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Tho salo 1b reported of a Heat on
tho New York Stock exchange for
$59,000.
Tho depnrtmcnt of the Interior In
receiving a largo number of requests
for vncclne for ukc In treating black
leg nmong cattle.
Tho Denver, Colo., manager of tho
smelter trust has announced that the
selling price for lead has been re
duced from $4 to $3.00.
James P. Wlthcrow nas sued tho
Carnegie Steel company for moro thnft
$40,000,000 damages for alleged In
fringement of patents.
The stato department has received n
cnblcgram from Consul Long, at Cairo,
Egypt, announcing that tho plaguo hus
broken out ut Alexandria.
The government bulletin gives the
number of goats In tho United States
ns 400,000, and tho annual production
of mohair over a million pounds.
Stricken with remorso nftor a
night's carousing with convivial com
panions, Mrs. Eugenia Godfrey, aged
22, committed suicide nt Warsaw, Ind
by taking morphine.
Tho Durllngton & Missouri and the
Santa Fo roads havo announced their
Intention of establishing nn Inter
changeable mtlcago burpa.i for their
own roads Juno 1.
Samuel M. Nave, ono of tho best
known wholcsalo grocers, bankorB and
stockmen of tho west, died at his home
In St. Joseph, Mo., of Btomuch trou
ble, aged 52 years.
Rear Admiral Schley embarked on
the British steamship Clydo at Buenos
Ayres for tho United Stntes. Mrs.
Lloyd, wlfo of tho United States min
ister, is also on tho ship.
Frank D. Gardntr of Illinois, an ex
pert in the boIIs division of tho de
partment of agriculture, has been ap
pointed to take chatgo of tho experi
ment station work In Porto Rico.
Mrs. S. R. Lyons, wlfo of tho presi
dent of Monmouth, 111., college, com
mitted suicide by hanging. Sho had
been nlling for somo iimo, hut thoro
waB no suspicious of suicidal tendency.
Tho London Dally Express this
morning says thnt It understands that
tho government has doclded to cease
tending reinforcements to South Af
rica. William H. Hus8man, nn olllco cm
ployo of tho Barrott Manufacturing
company at St. Louis for thirtcon
years, confessed that ho was nn em
bezzler and forger to tho oxtent of
$4,000.
Mrs. Lonorn Whcolor, wlfo of a
prominent whisky dealer, committed
Hiilcldo at Chattanooga, Tonn., by tak
ing lnudanum. Mrs. Whcolor wns bit
ten Bomo tlmo ngo by a dog supposed
to bo mnd.
Miss Hattlo Rose Laubo of South
Dakota, whoso engagement to Senator
Clark of Montnna Is nnnounccd, Is but
24 years of ago. Sho Is well educutcd
and has beon admitted to tho bar of
South Dakota.
Tho Frankfurter Zcltung prints n
special dispatch from Constantinople
which sayB tho Turkish government
has raised n loan of 200,000 from the
Ottoman bank to sottlo tho claims of
the Cramps and tho Krupps.
Tho London Morning PoBt says It Is
rumored that an Alexandria Arm of
cotton brokers has failed with liabil
ities reported to amount to 250,000,
whilo it is said that tho assets show
on paper u margin of 30,000.
F. E. Emory, formorly of tho North
Carolina agricultural experiment sta
tion, haB boon detailed by tho secre
tary of agriculture to visit China,
Japan, tho Philippines and other east
ern countrUfc with a view to extend
ing tho markets for American dairy
products.
Apparently crazed from fancied
wrongs, a farmer named Revenger,
living near Steele, N, D shot NoIb
Olson in tho nock Indicting a serious
wound; then shot Peter Lovlno in tho
wrist, and committod suicide. Ho loft
a letter saying thq neighbors had neg
lected and slighted him for years.
Contracts havo beon signed by Cap
tain John Orowley of Boston for tho
Immediate construction of two soven
mast schoonora, to bo tho first vessels
of this typo und tho largest sailing
ships in tho world.
