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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-10
Sensation in the Medical
 Convention.
DR. ]. R. MURPHY'S PAPER
EXCITES THE PHYSICIANS TO
 ENTHUSIASM.
The Young Chicago Surgeon Declares His Discovery Infallible Un- less the Lungs Are Gone
 Entirely.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DENVER, June 9.-The feature of the ffty-frst annual convention of the American Medical Association, now in session in this city. was a remarkable address at the forenoon session by Dr. J. R. Murphy of Chicago who, although still a young man, is recognized as one of the greatest living surgeons. Dr. Murphy's paper was entirely upon the subject of the lungs. but with special reference to the discovery by him of a cure for consumption, or tuberculosis of the lungs. The discovery was made public to-day for the first time and its announcement aroused great enthusi- asm among the assembled physicians.
 Dr. Murphy's new treatment is based upon the fact that the sore spots of the lungs have a natural tendency to heal, the healing process being retarded or prevented by the constant expansion of the tissue in breathing. The treat ment consists in the introduction of pure nitrogen into the lup cavity through a hypode lie needle The ac- tion of the nitrogen congresses the lung and gives an entire rest. After a few weeks the nitrogen is withdrawn and air admitted the lung expanding to its usual dimensions If 1t be found that a perfest cure has not been eff fected the nitrogen can again be used. The treatment of tuberculosis thus by means of compression is not a new theory, but the application is new.
 Dr. Murphy announced that five pa tients whom he had treated in this manner were cured in four to eight weeks. He declares that unless the lung is entirely gone permanent cure can be effected. On his return to Chi cago he will use his treatment on 230 consumptive patients in the Cook County Hospital.
 Columbus, Ohio, was chosen as the next place of meeting. The following officers were elected:
 President, Joseph McDowen Mathews, Louisville Ky; first vice president w W. Keen, Philadelphia; second vice presi- dent. J. w Graham, Denver, Colo; third vice president Fl. A. West. Galveston, Tex: fourth vice president, J. F. Kinney, Topeka, Kan; secretary. William B. At lrinson, Philadelphia. Pa; treasurer. Henry P Newman, Chicago; librarian, c. B. Webster, Illinois; board of trustees Alonzo Garcelon of Maine, l. N. Love of St. Louis, H. L. Johnson of Washington. D. C., and T. J. Happel of Chicago; judi cial couneil-S. Bailey of Iowa, D. R. Brewer of Illinois: N. s. Davis of Illinois. H. D. Didama of New York, D: Mason of Washington. F. T. Rogers of Rhode Isl and, M B. Ward of Missouri and w. E. Jones of New Jersey.
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STAINS QUEEN RECENT SILENT Has Not Been Inter- vieWed-Will Not Be. SENIOR SAGASTA so DECLARES THE PREMIER ALSO SPEAKS OF
 PROBABLE PEACE. Says the United States Were the Az gressors, and It Is for Them
 to State When Peace
 Shall Prevail.
SENIOR SAGASTA so DECLARES
Correspondence of the Associated Press,

