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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1901)
cciiv -miminc LLIXLl IKIDUML IKA I,. IIAlti:. l'rolirlfllor. TEnMS: $125 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. nniFF TFirr.DAMC 4 Y uim-i ..i.uiiriiiivla j Ton fresh cases o tho bubonic pinguo nnd four deaths from tho dls caso wcro officially reported at Cape town. Statistics Just published by tho In toniatloml Sugar association show that Germany's beet sugar acreage this year Is 1,1G5,170 acres, or an ln- crenso of 09,957. Dr. II. P. Humboldt, known In Amnr lea and Europo for his contributions to medical literature and rcscarcho3 In lineal surgery, died at IiIb homo at St. Louis, Mo., aged 71. Louis dallott, a United States pris oner In tho Ohio penitentiary, was released by pardon from I'resldont Mc Klnley. Clallott was sont from New Orleans for embezzlement. As tho result of a displaced cover at tho National Steel company's plant nt Youngstown, 0 thirteen tons of molt en metal flowed ovor tho mill, cremat ing two Hungarian workmen, Governor Yates offers $200 roward for tho approhonslon and conviction of tho unknown parties supposed to havo been implicated in tho murder of Jas. L. Barnes, a Montlcello dentist. Tho Anchor lino stoamor California arrived at Now York from Naples and waB detained at quarantlno becauso smallpox had broken out among tho passengors, of whom thoro woro 1,160. Percy Johnson, an attorney, pleaded guilty to tho supromo court at Brldgo jwrt, Conn., to tho embezzlement of $50,000 from tho trust funds and was sentenced to six years' Imprisonment. A parliamentary paper Just Issued shows tho total of British troops in South Africa May 1 to bo 249.41G. Tho total deaths woro 14,078 and woundod 17,200. In hospital April 2G thero woro 13,707. Leading stockholders of tho Btool trust havo been given to understand that Prcsldont Schwab's salary docs not como out of tho treasury of tho corporation, but is paid by Mr. Cnr ncglo. Colobrating tho contennnry of tho imporlal council at St. Petersburg, tho czar in ! autograph lottor promised to rccoonlzo tho council on modern lines, so as to facllltato tho transaction of business. ' James Sargont Smith, a woll known professor of music and Bon of tho lato George B. Smith, attornoy general of Wisconsin from 1854 to I860, died sud denly from n stroko of apoplexy nt Madison, Wis. Tho socond chambor of tho Swedish parliament, by 121 to 98 votes, adopted tho army bill as amendod In commlttoo May C increasing tho expenditures by 22,500,000 kroner, making a total of 45,000,000 kronor. Kansas will bo allowed to fllo Ub suit In tho United Stnto3 supromo court to enjoin tho stato of Colorado from dollcctlng for irrigation purposes tho water of tho Arkansns rlvor to tho injury of tho.formor state Tho Prussian railways havo boon In formed that thoro will bo a largo em igration this Bpring of Ruthonlnn far icorB to tho United States and that 0,000 will pass, to Hamburg in tho ccurso of tho next few dayB. Tho Loudon correspondent of tho Now York Trlbuno says iho agricul tural returns of Great Britain for I'.'OO, which havo Just boon lssuod, nhow that tho decllno of British agrl culturo purauca Uh otoady course. David Koynolds, a farmer living two miles from Schenectady, N. Y has boon found murdorcd In his barn, Mary Elizabeth Loaso, tho lccUror, filed n petition In bankruptcy in tho United States district court at Now York. RL Rov. P. Maurlor, ono of tho moat prominent Cnthollcs in Kansas and for twenty yoars priest of tho church In Sallna, Kun., died of heart dlsoaso at Wilson, Kan., whllo waiting for a train. Tho following minor offlcora wero oloctod by tho railway conductors at St. Paul: Grand Junior conductor, L. 15. 8hoppard, Camdon, N. J.; Insldo bcntlncl, P. C. Smith Dotrolt; outside Bcntlnol, U. O. Porguson, Ogtlon, Utah Tho next mooting will bo hold at PltU burg In 1903. Tho Now York Journal of Commorcn snyB: "It Is currently reported that tho Universal Tobacco company, which Increased Its authorized capital last week from 1100,000 to $10,000,000, is to bo an nctlvo competitor of both the American and tho I'Contlnontnl." Tho secretary of the treasury ha8 bought $15,000 moro 5 per cout bonds of 1004 at $108.87. William Reeco, who owns an npplo orchard of 250 acres near Bean Lako, Kansan, sayB tho cankor worms will rcduco hls'crop one-half. TJio loan ngonts of Kansas report a Urgo amount of money offored thorn by farmers to placo on real estato. Mllwaukeo has