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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE lit A L. HAKE, Proprietor. TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Alt prlvnto pension bills nro hero after to bo closely scrutinized. Ofllclnl etatlBtlcs show that tho wealth of Prussia Is Increasing. Tho hoiiso commlttco on olcomar enrino bills will give honrlng on and after tho 13th. A Maryland democratic caucus se lected A. P. Gorman for United States senator. Moro thnn 1,000,000 articles aro pledged with tho pawnbrokers of Lon don every weok. Tho report of tho Kansas board of health for Docombcr shows an In crease In smallpox caoeo. Genornls Funston and Hughes, ac companied by 1,400 soldlors from the Philippines, landed at San Frnnelifco. Exports from Germany to tho Uni ted Stntos during 1001 amounted to 30, 723,008 mnrks, us ngalnut 28,04 1,801 In 1000. Tho Missouri Stato Federation cf Labor adopted resolutions favoring tho lultlnttvo and referendum at all olectlons. King Edward has conforrcd tho Or der of Knight, Grand Gross of tho Hath, upon Marquis I to, tho Japanese statesman. President Roosevelt received a por trait of President Diaz of Mexico. Some tlmo ago tho president sent n copy of his plcturo to President Diaz. Governor Van Snnt of Minnesota announced Hint ho would call an ex .ra session of tho legislature for tbo middle of February, probably about tho 18th. Former Governor James I). Mc Orcary has been selected in demo cratic caucus to Biiccccd William Do boo nn United States senator frcm Kentucky. Completo returns from nil of tho consulates In Gormnny Hhow Hint tho total of German exports to tho United Stntcn In tho year 1001 amounted to $99,010,731. An unknown man throw a rock through tho window of Edward Uer Bor's loan' office nt Now York and es caped with $5,000 worth of diamonds on display. After April 1, nblo-bodlod Sioux In dians o tho Rosebud ngoncy will havo to work for their rations. Work will bo provided for nil and $1.25 per day, will bo paid. Trado statistics shew that Great Britain possesses only 42 per cent of "tho trado dono with tho colonics, whllo tho United Stntos has 12 per cent, and la rapidly gaining, Tho houso commlttco on public lnnds and buildings orgnnlzcd and ap pointed William II. Wheeler as clork. Tho latter has boon with Congress man Morcor for sovoral yenrs. At Oalcsburg, 111., Edward Chonoy, an ox-prlsoncr of tho stato penlton tlnry, fatally shot his wlfo and her ulstor, Mrs. Lcttlo Goahorn, and thon shot himself through tho head, dying instantly, Tho houso commlttco on Indian af fairs has ordered a favorablo report on tho bill authorizing municipalities of over 1,000 population In tho Indian territory to ls3Uo bondB for local Im provements. General Do Wot has been reinforced by many of Commandant Goncrnl Botha's men. Tho llrltlsh, oxpoctlng an important movo by tho redoubta blo Boor lender, have accordingly strengthened their forces also, Bon Dnnlols, who has Just boon ap pointed Unltod States marshal for Arizona, formerly lived at Dodgo City, Knn., and was well known In Kansas and Oklahoma political affulrs boforo ho joined Roosevelt's Rough Rldors. Tho nnmo of tho Northwestern Brecdora' association has boou chang ed to tho Interstate Breeders' associa tion, and will horeaftor lncludo stock mon from Iowa, Minnesota, South Da kota and Nebraska. Tho postofllco department has cre ated a now division of postoftlce in spectors, to comprlso tho states of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and. In dlan torrltory. Tho division head quarters will bo at Kansas city, with J. R. Harrison of Sallna, ICas., In epoctqr In charge. With tho conBont of Lord Roberta and tho approval of Lord Kitchener, It has boon decided to Incrcaso tho Imperial Light Horse brigade, mak Ing it truly imperial by tho addition of squadrons from Groat Britain, Can nda and Australia. Senator Millard secured permanent tenuro as clerk In tho census bureau of Miss Allco O. Couffer. uonator Dietrich lias introduced a bill for the division of Nebraska Into two federal court districts, tho Platte river being tho division lino. Tho Chicago Construction Nows prints building statistics of tho thir teen leading cities in tho Unltod states for 1001, showing that tho sum of $231,370,70-1 was oxponded for 48, 725 now structures, as against $133, 8G,820 la 1900 for 37,004 structure. E IS LESS Pcrcoatago in Growth in Population In lToitb and West Decreases, SOUTH MAKES A SLIGHT ADVANCE Report of Centut Ilurenu Show that Kx paimlon in J'opuUtlon I Gradually lie coining; ISven In Vnrloui Sections Other Wathlnnton Mnttert. