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PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA.
The pedagogue's rule often wofka
both ways.
The medium should always be to
good spirts.
A sharp pencil is sure to make its
mark in the world.
Uusually the louder a man talks
the less it amounts to.
Wise is the baggage-smasher who
wears a chest protector.
St. Louis maidens are now adorning
their hats with mistletoe.
The polish on a man's coat doesn't
help him to get into society.
When some men make mistakes they
repeat them by way of apology.
Feminine complexions often re
semble small boys they won't wash.
The only way you can hurt some
men is by striking them on the pocket
book.
This is the glad season of the year
when the plumber gets square with the
Ice man.
It's a pity women can't strike out
from the shoulder with her fist as well
as with her tongue.
Better fish remain in the sea than
ever were caught. The bride never
weds the "best mail."
The man who has enough money to
enable him to live in idleness won't
and the poor man who would can't.
A man seldom drops the coin of
fairness into the slot of self-esteem
for the purpose of ascertaining his
moral avoirdupois.
"I do not object," said a forbearing
man to his daughter, "to your trying
to make yourself look like a man, but
it disgusts me to see the kind of man
you succeed in making yourself resem
ble."
It is fortunate for the country that
the founders of the republic left all it*
honors open to the poor. Some of the
men who have attained very high
rank in statesmanship had no capacity
to save money, and lived and died in
poverty. There has been more than
one great senator who never paid
taxes on an assessment of $2,000, and
who never owned a home. And there
have been very few great statesmen In
this country whose names graced the
lists of heavy taxpayers.
In refusing to pardon a city treas
urer who violated his trust and was
sent to the penitentiary, the governor
of Washington lays down the propo
sition that convicts should he pardon
ed only when they are proven to have
been innocent, when it is shown that
the sentence was excessive, or when,
while imprisoned, they are able to
render the state some signal service.
There may be other conditions that
would warrant exercise of the pardon
ing power but, leaving that out of the
question, we are wholly in sympathy
with a governor who declines to abuse
it by freeing a man whose position,
education and opportunities encour
aged hica to be everything but a thief.
The trusted official who sins "against
light and knowledge," not because of
t.he spur of need, is, of all criminals,
the one to be punished. Clemency
toward such an one brings the laws in
to contempt.
It generally supposed that thsl
nuggets which are found in the riveii
gravels of Klondike and other aurif-•
erous regions have been brought down!
by the rivers direct from the reefs in
which x.he gold originally lay. Many,
practical miners and scientific men,
however, have long been of opinion!
that this cannot be the case, for no]
.masses of gold of so large a size wers
ever found in the reefs themselves.'
They believe, on the other hand, that
the nuggets have grown where they,
are now found, -just as a crystal ol:
salt will grow in a strong brine but
•with so insoluble a substance as gold
it was difficult to understand how such
growth could take place. Experiment"
-carried out in Australia have shown!
that decaying vegetable matter will.
~ause the deposition of gold from so-:
ions of gold salts, but these salts'
known to occur in reefs. The'
now solved. A Slavonic'
Zzigmody has just
can exist in
on a slight-'
a gold salt
letting the
,y'cceeded
condl
)le# in
PITH OF THE NEWS
DIGEST OF THE XEW'S FROM AO.
PARTS OP THE WOULD.
Comprehensive Itrvicw o( the
Important llupprnliigH of (he
l*«Mt Week Culled From Hie Tel­
egraph Report* The Rotable
Event* at Home anl Abroad TUnt
Have Attracted Attention.
Crtnit* nnd Criminal*.
Tho dead bodies of an aged couple
nanwd Htisonbarger wore found in the
vicinity of Glenwood. Ya. Fiyal play
is suspected.
Francis Brun tier. who was arrested
Ida Trice was fatally burned in tier
room in a flat at Cincinnati by having
coal oil thrown over her clothing and
then Jired. Iler screams brought help
and the woman was taken to the hos
pital where she died. She was able to
say that William Kennedy, who was
living with her. was the man who tried
to burn her to death. I!e is under ar
rest.
