THE OMAHA DAILY llEE: MONDAY. JANtTAHY 11. 1U4.
Interests there, the Associated Press today
wi given thin statement:
In view of the wlile circulation given re
port without basis In fact, charging Rus
sia with hostility to American Interests In
the fur east. It seems expdlent that the at
tltude of Russia should he again defined.
Russia has repeatedly expressed her In
tention of assisting the de elopmcnt of
commercial interests In Manchuria, know
ing that the Chinese policy of the I'nltei
Htatee govern men I Is guided merely by an
elm to develop trade and not ly political
amhltlon. Rusla ha shown Ita good faith
by refraining from any action which would
endanger the conclusion of the American
Chinese commercial treaty signed on Oc
tober . That treaty has been ratified by
the throne at Peking and thus, through the
medium of the I'nlted States, the Import
ant parts of Mukden and Antung In Man.
churla are opened to the commerce of the
world. This la the "open door" which has
been a part of American and Russian policy
since the Boxer outrages which necessi
tated the Intervention of the powers and
which materially changed conditions In
Manchuria.
Russia will certainly not submit to dicta
tion at the hands of any power as to the
protection f Its legitimate Interests In
Manchuria. Negotiations are In progress
between Bt. I'etersburg and Peking In the
effort to reach' an agreement adequately
protecting the special or predominant In
fluence exercised by Russia In Manuchurla
and which haa been recognized by all the
powers signatory to the peace protocol,
verbally or In writing. At the time of sign
ing of thst convention It waa the hope tht
It could with safety withdraw Its forces
from Manchuria last October and leave the
protection of Its Interests to China. . tn the
meantime, however. It was clearlv demon
strated that the guarantees offered by
China were wholly Insufficient and It be
came necessary for the Russian government
to ak for addltlotal guarantees. Until
these have been arranged for the Russlnn
government cannot be expected to with
draw from Manchuria and thus menace the
many Russian lives and forfeit the IViO.non,.
ceo which hare been spent there In the civ
ilisation and development of that province.
Woild fMlmolate Commerce.
Russia Is ready and anxious to stimulate
the development of foreign commerce in
Manchuria. The growtli of trade means the
success of the Blbtrlan railway. Russia be
lieves, however, that this commercial de
velopment Is possible without the estab
lishment of such powers of political Influ
ence In the open ports. Russia's political
Influence In this territory, which lies on her
borders, la and must be considered pre
dominant and its effectiveness would be Im
paired by tho creation of any form of for
eign political Influence In the shape of ex
tra territorial government or municipal con
trol and regulation of certain districts
within these open ports, similar to condi
tions such as, for example, exist at Shang
hai. But no trouble Is anticipated oh this
core, aa the American-Chinese commercial
treaty provides for the setting aside of cer
tain districts In Mukden and Antung as
places of international residence and trade
and the provision for their regulation
Is not considered aa tending toward the
establishment of a system surrounding
foreign Interests at Bhnnghal.
Russia does not propose to discuss the
negotiations now In progress, but It shnu'd
, be realised ehe Is availing herself of every
reasonable means to reach an agreement
by diplomacy. It will be an Interesting
bit of information to the Russian govern
ment to know the primary object of the
Tokio negotlatlohs so far as Japan Is con
cerned In the protection cf American and
English Interests In the far east. Russia
had supposed that Japan waa Influenced
by teas unselfish motives.
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DEATH RECORD.
Jean Leon Gerome.
PARIS, Jan. 10. Jean Leon Gerome, the
painter and sculptor, died here today. lie
was born at Vcaoulx'tn 1824. M. Gerome
was present last night at the dinner of the
member of the Institute. " He conversed
gaily "but his friends noticed that his fea
tures were drawn and advised him to re
tire early. At o'clock this morning his
valet entered his bedroom, and finding him
apparently asleep, withdrew. The valet re
turned an hour later, and observing that
M. Gerome's position was unchanged, ha
shook him gently. As there was no sign
of life the. valet Informed -Mme. Gerome
and summoned a, doctor, who declared that
death was dua to cerebral congestion.'
