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    The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
JltA L. lIAltn, Proprietor.
TKKMBi tl.Z5 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE NEHHASKA.
A man novcr bccs if-mself as othcra
eco him or as ho aces otncrs.
Try to bo plcnsnnt; any ono can be
disagreeable without half trying.
The Helf-mado man Is always willing
to admit tho Inferiority of others.
Tho laborer sometimes gets his re
freshments Indirectly from tho crow
bar. About tho worst thing you can tako
for an ailment Is tho advlco of your
friends.
It Is tho easiest thing In the world
to bcllovo a rlcaslng Ho about our
selves. It seems Inconsistent that fourth
class postmasters should bo allowed to
handle first-class mall.
History continues to repeat Itself In
eplto of tho fact that two-thirds of
history Isn't worth repeating.
When a man really does stumblo
onto n good monoy-maklng schemo ho
seldom has enough money to work It.
"Usona" may havo a charm, but Im
perialists generally should consider tho
particularly appropriate nature of "Ex
pansla." Alfred Austin says that nil poets are
Banc; and thoro havo boon men who
held that tho only sano men woro tho
lnsano ones.
1'iinston says ho Is afraid ho
wouldn't succeed as a lecturer; but tho
supply of girls is as largo as It was
when Hobson wna with us.
Tho production of copper In this
country during 1898 was over 620,000,-
uuo pounds. And yot some people com
plain when thoy arc asked to tako pen
nies In chnngo upon a trolley car!
A Long Island Jury has discharged n
man who killed a boy In tho act of
eating cherries in his trees without
permission. Only ono consideration
saves this from being grossly ridicu
lous. It is a monstrous travesty on
justice.
Spain has decided not to punish Ad
miral Ccrvcra for losing his ships at
Santiago bay. Generously-minded
Amorlcnns will bo well pleased , to
know that Spain has at last risen su
perior to Its old traditions and refused
to add unmerited censuro to tho mlB
fortunes of a gallant Bailor a man
whoso character and conduct havo
nllko been worthy of tho noblest don
of old Castlllnn days.
night on tho heels of tho weak-
brained personage who colobratea the
Fourth of July with dynamlto crackers
comes tho Joker who puts messages In
bottles and throws tho bottles Into the
lake. There Is no apparent link or
connecting chnln botween tho two
classes of comedians, but tho fact re
mains tho samo tho humorist of the
floating bottlo always comes along a
few days after tho Idiot of tho cannon
cracker has retired to tho seclusion of
tho hospital.
Another pretty llttlo story has boon
spoiled and another talo of marvelous
fortuno laid away on tho samo sholf as
tho lsgonds of unlimited gold llnils in
tho Klondike A young man who paid
?l for an old coat at a South Sldo auc
tion, and who found $3,000 In bonds In
tho Insldo pocket, has learned that hlA
bonds aro worthless and that his profit
of $2,990 has vanlshod utterly. It Is
Just as woll. That story would havo
been quoted at every gathering of un
lucky men for thirty years to come,
and would have ahared honors with tho
narrative of tho farmer whoao plow
turned up an old brass kottlo contain
ing f 43.G97 In 8panlsh gold nnd a chart
locating tho rest of Capt. Kldd's burled
treasures.
Th) death of valuablo oattlo from
atlng wild cherry leaves In Now
Hampshlro Iisb led to investigations
which show that whllo tho wild rod
cherry and horso plum aro harmless,
tho dwarf cherry should bo viewed
with suspicion, nnd tho wild blnck
chorry and choko cherry nro dangor
ous. Tho common Impression that
only wilted leaves aro harmful was not
verified. Uoth wilted und fresh loaves
woro found to bo poisonous and dried
loaves not boyond distrust. Vigorous,
Buccuient loaves from young shoots
tho ones most Hkoly to bo eaten by cat
tle aro far moro poisonous than the
leaves of a mature trco or stunted
shrub. To sum up tho facts In tho
most forclblo terms, tho farmer who
permits theso trees to flourish Is slm
ply cultivating prusslc ncld In hU own
pasture.
Russell Sago has contributed to tho
restoration of tho Pennsylvania como-
tcry whero his paronts aro burled.
