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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1904)
. ( USTI [ COUNTY RfPUBUCAR By D. M. AMSBERRY. DROKEN now , - - NEBHASKA . - 1 Brief Teleg1'a s I i I , At Homo twine wro reccntly born to n coullle , hol h of whom lu'e uvel' 70. B.prollucls of oil I'v n..rlc ! ! ere ex. pecterl to trlul.o . excellent. rllel lur Jreen hOll aell , An en lnccr , Ilremnn nnd hl'l\ell1on ) , wore hilled In n collision hctwcen Cnnndion Pnctnc lInd BOBton & Mnlno lrelght truln8 lIellr I.ennoxvlllo , illinois MI I'll I cnnlur/l senel JI1finy lettorH to'Selllllol' Cullom aocltlllS In. ( 'refiBes In IUr nnd IlrotcstlnJ ; lIH'ulllat , their lI enc ' rights Iwlntlllwn \ nWII ' AHsIIUIt.s oC cltlzon ! ! IInd IIIUmldu , t Ion of vol m' ! ! lit the Ilelllocrntlc IIrll morlel ! nt St , J..ouls 111'0 IJQIrII Illude sIIhjccts of 1It1 hlveillgntlun hy the , ; 1'nnd jllr ' . nlllglll'ln IInd 'furl < ey 1111Plltered Into nn IIgreement h ) ' tlw which III ( ! porte Jlromltlell IIn m:1 ells 1011 o ( I'e' formH , which , 'Irlulllly means Ilence for the ] ln11mn sinteR , 'rhe new granll jur ) ' , which hils been holcllnseasluns \ at : 'Ill1wllllltI.o ! for six weels PIIRt Invcsllglltln\ \ IIntl COli tit , . . nllegod I l'I'oglll11 I'lt les , 1'0' tllrned n tlllmhor oC Indlclments. ' 1'ho trnnsport Sherldlln slllled from Manlln for San I < 'rnnetsco with [ ilfi ! cnllsted men oC the I h\'enth cavillry IInd It bnttnllon of I'hlll1llllno scollts , bOllnd 101' the St. LCJIIII ! mqlOsltlon , ' 1'ho report from New Chwang thnt fOil l' Husslan steanwl's hll\'Q been sunk nt the entrunco to Port. Arthur after the remonl o ( the \ battleehlp Jtetvlzan , Is authorltatlvel ) ' denied. Hear Alhnh'al Wnlltel' told the house committee on Intet'stuto nntl foreign commerce that ho expects work will be commenced on the Pnn. amn cnnni within two 01' throe months , E , D , Crllchlow , formerl ) ' assist ant United Stntes attorney fol' Utah , tes. tilted thnt the : 'Ilormon church uses ostracism to enforce. absolute obedience - dience In nll things , lmslness n11d po , IItlcnl. An nuto rnph letter from ' 1'homns JefCerson , written 100 'ear8 ngo to thd Indians or the Loulslnnn Purchasc , has recentl ' bcen uneal'lhetl from thQ nrchlves of the Sac ami Fox Indians In Oklahoma. l rol. J. rank Thill ) ' , Ph. D" oC the University at MlssOurl1 hns been elected Stuart pt'Ofessor ot JIs'chol' ogy at. tbo meeting or the trustees of Princeton unlverslt ) ' , In plnco ot ProC. J. Inrk Haldwln , . A Lonllon pnllor sn 's thnt. In the matter of clothes the House of Com. mons Is the most correct nBsembly or leglslntors In the world , 'and the Amerlcnn House or Representntl\'es the most. astonlshlns , Captain RObert Smith , wltlel ) ' known as commnni1er oC the wh'ale , bacle passenger stoomor Christopher ! Columbus , Is dend ns the Chicago hos. pltnl liS the result or au ollerntlon for the removnl oC nn eXOIhthalmlc goitre. 'rho c.\ccuth'o : commlltce OC the wonmn's .relmbllcnn stnto central C'ommlttee has cnlled II. stnto conven. Uon oC republican women to bo held at Sllrlng eld , m" May 11 , the da ) ' , preceding the republican state con. ' \'entlon. FIrst Lh utennnt. Arthur G. Harpley or the 'I'welrth C II.al 1' ) ' , having been tnet ! b ) ' n general ourt'martlal at : : \tnnlln. nnd found guilty of serious charges nCfecting his moral chnracter'l has been seutencetl to dismissal lrom the army. The Germnn brnnch ot the Evnn. geHstical alliance llrotests ngalnsl the rendmlsslon or the Jesuits to Ger. man ) ' , 'fho alllanco Ilolnts out that Protestanl botlles all ovel' < ' : erman ) ' ha\'o passet ! sctronl ; ' resolutions I agnlnst tbo step. ProC , Oscar Lovell Triggs , whoso radical III ens nro snld to hnvo cost him his ) mslUon nt the unlverslt ) ' ot ChIcago , took n parting sbot 11\ the Iarch number of the Philistine. The tondonc ) ' oC the modern college Is criticized severely. Herman Remert , lnrmer , living near Helzer , Kas" whllo temporarily In. sane , ltl11erl his wlCe ami then him. selC. Whllo Mrs. Remert was lIre- pnrlng n meal , Remert steplled UII to her wltbout wnrnlng ant ! fired 'tbul , let Into her tem1)le , Invitations have been sent to 1'1110' men In the United States nllll various foreign countries requesting the ap' ' polntment of teams to participate 111 the match Cor tile Pnlmn. trollhy which represents the military tenlt1 - cham1110nshh ) or the world. 