A DEB ROAD
TO CONNECT KAN8ASCITY WITH
GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
IT IS STILWELL'S PLAN
Incorporates a Company for Im
mense Undertaking Involving
Over 27.0O0.000
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. M. Arthur K.
Ctlllwrll, promoter and former presi
dent of tho Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf Railroad company, in the moving
uplrit In an ambitious railroad scheme
that has been announced here.
Ills plan contemplates a new Inter
national railwuy system, 1,800 miles in
length, stretching from Kansas City
to the gulf of California.
The Ka'nsas City, Mexico & Orient
Jtailway company wan incorporated in.
Kansas City Saturday, with an author
ized caplta.1 of $1,000,000. The Incorpora
tors Include Mr. Stillwelr, J. W. Hirst of
Omaha, president of the Linseed oil
trust; !r. V. S. Woods and W. A. Kule,
Kansas City bankers; J. C. Fox and H
W. Snyder. Leavenworth. Kan., eapl.
tallsts; H. A. Wltherbee, Detroit. Mich.
Herman Kuhn of London, Eng., and
several other capitalists of Missouri
and Kansas. Through the corporation
thus formed it Is hoped to capitalize the
schema
The plan contemplates a railroad
from Kansas City through Topeka and
Wichita, aKn through Kl Reno. Ok.,
and through. Northwestern and West
ern Texan, between the Santa Fe and
Hock Island lines, to a point on the
Itlo Grande river, about 2'H) miles
south and east of Kl Paso, thence
southwest to Chlhuahui, Mexico.
At Chlhuehua connection Is proposed
with a line' now lielng built to the
southwest, its ultimate terminus to lie
TopoWKimivo. on the gulf of California.
Of this line 100 miles Is already con
structed. Mr. Wlth-rliee, the Detroit
member of the corporation formed to
day, holds the concessions from the
Mexican government, under which the
work is progressing.
Mr. Sid well propose to incorporate
the several lines Into one great sys
tem, lli announces that It is a $.'7,
D0,0O0 proposition, but In view of his
suewss In promotlivr the Pittsburg &
Gulf durtng the p.tntrky times of the
arly 'SOa he believes it fan bo done.
ALLEN AND BUTLER ON THE WAY.
Come to Attend National Com
mittee Meeting at Lincoln.
Washington, D. C, Feb. JO. A dele
gation appointed by the citizens) f
Thurston county, Nebraska, consist ins
3f Mark. M. Murray and Mr. Wilts.-, ure
In tho city to promote' legislation in
'avor of taxing Indian lands in the
Flnnebago and Omaha reservation for
the rapport of Improvements assessed
Igainst the county, so as to equalize
the burden of taxation nor botno ex
;!uslve!y by the whl'e citizens.
Representative Sutherland of Nebras
ka presented to the attorney general a
petition in favoi1 of the pardon of W,
Hahn, of Hardy, N'eb.. convicted in the
Kansas cftutts for fraudulent use of the
malls. The. attorney general has prom
.sed to tnvetstlgate lh case.
Representative Stark hat received a
telegram from Governor I'uynter noti
fying hjm that he will attend the con
tention of governors in Washington
ifter his vllt to Chicago.
The appointment of M. 11. Bluincn
!rg of Ohio to the vacancy in the
!orce of tho house committee stenog
raphers vacated the position of clerk
to General Grosvenors committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, which
has been filled by the appointment of
fudge MU I'. Heeds of Manchester, la.,
former memtwr of the Iowa slate sen
ile, and afterwards federal Judge in
Mexico. The place pays $2,000 a year.
Adam I lot gen and A. llolzor of Wa
terloo, la., are In the city on their way
to Europe to witness the Passion Flay
it Oberammrrgau.
Mrs. Henderson, wife f t the speaker,
grave the last weekly reception at the
Hotel Normanrtle on lat Wednesday,
making the seventh, reception of the
leason, which ore pronounced to be
imong the most successful of the kind
ever (riven here, the at tendance avei ag
in from 1M to 2W ". ,
Colonel J. 11. C. Wilson, l-ostoeftie In
Ictor. has gone to Iowa to Investi
gate and. report the merits of the con
troversy relating to the removal of the
postnfllee at Waterloo from one side of
th river to the other side.
Representative Mcpherson of the
Council niufTs district Indignantly de
nies the report that he is one of the
republican Insurgents who will light
the Puerto Klcan tariff bill, reported
from the ways and means committee.
