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VOLUME XXXJII.-NUMBER 45.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1903.
WHOLE NUMBER 1.709.
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BOWEN REJECTED
ALLIES ASK ROOSEVELT TO ScT
TLE MATTERS.
NOT KNOWN THAT HE WILL ACT
There Will Be No Further Negotiation
with Castro's American Representa
tive The Action of Great Britain
and Germany.
WASHINGTON. Irritated by Mr.
Uowen's note refusing their proposal
for preferential payments, the allied
lowers have instructed their repre
sentatives to resubmit the question to
President Roosevelt for settlement.
In the event of his refusal to act, this
and possibly the entirely Venezuelan
question is to go to The Hague. These
instructions finally break off all ne
gotiations with Mr. Bowen.
At 10 o'clock Friday there will
1? a conference of the representatives
of the allies at the British legation at
which Sir Michael Herbert will pre
side. In the meantime he expects to
have an interview with the secretary
of state, whom he will sound as to
tjie probability of the president's ac
ceptance of the allies' request.
If it is found that President Roose
velt is not disposed to accept the post
of arbitrator the ministers are in
structed not to suffer the embarrass:
ment of a refusal but instead of mak
ing known their wishes to him to take
cteps to draw up a protocol with Mr.
Bowen for a reference to The Hague.
The British ambassador was the
first of the representatives to receive
instructions to this effect and the mat
ter was discussed at the noonday con
ference between the three representa
tives of the allies.
Announcement of that decision has
not been received with favor by the
officials of the Washington govern
ment. "The Hague tribunal," said one,
"has all along been kept in sight as
a port of safety in case the negotia
tions here? were not productive of a
: final settlement. As for the sugges
tion that the president act as arbiter,
that has been a favorite idea of the
allies since the beginning of the
trouble."
Whether President Roosevelt will
accept is not known. An official of
the administration expressed his sur
prise that the allies were willing to
submit to his judgment in view of the
fact that -their representatives within
the last few days had informed them
that Mr. Roosevelt was opposed to
their contention for preferential treat
ment. There is the best authority for the
statement that neither Great Britain
ncr Germany arc desirous of submit
ting their case to The Hague.
It is not quite certain whether the
protocol which will be drawn up with
I.lr. Bowen. in the event of the presi
dent's refusal will provide for a ref
rrence of the entire case or whether
the allies are willing to stick by what
they have secured here and allow
The Hague tribunal to arbitrate the
one question of preferential treatment.
COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS.
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and
Rock Island Agree.
union Pacific Southern pacific and roc
k Island agree
NEW YORK. The principals in the
Reck Island. Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific deals have not yet issued
an official statement nor Is it likely
that they will do so until the agree
ment has been ratified by their re
spective boards.
It may be stated en the best author
ity that an extension of the community
interests principle has been entered
into and that the Rock Island will
share control of the Houston & Texas
Central road. The terms include giv
ing Reck Is'aiul stock in part or whole
payment for the Houston & Texas
Centra! stock bought and this presum
ably means that the Southern Pacific,
which is controlled by the Union Pa
cific, will take an amount of Rock
Island into tho treasury.
Glass Has Relieved Cacey.
SAN FRANCISCO The war ships
in commission in this harbor will be
on their way to Amapala. a port on
the Pacific coast of Honduras, early
next week. The New York, the Bos
ton and the Ranger are now in the
bay ready to start on short notice.
In view of the orders Admiral Glass
Wednesday relieved Admiral Casey in
the command cf the Pacific fleet.
Utah Wants More Territory.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah The
house joint resolution providing for
the appointment of two commission
ers by the governor of Utah to wait
upon the legislature of Arizona and
negotiate with that body for the an
nexation to Utah of the strip of land
north of the Colorado river and to
make that river the boundary line be
tween Utah and Arizona has passed
the senate without a dissenting voice.
Plans of Anarchists Fa:;.
