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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-11-17
Blocked by Marines.

New York. Nov. I1.-From the fore
mast head OF the steamer City Of Wash
ington, which arrived today from Colon.
flew the flag of the republic oi Panama
and oil board were the special commits
sioncrs sent by the new republic TO the
United States. The commissioners are
Emanuel L. Amador and Federico Boyd
and with them are Carlos Araosemena
secretary, and Archibald Boyd attachc.
The City OF Washington was in the cen
ter of the trouble and received on board
large number Of women and children
because OF the general fear OF n clash be
tween the insurrectionists and the CO.
lombian troops
There were 500 OF these troops in
Colon who demanded transportation hy
rail to Panama, but the railroad authori-
ties refused TO take them. They marched
down to the railroad terminal and were
stopped hy United States marines from the
United States cruiser Nashville The ma
rines had run llatcars laden with cotton
bales IN from oi the depot forming barri-
cades which were manned by marines.
After some parley the troops went down
on the pier to tie Pritish royal mail
steamer TO embark for Cartagena.
Clever tianeuVer
The commanding officers oi tho troops
had in the meantime gone TO Panama
and they were without e1mmander.
Colonel Black. with the marines, taking
advantage Of the fact that the troops had
all passed down the pier. changed the
cotton bale barricades until they blockaded
the pier and refused to allow tie ,roops to
come back TO shore.
a fund of $4,000 was collected and the
troops were sent passage prepaid by the
steamer Atrato to the port Of Cartagena
For two days, November 4 and 5, great
excitement prevailed in Carlagcna and
foreign residents sought shelter with their
families on the City Of Washington
The commissioners OH their arrival here
did not know their exact state and de
clined to talk until they had received
the latest news from Washington. They
could not say whether they would go drect
to Washington. DIR. Echeverey met the
commission at quarantine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
LEGITIMATELY ACQUIRED

In Texas Joaquin Miller met a
man who answered to the title Of
Colonel" One day, when this
man and the poet were together, the
talk turned to the war of secession.
Miller thought his companion had
taken part in that struggle, but the
colonel said he had been a
noncombatant. Then Miller made
bold to guess aloud that the title
was derived from a militia COM
mission, but not so, nor was it a
result of an appointment on the
governors staff. Neither did it
come from service during the
Spanish-Alnerican trouble, and it
was not earned by foreign expert
ence.
"Ah," said Miller at last, think
ing he had the mystery solved,
"you commanded the Texas Rangers
at one time. They were brave
men, and it was an honor to lead
them"
NO said the colonel. 81 never
had anything to do with the
Rangers
"Well, tell me-" persisted Miller,
sis the title merely assumed? Have
you no right to it?"
Certainly 1 have a right to it
the best kind of eright," replied the
colonel in an offended tone. "If
you must know how 1 got it I'll
tell you. l inherited it."
Inherited it," calculated Miller.
From whom-your father?"
'No, sir. From Col. James Smith,
who died two years ago. 1 married
his widow" New York Times.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube When this tube is in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarl h.
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O.,
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
The Stump Fuller.

The stump puller which was in
troduced here a short time ago by
the Hidalgo Canal Company, solves
one of the most perplexing problems
in the development of this country.
With a good team of mules or
horses, and two men, and boy to
drive, one of those machines will do
the work of twenty men in a day.
The machine is so simple in con-
struction that any one can manage
it.-Hidalgo Advance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
STARTLING EVIDENCE.

Fresh testimony in great guam
tity is constantly coming in, de-
claring DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption Coughs and Colds
to he unequaled. A recent expires
sion from T. J. Mcfarland, Bentor-
vile. Va, serves as example. He
writes: 81 had Bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time
without being benefited. Then be-
gan taking DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry, and a few bottles wholly cur
ed me" Equally effective in curing
all Lung and Throat troubles, Con-
sumption. Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by J. L. Putegnat &
Bro, Druggists. Trial bottles free.
regular sizes SOC, and SI.00.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
VALUABLE SECRET.
OF Phosphorescence May Soon Turn
Night Into Day
(Harper's Weekly.)

