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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-15
WIT AND HuMoR
up.to.Date Jokes and wlttielsms From tho
Comic Papers.

TO THE AVERAGE EGoTIsT:
Lives OF great men oil remind us
That, il we but had the time,
We could leave them all behind us
In the race for fame sublime
SUBSEQUENT.
Bronson-My poor old grandmother
is dead, and her parrot died the next
day.
Dailey-very strange! The poor
bird died Of grief, I SUPPOSE
Bronson--No, / killed it with
poker.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Pierce's favorite Prescription cures all
weakness and disease of the delicate aud
important organs that sustain the burden Of
maternity. Il makes them strong, healthy,
vigorous aud elastic. II banishes the
sQueamish spells Of the expectant period
and makes baby's Introduction TO the world
easy and nearly painless. ID rids maternity
OF peril. IL insures the newcomers health
aud an ample supply Of nourishment. II
Transforms sickly, nervous fretful, despond-
ent, childiess women into healthy, happy,
helpful, amiable wives aud mothers. over
Qo,ooo women have testified TO the benefits
derived from this marvellous medicine. IL
does away with the necessity for the en-.
barrassing examinations aud local treat
ment upon which most physicians insist
IL substitutes certainty for the doubtful
treatment Of obscure physicians, who sci
dom correctly diagnose these troubles. Al
medicine dealers sell u, and Dr. Pierce viii.
eheerfully give ffee advice to ailing women
who write him
Scores Of women who have been perna.
nentiy cured Of obstinate aud dangerous
diseases by this great medicine, have
permitted their names, addresses, expe-
Tiences aud photographs to be printed la
Df pieFce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser This book Is free aud contains IooS
pages, telling the home treatment for most
diseased Send u one.eent stamps, 20 cover
mailing only for paper covered copy
Cloth binding 81 stamps. Address lI
X. v. Pierce. Buffalo. ~ Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

but Mr.. Patterson reimbursed me for
one-half.
The examination then showed that
there had beensome dIfliculty between
Hofer Bros. and Davis ard Bingham
when they we're at the head Of the
Republican county central committee,
aud refused TO pay the bill OF IIofer
Bros. Mr., Bingham repeatedly stated
that they did not buy the stock for
political purposes. lie stated that
THE JOURNAL had numerically
abused hIm (Binghaml and Patterson,
aud then Mr.. bingham continued,
1--WE thought we either had 70 90
down and pay Mr.. Hofer some money
TO quit, or 20 down and thrash him,
and as WE THOUGHT WE COULD
POSSIBLY Do 1T IN THGS,WAY," !"
we concluded this would be the best
and cheapest way, that we would be
at the necessity OF paying money
40 that IL cannot be said we were
doing II for political purposes"
1--WE THOUGHT WE COULD
POSSIBLY DO 1T IN THIS WAY
Those are his words. What wAYSY
BY buying stock, they thought they
could silence the only newspaper left
ln Marion county TO expose schemes
against the people. He might as
we'll have said;
1--WE did not deem II advisable 10
offer Horer Bros. any money, nor 10
send anybody else to offer them any
money. For obvious reasons we did
not thrash them. So we bought
stock"
Well that did not work. When Mr..
Bingham was sppolnted TO collect the
taxes that are delinquent since 1892
this paper promptly called attention
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
County Clerk OF Linn County, until
Janurary 9Th, 1899, at the hour Of ]
O'Clock D. IN. for labor and material
required in the Temo1eliDg and Inn.
pro, ing brick court house for Linn
County, at Albany, Oregon. All work
10 be completed by September lst,
1899, according TO plans and specltica-
tiOns on tile In my office.
The County Court will consider bids
as follows:
First, For the completion OF the
entire work.
Second, All mason and carpenter
work, including material of brick.
stone, lath and plasterIng, cementing,
concrete, lumber, etc,
Third, Heating and plumbing com
plete.
Fourth, Galvanized iron, thinning
and stating.
Fifth, Painting,
The successful bidder will be re-
quired TO give an approved bond for
the amount OF his bid Immediately
after the contract Is awarded him,
upon such conditions as the court may
determine and demand.
The County Court reserves the
right TO reject any or all bids.
BY order OF the County Court the
llth day OF November. 1898.
FRANK CRABTREE,
Clerk of Linn County, Oregon.
ll.26-5w
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
1upAY's MARKET.

