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PLATTSMOITH JOURNAL
O. B. IOWL, Pablishi-r.
PLATTSMOUTH.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
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Ten fresh cases o the bubonic
plague and four deaths from the dis
ease were officially reported at Cape
town.
Statistics just published by the In
ternational Sugar association show
that Germany s beet sugar acreage
this year is 1,105,170 acre3, or an in
crease cf G9,t.7.
Dr. B.. F. Humboldt, known in Amer
ica and Europe for his contributions
tr medical literature and researches la
vasal surgery, died at his home at St.
Louis, Mo., aged 71.
Ixmis Gallott, a United States pris
oner in the Ohio . penitentiary, was
released by pardon from President Mc
Kmley. Gallott was sent from New
Orleans for embezzlement.
As the result of a displaced cover at
the National Steel company's plant at
Voungstown, O., thirteen tons of molt
en metal Towed over the mill, cremat
ing two Hungarian workmen.
Governor Yates effers S20O reward
for the apprehension and conviction cf
the unknown parties supposed to have
been implicated in the murder of Jas.
I. Barnes, a Monticello dentist.
The Anchor line steamer California
arrived at New York from Naples and
was detained at quarantine because
smallpox had broken out among the
passengers, of whom there were 1,166.
Percy Johnson, an attorney, pleaded
guilty to the supreme court at Bridge
port, Conn., to the embezzlement of
$50,000 from the trust funds and wa3
sentenced to six years imprisonment.
A parliamentary paper just issued
shows the total of British troops in
South Africa May 1 to be 249,416. The
total deaths were 14.978 and wounded
17,200. In hospital April 25 there were
13.797.
Leading stockholders of the steel
trust have been given to understand
that President Schwab's salary does
rot come out of the treasury of the
corporation, but is paid by Mr. Car
negie. Celebrating the centennary of the
imperial council at St. Petersburg, the
czar in an autograph letter promised
to recognize the council on modern
lines, so as to facilitate the transaction
of business.
James Sargent Smith, a well known
professor of music and son of the late
George B. Smith, attorney general of
Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856, died sud
denly from a stroke of apoplexy at
Madison, Wis.
The second chamber of the Swedish
parliament, by 121 to 9S votes, adopted
the army bill as amended in committee
May 6 increasing the expenditures by
22.500,000 kroner, making a total of
45,000,000 kroner.
Kansas will be allowed to file its
stit in the United States supreme
court to enjoin the state cf Colorado
from deflecting for irrigation purposes
the water of the Arkansas river to the
injury of the former state.
The Prussian railways have been in
formed that there will be a large em
igration this spring of Ruthenian far
ire rs to the United States and that
,000 will pass to Hamburg in the
course of the next few days.
The London correspondent of the
New York Tribune says the agricul
tural returns of Great Britain for
l'.'OO, which have just been issued,
show that the decline of British agri
culture pursues its steady course.
David Reynolds, a farmer living two
miles from Schenectady, N. Y., has
beeLF found murdered in his barn.
Mary Elizabeth Lease, the lecturer,
filed a petition In bankruptcy in the
United States district court at New
York.
Rt Rev. P. Maurier, one of the most
prominent Catholics in Kansas and for
twenty years priest of the church in
Salina, Kan., died of heart disease at
Wilson, Kan., while waiting for a
train.
The following minor officers - were
elected by the railway conductors at
St. Paul: Grand junior conductor, L.
E. Sheppard, Camden, N. J.; inside
sentinel, F. C. Smith Detroit; outside
sentinel, U. G. Ferguson, Ogden, Utah.
The next meeting will be held at Pitts
burg in 1903.
The New York Journal of Commerce
says: "It is currently reported that
the Universal Tobacco company, which
Increased it3 authorized capital last
week from $100,000 to $10,000,000," is
to be an active competitor of both the
American and the "Continental."
The secretary of the treasury has
bought $15,000 more 5 per cent bonds
of 1904 at $108.87.
William Rcece, who owns an apple
orchard of 250 acres near Bean Lake,
Kansas, says the canker worms will
reduce his crop one-half.
The loan agents of Kansas report a
Urge amount of money offered them
by farmers to place on real estate.