Ha says he has been grossly misrepre
sented 3 to his attitude, which Is In
favor of the measure.,-
The Iowa delegation to the conven
tion of the laughters of the Revolution
In this city tills week Is expected to as
semble at an etirly date. The delegates
are Mrs, Armstrong ft Clinton, Mrs.
Cowglll of Cedar Rapid:.. Mrs. Ib-pre-sent
at iv Hull of Des Moines, and Mrs.
Julian. W. Richards- of Waterloo.
CARNEGIE ACCEPTS SERVICE.
Legal Battle Between Steol Kings
Now On In tamest.
T'ltUburg, Pa., Feb. M.-The accept
ance of service by the attorneys for
the defendants In the Frlck-Carnegle
equity suit clears the way for the
actual beginning of the light in the
courts between the two steel kings.
The recognized adherents of each are
doing all In their power to marsha
their respective forces for the contest
n or.n.iiiiaflon on campaign plans
rare being held night and day.
The fifteen days auoweo m n.... -
answer to the suit dales from ! ndav.
It will probably be tiled before the ex
piration of the time limit, however i
the counsel for Carnegie as all lh
papers will be ready wh-n he returns
to Pittsburg, which will be early next
week. Immediately after Carnegie re
. i ...in un .! the Miners with
bis attorneys, ulllx his signature wl cr-
ever required nmi no uiue
In tiling the defense.
The defense, it Is said, will he In the
nature ot a general denial of the ale-
I,. fare.ceie s maU'V.
olent Intent and a strong ne"tln
that the "Ironclad comr.i. . "'".
.. i ,..-,.11. la unit binding as
It wan under the old firm of Carnegie
tSrethtr a Co.
PORTO MAIS NEARLY FRANTIC.
Want McKlnley to Grant them Fre
Trade for Their Own Benefit.
Han Juan, Puerto Hleo, Feb. 20. Sev
eral of the largest merchants of Har,
Juan, upon being Interviewed, unalm
ously expressed the opinion that Im
mediate congrerslonal action is abso
lutely essential to the interests of the
island. They say that the crops ar
Immovable, the proposed duty, under
the Foraker bill, on sugar and tobacco
being prohibitive. There are no- 3.S10.
000 pounds of tobacco ready for ship
ment and by August there will tie 6,
Ooo.OuO pounds. The best priep obtain
able for tobacco In New York, under
the half dollar duty, is $1.85. There
ht,s been a small coffee crop, owing to
the hurricane, and fcugar cannot pay
tho duty imposed, the planters holding
their products and awaiting the action
of congress. There is no money to
plant new crops or to pay laborers,
thousands of whom are on the point
of starvation, being unable to obtain
work. The estates are idle and bankers
refuse to advance funds on account of
the extension of mortgages; the plant
ers are desperate, and the people dis
couraged, and they demand absolute
free trade and authority for the island
to contract a loan to pay immediate ex
penses and for the relief of the plant
ers. The local press expresses the opinion
that the conditions of the island were
better during the darks days of the
Spanish regime.
The Foraker bill would be acceptable
without the duty, the merchants being
willing to pay a revenue tax in lieu of
the itarlff, which wouldi Vrelieve tht
planters.
TRUST ARGUMENT IN HOUSE.
Sultzerand Grovesnor JMave aVer
Spirited Debate.
Washington, IX C, Fell. 20. I,ate Sat
urday afternoon the house passed the
legislative, executive and judicial ap
propriation bill, after having It under
consideration four days. A spirited
colloquy between Mr. Silzer (dem. N. Y,)
and Mr. (irosvenor (rep., O.) was the
feature of the ttay'a session. Freah
from the anti-trust conference In Chi
cago, Mr. Hulzer called the attention
of the house to the monster monopolies
which, he said, wen- being fostered by
tho republican administration. He ad
verted in pausing to Ohio politics.
These utterances drew the fire of Gen
eral Orosvenor, who referred to the
"political garbage" which Mr. Sulzer
had brought back to Washington after
his "hlppodroming tour through the
west as a vice presidential candidate."
The civil service appropriation which
was stricken out of the appropriation
bill In the committee of the whole, was
restored in the house, 77 to VIZ.