Yellow fever has mado Its appear
ance nt Port Royal, tho entrance to
Kingston, Jamaica, harbor.
Brigadier Gonornl John 1), Turchin,
who orgnnlzed tho Chicago Board of
Trado battery, was takon to tho Insano
asylum at Anna, III,
General MacArthur at Manila Iuib
Informed tho war department of tho
death of Major William Monoghan,
volunteer paymaster.
Carrlo Scott, aged 8 years, Is doad
nnd'hor sister, Edna, aged 1 years, Is
in a crltlcr condition at Donvor, Colo
as tho result of eating candy Easter
eggs, which had beon colored with
dycB containing arsenic.
Tho report thnt Agulnaldo has sign
cd his manifesto Is denied ofllclally,
the delay being cauaod by minor dif.
fcrcncca.
Filipino Leader Announces Hi'b Tnture
Allegiance to United States.
ADDRESSES PEOPLE FOR PEACE
Bay Item Interrntn Now Demand Cessa
tlon of Ilnstllstles Think They Can
Do Mnit fur Inland by Abandoning
Unavailing Struggle,
MANILA, April 20. The following
Is Agulnnldo's nddrcss to tho Filipino
people, made public this evening:
"I believe I am not In error In pre
suming that tho unhnppy fate to
which my adverse fortune has led mo
Is not a surprise to those who havo
been familiar with tho progress of tho
war. Tho lessons taught with a full
meaning and which have recently
cume to my knowledge suggest with
irresistible force thnt a complcto ter
mination of hostilities anil lasting
peaco aro not only desirable, but ab
solutely essential to tho welfare of
tho Philippine iBlnnds. The Flllplnofl
hnvo never beon dismayed at tholr
weakness, nor havo they faltered In
following tho path pointed out by their
fortltudo and courage.
"The tlmo has come, however, In
which they find tholr advance along
this path Is to bo Impeded by nn lr'
resistible forco which, while it re
strains them, yet enlightens their
minds and opetiH to them nnothcr
course, presenting them the cause of
peucc. This cause has been Joyfully
embraced by tho mnjority of my fellow
countrymen, who have nlrcndy united
around the glorious sovereign bnnnor
of tho United States. In this banner
thoy reposo their trust and belief thnt
under Its protection tho Filipino peo
ple will nttnln all those promised lib
erties which they are beginning to en
Joy. "The country. hnB declared unmis
takably in favor of peaco. So bo it.
Thoro has been enough blood, enough
tears and enough desolntlon. This
wish ennnot bo Ignored by tho men
ntlll In arms If they nro animated by
n desire to servo our noble people,
which hus thus clearly manifested Its
will, So do I respect thU will, now
thnt it is known to mo.
"After mature deliberation I reso
lutely proclaim to tho world that I
ennnot rcfuso to heed the voice of a
pcoplo longing for peace nor tho In
montatlons of thousands of fnmllles
yearning to boo their dear ones en
Joying tho liberty and tho promised
goneroslty of tho great American na
tion. "By acknowledging nnd accepting
the sovereignty of tho United States
throughout tho Philippine archlpolngo,
ns I now do, and without nny reserva
tion whatsoever, I bcllovo that I am
serving thee, my beloved country.
May happiness ho thine."
To Blgnnllez this Important Btop in
tho pacification of tho country Gen
eral MacArthur orders tho release, on
swearing alleglnnco to tho United
Stntes, of 1,000 Insurgent prisoners.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Coinci
dent with tho Issuo of tho manifesto
nt Manila, Secretary Root mado pub
lic tho copy received from General
MacArthur. This came to hand April
10 and differs slightly In phraseology
from thnt mado public In Manila.
Gonernl MacArthur Informed tho de
partment nt that tlmo that tho mani
festo bad been prepared by Agulnaldo,
with tho assistance only of tho two
staff ofllcers who were with him at
tho tlmo ho wns captured. Secretary
Root declined to bo Interviewed on
tho subject of tho manifesto furthor
than to say that It was dignified In
tone and admirably constructed.
