L
HIS POINT IS CARRIED
Burkett Succeeds in Having the Census
Bill Becommitted
ASKS PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Provision is Wanted In the Now Mousure
that Will Properly Clusrdfy L uborera
Under the Civil Serylce Other Wash
ington Matters
WASHINGTON Jan 11 The house
spent the day considering the Hopkins
hill to create a permanent census bu
reau While the general sentiment
was in favor of a permanent bureau
there was strong opposition to the bill
as drawn on the ground that it was
not well matured There also was an
overwhelming demand for a provision
to place the present employes of the
census bureau under the protection of
the civil service law and the bill
finally was recommitted with instruc
tions to report back a bill containing
a plan for a detailed organization of
a permanent census bureau to include
also a provision to place the present
employes under the civil service The
fight to recommit was made under the
leadership of Mr Burkett of Nebraska
the new member of the appropriations
committee
A bill was passed unanimously to
give Mrs McKinley the free mailing
privilege during the remainder of her
life The house then adjourned un
til Monday
At the opening of the session Bar
ney of Wisconsin from the commit
tee on appropriations reported the
pension bill and gave notice that he
would call it up on Monday after the
disposal of the District of Columbia
business
On motion of Hopkins of Illinois
the house then went into committee
of the whole and took up considera
tion of the bill to create a permanent
census bureau
Hopkins in support of the bill ex
plained that the subject of establish
ing a permanent bureau had been agi
tated for many years General Fran
cis A Walker superintendent of the
Ninth and Tenth census and Porter
superintendent of the Eleventh cen
sus as well as the present director
united in strongly recommending it
on the ground that it would not only
decrease the cost but would increase
the value of the results
In reply to questions Hopkins said
that 3 160 clerks had been employed
in the bureau 2700 being still em
ployed If the pending bill passed
he said the force would be reduced
this year to 800 next year to 750 in
1905 to 500 and thereafter to 200
Grosvenor of Ohio asked if it would
not be wise to authorize the president
to extend the civil service law over
the surplus clerks Hopkins replied
that the subject had been canvassed
by the house and senate committee
and it had been thought that such
action would not be expedient
Burkett of Nebraska opposed the
lull contending that it was improper
and inopportune and asserting that
the course of the debate today demon
strated that the proposed legislation
had not been well matured He de
clared that the only persons who had
agitated the subject of a permanent
census had been the superintendents
of past censuses and others directly
interested
Mr Burkett moved that the bill be
reported to the house with the recom
mendation that it be recommitted
with instructions to report back as a
substitute a bill providing for the de
tailed organization of a permanent
census bureau and with a provision
therein to place the present employes
of the bureau within the classified
service The motion was carried
ANTICIPATE PEACE OVERTURES
Negotiations for Cessation of Hostilities
Will ISo Started Soon
AMSTERDAM Jan 11 The Boer del
egates in Holland evidently anticipate
that some kind of peace overtures1
will be made shortly though they are
reticent as to their reasons for this
belief They maintain that the de
mand for an unconditional surrender
must be abandoned
It is privately admitted that the
delegates will not reject what they call
any fair offer of terms If the ne
gotiations are started by a neutral
power the delegates will earnestly seek
to obtain a modus viveridi which will
reconcile Krugers desire for complete
independence with the terms offered
by Great Britain
Change in Postal Service
WASHINGTON Dec 11 The post
office department has created a new
division of postoffice inspectors to
comprise the states of Kansas Ne
braska Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory The divisipn headquarters will
be at Kansas City with J R Harri
son of Salina Kan inspector in
charge Mr Harrison formerly was
attached to the St Louis division ol
inspectors and was postmaster at Ha
vana for a time
atf55ii
GRAIN MEN WILLING TO TELL
IJo Not Propose to Bo Caught Napping
KB Pncklng Uouho fiteu Were
KANSAS CITY Jan 10 The Inter
state Commerce commission whose
