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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
MURDERER'S LIFE INSURANCE.
Supreme Court Sustains Texas Decisions
That Burt's Policy Is Invalid

Washington, December a2.--The ques.
tion Of the eject OF murder upon lifo
insurance policy when Issued upon tho life
OF the murderer was today passed on by
inc United States supreme court in an opip-
ION delivered by Justice Brewer. Tho case
IN which tue opinion was delivered was
tnat OF $. NJ. Burt We. Tho luton Central
Lie Insurance Company William r. Burt
OF Travis county, Texas, was tho name OF
inc mai Insured, His policy was made pay
able to his wife. Anua NJ Burt, and. in
case OF her death, to his executors. Dur.
ing the first year Burts wife died and he
afterwards was charged with her murder
ana found guilty aud executed After
ward the heirs OF the estate made an effort
to collect the policy, but the insurance com.
panS resisted payment. The lower courts,
including the court OF appeals for thh Fifth
circuit sustained the protest Of the com
pany and today's opinion affirmed the de-
cision Of the court Of appeals holding the
policy Invalid on the ground that 10 sane
tion payment under the circumstances
would be contrary to public policy.
stating the question at Issue, Justice
brewef said 1t was whether an ordinary
life polcy, containing no applicable spe.
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DOCTRINE STRENGTHENED
HIT SAYS THAT VENEZUELA INCL
DENT HAS BEEN VALUABLE.
Sentiment Of the Country Is Jealous
One Toward Any infringement OF
the Famous Declaration.

Washington, December - Representative
ma. ,r,i,,,,,,, 90 ,t,o ,orot,, sH,trs corn.
mt ennI' h'uH W iu' i',''s
mttee OF the house, who reported Auu
moved the resolution Of inquiry on the
,,,,,..,,,o,,, st,,,oti,, s,id t,dav ro,,,r,line.
'en'@"s''''
the new developments
'srhe administration, lt has seemed 10
80. ,,r,,os T., ,ho b,,ac bo., -boudteJ ,l,c
Uo'u p'' - -
affair Win great GOOD Judgment ahd 'ne
resolution passed yesterday would not have
.b.o, moved bad/it No, heeu Known mat
u''" -,,.,.,-.
1t was agreeaple' mere Is no u'spos'lloh
in either party In congress to make polit
al oanitsi and hear nothing hut pralse
an ,ll sldcs for the president and the secre
tary Of state
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
A SCANDAL in SAXONY.
Unhappy Crown Princess Has MysteriousIy
Disappeared.

Dresden, Sa1uny, December 22.-The
crown princess Of sszony hed from her
home on the night Of December IL. tho
Dresden journal today says:
The princess, In state OF intense
mental excitement, suddenly deserted her
family at Sal5bure and went abroad The
suxou court functions for the winter, In
Guiding the New Years reception, have
been cancelled"
Tho foregoing paragraph IN today's Of
hcul journal which WIS inserted by order
OF thu king and crown prince Of sa1ouy,
has turned into Truth what, for several
days pas', has been regarded AS an In
credible tale. The crown princess OF sax
ony. surrounded by her women in waiting
mud numerous Attendants and servants Of
the royal household, has vanished 80 ut.
terry that the police OF every kingdom OF
Europe has for ten days been unable to
trace her Tho official announcement was
made in order to obtain the aid Of the
general public in finding the princess ana
because the court secrecy can not longer be
maintained.
Tho crown princess went 10 the cQstlo
OF Emperor Francis Joseph near salsburg.
month ego. A week after their arrival at
the castle The prince broke his leg wbilc
hunting and was brought back 10 Dresden.
The princess, however, remained at the
castle.
Why she did SO the people OF the court
did not know, except that, With gloomy
tcuadty, the princess usually docs what
.i,, ,Ioo.,. Irpp a Iit+lc ,t.bflp this cyuln.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.


