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PlATTSMOillll JOIRNAL
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
PI.ATTSMOUTH. - NEBRASKA.
1 luTf t.ie soidit-ra of the c;iar are II
literati.' Tim i r capita wealth of England Is
$210; that of Cauuila $24n.
Of the public school teachers In tlio
I'niteil States 11 per cent are men.
During the: last decade American ex
ports to China have Increased sixfold.
The senate has confirmed the nom
inations of the Isthmian canal com
missioners. Seventeen persons In 100 In the
M'ite of New York live to be over 70
years of age.
Exclusive of locomotives
ufacture 30,000 engines of
we man
2,000,000 horse, power every year.
The Rock Island railroad has been
admitted to lull membership in the
Western Passenger association.
The Standard Oil company has re
duced the wholesale price on refined
oils in Ohio one-hiilf cent per gallon.
A sealed bottle containing four pints
of liquid air whs sent from Korlln to
Geneva, but. on arrival it was found
that three and a half pints had evap
orted. Senator Fairbanks was shown a pub
lished dispatch slating that he had de
cided to become a candidate for vice
president. Ho decline to make any
statement'.
In 1900, according to the census,
them were 877 gas plants in the Uni
ted States, and the number was not
growing. They earned an Income oX
175.(100,000.
John P. Cooper, former cashier of
tho Cit Zens' National bank of Mc
Gregor, Tex., was convicted of embez
zlement and given live years In the
federal penitentiary.
An exhibition Is being arranged at,
St. Petersburg of all the Russian art
objects winch It was Intended to ex
hibit at St. Louis. The proceeds will
be devoted to the Red Cross society.
Tho wife of a Methodist preacher,
Ttev. J. YV. Prickett of Kenton, Mo., has
fallen heir to a $500,000 estate through
the death of Mrs. Charlotte V. S. Mil
ler, a relative, in the Island of Ja
maica. Dr. Kduard Zeller, emeritus profes
sor of philosophy in the University of
Herlin, has just celebrated his 'JOtU
birthday, and Emperor William pre
sented him with a portrait and nn au
tograph letter.
Tho governor of Kleff has Instruct
ed the local police not to interfere with
the families or servants of Jewish sur
geons who havo gone to the far east,
although the law forbids them to re
main outside the pale.
Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tam
many Hall, has just oeen in St. Louis
making arrangements for housing
Tammany at the democratic national
convention. About COO braves and
their friends will bo. present.
Whether the "beef trust" Is violat
ing tho Injunction resting against it
Is to be made the subject of official
Investigation by tho department of
commerce and labor, according to a
resolution ordered reported favorably.
It Is believed that Charles F. Kratz,
former member of the houso of dele
gates of St. Inils, who was recently
extradicted from Mexico to stand trial
on the charge of bribery while a mu
nicipal official, has returned to Mex
ico. The board of control of tho naval In
stitute has awarded tho nnnnal piizo
for tho best prize essay to Lieutenant
S. P. Fullenwider, United States navy.
The subject was "Tho Fleet and Its
Personnel." The prize was $200 and
life membership In the Institute.
It Is now certain that tho duty on
sugar entering Mexico will bo reduced
from $15 per 200 kilograms to $2.40
per 100 kilograms. Tho government
has decided to become a party to the
Krussels convention, thus securing an
English market for Mexican sugar.
Suits for damages aggregating $50,
000 wore filed at St. Joseph, Mo by
Illancho E. Martin and the administra
tors of tho estate of Wlnfield S. Mar
tin and Eliza Martin, Ibichannn county
residents, who wero killed in the
wreck of a Rock Island passenger
train near Wlllard, Kan., the morning
of January C.
Will Schwlnk was almost Instantly
killed, and his wlfo Mary probably fa
tally snot by John White, a sheep
herder ot Hillings, Mont. White says
nothing regarding his motive for tho
shooting except that "thoso parties
were after him." He camo from Em
inett, Mo., and was considered some
what eccentric.
Upon recommendation of Willis I
Moore, chief of tho United States
weather bureau at Washington, the
Argentine Republic has appointed
Montrose W. Hayes of tho Helena,
Mont., weather office chief of the
weather department of that govern
ment. Mr. Hayes expects to leavo
soon for Ibienog Ayres.
Merrltt O. Chance of Ohio, who has
been secretary to tho secretary of wat
for several years, has been oppolnted
chief of the division of supplies of
tho postoftlce department, to succeed
Michael W. Iritis, who was removed
as tho result of tho postal Investiga
tion. Announcement of a further cut of 4
mills In lake grain rates, to take effect
March 5, was sent out by the Pcnnsyl
vania railroad.