MADRID. At a cabinet council pre
sided over by the king. Premier Sil
vela announced that the anarchist
schemes in connection with the strike
at Barcelona had failed. The premier
confirmed the success of the sultan of
Morrocco, which, he said, would con
tribute to the maintenance of the
status. quo. He added that all the
powers recognized Spain's right to
have a voice in any icterveiitlon in
Moroccan affairs.
COUNTRY'3 MILITARY STRENGTH.
One Hundred and Nine Thousand Or
ganized Militia in Country.
WASHINGTON In view of the
vague rumors of impending trouble
for the United States growing out of
th Venezuelan situation, the annual
returns of adjutant generals of the
several states regarding the strength
of the militia of the country, which
was transmitted to congress Monday
by Adjutant General Ccrbin, is of pe
culiar interest at this time. It shows
that the United States has a grand to
tal of 10,853,396 men available for mil
itary duty. The total organized
strength of the militia of the country,
officers and men of all arms, is shown
to be 109,338. The strength of the
militia of Nebraska, Iowa, South Da
kota and Wyoming is as follows:
Nebraska General staff, 8; engi
neers, &; cavalry, 101; light battery,
148; infantry, 1,489; total, 1,711. To
tal available men unorganized, 112,000.
Iowa General staff, 26; engineers,
16; infantry, 2,456; signal corps, 60;
hospital ambulance corps, 58; total,
2,616. Total available men unorgan
ized, 31G.6G8.
South Dakota General staff, 12;
cavalry, 127; light battery, 35; Infan
try, 1,085; total, 1,255. Total availa
ble men unorganized, 55,968.
Wyoming General staff, 6; cavalry.
52; light battery, 42; infantry. 260;
total, 360. Total available men unor
ganized, 9,000.
THE BOERS ARE REBUKED.
Present an Address Which Chamber
lain Does Not Like.
BLOEMFONTEIN Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain on Saturday had a
two hours' conference with a deputa
tion of about forty Boers of the ex
treme party, including Christian De
Wet The deputation presented an
address, which, it is understood, Mr.
Chamberlain rejected, at the same
time rebuking the delegates for pre
senting the address, which he regarded
as insulting, inasmuch as it impugn
ed the good faith of himself and the
government.
Christian DeWet, who referred to
Pict DeWet and Chris Botha as scoun-
drels. accused the government of con
travening the terms of the Veriningen
agreement and he requested that the
tenrs of peace should be incorpor
ated in a law.
SON AND FATHER FIGHT DUEL.
Marshal Jails His Boy, Afterwards
Paying His Rne.
CARBONDALE, 111. Silas Farmer,
city marshal of De'Soto, Mo., and his
son Lawrence, 23 years of age, are
seriously wounded as a result of a
shooting affray on the streets.
Lawrence's father placed him in
jail a week ago and recently released
him and paid his fine. Shortly after
the son procured a revolver and an
nounced that he intended to kill his
father. The two met in the evening,
the son immediately opened fire, in
flicting three wounds. The marshal
then drew his revolver and shot his
son twice, inflicting wounds which
may prove fatal.
IOWA STOCKMEN IN WRECK.
Accident Occurs on Illinois Central
Road Near Cloverdale.
CHICAGO Two men were killed,
five seriously injured, six others slight
ly injured in a rear end collision on
east bound stock trains on the Illi
nois Central at Cloverdale on Mon
day. All the injured by the conductor
and fireman were stockmen.
The collision occurred in a dense
fog, which prevented the engineer of
the second train from seeing the train
ahead until almost upon it
The occupants of the caboose of the
first train were likewise unaware of
their danger until their car was prac
tic ally telescoped.
Germany Has Many Exhibits
MUNICH Herr Lewald, the com
missioner of Germany to the St. Louis
exposition, is attending the meeting
here of the association of German in
dustrial and arc societies for the pur
pose of explaining the plans of the
exposition. He has received abund
ant assurances of exhibits.
