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6 R. A. WADB. Chicago's Great Criminal linrver. Cured of Rh*Trmatism and Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney Plllg. _ Chicago, 111., Sept. 5, 1899. The Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Gentlemen:—! suffered from Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble for years. My condition grew gradually worse, in spite of my efforts to improve it, and finally 1 became totally blind. 1 consulted different physicians, but none of them could cure me. My case seemed to be hopeless. My physician finally advised me to try Dodd's Kidney Pill.s and lam now glad to say that lam cured. My eyesight is re stored, the Rheumatism has disappeared, and my kidneys appear to be in as good condition as before ! was attacked with disease. lam as well every way as ever i was. l£<Js£s^otn fl^'V^u" Pllls ctir!> all niftMMW of the Kidneys. Never known Ng^sSs^ £1,1 I" So.!'\ b>: Dealers in MerilH.ip. 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2 5P bent on leceipt of p r ice by The Dodds Medicino Co., Busao, N. Y. ROBERTS EVER READY i'l'All MEMBER PRESENTS BIMSEL.F BKPORE THE liOtSE COM ■»hi iKK pent heaiuvu HIS DEFENSE IS OUTLINED A rjiiiMieiu Mr. Robertx Oft'er* in Sup port of His Contention That IU- S ho ■■ Id He Permitted to Snl>«eritu> l«» the Oath of Office and Take Hla Seat in the House of Repre • •■'itniU c?<—Committee Confers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—The Roberts Investigating committee resumed its ses sion today behind closed doi rs This, it Mas explained, was to permit the com-' mittee to read and discuss reports on j procei rm of subpoena, etc. Mean time Mr. Roberts himself ami quite a ■ gathering of Mormons and Gentiles stood outside the committee door, await ing admission. Mr. Roberts was pre pared to continue his argument on the: irrer to the right of the commit to try 'nini. s Gtniile delegation \\;i' more num = cfuding the white- . 1: .ired'Kev. I ..1,-. "schroeder, to whom Roberts fnteVposed rather sensa tional objection on Saturday, and the I others who have come oh from Utah to :iir«'ct the pro. red ings against him. Mr. . Roberts' suit .. ■■ ry is as Callows: "From ;he . tegoing established doc trine and rights of members of congress, t tollo'.s that the proposed proceedings i Df thl" committee would be subversive ! i>f ib*Tights or' the member from Utah: "1. l*i that he is to be adjudged guilty :>f crime without due process of law. "il. That he is to be adjudged dis qualified by disatilities created by en- i Rctments of congress and Applicable to the state of Utah, which disabilities have , been removed—(a) by amnesties of two presidents; (b) by the enabling act pass ed by congress; (C) by the transition of . I't-ih from a territorial to that of state- . hood. "3. It further appears that th? crime alleged again M the member from Utah not constitute a disqualification for k member of congress until the house ;..:<! its committee are prepared to assert their power and righl to add to the qual ifications prescribed by the constitution of the United States. "4. And. further, the proposed proceedings of this committee would deprive the member from I'tah of the constitutional rlghi to a trial by •■• court of competent jurisdiction, and by a jury of his peers within the state and district where the crime is alleged to have been committed, and would deprive him of property and rights without tint process of law. "The member from Utah therefore asks the committee to stop its present pro ceedings h:h! consider the prlraa facie right of the member from Utah to be I sworn in ;<s a member of the house of representatives of the Fifty-sixth con- : gl ess. '"As to protests by certain sectarian ministers from Utah. Roberts holds that the committee ought not to consider them, for the reason that the affidavits presented by them bear dates as fol lows: Thomas J. Bandon. Feb. IS. 1899; Ray T. Bandon, Feb. l?,. J899; Luella P Miles. Feb. 27. ISf*: Mrs. Marie E. Mc- Dougall, May 27, 18J«9— all dates being j several months prior to the departure I of the representative from Utah for the j K::>t For more than a year after the charges begaa to be made against him ' Mankatol TfiP / Short stJmm"l Line to Worthinttonl Olliaha cio^' VB Best and with I the most frc- Efner I <iuent service. J Complete vesti- OofiV \ buled trains both o*."