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THE .NORTHWESTERN, * uawiv. late: rtu. iocp city. • - neb TIII M*S IN BfWr. Work has >u*t been started on the battleship Missouri at Newport News. Comptroller tlawes has announced tbni tbr Broad a a> National bank of Host on will not resume ouaines*. Lady Alice Montague sister of the Dnke of Manchester, died at Daves Plata, a banitb resort la pwiuerland. Represents in e Shafroth of Colorado Mi iatrndnrrd a rwtotiua proposing i *ami aaCras* amendment to the TW eighty-ninth annuel report of tW American board of foreign mi* meaa shows total receipt* Utt the past year of Ki2 t>l« TW Review of the River Platte es timates tW wheat trap cf toe four prtvcipni province* of Argentine at M «*».— has be* agar t 72>MM«V TW %'ek». of Paris, says that in France last month there were 7h ar <Meats caused by horses which H swlted ta fifty-two deaths and the in jury of CJtt persons TW Sugar trust voted to reserve un divided profits aa working capital and in reduce dividends to meet the reduc tion in profits, due to the sugar mar with tW Arbwrfcle* At New York after the fight Tues day night George Dixon said be would never enter the ring aga.r* M. (i« vrrn issued n statement in g challenges from ambitions lightweights. Gideon Hawley, the oloest engineer on tW Law Shore road, will soon be retired on a pension of |>7 a month. He has been actively engaged on the road aa engineer for the jtast fifty years. IT*—dent Edwin law ke and the ex ecutive committee of the Epmorth League have selected Topeka as the plate to have the first a, ■inven tion of that cwgaaixaucm on June li 21 nest 1W executive committee of the Ivan nas state live stock commission has raised a preliminary fund oi f 1 —• to make the fight in the eMfftfl av.rt;• t tW new cattle rates established by the railroads The commit're selected at Indian apuh* last year to lit a time and place for the next mre’ing of the Mexican Veteran*" National Aaaartaticn. has named Ctarinnati a* the {mint an 1 Sep tember 14 mm the date. Representative Levy of New York lanrCMtoced in the house a bill to pro vide for the payment of interest on nt! internal revenue receipt* now on deposit or hereafter deposited in na tional bank* of the t’niled Stales. At Kalamaeoo Mu h Rtv C CL Thomas waa stricken w.rb appopiexy Sunday night in his pulpit. He had just finished his sermon and raised his hand*, saying. ‘Let us pray.** whm he fell to the Sour of the pulpit. Representative I-evy of New York ha* introduced in the house a bill to provide for the payment of interest on all internal rrven..* receipts now on yipoait. nr here*‘«er depositee. .* na tional banka or the lulled bad * Mrs Joseph Christie of McPherson. Kan . cut the throats of her two chil dren Uu*h tinder six years old, then rot her own thrum and set fire to the house The children died at once and Mr* Christie died *oon afterward. “Cota" Harvey’s new book, announc ed by the democratic literary bureau a* the text of the book of the party in lib has been made public in ad vance sheets. It is called “Money. Trusts and Imperialism," and contain* 1M pages Governor Brady of Alaska and a del egation from Cape Nome were before the house committee on public land*. The governor spoke on general condi tions in Alaska and in particular urg ed the extension of the general land lawn to the territory Thirty-three grain laden vessels * Scared from the port of Galveston dur ing the month at Uecemt** r. carrying 714.hOt bushels of wheat and 2.106.566 axasheis of com Of this 1 l€.SO!» bush via of worst and 705.042 bushels of rura went to Cnited Kingdom points, and (WJW bushels of wheat and 1, 2 2 524 bushels of torn to continental paints. The Kansas Retail Hardware Deal ers' Association in session at Topeka, adopted resolutions against-trusts and ; ion bins lions, declaring that its mem bers were desirous of buying, as far as possible. with houses who deal out vide of trusts The resolution* r«que-; Ksnsa* senator* and congressmen to nae their votes against all trusts and combinations Representatives of the eastern and southern railroads derided to unite for the purpose of stopping the payment of commiaaiobs on the sale of tickets, and a mass meeting of the general I' lsacngrr agents of the various rail f. ads of the asst, southeast and south was railed for this purpose and it was derided to abolish all commission Feb ruary 1. The manager aad artist of la Cari aturr. Paris * ho publish*.] an alleged tit decent cartoon •■epresentiug Presi dent KLragrr hating Queen Victoria ever his knees, in the act of spanking her, nerr tried on the charge o* out raging public morals. The court a< q anted the accused cm the ground that h spite of the grossnci** of the aatire. it did not hate the obscene character which would Justify tbe charge. Statistics show a reduction, by cur few ordinances, of ftp per cent of tbe crimes committed by children under li years of age. George Sheldon McCook. a son of Prof McCook, of Trin‘ty College. Hartford, aad a nephew of Genua! McCook, died at Paris, France. It is the purpose of Senator Hanna and the officials of tbe national re !