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tributes the light that the large court room will have the proper light distribution. This light will cest the county $150. FIRE DESTROYS FLOUR MILL Entire LOUISVILLE, Neb, March 1.—(Special Telegram.)—The flouring mill of this placs was discovered on fire about 4 o'clock this morning. It started In Lhe engine room and In & very short time the flames reached the main building, and in little over an bour the whole s‘ructure was burned to the ground, with about 400 sacks of flour, 2,000 bushgls of wheat and several hundred bushels of corn and oats. There was $6,000 fnsurance, which will cover mbout one-third of the loss. Just how the fire started is a mystery. C. D. Tapper & Son, who own the mill, expect to form a stock company and bulld a much larger mill than the one just destroyed. UNION LABOR HAS BIG PARADE Fifteen Hundred Men in Line at Ne- braska City Demon- stratfon. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 1.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—The American Federation of Labor beld a monster parade here this afternoon, with addresses afterward at the Overland theater by prominent labor leaders. This demonmstration was given tor the purpose of showing the atrength of unfon labor in this city, and the effect was all that could be desired. About 1,500 men were In line, headed by Loeb's copcert band, which made its first public appear- ance, and was very favorably received. The streets were crowded with people. which made the city take on the gala appearance of a circus day. Popeorn Orop Payw. TECUMSEH, Neb., March 1.—(Special.)— M. J. Taylor of North Loup has been visit- ing relatives here the last week. He tells good stories concerning the raising of pop- corn in Valley county. A great deal of it is grown there. A year ago last fall Mr. Taylor went out there and bought a farm, paying $15 an acre for it. On the place he planted twenty-eight acres of popcorn, which gave him a yleld of 70,000 pounds. He sold the grain for $780. In other words, it pald him 325 an acre. This year he will plant a muoch larger acreage. He says thore fs always a demand for the corn, agents of blg breakfast food concerns from the east belfig on hand to comtract for it &5 8oon as it is planted. Ptices range well. Busy Term of Court, TECUMSEH, Neb., March 1.—(Special.)— A vast amount of work is belng accom- plished at this session of the distriot court in and for Johneon county. -Judge J. S. Stull of Auburn is on the bench and both & grand and petit jury is at work. Of courée, the work of the grand jury is secret, but many witnesses have been called for examination during the last week. The ease of J. L. Carman against the county, whereln Mr. Carman wanted damages for the loss of his traction engine, which went through a bridge when J. B. Gooch was killed, went In favor of the county. Sev- eral small cases have been decided and a number of divorces granted. Afrested for Abusing Horwe. FREMONT, Neb., March 1.—<(Special)— Pete Miller, a junk dealer and at one time a well known butoher and cattle buyer, was arrested here on the charge of cruelty : .:..‘ horse. &w MM.‘ that Miller and unable to travel to a tree the road (n Everett township Friday-aftérnodn, where it remained until taken Away by a farmer at Sheriff Baunidn's' Wirection yes- y @evoning. . Pete protessed to such a charge should be preferred against bim. His trial will be held Monday after- noon. p . New Town Near Humboldt. HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 1.—(Special.)— Nlms Oty is the namie of a new town which bas been started on the farm of + Frank Nims, about twelve miles southeast of this city, and the inhabitants already clsim & general store, a pool and billlard hall, ‘4 barber shop and other business houses in: prospect. A company nas also been formud to bulld a city hall. It ts detstood the new town will take the place of Middisburg, whith was wiped almost out of existence at the time of the establish- ment of Humboldt's mail routes, which caused the government to discontinue the postoffice at that place. K. of P. Lodge Revives, STANTON, Neb.,, March 1.—(Special.)— Uriel lodge No. 113, Kuights of Pythias, of this citr, which has been dormant for thé last two or three years, has taken on new life and energy and promises to again assume its old activity. Last night Grand Chancellor Kelly was here to assist in the revival, and notwithstanding the bad st Catehes Man on Traiwm. FREMONT, Neb., March L—(Special.)