'l'ho Marylnml house of delegntes b ) ' a party vote 01 G-t to 21 Ims Ilnssel the bill pr011oHlnl ; n constllutlonn amelll1ment IImlthu ; the frmchlso It ) .1nr10IIII the 1IIlt'PO : : ! ) oC which Is tl , e1lmlnato the negro "ote , The men sure hl\s ) ) [ lsCII 1110 senate und no\ ' gocs to Go\'C\'no1' \ Warnelll for hll a.ctlon , 'l'he University oC Vienna has bem closed In const-quenco of tbrents 0 dlstmbnnces nmong the stullents. 1'h , German students were much IncensC ! , at the 'Imnonstrntlon or the Czech ngalnst. UIlr German coml'lIdes n Prague , DI.'hemla , al\11 \ threntonell 1' ( I tallatlon. I Lucien W. Perl < 1ns , n machlnls Crol11 the ns'lm i who eBcnllcd Insl1l1o ) at msln , Ill" 1\1111 who follow ell lIti Autell , dl\\lgllt01' oC n Chlcl1/o / Cnlltn fit , ncross the continent In nn offar to renew his unwelcome nttentlons t her , has 1Jeen ndjudged Insane In th llrobato court nt I.os Angell'l : , ITRUST QUESTION COr GRESSMAN HEABST WOULD HAVE IT INVESTIGATED. - RESOLUTIONS FOR COMMITTEE _ Evil Effects of the Great Comblnatlonn Recited-Means Already Existing to Curb Trusts OUUht to Be Rigidly En. forced. , . . _ . . . . - \ I WASIiINOTON , D. l'-Helll'cHl'nta' lIvl ! lIelll'stof Now Yurl ( on I.'rhln ) . ' In. I rorhlcl(1 ( 1''solutlonH llrovll\ln \ fot. an In\1811 ! 1It1011 of the tl'UHt Quctlon ! h ) ' n cO/llmltte ! ! o ( 11\0 mumher o { the housc. 'rho l'esolutlonH contuln ton daU8p.R , I'ecltlntho \ ( wll effecls of tmtll ! on t.ho countr ) ' , among them he. III the fol1owlns : ' "NutwrIul ! lI1e nl comhlnatlons ImowlI IIR I rUHt H IUl\'o IlCcn formoll to ahsOI'h ollmlllnte \ cOlnetltlon ) unll ( 'lItnhlllh ! vll'tualIIonoIlolies with u vlow to cOlltrol1ln prOllwtlon ! nnd ! 'nIsin\ \ the 111'Ice of their [ II'CHhICtS , "Huch exlOl'tlonnte Iruts ! ns the beef t rUHt nlld the conI truRt 111111 the Ice It'UHt 1111\0 arhltrnrlly InCl'CI1.ied the 'cost of t hu neceHslties of life to the Imbllc , "Such HHJcuutlvo trUltH ! us the Hhlp' 'III'IIR IIl1d the Hteol trust l\lLvo \ Inllated their ! ltocll to nlllllY tlmoH Its Ilctunl \'nlucs nnd solll to the l\lhllc \ , tmnsCer. In , ; the IleOllo'H [ mlJnu ' from hanlts nnll leltlmnte , l1l\'eHtmuntR Into the Ilocl ( . otH of trust lu'omotm's anll HpecllllltOI'fl. "Indllstrlrll IImest hils heln ! fomont. ell by the Incrnnscll cost uf IIvln , ; anll l > ) ' the conscllIent ! lIeceSSUI' ) ' errOl'tH of luhor to ma\o \ ; Its wages Iwell [ mco with Ihe IncrcllscII cl st of 11\'ln/ / ; " "SlIch It'IIsts as the steel truBt. In ! ! plto of the Incrcfilwll CORt of 1I\'lnJ ; , hll\'o ruthlessly Cllt duwn the wuges oC hllndreds of tholl81l1ulH of omlloyel ) ! In 01'1101' to llllY dlvlelolllh ; on wlltered stock , 111111 other tt'llsts hnve whollY coIlnH [ ; d , thl'owlnhllnllrells \ of thou. snnlls of wOrlmell olll of eXllloymel1t. " 'rhe lIrchnslnllOwer \ \ of the com. mllnltr hns IOIl ) ! ctlmlnlshell h1' the nc- tlonR of tl10 trllsts hy IIn80\lllli methods , which have misled the Ileole ) ! , swln- Illell them IInll rohbetl them of their savings , "All clnsses oC the comnH1l11b' arc helng mnde. to feel t he evil crfcct of of the unreHtrnlncd greell nnt ! lawless ) II'IIttlceH : of the trllsIR. " 'rho commit lee Is 11Irected to InCorm the house Cully on the trust sltuutlon , to the enll thnt moro effective Inws rua ) ' bo Ilt'olmred nnd pasHed liy con- , , ! \reSH \ , reJ1ulntlllIInll \ restrlctl ) ' com. hhllltlons. 'rhe cummltteo Is empow. Ol'ed to Rend 101' } Iersons IInd II llerH. An Ulhlltlunal i'eaolutloll stntes thnt- "It Is the sense of thlH hOllse. anll Il 1l0eH recommend. thllt the Inw8 al. rendy exlstln o alnlt the trusts be In the meanwhllo enforced b ' tlte ex. ecutlve bmuch of this go\'ernment and the legnl rellresentntiveH thereof , " 'rhe resolutions were reCerrecl to the committee on rules. IN THE UNITED , STATES SENATE. Information Asked Regarding Recent . Pension Order , WASJIl GTON.