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NOT A CIIEEKFUL VIEW-
JClie, Chicago Ti Union I'rlnl Nummary of
IVIuit Mil Menu AocoiiiiIIhIi)cI lltir-
Iiik tlin Campaign.
Chicago, Out. 150. The Chicago Trlb
tniu prints a summary of the situation
in tliu Philippine islands. Tho letter
is ftom the Tribune's Manila corre
spondent, Richard II. Little, and la
dated Manila, September 11, morothan
ti month ngo. Tliu loiter follows:
Hero nro some IlKiircs inadu 7V4 months after
ourcutnpnlKiiln tho Island Ijpkiiii Sny It Im rl
Miles to AtiiiclrH-ualiolil jwsM'islonof thorull
ifiiul upl thnt point. Wo rnn fiilrly tnUo pos
session of tlioliiml nlinlf-tnllo on encli side of
tho trneK. Wo linvo iiossosslon of the trillion
roiid and, lot us sny, n linlf-iiifln on oath hIiIo
from 8 n Fernando throtiKh Hncolor to.Siintii
Itllii. cIkIH miles, with four miles to Guano.
Wo liuva ii rond from MnloloH to llnlltiuiriiK, l(
miles northeast. Wo can clulni II Mjuaro miles
hero.
Wo lmvo Miitilln, nut as funis the water
works, five miles ntwiy. Thnt itlvcs uk, say, IS
miles around tho city. Then wo lmvo tho road
mid it hntr inlln null side down 1H miles Uilmus.
'l'hmi wo linto Ciilnmha and some other polnlH
an tho Inlcu Unit CI on. Lawlon captured boforo
lie was ordered baok. Thoso towns uro not np
firo.ichrd by rond, but bylKintacrossthoLnKUna
da Hay, unci wo control only tho Innd thoy stand
on.
Aildlnif up our totnl possofcslom wo II rid wo
lnuo 1 17 Miuiiro miles. Tho InIiiihI of Luzon
contains i'.'.nu) h(Uiiio miles,
Outsldo of hurt ii tho Insurrection seems to bo
crowing. Tho limuriiotils hold jKirts In Minda
nao, tho mint hiriost Island to Luon In tho
"Philippines, nnd said to bo Incalculably rich In
Kotd nnd silver mines, Iron nnd copper ores, coal
nnd oilier minerals. Isoldes ikhwoshIiik wondor
ful forests of luiril wood. No Americans lmvo
.ilnrcd vcntuio tlmro iw yet, as Ocn. Oils linn
wnt no troops to tho Islund. KiikIMihioii nnd
TJrrmans nro prowlln ubout tho bthiml Kettlnir
all tho roiuoNsloiiii they onn. It Is snld several
proNpecllui; parties nro nl work.
WILL MAKE A TEST CASE.
tMlnnesotii Corporation llcllntn tlin "(iron
KuriiliiRM Tux LittvA" Are IlloRitt,
Under the lmru Decision.
"Duluth, Minn., Out. !I0 In tliu light
of tliu recent Iowa decision an olurt
will bo Hindu to overthrow tliu gross
earnings tax laws undur which tliu rail
roads, express, sleeping ear, telcphonu,
telegraph and other corporations in
this state are now taxed. It is hold
that the Minnesota law Is open to the
wmio constitutional objection as that
found to thu Iowa law, vi..: Corpora
tions should bu taxed on thu sniiiu basis
ns Individuals. Thu Diilnth local as
sessors will assess the valuablu railway
terminals and other property at the
next valuation, thus bringing thu mat
ter Into court.
O'DAY LOST HIS CASE.
Ulscliitruod Hull way LmplonWho Hrouuht
Halt fur wr.0,000 Duiiiiikoh for lining
llliickllstml Defeated In Court.
Chicago, Oct. 21). A verdict of "not
guilty" was ruturncd by thu jury In
thu suit of Joseph O'Day for 550,000
damages against thu Chicago & North
western Hallway company and thu
Wabash Hallway company for alleged
blacklisting. Tho specific chargcBwcre
that through no agreement of thu va
rious railroads throughout thu country
O'Duy and others who had participated
In thu American Hallway union strike
in 1804 should bu refused employment
unless they could secure permission
from tho road by which thoy wero last
employed.