Hob. S. 8. Bnell.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special Tele
gram.) Hon. S. 8. Snell died this morning
at o'clock, after an Illness of a few
weeks from a stroke of paralysis. His
age was about 74 years. He was on of
the oldest and most respected cltlsens of
Osceola. The funeral will be held from the
family residence at i p. m. on Tuesday
and will be In charge of the Masonlo
fraternity.
M,ra. H. M. Kirk. .
EDGAR, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special.) The
funeral of Mrs. If. M. Kirk, who died last
Wednesday, was held yesterday at 10
o'clock a', m. from the Presbyterian church.
The sermon was preached by the pastor.
Rev. L. B. Humphrey. The attendance
was very large and Included a large num
ber of friends and relatives from a distance.
John Kacer.
HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special Tele
gramsJohn Kacer died at his residence
here yesterday morning of Bright' disease,
aged 66 years. Funeral services were held
from the Methodist church this afternoon.
Ills widow and two children survive.
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C LARKS, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special.) Mrs.
F. 8. Werty, lately of Piatt Center and
wife of the Union Pacific agent at this
I place, has purchased the millinery and
' racket business of Mrs. J. L. Down. Pos
session was given yesterday.
Strike Leader .Arrested. '
VICTOR, Colo., Jan. lO.-Arthur Parker of
Butte, Mont., member of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, has been arrested by the
military authorities here. He has been here
three weeks and the military ay he was
sent here to foment trouble and assist In
the prolongation of the strike.
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ESTIMATES FOR EXTENDING SERVICE
Considerable New Legislation Recom
mended for Improvement of
Postal Baslaess and Iletter-
nf.l at EH.l.tM.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. The annual re
port of tne postmaster general Is In part as
follows:
The annual report of the Postofflce de
partment for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1903, shows the following a a result of the
financial operations of the department for
that year, compared with the previous fiscal
year:
fcomparleon of receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year ended June SO, ISOi, with
those for the previous year
1902. 1903.
Ordinary postal
revenue I119,58,229.40 1131.984.635.00
Receipts from
money order bus
iness 1.889,817,88 1 239.908.24
Total receipts
from all ,
sources $13, 848,047.26 $134,221,443.24
Total expendl- ,
tures for the
year 124,786,697.07 138,784.487.97
Excess of ex
penditures over receipts 1937,649.81 I 4.560.044.7!
An Increase in the deficit over the pre
vious year of $1,622,894.92. which Is, however,
$1,042,183 less than the estimated deficit for
the year.
The estimate of the revenues and expend
iture of the department for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1906, which ha been trans
mitted to the secretary of the treasury, Is
as follows:
Total postal revenue, year end
ing June 30. 1903 $134,254,443 00
Add 9 per cent 12.080.199.87
Estimated revenue for 1904 $146,S04.M2.S7
Approprlatlon, for 1904 153,611,649.76
Estimated deficit for 1904 $ 7,206.906.88
Estimated revenue for 1904 $146,304.642 87
Add 9 per cent 13.167,417.85
Estimated revenue for 10o6 $169,472,060.72
Estimated expenditures for 1906. 168,0X6.770.00
Estimated deficit for 1906 $ 8.613,709.28
This estimate Is based upon the ordinary
business of the service, without taking Into
consideration the effect upon the revenue
or expenses of any legislation which may
be enacted by the present congress.
It will be seen that the gross revenues for
the fiscal year ended June 30 last are nearly
$1,600,000 In excess of the estimates, which
attests the wonderful business activity of
our people and also Indicates that the ex
tension of postal facilities and the Im
proved methods of doing postal business
result In largely Increased receipts, and
were It not for the very large expenditures
on account of the Introduction of rural free
delivery there Is no question but that the
Postofflce department would be more than
self-sustaining at the present time.
Money Order Baslnesa.