«biifan committee having tbe matter ia charge to ask Mr Joseph H? acker, the editor of the Chicago Staata Zei taag. to assume directum of the Ger man literary bureau cf tbe committee during Uns coming presidential cam paign The AUhtaon. Topeka A Santa Fe Hallway company has signed a new contract with the trainmen ia its em ploy. granting tbe conductors and hrakemea what amounts practically to a It per cent Increase ia wages. Tbe Increase will amount to about fISO.uOO annually. The secretary of the treasury closed tisc second group of banks which have deposited funds and naked to partici pate in the temporary deposits of in ternal revenue fag da. This group con tains seventy-five banks, and repre mmu about llO.PPi.twe in bonds de parted. making approximately 927, PW.tO* ia all — E "■'» to DiJfpoe? of Urgent Deficiency and Pension Bill This Week. . " Mtt OPEN PHIUPPINE QUESTION Maajr Million* for .Innjr and Navy— Spirited I >e lot I c Likely Over Pension Hill* Pettigrew Ke*olut ion in tlie t*eaate Mi*rrllaneou* Washington Note*. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.—The house will plunge into the routine work of the session this week. Most of the time, excepting Friday, which has been tet apart for paving tribute to the memory of the late Vice President Hobart, will be devoted to the con - deration of appropriation bills. It i« expected that the urgent deficiency and pension bills will be passed this | week. The former, containing as it does many millions for the army and navy, may raise the w hole question as to the in>urre< tion in the Philippines with its allied issues and lead to a very pro tracted debate. How far the republi can leaders will allow the debate to run has nut yet been determined, but il the demes rats arc* insistent and per sistent they can hardly refuse them several days, in view of the large amount of the appropriations involved. The pension appropriation bill is likely to cause some spirited debate, owing to the disposition in certain quarters to criticise the conduct of the pension office. Attempts doubtless will be made to legislate on the bill re \er>als of the pension commissioner's tulings. but as all legislation is sub ject to a |»oint of order it will fail. There is no present prospect that the K' bcrts case will get into the house before next week. The senate probably will resume con sideration of the Pettigrew resolution mak rig requ* -t for certain information concerning the beginning of the war in the Philippines Monday morning. This will l*e succeeded at 2 o'clock by a speech on the financial bill by Senator Rawlins of I'tah, if the pres ent program is followed. Senator Pet tigrew will continue his speech on the Philippine resolution and after he con cludes Senator Berry of Arkansas will take the floor for a general speech on the Philippine problem, if sufficient tim- remains of the morning hour. When the Pettigrew resolution is disjx >. j of the Hoar resolutions will •apply food for talk each day in tlf. morning hour and after that the Haie revolution concerning the seizure of American goods bv Great Britain will be taken up. It is Senator Aldrich's announced purpe se to press consideration of the financial bill each day after the con clusion of the morning hour, but it is not probable that he will succeed in s»-i urir.g a daily speech on the subject. Senator Teller probably will speatc I some time during this week after Sen- j ator Rawlins concludes. It is also understood that Senator Daniel will be heard soon on the question of the Brian. es. Other addresses on this sub ject will come later. The consideration of the Samoan ' treaty in executive session will be re sumed if the legislative work permits and Senators Mason and Money will make speec hes in opposition to it. It 1> also probable that the report in the (|my < ase may be presented later in the week. BOTH SIDES EIGHT LIKE DEMONS. A*.ault at I.ad > »n> It li Heroine* a Hand to Hand C onflict LONDON, Jan. 16.—A special dis patch from the Hoofd laager at Lady smith. dated January 9. via Lourenzo Marquez, describing the assault on January 6. upon Ladysmith, says: “The British made no attempt to hold the fird line of breastworks, but made an exceedingly stubborn resist ance at the next row. Every inch was stubbornly contested and conspicuous brae cry was displayed on both sides. “After 10 o'clock the British artil I ■ kened and a terrible indi \ . ; onteat eaaaed among the rifle man for the possession of Plat Rand ridge. At noon a heavy thunderstorm interrupted the battle, lasting for two hours. “Although the burghers ultimately succec dec! in gaining possessions of mo>t of the British positions on the western side of the plat Rand, they w.-re finally obliged to retire from nio-t of the ground they occupied. The British were most strongly entrenched, their redoubts being still fully loop heded and the combat was so close that rifles were' frequently fired at arm s length. It was a hand to hand encounter. The men on both sides f< ught like demons and the horror and l*-w ilderment of the scene could scarcely be paralleled. "The operations were continued the next day (Sunday) on a smaller scale b it it is reported that as a result of on- of the forlorn hones one gun and two ammunition wagons were cap tured.” __ ItrltUh Buy Krupp (inn*. I/)NDON, Jan. 15.