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THE OMAHA PAILY BEE: MONDAY, MAKCI1 10, l!03. AMERICAN TRADE CROWING trery Year Sees ar Inrrewe in PeroenUrs of ths Imr jrti of Mexico, BRITISH CONSUL COMMENTS ON FACTS Say Xnitvtirrri of HI Coantrr , Fall to Stoay anil Mrr( k w"t of e People Who "ay the-Roods. (From Staff Correspondent.! T WASHINGTON, March In. (Special.) The tedy gain of the raited Statea in supplying ;be farelgn merch:.ndiBe required by Mexico Ik the subject of snnrtal comment bj on official of the BritKn legation at the City l Mexko In a report made to the British ftreipn office . on Mexican trade In Dm. 511 Vn,,ea Sute America." he asys, nr yearly Increasing tha proportion of their trade Jn this country. The value of the Importa ffrom the tnlted Statea) in amounted to I6.P41.M9, a against , 7.04:.ln ioo, or an Increase from tl per rem to U per cent of the total Import tra-x. The United Kingdom and It colo 1 (anther supplied Mexico with mer rhriiidlsa to the value of Sl.0t.lC7 during VOl. at agslnat 12.217.111 In 1900. represent ee, about 1SV per cent of the imnnrt tr.ilo France supplied merchandise to the value of ll.S8S.ti6f in 1900, while In 1901 the val-e v but $1,231,762. Its proportion In 1900 being lfHi per cent, but now I acarcelr X per cent. Germany's share of the trade cf Mcxko Jn 1901 was a trifle over 10 1-J per cent, as against 11" per cent in 190. The trade with Spain continues about th time as In past rears, via., 4H per cent in 1900 and i per cent In 1801." Th report presents a table showing the percentage of the principal countries In the Imports of Mexico from 1896 to 1901. and hows thit the percentage supplied by Imports from the Vni'ed Statea has In creased from 49 per cent 18P7 to 66 pr ct nt In lwi; while that of the tnlted Kingdom has fallen from 19 per cent to 16 1-J p cent; Prance, from 13 per cent to per cent; and Germany has Increased lt tre from 10 per cent to 10 1-g per cent, while Spain has decreased from 6 per cent to 4 8-16 per cent. toiton industry I.nnsrnlahea. Cotton manufacture in Mexico, he says, la not as active, as formerly. The number of cotton factories In the republic increased In late year to such an extent, and the product of tbosa already in existence so increased that wttb the opening up of new . eetabllahment fitted with modern ma chinery th market has beeomo overstocked and several of the older factorle have had to stop work, and In many cases close en- Hrjlj i Bte of things which, will continue mil the existing stocks of ootton goods ycrj much reduced. Nevertheless cot top :oo-lt form one of th principal Items is the Isjgport of Mexico. The use of electricity not only for light ing, but also for Industrial purposes is, be sejrs, becoming more general and several alpauics hsve been formed for the pur airsc of making us of th larger water falls throughout th country for the gen eration of electricity, the machinery being . Imported chiefly from the United Stater.. Uhe electric light company of the City of iexlco has been unable to supply the de mand tor elect rtelty for lighting purposes, and tgie extension f the Vlectrio tramway lines about the City of Mexico has greatly increased the use of electricity, " The popularity of American goods Is specially commented upon by th writer, v.'ho saya that boots and shoes of Americas Manufacture re now found all over the re--ublic, 'while to fne City of Mexico four or tv establishments have been opened for '.be express purpose of selling boots . and shoes of American make only. Csait of the Ckasge, -Commenting upon the growth of the Im port trade of Mexico, and especially ths ln oreaatng proportion obtained by the United States, the writer of the report. Mr. Blork Idnd, acys: "However much the trade of Mexico increases, the share of the United Kingdom Is always decreasing, partly for the reason that British manufacturer and merchants generally will not adopt more modern methods, and, consequently, what la loss to - the United Kingdom is gain to aome other country. ''Though of course th United Stales, on account of Its proximity, is bound to pos se s the largest share, and facilities for transportation being greater thence thaa from Europe, there does not Seem to b any special reason why the trade from the European countries, especially the United Kingdom, should not be more thaa it is, a fart that can be verified by th figure given in another part of this report. Amer ican merchants and manufacturers are ma1y t cater for the trade of Mexico, and their agents ar continually traveling for tha purpose of extending the sale of artl els alresdy known, or ar endeavoring by