VALENTINE DEMOCRAT.
I. M. RICE , Publisher.
VALENTINE NEBRASK/
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTEfc
Table Rock will witness a joint de
bate betweeen a parson and a womai
on woman suffrage.
District court Is in session at St.Paui
Howard county. The docket is th' <
lightest for many years.
Beatrice Masons are arranging foi
the purchase of property and the es
tablishing of a temple.
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The death rate in Lincoln for No
vember was 5.52 against 7.68 for tht
.same month last year.
State Treasurer Stuefer has issued a
call for state warrants registered from
75488 to 75S10 , aggregating $35,000.
* 'F. Albright , a farmer residing west
of Pender , died from the effects of
< > . wounds received from a cornsheller.
Geo. S. Bishop , county judge of Red
Willow county , a Mason and one of
the earliest settlers in the state.is dead.
Mrs. Agnes Schaubel , residing twelve
miles south of Beatrice , has been taken
to the asylum at Lincoln.
: The work on the Atkinson & Niobra-
: Jra River railroad , from .Atkinson.-to
* . ' Butte , has been temporarily aban
doned. *
Governor Savage has issued a. .re
quisition for the return of Carl-.Cra
mer from Ramsey county , Minn. , to
Omaha , where he is wanted for forg
ery.
The winter agricultural course of the
University of Nebraska will begin De
cember 31 and continue for eleven
weeks. No entrance examinations are
required. . ,
. Petitions are being circulated in Au
burn for the pardon of William Arqua-
"bright , who is serving a life sentence
In Lincoln for murder.
The suit brought by William Palmer
to secure $16,000 damages from the
county has been settled , the county
of Nemaha paying § 1,500.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Poor , members
of the Soldiers' Home in Grand Island ,
will celebrate their golden anniversary
on January L
.John Rosengreen of Fremont trusted
a friend to trade his horse. The friend
traded all right , but the horse * he trad-
ed for was a dead one.
The coroner's jury at Lincoln charg
es'Will Buckner with the premeditat
ed murder of Will M. Gowan. The kill-
was the result of a row over a pig.
/The Converse cattle ranch , lying
eight miles south of Tilden , has been
sold to D. Hoist of Council Bluffs , la. ,
for $46,800 , an average price of $32 an
acre.
For the third time in a few months
the drug store and postoffice at Valley
were broken , into , but the burglars
were frightened away before they se
cured anything.
Earl Stephenson , 12 years old , at
tempted to rob H. J. Love's store at
Mullen. A clerk who slept in the build-
in gwas awakened and scared the kid
out of town.
Land has taken a boom in Polk coun
ty. Land that a year ago sold for
$25 to $35 is selling in the last thirty
days at from $50 to $65 , and buyers are
anxious to buy at that price.
The sugar factory at Leavitt shut
down last week after a run of eighty
days. During the season 37,985 tons of
beets were sliced and 7,918,800 pounds
of granulated sugar manufactured.
Frank Way sued the city of .Albion
for $5,000 damages on account of in
juries sustained by his.wife . by being
thrown from a defective bridge , and
has received a verdict of $500.
Governor Savage declares that he
will make no appointments on the
Omaha police board until he knows the
exact status of the case and is satis-
fled that he has the power to name
the commission.
H. R. Penny & Co. , operating bucket
shops at Omaha , Lincoln , Beatrice.Co-
lumbus , Fremont , Wilber , Seward 'and
Syracuse , were compelled to quit 'busi
ness last week on account of finan
cial difficulties.
The 13-year-old son of John. Staab ,
a farmer living near Leigh , was. acci
dentally shot in the leg with a 22-celi-
ber rifle. Blood poison set in and the
physicians say it will be difficult to
save the limb.
Adjutant General Barry , Colonel H.
A. Archer , Colonel Will Hayward and
Colonel Bills will represent Nebraska
at the meeting of -Interstate Na
tional Guard association , to be held in
Washington January 20.