Removes tie Embargo.
OTTAWA, Ont. At a meeting of
the cabinet Friday an order in coun
cil was passed removing the embargo
on Canadian cattle passing through
the state of Maine to St. John, N. B.
The order allows the shipment of .cat
tle from any point to Canada over
the Canadian Pacific to a Canadian
port.
FRANK JAMES PUTS IN AN OAR.
Kicks on the Pardon Granted to Cole
Younger.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Frank James,
brother of Jesse James, said Thursday
that the pardon granted Coleman
Younger by the Minnesota board of
pardons will, in his opinion, deprive
Younger of any way of making a liv
ing. "He is not really freed;" said
James. "He is 60 years old and has
been in prison a quarter of a century
and has no trade or profession. He
ought to insist upon being granted ab
solutely free citizenship, or perhaps it
would have been better for him to have
remained in prison."
DENVER, Colo. The annual meet-
ing of the American Cattle Growers'
association, scheduled to be held in
Denver during the first week of March,
has been postponed indefinitely. Jt
will be held later in the year.
HAGUE TO DECIDE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT REFUSES
TO BE ARBITRATOR.
IN THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE
The Matter Will Accordingly Go to
The Hague Protocols for Submis
sion to the Tribunal Will Be Taken
Up Without Delay.
WASHINGTON. President Roose
velt has declined the invitation cf the
allied powers to arbitrate the question
of preferential treatment in the settle
ment of their claims against Vene
zuela. Secretary Hay has been in
structed to advise' the British embassy
at omce To that effect. ' The matter
will now be referred to The Hague
tribunal, which will result in the im
mediate raising of the blockade.
The administration, it is' stated in
an official quarter, was unwilling to
approve the effort of the British gov
ernment to eliminate Mr. Bowen from
the negotiations, and moreover the
president could not have accepted the
invitation of the allies, even had he
been so disposed, without the consent
of the other negotiator, Mr. Bowen.
Saturday preliminaries will be con
sidered witn reference to the signing
of the protocol referring matters to
The Hague.
Immediately on receipt of Secretary
Hay's note announcing the decision,
the British ambassador addressed a
communication to Mr. Bcwen saying
he was suffering from an attack of
the grip and would be obliged if Mr.
Bowen would call on him. The Vene
zuelan envoy went at once to the em
bassy, where the British ambassador
explained that he had been 'too ill to
call for several days and announced
the arrival of his protocol, which he
was prepared to submit to Mr. Bowen
for signature. Later the German min
ister, Baron von Sternberg, called on
Mr. Bowen and announced the arrival
of his protocol.
It has developed that two protocols
are to be signed by Mr. Bowen with
the Italian ambassador. Signor Mayor
Des Planches, two with the British
ambassador and two with the German
minister. The first in each case will
provide for the reference of the allies
contention for preferential treatment
to The Hague, and the raising of the
blockade simultaneously with the sign
ing of the convention.
It is doubtful whether the initial
protocols between Mr. Bowen and the
three allies will contain the same con
ditions, though all the negotiations are
working to that end.
In these protocols the condition
precedent to the raising of the block
ade will be clearly settled, namely,
that 30 per cent of the customs re
ceipts of the ports of La Guayra and
Puerto Cabello are to be set aside
by Venezuela for the satisfaction of its
creditors and that the question as to
whether the allied powers shall re
ceive preferential treatment, or, as
Great Britain terms it, "separate"
treatment, in the settlement, shall be
referred to The Hague.
They will also provide that Vene
zuela shall pay down to each of the
three allied powers 5,500 as- an
initial cash payment.
The difference between the protocols,
it is said, will concern certain details,
the nature of which is not known even
to Mr. Bowen.
STATEHOOD BILL IS RIDER.
Committee Attaches it to the Agricul
tural Appropriation.
