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o 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 1897 or some of the latter’s friends. It wouid not take much to start Corbett and Fitz at each other right in the street or wherever they should chance to meet. | While returning from the ranch Julian repeated hia performance of yesterday by being dumped out of his sleigh. He landed on his head in the middle of the road, but the snow was soft and spongy and he escaped without injury. The rotund little manager confessed after he had been placed on his feet right side up with care that he could not drive a sleigh | a sittle bit. Jim Corbett gave a private athletic per- formance this afternoon before a select party of Nevadans. The chief guestwas Governor Sadler, the man who has be- come world famous because of his of the now celebrated Garrard prize- ing bull, thus making possible the c mation of the great battie for the world’s | championship. Along with the Governor were a number of legislators and State officials. They were delighted with the | exhibition and ceme out of the Opera house convinced that Fitzstmmons woull | have to prove himself more than a phe- | nomenon to whip such a man. Corpett showed them how he worked with bis trainers, sparring and wrestling | alternately with Billy Woods aund Jack McVey, and winding up with a red-not bout with his brother Joe. The latter is rather too light for Jim, but he is a qu and shifty boxer and extremely bard. Daring this performance, which lasted nearly an hour, Corbett did not rest | asecond. As soon as Woods would peg | out he would seize McVey for clinch prac- tice, ana then aiter the big wrestler was exhausted would resume sparring with ek Woods. “He's boxing faster and bitting harder | every day,” remarked Woods aiter one of | the bouts, &s with uis handkercnief he | mopped up the blood that was trickling from nis nose. “I've got good wind my- self, but he pumps me outinno time. I'm a veritable punching-bag for him, and he | doesn’t spare me at all. But, just the | same, I stopped some of his Very best | blows to-day | “How was that, Billy? I did not| notice,” innocently asked Kid Egan. | “Why, with my face, of course,’”’ replied | the Denver cyclone, with an expansive | grin. Woods could not resist cracking a joke, even 1f Corbett bad fractured his skull. Corbett exercised twice to-day and ex- pressed himself as having gained consider- ably in strengtn and_quickness since his arrival in Carson. He says he i3 of the opinion that he will show to better ad- vantage in this climate and al:itude than in any location where he ever trained or fought betore. This is great news for his friends and backers, as they have feared all along that the rare atmosphere of Carson would have a deteriorating effect upon his system, and would seriously interfere with his chances of getting into the condition necessary to cope with such lled and tough customer as Fiiz- simmons. has been moticed that during Cor- s bouts with his trainers he does not make so much use of the famous ‘“side | step” with which he has tantehized many | an antagonist. In the old days of his as- cendency in the Olympic: Giub bo em- [ ployed the siae step constantly and with | and erfection that whoever boxed with him was sure to be made to | appear awkward and foolish. | I have not abandoned the side step al together,” explained the champion to- day, ‘‘but experience has taught me that 100 frequent resort 1o it isdangerous. Yar- | ticularly is this the case when opposing a man who uses the tactics of Fitzsimmons. The latter seidom makes a straight lead, | but uses the hook blow with either hand | instead. Now, nothing is more effective | in avoiding a straigat lead than the side | step, and besides it gives one an opportu- nity to send a heavy biow into his oppo- nent’s wind after the miss; but when ne | uses the hook matters are quite different. By side-stepping then you are apt to bump your jaw square into your opponent’s fist. Idon’t propose to make any mistake of | that kind if I can belp it.” Eddie Cooke, Corbett’s handsome press | at, rushed b lessly into the Ar- linzton Hotel to-day, and seizing the champion by the lapel dragged him off into a corner. “Say, Jim, I've got great news for you,” he whispered between his gasps, “I just learned that Fitzsimmons got & box on his train, t i “The deuce you say,” said Corbett, his | countepance lighting up with a smile, | “now we are horse and horse.” The solution of this mysterious lingo came afterward. Fighters, it appears, are as superstitious as sailors. Nothing will cause the bair of & pugilist to rise on end guicker than to find that a corpse is being shipped on the same train that is | carrying bim to a batilefield. It is a| *h00d00" of the most malignant type snd | thering oracles say tiat no man can win | a fight who has had the il luck to go through such an experience. Now when Corbett was being trundled hither