THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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LTIIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Prof. Robert Chodat of tho Univer
sity of Gcnova was elected president
of ' tho International Association of
Potany.
Russell Sago began IiIb 8Cth year
Monday, but It made no difference- in
his busy aally routine In and about
Wall street.
Ex-Governor William A. Newell of
New Jersey Is dying at Allcntown,
Va. Ho was the first republican gor
ernor of tho state.
Broomhnll Is credited with figuring
tho wheat crop of Europe at 00,000,000
bushels smaller than that of last year,
and 125,000,000 bushels under 1889.
A telegram was received by Gover
nor Yates at Springfield, III., from
Vice President Roosovclt that. ho will
be at Camp Lincoln August 30.
Somo of tho arrangements connected
with King Edward's coronation aro
likely to bo affected by a dispute as
to who Is the lord great chamberlain
of Englund.
John Philip Sousa has completed ar
rangements to tnko his band abroad
again this season for a concert tour
In Groat Drltaln. Tho band will sail
September 2G.
Tho Kansas City Stock Yards com
pany of Kansas City, Mo., was grant
ed a cortlflcnto authorizing an 'in
crease of tho cspltnl ock from $7,
500,000 to $8,250,000.
Russian offlcluls take seriously the
Btatomont from St. Petersburg that
Russia will forbid Russian farm la
borers to cross tho frontier for sum
mer work In Prussia.
Word has been received of tho death
of former Superintendent Henry M.
James of tho dmaha public schools
at Chappel Hill, N, C. Ho was su
perintendent for eleven yearn.
An old house hns been uncovered In
Lisbon, which dates from tho great
carthquako of 17G5. It Is thought that
a wholo street of burled houses' lies
In a lino with tho one discovered.
Minister Hunter, nt Guatemala, in a
cablegram to tho state department re
ports tho death from heart disease of
Rev. George S. Mead of San Francis
co, formerly of Hlgham, Mass.
The Alabama constitutional conven
tion adopted a section providing that
women taxpayers should havo the
privilege of voting on questions Of is
suing bonds or incurring obligations.
Mgr. Scfllabrlnl, bishop of Placcncla,
Italy, and head of all tho Roman Cath
olic missions throughout the world,
has arrived at Now York on tho steam
er Logurla.
The warehouse belonging to tho
broom corn trust and filled with broom
corn at Evnnsvlllo, Ind., was destroyed
by lire, entailing n loss of fl'iCO.OOO.
Several flromo'n wore overcome by
smoko.
Pror. WIUIb L. Mooro, chief of tho
wither 'bureau and noting secretory,
of ' agriculture, is going ta Yollow
Btono Park to inspect that rcsorvo
with a vlow to locating a weather
station there.
General MncArthur reports tho con
dition and results arrived at by tho
"native Filipino police" for tho
months of April and May, 1001. It
hows the force to be In a high state
of improvement.
German gardeners assembled in
Dresden adopted a resolution against
the new German tariff bill on tho
ground that Its provisions do not af
ford adequate protection to the gar
dening Interests.
Tho West Indian company, announces
that the government hnB accepted tho
invltatlou of Belgium to attend an
othor sugar conference in tho autumn
to coaslder tho question of tho aboli
tion of tho bounties.
The steamer Mouna, from- Sydney,
brings the story of tho deportation
of tho native crown prlnco of Gilbert
island.
The official record of tho Now York
weather bureau shows that August G,
this year, was tho coolest August (!
In twenty-flvo years.
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy net
earnings for Juno wore $1,208,287 de
crease, $1C,818. For year ending Juno
30, gross, $50,051,988; Increase- $2,510,
508; net, $l7,G10,098j decrcuBo, $108,
484. If. Morton Moore, a New York build
er, filed a petition in bankruptcy.
The total liabilities aro $843,440.
The British board of trade state
ment for tho month of July shows un
Increase of 2,704,700 In imports and.
a decrease of 104,800 In exports.
The new stato census of Maryland
makes tho population 004,050, but tho
federal census of 1900 gavo 081,093.
It is claimed that 800,000 barrels of
oil have ben sold In Ban Francisco
at $1.33, the contract extending for
a term of years.
The directors of tho Standard Oil
company of New Jersey havo declared
a quarterly dividend of 8 por cent.
If no yacht can bo found to race
against tho Independence by Soptom
bor 3 Mr. Lawspn, tho owner, will or
dor her broken up us old motul.
MAY ACT FOR COLOMBIA
American Representative in Venezuela
Allowed to Use Good Offices.
