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DONT I ARGUE I WITH KIDNEY" ■ LIVER , DISEASES USE WARNER'S I SAFE (Hi THE^nf-SP£CiFIC. I ■I 11 IN 1 Off GrS PETERSON, CHARGED WITH THEFT OF DIAMONDS IN MINNEAPOLIS FIRE LOSSES WEKE HEAVIEE t'trwt Eattmatfeti of Prlntent' Ex change Klre SeeniA to Have Been Considerably Lower Than Actual. fiLCtt'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE. C 720 WASHINGTON AY. SOUTH. Gus Peterson, a young man who served with the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment in the Philippines, was arrested yester day morning in Milwaukee at the request "of the Minneapolis police, charged with the theft of diamonds valued at $1,100 belonging to Edith Rogers, proprietress of a house at 1023 Second street south. Requisition papers were prepared by the county attorney at once, and Detec tive Thomas Murphy went to Milwaukee yesterday, and will return with Peterson - today. The diamonds, which consist of a soli taire ear-ring, worth $750, and a ring set with two two-caret diamonds, valued at P6O, are alleged to have been stolen last Saturday night. The police were notified Of the robbery Sunday, and suspicion being directed towards Peterson, Detec tives Lawrence and Murphy traced him out of the city and to Milwaukee, where his arrest was effected. Peterson, ac :nnllng to the police, claims to be mar ried to the Rogers woman. Some two pears ago he created a sensation by lumping into the river and getting hlm lelf rescued on her account. The dia monds have been recovered. - ORGANIZE AND BANQUET. Graduate* of Shattnck School Meet at West Hotel. The graduates of the Shattuck school at Faribault organized the Shattuck Ca det club and held their first annual ban quet at the West hotel last night. Out of the ninety graduates living in Minne apolis about fifty were present. The fol lowing officers were elected: Prof. Fred S. Jones, president; Judge George D. Em ery, vice president, and Alvln H. Poehler, secretary and treasurer. Bishop Whip pie, Rev. James Dobbin andr Prof. Harry E. Whitney were elected honorary mem bers. At the banquet Prof. Fred. S. Jones .was the toastmaster, and the following responded: "Why We Are Here?" E. A". Kempe; "Shattuck Cadets," Arthur Law; "Moral Influence of Shattuck," Rev. E. C. Clemens; "Song," Harry R. Todd; "The Boy Is Father of the Man," C. E. I'urdy; "School Associations," P. Flannery; "Thirty Years Ago," George D. Emery; "Shattuck as It Is," Prof. Uarry Whitney; "He's to Blame for It ■AH," A. H. Poeler, and "Auld Lang Byne." LOSS WAS. HEAVIER. Flrat Eattlntate of Printers' Ex change Wan Too Low. Yesterday's examination of the Print er's Exchange block, 16, 18 and 20 Fourth street north, seriously damaged by a fire In the sixth floor and roof late Wc-dnes flay night, shows that the loss will be somewhat heavier than was at first esti mated, the damage throughout the build- Ing^ by water being exceedingly heavy. • The total loss on the block and contents Wa" /J| vlfillEild. The young couple always together be fore marriage rarely keep up this happy intimacy as man and wife. They are _ not tired of each other, but the young wife finds herself weak and languid, with uo inclination for exercise. And thus begins a division of pursuits and interests which often ends in divided lives. The use of Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong. It stops the drains which undermine the strength, l cures " female weakness," nourishes the ; nerves and gives vigor to the whole body. There is neither opium, cocaine or other narcotic in "Favorite Prescrip tion." «I suffered from female weakness about eight years —tried several doctors, but derived no fcencfit until I began using Dr. Pierces Favor ite Prescriptfon," writes Mrs. John Green, of Danville, Boyle Co., Ky. "This medicine was recommended to me by other patients. I have taken six bottles, and I feel like another i person." Free. Dr. Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser, 1008 pages, 700 illustra tions, is sent free, on receipt of stamps, to cover expense of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for cloth binding. Address Dr. R. V. Fierce, Buffalo, N. Y. is now estimated to be about $46,150, to cover which there is an Insurance of $112, --150 upon the structure and contents. In addition to this loss there will also be a loss of possibly $4,000 in the Dodson, Fish er & Brockman harness factory on Third street caused by a vast amount of water which ran down the alley from the burn ing building into the basemont of the factory. This latter loss Is covered by an insurance of $201,500 upon itock and machinery. The various losses are di vided as follows: First F!oor— Loss. Ins. Perry & Johnson printers and cl t ctrotyp3rs $3,500 $9,400 Valentine Bo^., machinists. 