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Show T THE SEHI-WEEE- K. CLOTH MANUFACTURERS OPPOSE SHODDY BILL NATION. T Will Oppose Kill, Alleging It UtHjulres 1ollelng of Mills by Inspectors. s T. ITDK, Fabllsbeiw The National Association of Wednesday, at Boston, UTAH LOQAN, V N-- T Wool-me- u, ed President NEWS SUMMARY. Stephen D. Fessenden of Mississippi, basbeen appointed as atatistieian of the department of agriculture. The secretary of war has received a brief telegram from General Wood in Havana saying that the elections lied passed off smoothly, but giving no details. An increase of from 4 to 13 per cent in the wagea of about 43,000 trainmen is announced by the Pennsylvania Bail road company, to take effect Jan- uary 1st. The last advice of the state department respecting Miss Stone ami Mine. Tsiika is that both were alive and well though still in captivity at the end of last week. Canada is being congratulated on the progress made last yesr. The fact that public deposits in Canadian banks amounted to f400,000,000 is considered remarkable. The Han Francisco mint December 81st completed a coinage record which makea 1901 the banner year in its 881,073,390 having been converted from bullion into coin. General Wheaton's report from the Island of Samar indicates that little baa been accomplished there. The attitude of the natives is even more unfriendly than ever before. It is stated on reliable authority in St. Paul that the Burlington will be gin work on its Killings aad Great Falla branch to connect with the Great Northern on January 10. General Tomas Estrada Palma, the d president of Cuba, has received many dispatches and telegrams of felicitation from various parts of Cuba and this country. Owing to an outbreak of smallpox In some of the Philippine islands, the civil commission has prepared an act for the compulsory vaccination of all persona resident in the islauds. Adticea from Java islands states that cholera is raging more severely than ever before this year. The death his-tor- y, C. Harding, Treasurer II. Benjamin Phipps, Secretary 8. N. D. North and the other officers. Resolutions were adopted declaring that the Grosvenor pure wool bill will place under government police surveilauce many large and important brauches of textile industry, which, if enacted, cauuot be administered without placing federal police officers in charge of textile mills, wholesale clothing establishments and garment manufactories. The secretary of the association waa instructed to arrange for a hearing before the ways and means committee in order that the matter may have full opportunity to he demonstrated. It was also resolved that the wool manufactures favor the passage of a merchandise marks act, aiinilar to the English statute, makiug it a misdemeanor to sell any woolen or other goods under u false name or description, provided that such a measure can be framed within the provisions of the constitution. Irealdant UitM Jlsnqurt to Necretsry Gag' The president gave a small dinne: parly at the White House Wednesday the guests including all the member of the cabinet and Senators Lodge am Uanua. The dinner was given by tin president as a farewell to 8ecretar; newly-electe- Secretary of the Treasury. lybian j. GAGn. Gage, who is soon to retire from th cabinet The guests remained muc longer than usual, and there wei many expressions of regret over th coming severance of relations. - .'toAg lug the month of November waAover fipraher JJaudcmou Opposed to Irrlgatlo Kill. T0O0. A party of surveyora, headed by n. Harper, are now in Alaska surveying a route for a railroad from Pyramid harbor to Rainy Hollow district, which is said to be one great mineral deposit Plans for establishing in Mexico City a branch of the Y. M. C. A. are maturing. The Project has the of Bliss Helen .Gould and John Barrett, member of the T. Pan-Americ- conference. Winfield 8. Arter, a n stock broker of Pittsburg, Pa., shot and killed himself at his home in that city Friday. Arter had been in ill health for nearly a year from nervous well-know- prostration. Speaker Henderson has informe Representative Lacy, chairman of th public lauds committee, that all hill relating to the irrigation of puhli lands will be referred during this sec sion to the committee on irrigation. This decision is taken as an infercuc that Speaker Henderson is opposed t irrigation legislation, as the puhli lands committee is believed to be fa vorablo to irrigation legislation, wliil the irrigation committee, and especial ly its chairman, Tougue of Oregon, i bclieveJ to be opposed to such legisla tlon. Chinese Anxious fur A merlcmis to Ilevelc Their Mines. The directors of railroads and mini of Shan Si province, China, visit United States Minister Conger Wedne day and said that a branch of the Be gian railroad would be extended Shan Si in the spring. He explain the great mining resources of the grei province, aud requested Mr. Conger exert his inllueuce to induce Americat to invest capital in the province, stiyiu that