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CABINET STEl'S OUT
dials at Madrid in Which the Ministry
Tenders Its Resignation !
QUEEN PROMPTLY ACCiPTS THE OFFER
Asks Azarraga to Remain Until Another
Leader is Ohoscn.
SAGASTA LIKELY TO HEAD NtW MINISTRY
Woyler's Recall nnd Autonomy for Onba
Will Probably Follow ,
NEWS CAUSES A FLURRY AT WASHINGTON
) | | | | UlNtMinN tin1 Situation niul
Si' 'in In Think Spain Will llcrc-
llCtrr Ailupt II Mori :
l.llicral I'olluy.
Sept. 29. The Spanish cabinet
has resigned.
The iptccn baa accepted the cabinet's resig
nation , but has H kcd General Azcarrnga to
continue In ofllcu until a solution of the
ci'lols it ; found. Her majesty will Eummon
the k'JcloiK of the various parties and the
prcHldeiKH of thu cliambcra tomorrow to con
sult HK to the Hltuation. Scnor Sagasta has
Jjccn telegraphed for and It Is believed
that the liberal leader will bo asked to form
n cabinet. The ministry whoso resignation
has Just been announced was constituted as
follows :
Prime Minister and Minister for War General -
oral Mttrcollo do Azcarraga.
Minister for Foreign AlTalm The duke of
Tetuan.
Minister of Marine Rear Admiral Don
JOBO M. Dcrangcr.
Minister of Finance J. Y. Don Juan Na-
varo Reverter.
.Minister of Commerce and Agriculture-
Don Aurello Rives.
Minister for the Colonies Don Thomas
Castellano.
Minister for the Homo Department Don
Fernando Cos-Gayon.
United States Minister Woodford , the dukfT
of Tetuan and thu president of the senate ,
the Marquis I'aso de In Murrsed held a con-
ferencu today and General Woodford pre
sented to General Azcarraga the membeni
of the United States legation. Owing to
the cabinet crisis the Cuban pour parlours
have been postponed.
It Is said that Scnor Sagasta Is In favo > of
silpcrccdlng Captain General Woylcr and of
granting autonomy to Cuba Immediately.
Senor Oamazo will probably bo minister of
foreign affairs In the new cabinet.
SAGASTA'S OI'INIONS.
On August 12 last It was announced that
Senor Sagasta had made a fresh declaration
on the political situation. He said affairs
were practically growing worse In Cuba , and
continued terioim In the Philippine Islands.
lie added that a liberal ministry would be
ready to apply autonomy to Cuba.
Later , referring to the Cuban insurrection ,
ho said the uprising Instead of dying out
was spreading considerably. Ho added that
the situation In the Philippine islands was
serious. Ho said the troubles of Spain could
not be viewed with indifference.
In 'conclusion ho said : "In my opinion the
CortfH will not meet , but If they do meet
their existence Is ephemeral. " Regarding
the United States and 'Spain the liberal min
ister refused to express himself.
SERN THROUGH ENGLISH EYES.
LONDON , Sept. 29. A dispatch to the
Dally Mall from Madrid says :
"The solution of thu crisis depends up on
the policy to be adopted toward the United
States. Liberal politicians declare they will
stoutly resist America's pretensions.
"General Azcarraga , In a long Interview
with the iiueun regent today , explained the
situation. It Is believed that he asked her
majesty If she was ready to confirm the gov
ernment In necessary powers In view of the
attitude of the United Stairs. In the In
terview be b'ummoned the cabinet. The meet
ing was attended by Senor Reverter , the excommunicated -
communicated minister of finance , and Senor
Cos-Cayon , minister of the Interior , both of
whom tendered their rcblgmtlons. shortly
after the premier tendered the resignation
of the entire cabinet. "
DISCI s.snu nv TIII ; DIPLOMATS.
CaliiiK'l lli-NlKiiiitliiii CaiiNi's O.ullf H
Flutter \Vnslillintim. .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 2 ! ) . The news of the
Spanish cabinet crisis was flist brought to
the attention of the olllclals of the Statu de
partment and diplomatic olllclals through
the Associated Press bulletin from Madrid ,
and up to a Into hour dispatches from no
other source on the subject arc forthcoming.
It cunnot bo said that the event caused 1
surprise amoiiK the ofilcials of the State de
partment or among the members of the
diplomatic corps In Washington. A careful
Inspection of the cable news for the last
week had left the Impiesslon Unit the cabinet
erected in hactn after the death of Canovas
c'Mild not be expected to survive long. There
wore several reasons for this explanation ,
hut perhaps the principal ono was the belief I
that thu dissensions among the supporters of t
the government caused by thu personal en
counter by thu duke of Tetuan , the minister
of foreign nffalrn , and ono of the leaders of
[
the dissident conservatives , had not been
healed , but had only been bridged over tern ,
porarlly. The dissident conservatives at that
time Ins'stfd ' on the resignation of the duke
ns a condition of tbctr further support of the
government. The government depended on a
union of all elements opposed to liberals for
Ha exlstenro. This was a threatening rondl.
lion and the crisis was only averted through
Bti'ciiiHius efforts of strong leaders.
As to what will follow tha resignation of
the cabinet oltlclaU hero are in the dark.
Secretary Sherman does not believe it will
materially affect the relations of Spain to
ward thi ) United States or Cuba , which seems
to Indicate an expectation on hlu part that
when ; ho rabluet Is reformed It will be still
of , \ eoiut'rvatlve tendency. On the other
hand high ofilcials In the administration ex
pect that u liberal cabinet under Senor Sa-
Kustu will bo erected on thu ruins of the
Azcarrnga cabinet. If this should bo the
cato tliti future Is held to bo full of promise
for Cuba , for It U recalled that the liberals
have not hesitated to expend human life and
trcasuru in the effort to carry out thu re
pressive conservative program for the conduct
of thu wur. It Is not believed that tbu lib
erals aru prepared to go to the length of
promising Cuba freedom , but from the ex
pressions of Iho leaders of the party It U
hoped that they are willing to grant o lib
eral a measure of homo rule and autonomy
to the Ulaud that Spanish sovereignty would
retain not a eh red In the way of a fuw prefer
ential duties , and perhaps the appointment
of some officials corresponding to the gov
ernor general of Canada named by the Dill-
lah crown.
An Incident to the selection of a liberal
cabinet , it U expected , would be the restora
tion of Martinez Cumpos to a place where
he would be In a position to carry out the
program u ( the reformed government In Its
Cuban policy.
Among diplomatic ofHclale the resignation
of the Spanish cabinet excited the keenest t
interest and was the chief topic throughout
thu evening. Thu Spanish minister left for
Lenox an hour before the first word of
ihu reilgnattonti bad been received. He had
( ell there was no indication of important
development * at Madrid uud ho would un i-
doubtedly have remained hero had he an
ticipated the Impending crisis. All official
advices are being forwarded direct to Lenox.
