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    SIOUX CO. JOURNAL
By CEO. D. CANON,
HARRISON. NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NEWS.
The Anti-Saloon league of Norfolk is
making a fight against the issuing of
license to certain aloon keepers. At
torneys have been employed to repre
sent both sides and for many days the
attention of the city council has been
taken up with the first case. The con
test promises to be a long one.
During a severe rainstorm last week
which passed near Randolph, Chris
Wagner and his son, Albert, living nine
miles northwest of that place, were
truck by lightning. The young man
was Instantly killed, as was also one
of the horses he was driving. Mr. Wag
ner's arm was severely burned, but he
la In a fair way to recover. The father
and son were plowing In the field when
the storm struck them.
The two soldiers, Hofman and Pen
nlngton. were found guilty at Chadron
and Judge Allen, who was presiding for
Judge Westover, sentenced them to
one year In the penitentiary. Court
adjourned until May 31 and Judge Alien
returned to his home at Madison. Ow
ing to the businesslike manner with
which he disposed of all business he re
eeived words of praise from all sides.
The evening before Allen left he was
invited to attend the social given by
the Modern Woodmen, and being called
upon for a few remarks responded in a
fitting speech.
Two young men giving their names
as T. W. Kennedy and D. C. Hauck
were arrested at Steele City on the
charge of passing raised bills, and
after an examination before County
Judge Boyd at Fairbury were held In
60 bonds, which they were unable to
give. They had a 5 bill which had
been raised to $10 and passed it on a
Steele City merchant. The day before
they tried to pass a 31 bill which had
been raised to 35, at Fairbury, but
failed to get rid of it. They claimed to
be selling school charts and had school
orders on two districts In Jefferson
county and one on a district In Wash
lnjrton county, Kansas, which It is
thought are forged. Kennedy claims
to live in Oklahoma, and Hauck says
his home is at Hastings, Neb.
Frank Schneider and son, A. P
Schneider, under the corporate namr
of the Creighton Electric Light and
Power company, are only waiting a per
mit from the state to begin work on a
mammoth pond on the Bazile creek,
sear Creighton, which will, when com-
pjeied, furnish sufficient power to give
Creighton a first-class electric light
system and furnish power for any other
purposes the company may see fit to
pat it to. It will take about three
months to complete) the pond, and it
alone will coat not lesa than 33,000. By
this means the electric lights now in
use will be greatly Improved and the
company can furnish ail the new ones
which are now or may be needed in
the future, a thing which they were not
able hertofore to do on account of lack
of power.
The hearing of the case instituted in
the district court at Lincoln temporar
ily enjoining Attorney General Smyth
from prosecuting Hartley's bondsmen in
Omaha has been set for hearing before
Judge Frost on May 13 at 3 o'clock. The
petition filed by the bondsmen, after
setting forth a copy of the bond of ex
State Treasurer Bartley for his second
ter mand giving the particulars upon
which to base an argument that it had
not been fully approved, sets forth the
depository bond of the Omaha National
bank and continues with the assertion
that the plaintiffs are of the opinion
that by the depository bond of the
defendants, signing the same as ob
ligors, undertook to protect all persons
who should be sureties upon the bond
of Bartley from all loss and damage by
reason of the conversion, loss, embez
zlement or otherwise of any or all
money at any time deposited In the
bank. It is further alleged that if it
be true that 32O1.8&4.06 was embezzled
it was with the full and actual knowl
edge of the Omaha National bank and
of all the persons signing the depository
bond of the bank, that the pretended
payment by the officers of the bank ac
complished the embezzlement or con.
vers ion.
THE RACE FOR HOMES.
Durango, Colo. (Special.) Many per.
son. who had been holding places in
the line at the land office changed their
minds today and Joined the rush for lo
cations on the Ute lands, which were
opened for settlement at noon by proc
lamation of the president.
Whistles and bells proclaimed the
hour of opening. Scores of men who
had been holding places In the line sold
oat half an hour before the opening;
$6 was the prevailing price. It is esti
mated that 1,000 people shought In vari
ous ways to secure land.
