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is 1T AN EPIDEMIC
Vital Statistics Show an Alarming In
crease I'm an Already Prevailing
DiseaSe-Are Any Exempt?

At no time in the history of disease
has there been such an alarming IN
crease in the number of cases of any
particular malady as in that of kidney
and bladder troubles now preyIng upon
the people of this country.
Today we see relative, friend or an
acquaintance apparently well, and in
few days we may be grieved to learn or
their serious illness or sudden death,
ble-DriSntS disease
Kidney trouble often becomes advanced
into acute stages before the afflicted is
aware of its presence; that is why we
read of so many sudden deaths of prOml-
nent business and professional men. ply
siciaas and others. They have neglected
to stop the leak in time.
While scientists are puZZlng their
brains to find out the cause. each indi-
vidual can. by a little precaution, avoid
the chances of contracting dreaded and
dangerous kidney trouble. or eradicate 1t
completely from their system if already
afflicted. Many precious lives might
have been. and many more can vet be
saved. by paying attention to the kid
neys.
1t is the mission of The Atlanta Week
ly Constitution to benefit its readers at
every opportunity and therefore we adj
wise all who have any symptoms of kid
ney or bladder trouble to write today
to DIR. kilmer 81 Co. Binghamton. N Y.
for n free sample bottle of Swamp Root,
the celebrated specific which is having
such a great demand and remarkable
success in the cure 6f the most distress
ing kidney and bladder troubles With
the sample bottle Of Swamp-ROot will
also be sent free a pamphlet and treatise
OF valuable Information.
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TARIFF BILL FOR PHILIPPINES
Dingley Law Is Applied Against Ex-
ports to United States.

Washington. December 9.-Chairmau
Payne. Of the ways and means committee,
presented To his republican colleagues
Cf the committee a revenue tariff bil for
:he Philippines. which he had drawn to
meet the conditions of the recent SUI
IEesne court decision.
The Payne bill is quite brief. with two
main features. viz. applying the Dinglcy
law a. against Philippine exports to This
country and applying the Philippine com
missions tarln schedule To goods en-
tering the Philippines. a further section
giants a rebate OF customs tax on goods
y hich have paid an internal revenue tax
in this country. There is no prcyiso in
the measure that IL shall bc temporary.
50 that the rates. II imposed. would be
applicable until congr, ss otherwise acted.
During the discussion on the bul IL de
veloped that MIR. Russell. II Connccticut.
and some other republican members
strongly favored n proviso To the bin Of
fcred by Mr.. Payne 10y which the tariff
rates would bc scaled down from II To
- per cent on goods passing between the
United States and the Philippines.
This Was urged On the ground that
Greet Britain now had 40 per csnt Of the
trade of the Philippines and Germany and
other European countries held a csusiu-
.r.sbl. percentage. while the nited States
had but per cent OF the trade.
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CASTRO IS SAUCY TO KAISER.
He Thinks That He Could Extermi-
nate the German Army.

Willemstad Island of Curacao, NoveE1-
ber 30.-(Correspondence of the Associated
Press "A merchant, thoroughly familiar
with Colombian and Venezuelan politics,
who has just returned from an extensive
trip through both countries, and who Is
close to President Castro, of Venezuela.
situation to the correspondent here of
the Associated Press. He said:
president Castro seems to think that
Germany will await his good pleasure
for the payment by Venezuela of the in
tereSt now due on the German debt,
which amounts to upward OF 2,O0O.5OO.
lie Is considering the possibility OF the
seizure of the Laguayra custom house by
Germany in order that this payment may
be effected. In this connection President
Castro told me that Germany would
have to wait for her money. L am not
responsible for the debts incurred by my
prede cessors,' said Castro. 'TiS COM
mercial debt, and Germany Should have
recourse to the courts of law. And be-
takes the port Of Laguayra 1 shall at
once declare free trade, and every mer-
chant may then import as much as he
likes without payment of duties. through
the custom house seized by ner.
Or, | am willing TO give Germany a
concession for establishing a large col
tny, but nothing more. If she attempts
to approach Ca, acaS. her troops will De
oXterninated. | would wSge war against
one of them would be left. The Germans
ana foreigners generally have everything
10 lose, nothing to gain. but with wax
they would be despised.'
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GALVESTON IS IN STRAITS
Bondholders To Meet To Discuss the
Finances of City.

