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STANDS AS SPONSOR. 5Jncle Sam Will Back the New Re public of Panama. VUy Itocoenlzlnc Its Independence thj United States Must Protect tlio Isth mus from Kuomlos Within nnd Without. Wwmlngton, pjvncnt on Nov. 7. An official the Panama situation tat -waT -issued from .the whlto house im MnetllatcJly after tho cabinet meeting -Friday. Tho United States will recog anlzo the defacto government with -which our consuls can transact cur rent business. As It Is, without recog mizlng a do facto government, and ns 5olombia has withdrawn, thero Is now 310 government at all there that wo can transact business with. It Is prob able that a permanent government will tsoon be established. Tho United States government being hound by treaty to maintain order and 3reservo free trade across tho Isthmus, .is now under tho obligation to proven! any hostile collisions either along the 3Ino of the Panama railway or at tho -termini, Panama and Colon. Thus, the tfuturo attitude of tho Colombian gov ernment towards tho now republic ol .Tanama becomes of little importance, ".for It Is practically Impossible for It )to ga to war with Panama. Officials ihoro familiar with tho country declare that It is Impossible to movo a Co lombian army overland to the Isthmus, owing to .tho character of the coun try. On tho othor hand, If an attempt 3s made to bring troops either to Colon or Panama by water, the United States Tiaval officers at those points would in terfere. The United States, by force o! treaty obligations requiring tho main "tenanco of order across tho isthmus as xl necessary condition to free transit, -practically has been placed In tho po sition of a protector to the 'now repub lic of Panama. TROUBLE IN SAN DOMINGO. rUnltcd States Minister I'owoll Says Itobolg Aro Marching on tho Cnpltat nnd Asks for Warship. Washington, Nov. 7. A cablegram .received from United States Minister ."Powell at San Domingo City, states Uhat tho Insurgents nro marching on ithat city and asking that a warship Ibc at once sent thero. Tho cruiser '-Baltimore, which sailed from Hampton .Roads several days ago, is now due at '.San Domingo and tho stato department Tbelievos that her presence thero will The sufficient FOLEY ELECTED DELEGATE. Territory Convention nt South McAluHter Send.s n Mini to IteprcMeiit It nt WnNliliiKton. South McAl ester, I. T., Nov. 7. Tho convention hero yesterday, composed tof delegates from every section of the Indian territory, to elect a dolegate to represent the interests of tho terri tory before congress, accomplished Its work with remarkably little friction. 'Tho result is that C. E. Foley, of Eu rfaula, is the first accredited delegate :to Washington from tho whole of tho -Indian territory. .j. "Wants Pardon That IIo Might Murdor. Des Moines, la., Nov. 7. Gov. Cum .tnins was made acquainted with tho .tact that Al McKinney, now serving ttimo in tho penitentiary for having shot .at Rev. F. C. Lomack, is seeking a ,-pardon for tho purpose of getting out sto kill Mr. Lomack. McKinney was sentenced for three years because ho '.shot the preacher while tho latter was -walking with a woman whom ho after ward married. ThlH AVI 11 Hold III m Awhile. St. Louis, Nov. 7. The caso of ..Adolph Fein, former secretary of tho .Hebrew branch of tho Jefferson club, ra political organization, ended lato ,yestcrday after three days, of trial In "tho United States district court on "charges of aiding and abotting In naturalization irnuus ana Fein was tsontonced to five years in tho pen! lentlary and fined $1,000. Gen. Wood Visited the Moros. Manila, Nov. 7, Maj. Gen. Wood reports that during his recent trjp to 'Lake Lanao, tho hitherto hostllo Moro3 of the region came to meet him in a very friendly spirit. IIo will next 'visit Jolo, whero thero has been trou ble