SwhzerlttHd is inaugurating a system
of Itinerant school tencheis. who will
visit and spend some tnno In tho iso
luted outlying villages.
Only one thlrd of the world's popu
latlon 110 bread as n" dally article o(
food. Nearly one half of tho peoplo ol
the world subsist chiefly on rice.
Tho senate committee on naval af
fairs lias reported the naval approprlu
lion bill substantially as passed by the
house.
William Harrison Murray, the writ
rr. bi tter known as Adirondack Mur
ray." died nt Gi.lliord, Conn., aged 04
j ears.
The will of the late William J. Lenin
lh" brewer who rcicnMy took his owr.
life, bequeath his entire estate, with
out reserve, to his wife.
News in Brief
A WAR ON RATES
NORTHWESTERN ISSUES NEW
TARIFF REDUCTIONS.
IT MAY CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
New Tariff Concedes Market to Oma
ha, but Compels Grain to Go East
Over Cutting Line. Official State
ment la Set Forth.
CHICAGO. 111. Tho western grain
rat war reached a crisis Tuesday
when the Northwestern road Issued a
new tariff making reductions from
Nebraska points to Chicago and pro
viding that the grain may stop In
Omaha and Council llluffs to mill in
transit, or bo handled through the ele
vators there. This concedes a grain
market to Omaha, but Insures that
grain originating on the Northwestern
road and stopping in Omaha will, if it
comes east, lie carried to Chicago by
the same line. This Is necessarily so.
as tho new tariffs practically leave
tho Great Western nothing for the
haul from Omaha to Chicago. The
official statement of the Northwestern
regarding the new tariff is us follows:
"Tho Chicago & Northwestern rail
road has revised its tariffs applying
on grain from Nebraska, taking effect
on March 12, making its rates to Chi
cago .'I cents per 100 poounds above
Iho rates to Si. Louis and to other
-Mississippi river points. Tho mini
mum rates in its Nebraska tariff to
Chicago are 11 cents on wheat and 9
cents on corn. Tho tariff provides
that Hie grain from all Nebraska
stations can be shipped through Oma
ha and Council Bluffs, to mill in trans,
it. or be handled through elevators,
at the direct rate."
Represent ai Ives of the trans-Missouri
lines met hero for the purpose
of discussing the grain rate situation.
Nothing resulted from tho meeting,
and It Is said that unless some of the
roads make overtures the rate war
will be carried on for an indefinite
period.
RUSSIA ACCEDES ONE REQUEST.
United States Officers May Accom
pany Army to Observe Operations.
WASHINGTON. The Russian army
formally has granted the request of
the United States that certain officers
of the American army be permitted
to accompany the Russian troops and
witness their operations in the war
with Japan. Ambassador McCormick,
In a cablegram informing Secretary
Huy of this fact states that the offi
cers cannot joir. I he Russian army
before April 13, of the Russian calen
dar. The officers who have 4eon desig
nated for this service are Colonel J. 15.
Kerr of the general staff. Captain Carl
Relchman of the Seventh infantry,
Captain George Gatley and Captain
William Judson of the engineer corps.
All of the above are In Manila except
Captain Judson, who Is in this city
and who leaves at once for St. Peters
burg. JAP FLEET NEAR NEW CH WANG.
Reported Also that in Land Engage
. ment the Russians Med.
LONDON Tho Chee Foo corre
spondent or tho Daily Express reports
that a large Japanese fleet has been
seeu proceeding in the direction of
New Chwang.
Among other unconfirmed reports
it Is said at Yin Kow that the Japan
ese have advanced to Feng Hoang
Cheng (In Manchuria, about forty
miles northwest, of Wijn.) It is also
reported that news has reached
Osaka, Japan, of an engagement be
tween Japanese and Russians at a
point Kin miles from Vladivostok, in
which the Russians fled.
A correspondent of the Daily Ex
press at Shanghai asserts that the
Russians nre throwing up a continu
ous line of earthworks from Kaiping
to Lalo Yung.
War News is Most Meager.
LONDON The far eastern news
published here continues most mea
ger. The dispatch of Viceroy Alexieff
adds practically nothing lo the ac
counts of the Vladivostok bombard
ment. Then; is no further extension
of the rumor that Ihe Russian Vladi
vostok squadron has been engaged,
and the Tokio correspondent of the
Daily Telegrapn cabled on I he nlghi of
March 8 as follows: "No details have
been received of Ihe bntlle al Vladi
vostok." The whereabouts of the Vlad
ivostok squadron Is unknown.
Decides to Break Off Relations.
HELGRADE, Servia-The Servian
Macedonian committee has decided
to break off relations with the com
mittees In Macedonia and Bulgaria In
connection with the Macedonian revo
lutionary movement.