from Ban Francisco on the Atiantic Express he was horrified by the discovery when ieay- ing Truckee that the express car contained a“box.” He had half a mind to turn back and begin the journey over again. Billy Woods wrung his hands in despair and said it was “all off for sure,”’ while big Jack McVey sat down and mumbled a favorite devil-driving incantation. But now comes the news that Fitzsim- mons has been no more fortunate than his opponent, for the train tbat is bring- ing him this way also carries a coffin. Cooke’s announcement of tuis fact was in- deed a morsel of relief for Corbett, and explains the fervor with which he deciared it was “*horse and horse.” But the’ tidings brought no good luck with them for Cooke himself, for not ten minutes after he released the lobe of the | 0. YT T ETB VOO S EE BBV LBEB888 0 CARSO To the Examiner Exclusively : not meant to be printed. They would like to know whether or ued at $1000 is grand larceny ? 1 had a light breakfast of m facts are exclusive. and in justice to him am obliged interesting as my own. bet, we won’t lose so many this Is nned the forefinger of the fight comes off. Bet on me. I will retire at 11 to-night bed with me to keep my feet w ition 1 didn’t consider the propos is, true to you. tried to take me from you. 1t Bet against Fitz. will doubtless be delighted to s ANOTHER CORBETT LETTER. Wasn’t that a dreadful thing THE CALL did this morning? Actually printed my letter to you, including parts which were Now, I would like to know what a stolen letter is like? And I forgot to arrange my pompadour until 10:15 o’clock. These 1 read Fitzsimmons’ letter in the Examiner this morning, 1 am sure | can whip Fitzsimmons. I see by the affidavit at the head of our editorial column that we lost over a thousand subscribers in January. on the staff and the month is shorter. the bag at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. the opinion that the injured member will be all right before I had a letter from the Police Gazette to-day. want me to break my contract with you and write for them. Up to date the Police Gazette is the only paper that has Three photographs of me were taken yesterday, and as per contract 1 send them to you exclusively. me have been published for two days. N, Nev., Feb. 19, 1897. call it an intercepted letter. not the theft of a letter val- nush and milk this morning. 1 to admit that it is almost as You month. Me and Fitz are now my right hand while punching My physicians are of and will take a hot stovelid to arm. They Your Jimmie for a moment. k that is very strange. Our readers ee them, as no photographs of My ZXCLUSWE MY REACH It’s all around here that som the articles to which my name i day and he says to me, ““Jim, “Why do you think so?’’ 1 begins gasping almost as bad through with me. Now I leave all the credit where it belongs. At the same jealousy among the members never has been, for, as | have s cept Mr. Earp. Now, this what I'll do: that the articles which bear m by me. I think it was rather raw a writer. isn’t a sport this side of the Examiner fixed Earp, and he# another referee to write for us. Dang Earp, anyway 1 know I can whip Fitz out Yours for the stuff, City of Carson, } . State of Nevada.§ ™™ James J. Corbett, being d that he is a native of California Nevada; pugilist, and that he is the so going letter. (Signed) Attest: Sammie Davis, Nota P. S.—For heaven’s sake R R R LR ER LR R LR LR L LR L L R L R L R R R LR R R L R L L L R L R L R R L L R L A T R R A R R L R L AR R L L R L R R A R R R R R R R R R A R A L L R L L R R T A R R T R R L R A A R R A R R R R R L A R L L R R L R R A R AR L LR R L LR | OM! WHAT A SNAD EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF Mi Bierce is writing them stories over your sig.”’ “‘Because they’re all prattle, Hereafter I'll make an 2 in you to engage the referee as You remember Mr. Earp was first writer and then referee, and it’s painful to think of the result to us. AFFIDAVIT. that he is by profession a new journalist and MYSELF ne one in the offi s signed. ”* he say is writing A mug met me to- , “I'll bet Ambrose asked. ’’ he says, and then he as | did when Sharkey was of writing these letters to go time 1 don’t want to stir up of our staff, where jealousy aid, | respect all of them ex- davit ny name were really written There Rockies who déesn’t think the we are blowing about hiring of his boots, JAMES. uly sworn, depo: and says and at this time a resident of le and only writer of the fore- JAY CORBETT, n. j. ry Public. don’t let THE CALL get hold Je 2999022920000 0000200202020292022220200200800209202002022220290002000000020000000222020202020202000000000200002022000000000002202020000000000200000020R0R0R2002020200200000000200202200020282022R29290200292000002022909220008. ] E E E E champion’s ear, he accidentally stuck his littie finger into a cutter on the hotel counter and had the tip of it chopped off. Corbett’s handball court was completed