Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
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Omaha
ACTS ON THE DEMAND
Turkej Eemoves the GoTenior Objectionable
to American Minister.
IRISHMAN'S PRESTIGE MUCH INCREASED
Cbekib Bey Sayi that Peace Hai Been
IitablUhed at Bejroo'..
COTTON REPORTS BETTER CONDITIONS
Town ia Now Quiet and People Are Resum
ing Business.
FRANCE GETS ITS WARSHIPS READY
Cnastaatlnople Pears Attarka by Mos
lem Vin tha Syrlaa Population, as
HaMilmti Ara Amiens
for ntr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. The following
bulletin was posted at the Navy depart
ment todays
Admiral Cotton telegraphs from Beyroot,
Betiternher 10. thiit the arrvrrnor general
of Damascus rms been appointed acting
governor general at Beyroot and has i
pressed a desire to settle the case of the
American vice consul satisfactory to the
United States government. Heyrooi quiet,
business improving, confidence Increasing.
The Btate department had authentic ad
vices that Oovernor General Nailm Pasha
of Damascus, who has been appointed act
ing governor of Beyroot, Is a trustworthy
and broad-minded man, and Minister Welsh
man has been Instructed to advise the
eut. lime port that the Washington govern
ment Is greatly pleased at tha immediate
granting of Its request for the removal of
the governor of Beyroot and the appoint
ment In his stend of a responsible parson
and ona favorable to forolgner.
A long cablegram reached the Btate de
partment from Minister Lelehman on the
general Turkish situation, which ,has not
yet been made public.
The prestige of Minister Welshman at
Constantinople has greatly Increased since
the appearance of the European squadron
off Beyroot. and tha scope of his repre
aentatlons to tha porte has also Increased
In tha last few days. It Is understood our
government will push to an early conclu
sion all Its pending claims against Turkey.
Cheklb Bey, the Turkish minister, waa a
caller at the Bute department today,
bringing further reassuring advices that a
condition or absolute peace naa oeen es
tablished at Beyroot."
nirapiarra ny imperial if
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 1L A dispatch
received here reports that Imperial troops
recaptured Vasillko, on tha Black aea, on
Sunday last, after the Insurgent force oc- j
cupylng the place had been attacked by 2,000
Turkish troops with two cannon.
Tha raleaaa of Abdul Kader, tha natural
ised citlien of tha United States, from-Imprisonment
at Tripoli. Syria, and tha dis
missal of Reshld Pasha, tha Tall of Bey
root, ara taken to indicate that the granting
of tha other demands of Minister Leishman
will not be long delayed.
Tha. American, consul 1 'Hejrwt reports
that ' the situation there is improving,
thanks to tba confidence inspired by Naalm
Pasha, who has succeeded Reshld Pasha.
Rumors of fresh outrages continue to reach
Constantinople, but these reports are de
liberately spread, with tha object of cre
ating the Impression that the present situa
tion at Beyroot was caused by the arrival
there of the United States war ships.
Aa a matter of fact tha general atata of
affairs ia chronlo at Beyroot. Insecurity
baa prevailed there for months.
Makes a Large Fortaae.
The present grand rtsier six months ago
asked tha sultan to remove Keshld Pasha,
but the latter'a supporters at tha palace
were too powerful. Reshld Pasha ia alleged
to have made a large fortune by corrupt
administration. Ha owns extensive prop
erty In Cyprus.
An engagement occurred at Kllsura. Al
bania, September t. A strong band of in
surgents aiiacKea tne Turns, wno were oc
cupying the town.,, Relnforceraenta were
speedily sent to Kllsura and the Inaurgenta
were repulsed after a sharp fight. Both
sides lost heavily. .
A consular report from Salonika aays 300
Inaurgenta at Seltnlt, district of Kaatoria,
who surrendered after they had been aur-
rounded, were massacred by Turkish sol
dlere.
The Hamidleh (Kurdish) cavalry regiment
was called back aa It was entering Adrian-
ople. It Is believed this waa due to a pro
test against the employment of Asiatic
troops, made by ona of the embassies.
Mar Attack Syrlaa Popalatloa.
PARTI, Sept. It Reports received by
the Foreign office here from Constanti
nople eay'there ia renewed agitation among
tha Mussulmans within the etty and fears
are expreased of a Mussulman attack on
the Syrian population.
This agltatldo followed the appearance
In tha Turkish papers of accounts of the
Bulgarians dynamiting trains and blowing
up the steamboat Vaakapu. The govern'
ment considered that official action
- of the publication of the news was the best
means to avoid exaggerated stories of the
explosions. .
As the government hall rigorously sup
pressed any mention of explosions during
the past twenty years, the recent reports
caused widespread excitement. The report
says the Mussulmans are eager to avenge
the outrages and states that the feeling Is
so Intense that if the Bulgarians commit
any rurther destruction the Mussulmans
are. likely to take redress by attacking the
Christian population.
Earnest representations on the question
have txten made, which has given assur
ance that all precautions will be taken, ant
the government has reiterated Its con
fidence that It will be able to control the
situation,' ij.j,
Prrdlaaad la Soclaslea.