WASHINGTON. The senate com
mi'ee on agriculture Saturday agreed
to place the omnibus statehood bill on
the agricultural appropriation bill as
a rider.
The proposition was strongly an
tagonistic, but it carried by a two
thirds vote. Senators Hansbrough,
Foster (Wash.), and Quay, republi
cans, and Bate, Heitfeld.and Simmons,
democrats, voting in the affirmative.
Senators Proctor, Dolliver and
Quarles, republicans, vcted in the neg
ative. Husbands for the Wtciows.
GENEVA. The Swiss papers assert
that the Boer secret committee in
Europe is sending out, fully equipped
and with their patsage paid, French
and German Swiss to the Transvaal
and the Orange River Colony to marry
the Boer widows and orphan girls,
with a view to repopulating the coun
try and preventing the British from
becoming predominant.
Cattle Disease Disappears.
BOSTON, Mass. Within a short
time it is believed the cattle embargo
in force in several New England states
because of the foot and mouth dis
ease will be lifted. Dr. Salmon, chief
of the United States bureau of .ani
mal industry, lias returned to Wash
in.on and will not come back to New
England unless there is a reappear
ance of the disease. There are no
known cases of the disease in New
England new.
Macedonians Alarm Turks.
CONSTANTINOPLE The porte
has notified the embassies that it has
reports showing that the Macedonian
committee is organizing seven large
bands for the invasion of Macedonia
in the spring.
Britain Lifts Cattle Embargo:
LONDON The board of agriculture
Tuesday revoked the prohibition
against the entry into Great Britain
.of Jive cittle fxcm Argentine and Uruguay.
EVADE GERMAN GRAIN DUTY.
Canadians Charged with Mixing Wheat
with that Grown in America.
BERLIN Herr ' Roesicke, agrarian,
complained in the reichstag on Fri
day that Canadian, wheat continued to
come to Germany as American wheaL
thus paying a duty of 876 cents per
100 instead of 91.25.
Interior Secretary von Posadowskl
Wehner replied that the legend to the
effect that much Canadian wheat was
coming in mixed with American con
tinued to circulate, but the govern
ment had thoroughly investigated the
reports and had been unable to fiad
proofs. Experts who had examined
recent shipments, which appeared sus
picious, had decided that the excess
of duty nfust be refunded. The Ger
man customs authorities and the con
suls of Germany in the United States'
were doing everything to prevent eva-
sion3 oi ine law. as lor janwuan
flour, it was impossible to detect the
country in which it originated.
UPRISING AGAINST TURKEY.
Macedonian Question Already Begin
ning to Take First Place.
NEW YORK While the Venezuelan
affair still has precedence as the lead
ing foreign question, there is a gen
eral feeling in Fleet street that it will
speedily be overshadowed by. the Mac
edonian question.
A formidable insurrection against
the Turks is expected in the early
spring by nearly all writers who are
following the course of events in the
Balkans.
Predictions of a similar nature have
been made year after year, but never
with equal confidence since the pre
liminary stages of the last war be
tween Russia and the porte.
The Turkish government clearly ex
pects trouble and the Russian and Aus
trian governments also dread a move
ment from Bulgaria which tney cannot
control, since they cannot agree upon
a joint policy.
MRS. TABOR ASKS DAMAGES.
Wife of Former Senator and Million
aire Makes Charge of Fraud.
DENVER A suit for $3,200,000
damages has been filed in the district
court by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tabor
against James W. Newell, Warren F.
Page and the Ransom Leasing com
pany. The damage which Mrs. Tabor
claims to have incurred resulted from
a sale on an execution cf the Match
less mine, near Leadville, which be
longed to the Tabor Mines and Mill
ing company. This mine was sold in
1899 for a little more than $13,000 to
satisfy a judgment which the defend
ants and William H. Harp are said
to have held against the Tabor com
pany. Fraud is alleged against the defend
ants for the manner in which thay se
cured possession of the mine.
