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BR1ST0W PREPARES REPORT
Will Fast Upon Dcouments Bearing Upon
Postoffloe IaTeatigatioib
INSPECTORS CONFER WITH ATTORNEY
They Hare Been Investigating- the
(. Office of the Aulittit Attorney
Geaeral for PostofHce
Department.-
WASHINGTON, Sept. L A number of
the Inspectors who have been Investigating
the office of the assistant attorney general
for the Poatofflca department were In con
ference today with Assistant United States
Attorney Taggart with regard to postal
matters before the grand Jury. Although
It Is possible that the jury may reach an
agreement to return one or more Indict
ments any day. It la not now anticipated
that the decision of the Jury will be re
ported before Friday.
; Fourth Assistant .Postmaster General
Brlstow la devotlns- a exeat deal of time
to the preparation of his report. He Is
carefully .reviewing a vast mass of docu
ments . bearing on the investigation and
consulting frequently with Chief Inspectpr
'Cochran and Inspector In Charge Fojnee,
the head of. the free, delivery service, both
of whera have been his chief assistants In
the Investigation. -Mr. Brlstow confers
every day with the postmaster general re-
KIUIJiK UIBIWIB t:UlllIBUlDU WIIU ..19 .11"
quiry. Today he refused to venture an
opinion as to when the Investigation can
be closed or when his report can be placed
in the hands of the postmaster general.
Additional rooms on the floor of the post,
office building haver been set apart for the
use of the inspectors, who are getting the
multitude of details develored by 'the ln
vesUgatdn Into sna'jie'''' for incorporation
Into Jdr. Brlstow's report
.rillpioo ' JMrae Cas. -
The War department has' decide, to re
fer 'la thupreme coiiri -jf tho' Philippine
Islands the: case qf tlw .native Filipino.
Duftony. who was convicted of -murder by
the -military. gorcDnment . and sentenced to
death. Me escaped and was apprehended
after the Philippines pasted to civil control.
His attorneys make the claim that the
civil government cannot carry out the
sentence of the military government. It is
expected that the case ultimately will bs
taken to the United States supreme court.
Cost of Kaval Improvements.
Estimates have been submitted to Rear
Admiral Endlcott, chief of the bureau of
yards and docks, for the Improvements
and expenditures at various navy yards
for Una fiscal year ending June SO, 1908.
The cattmates are made by the civil en
gineers attached to the various navy yards.
The total amount for New York is J3.C4,
T14; for Pensacola, Fla., 12,645,515; for Key
West. Fla., 1376,(70; for Charleston, S. C,
13.640.000; for Port Royal, B. C. t4.86t,24;
for New Orleans, tS.8l8.lM: for Fuget Sound.
Wash., tf.OBCO&i. The Puget Sound esti
mates Include the following Items: New
dry docks, (1.(00.000; repairs to . timber dry
dock, 100.000; purchase of land, 13SO.O00.
Damage to Olympla.'
A report from Rear Admiral Coghlan on
the accident to Olympla during the
joint maneuvers' received at the Navy de
partment says that the. Injuries are slight,
but that the ship Is leaking quite badly.
Olympla left Province town today for the
target ground in Vineyard sound.
Death of Colonel Eskrldn-e.
Oeneral Wade has cabled the War de
partment from Manila, announcing the
death of Colonel Richard Bskrldge, United
States army, retired, who died in the hos
pital August 19. He was retired in 1901,
' Madden It etarns 1o Dnty.
Third Assistant .Postmaster General Mad
. A NEW ROUTE'
The Read to'wellvtlle. V
It Is by change of. diet that one can get
fairly on the road to health after yean of
atckneea, for most 111 health comes (from
Improper feeding.
What a boon It Is to shake oft coffee sick
ness and nervous headaches as some 'can
If determined upon. ' ,
One women atccotnpllshad it In this wt:
few years ago I suffered terribly from
sick and nervous headaches, being fre
quently confined to my bed two or three
days at a time, the attacks coming on from
one to four times In every month. I tried
medicines of all kinds, but could get no real
relief until my parents finally persuaded ma
to quit the use of coffee altogether and try
poetum Food Coffee. It had came to a
point whers I was so utterly miserable that
I was willing to make any reasonable trial.