- 1 day and night. Offices: 395 Robert SUtPaul 413 Nicollet Aye. Minneapolis. I the member from Utah was in and about I Salt Lake all the time and seven months ! after the Bandon affidavits were drawn I up by A. T. Schroeder; and, therefore, j eaid protestants had ample time t<> In- ! stitute proceedings before the courts o£ | I tail, which were and are open for ihe ' prosecution of ttie a ch£rgee made in the ; past, if the protestanta have sufficient evidence they should establish the guilt ' of tlie member from T'tah ns to the mis- ! demeanor charged and come here with a court record establishing Their charges. although the question would still be de batable as to whether the misdemeanor alleged, if proven, wculd b? sufficient to bar him from the house-, ai.d on that sub jecl >'2«- member from l"taii has already exp. jsm-<! his beMef and presented argu ment. The member from I'tab aaain asks that he bo allowed to take the oath of office." BATTLE WITH YAQUIS. Mexican Troops Defeiited Indlktta After I'rolouKfil Kltflitlnif. AUSTIN, Tex.. Dec. 12.~Inf..rmation reaching here today is to the effect that on Dec. 3 the Yaqui Indians and the Mexican forces under Gen. Torres had a pitched battle near-Rio Chicago, on the Yii'iui river. The engagement was be tween the main body of Indians- and" Mexican forces numbering some 4,000 men. About ten days ago several bands of roving Vaquis. who hatf been out on i scouting expeditions and depredating 4 tours, began gathering a: the main camp ; of the "\aquls, located* in trie mountains , on the Puphigochic river. The Mexican troops attempted to head the- small bands off, but they were, unsuccessful, j and In a short time all of them had : joined the main body of the Indians. Evidently fearing that the Mexican j troops were preparing to invade their j camp, the Indians pushed the fighting ' themselves by attacking the Mexican j forces in their camp. The onslaught was vigorous, but not very effective, as the Indians did not advance in a solid body, preferring their old warfare of man for man, behind I boulders and tries. In this manner they j began their attack on the soldiers' camp, ■ and, according to the report, the fighting was most severe and lasted for a day and night, when tlie Indians withdrew, having sustained considerable loss. The militia made several attempts to dislodge the Indians from their retreat in the rough, woody country, during the : engagement, without success, and upon each deploy the soldiers lost quite a I number of men killed and wounded. While the military troops are engaging [ this main body of Indians there are a number of smaller bands of Yaquis roam ing around the mountainous country laving ranches in waste and otherwise playing havoc. It is learned that the Mexican forces have the Twentieth infantry marching to j their assistance, when they hope to fol low the main body of the Indians and either capture or annihilate them. A Well Ventilated Train. One of the most essential requirements of peaceful and health giving slumber is perfect ventilation. The ventilating ar rangements In the cars on the Milwau kee's Pioneer Limited—the only perfect train in the world—are the most satisfac tory that hay« ever been put into a rail- i road train. The berths in the sleepers on this celebrated train are longer, higher, and wider than those in any other sleep ing cars In America. Faltli CnrlNts Arrested. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec 12.—Coroner Lloyd applied for a warrant today against William E. Bromser and Martha A. VVillets, charging criminal negligence resulting in the death of Mrs. Sarah c' Bromser. The woman died without med ical attendance. Mrs. Bromser was twen ty-four years old and was a Miss Bucka- ! lew., of Little Rock, Ark., before she married Bromser last March. The de fendants are faith curists whom the cor oner's Jury holds responsible for Mrs Bromser's death. MaltliiK <oinpan>'« Xew Plnnt. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Dec. 12. — The Standard Mailing company, of which J , Merkel, of New York, is at the head, will build a mammoth malting plant with a capacity of 1.000.000 bushels, in this city in the near future. The plant will cost 1600,000. Kxperl Testimony in Molineiix Ca«e. NEW YORK. Dec. 12.—Today's session in the trial of Roland B. Molineux \v..s devoted entirely r () the examination of \\ iliiam J. Kinsley, the handwriting ex pert. Tlie proceedings were devoid of public interest, the scene in the court room tesembling the class room of a business college. Wetland (nnal to Close. OTTAWA. Ont.. Dec. 12.