MADRID, May 25.-The correspond ent here of the Associated Press has had an interview with Senor Sagasta, the president of the Council of Minis ters, at his office in the Presidency. The correspondent said: Sir, want to ask you your views on five points. shall keep the fifth in reserve, as 1t Is In the nature of a request; the other four are: The Cabinet difficulty said to exist between Senors Gamazo and Pu- igcerver; the real reason for Senor Leon y Castillo's return to Paris: the truth as to the foreign relations of Spain-is she or is she not seeking al- lances: and what are the prospects of peace?"
 Senor Sagasta replied:
 The second, third and fourth all somewhat bear on the same subject Iorelgn relations. At the present deli cate 1uncture l do not feel justified in speaking thereon. With respect to peace prospects information could be more easily obtained in Washington than in Madrid, since here there was no desire for war Spain has been driven into war in defense of her rights and national existence. The limited States were the aggressors and 1t is for them to say when peace shall pre- vail.
 'As regards the Cabinet discussion the question between Senors Gamazo and Puigcerver was purely an aca- demic one, and l have sufficient confi- dence in their patriotism to say that they will not discuss it so as to bring about disunion in the Cabinet at a time when the country is In danger Such scholastic differences of opinion will undoubtedly be left for discussion In quieter times.
 "No," the Premier added, T am sure you will find rumor Is wrong in sup posing there is any danger of a Cab inet crisis arising on this score"
 When the Premier had paused after his last remark he smiled and said: Now. what about the fifth subject on which you wished to speak? A favor you wanted, was 1t not?"
 Tt is," the correspondent replied. and very great one. It is no less than to ask, Can your Excellency ob- tain for me, as journalist, an inter- view with her Majesty, the Queen Re- gent?"
 The Premier opened his eyes with surprise and said What you ask is impossible. I quite appreciate the good intentions you have. but were the Queen of Spain to grant one inter- view 1t would be difficult to refuse granting others. Her Majesty has con- sistently refused to see Journalists in interviews for the press and is deter mined to maintain that resolution
 The correspondent thanked the Pre- mier for the kindness he had shown him. The Premier listened with court ly dignity and, as the door to which he led the correspondent closed, the Prime Minister of Spain remarked: i: May you go with God.'
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IMPRISONED IN A DUNGEON
BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR
 GENERAL.
Suspected of Having Given Ameri cans Information as to the Mining of San JuaE
 Harbor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June s.-A copyrighted special from St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, says:
 Suspected of having furnished the United States with information of the mining of San Juan harbor, Walter Bett, secretary of the British consulate at that port, has received his passports and been banished from Porto Rico by order of Governor General Macias. Mir Bett was also imprisoned in a dungeon for fifty-six hours, and during that time was subjected to gross maltreatment.
 British Consul General Crawford has made a formal protest to his Govern ment and serious international compli- cations are imminent
 The day after the bombardment of San Juan by the ships of Admiral Sampson, General Macias caused an extensive system of mines to be in- stalled in the outer harbor. in antici- patton of a return of the ships and a subsequent bombardment. Although the greatest care and secrecy was ob- served by the Spanish in mining the harbor the details of the work were conveyed to Consul General Hanna and he is now making an extensive report of the operations to the Navy Depart ment.
 In some way General Macias learned of this and, as the British consulate has been guarding American interests in Porto Rico since the withdrawal of Mir Hanna, he at once suspected that Englishmen had conveyed the news to the United States officials. He per emptorily summoned thirty British subjects before him and put them through a searching examination, after which several of them were cast into prison for twenty-four hours. Upon Secretary Bett General Macias wis., ited most of his wrath.
 The British official was practically accused of having revealed the mili- tary operations, and was dragged off to a dungeon. There he was kept for flfty-six hours in the face of the pro- tests of Consul General Crawford.
 When he was released Mir. Bett was presented with his passports and or dered out of Porto Rico. He has left for St. Thomas.
 The military plans of General Macias were not disclosed to Mir Hanna by British officials or subjects, but by trusted officers attached to General Ma cias' staff.
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among the richest in the world and un- der conditions favorable to the develop ment he was sure that the islands would surpass Australia and South Af- rica as a gold country.
 In conclusion this gentleman said the American Government need not be de- tered by fear of the climate from in- vading the Philippines with unseasoned troops. During a residence of ten years he had known but one epidemic of dis ease and that was not serious one
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BONDSMEN TO BE SUED. Shortage of Monterey's Ex-Tax Col
 lector Is About S22.OOO.

SALINAS, June 9.-The Board of Su- peryisors this afternoon ordered the Dis trict Attorney to bring immediate suit against the bondsmen of ex-Tax Collector Westlake to recover the amount of the shortage in his accounts, amounting to nearly s220Q0. Attorneys Renison and Jones will assist. The amount of bonds Is $65,000, of which w. M. Vanderhurst J. B. Iverson, Hiram Corey, A. B. Jack son. J. Fl. McDougal and the. C. McFad- den estate are for S10,000 each and An drew Blomquest for S50C0.
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International Chess

VIENNA, June 9.-The games left ad- journed in the sixth round of the interna- tional chess masters tournament were concluded to-day as follows: Walbrodt beat Trenchard, Tarrasch beat Caro- and Halprin and Schiffers drew. The game reported yesterday as won by Baird from Burn was really scored by the latter
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Washington's Big Wheat cron.

