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F M KIMMELL Publisher
MCOOK
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS
The board of education of Phildel
phia ordered the temporary closing of
four school houses on account of tho
coal supply becoming exhausted
Tlie Austrian minister M Ladlslaus
Hengelmuellcr von Hengeritar has re
ceived official notice of his promotion
to the rank of ambassador
Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer former
dean of the women at the Univer
sity of Chicago and well known in
educational circles throughout the
country died suddenly at Paris
Goldman Sachs Co of New
York announce that they will ship
500000 in gold to South America
This makes 1000000 going to that
country
Tho Allegheny presbytery of the
Presbyterian church like the Pittsburg
presbytery declared in favor of the
revision of the confession of faith The
vote -was 33 to 28
juuge jonn w i ienry lor many
years chief justice of the state su
preme court and now judge of the cir
cuit court at Kansas City is dying
at his home in that city
Robbers broke in the postoflice at
Rocky Ford Colo and dynamited the
bafe They took only money Regis
tered packages and stamps were not
molested There is no clue
A proposition to bond Helena
Mont in the sum of 014000 for the
purpose of installing a municpal water
plant for fire and sewerage purposes
was carried at a tax payers election
At a meeting of the Joplin Mo mine
operators 1000 tons of ore was pledged
for export and a general shut down of
mines reported as a result of the oper
ators effort to raise the price of ore
All doubt as to the fate of the barge
Celtic was settled by the finding of a
quantity of wreckage near Thessalon
Ont The Celtic was commanded by
Captain Jeffrey and carried a crew of
eight
The total vote of the state of New
York at the last election has been
received by the secretary of state It
shows a pdurality for Governor Odell of
8803 The figures are Odell 667150
Coler 656347
Advices received at Washington an
nounce that Mrs Henry G Davis wife
of the ex senator from West Virginia
and mother-in-law of Senator Elkins
died at Graceland her summer
home at Elkins W Va
The assets of the W R Bennett
department store at Omaha which
was turned over to a receiver are
listed at 605000 The stock of goods
is valued at 225000 and real estate
and equipment at 380000
A gang of four bank robbers attacked
the bank at Cropsey 111 twenty miles
east of Bloomington but they secured
only 50 The robbers were discovered
while at work on the inner safe after
having dynamited the vault door
Countess Boni de Castellance will sail
for New York December 14 accom
panied by her children Count Boni
will remain in France to conduct the
campaign for his re election to the
chamber of deputies which was re
cently invalidated
The Prince line steamer Tartar
Prince Captain MacFarlane New
York November 10 and St Vincent
November 2i lor Port Natal was
burned at sea November 25 The
crew and passengers were saved by
the steamer Argyll
Eighty firms in Denmark have al
ready promised to exhibit at the St
Louis exposition and great pressure
is being brought to bear on all the
business interests to induce tne Danish
government to make an appropriation
to provide for its official representa
tion
Professor John T Stinson of Moun
tain Grove Mo has been appointed
superintendent of pomology in the de
partment of horticulture of the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition Professor
Stinson is a graduate of the Iowa state
agricultural college as well as horti
culturist in the experiment station of
that state
The charter of the Interstate Rail
way company was made public at
Trenton N J at the office of the sec
retary of state The company has an
authorized capital of 10000000 of
which 3000 is paid in The incorpor
ators are Frank B Hausel William
F Eidell and George B Morton alH
of Camden
Samuel Evans a prominent man of
Wagoner I T was shot and killed
instantly at Stroud Okla by James
McGoe sone of the proprietor of tho
St Louis hotel The men quarrelled
over a room that had been assigned
Evans
Tho Rock Island will complete itsr
line from Lawton Okla through Tem-
pie and Walters to Waurika Okla fifty
miletf this week and regular train ser
vice 111 be established at once At
Waurika connection is made with the
main -line to Fort Worth
THE BOARDS PAY
SENATE THINKS 4000 ENOUGH
FOR ARBITRATORS
STATEHOOD BILL GOES OVER
Rumors Have it that Plans Are Being
