Nebraska Newspapers

    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA ti. DAIIE, rroprtstor.
"tKHMS: tl.aslNDVANCHI.
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Hcrmosa, S. D., has nn epidemic of
smallpox.
Ilnngo cattle nro said to bo scarce In
Kansas and Texas.
Tho Union Pcclflc Is getting1 ready
Jo Jju'ld a third round houso at Chey
enne. I Juigo Strawn of Omaha was found
dead In his room. Supposed heart
disease.
Hon. Isaac L. Morrison lies at tho
point of death nt his homo in Jack
sonvlllo. III.
John H. Brcnnnn, agent nt Pino
Ridge, says there- Is no danger from
an Indian uprising.
Tho president hns nominated Ed
ward H. Anderson, of Utah, to bo
surveyor general of Utah.
Tho presldmt sent to tho senate
tho nomination of Rrlgadlei General
Shaftcr to bo major general.
Tho president hns nominated Lieu
tenant Commander Thcodoro Porter to
be a commander In tho navy.
Tho Duko of Westminster and Miss
Sholagh West wero married at St.
Paul's church, Knlghtsbrldgc, Ixmdon.
Two moro deaths from bubonic
plaguo wero officially roportod at
Capetown. Doth victims wero whlto
persons.
Wllllnm Singleton, secretary of tho
Grand Lodge of tho Masons of tho Dis
trict of Columbia, died at Now York
need 83.
Tho Unlvcrsnl Steel Company, cap
ital of $300,000, was Incorporated at
Trenton, N. J., to manufacture Iron
and stool.
Dr. T. E. Potter received fatal in
juries in a runaway at St. Joseph, Mo.
Ho was ono of tho most prominent
physicians of tho state
At Winnipeg, Man., tho full court
killed Hugh John MacDonnld's pro
hibition law, finding it unconstitution
al in almost ovory point.
Tho popo is credited with tho inten
tion of delivering an Important politi
cal speech at a special gathering of
tho cardlnnla In tho courso of tho three
days' session now being hold in honor
of his accession.
It Is learned that tho Influential com
xnandant, Plot Force, and Eoveral hun
dred Room In tho Dowotsdorp district
nro willing to surrender if tho com
mandant receives a proposition direct
from General Kitchener.
William R. Slngloton, grnnd secre
tary of tho grand lodgo of Masons of
tho District of Columbia, died in
Washington, nged slxty-throo years.
During tho early years of his life ho
nerved as atato surveyor of Ill'nolB.
Senator Hansbrough, from tho scn
nto committee on library, reported fa
vorably an amendment to tho sundry
civil bill for tho purchaso of u rep
lica of tho bronzo stntuo of Rochnm
heau rocoutly unveiled at Vondomc,
Franco.
Insane from brooding ovor tho death
of her brother, a soldier, who died
whllo coming homo to bo mustered
out, Miss Nonlo Prowso, aged twenty,
daughter of County Clerk John
ProwHC, of Ilopklusvlllo, Ky., commit
ted suicido by swallowing carbolic
acid.
Tho American syndicate prospecting
for oil in Egypt has, it la said struck
it rich. Thomas Slmrkoy, a driller In
tho employ of tho syndicate, wrlto3
homo that tho first well drllold Is a
prodigious producer and that othor
iwolls nro being drlled In tho locality.
Tho. first woll Btruck oil nt n depth
of 2.350 foot It Ib near tho bankB
of tho Red eea,
Ofllclnl statistics cstlmato tho
French vlntago of 1900 nt 07.3G2.G01
hoctolltors, which is nn Incrcaso of
19,444,081 heotolltors ovor 1899. Tho
'harvest Is tho blgrgest tinea 1876.
About 1,730,451 hectaro3 wero planted",
un incrcaso of 32,717 hectarjs. Tho
yield per hectare was 39 hoctolltors.
inn Jnoroaso of 11 hectoliters. Tho
value of tho Jwrvpst iq climated at
$252,211,000.
Senator Tolor offorcd nn amendment
"to tho St. Louis exposition bill pro
viding for tho closing of the exposition
on Sundays.
Tho Williams, bill, roduclng passen
ger rates on steam railroads from 3
cents to 2A conts por mllo, was de
feated In tho Missouri houso.
Robbors entered tho general storo
nof Sanforrt 27C5. ?.t VJzilt, Mn
Thursday night and destroyed a snfo
valued at f 800, but secured no booty.
Tho Delaware Construction company
of Wilmington has passed into tho
hands of receivers. Tho liabilities
jaro about $75,000; estimated assets,
W00. .
