The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, March 21, 1902, Image 8

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AS TO. ARBOR DAY
A SUGGESTION BY THE COVER
- NOR RELATIVE. THERETO.
PLAIIT TREES FOR M'KINLEY
What Experience Shows Regarding
Timber Culture in Nebraska Child
Poisoned by Eating Pills Freight
Car Burns Miscellaneous Matterc
LINCOLN. Neb., March 19. The
planting of trees In commemoration
of William McKlnley has been sug
gested in the official proclamation by
Governor Savage as a feature for the
next Arbor day, which will be Tues
day. April 22. The governor's proc
lamation follows:
Executive Chamber, Lincoln By
virtue of the authority vested in me
by law, I, Ezra P. Savage, governor of
Nebraska, do hereby proclaim Tues
day. April 21, 1902. Arbor day.
The extensive use of timber In man
ufacture and in public and private
Improvements is and for some years
has been a heavy drain upon the for
est resources and unless expansion
along this line keeps pace with devas
tation serious consequences must ulti
mately be the legacy.
Forestry is both useful and orna
mental. While, strictly speaking, for
estry may not be Indigenous, still
splendid results have attended every
substantial effort to develop our re
sources In this respect. Experience
has demonstrated that tree culture
may be prosecuted as successfully in
Nebraska as in any of the so-called
timber states. Both soil and climate
are adapted to it. For this reason
there should be no relaxation in the
planting of trees. Each succeeding
Arbor day should add at least oOO.oou
trees and shrubs to our woodland 03
tate. It means wealth, pleturesque-
ne;: and comfort, and eventually will
b a powerful magnet In the attraction
of capital and population to Nebraska.
'. the observance of Arbor day on
this occasion 1 do earnestly and re
spectfully request that the day be
specially observed by the children of
.the public schools and by citizens
generally, and that in addition to faith
fully discharging the obligations of
Arbor day a tree be planted com
memorative of our late and greatly
beloved president, William MeKinley.
A iMcKinley memorial tree will fur
nish food in after years for both sol
emn and impressive reflection, and
will be a merited tribute to one who
during his life exhausted his best ef
forts and taxed his best energies to
promote the welfare and happiness of
his country and his countrymen.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto bi l By band and caused the great
"V-teal of .he state to e affixed.
j Done at Lincoln, this 13th day of
Ma.cb. A. D. 1902.
By the governor:
I Seal.) EZKA P. SAVAGE
GEORGE V,'. MARSH,
Secretary of State.
By Frank McCartney. Der.pty.
Freight Car Burns En Route.
CHESTER. Nob., March 13. As
freight train No. to was en route from
Wymore to Red Cloud, the train crew
discovered, between llubbell and Ches
ter, that a furniture care in the train
was on fire. When discovered the
whole inside of the car was on fire
and the train was stopped and the car
disconected. The crew used their
beet endeavors, but the car was en
tirely consumed.
Wind Causes Broken Leg.
LEIGH. Neb.. March 19. During the
wind storm here Louis, the 7-year-old
son of John Metzger. a prominent im
plement dealer, sustained a broken
leg. The door on a cave had blown
open and when the boy attempted to
close it the door flew ol the hinges
and threw the little fellow down.
Three Arrested For Robbery.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. March 19.
John Riley. George Lytle and Charles
Adams are the names given by three
men arersted by the police of this
city on a charge of the robbery of the
jewelry store of Dannebrog. who lost
5700 in jewelry and $! In cash.
Clergyman's Wife Chloroformed.
GRINNELL, la.. March IS. The
home of Rev. John Ferguson, pastor
of the United Presbyterian church at
Newton, was robbed. Mrs. Ferguson
was chloroformed and at this writing
is in a critical condition.
Death His Refuge from Grip.
KEARNEY. Nf.. March . 19 John
Nicholson, a well-to-do farmer near
Newark, shot himself. Death was in
stantaneous. He had been ill with
grip for several weeks and became de
spondent. Gun Blows Laska's Head to Pieces.
SILVER CREEK, Neb.. March 19.
P. O. Laska was killed accidentally
while hunting by the explosion of his
gun. His head was blown to pieces.
Posts Favor Postponement.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 19. Grand
Army posts of the state are practically
unanimous in favor of postponing their
next annual department encampment
one week to meet the open date of
National Commander Ell Torrance.
