THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IltA t. HAKE, I'roprletor,
TItnMS: J1.25 IN ADVANCE.
MOUTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
I THE NEWS IN BRIEF. !
Admiral Schley tolls his friends ho
In willing to accept placo second to
Sampson in the list of vice admir
als. Tho Unnk of Omaha, at Omaha,
Tex., has been robbed of $3,000 In
cash and paper amounting to $2,00(1
more. Tho robbors escaped on a hand
car.
The plaguo committee announces
that tho epidemic linn been completely
stamped out nt Khlrglo steppoa, of
western Siberia, and the cordon with
drawn. Hon. Tom L. Johnson, the woll
known capitalist, was nominated for
tho mayoralty of Cleveland, 0., at tho
democratic primaries. Mr. Johnson
has no opposition.
Last Docemlor a Chicago firm Rent
out 3,000 letters of Inquiry to eatt'o
feeders In tho corn lolt. Ninety pur
rent of tho ropllos stated that fewer
cattlo than usual woro being fed.
Tho population of Indian territory
by nations and reservations in 1000 is
394,000, as against 180,182 in 1800.
representing an tncroaso during tho
decade of 211,778, or H7.G per cent.
Tho Chicago Post says Chicago cap
italists havo organized a $1,000,000
corporation known as tho Central Su
gar company, to compote with tho
huge American trust In the homo sup
ply. Mrs. Wllllntn Thaw of Pittsburg,
Pa., has transferred outright to the
Omaha Presbyterian Theological som
Jnary her half Intorost In tho property
of tho Institution, tho value of which
4s $60,000.
Tho Rt. Rev. August Ilcssonles. vi
car goneral of tho dloceso of Indian
apolis, died there on tho sixty-first
anniversary of his ordination as a
priest. Ho was born In Franco eighty
six years ago.
Greek subjects havo been assassin
ated with Buch frequency In Mace
donia, which Is now controlled by
Turkey, that Russia has Informed tho
porto that It must catch and punish
ho murdorors.
Illshop John F. Spalding of tho
Episcopal dloceso of Colorado Is suf
fering from an attack of paralysis.
Among tho persons mcntlonod for co
adjutor is Rov. Thomas 13. Green of
Cedar Rapids, la.
Milton Luther Sykos. vlco president
and socrotary of tho Chicago & North
western railway, has resigned, to tako
effect Juno 1, and E. 13. Oshorn, gen
ral attorney for tho company, has
been ooloctcd for tho vacancy.
A bill passed tho houso which will
becomo a law as soon as tho presi
dent signs It, authorizing retired army
ofllcors to bo dotallod to drill high
ochool cadets providing no expense is
Incurred by tho government.
In rosponso to a request from
waicsuurg, in., public library board,
Androw Camoglo writes that ho will
glvo $50,000 for n now library building
to that city providing tho city appro
priates $C,000 a year to sustain it.
Wyoming is tho third stato in tho
union in tho production of Bhcop, bo
Ing surpassed only by Montana and
Now Mexico. A nhoop census taken
last September credits Wyoming with
3,264,260 sheep, 1.8DG.131 lambs nnd 27,
110,718 pounds of wool.
TJio Missouri senate by a unani
mous "voto pasDed tho franchlso tax
bill prepared by Governor Dockery. It
taxes tno franchises or nubile and
quasi-public corporations at tho samo
rato and for tho samo purposes that
other property Is now tnxod.
A deal was closed and provisional
transfer papers woro signed for tho
Halo of tho famous Brlttania group of
claims on llowo Sound; thirty miles
from Vancouvor, to Uowlcke, Mooring
& Co., of London, England, tho prlco.
being paid amounting to 1750.000 In
cash, to bo paid in London within!
three months. A $200,000 Intorost In'
ii.u jii ujiut ij in uirvv iium ill dum v i u-u-f
UIHCU,
Amorlcann aro Bald to havo rccolv
cd $3G,000,000 for tho concessions for;
uio uanKow-canton railway.