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. The di rector of tho census announced lato today tho porccntago of Incrcaso of population In different parts of tho country, showing for tho last deendo a rapid decrcaso from provloiiH rato of growth of population In tho west, a less marked but decided decrease In tho north and a slight Incrcaso In tho south. For tho first tlmo In tho history of this country tho population of tho south lias incrcnaed somewhat moro rapidly thnn that of tho north. Tho oast goographlcally Is included In tho term north. Tho rate of tho growth in tho north, west and south Is far moro nenrly tho same than It over has been. Tho official announcement dlvldou tho country as follows: West From tho Pacific to tho east ern boundary of Montana, Wyoming, Colorndo and Now Mexico. North and South Tho respcctlvo olden of a lino formed by tho Poto mac and Ohio rivers and tho south ern boundaries of Missouri and Kan sas. Tho porcontago of Incrcaso from 1800 to 1880 was G1.9 In tho north, 48.4 In tho south and 185.G in the west, whllo In tho last twenty years, 1880 to 1000, It was 48.7 In tho north, 48.5 In tho south and 181.5 In tho west. Prior to tho civil wnr tho northern states nearly doubled In population with each twenty yoars, whllo In tho southern states tho Incrcaso of popu lation wnB about two-thirds aB great. SInco 18G0 tho rato of growth In both parts of tho country has beon much less, but whllo tho rnto of growth In tho north hns decreased steadily, that In tho south during tho twenty years from 18C0 to 1880 has been slightly loss. During tho last twonty yearB thoro has been no substantial differ oncoB In tho rato of growth of tho two soctlons. Tho per cent of In crcaso of growth of theso regions during each of tho last two ton-yoar periods follows: From 1880-00, north, 24.8; south, 20.1; west, 71.3; 1800-1000, north, 19; south, 22.4; west, 31.0. If tho comparison Is limited to tho states enst of tho Mississippi rlvor, classing Minnesota and Louisiana with tho western Htntea, tho result Is ollghtly different It would show tho Increase to bo 1880-1)0, north, 20.1; south, 1C; 1890-1900, north, 19.9; south, 17.7. Whon tho Transmlsslsslppl Btatos aro omitted, tho rato of growth In tho north lu slightly greator thnn that In tho south, but tho prosont dlfforonco between tho two sections In this re spect Is nbout half abovo what It was In 1880 and 1800 nnd Iobs than ono soventh loss than It was In 1850-GO. Tho frontier na a largo area of rapid but Intermittent growth is no longor an important factor in tho pro gress of American population and tho rnto of growth In tho sovoral great areas of the United States Is now about the same NEGOTIATIONS ARE PENDING Term Iletwreu American Agenti uml Mint Htonu'd Captor LONDON, Jan. 14. Wiring from Constantinople tho correspondent of the Dally Chronicle says thoro Is no nowH of Miss Stono, tho captive American missionary, and that M. Gargullo, dragoman of tho American legation at Constantinople), who somo days ago left Balonlca for tho Into rlor to moot MIbb Stono's captors, havo not mot tho bandits balding tho missionary prlsonor. They havo boon interviewed near Sores, Macodonla, forty-eight miles northenst of Salon- lea, by sovoral protondod dologntos, who thus far havo not boon furnish od with lottors from tho captives, In tho nbsenco of which M. Qargullo and Mr. Pent declined to act. Chonte Call on the l'retldt-nt, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Ambusaa dor Chonto was a callor on tho presi dent. Ho will sail for England Wed ncsdny. Ho said his visit to tho white houso was moroly to pay his respcetn to the president and bid him goodby, Silver Jubilee of the Tape. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. A movement for tho fitting colobrntlon of tho pontlflclal sliver jubilee of Popo Leo XIII., which will tnko plnco this year, Is now on foot and will take placo In all parts of tho world, Elaborate preparations for tho celebration nro already making in England and will soon bo begun in this country. Copies of tho appeal Just Issued In England havo beon recolved at tho housu of Archbishop Corrlgan In this city. PENSION PAYMENTS SMALLER Appropriation 11111 Call for Fire Million! Lett Thau Lust Year. WASHINGTON Jan. 14. This was District of Columbia day in tho house and Immediately after tho reading of tho Journal, Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman of the District of Columbia committee, claimed the day and the houBo proceeded to tho consideration of district business. At tho conclusion of tho District of Columbia business the houso took up the pension appropriation bill. Mr. Barney of Wisconsin, In charge of the bill, explained that It carried $139, 840,480, as against $145,245,230 appro priated for tho current year. Tho estimates for tho payemnt of ponslons decreased from $144,000,000 to $138,500,000. Ho was asked by Mr. Richardson of Tennessee why tho amount of pensions decreased $5,500, 000 whllo tho number of pensioners was Bald to tbo larger. Mr. Bnrnoy explained thnt this was accounted for by tho fact that tho arrearages were decreasing and tho number of large pensions (thoso from $50 to $75 n month) was also do creasing. In reply to another ques tion, ho stated that the commissioner of pensions believed that tho high tldo of pension payments had been reach ed nnd the nmount required probably would remain stationary for -somo years. AMERICANS NOT IN TROUBLE.. Nitllort Are Welt Ilehnved-nnd Illainclem, Hay Itrport. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Socrctary Long received tho following cable gram today from Commander Edward D. Barry of tho gunboat Vlcksburg, In answer to tho department's in quiry regarding tho recently reported clash at Now Chwang between sail ors of tho Vlcksburg and Russian sol diers: "YING KAN (no date) Socrctary Navy, Washington: Nothing serious; crew orderly. BARRY." PEKIN, Jan. 14. Tho United Statos consul nt Now Chwang, Henry B. Miller, hns replied to tho Russian administrator's chargo that sailors bo longing to tho United States gunboat Vlckaburg shot a Russian soldier dur ing tho recont dlsturbanceso at Now Chwang, saying that ho, tho consul, and tho commander of tho Vlcksburg, Commander E. B. Barry, Investigated tho affair thoroughly and found no ovldcnco whatever to connect tho Americans with tho shooting. Mr. Conger, tho Unltod States min ister here, hnB recolved copies of tho recent rcrrcspondonco between Con sul Mlllor nnd tho Russian administra tor at Now Chwang. Tho consul complained repeatedly of tho oppres sive reputations and of encroach moutB on tho rights of foreigners. MARCONI TO SEND MESSAGES. Hecclvliis Htutlont to lie Krectcd In Nova Ncotlu lid Oiipo Coil. NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Signor Mar coni, Inventor of tho wireless tele graph, has arrived hero from Canudn, where ho has been tho guest of tho Dominion government. Ho will bo tho guest of honor at tho annual banquet of tho American Instltuto of Electrical Engineers. On Wodnesdny ho will sail for Europo. 8lgnor Marconi described his rocent experiments In wireless telegraphy be tween Newfoundland and Cornwnll, England, and said tho test letters wero received oxactly according to prearranged piano, both aB to number and speed. "Ab soon as I reach tho other side," ho said, "I shall start to work to get stations In readlucss for tho trans mission of messages, commorclnl and otherwise, across tho Atlantic. Thoro will bo two stations on each sldo, thoso In Europo being located at Cornwnll and Bolglum, nnd thoso on tho American sldo will bo at Nova Scotia and Capo Cod." Second Trial for Howard. FRANKFORT, Ky Jan. 14. Tho second trial of James Howard, on tho chargo of killing William Goebel, two years ago, Is progressing rapidly, but so far no new testimony has been In troduced. Tho commonwealth will concludo early this week and tho do fcnBo claims that It will present ovl dcnco that was not available at tho former trial. Arretted for llleR-al Liquor Selling. PENDER. Neb., Jan. It. John Kunklo of Ponder and Waltor Tlndle and Georgo Mitchell of Homer were taken to Omaha. Tho threo were taken on tho chargo of Illegal Belling of liquor, Hun Over hy nn Engine. M'COOK, Nob,, Jan. 14. Edwin Ellis, an omployo of tho Burlington shops here, was run over by nn en glno In tho shops. His left leg was cut off between tho knee and thigh. flrnml Army Knraiiipnieut. DES MOINES, Jan. 14. Dates were fixed for tho annual dopnrtment on campment of tho Grand Army of the Republic of lown by tho council ol administration. I TALK Home Committee arid Manufacturers Cor. fer at the Capital. EfFECT Of WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY It U Admitted that the Marconi 1'lan lint Ileprettlujr Influence Several Companies Heady With ODrt Other 'Washington Mattert. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The effect of whelcss telegraphy on tho future of tho submarine cable was developed to somo extent In tho Iioubo commlt tco on commerce In connection with the hearing on the proposed Pacific cable. Tho hearing wus largely at tended. Vice Prcsldont Ward of tho Pacific Commercial Cablo company, continuing his statement, said he be lieved tho company ho represented would bo ablo to make exclusive traf fic arrangements from points beyond the Philippines and connecting with China and Japan. He maintained that whllo there was no purpose to s:t up a monopoly, yot It was likely his company would havo exclusive traffic arrangements with tho far cast. Ho also stated that there would bo questions us to tho right of the United States to land n cablo on foreign shores. Representa tive Stewart of Now Jersey Interposed tho statement that Germany's pres ent course against Venezuela showed that tho German government made little distinction between public and prlvato rights, so that a government cable station would havo about, tho same statim as a private station. Chairman Hepburn asked a scries of questions as to the effect of wlrolcss telegraphy on tho submarine cablo. Mr. Ward replied that tho new sys tem presented a serious question. Ho was not cortnin thnt tho Pacific cable project would havo beon undertaken If tho long-dlstanco oxperlment hnd occurred earlier. As to tho claims that wireless signals had been convoyed 2,000 miles across tho Atlantic, Mr. Ward said that if tho claims wero mado good they would deter peoplo from laying any moro cables. Whon asked as to tho effect thus far on Uio cablo business, Mr. Ward said that It had depressed cablo In terests. Mr. Stewart wanted to know if tho cable companies had not chased Marconi out of Canada, to which Mr. Ward answered that ho believed tho cablo companies had Insisted upon cortnin excluslvo rights they held. James Foord stnted that the Asiatic association doing business In tho Orient favored prlvato control. It was opposed to tho government entering tho field of prlvato enterprise. Presi dent Scrymser of tho South and Cen tral American cablo system mado an oxtended argument favorablo to gov ernment control of tho Pnclflc cablo, citing Incidents of tho Spanish-American war, showing tho lmportanco of governmental control of tho cable. In one case cited, tho Spanish mlnlstor of mnrlno cnblcd Admiral Gcrvcra to leave Santiago. If this dispatch had not been Intercepted, Mr. Scrymser Bald, tho battlo of Santiago bay would not havo been fought nnd tho con duct of tho wnr might havo been changed. Thomas E. Hughes, representing nn American company which produces cable, stated that as good cables could bo mado In tho United States as In any other partof tho world, and ho naked that American capital havo the advantnge of doing tho work. ASKS PRESIDENT TO INTERFERE Urged that lie Prevent Shipment of Ameil nn Siipnllcn. CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Tho Chicago branch of tho Amorlcan Transvaal league mot hero tonight and adopted a. petition cnlllng on President Roose velt to onforco tho. neutrality law. A largo number of signatures of promt nont men, judges, lawyers and others, was obtained. Tho petition Is In tho form of an argument and sots forth that tho Unl tod States !b conceded to bo a neutral nation In tho wnr between England and tho South African republics. It Is contonded thnt If the augmenta tion of Great Britain's military sup plies from tho port of Now Orleans wero stopped, tho South African war would como to a speedy ond. It Is an nounced that horses and mules de signed for ueo of military operations aro within tho meaning of tho "mili tary supplies" as used In tho trenty of Washington. The president Is thorcforo called upon to strictly enforco article C of that treaty. Xehraiknn It Conllrini.il. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13. Announcement wnB mado at tho world's fair head quarters thnt Frodorlo W. Taylor's appointment to tho positions of chief of ngrlculturo nnd acting chief of hor ticulture of tho Ixmlslnnif Purchaso exposition had been confirmed by tho executive committee. Mr. Taylor has had chargo of tho two departments Inca early In November, which was b toon as ho could get awity from Bulfalo. PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS FLEE 4 -e ii - - Amerleant Daitroy Their HarracUi ud Hmnlutt. MANILA, Jan. 13.