3.500 i3,EIQ Second Floor— A. Li. Broughton, printar.... SCO 2.4C0 Mona sc h Lithographing company 3,003 Third Floor— 21,000 Mona sc h Lithographing company 7,00) Fourth Floor— Geesman & Murphy, print ers 7,500 10.70J Fifth Floor- Minneapolis Engraving company 1,500 1,900 Julius C. Thode & Co., book b'.naers 1,200 3.3C0 Thomas A. Ciark, Job print er 750 2.3J0 Sixth Floor— I M)n n c sota Bookbinding company 5,000 4,750 Donney-Stevens Tag com pany 2,009 2.E00 Nortnwestern Envelope company 3,500 3,000 Building, owned by W. L. Harris 6,5 X) 30,100 Totals $46,150 $Ul,lto Dodson, Fisher & Brock mnn, damaged etock by water 4,000 $201,500 CASH, SMALLPOX AND JAG. Visitor Arriving Hud These—Now In Peat Home. John Mclsaacs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday from some point in the lum ber woods with $700 in cash, a Jag and a pronounced case of smallpox in process of development. The authorities noon learned of the man's presence in the city, and heard that he was making a round Norred started the East side police after Nor:-ed stated the East side police after him and about 7:30 Officer William Cra nak discovered Mclsaacs Just entering a saloon at Main street and Central av enue. He was taken to the alley back of the Bast side police station and kept there until the wagon arrived from the penthouse to convey him there. The inmates of 107 First avenue south, which is quarantined for smallpox and who were left without food from Monday night until late Tuesday night through the alleged carelessness of some city board, fared better yesterday, and were fully supplied with groceries. MINNEAPOLIS BREVITIES. Between last Saturday night and Mon day night twelve bicycles were reported to the police as having been stolen. Nine of the twelve stolen wheels were recover ed by detectives up to last night, much to the delight of the owners of the wheels. A general order has been issued to the police department calling atten tion to scorching, and instructing the po lice to use no violence in arresting wheel men and in no way to injure them. The Engineers' club 'will visit the Meek er Island dam next Saturday afternoon. Isadore Goldman, a sixteen-year-old bootblack, was arrested yesterday after noon by Officer Flood, charged with petit larceny. The police say that Isadore is already a very clever '"short change ar tist." The boy insists that he is inno cent, and attributes his trouble to a close resemblance to another "kid," whom he says "works" the "flim-flam." Isadore will try to convince Judge Holt of the truth of his assertion today. During the progress of the fire in the Printers' Exchange block Tuesday night, eneak thieves effected an entrance to S. J. Richardson's saloon, 415 Hennepin, and carried away a small quantity of cigars and liquor, overlooking $10 in change in a drawer. LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION. Officers and Delegates Selected at the Red Wing Meeting. RED WING, Minn., April 25.—(Special.) —The state convention of the Luther league was held here yesterday and to day. The following officers were elected: President, Rev. A. J. D. Haupt, St. Paul; corresponding secretary, H. Anderson, Minneapolis; recording secretary, Mi 8. R. F. Johnson, Red Wing; treasurer, Nela Jensen, Minneapolis. The following were elected delegates to the National Luther -league convention, Cincinnati, May 22 to 25: Rev. A. J. D Haupit, St. Paul; Rev. Dr. Trabert, Min neapolis; Mrs. J. A. Lens, Red Wing; Miss A. Oien, Minneapolis; Rev. M. F. Boulton, Goodhue; Carl Werner, Minne apolis; Dr. F. E. Moody, Minneapolis- S. M. Sivertson, Minneapolis. DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF. McMinnville, Term.—John Watson and Biil Brown, both white, and Sonnie Cram, colored, were hanged here today. Ntrw York—The National City bank will ship $250,000 gold to Europe tomor row. Dublin—Queen Victoria spent what is practically her last day in Ireland very quietly. Montgomery, Ala.—Visitors from every section of the country will attend the approaching conference to be held here May 8, 9 and 10, to discuss the race prob lems of the South. Louisville, Ky.—W. F. Crltes, J. J. O Neili and Robert Locke were sentenced to three years each in the Nashville penitentiary for conspiracy to prevent negro voters from exercising their rights to suffrage. AMONG MEN OF NOTE. New York Sun. Five men were discussing the Alaskan gold fields in the Hoffman house corri dor yesterday and they all began talking learnedly about Cape Nome. Four of them knew all about the cape. Two of them had invested small amounts in mining schemes there. The fifth startled them all by asking "Just where is Cape Nome?" "Why, it's in Alaska," said one. "It's in Alaska," echoed the others "Where is Alaska?" demanded the tilth Well, I'm dummed!" exclaimed one of the men with money invested. 