—The Berlin cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: Great Britain has bought 240 Krupp guns that were supplied about two years ago to one of the southern Euro I*ea:i states. These guns are not quick firers. but will t>e used to replace the guns sent to South Africa from British . home garrisons. Two Iowa Il»y« A«pby x In tod. NEW VOKK. Jan. 15.—Two young men. John Woessner and George Leh man German farmers from Ackley. Ia„ on their way back to their former homes in Germany for a visit, put up at the True Blue, a Second avenue ho tel. on Saturday night. One of them blew out the gas and Woessner’s dead body was found today, with l^ehman In an unconscious condition lying beside it. i>ehman was taken to a hospital, where it was said he has a very small chance of recovering. In Woessner’s pockets was found several hundred : dollars. Nrliraiktn Killed by » Train. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.—The man killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train near Washington has been identified a*■ O. F. Putnam of Nebraska. The de ceased was an old soldier and the Grand Army is looking after the fu neral arrangements. It is stated that Putnam had a large cattle ranch in Nebraska until the great blizzard of 18W>. The storm is said to have caused Putnam to leave Nebraska very suddenly in complete disgust and dis couragement. He Is said to have left without selling his palce. There are two sons and two daughters in Ne braska. KRUGER STILL FIRM IN FAITH. Affirms Provldeuee id on Side of Boers — Their Jud Cause. PRETORIA. Jan. 11.— (Via Lourenzo Marquez.)—President Kruger, in the course of a stirring address just issued to the burghers, affirms that Provi dence is on their side, that their cause ts just and that they must succeed. Reports from Colesberg ^represent the position there as favorable to the Boers, but that the British are concen trating for operations on a large scale. The official list of the Boer casual ties in what is called the “Plat Rand fight” on Saturday, January 6 (the at tack upon Ladysmith), shows twenty six killed and seventy-sewn wounded. These figures are deccribed as the “first returns.” The embargo at Delagoa bay upon Transvaal imports is tne question ol the hour with the burghers. If this is not removed it is asserted that steps will be taken prejudicial to prisoners and aliens. SAYS IT WAS HOAR’S SPEECH. Itarrett Charged llim Wllta Being Cause of the War. CHICAGO. Jan. 15.—John Barrett, ex-l'nited States minister to Siam, for the first time publicly named Senator Hoar last night at Lake Forest uni versity as the United States senator whose anti-expansion speech was ca bled to Hong Kong and subsequently put in the hands of the Filipino sol diers. causing, as Mr. Barrett believed, the open insurrection. It appears fur ther from the ex-minister’s speech that the government has discovered privately the stages by which the anti expansion address reached Luzon. WASHINGTON, 1). C—Senator Hoar tonight declined to take any notice of the statements attributed to Mr. Bar rett. ex-minister to Siam, in an ad dress on the Philippine question. The senator said that General Otis’ reports give the fullest account of the events that led to hostilities and that he ex pects. as he has already given notice, to deal with the whole matter in the senate. FIRED FROM WEST POINT. Hoard Discharge* Cadets Falling Short In Kxaniinatlon. WEST POINT. N. Y.. Jan. 15.—The academy board finished its review of the January examination of the corps ot cadets at the military academy to day. The following were found de ficient and discharged: Second Class—W. M. Cooley, Michi gan; James Prentiss. New York. Third Class—R. J. Sprague, New York; A. R. Human. Kentucky; W. C. Russell, Illinois; J. B • XX. Barry, Ten nessee. Fourth Class—C. F. Coury. Ohio; A. W. Fridge. Mississippi; W. C. Hascall. New Hampshire; D. J. Burnett. Ala bama; H. F. Ruissing, Massachusetts; A. S. Lehli, -; A. C. Crow, Mich igan; J. C. French. Kansas; C. L. Lacey. Indiana; Leo. J. Fallor, Penn sylvania; W. C. Brant, -. Some will appeal their cases to the war department. HARRISON FORMALLY DECLINES. Will Not Kun for the Governorship of Illinois, He Says. CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 15.—Mayor Car ter Harrison today refused formally the offer of the democratic nomination for governor. He was waited on by Chairman Watson of the democratic state committee, in company with ex Congressman Hinrichsen and M. F. Dunlap of Jacksonville, nominee of the party for state treasurer in 1898, and asked if his informal declination of the nomination was final. They urged that it was his duty to the state democracy to accept the nomination and make the race. The mayor replied that he did not look at it in that light; that there were plenty of good men who would make acceptable candidates and he must decline. As a result of Mayor Harrison's ac tion friends of former Vice President Stevenson are urging him to accept the nomination. TO CHECK INDIAN UPRISING. Precautions to Head off Kalds of Mani toba Ked Men. CHICAGO. Jan. 15.