The street of Durango were crowded
and there was great rejoicing. There
was no central starting point, and men
were scattered along the Colorado and
New Mexico lines for forty mlles.await
Ing the hour, many with no means of
rapid transit. From Durango hundreds
of well mounted and well armed men
began pnshlng to the front at daylight,
all giving themselves ample time to
reach the favorite sections. The Du
rango Democrat discouraged many in
line this morning by declaring that ev
ery reputable attorney in Durango had
advised clients to settle on the land and
Die at any time within the limit pro
vided by law.
A surprise was sprung when "Buf
falo" Jones suddenly appeared near Ig
nacio with MO followers from Guthrie,
O. T., and was met by Dr. E. D. Allen,
who was prominent In the opening of
the famous Cherokee strip. The latter
has been sojourning In and around Du
rango with some half-breed Cherokees
for the past week, and early this mons
ter started to Join with "Buffalo" Jones
With the determination of starting a
tow nette and booming the same. Their
objective point is near Ignaclo. The
town, It is understood, will be called
Tabor. By night there will no doubt
be more than a doaen villages created
tat the Centennial state. The railroad
" kH representatives on the round who
will select some of the moat promising
Tbe laad of the Ute reservation open
. t settlement today are located In the
aavthwest corner of Colorado. The ter
rwy eonsris of a strip fifteen miles
wiJ and abort ninety miles lone, ooa
estates; about MMM acres. The greater
art of this land to mootli and tillable
rrvVMia irrigation can be provided for.
I ral taovsABd acres of the land w as
I -ted to the UU Indiana m severalty
' t&a rdr of the oprntug was
. r jmA H to elalmad tlsto tesladed
V tSSvftS? 0w4. nUw
r nei mn ma of Mm
MAIL IS HEADED OFF
PAMPHLETS OF ANTI-IMPERIAL
1STIC LEAGUE ARE SEIZED.
Soldiers Peace of Mind la To Be
Guarded Fear Discontent
Would Follow.
Washington, D. C (Special.) The
postmaster general has directed the
postmaster at San Francisco to take
out of the malls for Manila three pam
phlets issued by Edward Atkinson of
Boston, vice president of the Anti-im
perialistic league. This order does not
apply to the circulation of the pam
phlets by mail in this country, but bars
their dispatch from this country to
the Philippines, discontent and even
mutiny among the soldiers being stated
by the department to be the design of
tnese publications.
The three pamphlets are specifically
described, and in no circumstances are
they to be forwarded by mail to the
r-nmppines.
Boston. (Special.) Hon. Edward At
kinson, vice president of the Anil-Imperialist
league of this city, was shown
the Washington dispatch stating that
the postmaster general had directed
tnat certain pampulets prepared by Mi
Atkinson be taken from the mails to
Manila. Mr. Atkinson said he had re
ceived no communication direct from
wasmngton about the matter. He ex
plained that the documents were com
pilations of tacts and figures taken
from the debates in the national huute
and senate and calling attention to
points overlooked in debate.
"By action of the senate," Mr. At
klnson, "these compilations were pul-
usnea as senate documents and they
are now public documents of the Unit
ed Slates. Therefore, any action taken
toward keeping them out of the mails
would imply that congressional records
and oihcial documents of the Lmu-u
biates are unsuitable to be sent to o Ul
cers of the volunteer regiments now in
Manna, wnose terms of service have ex
pired and whose return to this country
is demanded by officials of certain
states who say that the men are enti
tied to discharge."
SENT TO DEWEY.
Mr. Atkinson said he bad sent copies
or luese uocuments to Aamirai Dewey,
President Scnurman, Prol. Worcestn,
General Otis, Oeneral Law ion, General
Miller and to the correspondent ot a
New York illustrated weekly.
lhe three pamphlets, copies of which
have been promoited in tne mails tor
the Philippines, are those which have
the following titles: "Criminal Aggres
sion, by Whom?" "The Cost of a Na
tional Crime ' and "The Hell of War
and Its Penalties." These, umess some-
tning shouia develop to necessitate fur
ther action, may be circulated tbrougn
out the mails within this country. Ac
cording to Mr. Atkinson's own state
ment, as reported, a large number of
the pamphlets have been sent out.