'Thought so," said the fifth man- "ev erybody is talking about Cape Nome and I don't believe one out of ten people know where it is. They think it's in the Klondike region. They even put their money in it without looking it up I've looked it up. On the w«st coast of Alas ka, a httle noith of the center, there is a peninsula which ends with Cape Prince of \\ ales. That cape is the nearest point to East Cape in Siberia. Cape Nome is on the southern part of this peninsula and is between Golofnin bay and Cape Rodney. It's nowhere near the Klon- -^fc- __ Bridegroom Inadequately Pnnl«h< d Baltimore Sun. vdJ^J^n 1 ' brid v eeroom from Pennsyl vania while on his honeymoon trip tc \\ashington City, the other day, broke off the head of a miniature Diana in one oi the memorial tablets that decorate the in terior of the Washington monument The bridegroom tenderly gave the Diana" head to his bride as a souvenir of their visit to Uashington. A policeman saw the act and arrested the vandal, who was lei off by an inartistic police magistrate with a paltry fine of $1, to the disgust of the superintendent of public buildings Th* latter states that eight out of ten of the mutilators of the tablets caught so f-ir are ministers Of the 177 memorial tablets but 7 are still intact. n! m St. Paul & Dnlnth Railroad Changes In White Bear Service. Effective Monday, April 30th, and daily S^fP 1 S^, n<l a# sPecial lra»n will leave Mahtomedi 7:10 a. m., White Bear 7-20 a m., arriving at St. Paul 7:50 am Spe cial train will leave St. Paul 5:05 n m for White Bear Lake points. The regu lar 6:10 p. m. train for White Bear will carry coach for Bald Eagle: Effective Sunday April 29th, and on Sundays forty special tram will leave Stillwater 8:55 a m , Mahtomedi 9:18 a. m., White Bear 9-f a m. arriving St. Paul 10:00 am I P?,?« & am Sundays only will leave St Sltlr c P/s f tOr W£i te Bear and Stln" AgeuU Stone. General Passenger THE ST. PAUI, GLOBE, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1900. I! Of I HI FIFTY THOUSAND LITTLE ONES IN THM NORTHWEST GIVE AD. MIRAL DEWEV A WATCH WAS A MINNESOTA IDEA H«-ro of Manila Im Greatly Affected by the Tribute of I UMelttnh and Sincere Young Admirers. WASHINGTON, April 25. — Admiral Dewey received a delegation at Beauvolr, his country home, today, which repre sented 50,000 children In the Northwest, and presented to him as a token of the regard and esteem of the donors a beauti ful gold watch and fob. About six months ago, Archie Cadzow, of Rosemont, Minn., suggested to the Minneapolis Journal that the children of the Northwest raise money by 5 to 25 cents subscriptions, with which to pur chase a watch for Admiral Dewey.. The sugggestlon met with favor, but in order that there might be no difference of In terest in the matter, and that all might share alike, It was decided to restrict the contributions to a gift of one cent. The collection of the money, which came from several Northwest states, In volved so much work that the Journal was obliged to apply to the newspapers of that section. One hundred and seven ty-five of them Joined in the movement and assisted in raising the money and re ceipting for it by publishing the names of the contributors. All these names, to gether with a story of the enterprise, made up of newspaper clippings, and prepared in the form of a beautiful book, accompanied the watch. The watch is twenty-two karat gold, bearing the monogram "G. D." in gold enamel on the front of the case and the admiral's flag in blue and white enamel on the back. On the inside of the case Is an Inscription of the names of the Spanish ships destroyed in Manila har bor a.id the inscription— : "Presented to Admiral Dewey, : : by the Children of Minneapolis : : and the Northwest. May 1. 1900, : : Each Donor Contributing One : : Cent." : Attached Is a fob of very unique and beautiful design, made of gold and black gun metal. The watch and the fob are made from gold, black gun metal and copper, obtained from the Phllppines, ihe gun metal and copper being from ships destroyed in Manila harbor. The hours are marked on the gold dial, not by Roman or Arabic numerals, but by WHY IS ST. PALL, REPUTED TO BE BANKRUPT* BECAUSE THE COMPTROLLER REFISES TO OBEY THE LAW. letters of the admiral's name, there being eleven of them, just enough to occupy the required spaces. The watch was presented to the admiral In a neat address by Congressman James T. Cleary. Miss Mac Harris Anson, ed itor of the Minneapolis Journal Junior, who conducted the raising of the fund, was present, and also Archie Cadzow, the originatr of the idea, who received from the admiral a hearty expression of thanks for this beautiful tribute of their esteem from the little people of the Northwest. Each of the donors holds a neat certificate of an evjual share in the gift. THE PRESENTATION. Mr. McCleary, in making the presenta tion speech, said in part: "This, then, is the gift of children. It is the tribute of those who are looking forward with blight anticipations of the future, from those "whose records are yet to be wrought out, to him whose rec ord is a matter of pride to his country men, and whose fame is secure. It is the tribute of possibilities to achievement. You may well regard it, sir, as a matter of special satisfaction and wholesome pride to be known and honored by chil dren. Their plaudits are sincere and un selfish. And the fact of being known and honored by the children of the land is in itself the