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The Semi-Weekly Tribune. I It A L. II A UK, Proprietor. TERMS! $J.2S IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTU NEBBASKA. DniCF TELEGRAMS. The Nebraska bonrd of transport!' tlon has given orders to tho dlfforcnt railroad HncH for a reduction of 30 par cent In corn carrying rates. At Springfield, III., tho Jury brought In a verdict of not guilty In tho caso of Charlca Ralllngton, charged with the murder of his wife, Margarot Hal llngton. Prof. II. D. Young, superintendent of tho public schools nt Norwich, O., waB run over by a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train und killed, llo was 30 years of ago, Henry Irving has given $500 and El len Terry $100 for tho Holdlors' bono fit performance at tho Empire theater nt New York for tho benefit of sick and wounded English soldiers. At Philadelphia, Pa., It was an nounced at Cramp's yard that tho strike, which has been In progress Unco last August, was officially declar ed off by representatives of tho rtrlkers. At Flndlay, O., word was received lhat a freight and passenger train ssn the Hocking Valley railroad collided nt Caroy, resulting In the death of n fireman, engineer, express messenger and two others. According to a tabulated nfatomont just Issued by tho department of agri culture, tho corn crop In Nebraska last year amounted to 221,373,000 bush els. In 181)8 Nebraska's corn crop was 158,755,000 bushels. Thomas A. Edison Is quite seriously 111 at Akron, O, Ho had boon attend ing tho funeral of a sister at Milan, 0 and arrived Sunday, taking im mediately to his bed. Ills allmont Is said to bo ucuto laryngus, but physi cians npprchend no serious conEcquon ties. Tho Ocrman foreign offlco has In formed tho correspondent of tho As sociated Press that with tho release of tho two missionaries, Pastors Harms and Struck, whom the British authori ties have paroled and sent to Durban, Germany's negotiations with Great Britain have ceased for tho present. At a secret meeting of tho Burns forces at Sacramonto, hold for tho pur pose of discussing tho senatorial situa tion, it was decided to throw tho en tire republican support for tho senator ship to Thomas 11. Bard, who re ceived tho caucus nomination. ThlB nctlon Insures Bard's election. It Is learned at tho stato department that not a nail, not a grain of corn, and not a spoonful of flour of the car goes seized by tho British warships off South Africa now remain In possession of the British government, except such goods as await tho ordors of their owners or those whoso ownership re mains to bo proved. Count Wolff Mottornlch, who Is a great favorlto of Emperor William, nml who will represent Germany in London, during tho nbsonco of tho Ocrman ambassador, Count Von Hatz-fcldt-Wildonborg, who hns received lcavo of absence owing to tho impair ed stato of his health, may ovontually becomn tho ambassador's successor. Sir Alfred Mllnor, In a lotter wrltton three wcoks ago to tho former lord mayor of Belfast, said tho war would last three or four months longor. Sir Alfred Mllnor has sent most hopeful and encouraging reports to tho Eng lish government regarding tho pros pects of tho campaign ,and It is un derstood that his viows aro shared by Lord Roberts. Senator Carter reported from tho committee on territories tho hill for a civil code of AlaBka, and providing for courts or that territory. Three dis trict courts, with tho necossary ofllcora and United States commUulonors, aro provided for. Thrco Judicial districts aro constituted. No dologato In con gress or territorial legislature la al lowed under tho bill, Tho lockout at tho piano and organ factories of Chicago, vhlch has kept 3,500 men out of employment for thir teen weeks, will bo raised. This was decided upon at a mooting of tho manufacturers. Tho former employes will be taken back without discrimlna tlon, Tho manufacturers say that they will talk over tho question of wages and hours with tho men after work has been resumed. Tho big labor war which will proba bly tie up nil building operations in Chicago began on tho uth, when the contractors enforced tho new rules governing workmen. On some of tho jobs