means of samples to open fields for new merchandise. Though article of German manufacture are acknowledged to be cf In ferior quality, their atyle and finish are such that they ta favorably compare with those of greater finish which cost more than twice ar much. Another reason why Germsn-msde goods find a better market here la from the tact, that the makera ar always ready to accept any suggestion made to them, either by their awn agenta or by clients, who are often mora In touch with tho requirements of the country. " May (oilru Pllmley Toany. The expectation Is that th nomination of William Pllmley to be assistant treas urer of the United States treasury at New Tork. will com up again la the arnat to morrow. Senator Aldrich. who made a re quest for reconsideration of th nomination after Mr. Pllmley had been confirmed, waa not ready te announce tonight whether hs will press the motion for a reconslderstlon Mr. Pllmley arrived la Washington tonight, and had a conference with Senator Piatt of New Tork. who was also at tjie White House to ae the president In regard to th matter. SCOTT'S EMULSION makes pale, thin children fat and ' chubby. Overcomes wasting tendencies and brings back rosy cheeks and bright eyes. It's surprising how quickly children respond to Scott's Emulsion. It contains just, the element of nourishmerjt their little bodies need. They thrive on it Even a few drops in the baby's bottle have a njf.ice , able effect for good. Not hing better than Scott's Envision for growing children. WtTI atad yoa s nuaels Ira p as aaa. SCOTT ft kXVKK, Nul I ms, im Vara M THE PLAWUHS "Oar Sew Minister" the Hd. Miller Omyera' pr.Klurtitin of "Our New Mlnl!r,' a comedy In three acts, by lenmtn Thompson and Gcurg- Y. ityer. The cast: Thaddeu Strong, our new minister John Terrisi Lcm Ranomr a returned convict Charles Stedman Ltarl'j Startle, a country detective Josr-ph Con vers Curt Ho'ten. "hy on belief ". .John Harker Obadlah Blurtnn. with settled opinions.. Iu1s Fierce Hsnnlbal Chapman, a pretender W. C. Tanner Calvin Adbal, our old mlnleter Grant Foreman Sylvanua Hertlett. Ttoetmsnfr aid storekeeper Herry R. Scott Skeeslrk a. a ' bi.ly Bsxter" lad John P. Brswn Jsck Prater, ran escaped convict Orant Foreman Nance Ranpotrl, Lcm's daughter F.thel Brooke Ferguson iKircas Tattleby, name and nature alike Clara RalnforJ Esther Strong, our new minister s sis ter Thlla May Just a "The Old Homestead" differed from othet' plays of lta kind In Its day, so does '.'Onr New Minister" differ from all plsys of its type today. It is a most Joyous comedy of the quiet sort, and Is wholesome In Its every aspec. while lta humor la of the variety that imperceptibly envelopes one and sets him to laughing before he Is aware. Its characters are clearly drawn, and each one firs-, with exactness In the picture. Best of all, it does not cari cature anybody; It Is merely true to na ture, and It does not exact Its "heart In terest" through bystria on the part of any of It actors. Only one bolsteroue scene Is admitted, and that I a survival of th "rasBltn' match" from "Old Homesteal." The tonn constable and the local kill-Joy engage In a fight that is quite ss true to life ss one would wish, and which ends with the hat of one of the belligerents being knocked off. It has a love story, and a criminal and a villain, but these are mere incidents. Overshadowing all are th village postmaster, the town constable (who has Sherlock Holmes beaten out of sight), the good-natured fat man, and the re ligious fanatic who gets his satisfaction In life out of contemplating the fiery future to which he has consigned ' his compeers. Add to . these a vinegary village gossip, who lesves her huBband to shuck pess and attend the household affalrv while she ped dles her "news" and views, and a bright boy from Xew Tork, who has been stranded In the village, and you have a splendtti combination for good funmaklog. And it Is taken advantage of to It almost. The piece revolves around - the experi ences of a young minister who has taken his religion from the New Testament and hi endeavors to establish himself In a community-wherein the people demand they be given sermons baaed on texts from Exodut, Deuteronomy and Leviticus. He wins In the end, through the usual com bination of circumstances. John Terrls has the part, and makes Tt a strong, manly one, just a th authors Intended he should. Miss Ferguson is good ss Naace Ransom and Mis May as the minister's sister. The real work of the play devolve on Messrs. Convers, Barker, Fierce and bcott, and Miss Ralnford. They have the character cra tlona, and merit tha highest praise for the taste