The Commoner.
(MARCH 20, 1903.,
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On March 8 it was reported that the
protocol between Venezuela and Swe-
ffiv don and JNorway ior tne aajusimeui. ui
f'fo nlnlma rt Vm lnftfr P.OUntrleS
Kfagainst the South American republic
rr.i Tin! lipnn rnmnietcrt and were ready
for signature. As soon as the protocols
fwith Snain and Denmark are signed.
arbitration proceedings will begin.
The United States supreme court on
March 8 rendered its first opinion in
an interstate commerce case in wnicn
'the Blkins act is dealt with. The case
concerned a Question of discrimlna-
Ltion on the part of the Missouri Pa
cific railway between places, it is re-
orted that the bill originally wa3
WinrVif in fho InTPrnsr. of. t.hfi eitv ot
rotrtnfiHn K"nn. flip. , nllecatlon beinK
pmT"higher charges weremade for
irrying freight over the Missouri Ja
fk from 'St "Louis to Wichita than
jjrere made for carrying it over the
une nneirpm flt. juouib .w uiuuua,
all nnfTrrlfViafnTirHnfr fViA rlistn.'hGn IS
.ifi favor of the Wichita haul and. the
court overruled the demurrer 6f the
fc&f ' " ' Vrailroad comDanv and the company
Ur'AaPPeaied the 'case f to tjie. supreme
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, According to a dispatcn received at
Washington on March 9 from Mr.
LRussell, United States charge at Car
Lacas, it is reported that since VeuV
Fifcuela secured the ships taken from
BiVior i-Tnrlnf fhrt. rppont. hlfifikade. the
conditions prior to the European
complications are repeating tnem
tafilves and the ports of Carupano and
a-Guanta have -been' blockaded by the
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On March '9 the United States su
preme court affirmed the opinion of
Mho supreme court of South Carolina
Sin the case of John Broomfield against
the state 01 soutn uaronna. iiroom
ffield is a negro, who resides in South
Carolina, and was convicted or mur-
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ONE WAY KATES
To many points in the states of Cali
fornia, Oregon and wasnmgton.
EVERY DAY
wTho Union Pacific will sell one-way
Colonist Tickets at the following rates
iirom iviitssuuii iivei iciuiiuttiu.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los An
geles and many other California
poii:ts. Tickets on sale Feb. 15 to
Jufce 15, 1903.
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and Hel
ena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wanatchee,
Wash.- -- v.v '
$25.00 to Everett,' Fairhaven and.
New Whatcom, via Huntington and
Spokane.
$25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Se
attle. $25.00 to Ashland, Roseburg,, Eur
gene, Albany and Salem, via Pprtland.
Tickets on sale Feb. 15 to April 30,
1903.
From Chicago and St. Louis pro
portionately . low, rates are in effect
hy lines connecting? ,iwlth the. Union,
pacific to all above points.
TTor full- Information call on' or ad
dress E. B. SLOSSON,
,,..,, General Agent,
1 ' ' 71 Lincoln, Neb.
der. He alleged that ho had been de
nied the equal protection of the law,
because, notwithstanding four-fifth3
of the people of the community are
colored, all negroes were excluded
from the grand jury by which ho was
indicted. Justice Holmes, who deliv
ered the' opinion, says there is no
proof of the allegation, and therefore
sustained the decision of the supreme
court, which was adverse to Broom-field.
The house bill granting a pension of
Vo0 per month to Mrs. Stotsenburg, the
widow of, John M. Stotsenburg, -late
colonel of the First regiment of the
Nebraska ,. volunteers, who was killed
in the Philippines, was signed by the
president on March 9.
Representative Wl A. Reeder of
Kansas, accompanied by Professor
Newell, chief hydrographer of the
United States geological survey, will
make a tour of the states in the arid
and semi-arid regions of. the west
shortly ,to examine the irrigation pro
jects that are-being developed by the
national government
After sharp competition between
the? transcontinental lines, the govern
ridntr has uassigned the contract for
carrying "United estates naval officers
and men to and from'iSan Francisco to
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railways west of the Missouri
river.
Ope concession made by the senate
in connection with the Panama canal
treatyirwas granted on March 10 'when
it was agreed to attach the Spooner
canal act bodily to the treaty. This is
regarded as a concession to the posi
tion taken by Senator Morgan and
other members of the senate committee.
It was announced on March 11 that
the Cuban reciprocity treaty had been
approved by the Cuban senate by a
vote of 16 to 5.
It will be rememberede that Bolivia
and Brazil recently had some trouble
over the rights of these republics in
what was known as the Acre terri
tory. Oji March 11 it was made known
through the Bolivian minister at
Washington that a syndicate known
as the Anglo-American syndicate hav
ing some rights in the disputed terri
tory had accepted an indemnity of
$570,000 from the Brazilian govern
ment for those concessions. This ac
tion has met with severe protest from
Bolivia, as that country claims that
the syndicate Is absolutely without
authority to take this action and that
it is a violation of the contract under
which the syndicate obtained the con
cession, transfers of the concession to
the foreign states or governments be
ing prohibited.
treaty with an amendment similar to
that recommended in connection with
other reciprocity treaties, providing
that the treaty shall not take effect
until approved by the houso of rep
resentatives as well as by the senate.