-Tho senille adollt etl the following resolution ufferOlI br Mr. O\'ermun : ' ' 'fhnt. the ! ! ecretnrr of the Interior be lItill he Is hereh ) ' Ilireclecl to IIIorm the aenato : "l < lrst-Whether un order has re" centl ) ' been IsslIecl enlarging the lIen. slon nct o ( June 27 , 1810 ! , ancl nmend. ments , as to disabilities uf 1I111111cants 101' pensions , nncl IC so to send to the senate Il copy of said order , "Seconcl-Dr what. nmollnt , IC anr , will BallI onler Incrollse pensions nnnu. nll ) ' , partlcularl ) ' when t he same shull become flllly operatl\'e , " 'fho senMo Ilassetl the hOllse bill Rpprovlng the nct of the terrltOl'lul leglslatur o ( Al'Izona lthorl lng a honcl Isslle of $100,000 COl' the ( 'nlnrge , ment of the Insane nsrlllm o ( the tel" l'ltor ) ' : , The hill authorl1.hl\ \ Incorporn- tlon of the American acaclemy In Rome was l ! sset ! , f'ho ) sennte then wont Into execlltlve session nnd later adjournetl until Monday. CLERK HIRE IN POSTOFFICES , Bill Introduced In the House Fixing Allowances. WASHINGTON-Two bl11s wore nltrocluced by Representatlvo ntrdsall oC Iowa. Ono authorizes the 1I0st , mnster cenernl to allow to postmas , tel's In Ullrelclass officcs , Ollt oC the I surplus \evonuo of the respectlv ( oUlces , an amollnl fOl' clerk hlro It : I adclltlon to ullownnco fO"sepnrnt \ , Ing service , " us 101l0ws : In olllces where the snlnry oC thl 110St maRt 1.1' Is $1l00 ! , $ GOO' : where thl sahlr ) ' Is $1,800. $500 : where the snl III' ) ' IR $1,700 , $400 : nnd where UII salnry Is IGOO , $ :100 : , ' 1'ho other bl11 nllthorlzes the 1I0si mastel' general to designata of\1ces \ a the Int'rsectlon oC mall routes a Illstl'lhllting III' Hopnrntlnv ofllccs , nnl mlllhll'l'uslI1Ihl0 \ \ nllowances fo Cll1l'l , hh'e Cor this worl , . Miner's Vote to Accept Scale. INANAPOI.IS ] ) , Incl-Tho teller complcl11 can\'Il ln& & : the miners''ot t hll ! afternoon , Total \'oto cast , 1 G SSi , 101' IlCel'Iltln the Bcnlo , US,5H uglllft [ ; till' Bl'ule' allli In favor of Htl'lIw , tji:1jl : : , llIjorlty ngalnst 811'11 < 0. :11,141. : Sl'CI'tnry Wllson c : till' I'lIltPl1 lhw " 'orlit't.s aalll a nll'e In III' the Joint 1II111II'alo : committe wonl41 In' all } ) ) 'obahllll1' 110 culled f(1 I ncl hl1\allolis \ next IOI\lhl ' , when tit Bcalll wOllle1 hi' tllI'd \ fill' two V'al 111111 al'I'On t'ml'nh ; mlllh ) to 1I1l' t I joint l'On'ntion tWII rl'ars hcncQ. , , , . . , . DECISION IS SOUND LAW. . - - - - Is for the Bencflt of All i.egltlmate Interests , WAHI ) ( n'I'ON-'I'h : ( ' ntomoy ! gen. el'lIl , ! Icing uslwll conl'l'rnlnp ; the mol" gm' Ileclflloll , slIlcI : " : \1 y'lowlI of t 110 IlcclBlon cunnot ho I : ttcr oXllreHBcl1 t hlln In the Ian. ! \lIae \ ! of onl' oC Iho hest lmown rail. rend Ilrellclents ! : lu the Uulted States IIllon the decision lu favoof \ the JO\'erntuent hr Ihu court helow. He Anld : "rho IIl'l'Islon Is soulld lnw , good nil II for I hn heneflt of oll..Jegltl. mate Interosls nnll for the country's weUarc , IIml It voiceR the jUdgment of prohnhl ' nlnc.tenths o the mOAt couservntlve hUshleAI ! men oC the countrr. ' "As to the hearlllg lIlon other rnll. roallH , I IIl1vo thlH 10 sa ' : 'rhe gov. ernment. haR lIevel' clnlmed thul the Inw IH lIur hroadel' thnn Its language 111111nl ) ' Indlcl\t es. "Durhl\ \ the trlnl aud nrb'11mont /ovcrmnent / paid 110 heed to the defendnnt's contention thnt the malwull of 8uhstnntlallr nll the great. Amerlcnn H'stems of ralh'oads wns on trial , 'fhe government's Ilosltlou was then , that. the CJucstion hefore Ihe court WOH liS 10 the vnlltlty ! oC the Northern Sccurltles device , " DEWEY WIRES EXPLANATION. Why He Failed to Call on President Morales at San Domingo. W ASIIING'fON-Admlral Dewey , who with sovornl memhers of the genernl stnf ( 11I111 Assistant. Secl'etllry Loomis of the Stnto department , are 1Ia\'nnn has ' the now at \ , teleggl'uphed Nnvy deparluwul. the reasons why he failed to CaH on President Morrles oC San Domingo when the party were In Snn Domingo waters sO\01'nl days ngo. 