Michael Cudahy Goes to Hospital.
PASADENA. Cul. Michael Cudahy.
Ihe millionaire packer of Chicago, has
been removed from his winter resi
dence here to the Pasadena hospital,
suffering from an aitark of mastoidi
tis. Net Increase of $506,000.
WASHINGTON Senator Perkins of
Ihe committee on appropriations Tues
day reported the fort lllcat ion bill with
a uet Increase of $.'(k;.(kio over Ihe
bill as passed by the house, and mak
ing the total of Ihe bill as reported
to the senate $7.i;.T..l!i2. The princi
pal Increases are: For purchase of
submarine lorped boat for use of
school of submarine defense, $250 1100;
for ammunition mid supplies lor ma
chine and automatic gnus $ou,uoo;
for n in m 1 1 ii i i ion for sea const cannons.
$I5o.imio.
Oregon Mineral Exhibit.
PORTLAND. Or.'" -A line collection
of Oregon minerals has been gathered
together by State Mineralogist .1. 11
I'isk tor exhibition at the St. "Louis
fair. Tho exhibit lomprises ovcrv
variety nf minerals that is found In
Oregon. The, exhibit will be shipped
from here Saturday. In all probability.
There are thirty cases, consisting of
minerals of economic value which can
be used In the arts, manufacturing,
flgi ii nlliire and coinnieue. Aniens
Iheni are boxes of crude sb una and
fire ( lit) s.
CONCENTRATION OF CHINESE.
Russia's Motive in Opposing Mobile
lotion of Troops.
HERLIN The j'ageblatt publishes
a statement regarding the motives of
Russia in protesting agukist the con
centration of Chiuese troop or. the
Manchurian frontier, and Intimates
that it originated with the Russian
embassy in lterliu. The communica
tion sas that the assumption that
Russia was influenced by political nn
tives, such as cherishing designs on
Chinese territory, in making this pro
test, is erroneous. Her motives were
purely military.
Russia is convinced that she will
soon overcome the Japanese, neverthe
U ss the cannot permit the operation
of trxps, nor can she be threatened
by disturbances in her rear. The
presence of Chinese troops on the
Manchurian border might result in un
pleasant occurrences. The St. Peters
burg government is fully convinced
that the Chinese government intends
to maintain a strict neutrality, but this
concentration of troops would endan
ger neutrality. -The Pekln govern
ment itself is not sure of its troops.
Yuan Shan Kai. the Chinese cr m
mander, would not disobey orders, but
it is different with insubordination
among the soldiers. If Chinese troops
are now stationed on the frontier
there Is the danger that at some fa
vorable opportunity they will desert
and join the Chunchtis. This would
make it necessary to detach Russian
troops from the from to flgnt the ma
rauders in the rear, hence Russia op
poses the concentration.
A DENIAL BY CLEVELAND.
Calls Down Scott of Kansas for His
Statement.
WASHINGTON In the house a let
ter was read from drover Cleveland
to Representative Webber of North
Carolina denying that C. 11. J. Taylor,
a negro, dined with him at the White
House wnile he was president, as
charged by Representative Scott of
Kansas a few days ago. Mr. Scott
promptly offered his apology to Iho
former president, saying he never be
fore had heard the statement which
he had made denied. A discussion of
Ihe race question followed, during
which Mr. Williams, the minority
leader, criticised President Roosevelt
for having invited Booker T. Washing
ton to a seat at his table.
Representative Webber said Mr.
Cleveland hail been a friend of the
negro, but never hud held out to him
the hope of social equality. Mr. Wil
liams said that objection to the ap
point ment of a negro to u position
was met with the statement that
there could be no discrimination, but
asserted that a Chinaman would not
bo appointed postmaster on Ihe Pa
cific coast.
REBELS ARE GAINING VICTORIES.
Reports from San Domingo Say Gov
ernment ic Repulsed.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico A semi-official
letter received here from Sail
Pedro do Macoris. San Domingo, dated
February 20. gives details of the bom
bardment of San Pedro Do Macoris
February 27 by the Dominican war
ships I'residente and Estrella.
The captain of the I'residente, a
Spaniard, and sixty men on hoard of
her were killed, only six of the crew
escaping without Injuries. In all seventy-four
men were killed and twenty
five were wounded on ihe two ships.
The insurgents lost thirty-six men
killed or wounded.
The Presidonte was driven away at
daybreak February 2S. the Insurgents
having brought up a field piece dur
ing Ihe night and unexpectedly open
ing fire on it. Several defeats of tho
troops of President Morales, with
heavy losses, have been reported late
ly. General Jose Amidor, who captured
at San Antonio Do Gucrra quantities
of provisions and clothing and $2,000
in cash, is now a prisoner at San Pe
dro De Macoris.
