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Hi' » 1-*' • ablet the »Utt department froitt 4alnl January 24. that iint r tW iTik U Jwtian there have liwa IWkr be* «a*en of bulrJOK plagu** at Htulala a»4 nit deaths At (Mrafi' a decree of foreekwurc • w was es iererf la the came of John HrkaHa. rnriirr erf the Nallotai tteak of llllMi* against the Aa^txaa l.'rtfta* (uatfwai cu.m agai&at the TW adjutant c*un! has re ..«ed t irkfrua fnaa Vaa r«w Uarrab. VaA stating that Col Ray, at Fort Gtbhuo Alaska report* tW safe ar rival Uwfr at Unit Hmut mad part)' • ho a ere M9pMrf to latr been kiat while rspkmac the Cuji^rf river roue - try At Taaapara. Mri a fire broke out ta the aenuulr bonar mi Vales. Lo pes A A Unarm! tm Abajo Mercado ■tree*, (naawaiai the entire Murk with the ear*-**tiom of three Lome* 1 he estimated turn ta bettaeee aa4 11 am mm. partially covered by la aaaraatare Eleven retail mad owe whole emir t, >uw u»* iadtec the - .<> tuea; Market are la ashes Maj-e Coat* t * .mand Wait.a Ka tarhasy the reputed author uf the bor lirai whx ti brooch t about the coa ttrti a at t'aptaia Itrejrfna ta chars* «rf treason ha* ahowa *i<a* of life b> arhdtog to the men meaty committee ot the I tewrh araate a pcoteat apitiki may prupraral erf aatoeaty He aah* to *w proae* uted mod ladkntes the iaaea of the praam «Uua The • taaathca&Vua committee of the Trvaa i-iae aoarn iattuo and the chief f r» *fci inhr edheers at the eastern lta»< taet ta hast eaerwme *e«*u»a a> hew York to rnualilT the < of shippers against the revised fretcht elaoakhratioa that took Hie. t «a Jar cohabit ted to the line* represented ta (hr mmauriattaoi for their approval la record to the cabled report that the tatted Stolen a ad Great ttrltalm are tr y me to uhtaia the consent of tirramiy and caber power* to a Nic aragua apreetoeat the foreten *»•**? at Merita says that aa German* was not a 'party to the tTayioa - Halve treaty Germany ku no political inter - eat* IB thuar pan* mad no right tu efpert either the failed State* or Great Britain to aeeh to obtaia tier many » anti to a Nicaraguan agree Tfcmaft iMBtimi]) ■ * arr-Sr^oa#*? * »•«> *4 tkr bi* tWlwHMh rith- . tfibuj • tikt m»~t* to U*rm at importaat part at (to 4rtr««» uf Pu*H Hound and to to totattol at Kurt K!a«tor, Waalt.. hii* tow a ia *ured to aa nirtt that ■Mir itopalr ttotr aarfalaa. 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Balfour, aa* rhtof *toratary of Irriaad fa crl«• PLENTY FOR CONGRESS Cosjtider&bi? Work fir the National Legis lators Dunne This Week. CIRRI NO Bill IN TNI SENATE lit I'irMl. ( uiiu li Will !*»»• by » M« i»n«y mi llwal T»«**ty loirs—Work • r to* Hour % irluua Maltrr* that lr« to Hr ( ua«:<lrrrd. TTv HINGTON. Feb 12. -The first II :r days of the seek s ill be given up it ik > « urrem y bill in the senate anti af:er that measure is disposed of there w ! *• a contest for precedence in the Istenel of se\er*»! measure:*- These m« lea* the bills for providing forms «.f |i irroffit-at foe Hauaii and Puerto Ki n, the Nicaragua canal bill and the re*. ition for the seating of Senator Qua» upon the appointment of the . nr tor of Pennsylvania. Which of these «t!l take precedence remains to t~ # rmined Just nos there Is M4ue -f.arp tar ring for first place. Th currency bill sill be voted o*i Thartday and all the time not given t<* %>:■ ts nitine business as the* intro i «:ur-t i>u eif the bills and the presenta . ton of report* and petition* sill Ik* deioteu to this measure until it is a- v.J ntMiii b> the senate. Monday -ml Tuesday sill be consumed s-ith -rt arguments for and against the bill | prepared In advance, and Wadimday I rnd Thursday will be devoted to a|t»-e. ..** ned exceeding ten minutes in : jra’c n on the various amendments to th- btU. The most important of tb-•*► amendment* is that offered by the h tu>•< rats through Senator Jones of Arkansas for the free coinage of silver tin tern's of equality with gold Folios mg this numerous other changes sill t*e suggested, but it is quite sell understood that all of them sill ie* voted down unless proposed by :* iramittee on finance, with which 1 the lilt originated. The democrats «u’„nt up-<n setting ail thedemocratic. popti istn and sliver republican ro »-. ex<epc those of Senators Caf fre> ; nd Lindsay gold democrats, for their free coinage amendment, but they sill still fill far short of the iit-e- ary number No one doubts the papule of the bill by a large majority on th. final vote. Senator Aldrich says be nau ujh n a majority of twenty or t»«oty-t *0 votes. The opposition do ti't roared* no many, hut admit i that the total against them is formid able. I!. • friend' of Senator Quay say they tally expert to be able to g't ion*! leratiou of the* opposit.on in bis behal: immediately after the financial t- li t* disposed of. but there is i n questionably a disposition on the jart of some of the republican -* natur* to crowd the matter over and take up either the Porto