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    Loup City Northwestern
LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, IDOL
VOL. XVIII.
NUMBER 15.
Senate and House Will Lock Horns on
Revenue Reduction.
NEITI1ERDISPOSED TO CONSESSION
Fervent Debates and Certain Strife Is
the Outlook—Measures Crowding as
the Time for Ailjoiirnment Approaches.
WASHINGTON, D. t\, Feb. 18.—'The
last week but one of the present ses
sion of congress will te an txcee Sing
ly busy one in'the lions*. Much busi
ness remains to be disposed of and
the invariable crowding which char
acterizes the closing hours of a con
gress has begun already.
The appropriation bills, so far as
the house Is concerned, are in fairly
good shape. The last of them, the
general deficiency bill, will follow cn
the heels cf the sundry civil bill,
which is about half completed. These
bills and conference reports will be
given the right of way over everything
else.
All other matters, tome cl them of
great importantc relatively, but not of
Imperative necessity to be passed,
will have to take their chances in the
final rush.
Speaker Henderson is almost con
stantly besieged by members impor
tuning him in the interest of various
measures. He is keeping ever}thing
clear for the great hills and letting
the driftwood of legislation into the
current only when It will not Impede
progress of things which must pass
congress before March 4.
There are many knotty prob’ems to
be solved in connection with the ap
propriation bids over differences be
tween the houses and many gord
sized rows are promised. Th ? ulti
mate fate of the river and harbor bill
will probably depend upon how heav
ily it is loaded when it comes back
from the aerate.
The biggest fight between the two
houses from present appearances is
likely to occur over the war revenue
reduction act. The senate conferees
seem determined at present to force
the senate substitute or allow the b 11
to fail. But the house conferees are
standing firm, and as many members
of the house have their backs up the
impression prevails that the house wll*
support its conferees, and if it doss
the senate in the eud may he com
pelled to yie’d. Tomorrow is suspen
sion day and the bill appropriating
$5,000,000 for the St. Louis exposition
will he put on its passage. A motion
to suspend the rules will cut off op
portunity for amendment and no doubt
is entertained that this bill will com
mand the two ..hirds necessary to se
cure its passage upon a motion to
suspend the rules.
The program with reference to this
and other measures, however, may be
materially modified if it becomes cer
tain before March 4 that an extra ses
sion is to he called.
RETALIATION NOT INTENDED.
Ilelgliun Taking No Step* Regarding
Duty on Itx Sugar.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. 18.—
Count Lichtervclde, the minister to
the United State from Belgium, says
his government has not taken any
steps looking to retaliation against the
United States because of the continued
impression of a countervailing duty on
Belgium sugar imported into the
United States.
The countervailing duty on Belgian
sugar has been imposed for several
years past.
KITCIINER TAKES CHARGE.
Will Conduct rurgiiit of DeWet In
Person.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—A dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from De Aar,
dated February 1(>, confirms the re
port of the arrival there of Lord
Kitchener and his staff to superintend
the chase of General Dewet. The cor
respondent says: “Dewet's force is
now denuded of almost all transport
vehicles and his horses are exhausted.'
Asphalt Trouble Not Kmled.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa,
Fell. 18.— (Via Haytien Cable.)—The
asphalt controversy has been tempo
rarily adjusted by the diplomacy of
the United States minister to Vene
zuela, Mr. Fran'is B. Loomis, and the
matter will doubtless go to the courts,
as it is reported that the United
States government desires a forma!
adjudication as to the rival inteiests
involved.
N»tl>anlel S« 1ft l» Dead.
CHICAGO. Feb. 18—Nathaniel Swift,
a brother of Gustavus F. Swift, the
millionaire packer, died here today
after an iilness of four days, the im
mediate cause of his demise being con
gestion of the brain.
Mr. Swift wa3 born in Sagamore,
Mass, 63 years ago. He was ordained
a minister of the Methodist denomina
tion and took his first pastorate at
Eastham, Mass., when he was only
2? years old.
