TOE mm 1UT11D
Hay-Pauncoforto Compact Rccolvca Ap
proval of United Stales Senate ,
MAJORITY FOR MEASURE DECISIVE
Vote Uhen Document U 1'ut to
in JIG to 18 In Iti Favor lly
the Terms thu Clnyton lliiHvor U
( loii of 18,10 In
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1 "WASHINTGON , Doc. 21. After
( spending the greater part of the last
fortnight In * * considering -tJic Hay-
JPanncofolo treaty for 'the modification
cf thtj Clayton-Bulwor convention of
1BCO , tlio feohato today onV consumed
ono hour and' tell minute * In .amend-
Jng it and ratifying It as iiinpndcd.
During the time thnro were six roll
calls and several viva voce votes' ! Thq (
first five ot the roll flails wore on
amendments offered by Individual son-
ntors and the last ono on the resolu
tion to inllfy the treaty nn amended. '
The amendment. ! , except Ihosd offered'
by Senator Forahcr pnd reported by
the commit' ' no on foreign relations ,
wore voted down by nlijorltlon nvor-
nglng obout 19. The ratification resolution
elution was adopted by a vote of 5C
to 18.
The ecaato wan In executive session
lor about nn hour before tho'tlnuf for
voting arrived , listening , to speecUofl
by Senators Thurston , Giilllnger , Wol-
oott and Bard , explanatory of their
attitude. Senntor Hard contended for
the ndopMon of his amendment giv
ing preference to American ships pass
ing through the proposed Nicaragua ! !
vinnl. 'Semtor Ga.'llngor . apoko In de
fense of the treaty as It originally
came from the executive. Senator
WolcoM said that the original treaty
would Ji\vo been fiatlsf.irtory to 'him ,
but added .tlint ho considered the
agreement , ns It had been and wan
nbout to bo amended , preferable to no
treaty at all.
Senator Thurston strongly advocated
the trer.ty . , eiylng that as Great Brit
ain owns v.ul governs n very largo
portion of the territory of North
America it was perfectly right eind
proper that that country should bo
consulted in the matter of the con
struction of an Isthmian canal. When
Senator Mason "Salted 'If ' It was not
nlso proper that Great Britain , in
thnt event , should ray I' rt of the cost
of construction , ho ropllod that the
Kocurlng ot the canal Itself was the
ono grc.it desideratum , and that ac
complished , 'tho' benefit the waterway
would bo to the world's commerce ,
the cost of construction" was of little
nomont.
Senator Io3golicv aj Oj member
of the coimuiUeo ca foreign relations ,
lias piloted the treaty through , the
eeniite since , -tlio d ath 4ff Chairman
Davis , lost no time in < lennndlng Unt
the voting begin when 2 o'clock ar
rived. The foreign relations ccmmU-
tco amendments wore road first. Sen
ator podga himself suggested a verbal
nmeiyJnuat ! ) th firnt of thcwo , mid-
ingtho word "convoatlon" ofter the
word "which , " EO ns to make the
amendment read : "Which convention
is hereby superseded. " He explained
4hat suggestion had bojn made that
without the addition of that word the
amendment might bo construed as ap
plying only to article vlll ot the Clay-
* iton-Bulwor truity , wheroac. he said.
, it was intended to apply to the cn-
tlro tran'.y. The amendment was ac
cepted and'tho two commlttea amend-
mccita then were both accepted with
out division.
The vote on ratifying the treaty
\vos : Ayes , T5 ; tiocs. 18.
Temp Irttlon of ( lame Lntr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. The Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture
lias in pre.s and will soon Issue a
bulletin entitled "Laws Regulating the
Transportation and Sale of Game. "
The bulletin was prepared by Dr. T.
S. Palmer , n-ho has been charged with
jtlio immediate supervision of matters
relating to gomo under the Lnccy act ,
assisted 'by H. W. Olds , an assistant
in the division. It contains a com
pilation ot such sections of the vari
ous state laws ns relate to the trans-
portal'.on and sale and gives tables
and diagrams showing clbscd seasons ,
species 'prohibited from shipment and
sale and limits of bags , and. . regula
tions , regarding non-resident licenses.
Mulidiiril Oil Wlni ARiiIn.