Senator Dopow authorizes tho state
mont that tho engagement between his,
nicco, jviiHS aiico Jiopow Paulding, and
Lieutenant John R. Edlo, U. S. N ltf
canceled,
IIW ll I'O.MUIIL HUB IIUIIIIUIIIUU ltl'U.
u. ucar or iiiiwau to un second jmlgo'
of tho circuit court of tho llrst orleult
of Hawaii
Tho Btnto ponato of Colorado pass
ru a mil providing for tho aubmls
Hlon of a constitutional amondmont to
permit tho Introduction of tho Aus,
trnllnn lnnil Inv nvstnm
trnllan land tnx systom.
Tho now $20,000 normal building
was burned at Duluth, Minn. The
origin of tho flro Is a mystery.
At n meeting of glass tnblowaro
manufocturors ln Pittsburg, It was dc
elded to ndvanco tho prlco of turn
biers from 10 to 25 por cent, tho In-
creaso to becomo cffoctlvo at onco.
Tho arrangomont whoroby farming
Implements may bo Imported Into Tur
key free of duty has boon ronowod
for another detadn.
Dr. M. G, Smith, tho compnnlon
and friend of Mnrk Twain, and In
spiration of tho novelist's doctor In
"Innocents Abroad," Is doad nt his res
ldenco In Colorado Springs.
Tho stockholders of Uio Westing
house Ucctrla company, Pittsburg.
Pa., docldod to increase tho capital
ntock $10,000,000.
The San Francisco Examlnor nays
that n rich deposit or pocket of Kold
was discovered in the Emplro mine
at urass valley a row days ago
Prof. Francis Kennedy, holding tho
chair or philosophy at tho stato mil
vorslty, died at Boulder, Cclo., of tho
grip.
General Managor C. E. Schnrf of tho
Rig Four Bystim has Issued nu order
advancing tho salaries of every tolo'
graph operator In tho employ cf the
road 125 per cent.
'1
Gomez Deolaros Withdrawal of American
Troops Would Precipitate War.
IF THEY MUST GO HE WILL FOLLOW
Inform (loTcrnnr Wood That II" Could
Not Longer llcnmln Cuban Would
lie Dclitlng Amonjj Thenmelvc Willi
lii Sixty Ihijrn If Left Alone.
HAVANA, Feb. 27.r-"If the Amcr
leans were to withdraw from Cuba to
day, I would go with them," -was the
statement made by General Gomez dur
ing his call upon Governor General
Wood this morning.
General Gomez camo especially to
assure tho American governor that
tho stories of unrest and dissatisfac
tion at tho contlnuanco of tho United
.SUitcs intervention woro fnlso and that
ho had been misrepresented In tho
statement to tho effect that ho favored
an Immediate withdrawal of tho Uni
ted States troops and giving Cuba an
absoluto Independence.
"If they withdraw now," ho Bald,
"I fear bloodshed, for beyond doubt
within sixty days tho Cubans "wou.d
bo fighting among thomselvcs."
General Gomez further stated that
ho recognized tho fact that tho Uni
ted States was responsible for tho es
tablishment of n stable government In
Cuba and could not withdraw until
such a condition was brought about.
Tho work of handing over tho reins
of government to- tho now republic
Tvas an undertaking Involving! much
time and labor and a largo amount
5 ?uUd;,u,nd nx1ucrlPnco 0, tu I?.1
or tno Cubans in tho work or sou-
government. The general also said
tno elomont in control or tho munlcl-
palltlos was not working in tho in-
terenta of tho Island. The officials
n.u wjk,,vkvu uim tuum nui. uu
given a frco hand. It would mean
tho destruction and ruination of tho
island.
Genoral Wood said tho greatest dif
ficulty experienced was In getting the
consorvativo element Interested In mu
nicipal governments. Ills purpose
wan to bring tho bent element to tho
front. Tho comlnn municipal elec
tions would pavo tho way for tho elec
tions to bo held under tho electoral
law being drawn up by tho convon
tlou. General Gomez had no obloc-
tion to tho outline of tho futuro re
lations between tho United States and
Cuba as recommended by tho senate
of tho United States. Ho thought,
however, that It would .bo better for
tho United Statos to lease land for
naval atatlons, Instead of purchasing
outright.