Hnll Denies tlin Hoft Impeachment.
8L Louis, Oct, SO. Col. Nicholas M.
Dull, ex-suporlnteudout of thu foreign
i mall service, returned Saturday from
'Washington. Ho bald: "Thu story
.'flouting around to thu effect that I
bad, by authority of some of thu mem
burs of tho national democratic com
loiittec, tcndeicd to Admiral Schley thu
nomination far thu olllcu of vicu presi
dent of thu United States, is pure
fabrication. Thu committee certainly
has no such authority, individually or
collectively. Tho convention will at
tend to thnt."
ailllod Willie on nit Hrrunil of Moroy.
Carltnvlllo, III., Oct. SO. Threo men
weru killed on tho .Jacksonville & St.
Louis railroad between llarnot and At
watcr, Macoupin county, to-day. They
were on their way on a handcar from
liaruct to Atwatcr to secure the services
of a physician for a friend who was
very 111. Tho men wero in tho employ
of another road, but took chances in
ruuulng over tho .Jacksonville & SU
Louis railway to fulllll their errand of
ineroy, when thuy wero run down by a
passenger engine.
ICtpert Tukes it Serious View.
London, Oct. 20. Ono of thu bust
military experts In London takes a
very serious view of tho llritlsh dlfll
unities in South Africa, llu asserts
that tho llritlsh plan of defense of the
western border is as defective as the
Glencoe-Ladysmlthllnoln Natal, which
Gen. White was compelled to abandon
in an hour of victory. It includes
threo weak garrisons, separated by
long distances.
Ileuty Lost nf llritlsh Ollleers.
London, Oct. 20. The largu iiUmbei
' of llritlsh olllcers killed In thu battles
which have already taken phleu In
Natal has brought out strenuous pro
tests from many quarters against the
nucleut custom of llritlsh ollleers ro
f lining to tako cover when under lire.
Vioiit figures at Glencoo It Is apparent
that ono out of every four men killed
was mi oil leer.
Largo Laming of thn Sitnlii Irn.
Kansas City, Mo., Out. 30. Thu state
ment of earnings and expunses of the
Santa Fo system for tho past mouth
hhows there was an increase of more
than $500,000, while operating expenses
increased only SJ 1,000. .Net earning
for tho month increased nearly .100,000.
Cornelius Vttnderbllt Insisted on III IHuht
unit Affred OuVn Illhi 8(1,000,000
tu Atoli) it Content.
New York. Oct. 28. Tho World to
day published tliu following!
Cornelius Vntnlcrbllt, nt his homo, .No. C08
Fifth avenue, ut 10. W o'clock Inst nlitlit, mndo
this ImjMirUml statement to u World rcpro- ',
.!
I
Tho iiKrecmcnt by which I receive 10,000,000
frmn my brother's portion of tho OHtnto has
been mndo to npp'Mir us a moro Ut. It Is no
Klft, but tho tcsnlt of a com pact entered Jnto
hoforo my father's demise lly this compact 1 (
was to ri'celvo no less than tlii.0iM,O,l). tho
trutii or inn muttons mnt un uKreoniunt ui an
adjustment was mndo f nun tho bciflnnltiK. Yes,
I may say from the bculiinliitr to Uio end There
was an undcrst uidliiif between is thnt tny dhnre
nhould ho no less than tlfMW.tiO).
Tho Trlbutiu to-duv says:
Tho provisions ofthfiwlll of Cornelius Van
dorbllt, which wero mndo public jesterday, ex
cited Intense Interest. Prom certain remarks
It appears that this statement, effooted after
lorn: discussion, iilonu provented a contest that
tnlKlit lmvo rcsulUd In one of tho Krentcst nnd
costliest will lltlatlons ever known. Cornelius
Vnndorbllt Jr., when ho learned tho provisions
of his father's will, placed his lutorcsts In tho
hands of his counsel, Carter & Ledynrd. They
conducted neotlutlons with Henry I). Ander
son, tho uttornoy of Alfred Owynno Vunderhllt.
