Distinguished Men Break Ground for
Louisiana Purchase Show,
TURNING THE THAWED OUT SOD
Governors of Four Purchase States Pres
ent—Day Too Cold for the Contem
plated Street Procession—Thousands
Attend tlie Festivities.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.—The governors
of four Louisiana purchase states—
Minnesota, Nebraska, Arkansas and
Missouri—several members of con
gress and world's fair national com
missioners and other Invited guests,
among them General John C. Bates,
commanding the Department of Mis
souri, and Colonel Jonn D. G. Ogles
by, representing Governor Yates of Il
linois, were present and participated
In the ceremonies attending the break
ing of the ground today on the site
of the world's fair in Forest park.
The exercises at the park, where the
thermometer registered around zero,
consisted of an invocation by Rev. Dr.
S. J. Niccolls, addresses by the chair
tnan of the committee on credentials,
Corwin H. Spencer, and President
David R. Francis, and the breaking of
gound on the site of the educational
building by the officials of the exposi
tion company, municipal authorities
and invited guests.
Three historic shovels were used In
the ground breaking. The first was
one of iron and oak, loaned by the
Massachusetts state arsenal, Boston,
where it had been placed in 1805 as a
relic of early American workmanship.
An exact reproduction of that shovel,
a manufacture of the Louisiana pur
chase. made of ebony and steel, sil
ver plated, was next put in use. A
veritable relic, an old wooden shovel,
thought to have been one of the tools
employed by the 200 white miners
from France and the 500 African
slaves from San Domingo, brought
over by Francis Renault in 1718 to
work in the St. Genevieve (Mo.) mines,
was the third used. It was originally
found in St. Francis county, this state,
by F. J. Monell while sinking a shaft
in the famous Flat river lead district
and is now the property of the Peace
dale museum, Rhode Island, to which
it was presented by a Mr. Hazard.
Speaking by Governor Francis, Con
gressman James A. Tawney of Minne
sota and Governor Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas, and music by “Seymour's
famous sixty” was the program at the
Coliseum, where several thousand per
sons were present. A banquet at the
Southern hotel in the evening com
pleted the day’s program.
At the appointed time directors and
officers of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position company, General John C.
Bates, Major Henry K. Hunter, Fif
teenth United States cavalry, and other
army officers, governors of states and
guests assembled at the St. Louis club.
Carriages were taken and the party
was driven to Forest park, where the
ceremony of breaking ground wms car
ried out. A huge fire had been built
on the structural site of the educa
tional building to soften the ground.
HAY INTENDS TO HOLD POST
Secretary Makes Refutation of Past and
Subsequent Rumors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—In view of
the repeated publications of late to
the general effect that Secretary Hay
is about to retire a statement is givfn
with full authority touching this sub
ject, substantial)' to the effect that
Secretary Hay does not now contem
plate retirement from the cabinet.
This statement applies, not only to the
present moment, but to that indefinite
period fixed by the conclusion of the
negotiations necessary to the construc
tion of an Isthmian canal. Also it Is
stated with equal positiveness that
authority that Prcs'dent Roosevelt has
in the strongest terms expressed to
Secretary Hay his earnest desire that
he shall remain in the cabinet, of
which he forms one of the principal
props. Thus, according- to the state
ment, the secretary's inclination and
■ the president’s desire run together,
and there is no foundation for the re
ports to the effect that Secretary Hay
is to leave his post.
Traction for Tokio.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—A contract
amounting to $750,OUO has been placed
in this city for the electrical equip
ment of the first electric traction sys
tem in Tokio, Japan. The line will
cover the principal streets of Tokio and
it is expected will be in operation
early in 1903.
Aiki for Half a Million.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 21.—The Mc
Kinley Memorial association is receiv
ing encouraging reports from all over
the country. Half a million dollars is
the sum fixed to be raised. An appor
tionment of the total sum has been
made among the states of the union,
according to population and location.
