The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 187L
OMAHA, FKIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1003 TEN TAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
DEMAND BY AMERICA
United Etalei Omul Aeri for the Bernard
of Vgj of Beyroot.
!S RETENTION MAKES LIFE UNSAFE
forte Em tfot let EepUed to Bequest for
GoTeraor'i Dismissal.
COTTON CAN LAND 500 BLUE JACKETS
Admiral in Bhtpe to Giro Immediate
Auiitfiooe to Foreigner,
CHRISTIAN POPULATION VERY UNEASY
yT of the rlt Have 47eae
the Bieaatalaa treat Beyreet
la Order ta Aval
Tremble.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 10 tTnlted
ptates Minister Lelshman hu presented a
Oemarid to the Turkish government for the
dismissal of Reshid Pasha, vail of Beyroot.
cto the ground that so lone sa he la retained
In the office the Uvea and property of Amer
icana In Beyroot are Insecure. The porta
haa not yet replied to the demand nor has
there been any development In connection
With a her American clalma.
The dispatch of Naslm Pasha to Beyroot
from his post at Damascus la considered to
be a preliminary step toward a settlement.
Naslm Paaha received an enthusiastic re
ception upon his arrival at Beyroot. a
crowd at the railway station cheering him
repeatedly. The town was then perfectly
tranquil.
Aooordlng to the ateart telegrams, h-w-4ver,
the consuls continue to transact tbelr
Duslneea with Reahld Pasha, vail of Bey
root. Advices from Beyroot received here yes
terday state that uneasiness still prevailed
among the Christians there and that the
exodus to the mountains continued, but. no
fresh disturbances had occurred.
Csa Lui Marines If Heeded.
Hear Admiral Cotton confirms the ra
tions that he oan land tOO marines and blue
Jackets from Brooklyn and San Francisco
In case of urgent necessity.
Nothing la known hare anent any arrange
ment Made by other powers for sending
War ships to Beyroot
Private advices from JQrk-Klllsseh stats
that while the Turkish regular troops are
conducting themselves well, the Albanians
are Insubordinate and are pillaging and
burning villages and are even threatening
their own officers when they are ordered
tint to plunder.
Up to September 7 twenty-seven bal
tallons of troops had been concentrated in
the Klrk-KlUsseh district. ,
An imperial lrade has been issued or
flertng the repair or reconstruction of the
fartlfloatiuns of Adrtanople, Chatelja, Ers
tnsa ana the Bosphoroa.-
MaaJaa; mm Jtnveetlgatlaa.
' TXS1M. Sept 10.-AdvtoBS reootvod by the
t?Tnca foreign, office from Beyroot say that
Tasini pasha, tha vU if Syria, la snaking
thorough Investigation of the nniiass of
the reoent disorder at Beyroot and that ha
lias riven aasuranoes ta the foreign con
fute that ha will severely punish the guilty.
Under the circumstances, it la added, the
French, British and Italian consuls have
tedded not ta ask for the landing of Ameri
can marines aa (contrary to the Constanti
nople advices), the excitement haa sub
dued and the Christian refugees who fled
are returning to their homes.
ew Vail fas Beyreet.
BERLIN. Bept. 10. A dispatch received
here from Constantinople aays Naslrn
Paaha has been formally appointed vail of
Beyroot in place of Reahld Pasha, who has
been dismissed.
WASHINGTON. Bept. 10. Mlnlater Irish
man oabled the State department from Con
stantinople that the French ambassador
fcad demanded the removal of the governor
of Beyroot and that other foreign repre
sentatives probably will do the same.
Mr. I irishman is vigorously urging the sub
lime porta ta replace the governor by aome
una mora capable of preserving ordar and
of giving mora efficient protection to
American cl tisane and Interests.
In this course, he baa the approval of
the State department. Nothing la said in
bis cablegram of further disorders at
feeyroot.
The Nary department has received a
eablngram from Rear Admiral Cotton, dated
Bej-root, yesterday, stating that the ar
rival of the Turkish governor general from
tiunuoui has restored confidence.
The governor general has warned the
local authorities that be will hold them
responsible for disturbances. Admiral
Cotton aays that tha city was quiet Tues
day night and business improving.
Minister Delahman haa cabled the State
Department that he has secured the re
lease of Abdul ICader Mathanay, a natural
ised cltlaen of tha United States, born at
Tripoli, Syria, who. soon after returning ta
lils native country in IMA. committed an
feffenae tor which he was sentenoed by the
Consular court of ths United States at
Beyroot to a term of six months in ths
Smyrna JaiL
In the early part of the current year be
was arrested at Tripoli and condemned by
the local court, for the same offense, to
thrwi and a half years imprisonment.
Minister Irishman promptly protested
gainst this violation of the right of an
American .citlseu.
Greek CevrrasBeat te Help Twrkey.
LONDON, Sept. 10. A special dispatch
from Athens quotes former Premier Zaimaa
as saying that the Greek government is de
termined to co-operate with the ports la
the suppression, of toe Insurrection In
Macedonia, although Greece is fully In
favor of the institution of reforms after
cvder haa been restored.
He denounced the attitude of the Bul
rartaaa, saying that their aim la to deatroy
all the Greek Chriettans and to prevent
svaoedonla from becoming independent.
