L
kTUR
sts that "g
much pref,
no." He
tutional e~
wing to Senator Teller has proposed an
abmisslon amendment to the sundry civil appro-
rela has ~ l)Jflation bill, to extend the limit of cost
mit a sin! of the LeadvllIe building to $125,000.
to the pepI Senator and MrS. Teller were among
He assel the few guests other than tile Justices
ration wo~ ~re~ent at President McKinley's dinner
t. S.B. 2 l a honor of the Supreme Court on the
ldar, cons] mgat of February 19th.
reading. '1 In the United States Supreme Court
ng was he~ the ease of the United States Trust
at Deny4 L~mpany of New York versus the Ter-
24th, to ell rltory of New Mexico was assigned for
Ebei~l in, argument October 28, 1901.
y e~ The House passed the Senate bill to
s e r.eserv~ ~nsion the widow of the late General
, ~eglsAau~ ~enry W. Lawton. As the bill passed
,.resent..w~ ~e Senate it carried $100 a month. The
sea ann r~ ttOuse cut the amount down to $50.
~s so g;rot Re
try to ov~ Presentattve Shafroth has
intro-
)w meetJn~ttl.l]ced a bill to provide for the estab-
Rev. Da~!~ ~hment of a national park in south-
. S. McMu~ : astern Colorado, The purpose is to
who am P.~tect the prehistoric structures of the
Lg at Trinl~cliflift builders.
td repeat~ Senator Warren has been assured" by
te speake4 General Corbin that Fort
Wyoming, will be used as a re-
and organizing statio~ for one
new regiments to be recruited
or for some part of such a regiment.
Senator Hanna, from the committee
on commerce, made a favorable report
on the bill for a submarine cable from
Sall Francisco to Honolulu. The
~Inendment makes an appropriation of
,000 to be immediately available.
Mr. Shafroth expects to secure the
of his bill providing for pro-
of pro-historic relics in certain
states. Speaker Henderson
recognition of the measure,
Is regarded as highly meritor-
78
The Western West Point cadets of
~is year's graduating class, W.L.
Uthrle of Colorado, Guy Kent of ~Ty.
°O!ng and John Lymington of New
~eexlco, were to-day nominated as sec-
,°~d lieutenants of cavalry in the regu-
~tr army.
Senator Warren introduced a bill pro-
tal~lng to extend the provisions of the
aw permitting homestead entries upon
~eoTaln abandoned military reserva-
~ons to all such re~ervations hereto-
ore placed under control of the secre-
tary of the interior.
lctep;resentative Bell, who has op-
l~sed the use of the pension office for
me coming inaugural ball, introduced
!lresolution providing that no public
ildlngs In the District of Columbia
all be used for inaugural functions
except as expressly authorized by law.
Black walnut canes have been given
i~the Cabinet members 'by the Presl-
at. The canes were sent to the Pres-
ent from Illinois, and were cut from
a Walnut tree on the farm formerly the
Property of Abraham Lincoln, in Harri-
Son township, Macon county, Illinois.
Major Carl Lentz, president, and the
thirty-two directors of the Northeast-
era SaengerbUnd of America, called in
a body at the White .House auld pre-
~0nted to the President an album
nnd in red leather and containing the
SOngs sung by the society at its last
~eetlng in 1900.
~Senator Carter, who is a conferee on
e army appropriation bill, insists that
Cuban amendment to the bilt must
further amended so as to compel
ba to render an accounting to the
lied States for the money which was
eXPended by this government in Cuba,
~luttt~ a view to the repayment at some
uture time.
Senator Clark presented a.favorable
~eport from the pnbllc lands commit-
ee Upon his bill atnending the law gov-
raing timber reservations so that citi-
zens of Wyoming may have the §ame
PriVileges as those of Montana in the
~se of timber on public lands on the
umth slope of the Pryor mountains
a ad on lands south of the Crow resor-
Ption, Montana.
