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MORE ABOUT
MOUNT PELEE.
tmnaeit Scologist Report Fitile Atteipt
I To EimIm til Volcano.
Mr. Hill Get Near th Mountain, but
Say No Man Could Ascend
to tha Crater.
Fort de France, Island of Martinique.
i-TSptclHt.j A tremendous explosion of
very blacktsmoke from Mount Pelee
At 9:15 o'clock accentuated the fear en
tertained for the safety of George Ken
nan, the American author, who, with
a land party, has bien examining the
northern part of tne Island. The gov
ernor of Martinique, M. L'Huerer, was
at once seen with the object of ar
ranging for a rescue party to proceed
by land In connection with the voy
age along the coast of the United
States cruiser Cincinnati, should such
steps appear necessary.
At about 11 o'clock Fernand Clerc,
a wealthy land proprietor of Martin
ique, arrived here and announced that
Mr. Kennan and his party were safe
on a plantation at the north end of the
Island.
Prof. Robert T. Hill, United States
government geologist and head of the
expedition sent to Martinique by the
National Geographical society, who left
Fort de France Mondtjy on horseback
for the volcano, returned here this
morning, He was completely worn out
by his trip.
FUTILE ATTEMPT.
Speaking personally of his expedition
to Mount I'elee, Prof. Hill said:
"My attempt to examine the crater
of Mount Pelee has been futule. I
succeeded, however. In getting very
close to Morne Rouge. At 7 o'clock
Monday night I witnessed from a point
near the ruins of St. Pierre a frightful
explosion from Mount Pelee and noted
the accompanying phenomena. While
these eruptions continue no sane man
should attempt to ascend to the crater
of the volcano. Following the salvos
of detonations from the mountain gi
gantic mushroom-shaped columns of
amoke and cinders ascended Into the
clear, starlit sky and then spread in a
vast black sheet to the south and di
rectly over my head. Through this
sheet, which extended a distance of ten
miles from the crater, vivid and awful
lightning-like bolts flashed with alarm
ing frequency. They followed distinct
paths of ignition, but were different
from lightning In that the bolts were
horizontal and not perpendicular. This
is Indisputable evidence of the explo
sive exidatlon of the gases after they
left the crater.
NEW TO VOLCANIC HISTORY.
"This Is a most Important observa
tion and explains. In part, the awful
catastrophe. This phenomenon Is en
tirely new In volcanic history.
"1 took many photographs, but do
not hesitate to acknowledge that I
was terrified. Kut I was not the only
person so frightened. Two newspaper
correspondents who were close to
Morne Rouge some hours iv-fore me be
came scared, ran three miles down the
mountain and hastened into Fort de
Fiance.
"The people on the north end of the
island are terrified and are fleeing w ith
their cattle and effects. I spent TueH
iuy night In a house at Diix Choux
with a crowd of 200 frightened refu
gees. "The volcano Is Ftlll Intensely active
and I cannot make any prediction as
to what ll will do."
The explosion of this morning was
nccompaniid by an enormous column
of smoke, which rose fully three miles
into the air, but which was largely
hidden from the view of the people of
Fort ds France hy a heavy cumulus.
GOVERNOR ABANDONS TRIP.
Paris. (Special.) The governor of
Martinique, M. L'Huerre, cabled from
Fort de France, confirming the dis
patches announcing that a fresh erup
tion of Mount Pelee occurred during
the evening of Monday', causing a
great panic at Fort de France. The
cinders and scoria, however, the gov
ernor added, did not touch the town,
falling entirely on the north of the Isl
and. Calm Is now restored at Fort de
France.
The governor abandoned his pro
posed visit to the devastated places on
th island owing to the torrential rain
fall and rough sea.
Several craters, the governor further
reported, were vomiting thick smoke.
Another eruption of Mount Pelee oc
curred as the French cruiser Tage
passed Bt. Pierre recently, resulting in
a sudden flow of mud from the bed
of the river lllanche.
