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VOLUME iXXJ.-NUMBER 40. & . - Mb1 lr ISphB' UBd S:i' mr I 7 ..X c I?1 i: tt' m hueea mat - o3-V7 " nh .MNEEDSAMEHNT IS lttirta Oemmeroe Oenuusnen Again Ilf ' II IK MEASUK IS iAHY YTtUTfi lijw r Iter atrtageat aaneiilslaa I Sc Teft-etaer wUk Penalties ( ic Tlltlw WASHINGTON, Jam. 5. The fwir teemtk usual report of the iBtentate Commerce commission was sent to con gress today. Attention Is called by the commis sion to the necessity for farther leg islation amending the act to regulate commerce, the reasons for nrging these idments haviag been carernuy ex plained In preTions reports. Knewl 'edge of present conditions and tend encies, they say, increases rather than lessens the necessity Cor legislative ac tion upon the lines already indicated and in such other directions as will furnish an adequate and workable statute for the regulation of commerce "among the several states." "It is evident," the report states, "that railroad managers generally have made no attempt to conform their practices to the spirit of the law. They ,may keep within its letter and suc ceed in avoiding its penalties, but they . claim that they are virtually com pelled to counteract its aim and evade its observance. .Thus it happens that some of the most important and useful incidents of railway service are main tained by methods which are believed to be inharmonious with, if not in actual violation of, a federal statute. This is more than the question of pool ing contracts between rival carriers It is the question of such agreements as relate to classification, terminal charges and the like concerning which uniformity, certainty and sta bility are of manifest benefit and con venience to the public. ' "Under the conditions now ezist- . ing it is Inevitable that frequent dis criminations should occur and endless acts of injustice be committed. The oretically it Is possible for each road to observe its published schedules, in every particular, but this in many cases must be done, if done at a'l, " only at the loss of needed traffic, unless all rival roads with equal strictness and honesty conform in like manner to their published rates. The -idea of ..-'public regulation implies certain standards of correct conduct to which all carriers shall conform. It also Im- l plies some measure of supervision and control over those subject to its re- . quirements, to the end that these standards may be observed and prac tices made to conform thereto. This, without doubt, is inconsistent to some degree at least, with actual and con stant competition as that term is com monly understood. "The policy now pursued cannot and will not prevent an outcome of vicious discriminations. And what is most unfortunate of all, those dis criminations favor the few and place the many at a disadvantage. They a!d the strong, who have no need of as sistance, and handicap the weak with burdens which, by comparison, are al ways unjust and often destructive. "The present state of the law has undoubtedly furnished a great incen tive to the consolidation or unification "of rival lines, which is at once the , the most conspicuous and most sig nificant result of current railroad fi nanciering." IEET SUGAR FOR EVERYIOiY. Iteaaarkable Extension of tb Indmstry Repertd from All Sections. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The re markable extension of the beet sugar industry is glutting the markets of the world, according to United States Con sul Hughes at Coburg, Germany, in a communication to the State depart m.iL The European producing lands are Germany, Austria, Russia, France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Roumania, Switzerland, It aly, Greece and Spain. Persia is jus! entering the field and Egypt is waking up to the fact that her soil is adapted' to the cultivation of the beet. The United States, says the consul, is pressing them all, with Argentina and Chili trying to follow in her foor- StCj . Spain of late years has taken" Kre-u Interest in the industry, n a special report on the sugar Industry of that country Consul General Lay at Barce lona states that the output of the beet sugar mills of Spain for the next year : ci.Uir.nted to be more than double the actual requirement for home con urr.!lion. The question as to whether the sur plus ran be advantageously exported without the help of government boun ties is engaging serious attention. It !s feared that even witi the aid of i-onntles, which are granted in other coantrles, Spanish sugar would not be able to compete in a foreign market. Gn. Bntehetdrr Dead. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. General Batchelder. formerly quartermaster general of the army, died here this afternoon at 2:25 o'clock. General Batchelder has -been in delicate health for several years, but his illness did not assume a critical phase until just before the holidays, when he suffered from an attack of angina pectoris. In terment will be made at Arlington cemetery on Monday, after .services in All Soals' Unitarian church. Want Caaral to Settle. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The audit ing oScers of the treasury have been engaged for some time in an effort to secure from United States Consul Rad clite H. Ford at Yarmouth, N. S., a satisfactory explanation of certain dis bursements made by him on account of the relief of distressed American sail-1 ore. but so far without result The oflce has been investigated by the nearest consul general and unless some accounting is rendered for the items referred to the case will be reported to the State -department Made Dacheas by Pane MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5. The none has created Madame Antonio De Mter y Cellis, the widow of the late minister f Mexico, to be a duchess in recogni tion of her magafneent gifts te the church, one of them being a splendid residence in Paris for the papal' nun- cle. line. Mier has recently si ad's valuable collection pf hooks tn. the national library of Jiexlco. ' juar wi us great in Tacabaya, a snhurh e this 1E hi -. aw sra i mi. i ui i tator to China. In June hut was aw-!west m -.. - c7. ftr aesitiii. i nam STUNK AITtAl FOi KACL Ir4 KHehMwr Beseata t the ta FHy r Farther Wlgktlagv LONDON. Jam. 4. The censorship has jaat permitted news of the fol lowing peace tentatives to emanate from Pretoria: About the middle of December a number of prominent burghers who had submitted and were living in the Pretoria district formed a peace com mittee. Mr. Vans Rensbnrg, a for mer member of the first Volksraad of the Transvaal, was elected president of the committee, which included other prominent former members of the Vlolksraad. The committee resolved to attempt negotiation and in response to a suggestion Lord- Kitchener at tended a meeting and addressed the committee. He said he was giad to meet a committee desirous of bring ing the war to a speedy conclusion and he assured them that they could rely upon his assistance in every way calculated to further that object He proctded to point cut ihe felly of a continuance of guerrilla warfare, since the British government would never permit the re-establishment of the Boer government Mr. Chamber lain's statements in Parliament Lord Kitchener contended, clearly showei that there was no wish to oppress the burghers. On the contrary, the Brit ish proposals foreshadowed- an en lightened government in which the burghers would have a prominent share, insuring the rights of property and the ancient laws and customs of the burghers. Lord Kitchener urged that it was useless to continue the present inhu man struggle, pointing out that the powers had refused Mr. Kruger's plead ings for intervention. The Boers, he said, had fought a good fight, but had been overpowered, and there was no dishonor In the leaders recognizing that fact He reminded them 'that there were hosts of Boer prisoners waiting to be restored to their fami lies. KITCHENER RETURtS THANKS. Adrtees Cap Calany to OrcaalaaFereaaf Meantad Man t Aaalat. CAPETOWN, Jan. 4. General Kitchener has sent a dispatch to Gen eral Forestier-Walker, in cqmmand of the British forces at Capetown, say ing: I am glad to hear of the ministers' action. Give them all the assistance in your power. Use trains to get these colonists south of the enemy. -Ask the premier to inform me if I can help in anyway. Inform him that the ene my are few, but very mobile. Well mounted men are most required to surround them or drive them north. The action of the ministers of Cape Colony referred to by General Kitch ener Is the calling on the loyalists to assist the military by the formation of a paid defense force. A station master of the Frazerburg read has seized a number cf cases marked "condensed milk," addressed to Frazerburg, which contained 3.0C0 split bullets, 500 detonators and 150 pounds of dynamite. Walla Kanck Sold for SJSe.eee. ONAWA, la., Jan. 5. The Wells ranch, in Lincoln township, near the Missouri river, was sold to J. Mul hall of Sioux City for $20,000. There are over 600 acres of land, which was formerly in timber. Many of the ties originally used in the construc tion of the Union Pacific railroad were cut on this land by Robert Moore and rafted to Omaha, and at one time there was a. thriving burg there, called Tie Town. Fern Prlvata Cable. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. At the regular monthly meeting of the chamber of commerce today Gustave H. Schwab introduced a resolution, which was adopted, committing the chamber to favor the! establishment of an Amer ican trans-Pacific cable by private en terprise, and to the approval of the general principles embodied in the bill issued in the house of represent atives by Mr. Sherman. Anaonr Bar Salt Abroad. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3. Twenty five thousand ton3 of common salt purchased in Lisbon, Portugal, have been contracted for by the Armour Packing company of this city: "We found that prices have gone steadily up on account of the salt trust" said the company's purchasing agent to-, day, "and so ' we went outside this country for our salt" Amnesty for Vetrraaa. MARSHALLTOWN, Jan. 2. Com mandant Horton, of the Soldiers' Home, has issued an order remitting all penalties'for infraction cf the rules cf the home prior to Christmas day. The commandant desires that all the inmates should have an opportunity to begin the new year with clear records, bank hunting fcr old depositors Ton Waldciwaa May Ba Dead- PARIS, Jan. 4. La Journal reports the death cf Count von Wald9rs.ee. the report being that he was killed by an officer of the allied troops, the circum stances not being related. It is said the rumor Is current in Berlin, where it is not confirmed. Bryan at Peasaeete. PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 4. Wil liam J. Bryan is here tonight, e& route to Tallahassee to witness the inauguration of his cousin, William S. Jennings, as governor of Florida next Tuesday. Warships la a Sterna. BERMUDA, Jan. 4. The States warships Annapolis, Womputuck and Piscataqua, United Frolic, anchor- ed in St George's harbor shortly af ter 9 o'clock this morning. They left Norfolk, Ya., at soon on Sunday last on their way to Manila, had very stormy weather that day and Monday, during which the Frolic lost her fore tc? mast During Tuesday and Wed nesday the warships had fine weather. They will stay here four or five days as they have to coal and take on some fresh provisions. JTew Training- Shin Xeeded. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The board en naval construction today decided ice end to congress the con struction of a 3,000-ton training ship for the naval academy, in accordance with he plans of Superintendent Wainwright It was decided that the Chesapeake is too small for the modation of the cadets. , PEKIN. Jan. 2. The man who killed Baron Ton Kettoler.Hhe German ml later to CnlnsVln Ji headed today ta the preseaee of a larae r or. spectators. LiMONEY OF TBE WORLD Ik La That a Single (hnmtM Yl Has Grswa Twt-FcR INCREASE IS NEARLY All IN COIN Cwmacy Xw Wmtmm SarMy i On Qmrter f tk KnUr Circa-' lattee, Aaewiing t the Kspsrt mt Mint Director Banff. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. An in crease of more than 100 per cent in the money of the world, in less than a generation, will be one of the exhi bitions of the annual reports of the director of the mint Nearly all of this increase is in metallic money and much the larger proportion is in gold. The. total stock reported in 1S7S was about f4,W,WI,tf, of "which more than half 'was in paper money, not fully covered by metallic reserves. The situation at the beginning of 19C0 showed a total monetary stock of about 111,600,000(000, of which only a little more than one-fourth was in uncovered paper money. Director Roberts finds that while the total money supply of the world has- increased about 17,000,000,000, the increase in gold money since 1873 has been about $3,600,000,000, in silver about $2,250,000,0000 and in uncovered paper money only about $560,000,000. A large proportion of the increase in gold has taken place within the short space of seven years, while -the quantity of silver money, which was at its maximum of about $4,250,000, 000 at the beginning of 1896, has since been somewhat reduced by the sale of silver by Germany and its retire ment in other countries. The conditions of 1893 showed a total monetary supply or about $10, 300,000,000, which has since been in creased by about $1,100,000,000. About $940,000,000 of this increase has been in gold money. The great outbursts of activity in the mining of gold, which followed the suspension of the coinage of silver in India and the United States involving the rapid de velopment of the mines of South Afri ca and the Klondike region with the increased output of Australia and Cal ifornia, it will be stated, has resulted further in supplying nearly the entire monetary needs of the world, without any material increase in the supply of paper money In circulation. AS TO TRANSMISSOURI RATES. InTastltatlea Stay Ba Made as to Wheth er There la a CemMaatlee. WASHINGTON, Jan. '4. Senator Harris today introduced a resolution in the senate directing the Interstate Commerce commission to investigate whether there now exists any associa tion or associations of railroads form ed for the purpose of restraining com petition in transportation rates of traJte over lines from points between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains, which operate similarly I tc the association known as the Trans mlssouri Railway association, that was declared by the supreme court of the United States to be an unlawful com bination and in violation of the anti trust law. The committee is to report to the senate. ErARTMENT Of EDUCATION. Haw Ottee Whose Head Sheald Ba a Member af the Cabinet. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Senator Hansbrough today introduced a bill creating a department of education and giving the head of the department a place in the president's cabinet Speaking of the object of the bill Sen ator Hansbrough said that the educa tional interests of the country are con stantly increasing and that with the addition of the new territory com prised in Hawaii, Porto R:co and the Philippines this 'interest would grow rapdly In scope and importance in the future. On this account he said, he thought the head of the proposed de partment should be a member of the president's official household. Cheyenne Short eaCoaL CHEYENNE, Jan. 4. lit the present cold weather continues for another week Cheyenne will have to submit to the inconveniences and hardships of a coal famine. The lack of coal is due tc the inability of the operators to fill orders, notwithstanding the fact that trey have increased their forces, in