James Mcuoncgai, ono or uiu uobi
known paving contractors of tftg west,
died at KansaB City, aged 80 years.
Wllllnm Wood shot and instantly
killed M. P. Phlllpp3, his sister's father-in-law,
In a quarrel ovor family
MroublOB at Woodburn, Macoupin coun
ty,, north of Alton, 111,
' Mrs. Mary Paschoil, postmistress at
Tronton, Ind., colobratod hor eighty,
fifth birthday a fow days ago.
Santa Teresa, tho "Mexican Joan of
Arc," who was accused of inciting tho
Ynquls to rovolt. and who later as
tonished tho Pnclllc states with her al
leged healing powers, is in Now York,
on her war to Europe.
' It 13 ijal4 tho -Uni- pnclflo is to
4lll i ,., Wnlnntt on illi
main line, to Qrand Encampment and
J3atb Lako, Wyo.
if "A dispatch from Count von Waldor
Bco says over 300 Ohlnoso wero kllloJ
whon they attacked tho aormans at
Kueng-Chang recently.
Tho engagement Is nnnouncod o(
Miss Gortrudo Pullman, of Louisville,
Ky., to Lieut. Taylor Evans, son of
CapUln nnd Mrs. Robloy D. Evans.
Senator Hard of California, offered
an amendment to tho sundry civil ap
propriation bill extending tho llfo of
tho Industrial comrolMlon until March
3, 1903.
WILL NOT HIS
No Extra Ecsilon of Congress Seems
Likely to Bo Held.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Home Concur In Amendments nnd the
Measure Now Ooes to the President
Legislation Over Our Now l'oiisesstoiis
Other Congret slonnl Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Tho
house removed all poislblllty of an
extra session by concurring in the
sonato amendments to tho nrmy apro
prlatlon bill. Tho vote stood 159 to
134. It was a strict party voto with
tho exception of Mr. McCall of Mas
sachusetts, Mr. Loud of CaMfornla,
Mr. Drlscoll of Now York and Mr.
Mann of Illinois, who vo'.cd with the
democrats. Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin
answered present nnd was not paired.
Tho bill now goes to tho president.
The houEC was brought to a voto
by a special order prepared by tho
committee- on rules, which permitted
nn hour's debato on a sldo. Tho de
bate was not especially noteworthy.
Tho Phlllpplno and Cuban amend
ments wro defendod by tho republi
cans and assailed by tho democrats.
Tho only exciting Incident occurred
nt tho close of tho debato, whon Mr.
Hull of lown, whoso name had been
connected with n lumber nnd devel
opment company In tho Philippines,
frankly acknowledged that ho had in
vested money In It. Ho mid it wns a
legitimate enterprise which wai not
looking for government favors. Sub
sequently when ho Raid that the com
pany would not have Invested money
If Bryan had boen elected tho demo
crats Jccrd nnd hissed nnd shouted
thnt It wns becauso If Ilryan hud boen
oletod tho Philippines would not .have
been exploited. Mr. Lontz of Ohio
challenged Mr. Hull's right to voto,
but Mr. Hull voted nyc.
The flnal conference report upon tho
Ind Inn appropriation bill was adopted
nnd a number of minor bills woro
put through tho final stages.
Tho houso mot at 11 o'clock. A
resolution was adopted, closing the
house wing of tho capltol from mid
night, Mnrch 1, to 2 p. m. March 4,
oxcopt for tho members, members
elect and former members, employes
of tho hotiEO nnd ticket holders.
Tho houro dofentod tho motion of
Mr. Elliott to concur In tho Charleston
exposition nmendmcnt to tho Louis
iana purchnBo bill, ayes 81, noc3 132.
Tho committee on rules then im
ported tho spsclnl ordor for tho con
sideration of tho nrmy bill nnd n
roll call on a demand for tho previ
ous question ensued. Tho result was,
ayos 139, noes 120. This allowed
twenty minutes on a aldo upon tho
adoption of tho rule.
Tho spoakor announced tho appoint
mont of Mr. Bull of Rhode Island,
Mr. .Toyco of Missouri nnd Mr. Bart
lott of Gcargln us temporary commit
teo on accounts until tho meeting of
tho FIfty-sovonth congress.
Mr. Hepburn of lown, with tho rov
nuo cutter bill, and Mr. Cannon, chair
man of tho appropriations committee,
struggled for tho right of way. Tho
speaker poundod tho gnvel for o.der.
