The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
I ft A Ix llAUK, Proprietor.
TRIlMSt 11.23 IN ADVANCE. '
NORTH PLATTE
NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Peck's Sun at Milwaukee has ccnse4
to Rhine
The president has nominated P. M,
Hocfel, of Missouri, to be third sec
retary ol the United States embassy,
City of Mexico.
Mrs. Kate Q. Huddlcstone, one of tho
most active and widely known club
women In the country, died at her
homo In Chicago.
More than 923,000,000 In taxes was
levied upon tho tax payers of Cook
county, Illinois, for the year 1809 on
real estate and personal property.
Dr. Nanscn has arranged with a firm
ot Lclpslc publishers to publish a Ave
volume work containing tho sclontlflc
results of his Polar explorations. Tho
work will be In English.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved tho application of O. L.
i right and others for authority to or
ganlzo tho First National bank of
Pleasantvlllc, In., with a capital of
126,000.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
company announces that last year It
carried 197,220 pasengerH, as against
K.1,963 in 1898, and 2,303,404 cubic
metres of freight as against 1,983,082
cubic motres In 1898.
Tho attorney general has approved
the title for the site for tho public
building at Dlatr, Neb., and the sum
of $6,360 has been forwarded to tho
United States district attorney for tho
payment of tho Rnme.
In the case of Morris Kelm against
the United States, tho supreme court
has decided that the courts have no
st'pcrvlsory powers over tho headR ot
departments of the government In dis
charging subordinates.
Tho naval appropriation bill ha
been reported to the houso by Acting
Chairman Fess, of the naval commit
tee. Tho amount curried by tho bill
N $61,219,910, the largest over reported
to the house from tho naval committee.
The union machinists of Chicago,
who recently went back to work after
n strike extending over a period of sev
eral weeks, may again walk out un
less differences existing between them
and their employers arc speedily set
tled. Mexican government chemists havp
examined packages of Chicago
lard seized on tho charge ot adultera
tion and now report tho article per
fectly sound and good, and tho lard
has been returned to the grocers from
whom It was taken.
Efforts are to bo mado by tho Grand
At my of the Republic to secure legis
lation providing for tho creation of a
pension court of appeals, which is to
pass finally on applications for pen
sions rejocted by tho pension office
end Interior department.
At a meotlng of Topeka citizens
steps wore taken to rnlso 1,000,000 bush
els of corn In Kansas for starving
India. Governor Stanley presided. A
committee ot prominent men, of which
the governor is chairman, was appoint
ed to effect a stuto organization. '
Representative Levy of New York In
troduced a resolution, which, after re
counting tho statement that nilrty offi
cers nnd men In the army In the Phil
ippines havo committed suicide nnd
more than 400 are now confined to In
pane asylums, nnd that serious charges
havo been made against officials In the
transport, quartermasters' and other
service, calls on tho speaker to appoint
a committee to Investigate.
Consul Victor E. Nelson at Bergen
has supplied tho state department some
facts about the provalenco and causes
of tuborculoRls In Norway. In 1890
over one-halt of nil deaths between
the nges of 16 und 30 wore caused by
tuberculosis, and statistics show that
about 7,000 Norwegians die annually
from this disease. Tho foremost pre
ventive against the disease' Is scrupu
lous cleanliness and the consul attrib
utes tho reduction of tho ravages ot
tuberculosis In England to the ex
tremes euro taken there In this respect.
President Eliot of Harvard univer
sity, In conference with Superintend
ent Fryo, of the Cuban public schools,
stated that, In order to solve tho prob
lem of accommodations for the Cuban
teachers who are coming to Harvard
this summer, ho has decided to turn
his houso at Cambridge Into a Cuban
teachers' dormitory; that during tho
summer ho wanted It filled with as
many young Cubans as It would hold;
that he would make arrangements for
cots and bed clothing, nnd that he
wanted a largo number ot teachers ac
commodated, CoL Aloxandor Hogeland, tho nows
boyB' friend nnd proniotor of tho cur
few, says not fower than 600 cities and
towns now havo tho curfew law.
Tho puro beer bill was killed in tho
Now York sonato by a refusal to adopt
n rule reported by tho rules committee
to permit of Its Immediate passage out
of Its ordor.
