Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1899 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. 080. B. MARSHALL, Publisher. ■'«’ RENSSELAER, • • INDIANA.

MARRY IN THE TRIBE.

WHITE PARTNERS ARE BARRED § BY CHEROKEES. Indians Band Themselves Together to Prevent the Extinction of Their Composed of All Iron Pipe Makers in the Country. Thirteen young Cherokee Indians, near "Wichita, Kan., have organized a club the members of which are pledged, under penalty of death, not to marry outside the Cherokee race. Women also will be admitted to this strange organization in the future. They must be Cherokee Indians —that is the only qualification to become a member —and they, too, must swear never to receive the attentions or become the wife of anyone except a member of the tribe. If they do not receive a proposal from a Cherokee youth they must go to their graves old maids. The club is growing rapidly among the elder members of the tribe. Young and patriotic full bloods also are enthusiastic in its interest. It has been named “The AntiAmerican Marriage Club.*’ One clause of the constitution “is as follows: “After one affixes his or her name to these resolutions, and then marries outside of the race, he shall suffer death as the penalty. He shall be shot in the dark by some member of this club, whose name none of the others will know, in accordance with an arrangement not written in these resolutions, but known to the organizers.”

IRON PIPE TRUST COMPLETED. Includes Practically All the Companies in the County. Col. Clarence E. Burke of Cleveland, one of the promoters of the cast-iron pipe trust, says the deal has been consummated and that practically all the pipe foundries in the country are included in the combine, which has been incorporated with a capital of $30,000,000. “The object of the new’ company,” said Col. Burke, “will not be to advance prices, as we will simply follow the prices of pig iron and be governed by them. We shall seek to ship from the nearest foundry to the point of consumption and will not enter the territory of one foundry with the products of another. None of the plants will be closed down unless the market compels it.” WILL TAP THE BLACK HILLS. Illinois Central Road Running a Survey Through Clay County. The Illinois Central is at work running a survey through Clay County, S. D., with the intention of extending its line to the Black Hills. Its first objective point is Wheeler, Charles Mix County, via Yankton, Tabor and Tyndall. At Wheeler the line will cross the Missouri river and extend in as nearly an air line as possible clear to the Black Hills. The grounds for a station at Vermillion have already been surveyed and staked out and the right of way is now being secured. Positive assurances have been received that the line will be built this season.

Rats Feed on Two Children. Rats attacked two sleeping children’ in Dorchester, Mass., and inflicted fatal wounds. Mrs. Woodward left her two children, Elsie, aged 3 years, and Emma, aged 1 year, asleep in their bed while she went to the grocery store. Returning half an hour later she found them covered with blood, and an examination showed that parts of the face and limbs of each child had been partially eaten. To Pick Sexton’s Successor. W. C. Johnson, senior vice-commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has issued a call for the executive 'committee of the national board of administration of the Grand Army to meet in the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 12, to select a commander-in-chief to succeed the late Gen. James A. Sexton. Unrequited Love Leads to Tragedy. A double tragedy is reported from Nanaimo, B. C. Dave Evans shot Libbie White dead and committed suicide in their room at a hotel. Both were public entertainers, Evans being a professional wrestler and Libbie White a singer. Unrequited love is supposed to have been the cause of the tragedy. New Revolt Against Spain. Advices by the steamship Victoria from the Orient say that Spanish avarice and misrule have again stirred up a rebellion. The insurgent Moros of Palawan Island, one of the insurgent group north of Borneo, murdered the Spanish Governor of Palawan, residing at Port Royalist, and killed his assistant. Double Crime in Ohio. Madison Copus, aged 45, a farmer residing near Lucas, Ohio, shot and killed his wife as she lay sleeping on a lounge in the sitting-room. She died instantly. Copus then shot himself. Family troubles, it is supposed, caused the deed. Kills His Father’s Butler. At Pittsburg, Pa., while crazed with liquor Dr. Charles F» Murray shot and killed John Jennings, his father's colored butler. Murray rushed into the stable and saddling a favorite horse rode into the country. New Librarian of Congress. Herbert Putnam of Boston has been appointed congressional librarian by President McKinley. City of Pasig Falls. The American froops under Gen. Wheaton have captured the city of Pasig, east of Manila. j Unsuccessful Postofiice Robbery. F The postoffice at Rock River, a suburb of Cleveland, was entered by burglars, * ;/who in,their search for money and valuables blew open the safe and in so doing demolished almost the entire front of the building. They were unsuccessful iu finding anything of value. Factory Bora on Strike. A strike by ninety boys at the Charn- \ bers-McKee glass factory at Jeannette, f Pa., may result in the closing down of K'-tbe plant, The strikers demand a 10 per oent ad vanee and no dockage.

