Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 25, 1899, Page 3

GOMEZ IGNORES THE ASSEMBLY The 33,000,000 Will Be Distributed and the Disbanding of the Cuban Troops Will Proceed the Same as if the Assembly Did Not Exist— Gen. Gomez Has a uae Confer- ence With Gen. Brooke—Gen. Brooke Has Authority to Dissolve the Assembly if He Thinks Best— Demonstrations in Honor of Go- mez Continue—Prominent Officers Side With Him, Havana, March 17.—Gen. Gomez has decided to proceed with the plans agreed upon for the distribution of the $3,000,000 to the Cuban troops on disbanding as though the military as- sembly did not exist. He conferred for two hours yesterday with Gov. Gen. Brooke regarding details. Gen. Brooke asked Washington — several days ago whether, in case he dissolved the assembly, his action would be ap- proved. The cabled reply authorized him to dissolve that body if, in his judgment, such an act was necessary. He hopes the assembly will soon cease of its own accord to hold its sessions, but should sessions be disquieting to the public mind he will intervene. Ha- yana is much more quiet and less ex- citement is noticeable. This is partly due to the fact that the assembly held no meetin tumors are current that its self-dissolution is a matter of the y future. At a meeting the Cuban generals, C Robau, Monteguado, Nodarse, Ps and others, they de- cided to join Gen. Pedra Betancourt, 1e commander of the Cuban troops in in a public demonstration of position. La Discussion un- derstands that they will side with Gen. Gomez. The papers continue to printprint letters and’ telegrams from all points declaring adhesion to the vet- 1 patriot’s cause. Phere were renewed demonstrations against Civil Goy. Mera and Chief of Police Menocal for their conduct in stopping the demonstration in favor of Gen. Gomez, and the names of their sec ors are already dis ed. Yes- terday afternoon’s demenstration in favor of Gomez—in which all the patri- otic clubs, with banners and bands, as weil as many women and children, took part—was better organized than that of Monday, though not so spon- taneous, Several thousand people pa- raded to the Quinta de Los Molinas, where Gomez resides. He made his appearance and addressed them and the procession did not return until af- ter nightfall. WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED. Obligations Contraeted by the Ca- ban Military Assembly. Havana, March 17. — The United States military authorities publish the following statement: We are officially authorized to say ident of the United States ally recognize any obliga- ted by the body called the sembly, and all state- ments to the contrary are absolutely untrue.” This is, perhaps, due to a story pub- hed in the newspaper El Concentra- do to the effect that an American syn- dicate, including Senator Hanna, was negotiating for a loan to the assembly. CLASH IS E May Yet Be Serious Trouble in Cuba, \ Havana, March 1 The Cuban as- | sembly will to-day issue a manifesto declaring that it is the only representa- tive body in Cuba; that Gen. Goinez is attempting, with the aid of the United States, to make himself distator, and that. as a general proposition, the United States has no right to interfere | with the domestic affairs of the island. his is the last development in the sit- uation. The feeling is that the presi- dent's decision to suppress the assem- bly will lead to a conflict between the American administration and the Cu- bans in arms: CTED. There LET THEM ALONE. Gonzales Quesada Advises That the Assembly Be Allowed to Run Its Course. Washington, March 17.—In consider- ing what policy should be adopted to- ward the Cuban military assembly the authorities have consulted Gonzales Quesada, the Cuban representative, who has advised that the assembly be allowed to run its course without mo- lestation. He holds that it has no strength outside of its own member- | ship, and any move to disband it would give the members an opportunity to ap- i pear as martyrs. This view has been accepted thus far, and may continue, although Gen. Brooke, being on the ground, has considerable latitude of action. To Study Our Methods. Washington, March 17. — Lieut. Vi- tale, military attache of the Italian em- bassy, has been granted permission by the war department to accompany troops from New York to San Fran- cisco and thence to Manila, and to re- main with the army during the cam- paign in the Philippines. He desires to study for his government the American method of land and sea transportation of troops and to observe campaign methods in the islands, Leech Lake Land Sales. Washington, March 17.—Land Com- missioner Hermann said that the situ- ation relative to the sale of Leech Jake pine lands is unchanged. No definite decision has been reached that the sales are to be suspended, although they probably will be. Judge Hilton LL New York, March 17.