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v V v VOLUME XXXIII.-NUMBER 46. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1903. WHOLE NUMBER 1.710. (Mitmbis mM : . SIGN PROTOCOLS AS TO METHOD OF VENEZUELAN SETTLEMENT. BLOCKADE IS TO BE RAISED Representatives cf Powers and Urn- j pi re Named by Roosevelt Settle All but Preferential Treatment What the Protocols Provide. WASHINGTON Mr. Bowen Friday signed with each the three protocols providing for the immediate raising of the Venezuelan blockade and for tne reference of the question of pref erential treatment to The Hague ar bitration tribunal. At 11:30 Herbert Dering, first sec retary of the British embassy, an nounced that the British protocol had just been signed and that the signa tures cf the Italian and German pro tocols would follow in the order named. Tne British protocol was in English, the Italian in Italian, and the Ger man in German and English. Mr. Bowen signed in duplicate for Venezuela, Sir Michael Herbert for Great Britain. Signer Maror Des Planches for Italy and Baron Von Sternberg for Germany. Immediately after the signing of the ; Bowen says, they must remain un last nrotocol cables were dispatched i signed. He contends that Germany to London, Berlin and Rome announc ing the fact. It is expected that the commanders of the blockading fleet will receive orders within the next twenty-four hours to withdraw their vessles. The protocols also provide for the return of all Venezuelan vessels, war and merchant, which have been captur ed by the allied neet. Great Britain, Germany and Italy re ceived advance payments of 5,500 each. Great Britain receiving Its pay ment on the signature and Germany and Italy within thirty and sixty, days from date. Germany, in addition, will receive five monthly payments until the amount paid it in advance aggre- As a guaranty for the satisfaction ' of Uieir claims, Mr. Bowen pledges tiie allies a share with the other cred- itor nations in 30 per cent of the cus- j toms receipts of the two ports of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello. This per- ! rvntage will be set aside beginning I March 1 and retained in the Venezue- Ian treasury until The Hague tribunal decides whether it will oe distributed without preference between the claim-1 ant nations, or whether Great Britain, Germany and Italy shall receive prcr- erentlal payments. Italy gains immediate payment of its f.rst class claims without further ad- indication as soon as the joint com- I ' mission at Caracas has passed on the lemainder of its claims. In round figures the adjudicated Italian claims amount to $560,000. tiom which will be subtracted the $27, 500 to be paid sixty days from the j-ignature of the protocol. The Italian ambassador also has secured for his government the insertion or an agree ment that Venezuela will insert in its treaty with Italy the favored nation clause possessed by the other nations. CATTLE AGAIN DISEASED. Fcot and Mouth Epidemic Takees Fresh Start in Massachusetts. WASHINGTON The foot and mouth disease has become acain in Massachusetts and -mon will return to Boston :n a few , days to investigate the situation. I BOSTON. Mass. The recrudescence of the cattle disease in Massachusetts j reported by the bureau of animal in- dustry at Washington is in the towns of Needham and Medfield in Norfolk county, some twenty miles southwest ' of Boston. Pacific Islands Are Depopulated by a The cases were reported to the Fearful Storm. state cattle bureau last week and a gN. FRANCISCONews of a fear herd of thirty-nine pure bred Jerseys . ful Qf Ufe a destructiTe storm was slaughtered on Monday after con- gwept Qver tfae SoutQ gea Is,ands demnation. by Drs. Thompson and mQjah reached here Simday by Durfee. representing the federal au- , steamer Mariposa. direct from Ta thorities. and Dr. Austin Peters, of I nW Tne logs Qf Ufe Ig cstimated at the state cattle commission. j , nnn SHIRKS HIS PERSONAL TAX. John D. Rockefeller Ple?ds Poverty to Commissioners. . NEW YORK. John D. Rockefeller. jr.. is supposed to be about Tie richest young man in America, but he owes $400,000 and has only SCO.OuO worth of personal property, according to the statement filed with the department of taxes and assessments. Mr. Rockefeller was assessed at ', 8500.000. From what could be learn-1 ed at the tax office he called there ' and stated that he had $400,000 in i debts and that his personal property above his debts was worth only $00, 000. I He said he was willing to pay taxes ' on an assessment of $50,000 and the commissioners accepted his figures. Many Cattle Are Perishing. BONESTEEL. S. D. Stockmen from the range country report that cattle are perishing by hundreds. A Tripp county man lost over 300 steers. The deep snow begins about fifty miles west of here and the range for 100 miles west of that point is covered