Premier Zalmaa added that he believed
the powers would never permit a Turko
Bulgarlan war and said that measures
would bs taken by the porta at a very
aarly data to suppress ths revolution,
tary of Er Wltsru.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Sept. 10.-A merchant
who left Mouaatir September I haa arrived
at Sofia and gives the Associated Press
CorreKKindent aa account of the terrible
conditions prevailing la the villa yet of Moo
astir. UUml Paaha is following the lines
of hi predecessors and the greatest e
russrs that have ever been committed havs
happft-d aince his arrival. Throughout
the villayrt of Moimstlr the Turkish sold
iers sre dully perpetrating almost incon
ceivable stroi-inea. They ditihuma- lit
jcung girls la the presence of then- par
ants and pillage and murder everywhere.
(CwntlnueA Second PagaJ
STORM IN UNITED KINGDOM
new fa aramelaa Hills aad Wrerki
la Cheaael Create Mack
Esrtteaseat.
I.ONDON. Sept. 10 A terrific gale ha
sprung up all over the Vnlted Kingdom.
Within ten hours the barometer fell one
Inch, the wind blew at a force of seventy
miles an hour and torrential rain has fal
len. The telegraph system was disorganised
for several hours, and communication with
Ireland and the United States was lnterr
rupted. Immense damage has been done to
property along the sea front, particularly
at the seaside resorta. Hundreds of ves
sels are running to shelter. Floods are re
ported from Wales, and anew is falling In
the Grampian hills In Scotland. A Lloyd's
dispatch from Gothenburg reports that the
Norwegian three-masted schooner Then
Scrongard, for London. Is ashore at Pal ken -berg
and all the crew have perished save
one. Several other vessels are ashore.
Excitement prevails at Dover, owing to
the report that two Wrecks hev been re
ported, one on the Goodwin sands and the
other at Dungenesa, At a late hour a life
boat waa seen approaching Dover with a
ship-wrecked crew, and an Immense crowd
la waiting for Its arrival.
At Weston-super-Mare on the Bristol
channel the saa haa Invaded the streets and
boata are floating into the town XX) yards
from the promenade.
WILL PROTECT THE PRIVATES
Brwtal Petty Officers la the German
Army Are Given Severs
Pa alsk meat.
BERLIN. Sept. 10 Paragraphs similar to
the following appear almost daily In the
provincial press:
Cologne The court-martial of the Fif
teenth division has sentenced Sergeant
Behott to a year In prison and degrada
tion for flogging privates and horse-whipping
and kicking them. Twelve artillery
men were sentenoed to short terms for as
sisting hint.
There have been eighty convictions of
sergeants for abuse of privates during the
last three months, and about 200 courts
martial arc pending.
The administration of the army Is mak
ing ths most determined efforts to stop
these brutalities, which Herr Babel, tha
aoclallBt leader detailed In a ferocloua three
hours' speech In the Reichstag In the
spring. The weak reply of General Gossler
cost him his place as minister of war.
It has long been the theory of military
men that a little rough treatment was good
for privates and cultivated manhood In
them. The emperor never shared these
views nor countenanced the cruelties prac
ticed in nearly every regiment.
He issued an order most absolutely for
bidding the ill-treatment of privates and
ordering the prosecution aad severe pun
ishment of those guilty of such Ill-treatment.
FRENCH ADMIRAL RELIEVED
eBeriers Ohjeatea ta TasT sneer
Ckalaar ta Relief et Haas
4a Chlaa.
PA3C.T8. Sept. 10. Admiral Hareehal, com
mander of .he French .squadron of tha far
cast, vk eras recently relieved of his post
by Marina Minister Pelletan, arrived In
Parts tonight. Tha causa of bis recall waa
a letter tha admiral wrote to tha minister,
who bad severely censured Lieutenant
Hourst for landing sailors of the gunboat
Olry for the protection of nuns who were
threatened by natives, which the minister
regarded aa a political act. The admiral
sustained his subordinate, and correspond
ence followed, closing with a letter which
led to the admiral's recall by cable. In
this letter Admiral Marechal said :
1 am not at an age to seek notoriety or
Infringe discipline, but I have a right to
defend my military and private honor
against all attacks. The chief of the French
tisvy would disgrace luraself if his object
was to command naval officers cowardly
enough to accept insults without wincing.
FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Oa Maa Is Killed Oat right and
Aaetker Haul tkaalder
Hart.
PARIS, Sept. 10 A fatal automobile ac
cident occurred yesterday at Bar be, near
Bordeaux. A car conducted by an Ameri
can, whose name waa given as Martin, said
to be a hotel man In New York City and
who waa accompanied by a party of guests,
became deranged and the vehicle dashed
Into a ditch.
One of the occupants, M. Gulvellier, had
his back broken and was killed outright.
Martin bad a shoulder injured, but the oth
ers escaped uninjured.
NEW YORK. Sept. 10. It is believed here
that tha Martin mentioned in the Paris dis
patch is J. B. Martin, proprietor of tha
Cafe Martin at Twenty-sixth street and
Broadway.
TO SETTLE ALL DIFFERENCES
Havlaug Broagkt Pewe Lavadlarda
aad Teaaata Irlskaaaa Will Tackle
Rellg-teaa lestbaest.