out at Shaws Springs to-day, and to-mor- row will witness the removal of himself and handlers to the trainers’ quarters. They will not return until the day of the great fight. The party will comprise be- side the champion, Billy Woods, McVev, Ea-an and Joe Corbett. To these will be added Billy Delaney, Charley White and Jeffries as soon as this trio arrives next week. Director-General Dan Stuart’s condition was reported to be far improved to-day, and it is thought he will be allowed cut for an airing to-morrow. Stuart is pleased with the announcement that there isa possibility of the Missouri Legislature legalizing boxing, and that a committee of that body may be sent here to see how the big mill is conducted, 0 as tobeina position to make a report. Stuart sent the following telegram toe day to Representative Radle, who intro- dacea the resolution calling for the ap- pointment of an investizating committee: MAIN ENTRANC Front View of the Carson Pavilion in Which th: Fight Is to Take Place. ! 4 Dear Sir: In anticipation of the passage of your resolution I have reserved for the use of your committee five of the bestseats in the pavilion. Glad to have you come and investi. gate. DAN A. STUART. George Siler, the Chicago man who is to referee the big mill, had some long and earnes: conversations with both Corbett and Julian this afternoon with reference to the intended behavior of the pugilists when in the ring. He impressed upon both men the importance of furnishing the public a clear, manly and square con- test, as the very life of the sport in Ne- vada depended upon their conduct. Cor- bett declared that no one would have cause for complaint reca-ding his tactics, and Julian vouched for Fitzsimmons. In order that everybody whoattends the bat- him hard on the stage and givesa very childish exhibition, and once when Mc- Vey let loose in a genuine hard hit Cor- | bett threatened to discharge him. Fitzsimmons talks very loud and affects | to believe that 1t will be an easy task for him to knock Corbett out. —— JOE VEMDIG FKOZEN OUT So He Will Sue Stuart for Some of the Lost Money. NEW YOXK, N. Y., Feb. 19.—Howe & Hummell, attorneys for Joe Vendig, the well-known sporting man, were to-day in- structed to commence legal proceedings against Dan Stoart. It is alleged that Stuart fa.led to keep an agreement which was signed in June, 1895, Interior of the Pavilion Where Fitzsimmons Will Train. tlemay thoroughly understand the Mar- quis of Queensberry rules, as wellas the boxers themselves, Siler intends to have the regulations published in fuil within a few days. R ONE CARNIV I, FEATURE, Will Be a vLice-Pigeon Heavy dtakes. CARSON, Ngv., Feb. 19.—Stuart has de- cided to make a live-bird shoot a feature of the Carson carnival. To-day he stated that he would add $1000 to a live-bird bandicap, and euch men as Cavrer, Mc- Allister, Budd, Parmelee and marksmen of that ilk will be seen in the contest. Entgies will close one day before the shoot with L. 3. Houseman, care of the cernival headquarters, Carson. The $1000 1t Shoot for will be added to sweepstakes made up of | entry fees of contesiants. James Whit- field, sporting editor of the Kansas City Star, will have the han ‘icapping in charge. The Star’s championship trophy will bein competition. The following telegram was received here this evening from Chicago: The Western States Passenger Association will announce to-day. basing & rate of the lowest first-class fare from Ogden to Chicago, added to & §35 rate trom Ogden to Carson. Stuart, Vendig says, promised to share | expenses, profits or losses of bringing Cor- | bett ana Fitzsimmons together. The | counsel fees would be $1500 and the rent of | the arena would be $2,500. Vendig says | that he told Stuart to po ahead, but after | the latter reach=d Texas he wrote a letter, | saying that the cost would be much more. In reply to tnis letter, Vendig says that he wrote Stuart to go ahead and draw on him whenever he needed money. | Itis now a matter of history that the | bout was prohibited in Texas owing to the | action of the Legislature, and after a | fruitiess effort to bring it off in Arkansas | Stuart presented an itemized bill to Ven- | dig for expenses amounting to $20, and an additional bill of $1300. When Stuart and Vendig parted ot Little Rock, Ark., in the autumn of 1895 Vendig says that Stuart promised to fol- low Fitzsimmons to Australia and that he told Stuart to go ahead, and that he would be with him in anything that he should do. A month later Vendig received a message from Stuart, who was then at Houston, Tex., saying that he had offered {$20,000as a purse for Corbett and Fitz- | sim mons to fight anywhere. | This proposition, Veadig says, he noti- Ground Plan of the Big Pavilion for the Fistic Carnival at Carson This makes the through rate $7650 trom Chicago and $7250 from St. Louis. Tickets are to besold March 12 and 13, limited to re- turn March 25. The Silar-Hogan train