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MPORTS 05 SOLDIERS' HOHEl
CBiral Enrtoa, Ku LprpwUd Virions'
, ; Braactss, 1YJ of Condition!.
COST OF KAWTEKANCt IS H1SHER
laspecier Ptnda thsA Uewni of Ex.
peaes Fr Inhabitants mt Bau
la Twalr Pw' Mat la
- Threw Yeaa-a. .
WASHINGTON. Dm. zt-Aecording to
report mad by Brigadier Geoerl Owrii
B. Burton, who ku Just completed a lour
of inspection of th nrtou branches of
th National Sol dJ era" boat, U urn ehowa
that during last year H.167 old soldiers
bars been cared (or. Tha annual per cap
ita expense of this aaaiataaanca was S14L?b,
which la aa increase of K par cent during
tha past three years, aaorfbad to tba gen
eral advaaoa la tba ecst of load product.
Of tba Inmabaa. SSAS ere drawing pensions
2 from )t ta (.1 pa" tmotAH, aggregating a
total af BJt,7M. aKT laambani bar
eaah balances el mora Lhaa R.tf0o t their
croJil , Durliig tba paat year there vara
LW deaths and Mai first admlaeioo.
Theis ar Uli acres of land cultivated aa
farms and ninety-eight aoraa aa regwtabie
gardens In con nation with tba 'various
braacbaa Tba value of farm products van
' W,0f.s. while tba cost of tr--frrt.
which Include lawns, flower gardens.
trsnaportaUoa and teams van SZ.0t.
For Defeasa f Islands.
Secretary Root baa forwarded to tba
hems ef reprtaoeatajilvoe through tba
Treasury department a supplemental estl
met of tB.S3ii.10B fur tba defense of tba is
ular posanaalana of tba Vnltad Btataa. In
Via raquaat (ba aacrstarr saya:
Leftcea for Porto Rieo. tba Hawaiian
sained, uuam and tba ftuiipptoaa ara ar
emly naeiird to protact ha oiy aiuird
territory ( tba Vntted 8Utaa asd govern,
turrit property to ba atored tbare; alao to
prevetit tulerrupUon of rail communloa
lti between baa FYanfiaoo. Hawaii and
XtaiiUa. Tills catimaia ia aubauit with
lti otjert ot bemauiuf tba oonatrurtioa f
thraa drfenaea at onoa a4 aura titatuar lo-t-alntea
aa ar nw tba propecty ff tha
I ti Had b:i(M or aaay bawwa aa befora
ti aprfi.naUia ia xhkuat-d, and ot ao
' tjviinna; ad ttuaj land needed aa at tea for
bcienaaa of tua tarr;tory of liawaU.
Bbaar SaataJna npprnlaora.
Becrotaj-y Bbaw today tendered a dads
Ion sustnlnfa-.r tba board of snerai ap
' pr itinera In- ita . daciaion tbal eertaia atik
ritbui&a Involved to cases brought befora
theea wera dutla.Ua for U.mmlnrra and not
na artlQMa of soaaufacturad aUn.
; Tba effect of tba board' decision wan tu
tncreass tba duty on tba ribbons from M ta
W par oant a4 waloram.
at J'" J J. .'.' 1 ' -
Arawys af fsJaarsj ajaniSaim,
natMraBy tarsMiant, ansiaim I 1
J UnaC Ka iaevfn ntU af . J j
Well, now is the time to go and
perpetual sunshine and beautiful
W5MJI".'.'JllAtXJI...IPIIIJ JUUU-".
events on running tracks'
laaaeatlaa a Crdarad aWtn at S
Orlwnan amd (acisadds Fc-ad-ias
laTastlgnUloan.
NEW ORL.KJLN8. Dec M. Paris isnnc and
Coiunei lay lor wera tba winning" invontea.
la tba Uiird raoa. rludtma on una Moia,
erowoed laelsteraincer into lb tecoa and
was suapenoea tor Lore aaya tor iuiu rul
ing. Kaoiord in the eanto rac excitrd tua
auaplcion of lb alewaraa wbo tbougbt bun
luiwr ua tnfluenoa o oruaa ana uvey ot-
dered the refuaai of ail anirieo in toe
future from tne atable of 4. J. Giimora,
hia owner. Mtsi Lwia. wbo won tba
fourth raoa waa run up ut ti A1, (MM over
tite entered aetlina; pnoa and sold to Al
bert Simona. Wreath of Ivy was run up is
i.e nftcr tba autib rac and bouaiit la.
rleaulls:
first race, alx furloon: Paiivlenna won.