Commander Wilcox Issued a special
order to all posts in which he called
attention to the fact that Ell Torranco
' could arrange to be In Nebraska on
May 22 to 28, just one week later
than tiie encampment schedule.
MAY POCTPONE ENCAMPMtNT.
And Thus Have the National Officers
Present.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 17. De
partment Commander It. S. Wilcox
of the Grand Army of the Republic
has Issued the following special or
der No. 2, which explains itself:
"Comrades: The rules and regula
tions of the Grand Army fix the date
of our encampment on the second
Wednesday In May of each year,
which comes on the 14th.
'It is always desirable and a great
pleasure to have our national officers
with us on these occasions. Your
commander has extended a cordial In
vitation and has received a reply frm
General Eli Torrance, our national
commander, and Genera! S. II. Fow
ler, sending their regrets and inform
ing this department that their time
was fully engaged up to the 22d of
May, when they would be pleased to
one from the Iowa encampment to
this and asking us to change date to
May 22.
"This your commander cannot do
until a majority of the posts in this
depaitment are given the opiortunity
to express themselves. It is the de
sire of your commander to have these
distinguished comrades present to en
courage and assist our department.
No material damage can possibly oc
cur by reason of one week's change
and much good can be accomplished,
therefore the commander submits the
following proposition to you:
"You will canvass your members
and return the ballot herewith in
closed to the A. A. G. on or before
the 1st day or April. 192. Inclosed
you will find blank ballot."
The proposition inclosed with the
order Is simply whether the encamp
ment shall be called for May 22 or
not.
ABANDONS VETERAN ROSTER.
State Finds it Impracticable to Keep
List of Soldiers and Sailors.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 17. The
state printing board, acting with the
advice of Commander Wilcox and As
sistant Howe of the Grand Army of
the Republic, has decided to discon
tinue the practice of printing a bien
nial roster of soldier and sailor vet
erans of the state. This conclusion
was reached after it was found im
possible to obtain a complete, accu
rate list of the veterans. The law
makes it the duty of tax assessors
to collect the information, but pro
vides no compensation for the work,
and it was discovered that In nearly
every case a large number of names
were omitted from the reports re
turned to the secretary of state. The
assessors last year returned the
names of approximately 10,000 veter
ans, and it is believed that this list
is short not less than 5.000. Some
counties refused to enroll the names
and others sent lists that were admit
ted to be incorrect.
"The board thought it best to pub
lish no roster at all than to send out
one that is known to be incomplete,'
said Deputy Secretary of State Mc
Cartney. "It is true that the law re
quires the assessors to do the work,
but many refused point blank to obey
arid we did not think we could gain
very much by resorting to mandamus
proceedings. The officers of the Ne
braska department of the Grand Army
of the Republic were consulted and
thej- agreed with the members of the
board that the publication of an in
correct roster would be a Useless ex
penditure of funds. They say they
can gather the information through
the agency of their posts and do the
work at a small expense."
William Leese Dead.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 17. Wil
liam Leese, formerly attorney general
of Nebraska for three continuous
terms and one of the best known
citizens of the state, died at his home
In this city after an illness lasting a
month, of nerve exhaustion. He
leaves a wife, two daughters and one
son. Mr. Leese came to Nebraska
and settled in Otoe county in 1S68.
On Insanity Charge.
COLUMBUS, Neb., March 17. Dan
C. aKranaugh, who was sheriff of this
county for several terms and who as
a political leader ranked second to no
man In the county prior to four years
ago. is confined in the county jail on
an insanity .charge. He attacked his
wife, and, had there not been inter
ference, he might have killed her.
On Complaint of Little Girl.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 17.
George Mann, a drayman, was arrest
ed for assaulting a 9-year-old girl.
New Bridge Across Platte.
SILVER CREEK, Neb., March 17.
Committees of the boards of super
visors of Merrick and Polk counties
located the new bridge which is to be
built across the south channel of the
Platte river, two and one-half miles
east of this village. It will afford the
large population of what is known as
the Island a handy means of reaching
this market. The contract for build
ing the bridge has been let to Means
& Tully. of Grand Island.
Found Lying by the Track.