tho men refused to go to work at all when thoy arrived at tho usual hour In tho morning. Tho trouble uprend during tho day and by oven lug nearly 2,000 of tho 5,000 who have neon employed rocontiy nan stopped work. Tho plumbors woro tho first to flatly rcfiiBo to abldo by tho rules form ulutcd. Stato Secretary-Treasurer W. 1) Ryan of tho United Mine Workers of America, who arrlvod at Kprlugflold from Brnldwood, states that tho minors of tho Braldwood district aro well sat Islled with tho new scale. Ho says there inny bo soma troublo In adjust lug tho prices In tho Bub dlstricts In Illlnolfi, but that this will probably bo fixed un nt tho conference of minors and oporntoro In this city Fobruury 10 In tho thin vein in tho northern part of tho stato an ndvnnco of 4 coats per ton will bo inado over the 1) cent a ad vanco nlroady agreed upon at Indiana polls. At Sault Sto Marlt, Mich., Mrs. Jos eph Kowatlski lockod nor boy tind girl, nged thrco and five respectively In her house during her own nbsoneo, Tho house cuugut ..re and both child rcn wero burned to deain. Fred Bechtold of Abordoen. 8. D who went to Kussla for Immigrants, and who was roportod to have boon sentenced to Imprisonment by tho Kus slan government fqr enticing men from tho country who woro subjoct to military duty thoro, tolographs from Now York that ho has arrlvod thoro with two cam of Immigrants and will bring tbcm to Dakota Immediately. hird Attempt to Eelievo Ladysmith Is Unsuccessful. A RECROSSING OP THE TUGELA London Accept Trim the Statement t'.iat Another Failure tin Hern Mmle (lloom Deepen the KiirIIMi Capltnl Ilnlfnur, In Ilcpone to Oondlnir, Make lnn riled Htntenient In Com mon, LONDON. Feb. 10. London ac cepts as true tho statements that Gen eral Bullcr has failed again. These statements wero passed by tho British censor at Aden and aro read In the light of Mr. Balfour's announcements in tho Commons that General Buller Is not pressing his advance. LEIPSIC, Keb. 10. Tho Netistc Nachrlchten prints a special dispatch from a correspondent who says that General Bailer's third attempt to re Hove Ladysmith has completely failed. BOER HEAD LAAOER. LADY SMITH, Thursday, Feb. 8. The Brit ish, Who woro In possession of the kopjo ut Molensdrlft, abandoned It after a bombardment by Boor cannon this morning and retired across the l'ugela river to their former position. A desultory cannonade ib proceed ne nt tho Tugcla this morning, but nthnrwlsn everything is niilet. LONDON, Keb. 10. (Now orK . World Cablegram.) Tho Lngusn i public all day long hud a critical sit uation of Bailor's forces on their nnrvoH. Tho wnr office, tho political and service clubs wero crowded during tho afternoon and ovonlng by men In search of war nows. Just after the house convened uan norman asked If the government hod nny wnr nowB. Balfour's only answer was "No." In tho language or anxious lnhhv and clubmen It wnsn't what ho said, but the nasty way ho said it. Then tho public rend in tno even ing papors tho Boor report that Buller had been driven back across tho Tu- gela. ThlB redoubled public pressure for Information and Just norore tin; house ndjournqd Balfour roso In his plnco and with great enro gavo nt toranco to thlB statomont: "Tho war ofllco has Information pointing to tho conclusion that Bai lor Is not pressing his advance boyond the point ho occupied on Wedncsdny, und tho government does not feel Jus tified In asking him for moro detailed nformatlon, nor If they had It would thoy make It public until t'o opera tion waB completed." This only Increased tho anxious gloom of those who were waiting for nows. Tho exports wondorod whethor tho operation roforrod to was tho retreat or tho rollof of .adysmlth. All agreed that tho situation showed clearly that tho Kovornmont and Roberts were agreed that Bailor should bo loft se verely alone with hlH present forces to work out tho situation of Lady smith and mako good, If he can, his former failure on tho Tugcla. Mirny of tho best Informed aro in clined to think that both Mothuen and Buller hnvo received Instructions only to keop as many Boors as posslhlo em ployed on tho Moddor and Tugcla whllo RobortH and Kitchener complete arrangements and