THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MAHCII 24 ,
DISU'SMNC FREIGHT RAIES
It. .
It.h Confab of Railroad Representatives with
h Commerce Commission. i
MANY WESTERN LINES ARE REPRESENTED
Committee In Appointed to Confer
I.ooUliiK to Action for ( iencrnl
MnlilllljIn Ilnten Kew
CoitiplnliitM An * Mnde.
WASHINGTON . March 23. The presi
dents , general managers and other repre
sentatives of about twenty-five railroad
companies , comprising almost the entire
trunk service between Chicago and Lake
Michigan and the Ohio and Mississippi river
and beyond , were in executive conference
throughout the day with the Interstate
Commerce commission
The result was a verbal assurance on the
part of all the roads to maintain the tariff ,
and the appointment of a committee to con
fer \Uth the commission tomorrow looking
to more definite and specific action for se
curing general { liability In freight rates
Tills committee consists of Paul Morton ,
vice president of the Atehlson. Topeka &
Santa Kc , H. G Burl , president of the
Union Pacific , A C. Bird , general traffic
manager of the Chicago , Milwaukee . Si
Paul , B. r. Ycakum , vice president of the
St. Louis . San Tranclsco , C G. Warner ,
vice president of the Missouri Pacific , and
Edvard S. Washburn , president of the Kan
sas City. Fort Scott & Memphis This com
mittee will meet with the commission to
morrow at 10 o'clock The general confer
ence closed after being In session irom
11 this morning until G p m , and most ot
the magnates have returned home.
\Venteru L.IIK-N IlcjircHcntiMl.
Those from the west were President
Burt , Union Pacific ; the general manager
nnd traffic manager of th-e- Kansas City ,
Plttsburg & Gulf , Mr. Storm of the Mlnne-
upoHH , St. Louis t Sault Ste Marie , Vice
President Morton of the Santa re. Traffic
Manager Bird , Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul , Vice President Yoakurn , St Louis &
San Francisco , Vice President Warner. Mls-
touri Pacific , President Washburn , Kansas
Cltj , Fort Scott & Memphis. President Rus
sell Hardln. St Louis Southwestern , Vice
President McCullough , Chicago & North
western , President D B Robinson , St.
Louis & San Francisco , General Manager
McKnlglrt , Wnbash , Vice President Harris ,
BurHngton , Receiver Whltcomb , Wisconsin
Central , Receiver Samuel Hunt , Toledo , St.
Louis , Kansas City , President W G.
Purdy , Rock Island , the traffic manager of
tbe Missouri , Kansas & Texas , Receiver
George T Jan Is , Louisville , Evansvllle &
St. Louis ; General1 W. B. Robinson , St. Jo
seph . Grand Island and Kansas City and
Omaha companies , President Ingalls , Cleve
land , Cincinnati , Chicago & St Louis , Vice
President Chnppcll , Chicago & Alton. Traffic
Manager Campbell , Chicago . Eastern Illi
nois.
nois.At
At the conference every road was called
upon to report Its freight traffic conditions
generally and -whether its regulations were
being carefully observed.
All Hoiiently Maintain II n ten.
Each reported absolute maintenance ol
published schedules and the reports sum
marized Indicated the most thorough cooperation -
operation In the western territory No roac
had any definite complaint ot eecret prac
tices to report and , on the contrary. It wai
< brought out that several reports of secrei
practices were found to be groundless whet
the suspected roads iad 'been ' quietly in
vestigated. It was recognized , however. It
the discussion that mutual jealousy and dis
trust were somewhat prevalent and that c
general confidence must -established ,
Fortunately In the instances cited It was re
ported that none of the other roads had re-
tallatcd , as usually happens , and that even
case mentioned was unfounded.
In view of the enormous traffic now taxIng -
Ing the carrying capacity of all the roads
the gentlenen present at the conferenci
were inclined to feel considerable appre
henblon as to the future , when this velum <
might diminish , or-when the formidable laVi
navigation competition would set In , oi
other conditions result , which might de
moralise fre-lght conditions.
One pc'nt of aipprehenslon was the differ
ence between the ratet on grains and othei
products for export and those for domestic
use , a material difference -which was
acknowledged , but as to the necessity ol
which the railroad officials differed it
their vlf > ns No definite action on this lint
was taken , however.
The anti-trust law. taking away the legal
tanctlon of any concerted effort among tht
roads to maintain rates and at the samt
time requiring the observance of published
ratre , was discussed and efforts to overcaim
this obstacle were Informally mentioned
The general sentiment as to the result o !
the conference Is to the effect that each roac
will make a consistent effort to act falrlj
with each other and with ship
pers The officers present pledged them-
fcelvca not todovlatv from the published
tariffs and not to discriminate between thf
large and Fmall shippers.
END OF ASSEMBLY IN SIGHT
Ailt lee * from Culm Inillente tlifit the
Ilollj AVII1 niHMilie I'enee-
fullj.
WASHINGTON , March 23 Advices fron
Cuba received by Senor Quesada , which hi
re-gards as trustworth } , are to the effec
that the Cuban assembly will dissolve bcfori
the present week ends , profoably on Sat
urday.
Mr. Quesada regards this as a most satis
factory outcome , as the dissolution ii
hi ought about voluntarll } and \\ltliout tha
agitation which enforced action might havi
caused. It will clear the wa } , In his judg
ment. to a pacific adjustment of the affalri
of Cuba.
MUMIIEItS OF J.TA1T MUSTCIII5D OUT
Four l'rliielinl ArtNlutiinlo on "Mllcn
stiifl itiul Uunrteriiiimler Are to do.
WASHINGTON March 23 By a decisloi
today of Acting Attorney General Rlchardi
the four principal assistants cif the quarter
master general nnd the quartermaster oi
tlie etaff of General Miles are mustered ou
of service b } the legislation of March IS
1SS9.
1SS9.The
The- men referred to are Majrrs 1'attoi
end Miller , now serving as colonels , am
Captains M. C. Martin and F C Hodgson
now serving as lieutenant colonels iu UK
quartermaster's department here At prese n
there is no quartermaster on the staff o
General Miles
At the beginning of the war Lleutenan
Charles F. Humphrey was made colone
under the law He did not serve long o :
General Miles' stuff but was sent to San
tlago with Shatter's army He remalnei
there until the army was sent home Fo
How to Prevent Falling Hair ,
Scalp Humors and Dandruff.