been Bolocted ns tho placo or holding tho next blonnlal convention of tho Woodmen of the World. CONFERENCE ON CDBA i. resilient ana uaumot Membera liold Long and Important Meeting. TRY TO DECIDE AS TO CUBA Islanders' "Substantial" Acceptance of Amendment In Doubt I'uturo Ito- ponsllilllty New Oovernmont, If Iteo denized, Wilt Still Ilo Impotent. WASHINGTON, May 31. An Impor tant conference on Cuban rclntlons took place at tho White Houso this afternoon. Thero wcro present with President McKlnley, Secretary Root, Senator O. H. Piatt, chairman of the senate committee on relations with Cuba, and Scnntor Spooncr of Wis consin. Por moro thhn nn hour nnd a half tho sltuntlon in Cubn was consid ered nnd when tho confeicnce broke up no determination had been reached. It is expected that the whole matter III bo brought before the cabinet to morrow and possibly will be further discussed with those who havo had much to do with shaping Cuban rela tions thus far. Secretary Root has been fully ad vised by Governor General Wood re garding tho progress of events In Cuba nnd hns been Informed of the action of tho convention In Its successive stages, together with the flnnl action of tho convention In adopting tho 'latt amendment and tho Interpreta tion placed upon Jt by tho convention. ns well as tho interpretation of tho interviews botween tho Cubnn commls- Blonors and tho prcsldont nnd secre tary of war. He wns thus ablo to In form tho president fully of tho dcfl- nito results of tho convention In adopt ing tho Piatt amendment ns amended or Interpreted by tho delegates. This Information was the basis of tho dis cussion during the conference todny. Tho president and his advisors must dctermlno whether tho Piatt amend ment has been 'substantially" adontcd by tho convention. ThlB Is prelimi nary to tho withdrawal of tho United States nuthorlty and forces from tho lBlnnd. If It should bo found that tho Interpretation of tho convention Is not Batlsfactory to this government quite a difficult problem arises, as It scorns to bo tho Intention of tho Cu bans to proceed to form n government. and that government must bo recog nized or rojected bj tho president, ns ho has full power to determine wheth er the net of congress has been com piled with by tho convention. Another problem which has been discussed by thoso Interested in Cu bnn rolntes to what would follow should tho new Cuban ejovcrnment bo recognized. The Cuban government, It Is assorted, will bo for somo time without tho mnchlncry to execute Kb own laws and put In oporntion Its own edicts. It Is hold by somo Inwyers that tho moment tho Cubnn govern ment Is recognized tho authority of tho United States censes, and thoro Ib somo question ns to who would bo responsible for tho preservation of law nnd ordor, nB the new govcrnmont would have no troops nnd no pollco forco nnd would bo practically powor Icsb ohould thoro bo nny opposition to Ub decrees and orders. Tho quos tlon whothor United States forces would bo warranted In upholding tho government, In oxecuting, Its orders haa boon raised; also whether tho pres ident of tho United States would be authorized, ns commander-in-chief of tho army, to glvo orders to Amorlcnn troops further than their recall from foreign territory. North Dakota Manufactories, WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31. Tho director of tho constiB has complotcd his preliminary report on tho manu facturing interests of tho stato of North Dakota. Tho report shows that tho value of tho manufacturing Inter ests of tho stato of North Dakota was $0,183,114, against $5,028,107 Tor 1890. Tho number of manufacturing estab lishments was Increased during tho ton yoars from 382 to 1,130, and the capital invested from $2,894,553 to $3, 950,490. Memorial Day In Washington, WASHINGTON, D. C; May 31. Me morial day was observed In Washing ton with tho usual coromonles. Tho wenther, which had been stormy for n wcok, wns delightful nnd tho oxor clscs nt tho dlfforont cemeteries wore lnrgoly attended. Prosldont McKlnley Intended to visit tho Arlington como- tory during tho forenoon, but was do layod by tho visit to tho Whlto Houso of Mrs. McKlnley'a physlclnns. Fori!, of Omaha, U Klated. MILWAUKEE, May 31. Tho Unl tod Switchmen of North America ad journed Blno dlo to meet nt Los An goles, Cnl., on tho third Monday In May, 1903. Tho following board of directors wbb chosen: Dnnlol Smith ot Chicago, S. J. Scanlnn of Jorsoy City, J. T. McMillan of Ashtabula, O, The board of directors will