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THE SPEECH Of SECRETARY ROOT DIPLOMATS DISCUSSING IT WITH MUCH INTEREST. Secretary Strongly Reaffirms Devotion of the United States to the Mon roe Doctrine. WASHINGTON — The diplomatic representatives of the South American republics in this city are discussing j with great interest the speech made by | Secretary Root at the dinner which the Brazilian ambassador gave in his , honor and in honor of the countries j which will send delegates to the Pan-- ; American congress in Rio de Janeiro next summer. Mr. Root talked chiefly about the Monroe doctrine and said in part: When President Monroe, coming to the aid of struggling Spanish-America, made the audicious and gallant declar ation that no part of the American con tinents must be deemed subject to col onization by any European power he affirmed the proposition that all the American republics are competent to maintain throughout their territories governments answering to the de mands of civilization, preserving orj der. enforcing law. doing justice and performing all international obliga tions. W To that proposition ail of us stand w committed. Its truth we all maintain. Every evidence in its support is a source of satisfaction. Every forward step in the path of progress by any American repuDllc is a cause of joy to all or us. Let me, then, Mr. Ambas sador, pass along the toast which you were good enough to propose to my unworthy self. 1 ask .you to drink to the sisterhood of America^ republics. May every one of them grow in pros perity and strength; may the Independ ence, the treedom of the rights of the least and weakest, be ever represented equally with the rights of the strong est. and may we all do our share to ward the building up of a sodnd and enlightened public opinion of the Americans which shall everywhere, upon both continents, promote the reign of peace, order and of justice in every American republic. DEADLOCK ON GR/klN RATES. Eastern and Western Traffic Agents Fail to Agree. CHICAGO.—Eastern and western traffic officials failed to agree on grain rates from the Missouri river territory to the Atlantic seaboard and the two interests seem to be farther apart to night than when the conference was called. No call has been isseud tor E T* another conference and no further ef fort at present will be made to effect |Jb a settlement. If1 The eastern men refuse to pay the , 'Toblng” charge of 1.6 cents at the sea I \ board and offered the western men 9 BHttt cents out of l’1.4. The western roads H| wanted 1UV4 cents. ITALIAN PRINCE A SUICIDE. Kills Himself at Naples on the Eve of His Wedding. NAPLES—Prince Pignatelli Stom y* m oil, aged 19 years, son of a lady in fl H waiting to Queen Helena, committed ■ suicide b- shoting. He was to have ^ been married in a few hours to a I daughter of the Duke of Corigliano. H- The affair has caused a great sensa ■ tion. both families being among the ■ most aristocratic in Naples. GETS A STIFF BLOW. V Supreme Court Rules on Discrimina tion Evil. I WASHINGTON—Justice White de livered the opinion of the supreme court of the United States in the cases of the New iork. New Haven & Hart ford Railroad company versus the In terstate Commerce Commission and the Interstate Commerce 'Commission versus the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail road company, affirming the decision of the United States circuit court for the western district of Virginia. The cases involved the question of discrim ination in freight rates oik coal by the Chesapeake & Ohio in favor of the | .. New York. New Haven & Hartford road as against other shippers. The decision was against the railroad com pany. ■ - Anthracite Scale Ready. NEW YORK—The full scale commit tee of the United Mine Workers of America, including thirty-six members, among them President John Mitchell. District Presidents Fay. Nichols and Dettreys. District Secretaries Galla gher, Dempsey and Hartlein and the executive boards of hard coal districts No. 1. 7 and 9, are in tnis city fdr a few days to consider the demands the anthracite miners are to make to the committee of operators appointed at the recent conference that was held here. No Yellow Fever in Cuba. HAVANA—The health department announced that no cases of yellow fever existed in Cuba. Are Not Paying the Money. ST. PETERSBURG—In the course or an article pointing out a general improvement in tne nnanciai situation, Premier Witte's newspaper organ, the Russkoe Gossudarstvo. states that owing to the impossibility of raising the $300,000,000 required to meet the extraordinary expenditures provided for in the budget by ordinary means, it will be needful to have recourse to the more or less frequently resort when tney hnd tnemseives in anal ogoius difficulties. Grants a Reprieve. SANTA FE. N. M.