Foreisn Note*.
The French senate has re-elected Emil
I.tuibet. president.
The late Baron Ferdinand de ltoths
cliild's bequest of art treasures to the
British museum is valued at .MUO.OUO
A traveler named Daniel Brunn is
organizing at Copenhagen an expedi
tion to start during the coming sum
mer in search of traces of Prof. An
riive in Eastern (!reenlaiv.l.
The French mail steamship Tropic
Bird brings news from Tahiti of the
death at Papeete of Princess Tetua
Mamma, hereditary princess of the isl
ands.
The Paris Figaro was confiscated by
the police throughout Germany Sun
day. on account of a caricature" which
it contained, copied from Puck, repre
senting Emperor William of Germany
in the character of .a "despised ani
mal."
El Diaro de Barcelona urges such a
modification of the customs dues as
would allow Russian petroleum to
compete with American. It also ill
lists upon the necessity of the govern
ment aiding the development of to
bacco culture in Spain, as otherwise
Spain will have to pay the United
States for the tobacco she consumes.
The death is expected of the Bavari
an premier. Brestinburg.
at fronton, X. J., on a charge of em- and marine corps who lost numbers by
bezzlemeut. committed suicide in a
cell of the Second Precinct police sta
tion. 1'.runnel- handed himself by ty
ing a handkerchief around his nock
and fastening it to the iron bars of the
cell door. He was not discovered until
iife was extinct.
pounos. The bill is intended to relieve the
The admiralty has placed orders for
two battleships of 14,000 tons each at I
a cost of £1.000,000 with the Thames
iron works.
According to the Berlin correspond
ent of the London Daily News an in
teresting event is expected in the lius
fiian family next. May.
•5rent preparations are being made
at Brecon. South Wales, for the mar
riage of Mme. Patti .Ian. 25 to Baron
Cederstrom. eldest son of the late
Baron Claos Erdad Cederstrom.
who,
on Xov.
23. 1870. at Vii-seilles concluded the
treaty by which Bavaria agreed to en
ter the confederation of Northern
Germany. immediately followed by the
recognition of King William of Prus
sia as the head of the new German
empire.
The Socialist annual pilgrimage to
the tomb of Blanqui. in the cemetery
of Pere la Chaise. Paris. led to riots be
tween the rival partisans of Henry
Uochefort, editor of the Intransigesan
te. and M. .Tuares, editor of the Social
ist Petite Iiepublique. Many were in
jured. and the police made a number
of arrests. The wreath intended for
the tomb was trampled upon.
At a, crowded meeting of the anti
sugar bounty league, held in London,
a. r» solution was unanimously adopt*
demanding that the British govern
ment should immediately conclud" a
convention with Germany. Austria.
Holland and Belgium to abolish boun
ces and to guarantee producers secur
ity in the open British markets against
a e- ided •inlpet ition.
Personal.
William I.. Wilsr-n. ox-eon«rrossman
and president, of the Washington and
Lee university at Lexington. Va.. has
been chosen president of the Yale col
li ge.
A IIei:ry Itundon. vice prcsi
denr of the normal college, and one of
the best, known educators in the coun
try.- died at New York, aged si:ay
seven years.
lit. liev. Nicholas C. Mat?., bishop of
the diocese of Denver, Colo., has sent
his resignation to Konte. The congre
gation of the propoganda decline to
state officially how the resignation has
been received, but it is believed that
the bishop will be asked to withdraw
it.
C. Hermann Boppe of Milwaukee,
Wis., prominently known as editor of
Friedenjer, died after an illness of
several months, aged fifty-eight. I-Ie
was well known in turner societies
throughout the country, and was the dress highly commending the senti
prime mover and organizer of the ments expressed by him in his recent
••vmnastlc union normal school and Atlanta speech favoring government
"N of the North American turn- care of the national Confederate ccme
teries.
-ounced at Princeton that Mrs. Amos Itusle filed a suit at In-
of)0 to Princeton uni-
ste
hp
will
trfve
,s
Ton
a voc
From Vaihlncloa.
