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DBS' ESCAPE iS BRILLIANT Bravery Exhibited In JSjOkKtcng and Evading British. it Wilh Total Anihilation Cfarj $cU Up Into Three Force arui Make Heroic Escape. mtoB. (Special.) The detailed ae- -tttii. j m i,.-t h have Just reached here cf Ijx i3S-'?!jf-r'8 combined movement t-k-i?c-- t-i-J the Boers from the enclos- i -lth(.use line show that the -xarttU wry picturesque ami the xwsht. "siirji incident of the whole .TM9UMfc-fafc. Although apuprently sur :.asMM) iiy an impenetrable ring of -r suS -an el the Kuers' dauntless bia-"i-jfi snai -dishing charges uHinmtcly re ajijci' ii the majority's em-ape from rjawJ of Lord Kitchener's clos.; "frasrape was a brae on. Lord 3BaiaiJC, .who personally directed op miftiiiK, w rn close touch day and s-Baefar" -avsib ery detail of the move tiMjtati. v?n Boers, though hard press--"wC Siac&xA from attemiiting to cross la-tread, which was patrolled day ! :x.tfl be armored trains, equlp- sii-Si ix ertui searchlights. The .'ttgbt were supplemented by sta- '-siesjchlights and the spectaeu- f jHrxaStact, .mm witnessed from the train, vatanr iamst striking. By the Fide of the tiKtosmS 'ere the dark forms of men 2,iorJtst i trenches or standing doing -Muwy-jtagy.. The gloom of the nioon- .ana. Jg'ietit was intermittently relieved --3uar?Saa .nwa of the searchlight!!. 'Jit JbaJJh? at Heilbron raged from "mmt'JkriL Friday night until, 10 o'clock SSuemrJaiF trrvorning' During the Ave BtB.. arful ring vf fire from rifle's, -.,xjuni jBjad ponapoftis swept ajmig the iftatt.!! Sn In holding Dewet's Boeis, jiSBaauji- repeated attempts to break) OT 'the- circle of troops. From va- t vautt Ions, behind rocks and don- . Mf Boers kept up a vigorous fu- Armicg to find a weak spot In !;. Srmu1taneously others charg- -aa, Swat ygairi and again were the s crjial!ed. leaving dead, wounded l"S.oeiriTs jn the tends of the Brit- CIUSUS S8VEREI63ITY RETAIXEI. OmJATHDQ DV ' 1 HHK'J OT SSI IT K2U. UU11A1U1VU VI DIRECT VOTE. Washington D. C.--Spelal ) Full authority for the statement is given that the protocol now being prepared by Admiral Walker, chairman of thf Isthmian canal committee, and Dr. Silva, the Columbian minister here, will not contain any provision for the relinquishment of sovereignty over the isthmus. It is understood that the territory for the canal which will be provided for in the protocal, is a strip ei'ht miles wide, four miles on each xide of the canal. An interevling question has arisen with regard to the polking of this zone tteat-&f ttHr-puiHuitof criminals v. no commit ciimes within the zone and then take refuge without, it. and it is stated that the protocol will confer the plivilegeof pursuit within the limits of Columbia of criminals charged with crimes committed within the zone. Justice will be administered within the zon by mixed tribunals and the ques, tion of their organization is now oc cupying the time of the tranters of the prolocal. The question of p'ice, it is said, will be left as the last item to be Incor corporated In the document. It is d- sired to have it in the form of an an nuity. A lump sum in the present bad state of Columbia's finance, it Is said, will be most objectionable, as it would be immediately swallowed up in the payment of the country's debts. lease In perpetuity is contrary to th constitution of Columbia and therefore Is put of the question, it is stated, and the terms probably will be a 1'00-year' lease, with privilege of renewal. j Willcmstad. Island of Curaraa. Spe ( clal.) A schooner which communicat ed yesterday with the Venezuelan rev olutionary steamer Libertador.confirina the report that the latter sank the Venezuelan gunboat General Crespo re . cently near Cumarebo. The captain land crew vt the. Crespo are prisoners on board the Libertador, whose com mander, General Matos ,the revolu Representative Corliss Urges Passage ' tionary leader, sends the following ac count of the battle under date of Feb ruary 7: House Adopts Resolntion Favor ing Popular Electiion. THEY ASK TO BE ANNEXED. Filipino Federalists Petition for Permanant Union. of Hi Bill Providing (or a Govern ment Cable to Manila. REPORT A BATTLE OVER MISS STONE , -"X".