Trained Dogs to Aid Red Cross.
ST. PETERSBURG The Russian
Kennel club has offered to provide
the Red Cross society with dogs
trained to find and relievo the wound
ed on the battlefield and in rough
country districts. The offer probably
will be accepted. These dogs carry
restoratives and a first aid package
attached lo their collars. The offer
of a society to raise a body of 2,000
Amu.ons lo fight against the Japan
ese has been greeted with laughter.
The Gazette urges a boycott oi Hellish
goods and ships.
Offer Reward for Lost Baron.
ST. PETERSBURG The Academy
of Science has offered $;l,75(i lo uny
one giving Information in regard lo
the whereabouts of the parly of Huron
Toll, the arctic explorer, front whom
nothing has been heard since lie left
the yacht Searia in 1!M2 and started
for Kennel Island. The Searia has
not reached Stockholm as published
by a news agency in Ihe Pulled
Slates. Karon Toll and his compan
ions are believed to have been carried
out to sea by the ice off Bennei Is
land In November. I!I02.
Victim rf Poison is Dead.
PIERRE, S. D. After ll week of In
tense suffering Miss Rena Nelson, iho
victim of poisoned candy sent from
Boone, lu., died at her home six miles
north of this city from the effects of
the drug. From ihe first ihe attend
ing physician held out no hope, and
while Hie young woman herself ln
lleved that she would recover the pby
siciaus who had been called In would
give no hope. Thai she held on so
long with ihe suffering Is attributed to
her health and strength,, she being n
large mid strong voting woman.
Take Issue with Apostle.
WASHINGTON - Chairman Kur
il. w-t of the senate committee nil priv
ilege and ele( lions has lei eived troill
E. F. Shupe. president, mid A. K. Ta
bor, secretary of the eastern Colorado
conference. Kcorg.inl.'.cd Church of
Jesus Christ of letter Day Saints, n
I'legriitn denying the testimony of Jo.
sepb F. Smith, president of ihe Mor
mon church, that Joseph Smith, Jr.,
was the originator of the dm trine of
polygamy. ChulruiHU Burrows has
rail-ldl subpoenas tn he issued for
Messrs. Shu:i and Tabor.
FIGHTING AGAIN
A SECOND BOMBARDMENT OF
VLADIVOSTOK.
RUSSIANS BUT LITTLE DAM AC ED
One or Two Japanese Cruisers Said to
Have Been Sunk Sacrifices that
Are Being Made by the Japanese
Nation.
LONDON In a dispatch from St.
Petersburg, a corresisiudent of the
Standard gives a rumor that the czar
has received a telegram to the effect
that the Japanese fleet bombarded
Vladivostok all day Monday. Accord
ing to this rumor only trifling damage
was received by the Russians but
one or two Japanese cruisers were
sunk. No word confirming tho story
has been received in any other quar
ter and, although there is nothing to
show there was not another bombard
ment at Vladivostok on Monday, this
story Is likely an exaggerated story
of Sunday's bombardment.
There is considerable curiosity hero
regarding the resisting power of Vlad
ivostok, w hich has long been regarded
as the Gibraltar of the far east. Vlad
ivostok Is known to be better equipped
as a naval base and to have greater
docking and repairing facilities than
Port Arthur, but doubts are expressed
as lo the character of her defenses.
Russia has been settled there for
forty years, and it is considered that
t lie guns are somewhat obsolete. Dur
ing the past few years all the availa
ble new guns and war material which
it was possible to send over the
single track of the Trans-Siberian
raiiroiid have been used for the
strengthening of Port Arthur and
points in Manchuria, leaving Vladivo
stok with ho old type guns of short
range. It is reported that Vladivo
stok is ill supplied with provisions
and necessaries.
Dispatches form Tokio speak of
the sacrifice being made by the Jap
anese nntlon. According to the Daily
Chroniclo's corespondent at Tokio,
the emperor Is abandoning all luxur
ies, the court is following his example
and all are going to live abstemiously
until the war is ended. The Kobe cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says the crown prince of Japan and
Prince Arisugara ure going to Iho
seat of war.
Other dispatches say that public
and private concerns are all curtail
ing expenses in order to aid Ihe gov
ernment in the prosecution of the
war.
SMITH CONFESSES POLYCVMY.
Says that He Has Five Wives and
Eleven Children.
