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Republicans of Hie House Organize By Re-
electing Former Speaksr ,
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Washington , D. C. , Dec. 3. The cau
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cus o the republican members of the
house was held in the hall of repre
sentatives Monday afternoon a nd
lastld about three hoursSpeaker
Henderson and the old officers of the
house were made the unanimous choice
of the caucus and the. major portion
of the time was devoted to an effort ,
led by Representative Hepburn of
Iowa , to effect some nanges in the
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rules of the last house. Mr. Hepburn
has made a similar fight for the lib
eralizing of the rules at the opening of
each-congress for a number of years ,
but , without success , and today he was
agan unsuccessful.
Mr. Cannon of Illnos presded over
the delberations of the Caucus and
Mr. Loudenslager of New Jersey act
ed as secretary. There were 163 of the
198 republican members of the house
present. Mr. Lacey of Iowa placed
General Henderson in nomination for j
speaker and he was unanimously cho- <
sen.as the candidate for the caucus.
He was escorted to the chair by a
committee consisting of Mr. Payne of
New York , Mr. Tawney of Minnesota
and "Mr. Lacey of Iowa. In response to
a very enthusiastic reception , Mr. Hen
derson addressed the members of the
caucus as follows :
SPEAKER'S ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
House of Representatives : To be called "V
by your command a 'second time to ii
the highest office which under the
constitution it will be possible for me si
to occupy is an honor which words will e :
not enable me to bear testimony to
sufficiently.
To the old members who have served
with me for years and when acting in a1hi
the capacity of the presiding officer , I hi
must most grateful is
express my appre
ciation of the confidence you have tl
placed in 'me and the unbroken influ tlhi
ence , without any effort on my part , hi
to bring me again to the chair of this re
house , and to the new members who tcm
acquiesced in what seems to be the m
sentiment of the old members andof es
the country , I want to express my of
grateful thanks. re
The duties before us in this congress dc
will be onerous ones : The republican
de
party never stands still , but keeps at
is ;
work. The last congress , which start
th
ed in with thirteen majority , has been
its
so far approved that the republican
be
party has again been put in control ,
starting in with thirty-nine majority. thm
This shows the appreciation of the
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American people and is a tribute to
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the wisdom of the last congress.
GRAVE PROBLEMS AHEAD.
We are confronted now with work
f\rhich will affect the minds of the peo
ple at the elections next year. Every Le
republican will be upon his mettle. We Ba
will expect the same from the opposi dis
tion. There is always more activity of ;
at every congress preceding a congres SUi
sional election than at any other time.
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We will require all of the wisdom we jui
possess and all of the patriotism , for ne
we have a great danger to confront us iou
continually , and that is the th
surplus in the treasury. I appeal die
to my colleagues , republicans , to keep be ;
in mind that this is a danger and if
we can be wise in the presence of JU
that danger we will find approval from the
the1 American people. The American
am
people do not expect any niggardli cas
ness from the treatment of the mat
era
ters that . I do not
they require. coun wh
sel that , but I counsel that conserva
ing
tive consideration of every question tes
which should be observed at all times
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without reference to the $
$100,000,000 Th
that we are soon to have.
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URGES FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE.
the
One thing more. In the Jast con
me
gress'with our smaller majority at a sits ;
caucus like this , I appealed to the bee
members to be on hand at the sessions
sel I
of the house. The man who is most
ina
faithful in his place during the ses
sions will find in the long run that PRI
his constituents will be most faithful
to him , ' and do not think that with
the larger majority we can afford to Jer
be absent from our places. I don't ask Ok
forcaucus expressions on this subject ,
but I appeal to every member present Pn
that this is important to each mem
ber of the house. The people of the pla
country have put the republicans in tha
control of this house. They expect
much from us , and if we can sink lo Ok
cality for country we will find appro am
val when we go back to meet our con amC
stituencies. I therefore , appeal for ma
wisdom and for work and for the con
stant presence of the members of the to
republican party. Remember that this ter
Is the" place after hour of meeting Okl
sacli day. *
wa
Gentlemen , with a full and grateful
heart , I thank you for this manifesta ing
tion of your confidence and whether I tim
am successful or not will depend upon he
your feeling free to give me your
counsel , each and all , and give to the con
country that support which every true sto
soldier should give to his flag. I thank bar
yoii. km
It is stated by an authority that the 11 [
weight of a man's brain has nothing mo
to do with his mental power. 'The Ari
aolder the climate the greater the size abc
of the brain. * Sfce largest heads of all nul
are those of'the Chugatclies , 'who live Spz
very far north , and next come the [
heads of the Lapps. aln
Phi
With the assistance of a patriotic mo
court In' Chicago , Dmitri Kasjsuijkean tai ;
"boiled his name downto C. J. Little.
