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NEBRASKA.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Jealousy li tho compliment wc pay to
our Btipcrloiu.
An electrical omnibus lino began op
cratlon In Berlin.
Tho church cannot bo measured
without Its cornerstone.
America needs Rood parents even
more than good polltlcH.
Hell Is n hole with n great big en
trance, but a very small pit.
Truth may be bruised and laid up,
but It novcr gets heart fnlluro.
John P. Gowcy, of Washington, Unit
cd Stntcs general consul at Yokohama,
Is dead.
Tho report of tho minority volco In
tho heart should ntwnya bo given n
hearing.
Pndorewskl has left tho city of Mex
ico after a moat sticcccasful sorlcs of
performances.
Suit has been commenced by the
sugar trust to test tho constitution
itllty of tho war tnx.
Connecticut trolley lines last year
carried 59,081,702 passengers and the
Blcam lines 50,209,408.
A largo conflrngntion destroyed flvo
business Iiouucb at Carbondnle, 111.,
wll'i a loss of $50,000.
A now cmporor is said to have- been
fielcctcd in China. Hln nnmo In Pont
coin and ho Is 0 years old.
John J. Elwell, ono of tho best
known citizens of Cleveland, O., and
n hero of tho civil wnr, Is dead.
Dr. Samuel Pennington, president of
tho Newark City National bank, nnd
who was tho oldest living graduoto of
Princeton college, died last wceek.
John Little, the actor, Is doad In
Brooklyn, nged 02 years. Ho was a
nutlvo of Philadelphia and was at ono
llmo manager of a thentor In Chicago.
A bnctcrlologlcal examination or
7cts caught nt Port Melbourne Aus
tralia, wharf, has established the fact
that tho vermin arc Infected with tho
Plague.
Mrs, Salllo Bnlko of Cincinnati died
ftt tho hospltnl in Knnsao City of In
juries received in tho Missouri Pacific
wreck near Indopondonco, Mo on Fob
ruary 27.
Tho outbreak of "bubonic plaguo nt
Buenos Ayrca has been soinbofllclully
recognized ns of a "mild typo.' Thoro
l.r.vo been twenty-three deaths within
two months.
Mrs. Luclnda H. Stono, widely
known as tho "mother of women's
clubs" nnd u writer nnd cducntor of
noto, In dead, nt tho ago of 80, nt Kala
mazoo, Mich. ' '
Roland Reed, tho actor, who has
been sick for tho past four months In
8t. Luko's hospital, New York, liaa
been discharged and Is on tho road to
full recovery.
William Redmond announces that ho
wl'.i resign his scat in tho Dublin coun
cil as tho result of tho passogo of tho
resolutions to present nn address of
wolcomo to tho queen.
Kansas City has n Charles "M. Shel
don. Ho Is an odltor, too, but his pa
per is tho Missouri Valley Parmer. Ho
has recently rocolvod n largo quantity
of tho mall of the Topokn man.
Jn Scott county, Arkansas, Zob Loon
nrd, n farmer, took his wife nnd four-year-old
son to n secluded spot nnd
shot nnd killed both of' thorn. Ho bur
led tho bodies nnd, roturning homo,
byrncd his house,
Dr. A. O. Metiiffort, professor in
Ui'lon Theological somlnnry, who Is
chaiged with hereay by Dr. Birch,
stoted clorlc of tho Now York prtuby
try, will not withdraw from tho
church to avoid trial.
Dr. Leslie- E. Kooloy's will was filed
for probato nt Dwlght, 111. All of hla
property Is bequeathed to hla wlfo, ex
cept $100,000, which is given to Mil
ton R. Kccley In trust, to bo distributed
according to prlvnto instructions.
Tho doparturo of tho Kentucky legis
lature from Frankfort capital has giv
en tho city a moro quiet appearance
than It has had nt any tlmo in tho
last two months. No now warrants In
connection with tho Goobol assassina
tion woro Issuod.
A., M. Moroland, socretary of tho Car
negie Stcol company, limited, filed his
stpnrnto answer in tho Frlok suit. Ho
simply states that ho is tho successor
of P. T. P. Lovejoy and that ho haB
vind1 Androw Carnoglos answer nnd
JoJna In tho samo.
