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uhe !r/iili/)pme Question
the Sssue
“A DEMOCRATIC VIEW.”
From the Current Issue of Harper’s Weekly.
The current issue of Harper’s Weekly
devotes a full page to the following signed
article from Mr. Clark Howell, editor ot
The 1 Atlanta Constitution. Speaking ot
it editorially. Harper’s Weekly says:
"The tln.illncss of the president’s ut
tr-mnco on the question of ’lmpel ial'srn*
stil he somewhat emphasised in the minds
•i our readers who note the views as to
coming issues set forth In the article by
Mr. Clark Howell in another part of this
lumber of Harper’s W< <-kly. Mr. Huw
.ll's voice is an authoritative one In the
councils of ids party, and what he says in
its behalf way be regarded as ex cathe
dra. On the o»her hand, the president's
views are likely to have some utilucuce
with those who are about to place him
•.nee more in nomination for 'he chief
magistracy of the nation; and it is quite
possible that, in spite of the wish of Mr.
Howell’s party to have the silver question
relegated to the background and the vari
ous other vagaries ot the Chicago plat
form conveniently ignored in behalt of the
i-sue of imperialism, the astute gentlemen
<n the oilwz’ side will not permit the issue
to I— so nVely drawn.
• With bo’h parties on record as against
'imperialism.' it might be well to elect our
lest president by acclamation, unless, de
spite Mr. McKinley’s warning, we are so
tend of conflict that we insist uiwm light
ing over .< ‘phrase or c itt hwoni.*
Mr. Howell’s Article.
"With the meeting and the adjournment
< f the three national committees, and the
tiling of the lime and place for the na
tional conventions. It may be said that
tiie na'ional campaign of !’-•>) is fairly un-
This campaign is. In many respects, un
usual In lls presentation es new issues,
ibganl’css of former campaigns and of
. • i.—ms. the two great pirties face each
•th r in battle array en lines which have
developed since th« last nati« Illi cam
i.ii-n. This condition in the result ot the
r I aiu.-h-An.« n« an war. and no human be
ing <cuhi have |*r> •itc'vd four years ago.
with adequate reason for so doing, that
between the last and this campaign en
ure new issues r-iull arise, on which
the campaign of this jear would be
lougiit.
• the domil ating issue. of the campaign
of ‘'l. which first made Mr. Cleveland
president, was the tariff. The campaign’
of " covered substantially the same
■ w ..Il HI. r- M 1 '■ •-
dulum t-w-t.ging from tariff reform,
pledged. out unredeemed, to a protective
tur fir Tiie money question was injected
\- . niii aigti. siccvssfully chal
lenging the tariff for supremacy, and re
sulting. four years la r. in a cleavage in
I .th the-deni-« ratio and republican par
ti.*, The history «.f that campaign is
fresh in the minds of the people. What
. k .r may be said es the democratic
contention. « r the republican position dur
in- th it campaign, th-re can let no doubt
‘.hat the action of th.- republican congress
Has tix.d the g. Id standard at least for a
lane, and a time longer than the life of
th. administration which will l-e created
by he chxlioiis of this year.
"The money question lieeomes of sec
ondary ;tnj* nance in this caini-iign. be
iau-e Other questions have thrust theta-I
reives more mutely before the public I
mind, and • •■cause of the realisation of the
fact that th.- triumph of the gold stand- I
apt. as much a- it may be approved or !
cendemswd. eaunot in- overthrown by any- |
thug that on Is- aci onidtsl ea ...» r~ '
suit «.f the campaign of this year.
••I‘nqui-tc-uiddy ib« tootom to-iture «d ,
this ■ amiM.gr will l>- the ...uunl on over
•h. • oytrol and uis;s. iiloti of the territory
whkh has Uen iwoiu.u under the dom
ion -f the stars and stripes as the result
of the »i«nish American war. The |
n-.ci.ey .it-.-tl-n will figure im Mentally,
th- democrats rcathmiing th.ir platform .
es IMd. and th- r-piil li--i i« defending tho |
action of their admitn-tration in th adop- .
tioi of lie gold standard; tail the yo «-r .
v . . • the -
• 1 i nhavwr niav be lib* conviction for j
or - agaln«t *l. gold standard, the result of |
the Ihw-tbn cannot alter the status ere-!