Warm ihainpooawith CPTICTIU Sotr , foi-
lovred by light dreailags vvlth Cl'Tice-r.i.
purest of emollient § Lin cures , will clear the
ecalp and hair of crusts , scales , and dandruff ,
eoothe irritating and itching surfocvi , tti-nu
bio tbo hair follicles , uppl } the roots with
vuergy aud nourishment , and thus produce
luxuri&nl ludr , vvlilj clcau , VTholesome ttxlr- .
the conppi ueus ncrrlce performed
the war , Colonel Humphfcy wa made n.
brigadier general of volunteers , nnd again
flcnl to Havana as ohlef quartermastpr ,
where he Is at prenent. An order for hl
muster out wa iiuucd n few days ago ,
but the order so far ns it a ft PC-t * him has
been revoked and lie wilt continue to hold
the rank for the present
NONEWSOFBOUNDARYBATTLE
Stntr Department nnil Itrltl1i Kin *
tin- Confer -KiirilliiK the
Iteiiorteil Conflict.
WASHINGTON. March 23 Both the State
department and the British embassj , which
have been giving the subject close attention ,
arc no far unable to locate the scene of the
reported collision between the American
miners and the Canadian mounted police ,
which was the subject of a st ry brought
bj a miner returning from Alaska to Van
couver recently At one point the statement
seems to relate to the Porcupine rl\cr coun-
tr > , but the officials ea } there Is no reason
why there should be doubt entertained as
to the rights of either party on that river
There are two marks , one American and one
Canadian , on the river 200 miles above Us
continence with the Yukon These marks
arc separated six miles , being In the neigh
borhood of Rampurt house , and , under the
arrangement which both countries have been
trying to live up to , pending the establish
ment of a definite boundary line , the tempo
rary boundary which both Americans and
Canadians must observe lies half way be
tween the two marks
But the account given by this returned
miner seems to lend the understanding that
the scene of difficulty Is BOO or COO miles
away from the Porcupine river In the neigh
borhood of the Daweon trail , and that it Is
not far from the Atlln district In Brltlsn
Columbia The * charts showno etream by
i the name of Porcupine In that sectlou
I There is a Porcupine digging , /but / this Is
1 said to be fully six miles within the marl :
that has born uniformly recognized ns the
temporary boundarj In that section
i Both sides are extremely anxious to take
fiuch action as will prevent a colllblon bc-
twecen unauthorized and law-less characters ,
and , as already stated , the disposition Is
tfhow-n to live xrp to the modus vlvendl
tacitly accepted at the thne of the adjust
ment of the difficulty between the customs
officers of the two countrlee last year over
the establishment of a 'boundary ' line at the
head of the passes
! SAMPSON IS COMPLIMENTED
I'rrnldent IVrltm Co in ill nnd IT r
Atlantic 1-lect n VITJ Cordial
Letter of Atiproclntlon.
WASHINGTON. March 23. Hear Admiral
Sampson has received from the president
, the following replj to his le-tter of March 9 :
EXECUTIVE MANSION , Washington ,
March 13 M } Dear Sir I am In receipt of
} our very considerate letter of the flth inst.
in which } ou express n desire that , without
regard to } our own interests , the other naval
officers who rendered such conspicuous
services In the naval campaifin in the West
Indies ma } have the advancement which you
recommend for them , and in which you ask
, nothing for yourself.
I highly commend this disinterested action
on your part. Let me assure } ou that I hav e
the highest appreciation of your services as
commandcr-in-chlcf of the Atlantic naval
forces during the Spanish war In blockading
Cuba , co-operating with the army , directing
the movements of the creat number of ves
sels under } our orders and. at last after
the most effective preparations , consumma
ting , with the gallant officers and men under
your command , the destruction of the Span
ish fleet It was In recognition of } our
services and in consideration of your great
skill that I recommended you to the senate
for the advancement which vou have n n ed
Very truly yours , WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
COM-'ISCATEU FILIPINO LETTERS.
TraulilcM of the IliHilrji ( Go em
inent Coiiif to Lljrht.
WASHINGTON , March 23. The capture
of CaloDcun In the Philippine Island o !
1 Luzon by the United States forces recentlj
resulted In the confiscation of considerable
moll addressed to the insurgent government
It includes a number of letters of Aguinaldc
and other leaders and brings out some inter
esting facts a'bout Filipino official methods
Postal Agent Valllc , at Manila , IKS for-
I warded some of this mall to acting Post-
j master General Heath.
One letter Is addressed to Agulnaldo's BO-
called secretary of the treasury and Is Ir
reply to a request for money. The writer li
'
apparently the fiscal officer at Lucona
Luzon , to Tvliom the Insurgents had entrusted
the duty of "squeezing" the merchants , nnc
i he hod apparently confiscated for the Insur
gent cause a lot of cot-oa fibre belonging te
a large tobacco companv When asked tc
turn o-\er the proceeds the agent remarki
that only JS.fiOO had come Into his hands am
that amount he had paid to the troops whc
were clamorous for more The letter ii
i written In very fair Spanish.
i Apparently Agulnaldn's treasury official !
are running short of paper , for the outei
covering of tlie letter is made of a sheet o :
paper , written all over , torn out of a recirt
book , and It was tied about with a frag
rnent cf Manila bagging.
1 I A translation of the letter follows
No 35 This government is In receipt elI
I dispatch No D. from the Treasur } depart
ment , under vour worthy control lelatlnp
to the Immediate covering into the central
1 ' treasury of the proceeds of the talc of thf
coprax ( cocoanut fiber ) of the Compania Co-
! bac-nlera ( Tobnrco compan } ) and I can dc
I no more than to Inform sou that the Incal
governor , who was ordered to make the sale
i of said article , has only paid Into the provln-
! cial trcahurv J3.GOO , which sum Is alread }
: distributed among the soldiers of the provin-
, clal battall < n and that under date of the
Oth Instant I Informed you that the provin
cial treasury hud no funds for the expenses
of the said battalion 1 begged } our depart-
' inont to tend funds I again beg } ou to take
1 the proper stops to prevent the complalntt
of the soldiers God keep } ou for man }
. jears QUIRING ELEASAH.