Dusky second, blisa Hums tbird. Tims
l:l-.
uoand raoa, one mile: Bud Etnbry won,
Tba Kea-eot saoond, earab MajUm tbird.
Tl.-n 1:V
T:iird race, one mile: Colonel Tytor won.
One blora aeoondi Kadford tbird. lima
r uurth raoe. slit furtonv: Acsi Lf-wis
won. Aanea breuiiaa seoutid, Julia, M tbiid.
Time X.HV !
Kifth raoe. five furlong: Badduoae woe,
Jtmeloea; second. New York tbird. Time,
fcmh raoe, sis furlongs: Wreath of Iry
won, Footiiabta Favorite second. Allegretto
tbird. Time 1:14.
BAN FKANC1SOO, Dec 24 The stewards
at lnfleeide were no4 satisfied wltb tne
appearance of tbe third raca today and
auiMrndVd tb stable ut P. C. Diulei
and H. Ureen pendino; further lneaatts'atkut.
bad liiune, owned by Green, waa plunged
on. Wiille Moueymuea, one of theDoimleche
string, after opening axiual favorite witb
bint dropped to 4 to L Sad bam won as
be pleased while Moneymuaa waa diaiant
nwuiiJ. Greta c!jiimf,1 iluntyuiut lur
li.tui and It was thought there might bava
tea some understanding. Caihelio. fell In
tbe first race three furl..na-e from tb nntab
and Marlia, Xarein and Kionda. wbo wera
baidnd her. also went down. Ollrhant sus
tained a bruised anal but lb ether ndtra
wlJ Injury. Keaults: .
Kirst race, all furlongs, srlltnr: Louis
Vr'agner won, Kuilab second. Card a all
tMrd. Tim 1JJL
bxnd race. Futurity course: Dtck Tur
t ia won. H- L. Frank seqad, Miliiary Man
iljtrd. Tlino 1:1.
Third race, alx furlong, selling: Sad
Bam wn, bloneymus aoeond. Albemarle
third. Tim 1:11V
Fourth rare, on mil and one-aixTeentK.
selling: Jockey Club won. Klgrette second.
Caronal third. Time I d '
Fifth rare, fv and eo-haf furlongs:
Fhotgun won. Kenll worth aeoond, Peter J.
tl;lrd Tim lW.
With race, en mtle, aeJllng: Preetntit
won,, Fl liiient second, liloarahs third.
Time l:4?y4
la. Ajsunin. lcc 7 a ec-or Kara was
thrown open t u putilie today and tbe
peo(i saw a program of Bix e-ad
raoea two which wera nuae ftnishea Mo
sulta: ilrt rare, seven furlongs: Ocean Dream
won. ut. anora secons, uupont third. Time
1 Si.
Second race, Waueon eourae rjna f nrt
short of six furlongs) selling; aa Lultvm
w(.n. Lauor eecocio, Lrnana iur. Time:
l.irH-
I Mra raoa. ova rcrtonn: Ftrlfa wnn
Golden MlieraJ aoeond. Auna Duff our third.
Ttma: 1 li-U.
Fourth r"e. l Yurlongs. Mount tow
handicap: Tb Fug waa. lMt Maa aacoud.
Ka lag third. Tim. 1J4-,.
rlfth rare, eae mlie and a alxteenth, aVll
Ing: iume won. Hies Kic seoocd. Jim Hal
tiiiro nme: i
SiaiH rac. one n!Ve. selling- Voore worn.
m.aeja secvuo. Aemco lliiro. 1 Itci : 1 .44.
Jar at ontrlea Cets DeeUIak.
PHILADELPHIA. Dee. tt Jack OBriea
of Philadrlphia bad tbe better of a en
rolled bout with Jim Jrfrda tonight at
the Hroadway Athle'ie club, la toe third
r-.uod Jaflorda bad (' HrWa a Utile gogry,
but be suua recovered aad fceid tha ad
Santas to tb end of tb Banc
Carta!
ad Sow Teas
Holiday
at.
Far ar.d one-third for tba round trip to
points, wlthla a radius of M miles via tba
Chicago Great Weston rsXway. TickeU
oa aal December K 9 and January 1,
good returblns; until January 4- Fur further
Icfureatloa apply to Ueorg F. Tbomas.
general agent, iUi Faraam Strtvt, t tfy. Kf
Nea. .
Augusta. Ga., and return
Charleston, S. C, and return
Havana, Cuba, and return XU,
Havana, Cuba, and return SuS'
Hot Springs, Arlc, and return
Jacksonville, Fla., and return
Lookout Mt., Tenn., and return
Miami, Fla., and return
Mobile, Ala., and return
New Orleans, La., and return
Savannah, Ga., and return
TICKET OFFICE.
