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FRYE OPENS DEBATE
President Fro Tem of Sonata Begin
Argument on Shipping BilL
says it is purely protective keasure
Commerce Only American Industry Hot
Fortified by Legislation.
NEGLECT HUMILIATINB AND DANGEROUS
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Declares R Party if Duty Bound
T,. Subsidy.
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SPEAKS OF HUWLif '"I. DANGER
Value Senator la HI) Adks ,She
Bill Receives Cerefel Att
from Dtmorratt aa Well
aa Repnbllcans.
WASHINGTON, liuctl 3. Th sensio to
day began consideration of what la pop
ularly known aa the shipping bill a meas
ure to provide for ocean mall service be
tween the United Statea and foreign porta
and the common dofense; to promote com-,
tnerce and to encourage deep sea fisheries.
Mr. Frye of Maine, chairman of. the coni
mlttes on commerce, made the opening
statement in support of the bill. He oc
cupied the floor nearly two hour a. The
policy which haa been applied, he aald, to
American lnduetrlee, with aucli beneflclent
reaulta, had not been applied to the ship
ping Industry. TbeM'esult of thla short
sighted policy had been the decadence of
the American merchant marine and the
consequent humiliation of Americana en
gaged In the shipping industry.,
Mr. Frye's addreee was largely technical,
but hie argument waa Uatened to with
cloae attention by senators on both sldea
Cf the. chamber. '
Prior to ths conclusion of the shipping
bill many minor measures were passed.
Chances Territory Boundary.
Bills were passed , changing the
boundaries between ' the southern
and central dlstrlcta of the district courts
tf Indian Territory: providing for minimum
punishments tn certain cases In Indian Ter
ritory where Arkansas laws apply; to es
tablish a marine hospital ai Savannah,
Ga., at a cost not to exceed $200,000; au
thorizing the appointment of Allen V. Reed,
now a captain on the retired list of the
navy, as a rear admiral on the retired list
cf the navy; to pay Flora A. Darling $5,681
for damages on account of her, illegal arrest
and Imprisonment at New Orleana In Jan
nary. 1804; authorising the Eldorado
Bastrop Hallway company to construct and
maintain a bridge across the Ouachita river
In Arkansas.
Bills for the erection of public buildings
as follows: Reno, Nev., $70,000; Grand
Forks. N. D., $180,000.
A bill to amend the act of May 12. 1900,
authorizing the . commissioner of " Internal
revenue to redeem or make allowance for
Intrial tevesuo aicnip.. The -tyU .was.
amonded so a td read: . ' '"
That no claim for the redemption of or
allowance for s tamos shall be allowed unless
presented within two years after the pur
chase of said stamps from the government
excepting unused documentary and pro
prietary stumps Issued under the act of
June 13, . 1W8, which stamps may be re
deemed upon presentation within two
years after the passage of thla act.
To Accept Foreisrn Decorations.
To autborUs Captain N. M. Brooks, su
perintendent of foreign mails, Postofflce de
partment, to accept decorations from the
emperor of Germany and from the govern'
inenls of Liberia and Venetuela; to restore
James G. Field, assistant surgeon, to the
active list of the navy; appropriating $200,
000 for -the erection of a publlo building at
Ogden, Utah; amending section 1294 of the
revised statutes of the United States so
that oaths as to the entry of publto lands
n.v k. mart nfnr th n4.pafr suthnplKMl
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potary. ,
The Frye shipping bill was then read for
amendment. The committee amendments.
. exclusively amendments of phraseology,
were agreed to. As to the section defining
such craft as shall not be allowed com
pensation under the bill paragraph "E"
was changed to read:
"A barge, canal boat or vessel proceeding
from port to port In tow, or a tugboat or
a vessel engagea in wrecking."
Mr. Frye of Maine, chairman of the
committee on commerce, opened debate
on behalf of the bill. It seemed to him,
be aald. that the policy of protection had
been Vastly beneficial to the American pco
pie. Only one industry had been without
protection, and without protection for
fifty years and with the logical result.
The shipping lnterestsNf the country had
been neglected In the giving of protection.
Willi a seacoast boundless, with enormous
deposits of Iron and coal, with the most
sagacious business msa In the world, with
the advantage of every nation natural re
source on ths side of ths United States
this country had permitted Its Inferiors to
aelie on the pathway of commerce without
a atruggle.
Hnmlllatla and Daaceroos.
"It seems to me," said Mr. Frye, "that
that picture ought to humiliate and mortify
beyond expression any patrlotio eitlzen of
the United States who glories In ths power
and piosperlty of his country. It is not
atfonS humiliating. It Is absolutely danger
ous."
Mr. Frys ssked who was going to carry
toe $487,000,000 of exports la the event of
a war between Germany and Great Brit
aln. '
"Why," aald he, "the farmers and manu
facturers and ths wage earners of the
Vui-.d Etatea would pay a penalty equal
.. to that paid by either of the contending
parties."