"Whllo It could scarcely bo said to bo
an Investment creditable to Hussoll'a
commorclal JnBtlnct, thoro la ono of tho
cases whoro ho did woll to lay mono-
tary considerations nsldo.
It Is not known that Marchand ovor
did any fighting, but only a dlscrcel
general could havo got out of the
scrapo ho got into lu tho Soudan; and
no certainly piayt-d a flno gamo of
ulutf.
I II I VI
Franco's Bargain in tha Treaty Bettor
Than Bho Admits.
THE AMERICANS REALLY GOT LEFT
I'rcncli I'ropln Not Airnro of Acttinl
Vnluo of tho Concession Thejr Have
Obtained Opposition to tho Trcitty,
However, I Very Hlrong unit Come
From Iiillnentlnl Quurtcrs.
WASHINGTON, July 27. A good
deal of surprise lias been caused in
official circles hero by tho unexpected
opposition developing In Franco to
tho ratification of tho reciprocity
treaty Just negotiated by Mr. Kasson
and M. Cambon. It is not deemed
expedient now to make public tho do-
talls of the convention, but It can bo
stated authoritatively that In tho
opinion of our own ofllclnls tho French
havo driven a hnrd bargain In mak
ing tho treaty. They have, It Is said,
secured moro advantages than they
had any Just renson to expect nt the
beginning of tho negotiations and
that success was ultimately obtained
Ib owing to the fact that the negotia
tors folt bound to observe tho behest
of the president and make u treaty
at all hazards.
It is suspected hero that tho French
pooplo aro not awaro of tho actual
valuo of tho concessions they havo ob
tained and thoro Is reason to bellovc
then when tho champagne makors
learn tho amount of boneflt thoy aro
to receive tho opposition to tho con
summation of the treaty will bo at
onco transferred from Franco to tho
United Stntes.
Tho statement made by M. Delcasso,
French minister for foreign affairs,
that tho treaty contains tho favored
nation clause Is suld to bo misleading
to the public, for what it docs con
tain in that direction Is a special
provision in the ense of certain lines
of articles of Import, that If tho rate
of duty Is reduced below tho figures
stated to any other nntlon, them
Franco shall havo tho samo rate But
this provision Is not gonoral and ap
plies, as stated, only to certain speci
fied articles. It Is bellovod that under
this head, however, tho French chum-
pngno makers will profit, for, while
tho treaty Lsolf docs not glvo thorn
tho rate desired, yet thoy probably
may profit by tho low rato Just given
to tho Portugucno makors of spark
ling wine.
It Is appreciated that tho opposi
tion In Paris comes from very Influ
ential quarters. Tho Ropubllquo
Francalso, which makes n bitter at
tack on the treaty, Is directed by M.
Mellno, former premier, and ono of
tho most capablo leaders In French
politics. It particular ho represents
tho peasantry and tho gontlomnn
farmer cIiibb, and his leadership of nn
opposition Inalcntcs .hat tho treaty
will havo a difficult courso beforo It.
AMERICAN FORCES VICTORIOUS.
A Fight With lUuilltN Who Aro Driven
Into tho Mountain)).
WASHINGTON. July 27. Thrco ca-
blo messages from General Otis wcro
recolvcd at tho war departmont yestor
day. Ono reports another ongnKomont
with bnndltH In Cobu, in which tho
Amorlcun forco wua victorious. It
bears date of yesterday and Is as fol
lows:
Fllowlng from Cebu today: Bandits
In Cobu mountains robbing and im
pressing pooplo of tho coast towns.
On Monday Lloutonnnt Mooro, with
dotachmcnt Twenty-third Infantry.
whllo scouting In tho mountains, was
Ilred upon from a strongly fortified
position; ono private killed, nnmo not
given; no other casunltlos. Enemy s
losB, flvo bandits killed, sovon enp-
tured.
Another refers to tho organization
of volunteer regiments in tho Philip
pines nu follows:
Hell has enlisted about H00 mon
Wallaeo still south; has nbout -100
Loekett now enlisting; has over 100
applications, which aro coming In rap
Idly. Might ralso hero nn additional
rcglmont, exclusively voters.