The ministry , it wax explained by diplo
matic officials entirely familiar with the
facts , l conservative throughout. It wan
chosen after the assassination of Canovas
and was regarded as a continuance of the
Canovas regime. At the time of UB selec
tion It was considered temporary as Iho
queen regent was then at San Sebastian ,
without that opportunity of full conference
with thu leaders , Including the leader of the
opposition , which takes place on the forma
tion of a now cabinet. For this rcanon the
resignations aru not entirely unexpected , al
though they were not considered Imminent
at this time.
\ strong Impression prevails In diplomatic
circles that Scnor Sagastii the eminent liberal
leader , will be called to form a cab'net. The
consi-rvatltes hive a majority In the Cortes
at this time , so that the formation of a Sa-
gasta cabinet would necessitate the dissolu
tion of the Cortes and an appeal to the coun
try. There Is s.id ! to be little doubt that
this would result In the return of a heavy
liberal majority , owing to the strong feeling
said to exist against the oonscrvatlvo minis
try which has Just laid down Its commis
sion.
sion.Hut
Hut whether It be Sagasta or another , the
changu is felt to entail Important consider
ations on the Cuban policy. The present
mlnlFtry has been an aggressive one , sup
porting General Weyler and refusing to ac
cept his resignation , although a strong cle
ment at Madrid has urged a more lenient
policy. The choice of Sagasta would un
doubtedly , It Is said , leid to the recall of
Weyler and a material modification of the
aggressive policy In Cuba.
In thu c\ent of the formation of a liberal
ministry Minister Dupuy DeLome would un
doubtedly submit his resignation at Wash
ington , as Is usual tin a change of palltlca )
control of the ciblnut. and the minister is ,
moreover , a conservative In politics ,
sr.iici.TO : < : Antrim * iinnxiiAxn.
Story Unit t'nlti-il SlutcMViintx to liny
Tlnit Country from Don murk.
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LONIJON. Sept. 29. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The sensa.
tlonal story Is published here that the
I'ulted States government Is In negotiation
with Denn.ark with a view to acquiring
Greenland. It Is alleged that thu hoisting of
the British Hag over Balllnland is attributed
to a de'blro of the Ottawa government to
checkmate Washington's reported' designs
upon Greenland. The United States is de
clared to have been actuated by the knowl
edge that the Hudson straits arc destined to
become a part of tlio future great grain
carrying routu between Winnipeg and Liver
pool In rivalry with the American land
routrs. *
A Canadian ofilclal Interviewed by the
Evening News today Is reported to have
said : "In spite of the discredit thrown upon
the lialllnland htory , I have every reason , to
believe that it has lately come to the knowl
edge of the Ottawa government that If the
Yankees could succeed by force , technical
conditions or bullying methods known to the
Monroe doctrinaires In asserting a right tea
a more northerly port than Bangor , Me. , It
would mean endless trouble and arbitration
between their government and ours. "
Lieutenant Governor Mackintosh of the
Northwest territory , comprising Klondike ,
referring to the Balllnland story , said : "It Is
all British territory right up to the north
pole and there Is no need to assert formal
sovereignty. Any person who discovers the
pole will have to reckon with me , for It Is all
within my province. "
Lord Salisbury's attention Is Invited to the
possibility of America buying Greenland , as
it bought Alaska , thereby injuring England' *
transatlantic commerce nnd providing new
sources of International friction.
< ; iuiic : MI.MSTHV MAY mssinx.
I'ri-inliT Itnlli llo | > ? M to Come to tin-
Kront Oner More.
LONDON , Sept. 30. The correspondent of
Hie Times at Athens saye :
It is generally believed that the government
will resign tomorrow ( Thursday ) at the sU'ing
of thu Boulc. In any case several of the
ministers are unwilling to remain In power.
On the o'.l-cr hand , It Is believed that a
Delyannls ministry will not be accepted by
King George and the nation at the present
moment. Hence M. Ralll , the premier , hopes
tn regain power , In which case the cabinet
will have to bo almost entirely renewed. It
Is expected the chamber will accept the peace
treaty unanimously , public sentiment on the
imtstlou being quite deckled.
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H'opyrtMlit , 1KI7 , lij I'l'i'bH 1'ublUlilni ? Compjny. )
LONDON , Sept. 29. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegiam. ) Tonight's
Pall .Mall Gazette gives prominence to a
statement that "the long threatened opposi
tion to the cable pool Is about to take some
definite shape. Within a fortnight or a
month at most two new cables from France-
to Massachusetts will be In full working
order. There will be a reduction In ratea
substantial enough to place the pool cable
companion In an awkward predicament. "
TriiiiNft-r of KiiNHiilu lo
LONDON , Sept. 29. The Rome corre
spotident of the Dally News says : U la
Fcml-olllclally announced that the conditions
! ' of the transfer of Kassala to Egypt have
been arranged , with thu oxcvtlon of the finan
cial points , which will shortly be settled. Egypt
will then reoccupy thu fort. Thu native garrison
risen will remain , but English ofllcers will
replace thu Italian. The Anglo-Egyptian
troops fiom Suaklm will be convened to
.Vassowah and will thencu march to Kassala ,
establishing storehouses with material on
Italian territory.
Iiili > riuifInniil ClirxN Taiiriiiiiiit-nt.
IIERLIN , Sept. 29. This morning the
committee ut the International chess mas
ters' tournament announced that thu Wal-
' brodt-Metgcr game had resulted In a wln-
i ner for Walbrodt. Today the players were
paired for tint fifteenth round. Today's play
resulted : Charousek defeated Alpln ; Black-
blimp beat Care ; Colin and Wulbrodt ad
journed their game ; Schletcher disposed of
Tschlgorln ; Marco worsted Tlcclimann ; Met-
ger lest to Janowskl and Alblu to Succh-
tlng.
tiriM-iM-'x MOM ! Crnrl For.
LONDON , Sept. 29. During the course of
a lecture which she delivered on Monday at
Nuneaton , Warwickshire. Mrs. Ormlston
Chant , the toclal reformer , who went to
Greecu with a party of nurses during thu re
cent war , said that thu crown princess of
Greece , Princess Sophia of Prussia , had told
her ( Mrs , Chant ) that the most cruel foe
of Greecu was not the tmltan of Turkey , nor
Iho Turks , but It was her own brother. Em
peror \VllllJin of Germany.
UuKi-'x lloilj Ili'CMM rrcil.
HAMBURG , Sept. 29 , Thu body of Duke
Frederick William , duke of Mecklenburgh-
Schwerln , commander of torpedo boat No.