The largest sum is asked of New York,
$150,000; Ohio’s apportionment is
$00,000 and the other states propor
tionately less.
WILL TfLl SCHLEY ABOUT IT
Long: Will Inform Admiral When Samp*
non File* Ills Protest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The navy
department has not yet prepared Its
answer to the bill of objections an
nounced yesterday to the bill of ex
ceptions by Admiral Schley, hut it is
expected it will he delivered tomorrow.
Captain Lcmly and Solicitor Hanna
having given a considerable portion
of the day to the matter. The fol
lowing letter was addressed to Ad
miral Schley today:
"Dear Sir: The department has re
ceived your communication of the 18th
inst., wherein you request that if a
protest is filed by Rear Admiral W. T.
Sampson relative to the question of
command of the American naval forces
during the battle of Santiago and
credit for the victory wo.i in that
battle, you be accorded an opportunity
to present ■KKi ough your counse1, oral
argument against such protest
“In reply you are inform? d thr.t
when such protest is received you will
he advised of the depa"tment’s con
clusion. Yours respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG.
“Rear Admiral W. S. Schley.”
OPPOSE CHINESE EXCLUSION
HImi Meeting; In Boston Addressed by
Wm, Lloyd Garrison.
BOSTON, Dec. 20.—William Bloyd
Garrison presided over a meeting in
the Brumfield Street Methodist Episco
pal church this evening, at 'which
resolution were adopted againBt the
re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion
act. Besides Mr. Garrison, the speak
ers were Rev. J. M. Foster of Boston,
Rev. M. R. Johnson of San Francisco.
Yong Hay, a Chinese clergyman of
this city; Rev. James A. Earle and
Colonel Stephen W. Nickerson In
‘he course of his address Mr. Garrison
said:
“We are here tonight as American
citizens to protest against America's
injustice in dealing with a sister na
tion. We cannot forget that our an
cestors themselves were immigrants
with no prescriptive right to enter
this country.”
WHAT INDIAN IS MADE FOR
Merely a Joke to Pass Counterfeit on
Poor Lo.
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 20.—It is not a
crime against the United States to
pass a confederate bill on an unsus
pecting Indian, according to the de
cision of Judge Amidon in the Uni
ted States court here, in the Barrett
case. Barrett was arrested for giving
an Indian a $5 confederate bill in c
horse trade. It as alleged that he had
violated section 5430 of the revised
United States statutes, which makes it
a crime to carry paper bills bearing
a similitude to paper bills of legal
currency. It was held that the of
fense is merely a cheat. Barrett was
a Billings county cowboy and has
been discharged from custody.
A Paper Box Trust.
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Dec. 20.—Repre
sentatives of about thirty of the paper
box manufacturers of the country met
here today for the purpose of forming
a combine. It was stated after a se
cret meeting that satisfactory progress
had been made, but no definite state
ment had been made as regards the
eapltaliaztton of the concern. If the
plan of consolidation is successful one
of Its features will be that none of
its stock will be placed on the market
for sale, but each manufacturer will
subscribe to the working capital in
proportion to the value of his plant.
Will Abide by Arbitration,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—Secretary
Hay and Senor Zaldlver, the Hawaiian
minister, today signed the protocol
providing for the submission to arbi
tration of the claim of the Salvador
commercial company, otherwise known
as El Trlunfo, for damages sustained
through the alleged appropriation by
the government of Salvador of their
concession rights. The claim amounts
to about half a million dollars.
Mercer Introduces a BUI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—In ac
cordance with authority conferred by
congress lust year, the secretary of
agriculture has bad plans prepared
for a handsome new building for the
Department of Agriculture and today
Representative Mercer of Nebraska
introduced a bill appropriating $2,000,
000 for the proposed new structure.
For Mines and Miuing.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20.—
Representative Wood of California to
day introduced a bill to establish a
department of mines and mining.
