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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-10
Hot SprInga Surpassed.

A bottle of p. P. P, has done me more good than
three months treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark.
JAMES Nj. NEWTON, Aberdeen, Dr-Wu Co, o. 4
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-10
Testimony from the Noyor.

suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried
oil the so-cailed specifies, but to no purpose. S!y
new man.
W. II. WILDER. Mayor of Albany.
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pliance with the customs laws and regu-

piance with the customs laws and regu-
lations governing such traffic.
"A duplicate of the entry in transit, duly
signed and marked with the proper GUS
toms stamp, shall accompany each ship
ment of goods conveyed by bonded car
rier. so that the same may be returned
to the customs house at Fort Cudahy.
with certificate thereon as TO the land
ting of the goods In the United States, or
OF their having passed outwards from Can
ada within six months from date of entry.
eff the goods when entered in transit for
expectation are not delivered to be for
warded by a bonded carrier, as provided
in the last preceding section, the duty
thereon is to be deposited with the GUS
toms officer at Lake Tagish, subject TO q
refund of same at the port of Fort Cuda-
hy, when the goods pass outward thereat
or upon the certificate of an officer OF the
United States. or OF the Canadian customs
that the said goods have been landed in
the United States within six months from
the date OF entry.
1.-The duty deposited on such date Is TO
be indorsed on the entry and certified by
the customs officer In charge. and the
duplicate OF the entry. duly certified and
marked with the customs stamps, is TO
be delivered TO the person making the de-
posit OF duty
"A report OF such entry I'm transitu shall
be forwarded by mail without delay by the
customs officer at the sending port 10 the
collector OF customs at Fort Cudahy. Tor
the collection Of duties on the goods en-
tered in transitu and not duly exported.
s"rhe articles usually classified as trav-
elers' baggage are to be passed free with
out entry"
Commissioner McDougall. IN letter ac-
companying these regulations. says that
they are formed with the desire to afford
the utmost facilities for the traffic in ques-
ton compatible with security to the rev.
epue He further says:
Responsible transportation companies
will be soon IN operation for the convey
snce Of goods over the Chilkoot and otner
passes down the Yukon river and its trib-
utaries. In which case United States goods
may go forward into Alaska without pay
ment OF duties
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BERING CLAIMS APPROVED.
They Amount to More Thnn rI,oOo,-
OOO-Com IN issioners to Re-
port Soon.

BOSTON. Dec 20.--After a week OF con-
ference in Boston Justices Putnam and
King. the commissioners for the United
States and Canada respectively, In the ar
bltratlon OF the Bcring sea claims. have
completed their work for the present, and
Il is understood will soon begin the prep
aration Of reports to their respective gov
ernments.
The commissioners have been holding
daily sessions in this city. during which
time they have gone over the disputed
claims step by step. reviewing the evil
dence as In the case OF law court II Is
understood that an agreement as to the
amount Of the indemnity claimed has been
reached in all but a few cases. and these
are likely to be settled without the ap-
polntment Of an umpire. which tn provided
for in the convention authorizing the CON-
mission The amount awarded 10 Great
Britain Is 10 be paid within six months
Of the time when the final decision Is
reached whether II is adopted by the COM
rnis@ionsrs or by an umpire.
II Is no. known what claims have been
ruled out but IL Is understood that the
total approved claims will amount to more
than 81 600 90.
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WILL NOT SUBMIT TO DICTATION.
No Civil Service for Idaho's Surveyor
General.

BOISE Idaho Dec. 20.-Suryeyor Gem
eraI Joseph perrault is In revolt against
the civil service law and the interior de-
par:ment He has been at war with the
civil service regulations ever since he went
into office. When he went In he chopped
off the heads OF nearly all the clerks. and
the application for these for reinstatement
Is still pending. Two or three OF the men
resigned.
Mr.. perrault Is now receiving notice
that Frank G. Whitthorne has been trans
ferred by the interior department from
the surveyor generals office in the state
OF Washington 10 the office here under the
civil service rules. Mr.. Perrault has
written the department that he will not
permit Whitthorne 10 take place In his
office. He does not propose. he says. to
have any employees sent 10 him under civil
service rules or any other rules.
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tina. NJ. Bryan would be Immediately con-
DI RUDINI Is DEFEATED.