—Former Judge Henry Hilton is reported to be critical- jy ill at his home in this city. The nature of his illness is kept a secret by members of the family, ' Indiana, | making up ! expected to follow A Mob Storms the Jail at Palmetto Ss ae Georgia. Palmetto, Ga., March 18.—A mob of masked men stormed the little house doing service as a jail here at an early hour and shot nine negroes. Four were killed outright and the other five were badly wounded. ‘he negroes were held for burning the town, three fires since Jan. 1 having nearly com- pletely destroyed it. : The mob rode into the town about 1 o’clock. The little huse which was be- ing used as a jail since the fire was near the center of the town. The guard was called upon to turn over the nine negroes held there for trial on the charge of arson. He refused and awakened his assistants. They were quickly overpowered, however, and with a rush the Whitecaps made for the prisoners, who had _ been awakened by the noise outside. They began begging for mercy but were shot down quickly. The greatest excitement prevails. Nearly everybody was aroused by the shooting and spent the remainder of the night on the street. An outbreak on the part of the negroes of the vi- cinity is feared. There are many threats to avenge the shooting of the members of their race. The Capital City guards arrived and were put on patrol duty in different parts of the town. The citizens are apprehensive of an uprising of negroes in an effort to have revenge. Atlanta, Ga., March 18.—Gov. Cand- ler has issued a proclamation offering a reward of $500 for the apprehension and delivery of the first member of the mob, and a further reward of $100 for each additional person implicated in the killing of the four negroes at Pal- metto. The governor said: “I regard the outrage as simply inexcusable. These men had been arrested, as 1 am informed, and proof was at hand to convict them. The law was amply able to punish ther.” FOR NAVAL MILITIA. Auxiliary Cruiser Prairie Will Devoted to Practice Cruising. Washington, March 18. — The navy department has announced the itiner- ary of the aux y cruiser Prairie, which will be devoted this summer to actual practice cruising for the benefit of the naval militia off the Atlantic coast states. The cruise will com- mence at New Orleans April 10, end- ing at Massachusetts about Oct. 1, giving the naval militia of each of the coast states a full week of actual sea drill. This is the first time that the department has been able to devote a vessel exclusively to use of the militia, and is considered the greatest aid to this branch of the service that has ever been attempted. Be “OLD HUTCH” IS DEAD. Former Great Chicago Speculator Dies of Heart Failure. Chicago, March 18. — Benjamin P. Hutchinson, the former board of trade operator and packer, died of heart failure at 5:30 o'clock last evening at the Lakeside sanitarium, Lake Gen- eva, Wis. He was seventy years old. The remains will be brought to Chi- cago for burial. Mr. Hutchinson's health began to fail rapidly three years ago, and during the last two years he has been at the sanitarium where he died. FIVE MEN KILLED. Result of an Election Row at Hot Springs. Hot Springs, Ark. March 18. — A shooting occurred here at 5:30 yester- day afternoon which resulted in the death of five men and the serious wounding of one man. The shooting grew out of the mayoralty contest un- der way here. i MEDILL IS DEAD. Demise in Texas of the Chicago Tribune Propricter. nieago, March 18.—Word has been received here from San Antonio, ‘Tex., that Joseph Medill. propritor of the Chicago Tribune, ead there. WEAKENI) Indications That the Pontiff’s End Cannot Ee Far Off. Rome, March 18. — The Messagero says the pope shows signs of increas- ing weakness, and that his. physicians are very watchful. QUEEN KEGENT WILL SIGN. The Treaty Wi!) Receive the Royal Signature To-Day. Madrid, March 18.—The queen re- gent will sign the ratification of the peace treaty. POPE G. Sampson’s Movements. Washington, March 18, — Admiral Sampson reported by cable from Porto Cortez, Honduras, that he had sailed last night with the flagship New York and Brooklyn for Caimenera, where they would be joined by the Texas, Detroit and Marblehead, a full squadron, and go southward for drill. Good results are the visit of the New York and Brooklyn to Porto Cor- tez, in the matter of effecting a settle- ment of the Pears case. Carried Away by High Water. Omaha, Neb., March 18. — Seven spans of the bridge at Kearney were carried away by high water in the Platt river. A large force is at work trying to protect the rest of the struc- ture, which is 4,300 feet long. A heavy ice gorge has formed at Elmira, seven miles west of Kearney and threatens the bridge at that point. Much property at Fremont is threat- ened with destruction. Dynamite is being used to blast out the ice. Six Men Freeze to Death, Seattle, Wash., March 18— The steamer Excelsior, just arrived from the mouth of Copper river, Alaska, brings news of the freezing to death of six men on Valdez glacier about the first of March. e) Tragedy at Skaguay, — Seattle, Wash., March 18.