Itican or the Hawaiian bill, the chances between <h«we Item* favorable to the Porto Hi' an measure The indications are that the Nicaragua bill will be post poned until after the Hay-Pauncefoto treaty la acted upon by the committee on foreign relations, though Senator Morgan says he will ask for the con r.ieration of the bill at the earliest opportunity. Tlie set speeches on the financial bill, so far as aronum-ed. are as fol low* Monday. Senator Elkins. Wol cott and Butler. Tuesday. Senators Al lison and Jones of Nevada. The tune of the house will l*- com pletely occupied this week. Tomor row i. Vr the rtile>. will l>e devoted to District of Columbia business. On Tuesday the legislative, executive an 1 Judi lal appropriation bill, which will be reported to the house tomorrow, will be tiken up. It is expected to <onsume Tuesday and Wednesday, and on Thursday the house will enter upon a we-it's discussion of the Porto Rican tariff bill. This measure, as the enter ing wedge in the matter of legislation tor our insular possessions naturally attra< ts much attention and there han already developed great pressure for time, especially upon the democrati-; side, to that it i* probable that night sessions may l»e held toward the close of the debate next week. — *<•*»■ strike at Canteen*. NEW YORK. Feb. 12.—President M< ktnley has promised to give aud ie-ace to Mrs. Margaret Iiye Ellis of K<MM-ville. N. J.. national superintend ent of legislation for the Woman's i « urtstian Temperance union, tomor • ru* to talk over the anti-canteen law ! **d its interpretation by Attorney j tienerai Griggs. VIrs Stevens, national president of the Woman’s Christian Tempera*e unions, and Miss Gordon. »!ce president, will be present at the « conference Mrs Ellis has written to friends here that she has every confidence | that there • an be only one issue— that in favor of the cause of ternper j ail' e and which prohibit the sale of intoxicants in the army. K«<«rirli on C'auitl Treaty NEW \ OKK. Feb. 12.—Governor J It issue*! this statement la t right: I most earn*stl> hope that the pending treaty concerning the Isth mian < anal will not be ratified unless -me-iied so as to provide that thsi • anal when built shall lie wholly un der the control of the tnited States, alike in peace and war. This seems to me no less vital, from the stand point ot our set. power than from the standpoint of the Monroe doctrine." I <i»rrruiii| Kin a I I'riiof. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 S.-Congreas man Sutherland has secured an im portant ruling by the commissioner "f the general land office affecting the rights of county judges in taking final proof In land entries The register of tt* land office at McCook had refused to designate County Judge Pyle ot Frontier county to take linal proofs, eien when the applicant had request ed to go before him. Commiasoner Herman held that the register had erred in this matter and in the future he is requester to designate a court <*ffi«er whom the applicant requests. T* Adjust tlit- U a(r Seal*. SAXHOS, B. C., Feb. 12.—Joint com mittee* representing the mine owne-s rd the miner*. have been in session dtirfctg the la*' two days in a third attempt to adjust the differences over the eight-hour law' and the wage sched ule. which has a used the strike in the Slocan during the last eight months. It is believed the result will be an agreement to t*e rate of $3.28 for eight hours work. th«* union waiving the ad ditioaal 25 cents formerly demanded, also waiving tae demand for three years' notice before any change shall be made in wages o: hour* of wsrk. “BOBS*’ AT THE FRONT. Lord Robert* U Reported us Having Ar rived at Mod dor River. MODDER RIVER. Feb. 12.—I^ord 1 Roberts is here. Upon appearing be fore the troops on Friday he was en thusiastically cheered. He visited the camp of the Highland brigade this morning and complimented General MacDonald and his men on the steady conduct at Koodoesberg drift. The Highlanders returned last night. Before retiring they found the bodies of twelve Boers. They believe the losses of the enemy were heavier than those of the British, because it is known that, in addition to the dead t Boers found, several had been buried. Apparently the Boers have brought ail their big guns from Mafeking to shell Kimberly. Our naval guns shelled Magersfontein today, but the Boer guns were silent. It is supposed that the enemy have withdrawn their ar tillery. They are blowing up the per manent way beyond Morton siding. The Boers still man their trenches, but their numbers are apparently reduced. The bulk of their force has gone to Kimberly or toward our flank. LONDON. Feb. 12.