German* to Have Fast Gunn.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.—During today’a
discussion in the budget committee of
the Reichstag, one of the military com
missioners said the tests with the ma
chine guns firing 300 shots per minute
were satisfactory and that the wholo
army would lie fitted out with them
during the present year, forming a
special corps.
SHE LEADS THREE RAIDS
Mrs. Nation KcKinnri lloatilltIra In Tope*
kii and Continues Tliem All Day.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 17.—Mrs. Car
rie Nation put in a busy Sunday in
Topeka today and as a result the cap
ital city has experienced more genu
ine excitement tham can be remem
bered by the oldest inhabitant. Mrs.
Nation literally crammed the day full
or' exciting episodes. She succeeded in
having the contents of a notorious
joint smashed, broke into a cold stor
age plant where a number of fine bars
had been stored away for safety and
demolished them,, addressed a large
mass meeting of men and women, and
was arrested four times. The last
time that the law laid its hands upon
her was when Mrs. Nation emerged
from the church where the mass meet
ing had been held.
Tonight Mrs. Nation announces that
she will begin tomorrow morning
where she left off today and will not
rest until all the joints in Topeka
have been closed. This morning at 6
o’clock she sallied forth from the state
house grounds at the head of 500 men
and women, all armed with hatchets
and axes, and moved on the joint3
of the city. Nobody but Mrs. Nation
knew what plans she had laid. In the
crowd were a large number of tire
students of Washburn college, some of
| the ministers of the city and a num
ber of professional and business men.
The crowd marched in perfect military
order. There was no excitement. The
men and women were following their
recognized leader, whom they trusted
implicitly.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senate Will Devote N<ar)y All It* Time
to These Measures.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—
The senate will devote practically all
its time during the present week to
i ppropriation bills The postoffice ap
propriation Will will probably be taken
up tomorrow on convening, theugh it
may give place to the dip’omatie and
consular appropriation bill. The
amount of time to be consumed in
discussing the=e measures will depend
largely upon the detemlnat’on which
may be reached with reference to the
ship subsidy bill. So long as the dem
ocrats feel that the subsidy bill is to
be pressed in case of a lull they will
Insist upon debating all measures pre
sented. The bill making appropria
tions for fortifications will also re
ceive attention during the w<ek, and
it is expected that the conference re
port upon the Indian hill will he con
sidered. The army hill probably wil
be reported late in the week, but not
in time to be debated before the be
ginning of next week.
There is some talk of the renewal of
night sessions, but it is not probable
that they will he again undertaken
until the closing days of the session.
DANISH DMl IS Off
United Slate* May Not Get the Is
land*.
LONDON. Feb. 18.—“The Danish
government," says the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Mail, “has
suddenly broken off all dealing with
the United States regarding the sale
of the Danish West Indies. This is
line to a satisfactory offer made by \
the Danisli East Asian Steamship
company to assist and in the future
administer the islands.
Cigarette Dealer* Win.
DES MOINES. Ia.. Jan. 18—The
hoard of supervisors of Polk county
have remitted the taxes assessed
against cigarette dealers in Des Moines
for sales made prior to the date of the
Tennessee decision against the ciga
rette trust. Practi ally all the deal
ers here stopepd selling as soon as
the decision was announced. But the
assessor assessed all who had been
selling, whether they had quit or not.
The board had an agreement with the
attorneys for the cigarette trust that
they would abide by the Tennessee de
cision. hence the taxes have been re
mitted.
Arrest Wife anti Daughter.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 18— Sheriff
Cook today arrested Mrs. Maggie Cum
mins and her 14-year-old daughter,
Edna, on a warrant issued in Jeffer
son county, charging them with the
murder of John Cummins, a quarry
man, the divorced husband of Mrs.
Cummins. The daughter Is charged
with putting poison in the coffee
drank by the father, whirl resulted
in his immediate death. Mrs. Cum
mins Is charged with Instigating the
t rime.
Alfiittve to British Interest*.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—The Standard,
in the course of a special article on
American steel combinations, admits
tliat it “is a serious menace to Brit
ish steel manufacturers," but says:
“American users of American steel
goods will he squeezed to the last cent
short of damage to the trade.