The postal money-order business con
tinues to Increase at a very rapid rate. The
Increase tn the business In the United
Btates for the year 1903, as compared with
1902, la as follow:
Number of money-order office In op-i
eration tn 1902 81,680
Number of money-order office In op
eration In 1903 34,647
Number of domestic money-orders Issued:
1903 40.474.827
1903 46,941.081
Amount of domestic orders Issued:
1902 $313,661,279.88
1903 $13.27,648.03
Amount of orders paid and reaaid:
102 ttl5.250.8.68
19 853.178,320.62
Excess of receipts over expenses paid
from the proceeds:
190? $1,662,971.83
1903 1.904,887.63
Mall Transportation.
On June 30, 1908, the total number of do
mestic routes of all classes was 33,448, their
length 608,268 miles and the annual travel
493.193.359 mile. Compared with the pre
ceding year this is a decrease In length of
route of 1,272 miles, but an Increase In
annual travel of 18,968.671 miles. The ex
penditures for such service for the last
fiscal year was $63,594,642.34, an increase of
$4,312,664.81.
At the close of the last fiscal year there
were 20.618 star routes, the length of which
was 249,364 miles, the annual travel 127,240,152
miles and the coat $6,614,999.95 per annum.
The average rate per mil traveled on
June SO, 1908, tinder th old contracts was
3.77 cents. On July 1, 1903, the average rat
under the new contract was 1.69 cent pel4
mile traveled. At th average rate paid
under the new . contract a contractor
traveling twenty-two mile each week day
would receive $1.46 per day, or $453.7 per
annum.
On June 30, 1908, there were 1936 railroad
routes, th total length of which was
191,852 miles, with an annual travel of 333,.
491.684 miles, costing $36,607,524.80 per annum
The increase In length of routes was 5,721
miles, In annual travel 20,970,206 miles and
In annual expenditure $1,668,318.68.
There were In operation on June 80 last
$7 electrlo and cable car routes, with a
total length of 4,283 miles, an annual travel
of 8,686,960 miles and costing $461,116.40. The
Increase In length was 776 miles, in annual
travel 1.051,198 miles and tn annual expendi
ture W,M7.66.
Raral Free Delivery.
In the establishment of rural free delivery
it Is required that th roads be In good
condition, with no unbrldged streams not
fordabl at all season of the year, and that
each rout upon which th carrier receive
the maximum salary shall serve 100 fami
lies. ' On June 80, 19n2, there were 8.466 rural
routes In operation. During the fiscal year
ended June 30, 18, 6,653 route were estab
llshed, making a total of 16.119 on that date.
The growth of the service since its estab
lishment Is shown In this statement:
Routes
Appro- In Oper-
Fiscal Year. priatlon. atlon.
W7 $ 40. 44
1M. M.OiiO 148
19 15i.0 3H1
l!iU 4F(i. 1.276
lfol 1.7:t0.iV0 4.3"!
19"2 S.PM.740 l.46
190S. 8.(j54.4i 15.119
On July 1, 1901, there were pending 11,728
petitions. During the year 8,339 cases were
made up for Investigation, 1.714 cases were
reported adversely and 6.653 routes were
established, leaving 11,700 petitions pending
on June 30, 1903.
The resignations of 2,879 carriers were
accepted during the year, about 19 per cent
of the whole number, many of them stating
that they find It unprofitable to continue in
the service. . Seventy carriers were removed
for cause, of which number seven were ar
rested for violation of the postal laws. The
deaths of eighty-six carriers were reported.
Eleven thousand seven hundred petitions
were pending June 80, 1903, snd 2,002 cast
for investigation have been made tip s:nce
that date. Of this number 6,206 routes
have been established or ordered estab
lished, leaving approximately 6,937 petitions
pending.
For the purpose of bringing the work
of 'examining the proposed routes up to
date and expediting the work of investi
gating special Inspection cases an Increase
of thirty-six In the field force of the rural
free delivery service Is recommended, mak
ing a total of 176 men for that work.
There are now In operation 19.398 routes.
It I estimated that 8,260 additional route
can be established out of the appropria
tion now available, making 22.678 which will
be In operation or ordered established by
March 1, 1904. To maintain the service on
these routes during the fiscal year from
July 1, 1904, to June 30, 1906, will require
$13,500,000.
