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f g 5s VI :- :! '-.-v 1- EWSTARSftDDED JOINT STATEHOOD' BILL PASSES LOWZR HOUSE. THIRTY THHEE OPPOSE MEASURE Dbt.4H-mid Fer Sfm&ljtaBut r to Practically Featureless'- Vote 'thowijrtilfor the Measure and 150 in OppM'.tlon Thereto. WASHINGTON The louse passed the statehood bill according to sched ule on Thursday. The republican op position to' the measure, spent its en tire force yesterday and no effort was made to defeat the bill on its final pas sage, but thirty-three of the "insur gents" voting against fbe measure. The bill passed by the vote of 194 to 150. The debate which preceded this vote began at 11 o'clock and was practic ally featureless so far as any hope was entertained of changing the measure In the slightest decree. The bill as passed provides that Oklahoma and Indian Territory shall constitute one state under the name Oklahoma and that Arizona and New Mexico shall constitute one state under the name of Arizona. Should the terms of ad minKsion be ratified by the residents of the territories in question their re spective state constitutions must con tain clauses prohibiting the sale of in toxicating liquors and plural mar riages. The constitution of Arizona must prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians forever and that of Oklahoma for twenty-one years. There are many .other .stipulations governing schools, courts and political subdivisions of the proposed new states. Little interest was manifested in the day's proceedings aside fiom the actual vote on the bill. Basing his prediction on the great future development of Arizona and New Mexico, on the accomplishment of his own state. Mr. Kahn. Cal., depicted the wrong that was bring done in joining these two territories as one state. Mr. Mondell. Wyo.. followed in the same line. He depicted the lime when the representatives of the flour ishing west would object to the rt-pre-sentat'on accorded the dead and dying east because of its past prosperity. The debate shifted to the other side at this point. Mr. Cole. O.. was op posed to substituting hills for homes and mountains for men. Mr. Capron, R. I., began his speech in favor of the bill and said he would yield to Mr. Hepburn if he would recount the ex perience of the territories of Maine and Iowa. Mr. Hepburn complied. Mr. Smith, Ariz., made a most em phatic denial of charges that the rail road and mining interests were work ing against joint statehood. The roll call on the bill was begun promptly at 3 o'clock. In just twenty two minutes the result was announced, 194 ayes, 150 noes and 8 answering present "The bill is passed," declared Speak er Cannon. Thirty-three republicans voted against the bill. FIXING THE BILL TO SUIT DEMOCRATS WASHINGTON The republican members of the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce held a caucus and agreed to amendments to the Hepburn railroad rate bill, which they think may satisfy the democratic members of the committee and make a unanimous report of the committee possible. By the Hepburn bill the in terstate commerce commission was or iginally empowered to fix a maximum rate. The democrats on the commit tee objected to this use of the word "maximum," saying it was not definite. To meet the objections of the demo crats the republicans have agreed to change the wording so it will read: "A just, reasonable and fair remun erative rate which shall be the maxi mum rate." JUMPS FROM MOVING TRAIN. Prisoner Escapes from Train Near Rush vi lie, Neb. LEAD, S. D. Passengers on the Northwestern train were amazed the other day, when just this side of Rush ville, Neb., a man suddenlv kicked out the window lights, and plunged feet foremost from the moving train. He was a prisoner who had just finished erving a term in the penitertiary in Virginia and was be'ng brought back to Dawes county. Neb., by Sheriff Mote. Nebraska had waitd sometime -to get her hands on this man. only to lose him at the last moment. The train was stopped, and the sheriff with assistance immediate v started a hunt for the man. but although he was handcuffed he succeeded in making good his escape and up to the present time has not been found. Thompson is Confirmed. WASHINGTON David E. Thomp son of Lincoln was on Wednesday con- r firmed by the senate as ambassador to Mexico. The confirmation came soon er than expected and it turns out that there was no serious effort to ratee opposition to it. Aside from a few personrl inquiries, it is said, senators of the foreign relations committPe did not go into the matter of the charge against the Nebraskan. It is net known at the state department just when Thompson will take the new post. Five Years for