appoint Dr. M. J. Pord of Omaha as grand medical examiner. Mr. Pord Is formor editor ot tho Switchmen's Journal. SHE IS STILL SERIOUSLY ILL Mri, McKlnley' I'liyslclnn Watch Iter Iierr Svnititoin. WASHINGTON, May 31. Mrs. Mc Klnley hnd a fairly comfortable day, but still feels tho effect of the fatlguo Incident to tho long trip from San Pranclsco to Washington. Tho physl clans hope, now that she Ib again safe ly established In tho whlto houso, that tho slight Improvement -which has manifested Itself slnco leaving San Prnnclso will bo continued and that soon Bho may bo ablo to Bit up. Sho Is still very seriously 111 and her every symptom1 Is being carefully watched by thoso having chnrgo of tho dis tinguished patient. Dr. P. M. Rlxey, tho physician In chnrgo of her case, spent somo tlmo at tho bedsido of tho patlerit todny. Associated with him In a consultatlng capacity arc also Surgeon Gcnernl Sternberg of tho army and Dr. W. W. Johnson of this city. Tho president spent most of tho day nt tho whlto houso in tho company of his wife. Lato In tho nftornoon. in company with Secretary Root, ho went out for a short drive, taking a ride In tho suburbs, but ho returned to tho whlto houso In nbout an hour. PAUL MORTON TELLS THE PLAN. Two Btcntnrr a Month to Serve the Oriental llnsliifma. CHICAGO, May 31. Paul Morton. second vlco president of the Snnta Pe. who returned from Now York nftcr Having been In conference with tho Inmburg-Amerlcan steamshln officials relative to tho establishment of a new lino from San Pranclsco to tho orient, n discussing tho project Bald: "Tho Santa Po is ncgotlatlnc with tho Hnmburg-Amorlcan lino, but the terms of tho contract arc not all agreed upon. Our 'contract with Mio California nnd Orlcntnl lino doea not cxplro until next year, and until that tlmo a now lino cannot bo established. It Is tho purpose of tho Santa Po to innugurnto passenger as well as freight service between San Frnnclsco and orlcntnl points and wo want tho Hamburg-American company because It is In a position to glvo a better service than tho company with which wo now liavo relations. "At first wo will not run moro than ono or two steamers a month, but ns tho trade and trafllc Increases tho ser vice will keep pace with It." THE GREEN PEA LOUSE. Deportment of Agriculture Olrei Warn ing Asalnst the Insect. WASHINGTON. May 31. Tho de partment of agrlculturo has Issued a report on tho ravages of tho green pen louse, giving warning that tho Insect, ono of tho most Important of thoso which ravaged tho crops of tho coun try during tho last two seasons, will widen Its rnngo geographically and in- crcaso tho amouut of destruction. Slnco Its first nppcaranco In May, 1899, nt Bridges, Va., its devastation has steadily Increased nnd it has now become tho cnuso of great loss In tho principal pen growing regions of tho United Stntes. Tho estimated loss It caused along tho Atlantic coast states In 1899 Is estimated at $3,000,000, and In 1900 this had reached $4,000,000 by tho mlddlo of Juno. In somo farms In Mnryland SO por cent or moro of tho crop was destroyed. Vigorous efforts aro making to control Its spread and tho official bullotln gives n detailed description nnd means of fighting It Nebraska nt Washington. WASHINGTON, May 30. Mrs. Sarah M. Atkinson of Winnebago. Nob., has boon nppolntcd matron nt tho Indian school at that place. Thd treasury department has awarded contracts for supplies for pub lic buildings nt Lincoln, Nob., as fol lows: Coal, Union Fuel company: lco. tho Coopor Manufacturing lco and Cold Storago company; miscellaneous, H. Herpolscholmer. Hiram I'rloe Demi. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 31. Hi ram Price, who. served many years In congress ns n ropublican ronro- sontntlvo from Iowa, and who was commissioner of Indian nffalrs from 1881 to tho beginning of tho first Clovoland administration, died hero of heart trouble Mr. Prlco. who was 81 years old, was president of tho Stato Dank of Iowa for many years. Promotion for Lieutenants. WASHINGTON. D. C, May 31. Soc- rotary Root has decided that all of tho second lloutonnnta of cavalry who wero such on Pobruary 2 Inst, nnd nil of tho second lleutonants of Infantry who woro such at tho dato of tho or ganization of tho volunteer army In ibuo, snail Do at onco promoted to tho krnnk of (list lloutonnnts. rhllliiiirn Not Affected. WASHINGTON, May 31. Tho treas ury olllclals discussed with much In- torest the decisions of tho supremo court In tho Insular cases and the con clusion