The two oldest secret trade processes
now In existence are considered to be
the manufacture of Chinese red , or
vermillion , and that method of inlay-
Ing the hardest steel with gold and sil-
ver , which seems to have been prac
ticed at Damascus ages ago , and is
known only to the Syrian smiths and
their pupils even to this day.
Argonhas bpen found to be com
posed , of five other gases , so that the
atmosphere Is how known to contain
75 elements.
WILL-PASS -
THE TREATY ,
Democrats Will Not Oppose the New Hay
Pauncefote Treaty ,
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Senate Will' Vote on the
This Week as the First Step
Towards Isthmian Canal. "
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Th <
senate agreed to take a vote 'earlj
this week on the new Hay-Pauncefote
treaty for the abrogation of the Clay-
ton-Bulwer .treaty and opening th <
way for the construction of a cana
across the Isthmus of Panama by the
United States. . . , .
This agreement wasreached af tei
tfour hours of debate , sufficiently inter-
'esting to insure the constant attend
ance of most of the senators. Senatoi
Spooner , who "was oneof the principa
speakers of the .day , had just concluded
when .SenatoivXodge made an effort tc
secure a vote. It" developed trfat then
were other senators who desired to be
heard , the result being that thedate
of the vote was postponed.
The principal speakers besides Sena
tor Spooner were Senator Money and
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Senator Foraker.
' 'IMr. Money , while finding much i'n the
bill to criticise , said as lie fouri'd the
fortunes of the proposed canal across
the isthmus intertwined with the trea
ty he could not see his way clear to
do anything that would prevent or
even delay ratification. The particu
lar features of the new treatywith
which he found fault , were those re
taining the neutrality provision of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty arid specifying
police control of the canal when built.
He argued thatthis must inevitably
limit .and prescribe the power of the
United States to control its property
in time of war.
Senator. Forakermaintained t 'that
provisions for thenew treaty meet ev
ery objection made to the old Hay-
Pauncefote treaty and cover every
thing essential that was included in
the amendments made by the senate
to that document. He regarded it as
of the utmost importance that the
Clayton-Bujwer treaty should be wiped
out. This result was effected by the
convention under consideration.
He considered that all rights of the
United States were amply protected
under this treaty and that our con
trol is absolute and complete and could
not be questioned by Great Britain or
other .powers. Mr. Foraker's speech
dealt with the generaleffect ofthe
treaty. He said that after careful
study of its provision he was firmly
convinced that it could be honestly
supported by every patriotic citizen.
Senator Foraker was frequently in
terrupted by Senator Bacon. In t he
courseof one of these interruptions
Senator Bacon asked if it was not true
that under the terms o.f the treaty the
construction .of ' fortifications by the
United States would not be an act of
war. > . / - . ,
Mr. Foraker replied in the negative ,
saying that that would riot only ; not
be an act of hostility , but to build for
tifications in case of necessity was one
of the inherent rights of the govern
ment. To this Mr. Bacon responded
that he , for one , would never bring
himself to vpte for the. ratification o.f
the , treaty with the understanding that
his government was to violate it.
Mr. Foraker retorted' sharply to" the
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effect ttfat his friend from Georgia-
could be , no more virtuous along the
line of maintaining the < country's honor
in the matter of keeping its agreement
with other nations than'were other
senators.
Mr. Bacon replied that he had not
meant ? to assuih'e a" virtue that he did
not p'os"sess , nor to imply that either
senators were not as jealous of the
country's good name as himself. Mr.
Foraker then declared that he had not
meant to charge Mr. Bacon 'with an
unfair assumption , 4but simply to say
th'at ! llke all oth'er 'senators supporting
the treaty , he felt he was giving his
name 'to'a transaction which would be
h'onorably carried out between nations.
NE6ROES ARE SOLO INTO SLAVERY ,
Birmingham , Ala. ( Special ! ) A spe
cial to the Age-Herald frbrri'New De-
catur , , Ala" , says. Ben Milam , a col
ored ex-slave df Lawrence'county , is
under arresti charged with'an unusual
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crime.