BATTLESHIP IOWA TO BE USED
Tlia Nary Department Determine on Se
lection of Different Host for Paclflo
Coast Vigilance If Panama Affair Do
" - n
Not Qnlet.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. Tho Stato
department has authorized tho Amer
ican chargo d'affaires nt Caracas, Ven
ezuela, to iibo his good offices for Co
lombia, In caso the Colombian min
ister at the Venezuelan capital leaves
that country.
Mr. Russell telegraphed lost week
seeking information as to his course
of action In enso of tho withdrawal
of tho Colomblnn minister, which ap
parently was in contemplation at that
time. Ho did not, however, Indicate
that-this would bo preliminary to any
rupture between tbo two republics, but
simply nBked If ho would, be author
ized to act temporarily In looking af
ter Colombia's Interests- In caso of the
withdrawal of tho minister. Tho State
department has no Information as to
whether tho Colombian minister has
withdrawn or whether Mr. Russell is
fulfilling this temporary duty.
There may bo no additional develop
ments ns to tho situation on the Isth
mus of Panama, where tho trouble is
far removed from that along the Ven
ezuelan bbrder. Consul General Gud
gor'B course In looking after tho In
terests of the Chinese nlong the isth-
nniH Is not In pursunnco of any spe
cific Instructions from Washington,
but follows a procedure established
somo twelve years ago In connection
with points nt which tho Chinese wore
entirely without official representa
tion. Tho Navy department has now
definitely decided to mako uso of tho
battleship Iowa Instead of Wisconsin
for ubo on tho Pacific sldo In caso
affairs bocorao serious thore. Iowa is
tho flagship of the Pacific station and
as such files tho flag of Rear Admiral
SIIub Cnsoy, At last reports received
hero tho admiral was on board Iowa,
but It Is hardly probable that ho will
proceed further south than San Fran
cisco. Tho gunboat Machlas has re
ported Its arrival at Norfolk and will
probably sail for Colon tonight or to
morrow.
Mr. Hornn, tho Colombian chnrgo
d'affaires at Washington, Is still in
official Ignorance of tho momentous
events which, according to' tho press
reports, nro transpiring on tho isth
mus of Panama and nlong tho Vene
zuelan border. Ho attributes his lack
of Information to a break In cable
communication with his country, tho
lino from Duona Ventura north hav
ing boon reported to bo In very bad
Working order.
Mr. Hornn characterized tho situa
tion in tho south as most bewilder
ing. Tho . ofllclul advices concerning
tho probablo withdrawal of tho Colom
bian military from Vonczuolo, ho re
gards as significant, .though ho points
out" thnt tho report distinctly stated
that Sonor Rico, tho mlnlstor thore,
had not domnnded, nor had ho boen
presonted with his passports, nnd thus
tho mnttor had Jjecn robbed of tho
seriousness which would havo been
given It by a step of this sort.
DUELING AS 'TIS DONE WEST.
A Miner ana ft Had Mau Plug Away at
Short Range.
ST. LAKE CITY, Uth, Aug. 13.
special to the News from State Lino,
Utah, says tht Jim Hedge was killed
In a street duel by Jim Glcndenlng, a
minor, who wns afterwards arrested
and placed In Jail. Hedge, during his
twenty years' residence In tho border
town, killed thrco mon In street en
counters. Yesterday Hedge nnd Glcn
denlng got Into a controversy ns to
their respective merits as revolver
shots nnd as n result Hedge challeng
ed Glcndenlng to fight. Hedge went
after his revolver nnd shot Glcndenlng
through tho arm beforo tho latter was
nwaro of his presence. Glondonlng
returned tho fire and put two bullets
through Hodgo's heart within two
inches of each other.
ray Taxes by Mile,
RENO, Nov., Aug.13. United States.
Judge Hawley rendered his decision In
the rnllfond tax caso granting tho In
junction prayed for by tho Southern
Pacific c.pmpuny, Tho board named
no classes proper Into which railroads
were divided for valuation, but assess
ed tho railroads by nnmo at so much
per mile.
Kiliume Span I tli Treasure.
MERIDIAN, Miss,, Aug. 13. News
woa received hero of tho finding of
$32,000, mostly In Spanish gold spo
clo, burledttln a chest about five miles
from Portersvlllo, on tho Mobile &
Ohio railroad, Friday night by four
men who have had n chart of tho
burial place nnd havo boen searching
for tho treusuro for somo tlnio. This
section was onco tho rendezvous p
tho notorious Cnpolnnd gang nnd it
wan known that they burlod money,
GRAIN TAKES A BIO JIMP.
