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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-18

MI. A. H. Crausby, of 158 Kerr s.
phis, Tenn, says that his wife paiG
tenlion to a small lump which apps
her breast, but it soon developed nA.o a
cancer of the worst type, and
standing the treatment of the best physi-
clans, It continued to spread and grow
rapidly, eating two holes in her breast.
The doctors soon pronounced her incurable.
A celebrated New York specialist then
treated her, but she continued to grow
worse and when informed that both her
aunt and grandmother had died from can
Ger, he gave the case up as hopeless.
Some one then recommended S. S. Sand
though little hope remained, she begun 1t,
and an Improvement was noticed. The can.
Ger commenced to heal, and when she mao
taken seven bottles it disappeared entirely,
and although several years have elapsed
not a sign of the disease has ever returned
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-18

ls4 separate analysis, chiefly carload lots, showed AN
AVERAGE Of 1901 per cent sugar in beet; SAL per
cent purity.
THIsR REMARKABLE RESULT was accomplished by
raw farmers, unacquainted with the culture Of beet
root, ON now land and under very trying circum.
stances, - 1.-THE factory was not assured until May, and
= majortyo fthe acreage was planted between JUNE
lst xND AUGUST 10th.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-18

..~, or Walshtown,
.AAota, writes: "About three years
ago, there came under my left eye a little
blotch about the size of a small pea. 1t
grew rapidly, and shooting pains ran in
every direction. / became alarmed and
consulted a good doctor, who pronounced
it cancer, and said that it must be cut out.
This l would not consent to, having little
faith in the ind~iscriminate use OF the knl1e.
Reading of the many cures made by :. >.
S., l determined to give that medicine a
trial, and after l had taken 1t a few days,
the cancer became irritated and began to
discharge. This after awhile ceased, leav-
ing a small scab, which finally dropped
off. and only a healthy little scar remains
to ii, ark the place where the destroyer had
held full sway.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-29

The Republican party is not one which
lives in The past: I. has little respect for
traditions except 10 profit By the lessons
Of experience. II Is responsible for what
it u: one time considered a wise policy
IN its navigation laws. bat since they
hare proved defective II is the Repubii-
can party which Will change them.
The hands If the government have
been tied for the lack Of vessels suitable
for the transportation Of troops. The
government has been compelled 10 pay
very high prices for the few vessels OBJ
tainable, and most valuable time has
been lost because even with the tempta-
ton Of high prices shippers have been
unwilling TO lose their permanent trade
for the sake Of profit on one transaction
1t has been necessary TO secure registry
for foreign built vessels In the teeth OF
srea. opposition. because our naviga-
ton laws gave greedy shipowners an
opportunity to influence congressman in
their interests. a special act Of congress
being necessary 10 admit foreign-builI
vessels TO American registry.
In every other branch OF commerce We
have developed marvelously. but in the
matter Of a mercantile marine We have
retrograded most shnekingiy- When the
civil war broke out we were amply sup
piled with transports because our CON-
mercial navy was second only to that II
Great Britain. In a very commendable
effort 10 protect and foster that interest
We now see that We have made a mis-
take and it has resulted In throwing
nearly the whole bulk of our interna-
ti0nal carrying trade into foreign bot
toms. We have many shipowners who
have sailed their vessels under foreign
flags,
II IS waste Of time 10 wrangle over the
responsibility for the error; now that
our eyes have been opened TO the conse-
quences II that mistake we must
promptly rectify it. and the Republican
party. which in good faith sough; to do
that which seemed 10 be best for the na-
ton : interests, viii courageouslv admit
its error aud set about re-establishiny
our position among the maritime nations
81 The world
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-29