“It remains to Le seen," says the
Standard, "whether the American pec
pie will much longer permit the con
tinuance of n policy which permits
such combinations.”
Oil Wo!U in tin* iiuir.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 18.- A special
from Beaumont, Tex., says: Colonel
W. H. Pope of this city ami Judge O.
M. Carter of Fort Worth have received
permission from the secretary of war
to sink oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico
in the vicinity of what is known as
the "oil pool,” near Sabine Pass.
Judge Carter says work will be com
menced as soon as preliminary ar
langements can be made.
The Agricultural Measure Passes After a
Four Days' Debate.
TO BLOCK ACTION ON SIBSIDY BILL
Colorado Senator Announces that lie
Will Prevent Any Vote on Shipping;
lllll During Present Sestlou—Miscel
laneous Matters.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.—That the
opposition to the shipping bill in the
senate will not permit a vote to be
taken on the measure at the present
session was made clear during the
closing hour of today's session. For
several days it has been evident that
it would be difficult to sain unanimous
consent to take a vote on the meas
ure, but not until late today was the
frank admission made that a vote
could not be had.
During the few hour’s consideration
of tiie bill, Mr. Toller announced his
intention tc prevent a vote this ses
sion. In an impassioned speech he
said he would not consent to a vote
and it must be apparent that no vote
could be had.
The statement by the Colorado sen
ator elicited a sharp response from
Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island, who in
sisted that despite the declaration of
Mr, Teller the business of the senate
would proceed in accordance with the
wishes of the majority.
Mr. Teller’s statement also drew the
fire of Mr. Chandler of New Hamp
shire, who asserted that the position
of the opposition was preposterous.
Mr. Hanna of Ohio replied to Mr.
Teller in a forceful speech in the
course of which he became impas
sioned in his denunciation of the
methods employed by the opposition
to defeat the measure. The advocates
of the bill, he said, were honestly en
deavoring to advance the best inter
ests of the country and lie resented
the insinuations against their honesty
of purpose.
Prior to these remarks Mr. Perkins
of California delivered an eloquent and
forceful speech on the bill. He sup
ported the bill, particularly the idea
of giving subsidies to American ves
sels, but pointed out what he believed
to be defects in the pending measure.
He attacked especially the provision
for foreign built ships.
I'Jarly in the day the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed after be
ing under discussion for nearly four
days. Senators Tillman and /tever
idge enlivened the session with a dis
cussion of their relative knowledge of
farming.
Mr. Mallory had opened the old fight,
upon seed distribution by offering an
amendment proposing to strike out
the provision for the distribution of
seeds and substituting an increased
appropriation for the purchase abroad
of rare and valuable shrubs, vines and
cuttings, with a view to adapting them
to this country. He declared that the
distribution of seeds was paternalism
of the most offensive sort.
Mr. Tillman proposed a substitute
for Mr. Mallory’s amendment, provid
ing, in brief, that the appropriation
made in the L 11 for the purchase of
seeds be doubled. Mr.. Tillman assert
ed that the bill provided considerable
sums of the weather bureau, which
was of insignificant benefit to the far
mers of the country, and for forestry,
which had no direct connection with
farming. To this statement Air. Bev
eridge of Indiana took shaip excep
tion, declaring that the South Caro
lina senator exnibited "dense ignor
ance” in his statement as to forestry.
“I’ll be obliged to our wise friend,
the new Solomon from Indiana," said
Air. Tillman derisively, “if he will tel!
us what he knows about farming.”
“I got my knowledge by practical
experience,” retorted Mr. Beveridge.
Air. Tillman replied, laughingly, that
there “seemed to he innumerable law
yers” iu the senate who were born on
farms and perhaps nau follower the
plow for a few days, and now posed
In the senate ns farmers.”
“There are other farm implements
of value beside the plow,” suggested
Afr. Beveridge; "there is the p.cch
fork,” alluding to the South Carolina
senator’s political sobriquet.
