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CHANGE FOR
DEIIOCRATES.
Kq VDtsrui Writti Lttttr Cmmtmii
Ksit rtttiisitfil tepigi.
Mo Soya Republican are at Saa and
I Kara ara Rock Ahead and
Roosevelt l Scared.
Louisville, Ky., Mar. 39. Mr. Henry
Walter son, who will mowt probably be
a candidate for the presidency in l!st,
. lias the following to Ray In a inter
from Washington:
"There la but one thing at this mo
ment that stands out hold and clear on
the horizon at the national capftol, br
fore the eyes of all Intelligent men.
That In that the democratic party ha
in front of It a great opportunity, if It
but knows how to improve It.
for the first time In the last thirty
years. It I the republicans who are at
sea. Their boat may have not yet
prune; a leak, both Mimpann and rud
der may be Intact, but there are two
pilots aboard; there aie rocks ahead."
MBTHODH OF BRONCHO-BUSTKR.
The two pilot the writer refers lo
are Hanna and Roosevelt. In speak
ing of Mr. Roosevelt he Rays:
"He in filling each vacant post with
a practical politician and in the Roose
veH image that la, a politician who
knows how to work the civil service
racket for all it Is worth.
"Broncho buster though he be, there
it method In his broncho busting.
"Mindful of the fate of John Tyler
and Andrew .Jackson he drawn the line
about where Own Cleveland left It.
That he Is a clean, honest man, with
good Impulses and the bent intention,
ehould go without Raying. But he 1st
. an Inconsiderate man, combative, ag
gressive ,anrl while much heartier and
more genial than Mr. Cleveland, in leeB
joldly reserved and selfishly resolute.
SHOT AT CLICV BLA ND,
, "Cleveland made no mistakes, at.
' least, In paddling his own canoe, lie
had a nose for his particular Interest.
He generally 'got there.' It remain to
be seen whether Roosevelt can dupli
cate the peculiar tactics of Cleve
land. "There is Just one thing for the dem
ocrats of the Philippine commission
Ave of them to do.and that is to force
the republicans there are eight of
them to a show down. A subcom
mittee should at once be sent to Ma
nila. It should go between now and
the middle of June, making a report at
the present session of congress.
"If the republicans refuse this, let
five democrats constitute another sub
committee and go themselves. Doubt
less General Chaffer would arrest them
:n arrival. Hully."
DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
Washington, D. C, Mar IS. Repre
sentative Kahn of California has sub
'mltted the reMrt of the Judiciary
committee on the bill to suppress train
robberies. He points out the extent of
these 'depredations, particularly in
sparsely settled localities, where it Is
difficult to organize a posse, the rob
bers escaping before the posse gets In
pursuit.
The report says w.i are arnminmpu
to sneer at the futile efforts of Turkey,
Greece, Spain and other countries to
stop brigandage, yet he have In -train
robbing a system involving both rob
bery and murder as atrocious as brig
andage. The bill reported provides
the death penalty to train robbers
when death results to anyone on the
train, otherwise Imprisonment for from
, five to ten years.
The house committee on territories
have decide upon an omnibus territor
ial bill which will provide for state
hood for Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma Instead of statehood bills
for each territory. The bills have here
tofore been separate, but they were
harmonized In their provisions, and
Chairman Knox was authorized to in
corporate them Into one measure.
Keproritative De GrtlrTcnreld of
Texas made the motion to consolidate
the bills, which was so framed as to
itrnet i he chairman to submit to Oct
'house one bill and one report to the
end that action might be taken
ADMIRAL SCHLEY PLANS A TRIP.
canton. Mi., Mar. 19. -In .
edging the receipt of Joint resolution
passed by the Mississippi legislature
Inviting him to visit the stale, Ad
miral Schley has addressed the fol
lowing letter to Hon. W. H. McAllHter:
"I hope to be able lo visit In the fall
acveral cities In Texas and If possible
te come to Jackson, Miss., on my re
turn. I ahall be glad to stop over u
day or two with my friends In your
state. I need not assure you how much
' I appreciate the action of the Icglsla
' ture In extending this very kind invl-
tatloti to me, nor to say how much
pleaaure I ahall experience in meeting
and greeting the people at your cap
ital. .1 promise myself this pleaaure
in Making an Itinerary for the fall
months, although 1 am not able to de
tide definitely the date.
