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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14

sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
tion of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
WHAT LINCOLN SAID.

Mr.. Vest then stated that what did
happen at Hampton Roads beyond
question was this: That when the
president and Secretary Seward met
the commissioners of the Confeder-
acy. Mr.. Lincoln, addressing him
self to Mr.. Hunter, whom he know
well, said: "In the first place, gen.
tlenen, I desire to know whether
your powers and instructions from
the Richmond government" avoid
ing, said Mr.. Vest, as Mr.. Hunter
told him himself, the words "Con-
federate States"
Mr.. Hunter, to whom the inquiry
was addressed, said: "Mr. Presi-
dent, we are instructed to consider
no proposition that does not involve
the independence of the Confederate
States of America" "Thep," said
Mr.. Lincoln, ''the interview may as
we'll terminate now, for I must say
to you gentlemen, frankly and hon.
estly, that nothing will be accepted
from the government at Richmond
except absolute and unconditional
surrender"
Mr.. Vest then said that this ter
minated the interview and as the
Confederate commissioners retired,
President Lincoln, addressing Ste-
phens, who was the last to 60 out,
said: "Stephens, you are making q
great mistake. Your government is
q failure and when the crash comes,
as it soon must come, there will be
chaos and disaster which we cannot
now foresee which must come to your
people"
"This account of that interview"
continued Mr.. Vest, is substantially
and almost word for word as I have
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
sciatic Rheumatism Cured 4. &Htss:
Fourteen Years Of Suffering.

II have been ef1icted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen yesrs," says
Josh Edgar, of Germantown, Cal. Il
was able to be around but constantly
suffered. I tried everything I could
hear of and at last was told to try
Chemberlain's Pain Balm, which I
did and was Immediately relieved
and in short time cured, and I am
happy to say it has not since returned" :"
Why not use this liniment and get
we'll? It is for sale by J. E. Kauf-
mann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Senator Vest Speaks for Con-
federaey.

Washington, May 8-Discussion
Of the Philippine bill in the senate
was continued.
Mr.. Vest, OF Missouri, called atten-
ton to the statement of Mr.. Tillman
made yesterday, which be said he
was compelled to take notice OF in
Justice both to the living and the
dead. That statement, which had
been found in the public press and
upon the lecture platform for the last
three years, was that at the historic
conference in Hampton Roads in
1854 between President Lincoln,
VIM. 81. Seward, secretary of state;
Alexander H. Stevens, vice president
of the Confederate States; r M. T.
Hunter, former United States sens-
tor, and John A. Campbell, formerly
justice of the United States supreme
court; President Lincoln wrote upon
Ia piece of paper "save the union,"
Sthen handing it to Stephens, ''said,
aAlex, take this paper and Fill up
for yourselves the conditions of pescs
between the two countries"
Mr.. Vest said the story had been
denied by John H. Reagan, of Tex,
who vas the last surviving member
Of the Confederate cabinet.
He knew personally, said Mr.. Vest,
without having been present at that
combined interview, that the incident
was without the slightest foundation.
'H true," said he, ''it would place
the government and officers of the
Confederate States in the category
of criminals, because it offered the
Confederacy all that it ever demand
ed in the widest hope of the most
extreme partisans of that cause if
they would only return to the union"
ST AM THE ONLY SURVIVOR"
A deep silence had fallen upon the
chamber and every member on the
floor listened to him with rapt atten-
tion. With great deliberateness he
continued: eff true, it would mean
that the Confederate could have
placed en- that sheet of paper the
perpetual establishment of slavery
>snd the right of secession, the most
extreme demand that had ever taken
locally even in the dreams OF any
Confederate" From the lips of Ste
phens and Hunter had come to him,
he said. the details of what took
place. Upon the return of the COM
missioners of the Confederaey he
heard their official report as Mr..
Reagan heard it, he being member
of the Confederate senate. 81 am
today the only surviving member
of the 26 gentlemen who acted as
Confederate senator's" he said.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
given it, came to me from Mr.. Ste
phens and Mr.. Hunter"
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.

