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The Omaha Daily Bee. h OMAHA. WEDNESDAY 3lO3f I2sU, 2?" OT 15311$ 15 11 1. 11)0 1 -TWJ5LVJ3 L AG.I5S. SIKGL15 C'OrV F1VK CliXTH. KSTAULISIIEL) .1 1 Ii l!, 1 87 1 PUSH EAST .TO WALL Wtittro Ftrmtri Opir' 4 io Lirg a Boali far Ytnk feX,. ' ' lh AGRICULTURE DROOPS ON ATLANTIC ' Libartl Laid Graiti and Law. an Frontlar Frm Farmidabl. SOUTH ALIO PROVES FACTOR IN FIGHT Trait Grawiri am Gar ian Baatck Frafiti frem .iorth. TILLERS OF SOIL ARE SAID TO BE SLOW Indualrlnl rnniinllou Crlllrlrr riirnipr ror Ftillurp tn Truth f 11 1 1 f Guiikp Public .crd nnd Suitability of Sull. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Ths industrial commission today mado public Its review of nvldenco taken before tlin commission on the subjects of agrlrulturo and agrlctiltuml liibor Among other subjects discussed Is that of agricultural depression, of which the commission spcakn hh follows: "Tho cause most often assigned for the depression of agriculture In the cuntcrn 'mates In tho Increased production duo to tho opening of western lands lu advance of the natural demand, especially through tfo Bgency of liberal laud laws and grants of land In aid of railroad construction. Thn competition of tho west has been icndcred especially severe by the policy of the railroads In making freight rates rein tlvely low for long distances. Tho old atapln proiluctn having thus becomo un profitable In the east It has been necessary for farmrra to change their methods and vary thn character of their crops, taking up especially the culture of products which nro not easily transported long distance. South i:nlrr Arpim. "Thui, trtick farming has largely super ported cereal growing along the Atlantic coast, but farmers lu the North Atlantic states now complain of thn severe coin petition of states further south In this In clU8try nml much tho same may bo snld of fruit growing. Kvon so perishable a com modity as milk Is transported much longer distances than formerly sluco the Introduc tion of refrigerator ears. "Another rnuso which several witnesses Ksslgn for the unsatisfactory condlttou of agriculture In some parts of the country U the conservation of the fnrmtrs, their lack of quick adjustment to changed condition nnd lack of effective business planning nnd management. Tim fanners, ns a class, have not kept up with tho times, but have raised tho same crops year after year with nut record to chauges lu supply and do msnd. This undue conservatism nnd lack of managing ability among farmers is os peclnlly omphsaliod with' reference to th southern state and Is given as an ex planation of the too cxcltislvo attention to cotton production prevailing there. ,iinr' Senrop In Sonth. "Another cause abslgncd for agricultural depression In thn south Is the scarcity of money, the dllHeully or borrowing on real estate security and the consequent high rates or Interest. It seems possible, how ever, to borrow money In the south at somewhat loner rates of Interest than formerly, Tho decline In tho prleo of coU ton Is of course an Important element In thn depression of agriculture In the south. The Inefllclency of negro labor Is assigned us another cause. On the other hanil It Is affirmed that there Is too much good and cheap Inbor In the south. An nbundancc of cheap labor Is said to be unfavorable to the success of agriculture, becnuse It re sults In planting too largo nn acreage and in neglect of personal attention by the planter. "Against the chargo that farmers are tindnly conservative 1b put the counter charge that they turn from one crop to another without sufficient regard to the suitability of thn climate and soil or to the conditions of tho market." MANUFACTURERS IN ARKANSAS v !. niirrnn Mhntr How the Mnlr Mn Prouppretl In Ten Your. ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. -A bulletin was Issued by the census bureau today show lug the condition of tho manufacturing In diiHtrles of the state of Arkansas for the censiiH year 1000 and giving comparisons with every census since 1fi.10. Tim state ment shows that last year there were 4, 174 manufacturing; establishments In the Htate, with an aggregate capital of $35.- fi0.40, with 1,109 salaried officials, to whom l,251,09fi was paid, and with 26,501 wage-earners, to whom was paid $8,s.SH, 301. The cost of materials used Is, placed at i:3.!i?r.,"G8 and the valuo of products Is given nt 94f.8R3.7S3. Tho value of prod ucts for 1SD0 was J22,6M,U,S. In JSPO th value of products of h manufacturing character amounted to only $53",!08. I'm ltiOO the showing In the leading Industries In tho matter of vnlue of products was as follows- Cars and rallroad-shop construct' tlon, 2,no5,l47i cotton ginning. $1,261, 097; (louring nnd grisl-mlll products, 93, "OS.TOtt; lumber and timber products, $23, J5n.9S3; oil, cotton seed and enke, $2,S74, SCI. ARBITRATION NOT ARBITRARY Mrtlcnn Dclci-ntr llellpip Hint World Unit ."Not Itrnclie.l .HutlU'lrtit Since of CI lllntlitu. MUX ICO CITV. Nov. 12. In the preamble to their report the Mexican delegates to the Van-American congress review the question arbitration. The paper deals with the ' Hon of making arbitration arbltrar). iport sas those who aim