THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IltA L. IIAItB, l'roprlelor. TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE). NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. t-X"H":"H:--w--x:"X"'i"H--:-- BRIEF TELEGRAMS. T The Denver Times has been sold for 1110,000. American troopo In Cuba aro being withdrawn. John Field, an old-time Omaha con tractor, died In Dubuque, la. At Pittsburg, Pa., Michael Connelly p.tmrrelisl with and klflud .lis mother. In-law. Reports from the scaling vossols Indicate that tlio season's catch will bo 270,000. So far forty bodies have been re covered from tho City of I'ltt'burji wreck at Cairo, III. MIsb Ellen M. Stono has been on gaged to locture at tho Iowa Chautau qua meeting In Juno. Mayor Crano of Denver, Colo., has JUBt Invented a rotary ore-working ma cblnc for use In gold mines. James M. Humphreys of Franklin, Neb., has beon admitted to practice before ho Interior dopartmont. Governor Yates of Illinois was re cently In a wreck on tho Illinois Cen tral, but was not much Injured. Colored women of Iowa will meet at Qttumwa on tbo 23d and 24th of May to plan a permanent organization. Congressman Mercer has secured a favorable report on his bill for a $25, 000 fish hatchery for Sarpy county, Ne braska. Thirty ladrones, armed with Mau sers, ambushed flvo of tho constabu lary near Manila, killing ono man and Injuring anothor. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson en tertained President and Mrs. Roose velt and a number of other guests at a reception and dinner party. W. D. Lowell or Dos Moines, la., was tho only bidder for tho erection of tbo tank and pumping plant for tho Fort Oartholdl Indian agency, N. D at I6.H0. Tho nomination wob announced by tho president of It. M. Wlthrop of Massachusetts to bo secretary of tho United States legation at Brussscls, Belgium. Alfred Smith, colored, was strangled to death officially In tho Moyamenslng prlnoh at Philadelphia for tho murder of his wlfo last spring. Sha refused to llvo wltli him. Tho King's Daughters' homo, a charltablo institution at Oakland, Cal., wab destroyed by lire. William Dray, an ox-New York editor, lost his ltfo In tho conflagration. Every white laundry Is closed In Portland, Ore., on account of a strlko of tho employes, who demand recog nition of their union and an 8 por cent increnso In wnges. Whllo J. P. Glass, cashier of tho Rank of Brownsville, Ore., was at din ncr a robber effected an cntranco to tho bank and escaped with $1,800, which was loft outside tho vault. According to dispatches to tho Co lombian revolutionary Junta in Now York, Rio Hncha, a city on tho north ern coast of Colombia, has beon cap tured by tho revolutionary forcos. Manufacturers of burglar proof safocs will tost their safes with high explosives beforo tho coming meet ing of tho South Dakota Hankers' as sociation, to bo hold In Huron, May 21. 1 nishop Frank R. Mlllflpaugh of Kan sas will contlnuo In tho chnrgo of tho Episcopal missionary dloceso of Sallno until fall, on account of Mo refusal of Rov, Nathaniel Thomas to tako tho placo. Tho scnato has passed tho Flynn resolution, which haB already passed tho house, directing tho printing of G,000 additional copies of tho last re port of tho governor of Oklahoma ter ritory. It Ib roported that tho Santa Fo Iibb purchased tho St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado lino. This would glvo tho Santa Fo valuablo connections for tho coming world's fair, and St. Louis an additional lino to Kansas City. Tho president has signed tho legis lative appropriation bill, Under Its provisions tho 1,000 or more clerks who wore tomporarlly appointed dur ing tho war with 'Spain aro given per manent employment and placod with in the operations of tho civil service law. Tho discovery of copper oro In niHh of prospectors from Quthtio, Old. Tho report that he will resign la vigorously denied by Dlshop James Conaty, rector of tho Catholic unlvor- me wicuiia mountains lias caused a slty of America. Tho machinists' strlko on tho North era rncmo in .Minnesota is at nn end. Morris Hlcltcy, aged 77, Is dead nt St. Joseph. Ho was a railroad con structor and ono of tho originators of tho Hannibal road In Missouri. A $50,000 fire destroyed tho man ufacturlng district at Glen Falls, N. Y. At Boston tho international cablo chess