COLUMBUS , O. . Dec. 21. Attorney
General John M. Sheets today appear
ed before -tho supreme court of Ohio
and asked thot all cases brought
the Standard Oil company bo dlsmlss-
ngainst the constituent cpuipanlc ; * oi
cd. Ho stated that it was his opinion
ithat the evidence was not sutnclont to
continue the prosecution. The court
tisko ! the attorney general to prepare
such entries as ho dcsiroV : made , anil
it is cneraliy conceded that the caseo
be "dropped by itho court.
Cclr tlnU Ormr itostlvs *
LONDON , Dec. 21. A dispatch to
the Router Telegram company from
Pekin , dated Wednesday , December
19. says the situation -throughout the
( province is rapidly growing worse and
4s causing grave anxiety. The dls-
.patch. adds that unless a definite sys
tem of government is spiodlly Install
ed a rccrUacEcenco of the "anti-foreign
outbreaks la confidently pmllcted. The
( pressure of winter begins to be felt
toy" the people , who are nlso suffering
on account of tlio blackmJ.ll levied.
823,000
OMAHA , Dec. 21. Mr. Cudahy pub
lishes Uie. following :
I offer and -will pay a reward of
$5,000 for the arrest and conviction o
uy one of the three perscas who kid
uapad.uiy son , Edward A. Cudahy
$15,000 for the arrest and convlctioi
of any < two ot them , and $25,000 for
Uio arrest ind conviction of all three
D
For further information inquire of mj
eAtorney. General John C. Cowln.
A E. A. CUHAHY.
Doc 20 , 1900' . v ' ' "
KIDNAPED BOY BACK HOME.
lie I urn of You MR 1Mrnrd C'liiliitiy Cnflti
III * 1' Mirr 933,000 ,
OMAHA , Dor. 21. Kdwnrd Cudahy ,
„ ! . , is worth his weight In gold. To
rescue him from the hands of the men
who abduota.1 him nttrly Inat Tuesday
evening and he'd him until ho was
released early Thursday morning hln
father , K. A. Cudnhy , turned over n
bag of gold weighing ninety-five
pounds avoirdupois or 112 pounds
troy , but little below that of the boy
himself. The amount wan $25,000 , all
of It In gold roln.
Following IB the exact letter fiont
l > y the hldnnperfl to Mr. Cudahy :
OMAHA , December 10th , 1900.
Mr. Cudahy : We hive kidnaped your
child and demand $25,000 ( twonty-flvo
Mioiisand dollars for his mifdreturn. .
.f you glvo tiB'tho money , the child
ivlll bo returned as safe an whun you
.ast saw him , hut If you refuse wo
will put acid In his eyoa and blind him ,
Uion tfo will Immediately kidnap an
other millionaire's' child that wo have
spotted and demand $100.000 and wo
will g6t It , for ho will see the condl-
Mo'n ' Of your child and roallzo .the . fact
.hat wu moan business and will not
lie monkeyed with or captured. Got
liq anQtioy all In gold , five , ten and
Avonty dollar pieces , put it In n grip
.n a white wheat sack , get In your
mggy nlono on the night of December
° th at 7 o'clock p. in. , and drive
jonth from your hqnso to Center
street ; turn west on Center and drive
back to Rusor's park and follow the
l > aved road towards Fremont ; when
you como to Inntorn that Is lighted
liy the side ot the road place the money
> y the lanteni and Immediately turn
your horse Around and return home.
You will know our lantern for It will
liavo two ribbons , black and white ,
ilcd on the handle ; you must place a
red lantern on your buggy whc-ro It
cnn ho-plainly noon'so-wo will know
you a mile away. This letter and ov-
j ry part of it must bo returned with
the money and any attempt at capture
\vllljbe ; itho saddest 'thing yon ever
done.
If yon remember nome twenty years
mo''Ohiirlov Ro3 was'kidnaped in
Now York City and $20,000 ransom
asked. Old man Uossto"VlUlng to
glvo up the money , but Burns , the
great detective , with others persuaded
the bld | man.not , tn pjyoup the money ,
assuring "him that llio thieves would
bo captured. Hess died cf a broken
heart , sorry thnt he allowed the de-
lectlvcs to dictate to him.
