North Park union., 1900-03-23
w,th 1as ooo OoO hp.hel. or 2ea pc

with 19s, 100000 bushels or 2o.3 PEE
cent. of the crop OF 1903 on hand
March l. 1850. The corn In farmers'
hands 10 estimated at 73,700, 900 bush
els or 37.2 per cent. Of last years crop.
against SOO,OO0.OOO bushels, or AS
per cent. of the crop of 1893 on hand
ON March 1, 1860. OF oats there were
about 100000, GOO bushels. or 88.5 per
cent. of last years crop still In farmers
hands, as compared with 2S3,O00O 600
bushels, or 3S.7 per cent. of the crop OF
1903, on hand March 1, 1899.
Commissioner Wilson Of the internal
revenue has decided to proceed against
manufacturers of tobacco and cigar
cites who violate section 10 Of the act
of July "a. 1897. This section prohib-
its placing In or connection with pack
ages Of smoking tobacco and hnecut
chewing tobacco or cigarettes any ar-
ticle or thing whatsoever other than the
manufacturers wrappers and labels,
and excludes all gifts. prizes. pre-
miums, etc, or orders FOR the same.
To-day the commissioner sent tele-
graphic Instructions to collectors Of In
ternal revenue that this act must be
cigarettes found upon the market, In
disregard thereof. stamps bearing can
collation. on and after the first proximo
must be seized.
Lord Pauncefote has received a
cnblegram from Lord Salisbury noti-
flying him thnt he would be continued
Mt this important post for the present,
Mt least. Reference wns made to the
pendency In the United States of the
Hay -Pauncefote treaty and of the sew
eral open issues OF great importance
with which the present ambassador Is
better fitted to deal than any other
person by reason of his perfect IA
miliarity. Just how long the extension
of the mbassadOr's term of Office IL
to prevail is not known positively. but
1t is understood that Lord PauncefOte
will remain Mt the head of the en-
bassy until some time in the fall. 1t
is said that such an extension as this,
the third. has only one precedent In
the British diplomatic service.
The Treasury Department has taken
n decided stand relative to shipping
American goods via Canadian points
into Alaska on British vessels, even
IL they are accompanied with export
certificates. Many shippers to Alaska
obtain export certificates and send
their goods to Vancouver and other
points and thence to Alaska in Brit
Ish vessels, thereby working hard
ship on American ship owners. The
new order Will practically debar Brit
ish vessels from entering the new
trade in freight carrying business. 1t
Is said that many American firms
have already contracted with British
vessels for the delivery of large con-
signments of merchandise at Nome,
but owing to the ruling Of the treas
ury department, these contracts will
have to be cancelled.
Representative Shafroth hns intro
duced a bill OF much interest to several
of the western states. 1t provides for
segregation from the public lands con-
tnlned In tracts In Colorado, Utah, Ari-
zona and New Mexico, upon which are
found ancient ruins and evidences of
the existence of prehistoric people. The
bill directs the secretary of the inter
ior to have surveys made Of these
tracts by the Geological Survey, which
will be required to make maps Of each
and report whether In his opinion the
ruins nre OF sufficient historical value
to be worthy of preservation and pro-
lection. The secretary of the interior
is directed to set aside such tracts to
be reserved from settlement and placed
In custody of the Bureau Of American
Ethnology, which shall maintain custo-
dians in each.
The House unseated CASTOR A. Rob
bins, Democrat. from the Fourth dis
trict OF Alabama, and seated in his
stead William F. Aldrich. Repub-
L. tjv,,n
testnnt from the same district, on the
ground OF fraud, and who is now given
his seat for the third time by a Repub-
lican House. The vote was n strictly
party one. This case out of the way,
new rule was brought In to set aside
the day sessions on the second and
fourth Fridays of each month for pen
sion legislation. The rule limited de-
bate on cnch h2l to ten minutes on a
side, but this provision was withdrawn
upon the assurance of Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader, that his side of the
House would not indulge in tilibuster-
ing.
Lord Pnuncefote, the British ambns-
satlor, was In conference with Secre-
tary Hay for half an hour at the State
Department Saturday. The officials
have nothing to say touching the fu-
ture of the pending Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. II il plain to be seen. however,
that the action OF the Senate committee
In bringing in the amendment Is not
acceptable, and is regarded by the otfi-
cinls MS greatly endnngering the life of
the treaty If the Senate first adopts
this amendment and then rntities the
treaty. IL conclusion by no means Ger
tain, N the official mind. II is said that
the President will feel obliged to sign
1t. placing the responsibility upon the
Senate. and then leaving 1t to the Brit
ish government to accept or reject. The
officials believe that the British Will re-
ject the treaty. and In that cnse the
Clayton Bulwer treaty VIII prevail
again, Its force having been recognized
according to the officials not only by
the executive branch of our govern
ment In preparing this pending treaty,
but also by the Senate of the United
States as evidenced by the report which
accompanied the treaty yesterday when
II wns presented to the Senate.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
or Saturday offered the following res.
olution before the House committee Oh
public lands: Resolved. That in order
to dispose of legislative suggestions
which at the present time the commit
tee or Congress is not prepared to Act
upon, and to facilitate the considdfa-
ton of other important matters before
the committee, all bills having for their
object the general cession of the pub