tournament between American and English college teams qnded in ,a sweeping victory for tho Amoricun team. , PUT OFrTHE FAIR PRE8IDENT FRANCIS AND OTH ER8 FAVOR P08TPONINO. FOREIGN COUNTRIES HOT READY 8cnate Is to De Advised to Ordain Postponement to the Year 1904 Be fore Final Paeiane of the Civil Sun dry Appropriation Bill. ST. LOUIS, May 2. The following Btatemont was given out last evening by President David R. Francis of tho lyjulslana Purchase Exposition com pany: "Tho sundry civil appropriation bill, which passed tho house sovcral weeks, ago and Is now going through the scnato, contains an appropriation of $1,018,000 to provide for a govern ment exhibit, a special Indian exhibit, and the additional cost of the gov ernment building at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. It was dcomcd advisable to have the date of the fair definitely fixed In that bill, in tho event any change from 1903 should be decided upon. 'For many months past tho fair has virtually been postponed for ono year. A decided majority of the directors prefer 1004, and have for six months or more. Tho repeated request of business, domestic and foreign exhib itors for postponement; advices from foreign governments to the effect that they had not sufficient time to make preparations for a representative ex hibit in 1903; tho statement of Gov ernor Taft that tho Philippines would cot be able to Install their exhibits In a crcdltablo manner if the exposition should not bo postponed to 1904; the expressed fear of the government ar chitect that he could not procure material for a government building by 1903, and tho fact that tho general public has for months past considered postponement a foregone conclusion, woro some of tho reasons that mov ed the cxecutlvo committee to author he me to inform tho national coin mission that any action of congress changing tho tlmo of the exposition from 1903 to 1904 would be accept able. Senator Cockrell wired me this afternoon that the Biindry civil ap propriation bill would pass tho scn ato on Saturday, and if a chango of date was to be incorporated therein congress should be Immediately ad vised of tho wlslvcs of tho local cor poration. Tho cxecutlvo committee nu thorlzo mo to express its wishes to tho offect that n postponement should bo ordained by congress. "Up to this hour over fifty of tho directors have been consulted and without exception ovcry ono favored postponement. 1 havo therefore re plied to Prosldont Carter of tho na tional commission to thnt effect, and have asked that our conclusions be submitted to congress and to tho president. I think there Is no doubt as to tho action congress will take, or that it will ho In favor of post ponement," Fire Again Hits Abc'rdeen. ABERDEEN, S. D., May 2. Tho sec ond disastrous flro within u week visited this placo early yesterday morning when flames, aided by n gale destroyed the opera house Tho Btrong wind threatened to drive tho flro Into the business por tlon of tho city, but tho flro depart ment, aided by a falling rain, confined the blnzo to tho structure Tho origin of thin conflagration, as well ns tho flro which destroyed tho grain palace at this placo a few days ago, Is no doubt Incendiary. Henderson Renominated. DISS MOINES, la., May 2. Con grcssman D, 11. Henderson, speaker of tho houBe of representatives, was re nominated for the olevonth successive tlmo at tho Third district convention In Waterloo yesterday. Tho nomina tion was unanimous, Mr. Henderson's opponent having withdrawn. Called to Meet tho Pope. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 2. Car dlnal Martlnolll, apostolic dclegato to tho United Statos, stated today that ho had been recalled to Rome by Popo Loo XIII. Flags at Half Mast. WASHINGTON, May 1. lly. direc tlon of tho president, tho flags on all tho cxecutlvo departments wero tils pluyod at half mast yesterday In hon or of ox-Secretary Morton. Heroes of Manila Bay Meet. WASHINGTON, May 2. Tho fourth annivorsary of tho battlo of Manila bay was colobratod hero tonight at n dlunor at (ho Raleigh hotel by thoso officers now In tho city who partlcl patod In tho engagement. They in eluded tho following; Admiral Dowoy, Rear Admirals Coghlan nnd Entwlstlo, Captains Ford and Lamborton, Pay master Quit, Lieutenant Commanders Bagloy and Ransom, Commanders UrlggB, Uces