Mr.. Vest said that he considered
it his duty to make this statement in
order that history may not be falsi-
fed; in order that the men who were
said tobave refused this offer at the
hands of President Lincoln, SHOULD
not be made to sin in their graves,
adding, 'for if they had refused
what was said to have been rendered
to them by the president they would
have been accessories to the murder
of every man who fell from that time
in defense of the Confederate cause,
and they should have given the lie to
the intentions which they professed
when they risked everything that is
held dear amongst men in defense Of
the Confederate cause"
A SOLEMN DENIAL.
While the deep silence still reigned
in the chamber as he spoke and with
every eye directed toward him. Mr.
Vest concluded as follows: lit may
be but a very short time till I shall
join the 25 colleagues I had in the
Confederate senate, and I did not
want this statement to 90 into the
record OF this country without my
statement of these facts and my
solemn denial that there is no shadow
of truth in this assertion which has
been going the rounds of the news
papers of the country for the last
few years."
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Pyny-Balsarn Stops the Tickling,
and quickly aliays Inflammation in the throat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14

convincing proof that the kidneys and bad
der are ont Of order
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
DRESSED BEEF CHEAP
SOLD BY CHICAGO PACKERS AT LESS
THAN COST PRICE.
Effort by Big Concern to Drive Out
New Companies - Consumers
Not Benefited.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Big packing houses
in the stockyards are at war, and as a re-
suit the price of dressed beef in the Chi
cago market has been cut more than 25 per
cent. Instead of receiving from cents to
10 cents, the packers are getting from 6lb
cents to cents for the best dressed beef,
and the market man is reaping all the
benefit, for the retail price has not been
reduced.
The trouble is over the entrance of two
new firms into the Chicago beef market.
For a long time Armour & Co.. Swift & Co.
and Nelson Morris & Co. have had mo-
nopoly of the local territory, and they di-
vided IL up between themselves and held
prices up according to their treaty Of peace.
A big slaughter house has just been
erected by the Schwarzschild & Sulzeberger
Company at the stockyards. and they have
been joined by the Anglo-American Pro-
vision Company. which formerly handled
hog products, but little dressed beef, in
Chicago.
The established firms were quick to re-
sent the intrusion into their territory, and
began to meet the competition by cutting
prices. The newcomers followed suit de-
termined TO get business at any price, and
the price OF fresh beef finally has gone be
low the cost to the packers as IL hangs I'm
their cooling rooms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
c. R. MAINS ARRESTED
LAWYER CHARGED WITH USING THE
MAILS TO DEFRAUD.
Represented Syndicate with Four
billions of CapitaI-His ca
i'm Michigan.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17.-C. r. Mains,
an attorney. was arrested by the United
States marshal to-day and charged with
having used the United States mails for
fraudulent purposes. His hearing was set
for Wednesday afternoon. 1t is alleged
that Mains has been representing himself
the Western representative and attorney
of the American and European fuel. min
ing and transportation syndicate and also
representative of the American and Lon
don Safety Deposit, Surety and Investment
Company. The combined capital of these
syndicates in the pamphlets and on the
letterheads used by Mains is placed at 81.
CO. 100000. Mains sent literature relative
To the plans and objects of the fuel syndi-
cate broadcast throughout the United
States. Among those who answered him
was Dr. Charles T.. Bennett. OF Wauseon,
O.. The latter inquired of the postal au-
thSrities as to the standing of Mains. An
investigation was made and Mainss arrest
followed. Mains is said TO be an Eastern
lawyer, admitted to practice at Battle
Creek, Mich.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

