Nebraska Newspapers

    THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Kcefo, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
Brief Telegrams
J. M. Hagnman, the founder of Con
rordla, Knn., Is tteml nt the ngo of 74
years.
Adjutant General John 8. Saunderfl
of the Mnryland nntionnl guard Iff dead
nt Annnpolls.
Tiis death of Horman F. A. Rodell,
promlnont In Illinois Grand Army cir
cles, occurred at Poldn, 111.
Senator Quay Introduced n bill pro
viding for the admission of Oklahoma
and Indtan Territory ns ono state.
Tho directors of tho Erie railroad
declared a 2 por cont r.eml-nnnunl div
idend on tho first preferred stock.
A dispatch from Pelting nays that
missionaries who have- arrived there
report that Prlnco Tunn Is seriously
111.
It Is reported that a sorlotiB hattlo
has taken placo between the govern
ment troops nnd tho Insurgents In
Uruguay, the Insurgents losing heav
ily. Senator Penrose Introduced a bill pro
hibiting the Issuing or paying of mon
ey orders or tho registering of letters
on Sunday.
Tho Northern Pacific directors have
declared a H4 per cent quarterly divi
dend, comparing with IVi per cent reg
ular and an extra half per cent for the
preceding quarter.
Soymour R. Church, who formerly
controlled tho pig Iron business In
San Francisco, tiled a petition In insol
vency. Ho places liabilities nt $IG5,
000 nnd nssots at ?-t-12,5r.0.
It js, given out nt tho Intorlor de
partment that tho resignation of
George I. Harvey, superintendent of
the Pawnee Indian Bchool, has been re
ceived nnd will bo nccoptod.
Andrew Carnegie has given $15,000
to build n library nt Talladega college,
Talladega, Ala. Talladega college
was founded In 1SG7 and Is devoted
to the education of tho negro.
Brigadier J. General Fredcrlc'lc D.
Grnnt assumed command of lho de
partment of tlio lakes In nccordanco
with the territorial redisricting army
net recently passed by congress.
An nddltional $10,000 hns boon ask
ed of the Froneh chamber of deputies
to add to the $120,000 nlrcady appro
priated for nn agricultural and horti
cultural exhibit at the St. Louis expo
sition. Postmaster General Pnyno said
there was nothing .to bnr postmasters
or other federal omco holders from
serving na delegates to political con
ventions, whether national, state or
county.
Major General MncArtlmr has 1.
sued nn order to the effect that no ex
tended leave of nhsoneo will be grant
ed to army officers serving In the Pa-r-ific
division of the army until further
notice
Judge Wilkin of tlio lllinolo supreme
court hnu granted a supersedeas In
the case of S. 11. Michaels, recently
convicted of passing n forged chock
on Postmaster Hull of Peoria and sen
tenced to tho ponltcntlnry.
Tho brick layers' and masons' inter
national union at Us oonventlo-i
adopted a resolution praising William
R. Hearst, member of congress nnd
owner of sovornl ncwHimpors. for his
championship of organized labor.
According to the testimony of Cap
tain Bronson, superintendent of tho
naval ncadomy. before tho bouso com
mittee on naval affairs, tho United
Statos will havo naval officers civoitgh
in 1907 to mnn nil navnl vessels'
Tho United Stntos lias tho poorest
building road system or any civilized
country on oarth, nccordlng to Hora
tio S. Earlo of Dotrolt. This conui
tlon ho considers duo to a lack of na-tlonn1-.
state nn.l local cooperation.
At Oklahoma City, Okln... tho moth
cr of Thomns Queennn, the wife-murderer,
whoso excutlon was sot for Fob
ruary 12, hns received n letter from
Governor Ferguson stating that ho
would commute tlio sontenco to life
imprisonment.
Tho houso conimlttoo on morcliant
marine and fisheries by a strict party
voto hns ordered a favorable report
to bo made to tho houso on the Gard
ner bill providing for a commission
to Investigate the whole quostlon of
shin subsidy.
Tho prosldent has sent to the sen
ate tho following nominations: Con
sul general. Fleming D. Chosslre of
Now York, nt Mukden, China; consuls.