An admirable example of benevolent C
assimilation. aci
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OUTLINE OF WORK BEFORE CONGRESS ,
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Washington , D. * C. , Dec. 3. For at
laest two reasons , the Fifty-seventh
congress , the first session1 of which be
gan Monday , will be notable in history
In the first place , the appropriations
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that will be authorized "by it , If the
projected program is adopted , will be
greatly in excess 6f those of any pre
ceding congress.
Ten years ago the "billion dollar"
congress furnished a text for econo
mists , and , incidentally , great political
capital for the demcc- - . The record
for the coming congrc s will be near
$2,000,000,000 , ' so vast has been "the
growth of the country and ii3 nccus.
If for no other reason than that
liberal expenditures are to be made for
public works , the coming session will
be rmearkable. But it will have other
claims as a history maker , if , as now
seems probable , provision is made for
starting the construction of the inter-
oceanic canal. The inauguration of
this great work will in itself be epoch-
making.
It is expected that this congress
will adopt the Hay-Pauncefote treaty ;
pass the bill appropriating money to
begin work on the canal ; reduce the
Internal revenue taxes ; increase the
navy ; provide for the improvement of
rivers und harbors ; establish a new
department of government called the
department of commerce ; provide lib
eral appropriations for public build
ings ; adopt legislation regarding the
Philippines ; extend the act prohibiting
the immigration of Chinese .Jaborers ;
pass laws making an attempt on the
life of the president an offense of high
degree j ; adopt eulogies on the late
President McKinley ; provide the widow
with $5,000 pension yearly ; give her
the franking privilege during life and
pay the bills of the physicians attend
ing the martyred president during his
last illness.
5ENERALWOOD ARRIVES AT CAPITAL ,
Washington , D. C. , Dec. 3. General
Wood has arrived here. Accompany-
ng him were Mrs. Wood and Lieuten-
int McCoy. The'general will spend
several days in Washington'in confer-
nce : with the president and the sec-
of war regarding affairs in
Since his last 'trip to Washington ,
ibout two months ago , General Wood
tas traveled over practically the whole
sland of Cuba and he is able to give
he officials here a complete idea of
he people's needs. He will reiterate
e
is recommendations of the need of a
eduction of the duties on sugar and
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obacco by the United States govern-
lent. General Wood believes this nec-
ssary for the financial rehabilitation
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f the island and to prevent the recur-
°
ence of conditions which existed un-
er Spanish rule. v
Pie will urge earnestly on the presi-
ent and the secretary of war that it
the duty of the government , now ;
tiat it has taken the Cubans under
s protection , to encourage them to
ecome self-supporting and enable
le mto continue the good work of ;
'
laintaining ; the excellent" conditions :
hich ] have resulted from American :
fcupation.
