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BLOCKS Tiff WAY
Great Britain Gives the Canal
a Blow.
TEXT OF ANSWER THAT WAS RECEIVED
Com plot Rejection of Senate Amend
mendmeat Tone of Letter Friendly
T Intlmatci Headlnee lo Co-operate
Further Other New,
A Washington dispatch says: The an
swer of the llrltlsh government to the
amendment to tlie Hnv-1'auncefote
treaty, made by the senate, was re
ceived by the llrltlsh ambassador
and committed toSecretarv liny. The
contents of tlie document Is dignified,
but a complete re jectiou of the senate
amendment, and It leaves upon the
United States government the respon
Nihility for any further action that
may be deemed expedient,
't No opportunity was ottered this af
tcrnoon fur u conference between the
president mul Mr. Hay respecting the
British answer, therefore It cannot yet
be stated what action, if auy, will' be
taken by our government. It is stated
that there is no hurry even iu the event
that it shall be decided to invite Great
UrlUilii to join us in fresh negotiations
as to the isthmian canal, cougiess not
being in session to consider a treaty.
The doubt seems to be warranted that
there will be further negotiations soon
unless some event not now foreseen by
the ofllclals causes a radical change in
'lie situation.
A DEATH DEALER
.First Tornuilo of thn Vear Ntrlke a Teiim
Town.
A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn.,
dated March 3, says: A heavy wind
and rain storm prevailed here at an
early hour tonight and much damage
was wrought. Culverts were wbhIici!
out and fences and small trees In this
vicinity suffered severely. Telegraphic
communication with Texas and south
western points Is Interrupted. Early
reportB from Dallas stated that the
two of Wills Point, sixty miles east of
iiul c'tty, n-ji partly desooyeU by u
tornado late this afternoon. Five chil
dren were reported killed and several
persons were Injured. The dead:
Two children of Mr. McCloud.
One child of Mr. Williams.
Ono child of Mr. White.
Unknown child.
Twenty-five- buildings were demol
ished and the contents destroyed. The
school building and the cotton seed
oil mills suffered severely. Many
horses and cattle and other live stock
ure reported destroyed. The town of
Wills Point was demolished by a tor
nado in May, 1893.
Reports from Terrell. Texas, say
that the heaviest rainfall on record oc
curred throughout that section today.
Several people are reported drowned
or missing.
. A Wills Point dispatch states: A
tornado passed through the west side
of this place at 11 o'clock this morn
ing, demolishing everything in its
track. Four persons are dead and
about twenty Injured. Fourteen dwell
ings were entirely ruined and a num
ber of others badly wrecked. The
public school building Is a total
wreck. The cotton oil mill Is dam
aged and the largest gin plant Is in
ruins. Wires are blown down, and
poles and fences leveled. A freight
car was blown off the track. The dead:
Magglo Cleuse, Infant,
-j Leon, three-year-old son of J. H.
Villlam3.
Child of J. White.
Chas. Powers, painter, drowned.
Injured:
Mrs. J. N. oik, and three children.
Rev. J. If. Cleuse, wife and child.
P J. N. Humau.
D. M. George.
Mrs. J. M. Williams and one child.
Hen Wnlters and wife.
J. F. Bass and baby.
Mrs. E. 13. Graham, child and
brother.
Child of E. S. Gray.
Several are expected to die.
The property loss is about $50,000,
ovhlch Is a conservative estimate.
The black cloud had been hanging
In the southwest all morning. The at
mosphere was heavy and at Intervals
there had been blustering showers of
rain. It was Just at noon when there
waB a roar of rumbling thunder, a puff
of wind, and the air was thick with
flying timbers. The storm came from
the southwest and held to a straight
northeast course. Its path was about
300 yards wide. It struck the north
west quarter of the town in the resi
dence section. No house Is left whole.
Those- that are not Irreparably ruined
are In the- minority. Most of them are
demolished. Household furniture and
utensils are strewn farther than the
ye can reach and they mark the
atorm'a path.
LI HUNG CHANG VERY ILL
Mfo of tlie Aued Viceroy Hung lly a
Tlireml.
Li Hung Chang is again seriously ill
and his physician sayb his life hangs
in the balance.
Prince Ching nnd Karl LI seem to
think that by spreading rumors of the
court's unwillingness to return to Pe
kliii unless this or that thing is done,
they can influence the deliberations of
;the ministers.
