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New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
PUNORED TARIFF CHANGES.

NOTIFICATIONS IN FAVOR OF BRITISH TRADE
SAID TO BE CONTEMPLATED HERE
London, Feb 1.-THE Daily Chronicle" says
this morning:
I'VE have reason 70 believe that important
rodiacations are contemplated in the American
tariff in favor of British trade"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

FASTEST ROUTE TO SOUTHERN RESORTS
The Atlantic Coast Line In connection with Penn
y = ourrates New York and Florida Special.
lem heated and electric lighted, to s. Augustine
"TTorda and West Indian Limited SOLID Nesu-
h,Ied train 40 d. m daily. with sleeping gears from
Navv-york To Florida connecting with steamers "
Havana Nassau, Porto Rico and Jamaica DauiIy auy
Fxnress $50 D. m. through sleeper to J4cksonviiie
Atlantic Coast Line Bureau or lnloTWauoh - ~
20 Broadway. n. Y.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
TIE CARS PEACE CONFERENCE.

WORD SENT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT THAT
1T WILL EE HELD AT THE HAGUE
Washington. Feb 10.-Mr Pierce United STATES
Charge d'Anares at ST. Petersburg cabled TO the
State Department this afternoon that the CONFER
ence proposed by the Car looking to disarmament
~ Tho nations will be held at The Hague.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
AGoNCILLO's AUTHENTIC" NEWS.

Montreal, Feb. 10-Agoncillo stated to-day
positively that he had authentic information to
the effect tnat Aguinaldo did not want a cessa-
ton OF hostilities, and had not asked for H.
When asked how he obained this information
he refused TO say.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
CAROLINES NOT TO BE SOLD.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO RE-
TAIN THE ISLANDS.
Madrid. Feb. 1O-The Spanish Government. IT
is announced has decided not 70 sell the Caro-
line Islands
GERMANYs SUPPOSED POSITION.

q Iondon. Feb 1.-THE Berlin correspondent Of
1.-The Times" says:
THE circulation by an official agency here OF
the statement from Madrid that the Spanish
Government has decided not to sell the Caroline
Islands is generally understood to signify that
Germany has abandoned for the present the idea
OF acquiring them"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
1oaNs LARGELY OVER SUBSCRIBED.

Rerlin Feb 1O-The subscriptions to the Imperial
ord pr1,ssian loans of 100000 and l25.moOo
marks. respectively make roundly 4c'~1oo
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

The balloon Eagle. with Professor Andree and
two companions, Strindeberg and Frenkel. in the
car, left Danes Island, Of the Sptzbergen group
on July II, 1897, in an attempt to cross the North
Pole. No definite Of the aeronauts has been
received beyond the message, attached to car
r.er pigeon. found by the whaling ship Falken
which arrived at Copenhagen on September 3 It
read: July 49, 12:30 p. m. Latitude SOP North;
Longitude 1906 East Good voyage Eastward All
well"
The Taimur Peninsula is the most northerly part
of Siberia, lying east Of Nova Zembla. from which
II is separated by the Kara Sea
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
NAY BE THE BODY OF ANDREE
SIBERIAN NATIVES FIND THREE CORPSES
IN A HUT MADE OF BALLOON
MATERIALS

Krasnoyarsk Siberia. Feb. 10-A gold mine
owner here named Monastyrschin has received
q letter saying that a tribe ol 1lrsrscs i0hat-
iting the Taimur Peninsula, North oioc--a, re-
Gently informed the Russian police chief Of the
district that on January last, between Komo
and Pit in the Province OF Veniseisk, they found
a cabin constructed of cloth and cordage ap-
parently belonging to a balloon.
Close by were the bodies Of three men, the
head Of one badly crushed. Around them were
a number Of instruments, the uses OF which
were not understood by the Tunguses.
The police chief has started for the spot TO In
vestigate, it is believed that the bodies are
those of the aeronaut Herr Andree. and his COM
panionS.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
CHR

~ .A,,s weakly: Port Tampa 10 Havana by
FIVE snips som,nectine with vestibuled trains from
Plant nttyorE albe J. j. Farnsworth. E. p Al 2Si Broad
way--Advt
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
CALO0CAN STORMED ANDTAKEN
INSURGENTS RETREAT IN DISORDER BEFORE A CHAR(
OF UNITED STATES TROOPS.

