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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1900)
I r t Li I- I rl Li l lC n K J fl i - 4 must snow yp Standard Oil Companys Books c to Be Inspected SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SMYTH An Order Issued for the Company to Pro dace Books Order to Bo Obeyed By December 21 News of General - Interest to Kcbruska People LINCOLN Dec 17 1900 Attorney General Smyth has pushed his suit against the Standard Oil trust with so much vigor that the public is likely to get some valuable informa tion before Prout has a chance to bring the proceedings to a conclusion as was done by Hannas attorney gen eral in Ohio The supreme court recently com pleted its order for the Standard Oil company to produce its books and pa pers for the inspection of the attor ney general of Nebraska The order is to be obeyed by December 21 and according to its terms the company must produce its list of stockholders from the time of its organization and also the minutes of ue company since the date of organization The court gives the company the right to name the time and place where the inspec tion is made but the attorney general lias the right to make the inspection before December 21 and the place must be somewhere in the United States The company enters excep tions to all the material points in the order presumably in the hope that the suit may be transferred to the federal courts if that is possible As the home of the company is at Whit ing Ind it is believed that the ref erees in the suit A S Tiobets and o C Wright together with Attorney General Smyth will conduct the in spection at that place L McCoy of Omaha one of the attorneys for the Standard Oil com pany called at the court rooms yes terday and secured a certified copy of the order The order will be entered in the court records under date of De cember 5 and as the company is given sixteen days in which to submit its books the inspection can be com menced by December 21 The order of the court was made on motion of attorney general The court sustained the motion to secure an inspection of the books While ruling on this motion the court as sumed jurisdiction in the suit which lias for its purpose the ousting of the company from the state for violating the state anti trust laws and also held that a foreign corporation does busi ness in the state not by right The order of the court requires the Standard Oil company to permit the plaintiff and attorney general within sixteen days from the entering of this order to inspect the list of stockhold ers of he company the list of the names of all who have been stock holders from the time of the organi zation of the company also the books containing the minutes of the com pany since the date of its organization to the present time arid other books and papers If the trust can manage to evade that order by any sort of legal pro ceedings until Smyths term expires and Prout becomes attorney general it will feel that a great danger has lieen avoided ooo S J Kent deputy labor commis sioner makes the following recom mendations in his biennial report Uniform system of keeping accounts of shipments by express and railroad companies the information con tained in the accounts to be reported annually to the labor bureau an amendment to the law to pay assess ors and county clerks for statistical information and a penalty clause to apply to persons who refuse to give information to assessors and to apply to officials failing to perform their duties The report recommends branch of fices of the employment bureau to be established in several large cities with the central office a clearing house He recommends the selection of a factory inspector to enforce the fire escape law and the law relating to child labor and the hours of women in certain industries Mr Kent says that for four years the state has been free from labor dis putes of any magnituce but the fu ture cannot be foreseen therefore a law providing for local and statn board of arbitration and conciliation should oe rasied Arrets and con victions should by law be reported by the proper Cficers and births dtaths marriages and divorcer should be re ported and charitable institutions should report amounts expended and number of recip snts He asks that the law relative to mortgage statistics be amended so as to entire registers of deeds to keep a record of mort gages satisfied by the real payment of debt from those satisfied by foreclos ure or voluntary surrender K2 rec ommends the abolition of contract la bor in the penitentiary and the man ufacture by the convicts cf articles used by the state and municipal in stitutions He recomraids that the bureau be placed on a non partisan basis In Kansas the industrial or ganization of thestate meet annual ly elect labor buPru officers and for mulate legislation which is deemed wise 000 State Treasurer Meserve has taken such precaution with the funds of the state that the republicans will not have a chance to play Bartley for some - months to come Following out the populist principles to the fullest ex tent and paying the debts of the state as fast as money came into the treas ury instead of hoarding it in the banks after the republican fashion there will be but about 150000 in the treasury to turn over That is less than some of the republican city treasurers keep in the banks while the people pay interest and the rake off from the