LONDON, 'Sept. 10. Another conference
looking to tha Improvement of the condi
tion of Ireland will be called shortly. Cap
tain Shawe-Taylor. who was secretary of
the reoent landlord and tenants conference
in Dublin, which was instrumental In se
curing ths Irish land MIL proposes to In
vite the representatives of the Orangemen,
Catholics and Protestanta, and tha heads
of the educational Institutions In Ireland
to meet In Dublin and confer together with
the ptirpoee of finding a common ground on
which till may stand, thus ending the re
ligious differences In connection with edu
cation which have lasted for centuries snd
which have been responsible for many of
Ireland's difficulties
ENGLAND CLAIMS ISLANDS
British FweeiaTa Otnee rails Attention
of I alted Stales ta
fretaaree.
LONDON. ept. 10 The British Foreign
office Is said to have made representation
at Washington anent the recent eelsure of
two or three Islands off the northeast
roast of British North Borneo by the
United States gunboat Qulroa
These islands are not connected with
those off the coast of Sandakan (capital of
British North Borneo over whlrh the
American flag was recently hoisted.
Plagee Coaatttoa Is Serloaa.
MAKFEiLUES. Spt. 10 -The unofficial
reports nwae the plague situation serious.
The deed. It appears, includes feur women
and one man whnee bodies were covered
atth buhon. leaving Uttle doubt aa to the
nature of tha disease. Eiituri u.nt.
J ara under survsUianca
SPEND DAY SEEING MINES
For Tint Time in Many Yean Eomestage
it Opex to Intpection.
KINING CONGRESS RESUMES WORK TODAY
People of Deadwoad aad Lea Aeroas.
say Visitors oa Trla Throagk
Dlatrlr d Look at
DEADW S. D Sept JO.-The Amer
ican Mln' t" itngrese held no sessions to
day anr 5 cities of Lead and Dead wood
reaemr je deserted village. This being
the d . apart to afford visitors the op
port to make excursions to different
pis V Interest In the vicinity and to
lr many of the Important mines and
mlu. i plants, stamp mills, cyanide plants,
etc., practically all members and delegates
to the congress. In charge of or accompa
nied by, many of the citlxens of the twin
cities who are nearly all interested to aome
extent in Black Hills mines, left town
early, not returning until evening. The
chief event of sightseeing was the throw
ing open for Inspection this afternoon of
various mines and plants. Including that of
the Home take Mining company at Lead.
This has not been done before In twenty
five years, and great numbers, both visitor
and residents, took advantage of the cour
tesy, many going Into lower levels of the
principal shafts, which have attained a
depth of 1.100 feet. There were many
women, principally wives of visiting min
ing men, among tha number.
Reiimei 'Work Today.
Congress will resume deliberations at the
city of Lead tomorrow at 9J0 o'clock. The
first and principal business will be discus
sion and vote upon the constitution and
by-laws to be adopted for the mining con
gress, which, on Wednesday, were made a
sjieclal order of business for the beginning
of Friday's session. At 8:5S p. m. motion
was adopted that these should be taken up
by paragraph, and the indications are that
they will undergo some changes, one of
which may be with respect to tha method
of the election of the secretary of tha con
gress. As written the article provides for the
appointment of a secretary by the board
of directors. There seems to be a feeling
among a large number of the members and
delegatea that the secretary's position Is so
important be should be independent of the
board and that he should be elected by the
congress.
Several Important papers are also on the
program of tomorrow's sessions.
Present OtBeers Satisfactory.
In regard to officers of the congress for
the ensuing year, the election of whom is
to take place Saturday, it is not expected
that there will be any change in the offices
of president or secretary, as it seems to be
the general opinion among members, as far
aa known, that both President Richards
and Secretary Mabon should succeed them
selves. Sine the arrival of the Oregon delegation,
who immediately opened up commodious
working headquarters and pitched in to win
for Portland as the next place for holding a
session of the congress, no other town haa
been eard of. and today It seems -very
probable that Portland will be named.
TRAIN SERVICE BLOCKADED
Wreck and Barsed Bridge Plays
Hitn wrltk Hebetates la
Wyoaslag.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Bept. 10 (Special
Telegram.) A bridge over the Medicine
Bow river near Medicine Bow burned out
thla afternoon and all trains are blocked on
the sixth district. Derailed cars st Egbert,
east of Cheyrnne. have tied up traffic on
the fourth district. No trains will reach
Cheyenne from the east or west before
morning.
Safe Robbers Leave Ka Cine.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D Bept. 10. (Special
Telegram.) Robbers last night entered the
general store of Peters sr Heeren at Tea.
on the Great Northern railroad, nine miles
south of Sioux Falls. They blew open
the safe and secured 1300 In cash and notes
aggregating 12,000 in value. Many of the
notes weVe endorsed and therefore are
negotiable! The pootofBoe is located In the
same building and tha robbers secured an
unknown quantity of stamps. The work
was done by experts who left not the
lightest clue.
Pierre Visits Its neighbor.
PIERRE. S. D-. Bert. 10. (Special Tele
gram.) A special train, taking 100 excur
sionists and the Pierre band, left here this
morning for Huron to attend Pierre day
at the Central South Dakota fair.
NEW YORK MAN IN TOILS
PoatoBloe Inspector Arrives wttk
warrast for Arrest of
Mr reheat.
