rriTV. mtATTA nAlT.V THi,.7fl. HfOXTlAY. .T A VTT A I? V 9Ci 1 fin"
behalf wero complied with by the treas
urer, If Iti their examination under that
tectum the governor nnd attorney general
round lit the vault of the treasjry the
amounts called for by the book of the pec
rotary of state nnd treasurer, although
liortloiiM thereof were In such certificates
and vouchors."
In tho Wisconsin case Just cited tha
court held Interest actually received by
tho treasurer on such deposits to belong
tn tho ttatc.
Our own court, In considering the de
posit of publla money In banks by cx
Htato Treasurer Hill, In Stale against
HIM (47 Neb., M9), says:
"The word money Is a general term and
mny Include, not only loirtil tcoder coin
and currency, bJt any other circuiting
medium, Instruments., or tokens In general
use In the commercial world, as the rep
resentative or value. (State against Mc
Felrldgo, Kl Wis., 473.")
Tho expense, to tho county for a tost
Case through the supremo court, even If
the final decision bo against tho county,
would probably ho less than $M.
Respectfully yours,
A. A. WELCH, County Attorney.
Llnhllll)' of Trrnsitrrr.
WAYNE, Neb,, Jan. S, . To the Board
of County Commissioners of Wnyno County,
Nebrnka: Gentlemen In compliance with
your request for an opinion as to the lia
bility of tho county treasurer to tho county
on account of money paid or premium on
surety bond given by tho treasurer, I would
tay:
Our statute provides that tho making of
profit directly or Indirectly by the county
treasurer out of any money In tho county
treasury, the custody of which tho treas
urer Is churned with, by loaning or deposit
ing or otherwise using or disposing of the
tame, shall ho a crime und that tho treas
urer film 1 1 nlio bo liable under and upon
his official bond for all profits realized rrom
uch unlawful using Niich tunds.
i ocuovo i no same rule wouiu govern in
determining what are profits realized from
tho use of such funds ns govern profits for
which an agent Is required to account to
his principal. The rule Is as follows:
"As a general rule, all profits which are
mado by tin agent In tho course of tho
burlncsN of the principal belong to the lat
ter; but mere grntutles which are received
by the agent for Incidental benefit, derived
by- them from services rendered by the
P7lnclnal no Aimt Tall an v claim ti tho
Amount Bfl reeifd nrn nnt nrnnprlv siirh
SESt?.1 n,r?S "if,? 5M?SSr,X,m 5
agent by tho principal. Aetna Insurance
company against Church, 21 Ohio, 432." ,
If there wob an agreement or promise
express or Implied that tho bank would
E ay part of the premium on tho treasurer's
onu If tho treasurer would deposit county
money In such bank, and tho bank did con
tribute to such premium, and the treasurer
did deposit county money In such bank,
tne amount so contributed would bo a
profit which tho treasurer had a right to
expect In pursuance of such promise, and
ho would be llnbla to tho county therefore.
Such more payment by tho bank and tho
donoslt by tho treasurer would not In them
selves, In tho absence of other ovldcnce to
prove an agreement, bo sufllclent to estab
lish such agreement or promise.
If any sum wan paid by a bank toward
tho premium on such bond and accepted by
tho treasurer after he knew that the banks
refused to pny Interest on county money
that might bo deposited by him, or after
he hod for any considerable length of tlmo
left with such bunk a deposit of county
money, knowing' that tho bank did not ex
pect to pay Interest thereon, such facts
would be strong circumstances to bo con
sidered by a Jury as tending to corroborate
tiny testimony establishing such deposits
to have been made In consideration of the
fiayment on said premium or In pursuance
hereforo. but not conclusive of such fact.
The entire question hinges on tho evidence
showing such a state, of fnets that tho
treasurer had a right to expect the banks
to make payments for tho premium on his
bond, on acount of such deposits. Respect
fully yours. 'A. A. WELCH,
County Attorney.
FIRE SWEEPS THE RANGE
Itnnchera Arc Confronted with Serious
Necessity of Seciirlnir New l'eetl
Inpr Grounds.
BUTTE, Mont.,Jan. 19. A special to the
Miner from Great Falls says that extensive
pralrlo fires aro reported on tho other side
of tho International boundaty, extending for
a dlstanco of ten and twenty miles west
of Sweet Grass Hills. Practically all the
rango between Milk river and Leeth bridge
has been swept by the flames. Many hun
dred tons of hay have already been de
stroyed. Tho flro oxtendod to tho valuable, sheop
ranches In the Sweet Grass Hills and own
ers of flocks in that vicinity aro confronted
by tho serious necessity of securing now
winter ranges.
Vort DoiIkc CoopernKe Works.
FORT DODGE, la., Jan. 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho largo coopcrago works of S.
II. Thompson in this city burned to tho
ground Saturday night. Tbo loss Is $25,000,
with only slight Insurance. The causo of
tho fire Is a mystery. J. V. Lowry, cap
tain of tho Fort Dodgo fire department,
was burned about tho faco by tho explo
sion of a can of oil while clearing away
the wreckage this morning, and fears aro
entertained for his sight.
Branilwny Mtorm,
NEW' YORK. Jan. 19. Flro brolto out to
night In tho building on Broadway occupied
by ntumenthnl & Stlnor, manufacturers of
artificial (lowers and feathers; Rocho, Croll
ft Co., manufacturers or neckties, and Sam
uel Folkoff, cloaks and suits. Sixteen ot
Folkoff's employes at work on the fifth
floor were rescued with difficulty and sev
eral flromon were overcome. The loss was
put at 176,000.
v Indian Aarney HoapHnl.
