CATTLE DISEASE
FOOT AND MOUTH TROUBLE BE
COMES ALARMING.
ORDER OF SECRETARY WILSON
It Prohibit* Railroad* from Transport
ing Cattle, 9heep or Swine in the
New England State* or Their Ex
portation from Boston, Mass.
WASHINGTON.—Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson on Thursday issued a
sweeping order directed to the manag
ers and agents of railroads and trans
portation companies of the United
States, stockmen and others, notifying
them of the establishment of a quar
antine on cattle and sheep and other
ruminants and swine in the New Eng
land states and prohibiting the ex
portation of such animals from the
port of Boston until further orders.
Recent Investigations in the depart
ment of agriculture discloses the fact
that what Is known as foot and mouth
diseases exists in an alarming extent
in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa
chusetts and Vermont. The expert at
the department, D. Mohler, Dr. Leonard
Pearson of the University of Pennsyl
vania and Dr. James Law of Cornell
investigated the infected districts and
united in a recommendation that In or
der to prevent the spread of the disease
a quarantine should immediately be
established.
Secretary Wilson sain that this is
the most serious case the department
has had to handle for some time, but
that all the resources of the depart
ment would be employed in stamping
out tho disease. He declared that if
It should spread west of the HudBon
river it would be nothing short of a
national calnmity.
The orders, which are dated Thurs
day, are as follows:
“In accordance with section 7 of the
act of congress, approved May 29, 1894,
entitled 'An act for the establishment
of a bureau of animal Industry, to pre
vent the exportation of diseased cattle
and to provide means for the suppres
sion and extirpation of pleuro-pneu
monla and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals,' and with the
act of congress, approved June 3, 1902,
making appropriations for the depart
ment of agriculture for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1903, you are hereby
notified that the contagious disease
known as foot and mouth disease ex
ists among animals in the states of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa
chusetts and Vermont and the cattle,
sheep and other ruminants and swine
of said states have been exposed to the
contagion of said disease; therefore, It
is hereby ordered that, to prevent the
spread of the said disease from the
etates of Connecticut, Rhode Island and
Vermont into other Rtatcs or foreign
countries, and to aid in its eradication,
no cattle, sheep or other ruminants or
swine shall be moved or be permitted
to move from or across tho territory of
any of the states named into any other
state or foreign country.
"Any person, company or corpora
tion violating this order will be pro
ceeded against as provided for by the
act of congress above referred to.
“It is hoped that all transportation
companies, cattle shippers and others
interested in the welfare of our animal
Industry will co-operate with the de
partment of agriculture in the enforce
ment of this order, to the end that the
restriction on traffic may have the de
sired effect and be removed in the
shortest possible time.
(. "JAMBS WILSON, Secretary.”
I MEAN TO STOP HOLDUPS.
Railways May Combine to Throttle
Train Robbing as an Industry.
CHICAGO.—Train robbery as an In
dustry may be throttled through the
concerted action of railroad and ex
press companies operating throughout
the middle west.
Local officials of some of the roads
directly interested, through recent
holdups, have been spurred to drastic
measures. The Davenport robbery of
the fast Rock Island train was the
straw that brok° the camel's back.
The compuany, in conjunction with
the United States Express company,
jointly offered a reward on Monday of
55,000 for the arrest and conviction of
the men who robbed their train.
In addition the Burlington officials
announced that a dead train robber
would be worth 51,000 tc any of its
employes.
Officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul, Illinois Central and Chicago
& Alton roads coincided with Mr.
Delano’s statement, and declared that
they would not hesitate to bear their
share of any burden brought about by
a concerted movement to eradicate iha
evil.
Cyrus Gra^t Dead.
ELGIN—Cyrus Grant, one of the
old settlers here, was found dead in
his barn. He had gone to harness the
team and when found had the curry
comb in his hand. He had been a
sufferer from heart disease and had
been feeling bad for some time.
TO A DEAD STOP.