A person couldn't believe wtat followed,
but th results speak. for themselves; that
was two. and' a hair years age and I have
never- tasted coffee since. I use Posture
not only tor Its delk-touo flavor, bet more
for the good It, has done me. 'AH of my
troubles disappeared as If by magic, and
1 have for the past two years been doing
all the work for my family of six. ' I seldom
have eVV a slight headache,' and I Vtmld
not glvotttp my Postum and go back to cot-
fee now unless I deliberately Intepded to
commit suicide. -
"All of my neighbors It seems to. me how
use Postnna tn place of coffee and Some of
them hevs been doing so for several years
with splendid results from the health point
of view." Name given by Postum. Co
battle Creek. Mich.
Look .In each package, fors.co.py of the
famous little book. "The Road to Well-vllle.'
Be, Sept. 1, If.
I
Sixteenth and Douglas JSt
den today resumed his duUes after a vaca
tion at Atlantlo City.
ASSASSINATION OF NEGRO
Prominent Edocator la Loolslann
Killed ky I nidentlfled Person
flnnday Night.
NEW ROADS, La.. Sept. Further par
ticulars have been learned regarding the
assassination of L. A. Plan vlng.s the negro
educator, near Oscar, I-a., Sunday, by un
identified persona.
Planvlng was principal of the Points
Coupee Industrial college, an institution for
the education of negroes. While on his
way home Sunday night on the main road
neir False River, he was fired upon from
cotton field. The first shot struck the
horse which the negro was riding and the
second struck Planvlng In the back of the
head, penetrating his brain and causing In
stant death. It Is claimed that Planvlng
bad been making Incendiary speeches to the
negroes of the community, advising them
not to work for or have anything to do
with white people, and It is believed that
these alleged utterances had much to do
with the assassination:
Booker T. Washington was to have vis
ited this vicinity next month as -the guest
of Planvlng and deliver lectures.
NAVY'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
Work Started on Station mt Highland
Light, Massaehnsetts, I.laht-
hone Reservation.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, "Mass.. Sept. L-
Work was begun' today' on the Navy de
partment wireless telegraph station to be
erected on the ellffs aT'thft northern end
Of the government lighthouse reservation
here. " " " ' " '
It is expected ' nat the plant will' be In
Operation 'by October" tt. TWe cliffs at' this
point are 140 feet high and "the signalling
staff .will, be J9. fejt , Jblgh.pclnjfln; the
summit of the. staff KO-feet above the sea
level. The station will be within a few feet
of the marine, report station of the Cham
ber Of commeroe. :
DEATH RECORD.
James governs.
HUMBOLDT. Neb.. Sept. l.-(Speclal.)-James
Sevems, for many years a resident
of this section, and familiarly known as
"Dad," ' died yesterday morning at the
home of his son, George Sevems, of High
land Station, Kan. The deceased was a
native of Ohio, having been born in Knox
county in 1820, and was therefore 84 years
old when death came. For several . years
the !d gentleman carried mail to and from
the depot . In this city,,, and became a fa
miliar ngure. He has been in poor health
for the past two or three years since the
death of his wife, but his last, severe ill
ness was of short duration, and the an
nouncement of his death came as a sur
prise. His son, Morgan ' Sevems of this
city, went down to Highland " yestorf y,
and' will bring the remains home to this
city for Interment
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Generally Fair Conditions Will Pro.
all la Mlesoarl Valley Today
aad Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Sept. L-Forecast:
For Nebraska. Oklahoma, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Kansas and Indian Territory
Fair Wedneeday and Thursday.
For Iowa Falrv Wednesday, warmer In
east portion; Thursday fair.
For Missouri Fair and warmer Wednes
day; Thursday fair.
For Illinois and Indiana Fair and warmer
Wednesday; Thursday fair; variable winds.
For Montana Fair Wednesday, exrept
showers In northwest portion; Thursday
fair. . , ' ' c
For Colorado and Wyoming Partly cloudy
Wednesday, with showers and cooler at
night or Thursday In east portion; fatriin
west
- Loral necor 4. "
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Sept. 1. Official record of tem
perature arid precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the lust three
years.
' . ijns. iso2. uoi. wo
Maximum tempersture..., hi "S 04 n
Minimum temperature.... 69 6 OS. 69
Mean temperature 70 M 74 78
Precipitation 00 .00 T .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
l Omaha or liils day aud sin si&rca 1.
IMS :
Normal temperature. .: : 71
terieiency fer the day ........i 1
Total excess since March 1 (8
rormai precipitation 10 Inch
Deficiency for the' day...... .lillnch
Precipitation r I nee March 1 XI hi Inches
Kces nince March 1 1M Inches
teftrlency for cor. period, lnt.... .97 Inch
Denvtency (or cor. period. IKK.... I. hi Inches
Honoris from Stations at T t. M.
