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, T. ; ' 1. IIn ! nl11rltl , th < , f(1"11I1(1f of Con.
( 'ordln , I\n8. , 10 deall lit the age uf 7.1
) 'l'nr8 ,
AI1jlltnllt Gelleral , Johll S , SnlllHl'rn
of the j\lIryltllHlnuliolllll ! Gunrd Iii dend
at AltltrlllUlltl ,
The denth of 1erlllnn [ I , ' . A , HadC'II , i
IlI'ollllnollt III I11l1l01l1C Grlt : 11 Arm ) ' ( ' \1" \ ,
( 'Il's , Ol'rllITe nl Pellll , 111.
Hpllnlar Qun ) ' Introdllcell II hl11 111'0'
\'Idlll far the IHll11lsfilon of Oidaholllll
, nll.I 1IH1II\II Tel'l'ltor ) ' ns 0110 stili ( I ,
The dlrerlors uf the 1011'1(1 r:1l1l'Oad :
l1C'roll\rrd n. : ! 1101' cent seml-lIl1nlllll dlv.
Idl'11I1 on the IIrst Ilrlf red [ llol'I"
A tlJnmlrh ! from Poldllg snys that
mlHlllonllrll'1I who 11IWolITl'pd / thl'l'O
Tf'port thnt Prillco TUUII Is ! WI'lolIsIy
. III.
It Is rOllol'ted t hut II serious hatt 10
has tallOlI III ace 1I0twlen the govern.
nll'lIt troops alld the 1I11111rgellts III
Urllguay , the IIIs1I1'gellt8 losing hlav.
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Senlltor PellroRe Intro llced a hill IJro.
hlbltlng the IsslIlng or IlIlylng of money -
ey orders or the registerlllg of letterll
on Sunday.
'I'ho Northern Pacll1r dlt'octors have
del'lared a 1 % Iwr cent qllarterly dlvl.
denll , comllarlng with 1 % lCr ! rent rog-
ulnr nncl an cxtra holt lieI' cent for thc
Ilreceding qUllrter ,
Se'I11 < rlr : H. Chllrch , who form 01'1) '
controlled the IJlg 11'011 huslneoH In
San I 'rnllrlnco , fIIecl IL potltlon In "lsol-
venr ) ' , Ho Illacos Ihll1l11t1eH at $ .H G-
000 nncl aBsols at $ H2.fiIiO ,
It Is given out nt the Inlorlor cle.
pnrlment. thnt the reslgllnt Ion of
George I. 1Iarve ) ' . sUl1lJrllltendent. of
the Pawnee IlIcllan s < , heel , han heen 1'0.
( ' 01\011 ancl will 110 accolltel\ \ .
Allclrew Carnoglo has gl\'en $1IiOOO
to build a I1hrnry nt ' 1'1L1Iull'sa : collego.
'l'alladl'gn. Ala , Tullacll'gn. college
waH foulltlCll In 1 SGi 111111 111 11evotoll
to the eclucat Ion of the negro ,
Urlgncllor G011(1ral Frotlorl < , k D" .
Grant aAS1I111ecl command of the de.
partlllent of the 101\08 In acconlonco
with the terJ'ltorlal reclhilrlctlng nl'lII ) '
nct recently passell lIy congl'lSS ,
An addltlollnl $10,000 haH heen asl. .
od of the Fl'Olll'll < , hamllol' of dellntles
to adel to the $120,000 nll'ead ) ' IlIJllrO-
llrlalell for an agrlrultmal ancl hOl'tI-
< , ultmlll exhlIJlt Ilt the 81. Louis OXIJO'
altlon ,
Postmaster GOlloml Pn 'lIo saltl
there WIlS nothing to liar Ilostmcsters
01' ether federal omco holllol's from
serving as delogntoH to 1 > 011 tI cal < ' 011-
vlnllons , whether national , state 01'
< , ounty , .
: \lujor General Iln < , Arthul' has h .
sncll nn 01'11(11' to the effect. that no ox-
tcndod lel1.vo of abconeo will IJo gl':1nt. :
( Ill to nl'my olllrerH HCI'vlllg In the Pn.
( ' 111 ( ' division of the nrm ) ' until further
notlco ,
, luclgo WlI1dn of the Illinois SUIJremo
< , ourt has gl'nnled n UIJerselloaR III
the mso of S , HlIChl'ls ; , rerlllth'
cOl1\'letod of IJfiRSlng a fOI' e(1 ( dICel ,
on Postmm'.tOl' 11ull of Poorln nnll sell-
ten < , eel to the penltonllarr ,
The hrlclc Inyors' and mnAonR' Inter ,
national lInlon at ItR eonvlllllo:1
adopted n rcsolutlon IlI'alslng WIlliam
n , Hearst , mcmbrl' of congl'OSIl and
owner of ! Il'vornl newsnaperR , for his
chamlJlonRhllJ of org'nl'l7.od labor ,
Accorcllllg' to the testlmol1Y of Captain -
tain nl'OnAOU. RIIJI < , rlHtendent of the
naval I1radomy , 1I0fOl'a the hOIl'1' ' " < ' 0111 ,
mlttce on 11llval affnh'R , the UnlltcI
Statcm will have uavnl offirers ( \ } " lIgh
In 1 ! lOi to man all navnl vos8 < ,11I.