and finish with which they present the parta. "Our New Minister" will be given agsin this evening, and If tt geta patronage ac cording to lis merits, the Boyd theater will be Jammed. - I Vaudeville at the rrelajhton-OrpheBsa. Excepting, f course, Esmeralda'a pleas ing, but polite musical turn, the vaude ville offering this week is one long gurgle of merriment," mounting at very freqaent intervals to the proportions 'of .' I hearty laugh. To begin with, there are the Rus sell brothers of "Irish servant girl" fame, who have come this time with "A Romance of ew jersey." which len I a romanoH at all, but' a large plat of hashed non sense, pleasant to take and exhilarating In its after effects. Incidentally tbey sing a little and dance a little and leave the audi ence wlshlnt they would come back to do a little more. Sharing honors with them is W. . C. Fields, a comedy Juggler with ldcaa at his own and a marvelous equip ment of dexterous hands and feet that are as funny as his remarks. Joe Maxwell and his company of four male singers mako vocalising their long sujt In "The Fire Chief." but with every deal thefe is" a 1 Jackpot of fun for general distribution and the unique setting and unique character of tha aketch resulted in their receiving Ave hearty encores at the opening performance yesterday afternoon. Lottie Gllson. a very taucy little dame In red,' so chic that she got the hanfls before she ever said a word, slugs some new songs in an old way and some old songs in a new way and alto gether gets the chappies crowding down to within reacting distance of the orchestra'a back fence. Anderson and Wallace, labelled "travesty artists" are a little better than that, giving a number of impersonations of eonsiaeranie pretension. The kinedrome glvjs life to several new and pleasing views, domestic and foreign. ADD INSULT TO INJURY Hohhera HI ad Wldow'a Proteetora, teal Her Cash, Drlak Her Wlic nd Eat Her Food. WAPONKET. O., March 16. Fourteen armed and masked men last night entered th house of Mrs. Jacob Relchelderfer near Crtdersvllle, a widow, and took possession. with Mr. Relchelderfer are living her granddaughter, Blanche, aged 12, George James and bis wife and their son. Joseph. Mrs. Relchelderfer waa known to be afraid to trust her money to the backs Tb rotiber first knocked down the elder Jamea and then bound him and the two women with rope and tied them to bed In separate rooms. Meanwhile some of them laid In wail for Joaepb, who was In town, and cavtcaing him on his return tied him up In the kitchen At the point of a shotgun they msds the little girl tell where the money waa hid don. They secured I1.J00 in cash and $7.- ooo worth, of notea and securities from sn cia cner ana proceeded to ransack the house from top to bottom looking for a secret door supposed to be In the will. They Vnok possession of all the Jewelry and silver sure and secured a month's wages from ; James' pocket. They blindfolded ever body, hnt left the little girl free. After dlvling the money in the cellar part of th am left at midnight while the rest re xrained until I, helping themselves to the vine snd cider In the cellar and to all the 'sntables they could find. They called the members of the house hold by their first names and were evi dently familiar with the house. RELIGIOUS MANIAC CLUBS MEN Seise Chair la Aailasa. Brains Fellow Istsaate aa lajorea Dart or aa Atteadaat. LtOVlSVIULE. Ky.. March 15 William Hamilton, a negro who was taken to the city hoapital aufferlng from pneumonia, became violently insane on religion today. Overcoming his attendant. George Csmp bell, he caught up a ruair ard brained France Winder, an lnsaaa Inmate. Dr. Brooner. who attempted to subdue Ham ilton, was alae slightly hurt. Hamiltoa waa finally vrpwer4 aad plaoed In trout. MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS Ead Boadi Hamper Operation in lagged Top and Iron Creek. HORSESHOE COMPANY IN NEW HANDS Capitalisation to Re tat la Two aa4 rHvldearla Pal Only When Karaed Is Million Bond Isaac Talked Of. PEADWOOP, 8. D.. Msrch IS (Special.) Find roade are Interfering to a consider able extent with mining operations In th" Ragged Top rnd !ron Creek districts, bnt as there H not much sncw up there for this time of the year, unless another heavy fall comes nlong, this difficulty will soon be a thing of the past. Those mines which have to male a short wagon haul to the rail roads, and thote whose plants are not con nected with the mines hy tramway or rail road, are the only ones now troubled on ac count of weather tondltlons. The Desfl- wood-Standard Is now experiencing a llt-1 difficulty m keeping Its big mill