HO HELP
FOR BOERS.
fsfsrmtioi if Mti States is SotgM it
Vital kf Oilegites.
Hay Explains Locality of Suoh Traffio
and Inability of Stat Depart-
i
mont to Provnnt It.
Washington, P. C.(Ppeclal.) Mes
srs. Wolmarans'lnd Wessels, tne Boer
representatives who came to the Unit
ed States from Europe for the purpose
of conferring with the secretary of
state, have achieved their purpose.
They were received by Mr. Hay. It
was distinctly understood that the Bo
ers were to be received as private citi
zens and not in an official capacity.
Secretary Hay talked with them freely
with this understanding. The principal
object of the delegates was to indues
the United States government to do
something to terminate the present
bloody struggle in South Africa. They
wee not very specific as to what they
wanted, and apparently would be sat
isfied with almost anything from Inter
vention direct to a simple tender of the
good offices on the part of the United
States. Secretary of State Hay heard
them attentively and promised to con
sider their representations and to do
whatever he could to ameliorate the
conditions in South Africa. But he
pointed out that the president was the
prime authority in such matters and
he recommended that they see Presi
dent Roosevelt and ascertain his views.
Later in the day Messrs. Wolmarans
and Vessels, accompanied by Dr. Fred
erick Mueller of the Orange Free State,
called at the White house. They were
received by President Roosevelt in the
library and remained with him about
fifteen minutes. They called as pri
vate citizens and not in their official
capacity aa Boer representatives. Mr.
Roosevelt listened attentively to what
they had to say and then informed
them-that this government cannot and
will not interfere in the struggle.
A matter of complaint by the dele
fates was the shipment of horses.mules
and provisions from the United State
for the British forces in South Africa.
Secretary Hay went over this subject
very carefully with them, citing au
thorities and precedents, which iie
pointed out conclusively established the
lack of authority on the part of the
general government to prevent the
American farmer from shipping his
stock and the stock reiser from ship
ping hie produce to any part of he
world he desired. He also pointed out
that the government's attitude In this
matter toward the South African war
had been strictly neutral and that the
government had done nothing to pre
vent shipments of commodities to the
Boer forces.
TO AMEMS THE UNO LEASIN6 BILL.
Denver, Colo. (Special.) Discussion
of the land leasing question was open
ed in the convention of the American
Cattle Growers' association with an
address by Colonel John P. Irish of
California in favor of the enactment
ef a la wto authorize leasing of public
lands. ' " "
Frank Benton, a Colorado and Wy
oming cattleman, delivered an address
en "Practical Illustrations of the Leas
ing System and Its Benefits." C. A.
Wantland of Denver read a paper on
"The Advantages of Range Control."
Bartlett Richards of Nebr!ca of
fered -two amendments to section 2 of
the land leasing bill now before con
gress. One was that railroad grants
derive no benefits from the bill, but
buyers of railroad lands shall. The
other was that homesteads taken up
prior to January, 1S02, shall be bene
ficiaries .under the provision of the bill.
President Roosevelt was elected an
honorary member of the session.
Further Informal discussion of the
leasing question occupied the afternoon
session and resolutions endorsing the
land leasing bill now before congress
were Introduced and referred to the
resolutions committ?e.
FIVE PE6PLE ARE SOU AS SLAVES.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Th
fact that a woman and her baby, two
young men and a young woman, were
reld sf aiAves for $40 worth of goods
and $20, Mexican money, is brought to
"light in the records of the court mar
tial of a Moro, named Sulug, who was
tried by an American military commis
sion at Ottabato, Island of Mindanao,
P. I., on charges of murder and kid
naping. ' Sulug, at the head of a band of na
tives, carried away the party of Moros
referred to at Point Sayagan on the
Bay of I liana and sold them at a place
ailed Baquarayam, near the mouth of
the river Dinas. He was acquitted of
the charge of murder of one of the
laves, but was found guilty of the
charge of kidnaping and sentenced to
eighteen years Imprisonment at hard
later. Brigadier Oeneral Davis, the re
vknriag authority, mitigated the Ben
in three years at hard labor.