ROME. Dec SIN the chamber Of depu-
ties the Marquis di Rudini announced the
formation OF a new cabinet. and debate Oh
the question WAS opened. After criticisms
upon the opposition OF the ministry, Signor
Colom DO, former minister OF the treasury.
submitted a resolution OF wan, of conf
Gence in the new government. but the
chamber rejected il By a vote OF DO against
lsi
The debate in the chamber occupied ave
hours. all the prominent leaders speaking.
The opposition nercsiy attacked the gov.
eminent and the small majority obtained
BY the government is regarded as equiva-
lent to a moral defeat. especially as sew
eral former friends of the ministry alb
stained from voting. The ministers had
expected a majority OF quite fifty.
II is understood that. though disappoint-
ed, the premier. the Marquis ii Rudini,
Will not resign, but as all the friends Of the
mnster OF foreign affairs, the MARQUIS
Viscounti Fenosta. voted against the gov
eminent, ii is expected that he will tender
his resignation
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ONLY ONE SEAL Is Required.
Treasury Department AGhEs n Ruiin q
Of Interest 10 shirpers of Ore.

WASHINGTON Dec. s0-The secretary
% the treasury h - Just made 8 ruling Of
great Importance "a all shippers OF ore
sni other goods by rail into the United
States from British Columbia. An appeal
was taken hy n. c Cors.n. OF Spokane.
against placing the consulate seal on every
car % ore that came across the border ard
charging = Fee therefor. II this were al
lowed. the position of consular agent at
Rossland would he the finest paving office
n the service The treasury department.
states that there ls TO necessity for the
attachment 70 cars of the consulate seal
but only consulate Invoices zre required
for each Importation. Ore iavoice Will ~
sufficient hereafter for earh importation,
without reference 20 :he number os cars.
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TURNED OVER TO ENGLAND.


n
LONDON, Dec. 2o.-Parsons Pasna and
other officers have arrived at kassaia to
arrange to take over the place from the
Italians. The tropps will not arrive there
until Thursday.
The town OF Kassaia. which, under an
agreement between the Italian and British
governments, is about to be taken over by
the latter in the interest of Egypt. is one
OF the three keys 10 the Soudan the others
being Dongoia ard Berber. II is an impor-
tant strategical center between the River
Nile and the Red sea- situated on a torrent
named EIgarsen, which. during the rains,
is 4oa or 500 yards in width and protects one
face OF the defense.
In 1891, when Great Britain and Itsly
settled their boundary in East Africa, the
latter power was permitted 10 occupy
kassala until such time as the Egyptians
should be in a position TO resume possess
sion of the town. In 1884 Gen. Rarateri
availed himself of this permission and cap
tured ii by brilliant attack. On May g.
1886. the Italian government answering a
question in the chamber Of deputies. an
nounced that Kassala would be retained
as II was to Italy's interest to fulfill the
claims TO Great Britains friendship. which
il is understood called for the holding Of
kassala by Italian troops, but even then
1t was believed Italy would hold the place
only temporarily. Since that time events
have caused the practical abandonment Of
Italy's colonization schemes in Africa and
kassala. therefore is to be occupied by
the British
Parsons Pasha takes with him a battal-
ion of infantry and detachments Of artfl-
lery. engineers and a camel corps, alto
gether abou. 1900 men.
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HOOK TOW ON TRIAL.
Yee Gee and ex-Coliector saunders
Testify for the Prosecution.