Negotiations Are Called Off In the
Canal Treaty.
WASHINGTON.—Exceptional Inter
est was displayed In Thursday's meet
ing of the cabinet, in view of the
near approach of the short congres
sional session.
The president presented his annual
message to congress in completed
form. Most of the features were fa
miliar to the members of the cabinet
and only such parts as had not been
considered previously were read in
full. All of the members were pres
ent except Secretary Root.
Secretary Hay, in presenting the
canal negotiations, said that they bad
come to a dead stop and while no such
thing as an ultimatum had passed,
the Colombian minister had informed
the state department that he could not
accept the last proposition of the
United States as a basis of a treaty.
The state department has already let
it be known that it had come to the
end of its concessions, so the chance
of a renewal of the negotiations in the
near future were not bright.
This state of affairs would, it was
believed, stimulate the negotiations
with Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the
alternate route, but it now appeared
that those countries were not disposed
to allow themselves to be used for the
purpose of coercing Colombia, and
were desirous of remaining in the
background until it was certain no
treaty would be made between the
United States and Colombia.
The original Panama concessions
would expire in 1904, and it had been
suggested that the Colombian govern
ment had that fact in mind and was
disposed to dally now in the expecta
tion that the franchise would relapse
and enable it to build the canal Itself
or sell a new concession. Such a
course would raise a serious question
between the Colombian government,
the Panama company, the French gov
ernment and the government of the
United States as to whether a supple
mentary decree extending the conces
sion ten years from 1904 was valid.
SENATE TO TALK NEW STATES.
Trusts, Tariff and Reciprocity Will
Also Be Taken Up.
WASHINGTON—The admission of
the territories of Oklahoma, New Mex
ico and Arizona as states of the un
ion will probably be the subject of
most importance to receive attention
by the senate at the coming ses
sion.
After the omnibus territorial bill
passed the house last season its
friends in the senate were so insistent
on action and so strong In point of
numbers that in the Interest of other
pending legislation a unanimous agree
ment was reached that the committee
on territories should report next Wed
nesday, December 3, and a week later
the bill will be come the unfinished
business of the senate. This means
that unless the measure is displaced
by vote or by unanimous consent it
will occupy the first place on the sen
ate calendar until disposed of.
It is the current expectation that
this program will be carried out,
whether the committee’s report is fa
vorable or unfavorable, as the agree
ment contemplated consideration, re
gardless of the character of the re
port.
There is no definite information as
to what the committee's decision will
be, but at the last session all the re
publican members of the committee
except Senator Quay voted to defer
consideration, while Senator Quay and
all the democratic members voted for
immediate action, the result being a
majority of one for postponement. It
is known that some of the republican
members favor an amendment of the
bill so as to provide for the admission
of Oklahoma only, and it is the pre
vailing opinion that the committee will
divide on this proposition, all repub
lican members except Senator Quay
being considered favorable to it. How
ever, the transposition of one repub
lican vote would insure the report of
a bill to admit all three territories.
Taft and Guidi Negotiate.
MANILA—Governor Taft ami Arch
bishop Guidi have commenced the ne
gotiations for the settlement of the
pending questions between the church
and tire state and have agreed to hold
at least three sessions weekly until a
I conclusion has been reached. Gov
ernor Taft will give a dinner in honor
of Mgr. Guidi next Monday.
Official Vote of Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—The state
vote in the recent election was can
vassed Tuesday by Secretary of State
Cook, showing that Missouri went
democratic by a plurality of 44.G95.
As compared with 1900 the demo
cratic loss was 79,248 votes and the
republican loss 85,154.
Dies Watching Foot Ball.
ST. LOUIS, Excitement caused by
watching a local foot ball game on
Thursday caused the sudden death of
Rev. John J. Barth of the German
Methodist Episcopal church by apo
plexy.
CONGRESS’ WORK
CHIEF BU8INESS WILL BE ANTI
COMBINE LEGISLATION.