The Unltell Stntes has the Iloor'st
hllllclln road s 'slem of nny cl\'m1l'd
< , ollntr ' ou oarlh , a < , col'l1lnl : to Hora ,
tlo S , Earlo of Dotrolt. 'I'hls 1'01111I ,
t Ion ho conshlers 1111to a la < 'lc of UIl'
tlonal. Atnto nntl local cool rnllon ,
At 01dnhoma City , OIla" Ihp lIIoth
( II' of Th0111ns QIIl'enan. the wlfe.ml1r.
dorer , whoso ox clition was Rol for I 'cll
ruary 12 , has 1'0ceh'lcl II. lctt 1' frurr
Go\'ernor FCI' IIHon slating that h (
would commllto the scntenl'o to lIfl
Imprlsonmon t.
'I'ho hOllse commltl'c on 111\r < 'haul
marine nud I1shal'l's by n Rlrlct l\artJ \
yoto has ordel'lJd ,
a fnvoraillp r\JIJI' :
to hn made to tha hOllflO on the Glml
ner hll1 IJrovlllln fOl' a c01ll11'II > ' 111II
to Investigate the
whole qllostlon 0
shin suhsldy ,
The IJreslllent has Rl'ut to the /en / '
nt the following nomlnatlOlIR : Con
suI general , } . 'Ilmlng n , Chl'sl h'e 0
New 1'01'1nt MIIIlIen , Chll1a : COII' > 1I18
, lllmes 'V , Davlclson , lhll1Iola , nt 11
Tllng. China : Edwin ylurgnn , No\ '
Yorlc , at DahlJ' , China ,
A RIIT1IIIe111enial estlmnte for nl1 n [ :
. IlrOlrlatlol1 ( of 3H , OOO fot' "nrmn
mont of 10rtll1catlolls" waH t l'allsmll
tell to the hOllso b ' Seer'lal' ' Hoot.
'fho Detroit 1I0ard of ( ' 0111111(11'1'
adopted 1'C'solutions
declnrlng till !
"tho joint high commission shollltl b
roconvenell. for the 11UI'IISO of 11(1' = (
t latlnp ; a new l'eclll1'oclt ) ' tl'oat ) ' wit
Canada , "
Thh'l.l1vc hllndred OInplo 'es of Ih
Illinois Stcel co 111 11111) ' Ilt South Ch
cngo returnclt to worl , with the 1'1
oponlng of the 011(111 hearth , 1118tl nl1
slab mlllt3 , which have heen Idle 111111 ( '
hofol'O Christmas , 'rho mon acoC'pte
a rQdllction In wages from 10 to
IJCI' < , on t
Congrus man 1IInshaw has 1'1011
momlell Charles Lurenlleol to bo 1108 '
mastol' at WIlIams ! , Thn'et' cOllnt ;
Neb. , vil'e W. A , Eellwlts : , reslgnod ,
It Is annollllcot1 In a dispatch fl'OI
Montovldeo that the Urugua'IU1 TO\ "
UonlstB have IIcen tideated after
sansulnal'y battle at 1II0scas.
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A TORNADO SOUTH
AT LEAST THIRTY PEOPLE ARE
I < NOWN TO I3E KILLED ,
AN IHGREASE IN LIST LlIEL ( Y
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EIHlre Northern Portion of AI2Ib 1m 1
Swept by High \'Iinds-in Addition
to LOIJs of Life Great DanH1ue Rc.
suits to Propet'ty.
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' 1'USCALOOSH.IIIA IIiHoSt1'OIlIl :
tOI'II11c1oI'l.'llt uvn' loul1dvllle , AIIl"
n lown of ; : to Illhullllllnts , IIlt en
miles ! lOll I h ul' ' 1'I1culoosa , early Fri.
du ) ' IInel us 11 result thlttyso\'OIl Iwr.
SOliS Weru 1.\11otl \ IUtel mOl'e thll11 IOU
IlIj lII'od , very hllshwlIlI huu e , with
the exceptio II of 1Hmnll Ilurg IItm'o ,
wns rompleLoly dostro'o .
SIII'eoIlH , wmo I'Ilshell to MOIIIIII.
\\11c ' \ from Grcel1Abol'O tlllt ! 'l'I1Bcaloost. :
IIlIcl 1111 lIosHIIJlo wnB clone 10 allovilltu
the sul'fCl'lngi : ! of I ho Inj1ll'ccl. By the
ferro of I he storm \lC'rRolIs \ WOI'C IIlown
hlllllll'cdH of fl'l't from Ilwlt' hNls III
I ho hlnclmcs of the night. 'rhl'OlIgh
tel'l'OI' , II falhl'I' , molhcr llnel three :
( 'hllcll'ell 1111 from their homo tu scek I
refll"c " nncl In tholt. cxcltmnont left
u Ii.rear.oltl 1I0y In hecl..ntCI' \ . ho was
l\1l1ccl \ from lI'nl'ath Homo tlmhm' a11l1
thUH far It Is Iml10881hle 10 I1nll uny
other mom lieI' of the fumll ) ' , HOlltllng ,
carlletH lIuel wparlng alllll1l'ol are Hcat.
Lered for a distance of tOil mile ! !
thl'ollgh whllt WIIS a forost. , hut which
Is now as cloul' as If Cllt 11) ' the
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woodmllll's IIXO ,
, ' II10wII to s\llln.
Frl'lght cars WI'O \
tel's I he t rUCIH from them lIelng
hllrl ! d hlllHlreds of feet from the
t raclc. The dellot , I he hotel , wore-
hails ! ! , gills , thlt'Ly homes , f1ve slol'o
hOIlSOS , togolhOl' wtih the stocls , WOI'O
( ! omillolely destroyed , Whel'o they
slood It Is Impossible to fil1l1 0\011 '
the pillars ullOn which these Htrllc-
IIII'OH rl'st I ! I ! .
