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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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FOR LAW AND ORDER
Gturtl Tanaancy af FlliainM laid to B
Mot Enoanraflij.
GOVERNOR TAFT MAKES QFIAL REPORT
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CIVIL FORMS IN ALL CHRISTIAN PROVlK..
, -sies so as to render less frequent
TklrtyFair Finish Btfanj Nialaxa farfV ' ilelT?atlons' reached "an" agreement
AaTaaatnuit.
NATIVES YIELD REA3ILY TO FEDERAL LAV.
Heporta Show Hint Inaurrcctlnn la
Crushed In Moro unit Exlata Only
Nominally In the Other
Section.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The lnvratlga
tlon into the conditions In the Philippine
archipelago, apropoe of th effort to so
curo lcglslatlpn for the government of those
Islands, was begun by the senate commlttoe
on tho Philippines today.
W. H. Taft. civil governor of the archi
pelago, was tho first witness called. There
was a full attendanco of members of the
commlttco and Senator Lodge, chairman of
the committee, explained that tho commlt
tco desired not only the fullest Information
concerning tho Islands, but any advlco that
Governor Taft might offer concerning tho
questions ot Issue,
Governor Taft began by saying that ho
liad gono to tho Philippines In the spring ot
1000 and had visited almost all tho prov
inces during tho last yoar. lie said that In
all tho Filipino or Christian provinces thcro
lit a form of civil government. Thero arc
thirty-four ot tbeso provinces.
, Moron Arc Fond of Trade.
Tho Moros oro all friendly, except n few
who had never been othorwlso than hostile
to tho Spaniards. Even theso wcro now
being brought over by tho prospect of trade
of which they aro very fond.
doing back to tho beginning ot tho com
mission') tour of tho Island, Governor Taft
eald that It had, only been undertaken after
tho re-election fat Prosldcnt McKlnley, when
tho time scemod rlpo for tho establishment
of tho local government In tho Islands.
Describing this tour, ho said tho couth o
was to present to tho dignitaries ot "tho
various places visited an explanation of the
provincial and municipal acts. "Wo had
uorao oratory," ho said, "and from tho rear
platform ot the train, but generally from
tho windows ot tho car."
Ho then gave In dotall tho proceedings
et tho meotlngs at tho various places vis
ited, saying that somo seventeen capitals
ot tho provinces wcru visited on the first
tour. At each placo the delegates of the
people were mot, the prescribed special act
was passed and a governor appointed who
was authorized to orgunjxe municipalities.
Native Hrlectrd tor Official Dutlea.
'These provincial governments consist, ho
xplalned, ot governor, superintendent, J
treasurer and a fiscal or prosecuting at-'
torncy. In nil cases whoro tbo selection
could bo mndu without arousing Jealousies
"natives had been chosen.
All theso appointments aro temporary and
next month their successors will be elected.
When tho factions were too strong Ameri
cans wero placed at tho head of each pro
vincial government. In all cases the treas
urer and superintendent wore Americans.
Tho commission having flr3t given Its at
tention to tho northern provinces, nnd In
April started south on a trip ot fifty-four
days. They had been received most cor
dially overywhoro. This remark led tbo
witness Into a tow dlecusslvo remarks upon
the subject of Filipino hospitality. "Tho
Bpanlord," ho said, "will always toll you
that bis houso Is yours, but ho does not
always mean that you should tako blm at
bis word, but tho Filipino will tell you tho
amo thing and ho always means what he
lays. He will turn his family out and In
stall you In" his habitation." ,
Manx Ottoera In Ialnnd of Ncsroa,
Speaking of the Island of Negros, bo eald
It was peculiar In Its topography and that
previous to tho coming ot tho commission
thero was difficulty In tho matter ot govern
ment. Thero woro so many officers In tho
governmont that ot tbo $200,000. (Moxlcan)
only about 10,000 was left tor other ex
penses than tho payment ot salaries.
Oovernor Taft Bald the commission had
an interesting experience In trying to re
organize tho province ot(Antlquo, but that
tho peoplo resisted vigorously. Ho men
tioned that at San Jose, tho capital, they
displayed a model of liberty enlightening
tho world which was twenty tcot high and
had beon dragged sovdn miles ovor a very
rough road. On this monument there was
statues of Washington and McKlnley.
Govornor Taft said It had been found Im
possible to put FUlptuos ovor the Moros.
They are subject to their datos, or chiefs,
nnd refuse to rccognlzo tho authority of a
Filipino. Thero wero, ho said, two sultans,
ono In Mindanao and tho other In Jolo
group, but tho sultans do not always con
trol thotr datos. Tho sultan ot Mindanao
Is, ha sold, very poor, but the sovorelgn of
tho JoIob Is a thrifty man, who is con
stantly trying to Increasa his income and
constantly getting into a row about It.
Sultan iKiiorei Property Clnlma,
The Jolo sultan said he had refused to
rocognlzo ony claim to property on the
Islands except tho customs houses, and
there Is considerable question as to the
ownership in many Instances. This com
plication existed not only botweon tho
sultan and the United States, but between
tho sultan and his subjects.
in reply to Senator Hole, Governor Tuft
eald no effort had beon made to extend tho
civil governmont of the United States to
tho Moro provinces beyond making a tew
suggestions boarlng upon tho revenue laws.
"Nothing has been done In that direc
tion," hu Bald. "Everything la going on
Just as It was and tho Islands are under
the control of tho War department as far
M the United States aro concerned."