—A ‘special from Skaguay, Alaska. says: On Sat- urday Thomas Dugan, a barber, shot and fatally wounded William M. Ray, a machinist, and then blew his own brains out. | will risk battles at Malabon and P: THE NATIVES HAVE ENOUGH. Cellapse of the Insurrection May Come at Any Time. Washington, March 19.—There was much reticence shown at the war de- partment yesterday to discuss a cable dispatch: from Gen. Otis, which was regarded as most important by those who read it as indicating that hostili- ties might cease very suddenly in the Philippines and a collapse of the in- surrection come at any time. The reasons for the belief of Gen. Otis that a collapse might come at any hour was not stated, but his as- sumption was based on the favorable reports he had received from various sources that the Filipincs were tired of the war and Aguinaldo’s leader- ship. It is believed at the war de- partment that the method in which the Americans have conducted the fighting has done much to convince the Filipinos of the uselessness of trying to drive out the United States forces. The fighting has been of dif- ferent character from that to which they were accustomed when the Span- isrds were in possession of Manila. Gen. Otis’ cable caused a great deal of gratification. It was sent to the president at Thomasville, Ga. The preparations that have been under way to send further troops and sup- plies to the Philippines have not been curtailed, however. ‘The light batter- ies which Gen. Otis requested will be sent, as they may be useful in future operations and in case of disturbances in distant parts of the island. THIS IS DIFFERENT. Extermination of the Tagalos the Only Remedy. Hongkong, March 19.—The following general view of the situation is from a correspondent of the Associated Press at Manila, and has evidently not been subjected to censorship: “The most remarkable feature of the situation is the inability of the Ameri- cans and residents to estimate the numbers, resources and plans of the Filipinos. Prominent generals think that two or three disastrous battles will break their spirit and make them sue for terms. A majority of the {English and other residents are of the opinion that the ¢ termination of the 'Tagalos is the only guarantee of peace, that they can easily. be whipped if they give battle, but, that they will dodge a meeting with the Americans in force. Some people think that they apaque, where they are strongly in- trenched, and that if they are de- feated they will resume bus hwhack- ing as long as y of them are left.” MORE PRISONERS TAKEN. A Washington’ Reyiment Gathers in 150 Nenr Taguig. Manila, March 19.--Company G, of the Washington regiment, has C¢ap- tured 150 additional prisoners near Taguig, and also seized some ammuni- tion. Most of the natives’ arms were hidden or thrown into the river. The engineers threw a temporary bridge across the Pasig river for the artillery and commissary trains. The Twenti- eth regiment will return from the front to-day. A MOSQUITO FLEET. One Is Now Being Formed for the Philippines. Washington, March 19. — The navy department is taking steps toward the formation of a mosquito fleet for the Philippines. The conditions now prevailing at Luzon indicate that for a Icng time it will be necessary to main. tain strict police of the coast and in- land waters. For the inland work especially the department will need some very light-draft boats. For this work thie big ocean tugh that formed the “mosquito fleet” that oper; ted around Cuba during the and of which the government number, are now being looked over with a view to just this service. PRACE TREATY IS RATIFIED. Queer Regent of Spain Aflixes Her Signature. Madrid, March 19—The queen regent has signed the treaty of peace between Spain and the United States. After considerable discussion, the new Spanish government abandoned the idea of again submitting the peace treaty to the cortes and decided to have it ratified by the queen regent. The queen has signed the decrees dissolving the cortes, convoking the new parliament and authorizing the payment of arredrs of pay to repatri- ated troops The signed treaty will be forwarded to the French ambassador at Washing- ton, M. Jules Cambon, for exchange with The one signed by President Mc- Kinley. No decree on the subject will be publisked in the Official Gazette. Washington, March 19. — The first