und Inch. ORDERS TO MERRITT STRICT. United 6tatcB Not Committed by Ac tion of Troops to Any Policy. WASHINGTON, May 2. Major Gen eral MarArthur yesterday continued bin testimony before the senate com mittee on the Philippines. Answering a question by Senator Culberlson, tho general stated that Agulnaldo and the Filipino people wore Justified In con cluding that the artlons of tho United Stntes nrmy aro sympathetic. Tho Filipinos, ho said, were In a rc rcntful and vindictive opposition to Spain and any active force on their part against Spain naturally helped the United Stntes, and vice versa, but, ho said, there was a distinct purpose through the Intercourse between tho Americans and the Filipinos to re pudiate the Idea of direct co-operation which In any way committed - tho United States to a policy. General Merrlt he said, was under the strictest orders not to commit the government, but Agulnaldo was anxi ous to make an artificial record which would oblige General Merrltt to do Fomcthlng he did not want to do. "The Filipino," said General MacArthur, has qulto a comprehensive knowlcdgo of Latin diplomacy." Agulnaldo was landed at Manila aboard an American warship because he was a useful Individual, who could bo employed In a manner that would contribute to American success. TORNADO AT BAYARD, IOWA. Dopot and Several Dwellings Demol- lohed and Other Damage Done. DBS MOINES, la., May 2. A torna do struck IJayard, Ia at 7:30 last night. Two elevators, tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul depot and a number of dwelling houses were de stroyed. Tho agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul is missing and supposed to havo been killed or Injured. Tclegruphlc communications with Bayard were paralyzed by tho Btorm. Details of tho disaster aro dif ficult to obtain. At Vanwcrt n funnel-shaped cloud dropped down on tho town. Tho high wind blew down houses and barns and uprooted large trees. Several peoplo were reported Injured, but nono killed. At Weldon a farmhouse was blown down and three children wero injured. Tho tornado was Been from the town of Lcroy, but that town was not in Its path. All these towns, except Dayard, aro In Decatur county. MOODY TAKES THE OATH. Former Congressman Now the Secre tary of the Navy. WASHINGTON, May 2. Wm. Henry Moody, tho now secretary of the navy, took tho oath of office at the navy de partment yesterday morning. Tho oath was administered by E. P. Han- na, solicitor of tho department. Thoso present besides tho retiring secretary, Mr. Long, wero Assistant Secretary Darling, former Assistant Secretary Hackett and Representatives Roberts, McCall, Lawrence and Green of Massachusetts. Tho entire porsonncl of tho depart ment was then presented to Mr. Moody, tho clerks at tho same tlmo bidding Mr. Long farewell. Army of Consuls for Cuba. WASHINGTON, May 2. Tho house committee on foreign affairs today of fered n favorabje report on tho bill of Representative Hltt of Illinois, es tablishing a United States diplomatic and consular sorvlco in Cuba, with a United StatcB minister at $10,000; socretary at $2,000; second secretary, $1,500; consul general at Havana, $5,' 000; consult; nt Clenfuegos and Sautl ago, $3,000 each. Tho bill differs from tho plan proposed in tho sen ate, which allows tho minister a sal ary of $12,000 and adds a consulate nt Matanzns. May Soon Get Together. WASHINGTON, May 2. Senator Hannn, chairman of tho conciliatory commltteo of tho national civic feder ation said tonight that ho had not yet rocolvod tho report of tho meotlng of tho representatives of tho operators and tho United Mlno Workers, which has JiiBt been held In Now York Pending Its receipt tho senator is un nblo to say when a meeting of tho conciliation (.ommltteo will bo hold Extension of the Katy. SPRINGFIELD, III., May 2. Con tractors of Chicago and Terru Hauto signed a contract to construct 2G5 miles of railroad In Oklahoma, an ox tension of tho Missouri, Kansas Texas. & Budget In British Columbia, VANCOUVER, 1). C, May 2. Tho debate on tho budget in the provincial legislature was continued until 10 o'clock Wednesday, tho members of the opposition talking against tlmo to prevent tho houso from going Into commltteo of Biipply. They were buc cessful In defeating tho object of tho government, which was to niBh through tho debate. Tho debata had not been complotcd when tho houso adjourned for executive work. MORTONAT REST THOUSANDS FOLLOW REMAINS TO THE GRAVK. COMING FROM ALL SECTIONS A Day of Mourning at Nebraska City Business Suspended Children's Touching Tribute to tho Distin guished Dead. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 1. Yesterday was a day of sorrow and mourning among the people of this city ns tho remains of tho late J. Sterling Morton, tho founder of many Industries of this city and the father of Arbor day, arrived here, and the people testified their respect for the memory of one whom they held doar and had learned to dearly lovo In tho forty-eight years that he had made this his home. Everywhere tho buildings wero draped In mourning, nnd the people's faces told the story of the loss of a true and noble friend. Tho remainB arrived on a Bperlal train at 7:40, one hour ahead of sched uled time, over the Burlington road, consisting of a number of coaches and tho funeral car, In which the remains lay In a casket covered with floral offerings from friends and relatives. There was a monster crowd of peo ple, representing every vocation In life, to pay tribute to the memory and assist In tho removal of tho remains from tho train to tho public library building, where they lay In state for over three hours. They wero viewed by thousands. The school children came In line, under tho directions of their teachers, and passed to review tho remains of tho father of Arbor day and tho advo cato of timbering tho treeless prai ries. There was a military escort from Company C, N. N. O. This, with tho Commercial clu, city council, Are de partment and factory employes, all formed In line and escorted the re mains. After lying in state at the library building, which was a present to the city from Mr. Morton's oldest son, Joy Morton, the remains wero escorted to Arbor Lodge, the family homo, and there they lny In state for three hours until tho hour of tho funeral. In each placo the lloral offerings, which were profuse, wero banked about tho casket, and so great was tho supply of flow ers that many of them were banked up in tho ends of tho room, making a very imposing sight. Tho funeral services were conducted by Revs. Eason und Knickerbocker of tho Episcopal church, and ere malu- ly ritualistic. The remalnti lay in tho room where thoso of his boloved wlfo, who died twenty-ono years ago, and where also lay those of his favorite Bon Carl, a year ago last January, when they wero brought hero from Waukeegan, 111., he having died very suddenly from pneumonia. Special trains bearing friends from Omaha and Lincoln nrrlved at noon, nnd these neonle Joined with the throng hero In the cortege that escort ed the remains to their last resting place at tho cemetery, where they were laid by the side of thoso of his wlfo and son. At noon all of tho banks, business houses nnd industries closed, and tho schools were closed early In tho day. LIVES LOST IN PANIC. Eight Factory Girls Killed In Starrv pede Caused by Their Own Fright. PHILADELPHIA. May 1. An un fortunate accident to a deaf and dumb boy, Isador Baccus, was today directly responsible for tho death of eight girls. and young women, the fatal Injury1 of three others and tho serious Injury of moro than two score of girls em ployed In the cigar factory of Harbur ger, Homan & Co., a branch of tho. American Tobacco company, located at Tenth street and Washington ave nue. The building in which tho disaster1 occurrrcd Is a flve-story brlcn struc' lure, and reaches an entire block, Twelvo hundred persona wore at work' at tho tlmo of the accident, 90 per cent of whom wero girls whoso ages- raugo from 12 years upward. Wllhclmlna Doing Well. THE HAGUE. May 1. Queen Wll helmlna passed a quiet night and tho fevcrlcss periods were moro frequent. Tho bulletins Issued by her majesty's physicians will hereafter be limited to ono dally. Thinning Out Supply Bills. WASHINGTON, May 1. Tho houso has passod tho agricultural appropria tion bill nnd began consideration of tho District of Columbia appropriation bill, tho last but two of the regular supply measures. By tho torma of a special rulo adopted before tho dis trict bill was taken up It will bo In order to attach a rider to It to mako operative tho existing porsonal tax law of tho district, which has been dead