Laid to Kill the Measure by Artf ul
Obstruction Thus Allowing Time to
Turn Votes Against It
WASHINGTON The senate on
Thursday passed with several amend
ments the bill fixing the compensa
tion of an anthracite coal strike com
mission and it now goes to conference
The sentiment of the senate was
strongly in favor of allowing members
of the commission who are not in the
civil or military service a lump sum
for their service and after considera
ble debate 4000 was settled upon as
the proper amount thus taking the
matter out of the hands of the pres
ident
Several other amendments were
adopted fixing the expenses of commis
sioners and the assistant recorders at
10 per day instead of 15 and leaving
the question of salary for the assist
ant recorders and employes to the
commission The name of the com
mission was changed to anthracite
coal strike arbitration
An amendment offered by Mr Daniel
Va to prohibit officers of the gov
ernment from serving on commissions
or performing duties other than called
for by law provoked a lengthy dis
cission but was finally withdrawn
At 2 oclock the statehood bill came
up and there was a brisk exchange be
tween Mr Quay Pa who favors the
omnibus bill and senators who oppose
it Mr- Quay and Mr Bate Tenn1
said they were ready to vote Mr
Beveridge Ind Mr Lodge Mass
Mr Hale Me and others protested
against pressing the bill so soon after
it was reported and it went over until
Monday
The air was full of rumors concern
ing the statehood bill which it was
said was to be defeated not by votes
but by obstruction the vote being
postponed from day to day until ono
hy one all the votes for the omnibus
bill were picked off
Mr Quay wanted it understood that
the bill would retain its place as the
unfinished business and President
Frye said The bill remains the un
finished business if it is in the power
of the chair to keep it there and the
chair thinks it is
The senate then resumed consider
ation of the coal strike commission
bill
Mr Daniel Va precipitated a lively
debate by offering an amendment pro
hibiting the further assignment of of
ficers and employes of the United
States or senators and representatives
on any commissionHe did not criticise
the president on the contrary he
commended him but he argued that
there is an abundance of intellect
learning and wisdom among the peo
ple of the country outside of the gov
ernment service which could be drawn
upon
Mr Allison and Mr Hoar appealed
to Mr Daniel to withdraw his amend
ment with the view of offering it at
some other time when it could have
better attention Mr Daniel finally
consented and the bill was passed
Says Swift Buys Railways
KANSAS CITY Gpnrge H Ross of
Chicago for several years traffic man
ager of the Indiana Illinois Iowa
railway has succeeded Theodore C
Bates of Boston as president of the
Union Depot Bridge Terminal Rail
way company Mr Bates says he re
signed so that the companys Interests
might be in the hands of a practical
railroad man A dispatch from Bos
ton however positively asserts that
Mr Bates sold his interests and the
Winner bridge piers in the Missouri
river and the valuable river land and
terminals owned by it have been pur
chased by Swift Company who con
template building an independent
stock yards and a new plant
Will Impose Conditions
OTTAWA Hon Clifford Sifton
minister of the interior is reported by
an intimate friend to have said in re
gard to the construction of the Grand
Trunk Pacific road that ir the Grand
Trunk or another road gets assistance
from the government for a transconti
nental it will be on the express con
dition which will be fully guarded in
legislation that the termination will
be a Canadian point Some point in
the province of Quebec on the St
Lawrence far enough east to be kept
open all the year round must be se
lected and reached by the shortest and
most direct route
Sultans Troops Hemmed In
MADRID A dispatch from Tan
giers Morocco says the commander of
the imperial forces has informed the
sultan that his troops are completely
hemmed in bv the rebels that they
are unable to advance or retreat and
that his hitherto loyal tribes are join
ing the forces of the pretender to the
throne
HOMAGE TO REED
House of Representatives Adjourns in
Respect to His Memory
WASHINGTON The house on
Monday paid a remarkable tribute to
the memory of ex Speaker Thomas B
Reed
His death had created a profound
impression and there was a universal
desire among the members that the
house show a signal mark of respect