James W. Dnvldson. Minnesota, at An
Tung, China; Edwin V. Morgan, Now
York, at Dalny, Chlnr..
A supplemental estimate for nn np
proprlatlon of $3,445,000 for "arma
ment of fortifications" was transmit
tod to the houso by Sccrotary Root.
Tho Dotrolt board of commerce
mloptod resolutions declaring that
"tho Joint high commission should bo
reconvened for the purpose of noqo
tinting a now reciprocity troaty with
Canada."
Thlrty-fivo hundred omployos of the
Illinois Stool company nt South Chi
cago roturnod to work with tho re
opening of tho opon hearth, plate nnd
slab mills, which havo bean Idla since
before Christmas. Tho men nccopted
a reduction In wages from 10 to 28
per cant
Congressman Hinshaw has rocom
mended Qbarles Lugenbeel to bo post
master at Williams. Thayor county.
Neb., vleo W. A. Kotlwlts. roslgnod.
It is announced In a dispatch from
Montevideo that tho Uruguayan revb
tlonlsts havo boon dofeated after a
sanguinary battle at Illescaa.
IN THE FAR EAST
OUTLOOK THERE SAID TO BE
LESS HOPEFUL.
JAPANESE LAUDING AN ARMY
Russian Does Not Regard Situation
Serious Enough for Hostllo Action
Talk of China Going to War Re
carded as Abaured.
ST. PETERSBURG Reports of an
a'nrmlng nature of tho situation thoro
continue to pour out of tho fnr cast.
Theso Include the statosmonts that tho
Japanoso nro landing nn nrmy nt Ma-Sam-Pho,
Coren, and that 3,000 Rus
sian troops nro crossing the Yaluo
rlvor. Tho reported dispatch of Chi
nese nrmy of soldiers trained by Eur
opqoan officers beyond tho groat wall
to prcsorvo order In Manchuria cannot
bo confirmed horo nnd the reports of
tho Japancso nt Ma-Sam-Pho nnd tho
Russians at tho Yaluo nro discredited
nt tho foreign offices horo nnd by M,
Kurino, the Japanese minister to Rus
sia. M. Hnrtwlg, a departmental chief of
of tho Russian foreign office, spoke
feelingly to M. Kurino regarding the
harm being dono by often utterly base
less reports. While tho Russian gov
eminent understands tho situation In
Corea to bo disturbed and possibly
threatening, It has not Information of
n situation gravo enough to warrant
tho landing of a largo Japanese army
there.
Russia freely ndmlts Japan's right,
under existing conditions, to land In
Corea a reasonnblo number of soldiers
to proscrvo order, but tho landing of
nn nrmy at this stage of tho negotia
tions could not be viewed with
equanimity. M. Kurino is In no way
anxious because or tho delay In Rus
sia's response to tho latest .Tnpnneso
note nnd says that Japan Is not press
ing for nn lmmedlato reply.
"Russia will bo given nil the time
She needs," tho minister Is 'quoted ns
saying. Tho statement published by
tho Novoo Vremya thnt because Rus
Bla desired peace alio cannot surrendor
nil, coincides with the distinct impres
sion gathered by the correspondent of
tho Associated Press at tho foreign of
fice that Russia will continue to main
tain that tho question of sovereignty
of Mnncliurla Is solely a, matter be
tween Russia nnd China.
The Svjet nnd the St. Petersburg
LlBtoo have raised nn outcry over the
reported sending of Chlneso troops to
Manchuria, nnd the latter newspaper
declares that If it Is true thnt these
troops go with tlio purpose of threat
ening tho railroads between Port Ar
thur and Vladlvostock, it means war
with China nnd not with Japan. In
nn Interview, Soo Wol-Toh, tho Chi
nese minister to Russia, Is quoted ns
naylng:
"Tho talk of China going to war
with anyone Is nbsurd. Wo havo no
Intention of fighting. If Chlneso troops
nro bolng sent north It Is solely for tho
purposo of Inspiring confidence In our
people, who nro ninrmod nnd who
would becomo pnnlc-strlcken In the
event of hostilities between Russia and
Japan. Personally, I have no knowl
edge of tins reported movoment, but
tho fact of It would not necessarily
bo communicated to me."