This JCtter anustr it1)o fcen 1 > f y any
one but you. If the .police or some
stranger know Ita/jontgnts theymight ,
attempt tocaptureis."although en
tirely against your wish , or. some one
might use a lanterned represent us ;
thus , the wrong paVty securing the
money and this would bo as fatal to
you as. If you refused 'to glvo up < Uio
money. So you ace the danger if yon
let this letter ho seen.
Mr. Oudahy you arc up' agiiftist It
and there Is only one way out , GIVE
UP TH"E COIN. " Money wa want and
money we will get.
If you don't give up , he next man
will , for'he will see that wV mean
business and you can lead your boy
around blind for the rest ot your days ,
and all yon will have Is the dam cop
per sympathy. Do the right thing by
us and wo will do the'same by yon.
If you refine you will soon see the
saddest sight you over soon.
Wednesday , December 10th.
THIS NIGHT OR NEVER.
Follow these instructions and no
harm will befall you or yours.
IOITII Company Sue * .
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Dec. 21. The
Des Moines Life Insurance company
of DCS Molncs , la. , today brought suit
In the United States court against
State Insurance Superintendent Van
Clove for the' recovery of $2,000
claimed to have been paid by thorn up
on unjust cla'.ms and nskjng for a
permanentwrt | of injunction against
Superintendent Van Clove , restraining
him frtfni , enforcing his order of Hay
14 , 190b * " revoking the license ot tne
company. The company claims that
despite , the fact that they paid thcso
e'a'ms In order to prevent the revo
cation 'of ' its license , the license was
i evoked.1
llunUriipt.
LA PORTE , Intl. , Doc. 21. Charles
C. Black , a Goshen attorney who has
filed bankruptcy proceedings in the
federal court of this state with llablll-
les of ? 219,731 and no assets , wna mi
ll 1898 , a resident of Davenpcrt , la.
Mr. Black's personal fortune of $100- '
100 has , entirely dwindled away and
ic Is now penniless. He claims that
ie lost his fortune In business onter-
ylscs in Iowa and Missouri before
coming to Indiana.
I-'fpn rurilnii Omimntleil.
BLOEMFONTEIN. Tuesday , Dec. IS.
General Dewot hail G.OOO men and
18,000 horses- when ho captured De-
wetulorp , according to a. gentleman
who was imprisoned thoro. The Boor
commander then declared that ho was
not going to surrender without a free
pardon for nil his men , Including
many Cape Dutch. The force of 6,000
1s now divided Into three sections.
Nuvy'n L. So IUIIK.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. It Is said
nt the Navy department that a seri
ous loss has been suffered by the navy
5n the flro at the Norfolk navy yard
yitterday. The money loss Is of sec
ondary importance. The flre destroyed
valuable records that cannot be re
placed and many necessary pan !
which can only be replaced at much
expense in time and money.
Amne.ly
PARIS , Dec. 21. The chamber of
deputies after an nll-nlght session
adopted1 the amnesty bill by a vote of
150 to 2. The benefits of the measure
extend to ofteuses connected with
ttrlkoa , public meetings of associations
.and Uie troubles In Algeria in 1S97-9S ,
in addition "to1 cases arising out of the
Dreyfus agitation.
A lorco number of cases of the
prlppo JIBVP b < ! .en reported aniqug , the ,
students of Wisconsin university at
\f tl ll iVrtT ? ' * * * " ' * ' t > i JJkl f * PI
MoArthur's Proclamation Warning Non-
Oombatanta to Use Oautiou ,
THE RULES OF WAR TO GOVERN
A Ktf.rn I'ullrjr Adopted Toward tlio
l'lillliillirn | \\nrnliii ; ( Jlvtn in I'liopln
t f Manila Sc'Urel ( Joininlttcon Not
Tolrritlfil ,
MANILA , Dec. 22. Tomorrow Gen
eral MacAruthur will IFBUO n procla
mation warning the Inhabitants ot the
archipelago that hereafter sttlct cony
pllanco with the laws of war will bo
required of non-combatants as well an
combatants.
