SiD OF TARIFF FIGHT
House Adopts Porto Bican Bill as Amend
ed by Iho Senate.
IS PASSED BY EIGHT MAJORITY
Nine Republicans Vote Agnlniit It, Three
Democrat! Aro for It Civil (lorern
. tnent law U Includod President Mo
Klnlcy Wilt Afflx nil Signature to the
Mill nt Once.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Tho long
.and bitter Btruggle over tho Porto
ttlco tariff nil ended today when tho
bouso, by a voto of 161 to 163, con
curred In all tho Bonato amendments.
Tho bill now requires only tho sig
nature of tho speaker of the house
and the president of tho senato boforo
going to tho president for his ap
proval. These signatures will bo at
tached tomorrow and boforo night
fall tho bill will probably bo a law.
As the bill originally passed tho
house It was a slmplo measure, Im
posing 15 por cent of tho Dlnglcy
ates on goods coming into Porto
Itlco from tho United states and com
ing from Porto Itlco Into tho United
3tnteo. As amended by tho sennto
nnd today agreed to by tho house nil
restrictions on goods coming Into the
United States from Porto Rico aro
eliminated nnd certain foodstuffs and
other articles which heretoforo have
gone Into Porto Itlco free by execu
tive order nro excluded from tho op
eration of tho 15 per cent duty im
posed on goods entering tho Island
.'torn tho United States.
A complete code of civil govern
ment for the Island Is also nttached
lu tuo measure.
Upon the final voto nlno republicans
voted agalnBt tho blll-Hentwolo of
Minnesota, Crumpacker of Indiana,
Lane of Iowa, Llttlcflold of Maine,
McCall of Massachusetts. II. C. Smith
of Michigan. Warner of Illinois. Two
democrats, Dnvcy and Meyer of Louis
iana, wore paired with democrats In
favor of the bill and one democrat,
Sibley of Pennsylvania, voted for It
outright. DeVrlcs, tho other demo
crat who voted for tho original bill,
today voted against concurrence.
Stalllnes. democrat of Alabama, was
tho only member on either sldo absent
and unpaired.
Tho voto came at fi o'clock, after a
vory Interesting nnd nt times exciting
debate of flvo hours, which covered
not only tho bill, but tho special order
under which tho house acted. One of
the most dramatic features of the day
was tho reading by Richardson, the
minority leader, of the original opin
ion of Charlca E. Mngoon, tho legal
:advlser of tho War department, In
favor of tho view that the constitution
extended over Porto Rico ex proprlo
ylgore.
Dolllver of Iown In reply termed
Magoon a clerk who tried to overrule
the great lawyer at tho head of tho
War department. Warner of Illinois.
Crumpacker of Indiana, McCall of
Massachusetts and Lorimer of Illinois,
all republicans, mado speeches against
the motion to concur.
Tobncco Short of Stamp.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. Flvo
hundred pounds of plug cut tobacco
were seized In various local stores by
Internal revenue agents because the
packages were Insufficiently stamped.
This tobacco, manufactured by a St.
Loula firm, hnd been put up In pack
ages weighing from an ounce nnd
three-quarters to two ounces nnd tho
packages had been uniformly stamped
as weighing an ounco and two-thirds.
Collector Thomas, who mado tho dis
covery of this revenue law violation,
says that tho fraud has evldontly been
carried on very extensively and ho es
timates that the cost to the govern
ment has been fully $50,000 a year.
nnjri an Imnicme Trnct.
ST. PAUL, April 12. A syndicate,
headed by O. A. Robertson and Frank
O Meara of St. Paul nnd F. E. Kenns
ton of Minneapolis, has purchased all
the Northern Pacific lands In Minne
sota, approximately 530,000 acres. The
deal, the largest ever made In Minne
sota, and with exception of the Weycr
heuser Washington plno land deal, tho
largest ever mado In the United States,
v.as closed yesterday.
Will Hlgn at Once.
WASHING-TON, D. C, April 12.
The Porto Rico bill will reach tho
president some time today. The en
grossed parchment was prepared prior
to the final vote, which, however, camo
so late that It was lnoxpodlent to
securo the signatures of Speaker
Henderson and Prcslodnt of tho Senate
Fryo to tho ongrossed bill. This final
formality will bo performed as soon
as tho session opens today, so that by
1 o'clock the bill can bo taken to the
White houso.
Chancellor Nebr.inka Untreralty.
LINCOLN, Nob., April 12. E. Ben
jamin Andrews, formerly president of
Brown university, nt present superin
tendent of the Chicago public schools,
will, nfter August 1 next, be chancel
lor of tho stato University of Ne
braska. Dr. Andrews was elected by tho
board of rogents this uftcrnoon by n
vote of 4 to 2, tho expression coming
directly on whether or not ho should
bn chosen.