Hi tilth nn forgot the teachings of history anil are only legislating for Ideal societies, organized In n superior nnd different manner to those existing. They nro not legislating for the present day soclotles, In which mau, while moving under high aspirations, Is car ried away by passions which disturb nnd blind til in. The Mexican delegates look for more practical results. They say their plan offers something mora favorable lo the Interests of peace tnan those Ideas offered by promoters of plans for tho formation of the United States of tiuropo. and even of the world. Rl Imparclal, n newspaper, says tho Mex- lean delegates are united In a determina tion to advocate the principle of suppres sion of quarantine, which has created so much obstruction to commerce throughout the world. Kngland has shown the way ami Its public health has not suffered by the removal of quarantine. The delegates to the Pan-American con ference this morning visited tho mint and wero shown through It. by Finance Mln later Llmantour. A banquet wns served In the corridors. BOATS COLLIDE IN CHANNEL Ligatikip ii ln Dawn and Ciew ii Si- liTed to Hara Parished. MANY SHIPS IMPERILED IN THE STORM BULGARIA TO BE YIELDING II llpply in Dickinson' l.nlpl Ail' lire IlippetPtl to III' I'roillloe if AM Ho Asks. SOFIA. Bulgaria. Nov. 12-Contul Gen eral Dickinson of Constantinople has sup plcmentcd his verbal representations to the Bulgarian government by a note today In which bp recapitulates tho history of tho (induction by brigands of Miss Kllen M Stone and her companion, Mmo. Tallka, and the steps taken to obtain her release nnd reminds the foreign minister of his promle to glvo every assistance. He notes In stances where the attitude of subordinate officials has not conformed with this assur ance. Finally Mr. Dlckluson repeats his demand for the noninterference of the gov ernment In the negotiations. The government's reply, according to the opinion expressed In official circles, will set forth that while hesitating to establish the precedent thut tho government give protection to brigands In treating for tho ransom of captives, in the present caic In volving the safety of two women, tho gov ernmcnt, as an act of courtesy and human ity. will comply with Mr. Dickinson's ie- qucsl. RIFLE OVER EVERY SHOULDER I, mil llobci'l' Ad lor tlinl nlier nnd l,niT He niipncit With .Mb? lie Cnrrleil Oul. LONDON. Nov. 13. The Dally News makes the following announcement', Owing to t.urd Itobcrts' conviction that -tho saber and lanco have aeon tbelr best days nnd must be replaced cvoii for cavalry by rifles, while the. bulk of the Infantry must henceforth be mounted, tho small arms commlttco was Instructed some months, ago to find n modified form of tho Lee-Knfleld suitable for all nrms. As a result the com mlttee has decided In favor nt shortening the barrel five Inches and increasing tho twist of the rifle In order to compensate for the loss of range nnd accuracy. An xpetimcntnl Issue of 1,000 will bo mad soon,. LONDON WILL BUILD SUBWAY llpleentp Wlm VlsltPil Aincrlcnu Clllp Arc Spurred on In Kiu ulule Thplr r.iniiipli!, LONDON. Nov. 13. At yesterday's meet Ing of the London County Council a propo sltlon was unnnimously adopted to nsk the consent of Parliament for tho construction of subways and an electric tramway from the Victoria Embankment under New ntreet to llolburn, connecting n little farther north with surfneo trams. In the course of the session the delegates who recently visited tho United StntCB de scribed the systems In Hoston and New York, J. Williams Ilonn declaring his con viction that what had been done In those American cities could bp done In London nnd that efforts should bu made beforo Mihtcrrancan trade was handed over to for eign control. ROOSEVELT PLEASES THEM Make I'.MCnurMuliiH HeiimrK In llelp- gnli'N from I, nml (irniil Col Iphp Aopntlnu, ( WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. A commute. frnm tho Agricultural Land Grant College nssoclntlnn, which Is meeting In this city ronslHtlug of President Ituckram of Norih Carolina, President Atherton of Pennsyl auta, President White of Georgia and Cap lain Alexia Cope of Ohio, called upon the president today to pay Its respects and lo nsk him to receive the members of the at poclallon. The latter request tht president felt compelled reluctantly to refuse, saying he wok making It a rule lo receive repre tentative committers front such nssocla tlnns. but not the atsoclntlons themselves. The president plensed the committee greaMy by his word of praise for tho work of the state institutions foil n del upon the land grants. "While I am n son of Har vard," said the president, "I belhve that the state lnnd grant Institutions are doing a greater work and nro closer lo the hearts of the people limn many of the older and hotter equipped colleges." IkiiiiU of IHotrro Are 1'ljliiK nml l,lfe-nvliiit Scrilci' Is llnril nt Work In llrll.vlim the ShlMt rppkrd. LONDON. Nov. 13.