The governor concludes that his lat
est visit to St. Pierre confirms the
previous reports that the southern por
tion of that town was apparently de
stroyed by an Inexplicable phenomena
recucnbllng a frightful hurricane, which
swept from north to aouth. The fall
of scoria formed a layer a foot deep
The northern part of th town is bur
led under a bed of mud. It l impos
sible to adequately describe the deso
lation at Bt. Pierre.
(Amarloa Their Domination.
New York. (Special.) There are 25,
;0flO immigrants on the Atlantic due to
arrive at this port this week and they
will hrlnir the total for May un to
5.00 or 0,000. This will break all rec
ords for any month in the last twenty
year. The number of deportations Is
increasing. 7f.O persona having been or
dered deported during the first twenty
six days of May. The majority of the
new arrivals are from Auatrla-Iiun-g
ry, Italy and Russia.
STRIKE MAY TIEUP ENTIRE RAITS.
Chliago, III. (Special.) If the four
great packing concerna at the Union
Stock Yards do not yield to the de
mands of the striking teamsters with
in a short time it may result in a gen
eral stoppage of 40,000 employes at the
yards. Already several hundred per
sons have quit. The situation Is be
coming so involved that It apparently
will btf impossible for the union men
to remain at work much longer with
out violating the rules of the Chicago
Federation of Labor, under which they
hold charters.
A strike among the beef butchers or
hog butchers or any other set of men
upon whom hundreds of others are de
pendents would caur,e a complete tieup
in every branch. This is said to be not
unlikely because in many instances
union men have bee aHked to do the
work of the strikers and have been
discharged for refusing. Furthermore,
union men are forbidden to handle
goods that have been prepared by
nonunion labor and it Is said to be
nearly Impracticable for the men to
continue without doing this.
Conferences between several of the
firms and members of the union weie
held In an effort to adjust the trouble,
but the, packers refused to concede
any of the demands of the strikers and
the probability of an early settlement
seems as remote as on the first day of
the tleup.
CRITICISE THE NEW PRESIDENT.
Havana. (Special.) The house of
representatives has reconsidered the
bill which provided amnesty for Amer
icans who were under sentence or In
Juil In Cuba, and has added an amend
ment providing that amnesty be grant
ed to native-born Americans only. The
bill. In this form, was sent to the sen
ate. The purpose of the amendment is
to exclude from amnesty those natur
alized Ami rlcan citizens who might be
released by the bill and who might still
continue to reside in Cuba.
The house has voted to fix the salary
of the president at $25,000 a year and
that of members of the congress at
13,600.
President Palma's message to con
gress was read. Considerable scandal
has arisen over the report that this
nussage was published by a local pa
per before It was delivered to congress.
A resolution was passed to the effect
that It considered the premature pub
lication of the message a discountesy
on the part of the president. The pres
ident Is greatly annoyed and his dis-
harged one of his aides. Detectives
have been put to work to determine
how the message reached the newspa
per which published It.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OPENED AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) The new
Carnegie library building was formally
opened to the public. The program In
cluded the delivery of the keys to the
mayor and the unveiling of the Car
negie memorial tablet. The tablet Is
placed In the north wull and bears the
inscription:
'In commemoration of the philan
thropy of Andrew Carnegie, who gave
the funds for the erection of this build
ing, the people of the city of Lincoln in
,-ratitude have placed this tablet, A. D.
1901."
A reception was given in the library
rotunda to the citizens and visitors.
Mrs. W. J. Bryan an j Chancellor An
drews delivered addresses. The build
ing cost J77.000.
THE MINERS GROW MORE CALM.
Fernle, H. C (Special.) The threat
ening attitude of the miners has been
succeeded by quieter and more orderly
conditions. No trouble Is expected un
til th'- convening of the coroner's Jury,
when there may be excitement. The
miners would like the appointment of
a government commission upon which
the mine master, the government and
the men would be equally represented,
to uncertain the causes oi the disasters
and suggest practical amendments to
the mining laws. Seventy-five bodies
have been recovered.