Mr. Frye then sought 'to ahow that thl
condition of things was caused by American
w-es, which Increased the coat of our ships
for foreign trade at least 26 per cent. He
declared that of all steamships la ths
world of fourtsea knots and upward, 10
per cent are -subsidised by the countries
whose flags they carry! Of sixteen knots
and upward, he said, all but six In ths
world are heavily aubsldlsed by the eoun
tries whose flsgs they float.
la Hire Heed af Markets.
Mr. Frys contended that there is not
a natloa oa this earth that needs markets
for Its surplus products mors than ths
United 8tstes. Aa American ship, handled
by intelligent, aoUva, earnest and interested
AmericSa officers, he said. Is a better In
strument for the distribution of our prod
ucts abroad than a German Ship, officered
Wltn uermaus, utrujoj iwdi a osBgcrous
rival of the United Stale. Mr. Frys de
els red that free ships, fur which some sea
' stars were contending, would mean aa la
crease la coet of ships of U per cent more
than they now cost asd would close every
STRONG BAND OF INSURGENTS
Rebels Drive Rack Coastabalary,
Eleven of Whom Are t aae
rnsittd For.
MANILA, March S. Twenty-five mem
bers of the constabulary of Morong encoun
tered eighty well armed insurgents today.
The former fled after expending all of their
ammunition. Eleven of the constabulary
re unaccounted for. The asms bsnd of
Insurgents turned back a commissary
wagon, but did not molest the escort of
three men.
Governor Flores of the province of Rlzal,
says the members of the band who recently
raptured Atnpil, the president of Calnta,
Morong province, were neither Ladrones nor
Insurgents. He thinks a private feud waa
the bottom of the matter. Word has
been received that Ampll Is still alive, but
under torture and expecting death. Aa
previously set forth In theee dispatches,
Ampll was sn enthusiastic American sym
pathizer.
A force of constabulary and military are
scouring the country, and bsnds of Insur
gents and Ladrones are flocking to the
Island of Leyte. . The constabulary officials
have been notified of the arrival of a band
of malcontents from- Bohol and other places.
They are well armed and are serving un
der Capile. An extra force of constabulary
will endeavor to handle the malcontents.
General Lukban haa offered to aaslst In
suppressing the insurgents, if given a cer
tificate that hs conducted bis share of the
war, according to civilised usagea. His
offer has not yet been considered favor,-
bly.
TWENTY-FIVE JTEARS AS POPE
Lea XIII Is Hoaored by Imposing" Jabl-
lea oa Silver Anniversary
at Vatican.
ROME, March 8. The principal cere
mony In the celebration of the pontifical
Jubilee In honor of the twenty-fifth anni
versary of the pope's coronation, the hold
ing of the "pape.1 chapel" was carried out
In the Basilica of St. Peter's this morning
1th extraordinary pomp and in the pres
ence of the pontiff and an assemblage es
timated to have numbered 60,000 per
sons. '
The "chapel" was beld In the Basilica
today for the first time since 1870, such
ceremonies hsvlng In the meantime oc
curred in the Blstlne Chapel of the Vatican.
Thirty cardinals, numerous archbishops
snd bishops, the members of the pontifical
court, the speclsl foreign missions sent
by most countries, the members of - the
lplomatlc crops, and the Roman nobility,
11 In magnificent vestments or uniforms.
participated In the ceremony and formed
striking spectacle. The pontifical guards.
wearing the gala uniforms, were on duty
on all aides. The pope, who left his apart
menu at 10:30 a. m., was borne In the
Sedia Oeatatorla, preceded by the pontl
Beat court, and surrounded by nobles, to
the throne admlst the acclamations of the
vast assemblage. Cardinal VannutelU In
toned the . mass, the pontifical choir
chanted the To Deum and his holiness
pronounced the papa! benediction, beyond
wnicn as did not participate in the service,
t J:2Q p. m, ths pope reUrned to .lh
Vatican,, receiving another Ovation aa he
did so. ... ! .
STATESMEN FIGHT A DUEL
members of the Basgarlsa Hosts of
Representatives Settle a Dis
pute with Swords.'
BCDA-PEST, Hungary, March I. Count
Stefan Tissxa and M. Radovskl, both mem
bers of the House of Representatives, fought
duel with swords today. Radovskl was
severely wounded in the arm, after aa un
usually fierce encounter.
The duel was the outcome of an exchange
of vituperations In the Diet. The combat
ants refused .to be reconciled after the
light. .
PORTE DENIES , LIABILITY
Ottoman Government Declines to Aet
it . Upon Note of American
Minister.
CON8TANTINOPE. March S. The United
States minister, John A. Letshman, has
presented a note c to ths ports regarding
ths capture of Miss Ellen M. Stone by
brigands, demanding the punishment of
the guilty parties. Ths port,. In replying,
repudiates responsibility and denies all
liability.
WIRELESS SYSTEM FOR NAVY
Two Stations Aro to Bo Eajnlnncd by
United States Depart
ment. BERLIN, March J. The United States
Navy department has ordered for two sta
tlons a complete outfit of the wireless tele
graph system of Blaby and Arco from ths
Allgemelne EleetrlcltaeU Gesselschaft of
Berlin, for the purpose of experimenting
against the Marconi system.
India Still Snfferlng.