“Ah! we have got the pitchfork in
at last,” said Mr. Tillman good na
tuerdly. “Now I’ll proceed to use it
on the senator. Dors the senator mean
when he talks of the denudation of
the land of trees, and of the drying
up of rivers, that it affects the farmer
or the commerce on the rivers?
Woman Landlord ou Her Muscle.
M’PHERSON, Kan., Feb. 15.—Mrs.
Christina Aschman, owner of a build
ing in Inman, the upper floor of which
was rented for a billiard hall, became
suspicious that liquor was being sold
there and demanded admission. It
was refused and she smashed the door
in with an axe. The proprietor at
tcmpte interference, and Mrs. Asch
n.an threw him down stairs, then pro
ceeded to smash the contents of the
room in Nation style.
Wort Pri'*n Tn<1 inn Hill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Congress
man Gamble h3s decided not to press
the bill ceding Indian lands hi Greg
ory county. South Dakota, to the gov
ernment. The Indian appropriation
bill contains general authority for In
vestigation with a view to securing
cessions of such lends to the govern
ment. When the hill becomes a law
Mr Gamble wil! formally recomm md
that steps he taken to acquire Indi’u
lands in Gregory county.
IRRIGATION DILI IS AMINDTD
House I'iiumiitlfs Appruveii the Nentumls
Men sure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—By a vote
of 7 to 3 the house committe on ir
ligatlon today voted to report favor
ably the Newlands irrigation bill,
heretofore explained in these dispatch
es, with amendment offered by Wilson
of Idaho and Mondell of Wyoming,
which will improve it. The three
members who fought against the bill
were Tongue of Oregon, Barham of
(i.lifornia and Bay ot New York. The
attitude of the latter is explained by
the opposition of farmers of New York
t» any more free homesteads, but the
opposition of Messrs. Barham and
longue is not accounted for. They
have always been regared as warm
l lends of the irrigation project, and
as the Newlands bill meets the ap
proval of all representatives and sen
ators from the regions affected, as
well as all government officials who
have given any study to the subject,
opposition from the coast was not to
lie expected. While there is not much
time remaining for legislation at this
session, Newlands, Phafroth, Wilson
and King, who have been untiring in
their 'efforts, bulievo that the bill
agreed upon today may be enacted. A
timilar measure prepared by Senator
liansbrougb has been reported to the
senate.
Representative Mondell’s trill to
continue in force the provisions of
the Carey act until otherwise provid
ed was today reported favorably from
tiie committee on irrigation by Rep
resentative Wilson. This act, which,
unless extended, ceases to operate
after 1904, permits states and terri
tories having arid or semi-arid lairds
within their boundaries to segregate
them for reclamation purposes. Mr.
Mondell s bill also provides that the
contract between state and United
States provided for In the Carey act
shall not hereafter be required.
THE NEBRASKA REVtNIE DISTRICT
Senator Tliurstou Will Enter Protest
Against Any Change.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—Collector
Patterson of the Dubuque (la.) reve
nue district had a conference with tho
treasury officials looking to the divi
sion of the Nebraska district. He pre
sented hi3 reasons for the proposed
changes, using the argument that if
South Dakota was attached to Iowa it
would greatly benefit South Dakota
business men, as he would put stamp
deputies in two or three points in the
state, thus saving trips to Sioux City,
where ihe stamp deputy is. He also
stated that Collector Houtz had re
fused to make such an arrangement.
It is learned that officials of the inter
nal revenue bureau are not inclined to
favor the proposed division of the No
lo aska district, ps the .Dako'as are
opposed to being split up for the bene
fit of Minnesota and Iowa without
some corresponding return. The mat
ter has been finally presented to the
president and it is expected Secretary
Gage will discuss the situation with
his chief this week.
Senator Thurston will present a pro
test against any change in the district
and, in the face of this, with the oppo
sition of the North and South Dakota
delegations, it is not likely any change
will be made.
UNCLE SAM MAY GET THEM.