Colonel Dell rofcrred to In tho dis
patch Is In command of tho Thirty
sixth Infantry and Colonel Wallaeo of
tho Thirty-seventh. Colonol Lockott
Is In command of tho cavalry rcglmont
which Is to ho raised In tho Philip
Tho third dispatch Bays:
Storm has abated. Sherman coaled,
loaves today with ull troops from Call
fornln: Grant being coaled, leaves in
about four days with troops of North
Dakota. Wyoming nnd Idaho. Mlnno-
sotas preparing to loavo on Shorldau
booh ns transport can bo unloaded and
coaled. Othor voluntoor organizations
leave soon us transports nro nvallnblo.
General Otis hns been cabled to send
tho volunteers homo ns rapidly as pos
sible It being tho dealro of tho presi
dent to hnvo no dolny in tho mnttor.
CALIFORNIA TROOPS COMING.
Trmiiiiiirt Blivrinitu Hull vtun lino
Thmuimd Mon
MANILA, July 27. Tho transport
Shormnn sallod yosterday for San
Francisco via Nagasaki and oko
hama. with tho California Infantry,
consisting of forly-olght ameers ana
950 mon, two batteries of tho callfor
nla heavy artillery, nlno olllcora anil
olghty-slx mon, and 27;i dlscargcii
soldiers o other regiments.
1
l'rl liege for Mm. Hlch.
EL PASO, Tex., July 27. Mrs. Rich,
who Is accused fo having murdered
her husband In Mexico, will bo kept
lncommulcndo for forty-eight hours
lnstcnd of Bovcnty-two, up tho aw dl
rects. Today bIio wan arraigned. Hy
direction of Governor Ahumada tho
prisoner will bo permitted to rccelvo
visitors two days in tho week and
nowBpapcr reporters nt all lmoa. Tho
trial will begin six weekB honcri.
Sltico being1 locked :up In Mexico Mrs.
Hlch has refused to cat and Is said
to bo very eullcn.
THE NEWS BOILED DOWN.
Foreign, Cometlc nnd Other Mutter of
Mora or I.eci Interest.
Secretary nnd Mrs. Alger have gono
to Thorndale, Pa., for a short visit.
Moxlco refuses to glvo up John Kec-
ton, accused of train robbery In Texas.
Mr. Hrynn. It Is said, will be a dele
gate to tho noxt democratic national
convention.
At Urlnson. On.. Charles Mack was
hanged, his body Rhot full of holes nnd
then minced.
Employes In tho tin pinto works,
Anderson, Ind.. havo struck against
12 hours' work.
Lloyd Tovls, ono of tho wealthiest
and best known residents of San
Francisco, is dead.
England has renewed its mall con
tracts with the Canard and White
Star lino Btcamers.
Tho now franchise law adopted by
tho Volkstaad has boon published in
tho Gazctto nt Pretoria .
Kansas City has thus far raised
about $50,000 toward securing tho dem
ocratic national convention.
According to returned visitors Li
beria Is not tho haven of rest for col
ored pcoplo that it has boon painted.
Tho Roman Catholic reformatory
ship Clarence was destroyed by fire at
Liverpool. Tho vessel is a total loss.
Tho messenKor boyB' strlko In Cin
cinnati is still on, nnd thoy nro only
kept In order by vigilance of tho po
lice.
MaJor D. V. Whipple, tho evangelist
who worked among tho southern camps
during tho Spanish-American war, is
111 at East Northllolil, Mass.
Mm. Ada Gniv Tlngayo. tho actress,
better known as Ada Gray, Is seriously
ill In Now York city, having unuer-
gono an operation for removal of can
cer.
Tim iinitpd states transport Tartar
linn Hailed for Manila with a portion
of tho Nlnoteenth infantry nnd n num
ber of recrulta for tho army in mo
Philippines.
Krnnk Tannchlll. tho veteran act
or, Is dying of Drlght's dlseaBC In Now
York city. Whllo tncro is no nupu ui
his recovery, skillful nursing may pro-
lang his llfo for somo unys.
M11M1 excitement has been caused In
London by tho mysterious poisoning
of a scoro of guests of tho Inncs of
Court hotel, which, It Is alleged, was
duo to American canned fruit.
Ton thousand delegates aro expected
tn. nttfmi thn tenth anniversary con
vention of tho Young People's Chris
tian union of tho United rresuyicnuu
church soon to hold In Pittsburg.
