criminals in winter and cooling drinks In summer.