—Governor Hager man granted a reprieve for one week to John Conley, who was to have been hanged at Taos for the murder of James Redington, in order to permit an examination into his mental condi tion. It’ is reported that Conley be came a raving maniac when told the governor had refused to commute his sentence. There is no telegraph line to Taos and a messenger carrying the reprieve rode thither from . Embudo, thirty-five miles over a mountainous road. x TAFT IN CHICAGO. Makes An Address Upon the Army and Republic. CHICAGO—Secretary of War Will iam Taft, before an audience which filled the Auditorium to the doors, de livered an oration upon "The Army and the Republic.” He spoke under the auspices of the Union League club of this city, which for years has made a feature of the celebration of the birthday of Wash ington. In the morning the secretary addressed 5,000 school children, who were gathered 'in the same hall in which he delivered his afternoon speech. For his address to the young people he choose "The Philippines,” telling at considerable length of the progress that is being made to Amer ican standards. At night he spoke for the third time at the banquet held in the Union League club bouse and this time he discussed the Panama canal. In opening his address in the after noon which was the most important speech of the three. Secretary Taft declared that his work had so far been of such an exclusive character that he did not know about anything but the Philippines, the Panama canal, the army and the best method of organiz ing a matrimonial excursion. The Philippines, he said, he had already discussed, the Panama canal he had reserved for his speech at the banquet and the only subject left for the after noon was the army. The secretary spoke at considerable length, discuss ing the organization, needs and ac quirements of the army, urging strong ly upon his hearers that they support both the army and the navy in such a manner that both could be main tained at a state of the highest pos sible efficiency. He dwelt with em phasis upon the necessity or being prepared for war as the surest guar antee of peace. The words of George Washington, in this connection, he said, are even more true today than when they were uttered, for the rea son that the country is now very much closer in touch with the other nations of the world than it was in the day3 of Washington. In his discussion of the Panama canal at the Union League club at night. Secretary Taft gave his hearers a history of the affairs on the isthmus of Panama for the last four years. He told of the many obstacles that have been met with and have been over come and of some of obstacles that arq still unsolved. SUSAN B. ANTHONY IS 86. Her Birthday Anniversary Celebrated in Washington. WASHINGTON—A celebration in honor of the eighty-sixth anniversary of the birthday of Miss Susan B. An thony was held in the Church of Our Father here. The attendance included a number of public men who delivered addresses and also delegates from the woman’s suffrage convention which has just finished its sessions in Balti more. Rev. Anna Howard Shaw pre sided and addresses were made by Sen ator Dubois of Idaho, and Representa tives Keefer of Ohio and Reeder of Kansas. Rev. John Van Schaick of this city and Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell of New Jersey. HEARING OF LIVE STOCK BILL. Prominent Stockmen Urge Necessity of Change. WASHINGTON—The house commit tee on interstate and foreign commerce conducted a hearing on the Stephens bill extending from twenty-eight hours to thirty-six hours the time live stock may be permitted by carriers to re main in cars. Edgar Van Etten. vice president of the New York Central railway: Murdo Mackenzie. Trinidad, Colo., president of the American Na tional Live Stock association: M. F. Buell, president of the Chicago Live Stock exchange; John Moore, chair man of the railway committee of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, and H. C. Cowan, Fort Worth. Texas, repre senting the Texas Cattle Raisers’ asso ciation were among the speakers who appeared in support of the bill.. All of them urged that an extension of the twenty-eight, hour limit was necessary to the advancement of the cattle in dustry. MAKES AN ATTACK ON SHAW. Secretary of the Treasury Accused of Connivance. CLEVELAND, O—City Clerk Peter Witt recently wrote a letter to Presi dent Roosevelt in which he charged that Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw had supported John R. Walsh of Chicago, the financier and quarry owner, in the contest for a sandstone public building in Cleve land. A response from Secretary Shaw was received as follows: “Your letter has been handed to me by the president,” wrote Mr. Shaw. “The statement is wholly false and your authority must' have known It was false. I did not even know that Mr. Walsh was interested in quarries. You must admit traducing public of ficials, Mr. Witt, or make good your charges. Name your informant.” Want Surplus Lands Allotted. ARDMORE. I. T.