After a discussion of sovernl hours
tho Cuban convention today adopted
ono nrtlclo defining tho proposed rela
tions, namoiy mat Cuba would not
make treaties with any country which
wouiu omtangor itlio sovoro Kntv of
tho republic or allow tho Island to bo
mnuo a bimo of war against tho Uni
ted states or any other country. Tho
last four .words, "or any othor coun
try," woro added after a dobate.
The advocates of this clause main-
talnod that Cuba should remain neu
tral, as war carried on tho island
would only result In tho ruin of Its
ngrlcultural Interests, which had al-
rotuy suffered greatly and had not yot
tuny recovered.
AMENDMENT IS AMENDED
Bonatw Continue lis Htrncglct with the
ritlllpplne I'roMem.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 26. An im
portant amendment to tho Philippines
amendmont to tho army appropriation
bill was agroed to in tho aonnto to
day. It was an amplification to tho
amendment previously offered by Mr.
Hoar, laying restrictions upon tho salo
of public lands and tho granting of
irancniscs and concessions In tho
Philippines.
It was accoptod by tho commltlon
In chargo of tho measuro and is now
a part of tho commlttco amendment.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama continued his
Bpeech begun yestordny and occunled
tho floor during tho greator part of
uio tiay. no conciudod his address
Just boforo tho afternoon recess, after
naving uiscusscu comprehensively
both tho Philippines nnd Cuban
amendments. Ho nppoulod to tho com-
mltteo to withdraw both. mnlntalnlnK
that congress was treading upon dnn-
gerouB ground and trilling with edged which ha.- been expended by this gov
toolB In acting upon them without am- ornmo'U -In Cuba, with a view to tho
plo information. During tho afternoon
Mr. Allon obtained tho floor from Mr.
Morgan and sovoroly arraigned Rear
Admiral Sampson for Bomo endorse
ments ho Is said to havo mndo upon an
application of Chief Gunner Charles
" f 'p J 'r"rt! to
l"" ol uumuimmwuer oiucer.
WESTERN STATES IN PARADE.
Nebrnnkn nnd Wyoming Keirenruteil Itj
Chief Kxroiltlvn Ollliirn.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Nebraska
and Wyoming will bo tho only western
states represented ln tho coming In
augural parade by their chief execu
tive officers. Genoral Greeno, chief
marshal of the parade, has assigned
Governor Dlotrlch of Nebraska nnd
staff to second placo In the third bri
gade of tho third military division,
and Governor DoForeat RtchardB of
Wyoming nnd stuff will have third
place.
One Terror I.r In Kuii.hk.
SEDAN, Knn., Fob. 27.-Sheriff J.
W. Tnylor and his dcputls-s arrived
hero today with S,1! Apploby, Sol Ap
pleby, Ross Graves, Arlo Denning nnd
a dead man named Hood, having cap
tured tho prisoners after n pitched
battle with thorn In which Rood was
killed, Tho prisoners aro rough char
acters ami while under tho lufluonco
of liquor Inst night terrorized tho clt-
Izono of Waunetta and Cedarvlllo by
riding through tho strovts nnd firing
off pistols.
EDITS NtWSPAPEIt FOR A DAY.
Cnrrle button Takes Control of the I'c-
orln Journal.
PEORIA. 111.. Feb. 27. Mrs. Carrie
Nation Ib In charge of tho Journal
horo today. Sho arrived last night
nnd has established herself at tho Cos
mopolitan hotel, a Uttlo out of the
way boarding hcuso which was Belcct-
cu uccause it litis no uar attacnou.
Sho has been very dcopy Interested
in her newspapor ever slnco sho ar
rived and talks a great deal about
"her" paper.
In her leading editorial bIio says:
"I havo never hurt a hair on the
liendii of my bad brothers, the saloon
keopora, and hopo for pity's sake none
of them will ever get In the way of
my hatchet, for It gets dreadful reck
less when It Hies around that which
murders men."
Aside from writing somo eight col
umns of editorial, tho "Kansas Cy
clone" has also written an account of
her smashing career, In which sho tells
how sho happened to direct her ener
gies along this line. Tho paper will
uo twelve pages instead of elcht. with
eight columns to tho page, as usual.
many or tno uo3t known men of tno
coutnry will contrlbuto to the columns
of tho paper. The cartoons nrc those
suggested by Mrs. Nation. Whisky
firms' advertisements aro another fea
ture, ono concern having an cntlro
page. Mrs. Nation will lecture here
this evening and may visit some of
tho distilleries late this afternoon.