It is alleged that Milam has for some
time 'been engaged in kidnaping ne
groes and sellingthem as slaves to the
white manager of.a . Tennessee river
island some miles below Decatur. lt
is saidMilam would induce negroes to
accompany him 'to the island with the
promise of .securing positions' for them
3n the plantation at good wages , and
uhat when they reached there he would
jell them into bondage , the negroes be-
ng confined within the stockade , from
, vhich escape was almost impossible.
It/is said that a young negro who re-
: ently escaped from the island told the
story and caused the arrest of Ben
Milam. He reports"that a kidnaped
icgro has been confined on this island
is a slave for seven years.
Nordica's Big Claim.
Sioux City , la. ( Special. ) Mme. Lil
ian Nordica , the great singer , is said
.o have made the statement in this
: ity that she had .a claim of $4,000,000
igainst the United States. The case is
low in the hands of ex-Speaker Reed ,
tfme. Nordica , says she is the heir of
i Frenchman for whose losses during
he revolution the French government
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> aid an indemijjty. 'She alleges that
icither her ancestor nor his hears ever
eceived the money.
BRITISH CLAIM JOERSJILi : NATIVES
London. ( Special. ) Lord Kitchener's
promised statement specifying thirty-
seven separate instances in which na
tives have been shot by the Boers am
which involve the loss of eighty-foui
lives , has been issued by the war of
fice. In some of the cases mentioned
the blacks were shot after an informa
court martialor upon being accusejd oj
spying.but in numerous instances Lore
.Kitchener. indicates that the natives
were shot in cold blood in order tt
hide traces of the movements of Bpei
commandoes. The period covered bj
Lord Kitchener's statement is over
year.
In speaking at Glasgow , Mr. Broder-
ick , the secretary of state for war , saic
Lord Kitchener's report upon tht
shooting of blacks by the Boers made
it perfectly clear that these murders
were not committed in moments oJ
passion , but were part of an organized
sys'tem to cover the tracks of the en
emy and to'prevent possible informa
tion of their whereabouts.
VIOLATE LAWS OF WAR.
Dealing with the present aspects ol
the war ( , Mr. Broderick said Boers had
accepted parole and broken it , and that
there would be no repetition Of sucl :
actions. Within , recent weeks Boer
commanders had shown less regard foi
the laws ofwar than .at any previous
time , and these bandits would before
long reach a crisis when they could no
longer be treated as belligerents.
The speaker said that the govern
ment .was for no half measures in se
curing a settlement and that any fresh
negotiations must emanate from the
Boers.
THE DEMOCRATS WIN IN BOSTON ,
Boston , Mass. ( Special. ) The demo
crats completely overwhelmed the re
publicans in the city elections today.
General Patrick A. Collins was elected
mayor over Thomas N. Hart by the
largest plurality in a quarter of a cen
tury. The democrats likewise obtain
ed control of both branches of the
city government , elected their street
commissioner , Sjilem D. Charles , and
practically all their candidates for the
'school commission. As usual , the city
voted strongly in favor of license.
The result of the canvass was fully
as much of a surprise to the democrats
as to their opponents The most san
guine democratic prophet last night
claimed only 7,000 , yet this plurality
was nearly tripled. Two years ago
Mayor'Hart defeated General Collins
by 2,218 votes and polled something
over 40,000 This year the total repub
lican vote for mayor was a trifle over
33,000 , the smallest given a party can
didate for mayor since 1893 , Respite a
registration almost 50 per cent larger
than then.
Yet General Collins received over 52-
000 votes , the largest in the history of
the city , and he carried eighteen of
the twenty-five wards. The republican
leaders were inclined to blame the
weather tonight , but this does not ac
count for the tremendous gains ' made
by the democrats in republican wards.
CONGRESS WILL SHY AT TRUST STOCK.
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Con
gress is disposed to look in the mouth
of Andrew Carnegie's g'ift horse , says a
special to the Chicago Record-Herald.
