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CUSTfR COUNTY RrPUBUCAB I '
Dy D , M , AMSDERRY ,
BROKEN BOW , . . NImnASKA
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Brief T clcga s I
A flrp of nnlwo"n origin Illtl $ OOOO
dnmage to I ho clA"nr fnctor ) ' of the
1\lIchlllIn stttte III'IHOII ,
Secretnry 1111) ' mlulc his first 1111-
11001rnn'c nt. tI , . ItlltC ! IlelarUuIJnt )
TUesdn ' 'I or his Illness of t1w pllst
fo" : WCl'k-h
1i'lro stlltcd three huslnoss IJloclC ! : ;
011tt'rrlmnc ! ltreet at Lowell , : 'IlItAS"
t'ntlllllng 11 loss estlmllted nt. $200,000 ,
Flvo flrpltllm wert' Injuret } .
1"lgur's nre heln/ / { com pll(111 at Ow
of1cps ! of the Union Pnclfic In Ol11l1hl1
. for the rcmollellng of t hl ofllce Iwllll.
Ing and ml\ldng It more flrelroof. !
Senator Qun ' has Introlltlcpd IL 1,111 ,
nuthorlzlng the Ilresldlllt to nJIJUlnt )
I\lajor General John p , Brooltc , 11
JlelltelHlI1t general , on the retired list.
After 11 suspension of Iwvf'ral weels
for reJOlrs It 11.1 IInnollnced t1Hlt the
Edgar TholtlllSOn steel worl < s Ilt Pltls.
Imrg , 1)11" will resul110 operations In
filII.
The lg sltleller of the North AmerIcan -
Ican CopJler comJlUny which dosell
dO\\'n lit. Orllnll Encnmpn\ont , Wyo"
for extenslvo repllirs Inst monlh , will
resume olJCrations In April.
The glove contest betwel11 YOllng
Corhett and Jhnm ' Brllt will he fOllsht
Imder the nusplccB of the Culmlt Ath.
lotlc clllh of Sut : Francisco If present
arrnngements nre cnrrled Ollt.
Sonlltor I\lcCrellr ' of Kentucl\ } ' was
not reported correctly concomlng his
vote on the motion which confirmlHI
the nomination of Buchllnan nB min.
Ister to Panllma , 110 did not voto.
Holllrool , J "IIIll , a solf.confossed
forgel' and bank swindler , who Is
wnntell In various 11I11'ts of the Unltell
States on nllout one hundred 11Ifforent
chnrges , was arrested In Snn l l'Iln. i
cisco ,
Indlnn Commission , lonos has mlldo
a report , In most llart. favol'llble to
) the bill of HOI)1'esontativo ) Burl\J of
Soulh DallOtll , opening the : GOOOOO
aeles : of the Hose ud rCBerVl\tlon to
settloment.
Thomlls II , Wlcl\Cs , vice president. .
of the Pullman comlmny , 10 defendant i
In 11 dl\'OI'co suit filed In the sUllorlor
court at Chicago bj' : ,11'1 ; , Edna P.
Wlc\Or8 ) , In which she , ohargos her
'
hushnnd with cruolt ' ,
The city council of Clo\'olallll , 0 , .
lIassed nn Cl'dlnance fixing the street
car fal'o within the city limits at 3
cents , Outside of the limits , the fare
will be cents , 'I'ho a.cent 1'111'0 will
not Inchule a trllnsCCI' .
J. C. Willcox , fOrlnCl' sterol < oollor
oC the Southern I'Illlwa ' at Blnulng.
hnm , Aln. , WIIS arrested on IIn Indictment -
ment charging larceny of hrass and
ether matorlal bolonglng to the South.
ern to the vahlo of $38UOO ,
JameD Little Plume , who Illeaded
guilty to the charge of murdel'lng
ae\'en members of the Indian trlbo of
BlacltCoot , ono of whom was his wlfo ,
was sentenced nt 11010nn , Mont. , to
rortj' 'ears In tno Ilenltontiary.
The organization of teamsters of
the civil war will sOIlIl a 1I0tition to
congress al ! : < lng for the pllSSllgO of n
1l1w allowing all toamstCl's on the lIay.
roll during the war to recelvo n ptn.
alon of not loss than $10 monthly.