Asked If tho Moros wero generally
peacoful, th witness replied that they
wero so except In Individual Instances.
JVo More War lu Mnroa,
"Thero is," ho suid, "no war nor even
Insurrection, lu tbo Moro provinces, but
thero ore occasional reports ot the murder
ot American soldiers."
He had no knowledge ot tho reportod
fights In Mindanao.
Ou Its tour the commission had been
attended only by n corporal's guard on
tho steamor, but there was a garrison
ot United Stateo troops at every capital
visited.
Oovernor Taft referred to the federal
(Oosttnusd on. Second. .Faai
REACH GOAL OF THEIR LABORS
Deleicntra In Pan-Atucrli'an foiiR-rcas
Listen to Iitnacln Mnrlxcnl In
Flnnl Speech.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31. In cloBlng the
Pan-American conference this afternoon, Ig
naclo Marlscnl, minister of foreign affairs
of tho Mexican government, Bald In part:
In overcoming the most serious difficul
ties you have successfully reached the
gcal of your labors nnd you deserve tho
congratulations not only of the Mexican
government, b'Jt of all lovers of moral
piomlseH nnd Justice.
- You have advanced In practice the great
Inclplo of arbitration, the peaceful and
atlonal solution of International con
nni signed n treaty of compulsory arbltru
tlonwlth exception!) similar to those that
figured In tho Washington treaty which
miscarried In 1890, a futo which we muy
reasonably hope Is not reserved for tho
present convention. Nevertheless It Is
nn the principal triumph obtained In
thj matter of arbitration. That triumph
Is indoubtcdly the unanimous agreement
of ill tho delegations In spite of their
apparently radical divergence as to the
application of the great principle to sub
mlt fdr snttlomimt to the permanent arbi
tration court of The Hnguo controversies
that arise among tho governments of
America duo to tho Holms of private In
dividuals for Indemnities and dnmagci.
Continuing, Mr. Marlscal sold:
l.ct us congratulate ourselves on the
fact that this conference, In spite of Its
extremely delicate mission has given rise
tn no conflicts In tho truo sense of tho
word.
Tho minister concluded with tho hope
that all the delegates after returning to
their native lands will retain a kindly
thought tor Mexico.
WILLING TO DISCUSS PEACE
Knglnnd Reported an Snylntx the Door
of Negotiation Is
AJnr.
LONDON, Jan. 31. The nrltish reply to
the Dutch note In regard to bringing about
pcaco lu South Africa was dispatched yes
terday to Tho Hague. Tho contents of tho
note aro kept secret, but tho first publica
tion of the text Is Intended to bo made on
Monday, February 3. Tho Associated Press
has reason, to bellevo that Its original sum
mary of the Dutch communication was cor
rect, with tho addition that tho Dutch sug
gested that Wcsscls, Wolmarans and
Flscjier, the Boer delegates now In Europe,
bo permitted to go to South Africa in an
endeavor to persuade tho burghers in tho
field to surrender.
Wiring from Tho Hngue tho correspond
ent of tho Dally Mall says tho roply of
Great Drltaln to tho Dutch proposal con
cerning pcaco In South Africa is a pollta
refusal of tho roquest that permission bo
granted for a commission to proceed lo
South Africa.
"Tho lack of any authorization by the
Doors has proved fatal," says the corre
spondent, "but tho door of negotiations In
not wholly closed, as Great Britain's reply
indicates that Bhe is willing to consider
any authorized proposal (for peace."
ENGLISH REDUCE COST OF WAR
Iteport Monthly Kxnenae Over Four
Million Pounda and Total
8lxt7-OneUllloMtu. - -
LONDON, Jnn. 31. Tho war secretary,
Mr. Droderlck, tn Introducing a supplement
ary army estimate of 5,000,000 In the
Houso ot Commons today, sold this brought
tho total cost of the war tor tho year to
01,070,000. On January 1, Mr. Droderlck
said, thero woro still 237,800 British troops
In "South Africa. Tho oxpenses of tho war
had now been reduced to about 4,500,000
per month.
Mr. Droderlck's representation of tho sup
plementary army estimated furnlshod Sir
John lllundle Maplo with an opportunity to
rofor to yesterday's report of tho committee
appointed to Inquire Into tho purchases ot
horses for tho British army which, whllo
censuring Sir John for unjustifiable at
tacks on tho Integrity of ofllcors, found that
excessive prices woro paid. Sir John as
serted that his original statements woro
truo and submitted letters to show that
certain officers wero mixed up In hortio
swindles. Ho also asserted that tho evi
dence before tho commlttoe revealed a
gross scandal.
BOERS NOT . SEEKING PEACE
Arc Prepared tn Continue Fighting;
and Claim tn lie
Aiiurraaora,
PAIUS, Jan. 31, The Llberto prints a dis
patch from Brussels today which says Dr.
Leyds recently received a communication
from General Botha, datod nnlv six weeks
ago, in which tho Boor commander-in-chief
not only docs not allude to his alleged de
Biro for peace, but declares the Doers are
sufficiently provisioned to continue the
struggle hopefully and that tho situation In
Cape Colony is growing worso for tbo Brit
ish.
Tho Temps correspondent, In an Interview
with Dr. Ieyds and Mr. Fischer at Brus-
cols regarding tho powers of tho Boer Del
egation In Europe quotes them as saying:
"Wo are duly accredited by- our govern
ment and could begin negotiations at any
moment, but wo will do nothing doclslve
before consulting with tho commanders,
and nolther Stoyn nor Botha nor any other
leader will take a decision without confer
ring with us."