Iaasna flTiirltll ft la announced
Ml a if Mil dhmntch from Madrid that
ft MCL7.f tka gtrtlMfS arretted for
pCi-ici is tfia roots ratta at Ber
Y3a 'nat at rert ttrnjaich. A
tVtfpNwml IXosde. the Carttat
- I I ! I lllll til IISMlll III
fZxzZzmt matm triad
' trCA ftyan amcsi at n
SKE FAZUS CF TRE FtUPtSSS.
Washington, D. C. (Special.) A mail
just in from the Philippines shows that
the Insurgent leaders are resorting to
all kinds of subterfuges and deceptions
to retain control. One insurgent com
mander recentlv Issueri a nrnclflmation
saying that "Now is the time to strike
a decisive blow for Filipino independ
ence," and adding:
"The United States is in the midst
of a bloody civil war. The coal min
ers in Pennsylvania have risen against
the government and at Chicago a
great battle was fought, in which 1,600
regular soldiers were killed. An army
of antl-imperiallsts is besieging Wash
ington. Roosevelt will be deposed and
Lr. Bryat proclaimed president "
In a circular letter to his "subonJi"
nate officers, which was to be pub
lished far and wide for the informa
tion of the people, a rebel lieutenant
colonel declared that the junta cen
tral at Hong Kong had received a ca
blegram from Berlin informing them
that the emperor of Germany was
about to confer on Gtneral Malvar a
grand decoration and that in consider
ation of the relinquishment by the in
surgent government of all claims to
the Caroline Islands w hich formerly he
longed to the Philippines, but had not
yet achieved their independence, Ger
many would supply the Insurgents
here, free of charge, 4,800 new rlfits
and 1,000,000 Mauser cartridges. With
in a month, it was asserted, Russia
would declare war against the United
States and Russian fleet that already
had arrived at Cavite, would sink all
the American ships, even as Dewey
had destroyed the Spanish vessels in
1898.
So, even if the outlook In their imme
diate vicinity should appear to be al
most hopeless, the letter declared, it
always must be remembered that the
insurgents were winning great victo
ries in other places, so no one should
be discouraged.
MUST I0W LET POLITICS ALONE.
Washington, D. C (Special.) The
following statement was made public
at the White House:
- "After inquiry of the president as to
what the president's views were in
regard to activity in politics, especi
ally in any factional difference within
the party, of his appointees. Major Ho
gan stated to the president that be
would be compelled to withdraw his
name from consideration in connection
with the appointment as Internal rev
enue collector for the southern district
of Illinois, as he desired to actively
continue to participate in the politics
of the state.
The president again reiterated to ;
various Illinois representatives, both
in congress and in executive office,
that he expected his appointees in Illi
nois to keep clear of factional work,
that the election from Illinois was
alone for the Illinois people to decide,
and he expected the federal employes
in that state to serve their party by
doing their work in their respective
offices in first-class shape, and by re
fraining from any Improper factional
activity in connection with matters
with which the federal administration
had no proper concern."
REPUDIATE THE CANAL PROTOCOLS.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Ev
ry fresh turn in the development of
the Isthmian canal proj ct discloses a
new oriHat'iF.
It now appears that the protocols ne
gotiated lan spring with Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, whereby those coun
tries outlined the terms upon which
they were prepared to enter into per
manent treaties with the United States
conveying the hece-ssary rights for ca
nal construction, are no longer In ef
fect. . Conditions have changed since
then,' and whenever the balance of
opinion seems to nlcline towards one 1
route or another for the canal the gov
ernments Interested In the favored
route suddenly hardens its terms and
rants to abandon past agreements.
Therefore it was necessary to draw up
new protocols, not only for the Panama
canal with Colombia, but for the Nlc-
araguan canal with Costa Rica and
N'karague, in pursuance of the state
department's policy of placing it with
in the power uf congress to freely
choose the route.
XAYE LITTLE HOPE FOR STATEHOOD.
Ardmore, I. T. tpecial.) The single
statehood delegation from the Indian
Territory has returned from Washing
ton with little hope for single state
hood during this session' of congress.