to Iiis memory
For the house to take such action on
the death of a former member had
only three precedents in its history
namely on the occasions of the death
of Benton Blaine and Alexander
Stephens when the house adopted
resolutions and adjourned ouL of re
spect to their memories
It was decided to follow these pre
cedents in the case of Mr Reed The
chaplain at the opening of the ses
sion paid a feeling reference to the
death of the cx spsaker No business
was transacted beyond the formal
reading of two messages from the
president and an arrangement to post
pone the special order for the day
the London dock bill until Tuesday
Mr Sherman of New York then
amid profound silence arose and in a
few feeling remarks offered the l
lowing resolution
Resolved That the following min
utes be spread upon the records of the
house of representatives
Hon Thomas Brackett Reed died
in Washington December 7 1002 For
twenty -two he had been
years a mem
ber of this house for six years its
speaker His service terminated with
tlie Fifty fifth congress
Within this chamber the scenes of
his lifes great activities were laid
Here he rendered service to his coun
try which placed him in the front
ranks of American statesmanship
Here he exhibited characteristics
which compelled respect and won ad
miration
Forceful ability intrinsic worth
strength of character brought him
popular fame and congressional lead
ership 7n him depth and breadth of
intPlleft with a full and well rounded
development had produced a giant
who towered above his fellows and
impressed them with his power and
wisdom
A distinguished statesman a lofty
patriot a cultured scholar an incis
ive an unmatched debater a master
of logic wit and satire the most fa
mous of the worlds parliamentarians
the great and representative citizen
has gone into history
Resolved That in honor of the dis
tinguished dead the house now ad
journ
In presenting the resolution Mr
Sherman said
Mr Speaker the life of ex Speaker
Reed ended yesterday Its span meas
ured many years less than the alloted
life of man and yet there was within
it so much of moment that his fame
became great and will be lasting He
was a citizen of my state since his re
tirement from public life although it
was as representative from Maine that
he rendered his services to the re
public and it is in the state of Maine
that he will have his final resting
place
To have served with Mr Reed was
an honor to have been in close touch
with him an inspiration to have en
joyed his confidence and friendship
a delight He was so great his serv
ice to his country so valuable that it
seems to me we may fitly depart from
what is the usual custom of the house
when one not in public life dies I
therefore Mr Speaker offer the reso
tion which I sent to the clerk
CORN CROP BREAKS RECORD
Illinois Produces More and Sells High
er Than Ever Before
SPRINGFIELD 111 According to a
bulletin issued by the agricultural de
partment Friday the corn crop is the
largest in point of production and the
most valuable ever produced The
total yield was 321000000 bushels
which is 15010000 bushels larger
than that of 1S79 the banner year
heretofore The value this year is
114217000 which is by far the most
remunerative crop ever raisel in the
state The quality is 11 per cent on
n average The December 1 condi
tion of the winter wheat in the state
is two points above a seasonable av
erage She area in seed is 1275000
acres a deficiency of 5 per cent
JUSTICE SHIRAS MAY RETIRE
Governor Taft of the Philippines May
Be His Successor
WASHINGTON The prospective
retirement of Justice Shiras from the
supreme court which was announced
by his son some time ago as likely to
take place at no very distant day it
is believed here niay result in the pro
motion to the supreme bench of Wil
liam H Taft the chairman of the Phil
ippine commission Governor Tafts
elevation to the court would be the ful
fillment of the general understanding
at the time he resigned from the fed
eral court tench in Ohio and took up
his present duties at the request of
President McKinley It also will be
in the nature of a reward for his long
and arduous work at the head of the
Philippine commission
GEN LEE ON CUBA
HOLDS AMERICA MADE MISTAKE
IN LETTING ISLAND GO
NEVER WAS BETTER GOVERNED
Lee Praises McKinley for Acting
Where Cleveland Temporized and
Places Blame for Maine Disaster on
Weylers Young Officers
fNhJW YUKK General Filzhugli Lee
addressed members of the Patria club
Friday on The United States and