Milwaukee has been selected as the
place of holding the next biennial
convention of the Woodmen of the
World.
TIKES TO AMENDMENT
Gubaa Constitutional Convention Finally
Approves Piatt Clause.
VOTE IS FOURTEEN TO THIRTEEN.
Radical Fight Hard at the J-'inlrh anil
Abuse t'onservnll ves Senor Tamayo
Designates as traitors All Who Vote lu
Favor of the Amendment.
HAVANA, May 29. The Piatt
amendment was accepted by the Cuban
constitutional convention by a vote of
13 to 14. The actual vote was on ac
cepting the majority report of the
committee on relations, which embod
ied the amendment, with explanations
of certain clauses.
The radicals made a hard fight at
the last moment and Senors Portuondo,
Gomez and Tamayo bitterly arraigned
the conservatives. Senor Tamayo was
particularly vindictive and declared
that everybody who voted In favor of
the Piatt amendment was a traitor to
his country. The convention com
pelled him to retract this statement.
On several occasions personal encoun
ters seemed imminent.
Senor Gomez spoke for more than
an hour and his speech undoubtedly
won over Senors Castro, Robau and
Manduley. He appealed to the pa
triotism of the delegates and rehearsed
the long fight for independence, de
nouncing as perjurers all who favored
the Piatt amendment on the ground
that they had sworn to draw up a
constitution for an independent re
public.
Several conservatives arose and re
quested Senor Gomez to retract, but he
refused.
The following delegates voted against
the majority report: Gomez, Gener,
Portuondo, Lacret, Manduley, Cisneros,
Ferrer, Fortun, Robau, E. Tamayo,
Silva, Castro, Zayas and Aleman.
Senors Rivera and Bravo were ab
sent.
The convention will convene its ses
sions, which will be devoted to draw
ing up the election law.
La Discussion in an extra this even
ing exclaims: "Now will ccme im
mediate independence."
By a decree to be issued in Havana
the terms for paying mortgages will
be extended four years, the debtors
paying each year respectively 10, 15,
35 and 40 per cent of the principal and
accrued interest. It is understood that
both sides are satisfied with this ar
rangement. The sewer bids will be opened to
day. There ur twelve in all. The
bidders are required to deposit $500,-
000.
CANNON TO AID THE FARMERS.
French Cse Them to Fight Half, Frost
and ClrasHhoppero.
WASHINGTON, May 30 The
French agriculturalists intend to fight
frost and grasshoppers as well as hail
storms with cannon and smoke, ac
cording to an interesting report re
ceived at the state department from
Consul Covert Lyons. It has just
been determined to hold an interna
tional cannon congress at Lyons in
November next and Consul Covert was
authorized to extend an invitation to
Americans to take part. The success
that has attended the experiment of
firing at approaching .hailstorms to
prevent their ravages upon Jrench
vineyards, has prompted steps for a
still further extension of the usage of
cannon in agricultural society circles.
The theory in some quarters prevails
that it is not the frost itself which
blasts the budding fruit, but the sun's
rays following a night of frost, which
find the grape, already sensitive to the
cold, an easy victim to the heat. Can
non fired horizontally over vineyards
at A3ti at sunrise produced interesting
results. A strip of vineyard 500 feet
wide, over which the smoke from the
two cannon had been spread, was en
tirely protected from the effects cf the
frost, while the vines on either side
were badly injured.
An invasion of grasshoppers 13 an
nounced to occur this summer in
southern Algeria sod the cannon
mouths are to be turned against them
also.
Nebraska Exhibits for lloffaln.
LINCOLN, May 30. The Nebraska
exhibit for the Pan-American exposi
tion will be shipped to Buffalo at once
and soon after Assistant Commission
ers R. R. Randall of Lincoln, T. E.
Hibbert of Adams and Miss Leona
Butterfield of Omaha will go east to
direct the work of installing it in the
agricultural building.
Negro Shoots Two Others.