Chief Wllklo of tho secret sorvlco
has received a now counterfeit $5 sil
ver cortlflcato, sorlos 18D0, chock, let
ter B, plato number 30. Tho noto Is
printed from photo-etched plates on
two ploccs of paper, with red nnd bluo
tilllc threads between.
Tho Ohio house passod tho Qtifilii
bill, appropriating 11,000,000 for tho
Toledo centennial, in its original form,
by n voto of GO to -10, which gives It n
constitutional majority. Tno flnauco
committee had rocommended the ap
propriation bo cut in half.
Tho Ohio houeo passed tho Griffin
Mil. appropriating $1,000,000 for tho
Toledo centennial, in its original form,
by a voto of CO to 40, which glvos It
a constitutional majority. The- flnauco
commlttco had recommended that tho
appropriation bo cut In half.
It is reported at Konoshn, Wis., that
tho tannery belonging to tho N. R. Al
len.. Sons hns been sold to tho leather
trust. Tho consideration la said to
hnvo boon $4,000,000, Tho tannery em
ploys soma 1,200 men, and Is said to
to paying noarly $500,000 u year.
Savannah, Qa., Is being decorated In
anticipation of the visit of Admiral
nnd Mrs. Dowoy on March 21 and 22.
Every whlto military company In
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
baa been Juylted to become tho guests
of tho elty' and tuko part In tho mili
tary parado.
Senator Sewell haB Introduced n bill
changing tho name of tho Paris, of
me rnriB line, to mo ruiinucipnia.
At Kingston, Jamaica, u genoral aim
fifteen men have landed on tho way to
Colon. They say they nro Argentin
ians 'and are going to Jpin the Colom-
lUa ravolutlonBlcts.
BILL IS AGAIN PASSED
Senato Adopta Oonforcnco Itoport on Porto
E!c3 Koisure.
STEWART VOTES WITH MAJORITY
Tlllmnn Occupies Stout of tho Time, tint
In Called Dunn liy Hoinr Other Srim
torn TnrlfT ami licet Sugar, mill Oilier
Matter Touched Upon In Discussion.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Tho
Kenato today ndoptcd tho conforenco
report on the Porto Rico relief bill
by n vote of 35:. to 15," .practically a
Htrict party expression. No democrnt
voted for tho report, but Stewart of
Nevada voted with tno republican.
Tho tlmo of discussion wns con
sumed principally by Tlllmnn, who
made n fierce attack upon tho mens
uio as agreed upon In conference, nnd
accused tho republican senators and
republican party of indiscretion, hy
pocrisy nnd "dirty work."
Gnlllngcr followed with a temper
ate statement of those who not only
favor tho report but tho pussngo of n
Porto Rico tariff bill.
Spooncr closed tho debato with n
forceful statement in opposition to
Tillman's speech, In tho courso of
which ho took occasion sharply to
crlticlso tho South Carolina senator
for drngging tho mcnBuro Into poll
tics. Ills colloqutnl tilts with Till
man were Immensely enjoyed by tho
auditors.
Tlllmnn sharply criticised tho
mothod adopted by tho United States
ol extending hnnda full of fond to
tho pcoplo of Porto Rico as a gratu
ity. "As long as you continue to feed
thcBO pcoplo down thoro," declared
Tillman, "you may feed them. So
long as tho frccdmcn's bureau was
maintained In tho south tho colored
I a co thoro nmountcd to nothing.
That's a raco characteristic. This
government will set Itself up ns an
elcmosynnry Institution by tho mcs
sago of this bill nnd I do not bollevo
wo would stand on any such ground."
Perkins of California Inquired If
'llllman wan In favor of frco trade
with tho Philippines, knowing that
thoso Islands had tho advantage of
peon and Malay labor.
Tillman If wo nro to continue to
hold tho Philippines I'm In favor of
fico trndo with thoso islands. Thoso
who voted to bring Into tho country
thoso Islands nt their cnoap contract,
peon nifd Malay labor woro told of tho
icsults that would follow tho ratifi
cation of tho treaty, and you could
not got tho votes poccssary to mako
thnt treaty law until you hod bought
some men to voto for It. If It Is now
proposed to send u hordo of carpet
baggers over there, backed by the
bayonet of soldiers, so long as I havo
a volco I shall protest.
"Tho pcoplo," Tlllmnn shouted,
"will tench you next November that
trada and the flag and liberty und
tho constitution go togethor."