'fho fnlllll'e 10 visit call sod con- slrlerablo slIl'prlse nt the time , It np. IIOI1I'S thut thel'e wns fighting lIrog. l'eSH In the vicinity on the dav the part ' Wlltl there unll for that renson the admlml did not deem It ntvlsuble ! to mlll < o nn ofllclnl visit. DUl'ltlg the lOrenoon t hero were several casualties - ties In Snn Domingo city ( rom the lighting then In 'p"rogress. . 'fhls wns causcd from shots crossing the rlvor , through which the b"ont must pass , and as moro lighting wns expccted during the oflcl'ltoon the admiral gave up the projected visit. Thc nd. mimI , howO\'OI' , Ient his respects to PreBldent : 'Ilorales b ) ' United Stntes Mlnlstct. Powcll , ARE NOT GOING TO CANADA. Hili Says They Would as Soon Go to Mars or the Moon. NEW YORK-In regart ! to the 1'0' port that dIe Northel'lt Securltlos com. of Canllt1l ! wns lu be the successor or the Norlhern Securities compnny oC the United States , President Hill wns quoted as saying : "We have ns much notion of Incor. porntlng a company In Mars or the moon ns In Cnnadn , We Intent ! to conform to the Illw. " I..atel' Jllmes , J. Hill gave olll the 1'ollowln/ / ; : "Until the full officlol copies oC the opinions and decree o ( the SUI/reme court hnvo heCii recelvetf ! al1l1 our altorne's hl\\'o had an opportunlt ) ' to ndvlse us ns to 01\1' \ course oC 11ro. cedum , the omcers of the compan ' I cnn mal\O no further a'nnouncement Ihan to declnru' their pUl'lOse ) to promptly nnll fully Collow the law ns now Intel'Jll'et ed , " MILLARD SEES THE PRESIDENT. . - No Chan1e In U. S. District A\torney at Present , WASHlNG'fON. - While nt the Whllo huuse Senator Mlllnrll tnlkell to the Ilt'oslrlont I1bout the case ofVII. . Hamson S , Summers , United Slates attorney 1'01' Nch\aalm , whose re. m0\'l11 trom , olllco It. II ! said , hus been promlseel h ) ' the pl'eslrlent to I dwarll Rosewntor oC Omahlnnd Scnatot Dietrich oC Nebl'nRlm , Senator 1\111 , Inl'll ) ) ut the mllttel' to the Ilreslllenl In sueh n way that no change will b ( madn In the olllce for some time \l1 \ least , nnd Summers will remain whet' ( ho Is until SonntOl'll11nrt : ! Is full ) ngl'eed that ho ought to bo succeedcl by smneono elSO , Senator MiliaI'd l1U ! not 'et reached the lJOlnt oC assen to this Ilroposition. It Is said there Is no question th.a Summers will ovontunlly fnl } oC renll Ilolntment , but the president will no c-nro to hasten his removal until Sen , ntor Millard Is wlllln\ \ . As to Llcu Land Entries. The house commltteo on 1)ubll , landl ! ngreod to amendments \hlch ; I will rocommellli to the bill. I'Ullorte , I to the house Jnnuary 21 prohlbltln I the soloctlon of tlmher lends In lie . . oC Innd In 10rest reservos. The nmenl ments aJreed upon nllow owners ( InndH In rorest rl'serves , which Inl1l1 11I\vo not lleen denudell oC Umher , t exchnnge the same for other \'acar surveyed unmlnernl Inlllis subjecl t I ) homestead en l'les , The lIurlloso ( the hili Is to lIrevent Ilerson8 who hat \ ' t ncqulred timber lants ! and donUlle the same trom exchan\ln ! ; such lalli' ' R Inr vnlua1lle timbered Innds olsowher II ' 'I'ho nmolllln1llnt Ilruvcnts an tnjustl ( I' to Ilersons who have notdenUllot ! the holdings In Corest reser\'es , , Runla Warns the Chlncse. s I.O ] ) ON-1'ho Stnlulard's TI ( o 'I' ln coro9110ntm\t ! 8a 's that Paul J. ( ' ' : sar , fiusslnn mlnlstor to China , hi rlllllwod his protest ngalnst the III Imtch of Chlncso forces outslclo II n ' gront wall nnd hus ltltlmatd t hnt u II' I _ Il'RS the ) ' uro , wllllllrnwn HUHsla tit I ho com 1),11\ed \ to nct un lho nSSUlulltll o ' thnt China Is nlll\lulonln ! ; her noulrj II' It ) ' , , \'he \ minister Is IIlso rOllOI'll o ' to have renowell hl 'l thrent thnt I 'S tilt' IIlIghtcst mll\'muent on Chhlll n 1))11'1 ) Husslrm troolls will ! Uorch I ! Pl'Ilnl : . . , . . > . I VESSEL IS BLOWN TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER STRIKES A MINE. FOUR OF THE CREW SAVED - Russian Boat Is Completcly Wreckec by the Marine Bomb-Damagc It Being Done by Bombardmcnt of PorI Arthur. , , ( JII } . 'OO.