one short paragraph In the war rev
cnue bill has caused more discussion
than any other. II is a blanket clause
intended TO cover all documents which
had not been specifically described in
the bill II reads: Certificates OF any
description required by law not other
wise specified In this act. 10 cents"
large number of papers are used In
litigation which are q COMPARATIVELY
little Importance. bat which are usually
certified 10. even when not required by
law Among them are certified copies
of complaints and Of the summons
United States District Attorney Gay
took the view that all Notifications were
certificates. and 80 falling under tbs
blanket clause. He has been sustained
by tfe solicitor To the treasury, and
hereafter attorneys viii have 10 affix
a Decent stamp to every verified copy Of
a document,
II Is beginning To be realized that the
war tax is not as irifiing a matter AS
i, seems when IT Was proposed 70 put
stamp upon documents" That de
scription ~ paper Is formidable. and
II was expected that only very import
ant papers would Ia included. Now
that It is found 10 extend tn the most
ordinary business frausaettnns u af
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The Providence. r. /. Journal does not
take kindly 10 the "aghting chaplains."
abeu; whom Il has this to say:
The UsuaI number Of lighting chan
ialns are being discovered In the army
DUR no lucid explanation is given WAY A
man WHO goes 70 pray should remain TO
shoot Il Is no demonstration OF hero.srn
bui rather the reverse The chapiair.'s
place = with the wounded and tiviug-fust
whore the surgeons Is. and both ara as
fnuch exposed 10 danger. il that b. their
object. * Il they were couhat4nts Let us
not make the mistake Of supposing that N
war tine the only brave man Is he who has
"A rife IN his hands. II the chaplains wish
10 fight they should take their place In
The ranks and leave the duties they neglect
- others"
Tbs IS true. bu; the man with sufficient
heroism . do his duty in either place
may he relied upon 70 possess enough good
judgment 70 know when hard praying or
hard Sighting * mos, needed
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raw vegetation. utterly urns fo- human
tasoz. ard doing ltssie more than supply
Ing moisture ard prosongtrg the agony.
Starvation vas probably the worst
.sat could happen 80 the unhappy Gu
bans. since death ngsi came Al
though there vas 5ae moment OF her-
ro-. trey were better 81 who acre cat
1own by The nachet= and murdered IN
cid blood. There were others who sus-
sered mental torture as the result Of .
brutality which calls. for vengeance
az mach as dia murder. Even our pity
fer thu xretcaesi soldiers who have ex-
pera=rzced some Of the sunerings 20
whsch they SUBJECTED the Cubans must
not duH our memory as 10 those awful
deeds which reused this country TO In
dignetion and plunged II in war.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-29

when the r1xmors first reached THE
United STATES % savorttlsrgs OF The part
OF Canadian officials IN reference %
mining claims. the first impulse - Ca
madam newspapers in The East was 10
irrpute II - national prejudice That
cannot b. any longer accepted as an
explanation. since the Victoria ColoaisE
feels compelled - demand an investigz-
ton
The Victoria paper publishes thu story
told In the Post-rntelIigencer on the az
rival % the Roanoke. r. which 1t was
charged that Canadian officials had
parceled cut immensely valuable priv
iIeges, 40 that 8 monopoly was estab-
lisaed worth millions &C dollars. TIE
Pnst-Intsiilgsncer not only gave the
facts. bat the names 81 the officials who
were accused 81 practices which led 10
the suspicion that there was some job
berry In the recording of claims II also
related that Capt Constantine. who has
been at the head % the police in the
NUrx vest territory Tor some years
Is now coming out 20 protest 20 his
government against official practices
now ia vogue in the Interior
The Coionist Ind0rses all that thu
pgst-IntelligeEeer published. and adds
tia, i; has Information q such seri-
Gus character that II demands d
thorough investigation II fears that
scandals Of the inost serious nature
Will be uneaTthed Il ever thorough in
quiry takes place
should this prove 10 be - the shock
viii be as great In this part OF the coun-
Try as IN the colonies While there vas
dissatisfaction at the extortionate
duties and taxes placed upon prospect
0rs. the people Of this country have had
the most implicit faith in the integrity
and honesty Of Canadian officials. and
the fact rs. we have rather held them
up To American officials as an example.
The Canadian government; should make
a prompt and thorough investigation.
The new commissioner is said 10 be d
man Of exceptionally high character.
and he probably has sufficient au;hori-
~ to make an examination for himself
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SNAPSHOTS by THE WAY.