Hus Confidence In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Secretary
Wilson today expressed confidence that
congress would avert the threatened
suspension on March 1 of the micro
scopical examination of American
meats sent abrod by making the ap
propriation for continuing that work
in accordance with estimates he has
submitted. Secretary Wilson says
that he does not believe congress will
pormit any lapse in the inspection
work for want of money.
IT PASSESJE HOUSE
Philippine Tariff Bill Haa Majority of
Thirty-Five Votes.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS SUPPORT IT
On Republican Side Five Member! Op
pone the Measure—Dlngley Rates on
Goods Entering the United States From
Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The bill
to provide revenue temporarily for the
Philippine islands passed the house
today by a vote of 163 to 128. Five
republicans—Messrs. Terrell of Mass
achusetts, Littlefield of Maine, Heat
wole, Eddy and Stevens of Minnesota
—voted with the democrats against
the bill and three democrats—Messrs.
Robertson, Davey and Broussard of
Louisiana—voted with the republi
cans for it. Mr. Meyer, a democrat
of Louisiana, was paired in favor of
the bill with Mr. Foster an Illinois
democrat. Mr. Warner of Illinois,
who voted against the Porto Rican bill
last congress, voted for the Philippine
measure today. Mr. Crumpacker of
Indiana, who also voted against the
Porto Rican bill, was absent.
The democrats were several times
today taunted with their failure to
present an alternative proposition for
the pending measure, but just before
the vote was taken for the passage of
the bill the attitude of the minority
was defined in a motion to recommit,
offered by Mr. Richardson, the minor
ity leader. It. Instructed the ways and
means committee to report the bill
back amended so as to reduce the cus
toms and internal revenue laws of the
United States to a revenue basis and
to extend them to the Philippines
until the latter, with the aid of the
United States, should be able to set
up a stable independent government.
This proposition did not command
a republican vote and the three dem
ocrats above mentioned voted against
it. Mr. Meyer was paired against it.
The speakers today were: Messrs.
Hepburn of Iowa and Dalzell of Penn
sylvania for the bill and Messrs.
Henry of Texas, Williams of Missouri,
McCall, reppubllcan of Massachusetts,
Green of Pennsylvania and McClellan
of New York against.
The bill passed today Imposes the
Dingley rates on goods entering the
United States from the Philippines and
the rates established by the Philip
pine commission on goods entering
the Philippines from the United
States. It also provides for the col
lection of tonnage taxes on vessels
plying between the United States and
the Philippines and foreign vessels
may ply between these ports until
January 1, 1905. The duties and taxes
collected shall go into the Philippine
treasury.
SCHLEY FILES BILL
BrooklynV-i t'onmiuixler Submits List of
Exceptions to Findings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Late yes
terday Admiral Schley, through his
counsel, filed with the secretary of the
navy his bill of exceptions to the ma
jority findings of the court of inquiry,
and also a letter asking to be heard
in connection with the objections to
bo tiled by Attorneys for Admiral
Sampson to the individual opinion of
Admiral Dewey. This action was
taken after Mr. Raynor, Mr. Teague
and Captain Parker of counsel, had
held a consultation throughout the
day with their client.
Secretary lxmg, almost immediately
after the receipt of the communica
tion, called Judge Advocate Lemley
and the solicitor for the department,
Mr. Hanna, into conference. At its
conclusion the secretary said that he
had no statement to make regarding
any action that he might take in the
premises. He, however, indicated to
Mr. Teague, through the judge advo
cate that he would not hear an oral
argument by Mr. Raynor regarding
Admiral Sampson’s protest, but would
receive a written protest.
ley (i»tn More Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.—
Judge Rayner and Mr. Teague have
gone to Baltimore and are engaged
with the preparation of the statement
of objections to the court findings,
which Admiral Schley lias been grant
ed permission to file. This work is
expected to occupy them several days.