Scientists in America are turning
their attention toward the practical
possibilities of phosphorescence
The researches of Prof. McKissick
of the Auburn Alabama Polytech-
mic Institute, Prof. Hallock, of Co
lumbia, and others, prove that
darkness is, after all, only rela-
tive term; that most, if not all
common substances store up sun
light during the day and emit it in
the form of more or less powerful
rays during the night. Prof. Nc
Kissick has been able to discern
the emission of rays from over a
dozen well-known chemicals which
had previously been exposed to
sunlight, and from such common
substances as chalk, glucose and
sugar; sugar of the common brown
variety was found to yield the most
light. Not only was Prof McKis-
sick able to take photographs by
means of this light, but its quality
was so similar to that of the X-ray
that it affected a sensitive plate
through an intervening thickness
OF two and a half inches of wood.
Prof. Hallock is of the opinion
that some practical use might be
made of the properties of phospho-
rescence, and points to the way in
which nature lights the ocean
depths, and to the light of the fire.
fly, as examples of what can be
done. He thinks that much prac-
teal utility might be gained from
the universal use of luminous
paints, which could be spread in
dark Railways and on the walls
and ceiling of office building to
help out the twilight. In fact, it
would seem that we are near to the
secret of phosphOrescence. When
such common substances as sugar.
glucose and chalk are found to
absorb sunlight all day and to give
it off in rays during the night, the
discovery of some means for render
ing those rays visible does not
seem like a very far cry into the
future.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
RAILROAD NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting Of
the Stockholders of the Rio Grande
railroad will be held at the COM
pany's office in this city on the
second Thursday of July, being the
9th. day of said month.
Jose Celaya, Secretary protein.
Brownsville, Texas, June 5, 1903.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
PIANOS.

| have on sale a well selected
stock of standard make PIANOS on
easy terms, and Edison Phono-
graphs, at the residence of Mrs. l..
L. Wreford.
Prospective purchasers are invit-
ed to call and examine daily,
between the hours of 4 and 6 p. m.
27-1 ~. BONITA DEMERE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
THATTHROBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you, if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood and build up your
health. Only % cents, money back
if not cured. Sold by J. L. Puteg-
nat & Bro, Druggists.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-10
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.

Living at an out of the way place,
remote from civilization, a family
is often driven to desperation in
case of accident, resulting in Burns,
Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in a
supply of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
It's the best on earth. 25c at J. l..
Putegnat q Bro, Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
New YORK Stock.

Wall Street.New York Dec. 4-sTOcKs
Prices started upwards in the opening
dealings in the stock market today on
the transfer Of large blocks of most of
the prominent stocks. There were gains
in Iowa Central preferred of ia points.
Sugar, ex-dividend, IL points: Sloss-Shef-
field Steel point and United States Steel
preferred and Norfolk and Western z
point.
There was enough new buying awaken
ed by yesterdays demonstration Of
strength to hold the market fairly we'll
despite the enormous realizing sales. In
some stocks the pressure was severe
enough to force them a slight fraction be-
low yesterdays closing, but the market
in general was well sustained. BROOKLYN
Transit, Peoples Gas and some of the
usually inactive high priced and low
priced stocks rosely strongly. The prin-
cipal gains were Peoples Gas BROOKLYN
Transit and Colorado and Southern first
preferred IA points and Colorado Fuel
Consolidated Gas, General Electric Re
public Steel preferred, St Paul. National
Railway of Mexico preferred and St
Louis Southwestern preferred l point
Pittsburg. c. c. and St Louis preferred,
International Paper preferred and Tolc-
do, ST. Louis and Western improved 2
points. Sugar lost its advance and Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04