l.nd Fraud. DENVER Convicted of perjury on all counts contained in the federal in dictment charging him with complicity In the extensive land frauds in eastern Colorado. W. Irwin was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary id fined $500. Irwin is an Akron real estate dealer and, according to the government, he is the man who as sisted materially in preparing the fraudulent final proofs for timber culture entries' on government land and assisted in disposing to' innocent parties the land wrongfully eained. HAVE A NEW TAC!C The Claim Set Forth by Chicago Packers. CHICAGO President Roosevelt ha been made the central figure around which revolves the entire case involv ing the pleas of the indicted packers for immunity from farther prosecution by the government on charges of be ing in a conspiracy jto combine in re straint of tra'e and commerce. At torney William J. Hynes, for the de fendants, in his opening statement to the jury hearing the immunity pleas, read an excerpt from a letter written by President Roosevelt- to Attorney General Moody, in the Atchison, To peka & Santa Fe rebate case, which, was a part of the communications be tween the two men called for by con gress some time ago. This letter is taken by the packer, as an admission by the president thai the. Department of Commerce and Labor and the De- partment of Justice worked together to indict the packers, supporting the contention of the packers upon which they rest for immunity. The defendant packers will en deavor to interject the letter into the case of evidence, just as if the pi est dent wss here and testified concerning it. The letetr was written by the presi dent June 12. 1905. at the time the federal grand jury was sittintr in Chi cago on the Beef trust inqcvy. That part of tiie letter read by Attorney Hynes and which will be introduced by the defendants, if possible, as evi dence from President Roosevelt, fol lows: "With my approval the Department of Justice, with the assistance of the Department of Commerce of Labor, has for some months been endeavor ing to find out whether or not they can obtain legal evindence of such wilful and deliberate violations of the injunction by any individual, if the srrand jury now sitting in Chicago finds an indictment against any indi vidual connected with the packing corporations it will be because in its judgment such legal evidence of tho violation of the injunction has been laid before it." The letter is purported to be s'gned by President Roosevelt and is taken by the defendants as proof of their contentions. "That letter Is a public document and we will introduce it as evidence in this case." said Attorney John S. Miller, one of the packers' attorneys. If the government contests it we can, of course, call for an original copy." DEWEY HEARD FROM BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY WASHINGTON The dry dock Dewey en route to the Philippines, has again been heard from, a message received at the navy department from the commandant of the coaling sta tion at San Juan. Porto Rico, report ing that the Dewey had been spoken to Friday night by the armored cruis er Maryland, when 648 miles distant from that vessel. The Dewey was in latitude 27.52 north and longitude 48. 29 west She was traveling four knots an hour. Everything was going well with the expedition and all on board were well. HAVE A NEW TACK. The Claim Set Forth by Chicago Parkers. CHICAGO President Roosevelt has been made the central figure around which revolves the entire case Involv ing the pleas of the indicted packers for immunity from further prosecution by the government on charges of be ing in a conspiracy to combine in re straint of trade and commerce. At torney William J. Hynes, for the de fendants, in his opening statement to the jury hearing the immunity pleas, read an excerpt from a letter written by President Roosevelt to Attorney General Moody, in the Atchison. To peka & Santa Fe rebate case, which was a part of the communications be tween the two men called for by con gress some time ago. This letter is taken by the packers as an admission by the president that the Department of Commerce and Labor and the De partment of Justice worked together by the defendants as proof of their contentions. "That letter Is a public document and we will introduce it as evidence in this case," sa'd Attorney John S. Miller, one of the packers' attorneys. If the government contests it we can, of course, call for an original copy." WILL ASK ROOSEVELT TO SAVE A LIFE ANTWERP A committee of prom inent Belgians appointed for the pur pose of seeking the release by the Turkish government of Edward Joris, the Belgian condemned to death by a native