.P~resentative Mann of Illinois has
il Itht~lk ueed a bill repealing section five
the tariff act of 1897 under which the
resident is empowered to levy addl-
onal duty on int~orts receiving a
~Inty from foreign governments,
lUal to the amount of the bounty paid.
; is Under the operation of-section five
~at a duty was recently imposed on
~nUSSlan sugar equal to the bounty paid
n this sugar, m ....
Senator Stewart, from the corn xtvee
:~. ~aines and mining, reported a sub-
.qtUte for the mining bill heretofore
~trodnced by himself. The substi-
,ute Prohibits any person from locating
t Valuing claim, lode or placer for any
~er person, corporation or
,~ll. The substitute also authorizes
~e Purchase from the government of
.m~tld believed to be oil land, at the price
~ $2.50 per acre.
RePresentative Mondell presented a
~Onference report agreeing to the pro-
[~atons of the bill extending to parti-
~Pants in the Spanish and Philippine
w~ credit for time so served when
cz~Ving up on homestead entries. The
~t also provides that the heirs of sol-
_.era or sailors who died in these wars,.
~ho. prior to enlistment, made home-
~r=~l entries, may prove up on the
~dd e without further residence on the
ds.
correspondent says
the comedy on the subsidy
the Senate the other night in
'. r{ let was the star and Mr.
Mr. Chandler, Mr. Jones of
and other statesmen took ac-
Parts. the venerable Senator Pet.
of Alabama, the patriarch of the
body, who is familiarly
to his colleagues as "the But-
created a sensation by exclaim-
"Mr. President, how
this -- nonsense going to' last?"
had a lively diseusslo.n on
by Mr. Jones of Arkansas
the Judiciary committee
further consideration of the anti-
bill passed by the House at the
session and. to bring it before the
for consideration. The major-
maintained that the House measure
unconstitutional. They pro-
too; against taking up so great
t~i the ciesiv~g honrs of the
The resolution finally wen~ to
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Senator Depew has reported favar-] Mrs. Charles W. F'airbanks, wife of
ably from the commitee on expositions the senior senator from Indiana, has
the House bill for the Lonisiana put- been elected president general of the
Chase exposition at St. Louis. national society of the Daughters of the
American I(evolution. The ballots cast
were as follows: Mrs. Charles W.
Fa,irbanks, Indiana, 333; Mrs Donald
McLean. New York, 208: Mrs. Washing-
ton Roebling, New Jersey, 42.
The Senate passed the bill whleh re-
leases the appropriation of $5,000,000
for the Louisana Purchase Exposition
at St. Louis In 1903. It was amended
by providing an appropriation of $250.-
000 for a government exhibit at the
Charleston Exposition, to be held next
December. Before the bill passed
amendments were adopted closing both
expositions on Sunday.
The Senate committee on naval af-
fairs agreed to report favorably upon
all the nominations of naval officers for
advancement except those of Admirals
Sampson and Schley. They also decid-
ed to recommend the revival of the
grade of vice admiral and the appoint-
men of two rear admirals to this office,
the intention being that the President
shall name Messrs. Sampson and
Schley.
The sub-committe~ of the Senate
committee on mllit~tl, y affairs, having
in charge the army.appropriation bill.
has agreed to add to the bill Senator
Spooner's amendment providing for a
civil government in the • Philippine
archipelago. The committee will re-
store the word "Judicial," eliminated
from the amendments by the Philippine
commission, thus giving the President
explicit authority over the judicial
branch of the government.
Senator Warren introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil bill pro-
viding that volunteer officers serving
in the Spanish war shall be paid for
the .period fl:om the date of their en-
rollment until time of muster into the
United States service. Tim amendment
is designed to equalize the pay of offi-
cers in the Rough Rider and immune
regiments, which, through inadvert-
ence, were omitted from the provisions
governing the pay of other regiments.