Denver, Colo. (Special.) The West
ern Federation of Miners' appropria
ted $3,000 for the aid of the families
suffering In consequence of the explo
sion at Fernle, B. C, where 130 mem
bers of the Gladstone union perished.
WESTERN CATTLEMEN MUST WAIT.
Washington, I). C (Special.) The
proposition to lease the public lands
for grazing purposes, which has been
Investigated at some length by the
house committee on public lands, went
over Indefinitely and will not be con
sidered again at this session of con
gress. The subject was t have been finally
disposed of, but the committee con
cluded that it would be well before
taking any action to allow the public
mind to mature on the plan.
Before this decision was reached
Representative Hell of Colorado op
posed the plan on the ground that it
would bring to a halt the homestead
entry of lands.
Three hundred men Is the paper mills
at Balston, N. Y., struck for an in
crease In wages from $1.25 to $1,W, for
a ten-hour day and 15 centa an hour
for oveVUme.
Small Boy Admit Dead.
St. Joseph, Mo. (Special. ) Jacob
Irahnm. aged 13, a schoolboy, con
Lssed to the police that he was re
sponsible for the death of Robert C.
Iunter, aged 14, who was found dead
it his home. The boys quarreled and
irahum says he was assaulted bjr
Iunter. In retaliating he struck Hun
er with his fist, the blow tuklng effect
in the left temple. Hunter fell, but
arose and went home, where ha died
I from concussion of the brain.
MESSAGE TO
THE CUBANS.
Present Palmi His Sent Hit First Mes
sage to tie Cuban Senate.
Recognize th Groat Debt to Undo
Sam For Intervening For
Caba's Liborty.
Havana, Cuba. (Special.) -President
PaTma's message is published. The
message opens by giving thanks to the
Almighty for His assistance in carry
ing out the work of obtaining Cuban
independence and asks, divine aid in
the establishment of a firm and stable
government. '
"Never did a people fight with more
persistence," says the message, "and
sacrifice more for liberty than have
the Cubans. No people, therefore, -ai e
more entitled to see their just efforts
crowned with success. Together with
our own heroism Is the attitude of the
great people impelled by their own
love of liberty to put themselves on
our side in our tenacious fight for the
Independence of the country. Their
motive was one of generous sentiment,
pure and disinterested in origin.
"Impelled by this sentiment, the
powerful lepubllc of the north recog
nizes, through its illustrious president,
the republic of Cuba. The promise
formally made has been carried out. In
this moment, when we feel our right
as an independent nation, it is impos
sible to suppress our gratitude to the
United States.
RECOGNITION OF DEBT EXALTS.
"To recognize this debt of gratitude
to the great nation is an act which ex
alts us and which makes us worthy
of the consideration and respect of the
other nations of the world. It is neces
sary now to dictate all the laws laid
down in the constitution. We are cap
able of fulfilling all the obligations and
promises which have been contracted
and we should prepare the . budget
with the greatest care."
President Palma recommends the en
couragement of the agricultural in
dustries of the island, the raising of
cattle, the establishment of agricul
tural stations to imp-ove the culture of
sugar cane and tooaceo and the Intro
duction of varied agricultural indus
tries. "While the question ef reciprocity is
still pending," the message goes on, "it
is Impossible to state now what meas
ure should be adopted to meet the
pending crisis. This crisis is due to the
ruinous price of sugar caused by the
excessive production of beet sugar In
Europe. An Immediate remedy would
be the reduction of the American tar
iff on sugar to obtain which the exec
utive will at once devote his efforts
and will negotiate a treaty In order to
obtain benefit for the Cuban sugar
producers.
MUST INCREASE RURAL GUARD.
"If security of life and property In
Cuba Is to be finally guaranteed, the
rural guard must be reorganized and
increased, as the present tranquillity
In the Island Is due to the people them
selves and their desire to maintain the
prestige of their country.