2G , who was drowned with eight of the crew
by thu capsizing and sinking of that boat
near the lightship off Cuxhaveu September
20 , has been recovered.
l.iuiilon'h NIMl.oril Mil j or ,
LONDON. Sept. -Horatio I ) Uavles , con.
ticrvatlve member of Parliament for Chatham ,
was chosen lord mayor of London today with
( hu usual ceremonial. Hu succeeded Sir
George Famlcl Phillips ,
.ton * of VrffriiiiM O run nl re.
CRESTON , la. , Sept. 29. ( Special , ) The
Sons of Veterans of southwestern Iowa In
first annual encampment In this city today
formed a permanent organization The
mm encampment will be held at Conway.
Captain Morrow of Gravity was elected
] commander. The encumpment closes tomor-
i row evening .with a banquet by the Ladles'
I Aid society , i
FOUR DEATHS FROM FtVER
Quartet Succumbs to tha Yellow Scourge at
New Orleans ,
WAWR WEATHZR CAUSES IT TO SPREAD
T onlySixvn * CIIHCH -inrteil
During I'nnt TvciitI'our Iloiirn
Iliinrnniliic ItcKiiliilloiiH
KVIII | < * I | liy 'tiinjCltlmm. .
NBW OHLBANS , Sept. 2 ! ) . Four deaths
and twenty-six new cases Is the yellow fever
record for today , exceeding In number tht
cases of any day since the scourge first made
Its appearance In the city.
There arc various reasons given for the
tptcad of the disease , but the principal ones
are two that the weather turned warm again
and owing to the much wider field to cover
the Hoard of Health has had some dlfllcuUy
In getting every house as closely guarded as
was possible when the cases here were few
In number and the trained officials of the
board were stationed about the quarantined j | I
houses. Imprisoned Inmates of houses have
I
been going over back fences and sneaking , i
out of sldo doors In order not to be confined , !
and the result has been that more germs havij I
been scattered and rapidly developed In
these warm days. In no other season have
the authorities been more strict In cuiaran.
tlnlng houses and Isolating Inmates who
might be around the sick , and the result has
been that every possible effort Is being made
by certain elements of the community to get
the better of the board. The Increased num.
her of cases here has caused ni general
alarm , because the Increase of deaths has
not been In proportion. The death rate Is a
trifle under 12 per cent , whereas five or six
days ago it was shown to be above lii. The
conclusion , therefore , Is natural that there Is
no Increase In the malignancy of the disease.
The authorities here still believe that for
B > nup time longer thu new cases will occa
sionally exceed the number on the books to
day , but they arc singularly one In the opin
ion that the disease cannot obtain the pro
portions of an epidemic.
HERE'S THE RECORD.
This was the record today : Deaths
Glacomo Husso , C23 St. 1'hllllp street ; Emlle
Tammors , 120C St. Andrews ; .Mrs. Jennie Al-
ford , 1301 Charles ; Park C. Hands , 1C37 Oc-
tavla street. New cases Hums , Phillip ,
near Chlppewa street ; David Mitchell. 52S
Esplanades ; Miss Maude Strcck , C20 Jackson ;
Rarenol Smith , 291G St. Charles ; Alexander
Burrage , 210 ! ) Melpomene ; Gertrude Carter
( colored ) , 1525 Joseph ; Francis Hackney ,
Poydras asylum ; William McLajighlln , 3233
Chlppewa ; iMiss Pigle Pcttus , Octavla , be
tween St. Charles and Pitt ; George Hyleson ,
Valmont and South Rampart ; Miss Olive
Hewitt. 1784 Jackson ; Miss Melannlo Hewitt ,
1781 Jackson ; Miss Ellen Freeret , 1731 Second
end ; Miss Augusta Dickinson , 1433 Jackson ;
Miss Minerva Dickinson , 1439 Jacksoli ; Mrs.
James Gray. 528 Esplanade ; John Lofton ,
Charity hospital ; James Gorman , Charity
hospital ; Bertram ! * Dazet , 3250 St. Thomas ;
A. M.'HIckney , detention camp ; S. J. Hollls-
tcr , detention camp ; three children In Sisters
of Charity convent , names not ascertained ;
Edward Engelbrecht , 4S03 'South Front street.
Five cases f ppcared on Ja kson avenue , one
of the fashionable streets of the city. Most
of the patients reported as 111 today are of
the better class.
The saddest and most sensational case re
ported today was that of Mrs. Jennie * Alford ,
who was stricken with the fever yesterday.
Edward A. Reppert , her son-in-law , greatly
terrorized , Immediately packed his grip and
fled north , leaving his wife to attend her
mother In a strange city.Mrs. . Alford died
this morning and was burled In two hours ,
and her daughter Is absolutely prostrated. '
Diu'toi-s 'lliiNy ' fit EilwiirdH.
EDWARDS , Miss. . Sept. 2 ! ) . The following
cases of yellow fever are reported today :
Whites Paul Boxtell , Irving Wlmberley ,
Mertle IJusche , Mlrtle Ratllff , J. L. Slocum ,
L S. Slocum. Jr. , Dr. A. 'McCullum , Mrs. J.
) Young , Vessa Long , Edward Howes , C.
Havenkett , Allen Talum , Lawrence Hewes ,
Mrs. Tillle Young. Colored Annie Lunn ,
Ellen Lunn , Mandy Fox. Emma Head , Henry
flarper , George Presser , Miss Winnie Wil
son , Frank President , Caroline Gilford. E.
lerrlngton. Total for the day , 24 ; total num
ber of eases to date , 23C ; number of cascs
under treatment , 109 ; number convalescent
and discharged , 118 ; number seriously 111 , 8.
Dr Watts of Brownsville reports two new
cases at that place Miss Mlra Hall and Theo
dore Taylor also a number of others who
have had the fever for some time. A child
named Taylor died of the fever there today.
The Edwards doctors are kept busy , with
not a moment to spare , having hardly time
to give in their dally reports.
HoiiMliiii Tl - l fi by Uiinrnntlno.
'HOUSTON ' , Tex. , Sept. 29. The two physi
cians who were sent to Victoria last night to
Investigate an alleged suspicious case of
fever returned today and will report .to the
state health ofllcer that It Is a case of com
mon dengue fever. Towns adjacent to Vic
toria have raised the quarantine. The negro
woman , Eva Duncan , who has been under
guard In 'Houston ' for some days , Is reported
as Improving. This city Is tied up by quaran
tine The International & Great Northern
and the Missouri , Kansas & Texas have sus
pended train service Into and out of this
city entirely , and the other roads have cut
service to a minimum. There are over 2,000
Idle men In the city and business Is suffering
tenlbly. The scare Is Intense In many small
towns.
Inch Tli-MtHiitloii at Molillc.
