M'COOK TRIBUNE. F. M. KIMMELI. , PublUher. HcCOOK , - - NEBRASKA . BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The Nebraska senate has passed a bill legalizing the ipractice of osteop athy. Governor General Wood has appoint ed a commission to revise the Cuban customs. R. "VV. Funk , president of the Jack sonville , 111. , Creamery company , com mitted suicide. Samuel I. Irvine , of Iowa , a $1OOC clerk in the pension office , has been promoted to $1,200. Congressman Marriott Brosius , chairman of the committee on ( banking and currency , -died at Lancaster , Pa. Oliver Dewey , aged 96 years , died at the home of his son. County Surveyor B. K. Dewey , at Greenville , 111. He/ was a distant relative of Admiral Dew ey. Secretary Root has appointed Mrs. , DIta Hopkins Kinney of New York City superintendent of the female curse corps under the army reorgan ization act Lamar C. Quintero , a well known young lawyer of New Orleans , has been appointed a member of the su preme bench in the Philippines at a salary of ? 7,000. Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati , fthe father of ithe duchess of Manches ter , and Miss B. Evans , aunt ofthe duchess , sailed for Liverpool on the steamship Umbria , M. Bologiepoff , minister of public in struction , who , while holding a recep tion February 27 , was shot by Peter Karpovich , formerly a student at the University of Moscow , died of his wound. Burglars entered the Valentine post- office by cutting the wire screen and breaking out a light of glass. They got only about § 3 in change from the cash drawer. They did not disturb any of the mail. Montpelier , O. , the other morning saw a mirage of a cluster of buildings , trees and streets , etc. , which as easily recognized as the village of Eden , eight miles distant , on the line of the Wa- bash. railroad. Intimate friends of Andrew Carnegie say that it is the intention of the steel master to give at least $25,000,000 for the erection of buildings and for the endowment of the proposed technical school of Pittsburg. The Easton , Pa , , board of school con trollers refuse to increase the tax rate one-half of a mill for the maintenance of a public library , thereby practically refusing the offer of Andrew Carnegie to give .the town $50,000. Miss Edna Horrick. a handsome young society girl of Canton , Miss. , committed suicide at a hotel In Jack son by swallowing the contents of two bottles of laudanum. No motive has yet been assigned for the act. The city council of St. Joseph , Mo. , accepted the offer of Mr. Andrew Car negie , giving $25,000 to South St. Jos eph for a library and night school , providing teachers and a librarian and assistant were supplied by the city. Mary E , Ford , aged 74 , living "with her son , Noah , a well known farmer , nine miles north of Logansport , Ind. , was burned to death , her clothing tak ing fire from a lighted lamp -which she had just prepared for the night. W. B. Martin , secretary of state , as tonished the members of the Iowa ex ecutive council and the railroad attor neys at Des Moines working on the an nual railroad assessment by introduc ing a resolution caHlng for an increase of $2,500,000 in the railroad assess ments. The New York Herald says that a letter just received in New York from Sir Edwin Arnold shows that he has been obliged to relinquish much of his active literary work owing to blind ness. In a message to the legislature Gov ernor Odell recommends a continuation of the work begun several years ago of deepening the New York state canals to nine feet and lengthening we locks. The cost of carrying on this work to its completion is estimated at $25,000- 000. 000.Tie Tie dry goods firm of Gazlngan , Par- malee & Whitley , at Cleveland , O. , was placed in the hands of a receiver. The corporate existence of .the Me chanics' National Bank of Cedar Rap ids has been extended until March 13 , 1902. 1902.Mr. Mr. Henry Rochefort is organizing a big lottery throughout Europe in aid of the Bosrs. The new Bulgarian ministry of the interior has reiterated its order that the Macedonian rifle clubs shall be dis armed and prohibited from drilling. The wholesale drug house of Leem- ing , Miles company burned at Mon treal. and factory of The mower reaper Sieberling & Miller at Doyleston , O. , was burned ; loss $50,000 , and throw ing 100 men out of .work. Nicholas Convenes Ministers to Consider Troubled State of Affairs. WILL REVISE UNIVERSITY STATUTE Decide to Roniovo Some Pressure From Recalcitrant Students More Demon- HtraflotiB Are Expected Outbursts nt Bt. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG , March 25. The political situation is so serious that Emperor Nicholas held a meeting of the ministers yesterday to consider the state of public affairs. Threaten ing letters have been received by Lieu tenant General Kouropatkin , minister of war ; M. N. V. Muravieff , minister of justice , and M. Zipyagin , minister of the interior. The czar presided at the council , which was convened at the Tsarskoe- Sele palace. It was decided not to abolish the law for drafting recalci trant students into the army , but for the present to refrain from applying the law. It was also resolved to revise the university statute. The decision of the council of ministers is regarded as a step in the right direction , be cause it is an attempt at a partial remedy of the grievances of the stu dents. Renewed demonstrations on a great scale are expected tomorrow. It is reported that Prince Viazemsky has been disgraced for petitioning the czar to consider the grievances of the stu dents. Lagowsky , the provincial of ficial , who last Friday attempted to assassinate Privy Councillor Pobe- donostzeff , procurator general of the Holy Synod , is a disciple of Count Leo Tolstoi , and he has asserted that the act was one of revenge for the excommunication of Tolstoi. According to a special dispatch to the Rossia , the governor general of Kieff , General Gragomieroff , has pub lished a riot ordinance similar to that published by General Kleigels in St. Petersburg and declaring that the military will be called out unless t.ic ordinance is strictly obeyed. The day passed quietly in St. Peters burg , Some 40,000 persons promenad ed about neon along the Nevskoi pros- pekt , particularly in front of the ca thedral of our Lady of Kazan. The crowd dwindled to normal proportions when it became apparent that noth ing would happen. The promenaders were for the greater part curiosity seekers. NORTHERN PACIFIC WANTS IT. I Negotiating for the Southern Pacific * ! * Line From Portland. MINNEAPOLIS , March 25. A spe cial to the Times from Tacoma , Wash. , says : It is currently reported here and is generally believed in railroad circles , that the Northern Pacific is negotiat ing for the purchase of the Southern Pacific line from Portland to San Francisco. It is said the purchase of ttat portion of the line within the state of Oregon is assured. It is known that a representative of the Northern Pacific has been over the entire line within a few days on a tour of inspection and much depends on the report he will make to the board of directors. Negotiations have been hanging fire for more than a year and the matter has been kept very quiet. Uuy Home for Schley b'ooii. WASHINGTON , March 25. At a meeting of the committee appointed at a mass meeting of the citizens of Washington for the purpose of pre senting Admiral Schley with a modest home , held in this city tonight , it was reported that about $6,000 had been contributed to the fund. It is expect ed that by April 15 $15,000 will have been raised , and this will be used to purchase a home in the suburbs oE Washington. Kidnapers and Dynamiter" . NASHVILLE , March 25. "Kidnap ers and dynamiters" is the signature- to a letter received by Joseph Schnei der of this city Friday. The contents Informed Mr. Schneider that unless ho placed $300 at a certain spot in Cum berland park by Saturday afternoon one of his children would be kidnaped or his house blown up by dynamite. No harm has yet come to the Schnei der home. Discrimination on 1'Iour. WASHINGTON , March 25. The dis patch of Minister Hart at Bogota , say ing that Colombia had imposed dis criminating duties upon flour and other articles , is not clear to the Statn department , nor to the Colombian minister here , as it is net known whether the discrimination is favor able or unfavorable to the United States. The Colombian minister , Dr. Silva , thinks there has been a reduc tion. THE CUBANS WILL ACQUIESCE. Contend in Havana that Amendment TVIll be Accepted. HAVANA , March 25. The action of the republican party in Santiago in endorsing the Platt amendment and Instructing Scnors Gomez and Ferrier of the Santiago delegation to the con stitutional convention to vote for the amendment , to gether with the letters of General Sanguilly and the mayor of Cienfuegos , advising acceptance , were incidents of the week just passed that have tended to clear up the political atmosphere , until now there are few who do not expect the