LONDON, March t. The viceroy of In
dia, Lord Curson of Kedlsstoa. telegraphs
that ths rainfall has been light and of no
benefit to the affected districts. About
159,000 persons are now receiving relief.
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company from Lahore says three million
acres of wheat In ths Punjab are suffering
from total drouth.
Emperor Receives Harvard Man.
BERLIN, March I. Emperor William to
day received Prof. Kuna Francke of Har
vard university. His majeaty questioned the
professor concerning the Germanlo museum
st Harvard, In which ths emperor showed
the liveliest Interest.
Castro LcsaJly President.
NEW YORK. March I. The consul gen
sral of Venezuela, Ellas Consoles Eetevex,
received a cablegram today announcing
that General Clprano Castro had assumed
the constitutional presidency of Vene
sueia.
FIFE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Arraigned for Harder of Frank W,
Richardson nnd Trial Will Begin
Meat Week.
SAVANNAH, Ga,, March J. Stawart Fits
was arraigned today and his attorney an
tered a plea of sot guilty to ths charge of
murdering Frank W. Richardson. Ths trial
waa set tor a week from today.
Fife waa accompanied by his mother and
father. Mrs. Rlchardsoa and her son were
also la tbs courtroom. Aslds from sum
montng ths young woman who la expected
to testify thst Fife wss with her the night
Rlchardsoa was killed, there Is little to
LEADING BILL OF SESSION
Measure to Classify Bural Tree Delivery
Berrioe Thus Designated.
N0RM0US AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED
Load of California Declares Salary
System Will lltlmaiely Cost
Twenty Million Dollars
a Tear.
WASHINGTON. March 1. The house to
day began consideration of the bill to
classify the rural free delivery service and
place the carriers under the contract sys
tem. Only two speeches were delivered,
Mr. Loud of California, chairman of the
committee on postofflses- and postroads.
made the opening argument In favor of
the bill, spesklng for two and a half hours.
Mr. Swanson f Virginia led the opposi
tion. Ths debate was interrupted by the pre
sentation of the conference report on the
Philippine tariff bill. Mr. Payne, the ma
jority leader, declined to allow the minority
more than thirty minutes to discuss ths
report and this offer was rejected. A fili
buster followed and the house adjourned
after the previous question on the sdop-
tlon of ths report bad been 'Ordered.
Most Important Bill of Session.
Mr. Loud, In opening the debate, declared
that in his opinion ths question involved
wss of more Importance than any which
would come before the present congress.
pon the outcome would depend whether
the rural free delivery servlce would cost
ultimately $60,000 or $20,000,000 per annum.
The rural free delivery service up to this
time, he said, had been a political one and
it had given many members of congress
their first taate of the sweets of public
patronage. ' He traced the history and
rapid growth of the service and its cost,
declaring that it was the most extrava
gant in the public service; at the Inception
the carriers received . $300 per annum.
They now received $600. If the salary sys
tem waa continued there would eventually
receive $800 or $900. At the present. time
$860,000 was being spent for the supervisory
force. .
Mr. Loud charged that a promise bad
gone forth that If the salary system was
continued the members of congress would
control the appointment of carriers In ths
future, as In the psst.
Present System Best for Rnrallsts.
Mr. Swanson of Virginia argued that the
present system would be more advantage
eous to the rural communities than . the
contract system. .
He contended that if the service were
made effective it would eventually become
self-supporting. . Mr. Swanson contended
that the contract system would allow the
building up of a political machine by per
mitting the department to paa on the
trustworthiness of . the bidders. He said
that the preaent system by which demo
cratic congressmen were allowed to 'Heme
half the carriers In their district, should
be continued. " v
Mr. J. P. Williams of Illinois took issue
with Mr. Swanson s to the latter staler
meet, declaring that northern democrats
were allowed ao voles In the selection of
carriers. ' He believed ths contract sys
tem would tske ths service out of pol
itics. . Payne- Calls Up Report.. ..
When Mr. Swanson concluded the com
mittee rose, and Mr. Payne, the majority
leader, called up the conference report
on the Philippine tariff bill. He explained
the compromise effected by the conferees.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, the minor
ity leader, demanded to be allowed to take
the floor in his own right to discuss ths
conference report, but Mr. .Payne declined
to yield the floor for that purpose, t He
refused to grant more than thirty minutes
to the minority. This proffer Mr. Rich
ardson declined, whereupon Mr. Payne de
manded the previous question. i
On a division the vote stood, ayes, 72;
nays, 62. Mr. Richardson made the point
of no quorum. The speaker was able to
count only 147 members, not a quorum,
snd Mr. Rlchardsoa moved an adjourn
ment. The motion was lost, 67 to 81, and there
being no quorum pressnt the speaker-directed
the clerk to. call the roll. The
previous question waa ordered, 106 to 82,
and at 4:65 ths house adjourned.
DEALING IN FUTURES ILLEGAL
Statatcs and Conrt of Illinois Aro Up
held ay Decision of Sapremo
. Jnstlces.
