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SECRETARY ROOT ORDERS HOMEMANY TROOPS

THIRTEEN THOUSAND COMING

This Will Leave Thirty Two Thouaand Abroad Movement Will Be

Slow Troops Returning in Order ofSeniority of Service

WASHINGTON Feb 27 SecretaryRoot in conformity with assurancesrecently made to various committeesof congress hea arranged for a grad-ual

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reduction of the military forcein the Philippines to about 32000 menOrders have been sent to GeneralChaffee commanding the division ofthe Philippines to arrange to sendhome all the regiments under his com-

mand¬

that were sent to the Philip ¬

pines In 1890 About 13000 troops areaffected by these orders

The movement will be made veryslowly a regiment at a lime in theorder in which they arrived in the

ft Philippines and in each case onlywhen the regiment can be spared with ¬

out embarrassment and without im-

pairing¬

the military control of thesituation All the troops sent out in3898 already have been recalled to theUnited States with the exception ofthose who re enlisted for service intho archipelago

When all the fresh troops in theUnited States under orders to thePhilippines have arrived there it iscalculated that General Chaffee willhave an effective fighting force ofnearly 32000 men which are to bebrought home at his earliest conveni-ence

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It is not believed that it will bepossible for the first of these troopsto leave the Philippines for at leastthree months

CAPTURE GENERAL LUKBAN

Energetic Filipino Leader a Prisonerof United States

WASHINGTON Feb 27 GeneralCbaffee notified the war departmentthat Lieutenant Striber of the Philip ¬

pine scouts had captured Gen Luckban on the 22d inst The prisoner isconfined at Laguan

y The officials of the war departmentregard the capture of Luckban as themost important military event sincethe Aguinaldo capture He was rundown on the Island of Samar Thoplace of his confinement is a tinyisland in a bay on the north coast ofSamar

Luckban is one of the most ener-getic

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and ferocious of rebels He is ahalf breed a mixture of Chinese andFilipino stock and he has been anIrreconcilable from the first He hadvarious fastnesses in the mountains ofSamar from which he would descendupon the coast towns and his reign ofterror was so complete that the en-

tire¬

population of the island paidtribute to him as the price of freedomfrom attack Ordinary campaignmethods failed in his case and hisenpture now is believed to be the nat-

ural¬

working out of the system ofdividing the island into small squaresby military garrisons and making itimpossible for the insurgent to obtainfood or shelter

New Cases of SmallpoxSTERLING Neb Feb 27 Several

new cases of smallpox have developedin and about Sterling the past tendays The entire Pettem family southof town are afflicted They are occu-

pying

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the same house formerly used-- sby the Heckxnan family which had

tho disease just a year ago whichtends to show that the premises atthat lime were not thoroughly fumi-

gated¬

Railroad Mrn Promoted

CEDAR RAPIDS la Feb 27

George A Goodell superintendent ofthe Burlington Cedar Rapids North-

ern

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has become general superintend-ent

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of the Chicago Great Westernwith headquarters in Minneapolis

President Bounces Noyes

WASHINGTON Feb 27 PresidentRoosevelt acting upon the recom-

mendation¬

of Attorney General Knox

has dismissed Arthur B Noyes judgefor the Second district of Alaska

Booker T at the White House

WASHINGTON Feb 27 Booker

r Washington was at the WhiteHouse today and had a conferencewith President Roosevelt lasting fif-

teen

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minutes

Murdered While in Bed

CARL1NVILLE Hi Feb 27

Woodford Hughes a prominent citi-

zen

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of Scottville a small town north ¬

west of this city was murdered in

his bed at 1 oclock in the morningj by three unknown men Hughes was

spending the night with Barlar Sey ¬

mour and when the three men enter-

ed

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the house he arose in bed startledonly to be filled full of bullets The

ymen made their escape and blood

fccunds were at once put on the trail

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LAUNCH EMPERORS YACHT

Boat Takes to the Water GracefullyWithout a Hitch in Program

NEW YORK Feb 20 In a driz ¬

zling rain and in the presence of abrilliant assemblage amidst c Beringand tho roar of cannon the Germanemperors new schooner yacht Meteorwas launched from Shooters isandyesterday Unlike the weather thearrangements were perfect and no un ¬

