Secretary Long Writoi that the 8cilej
Cue if at An End.
AfPtOVES TBE COIRT S FINDINGS
A Re haa ring te Wealed the Admiral,
Tktnfun the Matter ImIi The Ap
peal of Attorney for Llkf
wlne Kuled Oat.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Secretary
Long baa disposed finally of the
Schley case bo far as the nayyilfc-
partment is concerned by acting upon
the findings and conclusions of the
court of Inquiry.
He approves the findings of facts
And the opinion of the full court; he
approves the majority opinion where
there Is a difference in the court; he
holds that the court could not hare
entered in to the question of com
mand at the battle of Santiago, and
finally be accepts the recommendation
that no further proceedings shall be
had.
The secretary also has declined the
application of Admiral Sampson's
counsel to enter upon an inquiry into
the question of command and hos no
tified Admiral Schley's counsel of that
fact as a reason for declining to hear
them on that point.
Secretary Long's approval of the
majority report was as follows:
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 1901.
The department has read the testi
mony in the case, the arguments of
counsel at the trial, the court's find
ings of fact, opinion and recommen
dation, the individual memorandum of
the presiding member, the statement
of exceptions to the said findings and
the opinion by the applioant, the re
ply to said .statement by the judge
advocate of the court and his assist
ant and the briefs this day submitted
by counsel for Rear Admiral Samp
son traversing presiding member's
view as to who was in command at
the battle of Santiago.
"And after careful consideration the
findings of fact and the opinion of
the full court are approved. As to
the points on which the presiding
member differs from the majority of
the court, the opinion of the majority
is approved.
"As to the further expression
of his views by the same member
with regard to the questions of com
mand on the morning of July 3, 1888,
and of the title to credit for the en
suing victory, the conduct of the
court in making no finding and ren
dering no opinion on those questions
la approved indeed it could with pro
priety take no other course, evidence
on these questions during the inquiry
having been excluded by the court.
"The department records its appre
ommendatton of the court that no fur
ther proceedings be had in the prem
ises. . "The department records is appre
ciation of the arduous labors of the
whole court JOHN D. LONG,
" "Secretary of the Navy."
The text of the secretary's letter to
Admiral Sampson's attorneys is as fol
lows: "Navy Department, Washington, D.
C, Dec. 20, 1901. Gentlemen: In view
of the department's approval, this
day, of the recommendation of the
court of inquiry, in the case of Rear
Admiral Schley, that no further pro
ceedings be had, and of the fact that
jtty qjuestion of (Command was ex
cluded from consideration by the
court, the department wiil take no ac
tion upon the brief filed by you in
behalf of Rear Admiral William T.
Sampson. Very respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG, Secretary.
"Messrs. Staton, Campbell and Thiell,
New York." "
DIE f ICULT TO MAKE TERMS.
Federal Authorities Are Still Negotiating
With Kids per.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 23. W.
W. Peat, treaUurer of the Turkiali mis
sion in Constantinople, and M. Gar-
Ui!o,. drSOm!5 Of. he United States
legation here, are still at Salonica, en
deavoring to open negotiations with
the brigands who hold captive Miss
Ellen M. Stone and to fix a rendezvous
with them.
LONDON, Dec. 23. According to a
Sofia dispatch to the Express an ar
rangement has been made with the
brigands holding Miss Stone captive
and the American legation at Constan
tinople, under the terms of which the
brigands are to accept $70,000 for the
release of Mies Stone. It is said the
ransom Is to be paid on Bulgarian soil
and that Miss Stone ia to be liberated
in Turkish territory.
ThfMea Afrnetretorlat.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 23.-W.
J. 8pillman of Pullman, Wash., hat
been selected to succeed Prof. F. Lat
oa Bcrlbner at the agrostologlst ol
the department of agriculture.
Proieetorato Over Tripoli.
VIENNA, Dec, 23. The Allgemelnc
Zaltuag aaaeru that France and Italy
bar concluded a formal treaty which
waalea Italy to declare a formal pro
taetonta oar Tripoli.
WILL TELL SCnttY ABOUT IT
Loag Will Inform Admiral Warn lamp
Ian File Hi I-rotest,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.Tbe navy
department has not yet prepared its
answer to the bill of objections an
nounced yesterday lo the bill of ex
ceptions by Admiral Schley, but it is
expected it will be delivered tomorrow.
