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t BRIEF TELEGRAMS J
The cholera at Manila is believed
to have abated
Fire at Mesa City Ariz caused a
loss of 250000
The Gazette Herald of St Joseph
has been sold for 550000
Miss Ellen M Stone will soon re
turn to the United States
The Iowa senate has voted to le
galize the practice of osteopathy in
that state
The Dagblad announces authorita
tively that the confinement of Queen
Wilhelmina is expected next Septem
ber
The house committee on coinage
weights and measures has reported
favorably on Mercers bill for a mint
at Omaha
One thousand men representing the
building trades of Niagara Falls struck
for an advance of wages and an eight
hour workday
The loss by the fire at Fukui near
the northwest coast of the island of
Honshiu where 4000 houses were de
stroyed is estimated at nine million
yen
The United States Philippine com
mission fixed the government rate of
exchange for silver for the second
quarter of this year at 227 Mexican
silver for one gold dollar
News has been received at the
Great Northern freight offices that
the Minneapolis St Louis and Illi
nois Central railways have made a
cut of 5 cents in the rate on lumber
and shingles
The treaty of friendship between
the United States and Spain will be
signed as soon as Bellamy Storer the
United States minister returns to Ma
drid Mr Storer is at present in the
United States
It is proposed in Portugal that no
new vines should be planted in the
country for some time In this way
it is hoped that overproduction of
wine and a consequent fall in prices
will be avoided
Announcement is made by the offi
cials of the Philadelphia Reading
railway that anthracite coal prices
have been reduced 50 cents a ton
This reduced price will be in force
during April only
The refusal of Racine Wis labor
ing men to allow the acceptance by
the city of a library offered by An
drew Carnegie will doubtless break
up the trades council including all
the leading -unions
i Major Wilcox chairman of the com
mittee to secure rates for the coming
Nebraska state encampment of Grand
Army of the Republic and Womans
Relief Corps says that a rate of one
fare for the round trip from points in
Nebraska has been secured
Thomas Dunn English famous
thoughout the English speaking world
as the author of the long popular
ballad Bene Bolt is dead He was
born in Philadelphia in 1819 He
graduated as doctor of medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania in
1839
Senator Martin from the committee
of the District of Columbia has re
ported favorably the amendment au
thorizing the construction of a me
morial bridge across the Potomac at
Washington It fixes the cost at 5
000000 and makes a present appro
priation of 100000
Governor Bliss of Michigan issued a
proclamation designating April 15 as
Arbor day and recommending that
each school in the state plant a tree
on that date as a memorial to the
third martyred president of the Uni
ted States William McKinley the
friend of the children
Additional returns from a majority
of the counties in Arkansas indicate a
victory for ex Governor James P
Clarke for United States senator over
Senator James K Jones though his
majority on joint ballot probably will
not exceed twelve
Miss Hay daughter of the secretary
of state will soon become the wife of
James Wadsworth
A newspaper dispatch from Phila
delphia tells of the death by her own
hand of Mrs Mary E Clement sister
of ex Governor Boyd of Omaha
The monthly- statement of the pub
lic debt issued on the 1st shows that
at the close of business March 31
1902 the debt less cash in the treas
ury amounted to 997732332 which
is a decrease for the month of G
823720
A Prayer for Peace was the only
novel feature of the observance of
Good Friday in Great Britain
Seven more veterinarians are want
ed by the chief quartermaster for
contract service in the Philippines
They are to sail April 15
Ex Congressman Adams of Chicago
has been offered a position on the
civil service commission
The president has signed the bill
granting a charter for a railroad and
wagon bridge over the Missouri river
opposite South Omaha
HOUSE THIS WEEK
A BATTLE TO BE FCUCHT IN
LOWER BRANCH
CUBAN RECIPROCITY MEASURE
Factions Will Close in a Spirited Con
flict Regarded as Certain that the