AMERICAN LOSSES SLIGHT BUT REBELS SUFFER SEVERELY.
Washington following dispatch from General Otis
ceved tonight:
Manila February TO-
"Aduan General
DIVISION which north Pasg River Ca
left Caloocan. slight that
insurgents Particulars morning Attack preceded by
half hours firing from two Of OTIS"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
Mr.. CORNISH RECALLED.

When Mr. Cornish resumed his place on the
witness stand Mr.. Osborne continued his cross
examination.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

making wide intervals between files, and
continued to beat until all hope of coming
up with the objects of pursuit faded away.
Our eyertiOns were not without some
reward, however, since we came upon
party of Gonds-aboriginal mountaineers
inhabiting this thinly-settled region-who
had just caught 4 panther. He was per.
fectly unhurt. and glared up from his PIT
with an expression of concentrated. des-
perate rage such rs no language could de-
scribe. Their trap consisted of bottle,
shaped excavation about Is feet deep, and
considerably wider at its bottom tran near
the top. 1t was made by men lnherltIng
immemoral traditions of shikari wiles,
descendants of those who trapped here
ages before any Hindus came into India;
persons to whom this brute's. disposition
was altogether familiar. and whose success
in capturing dangerous animals bears wit
ness how well they know them.
The hole itself was an old one. and had
10 doubt been used many times before. II
only needed to remove the cover, leave il
open until thoroughly purified by sun and
air; then clear away any debris washed i'll
by rain, OF fallen from its sides, and when
their construction was rooted again, the
, trap would be as good as new. Covering
he of these pitfalls is work requiring the
: utmost skill. That tiimsy, treacherous
surface requires to be Identical with its sur
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

they changed it to -Four Bulls to Death, -
with a happy shrug of tine shoulders
that that was good enough English. One
is surprised to learn that there are Ameri-
can women who attend the bull fights, nor
shrink nor cover their eyes at the dreadful
scenes.
frequented by American women who find
their Uncle Sans ideas of nice conduct
for his neces rather trying and who needs
bull fights and other fro les in Juarez neces-
Sary to relieve the tameness of life in their
own country. However. this may be or
not-moSt border cites have this phase of
mischief; bat if the reports Of the men lie
true, il is American women and not high
class Mexican ladies who attend the bull
fights.
BULL FIGHTING.
The bull fight, besides that it is horrible
to gentle eyes, possesses 80 little of the
element Of true sport that one wonders that
it exists. The piucky little horses do not
haVe any fun-thcy are bIindfolded and
urged in; the bull gorc:; them, they are
urged on, and their fate is miserable. The
ball does not enter the fight with any genII-
inc rage or pure fighting spirit. He is
tnascd and frcnZied. goadcd and pricked
by barbs sunk into his flesh The barbs
are winged with scarlet and yellow papers
to add to the fcstivity. The bull has no
fun The fighters credit seems to be in com
ing out alive. About the arena are stout
wooden screens. he can vault these and
be safe from the bull. It seems very poor
sport at best and infinitely ugly.
With bicycles and burros, Ell Paso finds
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