Second Assistant Engineer W.
Sedgwick, of the revenue cutter ser
vice, has been dismissed from govern
inent service by order of the president
Senator Morgan offered an amend'
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
appropriating 01,3a:*.,841 lor the Chero
kce Indians, found due them by ac
counting officers of the United States.
The senate appropriations committee
has reported the Indian appropriation
bill. It contains a provision author
izing a limited return to the contract
system of Indian schools.
Senator Pettigrew gave notice of ar
amendment lie will offer to the sundrj
civil bill extending the lish laws of
the various states over the forest res
ervations in the states and making it
the duty of reservation superintend
ents to enforce the laws.
Senator Cliamller reported fronii the
senate committee on' naval affairs a
bill to restore to their original status
as to promotion officers of the navy
reason of the advancement of other
officers for exceptional and meritori
ous service during the war with Spain.
Profiting by the experience of the
recent war. Secretary Alger hats issued
stringent regulations for the sanitary
inspection, each Saturday, of all mili
tary camps, including regimental, brig
ade and division hospitals. A special
medical inspection, also, is ordered on
the last Saturday of each month.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie lias offered to
give $250,000 to erect a building for a
public library for Washington provid
ed congress would furnish a site and
provide suitable maintenance, not less
than $10,000 per annum. Steps will
be taken at once to secure the needed
legislation.
Senator Teller introduced a bill for
the amendment of the war revenue
act so as to provide for a tax upon lit
retual value or selling prices instead
of the nominal value of certain stocks
I *»rcr
ra'nlnP *tocks
f™m
liun,ed to be au
Otherwise.
The directors of the General Elec
tric company have declared a dividend
of 11 .GO on the preferred stock.
It is understood that the Cincinnati
Northern road has made a long-time
lease of the Detroit, Toledo & Milwau
kee. and that Supt. J. E. Flanders of
Toledo will be put in active operation
of both roads.
That, the system of gratuitous gov
ernment relief to the poor in Cuba is
not immediately to be abandoned is
evidenced by orders issued by the war
department to send the Comal back to
Havana with more supplies as soon as
she can land ou reaching Xew York.
The imports of specie for the week
at New York were $10,388 in gold and
i?::2,7C(i in silver: dry goods and mer
chandise. £!.SGt).2ri9. Exports of gold
and silver from that port to all coun
tries for the week aggregated $701).
200.
L. L. Owenthal Sons & Co., whole
sale clothiers at Evansville. Ind.. have
failed. Assets are about $100,000. The
company refused to give its liabilities.
It employed over 100 hand. The cause
of the assignment was inability to col
lect outstanding debts.
A combination of chewing gum man
ufacturers of the United States was
practically consummated at Xew lork
when the last contracts necessary to
amalgamation were executed. The
capital involved in this combination
amounts to $15,000,000.
C. P. Perriu has floated bends for
i.ooo in the Watts Steel plant at
Middlehorougli, Ky., and the plant will
resume at once. This is the largest
basic steel works in the South, and em
ploys 700 workmen. It was built in
IX' and cost $750,000.
.Iiul'-re Wheeler, in the United States
circuit court at New York, has entered
a demurrer in the suit brought by
L. Vernier against Louis Fitzgerald
and oilier members of the reorganiza
tion committee of the Union Pacific
railway.
Advices received at the San Francis
co er.sioni house from officials in the
custom house at Manila, report that
trade in the city lias received an im
petus. since American occupation. The
receipts at the Manila custom house
during November averaged $20,000 a
day in gold, nnd the report states that
fhippin
tile pes
limited.
is on the
-ibilitios of
inorea.ve and that
commerce are un-
Tin: Wilmington Tin Plate company
has been incorporated by .Toilet pro
moters and will be operated independ
ently. Wilmington is twelve miles
south of .Toliet. 111. The town lias do
nated eighty acres of land for the new
plant, which is to consist of six mills,
to cost $150,000. to have an annual out
put of 135,000 boxes and employ four
hundred men. It is expected the plant
will be in operation by June 1.