Payne Bill Will Be Put Through
that Body
WASHINGTON D C April 7 -The
great battle over Cuban reciprocity
which created such a protracted strug
gle among the republicans will be
fought out on the floor of the house
this week The ultimate passage of
the Payne bill providing for a 20 per
cent reduction on the products of Cuba
after the negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty and the enactment of our im
migration laws by the republic of
Cuba is regarded as a foregone con
clusion but the situation is a com
plicated one owing to the division
among the democrats as well as the
republicans
How far the republican opponents
of the proposed legislation will carry
their opposition is not determined
The strenglh of this opposition has
dwindled until it probably numbers
less than 100 On the other hand a
large majority of the democrats favor
the greatest possible freedom of trade
with Cuba and would vote for a deeper
cut than the ways and means bill pro
poses Others like Newlands Nev
are in favor ofl the immediate annexa
tion of the islands and quite a number
under the lead of Louisiana members
will oppose strenuously any tariff con
cession
It is hinted that the attitude of the
democrats in the senate who have
fixed on a program of opposition may
result before the vote shall be taken in
more unity of action on the part of
the democrats of the house Some of
the republican opponents of the bill
will speak against it but the leaders
of the republican opposition show a
strong disinclination to participate in
the debate on the ground that these
speeches would become democratic
campaign material in the coming con
gressional campaign The bill will be
brought up Tuesday as a revenue bill
which is privileged under the rules
but no special order will be brought
in for its consideration In this way
the possibility of a defeat of a rule
through a combination of the repub
lican recalcitrants and the democrats
will be avoided The general debate
will be allowed to exhaust itself The
leaders on both sides estimate that not
more than three days will be consum
ed In general debate The real fight
will come subsequently when the bill
is ready for amendment under the five
minute rule It will be then that the
democrats will seek to offer amend
ments having for their purpose the
opening up of the whole tariff question
While some of these amendments
might command some republican votes
if the3r should actually come to a vote
they will be ruled out of order in the j
house as they were in committee and
the only method by which they can
be reached would be by overruling the
decision of the chair
It is certain that not half a dozen
if indeed any republicans will go to
this length so that the republican
leaders feel assured that none of these
propositions will come to an actual
vote The only amendments which
will be held to be germane and in or
der will be those increasing or de
creasing the amount of the concession
and the leaders feei reasonably safe
in the prediction that the caucus decis
ion for 20 per cent reduction will
stand
Pacific Cable Will Be Laid
SAN FRANCISCO Cal April 7
George G Ward of New York vice
president of the Commercial Cable
company arrived here today to select
a landing place for the projected ca
ble between this coast and the Phil
ippines Mr Ward is accompanied
by Charles Curtiss the companys
chief electrician While here Mr
Ward will consult with John W
Mackay president of the company
Kimberley Mourns for Rhodes
KIMBERLEY Cape Colony April
1 The train bearing the body of Ce
cil Rhodes which left Capetown on
Thursday arrived here today on its
way to Buluwayo Matabeleland
The town was in mourning
Total Boer Strength
KLERKSDORP April 7 Careful
computation gives the total strength
of the scattered Boer commandoes
at between S000 and 9000 men
Must Not See the Passion Play
MONTREAL Quebec April 7 La
Semaine a religious weekly paper
the official organ of Mgr Bruchisi
will in its issue of next Monday in
form the Catholic clergy of the dio
cese of Montreal that it is their duty
to warn members of their congrega
tions that it is forbidden to attend
the presentation of the Passion
Play which has been presented at
the Monument National theater in
this city for the last two weeks
WHAT THE TIMES HAS TO SAY