—The Chickasaw legislature in special session at Tish omingo has adopted a memorial ask ing congress to allot each Indian eighty acres of the surplus lands of the Chickasaw nation. Chaplain Leary Dying. CHAPMAN. Kas—Father F. E. Leary, national chaplain ot the U. A. R., who is ill at his home here with pneumonia, was reported slowly sink ing. His physicians hold out no hope of recovery. Heat Given Earth by Sun. It has been mathematically demon strated as a consequence of the vary ing inclination of the sun’s rays at dif ferent times cf the year that of the total amount of heat received by the earth in the course of a year 63 per cent is received during the summer and 37 per cent during the winter. Colonel a Spanish Title. The title “colonel” is derived from ; the Spanish. The name Is “coronel,” I which may account for the English j pronunciation. .a.-.*-. — smiTimi—nrt" EX SPEAKER DIES JT DUBUQUE PASSES AWAY AFTER AN ILL NESS OF NINE MONTHS. For a Number of Days in An Uncon scious State—For Many Years a Prominent Political Fgure. DUQUBUE—Former Speaker David B. Henderson of the national house ol representatives died Sunday afternoon at Mercy hospital of paresis, which attacked him nine months ago. He began to sink Friday afternoon, rallied Saturday morning, but in the after noon lapsed until the end came. All of his family except a son in Califor nia was at the bedside. Colonel Henderson had been unable to recognize anyone but his wife since a wee.k aog, except on Friday when he partly regained his mental facul ties. Colonel Henderson was stricken with paresis last May, and his condi tion grew so grave that he was re moved to a hospital in September, his condition remained unchanged ex cept for the usual progress of such a disease until a week ago last Friday when he suffered another stroke which resulted in total blindness. The former speaker failed rapidly pbysi cally and mentally until Friday, when his mental powers returned for a few hours, followed by a relapse which ended in death. The funeral will be held next Thurs day with services in the Episcopal church under the auspices of the Grand Army. Former Congressman George D. Perkins of Sioux City will deliver an eulogy. The body is to lie in state on Thursday at the Church. Career of Deceased. WASHINGTON — Former Speaker Henderson, who died at Dubuque, la. was for many years a prominent figure in the counsels of his party and had a host of friends among both republi cans and democrats in congress. Suc ceeding Speaker Reed in the chair Mr. Henderson carried out vigorously the rules adopted by his predecessor for the expedition of the business oi the house. He was twice elected speaker, his last term in that office closing a twenty-years service in the lower branch of congress. It was in advocating the cause oi war veterans that the former speaker was seen at his best in debate in the house. He stubbornly fought for what he believed was their rights and elo quently pleaded their cause. Oldtim ers in congress recalled tonight the fa nous debate on the Mexican widows pension bill, when Representative Nor w'ood of Alabama taunted the Iowar about his Scotch ancestry. In his reply Colonel Henderson told with great sin ceritv and earnestness the story oi how he and his two brothers had gone to the war. and the extemporaneous speech he then made w’as a notable one. He lost a leg in the civil war, and the stump gave him much trouble all his subsequent life. THE RUSSIAN CABINET. Reports of Witte’s Resignation Are Discredited. ST. PETERSBURG.—The reports abroad that Premier Witte had re signed and that his resignation had been accepted by Emperor Nicholas are discredited here. No furthei changes in the cabinet are expected ai present and it is probable that M. Ne menchaiefT, minister of communica tions, will retain his portfolio for the time being. The successors of Minis ter of Commerce Timiriazeff and Min ister of Agricuclture Kutler have nol been determined upon. The appoint ment of M. Krivoshein, former minis ter of public works and railways, as miinster of agriculture, is regarded as only temporary. GERMANY WANTS A ROW. Certain Kaiser Wartts Algeciras Con ference to Be Indecisive. LONDON.