Captain John Codmnn, tho famous
udvocato of freo shlpB and frco trado,
It deud nt Boston In his 8Cth year.
Tho most dlsatsrouB flro In tho his
tory of tho Ohio ponitontlury destroyed
something inoro than $100,000 worth
cr property, of which tho state will
piobably lose $30,000.
Charles Ingorsoll, tho defaulting
county treasurer of Itlmca, N. Y un
der bonds of $10,000 to appear In court,
has lied.
Tho bulldlnc h-mlrm num.mlil
Houston, Tex., has ordered a general
utrlke ot all tho building trades In sym
pathy with tho carpenters, and 100 men
quit work.
There Is a strike of coal minors on
In Vermillion county, Illinois,
Jumcs Davis, a farmer from near
Wellington, Kansas, rcportH tho loss ot
fifty cows from rattlesnake bites. Ho
KUi'B tho pastures aro full of snakes,
nnd In his section several hundred
cows have died.
Ninety-three cases of tho bubonic
p'eguo and twonty-nlno deaths from
tho dlseaso havo occurred at Sydney,
N. S. W.
The Frankfort, Germany, consulate
general reports 19,246,473 oxports to
tho United States during the months
of January, February and March, being
au Increase of over 11,000,000.
Ml ARB AFTER JOBS
Hew (Jovomor of Porto Rico is Dodging
Numerous CfllceBCokors.
LAW IN EFFECT THE FIRST OF MAY
Gage Make Hilling War Department to
Itelnln Complete Control of the Island
All of TliU Month--Hccretary tiago Ar
ranging for Duty Collection.
WASHINGTON, April 14. It Is un
derstood that no selection of n succes
tor to Allen ns assistant secretary of
tho navy will bo made until after Sec
ntary long returns to Washington
ftom Colorado nnd has had an oppor
tunity to express his preference In tho
matter. Tho secretary la expected to
ntrlvo here almost uny moment. Mean
while tho title of plnccseekers has
turned upon Allen's ofllco and tho
White House, some of tho applicants
rot oven waiting for the president's
signature to the organic net before pre
venting their claims for some post con
nected with the government of Porto
Rico, The Indications arc thnt none of
these appointments will ho made until
Allen has had an opportunity to reach
San Juan and personally look into the
conditions thcro.
Secretary of the Trcnaury Gage has
decided that tho customs feature of the
Porto Hlco tariff nnd governmental bill
goes Into operation on tho first day of
Mny, 1900. This decision was mado
necessary In vlow of n discrepancy In
the bill as to tho timo the act should
become operative.
This action wan taken ns tho result
of a conforenco nt tho treasury today
between Assistant Secretary Molkle
John and Assistant Secretary Spalding.
Tho war department has been In receipt
of many Inquiries from persons In dif
ferent sections of tho country calling
t.ttcntlon to the apparent discrepancy
in tho Porto Rico act nnd asking for nn
official statement as lo tho dato whon
tho duties will go Into effect. The con
clusion arrived at applies to all of tho
affairs of tho Island and tho war de
portment will rotnln comulotc control
nnd direction there until Mny 1.
It Is expected that Governor Allen
will bo In San Junir beforo tho end of
tho present month, but he will not un
dertake to assume hlo office until the
dato named.
Tho cabinet meotlng today was occu
pied lnrgoly In a, i11hcu8s:oii of Porto
ltlcan affairs and particularly tho Porto
Itican bill, which wan signed by tho
president yesterday. Tho provisions
of tho bill were carefully gono over
nnd suggestions mado ns to the per
sonnel of tho new admlnlatrntlon of the
Inland.
Secretary Gage lias already taken
steps to assume charge nf tho collec
tion of tho customs duties nnd soon an
expert will 1e designated to go over
tho Island und Inspect the present sys
tem, with a vlow to making any
changes either In mothods or personnol
thnt may" bcem necessary.
TACTICS CHECK BOERS
(leweralslilp of ItrltUh War Chief lllockft
Ooni Paul' Army.
LONDON, April 11. "The forward
movement of tho Boers Is checkod,"
says Lord Roberts. This is taken to
mean not by fighting, but by disposi
tions to head off their advanco nnd
bar their way to vulnerable points
lr the line ot British communications.