— Sheriff Bauman arrested John Armstrong on & train of the Elkhorn yesterday after- p~~a on the charge of assaulting Constable + ' Hausen while tn the discharge of his dut; s an officer. Armstrong left town after the assau’t and was passing through “hete on the traln when the sheriff saw km. He pleaded gullty and was given sixty days In the county jall. Onss Mortgage Statement. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 1.—(Spe- cial.)—County Register H. A. Schaelder turnishes the following mortgage record of Cuss county for February: Farm mortgages filed amounting to $89,923; released, $44,143; city mortgages filed, §4,168; released, #5,732. Farm mortgages show an increase of $45,000 over the same month last year. Adjusting Fire Loss, YORK, Neb, March 1.—(Special)—Ad- Justers for the fire insurance companies who had lines on the Lang stock of furniture and queensware adjusted the loss that oc- curred last wéek and paid Lang & Co. $4.800. The damege to stock was from heat and smoke. Richardson Couwnty Tesehers. HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 1.—(Special.)— The annual meeting of Richardson County Teachers' assoclation will meet at Salem Friday evening and Saturday, March 6 and 7, and an interesting program has been arranged and sent out by the scere- hnm\smms 60 T0 LAW Peculiar Tangle in Mtlhg Up the Estate of an Ord Mas FARMERS’ ELEVATORS TO INCORPORATE Bxecative Gommities of Corn Im- provers Association Adopts Rules for the 1908 Com- petition, (From a Staff “orréspondent.) LINCOLN, Msrch 1.—(Special.)—The story of the sepAration bf a husband and wite, the remarrl of the latter, the death of the former and fipally the locating, years after, of their son, {6 claim a portion of_the estaté of his grandparents, will be told in the supreme coiirt Tuesday in the case of E. N. Balley, guardian of Claude W, Mason, against Thol B. Garrison, guardian of Claude W. Mason. The plain- tIf seeks to prevent the defendant secur- ing $500 which he had paid out in at- torney's fees in settiing Up the estate. The story differs from fiction bnly In that after everything was sottled to the satisfaction of everybody the guardiane are squabbling over a portion of the money. The case camo to the supreme court from Ord, Neb. “Tlaude W. Mason, a long-lost son and heir, is the cause of all the .comtroversy. Bhortly after he was born to the wife of Walter C. Mason his father and mother separated. The father came to Ord, Neb., from Geneva Lake, Wis.,, and joined his parents, N. H. and Melissa Mason. The mother and the Intant son, Claude W. M: son, removed to Sac Olty, Ia., where she was Jater married to.a man named Miller. Claude W. Mason then took the name ot Miller and wa. known as Miller's son. In the meantime Walter C. Mason, the father of the boy, posed as a single man in Ord, and the fact that he was ever married was known only to one person outside of the Mason family. During his residence in Ord Walter C, Mason lost all track of his former wife and his son and later died there. In 1899 N. H. Mason and Melisa Ma- son went to Massachusetts. N. H. Mason died there and,Altred Mason, another son, was appointed sdministrator of his estate with a will attached. During the settle- mént of this Mrs. Mason died and Alfred Mason was appointed administrator of her estate. Pending the le(thmon' of the estate A. Norman, an attorney of Ord, learned of the fact that Walter U. Mason had been married and had a living son. After much difficulty he located the boy at Sac City, Ia., where he was known as Claude W. Mil- ler, having taken the name of his ste father. Norman found ‘all the ear-marks of a Mason on the boy and the fact that he was the grandson of the dead Mason was duly proven. Then Thomas B. Garri- son was appointed guardian of the boy in Nebraska and B. N. Balley was appointed guardian in Jowa. Garrison made a verbal contract with Norman to assist in settling the estate and getting for the boy his share. After this was done Garrison, according to his agreement, paid to Norman $500 out of the estate. Then Garrison and Bailey got together to make a final windup of the affair. Bailey objected to allowing Garrison credit for the $500. Qarrison obtained judgment in the county and district courts and Bailey ap- pealed to the supreme court. The boy's share of the estate was something over $10,000. Farmers to Incorporate, Aq a result of a meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Live Stock