EXAMINER TAKES CHARGE.
Impossible to Kay Mow Much Dividend
I.emars Hunk Will I'ay.
LEMARS, la., April 20. Bank Ex
aminers Meyers arrived In Lomars to
day to take chargo of tho affairs of
tho defunct LomarB National bank. In
nn Interview ho mld It would be im
possible to glvo out nny etatemont In
regard to how much the bank would
pay for several days. Norman II.
Porrln of Chicago, representing Arthur
Jones & Co., and Altornoy T. Schoen
foldt of Chicago havo been In this city
tho lust few days. Tho last day tho
bank was open for business thoy pro-
Bonted two certificates of deposit, one
for $3,500, tho other for $1,500, from
Ward. Cashier Koots refused to cush
Uicbo, as thoro was no record of thorn
111 the bookB of tho bank, tho only
trnco of them being tho place where
thoy hnd been taken out of tho cer
tificate book. Tho payniont of these
certificates will ho contested.
Itlplor Cum With ,Iury,
FRANKFORT, Ky., April 20. Tho
enso of Captain Gnmott I). Ripley, tho
Honry county ox-mllltla olllcer, charg-
cd with bolng an accessory beforo tho
fact In tho Gocbol nssaii3lnnt!on, Is
now with tho Jury. J. T, O'Ncnll
mado tho closing nrgumont for the de
fense this morning nnd wos followed
by Prosecuting Attornoy Franklin
this nfternoon. Judge Cantrlll order
ed the Jury to not consldor tho enso
tonight, but to take It up tomorrow,
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCES.
Opinion of Justice Gray In Given to the
l'lihllc.
WASHINGTON, 1), 0 April 19.
The written opinion of Justice Gray
of tho United States supreme court
on tho divorce cases passed on by
tho court last Monday became avail
nblo today, thus affording tho first
opportunity for Inspection of Justico
Gray's language. Of the three cases
decided only one, that of Stroitwolf
against Strcltwolf, dealt with a Da
kota case. In that case tho husband,
a resident of Brunswick, N. J., hnd
visited North Dakota for thrco weeks
in May, 1897, and In August of that
year returned and instituted his suit
for divorce thrco days nfter his nr
rlvnl tho second tlmo, never having
mentioned his May visit to any of his
friends or relatives in the cast. Tho
decision in this case, aside from the
recital of the history of it, was very
brief, being In tho following words:
"Tho law of North Dakota requires
a domicile in good faith of tho llbcl
lnnt for ninety days ns n prerequisite
to Jurisdiction of a caso of divorce.
Tho facts In evidence warranted and
indeed required tho finding that tho
husband had no bona fide domicile
In tho stato of Nroth Dakota when ho
obtnlned a dlvorco thero nnd it is not
pretended that tho wlfo hud an inde
pendent domicile in North Dakota or
waB over In that Btato. Tho court of
that state, therefore, had no Jurisdic
tion."
WOULD BOW TO THE CZAR.
'rluce Tuan and Ueneral Tan Fu Blan
Ready to Yield to Rula.
LONDON, April 19. Tho Dally
Nows publishes tho following from its
Shanghai correspondent:
"I lenrn that Prince Tuan nnd Gen
eral Tang Fu Sinn havo sent a depu
tation to tho Russians in tho vicinity
of Lako Baikal, praying for aid nnd
protection nnd declaring their rcndl
nesB to ncknowlcdgo tho suzerainty of
Russlnn If tho Russlnns would help
tholr project for reconquering tho
northorn provinces of China.
"It Is expected that tho palnco flro
will glvo tho empress dowager another
excuse for delaying tho return of tho
court to Pekln."
Somo of the London papers publish
n statement thnt Russia Iuib offered to
reduco her Indemnity clnim to 10,
000,000 on condition that Chain signs
tho Mnnchurlnn convention and grants
further concessions in connection with
tho Siberia railway.
"Russian has mado now and specific
proposnls to Japan," say.i tho Yoko
hama correspondent of tho Daily Mall.
