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'.--'ii fc- .1 cirrnTrr f, .J. - - . - 55? f ?t f U -U t & - -y - & -, s - Vffti ; VOLUME XXXII. NUMBER 51. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 26. 1902. 2 WHOLE NUMBER 1.663. iV 'i . r ? CN . fit. IT. J . in KX &l -i PASS TWO BILLS WAR TAX REPEAL AND PROTEC TION OF THE PRESIDENT. FORMER BILL IS UNANIMOUS mate Adopts Repeal of Revenues Without Argument or Revision What the Bill for Protection of the President Provides. WASHINGTON, March 22. Two impotrant measures were passed by the senate yesterday, the bill for the repeal of the war revenue taxes and that for the protection of the presi dent of the United States. The rev enue bill was passed without division and after only one short speech. Mr. Tillman embraced the opportunity af forded by the bill's consideration .to. protest against the repeal of the duty of ten cents a pound upon tea. The bill for the protection of the presi dent was under discussion during the greater part of the session. Mr. Pat terson of Colorado made an extended speech in opposition to it and Mr. Fairbanks supported it. All amend ments to the measure were rejected and it was passed by a vote of 52 to 15. The bill provides that any person within the United States who shall willfully and maliciously kill the pres ident or any officer on whom the du ties of president may devolve, or any sovereign of a foreign country, or shall attempt to kill any of the per sons named, shall suffer death; that any person who shall aid, abet, ad vise or counsel the killing of any of the persons named or shall conspire to accomplish their death, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty years; that any person who shall threaten to kill or advise or counsel another to kill the president or any official on whom the duties of presi dent may devolve, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten years; that anj- per son who shall willfully aid in the escape of any person guilty of any of the offenses mentioned shall be deemed an accomplice and shall be punished as a principal. The secretary of war is directed to detail from the regular army a guard of officers and men to protect the president "without any unnecessary display" and the secretary is author ized to make regulations as to the dress, arms and equipments of such guard. TWO WOMEN DROWNED. Fatal Accident on th Platte River Near Schuyler. SCHUYLER. Neb., March 22. Mrs. Frank Rima and her niece of Butler county were drowned in the Platte river two miles sorth of this place. They were driving across the bridge in the direction of this city when they were met by another team at a place on the bridge too narrow for the teams to pass. The women's team 9 and buggy were forced over the bridge where the channel is the deepest and occupants, horses and buggy went down. At this writing the bodies have not been recovered. Kansas Wheat Crop Saved. TOPEKA. Kan., March 22. A gen eral heavy rain fell in Kansas last night and in many places continued throughout today. The fall was es pecially heavy in the wheat belt and it is believed came in time to save the crop from injury from drouth and high winds. Miners Reach Agreement. DES MOINES. la., March 22. The miners and operators in session here came to a practical agreement on all matters relating to the mine wage scale in Iowa, and it is now believed a strike will be averted and that the scale will be adopted within a few days. Hard Luck Pursues Dorsctt. CRESCENT. la.. March 22. While chopping wood John Dorsctt was se verely cut by an axe. The blade sank up to the handle in the instep of his left foot. He has lost a great amount of bHod. but his physician says the foot can be saved. Merger Case Not Heard. NEW YORK, March 22. There was no hearing today in the suit of Peter Power to prevent the operation of the Northern Pacific railroad by the North ern Securities company. River and Harbor Bill. WASHINGTON. March 22. The house today passed the river and har bor bill, which has been under consid eration throughout the week. Listing Creeks for Land. MUSKOGEE. I. T., March 22. The Dawes commission has just given out that the names of 4,127 Creek Indians and 523 Creek Freedmen, who were enlisted for enrollment by the Dawes commission and forwarded to the sec retary of the interior for his approval, have been approved by the secretary and returned to the Dawes commis sion. There are yet about 8,000 names to be approved. The Creek treaty was ratified May 25. Says Sugar Bounty is Dead. LONDON. March 22. Lord Onslaw, under secretary of the colonial office, speaking at Bath, said he believed su gar bounties had been killed forever, and although it might be necessary to give seme assistance to the West Indian colonies until the convention came into operation, the outlook for the sugar trade was such that capi tal could be invested with seorlty and stability in the bnciaew of growiag in the Wast bdtoc LAW ON MARRIAGE RELATION. Supreme Court Rules on a Question Long in