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v, i ; THE TARIFF TO WAIT Erw Piiliypiat Sdudol Probably Wita . bald Until Issnlcr Oases An Decided. , ACSATt MAY CI UKXECESSO. res ( AdJ est reset rrafmMd ever, Wltheet latamatl ImWw AdTteed The m Ask Fee. WASHINGTON. April 22. It it not Kkely that the sew Philippine tariff Hill bs promulgated until after the de ciakM of the supreme court in the in aalar cm. It to stated at the War department, where the matter has re ceived consideration, that this decis loa may make it unnecessary for the government to establish a system of tariff rates ia the Philippines, al though the department has proceeded with the work of equalizing the rates and receiving and considering sugges tions, as though the coming decision would not mak any change in the present conditions. Some months ago the War depart ment published the tariff as prepared by the tariff experts in ihe Philippines and approved by the Taft commission, Interested parties, especially manufac turers aad shippers, were Invited to mala this proposed tariff and make suggestions and criticisms. It Is ia .teresttag to note that of the 41 par smsphs la the proposed tariff oaly 33 paragraphs hare provoked criticism or suggestion. Kvea these are la a mild tone aad ae-irly all take the form of suggestion. Bom of the more impor tant suggestions are embodied la the foUojriag: ' It is suggested that there will be diBeuity la making duties specific aad that in man rases perhaps ad valor . m duties will be better. There are some objections to the metric system, as A merles a goods are la yard folds aad European goods are in metric fold. If the yard folds are continued H would be better for the America a manufacturers. The Manila Chamber of Commerce asks that four months Intervene be tween the promulgation of the tariff aad Its enforcement. No provision is mad for marking oleomargarine to distinguish it from butter. The dairy interests think such a provision desir able. A lower rate is asked for gas oline to be used for fuel and for launches. Aa ad valorem duty is ad vised upon precious stones and watches. One firm suggests that cop perae aad oxide should be upon the fro lb. . ,,.. It is claimed that cotton-yarn should not be admitted at a lower rate than fabrics woven from such yarn, also that the weight and washing of cot ton tissues 'should be changed la the interest of the coarser cotton fabrics. There has been quite aa extensive dis cussion of this subject and it has been pointed out that the changes la the Cuban tariff also were needed in this particular. Ths free entry of "news" print pa per is advocated. Reductions are ask ed from 3 to 40 per cent on harness aad saddle makers' wares. It Is sug gested that cheap aad expensive ma chinery should not pay the same rates. Certain typewriter Anns want the duty oa their machines reduced. A change la asked la tho classifies -tSes of meat prodactx. It is said that the duty oa alcohol should be dou bled or manufacturers of whisky will be able to use the alcohol for making whisky at much leas thaa the distilled product Sheriff WUI Starve Theeb LONDON, Ky., April 22. The latest news from Letcher county reached Loadoa tasngbt It . is that the Rey nolds crowd baa iacreased uatll they aw uw sir twsaty-eight men; that Cay are fortified la a brick house on the head of MiUctone creek; that the sheriff baa then surrounded with a passe of sixty men, some of them com lag from the Vlrgiaia side, and that they refuse to surrender unless they eaa dlftate terms, which means ball of thetr own making. It is said there la no way by which they eaa escape, had the sheriff says a will stars Co hrto a surrender. , LONDON, April X2.