TIIK OMAHA DAILY ItEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1003.
GREAT YEAR FOR TflE BEET
Aorg U Lrg tni Bain Add Sweetness
to the Littlt Boot
ONLY feimCUlTY IS IN WEEDING
Met Yield la Owf Fifty Dollars rr
Acre for the ra-ners nnd ne
Stat Itenent fm the I
dastry la Many Ways.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Nov. t (Special.)
"Thla has been an exceptionally productive
year for ugar beeta in Nebraska," said
Manager J. N. Uundlck of the American
Beet Sugar company at Norfolk to a Bee
representative, ','and the result la that
while tha heavy ralna and continued wet
weather have in aome placea Injured the
corn the saccharine bulbs have thrived bet
ter than ever and the more acres of the
white roota that a farmer planted this
year the bigger la his bank account this
fall.
"Nebraska always has been a great state
for the sugar beet. That Is why the Ox
nards came In here years and years ago,
when the industry wss but in Its Infancy,
and begad to jhanufaoture sugar. The soli
is essentially well Jtted for saturating tha
beets ' with the purest sweetness in the
world, and It will always be a paying propo
sition from whatever viewpoint.
"While every year even the worst of
yeara for other crops in this state Is gen
erally good for beets. Such years as the
exceptionally wet one which has Just passed
prove eminently satisfactory to all parties
who. are concerned in this Industry. The
only difficulty that we experienced at all
from the rainy season was the hindrance it
gave to beet wecders and the chance It
gave to the fields for getting fined with
foreign vegetation'. ' Otherwise every drop
of water that fell put the beets In a better
way and when we began to harvest them
four weeks ago we were agreeably sur
prised with our results.
' Surpasses Banaer Season.
"Last, season was an exceptionally good
one, but this will even surpass that. The
beets Which have so far been tested in the
laboratory show more sugar than a year
'ago land consequently the growers get more
money. , You see we nay for quality as well
as quantity. At the outset we give the far
mer 14 Tor every ton of his beets. That is
the minimum and that the factory guaran
tees. Then above that we pay him 25 cents
for each additional percentage of sugar
above J4 per cent and pay for fractions in
proportion. " .
"Reside this we pay the freight on beets
shipped In by rail and to growers who haul
by wagon we pay 26 cents per; ton' extra.
Then there Is another revenue still for cer
tain of the farmers. Those who stlo their
heetM are paid 20 cents per ton for that. By
siloing we mean to bury the beets in the
ground for protection from frost, until we
are able to make room for their reception
In our sheds.
'JNow. you may get some Idea of the cold
cash that goes into the pockets of the Ne
braska farmer when you learn that last
season's average growth per acre was Just
10.01 tons of beets and that the average
price paid for the beets was $4.95, making
the net average receipts for every acre of
ground Just $54.56., It is too early In the
season to forecast the average acreage for
thla year, but as I said before we have had
a better year than ever before.
"To run our Norfolk factory through a
campaign requires between 4.000 and 5.000
acres of beets so that the growers, receive
as their share of the sugar manufacture
between. $50,000, and WJ-QQeyery . month that
i- I" r H k 4 red 'Tan j nT. tia'y ; -
"We;. ra,vow ' making ' about' 7.600.000
pounds of granulated augur', annually. This
la all slilpjscd, tUrctiy',W. n Omaha .Jobber
ana irom mere Jt goes out over the world.
We are slicing up roots at the rate of 400
tons every twenty-four hours, havlna: In
creased the capacity of this Institution dur
ing tne summer Just sussed.
. T t. . .1 . . . .
wubcib or tne ractory never ston
from the moment , they , begin to turn In,
uciouer unm the last grain of sugar has
been sacked in January. It requires two
ahlfts : to keep going anil wa employ 250
men. We use from $,000 to 10,000 tons of
coal during a season, from 4,000 to 4,5v0 tons
of llmerock and from 45s to 600 tons of coke
Besides, this there are- from $),000 to 40.0J0
, yards of filter cloth .to be purchased for
the testing processes,' 75,000 'sugar bags 'and
other thousands of SfloUur" worth-of sup
j.ues wnose uetalls would be monotonous.