hns boon reached that nothing In theso decisions Is conclusive upon tho government to chnngo Its adminis tration of tho custom laws ns totho Phtllpplno Islands, nnd thoroforo du ties will contlnuo to bo collected on Imports from theso istnnds us here tofore. TAKES TO AMENDMEN' Ouban Constitutional Convention Finally Approves Piatt Clause. VOTE IS FOURTEEN TO THIRTEEN Itadlcals Tight llurd nt the I'lnlgh nn Ahttso Conservatives Brmir Tnuiny Designates as traitors Alt Who Vote. In ltvor of thn Amendment. HAVANA, May 29. Tho Piatt amendment wns accepted by the Cuban ooustltutlonal convention by a voto of 15 to 14. Tho actual voto was on nc ccptlng tho majority report of tho committee on relations, which embod ied tho amendment, with explanations of certain clauses. Tho radicals mado a hard fight at tho last moment and Senora Portuondo. Gomez and Taninyo bitterly arraigned tho conservatives. Senor Tamayo was particularly vlndlctlvo and declnrcd that everybody who voted In favor of tho Piatt amendment wns. a traitor to his country. Tho convention com' pellcd him to retract this statement On several occasions personal encoun ters seemed Imminent. Senor Gomez spoke for moro than an hour and his speech undoubtedly won over Sonors Castro, Robau and Mnndulcy. Ho appealed to tho pa triotism of tho delegates and rehearsed tho long fight for independence, de nouncing as perjurers all who favored tho Piatt amendment on the ground that they had sworn to draw ud a constitution for nn Independent re public. Several conservatives arose and ro quested Senor Gomez to retract, but ho refused. The following delegates voted against tho majority report: Gomez. Goner. Portuondo, Lacrct, Manduloy, Clsneros, Ferrer, Fortun, Robau, E. Tnmayo. Silvn, Castro, Zayas and Aleman. Sonors Rivera and Bravo wcro ab sent. Tho convention will convene Its sos slons, which will bo devoted to draw lng up tho election law. La Discussion in an extra this even ing exclaims: "Now will como lm mediate Independence." By a decree to bo issued in Havana the terms for paying mortgages will bo extended four years, tho debtors paying ench year respectively 10, 15, 35 and 40 per cent of tho principal and nccrucd interest. It is understood that both sides are satisfied with this nr rnngoment. The sower bids will bo opened to day. Thero are twelve in all. Tho bidders aro required to deposit $500,- 000. CANNON TO AID THE fAliMERS. French Use Them to Fight Hull, Front nnd tlrasshoppers. WASHINGTON, May 30. The French agriculturalists Intend to fight frost nnd grasshoppers as woll as hall- storms with cannon and smoke, ac cording to an Interesting report re ceived nt tho stato department from Consul Covert Lyons. It has just been determined to hold an Interna tional cannon congress nt LyonB In November noxt and Consul Covert was authorized to extend nn Invitation to Americans to tnko part. Tho success that has attended tho experiment o'f firing at approaching hnllstorms to prevent their ravages upon French vlnoyards, has prompted steps for n still further extension of tho usage of cannon In agricultural society circles. Tho theory In somo quarters prevails that It Ib not tho frost Itself which blasts the budding fruit, but tho Bun's rays following n night of frost, which find tho grape, already Bcnsltlvo to tho cold, an cnBy victim to tho heat. Can non fired horizontally over vlnoyards at A3tl nt sunrise produced Interesting results. A strip of vineyard 500 feet wide, over which the smoke from tho two cannon had been sprend, wbb en tirely protected from the effects of the front, whllo tho vines on either sldo wero badly Injured. An Invasion of grasshoppers is an nounced to occur this summer in southern Algeria nnd tho cannon moutliB nre- to bo turned against them also. Nebraska Kxhlhlts for Huffalo. LINCOLN, May 30. Tho Nebraska oxhiblt for tho Pan-Amcrlcnn exposi tion will bo Bhlpped to Buffnlo at onco and soon after Assistant Commission ers R. R. Rnndnll of Lincoln, T. E. Hlbbort of Adams and MIsa Leonn Buttcrllold ot Omaha will go eaBt to direct tho work of installing It in th agricultural building. Negro Hlioot Two Others. SIOUX CITY, la., May 29. Because ho was called n "chenp skate" at a colored church sociable, Harry Baker walked a mile, procured a rovolver, re turned to the church and shot three other negroes, ono ot whom, Jim Askew, will die. Tho others, Charles Watklns nnd Louis Cloy.l, aro int dan gerously wounded. Rivalry for flio at tentions of a colored girl ami statement that ho