tu-4 by this mlmiiustratu n. al least b -
fore th* people »’•'* tad opportunity to
go to the iMll-t box ill another national
*'"l x m.s rats who .ir-ve differed with
their parte on th!-- !• -u.- are. th. ref ore. j
returnin'? th- fold ..no Joining the ma
jority of th«ir party in other lines *»f |
thought m wh’ch there Is less room for
divulgent pinion A. it miv U- s .id that .
trany «‘f ib* r«*|»ubl*< :in minority. %vho hot j
their |Mriy on account of its attitude on |
the eurre-m-y question, will rem-w lheir as- j
tilicition with it this veir. On th.- ..ih.-r
har I. h r • «. ni- r.-- and s
republicans who. u lib- acting with their
respect!* - organixatiotw tour years ago. ,
mav I-’ found ir other ass » iatl-n In this
campetxn u» th- result ..f the realign
ment growing out • f the question of «-s
--parision—or, as termed by some. Imp«-ri:il
•*Th«*rv are two ctmtroilini? imcs or -
thrush, tn the •s.iisideraiion of the p;:ra
m-Miu Issue of tkta lamialgn: on., is,
•! jir* , no , i th*‘ **•• •* nti«
admmist r the affairs in the Philippines
an«| P«»r •• a* uii intcsraU everl.mtinir
iurt of «.ur governmi nt; the other is Ims-.I
’iron the theory th.fi the transpacific Is
land-- which have be n providentially
brought under inc authority nf our tla«
-h-u d lie held only as a trust, and that
-het- gi.vertsmetit should !-• administered
with the t.ew of recuring the ultimate
ih . im n-lciM-c of th- ir people.
••One policy w-uld put the world on no
th e that th- Philippines are ours, tn have
nd to hold forever n gardlrss of coat or
. ,n-.s|ii. ma s—the other would extend the
IHM guarantee of ultimate independence
.--lit I S tM-cn accopl. 1 the Cubans, »Ul
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Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic
It is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form.
\ Op
fureThat is through- ever manufactured. All
out the entire malarial f An t d ADlj | other so-called Taste
sections of the United | A$ FAT Afc less Tonics are
States- Every dealer is V tions. Ask any druggist
authorized to guarantee A.. about this who is not
Grove’s. No cure No ar NRBtft MHr PUSHING an imitation.
Pay. Price 50c.
THE TRADE DEMANDS GROVE’S.
“J; r. T v iur« Gentlemen-—We wish to congratulate you on the increased
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sales we are having on your ®«^® nd "^^® sold ® durin g the Chill season of 1898, 2260 dozen
° down ordcr y^^ erCWith, MEYEß'BßOß. DRUG CO.
> ii wiuld condition such guarantee upon
■I the complete and peaceable acquiesence
if bv the Filipinos in the authority of the
American flag and the supremacy- of
American jurisdiction.
" \s the result of developments of the
( , past year, one factor in this discussion
s has b.-en practically eliminated—that
if which favored the Immediate withdrawal
of our troops from the Philippines, and
which boldly announced that American
soldiers were there as interlopers and
• conquerors, and that they would get th. Ir
just d. serts if they were driven into the
rea. This element, with headquarters in
Boston, an.l with Its ramifications cx-
b tending with spasmodic breaks from there
® to the I'nited States senate and else-
• where, was particularly noisy at first,
. and while not less vociferous now. it is
f Infinitely less harmless. It is a non-ptir-
• tisan aggregation made up of Republicans
i and democrats, and it would lie unjust to
It to withhold the full credit to which
- it is entitled for having been tho chief
’ source of Inspiration of Aguinaldo and
1 his .nsurrection. The answer of the
‘ American p.-oplc. regardless of th. ir opin
ion as to what shouhl liecome ultimately
of the PhHlppini-s. was firm and emphatic.
They declared that the flag must be up
held; time the Insurrection against .Ann r-
’ lean authority in the Philippines must lie
quelled: that the asquiescnce of the na
tives to American control must be se
cured. and that the strong right arm of
Uncle S;im would !•<* la. k.-.l with all the
men and all the money necessary to bring
about this condition.
"While partisans have differed, no dif
fer. and will continue to differ as to the
policy that should t><- adopted concerning
the future of th- Philippines, it is worthy
of note that the representatives of all
parties in congress have patriotically ral
lied to the support of the government in
meeting present conditions in the Philip
pines. and the world has been put on
notice that American manhood could be
d.*|M-nded ui>oii to protect and defend the
flag wherever it mav float.