Capt. James E. Graybill, a member
of the Confederate Veteran Camp of
Now York city, accompanied by Gen.
.7oe Wheeler, an honorary member of
the camp, called at the White House
and presented to the president an ad-
Jour, of the class of '77, aianapolig, in the superior court,
against the famous ball player for di-
-ir Ma classical depart- __
.-rsltv library For voice, and $5,000 alimony, alleging ex-
1 tremG
-ts to 'tlier support of'the
sa
cruelty and drunkenness. She
ys, Ul!fie
'1 Erne-Armour came to 2*?®' '!1,400
tonhasicago four years
Y°rth1*
ywai'
West Virginia. ously interpreted.
MERRITT WILL
what is
onerous burden upon
them.
The Sixty-ninth Xew York regiment
of volunteers will be mustered out of
the service of the United States in
Xew York, in accordance with a deci
sion reached by Secretary Alger. This
action is taken in response to the re
quest of the citizens of New York and
Gov. Roosevelt. who were anxious that
I the men should return in a body and
be accorded the honors due them.
real
bank and draWS
A dispatch from Alexandria says
•II get Id well of Parkers-1 that 250 men of the Irish fusileers
nees his intention I have been ordered to Khartoum. As
for the Republic- the Soudan has hitherto been guarded
tion for United only by native troops the step is varl-
BE PRESIDENT
OCT
All. ISSVEI* FOIl Till? 13 AG AN
COIRT-MARTIAI..
The ConimlBwury General Will Be
Tried by Hoard' of Thirteen Offi­
cer*, at the Head of Which In Gen.
Merritt—•Ordered to Meet in Wash­
ington Jnn.'S.", or us Soon There­
after an Practicable—Gen. Corbin
Refuse* to Make Any Statement
Regarding the Form of Charges
and Speeifieations to Be Brought
Against Gen. Eagan,
Washington, Jan. 19.—The detail for
the court-martial which is to try Com
missary General diaries P. Eagan on
charges growing out of his statements
before t'he war investigating commis
sion last week in which he attacked
Gen. Miles, was made public at the
war department last night. The court
is made up of thirteen army oflicers,
of whom Maj. Gen. Merritt is at the
head, and a. judge advocate, and it is
to meet in this city Wednesday, the
25th inst., or as soon thereafter as
practicable, this qualification being
necessary because a number of the
members are at distant points and will
require some days to adjust their af
fairs and reach this city. All the of
ficers composing the court, save one,
are from the regular army, a number
of whom, however, during the war,
accepted volunteer rank ami still hold
these commissions. Maj. Gen. Itutler
is the only one who is not connected
wirti the regular army. Adjt. Gen.
Corbin returned early in the evening
from his trip to New York, where he
went to witness the departure of the
transport Grant for Manila, and came
to the war department about N::-iO. lie
then signed the formal order promul
gating the detail for a. court, which is
as follows:
The Formal Order.
"War Department, Adjutant General's
Oflice, 'Washington, Jan. IS, 1 saa.—The
following order is publisru for the in
foima.tion and g-uidanco of all concerned:
'War Department. Washington. Jan.
18. IS!!!).—By direction ol' the president a
general court martial is appointed to
meet in this city at 10 o'clock a. m. on
Wednesday, the 25th day of January.
180'J, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
for the trial of 13riff. Gen. Charles P.
Eagan, commissary general of subsis
tence, United States army, and such
other persons as may be brought before
it. Detail for the court:
'Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, United
States army.
"'Maj. Gen. James F. Wade. United
States volunteers.
'Maj. Gen. Matthew C. I3utler, United
States volunteers.
'Maj. Gen. Samuel B. Young. United
States volunteers.
'Brig. Gen. Royal T. Frank, United
States volunteers.
'Brig. Gen. Alexander MeW. Penning
ton. Unite-d States volunteers.