In order to present his views upon
trusts and the llnaneial bill, which la
now In conference, Mr. Miers of In
diana offered an amendment. He an
tagonized the provision of the financial
bill which authorized national banks to
Issue currency and denounced the
fastening of the gold standard upon
the people as a glaring iniquity. He
declared that the retirement of the
greenbacks and the placing of the na
tional banks above the government was
the completion of the most wonderful
blunder of the age.
Mr. Miers declared that after the
passage of the McKlnley tariff law
thirty-four new trusts were organized.
and since the McKlnley administration
had assumed jmiver anil the Dlnglcy
law had gone Into effect 200 of such
monsters had raised their heads In the
country, with a capital , aggregating
$7,000,000,000. Mr. Miers" remarks precip
itated a lively political debate, partici
pated in by Mr. Kulzer of New York,
Mr. (irosvenor of Ohio and .Mr. Cannon
oE Illinois.
Mr. Sulzer, after directing attention
to the recent anti-trust conference held
in Chicago, declared that the trusts
were not only doing Irreparable Injury,
but were doing It through the backing
of a republican administration.
'The administration is responsible
for tho trusts." said Mr. Sulzcr. "It
stands sponsor for them and refuses
to do anything to suppress them. 1 he
greatest of all these trusts Is the money
trust and the conference at Chicago
unanimously condemned the gigantic
iniquity."
In conclusion, Mr. Sulzcr dared the
republicans to pass the financial bill.
It would be a signal to the American
people to rise up and put in the White
house that "peerless statesman and-
man of Irreproachable character, Wil
liam J. Hryan.
Mr. (Irosvenor of Ohio replied in a
humorous vein, adverting to Mr. Hul-
zer s aspirations to the vice presidency.
and saying that after Mr. Hulzer naa
been "hlppodroming about the coun
try," he had come back to Washing
ton loaded down with a lot of "political
garbage." In answer to a question of
Mr. Sulzcr, he said that Mr. Monnett
had not been renominated for nttorney
general of Ohio because he had already
served two terms ana sieppea asiue in
rcs.oon.ie to an unwritten law of Ohio
republicans. He closed by saying that
the democrats naci ample opportunity
between 1S32 and ISO'S to enforce the
anti-trust law, but had failed to do so.
"The American people know that, no
s?.ld, "and they know, too. that between
ivi2 and IS!)', buslner-s broke down, peo
ple starved and everything In general
went to the devil." '
In reply Mr. fiulzer said: "The
American people will not accept the
brutal dictation of the gentleman from
Ohio rOrosvenoo and h's master, Murk
llanna."
Mr. Cannon poured oil on the trou-l,U-d
waters In an nmuslng speech, in
which he appealed to the belligerent!
to permit u lilt!" public business to tx
transacted. "Juit to fool tin! people.
(Laughter.)
Soldier Dead Sleep Abroad.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20. From tho rec
ords on file at the adjutant general'l
office It appears that all the dead of
the Frist Nebraska have been returned
to the state for final Interment, save
those whose names ore given below
a c.invnr serireant. company A
join. st. -- - - -
led at sea; Jonn nines, privme, cum
,nny H. 'U'"! " Cuvlle; Oeorge I,
.(pies, sergeant, company , inirieu ri
a; Wllllimi F.vans, sergermt, company
died at t avlte; juiiuh u. wmri, i"'
in company C. burled at Honolulu
....... i." i,-ili t.rlvnte. company O
burled nt lloriolulu;Iwls IX borgeson
private company I, died at San Fran-,-Ikco;
William P. I-wls, private, com
pany l klH'"l Manila; C- It. ( . Ma
her private, company F-, died Ht Manila-
Frank Heeley. private, compunj
i transferred to hospital corps and
died; Iewis IX Passmore, private com
pany I, buried at sea; tloorge W. Neb
man, private, company O, burled at
Honolulu.
BOER WAR.
COL. BADEN-POWELL WRITES OF
HIS EXPERIENCES.
TELLS OF WAR LIFE.