Ilnera Attack Suaaex Itea;lnient.
LONDON, Jan. 31. Lord Kitchener, in a
dispatch from Pretoria, datod Thursday,
January 30, reports that tho camp of Colonel
L. E. Du Moulin ot the Sussex regiment
was attacked by Nlowhoudt's command and
that after severe fighting tho Boers were
repulsed.
Lord Kitchener also reports that General
French captured twenty-six men belonging
to Fouche's command In the northeastern
part ot Cape Colony and that the bommand
was completely scattered.
nufferln'N Condition Serious.
BELFAST, Jan. 31,-Slr William H.
Broadbent, physician In ordinary to the
king, who Is attending Lord Dufferln, the
former governor general of Canada, Issued
a bulletin this afternoon as follows:
"Lord Dufferln's condition Is one of ox
treme gravity. Weakness, emaciation and
anaemia have reached a serious degree."
Count Von Iluelow'a Dinner.
BERLIN, Jan. 31. Prlnco and Princess
Henry of Prussia, Andrew D. White, United
States ambassador here, and Mrs. White;
John E. Jackson, secretary of tho embassy,
and Mrs, Jackson, together with a large
company, were entertained at dinner to
night by Count von Buelow, the Imperial
chancellor.
Muehlna Ooea lo Culm,
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Tho gunboat
Machlas was today ordered from tho
Brooklyn navy yard to Cuba to Join tho
North Atlantic squadron. Machlas will
take tho place of the gunboat Marietta,
which has beon ordered to Colon to protect
American Interest thcro.
STATE LINE INSPECTION
Railraad Mn Ittk ta fniiili Storatary
Wiliai ea Ihetp Qnaitiaa.
L. D. RICHARIS AND FREMONT POSTOFFICE
Omaha Contractor Seenre Passage of
Illll for Their Relief SeventyFive
Thousand Dollars1 for Colom
bo Pnhlle Llhrnry.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (Special Tele
gram.) General C. F. Monderson, general
solicitor for the Burlington, and John A.
Munroe, freight traffic manager for tho
Union Pacific, had a conference today with
Secretnry Wilson of tho Department of Ag
riculture and Dr. Salmon of tho Bureau of
Animal Industry, In relation to tho Instruc
tions recently sent out by tho Bureau
of Animal Industry covering the state line
Inspection of sheep. It appears that tho
railroads havo refused to furnish transpor
tation to tho government Inspectors as
heretofore, permitting thorn to travel to tb.3
Interior paints of tho sheep-growing states
of the west from which the sheep aro
shipped, and as the Department of Agricul
ture Is without an appropriation to pay for
the transportation of such Inspectors, In
structions were Issued to Inspect the sheep
at the state lines. This Is, according to the
representatives of tbo railroads, working
great hardship upon tho shippers and grow
ers, and Mandcrson nnd Munroe called to
ascertain If thcro was nny further reason
except that ot transportation which led the
department to Issuo these Instructions.
Itule Aitnlnst Free I'naara.
Secretory Wilson sold ho had mode it a
rule to havo alt tho employes of his depart
ment pay their way and would not know
ingly permit .n employe of his department
to accept free transportation whllo travel
ing on buslnoes of the department. He said
If thcro war not money enough appropriated
to cover tho matter of transportation of lha
Inspectors, ho would go beforo congress
and nsk for an additional appropriation.
Ho plainly said that us long as he was sec
retary ho would Insist upon tho govern
ment's paying transportation of Its em
ployes In bis department over roads of the
country.
"We, nre gcttlug tho sheep scob under
control," ho said. "Wo have found tho In
spection beneficial, and It we havo a few
years more I bellevo wo will eradlcato, scab
almost completely."
Ilnllrond Willing to Trnat.
The railroad peoplo say that the Inspec
tion as now ordered at the state lines is al
most Impossible, as at many state lines
there in nothing but a stono marking the
divisional lines between tho states and that
It would be necessary to build stock yards,
spurs and sidings. They add that should
tbo order ot tho Agricultural department
bo Insisted upon, rather than do this tho
roads will proceed to issue transportation
to tho Inspectors, charging tho governmont
with tho amount of the fare In the hope
that congress would recompense the roads
for tho advance thus tnado.
L. D. Illciirds ot Fremont U.lnVWaihlna
ton, "only to call on tne 1'ostomce depart
ment to present a new lock for Its consid
eration," said ho, but it is thought that be
foro he goes homo the wholo Fromont post-
ofiico situation will be dlscussod in all Its
bearings from his point ot view. Mr. Rich
ards had a conference with Senator Diet
rich and the Fremont postofilco was tho
theme of their talk. As Senator Millard
Is In New York, Mr. Richards will remain
In Washington until be can havo a full un
derstanding with tho senator as to Ross
Hammond's successor, and while waiting ho
will present the claims ot his new lock for
Insldo post boxes to tho experts In the
Postoffico department.
Itellef of Omnhn Firm.
A bill for the relief of Rasmussen &
Rtrchlo, carrying nn appropriation of $15,
000, passed tho houso today. Tho claim
grows out of the destruction ot the gov
ernment building during its construction at
tho Buffalo exposition. RaBmusscn &
Strehlo were an Omaha firm, which uccured
the contract for putting up tho govern
ment building and during the course of
Its construction It was destroyed by a
storm.
Representative Robinson today introduced
a bill appropriating $75,000 tor a public
building at Columbus. This action was on
an earnest plea from the Commercial club
and business men of that city.