news of the signature of the peace treaty by the queen regent of Spain was conveyed to Secretary Hay and the officials of the administration through the exclusive bulletin of the Associated Press. The secretary was naturally gratified at the action, which he had expected would follow ‘the course of the cortes. The action makes it possible to exchange the ratification and thus complete the treaty within the time set by the treaty itself as the maximum. The protocol was signed Aug. 18 last at the White House by the president and Ambassador Cam- bon. Dec. 10 the treaty was signed at Paris by the commissioners; Feb. 6 it was ratified by the ited States sen- ate after a memorable struggle; Feb. 10 the president gave it his signature, and now, seven months and four days after the signing of the protocol, the Spanish queen regent gave her formal assent and signature. Official news of the action at Madrid was not conveyed to the state depart- ment before the close of the depart- ment for the day. M. Cambon called at the department about 3:50 o'clock, and in the absence of Secretary Hay called upon Assistant Secretary Hill. He told the latter that he believed the treaty had been signed. ‘To Be Mustered Out. Washington, March 19.—Four com- panies of the Second volunteer engi- neers, now at Honolulu, have been or- dered to San Francisco to be mus- tered out of the service. THE LEGISLATURE Business Transacted by Minnesota Solons. St. Paul, March 13.—The house Sat-, urday emphatically rejected the prop- osition contained in Mr. Staples’ bill creating a legislative committee of five members to conduct an investigation during the recess into the conduct of the correctional and charitable institu- tions of this and other states, with a view to possible legislation in the di- rection of a state board of control. The following bills were possed: Providing for a revision of the list of delinquent road tax by road over- seers before the same is returned to the town supervisors. — Providing for the payment of arrears of pay to the} enlisted men of the national guard. — | Providing for a Minnesota standard policy for mutual bail insurance com- panies. — Providing for judgment and costs, pending stay of execution, shall draw 7 per cent interest. — Making tax receipts, stubs, ete. prima facie evi- dence of taxes paid and by whom paid, in actions concerning rights to real property. — Providing for a second edition of 10,000 copies of the legis- lative manuel. — Enlarging the powers of councils in villages of more thau 3,000 inbabitants relative to the re- moval of snow, ete., from sidewalks. — Providing a method for dedicating land for public roads or cartways. — Providing that no occupant of a pub- lic stteet or other public grounds may acquire title by adverse possession. — Making it a misdemeanor to dock the tail of a horse. The following bills were introduced: To prevent the desecration, mutila- tion or improper use of the flag of the United States or the flag of the State of Minnesota. — Enabling owners of land to test the validity of tax certifi- eates at any time. — To amend the Laws of 1895, regulating the use of pound uets. St. Paul, March 14.—The attendance of the house was light, but a heavy day’s work was accomplished. The house was in committee of the whole almost ali day and twenty-five bills were acted upon to a conclusion, while considerable progress was made on half a dozen more. Mr. Jackson’s biil to straighten out the horsethief bounty law and to re- duce the bounty from the indefinite amount fixed by existing law to $25, and to put owners of bicycles and mules on an equal footing before the law with the owners of horses, was recommended to j but not until it had been very materially amended. A communication was veceived from Secretary of State Hay conveying the protest of the Swiss minister against a discriminating tax on foreign insur- ance companies. The following bills were passed: Making the term of office of municipal judges in cities of less than 5,000 in- habitants four years instead of three— To legalize certain sales of real estate under order of probate court—Relating to the addition of platted territory to villages—-Requiring railroads to adopt standard gauge—Authorizing munici- pal judges in cities of less than 5,000 infabitants to call in an attorney to try cases in which the judge is or may have been interested. St. Paul, March 15.