The board of health at LoclqlOrt , N ,
y" has ordered all local thoatel's ,
mnusement hlllls and ether Ilublle
meeting Illncos closell nnll the IJllbllc
IIl1l'11ry to cease Issuing lols ) ( , In or.
dol' to guurd against und eilidemic ( , (
smallllox ,
After charges and counter charges
hl1vo IlOen made IIgalnst the consulllt..1
of Shllnghal , Canton nnll Amoy , fOl' a
'Clll' , the l'reslllont has o(1 \ OI'ell the
state dCI'lI'tnwnt : to mlll\O a thorough
Investigation of Ihom , 'I'he Investlga ,
tlon will Ilro nlll ' form the husls fern
n complete change of the consullltos
In the orient , .
The national geograllhlcal assocla ,
tlon hns requested the nav ' dOllart.
ment to have a warshlll meet the
stelInor : Princess Irene on her IIl'1'lval
ilt New York. 'rho Princess InJl1e
l)1'lngtho ) ! romalns of James Smith
son , founder of the Smhaonilln : In
'stltutlon , from Oonon , to I > c finall )
Interred at Washlugtou ,
'rho Olllllhoma SUllromo court hal
affirmed the doclslon In the CI\SO 0
. Asu. C. SharIl , former hllllan agent 0
the Poncn Indian reservation , convict
'
ell of accoptlng I > rllles In roglll'l tl
the leasing of cel'taln Il1nds In th ,
, I Ponca reservation anti who was Hon
tenced to a tel'lI1 of fOllr yellrs III th' '
I fodeml Ilenltenllal'j' at Fort 1.e\\011 :
I
i \VOI'th , I\an : ,
I Lost Ulrd , the Indian habj' Irl , wh ,
was } llelwd UIIOI1 the hattlefloltl 0
WOllllliod KIlOO nnd IItloJted ) b ) ' Gel
oral Coli ) ) ' , enterol ! All Saints' schol :
at Sioux F'alls , S , n , 1.0Bl Bird I
IIOW 13 j'cars old mill Is exceellln1 !
hrlght ,
'rho mllchlnlsts , hlael < smll hs nn
llUttorn mal\Crs In the three plant
of the AmerlclllI Brltlr.o comllUlI ' I
Chicago reCused to accollt u Hi l'e
cent rcductlon In wages and went 011
on a strll\C. It Is eXllocted thnt th
Blructural Iran worltcrs will take Bin
nar action ,
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'READY 1-0 FICHT
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PANAMA WILL MEET PROPOSED
COLOMBIAN INVASION.
TROOPS AHE BEING PREPARED
Conscription HaG Been Complcted :1ncJ
12,000 F1oIJUno Men CrI" Be PlacecJ
In the FIeld-Fever Amono U. S.
Marines.
z-mw YOHK-Authentlc InCol'lua.
lion fro 111 the frontlet' Is I111xloll81y
ILwllltell horp , nl the bellof Is wide.
! lIII'ead , cllhles the Irel'llltl's l'anl1mn
corrosllOndont , thnt the Colomhlans
ha\'e IIlready stl1rtOlI to mllrch upon
the 18thlllllS ,
.
'rho I'l1nnlllalnll troops am rcall ' to
lel1.ve on 11 1I10mellt's 1I0tlee , 'rho con.
scrlptloll haa heen cOlUploted , IInll 12"
( JOO flghtlug 111011 CIIII ho 1IIIIcoII In the
fiolel.
'rhere Is grent husLle III the 1I1'lUOI'y
III JII'ellUllI'lIon for the nhlpmellt of
rilles IInd ammunition to the IrJlllans I
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of the Intel'lOI' , who have IIgreod to
Join ngalnRt the Colomhlnn forces
Colonel Parello of the Pnnnmnian
army salel :
"We , who were Columhlans untl !
'osterdny , cannot ho dccolvetl hy nny
tacticR the Colomblrl1ls mllY emploj' .
Wo arc deeply grateful fOl' the aid th9
Americans have glvon us , eSJeclall ) ) '
ILS wo are uow IH'ellllretl to flght our
own lltLlos [ on land with the utmost
confillenco of victory ,
"l OIll' to flVl' hlllJllred mon , station.
od In the only thrlO ! ) JllsseR I1vallahle ,
cl1n defeat an I1rmy , We have all the
II1l'n wo nctuall ' need , for the fighting
will lie done In the mountains.
" \Vo eXlloct to repel the Invasion
wllhout call1llg out nil the ayallahle. .
trool1S , 'rho 1IIIIIIIno will certnlnly
fight Oil our side 'I'he San Blas In.