highest evidence of honorable fame. There are few men great enough to be named in a common school history. Brief, indeed, sir, will that history of your country be which will hereafter omit your name." Admiral Dewey, in reply, said: "I value the praise of the children and the affectionate enthusiasm they show, and I have never been more touched than now. So long as the children love me I am unassailable, fer they are unerring in their intentions and know when they are loved. "That fifty thousand*little ones should make me fifty thousand good wishes as they bestowed their pennies for this watch is the proudest triumph of my life. When I hear it tick or see its hands meve I shall say to myself, 'lVw ricn you are! Fifty thousand innocer\ kind ly friends are with you,' and mjf heart will swell with joy and gratitude. "And you, my dear young friend, will tell them for me that I shall wear the watch and feel it shall be a talisman against all sorrow and a guarantee of happiness and success." STILLWATER. D. M. Swain's Packet, Now Bulldlugr, to Be Launched Next Month. The hull of D. M. Swain's packet, now being built on the levee for traffic between Peorla and La Salle, on the Illi nois river is assuming handsome propor tions, and the boat will be ready to go into the water some time next month, In the years of logging and shipbuilding on the St. Croix river many handsome boats have been built on the levee in this city, . but the boat now being built by Mr. Swain will eclipse all or them. Steam boatmen generally say that the hull is as handsome as it can be made, and with Kwain's compound condensing engines they figure that the boat will be one of the fastest on the river. The crew of workmen employed on her was yesterday increased to twenty-three, and additional help will begin work on her this morning. She will be a companion boat to the Bo realis Rex, also owned by Mr. Swain, and will be ready to enter traffic the lat •ter part of June. The steamer Ravenna, of the Bronson & Folsom line, will leave on her first trip for the season today with a raft of logs tor William Kaiser, of Muscatine, 10. She will be sailed by Charles Davidson and John Hoy, two veteran navigators, and her engineers are Messrs. Davidson and Fairweather. William Keeler will act as clerk, James Crowley as mate. Arthur Reed as steward, and Will Reed and James Gregg as watchmen. The Ravenna was completely overhauled at the South Stillvvater boat yards the past winter and is now in excellent trim. Isaac B. Tozer, the father of Mrs. J. N Searles, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, near the city limits, of a stomach trouble. Deceased was eighty years of age. The board of education met Tuesday DOES COFFEE AGEEE WITH YOU If not, drink Grain-O— made from nur« grains. A lady writes: "The first time I made Grain-O I did not like it, but after using it for one week nothing would induce ir.e to go back to coffee." It nour ishes and feeds the system. The children can drink it freely with great benefit It is the strengthening substance of _ pure grains. Get a package today from your grocer, follow the directions in making it and you will have a delicious and health 16c. ta^ !e 25^ everase for old and yeung. evening and decided to re-engage all of the present grade teachers In the public schools of this city. The Musser cleared yesterday with logs for Peter Musser & Sons, Muscatlne, 10., and the Clyde cleared with logs for the Standard Lumber company, Dubuque. Mrs. Leopold Plaster, the wife of a South Third street confectioner, was ex amined in the probate court as to her sanity, and was discharged, physicians being of the opiniort that she is not in sane. Webster lodge, Knights of Pythias, of St. Paul, and members of North St. Paul lodge, of that order, visited Stillwater Lodge No. 7 Tuesday evening and wit nessed tiie exemplification of work in the third degree. A. A. Harper, who operates a saw mill at Cass Lake, Minn., is here on a shjrt business trip. WINONA SEWER CONTRACTS. Seventy-Five Thonitand Dollar* Worth of Work to Be Done. WINONA, Minn., Aprjl 25.—(Special.)— At a meeting of the sanitary., and finance committees of the city council held this afternoon contracts amounting to nearly $75,000 for the construction of what will I NOT A SCHOOL HOI'SE HAS I 18I0KN BUILT SINCE M'C.\llDtf I HAS BEEN IN ()1«'KI( E. ■ be known a sthe second sewerage dis trict were let. The construottoa -of the district was divided info six contracts, the successful bidders being as -rfullows: No. I—Jackson & Bokorny, Cedar Rap ids, 10., $36,942.36. 'HOW?