the policy of the United Mati during the recent troubles had led tl Chinese to prefer dealing with Amer cans, as they have greater euulidcii-itheir honesty. The Blaclay incident is now closed aa fares the Brooklyn navy yard is concerned, said Barker In an interview. Blaclay has been notified of his removal and isoutof' the service. The Boston A Montana smelters at Great Falls will commence operations about January 15th. This will mean a resumption in the Amalgamated mines in Butte, a number of which were recently closed. A hundred families living in the flats and lowlands around ChattaSui-- . for Kepudliiteii IVi nooga are camped on the knolls as a City of Helene run In. result of high water. Suburban street The National E.vehauge bank ear traffic la crippled aud many houses l'rovidciHV, it. I., Wednesday broug are submerged. an actiim in the district court again Tomas Estrada Palma, the Nation-allat the city of Helena to recover $37,322.1 candidate for the presidency of claimed to be due on unpaid warruu Cuba, has 55 electors, while General issued a number of years ago. Ti Bartoloiue Maso. the Democratic canwarrants held by the plaintiff a didate, who withdrew from the camdrawn upon the general fund and we paign, has S electors. issued in l'.H and 1395, for tl The violence of the snowstorms salaries of officers, policemen and ot'i which have prevailed in Christiania, employees, a.s well as for other expe Norway, during the past week, is al sen. Counsel for the plaintiff recent most unprecedented. A number of made a demand um.ii the city for pa railway trains are stalled in the snow meut, bill living refused the money tl in the southeastern districts. suit was brought. Ihe president 0f Nicarsgna declared Younger liny A!t Tor Iarilon Tlmt tl to the legislature in Mmv ltt uni in Managua that the prospects of building the Isthmian Cole and .1 i in Younger have appli canal wort- becoming brighter and that to the Minnesota state board of pi t e I idled Stale formally guaranteed dons for commutation of their life t the sovereignty of te lives for to thirty-liv- e Nicaragua. yea Many of the prominent horticulture Allowing good time," they have lata of Illinois reudy served thirty-siyears for tin express the that the poach crop in southern opinion in the Nortlifield raid. They s share Illinois this year will be very email if at that friends are ready to set them all. They believe the budsany were in business in Missouri, their old hon killed by the receut severe They are now out on parole aud canc weather. leave Minnesota. Rear-Admir- al 1 - nui-di- -r x n WYOMING OUTLAWS CAPTURED. Two of tli Slayers of Sheriff ICIcker, Badly ' Fruxau, Uniugbl toL'a-pe- r. Levi Bell, a member of the posse in pursuit of the murderers of Sheriff Kicker, who was killed last week, brought to Casper, Wyo., Clarence Woodward and Frank S. Foote, Monday night Bell end Enoch Jonee were left at the Woodward ranch by the posse to watch. Early Monday the two alleged murderers came to the ranch. They had had nothing- to eat - and were badly frozen, Deputy John Sherman reports that Charles Woodward, another of the escaped men, was seen Saturday near the Arbell ranch, twenty-fiv- e if lies west of Ervay. Woodward was on foot and going west Deputy J antes Kennedy and hie men got fresh horses at the ranch and started four hours behind the fugitive. Charles Woodward is tholderof the brothers and is supposed to be the one that shot Ricker. He told hie wife before he broke jail that be waa going and that he would never betaken olive. Clarence Woodward say a be had nothing to do with the killing. State of Minnesota Seeks to Restrain ' PRECIOUS MINERALS MINED LAST YEAR.' Vrj Slight Gain Over 1000 Alaskan Fell Off 1,000,000. Oat-p- at The preliminary estimates of BIr, Roberta, the director of the mint, on the production of gold and ailver in tha United SLates during the calendar year 1001 indicates only a slight gain over the production of the proceeding The yield of Alaska fell off year. about 81,000,000, Colorado made a alight gain in gold, and the other producers were nearly atationary. The yield of silver exceeded that of the previous by about 83,000,000 fine ounces. The total number of ounces of fine gold produced is shown to have been 3,880,578, of the value of $30,318,-80The number of fine ounces of silver produced was 50,053,738, having a commercial value of $.5,795,300. The coinage value of the silver is approximately $77,000,000. Following is the production by states: 0. Merger of Railways, Wallace B. Dong, laa of Blinnesota Tneaday Jiled in the United States supreme colit the hill or complaint in the case of the state of Minnesota, complainant, against the Northern Securities company, defendant It ia a long document, about words, covering thirty-tw-o pages of printed matter. The hill first points out"' the direct Interest the state haa in the proposed consolidation. It still owiA mors than 3,000,000 acres of public land, valued at more than 115,000,000, and Iraversed in part by the lines