"for a mutual understanding, but
Japan gives no sign of accepting."
LUZON'S INTERNAL REVENUE.
It Amounted to Over Una lltindrocl Thous-
mill Dollar Last Ynr.
WASHINGTON, April 19. Tho di
vision of Insular affairs of tho War
department yesterday announced that
tho lnternnl rovenuo collections In tho
depnrtmcnt of northern Luzon, Phil
ippine lslnnds, for tho calendar year
1900 wore $100,791.
Tho supervisor of lnternnl rovenuo
for this department reports that tho
people, as n rule, pay their taxes
promptly nnd -without complaint nnd
says that largely Increased revenues
for tho yenr 1901 may bo safely pre
dicted.
How to Keep Rivers l'nre.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 19.
Consul Gonornl Guenther, nt Frank
fort, Gormnny, In a report to tho
stato department says that a commis
sion has beon designated for tho pur
poso of studying the question of keop
Ing rlvors puro nnd preventing tho
watorB from becoming injurious to
tho health of tho peoplo nnd tho an
imals In that country nnd that offec
tlvo regulations along this line will
bo put In operation.
Nebraska Grain Denier.
LINCOLN, Nob., April 20. Tho Ne
braska Grain Dealers' association met
in annual session hero. All oxecutlvo
officers were re-oloctod for anothor
term. Tho officers will decide on tho
tlmo and placo for tho next nnnunl
meeting. About 125 mombers at
tended. t, n Uaby lliiriiril to Death
WAYNE, Nob., April 20. While the
3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. II. (loll of this city woro putting
somo paper on a honflro hor clothing
caught flro nnd beforo her mother
could reach her tho little ono wns
tadly burned and died tho following
day.
Knglue Milker Combine.
MILWAUKEE, April 19. Tho Sen
tlnol today says: Tho flvo largest
stationary engine manufacturing com
panies In tho United States nro to bo
consolidated Into ono gigantic com
blno, with a capital of $25,000,000. Tho
companies which nro expected to ho
Included In tho now corporation aro;
Tho E. P. AHIb company of Mllwau
kco, tho Ponnsylvnnla Iron Workh
company of Philadelphia nnd tho
antes Iron Works company, Chicago.
Forking States that Two Hundred Dollars
Each Will Bo Offered.
MORGAN TO TAKE BONDS AT PAR
IIU Company In llehalf of Syndicate. 1
to Offer to 1'urchate Fifty Million of
Them Other l'artlculars Regarding
Rallrond Dealt.
BOSTON, April 19. The first ait
thorltntivc announcement concerning
tho negotiations for tho purchase of
tho Cblcgao, Burlington & Qulncy
railroad by the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern was given out this
evening from the Boston news bureau
in the form of a statement from Chas.
E. Perkins, director nnd former pres
ident of the Chicago, Burlington &
Qulncy, as follows:
"Mr. Perkins says It was practically
settled this nflcrnoon that a formal
offer of $200 per share will bo mado
In the course of a week o- two, pay
able in tho Joint 4 per cent bonds
of the Great Northern and Northorn
Pacific companies, secured by a de
posit of Chicago, Burlington & Quln
cy stock In trust, and that Messrs. J.
P. Morgan & Co., in behnlf of tho
syndicate, will offer to buy $50,000,000
of tho bonds nt pnr. Mr. Perkins says
that pcrsonnlly he is In favor of ac
cepting the proposition."
NEW YORK, April 19. Tho Journal
of Commerce tomorrow will say: "It
wns learned from reliable authority
Inst (Thursday) evening that tho de
tails for tho purchase of tho Chicago,
Burlington & Qulncy by tho Northern
Pacific and Grcnt Northern havo been
completed. Tho basis of tho transfer
will bo 4 per cent bonds, guaranteed
by tho Great Northern and Northorn
Pacific Jointly, for the stock to be nc-
qulred. It will comprise nn issuo of
$220,000,000, nnd will bo In tho pro
portion of $200 in bonds for each 100
In stock, amounting, In effect to a
guaranty of 8 per cent on tho stock.