"There was at one time a disposition in
some quarters—and it cannot be said to
have disap|H-arvd now—to mise.pistrtie and
misrepresent the purjiose of those demo
crats who, yielding to none in devotion
to th.- Hag. n.ir in the ardor of its defense
w li< n at ta.-k. <l. would say to the people i
of the Philippines that they should live
in hope of a government of their own—
that when, in God's appointed time, they
an- capable es meeting ihe demands of
i iviliaation and of administering a repulo
lican form of govemnient, with justice to
th. ir oun people and to the vast interests
identified with the islands, they should
Im- given optM.rtuiJiiv to establish ami
maintain such a. government. On the
oth-T band, there has been a similar dis
position to niisrepresi-nt the attitude of
many of those who believe conscientious
ly that it is to the best interest of our
gov. mm. nt to retain the Philippines as
a permanent possession. There is a vast
.iiffcrenc.- betw.-en *im|>erialism* and ‘ex
pansion.’ and it is entir. lv consistent that
ihe latt.-r can lie accomplished without
the former as a necessary correlative.
"The advantage of commercial expan- 1
slop i ■ the p.s.ple of this country is so '
ippairnt that argument is not necessary
to sustain the contention that we shoii.d !
leave nothing undone to open new ave
nues for the eat. nsion of our commer- ’
eia| f icilxi.-s. We are now at the often
gates of China, and oiir hold on the Phil- (
aI, •< wee an J
take su.-h (vantage of our <>>>i>ortunitv
«s would tier •>— • I ‘
not olcain.d the unexpected footing‘s •»
us wticn iw-w.y sail..l into Manila harbor ,
ami raised the American flag above the j ,
»n.k of the Spanish fl.et, Nolmmlv de- l|
nies th.- great benefit to accrue from »»ur ■ ,
1 increasing trade in tin- orient, and it is ,
! an unjust arguin. nt which seeks to make , .
I it ap|M-ar that those who would hold out I
' the hope of uUimiUc inde|M-|ldence to the |(
Fdipinos fail to understand the import- .
- ain-e of the extension of our commerce ]
: to th.- Asiatic market.
j "Many of those who are keenly appre- I
I clative of the riches offered in the de- I
• velopin.-nt of this market IH-Ileve that it j
lean better lie secured to American com- '
mere.- by dealing with the Filipinos as i
we have dealt with the Cubans than by 1
proce<-diiiK with them on the unjust basis
that w<- have tin- right to tyrannise over L
them, as was boldly d» hired, in effect,
lh.it «. d to d- with PartO K
wh.- e (>■ <>pli were form.ill. put y:i notice j
i»y iliv rvpn 'MMitative* of tiie <’ uninatit |
party in roiifcres* that the Spanish yoke j
inf tyranny whiuli h.ol Iwen taken from
| their throats l»y Am< rican interference
was to Im- subslitiitv.l with anoth.r of ,
■ American make, the only difference being
flitt tin- new one was to be of somewhat
different character than the old one. ]
Tin re can be no doubt that this new i
| venture Into the uncertain s.-a of colo
nial eXJierlment his already had a v< ry
nauseating effect ujm.ii the public mind. I
Th.- |H-..ple of this country will never .
|H- citfsti- d to hold Porto Klco In discrim- |
inatlng' bonds, and if we hold It—as wo ,
ought to do—lt must be a territory—and j
ultimately as a state- with full and free i
a. <•< ss t<> American jHirts, and with Amer
ican commerce given an ojh-ii gate to the ■
Porto Rico market. Any other course
would Im- cruel, conscienceless and de
fenceless. and the party or the power re
sponsible for it will be repudiated by Ihe I
> Atn.-riian people.
"In dealing with th* Philippines, it is
well to keep in vl.-w the fact that Ameri
can sentiment, without regard to party, is |
det.-rmlned to maintain the commercial .
footing already established there. View
ing the matter from a party standpoint,
th.- dem.M-rats are no less emphatic in
I their indors.-m. nt of this position than
are the republicans. if the democrats
I contend, as they will in party convention.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900.
that our government must put down the
insurrection in the Philippines; formally
establish our authority, and administer
the affairs of the island with the view
of giving their people ultimate Independ-
I cnco, as we have pledged the Cubans, it
will he because they think that our com
mercial Interests will be better conserved
by such policy than by a declaration for
colonial administration as a permanency.