WASHINGTON Attorneys for the
Protestants in the Snioot investigation
said they intended to prove that tli
defendant is associated with a hlerar
chy which practices polygamy and
connives at violations of the law and
that, his very vote a3 a senator of the
United States is subject to the wish
and command of the Mormon church
President Joseph F. Smith confess
ed that he himself had continued to
cohabit with his plural family since
tho manifesto of 1800 and that he re
alizod fully tnat he was violating
stale laws. President Smith also tes
tified that Reed Snioot had to get the
consent of his associate apostles in
the church before he could become a
candidate for senator.
The confession of President Smith
was the sensation of the proceedings
Thursday before the senate commit
tee, on privileges and elections. Mr.
Smith said that the manifesto of 18K0
had Ici. him and others with plural
families in the unfortunate situation
of being compelled to defy the law
or desert their families. For himself
he had preferred to "take Chances
with the law" rather than to disgrace
himself and degrade bis family by
abandoning his wives and the chil
dren they bad borne him.
NOMINATION OF WOOD.
It Will Be Considered by the Senate
This Week.
WASHINGTON The plans of Ihe
senate managers contemplate keeping
supply bills to I be front to the ex
clusion of other business. Consider
ation of the naval bill will be re
sumed Monday and then the army
appropriation bill will be taken up.
It is expected that by lhat time the
army bill shall have been disposed
of and that the bill making appro
priatlon for fortifications or that pro
viding funds for the District of Co
liitnbln will be ready.
An effort will be made to secure
consideration of (he nomination of
Brigadier General Leonard Wood to
be a major general during the week,
and If time Is found for executive ses
sions this matter will be given prece
dence. Senator Foraker will hav chargo
or Ihe contest In tavor of confirma
tion, anil Senators Scott and Black
hum of the opposition.
If Iho appropriation bills and the
Wood case do not consume the entire
time, Senator Lodge's Philippine,
blltl will be further considered.
It Enchanted by a Voice.
NEW YORK Thorp have been nu
merous cases of love at first sight,
but coses of love before sight aro
rare. James Delaney of ::u7 Manhat
tan avenue, Jersey City, states thai
he fell in love with Miss Emma Laur
ens of lmg Island City Just through
hearing her voice in a phonograph
He made this state nt Iho bachelor
dinner which he gave to members ol
his t lub. After hearing Iho voice Do
laney sought an Introduction to Miss
Laurens, and now they are to bo
married.
England Gets Tobacco Trade.
RICHMOND, Vo.-A deal has been
consummated whercly the British
American Tobacco company acquires
the export business of Alexander
Cameron & Co. and William Cameron
Pro. of Petersburg In iho United
States ami the Melbourne, Sydney
Slid Adelaide, Australia, branch
houses. Concerning the terms of the
d.aler Alexander Cameron said that
lie could cive not detail t. as ' hb
nenhrw. George. Cameron, is now en
route to San Francisco fmni Australia
w'th all particular.
GEN. ROBB HEARD.
Before Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads.
WASHINGTON The senato com
mittee on postoffices and post reads
beard Assistant Attorney General
Robb of the postoftlce department in
advocacy of a bill to prohibit guessing
contests, carried on ny newspapers
and circulars. The bill was prepared
iu the posloliice department and In
troduced by Senator Penrose.
During the course of Mr. Robb's
statement the subject of the postoftlce
investigation was referred to. Sena
tor Culberson asking if some men had
no been protected by the statute of
limitation.
Mr. Robb said that he believed that
men was the case.
Senator Culberson then asked If Per
ry S. Heath was not one of thoso pro
tected by the statute.
Mr. Robb answered In Ihe affirma
tive, adding lhat on account of Ihe po
sition which Heath occupied, both offi
daily and politically, he would have'
been glad to have prosecuted him.
Senator Scott, at this Juncture, do
dared lhat Mr. Robb was going out
side his i rovince in making such a
statement. He declared that the post
master general did not authorize bin'
to make any such statement am
would disapprove his doing so. Sen
ator Scott moved that nil reference tc
the matter be stiicltcn from the rot
or d.
-lie motion was ci.rried by a strict
party vote.
Senators Cul.ierson and' Clay strong
l.v objected to tho proposition to strike
the statement made by Robb fron
the record. Subsequently. Mr. Kohl,
stated that what he Intended to say
was that if tho evidence had war
ranted the Indictment of Heath, he
"would have been glut; lo see him
take his medicine," on account of the
high position he (Heath) held.
Robb also pointed out that in a pub
lic document presented to the senate
by Senator Hale, it was shown that
Mr. Robb expressed the opinion that
a suspicion lay against Heath, and
that there was iot sufficient evldenc.i
to warrant an indictment.
FAIRBANKS FOR SECOND PLACE.
Will Not Resist Movement Regarding
Vice Presidency.
