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CHINA PROTESTS MEMORIAL AGAINST RC-ENACT* MINT OP EXCLUSION LAW PRESENTED. GREAT INTERESTS INVOLVED Particular Objection Mad* to the Pro posal to Include the Philippines and In the course of their interview they stated that they desired partic ularly to make known to the president that they neither asked tor, desired or expected intervention on the part of this country or any other country. "A number of mistakes have been printed about our mission to this coun try since we came to Washington." Raid Mr. Wessels, 'and the worst on^ it that we are trying to get interven tion We know that this is not possi ble, and as a matter of fact we don't Vant it. What wp do want, however, and have laid before the American government, is that a civilized warfare insured in South Africa. That is all we want now, We have not put before the authorities any request that this or that plan be adopted to insure the carrying out of the rules of civil ii*-f| warfare, but we will leave that wfea'lv to the government to take 'Vh&te steps it sees fit. We want a. fair and square fight. We are con fident that wp will be able to ke^p this war going for a number of years yet. and we think that all civilized nations, especially the United States, are inter ested in the proper rules of warfare being carried out. We can point out numerous instances of foul work. It is particularlv noticeable that the Eng lish press itself comments on the prob ability that General Methuen will be given decent care and attention by the Boers, who captm him a few days ago. Yet what did they do with Gen eral Scheepers and a number of oth ers? They killed Scheepers without ft chance. That story from England points its own moral." WILL SEND MORE TROOPS. One Result of the Latest Reverse to British Arms. London, March 12.—Expressions of steadfastness have succeeded the ex pressions of Humiliation which were heard on the publication of the news of General Methuen's disaster. There Is little disposition to minimize the incident, but everywhere is heard the determination to maintain the tradi tion that blows serve to strengthen and stiffen British resolution. Lord Roseberv struck the popular note in a speech before the Glasgow students. He admitted that it was heart-break ing, after all the expenditures of life, time and money, but he added: "It will not dishearten us. We have got to se^ this thing through. We must take the blows which fortune deals us with equanimity, showing ourselves worthy of better fortunes." Lord Rosebery expiessed the hope that more prosperous times were in store and that in the future "it would be our proud memory that when our country is through the storm, we did not for a moment flinch and were not for an instant dismayed." Reports from the Continent that the defeat of General Methuen was fol lowed up by another fight also favor able to the Boers, occasion some anx iety, owing to the absence of news from General Grenfell's column of 1,800 men which left Klerksdorp to join General Methuen. It is thought, that possibly General Dtdarey may have attacked Gr^nfell. The war secretary, Mr. Brodrick, when asked in the house of commons what steps had been taken, in view of the success of the Boers against Gen eral Methuen. to send Lord Kitchener reinforcements, said 6,000 yeomanry would be immediately embarked, with large drafts of cavalry and infantry. Lord Kitchener woulu be given all the assistance he asked for. SYMPATHY WITH METHUEN. 1 Hawaii in the New Measure as Chi nese Havo Acquired Mweh Property There and Are Closely Connected With the Islands by Family Ties. Peking. March 12.—The Chinese government has presented to the Unit ed States minister, Mr. Conger, a ftron&r memorial against the re-enact ment of the Chinese exclusion law by the United States. The government here particularly objects to the exclu sion of Chinese from the Philippine atid Hawaiian islands, representing that the Chinese had acquired exten sive commercial interests there and were closely connected with the isl ands by family ties, so that repression ©f free intercourse would result in pe culiar hardships. NOT ASKING INTERVENTION. Boer Delegates Again Call on Presi dent Roosevelt. Washington. Maivh 1_\—C. H. Wes sels and A. D. W. Woliuarans, Boer delegates in this country, had a talk with President Roosevelt at the con clusion of the cabinet meeting. They called to pay their respects and to say goodbye as they will leave for Europe about March 2"». after visiting Chi( •ago and a number of other places. German Foreign Secretary Voices It In the Prussian Diet. Berlin, March 12.