WHITE EARTH INDIAN AGENCY, Minn.,
Jan. 19. The agency hospital and the
Woman's Guild hall. In connection with St.
Columbus Hospital mission, were destroyed
by fire tonight. Fortunately there wero
no patients In the hospital. Tho hospital
was a frame building, and was established
In 1SS2 through the medium ot tho late
Bishop Whipple. Tho Woman's Guild hall
was formerly the Episcopal Mission church
I.tnrrood Ilnnlwure Store,
LINWOOD. Neb., Jan. 19. (Special.)
James Hoollck s hardwaro store was dis
covered on flro Friday night. Nothing wbb
taved except his books and papers. Tho
loss Is 3,000, Insured tor J 1,600. Sponta
neous combustion in the ollroom at the
rear ot tho store Is supposed to bo the
cause.
Stove Foundry.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 19. The plant of
tho II. Wetter Manufacturing company, ono
of tbo largest stovo foundries In the south,
was destroyed by fire about midnight. The
lost will probably reach $2GO,000, covered
by Insurance.
PAPER MAKERS TO STRIKE
I'nloua Irane Order tlmt U Destined to
Throttle Industry lu Wis
consin. KAUKAUNA. Wis., Jan. 19, A general
ttrlko was ordered today at a Joint meet
ing ot the Appleton, Kaukauna and Neenah
lodges of the United Brotherhood of Paper
Makers, which will result, In leas than
three weeka In closing tho twenty-five mills
In the state of Wisconsin, throwing out ot
employment 3,000 laborers and cutting off
ovor 780 tons a day from the supply of the
paper market, unless tho demands of the
union for shorter hours are granted. Fur
ther than this, tho movemcut Is soon to
spread to every paper-making district in
the northwest.
The manufacturers will be given one or
two weeks' time In which to mako a reply
and nothing but an Immediate and uncondl
tlonal granting of the demands, It Is au
thoritatively stated, can prevent the big
walkout at the end of the period.
Hood'm Plllm
So not gripe nor Irritate U alimen
tary Cnal. They ct gently ytt
ynnmyuy, cieaase cuactuajiy ana
Qhre Comfort
DEMOCRATS RAISE PANIC CRT
OIiIm tt Httioul DimUr it Mtittirr
Exchnjt Bill,
AGREE ON MINORITY REPORT IN PPOSITION
Object tn Firs Kxolinngc nf Silver Hoi.
Inrs for fjold Clntm Suoh ii M"n
urc Would Itedoce 1'rlees and
Itcsnlt In IlnnUruptcj'.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The democratic
members ot tho hotiso commlttco on coin
age, weights and measures have, agreed on
a minority report on the bill directing
tho secretary of the treasury "to exchange
gold for legal tender silver dollars," and
the roport will be presented to the house
tomorrow by Mr. Shafroth.
The report takes the position that the
passago of tho bill Is certain to produco
financial disturbances. The following gen
eral proposition in laid down:
Our government has never conceded the
right to tho holder of silver dollars to Co
mand from tho treasury gold therefor, nor
to tha holder ot gold to demand silver
dollars therefor. Such demands always
havo been refused at tho treasury. It Is
the notes and bonds of tho government
that are pa) able In cither gold or sliver,
at the option ot the holder.
The following reasons why such a tneaa
uro should not be enacted are given:
ItiMiulren Inert-imp In Gold Ileaerve.
1. It will equlro a largo Increase of tho
gold reserve of the treasury, ns If tho
obligations on n lescrvo are increased tho
rescrvo sho lid be correspondingly enlarged.
ii u requires iuv,uuu,uw or goia to nci as
n. r??efvo for tho redemption of 1316,000,000
i " tTnttftd States notes called grottltmcks
'andlfMiWMof treasury notes issued under
tho Sherman act. will it not take at least
$300,000,014 In nold to act as a reserve when
trie joW,7JZ,617 of silver dollars nnd silver
certificates are made a direct chargo upon
mai reserve:
2. It will create a new endless chain upon
tho gold reserve of the treasury and
thereby plunge the government deeper Into
the bunklne ljuslnesH. If thn milieus) chain
upon the treasury caused by tho rodemp.lon
und reissue of greenbacks Is a continual
drain upon he gold reserve and a severo
strain upon the government, how much
more of a drain and strain will the $330,000.-
000 of now obligations upon that rescrvo
imposor
Kenr n Iinrurr Debt.
The government now has the nowor to
call an nbollita halt to a raid urion Its
gold reserve by impounding the greenbacks
mm treasury notes, mil u sliver is mauo
redeemable In gold It cannot do so until
It Impounds also the 1500,WX),000 of silver
dollurs nnd sliver certificates. When thro
1b a run on tho treasury for gold It Is tho
salvation or commorce ana tne rscrve to
havo In circulation ii currency which Im
poses no further demand on that inetiil.
The bill will nlunce the Government dcooar
Into the banking business.
3. It will facilitate the exportation of
gold.
As tho $353,000,00) of our currency redeem
able In gold Is scattered all over tho coun
try, ii is aiiiicuu tor large exporters or goia
to collect sufllclent ot thai currency to
present for redemption. Hut If silver cjr
tlflcatcs, which form tho great bulk of the
currency tint clrcuhttfi. can be presented
for payment In gold, then It becomes an
easy mattci to compel tho government to
furnish all tho gold for exportation.
Contraction of Currency.
With other nations" Imnnslnff rpatrietlnnB
upon their exportation of gold, and wo
facilitating uur exportation of, the Bume, we
nro likely to lose great quantities of that
llfo blood of commerce.