Whllu nono of thoso Interested will sny Just
whntwiks done, cuoiiKh lias been admitted to
Indlcnto that, had Alfred not made tho conces
bIoii mentioned, UtlKiillon would lmvo followed.
It was learned from a trustworthy
source that Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
is much disappointed by his father's
will and thu attitude hi which ho has
been placed by his brother's handsome
concession, and that ho will withdraw
from any further participation In the
affairs of thu Vanderbilt properties.
MORE MULES ARE NEEDED.
Our Soldiers llnvn Hern Iliuullciipped In
Thulr Operation About IMttnllit for
Want of I'avJl Allium'"'
Washington, Ocl. 23. What Is needed
in thu Philippines to-day is more mules.
An army pack mulu can carry only 160
pounds. A soldier's rations in the
fluid weigh, including their packing,
between 'A and ! pounds a day. Call
ing it !i pounds, one mulu can carry
only ono day's rations for -10 men. For
a foieuof -10,000 men 1,000 mules will
be necessary to transport a single day's
rations, or for a period of ten days 10,
000 mules would be necessary. In n
largu part of the district in which the
fighting would be done, if the troops
got away from the railroad, thu roads
would be of no use for heavy supply
trains and everything practically would
have to be done by packing. This ex
plains why the American army in the
island of Luzon has been confined in
its operations to territory close to a
railroad. It seems that both parties
to the war In Liron have found it nec
essary to hug the railroad country, at
u serious disadvantage to themselves.
WILL NOT DEFEND" TITLE.
A Government Putent to I.itnd by No Meitim
u Witrritnly Deed Suits AguliiHt
HeUlem.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 28. A spe
cial fioni Fergus Falls, Minn., says:
In view of thu cases which the North
ern Pacific is bringing against a large
number of thu suttlcrs in this vicinity,
C. I Hanson has wrlttun tho secretary
of thu interior to find out if there was
any possibility of tho government de
fending its patents. The ruply indi
cates that a government putent is by
no means a warranty deed. Tho ncting
Bccrotary, Thomas Hyan, writes as fol
lows: You nro advised that tno government has no
Interest whatsoever In tho controversies, pat
ents having been Issued for thu lands, and It
would bo utterly Impossible for tho government
to defend the tltlo conferred by It In every In
stance whom Ills attuekrd. The tltlo conferred
by tho government Is not warranted and tho
puteutoo hus no bene r tltlo than tho govern
ment Itself may have ut tho time It patents tho
luud.
MOUNTAIN GUNS FOR OTIS.
A !!uttry of l'! Idtplil-Flrn Iimtrumenta
of tlin Latent I'm utii Shipped from
Loudon to Manila.
Loudon, Oct. 28. Col. Sunnier, mili
tary attache of the American embassy
here, has just purchased and shipped
to Gen. Otis, in the Philippines, a bat
tery of 12 of tho latest pattern of Nord
feldt Maxim rapid-tire guns. These
pieces aro thu first of this stylo of gun
that have been purchased for the Amer
ican army. They are especially adapt
ed for mountain lighting or flanking
movements. Each gun fires a three
Inch shell or shrapnel, with an accu
rate i nngo of 2,000 yards. This rela
tively short range Is quite-equaled by
our present Hold pieces, but where the
latter, with their caissons, icquiro 12
hol-scs, tho new gun can be easily car
ried on the backs of threo mules one
each for thu gun, carriage and ammu
nition.
Wilson suts 11 Helps Trade.
Washington, Oct. 28. Secretary Wil
son has interesting views on tho war
in South Africa from an American
trado point. Ho said: "Tho war will
greatly increase our trado with Great
Itritain. Thu producers of the, United
States already ate reaping benefits
from tho disturbed condition in South
Africa. Gieat Itritain is dependent
upon tho United States for most of her
supplies."
AgltllMt tho Wearing of I'luinc.
llaltlmoie, Mil., Oct. 28. Tho closing
session of tho conference of tho King1!!