WASHINGTON, March J Ths , United
Statea supreme court today affirmed the de
cree of the supreme court of the stats of
Illinois in the case of Alfred O. Booth
against the Stats of Illinois, Involving ths
Solidity of the state statute imposing a
ne of from $10 to $1,000 for dealing In
futures. The decision of the stats court
upheld 'the lsw, and today's opinion sus
tained that decision. The opinion was
handed down by Justtcs Fuller and waa
dlasented from by ' Justices Brewer and
Peck ham.
The Illinois law Involved la section ISO of
the criminal code of the stats, and it pro.
vldes that whoever contracts to have, or
give to himself or another, the option to
sell or buy at a future tlms, any grain or
other commodity, or forestalls ths market
by spreading falss rumors to influence the
price of commodities or corn, shall be lined
not less than $10 aor mora than $1,000, or
confined In the county Jail not exceeding one
year, or both.
In delivering ths opinion of the court
Justice Harlan said that Booth had been
indicted "on the charge of violating the
statute so far aa It related to options to
buy grain or other commodities at a futurs
time." Hs wss found guilty and adjudged
to pay a Una of $100.
PRESIDENT OBJECTS TO BILL
Says Civil Servleo Clanao of Ceasns
Barean Meaaaro Providea
lajaattee. .
WASHINGTON, March 2. In conference
with members of congress todsy President
Roosevelt expresssd his disapproval of ths
civil service provision of tb bill creating
g permanent census bureau, which 1
passed both houses, snd Is now before him.
The bill extends ths provisions of ths civil
service law to all clerks now employed
In the census office, numbering about 1.700
and the president takes ths position that
this action Is aa tnjuetloe to those who
havs passed and who may pass ths civil
service examination.
Ho is very anxious to have a permanent
census bureau and ths opinion Is exoressed
by tbooe who have Ulkod with him that
he will sign the bill and then regulate
by executive order the appointments un
der ths bill so as to avoid ths Injustices
RIO GRANDE CASE REMANDED
Actio Between Uovernmeat and Irri
gation Company Retnraed to
Territorial Conrt.
WASHINGTON, March t. The case of
the United Stales against the Rio Grande
Dam and Navigation Company today was
passed upon again by the supremo court of
the United States and again remanded to
ths territorial courts of New Mexico for
the further taking of testimony, v
The case Involves the right to construct a
dam at E.ephant Buttes tn New Mexico un
der the treaty with Mexico prohibiting the
placing of any obstruction tn ths liver cal
culated, to prevent the navigation of the
stream. The case was heard by this court
In 189 and remanded for ths purpose of
msklng Inquiry as tn ths effect the dam
would have on , the navigability of ths
stream below the dam.
Justice Harlan handed down the opinion
of the court today and he Intimated that
the territorial courts bad acted too preclpl
tstely In refusing to grant more time for
the taking of testimony in accordance with
the request of ths United States for such
extension. He did not, however, reverse
the verdict on this ground, but on the gen
eral principle that It Is an equity proceed
ing, affording the widest laUtude in such
matters.
"We cannot," be said, "resist the convic
tion that if we proceed to a final decree on
the present record great Injustice may be
done to the United States as well aa to all
Interested in preserving the navigability of
the Rio Grande." '
Under the order of the court both sides
ars to havs the opportunity to adduce fur
ther testimony. ' .
KAWS WILL ABOLISH TRIBES
Agree to Abandon) Old Relations la
Consideration of Receiving;
Allotments.
n
.WASHINGTON, March X. The secretary
of ths Interior has received for ' submis
sion to congress an agreement reached with
the Kansas tribe of Indians in Oklahoma,
looking to abolition of tribal existence.
The agreement given each member of
the tribe a homestead, which shall be in
alienable and non-taxable for twenty-five
years, and provides equitable division of
the remainder of the lands among the tribe
with special reservations for school, town'
sits and cemetery purposes. Segregation
of tribal funds and their, pro rata divi
sion among ths members of the tribe Is
provided for and also publto sale of re'
malning unsold tracts of Kaw trust and
diminished reserve lands in Kansas; con
trol and supervision of the members of the
tribe by ths superintendent of ths Kaw
school Is another provision..
There are 100,137 acres la the Kaw (or
Kansaa tribe) reservation, and each of the
220 members of the tribe would get ap
proximately 44S acres and $860 of the tribal
funds. Ths Kaws took this action without
intervention or suggestion from the gov
ernment. .' .. J .
MUST LET. POLITICS ALONE
PreaJoemHnl Jkpt&JJi4rm lvs
' Plain Statement try- Preslw ' " v
( , . dent Roosevelti- -
' WASHINGTON. March 8. The following
statement was made publlo at the White
House todsy:
After inquiry of the resident as tn what
the president's views were in rwuM tn
activity in politics, especially In any fac-
uuiiu uuierence wivnin ine party, or Ms
his appointees. Major Hogan stated to the
president that he would be compelled to
wlthdiaw his name from consideration in
connection with the appointment as In
ternal revenue collector for th koh thorn
district of Illinois, as he desired to ac
tively continue to participate In the pol
itics of the state.
The president again reiterated today to
various Illinois representatives, both in
congress and in executive office, that he
expected his appointees in Illinois to keep
clear of factional work, that the election
from Illinois was alone for h ininni
people to decide, and he expected the
leaerai employes in ,tnat state to serve
their party by doing their work In their
respective offices in first class nhum nA
by refraining from any improper factional
activity in connection with matters with
wnicn mo leuerai aaministratlon had no
proper concern.