GIVE IP HOPE FOR MINERS.
riftjr Men Imprisoned In Ilurnlnic I'll at
Kemmerer, Wjro,
DENVER, Feb. 27. Chief of Dc-
tof'Mvnn ArmHirnnir loi.nu iMmt- Al
Cowan, who Is now under arrest, Is tho
mysterious prowler who struck down
threo women with an Iron bar In this
city last Friday night and who has
miiriiPi-nni.lv
or wornen 0I1 tho BtrecL3 ln tne jast
Rv mnnh. ri, nn n VPiorn1 Prtnrntt
hml ln hIs possession an lron ,bar
nix,,,,. n foot in ,cn(?th bcgl(le3 a rc.
voiver nnd supply of cartridges. Ho
answers tho mcagor descriptions that
havo been obtained of tho man who
has been terrorizing tho women of
this city. Ho does not talk coherently
nnd appears to bo montally unbalanc
es, questioned by Captain Armstrong
In Jail, Cowan said ho "had been perse
cuted by women."
"Why woro you persecuted by wo
men?" was asked.
"I was. 1 hato them, but I'll not.
tell you any moro; I don't trust any
ono."
Cowan has been Ilvlntr In Donvor
nbout a yenr. Ho said ho camo from
Virginia. Of tho throe women as
saulted last Friday night one is dead
and another 1b dying.
Mm. Nation In Illlnnla.
PEORIA, 111.. Fob. 27. Mrs. Carrin
Nation rounded out her first day In
Peoria by a lecturo at Rouso hull, after
which she vlBlted soveral of tho lead
ing saloons. Tho llrat placo visited
was managed by P. A. Weast. Sho col
lared tho proprietor at onco nnd de
manded tlint he remove a largo paint
ing, "Nymph and Satyr." Weast
promised to romovo It and sho went to
the variety theater next door. Hsrn
sho witnessed an act and then, mount
ing uio stngc, delivered a speech.
sno next went to tho Alcazar, a
"crystal palace," and Jokingly asked
tho proprietor permission to smash
tho placo. Sho went out without mak
ing any trouble After addressing a
large audlcnco at the auditorium the
ater sho retired for tho night. To-
morrow buo will visit the distilleries.
While In tho Weast resort sho rccolved
a telegram Informing her that tho
Tr.Mis leglBlaturo hod passed a resolu
tion asking her to visit the capital
of that state.
Mol linnet Negro to a Ilrltlce.
TERRE HAUTE. Intl.. Fob. 27. At
12:15 o'clock today Goorco Ward, a
negro employe of tho car works, wan
tllljn f'' Jail and lynched by a mob
' " UI,"U01 ol 'sb iua i inKoistcin.
Mls8 Flnkelstoln was tho teacher of a
BCI1o' near tho outskirts of this city
'"J1 wns 0,1 ,1CI' wny ,lomo from school
when a negro sprang out from a clump
of bushes nnd shot her.
Think Culm Shonlil HeiH,r.
WASHINGTON. Fob. fi.viillniii
Carter, who Is ono of tho senators In
ciuirgo of the army appropriation hill,
insists that tho Cuban amendment to
the bill must bo further amnndml nr. n
to compol Cuba to render an aciount-
lg to tho Vnlted States for tho money
ropnyniont nt somo futuro time.
Clll! of llooklinppln.
WASHINGTON. D. C Feb. "C.
becrotary Root has rorelved a cable
mnaniltrn fml m fonni Tii.I.... fl.. 4i It. ..
Philippine commission, saying that
t)ln rnminlRRlnn li.i.l llflnntn.il n liau'
tho commission had
systoin of auditing and uccauiitinir in
tho flunnclal administration of tho is-
lands. Tho system was formulated
by Auditor Law-she and Is practically
tno samo as tho system adopted for
Cuba ami Porto Rico,
l'rrvcul. l'n.loii In Kiimshk.
TOPEKA, Kan., Fob. 27. Senator
PosUma's election bill, which prevents
fusion, passed the houso today and
was sont to tho governor for his elg-
nature. Tho bill provents tho nnmo
of any candidate appearing on tho bal
lot moro than once. It Is considered
tho most lmportnnt matter passed at
this session.