toward incident marred the occaslcnThe president Mrs and Miss Roose-velt

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Prince Henry and all the dis ¬

tinguished party accompanying themwere enthusiastically cheered on ar ¬

riving at the platform just back ofthe bow of the Meteor

Without delay after greetings hadbeen exchanged Miss Rooseveltstepped forward and taking hold ofa silver covered bottle containingchampagne broke It on the side oftho vessel Immediately she seized asilver axe and severed the rope whichreleased the weights holding MeteorThe vessel went gracefully into thewater with the American flag break-ing

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out at the taffrall American andGerman national airs were played andfrom the chorus of craft containingexcursionists came enthusiastic cheer-ing

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Exactly at 1039 Miss Rooseveltbroke the champagne bottle with vig-

orous¬

and effective hand saying Inthe name of the German emperor I

christen thee MeteorGuns roared bands played and the

great cheering lasted for several min-utes

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The prince handed a bouquetto Miss Roosevelt and then raisinghis hat in a few words acknowledgedthe cheering of those on the mainplatform The launching occurredwithout mishap The presidentsdaughter lifted a silver hatchet andstruck the rope It parted cleanlyand down came the weights Thewedges flew up and out The yachttrembled and started forward andthen slid slowly down into the waterto the cheers of the distinguishedgathering It took the water safelyand brought up in the middle of theKill-Von-K- ull without accident

TO REDUCE CHINA CLAIMS

United States Proposes Pro Rata Re-

duction¬

of IndemnityWASHINGTON Feb 26 The Uni-

ted¬

States government has proposedto the powers concerned in the Chi-

nese¬

treaty that they consent to a prorata reduction of claims o as tomaintain the total within the sum of150000000 taels which the powersagreed to accept from China as fullindemnity for the Eoer outragesGermany has discovered that it plac-

ed¬

its claim too low and has demand-ed

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an increase in allowance of 10

000000 taels and if this is to be metthe other signatory powers mustagree to submit to the pro rata reduc-tion

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of that sum from their own orig-

inal¬

allotments The United Statesis firmly opposed to any attempt toextort from China any more than the450000000 taels and it will attemptto avoid the creation of a precedentto be followed by the other powersin the allowance of this German claim

Contract for Fair BuildingST LOUIS Feb 26 Dunnevent

Estell contractors today signed acontract with the Louisiana PurchaseExposition company for the construc-tion

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of the Textiles buildings andgave bond in the sum of 107000one third of the contract price forthe faithful performance of the workThe Textiles building which will be600x500 feet is to be completed byOctober 15 1903 Director of WorksTaylor today advertised for bids onthe electricity and machinery build ¬

ing the work of Walker Kimballof Boston and Omaha Bids will beopened and let March 8

United States is LiableWASHINGTON D C Feb 26 In

the case of the United States againstthe St Louis Mississippi ValleyTransportation company the UnitedStates supreme court decided that theUnited States is responsible for dam-

age¬

done in collision with its war ves-

sels¬

when such collision is due tothe negligence of officers of the ves-

sels

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of the United States The trans-portation

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company asked for damagescaused to the gunboat Future City bya collision with the Atlanta and theGalena both United States vessels inthe harbor of New Orleans in 188S

Actress Cuts Mans Head OffVANCOUVER B C Feb 26

While her companion Jack Kirk wasasleep Lulu Watts a variety actressat Nome attacked him in a fit ofjealousy and severed his head fromhis body with a razor

Reported Ship CollisionPHILADELPHIA Feb 26 Infor-

mation¬

of the sinking of an unknownvessel and the probable drowning ofall on board has been received hereThe schooner Fannie Palmer fromNorfolk for Boston is reported tohave collided with an unknown shiptwelve miles from Fenwick shoals onFebruary 19 The vessel sank imme-

diately¬

and it is believed the crewwent down with it Fenwick shoal

I Jb 19 miles south of Cape Henlopsn

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liest cabbage beets peasradishes cucumbers and thelikeFar 16c and this Noticethe John A Salzcr Seed CoLaCrosse Wis will sendvou their mammoth catalog