NEW YORK. Sept. 10. At least one busi
ness man in this city, who haa been Iden
tified with the sale of supplies to the Post
office department, will be placed under ar
rest tomorrow, it is expected, as the result
of his indictment in Washington, D. C.
In connection with the postal scandals.
Two postofflce inspectors arrived in this
city tonight, having come with certified
copies of Indictments' found by the grand
Jury In Washington. Tha inspectors had
with them also warrants that had been
I issued when tha grand Jury filed the bill.
They had been preceded here earlier In the
day by Poet office Inspectors Whalen of
Ban Francisco and Blrdseye of Boston,
who had been sent here from Washington
with a certified copy of the indictment
agalnrt George W. Beavers and others. In
which It Is alleged they were charged with
conspiracy. Tha Inspect ore also had a
warrant for Beavers' arrest. It haa been
stated that Beavers is to surrender lilm
self tomorrow morning, when be will be
arraigned before a United States commis
sioner. Y. M. C. A. SECRETARIES MEET
latrraacloaal Caaualttee la Sesaloa
at Prtaeetoa ta Ceaslder
Field Wark.
PRINCETON, N. J, Sept. 10.-A session
of ths foreign secretaries waa held today
In connection with the convention of the
International committee cf the Young Men's
Christian association. Twelve fureign sec
retaries were present, all of whom will
leave for their respective filis within a
few weeka The aiudent secretaries' con
ference bn this afternoon and this will
be followed by a oemferenue t the student
volunteer secretaries.
The conference of the International com
mittee will dose bej. lember
PITTSBURG BANKER MISSING
Maay of His Creditors, Meetly Tor
elgaera, Are Loeklag for
Their Money.
FITTSBURO. Sept. 10-Arthur Amlesen.
banker, steamship agent and foreign col
lector and the proprietor of the Els via Ex
change bank, has been missing from his
place of buslneHa since August 1H, and
many of his clients among tha Hungarians,
Slavs, Poles and Russians besieged his
closed office doors today, seeking the return
of their deposits or assurances of their
safety. Amlesen is accused by hlf deposi
tors of having fled, taking their money
with him. The aggregate of these sums. It
is believed, will reach tVi.oio. Today John
Masslck Issued a foreign attachment
against Amlesen and the Equitable Trust
company, with whom Amieeon kept an ac
count, la summoned as garnishee. Masslck
sues to recover Id deposited with Amle
sen. Amlesen is said to bs from Galicla,
Austria, and George De Grievlclc, the Aus-tro-Hungarian
consul here Is Inquiring Iflto
the man's affairs. The missing man is gild
to have conducted a branch bank In But
ler, Pa., called the Standard Exchange,
This Institution was closed on Tuesday,
and the two ostensible proprietors, Pack
voaky and Matlasiec. are in Jail there
charged with rmbexzlement of sums which
are expected to total (30.000.
HOAR ON RACE PROBLEM
Teaerahle Senator Reeogwlsea Very
Dlfflralt Qoesttoa, hat Offers
Bio "elation.
SALEM, Mass., Sept. 10. Senator Hoar
and George Von L Meyer, United States
consul to Italy, were the principal guests
today at the annual outing of tha Essex
club of Massachusetts at Baker's Island.
Senator Hoar, the chief speaker, discussed
"Problems of the Nation." Discussing the
race problem in the south, the senator said:
I know, my friends, that there are special
difficulties in the problem as It affects our
colored fellow citlaens. 1 know how deeply
moved are the feeling of our southern
brethren. I would not utter toward them
a word of reproach. I know how near to
their homes and how close to their socio I
and political life comes this cloud and
shadow.
I see that one enthusiastic southern gen
tleman has renewed the proposition that
we shall send the io.Oiki.ckio nefrroe out of
the country. This Is totMily ImnrsctloaWe.
Let us not delude otrrselves. We hava got
t his question to meet at home. The negro
will stay and the Asiatic will come, you
cannot turn them out and you cannot keep
them out.
REED SM00T GAINS POINT
Kew York Lntheraas Table Reaolatloa
DeaoaaelaaT t'tah Seaator aa
Paly gmailsL
ASBURY PARK. N. J Sept. 10 At the
convention of the Evangelical Lutheran
synod of New York and New Jersey, held
here today, a resolution waa Introduced
by Rev. C. W. Helsler of Albany in sym
pathy with the movement to oust Reed
Bmoot from his seat to the United States
senate. After ten minutes' heated discus
sion the motion was laid on the table. In
part the resolution was as follows:
Whereas, The seating of said Bmoot la
a direct insult to the purity and integrity
of the houses and Csmllies of this Chris
ties saftUna, and bubRc recognition of an
avowed exponent and official of Mormon
1em, with Its accompanying polygamy, is
In direct contravention of the basic prin
ciples of our government; be It
Resolved. That through our secretary we
memorV.Use the congress of the United
States to propose an amendment to the
federal constitution forever prohibiting po
lygamy and polygamous practices In tha
United States and territories.