9!
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CONDITION OF THB
WEATHE1V
Omaha, clear....
Valentine, clear !!.!!
North Platte, clear ,
Cheyenne. prt cloudy
S;. It Lake City, pari cloudy...
Kapld City, clear
Huron, part cloudy .
M IllUton, part cloudy '
Chicago, clear
8l. Louis, clear......
Bt. p4ul. cloudy
Davenport, cjer.., "'
Kmmi City, clear '
Havre. s4r.-......,,...i. ,.,.,
Helena, clear '.
Itistiarck. clear......
Gilvelon. olear
T7 a
.00
701 70
7 S4 T
71' 7sl .00
71 H ,o
7il 7t .00
H M! .00
Jul 72! .00
hut 4l .00
T Indicates trace of treHpttatlnn.
U A. YYL8U. Lucsi Forcaster.
REFUSE STOCKMEN PASSES
Eiecntirs Officer! of Western LIdci Decide
to Curtail Privileges.
MAY CONFLICT WITH STATE LAWS
Decision Is Taken I'nder Plea that
Stockmen Sell Retarn Transpor
tation to Scalpers at
Stock lards.
CHICAOO, Sept. 1. Stockmen throughout
the west, who have for many years been
enjoying free transportation from their
homes and the shipping centers, will find
this privilege curtailed after January 1,
1904, The executive officials of western
lines met here today and agreed that on
and after the date mentioned they would
discontinue the Issuance -to stockmen of
return transportation, thereby compelling
them to pay their fare to their homes
after having come to the various shipping
Centers with stock
Before the agreement can be carried out,
however, a great deal of work wilt have
to be done by the traffic men. Committees
will be appointed soon for the purpose of
preparing a digest of all the laws of the
Various states pertaining to the subject of
stockmen's passes, with a view to seeing
what violations, If any, will result from
the observance of the order. A large
number of the western states have en
acted laws compelling the railroads to is
sue passes to men In chargo of stock cars,
but there Is no uniformity In the require
ments. The new regulations are the same
as those in force In eastern territory, where
the stock traffic is not nearly so great
The change Is proposed largely for the
purpose of curtailing the operations . of
ticket Scalpers. Stockmen's passes have al
ways been a source of considerable Income
to the scalpers, who have employes at the
various stock yards buying up the return
transportation.
FORM NEW PACKING COMPANY
toekmen of the West Meet to Form
ah Independent Con-
KANSAS CITr, Sept. L-Twenty-flve
stock men from different parts of the west
ern grass country met In the Midland hotel
In this city today and arranged to perfect
tbs organization of a packing company to
compete with the alleged packers' trust. '
The new company was named the Inde
pendent Packing company. Articles of in
corporation will be drawn up tomorrow and
signed at a meeting to be held tomorrow
afternoon. The eompany will have a capltat
stock of $6,O0O,0CO and will be Incorporated
under the laws of Arisona. Of the total
capitalisation 50 per cent will be so dis
posed of as to -be held In escrow by the.
board of directors of the company. This
will insure stockmen who Interest them
selves In the plan that the company will
always be controlled by stock interests. The
rest of the stock will be sold to stockmen
If possible, although no purchaser will be
barred. The division of the stock as de
cided upon today was made to prevent any
possibility of the alleged packers' trust
gaining control of the new company. Two
million dollars worth of the stock will be
Issued at first and the rest will be put out
later.'" ' '
Formerly It was part of the plan to In
clude the United State- Packing company
of - Pueblo In the scheme. , Now it Is re
ported ton good authority- that the Ptieblo
plant will never be built, but Its capltalia-
tlon of.more.than $1,500,000 will be trans
ferred to the Independant Packing company
or be allowed to revert back to the stock
men who contributed It.
Charles F.' Martin, secretary of the Na
tional Live Stock association, who was one
of the promoters of the United States Pack
ing company and who is a stocknoiaer, is
in Kansas City promoting the Independent
Packing company. The new company will
build one plant in the Missouri valley, but
the sxaot location Is not yet. determined.
It Is to be In operation Tn the fall of next
year. .Another plant will be built, later,
probably Jn Texas.
M0T0RMAN NOf TO' BLAME
.Witness Says that He Did All He
Coald to top Ill-Fated '
Car.
NEWARK, N. I., Sept. l.-The trial of
the eleven directors of the North Jersey
Street Railway company who are accused
of manslaughter in connection with the
grade crossing disaster on February 19,
was resumed today.