members arrived on an early train
from Chicago began Its investigation
of eastbound grain rates from Kansas
City The investigation in Kansas
City conducted by the commission last
summer was considered a fiasco as all
those called denied having knowledge
of illegal rate cutting but the pres
ent hearing is taken more seriously
Before the first testimony wa3 taken
the forty or fifty shippers and freight
agent3 summoned were at sea as to
what to expect This time the grain
men have decided to tell all they
know about the situation and it is be
lieved that the railroad officials will
also tell enough to absolve ihemselves
from further liability The investiga
tion will it is believed be confined
to looking into the charge that freight
rates on grain and grain products
from western points to the Atlantic
seaboard are being cut in violation of
the tariffs
RAISES INSURANCE RATES
Chicago Gets a Tasto of the Mcdiclnt
Ileing Given Other CI tic
CHICAGO Jan 9 As a result of
fire losses of 1901 exceeding 1000000
in this city the Chicago Underwriters
association decided to raise rates and
ordered them into effect at once It
is believed that the increase ordered
will swell the aggregate premiums of
the city over 300000 The advance
on the contents of all non preferred
non sprinkled non fireproof risks ex
cept single occupancy risks is 10 per
cent
The most notable advances are
Provision warehouses and contents 10
ents coal 50 cents street car barns
from 25 to fifty cents contents of
street car bars from 50 to 75 cents
grain elevators 25 cents contents 25
cents malt elevators 25 cents con
tents 50 cents lumber 25 cents furni
ture finishing establishments 25 cents
contents of public storage warehouses
25 cents
N HONOR 0E LATE PRESIDENT
Gov Nash Ass that McKinley Anniver
sary lie Observed
CANTON O Jan 10 Every gov
ernor in the United States has been
asked by Governor G K Nash
chairman of the Ohio auxiliary of the
McKinley National Memorial associa
tion to issue an appeal to the citizens
of his state or territory to set aside
January 29 President McKinleys
birthday anniversary as McKinley
day
This action was brought about by
the desire of the committee to make
the day one of universal observance
In the opinion of the association the
inauguration of January 29 as a day
of observance will eventually become
a virtual holiday as Washingtons
and Lincolns birthdays and it is
thought that no one state will fail to
respond to the request
President Feeds Trainmen
WASHINGTON D C Jan 10 The
president had with him at lunch yes
terday the attorney general the sec
retary of agriculture and a notable
gathering of representatives of or
ganized labor They were E P
Sargent chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen E E Clark
grand chief conductor of the Order of
Railway Conductors P H Morrissey
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen H B Perham
president of the Order of Railway Tel
egraphers and A B Arthur chief of
the Order of Locomotive Engineers
Dog Saves masters Life
IOWA FALLS la Jan 10 If Mi
chael Featherstone recovers from his
injuries he will owe his life to a
faithful dog that appreciated the
mans danger and came to his rescue
While tying up an unruly bull the
beast turned on Featherstone and be
fore the man knew what happened
the bull threw him over his shoul
ders and against the barn wall leav
ing the man in an inanimate mass on
the floor His life was saved by his
dog attacking the animal
Pchley Kill Introduced
AVASHINGTON D C Jan 10 Rep
resentative Hooker introduced a reso
lution reciting that Commodore Schley
was the senior commander in the bat
tle of Santiago that he was in abso
lute command of that battle and he
is entitled to the credit due to such
commanding officer for the glorious
victory which resulted in the total de
struction of the Spanish ships
Store to Restrict Pensions
AVASHINGTON Jan 10 During
consideration by the senate of private
pension legislation some important
statements were made by Mr Gallin
gcr chairman of the committee on
pensions in respect to regulations
adopted by the committee to govern
private pension bills None but abso
lutely meritorious cases would be pre
sented and the closest scrutiny would
be given by the committee to every
bill -
GERMANY IS
DOWNCASI
Takes Gloomy View of Pinancial and
Economic Situation
DIET AND RICttSTAG RECONVENE
Count Ton IJuelow and Baron Von Thlel
mann AddresH the Respective llodien
on Impressed Conditions Blatter
Foreign In General
BERLIN Jan 9 The speech from