MOBILE , Ala. , Sept. 29. The only death in
the twenty-four hours ending at noon was
Brother Synphorlan at the Industrial gar
dens , reported last night. The new caeca
arc : M. 'C. Pethal , Elmlra , near Charles ;
Mary Oils , corner Palmetto and Chatham ; P.
S. S. Kllng , 700 Savannah street ; William H ,
Ray , Marco , near Now Jersey , Total casss
to date. CS ; deaths , 10 ; convalescent and re
covered , 84 ; under treatment , 24. There Is
much destitution In the families of the poorer
classes of the Infected district.
Y ' 110\V 1'VVIT III llllllllllll.
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 29. The News to
day received 'ho following dispatch from a
correspondent at English , Crawford county ,
Ind. : A suniosed case of yellow fever Is re
ported at Mllllln , seven miles southwest ol
here. The patient 1 Edward McKlnney. He
returned from Jonesboo : , Ark. , last Friday ,
took sick Sunday and has not spoken since.
Dr. George R. Hazlewood , secretary of the
county health beard , fays It Is not ycllou
fever , but Dr. W. W. King pronounced It a
genuine case and refuses to attend It.
Mmi - > v CIINI-N til Scriiiiloii.
' MOBILE , Ala. , Sept. 29. Nine new cises
of yellow fever and one death , that of Mrs.
N. 0. Franklin , were reported at Scranton ,
Mlfs. , today.
I'ft'Nlilrnt I.rav 'H .MiiHiii'liiiHi > l IN ,
NORTH ADAMS , Mass. , Sept. 29. The
presidential party said good-byo to Adams
tonight. Two bands furnished music and
about 3,000 people witnessed their departure.
The tipciial train was backed down the track
to a point In front of the Plunkett residence
and In a few seconds the party had boarded
It. The party expects to arrive In Washing-
tcci early tomorrow afternoon.
I'njuliifil frinii Itciiiovlnu ;
WHEELING , W. Vn. . Suit29. . Judge
Jackson of the I'nlled States court grunted a
restraining order today prohibiting I'liltc-
Stoiffc I'nllcnor A H. White of Parkers-
bu g ( ram removing gangers and others em
ployed In the tevenue ofllco at Martlusburg
Collector White , It Is alleged , was proceeding
without regard to the civil service laws. .
WI'I.I , 'I'LH.V.SI'II ' , IX Jw.VSIIl.\CTO.V.
l' ' < ir < 'clo urf Snip of < l > q I'll I on I'nrlllo
Not tit All Hli.tftnt.-ful.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A treasury official , ( who has been In
touch with Union Pacific matters In the past ,
says that the attorney ftennral and Wlnslow
S. Pierce , representing the reorganlMtlo-i
committee , had ngrce < \ to tpc stipulations of
the rale of thet.'nfon Pacific before Mr.
McKcnna left with tHe presldnnt for Massachusetts
sachusetts- . The dimcuHlcs arose over the
manner In which the dosrea should be wo'ded ,
also the time In which the payment * should be
made. Government representatives Insisted
that payments should be made at the earliest
pcs-lble moment , but In this the reorganiza
tion committee cccurcd concession } of a char
acter most advantaguoi.s to that body. This
once out of the way. It was rosy for Mr.
Pierce to agree to certain requirements on
the part of the government. Then came the
subject of the sinking'fund , and after this
had once been determined to the satisfaction
of both the government and the committee ,
the way was eisy for the publication of the
dooreo and the sale.
Plans for the government building at the
Omaha Exposition will be completed tomor
row. Specifications will IMS written by Sat
urday and advo-tlsemimts bids for the
construction will bo ready October 5. Tlio
specifications will require that the building
mMt be under roof by February 1 , and staff
to be put on In the bcgl'ililng of spring.
Hon. W. 1. Buchanan , minister to Argen-
tine Republic , In a letter to Secretary
Sherman ; of the State department announces
the presentation of the Invitation to Argen-
tine to participate In the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition. In his letter lo -secretary he
wiltes : "It will afford me especial pleasure
to do what I can toward Inducing the Ar
gentine government to accept the Invitation ,
on account of my local Interest In the success
of the proposed exposition , although 1 don't
apprehend- that an acceptance will UP possi
ble , slnco a national exposition Is to be held
here ( Buenos AyrccIn ) ISPS. A copy of bis
letter to the mlnhtei' of foreign affairs , Dr.
Amanclo Alcorta , Is eiicloscd In Minister
Buchanan's letter to the State dcoartmcnt ,
and Is exhaustive In character , showing Hint
Nebraska has a warm friend In the minister
to Argentine , who balls from Sioux City.
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
has set aside his recent appointment of Wood
to the Eub-statlon of the postofllce at South
Omaha , and has appointed In his stead Mrs.
Johnson. Congressman J ercer In a letter
to Mr. Heath states that a mistake has been
made In the recommendation and asked that
bis nominee bo set aside for Mrs. Johnson.
It was a case of mistaken Identity.
A postofllco lias been established at Argo ,
Scott county , la. , with' Henry L. Stafford , at
pcatrnaster. ;
The postofflcc at String , , Big Horn county ,
Wyo. , has been dlscontlnncd. Mail will go
to Lovell. . t
XCWN for tlii-i Army.
WASHINGTON , Sept. ' 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At the request of officers concerned
ho following transfers are ordered : Second
, leutcnant Edgar F. Koehler. from Eleventh
nfantry to Nineteenth Infantry , company 1C ;
Second Lieutenant Rufus E. Lonan , from
Ninth Infantry to Eleventh Infantry , company
G.
Leaves of absence : Captain Andrew G.
Quay , assistant quartermaster , two
months ; Lieutenant Albert Laws , Twenty-
otirth infantry , four montha.
Monetary ConiinlNNfim Adjourns.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 29. The monetary
commission adjourned today until October
11. After the appointment of thevthree sub
committees tonight the commission decided
on an adjournment to g\\v \ tl > i < y-ot < > rlps an
opportunity te > celled , tq. \ Aia' classify
such suggestions as may bis mculved. When
the commission reassembles Its real work
will .begin.
Dully TruaNiiry Statement.
WASHINGTON , Sept. , 29. Today's ntate-
ment of the condition of the treasury shows :
Available cash balance , 1214,093,105 ; gold1 re
serve , JM7.6SO.B81.
TIIR HAM ) OK TAMMAXY.
Mil Ml Mulic SiitlHfnetoryoiiiliintloii or
( icoi-KC 'Will ' Itnii.
NEW YORK , Sept. 29. The Herald says :
Henry George , nominated' for mayor by the
free silver democrats of Greater New York ,
ntcncls to keep the Tammany leaders on the
anxious seat. He declares that he will give
no Indication of his Intentions until after the
regular democratic convention has adjourned.