Somo ono complained that ho could
not hear what wns going on.
"Thnt Is not tho fault of tho chair,"
said tho Bpoaker. "Ho cannot put
lungs Into members." (Laimhter.)
Mr. Hepburn moved that tho houso
go Into committee of tho wholo to con
sider tho rovonuo cutter scrvlco bill
nnd Mr. Cnnnon nppcald to tho nouxo
in tho interest of tho public bu3lnosi
to voto down tho motion. Tho mo
tlon was voted down 122 to 132. Mr.
Burton, chairman of tho committee
on rivers nnd hnrhors then nskod
unanimous consont that tho bonne
non-concur In tho snnnto amendments
to tho river nnd hnrbor bill and
agreed to a conforonco. Mr. Hopburn
objectod. Tho speaker thereupon re
ferred tho bill to tho rlvor nnd har
bor committee.
Rovoral conforenco roports upon mi
nor hlllii wore ndoptod.
Mr, Tawnoy presented tho confor
onco report the St. Louis oxpA
sltlon bill, which Agreed to tb? sen
ate amonduiont providing for tho clos
ing of tho exposition on Sunday nnd
dlsngrowl to the Charlos exposition
nmendmcnt. Tho report wao ndoptod.
- T I I II I I I - I
WILL SHOW THE FARMERS HOW.
Nnllonitl Uooil Itnnds Association I'ro
poses n I'Jiui,
CHICAGO, March i Through th
offorts of tho National Good Roads
nsBoclatlon arrangement hnvo been
boen mado fey tho giving of n series
of practical dmonstrntlonB In tho
building of country roads nloug tho
lines of tho Illinois Central, hotween
Chicago nnd Now Orleans. During
tho present month a special train car
rying a commissary conch and flat
cars benrlng modern rond-maklng ma
chinery will bo run out of Now Or
leans and at twenty or more points
on tho way to Chicago tho train will
bo sldotrlckcd whllo oxporlenced men
gtvo Instructions In road-mnklng. At
each point nbout a mile of roadway
will bo built.
Tho train will bo preceded by ad
vance ngonts who will endeavor to
lutorcst farmers In tho work nt tho
polntH agreed upon. Tho fnrmors
will bo expected to provide tho mat
tvilftl for tho demonstration,
BURNS HIMSELF AND SON
Imrn l'nrinrr Murder II U Ilnj- nnd Ore.
nmU HIi l.lvo Murk.
DENISON, Jn., March 2,--.'lonry
Warn, a fnrmcr whose homo was
six mllos north of Donlson, In n fit of
Insane fury killed and cremated IUb
bod, William, burned his houso, bnrn,
horses, cattle, grain and nil farm im
plements and ?1,500 cash, nnd then
committed sulcldo by rushing into
tho burning bnrn and dying among
his horses.
BIG LOSS TO NEBRASKA.
The. l'enlteutlnrjr nt Lincoln Destroyed
by I'lre.
LINCOLN, Nob., Mnrch 1. Tho Ne
braska stato pententlary Is In ruins.
Fire, which broko out shortly before
midnight, Bwept through tho great
stono buildings nnd burned them to
tho ground. A company of militia is
leaving on a speclnl Burlington train
to guard tho convicts, who havo teen
herded within the stono-wallcd prison
yard.
Fire, which started in tho living
rooms of tho warden of tho Btate peni
tentiary nt mldnght, sccmB certnn to
destroy tho cntiro main building, to
gther with tho cell house and other
buildings.
Just after 2 o'clock this morning a
telcphono message enmo saying the
room in which tho tclephono was lo
cated wns (n flames nnd must bo va
cated. This cuts off tho only means
of lmmedlnto communication with tho
prison, which Is nearly four miles from
from tho business district of tho city.
Between 1 nnd 2 o'clock, however, a
mcBsago from a member of tho flro de
partment stntcd that tho penitentiary
proper wns dcomd nnd thnt tho flro
was spreading.
Boforo the flames had gained a great
headway Warden Davis gave ordeiB to
rolcaso tho convicts from tho colls nnd
march them under guard to tho prlcon
yard and thcro plnco them undor
doublo guard. Tho removal was ac
complished safely and without disor
der. Extrn guards wero also posted on
tho Btockndo walls, armed with shot
guns, with orders to permit no escapes.
Tho origin of tho flro Is unknown.
