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THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE IliA L. llAUU, i'roprletor, TERMS! $125 IN ADVANCE!. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. RDIFF TFIFfillAMS Secretary Smiley of the Kansas Grain Dealers' association, after mak ing personal investigation, said the oats crop in Kansas will bo tho worat failure In ton years. Samuel Moffat, tho oldest brother of David Moffat, of Denver, Colo., died In Hudson, N. Y. In 1857 ho established tho Dank of Nebraska, said to bo tho second west of tho Missouri river. J. 11. 0. Pitkin, ex-postmaster of Now Orleans and ex-minister to tho Argcntlno Republic, and president of tho Trnnsmlsslsslppl Commercial con gress, died suddenly at Now Orleans, A commission of thlrtyt-wo persons has returned to Lima, Peru, from nn exploration of tho River Santa Chu qulcara. Tho members report that they found plenty of gold in tho river. Tho grasshopper situation In soma sections of Minnesota Is nlarmlng. Tho Red River valley Is suffering. In many places tho Insects havo cleared up acres of young wheat, flax and potatoos. Hon. Mortlmor Nyo, cx-llcutcnant governor of Indlann, and ono of tho best known mon In public Ufa in La Porto, wbb stricken with paralysis at Union mills Just ns ho closed a Fourth of July address. Ocorgo W. Partrldgo, for eight years private scorotary to Zach Chandler, formor United States sonator from Michigan and cx-socrotnry of tho in terior, won found dead in bed at his homo at Detroit. Tho stato department has received Information of tho death from sun stroko on tho Cth limtant of Robert O'Noll Wlckorshnm, vico and deputy commercial ngent of tho United States nt Castcllomar Dl Stabla, Italy. Ho had boon in tho consular sorvlco slnco 1879. Tho Washington correspondent of tho Now York Herald Is authority for tho statement that Frank W. Hackott will tender his resignation as nsslstant secretary of tho navy in tho fall. Charles H. Allen tho governor of Por to Rico, has boon suggested as his suc cessor. General Danlol E. Sickles 1b norloua ly ill in Ploasantvillo, N. Y., at tho homo of Vlllago President Danlol P. Hayes. Ho wont thoro on tho Fourth Df July to mnko an nddrcss to tho residents and has bcon so 111 ovor ilnco that ho has had to romaln with his host Tho endowment rank of tho Knlghtr of Pythias has a doflclt of $225,2G7. This announcement was nindo by Su premo Commander Ogdon H. Fothors to tho supromo lodgo of tho order, which has been assembled in Chicago for tho purpose of looking Into tho affairs of tho rank. Tho navy department received a ca blegram announcing tho doparturo of Roar Admiral Cromwell aboard hlo flagship, tho Chicago, from Rto do Janeiro, Brazil, for St. Vincent, Canary Islands, enrouto to tho Mediterranean to assume his now duties as command-er-in-chiof of tho European station. An appeal for tho rollof of firo suf ferers at Versailles, 0., lms bocn sent out by Mayor Qoldorwoof and Rov. W. M, Dakor, pastor of tho Christian church of that town. They stato that 100 pcoplo ftro homoless, many dcstl- tuto and several injured as tho result of the flro which dovastated Versailles Saturday. Ernest Rold, colored, waa hanged at Carthago, Mo., for tho murder of his wlfo, January 10, 1900. Mrs. L. P. Kennedy of North To poka, Kan., has been appointed i seamstress nt tho Wlnnobago Indian school, Nebraska. Secretary Hitchcock has decided that thoro is no authority of law pormit ting a delay until Octobor 1 in tho opening of tho Wichita Indian reser vation in Oklahoma, ns dosircd by cor tnln cattle interests. Secretary Hitchcock said ho antic! paled no serious troublo with "soon era" at tho oponlng of tho Oklahoma lands in August. Ho said thoro might bo several thousand peoplo now on tho lands, but thoro was no reason to bo- llevo that they would not bo gotten oit easily. Governor Allon, who will hand to President McKinloy tho request of tho Porto Rlcan assembly that frco trado bo established botween that country and tho United States, will leavo San Juan July 13 on tho Mayflower. Ho will bo accompanied by Mrs. Allon James Reyburn of Uloomlngton, III. was killod by tramps and his body was found in a box car at East Alton Tho stcumsblp City of Seattle has arrived at Seattlo, Wash., from Lynn Canal, with a Klondike treasure cargo of $600,000. Tho vacation season is thought to bo responsible for tho npparcnt dlsap puarance of something llko 115,000,000 cash known to have boon rocolvod