-The war oOee tns marred a amfateh' from Lord r-aaar. reporting tUi sines April tip t ?rieua BsfcJek tLlrtm ey-oas : JZjr wtJX irjjtCJ foasfs at : C:'S3 ii ansc? Urs ssta cU vC" Lard cf twexty East V-TAs CiniSfl IY TKE tOXCCS. ea. BUM'S Feajaa Infeatry Baeeaaten Streegar Far Thaa AaUcleeted, PEKIN, April 22. Brigadier General A. F. Reid, commanding the Third brigade of the India Imperial Service troops ia China, who is now at Shaa Hal Kwan, sent a company of Punjab Infantry to disperse a band of rob bers In the nelghborhotid of Fu Ning. A force of Boxers anil robbers, more than 1,000 strong, attacked the Indian troops, killing Major Browning and one Sepoy and wouudnlg others. The company retreated to Fu Ning. . Re inforcements have been sent from Shan Hsi Kwan. The Boxers are apparent ly well armed with modern rifles. PAO TING FU. Saturday. April 20. This city has been for the lat few days a big French military camp. It is now estimated that 8,000 French troops and 4,000 Germans will form the entire force when all the rein forcements have arrived. There la no truth in the current reports cjneern Ing severe fighting between th out posts and the Chinese. Three men left yesteiday under es cort to convey Emperor Kwang Hsu's first order to General Liu to retire Im mediately into the province of Shan 81. Prince Chlng and other Chinese officials say' the Chinese general has already retired, but their confirmations or denials are considered very unre liable. rOSTrcXfS EXAMINATIONS. Civil Serviee Ceasralaslea Defer Date tar Testis IpsUasu. WASHINGTON. D. C April 22. The civil service commission an nounces that the examination adver tised for April 23, 1101. for the po sition of department assistant ia the Philippine service, baa been postponed to June 3 aad 4, and that this exam ination will be held la aay city la the United States where postal free deliv ery has been established. Competitors ia the examination ia addition to tak ing the regular examination required for this position also may take one or more of certain optional subjects. for which due credit will be given. Particular attention is called to the fact that within a . few months It is probable that a number of financial agents will be needed. These agents will be selected for this examination and the selections will be confined as far aa practicable to those who have shown proficiency in the optional sub jects of bookkeeping and finance and who have passed the regular examina tion. The salary of the position of financial agent will be about $2,000 per annum. The entrance salary of Ihe position of department assistant will not be less than $1,200 per annum. KCSEA BECCES TO CCSflW. WmM Be Pleased te Sec are rive Millie Tea Frees Fiaae. - Yokohama, April 22. The Korean government, according to advices Just received from Seoul, the capital of Korea, has decided to borrow from France 5,000,000 yen far the purpose of constructing the Northern railway from Seoul to Wlklu.' It is asserted that it was objected to pledging the Korean customs for security of this loan, which created a desire in certain quarters for the dismissal of Mr. htc- Leavy Brown, the director general of Korean customs. According to the ssme advice. Vice Admiral Seymour and Sir Claud at MacDonald, British minister to Jspaa, hsve arrived at Chemupo, Korea, on board the British cruiser Powerful, and It is said they will have aa with Emperor Yi Yleung. We r Bslssea Paeher Dead. BERKELEY, Cal., April 22. Joseph Hume, the pioneer salmon packer of the Pacific coast, Is dead. Death waa due to heart disease. 1 Mr. Hams es tablished the first salmon caaasry oa the Columbia river la 174, Ia UN his business baterests were transferred to Alaska. - DOVER, Del., April 22. Former Coagrsssmsn i. C. Stockhty, a pictur esque figure ia Delaware politics aad a former democratic leader, died last cvealag after a long Illness at his hone la Oeorgetowa. TELLUXIE3. CMa. AprH .-Thls sftsraosa a saowsllse carried away the baak aad hoardiag bouse of the Alta mlas aaar here. Rchard Pea stgast, the cook, lost Ms life. Gsrsjaay, the United States, Orsat Erttsia aad Cpata have nfasii Us Vsaawstaa esacts as, at tribaaals ta tOaeate claim lavolvtag tas rtcth af fiarstsaara. currcxAxa, April tx cl jmm V-r .:. cf $5a Cfcad Any t"TTj'tt''" ""? aa frss aMrtsraV I ,J S dT izlf Cit U ami t!j rf C t ,r:a txi tzrti eC- '" da' ' aW 9 t. rr pbpSW" sT iLWBWeaiiBsJsal r j tzTJ g-.Ci..HZz a Cs c.rrz.; 1 l to 14 tin ' Ezx to i; Kzlr t "".. r . fcy C err .rr Ti.o Jj xTlip'ao Ltaosr Aaaeeaist Eis Fatan lllegiaaot U Vaited Btatsa, ays Best leftis Slew Desasad Ceess teaet eaUlstle Tbleka Teey Caa De Meet far IslaaSs he Akastfeelag Ceavalllag Strasgle, MANILA, April 20. The following is Agulnaldo's address to the Filipino people, made public this evening: I believe I am not in error la pre suming that th unhappy, fate to which