James Kay, a letter carrier. Who was on
the stand when the court adjourned yes
terday, was the first witness tQday. Under
cross-examination he testified that he had
for about a minute before the accident a
good view of the motorman of the Ill-fated
trolley car. The motorman appeared to be
struggling hard at both brakes tn an effort
to stop the car.
Witness thought the car was going at a
medium rate of speed, but It appeared to
be under control, considering the rate at
which It was going. He could hot be sure
whether or not the trolley car had come
to a stop before the collision occurred.
Alexander F. Jacobua, a brunh maker,
testified that he stood about fifty feet away
from the' crossing when the accident oc.
curred. He saw a cr loaded with chll
dren come down the lncllno Uom Orange
street At the same time, he saw the rall
wnA (. ntn down. He saw the car
continue toward the gates and then he
heard the signal bell ringing. Tne motor
man was working at the brake and ap
peared to be unable to stop the car. The
front wheels were locked and were sliding
on the tracks. The car waa going at a rate
nt thru nr fr.nr inilRa an hour. He saw
the car crash through the gates and a
moment afterwara the collision occurred.
He, thought the train was going twenty-five
Ihlrtv bi11s an hour.
William H. Bowerman, a high sohool
pupil, waa called to tne atana. uowerinan
aa a. naaaeneer on the wrecked car and
was badly hurt. He said he was standing
on the car about two feet from the door,
holding on to a strap. He thought the
1UUVUI nflJIIcu ma uiAMa ...0
middle of tht block. He did not remember
whether the car came to a stop in the
tnlrlrll tt th hlnolr nr Tint, t Tha nar and
platform were crowded. He could see the
motorman appiy me praae.
ILLINOIS M0B IS FOILED
stakes an lasneeessfal Attempt to
.Take Negro from Jail at
hawaeetonn.
SHAWNEETOWN, 111., Sept. I. A' mob
of fifty masked men, went to the Jail here
early this morning and demanded that
Jailer Galloway turn over to them John
Griffin, colored, who was under arrest for
ar attempted assault on Mrs. Joseph
Hobbs, white, near her own home. Grittlu
had been frightened away by the woman's
screams and had been arrested a ahort
while afterward.
When rhe mob demanded that Jailer Gal
loway turn the negro over to them -Galloway
armed himself, and after reasoning
with the man from the Jail door wurned
them that any effort to force the Jail
would be at their own peril. The mob, la
spite of the Jailer's words, made several
Ineffectual attempt to break do a the
HOW TO FIND OUT.
Fill a bottle or common glass with row
water and let It stand twenty-four boursi
a sediment or settling Indicates an un
healthy condition of the kidneys; If it
stains the linen It Is evldenoe of kidney
trouble; too frequent desire to pass It, or
pain In the back Is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out of
order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort' In the knowledge so
often expressed that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney and bladder rem
edy, fulfills every wish in curing rheuma
tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. It corrects Inability to hold
water and scalding pain In passing it, or
bad streets following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of belpg compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the ex
traordinary effect of Bwamp-Root Is soon
realised. It stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures of the most distressing
cases. If you need a medicine you should
have the best Sold by druggists In fifty
cent and one-dollar sizes.
Tou may have a sample bottle of Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy, and a
book that tells all about It, both sent ab
solutely free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil
mer it . Co., Blnghamton, N. T, When
writing be sure to mention that you read
this generous offer In The Omaha Dally
Bee. Don't make- any mistake, but re
member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blng
hamton, N. T., on every bottle.
Jail doors, finally dispersing about day
light. . Many of the colored people are
taking sides with Griffin, though some of
them have, in fear of a race riot, left the
town. No trouble has followed the visit
of the mob to the Jail this morning, but
preparations are being made to take the
negro to Carmi for safekeeping.
EAGLES HOLD A CONVENTION
Fifth Annnal Meeting; of the Order
Convenes In Tammany Hall, ..
New York.
NEW YORK, Sept 1. The fifth annual
convention of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles began today at Tammany hall and
will continue during this week.
This order Originated in Seattle six year
ago and is strongest In the west and north
west It U expected that 10.000 of the 150,-
000 members in the United States and Can
ada will be. here before the day Is over.
Special trains from British Columbia,
Boston.. Baltimore and St 'Louis brought
delegations from the Pacific slope, New
England and the south and southwest. .
The. .New Tork aerie has made extensive
arrangements for the entertainment of the
visitors and Tammany hall Is elaborately
decorated. After calling the morning ses
sion to order an adjournment was taken
until afternoon.