Dispute. LINCOLN, Neb., March 22. In the case of the University of Michigan against McGuckin, which was appeal ed from Douglas county, the supreme court has ruled on a question of law that has long been in dispute. It is the question what constitutes the mar riage relation. Commissioner Kirk patrlck in an opinion approved by the court declares that the marriage rela tion is only in a limited, qualified sense contractural. He declares it is a social status for the assumption of which by persons of the requisite le gal capacity, all that is essential is their free consent. He says further that the consent requisite to the cre ation of the marriage relation need not be expressed in any especial man ner nor by any prescribed form of words, but may be sufficiently evidenc ed by any clear and unambiguous lan guage or conduct. The evidence in this case was to the effect that McGucking and his first wife, and his wife's first hus band, had some differences which led to an appeal to the court. While the divorce cases were pending the wo man went to the McGuckin home as a housekeeper and agreed to marry Mc Guckin as soon as the legal obstacle was swept away by the granting of the divorce. After the way was made clear, however, the premise was nev er carried out, at least no marriage ceremony was ever performed. The question of law was thus brought up in a controversy over the settlement of an estate. NEBRASKA NAME UNCHANGED. Robert Smart's Famj Stays Undimin ished. WASHINGTON, March 22. Smart ville is to retain its name. Some years ago Robert Smart, a resident of Johnson county, appropriated land and dedicated streets and alleys to ithe new town, and tne citizens, in view of Smart's philanthropy, called the place Smartville. Last fall Judge Stell of the district court made an or der changing the name from Smart ville to Helena. The railroads refus ed to accept the change and the citi zens of Smartville appealed to the postoface authorities at Washington, asking for the substitution of the name Helena for Smartville. Large pe titions were placed on file and extend ed arguments were made for the new name. The postoffice people, after re viewing the case, tooay decided against any change, on the ground that the new name would be confus ing to railway postal clerks, who would undoubtedly get the name mix ed with Helena. Mont. Smartville will get along with its present name until something else is suggested for adoption. Four Years at Hard Labor. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., March 22. Gorge Mann pleaded guilty to a charge of assault in district court and Judge Thompson sentenced him to four yeara in the penitentiary at hard labor. Mann coaxed two little girls to ride with him and took liberties with the older one. who was but nine years of age. Her brother followed Mann to this city, the crime having been com mitted several miles out in the coun try. Nebraska Insurance Risks. LINCOLN, Neb.. March 22. The in crease of insurance risks in Nebraska during the year 1901 was greater than in any similar period of time for fif teen years past. A report showing the actual business transacted by each company in this state will soon be issued by the state auditing department- It will show all classes of in surance to be in a healthy condition, with less loss incurred and more busi ness in force. To Sign the Muster Roll. FREMONT. Neb.. March 22. In ac cordance with an order just issued by Adjutant General Barry, a meeting will be held at G. A. R. hall in this city for the mustering in of those who have signed the membership rcI in the new engineering and signal corps organized here in February. Lieuten ant A. M. Hull of this city, who is at the University of Nebraska, will be the mustering officer. Wcn-.en Adjudged insane. ST. PAUL. Neb.. March 22. Mrs. Chris Sorenson. wife of the blacksmith at Elba, was adjudged insane and tak en to the asylnir, at Lincoln. Her case is quite serious. YORK. Neb.. .March 22. Mrs. Dora Hawley was adjudged insane y the commission. Encampment Sure May 22-23. LINCOLN, Neb.. March 22. Assist ant Adjutant General Mart Howe of the Grand Army of the Republic said that the Grand Army encampment was certain to be held at Omaha May 22 and 23. Different dates have been an nounced erroneously from time to time, but the matter is now definitely determined. The original date set was May 14. but a postponement has been agreed to by all the posts that have answered except one. Charge Goes Through Heart. NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 22. Frank Rich, 22 years old, wh03e home was one mile north cf here, waa ac cidentally killed while working in the timber with his father and brother. He saw ducks flying. His gtxn lay on the brush near him. He seized it by the muzzle, pulled It toward hlxa and it was discharged. The entire charge passed through his heart, killing him instaatly. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of American THREAT OF MILES HE WILL RESIGN IF HAWLEVS ARMY BILL PASSES. THE MEASURE IS DENOUNCED The General Says it Would Destroy the Unity of Military Organization Asserts that the Bill is Designed to Promote Favoritism in Office. WASHINGTON, March 21. General Nelson A. Miles today told the senate committee on military affairs that if the bill introduced by Senator Hawley at the instance of the War depart ment for the organization of a general staff for the army should become & law he would decline to longer holi nls commission. The -reason -he gave for the statement is that the bill is utterly subversive of the interests of the military establishment and he said that he would not be a party vo such a proceeding to the extent even of continuing to hold his place. The statement was made in the course of a prolonged hearing by the committee, which was conducted be hind closed doors and in which Gen eral Miles touched upon a variety of subjects connected with the army. The portion of the bill to which he direct ed his especial attention is that con tained in section 7, reading as fol lows: That from and after the passage of this act the senior general officer of the army shall be assigned to com mand such portion of the army as the president may direct, or be de tailed to duty in the general staff i corps. AH duties prescribed -by law for the commanding general of the army shall be performed by the chief of general staff or other general officer designated by the secretary of war: provided, so long as the present lieu tenant general of the army continues on the active list, he shall be the chief of the general staff, and upon the separation from active service of the said lieutenant general of army said office, except as herein provided, shall cease to determine. General Miles said that if this pro vision should become a law it would have the effect of destroying the unity of the army, and he read numerous authorities, including Napoleon, Well ington, Washington and Grant, to show the necessity of having one head to the army and of controlling au thority. His own experience and ob servation had the effect of confirming these views and he gave an illustra tion of its benelicial effect in time of emergency, instancing the beginning of the war with Spain. "I heard at midnight," he said, "that the Spanish fieet had been located definitely at J Santiago, and I hastened to the home oi Secretary Long, where the news was confirmed. Shafter was then 3t Tampa, and I sat down there, in tho secretary's house, and wrote a dis patch directing him to start immed iately for Santiago, with the result that the army was soon on its way to the point where its presence was needed. Suppose," he said, exhibting the message which he had sent to General Shafter, "I had been com pelled to get around a dozen or more majors, as many colonels and any number of generals, constituting a general staff?" Spain Has Short Cane Crop. WASHINGTON. March 21. Spain cannot expect more than half a crop of cane sugar this year, according to a report made public at the State de partment from United States Consul' Ilidgely at Malaga, bearing date of February 21. The small crop is at tributed to the unusual frosts of De cember and January. Ridgely says the effort to form a syndicate of all the sugar manufacturers in Spain looking to a limitation of production has failed. Turkey Asks Assistance. CONSTANTINOPLE. March 21. The Turkish government has directed the Ottoman ambassadors to solicit the friendly intervention of the pow ers at Sofia concerning the differences between Turkey and Bulgaria in rela tion to Macedonia affairs. Reports Smaller War Bill. WASHINGTON. March 21. Chair man Hull of the house committee on military affairs, having returned after an absence of some weeks at home, the military appropriation bill today was ordered reported by the commit tee. Pleased at United States Act. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., March 21. The newspapers here are gratified at the suggestion contained in dis patches from the United States that separata government will be given j provisionally to the Danish West In dies, as this is in accordance with a general wish of the people of the is lands, who have long enjoyed a meas ure of self-government unknown to Porto Rico until the United States as sumed control of Porto Rico. To Help Suppress Disease. WASHINGTON, March 21. The marine hospital service has decided to co-operate with the Nebraska state authorities in fighting smallpox ia that state. A telegram was received from the State Board of Health at Lincoln announcing that a large num ber of cases cf smallpox existed in Nebraska and asking that an expert be sent to advise with the state offi cials in the work of eradicating the! disease. WIRELESS SYSTEM ON LAKES. Has a Successful Trial Between De troit and Cleveland. CLEVELAND, March 21. Failure of the first attempt to use wireless telegraphy on the lakes has been fol lowed by success on the second trial. The steamer City of Detroit was tow ed to a slip near the lake front, where there were no