I.KRL1N. Sepr. 11 The Lokal Anselger
today published a dispatch from Sofia. Bul
garia, saying that Prince Ferdinand has not
ct returned to the capital and that he Is
in seclusion at the castle of Euxlneograd,
with several favorite, all the approaches
to the caatle being strongly guarded by sol
diers. All the purveyors for he royal establish
ment. It Is added, are searched before en
tering the castle. (
Ordered e bJ Ready.
PARIS. Kept. 11. The commander of the
French Mediterranean squadron at Toulon
has received orders to hold la readiness to
Vuve for the Ievant a naval division con
sisting of the battleship Brennus. armored
cruiser Trevllle, second claaa eruisvr Du
Chayla and third-class cruiser Unoia, un
der the cwnmand of Admiral Jeuregul
berry. Tea Seat to Speak la t i Iraaa.
ST. PAUU Bent. II. Governor Van Bant
will lave fr Chicago this evening to de
liver an addr tomorrow night at a ban
et givta by liie Chicago prtea club. -
GALE SWEEPS OVER ENGLAND
a tram All rarta af
Island.
LONDON, Sept. ll.-From all parts of the
country come reports of destruction on
land and sea. by the terrific gale. The wind
hn now abated, but telegraphic and other
communication with the outside world Is
only possible ater much delay. In lomi
cases the lines ara entirely down.
The suburbs of the metropolis are littered
with trees and branches which hava been
blown down. The tents of the First army
corps, which was under canvas prepara
tory to taking- part In the maneuvers, were
almost blown to pieces. It la possible that
the. whole force may be recalled from
Aldershot.
The breakwater of tha new harbor In
course of construction at Dover, has been
entirely v away, involving a loss of
many tho
pounds sterling. The
rhannel stek '' . ""renre arrived late
ihls morning, ' ",,y r,a'mf' out
the storm for slx'i..., -irs. Many
lifeboat rescues were u. several
fatalities and many acclo .'. 1 re
corded. Much wreckage la being washed up all
around the coast.
Dispatches from France and Germany In
dicate that widespread damage has been
caused by the storm on sea and land. Tel
ephone communication between London and
Paris has not yet been restored and there
la much delay In telegraphic dispatches
owing to the damage to the continental
land lines.
PARIS, Sept. 11. Telegrams continue to
report great ravages caused by the storm.
which still swept the cosst of Brittany and
the English channel during the day, but
which la reported to be slightly abating
tonight. The principal sufferers are the
fishermen, many of whose boats have been
wrecked, though the loss of life Is small.
The pilot boat Le Havre was wrecked near
Cherbourg and the captain and two sailors
were drowned.
RUSSIA IMPOSES CONDITIONS
May Kot Krarasl Masckarls at tbe
Data Pledged to the
Powers.
LONDON, Sept. 11. The British Foreign
office has received official confirmation of
the London Times dispatch from Peking,
published September 10. saying that the
Russian minister, at the Chinese capital,
had added two fresh conditions to those
Imposed upon China as conditional to tha
evacuation of the Manchurtan provinces
October t.
This materially changes the optimistic
view taken of the far eastern situation
which the Japanese baaed upon the first
reports of the Russian note. It ia learned
that Japan haa advised all Ha representa
tives abroad of the details of tha Russian
demands, which It now evidently construes
as a determination on the part of Russia
to maintain Its grasp on Manchuria.
Viscount Hayaaht, the Japanese minis
ter here, haa not been Instructed as to the
attitude which the authorities at Toklo
will adopt, but It la said that Russia re
quire China to signify its acceptance of
all lta demands aa a condition to the evac
nation Of Manchuria; -and that It has made
no move to withdraw from Manchuria,
thougb. It has pledged Its word to com-
pleta the evacuation by October I.
It la believed here that Japan relies upon
the United States to Join It In making
urgent representation to Induce the Rus
slan withdrawal without conditions, which,
It la repeated, were not suggested when
the promise to retire waa made.
VENEZUELANS ARE ANGRY
Make Sertoas Objection t Fiadlags
of Board of Arbitration la
Water Works Caae.
WILLEMSTAD. Curacao, Bept. 11. The
decisions in the cases of the big claims
against Venezuela presented to the mixed
tribunal, began to be rendered yesterday,
The Dutch and Belgian arbitrators and the
Venesuelan umpire declared . Judgment
condemning Venezuela to pay the Belgian
company owning the Caracas water works
12,000,009.
Notwithstanding the fact that the meet
Ing of the tribunal was declared to be
secret, the Venesuelan government Imme
dlately, divulged Its decision everywhere
and also started the semi-official press to
complaining 'against Dr. Flls, the Dutch
arbitrator, who la a former president of
the high court of the Dutch West Indies,
and the other arbitrators, jjho are char
acterised as robbers worthy of hanging.
The violence of the press Is without pre
cedent, going so- far as to say the govern
ment will not accept the Judgment.
KING GETS CUP OF COFFEE
Alaraaa His suite by Applying Air
Brakes to Trala to Brlas; - .
Cook.
BERLIN. Sept. 11. King Edward while
crossing Germany on his return to Eng
land from Vienna requested an equerry to
order a cup of coffee. The cook, who hap
pened to be an American negro, was In a
forward car without corridor communica
tion with the royal carriage.' The king,
when so Informed, pulled the nlr-brake
connection with which each compartment
was supplied and stopped the train, to the
dismay of his suite and the train crew
until the reason for the stoppage was ex
plained. The cook was then taken Into the royal
carriage with a coffee apparatus and the
train proceeded.