. The Secretarv of the Treasury of the Revo-
i Ititl nnrr Government of the Island
i Signed at Lucona. January 19. 1809
i Another captured letter received by the
, I postofUce department * sent from the
' provincial governor at Antlpolo , addressed
' to Agulnaldo's secretary of the Interior , it ;
which he apologizes for not being present
1 at Malolos , asBlgnlng ns o reason that thf
1 telegram c-mmandlng Osls presence , though
duted Januar } SI , only reached htm Januarj
' 23 two dajs to1) late. To atone for hi' ab-
tenco lie BSB he ordered all the local
. inunirjpal presidents to get up demonstra.
tlons a d cry. "Long live Filipino Inde-
1 ppnden-o and down with annexation ! "
I Thl Is signed 'by Governor Jose Ellros
governor of Antipole
' i Soma Intercepted letters to Agulnaldo him-
t self have a'si come into the pcsse-'slon o :
t the Poatofflce dc-partment.
IS ACVOMI'MSIIRS MOST AVOHH
Ilcnult fit Work of l.nM
'I ' Minn n In KlKiircN ,
' i WASHINGTON , March 2 ! B S Platt
1 enrolling clerk of the senate , has prcparvc
r | a ttatement giving In figures the result o ,
the work of the last congress The state
ment shows that 1.457 bills and joint reso
lutions became laws out of a total of IS-
4C3 Introduced In 'both ' bouses Of tin
measures Introduced 12,608 were prcsentei
In the house and & , B5r In the senate. O
thobe whlcli became laws 012 originated li
the house and M5 In the senate. Then
were only two direct vetoes during thi
congress , one of these appling to a seiiati
bill aua the other to B house measure
There were in addition to these four pocKe
vetoes lilllr which failed 10 become law
because they were not approved by thi
president
The record sbowe that the senate passei
1 ITS of i s own bill * iinl that the house '
arted unfavorably ip D cnly HI" or fewer
than half of them while of the 1 10S house
bills pRBM-d by the house- the Fcnatc noted
favnrabl } upon ! MG A larger number of
bills were Introduced than In any previous
congress.
S1IIA\12 ! 1IIUV OP POS1 VI , SKIIV1CI2.
Sonic lxierltirx | nf n 1'oktnl lllrrrtor
In Interior of Porto ltli- .
WASHINGTON March 23 Artlng Post
master General Heath today received a per
sonal letter from Captain W H nillott , di
rector of posts of Porto Ulco , relating ex
periences on an official tour of the Island
which he has Just completed Director El
liott states that the people were Incredulous .
when he told them that sealed letters would !
be sacred in the malls and that anone who ,
meddled with mall In tianslt or In posses- I
slon of the government would be severely |
punished He sa6 the Porto RIcans entrust
to the mails only unimportant letters never
mailing any matter regarded as private or
valuable , as the malls have frequent ! } been
rifled
The municipal authorities In the Island ,
Captain Elliott reports , regard their relief I
from the trouble and expense of carrying the
mall as the greatest blen > lne The mu- i
nlclpal authorities have been compelled to
carry the malls without compensation , as
a sort of interchange of governmental cour
tesy , an Imposition required b } the general
laws of the island
The people , says Captain Elliott , have re
turned to their regular avocations , and In
the funning communities the crops are in
fine prospect and the people expect to be
prosperous All are great ! } pleased with
the coming of American rule. Director El
liott states that the report of dissatisfaction
j or danger of rebellion among the people Is
untrue , and that they arc entirely satisfied
with American rule nnd regard it as n bless
ing.
ing.WAII
WAII orricE is TO HE SIPIIEMC.
> o Order * Are to He EfTeetlvr I'lilein
biinetloiicil 1 > > MKIT.
WASHINGTON. March 23 The following
order has been Issued at the War depart
ment
HEADQUARTERS OP THE ARMY. Ad-
I Jutant General's Office , Washington , March ,
j 1899 The following decision has been made
i and Is published for the information nnj
guidance of all concerned Ordered That
hereafter no chief or acting chief of staff of
staff corps shall be detailed or ordered to
nn } dut } by any authority without the ap
proval of the secretarv of war.
( Signed ) , R A. ALGER.
Secretar } of War.
By command of Major General Miles
H C Corbln. Adjutant General
This order of Secretar } Alger has been is
sued to set at rest all question as to who Is
the supreme authority in the War depart
ment It Is an old controversy dating back
to the time when Jefferson Davis iwas secre
tary of war and General Scott commanding
general cij the army
The cause for the issuance of the order
was a recent order of General Miles to Lieu
tenant -CJonel Garlington. acting chief of
the inspector general's corps during the ab
sence of General Dreckinrldge directing
Garlington to visit certain points In the wts
on an inspection tour The order of fhe-
secretar } di es not refer to General Breckln-
rldge't > present dut } in Cuba , as he Is acting
under orders Issued iby Secretary Alger
s roii WK.TEHN VETEUA > S.
of tlie C li II AVur Itciuciii-
Ix-reil lj tin * Geiieriil Government.
WASHINGTON March 23 ( Special. )
I The following western pensions have been
granted
Irsue of March 10
Nebraska Restoration reissue and In-
I crease Joshua J Turner , dead , Nebraska
j Cit } $0 to $12 Increase Thomas Oram ,
Waco , J12 to $14 Richard Mott. Tost-jr. 5-8
to J10. Original widows , etc Harriet M
Porter , Brunswick , $8 , Mary M. Turner ,
Nebraska City , JB '
Iowa Original Martin Stark , Waterloo ,
JC , Harvey Reid , Maquoketa. ? 5 ; William
1 Parks , Hauptrn , $8 Albert Buss. Ked On't ' ,
i } 6. Increase Special , March 11 William A.
| Austin Marlon JC to $8 George Dtntz , Gilmore -
more CIt } , J14 to J17 William Jaekson , Des
Moinet $8 to $10 Reissue and Increase
JohiM Bean. Greenfield 510 to $12
Woming Increase Aqullla M Stanley ,
Sheridan $6 to $12
Colorado Original John H Prhchcrt ,
Buena Vista. $12. Increase Richard T
Haidy , Rock } Ford. $10 to $12.
Olilj IlrleT He | tlte for Offender * .
