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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Keefe, Publloher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
Brief Telegrams
A flro of unknown origin did $50,000
damngo to tho cigar factory of tbo
Michigan stata prison.
Secretary Hay made Ms first ap
pearance nt tMf Blnto department
Tuesday ntter Ills Illness of the past
fo wceki.
Plro gutted three business blocks
on Morrlmac street nt Lowell, Mass.,
entailing a loss estimated nt $200,000.
Flvo firemen were Injured.
Figures nro bolng compiled at tho
ofllces of tho Union Pacific in Omaha
for tho remodeling of tho ofllcc build
ing and making it moro flroproof.
Senator Quay has Introduced n bill
Authorizing tho president to appoint
Major General John P. Drooko, a
lieutenant general, on tho retired list.
After a suspension of sovcral weeks
for repairs It Is announced that tho
Edgar Thompson steel works at Pitts
burg, Pa., will rcsumo operations in
full.
Tho big smelter of tho North Amer
ican Copper company which closed
down at Grand Encampment, Wyo.,
for extensive repairs last month, will
resume operations In April.
Tho glovo contest between Young
Corbctt and Jimmy lirltt will bo fought
under tho auspices of tho Colma Ath
letic club of San Francisco if present
arrangements are carried out.
Senator McCroary of Kentucky wns
not reported correctly concerning hlB
voto on tho motion which confirmed
tho nomination of Buchanan as min
ister to Panama. Ho did not vote.
Holbrook Epplll, a solf-confcsscd
forger and bank swindler, who is
wantod in various partB of tho United
States on nbout one hundred different
charges, was arrested In San Fran
cisco. Indian Commission Jones hns made
a report, In most part favorable to
tho bill of Representative Burke of
South Dakota, opening tins 000,000
acres of tho Rosebud reservation to
settlement.
Thomas II. Wickcs, vice president
of tho Pullman company, la defendant
In n dlvorco suit filed In the superior
court nt Chicago by Mrs. Edna P.
Wickers, In which she charges her
husband with cruelty.
Tho city council of Cleveland, O.,
passed nn ordinance fixing tho street
car faro within tho city limits nt 3
cents. Outsldo of tho limits, the faro
will be 5 cents. Tho 3-cent faro will
not Include a transfer.
J. C. Wlllcox, former storekeeper
of tho Southern railway at Birming
ham, Ala., was arrested on nn Indict
ment charging larceny of brass nnd
other material belonging to tho South
ern to tho value of $38,000.
James Little Plume, who pleaded
guilty to tho charge of murdering
eoven members of the Indian tribe of
Blackfoot, one of whom was his wife,
was sentenced at Helena, Mont., to
forty years In tno penitentiary.
Tho organization of teamsters of
the civil war will sond a petition to
congress asking for the passage of a
law allowing all teamsters oh tho pay
roll during tho war to recelvo a pen
sion of not Iosb than $10 monthly.
Tho board of health at Lockport, N.
Y., has ordered all local theaters,
amusement halls and other public
meeting places closod and tho public
library to ceaso issuing books, in or
der to guard against and epidemic trt
smallpox.
After chnrges and counter charges
havo been made against tho consulate
of Shanghai, Canton nnd Amoy, for a
year, tho president has ordered the
state department to mako a thorough
investigation of thorn. Tho investiga
tion will probably form tho basis for
a complete change of tho consulates
in tho orient.
Tho national geographical associa
tion has requested tho navy depart
ment to havo a warship meet tho
steamer Princess Ireno on her arrival
at New York. Tho Princess Ireno
brings tho remains of James Smith
son, founder of tho Smithsonian In
stitution, from Genoa, to bo finally
Jntorred nt Washington.
Tho Oklahoma supremo court has
affirmed tho decision in tho case of
Asa C. Sharp, former Indian ngent of
tho Ponca Indian reservation, convict
ed of accepting brlbos in regard to
the leasing of certain lands In tho
Ponca reservation nnd who was sen
tenced to a torm of four years in tho
fedoral penitentiary at Fort Luavon
worth, Kan.