The following address to the people of
the territory from Delegate Bradford
has been Issued:
"I have not abandoned single state
hood, but to the contrary I insist that
no statehood bill for Oklahoma can be
passed that does not in some way pro
vide for making Indian Territory a
part of it, either as a state or a terri
tory. In niy opinion no statehood leg
islation will pass this congress. I am
of the opinion that a bill for tempo
rary territorial government for the In
dian Territory will pass. It must be a
measure offering no resistance to sin
gle statehood in the future.
The delegation la of the opinion that
Delegate Flynn's Mil providing for Ok
lahoma statehood cannot pass.
Kama Cmsrt
Washington, D. C 0paciD In tha
United States supreme wort an opin
ion waa delivered In the anas of Tul
locb against Vulva ne, boWUng that
counsel feaa are not rscovsrabla anon
aa inja nation bond given la a federal
const Tbe case grew ant of tba
of taa waterworks at Tapswa.aTaa,
tJM eonrt mvaraad taa dartatoa at
is nan court at taa atate at
T atlaf Jasttaa aad
acJ vawad ta a
LABOR IS A
VITAL ISSUE.
Qiestlti ifWiis tie Esshci it the
Skip Silsii) Pnpsitiii.
Ohio Senator's Argument Show Pro
, paratlon and Commands Clot
Attention from Both Sides.
Washington, IX C (Special.) A not-
able speech was made in thg-senate-hy
Mr. Hanna of Ohio on the pending
shipping bill, which he discussed from Spain and the relief which was expei'l
the standpoint of an American busl- Unced when the four steamers of the
ntss man. His arguments were care-j American line were called on by the
fully arranged, he was always forceful , secretary of the navy under the con
and earnest and at times became elo- Idttions of the law passed by congress
quent. He commanded the undivided ) to perform picket service.
attention of the senate and of the gal- He insisted that It was as Important arise against another nation for re
lories, and when he closed he received a national question as an economic dress of injuries to persons or property
congratulations from many of his col-
leagues.
Early in the session Mr. Frye, in
charge of the pending shipping bill,
obtained an agreement that the senate
should vote on the measure and all
pending amendments at 3 p. m. March
IT, that time being entirely satisfac
tory to those on both sides.
Before consideration of the shipping
bill was resumed an extended debate
took place on the measure providing
for the protection of the president of
the United States, Mr. Bacon of Geor
gia took the ground that in Its present
shape the bill was an invasion of the
Jurisdiction of the stales and that it
ought to be amended radically. Mr.
Patterson of Colorado, while he agreed
to the general prowtions of the bill,
urged that it ought not to pass in its
present form.
ftATURES TO BE CONSIDERED.
Mr. Iepew of New Tork pointed out
that in the state laws there was no
differentiation between the assassina
tion of the president k the United
Slates and of any other person, and
an attempt at assassination was not
punishable with death In any slate, as
the pending bill provides. Mr. Piatt of
Connecticut suggested, too, that some
states had laws against capital pun
ishment. Mr. Uacon, continuing, said that the
bill Involved the right and propriety of
the federal government to enforce a
law within a state different from any
law on the statute books of tbe state.
So far as the anarchist was concern
ed, the death penalty was not a deter-
rent against the crime of assassination,
as the anarchist was willing to sacri
fice his own life. Mr. Hoar of Massa
chusetts Interrupted to say that the
pending bill was proper because the
assaselnation or attempted assassina
tion of the president was an interrup
tion of the government and 11 was vi
tally important to the government that
such interruption should not occur.
Mr. Bacon urged that the bill ought
at least to be amended in accordance
with his proposition already offered, so
that it should be shown that the crime
was committed against the president.
oecause oi ms omciai position or i.ir
the purpose of destroying the govern-
mcnt or impairing Ihe execution of it" i
constitutional powers." Mr. Bacon said ?
the bill was practically an enlarge
ment of the law of treason and pro
posed to make ireawon oi euutetuMij
that, under the constitution, was not
treason. Mr. Patterson of Colorado
suggested that a most embarrassing
situation would have arisen had the.
assassination of President McKlnley,
for instance, occurred in the state of
Iowa .where capita! punishment Is not
permissible. It would have resulted, he
jjbelieved. In the state being disgraced
by mob law, as no American commun
sty, he thought, would have been satin-
- 1 ... , , . ,
fled with mere imprisonment for the
assassin of President McKinley. He
agreed with the main purposes of the
bill.