—The senate put in a busy day yesterday, following its adjournment over Sunday. Senator Knatyold introduced a bill, which was passed under suspension of the rules, appropriating $1,500 for the use of the governor to defray the cost of cable- grams, etc., conveying for the benetit of relatives, information as to the con-| dition of sick and wounded members of the Thirteenth Minnesota volun- teers, now stationed at Manila doing heroic duty as the police force ef ‘that city. Among other matters of general interest that the senate did was to pass the Sweningsen Dill, requiring manufacturers of “process” or “reno- vated” butter to so brand the same be- fore placing it on sale, and the ad- vancement to the calendar of the Grindeland bill to license commission men and compel them to give a bond. The following bills were passed: Relating to exemption from taxaticn, exempts but one person of each family living in the same house who may own $100 or less of personal property. — Providing for the giving and en- foreing of a lien for labor and services performed in cutting, hauling, banking, rafting driving, cribbing or towing logs, cedar poles, ete., gives employes first lien. — Providing for an investiga- tion of Sunday fabor by the commis- sioner of labor. — Providing for the is- sue of bonds for the purchase of sites and erecting school houses in independ- ént school districts. — Relating to the ownership of real estate by corpora- tions. — An act to provide for the in- corporation of villages and to define their duties and powers, and to repeal certain laws in relation thereto. — Re- lating to the admission to practice of attorneys and counsellors at law. — To provide for cierk hire of county treas- urers in counties where the treasurer’s salary is fixed by special law. The following bills were introduced: Relating to the title to real estate by descent. — Relating to the practice of veterinary _ medicine. — To authorize county commissioners to appropriate money for the erection of monuments in memory of Union soldiers. — Relat- ing to garnishment proceedings; ex- empts $9 a week. — To enable city councils of a certain class to assess abutting property benefitted by local! improvements. The House. The house spent most of the day in passing the bills which had accumu- lated on the calendar for several days preceding. There was a list of twenty- eight of them. Not all of them were passed. The combination horse-bicycle-thief- pounty bill was amended by reducing the bicycle bounty from $25 to $15, but eyen in this form could not command quite a majority. The vote was 56 to 33, which defeated the bill. Mr, Dona- hue gave notice of a motion to recon- sider. Later in the day Mr.“Donahue’s motion was adopted and the bill. re-| committed to the committee of the, whole. The anti-boyeott bill went through by a vot2 of 66 to 15. \ Among the more important bills passed were the following: Providing that the provisions of the Mortgage Law of 1897, with to notice of sale, etc., shall ap- o all conditional sale contracts, seed grain, liens, ete. — Defining the } duties of contractors with respect to mechanics’ liens. — Relating to farm- ers’ mutual fire Insirance companies.— Providing for the organization of tosvns in certain cases. — Authorizing county commissioners to pay for ser- vices of physicians called in emergen- cies to treat county patients. — Pro htbiting boycotting. — Providing for a maximum penalty of $250 or six months’ imprisonment for witnesses failing to obey subpoena. — Providing that right of way for publie roads ov cartways over property owned by 2 ward in guardianship or by the estate of a deceased may be obtained as right of way of railroads is now obtained. — making the removal of a bicycle ma- licious mischief. — Allowing the owner of property sold for taxes to pay one year’s delinquent taxes at a time. — Raising the age of consent from four- teen to sixteen years. — Providing that a person convicted of non-support may give bond instead of going to jail. — Authorizing courts to hold ¢essions out- side of county seats for the purpose of naturalization. — Relating to the in- corporation of religious societies. The following bills were introduced: To amend section 3759, Statutes of 1894, relating to the apportionment of school funds. — Relating to apportion- ment of county school funds. — Te pro- vide for the punishment of persons from seven to sixteen years who com- mit a crime. — Relating to land titles. —Relating to the assessment and col- lection of taxes. — To allow territory to be detached from one school district and attached to another in certain cases. St. Paul, March 16.