Theso Iowa rural free delivery routes
have been ordered established March 1:
Ankeny, Polk county; ' area thirty-four
square miles; population, 575; George S.
Thompson, carrier. Maxwell, Story county;
additional service; area, thirty square
miles; population, GOO; Milan Day Warner,
carrier. Nevada, Story county; additional
tervlce; area, thirty-eight square miles;
population, 550; 8. Hanklns, carrier. Run
nels, Polk county; area, thirty-four square
inlleB; population, COO; Andrew Martin, car
rier. Swan, Marion county; area nineteen
square miles; population, 500; Charles E.
Carponter, carrier. Winterset, Madison
county; additional service: area twentv.
square miles; population, 500; Guy D. Wig
gins, carrier,
Sonth Dakota Conteata,
The determination of the South Dakota
delegation to act harmoniously is being se
verely strained by a spirited contest over
tho appointment of a register' and rocelvor
at the Huron land office and a receiver at
Watertown. Charles A. Blako and John
Westdabl are register and rocelvor re
spectively at Huron. A. W. Wllmarth and
II. J. Rico nre after the places. At Water
town W. J. Mowry wants to succeed Georgo
W. Case.
Tho delegation today announced the fol
lowing recommendations for reappointment
of postmasters: F. J. Cory, at Wntortown.
jCoddlngton county; W. G. Arnold, at Clear
water, ucuei county; i , A. Stevcn3, at
Chamberlain, Brulo county; Charles Nor
man, at Otis, Custor county; Charles E.
Johnson, at Grldgewater, McCool county.
Department .N'otea,
Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska C. E. Snell, Memphis, Saunders
county, vico E. M. Knox, resigned.
South Dakota M. F, Lucas, Camp Crook,
Butte county; J. A, Livingston, Okobojo,
Sully county.
These appointments were raado today In
tho Iudtan schools: Miss Emma Zobler of
Dixon, III., assistant matron, Rapid City,
S. D.; Miss uisie ueieln, Pino Ridge. S
D., cook at Phoenix, Arli.; Miss Fannie
J, Nomraan or Santee, Neb., cook at Ver
mllton Lake, Minn.
The postoffico at Stromcr, Adams county,
will bo discontinued arter February 15,
Miss D. M. Carter and MUs B, M. Sayre
of Omnna are appointed asislstant micro
scaplsts In the bureau of animal Industry
at Boutn umana.
I'ostofTlces have been established at Gil
ehrlst, Sioux county, and King, Chorrr
county, Neb., with James McCann and Isaao
M. Kiog respectively postmasters.
ADVOCATE CUBAN RECIPROCITY
President nnd Secretary Hoot I'm or
Reduction on
Only.
Sonar
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l. The only busi
ness matter ot Interest' under discussion
at the cabinet meeting today was the Cuban
reciprocity question now before congress.
The president Is very much In earnest In
his advocacy for a reduction of tho duty on
Cuban sugar.
Secretary Root is also a strong advocato
of a reduction ot about 25 per cent. It Is
believed that this proportion meets with
the general approval of tho members ot
the cabinet.
It Is understood the executlvo order Is
sued today by the president, prohibiting
government officers and employes from at
tempting to Influence legislation is tho re
sult of complaints madot by members ot
congross that postoffico employes, and par
ticularly route agents and,' general delivery
letter carriers, In tholr districts, aro mak
ing every posslblo effort to securo legisla
tion by congress favorabli to tholr Inter
ests, and in some Instances threats had
been made that unless their representatives
In congress favored suchlcglslatlon, they
would not bo re-elected.
The president Is fully determined that
this thing shall cease and It Is said that any
person that violates tho order will be sum
marily dismissed from Hbo government
service.
This was Secretary Gilo's last cabinet
meeting and the president and secretary's
associate members lndlvllually expressed
to them their most since:
o regret at the
severanco ot relations wn
ich always have
bean ot the closest posslb
n character,
TO PR0CEEDWITH LEASES
Decision' filven In theGralnn Land
Case or Slandlaac Hock
' Iteaerrntlah.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l! Tho disputed
question as to permitting tho leasing of
tho grazing lands ot 'tho ('Standing Rock
Indian reservation lu tho Dakotas was set
tled today by a decision to go ahead with
the leases.
The Interior department will proceed Im
mediately with the execution of leases to W.
I, Walker ot Rock Island, III., who gets
460,300 acres, and Mr, Lemon, a cattleman
of South Dakota, who gets 760,460 acres,
making a total of 1,249,380 acres. This
leaves over half of tho reservation un
loosed and remaining for the uao ot tho
Indians themselves it they so desire.
