SO EASY A JOB. ■^==rW7nf7^^^^^' ROBERTS—Byo-'oye, Kitchener, old boy; I'm off to Lunnon. Now that we have him conquered, you can soon make friends with him. VANDtRBILT'S WEALTH. I'viiiii; Alfred Will Hiiro a Little Lf«» than *10,000,4)00. New York, Dec. B.—The World says, that after a long delay the heirs of the late Cornelius Yaiulerbilt have : agreed to the appraisement of the ; estate as made by IJ. I). Hasbrouek, representing the state controller. This appraisement is $52,500,000 for the real estate. The figures insisted on by the heirs were $40,826,856, buf Mr. Hasbrouek stood firm and has sit last gained his point. In the meantime there was great speculation as to what the residuary estate would be. According to the terms of the will all that remained after the various bequests had been divided was togo to Alfred Vander bilt. Young Yanderbilt, now the 1 head of the house, had not been able to tell just how much he was worth. The estimate fixed by Senator Depew just after the will was filed for probate was that the estate of his old associate would be valued at 970,000,000. This would have given to the residuary legatee $34,500,000. The estimate of Senator Depew was never very far off, although it was not. generally accepted at the time. Under the agreement decided on yesterday Alfred will get $2,500,000 lore than Senator Depew gave him, and his entire fortune will amount to $44,000,000. Kut out of this re siduary estate Alfred has agreed to give to Cornelius $6,000,000, in order to prevent a law suit threatened be cause the eldest brother was cut off with only $1,500,000. Inearthed a Fraud. Hamilton, Out., Dec. B.—William X. Tlark, United States customs officer at Niagara Falls, and Frank Tryon. also i United States customs officer, have neen in Hamilton the last few days Mivestigating the alleged shipment of tobacco from Hamilton to United states ports. The scheme was to ex ort Havana wrapper labelled filler. Che Canadian government makes no discrimination between wrapper and tiller, but the United States does.. l"he imported wrapper tobacco, la belled filler, was reshipped to the United States and the low duty paid. W. 112. T. I'. Convention Clone*. Washington, Dec. .B.—The National W. C. T. I', convention ended last light. Most of the closing day was devoted to superintendents' reports. A report by the executive commit tee that the National W. C. T. U should own and control an official organ was adopted, as was a resolu tion declaring the union should work for the adoption of a constitutional amendment prohibiting polygamy. Columbus, 0.. Fort Worth, Tex., and l'ortland, Me., each asked the lnfrioi of entertaining the convention next year. Tayler'* Anti-Polygamy Bill. Washington, Dec 8. —Representa- tive Tayler, of Ohio, who was identi fied with the movement to exclude Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah, from a sea't in congress, has introduced a measure intended to bring about fed eral prohibition of polygamy. Tf proposes a constitutional amendment for uniform laws on marriage and divorce. Mr. Taylor says, however, that his aim goes considerably be yond a mere uniformity of such laws, and is expressly designed to reach polygamy and put an end to it. A Hallway 'lnitiate'* Fatal Drop. Xew York, Dec. B.—Henry J. Hay den, vice president of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co.. jumped or fell from the fourth story window of his residence in this city last night and was killed. The de ceased was a sufferer from nervous ness and heart trouble. Mr. Hayden was a director in 12 corporations. No diplomatic Kiipture. London, Dec. B.—"There has been 110 diplomatic rupture between Hol land and Portugal," says the corre spondent of the Standard at The Hague, "and the ministers will re turn to their respective courts to which they are assigned in the course of a few days.' Can't Locate the Junta. Loudon, Dec. B.— Tn response to Secretary Hay's representations, the foreign office has replied that the authorities at Hong Kong have been unable to discover a Filipino junta Aliere. I M'LE SAMS 11 The Powers Concede that It Is the Best. THE CHINESE QUESTION. Germany Yields "In the Inter ests of Peace." MINOR POINTS UNSETTLED. There Still Remain a Few .flatter* of Lemrr Importance to be Agreed Upon fie 1 ore the Allien' Peace Terms are Submitted to the Chlneae. lierlin, Dec. 8. —With reference to the news from London that an agree ment had been reached at Pekin. high official of the German foreign office, who is empowered to speak in the name of Count Von lluelow, im jierial chancellor, said last, evening: "The report is correct, but there are still some minor points unsettled. It.was clear from the first that the note formulated by the foreign en voys in Pekin would not be accepted, inasmuch