WASHINGTON The Star says:
"Senator Fail banks will not resist a
movement o make nim the vice pres
idential nominee of iho republican
party. If the convention nominates
him, be will accept. More than that,
he will not attempt to discourage ef
forts looking to his iiominaMon.
"It is only fair lo say that no rx
plicit declaration liy Solictor Fair
banks to tha' effect has been made.
The Indiana delegation in congress
was convinced today that Senator
Fairbanks had yielded to the solicita
tion of men high ir the councils out
side of Indiana to take second place
on the national ticket.
"Almost without exception his clos
est political friends have advised
lim. In his own interests, against ac
cepting the vice presidency. Infriion
lial republicans in t lie senate, such as
Sponner, Allison and Piatt, have
urged him to take it, on the ground
that he would strengthen republican
ticket, especially in financial circles,
and that his first duly Is to bis party,
rather than to his own political fu
ture." WAR REGULATIONS IN JAPAN.
Rules Governing Corespondents of
Newspapers.
WASHINGTON In a mail report
from Tokio February 18 Minister Giis
som furnished translations to the de
partment of stale of a number of Im
portant ordinances and regulations
relating to the stale of war. Most of
these have been described in the
press reports.
Newspaper corespqondor.ts with the
armies must receive their admission
through their minister or consul. All
of their correspondence, newspaper or
private, must be submitted to the
eonsor and there must be no use of
ciphers. The correspondents them
selves are re-quired to wear a white
band on one arm. marked with Jap
anese letters in red ink, stating their
newspaper connection, and no corre
spondent will be received who has
had less than one year's actual ser
vice on a newspaper.
CHINA'S EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS.
A Large and Rare Display Is to Be
Made.
St. Louis, Mo. Francis Coil, com
missioner of the Imperial maritime
customs service of China and assist
ant commissioner with Wong Kai
Kah in charge of Ihe Chinese world's
fair exhibit, arrived from the orient
.oday. Mr. Coil said that China will
have ot tne World's fair Ihe largest,
rarest and most comprehensive ex
hibit lhat has ever left the Celestial
empire.
Speaking of the . Russo-Japanese
war, Mr. Carl sold that the Chinese
would undoubtedly piich Into Russia
should she Invade neutral territory,
though such aliberty might be" taken
though miili liberty might be taker
quences
Nebraska Girl Making Mark.
BOSTON Miss Jeatietle Pedcrson
of Waterloo, Neb., a student at the
New England Conservatory of Music,
Is to have a part In the public per
formance or grand opera lo be given
by the pupils Thursday afternoon at
Ihe Koston theater. Miss Pedcrson,
who Is taking a course In the alto
department, will sing In "Travlala,"
"Faust." "Rigoletto" and "San Tu;-.za."
given for the first time In America,
and "Carmen." With the exception
of "Alda," one net i f each opera will
be given.
Japan Hag Plenty of Money.
PARIS The Liberie quotes Baron
ll'.iyashl. the Japanese minister to
Great Britain, lis saying in regard lo
.no report Hint the United Slates
dors not lavor t.'ie flouting of a Jap
uii'se loan In America: "Fortunate
y we have no need of a foreign loan,
is our own financial resources are sttf
Icle'it." The French Red Cross so
lety tin decided It bus been stilled.
o s.-nd to Japan, besides two (am
siKti hospitals, n laig quantity of
Im n and t lothlng Tor the Japanese
wounded
PLAXWOHLDCONTROL
TARIFF-PROTECTED TRUSTS ARE
BRANCHING OUT.
Workingmen Will Scon Realize That
Lest Work and Lower Wages Are
the Certain Results of High Protec
tion The Only Remedy.
Our protective tariff Is having an ex
traordinary effect on the commerce
of the world, lu Ihe first place ll has
led to reprisals from all countries ex
cept England, and now the question of
a protective tariff Is the paramount
Issue of that kingdom. The obstacles
that foreign countries are placing In
tho way of the Importation of prod
ucts of American manufacture is
having its effect, and exports of manu
factured goods from the United Stales
are declining. At the same lime fisid
stuffs and raw material are being ex
ported In greater volume, so that our
total cxiHirts have greatly Increased.
Our workmen In tho protected Indus
tries should ponder on these changed
conditions and see where pro.ectlon
Is leading them. The evident Inten
tion of the great manufacturing com
bines to reduce wages lu spite of their
enormous output and large profits Is
ominous of greater wage reduction,
and Is not the worst to be feared, the
prospect is that for many skilled
workmen there will be much less
work. This reduced demand for skill
ed workmen iu many lines Is Immi
nent, for no less an authority than
Prof. S. N. 1). North of the Census
Kureau in tin article on the export
trade of the United Slates, in the last
issue of the Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence, gives a partial list of branch
manufacturing plants, that our trusts
and combines have established In Eu
rope, to compete with the foreigners
on their own ground. Thus the trusts
escape the tariff wall which European
countries have raised with so much
care lo keep out American products.