intervening masts or buildings and the experiments repeat ed. Only those making the experi ments and connected with the owner ship of the system were on board. J. V. Toliff, representative of the originator of the system, the latter be ing at the station, says that one of the code words agreed upon had been both sent to and 'received from De troit. He said no attempt was made to transmit messages, but that the transmission of the code word estab lished the fact of communication, and that-the experiments were-successfuh The success accomplished on the second attempt is ascribed partly to better weather conditions and partly to a better adjustment of the appar atus. GIVE HIM A WARM WELCOME. Former President of Honduras Is Ar rested on His Return. SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Do mingo Vasquez. one time president of Honduras, has arrived in this city. He left here a few weeks ago en the Chilean liner Tucapel to make a visit to some Central American ports and during the interim he has had a very lively experience. When the Tucapel touched at Corinto, Nicaragua, he was taken from the vessel by order of President Zelaya and locked up in jail. He faced charges of sedition and insurrection and on February 15 the government authorities released him on his promise to leave the coun try at the first opportunity. It is the ambition of Vasquez to form one republic of the Central Amer ican countries and he makes no secret of it. though he disclaims being a revolutionist. PUSHES ROCHAMBEAU PLANS. Family and Distinguished French Am bassadors Are Coming. WASHINGTON, March 21. Ambas sador Cambon, in view of the favor able action by congress on the joint resolution looking to the proper dedi cation of the Rochambeau statue, has been in consultation with Secretary Hay regarding the details of the pro gram. The inadequacy of the appro priation of $10,000 threatens to cur tail the original project, which look ed to a repetition of the splendid and impressive ceremonies with the dedi cation of the Yorktown monument twenty years ago. Still a satisfactory beginning can be made with the attendance of the descendants of Rochambeau. with a distinguished representation of the French government, is already assur ed. The dedicatory ceremonies are fixed tor the latter part of May next Surrender Negotiations. MANILA, March 2L Gen. Smith, in command in the island of Sama. cables that he met Guevara personally March 24 and arranged the details and length of the proposed armistice, to facilitate the collection of Guevaras men with their rifles and their subse quent surrender. Up to the present all communication between General Smith and Guevara has been by let ter. General Smith refuses to enter into political matters, but will offer life, liberty and protection to all who take the oath of allegiance and assist in the opening of the ports and the restoration of normal conditions in the island. Cecil Rhodes Much Better. CAPETOWN. March 21. Cecil Rhodes passed a better night.. He slept more than for some time past. Consequently there is a distinct im provement in his condition today. Cecil Rhodes had a good sleep this forenoon. His physicians have prom ised that if possible he shall sail tor England next week. Choked to Death. DES MOINES, la.. March 21. Mrs. Elizabeth King, 75 years old, died sud denly from suffcation. While eating she was choked from paralysis, all attempts to relieve her having failed. Nebraska Republican State Convention LINCOLN, Neb.. March 21. The re publican nominating convention has been called to meet in this city Wed nesday, June 18th. Fire in a Reform School. LEXINGTON. Ky., March 21. The Bradley cormitory of the State School of Reform, near this city, was de stroyed by fire shortly after midnight, but all the inmates, numbering 125 beys, were saved.. The fire was dis covered in the third story of Ike dor mitory by the night watchman. Ke immediately notified Superintendent Hoak. who aroused the inmates and got them all safely and without dis order out of the building. Chicago Packers. Get Contract. CHICAGO, March 21. Another con tract for supplying the United States army in the Philippines has been giv en to Chicago packers by Major Krut hoff. chief purchasing commissary of ficer of the Department of the Lokes. The supplies will be shipped to San Francisco by two special trains of re frigerator cars and there reloaded on government transporst- Specifications of the contract provide for deliverance in Manila. BELIEF OF BOERS w DEMOCRATS ADOPT RESOLU- TIONS TO THIS END. LF 3' CNGRESS ASKED TO PETITION 5"- V ey Oeclare in Favor of Cessation rf Hostilities and Strict Neutrality Jay the United States Miscellaneous -Washington Matters. I WASHINGTON, March 20. The democratic 'members of the house at af-caucus held tonight unanimously adopted resolutions declaring that congress should express the sympathy -Ut the American people for the strug gling Boer republics and pledging themselves to use their utmost en deavors to "force the