recently through some Moros at 'tacking and wounding two American soldiers. An Hurt nn llulKurlfi. r unaiow. va., cov. i, uuiigrusbmuii f .'Slemp, in Bristow last night, confirmed ..the rumor that Edward L. Wentze, tho ;young Philadelphia millionaire who disappeared, is in tho hands of ab ductors in tho mountains of southwest "Virginia and that a ransom of $100,000 'Ab demanded for his release I'lonty of l'reolous Jewels Imported. Washington, Nov. 7. Statistics pre pared by the geological survey show that tho production of precious jewels in tho United States in 1902 amounted to $318,300, whilo $25,412,770 repre sents the total value of such stones imported Into this country lt the same i time. TOUGH RESORT WRECKED. Dynamite Directed tho Destruction of a Saloon at Cairo, 111., Hut All In mates Kscnped. Cairo, 111., Nov. 8. -Tho saloon of A. B. Douglas, on lower Commercial avenue, was blown up by a dynamito bomb. Tho explosion occurred during noon hour. Tho building was wrecked by the explosion, but strango to say, no one was Injured, thoso Insldo the saloon having seen tho sputtering of tho fuse in timo to run out. A. B. Douglas, tho proprietor, was upstairs, directly over tho saloon, nnd ho was thrown up to tho celling by tho con cussion, which burst tho floor under his feet. Tho affair is shrouded In mystery. Two bombs were found in tho building lato this afternoon and lour men wero arrested on suspicion nnd lodged In tho county jail. One theory is that it was tho work of yeggomen, as tho saloon has been tho resort of tho toughest sort of charac ters. WILL BROOKS PROVE IT? Judges Ilnr.oll Names a lawyer to Investi gate Charges Acalust Prosecutor Stono Kudo by tho I'rouchcr. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 8. Judgo Hazell, of tho Cole county circuit court, has appointed Prank M. Brown special prosocuting attorney to investigate tho charges made by Rev. C. S. Brooks against Prosecuting Attorney R. P. Stone, whom ho charged, in a sermon some timo ago. with corruption. Tho charges aro drunkenness, gambling and falling to closo tho saloons on Sunday. Dull Must Servo Ills Sentence. Topoka, Kan., Nov. 8. Georgo W. Dull, who was sentenced to the peni tentiary for 20 years for tho murder of Dr. Rowland, at Herndon , Rawlins county, will havo to servo his sentence. The supreme court affirmed tho de cision of tho lower court This was ono ol the most mysterious murders over committed In Kansas. Did Sheriffs Help Itobbors? Junction City, Kan., Nov. 9. F. W. Whitllng was bound over to tho grand jury on the charge of complicity In tho recent post offlco robbery at Mor rill. Whitllng Is at tho head of a gang of robbers operating in Kansas and Nebraska. Several sheriffs are Bald to be implicated In helping the gang along, according to disclosures mado by tho United States authorities. Curtis' Ambition to Do Gratified. Washington, Nov. 8. Representative Curtis will bo made chairmen of tho committee on Indian affairs. Sherman, who has been tho chairman of the com' mittee for eight years, will bo given some othor chairmanship. Mr. Cur tis' ambition since ho has been a mem- ber of congress has been to bo placed at tho head of the Indian committee. MuUl-MUllounlro Klklus Dead. Philadelphia, Nov. 9. William L. Elklns, 71 years old, tho multl-mllllon-alro traction magnate, died hero Sat urday night. His illness began with inflammation caused by a tight shoo which irritated a corn. For a timo it was feared one of I1I3 legs must bo am putated. His illness became dangerous about a month ago. Cuba Makes a Proposition. Havana, Nov. 8. Tho Cuban govern ment has handed United States Min ister Squlers a proposition which, if accepted by tho United States, will result in the immediate turning over of the Guanatanamo naval station to tho United States. Klto-Doat Crossed Channel, London, Nov. 