Sale of JJattiftlt Wept Indies un Immedi
ate Tofiftibility.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 15.—Important
developments in regard to the sale of
the Danish West Indies are expected
shortly. It is said in well informed
circles that the foreign office is unable
to send a definite and favorable reply
to the United States.
King Christian, it is understood,
gave assurances that while he pre
ferred tile islands to remain Danish, if
Ihe circumstances could be improved,
he would do nothing to prevent their
transfer.
Tho Rigsdag has apparently con
cluded that enough expenditures have
already been made for the West In
dies. so it is unwilling to give the fur
ther appropriations necessary to re
tain them.
Fix Expotdt Ion Untfli,
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—At a meeting
of the trunk line passenger agents
the report of the committee to ar
range rates for the Panamerican ex
position was adopted. This report
provides for three general bases upon
which to establish rates, each varying
according to the time allowed and the
accommodations given. The cheapest
will be coach excursion for five days
at slightly more than the single fare
for the round trip.
Sma.IiPM Turn on u Church.
WICHITA, Kan.. Feb. 15.—A special
to the Ileaeon says: The United Pres
byterian church at Winfield had all
its windows smashed with the excep
tion of two during U»t night. It is
supposed to be one result of the bitter
joint war in progress there yesterday.
Tho church was a fine, large struc
ture. with stained glass windows be
tween fifty and sixty in number. The
damage done exceeds $200.
Iowa Sword for Evan*.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—The sword
voted to Admiral Robley D. Evans by
the Commercial Exchange of Iowa will
be presented to the former command
er of the Iowa Wednesday evening
at the admiral's home on Indiana av
erue in this city by Governor Hull,
chairman of the committee on mili
tary affairs, and in the presence of
the Iowa delegation and its friends.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Lives
of Nebraska ns.
CHINA MIST TOOT THE Bill
Hours Murder Uov. Price, Ills Wife and
Daughter— Position of State Weigh*
muster Knocked Out By the Court—
MIseellaiieouM Nebraska Matters.
WASHINGTON, F*>b. 18.—Represen
tatlve Stark of Nebraska has received
an important claim from the heirs
of Rev. Charles W. Price, who reside
in Hamilton county, Nebraska, for
flOO.OOO indemnity against the Chinese
government. Rev. Mr. Price, who for
merly resided in Hamilton county with
his family, was one of the victims
of the Chinese outrages last summer,
and, together with his wife and daugh
ter, was assassinated by the Boxers.
The papers in the case show that Mr.
Price was conducting a missionary
school r.t a oolnt some 2(a) miles from
the coast, by special permission of the
viceroy, and was acting under a guar
antee of his protection when the school
was assaulted by Boxers and he and
his wife and daughter were murdered.
Rev. Mr. Price was a soldier in the
civil war and was drawing a pension
from tlie government for his services.
The evidence shows that it was a cold
blooded murder. The heirs and rela
nves of the deceased aid ail residents
of Nebraska, with the exception of a
sister, who oves in Indiana. Mr. Stark
will present tiie claim of the state de
partment for transmission to the Chi
nese government through Minister
Conger,
THIS INTERESTS THE EARMER
\ Letter With Reference to the CiRine
Law Ilelng Sent Out.
'1 he following leuer with reference
to the game bill is being seat out:
"To the Agriculturists and Horticul
turists of Nebraska: I desire to call
your attention to the fact that the cold
storage men and market hunters are
doing all they can possioiy do to defeat
the passage of senate file 101, and the
duplicate bill, house roll 138, which
the State Board of Agriculture and the
State Horticultural society endorsed
at their late annual meeting.
"These bills provide for a revision
of the laws for the protection of the
fish, game, song and other insectivor
ous birds which are among the best
friends that we have. Stringent pro
visions are made by the oills to pre
vent, the destruction of bird life in the
state, and protecting the shipment out
of the state. Estimates based on re
liable information indicate that not
less than $150,000 worth of game birds
were shipped out of Nebraska by deal
ers during the months of September
and October of last year. A large pro
portion of these birds were killed by
maraet hunters living in other states
which forbid the exportation from
their states of game or song birds.
