State Capital
; Expressions Emulative for the Good of
Republican Supremacy.
LINCOLN, Jan. 28.
Another wcok has gono by, and still
tlicro is no Bcloctlon mado for senator
by tho legislature.
Practlcnlly nil of tho political score
liavo reached tho conclusion that a
long fight Is on, with tho chances In
favor of ending In a deadlock. Many
of tho uninterested do not look for
Thompson's men to desert him, be
cause ho Is backed by tho strongeut
organization In Nebraska. More than
that, ho Is n man of Iron determina
tion. His candidacy two years ago,
which everybody admits was weaker
than It Is this year, prolonged tho
llftht for weeks, nnd It is expected ho
will not nlvo In until ho Is elected or
all hopo Is gono.
Every day efforts have been mado to
get signers to a republican caucus, but
each day a failure was reported. Tho
candidates evidently believe their
chnnccs aro best without u caucus.
Lato In the week Representative Whit
mo:p sought to work up n caucus,
tho call for which read as follows.
"Wo, tho undersigned republican
members of tho Nebraska state legis
lature, hereby obllgato ourr.elvea to
enter Into and nbldo by a republican
senatorial caucus to bo hold on tho call
of the speakor of tho houso on reason
able r.otino and an soon .13 may bo af
ter tills agreement Is mailt! effective.
T'lls agreement Is based on thu fol-'w'l-f,'
terms at.a com!' lotn pro.o
dent, to-wlt:
"First This agreement shall bo cf
fcctlvo upon Its receiving tho signa
tures of sixty-seven republican mem
bers of tho legislature.
"Second Fifty votes shall bo re
quired to nomlnato any candidate for
tho United States senate or to adopt
any additional rulo for tho caucus.
"Third All nominations shall bo
mado by viva voca vote on roll call.
"Fourth No nomination for United
States senator shall bo cffectlvo until
two candidates shall have been duly
nominated on tho samo roll call.
"Fifth Only republicans of unques
tioned loyalty shall be eligible to nom
ination for United Stntes senator at
said caucus."
Just what luck Mr. Whltmoro will
liavo Is not known ut this time, but
sentiment Is against a cacus yet, and
ho will probably also fall.
Tho senatorial fight Is getting hot
ter as tho days go by, and from every
appearance It Is a healthy thing and
may last longer than some expect,
whllo It mny bo closed up with a snap
that will tnko tho breath away. That
tho fuslonlsts aro watching tho con
test with Increasing Interest la mani
fest on all sides from tho discussions
in tho lobbies and corridors. Their
concern Is chiefly ns to Its effdet on tho
future politics In tho stnte, ns htoy sco
In tho choice of men by tho republi
cans obnoxious to the rank and Mo a
great chanco for political capital to
asslBt them back into power.
Ono republican senator suggests a
general caucus, first on tho North
Platto or long term candidate all re
publicans to unite In tho selection. Af
ter tho North Platte man has beon
chosen, ho would caucus on tho South
Tlatto or sSiort term senatorshlp and
when both liavo beon determined upon
would have them elected by tho Joint
session under tho present rules. Tho
suggestion Is mooting with somo fav
or, but no steps havo thus far been
taken to formulato an agreement or
secure a caucus to carry out the Idea.
Friends of Itosowater contend that
If Thompson Is sincerely In favor of a
north and south Platto nomination, ho
might show t by nominating tho oth
er fellow first and then taking tho
chances on his own case.
Tho county treasurers' association
met last week at the Llndell hotel to
'consider matters of deep Interest to
them. Tho sessions of the legislature
aro viewed by them with great Inter
est. Thoy aro now trying to securo
somo legislation that will relievo tho
treasurers of tho western portion of
the stato. In many of tho counties tho
treasurers feel they aro insufficiently
remunerated. Especially is this truo
In thopo counties under township or
ganization whoro township collectors
gather in tnxes and turn them over to
tho treasurers, absorbing many of tho
ffvs It ir. believed that the main op
position of the trcasur-T3 this aewplof.
will bo directed against tho township
organization. It was ngreed at tho
meeting that a bill shall bo drafted
embodying this change.
