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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL; SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1900. Of the Superlative Sort The "When's" are ALWAYS GOOD olttlmes BET TER but these two are BEST decidedly more for YOUR money than any house offers. SUITS bd THE SUITS are In a number of stylish patterns, and are what's left of regular $10 and $12 grades. ISIS THE? When Clothing BOKB i $3,000 U. S. Gov't, 1907, reg 4s $9,732 Scott County, Ind 4s $21,718 Knox County, Ind 6s $13,500 Jackson County, Ind.... ....4s Prices and particulars upon application. CAMPBELL, WILD & CO. 205 Stevenson Building. TO BE AMERICANIZED SENATORS SOT SATISFIED WITH TIIE SPELLING OF" "PUEIITO RICO. They Insist the Island Shall De Knoirn as Porto Rico.' Despite the "War Department's Order. MOVEMENT TO OUST SCOTT OPPONENTS OF TUB WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR GIVEN A HEARING. i Grounds on "Which the Contest Is De in: Made-Ills Election Declared y to Be Illegal. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The Senate committee on Porto Rico has decided, so far as It can decide, that the island, whose affairs it has under its particular care, shall b known as Porto Rico and not Puerto Rico, äs fixed by a recent execu tive order. The question came up to-day in tho meeting of .the committee in connection. rith the Foraker bill providing a form of government for the island and the decision on the spelling of ths name was unani mous. The committee went over the bill in detail, deciding on many changes In phrase ology' and some alterations in the general provisions of the measure. Probably one of the ' most Important changes was to strike out the word "con stitution" wherever it appeared In the orig inal print of the bill, which extended the provisions of the Constitution as well as of the laws of the United States to the Island. The change was made because of the opinion generally expressed by the members of the committee that our Consti tution is not suited to the Porto Rican peo ple. The opinion was also quite general that the extension of the Constitution was not necessary. Some of the senators ex pressed the opinion that the natives of the Island were not yet prepared for Jury trials. Another Important amendment provides for the retirement of Porto Rican coins and fubstitutes for them the coins of the United States. The secretary of the treasury is authorized to redeem the silver coin known as tho peso and all other silver and copper Porto Rican coins now in circulation at the present rato of 60 cents in the money of the United States for one peso, this rate to be applied in tho exchange of all other coins. No coins but those of the United States aro to be legal tender in Porto Rico tor more than three months after the pas sage of this act. Another provision au thorizes the President to appoint an officer of the army to be governor of the island, notwithstanding any present laws to the contrary, but the appointment of such of ficer is made optional with the President. All laws enacted by the Porto Rico Legis lature are to be reported to Congress, which reserves the right to annul them if considered necessary. . k ' The provisions of the'blll relating to the questions of tariff, sh5, fe?.ral courts, the Interna! revenue and a delegate in the Convres of the United State were parsed over until a full attendance of members of he committees could be secured, one or two of the raeralrs being absent during a greater part of the day. There was, how ever, more or less discussion of the pro visions relating to all these subjects and especially to that giving free trade to the Island with the United States proper. The consensus of opinion of the members pres ent reems to be favorable to a slight duty, amounting to 25 or ."0 per cent, on articles Imported into the United States from other countries. It was decided to amend the pro Vision relating to a congressional dele statu so as to require that if the provision id lett in the bill, the delegate shall read end write the English language. The pro vision for the ejection of members of the lower house of the l'ortj Itican legisla ture was left unchanged, but there was considerable discussion of an amendment JKKstcd by Senator Fairbanks abolishing the Legislature and putting the govern ment entirely in he hands of a council to be appointed by the President of the United States,, this council to consist of twelve members and only live of them to bo resi dents of the island. The committee will probably meet again next Wednesday to complete the bill. The Senate committee on privileges and elections met to-day and heard arguments In the case of the remonstrance against permitting Nathan H. Scott, of West Vir ginia, to occupy his seat in the Senate. The principal objection to Mr. Scott urged by the Protestant was based on the con tention that he received only 4S votes, or one less than a majority, and that he se cured his election by causing the sus pension of two members of the Legisla ture, who were afterward given seats, thus reducing the membership from 97 to K. Much wu.h als. made of the circumstances that two of the members of the täte Sen ate, by vhlch ho was elected, were of ficers In the volunteer army of the United States during the Spanish war. These sen ators were named (Jetztndanncr and Pier eon. They were hold-over?, having been elected in 1S06. Both accepted commiFsions In the Second West Virginia Regiment In thy summer of l&S ami, notwithstanding li OVERCOATS THE OVERCOATS are black, blue and brown Kerseys of "When" make, and sold read ily earlier in the season at $10 and $12. WINDOW Co. . . 