By the emphatic vote of 18 to 42, the
Senate rejected the conference report
on the milftar.y academy appropriation
bill. This action came at the close of a
spirited debate against hazing inserted
in the report by the conference commit-
tee. Mr. Pettus argued that the pro-
vision of the conference report which
debarred a cadet convicted of hazing
from ever holding a commission in the
army, navy or marine corps was clear-
ly unconstitutional. Messrs. Hawley,
Chandler and Lodge expressed the
opinion that the conferees had gone too
far, and said that while hazing should
be suppressed, no ,perpetual stigma
should be put on convicted cadets. Mr.
Depew, in opposing the hazing penalty,
declared it had been adopted under
public clamor and that Congress had
acted upon impulse rather than upon
judgment.
During the discussion of the hazing
penalty in the conference report several
senators used pretty strong'language.
Mr, Tillman sald that those cadets w~0
practiced hazing upon their physi¢~l
inferiors were "brutes and dogs," alIO
he doubted whether the provision
against hazing could go too far. "This
school at West Point," he asserted;
"has become a disgrace in the eyes ot
the world, on account of hazing." Mr.
Teller said a system of hazing had
grown up in West Point totally unlike
that in any other institution in the
country. It ought to be suppressed
with a strong hand. Men who prac-
ticed that sort of brutality, he declared,
were unfitted for the command of
American soldiers. "The ,people are
outraged by this practice, "said he.
"W'e have got to stop it, ~)r eventually
dismantle the institution."
A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says: Thre~ times
in as many days has the President told
his callers that he believes an extra
sessmn mewtable. The President went
further than ever to-day by indicating
his intention to call the extra session
to meet two weeks following his in-
auguration. Thi~ is taken to mean that
it will be some time in the week be.
ginning "March 18th~ probably March
26th or March 21st. The President still
desires an extra session, primarily on
Cuba. Fresh Information he has been
receiving from Cuba conveys the news
that the Cubans are manlfestlng a
more liberal policy toward the United
States government. What the Cubans
want and what members "of Congress
want Is that a committee of the tonsil.
tutionai convention shall come to Wash.
lngton and make arrangements with
the President and his Cabinet which
shall be binding.
William E. Curtis, the Chicago Rec-
ord correspondent, says it looks as if a
scheme which Senator Hansbrough has
been working over so long and so ably
for the reclamation of the arid states
would finally be adopted by Congress
at the present session. It is Hans-
brough'~ hnbby. He has been pound-
ing away~'t I¢ for years and has been
making'(~anverts all the time, until al-
most everybody now agrees that it is
the best solution of'the irrigation prob-
lem ever offered except their own. He
proposes in his bill that hereafter all
money derived from the sate of "arid
and semi-arid lands shall be reserved
as a special fund for the construction
of reservoirs, irrigating systems and
other means for their reclamation. This
fund will at first amount to between
$1,500,000 and $2,000,000 a year, and
will increase as times go by and the
75,000,000 acres of arid territory in the
West becomes susceptible to agricul-
ture by its own usufruct. This fund is
to be expended under~ the direction of
the secretary of the interior, and no
other moneys are to be appropriated
for irrigation purposes.
Gold In l!~mo~.
Honolulu, Feb. 19, via San Francisco,
Feb. ZJ.--A ,wonderful discovery of
gold is reported in the Samoan islands.
Black sand running as high as $940 a
ton is said to have been found On the
land of Uplia. Captain Best, formerly
of the Oceanic Steamship company,
who passed through here on his way to
Samoa, is authority for the statement
that a company has been formed and
an 800-ton schooner bought to work
the sand and carry the product to Syd.
~ey.
AFFAIRS AT PEKIN SETTLED
:,: SO CONGER MAY SAFELY LEAVE
Pekin, Feb. 26.--Yesterday morning
Minister C~nger turned over the affairs
of the United States legation to ~,V. W.
RockhiI1. particularly to conduct the ne-
gotiations with the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries, and he will shortly return to the
United States for a six months' vaca-
tion.
Americans here feel that this arrange-
ment is a confirmation of the report
that everything is practically settled,
for Mr. Conger felt it his duty to finish
[he negotiations satlsfactorily. The Pod
He river will open next week, and then
the exodus of diplomats, correspond-
ents and others will begin.