MILES HAS PLEASANT VISIT.
American General Talks of His Trip
to Windsor Castle.
LONDON Lieutenant General
Miles, who returned from Windsor
Monday, said to a representative of
the Associated Press:
"The king received most cordially,
and recalled pleasant memories of our
visit here at the time of the jubilee
and spoke as friendly as ever of
America. He showed keen interest in
the far cast, on which subject I was
able to give him information. Alto
gether, it was a most pleasant visit.
"The king said he hoped the price
and princess of Wales would be able
to visit America. Nothing, however,
is definitely settled."
Prepare to Fight Mormons.
NEW YORK The Rev. Dr. William
Bell, general secretary of missions of
the United Brethren in Christ of Day
ton, O.. speaking to the National Fed
eration of Church Workers, said:
"There is a vast territory in the
west where we shall presently have
a tremendous struggle with Mormon
ism. And there is no way in which
we can grapple successfully with the
spirit that possesses that great dis
trict unless we federate and fight it to
gether." New Job for Bristow.
KANSAS CITY. The Journal says:
From a source believed to be reliable
it is learned that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Bristcw of Kansas is short
ly to resign from his position in the
posteffice department and be made a
member of the Dawes' commission to
treat with the five civilized tribes.
ON ALASKAN' BOUNDARY BILL.
Think it is. Due to Their Attitude in
:. Venezuela.-
LONDON-The announcement from
WashtngtoV-tliat the United States
senate will not- ratify the Alaskan
boundary line is attributed in some
quarters to the "exasperation created
in the United', States by England's at
titude in the Venezuelan question."
The liberal organs characterize the
breakdown of negotiations, the suc
cess of which was trumpeted with
such vigor by the ministerial press,
"as another shock to the prestige of
the foreign office."
The Daily News says: "That most
insecure fabric. British popularity
with the Americans, has sustained a
damaging blow in connection with the
Venezuelan affair."
Foreign f Jecretary Lansdcwne is urg
ed to study the national character of
the United States "before embarking
os bis next trans-Atlantic venture."
PASS TRUST BILL
MEASURE PUT THROUGH BY THE
UPPER HOUSE.
ADOrTED WITH AMENDMENTS
The Army Appropriation Bill Passed
After Some Eliminations Other
Matters in the Upper House of Con-
gress.
WASHINGTON. The senate on
Tuesday passed without objection or
discussion the EI kins bill to further
regulate railroad transportation. It
is one of a number of measures pre
sented in this concerning (corpora
tions and has particular reference to
railroads.
I .
By-appropriation bill which
went oyer Monday at the request of
Mr. Pettus (Ala.) was passed after
the provision establishing a general
Jitaff had been eliminated Later
the Independent measure, identical in
its provisions with the general staff
section of the general army bill, was
passed after being amended so as to
place the chief of staff exclusively
under the direction of the president
The bill now goes to conference.
Mr. Quarles (Wis.) continued his
remarks in opposition to the state
hood bill.
Upon the conclusion of the morning
business a bill was passed to allow na
tional banks to keep their reserves in
cities of 30.000 population, .instead
of 50,000 population, as at present
A house bill was also passed for
the relief of the officers and crew of
the United States ship Charleston,
which was lost in the Philippines.
The following bills also were passed:
Granting the Central Arizona Rail
way company a right-of-way through
the San Francisco mountain forest
reserve in Arizona; providing for
free homesteads on public lands for
actual and bona fide settlers in the
north one-half of Culville Indian
reservation, Washington and re
serving the public lands for that pur
pose. Mr. Clapp (Minn.) called up the
bill to regulate commerce with for
eign nations and among the states,
known as the Elkins trust bill. Be
fore its reading was concluded the
army appropriation bill was laid be
fore the senate. The general staff
provisions of the measure, on mo
tion of Mr. Proctor (Vt), were
stricken out.