as the United States dis avowed Mr. Conger instantly and Russia raised some formal objections. Now that the envoys are agreed and the note is acceptable to the United States there should be 110 exultation as if the other powers had bowed to the will of one nation. All were free to take whatever course they chose, and Fhey chose in the interest of peace and harmony. "They altered the note to meet the views of the United States. It is hoped that the fact that. has gone so far in complying with tlje wishes of the United States will meet with recognition in America." Referring to the question of pun ishments, the official in question pointed out that Germany still in sists upon the "severest admissable punishments," as the note puts it. "We shall now see." he said, "Wheth er the Chinese authorities '•'ill meet this requirement. Germany is not without fear that the Chinese gov ernment will still offer resistance." Rick* neeide* Agalnot a Striker. Toledo, Dec. B.—A motion in an im portant case was yesterday overruled by Judge Ricks, of the United States court. August A. Hickerson, one of the A. R. U. strikers, seeks damages from the Raltimore & Ohio railway for alleged blaccklisting. The motion asked that the railway be required to produce the records of the Gen eral Managers' association, names of members, portions of the by-laws; the report of the committee that in vestigated the A. I!. IT. strike; the number of men furnished railways by the employment bureau of the asso | elation, and the "blacklist" of the Il linois Central railway. Bandit* Surrounded. Malvern, Ark., Dec. 8. —One of the bandits who robbed the Iron Moun tain railroad express ear near Clifford. November 21. has been wounded and capured. He is now in jail at War ren, Ark. The other two robbers are surrounded in a swamp in Louisi ana, near the Arkansas line, and will likely be captured. A Unite Coal Shed Ablaze. Houghton, Mich., Dee. B.—Fire broke out Friday in the Calumet and Hecla coal shed No. 1 at South Lake Linden from spontaneous combus tion. A large force of men is fight ing the flames, which are nearly 111 the center of the mammoth build ing. The shed contains 100,000 tons of coal. Ordered to Sail South. San Diego, Cal., Dec. B.—Admiral Kant/, received orders Friday to sail without delay to South America and in accordance with these instructions preparations are being hurriedly made for both the lowa and Philadel phia to leave this port. The cause for this hurry order is not made pub lic. . —-• - CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1900. KNEW NO BOUNDS. Rathhone's Expenditure of Public Money. WAS A LOVER OF LUXURY Nothing was Too Expensive for Him when in Office. FROM HAVANA TO INDIANA. A Little Jaunt wis Taken Hint Cost SSOO -Ilia (.loves, t'ollars, f'utt's and Household Furniture Were l'uld for by the Public. Washington, Dec. B.—Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, chairman of the sen ate committee on relations with ( üba, yesterday made public the statement prepared by the auditing division of the war department show ingl the expenditures made by E. G. Rat Inborn l , late director of the depart ment of posts for Cuba. The state ment is included in a volume of 291 pages, and covers the period from January 1, 1K99, to April HO, 1900. There are no remarks and the book is a solid mass of figures, showing not only the disbursements made by Rathbone, but giving the items disal lowed upon re-examination, as well as those allowed. The total disal lowances for the 1G months were $72,- 631. The first disallowance was on ac count of an expenditure of SS3O for a duchess carriage, made on February 28, 1899. After that time there were frequent disbursements for the di rector general's carriage service. March 20 he paid $202 for a set of harness and carriage "auxiliaries;" April 7, sl3 for a Jipigapa hat and for another hat for his coachman with rosette, and on the same date $.106 for harness. etc. Rent for the coachman, stable, etc., seems to have been regularly paid out of the public funds at the rate of sllO pet month, and in one or two instances the hostler's salary was thus sup plied. All the coach furnishings were provided in this way. In May, 1899, a uniform costing S4O, a pair of boots costing sls and an other hat costing $9 were bought for the coaeliman. June 9 a rain coat costing $26 was supplied to that indi vidual. The coach later was sup plied with rubber tires at an ex pense to the public of sllO. In ad dition, there were many miscellane ous charges for stable rent and for carriage and car hire. All of the payments made to C. 1* W. Neely, chief of the financial bu reau of the department, appear to have been carefully scrutinized and many of them were disallowed. Most of the payments made to him appar ently were