could not buy lco cream looc Baker's anger. I RACED WATCH AROUND GLOBE Timepiece Stolen In Chlim Ib Reoovercd In Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 29. A magnificent gold watch, studded with diamonds and valued at $3,000, which waB stolen from nn English army officer at Tlcn Tsln, China, waa re covered at Woodlawn, Ala., by United States postolPco Inspectors. It Is al leged that a United States soldier from Birmingham, stationed nt Tien TBln, who was n watchman, was given, the watch, together with tho tlmopleco of nn English ludy, to repair. Tho soldier deserted tils post nnd tho watches disappeared with him Tho superintendent of mails at Tien Tsln found that tho soldier had sent a registered nackaco tn Wnndlnwti Ala., beforo his departuro and this gavo tho inspector n clow. Tho watch was recovered and sent to Washington to bo returned to the English officer. Tho United States officials refuse to glvo tho nnmo of the soldier or tho re cipient of tho watch. RUSSIA APPLIES THE SCREWS. Baspends Lending Newspaper for Moder ate Comment on Ktrltira. ST. PETERSBURG. May 29. The prohibition of tho publication of tho Novoo Vrcmya for a week becauso of its editorial articles on the labor trou bles Is crcntlng an Immense sensation. as Indicating extraordinary norvous ness on tho part of tho government. Tho Novoo Vrcmya is socond only to tho Moscow Vladomotio in con servatlsm and Is usunlly allowed great or latltudo than aro tho other papers Tho editorial In question is mild as compared with many governmental publications on tho labor situation in moro quiet times. It morcly said the opcrativcB wero poorly paid for ox cesalvoly hard work and wero begin ning to bo influenced by western lit eraturo and suggested that tho govern ment carry on tho work begun for emnnclpatlon nnd enforce social re forms. SUITS THE ADMINISTRATION. resident and Cabinet Officers I'leased with Court's Decision. SIDNEY, Neb., May 29. The prcsl dont and tho cabinet received tho ofll clal Information hero that tho supreme court had decided tho Insular cases In accordance with tho contentions of tho government. Tho news came In tho shape of a telegram from Solicitor General John K. RichnrdB. It was brief, however. and contained no details beyond tho baro announcement that tho admin istration had been sustained. Naturally tho presidont nnd cabinet officers wcro elated over tho victory. although they havo never doubted that the decision would bo In favor of tho government. Tho members of tho cabinet nboard tho train declined to express their opinions for publication in ndvnnco of a perusal of tho text of tho opinion. ALL VOLUNTEERS TO LEAVE. Last of them Will Quit Manilla for Home IJofore July. MANILA, May 29. It Is reasonably certain that tho remalnlns volunteers will sail for homo beforo July. Tho Forty-seventh regiment and battnllons of tho Forty-ninth and Thirty-eighth will sail on tho transport Thomas on May 28. The Ohio sails May 29 with tho Forty-second regiment, and tho Kll patrlck and Logan Juno 1 with tho Forty-third nnd Forty-ninth regi ments nnd two battalions of tho Thirty-eighth. Tho Grant sails from Appari Juno 1 with tho Forty-eighth regiment and two bnttallons of the Forty-ninth. Cnrrle Want Her Hatchet. TOPEKA, May 29. Mrs. Carrie Na tion tried to got a wnrrant for Chief of Pollco Stahl, charged with stealing her hatchet. Tho county nttoiney re fused to Issue tho wnrrant. Mrs. Na tion lost her hatchet to tho chief of police when sho was arrested for smashing a Topoka Joint. Sho wns In formed today that sho could got back her hatchet by replevin proceedings. Mr. Bryan Comment Hrlrfljr. LINCOLN, Nob.. May 29. Mr. Bry- nn's only commont on tho decision In tho Insular cases was that It scorned to uphold tho contention of tho ro- publlcans In somo respects and that of tho democrats In others. Ho said ho would not commit hlmsolf further on tho effect of tho opinion until ho hnd read the full text. Ho had hope.d tho constitution would follow tho ilag. Oeneral Sickles Leads. CLEVELAND, O., May 29. Tho Plain Dealer will say tomorrow: A majority of tho Grand Army of tho Republic mon ot Cloveland scorn to bo In favor of tho candldncy of General Sickles of Now York for com-nmnder-ln-chlef. No other namo has bpon mentioned bo prominently as his In nil rnrto of tho country, and as yet practically no opposition to his selec tion has been organized. Ho will probably bo chosen. mm a What tho Solicitor Qonoral 8ays of tho Supremo OourU Decision, QUESTIONS THAT