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Ordered. ll? ? ?lifer Department Takes Notice of ?Charges of Barbarous Gomiuci ia Philippines. [-;: Washington, April 15.-As a rsenlt ^P^p? consideration by the cabinet t^o |?Bsj;;?$--.the eharges^of cruel treatment .VVof* filipinos by united States sol ^^op^i Secretary Root has made public t^the. following correspondence : ifljpv "War Department. - Pf ? 'Washington, April 15, 1902. ^^p[y -Dear Senator : I beg to acknowl ^^e^e the receipt of your copy of the . Il^timony of Sergt. Chas. S. Riley p?ife-?Private William Lewis Smith, ?||?0? -of', the ' Twenty-sixth infantry, ^g^ri before your committee ?yester ||pa^'"r'T enclose a copy of. a dispatch ^^^c^'vhas l>een sent to Maj. Gen.; Wf&?&?e* commanding the division of ^p^peri^"!? the judge advocate general of ^^^?j?^^^;.t^e:.pT?p?r,". steps in ac ^^g^anee with the dispatch. . ^S?^var department will be glad to Erve the earliest possible informa . of any further evidence which ^be; elicited? by the coram!tree, . _Jjng tb fix responsibility upon any ppon^''?'Iri: the military service of the ^^atfediStates for any violation cf the B^p;.ot.':^ar or of the regulations and.; ^^c^^?|goyernin?r the ope~ atiOns of the ^^pny.' -of. the United: States in the Yefv respeCofullv, ??ihu.Root,. Secretary of War. ?l?eWjBL C. Hodge, United .States JSSS?n?te,. Washington, D. C. ??jp THE ORDERS CABLED..^ . War Department, ; Washington, April 15, 1QQ2.' ! ^^^emorandum for the adjutant gen- ; ^fcCaifegram for Oem Charlee .?as foi- j i(0&:Feb: 19th a letter was sent you,, posingfor investigation, copy of "j &rges. made by Gov. Gardener of lyiibas province, which 'contained j nfera? Allegations Of ' cruelties prac- j ^E^y-itropps on natives, and .g?ner- | ^poflan.insolent and brutal.attitude ?&ei army towards: natives. '. ! Or?April; 2d a cablegram was sent purging action with all speed con ||spkimth5 thorough, and searching- ] vesfe2tion. I ^^^^?Jtheij?th; of March a cable dispatch Sr? .'.^as-Vsent' -yon directing disciplinary i^Saeasirres to produce obedience to the ^H&?si?ect's instructions, subordinat gpg^?Hiaxy, officers to civil govern ||p|nieiit. in . pacified provinces, and in ^^^izeting you to relieve Maj. Edwin |?|K^:Glenn and Capt. James A. Ryan j ^^^.n?'duty and order them to Manila j ^s^?w?it investigation i nto theirx con- J ?{pBlj^x& accordance > with instructions ? H ^follow by mail ' j ^C^i .the"Sith of Iv?arch instructions! ?^^re.mailed you containing statement j ^^fec?srges.-against those officers and | ^^^r?:3acob;a. Smith as the' basis cf ? ~ the^.i?v^?gat?on ordered by the cable j Bfe^'^er instructions in both masters : ^^p?si^uired by the following facts' : ! l^kBLIED ALL OVER TEN YEARS, j ^^^Ss^div-patches state that upon the j ^^^f:?of-. dM?j. Waller, of the marine j ^^^|>3, testimony was given by Waller, ^eprroborated by other witnesses, that | i|i^|e&-: Jacob H. Smith instructed him ! ^^>;f?l.V.hd burn : that the more he j ?|p^ee^nd burned the' better pleased j ??pem. ?mith would be: that it*was no ; BS||pe^totake prisoners, and that when j B?pa^VWaH?r asked Gen. Smith to j E^pSnerthe'age limit for killing, he j ^^00?i??;* * everything over ten." |B|If:.'such . testimony was given, and j ^^Se^ictscan be established, you willi ^^fe?? Gen. Smith on trial by .'.court j ^^^^es^erday before the senate commit- ] ?||6e>-on Philippine affairs Serst. Sgp&rlss S. Riley and Private Wm. ? E?Se^ns: Smith of the Twenty-sixth i ^p^iunieer'infantry testified .that the; ^ifortn of torture known as the " water j ?pcure*' was administered to the president ! ipof the town of Igbarras, lloilo pro- j lg.'/vince, Islande? Pan ay, by detachment j Eighteenth United States infantry j ^ps?ider command of -Lieut* Arthur L.-l ^p^onger^ under orders ?of Maj. E. Y. j g||?3enn, then captain Twenty-fifth in- ? ^^^?try, and that Captain and Assist- ! ^^Kj&argeon Palmer Lyon, at that time. g^pl.contract surgeon, was present to j ^^assist them, ihe officers named, or1 ipsneii cf them, as are found to be re- j ^^p?nsiblefor^the act, will be tried ; ^^?h?refor by* courtmnrtial. Conger j B^Ea. Lyon are in this country-. ?fe WENT OVER FOR. TRIAL. V;".'