SANTA BARBARA, Cal Tho four
mastod schooner susie NJ Plummcr y SAD
lrnpclsco; l"enty.SiA Jays fiom Gray
h9tonr WIN q cargo OF lumnrr Tor laulque.
E,ii Uni r ,",V wv v,tn,, sncn,mt
hca, -Sn,,,hcoPt,s .h"rps 5,,' L',I t,S
T.ys,;s b,rio,, n,,, a., 3,,,rai M S' w., ,jTn
'tt.". y "" 49,, 49, "Iu w .l. l-r,u"s9 ~
-, Wv" v,,.,ic .yrr,u,, S,,,..,,,,,lr % In or
nr whom, m "a unInr ,,,s ,ir,,,y,,oJ wv
uttlc of Inc cargo was LOST
go r,p .A,r,y,p nv. t.,...,....
rN,n y ~ 80, n,nhl H5nSP"S1
l hri il"9 ~ .' r,'n a VIZ AZ
,h,r.,rd .oldicrs NvhitC Az vcs,,t 80 In
morn nj Mann, "a hot hrckc c,,f 'up,ct,,s M,
discharged men aud d company ~ regulars
was plircd or hunrd as "A guard 10 mulu-
tain order
trou1, WAYNE, IND nm, hood roco,t ~
,,g a. t,,,,,. .,,o,d ~, th porn.yi,unt,
lines wcst Of Tltshurg was made by The
PENNSYLVANIA New Nark.Cblcugo special
IN q ti'n from CrritlWr. OHIO 10 this city.
rho distnuco of 1874 miles was made la rs
mlnutes Including four ulll slonp
oWBNSRORO Kv.--G. A. Park. assist.
ant general messenger agent of tho Louis
willie and Meanwhile rpilroad al the nolut
mas hoep appoint,d general Immigration
Aguut and Industrial ngcut NJ the line. 10
succeed X. J. Weuyst, resvncl, effective
January I.
ABUpVTIIr ~ Collaboration Inns
bccn received thai Ieeb Wilson recently
ntpctoJ Stutc gpunIOe from NHugpV county.
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THE HUMBERT SENSATION.
The Venezuelan EmbrogIlO Has Been
EeIipsed 10 France.
THE DREYFus AFFAIR IS INVOLVED
Capture OF the SWindlers che Prelude Of
Startling oevelonments---The Whole
Republic Is Excited.

Paris. December 22.--Ihe eatradiuou pro.
ccedlugs against the Humbert family, who
were arrested IN Madrid Saturday, asc
being pushed rapidly The public awaits
an1iousiy the return to Paris Of the turi.
tives. Not since France was shaken nm
by the DreyfuS afalr has the country been
so intensely Interested as Il Is by tho de-
velopments In this case. For the moment
the Venezuelan trouble has become oo.
scured, and French newspapers are devotng
their energies to elaborate presentations ~
the celebrated case Some papcrs assert
that the arrest OF the uumberts Is only n
prelude to even more sensatiouaI devotion.
ments which involve persounges In the
foremost rank OF political, judicial aud 30.
The Indications are that tho prcyfus mint.
ter viii again be dragged before inc public
aud that there viii hc renewal OF tb,.
animosities " tho ant .Semetic discussion
Deputy Gauthier has taken the Initiative In
asserting that the relatives OF ureyfus are
among the heaviest crcdears OF the Hum.
berts, aud that this alleged fact exercised
an important lu1ueuce Ia the highest gov.
ernlnent quarters during the Drcyfus trial
Yelled illusions have been made To some
Of The men most prominent IN pubu~ nfr.
some newspapers even going 50 Tar as 10
name those alleged to hgure directly OF
indirectly la the AFFAIR
When the chamber OF deputies resumes its
session the Humbert question probably VIII
become one OF the Chlef clements In pull.
! tics. Already tic matter has swayod nln-
| listers and u caused q rpccut sensational
/ tumult In the chamber. Plans nave been
| formulated for the return cf the numbcrt
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PosToFFlce DEPARTMENT TRUST.
Congressional investigation May Devotion
a Number Of Things.
Especial to The Post