with, snow two feet deep, making it impossible for stock to secure food. Kansas Man Succeeds Dai MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. Ex-Got-prnor W. E. Stanley has accepted the icsition as a member of tne Dawes commission offered him by President Hocsevelt. ASKING TOO MUCH. Germany and Italy Demand a Large Sum. WASHINGTON. Although Mr. Bow en and the other negotiators are closely guarding the provisions of the several protocols, it is understood tonight that demands eiist in the German and Ital ian agreements, as they are at present drafted, which Mr. Bowen cannot agree to concedede. These provisions are for an in creased payment by Venezuela prior to The Hague's decision regarding prefer ential consideration. It is reported that Germany asks, in addition to the 127,500. cash already agreed to, a certain percentage of the customs receipts until the remainder of the $40,000 demanded in the original ultimatum to President Castro is paid. Italy, it is believed, is insisting on a similar demand, though the amount asked for in its ultimatum was more than $500 000. Both Germany and Italy suggest that this money can be paid in monthly In stallments out of the customs duties. ! but even under this arrangement it would require eight months for the payment of the entire sum. It is the principle, however, to which Mr. Bowen so strenuously objects, and which he has informed the German and Italian envoys he cannot subscribe to. Until their protocols are relieved ' of these objectionable demands, Mr. and Italy are- insisting on preferential treatment while nominally referring it to The Hague. It is the firm opinion of both the Ital ian ambassador and the German min ister that these demands are the result of a serious misunderstanding by their foreign offices of certain phases of the negotiations, which were supposed to be settled." They are using every ef fort to have this misunderstanding cleared up and have informed Mr. Bowen that they hope to submit their conventions to him in a few days. Mr. Bowen made it plain that he will consider any requests they may ad vance, but will not yield to the extent of signing the present German and Italian protocols. Published reports that Germany in eluded in its protocols a demand for an apology from President Castro or his resignation are incorrect, The British protocol is reported to be satisfactory as drawn, The reports that come from Caracas are to the effect that great suffering is being inflicted upon many innocent persons, and the foreign residents are bearing more than their share of the rigors of the blockade, because their more complex wants are not to be satisfied with native food. it is believed that Italy is not likely to prove an obstacle to the winding up of these negotiations. ROOT NOT READY TO RESIGN. Will Continue in the Cabinet for an Indefinite Period. WASHINGTON. 'There is no foundation for the story." declared Secretary Root, referring to the pub- j hcation of a rumor in New York that he will resign his position in the cab inet after the adjournment of con gress March 4. and resume his law practice in New York. He said that the report undoubtedly originated from chance conversations he frequently had with friends when ever he visited New York. He was asked if he did not expect to resume serious ' his law practice there and he invari Dr. Sal- ' ably replied that he did, and when asked when he was likely to do so he usually gave the non-committal reply that he would take up his law busi ness in New York "when his job in Washington was done." SEAS SLAY THOUSAND. On January 13 last a tuge tidal wave, accompanied by a terrific hurricane, attacked the Society Islands and the Puamotu group with fearful force, causing death and devastation. The storm raged several days, reach ing its climax between January 14 and January 16. From the meager news received at Tahiti up to the time the Mariposa left it was estimated that 1.000 of the islanders lost their lives, but it was feared that late- advices would add to the long list. New Job for Bristow. KANSAS CITY. The Journal says: From a ssurce believed to be reliable it is learned that Fourth Assistant Postmaster Bristow of Kansas is short ly to resign from his position in the j postoffice department and be made a member of the Dawes' commission to treat with the five civilized tribes. Agrees on Army Nominations. WASHINGTON. D. C The senate committee on military affairs on Thursday agreed to favorably report the nine nominations for brigadier gen eral which were made on the 10th inst, and also about 150 other nominations of minor rank in the army. Defender Named Republic NEW YORK Frank R. Tucker, a nephew of John B. Herreshoff, is au thority for the statement that the new cap defender has been named Republic. BALKAN OUTLOOK GROWS MORE SRIOUS WITH EACH PASSING DAY. TURKEY CALLS uATTALIOHS