^'B6th the Twenty-sixth volunteer j ^pa?tfarttry and Eighteenth infantry liav- '? ^^ng;returned to'ihe United States and ; ^fmost of the witnesses being prcsump-! ^^t?evly here, the secretary cf war di- ! greets that Maj. E. F. Glenn, Twenty- ! Jff?fth infantry, be directed to proceed, ll^to' Sac Francisco and report to 'the i ^e?nerai commanding the department of ; ^California with a view to his trial bv ; crt martial under charges alleging : ^cruelties practiced by him upon i native of the Philippine islands at arras on the 27th of June, 1900. If ; can discover any witnesses still in ; e.service of the Philippine islands W&xrho can testify in support of the j l|||enarges, or if Maj. Glenn desires the ? ^pa^tention of any persons now serving ; Rin the islands as witnesses fer the' ^pdefense, you will dircet them to pro- j j?e?c to Snr. Francisco for that pur-1 As the two years allowed for I prosecution by the statute of limit- j tions is nearly at an end no time is j be lost- You will take such course \ ? in advancing or postponing the i eves-; j ^?tigations previously ordered into the |.conduct of Gea. Smith and Maj. . ||lGrienn as shall be required to enable |iyou tb execute these instructions. I^?t is believed that the .violations of ; ; law. and humanity, of "which these; p'ease?;" if true, are examples, will prove " to be few and occasional and not to taracterize the conduct of the array ?nerally in the Philippines: but the that any such acts of cruelty and rbarity appear to have been done j ^-indicates the necessity of a most ; ^phorongh, searching and exhaustive in- j Investigation under the general chnrges j ^ggr^erred by Gk>v. Gardener and you will ; no effort, in the investigation ^already ordered under these charges, uncover every such case which may occurred and bring the offenders justice. 5IDENT WON'T STAND FOR IT. The president desires to know in the and most circumstantial man all the facts, nothing being concel and no man being of any reason j favored , or shielded. For the very j reaosn that the president intends to j back np the army in the heartiest fashion in every lawful and legitimate j method of doing its work he also] J intends to see that.the. most rigorous j j care is exercised to detect and prevent ? i any crudity or brutality and that".' j men who "are guilty thereof are pun- ! fished. Great as the provocation has ! j been in dealing with foes who habit- j finally resort to treachery, murder and j /torture against our men, " nothing can | [.justify or will be held to justify the j [.?use of torture or inhuman conduct of ! ?my kind on the part of the American j ! army. Elihu Soot, ] Secretary of "War. j j y-- . ! jjEne OF eei. mmm mmm. \ _;___ j j EM OF. ASS ERRATIC LIFE, j iii. \ :.. ' '.. . -j ! . . - . ' ..j j [Louisville, Ky.. Courier Journal. ] j j "Lack of poverty "kept h im, from be- \ j ing a great .man"-so an old friend I ? summed up the life of Col. Blanton j i Duncan, news of whose death in Los j t?ngeles, Cal., reached Louisville yes j terday. Brilliant, alert, quarrelsome, j strenuous, he jumped about all his j life from' one thing to. another, never ; striking long enough at any one [scheme to achieve success. And at '.: the last, he died, cut oil from his j friends and engaged in/a bitter legal I fight with his only daughter. Had he been poor, his poverty might have compelled him to work out to comple? tion some of the many primary plans f?is fertile brain conceived, j Col. Duncan was ? born seventy-five [ years ago, his father being the Hon. Garnett" Duncan, one of the most bril-{ liant Congressmen ever sent from Ken? tucky. Young Duncan was graduated first from Centre College, then from the law department" of the University of Louisville* in 1S50 and immediately entered upon that strenuous career that was to fill out his iifej He dab j bled as a lawyer,' but disliking heart j ily the drudgery of the profession, took ; up politics instead.*' The Know Nothing I party was just coming in about that j time. ' Young Duncan becam? intefest ? ed in that. ? born agitator, he rose, ?quickly to be one of the leaders, and by ..many was. held partly responsible for.that terrible Bloody Monday in 1S56V when the Know Nothings tried ?to take the town. After the collapse of the Know ! Nothings. Young Duncan was quiet! |for a time. , ' His aggresisve, spirit, however, I could not long remain quiescent, so he i fell in love/' The young; woman was j Miss -Atkinson, cf Henderson, a j famous beauty and an heiress. Her I parents refused absolutely to hear of j the match. The strenuous young man ! from Louisville could not bear being balked. The young woman would not marry without the approval of, ?er tather and mother. A less determined person than "young Duncan might have j given