BATTLE WITH BANDITS. Bold Robbers Raid a Missouri Town, but Are Put to Rout, A vigilance committee had a desperate fight with armed bandits who came into Noel, Mo., the other night with the intention of looting everything in sight. The citizens had received word that an attempt would be made by the bandits to raid the town and thirty men, armed with shotguns and revolvers, were stationed in little bands at various points to await the arrival of the robbery. At 10 o’clock a dozen men, armed with revolvers, came marching down Main street. They entered a saloon where a half dozen of the vigilance Committee were in Waiting. The robbers ordered the proprietor, Louis Smith," to throw up his hands. He did so, but in his right hand he had a revolver, which he fired. The bullet entered the heart of the leader of the bandits, causing instant death. The other vigilants opened fire on’the desperadoes and a pistol fight was waged for several minutes. The robbers were finally routed and escaped to the hills through the darkness. PHOTOGRAPHIC WAR HISTORY. War Department Will Issue Such a Volume and Desires Negatives. The War Department has undertaken the compilation of a novel volume, a photographic history of the war with Spain. It has addressed a circular letter to all the officers in the service, asking them to contribute such prints, films or negatives as they may have in their possession, promising to return the articles in good condition. It further asks all officers to report the names of such persons as to their knowledge carried cameras in the regions of active operations, so that their aid may be sought in compiling the volume. The desire of the department, as announced in the circular, is “to produce in a single volume every obtainable picture and photograph bearing on this subject.” Due credit will be given in the volume to all contributors.

PLOTS AGAINST FRANCE. Attempt to Destroy an ArsenalSentry Is Fired At. Dispatches received at Paris from Toulon confirm the previous report that twelve dynamite cartridges were found behind the Toulon arsenal, and that an unidentified person fired a revolver at a sentry on duty at the arsenal. It appears that two shots were fired at the sentry before the Montely magazine. The guards were turned out and the patrols were sent to scour the neighborhood, but the culprits were not discovered. The sentry says he saw six men running away. The magazine contains quantities of gunpowder, melinite, and dynamite. Porto Rican Dirt Must Go. That the government is contemplating a vigorous campaign against the unsanitary habits of the residents of Porto Rico and Cuba is shown in a consignment which was recently placed on the pier at the end of Pacific street, New York. There were ten metal garbage wagons, with tight covers, made by a Boston firm after the latest models, and a large number of metal garbage cans. They were billed to the army depot at San Juan. It is said that the government, in anticipation of the arrival of the unhealthy season, is going to establish a thorough system of garbage removal, as practiced in our large cities. Numbers of garbage cans have been sent on previous boats, and, with those to go on the next ship, there will be about 1,000 in all for San Juan. A street sprinkler, plainly marked “U. 5.,” is also being sent to San Juan, to be used by the health officers. It is understood that the shipment* of these sanitary appliances to San Juan is only a beginning and that the government intends to send similar outfits to all the principal cities in Porto Rico and Cuba.