Lost Bird, tho Indian baby girl, who
was plckod upon tho battloflcld of
Wounded Knee ond adopted by Gcn
eral Colby, ontored All Saints' school
at Sioux Falls, S. D. Lost Bird is
now 13 years old and is exceedingly
bright.
Tho machinists, blacksmiths nnd
pattorn makors in tho three plants
of tho American Bridge company in
Chicago rofusod to accept a J5 per
cent reduction in wages and went out
on a strike. It is expected that the
structural iron workers will take sim
ilar action.
TAKE UP CANAL
SENATE THIS WEEK WILL CON
SIDER PANAMA TREATY.
AS TO THE POSTOFFICE MATTER
Tho Annual Supply Blllc to Be Consid
ered In the Senate Bills of Which
the Lower Branch Will Give Atten
tion. WASHINGTON. It Is tho Intention
of tho sennto to begin tho week again
taking tip the resolutions having In
view nn Inquiry Into tho 'conduct of
tho postofllco department and it In
goueral understanding that they will
bo referred to tho committee on post
ofllces nftcr comparatively brief de-bato-
Senator Hnle, who has chnrgo
of tho resolutions, will mako a brief
ntntement concerning them and prob
nhly will be followed by Senator Gor
man. It Is expectod that Senator
Spooner will add to his previous re
marks on tho Bubject, but his state
ment may be postponed until later In
tho session.
It Is the hope of tho republlcnn sen
ators that tho postofllco matter may
bo temporarily disposed of before the
closo of Monday's session and In this
evont discussion of tho Panama canal
subject will he continued Tuesday and
probably during the remainder of tho
week, it Is likely, however, that be
fore tho close of the week tho debate
will bo transferred from open senata
to executive session, ns It is the pur
poso of tho republican majority to in
sist on taking tip tho canal treaty ns
soon as It shall bo reported from tho
committee on foreign relations, which
has had It under consideration for tho
past 'two weeks. Tho republican
members of tho committee hope to re
port the treaty early In tho present
week. Discussion of the. treaty Is ex
pected to laBt a month or two.
Tho commltteo on appropriations
will tako up some of tho annual sup
ply bills during tho present week. As
soon nn these measures are on tho
calendar their consideration will bo
pressed. The present Indications are
that the urgent deficiency bill will be
the first to receive attention nnd nfter
that has been dosposcd of the legisla
tive, executive nnd Judicial appropria
tion bill will bo taken uy.
An appropriation bill a week will
bo the record attempted by thoahoiiBc
until tho supply mennurcs are out of
tho way. Tho urgent doflciency meas
ure will come from tho committee
about the middle of tho week nnd will
he disposed of without delay. Tho
army bill also will ho rendy for action
by the .house beforo the end of the
week.
The house has set apart Monday
for tho consideration of mnttcrs 'relat
ing to the DIbtrlct of Columbia, nnd
Friday for the passngo of prlvato pen
sion bills. It Is not unlikely that tho
Hepburn pure food bill will bo called
up Tuesday. This measure, which was
pnssed by tho house during tho last
congress, wns reported from tho com
mltteo on Saturday Inst and may be
tho subject of discussion Tuesday and
Wednesday. Bills on the calendnr and
subject to bo called up when oppor
tunity arises Include tho following:
To provide n dolcgnto to congress
from Porto Rico; to provide trans
portation from Porto Rico for tho pub
lic school teachers of that Island to
attend tho summer school of tho
United States; to construct a revenue
cutter for uso In Albemarle and Pam
lico sounds; to reimburse a cable
company for damages sustained dur
ing tho war with Spain; to creato n
public park of tho petrified forestB of
Arizona and a bill to codify the crim
inal laws of the United States.
Dowle Will Establish Colony.
DALLAS, Tex. A special from El
Paso says Alexander Dowlo arrived
from the oast and spent several hours
hero Tuesday. Ho visited Juarez,
Mex., and drovo over the city. Ho
says ho will establish a colony In
Texas. Dr. Dowlo left for San Fran
cisco. Colonel Mlllsop Murdered.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Tox., says:
Word has been received from Roby,
Tex., that Colonel Mlllsop, one of tho
most prominent cattlemen of western
Toxas, was assassinated by somo un
known man. Tho assassin escaped.
Free Traders Win.