™ 1 N°' 2~M' J- Healy> Chlca *O' Contract No. 3—M. J. Healy, Chicago, v*> i SKI. Contract No. 4—John Degnan, Winona, $5,220. Contract No. s—Shone company. Chi cago, $8,850. Contract No. 6—T. J. Green, Winona, $6,697. At a meeting of the city 'council held this evening the work of the committees in awarding the bids were approved and work upon the contracts will commence at once. Nearly forty firms participated in the contest for the work. LIKE A FLOCK OF SHEEP Continued From First rage, ministration and instructs the national delegates for McKinley. For the national defense, for the reinforcement of the navy, for the enlargement df our foreign markets, for the employment of Ameri can workmen in the mines, forests, farms, mills, factories and shipyards, the immediate enactment of legislation similar to that favorably reported to each branch of congress, is demanded, so that American-built, American-owned, and American-manned ships may regain the carrying of our foreign commerce. "The country is congratulated that the money question no longer disturbs busi ness conditions," and adds that the gold standard is now accepted as the money unit of value. As delegates at large, Senator Quay, ex-Senator Charles A. Porter and James Elverson, of Philadelphia, B. W, Green, , of Emporium; ex-Congressrhan John Pi' Leisenring, of Wilkcsbarre; .'Congressman William Connell, of Scranton; State Chairman Frank Reeder, of Easton; B. J. Steele, of Westmoreland, were unani mously elected. The following were also chosen: Alter nates at large: J. Preston Thomas Ches ter; W. E. Rice, Warren;- C. Barclay Cameron; Edward A. Price, Delaware- M. E. Lilley, Bradford; W. C. Krepps, Franklin; Jesse L. Hartman, Blair; Dr George Edward Reed, Cumberland. Electors at large: Clarence Wolf, Phila delphia; Frank H. Buhl, Mercer; A B Roberts, Montgomery; w. C. Arnold Clearfield. The secretary of the convention cast the ballot for Senator Hardenburg for auditor general. Balloting for congressmen at large then commenced, and Messrs. Foederer and Grow were nominated. WISCONSIN DELEGATES. Republican* Select Men to Attend Philadelphia. Convention. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 25.—The Re publican state convention today, which was held at the Davidson theater, in thJs city, elected the following delegates at large to the Republican national conven tion at Philadelphia: Thomae B. Treat, of Monroe; H. August JLeudtke, of Mil waukee; Isaac Stephenson, of Marinette- James H. Stout, of Menominee. The al ternates, respectively, are: C. H. Bax ter, of Lancaster; A. J. Frame, of Wau kesha; John L. Erdellox, of Madison; N. C. Foster, PJau Claire. Presidential electors at large were nom inated as follows: A. L,. Peterson, of Crawford county; A. G. Weissert, of Mil waukee county. In addition to the above the conven tion ratified the selection of the delegates to 'the national convention and presiden tial electors as named by the different congressional districts. The convention was characterized by harmony throughout. Resolutions indors ing both the national and state adminis trations went through and were unani mously adopted. H. C. Payne will undoubtedly be chosen BY HIS OWN CONFESSION MR. MTARDY HAS DBFRALDED THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF $90, --000. to succeed himself as national commit' teeman of Wisconsin at the. Philadelphia convention. FAVOR MrTIiRYAN. Kentucky PopullMt* Who Advccate Fusion With DemorrntH. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 25.-A meet ing of Populist leaders of this state who favor fusion with the democrats will be held here today. Fourteen delegates to the national convention at Sioux Falls, May 9, were selected, and resolutions were adopted reaffirming the declarations of the national convention .at-St. Louis in 1&<6; denouncing trusts, favoring- an income tax and the election of United States senators by direct vote, and in dorsing William J. Bryan for the presi dential nomination. INSTRUCTED Folft BRYAN. Kansas Populist Delegates to Sioux Falls Convention. CLAY CENTER, Kan., April 25.-Kan sas Populists in state convention here, elected eighty-four delegates to the na tional convention at Sioux Falls, and in structed them to vote solidly for William J. Bryan. The delegates then adjourned and pro ceeded to the depot to greet Mr. Bryan, who came from the Wichita banquet on a special train. Five thousand people es corted the Nebraskan to the city square and cheered him heartily as he spoke on the issues of the day. DEADLOCK UNBROKEN. KlKhlli District Wisconsin Repub licans Cannot Agree. APFLETON, Wis., April 25.-The dead lock in the Eighth district Republican convention, continues unbroken, after 145 ballots, all resulting: Hattom 15; Miner, 11; Kuesterman, 7. SANFORD CIIUJSUX. • . W*< • k Alabama Democrats sUcci a Candi date for Governor. MONTGOMERY. Ala., *priP 25. - The Democratic state convention this after noon nominated Col. W. V J. Samford for governor and adjourned until tomorrow morning, Hi! IS 111 II SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE UPON FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PNEUMATIC TUBE METHODS Members of < onjf rc»* Approached to Secure Their Influence—Ex posure ItcstiltM in De feat of BUI. WASHINGTON, April 25.