THE NORTHWESTERN.
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m mm w war.
Orcsas bolds her election oa Jus* 2.
»uli*a Bouts, s fttotfr net borss
rasw of CtUloraia. Is dead. i«r ...
Tber* art thirty-four BitUoatlrH
la Mr. Cwwfif s snr star! company.
IU4d]»-cf 'tW>rosd populists of Tem
wnwt fsirlfiif to m&4 drifgttu to
OtrisiMi
The Earl of I ■ inborn Is dead. He
»«• term la lkS4 aa4 aas tut admiral
nC the Tortitot roast
TV Bofaki Eiprrti »u|«rau Ursry
4 Sen as the presidential ticket, had
Mrs. De*ff for speaker’
Dr E S. IVUot. a well known K*n
•aa. formerly a state senator, has died
at Topeka of heart trouble.
It to oElirlsMy announced that Kin;
Ctocar »til vuu the Paris exposition
before the ead of the asoath.
The Ilkbaois supreme court has head
«d down aa opinion that the a*vertu>>
tag fa« law to uacoaatitutioaal.
Oa accoaat of poor crops la Chill it
to eaperud that that roaatry will im
po-t Wheat from Calif ora la toto year.
The tiHga» operator* oa the Ai
latAJk aa4 ItoaviL* diriaiuc of tho
hertherm railway are oat c*a a strike.
Agree* from Hermuslilo. Susort.
Vtko. aay Governor Luis Terre* has
settled the Taya! tree fair ta his state.
At Canon City. Cato., the damage to
the fruit trees from the late aeary
storm and frosts to estimated at tSov.- '
General John C. Gilmore, adjuian* I
gcueral at the headquarter* of the
army, to seriously Hi at Washington.
D. C.
A te-e* sugar factory has bees int
uited at Santiago dr Ctill, being the
tm rcmcera of the kind ever es'.shltok
ed la that ccuatry.
Commodore Courie. I & N has
sal ed for the Philippine* oa the steam- :
er Doric to take charge of the ma< tine j
steps at the Cavite navy yard*.
Mias Lillian Blakesless of Cory. Pi. ’
who has been under meduai treat meet
for year* far eopsampdo*. ceughaf up J
a cellar fauttea the ether day. and It
rapidly movcrlbg
TV Alameda Cal hoard of educa
tion has adopted a rule furt»tdaing the
emp.ormettt a* teat hers in tt.*- p._.ic
s< hueto of aay persons who are a*uct>
«d with tahrreukaris.
william A. I ark of Aootana Las
i«M to tkf board of dtmtur*
Trust Company of America H
| the place of J. WUuaxa Clark.
arfc.> recently resigned
TW Eev Ora Sqeire. father of ex
la t«4 Staua Senator W C Squire, of
Seattle. Wash... if dead at the boor of
Mb daughter. Mrs ... i Joalln in
Or* eneastir. lad. He arms >3 rears old.
At a secret femes of tiny buhops
of .'he Protestant Episcopal church,
lie id at Near York, the nesiynat: m of
iha asp Heary Jackson. former coadju
tor bishop of the diocese of Alabama.
* 'tarlea T. Uoaotaa. a prominent lire
stack fftcahiks man of St. joaeph.
Mo aad brother of Colonel ioha Don
ovan, general manager of the SL Jo
seph stork yards. Is dangerously ill
with rheumatism of the heart.
John baton. for seren years
of the American Society of
Kr.fr.oa• Edo* at ion. ha* resigned that
uAr* aad Jeabce John M Harlan o. the
railed States supreme court has beea
« srd to »a< < red him.
M m Jennie ON* ill potter the weil
eioruUoaist. died at St Lukes
la Near York city. Miss Pot
ter last December has been an .n>
of St_ Luke's suffering from < an
Her body trill he take- to Wiw x
aia tor burial.
The twentieth annual convention of
the " m s Baptist Foreign Mission
ary Society came to an end at rioux
Falls S D Sara. J. a» brott of Evan
ston. UL. was elected presioent. atat«
>re*i dents were auso elected .and
a legislative hoard of riget.
JudC* Adams, of the Cal ted mates
circuit court, made an important rul
stig at SL Louis relative to testimony
.akea in depaMtfcma before notaries
He held that a witness could
jmpetied to test—y m eac h pro
ceeditga nnlirs the legal issues had
already been formulated. Where a suit
Is merely pending aad the endear* has
I submitted to the court, a wit
bring In contempt could
to answer may question pro
C'ttiseas of Honolulu are demanding
tW retigaadoo of tie court of claims
apputa ed through -*cKiniey to award
judgment* for the Chaatown fire kwx«.
The presidents recommendation as
to tie :i**tailaiioo at officers :a t*orto
Km. as embodied In tbs message. via
lie promptly acted upon by the homo
nn—Him cm insular affairs.
