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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1900)
X r k . t .i r '.HOPE TO GET MAPEK1NG Drhlah Public Sesuly Expectant of An nouncerajat cf Iti Succor. BOER COLUMN REPORTED DEPEATED Olllclnl Ilulletln nt l'retorht That Itrltlalt Sustained lilreut I.on. Anotlier 8 lory of Fight Near tho Town I'lHonflrmid KilCllih Telegram of llnttle Thirty three Mile r.roin Tin-re. LONDON, Jlay 17. Tho British re lief column fought tho Boers sit Kranl pan, thirty-two miles south of Mnfe klng, on Tttesdny, according to a tele .Brum received Wednesday night nt Lourcnzo Marquez from Molnpo, 100 milej north of Mnfeklug. This Intel ligence Is accepted here with some r .serve, because It la iillllcult to under stand how the newa could havo been bo quickly put on the wire from n place 132 miles from the scene of the engagement. A correspondent of the Morning Post, presumably John Stuart, Is re ported captured by tho Doers at Kraal .pan. The British public Is keenly expect ant of the announcement tnat Mafe king has been relieved. In nrmy cir cles the opinion Heema to prevail that this ha9 already been accomplished, .although two hours after midnight tno war omcc assorted that no news , i .m. uee.i recuiuu. i steadfast courage of the hungry gar- rlson has produced a deep Impression I nnd tho news of succor Is awaited with ( more anxiety than has been felt re- ; gardlng any other event of the war. , Douglas Story, the Dally Mall's corro- HIiV.,oni.nt 1 rotor,a' wlros:. . . ino uoer government is noioing back some big news. Feverish activity prevails here. Tho latest Boor olll clnl' bulletin is that the relief column Jins been defeated with great loss." Lord Roberts continues passive at Kroonstad lug like a Ills cavalry are stretch- ! Boml-clrclc screen many miles In length with outlnpplng flanks Tho railway will probably be complet ed today. Tho Kroonstad censor per mits the passage of long dispatches loallng with Incidents prior to the i occupation. It seems that General French's cav alry had one lively fight after crossing Zand river. A mixed squadron com posed of Scots Grays, the Innlskll llngs, Carbineers and Australian Horso, took a kopje nnd dismounted. I he Boers suddenly fired from a con nAnf..i lit t.itii -u uuHu.ua Hums many noises and stampeding tho rest, Hie Boors then advanced in overwhelming nam- I hers nnd drove tho squadron away,,, offering himself for re-election, capturing some. 1 ho Boers robbed tho ,mt the f(UK.tloimry mU8t not make uso dead and looted the saddles. A small of awtu0pty i trying to secure ro- i., V, V ..,CnVaU , urovo I V v. 1, ""."I uimieeu uie uuera, tuning ami wounu- , lug many stragglers with sabers nnd pistols. Lord Roberts' Infantry marched 120 miles In seven days. General French marched thirty miles In ono day. Tho Boers, whe,n retlrlir, dragged thirty- two guns through Kroonsstad. General Bullcr Is moving toward ' 25,000 men against r.,000 or C.000. His I operauons win almost certn niy re- milt In his fore ng his way Into tho Iranavon , possibly In t line to co-op- J crate with Lord Roberts' advance, nl- ; uiuubu ueaeiui miner is now voz were nl80 remlnded that thoy must se mlles from Johannesburg, or twenty- , lo(;t men who urc reaUy members of five days' march. MRS. FROST WILL BE RELEASED. CheuiUt'i Itnport l)nu Not Show Tmreg of Amonlo or Htrfiilinlno. YORK, Neb, May 17. Tho Inquest in tho Frost case camo to an unex pected halt this evening. It was con fidently etfpocted that the coroner's jury would return a verdict today but it wns finally decided to adjourn the hearing until a complete analysis of Frost'B stomach was made. Tho chemist's report at this time shows a failure to find any traces of strychnine or arsenic, although traces of aconite nnd phosphorus havo been found. The physicians who testified horetoforo were placed on the stand ngnln today but the tenor of their tes timony lins not been made public. A completo .analysis may not be fin ished for ton days yot. Tho comity attorney has decided that Mrs. Frost should not bo held longer pending a final verdict, and she will be released from custody tomorrow. Itcd Crnn fiirornorutiMl. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 17. Tho hoiiBO accomplished little today be sides passing tho senate bill to Incor porate the American National Red Cross. No progress wns mado with tho Alaskan code bill, owing to the In nblllty of tho two sides to agree as to tho tlmo to be allowed for general clebato. Tho conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill was retuvnt'd after extended de bate. To Try Kolicrti AriiIii. SALT LAKE, Utah; May 17. Coun ty Attorney Putnam today decided to retry B. H. Roberts on tho chnrgo of unlawful cohabitation, Tuesday, tho 25th instant. Tho mutter was called to tho attention of Judge Norrell, upon the opening of court this morning, and his honor ordered that the case bo set down for the (Into named. Maxvicre. of Christians. TIEN TSIN, May 17. More "Boxer" outrages aro reported sixty miles north of Tien Tsln, where n numbor of nn tlvo Christians have been massacred. The Hrltlsh admiral bus arrived here and proceeded for Pekln. Leave Your Hum OtUlcle, WASHINGTON, Mny 17. The de partment of state is officially Informed that tho French government iins de cided not to grant permission to for eign mllltla to visit Fails In organ ized bodies during tho exposition. MORE Of CAUJB10 MASSACRE. l'art of Uarrlinn Killed hi Attempting ta 1 :! e. WASHINGTON, May 17. The of ficials of tho War department, after waiting for nearly n week to heax something from Oeuernl MaeArthur nt Munlln, contlrmatory of the press re port of the bloody three days' engage ment at Catublg, which resulted In the heaviest lots of life the American army hna sustained In any ono en gagement In the Philippines, yesterday cabled General MaeArthur u request for Information. The answer was re ceived today, confirming the press re ports and adding some interesting de tails. General MaeArthur transmitted n report from Henry T. Allen, u major of the Forty-third volunteers, who commanded the United States forces on the Island of Samnr. It appears that this force was divided among t.everal ports on Samar, and, while do- i tails aro still lacking, It is believed I that thU imrflriihir force, which was besieged at Catublg, tus commanded, not by n commlseloncd officer, but by a sergeant, either George or Hall, both of whom were killed. Catublg, where the engagement occurred, Is a seaport town of nearly 10,000 Inhabi tants. General Mac Arthur's cablegram Is as folovs: "MANILA, May 10. With reference to your telegram of tno 11th, the ru mored engagement In Samar, reported cablegrnm of (lenornl Otis of May 4 has been confirmed by reports recent ly received from Henry T Allen, Forty- tnird regiment, mi ted States volun infantry, commanding Samar is tno detachment of forty-one men g.ut0nod nt Catublg was nttacked Al,rli J5 uy COo men with 200 rifles and one cannon. our men wore quartered j a conVent, which was fired next day by burning hemp thrown from an adjoining church. Detachment nt- tempted escape by river. Men getting to boat were killed; remaining men Intronched themselves near river and held out two days longer, facing most adverse circumstances until rescued by lieutenant Sweeney nnd ten men. rK'nr mi nf n 1 1 neb In ir nurfv imnliv of tlinni rennrtfid nomine from Lll- ,, s..i,m eHniirteii killed nnd mnnv wounded. Lieutenant Sweeney ro- puns Hiieeis luitiuu wim iiuhii iuur gents. . . .. . . . . i ...I... .i . i i .. ELECTIONS MUST BE TREE. Civil (ioTeruor of I'rovluce of Havana I sues ii Circular. HAVANA, May 17. Senor Nunes, the civil governor of the province of Havana, has Issued a circular to all t tho mayors of tho province urging t, t() Heo th t electlons nre carried out wlth Btrct Ju8tl ,lo HaV(J lho ,,nna , ,,..,,., ,imHnnnrv election. This cspoclally applies to mayors, who must, therefore, not at ,.,.. ... imnnHO fholr nwn f.,ihlntos against the public will, ns by so doing public order might be dsturbed. Tho people, the civil governor also says, must not be given reason to say tho Cubans aro now living under a mere ninnlmrv nt tllw.rtv dun mi nni hnnd I to the government nnd on the other to m. ....itin,,i, i.,. n, in m.iat Atl n,eotlng of the national party all the comiittees wore called on to send Jn nominations for mayor, councilmen nnd jMdKOa, with the number of votes obtained by each. The committees the party and not those who havo joined at the last minute for tho sake of the party's support PLA01E BREAKS 01T IN JAPAN. Murderer of ii Mlmlonury In Vhlun l'un- Uheil. VANCOUVER. 