The matter was brougnt to the atten
tion of tne postal otJiclals by the war
department, whose authorities were
greatly exercised, with a suggestion
that some action be taken. It is
thought that there is little possibility
n i any of these publications getting past
the ban Francisco office, but if a few
should the military authorities in the
Philippines will promptly suppress
them. Postmaster General Emory Smith
made this statement to the Associated
Pi ess:
"These pamphlets actually incite to
mutiny and It would be utterly unjusti
fiable to permit their circulation among
the soldiers In the Philippines. Their
circulation is a movement to induce the
soldiers to disobey orders and in effect
to embarrass and resist the govern
ment in whose services they are en
gaged. Their circulation except in the
mails for the Philippines, Is not inter
fered with, because, In being sent to
Manila, they are destined for soldiers
fighting our battles; but In this country
the eftort to incite to muntiny could
have no result. Not only are they de
signed to incite to mutiny the American
soldiers In those islands, but also to fo
ment and encourage insurrection on 'he
part of the Filipinos themselves."
DEFENSE OF ATKINSON.
Boston. (Special.) In commenting on
the action of the authorities, Mr. At
kinson says:
"It is said that the dispatch of these
pamphlets from this country to the
Philippine Islands Is barred lest they
should create discontent and even mu
tiny among the soldiers; that being
stated by the department to be the de
sign of these publications.
"There are two pamphlets only. The
first edition of the first, printed In No
vember, was dedicated to President Mc
Kinley, in support of his statement that
'forcible annexation would be criminal
aggression.' The facts and figures giv
en in the pamphlet were made the fre
quent subject of debate In the house of
representatives and the senate during
the session and the pamphlet as a whole
was finally printed by order of the
senate as Senate Document No. (2.
"The second pamphlet was issued late
In February, when it appeared that
acts of criminal aggression were being
coommitteed in the Philippine Islands.
In that pamphlet certain facts and
statements were submitted to the at
tention of the senate and were the sub
ject of debate, and that pamphlet again,
by order of the senate, was printed as a
senate document. I have a copy of No.
2 and have sent for a copy of the lat
ter. "These pamphlets were, on April 24
and 25, addressed by me to Admiral
Dewey, President Bchurman, Prof, Wor
cester, General Otis, General Lewton,
General Miller and the correspondent of
a New York Illustrated weekly In Ma
nila. None others have, to my knowl
edge, been sent to anyone else. I de
sired to send them to other officers,
and for that purpose notified the war
department of my intention and asked
for a list that would give me the names.
If it Is unlawful for a citizen of the
United States to communicate with oth
er citizens In Manila by sending them
documents in a private edition which
have been printed by order of the Unit
ed States senate as public documents, 1
am content to leave the matter at that
exact point .which requires no comment
from me.
"I would, however, call the attention
of the postmaster general to the neces
sity of requiring that all newspapers
lately printed here and elsewhere.whclb
rontain the late speech of Senator
Hoar, given at the republican club In
Boston, In wnlcn ne uiea mis expres
sive phrase: 'I can see no difference In
the lynching of a southern postmastet
and lynching a people because they
think a government derives Its Just
powers from the consent of the gov.
eroed, and got those ideas from the
constitution of the United flat,' bf
taken from the snails.
-It tale attempt to forbid free tpeecb
and free malls to the peopto of tfcU
m been taaae, watcn i earn
this the people wUJ 4eeJ
1UXr I
irkait
t M BIN" H.
PREFERRED DEATH TO EVICTION
Rather Than Be Dispossessed
Widow Kills Herself.
New York. (Special. Fearing that
ner furniture would be put into the
Ureet on Monday, Mrs. Elisabeth Hank.
a widow, of No. 249 Avenue li. drank
:arbolie acid Saturday night and died
in lielievue hospital.
"I shall wait until I have enough
money to pay you and then I shall kill
myself," she said last Sunday to Vheo
dore Stockhausen, a baker, whose s"yp
was under her apartments and wH"
whom she had a small account.
She dropped In at his shop on Tuesday
lo tell him she would have his money
ready in a day or two. He told her
there was no hurry and that his faith
In her credit was so strong: that she
could have his shop if she wanted It.
"No." she said: "I shall settle this one
iccount and then I shall take pols-m, for
1 am to be dispossessed on Monday. Do
not tell my sons of my intention, for
they are good boys and have done
their best to keep up our home."
The sons she spoke of were Jacob. 19,
and Alexander, 16. Jacob, who had
worked in a printing office, had been
111 for a long time. Alexander was a
messenger, and his small wages were
not sufficient to support the family.