stalled new machinery, opened new. mines, etc. The order of the gove.h ment for over 100,000 carlcads of coal to be delivered on the Pacific coait which was placed with the Rock Springs mines last June, is now tax ng the facilities of at least two mines at Reck Springs. Bishop Meade Faaad Dead. , DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 4l Bishop W. X. Ninde, aged 68 years, of the Methodist Episcopal church, was found dead in his bed at his home here today. It is thought the cause of death was heart trouble. He at tended a funeral yesterday and caught a cold. The deceased had been a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1884 and was known throughout the United States. Prior to his election as a bishop he was pastor of the Central Methodist Epis copal church here, and was at one time a missionary In India. Iowa Daek Beally Goldea. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Shot gold ounting in value to nearly $25 has been found in the crop of a tame duck which was offered for sale on South Water street Hurried efforts to dis cover the "point from which the gold bearing fowl was chipped to Chicago have narrowed it down, to either Mon ticello, Is,, or Larke Zurich, 111., and fanners In the vicinity of those places have been notified to examine ' the feeding grounds of their fowls. The gold is of fine quality. Crewe a the Boaadlag Dee. MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 4. Unless the private detective agencies here and in New Orleans that were working on thePat Crowe case Are nUstakea, that badly wanted individual is now sailing peacefully to Porto Cortes, Honduras, on the fruit steamer Dudley, which left this port late this afternoon. On the stjenrth of the word of Lejea brakeman, recently from the who .claimed that he had Btaia, but he Icomd not he found. RECOMMENDATIONS Wtw Governor Spanks to Now Lofitlaturo. MESSAGE SMRT AID MttltSSfJKE Create Members Heartily Bis Beeoeaeadaheas as a WUl ha Best far the Mate hi the Way aff leglslatlea To the Senators and Representa tives, Twenty-seventh Session of the Legislature of Nebraska: As your chief executive, I herewith submit for your consideration the fol lowing, recommendations: Bythe constitution, as adopted la 1875, provision was made for six judges of the district court, which number, the legislature in the exer cise of its constitutional authority, has increased to twenty-eight at a cost to the state of about $115,C0O per an num. It is generally conceded by members of the legal profession that a material reduction in the number of district judges can be made without affecting the adjudicating capacity or the efficiency of the judicial branch of the government. There are nearly one thousand seven hundred cases ready for trial before the supreme court, and it is estimated that It will require about eight years before any new action can be prose cuted to judgment It is well known that persons aiming at the adjudica tion of eauitable claims are being f made the prey of unscrupulous and Ir responsible contestants by reason 01 the delay incident to the congested condition of the supreme court docket, thus entailing unnecessary hardship and loss upon legitimate claimants, at the same time discouraging Invest ment of capital, and making it diffi cult for the honest borrower to obtain loans. This Is an abuse of justice which Impairs the credit of both the state and the individual, and which neither the state nor the individual can afford to license. Innumerable cases now pending before the supreme and district courts would be dismissed if a speedy trial could be had, and knowledge of the fact would no doubt greatly restrain litigants in ( the fu ture. I therefore recommend, with a view to temporary relief, that an act be passed empowering the su preme court to appoint referees whose duty It shall be to assist said court, and whose tenure of office shall be for the Immediate biennium. I also recommend the submission to the voters of the state of a proposi tion to so amend the constitution as to empower the legislature, under proper restrictions, to provide for such an increase in the, number of judges of the supreme court as shall insure per manent relief. The laws of Nebraska need amend ment in many essential particulars, and should be codified. I recommend the creation of a -commission of suit able psrsons, learned in the law, to submit for the consideration of the next legislature, a codification of our laws, and suggestions of changes where -necessary, and to also prepare a revenue measure providing for an equitable taxation of all property throughout the state. Section 26 of article 5 of the consti tution should be so amended that the legislature shall have authority to create a state board of control for the management of our state institutions, and I therefore recommend the sub mission of an amendment of that pur port to the people without unneces sary delay. Your attention is directed to the pan-American exposition which Is to be held .at Buffalo, N. Y., this year. A reasonable appropriation to be used for advertising the resources of our state will meet with my approval. Nebraska should be properly repre sented at the exposition to be held in St Louis in 1903, and a literal ap propriation should