A I M SB
Conflicting Reports of Action
on Manchurian Proposal
OBJECTS TO MANY POINTS
Correspondent Who Announce ejection
of Treaty Claim Vino That Capital May
lie Iteiuoved Irom IVkliiK Mliiltrrt
Not to Meet Until Committee ItepurU
London March 27 The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times wiring
Yesterday says 1 am Informed on
the best authority that the Chinese
court has Instructed Ll Huns Chang
to Inform the ministers of the powers
that China has refused to sign the
Manchurian convention nntl has nut I
lied all viceroys to the same effect It
Is further assorted that the court seri
ously contemplates a removal of the
capital from Peking
London March 27 The Itoutcr Tele
graph company has received the follow
ing dispatch
Peking March 20 The report that
China rejects the Manchurian con
vention Is not time She objects to
uinny points under discussion China
objected to the prohibition of the Im
portation of arms and ammunition
into Manchuria and to the provision
forbidding China to construct her own
railways without Russias consent
She also takes exception to relinquish
ing autonomy in Chin Chow Chinn
does not desire to grant a concession
which would be likely to prove an em
Largo to other powers
I Kruger 1 OptimlHtlr
London March 27 The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Dally Mall wires
the substance of an interview with
Mr Kruger whom he found in a most
optimistic frame of mind General
Bublugtons victory over Gen
eral Delarey had been Mr Kruger
thought magnified in the reports He
thought the Magaliesberg range and
Rustenburg were again in the posses
ion of the Boers continues the cor
respondent and the old guerrilla
game will continue until England Is
forced to make peace overtures
Wants Damage From Uncle Sum
Vancouver B C March 27 Charles
Spencer an Englishman has come here
to present a claim for damages against
the United States government for live
months Imprisonment in a dungeon
lit Malata without civil or military
trial and without a charge being made
against him He says he served in the
First Tennessee regiment and with the
hospital corps of the First Colorado
While temporarily separated from his
corps he says he was arrested and
thrown into an unhealthy Spanish
prison
I Tfo Free Coinage In India
London March 27 The India secre
tary Lord George Hamilton in the
house of commons said the govern
ment had no intention of again consid
ring proposals for the free coinage
of silver in India The coinage last
year was 1G crorcs nearly as much As
the highest free coinage year 1S77 78
Gerald Balfour president of the
hoard of trade declared that no steps
had been taken to call an international
bimetallic conference
Krugern Mission to Aineriea
Tnris March 27 Le Rappel gives
epaee this morning to the following
remarkable communication from Am
sterdam Mr Kruger will sail for
the United States next week on the
Invitation of the America Pro Boer
committee to give lectures The com
mittee expects to collect 50000000
find to form a volunteer flotilln with
which to transport men and ammuni
tion to the Transvaal
IJoero Capture Colonial
London March 27 The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Express re
ports the capture by 100 Boers of 330
colonials In a rocky defile near Rich
mond last Thursday He asserts that
the colonials lost 13 men before they
surrendered adding that they were
all liberated after having been stripped
of their accoutrements
Until Committee Kepnrti
Tekjng March 27 The foreign min
isters will not meet again until the
committee is ready to report on Chinas
resources The committee Is still
hearing merchants bankers nnd others
on the subject The Australian con
tingent will sail for home today A
Japanese regiment Is also starting for
Japan
Great Trotten to Itace Is Chicago
Chicago March 27 The Tribune
oys that the grent trotting race be
tween Cresceus Boralma and Charley
Herr will be held over the Washington
Tark track in this city Negotiations
have been In progress for some time
nnd it is now snld that the race Is prac
tically assumed for Chicago
Cblneie Not Made Fubllc
Washington March 27 The state
department yesterday made public a
note sent to the Chinese minister
Feb J9 warning the Chinese govern