Ilinns , who are Colomllian allies , will
not fight at all. "
llIny light clIses of fever are rOIIOl"t-
e(1 ( to alrenlly exist In the cllmJs of
the Unltod Stntos mllrlnes , eSJoclnllj' )
alUong thoHO who hl1ve hoon Hcoutlng
along the trail ! : ! . 'fhere Is sOllie yellow
fe\'el' III Pllnllml1 now , but nOlle has
appeared In the nrmy ,
WASIIINGTON-The IIIlVY dOIJnrt'
ment haB rocolvod the following cahle-
gram from Hellr Admiral GlaBs , dated
Pallnma :
"Colli or Nero at Pnrwma has been
Injuroll by the Concord going ulong-
side. Damage Is lIot serious anti tem.
l'OI'ary rellalrs will be ml1lle , at Pnn.
ama. Grounding the Nero at high
water so as to bo able to work below
the water line , "
WILL CLOSE UP ALL CHICAGO
What Bulldln ! ) Commissioner Says of
the Ordinance ,
CIIICAOO-Seventeoll halls wOl'e
closed Frlllay lIy order of Cily Build.
Ing Commlsslonel' Williams , Non.
compliance with city OI'llInnnces was
the reasoll nsslgned ,
CommlsslonOl' Williams said : "The
lIulllllng c\lIl1ance \ ( Is to bo enfOl'cod
to the last lettol' , I lIelleve that it
will II1'actlclIll ' close up all Chicago
to cllforco the law , hut novel'theless
we nro going to do It. FactOl'los ,
chlll'ches , schools , hospitals and busl-
ness establlshmcJl1ts will nil como un.
dol' the han of the bulllllllg law If the
ordinance provisions are InslstedullolI ,
1\Inyor Harrison has Imown that nB
well ns I and hll8 told the council so ,
Dut the law Is now lIelng enforced
ns fnst as Inspectors clln discover vlo ,
lations and 8ueh will 110 the rule from
this time on. "
EMBEZZLEMENT OF $100,000 ,
Charge Agnlnst a Building and Loan
Secretary.
ROCK ISI.AND , 1I1-.J , W , Wnrr ,
for several years OliO 011ol1no'f !
pl'Omlllent. e-ltIens , sCl'etary ot tlH
1\1011110 Building nnll Loan assoclatlm1
nnll 10a110l' III I'efol'ln , WtlS Itlllletell b )
the ! ; rlUlIl jury , sitting In Hoclt Isinul
Friday , 11I11101' sl1venteon counts. chnl'g
Ing the embolemollt of $100,000 11
his Clllll1clty ns secretary 01 the Bulill
In ! ; nllll Loan association , lie wna nr
rostell and ar'l'nngell to glvo b01l1ls ,
Arbitration Treaty ,
RO IE-Klng Victor Emnnuel 111\
nlgnod decrees giving Forolgn MlnlE
tel' 'flttonl fnll Iowom In conncctiOi
with the arhltratlon treaty lIetweol
Hah' IInl1 Oreat Britain , which will h
signell In Homo when the British all'
bassallor has boon simllarl ' eml'OV.
croll.
Colonel MIIIop : Murdered.
ST , LOUIS , Io-\ slleclal to th
- ROllllhlle from Dallas , 'I'ox" sa 'R
.J 'Wol'cl has llOon 1'0colvol1 from Hob
e 'rex , . that Colonel : 'Ill11sol1. 0110 of th
most IJl'omlllent cattlemen of west 01'
Texas , WI'S nSHaBslllatel1 by some III
l(11owlI mnn , 'rho aBSllssl1I cscalled ,
Indians In Tcrrlble Want ,
CHICAGO-A dlspalch to the Inte
bCl'nn from Port Arth\l1' , Ont" Saj'f
An 1I1I1Ian hns 1I1'I'IvoII In tOWII 1\11
tolll a hOl'l'lhlo tllo of dIe SUfio1'l11
amoll ! ; the membol's ' of hiD trill
north of l.allo NOlllgon , Ho tolll (
whore ono family WIIS so dostltw
thllt the ' mlll'llerell a 'ollng SIlUII
two:1t ' .llvc yonrs of ago 1\1111 the re
or She fnmlly ate heAt Ilrst h
tale wns not belloved , hilt was ( ' 01'1'0
orall'd hy turoo whlto trailers who IJ ,
1'1 vcd latl'l' ,
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CE VICE ION DILL ,
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The Measure That Hi1s Deen Intro ,
duced 1:1 : Doth Houes ,
\ \ ' ASHINO'L'uN-A eOlllUlltteo nI" "
IlOlntoll III the last III1t1ollal enC'UlIIlI'
1II0at of the G , A , H , to 1I1'lnl ; to the ,
nltlmtlon of CIHIAI'l'H8 SOllie neelled !