SEATTLE, June 9.-Charles P. Cham berlain of Spokane. Wash. receiver of the Central Washington Railroad, estimates that the Washington wheat crop this sea- son will yield 25 5000, 900 bushels-30O 900 more than last year.
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pHySlCalV robust a Il d manly. The woman who lis sickly can not be beau tiful and wo- manly. Most all forms of ill -h e a Il have their in- ception c Il in
 uu kt.
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SANTIAGO ON THE
 VERGE OF STARVATION
All the Food Seized for the Spanish Army and Navy, and Sailors
 Are On Half Rations.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOAT. OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. June 8. via Kingston. Jamaica, June 9.-Santiago Is on the verge of starvation. All the food has been seized for the army and navy, and the troops and sailors are on half rations.
 Rear Admiral Sampson has officially declared that the purpose of the bom- bardment of Santiago was to clear the way for the troops. The object has been attained.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-10

General Miles, oommander-in-chief of the United States army, explains the lessons of tho present war in next Sundays Gall.
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Captain Hart Pardoned.

WASHINGTON, June s.-The Presi- dent to-day granted pardon to Cap tain John D. Hart, now serving sen- tence of two years for engaging in a fllibustering expedition to Cuba
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Activity Among Tea Importers.

TACOMA, June 9.-It is reported here that importers are making a quiet and extraordinary effort to hurry all the tea possible into America before the pros pective high war duty shall become eff fectiVe.
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TORTURE OF WOMEN.
Shocking Atrocities in Singapore for
 Religious Purposes.

VANCOUVER. B. C., June g. Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of the Straits Settlement, arrived on the Empress of Japan with Lady Mitchell MT Mitchell tells of the torturing of Kling women for religious purposes in the streets of Singa- pore. A number of King women were marched from the temple in Serango with lances, stuck through their tongues, lips The men who accompanied them threw water in their faces
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Greeks were physically perfect and beautiful because they were healthy. The man who suffers from i'll health cannot be
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Big Salmon Run at Santa Cruz.
 SANTA CRUZ. June 9.-A big ss s,mon run began to-day. Every boat returned with load. The catch was. over 100.
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2,0eC.

VH HUTIOOTOU9W. T tUO OT IESe SJUeIE-7 { est coJJars sboWn this season. and DO collar in toJUn ot 25c ts c aChit better. ThiS wtLL bs pIe0s07ot ne1Os to tbe L0dies UEe,s
 Ue state tE1Gt the sizes ore nolc complete and O big qx0ptjtyje jeoy4 4oU to dr01C Up0T 0t
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4 sweU sGiLor eUent, and 1Ue'JL state to yo1t that it's e S6 line of goods and tue prettiest lot of snilors 1Cith patriotic enob1enss. and 01I of 'eno chaste, re1iped sailors for tue little follos. They come in tue rich and ne1O Sh0de Of blue some bave inJ0id coJ- Jars, but summing 'eno up oS O whole they're S6 goods. YouW De Siuen yo1tr ptco of a7ey of 'eno on both Fri day and Saturday at
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16

Twenty years ago, after years of investi-
CATION and study, DIR. p. Harold Hayes an
nounced that he had discovered and per
fected a treatment which would cure
Asthma so that the patient should stay
cured. Up to this time the best that could
be done by the most eminent physicians ~as
to give mere temporary relief, and they
frankly acknowledged their inability to do
more. DR.. Hayes treatment has been ad-
vancing steadily ever since and now more
than forty thousand sufferers have been
under care, giving to him and his associates
a vast experience and the highest attainable
skill IN dealing with this most distressing
disease. DR.. Hayes system is such that
patients are treated at their own homes,
and through a perfected plan of giving ad-
vice and directions by mail and sending med
icines prepared in his own laboratory to
suit each individual patients needs, anyone
anywhere can be successfully treated. DR..
Hayes will mail his Thesis with Reports of
Cases and blanks for free Examination on
application to him at Buffalo, n. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
THE FARMING WORLD.
IMPROVING QUALITY.
with the Same Care as h Best
Creamery Product.