'B. C, May 17. The steamer Empress of India brings tho unwelcome news that tho plagua has ngnln broken out In Japan, this tlmo In Osaka. The Kobe Herald says there were four cases of tho dlseose In Osaka during April, nil proving fatal Plague germs were postlvely located In the blood of tho victims, T here Is grave apprehension tliat the pest piny spread at this time, the ocglnnfng o tho wet, warm season, when climatic conditions will bo specially favorable to tho cultivation of the bacillus. The Nippon states that no fewer than elevon persons died from the pest last month, that their remains were ere mated and their property disinfected but Hint the public was carefully kept In Ignoranco of tho renewal of tho plague. AsHiichitoil I'ren Dlrrclor. CHICAGO, 111., May 17. At the nn nual meeting of tho Associated Press today over 100 members wore present Tho following directors, to fill vnncan cles. were elected. Charles H. Grasty Bnltlmoro News; H. P. Call, New York Evening Post: E. Rosewater, Omnh Boe: George H. Thompson, St. Paul Dispatch. Duller Ilss Not Resigned. WASHINGTON, May i7. Senator Hutler contradicts tho report that ho hnd resigned tho position of chair man of the national populist commit too In favor of .1. H. Kdmlsten of Ne braska. Ho said that ho had been elected to tho position contrary to his wishes and that, knowing ho would not. for tho present be able to glvo his entlro time to Itn dutle3, he had nsked that Kdmlsten bo madb vice chairman. Clink Causes Much Talk. WASHINGTON, May 17. Whllo there is much discussion nmong sena tors over the status of Senator Clark of Montana there has not been Bufll clcnt crystalllzallon of sentiment to justify a conclusion as to what the flauul result mny be. A meeting of the committee on privileges nnd elec tions has been called for noxt. Friday to consldor what course shall be pur sued In view of Senntor Clark's resig nation with refeTonco to the couimlt teo on resolutions declaring tho seat vacaut. P mi in But Did the W.ffl of Frort AdminWior thi Deadly Drug? HE JURY NOW READY TO REPORT Friends of tho Acrmrd Coiitriidlne That 1'riMt IllniKrlf Took 1'oUon llrrniise of III Wife's llnriilthfiiliir Tho YVomnti Apimreiitly Indifferent ns to the Jury's Verdict. YORK. Neb., May 17. Tho coroner's jury In the Frost poisoning case hna been In session nnd the report of tho chemical export who analyzed the contents of the dead mnn's stomach has been heard. Whllo tho Jurors havo been very reticent, enough has been said and done to plainly Idlcnto Hint tho deceased enmo to his death by poi son, tho only question now under con sideration being whether or not the deadly drug was administered by Mar garet Frost, wife of the deceased, who hi still In jail, pending the decision of the Jury. 1 hose who upheld the Innocence of the licensed are now contending that Frost took the actions of his wife so much to heart that he swallowed the poison deliberately to free himself from a world mado unendurable by her unfaithfulness. Tho exponents of this theory Insist that It Is supported by tho testimony of witnesses who heard Frost on his dylifg bed plead for his wife s forgiveness for something he had done, presumably tho taking of poison. It Is likely that the womnn will make this defense In case the Jury's findings place her on trial for her life. She Is kept secluded, but uni ties in n position to know say that she Is ap parently Indifferent as to the verdict nnd confident that a Jury will ncqult her If the case ever goes any farther than it Is now. Stiile Capital Note. LINCOLN, May 17. John Hayes, tho republican candidate for congresss in tho Third district, has filed a certificate of nomination. Tho Webster Irrigation Cannl com pany of CusTer county Iiub been Incor porated by Lovell