Thcro was a conference on tho subject
at tho White Houso today between Presi
dent Roosevelt,, Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs Jonos, Indian Inspectors McLaughlin
and Jenkins, Agent Btngenhclmer of the
Standing Rock agency and L. P. Prlmeau,
representing tho Sioux Indians, who have
been protesting against the terms at tho
lease. These Indians proposed to havo the
government fenco off six miles on either
side of the Grand river In the reservation,
which, according to tho departments views,
would ruin the grazing lands on both side's,
the same view being taken by tho presi
dent today. ' ,
WILL NOT tiR0PvR0lPR6CITY
Waya and Means Committee, Through
Chairman Payne, Denlea Un
warranted Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Chairman Payne
of the house ways and means committee to
day authorized the following statement:
A renort In belnK industriously circulated
that tho ways and means committee, In tak
ing action on tho bill reducing wnr taxes,
has Indirectly sought to dispose of tho sub
ject ot uuoan reciprocity, coining couiu uo
further from tho facts and the erroneous
report appears lo bo the result of admix
ture of self-interest and unwarranted spec
ulation. Tho fact Is tho ways and means
committee has taken no vote on tho sub
ject of Cuban reciprocity, nor has there
been any such conference or exchange of
views umong the members, or among tho
republicans of tho committee as would war
rant nny conclusion mai tnero wus no pur
pose to deal with tho subject of Cuban re
ciprocity. The bill to reduce war revenue
taxes was taken up because It was the sen
timent or tne committee mai mo uurnens
restlnir unon our own neoiile should bo
lightened before wo turned oui attention to
lightening tho burdens of other people. But
It was not with nny Idea, of making the
reduction of war revenue taxes a barrier .to
full consideration of tho relief asked by
Cuba.
That Lublect la to receive the full and
early attention of the ways nnd means
commlttoe, and nny report suggesting that
It has been covertly prejudiced Is unwar
ranted by the facts. Equally unwarranted
1h tho statement that nny formnl exchnngo
among the members of tho committee dis
closes a majority against action on Cuban
reciprocity.
TO STOP ALLEGED OUTRAGES
Rill Introduced to Prevent Unlaw
ful Removals from lnrilnn
Territory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Representative
Stevens of Texas today Introduced In tho
house a resolution empowering the speaker
to appoint a commltteo of five members to
ascertain whether certain citizens of the
United States have been unlawfully re
moved from tho Indian Territory on the ex-
parte orders of the secretary ot the interior
or others, and It so, to authorlzs tho com
mltteo to consider legislation to prevent
such outrages.
The houso committee on territories gavo
a hearing today to tho delegation from Art
zona, including Governor Murphy, Chief
Juetlco Street, J, G, Alnsworth and Delegate
Smith, In favor ot Its action. The readi
ness of the territory to assume all tho ob
ligations ot statehood was set forth.
The Judiciary committee of the house to
day reported a bill empowering the Spanish
Death Claims commission to compol tho at
tendanco ot witnesses, to punish for con
tempt and to put In force tho methods ot
proccduro of Unttod States courts.
COMPLETES BILL ON WAR TAX
.
Clin inn a n Payne Flnlahea Meaaure
for the Reduction of
nevenue.
Washington, Jan. 31. Tno bill re
ducing war revenue taxes $77,000,000 has
been completed by Chalrmau Payne ot tho
ways and means committee. Tho com
mlttee will meet on Monday and report
tho bill to tho houso and it is the purpose
of Mr, Payne to begin the consideration
ot the measure in the house immediately
following the consideration of the nntl-
olcomargarino bill.
Tbo reduction bill Is rather lengthy, as
several schedules havo to be readjusted
All rates are brought back to those exist'
ing bofore tho Spanish war, except on
mixed flour, Tho repeal section Is brief
and restores tho old rates, In some cases,
as in that of cigars, tobacco, beer, etc.,
the changes havo been made since tho
original war taxes wero Imposed, so that
a simple repeal of existing law would
not restore the old ratea. Special sections
cover tuefs caiea.
NO DECISION TET ON LEVY
Otaiollmti Coitlane tt Wmtla with Frib
Itmi af Fliaioi.
CUT DOWN STREET DEPARTMENT FUND
Minor Itcductlnna Mnde lu Katlmitles
from Nenrly All City Ofllcea Levy
I.lkely to lie Lower
Thau Last Vear.
After thrco hours of deliberation yester
day afternoon tho city council adjourned
without deciding what tho tax levy shall bo
for tho present year. The council will meet
again Monday morning at 10 o'clock to con
tlnuo Its discussion of tho levy. Although
two meetings of the council as a general
commltteo have not enabled tho councllmen
to tell positively what the levy Is to be,
they havo resulted In many reductions In
estimates and have v shown beyond doubt
that tho taxes for city purposes will be
less than they wcrs last year In spite of
the fact that Important improvements must
bo cared for.
Most of tho time yesterday afternoon was
dovoted to cuts In tho estimates ot depart
ments which ore cared for by tho general
fund. All tbo work dono Wednesday after
noon was revised. Tho greatest cut was
mado In the apportionment to the street de
partment. Lost ycor It had $25,000. This
year the sum was Originally fixed at $28,
000, but was finally cut down $3,000. Minor
cuts wero also mado In the apportion
ments to nearly all city officers.
Allowance for City Ofllcea.
Tho following table shows tho amounts
the council proposes to glvo to various
offices this year and tbo amounts the somo
offices received last year:
1901. 1902.
Treasurer $2J,030 $23,00
l'ollco court z,ww L'.&oo
I.ecnl dennrtment 11.337 11.300
Building Inspector 3,Wi) 8.7W
Electrician 3.3M5 2,'JOO
Plumbing inspector
llnller Inimcctor 1.512
1.400
1,133
1.D30
1,120
1,700
14,000
25,000
Gas inspector 1.000
Inspector of wgts. nnd mens... 1,200
Market inspector
Maintaining city nan n.iw
Street department 25,000
Somo attention was also given to other
funds and nn agreement was reached as io
tho amounts which are to bo levied for
most city purposes.
Compared with I.aat Year.
Tho following tablo shows 90 per cent of
tho amounts lovied for tho funds named
during 1801 and 90 per cent of tho levy
agreed upon for tho present year:
1901. 1902.