-The houte today put its heel upon the mall pneu matic Bystem now in operation in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and if its action stands the whole service will be crushed cut. The postofflc* committee had recommended an increase of the ap. proprlatlon for this service from |225,u0A to $723,900. The proposed Increase was at tacked by the appropriations committee, under the leadership of Mr. Moody (Mass.), with such vigor and success that in the end the house voted, by 70 to 50, to strike the entire appropriation from tho. bill. Mr. Moody created a sensation by the manner In which he assailed the methods of the pneumatic tube company, and the direct charge that a former member of congress, who had been a member of tho appropriations committee had been a holder of the stock of the company. He charged that a block of stock had beer sent as a New Year's gift to a near rela tive of another member of congress, but to the credit of the member, he said, the dishonoring gift had been returned to the gender by the next mail. Although the tube service was highly commended by other members, these revelations transformed the 3entiment <>f the house, which has several times voted for the tube service, into a decisive ma jority against its continuation in any form. Mr. Tawney (Minn.) offers as an amend ment a bill to reclassify railway mail clerks, but it went out on a point of order. EXTRA TAX ON BEER. Brewers Before Ways and Means Committee Ask Its Repeal. WASHINGTON, April 25.—A large dele gaton, representing the brewers of the United States, appeared before the ways and means committee today to urge the repeal of the extra $1 a barrel imposed on beer by the war revenue act. The dele gation was sent by the board of trustees of the United States Brewers' association, and included the president of the associa tion, Rudolph Brandt, of Chicago; the vice president, W. N. Kendall, of New WHO HAS COST THE 3 CITY THOUSAND'S OF DOLLARS IN LAW SUITS, AND LOST EVERY CNE't J. J. M'CARDY, Haven, and others. Representatives Barholdt, of Missouri, and Ruppert, of New York, who have taken an active in terest in the legislation, also were present. President Brandt made the main presen tation, and, in part, said: "Congress imposed this additional war tax upon our product in spite of the fact that fully two-thirds of the legitimate revenue resources of the country, resort ed to in 1862 and 1863, remained wholly un taxed. We paid this exorbitant and un just extra tax—a tax representing 40 per cent of the price of the product—during^ two years we paid It, candidly speaking, under silent protest—we paid it under in dustrial and commercial difficulties, which brought to many of us utter ruin, to some of us a serious impairment of business prosperity, and to all of us such a meas ure of financial embarrassment as no In dustry in the world has ever been exposed to by the lawmakers of its own country. The effect upon the whole trade is clearly demonstarted by the fact that during the past year of unprecedented affluence in all branches of American commerce and industry, the production of beer has de creased by 1,000,000 barrels, and this effect of the economic result of the double war tax is felt not only by the brewers, by the growers of barley, of corn and of hops, but also by very many important industries which depend almost exclu sively upon brewing, particularly by the great mass of consumers." In conclusion, Mr. Brandt said that, the tax on beer amounted to $70,000,000 a year, by far the largest tax collected on any ar ticle, and the brewer has paid the largest part of the tax, prob ably two-thirds, as they had not been able to have consumers pay more than a third of the tax. If the tax had been paid by the consumer the dimunition would have reached 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 barrels a year, instead of 1,000,000. The committee adjourned without tak ing action on this, and requests from other interests which will be considered later. MRS. LOTTRIDGE RELEASED. Final Cbapter In tlie Leland Hotel Trapjedy. CHICAGO, April 25.— Mrs. Annie Levis Lottridge was freed from custody and exonerated from all blame for the death of Millionaire Rufus Wright by the cor oner's jury today. On the advice of her attorney, Mrs. Lottridge refused to testi fy at the inquest, on the ground that she might incriminate herself, but the testi mony of all other witnesses who spoke with Mr. Wright before he died In the room at the Leland hotel, where he was shot April 14, agreed that Mr. Wright had repeatedly, when asked about the shoot ing, stated that it was accidental, and that he had been clear in his mind when he said this. There was nothing in the testimony to indicate that the shooting was other than accidental, and the jury decided that Mr. Wright came to his death from a bullet accidentally flred from a revolver held In his own hand. KIDNEYDISEASE Capi W. H. McComb, JjSSj First Illinois Volunteers, 3 Says He Was Cured by -JSFHL DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS Chicago, II!., Aug. 29, 1 899. The Dodds Hedldne Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Gentlemen:—Daring my campaign in Cuba I was compelled to drink the unhealthy