If the action of that gitliftrlnK , Is eatlsfaclory
to himself and the body of voters whom he
rcpiesents ho will not rhn'for mayor. If
Tammany's action Is' not satlffactory , Mr *
George will accept the Qryanlte nomination
and will make u vigorous canvass.
"Any decision just how ; " Mr. George says ,
" would be premature1 uudar the circum
stances. I Intend to wall until I know the
result of the democratic convention before
arriving at any decision. "
Several stories about "Mr. George's candi
dacy ara curtcnt. One of the'm Is that Grand
Master Workman Sovereign of the Knlghto
of Labor and John W , Hayes , secretary ol
that organisation , sent word to Mr. Croker
that Mr. George would withdraw If either
Amos J. Cummlngs or Charles W. Dayton
chould be nominated for mayor by Tammany.
Another Is that Mr. George will withdraw
in favor of Justice William J. Gaynor.
The Mall and Express , a republican paper ,
but an opponent for sojue ttmu of the Platt
management of the republican organization
In New York , refuses to'support the candi
date nominated by the republican convention
for mayor of Greater > } ow Yoik.
General Wager Swajne presided at a meet
ing of the executive committee of the re
publican organization op the city of Now
York , which Is the official title of the
Brooklleld faction. Seth 'Low was nominated
for mayor. , '
1IAV STAT13 IliTlM' J.ICATH.'KHT. .
I'liilforin KnvorH Iliej Ciolil Sliiiiilnril
niul Merit S > Nl 'in In Civil Sri'vlrr.
BOSTON , Sept. 29. TW' Massachusetts re
publican convention { ociai. made the following
nominations : Governor , Roger Wolcott ;
lieutenant governor , W , M , Crane ; socr.ctary ,
William Olln ; treasurer , K. P , Shaw ; auditor ,
John W. Klmball ; atturoey general , Hosea
M. Kcowltcia , ' !
The platform standp for a firm , but moder
ate foreign policy , aij extension of the merit
system In the civil service and more strin
gent Immigration and t/aturallzatlon laws.
The declaration of the financial plank Is by
Inference In favor of the gold standard and
conwlots of a rh-torlca' arraignment of Bryan ,
Debs and Altgeld fsa exponents of free sil
ver. " Kor the rest the platform deals with
state and local Issues.
ml . \iieiilluii | > nN llcatcn
TRENTON , N. J , , Sept , 29. The latest revised -
vised returns and intimates this morning
Indicate that the antl-gjinildlug iimemlmeni
to the state constitution- been beaten b >
from 5,000 to 10,001' . . These figures may be
materially changed at marc complete re
turns come In from tlf rural counties , but
turns come to be nun-aubt that the amend
ment Is beaten. The' piendment giving
women the right to W > : at school elections1
Is beaten worse than , thu anti-gambling
amendment , while ilic-v.il-juterlm appolntmcm
'
amendment Is probably defea'ted by a close
margin ,
Ni'llHuiomil Ilt-nir , rnlN
BOSTON. Sept. 29. Vie annual cor.entloi
of the national democratic party will be
held In Faniuol hall ( ir this city tomorrow
The following ticket v ill probably be iiom
Inated : Governor , William Everett , Qulncy
lieutenant governor * J.\vie K , Cotter , Hyde
Park ; secretary , i/lerii' 'd M , Wolf. 1)03(011 ) ( ;
tteasurer and receiver1 General Robert Mar-
lib Tobey. Wareham ; u.ijdltor. Harry Douglas ,
Great Harrington ; attoi ivy general , William
MtCleneb , Chleopee.
I'l-upoNi'il Iiii-rrii c of llfc-r Tat.
BERLIN. Sept. VJ. 'l IB VoMlifhe Zeltrrig
says the government Ib .aklns stepa to Introduce -
duce a bill to liicrctie the beer tax three-
told.
AXE FALLS UPON SIXTEEN
Fj'rc and Police Commission Quta Off the
Heads of Patroltneni
ACTION IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY
flilrf CiitllnKlirr Hcconiiix'iulu Tnout } -
Two for DlMiulji.xnl from Hie
Porn * , lull tinOonuulii -
, Mon SpiirrH Six. , .
Sixteen ofllcers and patrolmen were dis
charged from service In the police depart-
nent by the lloai\l of Flro and Police com-
nlssloncrs at a special meeting last night ,
'he list of those drcf-Ved Is as follows : Ser
geants Mitchell nnd Chamberlain , Detectives
lemming and Cox , Patrolmen Sheen , Wllbcr ,
Mbbern , Dollard , Godola , Rector , J. Le.iry ,
lurr , J. Thomas , Luke , Kirk and Hoft. The .
irdcr takes effect on and after September 30.
The discharges were prefaced by a resolu-j
ion , In which it was stated that the men
vcro dismissed on account of the condition of
he police fund. It was set out that If the ,
force' was continued on Its present basts , an !
overlap exceeding the sum of $3,400 would
ie created , which would bo wholly unnuthor-j
zed under the laws controlling the commls-
lon.
lon.This
This action was the result of a resolution
i ? d at the 'last meeting , Instructing Chle'f
of Pollco Gallagher to "furnish this board.
vlth the names of all officers , patrolmen and
employes whoso so-vlccs could be dispensed
tvltli with the least Injury to the service toj
a number of not less than twenty. "
In re ponsu to" this resolution , Chief Gallagher -
gher submitted the following communication :
"In cotrcillanco with Instructions from your
lonorable board , and after consultation with
Captains Haze and Moatyn , I beg le.ivo t > v
iresent thu following list of olficers ami
latrolmen now on the force , whose service *
can bu dispensed with in order to come wltinn
he appropriation for the year 1S&7 : Sergeants -
geants .Mitchell and Chamberlain ; Uetcctlvus
2ox nnd Hemming ; Patrolmen Dlbbern , Dol-
ard , Inda , Godola , Rector. Bauer , J. Leary ,
Uurr , J. Thomas , Luke , Klske , Meals , Sheep ,
Wllbcr , Kirk , Oiborne , Hoff and Weisenberg.
"Of course the force as It now stands Is
not large enough for the proper policing of
thu extensive territory embraced within our
city limits , but ns our appropriation cannot
bo exceeded without violating the laws , I
would recommend a reduction of the foce : as
suggested by your honorable body. Very re
spectfully.
"C. V. GALLAGHER , Chief of Police. "
SIXTEEN OUT OF A JOB.
After the reading of the communication the
commissioners passed the following resolu
tion :
"Whereas , The fund provided for .by the
mayor and the city council to maintain thu
police department Is wholly Insufficient to pay
the salaries of the present police force , and
the continuance of the force now In the em
ploy of the city will create an overlap in an
amount exceeding the sum of $ li,400 , which Is
wholly unauthorized under the laws con
trolling the action of the board ; It therefore
becomes the duty of this board to dismiss
such a number of officers and patrolmen as
will bring the expenditures within the limit
of the funds placed at its disposal.