PORTLAND Nov. 90 Wheat valley
"a; Walla Walla,6 ,6lc.
Flour-Portland, s3.45; Superrne
1925 per biol.
Oats-White 3S(d42c.
Hay-sS(9l0 per ton.
Hops-l4(Gl7tc; old crop &c.
Wool-Valley, loC9l2c; Eastern
Mlllstufr-Bfan, GA; shorts, GA
Ga SIS.
Poultry-Chickens, ixed 90 O0(a3. so
turkeys, live, l0(G12tc.
Eggs-OregOn, 30c per doz.
Hides-Green, salted 90 lbs, &dStc.
under 60 lbs, s,6i(97c; sheep pelts, l5( (G20c.
Onions-90c(dsl per sack.
Butter-Best dairy, 2O(93Oc; fancy
creamery, 50c(d55c per roll.
Potatoes, 50Cd60c per sack.
HoRs-Heayy, s4.75.
WeatheTs 3fc; dressed, &c
Beef-Siteers, s3.5OCd3.75: cows, S2.5
(G3 dressed, sac.
SALEM MARKET.
Wheat-5i.
Oats-35c.
Hay-Baled. cheat, %. 50(de7.
Flour-In wholesale lots, $500: re-
Tall $40,
Millstuff- Bran sl2i without and
sl34 with sacks; shorts Sl3t(dl4 per
ten without sacks.
Hogs-dressed, &c.
Live cattle--2i(G3c.
Sheep-Live, S2.50dS3.
Veal-5tc.
Butter-Dairy zoe; creamery 25c.
WOol-Best, l5c. Mohair 25c
Hops Best l6(6lTc.
Eggs 25c 10 cash.
Poultry-Chickens, 5(G7c; turkeys,
live, l0c.
Farm smoked meats-Bacon, SAC
ham, l0c shoulder, 6(67c.
Potatoes-30c.
Apples-30c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
A GREAT COMPLIMENT.

1t Is seldom that a newspaper IL
paid great compliment by an oppo-
nent, but In the suit OF bingham aud
Davis Z really Bingham, Patterson
ct all Mr. Bingham became an un-
willing witness Ia contradiction OF all
that he has charged against this pa.
per, and unwIttlngly paid THE jour
NAL great compliment.
In his complaint In his suit, drawn
byhimself aud his lawyer, Mr.. .Carson,i
was alleged that Hofer Bros. had re-
celved large sums OF money from can
dldates for ofiice and public men, Ia.
Guiding asplrants for United States
senator. IL has been frequently re-
itarated charge OF Mr.. Blnaham's. az
untruthful as IL was llbellous aud
scandalous, that II was the common
custom OF Hofer Bros, 10 mulct candl-
dates OF large sums OF money. AS late
as the other day, when the Republi-
can taxpayers commlttee waited on
Mr.. Bingham 10 ask him TO change
the date OF the city convention, he
gave as his only reason the infamous
lnslnuation that the date was pur-
posely set for Saturday night 10 keep
"that 49, d-n JOURNAL from having
4 whack at every man on the ticket, "
meaning to charge, as those who
heard him understood, that this paper
would demand money from every can
dldate on that ticket, and 10 protect
such candidates II was necessary TO
nominate them and elect them be-
tween issues OF this paper
But when this great aud ylrtuous
man Bingham goes onto the witness
stand Ia his own behalf, to prove
similar allegations Ia his complaint,
his testimony 10 In direct contradlc-
tl0n 10 his own llbellous allegations.
lie swears 10 effect that he aud Pat
tsrson decided IL Was not considered
good policy on their part 10 offer
Hofer Bros. money 10 keep stlll m
their cases.
We make public record OF this 90
show how this man who has tilled the
court records with false and llbellous
charges, utterly failed 20 prove up,
aud ia fact proved just the opposite,
A. recorded 10 the stenographlc notes
taken down by his own shorthand re-
p9FteFsl
Following was the Testimony Of Geo.
q. Bingham on cross-exalnlnation:
Q. AS matter OF fact, Mr.. Davis
holds this stock 10 bis name as
trustee for you
A. No. not as trustee Tor me, be.
cause only paid one-half OF the
money.
Q. Who paid the other?
A. Dir. 1, L. Patterson, and ifI
there Is any trustee 10 Is for Ar l. l.,
Patleroon. paid the money for 10,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
INSANITY AND RELIGION.