LONDON Tho byo election in Nor
wich for a successor to tho lato Sir
Harry Ballard resulted In tho free
traders gaining tho sent. Tho voto
follows: Tlllett, llboral, 8.50C; Wild,
unionist, C,70t; Roberts, labor, 2, HO.
Permanent Camps of Instruction.
WASHINGTON. A bill Introduced
by Reprosontatlvo Esch (Wis.) pro
vides for tho establishment of perma
nent camps of Instruction and
maneuvering of Unitod Stajos troops
nt or near Fort Sam Houston, Tex.;
Camp Douglas, Wis.; Conewago Val
ley, Pa., and NIcIomto Ranch, Colo.
Legation Guard Increased.
WASHINGTON Tho navy depart
ment on Sunday received advices con
firmatory to tho dispatches of tho As
sociated Press, telling of tho roln
forcement of the American guard at
tho United States legation nt Seoul.
Two oflleors nnd sixty-four men woro
sent there from tho United Statos
steamer Vlcksburg, which Is now at
Chemulpo. They carried a machine
gun with them. There are now one
hundred or more men from tho steam
er Vlcksburg at Seoul guarding the
legation.
GERVICE PENSION BILL.
The Measure That Has Been
Intro-
duced In Both Houses.
WASHINGTON A committee up
pointed nt tho last national encamp
ment of the O. A. It. to bring to the
attention of congross somo needed
changes lu tho present pension laws
Is in session here to draft the proposed
legislation.
Ab abody tho committee called on
tho president to pay Its respects ana
to enlUt tho Interest and Influence In
securing the enuctment of the legisla
tion desired. The president assured
tho commltteo of his entire sympathy
in their undertaking.
There will be Introduced In con
gress, in the sennto by Mr. Dolllver of
Iowa and In tho house by Mr. Cal
derhcad of Kansas, n service pension
bill, backed by tho Grand Army of
tho Republic, which, If enacted Into
law, will give n pension of $12 a month
to every old "soldier who served ninety
days in the union army during the
civil war who was honorably discharg
ed therefrom and who has attulncd
the ngo of sixty-two years. A like
ponslon will bo given the wldoWB of
such soldiers In all cases where the
marriage took place prior to Juno 27,
1890.
Tho Introduction cf the bill 1b the
result of tho meeting In Washington
of the commltteo of pensions of the
Grand Army. The commltteo had an
extended conforenco with tho presi
dent and the latter assured them of
his entire sympathy in their under
taking. They also talked with Pen
sion Commissioner Ware about the
work.
Tho bill, It Is explained, Is not de
signed to interfere with existing pen
sion legislation and It provides in
terms that no soldier or widow re
ceiving a pension under Its provi
sions shall bo entitled to a pension
under any other law.
THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION.
The Bill of Congressman Burke Rela
tive Thereto.
WASHINGTON Tho hill which
Congressman Burke of South Dakota
Introduced and which has been report
ed favorably from the Indian affairs
committee of tho house provides that
tho lands In tho Rosebud reservation
shall be sold for $2.50 per acre, 50
cents por acre to be paid when entry
Is made, 50 cents within two years af
ter entry, 50 conts within three years
aftor entry, 50 cents within four years
after entry, and 50 ccntB within six
months after the expiration of five
years aftor entry. The settler may
commute his entry by paying tho full
price nnd receive patent as provided
for all homestead entries. These
lands nro to be disposed of under tho
genernl provisions of tho homestetd
and townsito laws of the Unitod
Stntes and shall be opened to settle
ment by proclamation of the presi
dent Union soldiers and sailors of
tho civil and Snanish wars are to have
tho same preference as prescribed in
the general homestead lawn. Sections
10 and 30 of each township are ceded
to South Dakota for school purposes.
RECONCILED TO WAR.
Russia's Rejoinder Not Expected for a
Week, but Japan is Prepared.
TOKIO Japan does iot anticipate
Russia's rejoinder for nt least one
week. In the meantime tho nation Is
prepared and grimly reconciled to
war. Political and other distinctions
havo disappeared and the country is
patriotically united. The government
Is receiving mnny offers of contribu
tions in the event of war, amounting
to many millions of yen. Tho Japan
ese people would welcome nn honor
able pence, but are resolved to fight
before receding from their position in
orintal affairs.