court at Constantinople for al leged participation in the attempt to assassinate the sultan in July last, de cided to send a petition to Miss Alice Roosevelt asking her to interest Pres ident Roosevelt, in the hope that he might possibly intervene in behalf of Joris. Proposal to Sell Lands. WASHINGTON Representative Kinkaid introduced a bill making it lawful for the commissioner of the general land office to order into the market and sell for not less than 50 cents an acre any Isolated tract of public domain containing less than 320 acres which is cr has been subject to entry as a homestead under provi sions of an act to amend the home stead law as to certain unapropriated and unreserved lands in the state of Nebraska, "which in his judgment would be proper to expose for sale." Three Hundred Men Drown. RIO JANEIRO, Brazil The Brizil ian turret ship Aquidaban has been sunk at Port Jacrapagua. south of Rio Janeiro, as the result of an exploisoa on board. It is reported that 300 of the crew perisned and that only one offi cer was saved. Isle of Pines Goes to Cuba. WASHINGTON The senate, com mittee on foreign relations voted to re port the treaty with Cuba, ceding the Isle of Pines to that republic. The tretv was not amended. WORK TO BE DONE CONGRESSIONAL DOINCiS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK. PLENTY OF BUSINESS ON HAND The Moroccan Conference, Franco-Venezuelan- Question, Shipping Bill, Statehood Measure and Other Mat ters to Be Considered. WASHINGTON Except for possible developments in the Franco-Venezuelan crisis and possible through unex pected complications in the Moroccan conference the week begins with little promise of news events an unusual character. Tne crisis in the rTanco-Ventnuelan question which seemed imminent has passed for the moment, as France has said she would await "a propitious time" for taking such action against Venezuela, as she has decided upon. It is intimated that her desire is to await the conclusion of the Algeciras conference before involving herself with Venezuela. The Moroccan conference promises very definite action as the graver prob lems it is to confront are yet some ways off. Though the alignment of the delegates is more marked than a week ago there is still a feeling of uncer tainty as to the outcome. It is gener ally believed that the longer the con ference lasts the better chance for its successful termination. The private discussions -which the French and Ger man delegates have had created a op timistic feeling among the other con ferees. The senate will begin the week with the consideration of the Chinese boy cott. The question will come up in connection with a resolution offered last week by Senator Tillman, direct ing the committee on immigration to investigate the conditions of Chinese opposition to American manufacturers. Senator Gallinger will make an effort today to secure further consideration of the shipping bill and it is his pur pose to press that measure upon the at tention of the -senate as insistently as the circumstances will permit, at least for the present, by many republican sen ators. It is suspected by some of the friends of the shipping bill that there is a disposition to keep the measure in its place for the purpose of holding off the statehood bill, but they say that while they are not prepared to let go of the shipping bill for the present they can displace it whenever so dis posed with the statehood bill. The antagonists of statehood do not admit this and it looks as if the light over the admission of new states might be in itiated in this way. It is not probable, however, that this stage of the contest will be reached for some time. The statehood bill will be reported by Senator Beveridge from the com mittee on territories today. The com mittee has given no instructions to him as to bringing the bill up in the senate, but he will press it as rapidly as he can without prejudice to other party measures. The friends of tho bill expect very determined opposition and a long contest is among the strong probabilities. The principal point of controversy Is the uniting of New Mex ico and Arizona, and a special effort will be made ho secure the adoption of Senator Foraker's amendment, giv ing the people of Arizona an opportu nity of voting separately on the propo sition. BRITISH COLUMBIA IS DISSATISFIED WITH CANADA MONTREAL A dispatch to the spasmodic movements that have been going on in British Columbia for the last few years toward secession from the Canadian federation are becoming more serious. At the opening of the provincial legislature, the dispatch says, Mr. McGowan. member for Van couver, made a speech in which he called upon the government