up, but he only came back home I to'plan some.scheme for winning the! old people" over. In his dilemma he j .hunted.out George D. Prentice, the ; famous editor, to'whom he told his* j troubles. "Weil, Duncan,- said Mr. Prentice, ?; so the old story runs, "I couldn't pos- ] sibly write anything about you alive,-! but if you were only dead Pd get you j up an obituary to make her wear crep? | ali her hie."' "Ail right, Pll die," replied Dun- j can promptly. And two days later the report came j out that Blanton Duncan, the agita- j tor, was dead. True, to his agreement, j Mr. ; Prentice wrote a beautf iul and j touching obituary.' Then, in a few"! days, young Duncan came to life with I a story of how the mistake had |occur- ] red.The next'week he set out for j Henderson with the / obitaary neatly j packed in his grip. On his return trip j the register showed Mr. and Mrs. I Blanton Duncan. Then the war carno on and' within ? three weeks after the firing of the first:} gun, young-'Duncan had the formation . of a regiment well in hand. He enlist? ed and equipped it entirely at his own .expense and then hurried away to Vir? ginia as its Colonel. But the Colonel was not a soldier. He quarreled with the officers and men under him, and iii a short time was removed to the head of the Confederate Printing Bu? reau at "Columbia, S. C., where he' wrote, newspaper articles and printed Confederate money. ' With the close of the Civil War Col. Duncan returned to become one of the -picturesque figures of Louisville. He went into politics again and! started a paper merely to boom Charles O'Connor, the famous New York lawyer, for the presidency. Failing in this as he did in other ? political projects, he moved to Texas | for awhile and from there went to Los ? A nsreles. Cal. That was fifteen years ago. Coming into California the Kentuckian an? nounced thar he was going to reclaim part of the arid lanes by irrigation. He bought hundreds of acres appa? rently in the district with no water for miles around, and proceeded to sink artesian wells. The knowing i ones laughed at him, bnl; the iaugh j changed when the artesian wells did bring water in almost unlimited quantities and he did reclaim the land. That was one of the few successes in that stormv life. : In 189-2, when Mr. Cleveland ran fer President, a friend of Mr. Duncan who conducted a strong Republican paper in Southern California went away on a trip and left the Kentuck? ian in cb argo. Col. Duncan reversed the paper's policy, made a tremendous fight and always afterward claimed to have carried California for Cleveland. ! Ii*,* rook his claims to Washingtor with a modest'request for a big cm. ^, j and when both claim and request wore j laughed at he kicked up a treme.. ; j row. i The last years of Col. Duncan ww embittered byvquarrels with his only i daughter, Mrs. Lewis, of Los Angeles, j A year ago his wife died and since ! that time father and daughter had been fighting one another in the courts. Col. Duncan was a man of brilliant mind, vast information and wonderful energy. One of his best friends summed it up yesterday in speaking of him "Duncan was afine machine that lack? ed a governor." Hampton, Va., April 17.-President? elect Thomas Estrada Palma sailed on the steamer Admiral Farragut for Cuba today. Several hundred people assembled to bid him farewell. He will reach Cuba OL Sunday afternoon. CUBAN BES3?PR?8ITY BILL WILL PMS. Republican Opponents Will Not! ??? in Weighing li With Killing j Amendments. Washington, April 15.-With the j ' ciose of the Cuban reciprocity debate in the house today, the leaders an? nounced that ali danger of the biU being weighted down with undesir? able amendments was over and that they felt assured that the bill would ! pass in the shape in which it came from the committee. It was an noun c ! ed that the entire-Republican delega? tions from Michigan and California, who constitute the head and front of the opposition. M. Watson of Indi? ana, who is acting as the whip -for i the majority, does net believe over a dozen Republicans at the outside will join the ^Democrats on this proposition. It would take more than 20 Republican votes to place j upon the bili the amendment- which j might endanger its ultimate passage > several Democrats, it is" under i stood, have also declared their inten? tion to stand by the chair. 08JE0? W GBUMP?OKEB BILL. j Republicans Offer to Trade if j Southerners Would- Vote on Cu? ban BUL Washington, April IT.