30 to 40. . North Penn. St. this circumstance, entered the Legislature in the winter of They voted for Mr. Scott, and with their votes he re ceived 43 votes; or a majority of 1 of the Vö members of the Joint assembly then oc cupying seats. The protestants claimed that by accepting commissions in the army Getzendanner and Pierson, respectively, vacated their office as members of the state Senate. Without their votes Mr. Scott would have had 48 votes. The friends of Mr. Scott contest these points, urging cause for the suspension of the two members and also showing that Messrs. Getzendanner and Pierson had resigned their offices in the army before casting their votes for Mr. Scott for sen ator. To-day's session was d. voted entirely to hearing the arguments of counsel on the merits of ihe case, it having not yet been decided whether evidence should be taken. The first speaker for the protestants was Judge John H. Holt, of West Virginia. He urged that Getzendanner and Pierson were absolutely prohibited by the West Virginia Constitution from the acceptance of office ' under the federal government. They had the choice of retaining their civil offices or accepting the positions in the military service, so they had accepted the latter position and thus, ipse facto, they had vacated their state offices. True, the state Legislature had pronounced to the contrary, but. notwithstanding this fact, he contended It was the duty of the United States to go behind the action of the state body. As to the agreement under which the. election was. effected, he con sidered it. a mere private understanding, and that because it was such, and not an official function, the election was vitiated. He urged that with the, seats of the two state senators once vacated, there was no way by which they could again take their seats except by re-election, which was not resorted to in either of these instances. The agreement referred to was that by which the two houses of the Legislature arranged to meet in Joint session for the election of a senator and disregard the contest over seats allowing neither con testant nor eontestees to vote. This agree ment, Mr. Holt declared, was corrupt, a violation of law. contrary to public policy a pitiable meddling with a high function. It amounted to disfranchisement of two Democratic members who were afterwards seated, one In the Senate and the other in the House. Thus the vote of the Joint assem bly was reduced from a7 to 95 and making 4S a majority. The agreement was among members of the Legislature and was con trary to the laW and to public pc.Icy as well. Mr. Holt devoted much of his time to consideration of the report of the Sen ate of the United States to Investigate the qualifications of members of the state Sen ate, holding that as a matter of self-preservation the federal Senate was bound to go behind the decisions of a state body. The qualifications of its own members were Involved and the federal Senate could not afford to say that it would be bound by the, conclusions 'Of a" state legislature, however foolish they might be. Frank L. Wells, also counsel for the prot estants. contended that the contests for seats in the West Virginia Legislature were the result of conspiracy on' the part of the Republican managers to Insure the election of Scott, and that In some cases where the contests were Insisted on, even the contestants did not want to enter into them. Bloodshed was even threatened by Republican state officers. Mr. Wells urged the committee in favor oi these contentions to take testimony and allow the protestants to prove these facts. He said that conditions in West Virginia were as bad as had ever been known in the South in the days of the reconstruc tion. Mr. Wells said that a long investi gation would not be necessary, nor would many witnesses be called. Among others they would like td have the Governor of the State called to testify as to his threat to call out the militia to force the recognition of a rurao legislature. Ex-Senator Faulkner, in presenting the cause of Senator Scott, said that it was admitted that at the beginning of the last session of the West Virginia Legislature Republicans controlled it upon Joint ballot, the Democrats having a majority in the House and the .Republicans in the Senate. Even with the two seats held by soldier senators vacant the Republicans would still have at that time forty-seven to forty six. With reference to votes of Senators Getzendanner and Pierson, he admitted that they had accepted commissions in a West Virginia regiment in the Spanish war, but said they had resigned these commissions prior to the meeting of the Legislature, The State Senate had de cided by a vote of 16 to 8 that the men were entitled to hold their seats. This de cision, he contended, was Unal, and he urged that the United States Senate could not legitimately Interfere or go behind the determination of the State body. In pre senting this point he laid down the broad proposition that where a State body has jurisdiction over the subject matter of any question its decision as to the State laws and Constitution is binding upon the fed eral authorities. Hence the United States Senate could not under the circumstances enter upon any inquiry as to the qualifica tions of Messrs. Getzendanner and Pier son. The State Senate was the proper judge of their qualifications and there could be no appeal to the federal Senate. To pursue a contrary course would be to open the door for the Investigation of every popular election held In which a senatorial election was involved. Referring to the agreement under which the Joint conven tion in which Mr. Scott was chosen senator was held Mr. Faulkner said that If both the members holding the seat3 which -were contested had been allowed to participate one of them. State Senator Morris, would have voted for Scott, thus increasing