ment against entering into private ter
ritorial or financial arrangements with
out the full knowledge of all the
powers
I General French Operation
Vryheid March 27 General French
with Dartnels and Poultneys columns
arrived here yesterday having killed
wounded or captured 1200 Boers no
has also taken several cannon 1000
rifles 1800 wagons and 225000 head
of horses cattle and sheep
Dewet Again In Orange River Colour
London March 27 It Is reported
from Bloomfonteln that General Dewet
Is again In Orange River Colony
RETURN TO OLD TACTICS
Kitchener roller In South Afrlea VnlU
to Aehlote Hmilltn Hoped For
London March 27 The Pretoria
and Bloemfouteln correspondents of
the Times send long dispatches admit
ting that Lord Kitcheners policy audi
speratloiiB have failed to achieve the
results hoped for and pointing out I
that the British public must he pre
pared for a return to the policy of oc 1
copying districts and studding the
country with military posts as tlio
only means of effecting complete paci
fication This process the correspond
ents say will occupy much time and i
necessitate n constant supply of fresh
troops The strain on both olllcers
nnd men has been and will be enor
mous and arrangements must he made
to send fresh troops to the front In or
der to enable the troops to be sent
homo
Unless this Is done says the ad
vices to the Times there Is a prospect
of the war lasting for year There
Is no use renewing peace negotiations
Nothing approaching terms as the
word 1 understood would he politic
with the Boers I
ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE
Trouble nt Home mill In the Fur 1ant Ale
lrovlng Too Much for theCar
of KiiHsln
London March 27 A dispatch from
St Petersburg to Renters Telegram
says that in consonance with what
Is believed to be the cnrs expressed
wish the minister of the Interior
has published instructions for the au
thorities of the towns and provinces
recommending preventive measures
against disturbances as being more
effective than severe repression after
disturbances have broken out
The Birmingham Post which Is
closely In touch with Joseph Cham
berlain says news received invhlgh
ijunrtcrs In London indicates that the
czar Is In a very nervous state owing
to the condition of the political horizon
It Is said Hint he fears the result of
the policy of his ministers In the far
east while the student troubles and
threats against his life of which there
aro more than have been published
have completely unnerved his majesty
His medical advisers have strongly
counseled a yachting cruise but the
czar has refused to follow their ad
vice Those behind the scenes in
Russia take a very grave view of the
present agitation and think it is the
beginning of more serious trouble
Minn Under Cnr Fnlnre
London March 27 A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Paris states on highest authority that
a mine has been discovered beneath
the palace of Emperor Nicholas at
Tznrskoo Selo 17 miles south of St
Petersburg Several notabilities the
dispatch further says are implicated
in the plot against his majesty The
Russian press was not permitted to
mention the affair
BAR DEBENTURE COMPANIES
Supreme Court of Ohio Tiiken Decided
Stand Against Tliem
Columbus O March 27 The su
preme court yesterday dealt a death
blow to the so called debenture busi
ness in Ohio In quo warranto pro
ceedings brought by the attorney gen
eral against the Interstate Investment
company of Cincinnati the court en
tered Judgment of ouster The de
cision is based upon the findings of
the court that the methods employed
by the debenture companies are those
of a lottery that they are fraudu
lent contrary to public policy and un
lawful Five of the six judges concur
In the Judgment and the sixth Judge
Shauck does not dissent
JeflrleK and ltuhllu 11 ay Fight
New York March 27 The lournnl
Rays lames 1 Jeffries and Gus Rub
lln have about completed arrangements
to light for the chnmplonshlp of the
world in San Francisco In fact they
nre practically matched They have
been offered a date Inly 1 by T T
Groom manager and matchmaker of
the National Sporting club of San
Francisco The only hitcii Is on the
Question of the fighters share of the
receipts