BelcH of collon , which \\01'0 stowed
In warehollsls , were. torn to II10ms ,
the frlgmenls ! of lint 101lglng In tros.
mallng It 1IIIIICa ! ' liS I hough that Hec.
110:1 : h atl hoen'IAlted by 11 snowstorm ,
1Icavy lI'on rJafos , the dOOI'H of which
In some Instances wore torn from
theil' IllngeH , were cllrrlod aWII ) ' by
I he force of the willi\ \ .
A YOllng clcl'k OntlJlo'ed 1IyV , P.
Phifer , heal'lIll the lelTllllo roaring ol
Iho storm , lot himself Into a well In
the con Lor of the store , 110 had 110
! : IOOIll'r f01llHI this Illace of Hafoty thlln
I ho stOI'O was coml1letoly demollsh l\ \ .
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11e waH IInlnjlll'C'd
'fhe to\\'n of 111111 , four nules nOI'Lh
of lolln.lvlllo . , sllffel'l'll l'Om ! the tor-
naclo , The Bates Lunthol' comllllny's
IJlnnlng depllrtment was ( ; Omllotol ! ) '
wl'ecloll antI the negro fil'oman cl'IIBh.
od , 1"0111' rOEltlences ntHl ono ehl1rch
W(1I' ( ' dl'mollshel. (
nnl\IING1IA ; I , Ala , - Tornadocs
plllYl'll havuc lit r.evoral Illaces In
Norlh Alahama , rmmlllng , us fur as
Imown , III the .10ath . of ( wor thlrt ) '
IlColle ! anll Injlll' ) ' to mnny moro , 'rI1C
storm conLOI' was ut anll al'OlInd
lonnd\'lIlo , a smr.1I town In the
norlhern portion of 11alo connty ,
where heavy losn of lIfo and gl'eat do-
stl'l1ctlon of IJl'ollCrl ) ' arc 1'0110rlod ,
Becal1S1' of the fact that. the wires
were prosrnl (1 ( r.elnllR of the 11\sa \ tor
I'O meager , HCIJOl'ls l'ocl'lvod at
'rIlRl'l1loosn. Intllcnto that no less thun
thirty IleoplO Wl'l'O 1\llIod at 1'lound.
vilte anll ' ' ' .
man ) mOl'o Injlll'ol1.
Tile RIoI'm 8Wollt all of the nOl'thorn
IJOrt Ion of Halo cOllnty IlIHI .10stroyocl .
many farms , II. Is roorell that fnller
relJOrtA will show an InOl'easc(1 ( loss
of lifo ,
COT ON REACHES WAR PRICES ,
Dr , I3rown Snr1ngs a Little Surprise
( In th New Orle < lns Ring ,
NI \lHLEANS-DI' . Brown AliI"
prllll : : ; the ring at the Cotton exchangl'
Prillay 11) ' toiling tr:1II01's : to go to hlo
hrolNH end give thom ( lvor'thlng
thly had fOl' sale 1'01' 1\IIIY ( lolln'y at
Ihe mUl'lwt prlco , 110 salll ho was
. w.Jlln to huO'ol''thlllg : offered 1111
to hnlf a million lIales , Before he
mlltle this offer ho 1I1l1 11i,18c for : Jr.OOO
I lIall's of 1\la ) ' 1I1s 1I\II'cha3es wel'o
. holY : ) ' ,
'I'hl' marl\Ct romalne(1 ( In llenllhY
c01HlIIlon In sllito of the 10vllR UIIt
ha\'o IlOen attaliloli. Thc IlI'osent
} l1'11'ls are the hlgheHt Hlnco Will' tlmos
111111 , Ineo the fnt\ll'o 111arllt has IlOon
erllIlIlIshotl. ' 1 here allpearH to 110 no
weal , long Int'rlst In tllo market antI
hrolH > I'H nro o'actln , ; hoav ) ' mlll'gins
on ull l111rchasos ,
Leaves of Absence for Printers ,
\ \ ' SIII-\GTON-Senutor Platt ( N ,
\ " , ) , from the commlttoo on Ilrlutlng ,
rOllorll'd favol'l1hly the 11111 rogulatln
lean's of nllsonce of omllloyos of the
government IlI'lnling olllce , The 11111
gin's the emplo'es who rocelvo an
nual salaries leuves of : "hlrty daye
euch , l'xeluslvo of 8undl\'s , thus 111It
tlng them on the SI11110 footing fi !
emplo'l's In olhol' 11011l11'tmonts of th (
go\'O\'nmcnt \ , A leller wns road fl'on
the IHlbllc IJrlnter sarlng that the IItI
dltlollnl cost to the gO\'e1'l1lnent wOl l1
he abuul WOOO 1'oar ,
l3ank President Convicted ,
'fUENTONI.Albol't D , C
'l'wlnlng , forme ) } ' Ilresident of thl de
funrt 1.'II'st National baul. of Auhur
Pal'll , WUK convicted 111 the Unite ;
StMes dlall'il't COUl't on Frhln ) ' on th
( 'harge of mal < lng faso ! certlfirates t
the r'ollllltrollol' of the ClU'l'onCaG t
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11' UIO hrmli's condition , A 1111m1191' c :
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, , otllo1' Indl < 'tu1tlIts are still hanllln :
) 0\1' ' 1'wlnlng. The mll11111ul11 ponalt
fOl' the Cha1'IO for which ' 1'1 11 In
In has hoen fountl gu\lt \ . Is I1vo'OUl' . '
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1\1111 I he maximum II ton "oal's' In
a l'I'lsonmeI ' , -
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SOLDIERS COERClrD DANKERS ,
Testimony Glvcn at Ml1nll" ncg lrdlng
I mport1'ltlons. '
I IANILA--\tnnnfo'I' : ; ( , lours of Ihp
( ) KOllg & ShanJohal hl1nlt , during
Iho IlIIhllr IIISct\fllon \ now going Oil ,
tlcclllrccl that , Ilrlul' 10 th IHlo ago of
the 11I11111(111wntal r'urretll'Y nct , the
Imnll1s hnt ! It Il'tll'l' front nOIle/'ul / Ml" ! ! "
rltt , upnn the Ktrl'nglh of which llH !