of the Great Northern aDd Northern Pacific railroads. If the merger is effected, these roads will cease to build spurs into these lands or compete for their business. The value of the lands will not increase, as it has under the spnr of competition, and the state will lose in the taxable value of its property. The lands will not be opened for years, and development will be arrested. Attorney-Gener- al - 10,-0- 00 Debate on Klaaraguaa Canal BUI naglna. The debate on the Nicaraguan bill in the house was bpened Tuesday by BIr. Hepburn, chairman of the Inter-Stat- e and Foreign f tee, which reported Ci,ggJroinn the bill.' For two hours he held the floor, replying to a volley of questions concerning the recent offer of the Panama Canal company to sell its property and franchises to the United States for 840,000, 0WX The interest in the debate centered almost entirely in this new phase of the subject Mr. Hepburn msintained that the alleged new offer of the Panama company was part of thaplan of delay. All liia utterances along that line were He pointed out liberally applauded. what he claimed was the suspicious circumstances that the Panama company held out for 81JO.OOO.OOO until it was decided before the holiday recess to consider the Nicaragua bill and then sudden! y dropped the price to 840,000- ,000. Belmont Rentes for CongroM In New York. Montague Lessler, Republican, was elected to congress in the Seventh New York, district Tuesday, to succeed Nicholas Muller, resigned. He beat Perry Belmont, the regular Democratic candidate, by 294 votes. There was a contest over the Democratic nomination between BIr. Belmont and Joseph F. O'Grady, each of whom declared himself to be the nominee. Justice Scott of the supreme rnurl decided in favor of Belmont, sod O'Grady, who with had announced himself as an Democratic candidate, Independent thereupon withdrew. Lindinger withdrew too late to have hit name stricken from the official ballot. Lin-ding- Cnbitu ICvvauiies. The division of insular affairs of the war deportment has made public a statement showing that the total customs revenues for the tslaud of Cuba during the eleven months ended November .70, 19)1, were 814,355,000. as compared with $14,50(1,202 for the same period of 1:m, and 813,373,557 for s;i9. The duty on exports was abolished April 1, I'jni. The export duties collected during tin; first three months of 1001 amounted to $07,440. Iulleit Stales Hsu KI.ZXT.OIS!) People. The census bureau has issued a report announcing that the population of the entire United Slates, inciiiiliiig all outlying possessions. vas tH.23J,uii-.lu Dm census for limy. ,eiI1. ized ns follows: lonlineHa! I mt.-or Unite. States proper. 75.99 7 : Hiilippimi 0,901. 329; Porto Kieo. I'al.'.t.i: Hawaii 154,001; Alaska, n.r'.r.'; Guam. 9, Otit' American Samoa, tJ.luo 1 i d I Treacherous Filipino Nmi Advocate Try to Ship Vigorous War. General J. Franklin Bell is conduct- DENVER FIGHTING AGAINST LAWLESSNESS. Pablle Maatlag Advocatea Appointment at 100 Additional Policeman Wha Will Osar the Streets at Right. Denver will present a decidedly mar-tlaspect if plana adopted at 8 mats meeting of citizens Sunday are carried out, and the temper of the meeting would indicate that they will be. Because of the many Crimea that have been committed there within the past year or two and which have brought terror to Denver'a residents, the latter have organized a committee of safety for the purpose of protecting the people against criminals. A resolution was also adopted at the mass convention asking that a bill be passed by the city conncil providing for an additional force of 100 policemen. The streets are to be patrolled during the night by armed citizens, who will be expected to keep the town free of the criminal class. Everybody on the streets st night will he expected to give an account of himself when called upon, and falling to satisfy the challenger of the sufficiency of his reasons for being abroad, he will be placed in custody of the police. Police magistrates will be urged to make punishment for crime so heavy as to deter, even the most desperate. For months past thugs and thieves have overran the city. Women have been criminally assaulted in their own and houses and on the streets, hold-up- s robberies have been of almost daily occurrence, and even murder has been committed at times when the occasion from the standpoint of the vicious demanded it Harold The murder of Fridborn and the assanlt of his sister on New Year's night aroused the people to a fury that augurs poorly for the thug who falls into their hands in the al future. MIm Rooaavelt Presented to Koelaty bj Kail at White Ilonas. ing a vigorous campaign in Batangas Bliss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter province. Every available soldier ia in the field. The columns under the of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, was command of Colonels Wint and are Dougherty doing excellent work und driving the Filippinos in all directions. A number of the