THE OMAHA DAILY liElu: MOXDAr, !NOY EMBKK 25, IflUl.
era their scnso of right and la a few short
hours their Integrity for which they stood
10 high Is wrecked nlmost beyond repair.
The purchase of the nurt county bonds by
an agent of Treasurer Stuefer recently,
who afterward sold them to the state for a
premium of $3,100, If as given out by prom
inent cltlicns of Tekamnh Is true, Is a
transaction that merits the soverest con
demnation. Why do men of such excellent
reputation thus risk their, all?
lift l( tn thn Ilbttnm.
.Central City Enterprise: The Omaha Bee
makes some ugly charges against Stato
Treasurer Stuefer. The charges would seem
to be excellent material for an lnvostlga
tlon and should be sifted to the bottom.
I'm j to He Honest.
Chappetl Register: Tho Omaha lice Is
after Hlato Treasurer Stuefer with a hot
foot and Mr. Stuefer will undoubtedly find
that It pays to be honest. If ho has acted
fairly In tho matter of purchasing bonds
for the permanent school fund and In the
Investment and deposit of the school money
ha should have made a statement, as re
quested by tho state convention. If ho
has been dishonest he had better make a
clean breast of It and make matters right.
Nebraska Is safely republican and tho re
publicans of tho state arc determined to
keep It so If honesty and a proper admin
istration of tho affairs of stato will do it,
and any. one not thoroughly In accord with
this principle of republicanism had Just
as well Join tho populist funeral procession
" .ot for Kei-nlnw Quiet.
O'Neill Frontier: Tho Deo has the fair-
ness to' publish Mr. Stuefcr's statements,
and at tho same times gives dates and
flgureR In a similar transaction In Cuming
county, the homo of tho stato treasurer,
Tho Hoe may bo a little bitter ngalnst Mr,
Stuefor for refusing to comply with tho
resolution Its editor had inserted In tho
republican platform, but If tho treasurer
Is milking public funds tho frontier has
np Inclination to "keep quiet."
flovernnr Muat Act.
Callaway Courier: Unless Mr. Stuefor
can set himself right before tho people, bo
youd doubt or cavil, a searching nnd honest
Investigation should bo made. If It be
found that, ho has been acting otherwise
than squarely and honestly with the peo
ple, It Is to bo hoped that Governor Savago
will take' prompt measures to maKo an ex
ample of him. The republican party of
Nebraska cannot afford to take tho chances
of assuming responsibility for any more
Hartleys. Turn on tho light.
Stnrlrn Do Not Trnuk.
Lyons Sun: Mr. Stuefer makes an ex
plunatlon, In which ho states In effect that
Nellgh purchased tho bonds without his
(Stuefcr's) knowledgo and entirely on his
own responsibility and afterward offered
them to tho stato treasurer as an Invest
mont, which offer was accepted, and that
therefore tho profit of Mr. Nellgh was le
gltlmatn and tho state treasurer had done
his best In tho investment of tho school
fund moneys. However, tho stories In de
tail do not appear to track when com
pared with records and other substantial
evidence. Tho Sun hopes that tho whole
mutter will be sifted to the bottom and
Justlco motcd out without fear or favor,
If Mr. Stuefer Is guilty, as appears, of
allowing the people to bo fleeced to line
tho pockotn of private parties, he shoutd
bo summarily dealt with. If ho is Inno
cent, let It appear from a complete show
ing of tho facts In order that tho people
may .know that their Interests aro secure.
Kxnlnnntlon lloen Not Kxptaln.
North Platte Tribune: Tho "explanation
offered by Stato Treasurer 'Stuefer does not
oxpialn Bovrral points In the Burt county
bond case and there aro a good many peo
pie who look upon the transaction ns a
suspicious one. Wo bellovo that n thorough
Investigation should be made; in fact, wo
should think Mr. Stuefer would demand
such. If everything Is straight tho result
of tho Investigation would only tend to
strengthen Mr. Stuefer In tho estimation
of the people.
IHnnnpolnta llcpulillcnna.
Tekamnh Journal: In Tuesday's papers
State Treasurer Stuefor makes a denial of
any complicity It. defrauding Hurt county
or tho state sc.ool fund. From tho evi
dence adduced Mr. Stuefer was cither so
Ignorant of business methods that ho was
used as n tool by unscrupulous bond brokers
or ho. shared In tho spoils; In cither event
ho la not tho kind of n man tho republicans
thought they were electing as stato treas
urer.
KnniiKh of llnrtley .Mtjlc.
Superior Journal: Tho Ileo has the cour
age of Us convictions and will not shlold
a man simply .because he Is a republican
Tho man has to be more than that. Ho
has to be an honest republican to receive
nee protection. Tho state has had enough
of the Hartley stylo of politician and Tho
fleo seems to have a determination to root
them out whercvpr they appear.
Not m l'rlvnte Sunn.
Stanton Ticket; Why are so many men
dishonest? Why do they as soon ns elected
to a public office begin to plan and schema
to Increase their own worldly possessions
at public expense? Why ran they not ac
cept public office as a public trust and be
honest? When a state or county pays a
man for his time they arn entitled to that
time. More than that, they are entitled to
the best talent he possesses. Not a part of
the. benefit of his experience and Judgment,
but all of It.. Tho. mawho Is not willing
to thus devoto hlA time, talent and energy
Is not a fit person to hold public office. He
Is not one In whom tho public can safely
reposo their trust. The man who looks
upon public office as a private snap should
never bo elected to an office. Treasurer
Stuefer was elected by voters of Nebraska
who were tired of bogus reform. His sa
gacity as h business man whs never called
In question. His imputation was. 'that of an
honest man. If, ns now appears to bo true,
ho has abused the trust reposed In him ho
should at once roalgn and gtvo tho public
yet another man to handl'n tho funds of Ne
braska. If ho Is Inuoccnt, then he should
do something moro than enter a general
denial. Ho should show that Mr. Nellgh
never had In his possession londs belong
ing to thn stato of Nebraska, its is charged.
As matters now stand It looks bad for Mr.
Stuefer.