Prof. North says: "I have before
me a long list of these establishments.
It indicates that more than fifty mil
lion dollars of American money Is
now invested In European plants de
voted lo the manufacture of various
American specialties, Including all
descriptions of electric apparatus, sow
ing machines, belting, radiators, slrtie
machinery, steel chains, machine
tools, hoisting machinery, boilers,
pumps, blowing engines, mining ma
chinery, printing machinery, coal
conveying apparatus, elevators,
match-making machinery, pneumatic
tools and photographic apparatus. The
Western Electric Company of Chicago,
is interested in extensive factories in
London, Paris, Antwerp and Berlin,
not all .of them carried under the
name of that company, but all of them
established and controlled by its capi
tal. Tho General Electric Company
has three or four such establishments,
and has recently constructed a huge
new factory at Rugby In England. The
Westingl'.ouse Company has just fin
ished at Trafford Park in England,
one of the largest electric factories
in Europe, employing two or three
thousand men. and it has other fac
tories In Havre, France, and St.
Petersburg, Russia. The Singer Ma
chine Co. bus three large plants in
Europe under its direct control. The
Chicago American Tool Co. Is building
a plant at Frazerburg, near Aberdeen.
The Hoe printing presses are made iu
London, as is also American Linotype
machinery. The Draper company has
recently completed Its new factory in
Lancashire, to supply the greatest rot
ton manufacturing district of the
world with the American fast-running
North rup loom."
There Is no doubt that this remark
able transplanting of American fac
tories on foreign soil Is but the be
ginning of an attempt of our gigantic
trusts: and combines to control the
markets of the wo;dd for their prod
ucts, ll will soon leave our skilled
workmen but the home market to sup
ply, with the inevitable result of less
work and lower wages. With our high
protective tariff still keeping up the
cost of living the outlook for labor is
not reassuring.
!f the protective tariff is driving
manufacturers abroad and thus' de
creasing the demand for labor at
home, is it not about time that a re
form of the present tariff law is ad
visable? The labor leaders in the protected
Industries should Investigate this new
and significant change In the "Ameri
can system," and the ordinary labor
ers Unit have no leaders will have
results forced on their attention, for
tho reduction ot wages for skilled
workmen will surely find its counter
part for all classes of labor.
Tho reforming or the tariff to meet
these new conditions Is necessary for
the stable welfare of Ihe workmen
and of equal Importance to nil con
sumers of trust products, nnd the
political party that stands in the way
will be swept aside by its own deluded
followers now they are beginning to
see the disaster thai Is oppronchlng.
REACH FOR FURTHER SPOILS.
More Steel Trust Gold Bricks for
Employes.
Now that the employes of the bil
lion dollar steel trust have begun lo
work with many murmurs but, as
yet. without strikes at wages abotil
35 per cent lower than thorp received
lost year. Instead of only 10 pe, rent,
us announced lnsl month by the trust
officials, that great benevolent Insti
tution, the Steel Trust, begins to talk
of Improved conditions and to marl; up
prices of Its products. On January 11,
the Iron Age said :
"On Jan. II the lending producer
advanced Ihe price on wire products
$1 per ton beyond former quotations,
including wire nails, barb wire and
smooth fence wire. This represents
nn advance ol 5 cents per keg on wire
nails. The advance was made because
of the very hesvy tonnage which has
been booked during the ,nst n,,.,.,,
weeks. Ullil because of the low stocks
In manufacturer's hands, ami ihejr
liability lo Increase them during the
month of December. The stronger
ms!liotl which other steel products
have readied within the past week or
ten iluvs was also taken Into consid
eration. The manufacturers are sd
vlulnR the trade lo send In ipeciflea
tions a: soon as possible, on account
of tho prospective shortage of nails
for spring delivery."
This is gold brick number 1 fiT
Ibis year. The trust simply worked a
big bbilt on il employes and fright
mi I them into accept ii-.g a much
greater reduction in wages than was
necessary, in view or the increasing
demand for sleel and of the Increas
ing cost of living the juices ot com
modities having advanced un average
of '.' per cent during December.