SEVERE PENALTY IMPOSED
Mea Coarlrteal at Misappropriating
Fends la Pklllpplaes '
Seateaeed.
MANILA, Sept. 11. Customs inspector
Thomss P. Coatea and Lieutenant Osborne,
constabulary supply officers, both stationed
at Ban Ferdlno, who were arrested recently
on the charge of misappropriating govern
ment funds, have been tried and convicted
of the crime.
Lieutenant Osborne has been sentenced
to ten years snd Inspector Coatea to eight
years Imprisonment. Dean Tompkins, treas
urer of the province, of La Union, has alao
been convicted of forgery, but sentence has
been reserved. The minimum penalty for
the crime is Imprisonment for twelve years.
Ta Gaaral Froatler t'arefally.
SALONICA. Wedneaday, Sept. I.-Palace
authorities acting upon advices received
here from the Turkish minister at Bet
grade have telegraphed to the vail of Kos
stwo instructing him to guard the Servian
fruitier more carefully, because the Ser
vian revolutionary committee was ho'dlng
meetings at many places, crganlzlng
bands, distributing bombs and explaining
tba method of using them.
MITCHELL IN CONFERENCE
Sends Committee to HoTineer Diatriot to
Order Miner J to Work.
OWNERS NOT TO DEAL WITH IDLE MEN
Tell Katleaal Presldeat that Agree
ment la Worthless If that Made
la Chicago Caaaot Its
Ea forced.
KANSAS CITT. Bept. ll.-After two con
ferences yesterday with the miners snd two
with the operator, John Mitchell, presi
dent, and T. I Lewis, vice president of the
miners" national organisation, sent a com
mittee to Novlnger to urge the miners there
to go to work pending a settlement. The
operators told President Mitchell that if
he could not make the miners work under
the Chicago agreement there would be
no evidence that he could make them abide
by any agreement they might make with
him here.
If the Novlnger miners go back to work
the chances are that they will have the
backing of the national organization In
their demands. Until. the miners do return
to work there Is little prospect that any
thing that can affect the mine situation will
be attempted, as the operators are de
termined to make the national officers show
thst they can make good on any agree
ment they make. With that accomplished
Mitchell will move -for a quirk settlement
one way or the other. 11c has agreed to
stay there until aome sort of settlement
has been made. It Is thought the Novlnger
miners will return to work promptly. Na
tional Board Member James Mooney, who
lately opposed Mitchell, has changed his
attitude and now advises the strikers to
resume work.
Vote to Stay Oat.
The striking coal miners at Novlnger
voted. In mass meeting this afternoon, not
to return to work in the mines until they
receive assurances that they will be paid
for "brushing." President Mitchell re
ceived a message' to this effect about 6
o'clock from the committee which went
to Novlnger Thursday night to urge the
men to resume work. He conferred with
Vice President Lewis and President Col
vllle and Secretary Manuel of the unions
of district No. 25, and It was decided to
issue a call at once' for a district conven
tion of miners to meet la Kansas City and
take up the entire controversy. Telegrams
were sent to all parta of the district calling
miners here. If the delegates get here in
time a meeting will be held at labor head
quarters tomorrow.
Coal Miners May Strike.
DENVER, Sept. 11. For the second time
within a month efforts to bring about a
conference between representatives of the
organised coal miners of Colorado and Wy
oming, Utah and New Mexico and repre
sentatives of the coal companies In the
sums district have failed. W. H. Montgom
ery, the state labor commissioner, will hold
a conference with a prominent coal com
pany's representative tomorrow and some
thing may ooroe Of It,, but there Is every
Indication at thle time that 21,000 union coal
miners In the diatriot mentioned , wilt go
on strike. In a few deya. 'Only on' coal
company was represented at the conference
called for today. -'''
Strlka May Affect Fair.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept lL-The strike
at the East Pittsburg plant of the West-
Inghouse Machine company threatens to tie
up Important work on the St.' Louis fair
buildings,
President O'Connell of the International
Association of Machinists has tuken the
matter up with President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor. It 'Is
claimede that the support of that body
has been assured and that a meeting of the
executive council of the American Federa
tlon of Labor has been called to meet at
Washington on September 21, when the
question of calling out all union men era
ployed on Weetinghouse contracts on tha
fair grounds will receive consideration pro
vlded an appeal to be made to the West
iughouse people In the meantime by Presi.
dent Gompers Is not satisfactorily ans
wered.
Qalet la Cripple Creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Sept. ll.-Peace
prevails throughout the district today. The
water supply of the La Bella Power com
pany, which waa shut oft temporarily last
night by order of the water commissioner
of Goldfleld, Is now guarded by soldiers
and the plant is furnishing power to mines
which are operated with nonunion men.
Maeblalsta et lacreaae.