asapcia~ tion, held In Lincoln, February 11, the as- Jsoclation will incorporate under the laws of the state. This was decided last night at a meeting of the directors held at tie Lin. del’ hetel. The capital stock of the new company will be $500,000 gnd ite headquar- ‘ters will be ln Lincolp. As soon as §25,000 of the stock is subscribed the articles of incorporation will be )u with the secre- tary of state. The directors of the co-’ny expeot to cover prectically the entire state with their local branches, and: these may either allow the head office to operate their elevators or do it themselyes. The stock may be owned by the local branches or individuals. Nearly 100 local branches -are -being organized at present. The dirotors last night expressed themselves as being well satisfied with the elevator bills int .in the legtslature. The officers of th¢ comipany are: J. §. Can- ady, Minden, prulan Jameg M. Arm- Auburn, vice, ’\'flflmn; lohn. Reese, Broken Bow, secretaty; 8 G. Smith, Kear- ney, Treasurer. The board of directors is composed of J. 8. Canady, James M. Arm- strong, John Reese, O. Brittell, Elgin; R. B. Price, Thayer; L. 8. Deets, Kearney: Jacob Ehlers, Gretna. w Cora Show, 1904, The executive com: of the Nebraska Corn Improvers’ lon met in Lincoln adopted a premium list show, to be held in Jan- The following rules governing the show ware adopted: Each exhibit shall wnm of ten ears ae et Tave Deen, m by the exhibi- tors in the M no_exhibitor - one.entry of any one In ‘clnas A. enter any num- nhlbn- m- Siase ust be put in place by the . without ¥ to the associa- tion, not Ilater than 12 o'clock noon of Tues- day, January 15, lm\:' sat by trelght or him not l(t{”}'hln § o'cl p m. lllllrdly ua Th' Nrn |l class A 1l be judged b: .aurta'nny the. ageccie \lD&l bll Ill Ifl l p - ? fl e..dlm an o "Vai nderds e, ocommiktes of the &asoctation” having it in charge. &t 12 o'clock noon dnd shall be com- thareatter, whan ‘thrown open for the nr m control of he show HY 0 lht 4880~ N announced. (‘omlfitlllnn .hlll open to the state, but no general an, contract grower or jobber in seed grains shall compete. P MIUMS. . A~0n hundry dollars 1l be in cash named varieties hlfl rorn 0 bi \l \lhdfl' rule 3 The ey bé prorated to ex bfll Ing b wlnll. on the red above 0. Clll &Hny dollard lhlll be paid in remiuma Yor ihe fve best collgetions corn, any one colieation lo be grown y the exhibitor; num r of varleties, amount of oorn Senera) excellence (0 'o 12, third, 010; urth, l The lol\orl. Damed Varieties will be ow. thmmam Golden d Reld's Yel- gouni.g rly Aedre B ' ‘Bell. Fldfll ‘ap, - Bilver Mine, hrul- White Illh Co\llli er, Cn nl te, Mahan White, Pa Snowfluke White, e. u’n. Bicody Butcher, Smut Below will be found u list of cases that will be called for hearing March 3, 1903, in | the supreme cou In the l-pn-o Dourt, Bond. from Kearpey: n, from B Hanson agalnst Hanson, from Wagne Bailley ' against Garrigow.. grom Valley. ven against Craven, from Merrick; Sax- o against Harrington, from Holt; ! Emanuel against Barnard, from Dodge; | Wheldon against Cornett, from Howard: Horton against Rohiff, from Dougias Bpaiding against Omaha, from Dougins: Harrls, Franklin & Co. ggainst Layp from Cherry Harris, Franklin ffl against Thackrey, from Cherry: "r‘l!r against Allen, from Douglas; South Omaha against Fennell, from Douglae; Borthwick againet Omaha, from Douglas; Stone against 8nell, from Greeley; Cox against Crow, from Pheips; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallway Company against Beal, from Kearney; Danforth against Fowler, from Clay; Pitman ageinst ilumphrey, from Dawes; Ganow against Denney. from Cherry; Eniow Cattle Company against Ganow, from Lancaster: Red Cloud against Farmers' and Merchants’ Banking Com- nany, from Webster; McNutt against State, from Cedar. Sugar Beet Bounty, . NORTH BEND, Neb, Feb. 28.