-The Demo I crate of the house at a caucus held to? bt by a. very large majority, esta? ted at three to one, adopted'the fol wing resolution, introduced by Mr. I Swanson of Virginia : "Resolved, That we favor the re? al of the differential on refined ,_r beth from Cuba^ and elsewhere d believe that such amendments are roperiy in order and we insist that it the duty of all Democrats to vete henever opportunity is given to h?ve ese amendments added to the pend? ell! providing for Cuban recipro ty. We are opposed to the adoption of the previous question when the bill is reported to the house unless it shall have been. properly amended in com? mittee of the whole, as this will pre? vent an opportunity for just and prop? er amendment with recorded votes on ' ' e same. "Resolved, further, That the action this caucus is binding. " 1 The caucus- was rather turbulent _ the early part cf the evening, but toward the ciose the differences disappeared and it broke up amid evi? dence of harmony and good feeling. The action taken tonight bind the Democrats to vote to abolish the dif tial on refined sugar and "against previous question. Those who were instrumental in ng the caucus wanted the members their party to presenta united front upon the proposition to take the dif? ferential off of refined sugar- . Repre-J sentativ? Hay of Virignia presided and ' Representative. Cowherd of Missouri acted as secretary. Ninety-four Democrats were present. 1 From the very outset the caucus was of an exciting character. Mr. Under? wood cf Alabama who got the floor immediately after the meeting was called to order, threw a bombshell into the caucus by announcing that over? tures had come to him from the Re? publican side by which it was to be agreed that the Republican leaders would abandon the Crumpacker resolu? tion to investigate the southern elec? tion laws if the delegations from the States concerned (North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana ?nd Virginia) would aid the majority to ciose debate and wouid vote against the appeals which will be taken from the decisions of the chair when the motions to open up the bill to general amendment are offered. Mr. Underwood declined to give the name cf the Republican from whom these assurances regarding the aban? donment of the Crumpacker resolu? tion came, and although arguing that it was to the interests of the States?! involved to accept the offer made -he stated that the agreement had not been positively- accepted, and for himself agreed to abide by the decision of the caucus. The Democratic vote on Wednesday to close debate-came prin? cipally from the States mentioned above. eE?li?o?M?lBlTylFE??EO. DEMOCRATS ABB BEET SUGAR REPUBLICANS UNITE FORCES. Tbs Chair Overruled and Differ? ential Removed From Relined Sugar Coming From Cuba. Washington. April 18.-The Demo? crats and the Republican insurgents rode roughshod over the house leaders today when the voting began on the Cuban reciprocity bili. They over? threw the ruling of the chair in com? mittee of the whole on the question of the germaneness cf an amendment rb remove the differential irom refined sugar during tho existence of the reciprocity agreement provided; for in the bill. The vote to overrule the decision of the chair, made by Mr. Sherman of New York, was 171 to 130, Republicans to the number of 37 join? ing with a solid Democratic vote to accomplish ibis result. Having won this preliminary victory the amend? ment was adopted in committee, 164-111, and later in house by a still larger majority, 199-105. On this oc? casion 04 Republic;! ns voted wi rh the Democrats tor the amendment. The bill was then passed by an overwhelm? ing majority. 247-52. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 Republicans and 12:> Democrats vot? ed for the amended bill and 42 Republi? cans and 10 Democrats against it. Grosvenor of Ohio was one of those who voted against tho bill. The vot? ing on the bill was thc culmination of along struggle "which began almost with the inception of this session of congress, and after two weeks of con? tinuous debate during which much bitterness was aroused. Today's debate was of an exceedingly lively character, the feature being the echoes of last night's Democratic caucus. To that caucus the defeat of the ^Republican laa/iers who sought to, pass the bill without amendment is attributabl Previous to the holding of canons the Democrats were very n divided and the opposition of the publican beet