THREE-CENtTfARES DON'T GO
Sapremo Conrt Decides the Ordinance
Pnased by. City Coanetl of De
troit Is Hot Binding.
WASHINGTON,. March I. In a decision
rendered In ths United States ' supreme
court todsy it was held that the ordinance
enacted by . the city government of De
troit, Mich., arbitrarily reducing - street
car fares to I cents, wss Irregular and
without binding effect. This decision was
based upon the fact that prevtoua ordi
nances hsd been passed fixing ths street
car fares at 6 cents. Ths original or
dinances were construed by ths court to be
In the nature of contracts. The opinion
was delivered by Justice Peckham and
affirmed the opinion of ths United States
circuit court for the eastern district of
Michigan.
KANSAS COURT REVERSED
Sapremo Jnstlces Bold Connsel Fees
Mot Recoverable on Injunction
in Federal Conrt.
WASHINGTON, March I. In the United
Statea supreme court an opinion was de
livered today by Justice White In the case
of Tulloch against Vulvane, holding that
counsel fees ars not recoverable upon aa
Injunction bond given in a federal court.
The case grew out of the sals of ths
waterworks at Topeka, Kan., and today the
court reversed the decision of ths supreme
court of ths stats of Kansas. Ths chief
Justice hnd Justices Harlan and Brown
united fit a dissenting opinion. .
ATTORNEY SC0TJ DISBARRED
Mlsaenrt Conrt of Appeala Takes Ae-
tlea for Hie Condnet in
Omaha Case.
KANSAS CITY, March (.Ths court of
sppeals today disbarred W. J. 8cott, an at
toroey st New York, from practicing in the
Missouri courts for his conduct toward sn
Omaha client. Tbs proceedings to disbar
Mr. Scott wars begun In ths circuit court
by a committee appointed by tbs Kansas
City Bar association. Tbs charts against
Scott wsa that wb.il s hs was attorney for
r. P. Klrdendall as Co., wholes ale boot snd
shos house of Omaha, hs collected money
due them In Kansas City and kept it, mak
Ing misrepresentations to tbs firm to covsr
up ths fact of his collecting it. He eol
lerted in all $1,700 and turned over to the
firm $2,100, writing to ths Arm that hs had
filed aull to recover ths balance. Later,
when his conduct waa discovered, ha re
GO TO NEBRASKA FORTS
Companies of Twenty-Second Infnatry Have
- Crook as Headquarters.
RECEIVER QUITS HURON LAND OFFICE
John Westdahl'a Resignation Gives
Sooth Dakota Delegation Addi
tional Opportunity to Be
stow Patrsssge,
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, March . (Special Tel
egram.) Acting Adjutant General Col
ward has passed upon the assignments of
the various companies of the Twenty-second
United States Infantry, which srrtved In
San Francisco February 25 and ars now at
the Presidio recuperstlng from their long
voysge from Manila. As heretofore stated
in The Bee, this regiment is to be assigned,
with the exception of one company, to forts
in Nebraska, with headquarters at Fort
Crook, but today the War department was
unable to state who might be assigned to
command at the other posts.
Ths assignment by companies of the
Twenty-second Infantry as at present
planned is as follows:
Headquarters, Fort Crook Companies B,
F, H, I, K. L and M.
Fort Robinson Compaules A and D.
Fort Niobrara Company B.
Fort Logan H. Roots (Ark.) One' com
pany. The four companies of the Tenth Infantry
cow at Fort Crook upon being relieved
by the Twenty-second will proceed to San
Francisco to prepars lor embarsauon to
Manila.
John Westdahl, receiver of the land office
at Huron, S. D., baa resigned. Ths reason
is thought to be that he believed he was
not under consideration by the South Da
kota delegation for reappointment. He
first sent in his letter of resignation to the
delegation and followed It up today by a
telegram asking thst be be relieved im
mediately. Evidently n Misapprehension.
' Westdahl was probably laboring under
misapprehension as to the existing con
ditions, but as there are a great many
patriots In South Dakota who desire pub
llo office It Is believed that the congres
sional delegation from that state will have
no difficulty in selecting his successor.
The term of register snd receiver of land
office at Huron expired last January, but
as there was no Immediate necessity for
a change the present incumbents were per
mitted to continue in office. The register
of the offlca at nresent Is 'C. A. Blake. It
Is understood that an agreement bos been
reached to change both poaitlons, and an
nouncement of this fact may be made within
a few days, when the delegation gives' out
the names of the successors to Westdshl
snd Blake.
A. W. Wllmarth of Huron is a csndldate
for register, while Hsrvey J. Rice of the
same city Is a csndldate for receiver. It
seems safe to predict that Blake will not
be reappointed as register, and.it is pos
slble that Rice may be mad receiver. As
to the -choits for resists In. sOacs t.QA-
Blake, It Is much doubted It ths delegation
has agreed upon a. man and It may be that
a compromise candidate . for register will
be selected.
Seeks ta Correct West Point Record.