WASHINGTON March 23 The authorl-
tler here are looking forward hopefully to
the meeting of the Mexican congress next
mcnth , when the new extradition treat } , al
ready ratified by the United States senate ,
will be ratified b } the Mexican senate Un
til then a peculiar condition of affairs exists ,
as the old extradition tieaty has expired and
1 the now die has not grne Into cperation
This interim -makes Mexico an as ; lum for
l
offenders from this side and slmlla-l } the
United States Is an asylum for violators of
the laws of Mexlro U is understood , how
ever , that the terms of the nen treaty will
not permit this condition to give pmanent
j Immunity to offenders Although ' > P treat }
is still held In secret , one piovlsio" it , that it
shall bo retroactive , covering crimes com
mitted during the present interim This
jiiovls > on , Ir IR taU v ill tcinilnatf * unv brief
aslum offenders ma } enjoj up to the time
the Mexican senate ratifies the treat }
Hot-roll c-il Or ( In it IKiAVI 11 T c Ilcl uriH-il
WASHINGTON. March 23 Th * Ordnance
buienu of the War department has sent a
circular to the governor of each state In the
union stating that the arn.s and ordnance
stoics furnished the volunteers during the
Spanish war will be returned to the state
In kind The circular gives directions as to
how requisitions shall be Issued for the pur
pose of having such arms and ordnance
stores returned
I > SIIM irj Goi crnim-iit of Culm.
WASHINGTON SInrrh 23 While In Cuba
Secretnr } Alger nil ! act upan the proposi
tion to divide Cuba into ftur mllltar } de-
I partments This has been under considera-
i tlon In the department for some time. If It
I Is determined to do so after consultation
vvlth General B-o ke , Fecrctar } Algcr will
telegraph to General Corbln to that effect
and the necessary orders will be Issued from
Washington
Miner * Mnj Unter IteMerv ntloii.
I WASHINGTON Maich 23 Acting Sec-
1 retary Melklej' hn lias Issued nil order stat
ing that gold having bee-n discovered on the
Anvlk river nnd its tributaries , within the
limits of the mllltnr } reservation rf Tort
St Michael Alanl.n , all mining claims in
I the regi n. In a cordanre with the mining
laws and usuages are to be recognized by
the military authorities in the resarvatlon.
, i Vtliiriiri N V din It Oil to I'riietlre.
WASHINGTON March 23 ( Special Telegram
(
gram ) The following northwestern att-ir-
: ncs wore trday admitted t practice before
l the Interior department
'j ' Nebrarka Svlv ester O CamptHI. Madison
i Iowa Horatio r Dale , DCS Molnes ,
! George H Castle Shenandoah , Ransom J
; Cliase , Sioux City Madison B Davis , Wash
ington. Robert Denb n. Albion
TriiiiHferretl to % < YorU ,
WASHINGTON March 23 It is expected
' that the arm } beef inquiry board will go to
; New York the last of this week It is the
intention to examine officers and men cf the
1 regiments now in New York before they go
' ! to San Francisco , notabl } the Thirteenth
! Infantry
Ex-Oot ernor rietelier IH Wome ,
WASHINGTON , March 23 Ex-GoTcrnot
Thomas C PI etcher of Mlffcouri , who has
been 111 at "bit " hcnie In this city for fromt
vu < iks. grew rapidly "worse today end to
night Ills coudition is critical .
PHASES OF SAMOAX SITUATION
Borne Likelihood of the Repudiation of the
Berlin Treaty. i
iI I
PRACTICALLY A DEADLOCK IS REACHED
tnlteil State * funnot mill "Will > ot
lll crillt UN lteirrentntlir | or
I. litef Justice niiil llrltltth Can
not lleiniillnte MHXKT.
I
WASHINGTON , March 23 The Gorman
ambassador. Dr. von Holleben , railed at the
Slate department toda > to further confer
with the officials concerning the Samoan
situation The licrlln nuthi rltles have com
municated very freely on the subject within
the last few davs , and as a result of ex
tended dispatches from the foreign ofllro
the ambassador hna presented a long note
covering the latest phases of the case.
It Is understood that the German advices
confirm the arrival of Admiral Kautz nnd
the convoking by him of a meeting of all
the officials on the 1Mb. inst. But they do
not show what resulted from the meeting
All their reports are silent thus far on this
point , but the German view Is evidently one
of apprehension lest serious results ma }
grow out of the meeting In which event
the German vlow is that the responsibilities
Hhould be borne by those bringing about
the meeting.
Further than this , questions arc arising
ns to the extent of autlmrltj of the British
nnd American consuls , acting together , to do
anything without the concurrence of CVmsul
Rose of Germany. The German -view evi
dent ! } holds that the Berlin treaty requires
the three consuls to act unanimous ! } nnd
not through a mnjorlt } . Another question
IB as to the right of a naval commander
to take any political action The Berlin
treaty , In their view , would limit the rights
of naval commanders nlthlnerj narrow
limits , leaving them slmplj to execute what
the three consuls , by unanimous agreement ,
determine upon These are the main points
engaging attention , and in view of the ques
tions Involved news of Admiral Kautz's
action folio-wing the meeting on the llth
Inst , is awaited with much Interest and
not a little concern
I"uiir OiiniMCfl to Consul none.
Admiral Kautz has sustained fully the
actions of the chief justice of Samoa , so
! far as his investigations have gone. Ever
| since the first news of the emeute at Apia
last January the Department of State , the
German and the British governments have
been separate ! } pursuing Investigations Into
the matter , and it was in pursuance of our
branch of the Inquiry that Admiral Kautz
, was sent to Apia
It is not understood that the investigation
Is complete BO far as he Is concerned , but
at the point where he stands he hajs felt
obliged to sustain the conclusions already
reached by the United States consul , Luther
Dishorn , and the chief justice himself It
also appears that these conclusions are In
exact accord with those reached by the
British naval commander , Captain Sturdy of
the Porpoise , who was present at Apia dur-
I Ing the outbreak , and of Mr Mnxse , the
British consul at Apia , who -was also a
participant Thus , there Is an arraj of four
witnesses combined in their teatlmonj , while
oppnsed to them Is the German consul , Dr.
Rose.