—In the Prussian diet the foreign secretary. Baron von Riehthoff, after reading the answer of the British government permitting the delivery of German charitable gifts to the Boers in the South African con centration camps under the surveil lance of the camp authorities, declared that the reply guaranteed a just dis tribution and added: "The English and German nations are connected by ties of blood, race and friendship. They are cousins who may again find themselves side by side. General Methuen deserves our complete sympathy. As the military attache to the Britisn embassy in Ber lin he enjoyed the esteem of the Eat- the ptrorg William and Frederick." I view BRITISH MERCHANTS PROTEST. I Would Prevent Reciprocity Treaty Be* tween America and Cuba. London, March 12.—Delegates from I a number of chambers of commerce visited the foreign secretary. Lord LancK'downe. at the foreign office and Jsh U'esented a memorial relative to Brit trade with Cuba, pointing out that It was feared that when the adminis tration of that island was handed over to Mie Cubans a reciprocity treaty would be negotiated admitting Cuban products at reduced tariff into the United States and granting corre sponding preferential terms to Ameri can products and manufactures by Cuba. "The United States," says the me morial. "when declaring war on Spain expressly stated that their action would be limited to freeing Cuba from Spanish rule. It was therefore und stood by those in Europe engaged in trade with Cuba that no measures would be adopted at the conclusion of the war which would restrict or de ft roy their trade with that country Such a reciprocity treaty as that an ticipated would naturally put an end to European trade with the island. The chambers, therefore, most ear nestly request that the utmost effort be made by his majesty's minister at Washington to prevent the signing of any such treaty, or. at least, to secure that the most favored treatment be continued by Cuba to this country. It is represented that French and" Ger man interests would suffer by a reci procitv treaty and it is suggested a joint protest might be effectual in pre venting a change adverse to the inter ests of Europe in trade with Cuba." The interview was private but t"ie Associated Press understands that while promising to look into the mat ter Lord Landsdowne gave but faint encouragement to the delegation. EXPECTED TO SPREAD. Boston Strike May Involve Twenty-five Thousand Men. Boston. March 12.—With more than S.Ooo men actually out and with prom ises of support from unions whose membership it was claimed would bring the total up to 2."»,0mu if it be came necessary for them to join the movement, the striking freight han dlers and men of allied interests began the second day of the contest to pre vent the employment of non-union labor by railroads and other corpora tions. The labor forces declared themselves to be in a most satisfac tory position, backed by the large force already involved and by the pros pect that before nieht som^ 2/l|,0 men from the General Team Drivers' union and the Expressmen's union would have stopped work. The two railroads principally af fected by the strike, the New York. New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Albany branch of the New York Central, by the employment of non-union men and by drawing h'd from their forces in other cities, were aide to announce that they were pre pared to carry on business as usual. While the railroads, especially tho New Haven system, aeainst which the strike is chiefly aimed, have thus far escaped serious consequences, oth^r business interests of great magnitude have felt seriously the effect of the strike. The freight accumulations of another 24 hours will cause a serious congestion and add to the difficulty of making shipments when the trouble is over. A tour through the strike district disclosed everything quif»t and orderly. The General Team Drivers' union began to leave work the first thing in the morning and at 1 o'clock it was estimated that 70 per cent of the total number wore out. This gave the strike an addition of about 1.5o men and brought the total up to !