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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1901)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY IRlBiM , fT IRA I MAKE, l'raprletor. TKHMS: $1.25 IN AKVANCB. NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Dr. C. H. Pouchcr committed Btilcldc nt Swanton, Nob., by taking prusslc acid. Emporor William haj conferred upon Lord Roberts tho Order of the Hlnck Eagle, tho hlghcat German dec oration. Charles 13.' Emorson, president of the Emerson Lumber company, of Dixon, 111., died, aged 7.1 years. Ho loaves a largo estate. In tho stato of Guorrero, Mcx., n sharp shock of earthquake canned much alarm, A light shock was felt In Mexico City. Countess Castellnno has sold to her in i ti? I Tho Agricultural Measure Pascco After a Four Days' Debate, TO CLOCK ACTION ON SUBSIDY HILL Coliirnilu Senator Aiiiioum-c lliat Ho Wilt I'rnvrnt Any Vote nil Shipping lllll During l'rtiieiit Hewdon Mlirel Intirnu Mutter. WASHINOTON, Fob. 1C Thnt the opposition' to the shipping bill In tho woiiato will not permit a vote to be taken on the measure nt the present session was made clear during tho closing hour of today's session. For tevoral days Jt has been ovldcnt thnt It would be difficult to gain unanimous consent to take a vote on tho mcas- i.mM.nr K.iwln Gould, her interest In "re, but not until lato today was tho tho Now York realty icit oy men father, for $43,500, Tho ofllcinls of tho Urltlnh homo of flco say thero Is no foundation what ever for tho rciwrt that Mrs Florence Maybrlck has been pardoned frank admission mndo that a volo could not bo had. During tho few hour's consideration of tho bill. .Mr. Toller announced his intention to prevent a vote this ses sion. In an Impassioned speech he a bill wu introduced In tho Illinois said ho would not .consent to a voto ImiiRft nrnvidlllir that all persons acre- mm u muni, uu aiiiiiiruui. mm .wiv after sentenced to death shall bo ox- could bn had. opnteil bv means of 'electricity. Mrs. John lleatty, a wealthy widow, twclvo miles north of Hcardstown, 111., committed sulcldo by drowning In a well, where tho body was found by her son. Tho Bulletin of tho summer session at tho University of Nobraska baa been issued and is now ready for distribu tion, nnd will be sent frco to all who dcfllro it. Mrs. John Iicatty, a wealthy widow residing in tho country In Schuyler county, III., twclvo miles north of Hcardstown, committed sulcldo at her homo by drowning herself In a well. Former Lieutenant Governor Honry C. Rates of St. Johnsbnry, Vt., was ot tered t.io lKisltlon of Jtidgo In tho Phil ippines and ho will accept tno appoint Tho statement by tho Colorado Bcn- ator elicited n sharp response from Mr. AldrloH of Khodo Island, who in sisted that despite tho declaration of Mr. Toller tho business or tho scmito would proceed In accordance with the wishes of tho majority. Mr. TellcrB statoment also drew tho llro of Mr. Chandler of New Hamp shire, who asserted th".t tho position of the opposition was preposterous. Mr. Hanna of Ohio replied to .Mr. Follcr In a forceful speech in tho course or wnicn re ucenmo lmpns- Bloned In his denunciation of tho methods employed by tho opposition to defeat tho ineacure. Tho advocates of the bill, he said, wcro honestly en deavoring to ndvanco tho best Inter eslB of this country nnd ho resented the insinuations against their honesty lllifli.UD IUIU .IV " - . j Ji 'mi.. i ...111 l. tt: r.dft nnr of nurooco. mem. mo ...; - v. pHor t() theBo rcmarkl5 Mr. ,cr,.na 'Vtt, . . . , of California delivered an eloquent nnd C B. Murnhy. aged 29, who was at- f.fl,i ,, .. j.im iio mm- tcnillng Bradcn'B preparatory 3chool at uortea tUn particularly tho idea Highland Falls, N. Y., for adm sslon ()f gjvjnR subsidies to American ves- to West Point, dropped dead wuuo no waa engaged Jn snowballing with other students. Tho first coal mlno to bo dovclopod In Nnhmnka has been opened near Jackson, Neb., and startB with a forco appropriation mil was passed niter uc sols, but pointed out what ho believed to bo defects In tho ponding measure. Ho attacked especially tho provision for foreign