SH ELTON. Neb., March 17. Wal
lace Paramore of Madison, Fla., was
picked up on the Union Pacific track
here with his skull fractured in three
places. He has been unconscious
ever since and It Is thought his Inju
ries will prove fatal. It Is supposed
he fell from a train on which he
was stealing a ride. He was taken to
the hospital at Grand Island. His
mother In Florida was notified by
wira.
MAKES BAD BREAK
IN ROLE OF BANDIT A YOUNG
MAN MEETS DEATH.
FIRST WROTE TIIREATEHUICLY
Attempt to Extcrt Money Comes to
Utter Failure Bandit Suffers Death
Rather Than to Be Captured Ne
braska News Notes.
FILLEY, Neb.. March 18. While
enacting the role of a desperado in
rather a lame fashion, Willard Smith,
a young man of this county, was fa
tally shot and died soon afterward.
His death has caused a sensation
here where his family is well known,
and the plot in which has was en
gaged has stunned the community.
A few days ago T. P. Iewellen, a
prominent merchant of this place, re
ceived a letter demanding $150 and
containing a threat that bis store
would be burned if he failed to com
ply with conditions. He was told to
wrap the money in a package and
place It in the store room of the
Methodist church not later than 7:4o
o'clock Sunday night.
Mr. Lewellen is a man not easily
frightened and he decided that if the
letter. was not a hoax he would bring
disaster upon the one who wrote the
threat. He at once conferred with
Sheriff Waddington and a plan to cap
ture the writer of the letter was made.
The money was placed in the church
as had been stipulated, and then Mr.
Lewellen retired to join three officers
who were watching the church.
Shortly alter the appointed time a
man was seen to emerge from the
darkness and enter the church.
As he aproached the spot where
the money was deposited Frank Shad
Icy, one of the watchers, sprang from
his place of concealment toward the
entrance of the church. He called
upon the man to hait, but received
only a curse in reply. Shadley then
shot and fatally wounded the youth,
who had started to run. The wound
ed young man was taken to a store
near by and was at once recognized.
His parents, who live two miles
from town, were prostrated. Thoy are
at a loss to understand why their son
should have adopted such means to
secure funds, as they are compara
tively wealthy and gave him a good
deal of pocket money.
About a month ago an attempt was
made to destroy the town by fire, but
failed. Another and more successful
attempt was made ten days ago. An
agricultural implement house, a car
riage 'repository, a blacksmith shop
and a portion of a lumber yard were
destroyed by the flames. It is now
believed that the incendiary was none
other than Willard Smith.
Prize Winners at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Neb., March 18.
At the annual declamatory contest
of the Lexington High school first
prize was won by Miss Glovina Gif
fin; second by Jesse Webster; third
by Reuben Stiner. The winner of
the first prize will represent the Lex
ington school at the district contest
at York. April 4. The second and
third winners will act as alternates.
Horses Burned to Death.
WEST POINT, Neb., March 18.
One of the worst fires ever known in
this county occurred on the farm of
Henry Von Essen, about twelve
miles southeast of West Point. Light
ning struck the big barn in which
were ten horses and fifty cattle.
Thirty-two horses were smothered
within the barn, and all the grain
and harness was lost.
For Fremont Public Library.
FREMONT. Neb., March 18. The
city received a deed from J. T.
Smith of the lot at P and .Military
avenues, the site of the new library
building. The lot is 66x132 feet and
directly opposite the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union temple.
Omaha Gold Concern.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 18. A fee
of $1,001 was paid in the secretary of
state's office for recording articles of
incorporation of the Omaha Gold
Mining and Milling company, which
has a capital stock of $1,000,000.
Investigate Paramour's Wounds.
SHELTON, Neb., March 18. Wal
lace Paramour, the young man found
beside the railway track, is much im
proved in strength and has been tak
en to the hospital at Grand Island.
Spalding Hopes for Extension.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., March 18.
President Horace G. Burt and wife
and Superintendent Baxter of Omaha
arrived at Cedar Rapids Thursday in
a special car and from here went
by private conveyance to Spalding.
The object of this visit of the Union
Pacific officials is of course unknown
to the public, but it is a reasonable
supposition that they are considering
the question of whether it will pay
to extend the railroad to Spalding.
.Fall Wheat is All Right.