. Ana .one or the oeat features of the
whole business, as it. strikes me, is that
practically: all of these-supplies. wltl the
exception of the coal and coke,- are bought
right hero In our own home slate of Ne-
. bcaska.. The whole Industry . turns 'money
i rum T.aa world or commerce uuo this com
monwealth, raying It to the furniniv the
aupply manufacturer and to the laborers
who, thetnsojves, draw checks for $111,000
per month.".; ,
"How many cars are required to handle
the outside shipments to the factory?'
asaea ne wee reporter, with a view of
learning, how much the farmers of any one
section of (he state, outside the Immediate
community, are benefited by a sugar tao
tocy. .. - .. '
wr. uuumct lurnea over ma leaves of a
great bookv "Laal year" he sard, "the
railroads which enter Norfolk were require!
to handle exactly 1,782 carloads of the dif
ferent supplies to teed our factory here.
It is the same in other places."
Palp Uoes reed Cattle.
"And when you grind out the sugar,
was asked, "la there nothing left of the
toeet at all?"
The sugar factory manager merely pointed
to an Immense stock yard near the factory
which Is filied with 1,8'X) eleek, growing cat
tie.
"There," he aald, "Is what remains after
the sugar Is extracted. The pulp, which
comes out of the factory wheels looking like
so much shredded cocoanut, is one of the
finest foods In the World fur cattle, anil
what people don't eat of the beet In their
breakfast coffee they buy at the meat mar
kfeta as the chuloest beef.
"And Juet here Is anothervery pretty
point for the farmer who is situated In a
beet growing community. To every farmer
who grows beets for us we give, fres of
charge, this pulp. No farmer, mind you,
User of genuino Wels
bach lights r saving
$230,000 a day In cost
of gas. Arc you sharing
In thla? "T?
. All Dealers. ,
li'iiSlii!!! L-... L:J on Burner S
iVlVVi
who does not grow beets ever gets a single
ponnd. The stock feeders are more and
more appreciating the value of this ma
terial and every year sees our pile of pulp
diminished faster and faster. The balance
of the pulp, after the farmers who grow
beeta are fully satisfied for their own
Wants, is disposed of to cattlemen who are
feeding those animals over yonder on the
yards of the sugar company.
"Ths Norfolk factory was built in !
and was operated for the first time in the
fall of lftl. The cost complete was .VW,fXtX
Not a season haa seen It Idle and It h.-.s
often worked up beets from southern parts
of the state. We,, as the makers of the
sugar, are highly satisfied, with .what the
soil of Nebraska has been able, to do in the
producing of sugar, and the farmers, from
every apparent Indication, are -more than
pleased with their doien years ef practical
experience in this line of agriculture. They
figure that $50 an atfre Is Worth While.
'During the' summer, of course, the "beet
fields give profitable employment to hun
dreds and hundreds of young boys and girls
as weedefX The beet weedef is a character
distinct and Individual. He Is a sunburned
lacf with great wads of cloth tied about his
knees for-protection.- He gets down and
trawls upon the , ground, his back to the
sun, and cuts out the weds and the super-
floug beets with a tiny hoe six Inches long.
He leaves but one root in every half foot.
He gets about 10 cents for every row and
Is able to thin about a doten rows a day."
GHOSTS TO GREET THE GUESTS
Novel HnlloTve'en Party Given by
Young; 'Women of tne State
Hoaee.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. 1. (Special.) Down
darkened halls, ' pant ghostly figures and
wna-eyea pumpkins, to the omcr or tne
attorney general, was the route of the
guests entertained by the girls of the State,
house last night. And the road - was full
of i shivers and quakes atid surprises. At
the west entrance to the building the
guests were met by a likely looking ghost
who -extended the glad hand of welcome.
This was an indication of what was to
come,, for the hand was clothed In a white
glove full of ice-oold sand. In the dimly
candle-lighted halt '. white robed specters
popped out from every secluded spot and
added to the ghostly welcome.
The occasion was the annual Hallowe'en
party given by the State house girls snd
It was attended by about fifty couples. The
rooms. and halls of the building were dec
orated In keeping with Hallowe'en time's.
Supper ,was served " from a long ; lohh
oounter upon tho restaurant order ''and
consisted of good things made by the fair
entertainers. , . ,: , . , v . "
' The -evening was spent telling ghost
stories around an alcohol camp fire, eat
ing apples suspended from -. strings and
divers tricks and , game. Partners were
fished for by the young men.. A number of
peanuts- with the Initials of some girl on
each were placed in a pan of water and
It was up to the young men to each "gig"
a peanut with a long hatpin. Upon the
arrival of the guests each young man was
handed a card upon which was written the
initials of a young woman and the young
man was then given the. pleasure of ad
dressing a complimentary remark, to ths
young woman, each word of which was
to begin with one of the initials. One in
teresting feature of the evening was the
unwinding of the ball of, yarn, each person
telling a chapter in a story, .started by
the first person, until a peanut : dropped
from the ball. In the shell wag ft , slip of
paper upon which was written the for
tune of the hoiderv This could aot be read
until held before a candle light Tor several
minutes. ... .. ,
- This morning a number ' of 'the State
house girls who were responsible for the
success of the par) y and soma others were
entertained at breakfast by Mrs. 'Scott In
fcortor of '.Miss Clare Lease, who left this af
ternoon for Denver to make' her home wtttt
her .mother and brother. Miss , Lease, has
been a.rnember of the stenographic force
of the supreme court,, as well as a leading
member of the. Q. A. T. and. other clubs.