When first discovered tho officers of
tho Institution Immediately Bet to
work all tho small flro apparatus of
tho prison. Water was used In abun
dance, but assistance from tho city
nro department was called for and a
Bteamor and hoscenrt wero dispatched
In responso to a telcphono message
A short tlmo nftcr midnight Wnrden
Davis said he did not havo tho flro
under control, but ho could not tell
how bnd It wns. Burning In tho upper
story and nt tho front of tho building
Its spread was slow. It waa hoped
that It could bo confined to tho front
of tho building. Later tho report
camo that tho flro wns a very bad ono.
At 1:40 n. m. tho city flro donnrt-
.mcnt arrived and began throwing wa
ter on mo wans. Tho -flames had
gained too groat headway, however,
and tho flromen directed their offorts
to saving somo of tho romoto shop
bulldlngft.
By request of tho wnrden Chlof of
Pollco Hoagland sent all tho available
nollcement to aid In preserving order.
Later, as an nddltonal moasuro of
safety, Lsutenant Governor Savage,
uctlng In tho nbsonco of Governor
Dietrich, in response to the suggestion
of tho wardon, ordered out tho local
company of militia.
Cnptatu Ringer, with a majority of
tho members, Is nt tho armory, and a
Burlington engine and coach will Btnrt
with them nt 3 o'clock.
AGUINALpO ISSUES AN EDICT.
Proclamation Contulneil In Organ or rill
plnn Insurgent.
WASHINGTON, March 1. A recent
edition of Filipinos Ancorupn, an organ
of tho Filipino Insurgents published
nt Madrid, contains n proclamation Is
sued by Agulnaldo under date of No
vember 20. 1900. which Bets forth that
"Inasmuch ns mo ovnders give as n
pretext for tho cruelty nnd for tho
present wnr that wo nro nn undisci
plined nnd ungovornnblo people, etc.,"
Agulnaldo mnklns uso of "tho extreme
powers granted him by tho constitu
tion, orders nnd commands, among oth
er things, thnt nil peoplo who commit
murder or pets of brlgnndnge, as woll
ns all traitors, Bhnll bo summarily
shot."
Unit Itutes fr.r O. A. It. Kncaiiipment.
SIOUX CITY, la., March 2. Tho
Western Passenger association hns
granted to tho Iowa dopartmcnt of tho
G. A. R. a rato of ono faro for tho
round trip for the atnto oncampment
to bo hold at Dubunuo June 4 and 5.
Colonol M. P. Davis, commander of
tho department, locolvod this Informa
tion In a letter from Chairman Mac
Looil of tho ns?nciHon( and ho is
much gT2Mflp0. with it,
llitbjr Girl Itoxatoil to Death.
CEDAR FALLS. In., March 2. Tho
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Whlto of Now Sharon was found by
tho mother roasted to doath on her re
turn from nn errand near ths houso.
Sho fastened tho llttto ono In a chair
nnd loft hor In enro ot a U-yoar-oId
Slrl, Thg bab
nonr tho flro nnd
ii as literally roasted to death
Low Ilittoe tn tho I'nclllo.
CHICAGO, March 1. Tho Union Pa
cific announced today Its Intention of
making a colonist rato of $25 from
MIsosurl river points to north Pacific
const points. Tho rato nlrcady en
joyed by Chicago, via St. Paul, will
ho offoctlvo till April 1. and Is of Im
portance chiefly to Missouri and Iowa
points.
l'reililnnt Arrrio to Dili jr.
WASHINGTON, Marca 1. Special
Commissioner Rockhlll at Pekln line
been Instructed to mnko It known to
tho foreign ministers thnt tho presi
dent ntrongly deprecates any notion
that will tend to deluy or check tho
prcBent negotiations thoro iuid ospo
clully Is he rtetilroua that thcro shnll
bo no furthor unnecessary bloodshed.
lMiiein t.oo on Itotlrcil t.Ut.
WASHINGTON, March 1. An ordor
was Issued at tno Wnr department to
day placing Brlgndlor GencrnlB Wilson
and Leo on tho retired list of tho
army.
Confer 1111 I.auUtmiu 1)111.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Tho con
ferees on tho Louisiana Purchnso expo
sition bill met today. Thoy agreed upon
tho nmcudment to closo tho gates on
Sunday nnd disagreed to tho appro
priation for tho Charleston, S. C exposition.