—A special to the Chroncle from Winnipeg says: Every effort will be made to head off a possible rising of the Indians, who are talking in a threatening manner. It is known that many chiefs are eager to strike a blow at the British, but the officials are confident that peace will be maintained. Assistant Com missioner Lash, in an interview today, said there was little danger or an out break. He believes that strangers have been preaching sedition to the red man. but he says the government is prepared for any trouble and will make a thorough investigaton of the Indians’ sentiments. Shut Down for Want of t'oal. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.—Inabil ity to secure bituminous coal in suffi cient quantities is necessitating the shutting down of some of the manufac turing concerns in the Schuylkill val ley. At Birdsboro the plant of the I. , E. & G. Brooke Iron company has been shut down for several (lays, but it is expected that by tomorrow sufficient coal will be on hand to enable some of the departments, if not the entire plant, to resume. The Reading Iron company is practicauy without coal, and unless it can be secured a tempo rorary shut down must follow. From other points throughout the valley ! ome reports of coal shortages for manufacturing plants. Talk Over Lost Cause. MADRID, Jan. 14.—In the senate yesterday, replying to criticisms of the government's policy toward the United States during the incumbency of the Sagsta ministry, Senor Gullon. former minister of foreign affairs, decalred that the note presented by General Woodford demanded the pacification of Cuba within a short period. Spain, he said, desired the arbitra tion of the pope, but unfortunately the United States provoked the war. Senor Gullon concluded by demanding the good will of the senate on behalf of the Sagasta ministry, which sawr Spain drawn into a war for which she was unprepared. Cuntomc Receipts at Havana. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—The War department gave out for publication today a statement of the receipts from customs at the port of Havana, Cuba, for the month of December, 1899. The total receipts for that month were $1, 108.130. Attention is invited to the fact that though there were only twenty-six working days in the month of Decem ber, the total collections exceeded those in any other month of the past year. Favorably Reported Without Awaiting the Isthmian Commission's Action. NiCARAlGUA AND COSTA RICA GAIN President Authorized to Guarantee Them I'se of Canal and Harbor—Total Cost to Be Within Fourteen Millions—Mis cellaneous Washington Intelligence. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce today ordered a favorable j report upon the Hepburn bill for the : construction of the Nicaragua canal, j The bill is in most particulars the ! same one reported by this committee ! in the last congress. There was some ■ discussion about the advisability of j delaying action on the bill until the j Isthmus Canal commission reported, but this was finally regarded as un necessary and all the members except 1 Fletcher of Minnesota voted to report the bill favorably. The latter said his | cilenee should not be constructed as opposition to the measure, but merely ' as a reservation of his right to support or oppose it after further considera- ! tion. The committee made some changes in the original bill, inserting a new sec tion 3 and making verbal alterations. As finally agreed to. the bill is as fol- ' lows: "To provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. "Be it enacted, etc., that the presi dent of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to acquire from the ! states of Costa Rica and Nicaraugua for and in behalf of the United States control of such portion of territory be longing to Costa Rica and Nicauragua as may be desirable and necessary, on which to excavate, construct and de fend a canal of such depth and capae- j itv as will be sufficient for the move ment of ships of the greatest tonnage and draft now in use, from a point near Greytown. on the Caribbean sea, j via Lake Nicauragua. to Breto. on trie j Pacific ocean; and such sums as may be necessary to secure such control are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. “Section 3. That the president shall cause secured full control over the ter ritory in section 1 referred to, he shail direc' the secretary of war to excavate and construct a canal and waterway I from a point on the shore of the Car- j ribean sea, near Greytown. by way of Lake Nicaragua, to a point near Breto. on the Pacific ocean. Such canal shall be of sufficient capacity and depth so that it may be used by vessels of the ! largest tonnage and greatest depth now in use, and shall be supplied with all appliances to meet the necessities of vessels passing from Greytown to Breto. and the secretary of war shall j also construct such safe and commo- ; dious harbors at the termini of said J canal and such fortifications for de- 1 fense as will be required for safety and protection of said canal and harbors. "Section 2. That when the president has such surveys as may be necessary for said canal and harbors and in the j constructing of the same. “Section 4. That in the excavation and construction of said canal the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua, oi such parts of each as may be made ! available shall be used. "Section 5. That in any negotiations with the states of Costa Rica or Nica ragua the president is authorized to guarantee to said states the use of said canal and harbors, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, for all vessels owned by said states or by citizens thereof. “Section 6. That the sum of $140. 