—To the Editor of The Bee: I notice in your lssue of the 27th Inst. an article entitled “Beet Sugar Bounties,” and in this I fail to find one word about the 1896 bounty due the beet growers of the state. It 1s well enough for Mr. Ferrar to say that $48,000 is all the money paid.out by his company on bounties for the years of 1895 and 1896, but the fact s it did not out one dollar for the 1806 bounty, after having agreed to do so in the con- tract for that year, providing the legisl ture would make an appropriation for th purpose. Now, why should the beet growerd of 1896 think fhere was any mere doubt of their getting the $1 per ton extra when they grew thelr crop than there would be of the sugar company's claim not being allowed? Mr. Ferrar was very careful last Decem- ber to refase to give the names and pos! office addresses of the 1896 beet growers, because they desired to organize them- selves and send representatives to the legislature to look after their own imter- ests. I suppose he had in mind that it would be easler to get an appropriation for $48,000 than for $118,000. There is no doubt but what dhe state honestly owes the Oxnard people $48,000, but it just as honestly owes the farmers $65,000 for the 1896 bounty. This particular season happened to be one of the best for the beet growers and the test was very high, but the sugar company, for some reason best known to itself, delayed the starting of the factories, which resulted in leaving one-fourth of the crop frozen in the ground, and proved to be a total loss to the farmers. Now, when we take into consideration that the beet growers of 1895 were cnly small part of the beet growers of 1896, it is very plain to see that the state cannot afford to make fish of one and flesh of another of its citizens. In view of the above facts, surely no fair minded member of the legislature can vote to pay the Oxnard company and leave the beet growers of 1896 holding the sack. Yours truly, C. CUSACK. Y. M. C. A, SUPPLIES PULPITS Delegates Address Bedtrice People in the Varlows Churches of the City. BEATRICE, Neb., Marca 1.—(Spectal)— The following delegates to the Young Men's Christian association convention and s ers of prominence occupied the pulpits at the various churches this morning: Pl Presbyterian, F. L, Willis, Omaha; Centen- ary Methodist, G. T. Coxhead, St. Loul La Selle Street Methodist, C. M. M Lincoln, Julius Sheppard, North Platte; German Methodist, J. R. Buder, Fremont; First Baptist, M. A. Wolfe, Grand Island, J. W. Hogue,; Hastinge; -Christian, Georgo D. McGill, Omaha, D. P. De “oung, Cotner university; Congregational, H. B. Ward, Lincoln, George F. Ross, State university; English Lutheran, Prof. Fordyce, Lincoln, C. M. Penny, State Normal, Peru; United Brethron, F. C, Marsh, South Omaha, W. J. Beker, Chadron. At 8:15 p. m. a meeiing for men only was held In the Presbyterian church and at the same hour a meeting for boys was held in the Christian church. Henry Os- trom and E. M. Robinson were the speake ers. A meeting for women was held in Centenary church, addressed by W. M. Par- sons. In the evening Henry Ostrom gave the principal address, followed by a fares well service conducted by State Secrotary J. P. Balley of Omaha. Beginning Monday nigit a series of union revival services will be held here until March 10. The meetings will be conducted by Henry Ostrom, evangélist. Organisze County Health Board. BEATRICE, Neb.,, March 1.—(Spectal.)— A county board of health was organized here yesterday in compliance with the re- quest of the secretary of the state board. The mew board is composed of the follow- ing gentlemen: Dr. J. W. McKibben of Adams, first district; Dr. 0. L. Cox of Cortland, second district; Drs. Lewis and Studley of Beatrice, third and fourth d tricts; Dr. Jeftries of Rockford, ffth dis trict; Dr. H. A. Given of Wymore, sixth district; Dr. I. N. Pickett of Odell, seventh district. Gage Mortgave Record. BEATRICE, Neb.,, March 1.—(Special. Following is the mortgage report for Gage county for the month of Febru Num- ber of farm mortgages filed, 56 $119,137; number of farm mortgages re- Jeased, 57; amount, $82,418; number of city mortgages filed, 22; amount,’ $14,175; num- ber of city morigages released, 19; amount, $9,168. Steam La y Profect. TECUMSEH, Neb., March 1.—(Special.)— Some gentlemen from the east are in this eity, looking over the ground with a view of establishing & steam laundry here. The concern will be eperated on & large scale and work will be solicited trom all the nearby towns. Ten or twelve people will find employment in its operation. tek He This 1s one of the most distressing dls- eases that we have to contend with, and is is the experience of almost every sufs terer that it grows worse with each \re- curring attack, and that the family physi. clan is powerless to give even temporary relief. As it usually originates from a dis ordered stomach, & remedy to restore that organ to a healthy condition is what ls most needed. Mr. George B. Wright of New London, N. Y., tells what Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets aid for his wife, He says: ‘“For several years my wils was troubled with what physicians called sick headache of a very severe character, She doctored with several eminent physi clans and at great expense, only to grow worse until she was unable to do any kind of work. About a year ago she began taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and today welghs more than she ever did before and is real well” Ho has since recommended them to several of his neighbors, who are enthusiastic in thelr praise of the remedy. Aerograms » Califor) Gult, MEXICO CITY, Mareh 1.