As far as Lancaster county goes, tho
bill will have no effect. Tho reduction
in the toui.ty population has, how
ever, effected tho number of clerk al
lowed the treasurer hero and to obvi
ate this diniculty H. It. No. 2 has been
drawn up. It reduces tho population
limit to permit tho same conditions ex
isting now to continue. County Treas
urer McLaughlin saya that It will bo
impossible to get along nnd keep up
tho work In tho ofllco with less than
tho number of clerks ho hns now which
is exactly tho samo as was employed
by his predecessor. Ho and Lancaster
men generally aro taking u keen inter
est In tho measure.
Both houses of tho legislature de
cided to hold a session Saturday last.
It wns tho first Saturday session of
tho term. Usually tho mcmbors dcslro
to go homo on Saturday to dovoto ono
day to tholr private affairs. Some
times ono house desires to remain In
sessiun and tho othor does not. Whllo
tho senatorial contest Is on It Is not
deemed best to do this for fear somo
question might arlso as to whether tho
legislature had compiled with tho
United States statuto requiring at least
ono ballot each legislative day on
United States senator.
Tho friends of the senatorial enndi
- dntes do not wish to take any chances.
Observations
A considerable amount of scnuonlnt;
was Injected into tho senatorial light
last Friday morning during tho pro
ceedings of tho Joint session and dur
ing tho afternoon session of tho house.
A resolution wns proposed In tho Joint
session by Wilkinson of Cass author
izing the appointment of a committee
to Investigate whether tho railroads
were using free transportation to In
fluence tho vote on United States son
ator. This was ruled out of order by
Lieutenant Governor Savngo on tho
theory that were such a committee ap
pointed It could receive no authority
to enforco Its orders from tho joint
convention.
As soon ns tho houso convened In
tho afternoon Mr. Wilkinson intro
duced virtually tho Bamo resolution,
but providing for a committee of llvo
to act with a like commlttco from tho
senate and Investigate this samo ques
tion. An amendment wns also passed,
proposed by McCarthy of Dixon coun
ty, enlnrglng the power of tho com
mlttco to ltyestlgnto nil charges of
corruption. Including promises of
political appointments, in connection
with tho senatorial fight. Undor tho
wording of tho resolution with all
amendments taken Into consideration,
tho house committee when appointed
by Speaker Sears, must net with 11
like commlttco from tho senate and
must report to tho Joint convention.
Tho provision nnmlng tho Joint con
vention ns the body to which the com
mittee Is to report, was mado by er
ror. It res'ilted through tho pussago
of an nmendmont prepared by Taylor
of Cust'cr in the Joint session of tho
morning when the orlglnnl motion was
not cntortalned. Mr. Taylor Intro
duced this same motion In tho houso
without making any change and ns a
result the committee wns Instructed
to report to tho Joint convention.
Tho result of tho entire action will
depend on tho complexion of the com
mlttco appointed, on tho action of tho
senate In appointing a committee to
act with the houso commlttco and on
tho attitude of tho Joint convention in
regard to tho ontlro matter. If tho
speaker appoints a committee, 11 ma
jority of whom nro o'posod to go.ng
nhcad and who desire to block tho in
vestigation, or if the senate by its ac
tion desires to block further action by
not appointing a committee, nothing
may result of tho matter. Otherwlso
the committee to bo named will be del
egated with oper to make a thorough
and searching Investigation of wldo
extent connected with tho senatorial
contest.
Tho following Invitation has been
extended to tho legislature by tho re
gents and tho chancellor of tho univer
sity: "Mombcrs of tho legislature
havo a standing and most cordial Invi
tation to visit and Inspect at their con
venience tho grounds, farm, shops, li
brary, gymnnslum, museums, labora
tories and recitation rooms of tho uni
versity, to acquaint themselves with
the condition nnd needs of tho univer
sity and with Its work as It goes on
dally and hourly. Visitors calling nt
tho chancellor's office will bo supplied
with competent guides nnd will bo
mado welcome wherever they go."
Tho houso commlttco on university
and normal schools held a meeting lato
In tho week and ueclded to recommend
for passage tho bill appropriating $75,
500 for u new llurary anil gymnasium
building nt tho Peru normal. Dr.