It does not like the steel trust which
it finds there. Today it became known
that the cause of the delay of the pub
lic announcement of Mr. Carnegie's
generous gift , which President Roose
velt , had expected , to make yesterday
by means of a special message to con
gress , is the fact that Mr. Carnegie
proposed to give , not $10.000,000 in cash ,
but § 10.000,000 in United States Steel
preferred stock. ' In this form it is
feared Congress could not be induced
to accept the endowment , and it is
probable the offer will soon be renewedj
in cash , United States bonds or accept
able securities.
Mr. Carnegie's proposition was to
give $10,000,000 of steel trust stock to a
board of regents , to be organized by
act of congress , and to be named eith
er by Mr. Carnegie himself or by Pres
ident Roosevelt. This great sum was
to be held in trust for fifty years , only
the income to be devoted to the spe
cial scientific investigations and explo
rations which the donor wishes to en
courage. The income from this stock
would be $500,000 a year , and in his let
ter to the president 'Mr. Carnegie of
fered to guarantee that the income
should never fair below this sum. His
estate should be bound'to make up
any deficiency that might arise thro'
possible' disaster to * the United States
Steel corporation.
GAGE WILL NOT YET RESIGN ,
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.Washington , D. C : ( Special. ) "I am
sick and tired of being questioned rel
ative to the intention on my part to
resign from the cabinet , " said Secre
tary Gage today.
"I am not going to resign. If I
ever'should resign , no one but the
president will know it until after I
? hall have resigned. "
The > latest rumor came from New
STork , alleging that Secretary Gage
kvould become manager of an extension
3f the National City bank's interests
n Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philip *
pines.
Red Cross Elects Officers
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) The
Red Cross society held its annual
meeting today and unanimously re-
ilected Miss Clara Barton president of
; he society. General John M. Wilson
vas elected first vice president ; Lyman
F. Gage , treasurer ; Mrs. John A.Logan ,
second.vice'president . ; Richard Olnew ,
lounsellor , and S. W. Briggs7 secre-
; ary. The treasurer's report showed
eceipts'for the year of $5,310 and ex
penditures of $3,699. Plansyere partly
'ormed for the extension of the societj
LABOR LEADER
IS CONVICTED.
Head of the Porto Rico Federation of Lab
or Guilty of Conspiracy ,
Iglesias Sentenced for Alleged Crim
es and Declares That Politics
Influenced Result.
San Juan , P. R. ( Special. ) Santiago
Jglesias , president of the Federation of
Workmen of Porto Rico , together with
nine companions , was tried in the dis
trict court of San Juan yesterday on a
charge of conspiracy. Today Iglesias
was sentenced to three months and
eight days' imprisonment. Seven of
his companions were sentenced to four
months' imprisonment , while two were
acquitted of the charge of being the
founders of an illegal association and
conspiracy in August , 1900 , to raise the
price of labor in Porto Rico.
Iglesias , as the founder of the con
spiracy , gets the heaviest sentence.The
other men were merely his associates
in the crime. , , , , M.r .
-The local Federation of Workmen of
Porto Rico , which is now part of the
American Federation of Labor , under
the presidency of Samuel Gompers , has
been ordered dissolved , as it has been
adjudged illegal on account of this
conspiracy.
JUDGE SAVAGE'S VERSION.
Mr. Savage , judge ofthe district
court , dissented as to the illegality of
the local federation.although he agreed
that Iglesias was guilty of a conspir
acy to raise the price of labor in Au
gust , 1900 , when the-currency of Porto
Rico was changed. At that time near
ly all the merchants and employers
raised their prices from pesos to dolT
lars , an advance of 40 cents. Iglesias
did the same , contending that he only
raised wages in proportion to other in
creases. This constitutes the conspir
acy.
acy.The
The case has been appealed to the
supreme court of Porto Rico , where it
probably will be .heard in a month.
Pending this appeal Iglesias is at lib
erty.
POLITICS THE"CAUSE. .
Iglesias says politics influenced the
decision against him , as the judges be
longed .to the local republican party ,
while Iglesias is a federalist.
