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Holiday! Spent in Brushing Up the Ap propriation Bill. COMING DAYS FILL OF BUSINESS ladfcia Meaanre Ha j flare a Million Dol lar road Inserted, for Irrigating In dian Lands — Other Matters to Ba Con sidered. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.87.—The sub-committee on appropriation* hav ing in charge the preparation of tho legislative, administrative and judi cial bill, which haa been sitting daily wince the holiday recess of congress, has practically completed its work and probably will not meet again un til after the reconvening of the sen ate. The bill will then be reported to the full committee and as soon as possible, to the senate. It will not carry a much greater total than the bill carried as it passed the house. There have been few increases of sal ary made by the sub committee. Increases in the clerical forces in certain branches of the war, lnieiiol* and poetofilce departments have been provided for. These increases have been made in response to urgent rep resentations by the heads of bureaus. The Indian appropriation bill re ceived today from the senate commit tee on Indian affairs, the first atten tion that has been given It by that body. A sub-committee consisting of Senators Thurston, Platt of Connecti cut. Stewart, Jones of Arkansas and Pettigrew, took up the bill and after' examining many of the provisions, deoided to consider the petition of the Pima Indians of Arizona for improved facilities for securing water fop- irri gation. Hydrographer Newell of the geological survey and others were heard as to the utility of a proposed dam for a storage reservoir on San Carlos river. It w’as stated that these Indians had l*een deprived of their water supply by the construction of an irrigation system by white men and that where before they had been self-supporting up to that time, they were now on tho verge of starvation. It was estimated that the proposed dam will cost about $ 1,000,000. The committee is apparently disposed to make some provision for the unfor tunate Indians. Coagar Take* a Hopeful View. LONDON, Dec. 27.—“Mr. Conger takes a hopeful view of the Btiuation,’’ •ays the Pekin correspondent of the Morning Post, wiring on Monday, "and thinks that a settlement will be •ffocted. but he declares that not one of the envoys will recognize the em press dowager officially, although all are aware that she has long exercised the supreme power. He believes the crisis will arise in the initiation of re forms in China. ‘Senor de Cologan, Spanish minis ter to China, fears that the Joint dis cussion of the note will extend for a year or more. “It is rumored that numerous vil lages east of Pekin are combining to exterminate native Christians, sev eral of whom have been burned in a' local temple. . — - ij “Li Hung Chang is a trifle better.”. Constitution for Cuba. HAVANA, Dec. 27.—The various sections Into which the Cuban consti tutional convention was divided some weeks ago for the purpose of prepar ing and submitting draft constitu tions for the consideration of the body as a whole are gradually get ting together on the basis of a uni-' tary government, with restricted suf frage. The convention leaders now' hope to have this work completed bfy January 15, so that the results may be submitted. to the United States con gress February L The sectional dis cussions have been bitter and pro longed and therefore there will T>e less debate in the open sessions, the hard fights having been made In the secret sub-sessions in order to Bave public wrangling. i Pay for Mileage. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Robert H. Wilcox, delegate in the house of rep resentatives from the Hawaiian is lands. has just been paid a claim of $1,000 for mileage. It was the largest claim of the kind ever made, but it was paid promptly by the sergeant-at arms of the house. Every congress man Is entitled to milage at the rate of 20 cents per mile “by the most di rect and practicable route from his home to Washington and return.” The distance between Honolulu and Washington is figured at 5,000 miles. Mr. Wilcox v. ill draw $1,000 more for his return trip. ■’> I Conscience Prick* nt Lait. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The secre . tary of the treasury has received ffom a town in the south a conscience contribution of $200. In the course of his letter the sender says he de frauded the government out of revenue „ taxes on tobacco to that amount in 1871, 1872 and 1873. No Indian* Found Hunting. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Indian Agent Myton of the Uintah and Ouray iagency reports to the Indian bureau here that the search of western Colo rado by the state officials for Indians - hunting in the state has resulted in • failure to find one Indian. . ——. —— - - .. ; ■ * ■ „ Oj. * : Gives of Bis Millions. i NEW YORK. Dec. 27—It . became t known today through a report made by the Baptist churches of New York that John D. Rockefeller, jr., son of the president of the Standard Oil com pany, has subscribed $250,000 for the Hounding of an institution of learning for poor boys and girls. The school Is now In course of erection in Tenth •venae, between Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth streets, and will be com pleted and ready for occupancy by March 1 next. CROWE IS WEARING SKIRTS, MiiqwniAlBi In Chicago and Baying Boer Among Saloon*. CHICAGO. Dec. 28.—Disguised as a woman, Pat Crowe, the kidnaper of Eddie Cudahy at Omaha, has been seen in Chicago within the last few days, and may still be in hiding here, ac cording to statements made this after noon by Detective Sergeant James Stor en, who arrested Crowe a number of times. With a view to discovering the fugitive's hiding place, a search of sev eral houses has been made by Storen, acting on a tip that Crowe had been recognized. Christmas day the ser geant stumbled upon evidence which convinced him that Crowe has been in Englewood recently, and that in the guise of a woman and heavily veiled he went abroad with Impunity in streets where he is well known. The tip as to Crowe's whereabouts came from a saloonkeeper at State and Sixty third streets. When a tall woman en tered the saloon by the “ladies’ en trance Christmas eve and asked for beer to be served in a private room, the muffled, but masculine voice aroused the saloonkeeper’s suspicion. After the visitor departed a barkeeper asserted that he had recognized the supposed woman as Pat Crowe. The following day, Christmas, the Baloop keeper told Storen. In a room in Sixty-third street, claimed by the landlady to be occupied by a "young widow,” Storen found a pair of men's socks, whose presence could not be explained. Other evi dence that the occupant was Crowe hitnself came into Storen’s possession later and he is still hoping to secure the $25,000 reward for the alleged Cud ahy kidnapers' capture. Two mysterious persons, one in skirts, arranged at the Continental National bank for the deposit of $8,000 in gold. NO INVITATION TO BE SENT. Report That President Is to Invite the Kaiser Denied. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.—Nothing is known at the White House con cerning the story cabled from London to the effect that the New York Yocht dub would invite Emperor William of Germany and .the Prince of Wales to witness the yacht races for the Amer ica’s cup next summer and that Pres ident McKinley would write concur rently to the kaiser and prince invit ing them to visit t'he United States. At the White House it is stated that nothing of the sort is In contempla tion. The Prince of Wales was a guest at the executive mansion dur ing President Duhcanan’s administra tion. tepro jr In tha Philippines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—An ap pended report to General MacArthur’s review of the civil affairs of the Phil ippines for the past fiscal year, gives some rather startling facts regarding the introduction and prevalence of leprosy In the islands. According to the estimates of the Franciscan fathers, says Major Guy L. Edle, the writer of the report, there are no less than 30,000 lepers in the i archipelago, the major portion of these being in the Viscayas. Oar Colonial Cabinet. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—In accordance with an order issued by the War department today, the divi sion of customs and insular affairs of the office of secretary of war, created in December, 1898, will hereafter be known as the “division of Insular af fairs,” and will have charge of mat ters pertaining to the' civil affairs con nected with the governmeut of Cuba and the Philippine islands, as distin guished from matters of a purely mil itary character. A Sensation Looked For. ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 28.—The prose cuting attorney believes he will be able to develop all the important feat ures of the sensational murder of the millionaire merchant, Frank Richard son of Savannah, at the inquest to be resumed tomorrow. Mrs. Richardson will take the stand and it is under stood she will give testimony that will clearly show the murderer to be a very prominent resident of Savan nah. C. P. Huntington'* Will. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 28.— The will of Coils P. Huntington was admitted to probate today. The only property belonging to the estate of the deceased in this city consisted ot a mortgage interest to real property in the value of $50,000. Aside from this there was no personal property of any description, the mansion on California street standing in the name of the widow. Germany la Silent. BERLIN, Dec. 28.—When the atten tion of the German foreign office was called today to a dispatch from Wash ington, announcing that the United States government would decline to' accept responsibility for the losses of Germans in Cuba from the Spanish American war and the insurrection which led to it, the officials refused to offer any expression of opinion on the subject. Forto Klcana Go to Hawaii. SAN JUAN, Dec. 28.—The New York and Porto Rico Steamship com pany’s steamer Arkadia, sailed from Ponce yesterday for New Orleans, having on board 400 Porto Ricans, 65 per cent of whom were women and children, destined for Hawaii. Alleged Irregularities In Caba. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The sen ato committee on relatione with Cuba probably will meet immediately after the expiration of the holidays for the purpose of further considering the question of irregularities under the Cuban service, as directed by the res olution of last session. The Lawshe report made to the secretary of war has not been received by tne commit tee. It is presumed that If Secretary Root concludes to send this to con gress at all he will send It direct to the senate under the terms of the Bacon resolution. MARINES FIRST TO ENTER. ■Ml All Other* Into the Forbidden City of tha Cbln«*r. WASHINGTON, Dec, 26—Borne eontrovtrsy has arisen over the ques tion who among the American forces are entitled to the credit for flr«t entering the Forbidden City of Pekin, China, when the allies moved fr>m Tien Ttoln to relieve the legations This honor seems to attach to the Marine corps, according to the official dispatches on file In the Navy depart ment, and the report of Captain Long of the Marin corps, which follows, appears to bear out the claim that the Marines wero first in the Forbid den City, as they were flrrt on Cuban soil, when they landed at Guantanamo In June, 1898. The following is the official report of Captain Long of the First regi ment: "I respectfully submit the following report on the duties performed by Company D, Untied States marines, at Pekin, China, on August 16, 1900: TOp to that time the Forbidden CHy had not been entered by any of the allied forces. Three of the four gates between the Chien Men gate and the Forbidden City had been forced the previous day by the Amer icans, but then they halted and fin ally withdrew to the first gate, which was held. Receiving an order from the commanding officer of marines to enter the Forbidden City and seize such buildings and quarters as might be most advantageous for us to hold and occupy, I moved immediately with my company, forced the fourth gate and entered the city. The Japanese sentries objected to our entering, but I did not consider their calim to any control at that point. On entering there was jo opposition, the Chinese having departed, leaving their tents and banners standing. I put guards on the best of the buildings and the regimental colors were hoisted on one of the administration buildings. To the best of my belief this was the first and only occupation of the Forblddon City by any one of the allied forces and the only time that any force hoisted its colors there. We remain ed there from about 3:30 to 5:30 p. m., when I received an order to with draw and to leave a guard at the fourth gate. Captain Matthews and Lieutenant Little, United States ma rines, were the officers in Company D with me. Very respectfully, “CHARLES G. LONG, “Captain United States Marin© Corps.’’ NOTE DELIVERED TO CHINA. Ultimatum ot Powers Leases Hands of Foreign Ministers at Pekin. PARIS, Dec. 26.—A dispatch to the Havas agency from Pekin says: The ministers assembled at the res idence of Senor B. J. de Cologan, the Spanish minister and the doyen of the diplomatic corps, and received Prince Chlng, to whom the Spanish minister handed a Joint note of the powers. Li Hung Chang, who is still ill, asked to be excused. Prince Chlng said: “I have the honor to accept, the, note concerning the re-cstabllshment of good relations and will transmit , it immediately to the emperor and communicate to him his reply as soon as received.” llryan to Aniwer Cleveland. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The Chronicle says: William Jennings Bryan will answer ex-Presiclent Cleveland’s criti cism of the democratic party at the annual banquet of the W. J. Bryan league of Chicago on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans, January 8. The affair will take place at the Sherman house. It will be Bryan's first public speech since his second defeat for the presidency. Announcement was made last even ing at the meeting of the County De mocracy by Albert E. Burke of the ac ceptance by Mr. Bryan of an Invita tion to speak on Jackson day. Mr. Bryan’s subject is “Democracy.” re sides Bryan the other speakers who have accepted are ex-Governor Wil liam J. Stone of Missouri and Con gressman Carmack of Tennessee, and Mr. Burke says it is probable that Governor Beckham of Kentucky will be the fourth orator. Still DUouailng tbe Ireaty. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—The Novoe Vremya discussing the English newspaper indictment of the United States senate for "its unparalleled at tempt to overturn the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,” says: "The case is not unusual. Condi tions have changed and the treaty must change too. Russia afforded an example in 1870, in declaring that she was no longer bound by her promise not to maintain war vessels in the Black sea.” German Duke Seriously III. WEIMAR, Dec. 26.—Some anxiety Is felt regarding the health of the ag>.l grand duke of Saxe-Weimar. He is suffering from influenza. A bulletin issued by his physician says his con dition is satisfactory, that he slept well in spite of the repeated spasms of coughing and that hi3 temperature is 99.7. The grand duke was born i in 1818. Boers Forced to Fa'l Bark. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Lord Kitchener, telegraphing to the War office under date of Naauwpoort, December 24, 9 a. »n.. reports: “Thorneycroft’s mounted infantry have occupied Britstown without op position. The Boers returned to the north in the direction cf Prieska. They will be followed up.” Prominent Business Blau Shot. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 26.—Frank Richardson, a wealthy business man of this city and Savannah, Mo., was murdered at his home in Savannah last night about 9 o’clock. Tonight it was discovered that a stranger fol lowed him from town and shot him in the back of the head. They had quarreled and Mrs. Richardson heard the stranger say: “Well, las it come to this?" £he heard a pistol shot and her husband entered the house and fell dead. Richardson was the brother of John D. Richardson. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. latHl Quotations from South Omaha and Kamai City. SOUTH OMAHA. Union Stock Yards—Cattle—Another day Of unusually light receipts marked tha trade In beef cattle, only a few bunches of fed stock received and few of these of decent quality. The market showed little If any change from that of yesterday, but for the week prices on beef stock show a good advance over last week. To day the market, while quiet, was practi cally steady on beef steers. Practically the same conuition prevailed on the mar ket for cows and heifers and butchers’ ?tock that wc.» apparent In the fat steer rade, prices showing no change from those prevailing on equal grades yester day. There were only a few loads of butchers' stock received, and while there was no special activity to the markets, the moderate number here changed hands In very good season. The fresh arrivals of stock cattle were of a necessity small, but the number received fully met the requirements of the market. Receipts have been light the entire week, but busi ness, as a rule, in the feeder division has been dull nevertheless. Hogs—The quality was very fair, about the same as the past few days. Packer* were again very bearish this morning, and as all other markets were reported considerably lower, sellers were not long in making up their minds to allow the concession. The market opened slow, 59 5%c lower, at which basis the bulk sold. The big bulk went at *4.75@4.77%, against $4.82Vi, the leading price yesterday. There seemed to be but little choice In weights or quality, all grades selling at practi cally the same range In prices, and tha market closing weak all around. Sheep—Quotations: Choice fed weth ers, *3.9o@4.2f>; fair to good wethers, 13.25 @4.00; choice yearlings, $4.20@4.45; fair to good yearlings, |3.90@4.20; choice ewes, *3.36@3.75; fair to good ewes. |3.00@3.35; choice spring .ambs, *4.8f><&5.35; fair to good .spring lambs, *4.j50@4.10; feeders ewes, *3.25@4.00: feeder wethers, $3.50@ 3.75; feeder lambs; $4.00@4.40. KKANSAS CITY. Cattle—Receipts. 