-iUH! cutset of the preparations the JJtowBs -realized that the operations were .rsaor. anewdy an ordinary "drive," but a -wm Xfej-a ten! rrg them with total an kiaOWxwbra ,&rid General Dewet assem T iaiii;l-w ssvaole force and discussed the "iaot "with the commanders, with v2MK.mrmiXl sthat J be Boers were split up ytQam forces. On Thursday night felsoerH, leaded by Vancollers, rushed nwojv rf the impeital light horse, yel-'aEK,-r9turni: oorghers!" .'Jtaaoot Jim Jioers got through, but tevraaiiMieT, pnTOuntering a trenvn iam. .firr, a-ere turned ba k. Friday zmeixmVK ranflici ebbed and swelled over - jm 'Sana - Sorty to fifty miles, in x long-humed, harassed and --erate men ndea voted to find out T?e Boers at onf pnt got w ithin r-3i!ntP jards of the British firing line, oc;t jiri! .talked the burghers and sTSwhtmS Jtwn U retrett. "Tap trtnic erer ceased. Aided by ; ttK o-arrhUghts, the British f-j-jsarwHwed thf msrrounding territory Vrp,iiel. fheJls and Maxim bul 4 .s. lis the jrthern section the Boers OTaK.-i.-f3erperate fffort. t.j break thro. iW?vectirj! a number of cattte. the Bo- ik.)Iw Jbcm down on the British "Jaws, aasndinff Jow in their s&(Ul.s Kialbnm rode among the cattle, m.ik--'t ;.aripspible to dlsUnguish them in i-tw Itaritrwss. j .' jfertvlsh pickets opetied a terrible MB tie Boers were evrywher vnl -with relentless hail of bullets. .rm qt line nr flame ran op and dn n line, nearly thirty miles in :eavwtk,Mi the armored trains flashed 'eltessr waarrhDghts over miles of coun TS- "T1m? avports of the quick-firing zrmbb along the entrenched line and ttw taaaaBuaar of the field guns and porn- i. -neaaBB -afconaedy very deep amid the -."dtEST.T3a.cJiiing of the musketry, w hik - KMtsMhmm fort contributed to the ur.l-'-fwinaaj ! with the deep roar of lt r aaarM aa. JXMb Saofled for some twenty minutes. tmOmdly the rattle died down. aarUI tinJy the rrack of single shots 7 "u bp T !! ".jie r-Th Soeri attempt to break the British ''' fcad failed. A few of them suc--iaetid ia eressi nr the line. anH umn ienna (Special ) tle Information, a newspaper, reports that two bands of brigands are at war for the posses sion of Miss Stone, one being that which originally captured her, the other desiring to seize her now so as to claim tile Itilit-iilti. In an engagement which Is said to have taken place Sunday between the two bands on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, the total cas- ualitles were twenty killed and twenty wounded. Miss Stone remained in the hands of her first captors. From other sources the report Is de nied. Paris (Special.) Referring to the reported engagementes between brig ands for the possession of Miss Stone, the Constantinople correspondent of the Echo de Paris says: "The captors of Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka have been attacked by another band of brigands seeking to secure the pris oners In order to secure the ransom Twenty men on both sides were killed during the hgat, but the original tap- tors of the missionaries were victor ious. Miss Stone was not hurt." General Dewet. "Causers Deluge of Letters. -3rUMl, O. (Special.) An endless rtlei scheme xiarted by Home nknewn to the official of the Memorial association, in giv- work to the clerks of the iioth at Cleveland and Already $1,000 has been re- through the chain letters, each jaajfgMcl contain 10 cents. These let raw w feeing sent to Judge William '"at- Hajay T Canton and the office force i found It Impossible to handle The .letters are placed In BB-aad hlpped from Canton to My 3T. Merrick, the national treasurer, The last shipment con- letters. Hen ARE NOW AFTER A STR0N6ER UNION. Chicago (Special.) The millers of the United States, representat'al by thirty-five delegates from the stafe and sectional departments, met here and appointed a committee to draw- plans for a national organization. The committee will reprot when a plan will undoubtedly be adopted, as the dele gation are of the opinion that such an organization is needed. The committee consists of William C. Ellis of St. Louis, chairman; P. A. Eckhart. Chi cago; Seymour Carter, Minnesota; Asher Minor, Pennsylvania; L. M. Mil ler, Kansas City; E. H. Evans, Indiana; and A. Mennel of Ohio. A national association of millers al ready exists, but It is said to be too louse to be effective, and the members have o.fered to wiihdraw from it or to uffer merger into the new one. The object of the association will be to unite the millers and permit them to use their ftrength with congress as a unit. The