New PolyKiimyLaw
Upon a manifesto against the Jesuits
by the students of the polytechnlquo
school at Lisbon the police entered
tho school and struck many with
swords. Tho students have addressed
resolutions to tho house of peers and
chamber of deputies denouncing the
police.
1'ald for III Hllter.
Chinese signature- of tho Mnnchurlnn
convention is practically assured, says
tho St. Petersburg correspondent of
ttie Dally Mall because Russia Inst
AugiiBt sent to tho empress dowager
7,500 pounds of bar silver.
HE DISAPPROVES ACT
(lovrrnor Dietrich Vetoe 811,000 Ap
proprlntlnn for Pom Normal.
Lincoln, March 12. Governor Diet
rich yesterday evening gave the mem
bers of the legislature something to
talk about when he transmitted to the
house a veto of the bill appropriating
175.500 for the construction of new
buildings at the state normal school
at Peru. The massage was brought up
In the latter part of the afternoon by
Private Secretary 11. C. Lindsay and
was not read as tho house was In com
rnltteo of the whole at tho time. For
a considerable time the members were
in Ignorance of the purport of the mes
sage as It was not read at all before
adjournment. Gradually tho news
leaked out and caused consternation
In many places. It was at first be
lieved that tho governor had returned
the bill with the suggestion that tho
appropriation be caned down but there
Is no such balm even for tho support
era of the bill. The veto Is flat and
uncompromising. K reads as follows:
Executive mansion, Lincoln, Neb,,
March 11, 1901. To the Honorable
Speaker, and tho Houso of Representa
tives: I return you horcwlth, with
out my approval, houso roll No. Ill,
being an net to appropriate the sum
of $75,500 to build n library building
and a combined chapel nnd gymnas
ium building for tho statu normal
school located at Peru, Neb.
The primary reason for my objec
tion to this bill Is that tho condition of
the state finances neither warrants nor
justifies such an expenditure. The cur
rent demands of the stato have ex
ceeded the available resources thereof
for a period of years, until now tho
amount of Intel est-bearlng warrants
outstanding against the general fund
(on December 1, litOO), aggregate $1,
.1,447.72. Tho amount outstanding
December 1, 1898, was $1,571,884.01,
which shows that during tho two
years' term of my honorable predeces
sor the warrant Indebtedness was In
creased more than $15a,00O, duo largely
to the fact that the amount realized
from the tax levy and other sources
wan not equal to tho appropriation
and expenditures. ,
According to tho estimate of tho
honorable chairman of the finance,
ways and means committee of the sen
ate, the contemplated appropriations
at this session exceeds avnilablo re
sources by more than $400,000, which
means a corresponding Increaso In
outstanding iutercst-benrlng indebted
ness This is a most reckless, If not un
lawful, policy, and to carry It to ex
cess would Impair and must eventual
ly destroy our public credit. There Is
a penalty attached to reckless finan
ciering If there Is no limit, thougu tho
latter Is generally in business affairs
determined by the former.
The recent conflagration at tho peni
tentiary entailed a loss upon the state
variously estimated ta from $126,000 to
$150,000. Conditions at this institution
are such that a large expenditure of
money is made a necessity, and that,
too, without delay. It will require at
the least $125,000 to repair that part of
tho building damaged by fire and equip
the new cell houso with modern cells
and appliances. '
In the light of these conditions, with
appropriations already far In excess of
the amount available, and with re
sources taxed to their full capacity to
meet current expenses, It Is made nec
essary that tho closest economy should,
be practiced and that only such appro
priations shall be made for extraordl-,
nary purposes as are Imperatively nec
essary. Nor do I consider tho appropriation
provided for iu this act elthor wlso or
necessary The contemplated improve
ments aro not such as require Imme
diate action. The Peru normal has a
library building and it would require
no great amount of Ingenuity to so ar
range such accommodations oa are
now to be had as to provide for chapel
exercises. In addition to this, the city,
of Peru Is well provided with churches
of various denominations, so that so
far as opportunity for religious and
moral training of the studonts is con
cerned there Is no cause for anxiety.
CHAS. H. DIETRICH, Governor.