Daniel Fulta, a pioneer Summer
county Kr Mssf farmer. 11 ring near
t dais' was killed by a dehorned tmil
while try la# to halter the animal
Veterinary Surgeon J. C. Hamilton,
formerly at Chicago. dropped dead at
SfceibyvJie. lad. He was uamamci
and h) .-wars of sge.
Ferula Is ia daagrr of a famine, os
la# to the failure of tbe crops
The rhsdag at Stockncam. Sweden.
La* voted U&nttJH* kroner for ammuni
tion and rifles. I2.teh.Pte for new field
artillery X».*te tor the voiwater nut
association and agreed to increase tbe
arw ca\al. ronatmrtlone for lwtl co
kroner.
Grant Britain offers to arbitrate for
dole and Venexoela.
▲a anarchist pkd was discovered at
AK.UUL 1 City and free port of central
Italy on il* Adriatic. The police seised
a number of letters from Paris and
America, and arrested Use recipients
of these missives.
A cablegram was received at tbe war
departsaeat from Governor ueneral
Want stating taat the Cuban elections
will be b*4d June 1C.
Miss Jennie Dans, employed ia tbe
treasury department at Washington
and borne on n vacation, commuted
suicide by drinking poison^nt Kewa
A company kas been organised in
Austin. Texas to build airs alps.
Tbe navy department nas secured a
f in ten <tearner to carry the wheat
oats food supplies collected by
charitable organisations in New York
to plague end famine sufferers in In
that Chicago
■recorded in
boy, who is
the arrival in
of James Francis
district telegraph
to President Krv
of sympathy from PhUa
aad New York schools boya.
Tb< Fil.pizo* Lose Over a Thousand Men
in Seven Daja
BANDS Of INSlRGf NTS ARE ACTIVE
I*— M A«rrtrma U Only slight—
Filar Eagifra Utrrltou si ten Miguel—
Tlunyriftta Infantry UcU three
Uuun uf Night f ighting.
MANILA. April 23*—Last week has
been ijtue of the bloodiest of the war
atoer Cite Cm day's lighting around
Manila. Authentic r.-i» rts, mostly of
ficial. show a total of ITS Filipinos ,
killed, twelve ofllcers and 244 inen cap- ]
tured and many more wounded. The :
number wound*-1 U hardly guess- i
able. as a great majority of ;
the wounded will die. Probably the
week's work finished 1.444 insurgents. !
The Americans* I"** was nine killed and
sisteen wounded. Two sergeants and ;
< ne private were killed in ambush and
while escorting provision trains.
The insurgents have been aggressive
In almost every province of Luzon.
nral Flo del Pilar's bind, numln-r
:ng Is*, which was out of sight for three
■MAfhs. the leader being reported kill
ed, has reapp< a red In its old Held about
Sad Miguel.
f*Slnr Is suppossd to be again in com
mand. He gave the American garrison
Ml Miguel* consisting of three com
panies of the Thirty-tlfth infantry, with
a •ailing, a three hours’ light, during a
eight attack. The 1 <>** of the insur
gents in this engagement is not includ
ed in the foregoing total, as they re
moved th* ir dead and wc#unded, but
I'TeS’umably considerable.
Twenty Filipinos in the province of
Satatcges attacked Lieutenant Wende,
who. with eight men, were scouting
near San Jose. The lieutenant and five
men were wounded and one private
waa killed.
isergeant Ledous of the Thirty-fifth
Infantry, with seventy men. had a five
h urs* fight with 4‘*0 Insurgents In the
Neuva <*aceras district. Twenty of the
Insurgents were killed.
Colon* I Smith <>f the Seventeenth In
fantry. who captured General Monte
negro. and brought him to Manila, Is
In the is .au n h *t*ltal. suffering from
sm ilp 'X. presumably caught from the
Filipino*.
« ’*'Mimn f r mnuBo < .iinu.eu
> A. -rs an 1 men with M nUntgro.
The « t?i **r® acre ferooght to Manila.
Montenegro. one of the dapper officers
In the Piiip.no army, looks worn and
haggard. He says he led a terrible life
for months, and h • has offered to re
turn to the north V. ith Colonel Smith,
t® endeavor to j rsuade his former
<- tirade® of th- usel ssm ss of opposing
tbe Amen- an®.
• -ne fcf*—* e**-.;- ! Spanish prison
r* fr-ir. the j-r*.v;n> *• of Tayabas, South
Luz*n, hai'e arrived at Manila.
The insurgents have IN more Spam
lards In that <!isir: t. Recently the
Pi!;; ;r. *s destroy*-! several rods of the
tailr ad hne n* ar Paniquo. in an un
cut .essfui attempt to wreck a train.
Hl{ Money la kiectrirlty.
NEW YORK. April 23.—The annual
report of the General Electric company
issued today shows gross receipts for
the year ending January 31. WOO, of
$23.24*.170. Of this amount there was
a total profit for the year of $5,479,130.