4. It will cpubo tho retirement of the
silver dollars nnd produce either violent
contraction of the" currency or the substitu
tion of printed promises to pay. It will
convert nssetH Into liabilities dollars Into
debts.
5. Other things remaining na they are,
such a measure would cause a fall in prices
or an commouities anu outer property.
Falling prices produco bankruptcy nnd
panic, '
No nation on tho faco of tho globe re
attires Its exchcuuer to exchnnco sold for
sliver. This Is a new policy In the treat-
mont of tin precious metals, why should
this, the greatest silver Producing nation
In the world, be the first to strike n blow
at ono of Ks greatest industries?
All representatives, regardless of political
affiliation, should condemn such reckless
legislation.
BODY BLOW TO RAILROADS
(Continued from First Page.)
North Dakota, was appointed to conduct
the investigation. They have held one
meeting, at which It was decided to wire
Metcalf to come to Washington and give
evidence. It is said thd sub-commlttco has
been notified by soldiers that. If desired,
they will nppoar and glvo Important testi
mony. McClellnn'M nirthdny Trip.
Captain William Nyo of tho United
States transport McClollan Is In Washing
ton, renewing acquaintances with tho con
gressional party which ho took to Manila.
McClellan'a last trip, which ended In Now
lork harbor December 23, was a remark
ablo one. In all 26,000 miles wero made In
six months, and that long Journey, equal
to more than a trip around the earth, was
accomplished without an accident of any
character. The homeward trip from Ma
nlla Is known as tho birthday voyage. July
10 McClellan sailed from New York harbor
for Manila with a party of congressmen
and army officers. It ended on September
9 In the harbor ot Manila, nnd then eight
days afterward Captain Nye took his party
through tho Philippine archipelago, re
turning to Manila on October 6. On tho
18th of the same month the return voyage
to tho Ualtd States began and shortly
thereafter commenced tho birthday cole
bratlon of that voyage.
November S, tho chief engineer, McMul
Icn, announced that that was his natal day,
and It was properly celebrated. On the
10th, Captain Nyo Invited his guests, and
passengers to n special spread because
It was tho anniversary of his birth. Threo
days later, quartermaster Rowland cele
bratcd, and on the 15th Colonel Dempsey
bt the army had a birthday. "Get ready
for another two days' hence," said Mr.
E. W. Joy, a brother of tho Missouri con
gressman, "for tho 17th la my birthday."
And then for a month there was nothing
more doing. But on December IS, was cele
brated tbo anniversary of the first appear
anco on earth of Lieutenant Holdcn of the
army. Five days after that landing In New
York harbor was made, Just In tlmo for all
to take part In tho festivities of tho great
est birthday In the Christian era.
Captain Nye was for many years 1
whaler before he entered the transport
service, and so thorough a sailor Is he that
every member ot tho house or senate who
tailed with him, nnd there have been many
score, would like to take the trip again,
and It is quite probable that a large party
will do so when McClellan makes Its
trip to tho far east noxt June.
Expensive Clocks.
Tbo most expensive clocks (n general
use throughout tho world are the chrono
meters used at sea pn ovory vessel and
In all ot tho government departments ot all
nations where absolutely accuracy Is neces
sary. The chronometers used by the United
States government cost on an average of
$100 apiece, and they aro' so aucurately
regulated that tho variations In tlmo
amount to but a few seconds per annum
The timepiece, most generally consulted Is
probably that In the senate marble room
which Is part ot the outfit of the weather
bureau. Every day at noon thero Is placed
upon this chronometer a card, announcing
the variation tn tlmo between this particu
lar piece of chronological mechanism and
the sun tlmo at tbo naval observatory.
It Is some years since this cbrbnometer
was Installed, and Its accuracy may be
Judged from this statement made by the
clerk in charge ot the weather map that
the averago variation had been but four
teen seconds per annum. It It considered
to bo nn extremely excellent chronometer,
but tho ono In use at tho naval observatory
Is oven better, for Its record Is a variation
of only six seconds a year since It was
first Installed. The timepieces owned by
the United States foot up In value to hun
dreds of thousands ot dollars. Every ship
of tho navy has at least one, or somo two
or three. Nearly every bureau of the depart
ments has a chronometer, nnd In the
weather service several hundred are lu use.
Without accurato timepieces It would be
almost Impossible to navigate tho seas,
but It Is a strango commentary upon Ameri
can Ingenuity that all of those used by the
government aro of forolgn make, usually of
German or English construction.
KOREAN PRINCE SUED ON DEBT
Son of Kliifr Spend Hie Mono" nnd
I'npn Must Font the
um.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. Prince Eulwha,
the second son of the king of Korea,
against whom n suit has been filed by Wolf
Bros. & Co. of Now York and Philadelphia,
to recover $30,000, claimed to be duo In a
promissory note, tonight through an In
terpreter, said no defense would bo put In.
He said tho money had been borrowed and
spent. Tho interpreter said tho king had
been Informed of tho matter and no doubt
would send the money to pay tho debt.
I'ENSIOXS Toil WKSTKHN VET13KAXS.
Wnr Survivors Iteineniliered by the
(lourrnl Government,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. (Special.) Tho
following western pensions havo been
granted:
Issue of December 31:
Nebrnska: Inereuse, Restoration. Ilclssue,
Etc. Charles MeDonough, Ewlng, $10;
Squire OrltHom, Schuyler. $3: Ebenezer
Franklin, I.lnwood, $10; John O. Stenrns,
I'npllllon, J8J Alexander S. Mnrshmnn, HIuo
Uprlngs, $6. Orlglnnl Widows, Etc.- Minor
ot cran -. ucan, rnpiinon, iu.
iown: incrrare, ltcstorntion, itei'sue,
Etc.-Mllton J. Guth. Cotter, $10: William
C. Hill, Curllsle, IV, John Wunderllch. Du
buque, $8: Frcelovo Turner, Glenwood. $12:
David, W. Ilelt, IJikevlew. $s; Spencer. M,
Leckv. Clinton. $s: Georito Clllroy. Jeffer
son. $17: Arvln D. Wlthcrcll, Columbus
City, $10: Austin D. Cable, Des Moines, $S!