—The War office has just issued the following dispatch, dated today, from the general com manding at apetown: "Clements reports from Rensberg that on Friday. February 9. the Boers tried to turn his right flank, but were beaten off. Position maintained. Cas ualties small. “Kimberly reports that the Boer fighting force was apparently increased on Wednesday. February 7. Next day the Boers commenced the construction of trenches to the east, nearly parallel to the Glacis and 100 yards from the Premier mine. A native reported that he accompanied some Boers who left Mafeking for Kimberly, carrying with them a six-inch gun and a quick-firing field gun. The former opened tire on Kimberly. Otherwise the situation is i unchanged.” Si l/t R LOR VICE PRESIDENT 1-iiiKrt-osniHn Kld[rly Tliiuku llim Hood Running Mute for Iiryan. CHICAGO. 111.. Feb. 12—Congress man Ridgely of Kansas, who is here to attend the anti trust conference, is an open advocate for Congressman Sulzer for vice president. “The west wants Sulzer," he said. “Sulzer has made a fight for the Chicago platform in New York city, and has increased his majority. When others in New York doubted whether 16 to 1 was a proper policy he proclaimed it. He is the strongest candidate the demo cracy could name with Bryan upon the national ticket.” Congressman Sulzer. when ques tioned upon the matter, said: “I am not a candidate for the nomination. 1 have been always a loyal soldier in the democratic ranks and have re sponded to all demands made upon me. I have advocated the platform when it was exposed to ridicule and abuse. I fought the people’s battle and I am fighting it now." L4W IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Railroad* Cannot He Compelled to Fur iiIhIi I’aMf* to Shipper*!. TOPEKA. Kas.. Feb. 12—The state supreme court, in the case of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway ' company, against I. P. Campbell, has handed down a decision holding the act of the legislature requiring rail roads to furnish free transportation to shippers of live stock to be unconsti tutional. The court was unanimous and its der ision reverses both the ap ! jellate court and the Sedgwick county district court. I.iijiinr iii the l'hilippineft. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—Captain Frank M. Wells, chaplain of the First regiment of volunteers, who has just returned from the Philippines, spoke in Garfield Memorial church today under the auspices of the Woman’s Christian Temperance union on the liquor question in the Philippine is lands. He declared that since the American took Manila 400 places where liquor is sold have sprung up In Manila, while before the Americans entered the island Manila had only three saloons. The Filipinoe. he as serted. spoke well of the American soldiers, save that they said the Amer icans were “bad people” when they had drunk much liquor. Whisky, he said, was sold iri barracks at Idoilo not over fifteen feet from his head quarters until he put an end to it by complaints and provost marshal. Aniltulaiire t orp* for War. CHICAGO. 111., Feb. 12.—The am I bulanoe corps, thirty-nine in number, I recruited and equipped by the United i Irish societies of Chicago, left for New York today on its long journey I to join the Boer army on the battle ; fields of South Africa. Two special ! coaches were attached to the regular Lake Shore train for the party. The : corps is equipped with surgical and medical supplies, which, in addition to the personal effects of the members of the corps, filled three baggage cars. On arriving at Pretoria the men will join the Hoer army and work under the ilag of the American Red Cross so ciety. I’hflps * 1 i2h11 v Improved. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 12.— Though the attending physician stated last night that E. J. Phelps, who has been seriously ill for about three weeks, is not yet out of danger, some of the most intimate friends of the distinguished gentleman feel hope ful of his ultimate recovery. Signs of improvement have been manifested for the last several days, and Prof. Phelos is slowly gaining strength. Riiftttian Komi in I’t-mia. LONDON, Feb. 12.—The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Daily Mall ! says: The construction of the Trans-Per sian railway has been absolutely de cided upon. The line will be 1,300 miles long and will cost 150,000,000 Turkestans. The Viodestimi says the route will be from Dshulfa, by way of Taber, Hamedan, Ispahan and Kerman to Bauderabbas. Engineer'll Vigilance Saver Train. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 12.—A Times special from Perry, O. T., says: An attempt to hold up southbound pas senger train No. 405 on the Santa Fe railway was made last night, just after the train left the coal chute, a mile north of Perry, at 9:45. Some one pulled the bell cord and the train was slowing down when the engineer no ticed several masked men standing near the track. The engineer opened the throttle and the train dashed by the would-be robbers, wrho made a fu tile attempt to board it. Officers are in pursuit of the robbers. Third Attempt to Relieve Ladysmith Is Unsuccessful. A RECROSSING OP THE TllGELA Loudon Accepts as True tlie Statement that Auotlier Failure lias Been Made— Gloom Deepens the English Capital Balfour, iu Response to Goading, Makes Guarded Statement iu Com* utons. LONDON, Feb. 10—London ac cepts as true the statements that Gen eral Duller has failed again. These statements were passed by the British censor at Aden and are read in the light of Mr. Balfour's announcements in the Commons that General Buller is not pressing his advance. LEIPSIC. Feb. 10.