New York. December PA conference
will be held I'm this city On December II
of Galveston's bondholders to discuss
What steps are necessary to meet Gal
yeston's financial difficulties. Galveston
has failed to pay interest on some Of it's
bonds and the default was made on De-
ccmber /, when the city was unable to
meet the interest on the forty-year bonds
OF 1881. A committee representing the
city of Galveston Will be present at the
conference.
Since the storm the amount paid out
in interest to bondholders was $4,000. in
addition to this amount about $4,000 in
bC nds were retired. This is the state
inent of the representatives of a city
which sustained loss of thousands Of
lives and n property loss estimated at
about sl7, 900. Realizing several months
ago that the city could not meet its in
debtedness an effort was made to fund
the debt at a lower rate of interest and
legislation looking to this end was Sc
cured. Resulting from this was the o,:en-
ing of negotiations with the bondhoiders
and Il proposition submitted to them. TIE
result of this proposition was TIE reply
from representative of the bOndhoiders
holding out no hope of a reduction OF IN
terest, but only a pOstpOnement. and thls
cnly in case it was absolutely necessary
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BLOOD FLOWED FREELY.
Alleged Bunco Steerer Caused Trou
bic at Houston, Tex, Carnival.

Houston. Tex, December 1l.-rhis af-
ternoon, when Officers j. G. James and
Herman YouuGst attempted to arrest an
alleged bunco steerer, Sid Preacher, the
latter opened fire with a shotgun.
At the first fire he mortally wounded
James. who fell. He tl,-lI rred ut Youngst.
knocking him down, and was on top Of
him beating the officer when James
raised himself from the gutter ana fired
three times. killing Preacher.
James and Youngst died within the
same moment. There is great excitement
over the matter. as carnival week is in
fun blast and the town is crowded with
people.
Preacher was well known to the police
and had been arrested frequently. The
police have been watching him closely
during carnival week. With shotgun
on his shoulder he went to the police
today and complained that they We're in
terfering in his business. The police at
tempted to arrest him. when he opened
fire on them. Several hundred people
saw the duel
Tonight "A warrant was sworn oUt by
the deputy chief of police for j. B. Brock
man, Preachers attorney, charging hiI.
with murder. and he has been jailed II
ia charged by the police that tho at
torney advised Preacher to use a shot
gun I'm case any attempt was made TO
arrest him.
Late in the afternoon boy with two
shotguns and a large number Of buck
shot cartridges. which he said he was
carrying to Brockman's office, was ar
rested and the arms confiscated.
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southern Securities Company Files
Charter in New Jersey.

New York. December 1U-A charter
sas hied under the laws of New Jersex
TINS afternoon which apparently is in
tended Tor a combination like that EN-
oraced IN the charter of the Northern
securities Company. which is absorbing
sie securities of the Northern Pacific,
"reat Northern and other northwestern
iahroads. The title of this new corpora
''on IN the Southern Securities Company,
anu except as IL differs I'm certain provi-
sions which have been the subject of ad-
verse criticism, it is substantially the
saihe as 10 object. power and privileges
as the Northern Securities Company. Its
nominal capital Is $4,000. but IL can in
crease the amount at its pleasure. Who
anu what are behind this new charter
are not disclosed on its face. and the
names OF the incorporators do not convey
any Information
The charter states that the objects for
winch the corporation Is established are
- - .plSuuct, operate and control trans
P11.uatlon undertaking. terminals and IA
utes. 10 develop any properties. under
nss, industries. enterprises or com
ter '''''0' ~ i"ilu vi va
ne company may conduct business in
aiiS oi the states and in any and all for
s.h. sh countries. but il is provided that
io'HIliS IN the charter shall be construed
s.s business IN any state. territory or
asieish country contrary to the provi-
sions OF the laws of such states territorv
or foreign country
IN some quarters II was believed that
sarr,l' nsM cnarter was for the purpose OF
Gently talked Of
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SUBSIDY FIGHT IS BEGUN.
SENATOR FRYE INTRODUCES
NEW BILL.
Limit of Ocean Mail Contracts In
creased Five Years-A General
Subsidy for All Vessels.