C. J. Bowlby, editor of the Crete, Neb.,
Democrat, is in Washington. Mr. Bowlby
Is. here for the purpose of meeting with
the parents of boys who were dismissed
last May from West Point. Mr. Bowlby
Is the only one of the parents now here,
but expects to remain in Washington un
til a meeting can be brought about with
the other parents. In order that some defi
nite plan cf action may bs agreed upon to
correct the record of the boys' dismissal,
which they deelrs to have done.
Harry Lee Bowlby, son of C. J. Bowlby,
after his dismissal from Weat Point se
cured an engagement as ' engineer with a
company doing business Jn Ecuador, and
Mr. Bowlby says his boy is meeting with
splendid success.
Congressman Shallenberger left tor Ne
braska Saturday for the purpose of Inves
tigating a fatal disease which has broken
out among his cattle.
Criticism of Evans.
Senator Gamble today laid before the
senate a resolution adopted by MacArtnur
post, Grsnd Army of the Republic, of Woon-
socket, 8. D., In which the following lan
guage is used: "Believing that the admin
istration of H. Clay Evans as commissioner
of pensions has nullified ths pension laws
as passed by congress, thereby denying
pensions to thousands of worthy claimants,
we respectfully petition that a general com-
nJssloner of the senate and house of rep
resentatives be appointed to Investigate
the administration of ths commissioner of
pensions."
Abner E. Hitchcock of Mitchell, S. D., on
motion of Senator Klttredge, statsd today
that he was cot at all satisfied with the
river and harbor bill 'as agreed upon by
ths house committee, and thst he would do
everything In his power to have larger
appropriations made for South Dakota than
are provided in tbs bill.
Senator Klttredge today presented Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Morrow and Mr. snd Mrs
R. W. Seaman of Mitchell, 8. D., to tbs
president.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Lsrrabes of Cler
mont, la., are expected to arrive In Waab-
tngton today.
Poblle Ballsing- for Atlantic
Congressman Smith of Iowa Introduced a
bill today appropriating $25,000 for the
purchase of a sits and ths erection of a
publlo building thereon at Atlsntic, la
H. D. Reeves, clerk of Congressman Hull's
committee of military affairs, left for Des
Moines Saturday night to take part In tbs
republican primaries March 7. He was
accompanied by Lieutenant Sam Hotllng of
the capltol police fores, who bas gone to
Des Moines to cast his vote for Captain
Hull, having been appointed to his plscs
In the capltol by the representative from
the Seventh Iowa district.
W. W. A ins worth of Des Moines, super
intendent of agencies of the National Llfs
and Trust compsny, of which company Sec
retary Shaw la president, left for home
yeetsrday, having been In Washington
month.
Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaha expects
to leave for home Wedneaday.
Benjamin F. Roas of Onawa, la., and
Thomas J. Doyle of Lincoln, Neb., ars ad
mitted to practice before the Interior de
partment.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming bad
a conference with President- Roosevelt this
morning about Irrigation and lbs preserve
tlon of forest reserves. Ths president Is
much Interested In both of these subjects
and desires to see some legislation en.
acted by congreas. In speaking of the pes
slblllty of securing an Irrigation measurs
at this session of congress, Mr. Mondell
said today the chances wsre brighter than
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forca.t for Nebraska Fair In East, Snow
In AVeet Portion Tjeeilav, Colder In
Routhwet Portion; Wednesday Fair;
North Winds.
Temperatare at Omaha Yrater4ayt
Honr. Deer. Hoar. Drsr.
8 a. m KM l p. m...... IT
o.na lis S n. m . . . . . H
To, m as a p. m...... rt
8 a. ..... sit dp. m...... T
An, m 3M B p. m ..... MT
10 su m All l p. m S
11 a. m X4 T p. m
13 m 86 " p. m St
p. m ..... . ao
SIR THOMAS IS GENEROUS
Declines to Accept Chnrter for Sham
rock, Offrrlasr it to Amer
- len Free.
NEW YORK, March S. C. W. Post, who
offered to charter Shamrock II., In order to
race It against Columbia, Shamrock to have
aa American ar.d Columbia an English
crew, bas received the following letter from
Sir Thomas Llpton:
IjONDON, Feb. 18, 1901 C. W. Post,
Esq., Washington. D. C, U. S. A.
My Dear Sir: I have to acknowledge re
ceipt of your letter of Februiiry 21 convey
ing your offer to charter Shamrock for
W.OOO during the coming season and to
give a presentation cup for competition by
Fhamrook II and Columbia, Shumrork II
to be manned by an American ekluper and
crew and Columbia to be manned with a
Hrltlsh skipper and crew provided by my
self. In the first place, I do not know
whether or not Columbia will be in com
mission this season, but If no It would. In
my opinion, be a far better test to race
Shamrock II agajnst Columbia with the
latter vessel's own eklpper snd crew of
Americans, and If you wth to do thla I
will accept a charter of Hhamrock II sa
you so kindly offer, but I will let you have
the use of It diirinsr the coming season
without charge on the condition that you
fit It out in racing trim and pay all ex
penses for the racing season.
I do not wish to discourage you, but I
feel certain that Columbia would lick you.