water of that climate and country, which got my Kidneys In very serious condition. I began to take Oodd's Kidney Pills upon my Immediate return home and found them to be a sure cure for Kidney Compleint,and recommend them to all suffer ers of this terrible disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills care all Diseases of the Kidneys. Sold by all dealers in medi cine, 50 cents a box or six boxes fors2£o. Seat on receipt of price by The Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N.Y. MOST CHRONIC DISEASES Are Produced by Catarrh of Some Internal Orpr. MRS. JANE GIFT, OF H EBB ABBS VILLE, OHIO. Mrs. Jane Gift, of Hebbardsville. Ohio, writes the following: "/ think I would have been dead long ago if it had not been for Peruna. Six year* ago I had la grippe very bad. The doctor came to see ma every day. but I gradually grew worse. I told my husband J thought I would surely die if I did not get relief soon. "One day I picked up the newspaper and accidentally found a testimonial of a woman who had been cured of grip by Peruna. I told my husband I wanted to try it. He went direct'y to the drug store and got a bottle of Peruna I could see the improvement in a very short time and was soon able to do my work. I continued using it until I was entirely cured." Catarrh has been so generally thought ' 7" — Mr. Henry A. to be a disease confined to the head and flJJffHy Shlmel, Newberry throat that It is very difficult to get *»'■■"« town, Pa., writes: many people to understand that catarrh »WJ that^yimr may affect any part of the human body. J§r Bw W cine has done All the organs of the body are lined with JJoi ,/Jw me more good mucous membrane; all the passages of I XfoaMk Th*" y, V% ? octor*; the body are also lined with mucous ' 3kA&^& me Sn t 7my membrane. Wherever there is a mucous 4PrV^ffi^Bfch stomach was very membrane there catarrh may exist. /^j^Xl f& ""could* Peruna is not a cure-all. It cures ca- t^^VX^ eat anything but tarrh. This is all that is claimed for it. what i t would A free book written especially for m^ w e j ™c 'I* 7S n"l£3& m Hy RD% If, artmf n ' en" Henry A. ShimeU siS. I hal given titled Health and Beauty," sent to any . ■* UD to die until T C dolumbus byoh,o c PCrUna M6dlClne °°' t ~ had^akena^ouVse 1 Loiumous, umo. . O f your Peruna." In Labor's 1 Field. The Federation Council of the State Federation of Labor held an adjourned meeting last night in Assembly halls at which several questions of interest to the labor organizations throughout the state were considered. A communication was received from the Leatherworkers' Union No. 19, of this city, requesting the indorsement of the boycott placed by that union against the Hardenbergh company. The secretary of the federation council was instructed to notify Mr. Hardenbergh of the demand of the Leatherworkers', and he will state that no action will be taken till Mr. Hardenbergh is given a hearing, after which the result will be made known to the various unions of the state. J. B. Morrison, the chairman of the council, who has just returned from Red Wing, where he formed a preliminary or ga-nlzation of the carpenters, reported that great interest is being taken in the coming convention of the State Federa tion of Labor to be held there the second Monday in June. . Lathers Arc Accused. One new member, B. Neuman, was ini tiated at the regular meeting of ihe Lathers, held in Assembly hall« last j night. The greater part of the meeting was devoted to the consideration of a claim made by the Building Trades council, to the effect that the lathers have not been living up to the regulations. It was de cided to act in strict accordance with the by laws and the regulations of the Building Trades council in the future. The consideration of a delayed report from the executive committee of the Building Trades council, which urged the | appointment of a committee of two, to confer with a like committee from the Building Trades council on matters of mutual importance was deferred, and the delegates to the Building Trades council : were instructed to secure full particulars before next meeting. A committee of three —H. Kane, William Keating and L. Mullary—was appointed to confer with the boss plasterers in ref erence to a job in construction on Rice street, which, it is said. Is not being i done—according to the rules of the Lath ers" union. Frank Buchanan laid before the meet ing the situation of the Chicago strikers and asked for financial support, but ac tion on this matter was left over to the next meeting. Woodworkers Initiate Kls'tit. Eight members were initiated and twelve applications received and re ferred at the regular meeting of the Amalgamated Woodworkers last night, i Tickets for the fourth annual joint pic nic of the St. Paul and Minneapolis uni ons, to be held at Carver, Minn., June 3, | were received and distributed by the j financial secretary. A special train for Carver will leave Fourth and Broadway at S:3O a. m. Frank Buchanan, a delegate from the : Chicago Building