Tarty Cnmiot Mr llniuiierrri,
Tecumseh Chieftain: It is tu be hoped
that no odium will attach io Mr. Stuefer, but
It his proceedings have been' Irregular ho
should resign his office at onco. Tho re
publican party cannot afford to bo ham
pered with tho questionable, transactions of
those whom it has honored with office.
Someone In I. oner.
Grand Island Independent, it Is plain
that either Hurt county or the permanent
icbool fund Is loser by Just so 'much as the
third and superfluous party In the transac
tlop is the gainer. It might be difficult to
show that Mr. Stuefer himself has made
any profit. Hut tho disclosures point
strongly to tho fact that the stato has lost
nearly $4,000 on tho deal or that tho Hurt
county officials have paid $4,000 more than
Your Liver
Wril be roused to Its natural dutle
and your biliousness, headache and
constipation be cured It you Uke
Hood' Pill
Sold by all druggists. 25 cents.
necessary. Mr. Stuefcr's explanation doesn't
fully explain. In the meantime let us hear I
again from th.j Hurt county officials.
A Timely rixpnunrc.
Hartington Herald: Tho Omaha Bee In
engaged In exposing an alleged bond deal,
charging State Treasurer Stuefer with ques
tionable conduct with regard to the pur
chase of bonds issued by several counties
ns Investments for the permanent school
fund. It must bo admitted that The Bee
seems to have made n strong caso against
Mr. Stuefer. Tho Herald, however, In a
matter of such grave Importance, feels Im
pelled to withhold Judgment until tho evi
dence pro and con Is all In. Of course Mr.
Stuefer denies having done anything wrong
In tho transactions. The Herald believes
with The Hoe that when republican officials
go wrong tho exposure should come from
tho republican press rather than from tho
opposition, In order for the party to retain
tho confidence of the people.
Party Cannot Shield Him.
Wayno Ilopubllcan: Tho republican party
of this Mate I firmly determined to rid
liscti oi uoo.uero in puuuc omco nnu we
are pleased to see that It Is the republican
press which has been taking the lead In
i W...V, uvu . I".-
ul I no nisi. aiHic cui.vcn.UDii auupitu mu
publicity resolution with regard to state,
county and municipal treasurers It was not
shootlnc Into tho air or mnklna a olav for
political effect. There was an nctual de- ler cnargeu Dy i ne umana iico wmi com
termination to demand conscientious scrv- pllctty In n bond tronsactlon In his home
Ico from public officers nnd notice was
thereby served unon all that political afllll-
nflnn wnulil nnl Morvn nx a nrnlecllnir man.
tlo for questionable methods. In trying
to .enrich himself at tho expenso of the
stato Mr. Stuefer has shown himself en-
tlrely unworthy of tho odhcrence of his
partisans and they will have no hesitation
In manifesting the fact.
Why n Middleman nt Allf
1
SI. Paul nemthllnnn! Wlmt th. nennln
of tho state wont to know above every- for Mr. Stuefer aro the Lincoln . irnal,
thing else is why It should have been Dlalr Pilot. Fremont Tribune, Falrbury Un
necessary to carry on negotiations through terprlse. Wausa Gazette, Bcatrlco Express,
u third person at all. Unless Mr. Stuefer Broken Bow Republican. West Point Ue-
is able to explain all of these things fully
and satisfactorily ho should lose no tlmo I
In resigning his office. Tlio party which
elevated him has never Indulged In pre
tonso or sham reform and It Is In no mood
for trifling with a representative who be
trays bis trust.
Denial .Vol Enough
Hushvlllo Recorder: From revelations
recently made In Tho Omaha Beo In regard
to certain bond transactions made by
Treasurer Stuofcr It shows that Individual
up In an unovlahlo light. Treasurer Stuefer
has published n denial of any dcslro on
his part to benefit In the Hurt county deal
Involving .180,000 o? bonds referred to by
... mc, uufc .... uC.... .ruuo
uuiuuui ui which i lie hciiuui iuuu niiu i
milked from $3,200 to $2,050. which his
friend Nellgh received he benefll of. A
mere llrtilal or tho shifting of blame does
not prove anything and his explanation
Is far (torn satisfactory. We think It Is
ItlUl.Cl. IU Vi) larC'lUl 111 IlllUUCIUl lliain UU-
tween their friends involving stato funds
tlon of tho treasurer's office to set at rest
these irregularities so freely talked of by
tho two leading Omaha dallies, for tho fact
should not bo lost sight of that any mal
administration of tho treasurer's office will
bo a stab to every good republican in the
statc.
Argument (or Itenlgnnllon
Norfolk News: It is regretted by all
that occasion for such a dlsclosuro should
be made but Inasmuch as thcro was a
shady deal renublieans aro pleased to know
that It' should be cxnosed virtually bv tho
republican party, whose demands, liiado In
stato convention, Mr. Stuefer has persist-
ently refused to comply with. The treas-
urer, by Ignoring or but partially com-
plying with tho demand of the state con-
vcntlon, has practically read himself out
of hono for further honors at the hands of
thn narlv and this disclosure Is slrontr ar-
gumont for his Immediate resignation
Through with nefendlng Stuefer
Osceola Republican: It has not bocn
many weeks stneo tho Bepubllcau was de
feuding Stato Troasurcr Stuefcr's admlnls
tratlon, but wo will need a little mora
ngnt mrown on some oi uih iranmicuons
relative to the Investment, of tho porma-
neni scnooi ninu neiore wo win navo any-
thing more to say in his defense. W. T. S,
Nellgh, one of bis most Intimate, friends,
was allowed to make a nlbe rakeoff on
some Burt county bonds Rold to the state
for tho school fund and the samo gentle
man also raked ln a few dollars on the
same kind of a deal In Cuming county,
which was Stuefer's homo prior to his elec
tion as stato treasurer. Thc Omaha Hca
is to be commended for the course It Is
taking ln exposing these, transactions, for
If Treasurer Stuefer has been guilty, as
charged by that paper, ho Is certainly not
worthy to any longer rerelvo the support
or endorsement of the republican party. It
was, the rascality of a few republican state
officials that made it possibly for populism
to sweep tho state in isb. and mat party's
exposure of the rottenness of the provlous
republican administrations mano u impos-
slhlo for us to again elect a ticket until
last fall; therefore, If Treasurer Stucfor
is guiuy us cnargoa wo minK 11 is mo
duty of the republican party to tuin him
down naru in orner io snow me peopio or
.-NenrnsKH wiai our pinuuim piumimiiK ro-
form Is mado to be kept and not for tho
solo purpose of electing men to office.