Cuba He said in part
Cuba was never so well governed
by Spain as it is today Congress
wearied of the wars in Cuba and pass
ed resolution recognizing the right of
belligerency of the revolutionists
Then came the war I want to say
that I reported to President Clevelanl
the exact condition of affairs that ex
isted there I reported the rebellion
with all its brutalities and horrors
and told him it would continue for
several generations if not brought to
a speedy end
Mr Cleveland gave no attention to
my reports and it was not until that
great man now sleeping his last sleep
in Canton O -took charge of affairs
in Washington that these atrocious
conditions were brought to an end
Cuba is well worthy of the atten
tion of the American people It is
the richest spot on Gods green earth
No country ever rivaled Cuba in its
products It has been waiting for half
a century for American energy and en
terprise If we had not sacrificed wis
dom for sentiment we would own Cu
ba today When we did have Cuba
we should have held on to it but some
ot the people wanted to show the
world that they were acting for hu
manitys sake and not for the posses
sion of territory
Prior to the war with Spain when
I was consul general in Cuba there
were repeated attempts to assassinate
me Wherever I went I had to sit
with my back to the wall and a hand
on my six shooter I received twenty
and thirty letters a day in which I
was threatened with all manner of
deaths Some threatenel to waylay
and strangle me others to string me
up to the nearest lamp post and still
others to tie me to a horses tail and
drag me around tlie streets in Havana
Five Spanish women called at my
office one afternoon and handed me
letters from some Spanish officers in
which they threatened to come to my
office tie me hand and foot put me
aooard the Maine and drive me out
of the haibor I received reports that
even the Cubans wanted to kill me
because war with the United States
would thus surely result
While these reports were current
a man came into my office with the
purpose as I thought of killing me
He moved toward me inch by inch
aud just as he came within reach I
had him covered with nu revolver
I asked him what he wanted and to
my surprise he said in English
I have just come from General Go
mezs camp suffering from a Wound
in the thigh I want to leave Cuba
I want to go back to the United
States
I asked him where he came from
and he said in the drawliest kind of
a way From Kansas That man
was General Frederick R Funston
So you see I had mucii to do with
the later capture of Aguinallo
GOLD MONEY IS DISCUSSED
Senate Committee Talks with Wright
on Philippine Currency
WASHINGTON The senate com
mittee on the Philippines on Thurs
day discussed with Vice Governor
Wright the monetary situation in the
archipelago It was generally agreed
that there would be difficulties in
changing the currency in the islands
but the consensus of opinion was that
the unit of value should be a gold peso
of twlve and nine tenths grains of
gold which is one half the value of
the United States gold dollar and the
peso in silver should be made legal
tender of equal value to the unit
Governor Wright and tlie committee
also agreed that United States cur
rency should not be made legal tender
as the silver dollar would then be
worth twice as much as the peso and
thus encourage counterfeiting
Governor Wright said at present the
Mexican dollars were circulating at
their bullion value and banks were
manipulating them so as to make 4 or
5 cents each Gold was held in the
banks as a commodity and bought by
merchants and others who had to pay
therefor foreign obligations in gold
Nutmegs Frozen Up
NEW HAVEN Conn The mercury
at 8 oclock Tuesday morning was 5
below zero the lowest here of the
season In Torrenton and other places
In the northwestern part of the state
the mercury went 14 below
It is better to spare the rod and
spoil the child than spoil the child by
1 using the rod too much
AS TO LAND LAWS
No Changes Regarding Them Will Be
Made
WASHINGTON The house commit
tee on public lands Wednesday put a
quietus on the bill introduced by Pow
ers proposing tho repeal of the desert
land act timber and stone act and
commutation clause of soldiers home
stead act The bill was discuE3ed in
formally but thoroughly and was op
posed by all members from the arid
and semi arid states Messrs Shafroth
and Mondel contended the repeal of
the present land acts would greatly re
tard development In Colorado and Wjri