—The Neuste Nachrichten prints a special dispatch from a correspondent who says that General Buller’s third attempt to re lieve Ladysmith has completely failed. BOER HEAD LAAGER. LADY SMITH. Thursday. Feb. 8—The Brit ish, who were in possession of the kopje at Molensdrift. abandoned it after a bombardment by Boer cannon this morning and retired across the Tugela liver to their former position. A desultory cannonade is proceed ing at the Tugela this morning, but otherwise everything is quiet. LONDON, Feb. 10.—(New York World Cablegram.)—The English public all day long had a critical sit uation of Buller's forces on their nerves. The war office, the political and service clubs were crowded during the afternoon and evening by men in search of war news. Just after the house convened Ban nerman asked if the government had any war nows. Balfour s only answer was "No." In the language of anxious lobby and clubmen it wasn’t what he said, but the nasty way he said it. Then the public read in the even ing papers the Boer report that Buller had been driven back across the 1 u gela. This redoubled public pressure for information and just before the house adjourned Balfour rose in his place and with great care gave ut terance to this statement: "The war office has information pointing to the conclusion that Bul ler is not pressing his advance beyond the point he occupied on Wednesday, and the government does not feel jus tified in asking him for more detailed information, nor if they had it would they make it public until tie opera tion was completed.” This only increased the anxious gloom of those who were waiting for news. The experts wondered whether the operation referred to was the retrgat or the relief of Ladysmith. All agreed that the situation showed clearly that the government and Roberts were agreed that Buller should be left se verely alone with his present forces to work out the salvation of Lady smith and make good, if he can, his former failure on the Tugela. Many of the best informed are in clined to think that both Methuen and Buller have received instructions only to keep as many Boers as possible em ployed on the Modder and Tugela while Roberts and Kitchener complete arrangements and prepare to strike a heavy blow against the Orange Free State. The Leader expert says: “The Boers report that Buller has once more been forced to retreat across the Tugela river. Hitherto their dispatches have been unpleasantly near the mark and there will be a general disposition to believe this news. Buller’s own friends had no news from up to 10 o'clock last night. MacDonald has been recalled by that astonishing general. Methuen. There can only be one excuse for such a movement, namely, the imminence of the march east. It is beyond doubt that the most authoritative opinion in London regards it probable that the endeavor will be made to force the line on the Orange river before Wed nesday next. If Buller has retired a third time we fear Ladysmith must fall.” JONES OffERS SUBSTITUTE Free Silver Itili to Take Place of Present Pending Currency One. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10— Senator Jones today introduced a free silver coinage substitute for the pending currency bill. The substitute provides that "from and after the passage of this act the mints of the United States snail be open to the coinage of silver and there shall be coined dollars of the weight of 412Vfe grains troy, of standard 9-10 fine, as provided by the act of January 18. 1S37, and upon the same terms and subject to the limita tions and provisions of law regulating the coinage and legal tender quality of gold." The substitute also provides that whenever the silver coins shall b<* received into the treasury certifi cates may be issued for them in the manner now prescribed by law. Taylor Will Not Sign. FRANKFORT. Ky., Feb. 10.—Gov ernor Taylor did not this afternoon sign the Louisville peace agreement. He announced, moreover, that he ha 1 no intention of doing so for some time, and did not know whether he woul 1 sign it at all. On the other hand, the democrats were confident he would af fix his signature to the document. Two Suopects Are Arrested. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. 10.—Two men suspected of complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel were ar rested in a boarding house today. The names are Silas Jones of Whitley county and Gottschalk of Nelson county. The men are said to have slept in the executive building for a time and they will be kept in confine ment until sometning more definite is known as to their whereabouts at the time of the assassination. Both strongly deny any knowledge of the murder. Amendment to Ontury Hill. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.—Senator Nelson today introduced an amend ment to the currency bill permitting the organization of national banks in towns of 4.000 inhabitant and over with a capitalization of $25,000. An Order by Taylor. LONDON. Ky.. Feb 10.—The follow ing message from Governor Taylor w as received today by a member of tho legislature: "Have warrants issued for members of the house and *put in the hands of 8ergeant-at-arms to serve." LAWTON RESTS AT ARLINGTON. Country Pays Its Past Honors to the Hreat Soldier. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.—Major General Henry W. l^awton was buried today in the National cemetery at Arlington. It was a na tions tribute to a national hero and the sorrow of a whole people was expressed when America added the chaplet of cypress to the brow that so long had worn the laurel. The burial services beneath the leaf less trees at Arlingtou was preceded by services in the Church of the Covenant, on Connecticut avenue, at which every department of the government was rep resented, including the president, cor gress, the supreme court members of the army and navy within reach of Washington. Lawton’s oid comrades of the line and staff, the diplomatic corps in all its brilliance of uniform and decoration and as many citizens of all degrees as were fortunate enough to find standing room within the walls. But the crowd within was insignifi cant compared with the thousands who braved the lowering winter's day for a glimpse of the flag-draped caisson with its military escort as it passed through the streets. Hundreds more made the toilsome pilgrimage to Arlington to to hear the last words pro nounced over the open grave, where th 1 president, his cabinet and the general commanding the army stood witii bowed heads until the last volley had been fired and the bugle sounded tap*. It was the home-coming of a hero. For seven weeks, ever since the fatal news from San Mateo had been flashed around the width of the world, th > country had waited to pay its best trib ute to the dead. La vton, to the great bulk of Amer icans had been the incarnation of the American soldier. He had made his mark in the civil war from the Missis sippi to the sea and in the interval of potential peace, it was he who had beaten at his own game Geronimo. the greatest master of desert craft and mountain fighting that the west had ever known, and who, in the new prob lem of tropic war, had proved the most daring and resourceful of all the gen erals in the field. It was in tribute to these qualities that the Lawton fund had in a few weeks been swelled past all the expectations of its originators for America knew that Lawton being a soldier first and only, had left to those who loved him no heritage, save his sword and a spotless name. For a day and a night the body of the soldier lay in state in the Church of the Covenant. Solemnly, when the doors were opened, troopers from his old command, with sabers drawn, werv keeping vigil at the head and foot. Be neath the soft lights of the altar rose a tropical jungle of palms and higher than the flag-draped coffin rose banks of flowers, tributes from every quarter of the land. At his head hung,, in diu folds, the dingy battle flag from San Mateo, still on the bamboo staff an! supported by one of the men who was near him when he fell. Close to the coffin sat President Mc Kinley and on his right the secretary of state. With them were the secre tary of war, the attorney general, th° secretary of the navy, the postmaster general, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of the interior and the secretary of agriculture. Near by wrero Mrs. Lawton, little Manley and the oth ers of the family, and to the left Gen eral Merritt, General Brooke, General Shafter and their staff officers, all in uniform, and all Lawton's comrades who at one time or another had ac companied and fought with him. CABiNET HAS SHORT SESSION. DUcusses the Need or the Plague Suf ferer# la Honolulu. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The cabi net had a short session today in order to attend the funeral services of Gen eral Lawton. The principal subject of discussion was the plague situation in Hawaii. It was pointed out that the necessi ties of the case required the destruc tion of a large number of cabins in the poorer sections of the city of Hon olulu and that in consequence many of the natives are homeless and in a destitute condition. Apparently there is no legislative authority to meet the situation by the appropriation of funds for the relief of those in dis tress and it is understood to be the purpose of President McKinley to com municate the facts to congress with a request for authority to reconvene the old legislature or to establish a commission with power to do what ever is needful at this time. NAVY NEEDS AN INCREASE WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.