Disclaiming any authority to speak
for tho president, Mr. Perkins of Cal
ifornia said that tlio boltof that tho
sugar trust had acquired a greater
part of tho sugar product of Porto
Rico and his d03lro to build up tho
best sugar Industry in tho United
States had Induced tho prostdont, ho
(Porklus) believed, to favor a tariff
Jt it woro truo that ho did favor it.
TO INVESTIGATE C0UER D'ALENE.
Soimtur Allen Introduces a Hesoltitlmi In
tho Hcnutr.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Sonn-
ator Allen todny Introduced in tho
senate a bill to provide for pensions
to certain prisoners of war; also n
resolution for nn investigation of tho
Conor d'Alcno matter, ho culled up
and nt his requost tho sonnto passed
these pensions: Charles A. Perkins
at $30 per month, Oliver Doman $30
II. -K. WUIUams $30, J. W. Blnko $72,
Hannah G. Huff $12, Mario Wllcrsang
$12, David Tolman $24, and Joint M.
McCord $21.
WANT TREATY DECLARED VOID.
Bloux Indians Olnim Unit Only One-Third
of Trlbu Slcucil It.
FORT YATES, -N. D Mnrch 24.
Tho Sioux hnvo ust finished
n protracted council at Oak
Creek with Maor Blngonhol-
mer, tho Indian ngont, over tho
mack Hills treaty or 187U. Tno In
dians hnvo long claimed that this
treaty wnB signed by only one-third
of their number Instead of threo
fourths, as required by law.
Major Blngcuholiner corroborates
tho claim. Tho Indlnna will employ
legal nld to havo tho treaty declared
null and void.
Middle Homier I.nyliiR I'luus,
INDIANAPOLIS Ind., March 24.
Secretary Walter of tho inlddlo-of-tlio-road
populists Is preparing to lenvo
for an extended visit to tno various
state organizations, He Is said to bo
slated for national chairman and
says If he la selected ho will havo tho
national headquarters moved to thla
city.
"Tom WntHon of Georgia can havo
tho nomination for president If ho
wants It" said Major Walter tonight,
"and I bollovo Dr. II. P. Kay or Min
neapolis will bo hlu running mate.
Ho Is a close friend of Ignatius Don
nelly." .luck lrhnm I'nt Out.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark., March 21. Jim
Rcnnlnn of PlttBburg knocked out Jack
Graham of South Omaha In ten rounds
beforo tho Hot Springs Athletic club
tonight, after both had mado n, hard
battle.
Argentine Nice to Hpiiln.
MADRID, March 24. Tho president
of Argontino, Ltoutcnnnt Gonornl Roca,
through tho mlnlstor at Buenos Ayrcs,
Hcnor Del Alouo, has cabled thanks to
the Spanish government for tho enthu
siastic reception given to the crow and
officers of tho Argentine training ship
Presldento Sarmlento,
STEYN ISSUES A PROCLAMATION.
Warns tltirglicn Who I.ny Dntrn Their
Arum to Help the- IZugllsli.
BOER CAMP, Kroonslntlt, Thursday,
Mnrch 21. Affairs arc belns put In
proper shnpe nnd tho Frco Stater who
hnd to lenvc are returning in crowds.
The president's proclamation has
hhown thi burghers thnt the govern
ment is standing firm.
The commands arc mobilizing In
treat number, nnd the men nro more
determined than ever.
President Steyn has Issued n procla
mation In which ho warns the burgnciM
who lay down their nrms end help tho
English that they nro liable to tho ut
most punishment ns trnliois.
LONDON, March 21. The war ofltco
lias issued this bulletin:
"CAPETOWN, Mnrch 23 The fol
lowing" telegram hns arrived from
Nicholson, Biiluwnyo, March 16:
"Tho following is from Plumcr:
"LOBATSI, March 14. The Boors
advanced lrom tho south In consider
able force this morning. They first nd-
vanccd from Ooodo's Siding. After a
sharp llttlo ongagomont Lieutenant
C'oloncs' advanced post wns compelled
,tn retreat. Tho retirement wns excel
lently carried out as to our main posi
tion. Tho casualties Included Lieuten
ant Chapman nnd a corporal, prisoners,
end two ralsclng, probably prisoners.