Li Hung Chang says he expects that
the imperial court will return to Pekin
as soon as notification is given that the
troops of the allies are evac~ating the
capital. He also asserts that no fur-
ther difficulty in the negotiations is
possible.
Some old residents think there may
be difficulty in connection with the cer-
emonial of receiving the ministers of
the powers by the court, but the min-
]stars themselves do not anticipate any.
The German and Russian barracks
for the gtlards of their respective lega.
fleas will be ready in a month.
Mr. Rockhill to-day attended for the
first time a meeting of the foreign em
voys in an ~ndependent capacity. No~
business of importance was transacted=
Berlin. Feb. 25.--Commenting upon
Mr. Censor's transfer of the affairs of
the United States legation in Pekin to
Mr. Rockhill the Tageblatt says:
' "It is probable that Mr. Conger's
leave of absence means his recall, since
he has been but imperfectly able to ac-
commodate himself to the lukewarm
policy of Washington."
Most of the papers believe Mr. RosA-
hill will act more in harmony with the
other powers.
The Lokal AnzeIger has the follow-
ing from Pekin, dated February 25th:
"The execution of Chih Chiu, former
grand secretary, and Cheng Fu, son of
the notorious Hsu Tung, to-morrow by
the hangman, will occur upon the same
place where last summer two pro-civ-
ilization mandarins were beheaded.
The s t~ is within the German zone.
"All ~the other officials whose lives
are demanded by the ministers of the
powers will be beheaded in Slanfu.
"The opinion largely prevails In Pe-
Kin that Prince Tuan's punishment will
necessitate the ehoslng of another heir
to the throne than his son."
Official circles say they cannot ex-
plain the attacks of the Chinese regu-
lars upon the German troops, but they
are confid~nt these have not been in-
st]gated by the Chinese government,
which at the present Juncture would
not give such orders. These attacks, in
othO opinion of German ofaclals, merely
show that the chaotic conditions still
prevail in China.
The same authority asserts that the
powers will doubtless give sulta,bie in-
demnity for unnecessary destruction of
property.
¢ I ¢ 4- ~ ¢ 4----~--+--+--¢ 4- 4- 4- 4-4- 4- 4- 4--
FIFTY WYOMING MINERS DIE
IN THE FLAMES AT KEMNIERER
Salt Lake. Utah, Feb. 26.--& special
to the Tribune from Kemmerer, Wy-
aming, says:
A disastrous fire in the Dlamondvllle
coal mlfie No. 1, late last evening was
attended with serious loss of life and
great destruction of property.
There were some fifty miners and fif-
teen horses entombed.
One miraculous escape was made,
however, by John Anderson, who was
working near the mouth of the level.
When he realized that the mine was on
~re he, with some difficulty, reached
the foot of the main lead, and by
throwing a heavy overcoat over his
head and shoulders, pushed his way
through the flames and reached the
head of the main lead completely ex-
hausted and terribly burned, but will
recover. He was taken out by friends.
All efforts to succor those farther
back have failed, as the flames drove
the rescuers back. That all have per-
[shed is without question.
The scenes around the mine were
heart-rending. Mothers, wives and
sweethearts were weeping and tearing
their hair in terrible agony and all ef-
forts to calm them proved of no avail.
The loss of property will reach an
enormous figure and ~Ls the officials are
reticent, the amomrt aud the names of
those imprisoned were unobtainable at
a late hour. : ....
m~
The cause of the fire Is at p~t un-
known. The mine"has been ~'~olugged
at the sixth Ievel, a~bout two miles from
the mouth.
Cheyentae, Wyo., Feb. 26.--The Dis-
monde]lie cbal mines employ about 600
men and are owned by the Oregon
Short Line railroad. No. 1 is on~:~f the
largest of the group. They have been
in operation for several years., ~,'
Two years ago fire destroyed 0fie
mine and several lives were lost. Dia-
monde]lie has beenthe scene of humor.
pus mine fires.