8. After several fail ures S. F. Cody has succeeded in cross ing tho channel In his kite-boat. He left Calais at 11 o'clock last night and renchod Dover 13 hours later. Ho en countered much shipping and had some narrow escapes. Mrs. Sartorls Mny Succeed Mrs. Dlalr. St. Louis, Nov. 9. Tho statement was mado hero that Mrs.. Nellie Grant Sartorls will succeed Mrs. James L. Blair as president of tho board of lady managers of tho world's fair. Mrs. Sartorls is a daughter of Gen. U. S. Grant. Throw I'cppcr In tho Guard's Kycs. Joplin, Mo., Nov. 9. Two prisoners, Jonas Walker and E. Z. Rogers, es caped from tho city jail Saturday night by blinding tho night captain, Charles Laughlln, with cayenne pepper. Mr. Laughlln may lose Jils oyeslght. Doworsoclc on Important Committee. Washington, Nov. 8. It is said that Congressman J. D. Boworsock, of Law rence, will succeed Sonator Chester I. Long, now senator, a? tho Kansas mem ber of tho house ways and means com mittee. Puyno to Lead Itepubllcans. Washington, Nov. 8.- Representative Payne, of Now York, will bo retained in his position of leadership of tho house of representatives. IIo will also bo the chairman of tho ways and means committee Operation on Dmpernr William. Borlln, Nov. 9. Emperor William underwont an operation for tho re moval of a polypus from his larynx. LODGED k PROTEST. Colombia Complains About United States' Action in Panama. Troops Said to Do Marching on Colon to Whip l'nnniim Duck Into Lino -Van-aiuu Names an Agent at AVnshlucton. Washington, Nov. 0. It was learned in official circles last night that tho United States of Colombia has lodged a protest with tho stato department against tho action of tho United States in connection with tho ovonts which havo occurred on the Isthmus of Pan ama. Tho terms or tno protest count not bo ascertained last night, but It Is known that Btrong objection Is mado to tho attltudo of tho United States in gonornl and against Interpretations mado by this government of tho treaty of 1846 between tho United States of Amorlca and tho United States of Co lombia. Tho stato department has tho protest under consideration, but tho naturo of its reply, if any, or tho timo when it will bo mado is not known. Is Colombia to lies 1st? Paris, Nov. 8. Tho Patrio publishes in a dispatch from Antworp, Belgium, nn Interview with Gonzales Torres, con sul general of Colombia, who says ho has Just received a dispatch from Co lombia announcing that 7,000 troops are about to arrive at Savanllla, on their way to Colon. Among tho nunv ber aro GOO men from the department of Antloqul. Tho department of Boy- nea is also furnishing Its contingent l'atmina's Agent at Washington. Panama, Nov. 8. M. Phlllppo Bu- neau-Varllla has been appointed dip lomatic agent of tho republic of Pana ma at Washington. Ho Is one of tho financial agents of the Panama Canal company. His urst oiuciai nci was xo officially notify tho junta that the United States had recognized tho de- facto government of tho republic of Panama. Tho news has caused great rejoicing hero and was telegraphed throughout the country. Preparations aro being mado to celobrato tho event with great enthusiasm. Dattleshlp Malno to Colon. Washington. Nov. 8. The battle ship Maine has been ordored to Colon. She has sailed from the Now York navy ysrd for Hampton Roads, whero sho w'll coal and proceed to her destina tion. Colon Vruntlo with Dollcht. Colon, Nov. 8. The people hero are frantic with delight at the United States' recognition of tho defacto gov ernment of tho republic of Panama. FOUR CHILDREN KILLED. They 1'luyed with a Can Which Had Con tained Nltro-Glycorluq and It Exploded. Lancaster, O., Nov. 9. Four children wero Instantly killed by an explosion of nltro-glycorlno at Bucks Run, in Hocking county, yestorday. Tho dead aro: Oscar Bohn and Charles