Prists of All the Leading Cereals Oo
.HSoarJne; Upward.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Under the
pressure of extremely pessimistic
crop report tho grain markets on tho
board of trade yesterday experienced
an exciting opening nnd prices of all
threo leading cereals went soaring up
ward. Wheat for September delivery
took a Jump of 2 cents, touching 734
cents during tho first few minutes
trading. Corn was even stronger thnn
wheat and showed a gain of 3 cents,
September touching 01 cents before
tho session wns hardly under way.
Oats also felt the effects of excitement
and September advanced V to 1V1
cents, nlthough trading was rushing.
Thoro was brisk trading in corn, but
Inasmuch as thero was few sellers the
aggregate business did not amount to
much. Tho only persons who showed
any inclination at all to sell either of
tho grains wero thoso who of lato
have accumulated 'small lines and were
tempted by the prices to take advan
tage of the good profits in sight. The
commotion continued until a medium
in prices had been established and
then becamo "extremely dnll, although
the opening strength manifested Itself
in all pits and tho confidence in prices
continued.
ST. LOUIS, Aug.. 13. September
corn opened at 57 to 61 cents, 3
cents higher than Saturday's close
on the government crop report nnd
lower receipts here. Coverings by
shorts caused tho shorts to advance
still further until nt 11 o'clock tho
prlco was 02 cents, a rise of nearly
5 cents.
REDUCING IRISH MEMBERSHIP.
Chamberlain Urging Cabinet to Cat
Down Representation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Mr. Cham
berlain's rcferenco at tho Blenheim
demonstration to the over-representation
of Ireland in tho Imperial par
liament is believed to foreshadow a
government bill with tho object of
correcting tho anomalies In represent
ation of tho different parts of the
United Kingdom, says tho London cor
respondent of tho Tribune. The gov
ernment, of course, hns no chance of
passing such a mcasuro during tho
presont session, but It is well known
that Mr. Chamberlain Is very eager to
reduce tho number of Irish members
and If he Is allowed to havo his way
the prlmo minister will announce a
redistribution bill In tho klng'B speech
at tho opening of parliament in 1902.
Tho tactics adopted by the nationalists
at Westminster havo lost them a
good denl of .English sympathy and
tho .reduction of their number would
please tho bulk of tho people of Great
Drltaln, Irrespective of party.
AGREE ON fINAL PROTOCOL.
End of Long Diplomatic ControTerey at
Pckln U In Sight.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Tho state
department hns received a cablegram
from Mr. Rockhlll, at Pokln, reporting
thnt the draft of tho final protocol has
been agreed upon. A tariff of fl per
cent nd valorem cffectlvo will bo put
In fprco two months, nfter the Blgning
of tho flnnl protocol, excepting on
goods shipped within ten days after
signing, and will contlnuo until tho
conversion of specific rates has been
effected by the expert commission.
Tho Chinese freo list will Include rice,
foreign cereals nnd flour, gold nnd
silver bullion and- corn. This in
clusion of flour In tho free list Is of
much Importance, particularly to Pa
cific coast shippers.
Frnnci Carries Its Point.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 13. As a
result fo tho firm attitude adopted by
the French ambassador, M. Constant),
in an audlenco with the sultnn on
Frlndy, tho situation Is clearing nnd It
Is practically settled that tho quay
company shall enjoy tho rights under
tho concession as demanded by
France.
Proposed New lllihop.
SIOUX CITY, Aug. 13. Tho. priests
of northwestern Iowa nreN circulating
a petition for signatures among them
asking for tho appointment of Father
Clcary of Minneapolis to tho position
of n bishop of tho proposed now see
to bo established in thla city after tho
division of tho archdiocese of Du
buque. Wessel Was Not Shot.
LONDON, Aug. 13. Lord Kitchener
has cabled a confirmation of the re
port of tho relonso of tho peace en
voy, Andrlcs Wcssel, who was said to
havo boon shot. eWcsscl was n pris
oner In General Collier's laager, near
nKaironteln, which tho British recent
ly surprised and captured.
Organise Riverside Men,
WHEELING, W. Va.. Aug. 13. The
Riverside plato mill of tho Natlonnl
Tubo company wns prepared for oper
ation this morning nt 4 o'clock, but at
5 o'clock none of tho men had ap
peared. Tho steel department men
had boon organized Into nn Amnlca
mated lodge lost night, when It la
hoped by, tho strlko lenders to make
,tlio tie-up of tho Rlvorstdo comnlote
The Uollalro steel men mndo two heat!
during the night, unexpectedly.