The committee amendment regard
ing the reimbursements of. payments
made of just bills and charges for
the support, care and treatment of
sick officers and enlisted men was
withdrawn and a substitute adopted
appropriating $200,000 for the purpose.
As amended the bill was passed.
Mr. Berry (Ark.) than asked that
his motion made Saturday to recon
sider the general staff bill be acted
upon. He offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, putting the
chief of staff under the direction ex
clusively of the president, and not
jointly with the secretary of war.
Mr. Berry then withdrew his ob
jection and the oill was passed.
The reading of the Elkins bill was
then resumed. An amendment was
agreed to broadening the immunity to
persons giving testimony in cases
coming under the provisions of the
biil. The committee amendments were
all agreed to and as amended the bill
was passed.
WOULD PASS UP BIG SHOW.
Austrians Do Not Favor Exhibition at
SL Louis in 1904.
VIENNA The Austrian Industrial
association has made a very unprom
ising report to the "overnment on the
advisability of participating in the St
Louis exhibition, saying that exhibit
ing in the United States always costs
much and yields little, as under the
present tariff conditions Austria can
not hope to obtain any considerable
market there. Should, however, the
government decide in favor of the pro
ject, the association recommends the
appointment of a prominent manufac
turer or merchant to proceed imme
diately to St. Louis and make the very
best arrangement possible for exhibit
ors. The government, the association
further reports, should also appropri
ate a sum corresponding with tho
grants made by Germany and France
to defray the cost of exhibiting.
Under no circumstances, it is added,
should a trifling subvention be given
for the benefit only of a small group
of exhibition, as this would give a
very inadequate idea of Austria's pro
ductive capacity.
Younger Will Be Pardoned.
CHICAGO, 111. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from St Paul says: Cole
Younger, who was paroled from Still
water penitentiary two- years ago.
with his brother Jim, will be given a
conditional pardon by the state par
don board, which will admit of the
ex-bandit returning to his former home
in Missouri. Warden Wolfcr of Still
water prison has recommended a full
pardon.
Petitions for Rosebud Bill.. j
WASHINGTON Members of con
gress from South Dakota Monday pre
sented to their respective bodies a
memorial of the legislature of. that
state urging congress to pass the Rose-'
bud treaty bill opening to settlement
lands in Gregory, S. D. They also
presented petitions from the Commer
cial club of Bonesteel urging similar
action en the part of congress. I
SAVES LICKING THE STAMPS.
Provisions of One of the New Post
office Bills.
WASHINGTON. The postofucc ap
propriation bill passed on Thursday
by the house contains au important
provision that has not attracted much
attention.
The bill provides that hereafter
postoffices shall accept for transmis
sion in the mails quantities of net
less than 2.000 identical pieces of third
or fourth class mail matter without
postage stamps affixed, provided that
the postage is fully prepaid. This ac
tion was recommended strongly by
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden in the interest of economy to
the government and to the business
public. Under its provisions, as urged
by the department, this proposed leg
islation will save the expense of man
ufacturing stamps, the .sale of them
to the public and the subsequent labor
of cancelling the stamps on the in
dividual pieces in the postoffices after
they are mailed. It will also save the
public the work of attaching postage
stamps to the individual pieces of
mail.
STEAM CAUSES JERSEY WRECK.
Dead Engineer Leaves Statement Ex
plaining ths Disaster.
PLAINFIELD, N. J. The coroner's
investigation of the recent wreck at
Graccland, in which twenty-three per
sons were killed, began Wednesday.
The mo3t important evidence was
that of Dr. Westcott, county physi
cian of Union county, who read the
statement made to him by Engineer
James Davis on the afternoon of the
disaster. Davis said his engine had
i a leaking steam chest, which had been
cracked for a month, and that the
steam escaping from it prevented him
from seeing the tower signals. He
did not see the train ahead until with
in sixty feet of it
David H. Deeter, master mechanic
of the railroad at Philadelphia, ad
mitted that he had known of the leak
in Davis engine, but insisted that the
escaping steam was not sufficient to
obstruct the engineer's view.