"We recognize that during the Amer
ican Intervention the sanitary condi
tions of the Island were greatly im
proved, but it Is necessary to continue
this work and make these improved
conditions permanent.
"The office of Judge in Cuba should
be permanent and to constitute this
principle of immovability should be one
of the first duties of congress."
President Palma declares it is the
purpose of the government to devote
Its attention to education, and especi
ally to primary schools. He says the
government of intervention deserves
gieat credit for the educational system
It established, but that there is need
for still more schools, as the future
of the republic depends upon educa
tion. The executive says he realizes the
obligation which the government con
tracted with the Cuban army and that
If means are not now taken to make
good this obligation ft is because of
the bad economic situation of the
country. President Palma says he does
not yet know how the ordinary ex
penses of government are to be met.
"It la very esesntlal to us," the
president says, "that the republic of
Cuba has been officially recognized by
the United States, Great Britain,
France, Mexico, Guatemala, Santo Do
mingo, Ecuador and Paraguay, and we
hope that other countries will also rec
ognize our republic. We must culti
vate cordial relations with all nations
and make treaties of commerce favor
able to Cuba. We must also take es
pecial care that the relations between
Cuba and the United States be most
friendly In order that there be no dlffl
culty In arranging the official and po
litical questions which affect both
countries. It is also of extreme Im
portance that there should exist unin
terrupted accord between all the peo
ple of Cuba, and that they should re
sol te to preserve the Cuban nation
wide
lllaV.'
To Control Prleo of Motal.
Kansas Clty.Mo. (Special.) William
Phllllpson of New York, who has or
ganized a co-operative mining com
pany to control the price of zlno and
lead ore In the Joplln mining district,
was seen here on his way east. "We
think," said Mr. Phllllpson, "that we
will be able to keep prices up. We
will have for stockholders many weal
thy owner of smeltera and mines."
Formal announcement of the organlza-
Jlon of the company will be made on
une 15.
ARE L00KIK8 FOR A BftSPER CROP.
Chicago, 111. (Special.) A bumpei
grain crop for the four great statei
of the northwest which are traversed
by the lines of the Chicago, Milwauke
& St. Paul railroad is the pr "iesy ol
A. J. Earling, president of i.e com
pany. Mr. Earling, together with several ol
the executive officials of the company;
has Just completed an inspection toui
of the entire Milwaukee system. The
trip was taken largely with a view of
ascertaining the csop conditions, and
the president and his party have come
back enthusiastic over the prospects.
'Never before in my connection with
the Milwaukee road," said Mr. Earling,
"have I seen the northwest so big
with pTomise of abundant grain crops.
I speak, of course, for those portions
of the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa and South Dakota which are
traversed by our lines, and I under
stand that a similar condition prevails
over the entire northwest.
'In South Dakota the acreage is
somewhat larger than in former years.
while In the other states it is about the
same. Unless something unforeseen
happens between now and harvest time
I believe crop records will be broken
In the three states which I have nam
ed. The Milwaukee is now even mak
ing preparations to take care of a rec
ord crop, and of course we hope that
nothing will Intervene to change the
conditions."
Based upon the present crop condi
tions, the Milwaukee officials are look
ing forward to a material increase in
the earnings of the company and are
correspondingly well pleased. Every
where over the system, it was stated,
the farmers are in good humor and are
talking of big crops and Increased
prosperity.
DEALERS ASK PRESIDENT FOR AID.
Chicago, 111. (Special.) A communi
cation has been sent to President
Roosevelt by Independent electrical
supply dealers specifying charges
against the National Electrical Supply
Dealers association and requesting that
he direct the attorney general of the
United States to seek for evidence in
Chicago preparatory to prosecution qf
the officers and members as parties to
an alleged lllecal trust. The men who
sign the statement sent the president
an offer to furnish evidence in support
of their charges and if court proceed
ings are authorized to appear as wit
nesses. The communication charges that
members of the assoe'ation have con
spired with members of the National
Electrical Manufacturers' association
and among themselves, to drive out of
business, exterminate, crush out all in
dependent electrical supply dealers and
manufacturers. Such a conspiracy, it
Is claimed, has been In existence for
the last two years and Its purpose has
been to create an electrical supply
trust contrary to the statutes of the
United States.