built ships. Early In the day tho agricultural of fifty men It 1b tho property of Rl loy & McBrldo. Tho coal Is bituminous and of good quality. cattlo rustlers wero given nn un usually Bovcro sontenco nt Helena, Mont. A. J. Kelly and Ocorgo Hund schut wore convicted of stealing three calves and were sentenced to fourteen years each In tho penitentiary. Tho stato senate of Colorado passcu on third reading tho bill for submis sion of a constitutional nraonament to use tho enactment of a law limiting a day'a work In mines, Bmclters and Tnllls for tho treatment of oros to eight consecutive hours. At Santa Barbara. Cal.. Mrs. Freder ick Hansch Bhot and killed herself whllo temnornrlly Insane. Mrs. Hansch, who was very wealthy, waa tho daugh ter of Baron Myer, a wealthy banker of Dresden, Germany, nnd hor mother was an English lady of-noble birth. The following mcssago of congrjttula tlon waa sent to Queen Wllho.mlna by the president on tho occasion of hor marriage: "Her Majesty, Wllhelmlnn, Queen of tho Netherlands, Sgravon hage: 1 pray your majoaty to accept the Blnccro congratulations I offer for myself and my countrymen upon tho ausplcous occasion o" your mnjosty's marriage" William Root, botto. known among olil-tlmo westerners as plain "Bill," a man who has spent his llfo In tho mountains, plains and Jungles of near ly every country under tho nun, and who waa at ono tlmo u pnrtnor of Bill Nyo and Pcto Llddcll, who had a hand In tho Indian eongroBB at tho TranB- Mlsslsslppl exposition, will collect for ty Indians to bo taken to Glon Island In tho Hudson river au a show for Now Yorkers Flro destroyed tho FlntbUBh car sta- bio of tho Brooklyn Rapid Trnnslt company in Brooklyn, N Y., causing ii loss of J200.000. Tho Htatctnont of tho British board of trade for tno month of January shows increases of X. 1,413,000 In lm porta, nnd 1,1G9.800 in oxports. Miss Edith M. Smith of Sanborn, N Y., has been appointed assistant ma tron at tho Roselmu Inulun school, S D. Mlsa Lillian Malaby of Brooking, S. D., ban been reinstated asnUtant ma tron of tho Grand Rlvor lnman school at. Standing Rock, S, D, Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, a well known Ohio rlvor captain, Is dead at Pittsburg, Pa., aged 81 yoarfl. i Tho prealdcnt today Bent to tho sen ate Uio nominations of Jamos H. Wil son of Dolawaro, and Fltzhugh Leo, of Virginia, now brlgadlor generals of volunteers, to bo brigadier generals In tho regular army. Flro In ttm wholcealo candy plant of Valontlno Bchrocdcr, at Dotrolt, Mtch., caused an estimated loss of SlvO.000. Upon tho application of uio stato In auranco department tho Manufacturers' & Merchants Mutual Insurance com pany, of Rockford, 111., passed Into the lmndB of a receiver Tho total liabil ities aro $70,000, assets J35.000. John 8, Hart, a prominent Raclno, Win., manufacturer and philanthropist, died suddenly In Loa Aiigolcs, Cal. John W. Power, ox-stato seimtor, brother of ox-Unltcd Btatcs Senator T. O. Power, died nt Fort Fcnton, Mont Ho was a leading buolnesa man of Montana for thlrty-threo yeura. During tho coming year 200,000,000 white fish from tho state hatcheries of Michigan will bo planted In Lake Mtch I Iran and tno other great lakes, and In additions 7,000,000 brook trout, 3.000, 000 luko trout. 7.000.000 black bass itnd , 6,000,000 Vrill-qycd plko wU bo tils- tnnuiea iir mo larger streams oi Mien Igan IRRIGATION BILL IS AMENDED Hon Committee Approve! the Xcwhindr Mrniiri. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. By a voto of 7 to 3 tho hbuso commltto on lr ilgatlon totlay voted to report favor ably tho Nowlands Irrigation bill, hcrctoforo explained in these dispatch cs, with amendment offered by Wilson of Idaho and Mondcll of Wyoming, which will Iniprovo It. Tho three j members who fought against tho bill! woro Tongue tif Oregon, Durham of, California and Ray of Now York. The attitude of the latter Is explained by tho opposition of farmers of Now York ' to any inoro freo homesteads, but the opposition of Messrs. Barham and Tongue Is not accounted for. They huvo nlways been regarcd an warm friends of tho Irrigation project, nnd Cjanisu Genor1 