between the two towns, both business.
social. and in the fine art of smuggling; but
the Inhabitants of each town seem to get
along with as little as possible OF the IAN
guage and customs of their neighDorS
across the border.
| Ell PaSo is q city in the deSert-an oasis
of grass and trees by the patience OF man
in giving the thirsty sands to drink and
| his ingenuity III devlSlng WlndmlllS to
pump the water and ditcheS TO spread it.
The desert continually encroacheS upon
| the garden spaces of the city. The sands,
the prickly cactus, and all the harsh voge-
tatOn of the desert creep down the streets
and under the fences; the sun burns pitt
lessly. the rnocking winds often in n night
| strip the leaves from carefully-tended and
| treasured vines and the rainy season is
sometimes preIuded by fierce hail storms
| that beat the petals from the blossoms; but
man is patient and conquering in his fight
for the green, and the sun and winds and
sands can not discourage him, and I'll PaSo
is in blossom and leaf for many OF the
months of the sunny southern year.
LAND OF STRANGE BEAUTY.
FL Paso has no park-like suburbs, no
country where one may walk under the
| trees. No pebbly, lily-bordered streams
sing their way down old Mount FrankIins
steep and rocky sides. There are none of
those deep, cool, green places of delight IN
| beech woods where one may go on a Sun
day morning and see Jack preaching from
his green pulpit to the vainest congrega-
| ton that ever a preacher had-whispering
| birds, vain butterflies and dragon flies
posing in the sun to show off the sheen OF
| their blue wings.
There are no such Sunday places for the
FL Pasoan. If he walks to his cty's edge
he sees before him the sandy land, the
rocky mountains with turbulent foothills
Il little greened over by a tough, reckless
little vegetable that creeps close to, the
ground but destitute of trees, the high, wind
swept mesa circling about the town and only
the mesquite and cactus greening DER the
levels in an exceedingly spotty fashion.
| No one who has never seen a treeleSS, grass
less place can imagine it. To eyes accus-
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

trot about with four lively boys on his
back, or will bring two Mexican men into
town, their legs dangling down his little
sides, their feet trailing in the dust. He
will carry Il bundle of fagotS that is bigger
than he Is, on his back, and Will keep the
top heavy structure in position, because he
is such a clever hala1cer. He will bring a
bundle of hay into town that completely
hides hun. and You only guess from the
pattering feet and his reputation for use
fulneSS that the burrO is under the trailing
load. SO an unprejGdiced bystander
praises the burro and likes the Southwest
better because lie is there.
SKIES OF TIE SOUTHWEST.
One can not talk of FL Paso and the
mountains and deserts of the Southwest
without telling of the skicS-nCon skies
that are so profoundly blue that sapphires
and turguoSeS will not do to suggest so
blue q blue as theirs; night skies so darkly
blue that one can not tell of them. Usually
the skies are so cioudless and high and far
away, that one thinks surely if the Greeks
had lived in u land like this they would not
have peopled the mountain tops ard skies
with their deitieS or else their deitieS would
have been dliierent-mOre god-like, less
human. The moon does not suggest
Diana, nor can Ole see Aurora in the vast
ness of tae sunrise skies. Sometimes the
winds will trail clouds across the moon,
and one can remember Homer ard Shelley
with delight, but usually the skies are not
the skies of our poets, but have an entirely
different beauty. The stars come forth.
too. in particularly Texan fashion. One
watches the skies to see the hosts of stars
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

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The National tribune., 1899-07-13
EL PASO, THE CITY
OF The PASS.
Gllmpses of a Border TOwn-The
Desert and the Mountains
The Burro-The Bull Fights OF
Juarez.

Ell Paso. the City of the Pass, where the
old trail of the Indian breaks through the
mountains, is in our remote Southwest,
and only the dry and dusty bed OF the Rlo
Grande separates it from the little Mexican
city of Juarez, a city where the houses, the
shops, the very headgear of the men and
women, to say nothing of their speech
and compiexio !, all giveimmedate evidence
that we are out of Uncle Sans dominions.
The sharp peak of The Boundary Noun
tain throws its splendid shadow across
the American city and the Mexican city in
the valley. There is lively communication
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

forgave her impulse to reward the victor
with favors. All this it seems is not so mt
all-that nice Mexican ladies do not go To
bull fights-that the Mexican aristocrats
have n rule that an American woman may
be forgiven for going once-for her ignor-
ance and sheer curiosity. but Il woman who
goes habitually is not received by the 400
of the Mexican city
On Sundays there are bull fights in
Juarez-and cock fights, too. but they
are different. For Il day or two before FL
Paso is informed by various plarard that
there will he -Four Bulls to De ID" The
MeXicans discovered that there was some
thing the matter with this statement, Sc
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