Five troopers were wounded. Chap
man's horse fell with him close to the
enemy, who Immediately surrounded
him. Tho exact Boer casualties arc un
known, hut several wore shot at close
range. In tho uftemoon the Boers
advanced furthor north and shelled
our position from u rldgo on our left.
Our twelve and one-half noundor r-
I plied, tho artillery duel continuing mi
ni sunset. Lieutenant Tyler has slnco
died of wounds. One native was
killed."
Colonel Plumcr nppnrcntly has retir
ed to Crocodllo pools, nnd Mnfeklng
Leeius further off thnn ever from ro
ller. This news wns contained In a
dispatch from Buluwayo, dated Mon
day, March 19, and published in tho
cecond edition of tho Times. These nd
vlcea add that the base hospital has
been brought back to Gabcrones,
though the correspondent further says
It Is thought tho object of the Boer
demonstration on March 15 nnd 1G wns
li cover tho romovnl of tho siege guns
from Mafeking.
COURT GUARDED BY MILITIA.
rrcllinlimr.v l.'xninlmtlluu of Secretary of
State. Culeli.rnvorn llogliis,
FRANKFORT, Ky March 24. Tho
preliminary examination of Secretary
of Stato Caleb Powers, charged with
abetting tho nssasslnation of William
Goobel, began today beforo Judge
Moore. Tho court houso was guarded
Inside nnd out by mlllta and scores
or deputy sheriffs armed with Win
chester rifles to prevent possible Inter
ference from "mountaineers" who
were reported on their way to Frank
fort, but their presence was unneces
sary, as tho mountntneers failed to
appear nnd no disorder occurred.
Tho witnesses today Included War
den Eph Llllnrd, Detective Doc Arm
strong, Sheriff BoBworth of Fayetto
county, who nrrcated Secretary Powers
nnd Captain John Davis and Silas
Jones, who is now under bonds,
charged with complicity In the. mur
der. The testimony tended to show
that tho shots came from that section
of tho cxecutlvo building In which
Secretary Powora' ofllco Is locnted, al
though no ono sworo thnt the shots
woro from the secretary's ofllce.
BRYAN'S NEW YORK FRIENDS MEET
Lincoln r.'utfonu Adopted liy Kxecutlt
Committee at Albany.
ALBANY, N. Y., March 24. Tho ex
ecutive commlttco of tho "Chicago
platform" democrats of tho state met
hero today. After ndoptlng tho plat
form as adopted In Nebraska Inst
weok It was resolved that tho rank
and file of tho democracy of the stnto
of Now York demand that tho dele
gates selected to attend tho stato and
national conventions be men who are
known nnd nbovo suspicion and loyal
to the platform and ticket of 189C, and
that such delegations bo Instructed
to vote for tho renlllrmntlon of tho
Chicago platform and for tho renom
Inntlon of W. J. Bryan of Nebraska
ns tho Empire atato'3 clfolco for pres
ident. It wns also resolved that n state
delegation of two delegates from each
congressional district bo selected to
attend tho convention and contest the
sent of any dclcgnto who did not loy
ally support tho ticket of 189G.
Train Holdup ut llainburc
ST. JOSEPH, Ma March 24. A
lc.no robber, wearing a falso face, with
n hugo black moustache painted on
tho mask, held up tho southbound
'KnnBns City, St. Joseph & Council
Bluffs train four mllos south of Ham
burg, In., at 1:30 o'clock in tho morn
ing. Tho train wns In charge of Con
ductor Billy McGco. Flagman Moore
was first accosted by tho robber nt
tho rear end of tho train. Using
Moore as a shield tho robber went
through tho aleopor and chair car, get
ting $200 In cnah and a gold watch.
Ho pulled the boll cord nnd, when the
train slowed down, Jumped oft und
cecaped In tho darkness.
Mount Itci'nculxe Taylor.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 21.
Governor Mount today Issued n
requisition for tho return to this
stato from Kentucky of n man wnnted
on u criminal charge Governor
Mount docldod W. S. Taylor was Ken
tucky's chlof oxocutlvo and tho pa
pers woro accordingly forwarded to
him.
Mucruiii Kuiiiiuniied lo Testify.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 24.
Formor Consul Mncrum wnB nt tho
cnpltol today, having come from his
homo in rcsponso to n telegram from
Reprosontatlvo Whooler of Kentucky,
bidding him to npponr beforo tho
houso commlttco on foreign affairs.