DEATH ENDS THE BALLIET TRIAL ,
Des MoSnes , la. , Dec. 3. The trial of
etson Balliet , the "mining king" of *
aker City , Ore. , in the United States
strict court , on an indictment for us'e
the mails to defraud , ' came to a
idden termination by Judge McPher-
m dismissing the eleven remaining
.rors and continuing the case to the
ixt : tei-m. The attorneys were anx-
,
us to have the case finished , despite
e fact that one Bf the jurors had
ed , and the defendant appeared to
desirous that the case should pro-
ed to a verdict at this time , but
idge ( McPherson ruled that even with jp
e waiver of both the government
id the accused of the full jury the
se could not proceed under the fed-
al practice. Some of the witnesses
, -
iio came from the Pacific coast , min-
experts and others , had given their
stimony and had gone home , and
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any others were here to do the same.
ie case goes over to the January
rm of court. It is estimated that
postponement will cost the govern- '
2nt $5,000 or $6,000 , and it will neces-
C3
ate the defendant changing lawyers ,
a t
cause A. B. Cummins.his chief coun-
SO
, , will not appear in court after his
auguration as governor.
iESIDENT REMOVES GOVERNOR JENKINS
Washington , D. C. , Dec. 3. William _
nkins , governor of the territory of ,
clahoma , was removed from office by , .
esident Roosevelt Saturday and .
lomas B. Ferguson appointed in his . .
ace. It was "prove nto the , president
at Jenkins had accepted stock in the
clahoma Sanitarium company to the
lount of $10,000.
3ne of the governor's duties is to ar
ike a contract with some company >
care for the insane people of the bi
rritory. The contract went to the th
lahoma Sanitarium company , which inac
for the of ac
is formed purpose secur
it. The governor explained at the
ne that he had several friends whom
wished to reward , but whom he
uld not give official positions. The diac
jck , which was deposited with a ac
nker subject to Jenkins' orders , ia se
own to have been given to him. cc
t is estimated that the world's al-
nd crop , exclusive of California an tal
izona , will amount this year t
nej ;
out forty-one thousan dtons. Th/ is
is coane from Italy , Sicily , Majorca ,
n ie
ain , Portugral , France , Morocco and .
ye.
fliers. The highly prized Jordan
a
monds come from Malaga , Spain ,
lysiclans say that the almond Is the 1
jst indigestible of all nuts , and con- 34i
Ins very little nourishment ou
ouei
Drange county , Callfornit , has 1301 > ei
res of peanuts. _ - All
BOER WAR
TO BE STOPPED ,
European Activity Addresses Itself To Pres
ident Roosevelt ,
Bankers Figure That the'War , Has
Cost Great Briton Over
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$1,000000,000.
Paris.Dec. 3. The South African war
continues to engross attention. Re
cent revelations by French officers and
newspaper correspondents of the hor-
rors of the concentration camps , in
which Boer noncombatants are dying
like flies , has prompted thousands of
petitions , covered with signatures , de
manding that the French government
interfere.
Another movement of this sort is an
eloquent open letter to President
Roosevelt , which is being circulated
all over France for signatures. The
purport Is that he alone can initiate a
diplomatic movement to "stop the
British nation from treating Boer pa
triots like criminals and secure for a
poor people the right to defend their
invaded country. "
In compliance with an order issued
by the socialist international board ,
that wherever the socialists are repre
sented in parliament the government
should be asked why it has not applied
The Hague convention in the case of
the Boers , Deputy Fournier has been
delegated to raise that point here. M.
Fournier has already notified Foreign
Minster Delcasse that he will demand
an explanation of the French governl
ment's construction of the arbitration
tand mediation clauses adopted by tffe
peace congress. Both chambers are
overwhelmingly against the war in
South Africa.
WHAT THE WAR COSTS BRITAIN ,
lbndon , Dec. 3. The $1,000,000,000
which the South African war will have
cost when parliament meets in Janu
ary fails to represent what England
has lost by this adventure. The Bank
ers' magazine , taking 325 representa
tive securities , finds that between Sep
tember 18 , 1899 , and October 19 , 1901 ,
their net fall in value has been $719-
730,000. Again , during the period nam
ed , certain foreign government and
American stocks rose $235,000,000 , while
the British and Indian government >
funds fell $381,960,000. The drop in
these in the month ending October 19
alone was $42,626,000. In two years the
ordinary stock in nineteen British rail cl
ways has shrunk $39,460,000. )
In short , the aggregate fall in four n
teen British and Indian funds and for- si
y-six selected railway companies' se- 01tl
jurlties has been $870,645,000 , and the tla ;
tendency of these so-called gilt-edged a
securities is still downward. Among al
he few securities not adversely af- isOJ
'ected by the war are shipping ( owing OJ
o a false stimulus imparted by un
exampled transport operations ) , canal ,
lock and colonial bank stocks.