'Therefore , this.board considers , finds and
declares that the proper management of said
police foicp requires thct tbg , following of
ficers and patrolmen be removed froui their
several office's , to wit : Sergeasts Mitchell and
Chamberlain , Detectives Hemming and Cox ,
Patrolmen Dlbbern , Oallard , Godola , Rector ,
Lcary , Burr , J. Thomas , Luke , Sheep , Wil-
ber. Kirk , Hoff.
"It U therefore ordered that the foregoing
officers and patrolmen be removed from their
respective offices , to take effect upon and
aftel- September 30. "
Mayor Moores Informed the board that In
his oplnlobn the deduction of eleven days'
pay from thu salary of Detective Cox in the
Septemer appropriation , 'In accordance with
the general plan adopted lo lay off each man
In the department fifteen days , might be con
strued as a violation of tlio temporary re
straining order Issued In Cox's case by the
district court. He thought it bust , therefore ,
to allow Cox his full talary until the case
waj settled , after which the eleven days could
bo deducted If not antagonistic to the de
cision of the court.
A resolution was Introduced looking toward
the restriction of "street walking , " and the
proscription of all disorderly women to what
Is known as the burnt district. The resolution
10 provided for additional control of the
social ovll. The resolution was referred to
the city attorney without action.
Deaths of n Day.
AUBURN , Neb. , Sept. 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dwlght L. Haggcrty , foreman of the
Auburn Post , died here today of heart dis
ease. He leaves a wife and ono child , who
are living at Council Bluffs. Previous to com
ing hero ho was foreman of the press room
of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil for some four
or flvo years. He was a member of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America and the Woodmen
of the World.
KANSA'S CITY , ( Mo. , Sept. 29. J. L. Grider
of the law 'firm ' of Dexter , Merlwether &
Grider died at the Sisters hospital of conges ,
tlon of the brain today , after an Illness of
three weeks. Mr. Grider was born at Bowling
Green , Ky. , thirty-nine years ago. He was the
son of Colonel Ben C. Grider , one of Ken
tucky's famous lawyers. His mother wan a
daughter of lion W. S. Underwood and a
great nleeo of Patrick Hcury.
TALMAGE , Neb. , Sept. 29. ( Special. )
A telegram was received here this morning
announcing the death of George DoVoe at
Falrfleld , la. Mr. DoVoo was a member of
Talmage lodge No. 217 , Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. Mr. I ) . W. Ferry of Tal-
inago Immediately left for Ffllrflcld to attend
the funeral.
Architect * In ScHslon.
DETROIT , Sept. 28. Nearly fifty members
of the American Institute of Architects were
ptesent today when President George B
Post of New Yoik called the thirty-first an
nual convention to order. After an address
of welcome by Mayor Maybury and a ru-
sponse by the president , the latter's annua
address was read. President PoiU cotm"
monted Secretary of the Treasury Gage for
his decision that hereafter the buildings
erected by the Treasury department shall rep
resent thu art of the country. If this can be
accomplished by procirlng designs by lim
ited competition , the bust design to be ee-
Icctcd by a jury of architects. At thu rc-
micst of the secretary of the treasury Mr.
Post has selected a commission consisting ol
D. ii. Biirnham of Chicago , Robert S. Pca-
bpdy of Boston , T. P. Chandler of Phlladel
phla and John M. Carrero of New York , who ,
with himself , form a civil service board for
the examination of candidates for the super
vising architect's cilice of the Treasury de
partment. A long Hut ft standing and special
committees made reporu , most-of tbem tech
nical -In character.
Tiiriit'ilo IlniilM In COIHOII. | | |
PLYMOUTH. Mass. , Sept. 29. The torpedo
destroyers. Lynx and Thrasher , grounded to
day during A fog on Dodman't : point. The
Thraehnr broke In two. The crews of both '
boats were taken off. Later the Lynx was i
towed off and taken to Falmouth.
Only u Saloon Itou ,
ASHIJAND , Pa. , Sept. 29Thu ttory telegraphed -
graphed from ( lliMrdvllle of u terrible riot
Sunday night bciwevn I'oli'b and Hungarlani * ,
i exulting In fatal Injuries lo nine men. Ii a
grossly exaggerated account of a ualooii light ,
uhlsn occurred Saturday night. N'ci one case
was taken to the
111 vlilfinl on Toliiirco htoi-U.
NBW yOUK. Sept , 2- ! ! The directors of
th American Tobacco company ha\u de
clared a regular quarter ! ? dividend of 'i per
cent ou the common and 'i per cent cm tha
preferred stock ,
DP COOI.Kit Wl'.ATIIKIt.
Cliiinno In TomiH-rnturr Ii Snlil to llr
Due Today.
Hour. ! ) < . Hour. Urn
It was warmer hero yesterday morning
then It was at Memphis or St. Louis , and re
mained warm all day. H was also ex
tremely dry. The maximum temperature
was SO degrees. The prediction for today
Is for cooler weather with west winds.
IHI > I'MHK ATVTIOAI , CVIMTAI. .
Over Half n Million of Property Cor *
I'll In SnioUr.
WASHINGTON.Scyt.29. Flredestroyed the
central power station of the Capital Traction
company and cove1 al adjoining buildings to
night i , entailing a lofs of about ? ( ! 00,000.
The Tiactlon company occupied the
entire i , block from Pennsylvania ave
nue ' to "C" street , and from Thir
teen and n Half street to Fourteenth
street. ; The blaze started on the southwrct
corner , and despite the e'fforts of the depart
ment i swept like wind through the enormous
building. I Thu heat was so Intense that the
men were driven from the adjoining street.
There were numerous olllces In the build
ing , which was a six-story structure. The
fire started In the printing office of Hnrvoy
& Octtlngor and soon gained such a headway
that t many employes were compelled to jump
from ; the windows. The walls fell nt 12
o'clock ( and several adjoining bulldlngR caught
lire ! and were destroyed. ThcriJ were no fa
talities i , though the firemen Buffered greatly
from i the heat.
The secretary of the Capital Traction com
pany estimates that thu Insurance on tlio
mlldlng and contents owned by the company
s $200.000 , distributed among n number of
ocal and outside companies. Tlio property
of the traction company. Including stock and
naclilnery , approximated In value $100000.
Losses of concerns occupying looms in the
building will swell thu total loss to about
$600,000.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 29. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Ironton , O. , sayn :
At 7 o'clock this evening the sawmill of
Newman & Spanter was discovered on lire.