—Official opinion in Great Britain regarding the Moroccan con ference can be summed up by th« statement “that it is now certain Ger many desires the Algeciras conferenct to break up without settling the vexed Moroccan questions.” It is contended here that, not satis fled with refusing what Great Britair calls the most ‘liberal offer’ on th« part of France in respect to policing Morocco, Germany has placed anothei obstacle in the way of a Bettlemenl by making impossible suggestions it regard to the proposed state bank. France Wants Big Ships. PARIo—Premier Rouv«er laid the Moroccan situation before the cabinei but no announcement was made con cerning the modification of the present status. Goth Wins Easily. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Frank Gotch, gen erally regarded as the champioi wrestler of America, won from Charles Hackenschmidt of Sweden In straighl falls. Cheaper Gas for Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A special com mittee of the board of aldermen jde cided on Friday to recommend two gas ordinances for passage by the council next Monday night. One ordinance fixes 75 cents a thousand cubic feei as the maximum price to be chargee for artificial gas. The other measure proposes to submit to the voters at the city election April 3, an amndment t< the charter providing that in granting all lighting franchises the city reserves the right to purchase at its actual value. Will Evict the Weavers. MOOSUP, Conn.—The strike of the weavers at the Aldrich Manufacturing company’s plant assumed a new phase Thursday, when the company begat the service of eviction papers on the seven or eight hundred people who oc cupy the seventy tenement house: owned by the company. The tenants some of whom are between sixty ant seventy years old and have lived mere all their lives, were notified that un less the strikers returned to worl within thirty days the houses must b: Treated. HOCH 18 EXECUTED. Illinois Bluebeard Hanged for Murder of One of His Wives. CHICAGO—John Hoch, convicted murderer, confessed bigamist and who, if by a fraction of the stories of crime that are told of him are trut, was one of the greatest criminals this country has ever known, was hanged in the county jail Friday for poisoning hij wife, Marie Welcker-Hoch. He faced death as he has always said that he would face it when the | final moment came—calmly and with out fear. He stood on the scaffold be neath the dangling noose in the atti tude and with the placid courage of a soldier who realizes to the full that death is his portion, but is still un afraid. He died with a prayer on his lips for the officers of the law who took his life, and save for the words “Good by,” his last utterance was an as sertion that he was innocent of the crime for which he paid the extreme penalty of the law. The last scene in the career of Hoch came at 1:34 in the afternoon, while his attorneys were still making desper ate efforts for a little more time on earth for him. His death, the law years say, has not ended the appeal that was made in his behalf, and al though the man himself is dead, they promise to carry the case to the su preme court of the United States, and if it is decided that he was unlawfully hanged, proceedings will be com menced against the officers of the law wrho officiated at the execution. ASKS AN INVESTIGATION. Resolution in the House Bearing on Hard Coal Rates. WASHINGTON. — Representative McNary of Massachusetts introduced a resolution instructing the president to have the interstate commerce com mission investigate the alleged con trol and ownership of anthracite coal and anthracite mines by railway com binations. The resolution specifically requires that a report be made as to whether the anthracite carrying roads in combination fix the price of an thracite coal in April each year, "tak nig coal stove size as a basis $4.50 per ton f. o. b. New York; taking one third of such price as the carrying charge for such coal, and whether they advance the price of 10 cents per month up to and including Septem ber 1, taking one-third of such advance of 10 cents per month as their share for carrying such coal.” Major General Wood. DAYTON, O. — Major General Thomas J. Wood died at his residence in this city Sunday night, after a long illness, aged 83 years. He was the last survivor of the celebrated class at West Point of 1845. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Captain George Wood, who served in Cuba and the Philippines in the Spanish-Ameri can war, and Thomas J. Wood, now in Idaho. General Wood was retired from the army in 1868 with the rank of major general. At his request the burial will be at West Point. Putting Lid on Theaters. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Pursuant to a Sunday closing order issued by the Board of Safety last Tuesday and di rected at places of amusement, the po lice Sunday afternoon made wholesale arrests of managers and actors at three of Louisville’s principal thea ters. At Hopkins’ Vaudeville theater and the Buckingham, a burlesque house, all the actors, the managers of the houses and the companies, the ticket sellers and the dorkeepers were arrested, the actresses not being mo lested. Moving Canal Dirt. WASHINGTON — The Isthmian canal commission has received a re port from the chief engineer. Stevens, at Panama, which shows that the total yardage moved on the Culebra division for the month of January exceeded that moved in December. NO MORE EXCURSION RATES. Ohio Railroads to Adhere Strictly to 2-Cent Rate. CHICAGO—All forms of transporta tion, except the regular 2-cent rate pro vided by law. will be cut off by the railroads in Ohio. This decision-was reached at a conference of all railroads with lines In that state. It was agreed that by eliminating everything except 2-cent fares the roads could in a measure recompense themselves for the loss caused by the new rate law. After Sunday Theater. DEIS MOINES — Senator Warren Garst Introduced a measure in the up per house prohibiting the Sunday thea ter In Iowa. The measure carries with it a fine of J5U and applies to ail places of amusement open on Sunday. Hold Early Convention. TOPEKA. Kas. — The democratic state convention will be held in To peka Wednesday, April 26. This was decided upon by the unanimous vote of the state democratic committee. England Still Claims It. LONDON—In the house of commons the statement was made that the trans fer of Port Arthur from Russia to Japan does not affect the status of W'ei-Hai-Wei, which was leased to Great Britain. Helped Found Omaha Bee. SAN FRANCISCO—Henry Gerald, a j well known newspaper man, is dead in this city, aged seventy-six years. Ger ald, together with its present proprie tor. Edward Rosewater, founded the Omaha Bee. Find Cat in Well. After being missing for two weeks a cat belonging to a family in Wilt shire, England, was found clinging to the side of a well thirty-five feet from the surface and just above the water. She was apparently none the worst for her experience after being brought to the top. Trains Arrive on Time. The Great Eastern railway claims j the record for its London and suburban j trains, of which 99% per cent depart I j and arrive on time. j AS TO AMENDMENT Of TBEJEAIE Bill IS SAID PRESIDENT WILL NOT OP POSE SAME. If a Measure is Finally Passed That is Not Acceptable It Will Prob ably Ba Vetoed. WASHINGTON—By a vote of 8 to 5 the senate committee on interstate commerce agreed to report the Hep burn rate bill without amendment, but the resolution reserved to the mem bers of the committee freedom of ac tion concerning amendments offered in the senate. By a vote of 5 to 3 Senator Tillman, a democrat, was given the honor of reporting the bill. This es tablishes a precedent in that a repub lican senate committee has given to a democrat control of an improtant mea sure passed by a republican house and endorsed by a republican president. Senators Cullom and Carmack were absent and their votes were recorded only on the main proposition. The resolution follows: Resolved, That the interstate com merce committee report favorably house bill 12,987 as it passed the house. It being understood that members of the committee have a right to vote as they choose on amendments or to offer amendments in the senate on consider ation of the bill. Senator Dolliver offered the first part of the resolution and Senator Al drich made a motion to amend by add ing the restrictions concerning amend ments. The Alcrich motion prevailed, the affirmatives being, Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, Foraker, Crane, Tillmna, Foster and Newlands. The negative votes were Dolliver, Clapp and McLaurin. After the meeting, however. Senator McLaurin said that he intended to vote for the change, and a change was made in the committee record, leaving onlv Dolliver and Clapp for the reso lution as offered by Senator Dolliver. The vote for the resolution as amended ■WilR* Yeas—Cullom, Dolliver, Clapp, Till man. McLaurin, Carmack, Foster and Newlands. Nays—Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, For aker and Crane. Senator Aldrich then moved that the bill be reported by Chairman Elkins, but senators Dolliver and Tillman pro tested that some friend of the measure should make the report and Senator Aldrich amended his motion, providing that the report be made by Senator