of Onban Notoriety T.nlc: Hadrid With aa Army. MAIiTIAL LAW POUND NECESSARY Dlitiirhnnrr Aro So Hurloni Thnt Civil JtrRiilutlnn Scenm Iiimnlclcnt Troopn )rciir All IniiiictHnt 1'oliit Cltj L'iulsr Their l'rntcctlmi. WASHINGTON, l-'cb. 15. It Is learned hero that owing to tho Inabil ity of tbi! civil covei nmcnt of tha as tho Nowlands bill meets tho op- - province of Madrid to maintain pub proval of all representatives and scn- uc or,ier fUn authority In tho prov nloru from tho regions affected, as, inco XTM j,Cn turned over to Captain well as all government officials who have given any study to tho Biibject, opposition from tho coast was not to bo oxpectcd. While there is not much tlmo rcmnlnlng for legislation at this scK8lon, Nowlands, Shafroth, Wilson and King, who have been untiring in their 'efforts, hti'.levo .thnt tho bill ngrced upon today may bo enncted. A similar measure prepared by Senator Hansbrough has been reported to tho senate. Representative Mondcll's bill to continue in forco tho provisions of tho Carey net until othcrwlso provid ed was today reported favorably from tho commlttco on Irrigation by Rep resentative Wilson. This act, which, unless extended, ceases to operato after 1904, permits states and terri tories having arid or semi-arid lands within their boundaries to segregate them for reclamation purposes. Mr. Mondcll's bill also provides that tho contract between stato and United States provided for In tho Carey act shall not hereafter bo required. THE NEBRASKA REVENUE DISTRICT lug under discussion for nearly four days. Senators Tillman and Bever- idgo enlivened tho session with a dis cussion of their relntlva knowledge of farming. Mr. Mnllory had opened tho old fight upon seed distribution by offering an amendment proposing to strike out tho provision for tho distribution of seeds nnd substituting an Increased appropriation for tho purchase abroad of rare and vnluablo shrubs, vines and cuttings, with a view to adapting them to this country. Ho declared tnat tho distribution of scctls wan paternalism of the most offensive sort. Mr. Tillman proposed u substitute for Mr. Mnllory'H amendment, provid ing, in brief,, that tho appropriation made in tho L 11 for tho purchase of seeds be doubled. Mr. Tillman assert ed that tho bill provided considerable sums of tho weather bureau, which was of insignificant benefit to the far mers of tho country, and for forestry, which had no direct connection with farming. To thlB statement Air. Bov oridgo of Indiana took sharp excep tion, declaring that tho South Cnro llna senator exnibltcd "dense ignor nnco" In his statoment as to forestry. 'In bo obliged to our wluo friend, tho now holomou from indiuna," Bald Mr. Tillman derisively, "If ho will toll iib what ho knows about fnrmlng. "1 got my knowlcdgo by practical cxporlonco," retorted Mr. Hoverldgo. Mr. Tillman replied, laughingly, thnt there "scorned to bo lnnumorablo law yers In tho Benato who wero born on farms nnd perhaps nnu followct. tho plow for a fow dr.ys, and now posed In tho senate au farmers "Thoro nlo other farm Implements of valuo bcaldo tho. plow,' suggested Mr. uovoritigo; "tnoro is tno p.;cn fork," alluding to tho South Carolina senator b political sobric.uet. "Ah! wo have got tho pitchfork In at last." Bld Mr. Tillman good nu- tuordly. "Now I'll proceed to uso It on tho senator. Does tho senator moan wlum ho tnlks of tho denudation of the land of trees, and of the drying up of rivers, that It affects tho farmer or tho eommoiTo on tho rlvera? Scnutoi' Thtiriton Will Kutcr l'roteiit ARnlimt All)' Clinnce. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1C Collector Patterson of tho Dubuque (In.) rove nuo district had a conference with tho treasury officials looking to tho dlvl slon of tho Nebraska district. Ho prc- t on ted hm reasons for tho proposed changes, using tho argument that If South Dakota was attached to Iowa it would greatly benefit South Dakota buslns men, ub ho would put stamp deputies In two or thrco points in the state, thiiH saving trips to Sioux City, where the stamp deputy is. Ho also stated that Collector Houtz had re fused to mnko such an arrangement It Is learned that officials of the Inter nal rcvenuo bureau nro not Inclined to favor tho proposed division of tho No braska district, an tho Dakotas aro opposed to being split up for the bono fit of Minnesota and Iowa without some corresponding return. Tho mat tor has been finally presented to tho president and It Is expected Secretary Gage will discuss tho situation with hlB chief this week. Sonator Thurston will present a pro test against any change In the district and, In tho faco of this, with tho oppo sition of tho North and South Dakota delegations, it Is not llkoly any chango will bo made. UNCLE SAM MAY GET THEM. 8nIo of Duultli Weit Indict nil Immedi ate riiMlbllltjr. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 15. Important dovclopmentB In regard to tho sale of tho Danish West Indies aro oxpectod ohqrtly. It Is said In well Informed circles that tho foreign ofilcc Is unablo to ssnd a definite nnd favorable reply to tho United Stntcs. King Chrlstlnn, It 1b understood, gavo assurances thnt whllo ho pre ferred the Islands to remain Danish, If tho circumstances could bo Improved, ho would do nothing to prevent their transfer. Tho RIgsdng has apparently con cluded that enough expenditures have already been mado for tho West In dies, so It la unwilling to glvo the fur ther appropriations necessary to rc- taln them. General Weylor. It ban been found ex pedient to declare mnrtlal law and General Wcyler lma occupied all of tho most Important points of tho city with his troops. It is believed that changes In tho minister nro unavoidable. MADRID, Feb. 15. A cablnot crisis is looming up. II npnearn that Sonor Garcia Ahx, minister of pifullc Instruc tion, nnd Senor Sanchez Ixica, minister of public works, at tnday'n council dis approved of tho declaration of martial law for Madrid. General Azcarragn, the premier, will this evening submit tho question of confidence in the cabinet to tho queen regent. Tho authorities, disturbed by tho Bcrlous conlllctB lust night, decided no longer to permit tho popuinco to have frco rein. When Madrid awoke It found Itself under military rule. A procla mation was posted announcing tho en forcement of martial law owing to tho Inability of tho civil authorities to cope with tho disturbances. Mounted troops patrolled tho city and occupied every strategic point and n demonstration toward tho palace on account of tho wedding waa thus pinned in tho bud. Immense crowds aurrounded tho palaco during tho ceremony, hut not a word of disrespect waa overheard. Tho public did not participate in tho wed ding in any way. There waa no pub lic feto of any character connected with it. After tho ceremony the mayor Issued an appeal to tho populace ask ing for calmness and confiding In tho good sonse and courtesy of tho Inhab itants of Madrid to allow nothing fur ther to occur that would compel tho rigorous employment of martial law. General Weylor now holds the safety of tho city in his hands. Ho ban issued a proclamation prohibiting persons gathering in groups. Anyono found insulting or injuring tho troops by word or deed will bo tried by court martial. Parents or guardians per mitting children to roam In tho streets will be fined 125 pesetas. Military subjects on furlough who take part in disturbances will bo court-martialed. Persons Injuring railways or other moans of transportation and persons Interfering with or inciting workmen will also bo court-martialed. As a result of tho strong position taken by General Weyler. and tho knowlcdgo of tho popuinco that ho will enrry out his proclamation, tho city lias been without disturbances nil day. It is rumored that tho cabinet will meet this evening to consider tho sit uation. Tho countess of Caserta will foavo Madrid tonight. Thero Is a re port In circulation thnt the prince and princess will accompany them to France, but this lacks confirmation. Altogether thero wero 100 arrests Wednesday night. In several streets tho rioters fired rovolvrs. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latent (Jtiotntlmm from South Omaha nml KtinH Cltr. ROl'TH OMAHA, t'nlon Stool' YnrilH t'attie There was u fnlrly Kood run of cuttlo horo for tills time oi t no week, nnd ntt unfavorable re ports were received from other points the tendency of prices wns downward. Trud Iiik wnn rr.tnor clow, and as a result It wiim lato before the yards vcro cleared. There wcro nbotit 30 ears of gloom on unto, end while the eholcent heavy cattlo did not fell much dlfTerrnt from tho day before bids on the loan doslrablo kinds wcro nil of a dime lower. Hollers found It n dlincult matter to c1l:josii of some of tho common ami half rat stuff, und In Home ciikus titer were calllni; bltU lOfJISc lower, or 15?2J5c lower for the week. About 25 cars would cover tho rc celptH of cow, nnd luiyerH took hold In fairly (rood Hh.vjc and IxuiKht the cattlo at not far from yeterday's prices. Tho good cattlo found ready unto at good Htendy rrlcen, but the market on the medium kinds ncemed to ho ti llttlo un even. Homo wen cnllitic It nteudv. nnd others a little, lower. Cnnnera did not show much chatiKe. HuIIh were slow nalo and lower, In sympathy with tho dccllno on uteerc. Vent calvert broucht steady prices. The trade on utoclc cattlo was very rIow, uh yard traders did not want anything but the vert boat. Choice heavy weight cattlo brouftht practically steady prices. HofiD There was nnothed liberal run of hops, but, the demand being In Rood shape, the market ruled very nctlvo nnd higher. The llrst bid wcro 2',4Wc hlghor and a number of loud cold at l.".27Vi and K.30. After tho llrt round, though, pack ers raised their hands and began paying J5.IK) and J.V32. or iv hie nickel hlfjher than ycnterday's general market. As high as was paid for tho better gradCH of medium nnd heavyweights. Tho hogH chanced handx about as fact as the buyers eould get to them and nil but a few loads weic old by 9 o'clock In tho morning. Sheei Thoro wero only a few sheep on n;iU) nnd the ijuallty of the receipts as a wholo was rather common, l.ambs wero slow Kale and generally a dlrno lower than yesterday. Top lambs Hold nt $1.90. Thero wcro no cood wethers on snlo und those that were offered sold nt not fur from steady prices, considering quality. The best ones brought Jl.20. Kwes and wethers could be quoted dull and weak and lambs a dime lower. There waa no chapge noticeable In tho feeder situation, receipts still bclnc light. KAN8A8 CITY. Cattle Blockers and feeders, steady, beef nteers and cows, 10M5c lower; nntlvo beef steers. M.oO'iiR.tO: stockers and feed ers, $3.75i(4."!i ; western-fed steers, 4.M: Texans ard Indian steers. $3.7.ViM.tn): cows, M.OOfo I.2.V, heifers. t3.MW4.GO; can- ners, Y.rsiiz.ii; wins, ;i.W(H.3j; caives, Hogs Market strong; top, $..42M-: bulk of sales. 5.:t2',4iu.4(); heavy, 95.3.Vff n.42Vfct mixed packera, $j.?JiG.40; light, J5.2035.3o: iiIks. f4.60ffir.O.V Sheep and I.nmbs Market 10c higher; western lambs, $4.!M)0C.2O; western weth ers. ll.lMi'4.45: western yearlings, ?4.60S i.w; ewes, vs.wtn.w: etuis, ':.&oy;i.i. SIXTY MEN ENTOMBED Woman Landlord on I It Mti'te. M'PUUltSON, Kan., Fob. 15. Mrs, Chrlstlnn Aschman, owner of a build leg In lnman, tho upper lloor of which waa rented for a billiard hall, became MisplclouB that Ihiupr was being sold thero nnd demanded admission. It wiib refused and she smashed this door in with nn axo, Tho proprietor nt- tcmpto Intorforcnco, and Mrs. Asch mnn throw him down stairs, tlion pro eroded to smash tho contonts of the room In Nntlon style. Wni-t l'ri liidtnn Mill. WASHINOTON, Feb. 10. Congress man Oumblo has decided not to press the bill ceding Indian Inntls In Greg ory county. South Dakota, to tho gov ernment, mo Indian appropriation bill contains general authority for In vestigation with a view to securing cessions of such lands to tho govern' mcnt. When tho hill bocomcs a law Mr Oamblo will fonnolly rocommJiid thnt stops bo taken to acquire IntlSnt lands In Gregory county. VI x Kxpiiftltlon Hate. NI5W YORK, Fob. 15. At ti meeting of tho trunlt lino passongor agents tho report of tho commlttco to ar rango rates for tho Pannmorlcan ex position was adopted. This report provides for threo goncrnl bnses upon wnicn to estanllsli rates, each varying according to the time allowed nnd the