ImrHrn Are Nerloim,
Ain.wnrth st r..iniim. I f The elm. r
of n serious nature and, If borno out by
the facts, call for tho early resignation
nf Mr. Stuefer nnd the restnrnllnn nf the
Ill-gotten gains to tho stair. If indeed nc-
tint, he net hrnncht nirninst. him nn mmi
serious counts. It Is to be' hoped tho state
treasurer may, In tho Interests of tho party
...,1 irnml snvernment he nhln tn elnnr hl
nklrt nf r.nv taint nf suanlelan In thin
mntter.
I'nenrliilile 'otorley.
T-ll.lan Pl.Uen. fltnt., Tre.rer Sln.fe A
has gained unenviable notoriety through the
columns of Tho Omaha Bee during tho last
week, iToni Indisputable evidence printed
In that paper It is shown that W. T. S.
.uiiku, u viuno .mninr.in uniwinm ui .ir.
hiuerer, purcnaseu nonus issued oy Hurt
aud Cuming counties, but that tho bonds
were, paid ror ny cnccKB nrnwn uy tno treas-
urer on mo permanent scnooi ninu or tno
state, Mr. Nellgh then notified tho treas-
urer of his purchase, suggesting that the
bonds were n legal Investment for part of
mo niic scnooi iuuu, me ireasurer oaugnu
tno .nonus at mo terms onereu oy air.
Nellgh, who, however, first detached Inter-
est coupons, netting In tho aggregate nearly
$5,700. it seems that Mr. Stuefer had for-
nlal notlco of tho Intended sale n the bonds
In ample time to make the purchases direct
from tho couuty boards. Failure to do this
and the subsequent deals place him In a pa-
sltlon which is discreditable to himself and
embarrassing to tho rcubllcan parly. There
Is no matter upon w'Jich tho people of the
state are more sensitive than the safety and
proper Investment' of tho school fund and
It has been something of- u surprise to re-
publicans npt "on tho Insldo" that the
present treasurer should persistently refuse
to account for" all tho money constituting
this fund. The political party to whom Mr.
Stuefer owes his olectlon went out of Its
way at Its last state convention to plainly
Intlniato Us expectancy that the treasurer
would hfreafter frankly take the whole
people of the state Into his
confidence
when reportlnc bis disposition of the scbcol
money and this resolution necessarily lui-
plied that ho would invest It In the most
profitable manner for the statu that could
legally bo done. Neither tho spirit nor the
letter of the law providing fijr the treas
urer's purchase of bonds contemplates a
brokerage charge against tho fund for mak
ing such Investments, but that is what was
done In the eases mentioned nnd the brok
erage was sufficiently large to merit the
tcfm Q( ..rilkcoff... TUo f(lct thnt tho rc.
clptent of the rakeoff was closely connected
with tho treasurer In business affairs gives
color to the accusation that Mr. Stuefer is
manipulating the school fund rathcr'to his
own aggrandizement than, to the benefit of
tho state and this construction, uncharttablo
though ,t raa, oumIi w gam1 , (he
treasurer can clear himself of the Imputa
tion. .Vol Anxious to ChniiKc I'lnccs.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative: Tho
Conservative withholds any comment as to
tho honcaty Or dishonesty of State Treas
urer fltllefpr In ttita mnHnr until further te
,imnnv hn henn nitvnneB,i. Af n, t,rr..nf
wMng tho CoDsorvatlve woult, prcfcr not
. ho i ,h nna.nn nrrtinlnil ,.. attmf.p.
N.nP .., rnorinMntn.iv dvn mv miii-
gatlng rMom, ati t0 why stueter 0URUl n(.
to D0 immediately Indicted for malfeasance
n 0(J1CP
o,l( ,,f icse iic...
Ulny Center Sun: Stato Treasurer Stue
county, wneroby a business friend, If not a
Partner, profited to tho tuno Of J3.Z00 ftt
tho expense Of tho State. Mr. Stuefer Vlg
rousiy nenies. n was necessary uurmg ma
Inte campaign to make excuses for Mr.
Stuefer and the republican party Bhould go
out of that business altogether, leaving
"ucn unwise inings io me nemo-pops.
Papers, thnt Defend .Stuefer.
The only republican papers that have
como io uouco wiui uoienscs or apologies
puun.can ana neamco iimos-nuio in on.
iiTT1Tl miTPPnn fM inrp
(Continued from First Page.)
man, -whose name Is not know.., was washed
Into the Hfia and drowned
Tho United Stated hotel at Long Branch
was wrecked early In tho night. Tho galo
started a corner of the roof and the wind
getting under It ripped almost the wholo
covering off. Very llttlo could be dono to
,o g ftm, worked harf th(J
furnlghnK8 , polnU whwo thc. wouW bo
,n th() ,engt
ii- r-- .-..-.-i . m
worfl Wown , an(1 tho bpnt ,n dur,
, n) ht Mfl of tho , M0 ,m.
oK. ,, . ,
be b)own acrosg them Ton) t theM,
L b,u flne ,leIegraph wro worklng out of
rm, K'un. V..I, . t no- tlronl. rollrn.1
, ,,,,.,. hv .,,, . Mnrpnn.. v
trains havo come In or gone out by that
route since morning.
Aaliury I'nrk Flooded.
The storm' struck Anbury Park, N. J.,
with moro force than any In recent years
The wml rturnB tho night attained a ve-
loclty of seventy miles an hour and did
nine lr damn go to cottages. The great waves
rolled across Ocean avenue and the surf
rolled across the beach nnd Into Wesley
lake, overflowing It, something that never
occurred since Anbury Park was located
The water of tho lake flooded, cellars and
mado the streets In that vicinity almost
Impassable.