Armstrong of Nemaha county, when
tho news was broken to him, Imme
diately began hunting tho rules for
tho plan of procedure to be followed
In passing bills over the governor's
veto and then ho snt and thought for,
an hour without moving a muscle. The,
oil! has been cherished by the mem
bers In the souhteastern corner of thw
state and It went through tho legisla
ture as if greased. It was not dis
cussed In the senate. It was common-i
ly reported at the tlmo that the mem
bers in favor of the house bill for the
location of two additional normals anil
the friends of this bill had an arrange
ment whereby support was to be given,
to both, An attempt will undoubtedly
be made to pass tho bill over the veto.
A3 tho measure found so few oppo
nents, this may bo accomplished.
GUARDING TOMB OF QUEEN
Strong Military Tout F.atahlUlied at
aiuimoleuiii.
A New York dispatch says: Appre
hension uppears to prevail In London,
according to a cablegram to tho Now
York Journal and Adviser, as to the
possibility of an attompt to desecrate
the mausoleum at Frogmoro In which
Queen Victoria Is entombed. Not con
tent with the strong guard of police
that has until now kept watch over It,
by order of the king, tho authorities
have established a strong military
post there, and soldiers are to assist
the police In future in keeping guard
over the body of the late queen. That
the arrangement Is to be a permanent
ono Is apparont from the fact that a
guard house of considerable dimen
sions Is being built In ttie immediate
vicinity of tho mausoleum.
Vf 111 DUnolvo l'nrllanieut.
A Madrid, Spain, dispatch says: At
tho next council of tho ministry, the
date of the dissolution of parliament
and tho general election will bo fixed.
In official circles It is denied that two
bands of Carllsts have made their ap
pearance In Catalonia.
Akmiiii MIIiI Attltuiln,
As a further Illustration of the mild
er attitude recently assumed by tho
Gorman Imperial government toward
Alsace-Lorraine, the Berliner Tago
blatt mentions a report that Emperor
William Is planning to glvo It a rep
resentative In tho bundesrath.
BODIES IN RUINS
Explosion in a Chicago Laundry
Kills Many.
EIGHT DEAD BODIES ARE RECOVERED
forty-two Injnreil am! Heveral St III Mill-
InK 1'ollce and Firemen l'lah
Reared of Ilehrlt Huililenly Abau-
doneii Othei New.
A Chicago dispatch says: lly the ex
plosion of a boiler In tlie Doremus
laundry, 4.1B west Madison street, eight
persons were instantly killed, forty
two injured and several are missing.
Tlie cause of the explosion has not
deen determined with accuracy as yet,
and it will prodably require an official
investigation to settle the matter. It
Is known that the boiler was old, u
second hand afValr, and there is no re
cord In the ofllce of the boiler Inspec
tor of any inspection having been made
within the past year. Pending the
verdict of tlie coroner's jury A. L. Dor
emus, the proprietor of tho laundry, Is
held in custody by the police, it Is tlie
Intention of the authorities to insti
tute criminal proceedings against him
should the facts brought out at the in
quest warrant such action.
Reports of the number of the dead
iu the ruins run all the way from six
to twenty. It is known that thirty
six employes of the laundry hud enter
ed the place before the explosion took
place, because the automatic time
keeper Iu the ruins showed that num
ber of registered arrivals. Two or
throe were entering at the time of the
explosion, making tlie total of forty
people in and around the building. The
list of Injured includes several persons
rebldlng in the adjoining buildings
narly all of which were badly dam
aged. GOMEZ HAS A WORD- H
Cuban I'atrlot F.iliort Ills I'enple In
lie l'ree.
A Havana dispatch dated March 10
says: Although the political demon
strations huvu ended, the radical ele
ments in the Cuban constitutional con
vention have not riven tin hone that
the United States will recede from the
position taken regarding the Piatt
amendment. The radical press Is do
ing everything in Its power to keep
this view before the public. It attri
butes the action of the United States
congress to the influence of the trusts,
declaring that American people "aro
In facor of giving Cuba absolute Inde
pendence and of rebuking the action
of tho administration."
Articles from American papers
which seem to sustain the attitude of
tho convention are given wide public
ity. Senor Gualberto Gomez says in La
Patrlat: "Lot ub be free, but let us avoid
furnishing tho slightest pretext for
the unhealthy Imperialism which Is
corrupting the blood of a generous
people and inflicting thorn to trample
upon our righto. Let iir still havo
faith In the justice of our cause and in
tho honor of the country which pro
duced Washington, Jefferson and Lin
coln." At street corners in various public
places placards have been posted
which read thus:
"To tho People of tho United States:
'Do not make any promises that you
are not sum to keep and never go
back on tho word you have given.