Senator McComas of Maryland call
ed at the navy department today and
had a long talk with Secretary Long
before the latter departed for the cab
inet meeting. The senator came to
the department to secure an extension
of tk-3 time allowed for the submis
sion of the statement.
Nominate Judge Baker.
WASHINGTON,. Dec. 19.—The pres
ident sent the following nominations
to the senate; Miguel A. Otero, gover
nor of New Mexico; Benjamin S. Ba
ker, Nebraska, associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico; Levi
R. Davis, receiver of public moneys
at Sundance, Wyo.; Frederick Muller,
receiver of public moneys at Santa Fe,
N. M., Also the appointments under
the Department of Justice announced
yesterday.
S
EARLY ACTION IS EXPECTED
Exchange of Ratification of Treatiett M:» j
Take Place in a Mouth.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Lord
Pauncefote. the British ambassador,
called at the state department to con
fer with Secretary Hay respecting the
next step to be taken toward consum
mating the treaty ratified by the sen
ate to replace the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. It is possible that ratifications
will be exchanged in about a month.
King Edward first must ratify the
treaty and then the exchange copies
of the convention having been pre
pared, the British copy will be sent
to Washington, where they probably
will be exchanged. The treaty pro
vides that this act may take place
either at Washington or in London,
but in deference to Lord Pauncefote’s
wishes it is likely that this, the last
act of the treaty, will occur in Wash
ington.
TEAR ACTIVE HOSTILITIES
Open Warfare Soon Uetnecn Venezuela
and Colombia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Semi-offi
cial advices received here indicate
that active hostilities are about to be
gin between Colombia and Venezuela.
The delay in proceeding to extremes
has been largely caused by the lack
of a suitable stock of arms and am
munition by the Colombian govern
ment. This is about to be remedied.
The news that came is to the ef
fect that the British steamer, Ban
Rich, which recently excited suspicion
by loading a large cargo of arms in
European waters, supposedly intended
for the Boers in South Africa, really
was chartered by the Colombian gov
ernment. It is now near Colon and
the advice is to the effect that when
its cargo is distributed among the
1 Colombian troops hostilities will be
gin between Colombia and Venezuela.
Rural Free Delivery Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Rural
free delivery service will be establish
ed February 1st as follows: Dakota
City, Dakota county (additional serv
ice), with one carrier, length of route,
twenty-three and one-half miles, pop
ulation served, 475, carrier Edward J.
McKeonan; Juniata, Adams cunty, one
carrier, length of route, twenty-five
and cme-half miles, population served,
500, carrier, Orville Butler; Syracuse,
Otoe county, with one carrier, length
of route, twenty-five miles, popula
tion served, 500, carrier, Oscar II. Van
Shentz.
Tlie Nebraska Senators.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Senator
Millard is a member of these commit
tees:
Interstate commerce, interoceanic
canals, civil service and retrench
ment, improvement of Mississippi and
its tributaries, revolutionary claims,
Potomac river front.
Senator Dietrich is made a member
of these committees:
Philippines, coast defense, Indian
depredations, irrigation, five civilized
Indian tribes, Indian lands trespass.
Slum’s Kin? Wnnts to Visit.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Dec. 18.—
Senator Frye today introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the presi
dent to invite the king of Siam to
visit the United States. It sets forth
in a preamble the fact that the king
of Siam has made known to our min
ister at Bangkok his desire to visit
the United States and the resolution
provides that he shall be invited to
become the guest of the nation while
here.
Says It Caused Blindness.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Dec. 18.—Dr. W.
B. Smith, a dentist of this city, has
begun action in the courts of St. Jo
seph to recover $20,000 damage from
W. F. Goetze, a wholesale druggist of
that city. It is claimed that the dam
age was sustained by reason of the de
fendant having sold Smith an inferior
grade of alcohol, by partaking of which
he was made blind.
florae f r Housevelt.