SIOUX CITY, la.. May 29. Because
he was called a "cheap skate" at a
colored church sociable, Harry Baker
walked a mile, procured a revolver, re
turned to the church and shot three
other negroes, one of whom, Jim
Askew, will die. . The others, Charles
Watkins and Louis Cloyd, are not dan
gerously wounded. Rivalry for the at
tentions of a colored girl and statement
that h6 could cot buy Ice cream roused
Baker's anger.
TRACED -WAICH AROUND GLOBE
Timepiece Stolen In China la Recovered
In Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 29.-
magnificent gold watch, studded with
diamonds and valued at $5,000, which
was stolen from an English army
officer at Tien Tsin, China, was re
covered at Woodlawn, Ala., by United
States postoffice inspectors. It is al
leged that a United States soldier from
Birmingham, stationed at Tien Tsin
who was a watchman, was given the
watch, together with the timepiece of
an English lady, to repair.
The soldier deserted his post and
the watches disappeared with "him.
The superintendent of mails at Tien
Tsin found that the soldier had sent
a registered package to Woodlawn
Ala., before his departure and this
gave the Inspector a clew. The watch
was recovered and sent to Washington
to be returned to the English officer.
The United States officials refuse to
give the name of the soldier or the re
cipient of the watch.
RUSSIA APPLIES THE SCREWS.
Suspends Leading Newspaper for Moder
ate Comment on Strikes.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 29. The
prohibition of the publication of the
Novoe Vremya for a week because of
its editorial articles on the labor trou
bles is creating an immense sensation
as indicating extraordinary nervous
ness on the part of the government.
The Novoe Vremya is second or.ly
to the Moscow Viadomotie In con
servatism and is usually allowed great
er latitude than are the other papers.
The editorial in question is mild as
compared with many governmental
publications on the labor situation in
more quiet times. It merely said the
operatives were poorly paid for ex
cessively hard work and were begin
ning to be Influenced by western lit
erature and suggested that the govern
ment carry cn the work begun for
emancipation and enforce social re
forms..
SUITS THE ADMINISTRATION.
President and Cabinet Officers Pleased
with Court's Decision.
SIDNEY, Neb., May 29. The presi
dent and the cabinet received the offi
cial Information here that the supreme
court had decided the insular cases in
accordance with the contentions of the
government.
The news came In the shape of a
telegram from Solicitor General John
K. Richards. It was brief, however,
and contained no details beyond the
bare announcement that the admin
istration had been sustained.
Naturally the president and cabinet
officers were elated over the victory.
although they have never doubted that
the decision would be in favor of the
government.
The members of the cabinet aboard
the train declined to express their
opinions for publication in advance of
a perusal of the text of the opinion. '
ALL VOLUNTEERS TO LEAVE.
Last of them Will Oult Manilla for Home
Before July.
MANILA, May 29. It Is reasonably
certain that the remaining volunteers
will sail for home before July. The
Forty-seventh regiment and battalions
of the Forty-ninth and Thirty-eighth
will sail on the transport Thomas on
May 28.
The Ohio sails May 29 with the
Forty-second regiment, and the Kil
patrick and Logan June 1 with the
Forty-third and Forty-ninth regi
ments and two battalions of the
Thirty-eighth. The Grant saiis from
Appari June 1 with the Forty-eighth
regiment and two battalions of the
Forty-ninth.
Carrie Wants Her Hatchet.
TOPEKA, May 29. Mrs. Carrie Na
tion tried to get a warrant 'or Chief
of Police Stahl, charged with stealing
her hatchet. The county attorney re
fused to issue the warrant. Mrs. Na
tion lost her hatchet to the chief of
police when she was arrested for
smashing a Topeka joint. She was in
formed today that she could get back
her hatchet by replevin proceedings.
Mr. Bryan Comment rtrlefly.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 23. Mr. Bry
an's only comment on the decision in
the insular" cases was that it seemed
to uphold the contention of the re
publicans in some respects and that of
the democrats in others. He said he
would not commit himself further on
the effect of the opinion until he had
read the full text. He had hoped the
constitution would follow the flag.
General Sickles Leads.
CLEVELAND, O., May 29. The
Plain Dealer will say tomorrow:
A majority of the Grand Army of
the Republic men of Cleveland seem
to be in favor of the candidacy of
General Sickles of New York for commander-in-chief.