Clark, principal of tho Peru normal,
was present and resisted any attempt
on tho part of tho members to tlo up
tho appropriation bill with tho bills
creating now normal schools. He said
ho was In favor of new schools, but
ho did not want to see tho appropria
tion bill held back.
Tho university and normal school
committee agreed at a recent meeting
that thero should bo three now normal
schools nnd three bills wero recom
mended to bo placed on general file.
Tho bills aro house roll No. 70 which
provides for tho purchase of tho old
Western Normal building nt Lincoln;
houso roll No. 121, establishing a
school at Central City, and houso roll
No. 37, by Brodcrlck, which provides
for a commission to select a sito.
The first shipment In bond, from tho
port of Lincoln, was last week by ex
press to Paris. Twenty-eight pictures
and frames from tho art exhibition
valued at ?4,000. packed in four pacn
ages, wero prepared for shipment In
the baggage room at tho union station.
They wero shipped to "A. Gulnehnrd.
70 ruo ninnche, Pnrls. Franco." Deputy
Georgo Bnrtlott and Express Agent
Nnsh spent an hour or more at tho
depot preparing tho packages for ship
ment. Secretary of Stato Porter retired
from ofllco the first of tho year with
nearly $1,000 of money which ho took
In violation of tho constitution. This
monoy was received by him contrary
to tho constitution as a member of
tho state marks and brands commit
tee. Whether nn action will bo brought
to recover this money from Mr. Por
ter Is not known. Ho could probably
escnpo ns did Eugono Moore.
Col. Julius N. Klllan of Columbus,
commanding tho First regiment, Ne
braska national guard, has been ap
pointed by Governor Dietrich as ad
jutant gennral of tho Nebraska na
tional guard.- Adjutant General Iinr
ry, who now holds tho olllce, 1ms
Borvcd six years. Colonel Klllan wan
formorly captain of company K of
Colum'bus, but whllo In tho service In
tho Philippines was promoted to ma
jor. Manr flngs were lowered In Lin
coln lft respect to tho dead queen of
tho British empire, and expressions of
regret wero heard on every side.
'PROTECTION BID IT.
UMDER IT A CENTURY'S PROG
RESS IS MADE.
An IntltMtrlal IteHew by th Ameri
can Kconomlut Home Manufacturci
nit American Labor thn Chief C'aut
of Our National Ureatncti.
Tho American Economist of recent
dato contains an Industrial review of
tho nineteenth contury which discloses
our most remarkable growth nnd de
velopment In nil fields of endeavor.
Tho writer very fully shows that our
prosperity has been so Identified with
protection ns to make thn former In
every Instanco tho sequence of tho lat
ter. The tariff inws of tho contury aro
given in full nnd their effects upon our
commcrco ami trade aro succinctly
stated. The article Is accompanied by
a table giving by decades our progress
In wealth, commerce and principal
lines of Industry.
Wonderful Wealth (lain.
This tnblo shows that in wealth wo
havo Increased from $900,000,000 In
1800 to $100,000,000,000 In 1000; that
our foreign commerce in 1800 wns
1102,241,518, and in 11)00 wns $2,244,
42I.2GG; that our exports of $70,071,
780 In 1800 had Increased to $1,294,
483,082 In 1000; that our products of
manufacture, which wero pcrhnps $20,-
000,000 in vnluo in 1800, wore valued at
about 115,000,000,000 In 1000; that our
900 post offices of 1800 numbered 70,-
350 In 1900; that our textile products
of a fow thousands In value In 1800
were valued at considerably over $1,
000,000,000 In 1900; that our Iron nnd
steel manufactures of $14,3GI,u2G lu
value In 1810 wero valued at over $1,-
000,000,000 In 1900; that our railroad
mileage of 23 miles In 1830 had in
creased to 190,410 in 1900 in short,
that from nn Insignificant group of 0,-
000,000 of pcoplo in 1800 we havo bc-
como in 1900 n nation of more than
70,000,000, with greater wealth, with
graitor output In nil fields of produc
tion, with greater credit than any other
nation on earth.
Duo to l'rntctlon.