A rovoltlng murder camo to light at
Wontrhnstor. N. Y. Mrs. Kannio Ste
venson, colored, crushed her infant's
head with an ax and then throw tho
body to somo hogB which devoured It.
nlcamatlon of twonty-clght
largo plumbing material manufactories
of tho country hnB been perfected un
der tho tltlo of tho central i-ounury
company, with a capitalization or
000,000.
it lias transnlrcd that tho English
tmvnrnmont had regarded war with tho
Transvaal as being so imminent, wmi
hint nrlor to tho recent amelioration
of tho situation It arranged with tho
Indinn government to dispatch iu.uuu
troops to South Africa on ma uriui-
cst notice.
rimrinu Wnlfiineol beenmo violently
innnnn nt hla homo In Dcnmnrk, Indl-
nnn nnd fln K I1C l liatCllOl CUOPPCU IHB
two daughters and wlfo to death, whllo
thov woro sleonlng. 110 men iouk
knifn nnd cut his own throat. Tho
murdered children wcro 8 anu iz years
old.
Tiv tho men ncccutlng tho proposition
.of Manager Campboll to pay tho samo
wages prior to 1892, Hinco wnicn umo
imrn imvn been three reductions, tho
nnlnhlnir mills nt YOUllgStOWIl, U., wnu
flnlBlnng mills at oYungstown, u., was
Hott od. Thin means practically an mi
vanco of 25 per cent In wages.
Tim HtiMimer Umatilla arrived at San
FranclHco from British Columbia nnd
Pucot Sound with about forty gold
prospectors from tho Klondlko and a
largo number or passengers, muro
was not moro than Slu.uuu in goiu in
tho possession of tho men who camo
from Dawson. Tho gold Bookers camo
out from tho Klondiko ovor tho Chll
koot pass and went by coast steamer
to Victoria, whero they boarded tho
Umatilla.
William H. S. Wright, purchasing
agent of tho Omaha, has resigned to
becomo northwestern agent 01 1110 111
Inols Stool company. Mr. Wright Is
ono of tho best known ofllclnls con
uectod with tho Omaha gonoral olllces
and hns been purchasing agent for tho
road since Its organization In 1880. Ho
will bo succeeded as purchasing ngent
of tho Omaha by Isaac Seddon, who
hns been with tho dopartment as long
as Mr. Wright, holding tho position of
chief clork.
Tho ChlctiRo Tribune says: It la
learned from rollnblo authority that
arrangomentH havo practically boon
completed thnt will glvo tho Illinois
Central control of tho Peoria. Decatur
& Evansvlllo road, now In tho hands
nf n receiver, but soon to bo tore
closed. It has a lino from Peoria to
RvniiKvlllo. 250 miles, whoro it con
nocts with tho Illinois Central's Lou
Isvlllo & Now Orleans lino. It also
crosses tho Illinois Central main lino
and its Chicago line.
Illinois coal operators demand thnt
minors rarrv out their agreement
othorwlso thoro will bo another strike
Returns received up to tho 2fith by
Colonol Ward, tho olllcer In charge of
tho recruiting sorvlco. Bhow that u to
tnl of 5,409 bus boon onro.led.
It Is hold that puzzle advertisements
nro designed to mlslond tho ignorant
and nro thoroforo to bo withhold from
tho mallB.
It Is now certain that tho application
of reducing bnslng ratos on cast-bound
business from Alaska through tho Mis
sourl river gatowaya will becomo gen
oral.
Tho quartermaster genoral of tho
United States army does not feel In
cllned to pay tho high rates demanded
by the western roadB for tho transpor
tatton of troops to tho Pacific coast
nnd has been taking steps calculated
to break up tho railway commission
BETTERWITIIOUTMONEY
'he Thre3 Million Dalian Qivea Cubans
Acts as a Plague.
T MAKES DISCORD AMONG THEM
Soldier Lower Unselfish Idea In llono
of (lain Working Classes in llnviina
Cnnnot Kscapo From Filth A Delega
tion Visit (leu. ltroolio.