E. Webster, Henri etta Webster nnd Thomas W. O. Wolf. State Treasurer Meservo has Issued a call for $44,000 of state warrants to take effect May 21. The warrants run In number from 55.411 to 5C.S10, In clusive. Miss McKeegnn of Red Cloud has taken n position lu the office of the commissioner of public lauds nnd buildings. Condition of Omaha llnnlis. WASHINGTON. May 17. The ab stract of the condition of the national banks of Omaha at tho close of busi ness on April 2C as reported to tho comptroller of the currency snows the averge reserve to have been 110.8:1 per cent against 31.3 per cent on February 13 Inst. Loans nnd discounts .Increased from 1511,714,831 to $13,100,871; stocks and securities, from ?G70,009 to J1.1C0,- 887: gold coin, decrensed irom $1,142,- 240 to $630,822. Total specie, from $1,- 533,882 to $1,103,118; lawful money re serve. Increased from $2,291,818 to $2, 400,810; individual deposits, from $", 79(",05 to $10,910,3118. C'iduiiiliii Cimtrlbiites to Indli. COLUMHCS, Neb., May 17. A citi zens maris "meeting was held in tho opera house, participated In by tho' churches, In behalf of tho famlno- strlcken people of India. Tho meeting was largely attended, and after a pro gram consisting of music, devotional exercises and nddr.esses, a collection was taken, amounting to moro than $130. An effort will be made to In crease this amount to $200 by u canvass of the city. To Herniate Indian Marriage. WASHINGTON. May 17. Senntor Thurston introduced a bill to regulate tho marriage of I ml Inn's on tlio li.Tiinu reservations. The bill, nmong other things, provides that the ngont or su perintendent of a reservation shall br required to Issue licenses authorizing mnriiages among tho Indians nnd fur thermore, authorizes him to perform the marriage ceremony, although min isters nro not to be prohibited from doing so. The bllf also provides that tho Indians shall practice monogyny, Ncbniskuii I'oiuid Dead. kawlinh, wyo., Mny 17. A man named F. Whallen of Alliance, Neb,, was found dead In u shanty near tho Union l'nclilc tracks hero Sunday night. H had been employed nt Rock Springs as a sheepherder. Ho had a small sum of money on his person when last seen but his pockets were empty whon tho body was found. Tho affair Is being Investigated by the po lice. Went to Hleep mi the Track. STERLING, Nob., Mny 17. Mllo Stollurd of Tceuinswli died here from the offocts of a fractured skull. He went to sleep on the railroad track and was struck by n passing train. Ship Nebraulm Cattle for Kxport. IUIA1NAKD, Neb,, May 17. A train- loud consisting of eighteen cms of fat cattle was shipped from this place for Chicago for export. They belonged to farmoru in this vicinity. Anhliinil AIh for Cannon. ASHLAND, Nob., Mny 17. Harvey C, Henry, commander of Hob Conk Post No. 31, Grand Army oV tho Ho uphllc of Ashland, has been In corre spondence with Ropro3cntnllvo W. L. Stark of tho Fourth district for several days with a view of securing for Ash- laud from tho war department at Washington ono of tho cannons used lu Cuba during tho Spanish-American war. Congressman Stark replied that all that wns necessary now was to send in nn order for the cannon, which will be done. THE OUTLOOK IS PROMISING. Crop Conttltluns III NcbrmUa Considered Hatlsfni'torjr. .NIVKRS1TY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, May 13. Rainfall chart for week ending S a. m May 14. Tho past week has been warm, 'with little rain. The dally menu temperature hns nvor aged 10 degrees nbove the normal In tho eastern and 11 degrees In the west ern counties. The rainfall for the week was bo- low normal in nil parts of tne state. Scattered showers occurred on tho first and last days of the week: lu few Instances moro than halt an inch of water fell, but generally the umount was less than a qunrter of an Inch, nnd at ninny stations no rain fell dur ing the week. The past week hns been nn excellent ono for the ndvaucemont of work In the fields. In some places the ground was rather wet during the first day or two, but generally a full week has been spent In tho field. Corn planting bus mado rapid progress. In the southern