ItotatN Um Old Wag oala,
Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 1 -Notice
hare keen posted at all the collerlea of
I he Philadelphia Heading Caol and
Iran company In the Shamokln district
ajt all the anthracite collerlea In the
"MsmHok district announcing a con
MSUMoa of laat year's wage scale.
" Tha atlcae read as follows: 'The rates
of fcagea now In effect will be con
inwad wrtM April 1, IN, and there
altar, subject to slstjr days nolloe.
lafMl differences will, as hsretofsre,
tf slatted, with rar employes
Km nun m mzxm keis.
Chicago, 111, Mar. If -William Jen
nings Hryan took an audience of Boer
swyinpathlsers by storm when he ap
peared unexpectedly in their midst. It
was almost 10 o'clock when the Ne
brarkan, who had come to Chicago to
attend the funeral of former Governor
AltReld, walked down the aisle In the
Voung Men's Christian association au
ditorium. The crowd broke inlo a alarm of
cheers. It was not long before Mr.
Hryan was calledpfJpon to express his
views and sympathies on the lioer
question.
He hurled the irony of eloquence,
coupled with caustic criticism, at the
government of the t'nited States for
preaching the doctrine of self -govern"
ment and then refusing to practice
that policy with regard to the South
African republics. He declared that
the United States was (he gainer by
the struggle of the Boers, and that
their fight was one for republican gov
ernment. WANTS KRCOKR TO COMM.
He ridiculed the arguments of those
who opposed intervention, and said he
wanted President Kruger fo visit the
United States and let the people show
their sympathy.
"I never want to miss the opportuni
ty to speak for those who have a right
to look to this country for aid In a
righteous cause," exclaimed Mr. Hry
an. "The fight of the Boers recalls the
heroism of ancient times. But their
bravery is not surpassed by-anything
in hlRtory, because after the struggle
of. the Boers no Burnpean power will
dare to seize any of the South or Cen
tral American republics or pursue an
aggressive course toward thern.
"It Is right, and it is our duty to ex
pres our sentiments so that all will
know we believe In self-government.
This nation Is on the witness stand
and the whole world Is listening to its
testimony.
"While France Is open in declaring
Its sympathy for thp people who are
making a gallant struggle for liberty,
this, the greatest republic on earth,
aurrounded by two oceans, dare not
express Itself. We are denying in
practice what we preach In doctrine.
"We cannot condemn the war In
South Africa without condemning our
own acts. Ah long as we are support
ing the policy of Imperialism, which
England Is following In South Africa,
and which we are pursuing In the
Philippines, we cannot raise our voice
for the doctrine for which our fore
fathers fought."
The meeting was In t lie nature of a
farewell to the Boer envoys, Philip
Wessels and M. Wolmaraens. Envoy
Wetwels pleaded for the lioer women
and children.
IOWA SOON MAY BE REPIAD.
Washington, r. C, Mar. . P. E.
Ilittmann, auditor of the treasury de
part nun t for the wir department, Is
now engaged In chirking up the ac
counts In his oflice, comparing them
with the figures which appear on the
books In the suite auditor's office in
Pis Moines, us given to Special Agent
Sizer during his recent visit to Iowa.
During the civil war, many stales re
sponded promptly to the cull to arms
and furnished men and munitions of
war, and Iowa uaa notably to the
front In this particular. The money
necossary to arm an I equip the regi
ments from Iowa wis entirely secured
hy lssu.'i;:cc cf Jnterept-beiLrhier
boids. The suite steadfastly paid the
Interest on these state bonds, amount
ing In the aggregate to $i:,6,lf., and it
now seeks to recover the principal and
interest.