The fish and game and all bird life
have been declared by the supreme
courts of other states to he the prop
erty of the state and it is a great
injustice to the people of Nebras-a
that a few men should be permitted
to annihilate the bird life, the prop
erty of the state, for speculative pur
poses.
"I trust that every farmer, fruit
grower, gardener and other person
interested in the matter of the protec
tion of our birds will petition the
members of the legislature to support
the bills above mentioned.
"PETER Yul’NGERS."
State Welslimaxtcr.
LINCOLN, Peb. 18.—Attorney Gen
eral Prout gave an opinion in which
he held that the offlte of state weigli
master and his assistants have no legal
existence. This opinion is based upon
the decision of the supreme court,
which declared the Board of Trans
portation act unconstitutional. He
holds that according to the statutes
the weighmaster can be appointed only
by the transportation board, and as
there is no board there cannot, there
fore, be any weighmaster. The weigh
master in turn appoints his assistants
and the same construction is placed
upon their offices. William Mach of
Omaha was recently n»med by Gov
ernor Dietrich for the position of
weighmaster, but since the opinion
was rendered the appointment has
been withdrawn.
Lexter Strong Given Five Year*.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Feb. 18.—Lester
Strong has been sentenced by Judge
Grimes to serve five years in the peni
tentiary for attempted assault upon
Caroline Hansen. In computing the
time served by Strong at the peniten
tiary before his retrial the judge fig
ured he served two years instead of
one. making his sentence one year
less. District court adjourned at noon
today.
•lud.ee Maxwell's Kuneral
FREMONT, Nob., Feb. 18.—Funeral
services were held over tne remains
of Judge Samuel Maxwell at his home
nortli of this city. Hundreds of citi
zens attended. Rev. W. H. Buss, pas
tor of the First Congregational church,
delivered a eulogy on the deceased.
He reviewed his public career from
the time he moved to Nebraska in
1856. The remains went to Platts
mouth for interment.
The propagande fide at a meeting re
c nsidered the appointment of the Rovj
M. C O’Brien as bishop of Portland,
Me. The decision arrived at has not
yet been divulged.
1 HE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latent Oimtatioim from south Omaha
and Kansas t itv.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock Yp.rds—Cattle—There was
a fairly good run of cattle here for tills
time i t tne week, and ns unfavorable re
ports were received from other points the
tendency of prices was downward,. Trail
inti "as rather slow, and rs a result it
was late before the sards were cleared.
Tiooe were about 30 ears of steers on
sale, and while the choicest heavy cattle
did not sell much different from the day
before liids on the less desirable kinds
were II of a dime lower. Sellers found
it . difficult matter to dispose of some
of the common and half tat stuff, and
In some cases they were catling bids
loo 1 pc lower, or 15*1Tie lower for the
week. About 2a ears would cover the re~
eeipts of cows, and buyers took hold In
fairly good shape and bought the cattlo
at not far from yesterday's prices. The
gooff cattle found ready sale at good
steady 'trices, but the market on thn
medium kinds seemed to bo a tittle un
even. Some were culling t'- steady, and
others a little lower. Conners did not
show much change. Hulls were slow sals
and lower, in sympathy with the decline
on steers. Veal calves brought steady
prices. The trade > stock cattle was
very slow, ns yard traders il!d not want
anything but the vert best. Choice heavy
wi Ight cattle brought practically steady
prices.
Hogs—There was u not lied liberal run of
hogs, luit. the demand being in good
shape, the market ruled very active and
higher. The first bids were 2'-j*i,V higher
and a number of loads sold at 15.27’-2 and
$5.30. Aft< r the first round, though, pack
ets raised their hands and began paying
$5.30 and $5..21*. or a big nlck 'l higher
than yesterdays general market. As
high as $5.35 was paid for the better
grades of medium and heavyweights. Tho
hogs changed bands about as fast as tho
buyers could get to than) and all but a
few loads were sold by It o'clock in tha
morning.
Sheep— There wire only a few sheep on
sale and the quality of the receipts as a
whole was rather common, l.amhs were
slow sale and generally a dime lower
than yesterday. Ton lambs sold at $4.90.