They fear tho aggression of Russia
and believe If It Is not slopped now It
will never bo stopped. They nro con
fident that their demands are fair and
moderato and their diplomacy, which
has been nntlont, has gone to a rea
sonable limit. They expect the
world's sympathy In the strucclp and
havo a splendid confidence In their
army and navy. In the event of re
verses or a national dlraster it Is
thought that England and me United
States would Intorvcnt to preserve a
balance of power in eastern Asia.
CONSUL WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Americans Will Carry the Plercy Mat
ter to President.
HAVANA United States Consul
Stolnhart, having declined to inter
fere with grlevnncos which the Amer
ican residents of the Isle of Pines havo
against Mayor Sanchez of Nuova Co
reons in connection with tho arrest of
Morgan Plercy, tho son of an Ameri
can, n potltion to President Roosevelt
Is being prenared for the slcnaturos
of the Americans. This petition will
nlloso that the conduct of Mayor San
chez H opprosslvo nnd Intolerable anl
will pray for tho appolntmont of nn
asrcnt othor than Uulted States Min
ister Sruires to Investigate tho case,
with a view of asking tho govornmont
of Cuba to remove tho mayor.
Congress of Mothers in May.
WASHINGTON, D. C At a meet
Ing of tho executive commltteo of tho
National Congross of Mothers arrange
ments woro made for tho annual moot
ing of tho Mothers' congress nt Chi
cago May 11 to 14, and for Mothors'
Congross day at tho World's fair, St.
Louis, May 2G. A Mothers' congress
mooting Is also to bo hold at Boston
Vobruary 18.
Mrs. C. L. Grout was elected ns the
representative of Nebraska on tho
board.
WANT THE CANAL
THE PRESIDENT IS THANKED
FOR WORK HE HAS DONE.
IT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
Such Is Terms Used to Describe Com
pletion of Isthmian Waterway Leg
Islatlon In Interest of Live Stock
Industry DlccU3oed.
PORTLAND. Ore. Tho first action
of tho national live stock convention
Wednesdny was to unnnimously adopt
n resolution endorsing President
Roosevelt's policy relative to tho con
struction of the Panama canal.
Tho resolution, a cop)' of which was
ordered sent to President Roosevelt,
follows:
"Resolved, That the sincere thanks
of the entire membership of tho Nn
tional Live Stock association In con
ventlon assembled, is hereby enthusl
nstically tendered President Theodoro
Roosevelt for his untiring and success
ful efforts to bring about the building
of the great Panama cnnal, the con
templation of which will, In tho judg
ment of this organization, be the
crowning achievement of the twontleth
century."
Legislation In the interest of the
llvo stock industry was tho general
topic of discussion during tho session.
Tho legislation desired is principally
In connection with tho handling of
live stock by railroads, the passage of
tho bill providing for a classified cen
sus of live Btock and measures In re
lation to tho uso of government re
serves for grazing range. Many sug
gestions as to how desired legislation
may be secured were made.
Resolutions favoring tho passage of
the pure food bill and demanding tho
transfer of tho control of government
reserves from the department of the
Interior to that of agriculture were
passed.
A. C. Halllwcll, editor of tho Chi
cago Dally Live Stock World, deliver
ed a brief address on tho subject,
"The TarifT as It Affects the Stock
Growers." He said in part:
"The proposition to throw down the
tariff bars that now serve to limit, If
even in n small degree, tho number
of South American and other foreign
hides that reach this country, is a se
rious thrust at the business of tho live
stock grower.
"Tho one certain thing in a reduc
tion of tho duty on hides would bo
that ranchmen and stock farmers
would have to foot the bills.
"The hldo dealers and tanners nre
not slow to make their demands for
free hides. In their efforts to follow
pernicious radices of tho financiers
who try to make $1 of capital pay fat
dividends on nine of water, they havo
taken advantage of the consumer nnd
wouid now put additional screws to
tho producer. Boots and shoes cost
much loss than they used to, hut they
do not co3t tho wearer any less.