EXETER. Neb.. March 18. After
two days of strong wind, accompa
nied by dust so dense that the sun
was obscured a portion of the time, a
fine shower of rain and considerable
hail fell. The moisture will be of in
estimable benefit to the fall wheat.
Hrhlch during the last few warm days
began to come forward in fine shape,
proving that, contrary to the opinion
of numerous croakers, there is little
dead 'heat tn this part of the state.
MKINLEY MONUMENT FUND.
Now in Excess of Nineteen Hundred
Dollars.
OMAHA. Neb., March 15. The Mc
Klnley Memorial fund in the state of
Nebraska at this time shows a total
In excess of $1,900 contributed by the
residents of the state. N
In many of the other states the work
has been practically completed and in
only a few of the - states has the
amount been less than the estimate
of the managers of the fund. The or
iginal amount expected from Nebraska
was $5,000, and it will require some ef
fort on the part of those who admired
the late president to place the state
in the position it should occupy in
the movement looking to the construc
tion of a monument to his memory.
The amounts received by the treas
urer of the state association since the
last publication of the condition of
the fund is as follows:
Previously reported $1,512.02
toward Kennedy. Jr.. for Miss
Kllen A. Bracken and C. K. Heus-
tls 100
J. Fisher, postmaster. Hastings...
C. J. Thomas, postmaster. Harvard 32.81
lr. C llendce. . Mllford oubllc
schools 1440
Samuel H. Hill, postmaster. Ash
land 1285
C F. Manderson for
C. D. Alexander, postmaster,
Tamora 4w
W. H. Hamilton. postmaster,
Ogallala 1000
J. M. Bemls (S2S. M. C. Tetera
($5
Cornelius Shea, postmaster, Hub
bard Kmi.loyea of K. Bruce & Co..
Omaha '-'
If. J. McOwen. for school district
No. 21. Blaine county -21
T). 1 f . Kirschner, Bennington 6.00
John Lett, postmaster. Benedict... .GO
K. I... House, public schools, Weep
ing Water fi0
V. J. Tolak. Prague 1-50
W. T. Bottonfleld. Nuckolls county
schools 1.46
N V. Harlan. Kagle City. Alaska.. 10.00
M. R. Snodgrass, Wayne public
schools
J. 1. Richards, for school district
No. 73. l)odgn county -41
A. H. Wood. ijst master, tiering... 150
I. A. Mathews, postmaster, Crof-
ton .. 2.30
Ross I... Hammond, postmaster,
Fremont 10X0
William Rogers, postmaster. Sew
ard 30.3C
Governor Savi'ge. for
E. K. Trabert. Mllford TO
C. J. Vincent, postmaster, Alvo.. 3. SI
Lou Bradley, Ruby .20
Alvo public schools ".. 1.98
J. S. Ray, Napnnee 100
J. S. Ray for Naponee public
schools 1.15
I'eter Rasmussm, Naponee .50
J. H. Riekell, postmaster. Juniata. 2.00
N". H. Jones, for Juniata public
schools 3.42
C. a IVarse, for Omaha public
schools 17.1.00
Total $1.904.4G
To Stop Illegal Fishing.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 15. Chief
Game Warden Simpkins has been no
tified that persons in various commu
nities are preparing to begin illegal
fishing within the next few days. The
open season begins April 1 and all per
sons caught fishing before that time
will be prosecuted. "We have several
of the persons spotted and if we don't
seize their fishing apparatus we will
catch them when they begin to use
it," said Mr. Simpkins. "During the
winter there was comparatively little
violation of the law and we hope there
will bo no necessity for prosecution
during the remaining days of the
month."
Insane Man Escapes.
GENEVA, Neb., March 15 Notice
was sent to the sheriff that F. A.
Strickland, who was paroled from the
Lincoln asylum a few weeks ago, had
become dangerous. Deputy Sheriff
Owens went to the family home and
brought him to town. During the
night he escaped and walked back to
his home, about twelve miles, where
he was recaptured at an early hour
next morning by Sheriff Dinneen.
Chile Dispute Unsettled.
SANTIAGO, DE CHILE. March 14.
It is officially announced that no
direct settlement of the boundary dis
pute between Chile and Argentine has
been arrived at, but if a proposition
on the subject is made Chile will -cot
refuse to consider it.