No other name has
been mentioned so prominently as his
in all parts of the country, and as yet
practically no opposition to his selec
tion has been organized. He will
probably be chosen.
CONSIDERED! VICTORY
What the Solicitor General Says of the
Supreme Courts Decision.
QUESTIONS THAT WERE INVOLVED
Government Now Has Sanction of the
Supreme Court for Regulating the
'Islands Decision Not ltendered as
Determining the Dooley Case.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Solicitor
GeneVal Richarus of the department
of justice, who had charge of the
insular cases before the supreme court,
has made the following statement con
cerning his interpretation of the de
cisions of the court:
"The important question Involved
in these cases was whether the ces
sion of territory contained in the
treaty of Paris made Porto Rico and
the Philippines an integral part of
United States within the meaning of
that provision of the constitution re
quiring 'all duties, imports and ex
cises to be uniform throughout the
United States.' The court held that
the cession simply made Porto Rico
and the Philippines domestic territory
of the United States, subject to the
full control of congress, which control
could be exercised without reference
to those limitations. This limitation.
the court held, was intended to ap
ply to the states of the union and
does not apply to acquired territory
unless by treaty and by subsequent
act of congress it is incorporated
within and becomes an integral part
of the United States.
The decisions are substantially a
victory for the government. They
sustain to the fullest extent the so-
called insular policy of the adminis
tration. The government now has
the sanction of the supreme court for
governing these islands as their needs
require. The court holds that the
constitution did not of its own force
at once apply to those ceded territor
les, placing their people, their products
and their ports on an immediate equal
ity with ours and conferring upon
the rights, privileges and immunities
enjoyed by the people, products and
ports of the several states.
"While their fundamental rights are
preserved by these underlying prin
ciples of the constitution which apply
everywhere, the status of their citi
zens and the nature of the customs
and commercial regulations are to be
determined by congress and the ex
ercise of the power vested by the con
stitution in congress to make all need
ful rules and regulations respecting
territory belonging to the United
States.
"Obviously what I have said regard
ing Porto Rico applies equally well to
the Philippines, so that the president
is perfectly free, under the Spooner
act, to govern the Philippines as their
needs and our interests may require.
"At the same time that the" court
has sustained to the fullest extent the
contention of the government In these
cases it has decided as a matter of
statutory construction that the Ding
ley act could not be held to Impose
duties on goods brought from Porto
Rico, because by cession Porto Rico
became domestic territory of the
United States and therefore ceased to
be a foreign country.
"The decisions of the court call for
no change In the administration of
the law. The court did not de
cide what Is known as the second
Dooley case, which involved the in
validity of the collection of duties un
der the Foraker act on goods taken
into Porto Rico from the United
States. While I have no information
on the subject, it may be that the
court thinks there is involved in the
cases another question as to whether
such duties would not amount to du
ties on articles exported from a state.
The court also failed to dispose of
what is popularly known as the "four
teen diamond ring cases,' involving
the entry, free of duty, of rings
brought into the United States by a
returning soldier from the Philippines.
There were no decisions affecting the
Philippines and I presume both of
these cases referred to will go over
until the fall term of court."
Promln-n' Cattleman Dead.
CHICAGO, May 29. George Adams,
one of the oldest and best known live
stock commission merchants in the
west, died at his home here aged 70
years. Mr. Adams came originally
from England and was instrumental In
establishing the old stock yards forty
years ago, and later in building up the
new Union stock yards. His acquaint
ance among cattlemen was wide.
Nebraska Air is Itenenclal.
SIDNEY, Neb., May 29. The presi
dential train, consisting of eight cars,
reached here as 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and remained twenty min
utes, giving the people an opportunity
to" greet President McKfnley. He
stepped off the rear of his private car
and heartily grasped the hands of
the people who passed by him. This
was a great, treat for the people of
Sidney, as it had been reported that
the train would not stop.
MANY TAKE EXAMINATIONS.
Report of Civil Service Commission on
Work of the Past Year.
WASHINGTON. May 28. The an
nual report of Chief Examiner A.