Curbing, gutter, and pavlng.$2fl,8M.15 $27,000
Street cleaning and sweeping. 32,730.77 22,500
Park board swain a,to7
Fire fund U2.2S7.12 112.600
Water fund 89.69S.74 90.000
Street lighting ob.sm.wi w,w
Library 7 17,677.85 18,000
Health 8,838.93 8,190
Judgment 17,677.83 13,500
LEGISLATORS ARE INDICTED
Bllaaonrt Polltlclana Are Placed Un
der Arrest for Aliened
Bribery.
ST."LOUIS, Jan. 31. Harry Af Falknor,
member of, the present house of delegates
from tho Twenty-third ward, and Julius
Loyman, former president of tho houso,
were arrested this afternoon on bonch war
rants Issued by-Judgo Wood at tho order of
tho grand Jury, which Is Investigating tho
charges of alleged corruption In the munic
ipal assembly.
The two men arrested are charged with
bribery in connection with the suburban
street railway franchises. It was reported
that another bonch warrant had boen Is
sued Into this afternoon, but this cannot
bo verified. The January grand Jury will
adjourn tomorrow. Its report Is awaited
with Intense Interest. Circuit Attornoy Folk
Is nuthorlty for tho statement that the next
grand Jury will take up tho bribery In
vestigation where this one leaves oft and
will go Into every detail of tho alleged cor
ruption In tbo municipal assembly nnd else
where In connection with street railway and
other legislation.
CIGARS COMING FROM MANILA
Over Two Million Are Delnp; Shipped
to the United
States.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31. Prlvnte od
vlces from Manila received In this city
state that there nre over 2,000,000 cigars
on the way from the Philippines to this
country. It is thought that beforo tho
end ot February or by the middle of March
at the latest, there will be ten times that
numbor consigned to the American to
bacconists from tho samo quarter of tho
world. Of tho shipment now coming 600,
000 alone aro to a firm In this 'city. The
tax on theBO goods under tho present law
Is the Internal revenue tax. Tho letter
also states that tho different factories In
the Islands aro working night and day.
There seems to bo a fear In tho Islands
that tho present law will bo revoked and
the manufacturers of tho Manila article
aro determined to tako every advantage
of the opportunity.
DENVER WILL HAVE NEW PLANT
Forma Weatern Packlna; Company
with Half Million Dollar
Cjuiltnl Stock.
DENVER, Jan. 31. The Western Pack
ing company of Denver was Incorporated
here today with $r00,000 paid up capital
for the purpose of building and operating
a packing plant In this city. Tho Incor
porators Include: Colonel D. C. Dodge,
formerly president of the Rio Grande West
ern railroad; John F. Campion, a promi
nent mining man nnd capitalist and head
of the sugar beet Industry In this state, and
J. J, Caplll, formerly with tho Armour
Packing company at Kansas City. Mr,
Caplll Is to bo managor of tho new com
pany and a $300,000 plant will bo con
structed at once.
LARGEST GIFTS ON RECORD
I'ulillc Donations this Year Exceed
One Hundred and Neven
Mllllona.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. The New York
Times will publish tomorrow In Its literary
supplement a list of gltts and bequests, for
public uses made In tho United States dur
ing the year 1901, showing tho enormous
total ot $107,360,000, far outdoing all pro
vlous records. The highest previous rocord
for any ono year was $62,750,000, Of this
total for 190, Mr, Carnegie gavo tho col
leges and libraries $31,000,000, his gifts to
libraries alone having been nearly $14,000,
000. Tho Times points out that this total
of $107,360,000 equals pno-thlrd of tho cost
of the Boer war to England (or the same
"y.oar.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Snow Saturday,
folder in Southwest Portion: Sunday
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FIVE PEOPLE HURT IN WRECK
PnasenKern Are limited liy Dltcliluu;
of Trnln nl Defective
.Switch.
PONTIAC, III., Jun. 31. Tho ChlcRgo &
Alton Limited, which loft Chicago at 2:2o
this morning, wos thrown Into tho ditch at
the Interlocking switch plant, Just north of
hero, at 1:10 this afternoon by a misplaced
switch. The Injured nrot
N. ti. Bruce, Jollet; buck Injured.
Mrs. Bruce, colored; Injured Internally.
W. Cass, mall clerk; legs Injured.
S. Nash, St. Louis; head Injured.
Mitchell, mall clerk; bock nud lower
limbs Injured.
Tho train was going rapidly when !t
struck tho derailing switch, swerved
sharply, ran a short" distance on tho tics
and finally ul'. but tho engine and rear coach
left the roadbed and rolled Into tho ditch.
Tho trnln was In chorgo of Conductor Fox,
with Muldoon as engineer. Engineer Mul-
doon stuck to his post, whllo tho fireman
Jumped and was slightly injured.
The, Interlocking plant has been under
going repairs recently nnd tho safety do
vices havo been disconnected, 'including the
switch, which caused the wreck.
RISE FOR UNSKILLED LABOR
Independent fllnaa Compnnlca Give
Voluntary Inerenae of Ten
Per Cent.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 31. Acting Independ
ently of tho combines tho D. O. Cunning
ham Glass company, which Is tho largest
manufacturer of window glass outside of
the American Window Gloss company, has
voluntarily advanced '.ho wages of all un
skilled laborers 10 per cent. Similar action
was Immediately token by S. McKco & Co.
ond Cunningham & Co. (limited), who, llko
tbo Cunningham Glass company, aro mem
bers ot tho Independent Glass company. It
is expected that tho other plants of tho In
dependent Glass company, tho American
Window Olass company nnd tho Federation
Co-oporntivo Window Glass company, will
follow suit. Tho advance will affect 2,000
en.