HAVANA, July 27. In nn Interview
with Gcnernl Gomez, printed In La
Aicha, tho Cuban commander was
quoted as Baying:
Never has a plague more afflicting
fallen on Cuba than tho $3,000,000 nak
ed from President McKlnley for tho
Cuban soldiers. Tho money has beon
the cause of 111 will among thoso who
by right nnd Justlco should be eter
nally united.
"Tho history of tho money Is cu-
riouB. It was thought at first that It
ought not to have been received, as it
wns a dishonor to tho Cubans. Tho
aspect Is changed now and it should
cause pain to seo wandering through
Havana soldiers begging for what It
was supposed they would refuse with
serenity.
"The formation of the supplement
ary lists of persons Incapacitated In
tho wur and the work of payment haa
nlroady coat $0,000. ThlB money wna
furnished by Governor General IJrooko
as tho Cubans do not possess tho
ground upon which they tread. Thoso
who do not know the work and the
expenso Involved nro naturally impa
tient nnd hold responsible some one
who In no way helped to get tho money
nor asked any ono to receive It.
"Thoso whoso names appear on tho
supplementary lists should not bo
paid beforo thoso who are on the orig
inal list, so as to preserve order.
"Aa tho monoy wns tho gift of tho
Amcricnn government, I am pained by
tho interest shown by my soldiers, who
were trained to go hungry on their
march to liberty. Tho government
will pay them, but when Is not cer
tain. Impatience will not further tho
matter."
El Dlarlo do la Marina says editor
ially In today's issuo that tho working
classes in Havana aro In bad condi
tion. Tho cost of living In tho city
is very high, owing to the extravagant
tendencies of tho upper classos having
raised prices. Tho upper classes have
been nblo to get money easily, tho
paper says, on account of tho natural
rlchncsa of tho Cuban soil, but tho ne
cessities of life, including the securing
of clean, comfortable houses, nre out
of tho reach of tho poor, who, there
fore, aro forced to live under bad, un-
healthful conditions, nlthough they arc
fairly well paid.
A deputation from Guinea visited
General Ilrooko today for the purpose
of objecting to tho appointment of
Scnor Hernandez as mayor of tho town
by General Rccclra, tho civil governor
of tho province. Thoy said they did
not object to the man so much as to
tho system of solcctlon wherein a few
names wcro put Into n hat and ono was
drawn out. It proved to bo that of
Sonor Hernandez, who received tho
appointment.
MUST NOW GO TO THE FRONT.
Oniccr Itct-ently Appointed Ordered to
loin Their Itvglnient.
WASHINGTON, July 27. Tho fol
lowing named ofllccrs, recently ap
pointed, havo been ordered to Join
tholr respective regiments:
Twenty-sixth Infantry, Cnptaln Ed
ward Glhlon; Twenty-eighth lnfnntry.
Second Lieutenant James D. Dannor;
Twenty-ninth Infantry, First Lieuten
ant James It. Itnsh; Seventh Infantry,
First Lieutenant Vlrden C. Pecken
pnugh; Thirty-first Infnntiy, Captain
Charlea A. Reynolds and First Llou
tonnnt Percy H. Hawkins; Thirty-
second lnfnntry, First Lieutenant Ar
thur H. Schncffor; Thirty-third Infan
try, Cnptaln John A. Hulcn, Captain
James S. Uutler, Captain James M.
Hurroughs, First Lieutenant Dean
Tompkins, First Lieutenant Wllllnm
S. Cunningham and First Lieutenant
Carrol Power; Thirty-fourth Infantry,
Cnptaln Clark M. Carr, Captain Frank
G. Russell, Captain Charles A. Green,
Cnptaln Frank A. Sulllvnn, Captain
Christopher J. Rollls, CapUiln Frank
L. French, First Lieutenant Gronvllle
D. Montgomery and First Lieutenant
Cushmnn A. Rice.
ON AN EQUAL FOOTING.