New Incorporation.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 15. Articles
of Incorporatiou of the Butte Land
and Trust company of Butte, Boyd
county, were recorded in the secretary
of state's office. The capital stock of
the company is $60,000.
Killed by Kick of Horse.
NEBRASKA" CITY, Neb., March 15.
John O'Brien, a young farmer six
miles northeast of this city on the
Iowa side of the river, was kicked on
the head by a horse and died almost
immediately.
New National Bank at Sidney.
SIDNEY, Neb., March 15. The
First National bank of Sidney was
organized here with $25,000 capital
stock. John W. Harper was elected
president.
Sues on Wages Dispute.
FREMONT, Neb., March 15. Jo
seph Cain brought suit in the district
court against the Standard Cattle
company to recover $1,997.70 for
wages.
Platte Water Irrigation.
OMAHA, Neb., March 15. The, State
Board of Irrigation has overruled a
motion for rehearing of the case of
Nicholas McCabe against Maude Hin
man, from Lincoln county. McCabe
sned for the reyocation of a permit
granted Maude Hinman for the use of
water from the "Platte river for lrri
gation ' purposes,. It was shown that
the ditch was discontinued after sev
eral years use and on this ground the
contention of 'McCabe was sustained.
MR. FRYTS BILL
'lT 18 DECLARED BY SOME A3 UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
FUAKER FAVORS THE MEASURE
Ohio Statesman Admits Preference for
Discriminating Duties, but is Will
ing to Vote with the Majority Oth
r Washington Matters.
WASHINGTON. D. O, March 15.
Throughout the session of the senate
yesterday the ship subsidy bill was
under consideration. The measure
was discussed by Messrs. Foraker of
Ohio, McLaurin of Mississippi and
Harris of Kansas.
Mr. Foraker supported the bill, al
though he admitted that he would
have preferred to build up the Amer
ican merchant marine by the levying
of discriminating duties. He was
willing, however, to defer to the Judg
ment of the majority that the pending
measure embodied the better plan.
Both Mr. McLaurin and Mr. Harris
opposed the measure on the ground
that, in their judgment, it was not
constitutional. They ' maintained that
it was class legislation, which amount
ed to little short of robbery of the
people for the benefit of a few ship
owners. Mr. Harris made the point
that the United States now was pay
ing more to the American line for the
carrying of ocean mails than was paid
to foreign ships for greater service.
Mr. Foraker said .that while he had
to vote for the bill, he was not en
tirely satisfied with it. Ever since he
had studied the question he had been
of the opinion that the most equitable
and suitable way to rehabilitate the
merchant marine of the United States
would be to inaugurate the policy of
discriminating duties under which the
fathers of the country made car mer
chant marine the pride of the coun
try. The senator In charge of the bill
(Mr. Frye) had stated c'early the ob
jections to the adoption of the plan
of discrimination duties, twenty-one
treaties being an absolute bar to that
policy. "
Referring to the purported purchase
cf foreign steamship lines, Mr. For
aker said by some it had been men
tioned as if It were a crime. The
fact was that if any offense detriment
al to the country had been committed
It had been committed by the senate
Itself.
As to the relative cost of building
and operating ships under the Amer
ican flag, Mr. Foraker said the pre
ponderance of the evidence was
against the proposition that the ves
sels could be built or operated in this
country as cheaply as abroad.
Mr. Foraker asserted that the Amer
ican line had made no money by car
rying the mails under the postal sub
sidy act and did not care for a re
newal of its contract.
The proposed legislation was such
as would enable the United States to
build ships and fly the flag of the mer
chant marine in every port of the
world.
Mr. McLaurin of Mississippi follow
ed Mr. Foraker. . He was opposed, he
said, not only to the bill, but to the
r.rinciples it represents. Whatever is
given by the government as a subsidy,
Mr. McLaurin charged, would be sim
ply a contribution to the dividends
of those engaged in shipping, instead
of for the purpose of encouraging
ship building in this country. He said
there had been no decadence in ship
building in the United States, as re
ports tended to show that ship build
ing was experiencing a boom it had
not experienced in years.
ASKS FRENCH FOR WAR SHIPS.
Paris Press Advocates Cambon's Idea
of Strong Representation.