The powers may be saying nothing, ou'
they are doing considerable rubber-nechlns
around the Philippines.
- -. >.
Anyway. the girls will take tender care
OF the buttons OF the boys who thought
they were going to the front.
-. - -.
Steamer days are great days in Hawaii
these days There is already a consider
able shortage in the red-ire supply.
y. - -.
Promoter Hooley appears 10 have been
eminently successful IN forming little
Ang.o-American alliance OF his own.
- - -.
Speaking OF the Philippines. the pres.-
dent should understand that your Uncle
Samuel ID not an adept at backing out
p. -. -.
Ambassador Maioney will return 70
Olympia with considerable more advice
than money from King county fusionists,
- -. -.
All Of Simpsons captains have now
taken a turn a, telling where they were
at when Cervera broke out and Of the en-
suing confagration.
y. - -
The attention OF Col. Bryan and Col.
Lewis IS duly called TO the fact tina, the
Texas PopulAsts are doing some mighty
bold poaching on Republican expansion
preserves.
- - -.
Populisn. says Correspondent Watson. IS
dead III Walla Walia. A large number Of
other counties are also putting in wel!
founded claims for being PopaliSsn'z last
resting place.
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Springfield Republican.
Capt Philip. OF the battleship Texas. is
q very devout man and a good fighter
b sides, as his conduct during and just f.
ter the battle OF Santiago proved He IS
opposed 10 unnecessary lighting on Sunday
and believes that the side which forces a
battle on that day is doomed 10 defeat.
Hence he reJoiced that the Spaniards. when
they sailed forth from the herbor. fired
the nrst shot. That settled their fate. The
captain has not as yet adjusted his theory
10 the Manila affair. II Is true that the
Spariards there fred the first shot but
Admiral Dewey. by forcing the entrance 10
the bay on Sunday morning and depl0ying
before the Spanish SHIPS and forts forced
the fighting Bat a powder begr.rned war
rior engaged IN righteous cause does not
lose IN popular respect when after the bat
tie he summons his men about him. avows
his faith IN The divine guidance OF affairs,
and calls FOR prayer.
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APPOINTED ARMY SIRGEOV.
Yakima Physician Gets Position in
Regiment OF Immunes.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteiljgencer.
NORTH YAKIMA, July 2>.--lpr. l..
frank today received instructions 10 report
AT me war department at Washington FOR
duty as surgeon with a regiment IF i'm
mupes tn Cuba He will have he rank
of major and q sa.a-y % s. a.. Dr. Frank
has b.en resident OF Yakima fn~ aoeut
four years, coming hare from Pierce cDun-
" He - health Office % tae city AMI
county physician This is YakIfpa's second
honor q tbs nature Las, week Dr r T.
Heg received his commission as surgeon.
with the same rank aad pay ss ~ Frank.
Or Iieg vas ordered 30 reaort ~ Fortress
Monroe. Va He goes THIS week. am Dr.
Frank leaves next Tuead3y
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RULINGS ON INTERNAL REVENUE.
Decisions Affecting Express Matter
and Proprietary Medicines

CHICAGO. July S-Ju5ge Tasey. Of the
circuit c1urI today ruled n favo- % the
shippers II = test case brought ~ he Hi
aoSs Manufacturers Association. granting
q WIZ OF --ars5 anus. compelling tas United
States Express Company - ACCEPT for
transportation packages FOR shipment
xttho;1; ne payment ~ ore cent In ex-
cess % tse regular rate TIE case VIII
- appealed. Three r-iilsoa dollars arn1-
ally - tAa estimates! sZT which the ex-
press COMPARES VIII have 20 paw IN case
me opinion IS Saired by the higher
court
The cour- held It was rot within the
domain % ths shipper % Use the 1&ll. and
that tie AK expressly provides that TIE
person issuing the receipt <aal afax the
stamp
WASHINGTON, J1iy N-Tae ccuxnis-
soaer % internal revenue has issued an
important circular. in which he gives al
Interpretation OF the last clause Of section
- 81 the rev revenue act as 70 what
medical preparations Or articles are sub
jet 70 TAX hereunder. The commissioner
coIEsTrue=s This clause a. follows:
Any medicinal article which - com
pounded by any formula. PUBLISHED or w
published. Will - he'd . 5e caxac,e under
schedule B. under the act Of June IS. 1sSs
wnen Il IS put Up n style o. manner SINH
lar TO that 81 patent trademark OF pro
pr;etary medicine In general or Is a(fyer-
tsed upon package or ctherwaSe as a
remedy Or specific for any afirent as
having any special claim 70 rsertt o. az
having any peculiar advantage in mode 90
preparation quality, use or effect
Any medicine VIII he held 20 be put ~
N style or manner similar etc. when the
package. wrapper. label bottle or con-
t3iEe- rersaTlo Dies IN one or mere particulars
any make or brand Of patent. trade mark
OF proprietary medicine IN general"
For example. the usa Of 4 trademark
upon medicine makes Il taxable. also the
1ise OF makers name Or any other persons
name in me possessive form lrxnesi lately
before the name OF the medicine as
Smiths pills" or the use Of any name
Immediately following the name OF the
medicine. This snail not he construed.
however. 20 prohibit the name OF the ply
stefan who was the author Of the formula
Immediately following the name Of the
medicine
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-29
STOLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
Kansas Quartermaster Sergeant
Finds Himself in Trouble.