Captain Lem'.y and Solicitor Hanna
having given a considerable portion
of the day to the matter. The fol
lowing letter was addressed to Ad
tr.lral Schley today:
"Dear Sir: The department has re
ceived your communication of the 18th
Inst, wherein you request that if a
protest" is filed by Rear Admiral W. T.
Sampson relative to the question of
command of the American naval forces
during the battle of Santiago and
credit for the victory woj in that
battle, you be accorded an opportunity
to present, through your eoutiise', oral
argument against such prow-it,
"In reply you are Inform d thr.t
when such protest is received you will
be advised of. the dcpa"tment's con
clusion. Yours respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG.
"Rear Admiral W. S. Schley."
OPPOSE CHINESE EXCLUSION
UtH Meeting in Boston Ad lire Med hf
V4'o. Lloyd OarrUon.
BOSTON, Dec. 20. William Lloyd
Garrison presided over a meeting in
the Bromfield Street Methodist Episco
pal church this evening, at Which
resolution were adopted against the
re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion
act. Besides Mr. Garrison, the speak
ers were Rev. J. M. Foster of Boston,
Rev. M. R. Johnson of San Francisco,
Yong Hay, a Chinese clergyman of
this city; Rev. James A. Earle and
Colonel Stephen W. Nickerson In
the course of his address Mr. Garrison
eaid:
"We are here tonight as American
citizens to protest against America's
Injustice in dealing with a sister na.
tion. We cannot forget that our an
cestors themselves were immigrants'
with no prescriptive right to enter
this country."
WHAT INDIAN IS MADE fOR
Merely a Joke to Pm Counterfeit on
Poor Lo.
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 20. It is not a
crime against the United States to
pass a confederate bill on an unsus
pecting Indian, according to the de
cision of Judge Amidon in the Uni
ted States court here, in the Barrett
case. Barrett was arrested for giving
an Indian a $5 confederate bill in fc
horse trade. It as alleged that he had
violated section 5430 of the revised
United States statutes, which makes it
a crime to carry paper bills bearing
a similitude to paper bills of legal
currency. It was held that the of
fense is merely a cheat Barrett was
i Billings county cowboy and has
been discharged from custody.
A Paper Hoi Trust.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 20. Repre
sentatives of about thirty of the paper
box manufacturers of the country met
here today for the purpose of forming
a combine. It was stated after a se
cret meeting that satisfactory progress
tad been made, but no definite state
ment had been made as regards the
capitalisation of the concern. If the
plan of consolidation is successful one
of its features will be that none of
its stock will be placed on the market
for sale, but each manufacturer will
subscribe to the working capital in
proportion to the value of his plant.
Will Abide by Arbitration,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secretary
Hay and Senor Zaldiver, the Hawaiian
minister, today signed the protocol
providing for the submission to arbi
tration of the claim of the Salvador
commercial company, otherwise known
as El Triunfo, for damages sustained
through the alleged appropriation by
the government of Salvador of their
concession rights. The claim amounts
to about half a million dollars.
Mercer Introduce a Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 20. In ac
cordance with authority conferred by
congress last year, the secretary of
agriculture has had plans prepared
for a handsome new building for the
Department of Agriculture and today
Representative Mercer of Nebraska
introduced a bill appropriating $2,000,
000 for the proposed new structure.
For Mine and Mining.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20,
Represcntatlve Wood of California to
day Introduced a bill to establish a
department of mines and mining.
. Baa Cnafldenre la Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secretary
Wilson today expressed confldenraAhat
rongreas would avert the threatened
suspension on March 1 of the micro
scopical examination of Amerkat
meats sent abrod by making the ap
propriation for continuing that work
in Jwordance with estimates he hat
submittal. Secretary Wilson aayt
that he does not believe congresa will
permit any lapse In the inspection
work tor want of money.
Resent Government's Decision to Cease
Microscopical Inspection,
MORRIS SAYS IT MEANS HAVOC
a Declare that Uermanr Will Hot Re
ceive a Poaad of Aasericaa Pork II
the Catted State atop the Heretofore
OMctal Tagglag.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Chicago pack
ers have received notice from D. E.
mal industries in Washington, to the
effect that the microscopical Inspection
of meat will cease Malta 1, 1902. The
announcement has aroused the packers
and Nelson Morris said tonight that
a meeting will probably be called in
the near future to consider what will
be done.