NEWS FROM DAWSON
AND SKAGWAY
Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 27.--Ac-
cording to advlces recei~,oed by the
s'~eamer Senator, arrived this after-
noon from Skagway, travel on the ice
on the Yukon is exceedingly dangerous
and a number of accidents have oc-
curred, but none are resulting fatally.
,X telegram from Dawson dated Febru-
ary 19th says that a stage loaded with
passengers broke through the ice and
precipitated all into the river, but they
were rescued by travelers.
The mounted police are posting warn-
ing notices along the river.
Dawson is free from smallpox, but
vaccination still continues. The pub-
lic vaccinator, accompanied by a squad
of policemen, are making a house-to-
house visit and everyone who cannot
show a certificate is forced to submit to
vaccination.
The Dlrigo, arriving this afternoon,
reports that on February 18th a clash
occurred at Skagway between the mili-
tary and civil authorities which caused
eonslderable excitement. On the night
of the 16th a negro sentry on duty in
front of the barracks called out the
guard, claiming he had been shat at by
a civilian. The guard charged the
crowd of by-standers, commanding
them to throw up their hand~ Among
the crowd were McLean and Frazer,
two patrolmen~ and the colored soldiers
seized and took them to the guard
house. Indignation runs high at Skag-
way and when the steamer sailed the
matter was being investigated.
ConsuI at Amoy.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 26.--John H. Fes-
let was yesterday appointed United
States cpnsul at Amoy, China, to sue.
ceed A. ~urlingame Johnson, formerly
of Grand Junction, whose term will ex-
"pire in a few weeks. Mr. Fesler's
claims fo~ the position were advanced
by Senator Wolcott, and the appoint-
ment was made in advance so that the
new appointee might be at his post
without delay. Mrs. Fesler will ac-
company her husband to the Orient.
A. Burlingame Johnson, who will
cease his official connection with the
government as soon as Mr. Fesler ar-
rives, was a Grand Junction newspaper
man, and a nephew of the Burlingame
Johnson who made the first treaty be-
tween China and the United States, by
which some of the ports, including that
of Amoy, were opened to American
commerce. Dr. Carl Johnson, of Den-
ver, a brother of the incumbent, was
appointed ~o be his assistant. It is un-
derstood by the friends of Consul
Johnson in this city that he will remain
in Amoy and enter some one of the nu-
merous comnierelal ventures which the
expansion of the national commerce
has made available to those conversam
with the language and conditions of the
Orient.
8hlploa4 of Lead and ~llvero
New York Feb. 26.--The Brltisl~
steamer Chatton arrived in the harbor
yesterday from Tamp]co, with a cargo
consisting ~holly of lead bullion con-
signed to M. Guggenheim's Son~ for
their smelter at Perth Ambey. The
percentage of gold in the lead is val-
ued at $30,0(}0, and of silver amounts to
$520,000 ounces. The whole cargo is
valued at between $450,000 and $500,-
000.
MRS. ATW00D'S
BOSTON SUIT
Boston, Feb. 20.--Mrs. Eunlce At-
wood. a resident of Denver, and by oc-
cupation a mlne superintendent, was in
court here yesterday in an effort to
prove her claim to the estate of her late
husband, R. F. M. Atwood, who was a
wealthy restat~rateur:
The Atwood estate is valued at about
$50,000, and his nephew now has con-
trol of the property. After Atwood's
death the widow, who had not lived
with her husband for some years, ap-
plied to be appoln'ted admlnlstratrix
of his estate. To thls the nephew of
Mr. Atwood obejcted and the court is
now called upon to settle the contro-
versy.
In discussing the reasons for leaving
her husband, Mrs. Atwood, in court to-
day, confined herself to passing to the
presiding Judge a letter in explanation
of her conduct. This was admitted as
evidence. The witness said she went
to Denver on account of her health and
while there engaged in mining enter-
prlses. At the present time she is
manager of the Atlantic mines at Em-
pire, Colorado. She is sa!~l to be the
only active woman superintendent of a
mine in the United States. She Sub-
mltted two certificates from'the gov-
ernor of Colorado appointing her a del-
egate to the international mlnin~ con-
gress.