COLUMBUS. O.. Bept. 11. An Increase
In wages has been granted to the machln
Ists, boiler makers anil blacksmiths of the
Hucklng Valley. Toledo A Ohio Central
and Kanawha Michigan railroads,
Nearly 1,400 men are affected. The Hock
ing Valley men receive an Increase aver
aging 7 per cent, dating from August 17,
while the Kanahwa & Michigan and To
ledo A Ohio Central get 7.3 per cent ad
vance.
I Parka' 1'aloa Raspeade.
NEW YORK. Bept. 11. President Frank
Buchanan of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers to
night announced that he had annulled the
charter of local No. 1 of the Houaesmlths
and Bridge unions, tha organization of
widen Bam Parks Is the virtual heud. and
haa suspended the local union. This action
he says, he takes under the authority
versed In him by section 2 of article vl of
the constitution of the International asso
ciation.
, In his letter Mr. Buchanan charges the
local union with breaking Its agreement
with the employers In calling a strike, with
violating the union principles by failure
to attempt arbitration, with attempting to
cause other unions to violate contracts,
and charges the officers with making false
statements snd assuming powers not given
them by the constitution In which they
were sustained by the local union.
The communication was received by the
union with hoots and Jeers. J. W. John
ston, the secretary-treasurer of the asso
ciation, declared It Had no value, because r
It was signed only by Buchsnan and must
come through lilm (Johnston) in order to
be formal and effective. It was voted to
lsy President Buchanan's letter on the
table for one week.
EARTHQUAKES JN THE WEST
Tremor Times tome to Tawaa la
Statea of Oregon aad
Washington.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. U. Two earth,
quake shocks were felt In this oily at 146
o'clock this afternoon. Ne damage was
done aa far as known, although the ljrt-rvt
brh-k buildings were shaken quite severely.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Bept. 11. Three dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt here at
4 o'clock this sfternon. They lasted ser-
sral seconds. No damage was done.
RAILROADS MAKE REPORTS
Aaaoal Statements af Mllwaakee aad
Saata Fe for tke Year Made
rablle.
i
NEW TORK, Sept. ll.-The annual re
port of the Chicago Milwaukee & 8t. Paul
Railroad company Whs given out here to
day. It shows: Ksrnln, $47,662,7.1; In
crease, t2,049,61.1i operating expenses, in
cluding taxea, renewal and Improvement
accounts, $131,S9M4; net earnings, 1.(,CJ;
Increase, $64!),X3t; balance- for dividends
after payment of fixed charges, $10,473,10!);
Increase, $752.1)01; balance after payment of
dividends. $2.S17,t4; Increase, $45.287.
The annual report of the Atchison, To
peka A Santa Fe Railway company shows
that the gross earnings were $2,S50,397, and
there was other Income of $1.317,9'.. a total
of ftn.d68.390. Th a la an Increase f $3,232,41.
Operating expenses. Including taxes, ren
tals, etc.. were $4Q,G33,57. an Increase of $9,
36.1,144. The net Income after payment of
fixed charges. Including Interest on bonds,
etc., was I13.8M.3I1, a decrease of $1,606,197.
After payment of $j,7t4,$10 for dividends and
writing ore or m,ww.iwo ror betterments, im
provements, equipment and discount on
bonds, and an appropriation of $2X5,154 to
the fuel reserve fund, there remained a sur
plus for the year's operations of $'-2e,24),
credited to profit and loss account. The re
port sets forth the company had In Its
treasury June 30, cash to the amount of
$1.960,!i7. and securities of the estimated
cash value of $3.1168,712.
ST. 1X)UI8, Sept. 11. The annual meet
ing of the Wabash railroad will be held in
October, when the report of operations for
the fiscal year ended June 30 wll be given
out. ' .
President R.-msey. ' In advance of the
meeting, haa prepared the following state
ment, showing briefly the results of the
year, compared with 1902:
Cross earnings, year ended June 30, 1903,
$21,140,828; year ended June $0, 1902, $19,053.-
493; operating expenses, 1903, 115.815,662; 1102,
$13,847,435; net earnings, 1903, $6,.!5.1l; 1902,
$5,206,067; net surplus. 1903, $1,196,150; 19U2,
$201,160.
TICKET AGENTS IN SESSION
International Asseclatloa Meets at
Salt Lake ana Elects Kw
uSlcers,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. ll.-The
annual meeting of the International Asso
ciation of Railway Ticket Agents met here
today and elected the following officers:
President, W. F. Hambrlght of Lancaster,
Pa.; secretary, C. C. Cadwallader of Phila
delphia; treasurer, K'.wood Ramsey of
Philadelphia.
Nearly 200 hundred delegates were pres
ent when the meeting was called to order
in the assembly hall lb the Temple grounds.
representing every Important railway sys
tem In the United States, Canada, and Mex
ico. Welcoming speiehcea were made by
Governor Wells, Apostle John Henry Smith
and Secretary "Fisher Harris of the Com
mercial club. The delegates will leave here
Sunday afternoon for Portland and the
Puget Bound cltlca.,
CAR OF POWtiER EXPLODES
Get Heyaadl -
Daskes lata-Approachlng
Trala.
ELDORADO. Kan., Sept. ll.-A carload
of powder 1 set on a 'Frisco siding near
Beaumont by a freight crew which did not
want to handle it while switching,- got be
yond control and ran several miles on a
branch line toward Winfield, colliding with
a train which had left that station shortly
before, and exploded, killing two and
Injuring two more.