I1nlllll'lnllon oftNI'ntl : colllu's ] Wa3
r08u111Od uftcl' t weuty YOUI'S' 111'0hlhl-
tlOII ,
'rho Imporlatlon of thl I'oln WIlS
1I0t volttlltnry 1111011 lho 11t1.1'l of tit. .
1)11111(9 , hI' Bille ! , hut Will ! ! f01'rpt ! 111)(111 (
th0111 lIy thl' mllltu' : ) ' I\lIthol'ltles \ , ' -
111'ac-1
tlrall ) ' lit Ihe Iwlnl of till' lIa 'onot.
AII1J1'I,1111 sollllOl'a 11Itel'l't ! III < ' ImnlH ,
tl1Il1nnlllnr ! local ( 'tIl'1'l'IH'y fOl' golt ! ,
Homo l'\'pn going Lo the IplIgLh of nil.
forcln thclr clomllnlhl III Iho 111111.1.10 of
11. rpvol\'l'l' , 'J'hl'l' ( ! WOl'(1 : ! , OOO Iroops
lancloll wllhln three 1110nths , 10 IJI1 '
wh01l1 I ho quurtl'I'IIt\lii : VI' I1l1tl IHlYlHllo\- \
t l'I' Ih'ow It'IIl'I's of l'I'l'(1l ( ! fOI' C fOnOno ,
whlrh ,10111'11 Oil hili IJIII'fOllul1 \ hhnAcl1'
IIl1alllo to l'onvHt lute ( 'oln , Illtel ( 'on.
0 [ > 1)11 ) < ' 11 tI ' f'lmwll I hI' hall I" (1onornl
Greeuo I h < 'n IlislJ'll UII ol'/h'I' / t hat un.
less the lIuulwl'H < , hallgecl th'sI 1I'aftn !
lulo 111011l'fOl' 1 he II'oollS hl' wOllld
place , IOUI'S IIntlOl' gUIU'lI IInll throat.
( JIwtl to 101'1 ( hlll1 1111 , 'J'trJ : cll cIIs lon
will ho ( ' 0111 11111 C 11.
IS DE FACTCO GOVERNMENT
Minister Powell GlvCG Recognition of
Moralcs ,
S N DO\IINUO-UIIt'tI : ! Stutos
; \lInlsll'I" PO\\'ell l'ocog'nl7.ell th ( ' 1)1'0' )
vlslol1ul ; ; ovel'1I111ent of UOllel'HI10' :
rnleH as I hl 110 facto go\'ornment. of
Sunlo Domingo untl ho has Inforl110
the l110mhOl'8 of Ihe dlplomallc IInd
conHlllul' CIII'llH 10 Ihls PUll.
' 1'1w oll1rel's of Iho Unllod SIIltl'H
cmlsor Colu1I1111o IlIlIcl an olllcllll visit
to IIw pa1lcl' : and WlI'l' ! recelvetl with
mllltnl'Y honOl'H , SUJIIl'quently ! t h ( ' ) '
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were IllloWl'd 10 view I h ( ' rtlIcs ! of
COl1l1l1huH , which m'p ( ( Cpt III 1I1l' CIl'
thellml hl're , Il11cl they I hen visited
the fOl'ts and plucot ; of Intm'oRt. 'I'hel'o
Is stili no ch ngp In till' political sit.
IJIlllon , Ann lIacl , on Slll1 L.otll'O do
1\lacOl'IH Is oxpecloll ancl the Unllotl
Slutes gunJoat ! NOWIWI'I hus proceed.
Ihel'c ' Amel'lcan IntoI"
e(1 ( 10 J'I'otoct
oslH ,
SIOUX CITY.ASHLAND LINE.
Slendr : PI'ospect of Building It Thie
Year.
I.ICOL.ell'I'h : ( ' , lolIl'llal says :
It may II ! ! [ mid on I he authority or It
Bur1ingloll . .mull011 Imown In No-
b1'llsl.a . , UIIII now enjo 'lug a Ilosltiun
whore ho sholli/l / ! wo\\ ' when I he com.
Iwny Inlen(18 ( hllllcllng , that the : Sioux
Clt ) ' line , llrojecle(1 ( 10 1'1111 from Ashland -
land to'a conneollon with Ihc Great
NOl'thol'll in 10WII , may not. he hullt
IhlR coming souson ,
' 1'he IIghtnoss of I lIl' nHJ1ll'Y nHu'lwt
111 the ' ' , hullltll
east may III'o\mt tne (
of many ( Iws III Ihl' wpst , notwlth-
slandlng 1 hl' IlIwlnesB of the west
\\'I\1TIU1tH l'xtcnHlolls , ( 'ol1l1ocllllg lIr.-os
and ImlI'O\01l1011ts ( , Notwithsta11l1lllg
the pl'osont. ( Jllllool" Sioux City Is
mm'lug III the 1I1at I Cl' to Inchlcl ,1\111 \
11111 to build the line at. once , nnd if
l'epOl'1 s from hm' IIl1slness men's COlli'
mlttoo a 1'0 not tLO highly colored
1I1l'1'0 Reoms to lie some IJl'Sllo : t of
success ,
BLAIR OWED HALF A MILLION.