The German government , as Is gathered
from the Berlin advices , is disposed to stand
firmly in support of Its representative , al
though it has .been Intimated to It that by
his retirement , Rose would facilitate a balls-
factory and speedy adjustment of the com
plications in Snmoa. '
Practically n. JJcndlocU.
! It Is manifestly Impossible for the United
States to discredit its representative , the
chief Justice , or for the British government
to repudiate Mr Maxse , In view.of . the
weight of the testlraon } in their favor , so
that a practical deadlock has been reached
i so far as this matter of changing the rep
resentation of the three powers at Apia la
concerned. Our government knows "noth
ing as jet of the reported combined pro
test of the German citizens of Samoa against
Mr Chambers
If the German government cares to pro
ceed to that length it can , under the tfeaty
of Berlin , request the United States gov
ernment to withdraw him. But , In accord-
j ance with the provisions of the treat } , If
I the United States does not care to accede
, to this request , Mr Chambers would con-
1 tinue la office unless the German gav em
inent manages to secure the approval for
j Its application of tJie British government
'
In vlow of the facts above stated this'is not
likelj to be had
These conditions lead to the belief that
there Is some danger of the icpudiation
of the treaty of Berlin , and In the present
temper of the parties It would not be sur-
1 prising if this happened without an attempt
I on theli part tu replace it , although It Is , of
'
course , believed that even In that event
home manner of modus vlvonJi will be pro
vided to prevent another such clash between
j the conflicting interests as happened tui :
} cais age- resulting In the treaty of Berlin
HllllKN llenirlllN Of "Til SollIIlTB ,
WASHINGTON , March 23 The Roumania
has tailed from Santiago with the icrouins
of 554 s. Idlers , who were killed or died in
Cuua , and 120 from Porto Rico The Rou-
mania will arrive In New York on Tues
day where arrangements will be made to
send the remains of soldlert > to their former
homes , wheio requested
CUT RATES TO OAtVSON CITY
TrniiNiiortntlon < niiililm * nt Seattle
1'ioiiiiNt-M to Mane ThlucrB Merry
In Aliinliii-llounil Trin el.
SEATTLE , Wash , March 23 Rates tc
Daw son City have been cut in two by the
formation of a transp trtatli.n combination
including various steamers running betweet
Sea-tie nnd Skag-way , tbe White Pass &
Yukon railway und the steamers on Lake
i Dennett und the Upper Yukon Rates te
j taue eflect vvlth the opening of navigation or
I the lakes are announced as follows Oni
1 hundred and 6ixt-two dollars per ton foi
, freights of all kinds , nrst-cla&b passengei
I passage , $100 , bcconcl-clubs , $80.
I In case cf a rate war between the upriver -
river btcamers the freight rate will go dowi
to $140 a ton. The schedule time as or
' ranged Ib about eight da > & Irani Seattle t (
Daw son.
roii MHTHWEST IDAHO ,
l' , I * , mill llio ( inutile Dellter
Hundred Iloiurt.rrl.rrii to O. N. I. ,
SALT LAKE. Utah , March 23. The Oregon
gen Short line today received from thi
Union Pacific nnd Rio Grande Western roudi
at Granger and Osden 800 passegera ( ravelin ;
on bomeseekers' tickets at tbe reduced ratci
which went Into effect iMnrcn 21 at Mlssour
river nnd points east A Inrgu percentagi
of them passengers are Dunkards and Quak
ers eurouteto touthwesteru Idaho , when
they will settle permanent ! } There an
already colonies of both Dunkards ant
Quakers otcupjlng' land iu Idaho ,
J'lttNhurK A. Wheeling Director * .
WHEELING , W Va. , March 23 Tbe an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Pittsburg , Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad
company was held In this city today. The
following directors were elected. W P
Hunbard. I ) . C Llet. H C List and Joseph
Spledel of Wheeling ; James McCrea and J
T. Brooks of PUUburc. Thts } ear 1895 wet
i
one of great prosperity with this line , which
! , operated by the Panhandle The groi
earnings Increased J3MM ) over 1S97 nnd the
net earnings * ho an lncrt < a e of over $20.
000. The Increases In freight were
phenomenal Coke nearlv trlplpd. pig Iroti
more than doubled , ore quadrupled
PROGRESS OF TRUST FORMING
WeMern mill Muilliern ItollliiK Mitt *
to Combine \RnliiNttlieKnwt- j
cm Coiieenm.
CLEVELAND. March IS The Iron Trade
Rev lew say * The movement to consoli
date western and southern rolling mills has
made headway In the last week and nearly
all the necessary options have been secured ]
Less outside monrv will be invested pro-1
portlonntely , than in other recent Iron and j
steel combines The promoters announce \
that organization will probnbl } be effected
within the next two weeks The capital' '
proposed Is J15.000 000. and lhlrt-slx west
ern mills , large and small , flt and unfit , are
included In the plan. Chicago and Cleve
land are both discussed as probable head
quarters
CHICAGO , March 13 A local financial
bureau today eajs that the baking powder
tiust has tx-en completed and that the J20-
000,000 capital stock was subscribed twlet-
over.
It was announced today by W. T Blatne ,
president of the Victor Telephone Manufac
turing companj. mho Is the chief promoter
of the newlolcj > hone combination Which Is
to ( become the opponent of the Bell com
pany , that the npn company controls twent }
Independent telephone manufacturing com
panies and that the union of the various In
terests was practically complete The new
company was organized for the > purpose of
supplying telephone apparatus doing con
struction work and entering the various
branches of the service.
TtRDNTOiN. N J. March 23 Articles of
Incorporation were filed toda } iwlth the
secretary of state tit ttoe New England Elec
tric Vehicle and Transportation company
with a capital of J2fi.000.000. The company
is authorized to manufacture appliances Tor
operating vehicles and to manufacture and
operate \chirla > themselves
P1TTSBUHG , March 23 iFllnt glass bottle
manufacturers of the United States , acting
in concert , have withdrawn all jirlce quota
tions preparatcrj to putting Into effect the
new advanced price list which Is to tie de
cided upon by the trust It Is estimated that
i the now prices will be at least 10 per cent
I higher than those now in force and that the
present rather complicated classification will
foe much eln-pllfled
NORTHVILLE , Mich , March 23 The
Globe I'urnlture company of Northvllle has
sold Its plant and business to the American
School Purnltiure company of Nem York , a
recently organized corporation "with " a capital
of $10,000,000 Sixteen other concerns manu
facturing the same line of goods are aUo
members. The Globe company Is the o.Jest
(
, firm of the Und In the United States It Is
said the change In ownership iw111 not affect
the local management.