committees to report resolutions expressive of such sympathy, if only that congress may have an opportunity to act." Representative Hay of Virginia pre sided at the caucus and Representa tive Robertson of Louisiana acted as secretary. The attendance was large. There was no division of sentiment as to the course to be taken, the ques tion presented being simply one of choice between two resolutions, one offered by Mr. Randall of Texas and the other by Mr. Sulzer of New York. The Sulzer resolution was as fol lows: Resolved, by the democrats of the house of representatives of the Unitel States of America, in caucus assem bled: That we sympathize with the Boers In their heroic struggle to maintain their liberty and Independence, and protest in the name of humanity and civilization against the continuation of a war which outrages the feelings of al! liberty-loving people, and that we shal use our best efforts to have the congress of the United States, beintr comtnitteed to the principles of arbi tration, for the better settlement of International dispute, request the pres ident to urge upon his majesty the wisdom of adopting this policy for th purpose of stopping the awful atroci ties now going on in South Africa ani that the government of thtf United States should maintain a strict neu trality between the contending forces. The Randall resolution was as fol lows: Resolved, by the democratic mem bers of the house of representatives of the United States, in caucus assem bled. That the congress of the Unite! States should, by resolution, express the sympathy of the people of the United States for the peoples of the South African republics In their heroic struggle to maintain their liberty and Independence. Resolved, That the congress should. in the spirit of amity and friendship. appeal to the British government in the Interest of humanity to accept ov ertures for peace, cease hostilities and endeavor to bring about a just and honorable settlement of existing dif ferences, to the end that peace may he established. Resolved. That the United States should fairly and honorably maintain a position of strict neutrality in this contest between nations friendly to us. and se to it that the neutrality laws are vigorously and impartially en forced. Re?olved, That we, as democrats and representatives of the people, will us? our utmost endeavor to force the com mittees now dominated by the repub lican party, having in their charge resolutions similar to this, to report the same back to the house so that the congress may give expression thereon, declaring the sentiments and will of the American people. After some remarks by Mr. Randall, Mr. Sulner and Mr. Cochran of Mis souri, the Sulzer resolution was voted down. 32 to 35, and the Randall reso lution was then unanimously adopted. WORKING ON CUBAN MEASURE. To Have the Bill Framed Ready for Action Thursday. WASHINGTON, March 2(. Chair man Payne of the ways and means committee stated today, that he would frame-the reciprocity treaty, as decid ed t:pon t the republican conference last night, during the day, and would Introduce it probably tomorrow. The bill will have two sections. The first will give the president authority to negotiate a reciprocity agreement with Cub., granting 20 per cent con cessions on all goods. The second sec tion will cover the so-called Sibley amendment limiting the reciprocity period to December 1, 12CC. Mr. Payne has not yet decided when the bill will be brought before the committee in order to be reported to the house. Evans Denies the Report, WASHINGTON, March 20. Com missioner of Pensions Evans was shown a dispatch from Birmingham. Ala., to the effect that a special from Chattanooga. Tenn., states that close personal friends there of Pension Commissioner H. Clay Evans claim to have information that President Roose Telt will make him secretary of the interior. "There is absolutely no foundation for the report," said Com missioner Evans. Porto Ricans Contribute. CLEVELAND. March 20. Thou sands of Porto Ricans have contrib uted to the McKinley national memo rial. Gov. Hunt, in a letter received from Ryereon Ritchie, national sec retary, reports that S1.4S7. 12 has been raised in the island and the number of contributors" runs far up Into the thousands. Governor Hunt aaked some one in each town to receive the funds and no contribution was to be ever 10 cents. THIS SNAKE IS A TREASURE. Katttor Ptaya with Uw Baby. Catohw Kats, aad Bpls Tramp. Dick Branniag's pet rattlesnake is the chief curiosity of Deep Hollow. Pa. Last spring, when Branning was blasting bluestone rocks on the moun tains, a great mass of rattlesnakes was thrown up high into the air by the discbarge of dynamite. Nearly all of the serpents were killed outright, bu one of the biggest of the lot es caped with serious wounas. Branning, out of curiosity picked up this rattler, carried it to the house and placed it in a box of cotton, and was delighted to see it recover. Whea the stage of convalescence had passed, the snake