These terms havo been nccoptcd by
tho Burlington Interests and a power
ful syndlcato hns been organized to
underwrite tho new bonds.
"Tho syndlcnto will tako them at
par, with commissions off. Until
qulto recently tho proposition wns to
tako the Burlington on tho basis of
2.38 in 3V6 per cent bonds. Those
mentioned ns participating In tho
transaction nro .the Chaso National
bank, City Nationnl bank, Bank of
Commerce, First National bank, J. P.
Morgan & Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co. nnd
Kidder, Pcabody & Co. Tho new nr-
rnngement docs not. It is understood,
contcmplnto tho loss of Identity on
tho part of tho Burlington nnd the
proposition is not ono involving the
formation of a formal transcontinen
tal lino which shall havo exclusive
control Oi Its own trafllc. Such a
course would subject all three roads
to severe discrimination from com
peting lines, which would nnturally
resent nny change In the present ba
sis of exchanging freight and passen
gers."
James J. Hill of the Great Northorn,
It is now known is tho lnrgest hold
er of tho stock of tho Northorn Pa
cific, having with his nssoclntes, John
S. Kennedy nnd Lord Strnthcona nnd
Mount Royal, $80,000,000 par value of
tho stock.
APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT.
Iloer Agent nt Now Orleans Send Com
munication to MrKlnlny,
NEW ORLEANS, April 19. General
Snmuel Pearson, tho Boer officer who
was refused a writ of injunction by
tho United Stntes circuit court against
tho local British officers to prevent
tho furthor exportation of mules from
this port to Scuth Afrlcn, has sent a
communication direct to tho president
of the United States asking for rcllof
which the courts rofused. In tho re
cent ileclslon Judge Parlnnge pointed
out thnt General Pearson had this
right, saying that tho mntter, being
a political ono, should be taken beforo
tho executive department of tho gov
ernment Instend of beforo tho judicial.
1'alrhank Vilt McKlnley.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 19.
Senator Fairbanks of Indlnna saw tho
president today In regard to a mllt
tary appointment. It Is said his visit
was not In connection with tho caso
of Major Russell Harrison, Senntor
Fairbanks has succeeded In having an
Indiana man chosen for tho position
of solicitor of lnternnl revenue, to suc
ceed Judge Thomns of Kentucky, who
recently sent his resignation to tho
president.
Then Toiiche the Iltitton.
BUFFALO, April 19. A change :n
tho program of tho oponlng cere
monies of tho Pan-Amorlcnn exposi
tion has been announced, due to tho
fact that it will bo necessary for
President McKlnley to touch tho but
ton which will set tho exposition ma
chinery in motion half an hour earl
ier than heretofore announced. On
May 1, at 12:30 p. m. (central tlmo),
tho president will bo in Jncksou,
Miss., and start the machinery.
FARM WORK DELAYED.
Climate and Crop Service Ilullctln Bay
Weather Interfere.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 20. G. A.
Loveland, director of tho Nebraska
section of climate and crop service,
hns issued tho following crop bulle
tin: Tho last week Iiob been cold and
vet, with less than tho normal amount
of sunshine. Tho dally mean tcmper
nturo for tho week hns averaged two
degrees below the normnl. The range
of temperature has been small, the
minimum temperaturo generally being
nbovo freezing and tho maximum be
tween 50 and CO degrees.
Cloudy wcathor, with showers, has
provailcd during tho week, nnd the
rainfall has been nbovo normal in
nearly all parts of the stato. In tho
northeastern counties along tho Mis
souri river tho rainfall was but llttlo
more than a quarter of an Inch, or
nbout half tho normal amount. In
most of tho central and westorn coun
ties the rainfall exceeded an inch, nnd
in tho south central part of tho state
it ranged from two to three inches.