A PLETHORA OF BILLS
Firt Day Will 8ee Many Presented
Dealing with the Subjects of Trusts
—Leaders as Yet Appear to Be Un
decided.
WASHINGTON.—When the house
convenes Monday a perfect deluge of
bills dealing with the trust question in
all its phases will be thrown into the
legislative hopper. It is admitted on
all hands that thiB will be the most
important topic of discussion; indeed,
the leaders Incline to the belief that
beyond appropriation bills and routine
legislation, it is the only matter on
which there is a chance of action.
As yet the leaders have formulated
no measure and there exists a pretty
wide divergence of opinion as to what
can or should be done, consequently
the president’s recommendations are
awaited with more than usual inter
est.
The moBt conservative opinion
among the republican leaders seems to
favor an appropriation for the reform
ation of the Sherman anti-trust act.
Such an amendment, it is thought,
could be placed in one of
the regular appropriation bills and
put through both houses without dif
ficulty, whereas any amendment to
the law itself, no matter how con
servative, would meet opposition. Mr.
Hepburn of Iowa, chairman of the in
terstate and foreign commerce com
mittee, is one of those who believe
that the Sherman law, if enforced, is
sufficient to meet the situation, and
he will introduce a bill appropriating
$500,000 to be used by the department
of justice in the prosecutions under
the present law.
It is not improbable when the lead
ers ascertain exactly what can be done
that a caucus of republicans will be
called to agree on a measure. Mean
time the trust bills introduced will
probably be referred to the judiciary
committee.
There is some question of jurisdic
tion. If a bill invokes the interstate
commerce clause of the constitution it
should properly go to the commerce
committee, and if the taxing power
of the government, to the ways and
means committee; but to secure uni
formity all bills dealing with the sub
ject have gone heretofore to the ju
diciary committee and this practice
will be followed unless a fight for
jurisdiction is made.
The leaders have already resolved
to expedite the appropriation bills as
much as possible in order to allow the
largest margin of time for other mat
ters. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the ap
propriation committee, indeed believes
the legislative, executive and judicial,
and the pension bills can be disposed
of before the holidays. His committee
will go to work at once and prepare
the supply bills as rapidly as possible.
The legislative and pension bills will
probably be read before the end of the
week.
INDIAN SCHOOLS PROSPER.
Both Boys and Girls Become Better
Citizens by Education.
WASHINGTON—Estelle Beel, su
perintendent of Indian schools, has
submitted her annual report.
She notes a marked advance in in
dustrial training and says the course
of study prescribed has materially as
sisted Indian youths in learning agri
culture as a means of self-support,
while the girls have benefited by the
class room curriculum, which fits
them fod duties and responsibilities
of the home.
Oklahoma Elects a Republican.
GUTHRIE, Okla.—The territorial
election board met Monday and issued
a certificate of election to B. S. Mc
Guire, the republican candidate for
delegate to congresss, placing his ma
jority at 394 over W. M. Cross, demo
crat. Cross’ papers of contest are
ready to be filed when congress con
venes. The legislative certificates of
election wer also issued to show the
joint assembly to be one democratic.
Selects South Dakota Site.
WASHINGTON—Assistant Secre
taary Taylor has selected as the site
tor the federal building at Pierre, S.
D., the uortheast corner of Retreat
and Huron streets. The price is $5,
C00.
Urge Civil Service Rules.
WASHINGTON—Colonel Emmett
Urell, commander-in-chicf of the Span
ish War Veterans, accompanied by
Fred C. Hodgson and G. Leyburn
Sherry, officials of the organization,
on Monday urged the president to
place under the civil service all the
Spanish war veterans who arc now
serving the government in a clerical
capacity in the Philippines. President
Roosevelt promised to consider the
request.
CHAFFEE SEES PRESIDENT.
Goes to Washington and Receives
Roosevelt's Congratulations.
| WASHINGTON — Major General
Chaffee reported to Secretary Root
on Monday. He appeared In uniform
and upon his arrival held an impromp
tu reception in the secretaary'a office.
