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-
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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.
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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.
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