CELEBRATE GOLDEN JUBILEE
Very Hev. Jesses V. MeGIlL Pravtaelal
of Eastern Mlssloaary Proviace,
Holds Festival.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. M Distin
guished prelates of the Catholic church to
day participated In the ceremonies attend
ing the celebration of the golden Jubilee of
Very Rev. James V. McGIll. C. M., provin
cial of the eastern province of the congre
gation of missions. Father McGiU was or
dained to the priesthood In the St. Louis!
cathedral September 8. 1853. Among those j
wno attenaea tne pontincaj mass ceieDrated
by Father McGIll were Archbishop Falconl,
the papal delegate; Archbishop Ryan, Arch
bishop Harty of Manila. Archbishop Far
ley of New York and Bishop Burke of St
Joseph, Mo.
The sermon was preached by Right Rev.
Thomas A. Law, C M . of St Louis.
SENATOR HANNAWILL SPEAK
Has Ke lateatlea of Ket Betas; Pres
eat at MrKialey Mennsseat
Ceremony.
CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. la Senator
Hanna today denied a printed a'.atement to
the effect that he had decided not to speak
at the dedication of the McKlnley monu
ment at Toledo next Monday, because, aa
reported, he feared hat he would be over
come by his feelings and fall to do the Sub
ject Justice.
Mr. Hanna aald he had no idea of cancel
ling his engagement to speak on the occa
sion mentioned.
While Mr. Hanna contlnuea to slowly re
gain his strength he Is apparently far from
well. He is. however, at his office for sev
eral hours each day.
WITHDRAW SPECIAL RATES
Central Paaseager Asaoelatlea De
rides ta Grant Ko Low Rates ta
Merchants' Meetings.
CHICAGO. Sept 10. Railroads composing
the Central Passenger association have
practically decided to discontinue the prac
tice of granting reduced rates for mer
chants meetings which were now had In
nearly every large center of the country.
The territory covered by the lines extends
east of Chicago to Pittsburg and Buffalo
on the east and north of the Ohio river.
A resolution a hich was passed at the
monthly meeting of the association today
Is to the effect that In granting reduced
rates the railroads are discriminating
against small cities and In favor of the
large distributing centers.
TO BE BURIED AT MAYN00TH
Body of Priest W he "Revived Interest
ta Gaelic Laagaage Taken
to Irelaad.
BAN I RANCIPOO. Fpt. 10 -The body of
Rev. Eugene O'Growney has arrived In
this city from 1-os Angeies on Its long
Journey to a grave in the cemetery of
Maynooth colletre. Ireiand. Father
O'Growney was U.e founder uf the Gaelic
revival movement. The Uidy will be es
corted all the way by representatives of
the league and honored at Chicago, Cork
aiid Dublin.
MONEY TO RECLAIM LAND
Oommimioner of Gcsenl Land Offica ICakei
Report of Cash on Eacd.
NEBRASKA HAS PAID LARGELY TO TUND
Pension Commissioner Makes Resell
hewta the Assent Paid hy the
Barren to oldlera aad
Deseodeata.
i From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. (Special Telo
fkm) W. A. Richards, commissioner
of the general land office, today made pub
lic a statement showing the amounts to the
credit of the reclamation fund from sales
of public lands In the several states snd
territories during the fiscal years of ISfll,
HW2 and 19UI under the provisions of the
act of congress approved June 17, 1K02. It
Is shorn n that during the present year
there has been covered Into the treasury
from the proceeds of the sale of public
lands In sixteen states and territories the
sum of tS.461.4Aa, making an aggregate of
tl6,lBl,K6 as the total thus far received and
on deposit in the United States treasury to
the credit of the reclamation fund. Of
this amount Nebraska contributed during
the present year Illi.83 and a total since
IfWl of 1354,036. During the year IMS South
Dakota sold lands credited to the reclama
tion fund valued at 17.430. making the
total received from that state of t.46.082.
In Wyoming lands were sold which brought
during the current year, making
an aggregate of I6B$,6M during the last
three years.
Captain Hortoa Comes to Omaha.
Captain William E. Horton, Quarter
master, is relieved of his duties at Phila
delphia and will proceed to Omaha and
report to the commanding general of the
Department of the Missouri for assignment
to temporary duty in charge of the office
of the chief quartermaster of that depart
ment relieving Captain Peter W. Davison,
Twenty-second infantry, of his temporary
duty In charge of that office.
Seme Peaslea Statistics.
The annual report of Commissioner Ware
places the total number of pensioners now
on the rolls at H96.&4B. of which 72E.S56 are
soldiers and IfiT.lto are widows and de
pendents. Mr. Ware announces that It Is
not probable that the pension roll will
again cross the million line, the high water
mark having been reached a year ago.
Five of the pensioners are on the roll on
account of the war of the revolution,
1.11S on account of the war of 18U, 4.734
on ascount of the Indian wara and 13,874
on account of the Mexican war. The
average annual value of each pension la
now 1122. The total annual value of the
Spanish war pension roll' haa reached
j.,765.310.
Commissioner Ware makes the following
recommendations: Laws forfeiting the
pension or right to pension of any man
convicted In court of an infamous crime;
prohibiting the giving of pensions to
women who marry soldiers after the sol
diers become old pensioners; a different
method of examining applicants for pen
sions, Mr. Ware stamping the present sys
tem aa unoartain. unsatisfactory and ec
casionlng an enormous umount of political
friction.
Peasloas Over S49CMKM).C"M.
Mr. Ware says the bureau has gained
on the current work 100,000 cases during the
last two years. The actual total of dis
bursements in pensions on account of the
revolutionary war. war of 1SU, Indian
ware, Mexican war, civil war and the
war with Spain, was t3,038,O.E!0.