The officers and members of the sup
ply trust, it is alleged, have black
listed, boycotted and otherwise illegal
ly treated independent dealers. They
have imposed fines on members for
selling to Independent dealers; they
have employed spies to destroy trade
rivals; they have increased the cost of
electrical supplies to user from 65 to
100 per cent; have employed arbitra
tors and supervisors and have raised
and lowered prices without regard to
natural conditions.
WRECK OF THE MINE IS COMPLETE.
Vancouver, H. C (Special.) A spe
cial from Fernie, B. C, says:
The explosion which killed 151 men
occurred in one of the lowest -workings,
known as Beaver pit. The wreck
of the workings Is said to be complete.
Hundreds of tons of rock and coal
were brought down upon the unfortun
ate miners by the force of the explo
sion. Some of the bodies are buried
beneath from fifty to seventy-five tons
of debris and many corpses will never
be recovered. Eight more bodies have
been recovered. Mapy of the susvivlng
white miners' are arranging to leave
Fernle.
The threatened rising against certain,
government officers was clicked by the
arrival of a large number of special
officers who had been hurriedly sum
moned by telegraph from all the near
by towns.
CONGRESSMAN BURKET RENOMINATED.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) The repub
lican convention of the First congres
sional district unanimously nominated
Representative Elmer J. Burkett of
Lincoln for a third term as congress
man. Mr. Burkett addressed the con
vention after his nomination, dwell
ing especially on the present interna
tional Importance of the country and
the critical times It Is passing through.
Resolutions were adopted congratu
lating the administration for the pros
perity of the country, for the oleomar
garine bill and for the free rural de
livery system.
Local and county citizens turned out
en masse to welcome Hurkett. A pro
cession of over half a mile In length
escorted Mr. Hurkett from his train to
th Auditorium, where C. H. Gere made
the address of welcome.
Odol I For Roosevelt.
Halt Iuke, Utah. (Special.) Govern
or Benjamin 13. Odell of New York and
party spent the day sightseeing In Salt
Lake, leaving in the afternoon for Col
orado Springs. Governor Odell denied
the report that he woufd retire from
politics to become the president of the
Morgnn consolidation of the southern
ronds. Speaking of national politics,
he finld: "If President Roosevelt Is a
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion In 1904 he will certainly have my
most cordial support." , ,
WORLDS PEACE
BYARBITRATION
Enlightened Sell-Interest and a Sense o
Duty Relied Upon to Prevent War.
Public Schools, Chambers of Com.
more, Religious and Legis
lative Bodies Asked
to Co-operate.
Tke Mohonk, N. Y (Special.) The
proceedings of the conference on Inter-"
national arbitration were opened with
an address by JohrW. Foster, former
secretary of state, reviewing the his
tory and work of the Pan-American
congress held In Mexico last winter,
of w hich he was a member.
Judge C. C. Nott of the court of
claims at Washington followed with a
narration of the operations of that tri
bunal, showing that it had been acting
in effect for years as an international
court of arbitration.
Judge Landdn of the New York court
of appeals suggested the incorporation
of the Mohonk conference and outlined
a scheme for securing the co-operation
of chambers of commerce, religious as
semblies, educational institutions and
legislative bodies throughout the
world. Clinton Rogers urged the ne
cessity of individual effort for the pro
motion of the cause, especially among
business men, and Prof. William Ad
ams Brown of Union Theological sem
inary spoke of the great multiplication
of the human service in our day and
the importance of showing men the
heroism of peace, the great things to
be done in promoting social and other
reforms of the day. A great fault of
the pulpit, he said, was that they had
tco little of the heroic in Christianity.
Other speakers were J. L. Hailock of
New York and Commander Wadhams
of the United States navy.