The committee on credentials has not
yet finished Its work. Mayor Low will re
view the parade of the Eagles tomorrow
at the Worth monument
ST. JOSEPH MILL A BANKRUPT
Receiver Appointed . (or the It. T.
' Davis Mill and Mann factoring
' '' "" Company.
. St. JOSEPH. Mo., Sept L-iThe R, T.
Davis MUl. and Manufacturing company of
SiT Joseph, with a branch bouse in Kansas
City,' was declared bankrupt 'today and
Charles F. Khrlght was appointed 'receiver
by B. 3. Woodson, referea In bankruptcy.
This Is the, pioneer' millng firm of north
west Missouri and manufacturer of the
"Aunt Jemima" brand ef goods. The of
ficers of' the company say It sustained
heavy losses In the Kansas City flood, tho
branch there havlnf been submerged.
Liabilities are said to be about $350,000
with assets. Including plant, 1600,000. The
heaviest creditors are local banks and
capitalists.
JOKE MAY PROVE EXPENSIVE
Man Who Bays Ho Is a Mardero
Taken Seriously by Iowa
Sheriff.
CHICKASHA. I. T.. Sept l.-(Special
Telegram.) Enoch Bhafer, 17 years old, ltus
been arrested here charged with being an
accomplice in the murder of Arthur Mead
of West Liberty, la., in May last
Shafer gave himself away In a spirit of
fun; he claims, to the young woman cashier
of the Rock Island eating house, who noti
fied the authorities.
Sheriff Wiley of West Liberty will re
turn with the prisoner. 'Shafer claims he
Is Innocent and knows nothing of the af
fair after all.
A Cat Sever Bleeds
After Porter's Antiseptio Healing Oil Is ap
plied. ' Relieves pain instantly rnd heals at
the same time. For man or beast. Price, too.
Had a Bad Dollar. ,
John Stuhldrler. who resides at Twelfth
and Kevan streets was arrettted last night
charged with attempting to pass counter
feit money. Stuhl.irler claims that he hud
a Hllver dollar given him by a street cat
conductor thp previous day and that yes
terday he offered It to another conductor
to pny his fare downtown. When the con
ductor examined the money he told Stuhl
drler that it was Vounterfelt and Stuhldrler
explained to him where he had gotten it.
The conductor called an officer and had him
arrested. Stuhldrler Is employed in the
I'nlon Pacific shops and has lived In Omaha
for years. He was released late last night
on a bond of $2u0.
Break Ground for Library.
PIERRE. S. D.. Sept. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Clow & Stetner, contractor on the
Carnegie library, which is to lie erected In
this city, broke ground today for the work.
The building la to be of granite boulders
tnken from the bluffs about this city and
Kasota sandstone
DR. CHARLES
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For tbe Form and Complexion.
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has aaada.
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laooraaaaeat at physicians. Taa aasaa la altan auf
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bold ar KcrAjtTucNT st oats asu iauo-
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On sale at Sherman V McCenneU Xrug Co.
SHOW AUGUST BUSINESS
Report from Government Regarding Re
ceipts and Expenditure for Lait Month,
LARGE DECREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT
Circulation of National Daak Notes
Increase Over Bl.OOOiOO Compared
with Joly statement of Comp
troller of Cnrreney.
WASHINGTON, Sept l.-The monthly
statement of government receipts and ex
penditures show that for the month of
August, 1903, the total receipts wtre 149,
b62,677 and the expenditures W3,0it,o44, leav
ing a surplus tor the month of 16,828,133.
The surplus for August, 1902, was t5,4&,000.
The receipts from the several sources pf
revenue, with the Increases or decreases,
as compared with August, 1W2, are given
as follows:
Customs, 1,121,721; decrease, $1,461,000;
Internal revenue, 13,a6.l!i6; Increase, U.T81,
000; miscellaneous, M, 144, 476; Increase. S46,
000. The expenditures on account of the
War department show a decrease of 1.8uOa
000 and the Navy an Increase of R 134,000.
The monthly statement of the coinage
executed at the mints of the United States
shows the total coinage for August to have
been $1,111,180, as follows: Quid, lAtOJ;
silver, lD2,uou; minor coins, $212,185. Coin
age executed for the Philippine archlptMgo
amounted to 8,46,878 pieces, and for the
Venezuelan government 200,000 pieces.
The monthly statement of the public debt
at the close of business August 81 shows
the total debt, less cash in treasury,
amounted to $023,9:4,357, which Is a de
crease for the month of $6,0U8,96L This de
crease Is accounted for principally by the
corresponding increase in the cash on hand.
