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'.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.
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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.
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