ifVHlpor OF lHingS.
special to The PostD
Washington, December 22.--It Is saId "a
be not Improbable that, before the ad.
journment OF congress next March, de-.
niand may be made for an investigation
OF certain divisions Of the postunice do.
partment.
II is said that a condition uf affairs exists
there which would warrant such de.
msnd, and that n thorough inquiry would
develop facts which might lead to tho
resignation Of two or more chiefs and
u number Of inspectors.
For instance, 1t has been observed that
four companies are successful IN obtain
lug contracts to supply the letter boxes on
Il large majority OF the rural routes es.
tnblished. Their success is said 10 be
chiefly due 20 the fact that the agents
arc usually on the ground cauvassing In
advance before the time the route is Off
cially laid out and long before the agents
Of other companies are aware that It IS
10 be established,
A number Of members Of congress are
dissatisfied with the treatment accorded
them In the matter OF rural free delivery.
When they refused to comply with the
department they have been told that they
could expect nothing more In the way Of
establishing routes In their respective dis.
tricts.
A prominent Pennsylvania member Of the
house, II Is said was approached some
time ago by Que OF the postoGice oligarchy,
who demanded q favor II was refused
him. Some time later the matter Of open.
Ing new rural free delivery route In the
members district, where Il was much
necdedand there was every reason why
it should he established came up. and he
was Informed that he could expect nothing
more In the matter Of rural free delivery
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
RELIEF AT LAST.

All OF the members OF MsEcagnl's troupe,
sOlOists. musicians and choroisters, viii be
given passage money tomorrow at the Ital-
ian consulate. This was decided on at a
conference tonight at which Julius Gold.
zier former congressman aud present at
torney FOR the government OF Italy, was
empowered By the composer 70 act for hun.
Consul Rosewadowsh received telegraphic
instructions from the Italian ambassador
al Washington 70 do what he could 10 aid
the company.
But tie funds for their transportation
back 10 Italy will be furnished by the com
poser himself, who recently received about
.GDOO from his bnnkers IN Rome Alto.
gether Mascagni Is out more than $1,000
a. a result Of his ili-stnrred tour.
Mascagnls physicians say week Will
probabiy clapse before be VIII be able 10
leave his apartments.
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A MYSTERIOUS KILLING.

PASSENGER on a Train Was Shot Oo"'
By Another Passenger
Atlanta. Ca, December % "A man halntu
]. B. Ewing, whose home is said 70 DC ~
Indianapolis. was shot and killed IN me
smoking compartment Of northoo'11
southern train by Frederick l.. Stephenson,
a railway clerk OF the road Stephenson
IIres d Atlauta. According 10 all .s se,
connts stephenson was intoxicated, 5t"-
train Was stopped at Peterskin ana Sts,
,beneon vas taken or. There appears 70
nave been no eyewitnesses 10 inc ueer
T'6e affair occurred in the smohlng ~ ~
4 pistol shot was heard aud . ILL.,, al "A
soon 10 IAN back dead The man kiilea nIn
baeu standing IN the aisle; the lnan VIZ q
the pistol in his hand was sitting on iss :
seat The conductor and manner IN bin,
sengers seized Stephenson ana Heiu
until officers came TO take hin
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MURDER AND SUICIDE

Frank Schmidt Made Both Daughter and
Wife Widows.
EastOn Pa, December - Frank
Schmidt ~ Allentown, aged u years shot
ana Killed his sonin-law Johu Grgap,
aged -. tonight aud then killed himself.
schnldts wife left him some time ngo
and sought refuge MT her sqn.in law house
here. Tho son ln.Iaw and Schmidt had a
quarrel about a week ago aud the young
man was arrested Tor assaultiug Schmidt.
Tho ease came before justice OF the
prsce this afternoon and the prosecution
was dropped Later IN the cyeuing tho
two men mot and Schmidt shot hts sou
IN law dead and then killed himself
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
GERMAN ELgorRIcAL INpUsTRY
Manufacturers Model Their Trust kfter
Those In America,