latter are fleeing to Tnyabas province, where the native constabulary are rendering valuable nssislance in capturing men and . rifles. The advocates of pence at Manila deprecate the stern meusureaemployeil by General Bell, in reply General Bell says that these peace advocates have had numerous opportunities to Use their influence, as they have been given pusses through the American lines almost for the asking, and that it ban been afterward proved that they often c.uly went through the linca for the purpose of assisting the General Bell says that the best peace method now is a rigorous warfare until the insurrection is completely subdued. The arrest of membera of the wealthy Lopez family and the confiscation of tneir steamers aud rice, as well as the arrest of three members of the religious corporations who were known to be instigators of the insurrection, lias had an excellent effect upon the natives. i iusui-geut- s. formally presented to Washsnglon society Friday night at a ball given in her honor at the White House. About 500 guests were present, many of whom were either connections of the Roosen velt family or society peoof Washington. outaide ple living Miss Roosevelt is the first White House since 1873, when Miss Nellie debuts Grant was presented to society at a ball, which was the gayest social event of the decade. Friday night's entertainment waa given a personal rather than an infor-- . mal character by Mrs. Roosevelt, whose wish was that Bliss Roosevelt should make hei debut murh st though it had taken place in her own private house, rather than in the White House. There was no cotillion, and consequently no favors. Half a Million Yrtr Profit In Sooth Carowell-know- lina Dlapenaary Is. The profits derived from the South Carolina dispensary system have reached the minimum figures predicted by Senator Tillman when he made the campaign in favor of the state monopoly of the liquor business, lie then aid that the dispeusury profits would reach from 8500,000 to 1,000,000 a year. The annual report of the state board of 85.400 Verdict Agulnnt Ilayas directors shows that purchases of liquor Estate for Dog Bite. The circuit court at Toledo, ).. during the year amounted to $1,617,073, and the gross sales, exclusive of beer, Monday, handed down a decision affirming a decision of the lower courts by beer dispensers, were 83,338,681. The net profits to the counties and giving Mrs. Adelaide Smith of Fremont a judgment of $5,400 uguinst the towns, divided equally, is $434, 285 estate of the late K. B. Ilayes. The total net protit is $545,243. This is the second time this ease lias The board reports that while the acbeen in the circuit court. On the first crued school fund is considerable, hearing in the Common llc:.s court amounting nt present to $1111,351, it is. Mrs. Smith secured a judgment o' $750. available very slowly for payment to The circuit court reduced it to .$5,00(1 the schools, as that is our only workand Supreme court then remanded the ing capital. case back to the lleus court Embalming Fluid lnrovrel lVhlrh Prefor serves for all Time. on error. The Common The Memphis, Tcnn., medical colIlcas court at the second hearing gave Mrs. Smith a verdict or 85.400, and the lege lias for several weeks been experCircuit court has now alliriued this. imenting with an embalming fluid for which great possibilities are preMrs. Smith was liilten by n dog belonging to the late president, and it is dicted. It is asserted that this disthe cause for action. covery is superior to the embalming preparation used by the Egyptians, for Troops Begin In l.ravn C'hIm. while the infusion will preserve the in accordance with a recomActing mendation made by General Wood, subject for ail time, humanely speakmilitary governor of Cuba, Secretary ing, as (lid that of the ancients, it prevents shriveling up that was insepRoot lias directed that the third squadarable from Egyptian embalming, and ron of the Eighth cavalry, comprising the entire garrison at Puerto Principe, does not call for the swaths and bandbe brought to the United States at the ages in which all the Egyptian mumfirst favorable opportunity. It is ad- mies were encased. mitted that this is practically the beTurkey Releases Amariean Cltlzsns, The recent arrest of two naturalized ginning of the general withdrawal of the United Slates troops in Cuba, pre- Americans at Tripoli, Syria, for reparatory to the truiisfer of the control fusal to pay the tux providing for exof affairs to the civil government, to emption from military service, has led he installed during the eomiug sumto sharp representations on the part mer. So far ns known there will be of the United States minister to Turno further withdraws! of troops, howkey, John G. Fleisbmnn, to the Forte. ever, until final Hrrungeineuts arc The latter promptly ordered the remade for the formal trunsfer of the lease of the ineti arrested and ind structed the authorities nut to molest offgovernment to the icials of Cuba. Ainencuu citizens. Coii-uio- newly-electe- |