Whether or not the republicans declare
openly for*the permanent retention of tho
Philippines and the administration of their
affairs as a vassal possession, they must
, defend such a policy In the approaching
, campaign, just as its representatives In
, congress have defended the theory of
f permanent possession in antagonism to
the democratic contention for ultimate
, independence.
"Around these two contentions the na
* tional campaign of 1900 will wage. All
I other Issues will be of secondary im-
I portanee— the trust question, the currency
! and the tariff—excepting in so far as the
I Porto Rican tariff brings up the whole
. question of protection as an incident
, to the main Issue.
i "If the republicans succeed In Novem
ber In electing their president, return
ing a republican house of representatives
and guaranteeing a republican adminis
tration to succeed the one now in power,
there can be no other possible alterna
tive to the conclusion that it will mean
that wc are to ke.-ji the Philippines as a
permanent possession, maintaining our
hold on the ><,o<M»,<s*t> people of the islands
by the same process of colonial adminis
tration by which Great Britain is enabled
to hold India; that our government is to
be committed to the establishment of a
large standing army, a half hundred
thousand of which must be ret lined in
the Philippines to Insure our supremacy;
that we must keep across the Pacific
7.000 miles from our own shores, a for
midable armada ready to cope at any
time with the fleet of any nation with
which we may hava cross-purposes; that
we must make a sweeping change in our
system of government for the purpose
of adjusting It to this newly created con
dition, and that the taxpayers of the
country must be prepared to go down Into
their pockets to indulge their demand for
this luxurious departure. Tt tnay de
velop Into a profitable Investment, and
th.- taxilayer may ultimately revel in th*
ex|M*nditure, but the assurance Is, to
say the least, rather vague and unin
viting.
"If. on the other hand, th3 democrats
should win the f ill elect ions—if they
should elect tlieir president, or. failing
ir. that, should capture the hoyse of
representatives, the verdict would In
susceptible of only one construction, r.ril
that would be that the American people
are unwilling to commit their goveni-
I tnent, ibe strength of which has been
proved a century of crucial tests to
a new departure in the realm of colonial
administration, the basis of which is
government without tin- consent of the
governed, authority maintained by force,
subjection without devotion, and submis
sion without patriotism. Governments
have been so administered ami people
have been so held, but not until this day
has it been established that such a sys
tem of government is best, elth.-r for
those who govern or for those who ere
govern.il.
•‘Personally, I nm inclined to think
that the American flag now In Cuba and
in the Philippines will never be substi
tuted by any other. I think it is there I
to stay, and that as it was put there
by the hand of God. so will it be kept
by divine direction. I believe, however,
that it Is not force which will shape this .
end. but that it will come about as tin- j
voluntary act of the people of Cuba and >
of the Philippines. Like the republic of
Texas, Cuba, if it ever attains Independ
<-iiee. will instinctively turn for ndtnis- j
slot! to the American sisterliood of states;
it Is inevitable. As to th. Philippines,
when we have put down the insurrection,
tin- .nd of which is now apparently in
sight; wlien we have established our ' <
s‘.the.i‘--ii. . u.i -ix- <,f recon- i i
Aguinaldo himself; when peace amt oi
-1.-r shall prevail, an.l the people of the
islands shall have turned once more into
tin- almost forgotten paths of prosperity--
we will bring to their hwirthstones such
a practical illustration of the benefits to
acme to them from our system of gov- '
eminent, so strikingly in contrast with ;
the oppressive methods of Spanish ty- J
ranny under which they have bowed ‘
for centuries, that, rather than tisk a
return to old conditions, tlu-v will Invite !
the iM-rjH-tual domination of Am rican
ideas by insisting upon the. permanent
retention of the American Hag.
‘‘lt will take time to bring til this
alM.ut -years p.-rhaf is—maybe decades, in
the meantime we should deal fairly end
frankly with the ji.-iqile of the islands. |
holding Iw-foro them, as a guarant -e of
<-ur good faith, assurances of ultimate in
<le|>eiidence when, in the opinion of this
I g.-v. rninent. they uro aide to maintain a
government of their own. They will ac
cept this guarantee, and had It been
made by the last congress the rebellion
against which we have contended for
m< re than a year would never have be
|gi n. Millions of dollars would have
iteen sav.d, not to sjx-ak of the.thousands
, of Ilves which have bc-n lost, the In aits
which have b--en broken, ami the homes
I which have been darki-ne.i. It is never
. 100 late to do right, and it is not too late
j now to dc lar.- our purpose, and when
, this is .lone, to work to that end.