Letter Brought In Stem of a Kaffir's
Pipe, and Gives Interesting
Bit of City Life,
London, Feb. 20. Kx tracts from Colo
nel Uaden-Powell's letters to his rela
tives are published in an illustrated
weekly. He writes:
"Here I sit in my bomb proof bureau
writing these letters. Around me is
telephonic communication with each of
my outposts. At each of these outposts
a. telescope keeps constant watch on
the Boer outposts and guns. As soon
as It is seen which way their (ire is
about to be directed, the wire com
munications are set to work and a bell
wlthwhlch each defensive quarter is
provided, clangs is that part of town
where the shell is about to fall anu all
in the open at once go to ground like
labbits. tienerally speaking, most of
us, unless duty takes us out, keep
pretty close during the day. but we
come out and take the alt- at night. The
Uoers usually finish pounding us to
wards evening, or Just send us a few
shells before the sun goes down.' ' v
One thing Baden-Powell has not neg
lected. Ho has effectually swept Mar
king clear of all suspected traitors.
Those who are not outside are ilosely
Jhut up in particularly strong quar
ters. He says:
"I have forty-seven prisoners, includ
ing the late station masler as Mufe
king, all of whom were rather more
than suspected of treasonable corre
spondence with the enemy."
The paper goet on to say: One day
night a few weeks ago, a Kaflir stole
iway from the outposts of the little
beleaguered township. With the subtle
Instinct of these children of the veldt
he made his way through the network
f encircling trenches and Lingers and
?et his face to the north und ituluwayo.
lie carried a couple of assegaies, a few
mealies and a pipe. The latter may
have seemed of little importance, but
in the stem of lhnt pipe lay the mcs
age from the cheerful, confident chief,
which after a Journey to Delagoa buy,
Rives to us at home those Interesting
letalls of the resistance offered by the
towns of the Jioer siege. He tells how
ven at Mafcking before war came to
'hem people were ready to underesti
mate the character of hostilities likely
to ensue, and pooh-poohed the neces
tlty of making any special provision
against Boer artillery. But. Baden
Powell was not the man to be swayed
jy such ostrich-like counsel.
"I have come here to hold this town,"
ae said.
Straightway before any enemy ap
peared on the horizon he set about
narking out. the line of his exterior de
fense works and with that common
ioriFe which is the best test of true
loldlers, at once directed (he construc
tion of ample shell proofs against the
runs which at that time seemed so
Ihlmerlcal to the people of Mafcking.
"Bach one of the outer works," lie
s'rltes, "all around the town was at
nce provided with . underground shell
proof accommodation for the whole of
ts garrison. The town Itself was dl
Ided Into three or four sections, each
if which had lis own arrangements for
lefense; within each big mounds of
arth have been thrown up, with good
nterlor apartments, al Iconstructed of
.he handiest material, such as wall
upports and cross beams of railway
rietal, with panelings and rofings of
:orrugaled iron."
He then tells of how he converted the
:ellars of reverat houses into safe re
treats of a similar kind, and by means
if banking huge mounds of earth 1m
nedlatcly overhead, they rendered good
jervlce to the garrison and inhabitants
n the day when the Boer artillery be
ran to rain shot and shell on the de
moted little town.
But the perfect, machine-like system
which holds sway at Mafcking la per
haps the most Interesting fact about
the siege. Go Into any well known op
liclans' and you will find them turning
ut ax many glasses as they can make
In the shortest posible time, chiefly
telescopes of great range, now urgently
needed by our troops In South Africa.
The Inadequacy of our supply at the
front has put us to serious disadvan
tage throughout the war. Not so nt
Marking. Her wily chief from the
arllest moment saw to that, and he
tells us lie had them In constant use.
in the center of the beleaguered town Is
i big traverse or mound of earth. In
ilde this mound Is the brain of Mafe
dlng, linden-Powell.
INTEREST IN KENTUCKY REVIVES.
Democratic Legislature Roturnlnt?
to Meet Monday.
Frankfort, Ky..Feb. I!). The adjourn
ment of the democratic legislature at
Louisville Saturday, to meet her6 to
day .revives Interest In the political
contest and promises to remove the
lull which has prevailed during the
last few days. There are more demo
cratic members In the city now than
havo been here together at any time
since they adjourned and fled to Cin
cinnati, Louisville and other points, to
avoid being arrested by the militia and
taken to London, where the republican
legislature was then sitting.
But few of the leaders had arrived
last night, but those who are here say
that the sessions at Frankfort will con
tinue ns long us there Is no collision
between them and C.nvernor Taylor's
noldlers.