Tho review of tho century not only
shows thnt our periods of prosperity
havo been during tho years when n
protectlvo tariff has been In forco, but
that tho creation of our important in
dustries dates from tho year when nn
adequate duty was laid on the product
of thoso Industries. Two or three Il
lustrations will suffice. In 1870 only
30,000 tons of steel rnlls wero mado in
tho United States, and theso sold at
$100 per ton In gold. In 1000 wo wero
making over 2,000,000 tons a year at
n price of $24 a ton, and tho prico has
beon as low as $17 a ton. Wo wero
making but n few thousand kegs of
wire nails in 1883, when tho duty wns
lncreasod from ono to four cents por
pound. In 1888 tho output was 1,000,
000 kegs nnd In 1900 over 8,000,000 kegs,
whllo tho price hns beon reduced from
8 cents per pound to 2 cents per pound.
March of I'rocrom,
We mado no tin pinto In 1890, when
for tho first time a duty was laid by
tho McKlnley law. In 1900 wo mnde
ovor 400,000 tons, nnd enn not only
supply tho homo market but nro now
exporting It. Hundreds of other prod
ucts owo their development to protec
tion. On tho other hand, when duties
havo been lowered or removed tho con
sequences havo been serious nnd most
disastrous. The blow to nil our Indus
tries, and especially to wool and wool
lens, by tho Wilson-Gorman law Is
only too fresh In tho minds of nil. Tho
tariff of 1883 was ti severe blow to our
wool Industry, while tho low tariffs of
1840 and 1875 throw the country Into
a panic nnd bankruptcy, as did tho
tariff of 1833.
1'rlnclple lLim l'riMloinUuitod.
But protection has predominated, es
pecially since tho civil wnr, and It is
during this last thirty-five years that
our great progress has beeu made. Our
Iron und steel manufactures, our tex
tile products, our farm products, our
exports and ninny other commercial
and financial totals aro now measured
by billions Instead of tho millions or
thousnnds of the early part of the cen
tury. Tho writer concludes his review as
follows:
Trlhuto to IIIrIi Tariff.
"What greater tribute to an economic
principle; what greater vindication or
a national system of legislation; whnt
greater proof of tho wisdom of a pro
tectlvo tariff could thero bo than tho
results of tho nineteenth century in
tho United States? Wo havo victorious
ly waged two great foreign wnrs. Wo
havo waged ono of tho greatest civil
wars ever known to mankind. Wo
havo freed millions of slaves. Wo
havo welcomed to our freo Institutions
20,000,000 of foreigners. We havo sold
abroad over $33,000,000,000 worth or
our products of ngrlculturo and manu
facture. Wo havo accumulated over
$100,000,000,000 of wealth.
flrcatent of Nations,
"From nn almost Insignificant re
public wo havo grown to bo tho great
est nation on earth In wealth, In pro
duction and consumption. Wo hnvo
becomo tho most powerful In diplomacy
and war. Wo feed much of tho world
hcsldo ourselves, and our manufactures
go to every corner of tho earth. At
tho end of tho nineteenth century and
tho beginning or tho twentieth we nro
recognized ns the financial center of tho
globe, nnd nil nations look to us for
monoy. Wo nro increasing our nation
al credit by over half a billion of dol
lars a yeat. Wo aro paying higher
wages and living better than any other
people. Tho luxuries of other lands nro
our necessaries.- Our national treas
cry is overflowing; our banks, both na
tlonnl nnd savings, aro swelled almost
to their limit.
ICnrjr of Other NnttoDt.
"And for all this manlflcant accomp
lishment, for nil this grand achieve
ment, for all this most enviable posi
tion and attainment, who will ques
tion that besldoa our own oxcrtlons of
mind nnd body wo are Indebted solely
to Provldenco and protections? With
resourccu unlimited, with wealth un
bounded,, with credit nncqunled, with
honor unsullied, we stnnd on tho thres
hold of a new century and wonder
what It will bring."
WAGES AND COST OF LIVING..
In n communication Bent some wcoka
since to tho state department by tho
United States consul at Lyons tho ques
tion of wnges lu Franco and In tho
United Stntes Is touched upon nnd somo
comparison Is mado between tho prices
of necessities of llfo In tho two coun
tries. Tho statements mndo nnd tho
facta presented aro most enlightening.