Manufacturers Model Their Trust hfter
Thos, M America.
Berlin December 80 The Augcmomc
Elektricltacts Gcsel'schufL With SO 12,."o
capital in bonds, and the Union Eicki-t
cltocts Gcscllschafi, having Ss5.G1OoO cup
ital. hove reported an agreement amounting
To q practical conclusion The directors n
cach company being elected members ~ tue
board Of the other SO THAT the management
is Identical. though the companies nominal
ly remain separate. TIL steps Is the result
OF the crisis. In tho Grcnan electrical in.
dustry. After the suLr.drucc Of the great
boom 10 electrical companies, II was found
that the manufacturing capacity had far
outrun tho markets demands hence various
efforts have been already mode TO organize
combination after tho model ~ those in
Amerion The hllgcmcinc had taken tho
lead. hut II found that most 81 thc othGr
companies demanded too ltgh rating Ia
the proposed combination The FIRST n'go.
tiatlons were with the Scluschcu CON
RAINY of Nuremberg, but came tu nHng I
through tho refusal of the SChusahcri III
rectors Il accept tho offpr made them. Inc
Allgcmcino then entered Into negotiations
with the Union. which were conducted so
secretly tlut the announcement today TOOK
the market by surprise ma its publication
cnuscd rise Ia electrical stocks.
The technical manager OF The combine if
an, Amt ricar Mr.. Magce. Tho combina.
tlon's great Tiyni. tho Slomcus and Hal 10
company, capitalized at SOB 2io.0C0 held u
annual meeting today and declared I pei
cent dividend against Ter cent IN 1901.
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sleNoR MAsoAeNrs woee.

III Dates Have Been Cancelled and the
Composer Is Frustrated.
Chicago, December - The American
tour Of Pietro Mascagni and his Italian
opera company came to sudden close 10.
day In this city witt the cancellation OF
all dates. The elimination Of signor Mas
cugnl's woes came last evening when an
attachment was made on his personal e.
tects by q constable representing a local
claimant for S13i. As result OF bis finan.
cal difficulties Mascagni IL now confined
TO his room IN the Auditorium Annex SUI
fcriug from nervous prostration The com.
pany was scheduled 10 leave Chicago at Q
O'Clock this morning for u tour Of the West,
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Residence At Ennis

Ennis. Texas December 81. A residence
belonging 10 c. j.. Hlckox aud occupied by
r. u. IIohnsbeen burned last night at 20
o'clock consuming all household goods.
Iohusbcen had smHll insurance on his
effects and the building was Insured for
5000 A residence ncAt door was badly
damaged II was owned 10y william Crum-
Icy and occupied by ! s., Wallucc. The
losH was covered by Insurance.
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Austrian SUGAR lndusttY.

Vienna, December D. bills nave been
introduced 10 the Austrian and Hungarian
parliamcnts to place the sugar lrdngrry
under state control. II Is proposed 10 II.
feet this by restricting the amount Of sugar
placed on the home market 10 21LOoD tons
Tor Austria aud S5,3G3 tons for Hungary,
INT perflitting any amount Of sugar 10 be
manufactured for sale abroad,
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A Girls Sad Fate.

indianapolis, Ind, December b. "A pref.
ty, weIi-dressed woman. 10 years old Civ
ing her name as Mrs. W. @. Hazel OF Gov.
ington. KY, died AZ the City hospital this
morning from morphine aud wounds Ia her
wrist. Inflicted via. pair 81 scissors. She
a Mrs. 'arrncc HAIL, phO rgirrd IL the
paBers throughout The CeDtrd States last
veet brcausf Of her efforts 10 lin herself
IL the Lstonia hotel In coYipgtoD, hy.
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NATIONAL W. c. T. u.
Steps Taken Toward General Prohlb
Campaiqn