Daugliturs and Sons was held yesterday
in Ascension Protestant EpiscopH)
church. The committee on resolutions
look action in favxir of prohibiting thu
wearing of plumes, feathers rliitl birds
on hats.
DEATH OF GEN. HENRY.
Jk Veteran if tint Civil and Spanish War
hihI Ulitll lUcrntly (Jotornor (len-
frul of Porto ICIin.
Now York, Oct7t!8. Urig. Gen. Ouy
V. Henry, United States army, lato
military governor of I'orto Hleo. died a
few minutes before four o'clock yustcr-
,rl(,rning at his home, 15J0 iMadison
avenue, of nnuunionla. Ho had been
unconscious for several hours, and his
end was peaceful.
fieri. Ilenrtr u.ftu ,i wnfitrfin nt llin rnltf.lllntl.
nl)ult.riJlm in(nun CHm,wlns and tho Spanish
W(ln nN ,ntllor i,fort, him was a soldier, n
(,-nultmto of West Point nnd hnd served In tho
Hcmltiolo war Ouy Henry wasjnndtinted from
West Point lit tho boclunlng of tho civil war,
and nt onco went Into active sei vlco hi thu ar
tillery. At tho opening of the wur with Spain last
your he was mado brigadier Kcncral of volun
teers. He commanded u division .n tho enm
nnlgn nirnlnst SnnthiKo nnd then went with
(Jen Miles to I'orto Rico Ho was for a tlmo
comtn ndant of the division of Ponca nnd then
wus put In char no of all tho troops on this Is
land. In October ho had been mndo brigadier
in the regular army nnd threo months Inter ho
was commissioned mnjor general of volunteers
nnd Hoternor general of I'orto Rico. Gen.
Henry returned from I'orto Ulco this summer.
Ho wus succeeded by Oen. G,W. Davis. Gen.
Henry hnd been unpointed to command tho Do
purtment of tho Missouri when ho was taken
111 Ho was 0J j ears old and could have sorvoj
four moro years had ho lived.
MASON'S RESIGNATION.
it
Is 8lil thn Illinois Heimtor Will Koon
Titkn a Illch-Niiliirli'd Ienl Posi
tion Tanner to Hncootstl lit tu.
Chicago, Oct. 58. The Herald to-day
says:
S -nntor Wlllfum 13 Mason's throat to resign
unless tho administration's present foreign pol
icy Is changed, according to tho latest prophecy,
may bo executed before Christmas. Persons
who absuoic Vj be well tn'ormed. Insist that ho
will stop out immuiWiitciy In pursuance of nn
tiriangcment which will chuugo tho fuco of ro
Bubllcjii iK)lltlcs in Illinois. Tho story, as wide
ly circulated yestoulay, runs to this effect:
Senator Mason will resign In u few weeks to
take n high salaried legal position tl.OOO or
moro n year with one of tho biggest corpora
tions In tho country, having headquarters In
Chicago. Gov. Tanner will then resign, ami
Lieut, viov. Northcott, on succeeding to thu
governorship, will appoint Tanner to tho
vacant scnatorNhlp. With Tanner thus elimi
nated from tho gubernatorial situation, North
cott can be mado tho "orgnnlatlon" cnudldulo
for governor noxt jear. Tho Intetests which
are alleged to bo making Senator Mason their
attorney at a big salary, with a long term con
tract, urc Intetests which hitve a frlciidly feel
ing for Gov. Tunnel's future.
THE MARINE CORPS.
i Oen.
Ileywood IteporU Its Condition ai
Satisfactory, Kxeopt for it Lack
of OMIeors.
Washington, Oct. 2S. Hrlg. Gen.
Charles Ileywood, commanding the
United States murine corps, has sub
mitted his annual report to the secre
tary of tliu navy. Hu states that the
condition of the corps is satisfactory,
except for a lack of olllcers. It is an
interesting fact that the physical re
quirement of recruits lias been changed,
making mi allowance of an additional
inch in thu maximum height.