FIRE CHIEF MUSHAM REPORTS
Blames Management and Builders far
Iroquois Fire.
CHICAGO, 111. Upon tho manage
ment nnd builders of tho Iroquois
theater has been placed tho responsi
bility for tho flro horror, in a report
rendered to Mayor Harrison by Fire
Chtof Mushnm. Tho report Is prepar
ed by Fulkerson after examination or
nearly 100 witnesses in the days 1m
mediately following tho fire.
No criticism Is mndo of tho build
ing department, although seven viola
tions of tho building ordinances nre
noted. Attorney Fulkerson concludos
that tho theater building was not com
pleted nt tho time It was opened;
that tho thcator employes did what
they could to put tho flro out, nnd
thnt tho doors were generally locked
throughout tho building.
Pope Sends His Blessing.
ROME Monslgnor Seraflno, tho
now apostolic delegate In Mexico, hao
been received In farewell audience by
tho popo nnd waa entrusted by his
holiness to express to President Din,
nnd tho Mexican government his satis
faction with tho men sure of liberty
granted under President Dlax to Cath
olicism in Mexico, which resulted In
ho prosperity or tho church there.
Crushed by an Elephant.
LONDON. Goorgo Lockhnrt. tho
well known elephant trainer nnd clr
cus proprietor, was accidentally crush
ed to death Sundny by nn elephant
while ho was attending tho unload
ing of tho circus animals at tho Hoo
street railway station at Walthnms
town. Hurrlcans In Fill Islands.
MELBOURNE. A disastrous hurri
cane has blown ovor the FIJI Islands,
rosultlng In groat loss of llfo nnd prop
erty. Rosebud Reservation Lands.
WASHINGTON The housq commit
too on Indian affairs ordored a favor
ablo report on tho bill to open for
settlemont 400,000 acres of tho Rose
bud Iudlan roaorvatlon in South Da
kota. Term of Service Increased.
WASHINGTON. Tho war depart
ment has ordorod thnt hereafter nil
details of staff officers for Phllipplnos
duty shall bo for throe years instead
of two years as ut present.
THE PANAMA TREATY.
DiscuoBlon Will Be Continued In Sen
' r.te Thl3 Week.
WASHINGTON. The senate has
no program for the week beyond a
continuation of tho debate on the Pan
ama quastion. Tho fact that the Oor
mon resolution of Inquiry wu dis
posed of Init week does not change
the sltuntlon, except that it makes
nocossnry a new basis for speeches.
This will bo supplied In the resolu
tion of Inquiry to be Introduced Mon
day ns the result of Saturday's confer
onco of democratic sonators. A num
ber of addresses are still to bo made
on both sides of the controversy, nnd
It is quite certain that the debate will
continue! for many days. It Is well
understood on both sides of tho cham
ber that. In reality the treaty and not
nny particular resolution Is being dis
cussed, the rcnRon being that 'tho
treaty Itself could not be discussed
In open session, whereas the resolu
tion can be. The democrats prefer
nn opon discussion of the question and
the republicans, ns a matter of policy,
and In tho Interest of tho expedition
to tho vote on the trenly, hnve not
objected. When It becomes apparent
that the discussion In open session
Is exhausted, executive sessions will
be otdered and the debate wdlll pro
coed behind closed doors.
It Is quito well understood that the
amendments to the treaty reported by
tho committee on foreign telntlons
will bo withdrawn before final action
Is taken.
COLD MADDENS AN ELEPHANT.
Almost -Kills Keeper and Does Much
Damage. -
ST. PAUL, Minn. Maddened by the
Intense cold, which had frozen its
ears and trunk, nn elephant belong
ing to an animal show which had
been exhibiting nt a local theater, Sun
day almost Killed lis keeper, Conrad
Castens, and partially wrecked the
Milwaukee freight house. Many of tho
attendants had narrow escapes from
serious Injury. Casteirs then went to
tho animal's head and attempted to
pacify it, but tho beast threw him
to the ground and planted his foot
upon hlrii. crushing In his ribs and. It
Is believed, fatally Injuring him. Tho
bruto then seized heavy articles of
freight In tho Bheds and began toss
ing thorn about promiscuously, doing
considerable tlamngo. After laboring
for nine hours attendants quieted the
animal.