Ii is estimated that 116,000,000 was paid in
pensions for disabilities and death due to
military and naval service in the wars of
1KI2 and with Mexico, and during the time
of peace prior to the war of the rebellion,
making the payment of pensions to soldiers
and sailors of the war of the rebellion and
of the regular military and naval estab
lishment since the close of said war of the
rebellion and their widows, children and
dependent relatives, amount to 12,862.240,400.
The cost of the pension system per capita
of population for 19US la given as $1.76, to
which figure ft has shrunk from 82.24, the
rata in 1881 In ten years, he says, fhe
burden will cease to be oted.
To Seeare Leeeele Mera.
This government has instituted proceed
ings for the extradition of Leopold J. Stern,
the Baltimore contractor who disappeared
when Indicted by the grand Jury in thia
city for conspiracy in a postal contract,
and who was located recently at Toronto,
Canada. Potstofflce Inspector Walter S.
Mayer left here tonight for Toronto, where
he will confer Immediately with the crowns'
attorney and the American rinsul there.
The State dejiartment to ley also tele
graphed the consul to request the authori
ties at Toronto to hold Stern under the
provision in the extradition treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, that
a fugitive can be returned to either coun
try at the Instance of the other for forty
days.
The government will insist on Stem's ex
tradition, but Stem's counsel are expected
to fight vigorously an efforts to get hlra
back to this country. Iesplte the confi
dent expectations of tire postal authorities,
no arrests of the indicted parties were re
ported today. Mr. Bristow said today that
all six of the persons named in the seven
Indictments would have to be arrested, re
gardless of any previous arrests or indict
ments. Debt of the nistrlrt.
The report of Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer
of the United States, on the sinking fund
and funded debt of the District of Colum
bia, shows that the bonds retired during
the fiscal year IMS, Including the bonds
called, on which Interest has ceased,
amount to CJK.HiiO. The debt outstanding
is 112.Ha.nn. consisting entirely of 8 IS per
rent bonds.
The reduction of the debt since in
IS. IKS 40. and of the annual interest charges
81.48. M.
Arlaoaa sarreyer Removed.
Hugh IL Price, surveyor general of Ari
sona, haa been removed from office as a
result of an investigation made by Secre
tary Hitchcock's orders Into charges pre
ferred against Price and his chief clerk.
W. E. Murphey. of receiving illegal fees
for expediting work In the office. Frank
S. Ingalls of Yuma. Aris.. has been ap
pointed surveyor general in Prlce'a place.
Murphey has been suspended pending the
Inquiry' by the Civil Service commission into
the charges against him. He has sent in
his resignation, but it has not lieen ac
cepted Murphey was appointed from
Georgia and Price from Arisnna.
BalldlasT ter has aad Foa.
In ths last Indian appropriation bit
there was an Item calling for an ap
propriation of 62.200 to construct a resi
dence and office for the school superin
tendent at the Bar and Fox agency, near
Toledo, la. Today it was announced at the
iCominuod on Second Pagej
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Showers Friday
and Cooler In Western Portion; Saturday
Probably Fair.
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WELCOME FOR COLONEL BLAKE
Arrangements Completed tor the Corn
lag of the Irish Leader
of the Boera.
i
The Irish-Americans who sre arranging
for the centennial celebration cf the mar
tyrdom of Robert Emmet. September 17,
met last evening at the Paxlon hotel cafe.
Judge Breen presided and I'atrlck Hynes
acted aa secretary. The several commlt
teeB appointed to look after, theater, pro
gram and decorations reported.
Jeremiah Howard'B motion that Hon.
John P. Sutton of Lincoln be invited to
deliver an address of welcome to Colonel
Blake was unanimously adopted.
The following committee waa appointed
to receive and welcome Colonel Blake to
Nebraska: Right Rev. Bishop Scannell,
Hon. James E. Boyd. Count John A. Crelgh
ton, T. J. Mahoney, Father Fitxpatrick, C.
J. Smyth. J. A. Connor. John Hall, M.
O'Donohue. Mr. Redmond. M. J. Qrady.
Thomas Flynn, Thomas Brennan, Patrick
Sheehy. Thomas Myler, John Power, John
Rush, Patrick Roggers, James Fitzgerald.
C. J. Riley. Thomas O'Nell, P. Mulcahy,
Hugh Murphy, P. Duffey, Sam Collins, F.
J. Moriarty, John Kaln, T. J. O'Brien,
Father Daly, George Parks. William Hay
den. I. J. Dunn. Rev. P. F. McCarthy. Rev.
T. J. Smith. Rev. P. J. Judge, Stephen
Vail. Thomas Nolan. John Kennedy.
Thomas Swift Harry O'Neill. H. C. Mur
phy, John E. O'Hern, James Brennan. Ed
Star, F. E. Brady. James P. English.
Michael Murphy. Patrick McGrath. F. Mul
len, Thomas Lark In. W. C. Malone, E. C.
Ryan. R. E. Welch, D. Crowley. D. J.
O'Brien. J. Webb. D. Harley. Dr. C. Al
lison. Dr. Riley, James T. Pettlgrew, Mich
ael Donohue, Owen MpCaffery. Patrick Mr
Ardle, M. J. Fethan. Lewie Reed, C. M.