The Metropolitan hotel, one of tho largest
at ABhury Park, wih swept of Its root and
tho rain souked down Into tho rooms, raus
Ing mujh damage. The piazza's of tho Hotel
Strand were torn oft nnd the building con
aiderably damaged. Trees havo bocn
stripped nnd tho streets are littered with
trees, narts of roofs, verandas and
shingles,
No trains reachod Seabrlght today and
none may for several nays, 'ine souin
track 1b washed away for a quarter of a
mMn and 1 RHO font nt (he rnmlwnv If. either
waBheJ nway or nrlpii ln the sand,
A now ,nlot from thc ocean t0 shrews
. , , haa .,,,., n..r v-nVpiiink and
an oxapilnation of it this afternoon indi
cates It is deep enough for the river
steamers.
Thc piers of a number of wealthy New
York cottagers were swept away and the
wind, carried off a corner of the roof of
the Normandle hotel. Fifteen fishermen's
boats woro wrecked. Seabrlght Is In dark
iicbs, as tho high tide flooded tho electric
light plant.
Property I.osn In llenvy
Driven by the terrific northeast gale, the
highest tide over known along tho north
shore of Long Island swept Inland, leaving
a r(bbon of wreckage that girts tho shore
front frora Astoria In Long Island City out
i rjreenDort on tho extrorae end of the
gianj, Thousands of dollars damage wan
,jonei n0CiB, boat ond bathing houses were
-.Peeifo,i mt nts of vochfs which had
bcen drnwn up In supposed safe wlntor
qUarters were floated off by the high tld
am, ,pft stran,ed in many Instances more
,h a m,c )niami
washouts occurred on two branches or
rnlrona an(j trolley roads. Traffic was
....nenrted on two branches of the Long
Island railroad, while for more than half a
day the cars of tho New York & queens
county electric railway wore unable to get
uoyonn aiemway owing
the meadows being submerged by the tide.
Probably the greatest damage was dono
at North Beach on Flushing and iiowory
bays, whern more than $20,000 worth of
docks, paved walks, pavilions, places of
nmlisemellt 011(1 OtPCr Propori " Uu
strOved.
In tho cove off North Heacu, wnere ine
Williamsburg Yacht club has Its ncaiiquar
terS, the (lCPt Of Small boats WBfl BWamped
or cnrrlp" ""ro.
Knilmnte of tin; nmiiage.
The Trihmio estimates tho damage dono
hv the ator, on tho northern shoro of Long
i,anti goimd from and Including city isiana
, , r-nnneeticiit lino nt S330.000.
nn.., 0ffecta of tho storm aro very munl
fegt al Brighton HeochN and Coney Islaud
nreakwutors and bathing pavilions, boon
.,,. ., n.hpr nePe.g0reg nuffored much
,iamaRe. off Manhattan Beach can bo seen
capszc,j schooner. Whether Its crew got
to Bhoro safoly or not cannot be learned
i , .. ,. .
reBt briber KN.t.
NBW HAYKN. Conn., Nov, 24. The dam
age done by the eevero storm of tho las
twenty-four hours has bcon tho greatest
In ?ome Instances In the history of thc
stato and tho damage wll reach $!01000 or
more.
At Shlppan Point several docks connected
with prlvuto residences woro carried away
by tho high tide and tho cellars of a num
her of buildings nenr tho water frout wore
completely submerged. Along the canal tho
water rose over the banks and a consld
erable part of tho lower end of the city
wnB overflowed
The freight warehouses of tho North
Kost River Boat lino were flooded.
I'rmldcnt ItrluriiH from Trip.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. President and
Mrs. Koosovelt returned to the fcity about
o'clock this afternoon from their outln
I donn the Potomac river.
MERICVS GREATEST NEED
Sicrstarj Hitcbcook Dtclam Irrifatlti f
Paramount Impartiict.
RECOMMENDS IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION
ontrrvntlon of Wnter Supply nnd
Iteelnmntion of Arid I.nndi Arc the
Vltnl -Wnnt nf the t'nlted
State.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24,-The annual re-
ort of Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock
f tho Interior department was made pub
lic today. It endorses tho conclusions sub
mitted by Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones regarding the present Indian educa
tional system. The secretary says:
The management of thc Indian service
In the field and ln the schools, whllo sat
isfactory under existing conditions. Is not
deemed to bo the best for the welfare of
tho. Indians and dlfforont methods will
hereafter bo adopted. This policy, as
hereinafter Indicated, contemplates requir
ing tho working by Indian allottees able to
do so of a fair portion of lands allotted
them nnd tho contributing by their Indus-
ry to their own Sliouort of all not nntlrnlr
disqualified by actual disability, physical or
otherwise; tho discontinuance of tho Issue
of rations to those known and determined to
bo ablo to support themselves and tho ex
tension to tho latter of every posslblo aid
for their well-being nnd encouragement; tha
Inauguration of Industrial training In nil
schools where not now established, so that
such Indians of both scxea may be taught
the trades or Industries adapted to their
circumstances.-"
Income of Indlnn Tribes,
Tho Income of tho various Indian tribes
from all sources during tho year aggregated
$5,333,880, a falling oft of $260,052, mostly
duo to tho oxplratlon of treaty obligations.
In thc futuro full leasing privileges will
be confined to those whoso disability or In
abllty actually disqualifies them from
working moro than a smalt part of their
allotments, those conditions to bo clearly
shown; all other allottees to be required to
work at least forty ncres of their allotment.
Tho Dawes rcommleslon to tho five civ
ilized tribes in Indian territory reports
that tho rolls of. membership of only one
nation, tbo Semlnoles, so far havo been ap
proved and their lands havo not yet been
entirely allotted. ..Tho time cannot be fixed
with certainty when tho onrollmont of tbo
four remaining tribes will bo finished.
A vast amount of labor Is yet to be per
formed by tho commission In Investigating
tho claims of nppllcants for enrollment
and equalizing the valuo of the lands al
ready classified, and Secretary Hitchcock
recommends that tho commission be In
creased by four members. Ho also favors
a modification of tho law requiring distribu
tion of lands on thc basis of equalized val
uation and thnt a definite period bo fixed
for the completion of all tho work pertain
ing to tho allotment of lands among thc
Indlnna in the territory.