convention to approve the amendment. The visit of American congressmen has had an excellent effect , as in no instance have the radicals received any encouragement in the notion that if action is Jlayed until the next con- if action is delayed until the next con- demands of'the United States. The radicals insist that some concession , no matter how insignificant , may pro vide a sufficient excuse. Already the radicals are taking their cue from the conservatives and pointing out that commercial inter ests demand recognition. There is a possibility of uniting the convention along this line. The platform of the conservatives calls for a reduction of American import duties on tobacco and sugar and approves any scheme of relations which the United States government sees fit to impose. In fact the situation is leading to a point where commercial interests will be the chief question under discus sion at the next session of the con vention , and it is not unlikely that a resolution will be adopted asking for a reciprocity treaty. COREA'S ACTION IS PROTESTED. British Government Doesn't Appro * e of the Diiinihsul. YOKOHAMA , March 25. Advices from Seoul announce that the Corean government has dismissed from office Sir. McLeavy Brown , director general of Corean customs , and that Great Britain is protesting against his dis missal. LONDON , March 25 The dismissal of Mr. McLeavy Brown from the post of director general of Corean customs is regarded in London as another score for Russia. In 1895 , and again in 1898 , Russian pressure was exerted to secure his removal. In the latter case he was only reinstated after a British , squadron had moved to Che mulpo. As recently as a few months ago Russia strongly opposed an at tempt by Mr. Brown to raise money for the Corean government to pur chase shares in the railway from Seoul to Fusan. As a result the negotiation foi the loan failed. JAPAN MAKES PREPARATION. Orders Squadrons to Corea and Coiixeucs Fort CommntiderK. LONDON , March 25. "A Japanese squadron , Admiral Tsubhim com manding , left Nagasaki Saturday for Corea , " says the Yokohama corre spondent of the Daily Mail. "The general opinion here is that the situation is serious. Urgent in- 1 structions have been issued by the minister of war , General Katsoura , to the commanders of forts to attend a conference in Tokio to consider ques tions of home defense. "The war rumors are causing a fall in prices on the various bourses. The feeling of the country is uneasy and intensely anti-Russian , but the cabi net shows no indication of its policy. " REBELS GET AN EXTENSION. ! Philippines CommiRsion Noir ( ii\c * Until May 1st. MANILA , March 25. The munici pal code provides that anyone in re bellion after April 1 shall be ineligi ble henceforth to vote and hold office. Upon the report of General Trias , who is winding up the remnants of the in surrection , the Philippines commis sion has extended the date to May 1. The Philippines commission has sailed from Ilolio to Jolo to make a three days' visit and to endeavor to come to an amicable understanding with the sultan regarding various | measures. There will be no legisla.- tion. According to treaty the sultan's government controls the Sulu group. Outlaw' * Tltillots Kill Him. AVICHITA , Kan. , March 23. Deputy Sheriff Tom Johnson , who was shot by the Red Rock (0. ( T. ) outlaws Tues day night , died today at Perry , 0. T. Merchant as a Kidnaper. MOBILE , Ala. , March 23. W. II. Stevens , aged 55 years , and a mer chant of Lucddale , Miss. , Is being searched for by the authorities. Ste vens is charged with having kidnaped the 13-year-old daughter of B. M. Stearns of Lucedale. It is charged that Stevens boarded with the family and"on Wednesday took the girl to Mobile. With them was J. A. Free man , who was arrested on the charge of assisting in the affair. A ML Near Cambridge Connolly Tnayer Takes His Brother-in-Law's Life. SUICIDE OF A NORWEGIAN FARMER Young : Man Goes to Sleep on the Kail- road Track and la Probably Fatally In jured Various Matters of Interest Bore jiud There in Nebraska. CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , March 25. J. D. Williams , who was stabbed by his brother-in-law , Connely Thayer , died at his home southeast of Cambridge. Williams and Thayer had been liv ing together on a farm and had trou ble over a division of the farm work. Thayer made an attack on Williams with a pitchfork and stabbed him in the neck. One of the prongs just miss ing .the jugular vein. Williams finally secured the