banks is unknown The state printing board through A E Sheldon clerk of the board has filed a voluminous report with Secre tary of State Porter The report shows that under the operations of the printing law of 1897 competition for state printing has been active and constant the past two years Con tracts have been let at low figures not withstanding the general advance in prices The contract of the State Jour nal Co for printing supreme court reports at 185 per page expired and on reletting was again secured by the same company at 122 per page Other contracts have been let at figures as low or slightly lower than those of preceding bienniums There has nev er been a time in the history of the state when it has received so much value for the money paid for print ing Mr Sheldon says the keenness of competition has disadvantages one of them being by unperceptible shad ings to cheapen the quality of paper and binding To prevent this a new schedule of specifications was drawn up last year which has resulted in a better grade of material A better quality of material for state printing is recommended The following are the amounts ex pended for state printing for the bien nial periods from 1889 to 1901 For 1889 01 56491 1891 93 53131 1893 95 64501 1895 97 56512 1897 99 44891 1899 01 34200 000 Republican State Treasurer elect Steuffer of West Point is around seek ing signers to his bond for 1500000 which the law requires When Treas urer Meserve went back into the office of state treasurer two years ago he in troduced an innovation by filing a bond signed by a large security bond company at a cost to himself of 1 000 per annum It was hoped by manv that Mr Steufer would follow in Me serves footsteps and file a security bond in which event it was believed the legislature might recognize the propriety of the state assuming the expense of its treasurers bond Should this be done it was argued the state treasurer would be able to go into of fice without being hampered by per sonal obligations which might later prove not only burdensome to himself but dangerous to the state Mr Steuffer however appears to have taken the view that a personal bond is amply sufficient and that it is not necessary to incur the expense which a security bond entails He declares that he can secure a half million of the necessary security in his home town of West Point and that he anticipates no great difficulty in obtaining the balance from other portions of the state 000 Dr R W Laflin of Wymore has been quietly circulating about lately inspecting the speakers room at Hie state capitol to f nd whether it fits him or not and reports it eminently satisfactory Thfre seems to be a growing tendency to pick Laflin as the winner of the speakership contest The feeling that the Burlington railroad is friendly to his aspirations is in creasing as is the disposition to re gard him as the socret protege of D la Thomj scn Of course I lutta would be only too willing to vote the Lancaster delegation for Laflin that would antagonize someone else But the Thompson men in the legisla ture who are under cover and wno may not disclose their position for a month after the legislature convenes these the Lincoln man might safely trow to hi iriend from d g9 omit 000 Mr Thompson himself is saying nothing He is not committing him self He claims to be perfectly free of any entanglement with any other candidate and his statement is gen erally believed The current impres sion is that Thompson is simply bid ing his time that he will endeavor to be elected without tieing up with any one failing in which as a cold-blooded business proposition enter into an alliance with whichever candidate who first proves his ability to deliver the goods 000 Although talk concerning R F Moores candidacy for senator is in creasing Mr Moore himself vigor ously denies the report I am not a candidate for senator he said to the World Herald today have not been and will not be Mr Thompson has the Lancaster delegation pledged to his support in the face of which it would be folly for any other Lancas ter county man to aspire to the place The talk concerning my candidacy 3 entirely without foundation 000 It is in the South Platte delegation that Secretary Meiklejohns greatest strength is said to be located It was claimed positively that Meikle John at the start would have more South Platte votes than all the other South Platte candidates combined He claimed that twenty five votes would be a fair estimate of Meiklejohns South Platte following 000 There are good reasons to believo the republican managers nere are dis posed to shy at the prospect of the possibility of the election of certain candidates for the Nebraska senator ships who are most active and claim ful It is easy to see therefore why they should be disposed to extend a helping hand to Meiklejohn 000 The announcement is made that As sistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn will desert his desk at the department and hurry to Lincoln shortly there to engage for a few weeks in the strenuous life of a candidate for one of two United States senatorships from Nebraska 000 Inasmuch as the Meiklejohn people are admitting the probability of an alliance between Crounse and Hin shaw the more readily because they secretly fear the danger of a tie up eventually between Crounse and Thompson it is evident from this es timate of Meiklejohns South Platte strength is based on a belief that his