There were no good wethers on sale and
those that were offered sold at not far
| Tom steady prices, considering quality.
The best ones brought $4.20. Kwej and
wethers could Vie quoted dull and weak
and lambs a dime lower. There was no
change noticeable In the feeder situation,
receipts still being light.
KANSAS CITY. ~ !
Cattle— Blockers and feeders, steady;
b ef steers and rows, Htiiloc lower; native
beef steers, $4.59<b5.50: stockers anti feed
t rs. S'1.75*/4.75; western-fed steers, $4.'./o'
l.!W; Texans and Indian steers. $3.75*i4,f<o;
cows. $3.no in 4.25; heifers. $1.5or«4.30; fan
ners, $2.25Sr2.85; bulls, $ J.OOfff 4.3-j; calves,
$5.0 Wr0.50.
Hogs—Market strong, t p, $5.42'-: hulk
of sales, $5.:;2,./n5.4n, heavy, $5.35Si3.42Vji;
mixed packers, $5.30*15.40; light, $5.20*15.35;
pigs. $4.60*45.05.
Sheep and l.amhs—Market 10c higher;
western lambs, $ I .90*1 5.20; western weth
ers, $4 15'u 4.15: western yearlings. $4.50*1'
1.00: ivres. $3 50*14.110: culls. $2.50*13.25.
SIX 1Y MEN ENTOMBED
Explosion lllixkx nil Clinnntls of Exit
iiml Hr* Kiiconipnssrs Them.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 16.—A spe
cial to the Post Intelligencer from
Victoria says: News of what it is
feared will be one of the most hor
rible mine accidents in the history of
r.ct only the province, but of the do
n:ion, took place this forenoon at the
union mines, owned by the Welling
ton Colliery company, of which dames
Dunemuir, the premier of the prov
ince. is ttie principal shareholder. The
telegraphic advices received so far
give no complete story of the accident,
but newspaper correspondents are now
hurrying by steamers and tug-boats to
the scene and the facts will shortly
be obtainable.
As near as can be gathered, the ex
plosion took place about ll o’clock
in No. 6 shaft. This particular shaft
is situated in the village of Cumber
'd nd. There were sixty men In it
when the explosion took place and not
one of them escaped. The explosion
wrecked th mine, destroying the
shaft from midway down and filling
with a solid mass of rocks, timbers
arid earth.
The first explosion was followed by
several more, while the dense volume
of smoke issuing from the ventholes
Indicated only too truly that the fire
as well as gas was doing its destruc
tive work below. As soon as practical
after the accident the men of the
morning shift in No. 5 shaft organ
ized a rescue party. No. 5 is situated
about a mile from No. 6, but the two
workings are connected by a tunnel
and through this channel an attempt
was made to help the unfortunate fel
lows in the wrecked shaft.
NEBRASKA DISTRICT INTACT.
t'diiimiRKloiicr Ycrkrn Shjn lows'll Attack
In Utterly I utile.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Senator
Thurston had an interview with John
W. Yerkes, commissioner of internal
revenue, today, relative to the rumor
that efforts were being made to di
vide the Nebraska collection district.
Commissioner Yerkes said he under
stood such a scheme was being pushed,
but thought it had little chance of
succeeding. Later Congressman Mer
cer also called upon the same eirand
as the senior senator from Nebraska,
anil was given to understand that the
Nebraskans need not fear about any
division for some time at least.
TARIFF WAR IS IMPROBABEE.
Kuiwiftn Ambns.-ailor I ntlinite.s No Serious
Result.
Washington. Feb. t.. -The state
department has officially advised
Count Casini, the Russian ambassador,
of the decision reached by (he Treas
ury department to impose a counter
vailing duty on Russian sugar import
ed into the United States.
Count Cassini was unwilling to ex
press an opinioon as to what action
his government will take, probably
preferring to await developments from
St. Petersburg, whither he referred
the official communication. However,
he scoffed at the idea that a serious
tariff war is probable.