000.000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not oth erwise appropriated, for the comple tion of the work herein authorized, said money to l»e drawn from the treas ury from time to time, as the same shall be needed, upon warrants of the president, based on estimates in charge of the work and approved by the secretary of war.” MORA IS OUT or A JOB. Removed from I*oaltlon of Flfcal of 1 Suupreme Court by Wood. HAVANA. Jan. 13.—“Frederico Mo ra. fiscal of the supreme court, is here by removed from office for the good of the public service. This removal is the result of an investigation into the condition existing in the administra tion of justice under his supervision.” The foregoing official order was handed to Senor Mora this morning by Governor General Wood. Senor Mora’s fall has been predicted ever since the first case was brought against the custom house officials, and the disgraceful condition of the pris ons, especially as affecting those await ing trial, has been gene: ally charged against him. For some time it has been said that Mora has been devoting too much attention to sccial affairs and too little to his duties. General Wood's investigation has shown that the office of supreme court fiscal is responsible for a large number of the untried cases and net only Mora but others in the department of jus tice, have been persistently trying to block the charges against some officials whom Collector Bliss is anxious to prove guilty of wholesale bribery and corruption. Major Guthrie Dies Suddenly. BUFFALO, N. Y.. Jan. 13.—Major John B. Gutherie. aged 55, died sud denly tonight. At the battle of San Juan hill Captain Gutherie of the Thir teenth infantry was wounded while leading his regiment up the hill after the commanding officer, Colonel Worth, had been wounded. He was in valided home, appointed major in the Fifteenth infantry and assigned to spe cial duty, representing the war depart ment on the board of managers on the United States government exhibit at the Pan-American exposition. For Trans-Continental Kates CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 13.—General passenger agents of the western and transcontinental roads were in ses sion all day for the restoration and maintenance of trans-conunental pas senger rates to all business other than New England points. The protest of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company rebate tickets to North Pa cific points on colonist business was also considered. A sub-committee was appointed to take the matter under consideration and report tomorrow morning. BRYAN CHANGES I1IS VIEWS. Understood lie llasi Given Assurances to Utah Wool Men. BOSTON. Jan. 13.—In its weekly re view of the wool market the Boston Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will say: “Utah correspondents of Boston wool houses say that they have received personal assurances from W. J. Bryan that, if elected president, he will retain a protective duty on wool, having changed his mind on free wool.” LINCOLN, Jan. 13—W. J. Bryan was in the city a few hours this evening on his way from Minneapolis to Co lumbia. Mo., where he speaks tonight. His tour includes speeches at St. Louis, Frankfort, Ky.. Cincinnati and the At lantic and New England states and will not be finished until February 3. Bryan left for the south at 6 o’clock. Political intimates, when asked con cerning his reported change of opin ion on free wool, said they could not speak with authority, but nothing he had said had indicated tnat attitude and they doubted the correctness of the report. VOLUNTEERS ENTER SERVICE. Given Freedom of the City of London During Their Stay. LONDON, Jan. 13.—There was a uniuqe and interesting ceremony at the Guild hall today, when 500 of the City of London Imperial volunteers received their kits and the freedom of the city. The big crowds in the vicinity cheered the arriving volunteers, each of whom received a parchment certificate of the freedom, enclosed in a neat blue case. The ceremonial admitting the officers, this afternoon, was more elaborate. It occurred in the presence of the lord mayor, Mr. A. J. Newton, the coun cilors and the duke of Cambridge. The portion of the regiment, which sails tomorrow, will attend a special service in St. Paul's cathedral tonight and will afterwards be entertained at supper by the benchers of the inner temple. HAMPERS PUBLIC BUILDING WORK Many Appropriation* Inadequate Be cause of Advancing Prices. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treasury de partment told the house committee on public buildings and grounds today that the supervising architect's office was much hampered because of an ad vance of about 30 per cent in building materials. Many appropriations for public buildings had been found to be quite inadequate because of advancing prices. Moreover, the cost of sites had also risen. There are about 130 public building bills before the com mittee. involving appropriations of $20,000,000. While no formal action was taken, the sentiment of the com mittee appeared to be favorable to pro viding increased appropriations for work already authorized in order to meet the added cost of material. DEWEY TO VISIT CALIFORNIA. Promise* Congressional Delegation to Make the Trip Next Summer. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The Cali fornia delegation in congress called today on Admiral Dewey and invited him to visit the state next September, when California will celebrate the semi-centennial of its admission to the union. The admiral said he hoped to make the trip to California next sum mer or fall and he would endeavor to arrange so as to be present at the time indicated. During the intercourse Admiral Dewey said that before the battle of Manila, when he was look ing ahead to his retirement, he had intended making arrangements to live at Santa Barbara. Cal., as he liked the people and the climate of the state. Flour Dispute All Settled. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13—At the cabinet meeting today Secretary Hay read the reply of the British gov ernment to our representations regard ing the flour seizure in Delagoa Bay. Members of the cabinet, after ttfte meeting, said the British answer was entirely satisfactory to the govern ment. The several resolutions of in quiry as to the conduct of the w’ar, which have been introduced in both houses of congress were discussed and the statement was made that full and complete information would be fur nished on all of the matters covered at the earliest day possiule. A dis patch from General Otis announcing further successes in Luzon was read and favorably commented upon. Lawton Fund Eighty Thouxand. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—General Corbin announced today *hat the sub scriptions to the Lawton fund had reached the handsome figure of $80,101, being an increase of nearly $8,000 since the last report. Today’s subscriptions included one of $6,595 from the mem bers of the Union League club of New York, which is in addition to subscrip tions sent to Washington direct from members of the club amounting to $10,222. Road May Be Rebuilt. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—Before the completion of the Siberian railroad *t has become necessary to reconstruct the work already done, and this will cost not less than $25,0uu,000. The in formation is supplied to the state de partment Dy Commercial Agent Green er at Vladivostock. Increase in Postal Receipts. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—A state ment of the gross postal receipts for December, 1899, was compared with the receipts for the same month dur ing the preceding year shows a net increase of $199,835. or 5 per cent. The total receipts for last December were $4,162,030. New York. Chicago, Phila delphia. Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati. Brooklyn, Baltimore and Pittsburg nil showed increases. San Francisco’s re ceipts decreased 7.8 per cent. The largest percentage of increase shown was at Albany, 21.6 per cent. De creases are shown at Providence. R. I.; Lowell, Mass.; New Haven. Conn.; Peoria, 111.; and St. Joseph, Mo. Roberts Committee Meets Again. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—The Rob erts investigating committee continued its executive session today. Members of the committee said the outlook for reaching a conclusion was quite in definite. as individual views were being expressed for the purpose of securing some common basis of understanding. The absence of Mr. Miers of Indiana may delay a report until next week. Chairman Taylor states that the lack of a speedy report is in no way signi ficant of disagreement in Ihe commit tee, POD'S WORK IN CUBA He Will Define Kelations Between Civil and Military Authorities. AN ORDER SOON TO BE ISSUED. Controversy Between General Ludlow and the Cabans—Affairs of the Island t*> Be Gradually Turned Over to the Cubans—Matters In a General Way Satisfactory. HAVANA, Jan. 12.—Tomorrow Gen eral Wood will issue an order defining the relations between the civil and military authorities. Except in a su pervisory sense the military authori ties will not interfere beyond matters of sanitation and public undertakings of a sanitary character. The military authorities will have general super\ i sion of all the rural guards of the isl and. Engineer officers will act under the direction of Senor Villalon. secretary of public works. Cuban engineers have been appointed as rapidly as possible and thus the department of public works will gradually come entirely un der Cuban control, subject only to Gen eral Wood s approval. The military commanders through out the island have received instruc tions to visit the prisons in their juris dictions at least once a month, to make full reports and to prevent the recurrence of such abuses as have long existed but are being rapidly reme died. All department commanders have notified that the military must not be employed, except where the civil pow er is ineffective. Senor Federico Mora, the supreme court fiscal, has addressed a letter to the judges of the supreme court saying that the judge in charge of the custom house fraud cases claims that the proper course of law has been ignored by the intervening government in that individuals, sanctioned by Collector Bliss, can be prosecuted. He further claims that Collector Bliss refuses to deliver the original documents giving