—The Wei land canal will be closed for the season <<n Thursday next. Ksijoy i;icj;Hi]Cf nutl Comfort In Traveling to California. The Riinneapolis & St. Louis R. R. has secured a line of brand new tourist cars that surpass anything ever seen, being Pullman's latest and beat. Berth rate in these magnificent cars only $6.00 to Los Angeles. Call at Minneapolis & St. Louis office, Ui'6 Robert street. THE ST. FAUX, GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899. DIGNITY SET ASIDE SENATORS PETTHJREW, SOI'TH DAKOTA. AM) (HAXDLER, MOW HAMI'SHIHE, DISAI.HKK THE DEBATE IS ACRIMONIOUS Mr. IVttliatrew Sreki to Have Ex plain. <l Action of Military An thorltle* In the Coeur d*Alen e Trouble*—Matter In Krfrrrrd to Committee on Military AfTalrM— HoiiMf MieiliM t urrency Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Whether Ad miral Dewey, acting for the United S.aies government, formally or Informally rec ognized the Philippine republic at Manila, is a question which Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, desires the navy depart ment to answer. He introduced a resolu tion today directing the secretary of the navy to supply the senate with informa tion on the subject, but Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, objected to its im mediate consideration. Fo lowing ihis ob jection Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Chandler had a sharp tilt over the resolution of fend yesterday by the fromer, demand! lg from ihe secretary of war an explanation of certain charges against Gen. Merria-n in his conduct of the Coeur d'Alene trouble. Politics were injected into the controversy, and the personal refeienees made by each senator against the other lent some liveliness to an otherwise quiet session. The resolution offered by Mr. Pettigrew tS. D.), reciting certain things alleged to have been t.one by Gen. Mci riam In con nection with the Coeur d'Alene mining district, and directing the secretary of war to transmit to the senate all orders and information in his po.-sesslon bearing upon the subject, was laid before the senate. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) objected to the statements In the preamble of the reso lution, and desired to offer a subsiituie, but Mr. Pettigrew declined to accept the substitute. "Although 1 am not certain whether my friend, the senator from New Hampshire, is a Republican, 1 said he, "I am saiisfied that any substitute he may offer is pernicious, as he him.-elf often Is." Mr. Chandler—lt requires a pernicious senator sometimes to deal with a pernic ious proposition... (Laughter.) Mr. Pettigrew—That's the reason, 1 sup pose, why you are trying to deal with this. Mr. Chandler secured the reading of his substitute, which, he pointed out, eliminated only ;he charges ag iinst Gen. Merriam, and. in l-l- opinion, would saive much belter the purpose of Mr. Pettigrew than the original. Mr. Pettigrew, in reply, declared that the action of Gen. Merriam was a dis grace ;o civilization, bul he was pefec.ly willing ma; the Republican party should take the responsibility of it. Mr. Chand'er-The Re"; übll an patty has its faults, perhaps, but I'm much more willing to remain with it since the sena tor from S<,u;h Dakota left it. He then read a paragraph from Gen. Meriiam's report to the war department bearing upon the Coeur d'Alpne trouble. Indicating ihai the offk-er had acted with justice and discretion. Mr. Pet igrew asked ihat the n-solution and amendment be referred to the com mittee on education and labor, but Mr. Hawley fConn.), chairman of the com mittee on miitary affairs, objecting, the resolution was referred finally to ;he com mittee on military affairs. 01 RHK\(V DEBATE. Hmisc Galleries Do Not Pill to Listen to 11. WASHINGTON, Deo. 12.—There is sucll Lr.ai pressure for time <>n part of mem bers on both sides of the house who de sirp to participate In the currency debate that three night cessions were ordered to day. Interest in the debate, in not ket n. judged by the attendance In the erallerle?, although the membeis themselves are listening- attentively to the speeches. Only one Democrat thus far has spoken in favor <>f Ihe bill—Mr. Driggs, of Nsw Fork—who announced today that he had pledged himself before election to support the gold standard and proposed to redeem that pledge. He will bs joined by several of his Brooklyn colleagues, and probably several others. The features of the debate today w^re the speeches of Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, for the bill, and of Mr. Cochran, of Mis sou; i, and Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, apainnt it. The other speakers w re: Messrs. Parker (N. J.), William AlcVn Smith (Mich.), Prince (111.), Lawrence (Mass.) and Powers <Vt.) for the bill and Messrs. Shafroth (Coi.) and Stms (Term.) against It. Mr. Parker (N. J.I. in Rupport of the bill, argued that the pending question should not be a party one. Mr. William Alden Smith (Mich.) spoke in advocacy of the bill. The steady trr.wtli of the circulation during the past thr^e and a half years aggregating: $TT6. -o<>oooo. crave the lie to the advocate.; of free silver. Our commerce with gold standard countries last >ear aggregated $1,600,1)00.000; with silver countries $139,000. --000. How Idle it would be then to jeop ardize ih.it commerce then by going to a silver b.i.sif. Mr. Prince all ), who was a member of the banking and currency committee in the last congress, presented an argument in favor of the bill. Mr. Cochran 'Mo.) opposed the b!ll in a vigorous speech, in which he contended that the real question presented by the pending bill was whether there was suf ficient sold in the world noon which to pyramid the vast and constantly increas ing volume of credit. He referred to .the recent dispatches fiom Ijomlon Showing the struggle for gold all over Europe, and declared that the gold importations during the MoKinley administration h^.d produced the gold famine abroad. There was ncit enough gold in the worid to do the business of the world. The importa tion of gold to pay for the surplus crap exported, to supply the failure of ciops abroad, Mr. Cochran claimed, had quick ened trade, and had produced the prosper ity of which the Republicans boasted to day. He wavn-d the Republicans that when the stock of gold d^c'lued the pros perity of today would crumble like a house of cards. In the course of his speech, when Mr. Cochran reiterated Mr. I'yyan's famous declaration concerning the crown of thorns and cress of gold, the Republicans- jeered derisively. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Senator < 'nil Seekn to Huve the I.h« Amended. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Senator Cul lom today introduced In 'he senate a comprehensive bill for the amendment of the law creating the interstate commerce commission. The bill Is in most respects similar to the Cullorn bill of the last con gress, for the same purpose, but it has been changed in several minor principles. The main features of the proposed meas ure are as follows: The commission is authorized, after hearing a ease,'to make an order direct ing trie culprit to deslsi From the viola tion of the law and also to prescribe in such order what the cm Her is to do or not to do in the future to being itself in WHAT 00 THE CHILDREN DRMK? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is de'icious and nourishing and takes .the place of coffee^ The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when prop erly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee but costs about % as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c "*^ I I / / / BB Mm B^HBBk AHB^^H „1,,-i _- 'V wjl KcH^k^ A Box of Palmolive !P r mas means M mucn to a iadv«* °f fey w^st op* T djes to a gentleman. * A Dainty Handkerchief Boy I hen besides thß p^moiive, the box m wijkh ore 'kerchief or ribbon box imaginable. "^ COme makeS the daintiest and F^fest Bua^e oci7 ty E. J. JQZN3OT 3CAP CO., M_TViUi-:e3 J. I**1 ** conformity with the act, and in so doing the commission is given power to nx maximum rates, to fix both maximum and minimum rates on differental in rates when necessary to prevent discrimina tion, to determine divisions of joint rates between connecting carriers and the terms and conditions upon which Dusine&s shall be interchanged when nec essary to enforce the act; to make changes in classification and to amend I the rules and regulations under which traffic is moved. The commission now has no power in any case to fix rates for future observ ance by railway companies. The bill makes the order of the commission ef fective within the time specified, which ordinarily shall not be less than thirty days. Any carrier may within thirty days begin proceedings in the United States circuit court for a review of the order. Either party may appeal diivcily to the supreme court and the case is to have precedence in the courts. If the court upholds the order, or if the order becomes effective otherwise, the carrier must jbey it, or be subjected to a for feiture of $5,000 for every violation or for every day it continues in default. If additional evidence-is necessary in court the court may direct the commission to take it and make, a supplemental re port. The orders of the commission are not now effective until It secures an order from the court to effect them, and the delays frequently cover a period of years. The bili ;.lso provides that the commis sion may establish and maintain a uni form classification.. The long and short haul clause is made an absolute prohibi tion, except upon leave granted by the commission. T.arge penalties are provid ed against carriers in case of departure from the published ra.te. The Imprison ment feature is eliminated from the act, and shippers