Union Pacific Lands Sold. All the lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Nebraska covered by the sinking fund mortgage of 1873, given by the old company to the Union Trust Company of New York, as trustees, have been sold in Omaha. The only bidder was W. D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Company, who represents that company. The equity in lands under contract of sale brought $900,000, and the unsold lands $1,000,000. Explorer Bonin Is Safe. News of the safety of M. Bonin, the French explorer who has been missing in Thibet and the interior of China, has reached Shanghai. He arrived at Yachow, Sze-Chuen district, after many exciting experiences, and will make his way to the coast by the river route. With a few Chinese companions he has traveled through the greater portion of Thibet and made a trip from the Siberian line to Tong-King. a Big Movement of hunkers. Transportation arrangements made with the Great Northern road give evidence that the colonization movement of Dunkers to the Red River valley will be even greater this year than it was last year. The largest colony will start west from St. Paul March 28, being maUe up of between 3,000 and 4,000 Dunkers from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. Coal Companies consolidate. Simpson & Watkins, of Scranton, Pa., have effected a consolidation of the eight different coal companies in which they are interested and disposed of them to a syndicate, incorporated under the title of the Temple Coal Company and having a capital stock of $2,500,000. Nebraska Deadlock Ended. The most stubborn Senatorial contest in the history of Nebraska ended abruptly, when Judge Monroe L. Hayward, of Nebraska City, was nominated in the Republican caucus as the successor of United States Senator William V. Allen. Killed by a Pin in Her Throat. After suffering for twenty-five years with a pin in her throat Mrs. Catherine Hackman died at Lebanon, Pa. She suffered excruciating pain at times and was often obliged to take food through a tube, her throat being nearly closed. No Provisional Army. President McKinley has decided not to organize (he provisional army of 35,000 volunteers authorized by Congress, believing the regular army of 65,000 will be sufficient. Dr. Talmage Resigns. Rev. T. DeWitt. Talmage has resigned the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, D. C., in order to devote himself to literary work. Forbids Christian Science. Both houses of the Territorial Legislature have passed a bill prohibiting the practice of Christian Science in Okla-

LONG TRIP IN CHINA.

GERMAN SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE YELLOW RIVER. Drs. Futtterer and Holterer Gain Valuable Information in Central Asia— Their Safe Return—Striving to Control Transportation in Guatemala. Advices by the steamer Empress of India say: There arrived at Shanghai recently two distinguished travelers, Prof. Futterer of Karlsruhe, geologist, and Dr. Holterer of Lorrach, Baden, who have just crossed northwestern Thibet from Turkestan, discovering the source of the Yellow river, and entering China by the northwest, reaching Hankow and civilization by the Han river. The professor has left for home via Japan and the United States. The two men left Germany Nov. 19, 1897, accompanied by a German servant. Reaching Suchou, the explorers went to Siningfu, which they reached in the middle of last July.- It was from there that the scientists arranged to start on an expedition, having for its object the exploration of the Yellow rtver south of the Kokonor. At this point their servants deserted them. In the upper Taho valley the party was attacked by about thirty robbers, one-half of whom kept up a lively fusillade while their companions raided the animals of the expedition. The explorers returned the fire and wounded several of their assailants. Dr. Futterer made a valuable geological collection, besides taking careful observations for meteorological and mapmaking purposes, while Dr. Holterer more particularly interested himself in zoological matters, getting together an important collection.

NEW GUATEMALA RAILROAD. C. P. Huntington Likely to Build Another Line There. Negotiations are on foot between C. P. Huntington and President Cabrera of Guatemala which, if consummated, will result in the building of 130 miles of railroad in Guatemala, by the means of which the little southern republic will have an overland line from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Mr. Huntington already owns a road in that country. It runs from San Jose, a port on the Pacific, to the city of Guatemala, a distance of seventy-four miles. It has an important branch runhing from Santa Maria north to Patulul, through a rich coffee district. The railroad cost about $3,000,000 in gold, and pays an annual net profit of about 15 per cent. Mr. Huntington will also probably secure control of the Government road from Porto Barrios to St. Augustin and a line between Champerico to San Felipe. By joining these properties w’ith his system he would control the transportation problem in Guatemala. MANY DESTITUTE AT DAWSON. Consul McCook Says the Situation Is Growing Serious. The United States consul at Dawson, J. C. McCook, informs the Department of State at Washington concerning the condition of the people there as follows: “The situation as to persons who will be out of food in a couple of months is becoming very serious. Many hundreds will have to be helped out when navigation opens. Many have gone out over the ice and are going out daily. The relief committee at this place is unable to extend any more aid, as all funds collected have been exhausted and it is some $2,000 in debt.”