-5:15 a. in. The mall- boat Nord, whl'h started from Dover for Calais at 11:30 last nleht. ran clown n light shin off tho new Dover pier. The trew of the lightship was drowned. It Is reported In Dover that sixteen per- so.:m went down with the lightship. Nord has gone ashore at the forclnml. but Its pusengers are said tn be safe. lJNDON. Nov. 12. -Violent wind, rain nnd snow slorms are reported from all the coasts of the United Kingdom. A ileroa galo Is blowing lu the channel and moun tainous seas ate running. No less than half it dozen small vessels within sight of Dover are flying signals of distress and the lire boats nro vainly attempting to go to their rescue A rocket apparatus has been sent to tli" south foreland, where an admiralty vessel Is on the rocks, with the crew clinging to tho rlEglng. Several esscls 1ihc been rtls masted and tugs are rescuing craft wmrn were driving, ashore. ,t other channel ports there were sum Inr scenes. Ships, everywhere, arc run ning for shelter. Ilrlllih Mili I'lMiinlpri. The steamer Cato collided with the rirlt- Ish ship Loch Vcnnaclwr, Captain Dennett, which left Melbourne August lfi, for Ixin don. at the mouth of tho Thames. Tho lat ter foundered, hut the crew wero saved. Wild weather prevails over the bike dis trict. Tho first snow Is fnlllng on mo Westmoreland hills. A number of const towns hnve suffered damage to their sea walls nnd houses nml several rivers have broken their banks nnd seriously dnmaged the lower parts of In- land towns. Traffic In some of llio streets of ntackhurn has been stopped. Thero are P0ST0FFICES OF THE WEST Veil r' It ceo id f limine nml I'rn- Hrp lu phrnkii nnd Other Mntcs, fl'rom a Stuff Correspondent.' WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. (Special Tele gram. 1 The annual report of the fourth as sistant postmaster general was Vnadc pub lic today. For Nebraska It shows: Dur ing tho year ending June, 1001. there were ton presidential and 207 fourth-class, post masters appointed. There were 115 presi dential nnd 938 fourth-class offices, the receipts of which were $l,.157.6tl5.51. Dur ing tho year twenty-two postofficcs were established, flfty-flvo discontinued nnd forty-four names nnd sites changed. Of presidential postmasters one resigned nnd three commissions expired. Of fourth class 105 resigned, nineteen were rented nnd six died. in Iowa there were twenty-nine presi dential and 140 fourth-class appointments, 250 presidential and 1.5S7 fourth-rlnss of fices, the receipts of which were S.V.ifS, 380.51. There were Ihlrty-elghl office es tablished. 10:t discontinued anil thirty-six names and sites changed. Of presidential seven rcfilgned. nine rommUslons expired, two died and one removed. Of fourth-clusa 216 resigned, twenty-six were removed nnd twenty-one died. In South Dnkota there were nine presi dential and 187 fourth-clna anpolntmcnts. There wero fifty-one presidential nnd 632 fourth-rhiss office!, the receipts of which wert- fl75.S2S.fil. There were twentv-slx offices established, thirty-seven discon tinued, forty-four sites and names chunged. Of presidential the.ro wero one resignation, ono rcmonl and three commissions ex pired. Of fourth-class thero were ninety two resignations, twenty-four removals and eight deaths. In Wyoming there were five presidential and 143 tnurth-cliiHS appointments, four teen presidential and 327 fouvth-clasi of fices, the receipts of which wero $156,251.72. There wen- forty-three offices established, thirty-one names nnd sites changed nnd nineteen discontinued. Of presidential there was one remosnl. Or tnurth-rlas. there were llfty-onr resignations, twenty one removals and nine deaths. J. 11. HnyncH. secretary to Senator Mil lard, accompanied by his fnmlly and his wlfn'a mother, arrived In Washington today for the winter. They nro temporarily sltu uted nt the Drlscoll until they can estab lish themselves permanently. Senator Mil LIT1IER W. OSBORN IS DEAD Diatintniiliid Nebraskan Paues Awaj at His Foit in Samoa. NEWS COMES BY WAY OF AUCKLAND 111 lop hi .settllim the 'liillPtnu IIpIipIIIiiii Most Antnhlp nml UN uliipiuput Course One ot limy (Iccupnlloii. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER rirei.t for Nebrnsk.i Fair Widisilny unit Thur.drt . Westerly Winds. Teiiiiernttirp nt Oinnlin ptprdn)l Hour. Iteu. Hour. Ilea, ,". n. n Ill t p. in , , , " l ii. ti :tn l. in t- 7 ii. in . , , . , . VII !t l. lit , , , , "" .s n. ii MU I p. m Ml ii n. hi :ti n p. in nr, 10 ii. ii Ill II l. in .K 11 n. in IO 7 i. in I CJ ii . . 17 S i. I" II p. in 4 1 WAIF'S FATAL FAITH Waidtrir ?iti Tint ia Salditr aad Qu Bliidlj to Hit Dotk. RATHBUN CONFESSES MURDEROUS INTENT I a; Ptrpeaa Wai ta Kill Gaodmai to Achim Itlflib Eidi. (From n Staff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. fSpoolnl Tele- j gram.) Tho death of Luther W. Osborn I ot Nebraska, consul general at Apia, Samoa, announced today by Hie Stale depiirtment. ennio as n great shock to the officials. Ills communications to the department have been marked by thoroughness, clearness j )ll4 fri chairman of the committee, NEW YORK ADDS TO THE FUND tlpr TmchIj- TlinumtlHl Unllnrs Cul IppIpiI lu Hint Mntr Olhrr .11 en An Cimsldpred. NKW YOKK. Nov 12.