will leave Chi- cago Saturday, March 13, at 6 P. M., over the Chicago and Alton to Kansas, thence over the Union Pacific to Ogden, and from O :den on over the Central Pacific to Reno and over the Virginia and Truckee from Reno to Carson. The purty will reach this city Tuesday, March 16, at 10 A. 3. To-day’s train brought in no less than eight representatives of Eastern news- papers, and a larger number is expected to-morrow. Reporters’ headquarters in the ball leased by the Western Union are being hurried to completion, ana all writers will be comfortable by Monday. Notwithstanding the unfavorable condi- tion, the company is moving 30,000 wordsa night with excellent facility. Hundreds of telegrams addresced to Stuart requesting him to reserve seats for visitors from distant pointscontinue toar- rive daily. Regarding the messazes, Mr. ‘Wheelock said this evening: *It isim- possible for us to make any reservations. Where cash accompanies the order the buyer will receive the best seats available at the time the message reaches Carson. This is absolutely necessary to avoid con- fusion. All will be treated alike.” RN FITZSIMMONS CONFIDENT. Thinks He Wi Easily Knock Out Jim Corbett. SALT LAKE, Uras, Feb. 19.—Bob Firz- simmons and bis trainer attended a musi- cal performance at the Mormon Taber- nacle, took a bath in the natural hot water at the sanitarium, and visited several of the Mormon commercial institutions of the city, leaving on the noon Union Pa- cific train for Carson, where he will arrive on Saturday and go into hard training. Fitzsimmons says he weighs at present 160 pounds, and will increase his weiznt to about 170 pounds before going into the ring. He did not feel the altitude here to any marked degree, and was disposed to poke fun st Corbett, who, when here ten days was quite distressed by the rarity of the atmosphere. Referring to Corbett’s sparring exhibi- tions Fitzsimmons says Corbett instructs bis eparring partner (McVey) not to hit ) | fied Stuart that he was willing to abide by. Stuartcame on to New York in De- | cember of that year with articles signed by Fitzsimmons to fizht Corbett, as well as a verbal agreement to fizht Maher. When the articies were presented to Cor- bett he refused to sign them, but said in the presence of witnesses at the St. James Hotel that he wonld fizht the winner of the Fitzsimmons-Maher battle. Maher signed the articles for a $10,000 pur:e and Stuart left this city to get Fitz- simmons’ signature. When Fitzsimmons signed Stuart wired Vendig that he had to give Fitzsimmons $1000 for doing so. The arrangements were all perfected for the bout ai El Paso, but when it was found Impossible to bring the fight off at that place Vendig says that Stuart and he agreed to bring it off in Langtry. Stuart said that they had a “goose egg” before them, but they both agreed to bring off the fight so as to show the public that they meant business and that they would easily recoup their losses by bringing Cor- bett and Fiizsimmons together later on. One hundred and ten people paid to see the fizht at Langtry and when Stuart snd Vendig compared notes they found that they had lost $13 on the speculation. This showed a total loss under the arti- cles of agreement of nearly $35,000, half of which Vendig pail Fitzsimmons made a tour through Eneland und on his return he was met in this city by Stuart, and with Vendig's consent Stuart traveled all over Mexico to secure a battle-ground on which the Corbett-Fiizsimmons contest could be puiled off. Fitzsimmons and Corbett signed the articles for the coming fizht und Stuart went ahead to muke arrangements. Ven- dig claims that Stuart failed to corre- spond with him, and later on the Viti- scope Company was organized, with Ven- dig holding 15 per cent of its capital W. H. Wheelock, who was Stuart’s sec- retary, called on Vendig for funds, and Vendig says he advanced him $1336 in sccordance with arrangements which Ven- diz made with Stuart. A few days aco Vendig received a tele- gram from Stuart, dated Carson City, which said that Stuart was willing to give Vendig pooling interests on the event, but nothing more. Vendig then felt that he was being frozen out, and immediately informed his lawyers. GENERAL TREATY WILL GO OVER Evident That No Vote on the Measure Will Be Had This Session. Fi'ibustering En-aged In With 0d-Time Vigor by Op- ponents of the Bill. Senater Dani 1 M kes an Impassicned Address Impuzning Enzland’s Mo:iv s WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—When the Senate ad journed at 8 o’clock to-night, after a secret session of seven and a half hours, it was apparent to the mcst san- guine friends of the general treaty of arbi- tration with Great Britain that no vote could be secured at this session of the Senate. The fact that a motion to post- pone until March 5 had been defeated by a vote of 34 to 20 afforded no satisiaction. On the contrary it emphasized the fact that those fighting the