Arizona Capitol Dedication.
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 26.'The thirty.
eighth anniversary of ,the establish,~:
ment of a territorial government ~,01~;
Arizona was celebrated here yesterday,
and was made the occasion of the ded-
ication of the new capitol. YSsRors
from all parts of the southwest~,pth.
ered in ~he capital city to wltnos~the
ceremonies.
A large parade ended at the capitol
building, where the ceremonies were
held,
The first representatives of the gov-
ernment, according to Governor Mur-
phy, crossed the New Mexican line in
November, 1864, and set up the Amer-
ican flag at NavaJo Springs• The fol-
lowing spring the first legislature was
held in a log cabin at Prescott.
The seat of the government was
moved to Tucson and three sessions
were held there, no two in the same
place. Since tl~n the capitol has
changed its location several times,
finally being anchored here.
The capitol is built entirely of Ari-
zona products and ts an Imposing
structure, said byexperts to be the best
public building in the United States for
so little money.
Immense New Geyser.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 26.--A dispatch
from Livingston says that a new geyser
commenced spouting in the Yellow-
stane National park February 19th.
The new gusher is said to be a big one
and is located near the Fountain hotel,
forty miles south of Mammoth hot
springs.
James King, winter keeper~o~.the
hotel, says that when the geyser~t~]m
out the shock was similar to one ca~ed.
by an earthquake and that it wasac-
companied by a tremendous rearing.
King says that the Excelsior gey~br,
the biggest one in the park, played on
the anniversary of Washington's Birth-
day for five hour, flooding the Fire
Hole river and destroytn~ fish for ell
fik~mee of two milan belGw.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
Washington, Feb. 25.--The record of
the Fifty-sixth Congress is now practi-
cally completed, and although a few im-
portant measures are still in the bal-
ance, it Is possible {o take a survey of
the, wide range of legislation consider-
eel and enacted. It has been an event.
ful Oongress in many respects, inherit-
ing, as it did, much of the work of re.
construction and expenses made neces-
sary by the events of the war with
Spain.
Chief among these questions has been
the attitude of the government toward
our new insular pessesslons. While this
question is still open to some extent,
yet the present Congress has passed up-
on one of its most important phases by
~macting a law for a complete form of
government for Porto Rico. The status
of the Philippines has been an unfail-
ing source of debate in beth branches
of Congress, but with little tangible re.
suit. Cuban legislation has been in
abeyance pending the action of the con.
stittrtional convention of Cuba in fram-
ing the constitution of the islands.
Another important achievement in in.
aular legislation was that of enacting
a law giving Hawail a complete form
of territorial government, with an in-
sular Legislature and Judiciary, a gov-
eruor chosen from Haws[l, and a dole.
gate to the House of Representatives.
A Porto Rlcan commissioner also has
been accredited to Washington.
Aside from these acts this Congress
has passed a financial law providing a
permanent gold reserve of about $150,-
900,000, fixing the ratio between gold
and silver, and organizing the bonding
and the banking systems of the treas-
ury; reorganizing the United States
army on a basis of 100,000 men, reap-
portioning the representation in Con.
gross on the basis of the twelfth cen-
sus; giving "free homes" on the Indian
lands: providing for the government
participation in the Louisiana Purchase
exposition in 1903. as well as many oth-
er measures of wide general import-
ance.
The appropriations of the present
Congress will reach an unusually large
figure, aggregating for the two sessions
approximately $1,457,269,457. This is
about $110,000,000 less than the aggre-
gate appropriations of the preceding
Congress, which, however, covered the
period of the Spanish war, when the
appropriations in a single year ran up
to $893,231,615. The totals for the last
two sessions of the present Congress.
as recently summarized by Chairman
Cannon of the House committee on ap-
propriations is as follows:
Appropriations, first session, includ-
Ing sinking fund, $710,150,862.
Appropriations, second session, in-
eluding sinking fund, $747,118,595.
The act of reorganizing the army and
placing the military establishment on
a permanent basis probably is the most
important piece of general legislation
enacted.