F BOERS WOULD ONLY STAND.
Nothing could well be more helpless-
y despondent that the latest dispatch-
is from the Times correspondent at
3retorla on the progress of the war.p. .
-p.
le says : "The enemy never remains
tc
o be attacked. By means of scouts tcw
lotted all over the country , informa-
te
ion reaches them of the movements
ft
if our columns , and they generally are
ble to move off before our troops
lil
ome up.
"On the other hand , the separate
a
ommandoes , as is the case in South-
ast Transvaal , are near enough to-
ether to concentrate in twenty-four
ours so as to become equal Jn num-
er to our columns. If the enemy ,
emained divided in three or four com.- , .
landoes of several thousand each the
-ork of running them to earth would
e comparatively easy , but as things -
re no other course is open except to
ontinue hustling them , gradually ex-
ending the areas cleared. This work
ndoubtedly will be slow , but sure , and
to
here is no justification for impatience. , towl
'he more men the commander-in-chief
ag
an put into the field the active army
present is only some 45,000 the
ooner will the end of the war come. "
HEITFELD DESERTS THE POPULISTS. of
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Boise , Idaho , Dec. 3. United States th
enator Heitfeld of this state has ad- of
ressed a letter to D. H. Andrews of bj
his city , chairman of the populist be
tate central committeee , announcing- st
is withdrawal from the populist party CO
COw
nd his affiliation with the democratic w ,
arty.
The letter says both the democratic M
Mw
nd people's parties are now striving w <
r the same purpose and should com- iy
ine. He asks Mr. Andrews to call fir
ie state committee together , express- bi
biuf
ig the hope that it will approve his uf
ction and unite with him in an affilia- th
ion with the dominant element of the thwi
emocratic party. wi
Chairman Andrews indicated that he CO
COwi
id not approve of Senator Heitfeld's wim
ction , and that he would reply to the m
enator's letter instead of calling the tn
ommittee together. 10'
Edward Beaupre of the province of
Bsiniboine , Canada , claims to be the
.llest man in the world. His exact
ight is 7 feet 10 3-4 inches , and he PC
stil growing , and expects to reach of
eight-foot mark. He is twenty
iars old , wears a number 21 shoe and is !
number 21 collar.
The cigarmakers membership is now
,000. Among other things they paid 'nc
it $117,455 for sick benefits , $23,897 ov
it of work benefits , $137,823 in strike
sneflts and $98,291 In death benefits , th
on 30 cents a week per member. n
GOV , TAFT IS ORDERED TO COME HOME ,
Washington , D. C. , Dec. 3. The sec
retary of war has issued orders and
sent them to Manila , ordering Govern
or Taft home on leave of absence , so
he can recuperate and regain health
and strength. Governor Taft is to
leave for the United States on the first
transport available. At present there
are no transports in Manila , but Kil-
patrick is due there from New York
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.in , a day or two and will be ready to
sail for home in about ten days.
The Kilpatrick belongs to the New
York line , but if Governor Taft desires
to come on that vessel and does not
care to go to New York , the Kilpat
rick will be ordered to San Francisco.
If the governor does not care to come
on the Kilpatrick , the Grant will be
ready to sail about the middle of De
cember and the Meade will follow the
Grant. While In this country Gov
ernor Taft will be called to Washing
ton to give the committees of congress
information concerning necessary leg
islation for the islands.
Adjutant General Corbin has receiv
ed the following cablegram from Gen
eral Chaff ee :
"Lieutenants Feeter and Wetherill ,
Nineteenth regiment , United States , in
fantry , badly wounded with bamboo
spikes in a pitfall near Carmen , Bohol.