Joseph Mnsh, Soldiers' Home, Marshall
town, $12; Moses T. Denpree. Glenwood, $s;
Daniel Carl (Mexican war), Blakesbury. $12;
David r. h. uiinsman, aanoorn, u;
Samuel T. Gorman", Hntnvla. $12: Preston
Smither, West Chester, $12: Willis Carter,
Wfnt Side. S12. Orlcinnl Widows Reedlc
C. Ayro.s (special nrcrued Jnnuary fi), Cedar
Itaplds, $?: Elizabeth Bmlth (special accrued
Jnnuary 7 Indian wars), Bethlehem, $S. Re
issue, widow sophio m. Hen, i;nrron. iz.
Wvomlntr: lncrenso. Restoration. Reis
sue. Etc. Valentino Pflstor, I,usk. $10.
Mexican Wnr Alexander S. Hare, Evans
ton. $12.
Norm uaKota: increase, ucsioruuon,
Reissue. Etc. Olo Hoxom. Grnnd Forks,
$12.
Colorado: Orlglnnl, Wnr with Spain
William J. Bauer. Del Norte, $. Increase,
Restoration. Reissue. Etc. Joseph B.
Johnston, Hamilton, $14: Iorenzo 1). Esk-
rldgc, lAi jnrn, s; iranKiin u. wiison
(Mexican war), Aiannssn, r.'.
DEATH RECORD.
Ilev. Dr. II. K. Mine.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19. Rev. Dr. II.
K. Hlncs died early this morning, aged 74.
Dr. Hlncs came to, Oregon fifty years ago
from Hcrkclmcr county, Now York, and
during that tlmo ho was connected with tho
affairs of tho Methodist Episcopal church
In tho northwest. As presiding older of
the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
ho became widely known throughout tho
northwest. Dr. Hlnes was president of the
territorial council of Washington and n
member of tho legislature during tho ses
sion of 1S64-1866. He was dologato to tho
national .republican convention In Cincin
nati In 1876.
JikIko Wtlllnm K. Hewitt.
BUTTE, Mont., Jan. IP. Judgo William
E. Dewltt, a distinguished member of tho
Montana bar, Is dead of acuto heart trouble
Ho was' assistant Justlco of tho Montana
supreme court for several years and tn
1900 wan a member of tho national repub
lican commlttco for this state. He was
counsel for the Boston and Montana and
the Butto and Boston Mining companies.
Oacnr K. Sonic.
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 19. Oscar F.
Soule, a member ot tho Merrill ft Soule
company of Syracuse, N. Y., Is dead nt
his homo in this city. Death resulted from
an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Soulo camo
to Pasadena about two months ago. Ho
was G7 years ot age. Tho remains will be
taken Last.
Mother Jonepli.
VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 19. Mother
Joseph, founder of the Sisters of Charity In
tho northwest, died today at the convent In
this city, aged 80 years. Mother Joseph en'
terod tbo novitiate of tho Sisters of Char
Ity at Montreal, Canada, In 1843. She came
west as a missionary tn 1856.
Mru. John l'ettlnRcr.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Mrs, Pettlnger, wlfo of John Petttngcr,
died suddenly yesterday ot heart trouble.
Her age was 50 years. Sho leaves a large
family of children. Tho funeral will v bo
from the family home Tuesday morning.
,loasl Durkc, Aotor-Mimlvlnn.
NEW YOnit, Jan. 19. Joseph Burko, vio
linist and actor, who achieved prominence
ns tho accompanist of Jenny Ltnd, died here
today In his olghty-slxth year. Congress
man Charles II. Burko of South Dakota Is
his nephew.
Mm. II, J. Tiny.
GRAFTON, Nob., Jan. 19. (8pcclal.)
Word received hero announced tho death
yostorday morning ot Mrs. It. J, Day, wlfo
ot a former merchant ot this placo, at their
homo near Atlanta, Neb.
Captain A. K. II Ice. 1
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 19. Captain A.
K. Rico, one of the best known attorneys
In Indiana, died today of neuralgia ot the
heart. Ho served with distinction In tho
civil war.
Niumiel W. llCKKnu,
LOUISVILLE, Ky Jan. 19. Samuel W.
Heagan of tho Heagan Manufacturing com
pany, manufacturers of mantels, dropped
dead today from apoploxy. Ho was 58
years old.
Widow of Don Sehniitlnii.
MADRID, Jan. 19. Infanta Marla-Chrls-tlna,
widow of Don Sebastian, Is dead. She
was born In 1833."
COMES TO TALK INTERVENTION
Former Member of Itrltlth Parllnnient
to I'le ml Doer Cnuse with
'resident.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Dr. 0. B. Clark,
ex-member of Parliament for Caithness,
and formerly consul general or tho Orange
Free State In London, will arrive In New
York on the ateamer Iverna on some mys
terious mission, cables the World's Lon
don correspondent. His exertions tn thi
Boer came have evoked blttor animosity
among tho ""Jingoes," and It U now alleged
that ho has gone to Washington to In
fluence President Roosevelt toward Inter
vention. This object was attributed to
htm In an Interview by a correspondent of
tbo Paris Matin, but Dr. Clark denied hav
ing eald so. Whereupon the correspondent,
In a letter to tho Times, repeated his
statements. )
I
LODGE WILL REPORT BILL
FrtolpiUUi Lij Buttle tht Philippine
Tariff Mttsire.