The proclamation will net forth the
principal lawn of war. It will refer
to recent proclamation Issued by In
surgent commanders threatening na
tives who arc friendly to the American ,
forces and also to the orders loaned
to their men to kldmiy and assassinate
residents of towns occupied by Ameri
cans.
The Insurgent Icade-n will be noti
fied that such practices , If continued ,
will put nn end to the possibility of
their r-numlng normal civic relations
and \.ill make them fugitive criminals.
Residents of places occupied by
Americans will bo notified that pleas
of intimidation will rarely be accepted
and that where secret committees are
permitted to exist In behalf of the
insurgents , oven well disposed persons
will bo exposed to the danger of being
tried ns traitors.
The proclamation will cay that Its
warnings and requirements arc to ap
ply with special forca to Manila , " .ho
rendezvous of the emissaries of insu.--
rcctlon. "
Newspapers will bo warned against
publishing sedition and the pi\c.nma-
tlon will declare that the icbclu who
arc not part of an organized force arj
not entitled to the privileges of pris
oners of war , adding that the fact
that they have not hitherto b3n hold
responsible Is "evldonco of the solic'-
tudo of the United States to avoid
the appearance of harshness. "
The proclamation will c'early dis-
r.vow any recognition of technical bol-
llgerency.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. It is stated
nt the War department that the trans
port Grant , which Is due ut Sin
Francisco about the 1st proxi no ,
brings the remains of 39S officers , sol
diers and civilian employes of the
war department who died in Hawaii ,
China or the Philippines , and that
there arc twelve dead on the trans
port Sherman , which Is duo at San ,
Francisco on the 12th proximo. Among
the bodies on the Grant is that of
young Barber , the nephew cf President
McKlnley , who recently died in the
orient.
Homo VIM * Two lillls.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Dec. 20. 'ihe
house today , at the end of a spirited
contest , extending over two days ,
passed bills compelling the Pennsyl
vania and Baltimore & Ohio raiircads
to abolish grade crossings , to alter
their routes into the city and to
change terminal facilities. An , amend
ment U'ns nine-mi iinon tlm Ponnsvl-
vanla railroad bill to compel the road
to build n now state , to cost not less
than $1,500,000. The bills were vigor
ously antagonized by a portion of the
minority , under the leadership of Mf.
Cowherd ( Mo , ) on the ground that
they were too liberal to the roads.
Crrut Ituttlu In Coluinlilii.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The
State department hns received a cable
gram from United States Charge
D'Affaires Deaup'ro at Bogota , stat
ing that a great battle Ins been fought
it Glardot Point. Magdalene river , Co
lombia , which lasted two days and re
sulted in a decisive victory for the
government. It is reported GOO were
killed and 1,000 wounded. Other vic-
tirles by the government forces of
the utmost Importance have been an-
uounced.
Ilriinnod In Orrolt.
JOHNSON , Nob. , ; Dec. 19. Harry
Roe < l , a single man abiiL21 years old ,
Is believed by his friends to have been
drowned in llgeon crock , near Tub-
bard. Mr. Reed loft Huhbard Satur
day night about S o'clock. Sunday
morning his wagon was found over
turned in the creek , with both huisos
dead. Search for the bcdy has been
iu > progvo s since thnt time.
llnutollo I * Itrtlrcri.
WASHINGTLN , D. C. , Dec. 20.-
Whcn the senate convened today
come- bills and resolutfors prepared by
the iioflso were reported. Among
thorn was n resolution authorizing the
president to appoint Charles A. Bcu-
tello of Maine a captain on the re
tired list of the navy , which was
passed.
All Arcvpt .Joint Note.
PEKIN , Dec. 20. At a mostlng of
the foreign ministers late this even
ing everything In regard to the terms
of the Joint note was nsrreod to , lu-
clwV.jig the British modlllcatlons. The
ministers refute to disclose anything
in connection with the matter , believ
ing that the homo governments should
give the particulars to the public.
VOLUNTEERS TIRLD OF WAR.
Onicer * Iu the MrltUli Korvlro Trndcr
Tlirlr Kruleimtlnim.