1 am. Yours faithfully,
THOMAS J. LIPTON.
Mr. Poat said that to race both boats
with American crews would not decide
whether, British or American yachtsmen
were superior. - He maintained, he said,
that American crews could get better re
sults from 8hararock and that an English
crew would get less speed from Columbia.
He believed that under these conditions
Shamrock would win. He said hs would
send a representative to London to com
plete arrangements Vlth Sir Thomas Lip
ton. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE
Writ of Error Granted to William'
Vincent, Char-ed with Cattle
Rustling.
PIERRE, S. D., March J. (Special Tele
gramsThe supreme court fodsy granted
the writ of error and certificate of probable
cause asked for in the case of William Vin
cent, found guilty of cattle rustling in
Charles Mix county. This will stop the
execution of the sentence until the esse Is
beard by the supreme court. Those who
are tangled up tn the rustling cases down
In ths vicinity of Chamberlain are making a
hard fight and will defeat any attempt to
punun tDem ir possible.
CASPER. Wyo.. March 8. (Sneclal TVU.
fgrsor)x;t)ntityAttorn-y BntleT has brought
suit against l(i cltlsens of Casper, claiming
damages in the sura of $100,000. Hs claims
that his professional reputation bas been
Injured by ths circulation of a petition de
manding that an assistant prosecuting at
torney be appointed In the Woodward case.
Suit wss also brought by Attorney Butler
against the Wyoming Derrick for libel for
publishing and commenting upon the petl
tlon.
POPULISTS DROP DEMOCRATS
Mlddle-of-Road Policy la Strongly De
clared by Chairman Jo A.
Parker.
MKMr-ma. Tenn., March J.-J6 A.
Parker, chairman of the national convention
of the middle-of-the-road populists. Is in
tns city in conference with citizens In re
gard to having the national populist con
vention iransierrea from Louiavl la to
Memphis. It Is announced ' that be will
recommend the transfer and that a later
date than April 2 will be selected. Mr.
Parker aald:
There will be no fuMnn K.,w.an th
democrats and the populist parties. Each
must work Independently of trie other
nereaiier. 'i ne oemocratlc party Is fur
ther and further and further awav -from
Its platforms and abandoning: all th nrln.
clplea cherished by the - populluta. All of
our people realise tnat we can gain noth
ing oy nanging to tnem and we mean to
gee often to our nrst ideaa as rapidly
possible. It is probable that a new plat
form will be made at the coming conven
tion. It will hot differ materially from the
present platform, but It will be one that
will be distinctly understood br all 'fac
tions and ons upon which every member
can aepena.
CELEBRATE POPE'S JUBILEE
Services to Be Held . In Catholic
Chnrches Tkrosgkoot
the Land.
NEW TORK, March I. The Jubilee of
Pope XIII, which began yesterday, will be
commemorated In all Cathollo churches.
Masses tn each church will be said today.
After the last mass a Te Deum will be sung
In thanksgiving tor ths prolonged conser
vation of ths pope's llfs and work. In ths
evening a meeting will be beld under ths
presidency of Archbishop Corrlgan and wll
bo addreesed by Bourke Cockran. Plans
for ths celebration of the pope's Jubilee la
this country has been generally remanded,
but tbey will now speedily be got under
wsy in conformity with suggestions In a
letter received by Cardinal Gibbons from
ths pope's vicar general.
CATTLEMEN MEET IN DENVER
Growers- Association Seeks to Pro
tect Iadastry Acalaat Attack by -
Wandering Herds.
DENVER. March t. Tbs second annual
meeting of the American Cattle Growers
association, which was organised In Denver
a year ago, will be beld here this week,
beginning tomorrow and continuing until
Thursday. Ths object of ths associstlon
is to protsct ths csttls growing industry
from the Incursions of wsndering herds of
sheep and ths weapon of defense advocated
is a system of leasing of th publlo do
main. The principal addrssa oa this subject
will be made this ysar, as last, by John P.
Irish of California. Tbs asoclatlon already
has a membership of nearly 100 cattle
growers, snd a large attsndance la expected.
Movement of Ocean Vessels, March 3.
At New York Arrived: Minnehaha,
from London; Vaderlaud, from Antwerp.
At Salerno Arrived: Lang-hank, front
Portland, Ore., and Coronet, via tit. Vln
crnt, '. V., and Kaplea.
At Smyrna Arrived: Celtic, from New
York, via. Funchal, Algiers, etc.
At Llveriiool feulltd: Huxooia- for T4oa-
GALA DAK FOR PRINCE
Mirth and Festivity in Chioago Climax
of Western Tour.
CITY STRIVES TO OUTDO ALL OTHERS
Eeoeption Ball at Auditorium Most Brilliant
in City's History,
PRINCE HENRY MANIFESTS KEEN DELIGHT
Thanks Mayor, Governor and Citizen for
the Magnificent Oration.
PAYS ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO CHICAGO
Demonstratives at St. Lonls, aa Well
as Windy City, Aro Notable for
Actlvo Part Taken by
. Germans.