DEMOCRATS PROMISE A HARD FIGHT
It Is Believed n Month Will lie Con-
su 111 eit In DrbntliiK the Mill
Other Important l.eu-
Iftlntlon, ,
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 19. The Phlllpplno
question will be precipitated In tho senate
tomorrow, when tho commlttco on the
Philippines, which has had tho Phlllpplno
tariff bill under consideration, expects to
report tho measure. Tho bill, with Iti
commlttco amendments, will be sent to the
printer, and Senator Lodge, chairman of
tho committee, will glvo nottco of his in
tention to call it up on tho following day
and ask for Its continued consideration un
til finally disposed ot.
Thero Is a genernl acquiescence of repub
lican senators In this program. Thero are
other Important measures to bo presented
at tbe proper tlmo by administration sen
ators, but the present ngreemont Is to pass
tho Phlllpplno bill first, as being of tho
most lmmcdlnto Importance. A long dis
cussion ot tho bill Is expected by tho re
publicans and promised by the democrats,
Tho democratic leaders say they do not
oxpect to bo ublo to defeat tho bill and
disclaim nil intention to delay a voto un
necessarily, but they say, frankly, that
tlicy consider that It affords an opportunity
tor tho presentation ot their view ot the
cntlro Phlllpplno question, which they can
not afford to let paes.
Senator Lodga will open tho discussion
with a brief speech on Tuesday, In which
ho will discuss tho merits ot tho bill and
nlso tho necessity for early notion. Ho
will bo followed by somo member of the
democratlo representation on tho commit
tee who will outline tbo democratic posi
tion. He In turn will bo followed by other
democratlo senators. Many ot tho sen
ators on tho democratlo side aro expected
to be heard boforo final action shall bo so
cured. Indeed, the prediction Is freely
mado that a voto will not bo obtalnod
within a month. Senator Lodge's plan Is
to hold the mcasuro to tho front, to the
exclusion of all other business, when tho
bill Is onco made tho unfinished business.
Tomorrow Senator Fryo probably will ro
port the ship subsidy bill, but ho will not
attempt to socu-o consideration for It for
tho present and probably not until tbo
Phlllpplno bill shall havo been disposed of.
Tho report of the commlttco on Inter
occanlc canal Is expected later In tho
week; but may bo delayed. Tho considera
tion of that question In tho senate also wilt
wait on the Phlllpplno bill.
During the week Senator Nelson will
mako renewed effort to. securo tho passage
of his bill for the creation of a Depart
ment of Commerce. Tho opposition to It
probably will be continued for tho present.
During tho early part of tho week, prob
ably tomorrow, Senator Cullom will address
the senate on tho treaty-making power ot
tho president. Tho speech Is expected to
havo a bearing upon tho reciprocity treat
ies. Itn delivery at this tlmo will bo re
quired by a number of senators.
If thero should' be an oxccutlvo session
ot tho senate on Monday, thero will bo
an effort made to havo tho nomination ot
Governor Otero of" Now Mexico confirmed.
SHORT CALENDAR IN HOUSE
V
UrKcnt Deficiency
lllll I'rnmlici
to
Attract Intercut of the
Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The calendar ot
the house of representatives is still rather
meager in important bills, so that thero
docs not promlso to be a heavy pressure
of business during the coming week. Mon
day Is tho regular suspension day, but there
aro fow measures likely to be passed by
suspension ot tho rules.
Tho urgent deficiency appropriation bill
will occupy most of tho tlmo during tbe
first few days of the week. It carries a
title of $16,700,000, which Is ruth or largo
for a deficiency measure, and It is expectod
that two days will be occupied In Its con
sideration.
Beyond this thero Is practically no pro
gram for the week, as tho bills ready for
consideration aro not. ot sufficient Impor
tance to securo definite time In advance,
oxcept In the case ot tho Hill bill, for the
exchangeability of silver and gold. It will
be some time before opinion la sufficiently
matured on this measure to lnduco tho lead
ers to set n time for consideration.
PARKHURST GIVES WARCRY
IlcfnrmeriMlnltter Throw Down ithe
Gauntlet to Mayor Seth
I,o w.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19. nev. Dr. Charles
H. Parkhurst today gavo out a letter ad
dressed 10 .Mayor Low, which had been
adopted by the executlvo committee of tho
Society for tho Prevention of Crime, of
which Dr. Parkhurst Is president. The
opening paragraph roads:
Whllo tho Society for the Prevention of
Crime counts Itself distinctly an ally of
the present municipal administration,
thero uro certain principles of action to
which we havo uniformly adhered nnd
which wo deem It Incumbent upon our
selves to pursue nnd to urge, even nt the
risk of excepting to tho policy ot those
whom wo would like In nil respects to
second and support '
"In all our past activity as a society,"
says the letter, "we havo proceeded upon
the distinct understanding that law exists
for tho purpose of being obeyed."
The letter goes on to say that tho first
two weeks ot the present reglmo have
mado it "entirely Indefinite as to what
civic righteousness In this city is and what
it Is not, and to that extent have oper
ated to put the reform administration in
tho samo criminal attitude toward law as
was that occupied by tho administration of
'92, '94, '97 and '01." It deplores the fact
that "while chartered by tbo stnto to the
labor tor the prevention of crimo," tho
society Is not "quite certain any longer
what Is crime," and .says that the atmo
sphere Is clouded by ambiguity and that
the "situation is morally Intolerable."