Chllllgl ) ! ! III the 1II'psont lJn ) lolI 111\\1\ ,
Is III sesHlun hel'o 10 ch'aft the III olosed )
Il'glRl1I t IOn ,
AI ! Il. hlHI ) ' the c'onllr.lttoo cnllell entire
tire IlI'eshlenl to IlIlr Its rl'l\lIectFl aUlI
to enlist. the Intel'cwt Illul Intluonco In
securing the l'nactmont o ( the ll'gIHln-
tlon IleHlrutl , The Ilresitiont alslll'ed
the comll1ltt. . , ( ! of his ellth'o H'lIIpath '
In Ihelr IIIl1lel.taltlng- . 1
There will he Introducell In eon ,
gresB , In the senate hY 1t' , Dol1lvCl' of
10wl1 nnll In the house byIt' : , Cal.
derhead of KnnDlls , 11 sel'\'lco lJOnslon
hili , IJllclwd hy the Ol'l1nd Armr of
the HeIHlhlll''hl'h , If enncted Into
law , will give a pension of $12 a month
to over ' oltl Roltllel' who sOI'\'ed nlnoty
tlllYs In the union army during the
civil Will' who wall honoruhlr tllsl'hllrg.
od thOl'ofl'Om llIul who hils attnlned
the IIgo of slxtt0 'oarH , A 11I\0
ponslon will he given the widows of
Buch 80ldlorll In nil caHOS where the
mal'l'lngo tool , plnco 111'101' to Juno 27 ,
18DU.
'rho Intl'oduct Ion of the hill Is the
result of the meotlng In Washington
of the cOll1mlttoo of ponHlouB oC the
Grand Arm ) ' , 'rhe commltteo hall an
extended conference with the Ilresl-
dent and the latter lIsured ! : ! thl'm of
his entlro 8)'mpath ' In thoh' undOl"
taltlng. 'rhey al80 tllllted with Pension -
sion Commlrslonel' 'Vllre ahout the
worlt.
'fho hilI , It IF ! l'xplalnod , Is 'not lIe-
signed to IntOl'fOl'e with existing pen.
olon legislation and It Ilrovlllos In
terms thllt no soldier or widow reo
celvlng 11 pension ' 11111101' Its pro\'I-
Hltms shall he ontltled to 11 ponslon
undol' an ) ' othCl' I'w ,
CHINESE.AMERICAN TREATY.
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Seal Affixed at Peklng-BecomeG Ef.
fectlve at Once ,
W ASIIINO'l'ON-SIt' Chontllng LI.
ang Chen , the Chlnose mlnlstor here ,
called upon Acting Secretary of State
LoomlB l te 'ruesdaJ' afternoon nUll
Informed him that he had recolved a
cnble dlslll1tch from Pellng stating
thnt. the ell1poror hnd fixed his seal
to the Chlnese-Amorlcan trent ) ' , and"
fmthor , that he had ae-celled to the I
request of the American go\'ernment
through lInlstor' CongOl' fOl' the 1m.
mediate o'hange : : of l'I1t1ficntlons ,
'I'horefore , without awaiting the ar.
rival In Washington of the COllj' of
the treaty f'Om ! Peldng the minister
and Secretary Bar will within 11 day
or two sign It Ilrotocol eqllivalent to
I'I1tHlcatiGns of treath s , and , the H'Of ! '
Ident's IlI'oclamation holng IsslIel ( , the
convention will go Into effect nt nco.
'rho minister's nd\'lceJ ! Induc9d the
state delll1rttnent to change the plan it
had fOl'lnel ourller In the daj' to
I1wlllt the arrl\'al of the mall copy or
the treaty ,
GPENCER'S C.UHIOUS WILL ,
Wants Loose Lid on His Coffin and
No Religious Ceremony ,
LONDON-Horllert Sponcer's will
Is 11 cllrlous docllment. It directs
that his hod ) ' Bhall ho placed In a
cof11n wllh a loose lid and cremated
and the nshe3 burled , all without any
spocles of religious ceromon ' , All
the rights In his 11001 , aUlI Investments
nre glvon to the trllstees , Hon , Auburn
Horhort , Dr , Henr ' Charlton Bastlnn
and Dnvlll Dllncan , with Instructions
to omplo ' the 'early I'o\'enuo In " 1'0'
sumlng and continuing during slIch
porlod as mn ) ' ho noedell for fulfilling
my express wishes , but not exceodlng
the life tlmo of all descendants of
I Queen VlctOl'la , who shall ho living
lit my 11eCOIIse and of the survivors of
; them and for twenty-one rears after
; I ho death of such survivor the IlIIh.