Thinks Influx of Americans Will Cc
Oxford Good
LONDON April 7 The Times in
an editorial on the reception of Mr
Rhodes plan abroad says
It is unnecessary to discuss the
politcal aspects of the scheme as It
indicated Mr Rhodes had aspirations
for a better understanding between
England America and Germany but
it cannot be doubted that the effect
of the change on Oxford itself will be
far reaching and it is hoped invigor
ating The influx of Americans and
Germans will tend to quicken the in
tellectual life
Owing to the absence of the most
of the authoritative men from Oxford
at the present moment says the
Times it will be impossible to get an
expression of university opinion on
the subject now but doubtless the
trustees have many important points
to decide under the large discretion
left them The times considers that if
Lord Rosebery would accept the
presidency of the trust the decision
would be generally welcomed and says
that he is by far the best of the ex
ecutors for that office
The Daily Telegraph announces
that Emperor William and President
Roosevelt both received an invitation
from the trustees of Mr Rhodes es
tate as to what the will proposed
before that document was made pub
lic The president and the emperor
both intimated to the trustees accord
ing to the telegraph their pleasure
at the approval of the legacies in
friendly and gratified terms
MONEY GOES TO THE BOERS
The Illinois Fund Sent by President
Roosevelt
CHICAGO April 7 A certified
check for 5000 drawn to the order
of President Roosevelt was forward
ed to the president on March 26 by
the committee of citizens which Gov
ernor Yates appointed to raise funds
for the relief of the Boer women and
children sufferers in the reconcentra
tion camps of South Africa Inasmuch
as the committee was without satis
factory means for forwarding the
money President Roosevelt was re
quested to accept the fund and have
it forwarded through such channels
as he might deem best to be disbursed
for the relief of the sufferers for
whom it was intended
A letter from Secretary Hay under
date of April 3 has been received by
Peter Van Vlissengen secretary of the
Illinois committee acknowledging the
receipt of the check by President
Roosevelt
BOER MINES TO OPEN UP SOON
Industry in Transvaal May Be Re
sumed Shortly
JOHANNESBURG April 7 A
meeting of the Chamber of Mines the
first since the beginning of the war
has been held here The president
of the chamber said in an address
that it was greatly due to General
Botha that much wanton destruction
had been avoided as he held the
commandant of the town personally
responsible for the destruction of any
property which might occur
The president also said it was
highly probable that by next July
half the mining industry would be
in operation and that before many
months full working would be resum
ed
NEGOTIATIONS ARE SLOW
Transvaal Mission Has Difficulty in
Reaching Beer Generals
KROONSTADT Orange River Col
on j April 7 As a result of the dis
tance separating the members of the
Transvaal mission here from Mr
Steyn the former president of the
Orange Free State and General De
La Rey the negotiations between the
Boer leaders in South Africa looking
to the conclusions of the war have
little progress It is expected how
ever that Mr Schalkburger and his
colleagues on the mission will shortly
leave here for a more convenient cen
ter from which to conduct the negotia
tions
Philippine Bill is Next
WASHINGTON April 7 The re
publican steering committee of the
senate has decided to recommend
that the bill providing a form of gov
ernment for the Philippine archipel
ago should be made the unfinished
business which is the place of pref
erence en the senate calendar after
the disposal of the Chinese exclusion
bill and that the Nicaragua canal bill
should be next assigned to that posi
tion
Early Spring in Alaska
VANCOUVER B C April 7
The Princess May arrived this exen
ing from Skagway with a few pas
sengers and the news that the north
ern trails are commencing to break
up and an early spring is in prospect
Miners coming from Mush creek a
new section of the Western Porcu
pine district say that important finds
of gold have recently been made
there and a large number of prospec
ors are now going into the district
TAXING RAILROAD PROPERTY