the throne read by the imperial chan
cellor Count von Vuelow at the open
ing of the Prussian Diet today took
a gloomy view of the economic situa
tion It pointed out that the revenue
from the state railroads in 1901 fell
considerable short of the estimates and
that the whole results of the financial
year were disappointing
In the budget for 1902 the revenue
is estimated below that of the cur
rent year but the balance between
the revenue and the expenditure is to
be maintained without having recourse
to a loan
The speech announced plans for
legislation providing for the housing
of state workmen and of officials
earning small salaries Considerable
credits are demanded for the exten
sion of the state railroads and the
promotion and construction of light
railroads
A new canal bill to complete the
system of waterways will be submit
ted
The concluding portion of Emperor
Williams speech pointed to the neces
sity of adopting measures against the
agitation in the Polish districts of
eastern Prussia declared that the up
holding of the political and economic
position of the German element there
was necessary for the self preservation
of Prussia and promised that the
government would fulfill its duty in
cultivating the German national spirit
in that region in combatting with
firmness all tendencies hostile to the
state In this course the government
counted on the support of the German
population of east Prussia as well as
on the assistance of the whole nation
which regarded any attempt to drive
out the German language as an at
tack on its national honor and dignity
The Reichstag reassembled today
after the Christmas recess with a
rather slim attendance and the discus
sion of the estimates began The
statement of the financial condition of
the empire by Baron von Thiellmann
secretary of state for the treasury
was even more pessimistic on the
subject of the declining trade of Ger
many than were his earlier utterances
in that connection
My former references said Baron
von Thiellmann to the deterioration
of the financial position which were
regarded in many quarters as pessi
mism have been confirmed Affairs
have become even more unfavorable
than wc are able to foresee as owing
o economic depression the re
ceipts have fallen off considerably and
the individual states of the empire are
no longer able to bear their matricu
lar contributions Especially is this
so in the case of the small Thuringian
states
PLAN TO PREVENT A CRISIS
Delegate Buchannn Suggests Compro
mise on Arbitration
MEXICO CITY Jan 9 Now that
the compulsory arbitration plan can
be reported to the Pan American con
ference by the committee under an
amendment of the rules which has
been suggested by W I Buchanan of
the United States delegation The
amendment will be to the effect that
when a single committee reports two
proposed treaties one unanimously
and the other signed by the majority
the former shall be recorded in the
main protocol at the termination of
the conference and the latter in a sup
plementary protocol
When this amendment is introduced
it will have the support of the ten
signatories of the United States dele
gation and perhaps one or two more
If carried the arbitration committee
will present the two proposed conven
tions one by virtue of which all the
nations represented at the conference
will adhere to The Hague plan and
the other embracing the compulsory
scheme of arbitration
Zalay is Be Elected
MANAGUA Nicaragua Jan 9 Via
Galveston The presidential electoral
vote was counted in the presence of
the Nicaraguan congress General
Santos J Zelaya was declared re-elected
unanimously for a term of four
years
Waliash Bays Virginia Road
CUMBERLAND Md Jan 9 Gen
eral Manager Bretz of the West Vir
ginia Central railroad confirmed the
report of the sale of that road It
was stated on reliable authority that
the- Wabash railroad was the purchas
er and that the sale was made in New
York to a stock broker of that city
who represented the Wabash road
An attorney of the Wabash from Kan
sas City ia said to have been preseai
during negotiations
IMPERIAL PARTY IN PEKIN
Gorgeous Display Accompanies Return
of Royal Party to Capital
PEKIN Jan 3 A telephone mes
sage from Mia Chia Fu station out
side the city says the special train
bearing the emperor and empress
dowager is just arriving Thousands
of officials have assembled there to
receive their majesties The entire
route to the entrance of the palace is
lined with troops
Tho imperial cortege entered the
Forbidden City at 130 oclock It
was the most brilliant Pekin ever