Gold brick number 2 was exhibited
on Jan. 12, when the trust announced
that its profit sharing scheme of last
year would be continued this tear,
tho only change being that the em
ploy cs can now obtain preferred stock
al J.l.'i a share. Instead tif $S2.5o. This
Is exactly two-thirds of last year's
price. As Ihe 2S.000 employes who
went into this scheme last year have
lost about one-third of their invest
ment, and, therefore, have shared
losses ratiier than profits, it is not like
ly that I hey will this year become
customers for another supply of
"profit sharing" gold bricks. If they
ure wise and Judge the future by Ihe
past, they will consider that next
year they may be able to buy stock at.
on. - t bird of last year's price.
It is evident, however, that Iho
trust officials do not this yer.r expect
to find a market for their gold bricks
with their employes; it Is the ever
gullible public- that Is to provide ens
tomcrs for this year's supply of shin
ing goods. Tile Iron Age makes this
fact clear when it says:
"The announcement that the profit
sharing plan would be continued, and
that employes would be offered the
preferred stock on a basis of $55 u
share was favorably received by ihe
stock market, speculators Inclining to
the belief that the stock will nut be
allowed to drop below $55 a share,
ll is reported that a very considerable
portion of the preferred stock sold to
employes under the original proposi
tion has been returned."
It is said that statistics show thai
an Hverag" of one "sucker" a minuto
is born on this round earth. Byron
W. Holt.
Land and Other Frauds.
An epidemic of land frauds pervades
all the Western slates and would
doubt less be just as prevalent in the
oil.er parts of the United States. If
there was government land to gobble.
These frauds are distinct and ate
m-inipulatcd by a different set of men
Iroin those discovered iu the Indian
land section.
For some occult reason the proserii
lioc of those charged with swindling
Ihe Indians out of their lands has
lagged and no one has been punished.
Hut. in the former cases indictments
lilt vi' been found against several per
sons Pi the United States Court of the
District of Columbia and the indict
ments show that these frauds havo
been in active progress for six or
seven years. According to the evi
dence produced by the government
these frauds have put thousands of
dollars into iho isickets of the prin
cipal conspirators.
The revelations as to the extent ni
the frauds, made before tho grand
jury, and the number of officers of tho
government involved, nre reported to
have shocked the members nf the
grand jury. The evidence must havo
bein had. Indeed, if a Washington
grand jury was "shocked" by it. and it
will be interesting to note who aro
the high officials caught in Ihe net;
for the grand jury would hardly bo
electrified by evidence against i,i::ior
ciilnrits.
The land frauds are only a vmall
matter compared with other frauds
n;:inst the government that havo
been partially exposed. The post officii
frauds, the sill; frauds, the armor
plate frauds, the rice frauds in Ihe
Philippines, the Nellis seed frauds in
the Agricultural Department, the- Dis
trict of Columbia defalcations and
frauds, the Navy Department, frauds,
the Philippines defalcations and em
bezzlements those are some of- the
more conspicuous frauds that have
been discovered. Then there is the
Wood scandal; the Dietric'h and Kur
tou senatorial scandals; the Llttauer
army glove scandal, and the Delaware
and oilier posloffice scandals in con
nection with the civil service.
The list might be prolonged, for the
lust two ir three years have been
most prolific of frauds and scandals.
The efforts of the administration to
enforce Ihe criminal laws against the
lesser rascals, while allowing the
greater ones to escape, either by vir
tue of the1 statute of limitations or
for lack of activity upon the pari ot
the law officers of the government, Is
the greatest si undal of all.
This may be a reform administra
tion and anxious to stop rascality and
grafting, but it has been signally un
fortunate in securing convictions and
in punishing the thieves, and there
would appear to be but sorry prospect
of reform unless the voL-rs decide to
""in i'ii the rascals out."
Glass Industry in a Bad Way.
The highly protected glass indus
tries are having their own troubles,
during these Dingley tariff days. Al
though the duties on most kinds of
glass will average nearly luo per cent,
yet I hey are not high enough to In
sure prosperity, and nearly all
branches of the glats industry are
row experiencing hard times.
The National Glass Kudgct of Feb.
-jo. tells us that the window glass
workers have finally decided to accept
reductions In wages averaging from
to 15 per cent. It says these re
ductions are rot radical enough to
start up the tires lu many of the nu
merous idle plants and Intimates that
further reductions must lie mudo
soot).
Another article In this same Journal
Is entitled "National Factories All
Idle." The National Glass Company
is the backbone of the flint glass trust,
lis eb:ht plants employ about 4,000
wethers. The trust Is attempting to
iikiI.i- it- shops non-union and, as tho
.. ;iis business Is now very dull, it will
probably be otccessl'ul.
I'he ulass factories of Ihe country
have been running not to exceed two
third - of the 'luring tho lust year.
II proieiiloii luiiigs prosperity, why I
this Industry so lu the dumps? High
turills compel the u.-vple o pay lvrj
,,-'er let' glass-