State Board of Equalization Ready for
Assessments
LINCOLN Neb April 7 The Ctate
Eoard of Equalization will moot next
month to make the annual assessment
of railroad telegraph and telephone
propert3 for purposes of taatIon
The law requires the work to he com
pleted on or before May 15 or as
soon thereafter as a majority of the
board shall have made and determin
ed the valuation of the property of
the various companies
Several reports on valuations have
already been received at the auditors
office but with one exception they
show no material change from the fig
ures of last year The St Joseph
Grand Island railroad was assessed
last year on a valuation of 583485
wrile this year the valuation as re
turned by the company is 145190
It is shown by the report that only
a portion of the rolling stock of the
company is included in the list of tax
able property the stock being divided
as to Nebraska in proportion to the
mileage within the state Last year
all of the rolling stock was assessed
by tha board
The Kansas City Omaha railroad
shows a decrease in total valuation
since last year from 503480 to 502
205 The Pullman company values its
standard sleeping cars at 10412243
and its tourist cars at 8028 Last
year the standard cars were assessed
at a valuation of 9904153 and the
tourist cars at 702149
THE RHEA MURDER CASE
A Grave Question Comes Up for Con
sideration
LINCOLN Neb April 7 The ac
tion of the supreme court on Rheas
motion for a rehearing has left open
for dispute the grave question of
whether or not a man committing mur
der during the perpetration of a rob
bery can be convicted of murder in
the first degree Rhea with other
men entered a saloon in Snyder Neb
and demanded all persons theroin to
throw up their hands One of the
trio then rifled the cash register of
its contents and during the commis
sion of the robbery Rhea shot and
killed Herman Zahn the keeper of
the place A third man remained on
the sidewalk in front of the saloon
and participated in the robbery by
preventing the bartender from escap
ing through the window The evi
dence it was maintained by the
states attorneys showed conclusively
that robbery was intended
The statute under which Rhead was
convicted and sentenced to be exe
cuted was severely questioned as to
the provision which was held by the
attorneys for the state to provide for
conviction in the first degree where it
was shown that the murder was com
mitted during the commission of a
robbery The contention was support
ed by Judges Sullivan and Holcomb
In a memorandum filed by Judge
Sedgwick the opposite position is tak
en The expression of Judge Sedg
wick will be one of the grounds upon
which the plea for executive clem
ency will be made
Boy Loses a Leg
FULLERTON Neb April 7
Rush Ford a son of J H Ford of this
city while hunting with a companion
Clyde Reynolds was accidentally
shot by the latter in the leg The
wound is of such a nature as to ne
cessitate amputation of the leg below
the knee
Beet Sugar Factory Astir
GRAND ISLAND Neb April 7 It
is announced that the Grand Island
factory of the American Beet Sugar
company will be operated this year
and that new machinery for the ex
traction of sugar from syrups will be
added to the plant during the sum
mer
Winter Wheat Outlook
ASHTON Neb April 7 Winter
wheat looks fine A large acreage
was planted last fall Very little
spring wheat has been sown this
spring Farmers are now busy sow
ing oats
Old People Wed
GLENYILLE Neb April 7 The
event of the season occurred here
when Harm R Schmidt aged 7G years
and Mrs Wubke Steenblock aged 72
years were united in marriage The
grandson of the groom drove the team
which took them to Clay Center
where they were made one the groom
not feeling able to control a livery
team because of his age Judge Pal
mer tied the knot and the old people
were warmly congratulated
Shoots Himself in the Head
NORTH PLATTE Neb April 7
Alex Henderson who recently came
here from Omaha to work in the Un
ion Pacific blacksmith shop killed
himself by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver He was suffer
ing from some trouble which caused
him extreme pain in the head and at
times made him blind and it is
thought he committed the rash act
while temporarily insane from the ef
fects of his malady
SMALLPOX IN THE STATE