-Whl1e entl'I'lnPOI't \ r thul' the RusHlul1 tOl'Jledu hOllt Ilestroy er SI\OI'I'I sll'uck Ullon IIU IInlJlnce mhlO unll was hlown UII. FoUl' of th ( crow W01'O Ia"ed , , Viceroy Alexleff wll'f.R ! n I'eport con llrmlng uur nccount 01 the dnmllg done to Porl Arthur dllrlng the hom- hllrdn1Cnt of Inrch 1U , 110 Snr ! ! the Htory 01' a 111'0 there Is "n bURl ! fahrlca tlon , " ' 'rhe United Stntes cl'ulsm' Clncln natl u1'I'Ived nt fi II , m. from CheDlullo ) , rellOl'ts c'erythlnqulct \ , with nc neWH from the frol1t. At the rcqucst oC : 'IlInlster Allen the crulsCt' brought two former Corelln officeI'll. who IlIlIi left Corea In conscqucnce of thoh friendshl1J fOI' Russia , Wllrnlngs hllve heen recelvcd llCrc : confirming provlous reports to the of , fect. that the Russians hnvo laid , mincH alon\ \ the 1.1\10 'fung Ilcnlmmln and thllt neutml vessels UI'U obliged to ahow theh' colors five hllometcrs on shore n1lll' nwnlt II Husslal1 pilot. NEW YOHK.-'hree ] Norwegian steamers-tho Drllncl , Argo nnt ! Scire- "turl , t'leaserl II few dn's ugo by the : nuthorltles nt Pot't \ , hnvo nr. rlveel nt Shnnghal , nccordlng to n 'Vorlel dlsllutch from that city 'fhe cllptnlns , who were llItt ul1der onth by the nussllllll ! to reveal nothing they sn w , refuHe to spenl , of afCalrH lit Port At'thur , hut the correBpondent nsscrb that members o ( the crews wllllngl told whnl they Imow. During the botn' barrlment last Sundu ) ' the Argo la ) ' alongside the battleship Hetvlznn In the hnrbor , ant ! one of the Nm'weglane confirmed I'ollorts to the efecl thllt. n , Japanese Hhell foil on the Ret\'lzan'f riccI" where It exploded , 1\llIIng ulne , teen olUcers Ilnd men , Scarcely a residence In the new part ' of the town escapetl damage. Many of the Inhnhltants nttempted to con. st ruct rude hombproof shelters , Onc shell Cell nmong n crowd of sightseers , who gathered at a poInt of'nntage Ilnll were gnzlng out. to sen nt the at. tncltlng fieet. 'fho shell Idlled twen , ty-fi\'e. , Three government clerls were ItllIed while hurr'hl\ \ from the 1Iort admlral'l ; office. A cruiser 1 'lng at anchor 0. cnble's ! length fl'om the RetYlzan , probably' ' the Dlnnn. wns Htl'uclc on t wnter IIno and set on fire. The sailors tle , cJaro that eighty persons on board lIorlshed. The supplr of food In Iort Arthur Is still liufficlent fot' the needs of t.he , ! \arrlson \ , but It. Is entirely undel' the control of the military authorIties , who Issup .yal1. } ' mtlons , CONGRATULATE THE PRESIDENT , People Send'Messages Showing Pleas. ure Over the Merger Jurors. \y ASHINGTONIessages oC con , gratulntlon from nil [ lI\1'ts or tIle coun , trr are helng de1lvoretl to Pl'esldenl Hoose\'Clt by telcgrallh , b ) ' mall 'an hi person on the. SUllreme court's de clslon In the Northern Securities cnse President Hoosevelt personally con gl'lltulnted Attorney General Kno ) 'I'Hesda ) ' nfter the annO\lI1cement 01 the IIpclslon and'at the cabinet meet Ing he renewed his c.ongratulntlons tc Mr , Knox , In hIs corlllal eX111'essiom he was jolnod b ) : the I\ttol'11er gen oral's fellow cnblnet members. 'l'he nttorne ) ' general , just befo1' ( ! th ( C'ablnet meeting , de llned to IndicatE wtmt IIction , IC an ' , he might tal\O It the Cuture In following up the su preme court's decision. He woultl nol say whelher he had formed any IlIum lool < lng to prosecution ! ! of further ae tlons under the Sherman nntl.trnst aCI or not. ' 1'hus fnr he hus not hntl op ) ) ortunlt ' thOl'oughlY to digest the decl sion oC the court and until he haf consldored It carefullv he will nol de t termine , much less 1lIl1cuto , what ! u I' ture action he mal\O take. t , I' CUTS THE APPROPRIATION. Money for the Lewis and Clarke Ex , position. WASHINGTON-The house com mltteo on Industrial arts nt1l1 oxposl tlons considered In 1\11 allday sesslm : the rOllOrt uf Its suh.commlttee 011 thE , senate bill nPII'Olll'lathl\ \ , 750OO ( towllrt ! the Lewis and Clarke eXllOsl tlon to be helt ! at Portla d , are , , 'rho suhcommlttoe cuts the alllll'O Ilrlntlon to $200,000 101' a Jovernmen exhibit : $225,000 tur govern men buildings : $25,000 for nn AlllsInn ox hlblt ; $25,000 Cot" Il Philippine exhlbll and lIuthOl'lzes the colnago of 250,001 sou\'ol1lr doll a 1"1 ; . 