omlng It was admitted generally by
all the members of the committee that
tho present laws are adequate and if
rigidly administered by land office of
ficials frauds would be reduced to a
minimum If any change should be
made it should be that timber lands
west of the Rocky mountains should
be increased in price in proportion to
their greater value over timber lands
east of the range Chairman Lacey
who had introduced a bill to repeal
the desert land act and commutation
act of the homestead law said he had
done so under a misapprehension of
facts aud gave notice that he would
not press it While no formal vote
was taken the committee practically
agreed that there would be no bill re
ported by it this session to disturb
present laws
In discussion of the Matter Chair
man Lacey made a significant state
ment that at some future time that
clause of tlie irrigation bill passed at
the last session providing that settlers
pay for water rights will be repealed
and that the government will stand the
entire expense of reclamation projects
without requiring settlers to pay any
share of the same
The committee authorized Mr Mon
dell to report favorably a bill passed
by the senate introduced last session
by Senator Warren providing for the
resurvey of sixty four townships of
land in Big Horn county Wyoming
with an amendment adding sixteen
additional townships
Representative elect Ilinshaw called
upon Commissionar Jones at the In
dian bureau to advocate the framing
of a bill to provide for the sale of tho
surplus land belonging to tlie Otoes
and the distribution of the proceeds
among the Indians Mr Ilinshaw was
informed by Commissioner Jones that
the department would recommend such
a measure and in fact a bill of this
character had been frequently recom
mended
Need of Funds is Urgent
WASHINGTON Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson appeared before the
house committee on agriculture Wed
nesday to explain tlie urgent necessity
for an emergency appropriation to en
able his department to stamp out the
foot and mouth disease now prevalent
in some of the New England states
Mr Wilson advised the committee
of conditions in the quarantined dis
tricts and said it had been found nec
essary to kill all infected cattle and he
had ordered their slaughter
He estimated that it would cost
about 700000 to stamp out the dis
ease The committee also was asked
to secure legislation which will give
the secretary of agriculture authority
after an inspection of live stock to
give a certificate to the shipper which
will permit of the transportation from
one state to another and through
states without further inspection by
state authorities
VENEZUELAN FLEET DESTROYED
English and German Vessels Do Quick
Work
LA GUAYRA Venezuela Ten Ger
man and four British cutters captured
the Venezuelan fleet Wednesday and
ordered them to surrender and with
out a shot being fired the British
and German forces seized the fleet in
the name of the German emperor and
the king of England Two of the ves
sels which were undergoing repairs
were broken up The German crui
ser Panther steamed into the harbor
for action The Venezuelan steamers
were taken outside the harbor and
at 2 oclock in the morning the Gen
eral Crespo Tutmo and Margarita
were sunk The Ossun was the only
vessel spared in view of the protest
made by the French charge daffaires
M Quievreux who notified the com
modore of tho allied fleet that the Os
sun is the property of a Frenchman
Firemen Caught Beneath Walls
TOLEDO O Fireman Thomas
Smith was killed and four other fire
men were injured Tuesday by being
buried beneath falling walls during
the progress of a fire which caused
a damage of 535000 to the furniture
factory of Keiper Bros The injured
firemen are Ora Hines internally in
jured Richard Manley leg and ribs
broken Roy Kinney bruised about the
body and David Manley back injured
Erie Raises Switchmen
CLEVELAND O The Erie Rail
road company has raised the wages of
400 switchmen on its Mahoning divi
sion 11 and 15 per cent
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
CATTLE There were 24 or 30 cars of
cornfed iiteera Included In tho receipts
and at noon the greater part of them
were In first hands The market was
very uneven but as a general thing the
decllno amounted to fully 50c as compared
with the close of tho week In some
cases sales looked fully 7Bc lower but
those were rare Instances
Tho cow market was In fully as bad
shape as the steer market and up to a