Feeter wounded in foot , Wetherill in
thigh. Operation necessary to extract
spikes. Second Lieutenant Smith also
slightly injured. "
First Lieutenant George I. Feeter is
a native of New York. He entered
the army as a second lieutenant in
May , 1899. Second Lieutenant Richard
Wetheral and Ira A. Smith were ap
pointed from New York in same year.
A NEW BLOW FOR AMERICAN MEAT ,
Berlin , Dec. 3. Symptoms of re
newed l discrimination against Ameri
can meat are manifest in the new im
perial inspection laws , which , when
passed , it is generally supposed , will
affect domestic as well as foreign pro
duce. The new laws will become ef
fective April 1 , 1902 , but only as far
as imported meat is concerned. The
date on which German meat will be
subjected to the rigid new system is
left open. Just how this distinction has
been reached is not explained , but the
prophecy is made that the German v
butchers will celebrate the fact with a
substantial increase of prices. :
Anti-American authorities , discussing
the new regulations , declare that "ra-
bional protection of the public against
diseased flesh is once more a matter
f hop'J. " Tietgens & Robertson , gen ol
olh
eral agents in Germany for Armour & h
Jo. , telegraph as follows : tl
tlw
"The new law will absolutely ex- w
lude pieces under four kilos' ( eight
ounds' ) weight. The American trade
n these goods is not specially exten
sive , but very valuable. The feature of '
f the law providing for inspection at ei
he boundaries of the country is desir- fc
ible , but it makes possible a consider-
tbly earlier examination of meat than
s possible under the present system
f inland inspection. " fo
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NS1STS THAT MISS STONE IS ALIVE. in
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Sofia , Dec. 3. According to a letter
ed
lated at Dubnitza , Miss Stone and
er
line. Tsilka are still alive.
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The letter further says that at a re-
CO
ent meeting of the committee held in
in
ubnitza it was definitely decided not
o kill the prisoners upon any pretext
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whatever. Nevertheless the commit-
ee insisted upon the payment of the
'
ull amount of the ransom.
A naive suggestion is current in po-
Ltical circles here to the effect that
he United States should force Turkey
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pay the balance of the ransom , and
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soon as the prisoners are in safety
arce Bulgaria to punish those persons 5.
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uiltv of their abduction.
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Cairo , Dec. 3. The report current
ere to the effect that Miss Stone has
led in her captivity among the Bul-
arian hills has awakened the deepest Al
. The of her en
arrow. story capture and
jrced wanderings has been followed th
ith great interest. Some of the na thWE
ive papers express a hope that the WE
United States will now force the sultan
reform his government , thus doing th
'hat the European powers could not 5U
gree to do. pr
sei :
SWITCMENS STRIKE AT AN END. , ,
Pittsburg , Dec. 3. Railroad officials
OI
all the roads affected by the strike ,
cei
scept the Allegheney Valley , report
tiat the strike is over. The Valley
1
fficials say the worst is over and that _ 1r
y Monday or Tuesday their road will
erl
in normal condition. While the
trike is practically disposed of , the .
ompanies find themselves confronted
tei
-ith : the worst condition in freight
andling in the history of the city ,
lills along the Monongahela river are
-orking night and day at an unusual-
high pressure and connecting roads
nd it impossible to supply cars to the an
ig plants fast enough to get the man- Pa
factured products away. It is said un
tiat in the yards of the Homestead 3tr
lill 26,000 tons of plates are stored , fisl
rith little room left. If relief does not the
sme soon it is stated that the works im
ill have to shut down. The ten-inch arc
lill was suspended today and the usi
iventy-eight inch mill is likely to foi- ma
w soon. in
The Russian government has sanc-
loned the erection of a monument at
cee
Varsaw to the celebrated Polish com-
sui
oser , Frederic Chopin. The initiators arr
the projected monument intend in- the
iting designs for the work from Brit- rea
ih and foreign sculptors. ace
an-F ? div
What becomes of "the watchdog's ble
onest bark" if each greeting costs the bly
wner a fine or two ? hai
Ohio is content with the outcome of bel
tie Jeffries-Ruhlin affair. Both or&toi ?
ail fro mthe Buckeye state.