treaty intendea there should be affirmative action oi no kind. The debate proceeded in regular order until 6 o’clock, when the Senator tired of the discussion and weary in body, left the chamber and proceeded to their homes. For two hours longer thera was a dreary succession of aye and no calis and calis of the Senate for the purpose of se- curing a quorum, which was no sooner found to be present than 1t would disap- pear. Filibustering was indulged 1 with the ola-time vigor, and when, aiter two hours of this sort of thing, the call of the Senate failed to establish the presence of a quorum a motion to adiourn prevailed and the treaty was left hanging in the air. At the close of yesterday’s session Sher- man gave notice that heshould to-day ask the Senate to vote. The debate began as soon as the doors were closed with consid- erable energy on the part of the friends of the treaty; but they soon wearied of tLeir struggle with the inevitable. Lodge and Frye spoke briefly but with a great deal of spirit, urging that the voie be taken this afternoon. Lodge said there could be no doubt but that every Senator bad made up his mind how he should vote, and any further delay would be a waste of time and an exhibition of a de- sire to prevent action of any sort. The speech of Senator Lodge was an ef- fort to “shell the bushes,” and it was suc- cessful in driving into the open the ene- mies of the treaty. He was confronted with a retort from Seuators Teller and Stewart to the effect that no vote could be had. Teller then took the floor and spoke for an hour against the treaty and against present action. ° Immediately upon the closing of the doors of the Senate the treaty was taken up for consideration, and Nelson of Min- nesota made another speech urging that action be postponed until the Senate con- vened on March 5 next. He called att.n- tion to the press o! business on the Senate calendar, and dwelt especiaily upon the need for the passage oi some form of bankruptey act. Platt of Connecticut again antagonized vostponement, believing that the best in- terests of the country demanded immedai- ate action. Mr. Frye of Maine, who, as sated yesterday, wzs inclined to think postponement would be the proper course, came out this morning in a short but spir- ited speech advocating action by the Sen- ate to-day. Benator Siewart of Nevada strongly urged postponement and was fol- lowed by Senator Teller of Colorado in the same vein. Teller, a member of the Committee on Appropriations, told his colleagues that :t:e Senate would have a it could do to puss remaining bilis beiween now and March 4. The demand for an immediate vote was made almost as soon as the doors were closed by Senators Lodge and Frye, each of whom spoke for five minutes. Teller retorted promptly that no vote on the treaty itself should be taken, and the de- bate then begun indicates the intention ot the opponents to wear out the Senate un- til, by sheer exhaustion, it is willing to vote to postpone. The merits of the treaty can be discussea in fuil on the motion to postpone, and this was done. In the course of his argument Mr. Teller <aid that he was not prepared to say that he should not vote for the treaty. He favored the principle of arbitration, but the treaty had been bungled and budly drawn and he believed there should be ample time for consideration. The more the treaty was discussed the more became the objections that had been made to it. ‘The Senate, Teller said, ought not to be cailed upon to vote upon €o important a uestion at this late day in the session. The State Department had baen four years in framing a treaiy which it believe | to be now periect, but which the majority of the Senate knew did not protect the in- terests of the American people. 1f the State Department with its men skilled in diplomatic procedure had been four years preparing a treaty why, Teller aske would the administration and the countr: be 50 insistent that the Senate should deal tinally with the subject in a few weeks? Daniel of Virginia addressed the Senate for upward of two hours, and made a powerful impression. He was against the treaty, and advanced some of the strong- est arguments that have yet been heara. War was not a bad thinz, Dauiel said, when the nation that went to war had the richton its side and was uphclding the bonor and intesrity of its people. The United States was the only country that Great Britain feared, and if she could put us under bonds to keep the peace Great Britain would go ahead with ber policy of aggression and agzrandizement and laugh at any pro'est that we might make or defy any position we might assume against her pppression of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The American veople were a people of peace; the policy of the country for 120 yesrs had been one of peace. It bad arbitrated its differences time and again and was pledged to that prin- ciple, but when it went into a solemn compact for that