eupport is to come from the ranks of the Thompson men 000 William J Bryan and A J Smith chief of the national democratic press bureau made the rounds of the print ing offices of Lincoln the fore part of last week n IT 1 9 BY BOERS British Force Under Oloments Compelled to Abandon Its Portion SEVERAL OFFICERS ARE KILLED Commandant Dtlary XYlna Signal Advan tage nt Nooltgedncht Kitcheners Failure to Make Definite Mention Cro a tea Alarm iu London LONDON Dec 15 Lord Kitchener reports that after severe fighting at Nooitgedacht General Clements forces were compelled to retire by Commandant Dclarey with a force of 2500 men Four British officers were killed The other casualties were not reported Lord Kitcheners official dispatch to the War office is as follows PRETORIA Dec 13 Clements force at Nooitgedacht on the Magal iesburg was attacked at dawn today by Delarey reinforced by Bevers com mando from War Bath making a force estimated at 2500 Though the first attack was repulsed the Boers man aged to get atop of the Magaliesburg which was held by four companies of the Northumberland Fusileers and was thus able to command Clements camp He retired on Hekpoort and and took up a position on a hill in the center of the valley The casualties have not been re ported but the fighting was very se vere said I deeply regret that Colonel Lange of the Twentieth Hussars and Captains McBean Murdoc and Atkins were killed Reinforcements have left here Lord Kitchener also reports that the Boers made an attack and were re pulsed at Lichtenburg and that Gen eral Letemmer was killed Attacks upon Bethlehem and Vrede were also repulsed the Boers lqsing ten killed and fourteen wounded Vryherd was attacked December 11 Sniping con tinued when the message was dis patched The scenes at the War office today recall those witnessed in the early stages of the war A constant stream of excited people filled the lobby all seeking details of the disaster The absence of the names 0 any of the officers of the Northumberland Fusi leers in General Kitcheners dispatch leads to the foreboding that the four companies of the Fusileers mentioned are in the hands of the Soers The War office officials evidently expect a heavy casuaity list but they are hope ful from the fact that the dispatch does not mention the capture of tHe Northumberlands that such a great catastrophe has been escaped Orders were issued at Alder shot Mal ta and other military centers to dis patch all the available mounted in fantry to South Africa It is reported that General Knox co operating with the British column at Redersburg has stopped General Dewet and that a battle is proceeding The report adds that many of General Dewets followers nave been captured JOHANNESBURG Dec 14 325 p m The battle still continues in the hills a few miles from Krugersdorp General Clements has asked for rein forcements and mounted men under General French have already gone There have been many casualties on both sides It is estimated that the Boers num ber 2800 Knot Advocates Cantepn WASHINGTON Dec 15 Secretary Root was before the senate committee on military affairs for two hours today going over the army reorganization bill He urged that the anti canteen provision inserted by the house be stricken out saying that the canteen or post exchange is an important fac tor in army life from a special point of view He feared it mteht be diffi cult to secure recruits with the can teen abolished The secretary again dwelt upon the imnortance of sneedy action upon the bin saying tht the transport for Manila would ibegin to leave San Francisco tomorrow nl that all transports leaving after this time would bring volunteer soldiers bak He called attention to the fact that civil government had veen established among some of the Filininns and said that it would not do to leave them unprotected even for a short time WASHINGTON D C Dpc 15 Privates Benin ir in Stanlev And Thom as Feaster of Companv G Fortv eighth volunteer infantrv stationed iu the Philippine wer convicted re cently by court martini cf rape and desertion and each ws sentenced to hanaed The president has the sentence in ean case to dis honorable discharge forfeiture of all pay and allowance cafl confinement at hard labor at Leavenworth piison for twenty years Kmp TTpfira 1h X tts LONDON Dec 15 Mr Krnw Dr Leyds who dined this Friday evening at the palace savs the cor respondent of the Daily JVTail at The Hague on hearing of the British dis aster at Nooiteedacht were quite un moved Mr Kruger said he thought the English would break their necks on the Magaliesberg and he asserted his complete confidence in ultimalol forcing England to initiate an accept able settlement Snre liar Will Remain WASHINGTON D C Dec 15 Notwithstanding what amounted to the authoritative denial that the secretary of state had resigned the story was persistently circulated dejiasj the day and finally reached the ears of some of Secretary Hays fellow cabinet offi cers These declared that nothing whatever was said at the cabinet meet ing today on this subject and said that even the treaty proceedings in the senate yesterday were net discussed So as before stated it is not to be expected that there will be any change ALL READY f OR THE SIGNING Latest Advices Are That Ministers Slav Subscribe to Agreement WASHINGTON Dec 14 The latest advices from Pekin from official sources is that England has signifies a willingness to sign the agreement reached