No definite understanding has been
reached between the democrats and re
publicans of the senate whether Lieu
tenant tiovernor Marshall (republican)
ir president l'to-t'm. Carter (democrat)
shallprcsbb., but the decision of the
binoiriU to lctuiu to Frankfort in
(reiieiiilly cf-ilrud iis Indicating tli.)l
they ci p( lu ie l Hint there wrfs no d-'h-p
er of a serious clash over t!i" chair.
Colonel James Andrew SVlt. one of
(he di root rMic ('Horn' ys In the contest
arc:, and -i f'evotcd frlir'd of the late
Covernor (indict, Is prepr.rli.g u de
Tlise of the Ooebel election law, which
will be Isrued during the week, it will
bo In the r.aturi of nn nddress to the
country, setting forth the provision
of the law and correcting what Mr.
Bcott thinks Is a false Impression with
many people as to Its Import and work-lnf.
MAT BE A BOER .TRAP.
Susplsious Circumstance of Lord
Roberts' Easy Advance,
Loidon, Feb. 20. The first outburst
of jubilation over the relief of Kirn
berlcy having now spent itself espe
dally in military and political circb s
a disposition Is show n to suspend Judg.
tii'-nt on the Important, e of Genera;
French's operations.
Close study of the official and press
dispatches shows the affair is some
thing of a mystery, for Information is
withheld nn several vital points.
The British do not unnoum-e the cap
ture of a single gun. which proves that
ilie Boers, so far from being surprised,
had forestalled General French's dash
and had moved their artillery from
their positions in ample time.
The capture of a seventy-wagon con
voy by General French was more than
compensated for by the Boer capture
of a 200-wagon British convoy.
Then the news that horse sickness
lias appeared in General French's force
is reagrded as exceedingly grave. In
fact, all except two of the London
morning jiapeis discreetly cut out that
passage from the Heiiter dispatches.
Finally, the British position at Arundel
is very serious, as the Boers evidently
are making a determined effort to get
at General Roberts' communications. In
fact, on the Information permitted by
the British censor to be made public,
the British military position provides
ground, according to expert opinion,
for much doubt, if not anxiety.
ZULl'S RKFCSB A P.MS.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's
threat in the house of commons that
the blacks would be armed against the
Boers and urged to attack them If their
territory whs Invaded is less serious
than was intended, for the Zulus, who
were esiiecially pointed out, have re
fused the nrms offered them by the
British authorities.
This Information comes from an In
dubitable source. It is true that the
Hoers sent a. fore- into Zululand to
meet the British flying columns, but the
Boers' only al tacked the British mag
istrates' guard, guaranteeing full pro
tection to the lives and property of the
Zulus themselves, large numbers of
whom the Boers have been feeding,
saving them from famine.
The native Zulu policemen captured
by the Boor force and sent to Pretoria
were paraded before President Kruger,
who assured them that as long as the
Zulus remain neutral they will have
every protection from the Hoers. This
address was repeated to King Dinizulu
by the policemen, whom president Kru
ger Instanlly released, and caused the
king to refuse the offer of arms and
ammunition tendered him by the Natal
government
The Boers, though retreating from
Magersfontein, arc active elswhere. A
special dispatch from Oifinge river, dat
ed Friday. February 1, says they are
attempting to cut the British line of
communications at Gras Pan, but It is
said they are not likely to effect a seri
ous result. They are, however, un
doubtedly making a strenuous effort tc
cut the British lines to le Aar.
On the other hand comes the news
that General Mac-Donald has again oc
cupied Kodoosbcrg.
STATISTICS AGAINST REPORTS.
Gen. Corbin Seeks to Belittle Press
Statements on Insanity.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 20. Adjutant
General Corbin recently ordered an In
vestigation of the reports that 250 de
mented soldiers had been sent across
the continent during the past three
months for treatment at the govern
ment hospital for the insane near this
city, and that over 200 more , soldiers
were expected to arrive at Han rFan-
clsco shortly from Manila. He had Just
received a report on the subject show
ing that the stories were exaggerated.
A statement of the commitments of en
listed men to the government hospital
for the Insane by the secretary of war
from May 1, ISlts, up to the present
time, covering practically the entire
period from, the outbreak of the Span
ish war, shows as follows:
'Admitted to the hospital, regular
army, 12; state volunteers, 70; United
States volunteers, 10; ex-soldiers recom
mitted, 9; a total of 223 men. Of this
number there have since recovered and
been discharged: Kegular army, 68;
state volnlteers, 54; United States vol-
volunteers, 6; c-x-soldiers, 1; a total of
129.