KJoeri for Wild Weit Show
New York March 27 Among the
passenger who arrived on the steamer
Vaderland from Southampton wns
Jules Keene of Buffalo Bills Wild
West show who brings with him 37
persons Including Lieutenant Van
derloo and 11 Boers of Dewets scouts
14 of Colonel Baden Powells scouts
and nine Cossacks
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
The Chlcogo Times Herald on Thurs
day morning will become the Record
Herald
The Buffalo Pan American exposi
tion stamps will be placed on sale at
postotllces throughout the country on
May 1 next
Mrs Nation called on Mayor Fleisch
maun of Cincinnati at the city ball
Tuesday and scolded him for operating
a distillery there
S B Patterson postmnster at Haljs
Mo was given a two years sentence
I nthe penitentiary Tuesday for being
short In his money order accounts
Buck MCMakin a trotting horse
trainer was shot and killed Tuesday
at the home of his father-in-law
Thompson Smith In New Albany Ind
The navy department has entered on
an entirely new policy by designating
a first class battleship the Indiana
for the service of the cadets nt the
United States naval academy
Editor E L Bautzer of the Watch
man a newspaper published nt Clay
ton Mo has challenged S J Harris
editor of tho Argus a rival publication
to mortal combat according to the
French code
ISorge
CrniuiM tl
Ciirile fl
Illiihhnw 11
i i ii i mi inrn ik vmm a
illHIIl
Little Hope of Break In Ne
braska Deadlock
OAUOUS IS INEFFECTUAL
Adjourn at Mldulht SutuVel to Tall ot
Clmlruinti Coiiiiuunleiillnn From Holt
era Left UniiiiweteilTo Tliiinipioot
Knell UeuelteAt Vote In Joint llallnt
Lincoln March 27--Fifty-throe Re
publican members of the leglslatuie
last night went Into what Is believed
to be the last senatorial caucus held on
tlio long term vacancy From 8
oclock until midnight balloting was
steadily maintained without a nomina
tion There was a falling off In the
vote for Edward Roscwater anil n
gain for George Meiklcjohn the last
ballot resulting Roscwater 27 Molklo
John 20 Currle 7 Baldrlge I Dur
ing the balloting a communication was
received from the nine men who re
fused to enter the caucus In sub
stance the bolters offered to abide by
the decision of the caucus IT It would
undo the work of a week ago and nom
inate any two men eliminating the
name of D K Thompson There were
other propositions which weie not dis
closed
The caucus adjourned shortly before
midnight subject to call of the chair
man The communication of the bolt
ers was left unanswered after a mo
tion to denounce them and their ad
visers as traitors to the party had
been tabled
The prospect Is regarded as unfavor
able to any sort of an agi cement or
the election of either senator before
the expiration of the legislatures ses
sion at midnight Thursday night Dur
ing the day a number of conferences
were hold the most Interesting being
that in Governor Dietrichs office be
tween the caucus bolters the governor
and a number of parly leaders for the
purpose of Inducing the bolters to Join
the majority
Only three absentees marked yester
days Joint ballot for United States
senator D E Thompson Repub
lican and W II Thompson fuslouist
each received 59 votes Roscwater
stopped at 2 Crlssey Lowe and
Spencer who had gone to Meiklcjohn
in caucus staying with the latter who
thus went up to 27 with the aid of the
antls Tlio nntis for the South Platte
centered completely on Ilinshaw giv
ing him 11 llinshaw and Meiklcjohn
sent in communications recording
themselves in favor of direct popular
election of senators The ballot was
uninterrupted Totals
Allen rrMelllfioin 27
-- I I mi Ml irwmiinrTMMriii wumttiil in
THENORFOLK NEWS FRIDAY MARCH 20 1001
Ito ewnter
Thompson T
r
i
Tlinmimoii W U ISO
TO BE NO RE DISTRICTING
Senator Young Hill for Thin JurpuKc I
Defeated In the Senate
Lincoln March 27 There will be
uo congressional rcdistricting in Ne
braska this year Senator Youngs
bill for this purpose being defeated
upon its final passage In the senate
yesterday by a vote of 17 to li The
Republicans voting with the fusionistH
were Allen of Furnas McCargar or
Saline and Newell of Cass Efforts
were made to have one of the gentle
men change his vote which would
have carried the bill but without
avail