sugar men showed s of disintegrating. Today when became apparent that the Democ would ?act together the beet susar decided, at "meeting attended 03 of them, to take the bit in their t and over ruie the chair. As sooi this combination was effected the publican lenders realized that 1 wonld be defeated so far as the rei al of the differential was cpncei and Mr. Payne, the Republican J; er, -contented himself with war: his beet sugar colleagues that in moving the differential they were ' ing off a bit of protection placed the Dingley bili especially for benefit of the beet sugar producers Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, Democratic leader, was the first soc er today. He stated frankly that doubted whether the enactment cf bill would do much, to bring about reciprocal trade relations betw Cuba and the United States which earnestly to be desired. Brit he voted for it in the hope that it mi accomplish somethings It would least reduce by 50 per cent, the ( rageously high rates of the Dim law so far as Cuba was coneerr Those high rates would not stand a he said, Mr. Grosvenor's speech a days ago was a warning of the com storm. He thought the time fo: revision of the tariff was at hand ; the fact that the pending bill be; in a modest way commended the nu ure to him. Mr. Ricanardson called attention the action of two counties in the < trict of Mr. Babcock, "Wisconsin, dorsing the latter's bill to revoke duties from steel, and amid Dei eratic applause, said the Democi proposed to give Mr. Babcock an portunity later cn to vote for the 1 jns constituents had endorssed. Just before Mr. Richardson took seat, Mr. Broomwell, Ohio, asked b this question: '"Dees the gentles from Tennessee -know anything of reported bargain between the lead of this side and the Democrats which the Crampacker resolution is be smothered in order to aid the p sage of the pending bill?*' ?''Absolutely nothing,5' replied 3 Richardson. Mr.. Hepburn, Iowa, aroused cons; erable excitement by bringing forwc the revelation made in the Dem?cra causus last night concerning tne leged overtures made from the Repe lican side to abandon the Crumpael resolution if the Democrats from t States threatened would vote agaii overruling the chair. After readi the aeccnnt of the caucus in a moi lng paper'he preceded with great e: phasis to declare the statement if tr to be bf ? very serious character. " . charges some members of this hon with attempting to traffic with t legislation before this body," he sai "It charges them with a willingnc to shelve legislation which membe here consider very important in ord to secure the ultimate triumph of the bili.". - "? do net believe it. I think tl gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Uncle wood) must have been mistaken 1 ?misinformed, but nevertheless, think it his duty to this house to I acore explicit and to locate this offen: where it properly belongs. The remaining time after Mr. Hei ;burn concluded-two hours and tweni minutes-was divided equally, betwee Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, who close the debate against the bill, and M: Dalzell cf Pennsylvania, who conclue ed for the measure.'' Mr. Tawney at the outset d?fende the course of those cn the Rep?blica rsice who had not surrendered thei conscience that "thrift might folkn fawning." Mr. Tawney said that this was' th first time Republican leaders had . prc posed to depart from the privileg theory. The Republican party was i: honor bond to keep faith with thos whom it had induced to enter the bee sugar industry. Mr. Dalzell, in closing the debat for the friends of the bill, declarei .that it was uot an attack upon pro tection.. "It is not a revision of tb existing tariff law or its schedules. -1 will not harm a single American in dustry or deprive an American work man cf ? single day's wages. It is : step toward the redemption of thi pledge we made, not to Cuba but t< ourselves, when we volunteered t< intervene to right the wrongs which she was suffering under the Spanisl regime'. ' ' At 3 o'clock, the time for genera! debate expired and the bill which con? sisted of but one section, was read anc opened to amendments under the five min?te rule. The reading proceeded amid a great deal of excitement. As soon as it was concluded thc several verba] committee amendments were formally adopted. The house then breathlessly awaited for the next move. Mr. Morris of Minnesota, one of the Republican opponents of the bill, was