"There are now under treatment at
the hospital: Regular army, 66; state
volunteers, 16; United States volunteers,
4, and ex-soldiers, 8; a total of 94 mili
tary patients.
"(if the total number treated at the
hospital only thirty-seven men served
In the Philippines ami of these eleven
have been discharged as cured. There
was not a single Insane patient among
nearly 270 invalid! soldiers just brought
home on the hospital ship Missouri."
Has Immense Concessions.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 20. Sidney A.
Wlthcrbee of tills city, who is Interest
ed in the projected new International
railway, in addition to holding the right
of way for the Mexican branch of the
proposed cytem, lva.s a concession1 of
$10,000,OHO from tho Mexican govern
ment to aid In its construction. The
Mexican government also agrees to al
low all materials used In the construc
tion of the road to come Into the coun
try free nf duty, and the roud Is to he
exempt from taxation for a liberal
number of years. Mr. Wltherbee an
nounces th."t a new line of trans-Pacific
steamers will be built to run In
connection with the road. Topolobam
po, which is u fine harbor, will be the
connecting point for the steamers. Mr.
Witherbre's concessions provide that no
other road can strike the harbor with
out a right of way from the new com.
pany.
German Liner Aground.
New York. Feb. 20. H is reported
tliaX the Hamburg-American liner
Graf Wuldersee Is aground In the hay.
The steamer was reported as having
been sen aground near buoy No. 7 by
Captain Sullivan ot the government
steamer ordnance1 on bis arrival nt
Handy Hook from New York. Captain
Sullivan passed the steamer on the way
to New York, after leaving Sandy Hook
nt 2:"0 p. m.
The thick prow prcvenis nnythlni
being seen from fs.indy Hook and It b
rot I nown whether or rot the Unci
Honied r-ff with the I ir;h tide.
At tonight the gale appeared tc
bent Its height down the l-ny, the ;6
blowing at the rat'. of over f.fty-lwf
lull, s an hour from the northeast nni
snowing hard. A very high sea was
rniitiin;,".
fclx hundred Flnl.mders hava sailed
from Uverpool for Canndn, mnklnf
about 8,000 who have emigrated during
the paul six months.
A STRUGGLE
BETWEEN THE STANDARDS OF
PUBLIC MORALITY,
IN THE SUPREME COURT
Senator Thurston and Attorney
Gensral Smyth Are Arranged
Against Each Other.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 20. Standing be
fore, the bar of the supreme court of
Nebraska today there will be found twe
of Nebraska's strongest men and ablest
lawyers. The contention between these
two men and the different attitude
which they assume are of vital Im
portance to the people of this common
wealth and the country at large.
The battle is between Senator John
M. Thurston, in behalf of the Standard
Oil trust, and Attorney General C. J.
Smyth, in behalf of the people of Ne
braska. ATTORNEY GENERAL SMYTH
BRINGS SUIT.
Attorney General Smyth some time
ago instituted proceedings in the name
of the State of Nebraska for the pur
pose of compelling the Standard Oil
company to respect the anti-trust laws
of our state or to force this great cor
poration to cease to do business in
Nebraska,
SENATOR THURSTON'S EMPLOYER
Senator John M Thurston is now,
according to uncontradicted reports in
the public prints, in the employ of
America's and the world's greatest of
all trusts, the Standard Oil company.
At any rate, Nebraska's republican sen
ator recently left his seat in the senate
chamber and came to Lincoln as the
attorney for the Standard Oil com
pany, and appeared before our supreme
court in its behalf. Further considera
tion of the case at that time was post
poned until today, and now the battle
between the state as represented by
Attorney General C. J. Smyth and the
Standard Oil trust, as represented by
Senator John M. Thurston, begins in
earnest, and will in all probability last
for several years.
DOES HE SERVE TWO MASTERS?
It looks strange, and is indeed a sad
commentary upon the sense of duty
which a republican senator entertains
towards the welfare o his people and
laws of his state and nation, for Attor
ney General Smyth to be forced to con-,
front Senator Thurston in such a case.
However, Senator Thurston, is but fol
lowing the common practice of his east
ern associates in the senate. They are
all the admitted attorneys o various
big corporations and trusts.