millers. It is said, are ad verse to foreign tariffs, especially the new German tariff. During the meeting today a telegram was snt to Congressman Hepburn, chairman of the house Interstate com mittee, favoring the Tawney amend ment to thcNriarter act, the effect of which notH Ire to make the shrp com- tariie, n.'t,"nu .1. snippers, psy ;he r,prt of Lcndon docking charges. K Washington, D. C (Special.) The house has unanimously adopted a res oiution proponing an amendment the constitution, of the I'nlted States for the election of senators by dlrec popular vote. There was no demand for time to debate the resolution. This is the fouith time the house has adopt ed a similar resolution. To bills of general Impoitance were pass-ed by the house, the remainder of the time being devoted to minor bus! iness. One waa a senate bill to provld for the payment of the claims of con federate officers and soldiers whose side arms, horses and baggage were lake from them by union soldiers, contrary to the terms of the sui render of Lee and ojnson's armies. The ainunot to be paid under the bill ttas'limlted to 150,000. The other bill was to confe: on the Spanish claims commission au thority to eend for persons and paper and to punish for contempt. A bill was also passed to gtent to the White River Railroad company the right to construct a .railway across th government lands in Independence county, Arkansas. MANILA CABLE BILL. Speaking to a pro forma amend ment to the latter bill, Mr.Corilss (rep of Michigan, who is the author of a bli to provide for the laying of a govern ment cable from Sttn Francisco to Ma nila, addressed the house on the cabl project. He was opposed, he said, to congrens yielding concessions to pri vate cable monopolies, notably - Un commercial Cable company, controlled by the Mackay-Bennett forces, and he dwell on the Importance of the Cnited States operating Its onn cable lines. "The light to construct cable lines,' he said, "Is an Inherent light of th nation. No one has a right to lay ceble without permission of congress There Is no law In existence by which cable lines can be laid." "Congress," he continued, has as aumed the right to control the con structlon and operation of cable liner in Alaska. Is it not far more Impor tant for ihe maintenance of peace anc for the welfare of our peopel to contio cable communication with Hawaii, tht Philippines and the other islands Ir the Paclfk-?" The following bills were passed: To authorize a bridge across the Ar kansas river near Fort Gibson, I. T. to construct a bridge across the Mis eouri river at St. Josrph, Mo., and tc authorize the Memphis, Helena & Lou isiana railroad to s construct brldg. across the White and Arkansas rivers When the commit lee on election ol the president, vice president and repre sentatives in congress was considered Mr. Corliss called up the joint resolu tion proposing a constitutional amend ment to provide for the election of sen ators of the United States by popular vote. lie explained that the resolutlor was practically identical with the on. passed "lay the house In several con gresses and said he did not think 11 necessary to discuss the measure. There was no desire to debate th measure, and it was adopted without dissenting vote. Denounces Proposed Colony System and Says Federation or Annexa tion is only Panacea. BILL TO CONTROL THE AUTOMOBILE FOR A U. S. KVERIkENT EXHIBIT. . est trVHfMM Is DmV' Ka. (Special.) Joseph A. killed at his home In Lln- fress a load of earn. Mr. the witness In the hts- jwuder trial In IUi- TCIIaas Armstrecc was T Akntean Uaeoln. Dow a On trial that he taw yon tig strike the fatal Mow, sar- waa very Aright at the Xiaeolfl then SbssssV aatas CasBMi tT ",r riq as tkfcvoalr wMaess, frees y "V that there Wat- .as Washington, D. C (Special.) The officials of the government board for the St. Louis exposition and a number of St. Louis men Identified with that enterprise today were before the house committee on expositions relative to the amount required for the govern ment exhibit. Congress has heretofer appropriated I2..0.000 as a part of the amount for the building, but the amount for the exhibit Itself was left open. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Brlgham, head of the government board, and his assistants calculate on $800,000 for the exhibit. They also de sire a building to cost $450,000. Supervising architect Taylor of thn treasury department stated that the building would cost from ISO.OOO to t"5, 000 more If built within the time orig inally set for opening the exposition than It would if another year was allowed. SwtteNMia Out sa StHks. Missoula, Mont. (8pedaJ.-Flfteen Northern Pacific switchmen have gone on strike, and the trouble threatens to become general. The men rs fused to use a read engine for a switch engine. Superintendent Russell, It Is said, prom ised to meet the men and adjust their grievances, hut failed to put la an ap pearance at the tme stipulated and the switchmen walked eat. It Is ru mored that nonunion mea are coming from Helena to take the Places of th striken there Is amah ssette- Des Moines.Ia. (Sptclal.) The hous of representatives passed a bill to reg ulate the running of automobiles or the highways and streets of loa. Th bill requires that automobiles shall have brakes, lights and other appli ances, and on signal from the drivel of a team the auto must come to a full stop, so as not to scare the horses The speed Is regulated to eight mlle an hour on streets of cities and towns and fifteen miles an hour in the coun try. On bridges the speed must not exceed five miles an hour. The bill also requires that licenses be secured by persons who use automobiles. The younger members of the house made concerted effort to have the bill chang ed so as not to completely ruin auto mobile riding In Iowa and offered In all twenty-two amendments, which were vote ddown. The bill finally passed for and 12 not voting. The senate passed a Joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to Increase the number of members of the house from 100 to 110. This is sub- sianuaiiy tne amendment which was voted down three years ago. The Idea Is to give to every county of the state a member of the house and not be compelled to group counties together to make some districts. There wes opposlUon to the bill by Blanehard be cause It would not give to certain counties the Increase In representation they desire. On the final vote only two votes were cast against It. Washington, T). C -(Sp-erlal lThe memorial of the federal party of the "We left the vicinity of Curacao at i o'clock ths morning, going south- !sari3. At-2a'clock iqthe afternoon W'A met the steamer Crespo before Cuma rebo. and she Immediately nreoared for the fight. To our summons to sur- J Philippine islands was transmitted to render, which was accompanied by a the ' b' ,he rr"My f r blank cannon shot, the Crespo replied tKpher with a letter of transmittal by opening fire on us. Her shells did 1 by governor Taft, in whose charge the not strike us. w hile nnr shells Inflicted , iocunient w as given. serious damage to her. "After half an hour's fightlng the Crespo hoisted the white flag and sur rendered unconditionally. The com mander of the Crespo, General Pedro Rivere Sutero, and all her crew were then transferred on board the Liber tador, and the Crespo, rendered com pletely useless, was abandoned on Ihe coast after all her war material had been removed and the guns which we could not take away destroyed." SECRETARY SHAW WILL IVESTI6ATE. Washington, V. C (Special.) Secre tary Shaw has decided to Investigate the charges that have, been made against the inspectors of baggage at the New York docks. These charges are in the nature of complaints and are signed by a large number of re turrilng passengers from Europe, who allege Insolence, incompetence and gen eral unfitness df the Inspectors for the duties they art- called upon to perform. The contemplated action of the sec retary does not Imply that he Is fully convinced that the baggage Inspection service at New York needs overhaul ing, but he will make an investigation to learn the facts for himself. Per sons In the treasury service In a posi tion to know, state that there are two sidi-s to this question, and that as a rule the Inspectors perform their duty of ascertaining the amount of dutiable goods In each person's baggage with as little Inconvenience to the passcng-T as possible. Some time ago the treasury of".