The debt is recapitulated as follows: In
terest bearing debt, $914,541,400; debt on
which Interest has ceased since maturity,
$1,204,070; debt bearing no interest, $490,
629,527; total, $11,307,875,065. . This amount,
however, does not contain $390,739,869 in
certificates and treasury notes outstand
ing which are offBet by an equal amount of
cash on hand, held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury Is classified as
follows: Gold reserve fund, $150,oO0,0oo;
trust funds, $896,739,869; general fund,' $172.
059,361; In national bank depositories, $152,
317,776; in trtasury of Philippine Islands to
credit of United States disbursing officers,
$3,422,912; total, $1,734,739,898, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $991,889,197, Which leaves a
cash balance on hand of $383,450,710. '
The monthly circulation statement Is
sued by the comptroller of the currency
shows that at the close of business August
31, 1903, the total circulation of national
bank notes was $418,87,070, an Increase for
the year of $57.305,2S4, and an Increase for
the month of $1,241,188. The circulation
based on United Slates bonds amounted
to $380,076,322, an Increase of $60,6t),73a for
the year and $2,469,496 increase for tho
month. The amount of circulation secured
by lawful money was $38,511,653, a decrease
for the year of $3,361,451 and a decrease for
the month of $1,228,008. The amount of
United States registered bonds on deposit
to secure circulating notes was $381,486,430,
and to secure public deposits $152,614,520.
NEBRASKA CROP - CONDITIONS
Cold, Wet Weather Delays Farm
Work ' of All Sorts aad Re
tards Maturing of Corn,
. . . ...
LiNCOLN, Sept, 1. (Special.) Bulletin
of the Nebraska section of the climate and
crop service of the Weather bureau for the
week ending August SI, 1903:
The past week has been cold, wet and
rather unfavorable for crops. The mean
dally temperature has average S degrees
below normal in.. eastern and northern
counties and 2 'degrees below In south
western counties.
The rainfall has been above normal tri
all districts and very heavy in most parts
of the state. The region of heaviest rain
fall was the eastern half of the state,' just
north of the Platte rlver, where it ranged
.from three to more than nine 'Inches.
Very little progress -was 'made with
threshing during the week 'and some grain
In shock and a little, la stack was injured
by the heavy rain. ' Haying- also' was de
layed and some hay Injured; in the region
of heaviest 'rainfall, the- low lands -were
flooded and . considerable hay and , grans
damaged, porn Is growing-. nicely, earing
heavily, and forming , large, Mtrs,. but has
made very slow progress toward maturity,
and warm, dry weather la much needed by
corn. Fell plowing has progressed well, al
though In parts of the state the ground waa
too wet much of the week. A few fields of
wheat have been sown, with the ground In
unusually good condition. Pastures coni
tlnue exceptionally good.
Una Crop Report.
DE3 MOINES, la., Sept l.-(Speclal.)-Pollowlng
Is the report of the Iowa
Weather bureau for the week ending
August 31, 1903:
The week past brought three days of
warm weather and the balance of the
week was cloudy, wet and cool. The aver
age dally deficiency In temperature waa t
to 4 degrees. The rainfall was above nor
mal In all parts of the state, and reports
show phenomenal downpours at numerous
stations In the west-central and southern
districts, ranging from ' five to eleven
Inches, the larger part of which fell' on
the afternoon and night of the fsth. There
waa a general need of showers, especially
In the southern part of the state, and It Is
probable that the beneficial effects of the
copious moisture Will exceed the damage
to the corn crop resulting from local floods
and high winds. As a whole, the crop
made some advancement, and with a month
of good ripening weather a considerable
portion of the acreage planted may reach
maturity. In the present variable and
critical condition of corn no one Is wise
enough to forecast the final output There
is absolute, fertainty, however, as to the
urgent need of warm and dry weather for
the greater part of the coining monh.
The copious rainfall assures ample pas
turage and facilitates fall plowing, which
is well begun. Late pastures have been
benefited, though there are numerous re
ports of damage by rotting. The fall apple
crop is quite good In the northern half of
the state. Winter apples very light
SPRING WHEAT IS HARVESTED
Wet Weather Spoils. Homo ef It aad
Delays Threshing; tho
Crop.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. The Weather
bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions
is as follows:
Tha harvest of spring wheat is
finished, except In tho northern Rocky
mountain states and on the norther Rocky
coast where rains hsve delayed Its com
pletion. In the Pakotas, Nebraska, Min
nesota and Wisconsin stacking and thresh
ing have been seriously Interrupted snd
considerable dnmege by excessive moisture.