*..""•. These drivers handle general building ma terial. STRIKERS THREATENING. Visit Vessels at St. Johns and Drive All on Board Ashore. St. Johns. X. F.. March 12.—Two sealing steamers, the Terra Xova and the Neptune, with partly completed crews, eluded the strikers here and Wf-nt to sea during the morning. They will complete their crews at various fishing hamlets. The strikers are assuming a moro threatening attitude. They have vis ited all the sealing ships in port and nave driven ashore the men they found on board of them, disregarding the mounted and foot police on the scene. The authorities are apprehen sive of trouble during the day if any Others of the sealing vessels attempt to leave Sh«*|» In Varied Clothlnar. One of the results of the investiga tion of a special committee of the So ciety of Arts into the question of book binding goes to show that sheepskin is often used by bookbinders under very different names. They found books bound nominally In Levant mo rocco, hard grain morocco, straight grain morocco, pigskin, calfskin, croco dile and alligator leathers, all of which on close microscopic examination were found to be the ordinary common sheepskin on which had been stamped the special grains and markings of the f-'kiris they were got up to imitate. The committee, however, were satisfied that in many eases both the book binders and the librarians had bought these leathers under the Impression that they were buying the genuine ar ticle.—London Globe. How Russian Peasants Llvf. Most of the Iiu-sinn peasants pass a great deal of their lives in workshops, where they work, eat and sleep, the same room sheltering a number and probably a pig in the bargain. There are few beds. Instead, all around the four walls of the room is fixed what may be literally described as n bench. It is made of wood, ami at this works the peasant by day, and on it ho sleeps by night, each man at his own spot. The conditions of the Russian work shop or factory and the Itussian prison and military barracks, so far as in terior arrangements are concerned, are akin. Chairs there will also be and a table, rudely fashioned, as a rule, by he uiMdvett.—ii«i turday Ete- flAMVI MCIIIRFI1I? Whether a woman is tearful or cheer ful depends not on what she has materi ally, but what she is physically. Many an indulgent husband is driven almost to despair by the tearful outburst of a wife who has "every thing she wants." He wants to k n o w what's the matter. But the wife can't tell. She only knows that she is de pressed and despondent. S u a condition is usuallv re lated to some form of womanly disease. The mental depression has Its corresponding womanly weakness. Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription changes tearful women to cheerful women by curing the diseases which cause phys ical weakness ami depression of spints. It establishes regularity, dries unhealthy drains, heals inflammation and ulcera tion, and cures female weakness. Mrs. Alice Adams, of Laboratory. Washing ton Co.. Pa., says "With many thanks I write to let yo«i know how I am. 1 can say by God's help and your help I am well. bottles of Dr. l*ierce's 1 have taken six Favorite prescription and two of his "Golden Medical lMscoveiv,' and I can do all ray work. I can pt.use your medi cine too highly. I will recommend your medi cines as long as I live. If any one doubts this give them my address." Favorite Presctiption makes weak women strong and sick women well. Accept no substitute for the medicine which works wonJers for weak women. Keep the bowels healthy by the timely use of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. TALKING TO ONESELF. Soliloquies Are Hurt* Brrnn«« l-Var They Moan Madness. Talking to oneself has this obvious ndvanuige over any other form of ora tory or gossip: One is nssuntl of a sympathetic audience. But it has also this peculiar drawback: It is supios*m1 to le one of the early symptoms of it sanity. Wrongly perhaps. A mad doctor might rule the habit out of his diagnosis. Xevertheless the popular belief is firmly rooted, and It is for fear of tills belief doubtless that we talk to ourselves even as we dreN ®ur hair with straws so rarely. It may be said