It Is announced that an undivided
board will tender an undivided sup
port to tho distinguished educator
when ho shall have taken up his work.
Ilo'i Irrigation lMun.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 12.
Tho house .committee on public lands
reported favorably on the bill granting
a right of way through forest roserves
to canals and ditches usod for Irri
gating purposes. An nmendmont of
fered by Congressman Burke of South
Dakota, extending tho privilege of
constructing wires to telophone and
telegraph companies was Incorporated
In the bill . Tho nmondment was In
troduced at tho request of tho Black
Hills Telephone company, which was
donled the prlvllego of constructing
wires In tho South Dakota reserve.
RCP0IUS THE DOERS ACTIVE
Lord Roberts Say Nothing About the
Reported llrltlih Defeat.
LONDON, April 12. Lord Roborta
wires to the war ofllco from Bloem
fontelu, under dato of Tuesday, April
10, as follows:
"The enemy has been very active
during tho last few days. Ono com
mando Is now on the north bank of
the Orango river, not fr from Allwal
North, whllo another is attacking
Wepencr. The garrlsoon there is hold
ing out bravely nnd Inflicted serious
loss on the Boers. Major Spring of the
Capo Mounted Rifles was killed. No
other casualties haye been reported as
yet. Tho troops nro being moved up
rapidly. A patrol of six men of the
Seventh Dragon Guards, under Lieu
tenant Wetherly, which had been re
ported missing slnco April 7, has re
turned safoly."
As the foregoing dispatch docs not
mention tho alleged British reverse on
Saturday at .Meerkatsfontoln, tho Boer
telegrams are not credlteed at the war
ofllco, and they are further discredited
on account of the discrepancies In tho
dispatches, as Meerkatstonteln In one
message is located near Brandfort
and In another It Is located southeast
of Bloemfontcln, tho places being 100
miles apart.
General Gatacro's return to England
is ncccptcd as being in the nature ot a
recall, though no reason Is given for
It nnd it will be nssoclntccd In tho pub
lic mind with his lack of success. Lord
Roberts criticised his management of
the Stormberg attack, nnd possibly
Gatacro's having arrived an hour and
n half too lato to rcscuo the Rcdders
burg force may have decided "his re
turn. General Rundlc, seemingly, succeeds
General Gatacrc, and, according to a
dispatch from Bloemfontcln, tho com
manders ot soveral brigades arc about
to bo changed.
The Router Telegram company's cor
respondent at Allwal North, wiring at
9:30 this morning, says: "There la no
further nows from Wepencr. Too
cloudy to heliograph. More British
troops are arriving."
It Is learned that the Boer govern
ments huvo formally notified Portugal
that they consider the shipping of
British troops nnd munitions of war
to Rhodesia by way of Belra, Portu
guese East Africa, to be tantamount
to hostile action. This, howover, will
not stop General Sir Frederick Car
rlngton's force from entering Rhode
sia. Whether or not tho Boers will
mako roprlsals upon Portugal remains
to bo seen, though tho best Informed
opinion here inclines to tho belief
that the Boers arc not likely to back
up their protest with action that
would bring them Into hostilities with
uttll another power.
CONVENTION HALL GUARANTY
Minneapolis Contractor l'ut Up a Forfeit
llonil.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 12. A
$50,000 bond was today given by tho
GIUette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
of Minneapolis to Insure the erection
ot new convention hall In time for
occupancy by tho democratic conven
tion in July. The company agrees to
have the ten immense steel trusses
that will support the roof In place by
June 15, under a penalty of $10 a day
for each day It might be delayed be
yond the time limit. If It should ap
pear to tho architect and to the hall
directors that all the trustees will not
bo up by Juno 15, they will have the
prlvllego of having tho work stopped
and of calling upon the men and ma
chinery of the steel company to aid In
putting tho building In temporary
shapo for the convention. A formal
contract for the work wns signed this
afternoon by F. J. Llewellyn, vice
president of tho Minneapolis firm nnd
tho hall director.
DLWEY'S PRIZE MONEY
Admiral Uet 80,700 anil Ills Men 8100
Each.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Argu
ment was begun in tho United States
supreme court in the case of Admiral
Dewey and his men. The case grows
out of their claim for bounty duo for
the destruction of the Spanish fleet
id Manila, and comes to the supremo
court on an appeal from tho decision
of tho court of claims. Tho court
awarded the men $100 each and the
admiral $9,790. Tho claim is doublo
that amount In all cases on the ground
that the enemy's force was superior
to the American fleet. Messrs. Wil
liam D. King and Benjamin Mlcou and
Former Secretary Herbert represent
the claimants, nnd Assistant Attorney
General Prndt the government.