completely cut of from all communication
over the Brighton Beach road, where half
dozen trains were hopelessly stalled at
one time. During the day not over 90 per
cent. of the cars OF the Brooklyn Rapid
transit system were in operation. and
thousands were compelled TO make their
way on foot 10 the ferries
Staten islanders suffered more than the
residents of any Of the bOroughs of Greater
New York The boats were all much be
hind time. and no effort was made to make
schedule time. the main trouble being due
10 the great masses OF ice packed in the
slips at ST. George. The island itself was
completely showed under, and the move
ments of trOlleys and trains was brought
TO a halt. Even sleighs were unable 10
make their way through the great drifts.
In the afternoon a few trains were got
through on the North Shore by using the
big freight engines OF the Baltimore &
Ohio road. Derailed trains stopped all traf-
fic on the South Shore line The conditions
of traffic were in every respect worse than
In the great blizzard OF 1855.
Telegraph and telephone service in New
York experienced little interruption, for
while the snow was heavy, there was no
sleet 10 break the wires.
During the day only a few minor acci-
dents to pedestrians resulted from the
storm.
The fleet of warshiDs lying off quaran-
tine to await the arrival of Prince Henry
was for hours cut off by floating ice from
communication with the shore. Forty
marines. who put of TO the ships i'm boats
from Staten island. were compelled TO put
back and return to the navy yard.
y. Y. to-day, and drifts six feet high are
common tonight. Trolley service was
abandoned by noon. Country roads are
closed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 17.-C. r. Mains,
who was arrested to-day at San Francisco
by the United States marshal was the
central figure i'm "A sensation which stirred
the whole State about two years ago.
Mains was at that time one of the most
prominent attorneys in Battle Creek, Mich.
and was arrested on charge OF a con-
spiracy to kill. This. conspiracy, il was al
legged at the time. was against the life of
5. +. Hurlburt, another attorney of that
place. who had brought charges of perjury
against Mains. 1t was alleged that Mains
hired "A man named 'MOllie' Mcguire TO
sandbag Hurlburt and bring him In an in
sensible condition to place where Mains
waiting, and where he expected to
revive Hurlburt. and, by threats of death.
compel him TO sign a statement exOnerat-
ing Mains from the charge of perjury.
'Mollie' Mcguire was arrested and con-
fessed the part he was TO have taken In
the conspiracy. Mains was acquitted of the
conspiracy charge. but afterward was dis
barred by the Michigan Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
AID FROM ECUADOR
Said to Have Been Received by CO.
Iombinn Liberal COmpander.

PANAMA. Feb. 1.-THE captain of the
Chilean steamer Palena, which arrived here
to-day, reports having met the transport
COtopaxi, belonging to the government of
Ecuador, go miles from Panama. 1t is
thought that the Cotopaxi is the steamer
seen off Chame Point last week, and that
she brought reinforcements for the Liberal
general Herrera. The Governor of Pana-
ma, General Aroni told the Associated
Press here that he had sent "A cable mes
sage to GuayquiI Ecuador. inquiring
whether such is the case, as he cannot be-
lieve that such hostile act has been au-
thorized by the President of Ecuador. Gen
eral Plaza.
The British steamer Taboga. which ar
rived here this morning, brings reports
confirming the landing of 300 government
soldiers at Chiriqui and the safe arrival of
the government officers sent there to or
ganize a volunteer corps. The prefect of
Chiriqui. Senior Lastro. reports active prep
aratiOn TO attack the Liberal chief, Quin-
taro.
Shots heard in the neighborhood of Coro-
Zol. the first station from Panama on the
railroad, created considerable alarm here
this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
NEGRO MINSTREL LYNCHED.