Porte Increases Men in the Disturbed District by Many Thousands Aus tria Stops Soldiers' Leave and Gets Transports Ready. LONDON. A special from Rome says: Italy has fully consulted in the court of the Lamesdorff-Goluchowski conference on Macedonia and prom ised to support the proposed action. The scheme for reforms includes a demand for the assembling of an in ternational congress to adjust the de tails. This will be supported by a demonstration of European war ships off Salonica, where they will remain while the congress is in session. Orders have been given to the Austrian Lloyds at Trieste to be pre pared, at short notice, to furnish suf ficient transports to convey a large army to Dalxnatia. Leaves of absence have been canceled, the reserves have been warned and the railroads notified to be ready to deal with large bodies of men and supplies. CONSTANTINOPLE. Fourteen bat talions of redifs (emergency militia) of the Third army corps, whose head quarters are at Salonica, have been ordered to join the colors. According to official statements these troops are intended to replace the reserve battalions called out to quell the Macedonian outbreak last autumn. The latter are still under arms and it is generally believed that they will be kept with the colors. General Ricciotti Garibaldi, one of the sons of the great patriot, who raised a force of Italian volunteers for Greece during the Graeco-Turkish war, is organizing a volunteer expedi tion to assist the Macedonians in the rising against Turkish rule, which is believed to be impending. ST. PETERSBURG. M. Bakmet kieff. the Russian diplomatic agent at Sofia, Bulgaria, who came here to see the czar and the foreign minister. Count Lamsdorff, is said to have de scribed the situation in Macedonia as leaving little hope of a pacific solu tion. The government, therefore, is more desirous of localizing the outbreak than of securing the success of the Austro-Hungarian scheme of reform. In pursuance of this object Russia has advised Bulgaria to declare a state of siege in the agitated districts. SLOW PROGRESS IN HOUSE. Sharp Criticism Made on the Cost of Keeping White House. WASHINGTON. D. C The house made slow progress with tne sundry civil bill Thursday, covering only twenty-seven pages and leaving forty pages still to be disposed of. The de lays were occasioned by a ratner pro tracted discussion of the item in the bill for the maintenance of the White House, and considerable debate on the item appropriating $3,000,000 for the relief of distress in the Philippines. Mr. Gainese (dem., Tenn.) and Mr. Fitzgerald (dem., N. Y.) criticised the greatly increased cost or maintaining the White House. An amendment to cut in half the appropriation for the relief of distress in the Philippines was defeated, but the language of the paragraph was modified to require an nual reports of the expenditure of the money. MELVILLE ABOUT TO RESIGN. Naval Engineer-in-Chief is to be Suc ceeded by Captain Rae. WASHINGTON Rear Admiral George W. Melville will relinquish his post as engineer-in-chief of the United States navy within the next few weeks and will be succeeded by Captain Charles WT Rae, now on duty as a member of the examining board in this city. It had been expected that Rear Ad miral Melville would remain in his present position until August, at least, and his friends anticipated that he would not withdraw from active serv ice before January, 1904, when the term of office for which he was ap pointed will exrire. CUBA TO BORROW MILLIONS. Will Issue Bonds to Pay Soldiers and Aid Insular Agriculture. HAVANA The joint committee of the senate and house has prepared its report on the soldiers pay bill. It provides for a 5 per cent bond issue of $35,000,000. $4,000,000 of which will be expended in the aid oi agriculture, and the balance in paying the soldiers. The loan is guaranteed by stamp acts, and duties on liquors, matches and tobacco, but the committee does not propose to levy the duty on to bacco until ten years hence, when a portion of the principal loan becomes? due. Idaho Memorializes Congress. BOISE. Ida. In the house Monday Representative Jenkins, tne republi can leader, introduced a joint memo rial to congress asking for anti-trust legislation. Congress is urged to adopt the regulations of President Roosevelt on trusts. The house killed a resolution providing a constitutional amendment for the intiative and referendum. THE LOWER HOUSE. Adopts Commerce Bill as Amended by the Senate. WASHINGTON. The house Tues day adopted the conference report on the department of commerce bill by 251 to 10. One republican, Mr. Little field (Me.), and nine democrats voted against it Several democrats took the position that the Nelson amendment was" a weak and ineffectual attempt to pro vide for corporation publicity. Mr. Mann (111.), on behalf of the repub licans, contended, on