The letter further says that "there Is
not very much to chooso botween a Tam
many administration that has had bad
principles and a roform administration
that has good principles, but Is afraid to
use them."
The letter, which Is signed by Dr. Park
hurst, concludes by demanding of Mayor
Low that "you braco your administration
Into accord with your oath and that ho
summon the resources at his command to
tho work of "frankly and resolutely sup
pressing open or clandestine violations of
recognized statutes."
This action, which Is entirely for tbo
prevention of crime, Is construed as a
breach between tho reformers and tho re
form administration. Mayor Low tonight
refused to discuss tho letter.
Itev. Kneed Goem to IMttuhuric,
PITTSBURG. Jan. 19.-Rov. Frank W.
Sneed of the Compton Avenuo Presbyterian
church or St. Louis has accepted the call
or tho East Liberty Presbyterian church
of this city and the nnnouncement was
made to the congregation today. Rev. Mr.
Sneed Is expected to assume charge enrly
In February. The East Uberty church Is
ono of tho largest and most Influential In
tbit city,
WAGE SCALE THE QUESTION
Now Schedule Will Absorb Interest
or the I'liltril Mine
Workers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jnn. 19. Fully BOO del
egates to the annual convention of tho
United Mlno Workers of America, which
opens at Tomllnson hall tomorrow, ar
rived today and It Is estimated that be
tween 9,000 nnd 10,000 will be hero by tho
tlmo the convention Is called to order.
President Mitchell, VICo President Thomas
L. Lewis nnd Secretary-Treasurer Wilson
are hero, together with many ot the old
nnd new executive board members.
The Kansas delegation camo In today.
Tho conventon will probably spend tho
entire day tomorrow In organizing and
naming committees that will discuss mat
ters which are to come up. Following this
tho reports of the national officers will bo
read, but It Is hardly likely that tho work
of the convention will arrive? nt this point
until Tuesday. The convention will prob
ably bo occupied with theso preliminaries
until Wednesday when It will settle down
to business. Immediately after tho con
vention Is organized President Mitchell will
nnnounco tho regular committees. Among
tho more Important nro thoso of resolutions,
wage ecalo nnd rovlslon of tbo constitu
tion. Tho scale committee Is the all-Important
ono, as the question of wages most closely
affects tho mine workers. Owing to the
prosperous year tho operators havo enjoyed
the miners will demand nn advance. Many
of tho miners favor asking an Increase of
10 per cent, but tho exact flguro will havo
to be determined by the commlttco nnd then
passed on by tho delegates In convention.
At tbe Joint conference between miners
and operators which Is to follow tho con
vention tho scalo fixed by tho miners will
bo demanded.
Vice President Lewis nnd Secretary Wil
ton havo both completed their reports,
which will be rend to tho delegates on
Monday or Tuesday. The report of Secre
tary Wilson deals with tho work of tho na
tional organization nnd contnlns tho finan
cial statement of tho year.
MEETS NEXT YEAR IN CHICAGO
Brotherhood nf ItnlHvny KmplnycH
Adjourn After Performing; Im
portant' IIiinIiic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 19. The con
vention of tho United Brotherhood of' Rail
way Employes, which has been In session
tho last week, has adjourned. Tho most
Important matters which came beforo It In
Its closing hours were tho election of offi
cers and the adoption of nn Insurance plan.
Three features covering every posslblo con
tingency wero decided upon. Tho conven
tion provided for tho payment of llfo In
surance of Its members on tho annuity
basis and straight llfo Insurance,' and also
made provision for tho payment of Insur
ance to those who becomo permanently dis
abled by accident or old ago. Officers wero
elected to servo two years,
Trainmaster George Estes of Roseberg,
Ore., was mado president. Tho official list
Includes: Conductor F. J. Massey of Fort
Worth, Tex., who was choson second vice
president: C. L. Hurlbut ot Denver, Colo.,
who was elected chairman of tho board of
directors.
The following wero among tho division
vlco presidents elected: John Mulligan, New
England States; F. W. Fosatlng, Now York
and New Jersey; Frank Massoy, Texas; W.
J. Plnkerton, Missouri nnd Kansas; Messrs.
Jackson and McCormack, Chicago; it, L.
Barnes, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Indian
Territory; Charles Donnelly, Indiana and
Indianapolis; J. A. Meroo, Montreal, Can
ada. The brotherhood will hold Its next session
nt Chicago, to which city tho genernl head
quarters of the brotherhood will soon bo
moved.
PUT MACHINERY ABOVE MEN
Mn 11 11 flic tu rem Arc CrltleUod hy Pres
ident Shaffer In Politic
Address.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Jan. 19. The Amal
gamated association went Into tho last
strlko with the United Stntes Steel cor
poration with $72,000 In tho treasury and
spent $200,000 In tho fight. "It will go Into
tho next convention with $100,000 In the
treasury," said President T. J. Shaffer of
that organization, In addressing a mass
meeting ot tho men today.
Mr. Shaffer sold that tho manufacturers
paid more attention to the Improvement In
machinery than to tho sanitary conditions
which surround tho men. Sanitary condi
tions aro the same as thoy wero four years
ago, ho said. On the question of hours of
labor Mr. Shaffer said that ho would rather
eeo a six-hour day with tour turns ndopted
than to have an Increase maUo In the wages
of the men.
Ben I. Davis, business manager of the
Amalgamated Journal, said that the asso
ciation was In hotter condition, numer
ical and financially, than It was bofore
the strike was declared,
Tho association adopted resolutions of re
gret on the retirement of Mr. W. E. Taylor
from tho manngeraont of tho Republic Iron
and Steel company.
