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VOL. XVI p City N orth western I.OCP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1901. NUMBER H. Ill Porio Rioo More Generously Any of the TerritOtk* PEOPLE SATISFIED WITHT«fims IC< Local Legislature ll:i« Aithorl " peal the Tariff If It Wfehni,1,1 H >* >ot Done So—All is *“* vorabljr. CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.^*861^1 B. Foraker. has made a reply stW re. Jlct)., of I , vhich cent, speech at Ann former President liar Mr. Harrison rritiei Rican policy of the no aeterizing it as a depa reet principles. In a «r Manufacturers’ club of Ithis ■>' *‘8t night Senator Forakerfsah^1 lBs point: All the questions arising -b*r Porto Rican legislation lire n toi>e passed upon by the siiprBpwrk or that reason I do not <fae)disi« them at this time, but ifis »rde to say that the view taken tress as reflected by that legislation's cid itable to the generosity. pe^rism the industrial spirit of jtheinterim people. We found Porttfflfr a-8 I(>r as poverty could make bano money, no credit, no syst of any kind. She want ernment and a revenue Wo gave her a far morl government than was any territory prior to tbe ivll r, so far las participation b t by ir taxa >n frrlvtl IV ipnort rl*ral «i 1 fe give no > territ/. Iriff da* .mtrieee J|,()ulsii, our or [her tot Inter |ort of r ] what a ibodv <; havei it of ie also - [ were - the natU Tor the - lountry,, people is concerned, andEV- deany her more generously in pwiding 9 port for that government; than e have ever yet dealt with In requiring her to pa on imports from foreign did only what we did wl Florida, California and territories; but in allowL these duties, when collecj own treasury for the su local government, we di never done before for a for in ail ottier cases only required the paym same duties, but we hav quired them, when they lccted. to be paid into treasury at Washington nion benefit of the whole as to duties on commeflrce bett Porto Rico and the Uniteflil (I'd not levy 15 per cent but wt ir.itted 85 per cent of exi-g on a number of articles, aid the vie duty on al the rest, and provided it the 15 per cent should bejremittef t<sr March 1, 1902, or : dioner ihe icgisiatu,. „f Porlt> Ri(,I ghftll Mde. -and that in th« mLnwhilll collections of 15 per ^rtvb-th e and in the United Sta, paid over to Porto Rieo ir her vn support. We made this tnisiorbe cause it was the bestfar ]«>a.st bur densome way possibleito aige i: s pensible revenue for Er go -n and not because It was in iy 8er- of hny benefit to either 0Ui';overr: lit or other people. The Porto Rioan letjlnre Is :>w iv. session, but neitheifltl bod’ or any member of it. no#*; body se, has taken any step to,s :,| or . :.er uhe tax system so i raj>< .; by >n gress. On the contrffx all Y-ify alike to the highest section hth what,congress has d quest will be aimo made that the pro may be continued, if at least until some ^ tem of proper taxatiol mltted. In addition, it shoul|L state, liat congiess, also in the m,,f R01 (>us spiru. exempted Portafk ,, frc, al, internal revenue taction—ai her favor never before <•#<:>d t< anv part of our people anyw ,r(, ys jt Is true that the legist*,,u for Pl>rto Rico was a "departure?’ i,ut it . ;10t true that it was a 'ifc.'iarture 'rom correct principles.” I rnd th re onaniiri aly ins ei ’ed adeflidy, P’iactory 'ys •mav be BOtR LEADER NOW IV TRA|> London aixl tlie Conti »„t ||(,a, Ttiat Dewet Ha* Been I #ptore<l. DONDON, Dec. 29.— Persistent re ports are in circulation In Union and on the continent that leneral Dewet hits been captured. Th British Char tered South African oo§i,nny r,. ,.jved this information fronif a SOllr(.',, j„ which it is accustomed |0 p]a o )m. plicit confidence. The ’ Par how ever, is without any t Dnflrmation of the report. CAPETOWN, Dec. 21 .-General De wet's attempts to break through the south have been frustr it»j ailfl )lP |s now reported to be at fcenekal with a large commando, holdi ig the country between Fecksbrug, Senekal and Win Inirg. General Knox is holding the country ft ween Ladybrand and Winburg The eastern parties of inv<1-d!np. ers are being constantly harassed nd driven back toward the Orange ver. The Yeomanry who wP,.p captured car Britstown have been ro]f.aSod JOHANNESBURG. De, . n9 _xhe Joers damaged t lie now kl. hifontein ind Chinese batteries yesterdnv Hnv<* Voti 1*7? WASHINGTON, D 0. rv(. 29 -Af ter January 1, in making the calcula tion of the per capita wealth of the United States, the Hawaiian islands, Alaska and the Indian Territory will be included. The probable effect will be to slightly reduce the per capita wealth, which now is about $27. CROWE IS WEARING SKIRTS MMflqut-rudlni; In Chicago and Baying ll«»r Among haloon*. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Disguised as a woman, Pat Crowe, the kidnaper of Bddie Cudahy at Omaha, has been seen in Chicago within the last few days, and may still be in hiding here, ac< cording to statements made this after noon by Detective Sergeant James Stor en, who arrested Crowe a number of times. With a view to discovering the fugitive's hiding place, a search of sev eral houses has been made by Stolen, acting on a tip that Crowe had been recognized. Christmas day the ser geant stumbled upon evidence which convinced him that Crowe has been in Englewood recently, and that in the guise of a woman and heavily veiled lie went abroad with impunity in streets where he is well known. The tip as to Crowe's whereabouts came from a saloonkeeper at State and Sixty ti.lrd streets. When a tall woman en tered the saloon by the “ladies’ en trance Christmas evg and asked for beer to lie served in a private room, the muffled, but masculine voice aroused the saloonkeeper's suspicion. After the visitor departed a barkeeper asserted that be had recognized the supp<*e(| woman as Pat Crowe. The following day. Christmas, the saloon keeper told Storen. in a room in Sixty-third street, claimed by the landlady to he occupied by a “young widow,” Storen found a pair of men's socks, whose presence could not be explained. Other evi dence that the occupant was Crowe hinnslf came into Storen's possession later and he is still hoping to secure the $25,000 reward for the alleged Cud ahy kidnapers’ capture. Two mysterious persons, one in skirts, arranged at the Continental National bank for the deposit of $8,000 in gold. NO INVITATION TO Bf StNT. Report That Fresidrnt U to Invite the Knitter Denied. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Nothing 4* known at the White House con c< rntng the story cabled from Iaindon to the effert that the New York Yoeht club would invite Emperor William of Germany and the Prince of Wales to witness the yacht races for the Amer ica s cup next summer and that Pres ident McKinley would write concur rently to the kaiser and prince invit lng them to visit the United States. At the White House it is stated that nothing of the sort is in contempla tion. The Prince of Wales was a guest at the executive mansion dur ing President Buhcanan's administra tion. I.eproy in the Philippine*. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27—An ap pended report to General MacArthur’s review of the civil affairs of the Phil ippines for the past fiscal year, gives some rather startling facts regarding the introduction and prevalence of leprosy in the islands. According to the estimates of the Franciscan fathers, says Major Guy I,. Edie, the writer of the report, there are no less than 20,000 lepers in the archipelago, the major portion of these being in the Viscayas. Our Colonial Cabinet. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—In accordance with an order issued by the War department today, the divi sion of customs and insular affairs of the office of secretary of war, created in December, 1898, will hereafter be known as the “division of insular af fairs.” and will have charge of mat ters pertainirtg to the civil affairs con nected with the government of Cuba and the Philippine islands, as distin guished from matters of a purely mil itary character. A Sennat ion Looked For. ST. JOSEPH. Dec. 28—The prose cuting attorney believes he will be able to develop all the Important. feat ures of the sensational murder of the millionaire merchant, Frank Richard son of Savannah, at the inquest, to tie lesumed tomorrow. Mrs. Richardson will take the stand and it is under stood she will give testimony that will clearly show the murderer to be a very prominent resident of Savan nah. C. P. Huntington'* Wilt. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 28.— The will of Colls P. Huntington was admitted to probate today. The only property belonging to the estate of the deceased in this city consisted ol a mortgage interest to real property in the value of $50,000. Aidde from this there was no personal property o? any description, the mansion on California street standing in the name of the widow. Germany In Silent. HERDIN', Dec. 28.—When the atten tion of the German foreign office was called today to a dispatch from Wash ington, announcing that the I'nited Statps government would decline to accept responsibility for the losses of Germans in Cuba from the Spanish Americau war and the insurrection which led to it. the officials refused to offer any expression of opinion on .he subject. Porto IlicttiiN Go to Hawaii. SAN Jl’AN, Dec. 28.—The New ^ ork and Porto Rico Steamship com pany's steamer Arkadla, sailed from Ponce yesterday for New Orleans, having on hoard 400 Porto Ricans, 65 per cent of whom were women and ehildreu, destined for Hawaii. Holidays Spent in Brushing Up th« Ap propriation Bill. COMING DAYS fill Of BISINISS Indian Mruturc Mt.j llair a Million Dol lar Fuuil ln»«lled, for lrrl|jatlii£ In dian Lhmi. -Ollier Mullers to Do Con •idared. W A SHI N(»T0 N, D. c., I)ec.27.