Serven of the civil service commission
was made public yesterday. It t.hows
that during the year ended June 30,
1900, 45,641 persons took the com
petitive examinations for original ap
pointments to the classified service.
Of these 21,872 were for the depart
ments, 2,349 for the government prlnt-
ingo ffice, 4,396 for the custom house
service, 455 for positions under col
lectors of internal revenue and 16,569
in classified postoffices. There also
were 248 people exxamined non-com-
netitivelv for exrented Dlaces. There
were 248 people examined non-com-
tions, involving 1.188 opportunities
for the asspmhlins of eomDetitors at
places widely distributed throughout
the states and territories.
tk oo.-o th, n,i nTim.
inations in Porto Rico have been
somewhat delayed because of the
uncertainty whether the "people of
Porto Rico" as denominated by the
act establishing civil government
there are citizens of the United States
within the meaning of the civil service
rules. Expenses have been cut in all j
directions to enable the establishment
of the examination system In both
Hawaii and Porto Rico when the cit
izenship question is settled by the su
preme court.
DENVER WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
Privilege of Drlnklns Where They Please
Demanded for Them.
DENVER, Col., May 28. Under an
order made in the district court, Peter
Stauer, proprietor of the Chesapeake
restaurant, will serve wine and other
sniritiim.a HrinV with motic , Rim.
day. if customers call fo them, and J.
t fmntn cainnniunor Fiohtoonth
and Champa streets will serve liquors
to women on week days at the bar or
in winerooms.
District Judge Palmer granted tem
porary injunctions restraining the fire
and police board from Interfering with
the business of either of the two men
named.
It will be urged as an argun cmt In
Oronin's case that, as women v te and
enjoy the same rights, privileges and
immunities as men in this state, the
right to drink when and where hey
please cannot be denied them.
HE DISCOVERED HIS LIMIT.
Chicago Man Drank 33 Bottles of Cham
pagne and Died.
CHICAGO May 28. A fondness for
champagne is the direct cause of the
death of Mathew J. Flynn, well known
in theatrical circles as a manager of
vaudeville attractions. Wednesday
night Flynn consumed the contents of
twenty-three bottles of champagne,
The next day he was removed from
the hotel to the Washingtonian home,
out ne never railed and ne died.
Oleomargarine Law Attacked.
DES MOINES, May 2S The Iowa
aw wnicn makes it an offense ror
anyone to have in his possession any
imitation butter, colored yellow like
butter, has been declared unconstitu-
tlonal by Judge Blair in court in Dela-
ware county. The grand jury, at the
instance of the state dairy commis-
sion, had James G. Cousins, the post-
master of Earlville. indicted for
knowingly having in his possession
fnr iik in hia f.nmilv nf an Imitation
butter."
Receive Royalty at Sidney.
SYDNEY, N. S. D., May 28. The
British steamer Ophir. having on
board the duke and duchess of Corn
wall and Oork, arrived here at 11
o'clock this morning. It was joined
outsidet the harbor by a squadron of
government vessels conveying the
premier. Sir William Lyne, the minis
ters and federal officials. As the
squadron entered the roadstead, the
Ophir leading, the Russian cruiser
oromoboy. from tne Atnoi bignt an-
cnorage, nred a salute.
Vermont's War Claim Rejected
WASHINGTON, May 28. Acting
Comptroller of the Treasury Miller
has decided adversely the claim of the
state of Vermont for reimbursement
of 16,702 paid to the officers and men
of the First Vermont infantry, Na-
tlonal guard, prior to the date of their
assembly at the rendezvous named by
the governor at tne outDreaic oi me
Spanish war. He holds that reim-
bursement of compensation or pay Is
limited to the time the officers and
men assembled at the rendezvous.
I nvestlgntlng Taper Combine.
TORONTO, May 28. The Canadian
Press association has been advised by
Hon. M. Fielding, minister of finance,
that the government will conduct the
investigation and s immon all neces
sary witnesses in the inquiry into the
alleged paper makers' combination.
The association had intended prose
cuting. Mr. Fielding's communication
meets all the claims of the press as
sociation. Eminent counsel will be
employed.