"While wnges nro much lower hero
than In tho United States," says tho
consul, "tho cost of living Is higher,
if tho quality nnd qunntlty of food bo
considered." And then ho proceeds to
give specific facts. According to his
figures, ordlnnry white sugar costs
from 11 to 11 14 cents per pound In
Franco, good cofTco from 00 to 90 cents
per iiound, whllo fish ranges from 20
to 00 cents per pound, and so on. Tho
luxuries which nro enjoyed by tho
rich alone, such as tho llnor silks, vel
vets, broadcloths nnd clothing mado
to order, cost from 25 to 50 per cont
less In Franco than In the United
States.
Hero are n few definite statements
from ono who Is In a position to know
tho facts which aro worthy of tho at
tention of thoso frco traders who try
to bolster up tholr rotten theory by
claiming thnt, though our protectlvo
traiff keeps wages high, tho high wages
aro more than neutralized by tho high
er cost of living In tills country. Their
claim has a plausible look at flrBt
glance, but tho facts don't bear It out
Of especial Importance aro tho abovo
quoted fncts to American worklngnion,
who, nbovo all others, profit from tho
system of high wages and cheap living
which prevails in tills country nnd tho
continuance of which Is dependent on
their votes.
THEY BEGIN TO SEE IT.
Tho London "Iron and Conl Trades
Kcvlew" says that when tho Iron nnd
steel Industries of tho United Kingdom
begin to glvo way, as they aro doing
at present, It is not unreasonable to ns
Biimo that tho whole Industrial fabric
Is more or less on tho eve of n serious
change. This, It says, appears to bo
the general expectation In Grent Brit
ain nt tho present time. When nn
American writer a couple of yenrs ago
directed attention to tho imminence of
an industrial change such ns that now
generally expected, tho London "Spec
tator" anil other British freo trndo
journals pooh-poohed tho suggestion.
uiey wero unnblo to porcolvo what
this trade Journal clearly boss, that
tho Iron nnd steel Industries "nro tho
basis of all tho other mechanical In
dustriesof shipping, general engin
eering, foundry operations nnd n thou
sand minor Industries that may bo
nnmed." When u basic Industry Is In
Jeopardy nil thoso resting upon It nro
suro to suffer, n fact which tho opti
mistic Freo Traders will bo Bitro to ap
preciate beforo long, ulthough they are
unable, to do so now. San Francisco,
Chronicle.
STRENGTH OF A POLICY.
"Not slncti December, 1872," saya
tho Boston Herald, "has Congress met
with tho Republican party lodged so
nearly upon tho very apex of powor
as It Is today. All on account of tho
stupidity or Ita adversaries." Tho
Herald Is In largo mcasuro right, for,
nfter all, It Is stupidity, rather than
lnck of patriotism which promptH tho
courso of tho majority of thoao who
would adopt a policy which would bo
fatal to American progress nnd pros
perity. As for the lenders, they aro
stupid, too, as well as selfish nnd un
patriotic. Qthorwiso they would not
sneer at tho full dinner pall or nccuso
tho worklngmnn of being nil stomach
bernuso ho takes thought of tho com
fort und welfare of his family. Tho
success of tho Republican party has
been due in part, as Ir evident, to tho
stupidity of Its opponents in fighting
against tho policies which havo
brought prosperity to tho peoplo of tho
whole country and hnvo set the United
States many laps further 011 lu its
progress toward being tho greatest or
tho world's nations, but In part only.
Primarily, present Republican success
Is duo to tho soundness and wisdom
or tho policy of the Republican party
In protecting, everywhere and always,
American Interests, nnd In seeing to
If thnt tho American people rather
than tho peoplo of other lauds should
bo tho country's llrst cure.
Inadvertently, Mr. Bryan has ac
knowledged his appreciation of tho
prcsenco or prosperity. When, snvo
In ti tlmo of unprecedented prosper
ity, would a man wholly Inexperienced
in tho publishing business venturo to
start a paper? Albany Journal,
Mr. Bryan Insists that "tho election
was not necessarily conclusive on any
question." It would greatly condtico to
Mr. Brynn's hnpplness and penco of
mind If he knew n knockout blow when
ho got one. Seattle Post-Intclllgoncer.