—The tub-ccguniittec on appropriations hav ing in ctiarge tne preparation of the legislative, administrative and judi cial hilt, which has been sitting daily since the holiday recess of congress,, baa practically completed its work and probably will not meet again un til after the reconvening of the sen ate. The bill will then be reported £o the full committee and as soon as possible, to the senate. It will not carry a much greater total than the bill carried as it passed the house. There have been few' increases of sal ary made by the sub-committee. Increases in the clerical forces In certain branches of the war, interior and postoffbe departments have been provided for. These increases have been made in response to urgent rep resentations by the heads of bureaus. The Indian appropriation bill re ceived today from the senate commit tee on Indian affairs, the first atten tion that has been given it by that body. A sub-committee consisting of Senators Thurston, Platt of Connecti cut, Stew’art, .tones of Arkansas and Pettigrew, took up the bill and after examining many of the provisions, decided to consider the petition of the Pima Indians of Arizona for improved facilities for securing water for irri gation. Hjdrographer Newell of the geological survey and others were heard as to the utility of a proposed dam for a storage reservoir on San Carlos river. It was stated that these Indians had been deprived of their water supply by the construction of an irrigation system by white men and that where before they had been self-supporting up to that time, they were now on the verge of starvation. K was estimated that the proposed dam will cost about $1,000,000. The committee is apparently disposed to make some provision for the unfor tunate Indians. Conger Tnkn a Hopeful View. LONDON, Dec. 27.—“Mr. Conger takes a hopeful view of the sHnation," Bays the Pekin correspondent of the Morning Post, wiring on Monday, “and thinks that a settlement will be effected, but he declares that not one of the envoys will recognise the em press dowager officially, although all are aware that, she has long exercised the supreme power. He believes the crisis will arise in the initiation of re forms in China. 'Senor de Cologan, Spanish minis ter to China, fears that the joint dis cussion of the note will extend for a year or more. “It is rumored that numerous vil lages east of Pekin are combining to exterminate native Christians, sev eral of whom have been burned in a local temple. “Li Hung Chang is a trifip better." Constitution for Culm. HAVANA, Dec. 27.—The various sections into which the Cuban consti tutional convention was divided some weeks ago for the purpose of prepar ing and submitting draft constitu tions for the consideration of the body as a whole are gradually get ting together ou the basis of a uni tary government, with restricted suf frage. The convention leaders now hope to have this work completed by January 15. so that the results may be submitted to the United States con gress February 1. The sectional dis cussions have been hitter and pro longed and therefore there will la* teas debate in the open sessions, the hard fights having l*een made in the secret sub-sessions in order to save public wrangling. Rift Pay for Miloage WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Robert H. Wilcox, delegate in the house of rep resentatives from the Hawaiian is lands. lias just tieen paid a claim of $1.0o0 for mileage. It was the largest laim of the kind ever made, but it was paid promptly by the sergeant-at arms of the house. Every congress man Is entitled to milage at the rate of 20 cents per mile “by the most di rect and practicable route from his horn* to Washington and return." The distan'e between Honolulu and Washington is figured at 5.000 miles. Mr. Wilcox will draw $1,000 more for his return trip. ( otmcicnce I’rick* at L.a*t. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The secre tary of the treasury has received from a town in the south a conscience contribution of $200. In the course of his letter the sender says he de frauded the government out of revenue taxes on tobacco to that amount in 187). 1872 and IS73. No Indian* Found Hun ting. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Indian Agent Myton of the Uintah and Ouray agency reports to the Indian bureau here that the searc h of western Colo rado by the state officials for Indians hunting in the state has resulted In a failure to find one Indian. MARINES FIRST TO ENTER. B#»t All Others Into the Forbidden Oltf of the Chinese. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Some controversy has arisen over the ques tion who among the American forces are entitled to the credit for first entering ihe Forbidden City of Pekin, China, when the allies moved fr>m Tien Tsln to relievo the legations This honor seems to attach to the Marine corps, according to the official dispatches cn file in the Navy depart ment, and the report of Captain Long of the Marin corps, which follows, appears to bear out the claim that the Marines were first in the Forbid den City, as they were flr?t on Cuban soil, when they landed at Guantanamo in June. 1898. The following is the official report of Captain i»ng of the First regi ment: “I respectfully submit the following report on the duties performed by Company I), i’ntied States marines, at Pekin, China, on August 16, 1900: *Up, to that time the Forbidden City had not been entered by any of the allied forces. Three of the four gales between the Chien Men gate and the Forbidden City had been forced the previous day by the Amer icans, but then they halted and fin ally withdrew to the first gate, which was held. Receiving an order from the commanding officer of marines to enter the Forbidden City and seize such buildings and quarters as might be most advantageous for us to hold and occupy, I moved immediately with my company, forced the fourth gate and entered the city. The Japanese sentries objected to our entering, but I did not consider their calim to any control at that j>oint. On entering there was ao opposition, the Chinese having departed, leaving their tents and banners standing. I put guards on the "best of the buildings and the regimental colors were hoisted on one of the administration buildings. To the best of my belief this was the first and only occupation of the Forbidden City by any one of the allied forces end the only time that any force hoisted its colors there. We remain ed there from about 3:30 to 5:30 p. m., when I received an order to with draw and to leave a guard at the fourth gate. Captain Matthews and Lieutenant Little, United States ma rines. were the officers in Company D w'itb me. Very respectfully, ‘CHARLES G. LONG. ‘Captain United States Marine Corps.'* NOTE DELIVERED TO CHINA. I Itiniatum of Power* I.earn Ilinil* of Foreign Minister* at Pelcln. PARIS, Dec. 26.—A dispatch to the Hava* agency from Pekin says: The ministers assembled at the res idence of Senor B. J. de Cologan, the Spanish minister and the doyen of the diplomatic corps, and received Prince Thing, to whom the Spanish minister handed a joint note of the powers. Li Hung Chang, who is still ill, asked to be excused. Prince Thing said: “I have the honor to accept the note concerning the re-establishment of good relations and will transmit it immediately to the emperor and communicate to him his reply as soon as received.'’ Ifrvan to An*wtr Clvveluud. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The Chronicle says: William Jennings Bryan will answer ex-President Cleveland's criti cism of the democratic party at the annual banquet of the W. J. Bryan league of Chicago on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans. January 8. The affair will take place at the Sherman house. It. will be Bryan's first public speech since his second defeat for the presidency. Announcement was made lust even ing at the meeting of the County De mocracy by Albert E. Burke of the ac ceptance by Mr. Bryan of an invita tion to speak on Jackson day. Mr.J Bryan's subject is “Democracy.” oejl sides Bryan the other speakers who have accepted are ex-Governor Wil liam J. Stone of Missouri and Con gressman Carmack of Tennessee, and Mr. Burke says it is probable that Governor Beckham of Kentucky will be the fourth orator. Ntiil Diftruftnliig (lit* Treaty. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26-The Novoe Vremya discussing the English newspaper indictment of the United States renate for “its unparalleled at tempt to overturn the (Mayton-Bulwer treaty,” says: “The case is not unusual. Condi-1 tions have changed aad the treaty must change too. Russia afforded an example in 1870, in declaring that sht, was no longer bound by her promised not. to maintain war vessels in the Black sea.” (ifrmak. Duke Seriously III. WEIMAR. Dec. 26.—Some anxiety is felt regarding the health of the ag • 1 grand duke of Saxe-Weimar. He is suffering from influenza. A bulletin Issued by his physician says his con dition is satisfactory, that he slept well in spite of the repeated spasms of coughing and that his temperature is 99.7. The grand duke was born In 1818. Horn* Forced to Fail lluck. IAIN DON. Dec. 26.—Dord Kitchener, telegraphing to the War office under date of Naauwpoort, December 24, 9 a. m., reports: “Tnorney.'roft’s mounted infantry have occupied Britstown without op position. The Boers returned to the north In the direction of Prieska. They will be followed up." State Department Makes No Comment on the Senate Amendments, NEGOTIATIONS GO TO NEW YEAR Attitude of Mlrur»gu» end Conte Kira Toward the A ni«*n<t mrn ta It In It no wu at 1’reiient Minn—Term* of hottlrinciU are blow. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The state department has derided to send the amendments to the Hay-I*auncofote treaty to tiie British government through two channels, one copy be ing transmitted to Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador, and the other through Ambassador Choate at Lon don, who will present it to the Por eigu office. It is the understanding that the state department will make no representation whatever as to the changes made in the treaty; the sen ate amendments will be allowed to speak for themselves, and the action of the department in certifying them to the British government will be purely formal. As the papers leave New York on tomorrow's mail steam er they should reach London about New Year's day, so the negotiations will certainly lapse over into the next century at the very earliest. It can be authoritatively stated that theie has been no exchange whatever, either in the shape of written notes or oral communications, between the state department and the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica that nas developed a threat on the part of these governments to refuse assent to the construction ci* a canal in view of the action of the United States senate upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. All that is officially known of the attitude of the two governments mentioned is that their representatives here, Snors Cora and Calvo, thorough ly approved or tne Hay-fauncerote treaty as the basis for the canal con striction. Whether or not the amend ment of that convention will affect their attitude Is not known. The Im pression prevails that not being called upon to oome to a decision on thlB point until the British govern ment shall have passed upon the sen ate amendments, the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will not an ticipate that action by any declaration at this stage. The British government has not, up to this time, given the slightest Indi cation as to its purpose on the amend ed Hay-Pauneefote treaty and it Is understood that the subject will not be taken up by the British cabinet until the draft of the amended instru ment and the advices of the British ambassador at Washington are re ceived. The general results have been briefly summarized in cables to the London authorities, but in a matter of this magnitude they woud not act un til they are In possession of all the data by mail. Under these circum stances It Is evident that today’s ut terances of the London press to the effect that Great Britalnt will stand firmly on the Clayton-Bulver treaty, while Indicating the popular and to some extent official trend of opinion, do not announce a policy which has assumed any definite sanction thus iar on the part of the British govern ment. The Niearaugua minister, Mr. Corea, was asked as to the report that he had protested in behalf of Niearaugua against, the amended form of the treaty. He said he did not care to uis cuss the matter In its present status, but he pointed out the unlikelihood that Niearaugua and Costa Rica would protest while the matter was one of domestic policy. Later on. if It as sumed the concrete form of a propo sition to he submitted to Niearaugua and C-osta Rica, it would be for them to say whether it was acceptable or not, but in the meantime it was hardly likely that there would be any protest or other action concerning a subject still in its creative stages In this country and in Great Britain, and not yet before Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Cr’.me ala Funeral. BRITON. S. D.. Dec. 26.—A number of friends gathered at the house of John Pyplar, near Veblen, to sit up with the remains of one of his chil dren. During the evening Pypiar was found lying between the house and barn with several gashes in his skull and with his throat and neck severely injured. He was picked up for dead. Upon seeing his condition Moses I at Frombois disappeared and a little later was discovered hanging from the limb of a tree near the barn. Tortured by liurclam. BONHAM. Tex.. Dec. 26.—At Godber, a few miles south of here, J. 'J. John son. a prominent farmer, was mur dered by robbers. His body was found in the yard badly bruised and the flesh burned from his breast and arms. It is supposed the bandits burned their victim in rn effort to force him to tell where his mor.ev was hidden. Two arrests have been made. Crrtnin lie I* In St. •foMepli. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 26—Pat Crowe, the much wanted ma-n, is in hiding in this city and the w'hole police and detective force is hunting him. Crowe is a frequent visitor to this city, where he has many and in fluential friends, and it is from the latter fact that his capture is doubtful. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest yanlatlun) from South Oncsha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. tTnlon Stock Vanin Cattle—Another day of unusually light receipts marked the trade In bivf cattle, only a few bunchea of fed stock received and few of these of decent quality. The market showed little If.any change from that of yesterday, but for the week prices on beef stock show a good advance over last week. To day the market, while quiet, was practi cally steady on beef steers. Practically the same condition prevailed on the mar ket for cows and heifers and butcher^ stock that was apparent in the fat steer trade, prices showing: no change from those prevailing on equal grades yester day There were onli a few loads of butchers' stock received, and while there was no special activity to the markets, the moderate number here changed hands In very good season. The fresh arrivals of