his vote to forty-nine. He admitted, how ever, that afterward Morris was unseated and his seat was given to a Democrat. Furthermore, the proposition for the agreement had been made by the Democrats and all the plans of that proceeding outlined by them. Mr. Faulkner said he did not believe the United States Senate had any concern with the reports that the State officers had made threats of organizing a fraudulent Legis lature. These reports were only rumors and as for the attorney general, while the report concerning his utterances might be true, he had no power to do what he had said he would, and his remarks were not to be considered. Henry M. Kussel closed the remarks for the protestants. The Washington Statue Association, of which Mrs. Justice Field Is president, and the object of which is to present to France a statue of Washington, commemorative of the gratitude of the women of America for the aid rendered to their country in its in fancy and hour of .need by France, has Just received a concession from the municipality of Paris of a site for the statue on the beautiful Place d'lena, at the intersection of the Avenue d'lena and the Avenue du Trocadero. The monument will be thor oughly American in that the statue was modeled in this country by American sculptors and has been cast in bronze by en American company. Moreover, the ped estal was designed by an American and will bo executed In American granite. The Incident chosen is when Washington took (harpe of the army at Cambridge and he L' t (presented with uplifted sword, invoking divine aid. The statue Is equestrian, of bronze and of heroic size, being about twenty-one feet In height to the point of thf- sword, and is to be erected on a classic pedestal of granite fourteen feet in height. It is designed to unveil the monument on tho Cd of next July, the anniversary of the day on which Washington assumed com mand of the army. The statue has been fully paid for. But several thousand dol lars uro still needed for the completion of the pedestal and for the expenses incident to the unveiling, and the association hopes for the prompt co-operation of all the patri otic of the United States in raising the additional amount required. - The report of the House committee on agriculture on the bill to reorganize and Improve the United States Weather Bureau states that this measure Is designed to in augurate an ideal merit system. The re port says in part: "The aim is to make ability and industry the basis of promotion, and to prohibit the advancement of em ployes by means of political or other In fluences, which has proved so demoralizing to the public service." To briefly sum marize the salient features of the proposed law, it may be said that it apportions ap pointments among senators, representa tives and delegates without regard to their political faith, and it provides that candi dates shall be nominated under such condi tions as will render it difficult, if not im possible, to effect the permanent appoint ment or the promotion of an unfit person. It prohibits the use of political or other Influences to secure promotion or assign ment. It places each employe strictly upon his merits and compels him to work out his own salvation, while the present law leaves this to the will of the legislative officer or to the rules of a commission. It prohibits the removal of any employe for political reasons and makes his tenure of office se cure so long as his services are advan tageous to the government and no longer. Without 1 cent of expense to the gov ernment It provides for the separation from the public pay rolls of disabled, .aged, or only partly efficient employes and at the same time It provides support in their hours of need. The bill Is strictly in line with tho most advanced idea on civil service as espoused by many executive of ficers who have had wide experience in the public service, and who are earnest in their desire to maintain either the existing laws cn the civil-service or an improvement upon them." Chairman Meyer, of the House committee on public buildings and grounds, has re ceived from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor a detailed statement of the additional amounts required for pub lic buildings now under construction throughout the country, chiefly because of the large rise in building material., The list shows the present limit of cost and the proposed limit in part as follows: Present Recommen- 'Clty. Limit. datlon. Abilene, Tex $75.000 1108,000 Beaumont, Tex 75,000 100.000 Bristol, Tex 50,000 60.000 Brunswick, Ga 50,000 120,000 Buffalo, N. Y 2,000.000 2.100,000 Kansas City, Kan... 1,316.000 1,351,000 New Iberia, La 50,000 . 60.000 Newport, Ky 75,000 85,000 The House to-day listened to eulogies on the late Representative Baird, of ,Louls lana. Those who spoke were Representa tives Ransdell, of Louisiana; Eddy, of Min nesota; Bartlett, of Georgia; Meeklnson, of Ohio; Meyer, of Louisiana; Clayton, of Alabama; Wheeler, of Kentucky; Brous sard, of Louisiana; Henry, of Texas, and Epes, of Virginia. At the conclusion of the eulogies resolutions of respect were adopted, and then, at 12:20, as a further mark of respect, the House adjourned. Among the House measures Introduced to-day were: By Mr. Glynn, of New York, to protect labor against the competition of convlct-made goods; also to establish a $1.50 standard of wages for unskilled labor under the government; by 2tlr, Robb, of Missouri, to place wire and wire nails on the free list; by Mr. Kahn, of, Cali fornia, by request, for a tunnel under San Francisco bay, with openings on Yerba Buena island, etc. General Greely was- reported to-day as being not quite so well. He Is suffering from a cold contracted several days ago. To-day's statement of the condition of tho