Prick Intend to Sell Out.
NEW YORK, April 12. A special to
tho Tribune from Pittsburg sayB: "H.
C. Frlck will disposo of all his hold
ingssomething over $10,000,000 In
the Carnegie company Just ns soon as
ho can," says n big stockholder of tho
Carnegie company. "Ho won what ho
contended for nnd will not remain to
hamper Mr. Cnrnegle or his partners,"
It Is said that Mr. Frlck and President
Schwab nro not on pleasant terms and
this hus done much toward keeping
Messrs. Frlck and Carncglo npart. Ofll
clals of the Carnegie company deny
that there Is tiny truth In tho report
that the company will taken In the
Clamps concern.
DHkiiuii (let Promotion.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Osborn
Delgan, who was one of the crew of
tho Morrlmac when thnt vessel was
Blink In the harbor of Santiago, has
been appointed an acting boatswnln In
tho navy and assigned to duty on luo
gun boat Marietta.
All l'rlioner to St. Ilclrnn.
SIMONSTOWii, ..pr.i 12. Owing to
the unfavorable conditions for Keeping
tho Boer prisoners nere, tho autnor...es
havo decided to ship them nil to St.
Helena with the least possible delay.
Tho sickness among the captured
burghers is abating.
Kitchener Ililirie North.
ALIWAL NORTH, Apn. 12. Lord
Kitchener arrived hero today nnd left
soon nftor.
A Boer big gun wns knocked over
yeBtorday at Wepener. The garrison
It. holding Its own. There hns been
heavy cannonading there ogaln today.
WABASH IS A WINNER
The Burlington Eoad Must Accept Ship
ments at Council Bluffs.
THE LOCAL RATES MUST DE PAID
This I.diive the Advantage With the
Darlington Tenor of the Order Itsucd
by Judge Tlmjrcr I'ruuk Dhmnorc, the
Murderer, In tho t'etiltontlnrj for H.ifo
Keeping MlM-clUiicon Note.
OMAHA, Nob., April 12. In tho
United Stntcs circuit court tho order
of Judgo Thayer was filed In tho case
of tho Omaha & St. Louis railroad
against tho Burlington & Missouri
railroad. The enso was heard at St.
Louis upon tho application of tho plain
tiff for mandatory Injunction ngalnst
tho defendnnt road and G. W. Hold
rcgo, general manager, to compel tho
agents ot the road to accept, at Coun
cil Bluffs a carload of agricultural Im
plements, consigned from an Ohio
point to a station of the Burlington
& Missouri In Nebraska. Tho answer
filed by tho defendant road set up that
tho Burlington & Missouri operated no
road and maintained no agents. Tho
plaintiff filed a reply stating that It
didn't know whether tho defendant
road maintained agents nnd operated
a road or not, but that O. W. Holdrege,
as general manager of somo road, had
refused tc accept tho freight unless It
was transferred to the defendant's cars
and tho full local rate paid, and In
proof of that Incorporated the note of
the general manager In the reply.
Tho caso was heard on Its merits,
tho affidavit of C. J. Greene showing
tho position of tho Burlington route In
tho matter. This affidavit stated that
the Burlington road had, at vast cx
penso, secured a through route from
Chicago, St. Louis nnd Qulncy to points
In Nebraska, and that It is therefore
entitled to regulate tho matter of Its
traffic arrangements so that the Bur
lington route will receive tho largest
amount of receipts from freight traffic
in tho territory covered by the road;
that there Is no traffic nrrangement
with tho plaintiff road nnd that, there
fore, the general manager had a right
to Insist that the freight bo transferred
to Burlington cars, nnd tho full local
rate paid before ho would accept the
consignment, because If ho transported
the car to tho Nebraska station tho
plantlnff road or tho road owning the
car could chargo tho Burlington road
rent on tho car while Its own cars were
standing idle.
Tho order Issued by Judgo Thayer Is
In effect that G. W. Holdrege, as agent
of the Burlington & Missouri, ns agent
of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy,
be compelled to nccept thd car at Coun
cil Bluffs nnd to transport It to its
destination, not, however, beforo the
plaintiff pays or tenders payment of
the full local charges.
Drought to Ilia I'op.
OMAHA, Neb., April 12. Frank
Dlnsmore, the wife murderer and slayer
of Frank Laue, was brought to Lincoln
from Kearney to be placed In tho pen
itentiary for safe keeping until his
execution, or until tho supremo court
passes upon the appeal of his attorneys.