LONDON , Dec. 20 The government
publicly requires employers , who have
Kept open situations for yeomnrry ,
colonials anil volunteers , to contl mo
their patriotic efforts to minimize the
bucrlflees ot these uiun in the ser < Ice
of tholr country
The War olllco has issued the
caet'ti's thanks to the yeomanry , colonials
nials and volunteers , expresslag her
i-elluuco that the e"abroad'will-con-
, tluuo to aid the regular * , f - ,
AGRARIANS AFTER OUR \\IIEAL
I'rouone n I.uvr Whlcli la Kxpcctrd to
Bluit It Out of Gerinnnjr.
WASHINGTON' , Doc. 19. The agra
rian party in Germany , having BUG-
cosflfully brought about a law at the
last fiessloii.of tlio rolchstag prohibit
ing , in effect , the importation .of
American canned moats , In now using
Its powerful Influence to liKTfM"n
heavily the Import duties on all grains
entering the empire , notably on wheat ,
reports United States Consul Dlcdcr-
Ich , at Bremen , to the state deport
ment. The aim of the agrarians , ac
cording to the consul , Is to make Ger
many entirely Independent of all coun
tries for Ito brondstuffa and food sup-
pllcn. "It In difficult to see , " says Mr.
Dlodcrlch , "how the proposed national
legislation can have any other effect
In the long run than to enhance the
price of the daily bread so ncdcful to
every man , woman and child In this
country. It Is impossible to nmlor-
stand , " hn says , "how the proposed
duty can Increase the crops of wheat
throughout Germany or decrease the
appetite of the German people. "
"At present , however , " cays the con
sul , "tho.ro seems little doubt that the
proposed lav/ will be passed by the
relchstap. As n largo portion of the
Importation of wheat Is American
grown this will seriously affecV the
Interests of the American farmer. A
duty of10 or GO cents on every bushel
of wheat , " concludes Consul Dlodcrlch ,
"cannot fall to bo well nigh prohibi
tive and the consequence will be moro
limited markets , fiercer compfltltlon
and lower prices to the producers. "
CIIOATC IS TO RETURN HOME.
Probability Thnt Ho Will Not Return to
III * I'tMt lii Knplniul.
NEW YORK , Doc. 19. A dispatch
to the Journal and Advertiser from
London says : Ambassador Choate
will , it is said , sail either on Saturday
or the week after by the United States ,
tl\o death cf.hls partner , Charles C.
Beaman , having rendered his pres
ence In Now York necessary.
The news of Mr. Beaman's death
was a great shock to him , as ho had
no Idea that his partner was even fall
ing. It Is believed hero that Ambas
sador Choato will not return to Lon
don. Ho Is not a rich man and his
life here as ambassador entails not
only the loss of his professional in
come , but is likewise a heavy drain
on h'.3 purse , as Ids salary Is barely
sufiiclrnt to nay his house rent. Th'Is
h. Itself rendered him disinclined to
setalii the ambassadorship for another
four years , and now that his partner
In the firm of Evarts , Choato & Bea
man Is dead his return to America
for good has become more than over
probable.
CLEMENTS HAS A CLOSE CALL ,
Niirrowly liacupes Lotilug Allot llli Com-
luund.
JOHANNESBURG , Monday , Dec. 17 ,
Details of the defeat of the British
at Nooitdegucht Indicate that General
Clcmcnta' entire force had a narrow
escape from capture. The Boers' plans
\\ero splendidly laid. If the main
British column had tarried a little
longer there would have been a com-
pleote success for the Boers , who ex
posed themselves undaunted.y , yelling
and waving their arms. Their rushes
v.ere only stemmed by artillery.
All accounts indicate a heavy Boer
held a prayer meeting. Their hymns
rmtlrl lia Virnnl llv thr rAtl InnTlrlMch
All accounts Indicate a heavy Boo
loss.
loss.Colonel
Colonel Legge exhibited splendid
bravery. Ho shot five Boers with his
revolver before lie fell with three bul-
Itc in his body.