During thu Spanish war and on other
occasions during tliu past year, tho
men of the marinu corps have rendered
service calling for special commenda
tion, and a number of these cases are
mentioned by Gen. Ileywood. Medals
of honor were awarded to 12 men of
the Nashville and Murblehead for their
gallantry in tho cable cutting off Cien
fuegos during tho war.
FRANCE IS NOT CONCERNED.
An Authoritative, Statement Denying Hu
mors of Intended rriuieo-Kimnlan In
terteutlou In tho Trutiavuitl Witr.
Paris, Oct. 28. An authoritative
statement was issued this afternoon
formally denying the rumors of in
tended Franco-Russian intervention in
the Transvaal war and declaring that
Franco has no ground and no duslro
for any such intervention at present
and that Russia is most likely placed
in tho same position, adding that Ger
many is tliu only power directly con
cerned in tliu matter.
Senator lVtllgrnw's Opinion.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 28. A spe
cial to the Journal from Aberdeen, S.
13., sas reports from Senator Pottl
jrruw's meeting at Woonsocket credit
him with having eulogized Aguinaldo
as a patriot and hero, lie never oncu re
ferred to tlie achievements of tho South
Dakota regiment in tho Philippines.
At the conclusion of this portion of
his address ho said: "I am ashamed
of my countiy. 1 would pull down thu
flag and go back and blot out recent
history if I could."
Lord Koaebnry's l'redlotton.
London, Oct, 28. Lord Rosobery, in
in a .speech at a private dinner of poli
ticians, referred to thu war and tho
heavy loss of life, saying that they had
to deplore the death of Gen. Symons
and before thoy sheathed thu sword
there would bu many more stich losses.
In the meanwhile, hu added, the coun
try ought to present a united front to
the enemy. In his opinion thu Traus
vaal was not a very complicated ques
tion, Inn merely tho effort of a commu
nity to "put back thu clock."
Snlu Slates to, Ho l'reed.
. Washington, Oct. 28. War depart
ment otlk'lals refuse to make public
any of the provisions of the arrange
ments made by Gep. Rates with the
sultan of Sul n, the southernmost group
of the Philippines. A eabinet olllcer
says Gen. Hates has provided for t)io
immediate mitigation of the conditions
of thu slaves and their ultimate emancipation.
In to res 1 1 iir I'lguren Tiihen frdni thn An-
mint Jteport of tho Commissioner of
tint General Lund Olllro.
Washington, Oct. 27. Thu annual
report of Commissioner Hermann, of
thu general land olllce, madu public
yesterday, shows a grand total of 020,
.'103,008 acres of unappropriated and tin
reserved public lands In the United
States. The disposals of public lands
during the llscal year show an increase
of 728,!iS0 acres compared with tho ag
gregate of thu previous year. Thu total
cash receipts of the service increased
87(12, 14U over last year. Original home
stead entries show a decrease of 28,070
in area Involved and final entries an
increasu of !'.20,0."iO,U)2 in area. There
weru 150,541 acres certified or patented
as swamp lands during thu last year,
an increase of almost 51,000. Indian
and miscellaneous land patents Issued
aggregated 212,848 acres and 420,7(10
icrcs selected by the various status and
territories were approved and curtlflcd
for educational and other purposes.
Under the several railroad grants mado
by congress there were certified and
patented last year 501,071 acres of land,
together with 00,803 neres for wagon
road construction.
IMMIGRATION INCREASING.
Last Year's Arrltuls Numbered 3tl,710,nn
Increase of 30 Tor Cent., Mnuy of
Tilt-in l'oor nnd Illiterate.
Washington, Oct. 27. In his annual
report Commissioner General Powder
ly, of thu immigration bureau, gives
the total arrivals for thu year ended
June 30, 1890, as ill 1,715, an increase
over the next preceding year of 82,410,
or 80 per cent. Of the total arrivals,
Europe supplied 297,840; Asia, 8,072;
Africa, 51, and all other countries 5,3 18.
As to illiteracy, 00,410 could neither
read nor write. As to amount of money
brought, 39,071 had each S80 or over,
and 174,018 had each less than 830.
The total amount of money exhibited
to olllcers was S."i,41 1. 102.
OUR SOLDIER DEAD.