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COLON HAS
SURRENDERED.
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Americans Secure Surrender of tiie City tc
Columbian Government ,
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Terrfls of the Agreement Reached In
Conference on a Gunboat ,
Amnesty for Rebels.
Colon , Dec. 3. Government . troops
are now in peaceful possession of Co
lon , and life and liberty have been
guaranteed to the Colombian revolu
tionists who seized the city last week.
Under direction of representatives of
the naval authorities of the United
States the transfer of authority was
made according to the agreernent
reached on the gunboat Marietta.
The manner in which this peaceful
climax to a gravely threatening situa
tion was reached is a striking com
mentary upon the influence of the
United States in the affairs of her sis
ter republics in the western hemi-
spere.
spere.CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN PERRY'S WORK.
Captain Perry of the battleship Iowa ,
the I senior officer of the United States
naval ] contingent now in Colombian
waters , not only was the chief factor
in I arranging the conference at which
theliberals * agreed to surrender the
city , but was also the official overseer
at the carrying out of the agreement.
Ever since the seizure of the city by
the liberals after their surprise march ,
the American naval officers have been
active in their efforts to secure a
peaceful solution of the problem. Pend
ing a settlement their marines have
been on land to protect the rights of
Americans , and this evidence of the
determination of the United States to
fulfill her treaty obligations and keep
open the traffic across the isthmus has
had an excellent effect upon both the
warring factions.
RECEIVE REBEL ARMS.
Just before noon"this morning the
signal was given on the American na-
fal vessels' and a force of marines and
sluejaekets landed from the Iowa , Ma-
hias and Marietta. Marching to the
3arracks , they drew up in order and
Lwaited the denouement of Colon's
Irama.
Senor de la Rosa , as representative >
if the liberals , soon appeared at the
lead of the insurgent forces , , and as
he little band marched by the arms I
vere laid down close to where Captain
Jerry stood. Grouped about as intert
sted witnesses were the American , lii
British and French consuls in their li
libt
'fficial capacity , while the sympathiz- bt
rs with the liberals were present in
orce , but making no demonstration.
SURRENDER TO ALBAN. a.
a.PI
Early in the afternoon General Al- PI
an , commander of the government ;
orces , arrived from Panama , and his
omingwas the signal for the last act
the drama. Senor de la Rosa , as the tl
epresentative of General Domingo
iaz : , whose secretary he is , surrender- it
d his soldiers and received from Gen- tl
ral Alban the promise of life and ri
berty which had been exacted at the riSs
anference as a condition of the change Ss
rule. be
behe
The bravery of De la Rosa and the he
nyielding determination of many of se
le liberals to keep up their struggle tu
tum
'as evidenced by this declaration m
hen he handed his sword to General
Iban : re
"I accept the conditions of the trea-
to safeguard the lives and liberty Pfl
my soldiers in Colon. As for my
rother and myself , we personally de-
ine to accept the conditions of this fe
eaty. "
SYMPATHIZE WITH REBELS.
As the sword was passed to General :
Iban a signal was given to the gov- ry
nment gunboat Pinzon , anchored in an
ic harbor , and noisy notes on her
ighorn marked the triumph. There
as no answering jubilation in the ;
tyt though , because the majority of sp
le < residents sympathize with the in- ac
irgents , who have gained additional en
estige < by their conduct while in pos- tu
ssion of the city.