prepare to strlko a heavy blow against tho Orango Frco 8tate. The Loader oxport says: "Tho Boors roport that Bullor has onco moro beou forced to retreat across tho Tugola river. Hitherto tholr dispatches have been unpleasantly noar tho mark and thoro will bo a general disposition to bollovo this nows. Buller's own friends had no nows from up to 10 o'clock last night. MacDonald has boon recalled by that astonishing general, Methuon. Thoro can only bo ono excuse for bucIi a movement, namely, tho Imminence of tho march east. It Is boyond doubt that tho most nutltorltatlvo opinion in London regards It probablo that tho endeavor will bo made to forco tho lino on tho Orango river before Wed nesday uoxt. If Bullor has retired a third tlmo wo fear Ladysmith must ran." JONES OFfEnS SUBSTITUTE. free Nllvrr Hill to Tiike I'lnce of I'retent Tenitlng Current' One. WASHINGTON, Fob. 10,-Sonator Jones today Introduced a free silver coinage auhstltuto for the pending curroncy bill. .Tho substitute provides that "from and after tho passage of this act tho mints of the United States shall bo opon to the coinage of silver nnd thoro shull bo coined dollars ot tho weight of 412 grains troy, of standard 0-10 fine, as provided by the act of January 18, 1837, and upon the same tonus and subject to tho llmltn lions and provlslonB of lnw regulating tno coinage and legal tender duality of gold." Tho BUbstltuto also provldos thut whenever tho silver coins shnll bit received Into the treasury certifi cates may bo issued for them In tho manner now proscribed by law, lit) lor Will Not 8lcn. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. lO.-Gov ernor Taylor did not this nfternoo, sign tho Louisville pence ngreemont llo announced, moreover, that ho ha no Intention of doing bo for some tlmo and did not know whether ho woul Hlgn It at all, On tho other hand, tho democrats wero confident no would at tlx his Blgnnturo to the document, Two Nutpect re Arrrtcd. FRANKFORT, Ky., Fob. 10, Two men suspoctod ot complicity In tho murder of Governor Goobel woro or tested in a boarding house today. Tha mimes are Silas Jones of Whltlny county and Gottschnlk of Nelson county. The men nro said to hav slopt In tho executive building for tlmo and thoy will bo kent In confine mont until Bomotntng more definite la known ns to tholr whereabouts nt tho tlmo of the assassination, Both strongly deny nuy knowlodgo of tho inuruor, LAWT0N RESTS AT ARLINGTON. Country I'njr It I.nnt Honor to the IJreut Soldier. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Major General Henry W. Lawton was burled today In the National cemetery at Arlington. It was a na tion's tribute to n national hero and the sorrow of a whole people wna expressed when America added tho chaplct of cypress to the brow that so long had worn the laurel. The burial services beneath the leaf less trees at Arlington was preceded by services in the Church of the Covcnnnt, on Connecticut avenue, at which every department of the government was rep resented, Including tho president, con gress, tho supremo court members of tho army and navy within reach of Washington. Iawton's old comrades of tho line and staff, the diplomatic corps In all its brilliance of uniform and decoration and as many citizens of nil degrees as were fortunate enough to find standing room within the walls. But the crowd within wns Insignifi cant compared with the thousands who braved tho lowering winter's day for a gllmpso of tho flag-draped caisson with Its military escort as It passed through the streets. Hundreds more made tho toilsome pilgrimage to Arlington to to henr tho last words pro nounced over tho open grave, where tin president, his cabinet and the general commanding- the army Btood tirltit bowed heads until the last volley had been fired and tho bugle sounded tapj. It was tho home-coming of a hero. For Boven weeks, ever since tho fatal news from San Mntco had been HaBhed around tho width of the world, tin country had waited to pay Its best trib ute to the dead. La vton, to tho great bulk of Amer icans had been the Incnrnntlon of tin American soldier. Ho had made his mark In the civil wnr from the Missis sippi to the sea and In the Interval