CLAY ON SHIPPING BILL.
At the conclusion of Mr. Patterson's
remarks Mr. Clay of Georgia resumed
his speech on the shipping bill. He ; and Hamburg in foreign ships and then
predicted the complets failure of the j was transshipped to South American
pending measure. Natural changes 1 ports. By carrying American goods in
alone, he argued, could Increase the American ships there woald be an In
foreign carrying trade of the United crease of American trade.
State". 1 In closing Mr. Hanna again adverted
Mr. Hanna then addressed the sen- j to the question of the cost of labor,
ate. his remarks being principally in maintaining that wag- In this country
answer to Mr. Clay's speech. He said i averaged 60 per cent higher than In
that when Mr. Clay quoted from Mr.
FVye's remarks that all there ai In
this Question which required explana
tion was embraced In the one question
of labor be waa correct,
"I stand by that proposition, but I go
further," If r. Hanna said. "The ore in
the ground Is worth about IS cents a
ton. After It was touched by the hand
of man it was labor. Ninety-live per
cent of tbe cost of a ship built In
American shipyards or In any other
shipysrds Is purely labor. The cost of
the construction of a ship in the Unit
ed States as against that In either
England, Germany or France, simply
measures the difference of wages and
taa efficiency of American labor."
ONLT UNPROTECTED INDUSTRY.
Mr. Banna declared that tba mer
chant marine waa tbe only Industry In
taa United States which has not re-
gau reins sa iepjst..
Washington, D. C 8pecial.) Bur-
Oeneral Sternberg today reostv-
ai tan hearth report of tha military
dtvMon of tba Philippines for tha
awath ended January It last. Tha
porcsntage of sick waa 111 par csnt
tad taa total sick X.&M cases. There
war nftyaias deaths daring tha
ajaata, a Saaroaat at eighteen oaatpar-
'ftft, ttl sanas taa rapart Jaat
celved the fo.terlng care of this gov
ernment. "Will anybody deny," he said, "the
Importance, the absolute necessity rf
having an auxiliary for our navy in
the form of a merchant marine, shaped
under the direction of the Navy de
partment and in time of war absolute
ly in the hands and under the control
of the president of the United States
to use It in the most effective manner?
Senator Hanna said that If the Unit
ed States failed to profit by the experi
ence of the older countries of Europe,
who have adopted a policy in reference
to maritime matters, it would make a
most serious mistake. Every merchant
ship constructed in foreign countries
was meant to be a ship of war in time
of need. Mr. Hanna cited the feeling
j of uneasiness alongLhe-AXlanLlcccast
j at the beginning of hostilities with
policy to carry with the expenditure
tor building up the navy, the expend
iture for an auxiliary navy and mer
chant marine.
Xir. Tillman interrunted to ask for
Information :Jn regard to the reports of duty. Injuries to their persons for
that the Morgan syndicate had bought j which a foreign government is respon
two or three of the European lines of slble. The claim against, the foreign
f learners. I government is wholly national and all
"You must ask somebody who Is in- ' injuries to such officers and seamen
formed," replied Mr. Hanna. "I do not ' are merged in the national Injury, and
know anything about it." they can look only to their own gov-
t SHARP RETORT TO TILLMAN. ernment for such remuneration as It
it was nnlv rennrrort vm, l.,.,
sujrgested Mr. TiJIman, "and I thought
I hat the senator, being In touch with
that class of people"
touch with themrinterjected Mr.Han-
lla
"The senator is a man engaged in
senator is a man engaged in
hipping, is he not?"
"On the great lakes, yes," respond-
d Mr. Hanna, "but why does the sen-
ator assume 1 know what Mr. Morgan
has done?"
"I thought the senator and Mr. Mor
gan are friends," responded Mr. Till
ma n.
"I know nothing of the purchase of
the Ieyland line by J. P. Morgan &
Co.," said Mr. Hanna." any more than
the senator does. That is simply an
investment of American capital. Un
der the provisions of, this bill not a
single one of those vessels ever will
come under an American register or
an American flag."