Relief is on tho way to Wepener.
Tho Boers in Natal appear incapable
ot developing nn nggressive movement
nt Elandslnngto.
Lord Methuen is at Zwnrtkopfon
tcin, twelve miles cast of Boshot, and
U Bonding smnll swift columns through
the adjacent country. Lord Chcshum,
commanding one of theso, encountered
a small commando about ten miles
southeast of Zwnrtkopfonteln, Ho
found most of tho farms occupied by
womon and children only.
An editorial note In tho Dally Mall
avers that Mafoktng Is In a very bad
way and that the hope ot relict Is
far off, as no force Is advancing from
the south,
Tho war ofllco announces thnt 4,000
horses will arrlvo at the Capo this
week. It Is well understood that tho
animals are not fit for work until about
ton dnys after tho voyage. Two thou
sand moro are duo nt tho Capo next
week. Tho war office has cnlled out
tho reserve companies of sovornt In
fantry battalions, which will bo sent
to South Africa forthwith.
The Boer pence envoys havo docu
mentsthe Rome correspondent of tho
Dally News says showing thnt urgent
advances to tho Transvaal to wngo
war wero originally mado by Germany.
This correspondent also usaertB that
Count von Buolow, tho Gorman foreign
on a visit to n sick brothor, really went
minister, who was said to havo gono
tc Milan for tho express purpose of
conferring with tho delegates.
TEWS FEVER NOT THERE
Cattlemen Iteltovcd by tho Iteport of (he
Stuto Veterinarian.
OGALALLA, Neb April 14. State
Votoilnnry Surgeon Anderson wns in
Ugalnlla yesterday nnd In compnny
with C. 13. Menter of this place drove
over to tho rnnch of Thols Bros,, on
North river, whero tho Texas fover was
reported to bo. Mr. Anderson mado a
uiorougn examination nnu reports that
Toxns fovor was not tho cnuso of tho
dontlr of twonty head of cattlo. Tho
iicks on mo cattle wore the ordinary
dog ticks. Cattlomen are much ciia
ler Blnco Mr. Anderson reported.
DEWEY AND BRYANIo MEET
Nebraskan mill tho Niival Hero Will Ho
(lursts of Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 14. Admiral Dew
ey nnd W. J. Bryan will meet Tuesday
evening, May 1, for tho first time Blnco
tho horo of Manila nnnouueed ho was
a presidential candidate.
All doubts as to Bryan's presonco
wbb disponed today whon Mnx J.
Rtoso of the Lakeside club received a
telegram from him saying that he
would cancol provlous engagements In
order that ho could bo present nt thnt
organization's celebration, which Is n
part ot a general program. .
BOOM FOR MERCER
Nt-liraskMii Talked of tin Humilng Mule
for McKlntey.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Congress
man Mercer is tho latest suggestion
for vice president, his namo being fre
quently heard In and about the capi
tal. Tho Star says this evening:
"Tho latest addition which political
gossips havo mado to the list ot avail
able for vice president la Mr. Mer
cer of Nebraska. The suggestion of
his name has been received with fa
vor In many quarters. Tho main argu
ment In his bchnlf Is the possibility of
carrying Nebraska against Bryan.
There la a woll defined movement
on foot among rcpubllcana to go west
for ri running mate for McKlnlcy. The
same spirit which was shown In the
election of Henderson as speaker In
compliance with a demand from the
west for recognition Is being mani
fested again. The claim Is frequently
put forward thnt tho center of popula
tion In tho republican party has moved
west of the Alleghcnlcs nnd that west
ern republicans must be considered.
So, while easterners are gravely dis
cussing an available man In the cast,
western politicians aro turning their
faces toward the setting sun In search
Oi! n candlduto to take second place
on the national ticket. Western re
publicans arc as strenuous In this af
fair as they wero In tho speakership
contest, when In their breezy, western
fauhion they so rudely upset tho plans
of n number of calculating politicians
of tho cast.
COMMISSIONS FOR SURGEONS
Confess Urged to (llvo Contract Mellcal
O nicer the Trite.
