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HIE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE I IIIA I IIAHE, I'raprletor. " TERMS: 11.28 IN ADVANCE). HORTI IP LATT E, - NEBRASKA, I THE NEWS IN BRIOr. It Is reported that a now telephone company compoKctl of American capi talists will shortly ho grantctl a char ter for operation In Mexico City. Careful Investigation of the reporlB of tho burning of sixty negroes In turpcntlno camp lire In Ilaldwln coun ty, Alabamn, bIiowh that thcro Is ab solutely no foundation for the report. Tho New York Herald Hays that a letter Just received In New York from Sir Edwin Arnold shows thnt ho has been obliged to relinquish much of his actlvo literary work owing to blind ness. Tho number of suicides In Paris Is very large at present and tho chief causo Is thought to bo tho general re trenchment following tho exposition, which has thrown many people out of work. Mrs. .T. Friend, wlfo of tho oldest clothing merchant In the city, died Sunday morning aged 53. Sho leaves a liusband and flvo children. Tho re mains will bo sent to I)es Moines for Interment. Intimate friends of Andrew Cameglo Bay that It Is tho Intention of tho steel master to glvo at least $25,000,000 for the erection of buildings and for tho endowment of tho proposed technical school of Pittsburg. A bill beroro tho legislature of Ne braska declares sunflowers and cocklo burs a public menace nnd makes It tho duty of every owner of laud to destroy them between August 15 anil Septem ber 1 of each year. Tho Easton, Pa., !oard of school con trollers refuso to Increase tho tax rato one-half of a mill for tho maintenance of a public library, thereby practically refusing tho offer of Andrew Carneglo to glvo the town $50,000. Miss Edna Horrlck, a hnudsomo young society girl of Canton, MIes., committed suicide nt a hotel in .lack son by swallowing tho contents of two bottles of laudnnum. No motive has yet been assigned for tho act. Mnry 15. Ford, nged 74, living with her son, Noah, a well known farmer, nlno miles north of Igansport, I ml., was burned to death, her clothing tak ing flro from a lighted lamp which she had Just prepared for tho night. A car load of California oranges woro sold at New York for tho bonollt of tho Children's Homo Society of Call fornlo, Tho highest prlco bid for n singlo box was S10. Homo of tho boxes -wcro resold tlmo and time again. A. C. Hobo, Emma Abbott's first friend nnd benefactor In Now York, nnd for many years nt tho head of tho Daltlmoro & Ohio railroad's eastern freight department, died In Yonkors, N. Y., of ncuto pneumonia, nged 74. Complcto census returns glvo tho population of India as 291,000,000, an Increaoo In tho lost decado of 7,000, 000. Deducting tho population of tho Raluchlstun, Shaustaks, Ghln 11111b and Slkklm torrltory for tho first time, a net Incrcnso Is shown of only 1.1 per cent. Tho San Francisco Examiner says outeldo canneries havo declared their Independence of tho California Fruit Connors' association, and thcro prom I sea to bo n lively trndo warlurlng tho season which opens In May. This will mean bottor prices for tho fruit grow er and possibly lowor figures to tho oonBumor. it. W. Punk, presldont of tho Jack sonville, 111., Creamery Company, com mitted suicide. Miss JcsbIo Morrison's bond of 5,000 was approved at Eldorado, Kan., and Miss Morrison was given her freedom nguln. Tho dry goods firm of Gnzlngan, Parmnlco & Whltloy, at Clovolnnd, O., was placed In tho hands of a receiver. Tho now Ilulgarlnn ministry of tho Interior has reiterated Its order that tho Macedonian rlllo clubs shall bo dis armed and prohibited from drilling. Tho Nebraska f.onato has passed a bill cgnlzlng tho practlco of osteopathy. In a message to tho legislature Gov ernor Odoll recommends a continuation of tho work begun soveral years ago of deepening tho Now York state canals to nlno feet and lengthening tho locks. Tho cost of carrying on Oil1, work tq J'.S completion la estimated at $25,000,- 000. Tho 1,000 men recently recruited In Ontario province- for pollco service In South Africa will sail from Halifax on the 2Gth. Tho dowogor omprcss of Russia passed through Dorlln on a special train for Copenhagen. Tho mower and reaper factory of Sleborllng & Miller nt Doylcston, O., was burned, loss $50,000, and throwing 100 men out of work. Tho wholeaalo drug house of Loom ing, Miles Co., btorned at Montreal. Gloss