1502 Farnam Street
EXONERATES ONE OFFICER
Ankttst SsentaTj af EUt DmUm Jtigt
Faldvia Vat r mIj iatn.fi.
IS NOT INVOLVED IN POSTAL FRAUDS
Tatted States Caasal mt Xaieasari
lafortaaats la Havtns; Hla Xasaa
taed Wtthsat Aatboeity
fa Cmabier Deal.
WASHINGTON, Dee, M.-Jsdaw Baldwin,
t'nlted States consul at Kurembjrg. Oar-
many, has been exonerated by das lata nt
feecrstary of Btats Peirce of any connection
with tba placing of Brandt-Dent cashier
In tba Postoffios department, as related la
the rrport of Conrad and Bonaparte ta
their Investigation of the Irregularities la
tbe Post office department.
In response -to a request from Secretary
Pel roe. Judge Baldwin submitted a full ex
pUaatlon of his eonnectloa In this matter.
Referring- to tbla. Jdr. Poire' any a.
Mr. Baldwin seems to have satisfactorily
met all tbe point covering any improper
action oa bla part In th purchase by the
Poatuffic department of tb Brandt ant-
mauc caaniera, it aays that. In hia ca
pacity as a lawytr. and hnldlne- no gov
ernment position, b IntereeUMl Tiimaelf In
tba bualneaa of hla son-in-law, wn waa a
ujum agent oi tn Hraiidt-Uent cumpany,
to th extent Of taJklne Kith fvrrv Unth
and requesting Mr. Heath ta took Into tha
matter of the Brandt-Dent automatic cash-
ter sua "tr ne w natisfled Uial th puat
masters were desirous of nurchaslr.- tha
machines and that tb machine was a mer
iionuus and useful device, at least to ao
aept and pay for tb xachloea already tn
use. and to purrhae such oiners as tber
mieht be ieeiumat demand for"
JuJge Hidwin says that his cams was
uaed "without tbe slightest warrant" after
true on an on. although ba bad DOUilng
hum i so wita iue caamera
Mr, Peirce concludes:
"t allegation tnat juag Baldwin "ap
peared to have been online to adoot anr
measures that would bring about an ordr.
whether euch measures were legitimate in
flueuo or lllegitimat as of money , ap
pears to be based only ou a at airmen t of
Miner in a letter sf April a. Vaa, In which
be said: I
"Judg Baldwin alas says to find out If
poaaitu exactly what thia maa Baavera
wanta to insure our tucxees In thut do
rrtment In the way of doHars and cents,
but not to glv it ts hita unless forced to
do so. and when you du. If at all. b de
airea to be preeent himself and plan th
agreement, but says It Ja not even Urn t
trunk of thia mora."
ll.ia is met by Judge Baldwin with aa
abjKUute. a!cino and categunoal denial, aa
ia the charge that h waa lu any way con
nected with or that b had knowledg of
any agreement to pay any money to lrsggs
or that ba knew at all of th emjjioyu,i. t
of Er!gxs la any way by the cuuipunr. It
appear to me. therefor, that Judge Bald
aia baa satisfactorily met tb charges of
tmproir or corrupt enroneetlua to tha
Puatnfrxd department, end that ba ahould
b deemed axunbrated from any connec
tion with any fraud or corruption wnicb
may have existed la that busineaa.
rkaagea la rastoAes Department.
Ervea II. Thorp of Vermont, who has
been In cbarg of th aastera division of
postofflo inn pec tors, with noadquarUrs at
New Tork dty. baa beca permanently ap
pulniad uparintaudent of th city dtlivery
divUioa of tb PustoAcs department, guo
coedlnf Charles Hedge, who waa removed
soma months ago. Mr. Thorp was de
tailed to act In this position at th ttma of
Hedges dismissal. Vi R. Bptllmaa of
Manhattan, Kan, formerly ehiaf of tb
appointment divkuoa of tb fourth assist
ant postmaster general's oinos, and whs
during tb postal investigation baa beea de
tailed to aaalct la th direction sf the free
delivery system, has beea appolatad Super
intendent of tb rural fres delivery aervtc
ta place of lf Oinauest Clark, who b
beea mad aupertntendent of tba Atlaatic
dlvlaioa of rwral free delivery aervtc.
weavers iyseal sioeelvodL
Tb appeals mt Goorg W. Beavtra, tb
escape the wintry blasts of the frozen north and enjoy the
flowers in a land which is paradise in comparison.