—Reports from Guysmas show that wireless telegraphy experiménts across the Guif of California have been successful. TO CURE A COLD FILIBUSTER DELAYS WORK House Oontinues Tharsday Bitting for Four Sabbath Hours. DEMOCRATS KEEP CLERKS ALWAYS BUSY Six Roll Calls and Many of Order Raised by Minority Sl Fighting Against Butler's Unseating. Points WASHINGTOW, March 1.—The house of representatives held a four hours' session today and put the Distriet of Columbia appropriation bill through its third reading fn the face of the democratic filibuster. The previous question on the report of the Alaska homestead bill was ordered, and the vote on its adoption will be taken when the house reconvenes at 11 tomorrow. That was the net result of the Sunday session. Although it was Sunday by the calendar, it was still Thursday, February 25, ac- cording to parliamentary fiction. The democrats put a block In the legislative wheel at every opportunity and it required §ix roll calls to accomplish what was done today. Large crowds watched the pro- ceedings from the galleries. When Speaker Hendnorson dropped the gavel at noon Mr, Richardson, the minority leader, was on his feet. He announced that there was avidently no quorum present and that the hoyse could not do business on Bunday without a gquorum. Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Paynme, the majority leader, call of the house was ordered. The doors were closed and the sergeant. arms was {hstructed to bring in absentee At the conclusion of the call 241 rembers had appeared, more than a quorum, and Mr. Cleary (Minn.) called up the confer- ence report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Mr. Underwpod (Ala.) attempted to Interpose a point of order that the call had not been completed, but the speaker ruled tbat a quorum having appeared business could proceed. The doors, which meantime had been opened, were, However, again closed by direction of the speaker on Mr. Under- wood's polnt of order that further pr ceedings under this call had not been dis- pensed with by the action of the house. After & briet explanation of the report against the protests of various democrats who desired to be heard, it was adopted, 144 to Bt There was another roll eall on the Alaskan homestead bill, which was pre- sented by Mr. Lacey (Ia.). Half a dozen points of order raised by the democrats were ruled out and the chair declined to entertain app on the ground that they were dilatory. At 3:56 the house recessed until 11 to- morrow morning, with the motion to adopt the conference report on the Alaskan bill before it. SENATE EULOGIZES RUMPLE Spen Member of H resentativ WASHINGTON;, March 1.—The senate spent three hours today in eulogies of four deceased members ‘of the house. Messrs. Martin (Va.), Gallinger (N. H.), Perkin (Cal.), Clay (Ga.) and Danlels (Va.) spoke of the late Peter J. Otey of Virginia. Messrs. Pritchard (N. C.) and Mallory (Fla.) spoke of the late James Moody of North Carolina. Messrs. DollfVef (Ta.), Burton (Ran.) ana Allison (Ia.) spoke of the late John N. W. Rumple of fowa. Messrs. Turnér (Wash.), Mitchell (Ore.), Perkins (Cal), Dubols (Idaho) and Simon (Ore.) spoke of the late Thomas H. Tungue ot Oregon. several resolutions of regret were adopted and as a further mark Jf respect the senate at 3 adjourned until tomorrow at 11. ROSEBUD TREATY IN DOUBT Dakota Representatives Are Consfd. 1y Discouraged Over the Outlook. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 1.—(Special Tele- gram.)