my adverse fortune has led me is not a surprise to those who have been familiar with the progress of the a sr. The lessons taught with a full meaning and which have recently re me to my knowledge suggest with irresistible force that a complete ter mination of hostilities snd lasting peace are not only desirable, but ab solutely essential to the welfare of the Philippine islands. The Filipinos have never been dismayed at their weakness, nor have they faltered in following the path pointed out by their fortitude and courage. ' The time has come, however, in which they find their advance along this path is to be Impeded by an Ir resistible force which, while it re strains them, yet enlightens their minds aad opens to them another coarse, presenting them the cause of peace. This cause has been Joyfully embraced by the majority of my fellow countrymen, who have already united around the glorious sovereign banner of the United States. In this banner they repose thetr trust snd belief that wader Its protection the Filipino peo ple will attain all those promised lib erties which they are beginning to en joy. "The country, has declared unmis takably In favor of peace. So be It. There has been enough blood, enough tears and enough desolation. This wish cannot be Ignored by the men still in anna If they are animated by a desire to serve our noble people, which has thus clearly manifested Its will. So do I respect thU will, now ttat It is known to me. "After mature deliberation I reso lutely proclaim to the world that I cannot refuse to heed the voice of a people longing for peace nor the la mentations of thousands of families yearning to see their dear ones en Joying the liberty and the. promised generosity of the greet American na tion. "By acknowledging and accepting the sovereignty of je United States throughout the Philippine archipelago, as I now do, and without any reserva tion whatsoever, I believe that I am serving thee, my beloved country. May happiness be thine." . To stgnalies this important step in the pacification of the country Gen eral MacArthur orders the release, on swearing allegiance to the United States, of 1.000 insurgent prisoners. WASHINGTON, April 20.-Co!ncl-dent with the issue of the manifesto at Manila, Secretary Root mads pub lic the copy received from Oeneral MacArthur. This came to hand April 10 aad differs slightly In phraseology from that made public In Manila. Oeneral MacArthur informed the de partment at -that time that the mani festo had been prepared by Agulnaldo, with the assistance only of the two staff officers who were with him at the time he was captured. Secretary Root declined to be interviewed on the subject of the manifesto further than to say that It waa dignified in tone aad admirably constructed.' TAKS CRAXSf . Imp Isle te Say Sew Meek ptrteead Lessen Bees WUI Pay LEMARS, la., April 20. Bank Ex miners Meyers arrived la Lemars to day to take charge of the affairs of the defunct Lemars National baak. Ia tn Interview he said itawould be Im possible to give out any statement la regard to how much the baak would ty tor several days. Norman H., Ferrta of Chicago, representing Arthur Joaes ft Co., sad Attorney T, lehosn fsMt of Chicago have been la this city tbs tost fsw days The last say the baak waa opea for basfaets tbsy pre seated two -certificates of deposit, one for $2 .M0, the other for $1,500, from Ward. .Cashier Koots refused to cash these, aa there' was no record of them la the books of the baak. the oaly trass af tbsw bases tha rises whan tbsy bad been takea outof tas ear K3sata book. The psyment of tbsst csvtlacatM will be contested. late Case WHS Jery. FRANKFORT, Ky., April $$.ThS sass of Captala Garaatt D. Eipiar, the Esary coaaty aa-attxaa oCcsr, rsarg af wttb bates; aa Biaajory haJars tbs fact ia tas Oorbsl ssaaallua, to wltk tike jflrjr. I. T. jnfato tas etonta srgur--tkt 4s CJt wmt&ty tZ-Jv fcnwl ty Fii 'oiai"j Ui "iiy rttc'S SStlTI tAXwTA tnrcts. Osilaiea ef Jestlce Ore? Is Olvea te the reMle. WASHINGTON, D. C. April If. The written opinion of Justice Gray of the United States supreme court on the divorce cases passed oa by the court last Monday became avail able today, thus affording tho first opportunity for Inspection of Justice Grsy's language. Of the three cases