by the foreign ministers with a slight amendment which is said to be rather in the nature of a mere change -In form rather than an amend ment of the scope of the agreement at any material pont It was the under taking that England was the only power that was holding back and as according to the advices received here the slight chances made or proposed to be made by England do not con flict with any of the principles held out for by our government from the point of view of the State department there seems to be no substantial ob stacle to an almost Immediate closure of the negotiations concerning the preliminary agreement Mr Congers last advices to the State department indicated very clear ly that the German minister at Pekin Mumm von Schwarzenstein was liv ing up to the spirit of the promise of the German government to abate its demands for the imposition of the death penalty upon Princess Tuan and Thwang Duke Ian and other Boxer ring leaders It was upon this very point that the United States made the issue with Germany and England and was said to have prevailed so that if any demand is still made by Germany in the line indicated it is contrary to Mr Congers reports and would be distinctly a surprise to the State de partment here Therefore the officials are fully prepared to hear at almost any moment that the plenipotentiaries at Pekin have signed the agreement and that the latter had been laid be fore Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang COYER THE BRITISH f LAG Unfortunate Incident in Connection With Centennial Celebration WASHINGTON Dec 14 In con nection with the decoration of the house of representatives yesterday considerable discussion was aroused by the omission of certain flags in the scheme of decoration In the original plans the British German French Russian and other flags were draped about the chamber But through a misunderstanding of offi cials it was thought that the British jack was the only one displayed and in order that no invidious distinction should be shown a piece of bunting was placed ever this flag thus omit ting it from the general plan while the other national flags remained Al though the incident caused some com ment it was dismissed by the officials as wholly unimportant and due to a misunderstanding DE ARM0ND WANTS TO KNOW Asks for Report on Chafifee Von Walder see Affair WASHINGTON Dec 14 Represen tative DeArmond of Missouri intro duced a resolution requesting the sec retary of war for information as to what if any protest objection criti cism or suggestion General Chaffee or any other American officer in China made or offered concerning looting or other action or conduct deemed inhu man dishonest dispicable or improper to whom directed or addressed and on account of what facts or informa tion and how received or replied to and with what result and what if anything the war department did or suggested to General Chaffee or other officers or directed to be said or done in reference thereto This resolution refers to the report ed incident between General Chaffee and Count von Waldersee f OR ABROGATION Of TREATY A Resolution on the Clayton Bulwer Agreement WASHINGTON Dec 14 Senator Money today introduced a resolution in the senate providing for the abro gation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty by diplomatic negotiations Following is the text of it Resolved That the president of the United States be respectfully request ed to consider the expediency of open ing negotiations with the government of Great Britain for the abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty with assur ance that such action on his part will meet with the early consent and sup port of the senate Iowa to Be Shot Out CHICAGO Dec 13 Iowa and Min nesota will not be given an opportu nity to play foot hall against the University of Chicago next fall That neither of the teams which had been in the lead this fall would be given a place on his schedule for 1901 was announced by Coach Stagg today The reason for Staggs refusal to give either Iowa or Minnesota a game is that he has five other contracts for big games with the folovwng institu tions University of Michigan Univer sity of Wisconsin University of Penn sylvania Northwestern University and University cf Illinois Disaster to British Arms LONDON Dec 14 The Daily Ex press publishes a rumor of a serious disaster to the British arms Accord ing to this report the Boers attacked the camp of General Clements in the Barberton district capturing the camp killing a number of British offi cersand taking prisoners all the Brit ish troops including four companies of the Northumberland fusileers The story is not confirmed in any quarter and is not generally believed Nebraska Road Dividend NEW YORK Dec 14 The St Jos eph Grand Island Railroad company has declared a semi annual dividend of 2 per cent on its first preferred stock The company paid 3 per cent in 1889 and 3 per cent so far ir the 1900 calenaar year President of Switzerland BERNE Dec 14 The vice president of the federal council Ernest Brenner of Sale has been elected president of Switzerland for 1901 in succession to Walter Hauser of Lucerne tMmmytfr MS REACHED MM Powers Oome to Satisfactory Decision on Joint China Note BUELOWS CONDITIONS ACCEPTED Characterization of Demands as Irrevo cable the Only Ellmlnitlon The Chi nese Government Required to Pn Up a Heavy Indemnity LONDON Dec 13 The negotia tions of the powers