The sum of $1.2*2070 was absorbed in
paying dividends on preferred and
common stock and interest on out
standing debentures, the patent ac
count was reduced by $2,000,000 and
an addition to the surplus account was
made of $2,196,459. This leaves a pres
ent surplus with a balance of $156,570
earned forward from last year of $2,
353.030.
JawiM-d I row lh( Brooklyn Bridge.
NEW YORK. April 23.—Miss Marie
Dinse of this city Jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge without serious inju
ries. Many men have made this leap
into the waters of the East river since
the bridge has been completed. Most
of them have perished, but Miss Dinse
is the second woman who has ever at
tempted to end her life in this way. On
September 6, 1995, a Mrs. McArthur
jumped from the bridge and was but
slightly injured. She was discharged
when arraigned in a police court. On
August 20 of the same year Mrs. Mc
Arthur made a second attempt to jump
but was stopped by tbe bridge police.
timeral Eton to Resign.
HA\«NA. April 23.—General Rius
Rivera secretary of agriculture, has
had a long interview with Governor
General Wood regarding tne letter
which he wrote urging a union of po
litical parties and unanimous demand
of independence by the end of 1901.
General Rivera will probably resign
early this week from his official posi
ti'er. The CuLanu predicts that the re
maining secretaries will do likewise,
as it is recognized that General Rivera
hold- a powerful influence. Otner sec
retaries of agriculture will not affect
them. They give it as their belief that
the party will be benefited by tuvera’s
resignation.
Me Hu One Wife Too Manr.
TACOMA. April 23.—Rowland r.
HIM. professor of mathematics at the
Fuget Sound university, and formerly
mining speculator and business man
of Blaine, Neb., was arrested here on
a c harge of bigamy. He is accused of
marrying a Nebraska girl five years
after he deserted a wife in England.
Hill does not deny ne has another wife
living, but he claims he read a state
ment in a Nebraska paper to the effect
that desertion of a wife in a foreign
country for five years had been con
strued by the Nebraska courts as a di
v r<f His English wife is an actress
and Hill says that they never lived to
gether.
Cud of (inrbrl Ira’lon.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. April 22 —While
the Franklin county grand jury has
not adjourned It is understood that the
investigation of the Goebel asaasina
tion has been completed. The indict
ment against republican Governor Tay
lor. charging him with being an acces
sory to the murder, will be held up till
after the argument of the governorship
contest case, which is docketed for
bearing before the supreme court at
Washington. April 30. and it is said by
persons in the councils of the prose
cution that no such warrant will be is
Fued or other steps taken in the case
till after that time.
Will A«k for m Kerelrer.
ST. PAt'L. Minn.. April 23.—A Dis
patch special from Butte. Mont., says:
Some time ago Burdelle O’Connor insti
tuted a $2,000,000 damage suit against
the Anaconda Mining company, set
ting forth that the defendant through
workings of the St. I^awrence. Ana
;onda and Mountain View mines un
lawfully extracted ore from the "copper
trust** mine, owned by the plaintiff, and
asking for a permanent injunction. At
torneys for the plaintiff announced that
ic ease Judge Claneey denies the per
manent Injunction they would seek the
appointment of a receiver for the Ana
eenda company
TURKEY REPLIES
Americana to lie Compensated Same as
Other Foreign Subjects.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 23—The
porte has replied to the American de
mands, stating that Turkey will com
pensate American missionaries under
the same conditions as in the case of
other foreign subjects.
The United States legation has
Joined the other embassies in protest
ing against the increase of import
duties.
The porte has not yet replied to the
last colective note, but the changed
tone of the Ottoman officials leads to
a belief that a settlement has been
reached in conformity with the de
mands of the foreign republics. It is
now fully expected that the porte will
invite the embassies to discuss the
proposed changes.
There is general interest in polit
ical circles regarding the attitude of
the United States in the indemnity
claim and it is believed that the pow
ers having similar claims will support
American action.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Neither
Secretary Hay nor the Turkish minis
ter has been advised of the reported
action of the porte in replying to the
American demands. In the absence
of official information and of the spe
cific conditions of the reply, officials
here prefer not to discuss the matter,
but express the hope that a satisfac
tory and amicable settlement of the
differences between the tv o countries
may be reached.
BATTLE IS RAGING
Hocr* Fiercely Attacked Dalgetty's Po
•itlou to Anticipate Kelief.
MASERU, Basutoland, April 23.—
Evening—Four Boer guns have been
hard at work all day on colonel Dal
gety's position, me British guns have
teptied at intervals.
The Boers are divided into three di
visions. two be ng in positions to re
pel the relief columns, the distant roar
oi whose artillery is audible.
General Brabant's relief force is re
ported to be today in the neighborhood
of Bushman's Kop, twenty miles from
Wepener.
The Basutos are posted on the border
for defensive purposes. They are be
having in orderly fashion, but are
showing the most intense interest in
the outcome of the developments of the
next twenty-four hours.