supplied with ore but expect thst this will be remedied in a few dsys. The mill has ben running at Its full capacity for several weeks, and Its cleanups are growing larger all of the time. The new ahoot of ore ui covered in the mine Is showing up bitter tian was at first expected, which awures lo the company a large reserve of ore, and It Is believed that this company will be the next to go on the list of Black Hills divi dend-payer. The Spearfish mill was closed down for five days this month in order to make some necessary repairs to the rolls, but these have been made and the plant Is again In operation. The mines of the company are now producing their best ores, so It Is ssld thst the close-down will not make any per ceptlble difference In the amount of bullion which will be produced by the mill this month. InUlast to Qnartslte. The Gold Hill people will resuwe opera tion in tbclr shaft, which Is now down about 220 feet, and It Is believed It will cot have to go very much deeper before the quart lite is reached. Superintendent Goodman has made all the arrangements necessary, and the new work will probably be etarted this coming week. The company Is one of the few in the district whleh Is alnking to qusrtzlte, and the Indications now are that It will strlie a good ore body when that formation Is reached, for the material com ing Into the shaft Is mixed with ore which carries fair values. The company Is well equipped in the way of hoisting, pumping machinery and air compressor plant and power drills to continue the work of min ing at a depth. The company has a num ber of shoots of ore of a good grade near the curface. but its management believe that the best ore will be found on ths lower ore correct, and have been sinking for It. Omaha people are interested In this company. The Dakota company Is shipping about IK tona a day from this district and treat ing It In Its mills nt Deadwood and making a profit of $1.18 a ton on 14 ore after the expense of mining and railroad transpor tation has been deducted. The company na made arrangements for increasing ' the tank capacity of its Peadwood plant, and (be work will begin at one. For some time the plant has been running but twelve hours a day, but it Is hoped to keep It la continuous operation from now oa. While the company has a vast amount of ore. the majority of It Is of low grade, and can be handled and treated at a profit only In large quantities. Some of the ore taken from ' the company's mlue. however, is of a murh better grade than the average eyanid'.ng proposition, and It is AVected that the work which Is Co. ".ting don on them will disclose more of this character. The cotupany baa one of the finest mill In the west, a wet crushing cyarnide, and has demonstrated that It can treat ore at a profit which other companies would not handle with their equipments of ma chinery. Maaraet Strike Ore Body. The tunnel which the Magnet Mining eompany has been driving for the paat few months haa penetrated a body of ore. Tb ore la a silklfled lime, and haa the gen eral appearance of the ore which is be ing taken from the workings of the Spear fish and Deadwood-Btandard companies over on Tiagged Top, the Magnet being lo cated In the Iron creek district, which I a continuation of the Ragged Top. ' No tests have as yet been made of this ore. Considerable work . had been done along the rim of this ore shoot before the tun nel waa started, and samples of th or taken front there carried some gold and twelve ounce of silver, this being an un usually large percentage of silver for or of this character. It 1 believed that the ore Just struck wiU show a higher per centage of gold and leas silver than waa shown on the outcrop. There la a car bonate or found In the same vicinity which Is altogether different than this ore. Tb formation In which th Magnet company Is working Is a carboniferous lime, almost Identical In He characteristics with that of the Ragged Top district. The Cleopatra company haa' drive its drift on the quarlxlte from tha bottom of Its 225-foot shaft over 100 feet aloug that formation, and the Indications are at pres ent that it is not far from a strong ver tical which Is apparently the source of ths ore shoots which the company had been working nearer the surface Horseshoe's Kew Policy. The big smelter of the HorsesLo Min ing company at Rapid City and its 200-ton cyanide plant at Pluma are at 111 idle and will continue in a state of Inactivity until after the meeting of the stockholders tf the company to be held in Beulaa, Wyo next week. At the coming meeting, It la said, the capitalisation of the eompany will be cut almost In