''Letters have been received by all
the pork packers in Chicago," Bald Mr.
Morris, "and it ie my uudei'staudlii
that the inspection will be abandoned
in all parts of the United States.
"It will work havoc with the pack
ers. Germany will not receive a
pound of American pork unless it
bears the tag of the United States
meat inspector. It will not receive
pork in pieces that weigh legs than
nine pounds, and this is already a
hardship to exporters of pork. Of
course we will be shut out of the Ger
man market altogether if the inspec
tion of pork is abolished. Other
countries now admit our meat with
out the inspectors' tag, but they may
cease to do so when the inspection is
done away with and there is the
chance of receiving poor pork from
unscrupulous packers.
"I cannot see any reason why the
microscopic inspection should' be abol
ished. It does not cost very much and
ia of great benefit to every one con
cerned. I am sure there will be se
rious protests from the packers. I
believe a meeting will be called to
consider the question. The notice
came as a shock to Chicago packers,
all of whom had laughed at the pre
vious rumors to the effect 'that the
examination would be abolished."
LOST TEN PER CENT Of CATTLE
Oklahoma Slock men Suffer Keenly From
Recent Cold.
GUTHRIE, O. T., live. 20. As a re
sult of the Intense cold and storms
stockmen figure a 10 per cent loss in
cattle. This is true covering the two
territories, the lose being greater on
the western Oklahoma ranges and in
the new country. The last two days
have been cold, but accompanied by
no blizzards. This has given the
stockmen opportunity to provide
means to care for their cattle and to
collect them on the ranges, where
they bad scattered, driven by ,tbe
storm in seeking shelter. Plenty of
provision will now be made, as all an
ticipate an extremely cold winter. In
central and eastern Oklahoma the cat
tle are being collected at the cotton
oil mills to fatten quickly and ship to
market.
Mni All Speak Spanish.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20. The gov
ernment has issued the long contem
plated order that all railwaymployei
in contact with the public shall be able
to speak Spanish in such a manner
as to be able to deal directly with
the passengers and public in general.
This order will principally affect Pull
man company employes. It is claim
ed that many accidents of late have
been due to the Inability of trainmen
to speak Spanish, causing a mistake
of orders. The order takes effect New
Year's day.
Criai on the Itban.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 20.
Th Bulletin says: Rush oruers have
been received from Washington direct
ing that tho cruiser Philadelphia sail
from here 'omorrow w'th all p'-ed
for Panama. Affairs on the isthmus
are -approaching a crisis. Venezuela
n j t'i Got tit any arc srgUiSg i pc in cr
two of diplomacy and there are other
interesting matters of international
interest on the southern coast
Pension for Mr. McBinlr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Sfiator
Hanna introduced a bill granting a
yimlon of $5,000 a year to Mr. Mc
Klnky, widow of tint late pnMident
Pnnneefote Ktpcetlne, lo Hear.
" WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. CrJ
Pauncefote, the British ambassador. Is
daily expecting from his government
Its approval and ratification of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
To Prevent Kate Calling.
CHICAGO, Dec, 20. President and
executive officers met to put a stop to
the indiscriminate rate cutlng that
has been going on weat of the Mis
souri river. It wa deemed Inadvis
able to take any concerted action that
might be construed as a violation cf
the anti trust law, so each road pledg
ed Itself Individually to strictly main
tain tariff ratea after January 1- Ship
pers have been notified that no mors
cut rate contrac ts will be made.
TNE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotation from toath Osaka
and Kaaaaa City,
BO UTH OMAHA. '
Cal tie There were a. good many cattle
for thi time of the week and as alt point
were quoted lower the feeling at this
point wa also weak. Buyer did not start
out until lute, i) the morning" wa well
advanced before much of anything had
chanced hands. Receipts did not Include
veyr many corn-fed steer, but sttU prac
tical all kind were a little lower and
the market wa wy elow. Some of the
more desirable grade were perhaps not
very much lower, but aside from thou? It
wa a dull, weak market. The cow mar
ket wan also alow and lower. Buyer did
not seem to be particularly anxious for
supplies today, and as the receipts were
ilbersJ they took their tlms sbotit filling
ineir orders. The market on nulls, veal
calve and stags was also slow and weak,
particularly on the leas desirable grades.