A little band of American marines- he
imains guarding the piers and tht tw
abroad stations , but the act is a mere
irmality. As far as Colon is con-
jrned , all trouble in Colombia is now
ilieved to be over. *
A detachment of marines from the na
rench cruiser Suchet is on the propPr <
ty of the French Canal company , but for
le move indicates no hostility. Colom- wo
ans and Europeans alike seem con- tio
nt to place their interests under the 3
otection of the United States. taJ '
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Thousands of Perch. 3W
eat
Watervliet , Mich. , Dec. 3. Thousdir
ids of perch have been driven up the I
iwpaw river by the recent storms , ele
itil the mill race , half a mile up the at
ream , is a mass of dead fish. The by
ih were so closely packed together on er
e surface of the water that It was y/o /
ipossible for a row boat to pass. Men 1
e dipping up the fish in buckets and Wi
iing them as fertilizer. It is estSma
ated that 6ver 300,000 perch , collected ter
the channel , were unable to get out. ens .
Submarine divers have not yet suc- I
eded in reaching 200 feet below the tha
rface with all the advantages of as
mor , air supply and weights to sink bee
em. The effort has been made to
ach a wreck in 240 feet of water. The the
counts state that at 130 feet the 25.C
ver began to experience serious trou- .
. At 200 feet , after suffering terri- is 1
, he lost consciousness and was
.uled up. Divers cannot work much J
low 100 feet. has
Jot
i.
New ork has 40,000 night workers. tac
SOI/7H / 'OMAHA MARKET REPORT.
Eggs Fresh stock , 21c.
Live Poultry Hens , 5s ; old roosters ,
4c ; turkeys , 7@Sc ; ducks and geese , oc.
spring chickens , per lb. , oc. 0 , n _ .
Dressed Poultry Turkeys , 8@10c ;
ducks and geese , 7@Sc ; spring cnlcK-
ens , 6&7c ; hens , 5& < 0 > 6c.
Butter Common to fair , 13c ; choice
dairy , in tubs , 15@16c ; separator , 23@-i.
Oysters Mediums , per can , 22cStan- ; . .
dards , 25c ; extra selects , 33c ; New Yoik
counts , per can , 40c ; bluk .Standards ,
per gal. , $1.2001.25 ; bulk extra selects ,
$1.60@1.65.
Pigeons Live , per doz. , 60c.
Veal Choice , G@Sc. -
Hay Choice upland , $9.50 ; No. 2 up
land , $8.50 ; medium , $8 ; coarse , $7.50.
rye straw , $5.
, Corn New , 63c ; old , 63c.
Bran $18.
Oats ISc.
ISc.VEGETABLES. .
Potatoes Home grown , $1 ; northern ,
$1.10 ; Sale Lake , $1.10 ; Colorado , $1.10.
Carrots Per bu. , 50c.
Beets Per V-bu. basket , 30c.
Turnips Per bu. , 50c ; rutabagas , per
100 Ibs. , $1.25.
Cucumbers Hothouse , per doz. , $1.2o. .
'Lettuce ' Head , per bbl. , $6.50 ; hot-
house lettuce , per doz , 25c.
Parsley Per doz. , 25c.
Radishes Per doz. , 25c.
Sweet Potatoes Home grown , per
Ib. , 2&c ; genuine Virginia , per bll.$3.50.
Cabbage Holland seed , crated , lc.
Onions Home grown , per lb. , 2@2c ;
Spanish , per crate , $2 ; Michigan reds ,
2&c per lb. I
Celery Kalamazoo , per bunch , 25@
35c ; Nebraska , 30@35c ; Colorado , 40@
60c.
60c.Navy Beans Per bu. , $2.15.
FRUITS.
Apples Ben Davis , per bbl. , $4.00 ®
4.50 ; Winesaps , $5 ; Jonathan , $5.50Bell- ;
flowers , per box , $1.25.
Pears Vikers , $2.25 ; Lawrence , $2.25
@ 2.50.
Grapes Malagas , per keg , $5.50@6.00.
Cranberries Per bbl. , $7.50@8.00 ; ex
tra fancy , $8.50 ; per crate , $2.75.
Quinces Per box , $1.50.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
Oranges Floridas , ; $3.25@3.50Cali ;
fornia navels , $3.50@33.75 ; budded , $3.
Lemons Fancy , $3.75@4.00. .