treasury: Available cash balance, $S9,- 4c9.634; gold reserve. $218,205,321. President McKinley has designated the following as commissioners to test and ex amine the weight and fineness of the coin reserved at the several mints during the calendar year 1S39: Senator John P. Jones, Representative E. J. Hill, Dr. H. S..Prit chett, superintendent coast and geodetic survey; Prof. S. A. Lattlmore, University of Rochester; Prof. H. II. Nicholson, Uni versity of Nebraska; Prof. John A. Mat thews. Columbia University; Dr. Cabell Whitehead, Bureau of Mint;- Marcus Ben jamin, Smithsonian Institution; Calvin Cobb, Boise, Ida.; Thomas ( B. Miller, Helena, Mont.; Edward Harden, New York; E. H. Rich, Fort Dodge, la.; Francis Beldler, Chicago; Hon. John II. Perry, Connecticut. The committee will meet in Philadelphia on Feb. 14. The surgeon general of the Marine Hos pital Service to-day had shipped to Hono lulu 1,900 dozen of Haffklne prophylactic. Fifteen hundred dozens of this serum were sent to Honolulu about ten days "ago. The Postoffice Department has received a report, from Spokane, Wash., showing that the order to fumigate mall leaving that place for British Columbia has not as yet' been carried out. The . reports state that neither the postmaster nor health of ficers there believe It necessary to disin fect the mails because they think the smallpox scare to be unwarranted. The epidemic now in evidence there, they say, is chicken-pox. The Postoffice Department has, however, reiterated its instructions di recting the postal officials there to disin fect the malls.' The reports from Spokane state that Nelson, B. C, is the only place that Pus declared quarantine against Spo kane, itossland, B. C, Is willing to receive mail from Spokane without disinfection. Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri can Federation ot Labor, accompanied by other representatives of labor interests, had a conference with the President to-day to urge on him their desire that he should advocate certain legislation in which "they are Interested. They want an eight-hour law for all government work; a law to pro hibit the products of Convict labor to from being transferred from one State to an other and a law to restrict the authority of federal courts in the issuance of in junctions in labor troubles. Mr. Gompers filed with the Iiestdent informal charges against Mr. Claude M. Johnson, director of tne bureau of engraving and printing. The charges alleged inefficiency and partiality in the conduct of the affairs of the office. Similar charges were filed against Director Johnson a year ago by Mr. Gompers and after an Investigation by the Treasury De partment were dismissed as unfounded. A strong effort Is being made to open the army to dental surgeons a.id a bill has been prepared for Introduction In Congress authorizing the appointment of such sur geons with tho rank of major, so as to allow one for each regiment. Adjutant .leneral Corbln and Surgeon General Stern berg dioaorove of the proposed leghla t'on. General Sternberg says tha nltnough he has advocated the employment of con tract dental surgeons whenever their serv ices are required in the interests of the soldiers, ho has never favored their ap pointment as commissioned officio1" He alls attention to the fact that t.ie regular surgeons in the army have to serve about twenty years and sometimes longer before they reach the rank of major and he thought It would hardly be fair to admit dental surgeons into the army with Ihe rank of major at the odtseL A similar move Is being made to have veterinary hurgeons incorporated into tho regular establishment as commissioned officers, but like the dental surgeon scheme the plan is said to ack the favor and sup port of the military authorities. Secretary Gage has transmitted to Con gress, in response to a resolution, statistics about oleomargarine in 1S90. The total con sumption was 76.603.741 pounds, of which 2,923.278 pounds were consumed In Indiana, it ranking fifth among the States as an oleomargarine consumer, the first four be ing Illinois, with 1S.60S.921 pounds; Pennsyl vania, with 11.133.341; Ohio, with 8,830,669, and New Jersey, with 5.S73.973. The Good Citizenship Association, of which Miss Helen Gould is one of the prin cipal members, will have printed and sent jut under its own auspices 100,090 copies of the speech of Representative Landis on the iroberts case. Mr. Lancia has received i'rom Ml?s Helen Gould a warm letter of ipproval of his speech In defense of the sanctity of the American home. The State Department has been advised, hat G. Jenner, the British minister at Guatamala City, has accepted the post of arbitrater for the claim of Mr. Mays, an American railroad contractor, against the government of Guatemala for $100,000 dam ages sustained through tne forfeiture of nls ccntract to build a railroad. Representative Mlers to-day Introduced a bill to pension William M. Gwynn, Com pany F, Third Indiana Cavalry, at $30 monthly. New Indiana postoffices have been estab lished as follows: Denmark, Owen county; Greenville. Owen county. Commissioned postmaster: Hersenway, Warwick county, William T. Cook. A report to the State Department from Consul Frankenthal at Berne records the progress of one of the greatest engineer ing enterprises of the century, which be gan Nov. 13. 