workorH at Uio factory of tho Macbeth-Evans lamp chimney com pany In Toledo went out on strike bo- rauso of a rulo making employes re sponsible for chimney breakages. UEUOHANDA j i Govomraont Gives Out Text of Letter to Various Representative?. ADVOCATES INTEGRITY OF CHINA Btnto Department Contend Tluit Nolli- Ins Hit Occurred io Clmncn Status of Uultcd Hlrtti Torurd Open Door Tim Slltiiitlon In tlmicriil. WASHINGTON, March 27. Tho cri sis In tho Chlf.eso question brought about through iho expiration of tho .orlol allowed or tho signature by China of the Manchuria.; agreement was tho principal topic to Jay. Hip conviction thut tho United St-ttes 'ud douo all that It could to p.'o7ont tho consummation of this arrangement, nnd to make clear to the public tho complete disapproval which Is enter tained by the United S:ntes govern ment for thh sort of Bccrct treaty making, It was dec-mod proper to glvo out for publication the following mem orandum: "Qhlticso f!orro?pondence, March 1, 1001. Telegraphic Instructions cent to tho reprosputntlvos of tho 'United Stales In Ucrlln, Vienna, Pa-Is, Lou don, Rome, Toklo and St. l'e:orflburs: "Department of Stale, Washington, D. C, March 1, 1001. Tho following memorandum, which vns banded to the Chlneso mlrtUtoi on February 10, j Is transmitted to you for your Intor- I matlon and communication to tho gov ernment to hl-. h you uro accredited: "Tho preservation of tho territorial Integrity of China having been rccop- nlzed by all tho powers now engaged lu Joint negotiation concerning tho In juries rccontiy Inflicted upon their initiators, ii'i'l nationals by rrrtnln officials and subjects of tho Chinese empire, It Is uvidontly advantageous to China to coutlnuo tho pronent In ternational understanding upon this subject. It would ho, therefor, umvisn nnd dangerous In tho extreme for Chi na to make nuy nrrangonicnt or to consider any proposition of a private- naturo Involving tho surrender of ter ritory or financial obligations by con vention with any particular power. nnd tho government of tho United Stntos, aiming solely nt tho pro3orvn tlon of China from tho danger indi cated and tho conservation of tho lir- i gest aud most bcncflclnl relations bo tweon the empire and other countries. in accordance with tho principles sot forth In Its circular noto of July 3, 1900, and In a purely friendly spirit toward tho Chinese empire and all the powers now Interested In the negotia tions, desires to express its scneo of tho Impropriety, inexpediency, and oven extreme danger to tho Interests of China of considering any private territorial or flnnnclnl arrangements, nt least without tho full Knowledge and approval of all tho powers now ongnged Jn negotiation. HAY." Assuming Hint tho arrangement Is to bo carried out, It is still tho con tention of tho Stnto department that nothing hns occurred to change tho stalun of tho United States toward tho opon door ns applied to any part of China, Including Manchuria. Ah Jar as written pledges can commit a power, ItusBla stands pledged to accord to tho United States tho open door if Bho takes control of Manchuria, olthcr diroctly by annexation or Indirectly, but qulto 03 offoctually, by tho moans as shown In thin Russo-Chlncso agree ment. That Is tho vlow of tho Stnto dopartmont, nnd that vlow Is endorsjd by tho entire cabinet, t AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DEAD. Complclo Cnstmlly I.Ut of Southern Tor undo Not Olitnlimlilo. BIRMINGHAM, Aln March 27. Much moro horrlblo than tho first re ports of tho tornado yesterday aro tho realities which havo thus far come out this morning. It Is still linposslblo to compile tho full list of tho dead and wounded, but It Is now cortnln that eighteen persons wcro killed and Hint thirty to forty wcro moro or less In jured. Tho path of tho storm was wldo. It covered practically every hamlet In Jefferson county. Every effort Is being mndo today In tho Btorm-ntrlckcn section of Bir mingham to glvo all possible relief to thoso who lost their all by tho fury of tho winds. Troops guarded tho devas tated district last night nnd firemen and policemen searched tho ruins, but no moro dead bodies were found, nnd, up to 10 o'clock today, no additional deaths had occurred. Mayor Drcnncn, who Is directing the relief work, es timates that $10,000 will relieve tho Im mediate wants of tho sufferers. Tho larger part of this has already ifcen raised among citizens and a citizens' meeting will bo held at noon to ralso. tho remainder nnd to moro perfectly organlzo tho distribution of the relief funds. CZAR IS GREATLY EXCITED. Killer of Itumlu Sit 11 to lie on ttio Vires of n Nervous C'iillitio. LONDON,' March 27. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to Renter's Tele gram says that In consonnnco with what Is believed to bo tho czar's ex pressed wish, tho minister of tho In terior has published Instructions for tho authorities of tho towns nnd prov inces, recommending preventive meas ures against disturbances, as being ef fective than sovero repression after disturbances have broken nut. Tho Hlrmlngham Post, which Is elosoly In touch with Joseph Chamber lulu, says news received in high quar ters In Loudon Indicate! lhat the czar Is In a very nervous state, owing to tho condition of the political horizon. It Is said that he fears tho result of tho policy of his ministers In the far cast, while the student troubles aud threats against his life, of which them nro moro than havo been published, havo completely unnerved his majesty. Ills medical advisers have strongly counseled a yachting cruise, but tho czar has refused to follow their advice, Thoso behind tho scones In Russia tako a very grave view of the present agitation and think It Is the beginning of moro serious trouble. HUNDREDS OF HOMESTEADERS. They l.enve Uhlcuco l l'ntly for North Diikotn. CHICAGO, March 27, Possessed of homcstend rights, household effects and requirements of land dovolopmont, between 1.700 and 1,800 persons left Chicago todny for the agricultural re glons of North Dakota. Six special trains woro required to carry the party and belongings. Tho prospectlvo Bottlers gathered In Chicago from Ohio, Indiana, Peunsyl vanla, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois nnd other states, and among thorn wore be tween 300 and 400 .members of tho Gor man Hapllst church, commonly known us Dunknrds. All but a few of tho landhuntcra will settle in the Devil's lake, Mouse" river nnd Turtle mountain regions. (EFT ON DOUBLE-QUICK ROYAL PAIR REACHES MALTA. Volunteors Are Keeping Filipino Insur gents Constantly Jumping. GUERRILLA BANDS ATIE WEAKENING tic no nil Ciitlln Writes Tlmt ItclieN Now tliiilomtiiiid llniielossncs of Their right "ml " 111 (live In Alt Will Hmm lie gttlrt. WASHINGTON, March 2C Adju tant Genernl Corbln has received a letter of unusual Intcrst from Gen eral I. S. Catlln, a retired army olll cer, at Manila, which gives a compre hensive account of conditions at tho Philippine cnpltol. "Whllo as a matter of course," says General Catlln, "tho collisions between our forces and tho retreating nnd dis appearing bands of guerrilla lnsur rcctos continue to bo qulto frequent, It Is true thnt they wcro never so re lentlessly nnd ceaselessly pursued as during the Inst two months. Every volunteer regiment hns' seemed desir ous of placing to Its credit uddltlonal honor nnd famo before returning to tho Btates and It hns lost no opportun ity to glvo a glorious account of it self whenever possible, and henco tho enemy has literally had no rest. And now, with tho positive knowledge that tho American people havo at lost pro vided an army sulllclently largo to confront nny exigency nt home "r abroad, and thnt It means uncondi tional surrender or death to every armed foo In tho Philippine islands, I do not think it possible that even any organized guerrilla warfare will bo carried on nfter the expiration of an other twelve months. At nny rate, It will be so insignificant that tho work of establishing a stablo government and Introducing American schools and American courts of Justice nnd giv ing self-government to the extent thnt may bo found practicable will not bo seriously Impeded. "Tho organization nnd growth of tho federal party will bo a potent fac tor In the effort to establish local and general government for tho lslunds. A native comes down from Marln- duquo and reports that tho peoplo of tho whole Island nro favorably consid ering the propositions of the federal party, and In n day or two nfter ho Is followed by Colonel Corliss of tho Second Infantry, who corroborates him substantially In every respect. And so It goes from inland nnd to Isluntl nnd from province to province. Tho most remarkable fcaturo of this fed oral government Is the judgment and discretion of tho average natlvo In bo ing