Most of the young society people of the
town were at the station to bid her goodby.
Miss Lease was' one of Lincoln's favorite
young women. w"
Deputy Clerk Nelson Resigns.
E. W. Nelson, deputy clerk of the su
preme court,' tendered his resignation late
Saturday afternoon, to take effect Novem
ber 15, or as soon thereafter as convenient
to ths court, -to become manager of the
Fltsgerald Dry. Goods company of this city.
Mr. Nelson Is an eld state house man,
though young In years, and has held posi
tions under Oovernor Holcomb and In the
land commissioner's office under Commis
sioner Wolfe." He.has- always tteeri Careful
and painstaking and' was a. popular offi
cial. '
From a financial standpoint there Is no
doubt Mr. Nelson hag secured better
place, but there are. these who see In his
resignation a republican Supreme court and
a republican clerk. This, of course,' would'
drop Mr. Nelsoa from, the payroll of the
state, consequently he did not hesitate to
sever himself from the office when, an ou
portunlty presented Itself. '
Mr. Nelson has always kept in close touch
with the political situation and there are
none better posted on which way the strawa
point. 'For his ability lit the political field
he was elected chairman of. the populist
state committee in 1902, hut holdlrig a Judi
cial position he refused to accept the honor.
When Judge Holcomb was elected governor
he was secretary of the state commute. -,
But there are many other things that
point the way of the Tuesday election.
Chairman Lindsay at the outset of the con
test cautioned hia organisers out In the
state against sending la other except con
servative reports of the situation, prefer
ring to learn where there' was republican
dissatisfaction than of republican harmony.
With these Instructions the committee has
every reason to believe that all the reports
received at the headquarters have fold of
the true situation. If any' republican can
didate has ever been in danger of defeat
the committee has been Informed of It.
Consequently when the chairman of the
committee said he believed the republican
state ticket would be elected easily he had
every reason to believe what he said. The
reports received have been most favorable
and If the members of the republican party
get out ana vote as tney now ssy they will
snd Douglas county does what It ahould
do. the result will be an old time repub
lican majority, and the leaders of the
party here believe it will b .
Farmer Loses His Roll.
FREMONT. Neb.. -Jsfov. l.-Speclal.)-J.
A. Buckley, a farmer living near North
Bend, came to the city Thursday with a
load of wheat and with It's proceeds pro
ceeded to take in the town Friday night.
Yosusrday he reported to the police that ha
hid been held up by two men near the
Ccltimore hotel ad relieved of $1X5) and
later Identified E, R, Boilars. who had been
arrested the night before near the depots
as a auspicloua character, as ona of the
men who did the Job. Sollara admitted
having been with Buckley tha nlrht hfnri
but ueulrd having his money.' . Buckley, he
saia, naa last his wad through too much
confidence in his ability as a noknr nUvor
Sollara waa given thirty daya ,ln Jail by
PoUco Judge Cook and Buckley went home
vowing not to get intimate with atrangera
again.
Nerve saves an Arns.
PAPILLION. Neb, Nov. 1. (Special.)
While Harry Ellenger. residing near
Orotna, was shelling corn the chain of tht
shvllr became clogged and In trying t
release it his finger was caught between
the chain and a cog wheel. He was rap
Idly being drawn Into the machine, and
realising that he must either lose his finger
or his whole arm and perhaps his life, El
lenger braced himself and by twisting and
Jerking he pulled the finger off of hia hand
by the roots. The finger was carried Into
the machine. Much nerve and quick action
had saved his life. He Is getting along weil
and no serious results are anticipated.
SUE TO RECOVER AN ESTATE
Plaintiffs Allege They Signed Away
Their Rights In Ignorance of
the Facts.
PLATT8MOITTH, Neb., Nov. l.-(SpeclaI.)