Nebraska is supposed to be Senator
Thurston's home. Here is where he
lived when he made his fortune as the
attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad
company, and at the same time con
ducted a flourishing business "influ
encing" our Nebraska legislatures with
corporation funds. This is the state
that handed him his senatorial commis
sion on a silver platter, and yet he de
serts the interest of the people at
Washington to return here for the pur
pose of using all the power and prestige
which he has gained by reason of his
seat in the United States senate and his
right-hand' bower position with, the
present national administration against
the simple and just anti-trust laws of
his own state.
THE REASON WHY.
The Standard Oil company has but
recently declared a dividend of eighty
millions of dollars on an 100 millions
of dollars capital stock. The total
wealth of this gigantic corporation can
not be estimated, and the power it can
bring to bear in prostituting United
States senators to its base designs in
defying the laws of states and coun
tries, and crushing the life out of men
who dare challenge their brutal sway,
is beyond conception.
Were it necessary to the "business"
policy of the Standard Oil company to
put every senator, every congressman,,
and every member of the federal and
state supreme courts on its pay roll at
an Increase of salary over what these
lawmakers and Judges are now receiv
ing from this government, the Stand
ard Oil company could do so, and still
have millions left of its current receipts
out of which to offer in lumps of $400,
000 (as they did in Ohio to Attorney
General Monnett) to officers to let their
cases against the trust drop.
LESSON IN POLITICS.
It is a pity that the people of Ne
braska cannot stand in the door of the
supreme court room nnd look nt these
two men, and ponder over the vital
principles Involved. What a practical
lesson it would be In political economy.
How fully would those endowed with
common horse sense realize that "eter
nal vigilance is the price of liberty."
Senator Thurston will in all probabil
ity receive many thousands of dollars
a fortune for his services as a United
States senator in helping the Stand
ard Oil trust to defy and break down
the anti-trust laws of his state. He
will be cheered, patted on the back
and wined, dined, and in a thousand
and one ways treated like a prince, and
will have money to burn. But, how
about Attorney General Smyth? The
same power which will be exercised to
build up Senator Thurston will , be
reaselestly employed to destroy the
peace and happiness of Nebraska's offi
cial who attempts to discharge his
duty. Indeed, out of the 225,000 voters
In Nebraska, not a dozen of them will
be thoughtful enough to drop a postal
card or write an encouraging letter to
Attorney General Smyth, their faithful
official, and help him to do battle
against the trust and its senatorial
employes.
EVERYBODY CAN HELP.
Here Is where the greatest strength
of character and the highest moral
courage Is required, nnd now Is the
time and here Is the place where thou
sands of people should make themselves
seen and heard. It will be cursed row
nrdlce If Attorney General Smyth l?
allowed to light this battle single
handed nnd alone. Every man, wnmur.
and child who can write a few liner
or speak a few words can and should lu
n volunteer soldier In this silent strug
gle. ypt most Important buttle, oi
our Nebraska soil.
Senntor John M. Thurston has hi:
Tuckers. Shull Attorney General Smytl
bs without aid nnd comfort?
"He who would be free must himself
Itrlke the blow." Is here repeated t
the peoplo of Nebraska for theit
thoughtful consideration and quick action.
II6 INCREASE II PEKSICrj.
The Number Introduced thla
Ion la II90,
Washington, D. C (Special.) Noth
ing like the flood of private pension
bills, which Is being poured In on this
congress, has ever been known before
in American history.
In this respect this congress will
break all records. The pension com
mitees are simply staggering under the
Increase of business. There has also
been an increase in. the number ot
bills introduced to amend the record
of deserters, so as to enable them, la
get pensions.
Up to this time last year the senate
committee on pensions had received
about 400 bills. Since the opening ot
this session it has received 1,145 pri
vate pension bills and 45 general bills
1,190 in all. During the whole of the
last session and the extra session which
preceded it, 1.2&S such bills were re
ferred to this committee, so that the
number introduced in two months ot
the present session is almost as large
as the total number Introduced la the
last two sessions.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
senate committee on pensions, saya
that if all the pension bills Introduced
at this session were passed it would
bankrupt the government. Representa
tive Cyrus Sulloway, chairman of the
house committee on invalid pensions,
does not agree with him. Mr. Sullo
way wasasked how many private pen
sion bills had been introduced in the
house. He said:
"About 3,900. That is an Increase ovet
preceding sessions, but it is perfectly
legitimate."