'fheso dollars nro tl s01l at $2 l'nch nnd the proUt will gl to the exhlhltlon com pan ) ' , 'rhe CuI committee will conslclor the bill ngall Snturdn ) ' . Russia Looking for Contraband. ! n POHT SAID , lg'jlt-1'he ; Hussln s. Ilrmoretl Cl'II1Cl' ! Dimitri DonsliOl I 1S vlslblo from this port IlI\trollllg I s , searC'h of vess 'ls cl\1'\'lng \ contrl Ie band oC wnt' , It mlstool , the Halla n' armorell erlllsl'r lllrco Polo fot' \ ) ' merchantmnn nnd stulliled It by firln m a blanli 1lt'trldgo acrOSH Its how : \1 , On dlco\'l'rhl ! Its mlstak ( ' the Dim II trl signaled apology , The Donslu ) n Hloppetl the Norwegian steam ( L'S Standl1l'll this morning' . It Is salll till III tha Stl1nllllrd wns wlthlll the > tllre ; mlle limit , . , - . WORK IN SENATE. - - The Fortification MeaGurc Has Passcd. WASHI a'I'O'fho scnute Imss , ' ' ' bill ell tlte fOl'llfkation 1IPIII'Oll1'Iullon 'i'ucsua ) ' nflet' Il three hOllrs' dls'us. ! : lIon of tht ! "n1ll01111111011t 1Iuthorlzlns the IlIIrchntlo 01' nn cXllel'l1nental tor , Ilcdo hoat. nnd tlte II1'o\1810n for thc 1IIII'chuse of sites oC deConce worls In the Hnwallnn IslanelJ , 'rhe tm'lIede hont III'o\1810n wnl ! sttlbbomly fOUl'ht , hut the amendment suggcsted hy the committe ! ! on nlllll'Olll'latlons wns re. tined. 'fho 1In wnllnn Il1'ovlslon which hnd heen eJlmlnated by the { 'ommlttoe , wns restm'cd nnd the sum Inl'ellscd Crom fixed b ' the { $200,000 , liS ) hOIUW , to $ ii2G,100. SO\'erul otl.'ct hlllH WCl'e pnsGed , Oue of these a)1 IlI'olJl'lutes $1.0UO,000 1'01' a IlIIblle building nt Atlanta , GII , In response to a request from Ir ' } 'otgo ! , 1\11' , l'erldns eXlllalned the ren , sons which nt'tuatell the committee : In striking oul the house 11I'0'lslon oC the hili , Illl11rollrlllting $300,000 for the ) lurchnle ! : oC sites COI' defenseq of the Hawallnn Islnnds sn'lng that thc committee's r.ction hnll h cn Iltle tt' the fact. thnt the gove1'llment had 110 option 011 land for thIs l\1l'lOse , which might have the effect of Illncln\ \ the gove1'llmenl at the mercy of real es. tate owners , He also said the nmounl named was not sufficient , .1\11' . Spooner anll 1\11' . J < 'oraliel' tool ( the Ilosltion thal on account of the outl 'lng 1I0aitiol1 of HawaII , the Unl. ted Stntes should be II1'0mpt In [ Ira. vhlln\ \ for its Ilrotocon ( , and : 'Ih' . Per. Idns salll he wns willing. If a sum sumclont to accomllllsh the ,1ulr1l0S0 sought could be sec\tl'cd , In accOl'd. nnce with : 'III' . Pel'ldns' suggestion , 1\11' , Sllooner olTercd an amendment alprollrlatlng $ [ i2GlOO , Instend 01 $200,000. 'fhls amendment. was nc , ceptcd without division. . Br common consent the senate re sumel1 consheratJon of the tOl'pedc amendment. nnt ! l\Ir. Gallinger orler , ed a substitute , pro\'ldlng fol' compe , lItion , Insuring a vessel of the , ) ' [ ( desired. The nmontmenl ! W J , tefeat ! ed , 17 to 36 , 'fho fortifications hili as amendec was then nassed' and the senute wenl Into exccutl\'o session , , MERGER GIVEN DEATH BLOW , I , Court Holds the Northern Securities Company a Trust. W ASHING'rON. - In the United States supreme court 'l\tonday an opinion was lIelivered In the merget case of the United States agnlnst th { ; Northern Securities company In favot or the govenrment's contention that the merger was Illegal. 'fhe opinion of the court was hnndell down by Jus' tlce Harlan , nnd It upheld the decree oC the circuit court for the dlstrlcl 01 Minnesota In every particular , FolU of the justices dlssentell from the five constituting the majorlt ) ' . 