An action has been commenced In the tl
trlct court here by the filing of a petition
In .equity by Attorney W. L. Brown of
Lincoln for the plaintiffs, John Kupke, Jo
hanna Sayre and Robert M. Say re, against
Carey S. Polk, H. R. Neltsel, J. E. Baum
gartner, Johann Stroy and wife, Herman
Schmidt, Agnes Schmidt and the Bank of
Mordock. The plaintiffs allege that C. 8.
Polk, an attorney of this city, came to
their home In Kentucky and Induced them
to sign awsy their rights in the estate of
the late Ernest Kupke of this county, to
which they now allege they are the sole
heirs. The consideration received was $4,000
and the estate Is a.Ieged to be worth $22,000.
They tender repayment of, the $4,000 with In
terest and seek to recover the value of the
estate, asserting that the papers were
signed In ignorance of their rights In the
matter.
SHOOTS BROTHER BY ACCIDENT
Revolver Is Discharged and Ballet
Enters Abdomen of Henry
f I mm a.
CLARKS, Neb., Nov. I. (Special.) Henry
Slmms was accldently shot Friday . night
wltn a 3?-calibre revolver 'inMhe1 hands of
his brother William. The Slmms' live on a
farm five miles west of town. In eKUmln
ing a revolver last night the gun was dis
charged, the ball entering the upper part
of the abdomen and penetrating tha liver.
Medical assistance was secured here, and
while the bullet has not been located the
patient Is resting easily, with some Hope of
recovery, . '
Woman InCrage Convention.
TABLES ROCK, Neb., Nov. 1. (Special.)
The fourth annual convention of the Paw
nee) County Woman's Suffrage association
was height-the Methodist Episcopal church
at -thlj'place Thursday and Friday of this
webk. A large number were in attendance,
cprisiderlng the inclemency of the weather.
Mrs. Clara A. Young of Broken Bow, slate
president, and Miss Laura A. Gregg of
Omaha, state organiser, being both present.
The former gave the address on Thurjdiy
evening and the latter Friday evening. The
following are the newly elected officers for
the ensuing year: - "
President, Mrs. Ella O'ljiughlln, Pawnee
City; vice president, Mrs. Anna Kavanda,
Table Rock; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Fannie Davis, Pawnee City; recording sen
retary, Mrs. Claire E. Seism, Table Kock;
treasurer, Mrs. Edith E. Woodx, Table
Rock; auditors, Mrs. Annetta Nenbitt, Paw.
nee City, and Mrs. Mary A. Cotton, Table
Rock. . . ,- ( i'
Lectures by Nebraska.
(
-TECUMSEH, Neb., Nov. l.-(SpeslaL)
The Baptist Young People's union of this
city has planned fur a three-event lecture
course and the talent employed Is strictly
a 'Nebraska artlole." The first lecture" will
be given Thursday evening and the lec
turerer will be Chancellor E. Benjamin
Andrews of the state university.- His
subject -win be "PrornVma of Greater
America." The other lecturers wtjlbe Rev.
E. Z. Batten pastor of the First Baptist
church of Lincoln, 'and Dr. Conley, pastor
or the Ffrst Baptist church of Omaha.
r-nlMW lnen4la at Anbnrn. i
AifBlTRN.'-rliel., NoV. l.-(8pecial.)-Hon.
0. F..Reavif-republican candidate for judge
of the, district court, spoke at the new
opera house here last night. The night was
rainy and bad, but notwithstanding this, he
had. a fair sifsed audience. Every , one
pronounced his effort an excellent one. '. He
devoted most of his time to answering the
charges made by his republican enem.es; at
Falls City, but closed with a fine review of
the accomplishmenta . of the republican
party.
Sheep as Hoadmakera. t
FREMONT, Neb., Nov. l.-(8pcclal.)
Road Supervisor Mltchel of Elkhorn town
ship uses a bunch of 8,000 sheep being, fed
on his place as a road machine, A number
of roads are being graded in the stigky
gumbo soil of that township and Mltchel
found it almost Impossible to break up the
big lumps. By driving , tha sheep a few
times over the' toads their sharp hoofs out
and pack tha sticky solid chunks better
than could be done with a roller.
.. . . Look Bright In Platte.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Nov, L-(SpeclaI.i
On. the' eve of the battle everything here
looks as if Hon. J.' U. Reeder of this city
would be. elected .to, the district bench .of
this (the-Fourth Judicial district. ,The
chairman of-the central comlltee aald to
day that he also confidently expected that
a part of the republican county1 ticket
would be -elected in this democratic strong
hold. Much good work was accomplished
ths past ten days.