Sentence for Maj. Wilson. Maj. Edward Wilson of the Third immune regiment at Santiago de Cuba, who was recently tried by court martial on charges of forgery, falsifying records and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, has been convicted and sentenced to dismissal from the service, forfeiture of pay and allowances and confinement for one year at hard labor in the penitentiary. Man and Woman Hanged. At St. Scholastique, Quebec, Mrs, Cornelia Poirier and Samuel Parslow were hanged. The crime for which they were executed was the murder of Isidore Poirier, the woman’s husband, Nov. 21, 1897. They killed him with a butcher knife while he was sleeping. Both confessed the crime, each laying the blame on the other. Approves Yukon Railway Bill. The railway committee of the Ontario Legislature has passed the bill relating to the Sault Ste. Marie and Hudson Bay Railway, which is the beginning of the scheme to connect Ontario with the Yukon by way of Hudson bay, Chesterfield inlet and the chain of northern great lakes and rivers. To Fight for Higher Wages. Officials of the National Metal Polishers, Platers and Brass Workers’ Union, with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, state that fifty organizers have been sent to the larger cities in order to strengthen their organization for a big fight for higher wages.

Quarrel Over a Cigarette. As the result of a quarrel over the smoking of a cigarette David Powell was fatally injured and Arthur, his brother, is in jail at Akron, Ohio. Arthur started to smoke a cigarette in the house. David objected. A quarrel ensued and Arthur shot his brother. Costly Fire in Mississippi. At West Point, Miss., nearly $400,000 worth of property was destroyed by fire. The Mary Holmes College, an industrial school for colored girls, burned, and a cotton-press shed, etc., together with a large amount of cotton, was destroyed. Killed by Drinking Wood Alcohol. The examination made upon the stomachs of the four members of the Underwood family, who were found dead in a tenement house at Marlboro, Mass., gives the cause of death in every case as the drinking of wood alcohol.

Absconder Caught in Mexico. Beehler, the Wells-Fargo Express Company messenger, charged with absconding from San Antonio with $50,000 in h\s charge, was captured at Bustamente, Mexico. Heiress Runs Away to Wed. Miss Sarah Norfleet Mason, an heiress, eloped from Hopkinsville, Ky., to Clarksville, Tenn., and married Claude Berry of Washington, D. C., a Southern Railway official. No Senator Chosen in' Utah. The joint assembly of the Utah Legislature has been declared adjourned sine die without electing a United States Senator.

SAVED FROM SINKING SHIP. Crew of a Russian Bark Is Taken Off in Midocean. The British steamer Cape Corrientes, Captain Metcalf, which arrived at Baltimore from Shields, brought the information of a brave rescue made at sea. In about latitude 40 and longitude 32, the steamer sighted a vessel in distress, which proved to be the Russian bark Barunga, Captain Sundman, which had sailed from Ship Island, Ga., with a cargo of lumber for Dieppe. When Captain Metcalf sighted the vessel she was waterlogged and partly dismasted. A life-saving crew from the steamer started to rescue the Br.runga crew. It was 9 o’clock at night when the last of the Barunga’s crew were on board the Cape Corrientes. The machinery of the steamer was out of order when the rescue was made and Captain Metcalf bore for St. Michael’s, where he arrived in safety. NOBLEMAN DIES IN POORHOUSE. Story of a Man Who le in County Infirmary at Toledo, Ohio. Harry Berkeley Brown, who died at the Lucas County infirmary at Toledo, Ohio, recently, had a romantic story connected with his life. It is claimed that Brown belonged to the English nobility, but had been cast off and disinherited by his father over a quarter of a century ago. He received remittances of large amounts from England every few months regularly. His brother, Frank Brown of Cliff House, St. Nicholas street, Worcester, England, has been notified of his death. The deceased was an expert draughtsman and stonecutter, but of late he had been dissipating so that his physical strength had been exhausted before he was taken down with lung fever, which killed him. Cashier and $30,000 Gone. Herbert W. Smith, cashier for Edwin J. Gilles & Co., New York, coffee importers, is a fugitive. Experts who are going over his books have reported thus far a shortage of nearly $30,000 in two years, and they have yet to finish the examination. He squandered the money on women. Smith’s father died recently at Columbus, Ohio. Kansas Minister Is Missing. Rev. Mr. Von Herlick, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, at Wichita, Kan., who went to New York several months ago to secure SIO,OOO to pay off the church debt, has not beefi heard from. All efforts to find him have proven futile, and it is thought he met with foul play, as he carried large sums of money. Priest Gives Up His Life. Rev. Father J. A. Hartnett, a Catholic priest, died at the parochial home at Dallas, Texas, of smallpox. The priest contracted the disease while visiting patients in the Dallas pesthouse in the blizzard a few weeks ago, when he walked six miles with the thermometer 11 degrees below zero. Liberals Are Triumphant The litigation, long standing, between the liberals and radicals of the United Brethren Church was decided in the United States Court at Cincinnati. The decision is in favor of the liberals. It involves the church property in every State of the Union. Lashed by Mob of Masked Men. A mob of fifty masked men rode into Missouri City, Mo., the other morning and before they left compelled nine men to strip and receive from twenty to forty lashes each on their bare backs. The thermometer stood at about zero.