DR.. Talcott is superintendent OF a
hospitol for the insane Ia Middle
town. He has just published a report
which is likely TO cause considerable
discussion, especially among the
clergy.
For many years he has been search
ing for the causes OF Insanity, and
prominent among these he places
religious excitemhnt. The shock
which results from pulpit oratory,
when dealing with the terrOrs OF the
law and from the lurid pictures OF
future punishment which are apt, he
tell us, 20 throw the mind of It's
balance.
Everybody will admit that he IL
quite right in declaring that "the ex-
pllnation OF religion should be made
In a simple, direct, clear, and benign
manner" lie sums up his ADVICE TO
the clergy in these words, winch are
certainly wise and true;-Present re-
lIglon To the young IN the form OF a
new command ment, a glorious insplr-
tion To do good and be good"
That there are sporadic cases OF
insanity caused by fear OF future
punishment Is not denied, but they
ore certainly exceptional. The pres
entatiOn OF religion has so changed
during the last thirty or forty years
that II would be impossible To attri'
butte insanity TO 10 as frequent
result. In old times, when DR.. Ly-
man Beecher preached with blazing
fervor, and earlier still, 10 the days OF
Jonathan Edwards, when the burning
lake was favorite and moving topic,
insanity followed as u matter OF
course. The facts were not ques-
toned, aud the eloquence OF the
minister was like contlagratlon.
Such sermons we're literally a shock
20 the nervous system, and minds
gave way.
But we have n0 such preaching
nowadays. There is hardly a cler-
gyman In the country who would
read Edwards "Terrors OF the Lord"
TO his congregation aud tell them that
he believed in that sort Of thing. All
that is OF the past. The element OF
tire has been largely elimated from re-
liglOn, and the special popularity OF
today Is that while the people have a
prOfounder faith than their fathers
did, religion Is more attractive and
less dreadful.
For that matter, we are constantly
startled by the report that this, that
or the other clergyman mas an-
nOunced his disbelief in the Old
fashioned method OF torment and
proposes 20 do just what DIR. Talcott
advises, namely, preach the benign
si6e 0f religion
Now, IL must be conceded that there
are many religious mOnoma MACS in
our asylums. They are for the most
part men aud women with weak or
unbalanced minds, or men aud women
who can be thrown of their balance
by slight cause.
IL is not hellhre that dlstarhs the
mind, but this sense OF unrest, this
prevailing discomfort which the popu-
lar religion fOrsters.
liza man will be satisfied with the
Sermon on the Mount and the Lords
Prayer his mind will not be shaken
from its equilibrium, Hard headed
common use is just as important in
religion as II is In business or Ia
science.-New York Herald Tuesday, !
November 10, 1898.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
PLAYED OUT.

Dull Headache. Pains In vnriods parts Of
the body. Sinking at the pit Of the stomach,
Loss Of appetite. Feverishness, Pimples OF
Sores ar all positive evidences Of impure
blood. No matter how It became so Il must
be purified in order to obtain good health,
Acker's Blood Elexir has never failed to cure
Scrofulous or Syphilitc poisons or any otheI
blood disea'es. II is certainly wonderful
remedy and we will sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
SALEMS TOTAL CITY INDEBTEDNESS.
On Basis Of Two Million Dollars City Debt Twelve Per
Cent Of Total Valuation.

taking of the cty liabilities from
the
l. drawing interest from time OF ISSUE
outstanding Nov.
S6i,47020
the
Sepenber5 s54S5 tho
October 1893
total interest due OF S2O'l61oO n
Funding bonds at cent 10000
Sewer bonds at per cent. 1900
Street Improvement bonds t6 per cent 6lSl so
Gere
date estimated
Building fund, Nov TO- 1875 l,6S2 IL
Accrued interest to date 4672
....... "
bonded and floating debt B235
Increase since July l. 80 3 35,2 ,238
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
Stockholders Meeting Chamber Of Com

Stockholders Meeting Chamber of Com
merce.
There will be a meeting OF the
Stockholders OF the Salem Chamber
OF Commerce held at the City Hall,
Salem Or, on Monday the 10Th day Of
December, A. ID. 1898, at the hour OF
8 o'clock p, IN. for the purpose OF
electing a board OF directors to serve
for the ensuing year; aud the trans.
action OF such other business as may
be brought before the meeting.
f. r. ANsoN, Secretary.
GEO. b. GRAY, President.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
The Tennessee.