MANCHESTER, Vt„ Deo. 18.—A let
ter has just been received from Cap
tain John Cofa at Morocco, saying that
ho expected a fine blooded Arabian
saddle horse to reach him from the
interior about December 10. The an
imal will be shipped to Washington
for President Roosevelt's use.
To Retire Hawaiian Money.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—
Senator Cullom today in troduced in
the senate a bill providing for the re
tirement of the Hawaiian coinage and
currency.
Go to Treat With ISriganda.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 18.—W.
W. Peet, treasurer of the Turkish mis
sion in Constantinople, accompanied
by Mr. Gargilo, dragonman of the
United States legation here, started to
meet the brigands who hold Miss
Stone captive. In accordance with in
structions received from Washington,
I they will attempt to secure the release
of the prisoner in exchange for the
ransom money now available. Mme.
Tsilka’s baby is still alive and well.
Apportionment for Various Counties bj
the Superintendent.
5I0W THE APPORTIONMENT IS MADE
Sources From Whence the School Money
Is Derived—Table Showing How Much
Each County Gets—Miscellaneous Mat*
terg Here and There.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 18.—State Su
perintendent Fowler has completed the
state school aportionment and for
warded copies to Auditor Weston, sc
that the various counties may receive
state warrants for their share of the
fund. The total subject to apportion
tionment of the temporary school
fund. The total subject to apoprtion
ment is $316,813.59, as compared with
$307,830.54 for December of last year.
The apportionment is made on a basis
of school" population. Last year the
number of persons of school age in
the state was 377,791. This year the
number is 376,059. The rate per schol
ar last year was a fraction over 81
cents. This year it is 84 cents.
The money to be distributed was
derived from the following sources:
State tax, $83,473.89; interest on U.
S. bonds, $300; interest on county
bonds, $75,149.56; interest on school
district bonds, $1,004.58; interest on
school and saline lands sold, $72,081.
71; interest on school and saline lands
leased, $61,356.27; interest on war
rants, $20,953.78; game and fish license
fees, $2,345; peddlers’ license, $148.80;
total amount, $316,813.59.
The following shows the number of
scholars in each county and the
amount of money due under the ap
portionment:
No. of Amount
Oountv. Scholars. Due.
Adams . 7,450 3 6,276.31
Antelope . 4.387 3,696.86
Banner . 287 241.79
Blaine . 158 133.11
Boone . 4,196 3,534.95
Box Butte . 1,562 1,315.92
Boyd . 2,627 2,213.14
Brown . 1,290 1,086.77
Buffalo . 7.832 6,598.12
Burt . 4,564 3,844.97
Butler . 5,945 5,008.41
Cass . 7,899 6.G46.99
Cedar . 4,826 4,065.70
Chase . 940 791.91
Cherry . 1,592 1,341.19
Cheyenne . 1,554 1,309.18
Clay . 5,930 4,995.77
Colfax . 4,410 3,715.24
Cuming . 5,699 4,801 16
Custer . 7,843 6,607.39
Dakota . 2,305 1,941.86
Dawes . 1,837 1,547.59
Dawson . 4,418 3.721.9S
Deuel . 791 668.91
Dixon . 3,882 3,270.42
Dodge . 8,262 0,960.38
Douglas . 40,792 34,365.51
Dundy . 815 686.CO
Fillmore . 5,661 4,769.15
Franklin . 3.501 2,949.44
Frontier . 3,023 2,546.75
Furnas . 4.217 3,532.64
Gage . 10,506 8,850.85
Garfield . 753 634.37
Gosper . 1 815 1.529.06
Grant . 205 172.70
Greeley . 2.414 2.033.69
Hall . 6,048 5,095.18
Hamilton . 5,015 4,224.92
Harlan . 3,215 2,708.50
Hayes . 898 756.53
Hitchcock . 1.629 1.372.36
Holt . 4,727 3,982.29
Hooker . 78 64.71
Howard .i. 4,304 3,623.94
Jefferson . 5,485 4,620.88