Peace Congress Meets May 18. The peace conference, otherwise the congress of representatives of the powers, called by the Czar to discuss the possibility of taking steps toward a general disarmament, will meet at The Hague on May 18. Jeanesville Collieries Shut Down. At Hazleton, Pa., orders were received for an indefinite suspension of work at the Jeanesville collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Over 500 men and boys were thrown out of employment. Allen Law Is Dead. The Allen street railway franchise law ceased to exist, when Gov. Tanner, of Illinois, affixed his signature to the Alling repeal bill. The measure went into effect when signed. Suing the Sugar Trust. Attorney General Monnett of Ohio has brought suit against the sugar trust in the name of the State of Ohio to recover $56,000 alleged to be due for violations of State laws. Z. R. Carter for Mayor. The Republicans of Chicago have nominated Zina R. Carter for Mayor.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.25; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, lair to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 71c; corn, No. 2,35 cto 37c; oats, No. 2,27 c to 28c; rye, No. 2,53 cto 55c; butter, choice creamery, 19c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, choice, 55c to 65c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, choice light, $2.75 to $4.25; sheep, common to choice, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 72c; corn, No. 2 white, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c. St. Louis —Cattle, $3.50 to $6.00; hogs, $3.00. to $4.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2,72 cto 74c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2,28 cto 29c; rye, No. 2,58 cto 60c. Cincinnati —Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,73 cto 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2,59 cto 61c. Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,72 cto 73c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 35c to 36c; oats. No. 2 white, 32c to 34c; rye, 61c to 63c. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 72c to 73c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 34c to 35c; oats. No. 2 white, 28c to 29c; rye, No. 2,57 c to 58c; clover seed, new, $3.75 to $3.85. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, 68c to 70c; corn, No. 3,32 cto 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 31c; rye, No. 1,56 cto 58c; barley, No. 2,40 cto 49c; pork, mess, $9.00 to $9.50. Buffalo—Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, common to choice, $3.25 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.50 to $5.25; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $5.75. New York—Cattle, $3.25 to $6.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep. $3.00 to $5.00; wheat. No. 2 red, 82c to 83c; corn, No. 2,43 cto 45c; oats,. No. 2 white, 85c to 37c; butter, creamery, 16c to 21c; eggs, Western, 14c to 16c

THE RISE OF WAGES.