'Brig. Gen. George M. .Randall, United
States volunteers.
'Brig. Gen. Jacob Kline, United States
volunteers.
'Brig. Gen. Richard Combs. United
States volunteers.
'Col. Peter C. ITain^, corps of en
gineers.
'Col. G. L. Gillespie, corps of en
gineers.
'Col. Charles R. Suter, corps of en
gineers.
'Col. Francis E. Guenthcr, Fourth ar
tillery.
'lyieut. Col. George B. Davis, deputy
judge advocate general, judge advocate
of the court.
'The court is empowered to proceed
with the business before it with any num
ber of members not less than the mini
mum proscribed by law. Upon the final
adjournment of the court the members
will return to their proper stations.
'R. A. Alger.
'Secretary of War.
"The journeys reouiri of the members
of the rourt in r-ompiyiufv with this order
are necessary for the public service. By
or.der of the secretary of war.
—"IT. C. Corbin. Adjutant General."
Eagan'# Susii risi:i:i Will Follow.
Adji Gun. Cerbhi said the onl-r for
court-martial would be delivered to Gen.
Eagan cither to-night or to-morrow morn
ing. Thus, it is said, will either be done
by an otlicer or an employe t,t the adju
tant general's office. This dune and the
receipt by that officer will ir.- tantamount
to a suspension from ofliei' of thai officer,
lie. will turn over hi.s deius lo the secre
tary of war or the ollie^r ru-xt in charge
tile oflice. Lieut. Col. fa vis. one of the
rourt members, is now on. duty in the
commissary generai'.s e-lli.-e, and he may
be delegated to take charge of the duties
'jI' the oitiee.
JI\Y HE1.5J2VM
Count)nlulintv May Re Courl
Mnrtiiilcd and Dismissed.
"W ashhigton, Jan. l'.l.—There is serious
t:0k in administration circles as to the
ady.-ubiiiiy of eou: t-rnariialing Maj. Gen.
M::- s. or relieving him from duty as com
manding g, e-rai of the army.
It is manifest that the president and
Secretary Alg are not yet done with
-dik-s, and that it is proposed to tak-3
action of some kind against him, but
what, its character will be will depend
largely on the developments of the Eagan
trial and the report of the war investiga
tion commission.
The administration is incensed at Gen.
Miles because of the tenacity with which
he continued the beef investigation, not
wilhstaneling that tho war commission
found as a result of Its investigation that
the beef furnished to the army was good
and had not undergone chemical treat
ment.
The beef packers and members of con
gress are stiffening the backbone of the
administration by use of their influence,
and it would not surprise friends of Gen.
Miles if t!he matter should culminate in
his relief or court-martial.
The administration also has not forgiv
en the general for the Interview he gave
upon his return from Porto Rico, and
should he be court martial
ed this may be
a matter of charges.
Her Rudder Damasred.
Queenstown, Jan. 19.— The German
steamer Alesia, which sailed from
Hamburg on Dec. 27 for Boston, was
Righted off Kinsaal, and signalled: that
her rudder was damaged and that the
vessel was working very badly. The
captain asked for a tug and pilot.
Mnnt Keep Out of Polltlca.
Madrid, Jan. 19. The minister of
war announces that he has ordered the
captain general to rigorously apply the
military law prohibiting officers from
participating in politics.
TUB MARKETS.
Ijatent Quotation* From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
St. Paul, Jan. 22. Wheat No. 1
Northern, G8 (tfti'Jc No. 2 North
ern. 0G1-2 07c. Corn No. 3 yellow,
821-4@32 3-4c No. 3. 32W32 l-2c. Oats
—No. 3 white, 28W281-4C No. 3. 27 3-4
@28e. Barley and Itye—Sample barley,
88@4Gc No. 2 rye, 531-2(5540: No. 3
rye, 51@52c.
Dulutli. Jan. 22.—Wheat—('ash, No.
1 hard. 70 l-8e No. 1 Northern, 67e
No. 2 Northern, (i.'t r-8e No. 3 spring,
GOe: to arrive. No. 1 hard. 70 l-8e: No.