HATES ALL WOMANKIND.
Ilrlleve Thej Have III Mail Who Com
lit 1 1 1 il Ah.jmiIW.
DENVER, Feb. 27. A specinl to tho
times from Kemmerer, Wyo,, says:
Tho Diiunonilvllle coal mlno, No. 1,
caught lire late last night nnd Is still
burning this morning.
There woro fifty minors and fifteen
horses penned lu tho mlno and strenu
ous efforts aro bolng made on tho part
of tho company to succor them, but so
far all efforts havo failed, the flames
driving back tho rescuers,
Heal Struggle for Insular Legislation Be
gins With Vigor.
MORGAN TALKS CLEAR INTO NIGHT
The Srsnlon Ik Continued In the ItTrnlng
With the Oentleinnii from Aliiliiimu Stilt
on the rioor A Vigorous Content ll
Now On.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C The real
Btrugglo for Insulnr legislation at this
session begnn today In tho senate. The
army appropriation bill was under con
sideration nnd the Philippines amend
mont was reached. In addition tho
Cuban amendment was offered and the
general debato on these propositions
began. Sharp opposition to tho Phil
ippine amendment developed on the
democratic side, beginning with a point
of order, which tho senato overruled,
and followed with speeches by Sen
ators Tillman, Rawlins, Cnffery, Da
con and Morgan.
Tho amendment waB defended by its
author, Mr. Spooner, who pointed out
tho necessity for tho legislation. Sen
ators Vest. Honr. Bacon nnd Rawlins
offered amendments tending to limit
tho powers allowed by tho Spooner
amendment. They were: ,
By Mr. Bacon of Georgia: "That all
grants of francnlsps, rights nnd priv
ileges or concessions of a public or
quasi-public nature granted or con
ferred by this right uhnll bo report
ed to tho congress of the United States
which hereby reserves tho power to
annul or modify tno 6amc. That nil
laws enacted by any governmental au
thority created under tho powers con
ferred by this act shall bo reported to
tho congress of tho United States,
which hereby reserves tho power and
authority, if deemed advisable to an
nul the same."
By Mr. Hoar: "That no sale or
lease of public property shall bo made
and no franchlso granted which Is not
approved by tho president of tho Unit
ed States and is not In his Judgment
clearly necessary for tho Immediate
government of tho Islands and Indis
pensable for tho people thereof, and
which cannot, without great public
mischief, be postponed until the estab
lishment of permanent civil govern
ment. By Mr. Pettus: "That every person
ln whom shall bo vested any power
ln or over tho Philippine Islands be
fore exercising any such power shall
take an oath to support the constitu
tion of the United States."
Mr. Morgan denounced the action of
tho republican majority ln bringing In
to tho senate at this tlmo propositions
of so far-reaching a character as these,
relating to the Philippines nnd to Cu
ba. It was, he said, a most Important
nnd dangerous movement nnd as he
and a large body of men on his side
believed ln direct conflict with tho con
stitution. "The action of tho major
ity," he declared, "Is a despotism In
legislation never paralleled in tho his
tory of this country."
Without completing his Bpeech Mr.
Morgan yielded at C:30 In order that
tho senato might take a recess until b
o'clock.
When tho Bcnate resumed its session
nt 8 o'clock tho galleries owre crowded
and there was a fairly good attend
ance of senators on tho floor.
At the request of Mr. Sewoll of New
Jersey a resolution was agreed to ask
ing cabinet officers and heads of vari
ous bureaus for full lists of officials
employed by them, age, longth of serv
ice, etc.
Mr. Pettlgrew offered a resolution,
which went over, asking tho president
for Information on tho censoring of
dispatches from Manila prior to Feb
ruary 4, 1890, also for General Otis'
first dispatch stating that hostilities
had opened and other Information.
Mr. Morgan then resumed his speech
relative to tho Philippines amendment
to the pending army appropriation
bill."