,
He Carried Life Insurance in the 3um I .
of $1,000,000 ,
ST , LOUIS , 1\lo-Tho 110licles holtl
by the latl' .Jamos L , Blult' , fOl'lnol'
gonoml counscl for I he wOI'II1's fall' ,
who dbl at gustls , Fla" last Satur-
( lay , are rUIIllll ) ' beln 1111t1 IJy I ho In.
sUl'anre comllllnlos ,
It If ! stated that Ihe totll : amollnt of
h' , Blair' ! ; inllebtctlness , InrlUllll1g' the
mOl1e ) ' aclvun'c(1 ( fOl' him b ) ' fl'iendA
and I'l'l:1I1\'o lIming Ihl' Inst year of
his life , haH heen of1lclally 1101el'mln-
oIl :1.1 $ Gt : lOOO , It IR furl hel' Htatld
thnt OVlJl'Y clol1m' of this U1l1ouut will
110 Imltl from Iho hWIII':1I1l' ( ' now comIng -
Ing In , 10llvlng $5.\11000 \ fill' 1\11'8 , Blah'
nnd her t\\'o sons 1l'Ovltling that a pol.
Ic ' 1'01' $ : ! OOOOO , which ono C01l111\ny : ,
lI'gl111 to contest lIeforo.11' . , llIulr's
cleath , Is 11:1ld : ,
CONSUL WILL NOT INTERFERE ,
Americans Will Carry th ! : Piercy 1\1at.
ter to President.
11.V ANA-Unltod StatoR Consul
Steluhart , ha'Ing 110t'llnod to Interfere -
fero with gl'll'\'anCN ! which 11Amll" \
Ican resltlents of the 1tlo of p\tws \ have
against : \la'ol' Sl1.ucho7. or NuovII Co-
roans In connoel\cm \ with the IIITost of
MOI'gan PI < , rc ) ' , thp son of an morl-
can , Iiolition to PI'C'sltlent Hoosovelt
Is IlOlng IlroIJ\1'o(1 : ( for the slgnatnl'l's
, of the Amcl'lcllns , 'l'hls IIltition will
allo w that the conduct of 1\1I1 'OI' San.
chez Iq oPlu'essl\'l' and Intolcl'ahlo ann
will pi'll : , ' fot' the alllJolntmont of an
agent othol' Ihan United mates \I1n-
. Istor Squires to h1\'estlsnto the case ,
with a view or usldug' the govel'lll11ont
of Cuba to remo\'o the ma'cr ,
Judoe William Jones De:1d : ,
S'l' , LOUl . MO-Judge WIllln111
, lonos. fOl' flfl ) ' yonrlo1 rosldent of St :
Loulsls dOIl\ \ .
MIchlef Mi\kel'c In v.ore .
W AS 1II NG'llO-\-'l'ho enl ) ' a < 1\'lco !
recolvod over night at tbo s\nte de
Il1rtmcnt from the enst art' truul tIlln
Isto1' Allen at Seoul , I1nlster AllU !
reports that Slolll ! Is In I panlr1tJ
condition IInt1 thnt there Is npIJl'ehon
sian of II riotous outhl'ol\l , lit all ) ' 1110
1Uconl. 'I'ho Intimation Is con\'e'oI1 11
the 11Ispnt < , h that Intcrostotl forelgl
0111181'1nl'I08 ' are at the hottom of hesl
IlisturhllnrotJ , the result of which ma
ho to IIn'OI' IIn excuse tor Intor\m
lion nnll the Illaclng ofI'ge ] : 101'1'(1 :
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TRAIN RODI3ERS LOOT THE SUN.
SET LIMITED ,
DlSPLA V RED DANGER SIGNAL
Tralnmrm ; ] re Overpowered 1nd , Ex.
preas CM IG Forced Open-Officials
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Assert thL1t Anount . .nken by the
Robbers Is Sm'lll : ,
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SAN FHANUISCO , - Whlle the
, Sollihern Pacilic C0111IHlI1)"tI Sunset
Llmltl'waH \ clltniling the mountains
IH1twpen SUII Luis Ollls1JO nml Sun Ar.
do 'j'hUrHIII ' night a WoHs.I-'argo
tI'elUJlIl'e hex WIIS 111ystel'Iously stolpn
Ollt of the cllr lIy some lIOr80n or pl'r.
8011S , 'I'linothy Sullivan , the meHSl'ng-
el' , waH In another crr IInd when 110
retl1rned ho I' all lid the sldo door of tlw
CJxpl'es ! cllr ollell and thc safe mlHHlng ,
'rhe l'oblJel' gained ontl'l1nco to thl'
cnr through thc end door , the locI. of
whIch had IlOel1 fOI'COI ! . Sulllvnn at
OIlCP 1I0tllled the railway olltclalH or
thl' l'Oubory allll a Hl'l1.l'ch fm' the miss.
In Hllfe rlsultl'11 In finding It IWI11'
'l'Ul1Iel : No , : ! , It 111111 been 1Irol\On
opl'n and Its contents talwn. with the
exception of n vahlllhle 11\amond \ , some
checl.s and ether paporH , 'rho amoullt
of treasul'o thut was IJClng cl\rrlod In
the Hnfe has not IJol'n dotermlned. 'fhe
OXIII'CSB ofllclals state that It. was only
n few hunclred dollarH. bllt that thore'
were some vallll1.hlo papol'S ,
Istlmatcs ! : from thl' Rceno of the
rollilory III ace the nmollnt us high as
$80,000 , lint It \ ! ; thought that thIs
CJstlmate Is gl'eatly exaggeratoll. The
oXlll'ess car carried two Hafos , ono n'
thl'ollgh safe , which Is loclwd at New
Orlea.ns. anll the other a local safe ,
H18 \ the local safe that WIlH tul\On ,
One man IH lindoI' U1'I'eHt at Sun LlIls
Ohlspo on slIsplclon , hilt the e\'ldenco
ag'nhlHt him IH only cll'cumstnntlal. 'rho
slow IJl'ogress of the tralu wOllld have
Ilol'mlllod the 1'0IJIJors entering the ox.