the contrary, that it was a better measure of pub licity than had been presented ia any other bill. The remainder of the day was de voted to the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropriation committee, gave notice that at the proper time he would have two amendments, one to provide for the purchase of a site and the erec tion of a three-story, 400-room office building for members to be connected with the capitol by a subway and to cost $3,800,000, and the other an ap propriation of $2,500,000 to carry out the original plans for beautifying and enlarging the main wing of the cap itol. The notable feature of the general debate on the bill was a speech by Mr. De Armond (Mo.) on the Hanna bill to pension ex-slaves. He spoke in a sarcastic vein, but the subject assum ed a serious phase when Mr. Richard son (Tenn.) said adventurers in the south were using the bill to impose on ignorant, credulous negroes, and called on Mr. Cannon to give assur ance that the passage of such a measure was not contemplated. This assurance Mr. Cannon gave. Sunday, February 22, was set aside for paying tribute to the memory of the late Representative Tongue of Oregon. Eulogies upon the life and public services of the late Representa tive Rumple of Iowa were also or dered on the same day. Mr. Hepburn (la.), chairman of the interstate commerce commission, then called up the conference report upon the department of commerce bill. Mr. Richardson (Ala.), one of the conferees on the bill, explained his reasons for deciding to support the Nelson amendment concerning the bu reau of corporations. He did not be lieve any democrat could sustain him self by oposing everything aimed at the trusts because it was of republi can origin. But he did not believe the Nelson amendment was aimed at the trusts. He said it was a travesty upon what it claimed to be. It was, he said, an "ultra-diluted dose." Its purpose, he declared, was not to authorize the president to proceed against the trusts but simply to secure information upon which he could base recommend ations. This was a pure response to the bold threats which were heralded abroad that an extra session would be called unless effective legislation were enacted. Mr. Ball (Tex.), who followed Mr. Richardson, ridiculed the program of the administration regarding anti trust legislation. The administration was represented as anxious to secure the passage of the Nelson and Elkins bills, and it was pretended that the Standard Oil company was sending telegrams to prominent senators against their passage. WAS NOT LOOKING FOR WAR. Uncle Sam Will Have Vessel on the Scene. WASHINGTON. D. C Although it was recognized here that the feeling between several of the Central Amer ican republics was at high tension because of the political conditions ex isting there, yet the officials were not prepared for reports that war had been declared. No later than Saturday last Senor Lopez, the Salvadorean minister, had reassuring advices from his gov ernment which indicated that the peo ple were for peace. Secretary Hay has been exerting his influences, merely in the capacity, however, of a good friend, to prevent the outbreak or hostilities in Central America. The United States will soon have naval representation on the Pacific coast, as Admiral Glass is about to leave for Amalapa island, off Hon duras. MOUNTED MEN ROB A TRAIN. Burlington Express Held Up Soon Af ter Midnight Near Butte. BUTTE, Mont The Burlington ex press. No. 6, eastbound, was held up shortly after midnight on the North ern Pacific tracks, eight miles east of here, near Homestead, by five mount ed men. They covered the sides of the train trith their guns, uncoupled the engine, mail and express cars, and ran them ahead of the train about two miles. The trainmen of the passenger train, after the robbers had left with the engine and cars, hastened back toward Butte and met an incoming freight train, the engine of which was uncoupled and run to Butte and the alarm given. A sheriff and posse and force of police have left for the scene on a special train. The railway offi cials have asked the penitentiary offi cials for their bloodhounds. Is' Bad for Sen Rioters. WASHINGTON, D. C Senator Thursday introduced a bill providing fines of $1,000 for persons engaged in riots at sea. A Mil provrctng lor postal checks in place of all bills of less than $5 was introduced by Sen ator Penxoso- DEMANDFORGASH GERMANY WANTS $344000 BEFORE ARBITRATION. SETS ASIDE AN AGREEMENT Refuses to Recognize Count Von Quadt's Actions in Venezuelan Mat terGreat Britain and Italy Re nounce the Action of Germany. WASHINGTON Germany has ig nored its previous engagement, made with Mr. Bowen by Count A. von Quadt-Wykradt-Izzy and insisted on a cash payment of $340,000. or a lien on the customs receipts of one of the Venezuelan ports until this is paid. This