PARIS, March 15. The Echo de
Paris, commenting on the adoption of
the resolution by the United States
congress inviting France to participate
in the inauguration of the Rocham
beau monument at Washington May
24, says:
"M. Cambon, the French ambassa
dor at Washington, has strongly urged
the French government to send a war
ship to represent France at the cere
mony. We hope the ministers of war
and of the navy also will be represent
ed by high officials. There is no doubt
that it is an excellent opportunity, on
the morrow of Prince Henry's visit,
to make the exercises, at the Franco
American manifestation of sympathy
with Rochambeaur, imposing in char
acter and invest them with solemnity
and grandeur."
Mrs. Conger in Pekin Society.
PEKIN, March 15. Mrs. Conger,
wife of the United States minister
here, assisted by the ladies of the
American legation and of the mis
sions, entertained at tiffin today elev
en princesses and ladies of the court.
This departure from the exclusiveness
of the Chinese court is quite unprece
dented. The dowager empress sent
her greetings and expressed the hope
that the kindly relations established
will remain unbroken.
Boers Break Through Cordon.
HEILBRON Orange River Colony,
Tuesday, March 11. Commandant
Mentz, with the Heilbron command
of Boers. broke through the Heilbron
Wolve Hoek blockhouse line at Got1
tenburg last night. The Boers had
been pursued for several days. So
far as known only one Boer was kill
ed. The British columns, during the
course of the pursuit of Commandant
Mentz. nicked up scattered parties ol
I Boers aggregating fifty inen. .
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotation from South Omaha
and Kansas City,
i BOfTH OMAHA.
Cuttle Receipt of ottl were not ex
cewdve. and urn the demn4 w So0
Hhapn trading aa notlvw rut dHlrble
trade cf fat ntufr-aold t txlf much
oh wm puij yt.rday. The proportion
of fat ateeri to tha totaJ rrc-lpl was
rathf-r light, and n burn in-Tnfd to
hav quite liberal or1-r th market toole
or consluVrabl lit and food, st !'
priwH w-r p:i-l tor anything ut all de
sirable. In notne rnke th market loofceA
a little higher, out a a general thine
dituatlou could i:rab.bly beat b de
scribed by .ailing It a tlve and. ateady to
atroiiK- ood cowl aat belfera aold frea
ly at pood. tron price. AnytldMK allow
ing quality wan picked up- In a hurry, wo
that everything answering to tht dcacrlp
tion wan out of flint handa a an early
hour. Hullx. veal calve and atuga M
In practically the nam notches they have
for thH last nevcral Vy. There were a
Kio-l many xtock cat t la Included in the re
ceipt, which, taken ith the liberal run
of yesterday, made a iS-od many on hand
r.ood stuff held steady but when It c-ame
to the commoner grades the maj ket was
slow and lower.
Hogs There was ratuer light run of
hogs, and under the lutuence of an act
tlve demand the markit on good weight
hogs advano J general a nick I. The
light hoga did not shot- as much of an
advance, owing to the f't that they Im
proved more yesterday" than the heavy
hogs. Light stuff. In 'fact, aold all the
way from weak to a aha; le higher, bo that
the trade, on that clasa .f hogs was very
uneven. The quuljty of the offering wan
much iH'tter than yesteiday, which makes
the market show UP iu good abai on
paper. Heavy hoii" aold largely from
$6.23 to $.4j. Medium weight went from
$0.1j to $6.23, and lightweights Hold from
$6.15 down.
Sheep Quotations were: Choice light -welrht
yearling. ..S(K?f 5.C; good to choice
yearlings. i.254ti.ro: choice wet hem. r.0i
5.2u; fair to good wethers. ll.T.Vn 1.n ;
choice ees. U.Wu 4.7a; fair to good ewes.
3.75&l.ro: choice lambs. $t;.Vii.40; fair to
good lambs, :,.o'iA:; feeder wethers.
Jl.OCXgYoO; feertcr lambs, $l.;Aia.; feed, r
ewes;,-$3,304(3.50.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Market strong to lto higher:
.loice export and dressed beef steers.
6.30(57.00; fair to gooil, S.,.Wtii;:i., stoektrs
and feeders. $:!.25fy."i.2'J: western fed steers.
$4.75'&3.73; Texas and Indian steers. $4.K.V!i;
5.75: Texas cows, $2.2-V7i4.5"; native cows.