Trades council, was granted the privilege of the floor, told of the Chicago strike troubles and asked for financial aid In reference to the j same. It was decided to take up a vol untary subscription among the members ' of the union. This fund was started by j the cash subscription of $12.50 at last i night's meeting*. The rest of the meeting was devoted to routine business. The receipts were $74.if0, and disbursements $11.52. Salesmen Are Hopeful. Five names were added to the roll of membership at the regular meeting of the Retail Salesmen's association, and three applications were received and re ferred. The committee on the early doe ing movement were granted another week's time to make their report. The signatures to the petition for early clos ing have been freely given by the mer chants of the city, and at present the movement bids fair to be a success. A committee consisting of four was ap pointed to prepare and distribute the fol lowing circular: "The Retail Salesmen's association request all men in favor of organized labor to call for the working card when buying goods." An invitation from the Minneapolis as sociation to attend a social there next Monday evening was received and accept ed, and all members are requested to b? at the Ryan hotel at 7:30, whence they will go over to Minneapolis in a car chartered for the occasion. Stonemasons Add Twenty. At the meeting of the Stonemasons last night twenty names were added to the roll of membership. A committee made up of three. William Aiken. Morris Tracy and John Mertes, was appointed to confer with the bricklayers in refer ence to the laying of stone'by the brick layers and also the laying of brick by the stonemasons. It is expected a sat isfactory agreement will be arrived at and reported at the next meeting. The stonemasons will resume their regular meetings Thursday. The. receipts of the meeting last night were $40. Secretary Krlearer Accepts. The nomination of John F. Krlefer, sec retary and custodian of Assembly, halls, for assemblyman by the People's party, to fill the vacancy created by the with drawal of Frank Hoffman, appears to meet with general favor In and around Assemßly hall. Mr. Krieger has accept ed the nomination for the purpose of preserving the identity of the party. Hack Drivers "Will Dance. The Hack and Cab Drivers will hold their ninth annual ball at Assembly halls tonight. The music for the occasion will be furnished by Koehler's orchestra. Re freshments will be served and a good time is assured. Matt Jordan, a well-known boss plas terer, appeared before the executive com mittee of the Journeymen Plasterers' union last night, and signed the new scale prepared and presented for adop tion by the Journeymen Plasterers' uni on. Mr. Jordan was pleasantly greeted when he announced the object of his visit. i A SCHOOL. IDYL. Ham it in. cram it In; Children's heads are hollow. Slam It in, jam it in; Sci'l there's more to follow— Hygiene and history, Astronomic mystery, Algebra, histology, Latin, etymology, Botany, geometry, Greek and trigonometry. Ram it in, cram It in; Children's heads are hollow. Rap it in, tap it in; What are teachers paid for? Bang it in, slam it in; What are children made for? Ancient archaeology, Aryan phiology, Prosody, zoology, Physics, cliniclology, Calculus and mathematics, Rhetoric and hydrostatics. Hoax it In, coax it in; Children's heads are hollow. Scold it in, mold it In; All that they can swallow. Fold It in, mold it In; Still there's more to follow Faces pinched, and sad, and pale, Tell the same undying tale- Tell of moments robbed from sleep, Meals untasted, studies deep. Those who've passed the furnace through, With aching brow, will tell to yoi How the teacher crammed it in, Rammed it in. Jammed it in Crunched it in, punched It In, Rubbed it in, clubbed it in. Pressed it in, caressed It in, Rapped it in and slapped it in— When their heads were hollow. —Rehoboth Sunday Hera; _^» A Witness of Waterloo. London Chronicle. Lady Medway has brought to the no tice of the queen the facts connected with the life of Mrs. Barbara Moon, of Rolven* den. Kent, the only woman alive whf was present at the battle of Waterlo* Mrs. Moon, who is ninety years of ag* was the daughter of a color sergeant in the Third battalion rifle brigade, who fought in the battles of Badajoz, Sala manoa and Waterloo, in the last named battle he received his death wound. Mrs. Moon was then four years of age. She remembers leaving the field of Waterloo with her mother in a baggage wagon. At the age of seventy years she could neither read nor write, but she learned to accomplish both these tasks at the village Sunday school. Her majesty has accepted Mrs. Moon's photograph, and has sent her a contribution "to assist in making her comfortable during this some what trying season of the year." DEMAND POND'S '■]■ ■ ■ ■ ■ EXTRACT. AVOID JTOH. AL^KHTATIONS. - . £?m » l||i|| Rheumatism FAC-SIMILEOF Di.iilrN/^ iSff^ss&. cruises B -,»— Catarrh MJt Burns USE Piles POND'S EXTRACT It will Cure. 3