decided only one, thst of 8treltwoTf against Streitwolf, dealt with a Da kota case. In thst csae the husband, a resident of Brunswick, N. J., had visited North Dakota for three weeks in Msy. 187, and in August of that year returned and Instituted his suit for divorce three days after his sr rival the second time, never having mentioned bis May visit to any of his friends or relatives In the east. The dceislon In this case, sside from the recital of the history of it, wss very brief, being in the following words: "The law of North Dakota requires a domicile In good faith of the libel ant for ninety days as a prerequisite to Jurisdiction of a case of divorce. The facts in evidence warranted and indeed required the finding that the husband had no bona fide domicile In the state of Nroth Dakota when he obtained a divorce there and It Is not pretended that the wife had aa Inde pendent domicile In North Dakota or was ever in that state. The court of that state, therefore, had no Jurisdic tion." tvstiu taw to m czax. Prises Taaa aed Oeeeral Tea Se Bssa KeeSr te TleU te asels.- ' LONDON, April 1$. The Daily News publishes the following from its Shanghai correspondent: "I isara that Prince Tuna and Gen eral Tang Fu 81 aa have sent a depu tation to the Russians la the vicinity of Lsks Baikal, praying for aid and protection and declaring their readi ness to acknowledge the suserslaty of Russian if the Russlaas would help their project for reconquering the northern provinces of China. "It Is expected that the palace fire will give the empress dowager another excuse for delaying the return of the court to Pekln." Some of the London papers publish a statement that Russia has offered to reduce her indemnity claim to 10, 000,000 on condition that Chain signs the Msnchurian convention an4 grants further concessions in connection with the Siberia railway. "Russian has made nw an 1 Rueciflc proposals to Japan," lay tho Yoko hama correspondent of th-i Daily Mail, "for a mutual understanding, but Japan gives no sign of accepting." LUZON'S INTERNAL CEVENlf. It AsseeeteS te OrerUee Headred Theas aad Dalian Lest Teat, WASHINGTON, April 19. The di vision of insular affairs of the War department yesterday announced that the internal revenue collections in the department of northern Luton, Phil ippine islands, for the calendar year 100 were $1(X,79L The supervisor of Internal revenue for this department repot ts that the people, as a rule, pay their tsxes promptly and without complaint and says thst Isrgely increased revenues for the year 1901 may be safely pre dicted. ew te Beep attars Per. WASHINGTON. D. C, April !. Consul General Guentber, at Frank fort, Germany, in a report to the state department says that a commis sion has been designated for the pur pose of studying the question of keep ing rivers pure and preventing the waters from becoming injurious to the health of the people and the an imals In that country and that effec tive regulations sloag this line will be put In operation. . Meeraeba Orala Heelers, LINCOLN. Neb., April 20 The Ne braska Grain Dealers' association met In annual session here. All executive officers were re-elected for mother ttrm. The officers will decide on the time sad pises for the next annual meeting. About 125 members at tended. aky Daraed te Death WAYNE, Neb., April 20. While the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. sad Mrs. J. H. Ooll of this city were putting sosm paper oa a beware bar elothW caught tre aad before bar mother could reach her the little oas wss tadly buraed aad died ths suUewksg dsy. MILWAuKrS, April 19,-Tbs Caa tlaol today says: Tbs five largest paaJes la tbs UsKss Rates are to be eoaaait&rtsd lata oas gtaatte eoav bias, with a eaoHal of fCS93. Tbs cosasiss which are tasted to bo lariaati ta tbs bow rrpstJstt art; Tho a P. ATs scrratr af Ilwaa- kss. Cm rraewtrie JlB t7iCS eater-? cf rrl.: ! u tt fsTciai 8utrs that Two Hnndnd Dollan Ecch WUI Bs Offered. KZZm TO TAKE C0NSS AT TA3 IN Ceateaey le Behalf ef Syedlrate It te OSrr te rereheae Firiy MHIIeha ef There Other Partlralara aafardles allreed Dvala. BOSTON, April 19. T!ie first su thoritstlve announcement concerning the negotiations for the purchase of the Chlcgao. Burlington ft ' Qiiincy railroad