information was conveyed to Mr. Bowen Wednesday by Baron voB Sternberg. Mr. Bowen immediately refused to yield the receipts of any port prior to The Hague decision, but left the mat ter of a cash payment to the German minister to determine. "If Germany can afford to confess that it does not stand by. agreements signed by its duly accredited diplo mats," replied Mr. Bowen, "I am will ing to guarantee payment on the day the protocol is signed of the total amount asked in the original ultima tum." That response has been cabled to the German foreign office. Great Britain and Italy have re nounced any responsibility for the ac tion of Germany and have informed Mr. Bowen that they will stand by all agreements made with him and will not be influenced by the action of Ger many. With the exception of the demand for an increased cash payment the Ger man protocol, in all essential respects, conforms to that of Great Britain, but is more concise. All three pro tocols provide for the immediate re turn of all vessels seized by the block ading ships. It is stated that the action of Ger many in asking for $340,000 instead of contenting itself with 5,500, is due to a misunderstanding of certain steps in the negotiation which had been passed on by Count von Quadt before the arrival of Baron von Sternberg. tn the original ultimatum addressed to Venezuela by the three govern ments 15,300 bolivars was demanded by Great Britain and Germany and 2,300,000 bolivars by Italy. A paper was signed at the British embassy by the three representatives of the allies, the British and Italian ambassador and the German charge, Count Quadt. and by Mr. Bowen, by which the allied powers agreed to ac cept a cash payment, or an adequate guaranty for the eventual satisfaction of their claims, as a condition prece dent to the raising of the blockade. Mr. Bowen offered 20 per cent of the customs receipts of Puerto Cabello and La Guayra as a guaranty for the payment "of all claims." Later he consented to give the British govern ment 5,500 cash in view or their con tention that they desired immediate satisfaction for outrages committed on British subjects. No objection was made at the time by the Italian ambas sador or the German charge. The three powers accepted the guaranty offered as entirely satisfactory. VALUABLE MAIL PACKAGE LOST. Letters Containing $50,000 in Commer cial Paper Missing. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. A package of letters containing upwards of $50. 000 in commercial paper was lost by the postal authorities from a pouch on the Pennsylvania train leaving Louisville at midnight January 31 and running to Chicago via Indianap olis. The postal authorities have failed to produce the missing package. The loss was first made known by com plaints coming to the Indianapolis postoffice irom towns along the line. Twenty-one complaints have been made and nearly all speak of letters lost with commercial paper in them. The theory at present at the post office is that the package was left in a pouch through the carelessness of an employe after it was thought to have been emptied. No suspicion rests on any one of wrong doing, and no attempt has been made to cash any of the missing checks. HIS ANSWER IS EVASIVE. Cleveland Does Not Say that He is Not Candidate for President. CINCINNATI In response to a di rect inquiry as to whether he was a candidate or will accept another nom ination for the presidency the follow ing has been received from former President Grover Cleveland: "PRINCEON, N. J. To the Editor of the Times-Star, Cincinnati: Dear Sir I have received your letter of the 4th inst, asking on behalf of the Times Star for an expression regarding my intentions as related to the next demo cratic nomination for the presidency. I cannot possibly bring my mind to the belief that a condition or senti ment exists that makes any expres sion from me on the subject of the least importance. Yours very truly, -GROVER CLEVELAND." Passports Needed in South. MOBILE. Ala. Information-was re ceived here Sunday from Honduras to the effect that because of the revolu tionary troubles, all persons coming into that country must have passports. Three passengers on the steamer His- pania, leaving for Puerto Cortez. were j required to secure passports before the vessel sailed. MUST CURB TRUCTS. President Prepares to Call Special Session to Convene on March 5. WASHINGTON. It can be slated by authority that unless anti-trust legislation at least reasonably satis factory to the administration is passed at the present sossloa. Presi dent Roosevelt wiil call an extraordi nary session of congrois on March 3. The president himself has told mem bers of congress of his desire and of his determination in this regard and it is understood that the announcement was direct and unqualified. It is further stated that the de termination of the