Tho wet weather lias retarded farm
work in nil except tho extreme north
eastern counties, where fair progress
has been mado and considerable wheat
sown. In other counties some whent
ond oats were sown tho first of tho
week nnd somo seed remnlncd uncov
ered during tho rahiB of tho last half
of tho week. A very llttlo plowing
for corn hns been done. Tho work Is
about ten days behind normal ad
vancement on tho 15th of April. Win
ter wheat and ryo have grown well
nnd continue in fine condition. Grass
is starting slowly.
FOURTEEN STEERS INTERCEPTED
A Douclai County Cattleman the Victim
of Thlerrs.
OMAHA, April 20. Colonol Pratt,
who Is ono of tho wealthy stock grow
ers of tho county nnd feeds largo num
bers of cattle, was looking over his
herds recently, when he discovered
that fourteen of his best steers had
disappeared. Going to South Omnha,
ho found the animals In tho stock
yards and then commenced nn Investi
gation. Men nbout tho yards informed
him that the animals had been pur
chased from A. T. Klabunke, who wns
soon located and placed under nrrest
nnd lodged In tho county jail.
Klabunke informed tho sheriff that
ho bought the cattlo from Hormnn,
Fred nnd Charles Penke, farmers re
siding near Bennington nnd not moro
than n mllo from Pratt's feeding
grounds. He said that these people
drove tho cattle into Omaha in tho
night and that ho purchased them,
supposing that they were owned by
tho Penkes. Ho denies any criminal
connection with tho deal.
COUNTIES TO 0ET THE PEES.
Supremo Court Cut Off Perquisites of
Clerk of District Court.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 20. The con
stitutionality of tho law enacted by
the legislature of 1899, putting clerks
of tho district courts on a salary basis,
has beon finally determined, nnd tho
surplus fees of these officials must
hereafter bo turned into tho public
treasury.
Tho flnnl settlement of tho question
In mado in a decision of the Nebraska
supremo court. The opinion Is by
Chief Justice Norval and Is written on
tho rehearing of tho caso of the stato
ex rel. Douglas county against Albyn
L. Frank.
The caso wns originally brought in
the district court of Douglas county.
It wns sought to compel Frank to ac
count o tho county for all fees above
$5,000 per year tho limit fixed by the
Inw in question for counties of more
than 100,000 population received by
him as clerk of tho district court.
Superintendent of Chautauqua.
BEATRICE. Neb., April 20. Row
C. S. Dudley, formorly pastor of tho
Centenary Mothodlst church of this
city, now living In Chicago, Is here for
a few days on business. Mr. Dudley
hns been selected as superintendent of
tho Beatrico Chautauqua assembly,
which moots hero In June.
Fireman Moore Surviving.
OMAHA, April 20. Fireman Robert
Moore, seriously Injured In the wreck
nt Gibson, is resting unoaslly at St.
Joseph's hospital. Ho has rallied suf
ficiently to glvo tho physician some
hopo for his recovery.
Marriage n failure.
SUPERIOR, Neb., April 20. A dl
vorco petition has beon filed beforo
the district court now in session. Jack
L, Galbrctb, a groom of thrco weeks,
charges IUb wlfo with extreme cruelty
nnd desertion.
Seeking to Suva Dlnsmnre,
LINCOLN, Neb., April 20. Tho su
premo court hns under consideration
n motion for a rehearing of tho caso
of Frank DlnBinore, sentenced to bo
hnnged for tho murdor of Fred Lnno
nt Odessa, and if this motion Is over
ruled tho attorneys for tho convicted
man will immediately appeal to Gov
ernor Dietrich for oxecutlvo clemency.
Governor Dietrich has nlrendy boon
interviewed by Dlnsmoro's nttorneys,
but the matter will again bo taken up.
m WILL VISIT OS
Unban General Coming to Thank tho Pco
plo of tho United States,
TO BE THE GUEST OP SEN0R PALMA
Will Remain Hero Until Ketnrn of
Special Committee on Relation Sent
to Conault President 111 Sojourn Will
lie Void of Political Significance.