Auditor Kiltmann said that the gov
ernment hail uniformly held that It
could not pay the Interest charged in
thee cases. The state of New York,
with patriotic! fervor, went Into the
open market and raised money to car
ry out the obligations placed upon It,
sought to rec.iver the amount expend
ed, but was overruled by the govern
ment and thereupon took an uppeal to
the supreme court of the United
States, which rend-red a decision fa
vorable to the state. The supreme court
held that where the state had bor
rowed money and paid Interest thereon,
the 1,'nlted Stales should pay the prin
cipal as well as the Interest.
JAPAN PREPARIN6 FOR CONFLICT,
Indon, Mar. IB. The Kngllsh pa
lters are strangely sparing of comment
on the situation between Japan and
Russia. The Anglo-Japanese alliance
would make It necessary for England
to Join Japan In a conflict between the
Japanese and the Russians, while the
Franco-Russian alliance would Involve
France also In the struggle.
The Japanese have brought their
fleet to a high degree of efficiency and
their army also Is In splendid condi
tion. They are ready to begin war on
any adequate provocation that may
offef , and this may be followed by a
general Kuropean struggle.
Although the czar is nominally an
autocrat. It has been shown In the past
that the Russian army officers could
brnlg about war even against his
wishes, and that If the army should
demand a conflict with Japan It would
be hard for Nicholas to withstand the
pressure.
Strike on tho Outsldo.
Ht. Paul, Minn., Mar. U. The strik
ing trainmen on the Rocky Mountaia
division of the Northern Pacific, still
refuse to return to work, unless the
company takes them all back. The
company declines to alter lis decision
made two days ago to the effect that
the men would be takenb ack when
ever vacancies occurred and not b
for. An official of tho oompaay saM
that with twelve exceptions all tno
positions had been filled. Trains are
ow running oa the Rocky Mountain
TWO REPUDIATE
SUBSIDY BILL.
AlliMi ail Spooler Throw i Botft tati
tfct RepuhlicH Riik.
Carriod Consternation into tho Ranks
of tho Advocates of tho Ship
Subsidy Measure.
Washington, V. C, Mar. 19 Mr. Al
lison, the venerable-repttblican Icarier
f the senate, carried eonBieriiatioa into
the ranks of the advocates of the ship
subsidy biii when, In a lengthy speech,
he practically repudiated the general
subsidy feature of the pending meas
ure. The speech is ousltlered deeply
significant, by reason of tbe fact that
the minority will vote to a man against
the measure.
Twenty republican senators voting
with the minority would defeat the
measure. It is not believed that the
opponents of the measure ean rally
that many, but tiiere is fear and trep
idation among the followers of the Bub
sldy bill.
HAJ4 HAD PL.A1N HAILING.
The measure seems to have had
plain sailing, and was thought to be
all over but the voting, to be held on
Monday, till Mr. Allison took the floor
at a late hour. He offered a number
of amendments that he said he hoped
would be adopted, regulating the pos
tal subsidy feature of the bill, and said
If he had his way hs would eliminate
section 2, providing for a general sub
sidy. He said he looked upon it with
great doubts. The Amendments pro
posed limited the letting of mail con
trails to twenty years, fixed the an
nual appropriation at not to excecj
F,,000,W0 up lo July 1. l!rt)7, and not
M exceed 8,UX,000 after that date. Ves
'ls receiving this subsidy he proposes
having regiBtereiw
When Allison sat down several mem
oers from the democratic side of the
chamber went over to his seat and
.'ongratulaled him.
SltXJNKH OPPOSK BIIA..
Mr. Bpooner followed. He gave the
Dill a black eye. His chief objection
was Uiat II did not seem to carry
enough bounty to even meet' alleged
differences of wages and cost of con
struction between American and for-eign-buiit
vessels. He said he did not
fear the word subsidy. He did contend
that if the sum proponed for building
up the marine was not sufficient to
even meet this differentiation, then It
was worse than useless. It would not
increase shipbuilding, because there
would not be an ymore than enough to
adjust differences with present steam
ship companies.
TREAT THE MISSOURI AS BAD JOB.