counties tho bulk of tho crop hns bpoii planted. Grass, wheat, and oats have grown rnpldly, and contln- uo In excellent condition. Fruit Is setting well, and was little damaged by the frosts of last week. In a few places plums nnd late apples wcro damaged slightly. Will Nee the Kcllpse. LINCOLN. Mny 18. Prof. Swcczy and Stebblns of tho astronomical de partment of tho Statu university will view tho approaching ecllpso of tho sun on May 28 from n point near At lanta, Ga. They will go armed with tho necessary Instruments for making observations nnd will probably Join a pnrty of scientists cither at Atlanta or tho point of observation. The total ecllpso of tho sun may bo seen from only n very small territory and will lust only n few minutes. "A partial eclipse of tho sun mny bo seen In Nebraska," said Prof. Stebblns, but the total ecllpso will be visible only from points In n nnrrow territory running northeast through the south ern states. In Nebraska tne eclipse will be visible about 8 a. m. The moon will work grndually In between the sun nnd tho earth and the sun will take on the appearance of a cres cent. Scientists all over the country aro making extensive preparations for vhiwlng the eclipse 'nnd thousands of dollars will be spent In securing photo graphs nnd other Information concern ing It. Should there happen to bo any clouds between the earth und tho sun while tho moon Is passing between tho two the ecllpso of course will not le visible. Men Flu-lit In .Street. HUMBOLDT, Neb., May 18. Free man Lynch, a young farmer living near town, nttacked 13. F. Shnrts, edl tor of the F.iitorprlse, on the street in front of tho hitter's ofllce nnd nfter throwing n huiiful of red pepper In his face proceeded to deliver some telling blows with n rawhide wftich he car ried. The pepper failed to rench tho eyes of his victim and, with tho as slstanco of his son Charles, wns put ting up n good defense, when the mar shal arrived on tho sceno nnd took I...I.I ..r r WML. tin. rilllixar hml hold of tho latter Shnrts, wno unci ny tills tlmo oDiaineu possession oi iiiu whip, rained several blows upon tho head of tho defenseless man. Other parties assisted in parting the combat ants und all three were arrested on the charge of lighting, iynch claims tho assault wns tho outgrowth of ac tions of Shnrts townrd his family nnd look tills method of geetlng even for wrongs done him. Killed by Light III in; lit Crete. CltETK, Neb., May IS. A fatal ac cident occurred near Crete. During a heavy thunder nnd rain storfn Wil liam H. Smith, Junk peddler und horse truder, was struck by lightning nnd lnstnntly killed. Tho bolt struck him in the thorax, cutting open the tlesii nnd mnrklug the chest with purple spots which soon turned Into black blotches. Smith wns cnught In the storm seven miles east of Crete. He was accompanied by his wife and child and a man by the name of Archlo Mitchell. He was Rtnndlng near n horse when tho lightning struck him. Mitchell's wagon was torn to pieces. Smith was formerly of Mannattiin, Kan. Ho wns sixty- two years of age. Killed li.r n Vat Train l'relKit. STERLING, . Nob., Mny 18. Mllo Stollurd, a young mnn 20 yonrs of age, wass killed hero Monday night, It is evident that he was struck hy the "Irish Mull," a fast freight which passes through hero at 12:30 n, in. He wns discovered lying besldo the track. two miles west of town, at 4:30 yes- terday morning, by the engineer of tho early passenger train. lie was brought 'buck to town anil taken to n hotel. Ho died at 3: 10 yesterday uf tor- noon without regaining consciousness. His skull was crushed on the tight side, his right nrm nnd shoulder crshed und u deep gash was cut on his chin. Hoy Drowned In Crcwk. PAWNEE CITY, Nob., May 18. Tho llftecu-ycar-old son of Robert Shaw was di owned In Turkey creek, about nlno miles south of here. Young Shuw In company with several boys younger than himself, wore swimming nnd accidentally got Into deep water and his companions woie unable to help him. Ills body wns recovered about nn hour afterward. Improvement for State, Hatchery, SOUTH REND, Neb., May IS". Tho Stnto Fish commission nt its mooting huro ordore five now stone dams put tu nnd various other Improvements made In tho butchery plant for the purpose of increasing the output of llsh for stocking tne streams noxt tun. I'loneur Nebraskiin I'iisji-s Away. M.UE SPRINGS, Neb., May 18. Hon, S. M. Hazcii, one of tho pioneers of southern Nonruskn, died nt his homo In this city, aged seventy years, nine months nnd two days. TI.'E MARKtTS BY TELEGRAPH I lluolntlons From .Now York, CIiIcmro 8nulh Oninli:i nnd ICUrwherp. SOL'T.I OMAHA I.IVK STOCK. B01T1I OMAHA. May K.