St Louis Flyer leaves Omaha 5:25 p. m. Only change of
; cars in Union Station. St Louis,
BETTER CALL AND TALK IT OVER
former superintend eat ot the salary and I
allowance dlvtaasa of the Postoffios depart
ment, and Maurice Runkls f New Tork
from Ibe decJsi-n of Jodge Laoomb of New
Tork, denying tb petitions for release from
custody en writs of habeas corpus, were
tocsivod for docketing by tb United Bute
suprero ooert today.-;
Tyser Dsaaarrsv Saatalaed ta Fart.
Justice Prltcbard of tbs district criminal
Oourt today sustainsd a demurrer to on
of tbs Indictments against James X. Tyner,
formerly assistant attorney general for
th Postoffios department, and Hanisoa
Barrett, formerly a law clerk of tba Post-
Sic department. - Th demurrer was sus
tained on tbs ground that tbs first Indict
ment did not fret forth that tbe oSenaa
was committed In th District of Columbia
and that tbs languagw of tbs other counts
failed to supply material facta. Tbs court
took tbs demurrers to th other Indict
ments tinder advisement.
As Pbllippta Bawds.
Secretary Root had a con fere ac today
with Colonel awards of tbs Insular bu
reau, at which tba form for tbs bonds for
tb purchase of the friars lands la th
Philippines was agreed upon. Tb amount
of tbe Issu fat to b 17 Bids for the
bonds will bs received early la January and
la case tb bonds are not ready at that
Urn It is probable certificates will b is
sued. -"'
Tb secretary of th treasury author! ts
th statement that tbs Philippine land pur
chase bonds may bs substituted for gov
ernment bonda now held as security for
publis deposits. condition that the gov
ernment bonis thus released b used as
security for additional circulation whenever
la tba "Judgment of th secretary of tha
treasury it Is desirable to stimulate an
Increase la national bank circulation.
Coasts af President is Dead.
A cousin of President Roosevelt. Miss I
Florenc Loch, who died In New Tork
city Tueaday night, was buried hers today.
Funeral aorrlce were held at 8U Paul's
Epiacopal church. Th services were at
tended by tba president and lira. Rooeo
velt and other relatives. Tba president did
not go to the cemetery, returning to tb
White Hous Immediately from tbs church.
Award Chippewa Laa.de.
Commissioner Richards of th general
land office today announced hia awards
under th sealed bids received from timber
on tb ceded Chippewa Indian lands la
tbs stats of Minnesota, la tb vicinity af
Cass lake, th abl for which was held
la December, 1101. Tbe total amount oov
rod by tbs accepted bids In tl.4a.7Tl.
larreaM la Foetal neeelpt.
LEAD, a D- Dec. M. (Special Th re-ee-ipts
of tb Laad postomco this year ar
much larger than ever before. This ro
tates to tbs sals sf postags stamps. Tbs
number of money order lasud - was also
tba greatest. by aver forty. Tb increase
Is Incident to holiday busineaa. Tbe nor
mal busineaa of tbs effica has shown a
steady Increase ever ths old and has more
thaa mad up for the f tiling off la box
rent receipts, which accompanied tbs es
tablishment of tba tree delivery try stem.
Lsaa Lea lader G
LEAD. S. D-, Deo. M. 9pciaX Wh!!a
moving a car oa a aiding with a pmch
bar, Robert Manning was thrown under
tbs wheels, which passed aver one lag
near the ankle, lie was brought to Dead
wood oa tbe Spearuah train and the foot
was amputated at tb Junction of tb
lower and aniddls third of the leg. Man
ning had moved the ear and waa sedear
ortag to stop by thrusting tba bar ander
tb wheels. Tbs suddea wrench of tb
bar threw him partially across tbs ralia.
Dont Loo W
sal
Through dyspepsia aad
Tax
mae4
E2ctria Bluer. They
treubies mr mm pay. Coiy
stubs Cm,
Fa aal f
$46.70
49.50
77.50
106.70
37.45
52.50
41.65
74.50
41.50
43.00
49.50
J.
City
FAILS TO GET THE MONEY
Threatening Lttnri ta Stmr Yeik Bad
Chicago KilUrasirM CauM Arm
WRITER IS CAUGHT WITH DECOY LETTER
Commercial Arttat Breaaaa Cwafasse
Ha vtag Desaaaidod Largo Saams
(rasa Prwaataoat Capltaliata
mt Two Cities.