Mr. Wheolcr says ho will urgo that
tho Inquiry tnko placo boforo tho full
committee. The Mncrum ovldonco prob
ebly will ba tukon early next week.
Forgery enn uaunlly bo detected be
cause tho Imitator has certain charac
teristics of his own of which he la not
aware.
m is
Whilo Mafeking Suffer, Burghers Kcop
the British Forces in Oheck.
COLUMN FROM KIMBERLY STOPPED
Hits II Hand full nt Wnrrcutoii und nt
fourteen HlreutiiH I'liiiunior llelnj;
Very Ilurd l'rcmcd I intend of Aiding
Uurrlsnn In JL'iRlitlug In 8clf-Iofciisc.
LONDON, March 23. Agnln there Is
n persistent rumor thnt Mafeking has
been relieved. It Is even nssertcd that
tho war office bus received n dispatch
announcing the relief, but that publi
cation la withheld because the form of
tho message admits tho possibility of
a mlttake.
The war ofllce, however, declares that
thoro Is no confirmation of tho rumor,
and no further news Is-on hand.
It Bcems certain thnt Mafcklng's on
ly chances for relief nre by the column
supposed to be advancing from tho
south or the possibility that Colonel
Buden-Powcll Is still strong enough to
nttempt a Bortle with a view of cap
turing the Boer guns nt a tlmn when
Commandnnt Synmun has withdrawn
his men to oppose Colonel Plumcr.
It is reported from Lourcnzo Mar
qucz that Pretoria Is prepared to stand
n slego of two years nnd that tho Boer
womon, frnntlc at the revcrsea to the
Boer arms, nro entreating to be al
lowed to shoot tho British officers Im
prisoned nt Pretoria.
It Is also announced from tho Trans
vaal capital that tho Italian govern
ment has declined to Intervene.
A dlspntcth to tho Times from Klm
berley, dated Thursday, say3:
"rho date of tho departure of tho
Mnfqklng column from Wnrronton has
not yet been fixed. Tho pont nt Four
teen Streams Is guarded by our troops.
Skirmishing continues around Warren
ton. Tho Boers nro reported to have
fou guns, but this Is doubtful."
KIMUERLEY, March 23. There wn3
n smart artillery duel at Warrenton
yesterday. A battery under Major
Blewltt, supported by tlin Kimberloy
Light Horse, located tho Boors, who
hnd four guns, two of which used cor
dite, but ineffectively. Tho British
battery replied with effect and silenced
tho Boer fire. Tho Boors acnt two shells
near the railway station, which was
not damaged.
A scouting party got too closo to tho
bank of the river nnd encountered n
hot fire. Tho men were unable to get
nway and It wns impossible to relieve
them without loss, tho party being
obliged to wait for darkness In order
to escape. Tho reoonnnlssanco suc
ceeded, nnd Major Blewltt retired with
only one wounded.
Thia morning brisk firing wns re
sumed nt Warrenton nt 0:30, but it has
now Blackened up. A dotnehment of
fUBllecrs hns arrived. A detachment
ot Vryburg lnhabltanta who hnd been
Imprisoned by the Boers wnB sent In to
Wnrenton under n whlto Hag after be
ing taken from laager to laager
mound tho district. They say the big
gun from KImberley has been taken
through Christiana to Pretoria. There
oro women and children In nearly ev
ery laager.
LOUD BILL IS RECOMMITTED.
DecMlvo Voto llclloved to Ilnve Knocked
the Measure Out.
WASHINGTON, March 23. After a
spirited discussion extending over
thrco days the Loud bill, relating to
second claas mall matter, wns recom
comralttco on postolllco nnd post
loads.
Tho majority In favor of tho mo
tion to recommit was so decisive that
It is regarded as unlikely that tho
mcasuro will appear again during the
present congress. Loud said after tho
voto was announced that this was the
"third tlmo and out," bo far as he
was concerned. Tho voto on tho mo
tion was 148 to 90, with alxteen pres
ent nnd not voting.
Rldgley of Knnsaa declared that
rnilroad companies wero todny telo
graphing members to support tho bill.
Ho deemed this particularly signifi
cant of tho interest tho railroads had
In tho innttor.