fork , Thayer renewed the attack with a jackknife , and inflicted the wounds that proved fatal. Thayer has disappeared and the offi cers are making a diligent search for him. Goes to Sleep on the Track. DUNBAR , Neb. , March 25. Jesse Jennings was struck by the Missouri Pacific passenger train at this point and badly injured. Severe gashes in. the head , a broke arm and other in juries make his life uncertain. He came to Dunbar about eight months ago. He had been drinking and in the evening , about thirty minutes previous to the arrival of the Missouri Pacific passenger , wandered down the track and laid down , it is supposed , with his head between the rails on the outside of the track , and thus remained unconsciously , until the train came along , when he aroused a little and in trying to get out of the road became so dizzy that he went the wrong way. Home From the 1'hilippiiies. FREMONT , Neb. , March 25. Arthur Hansen has just reached his home in this city from the Philippine islands , where he has been during the past year and a half , part of the time as a mem ber of the Thirty-ninth regiment , and the remainder of the time as a member of the office force of General MacAr- thur. He is authority for the state ment that the rebellion is dead and that the only resistence at this time is from bands of bandits having not more than twenty men each , which harass the inhabitants. Vounjr Man Drops Deud. HILDRETH , Neb. , March 25. Frank Clugh , son of J. M. Clugh , superintend ent of the county poor farm , died sud denly of heart failure. Frank and his father were sitting on the front porch of the house when his father asked him if he had made a charge of some articles bought , Frank making answer that he had not , but would before he forgot it. He then went into the house and had just reached up on a shelf to get the account book when he dropped dead. I'raises Nebraska Officer * . O'NEILL , Neb. , March 25. Hon. Ed gar L. Hills of Jefferson , O. , who is now inspector of United States survey or's general and United States land of fices , was in O'Neill and made a very careful and thorough examiantion of the United States land office located here. He paid a high compliment to the officers at this place , Messrs. Weeks and Jenness. He said that the business management of the office was excellent and that all work was up to date. More Military Operations. BLOEMFONTE1N , Orange River Colony , March 23. Military opera tions in the southwestern part of the Orange River Colony are progressing. Major Julian Byng has brought in COO refugees , 1G.OOO cattle and 40,000 sheep from the Wepener and Smithfield dis tricts. Colonel Bethune has sent in seventeen prisoners from Thaba N'Chu. Three hundred prisoners are now camped here. Smallpox Cnse at Long ; Pino. LONG PINE , Neb. , March 25. The first case of smallpox in this part of the country is thought to have made its appearance , John Kurtz , foreman of the railroad coal house , being un.ler quarantine for what the doctors be lieve to be smallpox. If the diagnosis is confirmed he will be taken to a house of detention outside the city limits. Celluloid Comb Takes Fire. ELMWOOD , Neb. , March 25. Miss Hoyer , the seventeen-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Royer , resid ing eight miles southeast of Elmwood. met with a severe accident in a very peculiar manner. She was wearing a celluloid comb in her hair and coming too close to a hot stove , the comb ig nited causing a severe scalp burn be fore the blaze could be extinguished. The wound appeared to be healing all right until erysipelas resulted. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from Soutli Onamh * and Kiuiftaa City. SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock aYrds Cattle There was a. light run of cattle and , the demand being of liberal proportions , prices were strong er all around. The market lias been in good shape all the week and It Is safe to call prices on the better grades fully 13c higher for the week. The commoner grades have also Improved somewhat , but not quite as much as the choicer cattle. Everything In the yards today was sold In good season. The cow market was also active and higher. There were only about 15 cars offered and they were picked up In a hurry * . For the week the market can safely be quoted 13c to a quarter higher. The greatest advance has been on the choice cows and heifers , but the medium kinds have Improved easily 13c. Light and handy weight bulls were In good request at good , strong