ot potential peace, It was he who had beaten at bis own game Gcrouimo, thn grentest master of desert craft and mountain fighting that tho west had ever known, and who, In the new prob lem or tropic wnr, had proved the moat daring and resourceful of all tho gen erals In the field. It wns In tribute to these qunlltles that the Lawton fund Had In a few weeks been swelled past ii mo expectations of Its originators. for America know that Lawton being souiier nrat and only, hnd left to those who loved him no heritage, save his word and a spotless name. r or a day and a night tho body of thn soldier lay In stato In tho Church of tho Covcnnnt. Solemnly, when thn doors wero opened, troopers from his old command, with sabers drawn, wcr,- Keeping vigil nt tnc head and foot. Be- ncnth the soft lights of the altar rose tropical Jungle of palms and hltther than tho flag-draped coffin roso banks of flowers, tributes from every nuarto." of tho land. At his head hung, In dli.i roids, tno dingy battle flag from San Mateo, still on tho bamboo staff unl supported by ono of the men who was near him when ho fell. Close to the coflln sat President Me ICInley and on his right tho BeCrtitarv of state. With thorn wero thn secre tary of war, tho attorney general, the secretary of the navy, the postmasto; general, the secretary of the treasury, tho secretary of the Interior and tho secrotary of agriculture. Near by wer2 Mrs. iuwton, uttlo Mnnlcy and tho oth ers of the family, and to the left Gcn oral Merrltt. General Brooke, General Shatter anil their staff officers, all in uniform, una an i.awton b comrades who at ono tlmo or nnother had ac companied and fought with him. CABINET HAS SHORT SESSION. 1Iciihc the Need of the lln;ue suf ferer In Honolulu. WASHINGTON. Fob. 10 Thn ml,!. net had a short session today In order to attond tho funeral services of Gen- ral Lawton. Tho nrlnclnnl sublcct of illm-iiHsiim wus the plague situation In Hawaii. r. was pointed out that thn tmrrKi. ties of tho caso required tho destruc tion Of a lnrun numbur nf rnlilnn In tho pooror sections of tho city of Hon olulu and tnnt in consequonco many of the natives aro homeless and In a destitute condition. Apparently there is no legisintivo autnority to meet the tiltuntlon by tho appropriation of funds for the relief of those In dis tress nnd It Is understood to bo tho purposo of President MqKlo'oy to com municate tho facts to congress with a request for authority to reconvone tno oid legislature or to establish a commission with power to do what ever Is needful at this time. NAVY NEEDS AN INCREASE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The navy la short of enlisted men and also of ficers, and it Is probable that congress will bo strongly urged to act as to the latter deficiency. As tor the former atlhough the Hhortaga Is nbout 1,000 men, thoro Is already congressional authorization for th cmploymont of more,, and. all that Is lacking Is volun teers. But as forthrt' officers, with the lucrcusod number of ships In commis sion, and the additions bolnc steadily mauo to tno navy, u is no longer pos sible to glvo them the tours or shore tervlco to which they are entitled. P Is expected Unit tho administra tion will mako un effort to have wie class ot cadets at Annapolis Increased by about 100, providing Ijv ther distri bution of tho- new appointments uniting the members of the senate. Hill for Philadelphia ('utile, WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 10. House bills Introduced: By Mr. Bar ham (Col.), for a cable from tho United States to tho Philippines; Mr. Jones (Wash,), extending to Alaska the United States laws on tho mile of coal nnd stone lands. Killing on Unit Note. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Tho com missioner ot internal rovonuo has re considered tho question of taxation on rout notes und now holds that when these notes pass from the leaser to tho lessor they are not taxable under tho paragraph In scnodulo A re lating to leases. It these rent notes aro payable In morchnndlso they aro not tnxablo In nny particular, but when payublo In money tnoy uro tux ablo only nt tho rnto of 2 cents for ench 1100 or fractional part thereof of face vulufl. Fellow Democrats Follow His Gasket Through Heavy Showers. ALL QUIET AT THE FUNERAL KiercUe nt the Cemetery Cnt Hhort on Account of the Inclemency of the Weather Tliotinuntl ut the Cemetery Drenched With the Downpour. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 9. Rain came down in sheets while tho funeral services woro being held over the body of Kentucky's dcud democratic leader. Tho morning dawned dark and threatening, but at 9 o'clock tho clouds cleared away and (he sun camo out bright and brilliant nnd there was every promise of a pleasant day. The prospect was short-lived, however, for Just ns the hour for tho formation of tho funeral procession arrived tho rain began to fall, slowly at first, but with cver-lncreaBlng rapidity, until Bhortly after tho hour of noon, when tho parade was on the march, tho floods began to descend. There were dry In tervals, but after them tho water came again with Increasing vlclousncss nnd Just ns the hearse left the Capital hotel a heavy shower began which continued all tho afetrnoon. The exercises In the cemetery were conducted boforc a crowd much smaller than would have been the caso had the weather been pleasant, but thoy worn carried out to tho lotter and tonight the body of William Goebel lies In the chapel of the Frankfort cemetery after one of tho greatest funeral demonstra tions ever seen In this state. As soon as the weather clears sufficiently tho casket will bo consigned to tho grave. It had been feared that thero might arise trouble between the soldiers In tho tapltol grounds and democratic partisans In tho lino of march when tho jiarado passed the capltol square, but nothing of the kind occurred. The soldiers were kept bnck on tho level with tho front of tho capital building and n lino of sentries was posted in front of them to prevent them from going near the fence on the south sldu of the grounds at the tlmo the parade wan passing tho square. Orders had been Issued on the democratic side as well that no comments should bo madn by tho men In the parado as they passed the grounds where Governor Goebel received his denth wound. Tho wisdom of the commanders of tho troops nnd that of tho democratic lead ers, added to the fact that for twenty four hours all of the salojns nat". been closed, enabled the dny to paos with out any exhibition of feeling on either side. Tho pallbearers were: J. C. S. Blackburn, General Joseph H. Lewis. Judgo W. S. Pryor. J. B. McCrcary, Phil B. Thompson, James H. Mulligan, Louis Descognets, Snmuel J. Shackel ford, Joseph D. Rhlneck. Joseph W. Pugh, Zach Phelps, W. B. Haldeman, Charles B. Poyntz and Morton K. Yonts. fORTY-NVE THOUSAND IDLE. Chicago Union Men Itefute to Accept New Itnles of Contractor. CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 9. Moro union men wero let out by the oulldlng con tractors today because they refused to work under the new rules, nnd both sides nro now looking forward to tho results of Saturday, which are expect ed to show Just where all the union men slnnd. Tho now rules requlro them to work on Saturday afternoon, which they have heretofore had as a holdlday. All who refuso to work will be pnld off and ullowcd to go. This may tie un all the buildings under con struction In tho city. It wns Bald by tho contractors that 75 per cent of the men who were working a week ago, or about 45,000, uro now idle, through their refii8iii to bo governed by the now rules. BULLER CABLES HIS LOSSES. Killed und Wounded ut "1'otReltor's Drift Number 231. LONDON, Fob. 9. General Bullor has cabled to tho Wnr office thut tho approximate British disunities in tho fighting at Potgletor's drift up to Tues day noon ave: Officers, two killed nnd flftcon wounded:; non-commissioned officers and men, 210 killed and wounded. Tho officers killed were Major Johnson-Smyth and Lieutenant Shafto, both ot the Durham Light Infantry. Tho officers wounded include Colonel Fitzgerald of tho Durham Light Infan try nnd Colonel A. J. Montgomery of the Roynl urtlllcry and Lieutenant Sir T. A. A. Cunnlnghumo of the Rifle bri gade. More Union Men DUi'liurc"' CHICAGO, Feb. 9. More union men woro let out by tho building contractors today because thoy refused to work un der the new rules and both sides are now looking forward to the results of Saturday, which are oxpected ,to show Just where all the union mo'n stand. The now rules requlro them to work on Saturday afternoon, which they hnvo horotoforo had as a holiday. All who refuso to work will be paid off nnd al lowed to go. This may tie up nil build lngs undor construction in the city. 1'. wus r.ald by tho contractors thn 7a nor cent of tho men who woro wording a week ago. or about 15,000, aro now Idlo through their refusal to bo governed by tho now rules. Depend on t'rcuuli Treaty. WASHINGTON. 