Washington, D. C, Mar. 19. After
having spent something like $11,000,000
In an effort to preserve and Improve
the Missouri river as a navigable
stream, the government, so far at least
as the house committee on rivers and
harbors Is concerned, has decided to
give it up as a bad Job. For fourteen
years the government has contributed
something like $786,000 a year in carry
ing out plans of the war department,
and tne nel result has been so wholly
unsatisfactory that the rivers and har
bors committee has declared Its un
willingness to recommend continuance
of these large appropriations.
The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill t ow pending In the house carries
an appropriation of $80,000 for snagging
and maintenance of the entire stretch
of the river from Stubbs' Ferry, oMnt.,
to St. Iuis. The report of the com
mittee presents some interesting sta
tistics and data in support of -the com
mittee's action in abandoning efforts
and appropriations for the Hlg Muddy
on a scale provided for In former
years.
When the Missouri river commission
was created in July. 1884, the govern
ment engineers and the friends of riv
er Improvement had plans which they
believed would. If carried out, result
in restoring the waning trainc on the
river. Two members of the commis
sion, at $2,500 cacn a year, wers se
lected 'from civil life and the other
members of the body chosen from the
engineering force of the war depart
ment. With the first appropriation
came the fight against the treachery of
the river whiuli has been, since the
days of Iewls and Clark, marking out
its own course hrough seven states,
changing Its channel in a night, wip
ing out farms and boundury lines, de
stroying property on Its shores and
menacing burdens placed upon It by
transportation companies. The com
mission took charge of the work aboul
the time the denuding of the north
ernf orests and other influences had
begun to diminish the volume of water
In the river.
The funeral of Major General Iavld
Stanley, retired, will be held In Wash
ington Monday morning from St. Mat
thew's church. The body will be in
terred with full military honors at the
Soldier's Home.
Davit Fights Mones-
Forest City, ArkM Mar. 18. United
States Senator James K. Jones, who is
a candidate for re-election, met In de
bate here recently Governor .Jeff Davis
who Is advocating the election of ex
Oovernor J. P. Clark lo succeed Jones.
lr. Davis attacked Senator Jones for
his connection with the alleged rounj
bale cotton trust. senator Jones
quoted W. J. Bryan's declaration that
ha had Investigated and found that
Senator Jones' company was not lo a
trust. - . . -
MILLS WILL BRANT THE INCREASE.
Fall River, Mmi.. Mar. IS.-At a
meeting of the K11 River Manufactur
ers' ass.x latlon it was voted to in
crease wages in all Fall River mills 10
per cent on next Monday morning.
The meeting was attended by nearly
all those who had sinned the agree
ment not to advance wages more than
6 per cent. The street in front of the
atwociation rooms was crowded with
people who anxlousl yawaited the re
sult of the deliberations. The meet
ing ended shortly before 5 o'clock, and
when the announcement that the in
crease had been granted was made
known a cheer went up and the news
spread rapidly.
These events have been the most sen
sational ift-year-, as wver be'ore hixve
matters gone so far and a strike been
averted. In the forenoon in response
to a request from the bu:ineesm en of
the city, the secretaries of tbe various
labor unions held a conference with a
committee of the manufacturers, at
which no progress toward a settlement
was made. The manufacturers re
fused to concede more than a 6 per
cent advance. The secretaries made
the proposition that tf a 10 per cent
increase was granted they would guar
antee that no strike would occur in the
near future, no matter what M. C. D.
Borden might do. To this the manu
facturers replied that they did not be
lieve that In ease Mr. Rorden should
make an additional increase of & per
cent the labor leaders could prevent
their operatives from making the same
demand on the other mills or striking
to secure it, and that the guarantee of
the secretaries couid not be carried
out.
IS A6AINST CUBAN ANNEXATION.
Burlington, Vt Mar. 19. In a letter
to the Free Press, Senator Redtield
Pro. tor denounce as a fraud a letter
recently published and attributed to
him favoring the annexation of Cuba
a the solution of the Cuban problem.
The senator declares that he wrote no
such letter and that it wholly misrep
resents his position. He says:
"On my return from Cuba four years
ago 'his was all I said about annex
ation: " I am not in favor of annexation,
not thai I would apprehend any par
ticular trouble from It, but because It
Is not wise policy to lake In any people
of foreign tongue and without any
strong American sentiments.'. .