Dr. Trueblood of Boston presided at
the closing session. The chief address
was made by Senator A. K. Smiley,
who dwelt on the need of individual
and personal effort in promoting the
principles of arbitration.
The platform of the conference was
then presented by Judge John I. Gil
bert. The resolutions recited the
achievements of the past year in ar
bitration, Including the reference of a
dispute between the United States and
Mexico to The Hague tribunal, which
it was declared marks an epoch in the
adjustment of international controver
sies. The platform concludes as follows:
"We look forward hopefully to the
time when self-interest, In addition to
all nations to submit all their contro
versies to the arbitration of this (The
Hague) court. All our hopes will how
ever, prove Illusory unless systematic,
comprehensive and earnest work is
the Imperative sense of duty, will Impel
done In educating and developing an
enlightened public sentiment and opin
ion which shall both demand and sup
port it. To this end we call upon all
schools from the primaries to the uni
versities, upon the press, the pulpit,
boards of trade and commerce, mer
chants' associations, trade leagues and
all other organizations, upon all em
ployers and employed, and upon all
men everywhere, to co-operate in cre
ating a universal sentiment in favor of
the Judicial settlement of controver
sies. We believe In the unity of the
human race and the brotherhood of
mankind, and that being of kin the
spirit of kindness and of justice should
be and some day will be universal,
recognizing no distinctions of class or
rare, or nationality. In this spirit and
in obedience to this law we seek the
Judicial method of settling internation
al disputes, In order that the ends of
Justice may be attained and that suf
ferings and burdens be avoided.
"Arbitration and appeals to courts of
Justice are the only rational methods
of settling disputes between individu
als and nations which fail of direct
settlement."
FOUR KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
San Antonio, Tex. (Special.) Four
killed Instantly and six fatally Injured
is the result of a gas explosion in
shaft No. 5 of the Hondo coal mines
on the Mexican International railway
seventy-five miles from Eagle Pass.
The explosion occurred last Friday.
The mine Is the property of the Mex
ican International Railroad company
and the shaft In which the explosion
occurred la the same in which an ex
plosion occurred last February, klllrhg
106 men and Injuring almost as many
more. The dead and Injured were all
Mexicans. ,
The death list at Goliad as a result
of the tornado on May 18 continues to
grow. Two more leading citizens suc
cumbed to their Injuries. W. H. Mad
dox and David Mathls, both prominent
in business circles, are dead, making a
total of 141 dead up to this time. Mnd
dox's three children were killed on the
night of the storm and his wife died
several d:iys ago. Miss Kubens Is re
ported dying.
Wreok of Maine Deoorated,
New York. (Special) When the poo
pie of Havana awoke on the morning
of Decoration day, says a dispatch
from that city, they saw on the wreck
of the Maine the evidence of thought
fulness and appreciation on the part
of President Palma, who ordered that
the wreck, which stands as a monil
ment for more than 200 brave Ameri
cans, be decorated to commemorate the
day. American and Cuban flags, gar
lands of roses and wreaths constituted
th decorations.
COMPLAIN OF INDIA! TRASEB. j
Washington, D.C. (Special) A" grtA
deal of complaint Is being made by th
citizens of Northern Nebraska, against
the manner in which the Indian trad
erg at the Rosebud agency are con
ducting business and the way to,
money is handled which la supposed to
be paid to the Indians by the govern
ment. Senator Millard has received a state
ment from these parties concerning th
matter, which alleges that very little
of the money sent to the agency for
payment to the Indians ever gets into
the hands of the Indians themselves,"
but s paid direct to the Indian trad
ers by the agent through the credit
system that has been inaugurated at
the -agency. -
It appears that there are four "trad
ers' stores" at the Rosebud agency
but two of these are small outlying es
tablishments, and the two larger stores
are the ones against which so much
complaint is being made. Under the
system existing at that place, credit is
extended to the Indians through these
traders and the Indian agent is al
lowed to collect for the traders, holding;
the amounts out of the moneys due
the Indians from the United States,
and as a consequence when pay day
arrives, the Indians simply sign the
payroll, and in a majority of instances ,
the entire sum due them is turned over
to the traders. This system deprives .