Barllasjton Hoadniaster Qalis.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Nov. 1. (SneclaL)
O. A. Dunlap, for years In the employ of
the Burlington, haa resigned the position
of roadmanter, with headquarters at Edge
mont, S. D-, and will remove to this city
with his family. He will go into business
here. Mr. Dunlap -built the first house In
Edgemont and has lived there for many
years. He has been in the employ of the
Burlington for over twenty-one years.
Chaasje In Railroad Aa-eata.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Nov. 1. (Special.)
L. F. Rector of Aurora succeeds Mr. J. O.
Odden as agent of the Burlington here, the
change taking effect this morning. Mr.
Odden will be transferred as agent at Bene
dict, which position he held before com.ng
here last April. He will, however, enjoy a
month's vacation before going to Benedict
and expects to vUit the Pacific Const and
Old Mexico In the meantime. '
- Injured In a Runaway.
PiPlI T iriV Neb.. Nov' 1 (HrMrUl Tu.
Mm VMtMflV Whlla Mr. Rnrhjinlr u
driving to Springfield his team became
ingnieneo at an uiumnuuo ana ran away.
'ine carnage w uvenururu, inrowing
Hnrtnlt out. breaking: his collarbnn and
otherwise bruising him. His Injuries will
not prove ratal.
Insaae Man Disappears
CAMBRIDGE. Nob.. Uov. 1. (Special.)
The family of W. E. Bennett ia badly wor
ried over his sudden disappearance Wed
nesday morning. Mr. Bennett had been in
a atate of dementia for some time and
Imagined that some one was trying to take
his Ufa.
Increase la Registration.
FREMONT, Neb.. Nov. l.-OpeciaV)
The total registration in this city U 1.4S9.
an Increase of about 100 over last year, but
nearly 1&0 votes short of the probable vot
ing population of the city.
A Barn Never Barns
After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Is ap
plied. Relieves pain Instantly and heals at
the same time, g'ur man or beusu'lMce tat.
LAND FRAUDS IN THE WEST
Secretary Hilobocck Approve Statement
Lined b the Interior Department.
COMMISSIONER RICHARDS FILES REPORT
Head of Bareaa Calls Attention te
Fencing and Other Matters and
Asks for Iarge Force '
of Depot les.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l.-The following
statement of the conduct of th Investi
gation into the public land frauds In the
Pacific coast states waa prepared at the
Interior department and given out with
Secretary Hitchcock's approval:
Nearly a year ago Information reached
the secretary of the interior which indi
cated that frauds of a serious nature had
been, snd Were being, perpetrated against
the government under what is known as
the torest reserve land act of June 4, U97,
by a combination of land speculators on
tne Pacific coast. ,
The information and Indicated frauds
were of so grave a character that the sec
retary at once directed a thorough Investi
gation to be made. This Investigation was
commenced last January and has been con
ducted by those - having charge of the
actual work with great cHre and with all
possible expedition consistent with thor
oughness. 1 he investigation has proceeded
step by step. Without intermission under i
the secretary's personal direction, and
every clue to wrong, doing has been qui
etly followed to Its source, with the result
that it Is the confident belief of those In
charge of the Inquiry thst the guilty par
ties will be apprehended and speedily
brought to Justice.
It has been the determination of the sec
retary from the beginning thst the matter
should be probed to the bottom regardless
of the apparent Influential character of
some of the men Involved and the Inquiry
has been conducted throughout along these
lines. The work Is now nearing completion
and the whole matter at an early dale
will be in shape for definite and appropri
ate action against the offenders.
, - r ...
Denies Some ' Reports. .. .
While several hundred acres of public
lands' are involved in the 111' gal trans
ections brought th light, the number of
acres to which patents have been obtained
by the perpetrators tit the frauds is com
paratively small. It is proper to say alo
that some of the statements in regard to
the matter which... have appeared in the
newspapers recently, both in the east and
In the west, are more or less exaggerated
and others are mere surmises. - '
The statements widely, circulated to the
effect that Mve United States' senators
and a large number of representatives were
Implicated and that the lands involved
would reach In valu tl6,0O4,(KK) or lai.WW.OOO,
are without foundation in fact. It can be
positively stated thot they did not originate
in the Interior department. The details of
the Investigation are known to few and
stories based on statements which have
heretofore appeared In "the press must be
received with due allowance. . '
At the proper time a full statement will
be made, covering the. results of the en
tire Investigation and the whole matter
will be given to the public, hut for obvious
reasons it is not deemed expedient that a
detailed statement ; of the facts rhould be
given at the present time.