- cluls were obliged to change the meth- td of baggage Inspection. The result Is shown In the amount collected. Dur ing the ten months ending December 31, last, the duties collected on Incom ing baggage amounted to 667,5:'4, a against t-21,!66 collected during tht corresponding period In 19"0, when tht old system was in force, an Increase ol about 300 per cent. THE DECISION ON CATTLE SALES Kansas City, Mo. (Special.) A de cision of considerable Importance to cattle commission dialers has been made by the Kansas City court of ap peals. The court decides that commis sion dealers cannot be compelled to pay for stolen cattle which they may have sold. Hundreds of stolen cattle are sold at the stock yards annually. When the ommisslon men have no means of as certaining that the cattle offered to hem for sale are stolen. It is a pre sumption that the cattle belong to the men shipping them. Cnders 1Mb decl- Ion the commission men are held not liable for the sale of stolen cattle. This everses the general practice at the tock yards. For years purchasers of cattle have been compelling the commission men to make good such losses. Thousands f dollars annually to the commission men of Kansas City In the handling of cattle. Now ft Is up to the packing ouses and cattle speculators to devise some means of protecting themselves gainst the purchase of stolen cattle. The memorial was adopted at an cx ' .raordlnary session of the federal party held In Manila In November, jit sets forth that the performance ol 'that obligation of the treaty of Paris j which gave to the United States con 'gress apthority to fix the statutes of the Philippine Islands has been de ferred to this time because of the at tack by the Filipinos upon the sover eignly of the I'nlted States, an act brought about, the memorial says, (hrough a misunderstanding and not through hatred of the American sov ereignty. It further states that out of the sixty provinces and districts war 4-xlsts In only two Batangas and Samar. It also asseits that it Is a demonstrated fact that the pueblos, or towns, anx iously desire a ''definite civil rule" and says those who are still in arms allege the lack of a civil regime "agreed upon and promulgated by the congress A the United States as a weighty pre text for their belllj;erant altitude, which ieginie shall determine at once the political status and civil rights of the inhabitants of the archapcligo In accordance wllh the treaty of Paris' The memorial, then makes a present ation of the deduction of the federal party that congress should proceed to carry into effect Its indention of de fining the future of tire Philippine In their relations lo the United States ana asserts that there Is no reason for not replacing the military regime "by a civil rule of a popular character In conformity with the decisive words of the never-to-be-forgotten Piesl dent McKlnley." The memorial proper Is divided Into two parts. The first of these is a pe tltlon for annexation and presentation of the form of government desired In this subdivision the federal party sets tortn ihal it has made an ex haustive study of both the Filipinos and the Americans and concludes that from the mass of data collected It is "the intention of the two peoples that they should never be disunited." The memorial announce as prlncl pics of this union the formation of "a more perfect union, an f-stabllshnv-nt of justice, the Insurance of domcsil tranquility, promotion of the g'-nei.il welfare and the securng of the bless ings of liberty." erkai imim rim izzu. New York (Special.) The Imperial Herman yacht, Hohenxollern, sent here for the use of Prince Henry, of Prussia, during his forthcoming vlalt has arrived from Kiel. It was not exacted, for It came by the southern circuit and It was calculated that the run would take at least one day more than It did. It had niso been thought that it would touch at Bermuda, and that place had reported It as two days overdue. ' The weather encountered was unfa vorable for a call at Bermuda, and at sea Admiral Count von Haudlssla abandoned the partly formed plan and shupecThls coursefor New York. The yacht had some heavy weather n southern waters, but for the most part It had gwd waather, and at II best It legged sixteen knots an hour. It hove In sight of Sandy Hook s few nlnutis before the noon hour and an hour later was In quarantine. It got the courtesy of the Narrows Into North P,ier without delay. Passing craft gave It a noisy welcome with. their whistles and the man at Its jack- staff was k'pt buy dipping its big naval flag. The boat stood high out of the water and looked Impressive beyond Its real sixe. It was