ed Steel Car, Toledo, St. Louis and West
ern and Northwestern lost a point The
advance was renewed at some points and
heavy realizing continued at others.
The market continued active and irreg-
ular. Strength at new points was taken
advantage of to realize and reactions
were mixed with the gains. United States
Steel preferred become buoyant with a
rise of rs points and Rock Island and a
number of the coalerS rose between and
points. Westinghouse rose 81 points
and the first preferred points. Bag lost
4 points and Chicago and Eastern Illinois
certificates 4% points.
Bonds were firm at noon.
The aggressive bidding up of special
stocks ceased for time under the over
whelming profit taking sales. Reactions,
however, were small and at l o'clock the
market was rising vigorously under the
lead of Brooklyn Transit and United
States Steel preferred. Amalgamated
Copper and Union Pacific were brought
into prominence and the buying of Penn
sylvania. and Reading was renewed on a
large scale. Leading stocks generally
brought higher prices than in the morning
and the volume of business was fully as
large.
Sales by operators who continued the
pace too fast affected the entire stock
market slightly and especially United
States Steel preferred, which fell off rs
point. When these offerings had been
worked off the market began to stifen
again, but the market did not obtain
much force outside the local fractions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
ONLY $4,000 LEFT.
That's All the Money Remaining
in the DOWie Banks.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-John Alexander
Dowie will be put on the witness stand
before Bankruptcy Referee Sidney c..
Eastman and under oath will be re-
quired to answer all questions regard
ing the financial affairs of Zion City.
While the date for the inquiry has not
yet been set, Judge KalSaat entered
the order which required the overseer
of the Christian Catholic church to sub
NIT to an examination. This action was
taken on motion of Attorney Samuel
Ettelson, who filed the original petit
ton in bankruptcy against Dowie.
This application was not made for
the purpose of harassing DR.. Dowie, -
said Ettleson. .ATbe receivers are max
ing an investigation of Dowfe's ac-
counts and they will undoubtedly need
his testimony to get a correct know
ledge of his financial condition. 1t is
for this purpose that Dowie will be
called to the stand. The date of the
examination will be set as soon as the
receivers have found out what they
want to question about
Receivers BIount and Currier spent
most of the day at Zion City looking
into all accounts which they could
find so they might prepare the report
which Judge Kohlsaat has asked for
concerning the disability of contin-
uing the operation of all industries be-
longing to Dowie. The receivers it was
said have found only about $4,000 in
both OF DOW1e'S DdnkS- Judge hOnlSddI
has told the receivers that he wants to
know as soon as possible whether the
interest of all creditors can be pro-
tected best by carrying on the various
enterprises in Zion City. 1t is not like
ly that any of the industries will be
closed, as in such an event thousands
of persons in Zion would thus be de-
prived of a means of livelihood. This
is the main reason why Dowie will be
retained as manager of the business
under direction of the receivers. The
receivers realize Dowie's strong hold
on his followers and wish to prevent
any turn in events which might turn
Zion City into a deserted village.
That Zion City's two chief industries
the lace works and candy factory
are not paying expenses was officially
disclosed today in an examination OF
the plants by Chief Custodian Redieske
After questioning the managers OF
both concerns, Mr. Redieske said:
IF Dowie relies on the industries Of
Zion City to pay his indebtedness the
town will still be in the hands of re-
ceivers a year from now Neither the
lace works nor the candy factory Is or
paying basis. In the case of the lace
works I understand lack of material is
to blame. No one seems to know what
is the matter with the candy factory"
Mr.. Redieske is now skeptical con
corning Dowie's ability to vacate tht
receiverShip.
t'Dowie may have a million or two III
his sleeve for all I know" he said. "But
l have been unable to see any evidence
of financial strength in Zion City"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
GIVES UP HIS PENSION.
Governor Bliss of Michigan Says he
Doesn't Need It.

Washington, Dec. Reconnaissance of
Pensions Ware has received a letter
from Governor Bliss of Michigon, vol
UNFAIRLY relinQuishing his pension.
In his letter Governor Bliss says
81 feel that have won what wished,
a place on the pension rolls with my
comrades Of the war of the rebellion,
and relinquish the pension only because
1 doubt the propriety of continuing as
pensioner when I am not in need. My
disability was fully determined by two
examinations, one under Commissioner
Evans and the second under your ad-
rninstration, each conducted by two
doctors, the results being an order
placing me on the rolls at S12 month
NY intention was to donate the money
to the work Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and this have done"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
MARKETS TODAY
Excitement in the Cotton Pit
Continues.
Price Slides Up and Down but
Closes Firm.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Slow and Hogs Five
and Ten Cents Off.
Both Wheat aad Corn Are Firm
on 'Change.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

New York. Dec. 4-COTTON-After a
nights reflection the news Of yesterday
did not seem any less bullish to. the cot
ton trade. At any rate the market opened
firm and ruled firm and excited. First
prices were at an advance of to % points
with all the months selling at new high
record prices for the season, cables, that
were even better than expected, reflect
ing a very bullish Interpretation of the
government crop estimate by the English
trade. Following the call here there was
tremendous realizing, but there was also
tremendous coverings and bull support
and fluctuations were so extremely rapid
and violent that it was almost Impossible
to tell from one minute to another Wheth-
er the market was up or down.
One of the active months would be sell
ing down while another was selling up.
and, taken together, it was one of the
most erratic mornings of the season. 1t
seemed for time after the opening as
though offerings were little too heavy
for the buying power, but before the
trade fully realized that prices were a
shade under last nights finals the market
had rallied again to about the opening
prices.
Spot cotton closed steady and 20 points
higher. Quotations per 100 pounds: Mid
ding uplands. 81 s.; middling gulf $l2sO
Sales today, $500 bales.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 4.-COTTON-
Market steady and strong at u5so per
Bound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
REEORM GOES ON.
That in Postal Service to Be Com
pleted in Two Years.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Third Assistant
Postmaster General Edwin G. Madden
in his annual report says that the re-
form OF abuses OF the second class mail
ing privileges is moving steadily for
ward and can be completed in two
years. Upward of thirty publications
are still involved in court proceedings
on the question of second class priv
ileges and on the result of these cases
a great part of the reform depends.
Mr.. Madden expects that the court pro-
ceedings will be ended within the next
few months and the way then opened
to complete the reform. Mr.. Madden
recommends that congress consolidate
the third and fourth classes of mail
matter and fix the rate of postage at
one cent for each two ounces or frac-
ton thereof. The report compares the
expenditure for rural free delivery and
the deficiency in postal revenue for the
last three fiscal years, and says:
The rate of increase in expenditures
for the introduction and maintenance
of rural free delivery service has been
more than one hundred per cent per
year, whereas the normal per cent of
increase for the whole service has been
approximately IL per cent. But for this
sudden and extraordinary increase in
expenditures for a practically new
though necessary branch of the post
service the deficiency in the postal rev.
enue by the natural operation of things
prevailing would have been almost #
not entirely eliminated.
The gross selling value of stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers is
sued to postmasters was $1S, 831, 227, and
their postage value was ST. Isl. S52, leav-
ing $1,079.375 to defray the cost OF
manufacture and distribution.
The total number of pieces of stamped
paper issued to postmasters during the
fiscal year was 1924, 9O2. 7s5, of the value
of 1929, 331, $50, an increase over the pre-
vious year of 16 per cent in number and
Is per cent in value. To these STAMP
supplies should be added 9,829, 240 STAMP
books the selling price of which oven
the value of the stamps contained there
in was sos, 292, making the total number
of pieces of stamped paper and stamT
books issued to postmasters 1904, 732, 03S
of the value of 1929, 430,175.
There were 770,657.950 postal cards is
sued
Mr.. Madden recommends that con-
gress authorize the postmaster genera
to accept mailing in large quantities
of identical pieces of printed mat
ter and, small articles of merchandise
without the necessity of affixing post
age stamps to the individual pieces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
COLLECTED SALOON FINES.
Leavenworth Man Asks City to Pay
Him a Commission.