-Tho new received from Batnngas provim-e Is .iieertul. Tho expedition to Llboo In Bntangns hns beon a complete success. The col umns under Colouelt Wiut and Wells havo destroyed a number n( luirra.'lw nnd hamlets, and enaiigh rations to keep 20,000 FlllpIno3 for clx months. There was not a Binn''! American cas ualty during the entire expedition. Tho enemy lied before the Americans, many of them were killed and Boveral sur rendered. Major Henry Allen, formerly gov ernor of tho Island of Leyi.-, and new chief of the Insular constabulary, who has been making n tour of Inspection through the Islnnds of l.eyte nnd Mln danno, has returned to Mnhiin nnd re ports that tho native constabulary Is fully able to control the situation in tho province of Mlsnmls lu northern Mindanao, whore he thinks tho situa tion has been much exaggerated. Pre vious reports concerning thU province caused Generals Davis and Wudo to re quest that it be returned from civil to military control. With the evecption of tho church the entire town of Quln que, In Bulucan province, Luzon, has burned to the ground and thousands of Filipinos havo been rendered homeless. WILL BE A DULL WEEK. Worthy of Much Importance In Kltticr limine of Congr!. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 13. The really Important work of tho houso of representatives, aside from tho Nlcar nguan bill, is still in tho commlttco stago, so that thero Is little of Im portance to bo considered during the coming week. Monday will bo glvoa to bills affecting the District of Colum bia. After that tho pension appropri ation bills will bo passed. Although thlB measure carries about $139,000,000, It follows tho department estimates and does not Involve any serious Is sues, so thnt after a brief explanation Its passage usually follows promptly. Tho ways and means committee baa a few minor bills on tho calendar, for tho redemption of revenue stnmps mado worthless by the repoal of cer tain features of tho war revenue act. With tho disposal of theso bills thero will bo little to engngo tho attention of tho houso, nnd there promises to ba sovoral periods of adjournment, during which tlmo tho committee will com pete tho largest measuro to bo brought beforo tho houBe. Tho ohlof interest of tho weok will center In hearings on Cuban reciprocity, to begin nt 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, boforo the ways and means committee. NnsnlliitlonH Not Yet llncon, LONDON, Jan. 13. The .Constnntl noplo correspondent of the Dally Mall, writing January 11, says that negotia tions for tho relcnso of the American captive, Miss Stone, nnd her compan ion, Mme. Tsllkn, havo not yet been opened by the brigands. M. Gnrgulll, tho dragoman of tho American lega tion, nnd W. W. Pect, treasurer of tho missionary society In Constantinople (who have left Salonlca for tho Inte rior to meet Mls3 Stono's captors), havo been Instructed, according to tho correspondent, to negotlnto only with persons- bringing letters from Miss Stono, without which It would bo Im possible to bo certain that tho pris oners wero Btlll ullvo. Urge tho KiirIUIi Ton cue, MANILA, Jan. 13. Commissioner Bernnrd Moses, head of tho depart ment of public Instruction for the Islands, has delivered an nddress to the teacherB of Mnnlln, In which ho urges Instruction of Filipino children In English, He said tho members of tho wealthy Filipino class wero mak ing a great mlstako in sending their children to Spanish schools, as tho consequent neglect In English Instruc tion would Injuro tholr position. Schley I'll io.cn n Quiet Day. SAVANNAH, Ga Jan. 13. Admiral Schloy passed a quiet day at the homo of General W. W. Gordon, whero ho Is visiting. Ho nttended religious ser vices this morning at Christ church, Episcopal, and this evening at tho In dependent Presbyterian church. Each houso was crowded with attendants upon tho services. l'ruullne II ran (It Uend. NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Frnuleln Katho Brandt, grand niece of Richard Wagner, died today in this city. Sho was a member of tho German stock company nt tho Irving theater. Her father Is a prominent theatrical man ager of Berlin. Nordlca In Wreck. ROME, Gn Jan.l 3. As a result of a collision between n passenger train nnd a freight on tho Southern rail way at an early hour yesterday morn ing near Rcovea Station, twenty mile? north of Rome, Mme, Lillian Nordlca, tho singer, was Injured, her accom panist, E. Romatna Simmons, sus tained a bruised hand, an engineer was killed, and threo other employes of tho road wero injured. Mndamo Nordlca was taken to Chattanooga, CARRIED Burkett Succeeds in Having the Census Bill Recommitted. ASKS PERMANENT ORGANIZATION l'rovltlon It Wanted In the New Aleutnra that Wilt Troperly Clastlfy Laborer Under the Clvli Service Other Wath Inctoo Matteri. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Tho houso cpont the dny. considering tho Hopkins bill, to create a permanent census bu reau. Whllo tho general sentiment was in favor of a permanent bureau, thero was Btrong opposition to the bill ns drawn, on the ground that it was not well matured. There also was an overwhelming demand for a provision to placo tho present employes of tho census bureau under tho protection of tho civil aervlco law and tho bill' flnnlly was recommitted with Instruc tions to report back a bill containing a plan for a detailed organization -of a permanent census bureau to lncludo also a provision to pines tho present employes under tho civil service. Tho fight to recommit was mado under tho leadership of Mr. Burkett of Nebraska, the new member of tho appropriations committee. A bill wns passed unanimously to give Mrs. McKInley tho free mailing prlvllego during tho remainder of her life. Tho house thon adjourned un til Monday. At tho opening of tho session Bar ney of Wisconsin, from tho commlt tco on appropriations, reported the pension bill and gavo notice that ho would call It up on Monday after tho disposal of the District of Columbia business. On motion of Hopkins of Illinois tho houso then went Into commlttco of tho wholo and took up considera tion of tho bill to create a permanent consus bureau. Hopkins, In support of tho bill, ex plained that the subject of establish ing a permanent bureau had been agi tated for many years. General Frar els A. Walker, superintendent of tho Ninth and Tenth consus, and Porter, superintendent of tho Eleventh cen sus, as well as the present director, united in strongly recommondlng It on tho ground that It would not only decrease tho cost, but would lncrenso tho valuo of the results. In reply to questions Hopkins said that 3,400 clerks had been employed In tho bureau, 2,700 being still em ployed. If the pending bill passed, ho said, tho force would bo reduced this year to 800, next year to 750, In 1905 to COO, and thereafter to 200. GroBvenor of Ohio asked If It would not be wise to authorize tho president to extend tho civil service lnw over tho surplus clerks. Hopkins replied that tho subject had been canvassed by the houso and senato commlttco and It had been thought that such action would not bo expedient. Burkett of Nebraska opposed tho bill, contending that It was improper and Inopportune and asserting that tho course of tho debate today demon strated that tho proposed legislation hnd not been well matured. Ho do clared that tho only persons who had agitated tho subject of a permanent census had been tho superintendents of past censuses and others directly Interested. Mr. Burkett moved thnt the bill bt reported to tho houso with the recom mendation thut it bo recommitted, with instructions to report back as a BUbstltuto a bill providing for the de tailed organization of a permanent censuB bureau, and with a provision thoroln to placo tho present employes of the bureau within the classified service. Tho motion was carried. ANTICIPATE PEACE OVERTURES Negotiation for Cettatlon of Ilottllltlei Will II o Sturted Soon. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11. Tho Boer del egntcB In Holland evidently antlclpato that somo kind of peaco overtures will bo mado shortly, though they aro reticent as to their reasons for this belief. They maintain that the de mand for an unconditional surrender must bo abandoned. It Is privately admitted that tho delegates will not reject what they call "any fair offer of terms." If tho ne gotiations aro started by a neutral power tho delegates will earnestly seek to obtnln a modus vlvendl, which will reconcile Kruger's deslro for completo independence with tho terms offered by Grent Britain. Change In Ioital Bervloe, WASHINGTON, Doc. 11. Tho post ofllco department has created a now division of postofQco Inspectors, to comprlso tho states of Kansas, Ne braska, Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory. The division headquarters will bo nt Kansas City, with J. R, Harri son of Sallna, Kan., Inspector In charge. Mr. Harrison formerly was nttached to tho St. LouIb division of inspectors and was postmastor at Ha vana for a time.