Arrangement to IIHiir Homo tlin Hoillns
or tho Men Who Died In thn
I'lillippluc.
Washington, Oct. 27. D. It. Ithodes,
who superintended the removal of tho
Ainurican dead fioni Cuba, has gone to
Manila to make arrangements for
bringing to this country tho bodies of
the men who have fallen in battle or
diedof disease in the Philippine islands.
The promise made by the president at
the time of the breaking out of tho
Spanish war, that the bodies of nil sol
diers who fell in battle or died of dis
ease in foreign countries should bu ri1
turned to their homes in this country
for final interment will be strictly ad
hered to In regard to tho Philippine,
war.
DEWEY GRATEFUL.
rim Admiral Acknowledge tho Kecelptor
thn Tltlo Deeds to thn Home I're-
nented by Ills Countrymen.
Washington, Oct. 27. Frank A. "Van
derlip, chairman of tho Dewey homo
committee, has received the following
lettur from Admiral Dewey:
Washington, Oct. .'C Dear Sir: I acknowl
edge the iccelpt this day of tho tltlo deeds to
the beautiful house presented to me by my
countrymen. My heart Is full of grntltudo to
them for this overwhelming expression of their
regard for me, mid I request thnt you will also
accept nnd convoy to the committee my heart
felt thanks for jour and their efforts.
Sunday Newspapers Condemned.
Boone, In., Oct. 27. At thu Iowa
Uuptist state convention it was re
solved yesterday that four district mis
sionaries be appointed in tho state in
stead of two as heretofore, and that
512,000 he raised for tho use of tho
committee. The obituary ooinmltteu
reported 12 ministers deceased the past
year. Resolutions wero reported con
demning Sunday concerts, newspapers
tnd post olllco opening, condemning
the army canteen, protesting against
the seating of Congressman-elect
Roberts and favoring prohibition.
No Mercy for thn I'ruuohnr .Miirilnrnr.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 27. Rev. G. 13.
Morrison, the wife murderer, was
hanged this afternoon .at Vernon,
Tex. Gov. Saycrs refused to coin
mute the death sentence to life impris
onment. Morrison poisoned his wife,
but the crime was not fastened upon
him for several weeks afterward. After
Mrs. Morrison was buried the preacher
weut to Topeka, Kan., and was about
to marry a young lady there when he
was arrested.
Onn. ritzhugh Len ut Now York.
New York, Oct. 27. Maj. Gen. Fit.-
Iiugli Lee, who arrived on tho steamer
Havana on Wednesday, was released
from Quarantine yesterday. The ru-
porter tried to talk about Cuba, hut
tJcn. Lee said: "Ask mo about the Hoer
war, ask tno about tho coming election,
but don't ask me about Cuba and an
nexation, It is a mix up. Sooner than
talk about It l'd.rathor have you -take
my temperature again."'
A Show That Iliil Not I'uy.
. Omahat Nub., Oct. 27. The Grciitei
America exposition will close next
week and Omaha's white city will bo
dismantled. The attendance this year
will not aggregate over 700,000, and
thu show, from a financial standpoint,
I has been a failure. Last year more
than 2,500,000 persons attended ttud
the stockholders made money.
rrojoct for Linking tho United Htutos With
Our Island I'omkcssIoii anil to
I'oluts lleyond.
Washington, Oct. 28. In otllcial and
diplomatic quarters attention is being'
directed to thu question of a Pacific
cable, linking this country with tho
Philippines and points beyond.
In a general way, the project is for a
cable of four links, viz.: From San
Francisco to Hawaii, 2,100 miles; from
Hawaii to Wake Island, 2,044 miles;
from Waku Island to Guam, 1,203 miles;
from Gunm to Manila, 1,350 miles.
These landing points aro all within tho
control of tho United States, our flag
having been raised at Wake island not
long ago. This would connect all the
American possessions in tho Pacific by
a lino crossing no foreign territory.
Besides this, the plan permits of an
expansion so as to sccuro two outlets
to Asia and tho far oast.