jxilntcd white all, over save for ararge black eagle at its fig urehead, some touches of gold astern and a long streak of red Uiat showed ' below lis water line. It has been a ram bow and the general type resem bles a modern man of war. The North German Lloyd pier at Ho- bokn. where It Is to be overhauled, was not ready for Its reception and It dropped anchor In midstream until the fleet of tugs cleared a berth for It. Cerrnan flags floated above the docks and warehouses of the North Herman Lloyd and Hamburg-American line ters, and the shins of those two com panies in port were dressed. The bands of the latter assembled on quarterdeck and serenaded the yacht aa it lay at jrchor. TO keep peace in the orient. GUARDING AGAINST SMALLPOX. Rptingfleld, 111. (Special.) Ths state hoard of health has given out a state ment from reports received by Secre tary Beans from all over the state, smallpox now exists In fifty-seven counties, with aa agfregats of 2, lot naaas, a decrease of l.Mt cases sines ths last report mads to the board on January 1. Secretary Kgaas stoles that VAN SANT TO MAKE AN ADDRESS. Chicago, III. (Speclal.)-Govcrnor an Sant of Minnesota will have time accorded him during the visit of Prince Henry to Chicago to present an ad dress to the royal visitor on behalf of the German societies of Minneapolis and St. Paul. This was determined at a meeting of the executive committer for the entertainment of the prince. This will be rather unusual, as It will be the only one of ihe fciou which wiii be allowed. Hundreds of requests have been received by the committee ask ing for permission to deliver written addresses to the prince, but It has been found necessary to refuse them. Frank Jamas Drops Suit. Kansas City, Mo. (Special.) Frank James stated today that he would be unable to furnish the $4,000 bond re quired by Judge Teasdale when be granted James' application for an In junction to prevent the production of the play, 'ThV James Boys In .Mis souri." The order of the court does not become effective until the bond Is proved. Mr. ames said that friends bad offered to sign his bond, but that e could not consent to It His posi tion In the matter bad, he said, been vindicated by the decision, but he would be compelled to let the question rop. Chicago (Special ) Every employe nf every railroad entering Chicago will be vac(in;jt'd between now and Mon- uay or lose i,rs pi -uli tl. Kvey car which roaches the city from any dl- te. riori will be :ubj : d to fumiga tion f f r Pix hours, by di:ection of the health d' pHiirm tit. n d re other pas rero!S a- e allowed ti, i r.ter It. These p. Cra:aio:.r. iive been agreed on by the ge:r ml managers of all the railroads entering Chicago. The Chi cago & Alton railroad and the Illinois Central began to put them into effect today. The other roads will begin to morrow. The measures will be contin ued until the smallpox epidemic which Is ravaging the northwest and the Mississippi states shnll be stamped out. At the meeting of the managers the condition of the plague In Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois was declared alarming, and It was stated that the contagion had spreatf as far south as Mlsslssclppl and Alabama. The general managers passed resolu tions calling on the medical advisers of the roads to take steps to check the disease and giving them authority to use whatever means they deemed beat. The surgeons and their assistants met ana awmen by written agreement on the stringent action outlined. London.(Spclal.)-An Important parliamentary paper has been issued giving details of a practical alliance between tlreut Britain and Japan for the preservation of China and Korea. The Information covers a dispatch sent by Lord Iansdou ne to thfv British min ister at Toklo, Sir Claude McDonald, and comprise a signed copy of ths agreement. In explanation the paper says the agreement may be regarded as an outcome of the events of the past two years. Throughout the Boxet troubles (ireut Britain and Japan have been In close and uninterrupted com munication and actuated by similar view s. "We each desire," said Lord Lans downe, "that the Integrity and inde pendence of the Chinese empire should be preserved and that there should tx no disturbance ofJhe territorial status quo, ellher in China or the adjoining regions." The discovery thnt their far eastern policies were Identical