—The Argetsinger Din, carrying appropriations in aid of all classes of public schools was a spe- cial order for 10:15 yesterday and occu- picd the time of the house until 12:30. The Dill was passed with several amendments. The appropriation for rural schools was incveased from $50 to $75. The appropriation for high schools was reduced from $1,000 to $800. The specific appropriation for the expenses of the high school board —$8,000—was eliminated. The changes in the rural and high school items made possible a reduction of $20,000 in the aggregate in the one case and made necessary an increase of $8,000 in the otber. Thus the bill carries $162,000, or $20,900 less than as it left the com- mittee of the whole, but $74,000 more than the present law. ‘The bill was strongly opposed by the Ramsey, Hen- nepin and St. Louis delegations and defended by the country members. The vote was 82 to 30. The house deyoted the entire after- noon to the discussion of the Staples bill providing for district insane bospi- tals at Anoka and Hastings, and ad- journed without reaching any con- clusion. The following bills were introduced: Providing for the collection and pub- lication of statistics. — Declaring eer- tain dogs to be public nuisances and providing for their destruction. — Pro- viding for the leasing of the elevator site owned by the state at Duluth to the Grain Growers’ Co-operative asse- ciation. — Relating to corporations or- ganized for the purpose of operating cemeteries or crematcries. — To estab- lish a naval reserve. — Relating to the state training school. The Senate. The senate spent most of its time yesterday in committee of the whole in consideration of bills on general or- ders. A large number of measures were disposed: of. ¥ The following bills were introduced: ‘Yo establish a naval reserve. — To provide for the better enforcement of the liabilities of corporations. — To ap- propriate money for the maintenance of the Fergus Falls insane asylum. — Relating to ceme ip townships and villages of 500 inhabitants. — Re- lating to the removal of bodies from cemeteries. — Relating to private cem- eterles and cemetery associations. — ‘No prevent the erection of fences more than six feet high. — To fix the tegal residence of insane persons and pau- pers. — To define and regulate tramps and beggars. To amend the laws re- lating to safe deposit and trust com- panies. St. Paul, March 17.—The house yes- terday got the insane hospital queStion off its hands temporarily, at least, and if the senate follows its lead, perma- nently, except as to the appropriation necessary to carry into effect the de. cision recorded yesterday. The Sta- ples bill, very materially amended over its original form, was passed by the very substantial vote of 74 to 42. In brief, the bill provides for the tm- mediate erection of a hospital institu- tion, after the cottage plan, on the site already owned by the state at Anoka, and the purchase of the Hast- ings site for the location of the next hispital, when needed, at a cost of $15,000. The bill to appropriate $1,500 for a governor's contingent fund to pay for cablegrams as to the condition of the Thirteenth regiment, was passed. The following bills were introduced: Relating to the inspection of steam boilers. — To amend the statutes re- lating to stay of execution. — Relating to fees to public officers when wit- nesses ip cases in which the state or any city or county is a party. — Relat- ing to uniform heights of water in cer- tain lakes. The Senate. The senate yesterday afternoon in committee of the whole, with Senator Chilton in the chair, took up for the first time the Wilson bill to parole the Younger brothers and the McGowan eight-hour bill. The McGowan Dill was discussed at length and amended until the clerk could not read it, after which it was referred to a special com- mittee to be whipped into shape in line with the amendments. The Wilson bill was discussed solely by its author, Senator Wilson of Hennepin, who had not completed his argument at the hour of adjournment, and progress was reported on the measure. The following bills were passed: Relating to the establishment of a board of inspectors to inspect steam vessels and steam boilers, increases the number of districts and inspectors from five to seven. — To amend the statutes, making the wife jointly la- ble with her husband for debts con- tracted for necessaries of life, such as gr cries, ete. — To license and regu- Jot, we business of commission mer- chants or persons selling agricultural products on commission, and to re- quire them to give bond. ete. The following bills were introduced: Relating to the assessment and col lection of taxes. — To appropriate money for the St. Peter insane hospi- tal. — Relating to savings banks. — To prevent the riding of bicycles on public sidewalks. — To amend the statutes relating to religious corpora- iions. — To provide for the better en- forcement of the liability of stock- holders. — To amend the laws relating to the time allowed for presentation of claims. — To amend the statutes re- lating ‘to counties and county officers. — To prevent fraud in the manufac- ture and sale of baking powder and vinegar. St. Paul, March 18.