Ho was brought here by Sheriff Funk
ot Buffalo county. It will take some
tlmo for the supremo court to act. If
a decision can bo secured speedily and
it is against Dlnsmore ha will be
hanged July 20. The crime was com
mitted In Buffalo county near the town
of Odessa, but tho defendant took a
change of venue nnd the case was
tried nt Lexington, Dawson county.
Dlnsmore has been kept at Kearney
as tho Jail at Lexington was consid
ered insecure.
Fall From u Scaffold.
STANTON, Nob., April 12. Cyrus J.
Trent, an old resident and highly re
spected citizen of this place, a contrac
tor and builder, met with a very pain
ful accident on tho farm of Paul Belz,
two miles west of town, by a scaffold
giving away, precipitating him to the
ground and fracturing the bones of his
rlgnt hip. It Is not known at this tlmo
whethere ho has sustained Internal In
juries. Mr. Trent has n number of
contracts for the erection of dwellings
hero nnd wll Iprobably be laid up dur
ing tho entire season.
Fatality of n Well Digger.
OAKLAND, Neb., April ILL. P. An
derson, n well digger, who was walling
up n well, wns suddenly taken with nn
epileptic fit, nnd fel ltwenty-flve feet
headlong Into live feet of water, and
wns drowned, at the farm of P. W.
Swnnson, here. He leaves a wife and
daughter and son, grown.
Write Homo From I'hlllpplnc.
RISING CITY, Neb., April 12.
Wnrd Grubb, n son of E. Grubb of this
placo, hns written homo In relation to
tome of his experiences in the Philip
pine nrmy, which he ontered several
months ago, and In which ho hns evi
dently seen conBldcrnblo hard scrvlco
find received sovornl eloso calls, judg
uig from his lcttor. He nlso tells of
his promotion. He Is of tho opinion
thnt tho wnr is nenring Its close.
Orenulre Ilimlneii Men' Club.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 12.
At a meeting of business men, which
wns well nttonded, Mayor Piatt wns
thoson ns temporary chairman, nnd
Jnmes F. Rourko secretary. The moot
ing was held for tho organization of a
business men's club, or rather a reor
ganization, nnd ns tho preliminary step
Mayor Piatt wus Instructed to appoint,
n commlttco to draft plans for an or
ganization. Another meeting will soon
be hold.
Ilrakmuaii Initniitly Killed,
ARLINGTON, Neb., April 12.
Urakemun Frank Henlon wns killed
lnstnntly hero while coupling cars. His
head was mashed to a Jelly and his leg
crushed. Tho cause of death was ac
cidental and no blamo attached to the
railroad company.
Sale of Nebraska Cattle.
MINDEN, Neb., April 12, A salo of
thoroughbred shorthorn cattlo at Min
den attracted quite a largo crowd of
stockmen from nil over tho atnto, All
uges sold on an average for about $110
per head,
PROF. ANDREWS CHOSEN.
Regent of the University Select Htm a
Chancellor of the Institution.
LINCOLN, Nob., April 13. Prof. E.
Benjamin Andrews, superintendent ot
tho Chicago public schools and former
president of Brown university, will
succeed Prof. Bcssey as chancellor ot
tho University of Nebraska.
This wns decided by tho board of reg
onts at their meeting hero when, by
a voto ot 4 to 2, tho Chicago educator
was chosen to tho ofllco vacated by
Chancellor MncLcan a year ago and
which Prof. Besscy has filled tempor
arily during tho prosont collego year.
Party lines were strictly drawn In
the choice of Andrews ns chancellor,
Regonts Von Forcl, Konowor, Rich nnd
Teeters voting for the Chlcagoan and
Morrill nnd Gould ngalnst htm.
It Is understood that Prof. Andrews
will accept tho position ot chancellor,
ns n committee ot two members ot tho
board ot regents visited Chicago last
week and had nn Interview with him.
It Is supposed that nt this meeting tho
placo wns tendered nnd ncccptcd.
Prof. Andrews has n national reputa
cd with tho educational Interests ot tho
tlon, having been prominently connect
ed with the educational Interests of the
country for many years. He Is 5U
years of age. having been born nt
Hinsdale, N. H on January 19, 1844.
Ho served through tho civil war, en
listing ns n private, nnd wns promot
ed to corporal, sergeant, quarter master-sergeant
nnd second lieutenant.