two, and tha property will be made to earn dividend before pay ing any. The Horseshoe company owns some of th very best mining ground la the Blark Hills, and its equipment Is aecond to none of the big companiea operating In this section, but mismanagement In the past has placed it In an unfavorable light before the, public. The new management of the company la In th hands of practical mining men and men of buaineaa, and th people of the Hills look for great Improve ment In the company's affairs from now oa. The big cyanide plant at Terry, on which operations have been auspended, will. It Is aald, be ccmpleted as soon as ths meet ing of stockholders hsa been held, the plant at Pluma started again and ths smel ter at Rapid City blown In. Tb company has a world of good cyanidlng ore. The eompany now proposes to make a bond Issue of fGOO.OOO to relieve the present necessi ties of the company, and the proposition will be aubmitted to the stockholders at the meetlnf next week. (olasBbla'a Wear Shaft. HILL CITY, S. D., March IS. (Special.) The Columbia Mining company I making rkulr1 good progress la the ahnft which it is sink ing on Its ground near Rochfard. Th shaft, which will be used for working pur poses, is bring sunk oa a large vein of free milling ore of excellent quality, will be tunk for a depth of 600 feet, and at every 100-level a station will be rut and drifts started on the vein. The company has recently purchased a complete hoisting and air compressor plant and will begin the work of placing the machinery In position next week, and after that has been accom plished the working force at the mine will be Increased. The rich strike made a week or ao ago by John Foreythe and Frank March in the Oriole, situated In Palmer gulch, a short distance from Keystone, continues to attract attention and the or seems to hold Its richness. Five asssys. taken across the entire width of the ledge, give assays returning from a little over $!42 to 1700 a ton gold. The ore also carries about twenty ounces In silver and about 14 per J cent copper to the ton. There la quite a body of the ore exposed lr the workings id a vertical, and it Is believed that de velopment will prove tt to be one of the richest strikes ever made In the Hills. Several tempting offers' have already been msde for the property. II Is reported thst the Golden West Min ing company at Rorhford has struck the veia on the Yellow Bird claim at a depth of 100 feet, and that tt is richer at- that depth than where it has been exposed and worked nearer the surface. At the surface the Yellow Bird produced a great many tons of free-milling ore, running from It to 6 lo value. JUDGE WILL PROBABLY LAUGH Omaha Bar Asportation t'avelttlaajly Perpetrates st Good J eke. "Our Omaha Bar association met Satur day night," said a member thereof yeater day, "and with much solemnity and ple'.y we passed a resolution dsplortng the ac tlon of the Judge In court room No. 1 in excusing so many well-qualified men from jury service on the ground of business not allowing them time to serve. We even adopted a aecond resolution. Instructing the secretary to forward a copy of the first resolution to the present Judge as an ex preaslon of our disapproval of the course. As I think it over now I confess I au half-Inclined to laugh. For of the lawyera who voted for those resolutions I happen to know that a good per cent have repeatedly and on many occasions forced business men off Juries sitting in cases in which uch lawyers were Interested, and accepted in stead men of manifestly less Intelligent?. By this I don't mean to Imply that always they were afraid to submit their cases to business men, bnt business men nearly al ways hav read of a case In advance, ami naturally formed some conclusion ss to its merits. And the lawyer follow the old rule of allowing no one to sit on the Jury who ha formed any conclusion, whether the conclusion could be changed by evl dene or not. When the Judge receives those resolutions about the first thing he will do, 1 fancy, will be to look back over the conduct of the lawyers In bygone cases, and If he does he will remeuber that where business men have not -been excused or hare not asked to be. tha general makeup of the Juries has been the same, the law yer challenging Just such men as these resolutions ask to have retained, and so preserved the old condition of things.'