—The navy is short of enlisted men and also of ficers, and it is probable that congress will be strongly urged to act as to the latter deficiency. As ror the former, atlhough the shortage is about 1,000 men. there is already congressional authorization for the employment of more, and all that is lacking is volun teers. But as for the officers, with the increased number of ships in commis sion. and the additions being steadily made to tne navy, it is no longer pos sible to give them the tours or shore service to which they are entitled. 1- is expected that the administra tion will make an effort to have i-ie class of cadets at Annapolis increased by about 100. providing for the distri bution of the new appointments among the members of the senate. ltlll for l’liiladrlphia Cable. WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 10 — House bills introduced: By Mr. Bar ham (Cal.), for a cable from the United States to the Philippines: Mr. Jones (Wash.), extending to Alaska the United States laws on the sale of coal and stone lands. Killing on Kent Notes. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10—The eom I mlssioner or internal revenue has re ! considered the question of taxation : on rent notes and now holds that when these notes pass from the leasee i i<. the lessor they are not taxable | under the paragraph in scnedule A re ! lating to leases. If these rent notes | aie payable in merchandise they are I cot taxable in any particular, but when payable in money tney are tax able only at the rate of 2 cents for each $100 or fractional part thereof ; of face value. Major Frost to Be Ketired. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—Members of the army retiring board met in Chicago today and heard evidence in the case of Major A. S. Frost, assistant paymas ter. who recently served as colonel of the South Dakota regiment in the Philippines. The boaxd. it is said, will recommend that Major Frost be retired from active service because of physical debility. Major Frost entred the army as a private September 13. 1381. as a mem ber of Company A, Eleventh infantry. \ LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCE. Omaha. Chicago aid »w York Market Quotations. SOL'TH OMAHA UVK STOCK. SOl’TH OMAHA. Feb. It—CATTLE— Cows and belters were in good demand and sold at good strong, prices. 1 here appears to be a constant demand for tnat kind of cattle and as the arrivals at this point are tar trom large the market is in good shape right along and prices are high as compared with tne way beet steers are selling. Hulls, stags, etc., are also selling at steady prices. Meet steers, steers and heifers. cows, $l.:,VfH.b'; belters. $:S.Z.->m4.20; bulls, 52.ti5'ii 1-t'calves, sings. 3>-t Stockers and feeders. $3.2.sim. <o; stoc.i cows and helters. s2.'.<K-r2. •'*. HOGS—Sold very largely at M with good loads mostly at $4,8.7, anu ivitn si me good heavy an<i butcher weights at Saturday the hogs sold at H.i'i'o 4.S.7. with god loads largely at $1. .-VsT/ 4.. i 4*., and with 84.8,7 for top. SHEEP—Good to choice yearlings $.» 7.7.7; fair to good yearlings. v>.£V«|5..tO; good to choice wethers. >o.la^t.fair io good wethers. $4.i;>'2.).oi: good to choice feo ewes. $4.50'<i4.To: good to choice ted native lambs. »4>.T.VuT.oj; good to choice western lambs, JK.&7 <r6.S*•: tair to good tel western iambs, $ii.40<»*i.i>7; feeder wethers, >4.t(0<i4.5*»; feeder yearlings, J4..7o'(tTi.ijo; good to choice feeder lambs, jl.jtHu.7.2.7. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Fel>. 12.—CATTLE—Active an«l strong, including Texans; butchers, stockers and iwiers, steady; $?oou to choice. poor to medium, H.W" 4.su; mixed stockers. $5.2.i*j:i.M>; selected feeefers. $4.25«i4.!*u; good to choice cows, $3.25b 4.50. HOGS—Active and 10c higher: closing advance mostly lost; good clearance, mixed and butchers. r>,10; good to choice heavv. J4.95b5.10; rough heavy. J4.80b4.90; light. Ji.7.ili5.e9; bulk of sales. J4.95;fe5.02»~. SHEEC ANT LAMBS.—Active and 10b 15c higher: native wethers, $4.5u,»i5. i.i; lambs. $3.00b7.(>o; western wethers, J4.5UOI S.5ii-; western lambs, J6.«0b 7.»A*. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 12.—CATTLE— Choice heavy; steady; others siow to a shade lower; medium native steers. $4.7.* ha.40; lightweights, $4.35b S. 00; stockers and feeders, J.i.5OL5.0(i; butchers co-,s and heifers. 4..U); canners. J2.5'»b3. «o; ted westerns, J4.c0b4.S5; western feeders. J3.25b4.5u; Texans. *3.-«**<(4.25. HOGS—Market active and ruled 5b 19c higher; heavy. J4.S0b4.90; mixed. 44. V5b 4.v>; light, $4.65b4.77Vs: pigs. J4.20H4.55. SHEEP AND l.AMB»- bight supply stimulted values: market strong to 5c higher; lambs, $5.75bt>.5o; muttons, $4..Aid 5.20; stockeis and feeders, J3.50bo..i0; culls, J2.5ofi3.5U. CHICAGO P HOD ICE MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 12 —U GLAT—No. 3 spring, 03He; No. 2 red. 70’.