Mrs. Hank had sought employment.
She obtained a few odd Jobs at mend
ing and assisting In house cleaning,
but was unable to find permanent work.
Then the landlord served notice that
she must vacate her rooms by May 1.
She had no friends to whom she felt
at liberty to go. She began planning
for her suicide.
Jacob, her elder son, had been out for
a walk, and when he returned home
last evening about 7 o'clock he found
his mother on the bed in the room.
The odor of carbolic acid and the
appearance of his mother's face told
the story. He ran to a telephone and
soon an ambulance dashed up in front
of the house.
Alexander, the younger son, came
hotae at 8 o'clock. He whistled as he
:Iimted the stairs. He was bringing his
week's wages home to his mother.
She died within an hour after reach
ing Bellevue.
AGED COUPLE IN WORKHOUSE
Will Celebrate Their Golden Wed
ding In Poverty.
New York. (Special.) Their steps
were tottering and their eyes were
dimmed with years which were three
core and ten. Yet as they stood sid
by Bide in the police court there was a
look In their eyes which can never die
while life endures. They were John
Dunning, and Mary, his wife. Poverty
had driven them from the home which
they had occupied for thirty years, and
good luck or misfortune, what you will,
had borne them to the police station
and from there to the police court.
They were charged with vagancy. Their
crime was age and helplessness. Do
not separate us." said the man, "that
is all we ask. We have lived together
fifty years. Let us die together. W?
have only a couple of years to live, and
nobody knows how to care for mother
but me.
We lived at No. 326 West Fifty-
fourth street for years," he said. "I was
a laboring man and I worked hard. We
got along all right, and when the boys
grew up they supported us. They were
good boys, God rest their souls! Henry
died five years ago. There wasn t so
much money then. John brought ail his
earnings home. He died six weeks ago
'We didn't give the poor boy as god
funeral as we would have liked.
Mother sold her wedding ring and the
watch which the boys gave her. We
managed to pay the undertaker. Then
we got Into the pawnshops for the
first time. Every stick of furniture
went for bread. The landlord had been
patient, but couldn't expect him to let
us live there forever, even if we had
paid rent regular for thirty years, feo
we went out last night, arm in arm.
There was a bed tick, and we left that
for luck. We were walking on the
street when this gentleman found us
and took us to the station house They
took mother away to another place.
We haven't been parted for many a
year, and we would like to te witn
each other at the end."
Magistrate Olmsted committed the
aged couple to the workhouse.
FUNSTON GETS HIS REWARD.
Gallant Kansas Colonel Promoted
to Brigadier-General.
Washington, D. C (Special.) The
president has appointed Colonel Freder
ick Funston of the Twentieth Kansas a
brigadier general of volunteers. This
appointment was recommended by Ma
jor General MacArthur and supplement
ed very strongly by General Otis In a
cable dispatch.
General MacArthur said that the ser
vices of Colonel Funston during the
campaign and especially In the crossing
of the Rio Grande river, deserve recog
nKioii such as his promotion to be i
brigadier general; also that as a leader
of troops Colonel Funston was especi
ally valuable. The president recognizes
the services of Colonel Funston and his
first official act on returning to Wash
ington was to make blm a brigadlet
general.
The cable which General Otis sent
says: "MacArthur strongly recommends
Colonel Funston's appointment as zrig
adier general for signal skill In crossing
the Rio Grande river and most gallant
services since commencement of war. I
urge appointment. Funston able leader
of men and baa earned recognition."
JUNTA RECOVERS ITS NERVE.
Asserts Telegram from Agulnaldo
Repudiates Peace Overtures.
London. (Special.) Representatives
of the Filipino Junta say that they have
received a telegram from Agulnaldo
dated April 30 In which he states that
his government has nothing to do witb
the present peace negotiations, which,
he asserts, are being conducted by a
group of half castes and Creoles, who
are anxious for peace in the expecta
tion of getting high office under a new
government. Several of these men,
Agulnaldo Bays, are members of the
Filipino congress, where they are en
deavoring to outvote him. Agulnaldo
added that he had had no direct nego
tiations with the Americana since the
fall of Malolos, when certain proposals
passed between D. C. Worcester of the
American Philippine commission and a
representative of Agulnaldo looking to
peace baaed upon independence with
an American alliance. Agulnaldo dts
avows the present negotiation and
adds that under no circumstances will
he accept an American protawtorate.