Instead of planning a temporary ex-
tension of the volunteer establishment
made necessary in the war with Spain,
Secretary Root devised a measure for
a complete reorganization of the army
on modern military lines, With a max-
imum force of 100,000 men an.d a min-
Imum of about 63,000. The House
passed the bill before the holidays, but
there was considerable delay in the
Senate, and it was not until February
2rid that the measure became effective
aa law.
As finally enacted it provides a staaff-
lug army to consist of fifteen regiments
of cavalry, a corps of artillery, thirty
regiments of infantry, one lieutenant
general, six major generals, and the
usual staff corps. The old regimental
organization of the artillery is discon-
tinued. Authority is given the Presi-
dent ~o enlist natives of "the Philippines
when necessity requires, not to exceed
12,000 men. A provisional regiment of
Porto Ricans also is provided. A fea-
ture of the act is the prohibition of the
sale of intoxicating liquors in any post,
transport or other military property of
~he United States.
The financial legislation of the Con-
gress bas been of unusual importance,
and has placed on the statute books the
law establishing the gold standard,
providing for the redemption and re-
issue of the interest-bearing bonded oh.
ligations of the United States. estab-
lishing a permanent gold reserve of
$150,000,000, regulating national banks,
and making numerous provisions re-
specting circulation and the tax on cir-
culation. This measure was drafted
by leaders of both houses prior to the
meeting of Congress.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT EDICT
ORDERS BOXERS PUNISHED
Pekin, Feb,~25.--The full text of the
imperial edicts regarding punishments
was sent last evening to the ministers
~f the powers. It is identical with the
unofficial report already cabled. The
ministers say there is a little confu-
sion with reference to strangulation
and suicide, but that this Is not im-
portant.
Li :Hung Chang received a bulletin
announcing, the sentences that could,
be best carried lute effect by the boa~rd~
of punishment, and ho requested the
Japanese to deliver Ying Nien a~'
Chap Shu Chiao in order that the sear
fences in their cases might be execute:
ed to-day, in conformity with the edict,
but the Japanese considered the notice
too short, and have delayed the en-
forcement of the penalties, until Tues-
day, in order tha~ the ministers of the
powers might send representatives if
they desire. It is also Intended to guard
the men at the place of execution, so
as to prevent suicide or escape.
When official confirmation, d~ly cer-
tiffed by high officers of stal~ of the
sentences of death upon the others
shall have been received, andthese two
have been executed, China will have
practically complied with the terms de-
manded by the powers, as she has al-
'ins the responsibility of the viceroys
and governors.
Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother,
will soon go to Berlin to express Chl-
na's~regrets for the murder of Baron
Von Ketteler. tie says that China has
now performed everything required by
the powers, except the payment of the
indemnities, the amount of which has
not been decided. He thinks arrange-
:merits should be made for the evacuao
tlon of Pekin, in order to enable the
court to return. He says he believes
no nation in history ever complied
with a series of terms more quickly
and more completely.
No ~tclal" announcement has been
made of the abandonment of the pro.
posed expedition into the interior, but
it is not• likely that any further pre-
parations wiIl be made. The foreign
envoys feel that the proposal was a
master-stroke and caused the settle-
ment of what might have been a pro-
tracted affair.
The ministers of the powers regard
the punishment edict as satisfactory.
Chih Siu, former grand secretary, and
Hsu Chang Yu, son of the notorious
Hsu Tung, will be publicly executed
in Pekin Tuesday.
An edict has been promulgated sum-
ready, agreed to is~!~e edicts prepared pending examinations at all points
by .,the minfl~ters of..,the pewters for the which were the scenes of outrages up-
ce~tions 0~ examinations ann regard- i on foreigners. ' ..
HOW YOU CAN FIND ~" ~"~*~*"~"" ""
• THE BRAND NEW STAR ~avan~ ~eb. ~4.--Indep~ndence D.y
Denver, Colo., Feb. 25.--Dveryone
wants to see the new first.magnitude
star which has Just made its appear-
ance in the constellation Perseus.