VICTORIA. 3. G.. Dec. 20.-The case Of
Hook Tow. charged with forgery, com
menced in the speedy trials court today.
The case arose over some iette*s that were
alleged 20 have been picked up in Victoria
and which got into the possession Of Gard
ner, who sent them on 10 the treasury de-
partmeut In Washington. The letters ptir-
porting 10 be signed by Yee Geo. showed
that he was importing Cinnamon into the
United States and cvading the customs
laws, ard on this Yee Gee was prosecuted
In Port Townsend under the American rev.
enue laws, but released on habeas corpus
proceedings
Yee Gee was the first witness. lie said
he never signed or knew anything about
the letters which purporred 70 hs signed by
him. Fx-ColIector Saunders also made a
general denial az ths charges contained in
the letters against him.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. c0.-Commissione
OF Pensions Evans today appeared before
the senate committee on civil service and
retrenchment. which is conducting an in-
vestgation into the operation of the civil
service system. Mr.. Evans was questioned
at length by Lodge and Pritehard about
the system and it's application to the PEN
sion office force.
Mr.. Evans expressed the opinion that
the law did not accomplish the results Its
friends insisted that it did. The best men
In his office were those who had come In
under the so-cailed "spoils system" They
did their duty. and expected to hold their
positions by so doing.
The pension examining boards, he said.
ought not to be in the classified service.
as it was desirable &c secure men as MEM
bers of such boards who had had wide
surgical experience--army experience. IL
possible, and such men would not enter
into competition for the places with young
men just out Of college. He thought, how
ever. that the entire system OF appointing
the boards was wrong and tina; all OF them
ought TO be under uniform system of ap-
pontment.
The commissioner believed that the head
Of a bureau was the best qualibed person
10 pass upon the efficiency OF a clerk. and
that he ought not To be hampered in re-
moving a clerk for inefficiency. If per-
mitted to do So Mr.. Evans could remove
at least hundred clerks from his office
Without affecting the efficiency OF The
ferce.
He thought 1t would be desirable to have
a definite tenure OF office not exceeding ten
years, so that every year about 10 per cent.
OF new blood could be infused into thu
force This would do away with the
abuses resulting from some. clerks re-
manning I'm office too long.
The commissioner thought some reform
would rave TO be enacted, or the country
would have the infiiction OF a civil pension
list IIe believed II was a mistake to In
clude In the classified service. special eN-
sniners OF divisions and all others receiv-
ing salaries exceeding 81. 400.
The committee appointed at the house
civil service conference ten days
ago to draft notifications of tho
civil service law To-Day went over
the various bills pending before the
house. The committee expects to have
measure framed by the time congress
meets next month. Its members are OPP
posed to the present law as including too
many offices within its scope.
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Refund Of Duty to Be Made on De.
livery at Fort Cudahy.
Articles Classified ~ Travellers Bag
gage VIII He Passed Free-Com-
missioner McDougan Announces
That He II DESTROYS OF GRANTING
Every Facility for Tra0ie Re-
tween the Two COuntries-GOods
VIII BE Transported Duty Free ~
Soon ~ RespOnsible Companies
Begin Operations Over the Passes,

WASHINGTON. Dec. a.-A response
has been received to q recent letter from
Secretary Gage to the Canadian commits
sioner OF customs. requesting information
as TO the bonding of miners outfits
through Canadian territory en- route from
Juneau. Alaska. by way of the Chilkoot
pass and the Yukon river to Circle City.
Alaska. The commissioner says that the
following regulations have been prepared
to meet the case:
imported goods, as above described
shaii De reported TO the Canadian custom
mousse. Lake Tagish. and may be entered
Tor expectation there In the usual form
in transit in duplicate
The goods may then be delivered with
out payment of duty to be carried to their
destination out of Canada by any trans
portation company which has duly exc
cuted bond in the form prescribed by
the minister of customs for the due and
faithful delivery of all packages carried by
such company. and for the general COM
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WATCHING FOR FILIBusTERs.
The Montgomery and Penrose Pre-
pairing 10 Stop an Exnedttior.

Correspondence Of the Associated rress
PENSACOLA, Fla. Dec. ls,-There was
considerable activity on board the United
States steamer Montgomery owing 20 in
formation having reached her commander
10 'he effect that several suspected fiifbuz-
ters were in the hsrbor. Preparations were
made for getting under way AZ moment 3
notice. The crew Of the cruiser worked in
conjunction with the revenue cutter Pen
rose. Later in the afternoon the Montz0
cry pur squad of armed men. in charge
% an officer on board the Penrose, and
they viii be relieved every four hours un-
I'll further Developments. The Montgona-
cry also fitted out several OF her boats
with gxns. ammunition and armed crews
20 patrol the narhor, while the Pearose
did duty outside around Warrington
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LOOKS LIKE A LYNCHING.
CoIfax Electric Lights Go Out-Mob
Thought to he Gathering
for Murderers.