by the New York City banks from into rlor points slace the first week of May. A, B, Kittrcdgo is Appointed by Governor Herried, IS TO SUCCEED SENATOR KYLE TIib New Appointee I a Nntlve of New Hampshire Who Came Went to True Men Law llecome I'nmniu for 111 llreak With Senator I'ottlcrew. PIERRE, S. D., July 12. Governor Herried today appointed A. I). Klt trcdgo of Sioux Falls as sonator to fill tho vacancy cnuscu by tho death of Sonator Kyle. Governor Herried this afternoon gavo out tho following Interview on tho senatorial situation: 'For a week I havo been receiving telegrams and lottcrs nnd listening to tho nrgumonts of friends of tho vari ous candidates for United States sen ator. Theso communications nro so numorous that I know my friends will not expect mo to reply to each ono personally. I am so thoroughly ac quainted with tho men and fumlllar with tho conditions and Interests of our stato that I feel I am ns well pre pared now ns 1 would bo In unothcr weak or two to acttlo this matter. 'It did not tako mo long to concludo to mako tho strongest nnd best np polntinent possible. This has been my invarlahlo rulo of action. I havo considered tho man rather than his location. Doth sonators from Indiana llvo In tho snmo city. It is so in somo other states. I do not underestimate tho groat ability and high charactor of tho dlfforont nsplrants for this high olllco when I say that from my Inti mate acquaintance with Mr. Klttrcdgo consider him most honorable, con scientious nnd upright, and pre-eminently qualified to represent our Bplen did young commonwealth In tho sen ate of tho United States." Alfred D. Klttrcdgo, who Is appoint ed by Govornor Harried to 1111 tho va cancy in tho United States sonato caused by tho death of James H. Kylo, will sorvo until March 4, 1903, tho dato when Sonator Kyle's term would havo expired. . Tho now senator was born Mnrch 28, 1801, In Chcshlro county, Now Hampshire. His eurly education was obtained In tho public schools nnd by prlvato tutor. When 17 ytarB of ngo ho ontorcd Yalo university, graduating from that famous Institution In 1832. Ho then commenced tho study of law In tho ofllco of Judgo Vcasoy at Rut land, Vt., afterwards studying In tho law ofllco of Bacholdcr & 1 aulkner of tho samo plnco. Tho study of law was continued un til 1884, when ho entered tho Ynlo law school, from which ho graduated In tho spring of 1885. In Juno of the samo ycur ho was admitted to tho bar by tho Bupromo court of Connecticut. After rcnchlng this goal ho decided to tako Horaco Greoloy's advlco and go west. Ho nrrlvod In Sioux Falls In 188G and looked nbout for an opening for tho practlco of his profession. During this tlmo ho waa frequently scon about tho ofllco of tho Sioux Falls Dally Press, then a republican paper, ho showing a liking for tho nowspapor business. Shut tint Cuttle Import. NEW YORK, July 12. Tho Importa tion of flno cattlo at this port will havo to ccaso for tho next fow months, at leust, and steamship agents nro In arms In consequence. Thoy assort that this is .another ovldonco of tho government's Intention to discriminate against tho port of Now York In favor of Baltimore Boston and Canndlan ports, but this tho federal officials deny. Companies that mnko u biisl ncBB of handling cattlo havo bcon no- tlilcd of tho change Lovr l'oor Lo. WASHINGTON, D. C July 12. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones today recolved nn envelope postmarked Donvor, Colo,, containing $40 In bnnk notes with a simple memorandum: "PlonBo glvo this to any trlbo of In dians, From a frlond of tho Indians." It wns forwarded to a ropresontatlvo of tho Indian Industrial loaguo to bo used In Its work. Wood U f tntroYlnir. HAVANA, July 12. According to an official report posted In tho palaco thin morning, General Wood shows de cided Improvement. This afternoon tho general said ho felt bettor than nt any tlmo during tho past month. Filipinos Tike More Iron. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 12. An incroaso of $1,038,374, or moro than 2G4 per cent, In tho value of manufactured iron and Btccl imported into tho Phil ipplncs during 1900 is shown In comparative statement mado public to day by the division of Insular affairs war department. During 1900 Imports Were valuod at 11,430,953, as against 392,636 for 1899. Tho Imports of these commodities from the United States Increased. TEN KILLED AT A BRIDGE. Nlckle Plate' Itoad Structure Collapic Untie f I.onil of Btono. CONNEAUT, 0., July 12. Just af ter 11 o'clock today three cars of tho local freight went through tho Nickel Plato bridge at 8prIngflold, Pa. Tho train left Conneaut only a few minutes before tho accident In charge of Engineer William Griffith of Buf falo and Conductor Phil A. Moore of Buffalo. Tho latter was killed out right. Tho brldgo gang was at work on the bridge and tho ten men In jured nro mostly workmen. A fill was bolng mado at tho bridge and nbout twonty-flvo workmen wero about tho structure. Tho Conneaut wreck train, with lo cal officials and doctors, left for tho scono at 11 o'clock. Tho accident oc cureed Just nfler passenger train No. 3 had pulled through. Tho local, after tho passing of tho passenger train, pushed three cars heavily laden out on tho structure to unload stono for tho masons working beneath on tho largo stone foundation. Tho work of un loading had hardly begun, when, with out warning, tho wholo structure, bearing the threo laden cars filled with laborers, fell with an awful crasn Into the valloy. I0WAN CHOSEN PIIESIDENT. National Kiliicntlomil Amioclntlon Select! Provident Henrdslicnr. DETROIT, Mich., July 12. Tho Na tional Educational association today reaffirmed Its declaration In favor of national university nt Washington to bo maintained by tho national gov ernment. After taking this action tho associ ation elected ns its president for tho ensuing year President W. N. Bcard shaw of tho University of Iowa; Tho election was unanimous, as was that of C. M. eyes of Hartford, Conn., for treasurer. This afternoon thirteen departmental meetings worn held nnd in sovernl of them officers wero elect ed. Interesting papers on tho teach ing of economics in tho schools wero road at tho morning session by Prof. Gcorgo 12. Vincent of Chicago univers ity, President Georgo Gunton of the. Institute of Social Economics, New ork, Prof. F. W. Speirs of Phlladol phla and R. P. Halleck of Louisville, Ky. C0FPEE IS 10 GO IN FREE. Haling: of th Trcumiry Department Ulvt'K Foreign Shipper Ghuiiro, WASHINGTON, July 12. Under a ruling of tho Treasury department cof- feo shipped from tho United States to Porto Rico will bo admitted Into Por to Rico frco of duty as soon ns frco trado Is proclaimed botween tho United States and thnt island. This In practlco will result likely In nil coffco shipped Into Porto Rico from any country being admitted free of duty. Although tho Porto Rlcan tariff provides for a duty of 5 cents a pound on nil coffeo Imported from a foreign country, It Is oxpoctod that coffoo Importers will tako advantago of tho fact that coffoo Is admitted frco Into tho United States and ship their coffeo Into tho United States and thonco to Porto Rico, thus avoiding tho duty which would be imposed if Bhlped from a foreign country direct to Porto Rico. ASKS PRAYERS AND FASTING. (Governor of Mluourl Urged to Name liny for liuln. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 12. A special dispatch from Jefforson City, Mo., says that Govornor Dockory has recolved numorous potltlons asking him to Is sue a proclamation netting a dny of fasting and prnyer for rain. It Is stated that unless rains soon como tho falluro of crops In Missouri will bo tho groatcst slnco 18fiJ. Tho tempernturo at various points In tho alato yester day waa as follows: Jefferson City, 107; Columbia, 110 to 112 In tho shade; Mexico, 112; St. Joseph, 109; Hanni bal, 10GJ HarrlBonvlllo, 109. At 4 p. m. tho record of yesterday. 104 degrees In tho shndo, was rcachod with prospects that It would go u. frac tion higher boforo sunset. Kiiulnt) Ht 111 1 1 ii hit On. LONDON, July 12. "Apparently tho Russians have no lutpntlon of ovacu- ntlng Nluu Chwnng," Buys a dispatch to tho Morning Post from Nlou Chwang. dateu July 8, "although thoro Is no reason for their administration of it treaty port. Tho country Is per foctly qulot between Nlou Chwnng and Mukdou, Russia's Immense harbor workB at Dalnoy aro half completed Whon finished tho hnrbor will bo the finest In tho' east." In u Frlchtful Urolith, 1.UNUON, July 12. "Thoro Is no longer tho slightest hope," says a dls patch to tho Dally Nowa from Odessa "of saving oven a moiety of tho crops In the Volga governments of Amnra Snratoff nnd Kassan, as well aB many districts of tho neighboring govern ments. Over tho wholo region there has' befn n protracted drouth, with tropical heat, tho tompcraturo varying for sovon wcjks from 130 to 150 F&hr euhe..." THE IINE UP FOR LAND Thousands Bush to Begiater for