made on account of office furnishings, freight, drayage, moving, advances in salaries, etc. There are two or three items in his accounts of from $lO to S2O for the payment of laundry bills for the director gen eral's coachman. On October 14, 1899, $5,123 was paid to Neely on ac count of "loss on Spanish gold taken to the United States," and this was disallowed, as were seyeral other minor charges in connection with the transaction. Xeely made a trip to the United States, going' as far west as his old home in Indiana, under the direction, it is stated in the report of the di rector general, and many of his charges in that connection were din allowed upon re-examination, but not, of course, until they had been paid. ITe also made advances to Itathbone and to \Y. K. Wilmot on'account of trips to the United States which Aere not sanctioned by the auditor. Some of the items in this connection amount to SSOO. 111 April, '99, Mr. Rathbone made a visit, to this country under the claim that it was made in obedience 1o the orders of the postmaster general, bur the auditor finds that the trip was not authorized, and refuses to sanc tion the entire expenditure, which was SSOO. Similar action is taken with reference to the purchase of an enameled bath tub for the depart ment of posts, secured at a cost of $42. Attorneys and notaries were paid sllO for services in connection with the leasing of Mr. Kathbone's residence. There were also charges for plumb ing and paper hanging at the resi dence and for a chandelier in the bil limrd room of that establishment. In one case the rent of the house was paid from the public funds. The house also appears to have been furnished at the cost of the public. In December, 1599, and January, 1900, several bills were paid to New York ■and Washington firms by Kathbone, one aggregating $925, another $:168, one of $133, one sl2l and another sl,- 350. The last bill includes 240 entries and covers many articles of domes tic use, such as cloths, gloves, scarfs, toilet articles, euspidores, wine glasses, tableware, kitchen utensils, bedsteads, bedroom sets, bed clothing, etc. There were also many disal lowances on account of office furni ture purchases, and in same eases portions of the payments a.re found to have been legitimate and others not so. In one case shirts, collars and cuffs were charged to the gov ernment. Harvard Wins lu Debate. Cambridge, Mass., December B.—A victory in debate came to Harvard for the third consecutive time against Vole in the inter-collegiate series at Sanders theater last night. The best speaker for Harvard was Roscoe Conkling liruee, a colored man. The question debated was: "Resolved, that the permanent retention of the Philippine islands by the United States is desirable." Harvard had the affirmative. HORSES NEED HAIR RENEWER Uncle Heulien Thonjcht There Wasn't Much to limit About in the Show. "City folks is easily pleased," remarked Uncle Reuben, who has a farm down in 1 Egypt, relates the Chicago Chronicle. "I went into see that there horse show, and there wasn't a single critter there that had | more than a stump of a tail. What they need ig a hair renewer for those prize animals. A stiff young man that kept looking at noth ing and holding his arms out as if he das'n't let his coat sleeves touch his coat says tome when I asked him about those poor tailless, stuck-up looking animals that they were that way on purpose because it's the fashion. Queer what will come in for style. I looked round and most of the big men they said was millionaires didn't have any hair on their heads. The bald spots was about as numer ous as the bob-tailed bosses. The young dudes that I see promenading about with big flowers in their buttonholes didn't one of them have a sign of mustache or even a prospect of any whiskers. It was queer— I horses without hardly any tails, men with l out any hair on their heads, and with out any mustaches. It do beat all.' A Phyalclnn'a Prescription. About four years ago Miss J. M. Desmond of 1360 B Street, S. W., Washington, D. C., ! wrote: "I am so well pleased with the ef fect on my skin of Palmer's Lotion, which was firescribed for me by one of our lead ( ing physicians, that I recommend it to all my friends." Many others who have used Palmer's Lotion find it so beneficial that they claim there is nothing else so good for skin diseases. Palmer's Lotion Soap pos sesses all the medicinal properties of this Lotion and should be used in connection with it in preference to any other soap. If your druggists does not keep it send to Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York, for sample of Palmer's Lotion and Lotion 6oap. Art unci Xnlure. "Was the country lovely, Marie?" "Oh, just lovely; it looked for all the world like a landscape painted by some body."