(Signed.)
" 'GEORGE WASHINGTON.' "
This In recommended to the consid
eration of all "worthy compatriots of
the great American." Thus far the
radical members of the convention re
main firm In their determination not
to accept the Piatt amendment. The
committee on foreign relations will
meet tomorrow, but a final report Is
not expected for several days.
NEW POLYGAMY LAW.
Utah F.nact Ijiw Making J'enalty 1,11a
IClKlil.
A Salt Lake City, Utah, dispatch
Jays: Today, three dayB before the
legislature cornea to a close, tho house,
by a vote of 25 to 17, and .after an ex
citing debate, in which more than a
dozon raemherH took part, passed tho
Evans senate bill amending that part
of the revised statutes of Utah relating
to prosecutions for adultery. Having
passed the senate last week by a vote
of eleven to seven tho document now
poes to the governor for his signature.
This hill, which was introduced by
Senator Evans of Juab county .Iuib
caused more discussion and more feel
ing than any measure Introduced at
the present session of the legislature.
MikIh u Fust It II II .
Engineer Matt Daugherty made a lly
ing run from Kavenna to Lincoln with
Ilurlington No. IS recently. The train
left Ravenna at :i:(M a, m., and at r:40
stopped at the station at Lincoln.
Tills closed the 11111 of a regular train
which had made four stops in the 1S4
miles In just J M minutes. Deducting
the time for stops, and allowing for
an occasional slowup It will be seen
that the average of- speed malutaineil
was very close to a mile per minute.
This Is several minute faster than
previous records.
The funeral services for tho lato
Representative David Brown wore hold
at Nebraska City from the family resi
dence and although tin weather wus
very Inclement there was a large at
tendance. Tho services were conducted
by Rev. H. L. House. The floral of
ferings were numerous and appro
priate. Tho special from Lincoln with
the legislative delegation arrived over
the Burlington. The members of the
legislattiie marched to tho resldenco
In a body and were overtaken on tho
way by a very disagreeable raiu.
Tho steel range graters tiro reaping
a goodly harvest in Franklin county.
BULLETS ALL AROUND HIM
During Work of ChlriiK Hoy In I'IkW
With lliirKltim.
A sensational attempt to rob tin
homo of William McLaughlin the mill
lonalu coffee merchant, ft? Kushstieet
Chicago, was made the other night
Scores of shots were flied and Fred
McLaughlin, a sou of the merchant
narrowlp escaped death, With bullett
from two revolvers Hying about him
young McLaughlin stood on the front
porch of his father' house, and caught
a burglar who had entered the resl
deuce, as the thief slid down the pi -el
pillar.
The escaping burglar, whoeo twi
confederates oil guard were shooting
at McLaughlin, drew his tevolver
Pressing it to McLaughlin's abdomer
as he turned at the bottom, he puller
the trigger, but the cartridge failed ti
explode. McLaughlin struck the bur
glar a blow that sent him leellng tt
tho ground eight feet below. As hi
struck the man McLaughlin grabbed
tho revolver from the burglar's hand
and tired at lit m as he fell.
Then followed the escape of the tw
men who had stood guard. They rod
away In a buggy, one man firing hit
revolver. The wounded m..n. forsaken
by lilscomradeK, ran after them, fol
lowed by McLaughlin and his brother
in-law, General M I). Hardin. Aftei
running about a block the pursureri
were forced to halt, for the men In Hit
buggy made a stand and opened up t
fusilade while waiting fur their wound
ed comrade to join them. When hi
got into the buggy the three lasher
their horse ami escaped.
Tho burglars obtained no booty.
GEN. DE WET AGAIN ESCAPES
tlete Hark In III linn Country With Fei?
Follower.
The London TlmcR publishes the fol
lowing fiom Ausvogelkop, March 9:
General DoWet bus escaped northward
by n forced march with 400 men. His
objective point is believed to bo the
vicinity of Kroonstadt.
Four other Doer leuders are still In
tho southwestern part of the Orango
River colony.
Now that Genernl DeWet Is back in
his own country It will be almost Im
possible to opeiate against him. .lust
as noon as lie Id pressed tils commando
dissolves to meet again a few days
later. Only a few bauds of Boers are
now left In Cape Colony.