Mr. Hanna Said capital g-eks only
Investment from which It can get re
turns. SHIPYARDS NOT CROWDED.
Mr, Hanna declared that not an
American shipyard held a contract for
another merchant vessel after the nine
or ten vessels now under contract were
finished.
"Everybody knows," continued Mr.
Hanna, "that the United States Is now
engaged in a hand-to-hand contest
with foreign nations to secure the
commerce of the Orient and that the
United States has been foremost' ami
steadfast in its policy to secure the
markets of China and hold them as an
open door. The Philippine archipelago
waa ,he key t0 lbe 0rlnt nflid he aml
wheu lt had becorne a naval ,,,
surrounded bv all the nrntectlnn ih.t
si maritime fleet would need, it would
become a factor In our commercial
conditions in the Orient. Mr. Hanna
then said It was the purpose-ui i'mr
bill, under the postal system to estab
lish a line on the Atlantic coast of
South America.
England had gained its supremacy In
the markets of the world by pursuing
the policy of establishing direct 'cont
municatica. PERSONAL CONTACT EFFECTIVE.
"Personal contact," he said, "Is what
brings results and England, Germany
and France are now energetically at
" '
uiji in iui in uie connecting una Be
tween the Pacific and the Orient."
He spoke of the benefit that the pas
sage of the bill would bring as a re
sult of Increased trade with South
American countries, saying that the
trade now went by way of Liverpool
European countries. The cost of ships
built In the United States was from 23
to 30 per cent higher than those built
In Great Britain, the difference in price
of labor making the difference in cost.
The difference between the cost of
operating American and foreign ships
was about 21 per cent, the higher rate
being psld on American vessels.
APPEALS FOR HI8 BILL.
He urged thst the pending measure
be enacted Into law as the one way to
demonstrate to the satisfaction of all
that It would be beneficent In Its opera
tion. Mors as an appeal than as an
argument to those who were yet not
convinced of the excellent results to be
obtained from tbe bill, he said he be
sought congress to keep pace with the
world In exercising the naturae advan
tages and commercial resources of
which ail Americans were so proud.
for his death, says the small percent
aga of tha alck and the few deaths
are especially gratifying, In view of
tha active military operations of the
moat arduous character in Bamarrand
Bstangaa. Tha situation la regard to
bubonic plague Is much mora favorable
than at the Unto of tha last report.
Only three cases of the disease occur
rad during tha month, one being Harry
Daaa, a anartanaaaters employs, who
led Dseamnar IT,
Taa
atUaSS kSFZ? WM
i AGAINST THE
CLAIMANTS.
Spuisk Treaty Cliics CoMlsslnirs Set
tle Mailt Victias' Cases.
Ona Member Dissents, Holding tl.at
Sailors Retain Ganaral Rights
and Powers of Citliens.
Washington. D. C Speclal.) The
.jEianishXrejuy cjajms commission has
huniforl rinwn a decision aKainst tne
claimants for deaths and Injuries re
ceived by officers and seamen in the
wreck gf the battleship Maine In Ha
vana harbor.
The commission holds that "individ
ual claims of citizens of one nation nfy
which such citizens may have sustain
ed from such government or any of its
agents. But such Individual claims do
iiot rise in favor of the officers or men
of a shin nf war who receive, in line
: cnoose io give Lie...,
NO CLAIM AGAINST SPAIN.
"A seaman injured by the explosion
which.damaged the battleship Maine In
the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on Feb-
j r 15' m- had no tIaim
I against Spain, even if that government
' wa" responsioie "
for the explosion, and therefore such
a seaman is not entitled to an award
in his favor from the Spanish treaty
claims commission organized by the
act of congress, March 2, 1SKH, to adju
dicate all Individual claims of citizens
of the United States Bgainst Spain,
which the United States released , to
Spain' and agreed to pay by treaty of
peace of December, 18S."
The claims so far filed with the
commission affeited by this decision
amount to about 12.500,000, which prob
ably would be Increased to $5,000,008
had the decision been favorable to the
claimants.