A telegram from the Ohio Farmer,
saying, "Our 100,000 subscribers ask
you to support tho Loud bill," was
rresontcd by Burton, who declared
that It was high tlmo special classes
which had grown up In tho country
should bo forced to pay their way as
other pcoplo did.
Cowherd of Missouri, Bpoaklng In
support of tho bill, said ovory ofllelnl
who had Investigated tho subject hnd
given his approval to the measure. Ho
hold up to the view of tho houso a
ccpy of tho "Velvet Hand, or tho Llfo
of Injun Dick," paper bound, which
he said was entitled to second class
rates, while n cloth bound copy of
"Rob Roy," which ho had purchased
for 5 cents, could not bo sent ns sec
ond class matter. Ills argument elic
ited much applausq. A numbor af
minor nmondmcnts wero ndoptcd be
foro tho final voto.
White Confer With liny.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Montagu
White, the Boer agent In this coun
try, called nt the state department to
day and spent somo time In conversa
tion with Secretary Hay. Nothing was
said about mediation, nor about the
fate of Johannesburg and It was inti
mated that tho subject of tho conver
sation wna purely personal In charac
ter. Otliuiii I'linlm Not Dead.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 23.
Thoro 1b no truth In tho report pub
llBhed In the United States that Osman
Pasha, tho horo of Plevna, Is dead. Tho
famous Turkish general 1ms been sick
for n week past, but his health la now
Improving.
Condition of tho Trrntury
WASHINGTON, March 23. Today's
ttatemout of tho treasury balances In
tho general fund exclusve ot the $150,
000,000 gold reserve In tho division ot
redemption, shows: Available cash
balance, $160,400,843; gold, $90,294,315.
VOTE TO BE ON THE MOUSE BILL,
Sciiihllr:iii l'cnro Commlttco Decides to
ffoptiruto Mciimirrfi.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Tho re
publican peace committee of tho rennto
mot after tho adjournment of tho sn
t'to today nnd practically ratified t'io
offer of Senator Forakor In tho senato
;o separata the house Porto Rlco tariff
bill from the nenntc government bill
t.nd to take n voto on the house mcas
ue. Tho pcaco committer 13 willing
thnt n voto should bo tnk?n upon tho
houso bill no It wns passed by that
body, provided It becomes npparcnt
that It Is Impolitic to nttempt to amend
it, but nn effort will be made to ascer
tain whether tho house will consent
to consent to any modification.
Somo of tho republican senators
think tho bill should be so changed
ns to provide for tho continued exemp
tion from duty of the articles which
wero exempted by the president's or
der. They nlso find tho house bill de
ficient In thnt It falls to provldo any
means of collecting the duty which It
imposes. There will be n conference
with members of tho wnys nnd means
commlttco of tho houso nnd It the
latter doc3 not discourage amendments
these will bo offered. There Is, how
ever, nn ncknowledgcd fear that It tho
till is amended In nny respect It may
be difficult If not Impossible to secure
its acceptance by the house on a con
ference report. On this account there
may be no effort to modify tho bill.
The free trade Benntors say there Is
v stronger determination now than
ever before to resist the bill ns it
came from tho house. It la asserted
there aro eight Benntors who will not
support It unless nmended. These aro
taid to bo Davis and Nelson, of Minne
sota, Wellington of Maryland, Hoar of
Massachusetts, Mason of Illinois, llev
cridge of Indiana, Proctor of Vermont
rnd Simon of Oregon. What they will
do In case the bill Is amended cannot
be stated, but it Is evident they ex
pect n compromise which they can sup
port. GUARDING AGAINST PLAGUE.
It;ort of Sevenil SiiNptclout Iluutlm In
Sxn 1'runcli.co.
WASHINGTON, March 23. A report
hn3 been received nt the marine hos
pital bureau from San Francisco to
the effect thnt several suspicious
deaths have occurred In thnt city, but
that a medical examination gave only
t'Cgnttvo results and It wna not posi
tively known whether'tho patients died
from plague or Bomo other disease,
'the health authorities havo plnced
Guards at the railroad and water exits
of the city to examine Chinamen who
may attempt to leave.
No reports havo been received In re
gard to plaguo at Port Townsend,
Wash., and it Is thought thero havo
been no new cases thero since the
death from that cause several weeks
ago of a passenger on tho Jnpancso
vessel Nanyo Mam.
The British Columbia authorities
have decided to quarantine against
vessels from San Francisco.