SPOKANE. Dec. PA telegram from
Colfax received at 1880 o'clock this morn
gone out, and 1t was thought a mob was
preparing to raid the Jail to lynch the
murderers OF Orville Hayden.
The Spokesman-Review correspondent
has gone there to investigate.
A few weeks ago Orville Hayden, son Of
a prominent citizen Of Pennington. was
shot and killed by hoid-up men In the
streets OF that town. Two men are in the
Colfax jail for that crime One known
only as Black Eye has confessed.
Upon his confession Dakota Slim" was
arrested IL Portland. Slim wen: by the
name Of Mcdonald in the Oregon city.
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FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Re.oives In Favor of Independent
payffjrai Action.

NASHVILLE, Dec 1.-When ne Fed
eratlon OF Labor met today r 'o.utlon
relative TO legislation for the postal saw
lisgs bank system was presented by the
committee on resolutions. TAe resolution.
which indo. ses the bill pending before
congress fayoring The establishment OF
postal savings banks with the clause r@ia-
tive 10 national banks stricken out. was
adopted
A resolution expressing approval ot "a
ttonal legislation FOR the purIfscauon OK
primary elections was adopted
At the afternoon session the 81 LOUIS
convention and President G0mpeEs' action
in gegatd 10 it continued 10 he discussed
James OC0nueI said he attended tie con-
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venticn. though ne had not. in eac,. signed

venticn. though ne had not, In fact, signed
the call He also claimed that n,en who
had beeen most active In attempting TO
disrupt the movement during the miners
strike were being paid oIst OF funds cor
trihuted by the American Federation Of
Labor. In answer 10 a question, he said
none OF the men he referred 70 had re-
manned on the scene after injuncttcns were
issued. but the organizers had remained.
Ernest Krsfr said IL anything threatened
the federation AT the ST. Louis meeting It
was the presidents duty 10 have gone
there and protected the federation.
j. c. Burnett then offered resolution
approving the reasons given by President
Gompers for not attending the St Louis
convention. which was adopted.
strong discussion over the committee
resolution indorsins independent political
action and declaring against injunct;ons.
was participated In by Mcclure. the au-
thor Of the resolution. Kreft. Yarnel ard
Brennock. and after defesting an amend
ment offered by krsft. the resolution was
adopted.
The resolution In regard to free eoiuas se
OF silver at iS 10 ] was taken up and
substitute on the Gage Bill was adopted
as follows:
Resolved. That we declare ourselves
most positively opposed 70 the Gage fnan-
oy the secretary OF the treasury. II is a
measure that IL adopted as a law, will
only all the more firmly rivet the gold
standard on the people of the country and
form.
Resolved. That We pronounce the Gage
Dill an undsguised effort TO retire our
greenoack currency and all government
paper money with view To the substitu-
ton OF national bank notes In their stead
and thus fasten the national bank system
Tor years upon the American people
A resolution calling for the removal of
the Federation headquarters from Wash
ington was reported unfavorahly and the
report adopted
The fraternal delegates from foreign
countries were given privileges OF voice
and vote In the convention. An effort TO
change the time OF the annual convention
to the third Monday OF September OF each
year was defeated.
The convention decided TO increase the
per capita tax TO cents and the change
goes into effect February l. lSsS. An
amendment 10 the constitution requiring
officers hereafter to he elected on the last
day OF the convention was adopted. The
convention will complete all business to-
morrow ana adjourn.
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MELLEN OFFERED THE JOB.
Denials He Will Get
the Presidency of thS Unfon
Pacific.