Commissioner Chambers filed a dis
senting opinion. The commissioner laid
down the following proposition:
"A sailor-neither forfeits nor waives
any of his individual rights as a citi
zen except such as conflict with the
loyal effective discharge of his duties
as a sailor. He assumes no risks that
result from forces wrongly put In op
eration by the culpable negligence or
acts of a foreign government, and Me
has the same right as any other citizen
to claim indemnity for wrongs done by
foreign governments in time of peace."
He said that If the City of Washing-
! ton, lying near the Maine at Havana,
had been blown up and its sailors
killed, "this commission would have
i presented to the people of the United
States and of the civilized world the
, anomalous aspect of investigating for
, the purpose of adjudicating, according
to the merits of the several cases and
I the principles of equity and of Inter
j national law. the claims of all these
j private citizens who were injured or
I iritieri nrMiri tri n,r-i, h;;:t rhln. v.hi!"
! the claims of tbe equally unfortunate
sailor citizens, whose injuries ore re
ceived or, whose lives were sacrifice,-!
while 'in the line of duty' at the same
time on the battleship Maine, were de
oie da htarlng. To my mind, no prin
ciple of law, divine or humau, interna
tional or municipal, recognizes such a
procedure."
ST. LOUIS MAKES PLEA TO IOWA.
Des Moines, la. (Special.) -The ap
propriations committees of the senate
and bouse listened to the appeals of
representatives of the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition on behalf of an Iowa
exhibit at the exposition and an appro
priation therefor. Among those who
spoke in the Interest of the appropria
tion was Governor Francis of Missouri,
who headed the delegation. He spoke
of the scope of the exposition and the
work that has already been done, In
sisting that It is an exposition in which
Iowa is Interested more than any other
one state save Mlc-ouri, and urged an
appropriation. He spoke especially of
the fact that there would be at the
exposition the greatest exhibit of agri
cuiiuinl I i it ,l. ,,-,v:U ever sl.cn sr,)'
where. He was followed by Fred W.
Lehmann, formerly of Des Moines, now
of St. Louis, and he appealed to the
Iowa people In eloquent terms. John
M. Allen of Mississippi, one of the na
tional commissioners, also spoke ut
length in favor of the proposed Iowa
exhibit. There was also present a
number of the Iowa commissioners
who have had charge, of the prelim
inary work for the exposition exhibit.
The commission has asked for $250,000,
but is likely to get not more than $150,
000, snd not that much unless It is
demonstrated that the revenues of the
stste will be larger than the latest
estimate of the state officers. The Im
pression made by the delegation from
et. Louis wss favorable.
Captain Rood la Rotaaaad.
Leavenworth, Kan. Special Cap
tain James C. Read wss released from
the federal penitentiary here on a writ
n habeas corpus. He had been behind
tha walla only one week. Reed's re
lease waa the result of the recent rul
ing of tha United States circuit court
of appeals, which held that sentences
passid on a volunteer officer by a court
atartlal of regular army offloers was
ft 11 Wf iMlMMl M
Jte UanardUaUarjr lor raoalvlnc
iowa to mm vzzn
Des Moines, la. (Bnecial.)-Attorns
Oeneral Cparles W. Mullan has filed
an opinion with the state executive
council respecting the chsrges mads by
Expert Accountants P. H. Skinner, v.
H. Wedge snd W. H. Wllcoxen. that
during the last two years of his three
terms as state binder Lafayette Young,
editor of the Des Moines Dally Capital,
overcharged the state 4.78.33 for work
passing through the bindery.
Mr. Mullan Informed tbe council that
there was an overcharge of $4,637, that
$2,000 of It was paid by the secretary
of state under a mistake of fact and
can be recovered from former Binder
Young, and that the remaining $2.S7
( paid to the binder under a mis
take of law and, while the legal au-
- : . . : I t I ka .t ,t.
morales ujuei, .ic w ...
can recover.
The attorney general finds also that
the payments made by authority of the
secretary of state and the charge mads
by the binder were In good faith and
under the belle that the law war
ranted them.
Expert Accountants Skinner and
Hedge, who first reported the alleged
overcharge, were employed In Novem
ber, 1M0. Their report covered the
yerfrs 1899 and 1900. It was filed with
the executive council In uJne, 1W1, and
was referred to the attorney general
by the council. On his request It was
referred to Expert Wllcoxen, who is an
attorney. He sustained the account
ants in his report made in January,
this year. The attorney general bases
his findings upon the statements made
by the experts.