"If the objection stated in that sen
tence were removed," continues the
senator, "there are other reasons why
we cannot now properly advocate an
nexation. We have promised Cuba in
dependence. Her government Is soou
lo be Inaugurated. We must keep our
promise strictly and give her a fair
opportunity for self-government. So
long as she complies with the require
ments of the Piatt amendment we have
no right to interfere in its affairs. If
she Bucceeds in establishing a stable
and well conducted government and
her people are satisfied with it we have
no occasion to Interfere. If at any
lime in the future they think it desir
able to become a part of this country
they will say ho and then It is for us
to decide whether we wish to receive
ihe minto the union or not.
"It is plainly for them to say first
that they wish to come. Until they
express such a wish it does not come
with good grace from us, and It Is not
fair; in view of our promise to them,
to talk about annexation. It Is neither
good morals, good manners nor good
policy. We must give them the fair
chance for self-government we have
guaranteed, and to bring any pressure
to bear upon them or to advocate an
nexation until they ask for It, is to
say the least, premature and tends to
defeat its purpose."
WOOLSELY'S TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA.
Lxindon, Mar. 19. The departure of
Lord Wolselcy for South Africa Is ac
cepted on all sides as a snub to Joseph
Chamberlain on the part of King Ed
ward, who conferred with Lrd Sails
bur yhefore the decision was mode
to send Kngland's leading field marshal
to the scene of the strife. The mission
liOrd Wolselcy Is not a rebuke to
Kitchener, whose conduce of the war is
entirely satisfactory.
It Is an attempt to ascertain through
a source independent of any military
rr civil Influence at the Cape, .the
reasons. for the extraordinary persist
ence of the Pioers .the extent of disaf
fection of South Africa, and the pros
pect of bringing the struggle to an
early close.
King Kdward Is said to be very fear
ful of having hlB coronation marred by
"ome signal HrltlNh disaster, and It is
expected that unless an understanding
is arriver al previous to that event the
Roers will make the date of the coro
nation unpleasantly memorable. The
public have lost faith In the war office
itid 11 will take a man of Field Mar
shal Wolseley's unimpeachable stand
ing to make any report as to condi
tions In South Africa that will com
mend Itself to popular confidence.
While driving a team of spirited hor-
es near St. Joseph recently, Charh-s
Azlere was killed In a runaway. He
was 80 years old.
Minora Aro Disturbed.
Chicago, III., Mar. 19. Reports from
rarlous parts of the hard coal region
Indicate that the miners do not lake,
kindly to Ihe offer of the operators,
posted recently, that wages and labor
omlttlon contlnu in force another
year. The rank and file are In favor
af strlklnk unless better terms are of
fered. The various unions are elect I rift
lelegates lo the flhnmokln convention
rueaday, and many are Instructed to
rote for a strike, unless better terms
U presented. ?
RATIFY THE
WAR TREATY
Soutirs tlMiiaoKly Coifln Act of the
Hagit Peape Coaferenc.,
Allows Strategy to be Employed by
one Nation to Obtain Information
Concerning the Enemy.
Washington, D. C, Mar 13. The sen
ate spent an hour in executive session
t on the corrventiow growing c-utof thi
Hague peace conference relating to the
conduct of war on land and sea, and
finally ratified the agreement wlthou
a division. The discussion turned en
tirely on the conduct of the war in the
Phtlllpplnes and related especially to
General Funston's capture of Agui-
naldo.
Senator Teller Inquired whether, if
this treaty had been in force at the
time, the method of Aguinaldo's cap
ture could have been justtlied. He
quoted the provision in the treaty re
lating to the conduct of spies and said
that he did not mean himself to say
that General Funston's course would
not have been regular, but merely to
secure the opinion of senators who hao
given attention to the treaty and who
also were familiar with the details of
Aguinaldo's capture.
Senator Burton replied to the in
quiry, speaking especially for General
Funston and said that he was sure
the proceeding on the general's part
had been not only humane, but that it
had been in accordance with the rules
of civiliKed warfare.