1 Northern. GS l-8e: January. No. 1
hard, 701-8c: No. 1 Northern, G7c
May. No. 1 Northern. 0! ri-SftWD 3-4c:
July. Xo. 1 hard. 7.1 3-4c No. 1 North
ern. 69 3-4c. Oats. 28 3-4S/.2!) l-4c: rye,
55c barley. 3!) l-2(?£42c.
Minneapolis, Jan. 22.—Wheat. Jan
uary closed at GSe: May opened at
G81-4c and closed at (IS l-4c: July
opened at G9c and closed at. GOe. On
track—No. 1 hard, G8 3-4e: No. 1 North
ern. G7 3-4c: No. 2 Northern. G5 3-4c.
Milwaukee, Wis.. Jan. 22. Flour is
steady. Wheat lower: No. 1 Northern,
GO l-2@70e: No. 2 Northern. (17 l-2o.
Oats steady at 28 3-4W20 1 2c. Kye
firm: No. 1. 57c. Barley lower: No. 2,
51 l-2c sample. 48(&51c.
Chicago. Jan. 22.—Wheat -No. 2 red.
701-2c: No. 3. G81-2fjT»e: No. 2 hard.
G0(f?07e No. 3. G4tffGc: No. 1 Northern
spring*. G8(?ii01-2e: No. 2. GSrtfGS 1-4e
No. 3. G4WG7 l-2c. Corn—No. 2. 35.'»-4o
No. 3. 33 l-2(T/33 3-4c. Oats No. 2.
2G3-4W27c No. 3. 20 1
-2!/:2G 3 4c.
Chicago. Jan. 22. Hogs Light,
$.".5(W.'!,75 mixed. .$:.55f/3.80: heavy,
$3.50(73.80: rough. $:-:.50(f/3.G0. Caitle
—Beeves, $4 5.00: cows and heifers,
$26/4.!0: Texas steers. $3.G0 (a 5
stockers and feeders. $3.20 4.G0.
Sheep—Natives. .S2.75(V(4.25: Westerns,
?2.!i0(?/4.20 lambs. $3.75&M t)0.
South St. raul. Jan. 22. Hogs
$3.47 l-2(f3.52 1-2. Cattle—Bulls. $2.80
@3.35 oxen. J63.50: lieifers. $2.80/3-25
cows, .Sil.iHXWo.-iri: steers. $4.10: calves,
$5.50: stockers. $3.ti.j(f/4.25. Sheep,
$2.50tf)4.10.
Sioux City. Iowa. .Tan. 22. Ilogs
.%'!.4."(f/.'i.i0. Cattle—Beeves. $-l(fr5.20:
cows and bulls, $1.75(174: stockers and
feeders. $3.50ff/4.35: calves and year
lings. $3.50@4-G5.
SITl.YTHlX 1\IIA\ F,1.
WI.NOtmsin Heimblicans 1'nalile to
Asree l.'iion Candidate.
.Madison. Wis.. Jan. 22- The situa
tion in the great senatorial battle re
mains unchanged, and the belief is
prevalent, that the Republicans will
make no caucus choice- before Tuesday
noon. when, according to law. the leg
islature must ballot for senator until
one? is elected. Three fruitless ballots
were taken this morning, it. being
agreed among the leaders that no more
should be taken if no choice was
shown. The three ballots were identi
cal and stood: Quarles. 41: Stephen
son. 23 Cook. 18: Babcock. 1: Webb.
10. Two members were absent. Ad
journment was taken until Monday
evening. All the candidates save the
indefatigable Babcock will make Hy
ing visit home in the interim. Twen
ty-two fruitless ballots in all have now
been taken. A renewal of the strug
gle comes Monday evening- A short
journal session of the legislature will
open half an hour before. Whether or
not the caucus fails to make a selec
tion Monday balloting for senator will
commence in open session of the two
houses Tuesday, continuing daily
thereafter till a. choice is made.