Committee- Has All in Boadincsi for tho
Coming Inauguration,
VETERANS DECLINE AN INVITATION
Hejcc) Orcene'a Comnroiulilnr; Busgtn
tlon Thnt Knoll I'oit Hcnil Deputation
Vf orklugmen Arrnnge tor Vliltora'
Comfort.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Tho inau
gural commltteo has completed every
detail of tho program. Events to mark
President McKlnlcy's second induction
into ofllco have ben outlined as fol
lows: 11 a. m. Gathering of high govern
ment officials, diplomats nnd espec
ially Invited guests In tho senate cham
ber. 11:50 a. m. Inauguration of Thco
doroRoosevolt of Now lork as vlco
president of tho United States. Cere
monies in tho senate attended by tho
president nnd a distinguished com
pany. 12 m. Prclsdcnt McKinley tnkes tho
oath of office In tho presence oi the as
sembled multitude. Delivers Inaugural
address.
1:30 p. m. Inaugural parade moves
from the capltol up Pennsylvania ave
nue 7:30 p. m. Illumination of tho court
of honor In front of tho Whlto House.
7:45 p. m. DlBploy of aorlol fire
works from Washington monument
grounds.
8 p. m. Doors of pension office open
for reception of guests of tho lnnu
gural ball.
9 p. m. Inaugural ball opened by
President McKlnler.
Tuesday, March G:
10:30 n. m. Dedicatory concert at
pension ofllco In honor of tho United
States army, by Marino band.
2 p. m. Dedicatory concort at pen
sion ofllco in honor of tho states of tho
union, by Mnrlno band.
Wednesday, March C:
2 p. m. Dedicatory concert nt pen
Blon office In honor of tho congress of
tho United Stntcs, by Marino band.
8 p. m. Dedicatory concort at pen
sion office in honor of tho vlco presi
dent nnd spcarfer of the house, by Ma
rine band nnd grnnd chorus.
Tho inaugural ceremonies proper, for
tho first time, will bo conducted by n
Joint commltteo of Bennto and houso,
tho custom herotoforo being to leave
tho conduct of tho Inauguration entire
ly In tho hands of tho upper body oi
congress.
After tho delivery of his Inaugural
nddrosB tho vlco president will admin
ister the oath to tho senntors-elcct.
At noon the onth will bo adminis
tered to President McKinley by Chief
Justlco Fuller In from oi tho main en
trance to the capltol where n stand
for this purposo has been constructed.
Tho president will then deliver his In
augural address. Ho will tnko his
lunch nt the capltol beforo heading
the brilliant Inaugural parado up
Pennsylvania avenuo to tho executive
mansion. General i rnncls V. Greeno
will bend tho parado ns grand mar
shal. President McKinley wlK follow
escorted by troop A of Ohio.
Tho body of tho parado Is divided
Into two grnnd divisions, mllltnry nnd
civic, nnd will be a notnblo pageant In
many respects. A compnny of volun
teer troops from Porto Rico will form
a part of tho first brlgado and bo nn
attractive feuturo of tho parade, aa
will a largo detachment of sailors and
marines.
Representatives of tho various vet
eran organizations, who, through Gen
eral Daniel E. Sickles, declined to par
ticipate in tho Inaugural ceremonies
becnuso they wore dlssaticfled with the
place assigned them in tho parado,
havo also declined tho offer of Grnnd
Marshal Greeno to send a guard of
honor of twenty, men from each local
post to act ns nn escort to tho nrsl-
dent. Tho veterans declined to have.
iny pan jtl ti0 ceremonies unless this
nvitatloh Woro oxiended to aii mem
jorfj ot the veteran organization, both
local and visiting.
POSTOfflCES PET A CHANCE.
Cat on Ilnttleiblps nnd Jtlvcrs I.envea
Money for Ilulltllnzi.
WASHINGTON, March 1. Tho cut
in tho number of battleships provided
for In tho naval bill and tho whlttlo
In tho rlvors and harbors bill, which
T ! In.ln,, ...111 !..
passeu me senate ;. mu
Chairman Mercer un opportunity to
pass tho omnibus bill Increasing tho
npproprlnltons for postofllco buildings
ruporicu irom nis commltteo somo
days ago. It Is tho lntontlon of Sen
ator Fairbanks, chairman ot tho com
mltteo on public buildings and
grounds, to offer tho bill as reported
by tho houso commltteo ns nn nmond
mont to tho sundry bill, which will
greatly Insuro Its passage. Chairman
Morccr said ho hoped to get recogni
tion from tho speaker tomorrow to
put tho bill on Its passage Should tho
suuury civil uiu got through tho sen
nto, beforo tho hoilso acts on tho meas
uro Mercer will dvoto his tinio to get
ting votes to concur in tho ecnato
RniondmontB, having nn understanding
with Senator Fairbanks os to tho pro
cedure. Tho bill provides increases
for Aberdeen, S. O.; Crcscont, In.;
Choyonno, Wyo.; Oskaloosa. In.; Du
buque, In.; and Salt Iiko City, Utah.