UNIONS MAKEA CONCESSION
Will Not Oppose Xoniinlonlnta' nid
dlnir for World' I'nlr
Contracts.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19. The Labor Com
pendium, tho official organ of tho National
Building Trades' council, In today's Issue
says:
"Union building tradesmen of St. LouU
waive one point contended for by the res.
oluttonn adopted by the Mllwaukoo con
vention tho oxcluslve employment of
union labor for It Is conceded that since
tho city of St. Louis and tho United States
government aro partners In tho enterprise,
nny citizen of tho United States could
bring mandamus proceedings If denied
equal opportunity with others in bidding
on labor or material contracts that would
greatly delay operations and prejudice thn
success ot the exposition. Union building
tradesmen ask for and expect fair treat
mentunion wago nnd hours."
CAPITAL AND LABOR AT WAR
Clothliis Makers Lock Out Five Hun
dred UmplnyeN, Mostly
Women,
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. Five hundred custom
clothing workers, the majority of them
women, have been locked out, and It Is
said the number will bo largely Increased
In the nenr future, as (he result of nn
organized movement to stamp out unionism
among tho garment workers In Chicago.
Tho Chicago Federation of Labor has
taken up tho fight of the clothing workers
and today declared a boycott against tho
concerns responsible for the lock-out.
Wholesale tiroeery Houhp,
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 19. Gates &
Brown, wholesale grocers, were burned out
early this morning. The loss Is probably
$80,000, covered by Insurance.
TMt
y A ljixbiivc Drumu'yuiuiiic
Wtf yttbf r rnedy K caret s cola f n ty.
MNY-F1L1PIN0S SURRENDER
Ntorlj Feur Iiitlrtd Rtitli Itimit It
Atwrictm fowtr.
FEDERAL TROOPS ARE UNDAUNTED
IlrlRAnrinKP In Cnnsldrreil the Mont
Serloiin Alrnncr, Tormina; Heal
llnvkhniio of the (liicr
rllla Warfare.
MANILA, Jan. 19. A roport has been re
ceived here that a dugout canoo In which
cloven men of Company I, ot tho Second In
fantry, wero traveling, Is missing nnd Is
probably lost, It Is belloved the men either
perished or were captured.
General Wnde has cabled from Cebu that
365 Insurgents surrendered on the Island ot
Bohp Jnst Friday. The authorities here say
that this stntemcnt Is astonishing If ac
curate, as tho secret service had failed to
Icam of tho oxlstcnco of any such body of
Insurgents on Bohol.
An Important capture was mndo In La
guna province, when eight men of the
Eighth Infantry enptured n woman Insur
geut named Agucdah Dahbndun. She re
cently commanded an Insurgent force ot 800
men, 300 ot whom carried rifles, while tho
balance- were armed with bolos. For six
years past sho has been tending Insurgent
bands ngnlnst the Spaniards nnd the Ameri
cans. Severe I,om hy liixtiruriitm.
General J. Franklin Bell Is still active
In Batntigas, Luzon. A recent engagement
lu this province, In which tho Insurgents
wero defeated with servo loss, resulted In
the wounding of ono American offlcor and
the killing of one private.
Colonel Theodore I. Wlnt of the Sixth
cavalry, who is operating In Uatangat nnd
Luna provinces reports numerous small en
gagements., General Chaffee in tho annual report
which has Just been Issued, sums up the
situation from the military point of view,
by saying that tho provinces ot Batangas
and Lnguna in southern Luzon nnd the
Inlands Samar, Mlndoro and Cebu, con
stitute tho disturbed area, in which bodies
of Insurgents In forco are to bo found.
Treachery of .Vutlvo.
General Chaffee says the prolongation of
the guerrilla warfare Is duo to tho physical
character of tho country and to tho naturo
of the warfaro carried on by tho Insurgents,
who In tho same hour pose as friends and
act as enemies; to the humanity displayed
by the American troops of which tho In
surgents take advantage; nnd to the fear
ot assassination on the part ot those na
tives who are friendly disposed toward tho
Americans, should they give tho latter In
formation concerning the movements or
whereabouts of tho insurgents.
Municipal and provincial governments
nre being organized. These governments
have not received a prncttcnl trial. Thoy
constitute the only certain and reliable,
method ot ascertaining tho progress of the
Filipinos toward self-government.
Over-Confidence Fatal,
According to tho opinion of army officers,
the disaster to Company C of the Ninth
Infantry, at Balnnglga, Samar, whon forty
eight men were killed, was attributed to
the too great confidence of these men In
tho territory which they assumed to bo
pacified.
In tho same roport Judge Advocate
Oroesbeck says tho suppression of tho
brigandnge will probably bo one of tho
most trying problems of the futuro, If the
military army be left free to deal with the
mauraudcrs, thero Is no doubt of their
final suppression. But tho presence ot the
civil government complicates the situation
considerably. With the civil and military
authorities working in harmony, says Judgo
Grocsbcck, no evil results should bo an
ticipated. MOTION UNDER ADVISEMENT
Attempt Renewed to llnve Injunction
AftnluHt Moiitann Mlnlnw Com
pany Dissolved,
BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 19. Tho suit to se
curo an Injunction and tho appointment ot
a receiver of the property and affairs of
tho Boston & Montana company In Mon
tana, tho plaintiff being John McGtnnls
and tho defendant the Boston & Montana
company and tho Amalgamated company,
camo up In Judgo Clancey's court upon
n motion In bohalt of the defendants to
sot aside the temporary Injunction that
was granted in that court on November
19 last. In presenting the motion to sot
aside tho .Injunction, Attorney Evans called
attention to the fact that a similar action
was pending In the United States court
and that Judgo Knowlrs had mado an ordor
enjoining McGlnnls from further prosecu
tion, ot the suit In the district court.