No further news has been received
concerning the negotiations between
Lord Kitchener and General Botha.
The Dally Express nays It h"ap3 that
Lord Kitchener declared the surrcn ler
must be unconditional, while the ques
tion of tho futuro treatment of the
Boers was referred to London. It Is
asserted that Mr. Krugrr, through Dr.
Leyds. has sent a long telegram to Mr.
Schalkburgcr, acting president of the
South African republic, asking for de
tails regarding the negotiations.
MRS. NATION OUT OF JAIL
(live New lloud and Will Continue to
I. Ire Iu Topekn.
Mrs. Nntlon has given bond ngatn
and has been released from the To
peka Jail. Her sureties are C. H.
Mooro and J. B. Elroy. Moore Is her
brothor. Mrs. Nation said she will
mako her home in Topeka in tho fu
ture, but further than this she did not
make known her plans.
The Jury In the Wichita caso of
Mrs. Nation has failed to agree and
has been discharged. It Is said they
Btood seven to five for conviction.
At Kansas City Mrs. T. D. Smith,
Mrs. Jane McNutt and her sixteen-year-old
daughter, Nora, all armed
with hatchets, raided Frank Eaton's
joint in the Armourdale district of
Kansas City, Kas. After entering the
saloon the women proceeded to destroy
the mirrors, decanters, bottles and oth
er breakable property In slgh't. Thoy
are in Jail, having refused to give a
$100 Joint bond.
TRUST STOPS COMPETITION
Illegal Act Charged Again! Tobarcu
Combine.
A Boston, March 11, dlBpntch states:
Additional evidence was introduced bo
fore tho commercial affairs committed
at the state house today agalnct the
methods alloged to have been em
ployed by the so-called tobacco trust
In proveutlng tlie sale of the goodR of
smaller manufacturers. E. U. Harring
ton stated that he sold somo tobacco
to W. E. Sanborn of Holyoke and af
ter tho goods were delivered they wero
returned with a note stating that tho
Continental Tobacco company had,
dropped him from the list of Its cus
tomers and that he was forced to give
up the goods. C. E. Austin of Lowell
also had written Mr. Harrington that
ho could not handle his goods because
of tho so-called trust.
I'mlring Murder JHyiitery.
J. D Richardson, manager of the
biscuit trust, has urrlved In Savannah,
Mo., from Chicago to attend the grand
Jury work, being a witness before that
body In the hearing now In progress
In tho attempt to learn who was the
murderer of his brother, Frank Rich
ardson, a rich merchant, who was shot
In tho hallway of his homo Christmas
eve. More than 100 witnesses have
been subpoenaed in the case, und It Is
expected the whole of the coming week
will be taken up by the Inquiry.
An editor' Sharp Trick.
A Missouri editor takes this method
of sharpening the reader's appetite:
"Mr. Leo was out calling one night and
returned home at a late hour, having
no hat. Full particulars next week.
Watch for them."
J'apnlatiou of A them, Greece.
The present population of Athens In
Greece lb only 80,000, Them Is no ac
curate census of the city when In its
ancient glory, but It Is supposed at one
tlmo to havo contained 600,000 Inhabitants.
ON MURDER BENI
Full Blood Sioux Goos Gunning
On Reservation.
C001LY SHOOTS DOWN A HALF BREED
Rueapei and Threaten Neit lo Kill a
White No Kirtie for the Crime
Inilliiu t'nllce Fur 11 1 iir and
Capture Sure.
A Gordon, Neb., March IS special
says: News it-ached here of a fatal
hooting affray thirty miles northeast
of Gordon, on the reservation, when a
half-blood Indian was killed by a full
blood Indian. Bill Dey, the full-blood,
borrowed a team and wagon of Lewis
Cottier, ills victim, and went to Mer
rlman for a load of groceries. Upon
returning to Cottier' iiuich lie took a
Winchester rifle, entered the house,
Hrlng one 1 hot In the breast of Cottier,
killing him almost Instantly, and after
ho fell to the floor put the mur.loof
his gun to Cottier's head and sent a
bullet through it, the ball penetrating
the head and down through the floor.
Dey then took the horses from the
wagon and he and his squaw rode
away. They met some more Indians
close by, whom Dey told lie had hilled
a half-blood and was going to kill a
white man before he vtas captured.