Johnson . 4,091 3,446.49
Kearney . 3 670 3,091.82
Keith . 693 583.82
Keya Paha . 1,062 894.69
Kimball . 234 213.98
Knox . 5.477 4,614.14
Lancaster . 22,208 18,707,60
Lincoln . 4,033 3,397.63
Logan . 341 287.28
Loup . 499 420.39
Madison . 6,204 5,226.60
McPherson . 139 117.10
Merrick . 3,173 2,673.12
Nance . 2,850 2,491.00
Nemaha . 5.353 4.509.67
Nuckolls . 4.542 3.826.44
Otoe . 7.240 6,099.39
Pawnee . 4,204 3,541.69
Perkins . 594 500.42
Phelps ...<. 3,656 3.030.02
Pierce . 3,386 2.852.56
Platte . 6,620 5,977.07
Polk . 1021 3,387.52
Red Willow . 3.340 2.813 81
Richardson . 6.9S7 5,886.25
Rock . 1.083 912.88
Saline . 7.092 5.974.71
Sarpy . 3.107 2,617 51
Saunders . 8.3)1 6.993.24
Scotts Bluff . 1.007 848.33
Reward . 5.737 4.833.18
Sheridan . 1.949 1.641.93
Sherman . 2.567 2,162.59
Sioux . 536 451.56
Stanton . 2.675 2.253 57
Thayer . 5,336 4.495.35
Thomas . 191 169.91
Thurston . 2 105 1,773.37
Valley . 2,851 2.401 85
Washington . 4 660 3,925.85
Wayne . 3.766 3.172.69
Webster . 4,212 3.5*8 43
Wheeler . 536 451.56
York . 6.132 5,165.95
Total .376.C59 3316.S13.39
Hastings Pest House Burns.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 18.—The
Hastings college hospital and pest
house was destroyed by fire. There
was one smallpox patient in the house
at the time the fire broke out, but
as he was awake he escaped in good
time.
McKinley’s Birth Anniversary.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Dec. 18.—The
Grand Army of the Republic of this
city has decided to make President
McKinley’s birthday, January 29, the
occasion of a grand patriotic meeting
of soldiers and citizens.
Plannlug Public Library.
MINDEN, Neb.. Dec. 18.—The min
isters of Minden are perfecting a plan
by which they hope to start a self
supporting public library and read
ing room in Minden. .
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle—-There were a good many cattle
r"»r this time of the week and as all points
were quoted lower the feeling at this
point was also weak. Buyers did not start
out until late, so the morning was well
advanced before much of anything had
changed, hands. Receipts did not include
veyr many corn-fed steers, but still prac
tically all kinds were a little lower and
the market was very slow. Some of the
more desirable grades wfere perhaps not
very much lower, but aside from those it
was a dull, weak market. The cow mar
ket was also slow and lower. Buyers did
not seem to be particularly anxious for
supplies today, and as the receipts were
liberal they took their time about filling
their orders. The market on bulls, veal
calves and stags was also slow and weak,
particularly on the less desirable grades.
There was a better demand for desirable
grades of stockers and feeders than usual
and prices were fully steady. A big string
of Colorado cattle sold as high as $4.10,
which was considered a good, steady
price. Common cattle, however, were neg
lected and in most cases sold a little
lower than yesterday.
Hogs—The hog market was very slow
and lower. The general market could
safely be quoted a dime lower than yes
terday. Choice heavy hogs weighing over
300 pounds sold at right around steady
prices with yesterday, but there were only
a few of them on sale. They were picked
up first and soldi largely from $6.50 to $6.75.
Good mixed hogs were fully 5@10c lower
and sold from $6.20 to $6.40. Light mixed
and butcher weights were fully a dime
lower and went mostly from $6.00 to $6.20.
Light hogs sold from $6.00 down and were
i very hard to dispose of at a decline of 10
| @15e.