prices. There were very few feeders offered but , the de mand being In fair shape , it did not take long to clear the yards of all desirable stock cattle of all weights. Hogs There was a light run of hogs and the market opened a big dime higher than yesterday. The bulk of the hogs sold at $5.SO and $3.S2V . with the choice heavyweights selling mostly at 5.1.S5 , and a top of $3.S7Vi. At those prices the mar ket was fairly active , and , the receipts being light , it did not take long for the bulk to change hands. The lightweights were very hard to dispose of as packers would hardly bid on them at all. They finally sold , however , from $5.77 > X : down. The last half of the market was good and strong , which made the long string of hogs sell at & .S2& Sheep Quotations were : Choice fed wethers , $4.4X&4.G5 ( ; fair to good wethers , 5-J.25ft4.10 : choice lightweight yearlings , $4.60fl.SO ; fair to good yearlings. 4.CO ; choice lightweight ewes , fair to good ewes. SJ.OOiJM.lo ; choice lambs , fo.l.'tij.Sj ; fair to good Iambs , $4.90 5.15 : feeder ewes , IJ.L''Wra.SO : feeder wethers , $3.7504.00 ; feder lambs , $4.30@4.GO. KANSAS CITY. Cattle Light fat steers and Texans. 10 tfrlSc higher ; heavy beef steers steady , other cattle steady to lOc higher ; native steers , S4.r 0 < ? Z.j.GO : Texas steers , 54.00Wj.OO ; Texas cows. S2.G3ft3.7ri ; native cows and heifers , JiKKZM.bO : stockers and feeders , 5.73 < Qr4.5 > 0 ; bulls , 53.00 1.23 ; calves , $4.00-0) ) G.'A G.'AHogs Hogs Mai ket r J10c higher the highest price , $3.97i. . since 1894 being reached. Bulk of sales , SLSO'SG.CO ; heavy , ? 3.9C < ! j > 3.07& ; packers and mixed. ? 3.80'i5.90 ; light. | 3.70@3.Sr. ; Yorkers , $ : /.COj.80 ; pigs , $3.001i > 3.40. Sheep Market strong. Muttons , 5J.40'Ji ) " .90 ; lambs , ? 1.10@3.30. DANGER OP A CLASH IS OVER. "Withdrawal of Troops from Disputed T.und Averts Collision. PEKIN , March 23. Troops on both sides of the disputed land at Tien Tsin have been withdrawn and all danger of a fracas is ended. The opinion of the British is that the promptness of General Barrow in calling up the ma rines from Taku prevented a collision. The British report that prior to the ar rival of the marines sentries were sup plied from the Madras Pioneers , who for several days were surrounded by cowds of foreign soldiers , mostly French' , who assailed them with all kinds of abuse , calling them "Coolies. " The Madrasses were becoming restive when the marines arrived at night an 1 quietly relieved them , and it was only when daylight appeared that the Rus sians discovered the change. ADVICES ARE REASSURING. Members of Cabinet Pleased With Ke- ports from Philippines. WASHINGTON , March 23. The cab inet meeting today was not protracted. The latest advices from China , largely press reports , indicating an adjust ment of the acute situation between the Russian and British at Tien Tsin , was considered reassuring. Secretary Hay submitted the recent dispatches from Commissioner Rockhill. The re ports from the Philippine commission submitted by Secretary Root , indicat ing rapid progress of the establish ment of civil government at various points in the islands and showing a constantly increasing disposition at on the part of the insurgent chiefs to surrender , were considered very satis factory. St. Louts \Vintfl to Accept. ST. March 23. LOUIS. Public-spir ited citizens have offered conditionally to free the site of the exposition if it can be secured for the use of the pub lic library in order that the city may avail itself of the $1,000,000 gift of fered by Andrew Carnegie. The Public Library beard , at its meeting today , determined to make every effort to obtain more ground for the new building. Denial of Cabinet Story. WASHINGTON , March 2 It is stated on high authority that Former Senator Wolcott , of Colorado , is not to succeed Secretary Hitchcock as the head of the Interior department , as published this morning. Secretary Hitchcock , when shown the item , said : "So far as I am aware there is abso lutely no foundation for the story. " Improve WASHINGTON , Marcli 23. The ord nance department of the army has ar ranged to equip all the United States Krag-Jorgenson riiles with a new sight , developed by the department af ter years of careful experiment. The feature of the sight is the combina tion of the ordinary hinged eleVatiug eyepiece with a side movement , con trolled by a simple and strong friction clasp , which turns the sight into a very effective , graduated wind gauge. Fair words