Washington, December 9-Senator Frye
bill. It differs In form from the subsidy
bill of the past two sessions. 1t Is d.
vided into four titles and fifteen sections.
The sections under tine title Ocean Mall
Steamships are devoted to amendments
to the ocean mail act of 1891. The post
master general is required to consider the
national defense and the maritime inter-
ests of the United States, as well as
postal interests in providing for the trans
portation of American ocean malls.
The present limit of ocean contracts.
ten years, Is Increased to fifteen years.
The Frye bill provides seven distinct
classes with a rate of Sc to 20-knot steam
ers increasing from 5000 to 10000 tons the
minimum size: SO for 16-knot steamers,
provided the size is increased from 5000
tens. the present, minimum. to 5000 tons.
The proposed maximum mail rates per
gross ton per hundred nautical miles are:
over 10000 tons-20 knots, 81 cents: 19
knots, 20 cents.
over 5000 tcns-1S knots, 2.3 cents; II
knots, 81 cents; IL knots, 10 cents; 10
knots. IL cents.
Over 1000 tons-1i knots, Is cents.
Rates for mail steamers to the West
Indies. Central America and Mexico can
rates.
The second title, General Subsidy
contains the general subsidy for all ves-
sells. steam or sail. which are not under
mail contracts This general subsidy is
uniform, ] cent per gross ton per 100
nautical miles for not exceeding 16 entries
In one year
To promote the building of new ocean
vessels an additional allowance of one
fourth of cent per gross ton is made
for five years.
Any vessel to receive the general sub
sidy must carry mails. If required. and
must train in seamanship or engineering
one American youth for each 1000 tons,
the vessel to be at the service of the gov
ernment. If required. for defense.
Any vessel to receive subsidy must be
class Al, and at least one-fourth of the
crew must be Americans.
The bill provides an annual bounty of
81 a ton for deep sea fishing vessels, and
81 a month for American citizens when
engaged in deep sea fisheries; that a ves-
sci shall receive only one form of subsidy
and that a vessel which has rece we'd a
subsidy shall not be sold to a foreigner
except 10y consent Of The secretary of the
treasury.
The bin does not provide American reg
lstry for foreign ships owned by Ame-i-
cans.
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REGISTRARS ARE APPOINTED,
Fourteen Named Under Temporary
Plan of New Constitution.

Montgomery, Ala, December 1l.-(Spe-
cial 1.-The board consisting of the gov
ornor, auditor and commissioner Of agri-
culture today appointed for fourteen
counties the registrars under the tempo
iary plan of the new constitution. There
is a great scramble going on for the
places. which pay only 81 day for sixty
days, hut the list shows that the very
best class of men IN the state is apply
ing.
Only one republican was appointed to-
day. Robert NJ. Byars. of Lawrence. The
appointments by counties are as follows.
Baldwin, o. B. Richardson, s. s. White,
j. b. Davis; Barbour. Charles +. Massey,
Daniel ID. Reeder. John Il. Lass'ter.
CEoctaw ". J.. Gray, G. A. Turner. Il. Il.
Bush Clarke. j. l.. Deas. Ed Frank,
Charles j. Coate: Clav. ]. a. White, John
L. Carpenter. J. T. Wilingham; Cleburnc.
j. Il. Boyd, A. NJ Tu urcr. j. Il. Roberts
Conecuh, Hugh w. King, j. A. FcaSin.
John II. Anderson: ESQ ambia, II. s. How
eli, II. j. Stsph, &. O. Gum; Etowah
X. A. ID. Dunlap. ID. y. Jelks. Dozier
Thornton; jefferson. II. G. Hewitt, NJ. T.
Lewis. George p. Bondurant; Lawrence.
james +. Smith Robert NJ. Byars. VIII
liam ii. Martin; Russell X. w. Johnson
w. a. l.. Turkor T. J. Gibson; Walker.
w. +. Stubblefield. w. +. Sides. Robert
Wilson; Perry. 5. II. He Inns, w. j. Walden
and u. III. Gle Drge.
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CUpID SWIFTER THAN FATHER.
Paterfamilias Arrives After Knot
Has Been Tied.