The work of the Investigation has been
conducted by Arthur B. Hugh, assis
tant attorney in the Interior depart
ment, and William J. Burns of the
secret service of the Treasury depart
ment. Mr. Burns was called Into
the case last May and since that time
hag. had entire charge of the secret ser
vice features of the work while Mr. Hugh
has attended to Its legal phases. The sec
retary of the interior Is highly gratified
with the efficient services rendered by these
officers In this matter.-. . -
Commissioner's 4 Annnal Report.
Tha annual report. Of , Hon. Af W. plch
ards, commissioner ' of the general . .land
office, which was made publlo today, says
that there waa lrt' the past year a large
Increase In the total,number of .supposedly
fraudulent land entries over the preceding
year,' He attributes Hhelr discovery largely
to an order of the tojretary of the In
terior, dated 'Nbvetnberv2, 1902, directing
the investigation- of trH entries mads under
Ihe timber, and itone act In the states of
California,' Oregon And Washington. - Un
der this order, alone 10,000 entries have
been suspended and, .there are now fifteen
special agents of the land office in that
field engaged in ferreting jout. the fraudu
lent entries. , ' ....'
Commissioner Richards also states that
during the year there were . reported 125
unlawful enclosures of, .public land., cover
ing an area . cf LepS.TO acres, i Beventy
nlne of these enclosures have been removed
and proceedings are. pending to compel
the removal of the remaining number. He
says, however, that the total number here
mentioned is only a fraction of the en
closures maintained In violation of the law,
the special agents- having found It 'impos
sible to give attention to many others be
cause of the order for a special Investiga
tion, of the entries under the timber and
stone act. . . '
. Complaint is made of the operation of the
act. of March 11, 1902, to facilitate entries.
Referring to this law, the commissioner
y,: ; , ; ... v--; . '
... Commissioners .Abet Frnnd. '-
The privileges gained by the act have
been. greatly abused,artlcularly by United
States commissioners, who nave often
been parties to wholesale frauds In con
nection with entries made before them.
Affidavits and entry papers have been
prepared In the names of fictitious entry
men, and a variety of other ways have
been devised . by tease officers to assist
parties to evade compliance , with the re
quirements of the law.
The report makes a strong plea for a
larger force of special agents, saying: '
' Complaints come to this office from every
section of the country of flagrant viola
tions of the various laws relating to the
public lands. Thousands of entries are
being made for apeculative purposes with
scarcely any attempt at compliance with
the leiral riulremeut, vaxt areaa are un
lawfully enclosed to the exclusion of ac
tual settlers, and hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of publlo timber Is being
taken unlawfully. To put a stop to these
practices and so to preserve the remaining
public lands for the home builder, a large
field force is absolutely necessary. It will
be remembered that the publlo domain
covers about one-half of the entire coun
try. The appropriation for the past year
allowed the employment of Only about
fifty-elrht agents and their duties consisted
not only of Investigating and reporting on
t hmiaundii of lleet'd fraudulent entries.
timber depredntlon and unlawful enclos
ures, but In doing a large part of the sup
plementary work neeesxary to prove Viola
tions of law discovered by them.
Speaking of the fo(est lieu land selec
tions the commissioner says there were
,M of them pending on the 1st of last July,
and they Involved an approximate area of
1,2U3,126 acrea He recommends a change
In the law permitting the aelectlng of pat
ented lands within the reservation for un
patented land on the outside, saying: -
In the exchange of ltnd within a forest
reserve for other public land It frequently
occurs that land from which the timber has
been cut is exchanged for land having
timber. Thla is manifestly unfair to the
government, but cannot be prevented under
the law. While it la considered to oe lm-
Mindyour doctor.
He says: "Ayer's
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practicable to require that only1 land of like
value ahall be taken in exchange for lnnfl
In a reserve. It might be provided that
timber land should not be selected In lieu of
such land, Just as mineral land Is now ex
cepted from such selection.
Wants More Timber Reserves.
Mr. Richards also recommends the trans
fer of the control of the forest reserves to
the Department of Agriculture. There are
at present fifty-three reserves, covering an
area of .62,(31, 9fi5 acres. The report con
tinues: It Is undoubtedly a matter of first Im
portance that the reserves thus far estab
lished should be supplemented by such ad
ditional one as are needed to form a com
prehensive, series, such as will Insure full
protection to the water and timber supplies
of both the Rocky mountains and- Pari ft o
coast regions. As yet neither of .the two
great ranges of these regions have a suffi
cient chain of reserves protecting Its entire
length, nor has the1 matter of reserving as
many.sourcea of water supply, as may be
needed in connection with the irrigation
nrovemeht been fully determined.