accommodations given. Tho cheapest will bo coach excursion for flvo days nt slightly more than tho single fare for the round trip. SiiiHfther Turn on Church, WICHITA, Kan., Fob. 15. A speclul to tho Uencon says: Tho united Prcs bytorlan church ut Wlnlluld hnd all Its wlndowti BmnBhed with tho oxeep tion of two during Inst night. It Is supposed to bo ono result of tho bitter Joint wnr in progress thero yesterday Tho church was a fine, largo struc ture, with, stained glass windows bo tween fifty and sixty In number. Tho uumnge dono exceeds $.!00. Innn 8 word for Kvuiin. WASHINOTON, Feb. 15 Tho sword voted to Admiral Kobloy I). Hvnns by tno uommerciai lixcliango of Iowa will be presented to tho former command er of tho Iown Wednesdny evening nt tho admlral B homo on Indiana nv- onio in this city by Governor Hull, chairman of tho committee qu mili tary affairs, and lit tho presence of tho Iowa delegation and Its friends. HELD PGR OMAHA POLICE. I.ll!litn lleilno Im (IranpeU In Chicago ns Undnhy Kldmiper. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Lillian Dovlno. n well known police character, whoso nnnio was mentioned in connection with Pat Crowo In tho Curtain- kid- naplng case, was arrested this after noon by Dotcctlvo Sergeant Jiimen Mc Carthy. Sho will bo held ncndlnc an answer to a telegram sent to tho Oma ha authorities requehtlng to know whether she Is wanted in that citv. She denies all knowlcdgo of the kld- Kxploidon HloekH nil Channel of Exit nnd Urn KncoinpamFS Them. SEATTLE, Wash., Fob. 10. A Bpe clal to tho Pest Intelligencer from Victoria 'says: News of what It Is feared will bo one of tho most hor rlblc mine accidents In the history of net only tho province, but of tho do mioii, took placo this forenoon at tho union mines, owned by tho Welling ton Colliery company, of which James Dunsmulr, tho premier of tho prov ince, 1b tho principal shareholder. The telegraphic advices received so far give no complete story of the accident, hut newspaper correspondents arc now hurrying by steamers and tug-boats to tho scene and the facts will shortly be obtainable. As near as enn be gathered, tho ex plosion took placo nbout 11 o'clock In No. 0 shnft. Thla particular shaft la situated In tho village of Cumber land. Thero wcro sixty men In it when tho explosion took place and not one of them escaped. Tho explosion wrecked th- mine, destroying the shaft from midway down and filling with a solid mass of rocks, timbers and earth. Tho first explosion was followed by several moro, while tho dense volume of smoko issuing from tho vcntholes Indicated only too truly that tho fire as well ub gas was doing Its destruc tivo work below. Ah soon as practical after tho accident tho men of tho morning shift In No. 5 shaft organ 'zed a rescue party. No. 5 In situated about a mile from No. 0 but the two workings are connected by a tunnel and through this channel nn attempt was mado to help the unfortunate fel lows In tho wrecked shaft. AS TO KOBEEGN TBADK lateralis Enminary of Eoport from Amoricau Oonsnb, EUROPE WOULD LIKE SUPREMACY Starting to Adopt )nr Own Method to Combat further Iimislon of Our l'ro ilucu Which Knter Largely Into For eign I.audi. WASHINOTON, Feb. 14. Tho gen eral Biirvey of foreign trade, Introduc tory to tho volume on "Commercial Relations with tho United States," which formed tho subject of special letters from tho president and tho sec retary of atato to congress, has Just been published by Frederick Emory, tho head of tho bureau of foreign com merce nnd compiler of thin matter, in the shape of a special number of the 'Advanco Sheets of Consular Reports. ' Ab tho title indicates, tho survey Is a compact presentation of tho most Important and instructive features of tho enormous muss of trade Informa tion which has been collected by Un united States consuls throughout the. world during the last year. Tho publi cation says that along with a natural noto of satisfaction In tho annual re ports of our consular olllccrs for the last year thero Is a strong hint of a meet strenuous competition and oppo sition to American trado advancement abroad which may finally counterbal ance our