MASERU. Basutoland, April 23.—
General Brabat's guard reached Bush
ma's Kop last evening. The Boers held
a strong position there, with two guns.
The engagement opened at sunrise
with heavy rifle fire. At 6:30 a. m. can
nonading began and continued for sev
eral hours.
General Brabant's forces are on the
plain and have fairly open country all
the way to Wepener.
Evidently the Boers reattacked Dal
getv today.
Colonel Dalgety heliographs:
“All well. Boers fired 300 shells yes
terday with doing much damage.”
BRYAN’S AID WILL BE ASKED
Good Office* of Silver Leader Sought to
Settle the Differences.
TOPEKA. Kan.. April 23.—While W.
J. Bryan is in Wichita this week his
good offices, will it is said, be sought
to settle differences existing between
the populists and democrats in the
Sixth and Seventh districts, where fu
sion is split wide open on account of
the attitude of rival nominees for con
gress.
The fusion politicians are very
much concerned by the situation in
these districts and they also look for
ward to the Third district democratic
'and populist conventions, set for May
21. with much alarm, for if a demo
crat be not given the united nomina
tion in that district a split will, it is
predicted, ‘be inevitable between the
two state conventions to be held later
at Fort Sscott. The district is now
represented in congress by Hon. E. R.
Ridgely. populist. Mr. Bryan is booked
to speak at Wichita on Tuesday.
GERMANY UNABLE TO HELP
See Jio Reason Why Boer Delegation
Should Visit That Country.
BERLIN, April 23.—The semi-official
Berliner Post publishes an inspired
article in which it is stated that the
sentiment regarding the Boers still re
mains friendly throughout Germany,
but that the government sees no rea
son why the Boer peace delegation
should come to Berlin, since no good
could be gained from such a visit,
Germany being unable to render the
slightest service, either in friendly of
fices to both sides or in intermediation
so long as Great Britain remains de
termined to reject both.
B »o*tg l:p the Generals.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 23.—The
senate committee on military affairs
reached an agreement to report the bill
for the reorganization of the army
with a number of amendments. The
bill confers the rank of lieutenant gen
eral upon the senior major general and
that of major general upon the adju
tant general of the army.
N»id to He a Nebraskan.
CHICAGO, April 23.—The Chicago
police say they have eighteen cases
against C. O. Charleston, under arrest
on the charge of getting small sums
of money from various persons on
worthies* checks. Charleston is said
to be a former Justice of the peace and
a former member of the Nebraska leg
islature.
Last year the American people con
sumed 2.000.000 tons of sugar, of which
l,3So,000 tons were made by the sugar
trust.
DEWEY SCHEDULE ARBANOED
Dates for Admiral and Party on Their
Trip Through the West.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey will leave here in a
special train over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad Sunday, April 29, on their trip
to Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Nash
ville and Knoxville. They will arrive
in Chicago at noon Monday, April 30.
Wednesday morning, May 3, the Chi
cago & Alton railroad will take the
special to Jacksonville, 111., where a
three-hours’ stop will be made. St.
Louis will be reached In the evening.
lienjamln Northrop Is Dead.
NEW YORK, April 23.—Benjamin
Northrup, a well known newspaper
man, formerly managing editor of the
Mail and Express, died Saturday night
of meningitis, after an illness of a few
weeks. Mr. Northrup was born in
Cleveland in June, 1856. His father
built the ‘‘Northrup Block,” In that
city. His mother was one of the foun
ders of St Luke’s hospital, Cleveland.
He received his education at Racine,
Wis., and in Germany and France. He
was at various times connected with
the Indianapolis News and other west
ern papers.
IS DEAD OR DISABLED
Belief that Colonel Baden-Powell No
Longer Commands at Mafeking.
BOERS GOING FROM BLOEMFONTEIN
Country In Terrible Condition and Fever
la Decimating Mafeking—Flood Waters
Adding to Hardships—Cedi Rhodes
Makes Unexpected Departure From
London for the Cape.
LONDON, April 21.—New York
World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)
—Is Colonel Baden-Powell, the hero of
Mafeking, dead or sick?
The rumor that he is one or the
other came from Boer sources early
this week. Of course it was discred
ited, but it is remarkable that for three
weeks now the dispatches received
from Mafeking—the last dated April
11—do not mention his name. Until
this silence Colonel Baden-Powell’s
name, his varied activities, bis schemes
and his interchanges of hostilities
with the Boer forces investing Mafe
king, filled all the Mafeking dis
patches.
Lady Sarah Wilson’s latest dis
patches make mention of “the com
mandant,” but Baden-Powell’s name
is conspicuous by its absence.
The war office’s reply to my inquiry
about the colonel was, “We have no in
formation.” If the war officials had
any evidence to contradict the Boer re
port they undoubtedly would quickly
publish it. Yet that report remains
uncontradicted.