Later, accompanied by Adjutant
General Corbin, he made official calls
on Secretary Hay and Secretary Moo
dy. Subsequently he had a long talk
with Secretary Root upon conditions
in the Philippines, with especial ref
erence to the plans of the department
for the reduction of the army. As a
result of his recommendations a gen
eral order relative to the methods of
reducing the army will be issued.
Later in the day Secretary Root pre
sented him to the president, who cor
dially congratulated General Chaffee
on his work in China and the Philip
pines.
BANK AT BANCROFT ROBBED.
Burglars Get Away with Two to Four
Thousand Dollars.
BANCROFT, Neb.—The Bancroft
bank, owned by J. E. Turner, was en
tered by burglars Monday morning
about 2 o’clock. Entrance was obtain
ed by use of a skeleton key to the
front door.
The building is a one-story brick.
The safe was not kept in a vault,
which made it easier work for the
burglars. \
It is not known exactly what amount
was taken, probably from $2,000 to
$4,000.
All the cash on hand is missing, ex
cept $1.25, which was found in the
wreck in the morning.
Two explosions were made, the first
one on the outer door, which blew
it across the room and almost through
the brick wall. The second was on
the inner steel chest and was a clean
Job.
NEGROES PRAISE ROOSEVELT.
Express Pleasure at Chief Executive’s
Philanthropic Letter.
NORFOLK, Va.—At the session of
the African Methodist church confer
ence on Friday, representing 75,000
colored people, strong resolutions were
adopted expressing profound pleasure
at what is termed President Roose
velt's “broad and philanthropic letter
on the appointment of Dr. Crum of
Charleston,” and heartily commending
his attitude toward the negroes.
Bishop Walters and others promirfent
in the conference spoke in support.
The conference also passed a resolu
tion commending the attack John S.
Wise is making on the new constitu
tion of Virginia.
Roosevelt Consults Wright.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—General Luke E.
Wright, vice governor of the Philip
pinees, left on Monday for Washing
ton, where, it is understood, he has
beeen summoned by the president for
a conference on proposed Philippine
legislation. It is expected he will as
sist in the preparation of bills which
will be presented to congress at the
forthcoming session, among which will
be one for the establishment of a
stable currency, and another extending
the civil service laws in the archipel
ago.
Kills Fifty Ladrones.
MANILA—The constabulary are car
rying out an aggressive campaign
against the ladrones and fanatics in
the northern part of the Island of
Leyte and Biliran. Inspector Crock
ett with a force of constabulary en
gaged them six times near the village
of Ormoc, on the south coast of Leyte,
and killed thirty-nine. Corporal Mon
tague, at the head of another detach
ment of constabulary defeated a band
near Talibaug on Biliran island, kill
ing thirteen aud capturing thirty-six.
President to Come West.
WASHINGTON—Senator Cockrell
of Missouri, accompanied by Judge
William M. Springer and E. M. Clen
denning, secretary of the Board of
Trade of Kansas City, Monday invit
ed the president to attend the Na
tional Live Stock association in Kan
sas City on January 13. The presi
dent expressed his sincere regret at
his inability to accept, but said after
congress adjourned he expected to
take a western trip, on which he
would visit Kansas City.
British Reach Washington.
WASHINGTON—The British labor
: commissioners who are traveling in
the United States as the guests of
Alfred Moseley are in Washington for
a brief visit. They arrrived on Tues
day, and after calling on the presi
dent to pay their respects will depart
ior New York. They visited the con
gressional library and the patent office
and afterward made a call on Labor
Commissioner Carroll D. Wright.
Mount Pelee Again Violent.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. I.—The Royal
Mail steamer Yare, which arrived
here Friday, passed Mount Pelee, Is
land of Martinique, during Wednesday
morning and reports that the volcano
was then erupting violently.
LEFT TOJREEZE
ROBBED ON THE PRAIRIE, THEN
DESERTED.