CHICAGO, March S. A great glare of
red firs that could be seen for miles, the
blase of hundreds of torches, tbs sparkle
of myraida of electrio lights and the cheers
of tboussnds of people msds up the first
taste of Chicago's hospitality tbst was
given to Prince Henry on his afcrlval in
this city this evening.
His train arrived at the denet of the
Chicago Alton at 6:30 and from there,
after he bad been formally welcomed by
Mayor Harrison and the members of the
general reception committee. Prince Henry
rode through streets , packed with a dense
multitude, whose cheers compelled ths
distinguished visitor to bow continually
to right and left.
Ths prince arrived In the city at a
time when the streets were thronged to
the utmost. It being the hour when many
thousands of people were leaving their
places of business for ths dsy, and It
seemed that nearly every one walked over
to Jackson boulevard to await ths arrival
of the prince, for ths entire distance the
sidewalks were solidly massed with .peo
ple ao closely packed that it waa with tbs '
greatest difficulty that ths line of police
men drawn up In front of tba curb for tbo
entire distance could restrain' the people
rrom crowding over Into the streets and
vm.-ruacuing upon me tine or . carnages. ,
The people were willing enough to. stand-
M&lnd the officers, but the trouble wss
that there was not enough standing room
for all.
Hecelves Flattering; Welcome.
No mors flattering welooms Could have '
been extended any visitor, and It came '
not so much from the officials of ths city ,.
as from Its cltlsens. Every building along
tne line of bis route from the depot te the
Auditorium hotel was gaily decked with
bunting, the prevailing scheme being the
American and German flags. Intertwined
with the black eagle of Prussia ovsr all. 1
Many of ths buildings had upon their
fronts elaborate- devices made up of hun- '
dreds of electrio lights.
There were "wolrnnira' . fc tfc
(hero werp eaglev and flsgs, and wirings of ,
gay-colored light by., ths thousand. , No ,
hint of the decorations had beea given the
prince until his carriage had' rolled over '
Jackson Boulevard bridge, and was descend- .
Ing the slope leading to Michigan avenue.
Then In almost the ssme second the lights
were turned on, and what had been a mo
ment before a lane between dark tower
ing buildings wss now all dstsllng tight.
German Veterans Light Torches.
Torcbbearers who were German nturm
soldiers, lit the torches at almost the .
same instant and from end to end of the
boulevard between the bridge and Michigan
avenue, two-thirds of a telle away, there
wss an Instantaneous blaze of red fire from
both sides of the street.
For thirty minutes before the time set
for ths arrival of ths train at the Alton
depot every passageway leading Into the
building waa lined with pollnsmen standing -elbow
to elbow and officers guarding every
point from the rear platform of ths train
to the line of carriages.
The train stopped with the last car in
which Prince Henry rode opposite tbe main
gate of the depot, where, waiting for 'Its
arrivsl. Mayor Harrison and the members
of ths reception committee bad been stand
ing for fifteen minutes. . ,
' Tbe German ambassador, Heron von Hol
leben, was the first to alight, had was
greeted at once by Dr. Walter Wever, the
Imperial German consul In Chicago.
Mayor Harrison Delivers Address.
Dr. Wever was then presented by Baron
von Holleben to Prlaes Henry snd Dr.
Wever presented to the prince Mayor Har
rison, who formally received tbs visitors
on behalf of the city of Chicago. ,
Prince Henry bowed his acknowledge
ments of Mayor Harrison's greeting and
said: "I thank you."
Mayor Harrison then presented to the
prince the committee of the Commercial
council and the general committee. Tbe
prince and party and the members ot the
reception committee mingled and Introduc
tions followed so rspidly that It was dim
cult for a man to. recall when It was ovsr
how many people he bad met, to say noth
ing ot their names.
Tbe mayor and the prince, followed by
ths others, then passed through the large
arched gateway and up ths stairway lnre
the street. A denae throng tilled tbe street
and the sidewalks for square In either
direction, and ringing cheers filled tbe air
ss ths prince paased between the lines ot
blue coated officers snd emerged npon the
sidewalk, at tbe edge of which his carriage
stood in watting.
Cavalry Kseort la I.lae.
The cavalry escort which wss waiting,
quickly wheeled Into place, the prince en
tered bis carriage. In which Mayor Harrison
and Admiral Evans were seated with him
and tbs drive to tbe hotel wss begun. The
other carriages filled rapidly, sad there
was pot the slightest delay from tbe time .
the prince entered the depot until he wae
driving slowly along the boulevard toward
Michigan avenue. ,
A feature of the procession front the
depot to tbe hotel waa the great number
of veteran German soldiers, who lines ths
strsets and who wsnt fairly wild In their
.Tbey bsd among them by tar the greater
number of torches that wsre seen along
the avenue and when ths line of carriages
had passed,' ths old soldiers fell into Una
behind them, and took up the line of
march to the hotel. They constituted the
only guard given to, the prince during his
march from the depot.
Give Prince strennens Time.
Only thirty minutes was allotted on ths
program to resch ths hotel snd ths first
banquet to the' prince was to follow at 7
O'clock. The committee had miscalculated
a trifle, however, and it was twenty min
utes after that time when the dinner, which
wae spread In the mala banquet , hall ot the
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