That the British authorities should
desire to suppress news of Baden-Pow
ell's death (if true) as long as possi
ble is easy to understand, for publica
tion of it would embolden the Boers to
make a final dash for the possession
of Mafeking.
Major Lord Edward Cecil, son of
Lord Salisbury, must be in command
if Colonel Baden-Powell is dead of dis
abled.
LONDON, April 21.—A cable from
Bloemfontein reports fighting at Ka
ree siding, six miles north of Glen.
This is an indication that the British
forces have begun the advance on Pre
toria, but even if this were only an un
important skirmish there are many
other Indications that Lord Roberts is
either starting or has already started
for the northern goal.
A dispatch from Capetown under to
day’s date says:
“The censorship restrictions have
been greatly increased, owing to the
movements of the troops.” All the dis
patches bear traces of the strenuous
efforts of the correspondents to give
their papers an inkling of what is
afoot.
“The Boers south of Bloemfontein 1
are reported to be retreating. Large |
commandos were seen April 19. near
Thaba N’Chu, moving to the north.
Their progress was slow, however, ow
ing to the terrible condition of the
country. Bv way of Pretoria comes a '
report that fever is decimating the
Mafeking garrison and a letter from
the mayor of Mafeking says Lord Rob
erts asked Colonel Baden-Powell to
hold out until May 20.
WIPED OUT BY EIRE
Cosines* Portion of a North Dakota
Town Entirely Destroyed.
GRAND FORKS. N. D.. April 21.—
Word was received here this after
noon that Edinburg in the northern
part of Walsh county was burning and
almost immediately after the first in
formation came to hand the telegraph
wires went down and it was impossi
ble to get further information from
that source. A telephone message to
Park River brought the following par
ticulars from a reliable source:
The fire started at 3 p. m. in the
rear of Flatens drug store, standing
at the south end of the business por
tion of the town. A south wind aided
the flames in quickly spreading and
before anyone was aware what had
happened the whole town was ablaze.
It was impossible to learn how the
fire originated.
Several people attempted to save
their personal belongings, but were
compelled to abandon the attempt and
flee for their lives. Two women. Mrs.
Lindahl and Mrs. B. J. Orson, perished
in the flames and one child barely es
caped. The residence portion of the
city is uninjured. The chief sufferers
are business men and the people who
occupied apartments above stores.
Fraleht RnlM Canrdlrd.
NEW YORK. April 21.—It is an
nounced by a Wall street news agency
that the through freight rates between
the Pacific coast and all points south
of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi
river were canceled today. All of the
interested roads, including the South
ern Pacific, have Issued notices to that
efTect As a result of this action, the
transcontinental rates east of the Mis
sissippi river are added to the rate be
tween San Francisco and the river and
the through rate advanced in the exact
amounrt. of the added local, which
ranges from 30 cents per 100 pounds
to $1 and more in some instances.
Grtegd Wants 8900,000 More.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 21.—
Attorney General Griggs was before
the house committee on public build
ings and grounds today to urge an
additional $900,000 appropriation for
the proposed new department of Justice
building.
To Reoort Grand Armv Bill.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 21.—
After extended conferences the house
committee on invalid pensions, of
which Representative Sulloway of New
Hampshire is chairman, finally deter
mined today to report to the house
senate bill 1477, which is known as the
“Grand Army bill.” v The final draft, of
the bill aggregates the disabilities un
der which applications may be made
for pension under the act of June 27,
1809. The other radical change in ex
isting law is the changing of the rate
of Income of a soldier's widow’ from
the present rate of $96 per year to an
“actual net income of $250 per year.”
Rale* a* to Branding Cattle.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Congress
man Burke of South Dakota. In be
half of the stockmen of th estate, has
requested the Indian officials to frame
rules and regulations requiring stock
men and Indians on reservations to
comply with the state law with refer
ence to the branding of catttle. It is
asserted that many brands used on
reservations are similar to those reg
istered under the law, and that this
condition of affairs has created con
siderable confusion. It is probable
that such a regulation will be adopted.
ACTION AGAINST TURKEY
State Department Proceeding With C»u
tlon In Ita Work.
WASHINGTON. April 21—Secre
tary’ Hay returned to Washington to
day from New York. An accumula
tion of departmental business awaited
him, but nothing in the nature of an
ultimatum directed to the Turkish
government was included in the mass
of correspondence.
It is apparent that, though deter
mined upon positive action, the State
department is proceeding decorously
and with due precautions against be
ing led into any position which it can
not maintain. It may be stated by
authority that the State department
is entirely satisfied of the accuracy
of Minister Starus’ statement relative
to the promises made to him by the
porte, notwithstanding the attempted
explanations and efforts to becloud the
issue by declarations that the sultan's
promises were conditional.