evidence of the guilt of the accused custom house em Dloves and that lawvers nominated by the intervening government inter vene to direct the methods of investi gation. These facts, tne judge de clares. constitute a transgression of the law and the supreme court should request all such restrictions to be re moved immediately. Cubano says it has received two i notes from General Ludlow, military governor of Havana, one imposing a fine of $5 upon the paper for not hav ing answered questions put by Gen- j eral Ludlow in a former note and the other declaring that the Cubano, in- | stead of rectifying the raise statement, has reiterated it and that if the paper does not make proper rectification it will be fined $10. Senor Varona, secretary of finance, asserted today that General Wood had assured him of his intention to deliver I the management of the finances of th'* island by degrees into the hands of the Cubans. Weekly statements of the customs receipts are to be handed over to Se nor Verona, as statements of various moneys handed over by the interven ing government. General Wood also told him. he says, : to arrange the personnel of his office . so as to get the work done to the best | advantage. Senor Varona observed j that this would be a difficult matter, j especially in the existing state of pub lic opinion, which regards public em ployment as a legitimate reward for political services. l^a Patria says a solemn manifes tation of protest against tne installa- i tion of a foreigner to the bishopric of Havana is being signed and will be signed by many prominent Cubans. Carlos Garcia has been named in spector general of prisons. The Cu- f bano says the appointment is a good one. as Garcia is well qualified for tne position. STORING #E WESTERN WATERS. A Bill by Senator Allea for Relief of Settlers. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.—Senator Allen introduced a number of bills today, some being of national import ance. One is to authorize the creditors of insolvent national banks to elect a permanent receiver. Another is a bill for the relief of settlers on the Great Sioux reservation, lying and being in the states of Nebraska. North Dakota. South Dakota, and one directing the secretary of the interior to make a survey for and report on the cost of erecting reservoirs on certain rivers in the United States and their tribu taries and appropriating $1,009,000 for carrying out the provisions of the act. ‘ The bill affects Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming, bv providing for the erection of reservoirs for the conservation and storage in the best and most advantageous man ner of the waters of the rivers in the states named, for industrial purposes, the Sioux, Missouri, Des Moines, Yel lowstone, White, and the various branches of the Platte, Arkansas and ' Cimarron rivers for the benefit of Ne braska. Wyoming is to have reser voirs on the Platte, Green, W indy and Big Horn rivers. gtatai ef tba L»wt«n Fund. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12— Adjutant General Corbin has received altogeth er $72,990 for the Lawton fund. $553 received today. Roberta Committee Trying te Agree. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The Pob erts investigating committee held a protracted executive session today in hope of reaching a conclusion, but so many legal questions were discussed that a vote w’as not taken. Another meeting will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning. A member of the commit tee is authority for the statement that delay is due mainly to a desire to se cure unanimity and avoid, if possible, two reports. The differences relate to the manner of excluding Roberts. Chicago’s School Economy. CHICAGO, Jan. 12—Action taken last night by the board of education is expected to result in me publishing and furnishing to pupils at cost price of all books used in the public schools. By a" unanimous vote the president w’as instructed to appoint a committee of seven to investigate printing and binding, ascertaining the They are called upon to make a recommen dation on the question wither the board shall provide itself with facili ties for printing and Mnding or let work to lowest bidders. VICTIMS Of MTMAC’S fllRY. Murder and Suicide on a Farm Aboal Seven Miles From Batte, Neb. BUTTE. Neb.. Jan. 12.—A double tragedy was enacted at the home of Milton Nelson, seven miles from here, today, and as a result Nelson and his near neighbor and intimate friend, County Commissioner M. H. Jacoby, lie dead, both being victims of bullets fired from a revolver in the hand3 of the latter. Jacoby was insane when he committed the double crime. From little Sammy Nelson, a 12-year-old son of one of the dead men, is gleaned the following account of the tragedy: Mr. Jacoby had hitched up his horse for the purpose of coming to Butte to attend to his official duties and stopped ' at Nelson's, tied his horse and went to the cattle shed, where Mr. Nelson and son Sam were milking. He passed J the time of day and asked Nelson to 1 come to Butte with him. which he agreed to do as soon as he got his • chores done. After further talk they went behind the shed to look at some | cattle. Returning to the front of the ; shed Jacoby pulled a 38-caliber revol ver from his pocket. The