.iitlunnl Wnter Conacrvntlon,
Tho report soya that tho act of June 3,
IS87, known as tho timber and stone act.
If not repealed or radically amended will
result ultimately In the complete destruc
tion of tho timber on the unappropriated
and unreserved public lands. The tlmo
has errlved, according to the secretary,
when reservoirs , must he built and man
aged aB a part, of a- national system of
water conservation, They cannot be suc
cessful if maintained, hpwevrr, without a
thnmuch svstem of forest protection. Tha
Introduction of practical forestry on the
forct rcstrves'has now begun.
Tho general policy as announced In an
outline memorandum to the commission of
the land office Is that additional forest re
serves with boundaries drawn to liberate
the small amount of Bcrlpt should be
created during this winter, tho good will
of residents In tho reserves should be
gained, forest fires guarded against aud the
resources of the reserves should bo made
avallablo for tho conservative use of tho
people. Systematic Investigation designed
to mako them accessible and useful should
be undertaken and each forest reserve and
part theroof .should bo dealt with on Its
own merits. Legislation to correct the
abuses that have grown up in tho practice
of lien selections of land Is urged.
Wonl-ftrowInK Indniitry.
Treating of sheep grazing on the forest
roserves, the tecretary says: "I rocognlzu
fully tho vast Interests Involved In thn
wool-growing Industry, but I also recog
nize that the paramount question before
the people of tho west today, especially
thdso In the arid regions, Is how to prop
erly conserve and protect the water 8up'
ply so as to fUfnlsh a sufficlent'amount to
answer all tho flemands for Irrigating' pur
poses and tho best solution that has yet
been offered to that problem' Is the creation,
tho efficient patrolling and the proper ad
ministration of forest reserves.
'Under these circumstances I havd
adopted thq policy of permitting sheep to
grazoln that portion of certain reserves
where It Is shown, after careful examina
tion, that Buoh grazing 1b ln no way In
jurious to or preventive of the conservation
of the water supply nnd that policy It Is
my purpose to continue.
"Such a polloy, ln my Judgment, will af
ford all the encouragement to th'o wool
growing Industry that it can reasonably
ask in this connection from this depart
ment nnd Is not Inconsistent with thoso
vast Interests dependent upon" Irrigation,
which demand consideration at my hands,1.
ltfclnlnilng Arid Iteglnn. (
On the question of reclamation of tho
arid region the secretory says: "Tha In
vestigations which have been carried on
demonstrate that thcro Is no one question
TWICE TOLD .TALES.
No Ment Bxtrneted from Them by
Some Who Most Need the Fneta.
We have more than t.wlce told the reader
of the fact that he or slio may perhaps
easily discover the cause of tho dally Ill
feeling and tho experiment Is not difficult
to make.
Hut thero aro readers who' think truths
aro for some, one else and not for them
selves. Some day the-oft told fact will flash upon
us as applicable when the knowledge, comes
homo, that day after day of Inconvenience
and perhaps of suffering has been endured,
tho cause not being recognised or believed.
although we may have been told of tho
cause many times ovor, but nover believed
It applied to us.
It would startlo a person to know how
many people suffer bocauRe thoy drug
themselves dally with coffee. We repeat
It, It Is a powerful drug and no affects tho
dellcata nervous Bystom that disease may
appear In any part of the body, all parts
being dependent for health on a healthy
nervous system.
Hotlef from coffeo for thirty days has
cured thousands of people who never sus
pected the cause of their troubles.
Tho use of I'ostum Food Coffee Is of
gteat benefit to Buch, as it goes to work
directly to rebuild the delicate cell struc
tures from the elements nature selrctn for
tho work. Relief from a heavy drug and
"the taking of proper nourishment Is the
true and only permanent method,
now before thc people or the I'nltcd States
of greater Importanco xthan tho conserva
tion of the .water supply and tho recla
mation of tho arid lands of the west and
their settlement by men who will actually
build homes and create communities."
It Is recommended that construction at
once bo begun as follows;
Tho San Carlos atorago reservoir, re
claiming 100,000 acres or moro of public
land at an estimated cost of $1,040,000;
reservoirs ln tho Sierra Nevada lu Cali
fornia, for reclaiming desert lands In Ne
vada, tho 'division of St. Mary river Into
thc headwaters of Milk river in Montana.
An appropriation of $250,000 Is asked to
carry on tho hydrographlc work of tho geo
logical survey.
nond-Aided ItntlrnnilK.
Tho secretary saya the net earnings of
tho bond-aided and land-grant railroads
amount to over $13,000,000 nnd tho Increase,
ln gross earnings to $37,000,000. The in
creaso In expenses for tho year was over
$24,000,000. Tho debt of the Central Pa
cilia railroad to tho United States now
stands at $53,852,625.
Tho secretary submits the annual report
received by tho Maritime Canal company
of Nicaragua, which shows that since Its
organization 10,145 shares of Its capital
stock have been subscribed for at par, ag
gregating $10,014,500, and with thc total
amount of cash received In tho treasury
as reported by tho company Is $1,114,003.
The expenses of the company have been
$1,172,771 ln cash, 31,990 shares of full
paid capital stock, $5,000,000 of flrst-mort-gago
bonds and Us obligation for $1,855,000
of tho flrst-mortgngo bouds. It nlso has
Issued 'lO.OOO shares of ltd capital stock at
par valuo In payment of concessionary
rights, etc. Tho liabilities of tho capital
consist of tbo amount still duo under Its
concession of tho $1,855,000 of bonds men
tioned and of rash liabilities outstanding
aggregating $2,000,000. lit. assets comprise
Its unusual capital stock, thc $518,500 first
mortgage bonds and tho 2,420 shnrco of cap
ital stock received In liquidation of the
claim against the Nicaragua Canal Con
struction company, tho concession, cto
and tho plant, railways, supplies and other
property ln Central America.
Tho report also discusses tho affalrH of
tho various bureaus already mado public.