ISLANDERS STARVING.
S.in Jttaunn Merchant TulkH of Condi-
tloim I'licrv.
NEW YORK, March 23. A special
meeting of tho Board of Transporta
tion to consider tho Porto Rlco matter
was hold today. Thero was an nttend
enco of prominent Now York business
men that filled the room to tho doors.
Nicholas Oyangeren, n merchant of
San Juan, P. R., addressed tho board.
"Never In tho history of the Islnnd
of Porto Rlco," he said, "has there
been known such extreme general
misery, such want of credit and abso
lute stagnntion. The people aro starv
ing there by hundreds daily In the in
terior districts."
A resolution wns adopted declaring
that the policy of the United States
toward Porto Rlco should be definitely
and immediately determined on condi
tions which relate to that Island olone,
should not In any particular or degreo
be affected by conslderntions which
may bo Involved In tho relations of tho
United Stntes to Cuba and the Philip
pines, nnd that duo regard for pledgeB
given demand an extension to Porto
Rlco of free commercial intercourse
with tho United States nnd a civil
form of government.
CoujrrciH for All America.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Tho
state department has been .notified by
tho government of Mexico that It ac
cepts tho president's Invitation to hold
r. second Pnnnmerlcan congress and
will In turn Invito tho republics of
North, South and Central America to
tend their representntlvcs in such con
gress to tho City of Mexico. Thus, it
if. believed, tho success of tho move
ment Is assured.
Now that Mexico has entered bo
enrncstly Into tho project it is boltoved
thnt nil the republics of tho threo
Americas will send delegates to tho
congress.
Clulm Will Ha Arhltr.ited
WASHINGTON, March 23. Secre
tary Hay and Senor Corrca, tho Nlca
rngiian mlnlBtor, today signed a treaty
piovldlng for tho settlement by nrbl
trntlon of tho claims of two American
concoms ngnlnst tho government of
Nlcaraugun.
Ono of tho claims is thnt of Orr &
Laubenholmor of New Orleans for
damages sustained through tho tem
porary seizure by the Nlcaraguan gov
oinmont of Bomo tugB belonging to
tho firm nt Blucflolds. These tugs wero
used to tow Ughtera laden with ba
nanas from tho shore to vessels lylug
out at sea, and In their absonco n
stock of bananns accumulated for
shipment decnyed.
KlionU Hlnnolf.
YANKTON, S. D March 23. Emll
Corson, n pnrtner In tho largest busi
ness firm In Gnyvlllo, committed sui
cide last night by shooting. His wlfo
died last fall and ho has been in low
spirits ever since. Ho was seen in
Gnyvlllo at 11:30 Inst night, but soon
after must hnvo started to walk to tho
cemetery nt Mission Hill, where his
wlfo was burled,, about six miles
away. Ho wub found there thla morn
ing. IiIb feet on the gravo of his baby
and lying on his wife's grave, with a
bullet hefa lo his left temple.
PREPARING TOR AtlBOR DAY
3tnto Superintendent .Mio'uou Initios nd
dreis to l'uplll of I'uhllo 'linolf.
LINCOLN, Neb., Mnrch 24. Tho
llatrlbutlon of the Bird and Arbor Day
Manual, published by tho stnto for uso
111 tho public schools, hns begun under
tho direction of Deputy Stato Suoir
Int'cndent Beck. Tho manunl contnln.4.
nn Arbor day proclamation by Gover
nor Poynter, nn nddress to Nebraska
teachers nnd pupils by Stato Superin
tendent Jnckson, n short article on
tho economic effects of Arbor day by'
J. Sterling Morton nnd a collection of
l'ocms, songs nnd essays on subjects
itlatcd to tho planting and culture of
trees. Following la the proclamation
Issued by Governor Poynter designat
ing April 23 ns Arbor dny:
"Wo nro nil Interested In the nd
vnncement nnd welfare of our state.
Ar j thing that will add to Us desirabil
ity as a home, that will onhaneo Its
beauty or that will bring to It movo
gocd citizens should receive our hid
nnd encouragement.
Nothing In which our people hnvo
ciigiigcd has done moro In all th?aj di
rections than the plnntlng of trees.
Nebraska Is known as the Tree Plant
ers' state. That the name Is worthily
bestowed is amply attested by tho
thousands of groves, orchards nnd
shnde trees which now ndorn our prai
ries nnd beautify our homes.