HAVANA, April 18. General Max
imo Gomez Is making arrangements to
go to tho United States to visit Senor
Sstrada Palma. Ho will bo accom
panied by his son, Urbano, and will
probably remnln In tho United States
until the return to Cuba of tho spe
cial committee on rclnttons. Ho de
sires to nwalt definite action in refer
ence tr tho Piatt amendment in order
to avoid tho accusation that tho trip
Is mado for political purposes. Ho
has always expressed a desire to meet
tho peoplo of tho United States and to
thnnk them for tho assistance they
rendered Cuba during the wnr. Senor
Palma is the choice of General Go
mez for tho presidency of Cuba.
Senor Merlel haB resigned from tho
special committee on relations, owing
to 111 health.
Surgeon Glonnan says It Is neces
sary to continue the disinfection of
vessels from Uruguny and other parts
of South America where it is suspect
ed that tho bubonic plngue exists, as
there Is a danger of the dlscaso get
ting a foothold hero unless tho great
est caro 1b taken.
Most of tho vessels that arrlvo here
from South American ports aro small
craft loaded with dried beef. Their
cargoes arc discharged immediately
on lighters, after which tho vessels
are senled and fumigated in order to
kill tho rats which infest them.
Numerous complaints havo been
mado by ship owners because of the
refusal of the officers to allow vessels
to come nlongsldo tho docks nnd re
main there until tho cargoes are sold.
INDIANS FINALLY CONSENT.
Council of Oklahoma Tribes Result In
Removing Their Objections.
GUTHRIE, Okl., April 18. A three
days' council of tho chiefs nnd lead
ing members of the Kiowa, Comanche
nnd Apache Indian tribes closed at tho
Indlnn agency at Anadnrko today. Oh
Po Ah Tone, who has been tho leader
of the Kiowa sccedcrs, who for a year
have refused to come Into council or
comply In any way with tho lnw re
quiring them to take allotments, was
present and it was decided that tho
Kiowas would come in and tnko their
allotments nt once. It wus decided to
empower Agent Randlctt to select the
48,000 acres of grazing lands provid
ed for In the bill opening tho reserva
tion to settlement This has been tho
stumbling block to tho way of com
pleting tho preliminary work neces
sary to get In readiness for tho open
ing and this action of the tribes re
moves what promised to be a serious
obstacle.
FIRE LOSS TO UNION PACIFIC
A Conflagration nt the Transfer Does
Much Damage.
OMAHA, April 18. Fire raged thrco
hours Inst night in the passenger
cleaning yard at tho Union Transfer
depot, Council Bluffs, destroying the
row of frnmo buildings used by the
Union Pacific and Pullman companies
as storo and machine rooms, with
their contents, entailing a loss to both
companies that will run woll up Into
tho thousands.
The, origin of tho conflagration la
unknown, hut tho fire Is supposed to
havo been started cither from a Bpark
from an engine or from spontaneous
combustion of somo of the supplies iirt
the oil nnd wnsto room.
Tho buildings destroyed comprised
tho linen and commissary storerooms
of tho Pullmnn company, tho machin
ery room, car repair room, oilroom of
the Union Pacific and the office of
James F. Spare, foreman of tho ynrd.
Indiana Reaches Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 18. General
MacArthur reports tho arrlvnl of the
transport Indiana at Manila. It had
on board 145 men of the Tenth in
fantry and 585 of tho Twenty-eighth
infantry.
Ntlll Refuses to Answer.
DALLAS, Tex., April 18. H. C.
Henderson ngnln today refused to an
swer nny questions In tho deposition
sent from Omnhn In regard to tho
Cudahy kidnnplng case.
To Consider the Merger
BOSTON, Mass., April 18. Presi
dent Harris of tho Chicago, Burlington
& Qulncy railroad, arrived hero todny
to attend tho meeting of tho directors
hero tomorrow, nnd nt which it (a
generally understood tho question oi
tho consolidation of tho Chicago, Bur
lington & Qulncy with tho Gront
Northern & Northern Pacific, Is to be
taken up. No ono connected officially
with tho Burlington road will say
anything ofllclally about the denl.
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