A.VCLO-niESCH THEATV.
Document of (he [litilieKt Hl.storie
Importaciee r«ler Way.
London. Jan. 22.—The Paris corre
spondent of the Diiil yChroiiicle says:
"I am informed that Sir Edward Mun
son (British ambassador to France), in
an interview with M. Deliseassel.
French minister of foreign affairs, lias
virtually laid down the lines of negoti
ation uiion all disputed points between
France and (ireat Britain. The pro
gramme so far points to an Anglo
French treaty of the highest historic
importance. In oiiicial circles tho ap
proaching solution is foreshadowed
rather cautiously, but while the ami
cable explicit terms which have been
hinted to me are scarcely realized as
yet. they leave only one or two Mails
of mutual compensation unsettled/'
GEX. ".VKYLEll IS MOUI^ST.
Given CotiiHlioiis l.'sul«»r Wliit'l lit
Wil! Aroojit OJSUm*.
Madrid. Jan. 22— (Jen. Weyler lias
made an inipurtant declaration. We
says lie is willing to accept 1 lie war
oiiiee portfolio in a Liberal ealiinet ou
two conditions. First, that ilie Lib
eral party IK* reconstructed with iiis
assistance and that of his military and
political friends and allies. Senores
Romo Itobicdn and .Tose (.'analejas
and. second, that the Lib: nil policy be
aimed chiefly at a prompt reeaguiiinii
of the army and navy, giving saiis
ffction to the legitimate aspirations of
both, besides being inspired by such
democratic principles as would win the
support of nioderat'.: Uepublicans.
IXCBKASBD PAY.
Kree IJclivcry rrii-vs ?:.••, ve
Their Salaries liaised.
Washington. .Ian. 22.—The tirsi as
sistant postmaster general has issued
an order increasing the salaries of ail
the regular free delivery carriers who
provide? their own horses or other
modes of conveyance from $,'it'll to
$400 per annum, beginning from .Ian.
1 last, and is expected to meet the em
barrassments caused by many faithful
carriers threatening to resign because
of insufficient pay.
TelewraiiberH Not in It.
Peoria. 111., Jan. 22.—W. V. Powell,
chief of the Order of Railroad Tel
egraphers. denied that the order will
take part, in the congress of railroad
men to be held in Chicago Feb. 8 un
der the auspices of the lteilroad and
Telegraphers' Political League.
Bohemian Convention.
Owatonna, Minn., Jan. 22.—Tin an
nual state convention of the grand
lodge of Bohemian C. S. P. 8. began
a three days' session here yesterday.
Prominent members from different
parts of the state are present.
Conductor Killed.
Kagle (Jrove, Iowa, Jan. 22. The
funeral of •Conductor A. E. Mote took
place yesterday. He was killed at
Alton, falling between the cars while
in motion. He leaves a wife and two
children.
THE SAMOAN
IMBROGLIO
I
GERMANY WILL ADHERE} TO THB
TERMS OF THE TREATY.
If the Uerman Consul Han Deviate*!
From the Terma of the Tlienty He
Will Be DlMvoired, If Not He Will
Be Supported Connlderalile Ex­
citement at Ilerlin Over the Ind.
I
dent OfllelalH Say the Qnenttofll
W ill Not Lead to Serious Come*
queneeK CoiimuIh Evidently Loit
Their Iieadn.
New York. .Tau. 22—The Herald cor
respondent at Berlin says: The newa
of a sensational reporting that the
Merman consul has been ousted from
the courts of justice at Samoa by Ilia
American and British colleagues of
the Condominium has caused consid
erable excitement here. The matter
is also occupying the most, careful at
tention of the government. Its main
decision is that: (Jermany is firmly re
solved in the solution of the matter to
adhere strictly to the terms of the
treaty of Berlin. Should it be found
that, the German consul deviated from
llie provisions of the treaty he will bo
disavowed: if not, he will be support
ed. The foreign office does not pos
sess sufficient details to enable* it to
form a. judgment, but two questions
have come up already: Why was the'
will of the majority opposed? Why.
were the courts of justice closedV A'
diplomatic personage, speakiug on tho
subject, said: "According to my idea
the question of Samoa is not one that
can lead to serious consequences." A
(jorman in high position said: "It
looks as though the consuls, in the dif
liculty of the situation, lost their
heads. The matter will be arranged."