are not liable for any of fense except false billing or other fraud ulent practice. A forfeiture is Imposed upon carriers for failure to file annual reports before Sept. 30 of each year. The commission is author;zpd to prescribe the form of accounts- and to inspect the hooks of carriers ;md it may employ spe cial agents or examiner;', who shali have power under this order-of the commission to Inspect and "examine hu:h accounts. BA~TT 17 finnm Manufacturers and Wbole-alera n n^lninn V fln ' T\t\' Tfl 1? dllATf! M«nufHCtarers rtnrt Joiners ot p. « Cnhillnn V flft flsi IJ V VUIILV of Boot* Shoes and Rubber* |« Efl ?HR JL I'ft Ul I'l V 2 VUIUA Flue 8how». North western LOW , Xt! I7P X lift Silt A nl A ill II fl Proprietor* at , UUlllull Q Ul). = rl I i;| A A) Arii if II Agenw for «oodve« f UUI ' WililK) Q Ul)., Uv/IU U UIIULU The Mmsesow i«hoe Company. U« 242-BSO I£. 6th 3t. : ,UUJ'U U UIIULU i^love Overshoes. 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U< £91-200 S. 3d St. linniirnn Mannfactoret-and Jobt>ers or Harness. flrthAllAr 5 ft/tinnm 1 ' UfllJAlLvV Saddlery. Shoe \OP !Pf X UR^ I^l nHnnrfin Fimiin K8 and shoe store AwiOT Ql niMOuiil. _^ ~~ llfllinLUU B^ppMet. U 174 - 17 8 B 4th St. Hll*V?rfJfi leather, Shoe Findmga r. r\ I ll>-J A «k___il. Of« UfiJdLVV anflh«dd»ery Hardware, ken- |j D Hfifn^m^fflH X 'fl ~" nMIIIOO * HARDWARE -»- f™iion m.ti., K«taT>il»bwi 187 L IlllllUlllUllf I 3rd *nd Brondwrty. BUS, GLOVES I \W> H"^=sr Glftjjjjjgl mm mm "S'^ir RL Paul Fouisry Ga.7 _. HtUn |fU|U\ work. U a i»-aiaM-4.a«tu P Bid«. HARDWARE i^SiSSS-?- f. I well Hardware Co.. miDD r n ~pm^^T^^ "m™ »^" linilUlinilL andßuudri.* U. 268-2 SO X.st Fourth. U UUI'U I L\ S^^ SJ** I*™1 *™ IfUiHlfoUl KuUdUl ll'J., ~ ItUUULII lil/Uul/ S^^F Application. U 9 8 .i c -: !i rtk t Je venih _t. liriPfl niniJ!(lllill/7n M*m;facl»rersandJob- fll'ltAUßflß DfftO "~—' — ~~"' " mi n \ HlkPllMi'NnA ?o*u. MM^kl'r lS mo7 hih2 fiiiolH Quo.. nunnno Tor; le: If 2Cab"1 _»^^^_^ Tmifln Unnh Cunn IfiLilO I UrifflUllimJl) Clebrafd -^ucnlt M,,rL" U ....ey aud Sthi XYU DX A^uAVKr. OfilG MOPIj O|ffllj l)fl. U I lIUJ U *nd Full Measure. g^*^ I Fairfax, Vt. St. Paul, Mmiv DOCK DBPI/CD Packing House, jf|Q MpMllli]!] linTTnrnnm Matreaaet. Woven Wiie Mat. Ilnim llntlr^Tl fl\ IlKn rKt-|fl\lß Lpper Leyee. i UO. I. mbIHHIUII, II II I LuLVvLV "eß«ea. Cot*. Crlba, Cradles. HI MO \u)U \\] I UlUl I nUIIL^R. U Kctabii.hed 1870. MH HllYNlfl Iron Bed* f I Fit U I mUlliG)) Ul.. 'i L. | illlll HILUJLU Children'a Folding Beds.Faatlmj. U505 to 513 MlnuesotaSt' Government Wnuttt Mission Imliumlh. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-ln anticipa tion of an adverse judgment against the government in the litigation now in prog ress over the title to the Mission islands in the bay of San Francisco, the secre tary of the navy has requested congress to appropriate 1250.000 for the purchase of the Islands in case of need They are wanted as a coaling station, and the de partment has submitted estimates of $250 - 000 for other coal depots. To Honor I'reMiilent LoiWt. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.—President Mc- Kinley has decided to appoint Frank J Thompson, secretary of the Lafayette memorial commission, as commissioner to presentto President Loubet.' of France the first souvenir coin struck In accord ance with ihe recent act of congress. The first coin will be struck at the Philadel phia mint on the anniversary of Wash ington's death. Postmasters Confirmed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-The senate today confirmed the~ following postmas ters: Montana—L. Hauck, Phillipsburg; G. H. Keep. Missoula. Minnesota—John Frisch. St. Charles; B. C. Grover, Zumbrota; E. Koefod Glen wood; T. H. Zorlein. Granite Falls; F. E. Wheeler, Appleton; J. Berkin. Morris. South Dakota—W. T. Ellis, Salem; V. C. Mass, Cedarville. Gen. Wood's \oin in.'t 11iin Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—The senate in executive session today confirmed the nomination cf Leonard Wood to be ma jor general of volunteers. < 'nit in el Meeting. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—The cabinet meeting today was devoted almost whol ly to a. discussion of the political and financial conditions in Porto Rico. Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable to at tend to business during' the day or sleep during the night. Itching piles—horrible plague. Down's Ofr.tment cures. Never fails. At any diug etore, 50 cents. ///// "This last photograph of mine is simply atrocious." "Yes, but an excellent likeness, don't you think, dear?" "This last photograph of mine is simply atrocious/* "Yes, but an excellent likeness, don't you think, dear?"