superior advantages to a cer tain extent ami chock our progress In tho world's markets, unlesB wo equip ourselves mcamimo for tho ultimate phases of the struggle. Our foreign trado today, as compared with that of recent years, show n gain, romnrkablo becau.o It has been achieved with but llttlo effort, for It Ib sot forth that tho appcaranco of tho United States an perhaps the most formidable of nil competitors in tin fight for trade supromacy is as aston ishing to ourselves ns to our foreign opponents. Tho question for tho futuro, says the publication, Is whether wo can hold the position wo Beom nbout .o gain, by means of our economy of production, greater labor efficiency and chenp raw matcrlals or whether wo shall have to arm ourselves with -weapons especially fashioned for controlling foreign trade, such as more scientific cxporc meth ods, better facilities of banking and transportation, moro liberal credits and manufacturing for particular mar kets with Intelligent regard to climatic and raco requirements. According to tho United States treas ury returns tho imports of this coun try for that year in round numbers amounted to $830,000,000 and tho ex ports to $1,478,000,000, an lncreaso of over 130,000,000 in tho Import trade, as compared with the preceding year, and of $202,480,000 in exports. Of the exports, the percentage of manufac tured goods roso to a very consider able extent, and our Industrial growth continued last year at a rapid pace, enabling us to take loss finished goods from other countries and to furnish more. Tho relative cheapness of American products has glvon them pre-eminence, It is shown, and tho rc markablo growth of tho foreign de mand for our iron and steel Ib cltod as a striking instanco of what undercut ting in prices will do. CAPTURES MORE FILIPINOS. NEBRASKA DISTRICT INTACT. nap und snys sho whs in Chicago at tJo,,,,u,0,,rr Vurkw suy Iowa's Attnck w:u time n iook place. Tho pollco, how over, declare sho was acquainted with Pat Crowe. Two Women llrmlly fined. KANSAS CITY, Fob. 14.-HnttIo L. McUrldo, who wan known on tho stago while sho was a member of the Metro politan Opera company as Lucillo Ilur dctte, was fined $1,000 In tho federal court this afternoon. Tho churgo against her was making false aillda vlts to pension papers. Her mother, l.uclnda Parker, In whor.o bohtilf tho nllldavlts wero made, was uIho fined $1,000 for. the tmine offense Is Utterly lrutlli WASHINGTON. Fob. 1C Senator ThurBton had un Interview with John W. Yerkes, commissioner of internal revenue, totlay, rolatlvo to tho rumor that efforts were being mado to dl vldo tho Nebrauka cb'.lection dUtrlct. Commissioner Yerkes said ha under stood such a Hchcnio was being pushed, but thought It hnd llttlo chanco of succeeding. Later Congressman Mer cer also called upon the Bamo errand ns tho senior t-enator from Nebraska, Mid was given to understand that tho Nebrasknns need not font- about any division for some tlmo at least. Gen. McArihur ICnporls Tnklng Seventy by Ills I'ot.-ceii. WASHINGTON, Fob. 14. Tho fol lowing cablegram waa received today at tho Wnr department from Gcnoral Mac-Arthur at Manila: "Colonel Simon Tcoson, seven offi cers, soventy-ono soldiers, fifty-nine guns and 2,000 rounds of ammuni tion surrendered unconditionally Feb ruary 11 at Sun Miguel do Mayunio, Luzon. This breaks up a group of in- surrectos lipfetoforo operating in mountains oast of JJalncan and re move!! from northern Luzon tho last formidable organized forco excepting in tho first district. Rigid enforce ment of proclamation of December 20. Spontaneous action of peoplo through federal party for peace and self-protection arc producing mo3t satisfac tory results and encourago hope of en tire suspension of hostilities nt nn early date. MACARTHUR." THEY CRY fOR BREAD OR WORK. GEN fITZHUOII LEE RETIRES. Sevrml Thousnud Idln I'coplo Parade In Hilda l'rt. 11UUA PUST. Fob. 10. Several thousand porsoiiB out of work marehud through tho principal BtreotB hero to tiny carrying mottoes uuch no "Hrend or work In our right," and Blnglng the "Marsoillalso." They also began smashing tho windows of restaurants nnd utores. Tho