Twelve IIiiIIhU Hutor I(m
IIOLDUNVILLD, I. T., March 1. At
12:30 a. m. todny Johnson Miller, a
fullblood Creole Indian, wns shot to
doath by a masked body of men. Mil
ler was undor nrrest for tho murder
of Herbert McDado December 22. Ho
(vns nrrested enrly yesterday morning
nonr Wotumka and brought hero,
pending a hearing boforo tho United
mntes commissioner. Moro than a
dozen bullet holes nro to bo scon In
hlB body, Soventy-flvo or moro shots
wero ureu.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
I.ntcut (Juntntliin from South Oicnli"
nml Knimim Cltr,
SOUTH .OMAHA.
union Stock Yards Cuttle There wns
another liberal run of cnttle nnd buyers
Htiirted out to Kct their supplies ut lower
prices, llcef steers, In particular, were
Hlow nnd It Is safo to call the market
on steers BilOc lower than yesterdny.
There were- over CO enrs on snlo nnd tha
ChlcnKo mnrket wat none too Rood, nil
pf which worked nunlnst tho selllnR In
terests nnd khvo buyers nn opportunity
to benr the mnrket. Tho cow market
stnrtcd out In fairly Kood shnpe nnd sales
wero made at.rlcht nround tendy prices.
As the mornlnc advanced, however, the
market seemed to weaken. At no tlmo
wag trndlnc as nctlvo ns wns tho case
yesterday nnd tho market lacked tho tone
nnd snap of yesterdny. The downward
tendency of the steer market In naturally
hnvlnjr u dcpresslm; effect upon the feed
er trnde, but. ns the supply nt this point
has been limited, prices hnve held up In
pod hnpe. Anythlnff choice thnt hns not
been on corn meets with rendy sale at
very satisfactory prices, but there arc so
few of that kind of cnttle coming that
warmcd-up cnttlo nro selllnc better for
feeders than fcr bejf.
Hofih There was nnothcr fnlrly liberal
run, but the mnrket opened n shade
ntronner. One thine, however, that mnkea
I ho market look better todny Is the fuel
that there were a number of prtmo heavy
Iioks here todny which were considerably
better In uunllty than anything received
yesterday. The bulk of the early sales
went from $3.2714 to I3.32!i. nnd ns high
ns rs.So wnH paid. Tho heavy hogs sold
mostly nt J3.30 nnd 3.324, nnd tho light
and medium weights nt ib.lVA nnd 15.30.
Sheep There wns not a very henvy run
here, nnd receipts wero composed lnrgely
of owes nnd lambs, very few wethers be
ing offered. The owes were In fnlrly good
lmn ml nnd sold nt stendy to strong
prices, ns high ns $3.76 being paid. Tho
lamb mnrket, however, was very slow,
nnd packers did not seem to be nt nil
nnxlous for moro supplies this week. Tho
reeling was very wenk nnd not much
changed hands until lato In tho dny.
KANSAS CITY.
Cnttle-Cholco beef steers, 107715c high
er; stockcrs nnd feeders, steady; nutivo
beef steers. 0iTr,G5: stockcrs nnd feed
ers. $3.iRifN.S5; fed westerns,
Texans und Indians, W.75SI.65; cows. $2.85
et.25; heifers, m.VuN.dO; ennntrs, $2.2S
i.i i5; bulls, J2.W1.40; calves, J4.0lXiiC.O0.
Hogs-Market Be lower; top, $5.42: bulk
of sules, $3.2305.33; heavy, $5.30U5.4214:
mixed packers, $5.255.S45; light, $3.10
o.); pigs. $4.S0fS.05.
Sheep nnd Lnmbs Market strong; west
lambs, $I.MVgG.0O; western wethers,
J4.15fir4.W; western yenrllngs. $4,230-4.80;
owes, $3.75Q3.!3; culls, $2.C0f3.25.
TAKE REBELS AND B0L0MEN
Forty Seventh Infantry Hoys Surrender
ed to by Moro Islanders.
MANILA, March 2. Twenty-one
robel officers and 120 bolomen havo
surrendered to Lieutenant Desquo of
tho Forty-seventh United States Vol
unteer Infantry nt tho town of Irocln,
In Albay provlnco.southern Luzon.