IH'eSH car , throwing Ollt the 8afo and
jllmliing off aftol' It wlthollt dunger ,
Hy , ChrlstlanRon of the Paclt1c
dl'lJl1'tment of Wells.Fargo & Co , sa's
that thol'o was vel' ) ' little In the hex
lIut thor ( ' Is a rOllort thnt ono IlI1clmge
sont. fl'01l1 Santa narhara was worth
ahon $1.r.no , 110 ! mld that ' 1'lmotl '
Sulll\'an , the messenger In charge of
thl' < 'ut' , was an ohl omployo ami
thOl'oughlj' r'lIablo ,
On t.he aI'I'I\'ul of the train In this
cltr ) l'SSenFel' 8u1lvun ! told the stOl'y
or the I'obbery 10 Yardmaster Percival.
lIe ralel lIU't shortly after the train loft
SI1I1 Luis OblsllO on Its way north he
left the OXlIreBS car and wont Into the
lIaggago car , Immoc1\ately \ hohlnd It.
IIIH hellJor wus In a comlmrtmont of
onl' of the cars , The expl'oss was tem-
Ilornrily 'mcant , 'and the thlovos , lIossl-
hly hollols who had lI(1en Hteallng a
rlelt' . cnt a halo In the front door and
entcl'ed , 1'hoy thln forced OllOn the
slelo door , throw out the safe and lIre-
sUmall , ! ; . ' jumilll aftr.r It. This was an
eallY matlt'r , as the train was 1110vlng
\'er ' Hlowly on an lip grade.
IRnlGA lON COMPANY LOSES ,
Coullty Hm ; Right to F'x Rate for
Water.
WASHINGTON , D , C-The decls.
Ion of the circuit rourt of the Unltocl
Slates fol' the norLhol'l1 district of Call.
fOl'llla In the cuso of the count ) ' of
Str.nlslllu3 ngllinst the San .10aquln &
Kings myel' Canal and Irrigation com-
lIany was rosel'\'ed In the supreme
court : \Ionday ,
The case Involved the valldll ) ' of
the lawII of Callfomln lIormlttlng the
counl y allthorltles to f1x the ralo to
be charged h ' the Irrigation comJany
for water , The coml1l1n ) ' claimed the
rale Lho county fixed was too low amI
thut the laws pl'lor to 1885 , under
which the compan ) ' was organlzod ,
wCl'e eqllivalont to a contract , IlOrmlt-
ling the compan ) ' to fix its own rate ,
The cll'cult court aCCelJted this view
a UtI decided that the nct or 188 couIII
nut lie Invololl to Impair the contract.
RESOLUTI NS , AGAINST SMOOT.
Lincoln Minister's Take Action In Casc
of Utah Senator.
l.INCOLN. Nell-At the meeting of
the LIncoln : \lInl8terlal association the
mlnlstors 11I1ssod resolutionH and will
send the following Instl'llctlons to the
Nebraslm 80nutOl's to IJrOsent to Son-
: Itor Burrows , chal1'lnun of the com.
mitten on prlvlloges and oloctlons :
"Uesolved. That , ar the lInlsterlal
ASEOclation of I..Incolnvo pretest
against Sonutor Smoot f'tlttnlnl ; his
Heat In the United States senate , pro.
vleletl If It 110 founcl by the senate com.
mlttee that the oath of loyalty to the
: \10rman chnrch on the iurt of the
alJOstlll Smoot 811hol'l1lnatoR his aileg" "
' lance to the gO\lrnmont ot the tTnlted
I' Stutos unll Intorfurls with 11 lo'al sup'
port of the Institutions of the govel'n'
mont , " 'rho I'osolutlun was :1I10ptetl
IInanlmoullly ,
Wlthdl'awl1 to Manchuria.
PEKI-\-'I'ho'dotachments o ( HilS'
sian troops at Chlllg " 'uug 'rao anll
Shanhal Kwan hl\vo IJeon willuirawn
to l\1tmchm'lo , ' 1'ho HusJlan tl'oollS
romalnlng 1\1'0 \ II small detachment al
' 1'lon 'rsln and legation guard lit
Pol.ln ,
Lc\\tlon Guard Increascd ,
ISllINGTONTho nwy : depart
ment on Sunda ) ' rocol\'OII advkos can
- I firmat01' ) ' to the dlsllatC'hes of the As.
i ! ! oclatell PI'e.s , toiling of the roln
for'emont of t1w Amorlcnn guard a
the Unltod States logatloll lit Seoul
' 1'wo 01\lC'01'8 \ and olxt.fol1l' mo : ! wot' (
Iwnt there from the United State !
stlamer'lclsbu1' / ; , which Is now al
ChomullJO , 'I'he ) ' carried II ma < , hlnc
gllll with thom , ' 1'hero are IIOOll (
hundrCl1 01' maI'o men from tbo stenl11
s ( It' Vlcl.sbl1rg nt Seoul gl1ardll r ; thl
lejntlon ,
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I SEASON OF PEACE ON EA.RTH 1 I I '
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1 _ _ -From the Chlcngo Dally Trlbullc. ,
PURE FOOD BILL
MEASURE PASSED IN HOUGE BY
mSING VOTE ,
PROVISIOHS OF THE MEASURE
Fixes Standards as Regards Purity ,
Strcngth and Char : lcter-Penalties
for Adulter.Jtlons and Mlsbr.lnd d
Goods ,
W A8IIINGTO-\-Tlw 110uso Imssed
the 11011I1\11'n ll11re feud bill Wednesday
on a rising vote , : ! 01 to ros , Its oppon-
pnts bEJlng unable I'J Sl.'CUI'O a roll calt.