boy noticed : the gun and called out “Papa.” Nelson turned his head and asked the boy what he wanted. That instant Jacoby j levelled the weapon and sent a ball crashing through the brain of his vic tim. Nelson fell without a word and his ! slayer turned and ran fifty yards, placed the gun to his head and fired. The bullet entered behind and above the right ear and came out on the other side of his head. As in the first instance the aim was deadly and Ja coby fell in his tracks, while a large pool of blood and brains marked the spot where he lay. ^ In the meantime little Sam had given the alarm and Mrs. Nelson rushed to the assistance of her hus band. but only in time to lift his head and witness him expire without a word. By this time several neighbors had arrived, who went to Jacoby, but he, too. was gasping his last and death closed his lips before he could explain the reason of his rash act. The bodies of both men were taken to their re spective homes and a courier sent to Butte to notify Coroner Stockwell. He responded immediately and upon arriv ing at the place empaneled a jury, which returned the following verdict: “We, the jurors, find from the evi dence that Milton Nelson came to his death at the hands of one M. H. Jacoby by a pistol shot fired by the said Jacoby. The jury believe said Jacoby to have been insane.” The same jury rendered the follow ing verdict on Jacoby's deaht: “We. the jury, find from the evidence that M. H. Jacoby came to his death by his own hand from a pistol shot through the head.” RECEIVE ANSWER OP BRITISH. Satisfactory as Far as It Goes—Broad and Liberal Terms. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The ans wer of the British government to Am bassador Choate's representations re specting the seizures of American flour and other goods on (he three ves sels. Beatrice. Mashona and Maria, has ' been received. Just as the officials of the state de partment expected, it amounted to a partial answer, very satisfactory as far as it goes, disposing of the character of some of the goods seized, but noi finally deciding broadly whether or not foodstuffs are to be regarded as contraband. The British government adopts pre cisely the point of view regarding the seized goods that was assumed by the siate department and embodied by Choate in his note on th« subject ad dressed to the British foreign office. In brief. Choate reports as follows: That the answer is highly satisfac tory: that it is broad and liberal in terms. The position assumed by the British government is that foodstuffs in transit to a hostile destination can be regarded as contraband of war only when they are supplies for the enemy’s forces. It is not sufficient they are capable of being used for the benefit of the enemy; it must be shown that they are so in fact through their des tination at the time of the seizure. The British government does not claim that any of the American goods ^ on the German bark Maria and the British bark Mashona were contra band of war. The British government is investigating the facts in connection with the goods seized on the third vessel, the Beatrice. PILIPINOS PIT IP A TIGHT. Colonel Ballacd Has a Sharp Brash With The ns. MANILA, Jan. 12.—Colonel Bullard, , with the Thirty-ninth infantry, raov- * ing in three columns, from Calamba, with two guns, attacked ten companies of insurgents, strongly entrenched on ' the Santa Tomas road. They resisted stubbornly, making three stands. Twenty-four of the rebels were Killed anu sixty prisoners were taken. The g Filipinos retreated, carrying their wounded toward 1-aae Taal. One Amer ican was killed and two officers were slightly wounded. Gca. Uethn«B Insane. * CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—A special cable j to the Tribune from London says: ! Lieutenant General Lord Methuen. | commanding the column advancing to ! the relief of Kimberley, is to be re lieved of his command within two weeks. Later he will be sent to Cape town and eventually ordered home. When he reaches England he will be retired. These facts have been con firmed by an official of the War office. Lord Methuen's case is a sad one. Always a man of grand physiuqe—a clever boxer and an all-round sports man—his constitution began to show signs of breaking down almost imme diately after he took command of his division. I.awton's Body on th«« Thomas. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12.—Gen eral Shafter received a telegram from Nagasaki today, sent by Major Hydt, quartermaster of the transport Thouv as. stating that the body of Genera* H. W. Lawton is on this transport, which is due in San Francisco January 29. The body will be escorted to Wash ington by General Shafter himself. Pettigrew'* Homentead Rill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Senator Pettigrew today reported his free homestead bill, which has been a sub ject of much discussion in past con gresses. It was reported on the last session, but failed to meet the wishes of the house. Whether this bill will have any material effect upon Flynn's Oklahoma free homes bill cannot at present be decided, but it is believed that should Flynn be able to get his bill through. It will be amended In conference so that it will not conflict 4? with Pettigrew’s hill. i 11 Jj