Vor < IR" llualncBS of riilll ; > | > lnrn. .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. A state
ment prepared by the division of In
sular affairs , war department , summa
rizing the trade of the Philippines for
the 'ten months ended April 30 last
shows' that the imports of merchandise
during this period amounted in value
tc $16,460,265. Gold and sliver to the
value of 51,714,951 were also Imported ,
making the total Importations $18,105-
20(5. ( Ot this amount $1,183,480 repre
sented the goods brought in from the
.United States. Manila hemp formed
ihe principal article of exportation
? 9,217,803 worth being sent out of the
Islands during the period , named. Of
this amount $4,285.107 worth went to
Great Britain and $3.096,095 worth to
he United States. The total exporta
tion.of merchandise , gold and silver
Is cot down at $ U.038.311. European
countries took ? 7,2S4.1GG worth of this
and exports to the value of $3,234,292
came to the United States.
UontmuM for \Vi rY pit.
WASHINGTON , Tec. 19. The board
of naval construction , considering .tha
tilds for the construction of battle-
hips and cruisers , has settled these
iiolnts : '
Ono of the big armored cruisers
ha 1 go to Cramps , one to Newport
Xowa and ono to the Union Iron
wt-rks In Callfo-na. One bittleship
-hall go to the Fore River Engine
Works at Qulncy. Mass.
Tnki-H it Knsr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. At th-
cabinet lue ting today it was announc
ed that Captain Asa Rogers of Peters
burg. Va. . would bo appointed collec
tor of internal revenue to succeed the
late Colonel James Brady. Nothing
of Importance transpired at the meetIng -
Ing , both Secretaries Hay and Rcot re-
rortlng that they had nothing to com
municate.
To Increngn Hit Snlnrj.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 19. At the re-
qucnt of the secretary of war , the.
house committee on Insular affairs to
day reported n bill Increasing the sal
ary of the commissioner of education
of Porto Rico from $3.000 to $4,000.
When Prof. Brumbaugh of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania , accepted the
pcsltlon at the urgent request of the
president and Secretary Root , It was
the .understanding that his salary
should bo Increased. He received $5-
' 000'at the University ot , PennB'ylvanla ,
ABE ILL OF ONE MIND
The Eespoctive Powers Have Practically
Accepted England's ' Terms ,
NONE NOW OUT OF THE DEAL
ivtn Ituntln n n ( I Japan Are Snlil to Huvo
Uliliiuno Acri ! intiiit Word "Jr-
.4taa In CUuso Which Bay *
China Muni Submit.
LONDON , Dec. 19. "Great Britain's
proposed alternations in the preamble
of the Joint note have been practically
accepted by all the powers , " says the
PoUin correspondent of Uie Daily
Mall. "Both Russia and Japan , whosa
support was legardcd as doubtful ,
have signed. Only the attitude of the
United States remains as yet not clear
ly defined , but the acquiescence of
America is admitted and it is apparent
the Joint note will he signed and de
livered to the Chinese plenipotentia
ries in tUtve or four days. The Ger-
mui ; minister has warmly supported
the i r > isb. proposal. "
Mi. Choate , the UuMed States am-
bfts.wdoi , had a long conference this
afteinoot ) , reg-U'dlng the Chinese slt-
uatloi. . with the mauinls of Lan&-
dowuo , anil subsequently Mr. Henry
WhUtv sec.etary of the United States
omlwMsy pi.ld i visit to the foreign
olllco. Thfi gt'wtest sccvecy is maln-
talnM as to the outcome of thcso con
sultations What could bo learned
from Brltlfdi and American sources
varlwl considerably , the former ex
pressing annoyance and nothing seri
ous was developing.
Some Information , however , was
gu.th'jrr'l by a representative of the
Assirciuted Press of > the extraordinary
tangle in which the Chinese question
boa bp.t'a mixed , and the reconciliation
01 ! the contiadlctory telegrams that
have emanated t'r&ui Pckln and vari
ous European capitals.
It appears that over a week ago the
powers came to an agreement to elim
inate the word "h revocable" from the
Joint n tfotiation. When It was be
lieved everything was settled , objec
tions wo raised. Great Britain for
the sake of harmony , although much
against her will , agreed to reinsert
the "Irrevocable clause. "
In this , It is said , she was supported
by ths United State3. Once more the
Joint note semod on the point of sig
nature , when a misunderstanding
oroso li Pokln This confused the gov
ernments and formed the subject of
the dlspatcn from Secretary Hay.
which Mr. Choate transmitted to the
marquis of Lanstlowne today.