Foreign llreeder (liven 11 C'luinco ut thu
Oulmn Fort
WASHINGTON. July 27. Tho sec
retary of agriculture hus altered tho
regulations recently Issued for tho
free admission of cnttlo Into Cuba for
tho noxt year, so iib to provldo for dl
vision Inspectors nt Cuban ports In
Btend of American ports, which was
originally contemplated. Tho chnngo
la made at tho Instance of tho war do
partmont and Is Intended to permit tho
numls3lon of cattle from othor coun
trlea upon tho samo terms as from tho
United States. Tho portions of tho
regulations na nt first drafted, retntlr
lug tho stock to bo graded nnd nlso
lnimuno from fever, will bo retained
It In bellovod that theso requirements
win result In tho practical limitation
of tho cattlo to Amorlcnn stock, as the
South American nnlmala would net
gonernlly be graded and those from
Europo would not bo Immune ns a rule,
THE SCHEME NOT PRACTICABLE
linportutlon of American Cuttle to Culm
Will Not Work.
HAVANA, July 27. Senor Escalante,
who claims to bo a practical fnrmor.
1ms written to tho Dlarlo do la Marina
taking tho ground that tho schemo for
importing 50,000 American cattle to
Cuba la Impracticable on account of
the dllllculty of acclimatizing tho anl
mala. Ho asserts that 10 per cent
would die. Tho plan should bo, ho says
to Import cnttlo from other sources
than the United States.
ONE FRENCHMAN SATISFIED.
The Comul at New York llelleve the
Trent? I All Hlght.
NEW YORK. July 27. Edmond
Druwnert. French consul at New York,
says of the new reciprocity treaty be
tween France and the United States:
"I regard It nB an excellent thing for
tho United States. America was the
only country which did not havo tho
benefit of our minimum tariff. Aa tho
manufacturers abroad are aatlsfled
with a profit of 5 per cent, the differ
ence between tho maximum and mini
mum rates wns sufficient to keep tho
United States out of tho French mar.
ket.
"PVnnrn'n nnnnnl Imnnrtatlon Of
mnniifnetiirnil nrtlelos Is about $280.-
000,000 and tho United Statea will get
a good ahare of this. America unuer
solls England In cotton goods In China
and there is no reason wny k caimui
do the samo In Frnnco. It will bo tho
same with other articles.
"England, Belgium, Germany and
Austria now supply France with Its
Imported manufactured articles. Tho
leading Imports aro raw cotton, wheat,
tobacco, mineral oil, copper and lead.
America sends agricultural Imple
ments, sewing mnchlnes, electrical ap
pliances nnd pumps.
"Thorn nrn fi42 nrtlr.lnn on tho duti
able list of tho French tariff, and tho
treaty gives tho united btatca tno
minimum rntn nn nil except twolvo.
Gcrmnny, England nnd tho other coun
tries which have treaties wun franco
do not enjoy tho minimum rato on
tlioca twnlvn ovrnntlnnn. which nro
chiefly agricultural products. Tho av
erage dincrcnce uetwoen me rrencu
mniclmnm nnd minimum rate Ib 33 per
ccnti so thnt Imports from this country
will pay o.ne-tlilrd less uuiy wnen mo
treaty goes Into effect.
"Thnro nre 4o3 dutiable, articles In
tho tariff law of tho United States and
In return for Its concessions rranco
will obtnln a lower rato on less than
100 of them, the average reduction be
ing only 10 per cent. Whllo this seems
one-sided. It Is not so much so ns it
nnnonrs. lieeauso American Roods have
been sent Into Frnnco ns EngllBh goods
under tho minimum tarin.
"I do not think tho treaty can go
into effect before next February. It
mnat lm mtlfind linth hero nnd in
France and signed by President Loubet
and President McKlnley. Then coplca
of tho treaty must bo exchanged.
"Franco hns given nu it can givu
because, with Us $7,000,000,000 of na
tlnnn l dnht it ennnot reduco Its tariff
any further. We did not get what wo
asked by any means, out we ouiainuu
all tho United States was willing to
give. Wo realized that tho treaty must
bo such that congress would approvo
It, and Franco deferred to President
McKlnlcy's wishes on that account."
BUILDING OF NEW SHIPS.
r.ong Fondlng nnd Ferontil lln:oronccB
FnnHod Upon.
WASHINGTON. July 27. Secretary
Long hns passed upon tho long pend
ing and rather personal differences
which hns existed among the heads of
tho various naval bureaus, concerning
tho building of new ships, nnd as a re
sult a now order, to bo known as spec
ial order No. 84, will appear In a day
or so, amending tho present system.