COTTON REACHES WAR PRICES.
Dr. Brown Snrings a Little Surprise
en thi New Orleans Ring.
NEW MU.EANS Dr. Brown sur
prised tho ring at tho Cotton exchango
Friday by telling traders to go to his
brokers and give them everything
they had for sale for May delivery nt
tho market price. Ho said ho was
w.lllng to buy everything offered up
to half a million bales. Before he
mado this offer ho bid 15.18c for 25.000
bnlcs of May Ills purchases were
heavy.
The imrket -nnialimd in a healthy
condition in splto of the levels that
havo been attained. The present
prices are the highest since war times
and 'tnco tho future market has been
established. There appears to be no
weak long Interest In tho mnrket nnd
brokers are exacting heavy margins
on nil purchases.
IRRIGATION COMPANY LOSES.
County Has Right to Fx Rate for
Water.
WASHINGTON. D. C Tho decis
ion of the circuit court of the United
States for tho northorn district of Cali
fornia in tho caso of the county of
Stanislaus against tho San Joaquin &
Kings River Canal and Irrigation com
pany wns leserved In the supremo
court Monday.
The caso involved the validity of
tho laws of California permitting the
county authorities to fix the rate to
bo charged by the Irrigation company
for wnter. Tho company claimed tho
rate tho county fixed was too low and
that tho laws prior to 1S85, under
which tho company was organized,
woro equivalent to n contract, permit
ting the company to fix its own rate.
The circuit court accepted this view
and decided that the act of 1SS& could
not be Invoked to impair tho contract.
BLAIR OWED HALF A MILLION.
He Carried Life Insurance in the Sum
of $1,000,000.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Tho policies held
by the lato James L. Blair, former
goneral counsel for the woild's fair,
who died at Eustls, Fla., last Satur
day, are rapidly being paid by tho In
surance companies.
It is stated that tho total amount of
Mr Blair's indebtedness, including the
money advancod for him by friends
and lelntlves during tho last year of
his lite, has boon officially determin
ed at $6C3,000. It is further btated
that cvory dollar of this amount will
bo paid from the insurance now com
ing in, leaving $549,000 for Mrs, Blair
and her two souu providing thnt a pol
icy for $200,000. which ono company
began to contest beforo Mr. Blair's
death, is paid.
Engage in Pitched Battle.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Fifty non
union bridge workers omployod on
tho Union Paclfle Railroad company's
bridge across tho Kansas river, nnd
about n hundred members of tho
Structural Iron Workers' union engag
ed In n pitched battlo at tho now
Union PrcIHc bridgo in Kansas City,
Kan., Tuesday, duriug which thirty
revolver shots wore fired, hundreds
of bricks wore thrown nnd several
mon injurod, two seriously. It wns
thought for a tlmo thnt more serious
trouble would rosult.
romi, iwiimmi
ATOMOSQIITH
AT LEAST THIRTY PEOPLE ARE
KNOWN TO BE KILLED.
All INCREASE IN LIST LIKELY
Entire Northern Portion of Alabama
swept by High Winds In Addition d
to loss or Lire Great Damage He
suits to Property.
TUSCALOOSSA, Ala. A disastrous
tornado swept over Moundvillc, Ala.,
a town of ,'i00 Inhabitants, Htteon
miles south of Tuscaloosa, oarly Fri
day and as a. result thirty-seven per
sons wero killed and more than 100
Injured. Every business house, with
the exception of a small durg store,
was completely destroyed.