"Tho llvo stock producers of the
Unitod States have a right to demand
that what they produce shall enjoy ns
much trade protection as Is given to
those who engage In the final process
es of manufacture."
BANK STAYS OPEN AT NIGHT.
Busy Paying Off Depositors Who
Make a Run on It.
SUPERIOR. Wis. A run was start
ed on tho savings department of the
First National bank Tuesday morning,
and In the afternoon the depositors ex
tended out in the street.
A notice was Issued by the bank's
officers stating that tho bank would'
remain open Tuesday night until tho
last person In line had been paid.
The bank was still open at a late
hour Tuesday night and a long lino of
customers were being paid their do
posits as they woro demanded.
President Banks said he could keop
open all night if necessary and pay
every one in gold.
Tho bank Is tho oldest In tho city,
and has a capital of $200,000, with de
posits of about a million and a half.;
The bank paid out a vast sum, but
business men made heavy deposits.
Tho c.use of tho run Is not known.
FIND CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
Arrests to Be Made in Connection
With Clallam Wreck.
VICTORIA, B. C Application was
made at the coroner's inquiry into the
Clallam disaster for warrants for tho
arrest of Captain Roberts and others
who aro held responsible for tho
wreck, on a charge of manslaughter.
Counsel representing the Dominion
government said that sufficient ovl
denccliad been secured to show crim
inal negligence, and he would apply
to- the provincial govornmont, on be
half of the Domlnton govornment,
seeking tho arrest of the captain and
others held to bo responsible.
Cuban Congress Deadlock.
HAVANA Thore was no quorum
In elthor branch of congross Friday
and the deadlock on tho revenue pay
ment act and tho land sale bills con
tinues. If tho two housos cannot
agree as to a time for adjournment,
President Falma will exercise his con
stitutional prerogative and declare tho
sossion of congross at an end. Presi
dent Palma and tho treasury and cus
toms officials aro studying tho ques
tion as to where to place tho provi
sional Increases of duties asked.
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READY TO FIGHT
PANAMA WILL MEET PROPOSED
COLOMBIAN INVASION.
TROOPS AREJ3EING PREPARED
Conscription Has Been Completed and
12,000 Fighting Men 9an Be Placed
In the Field Fever Among U. S.
Marines.
NEW YORK. Authentic informa
tion from the frontier Is anxiously
awaited here, as the belief Is wide
spread, cables the Herald's Panama
correspondent, that the Colombians
havo already started to march upon
the Isthmus.
The Panamalan troops are ready to
leave on a moment's notice. The con
scription has been completed, and 12,
000, fighting men can be placed In the
field.
There Is great bustle In the armory
In prepaartlon for the shipment of
rifles and ammunition to the Indians
of tho interior, who havo agreed to
Join against tho Colombian forces
Colonel Parette of the Panamaian
army said:
"We, who were Columbians until
yesterday, cannot be deceived by any
tactics the Colombians may employ.
We aro deeply grateful for the aid' the
Americans, have given us, especially
as we are now prepared to fight our
own battles on land with the utmost
confidence of victory.
'Four to five hundred men, station
ed In the only three passes nvallable,
can defeat an army. We have all the
men wo actually need, for tho fighting
will be done in the mountains.
"We expect to repel the invasion
without calling out all the available
troops. The Indians will certainly
fight on our side The San Bias In
dians, who aro Colombian allies, will
not fight at all."
Many light cases of fever are report
ed to already exist In the camps of
the United States marines, especially
among those who have been scouting
along the trails. There is some yellow
fever In Panama now, but none has
appeared In the army.
" WASHINGTON. The navy depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Rear Admiral Glass, dated
Panama:
"Collier Nero at Panoma has been
Injured by the Concord going along
side. Damage is not serious and tem
porary repairs will be made nt Pan
ama. Grounding tho Nero at high
water so as to be able to work below
the water line."
TOURING THE WORLD ON FOOT.
Roumanian Has Eight Years In Which
to Make Trip.
WASHINGTON Baron Sternberg,
tho German ambassador, presented to
tho president Dr. Oskar Radvaner, a
Roumanian, who Is making a tour of
tho world on foot. He Is a represent
ative of athletic societies of Buchar
est, having been selected to make tho
trip from 200 candidates. He has
been on tho road four years, visiting
in that tlmo all of Europe and Asia.