-Seller wtro oll pleamed with Ilia result of the day's iiuinnsH, imu mo murKt'i us u wno'e w.m In n koivI lipullhy londitlou. Puckers scent to Imve into for nil the cattle that aro tuiniiit;, and oven yusteiduy whon III.) locelpts wpio Hu laruu hath huro und lit oilier innrUots pollitx an well, the trmlo Witt active nnd tver lliln? was sold nnd WeUhed till nt nn e.illv h.ilir. Th nleM uliovv tin Kind ol prices p.ud for cattle; lloef Htoeri, .l.o'i,'..l'); steer nnd hotter, Vi.tj'nl.'.fi; steers und cow. J l.7,"f l.'.; cows, :,2.,th.u..; cows nnd lii-irers. 4. Si; hellers, I.0.MI.!s3i build. UU0UI.W); calves, jS.30iif.iM; bIhrx, JI.IWtfl.l0; stock cis and feeders, Jif.oJu 5.3j, IIOilK Tbero wus n fair run of hoes. und the iisnnl i;ojd demand. L'mler iiih Intluenco of this demand lhe market opened a sliude higher. The market us n wholu could biHt he described as open Iiik n slniilu httth and uIoIhk with tho inoMl of the advance lout. The eully Kales or good Iioks were larfeely ul j.:Uif i.W-j. olio n rtuimtdintf at J3.2.I una :i top nt l").:w. I. hut on It wim hard work tu got over .iu lor iinyuiniK. HJIKKI There were only a few sheep irfu TTiriTb"s lu the ynrdi, ami us there was u Kood demand eveiylhliitr v. at sold and weiKhed up In a Mhort time. AtnoiiK tho onemiK were a few xpritiK lainlu winch hiiui ni 5. whoiiiiioum: i lipped wotnorx, i.:wil.i.l'J; clipped yeiiillimH. J5.WljS.Jil; cupped uvvex, wood to choice, Jl.riOtjJ.tM: fair to irooil ellnned ewes. H lMi irood to choice Colorado wooled lamb., ii.mf . i uur to kooii Colorado woolen minus, I'i.Tofl 7.01: uood lo choice ellnned lambs. J.Ujim.w; lair to good clipped iambs, J5.0J fltlCAOO I.IVK HTOCMC MAI'KI"!'. OIIUAOO. Muv lT.-CATTI.H-llnleli- ers 'stock active mid llrmer; iihIIvoh, best on sit. today, one cnrhmil nt JS.'IS; good to prhni! steers, JS.(MHS.T0: poor to me dium. Jl.2SUI.so; elected feederH. barely steady, Jl.SSn.'i.O); mixed stoukers, slow, J1.7J1M.0J; cows. Jl.lWI.; heifers, Jl.iV! 3.10. caiinera, J:.l)ha.U.ii bulls, steads', f.'.KJ iii.ii; ciuvcs. niKiicr limn last Tuesday, ji.iwitus. IIOCIH-Hteadv to Htronir: ton. f.VM: mixed und butchers, JS.I5mS.IS; kooiI to choleii heavy. S.:t')US..VI; muith lieuvy. JS.IStlS.iS; Kond to choice heavy. J5.:mn u.S; romcli heavy, JS.IMrfi.JS; llslit. J5,101( ii.io; nniK or sales, js.swfs.iu. aili:i:i' AN'!) KAMHH Sheen ulniiiL-: lambs steady to slow; icood to cholcu wethers. J".'iiH...i;0; fair to choice mixed, i.iiilft.i'j; western sneep. jioiiiii.G'); yenr IIIIKS, J5.tfMili.lHI; native Ii libs, J5.Wt7.tJ; western lamns, i.wiii,iv. KANSAS C'lTV I.IVH STOCK. KANSAS CITY. Mav IT.-fATTM! I'ci'dlmr stack steady; leuvv mid rotiuh. 10c lower: native steers, Jl.C'tff.V.ti; stock els and feeders, l.w)1 SA'r, hutclier cows and heifers. JI.M1iS.lS: eiinners. JL'.TSurtO: westerns, J;.Vc5.!0i fed westorns, UMt i.wj; -loxuns, i.iitM.uo. lions Market steady: few choice lOo hhilier: heavy. JS.'Jutin.m): mixed. JS.lOlf o.:v: iikiii, Jj.wks.is'i; puts, ji.vui:vs. Hlli:i:i' AND LAMIIS-Market nctlvo and stromt; snrlnK lambs. Ji.ixytT.&0: Colo- rano wool iambs, J'i.,(i)i i.w, cupp'Mi lamns, J3.TS1ftl.iU; clipped muttons. l.r1iS.W; stocKers, n.wva.w, cans, .i..iuii i.w. CIIICAdO CHAIN ANU PltOVISIONS. CllllMlin M.iv 17 -W'MHAT-Wi S f'.l flsi'jo; No. i red. TO'tliTlc. ru n-no. ane: No. 2 ve now. 3'e. OATS-No. utiHv: No. 3 white. SHL DAHLKV-Cood feedluc. STlic! fair to cholcu imtltlllK, 3911 l:V. SHKUS-No. 1 tlaxseed, JI.K0: No. 1 northwestern. Jl.Si). I'llme timothy seed, 1 1. ciovor. cnntinci Krone, l'ltoviHIONH Mess pork, pr ini. S.-.Mfill.CiO. I.urd. ner KM lbs,. Jil.WMiti.'