Olaims in Indian Territory. SLEEP IN STREETS TO BE ON HAND Not Until Jaly O Will Early Comer Know Their Lack Lottery Deal Spoil I'lo tureiqueneai Eieltomont When In terloper Try to l'oh In. EL RENO, O. T., July 11. Tho total registration of homesteaders at El Reno yesterday was 4,018, 193 being women. Commissioner Richardson es tablished a separato registration booth for women. Mr. Rlchnrdson says ho can register 8,000 dally from now on or as soon as organization of his forco is perfected. EL RENO, O. T., July 11. Follow ing out tho proclamation of President Mc&inlcy opening up to sottlcment by whites tho 1,300 farms In tho Kl-own-Comancho country, tho first regis tration of homcseokcrs was mado here nnd at Lawton at 9 o'clock this morn ing. Hundreds were still lined beforo tho various registration boards when dnrkness camo tonight and tomorrow and next day tho registration will continuo until nil who como havo beon given nn opportunity to fllo their nnmcs. Tho drawing by lottery will begin July 29 nnd until then none of tho 50,000 applicants will know wheth er or not ho has been lucky enough to receive a homestead. Tho lottery scheme robbed tho opon lng of tho picturcsquo run and tho exciting times incident to tho great opening of tho Cherokco Btrlp ten years ago. Compared with that ovont tho affair today was tamo In tho ex treme. Although thoro aro perhaps 20,000 peoplo In town .practically no dlBordor provalled. As a rulo tho homeseekors wero well provided with money and provisions and asldo from tho iong wait In tho sun beforo tho registration booths, no serious Incon venience has been experienced. Last night hundreds of pcoplo slept In tho sticots nnd alloys to maintain tholr places in lines which began forming yesterday at the six regis tration booths In El Reno. Many had waited on tho border of tho now coun try for two years or moro and tho last night of their long vigil was tho most trying they had experienced. Tho lino was mado up of tho halt, tho lamo and tho brawny frontiersman, sprnwlcd out In tho dust. Tho crowd boforo each booth elected a captain nnd each man nnd woman In lino wns glvon n number which they pinned conspicuously to their clothes. A company member was permitted oc casionally to nbsent himself from lino for a short breathing spell nnd inva riably his placo was protected by his fellow watchers. As tho hour of 9 o'clock nenrca In terlopers tried to push In nnd break tho numerical order of tho lino or ganization. ThlB Instantly raised bad blood and whon word was passed down tho lino a little later that tho booth officials would not recognlzo tho lino organization, but would register tho first person to present themselves thoro wore thrcnts of violence and ri oting seemed likely. Troublo was pre vented by tho early announcement that tho lino organization would bo respected by tho government officials. Cheers and waving of hats greeted the word and from tins tlmo forth no sign of troublo was apparent. Ap plicants wero admitted to tho bootnB four at a tlmo and tho filing procoed od rapidly all day long. During tho day tho heat becamo In tenso, but no serious sufforlng was roportcd. Tho numerous women In lino wero trcatpd gnllantly by tho men. who shnded them from tho sun with cmbrollns nnd furnished drinks from tho lemonade vendors who piled mclr ranks. Tho second plnco of registration named In tho proclamation wns at Lawton twonty-flvo miles overland, whore similar scenes to those enacted In El Rono wero witnessed. OPENING NOT TO BE DEFERRED. Secretary llltrhrork Telegraph There ran He No I'oitpoiirtuent. WASHINGTON, July 11. Tho complaints from land offices In Okla noma othor than El Rono and Lawton that thoy should bo allowed to make registrations from tho oponlng of the cosorvntlonB are regarded officially as not woll founded. Tho mnttor wns tnkon up somo weeks ngo and Delegate Flynn at tho tlmo unsuccessfully en deavored to havo tho other Oklahoma offices Included. It Is claimed hero that tho reports of tho number of cattlo on tho land to bo apened has boon exaggerated and 5hat there aro In fact on tho Wichita reservation only 72,000 head Tho opening of cortnln landB on Au gust 6, which stockmen aro seeking to havo postponed, is mandatory. largo part of tho 72,000 head on tho Wichita lands, it is claimed, can bo sniped to market by tho allotted tlmo and tho rest moved down to the Kl owa grazing lands, which will not be thrown open to settlement, NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS. field