by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern was given out this evening from the Boston news buresu In the form of s statement from Chas. E. Perkins, director snd former pres ident of the Chicsgo, Burlington ft Quincy, as follows: "Mr. Perkins ssys iVwas practically settled this afternoon that a formal Offer of $200 per share will be made In the course of a week o- two, pay able In the Joint 4 per cent bonds of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific companies, secured by a de posit of Chicsgo, Burlington ft Quin cy stock In trust, and that Messrs. J. P. Morgan ft Co., in behalf of the syndicate, will offer to buy $50,000,000 of the bonds at par. Mr. Perkins says that personally he is in favor of ac cepting the proposition," NEW YORK. April 19.-The Journal of Commerce tomorrow will say: "It was learned from, reliable authority last (Thursday) -evening that the de- . talis for the purchase of the Chicago. Burlington ft Quincy by ths Northern Pacific aad Great Northern have been completed. The basis of the transfer will be 4 per cent bonds, guaranteed by the Oreat Northern and Northern Pacific Jointly, for the stock to be ac quired. It will comprise an issue of $220,000,000. and will be In the pro portion of $200 In bonds for each $100 In stock, amounting. In effect to s guaranty of $ per cent on the stock. These terms have been accepted by the Burlington interests and a power ful syndicate' has been orgsnlsed to underwrite the new bonds. "The syndicate will take them at par, with commissions off. Until quite recently the proposition was to take the Burlington on the basis of 2.38 in 2 per cent bonds. Those mentioned as participating In the transaction are the Chae National bank. City National bank. Bank of Commerce. First National bank, J. P. Morgan ft .Co., Kuhn, Loeb ft Co. and Kidder, Peabody ft Co. The new ar rangement does not, it Is understood, contemplate the loss of Identity on the part of the Burlington and the proposition Is not one Involving the formation of a formal transcontinen tal line which shall have exclusive control o Its own traffic. Such a course would subject all three roads to severe discrimination from com peting lines, which would naturally resent sny change in the present ba sis of exchanging freight and passen gers" James J. Hill of the Grest Northern, It Is now known Is the Isrgest hold er of the stock of the Northern Pa cific, having with his associates, John 8. Kennedy and Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, $80,000,000 par value of the stock. ArTEALS TO TRE PRESIDENT. Dear Apeat at Mow Orleaee seeds Cera MBBleeUoa to MrKlaUy. NEW ORLEANS, April 19. General Samuel Pearson, the Boer officer who wss refused s writ of injunction by the United States circuit court against the local British officers to prevent the further exportation of mules from this port to South Africs, bss seat a communication direct to the president of the United States asking for relief which the courts refused. In the re cent decision Judge Parlange pointed out that Oeneral Pearson hsd this right, saying that the matter, being a political one, should be tsken before the executive department of the gov ernment Instead of before the Judicial. Palreaaas Visits MeDleley. WASHINGTON, D. C, April It Senator Fs' -banks of Indiana saw the president today In regard to a mili tary sppolntment. It is said bis visit was sot la connection witb the esse of MsJor Russell Harrison. Senator Fairbanks has succeeded In bsvlng sa Iadiaaa man c hoses for the posttloa of solicitor of internal revenue, to suc ceed Judge Thomss of Kentucky, who rseaatly sent his resignstlon to tbs president. , Taaa Teaches the BUFFALO, April 19.