- CARMEN IN FOR FINISH FIGHT Watrrbary Injaartlon Seems Merely to Make Strikers More Determine. WATERBURY. Conn., March IB. That the striking employes of the Connecticut Rail way and Lighting company will fight to the last waa evident tonight on the arrival here of W. D. Mahon, president of tha American Association of Street Railway Employe, accompanied by Treasurer Orr of the same association. President Mahon Immediately went Into consultation with the executive committee of the strikers and th members of the national board who are already her. At the close of the conference Mr. Mahon an nounced that It was the Intention of the strikers, with the assistance of th na tional rody, to fight the trolley oompaay to a finish. President Mahon characterize the In junction Issued by Judge Elmer aa "the most absurd and un-American edict ever Issued by any American court. We shall fight this Injunction in a legal and lawful manner." After saying that if it can be proQd that the strikers have participated In any lawlessness tbey will not be supported by the national body, Mr. Mabon cloaea his statement by saying: "We will make every effort lo our power, either through arbitra tion or otherwise, to bring about a aatls- factory settlement." PLEDGE AID TO TEAMSTERS Kaasaa City t alow Promise Cash mm Frelatht Haadlers OaTer to Strike. KANSAS cm. Mo., March IS. Th In dustrial council of this city today passed resolutions of sympathy for the striking testnsters and assuring them of the sup port of the council. The big hall at Labor headquarters was crowded, every delegate being preaent, as well as many members of vtriou union. Every delegate present promised the strikers th moral and financial support of his union. Th representative of the freight hand lers went even further, declaring emphat ically: "Ws will be with you when called oa to go out." A delegate from the Brewer and Mal- atera' union aald bla union stood ready lo give every cent In its treasury to tha strik ers It necessary. The real grievance talked of today was the statement of the transfer men that they realised that the demands of the team sters were .Just, but that they would not comply with tha demands because they are asked by union labor, and tb unions must be broken. Judge Philips' action in granting injune tlans against the strikers waa aererely criticised. MEAN TO BREAK UP STRIKE Asaerleaa Brlda fssisssy Decide to Impart Xsssaiss Me a. PITT8BVRO. Msrch 15. Officials of th American Bridge eompany have dealded to Import nonunion men to break up tha strike of structural iron workers, which has brought the many important contracts to a standstill. . An agent of the company has been gath ering aome 250 men In th east, who will reach here on Monday morning. A special detail of policemen will be at tb station when the train arrives. All possible effort Is to be "made to avoid open conflict between the nonunion men and the atrlkert, but th American bridge company declare that It will In alst on ths work proceeding and If the striker Interfere with theas aa appeal to la court will b Bad Th,oe who want in the airtight In - o) fltSi RESIGNS IS TIME TO DIE Tittebcrg Recorder 8nooamba to Effect of Political Worry. NEBRASKA BROTHER SURVIVES DECEASED Ill Health leads Hint o Rtsssset Office oa Friday aad Verves Collapse Carries Hlaa OsT PITTSBURG, Pa., March 15. Recorder J. O. Rrown of this city, who tendered hi resignation to Governor Pennypacker on Friday, died suddenly at his home her late this afternoon. The immediate cause of death was nerv ous collapse superinduced, it Is believed, by the unusually perturbed condition of politics in the county. Mr. Brown ws alway delicate and had to make frequent trips for his health, but hi death was entirely unexpected at the time. Nebraska Brother Sarvlves Him. He is survived by ' a brother, J. R. P. Brown, a lawyer of Dodge, Neb., a sister, Mrs. Susan M. McOeary, mother of the preaent coroner, and a wife and several children. Mr. Brown served continuous ss the head of the department of public safety from November, 1S87, until August, 1901. when he was removed by Recorder A. M. Brown. In November, 1!H)1, he was appointed re carder by Governor W. A. Stone to succeed A. M. Brown. His resignation was sent to Governor Pennypacker on last Friday to take effect tomorrow. When J. O. Brown was appointed recorder h reappointed nearly all the old official who had been "ripped" out of office and this action is believed -to bsve been the principal reason for the upheaval which permitted tb "cltlsen1 " party tb carry the last three local elect lona. Gaveraor la Swrvrlsed. HARRISBURG, Pa., Msrch 18. Governor Pennypacker expressed great surprise when advised f Mr. Brown's death. He said he did not knew the recorder personally. He, however, bad been told he bad not been In goad health for aome time. The governor declined to say when he would fill the vacancy. It