Democracy having failed in an ear
nest attempt to edit Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Bryan will try his hand at editing
Democracy. Now York Press.
il SENATR
ThU Will Be n Bnsy Week for Upper
Branch of Congress,
IMPORTANT MEASURE COMES IP
War KcTenus nnrl Ship Bubalilr mill Will
Jlecclve UoiiRltleratlon Hpecnli bjr
Tnwno on riilllpplne Quettlou Awaited
With Keen Interest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. A variety
or subjects, including appropriation
unis, tno war revonuo reduction, snip
subsidy bill und to somo extent tho
Philippine question will claim tho at
tention of tho sennto tho coming week.
Monday Mr. Towno will speak on
tho problems Involved In tho govern
ment of tho Philippines, Thero Is
somowhnt moro than usual Interest In
this speech, not only bocuuso of Mr.
Towne's reputation ua an orator nnd
tho fact that It will bo his only speech
in thu Geutito oft n political subject,
but becauso of Increased Interest in the
1'hlllppino question moused by the
president's request of tho euiuUo for
early legislation on this subject, It
docs not appear probuDlu that tho
Minnesota senator's speech will call
out otner speeches Immediately on this
subject bernuso ovon tho senators who
would like to sco legislation during
this sesnlon admit tho impossibility of
taking up tho matter seriously until
tho report of tho Tatt commission can
bo printed, or bj long as tlicro nro
other pressing questions before tho
sennto. Still, straggling references to
tho subject tiro not Improbable at any
tlmo during tho remainder of tho ses
sion. Senator Aldrlch, chairman of tho ft
nanco committee, hint given notice
thnt tho will nsk the senate to tnko
up tho war rovenuo bill early In thu
week. Tho understanding 1b thnt ho
will press that quesilon to tho exclu
sion of nil other bills, except appro
priation bills. Doing u rovenuo meas
ure, It will tako precedonco over nil
other measures.
Thoro Is no real opposition to the
wnr rovenuo bill, but It nppcars proo
ablo that thero will bo somo (IIbcus
Blon of It ns an easy means of delnylng
consideration of the subsidy bill. If
thero Is opportunity tho subsidy bill
will bo taken up, but It Is not expected
that anything moro dollnlto will occur
In this connection during tho present
week than tho making of Bpccclios.
Tho week In tho Iioubo is likely to bo
monopolized by appropriation bills.
Seven or tho fourteen gcnrml appro
priation bills havo already passed tho
houso, namely, tho executive, legisla
tive nnd Judiciary, pension, military
aeadomy, Indian, nnval, r.'vor und har
bors and District of Columbia bills.
Thrco other.?, tho postofflco, agricul
ture and fortifications bills, havo boon
reported to tho houso, nnd tho remain
Ing four, tho army, consular nnd dip
lomatic, Rundry civil nnd general de
ficiency, nro still lu tho committees
hnvlng thorn lu eliargo. Tho threo
roportcd to tin houso and tho consu
lar and diplomatic, which is practlc
nlly completed, probably will bo dis
posed of during tho week. Whntovon
tlmo rcmnlnB will bo occupied with
tho hill to promoto tho cmcloncy of
tho rovonuo t utter scrvlco, which has
been mado tt continuing special order,
not, however, to. Intorfero with ap
propriation bills.
Tho postolllco appropriation! bllli 1
likely to bo madb' tho occasion of
much dobato. All tho quostlons rais
ed by tho report of Joint postal com
mission nro likely to bo dragged into
tho nremii An effort undoubtedly
will bo mndo to eontlnuo tlio appro
priations for pneumatic tubo sorvlCe,
-which woro ollmluatod from tho bill
nnd thoro probably will bo tho usual
fight on tho appropriations- Xon spe
cial mail facilities.
IOWA VETERANS' ENCAMPMENT.
Will 11a llolit nt Utilimpm During. Mrs
Waok In. ilium.
SIOUX CITY, Jam 28. Col. MiB.Dor
vis, commander of tno Iowa G. A. H.,
returned from Dubuquo ajid tinnounc
cd thnt tho annual encampment of
Iowa veterans this yenu likely will be
hold Juuo 4. 5. ami 8 at Dubuquo. The
mombers of tho council of administra
tion will bo consulted boforo these
dutos nro definitely decided upon.