It was true, he said, that General
Funston and hi force had acted some
what in the capacity of spies, but
what they had done had been in the
line of honorable warfare.
Senator Hoar Also spoke at some
length regarding the provision in the
treaty. He referred to Aguinaldo's
capture and said that he believed that
the adoption of the treaty would have
a tendency toward elevating the con
duct of modern warfare.
Some of the members of the com
mitte on foreign relations said that the
ratification of the treaty would place
this country in accord with the highest
thought of the time and expressed the
hope that their treaty would receive
the unanimous support of the senate.
Those who raised question apropos of
the discussion disclaimed any intention
to prevent favorable action.
The countries party to the treaty are
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Spain, the United States, Mexico Great
Britain, France, Greece, Italy, Japan
Luxemberg, Montenegro, Netherlands
rersla, Portugal, Roumania, Russia,
Servia, Sweden and Norway, Turkey
and Bulgaria.
The provision of the treaty are
binding only on the contracting pow
era In case of war between two or
more of them, and ceases to be bind
ing when a non-contracting power
joins either of the belllgerants.
The most important feature of the
treaty, the contents of which have been
generally known, Is that prohibiting
the use of the dum-dum bullets,
Among other things specially prohib
ited are:
"To employ poison or poisoned arms,
to kill or wound treacherously, Indi
viduals belonging to the hostile nation
,or army; to kill or wound an enemy
who, having laid down arms or having
no longer means of defense, has sur
rendered with discretion; to employ
arms, projectiles or material of a na
ture to cause superfluous injury; to
make improper use of a flag of truce,
the national flag or military ensigns
and the enemy's uniform, as well as
the distinctive badge of the general
convention; to destroy or seize the en
emy's property unless destruction or
seizure be demanded by the necessities
of war."
Ruses of war and the employment of
methods necessary to obtain informa
tion about the enemy and the country
are considered allowable. The treaty
provides as follows regarding spies:
"An individual can only be consid
ered a spy- If, acting clandestinely or
on false pretences, he obtains, or seaks
to obtain. Information In the zone rf
operations of a belligerant with the in
tention of communicating It to the
hostile party.
"Thus soldiers not In disguise, who
have penetrated Into the zone of op
erations of a hostile army to obtain
Information, are not considered spies.
Similarly the following are not con
sidered spies: Soldiers or civilians, car
rying out their mission openly charged
with the delivery of dispatches des
tined either for their own army or for
that of the enemy. To this class be
long likewise individuals sent In bal
loons to deliver dispatches and gen
erally to maintain communication be
tween the various parts of an army
territory."
Mrs. Henry C. Payne, who was taken
111 while traveling to Milwaukee, was
so much Improved yesterday that she
was able to leave her Chicago hotel
and proceed on her journey.
William Lasso Has Passed Away.
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. J9. Wm. Ieese,
former attorney general of Nebraska,
died recently of nervous prostration,
after a month's illness. His wife and
three children survive him. Mr. 1eese
was a Tennessean by birth and came
to Nebraska In 18fM, He was a grad
uate of Ann Arbor law school, and
prior to his election of attorney gen
eral, he resided at Seward. He was
elected attorney general for the first
time' In IMS, and after his term ex
pired bt continued to reside In Lincoln
a!ax::h txe veteran kstei.
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 19-The slatO
printing board, acting with the advlco
of Commander Wilcox and Asslstsnl
Howe of the Urand Army of tbe Re
public, has decided to discontinue the
practice of printing a biennial roster
of soldier and sailor veterans of the
state. This conclusion was reached
after it was found Jmposslble to ob
tain a complete accurate list of the
veterans. The law makes it the duty
of tax assessors to collect the infor
mation, but provides no compensation
for the work, and it wax discovered
that In nearly every case a large num
ber of nattier were omitted from the
reports returned to the secretary of
state. The assessors-"last year re
turned the names of approximately
-Kt.000 veti rans-and i t 4s -believed ... t hat
this list is short not less than 6,000.
Some counties refused to enroll the
names and others sent lists that were
admitted to be Incorrect.