Eufaula, Ala, December 9.-(Special.)-
A romantic wedding occurred at George
town, Ga, yesterday afternoon. The par
ties 10 the contract Were Edward Tucker,
of this city, and Mrs. Maud Ray, Of
Georgetown. The affair was a gretna
green one.
c. A lowers. father of the bride, pur-
sued the couple. but was distanced- lie
overlook them a few minutes after the
knot had been tied Finding himself
powerless to interfere he consoled him
self by paying his respects to Judge Car
ter who pronounced the ceremony
The bride and groom passed through
here en- route to Montgomery and were
heartily congratulated.
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"A Chance To Make Money.

-, nave been selling Perfumes for the
Pist SIX months. 1 make them myself
al nome and sell to friends and neigh
eors- Have made S7l0. Everybody buys
cottie. For 20 cts. worth of material /
nlahe ierfume that would cost SEQ i'm
drug stores. | also sold Is formulas for
making perfume at Sl.00 each
L hrst made il for my own use only.
nut the curiosity of friends as to where /
procured such exquisite odors prompted
me To sell it. l clear from $500 To So. .0l
per week 1 do not canvass: people come
ana send 10 me for the perfumes. ANY
Intelligent person can do as well as
do. For u cents in stamps | will send
you the formula for making all kinds of
perfumes and sample bottle prepaid.
VIII also help you get started i'm the bus
iness. MARTHA FRANCIS,
II South Vandeventer Ave. st. Louis. Mo.
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DUEL WITH UNKNOWN NAN
Atlanta Author Discovers Man He
Fought at GETTYSBURG.

New York. December 12.-(SpeciaI.)-
Major Thomas +. Galway. Of the street
cleaning department, today received a
letter from =. X. Benson. of Atlanta.
Ga, informing Major Galway that the
writer was the mysterious confederate
officer whom Galway attempted 10 kill
or capture ut the battle of Gettysburg.
Time had effaccd many OF the details
of this stormy incident from the memory
OF Major Galway when. Il few weeks ago.
he read a book Of recent issue entitled
''WhO Goes There in which the story
was retOld b. the writer.
Major Galway mad already recited the
incident in an article published in The
Catholic World. and thinking that the
author Of who Goes There might be
a plagiarist, wrote TO the publishers of
the book.
The publishers forwarded his letter to
the author and today Major Galway got
a letter from Mr.. Benson explaining that
he was the confederate who escaped
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16
I Cure Men and Women

Of any form Of chronic nervous diseases
no matter how obstinate or deep seated
the case. Twenty years of my life have
been devoted to their study and treat
ment i have cured hundreds of patients
at their own home. Write me fully. :. .
Newton Hathaway, NJ. D., AZ Inman bldg,
Atlanta. Ga
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a., ."scu states Is not seeking to extend
It's border. and adding that The chances
were ten TO one that this coantry would
not seek to secure new territory in that
uIrectlon. y. AS a matter of fact, ne said,
u.c people DO not want more territory
,nsh We now have. hut are content to
leave the boundaries as they at present
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16
Marshal Accused of Murder.