The minister’s dispatches, sent
while he was in Constantinople, are
couched in exact terms; his written
statements were fully confirmed by
his oral explanations to the depart
ment upon his return to tire United
States, and, moreover, the pledges he
secured were similar to those made
to the two preceeding United States
ministers to Turkey. In ..he opinion
of the State department officials it is
inconceivab.e that three United States
ministers should be consecutively de
ceived in the term6 of a promise or
should have reached similar misunder
standings.
The approval which the State de
partment's latest action seems to have
received in Europe was anticipated,
it being realized here that several of
the continental powers having claims
similar to our own against Turkey,
being themselves prevented from imi
tating any forcible demand upon the
Turkish government by reason of the
jealousy of their neighbors, are en
tirely willing that the United States
government shall act as a pioneer in
this matter and clear the way for a
prosecution of their own claims.
It is also believed here that the
European powers are hopeful that the
attitude assumed by the United States
may indirectly serve to deter the
Turkish government from the pro
posed arbitrary increase of 3 per cent
in customs dues which it seeks to
make in defiance of the joint protest
of the European powers. It appears
that our government is lending its
moral support to this protest, for while
not joining with the others in the
combined note, our charge, Mr. Gris
ccm, has been instructed to make
representations on our own account
in opposition to the increase of duties.
MUST PAY POR THEIR LANDS
Hlnctr Herman Rule* on the Bill to Give
Xrlirifka Settlers a Lift.
WASHINGTON, April 20.—Commis
sioner Herman of the general land
office, reporting upon the bill “for the
relief of homestead settlers on that
portion of the great Sioux reservation
lying and being in the state of Ne
braska. formerly in the territory of
Dakota, now South Dakota,” says that
the design of the bill is to amend all
laws in force respecting that portion
of the great Sioux reservation in Ne
braska. so as to relieve the homestead
settlers thereon from the payment of
$1.25 per acre. That the settlers shall
receive patents for their homestead
entries on the payment of the usual
land fees, without being required to
pay any other or additional sum. This,
Mr. Herman says, would be a discrim
ination in favor of these settlers and
against those in South Dakota upon
the former Sioux reservation. In view
of this fact, and that settlers on In
dian lands generally are required to
pay for the lands entered by them a
sum per acre sufficient to either reim
burse the government for the amount
paid to the Indians or to compensate
the Indians for the lands ceded by
them, the commissioner says he can
not recommend the passage of the bill.
TwelTe Sack* of 95 Letters.
BOSTON, Mass., April 21.—Twelve
sacks of mail addressed to Francis
Truth, the “divine healer,” who was
arrested recently, charged with fraud,
have been impounded by the United
States government under the usual
“fraud order.” Many of the thousands
of letters contained in the twelve mail
sacks carry money for "absent treat
ment”
Truth’s usual charge was $5 for ab
sent treatment so that necessarily the
amount of money contained in the let
ters is very large
Reorganization of the Army.
WASHINGTON, Aoril 21.—The sen
ate committee on military affairs to
day reached an agreement to report
the bill for the reorganization of the
army, with a number of amendments.
The bill confers the rank of lieutenant
general upon the senior major gener
al. and that of major general upon the
adjutant general of the army.
HAVOC IS WROUGHT BY FLOOD
Millions of Dollars Worth of Property
Destroyed in the Sooth.
NEW ORLEANS. April 22.—The
flood which commenced the early part
of the week has alread caused, at a
conservative estimate, fully $3,000,000
loss in central and southern Missis
sippi. to say nothing of the damage
sustained by the railroads. The ex
tent of the losses have not yet been
fully realized, and it may be some
days yet before an accurate total can
bc- reacehd, for. mail communication
has been totally cut off between those
localities which have suffered most
and the outside world.
In Louisiana, too. the damage done
by the unprecedented rains was great,
A special from Columbus. Miss., re
ceived late tonight, fixes the loss in
that little town a id it6 immediate vi
cinity at $500,000. Many farm houses
were carried away by the mad waters,
the occupants barely escaping with
their lives, and the number of cattle
destroyed was great. A great many
cotton gins and mill houses were
washed away. Nearly every bridge
around Columbia was swept down
street. The Pearl river is now higher
than it has been known for many
years. Miles and miles of the New
Orleans & Northwestern track is still
ander water.
Will Support Mr. Bryan.
NEW YORK, April 21.—The demo
cratic state committee met at the HofT
man house today for the purpose of
naming a time and place tor holding
the state convention to elect four del
egates-at-large to the national con
vention at Kansas City. It is said
that Mr. Croker will join hands with
ex-Senator Hill to send an uninstruct
ed delegation to Kansas City. The
leaders disclaim, however, any hos
tility to Mr. Bryan. Ex-Senator Hill
Is now, so it is declared, ready to sup
i port Bryan and will be with Bryan
I this fall, the politicians say.