The cause of the horrible crime Is
not known. The liidiansou the reser
vation are greatly wrought up and
Dey will probably be shot on sight.
The Indian police are close after him
and his capture Is only a question of
a few hours.
JESSIE MORRISON IN JAIL
Unable to (lite New Itond Fending Her
Second Trial.
Jessie Morrison, whose trial last fall
or the murder of Mrs. Olln Castle re
suited In no verdict, wus commit
ted to jail March IS In default of JJR.OOO
ball to await a second trial.
The case was set for trial at the June
term. Since she has been at liberty
Mies Morrison has. been clerking in a
store iu a nearby town. When the
cub was called lu circuit court at El
dorado, Kan., Mies Morrison entered
the court room neatly dressed, but had
a care-worn expression. She took her
seat near her attorney and glanced
over a newspaper. She was alone.
Shortly after enticing the room her
eyes tilled with tears and she wept
several times during the morning.
When the case was called County
Attorney Rees read a petition Indors
ing new witnesses, this was objected
by the attorneys for the defenso, but
was granted, The state then filed n
motion for a continuance until June.
The motion states that it took twenty
four days to try tho case before and
that owing to the fact that there arc
only twouty-two days In this term the
time would not be sufllclent to try the
also that the men whose names are
now iu the jury box would be disqual
ified. The defense asked that the or
der to continue be not granted, as they
could not file a new bond at once,
whereupon Judge Auckman continued
the case and ordered Miss Morrison
committed to jail until her bond be ap
proved. The sheriff took charge of
the prisoner.
EXPORT DUTIES OFF.
Cuban Tobacco Can, l-eaye The liland
Freo.
The president has Issued an execu
tive order abolishing the Cuban export
duties on tobacco from April 1 next.
This action was taken on the earnest
recommendation of tlie Cuban economic
commisiion, which recently visited
Washington, and was indorsed by Gen
eral Wood, A previous order hud been
issued fixing an export duty of 30 per
cent on Cuban tobacco from April 1.
Today'H action removes tho export
duty entirely.
General Wood's approval of the abol
ition of this duty is practically an ex
pression of his belief that the. Cuban
revenues from other sources are sufll
clent for the needs of tin; insular gov
ernment. The original idea was that
the tobacco tax was necessary to fully
meet the financial requirements of the
government.
harr1s6n"dy7ng.
F.i-l'rcRlileiit Can Live Hut Few Hour
Hope. Abandoned.
An Indianapolis, March 111, UsHO a.
m., dispatch says: General Harrison's
condition is practically uuehanged.
Ho remains unconscious and is breath
ing with dltllciilty. The number of
his respiration lias Increased to slight
extent, but not enough to cause addi
tional alarm to the phyioIans watch
ing at his bedside. It is apparent to
every watcher that the general Is
fighting for his life. Every breath
comes with a struggle. The doctors
arc marvelling at the wonderful con
stitution which enables him to resist
the increasing inflammation, The
trained nurses and Drs. Jameson,
Hadley and Dorsey are constantly
watching the slightest change either
for the worse or the better.
Cavalry .Sent Forward.
The sqadron of the Fifth cavalry,
stationed at Ft. Myer, Va., left for
San Francisco, en route to the Philip
pines. They will sail on the transport
Meade about Marcli lri. Tin; squadron
is made tip of troops I, K, L, and M,
and is in command of Colonel William
A. RafTorty.
The new census report shows the
population of the Bombay presidency
which, according ty the last returns of
1001 was IgSO.H'.'d, has declined a mill
ion and a half.
DEFEATS NORMAL SCHOOLS
TheNcimlK Kill the Dili lly n Vote of 17
lo 't'.- '(Interimr'a Vein Mland.
Lincoln, .March 13. Tim defeat of
the bill to establish two new normal
schools, the failure to override Gov
ernor Dietrich's veto of a J57.r,f00 build-,
Ing nt the Peru normal school and a
combination of anil-Thompson men in
the house with f unionists for the ap-,
polutmcnt of a committee 011 final ad
journment, afforded enough excite
ment In the legislature for the balance
of the week.
It was exciting In the house. The
fun started early In the day anil lasted
till 0 o'clock. The first round was the'
veto of the Peru normal appropriation
bill, The message of Governor Die
trich was read regarding thin anil
stamping the hill with his disapproval.'