I IIcntlon of the oxlstlng parts of my
1 'Doscrlptlve Sociology' I1nll the com.
, 1111atlon nnll IJllhllcation of the fl'eEh
1 parts thereof followed in the lIarts ai-
I
. rondy 1Il1l1l1shed , "
1 TOURINGhTHE W RLD ON FOOT.
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Roumanian HaG Elaht Years in Which
to Make Trip.
\ \ ' ASHINO'I'ON-Baron Sternborg ,
the Oermnn amllassador , Iresentell to
s
the proshlont DI' , Osl < nr Uadvaner , a
I'
Roumanlal { , who Is maldng Il. tOUl' of
II the wOl'ld on foot. lie Is n r'opresent.
t1 atlve of athletic socletlos or Uuchar ,
o
( 'st , having hoen selected to mnl\O the i
I'
. trill from 200 candhlates , lie has .
" IICon on the road fOllr renrs , visiting
In that time nil of guropo nnll Asia ,
110 will visit 1111 of the cOlllltrles ot
NOI'lh 1\1111 South A1I101'1'a ntH I thotl
o will go to the 'I'r'ans\'anl and Austrn'
: Ila , Ho Is ollll/ed / to l'omllloto hlf
, '
, trhl In 1111 nggregnte time of 0lgh1
o 'oars , PI'cldont ! : Hoosovelt chattoll
II with him hrlell ) ' 1l.r.ll Inscr'lbcd hiE
I , lIall10 In the I1Ilto1rnph . . . iJoolt or DI'
HI\II Valll'l' ,
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Con91'css of Mothers In May ,
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.1 W ASIlI G'1'ON , D , C-At 11 n\l1et
i : Ing of the cxe'ntlvo commltteo of thc
Id Natlonnl Congress of MotllOl's nr1'llne !
Ig monts were made COl' lho anllual meet
o. Inof / the lotllCrs' congreRs at Chi
: -If ca o la ' 11 to 1,1 , anll for l\lothors
to Congress Ila ) ' nt tlto Worlll's fall' , St
w LOllisIar : : W , A l\lotltcrll' congl'esi
st 1II0eting Is nl1'o to 1 > 0 held at Bostol
It ; 1"0111'11111' ) ' 18 , ,
h. I\1rs. C , L , Grout was ele'ctell as till
.
; I rcprl'sonh\t\'o ! cr Nebl':1slm : 011 thl
II > 0anl ,
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WANT THE CANAL
THE PRJSIDENT IS THANIED
FOR WORK HE HAS DONE ,
IT IS A GREAT ACBIEVEMEUT
Such Is Terms Utcd to Dcccribe Com.
pletlon of'lsthmlan WaterVJaLeg -
Islatlon In Intereot of Live Stock
Industry DlcC'ussed ,
PORTLAND , Ore-The first action
of the nntlonal live stocl , ( 'onventlon
Wednesday wns to unanhnollBl ) ' adopt
n resolution eUdorslng PreBlllent
Hoosovelt's pollc ) ' rf'lntive to the con.
st ructlon of the Panama eanal.
'I'he resollltlon , a COllY of whh'h was
OI'llered sent to Prcsldent Roosevelt ,
follows :
"Hcsolvell , 'I'hnt the sincere thanks
of the ontll'e momhorshlp of the Na ,
tlonal Llvo Stool , aHsoclntion In con
venllon assomhlell , Is herehy , .nthusl
nstlcall ' ten de rod Presldont. ' ) 'hoodoro
Hoosovelt for his untll'ln ! ; anll success ,
fill efforts to bring ahout the hulldln
of the great Panama mnal , the con.
tomllatlon ) of which will , In the judgment -
mont of thlH organization , he the
( 'I'ownlng nchlevement of the twentieth
centurr. "
Legislation In the interest oC thc
live stocl < Industry was the general
topic of cllocusslon during the session.
'rho leglslntlon desired Is prlnellllllly
In connecton ! with the handling or
live ! 'jtocl ' , bj' 1'lIlIroads , the lIassage of
the hill providing for a classified cen.