The dispatch conclude with a con
temptuous reference to Major Arguellea
as a Spanish most wno baa no more
authority to act on behalf of Aguln
aldo than baa Lon Mmeelt
Mr. Wobbt ow Here's a remarkable
Una I fossa the other day In a roaga
gtoa aossa: Tv been young, bat yontfc
few fiis 1 1 from me." Miss) Seerly
I don't as anything so remarkable
abort that Una, Mr. WibWeaon Ah, bat
wait. The poem I signed fey a woman.
20 MILLION DOLLARS i
IN GOLD 13 PAID TO Sf-AIN FOR
THE PHILIPPINES.
The Payment of the Indemnity
Complete Transfer of Islands
From Spain to U. S.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Fout
warrants of 35,000,000 each, in payment
io Spain for the Philippine Islands, were
lrawn at the treasury this afternooc
ind the necessary signatures
tached, fcut the warrants were not
lvereu. ney prooaDiy win De aener-
ed tomorrow.
Each of the pur warrants, vhlch
we numbered res? .fHyely 1509.) 4510
loll and 4512. is worded like he oth
ers. They are made payable by the
isslstant treasurer at New York to the
French ambassador, Jules Cambon, rep
resenting the government of Spain. On
presentation In New York, Assistant
Treasurer Jordan will pay the foui
warrants in $20 gold pieces.
Mr. Cambon presented to Secretary
Hay, yesterday, a letter from the queen
regent of Spain, authorizing him to re
ceive the $20,0i:i0,0OO from the United
States, In payment for the public works
In the Philippine islands. This after
noon Ernest P. Tlmme, auditor for the
itate an dother departments, addressed
this letter to the French ambassador:
His Excellency, Jules Cambon, Am
bassador Extraordinary and Plenipo
tentiary of France, representative of
the Government of Spain, care of De
partment of State:
"I have the honor to Inform you that
in account has this day been settled
between the United States and Spain,
per certificate No. 19&93, by which there
have been found due from the United
States the sum of 320,000,000.
"Four (4) warrants of 15.000,000 each.
payable to your order, will be remitted
In care of the department of state.1
DRAWING THE WARRANTS.
This letter was rent by Ambassador
Cambon to Secretary of State Hay. He
torw arded it to Assistant Secretary Van
Derllp at the treasury department. II
reached there at 3 o'clock. Mr. Van
derllp called In Mr. Miller, acting chief
of the warrant division, and directed
him to prepare the warrants.
Mr. Miller, with the stated account In
his hand, went to the desk of Clerk
Scott A. Swearinger and directed him
to draw the warrants. Ho drew Nos
4509, 1510, 4511. Mr, Charles Steele, an-
other clerk, drew warrant No. 4512.
After the necessary writing In the body
of the warrants was filled In they were
taken to Chief Clerk Force of the comp
troller's office, who used a stamp In af.
fixing Comptroller Tracewell's name tc
It, and then In a round, running hand,
wrote his own name, C. M. Force.
Chief Miller of the warrant division,
with the four warrants pinned to a
large sheet of white paper, took them
Into the office of Assistant Secretary
Vanderllp. He attached his signature
and his secretary exercised unusual
;are in blotting iL Unaccompanied. Mr
Miller then took the warrants to Unit
ed States Treasurer Boberts at the oth
er end of the building. Mr. Roberts had
a clerk Insert the words "Assistant
Treasurer, U. 6., New York" over the
words "will pay." Treasurer Robert!
then affixed his familiar signature.
The warrants were then returned tc
Mr. Vanderllp, who had Intended tc
proceed at once lo the state department
and deliver them to Secretary Hay In
the presence of Ambassador Cambon
At 4 o'clock, however, he received a tel
ephone message that Secretary Hay
preferred to delay the delivery of th
warrants to Ambassador Cambon until
Monday, so the four warrants wer
locked up In the great vaults in the
treasurer's offices.
RECEIPT TO BE GIVEN FOR THEM.