I ‘‘Along these lines the forces for the
■ great battle of 1!«M> have been formed.
'ihe bugles have been sounded, and the
! smoke from the picket lines already an- |
nounces that the fight is on.’’
BYNUM TURNED DOWN AGAIN.
Senate Refuses To Confirm Nomina
tion as Appraiser.
I Washington. March 19.—1 n tho oxocu
l live session of tin- senate toilay Mr. Falr-
I banka again made an effort to aecuraJ
consideration of the nomination of lion.
W. I». Bynum as appraiser for the port j
of New York, but upon objection by Son- '
ator Jones, of Arkansas, the matter went •
over. An effort to secure tho fixing of a j
day for a vote on tiie nomination proved
unavailing.
! TO RETIRE LEE AND WHEELER
McKinley favors their re
tention IN ARMY.
' General Lee Is Past the Active Age,
and General Wheeler Reaches
It This Fall,
Washington, March 21.—General Joe
Wheeler called at the war department to-
J day and officially reported bls return from
! the Philippines tp Secretary Root. It was
expected that the question of General
Wheeler’s future military status would
be determined at this meeting.
Secretary Root was so busy, however,
with other ini|>ortant questions which hid
accumulated during his absence from the
cllty that It was concluded best to defer
the consideration of General Wheeler’s
case to a more cppoi'iine time.
The matter will probably be settled
within a few days. M anwhile the resig
nation of General Wheeler from the vol
unteer army will be held in n.beyance and
the question as to General Wheeler's eli
gibility to a seat in the house will be
la id up periling a statement on his mili
tary ataitus.
There is a strong desire to put the names
of General Wheeler and General late on
tho retired list of 'the army with the rank
of brigadier general, but the execution
of this i>lan requires special legislation by
congress.
Existing law prohibits a man sixty-four
years of age serving in the active list
in the army. General Lee is over sixt.v
four and General Wheeler will be sixty
four In September. The last named there
for© is the only one eligible for appoint
ment 'to the regular a.«ny. The short time
he would have to serve in ease of ap
pointment is made an argument against
such action. Moreover the desire of the
president is understood to be to honor
the dustinguished volunteers and noit to
single out a particular one for special
preference. With the consent of congress
it would be possible to appoint them brig
adier generals in the regular list. Such
action would enable them to relinquish
their present duties and assure lheir fu
ture welfare.
Following this precedent. General
Wheeler may < oiit-aiue on active duty in
definitely, as In- is a Volunteer. There is
reason to believ. that General Wheeler
would be willing to forego bls rights to
a seat in congress under existing circum
stances if he could be retired with the
rank of brigadier general.
APPLETONS GO TO THE WALL.
Famous Publishers Are Now in the
Hands of a Receiver.
New York, March 22.—1 n the supreme
court today ,1. Hamilton Dougherty was
appointed receiver for D. Appleton &
Co., publishers, of this city, on the appli
cation of Daniel ITfichard, of New Jer
sey, a stockholder. The bond of the re
ceiver was fixed at $150,000. The liabili
ties are about sl,loo.oO't. A statement is
sued today by the Appleton company says
tiie situation is title mainly to inadequate |
capital to meet maturities in the extension
of the business on the installment eon- '
tract basis (which contracts amount to |
fully $200,000, now outstanding upd in
dae course collectible).
A reorganization company has been
formed, ami its chairman, Mr. Cannon, ,
says lie is confident tin- concern can lie '
liquidated so as to involve no loss to
creditors. The Appletons Is one of the
oldest and largest jiublishing lirms Jn the ■
country.
VUUHI I J ,
takes McKinley to task.
Lew Wallace Wants a Constitutional
Amendment.
Indianapolis. Ind., March 2" —General
Li w Wallace today wrote an upon lett. r
charging that the a<tminls>tration is at
tempting to make colonies out of Porto I
Gem rai’XVab i< < ..j.■ ’ ■ ’’’.< .-.’ms'lt'fttvtltat
amendment forbidding jurisdiction or sov- ,
ereignty over any island, territory or coun
try now foreign, except with the consent .
of the people of the United States Jtrst j
had ,
The Modern Mother
Has found that her little ones are Im
proved more by the peasant Syrup of
Figs when in need of the laxative effect
of a’ gentle rem. dy than by any other.
Children enjoy It, and it benefits them.
Tiie true remedy. Syrup of Figs, Is man- 1
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., >
only.
NUNEZ DISCUSSES CUBANS.