Dr. Herbert A. Howe, astronomer of
the University of Denver, gives the fol.
10~vlng iustruetions for finding It:
"The new star may be easily found
by observing-the following directions:
At 6.:50 o clock in the evening an ob-
server facing northward and Io0king
toward the zenith may see almost ex-
actly overhead the brillant star Capella,
which Is one 6f the brightest in the
heavens, and cannot well be confound.
ed with any other star in its neighbor-
hood. About eight degrees to the right
or east of CaPella is Beta Aurigae,
which is brighter than any other star
.close to it. A line from Beta Aurigae
through Capeila; prolonged westward
(that is to the left as the observer faces
northward) a distance of about two
and a half times its own length, termi-
nates very close to the new star, which
la much brighter than its immediate
neighbors. A few degrees further on,
not quite In "the same direction, but
somewhat south, is to be fonnd the fa-
~s star, Algol which suffers periodl.
changes of lustre."
• ~
]gm'al ~ree Dellvex, y.
Kansas City, Me., Feb. 25.--Charl~
Hedges of Washington, asslsta~at
~uperintendent of rural free delivery,
addressed the annual convention of the
Missouri Postmaster's Association Sat-
ttrday. Mr. Hedges, in the course of
hie remarks, gave assurances that ru-
ra~ free delivery as an adjunct to the
postal service of the United States nas
come to stay. I~ i~ no longer an exper-
iment, said*he., The practical beneflm
af the system have been so well dem-
onstrated t~at It will be extended and
will become not onl~ a permanent, but
one of the most important fe~mr~ of
the pob~al service.
Mr. Hedges also 'predicted that in
carrying Out the idea of rural'free deity.
ery it ~¢Ould open the way for the es-
tablishment pf thine Other .great p.ro-
J~t~ eotmeeted with the posta.i ~rxlee.
These are the po~tal telegraph, parcels
~t and the ixmtal savin~ bank, ._
was celebrated with processions, mass
meetings and general demonstrations
of rejoicings. There Wa~ a parade of
08,000 school child~ bearing Cuban
ags. General and Mrs. Wood were
showered with flowers by the children
as they passed.
The Re'publican pa~y held a meeting.
Senor Capote, who presided, spoke
favorably to the United States, while
the remarks of Saner gayas were rath-
er revolutionary. Saner Zayas assert-
ed that the present Cuban leadem
should imitate the martyrs of the past.
He declared that the "tricks which the
mericana have been playing upon the
Cubans is the cause of the non-devel-
opment of the island." He predicted
that the end of all would be dissati~-
faction, adding that independence
would only be attained by the
machetes of liberators. "Cuba," he ex-
claimed "should be preserved for the
glory of the Latin race."
Saner Juan Gualbert Gomez ar-
raigned the advocates of annexation
a~ traitors ~o the cause of Cuba.
,Abseoudins Oattle man Retm'nlng,
Kansas 'City, Feb. 26.--A sp~lal to
the Times from Chihuahua, Mexico,
says:
Grant Gillette. the Kansas cs.ttle man
whose intention to return to Kansas
twas announced ~wo or three days age,
~eft Ohi~auahua two days ago f o~-Vera
Cruz. From there~ he will go :to New
ixork, after which he will immediately
]go to Kansas City and face the charges
[against him. Gillette says he will ae-
]count satisfactorily for the big cattle
mortgages he left unprotected wZ~en he
fled to Mexlco~
Mrs. Gillette,is said to haw already
reached her former home in Kansas
with her bey,~ having left Chihuahua
for the North several daYs ago.
~rnlvt~ at D~dwood.
Deadwood~ B. D., Feb. 25.--The
Black HIltS pioneers have ~eclded to
hold a earnlval in this city next sum-
met,, lasting four dayS, celebratng the
~wenty-flfth anniversary of the settle.
merit of the Black Hills.' It will com-
mence July 8rd and ia expected to
eclipse anything of the kind that has
ever occurred in the state, or In fac~
in the e~th~a~West.