.W Short ribs, sides (loose), Jii.SOYiB.TO. Dry salted Hhontders (boxed). JH.S0ffti.73. Short clear sliles (boxed), JT.03ffT.13. NKW YORK (1RA1N MAllKHT. MI.'AV Vftlli;. Mm' 17. Wile: AT Closed Htejidy lit ii partial 'l,iC,c net decline; May. TO 3-lfltiT0',c, closed at TO-c: .Inly, 7 y-H.'it .sc. cioseii at i-iu; nepiuinoer, TI'iK i-' i:i-lw, closed nt i2"sc CORN Closed weak at Wlw, decline. w'0 cU"ti ,,t sepleinber. isumv.ic nt wyta Jiuy, -ii-xt tp closed nt nc OATH snot dim: Jno. z, zeve; r. . 2To; No. 2 whllo, 5N'iU2So; track western, mixed, X7'.4r(l-)o: irui'K wnne. iw'l-a!:; No. 1 while, 2So. Options slow and nom inal. Men Hound for Ht. I.onls Attacked. ANDliRSON. Intl., May 17. A enr- load of scventy-Blx non-union street railway men bound from Cleveland to St. Louis passed through Mitucln this ftornoon nnd will nrrlvo in bt. i.ouis ton ght. Tho car was closely gunmen, It. being claimed that It was a llsinng party from Mnrlon, O. A crowd of dondow glass blowers boarded .tho car at Munclo nnd when the street cur men attempted to put them out of tho car. with nil others not members of tho pnrty. a light occurred. Homo pus sengers on tho train, upon learning the Identity of the private pnrty, tic- sired to attack them at Anderson, but trainmen nnd police prevented further trouble. Appointed Senator From .Montana. WASHINGTON. May 17. Senntor Clark received tho following telegram announcing his appointment: "HELENA, Mont., May in. aenntor W. A. Clark, Washington: I have the honor to Inform you that I have this dny nppolnted you to 1111 .ho vnenncy In Montana's representation in tno senate of tho United Stntes. I send you certlllcuto by registered mnll. I trust you will neenpt tno appointment. "A. K. SI'RIGGS. Acting coventor, The sonntor received tho following telegram from his son: "Governor Hprlggs todny appointed you ns senator, uongraiuiniuins. Ii. W. UI.A1UV. lee Trust Drought to Time. NEW YORK, May ii.-nio ico (rust has mado Us first concession to public Indignation, nnd will hereafter sell 5 coin pieces in me icuomeiu uisincis In March. 1899. the Ainerlrnn ico com imny absorbed tho other big companies and Incorporated with ?i;o,iiuu,uuu cnpi tal. On Mny 0, 1900. tho trust nn pounced that tho price ot Ico wns In creased 100 per cent. On May 7 tho Now York Journal began proceedings to stop this criminal extortion nnd kiivo formal notice to the American Ico company and to tho attorney gen eral of Its potltlon to annul the certlll Atto under which tho Ico trust does business. Humored Ureal; With I'orllisiil, LISIION. May 17. It Is rumored hero that l'icsldeiit Krngor has order ed tho Portuguese consul to leave tho Transvaal republic. Mr.. Sliindfiii'd's lilft, SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 17. Mrs. Lclnud Stanford, on tho anniversary of her deceuscd son's birth, bus dellv cred over to UIbIiop Grnco tho deed to the old Stanford mansion, which shall henceforth bo known us tho Stunford-Lathrop Children's home. At tho samo tlmo the $75,000 transfer was mado which Is to sorvo. ns an endow mont fund for tho Institution, THE DI1Y TORTUGAS TO PROTECT THE PHOPOSED NICARAGUA CANAL. Hereafter This Strnsotlo t'olnt Wilt Ho Havml Station I'orl leSerton to Ho Trauifnrtnsd Into rotrerfu! Knal Fortren. There is nn old and still unsettled controversy between navy and army aa to their respective volatlons to coast defense, says tho Army and Navy Journal. It Is contended on tho part of the navy that steam wars con firm tho leaching of tho sailing wars respecting fortifications; that they have never withstood n dotormlnod at tack from the sen; have never given or restored command of tho sea, though they huvo sheltered beaten anil Inferior fleets. The naval wars of 1870 and 1S53 nro cited to show what tho navy has accomplished in carrying on war oven from undefended bases, as nt Longeland nnd KIoJo Bay, in tho Unltlc, by tho French Admiral Douet Wllllaume2, nt Nargln; in tho Caspian sen by the English, during tho Cri mean war, nnd by Nelson from tn anchorage of Mndalena, off Sardinia described by hint as the best harbor in tho world. On tho other hand. It is contended