Surgeons woro rushed to Mound
villc from Greensboro nnd Tuscaloosa
and nil possible was done to alleviate
the sufferings of tho Injured. By tho
force of the storm persons were blown
hundreds of feet from their beds In
tho blacknes of tho night. Through
terror, a father, mother nnd threo
children lied from their homo to seek
refuge and in their excitement left
n 5-year-old hoy in bed. Later ho wns
pulled from benenth come timber and
thus far it is impossiblo to find nny
other member of the family. Bedding,
carpets nnd wearing apparel nro scat
tered for a distance of ten miles
through what was a forest, but which
Is now ns clear as If cut by the
woodman's axe.
Freight cars were blown to splin
ters, tho trucks from them being
hurled hundreds of cet from the
track. The depot, the hotel, ware
house, gins, thirty homes, five store
houses, together wtih the stocks, were
completely destroyed. Where they
stood It Is impossiblo to find even
the pillars upon which these struc
tures rested.
Bales of cotton, which wcro stowed
In warehouses, wero torn to atoms,
tho fragments of lint lodging in tres,
making it appear as though that sec
tion had been visited by a snowstorm.
Heavy Iron safes, tho doors or which
in some Instances wero torn from
their hinges, were carried uway by
the force of the wind.
A young clerk employed by W. P.
Phlfer, hearing the terrible roaring of
the storm, let himself into a well in
the center of the. store. Ho had no
soonrr found this place of safety than
tht- dtore was completely demolished.
He was uninjured.
The town ot Hull, four miles north
of Moundville, suffered from tho tor
nado. Tho Bates Lumber company's
planing department was completely
wrecked and the negro fireman crush
ed. Four residences and one church
worn demclished.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Tornadoes
played havoc at several places In
North Alabama, resulting, as far as
known, in tho death of ovor thirty
people and injury to many more. Tlio
storm center wn3 at' and mound
Moundville, r: small town in the
northern portion of Halo county,
where heavy losa of llfo nnd great de
struction ot property are reported.
Because of tho fact that the wires
wero prostrated retails of tho disaster
tto meager. Reports received at
Tuscaloosa indicate that no less than
thirty pcopio were killed nt Mound
vlllo and many more injured.
The storm swept nil of the northern
portion of Hale county and destroyed
many rarms. It Is feared thnt fuller
reports will show an Increased loss
of life.
Driven from Home In Blizzard.
NEW CUMBERLAND. W. Vn.
Fully one-hair of this town is under
twelve feet of water and a blizzard Is
raging. Dozens of factories are sub
merged and tho big Chelsea China
company plant Is greatly damaged.
At Empire, two miles above on the
Ohio river, tho town is under fifteen
feet of water, and practically the en
tiro population nro campod out in box
cars. Six miles above Empire a heavy
landslide has covered tho Cleveland
& Pittsburg railroad tracks.
Ishnd Trade Is Increasing.
WASHINGTON. D. C The Philip
pine trade statistics of tho Insular bu
reau of the War department show that
the Imports of those Islands during tho
eight months ended August, 1903, ag
gregate $22,2C0,581 and exports $20,
867,313. These figures are exclusive
of coin and government supplies. Tho
aggregate of exports and imports is
an increase of almost $G,000,000. over
rour-firths or which may be credited to
shipments from the archipelago, the
hemp and copras output being espe
cially large.
Philippine Trade Statistics.
WASHINGTON. The Philippine
trade statistics or tho insular bureau
or the war department show that tlio
imports ot thoso Islands during tho
eight months ended August, 1903, ag
gregate $20,807,313. These figures aro
oxcluslvo of coin and government sup
plies. The' aggregate of exports nnd
imports is an increase or almost $C,
000,000, over four-fifths or which may
be credited to shipments from tho
nrohlpolago. tlio hemp and corpa out
put boing large.
Socialists to Meet.
OMAHA. Nob. The executive com
mittee of the national socialist party,
in session In Omaha, issued n call far
a national convention to moot in' Chi
cago May 1. The call, after stating
the rosult of tho referendum vote on
placo of meeting, says tho basis of
representation shall bo ono delegate
for each hundred members in good
Btnndlng and one dolognto' at large
from each state. The building In
which tho convention Ic to bo hold
will be announced later by tho local
committee.
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EXPRESS HELD UP
TRAIN ROBBERS LOOT THE SUN
SET LIMITED.