DUBUQUE, la., Jan. 28. It baa beon
decided that tho annual statu encamp
ment of tho Grand Army of tho Ro
publlc will be held In Dubuquo during
tho llrst week In June, subject to the
df-clslon of tho council of administra
tion, which body must give lis sanc
tion boforo tho dato Is dcflnltoly set
tled. There Is no doubt that tho coun
cil will approvo of tho date.
runilmi NutTrrtirj of Olilna.
PI5KIN, Jnn. 28. Thoro hai lwon
great distress in tho provinco or Shnn
SI, owing to tho l'am'no, and thous
ands havo dlod, Tho court has ordorod
rlco roller to bo lBsucd In lnrgo envoys
that natlvo ChriBtinnB Buffering from
tho famlno wero to bo discriminated
ngnlnnt and to bo punished it they
ovou begged for food.
Krugnr Unit Throe Uiiotnm.
LONDON, Jan. 28. (Now York
World Cablegram.) An Amsterdam
correspondent of tho Express Bays
that iiowb Iiuh been received thero that
Krugr Ib so sorlously 111 that medical
mon havo almcst drBpalrcd or his llta.
Threo doctors aro attending him dally.
lFor a Murittliim ('oni;rM.
BRUNSWICK, On., Jan. 28. The
nttendanco nt tho mnrltlmo congress,
which convenes Wednesday, Is ox
r.ectcd to npproach 150. AdvlccH are
that Sonator Hanna will como. Gov
crnor Candler, lu nntlclpatlo of nn
effort to havo tho convention endorse ,
tho shipping bill, which ho opposes, I
will attond. Meanwhllo tho board ol,
trndo, undor whoso nusplcos tho moot-i
Ing will bo held, Is endeavoring to
ollmlnato everything snvorlng of pol
I itlcs from tho gathering. I
win
BOERS MAKE THINGS LIVELY
.'opt nro Ono Snppljr Train and Inflict
Henrjr Caiualtle.
LONDON, Jan. 28. -The war office
ana received from tho commander-ln-ihlcf
In South Africa a dispatch
lnteil Pretoria, January 2G, reporting
lumcrous engagements, tho foUowlng
ng being tlio most Important:
"Cunningham was engaged at Mid
Ilefontolti and Koppcrfontoln yester
lay with Delnroy's forco, Bnblngton,
A'hllo moving north from Vcntorsdorp,
.hreatcned tho enemy's flank, whoro
ipon tho Boors retired wost. Cun
linghnm's casualties wero two officers
.voundod, four men killed, and thirty
loven wounded.
"In tho cngngomcnt at Llchtonburg,
rnnuiiry 17, somo yeomanry wero enp
.urcd. Thoso hnvo slnco been reloas
d, with tho rxcoptlon of n ninjor and
:hrco men. No dotnlls arc yot at
annd.
"Smlth-Dorrlon had a successful on
f,goment of llvo hours, whllo on tho
march from Wondor'fontoln to Cnro
.Ina, where tho Boors had lately beon
joncentratlng. Tho cnomy woro In
'onsldornblo strength nnd held tho
-Ivor, but woro driven out. Our
losses wero ono officor killed nnd two
jfllecrs and thirteen men wounded."
Lord Kitchener confirms tho report
:hnt. n British train with troops nnd
unitary stores on board, wns waylaid
ind enptured at Slljkllpp, uoar Four
teen Streams, last Friday, but saya
;ho Boors retired on the arrival of
tho armored train Bent In pursuit.
FAVORS THE SP00NER DILL.
fill pi linn Uiirgn I.rclnlntliiii for. l'crmmr
cnt l'nrm of (lovtrnmrnt.