-The dead:
MILTON PENNEFOCK, fireman, Enid.
Okl.
J. N. HOLT, brakeman, Enid, Okl.
The Injured:
A. H. Merrill, Atlanta. Kan.; will die.
Fred Orr, Atlanta, Kan.
In addition, the explosion tore up several
rods of track and dismantled a locomotive.
The shock of the exnloslon shook the
ground for miles. The people of Eldorado
ran from their houses, fearing that an
e h.ie hn.w. f.ari...- th .n
earthquake had come and that the build
ings would collapse. Other towns In. tha
vicinity were also shaken up.
WHITE CALFS BODY STOLEN
Blaekfoot Indians Believe War Chiefs
Remains Are la Hands of
Carlo Hnnters.
BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 11. A-Great Falls
dispatch to the Inter-Mountain says that
Indiana brought the report there tsday
that the body of White Calf, leader of the
Blaekfoot tribe, has been stolen from its
grave.
White Calf died of pneumonia in Wash
ington, D. C, last February, more than
NO years of age. In the old days be was
the great war. chief of his tribe, but when
the whites came he bore their friendship.
The body was placed In an Indian burial
house four miles west of the Blaekfoot
agency buildings. Some of the Indians
believe that the body has been stolen by
curio hunters.
ITALIAN ISF0UND DEAD
Former OSJlcer af Humbert's Army
Killed la Mysterlone Maaaer
la New Yark.
NEW TORK, Sept. 11. Arcangelo Ralnln.
a former officer in the Italian army, and
later connected with the secret service in
Italy, waa shot dead today In the hallway
adjoining a saloon on East One Hundred
and Thirteenth streets. It is supposed that
two members of the Mafia committed the
murder. Rainlo came to this country tluree
years ago. While In Italy he had been in
strumental In the conviction of a number
of dangerous characters. It was said that
he fled from Italy to save Ills life, fearing
that members of the Mafia would kill him.
An Italian was arrested tonight on suspi
cion of being concerned in the murder.
ST. LOUIS CALLS ON NATION
Mrrekaats Protest Against Aetloa af
Railroads la Handling Con
signments of Grala.
BT. LOUIS, Sept. 11 In a petition sub
mitted to T. B Ballard, president of tba
Merchants' exchange, is the nucleus for
more trouble for the Terminal association
and the railroads of 8t. Louis from an en
tirely new quarter.
The petition, which la signed by many
members of the Merchant!' exc-liange,
slates that the grain shipments, which are
largely Internets buslr.rss, l.ave been most
materially snd in many instances inju
riously delayed, and It la requested that a
member of the Interstate Commerce cum-
BaUklun be asked to in van tig ta, ,.
MANDERSON NOT AMBITIOUS
Siji Ee is Oat of Pelitics and Proposes to
Bemain Out.
NOT AN ASPIRANT FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
Says Meatlaa of His Same la that
(aaaeetloa le a Well Meaning
Effort af Friends, kat
Kot to His Llklagr.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. U. (Special Tele
gram ) General Charles F. Manderson is
In Washington today upon legal business.
General Manderson says that he Is forever
out of politics and that be has no am
bition to re-enter the political arena. The
gossip which has been printai to the ef
fect that he doslres to secure tho nomi
nation for the vice presld ncy on the re
publican ticket he asserts la a well meant
ffit on the part of his fiends, but he
Is not at all desirous of such an honor.
M. J. Baehr, United States consul at
Clenfuegos, Cuba, arrived In Washington
today from Nebraska and after calling at
the State department left for New Tork
from which port he sails next week for
his pesi of duty.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Cloverdale,
Osceola county, Peter Shnrbondy, vice E.
A. Romey, resigned; Raymond, Black
Hawk county, C. C. Smith, vice James H.
Wise, resigned.
Alvah M. Wilson has been appointed
regular, and Christopher C. Wilson substi
tute rural carrier at Blakesburg, Ia.;
Charles D. 8argent, regular and Carrie B,
Sargent, substitute at Beresford, S. D.
The application of James F. Toy of
- Sioux City, J. Fred Toy, W. P. Miller. J
H. Mummert and A. J. Whlnney to or
ganise tha First National bank of Aurella.
Ia., with $25,000 capital, has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency.
ladlna Tracker Promoted.
Horace G. Wilson, mperintendent of the
Slsseton Indian boarding school, South Da
kota, haa been promoted and transferred to
the Colorado River training school at )1.5o0
per annum. Mr. WIlRon will have charge
of both the agency and school at Colorado
River.
Program for Mnnenvers.
The program of exercises and duties at
West Point, Ky., during the period of com
blned maneuvers of the troops and militia
waa announced at the War department to
day. The scheme waa prepared by a board
of officers under the direction and super
vision of General John C. Bates, who has
charge of the maneuvers. The ground
available for maneuvers - doea not permit
strategical exercises of several days dura
tion, but requires detached exercises on
each, not lasting, more than twenty-four
houra. The general strategical assump
tions upon which the exercises are based
Is the same In each caae, namely, the Blue
army ia supposed to have Its "base on tbe
Ohio river at Louisville and to be opposed
by tbe Brown army, which haa Its base on
the Tennessee river at Nashville. The
Brown army haa advanced to the vicinity
of Louisville. . The Blue army supposed to
have been forced back. In previous opera
tlons. haa been reinforced and resumes the
offensive. The maneuvering'' ground vliei
in the vicinity of the Muldraugh hills and
waa the scene of actual maneuvers during
the civil war.