Tillman. He stated that the democrat ic members furnished th® majority of the votes for the bill and that it was proper to have the minority "father it.” This --as taken by Senators Doll iver and Clapp as an effort to humiliate them, but they remained silent. Chairman Elkins suggested that the report should be made by Senator Dolliver, who had been one of the men who helped draft the Hepburn bill and a leader in the fight to prevent the adoption of amendments. Only Sena tor Clapp supported the suggestion which had been informally made. A vote was then had on the ques tion of who should report the bill, re sulting as follows: For Senator Tillman—Aldrich, Kean, Foraker, Crane and McLaurin. For Senator Dolliver—Elkins, Clapp and Newlands. Not voting—Dolliver, Tillman and Foster. WESTERN STATES IN LEAD. Percentage nf Increase in Manufac tories Greatest. • WASHINGTON—A report prepared by the census bureau for the use of the congressional committee on manufac tories, discloses'that in the percentage of increases in number of industries and value of products manufactured, five of the tar western states leads the list. In Oklahoma in the last five years capital invested in manufacturing in creased 351 per cent; value of the production 200 per cent; number of. establishments, 107 per cent, and imm ber of employes 147 per cent. Indian Territory ranks on a par with Oklahoma with an increase of 200 per cent in the value of manufac tured materials. 215 per cent increase in capital invested and an increase of 160 per cent in the number of estab lishments. Nevada, Idaho and Utah ranked next. There was a decrease in number of manufacturing establishments, de spite an increase in output and capital invested in a majority of the states, due it is stated, to the consolidation of small enterprise. To Defend Accused Miners. BUTTE, Mont—Five thousand dol lars have been appropriated by the Mill and Smelter Men’s union of this city to aid in the defense of Charles F. Moyer, Haywood. Petti bone and Or chard, who are suspected of the mur der of ex-Governor Steuenberg of Idaho. Turner Would Hire Negroes. WASHINGTON—J. Milton Turner of St. Louis, formerly American minister to Liberia, is endeavoring to enlist the interest of isthmian canal officials In the employment of negro labor from the United States in building the canal. He discussed the matter with Chair man Shonts, to whom he said that there was a large number of negroes in the United States, particularly in the south, available Tor and capable physically of doing the work required on the isthmus, and would like to go there. Legalizing Final Proofs. WASHINGTON — Representative Burke of South Dakota introduced a bill providing that all final proofs for homestead lands in the Chamberlain land district made before the judge or clerk of the court of Stanley county, or any United State court commis sioner at Fort Pierre, prior to July 1, 1905, shall be accpeted, and patented the same as if such proofs were made within the Chamberlain district. This act shall not affect any final proor ex cept only In respect to the place where same was made. TRAINING FOR AGRICULTURE. Burkett Offers Bill Providing For Ap propriation. WASHINGTON—At the request of the school teachers and the school or ganizations of Nebraska, Senator Bur kett introduced a bill providing for the application of a portion of the proceeds from the sale of public lands to state normal schools of the United States for the advancement of instruction in agricultural and manual training. The bill follows very closely along the lines of the Morrill act passed years ago, which provides for appropriating *1, OOv.OOO annually to the various agricul tural schools of the country. Mr. Burkett's bill starts out with an appropriation of *51)0,000 for the years ending June 30,1905, and in raising the amount of such appropriations thereaf ter for five years by the additional sum of *100,000 each year until the amount shall become *1,000,000. It makes the same provisions as did the Morrill act to guard against distinc tion of race or color in the adminis s.on of students. The bill also pro vides that one-half of the sum approp riated shall be divided equally among the several states, and that the other half shall be divided pro rata among the several state normal schools of the various states in proportion to the length of term held and the .number of students enrolled each year. The ob ject of the plainly is simply to equip teachers more ruily for the teaching of agriculture. Most of the states have schools, and Mr. Burkett’s bid only looks toward the qualifica tion of teachers for this important position, inasmuch as most teachers are prepared at