While there has been some Improvement
In the condition of cotton, malnl.7 tn
portions of the central districts, the crop
as a mhole has suffered deterioration, rust
and shedding being very general through
out the belt and premature opening In
some of the eastern districts, where ex
cessive heat proved unfavorable.
In Texas there has been much damage
and while boll worms are disappearing
and the crop more promising In the
notthern counties, the boll weevil continued
very destructive In the southwest, central
and eastern portions, ricking Is now gen
eral, throughout the southern districts of
the cotton belt.
Favorable reports renpectlng apples are
received from portions of the middle
Atlnntlo states, New England and the
upper Ohio valley and from Southern
Kansas, but elsewhere there has been a
general decline In the condition of the crop.
The soil Is In flue condition for fall plow
ing, which Is well advanced and some wheat
has been sown In Nebraska.
FUNERAL OFJW. KENNARD
Services Condneteel I'nder Ansplces
of Elks Lodge mt Keenest of
Venerable Pioneer.
The funeral of the late Marshall W. Ken
nard was held from the Elks' lodge rooms
Tuesday afternoon, followed by Interment
In the Trospect Hill cemetery vault
Officers of the Elks lodge, of which the
deceased was for years an active and popu
lar member, conducted the ritual of the
order, and the Elks quartet, composed Of
Clinton Miller. Thomas McShane, Thomas
Swift and August Kroeger. sang "Lead,
Kindly Light." and "The Vacant Chair."
Rev. Kerr Eccles. assisted by Rev. T. J.
Mackay, both of them members of the or
der, conduoted the purely religious services
and paid brief trlbutea to the kindliness
and good qualities of the deceased.
The casket was covered and surrounded
by many floral tokens of sympathy and a
number of the older residents of the city
who had known Mr. Kennard for a quarter
of a century or more were present.
The pallbearers were: Harry P. Deuel,
William T. Canada. John P. Flnley, Qeoigs
T. Mills, W. E. Sunderland and J. C.
Sharp.
The deceased was one of the oldest and
most venerable members of this order and
before his death occurred last Sunday
night, believing that he was soon to pass to
the great beyond, he made one last request
that he be laid to his eteuinl sleep by the
"loving hands" of his brother Elks broth
er whom he had learned to love and to
trust In this Ufa. And so this afternoon, at
the hour abeve mentioned, the Elka and the
friends of the deceased in large numbers
assembled In the spacious Elks hall to do
honor to the memory of one of the eldest
residents of the state and city.
Deceased came to Omaha In 1861, but had
resided In the state since 1855. He was for
a long tlmo a prosperous business man and
accumulated a snug fortune. He leaves a
devoted wife and a daughter, Mrs. Dr. Pea
body. JOE LEE IS OjJTOF TROUBLE
Nebraska Chinaman Has His Woes
Alleviated by Appealing to
Senator Millard.
A telegram which has been received by
Senator Millard lifts a deal of oriental woe
from the shoulders of the honorable Joe
Lee, the principal resident merchant among
the Chinese of Nebraska. The telegram
states In the terse manner of the electric
message that Fook Heen and Fook Gion
will be allowed to land.
This story has Its beginning at a consider,
able distance of time and miles, but the
present part of it began two months ago
in Port Townsend, Wash., when from China
the Fooks Heen and Olon, who are the sons
of Joe Lee, brought 107 pounds of fumi
gated baggage and a treasured portrait of
the maternal ancestor out on the dis
embarkation pier.- There they have been
detained since, in Imminent danger of de
portation and the retention shed, while Joe
Lee has "pullee" all the wires he could.
Lee went to Senator Millard with his
troubles and certain evidences of the good
faith of the transaction and won the al
legiance of the senator, who dealt strongly
Lwtth the departments, sending telegrams to
Secretary Corteiyou, who has charge of
the immigration -bureau, and doing other
forceful things, so that in the end the tele
gram of joy came for. the honorable Joe
Lee. 'Fook Heen and Fook Glon, who are
respectively 14 and 16. years old,, according
to the way.of counting In the Orient will be
brought to this city and taught by , tha
public; sbhools, so that they may know
that . Sioux . spells ."soo" and that "hop"
is the equivalent for thirty days.