Civil Governor of Havana Takes Dif
ferent View from Root.
Philadelphia. March 21- General Emiio I
Nunez, civil governor of Havana prov- |
ince is in the citv on st leave of absence.
General Xmiez s home for eighteen xeais j
before lie was made governor of Havana ■
was in Philadelphia. In speaking of Cuba J
ami its people, he said:
“The condition of the country is show- ,
ing marked improvement. The tob.i; co j
crop this year w.li he as big as ever it
was lx fore the war. aggregating
bales valued at s24.i;'»\<hh>. <>n account of
tiie extiinte dry season the sugar crop!
will be small.
"The grea t trouble in evi i y branch of ;
industry ami trade in Cuba is the scarei- |
tv of working capital. Planters whose ,
estates were damaged during tile war I
have not the merits io repair these losses
i ami tills Is true in . very line of business. I
There are excell. m opportunities for
1 American capitalists."
When asked if Americans were embrac
ing these opporteniti. <l. neral Nunez re
pik'd:
"Slowly. The trouble is. it seems to be
the ojjnion aiming Americans that con
di'tio’ts in Cn/ii ; are unsettled and will
remain so until the form of government
becomes decided upon. Such is not the
ROOT REACHES , CHARLESTON
Secretary of War Inspects the South
Carolina Forts.
Charleston, S. C., March 19.—Elihu
Root, secretary of war, arrived in
Charleston on board the transport Sedge
wick at noon today and immediately went
to Sullivan’s island to in. et Colonel Ran
dolph, commanding the First artillery,
and Captain Sanford. United States en
| glneer in charge of harbor improvements.
At the colonel's residence General Nelson
A. Mik's was found, lie having come over
from the city to inspect the forts, etc.
All went to Fort Sumter and afterwards
visited Forts Capron and Jasper ami re
viewed the garrison. Tiie usual salutes
were tired and there was music and Hags
flying. A luncheon was served at Colonel
Randolph’s house and onight General
, Miles is being entertained by friends.
Secretary Root and part, leave tonight
for Washington. General Miles and party
start for Fort Royal in the morning.
—I "
FOOD SUPPLIES FOR PORTO RICO
Governor General Davis Makes an
Urgent Request.
I Washington, March 19.—Adjutant Gener
; al Corbin today received a cable message
I from General Davis, commanding the de
partment of Porto Rico, saying that the
' condition of the inhabitants of Porto Rico
Is distressing and the suffering so general
and widespread over the island that he
will require al least 500 tons of food sup-
1 plies weekly until further notice in pro
; portion of 4-7 rice, 2-7 and 1-7 each of
■ bacon ami codfish. Arrangements are be
i ing made in the subsistence and quarter
matter general's department to meet this
requisition as promptly‘and regularly is
possible The transport Burnside, which
Is scheduled to leave -New York for Sin
Juan on the 21st instant, probably will
take the first consignment of relief sup
plies and similar shipments will be made
each succeeding week by other trans|»orts.
The Burnside arriv o nt New York yester
| day from the West Indies with a mtsco*-
PAINE’S CELERYCOMPOUND
e wi 1 W -Ai
y IN THE SPRING
Strengthens the Tired
Strengthens the Nerves
Strengthens the Stomach
Strengthens the Liver ,/W
Strengthens the Kidneys oßfe & Im
Makes Rich Blood
>urishes the Wasted . ■
iscle Tissues
stores, Invigorates the
iman System
At T
REV. ELWOOD SCOTT OF CARTHAGE, IND., WRITES
“My nerves have been so distracted and broken down by overwork that
I have had but little rest, pleasure or comfort. I have been obliged to en
tirely suspend my ministerial labors for nearly a year. Some said try
Paine's Celery Compound. I did so, and lam glad to say lam now almost
well and have resumed my ministerial duties. I can eat almost any kind of
food and digest it without any trouble, and I do not have that harassing
pain in my head.”
I.incous cargo in 'hiding the remains of
twelve soldier.-; who lost their lives in Cu
ba sine, the American military occupa
tion. Eight >f tiles? bodies will be brought
to Washington for interment in the cem
etery at Arlington. The others will be
turned over t i rd itlves for interment in
ptT. at e cemeteries.