|C. CORN—No. 2. 32-Vd32He; No. 2 yellow. 32l*&Sl\c. OATS—No. 2. 23Vn'23He; No. 2 white, 2' be; No. 3 white, 2.Vd25*tC. RYE—No. 2. 55c. PARLEY-No. 2. 3M.d3c. SEEDS—No. 1 flaxseed and northwest, $1.60; prime timothy, $2.52I2. PROVISIONS—Mess pork. per bbl.. $10.00b 11.10. 1-ard, per loo lbs., $5.90^40.05. Short ribs sides (loose*. J5.:*ob6.10. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $5.75'aO.(X). The Senate Passes Riils. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11— The lollowing bills were passed: Tj erect a public building at Dead wood. S. D., to cost $200,000; appropriating $500 for a monument to mark the site of the Fort Phil Kearney massacre; granting to the state of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hayes military reser vation of $7,000 acres, for the purpose of establishing western branches of the Kansas agricultural college and of the Kansas State Normal school thereon and for a public park. No senator having indicated his de sire to discuss the financial bill the senate at 1:05 p. m.. on motion of Mr. Aldrich, who said many senators de sired to atend the obsequies of Gen eral Lawton, adjourned. Taylor Refuses to Sign. FRANKFORT, Kv„ Feb. 12—Gov orner Taylor has definitely decided that he will not sign the Louisville agreement. He made the declaration this rfternoon as he came from the legislative hall, in which he had ail morning been in conference with the republican committeemen. He has de cided to allow the mater to be settled in the courts and will abide by their action. The legislature will be allowed to meet in the capitol building today and will continue its work withou. furthci interruption. Insurance Makes Him Crazy. CHICAGO, IlL, Feb. 12—William M. F. Knapp, special agent of the Phoe nix Insurance company, who lived at 3816 Calumet avenue, committed sui cide today in the Hotel Grace by shoot ing aimself in the temple and mouth. The body was found about twelve hours after the shots were fired. It is thought that the suicide was due >o temporary insanity, caused bv the death of several friends, and Mi. Knapp's father, and to insomnia, with whicn he had been troubled for several months. Shows Where He Hot His Money. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.—State Senator Tierney of Montana continued his testimony in the Clark case before the senate committee on elections to day. He said he had never been asked to vote for Mr. Clark for the United States senate and had. therefore, never been offered any consideration for his vote for that gentleman. He gave details of the organization of the Townsend bank, in which he had stock, and explained where he ob tained the money for it. France anil Brazil at Outs. RIO JANEIRO. Feb. 12.—France re fuses to lower the duties on Brazilian coffee and the negotiations on the sub ject are broken off. A cable message just received from Paris affirms that the French, govern ment will retaliate against the Bra zilian law doubling duties on French goods. The negotiations with Italy. Spain and Germany are nrogressing favor ably. Shot While Robbing a Bank. CHILLICOTHE. O.. Feb. 12—A burglar named John Schumaker, giv ing nis home as Lima. O.. was fatally shot at Higby's station today, while he and three others were attempting to roo the safe at the store of Higby & Son. The burglars were surprised by Charles Higby, merchant, an l Charles McCoppin. Norfolk & West ern telegraph operator. They fired on the robbers, wounding one. The other three escaped. It was later ascertained that the wounded man’s name is John Johnson, who was released from the Ohio penitentiary January 20. Baldwin Stable* Coming Eait. CHICAGO. Feb. 12.—A special to the Tribune from San Francisco says: The tamous black and Maltese cross of the Santa Anita stable is to be seen in Chicago-the coming season. W. J. Spier of O'Connell fame has secured a lease of the entire stable from E. J. Baldwin and will ship to Chicago at the tonclusion of the California rac ing season. Spier has already made entries for a number of the Chicago stakes and will surely be represented in the American Derby, which has four times been won by Santa Anita colts. i A FORMER AMERICAN SAYb. Doubled Their Cultivated Lands •nd More Thau Doubled Their Stock. The following letter, written by Mr. John Cummings of Wetaskiwin. Al berta Canada, formerly of Washing ion, to a friend in the United States, is only one of a hundred similar cases, and what was done by Mr. Cummings can more easily be done today by any good, sober and industrious farmer who chooses to make his home in the dominion. . Dear Sir: You want to know now I cot along since I came into Northern Alberta. 1 am happy to inform you that I am not ashamed to tell. We located five miles northeast of Wetaskiwin; left Farmington, Wash., on the 29th day of May, driving all the way. We had time to build our log house the first fall, and to make us comfortable for the family and stock. We then built four stables. 