Indorses Commlsnlonrr lirnim.
The report highly endorses tho work and
recommendations of 'Commissioner of Pen
sions Evans and says that tho veterans
havo no moro sincere friend than their
comrade, the commissioner, who hlrdselt
served as an enlisted man In tho army, and
ho but maintains and defends tho honor of
their patriotic servlco when, refusing to
Ignoro both the letter and spirit of thc law,
he declines to permit tho Impostor, whether
claimant or agent, to share ln tho bounty
provided for tho veteran and those de
pendent upon him.
LIVE POLITICS IN HAVANA
I'nuKiinl Interest Mnn I footed In Cnin
pnlgn for Election of n Cnhnn
I'renldcnt,
HAVANA, Nov. 24. Tho campaign of
Senor Tomos Kslrada Palma for tho presi
dency of Cuba was opened last night In
Havana with an overflow meeting nt the
Tocon theater. General Maximo Oomcz.
who presided, mado a short speech, com
mending the candidature of Senor Palma.
Ho wbh followed by Senor Oonzales, who
extolled the civic virtues of Souor Palma.
He declared that, although he recognized
tho patriotism of (Jcneral Maso, ho did
not consider him as valuable, a man ns
Senor Palma 'for thc presidency. Garcia,
a negro, rondo on effective speech. In tho
course of which he pointed, out that tr a
nntulioiy of. the Latin republics tho negro
was not soparatc from tho white and' as
sorted that General Maso'a plan, which
tended to Bopnrato the two races, was nn
attempt to divide the Cubans.
After extolling tho achievements nt Mnrtl
General Garpla said General Palma had
taken up tho work left by Marti and car
ried on tho revolution. He referred to tho
autonomists as "traitors, who would be
tray the country to the Americans to
morrow nnd who havo Insulted tho negroes
In tholr manifesto. Ho declared there were
no longer ungroes In Cuba, as all had been
mado one by tbo revolution; that, blacks
and whites could not be divided and that
they must respect the Piatt amendment,
as It was part of the constitution and could
not be mado an Issue In tho campaign.
Marau Delgado, a negro, said General
Maso's manifesto was a trap to catch the
negro vote and thnt General Palma was a
man, above reproach, at whose hands thc
negro had nothing to fear. Senor Capoto
asserted that Senor Palma was sure to win,
as he would be backed by the republican
national, party, and that he would make
an Ideal president.
"General Moso's manifesto was not writ
ten by him," observed Senor Capote. "It
Is a raotl6y production of various people,
somo of, whom accept tho Piatt law and
some of whom do not accept It."
Genoral Maso's political managers assert
thai tholr candtdato mddo large gains last
we'ek In Havana.
La Liiclia has some out for hlin nnd to
morrow Juan Gualberto Gomez will print
tho first Issue of tho Independence in Gen
eral Maao's Interests.
Senor Palma's supporters, on the other
hand, feel confident of victory, since tncy
havo comploto control of the election ma
chinery. This will be a point of attack by
General Maso until the election, He Is
managing his campaign from Havana,
INSURGENTS ARE CAPTURED
Afler Ncvere Conflict Cnptnln, I.imv
ton'ii Men Are Sne
ecaafiil. MANILA, Nov. 34. Captain Edward P,
Lnwflon's company of tho Nineteenth lu
fantry has attacked and captured an In
surgont fort on Bohol Inland, south of
Cebu, In the Vlzayan group.
This fort was surrounded on all sides by
a pVecIplce and the only entrance to tho
higher ground was guarded by a stockade
with a lino of entrenchment bahlnd It. Cap
tain Lawton sent Sergeant McMahon and
twenty men to climb the proclplcc and at
tack tho fort In the rear. Sergeant Mc
Mahou's party accomplished the tas'k after
three hours' climbing through the thick
undergrowth of brush and vines that cov
ered the almost perpendicular cliff. They
took the enemy by surprise and drovo them
from thojfort. As the Insurgents escaped
they had to pass the remainder of Captain
Lawton's company at a dlstonco of 150
yards. The enemy suffered torrlblo losses.
The Insurgents defondod themselves with
both cannon and rifles. The cannon were
captured, the smaller ones wero removed,
while the larger ones wero burled. Captain
Lawton, ln his report, makes, special men
tion for bravery of Sergeants List and Mc
Mahon, CHILI'S FIRST IRON LAUNCH
lfuinetiiadR Venael l'laoed on tho
Wutera nt Yl
purnlfco. SANTIAGO I)B CHILI, Nov. 24. Tho
launch of tho first Iron steamer constructed
In Chill occurred nt Valparaiso today and
was a grea). success, Tho ceremony was at
tended by tho president, Senor Jerman
Riesco, the fedora) authorities and a large
assemblage of people. The ontlra ship,
from keel to truck, waa constructed In this
country.
UNION MINERS' STRIKE OFf
RUttii Bonus at Madiisnills Art Qatllt tl
bj thi Officiri.
MOST OF THE WORKMEN UNDER ARREST
fiomc of the Offender li'npe the l.ntr
hj- I'llKhi Tent Are All He
1110 eil frnm the
.xi-ene.
MADlSONVlt.LK, Ky., Nov. 24.--Thc fa-
mous and much-talked-of camp of the strik
ing union miners that has hcen located
about a quarter of a mile south of Norton-
vllle, In tho southern part of this county,
is a thing of tho past.
Tonight thero Is nothing left to mark tho
rendezvous of thoso who defied the officers
and even tho courts o,nd gave thc stnte and
county authorities so much trouble for ths
last two months, save ash heaps, straw
that was' used for beds, holes ln the ground,
mado by tho tent stokes nnd other marks
of debris Incident to camp life. All of thc
campors on whom tho sun roso this morn
ing with tha exception of a very few who
escaped tho officers aro prisoners behind
tho bars of thc county Jnll, charged by
County Judgo Hill with "a breach of tho
peace, unlawfully assembling and banding,
thereby .making the camp a menace and a
terror of the public peace."
Tent TnUen with .Men.