Ho was wounded at Petersburg Au
gust 21, 18G4, losing nn eye. Returning
home nt tho close of tho war young
Andrews entered Brown unlvoralty
nnd graduated In 1870. He took a
course In theology In Newton Theolog
ical Institution, graduating therefrom
in 1874.
Tho title in LL. D. wns conferred
upon Prof. Andrews by tho University
of Nebraska and that of D. D. by Col
by university. On November 25, 1870,
ho was married to MIbs Ella Anna
Allen. Prof. Andrews has successively
held the following positions: Princi
pal of Connecticut Literary Institute,
Sumeld, Conn., from 1870 to 1872; pas
tor of tho FlfBt Baptists church, Bev
erly, Mass., 1874 to 1875; prosldent ot
Dennlson university, Granville, O.,
1875 to 1879; professor of homlletlcs,
Newton Theological Institution, 1879 to
1S82; professor of history and political
economy, Brown university, 1882 to
1S88; professor of political economy
nnd flnanco, Cornel, 18S8 to 1889; pres
ident of Brown university, 1889 to
1898.
Prof. Andrews Is tho nuthor of "In
stitutes nnd Constitutional History,
English nnd American," "Institutes ot
Economics," "An Honest Dollar,"
"Wealth and Moral Lnw," "History of
tho United States" and "History of the
Lnst Quarter Century In tho United
States."
ITnlterilty Iuteret.
LINCOLN, Ajrll 13. Regents of tho
university made n slight change In the
law department by a reduction of the
number of lecturers and nn increase
in tho number of instructors, nnd C. S.
Loblngler of Omaha wns elected a pro
fessor of law, to fill ono ot tho vacan
cies. Tho university BUgar school wna
discontinued, but provision was made
for giving Instructions in sugar chem
istry. Louiso Pound, "90," now nt
Heidelberg, was elected adjunct profes
sor of English literature. The vacancy
In the department of elocution, caused
by tho designation of Mrs. Manning,
vas filled by the appointment ot Miss
Alice Howell of Omaha.
Attnck Chattle Mortgage Law.
LOUP CITY, Neb., April 13. District
court Is In session here with Judgo Sul
llvan presiding. The most Important
caso at this term Is tho caso against
Tockey, charged with disposing of
mortgaged property.
R. J. Nightingale, tho attorney for
the defendant, filed a demurrer to tho
Information attacking tho constitution
ality of section 9, tho stato law, and es
pecially thnt part of It which says tho
consent must bo In writing. Tho de
murrer was sustained by tho court. The
caso will bo certified to ho supreme
court nt onco nnd nn effort made to
have an early hearing.
Woman Bhnot Her Neighbor.
SUPERIOR, Neb., April 13. Mrs.
Chnrlos Stovenson, a young woman,
shot and probably fatally wounded
Frank McBrlde, aged 70 years, at Itu
bons, an Inland town In Kansas, seven
miles southwest of this city. Mrs.
Stovenson and McBrldo vero neigh
bors. McBrlde notified Mrs. Stevenson
to keep hor chtckens nt home. In tho
quarrel which followed Mrs. Stevenson
drew n revolver from a mitten which
sho woro nnd shot McBrlde In tho faco
and throat. His chances of recovery
aro very slight. Mrs. Stovenson Is
under arrest. Both parties nro well-to-do
people and are well known here.
Strangled Illnur'f In Jail
AUBURN, Nob., April 13. A man by
the name of Morris Headier was found
dead In tho city Jail, whero ho had
been placed for disorderly conduct on
the streets. The verdict of tho cor
oner's Jury was that ho camo to his
death by smothering, having purposely
or nccldentally set flro to his bed tick
and strangled from the smoke. On
his person was found it pension vouch
er from Topeku, Knn from which his
name wns secured.
Sylvester Ferry Decker
ASHLAND, Neb., April 13. Sylves
tcr Perry Decker, ono of the most
prominent citizens of Saunders county,
died here nt tho age of 58 years. Mr.
Decker was born In Pennsylvnnla and
moved to Cass county, Nebraska, in
1S57. In 1870 ho moved to Ashland and
has slnco been engaged In tho grain
business here.
Jloiiiln to Aid (lulf Itnnd,
STROMSBURO, Neb., April 13.
Platto nnd Pleasant Homo precincts
In tho western part of Polk county
voted bonds Monday to aid In the con
struction of the Nebraska & Gulf rail
way. Improvement at O'Neill
O'NEILL, Nob., April 13. A hotel
project has boen under consideration
at n series of business men's meetings.
It Is proposed to build a hotel with
store rooms underneath nt a cost of
$25,000. Tho necessary funds havo
nearly all been subscribed.