' The report shows a' marked Increase In
(he business fef'the riffie'e over Ihe year 1902,'
the total; receipt being 111,024,743, an increase-
of $4,762,811. ' This fhcreas over' 1902
Is greater. It la stated, than the total re
ceipts for the year 1899.. The total area of
public-lands appropriated during; the year
wa 1224,294 acrea, an Increase of S.335.7A4
acres over the preoeding- year: About half
the , area entered Waa ' entered under (he
homestend law. "' ' "
The office 1s about twelve months behind
With Its 'work- and the commissioner rec
ommends an Increase in the force,- fn sup
port of .which recommendation he says the
large Increase during the last two or three
years In original homesteads and the great
activity In all kinds of land mattera
throughout the west, as Indicated by . the
reports from the various legal land offices,
shows that there will probably be a larger
amount of work coming before this offloe
for aeveral years to come than at the pres
ent time.
a Gsirssleeif Ort tor riles.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Pr'otrufllni
PAZO OINMENT falls to cur you n to
Pi lea Tour druggist will refund money if
14 day. ' 60
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'v;nfiE record, t . ";
- t Coney Island i"lra Swept. .
NEW YORK; Nov.: l.-Coney Island to
day waa swept by fire, SO buildings being
destroyed.' entailing a loss of 11.000,000. No
lives were lost, although several person
were seriously Injured. . Thje fire started
near the - steeplechase , park and swept
long the bowery district, . which Is filled
with flimsy frame structures that burned
like tinder The principal buildings were
the Btauch's hotel and pavilion, and Hen
derson's theater, both brick structures
erected since i the great fire three years
ago. Details of police from Manhattan and
Brooklyn aided the firemen and controlled
the great crowds.
' Dynamite Starts BiT Blase.
CRESTLINE, O., Nov. I. A car contain
ing dynamite exploded from a supposed
collision or Jar with another car here to
night, aettlng fir to every car within a
quarter of. a mile. These set fire to adjoin
ing car, and at 11 p. m. at least 800 loaded
and empty freight car were burning. The
explosion occurred at the' west end of the
Immense Pennsylvania yards In this city
and about two mllea from the city proper.
A hole forty feet deep waa blown in the
ground and the track wrenched to all kinds
of shapes for a long distance. The explo
sion smashed thousands of window glass,
both plate and pane, and made many peo
ple sick because of the concussion. Rail
road tie Were blown a quarter of a mile.
- Bain Helps Winter Grain.
PAP1LMON, Neb.. Nov. L (Special.)
A steady fain has been falling throughout
Sarpy county for twenty-four hours. This
will be a great benefit to winter wheat.
Corn la. being huaked and shows good
yields.
Foreign Financial.
LONDON, Nov. 1. The Stock Exchange
showed a better tone during- the past week
on the Improved aspect of far eastern poli
tics, but buslntss was still small and tne
best prloea were not maintained. With the
exception of a small failure in the Ameri.au
section of the markt-t, the settlement was
effected without difficulty. The feature of
ths foreign market was the rather aviensl.e
purchases of south American securitie by
continental Oeratora. The bulking trou
bles in fit I Aula checked the advsnce tn the
Amerlcsn market, prices closed lower for
the week and dealings wer still very small.
Canadian 'sciiics also showed little
strength.
aloaa keeper Bbonls Gambler.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Nov. 1. Abbot Raub, a
well-known sporting man of HI. Joseph,
was shot and fatally wounded tonight at
Third and Kdinond streets by Oscar Kleln
brodt, proprietor of a saloon where the
shooting oocurred. The men bad ben un
friendly for several days and it Is claimud
by friends of Klrlubrodt that Raub entered
the saloon tonight for the purjHHi. of as
saulting KltlnLrudt. Kail til shot ' - the
lower )rt 61 the spine.
tertosEs lHISinnis
is back at work again. By means
of a bloody thumb print he unrav
els the mystery of "The tyorwood
Builder." V
This is the second story of
Conan Doyle's new detective ser
iesalready the literary sensation
of the year w
Now on sale, complete, in the
November Household Number of
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MADDEN IS UNDER FIRE NOW !