Bonn, aged 14 and 12; thoir eight-year-old sister and tho nine-year-old son of Robert Conrad. Tho children were playing with a can which had con tained nitro-glycerlne and It Is sup posed struck it with a stone. The homo of tho Bohns was partially wrecked. Tho bodies of tho children were terribly mutilated. PARTIAL TO A SOUTHERNER. Dumocrntlo Houso Coucus Names .Tohn 8. Williams for Speaker Ovation to George 11. McCIclIun. Washington, Nov. 8. At the caucus of tho democratic members of the houso of renresentatlves Saturday John S. Williams, of Mississippi, was unani mously chosen as tho candidate for speakor of tho house. Georgo B. Mc CIellan. recently elected mayor of Greater New York, received an ovation from his democratic colleagues as ho entered tho caucus. NEITHER SIDE SATISFIED. Dry an Made Kxecutorof I'.hllo 8. Dennett's Will, Dut His Dond Is Fixed at S1J 50,000. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 8. In tho probate court William J. Bryan was admitted to act as executor of tho will of Phllo S. Bennett, an objection to him mado by Mrs. Bennott's counsel being overruled. Tho amount of tho bond was fixed at $350,000. Counsel on both sides lndlcato that an appeal will bo taken. Tho Farrls .Tury Failed to Agroo.1 Jofforson City, Mo., Nov. 9. The jury before which State Senator Frank II. Farrls was tried on a chargo of bribory in connection with alum legislation enmo into court. Saturday and reported that it had failed to agree on a verdict. The judge thereupon discharged tho Inrv Tim fnrnmnn rnnnrtfifl Hint tlm jury'stood eight for conviction and four fnr nrmtlttnl. Thn caso has been sot for retrial on December 14. Two Million Fewor Dales of Cotton, Washington, Nov. 8. -A bulletin is sued by tho consus bureau on the cot ton ginned from tho growth of tho presont year up to October 18, places tho amount at 3,839,027 commercial bales as against 5,925,872 bales ginned up to tho same date last year. iGAVE his lifefor others. IU U. Turner, Superintendent of Senator Millard's Minn tit Montann, Met Death of a Hero. Virginia City, Mont, Nov. 7. -Sovon aro dead, a numbor moro burned" nnU perhaps scores lost In tho underground workings in a flro which started in tho Kcarsargo mines, situated at Summit, eight miles from hero. Tho known dead aro Superintendent R. B. Tumor, a minor named Tobin nnd llvo othor min ers, too badly burned to bo Identified. Theso soven bodies havo been recov ered. From GO to 75 men aro still down In tho mine and may havo porlBhod from flamo or Binoko. Tho plant em ployed 200 men. It is tho property of United States Senator Milrard, of No- braska, and was valued at about $1,000,000. Superintendent Turner gavo his lifo for his men. Ho was at breakfast and partially dressed when tho alarm came. Dashing into tho houso in his shirt Blcevcs, with another minor whoso namo has not been learned, Tur ner mado his way into tho main tun-. nol. Hero they found ovorythinij ablaze. They groped thoir way down and dragged out flvo bodies, includ ing Tobln's. In a second attempt they did not como out and wero later brought forth dead by tho rescuers, tho man who bo heroically aided Turner perishing with him. DECIDES AGAINST MR. BRYAN. Jmiso ciovolnnd Holds That the 850,000 Dvquest from l'h Ho S. Dennett Is Not for tho Nobrusknu. Now Havon, Conn., Nov. 7. Judge Livingston W. Clcovland, of tho pro bato court, handed down a doclslon to day in tho Philo S. Bennett will caso holding that tho secret lottor directing Mra. Bennett, tho widow, to pay Wll Ham J. Bryan $50,000, waa not part ol tho will. Tho effect of this Is to pro vent Mr. Bryan from obtaining the money mentioned in tho letter unless tho presont decision Is reversed by a hlghor court, or unloss ho should be successful In legal proceedings against Mrs. Bennett, In tho ovont that tho $50, 000 should