TOE RIGHT TO COLLECT
Supreme Court Hands Dovra Decision ir
Porto Eican Case.
T S AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
Porto Rico is Domestic Territory, Ac
cording; to Majority Opinion erf the
Court, and Duties Cannot lio Levied on
" Commerce.
WASHINGTON. May 28. Justice
Brown of United States supreme court
announced the decision of that court.
in the insular cases. Thi aanounce-
meat of the court's opinion was hand-
ed down in the Delima case. Justice
urown announced tne courts decision.
on the point of jurisdiction, holding
that the court had jurisdiction.
I The Delima case involved the
im
portation of goods into the United
States from Porto Rico after the
ratification of the treaty of Paris and
before the paasage of the Porto Rican
act.
Delima & Co., doing business in New
York- Ported from San Juan, Porto
Rico, during the months of June and
July, 1899, certain sugars, the product
of Porto Rico. Upon these sugars the
collector at New York demanded and
collected about $13,000 as customs du
ties. Delima & Co. sued Bidwell, the col
lector, as an individual In the supreme
court of the state cf New York, to
recover back the duties thus paid,
amounting in all to $13,145. alleging
that they were unlawfully demanded,
in violation of the constitution and
collected by duress, the collector ex-
acting the amount of dues as a condi-
tion to the delivery of the sugars. On.
the petition of the collector, the suit
was removed to tne reuerai circuit
court, for the southern district of
New York, which sustained a de
murrer to the complaint both on the
ground that no cause for action was
stated, and that the court had no juris
diction. From the judgment dismiss
ing the complaint, Delima & Co. pros
ecute error from this court.
Justice Brown said whether sugar"
Imported from or into Porto Rioo were
dutiable depended upon whether Por
to Rico is a foreign country. He held
that the right to accept territory in
volved the right to govern and con
trol it by congress, but he said that a
country could not be both foreign and
domestic.
The opinion was opposed to the con
tention of the government. He con
cluded that at the time the duties were
collected Porto Rico was not a foreign
country, but a territory of the United
States.
Justice Brown concluded as follows:
If an act cf congress be necessary
to convert a foreign country into do-
mestic territory, the nuestion at once
sl,ggPts itself, what is the character
0f tne legislation demanded for this
nnmnqp' Will an art nnnrnnrlatintr
money for its purchase be sufficieut?
Apparently not. win an act apjri-
priating tne duties collected upon inl
i'' w i nuui bucu iuuuuj i"
the benefit of the government be suf-
ficient? Apparently not. Wrill acts
making appropriations for its postal
service, for the establishment of light-
house, for the maintenance ,of quar
antine stations, for erecting public
buildings, have that effect? Will an
act estamisning a complete locai gov-
ernment, but with the reservation of
a Hgnt tO Collect duties Upon COm-
merce be adequate for that purpose?
None of these, nor all together will
be sufficient, if the government bo
sound, since acts embracing all these
provisions have been passed in con
nection with Porto Rico and it is In
sisted that it is still a foreign coun
try within the meaning of the tariff
laws. We are unable to acquiesce In
this assumption that a territory may
be at the same time both foreign and
domestic.
"We are, therefore, of opinion that
, ,h u th - ,evIexl
portQ R,CQ waa not a forelgn country
but R territory of the united States;
within the meaning of the tariff laws,
that the duties were illegally exacted
anJ that the plaintiffs BSii entitled tO
recover them back.
"The Judgment of the circuit court
fOP the southern district of New York
)S therefore, reversed and the case
remanded to that court for farther
proceedings In consonance with this
opinion
spanuii Town nurned
MADRID, May 27. The village of
Esparragosa, province of Badajoz, has
been almost destroyed by a storm. One
woman was killed.
Grants Are in Chicago
CHICAGO, May 28. Brigadier Gen
eral Fred Grant arrived here from San
Francisco. He was driven to the resi
dence of Mrs. Potter Palmer, his sis
ter-in-law, where he will be a guesl
for a few days. Mrs. Grant had pre
ceded the general. They will attend
their son's graduation from West
Point June 7 and later will visit New
York. Geneial Grant said published
interviews with him were correct in
most particulars.
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