"What is the reason for the Increase?
"One of the reasons is that last yea
the pension bureau rejected 107,911
claims. Three thousand is not a very
large proportion of 107,000. This talh
about bankrupting the government is
nonsense. The money spent on the old
soldiers is a drop in the bucket com
pared with the sums that are being
spent in other directions. Nobody ob
jects to spending a lot of money on a
clock without any sides to it, or on
mending a slough in Louisiana."
Mr. Sulloway was aware of the exist
ence of an outcry against the increase
in pension legislation, and he said it
was the work, of newspaper writers
who did not understand the subject.
"These bills don't average over ten
to a congressional district," said he,
"and how many congressional districts
have you got? As a matter of fact,
the distribution of pension money is a
blessing to this country. It prevents
Wall street from ever creating another
black Friday. When you have got $3(1,
000,000 among the people in free circula
tion it cannot be cornered."
Over 300 bills have been introduced
to remove the charge of desertion. This
large Increase over the number of sim
ilar bills introduced in the preceding
congresses. Senator Cullom introduced,
a bill early in the session to remove
desertion charges by wholesale, but
there was an outcry against it, and he
dropped it, explaining that he had in
troduced it under a misapprehension
The bill is now being used against Mr.
Cullom by his enemies in Illinois in the
interest of Tanner's campaign for hi
seat in the senate.
NEW PROBLEM IN RANK.
Should Henderson or Frye Be First
In Social Affairs?
Washington, D. C (Special.) Does
the speaker of the house rank the
president pro tern, of the senate? is a.
question which bids fair to succeed the
Dewey-Miles controversy on prece
dence. For the last ten clays senators and
representatives and the women of their
families have discussed this theme with
much acrimony. The trouble arose over
the selection of the president pro tem.
of the senate for the place of honor at
the state dinner given by the presi
dent two weeks ago.
The speaker of the house and many of
his colleagues who were at the dinner,
believe Mrs. Henderson should have oc
cupied the place given to Mrs. Frye.
They base their claims on the fact that
id P CO nv FdcU8pIK.. shrdluu J
the speaker represents more potent in
terests and has greater power in the
government structure.
Mr. Henderson, In discussing the
case, said he based his opinions on no
personal consideration. He would feel
the same if Mr. Reed still occupied the
speaker's chair. He thought there was
a tendency to belittle the high office of
speaker, and to take from it those pre
rogatives which were inherent.
He believes the seating of the guests
at the state dinner was not due to an
attempt to wound him or Mrs. Hender
son, but was an unfortunate acident.
Mr.Henderson and his colleagues would
be glad to see fixed rules issued from
an authoritative source clearly defining
the status of every official of the gov
ernment and determining his rank on
every official occasion.
Another incident at this state din
ner excited controversy. Many believt
that Mrs. Hay, as the wife of the man
who stands in direct succession to the
presidency, should precede both Mrs.
Henderson and Mrs. Frye. The secre
tary of state and Mrs. Hay feel as
strongly on the subject as do the speak
er and Mrs. Henderson.
TO GOVERN HAWAII.
A Bill for Its Governmentto be Pre
sented to the House.
Washington, D. C (Special.) A bill
for the government of Hawaii will ba
presented to the house. The measure
will propose a territorial form of gov
ernment.' It will provide for a gov
ernor and secretary, to be appointed
by the president. The internal officials
will be named by tho governor. It is
stipulated that the governor shall be
a native Hawaiian. A legislature, with
two houses, Is to be elected by the peo
ple. A delegate to congress will be
elected also.
The provisions of the constitution ot
the United States locally applicable are
extended over the territory, and the
laws of Hawaii not inconsistent with
the laws and constitution of the United
Slates are to remain In force. The ter
ritory is also made a judicial, customs
find revenue district of the Unite
States.
The report, which was drawn bf
Chnlrman Knox, sets forth that there
Is grave doubt concerning the power of
the Hnwullr.n government to- grant
franchises for Industrial and commer
clul enterprises, or for railways which
have been projected. In many resperts
the business affairs of the territory am
brought to a. standstill. Since annexa
tion more than 25,000 Japanese contract
laborers have been brought to the Isl
ands. The population of the Islands la
estimated at 130,000.
The exports of the United State to
the Hawaiian Island tor 11 month
wtre 10,206,157. The lacporti f21,tn.(ML