—lndianapalis Journal. DcnfneHN Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to care deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is j caused by an inflamed condition of the mu cous lining of the Kuxtachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out . and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroved forever; nine cases of of ten are caused: by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition t of the mucous surfaces. I We will give One Hundred Dollars for any I case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. .J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Preposterous. He— Did you tell that other fellow you were engaged to that you loved me more? I Sht—Yes, and the horrid thing! he want | ed me to return the ring.—Detroit Free j Press. I Time to Go South. For the present winter season theLouis i ville & Nashville Railroad Company has im : proved its already nearly perfect through | service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars ! and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati, ! Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago, to Mo bile. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Thom nsville, Ga., Pensacola, Tam pa, Palm Beach and other points in Horida. Perfect connections made with steamer i lines for Cuba, Porto Rico, Nassau, West Indian and Central American Ports. Tour ist and Home Seekers' excursion tickets on •ale at low rates. Write C. L. Stone, Gei> eral Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for particulars. I Wiggles—"Can you speak French ?" Wag i gles —"A little. That is. I can shrug my 1 shoulders." —Somcrville Journal. Best for the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. "I always judge a man by the cigars he i smokes." "I judge him by the cigars he gives others to smoke." Philadelphia I North America. ! Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third | Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. j Poet (to colleague)—"So you are going I to have your beard shaved on?" Colleague I it couldn't be reproduced in mar ; ble." —Fliegende Blaetter. ! Throw physic to the dogs—if you don't | want the dogs—but if you want good diges i tion chew Beeman's Pepsin Gum. | Citicus—"Has Daub made a success as an i artist?" Cynicus—"Yes, indeed. He be j longs to five clubs." —Town Topics. I Thirty minutes is all the time required to ; dys with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold by 1 all druggists. Mr. Speneerplace—"Women are uncon sciously humorous at times." Air. Wil loughby Avnoo—"That is about right. Now, my wife, selected a certain cottage in the country for us to spend the hot months in last summer for the sole reason that it had four open fireplaces."—Brooklyn Eagle. Mrs. O'Hoolahan (to husband returnjng from day's work)—" Why didn't yez bring home the pound av thot noo 'instantaneous oatmeal' Oi told yez t'get at the grocery ?" O'Hoolahan—"Faith, because the grocery man wouldn't let me have it unless Oi paid for it 'instantaneously.' " —Brooklyn Eagle. Trouble Ahead.—Mrs. Gilhooley—"George, . I scarceiv have the courage to tell you, but I our gas hill for the month is s'2o." Mr. Gil hooley—"Good Heavens! There must be I some mistake!" "O no, there isn't; he j read the meter." "Read the meter! Wait till I meet the reader!" —Ohio State Journal. You no doubt hear things every day that are not true, and repeat them. Try not to do it. It is surprising how *iany things are told that are untrue ami cruel; it is surpris ing how many people like this sort of ta:k. Be above circulating an untrue and damag ing story about anyone to oblige some mis chievous gossip.—Atchison Globe. The Deacon—"Mrs. Wadburn is greatly offended at your sermon against the extrav agance of social entertainments." The Pastor —"Why, I did not point it so direct ly at her, did I?" The Deacon —"That's just the trouble. Mrs. Wadburn is very jealous of her social position."—Detroit Journal. Winston Churchill, whose mother, now Mrs. Cornwallis West, was an American girl, is supposed to have made more out of tiie Transvaal war than anybody else. Al though only 20 years old, he has drawn the largest salary on record for a war corre spondent, has earned a seat in parliament, has made a reputation that will sell hie books, whether they are good or bad, and he has accepted uu offer of $50,000 to lecture in tLt4 country. Lanr'i Family Medicine. Moves the bowel» each day. In order tc lie healthy this is necessaiy. Acts gently ou the liver and kidneys. Cures sick he»d ache. Price 25 and 50c. It'* the Other Fellow'* Worry. Bingham—Yes, this is a fine establish ment, and one might suppose you are very happy is it. Hut don't you sometimes worry about the heavy rent? Stilson—Oh, dear, no. I