There wa a better demand for desirable
grades of Blockers and feeders than uxual
and prices were fully steady. A big string
of Colorado cattle sold a high as $4 10.
which was considered a good, steady
price. Common cattle, however, were neg
lected and In moat cases sold a little
lower than yesterday. .
Hogs The hog market was very slow
and lower. The general market could
safely be quoted a dime fewer than yes
terday. Choice heavy hogs weighing over
3O0 poutHts sold at right around steady
prices with yesterday, but there were only
a few of them on sale. They were picked
up first and sold largely from K M to $6.Tj.
Good mixed hogu were fully 5jl0c lower
and sold from H.20 to K.40, Light mixed
and butcher weights were fully a dime
lower and went mostly from to $6. SO.
Light hogs sold from J-i.OO down and were
very hard to dispose of at a decline of 10
tf lbc.
Sheep Quotations: Choice lightweight
yearlings. K.WrfM.ZS; good to choice me
dium weight yearlings, t3.73ft4.00: fair to
good yearlings, IX&O'&S.Tj; choice wethers,
I3.604i4.00; fair to good wethers, tX3O43.60;
choice ewes. t3.K&3.40; fair to good ewes,
C-SO-gS.lO; common ewes, tt.0otiZ.0a; choice
lambs, tTi.90fi5.4O: fair to good lambs, tt .60
t$.0B; feeder wethers, Hfc3.15: feeder
lambs, t3.00ft3.50.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Market steady to 10c lower;
choice export and dressed beef steers, tS.60
6 15; fair to good. H.TMrS.SO; mockers and
feeders, tt ".- 4. 25; western fed ateers. t4.75
jsr5.75: western range steers, t3.u0&4.7;
Texas and Indian steers, tS.0Ojj4.5O; Tex a
eows, t2.2T4l3.50; native cows, t2.,V)$4.2;
hotfers, t3.2S4ro.Oo: canners, tl. 6062.40;
bulls, t2.2fi4j4.00; calves, tJ.3SsJ5..
Hogs Market heavy and 10c lower: light
and pigs, 10620c lower; top, fi-ST1; bulk
of sales, to.7o&.35; heavy, .0r4.87H;
mixed packers, t6.10.50; light, t5.2Str.2;
pig, u.ms v,.
Sheep and Lambs Market steady to 10c.
lower; native lambs, t4.755rS.25; western
lambs, t4.SOftS.00; native wethers, n'Af
4.25; western wether. t3.50ft4.00; ewes,
t2.75&3.75; culls and feeder t2.00J3.50.
REPORT UPON SCHLEY
lodge Advocate Lenaler and Solicitor
Hnnaa rile ateplr la Onjertloao.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Judge Ad
vocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna sub
mitted to Secretary Long their report
upon thtc bill of objections- filed by
Admiral Schley, through his counsel,
to the findings of the Schley court of
nlquiry.
In substance the report Is an argu
ment supplementary to the argument
made by the writers before the court
of inquiry. The principal points are
an instance upon their contention that
the first report Is the unanimous re
port of the court of inquiry; that the
court was justified in rejecting Ad
miral Schley's evidence by the num
ber of witnesses who took issue with
him, and that there is no sufficient
reason for a reopening of the case as
requested by Admiral Schley.
Secretary Long has not yet acted
upon the report, but is expected to do
bo today. If adopted, the report will
be forwarded to Admiral Schley,
NOT OPPOSED TO THE PENSION
Knurl Harrison Say Re ia Hot Fighting
Claim for Stepmother.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Colonel
Russell B. Harrlsoa, son of the late
President Benjamin Harrison, wag ad
mitted to practice In the court of
claims at Its last session.
Colonel Harrison, In reply to an In
quiry concerning the reason for his
presence In Washington, said:
"I have been here entirely on legal
business. The report that I am oppos
ing the granting of a pension to Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison is absolutely with
out foundation.
"I have hesitated to make reference
to this matter, even to deny the truth
of the idle rumor earlier, simply from
a ditilnclinatioa to make reference to
family matters."
Killed lr Load of Log.
GLBNWOOD, Ia.. Dec. 21. While
walking alongside of a load of logs,
Sam Red was almost Instantly killed.
The accident happened on the Bcll
Wyant farm, about twelve miles south
of town. Red was on the way with
aged 40 years, fell Into an open cel
beslde the wagon to keep warm. In
some way the load became uncoupled
and the logs rolled off the wagon onto
Red, crushing him.
Settler Baffer From Cold.