that we never do ad dress ourselves at any length except in dejiriuui of a fever. In moments of ordinary excitement of course we utter to the wind some sort of appro priate ejaculation. IMight wrings from us a cry of "Hurrah!" or "Thank heaven!" even tj^-ugh there be none by to echo us. Similarly in any disgust we emit one of those sounds whose rather poor equivalents in print are "I'gh!" and "Faui.'h^' and "Tut!" Much further than this we do not go. "Why what an ass aoi I!" cries Hamlet in one of his soliloquies. Omitting th first word and transposing the last two, the ordinary modern man d«n often soliloquize to that extent. But he could no niore soliloquize to Ilam let's extent than he could speak in decasyllabics. Xor is there any reason to suppose that that class of the community with which, contemptuous of his own fluen cy, Hamlet compared himself is or ever was more prone to soliloquize than any other. In tho matter of soli! oquies we rnnnot accept Hamlet as an unbiased authority. We merely find In him the possible oricin of the l»e] that talking to onettelf 1s a bad sign Saturday Review. A Contrnrtw. "What does your father dol** asked the teacher of the new boy. "He's a contractor." was the reply. "A railway contractor?" "Xo, ma'am a sausage contractor. Ele ties up the ends after another man has filled them." MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis. March 11.—Wheat— May, 7G -. July, 71"„c. On Track Xo. 1 hard, 70'/gc: Xo. 1 Northern, 74'£c No. 2 Northern, Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux Citv. Ia„ March 11.—Cattle Reeves. $1.00(^5.75 cows, bulls and mixed. stockers and fw ers. $.'5.0o*f yearlings and calve o s 6 2 5 Buluth Grain. Puluth. March 11.—\Vh*at—Cash. Xo. 1 hard. 70%c Xo. 1 Xorthern Xo. 2 Xorthern, 71 He Xo. spring, r.fti/jo. To Arrive—Xo. 1 hard. Xorthern, 70 Uc. 70"i4o Xo. 1 7." He July, 51.70%. A 7::-4 May Flax—C»sh St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul. March 12.—Cattle—Fancy butcher steers, $r.7."f/0.10 fancy butcher cows and heifers, $1.75^ .".in" good to choice veals, 5.ui. o s 6 2 0 S e e o o o choice, 14.60*/5.00 lambs, Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago. March 11.—Cattle—Good to prime steers. $0.50ft 7.»' poor to me dium. $4.onft0.3o Htockers and feed ers. $2.50ft5.25 eows and heifers, $1.25ft5.05 Texas steers, $4.75*/r.:»o' Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.!5*/ 0.4O good to choice heavy, $0.35** f,A7Vs: rough heavy, $0.»i5ft 0.25 light. $5.8»ft0.15 bulk of sales, 0.2.".! Sheep—Good to choice, $4.50& 5.25 lambs, $5.00@6.40. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March 11.— Wheat—March, 74%c May, 701jjft/70%c July, 77c Sept., 70%ft701/feo. Corn—.March, COV^c: May, 02c July, 01 (it 01 %c Sept., 5 U%r Dec., 4'jy2c. Oats- March, 43V2c May, 44%c July, 5%r Sept.. 30i£&30%c. Pork—March* $15.15 May, $15.35 July, $15.50.' Flax—Cash Northwestern, $1 72' Southwestern, $1.68 May, $1.73' Butter—Creameries, 18(R2 18# 23c. Eggs—15c keys, lO^llJ^c chickens, LAND! Good y FIFTY PERSONS INJURED. New York Electric Car Meets With a Peculiar Accident. New York. March 12.—A A n w huiidinc is in course of er tion at Forty-jiiurth i^tr^- and Ma son avenue at which a portable hoist ing engine is us»-d. th«* ni in«- h» inc in the str»-»t. It stood los,. t« th»- tra !.. The motorman stopped th' car as h-' approached and the ••nsin«-**r told him to wait until he con Id move th.- ma rhine. Th. car conductor thought then* was room to pass and onh*r«'d the motorman to pro«-«*.-d. This h» did and th»- car shaved off a valv»* v.hi extended from the ho:hr. Th* .sum denly n!»as«d sit-am broke the win dows in the side of the car next to ti: entrine and cover. 1 the pass«*n! er•. scalding th»-n» on hands and fa«. Others w»-re broi?«*«l by 1* ing mish. and thrown to tfc«- ground during tK en^ninjr ranie. Shite nf Oh in, City of ToU-tlo. Lu:i«* County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that l. in the senior partner of the linn .f F. .1. Cheney »V Co., rioin_? in the city of Tole.ioeoniity and state afor.- 6al«l, an«i that said firm will pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each at. i every ease of Catarrh that cannot *.• cured by the use of Hall s Catarrh Cure 1" rank .1, Chencv. Sworn to l»efare n».