TAKEN AS AN ASSURANCE OF GOOD TRADE. Recent Advances, Says Dun's Report, F ho wan Increased Business—Smaller Number of Failures Co-operation Colony of 1,000 in Oklahoma. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: “By far the best assurance of good business in the future is found in the general rise of wages. The general advance in earning of cotton mill operatives, in most cases 10. per cent; or iron and steel workers, generally 10 per cent, and tin plate and sljeet workers, from 5 to 10 per cent, and of coal miners, in some large districts about as much, has set a pace which most establishments will follow which have reduced wages in the past years of depression. Those who fail to comprehend what such a change means have only to consider that a tenth increase in the wages of all labor would put into the markets a new buying demand, in amount about three-quarters of the entire value of exports to all countries. The volume of business shows no signs of decrease, and for the first full week of March has been about 51.7 per cent greater than in the same week of last year and (50.9 per cent greater than in 1892. Failures for the week have been 182 in the United States, against 248 last year, and 37 in Canada, against 36 last year.” POCKET HOLE COSTS $5,000. Council Bluffs Banker Loses a Bag of Money in an Omaha Street. A package that contained $5,000 was lost in Farnam street, Omaha. Search failed to recover the money. The banking firm of Officer & Pusey, of Council Bluffs, is the loser. Thomas Officer, senior member of the firm, went to Omaha and drew from the First National Bank $lO,000 on the account of his firm. The money was wrapped in two packages and Mr. Officer slipped them into his overcoat pockets. Then he started to take a Council Bluffs car, a block away. As he was about to get on the car he discovered one pocket was empty. There were holes in the pocket and lining, of the coat.

FOUND CO-OPERATIVE COLONY. Association Is Formed in Oklahoma with 1,000 Members. A co-operative colony has been established in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. There are 1,000 members. J. M. Powell is president of the association and Dr. Dean is secretary. The constitution provides for the division of labor, the holding of all property by the association, the setting aside of a plat of land for each family for the building of a home, and the issuing of scrip to the members for the value of their produce. The colony is to be known as the Oklahoma Co-operative Industrial Association. Narrow Escape of Mme. Modjeska. Mme. Modjeska had a narrow escape from death. She was riding in her private car, that was attached to a regular Baltimore and Ohio passenger train. When the train approached Deputy, Ind., the drawbar which coupled her car to the train broke and fell on the, rails. The wheels passed over the bar and the car was thrown from the track. Mme. Modjeska was hurled against the wall and a falling lamp grazed her head. She was badly frightened. Fatal Flood of Molten Lead. The bottom of a huge cupola of a furnace in the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company’s plant at Scranton, Pa., dropped out, sending a river of many hundred tons of molten metal into the casting room, where 100 men were at work. The stream struck a pool of water and exploded, hurling a rain of metal among the fleeing men. Three men were caught and fatally burned, and a dozen were hurt severely. The loss is SIO,OOO. Death in Powder Explosion. At Boidlers, Ohio, John Salsas was constructing a pigeon box and made several holes in the structure by means of a hot poker. A spark from the burning wood ignited powder in a can and a terrific explosion occurred, fatally burning Salsas, throwing his wife a distance of fifty feet, injuring two spectators of the work and wrecking the house.

Open a Big Oil Well in Ohio. Word has reached Marietta, Ohio, of the striking of a tremendous oil well in Elk Fork. The well was shut down in order to secure additional territory, but broke loose and has been flowing at an enormous rate. There is great excitement there. The well will flow at least 500 barrels a day. Deaths in the ■ panish War. The following statement has been issued, showing the total number of deaths reported to the adjutant general’s office between May 1, 1898, and Feb. 28, 1899: Killed in action, 329; died of wounds, 125: died of disease, 5,277; total, 5,731.

Miners Killed by Explosion. Several hundred pounds of powder exploded in tunnel No. 3 of the Commodore mine at Creede, Colo., creating great havoc and killing several miners. The names of the dead are: “Scotty” Watson, Frank Heas and John Sarner. Three Killed in*a Wreck. A blinding storm of snow and wind was the cause of a collision on the Burlington road two miles west of Lincoln, Neb., resulting in the death of three trainmen and the injury of four others. The injured men will recover. Death in a Train Collision. In a head-on collision between two freight trains near Bradley's station, Conn., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, two lives were lost and several others of the train crew severely injured, though none fatally. No Vote for Women. Woman suffrage in Oklahoma is not to be realized this year. The Legislature has adjourned without passing the measure introduced several weeks ago and passed by the lower house. Legislator Drops Dead. John Barton, a member of the North Dakota Legislature, dropped dead on the street in St. Joseph, Mo., of hemorrhage of the lungs. He lived at Devil’s Lake, N. D., and was on his way home from La Salle, lU.

BERESFORD FOR "OPEN DOOR."