bo pnld under clauso 12 ol tho will, which reads as follows: i,rTnn1 f HiT tlvn nTid hrinmvith nntn mv wife, Graco Imogen Bonnett, the sum Df fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) In trust, however, for tho purposes sot forth In a sealed letter which will be found with said will." Tho text of the lettor was mado public at ono of the hearings on tho will. Mr. Bryan was not presont when tho doclslon waa an nounced but his attorneys said he would undoubtedly appeal from Judge Cleveland's decision ENGINE BOILER EXPLODED. Fatal Accident on tho Ohio Btnto Agri cultural Farm During tho Harvest lug of Knsllugo. Columbus, O., Nov. 7. Whilo stu dents of tho agricultural collogo at tho Ohio stato university wero witness ing tho harvesting of a field of corn Tor ensllago purposes by a machlno, operated by an old traction ongino, tho boiler exploded, killing Engineer Popper and Injuring soven persons, ono, Assistant Engineer Delgarn, fatally. The force of tho explosion was terrific. Pieces of flying iron wero hurled through tho air and blow a great hole In a barn over 100 feet away. . Charges Dlalr with Fraud. St. Louis, Nov. 7. In United States court tho Mutunl Lifo insuranco com pany, of Now York, filed an application for tho caancollatlon of two lifo in suranco policies, aggregating $250,000, carried upon tho lifo of James L. Blair. Tho company charges that tho policies were secured through fraudulent repre sentations. Tho petition further charges that Blair attempted to take his own lifo on Octobor 15 and October 31 and defraud tho company of the amount of tho policies. Germans Killed by African Tribesmen. Capo Town, Nov. 7. Official advices received hero fully confirm tho massa- cro at Warmbad, Damaraland, German Southwest Africa,' by tho Bondolzwar tribesmen. Tho Germans gallantly fought to tho end, but wero over whelmed. It is bolieved that none of them escaped. Warmbad was burned. Reports of Isolated murders of Gorman traders aro also coming in. Tho rebellion In Damaraland is offi cially attributed to distress by tho drought. Sentenced for Naturalization Frauds. St. Louis, Nov. ' 7. Charles WoJss mnn, ono of tho vico presidents of the Hobrow Jefforson club, was Bontonced by Judgo Adams in tho United States district court yesterday to servo three years in tho stato penitentiary and to pay a flno of $1 for his connection with tho fraudulent naturalization of allons in tho St. Louis court of appeals, Weissman pleaded guilty last week tc UIO id counts uguiUHi mm. Serious Churgo Against a Senator, Omaha, Nob., Nov. 7. A story waa printed in a local paper yesterday to tho offect that charges of trafficking in postmastorshlps have been preferred nuainst Charles II. Dietrich, United States sonator of Nebraska, and wll be investigated by tho federal grant jury which 'convenes in Omaha Mon- da j'. RESULTS ARE MIXED. Both Parties Draw Comfort from the Elections of Tuesday. IV' Greater Now York, Maryland nnd Kentucky Aro Democratic, Nebraska nnd Colora do Itepubllcan Ohio's Unpre cedented Vote. Now York, Nov. 5. Georgo B. Mc CIellan (dom.) will bo next mayor of Greater Now York, having defeated Mayor Soth Low for ro-cloctlon by a plurality of C2.C17, comploto unofficial returns having been received from ovory election district in tho city. By tho sarao returns, Comptroller Edward N. Grout and Charles V. Fornes, pres ident of tho board of aldermen, running for e-oloction on tho democratic tlckot, though elected two yars ago as fuslon lBts, defeated thoir fusion opponents by CC,790 and 61,973 plurality respectively, Comptroller Grout leading tho city tick et Ilantin's flrnnt Vlntnrr In Oliln. -'Columbus, O., Nov. G. Moro com ploto returns indicate that tho plural ity of Horrlck, republican, for govern- -or over Johnson, democrat, will ex ceed over 125,000, but that tho rest