-Members of the executive committee of the McKlnlcy Me morial association of the stnto of New- York met In private session today. Cornel- VICTIM SAID TO HAVE ANTICIPATED FATE and value. When trouble between the contending factions of nntlves arose .IihIrp Osborn. :sh netlng chief Juatlce of tho Pa moan Islands, decided every question with such eminent fairness that both sides tn a controversy wero bound to accept his decisions. When the excitement of Islands was at whlto heat nnd actual warfare be tween contending native tribes had broken presided nnd Senutor M. A. Hannn. who Is vice president of the McKlnlcy Memorial association, attended the meeting. At the meeting $H.'-00 was subscribed toward the memorial, which, with J7.R00 already re ported, makes ?2t,700 collected by the state association. So far letters asking co-operation have been sent to stale newspapers, banks nnd out Consul General Osborn remained on I postmasters and efforts are being madn to .ai'.nl fnM nf wntpr In mnnv of the low districts, nelfnst Is flooded and olsewher ! lnrd and daughter urn expected .to take up milt and schools arc closed on accouut of tneir iimncr ni me ..m.nu ..uuuk tho Hoods. Tho seas, arc so high off tho Tynn that shipping movements have beer, stopped. Hundreds of ship yard men nrc idio on account of the abnormal rains. There hnve been a number of wrecks on tho Sunderland coast. ALASKA SWEPTBY STORMS Set pre Knrlhminkp. Two r Ai Minder filnplpm, Cniilnn. Ilpnvy l'lnw of Iop. PO'tT TOWNSIP . Wash., Nov. 12. The coast of southeastern Alaska continues to bo swept by storms, according to reports brought by the steamer Al-Ko, which ar lived tonight from Skagway. Strong winds and snowstorms have prevailed almoRt ron tlnuously during the last two weeks nnd there Ik much floating Ico In the channels. Pilot Bradley, who has been continually on tho Alaskan route during the last thirteen years, says the Ice floe is larger than ever known before nnd he accounts for It as being tho result of the severe earthquake of two years ago. which shattered the various glaciers. Since that time the sloughing of Icebergs from the glneiers has been very great. HIGH WIND ON THE LAKES linle Willi Velnolt of 1'lflj MIIph nn llnur Thrcnlen llUiislor lu .Shipping,. November 25. Ilppni'l input Xolo. rtural free delivery service has been ordered "slabllshcd January 1, at Oakland, Pottawattamie county, lown. The roulj embraces scventj -four square miles, con taining a population or 1.035. Albert llrown and I.. L. Palmer wero appointed cairlern. Dr. W. P. Graham wns today appointed pension examining surgeon at Atlantic, In. Postmasters appointed: Nebrnska---MlnersvHle, Otoe ronnty, Al rred Mnrkley. vice It H. Marklcy, resigned, Iowa l'nrnhamvllle. Calhoun county, George Coats. St. Heneillct, Kossuth county, Theodore Pohon. South Dakota I'alrvlew, Lincoln county, M. C. Gable. J. W. .Ilnklna or tho District of Columbia w;na today appointed ibo0w slj,; harness maker at tho Indian school," Chamberlain, S. D. The Post office nt Mlnnrsela, Put to rounty. South Dakota, was ordered discon tinued nnd Its mall hereafter will bo sent to Hcllc Pourcho. Major nialr D. Taylor, surgeon, now at Honolulu, lint been ordered lo duty In th Department of Dakota, rolletlng Captain Alfred K. Hiadley, onslstnnt surgeon, who hns been ordered to duty in the Philippines. IN REFUNDMENT OF TAXES Com it ml Ipp of TrPiiMiP.v Iti-nileo mi liuiioi'luiil Ufi'lslnn on ItiMcnilr Mlinip'. DIAZ PROVES BAD NATIVE l'rrldi-nt nf I'rm Iiipp nil l.rjlr I'uiin.l lu llnp Mnn liii'rliiilniitlnu l'nppr Aliuul Hint. CATRA LOGAN, Island of Sarnar, Nov. 12. Diaz, tho president of Taclobnn, Island of Lte. who has been proved to be un agent of the Filipino junta nt Hong Kong, has been arrested, Many incriminating papers, Implicating numerous officials, wero Belted at thu time ot his arrest. The gunboat Leyte hus discovered a sig nal station working on tho Island of Leyte and communicating with InsurgeniK on the island of Kumar by the flashlight system. Threo operators were arrested and tho station was destroyed. The tutu con fessed that many recruits httvo been sent fiom Leyte. to Saruar. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. Mr. Trncewell. comptroller ot the treasury, has rendered OLUVELAND. O., Nov. 12.-A wind with j " derision, In which he holds that the itnn- - iw ii i ... . h i... i, i missioner ni inirniiii rtivrinu- i um nn- a VflOCIli Ul llllj lllllfn ll HUUi nn nv.n blowing on Lake Erie for the last fifteen hours, resulting in a complete embargo on lnke commeicc. Aside from the passenger bonis, no lake craft has come Into Clevo land today. DPiTIlOIT, Nov. 12. A telegram received hero today states that the steamer Porter Chamberlain and consort II. .1. Webb lire nn tho rocks at Dortrh IMnud, Georgian bay. Tho crew a are snfe, but the vessels are In bad shape. Reports from various lake ports tell of great damngn to shipping by tho gale. EXILE REACHESSAFE HAVEN CiiIiiiiiIiIh's l-'ormer Mlnlfttpr of Win IpppIIip Tn inn 1 1 In Hp linhlli's of I In- MmiIIi, ALL SHIPSHAPEAT SANTIAGO (iuvprnur licniTiil WiiiiiI Is I'lpnkPil With Mix liiNiPPtloii of Smith Culint Ciihon Cllj, SANTIAGA DH CUn,. Nov. 12. Governor General and Mrs. Wood, Collector llllffl, Captain Slocum, Major Keane nnd several women at rived hero this morning on the government yncht Knuawha, General Wood has expressed himself as greatly pleased with I ho nppcaranoo of tho city nnd the re cent Improvements. In