president wa3 reached only after careful considera tion of the strenuous c!Torts that are being made to dcfe.it any anti-trust legislation by congress. These efforts have covered a wide range. They were characterized by cne prominent republican leader: "The most re markable of which I have "had any personal knowlcdg? during my public life." UNION PACIFIC LOSES CASH. Court Decides thst SSC0.C00 Must Go to Government. BOSTON, Mass. In the Unitea States circuit court Thursday Judge Colt decided that the entire fund ia dispute between the federal govern ment and the Emergency Loan &. Trust company should go to the United States. The amount is SG00, 000, now in the hands of the Amer ican Loan & Trust company of Bos ton. The decision is believed tj finally settle the long controversy between the United States and the Unicn Pa cific railroad, for which the trust company acted as -referee. Powers Will Sue Together. LONDON Mr. Bowen's formal ac ceptance of the British protocol is not believed here to be likely to hasten to any great extent the conclusion of the Venezuelan negotiations. The allies' ambassadors have been strictly enjoin ed not to sign any of the protocols until all three powers are satisfied with the terms, when the signatures will be simultaneous. When the ques tion of separate treatment of the al lies is brought before The Hague court of arbitration the triple alliance will appear as one power, their interests be ing regarded as identical. Favor Hanna Pension Bill. FORT WORTH, Tex. At the regu lar meeting of R. E. Lee camp, Con federate Veterans, a resolution in dorsing the Senator Hanna bill to pension ex-slaves was introduced by State Historian Judge C. C. Cum mings, and passed by an almost unan imous vote. There was some objec tion en the ground that the resolution might be construed as political. Defeat the Suffrage Bill. TOPEKA. Kan. The Kansas legis lature Wednesday, contrary to expec tation, finally ended the aspirations of the women cf Kansas to vote for presi dential electors. The vote in the house on the equal suffrage proposi tion was 51 for and 62 against. Tues day it was announced that enough votes had been pledged to secure the passage of the resolution. To Help the Old Soldier. WASHINGTON. D. C Represen tative Aplin of Michigan introduced a bill Monday granting a pension of $12 a month to all soldiers and sailors who served at least one year in the civil war. A bill introduced by Rep resentative Marshall of North Dakota permits the free transmission through the mails of pension papers mailed by pensioners to pension agents. Rucsia Prepares for War. LONDON A dispatch from St. Pe tersburg says all the ofGcers of the Russian army reserves have been no tified to hold themselves Tn reaameas to rejoin their regiments in twenty four hours, in the event of mobiliza tion orders being issued. The meas ure, it is added, appears to be con nected with the trouble in the Bal kans. Sigsbee Prefers League Island. WASHINGTON. D. C Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who has been con sidered in connection with the com mand of the navy yard at Bremerton, Wash., has expressed ?. preference fcr assignment to the command of the League Island navy yard at Phiiadel pnia, and it is probable that his wishci will be respected. Newspaper 'zr. Suicides. SEATTLE. Wash. John W. Pratt, a well known newspaper man and law yer, committed suicide Monday during a tit of insanity. He killed himself with a shotgun in the bathroom of his house, the charge piercing his heart. Mr. Pratt was 48 years of age. and leaves a widow and fcur children. He has been mentally unbalanced for a year, but never morbid or violent He r.as at one time managing editor of the New York World. ERIE CANAL MAY BE CEDED Stele Constitution is No Br to Transfer. ALBANY. N. V. The attorney gen eral has decided that it Is practical to cede a small portion of the Erie canal to the" United States government for ship building purposes, despite the state constitution. The opinion is giv- i en m a letter to Major Thoma3 W. Symond; head of the United States engineering corps for the BcSoIo dis trict. " Ttri I 1 i V V t i t 1 t I i " ! ttf TUE6HAMS. nu 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 m : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 it James Glaisher, the meterologist and teronaut, is dead. The Austrian and Russian embas sies will present to the porte the plan af the proposed reforms in Macedonia. The senate committee on judiciary decided to hold special meetings for the consideration of the trust ques tion. The report of the senate committee at Havana in favor of the ratification of the reciprocity treaty has been or dered to be printed. The Montana house killed the wo man suffrage bill by a vote of 41 to 24. This effectually disposes of the measure at this session. It is persistently asserted that