WASHINGTON, April 14. Tho sec
retary of war has forwarded to con
gress with his npproval tho draft of a
bill prepared by Surgeon General
Sternberg providing for the appoint
ment of contract surgeons who have
rendered one year's faithful and satis
factory service in tho nrmy of the Unit
ed States ns assistant surgeons of vol
unteers with thu rank of first lieuten
ant. Tho bill provides for such ap
pointments after tho usual examina
tion ns to physical nnd professional
qualifications and tho officers so com
missioned aro to bo subject to honor
able dlschargo whenever iliclr Bcr
vlccs aro no longer required. Tho bill
also provides for the promotion of
such assistant uurgcons to tho rank of
captain nftcr two years' faithful nnd
satisfactory service. General Stern
berg hns written a letter to tho secre
tary of war urging tho enactment of
the proponed legislation during the
present session of congress, both In the
Interests of tho service and as a mat
ter of justice to a number of contract
surgeons who nre now In the Bervlce,
and upon whom to a largo extent he
says devolves tho duty of caring for
the sick of our nrmles In the United
Stntou, In Cuba, In Porto Rico, In
Alaska and in the Philippines.
ANDRtWS GOES TO LINCOLN.
(iels I. erne of Absence to look Over the
Nebraska University.
CHICAGO. April 14. Dr. E. Benja
min AndrewB left for Lincoln to con
sult with the regents of tho Uni
versity of Nebraska and survey the
Institution, whoso chancellorship hns
been offered him. He will decide upon
nccoptancc or rejection of tho propo
sition within n few days. Some of hiB
friends expect the announcement to be
mndo at Lincoln beforo his return
home. His visit to tho university Is
regarded as Indicative of a deslro to ac
cept tho plnco. Trustees of the Chl
cugo board of education who are anx
ious to retain Dr. Andrews ns super
intendent of Chicago schools wero sur
prised when he asked for a leave of
nbsenco to visit Nebraska.
VISITS AMONG ROYAITY
Kinperor of Austria's Calls ut Horlln Will
l'robubly He Iteturnetl.
BERLIN, April 14. Several of the
leading pnpors of this city today pub
lish special dispatches from Vienna
saying that tho visit which tho em
peror ot Austria Is shortly to make
horo will bo reciprocated by a Joint
visit of Emperor William, tho king ot
number of other Germnn rulers to VI
number of other German ruler to Vi
enna for tho purpose of commemorat
ing Emperor FanclH Joseph's seven
tieth birthday, which occurs August 18.
Tho statement Is also printed that the
czar will pay n visit to Vienna In July.
Clark Will Not Iteilgn.
BUTTE, Mont., April 14. A speclnl
from Washington to tho Intor-Moun-taln
says:
It Is now certain that Sonntor Clark
will not resign. The pressure from his
Montana friends and legal advisers Is
In favor of contesting to a finish. Tho
Times this morning snys that Senators
Muson, Bacon nnd Holtfeld will make
a light on tho lloor of tho senate,
claiming that n two-thirds vote is
neccssnry to unseat him. They clnlm
that tho report of tho committee does
not Bustaln tho direct chnrgo of brlb
ory against him. They will oxposo tho
character of his plans nnd ho will
doubtless mako a speech In his own
behalf.
Mako Quirk Trip.
KEARNEY, Nob., April 11. A train
of flvo coaches, cnrrylng New York
Central railroad engineers nnd their
wlvoj, passed through Kenrnoy nt 2
o'clock this afternoon. Tho trnln left
North Plntto at 12:35, making tho run
of nlncty-slx mlle3 In ninety-one min
utes, Including u Ilve-mlnute delay at
Loxlngton. The run from Lexington
to Kenrnoy, n distance of thlrty-slx
miles, wns mnde In thirty-two minutes.
Disband I.iint Army Corpt.
NEW YORK, April 14. A special to
tho Herald from Washington says. Or
ders will bo Issued by Secretary Root
this week formally directing the disso
lution of the Eighth army corps. This
action will relcgnto to history the last
ol tho army corps organfzod to wage
war against tho kingdom of Spain, The
Eight nrmy corps has been In existence
longer than any other corps formed
slnco the civil war. It has been merged
Into tho division" of tho Phllpplncs,
with tour departments, presided over
by general officers. Brigadier Genoral
Theodora Schwan will return home
from Manila with General Otis.
ALLEN TO PORTO RICO
Assistant Secretary ef tho Navy Namod
for Oivll Governor. .