Caae af Chinese Immigrants.
Commissioner of Immigration Bargeant
has received advices from Montreal to the
effect that Judge Ixranges, before whom
waa heard tbe arguments of counsel for
the Canadian Pacltlc railway In the mat
ter of the release from custody on writs
of habeas corpus of sixteen Chinamen who
had been denied admittance to the United
States, had taken the case under advise
ment. The advices said the indications
point to a favorable decision. The case
waa brought to test the validity of an
agreement between the United States and
the railway company to compel the tatter
to deport all Chinamen who were refused
entrance to this country.
Peary Gets Leave,
rders f anting three years' leave of ab
sence to Commander Peary of the Navy
department, beginning April I next, were
issued today. He ia now on duty at the
bureau of yaras and docks. He will start
on his dash for the north pole July 1 next.
May Fix Boraea Boundary Line.
The appointment of British-American
Boundary commission to determine the
boundary lines off the east of Borneo sep
arating the possessions in those waters
belonging to the two countries, may be
the eventual solution of the inquiry which
the London government has addressed to
the State department as to tne sovereignty
over certain of these islands. The com
munication received from the British
charge regarding the control to be exer
cised over these Islands, which have fre
quently been a resort for pirates, is still
under consideration at the State depart
ment and Acting Secretary Adee-wIU con
sult with the secretary of the navy before
replying. So far as ran be learned there
is nothing in the controversy over these
island which will call for arbitration.
Salt Against Coal Roads.
The Interstate Commerce commission to
day assigned the case of William R. Hearst
of New York against the anthracite car
rying railroads, which was instituted last
winter, for a further hearing in New York
City on September 28.
Admiral Casey Retires.
Rear Admiral Casey, recently detachsl
from command of the Pacific squadron,
was retiree" today on account of age after
nearly forty-seven years active service.
Captain Charles J. Barclay, commanding
the Puget Sound navy yard, will become
a rear admiral. " Captain B. P. Lambert,
who ia ordered to command the South At
lantic squadron, now stands at tho head
of the list of captains and will become a
rear admiral on the retirement of Retr
Admiral Kcmpff on October 11.
Slerrett Removed for Canse.
Secretary Hitchcock today announced
the removal of John A. Sterett of Ohio as
towusite commissioner for the Cherokee
Indian nation In the Indian Territory and
the appointment of Dwlght Tuttle of Con
necticut aa his successor.
The removal is the result of charges
against Sterett a administration of his
ofnee.
THIEVES CHLOROFORM FAMILY
They Tkea Raasark Hoaso of Farmer
Moary.
WABASH. Ind., Sept. 12 -Burglars early
today chloroformed tha family of Chris
Ilarnlsh, a farmer living near Dora. They
ransaxked the house, securing consider
able money and. Jewelry.
As a result of the chloroform Miss I.ula
Ilarnlsh. a daughter. Is in a critical con
dition and the other members of the fam
ily are suffering from the effects of Ik
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Rain and Colder
Saturday; Sunday Partly Cloudy, I'roo
ably Warmer In West Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
Hear. Iea. Hour. Pea.
A a. as nr 1 l. as TT
a. m KM , St p. m
Ta. m Mt n p. m
M a. m ...... I'J 4 p. in '
H a. m 414 I p. n ''
HI i, m art II p. si M
11 a. m 7 T p. m...... TM
lUm VI Hp. m 7"
p. m TT
CORN CROP OF TWO STATES
laloa Paelfle Complies an Estimate
of Total Yield for Kansas
aad Nebraska.
The passenger department of the Union
Pacific has Just made up Its estimate of
tli total yield of the corn crop for Kansas
and Nebraska for the present year: Its
totals are:
Average Total
Acresee. Yield. Ttllshels.
Kansas 6.521.1W! l 3 lVT.Of2.740
Nebraska 5,nM.04 3H 5 218.M32,630
In debating the report the bulletin Buys:
The estimates of the corn crop in Kansas
and Nebraska, it is believed, are In the
main ' correct. In milking the estimates
It was taken Into consideration that the
weather must continue to be favorable four
weeks for the yields named to be realised.
The estimate is a preliminary one. If
later developments should lndlrate that It
should be revised, tha full crop report to
be Issued by this department abqut Octo
ber 16 will contain such changes as niuy be
necessary.
Some surprise may be expressed because
of the hiRb average obtained for Nebraska.
In previous years, however, the western
counties of the state have mude tho average
lower because of Iheir light yk-ld per nci.
This year the western counties will average
very high. Though tho final returns my
Cause the average to be declared less than
we have It for NchrnsKa, present lnoica
tions seem to justify the nturee here given.
Last year the early frost deprived us of
several million bushola, and yet the state
made an average yield of thirty-two and
three-tenths bushels per sere. Unless frost
comes he tore September 25 the average per
acre will reach the amount named In the
table. The average yield per acre wiucn
has been found for the Kansas crop will bo
questioned by no one.