willing to eltmlnato tho question of religion." General Catlln in closing his com munlcatlou says that ho has talke.l with nt least 100 army ofilccrs on duty In tho Islands and In scarcely an in Btanco has ho heard any sentiment of dissatisfaction expressed with tho sor vice or tho treatment of the army In tho Philippines. In rcferenco to a reported visit to tho Islands of Secretary Root, the gen cral says: "A visit from the distinguished sec retary would bo of great service and benefit to the solution of the problem here." nnd Notdlcra nnd I'opnluco Turn Out to Ureet Tlirm. MALTA, March 20. Tho steamer Ophlr, bearing tho duko nnd duchess of Cornwull nnd York on their tour of the world, nrrlvcd hero this morn ing. Tho war ships In tho harbor wcro manned nnd dressed. Tho sun shone Ijrlghfly nnd tho crowds woro early nstlr, pouring Into Vnlotta and filling tho terraces und ramparts command ing a view of tho harbor. Tho ap proach of tho Ophlr was heralded when It was still eighteen miles dla- tnnct by salutes from a flotilla of ten torpedo boat destroyers, which went out to meet It. tl entered tho harbor amid salvos of artillery from St. An gclo, tho citadel, forts and war ships. After receiving tho olllclnls tho duko and duchess landed nnd drovo to Porto Rcalo and thonco to tho palaco. Tho balconies of all tho houses along tho routo were profusely decorated with Hags and bunting and filled with cheer ing spectators. Tho entire dlstauco from tho landing placo to tho palaco was brightly decorated with venetlau masts nnd arches. Tho streets through which tho duke und duchess nnd their party passed wero lined with troops and bluejackets. RUSSIA MODIFIES TREATY. Concession Drinnuds tlmt Chinese Sinn It nt Onrr. LONDON, March 20. A dispatch from Pekln avers that the Russian government has consented to a num ber of modifications In tho Manchurian convention, the principal ones being that Klu Chow nnd Port Arthur shall not bo annexed, but shall bo leased from tho Chlneso governmont, as bore toforo; Russia will not Insist upon thcro being a Russian resident nt Moukden; the Chinese army will be permitted to maintain order in Man churia prior to the completion of tho Manchurian railway, whfch, whllo in courso of construction, will not neces sarily require the protection of Rus sian troops; Russia will forego its de mands that mining and railway con cessions in Mongolia, Turkestan nnd Kashgarla Bhall bo granted to nono but Russian subjects. Russia stipu lates, however, tlmt none but Chinese and Russians shall bo allowed to un dertake such enterprises. In consequence of these concessions tho Russian government asks for an early signature of tho convontlon. BOERS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS. GOULD FATHERS DIG SCHEME. Newest Kntlrnnd Merger ltl-rul II I'reile crsanr In Mucnltude. NEW YORK, Mnrch 27. Goorgo Gould's plan to become tho bend of a combination of railroads capitalized nt $300,000,000 Is progressing favorably, says tho World. His plan, tho World adds, mcots with tho approval nnd has tho co-opcrntlon of J. Plerpout Mor gan, tho Rockefellers and tho Horrl- mnn syndleato. Continuing, tho World says: Tho unification of tho Gould system of rail roads, under tho control of tho Mis souri Pacific, will Include tho Missouri Pacific, St. Louis & Iron Mountain, St. Louis Southwestern, Texas & Pacini;, T,ntovimUonnI a rent Northern, and tho Denver & Rio Grand. Georgo Gould hns Just bought a coiitrojl'hi; Interest In this lattcV ruilvofI, nnd It It nil on Important IiWtor lu tho con It as nn Imporant fnctor lu ho ob struction of tho greater Missouri Pa cific system of which ho will bo tho head. Inwu Stunt 11 n it II hit Over. SPRINGFIELD, March 27 Governor Yates Issued a reqlsltlon on Governor Shaw of Iowa for tho extradition cf ChnrlcB K. Kurzondorfer, who Is want ed at Chester, Rundolph county, III., on a charge of embozzloment. Kurzon dorfer, It Is alleged, whllo employed lu tho southern Illinois ponltentlnry embezzled a largo sum of money from that Institution. Ho escaped July 21, and Is now under arrest In Iowa. Mlnoiu-I KiiIok for War. ST. JOSEPH, Murch 27. The Drit Ish government has contracted for 500 cavalry horses hero for sorvlco In South Africa. No prlco limit Is placed for thoso animals. Agents for tho British governmont nro also making large purchases of mules. Oruirou Slmrl I.lno NIbiik. NEW YORK, March 27. Confirma