Number of Cases in Each County Re
ported by Doctors
LINCOLN Neb April 5 Dr Geo
M Brash secretary of the board of
health filed a report from physicians
throughout the state giving the num
ber of smallpox eases found during
the month of March The total num
ber of cases reported was S2C as
against 704 for February Indicating
that the disease is spreading instead
of decreasing In some counties there
is an increase and in others the de
crease is great The following shows
the number of cases reported in Feb
ruary and March
Counties Feb Mar
Adams i0 4
Antelope I 5
Boone 13
Boyd 1 4
Buffalo 14 7
Burt i
IjIiIiC I Jt o
l his o I
Odar 48 M
Chase 1
Cheyenne- -
Clay 13 It
Colfax 1
CumlnK 1
VMI
UdKUllt a J a
Dawes 12 7
Dawson 1
Dixon t 15
Dodge r 28
Douglas 1S y
Fillmore 1
Furnas IS t
Gage ill iJ
Hall 4 5
Hamilton 20 20
Holt 17 13
Jefferson 1 4
Johnson 14 S
Kearney 7 5
Keya Paha C 12
Knox 9 1
Lancaster 77 71
Lincoln 1 1
Madison 12 31
Merrick 1
Nemaha 1 A
Nuckolls X IS
Otoe 2
Pawnee 1
Phelps 1
Pierce 7 r
Platte 2 11
Richardson 10 12
Saline 2
Sarpy 21 i
Saunders 21 17
jt v u ru u ta
Sheridan 1
Stanton f
Thayer 2 13
Thurston 1
Washington 2 1
Wayno 10
Webster 11 S
York 1
Total 7tfl
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
i2r
Called to Meet at Lincoln on Wednes
day June 18th
LINCOLN Neb April 5 Follow
ing is the text of the republican con
vention call issued by State Chairman
H C Lindsay
Republicans of the state of Ne
braska are hereby called to meet in
convention at the Auditorium in the
city of Lincoln on Wednesday June
18 1902 at 2 oclock in the afternoon
for the purpose of placing in nomina
tion candidates for the following of
ces to be voted for at the next gen
eral election to he held in the state
of Nebraska November 4 1902 viz
One governor one lieutenant govern
or one secretary of state one audi
tor of public accounts one treasurer
one sperintendent of public instruc
tion one attorney general one com
missioner of public lands and build
ings and for the transaction of such
other business as may egularly come
before said convention
The basis of representation of the
several counties in said convention
shall be the vote cast for Hon Sam
uel H Sedgwick for judge of the su
preme court at the regular election
held on November 5 1901 giving one
delegate for each 100 votes or major
fraction thereof so cast for the said
Samuel H Sedgwick and one
for each county
Farmer Saves the Train
TRENTON Neb April 5 Burling
ton train No 12 was saved from be
ing wrecked by a farmer living two
miles west of town who stopped it
from running on a burning bridge It
is supposed the train was set on fire
by an early morning train The sec
tion men and train gang were imme
diately sent out and soon had the
bridge in such shape that trains could
pass r ver it
Farmer Parts With Money
BEATRICE Neb April 5 Robert
Pretzer who lives about five miles
northwest of the city was swindled
out of 150 by lightning roa agents II
was the same old story Pretzer sign
ed a contract for 27 worth of fixtures
for his barn but discovered later on
that he had been duped right and
had to put up 150 Mr Pretzer is
still looking for the agents who got
his coin
Horse Endangers Mans Sight
NEBRASKA CITY Neb April 5
Edward Meridith a farmer eight
miles southwest of town was kicked
in the head by a horse and it is
thought he will lose the left eye
Commits Suicide at Seventy
RED CLOUD Neb April 5 Wil
liam Manigraine southwest of Blue
Hill committed suicide by hanging
himself in the barn He was 70 years
old
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle There was not an over supply or
cattle for this time of tlm weok but
packers failed to take- hold with as tnuen
life as usual arid a slow weak market re
sulted Sellers were not willing to tnisu
ott much from yesterdays prices and us
a result It was late before the pens worn
cleared A good proportion of the offer
ings consisted of beef steers and tho
utility was exceptionally good In fiu
some of the salesmen considered tho qual
it tt i it iruinv nf iinv lav thin year
Uuers started in from the llrst to pound
the market mid were bidding fully n dime
lower than yesterday and in nomo cases
more Cow stuff was In as good demand
as ever and sold ut fully steady prices
The better grades in particular com