witnessed- The procession consisted
of a thousand gorgeously attired
noblemen mounted upon glitteringly
caparisoned horses The emperor the
empress dowager Prince Chuan the
empress and several princesses were
borne in yellow chairs their escort
carrying hundreds of gay banners and
silk umbrellas The troops of Gen
eral Yuan Shi Kai governor of Pc
Chi Li preceded the emperor The
foreign community assembled on top
of the Chien gate
The emperor and empress dowager
entered the temple in the gate and
burned incense The dowager em
press upon emerging from the temple
saw the foreigners peering down and
bowed A double row of soldiers
kneeling lined the four mile route
BEATRICE WOMAN KILLED
Mabel I SIsrou Wife of T I Ashby
Crushed by Car
BEATRICE Neb Jan 8 A mes
sage received here announcing that
Mabel I Sisson was killed in a street
car accident at Chicago was a terri
ble shock to her widowed mother Mrs
Mary H Sisson who lives here Mabel
was married last July to J L Ashby
a Chicago rubber moulder and camo
here to visit her mother during the
holidays She returned to her Chicago
home Saturday and arrived in Chicago
next forenoon Mabel was born at
East St Louis 111 twenty four years
ago and in 1879 came here with her
parents She was later employed by
the Jones Dry Goods company of
Kansas City as a clerk and remained
in that capacity for several years She
resigned to accept a traveling position
with the Ayres Publishing company
of Chicago Her father Dr W J Sis
son who was widely known as an
able physician died nine years ago
Her husband her mother and one
W D Sisson a prominent
business man of Fremont survive her
Mabel was prominent here in social
circles
I0WANS GOING TO ISLE Of PINES
T J James of Fairfield on His Way to
Forni Knstern Colony
NEW ORLEANS Jan 8 T J
James of Fairfield la passed through
here en route to the Isle of Pines
just south of Cuba which has been
reserved by the United States Mr
James goes there to make arrange
ments for the extensive colonization of
the island by farmers from Iowa A
large tract of land has been acquired
in the island by a company incorpor
ated under the laws of Iowa Thir
teen families from the town of Spirit
Lake are already settled there and
are well pleased with the country
Their letters home are so satisfactory
as to promise a large emigration
there and Mr James goes to the
island to put the lands in condition
to receive the emigrants
He Worked Nebrnskans
RICHMOND Ind Jan 8 A man
giving the name of W H Hughes
now under arrest in this state proves
to be a valuable catch He is want
ed for wholesale swindling in Nebras
ka Illinois Iowa Missouri and sev
eral other states and has rewards ag
gregating 2S00 hanging over his
head Hughes game was to claim to
represent either the National Cloak
company New York or the Curtis
Publishing company Philadelphia
and the two concerns have tried for
a long time to land him
Louisiana Purchase Commission
LOGAN Jan 8 Chairman Milliman
of Logan and Secretary Moore of Ot
tumwa have issued a call for a meet
ing of the Iowa commission on the
Louisiana Purchase exposition to be
held in Des Moines January 17 The
commission will ask for an appropria
tion of about 200000
Methodist Clergy Assaulted
VINTON Jan S Rev F L Love
land a Methodist pastor was assault
ed in his own home here by a burglar
who inflicted a head wound He will
recover
In Honor of Late President
CANTON O Jan 7 Every gov
ernor in the United States has ber n
asked by Governor G K Nash chair
man of the Ohio auxiliary of the Mc
Kinley National Memorial association
to issue an appeal to the citizens of
his state or territory to set aside Jan
uary 29 President McKinleys birth
day anniversary as McKinley day
This action was brought about by the
desire of the committee to make tlia
day one of universal observance
THEIR MONEY IN 111
Uobraska Parmora Making Wise Invctt
raent With Surplus
THE SAFEST AND THE BEST WAY
The Nebraska Lair UroujUt Up by Sena
tor Millard in tho Case of Alexander
Blair Against the Stat Other Nebras
ka 3Iatters Here and Thero
OMAHA Neb Jan 8 Farmor3
of Nebraska and Iowa are taking tho
sensible course and investing their
money in something they have prac
tical knowledge of said William
Frank of Grand Island to a reporter
For a long time many of them
prompted by a desire to become weal
thy by an easier route than the fur
row of the plow would leap into mer
cantile business as soon as they had a
pocketful of clear money and being
inexperienced would fail Now their