—"It now seems to be less than an evea gamble whether we can get consider- ation for the Rosebud treaty bill this ses- sion,” sald Representative Martin today. “My colleague, Mr. Burke, is watching the matter very closely and no opportunity will escape him. The demoecrats just mow are filibustering against every measure, and much valuable time is being frittered away. There will be opportunities, I hope, to the Rosebud bill up under suspension of the rules during the closing hours. I must confess, however, that the tactics of the democrats may defeat this, a8 wel. as many other ritorious measures now on the calendar.”” Captain Beth Bullock of South Dakota had expected to leave Washington today for home, but at the special req ot President Roosevelt remained over a day, in order thet he might be taught a few new tricks in rough riding by the captaln, who ! famed equestrian. This morning the president, Sécretary Root and Captain Bul- lock spent several hours on horseback and upon thelr return the comdition of the horses and men indicated a strenuous gal« lop. Captain Bullock will leave for South Dakota tomorrow. The United States minister to Vemezuela and Mrs. Bowen left Washington at 12:45 thie afternoon over the Pennsylvanla rail- road for Brooklyn #0 attend the funeral services of Mr. Boweu's mother, Mrs. Bllea Holt Bowen, which will take place In ‘Brooklyn tomorrow. The sad news was a shock to the min- ister and reachsd him late last night In & dispatch. Pressure of work here In con- nection with the Venezuelan negotiations, hisd prevented him from leaving Washing- ton since his artival here in January. He had, however, planned to visit his mother on the completion of his mission before salling from New York for Caracas about the middle of March, when his leave of absence will expire. For several days past Mr. Bowen has been confined to his room with & te He will return to Washing- ton in fime to sign the Belglan protocol with Baron Moncheur on March 6. BUILDING MEN GO ON STRIKE Demand Better Wages a: Hours of Wilk Contr: WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 1—At a meeting here tonight of the tinners and shect métal workers it was unanimously decided not to report for work tomerrow. The men made a demand a few days ago for an advance from $2.25 per day to 33 and eight hours’ werk, which was refused by the various contractors. A large number of bricklayers, plaster- ers and stone masons are also idle through sympathy with the carpenters, who have been on strike for five weeks. Bullding operations in the city are now practically at & standstill. Switchmen Are to Mect. INDIANAPOLIS, March 1—Frask P. Hawley, president of the Natlonal Switch- {men's unlos, is here. The Dational con- ?r-mlnn of the switchmen will meet here in May and Mr. Hawley ls perfecting the preliminary detalls for a meeting place and for accommodations for the delegates who will number about 500 SANTA FE WAGE PACT SIGNED Compromise Agreement Hetween Grievance Company and Me; Committee Finally Ra: TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.—At a confer- ence today between officials of the Santa Fe and &« committee of conductors and trainmen the formal settlement of the wage | controversy was made. The freight men recelve an increase of 15 and the passenger men 12 per cent, effective today. A compromise was made on the double- | header question whereby the road retains | double-headers on some parts of the sys- tem and abolishes them on others. General Manager Mudge said tonight: Both the company and the men regard the settiement as satisfactory in every way. It Is the same in most respects as that recently consummated by other roads | at 8t. Louls. The only difference fs that our road makes a partial retention of the | double-header system, We are much grati- | fled over the successful termination of the | pabetiavions, Oat road was at all times to grant a_ reasonable increase in | Wages, ‘and the only contention was as t the amount. The orgunizations held out | for a # ‘cent ncrease and the abolition ‘ oF (e dobtaneader syatons: Hence. the settiement will be seen to be In the nature | of a compromise i The agreement signed today covered the ! coast lines of the Santa Fe system only, but the officials of the road and the mem- bers of the grievance committee say other agreements covering the whole system will be signed tomorrow, as the terms have al- ready been agreed upon. Today’s agreement was signed by the | generdl manager for the company, J. At the conclusion of the addresses the | Skinner for the conductors and .D. B. Bea- nett for the baggagemen and brakemen. ATl Increases will be based upon rates which were in effect on January 11, 1902 A. B. Garretson, assistant grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors. and P. P. Morrissey, grand master of the Brother- hood of Rallway Trainmen, have been in Topeka for two wonths assisting in the adjustment of the differences. They are well pleased at the result. PAINTERS DECIDE TO STRIKE Fight Proposed Wage Reduction With Demand for Fifty Cent Ralse. PITTSBURG, March 1.