letter for twenty years. OMNIBUS BILL IS PASSED. Appropriates Over $17,000,000 for Pub lic Buildings. WASHINGTON, April 30. Under a special order, which allowed thrco hours' debate, but which cut off all opportunity of amendment, tho house passed nn omnibus public building bill which will distribute $17,403,450 among 174 cities. As tho bill deliv ers Into the treasury $1,585,000, the total amount carried by tho bill Is re duced to that extent. The bill provides for seventy-seven now buildings nnd sites, six buildings on donated sites and flfty-elght In creases In npprop -latlons for build ings already authorized. It also provides for tho purchase of BUteen Bites. Tho majority for tho bill was bo overwhelming that only nino members backed a domand for tho nycs and noes on tho passago of tho bill. Thero was some criticism of tho method by which it was proposed to pass tho bill without opportunity for amendment, which Mr. Mercer,, chairman of tho committee, answered by stating that if the bill had been subject to amendment tho appropria tions carried by It would have been Increased to $67,000,000. MAKES PLACE FOR EVAN8. Vacant Place May Be Offered to Com missioner of Pensions. WASHINGTON, April 30. Ttiere 1b a probability that Commissioner or Pensions Evans will be offered tho position of consul general to London to succeed William McKlnley Osborno, whose death has been announced. Whlto Houso officials ore reticent In regard to tho matter as is also Mr. Evans, but thero is reason to believe thnt tho president would very much like to havo him accept it, and tho chances aro decidedly In tavor of its being offered him. Mr. Osborne's death was not a sur prise to his friends. Ho had bee:. confined to his homo since Novombor last, suffering from Brlght's disease and dropsy, which, latterly, affected his heart. Ho was conscious until near tho end. Tho deceased never had been absolutely well slnco ho ar rivd In England. TREATY NOT YET RATIFIED. Salo of Danish West Indies May Be Left to Inhabitants. COPENHAGEN, April 30. Tho bill providing for tho sale of tho Danish West India islands to tho United States, amended by tho Landsthing, camo up for discussion in the Folke thing today, with tho result that tho party In tho majority submitted a pro posal as follows: Tho RIgsdag (Diet, composed of both houses) approves tho cession, on1 condition that tho inhabitants of tho llsandB declare in favor thereof by a plebiscite, similar to tho ono taken In 18G7. Tho Folkethlng, by a vote of 98 to 7, adopted the majority proposal sub mitted today. Millions In Gold Duot. PORTLAND, Ore., April 30. Ac cording to the Nome Nugget of Feb ruary 11, which has arrived from tho north, coming by roglstored mall via Dawson, a very important discovery haB been mado there. A Now York syndicate, at the head of which is a well known mining man of the Pacif ic coast, haa been for eighteen months quietly prospecting tho Tundra be tween Nome nnd Penny rivers. Tho result of tho work accomplished, tho paper declares, Is startling. It shows that million of gold dust are deposit ed In tho vast Tundra plains which skirt tho Bering sea coast. List Reaches Forty-four. CAIRO, April 30. The body of on other of tho Burke boys was taken out of tho river just above Cairo, and tho body of a colored roustabout was recovered Just below tho city. Tho body of William R. Bollnger of Cln clnnatl, stoward of tho Pittsburg, was recovered near tho wreck. Forty-four bodies havo so far beon recovered and It Is believed others are yet to bo found. Dentist Convicted of Assault. OTTUMWA, la., April 30. Doctor Mark Vanco, a dentist of this city waB found guilty of the charge of assaulting a little girl who camo to his ofllco to havo some dental work done. Wllhclmlna Improving. THE HAGUE, April 30. Queen Wll helmlna passed a quiet night and all her symptoms Indlcato Improvement, Smelter Closes at Helena. HELENA, Mont, April 30. Tho works of tho American Smelting and Reduction company wero closed today because of a strlko order Issued late last night by Mill and Smeltormen' union No. 140, which affiliates with tho Western Federation of Miners. The strlko was called because tho company will not recognize tho union. There Is no question of wages,, hours of la bor or other grievance involved In tho difficulty. PRESIDENT SEEN STOCK RAISERS' ASSOCIA'l