stock cattle were of a necessity small, but the number received fully met the requirements of the market. Receipts have been light the entire week, but busi ness. as a rule, in the feeder division has been dull nevertheless. Hogs—The quality was very fair, about the same as the past few days. Packers were again very bearish this morning, and as all other markets were reported considerably lower, sellers were not long in making up their minds to allow the concession. The market opened slow, 64# .r>Vfco lower, at which basis the bulk sold. The big bulk went at $4 7.Vu4.77'i. against $4X2'*. the leading price yesterday. There seemed to be but little choice In weights or quality, all grades selling at practi cally the same range In prices, and the market closing weak all around. Sheep -Quotations: Choice fed weth ers $.1. mi 4.2,7: fair to good wethers, Jo. 2,1 'u4.0tl; choice yearlings. $4 204/4.45; fair to good > cal lings. $3.!HI4/ 1.20; choice ewes. $3.3,74/3.75; fair to good ewes. $3,004/3.3,7; choice spring .arnhs. $4 X54/3.35; fair to good spring lambs. $4.(504/4.10; feeders ewes, $3,254/4.00; feeder wethers, $3.50<S> 3.73; feeder lambs; $4.00*1/4.40. K KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Receipts. 2.000; market steady; native steers, $3 50415.40; Texas steers. $3.25 014.75; Texas cows. $2...7'«3.35: native cows and heifers. $1.7,1114.50 Stockers and feed ers. $2.4<0(14.00; hulls, $2.Wo 4.00; calves, re ceipts. 200; markcl steady: $4,254(5.35. Hogs Receipts. 1,000; market weak to 5c lower; bulk of sabs. l4.X04i4.X2Mj; heavy and tiai kerx, I4.X04i4.X7M,: mixed and light. $4 7.74/4X6; Yorkers. $4.M)4/4.X,7; pigs, $4.5041 4.70. Sheep—Receipts. $ 1,000; market steady; lambs, $4.004-111.5.7; muttons. $2.704/4.15. WRMAN YlfW Of TREATY <iOTeritiufnt Cull* Senate A men dm cm t a "Slaap for England . BERLIN, Dec. 29.—The Kreuz Zei tung, conservative, the chief mouth piece of the government, whose edi torials are often prepared by govern ment officials, devotes two long arti cles today to the Nicaragua canal con troversy, pronouncing the Davis amendment of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty a "slap for England." It con tinues: "Treaties could not be more reck lessly brushed aside than they have been in this case by the United States senate. This disregard of the law of nation* wnio.h had already been man ifested during the peace negotiations with Spain, is in the highest degree regrettable. It is the counterpart of England’s treatment of the Boer re public. "President McKinley’s administra tion has been placed in a highly dis agreeable position, inasmuch as the ac tion of the senate is a grave provoca tion to England, and it is impossible to face the anti-English feeling in the country. The administration could not thus wound Yankee pride. “If the president adopts the senate’s position England will have a moral right to prepare a Fashoda for the United States, but judging from previ-j ous experiences she -will not do so. The present tone of the British press toward the United States is in strik ing contrast with its ferocious tone toward France in 1898. “England is not likely to play her strongest trumps against the United States, but if she were to do so she and not the United States would be the sufferer. Fortune is fickle.’’ (iermitnj Deny Rumor. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The Frankfuiter Zeitung prints a letter from Copen hagen. in which the writer says Ger many intends buying the island of St. John for a coaling station ir Denmark’s negotiations with the United States should miscarry. The letter refers to the organization of a German syndicate for the purpose of acquiring land on the island of St. John, the syndicate including Herr Ballin, a director of the Hamburg-American Steamship Co., and further says the syndicate sounded i he Danish government some time ago regarding the acquisition of the island by Germany, land that Denmark ans wered that it was unable to discuss the qustion owing to the pending ne gotations with the United States. Now however, according to the letter, the plan for German acquisition of the island is aproaching realization. K«ar I.oxk of Live Stock. WALSENBURG, Cola., Dec. 30.—A blizzard has been raging in this part jpl the state during the inast twenty-six . ''urs. Cattle men expect to lose much stock on the range. Reports received fiom the vicinity of Mont Blanco tell of an. unprecedented fall of snovf. Roads are impassible and the gulches are filled with snow. Some serious misgivings are expressed for the safety o! the miners who are working in the Colorado and other mines ofl Mount Blanco. Peculiar Variety of Joke. DBS 'MOINES, la., Dec. 30.—A tele phone message from What Cheer de clares there is not a word of truth to the story of forty-nine drowning there while skating. A conversation with woman In charge of the exchange at that, point stated that the story was a joke of some trainmen and that they tirst told the accident had occurr ed at PelHy, a little town near What Cheer.