seems to be conceded, however, that be will appoint Recorder-cleat William H. Hayes, whose regular term br tha recent election will begin on April 6. READY FOR A WAR IN CHINA (Continued from First Pag.) thousand men and women wbo are to all in tents and purposes allea to our institutions and no part of the body politic. The whole system of Indisn reservstions, in my Judg ment, was a bad move from the outset. Mexico and Central and South America never had the trouble with the Indiana that w hsve bsd. and If, Instead of putting them upon reservations and allowing them to He upon the funds thst may be sup plied from time to time by the government, we bad taught them useful arts and Indus tries and then compelled each man to earn bla own living, the Indisn problem a It exist today would never have been." "Would you nt have given each Indian a portion of land that ne mignt ioiiow agriculture?" was asked the senator. "No; I woull have given him Just tb same right as the white man. He aheuld have the privilege of entering a quarter Beet Ion of land under the homestead law and should have been able to make good bla title Just as the whit mil must make his title clear. It I too late, of course," continued Mr. Stewart, "to change our policy in such a radical manner, but the quicker the Indian Is taught that he must earn his bread Just as his white brother does, the sooner ws shall see the solution of the so-called Indian problem, which is a source of continued and constant annoy ance to the people of the Vnited States." Gathering- Manlrtaal Statistics. The census office has begun to gather municipal statistics throughout tb Vnited State, and with thl object in view a large force of clerks hav Just been Bent "into the field." One of the most Important brbnebes of the Inquiry, the outcome of which Is eagerly awaited, is thst having for lta object the ascertainment of th pay ments made by street railwsy corporations In return foj the franchises granted by th vaiioua municipalities if the country. It Is believed tbst th Informstibn now being gathered will abow that w great majority of aurh corporations pay nothing whatever for the valuable rights which have been granted to them from time to time. And it 1 because some of tbem pay either a specified annual rental for tb us of th treat or a percentage apoa their gra re . calpta that lhv larger cltlaa la which frna- m OS Ycm know Uneeda BlSCUlt by the Royal purple and with the Iner-tal trademark on the ends That's the Sense of Sight fresh, clean, wholesome biscuit buy er - seal Package That s a Sight of Sense Everybody who tries Uneeda DlSCUlt likes them. They please tht palate satisfy the appetite. That's the Sense of Taste So it's common sense to buy NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY chines aro expiring are anxious to know what other cities secure, and this Is exactly what the census office will find out. Commissioner Who Is tkoallfled. One of the best posted men on inter oceanic canals of all the democrats who have been suggested 'to the president for appointment upon the Isthmian Cansl com mission ts William A. Harris of Kansaa. who closed bis term in the senate from the 8unflower state on March 3, 1903. It is probably a matter not generally known, but ex-Senator Harris may be said to have Inherited a knowledge of Isthmian canal questions. His father away back In the '00s was Interested In the Atlantic and Pa cific Ship Canal company, which company caused to be made the first reliable and scientific survey of the Nicaragua canal route. Subsequently young Harris was connected as a civil engineer with surveys of this snd other routes. He has ever since taken a keen Interest In all canal questions which have dragged their weary way along through diplomatic and legisla tive channels during the las' thirty years. He has followed, step by step, every devel opment made In canal matters. Since the beglnnlrg of his term In ' the' Vnited States senate, six years ago Senator Harris baa been second to Senator Morgan of Alabama -on the interoceanlc canal commit tee and has taken an active part in ell canal matters in and out of committee during these years. There is, next to Sen ator Morgan, probably no man better potted on the canal situation In all lta phases alive today than cx-Senator Harris. He ha been constantly In touch with the dip lomatic and' engineering conditions of the entire complex canal subject. Ex-Senator Harris, It may be said In paselng, has been strongly endorsed to the president for a place on the canal commission. Educating Farmers. The proposition of the National Asso ciation of Horse-shoers to establish a