The speaker ruled that the question
of passing the bill over the veto of the
governor came up under the laws ofj
the state without the formality of a
motion by Armstrong to that effect.'
The roll call, taken without discussion.'
resulting In 41) members favoring the
passage of the bill and 40 being op-
posed to 'the passade. A number of:
calls of the house were had and the
house wero not allowed to proceed t
business till the time when the sen-!
ate was expected for the joint session.',
The fight to secure the tiorcssuryl
throo-llflhs majoiityof sixty was given
up after two hours, work. Only slxt
meuibuis opposed the bill when It was
passed.
The game bill, house roll No. 13H,i
hnd a close call during the day in the'
house. When the measure was con-'
sldcrcd at great length in committee
of the whole, there was almost no op
position. Stock well of Autelope, up-i
posed the measure yesterday und tried'
to defer the action of the bouse 011
final passage till other game bills
could be considered. These are bnrieil,
deep on the general tile and the act loin
would have been equivalent to killing1
the measure as the senate postponed'
IU game bill in anticipation of this
measure coming from the house. After,
some sparring the '.lotion to dclyi
action was ruled out of order and tho
vote resulted lu S3 members voting aye'
and S4 voting no. This was sulllclcut'
to pass it without thecmergenoy clause,
which had to be stricken out. 1
The house members were taken quite'
by surprise last evMilng at tt o'clock by'
McCarthy's making a motion to ap-j
point llathorn, Joovcuat, Whltmore.i
Sprocher and Ream as the house com-!
mlttre to act with a like committee'
from the senate on fixing a date for
final adjournment of the legislature.
Tlie motion carried, roll call on an
amendment to glvo the speaker the)
power to appoint the members of the
committee resulting in 31 yeas and 41)
nays. Taylor, of Custer, then moved'
to reconsider tlie motion and this was
lost.
The Intent of this action was quite
pur..ling to tlie members of the house.1
Once before Taylor made a motion for
the appointment of a committee on)
final adjournment, but it lost. This
time tho motion came from a republi
can, and it is noticeable that the three
members on the committee from the
icpubllcann are anti-Thompson repub
licans. All the Thompson members in'
the hoiiNc at the time opposed the inn
tlon but they were not in sufficient
numbers to accomplish what they were
after. They tried to adjourn without'
effect. The motion to reconsider was
made by Tuylor of Custer county on1
tlie theory that tho motion onco recoup
sldered, may not be reconsidered again.,
This matter was brought up onee two
years ago and Speaker Paul Clark'
then ruled that a motion could not bel
twice reconsidered, that Is, the motion
could not be made twice, having failed'
the first time. The funlonlsts are anx
ious for an early adjournment and
li4vc several times suggested April l.i
If the house can induce the senate to
appoint a committee at once, the rec
ommendation of the joint committee
may be for an early adjournment which
would hasten the termination of the
senatorial fight.
CONCESSIONS TO" BOERS
FiiRlanil Will Not be Hanh to ThoWbo
Yield.
Tlie London Daily News makes the
following important statement: ,
"We understand the government Iibs
greatly modified the unconditional
surrender policy. We believe that
Lord Kitchener has been authorized to
olTer amnesty to both the Boers and
the Boer leaders, except where treach
ery is clearly proven. Cape rebels are
only to be punished by disfranchise,
incut,
"Loans are to be granted to tha
Boers for rebuilding and restocking
their farms, and, finally, the govern
ment will offer to establish some kind
of civil government as soon as all the
commandoes have surrendered. ,
"Its form will probably bo.that of n
crown colony, but with an important
concession, which Sir Alfred Miller
advises, namely, a council including
lloeik of position like General, Botha
General Lucas Meyer and Mr. Shallc
berger."
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Emperor William is progicsslng so
satisfactorily that he is now able to
spend some time in his study.
Several members of tho river ami
harbor committee of the house have
arrived at Havana from Washington.
The estate of Sir Thomas Cook, the
husband of Tennessee Clallln, who
died February 17, at London, waa
sworn to ut SH, 0110,000.
At the annual meeting of stockhold
ers of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, held In Philadelphia, a resolu
tion was adopted authorizing an In
crease of 8100,000,000 In the capital
stock of the company, making the toi
tal Issue S'Jfll, 000,000.
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