SAN FRANCISCO. July e-ouarter-
master Sergeant Young. OF tbs Twentieth
Kansas, was today sent TO the post guard
house al Preside. As cusrternaster SER
geant, in charge OF stores belonging to his
company, he sold portions Of the stores 70
local firms and retained the proceeds for
his personal use. Young claims that he
I'd no worse ,han rnost OF the quartermas-
ter sergeants al camp regularly do His
Statement; is said BY many officers 10 be
false.
There are six cases Of typhoid fever IN
the Third battalion % the Eighteenth in
fantry. William Fannin. a private, was re
ported i'll with typhoid today. TWO OF the
cases are virulent and the men are un-
conscious and raving. The other cases are
mild
Private John Dale, os the First South
Dakota volunteers, died today az the United
States marine hospital from the effects Of
a gunshot wound received July 10 Dale
was engaged in cleaning his gun when the
trigger caught in his clothes. The gun was
discharged and Dale was shot In the right
breast.
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DERELICT SIGHTED At SEA.
Believed to he Wreck of tho Bark
Eorext Queen From Tacoma

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2S-A message
from CmpQua received IN this city reports
that the schooner Louise is al that port
AID that she reports having seen at sea
in latitude 81 degrees minutes north, 10
degrees II minutes east the hull OF a yes
sell bottom upwards. TIE dereiict is about
ia feet long The copper ON her bottom
looked new. There are many people along
the front who believe il the wreck Of the
bara Forest Queen. which left Tacoma for
San Pedro last March. The vessel was
given Up As lost last May. From the
neager description furnished no positive
statement concerning identity can be made.
bu; the Forest Queen was vessel OF about
the size Of the derelict and was newly
coppeEel.
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EXAMINATIONS OF SURGEONS.
Five Pass and Are Eligible for the
Hospital Service.

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-The board o:
medical officers of the United States ma
r.ae hospita. service convened in Washing
ton for the examination of candidates for
appointment as assistant surgeons In the
marine hospital service. has just submit
ted It's report. Twenjy-fou. physicians APP
peared for e&amina lion. and the following
Ave were successful! in attaining the re-
CURED average and are eligible for ap-
polntment. Mark J. White, Georgia. L.lIns-
ford d. Frick. OF Georgia; Victor q. Hets-
ser. ot Pennsylvania. William McAdam. OF
Iowa: William &. Hobby. OF Kentucky.
There are at present Two vacancies, and
the gentlemen reaching She highest average
viii be recommended 70 the president for
immediate appointment.
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which the observation was taken Was OK
rA@ correct dimensions ARD Tia con-s11s
o. character eeS<sing me Gay Owing 20
rneSr r<sxsrsur. far - IRE eastward they
we're the a-st Aursrsca.s 81 .As wofl6 %
celebrate Trtere-tsacs day This year x
vas thoughtful o< Gea- Greene 20 gather
n Wake is.z,d We need i n some seTv-
Ices we ara about so aola over SEsia-
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1fTf oEFtt IAL PaPER.
sEATTLE. FRIDAY. July -.