On March 12 important develop
ments in the ratification ot the trea
ties ponding in the senato took place
when it was decided to vote on tho
Panama canal treaty on March 17.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty was re
ported to tho senato by tho committee
having it in charge, and It Is antici
pated that tho special work which tho
senate was called to perform will soon
bo done.
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chance, Jutt drop ponUl for catalogue.
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Disc Silky &lg Pirns
CbMigM ih old nitthed of planing m Uit twins fclndar
did lb old Ri4hol of liarreitlnr. We guarantM to do
nor ana wiwr vi oik wiiii two hori on talky, or Hires
borMi on 2Hn. 0ui, than nr otbtr Xould-Hoird or
fflllMBltlll 1 !. .M.. A.A.M.talllt AltA..B Ttf A ftjf AH ll .Tlk wA m I! k . tanild.lld KB If .lit .. ft.ll .u
to Mr oat or kp In repair. Will plow hud dry rroundiher no other plownllJ work. W wtit yoa to It
in ibonoia na win ftirouaerai .iienHpi mo aril, tnaw ana t ptewi inaactaanu to ueip o introduce
itiBTeornticnDornooa. we are exciaiive miri. jorviro-iniruior in u.b.or renume uanracic I'latr.
-th only plow branded or advertised aa NaieMt. Ileware of cheap Imllatlont that look like oar plow, bat ,
wnica lacx ine eteenitai iRienit icoTerea uy ourpKniij onBKm uuieoca irww a woDasr anu tn only
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u On March 11 the senate committee
ori foreign relations authorized favor
able reports on the extradition trea
ties recently negotiated between the
United States and Mexico and Guate
mala. The Mexican treaty is an
amendment to the existing treaty be
tween the two countries, adding tho
crime of bribery to the list of extra
ditable offenses. The Guatemalan
treaty is new and covers all the
crimes usually included in extradition
treaties.
We aro the larccit manufacturers of vehicles
and harness In the work) selling to con
sumers exclusively.
WJS HAVE NO AGENTS
batshlp anywherefor
examination, guaran
Uelaa safe delivery.
You ax out nothlne ,
if not aatUfled. Wo I
naks 195 stvles ot
hlelei and 66 atylaa ot
Darn est.
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Watermelon SeedQeorgia Raised.
Tka Kw Trluvap la has been grown to the enormous size of 153 lbs. Governor Candler, of
Georgia, helped eat one last year that weighed 132 lbs. We have the seed selected from melons
averaging 75 lbs, Price by mail, postpaid, 10c oz; 25c lb; 40c lb; 75c lb.
Oldest Seed House In Georgia, McMillan seed co AflantofGa,
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How to Paint
a House Cheap
And Have il Guarantied ti Loek Better, Wear
Longer and Gest Less Than the Best
White Lead Paints.
Ntvtr Ftdos, Cricks, Chalks, Pools or ffiistors and Is Not Affocfod by
lasos. Fifty Sample Coitrs and Illustrated Ittklof Prepaid to
Any Addross Absolutely Free.
On March 12 the senate committee
on foreign relations authorized a fav
orable report on the Cuban reciprocity
The cost of painting the house
obA barn, outbuildings and fences
is a kaayy burdnn. Cheap paints
soa J4t, peel or scrape oS an
whlke &4 and oil costs so much
am4 has to lei replaced so often
that It Is a cans tan t expense to
keep the bright, clean appearance
jslraf)e in the cozy cottage
neate or the elegant mansion
Tkr fallowing are a few of the
large users of Carrara Paint:
Pesosylvamla B. Jt. Co.; Pull
mem Palace Car Co.; Chicago
TaJqshwte Co.; Central Union
Telcfaiie Co.; Field Museum,
Chtcage; Kasweed Club, Chicago;
Cinalnnaii Sautkorn; Q. &i . I.,R.
II. Co.; Denver it Rio Grando K,
JL; Welllngtea Hotel, Chicago.
Carrara Is used because It lasts
'longer, never fades, nevef cracks,
ever blisters, nerer peels, covers
more surface than tho highest
triced nalnts nnri rnntn If en than
the cheap mixed paints that In
ure insieaa 01 protect. Thoro is
rat ene Carrara. It is made bv
the Carrara Paint Afiency, Gen
eral Offices, 757 Carrara Bldg
Cincinnati, Ohio, and anyone,
having a house to palat should
scad for CO freo sample colors
and onr handseme booklet, show
ing many buildings reproduced In
alf the colors just as they ara
f tainted from this great paint;
hat has steod the most rigid
tests for 25 years and, tear ux
mind, that It is tho en!y jalnt ever
manufactured that is backed by.
The "Waldorf-JUtori. ew a posltlvo truarantco In everri
TorkjOMsfthe JCt XtirxiA- case. Distributing depots In ail
eeat llotels la tie World, Sas principal cities. Wrlto to-day and.
TJjed Tu asd Tm ef tka savo half your paint btUs la tk
WrW-yamM Carrara Paiat. future. 4
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