FAIR PROMOTERS ALARMED.
l'nrlliimiitarjr l'rovUlou M:ty Ynt Illork
Cnnj;rrRlouil Douutlou.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2C Tho
friends nf the 1nilnlana Purchase ex
position bill nro considerably exorcised
over the parliamentary difficulties still
In tho way of the final passage of that
measure. The appropriation of $3,000,
000 went through because of tho plcilgo
in last years Hiindry civil bill that
this amount would be given. But since
tho senate has added a provision for
tho Clinrleslon (S. C.) exposition,
which hud not previously been pledged
there Is considerable doubt of whether
tho friends of tlibill can get tho rec
ognition of tho speaker. They are hop
ing, however, to get tho matter Into
oonforonce, but tho fow days remain
ing gives added cause for anxiety.
AGREE TO SELL THE ISLANDS.
D.inlnh novernmriit. roriniitu I c. Tinn
on Whloh It Will Trade.
COPENHAGEN, Fob. 20. A satis
factory understanding has been
reached by tho conferees of tho minis
try I'.nd the financial committee of the
Rigsdag regnrdlng tho salo of the Dan
lsh'Wobt Indies. Tho result, It Is un
derstood, will shortly be communicat
ed to the Washington government In
Biich form, It Is thought here, that it
will prove acceptable.
BRANDT COMMITS SUICIDE.
Trler for Slum l'alln ItrewliiR Cum-
iiitn,r siioou iiiniMtir.
SlOU XFAL1.S, S. D Fob. 26. Wil
liam Brandt, a traveling representative
of tho Sioux Falls Brewing company,
who lives hero, committed suicide
shortly before noon by shooting him
self with a revolver. He loft homo
this morning In a cheerful frame of
mind. Ho wns seen In soveral saloons.
Later he was found lying ln a shed In
tho rear of ono of tho places. Ho leaves
a wifo and daughter.
ALL AGREE REGARDING CUBA.
Senate Committee 1'rcnarra an A monu
ment to Aim; Appropriation Ulll.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C The cenatt
commlttco on relations with Cuba hat.
agreed to an amendment to tho nrmj
appropriation bill regarding Cuba. Tut
amendment la practically as outlines
heretofoio and is as follows:
That ln fulfillment of tho declnra
tlon contained In tho Joint resolution
npproved April 20, 1898, entitled, "Foi
tho recognition of tho Independence o
tho people of Cuba, demanding tha.
tho government of Spain rcllumiish itt
authority and government ln the isl
and of Cuba and to withdraw Its land
and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters and directing tho president ol
tho United States to use the land and
naval forces of tho United States tt
carry thtso resolutions into effect,"
the president Is hereby authorized to
leavo tho government and control oi
tho Island of Cuba to Its people so soon
as a government Bhall havo been estab
llshol In said island under a constitu
tion, which, either as a part thereof,
or ln an ordinance appended thcreo,
shall dcl!no tho future relations of the
United States with Cuba, substantially
as follows:
1. Tha. tho government of Cuba
shall never enter Into any treaty oi
other compact with any foreign power
or powers which will Impair or tend
to impair tho Independence of Cuba,
nor in any manner authorize or por
mlt any foreign power or powers to ob
tain by colonization or for military or
naval purposes or otherwise lodgment
In or control over any portion of said
island.
!. That said government shall not
oBsnmo or contract anyJByllc debt, to
pay tho Interest uponJMMch nnd to
muko reasonable sinking-fund provi
sion for tho ultimate dlschargo of
which, tho ordinary revenues of tho
Islands after defraying tho current ex
penses of government shull bo Inade
quate. 3. That tho government of Cuba con
sents that tho United States cxerclso
tho right to Intervene for tho preser
vation of Cuban Independence, tho
maintenance of a government adequate
for the protection of life, property and
Individual liberty, and for dscharglng
tho obligations with respect to Cuba
Imposed by the treaty of Paris on the
United Slates, now to bo assumed and
undertaken by the government of Cub.i
4. That all acts of tho United States
In Cuba during Its military occupancy
thereof aro ratified and validated and
ill lawful rights acquired theroundor
shall be maintained and protected.
C. That tho government of Cuba will
execute nnd as far as necessary extend
tho plans already devised or other
plans to be mutually agreed upon for
tho sanitation of the cities of the Isl
and, to tho end that a recurrenco of
epidemics and Infectious dlsenses may
wo provented, thereby assuring protec
tion to tho people and commerce of
Cuba as well as to tho commerce of tho
southern ports of tho United States
and tho peoplo residing therein.