OUTHIME, 0, T Dec. 21. Every
road leading Into the new country la
still lined with prospective, settlers.
Generally these are men in poor finan
cial circumstances, who are moving
with their families Into this region to
better their condition. They have suf
fered untold atfonles as the result of
the recent cold wave. Without food
and generally, without money and In
a country sparsely settled, tbey have
starved and frozen.
Distinguished Hen Break Ground for
Louisiana Purchase Show.
TURNING THE THAWED 01T SOD
Governor of font r-nrchaea State Pre
eat Day loo Cold for the Contem
alated Street rroeeeeloa Thouaaad
Attend the Festiviilea,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31. The governors
of four Louisiana purchase states
Minnesota, Nehraaka, Arkansas and
Missouri several member of con
gress and world's fair national com
missioners and other invited guests,
among them General John C. Bates,
commanding the Department of Mis
souri, and Colonel John D. G. Ogles
by, representing Governor Yates of Il
linois, were present and participated
In the ceremonies attending the break
ing of the ground today on the site
of the world's fair in Forest park.
The exercises at the park, where the
thermometer registered around zero,
cc&sisted of an invocation by Rev. Dr.
S. J. Niccoils, addresses by the chair
man of the committee on credentials,
Corwin' H. Spencer, and President
David R. Francis, and the breaking of
gound on the site of the educational
building by the officials of the exposi
tion company, municipal authorities
and invited guests.
Three bistoric shovels were used in
the ground breaking. The first was
one of Iron and oak, loaned by the
Massachusetts state arsenal, Boston,
where it had been placed In 1805 as a
relic of early American workmanship.
An exact reproduction of that shovel,
a manufacture of the Louisiana pur
chase, made of ebony and steel, sil
ver plated, was next put in use. A
veritable relic, an old wooden shovel,
thought to have been one of the tools
employed by the 200 white miners
from France and the 600 African
slaves from San Domingo, brought
over by Francis Renault In 1718 to
work In the St. Genevieve (Mo.) mines,
was the third used. It was originally
found In St Francis county, this state,
by F, J, Monell while sinking a shaft
In the famous Flat river lead district
and Is now the property of the Peace
dale museum, Rhode Island, to which
It was presented by a Mr. Hazard.
Speaking by Governor Francis, Con
gressman James A. Tawney of Minne
sota and Governor Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas, and music by "Seymour's
famous sixty" was the program at the
Coliseum, where several thousand per
sons were present. A banquet at the
Southern hotel In the evening com
pleted the day's program.
At the appointed time directors and
officers of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position company. General John C.
Bat, Major Henry K. Hunter, Fif
teenth United States cavalry, and other
army officers, governors of states and
guests assembled at the St. Iouis club.
Carriages -were taken and the party
was driven to Forest park, where the
ceremony of breaking ground was car
ried out. A huge fire had been built
on the structural site of the educa
tional building to soften the ground.
NAY INTENDS TO HOLD POST
Jaeretarj Make Kef nlatloa of Past and
Subsequent Ramon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. In view of
the repeated publications of late to
the general effect that Secretary Hay
is about to retire a statement is glvJn
with full authority touching this sub
ject, substantlaly to the effect that
Secretary Hay does not now contem
plate retirement from the cabinet.
This statement applies, not only to the
present moment, but to that Indefinite
period fixed by the conclusion of the
negotiations necessary to the construc
tion of an Isthmian canal. Also it is
stated with equal posltlveness that
authority that President Roosevelt has
In the strongest terms expressed to
Secretary Hay bis earnest desire that
be shall remain In the cabinet, of
which he forms one of the principal
props. Thus, according to the state
ment, the secretary's inclination and
the president's desire run together,
and there is no foundation for the re
ports to the effect that Secretary Hay
l to leave his post.
Trnetlon for Toklo,
NEW YOHK, Dec. 21. A contract
amounting to $750, 0o0 has been placed
In this city for the electrical equip
ment of the first electric traction sys
tem in Toklo, Japan. The line will
cover the principal streets of Toklo and
It is expected will be In operation
early In 1S03.
Aaha far Half Million.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 21 The Mc
Klnley Memorial association Is receiv
ing encouraging reports from all over
the country. Half a million dollars Is
the sum fixed to be raised. An appor
tionment of the total sura has been
made among the ststes of the union,
according to population and location.