It ia much to be rrirretted that so great
a variance exists Iwtween the coin acreage
returned by the assessors ot earn sinie
and thnt reported bv the United States De
partment of Agriculture. The acreage re
turned bv the assessors In Kansas for 1902
was .990,764; the Rovernment statistician
gave the acreage mh 7,451.693. a difference
of more than . per cent. The assessors
in Nebraska returned me acreage ior corn
in 1902 at 5,516.801 ; the government report
rieelarea l lie ,renie to be 7.S17.!;'.'. a
difference of more than 41 per cent. It Is
altogether nrnhshle thst the cause of the
difference lies in the fact that tho returns
of the assessors are made too early for
farmers to make a correct statement- m
nnnl In the HrreHKft of their Com. TllS
.roam in the tsble Is that Of the aS
uunn. ir the acres re in Kansas this
year be as great as the government re
it tnr iuo- the total vleld will ex
cetd 200.000,000 bushels: if the acreage for
Nebraska be as the government estimated
It for 1902, the state will produce this year
more than soo.cikw) ousneis ot com.
As was remarked in the report Issued on
the wheat crop, the western counties of
v. ,., A .i.nw cYr.nt innal vields. thus
marking them as especially promising fields
for investments.
MISS OSTERMAN MAKES A HIT
First Appearaaea aa a Star la a Fit
Aet Play at Jlew HaVea.
""' ?v V'V" C-tiaeetlcot v
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Pept. II. fSpeclnl
Telegram.) Kathryne Osterman tonight en
tered the stellar ranks of the legtttmnte
drama. A large house greeted her en
thusiastically at the Hyperion theater in
the five-act play. "Miss Petticoats." The
dramatization is by George Richardson, the
Boston newspaper man. After the fourth
oct Miss Osterman received five curtain
calls and made a speech. She was deluged
with fjowers. The New Haven Press to
morrow will" welcome Miss Osterman to
mrrtnm. George H. Perry, dramatic
critic of the Palladium, will say: "Wei
come Kalhryne Osterman, star. Miss
Osterman charmed us In the east with her
work as a comedienne. In the future we
will love and revere her for her acting
nf iat nlirht. She proved herself an
actress of force snd pusslon. an artist who
poitracd the whole gamut of emotions as
only a true artist can. There are greet
things in store for Kuthryne Osterman.
She Is a welcome addition to the stellar
ranks of the legitimate stage."
TO VISIT A BATTLEFIELD
President Roosevelt aad Party Are ta
Go ta Antietan oa
Thursday.
OYSTER BAY. L. I.. Sept. IL-Arrange-ments
for President Roosevelt's trip to the
battlefield of Antletam next Thursday ara
about completed. The prewldental perty,
nccompnnylng Governor Murphy and other
prominent officials of New Jersey, will ar
rive at the battlefield about 9 o'clock in tha
morning.
The ceremonies Incident to tho dedication
of the monument erected to the memory of
the New Jersey soldiers will take placo
soon afterward. These will Include ad
dresses by Pre-ldent Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Murphy and music by a band.
The return trip ot tho presidential party
will begin early In the afternoon of Thurs
day. No formal callers were received by
the president today.
HE IS URGED TO "SURRENDER
Friends af Maa Who Killed Knther-In-I.aw
Waat Itlin to
Give Id.
AVATERLOO. 1H-. BH 11 William A.
Hoffmann, murderer of his futher-ln-law,
William Brandt, at Maeystowu. has refused
the pleas of his aged grandmother, his
mother and his wife, as well aa of other
friends,, to surrender or leave the country.
He was offered a guaranty of protection
from lynching ir he would surrender, or
plenty of money If he would leave the
country, but refused to entertain either
proposition.
Sheriff Ruch declares that he will make
every effort to rapture Hoffmann and today
Increased his posse from twenty-five to
fifty members. He has found It difficult
to secure men, Hoftmann's reputation aa a
desperate man and a sure shot being
thoroughly established.
Mevrnients af Ureaa Vessels Sept. It.
At New York Sailed: Cedric, for Liver
pool. At Nantucket Lightship Passed : LaBa
voie, from Havre, for New York; Cam
pa nl.i- from Uverpuol.
At Qtieenstown Arrited: Ltirania, from
New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
At Plymouth Arrived: Moltke, from New
York.
At Southampton Bulled: Augute Vlo
totia. from Hamburg, for New York, via
Cherbourg.
At Isle of Wight Passed: Rotterdam,
from New York, for Boulogne and Roller
dam. At Brow He:td Passed: Lucanla. from
New York, for Uverpool.
At Movllle Silled: Astoria, from Glas
gow, for New York.
At Uverpool: Arrived; Cevlc, from New
Vo-k.
CHARGES NOW PUBLIC
United States Attornr Gives Stiret cf
Men Indicted at Washington.
ALLEGED SCHEME OF NATIONAL SCOPE
Potto ffice Official at Capital and in Cali
fornia Are InTolred.
FRAUD IN LETTER AND PACKAGE BOXES
Two New Tork Ifefebanti Wanted Cannot
Sow Be Pound.
BEAVERS IS ARRESTED BY INSPECTORS
According to the Retara by the Grand
Jury Mea In tievernment Employ
Traded at Espensd at
Kalian.