A.s the result of the Interview Mr.
Choate has sent a long cablegram to
Secretary Hay _ in which he attributes
the latest misunderstanding to an er
ror In forwarding instructions , an er
ror which caused Mi. Conger and Sir
Eraust Satow , the Bltlsh minister m
Pekln , to take opposite views , al
though their homo government were
perfectly agreed. The United States
embassy , while non-commital , hopes
that .today's . conference will clear up
the muddle and hrlsi ; about a signing
of the Joint note in Pekln within a
few days.
On the other hand the British for
eign ofllcn Is not quite so hopeful
Officers there profess to be rather at (
sea an to whether the conditions are
to be Irrevocable or otherwise. Indi
cations point to their being Irrevoca
ble.
REAPPORTIONMENT t OPPOSED.
Hopkins HIM Will llo Fought Hard by
nc | > reHontatt\og of Stntr * .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Tkere ,
promises to be a big light over the
Hopkins reapportlonment bill when
it is taken up ic the house after the
holiday recess. The representatives
of the states which will lose under the
bill are organizing for the struggle.
The members of the minority of the
census committed are seeking'to mar
shal all the available strength among
the dissatisfied members by mak
ing a minority report which will
making a minority report which will
recommend a basis for roapportlon-
racnt that will not reduce tue represen
tation in anv state. This can be nc-
cpuipllshcd by making 194,000 inhab
itants the basis of representation.
Upon this basis the house would con
sist of 387 members. No state would
lose , and the following would < galn :
Arkansas , 1 ; California , 1 ; Colorado ,
1 ; Connecticut , 1 ; Florida , i ; lllnols ,
3 ; Iowa , 1 ; Louisiana , 1 ; Massachu
setts , 1 ; Minnesota , 2 ; Mississippi , 1 ;
Missouri , 1 ; New Jersey , 2 ; New York ,
3 ; North Carolina , 1 ; North Dakota.
1 ; Pennsylvania , 2 ; Texas , 3 ; Wash
ington , 1 ; West Virginia , 1 ; Wiscon
sin , 1.
Mr. Burlelgu of Maine will draw the
minority report recommending this
basis. It Is possible that. Mr. Crum-
packcr of Indiana will further compli
cate the situation by making another
minority report in support of his prop
osition to reduce the representation
from the south.
Dr. Infralls Dciul.
CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Dr. Ephralm
Ing.ills , who was one of 'the founders
of-tho republican party , and during
the early days of that political organi
sation , a leader in its councils , died at
his homo in this city today , aged 78.
Dr. ingalls was a prominent member
of the American Medical and State
Medlcnl associations.
Nomination * by the 1'rcslilcrV.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 19.The presi
dent today sent the following nomi
nations to the senate : John C. A.
Leischer of Pennsylvania , now min
ister to Switzerland , to be minister to
Turkey ; Arthur S. Hardy of New
Hampshire , now minister of Greece ,
Houmanla and Servlu , to be minister
tc Switzerland ; Charles S. Francis cf
Now York , to be minister to Greece ,
RouiKanla and Servla ; Clarence L.
Thurston of Nebraska , to be secretary
of the legation at Buenos Ayres ; Ben
jamin-S..Warren nC Alabama , to be
aast. surgeoa in .the , marine service.
IJreircru * IJonmizn Iny Oter.
A leading representative of the
brewing interest saya that the days
of fortune making in the brewing
usiness have passed , and that the
largo breweries now fall to return a
'air percentage on the money Invested
n them. His explanation of his
statement is that there has been i
great falling off In the saloon trade ,
where the profits are largest , and a
corresponding increase in the homo or
bottled trade , whore the profits nvo
not so large.
The "No Door" Story Nonsensical.
Frank Sonborn takes to task Rcbec-
: a Harding Davis because ot her arti-
lo in the November Scrlbncr's In
which she gives some recollections of
i visit to Concord forty years ago and
.ells about the summer house built by
Alcott for Emerson , and which con
tained no door. This ctatement Is de
nounced ns pure nonsense by Mr. San-
horn , who says the house has a door ,
and a big one , which he has often
entered , and which has been sketched
by artists.
Hermit * .