Pottal Investigation Beaches Third A
i!iUnt Postmaster General ,
IRREGULARITIES IN STAMP ACCOUNT
Charges that 8tam ganvosed to
Hnve Been Destroyed Have Been ,
Sold by. Him 4a Stamp
' ;.-" ', Collector. '
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it . '(From ai 8taJt Correspondent-)
: vrA8HINUTOf. i Nov. 1 tSneelal Trie-
gram.) Charge of a serious nature' have J
been mad agulrisf EdVlfi'Cv Madden, third:
assistant postmaster general,, and the jto-'.l
tal Investigation now Is concerned with. his'
division. Whether Madden Indictment will!
be ' ob'taineij Vr sought ;1s' not. yet certain,!
but if the charge are substantiated he will,
have to leave the postal service and atond.
prosecution as well. The administration,
was mads aware of the' accusation against;
Madden only few 'day ago, - Th prutl-'
dent himself hag been fully informed find .
already, t,ho department Inspector are, at'
work on the case. The inquiry, however.,
has not proceeded far enough to warrant
any statement as to ' what action will he
taken. In general it can be stated that the
charges Involve Madden in the alleged II-'
legal sale of pontage stamps and In with- '
holding from the treasury several thou
sands of dollar said to have been thus ob
tained. Figure or device on the face of postage
stamps occasionally are changed and when
such a change I effected it is usual for an
order to be promulgated calling in from
circulation at postofflces all stamp bearing
the old design; Stamp collector, however,
frequently wish "to purchase old stamps and
some of them become valuable for such
Collections. : Madden, It Is -understood. Is
charged with having had business dealings
with stamp collectors. It Is hinted further
that other nd more Important discrepant
cles in the department stamp account are
alleged and that- Inspector have been or
dered to make a -thorough Investigation of
thl branch of the department.' Thl Is the
first time since the beginning of the postal
Investigation that the division of the third
assistant -postmaster ' general ha been
under fire. - ,. ,
Wants Justice Done, "' '
It is known that the president doe not
wish to do n Injustice to any one, and
while he has pointed out that It Is not In
his province either to order any man' In
dictment or to Interfere to prevent an In
dictment being found, he and hi advisers
appreciate that In such an investigation,
when charges and counter-charge are being
made on every hand, great car should be
exercised to prevent tha innocent suffering
with the guilty.- It has been published as a
governing rule of administration that In
dictments should not be sought -except in
cases where Inspectors snd the govern
ment' prosecutors are convinced of th
guilt of the accused officials. That policy
will be adhered to strictly to the end.
Edwin C. Madden, third assistant post
master general, wus appointed to hi pres
ent position at the urgent solicitation of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. He
wa formerly postmaster In Detroit and
waa a candidate for the locnl postmaster-
ship here, when Mr. Merritt. the present In
cumbent, was selected. He hss occupied
his present position about four years.
Former Lleutensnt Louis O. Hamilton
of th army, who wa indicted yesterday
In San Francisco, charged with forgery
and fraud, Is In custody, having voluntarily
surrendered himself several weeks ago. He
led an exemplary life, It Is claimed, until
almost a year ego, when he wa disap
pointed In not being ordered home from
the Philippines after long continuous
service In the tropics, he suddenly resigned
his commission, without advising friends,
and began a courae of life that caused
hlg friend to believe hi mind waa unbal
anced. He secured money at Manila by
false representation. Since hia confinement
here, young Hamilton haa been examined
by several physicians and the consensus
of opinion is that his mind was affected by
his long service in th tropics.
Strikes at the Hoot.
Many dangerous diseases begin 4n Impure
blood. Electric Bitter purifies the blood,
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Prices 2&-fci-"6c-tl.(J.
TCKflllAY NIOHT ONLY HKNItY M1L
LEH AND MARGARKT ANOUN, in
D'ARCY OF THE GUARDS
Juices 26-60-75c-ll.00-l.6O.
Wednesday Matinee and Night
LOUIS JAMES and KP.EDEKICK! WARDEJ
iLEXIDEii THE GREAT
Prices Mat ic to II. Night, 3: to 11.50.
Ffffl itf Theater
UUB tn
PHONE 500.
ISc
25c '504 75c
: TONIGHT AT 1:16-
: Popular Matinee
: VK!'i:8rAY
: B KH'C BEATS, 25c.
HEARTS
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Thursday and Friday Ward & Vokcs.
Seats now on sale.
f CRftlAHTOft
' TELEPOKB 1031.
TISIKPHOSK 1081.
Kvery Night. Matinets Thursday, Batur
- day and Sunday.
MOUEH1 VAI PJf VII.LE,.
Arias' t)lckson & Co., l'axton's Art
Studies. Ly tton-Gf raid Co., Mr. and Mrs.
Bearl Allen, Alfred srnewn, A I mi. lit snd
IHimont, Carlelon and Terre and the Kino
drums - - '
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