When these warrants are presented
Monday Ambassador Cambon will sign
this receipt:
"Received from the secretary of state
of the United States the sum of twenty
million dollars (320,000,000) In four drafts
upon the treasurer of the United States,
numbered 4509, 4510, 1511, 4512, and aud
Ited April 29,. 1899, each draft being
for five million dollars (35,000,000), the
same being In full payment of the obli
gation of the government of the United
States to the government of Spain, as
set forth In Article III. of the treaty
of peace between the United States and
Spain, signed at Paris. France, on the
10th day of December, eighteen hun
dred and ninety-eight, the ratification
of which were exchanged In the cHy of
Washington on the eleventh day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-nine, the same being provided
for by an act of congress approved
March 2, 1899. entitled 'An Act Making
sn Appropriation' to Carry Out the Ob
ligations of the Treaty Between the
United States and Spain, concluded De
cember tenth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight.' "
The warrants would have been dellv.
ered by Mr. Vanderllp to Secretary ol
State Hay and by him to Ambassadoi
Cambon this afternoon, had H not been
for the delay caused by a mistake in
the department of state.
SECRETARY HAY'B ERROR.
In sending forma notice to the treas
ury that there was due Spain from th
United States 320,0O0;OO0, Secretary Hay
neglected to state that M. Jules Cam
bon was the authorized representative
of Spsln. While this fact was known tc
every one In the treasury, the occasion
was one wherein all the formalities nso
to be complied with. So the official no
tice waa returned to the state depart
ment for correction.
In order to keep a social engagement
the secretary of state waa compelled t
leave his office before the warrant!
mil id be ready for him. Monday after
noon the dsafts will be transferred from
the custody of the United states to tn
care of Spain's representatives, and
then th Philippine Island will hart
Anally become Indisputably the proper,
tr of the United State, and the last
condition of th treaty of Part wfk
have been saet.
BIGGEST COMBINE 'OF ALL,
Heel Work of the Country Per
fecting a Gigantic Trust.
New York. (Special.) The rumors ol
in immense combination of steel In
terests are practically confirmed by
lohn W. Gates, president of the Amer
can Steel and Wire company, who re
urned from a European tId on Satur
lay. The combination, duless the pres
plans of the promoters are chang
111 include practically all the big
rns of the country and will have a
llzation of between 3700,000.000 and
OuO. The proposed combination
Jt far from complete In point of de
, but the presence In this city of
representatives of the greatest steel
iterests of the United States led Mr
ates to say that In all probability the
sext few days will see It whipped into
tangible shape.
"As I have Just returned from a trip
tbriad, Mr. Gates explained, "I cannot
co Into details In this matter, but It Is
arelty safe to say that the combination
Aill go through and that Its capital will
e nearly $5UO.OO0,0O0. About all the big
companies may come In, the principal
nes of which will be the Carnegie com
oany, the National Steel company, the
American Steel and Wire company, and
probably the bar steel interests as now
represented by the Republic Steel com
pany." Mr. Gates was asked If the Federal
Steel company would be Included. "I
m not prepared to fcay as to that,"
was the reply. "1 am going to have a
talk with Mr. Gary tomorrow and with
Mr. Krlck and the otheis who are in
the city. I see that Colonel French ot
the Sylvan Steel company of Illinois is
here and alto Myron Wick of Youngs
town and P. L. Kimball of Sharon. Ha.
As a matter of fact, the town Is full of
lion and steel men and it is very likely
that you will hear of something impor
tant being done within the next tew
days."
As an evidence of the rise in prires
consequent upon the rush of bumne&s,
Mr. Gate told of nn order plaied hue
ay the Russian government lahl October
for S0.U0U tons of steel mils. It wan
agreed that the price should be 316 or
116 50. but the HUMMun government
talked on ertaln spet Mirations, one of
whiih was that the steel should nci
contain more than one-tenth of 1 p
cent of aisctiic. The company rejected
the proposals, and after vainly loing
in the markets of Kurope at an ad
vanced price, the order was again of
fered to the American concern with
the objectionable clause eliminated, but
was refused at an advance of 311.
"Now the Ruffian government.' said
Mr. Gates, "is between the devil and
lhe Iron works. It wants the tails for
the trans-Siberian road and cannot get
them, in Europe or America, without
waiting months."
OTHER COMBINES.
New York. (Special ) There will be a
meeting of the various interests identi
fied with the newly Incorporated Re
public Iron and Steel company In this
city tomorrow, when the organization
of the company will probably be per
fected and officers elected. It is un
derstood that negotiations are now
pending for the acquirement of several
large rolling mills in various parts ot
the country, as well as for several large
Iron ore mills In the Lake Superior re.
glon.