6. That the Isle of Pines shall bo
omitted from tho proposed constitu
tional boundaries of Cuba, the tltlo
thereto being left to tho futuro adjust
ment by treaty.
7. That to enable tho United States
to maintain tho independence of Cuba
and to protect tho peoplo thereof, as
well aa lor its own defense, tho govern
ment of Cuba will sell or leaso to tho
United States lands necessary for tho
coaling and naval stations at certain
specified pointB, to bo agreed upon
with the president of tho United State3.
8. That by way of further ossuranco
tno government of Cuba will embody
tho foregoing provisions ln a perma
nent treaty with tho United States.
FLOOD CONFRONTS DEWET
Hln rtnlie the Orange Itlver Five Feet
lu a Nlcht.
DE AAR, Capo Colony, Feb. 26.
General Dowet, accompanied by Mr.
Steyn, recrossed tho railroad north
of Krankskull and south of Orango
River Station yesterday. The Orango
river roso flvo feet last evening. A
heavy rain 1b falling nnd It Is believed
to bo Impossible for tho Boers to
cross tho stream. They nro being
closely (followed by Colonel Thornoy
croft, who left here yesterday by rail.
Soveral other columns are converging
on General Dowet.
CAPETOWN, Fob. 2C It Is report
ed hero that Commandant General
Botha, with 2,000 Boors, has broken
away from General French's pursuit
iu tho direction of Koomntlpoort.
!1oiie Clerk on the Carpet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2C Tho spe
cial commlttco of the houso, appointed
to investigate the employment rolls of
that body, sat today ln secret Bession.
Tho clerk of tho house. Mr. McDowoll,
and tho sorgoant-nt-nrnis, Mr. Caisson,
gavo Information nB to persons on tho
rolls undor their supervision. Tho de
cision to conduct tho investigation be
hind closed doors, It was explained
wns for tho purpose of expediting the
Investigation.
Not Kidnaped, hut Murdered.
PUEBLO. Colo.. Fob. 21!. Tho body
of Maggie Hoel, the young woman who
nmyti'riously disappeared Decomuer 23,
and who was supposed to have been
kidnapped, was found In tho Arkansas
river below this city this morning.
Tho girl's right arm was shattered, and
this fact In conjunction with othor
circumstances connected with the dis
appearance, led to the belief that sho
was murdered.
Senator-elect Burton, who has been
resting up at Old Point Comfort, has
returned to Washington
Thrro Hundred Chlneae Killed.
BERLIN, Feb. 20 A dispatch from
Count von Wnldoreen Bays over 300
Chlneso were killed when thoy attack
ed tho Gonnans at Knong Chang re
cently. Hoffinolstcr's column, which stnrto.l
there, will return to Pao Ting Fu.
Condition of the Treamir.r.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 2C To
day's statement of tno trensurv bal
ances In the genoral fund oxclusive of
tho $irO,000G0O gold rosorvo in tho
division of rcdomtpl'on shows: Availa
ble cash balance. $145,005,795; gold.
$78,00:1,014.
WILL DIMS POLL!
Banato to Debate Exhaustively Army Ap
propriation Bill,
TO HEAR THE CONFERENCE REPORT
Ilnnae I'rnpared tor tho Final 8trncc!
With the Upper Itranch, Which I'rotn
lin to lie Iiiteiixo A Vtuk Full of
Hard Work.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Tho army
appropriation bill will recelvo tho at
tention of tho senato during tho early
part of tho prcsotn week, and when
It 1b disposed of another appropriation
will bo taken up. It Is probablo that
tho army bill will bo debated at
length, especially upon tho Philippine
amendment, and tho amendment re
lating to Cuba, If tho latter Is Intro
duced as Is proposed. Tho amond
monts, or either of thorn, qulto cer
tainly will bo mado tho basis of a
number of speeches, ns they will
sorvo to open up tho cntlro question
of tho relations of tho United States
to tho Islands which this country
icamo Into control of through tho war
with Spain.