The first of theso would bo from Ma
nila to the Japanese island of Formosa,
from which island Japan has bnilt a
lino to the Japanese coast and the
mainland of Asia. Tho second outlet
would bu from Hawaii south to Fan
ning island, at which point the
newly-projected llritlsh cable from
Vancouver to New Zealand crosses.
AIMED AT MORMONISM.
I'niiiphlot Issued nt miss Helen (lould'k
Direction Asklnp Clorgjmen to L'rench
on Mormon 1'rnctlcos.
New York, Oct. 28. Miss Helen
Gould has given 80,000 to thu League
for Social Service, to he used in a
crusade against iMortnoiiism. The
league has issued 1,000,000 pamphlets
in pursuance of Miss Gould's directions.
They aro aimed directly at Mormonisui
and Urighatn II. Roberts, as congress
man, and will bo distributed all over
the country. When they tiro exhaust
ed millions moro will follow them.
The pamphlets arc blank petitions and
will be sent to 50,000 clergymen and
to hundreds of clubs and societies.
Clergymen will bu asked to preach on
tho subject of Mormon practices and
also to take up collections for use in
the crusade against them. As fast as
tho blank petitions arc tilled in they
are to be returned to tho league in
Now York. Thcro will be a separate
petition for each congressional dis
trict. When they aro all received by
the league they will be presented to
tho respective congressmen of the dis
tricts. COUNTERFEITING HIS TRADE.
J. C. McKlbbnn, Ono of thn Most IVrsIst-
ent Offenders AgaliiHt Undo Hum's
Laws, Hack In l'rlsou.
Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 28. J. C.
McKibbcu, the Texas counterfeiter, is
back in thu federal penitentiary again.
This is the prisoner who was actively
at work counterfeiting while in the
federal penitentiary three years ago.
Ho was employed in tho photograph
gallery ami was making imitation $."
bills when detected. Since his release
ho has been arrested twice for counter
feiting. Ho was to bo tried in the fed
eral court here on a charge of counter
feiting and was out on bond, but in the
meantime was arrested in Texas for
the same offense.
Methodist Women's Missionary Offering.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 28. There was a
good attendance at the second day's
session of tho convention of the Wo
man's Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The ref
erence committee reported that 14 ap
plicants had been appointed mission
aries during the year and four of them
sent to foreign fields. A committee
was appointed to raise 8200,000 among
women toward tho great twentieth
century offering, to bo mado by tho
Methodist churches for missionary
work.
Federal Iteenipts Itemized,
Washington, Oct. 28. The total re
ceipts of tho government for the last
fiscal your were 405,000,010, divided as
follows: Customs, 8107,804,857; inter
nal revenue, 827!5,1545,:i02; miscellaneous,
S2:t,850,751. Of customs, Missouri con
tributed 81,458,970. Of internal reve
nue, Missouri contributed 810,300,000
and Kansas and Oklahoma 8017,025.
Thinks liners Aro Uiiconquerahln.
Cincinnati, Oct. 28. Rev. Henry Vau
derwerp, of the Holland Ruformed
church, Cincinnati, is a personal friend
of President Paul Kruger, of thu Trans
vaal republic. He says the English,
with a great army, may defeat the
floors but will never conquer them.
In the end they will again establish
themselves.
Hospital ship Uellef Kent lies Manila.
Washington, Oct. 28. News was re
ceived at the war department to-day
of the arrival of tho hospital ship Re
lief ut Manila. She reported the dis
appearance at sea between Guam and
Manila of Lieut. Robert I)-Carmody,
who is thought to have jumped ovur
board while delirious.. .
', floors Occupy Dundee. .
Lomlon; Oct. 2b. An ollicial'mcssuge
has been received saying the Doers
have occupied Dundee. 'They looted
tho stoics, but individuals wero not
harmed. The llritlsh wounded at Dun
dee aro reported to bu tlolng well un
der the care of Poor surgeons.
Imibert .Sends it Message of K) input by.
London, Oct. 2S. A special dispatch
from Capu Town says Gun. Joubert, the
Jlocr commander, has sunt a message
of sympathy to Lady Symons, widow
ol Uon, t mons.
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