DENVER , Cole , March 23. Simon Gug
genheim , president of the Philadelphia
Smelting and Refining company , -who has
Just returned from an extended trip to the
Orient , when asked today about the rumor
that the companies controlled by M Gug
genheim Sons are to enter the new Ijformed
trust , positively denied uay intentlo"n on
the part of the firm to take such action.
He asserted that the Ul.000,000 of stock
which the trust is reported to have set aside
for the purchase of the Guggenheim plants
Tvould not .begin to pay for them Mr Gug
genheim stated that when the Smelter trust
was first projected his firm was Invited to
participate , but declined to entertain any
proposition of the kind.
TO REDUCE YARDAGE CHARGES
Furlonm Time llncl O er the Stock Hill
Heluite In tlie MlHsonrl
ST LOUIS , March 23. A special to the
Republic .from Jefferson Cit } . Mo , sa6 :
The bill to regulate stock } ard charges
caused furious excitement in last night's
session of the houie. Charges of dishonest
voting were openly made and pandemonium
reigned at timei. so furious that it seemed
prebable .that the members would come to
blows The object of tte bill Is to reduce
} aidage and other charges from SO to 25
per cent. It is said to be a duplicate of the
Kanbas law The bill was placed on its
passage during the earl } part of the session
and defeated , } eas Cl nos t > 7.
Mr Bohart of Clinton moved to recon
sider the vote by which the bill had foiled
to pass nnd Ms opening sentence vas
' Honest men und honest , legislation have
no place in the Misfc-url legislature "
"If the gentleman from Clinton means to
insinuate that undue Influence caused a ma
jority of the house to vote against the bill ,
ho eas what he knows is false. " retorted
Mr Jones of Ilo\-oll.
Mr. Cleary of Kansas City said he re
garded the rcmarl s of Mr Bohart as the
"ravlngb cf a misguided } outh"
I Immertiatel } the house was in an uproar
' aud some personal encounters were nar-
n.v.ly averted With fifteen or twenty
'members ' clamoiing for recognition some
one moved to table the motion 1o reconsider ,
\\hl.h , had it eaj.led , would have killed the
bill The motion was put and lo&t , } eas 51 ,
nns , OH
Bcf ro any further move cciuld be made a
motlcn to adjouin prevailed Under the
rules the bill must be voted upon tomor
row
STRIFE FOR STETSON'S MONEY
Two riietloiix of C'lnliiiiiiilN < tunrrel
Oii-r the DlMiiohltlon of HNtnte
\\ortlt Tire Million DolIni-H.
KANSAS CITY , Mo , March 23 Interest
In the claim to the $2,000,000 estate of the
Into Jcfcn Stetson of Breton , which Is soon
fi be contested by Mrs Katherine Shi-ley
of this city , has been revived b } the ap
pearance ihere of a Boston lawer and a
woman detective , who Mrs Shirley asserts
| are working in the Intelest of tbe Stetson
relatives.
Mrs Shirley claims to be tbe daughter of
Kale Stokes , a former circus rider nnd
actrest > , wno married Jthn Stetson Both
Stetson nnd his wife died in Boston without
Uuving wills According to Mrs Shirley
the Stetson relatives are trying to chow
that she ( Mrs Shlilev ) Is not tueJi but the
former wife of L R Hitchcock , formerly ol
Toronto , Can , Da } ton , O , aud Chicago , and
later assistant clt } au > essor of Kansas City
The woman detective , Mrs Slilrlc ) claims ,
lias become very obnoxious of late by fol
lowing her from place to place Several
hotel scenes lave resulted , the cllmai
finally coming when Mrs Shirley brought
weight to bear to hove the detective ousted
from the hotel , which was done The fcult ,
she claims , will be pubhed In Boston
Dlvoree After Iort > - ev en Yenm.
CHICAGO. March 28 After almost hoi !
n century of married life Mrs Soplilu Cralt
today filed a bill for dlvurce Ae-ordlug u
the bill she wedded Henr } B Craig St-ptem
ber & . 18y2. at McAlthur 0. , and lived will
him until he deserted her a few jeans ago
The complainant asks special ! } that the par
ties to tbe suit be given leave to agalr
marry ebould either see flt to do so
C -rj Honor Mrnil > er to lie I'xmnlni-il
HARHISBURG Pa. , March 22 Tbe housi
today adopted a resolution dlrectlnc thi
committee appointed to investigate chnrpci
of corrupt solicitation iu connection with thi
balloting for United States tenator and ini
consideration of the MrCarrelJ jury bill tc
uummcti before it even member of thi
house.
lovtn ( ioe * In for Iteiinlm ,
BAN FRANCISCO March 23 The battleship -
ship Iowa will ut once be taken to Uu
Union Iron works where It will remain hbout
nix weeks , while belns m > alrpd H boilers
will be rp-tubed and cylinders ovfrhauled
It IB understood thut U will then KO to Port
Orchard to be docked nnd have bilge Jitflu
put on preparatory to going to Manila to
relieve the Oregon which rany come home
to be docked
The new dry dork at Marc Island will bo
big enough to take In the largest ship now-
In the tiav } or under construction It will
bo "fid fec't long eighty feet wide and will
have at past thlrtv feet of water over the
sill at mean hlch tide
INTERES1 IN CITY ELECTION
t nnreeeilenteil Number of Voter *
IleKlter In ChleiiKO In the
Mnjornltj Content.
CHICAGO. March 23 The maoralty
flection will tie held In thii clt > early next
month , nnd the ofllcial flpurei glvrn out by
the election commissioners on last Tuesdays
registration show that 72 "SJ voters regis
tered , breaking all previous records for mu
nicipal elections The hlghe i previous reg
istration was B2.000. when Maor Swift was
elected
W01.K HITIilts M VM'HU IMIKY.
Ilountlen on ScnltiM AV111 > ot Ue Ainll-
nlile I ntll .In ) } 1.