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Quotation* From New York, Chicago,
South Omaha and Elsewhere.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA, April 19.—CATTLE—
The market as a whote was slow. Buy
ers seemed to be Indifferent and sellers
complained that it was hard work to sell
at satisfactory prices. The early market
was slow, and It was late before any busi
ness of consequence was trunsacteu. the
fat cattle market was unevenly lower,
ranging all the way from weak to lb
lower. The least decline was on the
choice fat little cattle. Beef steers, $3. a
®4.90; steers and heifers. $4.20<&4.80; cows,
5W.0O&4.25; heifers, $3.80414.65; bulls, 83. K
<®3.66; calves, $5.50® 7.00; stags, $3.9U&4.20,
steers and stags, $3.<5®4.55; stock cows
and heifers, $2.ou®4.50; stock calves. $a.at
®6.o0; stockers and feeders, $3.t*Xg4. j5.
HOGS—Sold a shade lower, that is about
2^c lower than yesterday. The close was
slow and weak at the decline. Good hogs
sold very largely at $5.45, the same hogs
bringing $5.45^6.47^, yesterday. The top
today wfas 15.55, which was 2*4c higher
than yesteruay.
SHLEP— Following are quotations;
Choice yearlings. $t>.15&'6.30; fair to good
yearlings. $6.0j®«.15; clipped yearlings.
$5.50® 5.8o; good to choice wethers. $6.uog
t>.25; fair to good wethers, $5.75®ti.«l; clip
ped wethers, $5.4O®5.60; good to choice
tea ewes, $5.50®5..5; fair to good ewes.
$5.00®5.40; clipped ewes. $4.50®5 25; good
to choice native lambs, $7.15®7;25; good to
choice native lambs. $7.15®i.25; good to
choice western lambs, $7.15®7.25; fair to
good western lambs, $6.60® 7.15; clipped
lambs, $6.oo®40; feeder wethers, $4.aoo
5,0o; feeder yearlings, $5.00®5.60; good to
choice feeder lambs, $5.25®t>.00.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 23.-CATTLE
Market about steady; native steers. $4.0i
®5.40; Texas steers. $3.35®4.80; Texas cows.
$3.25®4.00: native cows and heifers. $2.3}
®5.60; stockers and feeders, $3.75®5.3o;
bulls. $2.u5® 4.50.
HOGS— Xiarket steady to shade lower;
bulk of sales. $5.40®5.55; heavy, $5.45®5.SO;
packers, $5.40®5.57Vj; mixed, $5.35® 5.50;
light. $5.2Og5.40; Yorkers, $5.35®5.40, pigs,
$5.00®5.25. _
SHEEP—Market strong; lambs, $6.00®
5.50; muttons, $3.50®6.10.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. April 23.—CATTLE—Good
to prime steers, $4.90®6.80; poor to me
dium. $4.10®4.75; stockers and feeders,
ia.3iKa4.85; cows, $3.00®4.50: heifers, $3.25®
4.35; canners, $2.25®2.SO; bulls, $2.80®4.;®;
calves. $4.50®6.65: Texas fed steers, $4-00®
5.31; Texas bulls. $3.25®3.75.
HOGS—Top, $5.75; mixed and butchers,
$5.45®5.75: good so choice heavy, $5.W>®
5.75; rough heavy, $5.45®5.55; light, $5.40®
5.65; bulk of sales. $5 55® 5.67^.
SHEEP—Sheep and lambs about stea
dy; good to choice wethers, *5.75® 0.25;
fair to choice mixed. $4.75®5.75; western
sheep. $5.6O®6.10; yearlings. $5.8OiiC.40; na
tive lambs, $5.5o®7.4o; western lambs, $6.0j
®7.40l
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. April 23.-WHEAT-No. 3
spring, tC&tiic; No. 2 red.
CORN-No. 2. 3s^c; No. 2 yellow. S*Hc.
OATS-No. 2. 24Hfe25c; No. 2 white. 27
gr2Tl*c: No. 3 white, 25**S?27Hc.
RYE—No. 2, 55c.
BARLEY-No. 2. 42*S45c.
SEEDS—Flaxseed. No. 1 and northwest.
$1.73. Prime timothy, $2.40'a2.45. Clover,
contract grade, $7. <a.
PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl..
$U»S12.95. Eard. per 100 lbs.. $7.00^7.15.
Short ribs sides (loose), $7.00*07.25. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed). $»:..75y7.(X*. Short
clear sides (boxed). $7.55^7.65.
NEW YORK GRAIN MARKET.
NEW YORK. April 23.—WHEAT— May.
72 7-16^72 ll-10c; closed. 72^c; July. 72 9-16
!&727tc: closed at 72\c; September.
73Hc: closed at 73c.
CORN—Closed firm He net decline:
May. 43H'<i44c; closed at 44c; J lly, 44*%®
44Hc; closed at 44Hc; September, 44Vn
47Hc; closed at 44r%c.
OATS—No. 2 white. 29V»c; No. 3 white.
29c: track mixed western. 2Sv*'a23c; track
white western. S*V?j34c; track white state.