WASHINGTON, Bept. ll.-Untted SiatVs
District Attorney Beach today unnounoed
that the six persons named In the seven In
dictments returned by the grund Jury last
Tuesday are:
George W. Beavers, former chief of the
division of salaries and allowances. Pest
office department; August Machen. former
general superintendent of the free dellve;y
system, Postofllce department; James W.
Krwln, former postofllce Inspector, with
hcudquartera In San Francisco; George H.
Huntington and laao A. McGeihan, both
of New York City, owners of the Columbia
Supply company of that city, and Eugene
D. ScheUle of Toledo. O., a dentist and In
terested In the firm of Maybury A Ellis of
Detroit, Mich., letter box manufacturers.
Beavers, Machen and Erwln ara named
Jointly In one Indictment for conspiracy to
defraud the United States. Another Indict
ment is against McGeihan, Huntington
and Machen for conspiracy to defraud the
United States and Mill another Is against
the same three for conspiracy to rommlt
bribery, both under section 1440, Revised
Statutes.
Pchehel and Machen ara Indicted Jointly
for conspiracy against the United States
and again for conspiracy to commit bribery.
Another indictment Is against McGeihsn
and Huntington for bribery and the last Is
against Machen singly for accepting bribes
under section 5501. Revised Statutes.
Firm of Employee.
AH the Indictments are based on trans
actions relating to the supply of letter
boxes and package boxes and devjees.
Some sensational charges are made. The
indictment against Beavers. Machen and
Erwtn alleges that the Postal Device and
Improvement company of San Francisco,
formerly the Montagus Indicator and let
ter Box company, was composed almost
entirely of western postal Employ re; that
In 19(10 it aet aside 1.000 shares of stock for
"forwarding Its Interests," and that arinej
with this authority Its president. Daniel
8. Richardson, and Inspector Erwln came
to Washington, saw Beavers, Machen,
Heath and others ; and got an order ' for
equipping 2,9! letter boxes' with their de-.-..
' :" .. ." ..-
The Indictment aayijf trw company was
systematically, relieved of lta 'obligations.
In the way of paying freight. ' orating,
painting and printing cards for the de
vious It was furnishing. The Indictment
charges that Beavers and Machen ownel
stock under assumed names. Most of the
1.000 shares of stock set aside, tha indict
ment says, went to different postofllce of
ficials and again President Richardson
came to Washington, and following an in
crease in the contract price ho (tt for
the company, divdendis were paid on the
stock.
' Paid Machen a Rebate.
McGlehan,prlnclpal owner of the Colum
bia Supply company of Now York, Is
charged with agreeing to pay Machen W
cents for each S1.26 paid on the package
box contract by the government.- Specific
payments to Machen are cited trl consid
eration of Increased compensation and
under the package box contract, ' osten
sibly for, attaching a different support to
the boxes. Schebel became Interested in
the firm of which Mayor Maybury of De
troit, Mich., la a member and which fur
nished letter lioxes to the government
and Schebel and Machen, In a Joint In
dictment are alleged to hava schemed to
defraud the government by the supply of
excessive quantities of boxes. The Indict
ment says that Maybury and Ellis paid
to St'hehcl to the extent of the latter'a
Interest in the company and that he In turn
paid large sums tq Machen.
In seventeen counts the indictment cites
specific payment to Machen by Schebel.
The other indictments involve practically
similar transactions.
Montague,, whose name figures In the
Montague Indicator and Letter Bok com
pany. Is postmaster of San Francisco.
A number of other postal rases are now
pending before the grand Jury, which will
resume Its sessions here next Monday.
Something About F.rwln.
BAN FRANCISCO, Dept. lL-James W.
Erwln was for many years postal inspector
In this city. He was also superintendent
pf the rural free delivery system of Cali
fornia, find while In that position exercise)
considerable authority. He was alao suld
lo be interested In the letter box devices.
Almut a month sgo Erwln was relieved
from the position of superintendent of the
rural free delivery and ordered to go to
Washington forthwith. He has since been
very 111 and has never been well enough
to snswer tho summons.
Beavers Gives Bond.
NEW YORK, Bept. U.-George W, Besv
ers, former head of tha department of sal
aries and allowances In tbe PostotDce de
partment, waa arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock in the fed
eral building today on a bench warrant
iasued In Washington charging Mm with
conspiracy to defraud the government.
Beavers furnished a bond of to.uOu for his
appearance on September SS.
Neither Mr. Beavers nor his counsel woul I
discuss the nature of the charges, but gave
notk-e that they would an September a In
sist upon the government producing Its
complete evidence against the defendant.
United States Attorney Wise stated that if
such a demand were made he would Insist
that tho certified copy of the Indictment re
turned against the defendant in another dis
trict was all ths "evidence" the lew re
quired. The copy of the Indictment. Mr. Wise
said, was of Itself all the evidence ths gov
ernment Intended to produce and if the de
fense counted on forcing the government to
bring here all of its witnesses snd subject
them to eross-exsmlnatlon by the defense,
practically trying tha case In New York, It
would find Itself mistaken.
Tbe complaint against Bee vers, made in
this district, was based on tbe Washlogioa