DISPLAY RED DANGER SIGNAL
Trainmen are Overpowered and .Ex
press Car Is Forced Open Officials
Assert that Amount Taken by the
Robbers is Small.
SAN FRANCISCO. Whllq the
Southern Pnclfic company's Sunset
Limited was climbing tho mountains
between San Luis Obispo and San Ar
do Thursday night a Wolls-Fargo
treasure box was mysteriously stolen
out of tlio car by some person or per
sons. Timothy Sullivan, tho messeng
er, was In another car and when he
returned ho found the aide door of the
express car open and tho safo missing.
Tlio robber gained entrance to the
car through tho end door, tho lock o!
which hud been lorced. Sulllvnn at
once notified the rallwa" officials or
the robbery and a search for tho miss
ing safo resulted in finding It near
Tunnel No. 2. It had been broken
open and Its contents tal'on. with tho
exception of a valuable diamond, some
checks and other papers. The amount
rf treasure that was being carried in
the unfe has not been determined. Tho
express officials state thnt it was only
a few hundred dollars, but that there
vore some valuable papers.
Estimates from the scene of the
robbery place the amount as high ns
SO.OOO, but it is thought that this
estimate is greatly exaggerated. Tho
express car carried two safes, one v.
through safe, which is locked at Nov
Orleans, and the other a local safo
It was the local tnfe that vas taken.
Ono man la under arrest at Can Luis
Obispo on suspicion, but the ov'dcnco
a',ainjt Mr- is unl tl'-t'u:ua?ntl&?. Tho
slow progress of the train would havo
permitted tho robbers entering th? ox
press enr, throwing out the safe nnd
jumping off after it without danger.
R. W. Christiansen of tho Pacific
department of Wells-Fargo & Co. u.tys
that there wnB very little in the tox
but there Is a report that ono package
scut from Santa Barbara was worth
about $1,500, Ho said that Timothy
Sullivan, the messenger in chargo of
tlio car, was an old employe and
thoroughly reliable.
On the nrrlvnl of the train in this
city Messenger Sullivan told tho story
or tho robbery to Yardmaster Perclval.
Ho r.aid that shortly after the train left
San Luis OblBpo on Its way north In?
let tho express car and went into tho
baggage, car. Immediately behind IL
His helper was in a compartment of
one of the cars. The express was tem
porarily vacant, and the thieves, possi
bly hoboes who had been stealing a
ride, cut a hole In the front door and
entered. They then forced open the
side door, threw out tho safe and pre
sumably jumped after-It, This was an
easy matter, as the train was moving
very slowly on an tip grade.
&IOUX CITY-ASHLAND LINE.
Slender Prospect of Building It This
Year.
LINCOLN, Neb. The Journal says:
It mry bo said on the authority of a
Burlington man well known in Ne
braska, and now enjoying a position
where he should know when the com
j any Intends building, that tho Sioux
City line, projected to run from Ash
land '.o a connection with the Great
North srn in Iowa, may not be built
this t'omlng season.
Tho tightness of the money market
In the east may prevent tno building
of many lines In tho west, notwith
standing tho business of the west
warrants extensions, connecting Huo3
and improvements. Notwithstanding
tho prasont outlook, Sioux City Is
moving in tho matter to induce Jim
Hill to build tho lino at once, and if
roporUi from her business men's com
mittee aro not too highly colored
,! o vuoms to be some prospect or
BUNCOS.
Mischief Makers In Korea.
WAHHING&DN Tho only ndvicoa
rocelvod over night at tho stato de
partment from tho oast aro from Min
ister AJlen at Seoul. Minister Allen
reports that Seoul is in a panicky
condition and that thoro Is apprehen
sion of a riotous outbreak at any mo
mont. Tho Intimation is donvoyod in
tho di 'patch that Intorostod foreign
omlssnries nre at the bottom of those
disturbances, tho result of which may
bo to afford an oxcuso tor Interven
tion and the placing of large forces
lu Korea.
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" From the" SL Paul Globe,
PURE FOOD BILL.