Since Iglesias has been acting as the
local organizer of the American Fed
eration , of Labor he has been continu
ally attacked in circulars and threat
ened by certain republicans who op
pose his plans. Iglesias said regard
ing attacks recently made upon him.
"If the laws of Porto Rico are inad
equate to punish these offenders , if I
cannot continue my work of American
izing Porto Rican laborers unmolested
please inform me , so that I can returr
to the United States , abandoning this
country and my mission here. "
GOMPERS MAY TAKE A HAND.
Scranton , Pa. ( Special. ) When the
correspondent of the Associated Press
showed the San Juan cable to Samuel
Gompers , president of the American
Federation of Labor , he expressed
great surprise at the news.
In answer to a question as to what
the federation will do , he answered :
"If Mr. Iglesias' conviction has been
upon the charge that he has been
gu ty of conspiracy to increase the
wages of Porto Rican workmen we
shall leave no effort unturned to secure
his release and the necessary changes
of the laws of the island to conform
to American standards.
"It is an honorable ambition to se
cure betfer returns in the shape of
wages for labor. The Porto Rican law
is evidently a relic of the Spanish bru
tal code and regime and the American
people will not tolerate so gross a vio
lation of guaranteed rights. "
TO BUILD THE NICARAGUA CANAL ,
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) Sena
tor Morgan has introduced a bill pro
viding for the construction of the Nic
aragua canal. The bill provides an
aggregate of $180,000,000 , of which $5-
000,000 is made immediately available
and of which aggregate sum such
amounts as are necessary to be ap
propriated by congress from time to
time.
The control of the canal and of the
canal belt is vested in a board of
eight citizens of the United States , in
addition to the secretaryjfQf-owar , who-
is tobe. . president. These members of
the board as to be poid a salary of
$8,000 a year each and they are to be
chosen regardless of political affilia
tion. There is a provision authorizing
the establishment of a regiment from
the regular army on the canal belt
to guard it properly and courts also
are arranged , compliant with the laws
of grants of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. There is also a provision mak
ing the divisions of the canal during
the construction and there is to be a
chief engineer and two assistants on
each division , the chief to receive a
salary of $6,000 and the assistants
$3,000.
McKinley Carriage Burned.
Chicago , 111. ( Special. ) The carriage
IK which President McKinley rode
when he was here attending the peace
jubilee celebration in 1898 , and which
played a conspicuous part in the Mc
Kinley memorial servies , was destroy
ed in a fire in the livery stables of
the Leroy-Payne company , 171 Michi
gan avenue. The fire was the result
of an explosion of the furnace in the
basement of the establishment. Three
men and seventy horses narrowly es
caped death. The damage vraa $5,000.
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FILIPINO EATS PART OF COMPANION ,
Washington , DC. . ( Special. ) Canni
balism has appeared in the varied
list of crimes charged against Filipinos
by American military courts. Accord-
Ing to the record of a court-martial
convened in the department of Visay-
as , Philippine isla'nds , which has been
received by thtfKvar department , Ray-
mundo Fonte , a'hative.found his work
ing companion , Liberate Benliro , sleep
ing In his ( Fonte's ) -boat. Fonte became
enraged , killed'the slumbering man
with an oar , cut offhis nose and ears ,
and , according to nis ott'n confession ,
cooked and ate 'parts' of the body. He
was sentenced to be hung'at Panay on
the 13th of this month" ' .
A military commission headed by
Major Henry S. Turrill , surgeon , sen
tenced Juan Olivar , a Filipino , to be
hanged. Olivar was the leader of ?
band of. Ladrones which made an at
tack upon the house of Teodoro Labra
dor , prosidente of Ninea , Panay , and
captured him , his brother , wife , grand
mother , godmother , small daughter and
a policeman. The grandmother , god
mother and daughter were shot to
death in the vicinity of the capture ,
Labrador , his wife and the policeman
were taken to an isolated spot and
killed with bolos. The brother made
his escape. Incidentally Olivar and
his band robbed Labrador of seventy-
eight carts , 800 pesos and other arti
cles.