to ask better financial terms from the Domin ion, not as a favor, but as a right, and to prepare in case of refusal, a mon ster petition to King Edward, request ing the severance of the ties between British Columbia and the Canadian confederation. TO BE GIVEN FREE HAND. France Looked To To Solve the Vene zuelan Problem. WASHINGTON Convinced of the sincerity of the assurances received from France regarding the loyalty to the Monroe doctrine and all that it involves, the Washington government I has given the Paris government a free hand in the execution of the program for the solution of the Venezuelan ' problem. The conferences on this phase of the situation occurred some I time ago and M. Jusserand, the , French ambassador, has final assur- j ance that the efforts to obtain diplo- matic treatment for its charge d'af- j faires at Caracas will not be inter- ! preted at Washinctcn as in any way violative of the Monroe doctrine. Present for Miss Rosevelt. HAVANA The senate passed an ap propriation of $25 000 for the purchase of a wedding cift for Miss Alice Roose velt. The bill directs President Palma to select a gift for Miss Rosevelt. Each of the three senators introducing the bill spoke in a similar tone to Senator j Zayas. who said that Cuba owed some evidence of appreciation to its unfail ing friend. Theodore Rosevelt. and that the wedding of his daushter afforded opportunity to demonstrate Cuba's love for and appreciation for her illustrious father. Stock Sale Tax Law Valid. NEW YORK The constitutionality of the stock transfer tax law of New j York state affirmed by a decision of the ' appellate division of the supreme ' court. About $5,000,000 annual taxes are added to the state revenues by the decision. The case decided was a test against Albert J. Hatch, stock broker, who was charged with having sold and delivered shares of railroad stock with out paying the tax required by this law. Four justices decided for the constitutionality of the law and cae against it- I3LE OF PINES TREATY GOE3. Senate Committee en Foreign Rela t'oits to Report Favorably. WASHINGTON The treaty under which the United States relinquished to Cuba all .claim or title to the Isle of Pines, which has been pending since November 11. 1903, was ordered re ported by a majority of the senate committee on foreign relations. There will be a minority report presented by Senator Morgan and signed by two or more members of the committee amending the treaty so as to give ad ditional protection to the interests of Americans who have investments on the island. As reported by the major ity, the treaty is exactly as it was re ported and made public November 24, 1903. It provides that the title to the island shall be relinquished to Cuba in con sideration of the grants of coaling and naval stations in Cuba heretofore made by the Cuban government to the United States. It Is the contention of the majority of the foreign relations committee that article 3 of the treaty gives ample protection to American interests. This art'ele stipulates that citizens of the Un'ted States who at the time of exchange of ratifications of the treaty shall be residing or hold ing property in the Isle of Pines shall suffer no diminution of the rights and priviliges they have acquired. They shall have the rieht to carry on their industry, commerce and professions, being subject to such laws as are ap plicable to other foreigners. THE DRY roCK DEWEY IS MAKING COOP TIME WASHINGTON The big dry dock Dewey is getting along well on her way to the Philippines and the almost daily reports received at the navy depart ment by wireless telegraphy have al most assured the officials of the suc cess of the venturesome experiment. On Friday came two messages from the naval commandant at San Juan Porto Rico, transmitting news of the dock received through the chain of scout ships thrown out from Admiral Brownson's cruiser squadron. The first message, timed at 8 o'clock in the morning, reported the dock in lattitude 2.44 and longitude 41.23. with weather fine and the expedition mail ing an average of 100 miles per day. WEIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES. Influence is Being Felt at Moroccan Conference. ALGECIRAS Henry White, American ambassador to Italy, ana head of the American delegation to the Moroccan conference, is making the weight of the United States 'felt In quiet endeavors to bring France and Germany nearer together before the disputed questions arise in the confer ence. These questions cannot long be delayed, as the consideration of econ omic and financial reforms will begin next week. It has been Impossible for the United States to take the lead in seeking a way toward an