the course of the afternoon be Inspected the troops nt Morro barracks. Ho will remain In the district for several days, looking over the military posts nnd examining tho public works. KING BRINGS DOWN HIS BIRD HilttHril nnd III I'nrlj- Minnt I'lienn nntK In Windsor Pnrk Wllh nul llrifnril in Itnlu. LONDON. Nov. 13. lu rplte of the gales and undeterred by tho beating rain. King Kdward, tho prince of Wales and a distin guished parly spent yesterday shooting NKW YOKK, Nov. 12. -General Pedro No Ospina, Colombia's former minister of war. Is here as an exile, arriving today on board the Atlas lino steamer Alene. Two other Colombian leaders were banished at the snmo time, Generals Savcdra and Hoi. qtlln. Ganeral Savedra debarked at Port Linton, Costn Hlca when Alcnc sailed on Its north ward journey. General Ospina and General Holquln cirno on to this port. General Osplnn. as Colombia's war minister, was said to have the confidence of tho people and tn have used his best efforts to end the revolt now disturbing the rnuntry. Ho t also credited with a plan to have restored President Pan Clemente. nmj tho legitimate government to power, hut Vice President Marroquln Interfered, (lung Ospina Into prison and put In his place Dr. Joso Vicento Concha. General Ospina was asked nbout n rcccn' cablegram from Panama, lu which General Albon was quoted as saying that General Ospina had dono his country a great wrong In having conferred with thn liberals and in so doing had practically recognized tliem as belligerent. This the former minister vehemently denied, saying that ho never had any conference at nny time with the liberals. Oxulnn IimIIp. I'orpp. Of his removal from office. General Ospina ssld fco wns asked to resign, but he replied that he preferred to be removed, and be was removed to prison, nnd kept there twenty-two days, In communendo, anil then banished with neither decree nor written notice of any kind. Speaking of tho political affairs in the disturbed republics of thu south. General Ospina gave It as his belief that the war In Colombia will soon be nt au end, Insur gents, he said, are neither numerous or well organized, the chief forces being con centrated In the neighborhood of Panama. All the rest ho described as roving bnnds of bandits, making their homes lu moun tain fastnesses, from which they Issue to He thinks that tho missioner nf Internal revenue Is not thorlzed by section .1220 of the revlfod statutes to allow claims for the redemption of documentary or proprietary stamps hh a refundment of tuxes. Under section r,220. the cnmmlfcslonor Is ghen authority to refund tiiNe.s erroneously or Illegally collected, etc.. with a limit as lo time of making application for the refund or nmount of stamps sought to be redeemed to two years from the date tho stamps wore affixed and cancelled. Tho act of May 12. 1900, however, limits tho time of making applications for refund to two yearn after the purchase of the stnmpH from the government and the amount to $2 or more. The comptroller, therefore, holds that tho time when the stamps were affixed nnd can celled Is of no Importance In Hie determin ation of tho lights of the person seeking a refund, thu only question bring the time the stamps were purchased originally from the government. Documentary stamps purchased fiom the government more than two years before application for refund Is made, cannot bo redeemed. thn Island, refusing to take refuge on a man-of-war. and by his coolness and cour age prevented wholetnle slaughter. Tho consular service of Iho Pulled States con tains not h chapter of coolness, intelligent Judgment and auccessful diplomacy on tho part of nny consul surpassing this chapter of Judge Osborn'n record nt Apia. Por two yrnis Judge Oshorn's health had not been reassuring. Last December he wroto Chief Clerk Michael of Hie Slate depart ment a personal letter, lu which he said. "Myself and fnmlly are not well. No one has been nble to rrmnln here ns long as 1 have. Tee climate In many respects is brautlful, but for some reason one goes down Just n little every day." hi it subse. quent letter he wroto Colonel Michael that he would be obliged, to take n vacntlon, even If it required him to resign In order to recuperate. Colonel Michael. In speaking of Judge Osborn, whom he had known favorably for twenty oars, said: "The Slate department foeW that Iti the death of the consul gen oral nt Apia Ihe service has lost one of Its brightest and most valunblo representa tives." Ciller In SniHiMiii fii'oiip, WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. A cablegram received at tho Slate department today from Auckland, New Zealand, announces the death at Apia, Samoa, on October 17. of Luther V. Osborn, United Stntea consul general at Apia. Mr. Osborn was born In New York and appointed lo his present post from Ne braska July 2(!, !Sn7. Thus he wns tho principal representative of thn authority of thn United Statca In thn Samoa group In tho troublesome days before the partition nnd It nppeared thut he, alone, of nil tho foreign representative at Apia aroused no opposition. Ho obtained the confidence of the natives and tho other representatives of thfl foreign .powers. . k .. In addition to his' post at Apia, Mr. Os born was also consul general nt Mukualnsa, tho capital of the Congo group of Islands. (irler lu III lllil Homo. IILAin. Neb., Nov. l2.