IU HAVE A HEARING. AT TO HAVING FENCE REMOVED No Encouragement that tho Order Regarding Same Will Be Rescinded President Rather In Favor of Small Settlers. WASHINGTON, April 30. Senators Dietrich and Millard presented to tho president tho representatives of tho Stock Raisers' association who havo been In tho city for tho past week looking after general legislation that will open the public domain to tho cattlemen under tho lcasehood prop osition which is contemplated in bills now pending beforo, congress. Presldont Roosovclt expressed him self as desirous of seeing tho range problems of tho west adjusted so tho landB may be secured for small set tlers with tho least degree of hardship upon thoso now using them for graz ing purposes. In tho matter of re moval of fences, which was taken up by tho dolegation, no asBuranco could bo given of relief from the orders which have been Issued by tho in terior department providing for taking down the fences around government land. Tho visiting cattlemen havo little hope of, securing any modifica tion of the fence removal orders. They assert that the removal of tho fences without the passago of tho grazing land leasing law will cause tho withdrawal of much capital from tho cattle business and will forco many Investors and owners of herds to remove their property to Canada, where tho government Is very liberal in Its treatment of stock owners. Before leaving tho capital tho cat tlemen will endeavor to formulate a bill providing a leasing regulation ap plicable to the stato of Nebraska, leaving other states to depend upon' their own oxertions to secure lousing legislation suitable to their needs. Most's Appeal is Denied. ALBANY, N. Y., April 30. Tho ap plication of Jobann Most of Npw York for a certificate of reasonable doubt In cp-'tlon with his appeal from a judi of conviction of violating the' state aws relative to Inflammatory publications was today denied by Chief Justlco Parker of tho court of appeals. Most was convicted of having pub-: llshcd in his paper an article which, it was held by the court, "tended to' destroy the public peace." Most will' bo compelled to go to prison pending' tho final settlement of tho case by. the court of appeals. Packing House Employes Discharged.' CHICAGO, April 30. Flvo hundred. employes of tho packing firm of Lib-' by, McNeil & Llbby, havo been re leased, owing to "dull times." They wero given their discharge Saturday, night, but the fact did not becomo generally known till yesterday. Superintendent Morrow of Llbby, McNeil & Llbby, said that the pro-, posed government investigation of tho packing business had nothing to do with tho letting out of employes and the plant would by no means bo closed. It Is not unusual for the meat business to grow comparatively dull at this season. Iowa Monuments. DES MOINES, la., April 30. Tho Vlcksburg commission for Iowa has been selectod by tho governor and tho contracts for tho construction of monuments to coBt $150,000 will bo lot at once. These monuments will be erected on tho battleflld of Vlcks burg to tho Iowa dead. The following is tho commission: J. F. Merry, Du buque; L. C. Blanchard, Osxaloosa; J. A. Fltchpatrlck, Nevada; E. J. C. Bealer, Cedar Rapids; D. A. Haggard, Algona; W. O. Mitchell, Corning; W. H. C. Jacques, Otturawa; H. H. Rood, Mt Vernon; J. H. Dean, Des Moines. Installation June 19. SIOUX CITY, la., April 30. Vcry Rov. T. Treacy, pastor of St. Mary'B' Catholic church and dean of North western Iowa, received a letter from Bishop-elect Phillip J. Garrlgan of Washington, D. C, stating ho would arrive In Sioux City Juno 19 and that his Installation would occur on that date. He directed that Rev. Father Treacy be transferred to tho deanry of Carroll. Ia., on Juno 1. Dean Treacy has been In Sioux City four teen years. Manufacturers of car and locomo tive brake beams havo formed a trust. Conservative Dies with Him. NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., April 30. It has been announced that after this Isbuo "Tho Conservative," a week ly Journal established by tho late J. Sterling Morton, will bb suspended. Hay Has Not Withdrawn. ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., April 30. Tho friends of John W. Hay announce that ho has not withdrawn his namo as a candidate for nomination as con gressman from Wyoming.