agreement that shall guarantee to all countries an equal footing in Morocco and yet realize in somt respects the special position cf France. It is a difficult task, but all the governments except those directly concerned are assisting in it because of the danger of the situation should the conference fall. Great Britain is with France and is not disposed to ask France to modify her views. Italy, however, as the ally of Germany and the friend of France, and Russia, as the ally of France and the friend of Germany, are co-operating in efforts to find a compromise. Rockefeller Ranch Sold. COLBY. Kas. News has just been received of the transfer of the Frank Rockefeller rmch in Rawlins county, Kansas, to Crai L. Spencer, nn East ern Neraska man. The tr?W comprises 9.120 acres, and about $80,000 is in volved in' the deal. Craig L. Spencer, the purch"sT. ex pects to imrrove the bind and nut it under cultivation. This sale is tne lar et deal ever negotiated in Kansas land. western THE M0RR00AN POLICY CRITICISED BY MONEY WASHINGTON The fore'gn affairs of the United States continued on Fri day to hold the attention of the senate, the Moroccan and Dominican matters being the questions immediately at is sue. Mr. Money was the principal speaker and he talked for over two hours in opposition to the coure of the administration with reference to both San Dominco and Morocco. He con tended that there was darger of be coming involved unnecessarily in the affairs of other countries by participat ing in the AI"0"iras conference and that this country was not sufficiently concerned with the conduct of p.fairs in Santo Domingo to justify our course in that island. He also took the posi tion that the president had transcend ed his authority there. Scon to Pop the Question. BIARRITZ, France King Alfonso, travel'ng incognito as the Marquis of Covadonga, arrived here in an automo bile on Friday from San Sebastion and immediately visited the Princess Ena of Battenberg and her mother at the villa Mouriscot. where they lunched to gether. The king appeared to be in most joyful humor, graciously salut:ng the crowds along the roads. The formal proposal cf marriare may be made Saturday or Monday during the do wager queen's visit. Iowa Victim of Valencia. VICTORIA, B. C The body of Fred Erickson of Oelwein, la., has been found a mile east of Cape Beale. His purse contained $90. He had an identi fication card in his pocket. Foreign Commerce Large WASHINGTON The foreign com merce of the United States approached surprisingly near to the three billion dollar point in the calendar year. 100.". accoiding to a report issued b- the bu reau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor. WARE CONVICTED " UTH DAKOTA CLERGYMAN GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY. A VERDICT ON SEVEN COUNTS Two Years Prison and Maximum Fine of Ten Thousand Penalty Defense ' Asks to Prepare a Motion for a New Trial. OMAHA "Guilty, as charged in the indictment excepting the eight count of the first indictment," was the ver dict of the twelve men who had been trying for the last fourteen days Rev. George G. Ware, ctor of the Episco pal church of Lead. S. D., president of the U. B. I. Land and Cattle company of Hooker county, Nebraska, jointly indicted with Frank W. Lambert and Harry Welsh for alleged conspiracy in securing fradulent filings for the pur pose of defrauding the United States out of title to some 20,000 acres of land within the U. B. I enclosure. The penalty in such cases is two years' imprisonment and a fine the maximum of which is $10,000. The jury went out at 10:25 Friday morning and reached its verdict at 3:20 Friday afternoon. Fifteenth min utes later the jury filed into the court rom, the interim being reserved to notify the defendant and his attorneys, T. J. Mahoney of Omaha and Henry Frawley of Beadwod, S. D., who were waiting at Mr. Mahoney's office in the Paxton block for the verdict. Special District Attorney Rush, who prosecuted the case, was already in his office in the federal building. Ware's old bond of $5,000 holds good until he is sentenced. Defense Seeks New Trial. Immediately noon the announcement of the verdict of guilty Mr. Mahoney asked leave of the court to prepare a motion for a new trial and Judge Mun ger said: "Will the latter part of next week do? If so I will give you until that time and further action will be sus pended in the meantime." Mr. Mahoney replied. "We will have the motion ready at that time." The verdict in full is: In the District Court of the United States. District of Nebraska The United States against George G. Ware. Nos. 21 and 23, Docket O. Consolidat ed: We. the jury, duly empanelled and sworn to try the issues