Undersigned has still a few thou
sand OF those Tennessee strawberry
plants left at sl.00 hundred. They
are the finest table berry, or for the
home market. Early and brilliant
red Now Is the time To put out to
get spring crop. Il. HoFER,
d & " II. Salem, Or.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

In job by which he receives Is TO 20
per cent or the taxpayers money that
could Just as well be collected through
the sheriff.
All OF Mr. Bingham's slanderous
talk on the streets, all his libellous
statements In his pleadings that we're
only gotten up to be published IN the
newspapers, all his lnnendos In his
testimony, fall fat when placed in the
light OF his own statement.
"wE THOUGHT WE COULD
POSSIBLY DO 1T IN THIS WAY"
DO what? What were they seeking
to do? What had they been holding
conferences about? Why should IL
have entered their minds TO pay
Hofer Bros. money? Because they
loved them? Why had the feasibility
OF thrashIng them been cOnside ed
and abandoned ? In short why did
they as a last resort 70 buy stock ? Mr..
Bingham says there was no politics
in II. They did not buy the stock
for political purposes. Then for what
purpose? Certainly not as business
investment, or to help the paper, or to
help Hofer Bros These questions
need no answer. They are their own
answer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Constipation prevents the body from rid.
ling itself OF waste matter. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers remove the trouble and cure
sick headache, Biliousness. Small sugar
coated, don't gripe or cause nausea. Stone S
drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Many household is saddered because OF
failure to keep a safe and certain cure foi
Group sush as One Minute Cough Cure. See
that your little ones are protected. Stol s
Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

the result. The large red splotches on my
chest began TO grow paler and smaller. and
before long disappeared entirely. regaihed
my lost weight, became stronger, and my ap-
petite greatly improved. I was soon entirely
II. L. MYERs, 100 Mulberry ST., Newark, N. J.
Don't destroy all possible chance of a
cure by taking the doctors treatment
Of mercury and potash. These minerals
cause the hair to fall out, and will
wreck the entire system.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

The sooner a cough or cola is cured the
better. Lingering colds are dangerous.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures Il.
Why suffer when such cough cure is
within reaeh1 1t is pleasant. s'one's Drug
store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

81 hrst, but Afterwards
spread all over my body.
These soon broke outinto
sores, and it Is easy 10
imagine the suffering I
endured. b efore be
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
/ had spent a hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. l EN-
tried various patent
medicines, but they did
not reach the disease.
When / had finished my
first bottle OF 8. 8. 8. ]
was greatly improved
aud was delfQhta0 with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Late to bed early to rise prepares man
for his home in the skies. Little Early
Riser, the pill that makes life longer, better
and wiser. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BY
using Aeksr's Dypepsia Tablets, One little
tablet will give immediate relief OF money
refunded. Sold in handsome tin boxes at 2Se.
Lunn & Brooks. druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

A cough is not like fever. Il does not
have to run a certain course, Cure il quickly
with One Minute Cough Cure, the best rem.
edy for all. We receomm:nd 1t because its
good. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY AND
permanently cured by using Moki Tea. A
pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation and
indigestion, makes you eat, sleep, work and
hnrpy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
back. age and soc. Lunn & Brooks druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Soothing, healing, cleansing. DeWlts
Witch Hazel Salve, the enemy Of sores,
burns and wounds. II never fails to cure
piles. Lunn 4 Brooks. druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

When you ask for Dewitt's Hazel Salve
don't accept a counterfeit. There are more
cases Of piles being cured by this, than all
others Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
CA

EXPERIENCE is THE PEST TEACHER
Use Aeker's English Remedy in any case Of
coughs, colds or Group. Should 1t fail to give
immediate re lie money refunded. 2Sc and
soc Lunn & Brooks, druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
Copper Colored
SplotcheS.

There Is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison--the disease which has
completely baffied the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure IL, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. s. s. s. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace Of the taint.
was aHiicted with terrible blood disease,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
STATE OF OHlo, CITY or TOLEDO J .
LUCAS COUNTY .