FORMER SENATOR DAWES DEAD.
Venerable Massachusetts Statesman
Passes Away at His Home.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Ex-United
States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
died Thursday morning at his home
in this city. He was 8G years of age.
Mr. Dawes had been ill since Christ
mas night, when he contracted a se
vere cold while driving. The cold de
veloped into grip, which undermined
his system.
Whe President Roosevelt visited
Pittsfield last fall he called upon the
veteran statesman. It was while re
turning from the visit to the Dawes
bouse that the trolley accident occur
red in which the president figured.
OMAHA MADE HEADQUARTERS.
Socialist Party Will Remove from SL
Louis.
ST. LOUIS On charges or disloy
alty to the principles of the socialist
I party the five members of the quorum
cr executive body of the national com
cittce were removed at the commit
tee meeting after a heated discussion.
The members removed are M. Ballard
Dunn, E. Val Putnam, William Brandt,
George Hoehn and James S. Roche.
AH of these men live in Si. Louis
and have during their term of office
been practically in control of the ex
ecutive work of the party. They,
were charged with having attempted
to fuse the interests of the socialist
with other political parties and trade.-;
unions. Omaha was selected as head
quarters for the ensuing year.
TURKISH ARMY MOBILIZED.
Sultan Concentrates Forces Along Bul
garian Frontier.
PARIS The correspondent of the
Figaro at Philipolis states that the
sultan is mobilizing 240,000 men and
has commissioned a!l the steamers o!
t Idarei Masscusieh company to
transport these troops, wno are to re
inforce the Second and Third army
corps at Adrianople, Salonlca and
along the Bulgarian frontier.
Commenting on this dispatch the Fi
garo says this action greatly compli
cates the situation in Macedonia. Di
plomacy will have great difficulty in
fcoivmg wunout accident tnzs new
phase of the eastern question, which
has exhausted all efforts for the last
200 years.
Statue Will Come June 1.
BERLIN Emperor William has de
cided to send the delegation to Wash
ington with the Frederick the Great
statue about June 1. Ambassador
Tower will go a week or two before
hand, so as to be in Washington tc
assist in receiving the emperor's rep
rescntatives.
'Grant Monument by Shrady.
WASHINGTON The Grant memo
rial commission, appointed under the
act of congress in 1901 to select plans
for a monument to General Grant
met Wednesday and decided to select
the model submitted by Henry Merwir
Shrady of New York.
Manila Frei from Cholera.
MANILA The United States qu
antisc officials declared Manila to b?
free from cholera, thus ending tiu
quarantine which has lasted nearlj j
a year. Though cholera has' dissr- I cder arrest, and Sheriff Brott left
peared frcn Manila., it is still e'piseu; ' 'or Topeta to bring bin back to Ne
ic in parts of tie iz!zzL I raska.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Death is announced of Rev. Fran'
flarrison of Kearney.
The Johnson County Medical ass-.-tciion
has been formed.
York county farmers are organiz-n
to build an elevator at York.
i. W. Huntsburger. postmaster c
Penlcr, died a few days ago.
Tie National Editorial association
Kill Meet in Omaha July Stb.
Etatren physicians met in Crete an
irgamcd the Saline County Medici.
I :ssoc!uiicn.
A. Is. Johnson, a prominent Gas
(ounty farmer, is minus two finger
:Iiat went through the com shelter.
The small pox scare at McCoo
Junction continues and a most rigk
-luarantine of the three cases is male
rained.
At Beatrice. Michael O'Brien, th:
Clatonia bank robber suspect, wa
ccntenced to two years in the peni
tentiary by Judge Letton.
Frank Maxwell, clerk of the First
National bank "of Lincoln, died froir
the effects of injuries received from
falling while attempting to alight from
a moving motor car.