joined in the above entitled cause, do find said de fondant. George G. Ware, guilty as to the first, second, third, four, fifth, sixth and seventh counts, not guilty as to the eighth count and guilty as to tho ninth count in indictment 21. docket O. In the manner and form charged by the indictment therein. We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn to try the issues joined In the above entitled cause, do find said de fendant. George G. Ware, gu'lty as to all of the seven counts in indictment No. 23. docket O. in the manner and form charged by the indictment there in. HENRY C. LUDDEN, Foreman. The trial of the case began January 10, the jury being empanelled the fol lowing morning. A motion to quash the indictment was overruled by Judge Munger and the case proceeded to trial. The government put about forty witnesses on the stand, including the two co-defendants. Frank W. Lambert and Harry Welsh, both of whom had pleaded guilty to the indictments and were already in custody or under bond. The defense put but sixteen witnesses on the stand, chief of whom was the' defendant. Georee G. Ware. The other witnesses for the deferse were intro1 duced chiefly to fmneach the testimony of Lambert and Welsh. MEASURES CONCERNIHC THE PUBLIC DOMAIN WASHINGTON The senate com mittee on public lands committed it splf to sunoort three comnlete mea- snres coacerning the public domain. The first is the repeal of the timber and stone acts; the second to author ize the secretary of the interior to sell the right to cut matured timber on public lands of more value for timber than agriculture, and the third to au thorize the sale of lands which have their greatest value in their marble and stone deposits. A bill incorporat ing these questions will be adopted by the committee, probably through the amendment of the Hnnsbrough bill for the repeal of the timber and stone act. Gen. Wheeler Dead. NEW YORK General Joseph Whe'er. the famous confederate cav alry leader, and a brigadier general of the United States army since the war with Spain, died at 5:33 Thursdav af ternoon at the home of his sister. Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn. The vet eran of the two wars was fiO years of age. but in suite of bis age there was hope until within a few hours of his deith for his recovery from the attack of pneumonia which caused his death. To Promote Army Efficiency. WASHINGTON The war depart ment will recommend to congress that an anrrobriation be made which will permit the assembling of all available troops in the Un'ted States, except the coast artillery, at about seven camps in the United States for the purpose of drills and practice which the military authorities deem essential to the pro motion of the efficiency in the army. If congress anpronr'ates the mor.?y it is proposed to establish two camps on the Atlantic side and two on the Pacific side. To Kesp Tcu-:sts at Home. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah The con ference arranged by tho Salt Lake Commercial club and intended to de vise plans for attracting tourists to the scenic portions of the United States in preference to Eurone, opened here. It has been dstanatpd the "ee America first conference. Delegates were pres eat from all parts of the country and ronrp;onted cities, states, commercial bodies ami other organizations. The object is to get tourists to spend this money at home, thus heing benefacc- i ors f their own countn-. CAUCU3 RULE WINS Insurgents on Statehood Measure De feated by Decisive Vote. WASHINTON When the smoke of the livllest legislative battle of the session had cleared up in the house on Wednesdav Speaker Cannon and I his organization were in complete con trol and the joint statehood program jf the administration had been adopt ed. Forty-three republican "insur gents" were down to defeat, having voted vainly with the democrats to gain control of the rule, the terms of which are to govern the statehood oil in the passage through the house. The vote ordeting the previous question on the ule was 192 ayes and 105 nayes. This cleanly defeated the opposition, the full strength of which was polled and little interest was taken on the vote for the adoption of the rule which immediately followed and was carried by a .majority of thirty. Previous to the vote the debate on the rule proceeded under high tension. The speeches were short, but the words uttered were hot and full of sting. MARSHALL FIELD LEAVES $8,000,000 TO CHiCACO CHICAGO By the will of the late Marshall Field, the city of Chicago is made the beneficiary to the extent of $8,000,000, which is to be used for the endowment of the Field Columbian museum, now situated in Jackson park. The