GROCERS' PICNIC POSTPONED
Bet Forward "Two Weeks, bat Place
Has Not Been Decided
l'pon.v '
. George .Munro was around .last night
disseminating the startling information
that the plcnlo of. the, Omaha and South
Omaha, retail 'grocers -and butchers' had
been postponed..- ' .
' It has now, been determined to hold the
affair on. Thursday, September IT, at some
place yet. to be determined upon. On In
vestigation the committee In charge found
that the flood waters had backed up over
every available picnic ground, and tha con
ditions sre such that the picnic cannot be
held until the floods recede and the bot
toms dry out
Two weeks Is believed to be ample time
to allow the picnic grounds to recover from
the deluge, and then the committee will
decide which place Is to be favored and
will let the public know In season.
SMOKER TO CORRESPONDENTS
Entertainment of Washington Xews.
paper Men Planned When
They Go East.
There Is talk of entertaining tha party
of Washington correspondents who have
been In attendance at the National Irriga
tion congress when they pass through
Omaha on their way east They are sched
uled to arrive at o'clock on the afternoon
of September 22. over the Union Pacific,
and to leave an hour later by way of the
Northwestern. Assistant Passenger Agent
Fort has charge of the matter and with
Mr. Nash of the Milwaukee will probably
join with local newspaper men in giving
the tourists a smoker at the Commercial
club.
Blacksmith tiets tho Bees.
A swarm of bees caused a great deal of
trouble on South Fourteenth street yester
day afternoon. The bees belonged to an
Italian. Joe Munouso, and they swarmed.
The swarm' flew a short distance and
alighted In a tree belonging to a black
smith. Muncuso went after them and the
blacksmith ordered him out of the yard.
The Italian threatened to get an officer and
have the blacksmith arrested, but that did
not get tha bees. The reply of the black
smith was that he could come down with
the whole force and he thought the bees
would bluff them all out. Tha Italian went
to the station and asked for an officer to
Diarrhea
should be mas tern
without delay.
Wakefield's
Blackberry
Balsam
Is a sure cure.
Your druggist has It
help him Beeure Ms property, but the r.
quest ws refused. At Inst Reports th
bees were surely lilveu in a oarrei ir mt
blscksmlth.
Meaaeaaer lloy nailly Hart.
While I-eo Heath, residing at Seventeenth
and Hurt streets, a messenger boy In ta
emplov of the O. M. K., was delivering a
mrsanir In the vicinity of Thirteenth and
Cass streets ln.t night the hnndle-bnrs on
the hlcvcle which he whs rldlnit suddenly
turned and he was thrown with much force
ltd I nut the curbing. Police Hiirnron M'
Dlnrmld. who attended him. gave It as his
opinion that the boy would not recover.
The result of the fall was a severe concus
sion at the be of the brain, ns the boy
struck squarely on the back of his hend.
lie was tsken to t'lsrkson nospitm, ileum
Is the only support of a widowed mother.
He Is 18 years of age. ; 'h
a V.- hn.nll.1 It waa atflteA ttlA Inliin-'n
boy was very low and that it was hardly
possible for him to live.
Freight Handlers on Strike.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 The members
of the Freight Handlers' union, about 750
In number, went on strike todny. They
asked for 40 cents sn hour, which whs re
fused. The strike more especially arrects
the Southern I'aciflo (steamship company
at this time.
Collieries Closed Down.
FIIAMOKIN. Pa., Sept. 1 In accordance
with orders Issued last week four rotllerk-s
of the Union Coal company, employing
5.000 men and boys, were closed oown for
an Indefinite period today on account of
tho overstocked coal market.
One-half glass HUNYADI jXnOS
taken on arising gives prompt and
pleasant relief from Constipation
and Uver Complaints TRY. IT ! s
"Follow the Flaff."
Very Low Round '
Trips to
Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky.
' Ttoketa sold Sept 1st, tth. Uth and
Oct (th long limit
HALF RATES
Detroit and Return Sold Oct Mth,
15th, 16th and 17th.
Little Rock and Return Sold Oct
bid, Td and 4th.
" Baltimore "and Return Sold Sept
17th. feth and lth.
Many points south en first and third
Tuesdays of each month.
- Tha Wabash is trie only line passing
the Warld'a Fair Grounds, giving au
a view of the buildings and grounds.
Through connections. No bus transfer
this . route. Elegant equipment, con
sisting of sleepers, fitKjC reclining
chair cars and high book coaches on
aU trains. '
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AT THB WABASH CITT OFFICS),
101 TARNAM ST., or address
Harry, F, Mo ores,
Oen. Agent Pane. rPt,
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