Ardmorc, Ind. Ter. December 12.--Fed-
cral officials who are investigating the
full-blool Chickasaw Indian. have placed
CITY Marshal Walter Van Noy. of Tis-
homingo, under arrest on n charge of
numbering Pickins. The deceased was
found by the public roadside and ii was
thought at the time that heart failure
was the cause Of death.
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16
CHILE rs READY FOR WAR.
Fifty Thousand of the Reserves
Called TO Arms

Santiago de Chile, December 49, via Gal
veston.-A contingent of the Chilean re-
serves has been called to arms. IL num-
hers about fifty thousand men. No move
ment of the military forces under arms
has occurred, however. Everything is
quiet here, in expectation of the an
ncunceInent of Chile's answer to Argen-
tine, which according TO public opinion,
will be firm and serene.
Buenos Ayres. December 13.-Dispatches
received here from Santiago de Chile say
that Senior YaneZ, Chilean minister of
foreign affairs. has handed the basis Of a
new proposition to Senior Portela. the
minister of the Argentine republic to
Chile, to effect the impartial and friendly
settlement Of the dispute between the
two countries. If these bases are re-
fused by the Argentine, Chile will make
no further propositions. The refusal of
the Argentine will be taken as indicating
that that country desires war.
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Attorney Robert Ammon Escapes.

New York, December 1.-THE criminal
proceedings against Attorney Robert
Ammon. growing out of his relations
with William +. Miller, of the $50 per
cent Franklin syndicate" were dismissed
today by a local magistrate. Ammon was
CHARGED with having received s1Go.o93 cf
the syndicate money. hut the complainant
failed to appear to press the charges
against him
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16
Bartender's Aim Was Good.

Mangum. Okla T. December 10. Bush
Ardrv was killed. Garrett Thurman was
shot in the back and may die, and L. $
Mcdonald was shot in the LETT shoulder
Washita county The men had taUnted
the bartender. Sam Pepper. one OF them
jumping upon the bar when Pepper OPEN
ed fire.
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which canal for ships through the
American isthmus shall be operat I'd. for
the security and benefit of all nations
such agreement will be considered as an
advanced step in true civilization hon
orable to both governments AMI rich in
blessings to mankind"
The Atlanta constitution., 1901-12-16

Bankhead of Alabama. Little of Arkan-
sas, Brantley of Georgia, Thomas of
North Carolina. Sheppard of Texas, and
Miers of Indiana.
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Stops the Cough
and Works Off the Cold.

Laxative Br" mo-Cu'nine Tablets crre n
cold I'm one day No Cure. No Pay. Price
- cents.
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Keen the bowels active n you would preserve
,.os,r health a dose q PRICkLY ASH BIT
TIERS now ana then does this TO perfection.
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GREAT RAILWAY LINES
ARE FIGHTING THE
WATERWAY.
Panama Canal Company Is Also q
Bitter Foe-Morgan Denounces
President Hutin-England's
Dilatory Policy-Report
Is Adopted.