WERE INVOLVED Government Now Hns Sanction of tho Supremo Court for Uegulntlug the Islands Deeulou Not Itcndered n Determining the Doolcy Cnse. WASHINGTON, May 29. Solicitor General Richards of tlio department of Justlco, who had chargo of tho insular cases beforo tho sunrcme court. has mado tho following statement con cerning his lntcrpretntlon of tho de cisions of tho court: "Tho important question involved in theso cases was whether tho ces sion of torrltory contained in tho treaty of Paris mado Porto Rico and tho Philippines nn integral part of United States within tho mcanlmr nf Hint provision of tho constitution re quiring 'all duties, imports and ex cises to bo uniform throughout the- United States.' Tho court held that tho cession simply made Porto Rico nnd the Philippines domestic territory of tho United States, subject to the- rmi control of congress, which control could bo exercised without reference to thoso limitations. This limitation, tho court held, was Intended to an- ply to tho states of tho union and does not apply to acquired tcrrltory unlcss by trcnty and by subsequent act of congress it Is Incorporated within and becomes an Integral part of tho United States. "Tho decisions aro substantially a. victory for tho government. They sustnin to tho fullest extent tho so called lnsulnr policy of tho adminis tration. Tho government now hntj tho sanction of tho supreme court for governing theso islands ns their needs require. Tho court holds that the constitution did not of its own forco at onco apply to thoso ceded territor ies, placing their people, their products nnd their ports on nn lmmedlnto equal ity with ours and conferring upon tho rights, privileges nnd immunities enjoyed by tho people, products nnd ports of tho several states. "While their fundamental rights are preserved by theso underlying prin ciples of tho constitution which nnnly everywhere, the status of their citi zens and tho nature of tho customs nnd commerclnl regulations nre to bo- dotormined by congress and tho ex- crciso of tho power vested bv tho con stitution in congress to make all need ful rules nnd regulations respecting territory belonging to' the United States. "Obviously what I havo said retard ing Porto Rico applies equally well to- tho Philippines,, so that tho president is perfectly free, under tho Spooner act, to govern tho Philippines as their needs nnd our interests may require. At tho samo tlmo that tho court has sustained to tho fullest extent tho contention of the government In theso cases It has decided as a matter or statutory construction that the Dlnir- ley net could not bo hold to Impose duties on goods brought from Porto Rico, becauso by cession Porto Rico became domestic territory of tho United States and therefore ceased to bo a foreign country. "The decisions of tho court call for no change in tho administration or tho law. Tho court did not de cide what la known ns tho snrnnii Dooley caso, which Involved the In validity of tho collection of duties un der tho Fornker act on goods taken Into Porto Rico from tho United Stntes. Wrhllo I havo no Information on tho subject, It may be that tho court thinks thero Is Involved In tho cases another question ns to whethor such duties would not nmount to du ties on articles exported from a state. Tho court also failed to dispose of what Is popularly known ns the 'four teen diamond ring enses,' Involving tho entry, free of duty, of Tines brought Into tho United States by a returning soldier from tho Philippines. Thoro wore no decisions affecting the Philippines nnd I presume both of theso cases referred to will go over until the fall term of court" rrnmlu'n. Cattleman Dead. CHICAGO, May 29. George Adams. ono of tho oldest nnd best known Hvo stock commission merchants In tho west, died at his homo hero aced 70 years. Mr. Adams cumo originally irom England and was Instrumental In establishing tho old stock ynrds forty years ago, and Inter In building up tho now Union stock yards. Ills acquaint ance among cattlemen was wide. Nebraska Air Is Ileiicllelal, SIDNEY, Neb., May 29. The presi dential train, consisting of eight enrs. reached hero aB 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and remained twenty min utes, giving tho pooplo nn opportunity to greet President McKlnley. Ilo stepped oft the roar of his prlvnto car and heartily grasped tho hands of tho people who passed by him. This was a great troat for tho people of Sidney, an It had beon reported that Hio train would not stop. y