It is claimed that Mr. Young over
charged on two classes of work. He
Is accused of securing J2.000 more than
Ihe law provides on account of charges
for binding pamphlets in paper b
no covers were furnished. This consti
tutes the class referred to by the at
torney general 8 raising a question of
fact, and the overcharge on which, h
declares, can be recovered by the state.
The other form of work was In the
form of state officers' reports. The law
provides that certain paper covered rt
ports shall be stitched at a certain
rate. A numkxer of these were sewed
by Young. Charges were made for
sewing reports which the law required
to be stitched. The experts claimed
that the excess of the rate for sewing
over stitching should be classed as an
overcharge, although the work of sew
ing was done. This raises the question
of law concerning which the attorney
general Is in doubt, but on which he
believes the state will be able to re
cover from the binder.
THE BEET SU6AR INDUSTRY 6X8WS.
Washington. D. C (Special.) C. V.
Saytor, the special agent In charge of
the beet sugar Investigations In the
department of agriculture, Is In Wash
ington making his annual report. He
gave to the press the following figures
on the industry in trie past year;
. "The total production of beet sugar
In the United Hales In the season of
1J01-2 has aggregated m.ouO.OOO tons, an
Iri! lease of HO per cent from the 77,000
tons produced during the season of
l!W-01."
There were thirty-one factories, In
operation In woo, according to the cen
sus figures, and eleven more were
started In 1901. There are nine facto
ries in course of construction fnr oper
ation In 1S0I, us follows; Sebewalng.
Carrullton, Mount Clemens arid Ctoe
Well. Shelby, Iml.; Greeley and Fort
.ll!ns. Colo., and Phoenix. Ariz., rang
ing In capacity of dally out put from
tons to l.ooO. the latter being the
capacity at the Phoenix plant.
Other companies have been organized
with a total capitalization of $lv,M9,4U4
and would require annually a working
capitalization in addition of $S,u8O,ap0.
According to fpeclal Agent Baylor,
they would purchase from the farmers
annually beds to the amount uf $lt,
Tiio.ooO, besides many other crude mate
rials. The number and aggregate capital of
these prospective plants, by states, In.
elude the following;
Arizona .two, Il.5o0.000; California,
five, $3.f00,U0; Colorado, seven. $5,000,
000; Indiana, one, $I,siO,000; Iowa, six,
$3,100,000; Idaho, one, $.",00,000; Michigan,
twenty-eight, $H,900,Oou; Montana, one,
WiO.OOO; North Dakota, two. $1,000,000;
Oregon, one, $500,000; Houth Dakota,
two, $1,000,000; Utah, three, $2,600,000;
Wisconsin, len, $3,140,000; Wyoming,
$i,5v0,vvv. ' . -- ;
HANNA AT HEAP OP 816 COMPANY.
Cleveland, O. (Hpeclal.) The Plain
Dealer says; Terms luite been agreed
upon lor the consoiiiiaiion of ih Cleve
land Electric Railway company and
the Cleveland City Railway company,
the two roads to be under the presi
dency of Senator M. A. Hanna, The
consolidated company will Include ev
ery railway In the city. The plan also
Includes projected improvements of an
extensive nature.
in as quiet a manner as possible tha
consent of all stockholders of both the
Cleveland E&ctrlc company and tha
Cleveland City Railway company has
been obtained and Ihe agreement now
Is drawn up. . '.
Block to the value of $21,100,000 Is In
volved, of which $13,000,000 represents
the Cleveland Electric company and
$.00.000 the stock of the Cleveland
Railway company.
Bt. Joseph, llo. (Special.) L. , W.
Loomls, an Insane patient from Una
county, Mo., escaped from tha state
hospital for the insane. No. i. In this
city, and going to tha lad recruiting
station. Joined the United tales army.
Later he was found In the streets bf
his hospital guards, who returned hint
to the Institution. Dr. C. R. Woodson,
hospital superintendent, and a neurol
oglst of wide reputation, say Loomia
Is deranged on tha ab)ect Of war and
that steps will be ukea ta aaaooi taa
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