The flames quickly spread and for several
hours the whole city was threatened with
destruction. The largo plant of Newman &
Spanter , valued at $ r > 0,000 , is insured for
$20,000 , but they carried no Insurance on
8,000,000 feet of poplar lumber , every plank
of which .went . up In smoke. The Penn
sylvania Lumber company's plant was val
ued at $35,000. They catrlfd $7,500 Insur
ance on the property and $4iOO ! on G.000,000
feet of lumber , which was totally destroyed.
In addition to these plants , the residence
or Henry Spanter , E. Cole. Mrs. C. Kurtz ,
.Mrs. Hall , Henry Horn , II. Gael , S. Mackay
and Newman & Spantcr's largo ofllco and
warehouse and at least twenty more res
idences were more or less damaged by the
flames. With the exception of Newman &
Spantcr's warehouse and S. Mackay's prop
erty , all were Insured. The loss Is esti
mated at from $300,000 to $400,000 , with
hardly half that amount of Insurance. An
area of three squares in length and two
squaics back from the river was entirely
destroyed. Olio man had an arm broken.
BLOOMFIELD , Neb. , Sept. 29. ( Special
Telegram. ) A large cleyator ownejl and
operated by P. F. Murray burned to the
ground about 10:30 : o'clock last night to
gether with about 1.1,000 bushels of grain.
Four box cars were also burned. Murray's
loss Is about $9,000 ; insurance. $5r > 00.
YORK , Neb. , Sept. 29. ( Special. ) The
residence of Mrs. Henry Seymour was par
tially destroyed by flro yesterday afternoon.
The llamcs from a gasoline stove caught to
the wood work of the kitchen while the occu-
paats of the house were absent , and the
south end of the building ] burned before the
fire department could extlngulFh the bla'/.e.
Mrs. Seymour is an elderly widow and tbo
shock of the excitement has prostrated her.
The loss , partially covered by Insurance ,
amounts to $1,000.
MIXHHS' STIUKI5 ( JAIXS STIIHXCSTII.
M < -n Who HfturiK-il toViirU Conn' '
Out n ml 'ItrliiKT OlliiTM wllli Tlu-iu.
DES M01NES , Scp' . J9. ( Spec'al Teleg an. )
The coal miners' strike , which was sup-
poeed yesterday to bo Hearing its end , Is In
better condition today than' ' ever. The fltrlk-
ers Induced practically all who had returnoJ
to work to lay down their tools again , and In
addition , took out many of the Impcrlrd
negro nilnes : , who had gone into some mines.
Meantime the price of coal is BO high that
industries are embarrassed and the railroads ,
which buy largely from local mine * , are de-
mandlng'that their contracts be fulfilled. The
mlneia say they will keep the strike on till
they win. The operators still itwlst that
the strlko will to go to pieces soon , but tlie
chances seem In favor of the men.
SIU'TS OKI' ' MASTKH IX Oil ANCKIIV.
.Inlino Orilcrx Clerk \ot to IHI.IUIn -
juiiolloii \VooilnitMi ( 'UNI * . *
FULTON , 111. , Sept. 29. Judge Gcet of
Rock Island went to Morrison , III. , today
and forbade the clerk of the circuit court
to Issue any more Injunctions granted by
Master In Chancery McPhcrran , on the
giound that the latter had no right to grant
them while there was a judge In the county
who could act. This la to prcvunt Fulton
from obtaining another Injunction against
the removal of the Modern Woodmen uni
ces and so prevent them trnm taking thu
matter Into the court. Thu light Is not yet
ended ,
STItlKi : MKKI.V TO OlIMH TOIIVV.
Chicago Cltl/.ciiM Mil } ' HiCilllcil I | ion
loVnlli. .
CHICAGO , Stt > t29. . Tlio bleach between
the Chicago City Hallway company and ilie
organization , of Its employes widened today
and thu labor leaders predict that the crisis
will come tomorrow. Superintendent llowen
announced to a committee that visited him by
ap | ointment that hu would strongly tiipoto
otganlzatlon of the men , that he would in :
reinstate any of , thu discharged employes
and that he would dismiss any tralnni.ili
Known to bo a member of the union.
\Voiniiii Komid lluiiKlnK to Tree.
RICHMOND , ' Va , , Sept. 29. A dispatch
from CQWJIII'S Depot , Rocklngham county , In
the Hhcnamlcah valley , say * news of u murder
In the mountains six miles east of thure has
Just been roculvcd. Yesterday several hun
ter. ? found the body of Pcb Falls , a nolo-
rlous white ) woman , dangling at the end of a
rope fastened to a tree. When discovered
thu body waa In an advanced stain of de
composition. It Is supposed that the woman
was lunged by negroes who have been her
companions latelyNo effort' has been madu
as yet to apprehend the guilty parties. Site
was a married woman , but for yearn her
reputation liad been unsavory , and finally she
wag driven to the mountains , where nho slept
In the < He-Ids and In the woods ,
Mot cinriilH of Orciin Vcxuclii , $ * | , lit ) .
At New York Arrived State of Nebraska ,
fiom Glasgow ; . Peninsular , from Lisbon ,
Bailed -Paris , for Houthamptoif ; Suutiiwark ,
for Antwerp ; Majestic , for Liverpool ,
At .Southampton Arrived St. 1-ouls , from
Ne Vurk. Sailed Trave , for New Yoik.
At i'lyiiioiith-V/rlvcil Labn , from Now
York for Hri'inen.
At Ulasguw Anlveil Anchorla , from'New
York , Mongolian , .from New York ,
At BaltimoreArrived Dresden , from Ilic-
nn.li.
nn.li.At
At Rotterdam --Sailed Maaidam , from
New York , ' .
, At Bouloenc Arrived Obdniu , Jrow New
J Yerk.
; AREY IN THE CHAIR
Vyoinlng Mnn Ohoson to Preside Over th
Irrigation Congress ,
COMPLIMENTS NEBRASKA ON ITS CROP3
Wonders Whit the Result Would Bo Undo
Influence of Ditches.
IGATION : PROBLEMS ATTRACT BRYAN
Silver's Apostle Tells His Ideas of iToioutiflo
Use ofWatcr.