A
Amalgamated ABtociation's Secretary Says
Strike May Have a Bloody Ending,
THE BAYONET MAY BE POSSIBLE
Declares It Will He Appealed to If All
Other Means Fall Unions Decide
Their Coarse Shaffer Disappointed at
the Camber That Will Htnnd Firm.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 12. The iron
mstcara nro tonight claiming victory
in tho groat steel strike. They base
their claim upon tho refusal of tho
Amalgamated men nt South Chicago,
Jollot and Bay Vlow to obey tho gen
eral Btrlko order of President Shnffer
and their success In maintaining oper
ations In other plants whero It was
anticipated that thore would be Berl-
oub trouble.
Tho strlko leaders meet the claims
of tho masters with tho assertion that
their causo Is making satisfactory
progre-j and that they will show
themselves masters of the situation be
foro tho contest has progressed much
further. They do not conceal their
disappointment at tho refusal of their
western brethren to Join with them In
tho strike, but none of the leaders
would discuss tho defection.
The association secretary, however.
gavo out an Interview on tho general
situation, In which ho said:
I tell you this question will have to
bo settled In somo way. If not bv
peaceful Btrlko, then by ' legislation'.
If that falls the ballot will be tried.
If all else falls I believe that It will
result In. an appeal to tho bayonet. I
tell you, thero U.a condition existing
today that places this' country on tho
evo of one of the greatest revolutions
that over could occur In the history
of tho world.
Secretary Williams urged tho blame
for tho strlko upon the refusal of the
United States steel corporation to ar
bitrate and declared that before tho
Btrlko was over thousands of men In
other trades would bo drawn Into It
to save tho Amalgamated association
nnd the principles for which it stands.
Ho said:
"Wo agreed to arbitration because
the business men and citizens of
Pittsburg urged us to do so. Wo
wero willing to risk tho intorests of
our organization In tho hands of oth
ers In this dispute If thero was any
prospect for peace. It is practically
tho first time in tho history of our
organization that wo havo gone this
far. Tho effect upon the future would
be far-rcachlng, as it would enable
manufacturers to ask the same con
cession from us and this wo have in
the past declined to grant becauso we
feared tho results. This arbitration
being turned down flat and uncondi
tionally, thoso who have been limine
us to submit to It will have a chance
to prove their Interest nnd friendship
for us In our inevitable buttle with
tho greatest trust that wbb over or
ganized."
Mr. Williams said that tho strike
had boen studiously avoided by tho of
ficers of tho Amalgamated association.
It had boon as studiously encouraged
by the officials of the manufacturers'
organization. Tho officers of the
Amalgmatcd association had done all
thoy could and hud worked hard to
bring about peace. Tho battle was
now In tho hands of tho men. and It
wob up to them ns to what tho out
come would be.
BOUGHT BY ARMOUR AND SWIFT
Stack Yards at Fort Worth to He Expand
ed by Ilraneh Flanls.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Tho packing
firms of Armour & Co. became Joint
owners of the stock yards at Fort
Worth, Texas, and will soon expend
$1,000,000 In building branch plants nt
that place.
Ownership of tho stock yards was
secured at a conferonco In tho after
noon by J. Ogden Armour, president
of Armour & Co.; G. F. Swift, presi
dent of the Fort Worth Stock Yards
company." While the two firms be
come Joint owners of the stock , yards
thoy will erect sepnrato plants and
will contlnuo as business rivals. It Is
denied by tho company that any com
bination is Intended.
Doers Accused of Atrocity.
LONDON, Aug. 12. According to a
dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Loren
zo Marquoz, tho Boers aro reported to
havo captured and shot in cold blood a
lieutenant and trooper of Stclnncker's
Horse In revenge for their being in
strumental In Bhootlng a Boor dispatch
rider.
lMck Successor to Sampson.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Havlne
In
View tho possibility of tho nnnlication
of Admiral W. T. Sampson for relief
from duty as commandant of tho Boa
ton navy yard, pending his retirement,
tho navy department officials havo se
lected nn officer for assignment to thnt
duty. Tho admiral has been In deli
cate health for bohio time and It would
not surprlso tho officials hero should
ho seek nn curly relief from duty,
has "ninilo no request.
He
SIGN0R CR1SPI IS DEAD.