police, In force, dis persed tho mob after scenes of vlo lenco, dining which many arrests wero made. lie unit Si'liuiili Are Anions (irneinU On the A tlvo I.Ut, WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Generals James H. Wilson, Fltzhugh Leo nnd Theodore Schwun will bo retired to morrow, tho lust named on his own application. Colonol A. 8. Daggett, Fourteenth Infantry, will bo promoted to a brigadier gonural, succeeding Schwnn, and will bo retired Immediate i.. ...t.t. t.i.. ....tti I I) mill 'HO lllljlivt l.llin.. T.fCiit Tender Cutey Ik Dm. I. PITTSHPRO. Feb. 15,-Legal Ton dcr. son of General Coxoy of tho com monweal army, tiled today of scarlet fever at Miibslllon, o. Ho was born n few days before Coxey's march to Wnshlngton In 1804. General Coxey Is now In tho west and cannot bo reached by telegraph. lllll Ai:lnt l'rli rltlitlnc SPRINGFIELD, 111., K0b.-16: In the luiUBo today Mr. Noho Introduced a bill to prevent prize fighting In tho state of Illinois. It specifically gives the governor power to call out the military forco to prevent prize fight ing, or span-In'; or boxing exhibitions. TARIFF WAR IS IMPROBABLE. Kiianlitn AmbtiMudiir lndlcntv N11 Hcrloui Itmult. WASHINGTON, Fob. "f:.. -The. State department has officially ndvlsod Count Casini, the Russian ambassador, of tho decision reached by tho Treas ury department to Imposo n counter vailing duty on Russian sugar Import ed into tho United States, Count Cusslnl was unwilling to ox press an opihloon as to what action his government will take, probably preferring to await developments from St. Petersburg, whither ho referred the official communication.. However, ho scoffed nt tho idea, thnt a serious tariff war Is probable. ASKS THE SAME FOR SAMPSON. WILCOX SCORES TRIUMPH. 1'rri.ldent t'lcen Honors u ijVen tu the North Atlantic. Hipiadron. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The presi dent today sent a npeclal messago to congress urging that Uio sanio recogni tion that had been given Dowey nnd Adopt It 11 1 Acalnit Muzlii?. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Represen tative Dick's bill, concerning hazing nt West Point military academy, was adopted today by tho conferees of the two houses of congress on tho military academy bill In lieu of the resolution on tho question of hazing. Some changes were made, but the changes, do not alter tho spirit of the measure. Tho amendment renders it manda tory that tho superintendent of tho ncademy shall suppress challenge fighting and every form of hazing at the academy." It also provides for tho dismissal of all cadets In any way connected with fights or challenges to fight and also of any cadet who shall participate In any form of hazing. It. also is specified that no cadet dis missed for either of these causes shall bo reinstated or 'reappointed In the academy also that nb such cadet shall ever bo appointed to any office Jn tho army, navy or marine corps. Tho tax levy of Omaha for the pres ent year has been fixed at 34 miles. Murdrred for III .Money. FRINCETON, Ind , Feb. 14. J. C. Loomlllcr was found doad near tho graveyard at Hazelton, Ind., today. Nearby was found a revolver, with an empty chamlhr. Loomlllcr has bcon llelt-Biite from Hawaii I Inn Kight to Smt In thn Iliume, WASHINGTON, Fob. 1C Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii today scored 11 tils lltii. tt-lniii,i1l lu unmll-llif 11 llll'llilnmua vote of house commlttco on elections ! llv,nB ln "nsolton, but came recently No. 1, confirming his right to a scat rom Oklahoma, where ho made a for iu the house of representatives and '. tune. bin officers and men for his services In holding that the charges filed against It in said ho had a largo sum of Manila bay should bo given Sampson, 'll" w,r0 not sufficient to warrant his money on his person when ho left commander of the North Atlantic llect. H,moviil. Chnirman Taylor was au- Princeton for Hazelton last night, lie nnd. his men for services In and about ,1'or'zca tof !imk.,t,! rc,l),0rtu,t,,i tlmt 1,nml' 'r,ho g,uu,emI oplnlon Is "t ,,, effect, which will bo submitted in , he was murdered for ltls money um- about n week. I