1). C, Feb. 9. Be foro pioccedlug further with tho eon- ctruction of new reciprocity treaties tho statu department will await tho ac tion of tho senate upon the pending French treaty. Should that fall, all efforts to effect tho reciprocity Bcheme as contnlned in tho Dlngley act will b? abandoned. It is probablo, too, that oven in tho event of tho continuance ot tho negotiations, a new plcnlpoten tinry must bo found on tho part of our government to enrry forward tho heavy work which has fallen to the share ot Mr. kusson. A TRAGEDY IN NEBRASKA. W. It. Itobliuon of Whltinnn Kill Wlf unit Fatally Wound lllmirlf. WHITMAN, Neb., Feb. 9. Tuesday night at 9:60 W. J. Robinson, employed by1 the Flato Commission company ot South Omnha, shot his wife through tho abdomen, a little below the heart; also through the arm and leg. He then turned the gun on himself and fired a bullet from a 45-callber eIx shooter, which entered a llttlo below the heart, passing entirely through nnd lodging In his clothing. None of tho three shots proved fatal until today. Mrs. Robinson died, af ter suffering dreadful agony. Ho is still nllve, but cannot live. November 15 last Robinson married tho daughter of L. H. Brown, agent of the B. & M. railway at Hecla, Neb. Everyone supposed they lived happily until a few days ago, when Robinson left the roundup and came tp Whit man. He drank very heavily, but showed no effects until a little bctoro the shooting. After drinking two largo beer glasses of whisky he talked a few minutes with friends and started alone for the Whitman hotel. It Is not known exactly what conversation he had with his wife while In the room, but she says she would not answer his Inst request definitely. Ho then pulled a revolver nnd said: "Then take thla," at the same time firing, the shock putting out the lights. Sho got away In tho dark and tried to make her escape. Running to the front door of the hotel, Just ns she went out the door, Robinson fired a second shot, this ono ,toklng ofTect In the arm and leg. At this moment he pulled the gun on himself, the bul let passing through his body. Ho fell over upon his wife, wno lay writhing on the floor. In a few minutes a big crowd gath ered and picked tho two up. It was iound the first bullet fired at Mrs. Rob inson struck a corset steel which stopped Its force. The bullet lodged undor tho skin, near the spine. Sur geons extracted It. It was thought Bhe might live, but the wound wns more serious than expected. Robinson has always been counted an Intelligent, excellent cattleman. Tho woman was Intelligent nnd both hnd a legion of friends. A few min utes before the shooting Robinson warned his friends not to follow or he would shoot. Tho main cause of the shooting was Jealousy. It Is thought that contln- ual brooding set the mnn crazy. Late ly U was learned that ho had threat ened to shoot his wife. Sentiment is divided, but is in his favor. Ho says ho Is sorry he did not mnko a clean Job; that ho has one request, to be burled with her. Robinson Ib still nllve, but suffering terribly. UNION PACIFIC DIVIDENDS. Fluttering Hcport of Prosperity Since the KcorRniilzutlon. NEW YORK, Fob. 9. The dlrectora of the Union Pacific Railway company, at their meeting today, declared a divi dend of 2 per cent on preferred stock nnd 1 per cent on common. Tho Union Pacific since Its reorganization In 1898 has paid three dividends on its $97,687,000 preferred stock, two of 1 per cent and one of 2 per cent. Nothing to this time has been paid on tho common stock. Statements sub submitted to tho board of directors show that tho accumulation of earn ings of the system Including the Union Pacific Railway company, the Oregon Short Lino and the Oregon Railway & Navigation company, for tho year ending December, 1899, wero $12,994, b33. These results were obtained after charging to Income for betterments and equipments approximately ?3,000, 000. BRINGING HOME SOLDIER DEAD. Three Transport Arrive ut Situ Frunclaco From Munllu. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Tho War department was Informed today of the arrival of tho transports Indlnna, Pa- than and Shcrmnn at San Francisco from Manila yesterday. Aboard the Sherman were Mnjors Cook of the Twenty-sixth Infantry and Matthews, and a number of other officers and sick and discharged men. During tho voyage Corporal Martin A. Dillon of Company E, signal corps, died Februnry 1 of tuberculosis, nnd Artificer Alfred Holmes of Compnny D, Fourteenth infantry, died February 6 from the same disease. WRECK IS FATAL TO NINE. For nnd Smoke I'revent Hlght of Lamps and Collision Keult. RRPANAnA. Mich.. Feb. 0. Chicago & Northwestern passenger train No. 21, the Felch mountain accommodation, which runs between this city and Met ropolitan, was wrecked in a rear end collision at Ford River switch at C:30 to-night. Nino persons were killed, threo arc reported missing, five serl uuly and four slightly Injured. KiiElanil Well l'leutied. LONDON, Feb. 9. In tho house of commons today, replying to a question ns to whether Great Britain bus re linquished all her rights under the Clnyton-Bulwcr treaty in respect to the Nicaragua canal, and if so whnt com pensating advantages if any, had been secured In exchunge, tho parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, William St. John Broderlck, said thero had been no question ot compeiibatlon, tho ad vantages of tho former convention rel ative to the neutrality of the canal and tho protection of trade and commerce under conditions of entire equality liav lug been fully maintained. tleu. Oil tu Htny Auhlle. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Secretary Root stated today that the War depart ment hns never considered tho subject of relieving General OUb at Manila. Tho foundation for tho roport to tho contrary was a personnl letter from tho officer, signifying a desire to obtain n leave of absence to come home and tecupernto from tho debilitating cf fects of tho two years In a tropical climate under severe Btrnln. It is snld that General Otis' wishes will bo re Bpcctcd as Boon as mado known olll dally, but that he will not start home ward for several months at least. STATISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS. Item tilranvil From tho Annual Report of State Superintendent .tuckon. LINCOLN. Feb. 10. State Superln- tfndent Jnckson has cpmplcted a re port showing tne condition of tho No braskn schools for tho year ending July 10. 1899. Tho resources for tho year amounted to J4.488.C53.60, which wns evenly bnlanced by the expendi tures. The largest Item of expense wns salaries ot teachers, the increase being duo to additions to tho stato teaching forco and in many instances a raise in salaries. The report show tnat there are 0,710 school houses in the state, which number includes 141 log school houses, ono ot baled straw und one of steel. Following Is a sum- ninry of the statistics contained in tho report: rtKsouncKs. Amount on hand, beginning of yor J 6G7,U7.4Z County nnd townshlti treuMircrH 2.K72.7.10.42 Rules district bondx 83,587.1'. Tuition non-rpHiiient pupils 33,B09.i2 Local (lues and llcenxeri C26.C74.&2 All other sources 204,734.57 Total $I,4S8,R53.( nxiMCNDiTumcs. Paid male teacher t G6I,879.1! I'nld frinule toucher l,M3.Sh.4:t For tiulldlnir und hIIch 212.2GI.0D For repair 179,788.21 ior fuel aqi,G13.GL For reference book, minis, chart and autmrntu C2.C71.27 For text book and pupil' up- plle Ifi7,316.&a For furniture r,2.M6.CO For all other purpoHC 437,300.77 Amount on bund nt closo of year C73.0C0.7S Totnl JMS8.Ga3.GO VALUE OF IJ18TJIICT PROPERTY. School hmixes Jfi.423.302.9O Hlte LCCLOXIU Text hook ril9,CJ9.07 ,PimratUH. iniiiiH. chart, etc.... 321.192.22 Other property 2SI.9C9.CO Total ! 