SIIS of l1..e stocl , nnd measures In re ,
latlon to the UBO of government 1'0-
SCr\'eB for grazing range , Many sug-
gestlolls as to how deolred loglslatlon
mny be sO'lIrell were made ,
Hesollltions fnvorlng the IlIIssage ot
the Jluro food hili I1nd domandlng the
transfer of the control of government.
reserves from the department of the
Intorlor to that of aI'lcllltlll'e !
passed ,
A , C , Halliwell , editor of the Chicago -
cage Dall ' Live Sto'k WorM , deliver.
ec' a hrlef address on the subject ,
"The Tariff ns It. Affects the StoC'lt
GrowlI's , " Ill' aM In part :
" 'I'l1e Jlrollosltlon to throw down th
ta'lfr hp.rs that now serve to limit , i
o 'l'n In 1\ small degree , the number
of South American and othcr rorelgn
hhlco thnt reae-h this Is
countrr , u so-
rlolls thmst at the husiness of the live
sto'k grower ,
"The olle certain thing In a rednc-
tlon of the dntj' on hides would he
that ranch men nnd stoclt farmers
would have to foot the bills ,
"The hide dealers and tanners are
not slow to mnl\O tholr demands for
free hldos , , In their efforts to follow
pornlclou9 , rractlcos of the financiers
who tr ' to mal\O $1 of capital pay fat
IlIvldeud\ \ nine of water , they have
tal < en adnmtuge of the consumer and
wOllld now plI t additional screws to
the Ilrolu'ol' ( , Boots atHl shoes cost
much i03s thl1n ther used to , but they
do not cost the wearer anj' less ,
"The IIvo stock 1II'OIlucers of the
United States have 1\ right to demand
that what the ' produce shilll enjor ns
much tmde protection as Is given te
those who engage In the final pl'ocess'
m : of mnnllfacture. "
BANK STAYS OPEN AT NIGHT ,
Busy Paying Off D posltors Who
Make a Run on It.
SUPERlOH , Wls-A run was start.
ed on the savings department of the
First National banlt 'I'uosday morning.
and In the afternoon the doposltors ex.
tended out In the street.
A notlco was Issued by the banl's
officol's stating that the banlt woulel
remllin 011en ' 1'uosday night until the
last. Ilorson in IIno had boon pale1.
The banl < was stili open nt It late
houl' Tuesday night and a lon IIno of
cllstomers were I > olng IHlItI lhelr de-
Iloslts as th'j' WOI'O demandcd ,
President Banl < s said he could l\Cep
open aII night If ne'essal'Y nnd IJI1 '
O\'oI'Y ono In gold ,
' 1'he hanlt Is the oldest In the ( 'It ) ' ,
and has a caJlllal of $2UOUOO , with deposits -
posits of about n million and a hnlf.
'I'he banI. paid out a vast Slim , but
business mon made hoavr deposits.
The c. use of Ow run Is uot l\11own.
FIND CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE ,
Arretts to Be Made In Connection
With Clallam Wreclt ,
VICTOHlA , n. C-Appllcatlon waR
mndo at the coronor's Inqull' ' lute the
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, ClalIam IlIsllstor fOl' warrnntB fol' the
arrest of Captain Hoborts and others
who are ltolll 1'0sJlonslhlo fol' the
, \\'locl" on a ( 'll\l'go of m\lIslnughter ! ,
I Counsel ropl'esentlng the Dominion
government. : ; alll that sufilclont evl ,
denco hilt ! hl'on socul'od to show cl'lm-
Innl upgllgencc , and ho woultl tllll1l ) '
to the 1'rovlnclal go\'er1Huont , on boo
I half of the DomlnlJu government
sooltlug the nl'l'ost of the cnlllain anc !
othel' ; ; helll to bo l'I13110nslblo ,
Blair ecovers His Health ,
S'I' , 1.0 U I S-.I nmes I , . Blair , forll1CJ
) genc'al : cOllnsol fol' the Worlll's fall'
who , aflet' being hllllctell here on tIll
charge of fm'g'l'j' wont to PIOI'ldll. 1'01
his health IlClullng his trlnl , Is now h
Now 1'01'1 , cltr , nccol'llln ; to n memllo :
of the famll ) ' who retul'rlOll from tllIl
clt ' , tI' : nnll Irs , B 111 h' , with thol
0'.110 : ' SOli , 111'0 HtollphH at the homo 0
II'R. ( ' , : \ \loxllllllor In the St. Pall
! \lhll'tment8. 219'ost 1 lghteontl
utl'el't , Ir , Blair II : ! suld to have large
I ' regained hlH hl'lIlth ,
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GENERAL WE\LEJR'S : REASONS.IN IN BRIEFo'
TREATY IN fORGE !
RATIFICA.1
ANNOUNCEME OF .