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Courage Something a man reallyneeds when he gets ready to go to

DO YOUK CLOTIIKS LOOK YEMOTVThen use Defiance Starch It will keep

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If the donkey only knew he was adonkey he would probably kick him ¬

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Any man with ideas in advance ofhis age is likely to wear clothes awaybehind it

Plsos Cure cannot be too highly spoken of asa cough cure J W OUkikn 322 Third AveN Minneapolis Minn Jan 6 1900

After the matrimonial knot is tieda girl quits making tea and learnsto make coffee

THREE SERIES OF CHEAP RATES

Great Northern Railway Popular Homoseekers and Sottieir Excursions

Round trip tickets to points in Min-nesota

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One way settlers tickets to pointsin Montana Idaho Washington Ore-gon

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One way settlers tickets on saleMarch 4th 11th 18th 25th and April1st and 8th to Minnesota and NorthDakota points for only 600 each

These tickets are good on all trainsincluding the famous Great NorthernFlyerThis is the best opportunity that has

ever been offered to parties who wishto investigate the many advantagesoffered them in the Great NorthwestInformation about Great Northerncountry is given by agents of theGreat Northern Railway or those de-

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full illustrated information inreference to land climate crops ratesetc by writing to Max Bass G I A220 S Clark St Chicago or to F IWhitney G P T A St Paul Minn

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IRONING A SHIRT WAISTNot infrequently a young woman

finds it necessary to launder a Bhirtwaist at home for some emergencywhen the laundryman or the home ser-

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for ironing the waist To ironsummer shirt waists so that they willlook like new it Is needful to havethem starched evenly with Defiancestarch then made perfectly smoothand rolled tight in a damp cloth to belaid away two or three hours Whenironing have a bowl of water and aclean piece of muslin beside the iron ¬

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clean Begin by ironing theback then the front sides and thesleeves followed by the neckband andthe cuffs When wrinkles appear ap-

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the damp cloth and remove themAlways iron from the top of the waistto the bottom If there are plaits inthe front iron them downward afterfirst raising each one with a bluntknife and with the edge of the ironfollow every line of stitching to give itdistinctness After the shirt waist ifl

ironed it should be well aired by thefire or in the sun before it is foldedand put away says the PhiladelphiaIncmirer

Unless you have confidence in hu-manity

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Woman invariably believes one sideof a story until she hears the otherside

The Good Roads MovementThe recent official report of the Rail-

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Commission of Missouri refer-ring

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to Santa Fe lines in that statecontained this significant sentence

We unreservedly rank this line asbeing among the best in Missouri inits physical condition

It is but fair to add that the SantaFe line in Missouri is representativeof nearly the entire 8000 miles of thatsystem

The present administration of theSanta Fe appreciates fully that itsearning power depends largely on itsphysical condition and has wroughtalmost a miracle in the past few yearsin improvement of roadway bridgesgrades etc

The meanest use for money is tomake it cover a multitude of sins

Mrs Winslows soothing Syrnplor children teething softens the ruths reduces ltjflammatlon allays pain cures windcolic 22sabottle

The man who never has sinned nev-er

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Alabastlne the only durable wall coatIns takes the place of scaling kalsomineswall paper and paint for walls It can beused on plaster brick wood or canvas

Unanswerable argument Thatwhich nearly everybody delights toanswer

If you have not yet tried DefianceStarch just ask your dealer what oth-ers

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Man is but a freckle on the face oftime

Defiance Starch 16 ounces 10 cents

The ship of state is often delayedby congressional head winds

Stops the Cough amiWorks Off the Cold

Laxative Brotuo Quinine Tablets Price 25c

Egotists have a sixth sense that oftheir own self importance

DONT FORGETA large 2 oz package Red Cross Ball Blue only5 cents The Russ Company South Bend InU

There is no cloud attached to thesilvery lining of the fat purse

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It takes a small boy with a newwatch effectually to kill time

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