crawled about the yard, and in a few weeks ventured into the house, where it soon became a pet. It was named Pete. The big snake seemed to be grateful for the care lav ished upon it, and endeavored to show it in various ways. It will amuse the baby for hours by shaking its rattlers, and it-wiil-twist itself in many ways for the edification of the family. Pete has become a famous rattler, and not a rodent dare approach the house. When a tramp or peddler ap proaches he will coil himself up on the doorstep and prepare to strike. The intruders invariably retreat. One night last week Mr. Branning and his wife were suddenly awakened by Pete's loud rattling. The snake had crawled upon the bed and gave unmistakable evidence that something was wrong. Mr. Branning immediate ly hastened down stairs, where ha found a barrel of rubbish in flames, threatening the building with destruc tion. Fete had discovered the state of affairs and given the alarm. Mr. Bran ning has been offered a big price for his queer pet, but it is not for sale. WHY WE RESEMBLE ROOKS. Point of Similarity Betweea Hamas ad Feathered Dipeda. He was standing in the rear end of a car, where all are friends in the common misery of having their toes trod on or hats crushed in. "I'm from England," he said, ad dressing nobody in particular and apropos of nothing, "and I want to tell you people that we are only a lot of rooks. Say, did you ever watch a colony of rooks build their nests in the spring?" Everybody looked reflectively away. "Well. I'll tell you. First a rook picks up a stick and puts it in his nest, then goes away after another one. When he's gone another rook flies to his nest and steals the stick. .When he gets back he puts down the second stick, for still another rook to steal, and starts after the first stick. He doesn't find it. and when he gets back to his nest he finds the second stick gone, and he starts after that, scolding aind swearing in rook fash ion. "By this time the other thieves have been robbed, too, and it only takes about three sticks to go around the community and get the whole blamed colony pow-wowing. Say, ain't that human nature?" Everybody looked away reflectively. New York Press. BU Grateful Flrat Clleat. When Henry C. Smith of Michigan started to practice law he had as his first client a negro, and he won the case. The hearing was before a local magistrate.and the charge was stealing a ring. As his client had employment on a farm outside the town where Smith first hung up his shingle, the young lawyer is said to have taken the precaution of hiring a carriage and riuing out to tne farmer, where he se cured promise of the negro's wages for a few days as his retainer. "l made an eloquent pica," said Mr. Smith yesterday in recounting the pro ceedings of that case. "I did not fail to ring the changes on the downtrod den race and all that sort of thing, wih the result that my client went free. Still. I had a sort of lingering suspicion that the verdict was certain ly all my man deserved, and when tbe case was over I wanted to be rid of him. He continued to haunt my of fice. " 'Why, don't you go out nd chase around with the boys?' r said finally, in some impatience. "'Deed, boss, I thought yo' fee war too small, an I want yer to accept this 'ere ring.' "And the negro produced from his jeans the ring which he had been sup posed to have stolen." But Mr. Smith refused to accept the proffer of stolen goods. KeTel Superstition. "Some time ago," says a conductor". "I was doing some short runs on the Midvale avenue branch. A man got in. and I spotted him by chance, and no ticed that his eyes glistened as he gazed up at the register at the front. It stood at 8,99". His fare ran it up to 8,998. He gave a start when an other passenger got In and the bell announced 8.999. You know we pick up but few from here to the Ridge. I watched him. He was awfully nervous. He moved and twitched and once changed sides. WTeII, we stopped at the end of the route, and still the register said 8,999. He came up to me, handing me a nickel, and said: 'Ring that up.' 'WThy, you paid me,' I said. Finally he coaxed me, telling me it was for lck. I rang up 9,000, and he got off the car as happy as a big sun flower. I have learned since that it's considered lucky to be on a car when the register shows a combination end ing in three naughts. It's a new hunch." Philadelphia Record. Foal Air la Kaon. The following, from a London paper, Science Sittings, shows the importance of securing pure air in dwelling apart ments, especially in the evening. "That the amount of oxygen in a room is decreased alarmingly by our methods of illumination the following simple statements show: A man may exist for an hour in a fair-sized room hermetically sealed if he has no light burning. Place a lighted candle in that room with him and his existence will be shortened by fifteen minutes. If he had a lamp instead of a candle, in or der to make himself more comfortable with additional light, he would live only half an