-(Speclal Tele gram.) A short time nfter the arrival of The Omahn Evening Hee, containing the nown ot the death of Hon. L. W. O.sborn. al most every person In lllnlr knew of It and expressed sorrow, so well wns ho known and respected as n citizen In this, his old home. Mr. Osborn came to Blnlr from Klmlra, N. Y., In August, ISf.'.i, and begun the practice of law, vblch ho continued to follow until October 11. IS'.i7, when he sailed for Samoa. Ills wife nnd son, their only child, accom panied him. Mr. Osborn'n death casts a gloom ovir tho entire city nnd many nro the expressions of sorrow heard tonight on every hand. Two letters were received here yesterday from Mr. Osborn. ono being to Mayor W. D. Haller, which wns dated Apin. October IS. nnd the other October 10. In both letters Mr. Osborn writes cheerfullj. an though In good health. He was p. member of the Masonic lodgo and Knights Templars of this city. Almost tho entile time of his professional career here lie wns In partnership with other nt (orneys. nmong whom was Hie Into John Cnrrlgnn of lllnlf. Attorney I'arnsworth of Kloux City, and Judge Lee Kstclle of Omaha. distribute quickly 10.000 small savings banks for contributions In Now York City BUGGY RIDE LEADS TO DEATH uiiiik oiiiini'x llnily U 1'oiinil I'ol IovtIiik I'lrnmirr KtPiiralun Willi Unknown Mini, P.VANSVILLK. Ind.. Nov 12. The body of Miss Lena Itenner was found by some children Into this nftcrnnon In n ditch with the face burled In the mud. Klnger marks on the neck point to death by strangulation. Miss Itenner went buggy riding with a young man Inst night, whom nobody seems to know. She did not return home nnd relatlxes solicited police nld In the search for her today, but without avail until thn body was discovered by children. Thin is the second mysterious murder that has occurred In this vicinity within Iho last twenty-four hours, tho body of Mrs. George Hnllcr also being found on the public highway this morning. BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY Itrtiit'll Cunip III Slnvilj' from Vop mi Jvpvr Cnimlltnllnii So llef 1 n I Ip llpmiltn Oltlnlupil. IHOMINOHAM. Ala.. Nov. 12 Partial re- turns from every county In Alnhamu Indi cate that the new constitution has been ratified by nearly HO.ono votes. The 1i1hc1 bolt counties have been slow to send In re turns, and when the official cuunt Is mado the majority may go as high ns 32,000. All tho white counties have practically com pleted the count. General (',. M. Sholley. leader of thn op position, claims the state will curt- ma jority nf at IcaHt 20,000 against ratification. He hares that wtlraate, ontthe returns from north Alabama, which show Increased wa- Jorlllcu against tho new constitution. MORE MONEY FOR RURAL MAIL AGED PASTOR'S BODY FOUND l.ii) In-ill ii (irrnjniHii Mnrta In Draw .11 n ii py front Hunk anil I .nt .sppii AkiiIii AIIvp. NKW YORK. Nov. 12. Kev. Christian llnddens, for many years pastor of a Lulh ernn church In Columbus, O., Is dead In this city, ills body was found Moating In the wnlor off South Hrooklyn last Satur day and Inken to the morgue. Hero It lay unidentified until today, when Adolpli Ker- ler, n nephew of tho minister, claimed It. Just how Mr. Haddcns met his death Is not known, but tho nephew thinks It nn ac cident. He left Mr. Kcrlor'B house October I, to draw money from a bank, but did not do so nnd was not seen nllvo afterward by hlB relatives Ho was 70 years old. pheasants In Windsor park. His majesty, who appeared lo bo In excellent health, commit depredations seemed In enjoy the sport and aocured a j organized force about Panama does not ex good bag. 1 ceed 600 uiea. PontniMKtci- liPUPrnl Will Auk fnr I to ii 111 1'rPMPiil Tree Delivery A iiiii'uprlntlnn. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. - In his annual report, which will be completed soon, Poei mastcr General Smith will aHk for an In crease of tho appropriation for the rural free delivery service from VI. 500.000 to JS.000,000 nnd will advocate Iho oxtenslon of the service ns far ns practicable. II" will express the opinion that this branch of tho work of the department Is ot th greatest utility nnd will plead for most liberal consideration on the part of con gress, Hi will explain In some detail the recent action of tho department In the mat ter of second-class mall matter, taking the position that tho law granting a rate of 1 cent por pound contemplated benefit only to nbrolutcly legitimate newspapers with legitimate subscription list PAYS BALANCE. DUE M'KINLEY (Jiivernnienl 1hipn Hnii'iinl In ,il. iiiliilxlrnlurs of i:lnlf fnr KIppii Hundred Online. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12 statement ot arco'int was made today by the auditor for the Stale department charging Iho Into President McKlnlcy with the warrants Is sued to him on account of salary from the beginning nf his Incumbency of the office of president lo th dny of his death and cred iting him with tho nmount dun him on ac count of salary. A balance due of $1,150 was found. A warrant lu favor of the ad mtnlstrators of the president's estate was drawn todaj bv the lecrclary of tho treasury. Sketch of 111 Inri'iT. Luther W. 0.iborn was born in Ithaca, N. Y., nnd nerved In a New York regiment during tho civil war. After the close of tho war be came lo .Nebraska and engaged in the practice of hlw profession, the law. which ho followed for twcnty-lho yearn. He was a dolrgalo lo tho natlrn.il repub llcnn convention In lS7ti nnd member ot the national committee from 1876 to IfcSO. He mado his home at lllnlr for many years. In 1SH7 Judgo Osborn was appointed United States rnnsiil to Samoa and was present there during the wnr between tho supporters of Malctoa and Matnnfa, tho rival kings. At this I lino Judge Osborn wns most conspicuous In bringing nbout a settlement of tho difficulties between tho natives nnd the representatives of tho threo great nations which had assumed the re sponsibility for the government of Samoa. I When the now government was formed Judge Osborn was mado chief Justice of tho supremo court of Samoa. He was serving in this capacity nt tho time of his death. During the last year Tho Dec has pub lished some verv Interesting letters from Judge Osborn, partly descrlptlvo ot the Islands and partly historical of tho Malle toan rebellion. Tho last of thcHii was published about two weoks ago and an other hns Just come to hand for publication next Sunday. In n private lotter. dated August 26, 1901, Judge Osborn writes: "When I read of tho terrible things hap pening In tho states, ot tho drouths and Hoods nnd frightful heat and fatalities re sulting therefrom, the keen edge of the de sire lo bo thero at this Urns Is somewhat blunted. I feel that all tho good things nro not to be found In nny one country. Wo ma having delightfully pleasant weather here; neither too warm nor too cold." Judge Osborn hud applied for a leavo of absence, In order that he might revisit Ne braska, und whs grunted Hovonty-flvo days, but iih he would have had to apend fifty days of that In going and coming from the Islands, ho declined to accept and re mained at his post to die. NURSES SHIFT THE BLAME AltPiiilnul nl Oil on Inn Aluni Until rii? loliin ltepiitillilp fur III TrenlinPiit of PntlPiil. CHICAGO. Nov 12. Mrs. Kate Green and Miss Mao Shea, tho attendants at tho Dun nlng asylum, charged with neglect aud underfeeding Insane women committed 'o tbelr rare, denied today before the county civil service commission that they had do prived the patients of their meals and put nil ih? tusponsiblllly for tho treatment nf the patients received on Ihe shoulder of Dr. Clara Perguson. formerly physician In the asylum, but now In Kuiope. Tho com missioners reserved n decision. DIES ON HIS WEDDING NIGHT I'l'uappptii p llrltlpurnnni Minnl Him neir I'nlnllr While IIipIiik for Mnrrinarp Orpmonj. LOGANSPOrtT, Ind., Nov. 12. Elmer Montgomery nf this city while dressing himself for his wedding this evening, shot himself through the temple, dying within n fow minutes without assigning nny cause for his aol. Tonight Montgomery was to bo united In mnrrlago to Miss Kdyth Thomas, a pretty young woman of this city. MIps Thomas Is prostrated by tho news of her sweetheart's death and his terrlblo deod Is more of a mystery to her thun unyono else. NEARLY DROWNS AT BAPTISM lilrl Nllp from Clr ru innn' f.'rnup nml Only llppovpr Cnnplnn iipshi Aflpr Two llniii, THOIINTOWN. Ind.. Nov. 12. Miss Min nie Coddlngton living near this place, whllo lining haritUcd by a mlnhtcr nf th Chris tian church, In some way slipped from his grasp and nntrowiy escaped drowning. Shn was rescued by the bystanders and the minister and physicians restored her to consiiouancia after two hours of hard work. Jli oinenl f Oocllil ipwi'ln im. Hi, At New York Arrived- F.thlopln, from Glasgow; .Marquette, from London; Am ittcidam, from Itotterdnm; Northtown. from Chicago: llohenzollorn, from Genoa, Naples nivl Gibraltar. Sailed Heorgle. for Liver pool. rl J.IYVIJIUUI from schooner liiii'N lo llotlnni, VINHYAHI) 1IAV1;N, Muss., Nov. 12. Tllit schooner Douglua llnynes of Hath, Mi ., Captain Itlalsdi.il, from Port Johnson for Hiillowell, .Me., with u cargo of coal. Is sunk between .Shovelful und Pollock Illp idio'ila. wlili Its three musts projecting out .if tin. nnlpr I'lilitHln Mliilnili.il unit lili iPw of four men were rrscieit bj the Theresa from New York, for Cherbourg uMinnni'i' Luther T tiarretsoii and amli-il unit III emeu. bete this afternoon, after having suffered At Gluigow Arrived Arcadian, from I Montreal. rrlvcd Pretoria. Montreal; Huxonian. trom uoion. At Auckland- Arrived SCononm. from Ron Primclscn, via Honolulu and Apia, for Sid ney. N. H. W. At Yokohama Sullcd-aicnsflcid. for Tn- I'OtlUl. At I'lymoutn-At'iiveu iaisciin sinrin terribly from exposure. AlcolitliiM, tht Arrtstad Mai Olaimi, Utit Orlaa Uuitoiuarj. SALVATION ARMY ENTERTAINED GOODMAN Clerk It Pineiiilir r I'pniiHen Loilnt'r' 9atlfnotlnu I pun I'IiiiIIiik Mip posetl Krlciul. Who Promised lo llrllri- III Condition. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Nov. 12.