college fcr the scientific teaching of the craft meets with the cordial support of the officers of the army. "If thesu people tarry out their plans," says an officer of the cav alry arm of the aervlce, "the result will bs highly beneficial to military service. At ; present the farriers who are enlisted In the army know little about the scientific care of the feet of a horse snd not one In a hundred haa any knowledge w bit ever of anatomy. More army horses are condemned because of bad feet than for any other reason. If our farrlera could be given sci entific training In the care of the hoof of the animals entrusted to them there would be fewer horses disposed of be cause of bsd feet and there would follow excellent reasons for recommending to con gress better psy for the men who shoe the animals. But. after all. the greatest gala ers will be the farmers, horse breeders and people generally who handle horses. Tbey are the greatest losers from the un scientific methods in use in the average blacksmith shops and consequently they will be the gainers through Improvement ' In the methods employed." Vakefal Children. For a long time the S-year-old child of Mr. P. L McPherson, 69 North Tenth street, Harrisburg, Pa., would sleep but two or three hours In the early part of the night. which made It very hard for her parents. Her mother concluded that the child had atomach trouble and gave ber half of one of Chamberlain's Stomach and LJver Tnb leta, which quieted her stomach and she slept the whole night through. Two boxes of these tableta have effected a permanent cure and ahe is now well and atrong. GUT Good health to all 1 GUND'S Peerless Bottled BEER Tht Beer Gee Caeer. It is made on purpose to bring good health to good people. How's your health? JOf"""vn sarwivt . . LaCrasaa, WU. HERMAN J. MEYER, white package Uneeda DlSCUlt HILL TO INVADE 'FRISCO Will Bring Great Horthera Line South to California Port. PROPOSES SHORTEST LINE ON MAP Two Sarveya Already Have Bee a Made aad Options Seen red on Ter minal Property Shores of Golden Horn. SAN FRANCISCO, Msrch 16. James J. Hill Is said to be planning to Invade Cali fornia from the north with lines of the Great Northern railway. It is stated that two surveys already have been made along the California and Oregon coast getween Portland and San Francisco and two routes for the new line submitted to Mr. Hill. One surveying party worked northward from Marlon county and the other south ward from Portland, Ore. , Both routes aur veyed are shorter than the Shasta route of the Southern Pacific, one by 120 miles snd the other by at. least 140 miles. It Is asserted that the routes guarantee the con struction of a railroad along a grade of about S per cent, as against 4 per cent and more along the Southern Pacific line. In' routing the new line the surveyors were Instructed to Include Coos Bsy, Cres cent City and Eureka, Cal., but it la pos ilble that the two latter points may now be Ignored since the Ssnta Fe haa auddenly acquired the roads around Cres cent City and Eureka and announced lta intention of Immediately extending these email properties southward to San Fran cisco. Among those familiar with President' Hill's purpose It Is the belief thst the Santa Fe's determination to get a foothold alonir the California coaat was promoted, or at least -hastened, by an Intimation that President Hill was preparing to rut through the same territory. Aa to President Hill's plana for a ter minal on San Francisco bsy, it is ssserted that he has already secured an option on property on the north side wster front, where ferry boats can easily connect with the point on the Msrln county aide. MERGER CASE THIS WEEK Northern Srrnrltle Company Mnst Appear In SI. Loota on Wednesday, ST. LOUIS, March 15. Arguments in the suit of the Department of Justice at Wash ington agsinst the Northern Securities com pany of Minnesota, which has Leen trans ferred to St. Louis for trial will begin be fore the Vnited Statea court of apieals on Wednesdsy. A large portion of the teatlmony will deal with the transfer of storks and bonds and other financial technicalities that have Interested the financial and railway world ever since the Northern Psclflc panic In Wall otreet. It Is stated that J. Pierpont Morgan. Attorney General Knox and other men of ncte will take part In the pro ceedings. Tariff Hard on Tanrlata. BERNE. Swltserland, March 15. A na tional plebiscite has resulted in the sddl tlon of the new protectionist customs tar iff 139.000 to 22.000. The new tariff will increase the cost of living and compel the hotels to raise tbelr prices to tourists. HEILl who drink Omaha, Neb. I