—More than 2,000 painters and decorators in the Plttsburg district will strike tomorrow for an advance in wages of from $3.10 to $3.60 per day. The fight is to be made against the effort of the contractors to reduce wages to $3. There were 1,200 members of the Painters' unfon present at the meeting today at which the decision was made to strike, and not a man voted agalnst it. Ot the- 150 contractors in the district, fitteen_have signed the scale, and thelr men, 160 in number, will be at work in the morning. All other union men will be 1dle. BRICKMAKE_RE WILL STRIKE Wait Two Days More for St. Firms to Give Way to Demands. ST. LOUIS, March 1.—Unless a substantial Increase in wages is granted the 10,000 m employed by St. Loufs brickmaking co cerns by Tuesday a strike 1s expected. ‘Wage differences have reached an acute stage and at a meeting today it was de- eided to walt two days more in the hope that the demands would be granted. If not a strike is considered probable. — Wyoming World's Fair Commission, CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 1.—(Speclal ) ~—Governor De Forest Richards today ap- pointed the Wyoming commission to the St. Louls World's fair, as follows: C. B. Richardson, Cheyenne, commissioner-in- chief; Willis George Hmerson, Grand En- campment; Robert Homer, Laramie; George , Evanston; B. B. Brooks, Ca: C. Deming, Cheyenne; C. A Badgett, Mooreroft. The commission will i meet In the near future and elect officers. Wilks George Emerson or B. B. Brook: will be elected president and W. C. Deming will be elected secretary. This commission will have oharge of the collection of the hibit and the placing and handling of the same at St. Louls. Charge Company Ix Bankrupt. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, March 1.—A peil- tion has been filed in the United States court An this city by C. Gotzian & Co. of St. Paul, Tibbs, Hutchings & Co. of St. Paul and Park & Grant of Watertown, 8. asking that the Garret-Wilson Co- operative company, operating stores at Clear Lake, Gary and Hazel, be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt. The petitioners | allege that the company has liabilities of $9,000 and is Insolvemt. The aggregate amount claimed to be due the petitioners is $4,000, The Co-operative company is al leged to have given, on July 15, 1902, chattel mortgage on its stock of general merchandis Commenecing Irrigation Work. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 1.--(Speclal.) ~It has been announced that John E. Fleld, deputy state engineer of Colorado, will have charge of the construction work under the reclamation service in Wyoming. It is suticipated that fleld work can commence It has not yet been decided I's Gate project, on the Sweetwater, or a promising reservoir #ite on the North Platte, will be first ex- ploited.: A. J. Parshall, who has repre- sented the service in Wyoming for a num- ber of years, will probably continue stream measurements ordinarily carried on. REPORTS NEW FOWLER BILL House Committee Urges Adoption of Finance Moasure Introduced Baturday. SEEKS TO CONTINUE WORK AFTER SESSION Dalzell Introduces Hewolution Au. thorixing Joint Committee to Sit Late And Dispose of Conference Reports It Necessary. WASHINGTON, March 1.~The house committee on braking und currency today by 7 to 2, a strict party vote, authorized a favorable report on the currency bill intro- duced yesterday by Representative Fowler. In reporting the bill the committee says: In addition to providing for the issue and | eirculation of national banknotes, the ob- ect, of this measure is to immediately put ack Into circul any money the gov- ernment may collect thfough its Customs receipts, as well as through its collections from internal revenie. The avallable cash balance now in the treasury s $d@e8 Ot this amount here is now in national bank depositories llmmmv lm\-m. a net balance ip the treasury ' Of 71004454 The amount of money now in the ireasury available for all purposes is $71,94454, from which amount, It we deduct $0,000,000 as a neces- sary working balance for the treasury, we shall have only §2194,454 to meet the de- { mand on the (reasiry growing out of the Panama transacti which will call for 00,000,000 It is, Ihlrelnr:- evident that either the overnmum must at once call for , {frum_ the banks