in regard to the joint China note were concluded sat isfactorily yesterday all agreeing to the conditions identically as outlined by Count von Buelow the imperial chancellor of Germany November 19 with the exception of the introductory clause saying the demands are irrevo cable which is eliminated Count von Buelow on the occasion of his first appearance in the Reichs tag as Imperial chancellor on Novem ber 19 after making a statement de fining Germanys policy toward China and outlining the Anglo German agreement proceeded to give the com plete text of the demands which the representatives of the powers in Pekin had at that time agreed to recommend to their representatievs to embody in a collective note for presentation to China as follows Article I An extraordinary mis sion headed by an imperial prince shall be sent to Berlin in order to ex press the regret of the emperor of China and of the Chinese government for the murder of Baron von Kette ler On the scene of the murder a monument worthy of the assassinated minister shall be erected with an In scription in Latin German and Chi nese expressing the regret of the em peror of China Article II a The death penalty is to ibe Inflioted upon Princes Tuan and Chuang upon Duke Lan and further upon Ying Nien Kang Ti Chao Shu Chiao Tung Fuh Siang Yu Hsien and other ringleaders whose names will -be given by the representatives of the powers b In all places where foreigners have been killed or mal treated official examinsitions shall be suspended for five years Article III The Chinese govern ment shall erect a monument in every foreign or international cemetery hich has been desecrated or where the graves have been dstroyed Article IV The prohibition of the Import of arms into China shall be maintained until further notice Article V China has to pay a just Indemnity to governments corpora tions and individuals as well as to tliose Chinese who suffered during the recents events in person or in prop erty owing to having been in the ser vice of foreigners Count von Buelow has interpellated the remark that it was intended to effect a further understanding with the powers on the -principles on which claims should be presented This particularly applied to the case of missionaries Article VI Every single foreign power is granted the right of main taining a permanent legation guard and of placing the quarter of Pekin where -the legations are situated in a state of defense Chinese are not to be alolwed io live in that quarter of Pekin Article VII The Taku forts and those forts which might prevent free communication with Pekin and the sea shall be razed Article VIII The powers acquire the right of occupying certain ports upon which they agree among them selves for the object of maintaining free communication from the capital and the sea AERAID Of BEING FROZEN IN Uncle Sam Eomovog All but Two War Vessels from Certain Waters WASHINGTON Dec 13 With a view to avoiding the danger cf having any of our war vessels caught fast in the ice in the gulf of Pe Chi Li at the mouth of the Pei Ho river during the present winter the Navy department has reduced its representation in that quarter to two ships One is the Monocacy which has been ordered into a mud dock in the Pei Ho river where slie will reserve as a station ship The other vessel is the New Or leans which has been turned into a dispatch boat for the time being ply ing -between Shanghai Che Foo and Taku at regular intervals The army transport service has landed all of the supplies that are deemed to bw nec essary to carry General Chaffees troops comfortably through the win ter so that it will be unnecessary for any of those ships to enter the Pei Ho General Humphrey the quarter master in charge has established a new base at Shanghai Kwan which while located on the gulf cf Pe Chi Li is said to be approachable by ship ping all through the winter and which is connected with Pekin by a fairly good roud Troops Called Oar in Uth SALT LAKE CITY Utah Dec 13 A special to the Tribune from White Rock Utah says that at the request of Agent My ton Troop K from Fort Duchesne was ordered out this even ing to prevent trouble at the Uintah agency Ovir thirty children in ths school are down with measles and other diseases and -their parents have been much dissatisfied because the children were not allowed to go home Ionely Lifes Sul Ending NEW YORK Dec 13 The body of Confederate Brigadier General Her man Bins has been- found in Black swamp four miles from Norristown N J Ke was known as the hermit of Wancng mountain For thirty live years Bins had lived a solitary life on the side of Succassunna moun tain He had little to do with any one and his retreat was far removed from the nearest house His cabin was found in ashes by those who went to it after the body had been identi fied No cne knows how the old man came to ais death MteBfSdHHSjS THE LIVE STOCK MARKET Latest Quotations from Soath Omaha and Kansas City SOUTH OMAHA Union Stock Yards Cattle There wai not a heavy run of cattls here today but the market was bu no means In good shape Packers did not take hold of the fat cattle and us a resuli it was late be fore anything was done About all that could be said of the market Is that it way very slow and the tendency of prices was downward The cow market was also very slow and lower Some of the best grades of cows and heifers did not sell much different from the way they did yes terday but as a