THE MARKETS DY TELEGRAPH
Quotation From New York, Chicago,
South Omaha anil KUewhere.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA. April 12. CATTLE
Cows and heifers woro In good uemnnd
nnd tho market on Hint kind of cattlo
J n not only steady, but active. Tho of
ferings woro nil taken enrly nnd tho pens
cleared. Some rood cornfed cows and
heifers sold us high ns 11.60. Blockers and
feeders In good demand. Itecclpts of alt
kinds of cnttlo wcro large. llecf steers,
J3.8O0S.15; steers nn dhclfcrs, JI.33J14.C3;
cowb, J2.004.60; cows nnd heifers, J3.60W
4.S0; heifers, K.SOill.BO: bulls, J3.15W5.09;
calves. Jl.00O7.00; stock calvos, JI.2itffl.2S;
stock cows and heifers, J3.2SOI.35; Block
ers nnd feeders. J3.60ff5.00.
HOUtf Tho early snlcs of good mixed
loads were very generally nt J5.37MU5.40,
with a few of the commoner loads nt
5.3o, and somo of the hotter load nt
J5.12U06.1S. The most of tho bogs sold
on Monday nt J5.39SS.35, with a J5.10 top.
Hogs sold today at the highest point of
tho year nnd 200250 higher than t week
ago.
SHEEP There wns a fair run nnd
a corresponding good demand. Iluyers
ere nil out early and tho offerings for
tho most part wcro soon disposed of.
Choice ycnrllngs. J6.1506.23; fair to good
yearlings, J6.0uii6.l5: good to choice
wethers. J6.00tf6.25; fnlr to good weth
ers, J5.7SO6.00: good to choice fed ewes,
JJ.BOOS.7G; fnlr to good owes, JJ.00OS.10j
good to choice native lambs, $7.0K7.15:
good to cholco western lambs, J6.00O7.13;
fair to good western lambs, J0.W6.83;
feeder wethers, Jl.B0O5.00; feeder, year
Ings. J3.00O5.C0: good to cholco feeder
lnmbs. Jo.23O6.C0.
CHICAGO CHAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO. April 12.-WHEAT No. 3
spring, ClOCSc; No. 2 red, CSttfrTOo.
CORN-No. 2, 39Hc; No. 2 yellow, li
03!)JC.
OATS-No. 2, XUfl25c; No. 2 while,
27Hff28i4o: No. 3 white. aC'AOZSUc
il E No. 2, 67c.
IIARLEY No. 2. 40i,MNlc.
SEEDS No. 1, flaxseed- unit northwest,
J1.73. Prime timothy, J2.35H2.10. Clover,
contract grnrto, J7.C0.
PROVISIONB-Mcss pork, per bbl.,
J12.23OJ3.05. Lard, per 100 lbs., J6.76O7.00.
Short ribs (loose), J6.95O7.30. Dry snltod
shouldors (boxed). J6.75O7.00, Short clear
sides (boxed), J7.2507.33.
NEW YORK GRAIN MA11KHT.
NEW YOUK. April ll-WHEAT-Clos-od
tlrm nt Mc net ndvunce. May, 73
lS-16fl7lic. cloed nt 71Hc; July, 73 15-16
WHHc, closed nt 7114c; September, 74V4CP
74c. closed nt 74ic.
COIIN Closod llrm nt ia not advance.
Mny, 45',T45?ic, closed nt 4B4a: July,
45H4611C. clotcd Ht 46,c; September, clos
ed nt 46ftc.
OATS Spot, easier; No. 2. 2Sic: No. 3.
2SW.C: No. 2 white, 31U03lHc; No. 3
white, 3054031c: trnck mixed western, 29
f30c; track white, 31033c. Options In
active hut steady; Mny closed nt 28Hc;
No. 2 white, Mny, closed nt 30ic.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY, April 12. CATTLE
Supply quickly disposed of nt steady
prices; heavy native steers, ll.7Mj5.50:
lightweights, J4.40O6.40; Miockers nnd
feeders, J3.50t75.20; butcher cows nnd
helforB, J3.40O6.0O; ennners, J2.73O3.40; fed
westerns, J4.15O4.60; Tcxans, JI.lBO4.C0.
HOOB Supply mostly of Inferior class;
deslrablu grades steady, others shada
lower: heavy, J4.5OO5.50: mixed, J.ri.23fl
5.40; light, J5.10O5.37i4: I'lgK. J4.70O5.00.