PICRRE , S D , March 28 ( Spei'lal Tele
gram ) Attorney General Ple todn } pre
sented an opinion to the state auditor hold
ing that the npprrprlatlou carried b } the
state wolf b unt } law Is not available until
after July 1 , ns the appropriation Is for the
} cars of 1S09 , and subsequent } cars and th
fiscal 3t-ar 1S9 ! > docs not begin until Julj
1. Twent-nine bount } certlllcatce had al
read } been received , ns the bill , ns an emer
gency measure , makes the state liable for
buunty on wolves killed now
Governor Lee submitted the question of
the standing of the present license law to
the attornc } general for an opinion , which ,
when presented , will be In line with the
opinion already rendered on request of
state's attorneys that the law Is valid re
gardless of the constitutional amendment
for a dlspeusar } low
Iilne from MudlHon to Motn Fnlln.
SIOUX TALUS , S. D. , March 23 ( Spe
cial ) At a meeting of the local Business
Men s league Messrs. Sherman , Peck and
Lien were appointed n committee to crnfer
with committees already selected at IMadl-
s-on' and Taopl with reference to the con
struction of a railroad from this city
through Taopl to Madison The proposed
road has been alread } survced and there
is a good prospect that with the united
action of the three towns direct ! } interested
it will be built The Busiut-sb Men s league
also reached the decision to hold another
carnival next fall , selonlng September 11 ,
12 , 13. 1-4 nnd 15 , Inclusive , as the dates of
the festivities. Januar } 2-1 25 and 20 was
decided upon as the time for holding in
Sioux Falls a tri-state poultr } show.
from Trenmirer'M Offlce.
PIERRE , S. D. . March 23 ( Special ) The
state treasur } has received up to date for
March , In round numbers , state taxoE
amounting to $97,000 and school fund ?
amounting to $60,000 Lawrence remitted
the largest amount of state taxes , with J10.-
937 The largest payments of school funds
came from Turner , with $14,000 , and Mln-
nehahaonly a few dollars behind
State Treasurer Schamber is attemptlnf
to induce the holders of $35,000 Madison
Normal school bonds , which do not become
due until 1902 , to relinquish them at the
present time , for the purpose of getting ou1
a portion of the bond redemption fund whlci
Is on hand.
Choonlne Domini School Site.
ABERDEEN. S. D , March 23. ( Special ]
A citizens' mass meeting -was held Tucsda }
afternoon to consider a site for the new
Normal school. As a result of the meeting
a committee of twent-five representative
citizens was chosen to make a selection am3
submit HE action to a future meeting foi
ratification. A number of choice locatloni
are offered and the rivalry will be strong ,
! \ev from Sonth Dakota.
Smithors & Flashman havt commenced the
publication of a new- paper , the State Sen
ate , at Bow die
The name of tbe Slsseton Inter-Empire ,
published by George W Mosher , has been
changed to the Roberts County Banner.
The site has been secured and work will
soon conr-enrc on a new roller mill In the
enterprising town of Toronto , Deuel county
Cattle thieves are operating in the vi-
clnit } of Wooimocket and farmers there , in
order to protect themselves , may be com
pelled to brand their cattle
That the South Dakota creamery indus-
tr } has become Important and profitable is
shown b } the fact that the plant of the
Alexandria creamer } , which cost $11 "CO.
during thb last twelve months manufactuied
$20000 worth of butter The Parktitoii
creamer } cos > t $0,200 and during the haaie
period turned out butter to the value of
$22,000
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
l"or > el > rnNitn nnil South UnUotii , Knir ,
\Vtiriner In UiiHterii 1'ortlonN
und SoutlMteMt "VViiulH.
WASHINGTON , March 23 Forecast foi
Frlda }
Tor Nebraska and South Dakota Fair ;
warmer In eastern' portion : southwest windb
For Iowa nnd Missouri Fair , warmer ,
east winds.
For Kansas Fair ; warmer ; southeasl
winds.
For Wyoming nnd Colorado Fair , vari
able winds.
Loci'.l Iteeonl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , March "J Omahu record of tern-
jirrature and iiroclpltution compared with
tbe concbpondlng day of tlie lust three
1S99 1SUS 1837. ISM.
Maximum temveratur * . . 3211 4. ' 3
| Minimum twnperatuie . 14 11 26 n
Avcngi tcmr. ratur * . . 23 20 34 2-1
ljr < cl | 't tlon . . , ( K ) .00 .01 Oi
Record of temperature and precipitation ui
Omaha for this day and since March 1 , ISS'i
Normal for the da } . K
Dilliienr ; ' for the- day . 11
1 Aoumulated deficiency wince March 1 li :
Normal rainfall for the day . ( ft inch
Pellclfticy for the day . Or > Inc-li
i Total rainfall since Ma'ch 1 . 59 Incti
iKhuewy Hlnce Mure-h 1 . M incli
, Itellciency for cor. period , 1KB 40 Ini h
lie-flelc-ncy for cor j ° rlod , 1S97 . .SI inch
Itf'inif * from Statloim ol 8 p , in ,
Helov. zero.
L A WELSH.
Local forecast Oltlcial
DRINK GRAIN-0
after you have concluded that you ourht not
to drink coffee it I * not a medicine bui
doctors order It becaus it IK healthful in-
vleoriitlr.r and appetizing It is made frpir
pure crain and htt that rich seal browi
color end uitcs like thb finest trades o ]
roffff und cost * about V us much Chlldrer
like it and thrive on It Itecaute it In a cen-
uln * food drink containing nothlne tul
nnurlihm- . Auk your grorcr for Gralu-O
tb now rood drink , lie nd c.
LEPERS WILL OWN MOLOKAI
Island May Become National Asjlnm foi
That Afflicted Glass.
CLERGYMAN WILL INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
Committee In Vine Anthnrlreil lij Me *
Klnloj to liixiU Into tlir Mtun-
tlon III One iif tlir SnmN
n loli Ifclnniln.
SAN PRANCISCO. March 25 Uov. Wil
liam II Tubb will soon visit trie leper BO tie *
mciit on the island of Molokat. ns the agent
of a local Improvement club , nud with the
Indorsement of Senator tHvjer the author
of the eoncurrent resolution adopted bv the
recent legislature to convert Molokal into
a national leper settlement He will remain
among the lepers for four mouths and -will
work in connection with a cummlttee to be
ap | > olnted bj President McKlnlo } to In
vestigate the matter
There are a number of lepers In the 6aa
Tranolsco pesthouse and the citizens ore
anxious to have them removed to Molokal.