One of the problems of particular i'm.
portance to the dairy interests is that OF
improving the quality of butter made
on a great many farms. Large quaint
ties are made in this way and 4 great
portion of it is of quite inferior quality.
1t is not remunerative to those who
produce it, says the Indiana Farmer,
and it adversely affects the general
market for good butter, because ii is
transformed into ladies" and process
butter" which enter into competition
with genuine butter. with much the
same results as follow oleomargarine
competition. a good deal of the butter
hat is made might just as well, from
the standpoint of the maker, of the in
dustry and of the consumer, not be
made at all, since it does not pay any of
them. If this butter could be improved
in quality it would add largely to the
value of the dairy product of the coun-
try and would help its makers to earn a
living. Perhaps the most serious OBJ
stacle to improving the lower grade Of
dairy butter is the fact that the butter
in rural districts that is made on the
farm is so largely sold at groceries and
general stores. The buyer is princi-
pally engaged in selling goods. He
must hold his trade and he purchases
farm butter as a mere incident to his
business. He does not, and dare not,
conduct this branch of it on its merits.
He is glad enough to buy good farm
butter if it comes to the store, and he
will set it aside for his own use or for
the use of good customers, but when
the maker of poor butter brings in a
batch, he is afraid to refuse it or to
pay less for it than he did for the good
butter. He knows that he would lose
the trade of the maker if he did. One
farmers wife will make good butter,
but what inducement has she to try to
do still better when her neighbor. who
makes poor butter, gets as much a
pound for il as she does. or what motive
has the maker of the poor butter to
make it better when she gets Just as
much for it as is paid for the better
butter made in the neiChborhood?
Human nature is so constituted that
the doctrine of rewards and punish
ment cuts 4 large figure with it. On
the average il does not take extra
trouble and pains unless it sees CORE
spending rewards for doing so. The
quality of a large mass of farm butter
would be very much improved if some
way could be devised whereby every
pound that is made were sold uDon ifs
actual merits, the good butter-maker
receiving a good price and the maker OF
grease a grease price.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
SCIENTIFIC CLIPPINGS.

Sir Robert Ball, the asSonomer, says
that for communicating with the inhab-
itants of Mars we would need a flag as
large as Ireland, and a pole 500 miles
long.
Wind power is derived from the IN.
equal heating of various portions of the
earth by the suns rays. Water power
is derived from the evaporation of wa
ter by the suns heat and its deposition
on highlands in the form of snow OF
rain.
A baseball compared to a sphere %
feet in diameter gives the relative size
of the earth and sun. The suns bulk
is 1900 times that of the earth. The
mass of the sun is $4,000 times hat of
the earth.
The tints of birds eggs, especially the
light c~olors, are apt &c fade on exposure
in museums to too grea: sunlight. This
is the case with the greenish blue eggs,
as those of the murre. By experiment
the darker colored eggs of olive brown
or chocolate hue have been found to
undergo little change.
The duration of sunshine in the q
rious countries of Europe was recent
" discussed at a scientific meeting. It
was shown that Spain stands at the
head of the list, having IN the average
5000 hours of sunshine per year, while
Italy has $500 hours, Germany 1,7oo
hours and England 1,4Oo hours.
Sea birds frequently spend weeks at
sea, and are believed to quench their
thirst partly from the falling rains and
partly from the fat and oil which they
devour ravenously when opportunity
puts i: in their way. The keen eye
sight of birds is well known, and sea
birds have been observed focking
toward the storm cloud about to burst
from all points of the compass, and ap-
parently drinking in the water as it
descends from the skies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
Wheels and Road Taxes.