This move on tho part of tho Cunningham
Glass company was entirely unlookcd for
by tho combines and is duo to the advance-
mado Inst week to skilled labor by tho
American Window Glass company, tho In
dependents and co-operatives.
TRACING THE BRIBERY MONEY
sunurnaiiT iirnclrilOdetripia'itli' C'om2.
pany Hooka with the
Grand Jury.
ST. LOUIS, Jnn. 31. When tho grand Jury
resumed Its Investigation of tho suburban
bribery scandal today T. O. Kimball of tho
Suburban rollwoy, who wos examined yes
terday, was tho first witness colled. With
his aid tho examination of the books ot the
Suburban wus continued, In tho endeavor
to find proof of tho payment of tho $135,000
ploco In safe deposit boxes.
The grand Jury will remain in Bession
until a lato hour Saturday night. Even
then its work will not bo completed and
a heavy burden of Investigation will foil on
tho next set of grand Jurors Impaneled.
A subpoena has been Issued for Chauncey
Ives Filley, formerly chairman of tho re
publican state committee.
GIRLS ARRESTED FOR MURDER
One Child Admits PolaonlnR Iter
Mother's Coffee to Get
Revenue.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Jon. 31. Iona Tur
ner, aged 13, and her 13-year-old school
tnato, May Holland, woro arrested tonight,
charged with the murder of tho rst
named's mother a few days ago by put
ting rat poison 'In the family coffee pot.
In a confession today tho girl Iona, said
that sho put tho poison in tho coffee pot
in a fit of temper becauso her two brothors
wero constantly tolling their mother stories
atout her, which tho girl says discouraged
her bo that life nt iomo was unbearable.
All the fumlly partook of tho poisonou
drink and only tho prompt work of phy
slcinns haved the father nnd brothers of
lonu. Tho girl expressed no regret for
tho act.
TO OFFSET HIS LAND CLAIMS
Grand Jury Indicia Chicago Man Whm
Haya He Owna Lake Front
Property.
rminAnn .inn. 31. Four Indictments.
charging the obtaining of money under
false nretenaes. were voted by the grand
Jury today against Captain Ocorgo Welling
ton Streeter, Streeter .claims valuable iona
In Chicago formed by accretions along the
shoro of tho lako. Ills claim Is bused on
tho right of a homesteader to public land.
Title to the land which atrooter nas uo-
olared a part of tho United Btatos under the
name of tho District of Lako Michigan, has
lonir been in dlSDUte. Tho charges against
Streeter are based on the sale of lots in
tho district.
LACK OF HARMONY In PLANS
Discord Threatens Serenity of Prep-
nratlnn for Prince Henry'a
Ylall,
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Lack of harmony
and nrenaredness mark tho arrangements
for tho roceptiofi hero of Prlnco Henry
of Prussia and tho launching of tho yacht
of tho'Gcrman emperor. Certain boxhold
era at Metropolitan opera houso havo failed
to glvo up tholr places for tbo prlnco and
his staff, the board ot aldermen complain
that they havo been slighted nnd tho ar
rangement at Shooter Island, where the
schooner will bo launched, are still In
complete",
Movementa of Ocenn Veaarla Jan. .it
At New York Arrived Scotia, from
jw nines,
At Hamburg Arrived Pnlatla, from Now
YorK.
At Movlllo Sailed Ionian, from Liver
nool. for Halifax and Ht. Johns.
At Rotterdam Hailed Mansdam. via
nnuloBiio Bur filer, and sailed from the lat-
ur poru
BIDDLES ARE CAUGHT
EittpU Friitatri and Faaala Oanpaiiai
CapUrta by Paaia,
FUGITIVES FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICERS
Wardta'i Wifa Ihoati Itmlf Wktn
Eicxpi ia Iapalaii.
SHE MAY RECOVER FROM HER WOUND
Tria ii Owtaktn ia a lltigh bj Ita
Finnan.
MEN FIGHT DESFERATELY WITH GUNS
lid Illddle Snya Mra. SolTcl Facilitated
Their Kaennp at Ilia Ileqneat He
Profcaaea Ilia Innocence
tit Murder.
PITTSI1URO. Jan. 31. Edward ntdllo
dying In the Jail at Uutlcr, John Diddle
riddled with buckshot nnd In a precarious
condition and Mrs, Peter K. Soffel lying In
tho hospital with a sclf-lnfilctcd bullet
wound lu tho breast, Is tho sequel ot tho
sensational cscapo ot tho Illddlo brothers
from tho Allegheny county Jail, nlded by
Mrs. Boffel, tho wife of tho Jal! worden, on
Thursday morning.
Tho close of tho Riddle tragedy came at
5:45 this evening, In a snow-covorod rond
two miles enst of Prospect, Hutlor county,
near Mt. Chestnut. Tho exact place was
nt McCIuro's barn, where two double-team
sleighs, filled with eight officers, thrco of
them Pittsburg detectives, John Roach,
Albert Swlnchart and Charles MrOovorn,
met tho two Riddles In a ono-horso sleigh
etolcn at Perrysvlllo, and at onco opened
flro on tho trio. Tho Riddles returned tho
flro after Jumping out of tho sleigh. Mra.
Soffel was shot through the breast. Ed
ward Hlddlo was shot In tho loft arm. In
tho breast and In ono leg. John Ulddlo
was riddled with buckshot In tbo breast
and head.