19,215,219.98 Census Males, 190,659; females, 182,105; total, 372,704. Scholl Houses Frame, 5,701; brick. 313; stono, 33; log, 141; sod, 517; baled straw 1; stdcl, 1; total, 6,710. Average number of days of school In all districts, 134; number of graded schools, 415; number of teachers In graded schools, 2,735; number of prl- vate schools, 174. Hoard Iue tho Order. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 10. Following Its action in rescinding the order ot 1897, establishing carload rates on live stock, the state .board of . transporta tion, hns issued a tenatlvc order reduc ing the 100-ponnd rates 10 per cent on cattle and 5 per cent on hogs. Tho railroads, within ten days of receipt of notice of the order, must appear be fore the board to show cause why It should not become effective. Follow ing is the order in full: "It Is therefore byb the stntc board of transportation of the stato of Ne braska considered, ndjudged and or dered that the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacflc Railway company; the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail way company; the Fremont, Elkhorn A: Missouri Vulley Railway company; the Burlington & Missouri Railroad In Nebraska; the Sioux City, O'Neill & Western Railway compnny; the Union Pacific Railway company; tho St. Jos eph & Grand Islnnd Railway company, nnd the Missouri Pacific Railway com pany, doing business In this stato re duce the rate on cattle 10 per cent nnd tho rate on hogs 5 per cent below the rates published nnd taking effect De cember 1, 1899, nnd that they aro re quired to show cuuso. on or before tho 1st day of March, 1900, why said order should not be enforced. "JOHN F. CORNELL Chairman. "W. F. PORTER, Secretary. "Dated at Lincoln, Neb., this 8th dnyof Februnry, 1900." Ntandiird Oil Cno Continued. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 10. Tho case of tho State of Nebraskn against tho Standnrd Oil Trust was assigned by the supreme court for the 9th as a special order of business for February 20. It was the Intention of tho threo Judges ot the court to hold but one sitting during the present month, but on motion of the attorneys for tho de fense in the trust case they consented to listen to arguments on the defond nnt's demurrer on the dato named. Senator Thurston, Alfred W. Eddy ot Chicago and F. L. McCoy of Omaha, all representing the Standnrd Oil com pnny, appoared In court and asked for the continuance. Attorney General Smyth will conduct the prosecution of tho case for the state. It the defend ant's demurrer is sustnlned by the court the case will bo thrown out of court. A IIIr Heed Industry. COLUMBUS. Neb., Fob. 10. Plntto county is to be the sent of an extensive r.eC'd growing Industry. Tho 400 acre farm of H. J. Hendryx, just west of the village of Munroo, wns purchased by George Emerson of the Western Seeil nnd Irrigation compuny. The facilities hero for irrigation and tho most gratifying success of largo and varied experiments In seed grow ing conducted near Oconee, In thU county, Inst year by the Nebraska Cen tral Irrigation company, convinced Mr, Emerson that ho could locate in no better place thnn Platte county. Threo of the Emerson brothers will settle here. Contracts are being made with farmers nnd it is proposed to grow from 2,000 to 5,000 ncreB of seeds which will mean the employment of many men, women and children anil other advantages to the community. 'e hrnakn Mule for Africa. CUSHING. Neb., Feb. 10. A enr load of mules was shipped from hero to St. Louis. It Is said that they aro Intended for English use In South Africa. The 1'ure rood t.iiw, LINCOLN, Nob., Feb. 10. Attorney General Smyth has filed with the su premo court the bointed caso Involving the constitutionality of the pure food law. Tho paper filed la nn ngroed state ment of facts, signed by both tho gov ernor nnd the auditor, and It is ac companied by nn application slgnod by Deputy Food Commissioner Hlbbard for a premptory writ of mandamus to compel the auditor to allow his claim for salary for services performed undor tho law. Tho auditor refused to, audit the claim on the ground that the ap propriation, not being specific enough, eouid not be drawn fronTthe treasury.