ST. PAUL, Dee. 2o.A GsSstch today
saws the denial Of the published report by
Col. Lamont that c. :. MelleH will become
,he new president OF the Union Pacific IS
not credited by railroad men in this rity.
II is insisted that MelleB has been offered
the presidency. with salary considerably
in excess Of that received By him now. Of
fered as an inducement 10 undertake the
task OF placing the Union Pacific on basis
similar TO the organization OF the Northern
pactfs.
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SHE ACCEPTS HER DOVER.
Mrs. Pullman Decides Not to Abide
by Her Husbands VIII.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-Airs. George VI. Pull
man has decided 10 accept her dover in
terest in the estate OF her husband, instead
Of abiding by the terms OF the viii Ac-
cordng to the will she was given s50,o60 in
cash. the homestead In Chicago, and the
income from 81 go 00a during her life. the
sum 20 revert To the estate after her death
Her acceptance OF the viii would have
made II practically impossible for her TO
leave anything 10 the two sons. who were
practically disinheTitsd by their father.
Her third interest of the dover gives her
S. 5ssa go interest in the personal property
aod oHe-third interest In the real prop
erty held by Pullman.
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A DECREE OF INHIBITION.
Rev. John Manning Temporarily De-
posed as an EpiscOpatian Min
lister by Rishop Wells.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelli gencer.
SPOKANE. Dec. 20.-Rev. Joohn Man
ming whose foreibie expulsion from All
Saints cathedral while trying TO retain
possession for Dean Babbitt some weeks
ago. made decided sensation here, has
been prohibited iro.n exercising the powers
and Offices OF an Episcopal minister
Bishop Lemuei II, Wells has pronounced
a decree of inhibition against Rev. Mr..
Manning. This is the first time this eccle-
siasticai decree has been made by bishop
in the Northwest Ii is said Rector Man
nings announced intention 10 press his
damage suit fer expulsion from the ca,he-
drsl is one OF the causes that led 70 the
decree being issued.
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Louis. Fiftyfour accredited delegates re-
sponded. The session was executive. re-
porters being refused admittance. 1t Is
said. however, that the attitude of the
Federation of Labor came In Tor Il grea,
deal Of discussion and denunciation. A
resolution was adopted deploring the ac-
tion OF the Federation as indicating will
ingness to ''injure a kindred organization
at the time IL most needed friends"
The organization will be perfected to-
morrow. AT today's session resolutions
were adopted denouncing the bill before
congress TO prevent the pooling of rail-
roads, and favoring the proposed postal
savings bank system.
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Anarchists Not Tortured.

LONDON, Dec. 2t.-According to a dis
patch TO the Daily Mail from Madrid. the
Spanish government has issued a semi
official note stating that the official inves-
tigation dfsproves the alleged torturing OF
anarchists at Montjuich fortress and that
there is no ground for revision Of sem
tences,
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Austrian Officers Attack Civilia ms.

BERLIN, Dec. 2o.-The Arhiter Zeitung
reports an unprovoked attack by a party
OF officers. including Lieut.. Checalier
D'Ansel and Lieut.. Witscrin, on a num-
Der of civilians in the Cafe Rappel at
krems. Austria. Three civilians were bad
~ wounded by the soldiers before the po-
lice stopped the fray. When asked to pay
bill Lieut.. D'Ansei struck the waiter with
his sword. The officers were not arrested.
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Prince Henry In London.

LONDON. Dec. e.-Prince Henry came
to London tonight and visited the German
embassy 1t was supposed he intended to
visit the Prince of Wales but he did not.
The visit to the queen is understood TO
have been purely a family affair and he
made no set speech
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CZECHS AND GERMANS FIGHT
Sanguinary Conflicts I'm Which
Number Are wounded Severely

LONDON. Dec. IA dispatch from VI
emma 10 the Daily Telegraph reports there
have been sanguinary conflicts at several
barracks in Prague during the last few
days between Czechs and German soldiers.
twenty-five men have been severely
wounded. The authorities contiscated the
Czech newspapers that reported the at
frayS
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WASHINGTON POsTMASTERs.
p. 3. Austin AppoinfeA 70 the ONES
mt 0nkyuA

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-rnteliigence-.
WASHINGTON. Dec %. p. s. Austin
was appointed postmaster at oakville.
Wash. toda. vice j. T.. Fitzgerald. re-
,rfraA
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WASHINGTON. Dec. z0-Tha UnMea
States supreme court adjourned for the
holiday recesz today. 10 convene again on
January J.
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The makers of book psDer in Wisconsin
Michigan. Indiana snd Ohio have formed
q association 80 stop The cutting Of prices.
Eastern manufacturers nay Cooperate
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SYDSEi. " s. ~. Der - The
Oceanic Steamship Ccmpany's Alameda.
Capt. Van OfIeudorf. sailed Via Auckland
for Saa Francisco, she carries aboG; lls 30
soveTs.gas {s5Aa ls0l-