Aus tria is preparing a partial mobilization af her military forces in view of pos sible events in the Balkans. ' Samuel W. Glenn, the veteran actor, died at Baltimore, aged 75. In his early days Mr. Glenn was famous as an actor of German characters. The French government had not re ceived any. information regarding the tidal wave disaster in the Society is lands beyond the press reports. The Illinois state senate, by a vote of 43 to 1, adopted a joint resolution in favor of electing United States sen ators by direct vote of the people. The report that Speaker Henderson would enter the law firm of Simpson, Thatcher, Barnum & Bartlett of New York City was denied by the firm. J. K. Davidson & Co.'s elevator "A," at Parsons, Kan., the largest elevator in that part of the state, was destroy ed by fire. Loss, $80,000; insurance, 140.000. Leo G. Berliner, a New York music publisher, was found dead on a Penn sylvania railroad train en route from New York to Philadelphia. Berliner died from heart failure. In the executive session of the sen ate a memorial was read from the leg islature of the state of Washington protesting against the ratification of the Alaska boundary treaty. At New York John L. Sullivan, for-5 mer heavyweight champion prize fight er, was discharged in bankruptcy. Sul livan filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt November 28 last, placing his liabilities at $2,658, all unsecured, and his assets at $60 in clothing. A verdict for $20,000 damages was returned by a jury in Judge Hanecy's court at Chicago in favor of Miss Nellie Scully of Austin, who brought suit against the Lake Street Elevated Railroad company. The plaintiff charg ed that sh,e was permanently injured in a collision. Postmaster General Payne has or dered a modification of the postal laws and regulations regarding the use of the mail sacks of the government by senators, representatives and others. The postal authorities have discovered that large numbers of the sacks have been kept for a long period. The president has signed the bill appropriating $1,51)0.000 for the con struction of a new building for the de partment of agriculture In Washing ton. Plans for the new structure will be drawn at ence. The building will be erected on the plaza directly in front of the present building. One hundred thousand souvenirs for distribution to contributors to the McKinley memorial fund have been received at Canton. O.. from New York and will be sent out to postmas ters. Copies will be sent individual contributors as soon as an additional consignment is received from the print ers. Bishop Hare, Episcopal bishop of the Dakotas. preached at the Church of the Incarnation. New York, on the work among the Indians in his jurisdiction. Bishop Hare traced the history of the Niobrara league from its inception, thirty years ago. The missionajy work has been successful, he said, and at the present time, there are eighty five congregations with both native and white priests. Information has been received to the effect that James Smithson, the foun der of the Smithsonian Institution, is about to be removed from his grave n Genoa. Italy, to make room for a quarry. A movement has been started to have the United States government bring his body to this country and give him a permanent resting place in the grounds of the institution which he founded. Capital punishment for murder may be abolished in Missouri. A commit tee of the house decided to recom mend a bill making the penalty for murder in the first degree a peniten tiary offense, at the discretion of the jury. The house committee on ways and means favorably reported the bill pro viding that all registered breeding an imals be admitted duty free whether they are to be retained as the property of the importer or are brought in to be sold. "There is no foundation for the story," declared Secretary Root, refer ring to the publication of a rumor in New York that he will resign his po sition in the cabinet after the adjourn ment of congress March 4 and resume his law practice in New York. The failure of the Brazilian Fortress Debarra to salute the cruiser Detroit recently has been officially explained a? having been due to the absence of the commander of the fort. The Wash ington government, it is understood, regards the incident as closed. James Brice, M. P., speaking at Ab erdeen, referred to the Macedonian danger as being real and near. The government, he said., ought to exert its utmost influence in pressing re forms on Turkey, so as to avert, if possible, a European conflagration. osqqoqooooooo :o alaw PV avwflaWBvO O Cotarims o o State iBank.! o la tteattataw o o o o 44 tVys Interest AND Rolf u o o o o 9 Ji J" SOOT DRAFTS UN Oka, NewYtrt. o o o o o o 6 & o j gMys (Bood fioteg, mi kdp. ir. T PPican and omacTOas MMUMO. 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