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PORTO RICANS FEAR TROUBLE. |
San Juan de Porto Rico. Marell"?' l
eial Davis is in constant receipt of tele- ,
grams from tiie various towns of the I
islands begging him to use his influence ;
with the United States congress for a .
speedy settlement of the question now in ;
controversy
Demonstrations occurred at many points |
vesterdav similar to the large gathering .
headed by tiie San Juan chamber of com
merce. which presented the petition to the
governor general tor a redress of griex -
anees.
ARE WRONGING PORTO RICANS, j
Boston Editor Back from the Island
Discusses the Situation.
New York. March 23.—James Jeffry I
Rodie. editor of Tile Hot son Pilot, was a j
passenger aboard the United States trans- ]
port McClellan. which reached port today I
fiom San Juan. Mr. Roche s|xnt the
weeks <>n the island of Porto Rico, ob
serving the people ami their condition. |
From his experiences while there Mr.
Roche said that lie was compelled to con
fess the "United States is iii the ungra
cious position of having deprived the isl
anders of their foreign trade and given
them nothing in place of it.”
"The feeling.” he. continued, is that it
is a cumbersome, uncertain and unsatis
factory wav of iloing business to collect
revenue from them witli one hand ami
give it back with the other. In other
countries it lias happened that some of
the money adhered to one or th- other
hands during the process ami with the
best of intentions we cannot hope for
much better results here."
- '
Vaccinating Bugs.
Tim science of medicine has reached
wonderful perfection. The microbe theory
in certain < iseases has be. n proven true
].. voml d übt. Tiie inoculation of e.lnntz
bugs with tile mierolx s of eontagt >us dts
in order that epidemics may spread
anion? Hie little pests, is a practical
m< tlmd now in use. Dr. D. M. B>< the
, ..incut specialist for can of Indt.in
nxdis. Ind., says that dosing with medi
ein. - ■ titling with knives or burning with
..l ixier- t" ear.- cani'er to
! r. cognized. lui that ne lias discovered a
' (ombiimiio i "f soothing balmy oils which
i l"I |p, cancer microbes ami cure tile
I n'<maii'-tn.in. eases Those who read
this Will confer a great favor by cutting
it .mt .nd sending it to a friend who is
afflicted 80. k sent free, giving pa“ti?u
iTrs m.d pri.es.pf Oils. Address Dr D. M.
Bye L'« k Box 25, Ind'iunapolis. Ind.
RIOTS freely threatened.
Situation in Porto Rico Is Decidedly
Serious Just Now.
Ponce, Torto Rico, Marell 23—Tiie situa
tion litre is now more serious than at any
time before or since the terrible hurri
cane. In many places the poor are starv
ing. The price of rice, beans anti codfish
has increased from 50 to 100 per cent.
Demonstrations against the delay of the
United States government in settling
open questions have recently been held
a.r M avaguez, Yaeueo. Arecibo, Aguitlallo,
I Fajardo. Juana Diaz. Guam ami many
other towns. The people are unable to
understand the delay and they condemn
all Americans jmliseriminately. Bai
feeling is arising which it will take years
to overcome. Even riots are threatened.
Trouble is almost inevitable unless the
tension is relieved. Even wealthy land
owners cannot command ready cash and
many Americans are penniless, being
glad to work for their lioard.
♦ ~~
Where can you Invest money more
profitably than by imyiiig a bottle of
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS, you get four
for one. A kidney medicine., a Hver tonic.
Ftomach strengthener and bowel cleanser.
Four medicint's for one dollar.
Another Hanna Provide! For.
Washington. March 22.—The senate to
day confirmed the nomination ot R. b.
Hanna to be postmaster at St. Petersburg.
Fla.
Siarjlcs Cream Separators—Profitable Dairying
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.4 AH. h»-a:‘u. W'J.'b 41.1 tain • ' * r «f. U. >
TO AMEND BANKRUPTCY LAW.
I _
Representative Ray Suggests Change
He Thinks Advisable.
Washington. March 22. R.-pr.•-•.•utat tx
Ray, of New York, chairman of tile house
judiciary committee, has “
bill to amend the bankrupt! \ !" . , *
makes a statement as to it in which he
! ' i “’rhe most important chances are six |
materially false statement in writing.