VnssllI Verestchngln, the Russian
painter of battlo scenes, has reached
the Uhlllpplnes, searching (for now
war pictures. He has called upon
Genrnl MacArthur. Verestchagln Is
favorably Impressed with tho Ameri
can soldiers and has mado many
sketches of tho battlefields near Ma
nila. Excitement over gold mining In Le
panto, In northern Luzon, Is Increas
ing, u number of pockets having been
discovered, but no well defined ledges
havo been found.
Tho federalists aro scurlng many
now members for their party In La
guna province, east of Manila.
Tho promoters of tho conservative
party havo published a long address
to Judge Taft, president of tho Phil
ippines commission, written In flow
cry and fulsomo language tho gist of
which seems to be expressed In the
following paragraph:
"Wo confess to being distinct from
some of those men who nro co-opor-ntlng
with tho American government
In penco In that particular which re
fers to tho maintenance ngalnst re
strictions and exactions of our pro
gram, which places tho maintenance
of penco subject to a compliance with
tho conditions which would lend to
a point whenco there Is no outlet.
Wo bellevo thero is no better means
of perpetuating It than nn absolute
and unconstitutional adhesion as
younger brothers, and as conditions
mny admit, this country can bo raised
to tho level of Its aspirations, bless
ing tho hand which strengthened It
and kissing tho hand, If it so de
serves, that cut asunder tho last cord
of Its dopondoncy and thus convert
ing it Into Its own equal."
ITCHES TO SWING A HATCHET
.Mri. N.itlon Declares giie Will Resume
Uevimtntiug Optrutioui.
TOPBKA, Knn., Mnrch 2. Since
Mrs. Currlo Nation's return from Peo
ria last night sho has accuplod her
cell In tho county Jail here. Mrs.
Nation says she was greatly pleased
with her trip, tho Journal and tho
mayor of Peoiin. Asked ns to her
future plans she said: "You Just tell
tho peoplo that Carrlo Nation will at
tend to hor knitting tho same as us
ual, I will go to smashing as soon
hs I nm rt'ased,"
Octu Dam I Cut Out.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Tho final
conference report on tho Indian ap
propriation bill was presented to both
hoiscs. After Its presentation by
Senator Thurston to the Bennto tho
report was agreed to and later In tho
evening Chalrmnn Sherman presented
a like report. The sonato receded on
two vital ItemB to the west,, tho build
ing of tho Gila dam at San Carlos res
ervation and tho opening up of tho
executlvo order reservations to min
ers. Srnntor Wolcott Ilrsleus.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Senator
Edward O. Wolcott hns resigned ns a
mombor of tho republican national
commltteo from Colorado, and Archie
M. Stephenson has been designated as
Ills successor.
Dig Autltrnolto Doll.
SCRANTON, Pa., March 2. Another
big anthracite coal doil wan consum
mated by tho puroharo of tho Dela
waro & Hudson company ot tho Laf
Un, Long Cliffs, Greenwood nnd
Brooks compnnles. Tho papors wero
signed In Now York. Four colllcrlo3
and throo wnshorio3 nro Included In
tho deal, and tho consideration Is $1,
tiOO.OOO. Tho totnl output of tho col
Jlorles is CB0.000 tons per annum.
Sovon hundred men aro employed.
Tho purchased companies wero owned
by ReeB G. Brooks, T. H. Da'.o and W.
J. Lewis.
LIFE TERM IN PRISON
Edward Gardner Found Guilty of Murdor
of Herman Zahn.
A VERDICT IS GIVEN AT MIDNIGHT
The JVIIl of J mice Maxwell l'lnccd for
J'robnte In Dodge County Tenor of It
Provisions Miscellaneous Mutters In.
Nebraska.
FREMONT, March 2. Edward Gard
ner wns convicted hero of tho murder
of Herman Zahn, tho Snyder saloon
keeper, and was sentenced to Imprison
ment for life.
At precisely 12 o'clock tho Jury
knocked on the door of Its room nnd
announced that It hnd agreed upon a
verdict. Judge Grlmlson wns In tho
court room and at onco sent tho bailiff,
for the clerk and attornoys. The de
fendant was broucht In hnndcuffed to
Sheriff Krender. Ho looked tired and
haggard. His faco was palo and thcro
wero dark circles under his eyes, which,
wore fixed, upon tho Jurors as thoy filed
past htm to their scats In the box. It
was nearly 1 o'clock: beforo the clerk
nnd attornoyB nppearcd. During thlB
time Gardner sat In his chair like a
statue, only occasionally turning his
eyes toward tho Judgo or directing
them to tho floor. An intense stillness
pervaded tho dimly lighted court room.