HE DEPARTS FOR THE ISLAND
eioei to Acquaint Himself Moro
Thoroughly with Conditions There
l'ostnllaid Una lo rill at 1'resent
I.lttle Tluie Left to Form Skeleton
Government Cutler tho Hill.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 13.
Charles H. Allen, nt present assistant
secretary of tho navy, will Co tho first
civil governor of Porto Rico, under
tho provisions of the bill pnssed by
the house of representatives yesterday.
Inasmuch ns the act takes effect on
the first ot next month, there Is but
llttlo tlmo left In which to outllno a
skeleton form of government, Includ
ing tho formation of a cabinet.
Toward tho close of tho day Allen
was summoned to tho White house
by tho president nnd the formal ten
der of the post was made. Allen re
turned n practical acceptance. Then
the president nnd the next governor
of Porto Rico spent an hour In closo
conference. Owing to tho fact that
little more than two weeks' time Inter
venes beforo tho civil government must
go Into operation, according to the
act of congress, it wns decided thnt It
would not be practicable to complete
the cnblnet of tho governor in thnt
time. Therefore Allen will go alono to
San Juan at the earliest posslblo mo
ment nftcr Secretary Long's return to
Washington, which should bo on Sat
uruay next
He will put himself In touch with
General Davis, now military governor
of the Island, nnd spend a short time
in acquainting himself with tho in
sular affairs and in studying the char
acter of tho men who present them
selves to his notice ns proper material
for membership of tho new cabinet.
The organic net prescribes that at least
seven members of the council shall bo
Porto Rlcans.
While the actual appointment of
theso offices will devolve upon the
president, Allen's observations whllo
In Porto Rico are expected to aid
materially In the selections. As soon
as ho shall have established himself
and gained tho knowledge ho scoks
Governor Allen will return to the
United States. He may leavo General
Davis in charge during his absence,
but In caso It shall have been found
possible to complete the formation of
the cabinet, or even If only ono mem
ber shall havo been appointed, then
that person will act as temporary gov
ernor. As to his Intentions respecting
the administration of the Island's af
fairs Allen disclosed these during a
short interview this afternoon, in the
course of which he said:
"It Is true that the president has
asked mo to go to Porto Rico as the
civil governor. I regard this tender
in the-spirit In which it Is mnde, as
n great compliment, although Its ac
ceptance means undertaking grave
responsibilities.
"My own Inclination and my per
sonal Interests urge mo to decline, but
ono should not always chooso tho easy
way. There Is a patriotic duty some
times to be performed. If I can arrange
my affairs In such a way as to enable
me to do so I shall accept tho position
and I shall then bo reaay to start at
onco for this post ot duty tomorrow.
"My deep regret Is leaving the navy
department. My aorvlco there has been
of the happiest sort and tho attach
ments thoro for mo will always remain
a pleasant memory."
In tho selection of Mr. Allen the
president has had In mind the appoint
ment ot a man of affairs and of sound
business experience, qualities which
nro deemed essential In the administra
tion of the nffalrB of an entirely new
government such as 1b to bo erected In
forto Rico.
M. Allen Is no lawyer, but legal
advice always can be had even in
Porto Rico, when tho occasion nrlses,
and In fact the organic act provides
for a well paid attorney general ns a
member of tho governor general's
cabinet.
AilvHiitiico vrlth Federal!.
PRETORIA, Wednesday, April 13.
Advices from Wcpener, where a Brit
ish force Is surrounded,, say tho battle
continues favorablo to tho federals.
About 1,600 British troops arc said to
bo there.
A heavy cannonade was heard this
morning In tho direction of Bultfonteln
Bltuatcd midway between Wlnburgo
nnd Boahof, In tho Orange Free State,
nnd north of Brandfort.
Advices from tho Boer headquarters
In Natal say that aftor a heavy bom
bardment the British nro retiring in
tho direction of Ladyamlth nnd the
federals are going to their old posi
tions. BRYAN VISITS DYING WOMAN
llospondii to Itcquest that She Slay See
Champion of Her Fnllh,
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 13. W. J.