of Wheat Good In Quantity nnd Quality Corn Grow Well. United States Department of Agri culture, Nebraska Section, Climate and Crop Service of tho Weather Bureau Weekly Crop Bulletin University of Nebraska, Lincoln, July 10. General summary: Tho past week has bcon hot, with heavy showers In castorn counties. Tho dally mean tompcraturo has av eraged 6 degrees abovo normal. Tho maximum temperatures for tho week generally exceed 100 degrees in southern counties nnd wero but little. bolow 100 degrees in tho northern. Tho rainfall of tho past week has been heavy in southeastern counties, varying from ono to nenrly six inch es; in tho northern and western coun ties It has generally been less than half an inch. Winter wheat harvest is nearly completed and threshing has com menced In southern counties; tho yield Is good In both quantity and qual ity. Spring wheat and oats havo been considerably damaged by chinch bugs and dry weather in central and southwestern counties, and In many flolds theso crops will bo about a fail ure. In somo places chinch bugs aro leaving tho wheat flolds and attacking tho corn. Corn has been damaged slightly in a fow southwestern coun ties by tho hot weathor of tho past wcok; generally, howovor, corn has grown well and in a largo part of tho state has grown very rapidly. Corn Is small for this tlmo of year. G. A. LOVELAND, Section Director, Lincoln, Neb. RUSH IN REVENUE OFFICE. Demnnit for Itefund of War Stamp Make l!nlnea llrlik. OMAHA, Neb., July 10. Tho de mand for tho refund of money used In tho purchase of stamps under tho war rovenuo law which aro not re quired under tho amendments to that law which went into effect July 1, is kocplng tho ofllco forco of tho Inter nal rovenuo collector busy. It Is estimated that In this dis trict thoro aro $50,000 in stamps sub- cct to redemption, but theso stamps aro so scattered that tho redeeming of them Is a slow process. Applica tions for refunds como from pcoplo holding hundreds of dollars in stamps and from thoso whose total refund will not exceed 25 cents nnd tho work re quired in each caso is tho same. It is believed that tho revenues of tho government will bo swellod to a marked extent over estimates by tho falluro of many persons to havo their money refunded, as In many cases tho tlmo necessary to prepare tho noc essary papers is of greater valuo than tho stamps to bo redeemed. Tho rcdomption of these stamps coming at tho beginning of tho fiscal year when tho forco Is busy propnrlng tho reports for tho year Just closed, together with tho fact that soveral now clerks aro bo lng instructed in tho duties of tho of llco, consequent upon tho chongo in tho head of tho Omaha office, keeps tho forco at work overtime. "SOONER" READY TO MAKE RUN. Disregard Fact that Reserve Will He Opened Ht Lottery. EL RENO, I. T., July 10. Judgo Kilpatrlck, special allotlng agent 'of tho Klowa-Commanche ' reservation, said that Caddo county is full of "Booncrs" and that troublo Is likely to occur, notwithstanding tho county Is to bo opened by lottery and not by run. Two troops of cavalry, ono each for Fort Reno and Fort Sill, havo bcon ordered to tho posts and aro ex pected to arrlvo at their destination on Wednesday. Low Hornbeck, of MInco Nowstrnl, has a small follow Ing hero who declaro they Intend to locate now rognrdless of the presl dent's proclamation naming certain days upon which tho land 1b to bo allotted by drawing. Already some of Hornbcck's followers havo entered tho forbidden country. Generally speaking, the proclama tion is satisfactory, but quite a num ber of homesteaders express dlssatls faction ovor tho clauso governing tho drawing. Thoy say that endless con fusion must result In solcctlng land after homesteaders havo secured the lucky numbers. Fnir IMrnlr Ornntrd. DES MOINES, In., July 10. Govor nor Shaw has granted paroles as fol lows: Arthur Moor, from Marshall county, convicted of burglnry; Harvey Owens, Davis county, convicted of lar ceny; William Voshall, Ipwa county, larceny, nnd James O'Brien, Bremer county, assault on a woman. J rutin Mnrrlxin In Frlion. ELDORADO, Kan., July 10. Jcsslo Morrison was taken to tho peniten tiary at Lansing to begin hor flvo years' sentence for tho murder of Mrs. Clara Wiley Castlo. Thoro were soveral hundred people at tho rail way station to tako a farewell look at tho prisoner. Half of tho crowd consisted of women. Despite the ef torts of tho trainmen, a large number of men and women