late hour vary little business had been
tiansacted Tho general market may
safely be quoted EOc lower for the week
but the same as noted for steers the
rilces were very uneven It now takes
a good bunch of cornfed cows to sell
much over 300 so that prices are at the
low point of the year
Bulls eased off a little again and so
did stags Veal calves ware scarce and
did not show much change
The stocker and feeder market was also
very slow and lower The demand from
the country lias be n very light all the
week and prices may safely be quoted
23o lower with common stuff almost un
stable at any price
HOGS There was a liberal run of hogs
at all points so that prices continued their
downward course The market here
opened right close to a dime lower with
the bulk of the sales going from 503
to 605 and as high as S607 and 610
was paid for choice hogs Packers how
ever were not bidding those prlccs
freely and in fact there was only ono
buyer on the opening market so that
sellers did not have much opportunity to
cut loose After about CO loads had
changed hands trading camo to a stand
still as packers dropped their bids to
J3003395 or fully 15c lower than yester
days average
SHEEP Quotations for fed stock
Cl olce lambs 3003350 fair to good
lambs 1233473 choice yearlings 4103
423 fair to good yearlings 3730410
choice wethers 3653390 fair to good
2 403365 choice ewes 3353365 fair tb
good 3003333 feeder lambs 3003375-
feeder yearlings 3C03325 feeder weth
ers 275tfl300 feeder ewes Sl30 fi223
Grass fed stock 25335c lower than corn
feds
KANSAS CITY
CATTLE Corn cuttle 10315c lower
cows and heifers 40373c lower than last
Friday calves 50c3H 0 lower than Mon
day choice export and dressed beef
steers 52011610 fair to good 2653513
stockers and feeders 2503385 western
fed steers 3003523 Texas and Indian
steers 2333300 Txas cows 2003253
native cows 1253400 native heifers
j733373 canners 1003220 bulls 2253
375 calves 3003000
HOGS Market 7VU0c lower top CIO
bulk of sales 5903610 heavy 6023
610 mixed packers 50723G10 light
5S33G02yA yorkers 3953002 pigs
5503590
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market strong
to higher native lambs 1003340 west
ern lambs 53S3Tt333 fed ewes 3003
3D3 native wethers 3003420 stockers
and feeders 200333
MAY HASTEN CANAL ACTION
Trouble in Venezuela an Excuse for
Taking Matter Up Again
WASHINGTON At the instance of
Secretary Hay Dr Herran Colombian
charge daffaires called at the state
department Friday to discuss the can
al treaty negotiations that the secre
tary might be able to report the exact
status of the canal to the cabinet
Dr Herran was unable to give the
secretary any reply from the Bogota
government as to the price which Co
lombia will accept for the lease It
was explained to Dr Herran that in
view of the many other weighty dip
lomatic matters pressing for attention
at this time and the growinb impa
tience at the capital at the delay in
the conclusion of a canal convention
immediate action by the Bogota gov
ernment was imperative
Dr Herran cabled the foreign office
at Bogota the wishes of the state de
partment and called attention to the
serious complications that may arise
out of the Venezuelan situation
Elect Haytian President
PORT AU PRINCE Hayti The
chamber of communes finished the
election of senators Friday and the
national assembly will elect a new
president within a few days The ma
jority favor Seneeque Pierre whose
election is assured in case General
Nord the war minister who will en
ter the capital with his army on Sun
day does not oppose him
Bank Eandits Make Haul
SANTA FE N M A report has
reached Santa Fe that the private
banl of Hillsboro was held up in broad
daylight on Wednesday by robbers
who escaped with something over 30
000 Soon after midnight three men
were heard galloping at a furious rate
through Fairview a mining camp
heading for the Black range A sher
iffs posse is in pursuit
Texas Line is Not Bought
TOPEKA Kan E P Ripley presi
dent of the Santa Fe denies that his
road has purchased the Texas Central
Reports to the effect that the pur
chase is about to be made are erro
neous as the Santa Fe does not want
the Texas road The short line from
Albuquerque to Galveston will not be
built yet and for this reason no Tex
as acquisitions can be used but the
contract for constructing the Santa
Fe short line will soon be let
The protocol of the commercial
treaty between the United States and
Cuba has been signed
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