Olllcera Form StroiiK Poaae.
Tho Pittsburg officers wcro mot at Rutlcr
this afternoon by Deputy Sheriffs Ralnoy
and Hoon and Olficcrs Frank Holliday nnd
Aaron Thompson, tho latter under command
of Chief of Pollco Robert Ray of Rutler.
Tho olllcera wcro certain thnt thoy wero on
tho right troll and that It wus only a ques
tion of time when they would ovcrtnke the
escaping condemned murderers nnd their
guilty companion.
The Riddles and Mrs. Soffel ato dinner nt
J. J. Stephens nt Mt. Chestnut, flvo miles
east of Butler. They had mado n dotour
of tho town of Rutler and after going sev
eral miles east, turned north nud west.
Tho Pittsburg officers, only a few mllos In
the rear, took tho wrong road for about
eight miles, but when they found their
mistake they mado up lqst .tlmo by tele
phoning and telegraphing ahead for fresb
horses. They ronched Mt. Chestnut not
less than half nn hour after-, tbe.-Jliddles
aid- Mi-, vfioffol;-.'" C fttf'd&Mi yjl(iliv .
Watson, storekcopor, had jresh hors?s
waiting them and tho chase for Ufa began
anew.
y Overtake the FiikHIvck.
Two sleighs carrying tho oight office
met tho Riddles and Mrs. Soffel at Mc
Cluro'a barn, two mllcsWrom Mount Pros
pect. Tho Riddles, having learned they
wero almost overtaken, nnd taking what
they considered tho only chnnco they hnd,
drove eastward nnd mot their doom. The
Pittsburg and other ofllcors wero nrnied
with Winchester rifles aud revolvers ol
largo calibre. They shot to kill and tholr
aim was perfect. Tho Diddles tried to
kill to the last, of tholr Btriug, but not
ono of tho eight of tho officers has u
wound as a result of tho battle.
When tho detectives got wlthlu sixty
yards of tho fugitives, thoy opened fire.
The Diddles promptly answered with shot
gun and revolvers. When Ed Riddle fell
nnd Mrs. Soffel bow uho was about to be
captured, ahe fired a bullet Into her breast.
An examination by physicians shows nlin
will recover, as tho bullet was deflected
by her corset and the wound Is compara
tively slight.
K Illddlo -Will Die.
Ed Diddle got a bullet in the breast
which pontratcd his right lung and will
probably end his life before mornlug. John
Blddlo may recover, a hta wounds, though I
numerous, failed to reach u vital upot.
Tho escape of tho officers Is mlruculous.
The Diddles havo demonstrated on several
occasions that they nre good marksmen,
and why they should havo failed today lo
bring down their men la a mystery.
After tho Diddles foil to tbo enow-covered
ground, tho officers picked up tho
apparently lifeless bodies of Mrs. Soffel
and tho Diddles and took, them back t,
Dutlor, whero thoy also took tho stolen
sleigh, patched up harness and wornout
horse that tho trio had mado usovof In
tholr flight.
Tho story of tbo fight, aa told by ene of
the detectives, follows:
Detective'a Story of Flcht.
The Diddles were sltttnv on the right aide
of the cutter. Mr. Sorrel wan on the; loft
side. When Detective McQovern called to
them to hold up their hands and surrender
Edward Diddle Jumped up from his scat
nnd raising a shotgun ilred tt at McQovern.
He aimed badly and the shot scattered
along tho .roadside. Almost simultaneously
Detectives McQovern and Roach dis
charged their Winchesters at Edward
Riddle, Doth ahotH took effect. Jack Diddle
raised f rom tho seat and discharged his re
volver at tho three otllcorH. Detective
Swtncheart stendled himself and fired his
forty-five Colt revolver at Jack. The ball
took effect In Juck'H arm. Then tho de
tectives opened n rapid (Ire on tho run
aways. The Hhots knocked them out of tho
sleigh. Edward fell sprawling on tho onow
and Jack foil on top of him, their firearms
falling from tholr hands,
Tho Diddles' horso then becrtmo fright
ened and ran away across ti field. It was
at this time that Mrs, Soffel wuh seen to
collapso In tho sleigh.
Illddle Only Feigning;.
Tho detectives npnroached tho wounded
men and Detective Swlnehart was rushing
in on them when IJetectlvo McQovern
called to him to stay back, that tho Diddles
woro only feigning. Detective Roach saw
Kdwnrd Diddle reach In his coat pocket na
If tor a pun and tho detective shot him
again. Then Detective McGovern ran up
within flvo feet of the boys nnd emptied
his Winchester Into thorn. The Diddles
then yielded and Dotectlves Roach and
McQovern handcuffed them hands and feet
and they wure taken to Dutler. Mrs, Sof
fel. who had fallen from the sleigh when
tho horso ran away, was picked up nnd
placed In tho detectives,! largo sleigh with
her companions nnd taken to tho hospital
at Rutler.
At tho Jail tonight Edward Blddlo called
for a priest and mado the following state
mont; I havo been accused of n great many
serious crimes, I admit that I could have
committed many. The opportunities for
them presented themselves, I want to say
now that 1 did not kill Detectlvo Fitz
gerald, nor did I shoot Thomas Kahnoy,
nor wus my brother Implicated In tho lat
ter affair,
Impllcatea the Woman.
, Mm. Bottal aided ua In gettlnf out of tha
county, jail and hni it not beta for tut M