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profaned Par tkr cable
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tkr Hrttiak ewfoatal afore Matted far
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of tin# l«wl mere «l«l
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• 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
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• 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. Tto .d
joir ia ■ am ■—italiwf in tto *si§*4arr
■at b! < f tto irun> and ( »|>n t'faan*
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(hlifamti to Kart Klatfrr to tavaa*
(teat* tto afar
Far tto toot ti«*r to oatfaa Harass
In ckar of yrtto* ferrt X« caar ha*
to#a uM* tally rrpuetod for ncMto dajr»
Tto itorton of tto St*aa<tar4 0.1
•iap*r «f toa J« no- r tore to. Larr !
a 4»«atoa4 of fro pe* fw*. parabU
Mar* a |&.
n*atw Armsad Kaiiirrr* republi*
<aa naaator for l^ut-rt-tSarotuir van
»!mM prr«i«ir»t * f tto Kr»a* to ara
at» •
Tto to* Yurfc hoard of aid^rana ha
amiiarniifr jiaaorit a rrailuka ri
t-adiM tto *r»*Kis*» of tto aMtab ipa.
Hy to AdtottaJ aad Mm. Orrrey upon
tto arraitaa of ttotr trtoK.
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taff»t«f aad »t in aato that to toa»
0M4 |«n»rrill of altiaab rwun-ry
Oaiag to tolar to prtattac. tto test
Of tto Mar Kaaarrftoo raa*«atioa t»a»
calf toaod toy tto BrtcMl fufetca «®re
oa tto toik
ft in naauaartol that Gmto Malfoor.
• oaamauir torattor of A. i. 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.
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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.
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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.
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