THE FATE OF AN OMAHA MAN
Drugged by Bandits, All of His Mon
ey Taken, Then Left on the Desert
Unconscious—Feet Badly Frozen
When Found.
RAWLINS. Wyo.—A. H. Bree, em
ployed by the Flato Commission com
pany of South Omaha, was found in a
railroad cut west of town on Thursday
morning.
His feet were badly frozen and he
had been without food since Sunday
noon. He was taken to the state hos
pital at Rock Springs, where both legs
will probably be amputated.
Bree tells an almost incredible
story, but his appearance certainly
bears out his statement. He says he
arrived in Rawlins Friday from his
home in South Omaha. Sunday he
met three men who said they had a
bunch of sheep three miles from town
that they would sell cheap.
Bree accompanied them to the place,
but the sheep were not to be found.
One of the men suggested they sit
down on a rock, eat a lunch and rest
and then continue the search for the
flock. Bree assented and remembers
nothing that occurred after he par
took of the lunch.
rie regained consciousness during
the snow storm of Tuesday night.
His feet were so badly frozen that he
could not stand and he was almost
famished. With the lights of the
town as a guide he started to crawl
the three miles. Ail night he kept up
the snail-like pace over the snow-cov
ered ground, his hands and knees torn
and bleeding. At daylight he crawled
into the railroad cut and was seen by
the section men who brought him in.
When Bree went out on the prairie
with the three strangers he carried
$250 in his pockets, but when he
awoke from his long sleep the money
was gone. The authorities are satis
fied the strangers doped Bree, stole
the money and left him on the prairie
to die. There is not a single clue to
the identity of the would-be murder
ers.
NEBRASKA IS TRIUMPHANT.
Winds Up the Foot Ball Season with
a Great Victory.
LINCOLN—The foot ball season of
1902 at the University of Nebraska
was terminated Thursday in a blaze
of glory. Before 6,000 people, the
greatest crowd that ever assembled
about a Nebraska gridiron, the unbeat
en Cornhuskers administered a deci
sive defeat to the Northwestern uni
versity eleven, scoring twelve points
and emerging from the contest with
their own goal line still uncrossed, a
record not achieved by any other col
lege aggregation in the country.
Nebraska, not having lost a game
this season or even being scored
against, on the record claims the
championship of the west. It defeat
ed Minnesota, which in turn defeated
Wisconsin and Chicago, against which
Nebraska did not play. Michigan on
Thursday also defeated Minnesota,
and while it was by a larger score than
Nebraskans victory, it was scored
against in this game, as well as sev
eral others during the season.
MOSBY BRINGS HIS BROOM.
Bears from Washington Instructions to
Sweep Away Illegal Fences.
Omaha—Col. Mosby, who Is In the
city, says: “I have come out here
with instructions from President
Roosevelt down to the landofflce, to
clean out all the fences on government
land and incidentally to clean out all
the fraudulent homestead entries, par
ticularly those of subsidized soldiers’
widows. If District Attorney Sum
mers is indifferent in the matter I shall
report so to the attorney general, as I
have once before reported. As for the
interview recently given out by Special
Agent A. M. Lesser, concerning the
charges against him, it is simply an
evasion of the real charge, which is ob
taining money from the government
by the use of false and fraudulent
vouchers. Senator Allison, at whose in
stance he was originally appointed,
has not yet spoken in his behalf. Sen
ator Millard has requested his rein
statement, but that is because those
cattlemen up there want Lesser kept.
I haven’t heard anything from Senator
Dietrich.”
Insist on Eight-Hour Day.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.—According to
the officials of the National Associa
tion of Blast Furnace Workers, that
association will on May 1 serve no
tice on all blast furnace operators
throughout the country that eight
hours will constitute a day's work. A
vote is being taken by the lodges
on the question and the replies thus
far are in favor of the proposition.
Ample notice will be given the manu
facturers. ■
TURKS TORTURE MACEDONIANS.