Tho matter has aroused considerable
feeling nmong nnval ofllclnls and the
board of construction hns divided Into
majority and minority olemonts, each
presenting Idens as to what should bo
done. Tho main point has been tho
extent of authority and responsibility
of tho chief constructor nnd tho deslr
ability of having his bureau pas3 upon
tho proposals of all other bureaus In
tho building, arming and equipping of
new ships.
Secretary Herbert placed the respon
sibility almost entirely with tho chief
constructor ns to all parts of the ship
and tho ship ns a wholo and this order,
known as No. 133, has beon tho subject
of differences.
Tho new order follows In tho mnln
tho Inngunge of tho old order, but
somo chnnges In tho text nre mndo
which will work considerable variation
In tho system. Tho general effect of
tho new rulo appears to bo In tho lino
of giving ench bureau a larger measure
of responsibility over affairs directly
under it.
DEPARTMENT WANTS KELLY.
Inquiry Mndo ns to tho I'll to of uu Ainer
I run rrlhoner In .In nun.
WASHINGTON. July 27. Tho stnte
department would bo pleased to know
what has become of a murderer named
Kclloy who nt last acconntH wn hnid
In a Japanese Jail under sentence of
sovon years' Imprisonment from tho
consular court nt Kokohama. Somo
tlmo beforo the now Jnpaneso treaty
by which wo surrendered our extra-
torrltorlaltv. went Into nnVet tho
Btnto department bethought Itself of
woiioy, who was the only American
long term prisoner In Japan and had
sorveu nut six months of his sentence
It desired to brine him to thin rnun.
try to servo out his sentenco and tho
oniy manner in wnicn tins could bo lo
gaily accomplished was to securo a ro
quest from tho prisoner that his sen
tonco bo commuted. Kpllnv won en in
munleated with, but was not henrd
rrom directly. Meanwhile, tho Japan
oso government notified the Htntn do
partment that It proposed to relenso
an loreignera held in Japanese prl
ons under sentoncoa from consular
courts on July 10, tho day tho old
treuty expired.
Tho stnto department rnmnnntrntod
holding that Jnnnti liv th
assumed tho obligation to hold Kclloy
in jnu, uui uio contention has not yet
ucen nccopted.
(liirlluiton Ordered to Mnnlhi,
WASHINGTON. Julv 7. T.lnnrnn
ant Colonol Ernest H. Garllngton has
neon reiioved from duty In tho office
ot tno inspector gonernl In Wn8hlng
ton nnd ordered to Mnnlln na immn.
tor gonernl of tho dopartment of tho
I'aciuc.
(Jrent Fire Huglng In Fruaslu.
BERLIN. Julv 27. A imnt fli-ft
Is
raging nt Marlensburg, In West Prus
sin. At noon fortv hours
razed. The flro brigades from Dantzlg
nnd Elblng wero summoned to assist
in BUimutng the (lie.
OFFICIAL
ASSASSINATED
resident of Dominion Eepubllu Moeta
Violont Death.
THE ASSASSIN IS NOT CAPTURED.
Authorities Aro Enorgotlo, However, nnt
111 Capture Is Frolmhlo Vocunt Odlco
Is Filled lijr Fresldont Oenenl No In
formation ltccolvod In Washington.
FORT DE FRANCE, Mnrtlnlquo,
July 27. General Ulysses Heurcatix,
president of the Doinnican ropuuuu,
was aasasslnatcd at Moca, 8an Do
mingo, at 4!3U OCIOCK ycsieruuy mt.
crnoon. The name of tho murdcror
is Ramon Cacoros. Ho succeeded In
making his eecape, but an energetic
pursuit was at once begun and it Ib
probablo that ho will soon bo cap
tured.
President General Wcncelao rig-
uereom Immediately upon tho an
nouncement of tho president's death
assumed tho direction of affairs.
At present calmness prevails In tho
republic.
Tho body of President Heurcaux
will probably bo taken to San Domin
go for the burial services.
NO REPORT FROM CONSUL.S.
WASHINGTON, July 27. No in
formation was recolvcd up to half
past 9 o'clock last night from tho con
sular representatives of tho United
States In San Domingo regardlng"tho '
assassination there today of President
Heurcaux. Pending official advices of
tho assassination no formal 'action
will bo taken by this government.