2,000; market steady: native steers, *3.50@5.40; Texas steers, *3.25 @4.75; Texas cows. *2..5®3.35; native cows and heifers, *1.75@4.50; Stockers and feed ers, *2.40@4.60; bulls. *2.50@4.00; calves, re ceipts, 200; market steady; *4.25®5.35. Hogs—Receipts, 1,000; market weak to 5c lower; bulk of sales. *4.80®4.S2V4; heavy and packers, *4.80@4.87%; mixed and light, *4.75@4.85; Yorkers, *1.80@4.85; pigs. *4.30@ Sheep—Receipts, 11,000; market steady; lambs, *4.00@5.5T>; muttons, *2.70@4.15. GERMAN VIEW OP TREATY. Government Calls Senate Amendment a “Slap for England.*' . BERLIN. Dec. 29.—The Kreuz Zel tnng, conservative, the chief mouth piece of the government, whose edi torials are often prepared by govern ment officials, devotes two long arti cles today to the Nicaragua canal con troversy, pronouncing the Davis amendment of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty a “slap for England.” It con tinues: "Treaties could not be more reck lessly brushed aside than they have been in this case by the United States senate. This disregard of the law of nations, which had already been man ifested during the peace negotiations with Spain, is in the highest degree regrettable. It is the counterpart of England’s treatment of the Boer re public. "President McKinley’s administra tion has been placed in a highly dis agreeable position, inasmuch as the ac tion of the senate is a grave provoca tion to England, and it Is impossible to face the anti-English feeling in the country. The administration could not thus wound Yankee pride. “If the president adopts the senate’s position England will have a moral right to prepare a Fashoda for the United States, but judging from previ ous experiences she will not do so. The present tone of the British press toward the United States is in strik ing contrast with its ferocious tone toward France in 1898. "England is not likely to play her strongest trumps against the United States, but if she were to do so she and not the United States would be the sufferer. Fortune is fickle.” German* Deny Rumor. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The Frankfurter Zeitung prints a letter from Copen hagen, in which the writer says Ger many intends buying the island of St. John for a coaling sta tion if Denmark’s negotiations with the United States should miscarry. The letter refers to the organization of a German syndicate for the purpose* of acquiring land on the island cf St. John, the syndicate including Horr Ballin, a director of the Hamburg-Ameriean Steamship Co., and further says the syndicate sounded the Danish government some time ago regarding the acquisition of the island by Germany, und that Denmark ans wered that it was unable to discuss the qustion owing to the pending ne gotations with the United States. Now however, according to the letter, the plan for German acquisition of the island is aproaching realization. Fear Lou of Live Stock. WALSENBURG, Colo., Dec. 30— A blizzard has been raging in this part ot the state during the pUst twenty-six hours. Cattle men expect to lose much stock on the range. Reports received from the vicinity cf Mont Blanco tell of an unprecedented fall of snow.. Reads are impassible and the gulches are filled with snow. Some serious misgivings are expressed for the safety of the miners who are working in the Colorado and other mines on Mount Blanco. Peculiar Variety of Joke. DES MOINES. Ia., Dec. 30—A tele phone message from What Cheer de clares there is not a word of truth to the story cf forty-nine drowning there while skating. A conversation wdth w oman in charge of the exchange at that point stated that the story was a joke of some trainmen and that they first told the accident had occurr ed at PeWay, a little town near What Cheer. Fortieth Doing Good Work. MANILA, Dec. 30.—A pushing cam paign has been carried on by the i'ortietli infantry during Decemberr in northern Mindanao. The town of Je nien'.z was captured, as was also the insurgent stronghold in the mountains further inland. The coast town of lmngarin was captured by a detach ment of 100 troops, who scattered the enemy in that vicinity, killing and capturing seven !al. 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