suspect, however, tiie landlord has qualms in regard to that matter. —Boston Transcript. Jell-O, The New Deiiert, pleases all the family. Four flavors:—Lem on, Orange. Raspberry arid Strawberry. At your irrocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day. For Infants Signatur yrf Years * The Kind You Have Always Bought WOES OF WORKERS. The American man or woman is industrious. Our leisure class is small, our working world very large. Many of our leading citizens of great wealth are hard workers. Our laboring classes are found in herds and hordes in the for? In most cases it is for daily bread, >3 in many for maintenance of others. Great 'gjy /""• / >'" jj numbers also work to acquire wealth. jmWl| n Some for great commercial prominence, g J Some to preserve intact a splendid inheri- fl tance. Necessity, generosity and ambition \ Y-MmjßjSnSrß are the inspiration of all classes of indus try, and the object of every one falls to the ground when ill-health attacks him. Maintaining health is the most vital thing in the world for workers of every Ju class, and the usefulness of Dr. Greene's HraFidill Nervura blood and nerve remedy, as a HEggvAl, strengthener of the constitutional and v I vital powers, is beyond all question. This jj jf great remedy enters into partnership Kkjflr I I with Nature and helps human beings do E7 / Mj I their work without giving up to prema- B ture decay. The strain of work is on the /// \ ■ minds of some, on the bodies of others, ~ V but the nourishing of either, or both, is i. ii-- ■ ' in the nerves and blood. Nervura acts I I ([ | ) directly on the fountains of health and " V lll _ nMwTiiiipay ] its strengthening power is wonderful. __>> Dr. Greene's lOMfHI NERVURA \j|WiJflS for the Blood and Nerves. u T| What does the worker do when some chronic wH M trouble manifests itself ? He takes some stimulant or something which is designed for temporary effect, and VkHB 4 simply weakens his already overworked system. How Kftja different from this is the work of Nervural How beautiful its support to the natural powersl With out shock of any kind its purely vegetable elements seek out the weak spots and build them up. Imme- F JSKL \ diately the circulation of the blood improves and the sluggish elements are expelled. The nerves are quieted, the quality of the blood is enriched and the new and strengthening tide communicates itself to every muscle of the body. Mr. JOHN D. SMITH, Electrician for the Thomson-Houston Electric Co., of Lynn, Mass., says: •' When a man has been sick and is cured, it Is his duty to tell others about it, that thov, too, may get well. Three years ago I had been working almost night and day, could not eat regularly, and got only a fow hours' sleep at night. No man can stand that long, and I Boon began to be prostrated. I could not sleep when I tried, and my food would not stay on my stomach. I was in a terrible condition, and was much alarmed. " I went to doctors, but they did mo no good. Learning of the wonderful good done by Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, I determined to try it. It cured me com pletely of all my complaints. I eat heartily and sleep well, thanks to this splendid medicine. I believe it to be the best remedy in existence." Dr. Greene, Nervora's discoverer, will give all health seekers his counsel free of charge. His office is at 35 West 14th Strefet, New York City, and his advice may be secured by personal call or by letter through the mail; no charge is made in either case. The worn-out ilk body, mind, or sexual powers will get prompt help from Dr. Greene. His advice is absolutely confidential and is free to all. WALTHAM WATCHES ) It is not alone the value of the jewels that makes a first-class watch —it is the brains that have planned its construction. It is mechanical skill and knowledge that have made Waltham Watches the best in the world. 44 The Perfected American Watch an illustrated book of interesting information about 'watches, 'will be sent free upon request. American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Mass. Dr. Bull's Cough. O Cares a Cough or Cold at once. W IRMWWLT jnl Conquers Croup,Whooping-Cough. Ay JTUlll/ 1 Hoarseness, Bronchitis, Grippe anil +V jfn ignrSzL. Consumption. Mothers praiso it. Doctors prescribo it. 112 Quick, sure results. Get only Dr. Bull's! Price, 25 cents. 1 Dr. Bull'» Pill* cure ConJtlp[,tlon. "Fifty pllla, 10 cte. Trial box, 9 eta. 1 G«D GRAIN COFFEE Grain-0 is not a stimulant, like coffee. It is a tonic and its effects are permanent. A successful substitute for coffee, because it has the coffee flavor that everybody likes. Lots of coffee substitutes in the market, but only one food drink— Grain-O. All grocers ; 15c. and 25c. 7
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