entire bequest for a museum, however. Is made uron the express condition that within six years from the date of the death of Mr. Field there shall be provided for the mu seum, without cost to it. lands which shall be satisfactory to the trustees as the site for the permanent home of the museum. If within the six years the site has not been provided, the $8,000,000 is to revert to ard be come part of the residuary estate. HOUSE AMENDS PANAMA BILL Eight-Hour Law Not to Apply to Alien Laborers. WASHINGTON The first attempt at fillibustering at this session oc curred in the house Friday in a demo cratic endeavor to defeat the provision of the urgent deficiency bill waivinc the eight-hour law for foreign laborers on the Panama canal. The amendment was placed in the bill in committee of the whole after the house had divided many times on every pretext which Minority Leader Williams could make the cause of vote. When the bill, to which the amendment was proncsed was finally finished late in the day, a demand for a separate vote and roll call on that amendment was made and ordered, at which time the house ad journed. WINDOW GLASS MONOPOLY. Manufacturers Say They. Intend tc Make Money. CLEVELAND, O. The market price of window glass Is to be con trolled by an absolute monopoly. The American Window Glass Company and the National Window Glass Company have agreed to support the market and stick together on prices. What they will do with the control the manufacturers refuse to say, furthei than that they "will make monev." THOMPSON AND GOSS LAND. Former Nominated Ambassador to Mexico and Latter District Attorney. WASHINGTON President Roose velt sent to the senate the nomina tions of two well known Nebraskans for important positions. They are D. E. Thompson of Lincoln to be ambas sador to Mexico and Charles A. Goss of Omha to be district attorney for Nebraska, to succeed Judge Barter. The nomination of D. E. Thompson to be ambassador to Mexico is a distinct promotion. He was until a few weeks ago United States minister to Brazil, a post he had held for several years. The nomination of Mr. Goss came as no surprise, as the Nebraska delega tion last week unanimously agreed that he should have the position. THE NEW PRESIDENT IS CiVEN RECOCKITION GUAQAQUIL. Ecuador It now de velops that during the attack made on tho barracks by rioters Friday night only sixty-nine persons were killed and ninety-four wounded. The sol diers resisted until the next morning and then recognized the new govern ment. Before entering Qito. the capi tal. General Alfaro. the leader of the revolution, had a four hours fisht at the village of Machachi with the gov ernment troops under Colonel I.arren. resulting in 300 men being killed and 100 wounded. Former President Garcia's troops, under General Franco and Colonel An drade, are on their way to Q'to. where they will surrender their armss. Tillman Wants Investigation. WASHINGTON Senator Tillman Introduced "a resolution directing the committee on immigration to investi qate chanres of unfair treatment of Chinese aliens traveling in the United States, by officers of the immigration service. Present for Miss Roosevelt. PEKING The dowager empress has sent to the American legation a num ber of wedding presents for Miss Alice Roosevelt. The presents consist of costly jewels, silks and ermine roes. Court Division Bill. WASHINGTON Representative Kennedy introduced a bill providing for the division of Nebraska into two federal judicial districts. Mr. Ken nedy's bill, is a duplicate of Senator Burkctt's bill introduced in the senate last week. Pendleton's Sentence Lightened. MANILA The sentenre of Lieuten ant Pendleton, who was condemned to life imprisonment for murder, has been reconsidered and changed to im prisonment for twenty years. COSTUME THAT CAUSED STIR. Carelessness and Color-Blindness ' Equally to Blame. There are still many who will re member the late Theodore D. Weld as one of the old-time, active aboli tionists. He was afflicted with cnlnr- . I blindness, and often related the fol- I lowing incident as one of the unpleas ant happenings connected therewith. Among other preparations for an ex tended lecture tour he had ordered two pairs of trousers of his tailor, one pair blue and the other green. It was a rush order, and the garments were finished off after dark and sent to his residence the same night. His first lecture was delivered at an afternoon meeting, for which he donned a pair of the new trousers. Whe-a he made his appearance on the platform an amused smile appeared on nearly every face in the audience, and a murmur of suppressed laughter was plainly audible. He looked, so far as he could, to see if there was