TION OF THE AGREEMENT ,
IT ASSUnES US TWO PORTS
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The President Has Selected Men for I :
Consuls at Both Places Open for
Trade - Berlin Fears Immedli1te
Hottilltles ,
WASHINGTON , - Ratifications of
the Amerlcan-Chlnose commercllll i
trellty were cxchanged at the state
department Wedne.Hll1r : b ) ' Secretary
Iraj' and Sir Chen Tuug Liang Chens ,
the Chlneso mlnl tor herl ! , ' 1'he treaty
pl'ovldes for the opening of the ports
of 1'lul < don and Ant.ung. hi l\Ian.
chnrla , to the world's commerce ,
'I'he treatj' Is now un accomplished :
fact , the pr'sldent haYing signed the
proclnmatlon as reqllired bj' law , The
prcsldent has selected men as consuls
atIulllon : : and Antllng from men of
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experience already In the cOllsular I
service and consequently able to open
up the now field to trade with the least
Ilo slble delay , Tholl' names will bo
sent to the senate ns soon ns congress
malws pl'ovlslon for their salary ,
which the Stllto department hopes will
he dOlH' speedily , It Is regarded as
very deslrahle I hat such rIghts as we
have acqllired In Manchuria as to
China Rhalle : fully estallllshed and
assel'ted In IlIlnmce of any posslhlo
war that might affect thal terrltorj'
to the extent of a' change of sovor'
elgntr.
The ceremony of exchange tool ,
place at the stnte dOllnl'tment by ap-
polntmont at 11 o'cloc ) " 'I'he Chinese
mlnlstor was accaml1anled by his sec.
retar ' , Everything had been arrang.
od and : 'III' , Conger had notified the de.
plrtmont : that the Chinese government -
ment had placed an exchange cop ' of
the treaty In his hands , This Is held
to ho equlvalont to the dellvcry of
, the document to the Unltod Stntes
government as rellulroll bj' tho' treat '
Isolf , 80 Secretary Ha ' and the Chi.
nose minister joined In the signature
'Of the protocal reciting the fact
t.hllt ratifications had tJOon exchnnged ,
1'ho Chlnoso minister wll1 he glvon a
copy of the treaty hy the sta to depart.
ment , which ho111 forward to his
government for delOslt In the 1m.
porlal archives In Poilng nnd when
i\lr. ConO'cl" " copy reaches Washing.
ton It will he Dlaced In the state de.
lIul'tmont IIl > rary.
'I'he Jl\lmnoso mlnlstOl' states thnt
the rOllOrt that a Ilemllnd has heon
mUlle on I > ehnlf of the JnlJllneso gm'-
ornment upon the emperor of Cm'ea
that ho l'ecognlC a Japancs protoc.
torato ever Corca It without founda.
tlon ,
Permanent Camps of Instruction ,
WASHING'1'ON-A 1 > 111 Introduced I
lIy Roprosentatlve I sch ( Wis. ) pro.
vldes for the establlshmont of pormn.
nont camlls of I nstructlon and I
manoll\'CI'lng of Unltod Stat os troops ;
nt or near Fort Sam Houston. 'fex , ;
Camll Dougla : , > . Wls , : Canowago Val ,
Ie ) ' , Pa" and Nlclemto Hanch , Colo.
Free Tr dcrs Win ,
LONDON-Tho b 'o l'le'tlon In Nor ,
wlC'l1 for a suecossol' tu the late Sir
Hm'r ) ' 13l1l1ard rcsultoll In the free
tl'l1der8 gaining the scat , The "ote )
tollows : 'I'\llott \ , IIl > eral , S , OG ; Wild , ,
uulonlst , ,71i : Hohcrts , lahor , 2-14U ,
Tell Cause of the Advance ,
CmCAGO ; lll.-Hepresontntl\'es 01
, largo compnnle3 , tostlf 'lr.g 1I0foro the
Interstate commerce commls lon 'I'uca ,
11ay In regard to Hli IId"anco In fl'olShl
mtcs on grain fr.m : 'IlIssolII'l river r
polntn to Chlcllgo h ' western ran
1'01\111.1 , contrlIltctell : : stlltomonts made 3
commission h ' ' .
IJoforo the I'a\lwa \
traf1lc managers. 'I'ho railroad mOIl
docldell that the ren:101\ : for the nil
vllnco In rates WitS on accollnt of till
Iea , , ) ' ntlvancl' In the prlco at rallrolH
mnterla ! .