Bananas Per bunch , according to
size , $2.25@2.75. *
Figs California , new cartons , 70c ;
imported , per lb. , 12@14c.
Dates Persian , in60lb. . boxes , per
lb. , 5c ; Sairs , 5c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nuts New crop walnuts , No. 1 soft
shell , per lb. , 12c ; hard shell , 12V c ; No.
2 soft shell , lie ; No. 2 hard shell , lO c ;
Brazils , 14c ; filberts , 13c ; almonds , soft
shell , 17c ; hard shell , 15c ; pecans.large ,
I2c ; small , lOc ; cocoanuts , per cwt. , $5 ;
chestnuts , 12c.
Honey Per 24-section case , $3.50@ -
3.75.
3.75.Cider
Cider Nehawka , per bbl. , $3 ; New
York , $3.50.
Hides No. 1 green , 7c ; No. 2 green ,
5c ; No. 1 salted , 8Y2c ; No. 2 salted , 7V-c ;
No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12& Ibs. , 9c ; No. 2
veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 7c ; dry hides ,
3@13c ; sheep pelts , 25@27c ; horse hides ,
fl.50@2.25.
Sauerkraut Per % bbl. , $3 ; per bll. ,
5.75.
FWO SCORE DROWN IN FERRY WRECK.
San Francisco , Dec. 3. More than
wo scores of lives were lost in a col-
ision between the ferry boats Sausa-
ite and San Rafael. The exact num-
er of dead is not known , but is be-
ieved to be forty-two.
The San Rafael was plowing Its way
icross . the bay in a dense fog which
revailed when she ran into the Sau-
alite , both boats striking bows on.
The San Rafaql was the worst in
ured. It began to fill at once after
he collision and in a few moments had
unk. The mortality is greater than
would have been through the fact
hat ; a number of the passengers were
iding inside the vessel.
Tugs went to the assistance of the
SausaliteAwhile a number of small
oats at once started for the scene to
ielp in the work of rescuing the pas-
engers. The San Quentin , the rirst
ug to reach the
place , picked up a
umber of people from the water. The
ausalite also helped in the work of
sscue.
RISON LIFE FOR EMILO A6UINALDO.
Leavenworth , Kan. , Dec. 3. A letter
2ceived at Fort Leavenworth
says
eneral Chaffee has recommended that
guinaldo be brought to this country' .
is said he has been detected in
car-
c'ing on treasonable correspondence
nd trying to stir up strife. Aguin-
Ido is a close captive , but advices re-
Jived here say Chaffee believes the
ader's presence in the islands Is
re-
onsible for the insurgents'
recent
stivity. It issaid that
correspond-
ice of Aguinaldo of a treasonable
na-
ire : has been detected and
that he will
robably be tried a\id brought
over
sre under a sentence
ranging frorq
vo to three years.
SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES ,
Amalgamated association sublodges
ive almost
unanimously
rejected the
oposition to extend the present scale
three years , because such action
ould continue the present * classifica-
on of mills as union and nonunion
Mrs. Frank Devitt , who has been
Icen suddenly and
dangerously ill at
etropolis , 111. , is thought to have
fallowed pieces of
broken glass whlle
-ting cherry pie at a Thanksgiving
nner.
Frank E. Keilbach , until recently
2rk of the
county
court of ordinary
Savannah , Ga. , committed suicidti
jumping overboard from the steam-
Chattahoochee , bound for New
:
Fhe remains of Count von Hatzfeldt
ildenburg , late ambassador
of Ger
my to Great Britain , have been inl
rred in the
family vault at Frank-
.steln.
Buffalo has come to the conclusion
at a $3,000,000 deficit is not as bad
it looks , but resents
having- rub-
in at the city treasury. *
record among rivers of possessing
000 miles of water suitable for steam
.vigation. The area the river drains
two-thirds that of Europe.
. N. Brengel of Rondout
, N. Y
in his possession a
photograph , of
hn Brown , with his autograph
a
ched. * _ _ _