New York. (Special.) The formal an.
nouncement of the organization of the
American Hide and Leather company
has been made. The company will soon
be Incorporated with a capital of 3 0.-
wu.uw, of which 330.OOO.0eO will be 7 per
cent cumulative preferred stock an!
140.000.000. cto. U..
Pittsburg, Pa (Special) Nothing can
be obtained in this city, confirmatory.
or otherwise, of the gigantic steel com
bine which was announced from New
York. The Carnegies make it a rule
to refrain from commenting on such
reports and will make no explanation
in this Instance.
New York. (Special.) At a meeting
of representatives of the large cement
companies of the United States, held
In this city, negotiations were underta
ken whereby a combination is likely to
be effected within a few days.
Trusts May Not Masquerade.
St. Louis, Mo. (Special.) In the Unit
ed States court of appeals, with Judges
Bland, Biggs and bond on the bench.
a unanimous decision was made In an
appealed case to the effect that a trust
cannot cloak its objects under the form
of a corporation and evade the penal
ties provided for violations of the Mis
souri anti-trust laws of 1891. Under
this decision accounts with trusts oper
ating as corporations In Missouri are
not collectible.
Judge Bond who wrote the decision.
says:
"A combination which Is illegal un
der the anti-trust law cannot be oper
ated under the cloak of a corporation
by Its constituent members of govern
ing bodies.
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.
Judge W. V. Allen Orders Regular
Army Officers Up for Contempt
Chadron. Neb. (Special.) G. Lang-
home, first lieutenant and adjutant of
the First United States cavalry, locat
ed at Fort Robinson, has been served
witb a citation to appear before the
district court of Dawes County, May 20,
to answer to the charge ol contempt of
court. The tervlng cf this writ Is the
result of an Interesting legal question
which has been raided as to which has
the supremacy the civil or military au
thorities. Judge William V. Allen, ex
Unlted States senator from Nebraska,
who is relieving Judge Westover as
presiding officer of the Dawes county
district court this week, claims that
the civil authorities take precedence
and he Issued the citation upon Lieu
tenant Langhorne.
The foundation for this Interesting
rase was laid last month, when two sol
diers from Fort Robinson were arrented
here by a sergeant on the charge of de
sertion. Later Sheriff Dargan forced
the sergeant to turn the prisoners ovei
to him when he had a warrant for theli
rrest on the charge of housebreaking.
While they were In the custody of the
sheriff Adjutsnt Laaghorne wrote a
terse letter to that official calling his
attention to section 6455, Revised Stat
utes of the United States, which pro
vides that anyone who refuses to give
up any soldier upon the demand of the
military authorities shall be punished
by Imprisonment. Judge Allen consid
ers that this thrtst of Imprisonment ap-
nliea to the court, which Sheriff uar-
gan was serving when he arrested the
deserter and believes that th army
officer I In contempt.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) The board
of manager of the atae fair held a
meeting Tuesday night, and continued
It nntll a late hour, th subject of dis
cussion being th holding of a stsu
fair In connection witb th exposition
at Omaha. The final decision was that
bo fair would b held tbl jrar, and
rewtattoa to tbl effect waa adopted
Tfe manager! of th exposition wen
THE REAL FILIPINO,
What a
Regular Army Officor
Thinks of Him.
Chicago, III. (Special.) On the quea
;lon of Filipino capacity for self-govern,
ment, a letter from Henry Page, a lieu
tenant in the regular army at Manila,
printed here, is Interesting. The write!
says:
After a stay of about eight month!
among these people, during which tlmf
no opportunity has been lost to study
their qualities, I find myself still un
ible to express a decided opinion about
their capacity for self-government, but
I can unreservedly affirm that the mor
tvldence collected the greater my re
spect for the native and hi capacities.
The recent battle of February 5 wa
somewhat of a revelation to Americans.
They expected the motley horde to run
at the firing of the first gun. It wai
my good fortune to be placed about
ten hours afterward near the spot
where this first gan was fired. I found
the Americans still held In check. Out
irtillery then began to assail the ene
my's position, and It was only by the
stoutest kind of fighting that the Ten
nessee and Nebraska regiments were
ible to drive him out.