'The board thought it better to pub
lish' no roster at all than to send out
one that is known to be incomplete,"
said Deputy Secretary of State Mc
Cartney. "Jt is true that the law re
quires the assessors to do the work,
but many refused point blank to obey
and we did not think we would gain
very much by resorting to mandamus
proceedings. The officers of the Ne
braska department of the Grand Army
of the Republic were consulted and
they agreed with the members of tho
board that the publication of an In
correct roster would be a useless ex
penditure of unds. They say they can
gather the Information' through the
agency of their posts and do the worlc
at a small expense."
IOWA SENATE SEATS J. E. BRUCE.
Dets Moines, la.. Mar. 19. The senate
has seated J. R Bruce as senator from
the Eighteenth district, comprising the
counties of Cass and Shelby, and re
tired Dr. Emmert, who was declared
elected by a majority of one. The sen
ate has listened to arguments of sen
ators on the question until 11 o'clock.
when a motion was made to adopt tho
minority report of the democrats In
favor of permitting Emmert to retain
his seat. This was lost and the ma
jority report was adopted by a strict
party vote of 54 (o 9.
Mr. Bruce was sworn in and took
his seat. He briefly thanked the mem
bers of the senate for their uniform
courtesy to him and especially the
mtmbers of the contest, committee. He
asked leave to have a statement In
serted in the journal-which was to
the effect that if he had been present
and had had his seat at the time of
the election ofthe United States sen
ators in January he would have voted
for Allison and Dolllver.
The Hayward bill requiring that all
cost of maintaining the Orphans' Home
at Davenport should be borne by the
state was defeated.
The Powers bill to give state aid to
rural schools was defeated.
Representative Larrabee introduced
In the house a concurrent resolution
prividing for submission to the people
of an amendment to the constitution
removing the ironclad requirement
that the State university be located
at Iowa City. This Is a part of the
plan to compel the university trustees
to secure more room for the university
if it is to remain at Iowa City. ,The
lack of sufficient ground on which to
build is regarded as a great drawback.
OLD LINCOLN FARM IS TO BE SOLD.
Evansville, Ind., Mar. 19. The old
Lincoln farm, in Lincoln City, Spencer
county, will in a few days be sold for
delinquent taxes. For years the taxes
on the farm have hot been paid and
the county officials decided that the
best thing to do was to offer the farm,
for sale.
Attempts have heretofore been made
to turn the farm into a park, and ask
congress to make an appropriation for
this purpose, and this may be done
after the farm passes into other hands.
The old cottage that stood on tha
farm, and In which Abraham Lincoln
lived, was moved an New York many
years ago and sold for many thousand
dollars. The commissioners of the
county have many letters from people
throughout the country wanting to buy
the farm. The mother of Lincoln la
buried on the farm.- The burial lot is
kept In good condition by the commis
sioners. The late Governor Mount of this.
state was an advocate of turning the
farm Into a park and brought the mat
ter to the attention of the legislature
but nothing was done.
CECIL RHODES IS THOUGHT DYIN6.
London, Mar. 19. It la generally be
lieved in London that Cecil Rhodes la
dying. The British South Africa com
pany has received the following guard
ed bulletin from Capetown:
Dr. Stevenson late last night con
sidered Rhodes In a critical condition.
Although there is no marked change.
continued attacks of heart failure are
causing much anxiety. He passed a
restless night."
Frank Rhodes, brother of Cecil.
started for South Africa Friday after
noon. He Suld that his brother's condi
tion was critical. ' Alfred Belt, Rhodes
partner said: "We momentarily feat
hearing the worst,"
To Frame a Boor Platform.
Washington, D. C, Mar. 19. Repre
sentative Randall of Texas has clrcu-
ated among his democratic colleagues
the house a petition for a caucus
democratic members to consider
what course should be adopted la re
lation to the government's altitude to
ward the Boers. The petition was ad
dressed to Representative Hay, chair
man of the democratic caucus as4
named March 19 as the time for fata
erlng. The signature ware very get. ,
erai on tho democratic side.
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