washington, December 12.-The senate
committee on isthmian canals today au-
thorized n favorable report upon Senator
Morgan's bill providing for the acquisi-
tion from Nicaragua and Costa Rica OF
the right of way via the Nicaragua route.
Senator Morgan later presented this re-
port to the senate. accompanying tho
return of the bill with a voluminous re-
port upon the general subject of canal
across the isthmus. Action upon the bill
providing for the construction of the
canal was referred.
Senator Morgan's report covers more
than 500 pages of printed matter. and
deals with many of the questions con-
nected with the construction of the canal,
including a thorough inquiry into tho
attitude of Great Britain upon the sub
ject of the different canal routes. lie
also discusses the relationship of the
Panama Canal Company to the construc-
tion by the United States of a waterway
across the isthmus. and while he makes
reference To letter written by President
Hutin. of the Panama company. he does
not give the text of the communication,
which was written to Secretary Of State
Hay.
Referring to the Panama Canal Com
pany, Mr.. Morgan says:
THE desperate finarcial straits of the
rev Panama Canal Company compelled
them TO make oYertureS to the United
States to unload thei- enterprise on the
United States. and their agents became
accordingly aggressive in this effort"
Morgan Attacks Hutin.
Senator Morgan again refers to the
letter to Secretary Hay of last Novem-
ber. saying that Nj. Hutin previously
Lad made an unmistakable proposal to
sell the Panama prDncrtV a the nit I'd
States. adding:
with Admiral Walker ana In his letter
and the accompanying memorandum
sent TO Mr.. Hay. first assumes and then
states and argues and finally insists that
their property. and that when the com
rany agreed To sell il the isthmian canal
commission refused to enter into a
scheme Of arbitration to ascertain the
value of l.. He imputes bad faith to the
commission and severely criticises their
dealings with the canal company"
The report then quotes communications
from VI. Hutin and his attorneys to Of
ilcers of this government in 1899 and 1900.
which have heretofore been printed. Af-
ter quoting a letter from Sullivan &
Cromwell attorneys for the Panama
Canal Company. directed to the president
and dated April ~. 1860. In which they
5sk the president to advise congress of
tie attitude Of the Panama company,
the report says:
The manifest purpose of this COM
ranN To lntcrf re with legislation by ask
lnS the preside mt Il inform congress Of
a state OF facts as alleged, of which con-
Rress IS presumably without knowledge
- an insult to the Intelligence OF con
grcss. II is an insolent invitation to the
president 10 control the action Of con-
StrsS 50 th8s lhey snail not act upon
bills reported by committees In both
houses"
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Tate on Naval Affairs.

Naval Affairs-Foss of Illinois. Dayton
of West Virginia. Loudenslager of New
Jersey Butler of Pennsylvania. Bull of
Rhode Island, Mudd of Maryland. Wat
son of Indiana. Cousins of Iowa. Tayler
of Ohio Roberts of Massachusetts. Cum
mings of New York. Meyer of Louisiana,
Tate of Georgia. Rixey of Virginia
I<itchin of North Carolina. Vandiver Of
Missouri and Wheeler of Kentucky.
Foreign Affairs-Iitt of Illinois. Robert
Adams, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Cousins of
Iowa, w. A. Smith of Michigan. Heat
wole of Minnesota. Gillett of Ma ssachu-
setts Lands of Indiana, Perkins of
New York. Beidler of Ohio. Foster OF
Vermont Often of Wisconsin. Dlnsmore
of Arkansas Clark of Missouri. Howard
of Georgia. Burleson of Texas. Hooker
OF Mississippi. and Naphen of Massachu-
Setts.
Public buildings and Grounds-Mercer
of Nebraska. Gillett of New York. Bur-
leigh of Maine. Bartholdt of Missouri.
Howell of New Jersey. Showalter OF
Pennsylvania, Conner of Iowa. Martin of
South Dakota, Minor of Wisconsin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-17
THREE RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Two Men Killed and One Injured
While Walking on Track.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 1s.-At Delray. a sub
urb of Detroit. early to-day Charles De
Roster Of EcOrse and Fred Meisner Of Del
ray were killed by a Lake Shore passenger
train. Ernest Hemselman's leg was broken
and his head cut.
The men. who were on their way to work.
were walking on the railroad track. They
neither saw nor heard the approaching
train. De Roster was instantly killed, and
Weisner died from his injuries very soon
after he was picked up. Hemselman Will
recover.
TwO KILLED IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Wheeling. W. Va. Dec. 16-At Keyser to-
day q Baltimore and Ohio passenger train
crashed into the rear Of a freight train.
killing Conductor ]. p. Maxwell and Brake
man Charles Sharpe. The wreck burned
up. cremating the bodies.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED.
Losansport. Ind. Dec. 16-Frank Hardy
and his daughter. who were riding IN .
busy, were run down BY . train and killed
neaI hare to-6Ay.