Nebraska Newspapers

    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.