Thcro wero about twenty-flvo people
present who hnd stayed up to hear tho
vordlct.
At. 12:45 Foreman J. W. Nation
handed the verdict to tho bailiff. The
bailiff passed It to Clerk Crulkshank,
who read In a Arm voice:
"We, tho Jury duly Impanolled and
sworn In tho above entitled ense. do
find tho defendant, Edward Gardner,
guilty in manner and form as charged
in tho Information, of murder in tho
first degree, nnd wo do further find,
sny and determine that tho defendant,
Edward Gardner, be punished by Im
prisonment iOT llfo.
"J. W. NATION, Foreman."
As Clerk Crulkshank read tho ver
dict tho defendant's face grew paler,
his eyes stared anxiously, but not a
muBcle of his face changed. His hands
trembled slightly ns Snerlff Krcador
fastened on tho handcuffs and with his
maimed left hand he put his hat on
his head.
Judge Maxwell's Will Filed.
FREMONT, Nob., March t. The will
of Judgo Samuel Maxwell has been
filed for probate In tho ofllco of tha
county Judge. It Is dated Juno 27, 1879,
and Is witnessed by Judges Amasa
Cobb and M. a. Heeso. It provides
first for tho payment of his debts from
tho personal property, with authority
to sell tho real estato for that purposo
If needed. A bequest Is made of ?1,000
to each of his children, payable as soon,
as they are of age, from tho personal
property, or from tho proceeds of tho
Bale of real estate In Merrick county.
His wife Is given a life estato In his
Plattsmouth property nnd his cntiro
porsonal estato, also a homestead In
terest In his residence property in Fre
mont, provided It is not necessary to
sell the same. Henry Elkorbarry of
Cass county and Henry G. Wolcott of
Fremont nro named ns executors.
In a codicil dated May 4, 1899, ho re
cltCB tho sale of his Merrick county
property and tho purchase of land In
Adams county and directs that land
other thnn In Dodgo county bo first
sold for tho payment of debts and lega
cies and If tho land cannot be sold nt
a fair valuation then tho children are
to take tholr leagcles In land either In
wholo or part. After the death of his
wife ho directs that all his property bo
sold and tho proceeds divided equally
between his chlldicn. This codicil la
witnessed by H. G. Wolcott nnd Jcnnio
M. Wolcott. In a second codicil, dated
February 13, 1900, ho substitutes his
son, Henry E. Maxwell, as executor,
and directs that Uo legacies given his
sons, Henry nnd Jacob, and his daugh
ter, Margaret, be charged against them.
.13 advancements.
Maxwell MemorUl Jtesolutlon.
FREMONT, Nob., March 2 Tho com
mittee nppolntcd by Judgo Grlmlson
to prepare resolutions of respect to tho
memory of Judge Samuel Maxwell re
ported to tho court.
Tho committee consisted of Attor
noys Courtrlght, LoomlB and Gray. All
tho attorneys of tho local bar wero
present. The resolutions paid a glow
ing tribute to Judgo Maxwell's exem
plary life and his carcor as states
man, Jurist and citizen, '
Ituiidull Fuller's Death.
FULLERTON, Neb., Mnrch 2. Word
has been received from Oklahoma an
nouncing tho death of Randall Fuller,
a prominent nnd wealthy resident of
this city. Randall Fuller was 78 years
of ago .and camo to this county when
It wns first opened for settlement In
1879, nnd purchased a largo tract of
land where tho city of Fullerton now
stands.
Vaccination by Wholesale.
WYMORE, Neb., March 2. Drs. Gaf
ford, Given, Yodor nnd Johnson offered
their services to vacclnnto tho school
children without chnrcro If tho vaccine
points woro furnished them, nnd tho
board of education promptly nccopted
tho offer. Nearly 400 children wero
Inoculated.
D.irri'll Soon to Do on Trial
FREMONT, Neb., Mnrch 2 Tho trial
of William Dnrroll. tho third of tho
men chnrged with tho murder of Her
man Znhn, tho Snydor saloon keopers,
is sot for March C, nnd a panel of
twonty-four Jurors ordered summoned.
After Onrdenor was brought back to
his coll ho had nothing to say nbout
tho vordlct of tho Jury. He seemed re
lieved to think that tho suspense wns
over and did not want to speak of it.
Tho vordlct (Imprisonment for llfo) is
regnrded by attornoys as a substantial
victory for the defense.