be made for that purpose. Your attention Is hereby directed to the Inadequacy of 'the law applying to the crimes of kidnapping and child stealing. I would recommend that the law be so amended as to make kid napping or child stealing a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than five nor more than thirty years, that the age limit be removed, and that the unlawful or forcible holding in captivity of any person at a place other than the natural or lawful do micile or abode of said person shall constitute a crime of kidnapping. I also recommend .that an appropriation be made, to be placed at the disposal of the chief executive of the state, for use by him in apprehending such criminals or repressing this sort of crime. The state has several cases pending In the courts against sureties on offi cial bonds. The prosecution of these cases has been attended with great expense, and has continued for several years. In the interim, some of the sureties have died, many have be come insolvent and the chances for ultimate recovery on the bonds seem to be growing less. It is the excep tion, and not the rule, that personal bonds have been satisfactory. Private corporations deem it for'their interest to buy surety company bonds for their employes. Our present state treasurer finds it impossible to fur nish a satisfactory personal bond without subjecting himself to terms and conditions which have proven to be annoying and disastrous to others who have held the same position, and he has been obliged, as was his pre decessor, to purchase a surety bond at a cost incommensurate with his sal ary. I submit that the law should permit corporate surety bonds to be given in all cases where a bond is re quired, and should provide that any public officer may be compelled to fur nish a corporate surety bond, the cost thereof to be defrayed by the state or municipality for whose benefit such bond is required. The game, song and other Insectiv orous birds are the property of the state and are being ruthlessly slaught ered. I therefore recommend' that the laws for the protection of these birds be so revised as to prohibit their ex portation from the state, and to pro vide for a state game warden whose duty it shall be to see that violators of the law are duly prosecuted. - The executive mansion should be either sold, or an appropriation made for its proper maintenance. It should be. cared for as any other public erop erty. "Another matter to which your at tention, is called is the boundary line' between the states of Nebraska and Iowa. The original intention" un doubtedly was that the center of the channel of the Missouri river shotud form the boundary line between these, two states. Owing, however,' to changes in the river bed, the channel any places has been so changed t Nebraska territory lies east of the Mid river, Iowa territory lies west as e river, whim in some instances If question of jurisdiction is in doubt fai dispute. This state of affairs 4m to a condition of lawlessness, Japedally in the disputed territory. Which should not exist It is recora smased that a boundary comndamton be provided for by joint resolution of tin two houses to act with a like com mission from our sister state of Iowa, that shall have power, with the con sent of the federal government to es tfbUsh a permanent boundary line be tween the two states. fYour attention will be called to the advisability of establishing a state cir culating or so-called travelling library which in other states has proven to he a great success. The century just closed has been im mortalized for all ages to come by the gallant achievements on land and sea of the American soldier and ma rine, 'and by the patriotic sacrifices of our .American women. Let us, then, in this, the first year of a new century, ;8w our appreciation of their deeds, of Tafor and love for country and hu manity, by appropriating a liberal sum of money to erect a fitting monument to the memory of our heroic dead. Committees should be appointed at once to visit our various state insti tutions, with instructions to make an early report of their needs, so that the legislature may have ample opportun ity to act intelligently in the matter of appropriations. In conclusion, I wish to state that every act of yours or mine, should be governed by that same honesty of purpose, and business tact and care, as though our state and her institu tions were our own personal belong ings. (Signed) CHARLES H. DIETRICH. Belr to Italian Throne. It must be confessed that the new heir to the Italian throne is quite as Interesting as the new occupant of that throne and his chances of becom ing king of Italy are good. The duke is a cousin of King Emmanuel III. He is the father of two sons, whereas the new king, who was married four yean ago, has no children. While the king is frail and dislikes physical exertion, the duke Is devoted to sport and is one of the best horsemen in Italy. 1 rA Hovel retltloa. A' correspondent of a southern paper writes of an odd petition. II was drawn up in the year 1734 by 1( young women of South Carolina, and was addressed to the governor. Tht petition stated that, whereas th widows of the colony captured all th matrimonial prizes, his excellency's pe titioners did humbly pray that all bachelors should be prohibited from marrying widows from that time forth. Milk Attracts DUeaio Gel Place a jug of milk near fish for a few hours and there will be a fishy flavor about'it In this same way that milk is susceptible to odors, so it at tracts disease germs; diphtheria, tp-ahdlaTever.