recognized and offered an amendment to remove thc differential on refined sugar. The amendment was as follows : "Upon making cf said agreement and assurance of said proclamation, and while tlie agreement shall remain in force there shall he levied, collected and paid, in lieu of the duties thereon now provided by law on all sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard in color and on all sugar which hos gone through a process of refining, imported into the United States on cent aiid S2w-lC0O of 1 per cent per pound." Tho moment the amendment was read Mr. Payne, tiie Republican lead? er. made the point of order that it was net germane, i io argued that there had been rulings innumerable against such extraneous amendments. Mr. Littlefield of Maine followed Mr. Payne, taking the view that the amendment was germane. ! le had not proceeded far in Iiis argument Before he aroused intense interest by revert? ing to tho report that at tho Demo? cratic caucus last night Mr. Under? wood stated that overtures had been made to him in regard to tho Crum packer resolution. "An insinuation Las been made herc today," said he, "which has not been repelled as it ought to have been. I refer to the report that at the Democratic caucus last night it was stated that approach? es had come from this side of the house for the Democrats to enter an unholy, ungodly and infamous alliance to sacrifice human rights in order to 'save the face' of certain leaders or protect the profits of an aggregation of capital." Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio was on his feet- in an instant, asking Mr. Little field to whom he referred, when Mr. Underwood arose and was abont io interrupt him, but the latter <vas ap? pealed to by some of his Democratic colleagues and he took his seat. Mr. Littlefield in reply to Mr. Gros- j venor. said he thought Mr. Payne, the j chairman of the ways and means com-1 mittee, should make a statement and j the Republican leader was just about i to do so when Mr. Undewcod again i arose. "I desire to say just one S word," said he. "I have never made j any such r charges as the gentleman! repeats cither in a Democratic caucus ; or elsewhere." ; The Republicans applauded this \ statement and both Mr. Underwood ! and Mr. Payne sat down. "I have accomplished my purpose." : said Mr. Littlefield. "I have succeed-1 ed in vindicating the Republican ma- j jority. j Mr. Richardson, the Democratic j leader, contended that the amendment j was^ in orden Ke thought Speaker j Blaine's decision was conclusive. As \ Mr. Richardson concluded the Demo- ! crats cried, "Vote," "Vote." But several Republicans were on j their feet calling for recognition, j Mr. Sherman, New York, who was in j the chair, recognized Mr. Grosvenor i ? who called attention to the fact 'that j ! Blaine, great as he was as a parl?a-1 ' mentar?an, had been overruled repeat ; edly. *- ? i Mr. De Armond, Missouri, sxigzost^d j that the chair shouid submit the j point of order to the huose. He ob ; served ironically that he thought "the j chairman had net made np his j I mind. " ! ! "Whether the chair rules this i j amendment in order or not," said he, j ; " we will at least find out who are for j j the sugar trust and who are against ? jit." . 4 ? Mr. Morris, Minnesota, concluded ? the debate upon the point of order j with a strong speech against it. j In a very elaborate ruling, Mr. j Sherman of New York, who . was in j the chair, sustained the point of or? der. In doing so lie cited a long line of precedents covering three-fourths of . a century of parliamentary pro ! cedur? in line with his decision. As j soon as the decision was announced j Mr. Tawney appealed from the de [ cisi?n of the chair, i The vote was taken by tellers. ; I Speaker Henderson was the first?mern-.! j ber to pass between the tellers in sup- j ! port of the chair's ruling. It was an j interesting spectacle as the issue- was i put to tue test. j The wbole^ Democratic side rose in I enthusiastic ^mass and watched the j Republicans to see hov/ many would j decline to vote with their colleagues, i Not a Democrat voted to sustain the chair. The Louisiana delegation was the first to go through in opposition to the chairs ruling; then trooping down a side aisle came the Republican j recalcitrants 37 strong. The Demo--j crats cheered as they went through, j When the announcement was made ! that the chair had been overruled 130 j to 171, the Democrats and the Repub- j lican insurgents cheered. A dozen members were on their reef ; ?on ri sh i ng amendments and clamoring for recognition before. the applause died away, but the chair recognized Mr. Payne, the Republican floor lead- J er. 