of tho republican stato tlckot will not havo so largo a plurality. As tho re publicans not only carried tho doubt ful counties and districts, but also fromo that wero conceded to tho demo crats, tho majority on joint ballot in tho legislature for tho ro-olcotlon of Senator Hanna is now placed at 95 out of a total membership in both branches of 143, almost throo times aa many ns two years ago, when tho re publicans had what was considered an uuprccodontod majority of 35 on joint ballot for tho ro-olcctlon of Sen ator Forakor. Kvorythlng Democratic In Maryland. Baltimore, Md., Nov. G. Tho returns from 254 preclnts of tho 308 in Balti more city show a majority of 4,842 for Edwin Wnrflold, democratic candldato for govornor. It is quito certain that tho returns from tho remaining 54 pre cincts will lncreaso this load. Com pleto returns havo not been received from any ono of tho 23 Maryland coun ties, but tho roturns received lndlcato that thero will bo a domocratlc majori ty of 2,000 In tho counties and that Warflold's plurality in tho city and county will probably reach 7,000. Tho democrats havo elected a sub stantial majority of tho loglslaturo, thus Insuring a domocratlc successor to Sonator McComas. Itepubllcans Hold Now Jersey. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 5. Ro vised ro turns from Now Jersey show that tho republicans havo carried Mlddlesox county for both sonator and assembly men. This win maico mo sonaio stano 14 republicans to 7 democrats, tho same as last year's representation. The gain of threo asaomblymen by tho demo crats In Union county is offset by losses in other counties. Tho representation In the houso next year will bo tho samo as last year 38 republicans and 22 democrats. Iowa Democrats Gain Legislators. Des Moines, la., Nov. 5. Gov. Cum mins' plurnllty will bo reduced from. 83,000 threo years ago to 59,000. Tho democrats havo mado decided gains in tho legislative districts and for tho first timo In many years tho numbor of democrats will bo over 20 and pos sibly 30. Tho voto throughout tho stato was exceedingly light, particular ly In tho cities. Massachusetts Almost Duplicates Voto. Boston, Nov. 5. With tho exception of tho falling off In tho socialist voto, tho election in Massachusetts vory nearly paralollcd that of last yoar. John L. Bates was re-elected by tho republicans by a plurality of 35,843 ovor Col. William A. Gaston In a total voto only slightly under that of 1902, when Bates won by 37,120 plurality. Tho Nebraska Kloetlon. Lincoln, Nob., Nov. 5. -Definite fig ures on Tuesday's eloctlon will prob ably bo lacking for two days. Sufficient returns havo been received, howover, to mnko it certain that Barnes has boon elected as judgo of tho supremo court by from 7,000 to 11,00 and the .balance of tho republican stato tlckot by 14,000. Honors Divided In Khndo Island. Provldonco, R. I., Nov. 5. Tho demc ctats succeeded in re-electing Gov. T. F. C. Carvin, although by a reduced plurality, but tho othor stato ofllcera wont to tho rnubllcans and that party will also havo a working majority in tho legislature. Disorderly Klectlon In Kentucky. Louisville, Ky Nov. 5. With tho closo of an election characterized by an unusually heavy vote, numerous dis orders and evidences of many gross Ir regularities, tho re-election of Gov. Beckham (dom.) ovor Col. Morris B. Bolkilap (rep.) by a majority of fully 30,000, seom3 assured. Colorado 8.000 Itepubllcan. Donvor, Col., Nov. D. Unofficial re turns from all tho counties in tho stato Indicate that Chief Justice John Campbell (rep.) has been re-elected' to tho supromo court by a plurality ap proximating 8,000.' Look at I'onnsylvanla. Philadelphia, Nov. 5. Latest esti mates from tho country districts ln dlcato that tho republican stato tlckot will havo majorities ranging from 225,n 0Q0 to 23U.000.