The senate passed the house bill pro
viding for n library commission and
traveling libraries and a number or
other bills of lesser importance An
effort to have tho Ollis bill which
reduces freight rates 10 per cent en
grossed for third reading failed and
the bill was placed on general file
which uractlcally mean Its death
The house adopted a resolution by
Evans of Lincoln county Instructing
the attorney general to Investigate
the charges against former Secretary
of State Porter regarding his con
nection with the State Brand and
Marks commission
Golden Itule Meeting
New York March 27 A public meet
ing under the auspices of the Baron
and Bnroness tie Ilirsch association
was held last night In Calvary Bap
tist church this city The attendance
was very large tho bad weather not
withstanding General Thomas L
James presided The object of the
association Is to erect a monument to
the Hlrschs nnd ellminnte racial prej
udice nnd religious intolerance Many
Hebrews as well ns Chinese were
present
Get Together Club Dinner
New York March 27 The Get To
gether club dined last night in the con
cert hall of Madison Square Garden
Five hundred members attended The
subject discussed wns Industrial Bet
terment and Movements for Improving
the Conditions of the Employed W
Bayard Cutting of the executive com
mute of the New York chamber of
commerce presided
Elliott to He Attorney
Washington March 27 Tho prcsl
dent yesterday made the following ap
ments James D Elliot of South Da
kota to bo attorney of the United
States for the district of South Da
kota Pliny L Soper of Indian Terri
tory to ho attorney of the United
States court of the Northern district
of Indian Territory
Kllli Anti Cigarette Hill
St Paul March 27 After having
passed both houses Senator Ilalver
sons anti cigarette bill was yesterday
killed after the senate hud actually
agreed to a minor amendment made
to the bill by the house The bill pro
vided heavy fine or Imprisonment for
the manufacture or sale of cigarettes
DEWEY IS GUEST OF HONOR
ltevlct Mllllnrv mid Naxnt Tourimiitrnt
at MuiIIkou kiUire liirdeu
Now York March 27 Admiral Dow
fcy was the guest of honor and the
reviewing olllecr at the military and
naval tuurmiiiicut at Madison Kiputro
Garden last night The military pro
grain opened wit li a review of detach
incuts of the regulars navy National
Guards and naval militia commanded
by Captain Charles Luscomb Then
mine the West Point detachment un
der Captain Sands They gave an ex
hibition of rough riding and hurdling
At the conclusion of the maneuvers
Admiral Dewey summoned Captain
Sands and congratulated him amid
npplause
To the tune of Strike Up the Band
Here Coinoi the Sailor the Jaekles of
the I lint ford were ushered In and the
crowd applauded for several minutes
The Hartford boys went through a bat
talion drill after which the Brooklyn
troopers nave a music ride The land
ing party drill and the battle air by
the lMrst battalion naval lullltla fol
lowed The entertaliiiiient came to a
close with artillery drill and peg driv
ing by the Fourth field battery U S
A During Hie maneuvers of the West
Point detachment Private Thomas
Cuittly was badly Injured
DEATH LIST IS 17
Thlitj lhr Il moti Injured by Southern
Cjrlom Mime llelug HiiImiI to
Tiile for the Dent Hutu
Birmingham Ala March 27 Umlei
the liai nuiiiloiis working of the slato
militia and tho local police force mud
order has come out of the chaos fol
lowing the fatal storm wide swept por
tions of this city A careful revision
of the dentil list places the total mini
her of dead in lllrmlngham and vicin
ity at 17
Thirty live persons were more or less
seriously hurt but their number In
being augmented by the addition of
tunny names of persons who were
slightly bruised in their marvelous es
cape from death
Sarah Brown a negro woman died
from fright
Mrs II II Thomas and W P Dick
inson who are at St Vincents bos
pital are in a precarious condition
J Alexander the merchant reported
killed yesterday was only severely in
jured He crawled out or the ruins
immediately after the storm and man
aged to reach home In the ruins a
body very much disfigured was found
and it wns thought to be his but It
wns ascertained that the dead man Is
J C Ciiiumno a German who was