Leavenworth, Kan. Dec. 4.--Surprise
was sprung in the city council meeting
here when a Kansas City attorney, on
behalf of Clinton Flynn, presented q
bill for $3.50 commission on saloon and
other fines collected during Mayor Ry-
ans administration. Flynn was license
collector during that administration,
but he received no commission on the
saloon and gambling licenses, which
were paid into the police court. AS
none of the parties was formally ar
rested and fined in court. Flynn's at
torneys contend that the sums paid
were not legally fines" but plain IL
cense fees, and that Flynn is entitled
to a commission.
The council refuses to recognize the
claim, and a suit will no doubt result.
AS the sale of liquor is Illegal in Kan
sas, the case, if it ever comes to court
win involve some fine points of law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
FLAX SEED ON THE LAKE.
It Covers Many Acres of the Waters
Surface.

Houghton. Mich..Dec. 4-Great guam
titles of faxseed cover the bosom of
Lake Superior Keweenew peninsula.
The fax is from the cargo of 1S7, 900
bushels of the big steel steamer, John
L. Hutchinson, stranded near Eagle
Harbor, and covers many acres on the
surface of the lake.
With stakes of over 100000 as the
reward. the amount of insurance on the
steamer and cargo, wreckers are put
ting forth every effort to rescue the
craft. Large gangs of men are work
ing day and night to dump the valuable
cargo overheard SO that the steamer
may be saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
dow. for there is no other way to get in

dow, for there is no other way to get in
without being seen.
City Food Inspector Farnsworth was
present, and submitted some proposed
changes in the milk ordinance. 1t was
decided to refer these changes to the
city attorney, along with the other
recommendation of the committee.
1t was also decided that the food in
spector be required to inspect poultry,
game, fish, oysters and fresh sausage in
the butcher shops in addition to his
present meat inspection business. The
food inspector will make weekly reports
to the secretary of the board of health
and monthly reports to the board of
health and city council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
kansas CITY livestock Markes.

Kansas City, Mo. Dec, 4::-CATTL4E 5oo
head of southerns. Market slow. Native
steers, $3.5oQ505; southern steers. $2Z54
$50; southern cows, S2.05P2 40; native cows
ers, $2.50QS. so; bulls. s2Oo93S5; calves. 81. rs
$500; western steers, $315Q4.25i western
cows, 81. 75d2.60.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1.0o0 head. Mar
ket 5010c lower. Bulk of sales, - 5594 IS;
heavy, 81 60u4:7o; packers. s4-55Q4.60; pigs
and lights, $4.521A4465.
SHEEP-Receipts today, LOGO head.
Market steady. Muttons, $3.501410; lambs,
ST. 50d5.3 range wethers, $S.S0q3.70; ewes,
81 SOd3.35.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
BID So FOR OIL.
Price Now Highest in Twenty-Five
Years, Excepting 1895.

Oil City. Pa, Dec. A bid of 81 for
10000 barrels of crude oil represented by
national transit certificates was made on
the floor of the exchange today. There
was a sale of 5000 barrels at $1.95. With
the exception of the year 1895, when Ger
tificates sold as high as 81 s. a barrel, the
bid and the sale today is the highest quo
tation in Is years, or since the opening
field.
The advance is caused by the pipe line
reports for November, which show a
steady increase in new wells, but the de-
crease in production and a heavy draft
on the reserve stocks, especially of Penn
sxlvania oil.