$:i.25ff(4.;0; heifers. $4.00-fti.2&: cauners, $.r0
rri.1.23; bulls. $J.2.Vfl4.:'.r: calves. $4.."0'o .0I.
Hogs Market fii 10c higher; top, $ti.(;i);
bulk of sales. $i;.l.Vf 6.50; heavy, J4.0.VHi .W.
mixed packers. $6,2546.50; light., $5.70'it
6.371:; pigs, $r.10fi3.:i(.
Sheep and Lambs Market Flroiitf to a
shade higher; native lambs, $6.25fiti..5;
western lambs. $6.206.45; native withers.
$5. 254(5.60; western wethers, $5.:.045.,V);
yearlings. $5.75i6.00; ewes, $4,7045.20; culls
;UiJ feeders. $:.(04i 5.25.
GUEVERRA IS TIRED OF VAR.
Successor to Lukban Agrees to Give
Up Men and Guns.
MANILA, Marcli 20. General Luk
ban's efforts in influencing (lueverra.
who recently issued a proclamation de-1
daring himself the successor of Gen
eral Lukban in the island of Samar,
to surrender, have been successful.
Both General Smith, in command of.
the United Stales forces in the is
land of t Samar, and lueverra have
agreed to an armistice to facilitate
the collection of Guoverra's rnon with
their rifles, when the fornsal surren
der will be made. The arms will Le
l;aid in at the fort.
General Smith cables that Gueverra
has 4j0 rifles and guarantees the ab
solute peaceful ncss of his men.
General Chaffee is greatly pleased
with what he considers (losing the:
active insurrection. The resistance in
Batangas and Laguna provinces is
practically over. There are daily sur
renders there of men and guns. The
insurgents have been completely starv
ed into submission by General Bell's
aggressive tactics in preventing any
exterior assistance from reaching
them.
Some surprise is expressed at the:;
number of rifles to be turned in by;
the men under Gueverra, as it was,
thought there were but 200 in Samar.:
Creston Street Tragedy.
CRESTON, la., March 20. In a
quarrel between two negro gamblers,
John Jackson and John Robiion, on;
one of the principal streets 'of the;
city, revelovers and knives were used.;
Robinson was hurt In the fray, while
Jackson was badly slashed across the
face. During the fight a newsboy
named Albert Ohschlager was killed
by a bullet intended for Robinson and
fired by Jackson, the bullet striking
the little fellow, who was only 14
years old, in the temple, and producing
almost instant death. Jackson is in
Jail.
Carnegie Makes Large Gift.
ELLEN DALE, N. D., March 20:
W. E. Hicks, who is at the head of
the North Dakota Manual Training
school here, has received a telegram
that Andrew Carnegie has offered the
institution a gift of 30,000 as an en
dowment. Achilles I Passes Away.
PARIS, March 20. Achilles I,
known as the "king of Patagonia and
Araucania," died here of pneumonia
yesterday. Achillea, who had his
court in a modest apartment on the
Place de la Nation, succeeded his sec
ond cousin, Antoine I, on September
17, 1876. The latter, who was orig
inally a lawyer of Periguex, went to
South America and claimed to have
become king of Patagonia in 1&61.
Achilles real name was Laviarde.
Call for Reinforcements.
HONG KONG. March 20. The reb
els In the southern provinces continue
to crushingly defeat the troops sent
to subdue them. Generals Ma and
Marshal Su report that it is impos
sible to suppress the rebellion with
the troc-ps at their disposal, and the
viceroy W Canton has requested Yuan
Shi Kat, the viceroy of Chi Li, to
pend rj ir;'orcements overland from
Chi Li.' The imperial troops have
been defeated at Sek Chlcg.
: BDILF TELEGRAMS. '
Mrs-.. Mary Dug'!-' of Omaha was
knocked front, a atrxet car and killed.
The cold wave that swept th north
wan als. severely felt lu ther south or n
states
Former owner f the old Frt Om
aha site will sue to recover the land
from the government..
Twelve millionaire it Is said, have
left Denver because society would not
open Its doors to them-
Hugh O'Neill is dead lu New York,
aged 59. lie founded one tf tlx; larg
est dry goods bouses of. the cltf.
It is announced that King Edward
will give Goo.ooo dlnm-i-H to th Lou
don poor during the week following
the coronation..