MANILA, .Inn. 28. Tho oxecuttvo
ommlttoo of tho federal party liaa
lied a petition requesting tho Ph.llp
jlno commission to urge upon Presl
lent McKlnley that tho passago of tho
3pooner bill by congress Is tin urgont
iccesslty, us tho progress of tho nrchl
joltigo demands an authority which
.au legislate and control tho lncor
)orntlon of concerns, rogulato mining
milms, dlsposo of public lauds und
jorform other functions not vested In
Itlior tho military or executivo au
thorities. Tho petitioners stato thnt tho tlmo
in rlpo for n general civil govorninont,
:ho establishment of which will win
j'er thoso favoring tho Insurrection
tvhllo, it tho same time, It will oncour
igo tho natives to BUtwcrlbo In favor
jf tho sottled government In tho Phll
pplncs under Ainorlcan. sovereignty.
Therefore they urgo that tho Sp oner
ulll, which empowers President McICln
ioy, In his itineration, to declare tho
.nsurrecUon ended and to establish a
civil government, bo passed by tho
present congress.
CRAZY' SNAKE IS KIDNAPED.
Deputy Unltcil htutrn Mnrnlml .Tobiwom.
Biul Companion Nolzo Itcbul Inillaii,
"ST. "LOUIS, Jan. 28. A special to
tho Republic from Henrietta, I; T.,
?nys:
Doputy United States Marshal Grant
Johnson, who bourn tho reputation of
Doing tho boldest, most prudsnt nndi
oust man on Mnrshnl Bennett's staff,
and Bonnlb Mcintosh mndo a bold dash,
tlnsh today. Into tho stronghold of
Shltto Harjo, "Crazy Snake," who waa
nirroundcd by his followers, near Eur
tain, thtrty-flvo miles from How, and:
:npturcd tlw chief liiBiirgontt Tito Inr
linn chief wns brought hero Immedi
ately and la- being closely guarded, by
:ho deputy marshals and' Troop A.
(eighth United States cavalry, under
Lieutenant. Dlxom Thin capture, with,
tho Bweop oast that tho soldlbrsi will
nuiko tomorrow, will probably end1 tho
usurrectioii. Marshal Bennett, with a
lozon doputlcB, will' lonvo with' tho
troops und It Is expoctod thoy will cap
ture tlltvoUior loaders-of tlio Insurrec
tion. CARRIES GERMS WITH HIM
Dnotor. llixiivki (juaraiitlua audi Viae bjr
Kill!.
APPLEXON, Wis.,. Jan. 23.r-Dr. Ro
docmunil, tho physician who, to sup
port 111 theory of noa-contaglon of
dlseano, dollberatoly sprond smallpox
contagion In this city, broko quaran
tine Saturday evening, oluded tho offi
cers nud aided by H. W. Rathbun.
prlnolpal of 11 business col'ego, drova
to Waupaca and topic a train to Chi
cago. Itathtmn returned tonight nnd
wns arrested and put in tlio pest
house. Ho will be prosecuted ns will
Rodccmund also, If captured.
BOERS DYNAMITE TRAIN.
Hvlal llrnrliiK I.onl Kttclinor und Par
ty Dcrullnil.
PRETORIA, Jnn. 28. Yostordny a
train, with Lord Kitchener nnd a body
of troops, preceded toward Mlddelberg,
nu armored pilot engluo preceding. It
was dornlled by dynamlto nonr Bal
moral. Tho Boers, who woro In force,
opened flro nnd tho British replied.
Tho Boers woro ultimately driven off.
Tho British sustained no casualties.
Km Labor Commlmlnnnr.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 28. Governor
IMotrlch has appointed C. E. Watson
of Omaha to succeed Sydney P. Kent
us deputy Inbor commissioner and
head of tho stato bureau of statistics.
Mr. Watson has for sovornl yours boon
prominently Identified with tho labor
interests of Omaha, and was strongly
ondorsed for tho position to which ho
has been appointed. It Is announced
thnt tho appointment will becomo cf
fectlvo February 1.
, SPAIN CAN KIEPJIER DRY-DOCK.
Hrircliiry Lone Ail.iptu Nuvul Ilonril'
Itucommuiiilnlton.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Tho na
vnl board, hoaded by Judgo Advocato
General Lcniloy, appointed to doaldo
upon tho desirability or buying tho
largo floating stool drydock In Havana
harbor from tho government of Spain,
reporta that to plnco tho dock In thor
ough repair nnd to prepare It for n
voyago would Involvo nn oxpentllturo
or ovor $500,000 and that a dock could
be built now at a figure not greater.