English Lord Declares This Policy 4 Should Be Maintained. Lord Charles Beresford landed at Southampton from the American liner St. Louis, after six months’ hard work as the British Empire’s commercial traveler in China and the United States. When asked to give his opinion of the future of the Chinese trade, the feeling in the United States on the matter and the future relations of Great Britain and the United States, Lord Charles said: “There is only one thing to do, and that is to maintain the;policy of the open door. If we don’t have that policy, if we go in for spheres of influence, we shall drift into war. Spheres of influence mean every country grabbing something, and if

LORD CHARLES BERESFORD.

all the powers begin grabbing land in China they are bound to quarrel, and war will be the result. I am convinced that we can keep China on her feet, if we do not go in for a policy of every nation grasping territory. The thing for Japan, Germany and the United States and Great Britain to do is to agree in maintaining the open door policy, insisting that no ports shall be closed against their ships of trade. While in America I endeavored to show that with her growing trade she is as much interested as England, Germany and Japan in securing unrestricted trade with China. Of course, I do not suggest a cut-and-dried alliance between these powers, or between us and America. I don't think it necessary and I don’t suggest for a moment that America should join an alliance of that kind, but I think we might agree, working together, to maintain the open door.” Lord Charles Beresford expressed his approbation of the kind treatment which he had received in America and paid a glowing tribute to the business activity and industry of the country. He stated positively that his mission was purely commercial, not political.

BEEF INQUIRY BOARD.

Great Amount of Testimony Has Been Taken by the Commission. The beef inquiry board visited Chicago and held sessions at army headquarters, where the testimony of local officers regarding their experience with canned beef in Cuba is being heard by the commissioners. Commissary officers, Government inspectors and the officers of the animal industry bureau w ere called. Then appeared Messrs. Swift, Nelson and Edward Morris, the representatives of Mr. Armour, the foremen of the different establishments and such skilled officials in the packing industry as were able to throw light on the methods of preparing contract meat. Fifteen hundred typewritten pages of testimony have been taken by the board, and it is said they have come to the conclusion that Gen. Miles was not justified in making the charges he did concerning the conduct of Gen. Eagan and the commissary department. The report of the board, it is said, will exculpate every one from the charge of dishonesty or negligence. The canned roast beef will be condemned as an army ration in tropical climates, but the Chicago packers, who were chiefly concerned in furnishing this ration, will be exonerated from all blame and their processes commended. Dr. Devoe, chief of the bureau of animal industry, says that since the accusations were first made cattle for canning have fallen from three cents a pound to threequarters of a cent, and that the market is almost stagnant. Australian and Argentine canners have profited by the loss of the packers in this country.

WAR WILL BE SHORT.

Otis and Dewey Expect Soon to ‘ übdue the Filipinos. With the navy and land forces acting in unison it is expected to make the Philippine campaign short and decisive. The arrival of Gen. Lawton at Manila gives Gen. Otis a man well trained in Indian warfare and fully capable of leading the army against the natives, whose methods are similar to those of the red men of th<* plains. The regulars, who have already reached Manila, with the men due there soon, form an important addition to the army. All are in good physical condition and better fitted to battle in the tropics than the men who have been living in the warm climate so many months. The regulars are armed with Krag-Jorgenson rifles, the best arm in the Government service. Admiral Dewey’s ships are all in splendid shape, despite the fact that they have been so long beyond the reach of modern repair plants. The navy will have much to do in the coming campaign, as it is the intention to assert United States sovereignty on every inhabited island of the archipelago. Soldiers and seamen dre alike impatient to begin the attack. The defensive policy has been wearing on all, and they prefer real fighting to the desultory skirmishing which has been almost continuous since the natives first began open hostilities. Although, the rainy season in the islands is near, the American commanders are confident that they can make good progress if not utterly crush the opposition before the weather puts an end to operations. Filipino Envoys Give Up. The last of the Filipinos left Washington for New York Monday, from whence they will sail for Paris. They are Sixto Lopez and Dr. Jose Lozada. Dr. Lozada practically gives up the fight. He said that he expected very little further difficulty in the solution of the Philippine question. At Anglesea, N. J., a gunner killed a duck with a large clam, attached to one of its feet. The duck had evidently been wading in water-and had stepped in the opening of the clam while it was feeding. '