In the store making purchases when
the cyclone struck
The relief fund is growing with as
tonishing rapidity over 1000 having
already been received Mayor Dion
nen authorizes the statement that the
sufferers are not in need of outside
contributions
The property loss is placed at fiOO
000
AGED COUPLE ASSAULTED
Mr ami Mr Dlneen In tally Heateu by
Unknown Men Near Iort Dodge
Fort Dodge Ia March 27 Mr and
Mrs Edwin Dlneen an aged couple liv
ing a few miles from this city are ly
ing at the point of death as tlie result
of an assault made upon them by two
unknown men last evening Mr
Dlneen answered a knock at the door
and on opening it was thrown down
and clubbed on the head Mrs Dlneen
went to her husbands rescue and was
struck in the face and badly beaten
Nothing was taken from the house so
It Is thought the assault was prompted
by a secret enemy The victims are
more than SO years old The surround
ing count 17 Is being scoured for the
assailants
Itallroad Medical Department
Dcs Moines March 27 A unique de
partment in railroad work has been
Inaugurated by the Illinois Central
eompnny which has organized what Is
ailed a hog medical staff consist
ing of 13 veterinarians whose busi
ness It Is to visit those sections of
the country nlong tho line of the Il
linois Central where hog cholera pre
vails and to provide the fanners with
a medicine which Is nlmost a sure cure
of the disease It Is claimed that they
have been very successful and have
demonstrated their ability to cure more
than 00 per cent of the cases on which
the medicine Is used The company
gets its reward In the Increased busi
ness In hauling the live hogs to market
Double Ifeader Derailed
St Paul March 27 A double
header freight train of the Wisconsin
Central Jumped the track at the Mis
slBslppi street bridge yesterday and
live men were badly Injured Tom
Calvin engineer badly scalded and
crushed Emll Probst fireman scalded
and crushed S A Woodbury Henry
Doll nnd Thomas La Plant Both
engines nnd many of the cars were
totally wrecked and the loss Is heavy
New liuiebal League Formed
Fort Wayne Ind March 27 Tho In
terstate Busebull league was dis
solved yesterday and a new organiza
tion to be called the Western associa
tion was formed It was announced
that the new association would bo pro
tected by the National league Fran
chises were awarded to Louisville In
dianapolis Toledo Grand Rapids Dny
ton Iort Wayne Marlon and Colum
bus
Milwaukee Will llulld to Helena
Bowdle S D March 27 A full
corps of engineers and surveyors
went west to Evarts yesterday This
fact Is believed fully to Justify the
reports In railroad circles that the Mil
waukee and St Paul will build to
Helena Mou this season work to
begin at once or as soon as the sur
veying work In completed
1 IK ISA 11
United States Cruiser to Collect
Moroccan Bill
CONSUL GUMM HUES MISSION
Amerliiin IinlniKnj Itiirtieil by Witrlilp
tiny He Able to Hi lug Hilton to 1 1 In
Brunei--Will Plowed to Capital II Court
Doe Not Meet Him Half Wit
Tangier March 27 The United
Slates nrniniod cruiser New York
which Is to coiiwy the American cm j
bussy to Mnzagiin In loiiiiccllnn with
the settlement ol the Lulled Stales
claims against Moioito lias iiirhctl
hcic
Washington March 27 -Upon being
ail vised by the navy department that
the New York had arrived at Tangier
the state department Immediately sent
a cablegram to Consul General Gum
mere diiectliig him to board the New
York at once and go forw lit it on his
upcelnl mission Something Is hit to
Mr Guiuuieres discretion as to the
execution or the details ami it Is for
btin to say whether he will be satisfied
If the sultan and court meet him half
way to Mazagan or whether he will
proceed according to the original pro
gram directly to Morocco lily It
probably will make no difference In
principle provide the necessary ex
planations are afforded for the treat
ment our consul has received and pro
vision be made for settling the claims
These are not very large In the aggre
gate probably 110000 will cover them
Mil or less than half an Indemnity that
was summarily collected by Germany
a short time ago on a precisely similar
class or claims But It can be stated
that If the court does not appear at
Miraigan by the third week In April