Bryan arrived hero this morning nnd
wns escorted by two brass bands
through tho streets to his hotel, where
ho was entertained by tho democratic
clubs. A reception followed, during
which ho received n tnessago from a
dying woman, asking him to call on
her, us she desired to meet the cham
pion of her faith. He readily re
sponded. Returning to the hotel, Mr.
Bryan addressed the school children,
tho scIiooIb being closed for tho occa
sion. For an hour and a half he ad
dressed 6,000 people.
BOER ACTIVITY tXPLAINED.
Bo Anxious to Fight They Cannot He
Kept 1'roin It.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Wednesday, April
13. According to Information received
hero tho Boer activity eastward ot the
railroad and In proximity to tho border
In largely duo to tho fact that Presi
dents Kfuger and Stoyn havo found
they are unnblo to keep their forces to
gether In inactivity, tho burghers de
claring they nre unwilling to remain
with their commands unless actively
employed, as thoy aro convinced the
British game la a waiting ono.
TEXT OF PORTO RICO BILL
I'roiislons of the Measure Providing In
come for Our Nenr l'ossesslom.
WASHINGTON, April 13. Tho fol
lowing Is a summnry of the provisions
of the Porto Rico bill, which is now n
lnw:
It applies to the Island of Porto
Rico nnd to the adjacent Islands lying
east of tho seventy-fourth meridian,
which ure dcslgnatccd Porto Rico.
From the dato of the passgae of tho
act the same custom duties nro levied
or. nil goods entering Porto Rico from
foreign countries ns are levied on tho
sume goods entering the United States,
snvo that coffee, which hns free entry
into tho United States, Is to pay 6
cents per pound on entering Porto
Rico. Scientific, literary and artistic
works and books nnd pamphlets print
ed In the English language may enter
Porto Rico free of duty. Tho tariff
section of the bill relating to duties
between the United States and Porto
Rico Is nn follows:
"That on and after the passage of
this act all merchandise coming Into
tho United States from Porto Rico and
coming into Porto Rico from tho
United States shall bo entered at tho
soveral ports of entry upon payment
of 16 per cent of the duties which nre
required to be levied, collected and paid
upon like nrtlcles of merchandise Im
ported from foreign countries; und In
addition thereto upon articles of mer
chandise of Porto Rlcan manufacture
coming Into tho United States and
vIthdrnwn for consumption or snlo
upon payment of a tax equal to tho
Internal revenue tax Imposed In tho
United States upon tho like articles of
merchandise of domestic manufacture,
such tax to bo paid by internal rev
enue stamp or stamps to bo purchased
and provided by the commissioner of
Internal revenue nnd to bo procured
from tho collector of Internal revenue
nt or most convenient to the port of
entry of said merchandise in tho
United States and to bo nfllxed under
such regulations ns tho commissioner
of Internal revenue, with the approval
of the secretary of the treasury, shall
proscribe; and on nil articles of mer
chandise of United States manufacture
coming Into Porto Rico In addition to
tho duty above provided upon payment
of a tax equal In rate and amount to
the Internal revenue tax Imposed in
Porto Rico upon the like articles of
Porto Rlcan manufacture.
"Provided, that on nnd after tho date
whon this act shall take effect all mer
chandise nnd articles except coffee,
not dutiable under the tariff laws of
the United States, and all merchandise
and articles entered In Porto Rico free
of duty under force heretofore made
by the secretary of war shall be ad
mitted Into the soveral ports thereof,
when Imported from the United States,
freo of duty, all laws or parts of laws
to the contrary notwithstanding; nnd
whenever the legislative assembly of
Porto Rico shall have enacted and put
Into operntlon a system of local taxa
tion to meet tho necessities of tho gov
ernment of Porto Rico by this act es
tablished, and shnll by resolution duly
passed bo notify the president, he shall
mako proclamation thereof, and there
upon all tariff dues on merchandise
and articles going Into Porto Rico
from the United States or coming into
tho United States from Porto Rico, and
from and after such date all such mer
chandise and articles shall be entered
nT the several ports of entry free of
duty; and in no event shall any duties
be collected aftor the 1st day of March,
1902, on merchandise and articles
going Into Porto Rico from tho United
States or coming Into the United
States from Porto Rico. Tho duties
collected under the nbovo 'section shall
bo placed at tho disposal of Rorto Rico
until the government of Porto Rico
shall have been organized, when tho
moneys collected shall bo turned Into
the local treasury of Porto Rico. Goods
Imported from Porto Rico and under
bond shall pay only the duty Imposed
by this net.."