-Newnll C. Ilathbuu, who, according to the police, hai confessed that ho pluuncd lo defraud nc Insurance company out ot J 1,000 by pre tending that a body shipped to Little Uock Ark,, wns his own, today admitted, accord ing to the authorities, that the muu whe accompanied him to the hotel In Jenerson vllle. Ind., nnd wns found dead the iievt day was Charlrt Goodman, who is raid tc have come from Kvuiiavlllc, Ind. The Associated Press snld last night that on account, of the dtfnppcnrnpco nf Good man from the Salvation Army hotel ic Louisville last Wedticuday night with th announced Intention of going In Indian.) with n newly-found friend, nnd his non return, the police thought the dead mau was Goodman, Not until today, however, would Hathbun admit that Goodman was tho name of Iho man Hint accompanied hliu to thn Jefleisonvlllc hotel. Chief of Detect lcs Sullivan an I Chlel Applegnte and Coroner Coots of Jellenion vllle Interviewed Hathbun today. He listened, ns one by ono the circumstances wero laid before him by Chief Sullivan. According lo the nlllccrs, Hathbun suddenly sprang up and, walking hastily to a win dow, looked out for n few minute, then, turning like nn animal nt buy, he faced the crowd of men In Iho room aii.i asked lu a shaking voice: "What. Is Iho punish ment fnr offenses of this kind In Indiana.' Does the death penalty hxIhI there?" Never mind about the penalty, Hulhbun." said Chief Sullivan. "What we are In terested lu Is tho name of tho dead man." Iliilhliiin CnnfONnc Intent. For n moment Hathbun looked at Ihe group of faces beforo him and then ho said: "You are on thu right track. Good man Is the name nf the dead man. I met him In front of tho Halvatlon Army and determined to kocp hm drunk for sev eral days uud then fix him." Here hb stopped and then said: "If t should make a confesslou It, would bo printed In thn EPraBdo1'ttjrn.l.b people against me." Ho then lapsed into n sullen silence and would any nothing else. When questioned further ho denied hav ing given Goodmnn laudanum and said nc would havo mnde uso of chloroform. He then refused tn go buck to ludlann. without requisition papers. Colonel John D. Hodman, United States recruiting of ficer hero, notified Chief Sullivan today that no requisition will bo necessary for the return of Hathbun to Jeffcrsonvllle, Ind. He says that Hathbun is now a gov- ernmunt prisoner, charged with desertion, and ns eoon as he can communicate with Washington he will hnve tho prisoner taken over tho line. Tho Jolfcrsonvilln au thorities will mnkc claim for tho custody of Hnthbuu on n chargo of murder. Further efforts to secure a complete con fession were uunvalllng and Hathbun wiu taken back to jail. Murder 'ol pppiiii . Just beforo this Interview he made tho following statement, to Chief of Detec tives Hulllvnn: "I admit everything ex cept that I killed Goodman. I meant to kill him and kept blm drunk for the pur pose, but he died of alcoholism, and I was not forced lo make way with him. Tin mystery about an accomplice, named Blaurbnrd was fictitious. I nctcd alone and without a confsderate." lUanrhnrd was, nreordlng to the rtory Hnthhun told yesterday. corporal whom Hathbun got acquainted with at Plattsburg, N. Y. It Is snld that Goodman, who was of n roving nature, rumo to this city on Octo ber 20, and took up quarters at tbo Salvation Army. He repeatedly told the cleik. J. C Peltnn. that he did not have any money und did not know how he would get out of tho cltr. Mr. Pelton says that about, noon lust Wednesday Goodman entered tho hotel and remarked that ho had Just "mot nn easy mark," who had given him a quarter. "I have got an engagement with blm at J o'clock tonight and he. Is going to show mo how to make some monoy," continued Good man. Shoilly beforn 7 o'clock Pelton says tin saw Goodman meet a mmi answering Hath bun's description In front of tho hotel. Detective Donnhue followed thn clew and found that the two men who answer the de scriptions of Hathbun und Goodman ap peared In the Falls City hotel ill Joffersou vllle about S o'clock. Hathbun registered for both and they were assigned to dlffetcut rooms. 'Ipiiejkp In ' Onrh. In about half an hour they appeared lu the olfico nnd, the clerk soys, tho man whom Hathbun says wns Toncyko had oi. a different coat and vest than when h. went to the room, lie had also added a collar and necktlo to his attire. Tho two left tho hotel, snylng the would return. Acrordlng to Pcllon's story, Goodmnn re turned to the Salvation Army hotel shorti after ft o'clock with a new coat' und vesi nn and a collar nnd necktie. Pelton sayi he Joked him nbout the change In his sp pearance mid Goodman ald he had got tip' clothes from iho "easy mark" ho had mi" In thu morning, Goodman told Pelton tn check him off. as ho was going lo spend the night In Indiana with his friend. Good man went out In a hort tlmo and h.i no' been reon at tho hotel since. The Jeffersonvlllo coroner today Identified n plr of trousers found In Hathhun's grip us being nf a suit, the coat mid vest of which were on the corpio found at th Falls City hotel. The Louisville detectives today received telegram from the chief of pollco at Llttlo Hock, giving un exhaiiHtlvn description of the corpso forwarded from Joffersouvllli' Js that of Hathbun. In almost evciy pur tlcular tho descriptions tallied with that of Goodman, The Louisville police would like to ltaru