tion wns had today of tho roport that papors havo boon signed between tho Oregon Short Lino company, which is a part or tho Union Pacific company, and tho White Knob Copper company, limited, consummating n contract for tho construction of about 100 miles of railroad. This road will run from a point near Dlackfoot on tho Short Lino to Houston, located In the central part of Idaho. Vritr 'f i'iilv-i:ii;iii 1) i u ill . MBLIIOURN, March 27. Wreckage which has gone ashore on Gubo Island, near Capo Howe, tho most southenst ern part of Australia, causes a fenr that tho Costal steamer Federal from Melbourne hns foundered with a loss of twenty-eight lives. Jliiblngton's Force Attacks llelarvjr, Ciip- turliiR 140 Prlkuiicr. LONDON, March 2C Tho war of fice has received tho following ills patch from Lord Kitchener: "PRETORIA, Mnrch 2C Rablng- ton's force, Including Shekleton's col umn, attacked Dclarcy, l.COO strong, northwest of Vcntcrsdorp, nnd having defented him followed him up rapidly with tho result that tho Uoers rear guard wns driven In and its convoy captured, Including tho guns captured at Vaal's bank. "Our troops displayed great gallan .a. .. .1 .1 1. .Ml. . 1 I " iry nun wwii. muy capture!! two iy pounder guns, ono ponpon, six max Ims. 320 pounds of big ammunition, 15,000 rounds of small ammunition, 1G0 rides, fiftythreo wngons and twenty-four carts, besides taking 110 prls-. oners. "Our losses were slight. Many P.omi wero killed or wounded. COULD USE MOfiE CADETSHIPS. rrt'tlitcnt Unotvi Alnny Younc Americans Vt'lio Ueifirvo n I'liice. WASHINGTON, March 2C Senator Hawley and General E. V. Sumner, U. 3. A., retired, wero with tho urosldont i Bhort tlmo yesterday. Senntor Haw ley asked tho president to appoint General Sumner's son a cadet at West Point. "There havo boon Sumners In tho 3ervlco since 1777." said Senator Hawley, "and wo cannot havo too many of them." Tho president will appoint him when thcro is a vacancy. The troublo !s there aro too fow cadetshlps-at-large. Thoro aro many morltorlous cases that tho president ought to bo able to re ward. For Instance, thero was young Tutus, the soldier lad who first scaled tho walls nt Pekln. Tho president Is going' to send him to West Point as a reward for his bravery. Other coses should bo similarly rewarded. BANK NOTES TO BEWARE OF. Nicholas Convenes Ministers to Oonsidoi Troubled Stato of Malrs, WILL REVISE UNIVERSITY STATUTE Dcclito to Ilemovo Home I'rcMtiro l'roin Itecnlcltrftnt Students Store Donion strnllont Aro Kxpoateil Outbursts nt St. 1'atcrsliurp. ST. PETERSBURG, March 25. The political situation is so serious that Emperor Nicholas held a meeting of the ministers ycsCerdny to consider tho stato of public affairs. Threaten ing letters havo been received by Lleu tonant General Kouropatklu, minister of wnr; M. N. V. Muravioff, minister of Justice, and M. Zlpyagln, minister of tho Interior. Tho czar presided at tho council, which wns convened ttt tho Tsarskoc Selo palaco. It was decided not to abolish tho law for drafting recalci trant students into tho army, but for tho present to refrain from npplylng tho law. It was also resolved to rovlso tho university statute. Tho decision of tho council of ministers Is regarded ns a step lu tho right direction, bo causo It Is nn attempt nt a partial remedy of tho grievances of the stu dents. Renewed demonstrations on a great scale aro expected tomorrow. It is reported that Prlnco Vlozemsky has been disgraced for petitioning tho czar to consider the grlevnnccs of tho stu dents. Lngowsky, tho provincial of ficial, who last Friday attempted to assassinate Privy Councillor Pobe donostzeff, procurator general of the Holy Synod, is a disciple of Count Leo Tolstoi, and ho has assorted that tho act was ono of revenge for the excommunication of Tolstoi, According to a special dispatch to tho Rosslo, tho governor general of Klcff, Genoral Gragomleroff, has pub lished a riot ordlnanco similar to that published by General Klelgcls in St. Petersburg and declaring that tho military will bo called out unless tae ordlnanco Is strictly obeyed. Tho day passed quietly in St Peters burg, Somo 40,000 persons promenad ed about noon nlong tho Nevskol pros- pekt, particularly In front of tho ca thedral of our Lady of Kazan. Tho crowd dwindled to normal proportions when it became npparent that noth ing would happen. The promenaders wero for tho greater part curiosity