OR , GAPEN'S ' SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS
) ri > cii < lrncc on Kiiliifiill Should Um
StilMiloiiii-iitiMl by Siilltclcnt
.Dltche-N unit SlltiM Simula
Ilelii tilt Mi'HiloivH , ,
LINCOLN , Sept. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
Tlio Irrigation congress met .it tljo Univer
sity chapel this morning at ! > o'clock niul was
) pcncd by prayer by Rev. 11. O. Rowlands
of the First Baptist chureli of Lincoln. Tin *
credentials committee reporteil llio list of
Iclegates present. The committee on pcrmti-
lent organization reported the following list
if olllclnls for the convltiR year , which was
idopted : I'resldent , Joseph M. Carey , Wyom-
ng ; first vlco president , S. 'A. Cochran , South
> .ikota ; bccond vice president , L.V. . Shurt-
Ifi' , Utah ; third vice president , S. M. Kno.v ,
Illnols ; secretary , Thomas ( ! . Frost , Mlnne-
lota ; inlnnto clerk. 0. K. MrCutcheon , Mlchl-
Kan ; rending clerk , Colonel II. 13. Maxson ,
N'ovada ; ( lie clerk , 1' . C. Erlcson , Nebraska ;
) t-ess reporter , H. J. Colvln. California. It
\us recommended that the selection ut
reauuror bo left to the executive committee.
NEBRASKA EXCITES ADMIRATION.
Ex-Senator Carey wan Introduced and ac-
epted the gavel In a short speech , oxpress-
ng his thanks. He said his purpose was note
o dictate what the convention should do ,
but simply aid It In arriving at Us varlotu
lecialons. lie then spoke of the purposes
i ml alms of the irrlgitlon Intercut. .Mi' ,
'arey expressed his wonder at the productlve-
ics-'s of Nebraska without irrigation and wou-
Jcred If Nebraska would not now produce
about all Hint was needed when Its fleldn
ivcro fully Irrigated. He said that wuslcru
liooplo had a right to be proud of what had
Ijecn done In the west. The city of Lincoln
last your came near rapturing the Unllcil
States. The tepresentaiivcs of the University
of Nebraska arc Been all over the west and
ono knows them as HOOII as he sees them ,
for their knowledge ciops out In their con
versation. The people do not know wliat
: hu wealth of the western purl of the United
Stales Is. Mr. Carey then spoke In brief of
the resources of the west. So far as I bit
country is concerned , the people arc always
ahead of the prophets of the future. There
Is room In the west for at least 75.000.000
people. The people an ; to be agrlculturlslK.
Theio Is a need of srjentlflo and rartli-al
men to aid In thu development of thlr ur-
rltory.
As to placis Mr. Carey said that the first )
hlng necessary to more perfect development
was to take care of the water from the Rocky
mountain streams , to prevent the hoods and
conserve the cx.iefs water for the dry ca-
sons. The people want that kind of legisla
tion that will Insure protection to capital
invested In irrigation. TMs will Insure
rtirther Imvestment. In ten or fifteen years
the people will not bi > moved by a recital of
: helr Ills. They will be appealed to by men
tion of their desire for advancement and
their enthusiasm for new projects.
1'rof. Iliount of Lns Cruces , N. M. , read a.
thorough paper on "The History of Irriga
tion. "
A telegram of congratu'atlon was received
by the convention from V , ' . F. Cody ( Eluffai ! >
UI1I ) . K. H. New.11 , hydrographer of the
United States Geological survey , read a paper
on "The lleccr.it Progress oC Irrigation , "
Ai paper by Secretary Ilelntz of California
was presented. Mr. Helutz said ho would
not occupy the time of 'tho congress with
the full reading of his paper , as It would
be printed.
W. V. Wright of Lincoln read a paper on
'Artificial Rainfall , " being slightly advanced
Ideas on old theories of talnmaklng.
A. L. Kellogg of Colorado called up the
matter of effecting a permanent association
and the adoption of a constitution and by
laws , and on motion the chairman appointed
a committee composed of Mr. Kellogg , C.
H. Booth of California and Elwood Mead of
Wyoming to prepare plans for effecting such
an association' .
PR155ES 1011 PAPERS.
Before taking the noon adjournment the
following was read , relating to the "Irrlgi
tlon competition. "
"Early In the fprlng of 1S37 IS , H. Mewes ,
chairman of the executive committee ) of thu
National Iirlgatlon Congress , completed ar
rangements liy which IIP was enabled to offer
for Iho best paper on Irrigation the mun o
$100 ; for the. next bust $70 , and for the third
tlm sum of $30. Tlio compulltlon was open
to farmers , iTlgators or persons lutercsti'il
In Irrigation , and , In short , to nearly all who
were competent to wi'Ito upon this subject.
A number of topics wrro suggested , but the
comnetltlon was not 11 in Ho.I | o thosu. Thee
o mlHloiiu wore madn tti-it the papers should :
bo based an far UP noicMlila upon the ex
perience nnd observations of the writers and
hould contain new facto of general value.
The length of the papers was ppeclfled to bo
not less then 10,000 words nor over 20,000 ,
and each il'ttciitBlon should be accompanied
by miltftblo Illustrations , photographs , maps ,
or drawing * .
"A * a result of this offer , which was widely
nrlnted , there were * 'iit to Mr. MOBCS a num
ber of manuscripts , nnd these In turn flcro
subjected to experts for examination. On
the whole thn remits were somewhat disap
pointing , both as regards the ncopo and char
acter of thn material. As was anticipated ,
theoretical pape s , bordering even on "crank *
Iness , ' were In thu majority. Put there were
a fv well written , clear dltcusslona , some *
of them of consldeiuble valje. Others , doubt
less , would bo greatly Improved by the au
thors at a second trial. After a comparison
of the mark * of the committee the first award
was made to J. ! ' . LIWHOII of HutcfiliiHOn ,
Kflfl. , for the paper entitled 'An Irrigation
Experiment In the Stihhumld itcgioii ; ' tlm
vecond was made to W. M. Bristol of EaU
HlghlandE , Cal. , for a paper on 'Irrigation In
the Orchard,1 and the third to Judge J , 3 ,
Rintiry of Lawrence , Kan , , for a discussion
of 'Our Overflow Waters. '
"Tho first paper , that by Mr , Lawson , de
scribes the construction of a small dim
on tlio writer's farm , built tu hold back ( hot
waters of Cow creek. This Is made of sheet
piling 'supported by heavier timber * " . Waterfront -
front the email reservoir thus created in
turned * against a breast wheel twelve fee ] . In
dUmctcr and thice feet wide. This operate *
a reciprocating pump having a triple mo
tion , This raises wale ) * through a height of
nine feet Into a. ditch a quarter of a mlle
In length. From Hi s the water is distributed
through shall lateral ) ) or furrows , giving au
Increased production In crops and fruit.
"Tho second paper dUciibses the necessity
of Irrigation In the orclunl and the methods
practiced In southern California. The water
upply in described under the head of artrxUti
wells , storage reservoirs , [ jumping pud In
tercepting tunnels. The object of cultiva
tion Is touched upon and the time ana
methods of applying water. This 1 follow ? , )
by 'statements regarding ; the quantity r > t
water used , the methods of hindllng and
'
distributing It and other'detail * of Interest
to the orcbardlat. i
"The third paper dlscuues la