Sheep—Quotations: Choice lightweight
yearlings, $4.0Q@4.25; good to choice me
dium weight yearlings, $3.75@4.00; fair to
good yearlings, $3.50@3.75; choice wethers,
$3.60@4.00; fair to good wethers, $3.30@3.60;
choice ewes, $3.10@3.40; fair to good ewes,
$2.80@3.10; common ewes, $1.00@2.00; choice
lambs, $5.00@5.40; fair to good lambs, $4.60
! @5.00; feeder wethers, $2.90@3.15; feeder
lambs, $3.00@3.50.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Market steady to 10c lower;
choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.60
@'6.25; fair to good, $4.75@'5.50; stockers and
feeders, $2.75@4.25; western fed steers, $4.75
@5.75; western range steers, $3.50@4.75;
Texas and Indian steers, $3.00@4.50; Texas
cows, $2.25@3.50; native cows, $2.50@4.25;
heifers, $3.25@5.0«r, canners, $1.50@2.40;
bulls, $2.25@4.00; calves,. $3.25@5.25.
Hogs—Market heavy and 10c lower: light
and pigs, 10@20c lower; top, $6.67%; bulk
of sales, $5.70@6.35; heavy, $6.60@6.67%;
mixed packers, $6.10@6.50; light, $5.25@6.25;
pigs. $4.25@5.15.
Sheep and Lambs—Market steady to 10c
lower; native lambs, $4.75@5.25; western
lambs, $4.50@5.00; native wethers, $3.75@
4.25; western wethers, $3.50@4.00; ewes,
$2.75@3.75; culls and feeders $2.00@3.50.
REPORT UPON SCHLEY
Judge Advocate Lerale; and Solicitor
Hanna File Reply to Objections.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Judge Ad
vocate Lemly and Solicitor'Hanna sub
mitted to Secretary Long their report
upon thte bill of objections filed by
Admiral Schley, through his counsel,
to the findings of the Schley court of
niquiry.
In substance the report is an argu
ment supplementary to the argument
made by the writers before the court
of inquiry. The principal points are
an instance upon their contention that
the first report is the unanimous re
port of the court of inquiry; that the
court was justified in rejecting Ad
miral Schley's evidence by the num
ber of witnesses who took issue with
him, and that there is no sufficient
reason for a reopening of the case as
requested by Admiral Schley.
Secretary Long has not yet acted
upon the report, but is expected to do
so today. If adopted, the report will
be forwarded to Admiral Schley.
NOT OPPOSED TO THE PENSION
Russel Harrison Says He is Not Fighting
Claim for Stepmother.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Colonel
Russell 11. Harrison, son of the late
President Benjamin Harrison, was ad
mitted to practice in the court of
claims at its last session.
Colonel Harrison, in reply to an in
quiry concerning the reason for his
presence in Washington, said:
‘‘I have been here entirely on legal
business. The report that I am oppos
ing the granting of a pension to Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison is absolutely with
out foundation.
“I have hesitated to make reference
to this matter, even to deny the truth
of the idle rumor earlier, simply from
a disinclination to make reference to
family matters.”
Killed by Load of Logs.
GDENWOOP, la., Dec. 21.—While
walking alongside of a load of logs,
Sani Red was almost instantly killed.
The accident happened on the Bell
Wyant farm, about twelve miles south
of town. Red was on the way with
aged 40 years, fell into an open cel
beside the wagon to keep warm. In
some way the load became uncoupled
and the logs rolled off the wagon onto
Red, crushing him.
Settlers Suffer From Cold.
GUTHRIE, O. T., Dec. 21.—Every
road leading into the new country is
still lined with prospective settlers.
Generally these are men in poor finan
cial circumstances, who are moving
with their families into this region to
better their condition. They have suf
fered untold agonies as the result of
the recent cold wave. Without food
and generally without money and in
a country sparsely settled, they have
starved and frozen.