Berlin'. .Tan. 22. The foreign otfioa
informs the Associated Press corre
spondent that the official reports re
ceived from Samoa by the government
tally with those received by the As
sociated Press. In any event Germany
will not. support any possible irregu
larity inconsistent with the treaty, but
the foreign office officials point, out it
is not yet clear that the German con
sul at Apia, lias been guilty of any ir
regularities of that nature. On thei
contrary, the foreign office insists it
still remains to be explained why
Matanfa's election was declared inval
id as he was admittedly elected by an
overwhelming majority. The foreign
office admits that Germany lias long
been dissatisfied with the Condomin
ium. which, in its nature is provision
al. "though, unfortunately, other pow
ers. especially the Washington gov
ernment. have thought otherwise."
The foreign office officials say the cap
tain of the German warship Fa ike, at1
Apia, does not attach much impor
tance to the recent incidents, and
hence the government does not intend
to send additional warships to Samoa
unless other powers do.
AX EMERGENCY MEASURE
Will He Anketl' for to Keep the Regu
lar Army Strength at OO.OOO Men.
Washington. Jan. 22. It is under
stood to be the intention of the ad
ministration iu the event that congress
fails to act upon the army reorganiza
tion bill after ratifying the peace
treaty, to ask the passage of a joint
resolution in the nature of an emergen
cy
measure, continuing the authority'
conferred by the war legislation to
keep the regular army up to a strength
of t0.000 men. So far 8,000 men Have
been gotten into the ranks of the reg
ular army under the authority thus
conferred. This force of UOJKJO would
have imposed upon it the duties now
performed by about 150.000 soldiers.
The entire Second army corps now at
Augusta. On., however, is for the time
being idle, and indications are that the
number of troops required to garrison
Cuba will be much smaller than was
anticipated.
I'll II.II'I'IXE COMMISSION.
Meiuliers Will Start for Manila
Jan. ISO.
Washington. Jan. 22.—Two members
of the Philippine commission. Presi
dent Scliunuan of Cornell and l'ro-f.
Worcester of Ann Arbnr university,j
will leave Vancouver. B. C-. Jan. :»0,
for Manila. They will be followed1
about a fortnight later by Col. lenby,
the remaining civilian member, who is
still silting as a member of llie war
investigating commission. At. Manila
ihe three civilian members will be'
joined by Admiral Dewey and Maj.
(.'en. 'His, who will complete the com
mission. Both President Schurman
and Prof. Worcester have had their,
litial interviews with the president and
have received the instruciions which
shall govern them in making their in
vesications, and report as to the pol
icy tu lie purpued by this government
towards the islands.
OR.ni?nS FOR THE OREGON.
The n»ttleKlit| May He Sent From
Hawaii Samcsn.
San Francisco, Jan, 21.—The United
States dispatch boat Iroquois has
sailed for Honolulu. The vessel car
ried a number of special dispatches,
some for the battleship Oregon, due at'
the islands, and some that are sup
posed to relate to the sending of the
Oregon to Samoa. The navy depart
ment officials here are unable to say
whether the oregon has leon ordered
out, but it is thought that she has
been,
Wellington. N. S. W., Jan. 21.—The
British third-class cruiser Tauranga
has started for Samoa,
Xew Mall Route.
P.aylield, Wis., Jan. 22.—A new rail
way mail route has been established
over the Bayfield Transfer railway be
tween this place and Red Cliff, 'wis.
The service will consist of one mail
each way six times a week.
The Hancock Mine.
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 22.—John D.
Cudaby of Calumet has secured an op
tion on the Hancock mine, and will
go to Boston next week to organize a
company to work the property on
large scale.