General thing bids were lower and the market very dull Bull calves stags eta were none too active today and the market -was certainly no better The feeder trade however was in good shpae The best grades sold read ily at fully steady prices There was not many here and consequently they changed hands early in the There were only a few western grass cattle on sale and the most of those were rather com mon in quality The cow stuff was very slow sale and as a rule brought lower prices than the same kinds sold for yes terday There were not enough beef steers on sale to amount to anything and the feeders sold at just about steady prices Hogs There was a fair run of hogs here and the market opened up about 2Vc higher and closed stronger or mostly 5c higher Early in the morning packers started out bidding at J77M but they soon raised their hands to S4W At that price the hogs began moving toward the scales at a rapid rate and as most of the packers seemed to be anxious for a good supply the market kept getting firmer On the start 4S2 was paid for the better grades of light and light mix ed and later they sold mostly at 485 and as high as 4S7 was paid The bulk of all the sales was at 4S0 and 482 Sheep There was not a very large sup ply of sheep on sale today and packers all wanted a few they bought them up about as fast as they came In at good strong prices Wethers and yearlings sold largely around 410 if the quality was satisfactory and one string brought 415 It Is safe to call the market for the week a good dime higher There were no choice lambs on sale to make a test of the mar ket but buyers seem to be anxious for that class of stuff and it Is safe to say that choice lambs would sell at very sat isfactory prices KANSAS CITY Cattle Receipts 4700 head natives 700 head Texans 509 head calves good to choice steers butcher cows and feeding cattle steady plain short fed steers shade lower native steers 440355O stockers and feeders 300T440 butcher cows and heifers 300ft455 canners 250 3300 fed westerns 3 755C0 fed Tex ans 375f425 grass Texans 310S320 calves 350g600 Hogs Receipts 17000 head trade very active at 57c advance heavy 495 500 mixed S4S7495 light 485495 pigs 460475 Sheep and Lambs Receipts 5300 head good quick market steady prices lambs 505550 muttons 390ft440 stockers and feeders 350 25 culls 250300 HUNG JURY IS DISCHARGED Judge Releases the Twelve Men Who Conld Not Acree on Verdict ELDORADO Kan Dec 15 Jessie Morrisons trial for the murder of Mrs G Olin Castle whose life she is charged with having taken because of her love for Castle ended today at noon in a hung jury Although the jury did not agree on a verdict the result of their deliberations came near being an acquittal Almost from the start and before the case had been discussed by them nine of the jurors voted for acquittal and three for con viction the three holding out for manslaughter in the fourth degree the punishment for which ranges from six months n jail to two years in the penitentiary The jurors had been out since Tuesday morning and for the last three days realizing that they could not reach a verdict they had waited for their discharge The case will nojv go over to the spring term In the meantime Miss Morrisons lawyers will make applica tion for her release on bond which it is believed JudgeShinn has al ready made up his mind to grant It is not believed that another jury could be secured in the county to try the case MORE GOLD NOW THAN EVER Prodnction In United States Exceeds AH Previous Years by SGfiOOOOO WASHINGTON Dec 15 The report of the director of the mint on the gold and silver production during the calendar year 1899 shows only slight variation from the approximate figures given out early in the present year The final figures are 71053400 for gold and- S32858700 for silver at its average commercial value during the year The gold product was the great est in the history of the country ex ceeding that of 1898 by 6590400 and greater by 6050500 than the estimated product of 1853 the record year in the working of the California placer mines The principal gains in 1899 over 1898 were in Alaska 2934700 due to trie Cape Nome district Col orado 2787500 and Utah 1165400 The silver product of the United States in 1899 was slightly greater than in 1898 being 54764000 ounces against 54438000 ounces The average price for silver during the year on the London quotations was 60 cents an ounce as compared with 59 cents in 1898 TO B SHOT ON CHRISTMAS Connecticut Boy Slept on Dnty In the Philippines SOUTHINGTON Conn Dec 15 News has reached here in the form of an official communication from General MacArthur that Linas Skin ner a former Southington boy had been sentenced to be shot on Christ mas day for sleeping at his post when on sentry duty His father John P Skinner who is 71 years of age is nearly heartbroken by the news and has left for Washington to plead with President McKinley for his sons life Tombstones Will Cost 3Ibr ROME Dec 15 Representatives of Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont arrived at Leghorn this week and are closing up a deal througn Gastaldi Co of Genoa representing Alexander Konta by which Senator Proctor takes over the entire Carrara quarries which with his Vermont possessions will give the senator practical con trol of a large proportion of the mar ble output of the world The consoli dation it is believed will largely re duce the cost of production jctA 4c I