The amendment In ert lH the word
"wllflll , " with rCC1'\ncl' ! to persons
who solt udlllter tell 01' mlsbmnclod
goods and whl'h wonld h:1\'e campoli.
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ed the government to JrO\o ) Intent to
vlolato the law lIy the vondel' ! ! , was
stl'lclwn Ollt on r. 'ca all ( nay yO to In
the honso , Several ah.lI1llts wora
made to amend the bill , but no mater.
ial changes were made ,
The 1111I flxos the standarci or foocs ]
nnd dl'UgH as to thol1' ! llIrity , strength
and clHwactm' , and defines who shalt
ho conshlol'cd alllliterntions or 11115'
IIrnnllln : ; of foods ancl drugs , It ulso
prohlhltn Interstate ( 'ommel'ce , importation -
tation and exportation of sllch mis-
IIrandecl 01' I1dultorntll ! ! COlJO of the
huroau of chomlstry t.o In < , Iudo the
lIuroau or foods and l111jl03e Ullon It
the duty of j1er1ormillg nil chomlcal
worlc for the other 0xu lItlvo clopart-
monts , ' 1'hls bnreau wil bo cHu' ell
w\lh \ the duty of ! nspectlng food and
drllg Ilroclucts which hllong to ! ntor.
state 01' foreign comniel'ce , 'l'ho Becre-
tl1l'y of commerce IH glvon auU10l'lt ) ' to
omllloy slIch chomRts ! , IIISIJectors ,
clol'ls nnd laborol's as may bo necos.
sar ) ' for the enforceme:1t of the act.
'Ono soctlon of _ te bill provldos l'en.
altlos for the Introduction of adulterated -
atod 01' 1111sllrantlod fee s 01' 1lI'lnls
and another soctlonIulros ( the soc-
k'otary or agriculture to IJrOscrlhe
r'ules und reglliatiuns to gO\'OI'l1 the
1"11'oan of chemltl' : : ' and food ! ; In examinations -
aminations of articles rl. ! < ! ull'od to he
1nslllcto < 1 unclel' the law , Violations
or thl" law shall 110 reported b ) ' the
secrotnry of agl'lcultllro to the IJropor
district I1tlOl'nl ' of the United Slutes ,
\\'ho Is to 11\rort \ and cau.o ; proceodlngs
without dolny ,
As soon as the hili was rOJorted ) to
the house Ir , HeplJl\rn mm'od an
umonllmont ollmlnatlng the amend ,
mcnt offered 'ostel'llay on motion of
: \11' , SteJhons ) , 110m , ( Tex , ) , which
malII' it necessary to Rhow "wllflli" In ,
tent on the ) Jurt of ! lersons Iwosecute(1. (
? Ill' , lIelJhlll'n said that with the Stoph ,
ens amendment In Iho hili It wOlllt1
he entirely Incficaclolls ! tiS a Inw , The
HellbUl'n I1monllment was agrocd tu
by a vote of ] .I to 12G , The bill then
was pasfled 11) ' a rlRln vote of 201 tu
GS , thl' ) 'eas and 111)'S [ helng refusel\ \ .
: \11' , Hull of Iowa , ohalrman of the
commltteo on mlllttlry 11f1'nlrs , repol't.
'ed the army allJroprlatlon ) bill and
gave notice that ho wOllld call It ut :
Thul'sda ) ' ,
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Explorer Hubbard is Dead ,
QUImlW-Wol'd was rocelved hol'o
from Chateau Ua ) ' , LobrnIOI' ( . thot 11
coul'ler hall 1I1'1'Ivocl there Frida ) ' from
Northwest rlvor with the Infol'l11l\l\on \
that Loollidas Hubhard , jr. . of the
eXIJlorlng IJlrt ! ) ' sent Ollt by the mug ,
117.lno Outln ! ; of New Yurl" had Illed
from stan'atlnn In the wllda of I..ah ,
mdor on October 18 , 'I'ho remains IlI'C
on thlll' wny to Qllobo ( ' . so the re ,
port 8a'S , b ) ' do train. with the
I olhOl' 1I10m1l0r8 of the oxpedltIon.
Some men ou ht to bo thanUul that
the world dpo:311't : understand thorn ,
Congress of Mother : ; In May.
WASHl-\G'I'ON , D , C-At a mopt ,
. Ing of the oxecutlvl' commltteo of tlu :
Nnl\unal \ Can gross \ttlers ! arrnnge
monts wer" mlldo for the annuni me't :
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, Ing of the Iothet.s' congress at Chi
engo i\la ) ' 11 to H , anrt ( or Mothers
Congress < 11at the World's fail' , 8t
1.ouls , 1\II\J' 2G , A Mothors' congl'oll !
meeting Is nlso to lJe boltl I\t Dos tot :
f'ebrunr ' 13 ,
: \11'8 , 0 , I. , Grant wus (1Iooto(1 ( as the
, relll'l'sentnl\ve \ of Nela'nsln on the
board ,
I STILL THE TOPIC.