Hon. S. T. Caldwell of Edgar, who
is suffering from Bright's disease, and
who went south about two weeks ago.
ha
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has just returned and is now in a
cry critical condition.
The Maverick Loan and Trust com
pany of Gordon filed articles of incor
poration, with a capital stock of $100,
000, to do a real estate and loan busi
ness, with headquarters at Gordon.
Battle Creek is to have a new
church known as St. Patrick's church.
Its cost will be not more than $10,000,
according to the articles of incorpo
ration filed with the secretary of state.
Gertrude, the fourteen-year-old
daughter of Orin Baldwin of Green
wood, was given a dose of carbolic
acid by mistake several days ago and
for a time was in a critical condition.
Nineteen head of cattle belonging
to H. B. Taylor, near Farnam, have
died from cornstalk disease. The cat
tle were given potions of an alleged
corn stalk remedy, but it proved in
efficient. The Grand Island Canning company.
James Rourke proprietor, is meeting
with excellent success in the matter of
securing contracts. One farmer alone
has contracted to raise 160 acres of
sweet corn.
Earl, the thirteen-year-old boy of
M. H. Allison of Falls City, died from
injuries received by falling from a
horse. The little fellow was sent af
ter the cows and the horse- 'slipped,'
throwing him.
Union Pacific switchmen at Grand
Island ahowed three cars of coal to
stand in the yards over night. Next
morning the cars were found disman
tled and wrecked and the coal had all
becen carried away.
George Jonnson, a young man resid
ing with his parents in Plattsmoutb,
took an overdose of morphine, or some
ether powerful drug, and but for the
prompt arrival of a physician he would
doubtless have died.
Sheriff J. R. Webster of Saunders
county left for Lincoln., where he will
get requisition papers from the gov
ernor tt the governor of Missouri to
bring back one Charles Owens to an
swer the charge of statutory assault.
A. D. Beemer, who has been ap
pointed warden of the state penitenti
ary, together with his wife and daugh
ter. Lurce, were tendered a reception
at the opera house in Beemer under
the direction of the Ladies' Industrial
society of the Congregational church.
The hall was beautifully decorated.
The elevator men at Ansley have
their elevators full of grain, and are
unable to get cars or only a part of
tho number necessary. On this ac
count tney are refusing to buy corn
and other grains, and the farmers are
compelled to haul their grain back
home. On account of the continued
damp weather much of the corn was
not fit to shell until recently.
The first term of the district court
for Johnson county for the year 1903
will convene in Tecumseh Monday.
February 23. Two juries, grand and
petit, will be in service. This is the
first time the grand jury has been call
ed in Johnson county in years. It is
supposed that the business it will have
for consideration will be in connec
tion with the failed Chamberlain bank.
Uriel Higsbee, who stole the horse
.nd buggy from D. H. Kellar at Ful-
erton. had a preliminary hearing and
ras held in answer to the charge of
rand larceny.
An epidemic of measles is prevalent
:n Cass county.
Hastings has taken preliminary
-tsps for organizing a Commercial
Iub.
Chester Kendig, 12 years of age. fell
foity feet from a ladder at the Union
acific water softener in Kearney and
-eeeived injuries from which he died.
The Callaway family, of whom there
ire six, at least that number have at
tached their names to articles of in
corporation filed in the office of the
secretary of state, intend to operate a
lour mill and elevator at Oakdale.
The capital stock is $50,000.
The Atlanta State bank of Atlanta,
help3 county, has organized and filed
ts papers with the State Bankinc
'loard. The capital stock is $5,000.
The incorporators are J. J.
3. Fulk. E. G. Titus, M. A.
0. H. Titus.
Tho York county sheriff
iooking for one Woodruff,
Titus. W.
Fulk and
has been
a young
nan who is wanted badly, and finall:
'ocatcd him in Kansas, where he is
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