Tho government provisions of the
bill are:
"Tho capital shall bo at San Juan.
Persons who were Spanish subjects
April 11, 1899, and who have not elect
ed to preserve their alleglanco to Spain
aro hold to bo citizens of Porto Rico
and entitled to the protection of the
United State3. Tho designation of tho
body polltlcls under tho name of the
people of Porto Rico.
"The laws and ordinances of Porto
Rico now In force shall contlnuo in full
force nnd effect except ns altered by
this act or by military orders, and
which nro not Inconsistent with tho
laws of the United States.
"Tho old law forbidding the marrlago
ot priests and .ministers Is repealed."
Queen Congratulate Sailor.
LONDON, April 13. The Queen has
telegraphed to Captain Lambton of tho
British first-class cruiser Powerful,
which arrived at Portsmouth yesterday
afternoon ns follows: "I slncoroly wel
come you all on your return homo nnd
heartily congrntulato you on tho gal
lant and valuable services you havo
rendered In South Africa. I hopo to
Eee you all Bhortly nfter my return to
England."
Hlrcnzth of Philippine Army,
WASHINGTON, April 13. Adjutant
Corbln hns prepnred n statement,
showing tho strength of the troops In
tho Philippines on tho 1st of April, the
dato of the last returns. According to
this statement thcro wero on tho dato
stated 03,585 officers and men there, be
ing an Increaso of 308 slnco March 1,
tho date of tho last provlous report.
'IhlB increaso 1b due to the arrival of
i remits, mulnly members of ti.o hos
pital corps und other stn. departments.
The total of general ofllcfciB and staff Is
2,730.
Tho total cavalry forco is 3,507, of
which 2,411 aro regulars and 1.09G vol
unteers. Inland Depositories Hill
WASHINGTON, April 13. Tho houso
today after a spirited debate adopted
the resolution reported from tho in
sular affairs commltteo to authorize
tho secretary of tho treasury to desig
nate depositories In Porto Rico, Cuba
nnd tho Philippines for the deposit, of
government funds. By tho terms of
the resolution It applies to Cuba only
s.i long as tho Island shall bo occupied
by tho United States. An amendment
to Includo tho Philippines In this pro
vision as to Cuba, offered, as was
stated, to emphasize e desire of tno
opposition not to retain the Islands,
was defeated by a party vote.
INCREASE THREE MILLIONS.
(Irorrth nf Dunk Deposit! In Nobriiski
la Olio Year.
LINCOLN, April 14.Tho quarterly
report of tho condition ot Nebraska
bnnks Issued by Secretary Hall of tho
state banking board does not differ
materially from tho former quarterly
report. Tho legal rcservo on hnnd is
33 per cent. The bnnks wore then in
splendid condition and tho report
shows that thoy are about nt a stand
still, though as compared with tho re
port of no year ago tho deposits have
Increased $3,001,837.95. Tho deposits
ono year ago wero $19,253,060.74, while
the report of Secretary Hall Just Issued
shown doposlta amounting to $22,254,
888.64. At present thoro nro 409 banke
nnd last year thero wero 395. Secre
tary Hall's report bIiowb tho condition
of stnto and prlvnto bankB, Including
savings bnnks, nt tho closo of business
March 12. The following is a sum
mary: ItKSOUnCKS.
Loans and discounts $21,880,840 40
Overdrafts 239,3iM9l
Stocks. ecuritlen, Judgmenta,
claims. lc 260,358 38
Duo from imtlonnl. state urul
prlvnto banks nnd bunkers .. 3,237,GSt 13
UunkliiK house, furnlturo nnd
JlxtureH I,191,99fiii7
Other real ustuto 170,827 fcti
t'urrent cxpctiKOj nnd taxes
Paid 314.9SI 17
Premiums on bonds, etc 1,670 98
Asuets not otherwise enumer
ated 139,720 r.7
CiihIi Items 07,272 67
rush rcservo 2,008,832 M
If. 3. bonds on hand 18,300 00
Total J32.1U.S03 17
LIAML1TIKS.