that tho navy has Its own sphere of action quite npart from the defense of ports and coaling stations, which bo- loiir; to tho nrmy, nnd that tho navy In attempting to hold positions on land will be hampered in following -Its lo glttmnto role, which must bo essential ly offensive. Tho true solution of tho diniculty is found In a thorough co operation botweon land und sea forces, such as it Is practically Impossible to obtain. Hcnco extremo advocates ot tho navy position go to the length of Insisting thnt nil const defenso on land or sea should be In the hands ot tho navy. The president has accepted tho navy view of this controversy, so far as to transfer to Its control tho Island of Dry Torttigas, off tho coast of Florida, In the Gulf ot Mexico. Tho argument for tho transfer ot this Island to tho navy Is well stated In a communica tion from Admiral Dunce to Admiral Bradford at the beginning of tho war with Spain. In this he said: "Torttigas Is fmportnut from a nnval rather than from n military point of view. Difference of opinion may al ways bo expected In such matters when viewed from tho standpoints above stated, and necessarily so, ns the military (army) view Is confined to the consideration of tho effect of operations with which It Is familiar. Tho naval view Is also influenced In the samo way. As lho forces to bo considered and for which defonso Is to bo provided on our coasts nre naval, tho naval view Is alono based upon tho knowledge ot tho power ot tho attack nnd of tho great Importance of stopping the enemy before ho reaches positions from which ho can harass the commercial or Industrial interests of tho country. Tho military view pro vides fortifications to defend a point or locality; tho naval seeks lo recelvo the attack at points removed from centers of population nnd commercial Importance, nnd there forco tho ene my to expend his strength without dis turbance to tho vocations of tho peo ple. The fortifications ot New York, for example, aro, with ono exception, within the limits ot the city itself, and soma of them near its geographical center. The divergence of views, referred to above, has In Europe, resulted In confiding tho defense ot the coasts ot Germnny entirely to tho navy; in France every gun covering tho sea or entrance channels Is in chnrgo of tho navy. In England tho transfer of nil sea-coast defenses Is now under con sideration. "The main argument for this Is that the nnval otllccr alone knows tho pow ers and defensive capabilities of tho enemy to bo met by these coast forti fications, and therefore tho defenso is moro positive nnd direct than if com manded by nny ono unfamiliar with tho sea and tho handling and fighting of nnval forces. A second Is that tho naval men must professionally know tho harbors and tholr approaches, tho Influences of tho wind, weather, cur rents and tides on nnval movements, nnd when tho defense Includes a naval force, as It Is Bitro to do, tho whole will bo under a slnglo control. "In my opinion, if tho army declines to fortify nnd hold TortugaB, It should, as n strategic necessity, bo fortified, manned and held by tho nnval forces of tho North Atlantic stutlon." Thus is established tho first fortified nnval baso under tho cxclttslvo control of tho United Stutcs navy, nnd n pre cedent Is given which may havo far reaching results, tho navy for tho first tlmo nssumlng tho responsibil ity ot maintaining tho land as well us tho naval defense of u coast fortifica tion. At Fort Jofferson, In tho Tortu gas, nro cxtcnslvo fortifications, ro milrlng only modern ordnance to transform them Into powerful auxil iaries to tho' naval control of tho Gulf of Mexico, and thus of tho projected Isthmian canal. Treamry ltiilluc on Automobile. Tho acting secretary of tho treasury hits ruled that nn iiutomobllo Is not froo of duty as n personal iiffott, but Is frco of duty ns a household effect It used abrond by tho owner ono year or more. A lii for I'rulrU Dost. A farmer In Ropubllo county has been tanning the hides ot prnlrlo dog. and soiling thorn lit tho east. Some other utilitarian mny some day Hnd a market for their me.t."Kaa6aa Oltty Star. ft