Tho four largo tents with ntl the tamp
outlll were captured today and brought lu
with tho prisoners. It will bo remembered
that tho proceedings on the part of tho
county authorities referred to In the fore
going paragraph Is tho execution of on
order issued last Wednesday by County
JUdgo John G. H. Hall, commanding that
tho union camp at Nortouvlllo be disbanded
before Sunday morning nt daybreak and
that tho campers Btiall not nsscmblo again
In the county. Judgo' Hall Issued thc dis
banding order n'fter receiving sworn state
ments front more than 100 reliable, men
residing In tho southern portion of the
county, who wore that armod men went
forth from these camps and wero responsi
ble for the nightly attacks on the miners
nnd property and homes of those who were
peaceable and hard-working citizens; that
tho union camp Is nn unlawful assembly of
men banded' together for thc purposo of
destroying property and Intimidating
men who persist In working Independ
ently of tho United Mine Workers of
America, who hove had representatives In
Hopkins county for more than n year try
ing to forco tho miners employed In the
milieu to join their organization. All nf
these things Judge Hall Investigated and
considered before acting, but who ho did
net he was endorsed rind' supported by the
governor of tho state and tho entire mllU
tary force. Tho plan by which tho removal
of the camp' was accomplished was very
simple though e'lfcctlvo.
President WooiI'k lleltnnee.
After - President Wood of tho United
Mine Workers and Judge Yost, chief counsel
for the union, demonstrated their Intention
not to heed the orders of the court and
hurled defiance In the face of thc officers,
declaring that they did not Intend to obey
tho command, and that they "would not
move until they were moved," then It was
that Judgo Hall called on Adjutant General
David It. Murray nnd the two companies .of
stato guards from Mndlsouvlllc and Hop
klnsvillo that were hero to help him execute
the order and dlHbnnd tho camp. Tho
piano, for- carrying out the. order wero com
pleted lait night and the ((mc fgrthe ex
ecuting was set for this ' morning.
A special train left Madlsonvlllc nt i:'30
a, m.. today, currying County Judge Hall,
Sheriff John 11.. llanUlns, DcpUtlcB James
Thomas and Samuel Jennings, also General
Murray, his aides,. Captain Kills of Owcns
boro, Captain Gordon of Frankfort and Cap
tains Towers and Strang, with the Mndlson
vlllo. ond Hopltlnsvlllo companies. The
tr.iln took tho siding nt Norlonvlllo. Judge
Hall, tho shorllt nnd his deputies got In 0
conveyance, previously ordered for tho trip
and drovo to the camp, a quarter of a mils
distant. On arriving at tho camp It was
found that all tho men. savn twenty-five
or thirty, had left, taking with thenr all
the arms and ammunition. All who wore
present Judge Hall onhyed at onco ar
rested. Arriving nt the camp early this
morning,' the first thing Hint nttracted thc
attention was Vi piece of canvas, about :i
yard nquaro, oii which was printed the fol
lowing notice In' lines to represent poetry:
"U: M. W. of A.-
"Wti have domo to stay with Hopklnn
cuu'nty peopio until we get a "cheek weigh
man On' tb'e tipple to weigh 'our coal und
pay us' In gold and eight hours a day and
payments every two weeks will bo' the or
der or the'U. M; W. of A."
.SllnVrit Are Suliinlxxl v-.
When the officers arrived the camp was
In charge of Arlle Oats, first lieutenant
of tho .Greenville company of Kentucky
State guards nnd the ramo man who Whs
roported to have been killed ln Inst Sun
day' battlb nt Providence. Ho was very
pollto nnd offered no resistance to tho
officers. Hp nnd twenty-two others of the
camp were tniieo Into custody. Oats, and
I Jim Piatt'.' one of (he campers, escaped at
Nortonvllle and neither has been raught.
Tho following nre th-s names of the pris
oners taken. nt the camp and lodged ln tho
county Jail:
Curt Horsellcld, J. W. Carry. L. V. Wright,
Arthur TomaBSon. John Young, Slellnrd
Dinning, Gcorgo Spencer, James Anderson,
J. A. Slogan, J. 'B. Crofton, J, W. Aaron,
Melton ItarnoH, William Crick, L. T. Hew
lett, J. W. yipkey, Maco Young, Herbert
Gaddls William Larmath, C. M. VV.rncs,
H. II; Sadler nnd John Trotter.
.-io Nlrlktm ftxen'pr,
Olio of the features of the rapture was
tho absence' of tho negro members of tho
camp. YoHtcrduy there wero more than
100 negroes in camp, but today thero wero
none In tho vicinity of Nortonvllle. or tho
camp until after the urreytff had been made.
!t was evident, from the condition In which
tho camp Was found that a visit by the
authorities was' expected very soon.
All tho guns nnd ammunition belonging
to tho union strikers had bcon removed,
Nona of their supplies could be found
about tho camp. The men who are held
as prisoners will bo tried on tho chargo of
"unlawfully assembling, causing a breach
of the peace ond banding and confederat
ing together to violate, tho law."
Judgo Walter Evans of the Louisville
district of tho federal court will hear the
arguments .in tho injunction cases tomor
row nt Owensboro, Tho attorneys for the
ALCOHOL
French chemists econtly havo concluded an elaborate series of experiments un
der government supiirvlslon and declare that nlcoliol mado from mimy yeietijnio
nrrwlimtn. imrl rnutlnir fitiniit IT. pf.ntH tier t-nllnn 'rirnVntt to lin n chetinor fuel than
any nvallnblo fuel In France, Two gallons
to ono gallon Of .vegetable alcohol, Two
for iiDout a cents, iiinitini; inn cost (oite-tirui) or aji'imoi. akhiji iiuih." m
umplis. Hcujinont (Tex!-) oil will fttrnlHli Fnuire with their fuel. The
O.M.tllA-TIJXA Oil. CO. ,
.Will be one of (he. great fnctor in UIIh fuel revolution, Am you u stockholder li
tho OMAIIA-TKXAS OIL CO.? If not. nubHCiibe at once,
OMAHA-TEXAS OIL CO.