clear money is being invested in farm
land and while the rate of interest
derived from such investments is not
large the investor has something of
permanent value and something that
he himself is capable of handling to
his own best advantage So numrr
ous have these investments become
that I believe the number of loans
now negotiated on farm lands by in
dividuals exceeds the number negt
tinted by combinations and compa
nies
And there is also apparent an in
clination on the part of eastern capi
talists to get back into line with
those who are pinning their financial
faith to the Antelope and Havkeye
states They are finally realizing
that it was their own fault that some
of them got the worst of it years ago
when they made loans at a rate of in
terest beyond the ability of the west
to pay and then sold out at almost
any figure while foreclosure proceed
ings were still in progress They
could have held that land through
hard times and until now and finally
made a good profit They realize this
I say and now there is coming from
them a growing stream of inquiries
for chances to make new loans But
the farmers themselves are in the loan
business now and within ten years
they will be in it so extensively as
to completely change the old order of
things
NEBRASKA LAND LAW
Senator Millard Presents Blair Cage to
Secretary Hitchcock
WASHINGTON D C Jan 8 The
following is a copy of a letter of
Secretary Hitchcock to the commis
sioner of the general land office
The department is in receipt of a
communication dated October o 1901
from Hon J H Millard calling atten
tion to the case of Alexander Blair
against the state of Nebraska involv
ing the northwest quarter of section
3 township 34 range 11 west ONeill
land district Nebraska and to the de
cision of the department therein of
June 27 1899 28 L D 569 and Oc
tober 4 1900 30 L D 286 wherein
it was held that the state was enti
tled to said land by virtue of its in
demnity school land selection thereof
The letter further calls attention to
the fact that the legislature of tho
stae of Nebraska passed a bill at its
last session for the relief of the said
Blair which authorizes and directs
the governor of said state to execute
a deed of relinquishment to the Uni
ted States conveying any and all in
terest of the state of Nebraska in and
to said land in order that Blair may
perfect his title thereto under the
homestead laws of the United States
It seems however that the states se
lection of this tract was approved by
the secretary of the interior March 9
1901 so that complete title- has vest
ed in the state and inquiry is made
whether in the event the state should
execute a relinquishment of its title
the right of the state to select of the
land above described would be recog
nized
A copy of the act of the Nebraska
legislature above referred to is now
before the department and in view
of the provisions therein contained
and the evident intention of the legis
lature to protect Blair in his holding
it is believed that the intention of
the legislature may properly be car
ried out on the line now suggested
If therefore the state executes such
a deed of relinquishment as that con
templated by the act its right to se
lect indemnity lands in lieu of those
thus relinquished will be recognized
You will so advise Senator Millard
Lays Embargo on Papers
NELSON Neb Jan 8 Tho Ga
zette Herald and Sun three Nelson
papers were held up by the postmas
ter A business firm advertised a
crab sale which consisted of goods
put up hs packages valued at from 25
cents to 10 si the purchaser could
take his choice for 25 cents The
postmaster took the position that it
was a lottery and refused to pass the
papers The postmaster generai fcas
fcxMja asked for ku opinion
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
wiMaC
Latest Ouotatlonn From South Omahn
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cuttle There was not a heavy run of
cuttle so that trade ruled active with
tho tendency of prices upward AH tho
packers seemed to have liberal orders
and It did not take long for the bulk or
the offerings to change hands There
were very few corn fed steers included
In the receipts and for that reason the
few bunches of cuttle showing quality
thut wero on the market sold t good nd
vuntage The market could safely bo
quoted strong and active and some sales
were made that looked iSc higher than
the sumo kind of cattle sold for the tlrst
of the week The commoner gradt s of
steers also brought good strong prices
today The cow market opened active