MrnlKlitenliiK n CrooUeil si remit
MA11YVILLK Mo March 2S ( Special )
President Anderson Craig of the One Hun
dred and Two River Improvement associa
tion , which is set-Mug to raise mouoy with
which to straighten the toed of that ob
streperous stream and clear Its channel of
obstructions reports today that goid prog
ress in being made Each person who has
land along its banks has been naked to con
tribute 25 cents for each acre of land that
hr owns for the river's improvement , and
Mr Craig reports that only one man In
Nodaway county has thus far refused to glvo
the necessarj moiies He thinks the wo-k
win IIP undertaken Immediate } after the
spring thaw.
tc i DO MY OWN WORK :
So Says Mrs. Mary Boohiotto of
Linden , Nav ? Jersey , in this
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham.
" I was bothered with a flow which
vvoulellie quite annoying at times , aud
at others would almost ctop.
"I used prescriptions given meby iny
physician , but the
same state
of affairs
continued.
" Alter a
tiiao I was /
taken with I
'
a flooding' ,
that 1 ivasj
obliged to :
keep nsy bed
Finally , in
despair , I
fjave up my doe-
tor , and bcjyan
takinyryour raedi-
oinc , and have certainly been greatly
benefited by its use.
"LydiaE. rinkhain's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been a friend to me.
" I am now able to do my own work ,
thanks to your wonderful medicine. I
was as near death I believe ns I could
beso weak thatmy pulse scarcely beat
and lay heart had almost given out. I
could not have stood it ona week more ,
I am sine. I never thought I would
bo no grateful to any medieine.
"I shall use my influence with any
oae suffering as I did , to have them
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. "
Every woman that is purzlcd about
her condition should secure the sympa
thetic advice of a woman who under
stands. Write to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn , Mass , and tell her your ills.
TSTANBJLONE !
Dr. Dcnnett'e Electric Delt In the
Only One In the World Almolntelr
Guaranteed to Cure In Eerr
Came I Will PrniiUl ) Tell Ion So
If My Belt Will Do Vo-u No Good.
W-hen manhood s characteristic energies
have been dlsitpated by vicious courhrs ,
excears , overwork etc Elertrlclt > IB the
only sure and permanent cute An } i"on-
BcltMitlous i hslc-Ian w-M tell vou thin.
U > rur * cannot cure these obM nate and
m" ! tlf > Ing dlHjnscs th ( v slmpU temnor-
r.rilv stimulate 'hcv oppose not a.H na
ture Sexual Impotent } . Seminal \\fpk-
nfiis Varlroi ele end Anstlns end Bbr'rlt- '
ine mav be ladlull } and permanently
overcome bv thp proper ut plication of a.
good stroi ? f < undv. n.-vrr wnverlnr pen-
e triitlnf : current of El ctrUlt } Through ,
DR , BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT
you get Just such a
e-urrent m } Delt
puppllct * Electricity
In it * purest form
It doca not jolt nor
jiir ap do galvdiilo
battcrieb , and doou
not burn und blis
ter us do the biiro
metal electrode *
uied on all other
miikes of electric
belts I have rn *
t 1 r n I y ov rcom
this burring in P
Btlll my belt will
give about four
time- more Ele-c-
trlrlt } direct Into
the system than
utij other belt ,
JliiH Hoft. Hllkin ,
clwinoln-coviTdl
electrodes that keep open the porc
nf tbe kkln nnd allows all the current to
pent trnte with other belts the current IB
retu'ned ' upon the surface lit-nce tno burns ,
I word ! hard nnd studied for jeurs to
perfci-t my niectrlc Helt , and 1 know ex
actly wlmt It will do I therefore unhesl-
tp""irlv Ruarnntei- cuie i" fry cau
w lie-re I recommend
he treatment of my
Belt If it will do
> ou no Rood I will
frankly te-11 you BO
1 have not nur will *
not have u diKEatlH-
IIed patient 1 utiuo
luttl } Bim'antte rn
bolt to < UK nil fort.
of Bexiiul U t-aknei-P
es In either sex , re
store filit uiiKtu or
Undeveloped ( jrnnnB
ind Vltallt } , eurt
Itheumatitiin I n
rvery Rulbe , Jvldr < r > ,
I.lver und JilHcJOcr
Tinulilet , \ \ t i
tae-k , Chronic Co : : >
t. eiuale L uinplitlntfc elrctrld
biltt at will n H hatttrU.- win burn out
In time If the } clv < - a rurrt-nt Bo will
mine , but my b lt eHn be rfniwed for only
75 cent' no othrr belt tan ue lein-wed for
an > nrlet- and w-nen worn out IH worttilcHB ,
M > ElecirU fauBjH.nnor } tor tbe inrrna-
nem direcf the vurlous wealcnet.fi ; of
mm In KKVii : la ever } mule purclniH r of
one of in ) lir-ltb I consider no fUHi'f-n-
surj fully nt > t-'reat un inv-'ntlon 01 my
Belt , and certainly IH u buon to Hiiffcmiff
manhood It , 111. * m } belt , will not burn.
A uirf IH Kuutantet-d
Write ur cull upon me today do not
put it off drlHyn are duncfuue your CUMI
may reach tbe Ine-urablr itvze before } uu
know It If } ou live out of ihtt c-lt } I vslll
eend } ou m } New Book About Electr-i.lt } .
KMnptoni blankH mid 'tHt ll'c'a' r i
Convultatlon and advice without eoat. Ito-
mfinbcr , if HIV licit wl.l n i euri. } i > I will
tell > ou no If } ou are th in.'ii of buylns
Home other belt write or tdll Jtrht I h va
I all mukfH of belts HO you 'an lomjmre
, them If } ou want to try onif the other *
I will Icun } ou one M > ( it-It i not Bold
In druc iitores nor by HBenl * only by
Electric
Company ,
ItooincO und -1 Ddoelim lllock ,
( liunliii , > elir. , Kith nnd Doilue Mrrrtn.
Opeu from HiIJl ) u , m. to U 11. 111 , Km -
Inci. , 7 p. m , to SiJtO p. iu. Suudur > (
10 n , ia. to B u. iu.