O'Donovan. J. Cassldy, James H.vlatid,
Steve Carroll. Richard O'Keeffe. Andrew
Murphy. Joseph Sherry, William Mullaly,
John J. O'Connor, P. Hynes, William Mur
phy. John J. Mahoney. J. J. Breen, J. C.
Hogan and John Markln.
MUST GET SERVICE CLOTHES
Officers of Second Regiment, K.
to Have the Ollro Drab
V G
ralfo
The local officers of the Second regiment.
Nebraska National guard, have received
notice to equip themselves with the new
regulation olive drab service uniform, a
campaign hat sabre and fatigue leggings.
In anticipation of the maneuvers which
take place at Fort Riley. Kan., next month.'
and to which the Second regiment ha been
ordered. Ths quartermaster of the De
partment f the hlLssoort, V. 8. A., has
further called for an estimate of The
weight of the baggage the Millard Rifles
and Omaha Guards will take with them.
The maneuvers at Fort Riley, will be con
ducted on a mammoth scale.
The Millard Rifles hold a competitive
examinstion -'is evening of candidates
seeking promt Jon. Thrt s .-geants and
five corporals will be selected from the
successful candlSstes. The Millard Rifles
r t have forty-seven active members en
rt lh'd.
Quartermaster Sergeant Frederick J.
Larson, on leaving for Tacoma. hla new
home, and submitting hla resignation lant
Monday evening, presented the Rifles with
a handsome American flag and was Riven
a rising vote of thanks for his post ser
vices and present. Private Glen Campbell
was appointed quartermaster sergeant and
Harry Remington received the appointment
as first sergeant former First Sergeant A.
S. Hardy having been elected second lieu
tenant. NEBRASKAN STABBED BY TRAMP
Refeeed o Give t the Price of a
Caa of Beer ail Is Aaaaalted
la C-oasaeoeaee.
BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 10 (Special Tele
gram.) Because be declined to give 3
cents to two tramps In front of the Haw
thorne saloon, corner of Main and Mercury
streets, at an early hour this morning,
George Purdue, a ranchman from Wayne.
Neb., was stabbed and Is now a patient
at St. James' hospital In a serious condi
tion. A knife blade entered the breast
Just to the left of the breastbone and It is
believed penetrated the pleural cavity.
Purdue fell to the sidewalk and bled pro
fusely. His condition alarmed his assail
ants and both tramps fled. Purdue man
aged to drag himself to the nearest patrol
box. where he met Policeman Dillon, who
sent him to the city Jail. The police are
now In search of the tramps, but at last
accounts no arrests had been made. The
condition of Purdue is reported as serious.
BLACK APPOINTS HIS STAFF
CeasaBaader of the Grass Arasy Aa
BOBaeea Xanses of His Gee
eral Aides.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10-GeneraI John C.
Black, recently elected commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, today
appointed his jersonal staff and issued his
first general order In the form of a fra
ternal greeting to the memliers of tbe or
ganization. In the ensuing year the na
tional headquarters will lie In Memorial
hall. Chicago, and will be in charge of
Adjutant General Charles A. Partridge.
Tbe following were named members of
staff: Adjutant General Charles J. Part
ridge, Iepartraent of Illinois; quarter
master general, Charles Burrows, Depart
ment of New Jersey; Inspector general,
Edwin B. Messer, Iiepartment of Iowa;
Judge advooste general, James Tanner, De
partment of New York.
BtoTesBealB of Oeeaa teasels hest. lO.
At New York Arrived : Prlnseas Irene,
from Genoa. Halld: Fuerst Binmarck, for
Hamburg via Ciierboure: L. Tuunn r
! Havre.
At Liverpool Arrived- Teuronis, from
New York. Bailed: Bavarian, for Montreal;
Commonwealth, for Boston.
At Lnnaun Sailed : Hltxmlan. for Mon
treal. Al Queenstown Sailed: Oceanic, from
Liverpool : Noordland, from Liverpool, for
Philadelphia
At Hrowhead Passed : New England,
lrn Boston, for IJverpool.
At klnsHle Hbs-m-u. Crvic, from
York, for Llverpi!
At tilaagoa Arrived: E hiop:a.
New York.
At Havre Arrived: La Ixraine.
New York.
At Hamburg Arrived; Patricia,
New York.
CORN LOOKS BETTER
Chief of Bureau of Eutiitin of Afrioulturgl
Department Kikes EeporU
IT GAINS FIVE POINTS IN NEBRASKA.
Improved Conditions in Bute V&rkel Bine
Beginning of Last Month. v
WHEAT AND OATS SLIGHTLY DEFICIENT
Grain in Thii Bute, However, A.Wr
Average for Ten Tear.
NO CROPS ARE AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR
With the Eareptlea af Texas Rarh
State la Cera Belt Shows Gala
Over tho Condition
Aagoet L
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of sta
tistics of the Department of Agriculture
will show the condition of corn on Sep
tember 1 to have been sUl as compared
with 7K.7 on August I, 18; HI on Sep
tember L lim; ta.7 at the corresponding
date In 18(11 and a ten-year average of 7.S
These figures ss well aa those on other
crojm indicate the condition on Seitember
1. and no attempt la made to anticipate
the resulta from future weather condltlona.