1S98, when the first blow was struck on the Slmplon tunnel. This tun nel will be 12V miles long the longest in the world Is to be completed In 5 years, and Is to cost $13,413.500. It will be the third tunnel connecting' Italy with out lying countries by rail, and will save 43 miles between Paris and Llman. There are many engineering features of this grat undertaking briefly referred to in the con sul's report, which make it of extraordi nary Interest to cKil engineers. All of these were the Inventions of Engineer Brandt, who died a year after the begin ning of the work.' Up to the date of the report, Dec: 12 last, 2 1-5 miles of the tun nel had been completed. Brainard II. Warner. Jr.. United States consul at Lelpslg, Germany, reports to the State Department that a number of Saxon textile manufacturers having come to the conclusion that it is impossible to sell their products to the United States un der the present tariff law, are about to esabllsh factories in this country. The consul names two concerns which are about to do this, and says that many more could be induced to come if they were sup ported and encouraged. Consul Worman at Munich reports to the State Department the creation o gigantic metal paper trust in Bavaria, embodying the entire industry in that country. During the first nine months of last year 7S.300 persons in the German empire en gaged In strikes, the 'majority occurring during the summer months. Detailed state ments of these strikes are furnished in a report to the State Department by Consul Worman at Munich. CORPORATIONS DEFENDED. Address by Vice President Archbold, of the Standard Oil Company. NEW YORK. Jan. 26. "Trusts" was the subject of an Interesting talk last even ing at the ninth annual dinner and re Union of the New York Association of alumni of Syracuse University at the Hotel St. Denis, by John D. Archbold, president of the board of trustees and vice president of the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Arch bold said: v "The discussion of trusts, as the term is popularly used, is really becoming some what hackneyed. All kinds of people, and especially that very considerable class who have little else to do than discuss the pop ular subjects of . the hour, are presenting their views ad Infinitum and almost ad nuseam. Most of tnem know very little in regard to the subject, but the less they know, the more they talk. As a matter of fact, trusta.-or to peak correctly, large corporations, are a necessary evolution of the times. We are adopting them as a matter of necessity to our growing com merce. They represent a tremendous step of progress. The year 1900 will be marked in the history of our country for its great events in many ways affecting our nation al life, but in no one respect with more pronounced importance than in this com mercial or corporate evolution. Investor, consumer and laborer will alike be bene fited by them. The Investor, by the bet ter security whlt-hj arts ;through ampli tude of capital and 'the combination of talent in the various departments of ad ministration; the consumer, through im proved processes resulting In better prod ucts at lower prices and more efficient dis tribution; the laborer, by steadier em ployment at better wages, and a better op portunity for improvement in condition if special talent is shown. "The outcry against these developments does not come from the great busy industrial- classes, but from unpractical senti mentalists and political demagogues from the latter, perhaps, more than any other. It is impossible to imagine in our national life any more pitiful object than that pre sented in the conceded representative head of one of the great political parties find ing the principal topic, for his demagogic harangues in attacks üpon our national thrift and financial stability. "The remedy for the unrest on this ques tion undoubtedly lies In the direction of na tional or federal corporations.- If such cor porations should be made possible under such fair restrictions 1 and provisions as should rightfully attach to them any sort of business could be freely entered on by all comers and the talk of monopoly would be' done away with. "Our present system of state corpora tions, almost as varied in their provisions as the number of States, is vexatious alike to the business community and to the au thorities of the several States. Such fed eral action need not take away from the State its right to taxation or police regu lation, but would make it possible for business organizations to know the general terms on which they could conduct their business in the country at large." Canadians Embark, for South Africa. HALIFAX. N. S.. Jan. 27. The second detachment of the second Canadian con tingent to South Africa embarked on the Pomeranian to-day, marching through the city on their way to the transport. After inspection they were addressed by Lieuten ant Governor Daly and Mayor Hamilton, who wished them Godspeed. Thousands cheered tiie departing troops at 4 o'clock to-day. . omplete External and .,,.. (Internal Treatment ill i5i :&lJ' äW : 1 !! fSSTsS' r- - ft . , - r 4 5 Iäs NEW COALING STATION ANOTHER FUELING PLACE FOR AD 3IIRAL WATSOX'S FLEET. Deep Harbor Found nt an Island Tort nnd Coal to He Stocked There Report from Guam. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Admiral Wat son reports this morning that he has taken possession of Isabella coaling sta tion and established a marine garrison there under the command of Lieutenant Long. A short time ago, feeling the need of a coaling station for the vessels in the Philippine archipelago other than at Ma nila, Admiral Watson dispatched a vessel to look Into the conditions at Zamboanga, where the Spaniards had maintained a garrison and a small coaling station for many years. It was found on Investiga tion, however, that the harbor at that point was not suitable for naval vessels, owing to shallow water, and attention be ing directed elsewhere, a small but per fectly protected and deep harbor was found in Babilan island, where the Span iards had already established a coaling station. The navy, as already stated, took possession of this, garrisoned the place and is taklngSteps to add to its coal sup