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BeUeT^Than7 Pilk The question has been asked. ;iIn what i way iu-e Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver j Tablets superior io pills":'' Our answer . is : They are easie*- and more pleasant ic i take, more mild and gentle in effect and ) more reliable as they can always be de- ! pended upon. Then they cleanse and in- j vig?rate the stomach and leave the bow-; els in a natural condition white pills arc j more harsh in effect and their use is cf:en followed bv constipation. For sale by Dr i A J China.' ! ' Washington. April 17.-Pesident j Roosevelt today sent to thc House a j veto of the bill pensioning Themas F. j Waiters, a lieutenant in a Pennsyiva- j nia volunteer regiment during rho j civil war. at 617 per month. The veto j message states that the records of the . war department show that this soldier j was cashiered by sentence of a general j Court-martial for disobedience of or- ; (h rs as to going on picket dut> and that this disobedience was admitted. 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GER?IAN KALI V70R?CS-, | The little daughter of the-house watched the minister who was making a visit very closely, : and finaliy -sat down beside him and began to draw on her slate. " What are you doing?7' asked the clergyman. *; ? am' making . your picture, '. ' said the child. > .." The minister sat still, and the child : worked away earnestly. Then she stopped and compared her work - with the-originai and shook her head. "I dont' like it-much," she said, j " 'Taint a great deal like you, M ! guess I'll put- a tail to it and call it a I dog. 5 '-Philadelphia Times. ; j Saved Many a Time., : Don't neglect conghs and colds even if j it is spring. Such cases often result seri ? ously at this seasom'^ust because people j are careless. A dose of One 21inute Cough j Ct: re will remove all danger. Absolutely ! safe. Acts at once. Sure cure for coughs,. S colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and other j throat and lang troubles. "I have used I One Minute Couirh Cure several years." I says Postmaster C 0 Dawson, Barr, III. ! It is the very best cough medicine on the ' market. It has saved me manv- a severs j spell of sickness and i warmly recom ! mend it." The children's favorite. J. S. ; Hnghson ? Co. ? ?< jg' ? ? >? i' raw r?Raleigh, N. C.. April IS -CoL . j John W. Hinsdale, the representative of the Imperial Tobacco company of Great Britain and Ireland, today paid. tlie sheriff oe "Wake county 31,000 as franchise tax for a corporation to - do business in North Carolina, with - headquaarters here." Col. Hinsdale stated that this company would put - buyers in all North Carolina tobacco markets and would probably establish agencies in ali southern States. - ; Wants to Eelp Others. i:I had stomach trouble all my life," says Edw Mehler, proprietor of the Union Bottling Works, Erie, Pa, "and tried all' kinds of remedies, went to several- doc? tors and spent considerable money trying to get a moment's peace. Finally I read of Kodol Dyspepsia Care and have been taking it to my great satisfaction. I never found it?? equal for stomach' trouble and gladly recommend it in hope that I may help other sufferers." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures ail stomach troubles. You don't have to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia- Cure di? gests what you eati J S Hughson & Go. WANTED-Hickory, Dogwood \ and Persimmon .Logs. , SOUTHESK BAsnwoon COUP AXT, Charleston, S. C.. nov 20 ?rn FOR SALE-A limited quantity of King Cotton Seed. Apply to W. B. Boyle Oct ?-if -MANUFACTURERS 0?-. SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. ?Sc? aaa VT-irtfrooras, Kiag. apposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON* S. C, jJ2T" ?r.r<?;w- oar make, which we guaranti saturier >o any .said Sooth, *ac . hereby save njorjsr Window aad?aacj Grkss s Specialty ?0 HE BOOKKEEPER : Bo yea want a M-opening, patent, flexis?s-t? Ledger, Jouraal or Day Bool ? We can supply your needs in these particulars, And also all other needs in the way of Blank Books, Office Supplies and Stationery. We buy direct from the manu? facturers; our prices are right and quality guaranteed. H. Gk' OSTEEN & CWX Liberty St.