It Is hoped that tho Bundrv civil bill
will be reported by tho time tho army
bill is disposed of, so that it may
bo taken up next. If It Is not ln shape
to bo considered by that tlmo, tho nv-
,er and harbor bill probably will re
ceive nttentlon. Tho goneral defi
ciency 1b likely to bo tho last of tho ap
propriation bills acted upon.
Conference reports will bo mooo
from tlmo to tlmo during tho week.
Somo of these will create consider
able discussion. Tho conferees on
the war rovenuo reduction bill expect
to moko their report during tho week.
Of tho appropriation bills only two.
tho pension and tho urgont deficiency,
havo been signed by tno prcsiuoni.
Both houses have passed the legisla
tive, Indian, District of Columbia, na
val, agricultural, fortifications, post
offlco and diplomatic bills, and thoy
aro ln varying states of conference.
The army bill and tho river anu nar-
bor bill, and the general uencicncy
bills still remain entirely unacieu
upon by the senate.
It Is not yet beuovou mat inueii
cnnornl leclslntlon will bo accom
plished during tho week, but a great
many private bills will bo passed. Tho
probabilities arc all against gottlng up
to tho Nicaragua canal mu.
Tim npnnto will contlnuo to meet
at 11 o'clock each day and probably
u-m nit nvnrv nlcht of the week.
Tho last week of this congress m
tho house will bo mainly occupied
with conference reports on tho appro
priation bills and tho other numerous,
measures now being fought over by
tho managers of tho two bouses.
The last of tho general appropria
tion bills went to tho sonate on Thurs
day and tho house has Its docks pret
ty well cleared for tho final contests
with the senate. Somo of tbeso strug
gles probably will bo exceedingly
fierce, but when It comes down to ac
tual work tho houso, although a largo
and unwieldy body, ordinarily can
dlsposo of business undor Its rules
with muck greater colerlty than the
senate.
Tho last six days of tho session aro
suspension days and It Ib always pos
sible to bring tho houso to a vote on
any proposition under a motion to
suspend tho rules, which provide for
only twenty minutes' debato upon a
Bide.
Tho time has practically gone by
for the passage of now bills, although
an attempt doubtless will bo made to
secure action on tho bills to promoto
tho efficiency of tho revenue cutter
sorvlco and to create a standardizing
bureau. Beyond theso nnd a few
small bills of local Importance no ef
fort will bo mado to put through any
bills. Tho leaders know that it
would bo a waste of tlmo to send any
further general legislation to tho sen
ato at this stago of tho susshm and;
their efforts will be dlrocted to cloar
Ing up matters in dlsputo betwoen tho
two bouses. It probably will ba nec
essary to hold night soisIonB during
tho latter part of tho wook and both
houses will sit noxt Sunday.
Slllett Mar Como Hack.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23. A special
to a local paper from Chihuahua, Mex.,
says that Grant Glllett tho Kansas cat
tleman who fled to Mexico two years
ago to escape tho wrath of creditors,
from whom It Is said ho secured nearly
?1,000,000, will soon return to Knnsas
City nnd give a thorough account of
himself. Glllett, It is said, Is now pen
niless. If ho took any money to Chi
huahua ho has lost It In baa Invest
ments. Stnjii Addrcue tho Itners.
LONDON, Feb. 25. Tho Dally Tele
graph publishes tho following from Do
Aar, dated February 24:
"Mr. Steyn addressed tho Boers to
day, and told them thoy must all
shift for thomscjves, returning to
Orango River colony. Ho and Goneral
Dowet took 300 of tho best horses to
ccape."
Madrid Cabinet to Iletlcn.
MADRID, Fob. 25. Goneral Azcar
rugh, tho premier, will present tho
resignation of tho cabinet to tho queen
regent tomorrow, and will probably b
charged with reconstructing tho cabi
net. Wichita Needa It Saloon.
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 25. A public
mass meeting of citizens of Wichita,
under the auspices of the ministerial
association, was hold horo and a reso
lution paihed domondlng tho enforce
ment or tho prohibitory law, but no
specified tlmo was sot for the Jolntlsts
to close their places nnd tho meeting
was surprisingly temperate, tho 3,000
people who attended feeling disap
pointed nt Its tameness. Tho resolu
tions will bo presented to tho mayor.
Sugar refiners of Franco are begin
ning the formation of a big trust.
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