Hang Them from Ceiling to Force Be
trayal of Secrets.
LONDON.—Mail advices from Con
stantinople, under date of November
24, say:
"In spite of all denials the porte is
adopting barbarous methods in crush
ing the Macedonian peasants. The win
ter has set in and the danger from
revolutionary bands is over, yet the
Turkish authorities seem to think the
time has come to act.
"In the face of promises of free par
don to those who have returned to
their homes, Christian villagers have
been shockingly tortured to make
them betray alleged concealed arms,
or give information regarding the
working of the Macedonian commit
tees. The bastino has been frequently
employed until the victims were crip
pled for life, their feet being beaten
to a pulp by Turkish soldiers. Peas
ants were also hung by their heels to
the ceiling and boiling hot eggs put
in their arm pits. Even priests were
not spared, while the troops openly
plundered the peasants, who are being
driven to despair.”
NUNEZ SAYS CUBA REMEMBERS.
Insular Governor Protests that People
Still Revere Americana.
WASHINGTON — General Emilio
Nunez, governor of the province of
Havana, Cuba, is in Washington, and
in an interview said:
“The public sentiment in Cuba to
ward the United States has not chang
ed. Our deep and sincere friendship
toward this country continues. More
over, President Roosevelt’s generous
and persistent campaign for reciproc
ity has found an echo in the hearts
of our people, increasing, if it were
possible, the debt of gratitude that
we contracted with the United
States,”
Ross Falls to His Death.
LEAD, S. D.—Horace Ross was in
stantly killed in the Pluma mine at
Lead Friday. He fell from a platform
forty feet to the bottom of the shau.
striking on his head. This was to
have been his last shift, as he had pur
chased a small business in Lead and
was to take possession immediately.
Mr. Ross was the first white child
bom at Vermillion, S. D.. where his
parents reside. He was a member of
Grigsby's rough riders in 18&S, c-d
had also spent several years in South
Africa in the mines. His remains
will be shipped to Vermillion.
Has Enough of Public Life.
WASHINGTON—After a year’s ser
vice Adam McMullen has resigned the
position of private secretary to Sena
tor Dietrich to engage in business in
his own behalf at his home. Mr. Mc
Mullen came to Washington five years
ago and after graduating with high
honors from Columbian Law college
accepted a position in the war depart
ment, which he held until appointed
Senator Dietrich's secretary last year.
He has served the senator efficiently
and was requested to remain in the
position, but Mr. McMullen decided
that it was better for him to adhere
to his original intention.
RAILROADS ADVANCE RATES.
Put Up Prices for Carrrying All of thfe
Commodities.
CHICAGO, 111.—General traffic offi
cials of the Central Freight associa
tion lines met here Tuesday and took
formal action for putting in effect the
advance in freight rates ordered at
the joint meeting of the executive
officers of the trunk lines and Cen
tral Freight association last week.
The new rates will go into effect on
December 8.
The advance on grain and flour
rates will be 2% cents per 100 pounds
and 5 cents on provisions. Rates on
coal, iron, cement and other special
commoditiese will go up from 10 to
35 per cent. No changes have been
made in class rates, but the classi
fication has been revised so as to
make the class rates on many articles
considerably higher.
Quesaria Hopeful for Treaty.
WASHINGTON—During a brief
call on the president Friday by Min
ister Quesada of Cuba, there was some
incidental reference to the proposed
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and the island. Minister Que
sada hopes there will be some tan
gible results on the subject In a short
time. The minister’s object in calling
on the president was primarily foi
the purpose of informing him that his
advices from Havana .showed that the
disorders growing out of the strike had
terminated and that quiet had been
restored.
American Corsets the Vogue.
WASHINGTON—“American corsets
rule this market,” says United States
Consul Mahin, reporting to the state
department from Nottingham, Eng
land, on popular wear in England. Ho
says so popular have American styles
become that French makers are com
pelled to get their patterns from the
United States.