-1
tl "3. , Th , e* making* of a fraudulent trans
fer of property- . tev W:1S! material-
Iv' l'omrlbuVed «o or brought on by gam-
to anv one who »«*' * rs; un d.
cliarg<il within ■ • <haU IM . ,| t . n icd to
“rt. That a ‘V j,i the course ot
any one "*’• t answer any questions
the pro< < »’ nn V
approved by i lhe nr o\ ides that mercantile |
"Tiie bill also I>r, a voluntary
corporate n- , ’ Ji r ,.ceiving 'h<'
bankrupts at u „f their stoekliold
thereto Ot ■; ■ . v „i un tary receivership
ers; also tna« corporation under the
of an ii^o'x. m a< . ( )>f bankruptcy,
state laws from twenty-five
It shortens th ( is in a.lc
days to t«n • a short service by pub-
and pr*»vid<- debtor has absconded.
H< a«i”>, "'"Jis the w fe « competent wit»
IX ,h e » awa ° f the
state.”
Opium, Morphine Free Treatment.
' • ..uai- inteed at home without pain.
Trial fn e Dr Tmker. 18 and 20 Broad
St., Atlanta, Ga- *
GILCHRIST S SLAYER GIVES UP.
Man Who Killed the Chicago Barber
Has Surrendered.
Chicago. March 22.-“l’m the man who is
wanted for the murder of Boh. the bar
ber ” announced a slender man to < ap
t lin Wheeler and Lieutenant Ambrose at
! the Maxwell police station tonight, just
twenty-four hours after Robert Gilchrist
was shot down in his shop at 1754 Twenty
second street, by a stranger who used a
rifle to accomplish his deed. The young
, man gave his name as Liwren. e Walseh.
KMX Trumbull avenue, and said he killed
the barber deliberately because of a
wrong he received at Gilchrist’s hands.
Walseh told the officers of the method
he employed in killing Gilchrist, with
apparent calmness ami in a manner which
border 'd on braggadocio. He seemed to
I consider the motive of his crime as some
! thing too personal and sacred to be light
' ly dis' ussed and referred to it with a
studied mysteriou<ness.
| Regarding the motive, all Malsch would
1 say is that “Bob, the barber," whose sur-
I
name he did not know, together with four
i other men had within tile past tluee
months done him a wrong whi' h he says
jtistiti,‘d him in killing them.
"They did me harm." he said, “which f
can’t talk to you aixiut. but which has
made me Very bitter toward them. 1 wa
ju-litied In killing Boi>. and wouid be in
, killing tin- others. I don’t ear. if I am
hanged for it but I did what was right.
Walseh during the Spanish-America t
war, was a memtier of the Second Louisi
-1 ana volunteer infantry, known as the
i "Tigers."
ROOT TRIES TO MAKE IT PLAIN.
• Secretary of War Discusses the Cape
Nome Giants.
"Washington. March 22.—Secretary Root
made a brief statement to the press to
day in regard to the action of the de
partment in granting license to prospec
tors to dredge the water front of Cape
Nome. Alaska, in their search for gold
■He admitted that two concessions to
I dredge sand had been issued and twenty
i other applications are pending. He says
I thev will all be granted. He says no ex
| elusive provings have been granted and
there has been no discrimination. His
authority was based on the statutes giv
ing the war department jurisdiction over
the navigable waters of the United
States. It was shown that the purpose
of dredging of sand would not interfere
with navigation or the riparian rights of
owners of adjacent territory. Tiie par
i ticular character of the sand to be
dredged did not enter Into the considera
tion of the case at all. The secretary said
further tliat any one was privileged to
dig for gold in the open sea and tiie
only question considered by the depart
ment was whether such oiwratioiis con
ducted within theFthree-miie limit were
| an interference with navigation or an
' infringement on the rights of others,
i When these conditions were complied
I with the department was prepared to
' grant permission to any one to dig in
| the beach at Cape Nome or elsewhere
l at any jxiint lyin u within three miles of
j low water mark. Secretary Root made
| it clear that the privileges in question
i were free to all responsible persons. He
! will shortly submit his reply to the reso
lution of inquire adopted bv the senate.
POKEJOY KILLS DONOHUE.
Luttrell, Tenn.. Shocked at the Death
of Young Farmer.
Knoxville, Tenn.. March 29.—At Lut
trell, a small station twenty miles from
here. T. J. Pokejoy today shot and in
stantly killed Charles Donohue, a son of
one of the best-known farmers of the
county. The men conversed at the delict,
then walked a short distance away out
of hearing of bvstanders. They were seen
.to clinch ami fall to the ground. Th. n
j’okejov pulled a pistol and shot Donohue
through the heart. I’okejoy immediately
i went to his home and saddled his horse
I and rode away. A business misunder
| standing is supposed to be the cause os
the tragedy,
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