He will visit all of the countries of
North and South America and then
will go to tho Transvaal nnd Austra
lia. He Is obliged to complete his
trip In an aggregate tlmo or eight
years. President Roosevelt chatted
with him briefly and inscribed his
name in tho autograph book of Dr.
Radvaner.
Tell Cause of the Advance.
CHICAGO, 111. Representatives of
largo companies, testifying boforo the
Interstate commerce commission Tuoa
day In regard to an advance In freight
rates- on grain from Missouri river
points to Chicago by western rail
roads, contradicted statements made
beforo the commission by railway
traffic managers. The railroad mon
dooldod that the reason for tho ad
vance In ratos was on account of the
heavy advance In the price of railroad
material.
-Minneapolis Tribune.
GOVERNOR HUNT'S MESSAGE.
Says American Occupation Lifts Up
Patriotism.
SAN JUAN. Governor Hunt's mes
sage, which will be read to tho legisla
ture Tuesday, opens with words of
encouragement. The message will
urge that the future bo looked for
ward to with courage and will point
out that Porto Rico leads in demon
strating to the peoples of the West
Indies that American occupation lifti
up the patriotism of people. The gov
ernor will advlso strict economy and
that only the liquor nnd tobacco taxes
be increased.
Tho messago recommends the adop
tion of the American code of civil pro
cedure, n special appropriation for
tho eradication of tropical anaemia,
the creation of election inspectors, a
trial of the contract system for the
building of roads, tho immediate cre
ation of a s-eclal trlbural for tho
prompt settlement of all questions be
tween the Cnthollc church and tho
government, leases and not sales of
government lands, tho repeal of meas
ures by which roads are built by con
victs and an increased appropriation
for Porto Kican representation nt tho
St. Louis World's exposition.
The message urgC3 sur.voys of lands
and the advancement of education by
Industrial schools. ,
SPENCER'S CURIOUS WILL.
Wanto Loose Lid on His Coffin and
No Religious Ceremony.
LONDON. Herbert Spencer's will
is a curious document. It directs
that his body shall be placed in a
coffin with a loose lid and cremated
and the ashes buried, all without nny
species of religious ceremony. All
the rights in his book and Investments
are given to the trustees, Hon. Auburn
Herbert, Dr. Henry Charlton Bastion
and David Duncan, with instructions
to employ the yearly revenue in "re
suming and continuing during Buch
period as mny be needed for fulfilling
my express wishes, but not exceeding
the life time of all descendants of
Queen Victoria, who shall be living
at my decease and of the survivors of
them and for twenty-one years after
tho death of such survivor the pub
lication of the existing parts of my
'Descriptive Sociology' and the com
pilation and publication of the fresh
parts thereof followed In the parts al
ready published."
WORD COMES FROM COGHLAN.
Reported Colombians a Band of Un
organized Marauders.
WASHINGTON Admiral Coghlan
cabled the navy department from Co
lon as follows:
"Report of the appearance of a Co
lombian force between Colon and
ChlrlquI lagoon was due to men now
In that vicinity who belonged to to
Colombian forced, who would not Join
Panama men, but took to the moun
tains behind David and nre now un
organized marauders. There were or
iginally about 200 men. Somo unarm
ed havo been seen nbout Santa Fe and
Coolet river, committing depreda
tions." South Dakota Gold Production.
WASHINGTON. Owing to a cleri
cal orror In the figures furnished tho
Associated Frees on January 2. tho
amount representing the gold produc
tion of South Dakota for the calendnr
year 1003 was given as $2,889,137, in
stead of ?0,8SO,137, the actual oatimate.
Japan Considers Response.
TOKIO. The final conference be
foro the throne to doclilo upon tho
rosponse to Russia began nt 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. It was attendod
by all the members of the cabinet,
five of the elder statesmen, Admirals
Ito nnd Ijuln, and General Kodamn.
Provlous to tho conference Admiral
Yamnmoto, representing Premier Kat
sura, who Is Indisposed, had a prlvato
audience with the emperor. Foreign
Minister Komura and Marquis Ito
also conferred privately.
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