or, appro- priating $60,000,00 from the amount,now the treasury. leavo a working balanbe of only about. $25,000, hich must be sup- Dleimented by tollections. from the Yarious piirchases until the amount in the treasury s brought up 1o $60,000,000 before an appro- priation can be mafe for any other pur- ose without infringing upon what has generally been considered a proper working balance, It is, therefore, evident that the government will not have any additional money to deposit with the national banke in the next seven or elght months, If, in- deed, it collects as $30,000,000 within that time. Thé amount now deposited with national banks is $143,111,688, for which the govern- ment holds gn\'ernm-nl bonds as security amounting to about $125,000,000 and about 422,000,000 of other bonds. The measure now submitted provides that the government may u?mu any public money, inciuding ihis §143,000,000, national banks, in no caise Exceeding i amount T per cent of the pald up and unimpaired capital of any na. flonat "bank without sxacting government g other bonde, but the government, shall ave a first Jién upon the zssets of such bank and shall recelve !nterest on such de- posits at the rate of 2 per cent pef annum, Ayable semi-annually on the first days of as much Y B8 %e0n that the eftect of this pro- ‘y‘lnn will be within the nest tow Hotihe, certainly within a year, to release the total amount of bonds now deposited to ee- cure government deposits, vz $135,000,000 of government bonds and $22,000,000 of étate and other bonds, now held by the treasury in addition thereto as sec for such de- posits. The bonds so rele: may then be used by the banks for further increasin their bond secured circulation, which will undgubtedly be much neeaed’ during the coming fall months. It la clear that the plan proposed is per. fectly safe and that if the rate of Interest had been 2 per cent and the accounts were brought down to date, the amount that the government would have received duri the past twenty-four years had the bilt been {n operation would have been nearly 50,000,000, and the government would not have lost a cent. The government should cease to be a dis- turbi fACIOF In our businoss Aftaire. 1t was this thought that moved your commit- tee to fix the rate of interest instead of al- lowing it to become a variable quantity, to be increased or decreased at the pleasuré of the secretary, a circumetance that must Decessarily reault in intense rivairy by better critlclsm and constantly subject the treasury to endless scandal. The Payne bill was not called up In the committee today. The friends of the new Fowler bill will urge Its adoption instead of the Aldrich bill, should that measure come over from the senate, and also instead of the Payne bill Mr. Fowler Introduced a resolution to- day providing a rule for conmsideration of the bill reported today. This resolution was referred to the committee on rules. Heports Alaskan Land BilL The conference committee on the Ala: kan homestend bill presented the house to- day strikes out the senate provision pre- venting the use of soldiers’ additional homestead rights in Alaska, leaving ti law as it now exists. It limits the use of scrip to tracts not exceeding 160 acres and reserves from such loeation along navigable or other water tracts of not le :thln eighty rods in width between s entries. The amendment of the senate 1o commutation of homesteads is so mod- ifled that while bomesteads of 360 acres may be taken, only 160 acres may be com- muted. The senate amendment relative to surveys is substantially accepted. May Legislate After S A resolution introduced in the house to- day by Representative Dalzell and referred to the committee on rules provides for a Joint resolution to continue appropriations in the ~vent of the fallure of apy of the supply bille to pi at this s . While there is time within which to pass all ti appropriatien bills under the conditions now existing in the house, the conference reports must be accepted in whole by that braach. It is reported that there is a disposition on the part of the conferees on one or two of the appropriation bills not to yield, and the aim of the resolution introduced today is to provide against the contingency of a isagreement of any conference committee. Representative Shattuc, chairman of the immigration committee, introduced a rer olution for the consideration of the imm gration bill introduced in the senate. 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