The motion to tet aside the Injunction
was taken under advlsomcnt by the court.
SANTA FE'S NEW STEAMERS
Plans for InnuKuratlon of Service
Will Be Determined at Offi
cial Conference.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. W. A. Blssel,
assistant traffic manager of the Santa Fe,
will leave for the east Wednesday to confer
with President Ripley nnd Vlco President
Morton about arrangements for tbo Inaugu
ration ot the company's new steamship
service to and from this port and tbo
Orient.
Tho Santa Fe't contract with tho Cali
fornia and Oriental Steamship company will
expire within a few days, nnd with tho
abolition ot tbls traffic agreement tho Santa
Fo will have tho Pacific Mall, the Occi
dental and Oriental and tho Toyo Klsen
Kalsha for ocean connection, arrangements
to this end having been perfected some'
week's ago. The now regime Involves fur
ther arrangements, however, and they will
bo settled at tho, approaching conference In
Chicago.
CHANGES IN TRAFFIC PLANS'
Luke Krlo .t Western Complete Ar
riuitf enieiif for Through Freiifht
Service.
FINDLAY, O., Jan. 19. Two Important
traffic changes have been announced by
officials ot tho Lako Erie & Western rail
way, who havo visited this city In the past
two days, Arrangements have practically
been iriado by the Lake Erie & Western
and the Chicago & Alton for traffic ar
rangements botween them at Bloomlngton,
111. The road will run solid trains through
from Cleveland to Kansas City ovor this
line, the trains going from Fremont to
Cleveland via tho Lake Shore, The other
arrangement is a freight department. The
Northowestorn It'now building a spur from
Nelson, III., to Peoria, n distance of seventy
fivo miles. Eastern freight will bo trans
ferred over this spur to Peoria to the Lake
Erie & Western .and brought east. Thus
the Northwestern" will avoid Chicago with
ts through freight.
signature - It on avtry box of tht gtnnlnt
MAY REOPEN 0LD DISCUSSION
I'nn-Ainrrlenn Cunurm Threaten to
Attain Take t"p Arbitra
tion Fight.
MEXtCO CITY, Jan. 19. Though the ar
bltratlon question In tho Pan-American
conferenco Is supposed to havo been dis
posed of thero Is tomo prospect of It be
ing again Introduced. However, n strong
effort will bo mado by tho more conserva
tive delegates to prevent anything nf tho
kind. There nro some reports which tho
conferenco will bo compelled either to
abandon or refer to special bodies. There
exists a very general wish that the confer
onco should mako formal declaration tn
favor of tho Monroe nnd Diaz doctrines as
n part of tho International law of the Amer
icas, but In tho end it probably will bo
decided to refer this matter also to the
International law codification committee
on tho ground thnt ns tho conferenco hni
decided on the nppolntment of such n com
mltteo It will bo against ctlquetto to make
the proposed declaration.
Tho passing of tho arbitration treaties
through tho conferenco Is still the subject
of conversation here. Tho Chilean party
claims that Its Ideas have triumphed, since
from the very start tho delegates of Chile
proclaimed thcmsolves In favor of Tho
Hnguo treaties, nnd finally the action ot
the conferenco wob to adhere to Tho Hague
conventions. On the other hand, It cannot
bo doubted that the advocates of compul
sory arbitration In tho conference hnvo
scored a great diplomatic victory In pro
curing admittance for their convention em
bodying that principle. Tho difficulties,
both active and passive, with which they
had to contend wore enormous. They
themselves now say thero wero moments
when they felt Inclined to give up tho
strugglo tn despair. Their final success
proves that the Peruvian and Argentlno
republics hero played a wonderfully lino
hand at tho diplomatic game.
DR. LEYDS SECLUDES HIMSELF
III Myterloii Meeting with liner
Strengthen Humor of Peace
Kritotlatlonn.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 19. Dr. Iyds, tho Eu
ropean representative of tho Transvaal,
nnd tho Boer delegates mot today nt somo
mystorlous rendezvous.
Dr. Ioyds now denies himself to every
body. It Is nssorted that Dr. Kuypor, tho
Dutch premier, on his return to Tho
Haguo from London, had a conferonco with
Mr. Wolmarans, ono of tho Boer dele
gates; who sent a delegato to consult with
Mr. Krugcr, and that nnother meeting will
bo held next Monday.
In sptto of tho Boer donlals, n strong
feeling exists hero thnt somo penco move
ment Is nfioat between Grcnt Britain and
the Boer delegates, but there Is difficulty
In arriving at any acceptable basis of
terms, Mr. Krugcr and Dr. Leyds being
reluctnnt to commit themselves.
It Is declared In Boor clrclos here that n
number of Englishmen, supposed to bo of
ficers of tho British government nnd to
have arrived under nssumcd names Inst
Thursday, wero supposed' to havo been en
tertained by tho minister nt Tho Hnguo.
LONDON, Jan. 20. Tho Times has re
ceived a cablegram from Dr. Kuyper, tho
Dutch premier, In which ho declares hn
has held no conferenco with the Boor del
egates and that ho could not Induce them
to draw up terms of 'e, as ho knew
their credentials did 1 .iw them to do
Ha n llrreohcN Illhlr.'
SARATOGA, Wyo., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Saratoga has a bible, printed over 400
hundred years ago. It Is the property ot
Judgo Heath, nnd Is known as tho
"Breeches" bl'ulo. The book Is threo Inches
thick, nine Inches long and six Inches wide.
It Is bound in oak boards, covered with
leather, and has brass corners and orua
montcd. It also contains some beautiful
Illustrations,
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