Famons Italian Htatesmnn Passes Away
. nt, DM. Dome In Mnptrs.
NAPLES, Aug. l?j SIgnor Crisp!
died nt 7:4G o'clock this evening.
He wns surrounded by the members
of his family and several Intimate
friends. Tho newB was Immediately
telegraphed to King Victor Emmanuel
and Queen Helen. The evening papers
assert that tho body wjll bo conveyed
by steamer to Palermo, wherq' tho mu
nicipality will arrango for a great pub
lic funeral.
It is rumored that SIgnor Crlspl's
will authorizes a prominent Italian
politician to examlno his papers and
to publish his memoirs.
ROME, Aug. 12. In consequence of
the low condition of SIgnor Crlspl
yesterday (Sundny) morning tho in
jections of stimulants and the admin
istration of oxygen wero stopped, the
physicians recognizing that both wero
quite useless. Throughout tho day he
lay Inert and Insensible, nnd he was
virtually lead for hours before tho
physicians certified that lifo was ex
tinct. Somo lndignntlon wns expressed
when tho public learned that tho de
tails of tho 'funeral had been arranged
beforo death came.
It Is rumored that the affairs of tho
deceased nro in tho greatest confusion
and that Signorn Crlspl will havo to
dopend solely on the proceeds of the
sale of tho memoirs. Tho body will be
embalmed and will Ho In stato for
three days in tho drawing room of tho
Villa Llna, In Naples,, tho walls of
which nro adorned with frescoes pre
senting- tho principal episodes of the
arlbaldcan epoch.
SOON THE PRESIDENT'S TURN.
St. r.onls Fair Munageiuent Nearly Iteady
for Proclamation.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12. During tho
past week there has been a rapid
closing up of the gaps In tho work of
organization nt world's fair headquar
ters, tho most Important of which has
been dono by tho executive commit
tee, which had under consideration
tho classification reports of tho vari
ous departments into which the ex
position will be divided. All these
wero gone over carefully by a sub-
commlttce and Its work waB approved
by tho wholo committee. This was
tho last stago necessary to meet the
requirements of tho fcdernl law be
foro the president of tho United
States could Issue his proclamation
to all the governments of tho world
announcing that nn International ex
position would bo held In the city of
St. Louis In 1903.
WAR PROFITABLE TO KANSAS.
Sunflower State and Missouri Have Sold
( liritlsli Many Animals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Col. Skinner,
ono of. the English officers who hns
been stationed in the United States
since the outbreak of tho Boer war,
buying horses nnd mules, returned to
Kansas City from New Orleans today.
With tho shipments Just made from
Kansns City to Capetown tho British
government hnB spent $1,000,000 in
Kansas City for horses and mules for
Bervlco In South Africa. Colonel Skin
ner says thnt approximately 100,000
animals have been shtpped from this
vicinity through tho port of Now Or
leans during the past thrco years. The
average prices paid for these animals
Is $50 a head, making the total ex
penditure $5,000,000 In Missouri and
Kansas alone.
Another Negro Hanged.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 12. Tho
negro assailant of Mrs. J. J. Clark was
captured at Liberty City by R. L.
Young, a statlonmaater of the Sea
board Air Line nnd Identified by Mrs.
dlark. While being removed from
Wuys to tho Bryan county Jail tho
prisoner was taken away from his cap
tors by a mob and it Is believed has
been burned at tho stake. Positive
news of tho lynching Is lacking.
This iold Ilrlclc Has Value.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 12. A tele
gram received by Captain Jnmos Car
roll from tho Apollo Mining company
of San Francisco states that a gold
brick vnlued at $20,000, which was
shipped from Ungn, Alaska, via the
Steamer Newport last July, has not ar
rived In that city.
"Fighting Hob" Called Down.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Tho navy
department has reprimanded Renr Ad
miral Robloy D. Evans, acting upon
tho complaint made by former Secre
tary of tho Navy Chandler, for criti
cisms of the latter In Admiral Evans'
book, "A Snllor's Log."
Mlnti Workers Lend Cheer.
INDIANAPOLI8, Ind. Aug. 12. The
oxccutlvo board of tho United Mlno
Workers of America, In session here,
hns officially recognized tho steel
strike. It Indorses the nctlon of tho
Amnlgmated association, pledging the
support of tho mlno workers and call
ing on President Gompcrs to call n
meeting of tho presidents and secre
taries of all bodies connected with the
American Federation of Labor to aid
tho strikers.
