Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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PUSH EAST .TO WALL
Wtittro Ftrmtri Opir' 4 io Lirg a
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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,
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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
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ii n. hi :ti n p. in nr,
10 ii. ii Ill II l. in .K
11 n. in IO 7 i. in I
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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