SAPP lll.Ot'K
ouncil IlWfs
foal operators in Hie county have been
gathering evidence with a cw of making
tho Injunction Issued Bcvernl days ago by
Judgo Kvans permanent nnd Include nil the
mines In tho county, as welt, ns that Is
tho He Incko district
Tho Injunction enjoined the strikers from
nsssmbllng within gunshot range of tho
Iteincko mining, property. A stronR argu
ment will bo offered to mako thn Irtjunr
tlon permnncnt. The St. llcrnntd Coal
company has surrendered Its Kentucky
charter and has applied for a new ons
under tho laws of Delaware. '
Under tho new charter the company has
tho right to apply to tho federal govern
ment for protection, ns tho Uclncko com
pany did when It secured the Injunction
from Juige Kvnns In the t'nlted States
court for the western district of Kentucky.
STRIKE )S APPARENTLY OVER
.ew Unveil Itnllronder llrtiirn to
ThelV Work In Hn'iicni
Itltcr Ynrtl.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. There was a uish
of business at the Harlem rlvtr yaids of
tho New York, Jfrw Haven & Hartfmd
railroad today, for at 10 o'clock In the morn
ing all of the nleu who went on strike las'
Tuesday went back to work. Tho work
wtus sonlowhiit Interrupted by thc high tldfl
lit tho Harlem rlvoT, this being caused by
tho big ensterly Btorm which was raging,,
Tho tldo covered tho approaches to the car
floats, so that the work of shipping r.irs
down the river could not bo done. The
average rlso of tho Harlem from low tu
high water is about five foot. but. today the
tide rose abotif three feet above the aver
age. At noon the tldo receded somewhat and
four floats carrying sixteen cars each were
landed nt tho yords. These rto.ifs came from
tho depot. In Jet toy City nnd wcro loaded
with perishable freight.
Thc first train to loHVe the yards under
tho direction of thc old men left at I
o'clock and thc men lined up nlong tho track
cheering.
I The headquarters of" tho' strikers wjis de
serted nil day, giving evidence that the
strike Is over" for good, 'forty ears arrived
nt tho yards from Now Haven nt S o'clock
this afternoon" nnd wer6 shipped away on
Hunts Immediately.
TO FORM .'CENTRAL UNIONS
Xpiv Orunnlr.iit Ion ContVmplnted by
l-'edeniled I'tiloil to Mmte
MrlUe A 11 Ikm iirci.
NKW YORK, Nov. 21, It whs announced
nt n recent meeting of the Federated union
jhat a new body of centra) - unions In tho
building tnuU has been formed which will
take tho place of the Hoard .of Walking
Delegates and tho Hulldlug Trades' coun
cil. The uew central body will represent
n membership of tr.,000 In the building
trades. It will, havo all of the building
trades' unions among Its iiffillaled trades'
union In Its organization nnd It Is xnld
strikes will not bo ordered Until every hon
orable moans of settlement, has been ex
hausted. A motion was carried to call on
nil unions ln tho nowMmd' to nffillnto them
selves with tho Central Federated union.
liny I'lne 1'iirl SI ('.
I.'AKJS. Nov. 21,-One of ,lho Uncut llcs
111 Paris hnsbecojnr Aiiiiiicni property. It
Ih announced, thnt 11(0 Iviuliible Life In
surance company has iciiilrcil the plot of
ground on thn corner of the "lloulovurd Des
CupU'inc mid the Hue de In PhIk, over
looking the Grand opera house, Where It In
tends to hiilldj- liitroducliiR' tho latest Amer
ican methods rOf ronKtmctlim.
ASILSfiJIKSTS,,
WOODWARD A
HPHOKSB. Mgrs.
Tonight -Tomorrow Night
Herbert KELCEY
andEffie SHANNON
In "MKR LORD AND MASTHR."
Prices 2,"o, We, 7.)C, I.CW, H.fiO.
Wednesday Night, Thursday Night, Special
Thanksgiving MntiiK'Cr-
PRIMROSE and D0CKSTADER
MINSTRELS
Prlcerf-Mat. nnd Nlglit 2."v, tA, TSo. Il.n0,
HeiitH now on mllv.
Friday Night, SatlildHy .Alat. ton! Night
FREDERICK WARDE .
"Tho Moiintolmnk" "Klne l.ar.
.TrlffP Mat.. 2.V COc, 7Ec,.I.W NiKlit, 25c,
firt i rin ti rji
Telcphnnn 1531, .
Matinees Sunday. .Wednesday nnjl Satur
day, 2:15: I2venliig8,'S:l,.
mriii-ci.Axs vai"imvii;m:.
Flo Irwin & Walter Huwley. Carroll,
Jnhnxnn, Mr. nnd . Mrs. CJnrdnor Crane,
run Allen, Un Courcy Hros,, Jones, Oram
& Jones,, lllalta.
Pried IOC. SMe.'BOc. '
i:Tll.l THAMCMilVIMS MATI.MIM.
-ANOTHKU WINNING KIIOW-
UU,..Trr.rlri'''':l-lx,,'ION
nwawv iitwviHtivi , -
JIATIMli; TUUAl-IO nnd atft
Klitlne Week. Including "Hnturday F.venlng.
THE DAINTY PAREE BURLESQUERS
-CONOniCSS OF HrJAUTIKH i-r-
SriCCIAI. FHATI'HKS THANKHOIVINO
MATIN UK AND
NIGHT-
-ICvenlliK Prices! 'Kio, loo, B0c-
-Hmoke If Vou J.lko.
GET YOUR. TICKETS NOW
for the Bi; Tlianksjfivinif Day.
FOOT BALL
GAME .
AT THEY. M. C. A, PARK. ,
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL '
vs. GENOA INDIANS J
l or the Benefit of the Audllorluin. j
Tickets bought now at Myers & Dil
10i Drug Co, Kth and Karnum Sts.,
will admit yon to tho Orand Stand,
Tickets, 50(fettl!)l.
nf iioaummit oil ruefunl In heating tiowcr
g.-illnns nf Iloaumont-till ran bo sola In I' rnnco
r,H N. Y. t.Jfn Hulldlng. Omaha, Neb.
WILMS '.l'PDJ. Fiscal Agent
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