anything wrong with his personal appearance, and, being satis fied that all was well, proceeded calm ly with his address. But he was en lightened before the evening meeting, his hostess kindly telling him that one leg of his trousers was blue and the other green. He immediately brought the other pair for her inspection, and they were found to be the same. In rushing the garments together by lamplight the parts had got mixed. Boston Herald. LATEST WRINKLES OF FASHION. Two Styles That Have Their Origin in Vanity. The fashion of wearing elbow sleeves and long gloves has given rise in Paris to a very ugly new vogue, which consists in taking a pair of long white kid gloves and cutting the hand off bodt'y. so as to leave a kid covered arm and wrist, with the hand entirely bare. In the eyes of the owners of bulky and beauteous rings the Idea has some what to recommend it. but any fash ion that leaves the hand uncovered never looks really dressed, and for that reason those who wish to be thought smart are the only ones who make it popular. Another idea introduced in the French capital, ::nd it need not be added it is already here, is concerned with that useful adjunct of a fashion able woman's toilet the gold bag. For some time past this has been worn adorned with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, with a plain gold ring that is slipped over the finger to give the wearer a secure grip upon it. Some of the smartest women carry these gold bags, the rings of which are set with stones corresponding to the stones inset in the clasps. The effect of a diamond bag ring, slipped on the finger outside a white kid glove, is most fetching. Wolves Treed a Hunter. Edouard Leduc. shantyman, who has just returned from Des Joachins. had a narrow escape from falling the victim of a pack of wolves, says the Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Globe. The shanty to which Leduc was at tached is located ten miles north ot Des Joachims, and he went out one day recently to shoot partridge About sundown he started back for camp again, when he heard a patter and saw the forms of four-footed beats all around him. Leduc's gun was a light weapon of one barrel and he took a small tree In preference to risking the continu ance of his journey. There he re mained all night, and for hours, he says, he could see the gray shadows stealthily moving about, their green eyes flashing. Once or twice he fired at some of the pack which ventured nearer than the others. Just before the day broke the animals disappear ed and he. hungry and stiff, climbed down from his perch. Oregon Trees In Austria. A. F. Miller of Sellwood yesterday made a shipment of 750 pounds of the seeds of fir and spruce trees to re plenish the depleted forests of Aus tria. One thousand pounds were wanted, but these were all that were gathered. About 600 sacks of cones were picked from young trees, from which the seeds were carefully taken. Between 200 and 300 pounds of seeds were sifted from the whole bulk that did nor. promise, only the very best being sent across the sea. Oregon fir and spruce are growing on thousands of acres of territory In Germany and Austria that had been denuded of trees. Mr. Miller has been gathering seeds of these trees for several years. He says 'that the fir Is the most popular tree and the seeds are eagerly sought for, the de mand being greater than can be sup plied. Portland Oregonian. The First Bachelor. When Adam "batched" in I'aradise. be fore the cook had '-oine. lie found his fcotwawurSc irksome ami It was neskcte some. Ad wasn't lazy, either lie was up at early dawn But lie wouldn't Ir the bedding and he wouldn't swefp the lawn. And the serpent hoad him muttering. "I won't wear any cl.es Until I find a poed fip-Ieaf on which the button prows." Beneath the couch Edenic was collected such a store Of miscellaneous rubbish as was never seen before; V.'hile in tho primal kitchen was a mes3 which I declare Was rpist: enough to make a Christian woman swear. Then the Lord looked in upon him and he pave an awful uroan. "It Is not ood. I see." He said, "that man should be a 'one " And ail terrestrial troubles from that verv date began. For Ad'im soon thereafter had become a "farrily man." lie had phmteil hos in Eden, sown, his "cirden -ns" :nd thrived, i-ut he left the dish-- st-nding till the day that Eve arrht-d. Walter Hurt. No Privileges for Passholders.'' President Cas?att of the Pennsyl- vania raiIroad, who led the way for abolition of the pass sjstem. is paying his own fare when he rides. His son. Robert Kelso Cassatt, it is re ported, is also setting the riding pub lic a good exirrple. 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