ply. The Solace sailed to-day from Manila for San Francisco, and on the way she will touch at the new coaling station as well as at Hollo, Cebu, Guam, and then re turn to Yokohama, and then wll strike across the Pacific for San Francisco. She will carry "the bodies of Captain Nichols, who died while in command of the Monad nock, and Captain Ingate, of the marine corps, who died at Guam from a surgical operation. Admiral Watson has cabled the follow ing to the Navy Department In regard to the participation of the navy in General Kobbe's successful engagement in the Is lands south of Luzon: "Kobbe's expedition to southeast Luzon, convoyed by the Nashville, the Helena and the Meriveles, was a complete success. Sor- goos, Donsal. Bulua, Virac and Legaspl were taken and garrisoned. Legaspl was captured on Tuesday after sharp fighting, the Nashville co-operating inside of five hundred yards. Private Marine Franklin was wounded, and on board tho Nashville Captain Bradley and five others, none se rious. Fifty-one dead Filipinos were found in the trenches. Captain Rogers commends Moore of the Helena, Gilpin of the Marl veles. Noal, Cook. Yuenzli, Castleman, and Cadet Evans for services rendered dur ing the expedition." Admiral Watson also reports the follow ing deaths in the fleet: Lawrence Orson Adams, apprentice, of the Solace: W. P. Walker, ordinary seaman, of the Wheeling: Henry Thomas, landsman, of the Benning ton; James Franklin, ordinary seaman, of the Castlne; P. C. Fenany, private ma rine, of the New Orleans. . REPORT FROM LEARY. Governor of Guam Says the Epidemic of Typhoid la Waning:. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-r-The latest of ficial news received here In regard to the condition of affairs in Guam, the mid Pacific possession of the United States,. Is contained in a report just received by, the Secretary of the Navy from Capt. R, P. Leary, U. S. N., Governor of Guam. The report Is dated Government House, Agana, Guam, L. I., Dec. 7, 1839, and Is as follows: "During the past week the epidemic of typhoid fever ashore seems to be waning, and I am pleased to report that nearly all of our men now in the hospital are doing well and that there have been no deaths In the command since tne three already re ported, but unfortunately at this important period the Yosemite's ice machine is again out of commission, and the sick are crying for ice. "We have been able to secure an addi tional force of native laborers to work onV the sewer ditches and the work is progress ing favorably, as is that on the evaporating plant. "I will take this opportunity to commend Lieutenant Leopold for the excellent serv ices that he has performed at this station, for his zeal, ability and energy, and espe cially for his courageous determination to overcome obstacles and utilize all possible resources available or procurable for a suc cessful termination of the difficult task as signed to him. "The Thanksgiving day service on shore at the Roman Catholic Church was a great success and was attended by a larger con gregation than has ever before gathered in this island. The entire assemblage seemed to evince a sincere, earnest and de vout interest in. their first American Thanksgiving day service and reports from other villages assure me that the day was properly respected throughout the island, all of which is most gratifying to us as being representative of their cordial and faithful acceptance of the radical change of government. "It is a pleasure to report, in response to my general order No. 5, more than two hundred people have already enlisted in the ranks of domestic and civil reforma tion, a small army of children are jubilant and the wedding bells are yet a-ringing." Richmond Tailor Honored. TORONTO, Ont., Jan. 27. The Custom Cutters' Association has chosen Cincinnati as the place of meeting next year. Mr. Dunah, of Bloomington, III., who was re elected president, declined as he was one of the delegates to represent the cutters at the Paris exposition. The office of presi dent was then awarded to John E. Paltz, of Richmond, Ind. Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP (23c), to cleanse tb skin of crusts and scales and soften the thickened cutU de, CUTICURA OlNTilENT (50c), to Instantly allay Itching, Irritation, and Inflam mation, and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA RESOLVENT (SOc). to cool and cleanse the blood. A single set Is oiten sufficient to care the most torturing, disfiguring skin, scalp, and blood humors, rashes. Itching, and Irritations, with loss of hair, when the best physicians and all other remedies fail. Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUO AND CHOI. CORP., Sole Props., Boston. " How to Cur Baby Humors," free. !l3t(l(l(!i' i Ä1 A Day Will Purchase Ubero Plaotatio: Two dollars and a half down, and your stock Is delivered prompt ly. You complete the purchase afterwards leisurely in little pay ments $2.50 monthly. Clippings From the Press: From "TWO REPUBLICS," City of Mexico "During the past few years, the remarkable fertile soil and climatic advantages of Mexican tropical and semi-tropical territory, have directed the attention and In vestment of capital from all parts of the world." From "MODERN MEXICO," City of Mexico "Tho UBERO PLANTATION is a good place for those person to visit who wish to see how an ideal plantation is created. It demonstrates what can be done in trop ical Mexico by good management and the investment of sufficient capital to carry out a project as it should be done. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec has sprung into great prominence in the past few years as a Coffee raising country, and promises to develop into one of the largest coffee raising districts in the world. The coun try certainly presents exceptionally attractive advantages, in the way of quality and yield of product, transportation, soil, climate and other conditions essential to successful production of Coffee, Rubber, Vanilla and Pineapples." From the "EVENING STAR," City of Mexico The contract has been let to double-track the Tehuantepec National Railroad, and it Is the prediction of President Diaz that this road will bo the world's highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Real estate on the isthmus has appreciated la anticipation of this movement, and it Is predicted that it will now advance to an enormous figure." From tho "MEXICAN HERALD," City of Mexico "The American people are the greatest buyers of Coffee In the whole world. The average price paid in gold, is as follows: Mexico, 15"ic: Costa Rica, 14Uc: Guatemala, llic; Venezuela, 13c; Columbia. 13 l-3c: Brazil, 9Uc. This attests the superiority of Mexico's soft, fine-flavored berry.'.' Interview of J. L. Pernet, Coffee Buyer for Arbuckle Bros. Published in the "MEXICO EVENING TELEGRAM" "This is Mr. Pernefs tdxlh season in Mexico, and is even more enthusiastic than ever over Mexican Coffee. Arbuckle Bros., the firm he represents. Is one of the larg est and most, important Coffee houses in the world, and has handled the Mex ican berry for many years. 'Mexican Coffee Is considered as good as any In the world,' said Mr. Pernet. Nowadays, everything runs to blends. High grade mild Javas and Mochas are now universally blended with Mexican, and the result Is a very popular drink. The Mexican product brings about the highest price in the New York market." Extracts of Letter from Mr. Stonewall Jackson, Buyer for Messrs. Hard & Rand, who nra the second largest coffee importers in the U. S. "Coffee raising on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Is not experimental, and In & few years it promises to be quite an Important section. I should say your investlment Is good and safe, and with proper management, will. In a few years yield you a flrtfe and paying Interest. An Investment in coffee raising seems very safa to me, especially so long as Mexico Is on the silver basis, and one can raise his prod ucts on this basis, and sell for gold." Copy of Letter from Mr. Fremy, who was for many Years Chief of tho Agricultural and Botanical Bureau of the Department of Interior of the Mexican Government "Dear Sirs It affords me much pleasure to comply with your request for my opinion of your land on the Isthmus. The northern half of the Isthmus of Tehuan tepec Is one of the most fertile portions of Mexico. It enjoys all the advantages of a tropical altitude, at the. same time possessing a pleasant and healthy climate. I know of no land better situated for your purpose. The foreign settler will find it a healthful place to live, and the Indian of that locality to be industrious and peace able. Your land Is admirably adapted to the cultivation of tropical productions, espe cially Coffee, Rubber and Fruit, all of which are profitable. Most 6lncerely yours, "ERNEST FREMY, Professor of Viticulture, Agriculture, Horticulture and Botany." BIG FOUR ROUTE. Passenger Department. The Ubero Plantation Company, Indianapolis, Ind. DAYTON, O.. Jan. 22, 153. Dear Sirs I have just returned from a tour of Mexico. W'nile there. 1 ha.d tho pleasure of meeting your Mr. F. L. Torres, and have become considerably Interested i In your operations on the Isthmus. Since my return, on talking about what I have seen In Mexico, I find there are quite a number of people in Dayton Interested In your company. It has been my pleasure to reassure them In some measure, In the ultimate great success of your tropical enterprise. Yours expectantly, LUC1EN A. SOWARD. What Investors Say: We have hundreds of letters in our office from bankers, law yers, physicians, ministers and merchants, representing almost every profession and calling, expressing their confidence in and ap proval of UBERO PLANTATION. Terre Ilaute, Ind., Jan. 12, 1XL TJbero Plantation Co., Indianapolis. Ind.: Gentlemen Am in receipt of your dividend check, and am more than pleased with the prom ise and showing of the company. I am agreeably pleased to learn of the rapid increa of stockholders, and not with pleasure that prospects, for 1HO0 point to a very successful year. Trusting that my further deposits with this company hvi 11 prove as satisfactory as my last. I rs xnaln. with best wishes for a prosperous New Year, Tours, truly, RALPH TAYLOR. Insurance. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 10, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis. Ind.: Gentlemen I wish to acknowledge receipt of dividend. I am more than rl-I- X wish I could carry more shares, but I believe myself unable to do so. Thanking you. I am yours, truly, c o. si:lf. Columbus. O.. Jan. 18, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis, Ind.: Gentlemen Your favor of the 16th Inst, received. I have also your letter with dividend check Inclosed for Dec. 31, 1S99. Am very much pleased with the manner in which the business ' of the Ubero Plantation Is conducted. Yours, truly, D. W. O'BIUCN. - P.. C, C. 4k St. L 11. R. Co. Seymour, Ind., Jan. 19, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co.. Indianapolls, Ind.: Gentlemen Your favor of the ISth. Rivins report of the stockholders meetlnit. Is at band. I also recei'ed tho dividend check, dated Dec. 31, 18J9. I may say that I am Wfll pleased with the promptness and careful business -methods that characterize the Ubero Plantation Company. Yours, truly, J T. S. GAL1JKA1T1L M. D. , Terre Haute, Ind.. Jan. 191900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis, Ind.: Gentlemen Yours of the 16th Inst, at hand, containing check for dividend. The high stand ing of the gentlemen that have control is a good guarantee that buMne will be well handled. Yours, truly, L H. & M. C. DAKTHOLOMEW. Dentists. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis, Ind.: Gentlemen Yours, containing dividend check, agement. Yours, truly, ' . UoVntlemnn-Dl of Dec. 31. 1899. received, for which I desire to convey thanks. Also for your wise and economical management la conducting the affairs of the Lbero l lacta tion. You havo my hearty approval and confidence. Youra, respectfuMy,. jxq Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. IS, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolls, Ind.: Gentlemen I am in receipt of dividend, for . A 1 pleased with tn snowing maae oy me lumuj. - - w jynVf B WISELY. Terre Haute. Ind., Jan. 12, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis. Ind.: ., .. . , . ... . ... Gentlemen Your favor of late date containing check for dividend received. I think your mtth . ods will increase the demand for Ubero stock. Please accept thank ,I)1,JJU M D. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 15, 1900. Llerw-PSrYo5r received. Plea accept my thanks for the same. I consider this an excellent profit on the money invested. N lth. Tf JV"? 'tTnw J" ture success, I am yours, truly, HERMAN L. uuovvN. Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 19, 1900. , JlSivSlotjwt of tho 16th. giving the information that dTm D Woodard. In company with a number of investors, have gone to Mexico to inspect and report tho condition and development of the Plantation. I shall look forward to this report with great Interest. Hoping for the best success of the company. I remain yours truly, iin great miwesu j. e. EVANS. Cashier First National Bank. Ubero Plantation Co.. City: GentlenVen-Äliow m T to acknowledge receipt realize on it this year. 1 believe in ine proiwuw. i urn m u " business enterprise: I believe in the continuous prosperity of Mexico. I do not Mve I have made a mistake. Respectfully, . J CUMINOOR. M. u. Terra Ilaute. Ind.. Jan. 14. 1300. Yours, truly, GEORGE S. JOHNSON, Clotnlnj? Merchant. ' Indianapolis. Jan. 19, 1900. Uc7ntle S acknowledge receipt of check for dividend on stock I am yours, truly, uenuemea uwu- v . H. M'AliEE, State Factory Inspector. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 19, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis, Ind.: Gentle-men I was very agreeably surprised to receive my dlvlJend for the year, and am very much pleased with the Investment, and from what 1 am able to nnd out I think it to bs on of the reit I know of. Am only sorry 1 am unable to hold any more stuck, than I do. Yours, ' truly, CHARLES E. M'KEEN, Proprietor Columbian Laundry and Dyttcff Company. Terre Haute. Ind.. Jan. 1, 1900. Ubero Plantation Co., Indianapolis, Ind.: Gentlemen I herewith acknowledge the receipt of dividend check on smount paid in by ms. I am favorably Impressed with the progress.of the plantation for the past year and tblnk it has a bright fluture before It. Yours, truly. r,,.r--.,r' TTbero Plantation Co.. Indianapolis. Ind.: Gentlemen Received your check for my dividend all right. Many thanks. I am well pleased with mr investment in Ubero and consider It one of the best Investments in the State, and. belnf n ..mtixl with Mr. A. C. Daily, treasurer of the company. I can heartily -scorn- Bsrsonallv acquainted with Mr. A. C. Daily, treasurer of the company. I can heartily rscm mend the company to anyone. Trusting that the affairs of the comi anr will always remain In as fIJ IIU tut? food hands as now, ft 4 remain i v"v uun j u j i t Ubero Plantation Co., City: 'Gentlemen The check for the 10 per cent, dividend received. I am pleased with mr Investment. Yours truly, J. M. LDrO riantation company, ii.gr. Oentlemen-I was one of the early purchasers of shares In the Lbero Plantation Con.ranr, an4 bstore dolnr eo I made an examination and have continued It. until 1 am mor. convinced than wer that it Is certainly a boon to the small Investor. As to the integrity of ths rr.cers haviog th9 company in charge there can be no question. Respectfully yours. CORNELIA CLUUUIL . . . a t . tfaM Ubero Plantation Company. City: Gentlemen Having thoroughly Investigated the proposition of the i txro Plantation Company, and being satisfied that all statements made In their literature are based upon known facts. I have purchased an interest in th same. The character and bsMness standing of th officsrs are all that could be desired, and the practical work on the plantation is under lh mansgemertt f trained experts. Yours, truly, J. R. HIIrtlNBil Ubero Plantation Company Wishes to Make Your Personal Acquaint ance. Let this be Our Introduction. Writ cs for details promptly, please. Ubero Plantation Company An Established and Reliable Company, Tbe fallow Inj are officers WltJiJAM I. OWEN, Pres.. ex-Sec'y of State. NAT. U HILL, Vice Pres.. President First Na- Uonal Bank. Rlooralngton. A. a DAILY, Tress . ex-Auditor of Stats. Pres- ident Lebanon National Bank. t for You an Interest in Rockvllle, Ind., Jan. 19, WOO. - received, I am satisfied with the man S. W. BOYD, Hardware Merchant. Indianapolis, Jan. 20, 1900. . . . which please accept my thanks. am SB BS SS X " A. rv Mll t'AlirS I am mueä City. Jan. 19. 1900. of dividend. When I InvestM I did not expect to JAMES A. PULLIAU. - Itldgevllle. Ind.. Jan. 19. 1900. m .nw. , . , Indianapolis. Jan. 19. 1900. TAYLOK. cnier up rator. w. u. isi. Co. Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 2 1900. Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 27. 19w0. icccrported under the laws of I a 21 ana. and manajers of tue company: U. 2. WILEY. Director. w X.. OVERSTREET. Director. M.rchaai. Terrs Haute --rcuv . . . U. A. LUCE, Secretary, at Plantatloa. Company, 1 r