2AAA - VI OulOt Allh Of lOLEDO I -.
LUCAS COUNTY. -
FRANK j. CHENEY makes cath that
he IS the senior partner OF the iirm
Of Il. j. CHENEY x Co, doing busl-
ness In the city Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, apd that said firm
will paw the sum II ONE HUNDRED
DOnLLAR RS for each aud every case
OF CATARRH that cannot be cured hy
the use OF Halls CATARRH CURE
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before aud subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day OF Oecem.
Der, A. d. 1884.
A, w. GLEASON,
Seal Notary Public
~
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Ia
ternally, aud acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys
ten, Send for Testimonials, free,
r. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, q.
Sold by druggists. T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

aud woven OF the west, writers who
have lived the life OF which they
write, and seen aud felt the things
they describe, and FIVE HUN
DRED PICTURES, the work OF the
most talanted artists OF a region that
has produced many such, and is pro-
ducing them all the time ALL FOR
ONE DOLLAR.
Every dime you spend for the mag
azlne, aud every copy that you read or
send TO friend is helping The Over
land lr It's great mission set before
in 1898, when Bret Harte gave IL
It's motto: "DeyUted 20 the Develop
ment OF the Country"
Put Tie Overland on your Inst for
1899,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Overcome evil with good, Overcome your
coughs and Gods with One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t cures Group, bronchitis, pneumonia,
Ia grippe and lung diseases. Stones Drug
Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
Goats Wanted

Call on or address The Journal
ofllce. State number, kind aud price
OF animals. ll-26 I'm
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

For due millinery, Miss Smith, State
Street. IL 2eod 2w
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29
-. ,-.-.|.el.. l...--.z-s.1A
k;(l|IBII'|..|II|I
Route
20U Miles

shorter aud a whole half day quicker
than any other line TO Omaha, Kan
sas city, 81. Louis aud ali Other
suthern aud southeastern cities,
THEE routes east via Denver, St.
Paul, and Billings, Mont. Tickets al
Ofices OF connecting lines. III you 90
east via Omaha, you can stop of and
see the Trans Mississippi exposii ion
A. c. SHELDON.
Genf agent, Portland Or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

WEAka All draSials Siss eli ~ sn SfsoSAa sos AZ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

A woman may Ia.
sure the health Of
her babe IL she
/ sees to Il that she
Is thoroughly
strong aud
healthy In a wo-
manly way dur
ing the period Of
CESSATION, DI.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

sAiH AlA no aasw wiiA Ds Nils.' Paia sillA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

Can you do bet
ter than 10 take
II * Il OV ER
AND for 1899 ?
Here are ON II
II II q u S A N ID
rs OF the
{ re : h, strong
work OF the men
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-29

answer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-05-21
A Valuable Acquisition.

Prof. Z. A. Just has accepted a
position as musical director Of the
Metcalfe-Colli seminary at Green
vile, Miss, and will enter upon
his duties September lst. The
college is located in a rich section
of the balmy south, the city has a
population Of 10000 and the posi-
ton is a lucrative one as well as
pleasant. Prof. Just has proven
himself a gentleman and a thor
ough musician during his sojourn
in this city, was we'll liked both
as teacher in the schools and of
music. He has host of friends
here in the every day walks of life,
as we'll as in the musical circles, who
will rejoice at his success in secur-
ing a good position, but regret to
see him leave our city.-Daily Re-
publican, Carlinville, Ill.
The above extract from the
Carlinville Enquirer will be read
with much interest, not only by
the patrons of the Metcalfe-Col-
Inns Seminary, but by the people
of Greenville generally, who will
be glad to know that the city and
college are to ENJOY the advantage
of the presence of a musician of
so much eminence and ability.
The Seminary, while a priv ate
enterprise, is nevertheless regard
ed with special interest and no
small degree of pride as an institu-
ton of the city, ,-one which gives
it not only marked advantage at
home, but prestige abroad. 1t is
pleasant to record that, while the
school was organized at an inau-
spicious time, having the panic of
last summer, the overflow, and the
many subsequent unfayorable con
ditions to contend against, the
energy, good judgment and cour-
age of the Principal has triumphed
over all obstacles, and the school
will soon reorganize for its next
session with every prospect of Il
successful and brilliant future.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-05-21
Dlss ensIOns Among EngIishmen.

London, May 17.-In the house
of lords today the liberal leader,
the Earl of Kimberly, in question
ing the government as to its inten-
ton in regard to Wal Hal Wei re-
ferred to the recent speech of the
secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, saying
an alliance mentioned by the latter
could only have been for mutual
defense against Russia and asked
if the matter was so far advanced
''that we may soon hear of a great
alliance with the European power,
He explained that he could not
conceive of an alliance with the
United States because it would be
contrary to the policy that the lat.
ter has always pursued, adding
that unless the government had
made such approaches in the direc'
ton of an alliance that ere lone
the house may hear of its conclu
sion, nothing was more likely tc
prevent its conclusion than Mr.
Chamberlain's Speech