TITLE MAYBE INVALID
Decision that 'Indian With White lather
Cannot Have Allotment.
CHARGES AGAINST SEVERAL PEOPLE
Complaints Accompanied by Application
to Rnter Homestead Claim Paper
Sent to General Commissioner at Wash
ington People of Lynch Excited.
O'NEILL, Ncb Aug. 10. Much ex
citement Is being cnuscd hero by rca
Bon of a recent decision of the secre
tary of tho Interior with reference to
land allotted to quarter and half
breed Indians. Tho syllabus of tho
caso referred to Is as follows:
"Children born of a whlt6 man, a
citizen of the United States, and an
Indian woman, his wife, follow tho
status of tho father In the matter ot
citizenship nnd are therefore not enti
tled to allotment under section 4, act
of February 8, 1887, as amended by
tho act of February 28, 1891."
Tho decision seems to affect tho tl
tlo to several thousand acres of very
cholco land In Boyd and Knox coun
ties. In October, 1890, thero wero al
lotted to tho Ponca tribe of Indians In
Nebraska several thousand acres ot
land in the nbovo named counties,
.which then formed a part of tho Pon
ca nnd Sioux Indian reservations.
Many of tho allottees wero children
born of a white man and an Indian
woman and under tho rule then In
force- It wnsj thought they wero en
titled to nn allotment. This ruling
wns reversed In tho decision above re
ferred to.
S. J. Weeks, register of the United
States land office hero, when seen to
day said: "Yes, It is true that charges
have been preferred by individuals
against a number of Indian allotments
In Boyd county. The complaints are
in tho nature of an affidavit, alleg
ing In each Instance that the allottee
in each instance is the child of a
whlto man and a citizen of the Uni
ted. States. In most instances the
complaint is nccompanled by nn ap
plication to enter the land as a home
stead. Tho homestead application Is
not allowed, but all papers are trans
mitted to the commissioner of tho
general land office, nnd will, as I tako
it, If ho deems tho charges sufficient,
make the matter a subject of inquiry
by n special agent or order a hearing
at the local land office. In case a
hearing ,is orderod tho persons pre
senting the charges against the al
lotments must assume and pay the
expense of tho hearing, but they ac
quire no preference right to make en
try of the land if tho allotment Is
canceled."
It Is reported here today that tho
people of Lynch, tho town nearest
the land, are much excited over tho
matter and many aro on the way
hero to mako application for the land.
AFTER REMAINDER OF LAND,
Settlers Think Cattlemen Can Easily Get
Oat of the Deserve.
LAWTON, Okl., Aug. 10. A move
mcnt has been started here among tho
homescekers who havo lost to have the
government open up tho three reserves
In tho land lottery which It set aside
in the Lawton district beforo tho open
ing. At a meeting ot 100 or more of
them It waB decided to petition the In
terior department at once to take such
action. These reserves embrace 532,
500 acres, or about 3,300 quarter sec
tions. Tho land was held In reserve,
It 1b believed, because tbo government
anticipated that tho cattlemen, who
had all ot tho Kiowa-Comanche coun
try leased for pastures, would not bo
able to find pasture in Texas or other
cattle grazing sections readHy. If tho
cattlemen can round up their cattlo
and get them to the government res
ervations this fall, the homeseekers ar
gue, they can find pastures somewhere
else by next spring. Tho homeseekers
are willing to buy the land outright
from tho government.
Warrant for Mint Clerk.
SAN FRANCISCOO, Aug. 10. Uni
ted States, Court Commissioner Hea
cock has, upon the request of Secret
Service Agent George W. Hazen, 1s
Bucd a warrant for tho arrest of Wal
ter N. Dlmmlck, former chief clerk'
ot tho United States mint In this city,
charging him with embezzling $30,000
in gold coin, tho loss ot which was
discovered early last month.
Omaha I.lne to Extend.
CUMBERLAND, Wis., Aug. 10. The
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Om
aha railway will tap the Upper Mich
igan iron country.
Sheriff mils Horse Thief.
RED LODGE, Mont., Aug. 10.
Sheriff Potter shot nnd killed Tod
Sloan, nn nlleged Wyoming horse
thief. Tho Bherlft had received n mes
sngo from Big Horso county, Wyom
ing, to nrrest Sloan nnd his partner,
who were bended toward this city
with a bunch of stolen horse3. Sloan's
partner was arrested In tho city
without resistance. Sheriff Potter nnd
his deputy, then found Sloan In tho
volley eorao miles from town,