NEW MADRID, M, Feb. 17.-Last night
crowd of maste, n IN overpowered the
jailer and took negro, Louis Wright, a
short distance from town and hanged him.
Richards q Pringle's negro minstrels gave
an entertainment there Saturday night,
when an alteration arose between one Of
the musicians and some of the white town
boys. Several of the boys undertook to take
the musicians out when the negroes on
the stage began to shoot Several whites
in the audience were hit, but was
seriously hurt. The negroes ran out the
back way to their private car, which was
soon surrounded by armed men, but vio-
lence was done, owing to the arrival of the
town marshal. All the negroes were put in
Jail. and the result of examination
the name of the one who did the shooting
was discovered. He was lynched and the
others will be released. Several of the pris-
oners were badly beaten on Saturday night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Long Island SnOwbound.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Long island from
Montauk Point to Long Island City is
snow-bound. The storm kept children from
school and the schools were closed at noon.
All the lines of trolley cars were blocked
by drifts. and efforts to open them were
of no avail Many thousands of people
employed in New York and Brooklyn had
TO turn back unable 10 breast the binding
snow squalls. The Long Island Railroad
Company and the New York & Queens
County Railway Company employed small
armies Of men with shovels all day long
f1gnting the snow. They sent out every
available snow plow. Trains on the North
Shore division OF the road were all greatly
delayed Mails were more than two hours
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3. COL. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
ALBERT j. BEVERIDGE I'LL
JUNIOR INDIANA SENATOR IS SUI
FERING FROM A COLD.
Hopes to BE Well Enough, However,
to Speak i'm Chicago Saturday,
Colonel Ransdeu Better.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Senator Bev-
eridge is confined to his apartments at the
Portland suffering from a cold. 1t is his
intention TO leave for Chicago on Friday,
where he will deliver an address Saturday
evening before the Union League Club.
John c. Shaffer, of the Chicago Evening
Post, will give a dinner in honor of the
Indiana senator at the Union League Club.
XXX
Postmaster ]. +. Lawson, of Spencer,
Ind, called upon the Postoffice Depart
ment to get allowances for additional IA
cilities for his office.
Col. Daniel NJ. Ransdel is still confined
to his home with Washington influenza
His physician says he may resume his du-
ties the middle of the week.
Pennsylvania has held the same relative
rank in population for 100 years. She was
second in 1900 and second i'm 1900 Virginia
was first 100 years ago, but is only seven
teenth now, while New York, which was
third then. is first now Kentucky has
moved downward from eighth in rank i'm
1900 to twenty-ninth in 1901; Delaware from
seventeenth 70 forty sixth, while Indiana
moved upward from twenty-first in rank in
eenth place in 1900 to fourth in rank i'm 1900
The United States. exclusive of Alaska and
Hawaii, has grown from S27 S44e square
miles in 1900 to 3025,600 in 1900. and the pop
uIation meantime from 53OS, ,4S3 in 1900 10
20, ,693, ,724 in 1900.
The statistical abstract Of the Treasury
Department, just published, shows that in
1865 the public debt was $7S.25 per capita
while in 1901 it was s13.45 per capita. The
interest charge for each person in the same
period decreased from s429 to 3S cents. In
1900 the imports were s91, 600 and the eX-
ports S71 100000, imports exceeding exports
by $4,000 600. or nearly 80 per cent; i'm 190
imports were sS23. 600 and exports 81. .4s7..
600 600, the excess of exports being $664, 600,
600. or 80 per cent greater than the i'm.
ports. Imports in 1901 were nine times as
great as in 1900 and exports were twenty.
one times as great as in 1900.
XXX
Deposits in savings banks in 1920 were
s113S,576 and the number of depositors s.
s35; in 1901 the amount of deposits was 81
449 547, SIS and the number of depositors g.
positor in 1920 was s131.S Sc: i'm 1901 IL was
S401 To- The growth of banking interest l.
further illustrated by the fact that the fifty
banks in the New York clearing house n
| 1854 had a capital of $47, 600 and the clear
ings were s., $50, ass, ,9S7 The sixty-two banks
in 1901 had a capital of $S2, 100000 and th'
| clearances had increased to T75, ,020, ,672, 494.
xxx
The postoffice at Syracuse, Ind, will b.
| advanced from the fourth class to the pres
| idential grade on April ].
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
CHINATOWN EN- FETE.
New York City OmciaIs Entertained
in Mott-Street House.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Chinatown put on
it's holiday clothes tonight in honor of Po-
lice Commissioner Partridge and his deputy
commissioners, District Attorney Jerome,
with some of his assistants and host of
the lesser lights of the judicial end of the
city government. The visitors were guests
of the Chinese Merchants Association. The
Chinese consul general assisted the mer-
chants in seeing that the visitors had a
good time. A banquet of twenty-seven
courses was served on the first floor OF "A
Mott-street house. About one hundred sat
down to the twenty small tables. The
edihles, queer looking and of queer names,
were said TO be great dainties and 10 have
cost fabulous amount of money While
the dinner was in progress a dozen China
men under the direction OF Tom Lee,
mayor of Chinatown" set off firecra ckers
in the street and from the upper balcony
of the restaurant. AS souvenirs of the &C
casion the diners were presented with small
preserve dishes and in some favored in
stances with chopsticks of ivory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
c. F. r.. wAPPENHANs DEAD.
Former Local weather Observer
Passes Away i'm Germany.