'fhe division In the court wns due to a dlfforence of ollinion as to the right of the federnl o'ontrol of 'the state corporations , 'fhe majorll . ' opinion holds that congl'ess has. 11 l'lght under the constitution to con , trol Intet'state commerce , no maller , by whom contucted ! , whlIe the minor , Ity of the dissenting oplnloll was basel ! on the theory that In the present cllse the effort Is' to regulate the OW\ \ , ershlll nnct Is not Interstate tramc. An etrort wns made b ' the courl to prevent the Imowl 'dge of the fal'l that the opinion was to be renelerel : Monday 1'rom getting to the pUblic but , ne\'crtheless , it wes quite gel ! erally IInderstood amon/ / ; ' attorney and olhers for on hour 01' so beOl 1 the convening of court Ionday thaI tne decision would be announcerl When , thm'efore , the members of the comt tiled Into the chamber at n001 they were met by nn expctllnt crowd whrch filled e"ery seat , both Insldl and outside the bal' . DOES IT INCREASE CANCER Investigating Effect of Chilled 0 Frozen Meat. I.ONDON-Tbe question WIIS raise. In the house oC commons toda : whether chilled 01' frozen meat ha IIny Injllt'lous effect on consumer nnd eSlleclally whether such mea contributes to the Increasing numlll' oC Cllses , or cancer In the Unltel Kingdom , Presltent ! Long oC the local O\ crnment board said that whllo he hn , no InfOl't atlon to the above effocl hl" thought the matter might prol erl ' bo l'eCerred to the ro'al commlf slon of Inqulr ) ' Into the causes I ] cancer , which Is now sitting. DRAFTING STATEHOOD BILL. Propoc : to Make Two States Out c Four Territories. W ASllJNG'I'ON , - The stntehoo problem was tnlCl' Ul hy the sill commltteo ot the house committee II territories , recently nllpolnted to dral stntehood bills for Arlzonn , New MeJ lea alld Oldahoma and 1 11111 an Terr tor > ' . 'fhe bill maltlllg a state oC I h tlrSt two wns practlcall ) ' complE'l'e 'I'ho dllllcu1l ) ' of adJustlug the tax ; tion lint ! other questions with regal' ' to the nelmlssloll of OIlahomn 1111 I1l1l1all 'ferrltorr ns a state nro lIext t he tnlen UII , Lining Up for the Fray. W ASJlINGTOA cnll wns Issuc fOl' Il caucus b ' the republlcnn m1 l' hCl's o ( the scnate and house , to 1 1 held In the hall of the house l\Iond , r' . o\'enlng next at S o'cloelt to elt'l [ mom hers of the national l'ellUbll ( ' l'nmpalgn committeC' . sI I Three to One Against Strike. ) SI I \'VILLB. I . Inll.-The so\'on 1 ! I cal IInlons In this 'vlelnlt ) . Tlieql ! voted ngalnst going on a strll\O , TI ( majorlt ) ' osalnst stl'lIlnl ' ; Is estlmntt at three to one. . , , , . . - " ' , , AGRICULTURE IN WtSTERN CANADA. ' Ita GraIn Fields. I Ranching La:1ds. : Dairying Resources. The Editor or the Wlsccnsln AgriculturIst - culturIst , who was ono at n. party of editors ot ngrlculturnl papers who took a trip throuci'l Cannda durlnK the past spring , wrlles to his paper il1 th following strnln. The reason' or his , 'IRltlns Canada wns to sntlsC ) ' hlmselt thnt the reports coming to his pnper regarding the wonderCul resources ot that country were accurate. In vlow ot the wonder- ( tul seUlemont that was going on tbore , " runny lrom this country cross ng tbo IIno In sellrch or permnnent homes ant ! In vIew of wbat ho bad heard In regard to conditions of son , water , cll- mate , topogrllph ' , fuel , grasses , rainfall - fall , mnrlets , etc" and nlso the InOu- ence which these have had on tbo IIresent. and future or agriculture , he lIeemed It necessatj' to make an e3- : I tendet ! trlv throush n11 at tbo abo\"E1 territory. j In spealdng of the Province oC Manio'I 'I toba , he snrs : "The provlnco ot ' 7\lanllobo. com. prlses within Its limits tbe far.famed graln'growlng , 'nlle's oC the \Bslnl- bolno and Red rivers. Although called ' the Prairie Province ot Ca ndn , Manitoba - toba bas Jorge arens of forestR , numerous - ous rivers and "n8t wnter expansions. "Tho soil Is n. . rIch , deep , mould , or loam , fostlng on a deep cIa ) ' subsoil. It 13 well adapted to wheat'growlng , giving a bountlCul yield ot the finest quallt ) " , known the world over as No. 1 hnrtl wheat. During 'tho past ten years the growth or whent and other grains bas steadily Increased , until J trenches now the production , by 35,000 farmers , renches over 100,000,000 bushels. or , the 23,000,000 orablo acreS In Manl. toba , probably not. one-balt or It Is oc- cupied. Cultivated grasses : rleld 'about two tons per ncre and native grasses a. ton and a balt , "Thero cnn bo no question but that dairying will become II. grent Industry throughout the Northwest , and espo. : , . ' clally cheese.making , as the climate Is I 