seekers. NORTHERN PACIFIC WANTS IT. Is Negotiating for the Southern TncMc's I.lno From Tortland. MINNEAPOLIS, March 2G. A spe cial to tho Times from Tacoma, Wash., says: It is currently reported hero nnd la generally believed In railroad circles, that tho Northern Pacific Is negotiat ing for tho purchaso of tho Southern Pacific lino from Portland to San Francisco. It Is said tho purchnso of tlmt portion of tho lino within the stato of Oregon is assured. It is known that a representative of tho Northern Pacific has been over tho entiro lino within a few days on a tour of Inspection nnd much depends on the report ho will make to the board of directors. Negotiations havo been hanging fire for moro than a year and tho matter has been kept very quiet. of Are for I'lro Dollum and on tho Hank MorrUtotrn, N. J, WASHINGTON. March 20. Chief Wllklo of tho secret service has an nounced the nppeurance of a now coun terfeit ?3 national bank noto on tho National Iron bank of Morrlstown, N. J. It Is a deceptlvo counterfeit, print ed on two pieces of paper between which silk fiber has been distributed. Tho faco of tho note, apparently print ed from engraved plate, Is defective In detail. Tho word "cashlor" abbrevi ated In the gonulno to "ensh'r" appoarB in tho count5.rfelt as "cash." liny Home for 8chley Soon. WASHINGTON, March 25. At a meeting of tho commlttea appointed at a mass meeting of tho citizens of Washington for tho purpose of pro- sontlng Admiral Sehley with a modest homo, held in this city tonight, it was reported that about $0,000 had been contributed to tho fund. It is expect ed that by April 15 $15,000 will havo l)een raised, and this will be usod to purchaso a homo lu tho suburbs of Washington, Muy Not Plijn tho Trrnly, HlvlOm ALCagvb AJR.KW shrdlu cv LONDON, March 27. In an Inter view published hero this morning with a representative of a nows agency Da mn Hnyashl, tho Japancso minister in lioudon, Is quoted ns saying ho did not beltoYo China would assont to tho Rub- so-Manchurlnn agreement, tho tlmo for tho signing of which expires today, although ho thought thero was Uttlo doubt but thut China would ultimately nccept It Mitkes ISvrn Itonitt 'Irrinlilo. ROME, On., March 20. A rain nnd hailstorm hero this morning blow in tho fronts of several bustness houses nnd ruined their stocks. No fatali ties havo been roportcd. Indian I.lllKWtlnu It On. OMAHA, Nob., Mnrch 2C Judgo Shlras of Iowa has notified tho parties interested thnt ho will nrrlvo In Oma ha Friday to hear tho Injunctions nr- gucd In tho cases of tho Omaha Indians against tho United States government und tho Indian agent to restrain him from ejecting them from the land claimed to bo owned by them under the act allotting tho lands of the Omn ha trlho of Indians In severalty. The cases have been advanced one day, Mitchell to 8 i'i MorKiiu. NEW YORK, March 20. President Mitchell of tho United Mine Workers' union Is in this city with tho inten tion of seeing J. P. Morga nnd tho heads of tho Important coal companies to consult about tho situation In tho coal fields, for tho purpose, If possible, of averting a strike Mr. Mltcholl has so far been unablo to seo Mr. Morgan, as tho latter only arrived from Wash ington lato last night. Uldnniiers nnd Ilynuiiilterr. NASHVILLE, March 2G. "Kidnap ers and dynamiters" is tho signature to a letter received by Joseph Schnei der of this city Friday. Tho contents Informed Mr. Schneider that unless ho plnced $300 at a certain spot in Cum berland park by Saturday afternoon ono of his children would bo kidnaped or his houso blown up by dynamite. No harm has yet como to tho Schnel- dor homo. Kroner Mny Yrt Co 310 Here. LONDON, March 2G. Tho Geneva correspondent of tho Dally Mali says It Is roportcd thoro that Mr. Krugor, It his health pormlts, will visit tho United States next month. Another Severe Fight. CAPETOWN, March 2C Sovora fighting occurred Friday, March 22, between tho llrltlah nnd Doers at Hartobeestfoutclu, east of Ktersdrop, Transvaal. Dlierliiilnntlnu on Flour. WASHINGTON, March 25.Tho dls- pitch of MlnUter Hart nt Dogota, say ing that Colombia had lmposod dis criminating duties upon flour and other articles, Is not clear to tho Stato department, nor to tho Colombian minister hore, as It is net known whether tho discrimination is favor able or unfavorable to the United States. Tho Colombian mlnlstor, Dr. Sllva, thinks thoro has been a reduction. V