SlIEEl' AND LAMHS-Kod orferlngB
very Inactive nnd strong to 10c hlRher:
spring lambs lower, nclllng nt J7.75; fed
Colorado lnmbs, J7.00O7.15; muttonii. J5.60
tJO.av, wtoclters and feeders, J1.50OC.23;
culls. J3.5034.50.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 1L CATTLE Natives
boat load on sale today nt J5.55; good to
prima Hirers, jri.10H6.K0; fair to medium,
J4.23fl5.00; solected feeders, J4.2off4-W; mix
ed Blockers. J3.WO4.00; cows, J3.O0O4.40;
heifers. J3.E0O4.80; ennners, J2.25O2.80:
bulls, J2.7504.25: calves, liberal supply and
lower at JI.25O6.60.
HOOS Average shude higher, closing
weak; top, J6.70; ' mixed nnd butchers,
J5.40O5.67H; good to choice hsnvy, th.'.Ml
6.70; rough heavy. J5.40O6.50; light, J3.350
6.60: bulk of sales, J5.5SO5.C0.
SHEEP AND LAMUS-Shecn, strong;
lnmbs, about steady; good to cholco
wethers, J6.20O6.60; fair to cholco mixed,
J5.0OO6.10: western sheep. J6.O0O6.60: year
lings, J6.O0O6.75; native lnmbs, J5.60O7.55;
western lnmbs, J6.00O7.65.
NAVY DEPARTMENT IS HELPING
Providing Trnniport to Carry Food
(tuff to India.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Tho navy
department Is doing nil In Its power
to relievo the famino-strlckon peoplo
of India. Dr. Louts Klopsch of the
Christian Herald, has notified tho de
partment that he has succeeded in col
lecting n large supply of foodstuffs,
malriy corn, for the famine sufferers
and has appoalcd to tho department
to transport this supply to India. Mr.
Charles Pepper wn sat tho navy de
partment today to urge speedy action
tn the matter and met with success.
In view ot tho recent decision ot tho
comptroller of tho treasury that tho
unexpected amount ot tho sum appro
priated by congress In 1807 to charter
two vessels to carry foodstuffs to India
wns available (Secretary Hay having
decided that tho present famine was
n continuation of that of 1807) Judge
Advocate Lcmly today tolographcd
Pay Director Denlston, In chargo of
tho naval pay office at New York, to
proceed with dispatch to ascertain tho
terms on which he could charter a
vessel to carry out to India the food
stuffs which had boen collected at New
York. Ho was told to secure tendem
from owners of both steamships and
sailing vessels, though probably a
steamer Is preferred. Dr. Louis
Klopsch also was telegraphed to put
himself In communication with the
pay officer in order to forward tho
work.
lloutelle I ItrnonilnuttMl.
BANQOIt, Mo., April 12. The re
publicans of the Fourth Malno congres
sional district renominated Hon. Chan.
A. Boutollo ns candidate for represent
ative and elected as delegates to tho
national republican convention In Phil
adelphia, Frederick II. Parkhurst ot
Dangor and Colonel Wnlnwrlght Gush
ing of Foxcroft. Tho delegates wero
not Instructed.
Kama In a lltlzcard.
KANSAS CITY, Mo April 12. A
Star special from lleeley, Kns., In tho
western part of tho state, says; Tho
worst snow and wind storm of tho
season Is raging over this section of
tho country. It began this morning
and has developed Into n verltablo
blizzard. It Is flue for wheat, but
hard on stock.
Ilrjan Kn Itnute lCut.
LOS ANOI3LE3, April 12. William
J Drynn left for tho east by way of
Phoenix, A. T and Albuquerque, N.
iu today.
Tho state commlttco 01 tho silver re
publican party mot today In tniH city,
and elected fifty-two delegates to tho
national convention to bo hold in Kan
sas City on July A. C. II. Lano wa3
ir.ado an honorary delegate. J, N. Phil
lips was appointed chairman of mo
delegation, and was glvon power to
charter a special enr to convoy tho del
egates to Kaunas CJty.
GEN. JACOB S. C0XEY.
FAMOUS LEADER OF THE COM
MONWEAL. f Now Quarry Operator. and I Rap
idly riling Up a fortune Food
for Erery TMrap bat lie Unit
Work for It.
A notablo change has como over
3en. Jacob S. Coxcy of commonweal
fame. From tho day that ho was or
dered oft tho grass at tho national
capital ho became a now man. Ho
turned his attention from politics to
finance, and la now making money at
tho rnto of four figures a day. Ho Is
operating a stone quarry flvo miles
from Masslllon, Ohio, which Is ns prof
itable as a small gold mine. Setting
up as a largo employer of unskilled la
bor, Gen. Coxcy has had a chnnco to
demonstrate tho practicability of his
commonweal theories. His son, Jesso
Coxcy, a stalwart young fellow, has
also figured extensively In tho solution
of tho great "hobo problem."