Women arc seldom hermits , bttt the
story is told of two women , mother
and daughter , who lived in Akron ,
O. , a life of seclusion. For sixteen
ears no neighbor darkened- their door
and they never wandered beyond tha
imlts of their yard.
The brow of a hill may not bo
wrinkled but It is often furrowed.
FOUR DOCTORS FAILED.
A Mlchlgau Lndy'n llnttlo tilth IMsroso
anil How It Wag Won.
Flushing , Mich. . Dec. 22. ( Special. )
One ot the most active workers in
the cause of Temperance and Social
Reform in Michigan Is Mrs. P. A.
Passmore of this place. She is a ,
prominent and very enthusiastic W.
C. T. U. woman , and one who never
loses an opportunity to strike a blow
against the demon of Intemperance.
Mrs. Passmore has suffered much
bodily pain during the last three
years through Kidney and Bladder
Trouble. At times the pain was al
most unbearable , and the good lady
was very much distressed. She tried
physician after physician , and each
In turn failed to relieve her , let alone
effect a cure. Home remedies sug
gested by anxious friends were ap
plied , but all to no purpose. At last
some one spoke of Dodd's Kidney
Pills as a great remedy for all Kidney
and Bladder Diseases , and Mrs. Pass-
more decided to try them. She did ,
and is now a well woman. She has
given the following statement for pub
lication :
At different times in the past three
years , 1 have suffered severely with
Kidney and Bladder Trouble , and af
ter trying four of the best physicians
I could hear of , two of them living in
the state of New York , I found my
self no better. I took any amount of
homo remedies suggested by kind
friends , with little or no relief from
anything. I decided to try Dodd'a
Kidney Pills. L ss than one box has
done me more good than all the other
treatments combined. I am still using
them , and can say from experience
that they are an excellent remedy for
Kidney and Bladder Trouble. I would
heartily recommend them to all those
suffering from these ills In like man-
ner.
MRS. P. A. PASSMORE ,
Flushing. Mich.
When physicians and all other
methods of treatment have failed try
. . _ . , .
T f 1 A. > ! - ,1 I .1
for Mrs. Passmore , they will do for
any one similarly afflicted.
50c. a box All dealers.
ExercUo Saved Tf < lily.
Governor Roosevelt was thought as
a boy to be * of a weak constitution.
Ho early devoted much attention to
exercise and spent all the time that
ho could in the open air. To this he
attributes his present health and en
durance.
Dyeing is as simple as washing when
you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
New York's l ! < Tiiliuvi\t Cri/.c.
Long Vnes of Bernhardt-Coquelln
Now York admirers or their messenger
boys stood patiently In a .drizzling rain
Tuesday for the chance to get an
early choice ot single scats for that en
gagement. The subscription sale was
a success , two five-seat boxes netting
$1,000 each and many blocks of the
outside scats sold for the entlro forty
performances. Fancy prices were paid
without a murmur.
The ItiHlioj ) ' * Anlt-IMn Orilnr.
The bishop of Liverpool has Issued
a new code of rules for confirmation.
Ho desires that girls should refrain
from the use of long pins in Ui3 hair ,
ns the presence c such plus frequently
results in .no bishop's lingers being
lacerated during the "laying on of
hands. "
A Flrenmn AVIio Slurtn 1'lron.
In Waltham , Mass. , an employe of
the city flro department Is under arrest
charged with crson. It Is asserted
that ho started a blaze In the flro house
In which his company was stationed ,
iiud afterward turned in an alarm
to summon aid in extinguishing the
flames. What his motive was Is un
known.
Upculii8t u Touch One.
President George Harris , of Amherst
college , Is one of the llrst college
presIdents -
Idents to attempt , publicly , to solve
the servant girl problem. At a recent
meeting of women's clubs at Amherst ,
Mass. , he read a paper on the subject.
Cnstlo'n un Olil Convent.
The castle in which Oswald u'Aur-
mono , a Belgian artist , has offered Mr.
Kruger a home was built by monks 300
years ago as a convent. H has had a
varied career , a former owner having
entertained royalty In It , and was
bought only u few years ago by M.
d'Aurmeiie , who Is wealthy and restored
stored all the old splendor , besides in
stituting all modern conveniences aud
comforts.