—Immediately af- ter routine business had been trams- acted the senate resolved itself into committee of the whole, and, with Sen- ator Knatvold in the chair, spent the rest of the day in consideration of bills on general orders, with the satisfying result that twenty-five measures were advanced to the calendar. The finance committee reported back with recommendation that it pass, the bill to place the state oil inspector on a salary basis. The bill is amended so as to make it effective as soon as it becomes a law, and also so that all salaries are to be paid out of fees col- lected from the inspection of oil and turned into a fund known as the ‘state oil inspection fund.” The senate adjourned Monday. The following bills were passed: ‘To amend the Laws of 1893, defining legal newspapers. — To amend the laws relating to privileged communi- cations to physicians. — Relating to duties of county commissioners. — To repeal chapter 87, Laws of 1885, re- lating to the redemption from sales. — To amend the insurance law — To regulate the sale of poisons. — Relating to the organization of coun- ties.— To provide for the drainage of state swamp lands. — To make the seventeenth day of March a legal hol- iday. To allow the lease of the State’s grain elev the State Grain Growers’ ociation. — Relating to the allowances of ex- over until ecutors and adm trators. The House. The chief interest in the house pr y morning ¢ mell’s bill to chang uitation on the state n from che mem- t to three ceedings around \ the basis of repres board of ¢ nlizati ber for each ju for each congr 1 district. The country rallied the bill and sueceeded in getting a report for in- definite postponement from the com- mittee of the whole. The house trans- acted considerable business ia commit- tee of the whole, being thus occupied most of the day. About forty bilis were taken off genera) orders, thirt of them being recommended to pas eight were killed and two were laid on the table to await action by the senate on similar bills. The following bills were pa: To prevent any city from a of collecting a water frontage a longer period than five year: empower cities of more than 4 restore to their original purposes streets or highways which have been taken for parkv The following bills were introduced: Relating to property of corporations not organized for pecuniary profit. — Relating to town insurence com- panies, — Relating to newly organized counties. — To amend statutes relating to notaries public. — To provide for the regulation of private detective agencies. - ng the proceedin of county oners in authe ing the co ion of street ra lines on ly outsize the limits of any city or village for a term net exceeding twenty-five years. AIT AWHILEt. Volunteers Will Not Be Discharged at Once. Washington, March 19.—Contrary to an expectation t seems to have ob- tained in some quarters, the signature of the treaty yesterday does not in- volve the immediate discharge of all the volunteer soldiers. It was stated positively at the state department that legally the treaty does not go into ef- fect until the ratifications have been exchanged, and it will be further nee- essary for the president of the United States to proclaim it before the people of the United States, inciuding the soldiers, can know officially that the war is over. In all respects, however, the state department wilk treat the war as at an end. It is expected here that the Spanish government, immediately after the ex- change of the ratifications, will pro- ceea to negotiate a treaty of commerce, trade and amity,. the old treaties hav- ing been abrogated by the outbreak of war and there being nothing in force to protect trade between the United States and Spain. Conspiracy to Defraud. New York, March 19. — D. B. Kel- logg, Samuel Keller and Myron 5. Bernard, member sof the old bucket- shop firm of E. S. Dean & ©o., were They each held in $2,000 bail for trial. are charged with acting in cons; to defraud several thousand y throughout the United States wiro fe warded them money to put in Ww was known as discretionary pools. concern failed with over $200,000 Ha- bilities. 3 Se-siously Crushed. Harmony, Minn., March 19.—Charies Thompson was seriously injured by one of his horses. He went to the barn and picked up a blanket which he attempted to put upon the anin which took fright and crowded lim up against the manger with terrible fore. injuring him severely. En Route to M a. Singapore, Mareh 19.—The transport Sherman, from New York on Feb. 3, with the Third infantry and four com- panies of the Seventeenth infantry oa board, has arrived here. Editor Ordered to Jail. Woshington, Iowa, March 19.—Judge Scott has ordered Editor Heacock. of the Brighton Enterprise, to jail in this city to serve six months for libel. Mrs. Harold Frederick, widow of the well known American correspond- ent who died in London in October last, is dead of cancer in Londen.