-A rbsag la tbs program of tfc opening cere monies of tbs Pas-AmerVraa expos! Mob baa bssa saaoaacsd, das to tbs fact tbat It will bs aecssssry for fYssidsat McKlatoy to touch tha but tea which wilt sot tbs assoaltloa ma- rtlasry la motto half sa boar aarl tor thaa biritoCiro .aaaoaaesd. Oa tf tf at 13:33 p, m. (esatrel tiaw). r mZlz-A wa bs ta CIAT3 ECS CERAlXa A Cherry Ceaaty Ma a Was Is Setter Dead Thaa A live. i VALENTINE. Nab.. April 22- Word waa received hers thst William Hsttea hsd committed suicide near bis home on the Niobrara river, about tea miles north of Merrtman. He bad base In Merrimsa during ths dsy sad wss drinking hard sad after nightfall started home horseback, crasy drunk, stating that he waa golag to kill bis wife and mother-la-law and then sad his owa life. Upon reacting home about 11 o'clock he shot at his wife with a revolver. His wife, frightened by his actions and the report, tell over aa though dead, though not hit at alL Thinking her to bs dead he then fired st bis mother-in-law, the bullet passing through her clothing, but only grating her body. Then Hstten left the house ami Jumping upon his horse rode down to a nlegh- bor's. close by, telling what ha bad done, and when he learnel that they were making preparations to place him under arrest he left ths room snd going outside placed the muzxle of the revolver In his mouth aad fired, killing himself. Stele Beard ef IrrlsaMee. LINCOLN, Neb., April 22. With the exception of an assistant secretary for the second district, the State Board of Irrigation has completed the ap pointment of officers snd employes for the irrigation department Secretary Dobson will probably sssume tbs du ties of the office with the other sp polntees about Msy 1. Secretary Channel! who was appointed a year ago by Governor Poynter, will remain la office until that time. The fail list of irrigation department officials aad employes to: Secretary of ths Board of Irrigation aad state engineer, Adaa Dobson, Lincoln; assistant secretary for ths first Irrigation district, H. O. Smith, Lexington; assistant secretary of the board, B. Forbes, Beatrice; stenographer. Miss Fsnnle Stelnmets, Lincoln. Salt Agalaet Beadaasea. COLUMBUS. Neb.. April 22. Judge Hellenbuch will hold sn equity term of the district court here. Tbs suit of the stats against the "bondsmen of ex-County Treasurer Jamea W. Lynch, to recover the sum of $30,000, in which he Is stilt in default, will come up on a motion by the defense to re quire the prosecution of Its petition to designate the term of office in which the shortage occurred. Lynch served two terms and each set of his bonds men Is sued for the full amount, evi dently on account of the inability of the county attorney to determine when the default took place. Meagled hy Wagea Wheels. KEARNEY, Neb., April 22. News wss received of the death of Henry Huff, a farmer, four and one-half miles northwest of Pleasanton. He had been to town In the forenoon and disposed of a load of hogs, leaving for home at 12. About 1 o'clock he was discovered in the pasture of his fsrm lying dead, with his head and fece mangled. His Injuries resulted from being caught In the wheels. First Begtraeet Traeseertatlee. LINCOLN, Neb., April 22. Contrib utors to the First regiment transpor tation fund last summer are beginning to file claims against the sppropris tion allowed by the last legislature. The claims will be checked over aad compared with the records of the gov ernor's office and Will be acted on by the auditor the same as other claims. Child rails ee Shears. HILDRETH, Neb., April 22. The fourteen-months-old child of George Rice, southwest of town, fell with Its face on the open points of s pair of scissors. The blades penetrated tho brain, between the eyes, killing the child Instantly. The accident oc curred while the mother was at work at the sewing machine. There rterees Byehall. HUMBOLDT, Neb., April 22. While Al Baker, a farm band In ths employ of Henry Hasness, was trim ming s hedge fence, he struck s limb In such a manner that ths thorn pierced tbs right eyeball. The phy sician thinks It impossible (o save the sight of the organ. Webrasaa Will Oct Sevea. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 22. Representative Mercer, who saw the presides t, ssys tbs list of about (00 appointments as ilea tenants In the ar my will bs msde public ths letter part or this or tbs early part of asxt wsek. Nebraska will receive sevea of ths sp potatmeats. Aged Ceeate Btet Teeether. CRETE, Nab., April 32-The fua oral of Samuel Overossh aad bto wlfs was bald aaiardsr. Tbsy wars both very old sad had expressed tbs damn to die at ths same time aad their da sirs wss fulfilled. Both died ths same day from tbs laffrmlties of age aad ware buried ta tas saass grave aad sasM eoCa. Tbsy were tbs father aad atotbsr af J. W. Ovsrsash of till sttf . oaaof & tmdm af Cm Orcso