< ln Mattera Are Considered In
the Senate.
W ASHING'1'ON-'I'hE. : ; onate 1'e- '
qulred less than 1. minute ' 1'uesduy to I
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dlsJose ) of the motion to refer to the-
commltteo , on postofficos the various
resolutions looldng to an Investigation
of the 1H.'stofilco deJartment. ) Th "
question had IJoln prl'vlousl ) ' < 101latoll "
for hours nt a tlmo , hut Tuesday no
senator manlfosted any disposition to "
discuss It f11l'ther anll It was udolltell i
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without negative \'oto ,
I Artor the IJ11Sf.ugo : of hrilf a ( lo1.en .
I bills the senate returned to consldora. ,
tlon. of the Panama question , Mr.
Quarles s\lol'O \ for almost two hours . '
In support. of the ( 'OU3e of the admln-
Ilslration and was followed br ' -11' .
Patterson. who crltlclsed the I1rosl-
dont's course In Puuama , 1\11' , Pattol'-
son was subjected to many Interrup.
tlons an(1 hnd not concludell when tll
senate udjoul'l1ed ,
Qual'l"3 contended that l1p to the'
time of th l'ecGgnltlon of the inde.
pendenco of Panama the Unltod Statcs
had done nothing bo 'onll sending Itr.
warshlJs ) to the haruol' of Panama.
and Colon , Hc defended the presldont
against tltc charge of undue haste and "
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against the charge that he had he en
derollct In his duty in falling to OIJCn
the way under the SIJOoner act to the
cmstructlon of the Nicaragua canal
when ho did not succeed In his negotiations -
tiations with Colomhla for a canal at
Panama , lIe said on the latter ) Joint
I that there was no Intol'vonlng tlmo he.
twcen the failure In Bo ota and Lho
convonlng or the American congl'ess. IL.
1\11' , Pattel'son op\lcsell \ the canal
tl'eat ) ' , Ho suld that If the treaty
shoult1 he ratlflod whatever wrong hacl
I heen committed had been condoned.
If not l'l1t1ftell our RlIl lS In Isthmian
W"t I'S shol'1I1 bo withdrawn and the
slatus restored. Ho defended Colombia -
bia as being "not as bad as palntod , "
satd that thf' ! ! flcesslon of Panama
from Colombia was as atroci01ls a
crlmo I1S wOllld he the rlhelllon of
Wisconsin from the Unltell States ,
lr , Patterson chargell Mr , Spoonor
with having abandoned his Ilrcvlous
position rogunllng the right of the
United Stales to inlCl'fero In Colom-
hlan affairs In Panama , hut lr , Spoon-
er < , ontondoll that his Ilosltion now
wus he slime as at the lI(1gln l1ng , 110
hold that. If Cniomilia dill not protect
, the right of transit II was the dut ) . of
the .Unltell States to do so ,
The conlro\'ers ' botw'ell11' : , Pat-
ler30n nnd 1\11' , SJolier ! was extended ,
The ) ' slood ( 'Ioso together In the
main aisle of the senate talldng frool ) '
" 10 each othel' , though at all limes man.
, Ifostlng the III most good will. The
situlltion was ( 'ontrar ) ' to11' : , Pettus'
Idea uf parllamontarr Ilropriellcs and
i , he made the ! Joint that convcrsatlons
I wore not withIn the rules , 'fho rhalr
rappe(1 ( fOl' orclOl' , and : \11' , 81)00nOr , re-
I spondlng , salt ! the sonatol' from Alabama -
bama:1'1 : cntlrel ) ' right , The fault
! . was all his own , he suld , and tell1l1o ,
rarll ) ' I'ollrel ! .
Not ten mlnutls afterward , how-
" evol' , the I wo scnators oguin were
stallcllng tOl elher In the aIsle , 'rho
now rllscusslon was all the pol lit of
the I'xtenl to whlrh the prosltlout waR
l'esllOnslbll for . \slsstnnt Socl'etal' ) '
Darling's order to the ( 'Onl1nallder of
the : 'ol1sh\'l\Io \ '
\ dlro'tlng him to prevent
Lhe Inuiling of Colombian troops on
I the Isthmus of PannmaIt' : . 81100nel'
rontlndod : tlllt the prt'sldcnt WIlS 1I0t
ne < , eRRu'lIy familiaI' with all the dl-
I'octlons lve11 : by the depn1'IInontu ,
Prof. Paoo PaszcG Away ,
FnEEPOH'f , 1Il.-Prof , nobE'rt Stu.
art rl1gt' , I1I1IJcrlntendent of tbe 1mb.
lie lIt'ho'ls . . . '
: an. pl'omlnont In educational -
tional clrce ! : > In I he west , tIled 011
t"rldn ' fl'om parnl'tc
) ) ! Btrolc ,
Thompl on Will Retul't1. . I
LINCOl.N. Nl'b-D , 11. : ' Thomllson , J
, United Stntes mlnl3ter to Drno\1t : , now ron -
, on n leavE' of nIJse:1\'p : , Is expected
to arrive In Ltncoln a'.Jont Febhtary
S , 'fhe Sll'luuer Tennyson , on which
; ' , 'fhompjlol1 uUed fram RIo In.nell'O
January 3 , h. due 10 arrlvot Brool , .
' .I'u 011 Wedne dny , Jan\1nry : W , 1m.
1 n1l'dhnp.ly after landhig MI' . Tbomp.
I son will go to Washlngtun to repoI't
tu the jltute department , I rom W\sh.
I In&\On he expects to go to Mlchlgnn
10 , 'lslI rl'lat\ ! ' ( ' ! ! , un,1 , 83m after to
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