The largest sum la asked of New York,
1160,000; Ohio's apportionment Is
100,000 and the other states propor.
tlonately less.
.. $.4444 4H4-H
TKE NEWS IN IZlf.
Ira C. Dcaver of Robinson, Mo,, has
been apopir'ed a gardener at Pima
Indian school, Arizona.
The American Sugar Refining com
pany reduced soft grades of refined su
gar 10 points per 100 pounds.
Representatives of thirty paper box
manufacturing companies met at Buf
falo to form a paper box trust.
The Bulgarian ministry has resign
ed, owing to the hostility of the So
branje to the proposals for a new
loan.
Prince Nichols of Montenegro has
arrived at St. Petersburg and has vis
ited the czar at the palace at Gat
china. Senator Ctillom Introduced In the
senate a bill providing for the retire
ment of the Hawaiian coinage and cur
rency, Homer A. Selp of Summerfiold, Kan.,
has been appointed Inspector on board
at the naval station at Cavite, Philip
pine islands.
At a meeting of Bostonlans presid
ed over by William Lloyd Garrison a
protest against the enactment of the
Chinese exclusion act was mane.
It is rumored that Rev. Daniel Brad
ly of the First Congregational church
of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be elec
ted president of Iowa college at Grin
nell. The loss of cattle in Oklahoma be
cause of the cold is figured at 10 per
cent by the stockmen. The loss is
greater in western Oklahoma and the
new country.
A morning paper in Paris assert
that Commandant General Botha haa
reported to Mr. Krugcr that he has
24,000 armed men. 10,000 being Cape
Colony recruits.
President Floss of the United State
bowling tournament, which will begin
In Buffalo January 30, announces that
the time for filing entries has been ex
tended to January 4.
Advices received at the British war
office from Lord Kitchener from Pre
toria report the Important capture of
Commandant Badenhorst, with a par
ty of Boers, at Sterkfontein.
The large annex to the Iwisburg, .
W. -Va., female institute, one of the
largest Presbyterian schools In that
state, was destroyed by fire. The old
academy building was saved.
Emperor William has bestowed upon
the csarewirh. Grand Duke Michael,
the order of the Black Eagle, and haa
appointed him honorary colonel of the
Alexander III Uhlan regiment.
A bill was Introduced In the senate
by Mr. Penrose, authorizing the pay
ment of per diem pensions to all offi
cers and enlisted men of the United
States who served In the civil war.
A bill has been introduced In the
senate by Mr, Pnrose reviving the
grade of vice admiral of the navy and
promoting Admirals Sampson and
Schley and Captain Clark to that
rank.
The St. Petersburg Gazette announc
es that a modified slate of siege has
been procialmed in a score of towns
throughout Russia. Strikers and stu
dents' riots are responsible for the ac
tion taken by the authorities.
The river and harbor committee took
action which Insures the early pre
sentation of a river and harbor bill.
It was determined to close the hear
ings on January 25 and to have the
bill ready to report on February 10.
Senator Warren has Introduced an
amendment to the constitution grant
ing the right of suffrage to women.
One of the largest oil gushers on
Spindle Top, In the Beaumont, Tex.,
district, has Just been opened. It is
owned by Perry, O. T capitalist.
Then Is a general strike of the iron
workers of Barcelona, Spain. Nina
thousand men are affected. It ua
been proved that the recent baUcrs'
riots at Cadiz were fomented by an
archists. The commander of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Neckarn, Captain
HarraHsowitz, has been fined 25 at
Perth, western Australia, for breaking
the seals of the ship's stores In con
traynt!on of the new Australian tar
iff. As . refused to pay the fine the
commander was put in prison.
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii has In
troduced a bill making the leper col
cny of Hawaii a United States gov
crnmcnt reservation, and providing
that the colony shall be under the
control of the secretary of the treas
ury. The International sugar conference
was opened at Brussels. All the coun
tries of Europe, except Russia, were
represented. Count de Sinet de Nae.
ycr, Belgian minister of finance and
public works, wag elected president
of the conference.
Judge Darling of Vermont has for
mally assumed the duties of asisstant
secretary of the navy.
Papers Incorporating the American
lumber company, capital 8,000,000,
were filed with the county clerk of
Essex county, New Jersey,
Occasionally a small boy tries to
keep clean so he won't have to be
washed.
A s Ida down hill seems ten times
as swift and fast when you are on It
as when the other fellow Is,