'favorable and shullar to that of Ontario - tario , "Crops grown are whent , barley , onts , flax , rye , peas , corn for rodder. , brome. potatoes , roots , etc. .Tho soil , Is very fertile and molsturo ample. The cllmato Is good and the growing season , while not Q.ulte so long as In WisconsIn , mntures crops as the flue shines much longer , rising about 4 o'cloclc nnd shines until about 9 at . . . . night , Or-a can enslly read n. . newspaper - paper at. 10 p , m. The long days malte growth fast and pu"h crops to maturIty - \ Ity ahead of frost. "The fnncblng , the wheat'growlng nnd the mixed farming belts all crOBS over Asslnlbola , The yield and th. quality ot wbeat raised along the main line or the Canndlan Pacific rallwny , at such places as Indian Head and Its allied districts , have become famous. ' Its possibilities are shown by lilt ) averages of tests made at the experimental - mental farm in 1902 , when eleven varieties - rieties ot the moot suitable wheat. sown on April the 19th , 'were cut In 130 da'B and yielded 4,314 pounds or ; - " straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds or. " grain per acre. Its mixed farmln ! ; area Is excellent , Its range cattle. horscs and sheep are the equals of nny seen In the Northwest , nd Its treeles ! ! portion Is underlaid with coal. The town or : Medlclno Hat Is heated and lUuI11nated with natural gas. There are abundant deposits of brick , pottery nnd tire clays , " . Agents of the Canadian Go\'ernmmt. : w1ll be pleased to mnll an AUas to any one Interested and also all other Information - formation regarding rollwa ) ' rates , etc. When a man manles ho want5 something cHngln ! ; to c1lng to , Teo.lnto and Dillion Dollftr Grall. The two grenteRl fodder plants on earth , one good for 14 tons haBnd the other 80 tons green fodder J > pr acre , Grows everywhl"rE' , o ( IOCR Victoria Rape. Yleldtng COOOO Ibs. bheep Ilnd swIne teed per acre. \ JU8'l' SI' : D 100 t STUll'S 'fO TDD John A. Salzer See Co. , 1411. Cro se. Wls , . and receive In return their big' C'ntalog and lots of farm secll samples. ( W. N. U. ) , SeUconquest is the greatest oC yle" . torles. , Pleasure Is but It wced , jor 3. fruit. - I FREE TREATMENT to every Sufferer of Stomach , Heart . and Nervous Dlsoaso. The Elmo Chcmlcal Comll n:11'.0 : : Good lock. ncs MolneN , low" , ha , 0 Jl cO\'t"l'Il a. I' nuw amI wonderful Mf'dlclne which 1Ill''cnll , "ElOIo Cactarlne" which "h'cs lrurnt' late " rellnf and ) ( ' ! ' CUfl'S 6\'l\r , ) ' CIl" ! ! of IHomach , I \ eart or f'rUI ' C8 t'N 1bat have tried It , . They have mild" nrral1lCl'rnt'ntJil to Ilvlaway 60,000'u1 : 00of : ; Elrno Cac- Uflneln the Unltl.1t HIMI' ) ; 10 1)1'\11)10 IImll-ted I with Imy dlseasu or wcnkne-I : ( If Ihe Heart. ! : 'Iomach or Nerve , ' 1'IIt' ) ' WI\III , ( wcr. ) ' hod ) ' to lU' It at thulr " "IIt"IIM' , 1"11I1 110 1110 II C ) ' or Mamps-just wrllu ) "our 11811I0 111111 adtln'ss 111alu 811I1 bay , , ! Iat Ilapl'r ) " 011 liaw thiN In nnd et a IKIX of lhl'l woud..rfol IIh'dlclrw frt'll. ( iet W11 alld hll ) 'our trlull , tUlf.l'1I nll wo 'YD.III. . Wrll lodn ) ' . Talents are tools , not merchandise. - - - - - - Love Is alwa 's Cnr slghtetl. , - - RED cmass : BAL'L BLUE Should be In every homo , A k your er tor it. L 'go 2 oz. package only { j centll. , Give n woman lI 1thorlty ant ! ) 'OU C'onvert. her Into nn I1l1toCt'l1t , - - When Your Grocer Says bo does not have Den'\IJco Starch , ; ) ' 011 may bo IlUre bo III atraill to keep it lIntU hia Btock ot 12 oz. pftckaJell ere 110M. Dtl nnC' & Starcb Is not only lIotter thl\D nny ether zt Cold Wnter Htarchl.ullt contaIns 16 oz , to t. the pa < : kago nnd lieU8 for lame woney as lJ : oz. lJrauds , Oyportllnlt ) ' Is the cream of time. i ' " , We .re . .o' ' ' ' lu la " , urill' . . . . .If 0".1 " " 1' ' " . . . . . ( hrbllan ' : lId.uor Hultl I > t.'au , II will " II Aljqu..f' Ctn lor Chrt.lIan I'to.le Jed : . 'aCnro , .I t' " to II. . 'c ' &lme CO aUAn. " fllr 1(0" .oin , Write aC OtIC. . for II" " . . In 1'lnll , , . , rlttulan , " ' .Idre. . Cbrl.lhm Enl1o vl'r Uo'.1 00. . ChtUl1cal lIw1111EII , Ut. Lllua , 10:0. , , \ !