The following table shows for each of the
taenty principal corn states the condition
on September 1 of the last three years and
that on August 1. IWB, with the ten-year
averages :
Sept 1 Aug 1. 10-yr.
States. IMS. lrl. ilkw. At,
Illinois 1 7 M CD 74 kU
Iowa C7 Hi w "2 M
Nebraska Kt 101 33 76 6i"
Kansas 72 Hi 1H 7
MiHsouri 7 PC 71 H2
Texas 1 H7 4 to '
Indiana 7C. 7m H 7 j
Georgia M M Ml Mi e7
Tennessee HI 72 i 6 SI
Kentucky til M t 7 M
lhlo 67 3 0 74 US
Alabama W i4 7(1 W e2
North Carolina ...M Hd 71 71
Arkansas .' W) SK) 37 8 M
Mississippi M 6. K 71
Irginia . M M M U
South Carolina ...M til 61 7s U
South Dakota Hit e7 K U
Oklahoma 72 i i st
Pennsylvania 7H Vi M so
Vnlted Htates 80.1 M.I 61.7 7T B.l
Wheat Below Averag-e.
The average condition at the harvest of
winter and spring wheat .omblned waa
74.7, against SO on September 1. US; 82.1
at the corresponding date In 1801 and a
ten-year average of 7S.63. The following
table shows for each of the seventeen
principal wheat states tbe condition on
September 1 of the last three years, with
the ten-year averages:
Sept. 1 10-yr.
States.
Kansas
Minnesota ....
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Califotnia ....
Missouri
Indiana ........
Onto
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76
73
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78
74
78
84
81
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98
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Pennsylvania
Oklahoma .
Texas
Washington
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Tennessee .......07
Iowa s4
Xjli.hlsnvi Hn
86
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United States 74.7 80 t2. 7.l
Oats Slightly Deacleat. .
The average condition of the oat crop
September 1. was 7B.7. against 7.S on Aug
ust 1. 1H03. S7 f on September 1. 193S, 7! 1 on
the corresponding date In 1901, and a ten '
year average of 80.. The following table
shows for esch of the ten principal oat
atatea the condition on September 1 on each
of the last three years and that on August
1. 1803, with the tet.-year averages:
States.
Hep. LAug. l.Bep. I.Bep. L 10 yr.
lla. 19iC. J901. avg.
72 Ml 74 81
78 66 F8 8"
K7 1 76 s7
83 95 K 86
8S s W ' 7
73 96 78 87
M II '7 CI fcj
93 98 fi2 M
84 inn 4 96
89 99 80 84
79.1 671 71.1 tu.6
Illinois
owa . .
Wisconsin ...
Minnesota ...
Nebraska ....
Indiana
New Fork ...
Pennsylvania
Ohio
hlichtaan
70
67
81
79
79
to
..83
.78
.84
United States T5.7
The average condition of barley on Sep
tember 1 was 82 L against 83 4 on August L
1933; 89.7 on September 1, 3902. 83.1 at ths
corresponding date of 1901, and a ten-year
average of CI
Other small Cralaa.
The average condition of rye, September
I, was M l, against E7.2 one mon-h ago, 90 1
September 1, 1902, 84.9 at tbe corresponding
data in 1901 aid a ten-year average of Si.i.
The average condition tf buckwheat Sep
tember 1 was 91.0, against 93.9 one month
ago. 864 on September 1. 1932. 90.9 at ths
corresponding date in 1901, and a ten-ycr
average of 84 4.
The average condition of flax September 1
80. L. against 90.1 one month ago and 86.2 on
July L 19t8.
Mlaeellaaeaaa Statist Ira.
The average condition of potatoes Sep
tember 1 was 84.1, against 81.2 one month
ago. waa 89 1 September 1. 1902, 62 1 at ths
corresponding date in 1901, and a ten-year
average of 76.
The average condition at tobacco on Sep
tember 1 was 83 4, against 82.9 on month
ago and ftu.l on July 1. 1908.
Of the thirteen principal clover aeed pro
ducing statea, four, namely, Indiana. Illi
nois, Wisconsin and Ohio,' report increased
acreages, whils all tbe other principal
states except California, In which stale the
acreage is tbe same as last year, report de
creases. In Colorado conditions are below
their ten-year averages, whils all other
principal states report conditions above
such average.
The average condition of rice September
1 waa 83 t. as compared with 92 one month
ago, and 93 I en July 1, li e.
Tne number of stock hogs now being fat
tened is LI per cent leas than the number
a year ago. Report a as to Bias aud weight
of stork hogs indicate a condition of 9i 1,
aa compared with a seven-year avoraga of
94.:.
Tbe report also includes fruits; and
various minor crojis which will be pub
lished in detail in the Crop Reporter.
COOL ROBBERS AT TACOMA
Boh Ptvo Mea, Boh Safe aad Divide
Planter la Preseaee af
Vtettma.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 16 Five masked
uen entered the barroom of the Hotel
O'Nell at South Twenty-first street and
Pacific avenue shortly after midnight, held
up five men. including the bartender and
proprietor, robbed the till and forced tbe
proprietor to open the safe in the office.
The robbers secured 11. 6HA, a considerable
amount of jewelry and several gold nug
gets. After dividing Utelr plunder tha aaea
walked out.