and stronger and the bulk of the offer
ings changed hands rapidly The demand
was general for the medium grades and
canners as well as for tin better grades
Hulls also sold freely today t strong
price anil the same was true of vcai
calves and stags The supply of stockers
and feeders was light again today while
the demand was sulliclent to take all the
bettir guides at good strong prices The
common kinds also moved without much
trouble at fully steady prices
Hogs Receipts of hogs were just about
normal but it was noticeable that the
quality was better than usual The mar
ket opened fairly active and a big nickel
higher than yesterday The heavyweight
hogs sold largely from - to GGO Me
dium weights brought largely from ii3
to KID and the light hogs sold from 37
to S13 At those prices the hogs
changed hands fairly rapidly and It was
not long befcre the bulk was disposed of
Toward the close however trading was
not as active arcl buyers seamed to have
their more urgent Oi tiers filled 1
Sheep Conditions governing the sheep
market were much the same as they were
yesterday Receipt swere very light and
as the demand was liberal prices ad
vanced KVfiire Iambs sold as high as
JG0O yearlings sold at 500 wethers
brought 175 and ewes SIW It was a
very active market and everything was
sold as rapidly as unloaded It Is ver
evident from the way buyers are acting
that supplies are not coming forward rap
Idly enough to meet the demand There
were not enough feeders offered to make
a test of the market but it is safe to say
that anything good would sell at strong
prices
KANSAS CITY
Catth Reef steers lSfilie higher other
cattle steady to 10c higher eliolce export
and dressed beet steers o75fftn0 fair to
good i7i stockers and feeders
yJJVtiTA wf stern fed steers iWyiiu
Tejas and Indian steers fi7rTni Texas
cows S23ifi UO native rows 2Mf lJw
heifers 33iyf i23 eanners 150ft2Q
bulls calves 30i
HOGS Packing hogs He higher pigs
and lights 10i23c higher ton 00 bulk
of sales S373ft30 heavy ll WyCO
mixed packers JlfC50 light 31 01030
pigs 30333
Sheep and Lambs Lambs strong year
lings 13c higher fed lambs JoOOr510 fed
WPthers 400 173 yearlings 173S323
ewes 337410 culls and feeders lii
Off fOR VENEZUELAN COAST
Kearsnge and Vessel of Squadron Sail
for La Uuayrs
WASHINGTON Jan 11 It is prob
able that Admiral Higginson with his
flagship Kearsarge and several other
vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron will shortly repair to Venezuelan
waters making his headquarters at
La Guayra The ships which Admiral
Higginson will take with him on this
cruise will have an unusually large
complement of marines aboard These
precautions are taken not with any
offensive intent toward Venezuela but
merely to guard against an outbreak
of anarchy and rioting in tho event
that the revolutionists should prevail
ever Castros forces in the field Ow
ing to Admiral Higginsons high rank
he naturally would command and
joint operations that might be inci
dent to the landing of naval forces of
xarious nationalities
Funston Arrives From Manila
SAN FRANCISCO Cal Jan 11
Brigadier General Frederick Funston
arrived here from Manila on the trans
port Warren General Funston comes
home on sick leave While his condi
tion has greatly improved since leav
ing Manila he has not yet entirely
recovered General Funston said his
leave of absence was for two months
Ho thought he would have it extended
and it was possible that he would not
return at all General Funston had as
a fellow passenger Brigadier General
Robert Hughes who has been on duty
in the Philippines for a long period
Dowie lets Into a Lawsuit
CHICAGO Jan 11 Benjamin F
Williams a former follower of Dr
John Alexander Dowie began suit fat
the circuit court of Cook county for
damages in the sum of 50000 against
Dr Dowie and elders for alleged
conspiracy to alienate his wifes af
fections
At Boston plans for a 100000 lec
ture hall for Harvard university were
filed with the superintendent of build
ings Its auditorium will accommo
date 700 students
French Revenues Decreases
PARIS Jan 11 A decrease in the
revenue returns is again shown by the
figures given for the last three
months which are S271S44 francs be
low the estimates and 20105000 francs
below the returns for the same period
of 1900 The total deficit for 1901
compared with the estimates is 111
000000 francs The falling off is at
tributed to the non importation of
wine in consequence of the excep
tional crops of 1900 and 1901
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