please the fool , and sometimes the wise. ' Garflcld Tea. This In the Spring , take the Herb Medicine purifies wonderful 'blooS ' and gives new and vigoro Wo the trying winter to systems depleted by ter season. consists in being True greatness great in llttlo things. Johnson. Do Your Feet Aoho aud Murn ? Shake Into your shoes , Allen's Foot- feet. It makes Ease , a powder for the tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns , Bunions , Swollen , Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores , 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted , LeRoy , N.Y. Confusion is the enemy of all com fort , and confusion is bom of pro crastination. Amiel. . A Help for Frnlt Growers. Anything that will save the orchards from ravages of insects and give to growers of fruit satisfactory results for their labor and expense is deserv ing of investigation and ; trial. Realiz ing the importance of any method or device to this end , a representative of this paper has been looking into the claims of the Haseltine Moth Catcher that does away with all expensive spraying outfits with their poisonous solutions , which have frequently de stroyed valuable live stock. The cost of operating the Moth Catcher is only one-sixth the cost of spraying. The well known fascination of a light for moths of all kinds is utilized by the in ventor , S. A. Haseltine , to clear the -v orchards and gardens of insect pests in the most effectual way by catching the moths before eggs are laid , so there are no worms hatched to destroy fruit or vegetables , or to breed more- pests for another year. The Moth Catcher is made by placing two pol ished reflectors at right angles , with a torch in the center. The whole is then placed over a pan or tub partly 4illed with water on which floats a little kerosene oil. The torch is lit at or about sundown and the light , t multiplied many times by the reflect ors , attracts the moths. They strike the reflectors and fall into the coal oil , which kills tnem instantly. A recent visit was made to the or chards of Central Missouri and invest igation made furnished conclusive evi dence of the utility of the Moth Catch er. Four orchards were experimented with in one locality. No. 1 was apart and at a distance from any other or chard. No. 3 lay between and imme diately adjacent to Nos. 2 and 4. Nos. 1 and 3 were protected by Moth Catch ers and were not sprayed , while Nos. 2 and 4 were thoroughly and repeat edly sprayed , but were not protected by traps. The fruit in Nos. 2 and 4 showed ( at packing time ) sixty per cent damaged. In No. 3 only fifteen per cent was damaged , and even this small per cent is shown to be caused from the proximity of the other or chards that were not "trap-protected , " because the fruit in No. 1 was perfect , there being scarcely any damaged specimens in the entire orchard. Wormy apples were placed in closed glass jars with a little earth , and when the coddling moths were hatched , they were found to be the same kind as those taken from the Moth Catchers in the orchards and at the apple houses , where the coddling moths were hatched in large numbers among the old apple barrels and boxes. The cheap , safe and reliable "trap" will prove a boon to all orchardists from Maine to California , and will make profitable a pleasant occupation that has hitherto been remunerative- to a less degree than it deserved. The cost is only $1.00 for the protection of an acre , and the improved quality of fruit on a single tree would amply re pay the cost. The Central Farmer of Omaha , Neb. , has been made general agent for sale of the device and through descriptive- circulars and otherwise will make known its merits on application by mall. The utmost success will be hoped for , as anything that will preserve the fruit trees and their ; product will tend to enrichment of the country and the happiness and health of its people. 20th Century Farmer. Every man's life is a fairv tale writ ten by God's fingers. Hans Christian Anderson. .SEND NO MONEY If joa lire within COO miles of Minn * . apoli * ( if f arche * snd 31.OO ) . cat this ad. ont and cend to na and vro vrtll mad TOO this KND GATE BROADCAST SBEDEB by freight O.OJX nbject to ex > Theieeder weighs about 100 pounds and Use freight HP S S SSSSJ& Jk j 4 Sr ns ° ? < r "itraet by the beet iSd.r .SEAFARING MEN / > sy KNOW THE VALUE OF OILED CLOTHING OKLAHOMA Ifltlrlc . _ _ _ lands , r > x A.u cres soon to open toscttlenW ? ° ref of a lifetime , f HE KIOWA ? H ? F r information > < ! -I' '