"Legislative enactment sets npnrt
ono day In each year for appropriate
observance by tho plnntlng of trees.
In compllnnco with this provision, by
tho nuthoiity vested in mo ns governor
of Nebrnakn, I proclaim Monday, April
23, 1900, 'Arbor day."
In his address to teachers and pupils
the superintendent speaks of the wan
ton destruction ot birds nnd urges tho
organization of Audubon societies.
The address follows:
Tho appearance of sweet smelling
nnd beautifully colored flowers, to
gether with the Joyful notes of our.
feathered friends, us they como up
from tho sunny southland, remind us
onco ngnln thnt spring la here. At this
season of tho year all nnture seems to
take on new llfo and Joy nnd gladness
reign supreme.
I nm happy to gieet you as we ap
proach tho dawn of n now century and
hope that the thoughts and emotions
crented by a careful consideration of
the possibilities thnt opon before you
mny inspire you to nobler thoughts
nnd grander deeds.
Tho object, of this book la to plnco
before you thoughts that will tend to
give you higher ldenls. I nm suro that
when you rully realize iht rcur.omio
vnlue of birds nnd trees, to say nothing
of the pleasure which their presence
nnd cultivation bring, you will forever
bo the friends nnd protectors of these
gracious glfta of an Allwlse Father.
The wanton destruction of blrda has
reached such a point tnat our law
makers havo felt the necessity of en-'
acting laws for their protection. It
would bo a sourco of great satltsfac- "
tlon, however, to know and feel that
the boys of the great stnte of Nebraska
refrain from killing hires and other
harmless creatures from a higher mo
tive than the mere fulfilling of a stat
utory' law. I should bo pleased to
learn of societigs formed all over tho
stnto for tho protection of birds.
Nebraska was the pioneer state In
Inaugurating Arbor day and nmong'the
first to recommend n "bird day." Let us
strive to maintain tho position which
tho state occupies In thla regard and
continue to lead in educational mat
ters. Trusting that tho day may be
fraught with pleasant nnd profitable
exercise, I nm, yours for the protection
of birds nnd the plnntlng of trees.
W. R. JACKSON,
Stato Superintendent of Public In
struction. Nebraska ut WnHhliiBton.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 24. Bids for
tho erection of nn extension to the new
postofilco building nt Omaha were put
on the market March 14 and will bo
opened April 24. Tho specifications
call for granite of Blmllnr color and du
rability as that which enters into the
construction of the present building,
which Insures the Colorado company
getting the contract for tho stone for
tho new building. ' .
The title of the First National bank
of Bloomlngton, Neb., has been se
cured by the conversion of the Frnnk
lln County bank of tbe samo place.
CongrcBsman Burkett has Introduced
a bill for the Improvement of the Mis
souri river at Nebraska City and ap
propriating $50,000 for revetment pur
poses. Nelirnsliu Noldler Hurled.
OSCEOLA, Neb., March 24. Wil
liam Lewis of company E, First ;Ne
braska, was burled in the Osceola
cemetery. Tho body has been burled
twice, first on tho brow of a hill over
looking a little river near Camp Dew
ey, Juat outside of Manila, P. I. Rev.
James Mnllley, who was tho chaplain
of tho First Nebraska, officiated at
both funerals.
In fiuit Thrown In a Well.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Mnrch 21. While
drnwlng water from his well Preston
Kelser drew up the body of a newly
born femnlo child, which from nppear
nnces had been thrown Into tho well
only n short time before. Ho at onco
notified tbe proper ofllclnls and Coro
ner Waggoner arrived and begun ar
rangements for nn Inquest ovor tho
remains. Tho child wob fully devel
oped uud had evidently been alive
when born and cast In the well while
breathing.
I'l'lAouer Htrlve, for I.lherty.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 24.
When Deputy Sheriff J. D. McBrlde
went Into tho Jail with breakfast for
tho prlaonera ho discovered that during
tho night sometime they had com
menced operations to gain their lib
erty. Tho prisoners wero Gcorgo S.
Leo, who stole money nnd tickets
from tho Burlington company at Lou
isville while night operator, nnd the
threo meu who burned a boxcar for the
Missouri Pacific, all having been sen
tenced to a term of years in the peni
tentiary by Judge Paul Jeasen.