crowded into th train to star at Miss Morrison ASSENT Offer to Return to Old Tariff Status With the United States. A CHANGE IN SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL In Itctarn Would Give Up Dntlc Levied on Amerlcnn Good Secretary One Decline Tho Question U Now With the Conrl. WASHINGTON, July 10. Another important exchango has occurred bo tween tho Russian government and tho United States rclatlvo to tho tar iff. Tho Russian minister of finance, M. Do WItte, has proposed that Rus sia will vacate all tho additional du ties levied on American goods slnco tho imposition of tho sucar differen tial If tho United States will vacate its action on the sugar differential. To this Secretary Gngo has replied that tho offer of tho Russian govern ment cannot bo accepted, as tho ques tion of tho sugar differential is now in tho hand3 of the court, thus pre cluding action by the executlvo branch. Theso exchanges, although mado nom inally by tho minister of finance and Secretary Gage, havo gone through tho medium of tho Russian foreign of- flco and tho State department. Tho proposition of tho Russian min ister of finance wns tho direct result of Secretary Hay's note of about two weeks ago. In that note Mr. Hay point ed out that tho action taken as to pe troleum was not now, nor was it meant to havo any connection with tho previous action of tho government on sugar. This appears to havo recon ciled tho Russian officials In their view that tho petroleum order was only another Btep in the policy previ ously taken respecting sugar. Accord ingly, M. Do Wltte's responso was communicated to Washington, Count Lamsdorf forwarding It to M. DeWol- lant, tho Russian charge hero. It is not long, but it is quite to tho point. It makes no further reference to tho petroleum order. Tho chief attention is given to sugar and tho specific of fer is mndo to vacate immedi ately tho Increased duties which Russia has levied, If tho United States will vacate Its action on sugar. This would nmount to rc-cstabllshlng tho status quo which existed boforo the United States took Its Initial action relative to Russia. Tho Russian proposition wns duly communicated to Secretary Gage, who has responded promptly that as tho sugar question is now boforo the court's, it is not possible for him to avail himself of tho Russian sugges tions. Thus the matter stands. NOT A MAN RETURNS TO WORK. Hen on the Heading Itond Reject tho Offer of the Manxirement. READING, July 10. Not a Binglo Philadelphia & Reading striking em ploye In this city returned to work today. Tho men havo apparently re jected tho latest proposition of acting President Welsh. It Is said that at tho Sunday morn ing conference between Mr. Welsh, Vice President Voorhees and tho strikers' representatives tho railroad officials would glvo no assurance as to the basis of Increase which the men might look for, thus leaving the mon In a stato of uncertainty. "Thnt connot be considered at this time," said Mr. Welsh firmly. Tho situation at the Rending shops In this city continues tho same. Tho frolght handlers aro still out. but tho places of many of tho men have been filled. Tho clorks at tho freight depot asked for an advance, but received no reply to tho request. The snlarleB range from $20 to $25 per month, tho latter being for tho chiefs. Tho men work from, ten to ilfteon hours a day, without extra for over time. TO INCREASE FORT FACILITIES. Hoot Coming Went to Learn Jat What I Needed. WASHINGTON, J. C. July 10. Sec retary Root expects to leavo this weelc for a somewhat extended visit to tho west, whero ho will Inspect a number of military posts, especially thoso of Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Fort Riley, Kan., and Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where extensive improvements aro to bo made. (Tho government contemplates ex pending In tho neighborhood of n million dollars In tho erection of suit able barracks and other facilities for tho accommodation of a largo number of soldiers at thoso places. Itroom Are to Rout More. CHICAGO, July 10. Brooms wero advanced 25 cents a dozen In price today by tho Central Broom and Brush Manufacturers' association. Tho high er prlco takes effect at once and an other advance of a similar amount will bo mado on August 1. Tho retailer Is expected to add at least 5 cents to the prlco of every broom he soils. The scarcity of broom corn and the Increased price of the product are the reasons assigned for the advance.