-etc, are often contracted in this manner.' This is not always due to carelessness, for these bacilli are in the very air we breathe. The only true safeguard when contagious disease Is about to sterilize the milk, Water Sanely far Taarnleo. English engineers are making sur veys and plans of Tamplco and the surrounding country with a view of supplying the town with drinking wa ter and a complete system of sewer age. Should these works be carried out there will be an excellent opening for the sale of plumbing supplies. At -present there Is no plumbing estab lishment In the port Knlod Mexico Twenty-roar T When the presld tial term closed on Nov. 30 Gener Porfirlo Diaz had controlled the affairs of the Mexican republic for a period of twenty-four years, and under his wise, ben eficent and energetic rule he has seen Mexico rise from a condition of indus trial, commercial and political prostra tion and disturbance to a position which places It in an eminent niche among nations of the world. Interested la Coffee. The extent to which the people of the United States are interested in the general subject of coffee may be gath ered from the estimated importation of 550,000,000 pounds annually, a con sumption of nearly eight pounds to each person in the country. As com pared to this abroad, however, Hol land consumes 21 pounds per capita, Denmark 13.89, Belgium 13.48 and Great Britain only one pound. Great Work or Faster. Rev. A. J. Bachmann of Schaeffers town, Pa., has for twenty-two years presided over seven country churches. During' his ministration he has mar ried 1,174 people, baptized 1,810 in fants and 200 adults, preached 3,742 sermons, lectured 1,800 times officiated at 977 interments, paid 23,116 pastoral calls, traveled 60,000 miles to meet his appointments, has contributed $5,812 for benevolent objects and $25,000 for congregational purposes. Electric Fire Kaslaes KeeaessIesJL The chief, fire engineer of the New Orleans, La., department has figured out that the relative running cost as between a three-horse hitch engine of the first class and an electric power engine is $60. a month for the former and$27 for the same period for the latter. These figures show a clear gain of $33 per month and $400 per annum in round figures for the electric power ensine. Indiana's Gold and SUver. Excitement of the wildest character prevails in Warwick county, Indiana, over the discovery of gold and silver near Lynnville. The land where the ore has been found is of the poorest, but owners are paying up back taxes in the hope of realizing handsomely. Hotels and restaurants are crowded with strangers and many more are ar riving daily. r Cora atabbla Cats Threat, L. T. Davis, a farmer living near West Union, W. Vs., had his throat ) cui ay a corn siuooie ana aunosx mea to death before assistance reached him. While hauling fodder he" fell from his wagoukis throat striking the enarp pointed stubble. A tearing gash was the result Sr A 1BT FOR PRIORITY One ef Twe Iteuurn That talent Wil FmeTmu TKWti ATTUIlt: MUiAYS te WUl Prabsbly Oevete Krat Few Bays to Ptsenaslsa af Arssy Baarg I aatlee, bat May Tahe Uy Ship Sasalay are later Oa. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The house probably will dispose of the reap portionment bill this week, although Chairman Burton of the river and harbor committee is inclined to con test the right of way with-the census committee. The reapportionment hUl,. carrying aa It dees a emsttt-T Uonal requirement m a nutter of higher privilege than -an appropria tion bill, and if Chairman Hopkins insists, it probably wiU be given pri ority. Mr. Hopkins, however, may yield if he finds that any large proportion of the members will not return from their holiday vaca tion in time to vote on the measure this week. A determined fight will be made against his bill by members from states which lose representatives under it and Mr. Hopkins desires a full house when the vote Is taken. He is confident that his measure .will carry with it a full attendance. In any event neither Mr. Hopkins nor Mr. Burton desires to proceed tomor row, so that the session tomorrow probably will be brief and unimport ant On Friday either the river and .harbor or the reapportionment bill will be taken up. If it should be the latter the expectation is that its con sideration will be completed on Sat urday. If the former, the length of time to be consumed is problematical. The general expectation among senators is that the first few days of the time of the senate after recon vening tomorrow will be devoted to consideration of the army appropria tion bill, but there Is some disposition to make an arrangement for- a divi sion of time that will permit of the continued presentation of the ship subsidy bill during a part of each day. When the committee on order of business, representing the republican side of the senate, made the subsidy hill the regular order of business at the beginning of the present session there was an understanding that when the army bill should be presented for consideration the other measure should be laid aside temporarily if considered necessary in order to se cure the prompt passage of the army bill. There is apparently a disposi .tion on the part of some senators partially to disregard this agreement and the friends of the subsidy bill, most of whom are also supporters. of the army bill, are trying to secure an .underatandieg far eonemement of tue discussion of the army bill to the morning hour of the senate's daily proceedings, giving the time each day after 2 o.clock to the subsidy bill. 