Steps Taken Toward General Prohibition
Campaign
Chicago. December 22.-At meeting Of
the general officers Of the National
womau's Christian Temperance Union 10
day II was voted 10 ask the Woman's
Christian Temperance Uulons Of the yRrl'
Gus stAteg, which do not bave a state pro-
hibltory law. 10 take immediate steps 10
sacure through their legislatures u law
prohibiting saloons within four miles OF
United states forts army posts camps and
ali premises used for military purposes by
the United States. aud Ia urge the States
having prohlbitory laws 10 give special a.
tention 10 their strict endorsements la the
vicinity Of ouch premises.
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SO many European powers 20 coerce Ven
ezuela TO settle her obligations any coali
tiuu to force the United States to dettnc
anew and defend the Monroe doGtrncf'
Not so far as the incident has progressed
Our position throughout has been entirely
consistent aud there has been no swerving
from the strict line OF duty. We said at
tho beginning up TO the Monroe doctr1ue;
no further We have maintained this att
tudc. aud We stand ready TO maintain il In
the future. The live wire has not yet been
touched ~
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pauinn nnt a. CabIe.

San Francisco, December Zine
lowing message was received by 'ne 80
riatcd Press from the cable steamer 9'''
town, dated at moan today ,,t,i
Last twenty-four boutn sne. a,ii,
cable paid DOT f4Su Knots. weather pp"'"'
overcast, fresh southerly breeSe
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a Gasoline Derelict.

Gloucester, Mass December p The
vessel on hrc which attracted the atteu-
tlon % this port last night, was the
STANDARD on barge No o. She vac
dcreIlrt and was belDg lowed into this
port by the Gloucester bsllng schooner
Blanche, She was set Oh Ore. by accident
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party to Paris and rumher Of the hcst
men IN the department have pcru detailed
"a conduct the prisoners across The frontier
Tho utmost precautiou will he taken TO
prevent their escape and guard against the
possibility Of amy OF them committing sui,
eide,
crnoOn On behalf or Nine Humbrrt's laurh-
ter. asking FOR her prqrlslonol release aud
commlttul 10 tho custody ~ Dor craud.
mother, but this motion was refused By tho
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A PoIIsh eIrI,s ocrInne. .

Berlin, December GA Polish
school girl, named Kiopcc, has been
sentenced 60 fourteen days impris-
opmont In tho province Of Poscn Tor
lese majestic, In having thrown
brooch With Emperor williams pic
ture In Il to the floor aud stamped
upon Il. Such brooches were present
cd 10 the public SCHOOLS when hts
majesty visited pcseu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
BRITAIN DECLARED war.
The Proclamation OF the Blockade
Is localized

Is "Leaalized."
Port Of Spain, Trinidad. December
22-oGicial announcement is rpade
here that Sir Courteuuy Knobs the
acting governor viii Issue today a g
special royal gazette containing a
declaration OF war against veuelu-
ella, This act Is one Of formaljty.
taken with the intention to legulllc
the proclamation Of the blockade.
The Mirror, IN an inspired article,
suys. IAN commercial intercourse
between the two people is iutcr
dictcd When hostile vessels capture
neutral the property on board is
not affected. free ship makes
free goods. They mHy capture The
cnemy's ships and the cuemy's prop.
Crty ON board. but they must spare
Neutral vessels aud all goods there
IN whether belonging to the enemy
~ to neutrnis, and also neutral goods
found IN the eucmys vessels
The declaration viii have the effect
Of lcgalizfng the seizure Of Ycne-
zuelan var6hips
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Noted Specialist Dead.

Vienna December q. Prof Baron bab
Bcding of the Yicuna university, the cole
bratcd nerve specialist, is dead at Graz
Styria.
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aud George Riley, one Of tho crew az the
Banchc lost his lifc. She was loaded
with gasoline.
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EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.