w. T. Blythe, section director of the
weather bureau at Indianapolis. yester-
day received word. from Berlin. Germany.
announcing the death of c. f. r. Wappen-
hans, of this city. on Feb. 4. The letter
was written by his sister, with whom he
was visiting, and is as follows:
''On Feb. at D. IN. at Arco, south Iy-
rol, our dear brother, Carl Wappenhans,
died of a complication OF lung ana heaIl
ailments. He was buried I'm Arco. my three
sons attending the interment Any one ee-
string further particulars may receive
same from Mrs. Ida Solomon, Lucken =
waldo. near Berlin Germany.
LIFE IN THIS CITY.
Mr.. wappenhans came to Indianapolis In
1870, and until Aug. 1, 1901. was continuously
in charge of the local service of the gov
ernment weather bureau. On Aug. i he
was given vacation of thirty days, and on
the last day of the month he was retired,
being succeeded by w. T.. Blythe. the pres
ent incumbent of the office. who came here
from the louisiana district.
Mr. Wappenhans was born in Germany,
and most of his relatives live there. Be
fore leaving on his vacation he stated he
would visit in Germany for a year or more.
spending a few months at Carlsbad, in the
hope of improving his health, and then
return to Indianapolis. He was quite fond
of this city, in which he had seen Such long
and useful service, and could not, he once
said, look upon any other place as ms
home"
His career was interesting from beginning
to end but il was seldom he was in a remi-
niscent mood, and only a few beside his
most intimate acquaintances ever heard the
hundreds of interesting stories of his life.
A few days before his departure he gave
a Journal reporter. who was looking for
CONTINUED ON PAGE s, COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
F. A. TIFFANY'S ARREST.
IL Is Alleged that He Failed to Secure
m Job for a Man.

F. A. Tiffany. one Of the managers Of
what is called the international Employ
ment Agency, at No. 10 North Illinois
street. arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by Lester Baltz. charging
the obtaining of money under false pre-
lenses. Baltz claims the firm agreed to
get him work as a lathe machinist and sent
him 10 Chandler & TaylOr's, where they
claimed a wanted. Baltz got no
work. and after demanding the return of
the money paid which was refused ne
swore out the warrant. He paid s.. so and
according to a duplicate receipt which IS
attached TO the affidavit. this was for
services for thirty days in assisting said
party to secure position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
CONTINUES FAVORABLE.
Condition of the Three Sick Boys at
the GrotOn School.

GROTON, Mass. Feb 1.-THE progress
of the Presidents son in his convalescence
from the recent attack of pneumonia con-
tinues most favorable, It is announced by
DR.. Warren. The evening report from the
infirmary indicates change in the con-
dition of the three boys. One of the ply
sicians said that none of the boys would
be removed before next week. Mrs. Roose-
welt announced last week she hoped 10 be
able 10 take her son back TO Washington
this week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
WON'T GIVE UP THE FLAG.


MUSKOGEE. /. T, Feb. IA band OF
about twenty Crazy Snake followers, led by
Chitto Harjo, to-day surrounded the home
of ex-Chief Isparhicher, former chief Of
the Creeks. six miles south OF Beggs. l. T.,
and demanded that he give up a United
States flag which he possessed. This flag
is an emblem that the Creeks consider 10
stand authority for any act committed
by its pOssessor. and was given 10 Ispdr-
hicher showing the authority given by
the government. The ex-chief refused to
give up the flag
Marshal Bennett OF the Northern dis
trict of Indian Territory. has authorized
his deputy at Sapulpa 10 organize a posse
and use his own judgment In quelliEg the
trouble Indian Agent Schoenfet, al this
place. Is also taking active steps. and has
sent Indian police 10 lsparhichers home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18

harbor by the United States is essential,
as 1t guards the approach TO II.
Senator Culloms motion TO ratify was
then adopted by viva voce vote.
The Senate also ratified a treaty between
the United States and Great Britain ex-
tending for twelve months, from July 2S,
1901 the time within which British colonies
or foreign possessions may give their ad-
hesion to the convention signed March 2,
1899, for the tenure and disposition of real
and personal property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
TRANSPORT MEADE ARRIVES
At San Francisco, with 1 200 Soldiers
whose Terms Have Expired.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-THE United
States transport Meade arrived to-day
thirty-two days from Manila, with 100 SOL
diers whose terms OF service have expired
Four deaths occurred during the voyage
The vessel encountered heavy easterly
gales and was forced TO put into Honolulu
for coal.