Measure Passed in House by Rising
Vote.
WASHINGTON. The house passed
the Hepburn pure food bill Wednesday
on a rising vote, 201 to 03, its oppon
ents being unable to secure a, roll call.
The amendment inserting the word,
"wilful," with reference to persons,
who sell adulterated or mlsbranded
goods and which would havo compell
ed the government to prove Intent to
violate the law by the venders, was
stricken out on a yea and nay vote In
the house. Several attempts were
mado to amend tho bill, but no mater
ial changes wore made.
Tho bill fixes tho standard of foods
and drugs as to their purity, strength
and character, and defines who shall
bo considered adulterations or mis
branding or foods and drugs. It also
prohibits Interstate commerce, impor
tation nnd exportation of such mls
branded or adulterated scope of tho
bureau of chemistry to Include tho
bureau of foods and Impose upon it
tho duty of performing all chemical
work for tho other executive depart
ments. This bureau wil be charged
with tlio duty of Inspecting food and
drug products which belong to inter
state or foreign commerce. The secre
tary of commerce Is given authority to
employ such chemists, Inspectors,
clerks and laborers as may bo neces
sary for the enforcement of tho net.
One section of tho bill provides pen
alties for tho introduction ot adulter
ated or mlsbranded foods or drinks
and another section requires tho sec
retary of agriculture to prescribe
rules and regulations to govern the
bureau or chemistry and roods in ex
aminations of articles required to be
inspected under tho lnw. Violations
of tho law shall bo reported by the
secretary of agriculture to tho proper
district attorney of tho United State3,
who Is to direct nnd cause proceedings
without delay.
As soon as the bill was reported to
tho house Air. Hepburn moved an
amendment eliminating the amend
ment offered yesterday on motion of
Mr. Stephens, dem. (Tex.), which
made it necessary to show "wilful" in
tent on tho part of persons prosecuted.
X"r. Hepburn said that with the Steph
ens amendment in the bill It would
be entirely inefficacious as n law. The
Hapburn amendment was agreed to
br a vote of 145 to 12C. Tho bill then
v.1s passed by a rising vote or 201 to
03, tho yeas nnd nays being refused.
Mr. Hull of Iowa, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, report
el tho army appropriation bill and
give notice that ho would call it up
I'huraday.
RESOLUTIONS .AGAINST SMOOT.
Lincoln Ministers Take Action In Caso
of Utah Senator.
LINCOLN, Neb. At the mooting ot
tho Lincoln Ministerial association tho
ministers passed resolutions and will
send the following Instructions to tho
Nebraska senators to present to Sen
ator Burrows, chairman of tho com
mittee on privileges and elections:
"Resolved, That, as the Ministerial
Association of Lincoln, wo protest
against Senator Smcot retaining his
seat in the United States, penate, pro
vided If it be found by the senate com
mittee that tho oath of loyalty to the
Mormon church on tho part or tho
apostle Smcot cubordinatea his nlleg
lanco to the government of.tho United
States and interferes with a loyal sup
port of tho institutions of tho govern
ment." The rctolutlon was adopted
unanimously.
Explorer Hubbard is Dead.
QUEBEC Word waB received hero
riora Chateau Bay, Labrador, that a
courier had arrived there Friday from.
Northwest river with the information
that Leonidas Hubbard, jr., of tlio
exploring party sont out by tho mag
azine Outing of Now York, had died
from starvation in the wilds of Lab
rador on October 18. Tho remains aro
on their way to Quobec. so tho re
port says, by dog train, with tho
other members or tho expodltion.
Thompson Will Rcturr.
LINCOLN. Nob. D. E. Thompson.
United States minister to Brazil, now
on a leave or absence, is expected
to arrive In Lincoln about February
8. The steamer Tonnynan, on which
Mr. Thompson sailed from Rio Janeiio
January 2 is duo to arrive at Biook
lyu on Wednesday. January 20. Im
mediately aftor landing Mr. Thomp.
son will go to Washington to report
to the stato dopartment. From Wash
tngton ho expect to go to Michigan
to visit relatives, end boon after to
come to Lincoln.
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