then Consul General Guiinncre will go
to Morocco City
Deiirdruu CtiiifeNNea Diamond Itnliliery
Kansas City March 27 -William A
DeardrulT a clerk was arrested yes
terday charged with stealing ilO0
worth of diamond rings from his em
ployers Edwards ic Sloan wholesale
Jewelers Later when confronted
with the rings which had been round
hidden in the basement or the firms
building DeardrulT broke down and
confessed Deardriiff also confessed
to having sent Mr Edwards the senior
member of the firm n letter threaten
ing to kidnap the Jewelers son ir he
did not Immediately produce f 1000 In
gold
rand HUer Ilouing High
Grand Itnplds Mich March 27
Grand river has passed the high water
mark and reached the danger limit
here It Is 12Vj feet above its normal
level Basements of factories busi
ness houses and residences are Hooded
A dozen large factories on the west
bank of the stream are Idle because
tho water has reached their lire and
many men are Idle A number or
houses ami factories are completely
surrounded by water and boats are
used to go to and from them
Killed Sloekimui mid llnrneil llody
Buffalo Wy March 27 Charles E
HuUilmugh and Eiieluntoii who were
arrested two weeks ago on the charge
r having murdered Arapahoe Brown
a wealthy stockman have confessed
It Is said they shot and killed Brown
on Jan 2 last and burucd ids body
In a gulch on Powder river above Ar
vada The object of the crime was rob
ben Ilolllliiiugh was Interested with
Brown In a herd or horses on a raueli
near Amidu Ronton is only 18 years
of age
Peiiibi leii May Not King Again
San FrniiciMo March 27 Mine
Sembrich may never sing In public
again Her physicians have advised
I the famous operatic soprano to can
cel her engagements and to retire to
her home In Dresden for a rest She
leaves today for Europe Manager
Graff has disbanded the company und
the entire organization will return to
New York Her voice is said to have
been overtaxed
Int rick Hearing ii Itegnn
New York March 27 Albert T Pat
rick the lawyer who is accused of mur
dering William Marsh Rice the aged
Texas millionaire last September wns
given n preliminary hearing before
Judge Jerome yesterday The charge
against Patrick Is based on affidavits
made by Charles F Jones a valet In
the employ of the late millionaire
at the time of his death
MourUb Trnoui Itout Trlbemnen
Gibraltar March 27 News has been
received from Marakesh of n greni
fight between Sub tribesmen ami Moor
ish troops The tribesmen had be
sieged the governor In his castle but
they were routed Other tribes nre
now Joining th Sus tribesmen and the
Riiltan of Morocco is mobilizing his
army
Neuring au Agreement
Mnsslllon O March 27 At the
close of yesterdays session of the con
ference of miners and operators the
conferees were Hearing an agree
ment only the price of powder and
house coal being In dispute it Is toe
lloved n settlement will be reached
today
To DUcum Evolution Theory
Lexington Ky March 27 The nn
tionnl pngress of the Disciples of
Christ met here yesterday Delegates
from nil over the United States are
present Among the subjects to be
discussed will be the evolution theory
Will Offer Attorney OeneraWhlp
Washington March 27 The presi
dent has sent forP O Knox the Pitts
burg attorney He Is expected here
Thursday when the attorney general
hip will be offered him
t TIM MM T TW linnffl jum tuttt nirimijrjiTw
3
IOWA RAILROADS ASSESSED
Kewlii Millie InnreiKo of Over it Mil
lion DullarK
Dcs Moines March 2 -By unnnl
nioiiH vole the slate executive coun
cil Saturday fixed the assessment of
ItMut railroad properly at I70S2
lit nil Increase of 107i0Ht
Of the Increase the Northwestern
bears about -120000 tlio Hock rslauds
new lines about 215000 tho Great
Western about 70000 the Milwaukee
About ifiltOOO while the decreases am
fiom the assessments on the Union
Pacific ami the Oiunlin and St Louts
The Northwestern main Hue in tn
ct eased from 11250 to 11500 a mile
making II 500 higher than any oilier
line except the Q and 250 higher
than It The Great Western main
line Is raised MI0 a mile rroin 5500
to Jtiooo Other mile reriitlugs were
Insignificant The Increases were
hugely on the new mileage
CUBA READY Id YIELD
Altitude of the leoiln Now hiiualug and