The old question of whether or not
bicycles should be taxed for the ben
eft of the road fund is to be brought
up in the Ohio legislature. This is an
everlasting question and it never will
be settled to anyone's satisfaction I'M
til the existence of an actual, working
road fund is proved. Every county has
q road fund. sure enough, but the aver
age road fund is a very indefinite thing,
seldom having any other purpose than
to provide salaries for politicians, who,
being appointed as road commissioners,
IRE given the pleasant occupation OF
discussing among themselves the best
way of not improving tie highways.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16

Mother, come here quick, there coca
Jane Albright in that everlasting calico
dress OF hers. l declare, / should think
she'd be tired OF wearing 1t. This is the
fifth year if it's a day. l never did see such
a careful woman with her clothes"
1T amt the care she takes OF it, Mandy,
child, it's the goods. Them's William Simp-
son & Sons prints, the same as my old black
and white which is almost as good now as
the day | bought it, nigh four year ago come
Easter. l was at the store with Jane when
she bought that dress, Mandy, and so far as
| can see the colors is just as bright to-day
as they was then. tho shes wore it con-
st1nt ever since. 1t proves old Jones, what
keeps the store, was tellin' truth when he
says that the name of William Simpson &
Sons on the ticket to a package OF caliker
or prints was a certain sure guarantee OF
gettin' YOUR moneys worth. for | never seen
such colors keep bright and last SO long"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
Goes TO Church.

tried different doctors and many proprietary
remedies, but was not benefited.
Last March / tried DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and before l had I'm
lshed the first box l began to feel that they
were doing me good. l continued using
them and steadily grew better.
Il have used thirteen boxes Of the pills
and to day feel better than for the past If
teen years Myappetite is good, l feel bright,
cheerful and have a desire to live and enjoy
society.
q have been a member of the Methodist
church for many years, but for six years
was unable to attend. | am able now to at
tend the church services regularly and GER
tainly appreciate that privilege. I consider
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People a
wonderful medicine and am confident 70
other medicine could have effected the won
derful cure they nave in my case" DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
composed OF vegetable remedies that exert
a powerful influence i'll purifying and enrich
ms hhe blood, thus curing many disesres.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
ALL THROUGH THE STATES.

4 well on sanibel Island, Fla, which
had always been fresh water, changed
to sulphur water a few weeks after a
windmill had been built over it to utilize
the water for irrigating purposes.
They tell a story in Lisbon. Me-, of q
man who in his prosperity built him
O I25-foot henhouse, and, when ad-
versity overlook him, hied himself
thither with his wife. and, after max
ing some alterations, lived there mod
cstly but in comfort.
About Alpena, S. D., the farmers sold
off all their wheat CLOSE" as the saying
is, last fall. expecting to buy new seed
this spring. 1t is said in that section
now that. although they have the money
TO buy, they are unable to get seed
enough for their needs.
Suits at law have been instituted at
Montpelier, VT, 20 prevent the turning
of sawdust into the river, on the ground
that when the river overtlows it now
no longer leaves rich alluvial deposits
on the bordering lands, but incumbers
them instead with sawdust.
The cleric-militant was uppermost in
a parson of Kokcmo, Ind, when q
mortgage collector called on him, and
he used a club so vigorously that he was
held to court, and, after pleading guilty
of assault, he found himself obliged to
stand trial on a charge of profanity.
Some boys of Ashtabula, o., learned a
lesson after carrying a heavy basket
for a stranger to the railroad station,
on his promise to pay them. Instead of
money he gave them an order on a
neighboring grocer, who told the boys
that they had been swindled by the lazy
man.
At Evansville. Ind, a 15-year-old
negro girl. who had been in court so
times since she was s years old, when
arraigned again on a charge of theft,
was released on her mothers promise
TO give her 40 lashes in open court on a
succeeding day which was set for the
spectacle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
pe.fne.. Cannot h. Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
ditIon, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases OF Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an in1amed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
Send for circulars. free.
F.. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.