hour. If he had two good gas burners he would scarcely have time to make his will, for he would not live more than five minutes." WM4-X-HKM-Ht Ittf F TOf GRAMS. -1 11 1 1 S ! ! Sfrfi&4'M"frK llltt Mrs. Mary Dugdale of Omaha was knocked from a street car and killed. The cold wave that swept the north was also severely felt in the southern states Former owners of the old Fort Om aha site will sue to recover the land from the government. Twelve millionaires, it is said, have left Denver because society would not open its doors to them. Hngh O'Neill is dead in New York, aged 59. He founded one of the larg est dry goods houses of the city. It is announced that King Edward will give 500,000 dinners to the Lon don poor during the week following the coronation. Andrew W. White, American ambas sador to Germany, will retire in Ne veraber,when ne will have reached his 70th birthday. His health is poor. The duke of Loubet has endowed the College of France with an annuity of 6,000 francs for the maintenance of a professorship for the stud' of American antiquities. - General Fltzhugh Lee. former consul general at Havana, was presented to both legislative houses of Ohio by Governor Nash, and thanked the bodies for the honor. The Irishmen of Chicago did not celebrate St. Patrick's day, beyond tho wearing of green and individual ob servances. The parades of former years were abandoned. Secretary Root announced that Gen eral Funston would be assigned to the command of the Department of the Colorado, as soon as his present fur lough shall have expired. William Gardner and Eugene Hulin. wealthy cattlement of Texas, met in a restaurant at Anthony and each opened fire. Gardner was killed. An old feud caused the trouble. Representative Hill of Connecticut has introduced a bill for the coinage of the silver bullion in the treasury, purchased under the act of July 14, 1S92, into subsidiary silver voin. The Twenty-second regiment, now at Fort Crook, will be recruited to its full strength of 104 men for each com pany. At present there are only thirty-seven men to each company. Charges have been filed with the civil service commission against Post master Coyne of Chicago by T. W. Wittner, a former employe, discharg ed, he alleges, "for political reasons." At Marrisa, III., safe crackers blew open in the safe in the Commercial hotel, causing a conflagration which did damage to the extent of $60,000. It is said $1,500 was taken from the safe. Edward S. Doney. a newspaper man, dropped dead of heart disease in a room of the New York Press club. He was 43 years old and was the real estate editor of the New York Press. Otto Pfieiderer of the theological faculty of the University of Berlin has accepted an invitation from Har vard university to deliver a course of lectures oefore the divinity school in the spring of 1903. A private cablegram received in Baltimoie announced the death at Naples of General Clinton P. Payne, a prominent financier of that city. Gen eral Payne was formerly active in democratic politics in Maryland. Democratic members of congress have numerously signed a petition asking Representative Hay, the cau cus chairman, to call a caucus on the 19th to formulate a policy in reference to the Boer war. Brigadier General Frederick Funs ton arrived in Washington, accompa nied by Lieutenant B. J. Mitchell, his aide. The general's purpose was mainly to pay his respects to Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root. By a government decree published in Panama war taxes cf 370 000 and $30 000 were iuposed upon the liberal residents of Panama and Colon re spectively. These taxes are the cor responding shares of the tax of ?750. 000 imposed upon the department of Panama by the national government. The district court of appeals at Washington overruled a motion for a rehearing made by Delos K. J.otewolf, chief of the Kiowa and Comanche In dians in Oklahoma, and his associates in their case against the secretary of the interior looking to overturning the government's action in throwing open their lands last summer. Sir Richard Temple, former gover nor of Bombay, is dead. He was born in 1826. A five days' quarantine against all vessels sailing from Hong Kong is be ing enforced at Manila, owing to the cholera scourge at Hong Kong. A plot has been unearthed at Vi enna to blow up the Austro-Hungarian war ships, Hapsburg and Arpad. A large amount of dynamite was recent ly stolen at Trieste, and a secret let ter stated that the ships were in peril. The republican steering committee of the senate decided to give the first place in the order of business in the senate, after disposing of the pend ing business, to the oleomargarine bill, and to allow that to be followed by the Chinese exclusion bill. The general immigration bill pre pared by Chairman Shattuc of the committee on immigration and natur alization and accepted by that com mittee, was by him reported to tho house with the recommendation that it be passed. 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