Andrew VV.. White, Ainnlr:in ambus-,
sudor to Germany, will retire in No
vember, when he will have reached
his 70th birthday. His health is poor.
The duke of Lotibet lias endowed
the College of France with ait annuity
of (i.OOO francs for the maintenance
uf a profesHorshlp for tin study of
American antiquitieH.
General Fitzhugh Lee, former consul
general at Havana, was presented
to both legislative houses of Ohio
by Governor Nash, and thanked the
bodies for the honor.
The Irishmen of Chicago did not
celebrate St. Patrick's day, beyond the
wearing of greeu and Individual ob
servances. The parades of former
years were abandoned.
Secretary Root announced that Gen
eral Funston would be assigned to the
command of the Department of tho
Colorado, as soon as his present fur
lough shall have expired.
William Gardner and Eugene IliiJin,
wealthy cattlcnient of Texas, met in
a restaurant at Anthony and each
opened fire. Gardner was killed. An
old feud caused the trouble.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
iias introduced a bill for the coinai-o
of the Kilver bullion in th" treasury,
purchased under the act of .Lily 14.
1S.)2 into sulesi'iiai y silver voin.
The Twenty-second regiment, now
at Fort Crook, will be recruited to its
full strength of 101 men for each com
pany. At present there are only
thirty-seven men to each company.
Charges have been filed with the
civil service commission against I'ost
master Coyne of Chicago by T, V.
Wittner, a former employe, discharg
ed, he alleges, "for political reasons."
At Marrisa, 111., safe crackers blew
open in the safe in the Commercial
hotel, causing a conflagration which
did damage to the extent of f0,0UU.
It is kaid $l,r! was taken from the
safe.
Edward S. Doney, a newspaper man,
dropped dead of heart disease in a
room of the .New York Press club.
He was 4'.' years old ai l was the
real estate editor of the New York'
Press.
Otto I fleiderer of the theological
faculty of Ihe lTniveisity of. Ilerlin
has. accepted an invitation from Har
vard university to deliver a course of
lectures before t lie divinity school in
the spring of 1903.
A private cablegram received in
IJaltimore announced the death at
Naples of General Clinton P. Payne, a
prominent financier of that city. Gen
eral Payne was formerly active In
democratic politics in Maryland.
Democratic members of congress
have numerously signed a petition
asking Representative Hay, the. cau
cus chairman, to call a caucus on the
19th to formulaic. ;oIiey in reference
to the Boer war.
PWgadier General Frederick Funs
ton arrived in Washington, accompa
nied by Lieutenant H. J. Mitchell, his
aide. The general's purpose was
mainly to pay his respects to Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
By a government decree published
In Panama war taxes cf $70 000 and
$30,000 were in posed upon tho liberal
residents of Panama and Coloa re
spectively. These taxes are the cor
responding shares of the tax of $730,
000 imposed upon the department of
Panama by the national government.
The district court of appeals at
Washington overruled a motion for a
rehearing made by Delos K. Lotewolf.
chief of the Kiowa and Comanche In
dians in Oklahoma, and his associates
in their case against the secretary
of the Interior looking to overturning
the government's action In throwing
open their lands last summer.
Sir Richard Temple, former gover
nor of Bombay, is dead. a He was
born in 182C.
A five days' quarantine against all
vessels sailing from Hong Kong is be
ing enforced at Manila, owing to the
cholera scourge at Hong Kong.
A plot has been unearthed at Vi
ennato blow up the Austro-Hungarian
war ships, Hapsburg and Arpad. A
large amount of dynamite was recent
ly stolen at Trieste, and a secret let
ter stated that the ships were in
peril.
The republican steering committee
of the senate decided to give the first
place in the order of business in the
senate, after disposing of the pend
ing business, to the oleomargarine bill,
and to allow that to be followed by
the Chinese exclusion bill.
The general immigration bill pre
pared by Chairman Shattuc of the.
committee on Immigration and natur
alization and accepted by that, com
mittee, was by him reported to the
house with the recommendation that
it be passed.
Lady Rodney, a cousin of the duke
of Marlborough,' has Instituted pro
ceedings for divorce against her hus
band, George Bridges Hailey Bennett
Rodney, seventh Baron Redney. The
particulars in the case have not transpired.
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