II President Mckinley is anxious TO
determine the attitude II she people %
the United States io~ard retention ~
the Philippines. he ough, not TO DE- left
long In doubt ar IL the Pacific coaz,
The Post-IuteIiigencer believes II il en-
'ireiy warranted in declaring that a
large majority favor the policy II terri
ioriai expansion: and No one ill advo-
cate openly deliberate breach az good
faith with the insurgents and recession
OF the islands 10 the despotic and muir
desous dominion of Spain There are
two powerful reasons why no plan con
tempiating the uureserved and unc0n-
ditioHai surrender u the Philippines
should for one instant be- faVorably en-
tertained by the administration. viz: III
The honorable and complete observance
OF our obligations a. our allies. and -
our undouhted right TO dispose az we
see At OF The fruits of conquest The
second can only De limited ar mitlgated
by the measure to which ~ are com
mitted for fulflilment ~ the first. and
our release from the faithful perform
ance Of our duty must bc made througf,
Of the F'iliipiaos themselves.
II is little surprising - find in the
Associated Press dispatches from Wash
ington city a semt~oricial indictment e
the Insurgents. who are charged with
being intra ciable and ifuplacable. and
with having set up an independent gov
ernuent Of their own, absolutely with
cut reference 10 the United States. The
Pos;-Inseiligeneer does not see that we
are thereby abs0ived from cur plain
duty and II does not understand that
the United States has AZ any time pro-
tested against the establishment 81 an
insurgent government. OF has led them
To believe iha; We had ans sort - pur-
pose 10 defeat that aspiration. 1t Was
u part o! Dewey's original plan to 4
feet au alliance with thu revuiutIa nls}s
AguinaIcio. their leader. Was taken from
Hongknng with that end in yiew. The
American squadron bore them arms and
and their dormant Ie> o}Gti4n was re-
yised la~sei lis fur1 iiut she United
Sta.as has .4Ry,. t,ear. 'lr.+tr.sh ia A.
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4 Timely SugRcstiou.


a sFs s--eA k+stt'ss- l is4A'is
Russia wants some American ships Ike
the Oregon. We are glad 10 have our
builders get rich and glad 10 see a friendly
power weh provided. hut the car viii
please observe that American shi ps are At
their best only when ar American Is or the
tc;+ge. la American behind the gun and
pa American IN the engine room Then
indeed. an Americau-bullt ship 20 peerless
as iutuie occasion VIII continually demon
strAte. other nations ~ Europe might
p:oa;aoly paste tais remark up f3- study
also
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II has been made known that the Ia
coma Lard Company owes Pierce county
$50 90. Taat will very easily account <or
sxne Of the difficulty the county has ex-
perienced in defraying its expenses II is
a very rich county that can De ont over
e quarter Of nfilioa dollars and not feel
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Although Gen Mics upset. the war C.
partner. for txryy-seEr hours ~ Ms
sudden change sf plans, i Is co-cessea now
that he acted wisely He surprised TIE
Porto Rico authorities. saved = weeks de-
lay n landing. AID effected a diplomatic
coup by being On the island before tie
proposal Of peace vas received.
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The Spanish troops In Porto Rico may "a
well begin packing their grips. says ne
courier-J0urnaiVif they ara prompt abou;
/, some Of the transports from Santiago
20 Spain may stop over al San Juan long
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TIE Nashville American pertinenily Or
serves. 1T is pleasing 10 reflect tina, san
Juan is too far away from the Mole s.
Nicholas for cannonading. however heavy.
70 be heard from there ar the mole
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The explanation given By Prince Henry
CT Prussia in regard to the Irene incl
dent Is perfectly satisfactory. The fact
that an explanation has been made pub 9
shows that the German government, is dis
posed 10 avoid any unnecessary compli-
atoms with this country.
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-NfN - Z NNTl-
Rear Adrnirsi George Dewey q doctor -
avs Wei NON ~ j. 200 eoad fer nsr9
The university which conferred the aerree
had IN mind the thoroughncss WIKI whlcA
u. Dewey LEtnbaSte3 the I.urkfrz Dens.
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Washington Posi-
II IS believed THAT Senator stewart IL now
searching me oregon ruins fo- traces o..
the criminals - =
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4 CT AHANTEK.,

The Post fsf~Ifsxenr~r hereby
gssssatess sss sdversi.er. "a bona
ad~ paid efrrninfioa, Daily, Weekly
ssa sunaz,, doable taat Of any
other new spe PER- pubIfsh~a in the
state of Ws.hfngton- Advertising
contracts VIII be made subject TO
this guarantee.
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]: IS esttT7a'ea nat 81 - sheer -! z,e--
IN IN california tAss season. os.ng 10 ne
drought
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~ EsAy sAsaiy ssx.<.9a ,As ssaa Aua