18x 20 inside, so that we could put every thing inside them when the cold got down to the fifties, and worked hard getting up the stables, and got through dubbing on the 1st of December; but. to our surprise, we had no use for the stables only for the milk cow and two spans of horses. The balance of the horses lived on the prairie all winter, and took care of themselves. The doors of two stables were left open for them to go into in a cold time, but they would not do it. hut stayed out on tne prairie the coldest night we had and looked as spry as crickets. I can go ten rods back of my house and count ten residents. I know ail of their circumstances. Every one of them have doubled their cultivated land, and doubled their animals, and a great deal more. All of us are com paratively out of debt and an unusual ly big crop to thresh and prospects of a fair price, and I expect we are as well contented a lot of people as there is to be found from Florida to the Klondike. My son bought two pounds of twine to the acre, and when we started to bind some barley we found that in stead of taking two pounds to the acre, it was taking nearly five pounds. Then 1 you ought to have seen him hitch up a team and make for town for 100 pounds more. 1 cannot say how it will thresh. All 1 can say is that it is well-headed, and takes an enormous amount of twine. See what a man does, mark his mo tives, examine in what he reads; how can a man conceal his character? It you have not tried Magnetic Starch try it now. You will then use no other. Sea Porta. The memory of man runneth not back of the time when seaport towns and cities did not exist, thrive and flourish. There is a new and promis ing one growing up down south which bids fair to soon enjoy great commerce. It is La Porte, at the head of Gal veston Bay on the gulf coast of Texas. A magnificent natural land-locked harbor already exists and extensive docks, -wharfs and terminals are being constructed. The government is to deepen Galveston Bay. affording a 26 foot channel into the splendid fresh water harbor bay of San Jacinto. As Newport News is to the Atlantic coast, and Duluth and Superior are to the inland stas, so La Porte is to be to the south. Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle. Important to mothers. Exuuine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA. a rafeand sure remedy for infanta and children and see that it Bears the Signature of -. w wt In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought Between friends frequent reproof makes the friendship distant. Use Magnetic Starch—If bac no equal. Kranee'* Civil Power. That the backbone of the army's power in France was broken by the trial of Dreyfus is shown in the reor ganization of the French colonies in West Africa. Therein the civil author ities have triumphed. A portion of th« Soudan is to be joined to each of the four contiguous colonies and what remains is to be divided into two mil itary districts, but the whole region will be under the control of a govern or general, whose powers will be equal to those of the viceroy in India, and whose headquarters will be St. Louis, the capital of Senegal. Mr*. Winslow’* Soothing Syrup. For children teething, soften* the gums, reduce* In flammation, allay*pam,cure* wlndcollc. 2ic a fcottla. Women Posted a* “Broke.” A sensation has been caused in both society and business in London by the posting on the Stock exchange cf two v omen clients of well known brjkcis because they have been unable to meet then losses. The women in question are i ady Elizabeth Bertie, sister of the Earl of Lindsey, and a Mrs. Mauby, who is not so well known. President McKinley sends to a Cleveland shoemaker for every pair of shoes he wears. This shoemaker has been furnishing the president with footwear for fifteen years. There are five official reporters of the house .and they draw $5,000 a year each. In addition to what they can make by reporting the proceedings of house committee hearings. 44 A Thread Every Day Makes a Skein in a Year.” One small disease germ carried by the blood through the system will convert a healthy human body to a condition of in valtdesm. Do not wait until you are bed ridden. Keep your blood pure and life-giv ing all the time. Hood's Sarsaparilla accomplishes this as nothing else can. w. L. DOUGLAS $3 & 3.50 SHOES union I \ladojw! bjr over \y> 1,000,000 wear ■ on bottom^ Flkt | I f>o ■ r"* w« wnunii x i_ 3 bo substitute claimed to be’ Vour dealer ■ should keep them —if ■ not, we will send a pair ■ on receipt of price and see. , State kind of leather, * width, nlam nr ran tn« r»t oukram "• L DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass. Di! Ifls NQIAMjoh^ ir.noBBia, H9IVI1 Wathlnfton, D.C. txfmtstr U B. p*ntiOD Vurtitt. . 13i4tiMUc*tios claiais, attjr aincc.