It Is tho policy of Coxoy not to turn
away any man who wants work. Thero
Is a steady run of men who como and
go from tho quarry property. At pres
ent thero nro fifty employes nt tho
plnnt, nnd among theso nro only two
ot tho "hoboca" ot tho original com
monweal army, but thero aro plenty
of recruits from tho cuds of tho earth.
Tho story of Coxoy'8 quarry has beon
circulated among tramps all over tho
country. Thoy nro Bitro of a welcome,
a day's rations, and a chnnco to lcavo
when work becomes too onerous. "Do
0I0 man's easy, but keep ycr eyes
peolcd fer Jesso," Is tho word lately
passed around. Somo tlmo ago thrco
stout tramps arrived on Saturday
evening lato and applied for work.
They woro so hungry, they said, thoy
didn't know whero to stay all night
"You know mo; my name's Coxoy,
Qon. Coxey ot tho commonweal army,"
said tho old man, heartily. "Make
yourselves at home, cat all you want,
and do a day'B work Monday."
So on Saturday night and all day
Sunday tho tramps feasted and rested
from tholr roadsldo wanderings. Mon
day morning, after a phenomonal
broaktast, thoy took tho highway
promptly In a direction opposlto to the
general's quarry. This was tho lnst
straw. Tho thing had happened so
often that young Jesso Coxcy took
matters In his own hands, common
weal or no commonweal. Ho struck
tho trail, and, single-handed, started
In pursuit, Four miles away ho camo
upon tho three commonwealcrs resting
on tho tics of a railroad track.
"Walk," Bald Jcbso Coxoy, briefly, as
ho leveled n gun on tho trio. He
marched them back to tho quarry and
compelled them to do a day's work tor
tholr Sunday lodgings, when thoy
wore allowed to depart In peace.
Coxey claims a part In making tho
good armor of American ships. He
says ho furnishes sand for the big ar-mor-plato
plants of the land, and adds
that his has been found to bo tho best,
So tho "general" Iibb taken credit unto
himself for rccont American naval vic
tories, and announces In flaming col
ors on posters pasted on tho cars that
American naval supremacy is duo to
Coxoy'a good sand. Tho "general" hns
found thero aro dollars In tho sand,
and ho Is not anything If ho is not a
good advertiser of his wares. His com
monweal fame attracts tho public to
him whorovor he goes. Ho docs no es
pecially court conversation on tho
march ho mado for tho lost cause,
neither does ho shrink when tho mat
tor la brought beforo htm. At pres
ent ho evidently does not caro to risk
any moro army trlpn, oven for the sak'o
of the principles which ho has long ad
vocated. Ho Is too busy. His wealth
Is piling up In conical form like a little
pllo of sand from hln crushers. Besides
the quarry ho owns lead mines In Mis
souri and is preparing to put up a
steel plant soon.
But Coxoy has with him relics of his
political canvass. On tho switch near
his profitable quarry stand four
coaches. Tho ono, a Pullman palace
car, la used by Jesso Coxey, wife, and
llttlo daughter, as a dwelling place A
second car is used as kitchen and
storo-room for workmen at tho quarry.
Tho dining room is in a third car, tho
ono usod by Coxoy in his political tour
over tho United States. Tho sides ot
tho car aro decorated with attractlvo
printing, telling ot tho principles ad
vocated by Coxoy on non-iuiorest-bearing
bonds, good roads and other
questions. But the interior of tho car
has been changed.
A long tablo of plain boards in in
tho center of the coach. This is to
seat tho hungry men as thoy como to
tholr meals. Tin cups and plates aro
always spread ready for incal time.
There Is llttlo stylo when tho hoboes
and other workmen cat, but thoy Beem
withal to be a happy set and fairly
well contontod with their lot. This
non-lntercstlng-bearlng car is also
used 08 a sleeper. Every man has his
bunk. Thero aro lower and upper
borthB, plain, but warm, and, no doubt,
eomfortablo to the man who has
swung a big slcdgo for 8 hours In
crushing stone. Tho clothing on these
beds Is of plain grade, but the bods aro
kept in cleanly condition, and tho men
express themselves satisfied with their
sleoplng quarters. Coxoy'B homo, at
present, Is near tho quarry. Ho nan
a combination framo and log dwelling
house.
Thl Ken Knew It Wa Lent.
A hen's egg wns marketed at Denl
son tho other day measuring 7 by
inches. Sioux City Journal.
A prlvato telephone wlro from the
war office to Windsor Castlo convey.1
to the queen now from the front.