- and Kubwnhe,! in my presence, this 6th day of IWeui ber. A. l. A. XV. (ileason. Notary Public. HalIV fhitarrh Pnre jfi taken in ternally and acts directly on the any mucous surface* «"»f the system. Bend for testimonals. free. whe» -ou can raise Wheat, Oats, Barley, Corn, Flax, Pot in fact everything- adapted to this latitude, and where you can successfully carry on Correspondence Solicited.' Ma!ifnn avenu»- electric car. on which \v.-r« al most a hundred persons. m«-t with a peculiar accident. About 5'1 of th- pass* nirers were injured, none of th* i:. seriously. Dairying & Stock Raising, and where your family will have the advantages of Good Society, -Hi Good Schools, i ]!(!i »narp pains o. F. J. ClIKNKY A Co.. Toledo, SoM by all druiririats T."» cents. HallV Family l'ilis are the be«|. A l*ri»trr l^rently Surpri*f^» I hput wus 8o much Hurpris« in tuv life, as I was with the results of usinL Chamberlain's Fain Halm," says llcnrv I. Crook, pressman of the Nashvillef\. O) Gazette. "1 contracted a severe caw» of rheumatism early last winter h\ getting my feet wet. I tried several things for it withont benefit. One dav while looking over the «/ette. I notic* ed that Pain Halm was fiositivclv uuar an teed to cure rheumatism, so liought a bottle of it and before using two thirds of it my rheumatism had taken its flight and I have not had a rheumatic sinee." Sold by all druggints. DOIVT 1'Min Notice to iviit*ni. Eft »t»' Churl' I herehv trivn l»y the ui..|.Ti.i-i1.-.i, »n.-.|rik.- k«« ke, a.hiitiiiMrntri* of tl.n llf rll irI„ K k (toceMHml, to th. rreditor- of „y i.ih' lllj cUilll» UKtUlift HHi| d.-*-e*MMt, ^xhll.it with the iiwwwy v.,m, after the Hrrt pul.lirntioi, „f thU not., .- t„,t .. MidI adntiiiirtntrix. at her r»i,|w,iu Poultry—'Tup-1 —D. Holdridce ft 1(1 ri, Uk'- Hon, Attoroejrafor Is the Basis of All Wealth and the demtfld for Lake County far ITS is increasing, If you .ire in search of a. Home a Good Good Church Facilities, then come and see me, and I will show you just what you want. If yog are renting land now. paying $3 to $5 per acre annual rental, I will show you just as good land and sell it to you at what you will pay out in rental, where you are in three years, and will give you easy terms of payment. If you want a good location in Madison I have such for you. A large num«j ber of substantial buildings have been built in Hadison the past sen son and the city is steadily growing in population. Chas. B. Kennedy, MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA. lti n V. T'-T a ,, W .r n ,th r'5'i i'r liv ,0 wT?K "7 th rt:ult 1£ S I iL memtruation, Uucorrhota and fallin« -f th. womb Reauty flaei quickly before the ravage, of uch diK-«. The of failing of the womb deepen the trow tracl r"b Hthe h«' tin I». tan, w"|'|' Be I-'o rh jr. v iT wi.cD] ake the {rcni:,n«, ROCKY V'J^TAIN TE/ Made mly hy .ia(|twMI Med Aluli44)n, W|5. if Our i t0 r-ackayir "L «ul. XS- i »-^»t Ac- "NtMt Syspejisia Cijrl Digests what you eat. NV "'o' MKl aidt "i "i1 '"iwowndui^.,,. UcvAda he 'aJ^ !,l!aiCJl» mttiuian V k Beauty is Health. I.nkr, Ark Jun^ 3 I thar.lr voti th'- I 1c«t f^ rs. your »W ar.l th» W.tf C«rilni I my t*rr:t]r r'ndi!!n. My lif« «rn* t. ir.c at all and 1 «m «'f r.o u«« t« '.v Aft«'r rrcfiviti* y ur k!\ cc »im! 1 coainitneed il mxl i^trart U-.w Uatf inipr- vc. T!-." ft jim and tt-p bk i ••«. which came .it tin- r.rr«-«-t time, contin ued th day*. 1 t.av.i Knuird •trrn»ih And mt ha My h'.i.hanT th' M'kllllf Mr.. I. II CTl l/.,.it MAK.NKi! Wonunly health itmmu bright «ye», ru* chtfki, clear complexion and cUjticity of fm Thii ii the yo-jth unmotorcd bv ye«r» tlic btautv ot pcrfcrt womanhood. tWautiful *v men are happier and get more out cf life tHjn Jh«ir »iiter» whoie face* indicate lufltnr^ wine of Cardui made Mr». Manned "better Inn" and infinite I v happier becaut^ it curt! i 'r of those terrible pain*. But the U no except n. WINE«£ARDt)I tntdom from the dm- o7 3m Li ud,ain' thc o( a,ural bouly- bri«h»«n» rouwli out the figure and brings kick the vigor of heeWi. Every thi, city handles $1.00 bottles of Wine of Lrdui. 7 i- Mr'l.cja® i i 1 1'kank Smith. hazard o V^hat .uflerint can m- tracka in the v of It* ind the complexion »trtagth. but Wmr the eye. dean the comply""-- •jrrnpiorni, "T»^ I^dlM' A4f iK.ry P'^J, Tins. OeWitt'* Uiltlfc .1 Tka f.MMia (till He I UN! Estate, i Loans FilllWS