electric street cars a"superfuous necessity
as Muivaney would say. The burro is n
pro nineut citizen of this Southwest, and
ever pictures luc part of the landscape.
He has nice. big. interested ears: shining
eyes. slim legs. small. patte5ing feet. and a
live. nervous, whisking tail. He is neat.
confo-.lblc-!ookine beast and as pleasant
looking one as goeS on four legs. It's
true ne has al Irish temper OF his own. and
those who have to hitch him up revile him
considerably: bat, looking at him merely
as "A part of the landscape. he is decidedly
charming. And his utility seems so vastly
out OF proportion to his size. Hardly larger
| than good-siZed st. Bernard dog, he will
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
A HUNTING TRIP
IN INDIA.
Fierce Encounter Between Tiger
and Wild Dogs.
EY DR.. J. HAMPDEN PORTER.

Tiger hunting. though an absorbing
occupation, is liable to be interfered with
by intrusive accidents. Besides this, its
attendant circumstances imply excessive
strain of one kind or another; so that most
persons soon feel relieved by an alienation
of experiences. and not unwillingly forego
encounters with the jungle king in order to
seek less formidable game. There could
BE- nodif!icu!ty here about making 4 change.
EeDhart;. pI1therS, wolves, wild boars,
baats and Ger. so 20 speak. invited pursuit.
DiS BY day our shikarieS brought news
W l'c1 anywhere else would have seemed
-,aptio 1ally momentouS.
But our situation, after all, controlled Us.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

come forth. For awhile there are none,
then one catches an idea of some point in
the space above him-that while not shin
ing. Yet seems to hide star, but he begins
to believe that the point is not there-only
the lively eye of his imagination is seeing
things. Suddenly while one argues with
himself about it. the point blazes out and
one is startled. and, 10. the whole sky is
ablaZe that bat thought before was star
ess-the stars haze surprised you while
you watched for them.
ELSIE MCELEOY SLATER
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

toned to the hilltops sown in buckwhcat.
the forestclad mountains, the wide acres
of grain, the 1lOWery roadsidcs of Penusyl-
vaaia, this southwestern corner Of Texas
seems opprcssively harsh and dcsoate at
first.
The dry air makes ones nostrils ache
for rain and the eye longs for green. The
cactus and Spanish bayonetS mock ones
thoughts of auemoneS and ViOlcts and the
coast. But one learns TO find delight in
this strange, vast country-the mountains
are ma jestic and have Il sky line like stormy
waves. the winds are strong, free and in
vigorating when they are not heavily laden
with sand, and the beautiful colors III rocks,
in the skies and on the mountain peaks
are an eyer-varying JOY.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

The bias lines across the front OF this
adobe house are shadows of rainspoUts
These wooden troughS project from the top
of the house out over the street. and are
destined TO carry the water OFF from the fiat
roofs and spill it OH the head OF the paSser-
by. The Mexican citizens, with their SOM
breros pulled down and their blankets
pulled up, look more villainous than they
are really.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
THE RIO GRANDE.

Ones vague impression Of the Rio
Grande as being wide river flowing be
tween green banks and slipping past busy
wharves, receives a rude shock at the first
view OF this important geographical fea-
ture. Its bed is wide and dry and dusty
"A puddle or two under the bridges give n
himsy reason for those structures. The
duSty-rooted cottonwood trees that linger
at the bridges ends seem to expect to drink
up water some day, but they sway in the
hot winds and are disappointed for the
m )st part. It's true, along the bridges are
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
NEBRASKA HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
lSlATIVE BRANCH
A Condensed Resume Of the wosk Ac-
compiished During the Past Week
Action on Bills Etc.
Thursday. February %.