General Chaffee criticised the pro
ceedings on the grounds that the ac
cused was charged solely with the
murder of Labrador , assault with in
tent to kill and robbery , while the
murder of three women , one small girl
and the policeman were not included
in the charges.
WILL PURSUE THE GROUT BILL ,
Chicago.Ill. ( Special. ) Hon. John W.
Springer , president of the National
Live Stock association , returned today
from Washington , where on Monday
he had an interview with President
Roosevelt on matters now before con
gress and in which the stockmen of
the country are interested. Mr. Spring
er expressed himself * as fully satisfied
that the stock and irrigation inter
ests will receive just consideration.
Speaking of the Grout bill introduced
in congress last week , Mr. Springer
expressed himself strongly against the
measure and said :
"The dairy interests have brought all
their influence to bear to secure an im
mediate passage of this bill and I will
not be surprised to see the measure a
law at an early date. "
Speaking for the packing interests
a.nd , as he said , the beef growers of
the west and cotton growers of the
south , Mr. Springer declared there was
but one way in which the measure
? puld be defeated and that was for ev-
? ry man identified with the interests
apposed to the Grout bill to write to
iiis representative in congress demand-
: ng that they vote against it. Mr.
Springer declared hat even should the
iill become a law it will be contested
; hrough the supreme court of tht
United States.
FALK CHILD LABOR AND INJUNCTIONS ,
Scranton , Pa. ( Special. ) The Amer-
can Federation of Labor took up the
subject of child labor in all its degrad-
ng phases , and its injurious effect
ipon labor in general.
The reckless and indiscriminate use
> f the law by injunction , and its usur-
> ation of the rights of the people was
.Iso taken up , and brought out a flood
if oratory.
An extract of the annual report of
resident Gompers to the convention
i-as read. It sounded a note of warn-
ig to the public to beware of the tend-
ncy becoming manifest throughout the
ountry by the judiciary to usurp the
overeign rights of the people and sub-
titute law by injunction.
Taking up the subject of child labor ,
) elegate Hayes , president of the Glass
Jottle Blowers' union , in an eloquent
peech , characterized" as child slav-
ry , and insisted that the time has
ome for labor's host to - keep alive a
igorous sentiment that would relegate
; to history.
Max Hayes , one of the socialist lead-
rs in the convention , stirred things
; hen he read a list of 100 or more in
unctions granted and enforced , "even
o depriving men of their liberty
tiroughout the United States. "
He said it was no use for labor to
iveigh against the politicians and ju-
iciary ; that such a course was an
11 ewaste of time. The only sure
smedy was to elect the right men te
ongress.
Resignation Is Accepted.
Washington , D. C. ( Special. ) The
resident has accepted the resignation
f Mr. Frank W. Hackett , as assistant
ecretary of the navy , to take effect
ext Monday. His successor , Mr. Chas.
[ . Darling of Vermont , who is expect-
I here in a day or two , will relieve
im of his official duties on that day.
i the correspondence that took place
etween Secretary Long and Mr.
[ ackett , made public today , the latter
splained that he was compelled to
fve up his office and return to his
LW practice , and Secretary Long ex-
ressed "regret that this was necessary.
Necraska Petitions.
Washington.D.C. ( Special. ) A num-
er of petitions were presented In the
mate by Senator Dietrich yesterday ,
eople in fifteen cities and towns in
ebraska petition for the suppression
' . Polygamy. Finnicum post No. 129 ,
and Army of the Republic , of Wisner ,
eb. , asks for legislation to stop an-
rchy and to restrict immigration ,
ight labor organizations of Omaha ,
auth Omaha and Lincoln ask for the
mstruction of naval vessels In the
ivy yards of the country.
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PAPAL POLICY
IS FOPBD.
Attitude in the Philippines Is Less
Than Was Expected ,
The Friars Are Not Willing to Accede
to Proposition for the Substitu
tion of American Priests.