lliidliiilii Are llliely to Aoeept III
Iliitt Amendment
Havana March 25 The action of the
Republican party In Santiago In en
dorsing the lintt amendment and In
structing Senilis Gomez ami Ferrer or
the Santiago delegation to the constitu
tional convent ion to vote tor the
amendment together with the letter of
I he mayor of tieiifuegos advising ac
ceptance wcie Incidents oT the weeit
Jiiht passed that have tended to clear
up the political atmosphere until now
tlieie aie few who do not expect the
convention to approve the amendment
The visit r American congressmen
bad an excellent effect as in no In
stance have the radicals received any
encouragement In the notion that IT
action is delayed until the next con
gress there might be n cluiugu In tlio
demands or the Culled Slates
Already I lie radicals are taking their
cue from the conservatives and point
ing out that commercial Interests de
mand rccogilMon There Is a possibil
ity of uniting the convention along
this line The plat form of the conserv
atives calls for a reduction of American
Import duties on tobacco and sugar
and approves any scheme of relations
which the United States government
sees lit to Impose In fact the situa
tion Is leading to a point where com
mercial Inleresls will be the chief ques
tion under discussion at the next ses
sion of the convention and It Is mil
unlikely 11 in I a resolution will be
adopted asking for a reciprocal treaty
HANNA WILL NOT SELL OUT
Denies Thut Morgan i to Absorb lliit
IlllcrexU
New York March 25 Senator Ilan
na in rl veil in this city last night and
went to the Waldorf Aslorla lie was
accompanied liy his daughter Rulli
He said lie would remain In New York
for two or tlnee days on purely private
business Asked as to lie truth ol
a story current that he and J lier
pont Morgan had come to New York
to settle dctaHs of a transaction by
which the Morgan Interests were to
take over the lake and ore Interests of
M A llaiina V Co or Cleveland the
senator said that there was no truth
the story lie said lie fact that he
and Mr Morgan were on the hiimt
train was only a coincidence Mr
Hanun denied that he came here to
take part in conferences between Gov
ernor Odell ami Senator Piatt
Aiiieileiiii Trait Society
Washington March 25 -The Wash
ington annual meeting of the American
Tract society was held yesterday In
the GuiitoiiToinpIo Memorial church
the Rev M Asa Fiske pastor presid
ing The Rev Judsou Swift field sec
retary of New York presented a brief
report or the societys work General
O O Howard delivered an earnest ad
dress setting forth the object and
needs of the society He gave from his
own experience a somewhat detailed
account of the tract societys work In
the army emphasizing how much good
It accomplished during the recent
Spanish war
Ilornemen Will fiet All They Alk
Louisville March 25 Hiram J
Scoggln president of the Horsemens
Protective association received a tele
gram from S W Fowler the turf con
gress man at Cincinnati In which
Fowler stated thnt the members of the
turf congress would meet shortly lit
Cincinnati to consider any suggestions
In reason that might be offered by the
Horsemens Protective association Tl
horsemen are In favor of annulling two
or three rules nnd in his telegram
Fowler assured Mr Scoggln that tl
horse owners will get all they ask from
the turf congress
Triangular Ileld Meet
Grlnnell la March 25 The ath
letic management of the different
schools concerned hnve completed ar
rangements for a trlangulnr Held
meet to be held between Grlnnell
Drake and Ames on May 11 This Is
the first of a series of meets of this
character which will be held alternate
ly In Ames Dcs Moines and Grlnnell
Aurierion Mulcted for 910000
Fort Dodge In March 25 A verdict
cf the Jury in the breneh of promise
suit of Mrs Sophia Oleson vs John
Anderson is against tho defendnnt for
the amount of tho suit 10000 The
rnse has been on trial for the past
three days Both of the principals are
well known
fiulilde or Uarald Uanien
Atlantic la March 25 Harald
Hansen a prominent business man of
this city committed suicide last night
shooting himself through the head
dying instantly His friends think
that he has been unbalanced in mind
and therelii in the cause of his rash
act