manded fully steady prices and In some
eases sales were made that looked higher
There was not enough change in the
prices paid for bulls veal calves and
stags to be worthy of mention Stockers
and feeders of good quality sold freely at
steady prices as compared with yester
day but the common kinds and espe
cially common stockers were as much of
a drug on the market as ever and prices
were certainly no more than steady
Hogs There was a fairly active demand
for irnml welcht hoirs and the market on
such kinds was steady to strong Tho
light hogs however were rather slow
sale and ir anything were a shade lower
than jesterday The range of prices was
not much different from yesterduy and
the bulk or all the sales went rrom JCC5
to JC73 Heav hogs sold largely from
Jfi70 to JGSO and as high as 5S3 was
paid The medium weights went from
WG5 to JC70 while the lighter loads sold
from 6t5 down The bulk of the offer
ings was disposed of In good season
Sheep There was not u heavy run of
and Iambs and packers tool hold
quite freely and bought up what was on
sale tit very satisfactory prices Lambs
in patticular sold well and If anything
were a little higher than yesterday As
high as JG70 was paid for some Colonudop
which looked higher than yesterdays
market Sheep and yearlings mixed of
only fair quality sold up to 5GT and
ewes brought 515 Clipped yearlings sold
as high as S5 V
KANSA SCITV
Cattle Market steady to 10e lower
choice export ami dressed beef steers
CWUV5 fair - good iG0fcii40 stock
ers aria feeders 350 510 western red
steers SlWitGSV Texas and Indian steers
S00fi - cows JlrWiii native WWd
3f0SitlO heifers 100f6IO dinners 27
fir bulls- X7K500 veal calves JWi
375
Hogs Market 10c lower top 700 bulk
of sales tflVfCS3 heavy S0t7GO
mlxiil packers GyiGW light i4t
pigs - i io i
Sheep and Lambs Market strong to oc
higher native Iambs JGGOfMJW western
Iambs I7 G80 native wether XZMi
5i0 western wethers ri4Vfij73 year
lings tTuWaCSr ewes 3yiiX stockers
and feeders lf r
MISS STONE SAILS FOR HOME
Will Begin Lecturing in Aid of Mis
sions Upon Arrival
LONDON April 5 Miss Ellen M
Stone the American missionary sail
ed for New York on the Hamburg
American line steamer Deutschlaud
which left Southampton today Her
departure from London was quiet
She was accompanied by R S Mc
Clure and R S Baker She will be
gin lecturing in aid of the missions
almost immediately after her arrival
in the United States Thf rest which
Miss Stone had in England has im
proved her health though she was
obliged to refuse countless invitations
to speak before religious and other
bodies Mr Choate the United
States ambassador and Mrs Choate
are greatly interested in the mission
ary They entertained her at the em
bassy at tea Thursday where Miss
Stone gave the diplomatic party a
graphic yet simple account of her ex
periences
McKinley Funds to Herrick
CLEVELAND O April 5 Judge
William R Day president of the Mc
Kinley Memorial association has
made a request that all contributions
to the memorial fund be forwarded
to Myron T Herrick treasurer at
Cleveland
Driven Out of Hayti
KINGSTON Jamaica April 5 A
second batch of Haytian exiles ar
rived here today from Jaemel Hayti
The government of that republic is
ordering scores of suspected conspir
ators to leave the country
Eddyville Women Smash
LEXINGTON Neb April 5 Twelve
women followers of Mrs Carrie Na
tion heavily veiled raided a joint at
Eddyville smashing the large mirror
and other furniture and destroying
several cases of liquor
Fall on Sidewalk is Fatal
WINSIDE Neb April 5 Mrs M
J Stenner of Pierce Neb who fell
on a defective sidewalk in Winside
died from the effects of her injuries
Dumont on the Way
LONDON April 5 MSantos Du
mont the Brazilian aeronaut was a
passenger on the Deutschlaml for
America sailing today
Cholera in Manila Prison
MANILA April 5 Two cases of
cholera have occurred in the Bullbid
prison Consequently all the prison
ers there have been discharged and
will be taken to a detention camp
which has been
quarantined The to
tal number of cases of cholera
report
ed here up to noon yesterday is 140
and there have been 115 deaths from
the disease In the province thirty
two cases of cholera and nineteen
deaths have occurred up to date
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