Capital stock paid In ? 7, 183. CM 04
BurplUH fund 1,003.288 00
Undivided protlta 1,030,758 05
UlvldendH unpaid 1,301 02
Qeneral deposits 22,231,888 GO
Other liabilities ,,. 1,297 18
Notes and bills redlicountcd .. 233,721 76
Ills payable 400,893 58
Total !?32,Hl,8:i 17
Sucnr licet liaising.
SOUTH OMAHA. April 14. Mem
bers of the South Omaha Commercial
club still maintain an active Interest
In tho securing of contracts for the
raising of sugar boots. J. P. Wcy
brlght has been shown about a con
siderable section of tho territory im
mediately surrounding South Omaha
and tho results have been nil that was
anticipated. Farmers aro taking hold
of tho matter nicely nnd without
doubt fully 300 acres of beetfl will be
grown this year on tho outskirts of
tho Magic City. It is expected that In
a few dnyB a local company for the
raising of beets will bo organized with
a view of promoting the Industry and
showing tho farmers that thero is
money in beets. Mr. Weybright is
making his headquartors at the ofllco
of Secretary Watklns nnd all Informa
tion regarding the raising of beets enn
bo obtained there.
Found Dead In IHh llcil.
CRAWFORD, Neb.. April 14 Frank
Shirley, a prominent furniture mer
chant of thU place, was found dead In
his bed. Death presumably resulted
from heart failure. Ho slept In a
room opening off his store and when
tho building was not opened as usual
this morning the door was forced open
and the body found. Mr. Shirley came
from Maine about seven years ago and
has slnco been a prominent figure In
school and municipal affairs and in
church work. He was recently re
elected village councilman. Ho wns
a widower and has a son, who Is n
practicing physician In Massachusetts.
Htrnnge Illrd Hhot at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Nob., April 14. Dr. A.
J. Baker shot a strange bird on the
Plntto river. Ho brought tho bird to
town nnd It proves to bo whnt is called
by ornithologists as the night heron
nnd Is said to be seldom seen In this
part of the country. Tho bird is n
water fowl of tho family of waders
and haB a very beautiful plumage.
Hurket Kenomlnateit.
LINCOLN, April 14. At the republi
can convention of. the First congres
sional district held in tho Auditorium
In this city E. J. Burkct was renom
inated by acclamation for congress
nnd E. A. Tucker of Richardson coun
ty and George M. Spurlock of Cass
I county wero chosen district delegates
to mo national ropuuuean convention.
Klglit Inches of Hnorr.
AINSWORTH, Neb., April 14. Brown
county wns favored with a heavy rain
all day Thursday, terminating in snow
during the night. The heaviest snow
of the winter fell. It Is estimated that
eight inches fell and all has melted
filling the streams with water and put
ting tho ground in excellent shape for
putting In crops.
Victim of Shooting Itccovers.
VALENTINE, Neb., April 14. Wil
liam cLester, a prlvnto In troop K,
First cavalry, who some timo ago shot
his comrado, Prlvnto Goldberg, was
granted a preliminary hearing nnd
was bound over to district court on n
chargo ct shooting with Intent to lull.
At tho time of the shooting, it was
thought Goldberg would die, but he
has fully recovered.
ruplls Aid to India.
JUNIATA, Nob., April 14. The pu
pils of tho Juniata public school havo
just contributed $15.39 to tho India
famine relief fund.
Crop Conditions nt Schuyler.
SCHUYLER, Neb., April 14. Small
grain In this locality Is about nil in,
nnd It awaited several days tho late
rain needed to Bprout It. An unusally
largo acreage of spring wheat was
sown, but tho acreago of winter wheat
Is small. What there is is In good
condition. Many nro now plowing
for corn.
Taken to the Asylum.
HASTINGS, April 14. Sheriff Sim
mering took. Emmanuel Lapp to tho
Lincoln asylum. Last year Mr. Lapp,
who Is a well to do farmer, with a
good farm and home near tho village
of Holsteln, changed the location of
tho various buildings, Including the
house In which the family lived, and
since thnt tlmo he has Imagined that
he is turned around nnd that It will
he necessary to put the buildings all
back in their former position In order
to bring him right. Ho Is porfectly
rational on every other subject and
Bald when leaving for the asylum that
It was a shame to take him there.