The Filipinos' retreat, moreover, was
more creditable than their stand. Per
;ect order prevailed. One of their com
panies would hold our advance until
;he company In their rear could retire
fnd reload, when In turn this company
would stand until the former had re
ared and reloaded. A frequent excla
mation along our lines was: "Haven't
those little fellows got grltr They had
nore than grit they had organization.
In their trenches we found exploded
Irecrackers, wooden toy guns and "can
aon" made of bamboo, ami we were in
Mined to laugh at their simplicity, but
:hey were not so simple as they seemed
:o be. They only mistook their men.
The firecrackers were to make the fir
ing seem stronger, the bamboo cannon
poked through their excellent trenches
ind had a sinister look at 200 yards dia
lance, and as for the wooden guns, they
ilso helped to make a show of strength.
When a rifleman was killed a native
avlng a wooden gun would cease to
aold it over the trenches and Would
(else the real rifle, w hich was a scarce
irtlcle In Agulnaldo's army.
By these means the Filipinos increas
id their show of strength, and Indeed
.heir real strength, for the toy riflemen
icted as a reserve, so that though many
nany were killed the line was not
weakened. The last was a real advan-
age. and the former had proved a
rreat success against the Spanish, who
ad always a more dignified hesitancy
ibout dashing against such evidences
if strength than we Americans had.
When we reached the headquarters at
ianta Ana another surprise awaited
is, for here was found some of the ma
ihlnery of Agulnaldo's government.
Imong the papers scattered about In
jonfusion by the retreating officials
erftejegrams,!-tters tnd commts-
dons, showing sometning 01 tr.eir sys
tm, One letter was from a township
jovernor asking relief from his duties,
I surgeon's certificate being Inclosed.
,t had been forwarded through official
channels to Agulnaldo's secretary of
itate and returned with abundant en
lorsements, approved. With It waa an
irder to the governor of the province
a have a new election. Another letter
vas a complaint made agalnHt another
ocal governor for maladministration,
t stated the charfes In the real legal
orm and was duly signed. The numer
ous papers concerning school teachers'
ippolntment showed that the Filipinos
ad already perfected arrangements fot
he education of the youth on a large
icale.
I might also mention the deeds of
roperty, records of births, deaths, etc.,
o show that Agulnaldo's organization
a at least not a laughable farce. 1
night mention also meteorological and
itber scientific Instruments and records
x ahow that the Filipinos didn't neg
ect science during those busy, warlike
ames. Letters dated February 1 from
Malolos showed that they had a good
xnirier system. A book on tactics, en
fravlngs of the several uniforms, beau,
tiful topographical maps, copies of the
federation of Independence and the
.evolutionary constitution, military and
tate seals and other articles all went
a show that labor and Intelligence wert
inlted In their production.
The Filipino Is an Imitative little body
ind Is always anxious to learn net
jnethods, and he masters them very
lulckly.
This imitative trait, the English tell
as, Is one common in an Asiatics, es
pecially the Japanese. It shows itself
n many amusing ways among the Fili
pinos. For Instance, the tune "A Hot
rime in the Old Town Tonight" might
je called their national air. Their army
ouglcra have lately begun to blow the
American calls, and they put our bu
glers to shame when reveille, assembly
tnd taps float from their linos over to
purs In the sweetest tones we cvei
heard.
The educated and polished Filipino li
not at all a bad fellow. He Is very
quick to comprehend, and he possessei
a peculiar dexterity In accompllahlnf
bla work.
He la among other things,' a natural
musician. The negro race Is called
musical, but the Filipino also possessei
the soul of music and can easily rlM
lo lofty heights. When I see thest
ragged beggars playing selections frorc
"Faust," "Klgoletto." "Carmen" and
Tannhauser" on home-made Instru
ments, with an expression and toucl
like a German orchestra, lam impelled
10 Dtiieve tnat mere 11 somewhere as
undeveloped capacity. Such musii
doe not dwell In a mind barren of ali
els save music. Such music appeal!
to higher qualities, undeveloped thougt
they may be.
with rare exceptions th native Is 1
very lazy fellow, but In all due respect
to my own nationality, I believe w
would be th same under Ilk condl
Uobs. Th cost f Hying to too cheat
U soak labor a ncity.
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