Rome. ( Special. ) The papal Philip
pine policy has been practically deter
mined and will probably be defined at
the consistory to be held soon. The
attitude of the Vatican is less liberal
than expected because of the influence
of the Augustinian , Franciscan and
Dominican orders , which are unwilling
to withdraw the friars and substitute
American priests , as recommended by
Judge Taft , .General Otis and General
Chaffee , as well as by Cardinal Gib
bons , Archbishop Ireland , and other
American prelates.
Archbishop Chappelle of Manilawho
resigned his see and returned to his
home in Sim in discredited , has been
permitted to resume charge of his for
mer diocese in New Orleans. At pres
ent the archbishop is visiting his par
ents in France , and expects to make
a journey to the famous shrine of
Lourles before sailing for the United
States.
COADJUTOR FOR SBARRETTI.
Mgr. Sbarretti , who has been ap
pointed administrator of the archdio
cese of Manila and apostolic delegate
to the Philippines , will sail for New
York this week. Father B. F. Broder
ick of Hartford , Conn. , who has been
appointed coadjutor to Mgr. Sbarretti ,
has sailed from Naples.
The appointment of a permanent
archbishop for the islands is postponed ,
although there are reports here that a.
prominent bishop of one of the western
states is under consideration for the
office. Father Broderick's admirers
believe that honor is reserved for him.
should he prove successful in his ad
ministration.
Archbishop Chappelle's failure is at
tributed to his ambition to secure the
support of the monastic orders to his
appointment as cardinal.
TO SURRENDER REALTY.
Mgr. Sbarretti's instructions are to
surrender to the government all real
estate claimed by the friars on the
payment of the indemnity awarded by
the court. The Vatican has every con u
fidence in the justice and fairness of
the Taft government , and prefers mon
ey to property. The administrator , ,
however , will reserve the educational
and charitable institutions and houses
of worship.
Mgr. Sbarretti is also authorized to-
assign friars to parishes , exercising
judgment according to circumstances
and the character of individuals. Fath
er Broderick is expected to visit the
parishes personally , acting as inspect
or , to confer with Civil Governor Taft
and to preserve amicable relations
with both civil and military authori
ties in the hope of saving the friars.
WILL CONSULT ROOSEVELT.
Mgr. Sbarretti will consult with
President Roosevelt at Washington be
fore leaving for the Philippines. The
Vatican is alarmed concerning the in
fluence of the American teachers on
the people , as it is believed that the
instructors are chiefly protestants. Dis
quieting reports have also been receiv
ed at Rome , with regard to what is '
called "President Roosevelt's extreme
protestantism and hostility to
every
thing Spanish , which he inherited from
his Dutch ancestors
and which was-
awakened by the Spanish-American
war. "
To American visitors , Pope Leo.how-
ever. has expressed hearty approval of
President '
Roosevelt's message , partic
ularly those paragraphs
relating to an
archy and the Philippines.
There areji large number of Ameri
can clergy in Rome. Among them may
be mentioned Bishop
Farley of New-
York , Father '
O'Keefe.chaplain at West
Peint , and Father-
FatherMalone of Denver
Father Malone'has received distin"
guished attentionon
on the part of the
fc *
w
Vatican.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES GO , ORGANIZED.
New York.-SpeciaijLThe Commer
cial Advertiser has the following
"There were filed
napers under the
"
laws of New Jersey this 'xft
whichapparently is intended lo"
combination like that tht
embraced in
charter of the Northern Securities
company , which is absorbing
tho '
curities of the Northern Pacific '
Northern and other
ways. The title of this northwestern n
tion is the Southern S
ay , and except as it differs ,
provisions which have been the
? adverse fcm * is substantia
the same as to object , powers
ana
privileges as the
Northern * .
rpany. Its mmiln
KM ) , but it can increase 7
the arnm.nt
ts pleasure. '
'Who and what bf
e
und this new charter
are not
> n its face , and the names
orators do
not
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Washington , D. C.sPecIaM
nineteenth annual contention Ol
American Forestry assocYattn
lere today.
: he opening
ncrease in the
sstry purposes. Dr. ,
ffew York State College
. committee SS
: ua-jed
setting aside 500
mbUc land for forestry ° C
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