The house put In the time on educa-
tional matters. In the morning near
ly the whole time was consumed in
listening to reports of standing com
mittees. A great number were placed
on general file. A resolution commend
ing the two Nebraska senator's for
their efforts on the peace treaty and
also mentioning Colonel Bryan as com
ing in for n share of the praise for his
support of the administration on this
measure was tabled. Thompson of
Clay secured the passage of a resolu-
tion memorializing congress to see that
pay was given to the volunteer soldiers
who were discharged and required the
services OF physicians after their dis
charge because of diseases contracted
in the army.
The afternoon was spent in commit
tee of the whole. Another heated de-
bate occurred on curative measures
which ended with no more definite I'M
d~erstanding than prevailed at the
commencement. Two library bills were
recommended for passage. One pro-
vides that school districts when the
electors OF the districts desire. may es-
tablish libraries and make a levy for
the same. The other bill provides that
the state shall make IN appropriation
of $1,000 for the establishment of u
circulating library. Both measures
brought forth long discussions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
Union Pacific Lands,

Senator Grow OF Douglas, presented
in the senate II concurrent resolution
February ., asking congress To stop
the proposed foreclosure sale of Union
Pacific lands ana To cause such unsold
lands in Nebraska tn be opened to pre-
emption at u price not exceeding 81. 25
an acre. The sale is to take place In
March. The circuit court for'the United
States for the district OF Nebraska en-
tered q decree of foreclosure of what
is commonly known as the sinking
fund mortgage of the Union Pacific
Railroad company. This mortgage
covers 500, 900 acres of land granted by
the government to the railroad com
pany remaining unsold by the original
company and its successors. The mort
gage is declared by the resolution to
have been without force and effect be-
cause the company never received au-
thority to mortgage or incumbcr the
land. Mr.. Crows lengthy preamble
closes with this resolution:
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the state of Ne
braska, that the president of the United
States be and is hereby requested to
cause to be instituted by the attorney
general of the United States or in such
other manner as to him, the said pres
ident, shall appear proper, the legal
and necessary steps to prevent the nc
QUESTION at said foreclosure sale of
the granted lands of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, by third parties
who may hereafter claim an innocent
purchaser; and TO set aside the decree
of foreclosure OF said pretended mort
gage; and to cause said land remaining
unsold in the state of Nebraska, to be
thrown open to public entry and pre-
emption as provided by law at u price
not u exceed 81, % per acre; and for
such other relief as may seem right
and proper.
The resolution asks Senators Allen
and Thurston and the congressman to
use their influence. Friday the bill
was ordered engrossed for a third read
ing and will be placed on its passage
this week, probably.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-17
Friday, February 10.

The house yesterday received a mes
sage from the governor in which he
stated that owing to the money drain
caused by the recent war, the gov
errors appropriation for sending tele-
graph messages was exhausted and
that as there was such general interest
in the First regiment at Manila, il
would be within the province of the
house to see that money was appropri-
ated for securing n list of the wounded
and the nature of their wounds. The
house responded with n resolution
showing complete willingness to fur
nish the money.
An important measure considered in
committee OF the whole and agreed
upon was n bill by Olmsted of Douglas
county, modelled after the law in effect
in Ohio, to prevent corrupt practices
at elections. The measure wasamend-
ed to prevent candidates under penal
ty from distributing cigars or drinks
or from expanding money in several
othee ways to further elections. 1t
prescribes the amount of money which
may be spent for a given number of
electors. At the close Of each cam
paign candidate is to file a sworn
statement of the expenses and state in
tiiiS " NiId pun DOStS tiC IuHuS WtIt
used. The measure ELECTED consider
aole opposition at first but the mem
bers who had had varied experiences
in campaigning believed there should
be some protection from leg pullers
and ~demanders OF hush money and for
that reason the law was agreed to.
The house passed three bills also yes
terday. One was to lower the tax on
dogs in cities of the second class. An
other n to eliminate from the sec
ton of the statutes that portion which
permits the investment of the perma-
nent school fund in general fnnd war
rants 1t is not understood that this
measure prevents investment of state
school money in state securities, how
ever. A third bill passed legalizes ac-
acknowledgements and oaths taken and
administered by commissioners of
deeds.
The report of the committee on priv
ilcges and elections on the Fillmore
county contest was read just previous
to adjournment. All the members
signed it. 1t shows the votes as re-
counted and including the three pre-
cincts the ballots of which Judge Skip
tou preserved SO carefully.