29H^34c. Options weak, closing %c net
lower; May closed at 27c; No. 2 white.
May, 29H$i29Hc; closed at 29Hc.
TO CONNECT TWO 0CTANS
Railroad Across Mexico Being Rapidly
Poshed to Completion.
CITY OF MEXICO. April 23 —Work
is now going on in the reconstruction
of the Tehuantepec railroad across the
narrowest part of Mexico, and gives as
surance that the road will be as solid
and of as permanent a character as the
Ver Cruz railroad. As the Tehuante
pec road will have a maximum grade of
half per cent compensated, it will be
in a position to handle any traffic that
can be secured on very economical
terms. At present the Panama rail
road handles 300,000 tons of freight
per anum, 60 per cent of which Is des
tined for or arises at ports north of
Panama. The bulk of this naturally
belongs to Tehuantepec. In addition,
however, the road will capture a large
volume of the traffic at present carried
by railroads to the Pacific coast from
the Mississippi valley, and it is con
fidently anticipated that this railroad
will be doing as large a trade as the
Panama within five years from its
opening. The distance from Coatza
coalcos to San Francisco via Salina
Cruz is 100 miles less than the dis
tance from New Orleans to San Fran
cisco via the Southern Pacific and the
distance across the gulf from New Or
leans to Coatzacoalos is only 800
miles, and within a very few years
there will be daily service boats be
tween the two ports. The new termi
nal ports at Coatzacoalos. on the Mexi
can gulf, and at Salina Cruz on the
Pacific will be ready for handling very
heavy freight trade in three years
from now.
Uncle Sam at Paris.
PARIS, April 23.—Among the Amer
icans who were present at the inaugu
ration of the Paris exposition and the
accompanying fete, was Mr. John T.
Shayne of Chicago. Speaking to a cor
respondent, he said: “Commissioner
Geenral Peck and his assistants are the
busiest men in France. Their hard
work has put the United States build
ing and exhibits in a more advanced
state than those of any other nation.
Everything is nearly completed and the
United States’ display is going to be
one of the most splendid sights in the
fair. The attitude manifested by all
Frenchmen toward Americans is ad
mirable. The exposition in spite of
many drawbacks will be a great suc
cess.”
The Will or it Millionaire.
CHICAGO, 111., April 23.—The will of
Rufus Wright, who was mysteriously
shot and killed in the Leland hotel last
Saturday night, was filed for probate
today. It disposes of an estate valued
at $800,000. This is believed to be a
conservative estimate, and it is ex
pected that the estate will figure up
$1,000,000. According to the petition
filed with the will the personal prop
erty valuation Is $600,000, and the real
estate is valued at $200,000. The dead
millionaire manufacturer distributed
$28,800 in personal bequests among rel
atives and others, but left nothing to
charity or public institutions.
Aiucrtran-Tnrkish Affair*.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 23.—In
discussing Amerlcan-Turkish affairs
the Novoe Vremya today says:
“The porte could easily avoid unde
sirable reprisals by asking for the
friendly mediation of neighboring Eu
ropean states. In the present interna
tional controversy, friendly interven
tion is possible upon the basin of The
Hague convention, and such interven
tion, would both serve the cause of
peace and save Turkey from trouble
some complications.”
Every old maid is a living monument
to some woman who didn’t make a
good man miserable. _
“Uncle Dan" Whipple of Traverse
Citv Mich., recently celebrated his
100th birthday there and has just been
initiated a member of McPherson post.
No 13, G. A R. He is believed to bo
the oldest Grand Array man in the
countiv In the same past is John I.
Cummings, who is perhaps the young
est, having joined the army at the age
of 11. He served about officers head
quarters three years and was mustered
out at the close of the war.
A Mather’s Tears.
“| would Cry Every Time I Washed
My Baby.”
"When he
was 3 months
old, first fes
ters and then
large bolls
broke out on
my baby’s
neck. The
sores spread
down his
back until it
became a
mass of raw
flesh. When
I washed
and pow
dered him I
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^ftil Vc,e s',,'^”c
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V. Indorsed br over
S 1,000,000 wear..
The genuine hare W. L.
Douglas' name and price
stamped on bottom. Taka <
oo substitute claimed to be
as mod. Your dealer ,
should keep them— if^d
not, we will send a pair*
icvcipi w I.>ricc ana 25c. ^ mmms ^
e*tr» for carriage. State kind ot leather,
tire, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free.
W. L DOUGLAS &H0E CO.. Brockton. Mass.
Save'Mabels
and write tor list of premium ye oftox
free tor them.
HIRES
MgKtk
Starch
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ol me A$e
NoBoUiag No Cooklog
It Stiffens the Goods
It Whitens the Goods
It polishes the Goods
Xt makes all varments fresh and crlsit
ia when first bought new.
Try a Sample Package
Tou‘11 like It If you try it.
Tou‘11 buy It If you try It.
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W. N. U—OMAHA. No. 17—1900