resulted in each patty lo "he agreement expressing its desire thaV their common policy find expression in en International contract of binding validity. Lord Lansdow-ne further says thai the British government was largely in- flucnccd In entering upon this Impor tant contract by the conviction that 11 contains no provisions that can be con sldircd as aggressive of self-seeklmr He says it lij concluded merely as a nuasuie of precaution and that it In no way threatens the present position of legitimate Interests of other powers. His majesty's government trusts that the agreement will be of advantage to the two countries and should peaca unfortunately be broken It will huva the effect of restricting the area ol hostilities. Canal Promoter Qoos last! Columbus, Neb. (Special.) Prlts Ja rggl, the capitalist who baa been hero leveral months promoting the Loup river power canal project, left Omaha today for his home In Switserland, be ing accompanied to New York by H, B. Babeock. president of the Irrigation tompany, their mission being to TO RESTRAIN THE BUTCHERS UNION Nebraska City, Neb. (Special.) Tin Morton Gregson Packing company, by Its attorney, W. F. Moran, appeared In the district court here and asked for a temporary ordet restraining the local branch of the Amalgamated Meat Cotters' and Butchers' union, Its ofll cers os members from Intimidating or Interfering In any way with the em ployes of the packing house. Judge Jeseen granted the order and will give all parties a hearing next Monday. The packing house has been running thin week nearly to Its full capacity. Its manager claims that the atrlkers are using threats and Intimidations to pre vent employes from continuing their work, which is the reason for bring Ing the suit. Dominion Parliament Moots. Ottawa, Ont.-(peclal-Parliament was opened with the usual ceremonies. Lord Mlnto, the governor general, In the speech from the throne, alluded to the royal visit of last year and the cor dial reception given to the prince and princess of Walts. The speech also repressed the consideration of the neo- pis over the assassination of President tract for the flnanelnc Mri at tha mw la towna.towrtsMps and counties where m.. . a .Wet quaraatlns Is observed, and 7 ' EX 'B ""Ji Tl'Z'lirTI" "tio. favorable for "Jl JZ'l"0 Mas Issaed aad held to, tha dlasass ne earlr somDletiea sc tha aower rJL. ,puntah mor 4,aua,,lr who In. ha attoall7 alsapaearea, . : III' ww pt t the perpertratloa of . Me harrlMe ertmea. REDUCES THE DAWES COMMISSION. Washington, D. C (Special.) Ths Indian appropriation bill completed arrles t&.&'.O.&OO. The Item for sup port of schools is $3,347,20; for ful filling treaty stipulations 12,102,157. The Dawes commission Is reduced la membership from four to three. Among he general provisions Is one forbidding he withholding of rations because of attendance at a non-government school and also requiring Indian Territory udges to reside at Muskogee. The bill omits the usual appropriation for an ndlan school at Grand Junction, Colo owing to a local controversy, It being claimed mat the government Is made to pay for sewer and other Improve ments whic h the public enjoy. The es timate was tU.m tor this school, but the bill cuts off the school entirely. Before the bill was reported the com mittee added $40,000 for an Indian ex hibit at the Louisiana Purchase es position at St. Louis. Money and Medicine not Allowed. Berlin. (Kpeclal.) In the chamber of deputies today Secretary of State Bar on Ttlchtoffcn announced that Count Metternlch, the ambassador at Lon don, hiul cubled that the English gov ernment will not allow him to send money and a medical expedition to ths concentration camps In South Africa. The government, however, he said, would allow htm to send merchandise. provisions and clothes, under condl. Hons which would be communicated. Not Plssdsd With Trssly. St. Thomas, D. W, I. (Special.) Thi Tribune comments as follows on the Danish West Indies treaty: "There Is nothing advantageous for the Isl ands. The general feeling Is one of utter disappointment. There la not a solitary line In the document promis ing better times and It la silent on vi tal points which It Is necessary to know to allay the fears as to ths fu ture commercial status of the Islands with the world. What adequate oosa- pensation for shotting off tha '-'---fa, frost their solo neouroa,