Nebraska of any trade from this source
and Is practically a discrimination In
favor of the Indian traders, who pay
no taxes and do not exercise the right
of suffrage, and against the taxpayers
and voters of Nebraska.
It is but natural that the two trad
ers at the Rosebud agency, having a
practical monopoly of this trade, will
ask extortionate prices, and as the
Indian is by nature improvident, he has
no ready money and he is therefore at
the mercy of the trader.
While the Indian has become con
versant with the value and purchas
ing power of a dollar, by the present
system in force business is carried on
through the medium of coupon book,'
and while this is very convenient for
the trader, it leaves the Indian m ab-'
solute ignorance of the purchasing
power of his money and with only a.
vague idea of the price he is paying1
for the goods.
On account of the fact that a num
ber of white men have married into the
Indnan tribe, and that there are gome
educated mixed bloods, this class of
people do not trade at the agency;
stores unless In cases of absolute ne
cessity, owing to the high prices
charged, and in order to obtain their
rade the traders often offer them a
discount of 25 per cent or more on the
prices charged to the full-blood Indian.
It has been stated on the best of au
thority that, after cash payments have
been made at the Rosebud agency, In
dian policemen have been sent to pa
trol the Nebraska state line and turn
the Indians wishing to go into Ne
braska to trade, back to their camps.
This manner of conducting business, of.
course, takes from the towns along the
Elkhorn railroad, Joining the Sioux
reservation, thousands of dollars of the. t
trade that would naturally come to
them.
This favoring of traders is not al
lowed at all agencies; the adjacent
Pine Ridge agency being a notable ex
ception. At that agency absolute free
dom is allowed the Indian in seeking
his best market, and the traders are
not allowed the protection by the agent
in any way as far as their business,
relations with the Indians are con
cerned, and the Pine Ridge Indians are
in a much better condition financially
than the Rosebuds.
It is stated that if the present sys
tem is continued after the contemplat
ed purchase of Gregory county lands
n South Dakota from the Indians, it
will, on a conservative estimate, re
sult in the loss of $100,000 annually In
business to the northern section of th
state of Nebraska.
For this reason the residents of that
portion of the state desire an amend
ment to the pending bill providing for
the opening of a portion of the Rose
bud agency to settlement; that any
moneys paid under the act shall be
paid direct to the Indians; that any
assignment of the same shall be void
for any debt contracted in anticipation.
of the payment, and the Indian agent,
or any employe of the agency, shall
be prohibited, under penalty of Imme
diate dismissal, from in any manner
directing with whom or in what man
ner the money so appropriated shall
be spent, which is not now contrary
to law, but the agent and his assist
ants shall allow the utmost freedom to
said Indians In buying where they find
It most advantageous.
Aeronaut Killed.
Kingston, N. Y. (Special.) Harry
Hicks, an aeronaut, was killed at
Kingston Point, a summer resort. He
had been engaged to make dally bal
loon ascensions and was booked lor
his first exhibition. When the balloon
had reached an altitude of about 2,000
feet Hicks commenced the descent by
means of a parachute, going slowly to
about 800 feet above the Hudson river.
For some reason he lost his hold and
fell, striking head flret on a s-ndbar
In the river. Hicks was a nephew of
Charles Kabrlck, well known as a bal
loonist. Aeronaut Harry Hicks was killed at
Kingston Point, N. Y., while making
a parachute descent. While ut a height
of 2,000 feet he lost his hold of the '
trapeze bar and plunged to the ground,
alighting on his head. It was his first
ascent of the spnson '
A cannon In the Kansas slntc artil
lery exploded when the Memorial day
salute was fired at Wichita, fatally In
juring George Hatter and seriously
wuondlng Bert Davis and CJ. W.
Thomas.
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