GOVERNOR HUNT'S MESSAGE ,
Says American Occupation Lifts Up
Patriotism.
SAN JUAN-Governor Hunt's m : J-
sage , which wll1 bo rend to the 10glBln-
ture Tuesday , opens with , ; "ords of
oncouragoment. The message will'
urge that the future be 100l\Od fore ,
ware ! to with COIIl' ge and will point
out thDt Porto Rico leads In domon.
stratlng to the peoples of the West'
Indies that American ccupatlon lIftl
UI ) the patriotism of people , The gOY.
ernor will advise strict cconomy an
that only the liquor and tobacco taxes
be Increased.
The message recommends the adoption -
tion of the American code of cl\1 \ procedure -
cedure , a ! Jpeclal appropriation for
the eradication of tropical anaomla , '
the creation of olectlon In poctors , 11 ,
t.rlnl of the contract system for the
building of roads , the 'Immedlnto creation -
ation of 11 s.eclal tribunal for the
Ilrompt settlement of all questions be-
tw on the Catholic church and the
government , leases and not sales of
government lands , the repeal of meas-
nros I > Y' which roads are hullt h ' con.
vlcts and an Incrensed appropriation
for Porto 1\can \ roprosontatlon at the .
St. Louis World's exposition ,
The message urges sur\'eys of lands :
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and the advancement of oducatlon by
IndustrIal schools. \
DEMOCRATS TRY ST , LOUIS ,
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National Committee Selects , World's
Fair City , I
WASHINGTON. - The domocratlc
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national commltteo on 'I'uesday fur.
nlshed a surprise , selecting Sl. Louis
as the place for the national conven.
tlon of HJ04 , The date fixed for the
convention was July G , at 11 o'clocl < .
Previous to the meeting of the committee -
mittee It seemed a foregone conclusion
that Chicago would 110 selected as the
place of meotlng , I > ut Ilolltlcni exi.
gencles entered Into the situation nnd
a majority of the committee voted for
St. Louis ,
For some honrs previous to the
meettlng of the committee there was
tall , In the cm rldors and among the
democratic leaders tltat the conven.
tlon In Chicago might find a strong
neWSlltlJOr : Inlluence In favor of some
pnrtlclllar cantlldate , 1\11' , Kuapll of
the St , LOllis HCIJUl > lIc hinted at this
In his spoech. hy saying tha. the can.
vcntlon , If held at St. Louis , wLuld 110
welcomed by an nhsolutoly fair press ,
'I'ho committee meotlng coyerClI con ,
sltlornhle dlscU3Sl011 of politics nnll thl'
clalmB of varlou8 ( ' 1\I1I1Idat08 were ad-
\'ocatell by their Ilarllsllw , 1.1IIt nothing
IIIw favoring nny candidate allpeal'oll
In the commlttoe proceedings ,
WORD COMES FROM COGHLAN ,
Reported Colombians a Band of Un.
organized Mari1uders.
WASH INGTON-Admlral Coghlnn
cabled the nn vy Ilollartment from Co.
Ion ns follows :
"Report of the alp'nl'an'o nr a Co.
10m bltm force bet woen Colon anll
Chlrllllli lagoon was IllIe to men now
In that vicinity who 1I010ngell to to
Colomllian for'os , who woulll not join
Panama mell , hut tOOlt to tllO moun.
talns hohlnd Da,11I and arc now un.
orgulllzl'tl 1IInl'l1 udOl's. There WNO 01'-
Iginnlly ahout 20U men , ome unarm.
1111 Illwo boon p-cen about Santa 1"0 anll
Coolot 1'1'c r , e'ommlttlng dellrodu-
lions. "
Japilr1 Conslderfi Response ,
'J'Ol\IO-'fhe finnl confe'on'o ho. I ,
fore the thl'Olio to dOcldo ilJlOn 1 he " 1J :
I'esponse to HUiola ! began at 2 o"'lo'k
Tllesday aftel'noon , It wns attendl'll
b ' all the 1l10mbors of the l'alJln < , t ,
five of th 011101' statesmen , Admirals I
Ito and ! juln. ul1d Genoml Kodamn , "
1'1'0\101111 to th ( conCel' < 'lloo Admiral !
1 Yamamoto , rOllrcsentln PI'cml < : l' 1\at.
i. SIIl'II , who Is Incllsllosell , hnd a pl'l\'alo
IJ llIlIlIel1'o w\lh \ Iho omllcror , Forpl/n /
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lInlstol' KOl1luI'II unci IMllllhJ Ito
, also confcl'1)I'1vallly \ ) ,