'A meeting of the committee on mil itary affairs has been called for to morrow, when the matter of proced ure probably will be discussed and a decision reached as to whether the committee shall ask for all the time of the senate until its bill Is disposed of, or for only part of it Some mem bers of the committee are Disposed to divide time with the subsidy bill for the present but all senators, re gardless of politics, consider the army bill, of pressing Importance, because of the fact that the time for which the volunteer soldiers m the Philip pines were enlisted has almost ex pired. Hence it Is probable that some arrangement will be reached guarding against any protracted delay on the military measure. While comaara tively few of the opposition senators will vote for that bill, none of them appear willing to make any objection to its early consideration. There has been a general surmise that Senator Cockrell would offer a substitute for the army bill, but he stated today that he had no such in tention, at the same time expressing his conviction that the bill should be pressed to early disposition, be cause of the condition of the Philip pines. Cadahy Gets Other Letters. OMAHA, Jan. 3. E. A. Cudahy, sr., received Wednesday two threatening letters, evidently written by two cranks. Both were sent through the mails and both are printed with a lead pencil in an obvious attempt to imi tate the letters written by the kidnap pers. Both also refer to the reward, and'seek to have it withdrawn. One' says that if it is not withdrawn at once the entire Cudahy family will be wiped out and that poison will be the expunging agent. Caiaane Statement far the Tear. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The year ly coinage statement of the director of the mint shows that the total coin age of the mints o the United States was $137,599,401, as fellows: Gold, $39. 572,942; silver, $36,295,821; minor coins, $2,031438. Of the silver coined $24,960,912 was in standard dollars. "The December coinage amounted to $7,758,580, of which $4,536,697 was gold and $22,880,555 sliver and $301,328 minor colnx Kidft-er CoaSard to Mia Bed. THE HAGUE, Jan. 3. Mr. Kruger is 'suffering from a slight attack of bronchitis. While there Is no anxie ty as to his condition, he Is obliged to keep to his bed. Doctors Heynars,-Van Khuyzen and Coert during the day, issued the fol lowing bulletin: "Mr. Kruger has for some days been suffering from a re currence of bronchitis, which, In view of his age and the effects of the cli mate, make it necessary for him to be more than ordinarily careful." - Mavesaeyer WUl Xat Tatr. NEW YORK, Jan. 3. President Havemeyer of the American Sugar Re--tnlng company said today he had nothing to give out regarding a report that a settlement of the differences in the sugar trade had been arranged. The American Sugar Refining company today mailed its stockholders a notice informing them that the annual meet ing of the company would be held la Jersey City at noon a. week from to day. So far as' known there are twe directors whoso terms expire at tab Debates la tab Among the west debater la tha ann ate an Chandler of New Hampshire and Spooner of Wisconsin. Chandler Is the keener and more caustic of the aw, poonsr has .the advantage In the spectacular surprises of a running debate. Chandler is more feared as an opponent than any other man. He has a genius for discovering the vul nerable point in the enemy's armor, and he is merciless in tending his weapons home. Both he and Spooner are invariably good-natured. Neither of them was ever known to lone his temper in debate. Caat Fay a a-Ceat Fare with SO. Some time ago Ida Balk tendered n street car conductor in Toledo a $90 .bill in payment of one fare. The con ductor refused to accept the bill on the ground that he did not hare change for that amount and ejected the woman from the car. She brought -emit against the company foe damage end-thorcaee was deetM-againat'her Judge Pugsley said in deciding the case that it was unreasonable to ex pect the street car conductor to carry that amount of change. Tw Balsa Georgia Preachers la Africa. A shipment of 100,000 young peach trees from Georgia nurseries, bound for Cape Colony and Natal, South Af rica, will be made next week. They go largely into Natal, and a large num ber of the trees going to that country are consigned to Ladysmith. Cape Colony fruit growers get less than half of the shipment MR. AYCRS NOT if At. Very Maeh Alive aad Oat With a Letter Tclltag- How Oe Was Saved. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec 29. (Spe cial.) Few who knew how ill Mr. A. E. 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