CHICAGO, Dee. U. Tb source of mys
terious letters demanding large sums,
which for ths last six months bars bean
received by men high In tha financial
world of New Tork aad Chicago, was today
traced to Lao R. Breanan. a commercial
artist of Chicago, and Brennan, was ar
rested a he was leaving ths general post-
offlc where be had gun in answer to a
decoy letter. When confronted with evi
dence Brcnnaa confessed to having at
tempted to enforce a doaea demands for
sums of tS,M and tS0,0M and baring threat
ened his Intended victims with death ahould
they refuse to pay. la hla confession
Brcnnaa declared that all his attempts to
extort money had beea futile, aa h had
never received a dollar la answer ts th
demands.
Financiers of whom Brennan demanded
money wera J. Plerpont Morgan, John D
Rockefeller, James SU-lmaa and Andrew
Carnegie. Of each of there man he de-
maaded t&C.OOs In bis first letters and oa re
ceiving no replies. It is said, reduced tb
amount demanded to tat, 000. Among those
In Chicago on whom Brennaa attempted to
lery tribut were Marshall Field. R. T.
Crane, J, Ogdea Armour and G. F. BwifL
None of tba Chicago men were asked tor
mora than C3.0W. .
Marshall Field fassts Arrest,
la tba cass of Marshall Field, Brennaa
(Sis antic
Shadow
cast by a cigar
and a man
REYNOLDS,
Passenger Agent
1 ''
wrote under tha nam of William Craig. I
Ha first asked Mr. field ta lfevs t!M0
beneath a pillar ot a porch at Field home.
Km attention was paid to tha letter by
Mr. Field ar.tfl another communication, in
which the a-ailed threats la tbs first letter
wars mad plainer, was received from
Brennan. Ia tba second letter Brennaa de
manded thai lbs money be mailed. Mr.
Field than placed ths matter ta ths hands
of a' detective agency, and a oorrespondenc
was established which led t Brennan' ar
rest today. A tew days sgo a decoy letter
was seat to Brennaa telling him that his
demand oa Mr. Field would b met. Then
a packs re waa prepared and addressed to
"Craig" to bs delivered at ths registered
letter dspartmeat of the general pestoffioa
Brennaa today called at ths postoffira,
naked . for and waa given th package.
Signing tha receipt, Brennaa with- a
pleased smlls on bis fsc turned to walk
away aad walked Into tha arms of four
detectlvsa. who had beea watohlng ths
proceeding. No formal charge waa en
tered against Brennaa tonight, but it was
said ba would bo held for ths fedsral offl-
Tba Chief mt Boaters,
Old Bores. Clears. Pile. Fistula and llks
stubborn maladies aeoa yield to Buckles'
Arnica Bare or as pay. Be. For sals by
XtAn at On.
SPIDER BITE KILLS BURROUGH
KaaaM City Greta Cssnanlseloai Mar
rkaat aaewaab to Ineeet's
Pelseaoaa ft lag.
KANSAS CITT. Dae. M PMHp K. Bur-
rough, a grain cotnmlasloa merchant and
formerly British vies consul at f.i...t
City, died ber today from blood poison
ing, tbe result of a spider bits, lie was
prominent In business affairs. Mrs. Bur
rough was killed hers a year sgo tn a
runaway accident-
t i . j
Ths 73 an J is
CiitiDftiatll
M1NEZ HEN AIL MSSISC
SsBtnd Defeat by lioraW Trojpi To ic&
fcrTbtra.
GUNBOAT BOMBARDS PUERTO PLATA
It Isn't K spec ted ta Da Mack Damage,
bat It Satisfies Baa Dwamlngw
A r rented.
NEW TORK. Dec IC After a eaooad da
feat at th hands of General Morales' troojis,
th forces of former President Jlminer,
ar now In fun retreat, says a Herald
dispatch from Puerto Plata, San Domingo
Nina wars drowned - walla attempting to
ford a river.
Th Dominican gunboat President, a bUh
baa begun to bombard Puerto Plata, was
first fired upon by ths fort. A demand
had been made for tbs surrender of tb
place by I o'clock Thursday afternoon and
shots wars tb only reply. Small damage
Is expected from tba bombardment.
Arrests of prominent followers of former
President Tasques ar being made Id
Santiago de loa Caballerwa.
Fireman Severely tajared.
ABERDEEN. B. P., Dec. M. (Bpec'al.r
George Pedlar, a flrenina oa tbe Milwaukee
road, was severely Injured by falling from
tbs top of th tender wbll th ecrne as
taking water at tb tank near Jamea ela
tion. L. H. Mott Denied Saw Trial.
HELENA, Mont.. Dec JL L. II. Mtt,
wbo was convicted at Mlsaoula of mu:,.er
In tha first degree for killing his wife,
has been refused a new trial by the an- .
prem court, lis will be sentenced by Jh.1xa
Webster.
thi Smoker's Protection,. t
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