Hon. William F. Powell, tho minister
to Hayti, Is also chargo d'affaires to
San Domingo, whllo thla government
a directly represented lu tho ropubllc
In tho person of Campbell T. Maxwell,
who Is consul general, and John A.
Read, who Ib vlco consul. Oltlclals
hero recall that attempts hovo here
tofore been mane on tho llfo of Prea
ldent Heurcaux. Secretary Hay paid
n brief tribute to tho work of tho do
ceased president, saying ho understood
that ho had given tho country a good
administration.
Secretary Long said ho could not
recall that there wore any Bhlps ot
tho United Statea navy now In San
Domingo waters. Should tho devolop
mcnt8 of tho next few daya ahow a
feeling of unrest nnd uncertainty re
garding tho future affairs of tho 1b
land a United States man-of-war will
be dispatched to that vicinity to look
out for tho protection of American.
Interests.
NEW YORK, July 27. Senor Don
Alejandro Woz Y Gil, consul of tho
Dominican ropubllc, when soon at his
home tonight could scarcely credit
tho nows of tho assassination of his
president, Senor Ulysses Heurcaux.
"President Heurcaux did wondors
to mnke our people happy nnd give
us prosperity. He waa Bervlng his
second term, and in a year would
havo finished his labors ns president.
Ho wns formerly minister of tho in
terior nnd nlso served as secretary of
war. Moca la a town of thrco days
rldo from San Domingo."
DEFENSE FOR SECRETARY ALGER.
IClliln of Wet Virginia Denounces tho
AH:mIts on Him
WASHINGTON. Julv 27. Snnntnr
Elklns ot West Virginia, who waa sec
retary of war under tho Harrison ad
ministration, Is in Washington. Dis
cussing becretnry Algor s retirement
irom me cauinet, no saio:
"Secretarv Alenr wna noprntnrv nf
war (luring the conduct of the most
successful war In thi hifHiiy of the
United Stntes. It achieved tho great
est results In the shortest posslblo
time. Its quick nnd victorious conclu-
aion, while ho was at tho head of his
department, Is a fact that stands out
most prominently nnd cnnnot bo dis
puted. Of courso there woro mistakes.
Thero aro alwuys mistakes, but In this
particular war tho mistakes wcro in
finitesimal compared with tho great
resulta accomplished.
"Secretary Alger," continued tho
senator, "haa been compelled to onduro.
a series of undeserved, not to say
brutal assaults.
"Ho did not deserve tho harsh things
said of him, but ho bore them bravely,
standing mnnfully under tho abuso
which might otherwise hayo been
thrown at the president. Tlmo will
vindicate him. There will be a reac
tion In his favor.
"I say these things all tho more
rendlly becauso Secretary Alger and I
havo not been In tho samo way of
thinking In our party. I am no apolo
gist for him. I do not want to bo
drawn Into any controversy, but I hopo
I mny novcr hesitate to do Justlco to
any man."
NOW FOR ANOTHER STRIKE.
Detroit ltiilhvuy Employes I.lliely to (lo
Out Soon,
DETROIT, Mich., July 27.-A strlko
of street railway employes of Detroit
Is nmong possibilities of tho near fu
ture. Tho executive comraittco of tho
local union was In conference yester
day afternoon with company ofllccrs.
tho chief point at Issue being chnnges
in number of working hours and an
lncrenso in pay from 21 to 25 cents per
hour. Under tho present agreement a
day's work Is limited to ten hours, to
bo performed within twolvo hours, with
a half hour's leoway for half a trip
when necessary. Tho men want It
changed from 10 to 9 nnd from 12 to 11.
fluid Output of tho Klondike,
WASHINGTON. July 27. Informa
tion from tno Klondlko up to Juno 20
has reached tho Stato department
from United States Consul McCook at
Dawson. Tho consul says that 110,
000,000 Instead of $20,000,000 In gold
will cover tho gold product for tho
last twelve months nnd adds that re
ports from Alaska indicate that moro
gold will bo found thero than ever
will come out of the Klondlko. Ty
phoid fever has broken out six woeka
earlier than last year and thoro nro
several hundred destltuto persons In
Dawson without means to get out.