They Are Now Said TO Number
Twenty-Five Hundred.
London. December -. "A dispatch
from Nov Msrghelau, Russian Iur-
kestan, reports that tho earthquake
at Andijan Killed $500 peoplc ip and
Bcar that city and destroyed i6o0O
houses The Rubbing continues.
rhe suthoritics so far have not
been able to cope with the dcstitu
ton Of tho starving uushcltcrcd
population,
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amoupt for November, 1904 WIS $40 OK
sos' 2 decrease az compared With Novrm.
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RYAN Laredo Texas, December g,
rhcinas Ryaf aged 81 yearr, died nj the
Money hoani,ii here today. We Was al on
fine county trcasnerF pf webb county ana
ma heeu oiv W The wealihieet cattlcmen
81 this section.
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examine It. Instead Of the princess the
maid perceived a dummy figure She
awakened the lady 10 waiting aud tho lat
ter, with other members Of the princess
suite. searched all tho nelshhorlpg apart.
monte. thcn the entire castle end finally
the grounds or the castle for the princess,
but no trace Of tho missing woman wac
found At dawn the police ct Salsburg
Nero Informed OF the disappearance and
Inquiries were made throughout rho whole
countryside, but with no tangible recruits
\ number Of what had seemed to be traces
Of the p1ucess were shown 10 DO without
foundation upon careful examination 10y the
police. Tho inquiry by tho end OF the day
had extended to ali parts Of the Kingdom
Of sazony and on authority from Dresden,
by the end OF the second day to all OF
Europe Tho theory OF suicide was sug.
gcslcd and frultlcss search for the prin-
cess body has been made. All the ponds
in the Vicinity " the castle have been
dragged without result. The disappearance
of the princess doubtless will cause tho
circulation Of many stories II is already
related that She eloped, but inquiries made
''hA' ANfN tANhhhh NuA lhAulHN w pufnNtA7
tiato or support this statement.
PIrIABLE DETAILS
Vienna, December 22.-1hc flight OF the
crown princess Of Saxony has caused con,
sternatlon here II is reported that Arcn
Duke Ferdinand. accompanied by one Of
the court chambcrlalns. went TO Geneva,
whittier Il was supposed the princess bad
fed, but he failed to ind any trace OF
her. The princess brother the Arch DuR,
Leopold Ferdinand, IS said 70 he Vith her
but nothing can be sscertaiucd MS 20 hcl
whereabouts.
II le officially explained that tho priu
cess disappearance ts due 10 mental de-
arrangement There Is little doubt, however
that Il was caused by domestic dscord
| growing out Of her husbands relations wltr
an actress OF the Dresden court thcater
| lt is asserted here that tho princess IRE
qucntly threatened fight on this account
and that she was inccnsed at her father
the grand duke Of Tuscany, for counsenul
her 70 forgive her husband. She is said I,
be enciente.
| II Is rumored here tonight that the prin
/ cess was accompanied 10y the French tuto
| Of her children
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Slate Or QUO, clg o. Tolodo. Luoal

State OF Ohio, city or Toledo. Lucas
County, 80.
Frank j Cheney makes oath fnat he Is
senior pnrtncr 81 tue firm % r. j. Cheney
4 Co., doing business IN the city OF Toledo
County aud State aforesaid, and that said
arm Will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS. for each aud every case Of GA.
rAHRH tiat can ngt be cured by the use
OF HALLS CArAHRu CURh
FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in ms
presence. this 9Th day OF December. A. u.
1856
- A. w GLEASON.
Seal Notary Public.
Halls catarrh Cure Is takea internally,
and acts directly on the blood aud mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send Tor tesfh
moninis. free.
H.. j. CHENEY & 60. roleao q
Sold hy all Druggists. Ije
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
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DAM CONFERENCE
Stephens and Sluydeu
call on the president tomorrow FOR
/ purpose OF comforting with him relative
tie bill providing FOR the construction
N International dam across the Rio
|ants at u Paso. The progress made
b this measure has been very slow but
\ Stephens and other members Of the
kns delegation are determined TO do
|uHhing In their power to push It along.
ithon has been taken In either the
|sss Or the senate committee, but the
loers Of the former have promised n
dt as soon as possible after the hOli-