purpose with Great Britain there shonld be an equality of terms. The United States had evervthing to lose by the treaty und Great Britain everything to gain. The Congress of the United States rad never dec'ared war un- Facts re worth more tuau (heorics. It.8u inct ihng ure, rich, nourishing blood is given and good heaith established and meinisined by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla The Best—In fact The One True Blood Purifler, 3 11 take Hood's Pills e toed strseparitia. * less such war was justifiable; the Unitaq States bad never acquired any territory by war uniess as tie result of a war that way of de.ense or necessary for the perpetua. tion of the Repubiic. “] love the blood of the Kevolution, saia Mr. Daciel in one of his impassioned utterances. “Itis full of a/l that is great and noble in the history of this country.’” Mr. Daniel then proceeded to show that the lessons of the Revolution ought not to be forzotten, and that tke people of the United States should be wary of any over. tures made to them by her traditional enemy—Great Britain—spsaking though they do_the same langua Of all tne owers, Enzland was the one which the Juited States should refuse to blizdly follow. It would be 8 sorry day for this Nation when its hands were tied by an agreement that gave Great Britain all she asked s Fcompelled us to keep quiet in the face the policy that that Naiion will conti to follow, regardles, of any solemn pledge she may give. H During the course of an analytic eriti- cism of the treaty Mr. Daniel said the members of the Subreme Court ought not to be designated as members of the arol- tration tribunal. He ifavored the inser- tion of an amendment that left the mem- bership of that court to the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Hoar suggested that the members of the Supreme Court had already been c firmed by the Senate ana each mem b that body was well known to toe Senate. “That may be true,” replied Daniel. “We know the members of that court and we know them all tobe bLouorable me but this treaty is for the future. We do not know who may be the members this tribunal in the future. All our Pre-i- dents have been good men and have ag pointed good men, but_we do not know that al! our coming Presidents will zo0d men, as they will not be actuated b the same motives that have aciuated thos« who have gone before.’” The last speech of the day was made by Senator Lindsay of Kentucky, who urged the ratification of the convention and action to-day. He spoke for aimost an hour, devoting the most of his time toa Tefuration of the legal arguments ad- vanced by Senator Daniel and others who have during this debate taken the ground that the Senate was asked to yield up its prerogatives as a part of the treaty- making power. At the end of his speech Lindsay made a motion to postpone the consideration of the treats. Motions to adjourn were in- variably voted down or developed the absence of a quorum. Sherman pleaded in vain for an agreementfor a day and hour upon which the vote might be taken. Every suggestion of his was objected to and one roilcall succeeded another, and finally it was impossible to secure a quorum. A motion was then made and carried instructing the sergeant-at-arms to arrest absent Senators and bring them before the bar of the Senate. While sergeant-at-arms was vreparing his wi rants the friends of tne treaty held a con- saltation, which resuited in a motion to adjourn by Gallinger. TRis prevailed, and, without any notice the part of Sherman that he would again call up the treaty, the Senate at 8 o'clock adjourned. It is not improbable, however, that Sherman may make one more effort to secure a vote. of VENEZUELAN CORGREMS TO MEET. 1he Proposed Agreement Will Probably Be Adopted Without Modifieation. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—The Venezueian Congress will meet at Caracas to-morrow, when it is expected President Crespo’s message will strongly urge the prompt ratificat.on of the Guiana boundary arbitration treaty. No doubt is expressed that the agree- ment will be approved without moaifica- tion, and that the next executive steps will soon be taken 1o give effect to its pro- visions. FEW YO-DAT! Ruins many an otherwise healthy, robust person. It attacks the human system like an insidions foe, striking like a jav- elin of steel into the joints and muscles, mak- ing any muscular effort painful. In its milder forms it comes and goes, sometimes with the weather or the seasons, sometim-s with the bod- ily conditions, but if unchecked it becomes chronic cnd makes a confirmed cripple of its vietim. Rheumatism Cured. Feb. 13, 1897. Dear Doctor: Medical treat- maism. About acked with inflammatory * time cbanged (0 sciai- Wm. Fitzgerald. SaN FRANCISCO, Cal. State Electro Medical Institu When I commenced your Elect ment I was an {nvalid from rhe eight years ago I was ica. 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