normal schools. KNOX HAS RATE BILL. Launches Long-Expected Measure In Senate. WASHINGTON—Mr. Knox’s much discussed and long-expected railroad rate bill ■was introduced in the senate Thursday, and because of the excep tional interest in the subject was ac corded the unusual privilege of a read ing at length for the information of senators on the day of introduction. Close attention was given to the read ing of the bill. In a brief statement Mr. Knox said he did not hope to have the committee on interstate commerce do more than consider the bill as af fording light on the question of court review of the findings of the interstate commerce commission. LOS ANGELES IS ALARMED. Southern Pacific Coast Defenseless in Case of War. LOS ANGELES—Realizing the de fenseless condition of the Southern California section of the Pacific coast in case of war, John H. Norton, chair man of the military post and military fortification committee of Los Angeles chamber of commerce, has recom mended to that body immediate action toward procuring, through the state’s representatives in 'Washington, an ap propriation for fortifications at San Pedro. He suggests that similar ac tion be taken by the merchants and manufacturers’ association and the Municipal League. . THIS FORTUNE IS REAL ONE. Hastings and Harvard Women Heirs to Large One. HASTINGS.—Mrs. Ed Livingston of this city has just received a letter con firming the report that her mother, Mrs. Margaret Crowder of Harvard, Neb., is one of four persons to equally share an estate of J6.000.000 left by Sumner Bebee of Carlisle, Canada. The three other parties to share in the estate are a brother of Mrs. Crow der ftt Harvard, a sister at Blue Hill and another sister in California. Land Cases Tried in May. OMAHA.—It is probable few or no trials of the land fencing cases will be held at the present adjourned term of the federal courts. But much is promised for at the May term, both by the federal grand jury and the courts. The land cases now on the dockets are largely under old indict ments and many of these possibly will be dropped altogether because of the disappearance of witnesses. However, several important cases will come be fore the grand jury in the matter of the procurement or fraudulent filings on lands. MAY BE SENT TO THE HAGUE. Moroccan Affair Will Probably Not Be Settled by Delegatee. MADRID.—An Important Spanish statesman is authority .for the state ment that the question Is now, moptqd of charging The Hague., arbitrary tribunal with the settlement' of the Moroccan controversy, owing1 to the apparent inability of the delegates at Algeciras to secure an accord. The newspapers say that while war Is not likely, the Franco-German controversy keeps Europe in a state of constant uneasiness. ' Major Hammond Dead. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal'—Major A. 0,-Hammond of the United States cav alry, died at the general hospital at Presidio, Tuesday evening, after an illness oi more than tour months. The remains will be Bent ,to . Quincy, 111., for interment .. Washington Day Reception. GIBRALTAR—Ambassador Wbite, Minister Gummere and Consul Sprague held a reception at the American con sulate-here In honor of Washington’s birthday. Wants to Increase Stock. MONTREAL—The , Bell Telephone company of Canada at its annual meet ing announced that it had asked per mission of the dominion parliament to increase its capital from ten to fifty millions, ia view of the necessary ex tension of linns in the near future. Pope Receives American Sailors. ROME—A detachment of fifty sailors from the American cruiser squadron now at Naples arrived here Thurs day. The Americans vere all re ceived by the Pope, r DOCTOR OSLER GIVES ADVICE. His Theories Concerning Medicine and Physicians. Dr. William Osier writes: “Man has an inborn craving for medicine. Hero ic dosing for several generations has given his tissues a thirst for drugs. As I once before remarked, the desire to take medicine is one feature which distinguishes man, the animal, from his fellow creature. It is really one of the most serious difficulties with which we have to contend. Even in minor ailments, which would yield to dieting or to simple home remedies, the doctor's visit is not thought to be complete without the prescription.” Of the cultured physician he says: “In no profession does culture count for so much as in medicine, and no man needs it more than the general practitioner, working among all sorts and conditions of men, many of whom are influenced quite as much by his general ability, which they can appre ciate, as by his learning, of which they have no measure.” Dr. Osier advises physicians to “walk with the young”: “I would urge the clinical physician, as he travels farther from the east, to look well to his companions—to see that they are not of his own age and generation. He must walk with the ‘boys,’ he must travel with the men who are do ing the work of the world, the men between the ages of 25 and 40.” ARMENIAN DIED HERO’S DEATH. Made Splendid Defense of His Resi dence at Baku. Adamoff was an Armenian hero of Baku. The author of a recent volume on that city has this to say of him. "Adamoff was the crack rifle shot In Baku, one of the wealthiest Armeni ans engaged in the oil business, and his residence in Arnianskia street was one of the palaces of the city, so far as the magnificence of the oriental decoration was concerned. He stood a three days’ siege and shot no fewer than forty Tartars, who, on the last day, formed a heap of dead at the cor ner of the street. Adamoff was kept supplied with cartridges by his young son, who got shot in that service. And then Adamoff himself was hit on the balcony of his house, whence he had so long defended it. Receiving a shot in the shoulder, the deadly marksman dropped hiB rifle on to the railing of a balcony, but, nerved with the courage of despair and determined to sell his life still more dearly, he continued shooting. His movements became slow, the Tartars become more aggressive, and he finally re ceived a fatal wound which laid him low on the balcony.” Duel by Proxy in France. It is not often that one of the prin cipals in a French duel backs out. but an incident of this kind happened yesterday, says a dispatch from Paris. An encounter had been arranged be tween M. Gomez Carrilo and M. Aus tin de Croze, but the latter failed to appear at the appointed time, and half an hour later a telegram was re ceived from him to the effect that he did not intend to fight. The disap pointed principal was determined to have satisfaction from somebody, and he suggested to M. George Dubois, tha well-known fencing master, who was one of the absent man’s seconds, that he would step into the breach. M. Dubois was agreeable, but owing to his superior skill with the sword he proposed that the duel be fought with pistols. No pistols being obtainable for the moment, the pair faced each other with swords. In the second round M. Dubois “pinked” his adver rary in the arm. and the outraged honor of the latter was declared to be satisfied.—London Chronicle. More Work for Wilson. A servant girl in the household of a Pottsville, Pa., family was slicing potatoes for dinner the other day. when she found one that was particu larly watery. She was about to throw it away when the knife struck something hard. She cut it out and showed it to her mistress. It proved to be a pearl, which jewelers value at |40. Now, then, here is an oppor tunity for Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Let him take up immediate ly the investigation and propagation of the pearl-bearing potato. There is not a constituent of any congressman but would like to have sample and ex perimental packages of that vege table. The seed of a potato that grows pearls would be much mors highly appreciated than several pack ages of peas good only for a cheap porridge.—Savannah News. Tobacco Injures Soldiers. Britain wants better marksmen in its armies, but many people claim that the increasing use of cigarettes among the soldiers is defeating this ambi tion. The duke of Wellington would not allow smoking in any form. His famous order ran as follows: “The commander in chief has been inform ed that the practice of smoking pipes aDd cigars and cheroots has become prevalent among the army, which is not only in itself a species of Intoxica tion occasioned by the fumes of tobac co, tut undoubtedly occasions drink ing and tippling by those who acquire the habit.” The order went on to beg officers to prevent smoking among the officers of junior ranks in their regi ments. Helping Out. With an exclamation of delight the hardened tourist rushed out on the baggage platform and started to smash his trunk with an ax. “Hold on!” shouted the baggage man. “Are you crazy?’’ “Not at all.” replied the hardened tourist as he continued to smash. “I read that baggagemen were overwork ed at this season, so I thought I would smash my own trunk and save you the trouble." Ignorant French Recruits. Sixty-two French recruits were re cently asked to name the present form of government in France and to tell how it was established. Thirty four replied “The republic" only; one man said, “The French govern ment has been established by all the other countries together”; another. “The French government was estab lished by a general assembly of all the coups d'etat.”