If congress should make a supplenmental
appropriation of $300,000 for the current
fiscal year, as suggested, additional routes
can be established, bringing the number
In operation June 30, 1904. up to 24.500. In
that event about $15,000,000 will be required,
to maintain th service during . the neat
fiscal year.
Legislation.
The following recommendations for leg
islation, some of which have heretofore
been made, are submitted for the con
sideration of congress:
That where a clerk or letter carrier has
been twenty-five years In the service and
shall have attained the age of 65 years,
the postmaster general shall be empowered,
upon the recommendation of the postmas
ter, to employ a substitute for such clerk
or letter carrier, which substitute shall re
ceive not to exceed two-thirds of his sal
ary, the other one-th.rd to go to such clerk
or letter carrier.
That a system of postal checks be au
thorized by congress for the transmis
sion of small sums of money through the
mails.
That congress consider the propriety of
authorizing post o Rices in Porto Rico to
receive small amounts on deposit, giving
thereon a rate of Interest not to exceed
2 per cent per annum.
That the provision made by congress In
the last two appropriation bills for the
payment o( $1,0() to the legal representa
tives of every railway mall clerk killed in
the line of duty be extended to the sub
stitute clerks as well as to regular clerks.
That salaries of clerks of classes two
and three In full railway postofflces in
crews where four or more clerks run over
the entire length of the Une be Increased
from $9u0 per annum to $1,000 per annum,
and from $1,000 to $1,100 per annum, respec
tively. That congress earnestly consider the pro
priety of granting an annuity to railway
postofflce clerks who are permanently dis
abled In line of duty or worn out through
long, faithful service.
That congress, in the Interest of efficient
?oata!' service, consolidate the "third and
ourth classes of mall matter and fix the
rate of postage at 1 cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof.
That congress authorize the postmaster
feneral to accept, under suitable regula
lons. the mailings of large quantities of
Identical pieces of printed matter and
small articles of merchandise without the
necessity of affixing postage stamps to the
Individual pieces.
That a sum of $300,000 be appropriated to
be immediately available for the purpose
of enabling the department to continue the
Installation of additional rural free deliv
ery routes until the end of the present
fiscal year, and that congress authorize an
Increase of thirty-six in the field force In
connection with the rural free delivery
Service.
That special agents and route Inspectors
be hereafter designated rural agents.
That the provision of law that rural car
riers shall not be prohibited from doing
an express-package business be repealed.
That the maximum salary of a rural
carrier be Increased.
IRRIGATION LAW AT WORK
(Continued from First Page.)
secure large tract of land. It would be an
easy matter for any company reclaiming
land under the Carey act to make Its set
tlement quit difficult, and at the end of
the two years specified secure patent Itself
to large portions of if not he entire tract
reclaimed.
Violation ( Federal gtatate.
Th matter having been called to the at
tention of the department at Washington,
It was held that the Idaho enactment vio
lated that portion of the Carey act, which
says: "That such state shall not aell or
dispose of more than 160 acre of said land
to any one person."
"The secretary of the Interior, however,
has let the erring state down easy and has
ruled that Inasmuch as Idaho has agreed
with th general government, for which
purpose Governor Morrison was recently In
Washington, that In selling and disposing
of the land sought to be segregated th
state will not sell more than 160 acres to
any one person and then only to bona fide
settlers, the federal government will not
withhold title to lands.
It would seem that In view of th fact
that the Idaho legislature in Its terms of
acceptance of th Carey act had enacted
a specific provision directly In conflict with
th term of that act, the general govern
ment would have been warranted In mak
ing an example In this rase and refusing to
grant to Idaho any patents under the Carey
act until the ' Idaho legislature had re
pealed Its conflicting and fraudulent enact
ment. In his holding the secretary of the
Interior statea that "should it (Idaho) fall
to carry out Its contract and niolnt the
provision of the granting act. It would
seem that congress alone haa the power
to enforce the conditions of th grant."
The moat that could be done by the execu.
tlv department of the government would
be to report th matter to congress.
veral Montana Irrigation Projects.
Th government engineer have been ac
tive In studying the Irrigation possibilities
In Montana during the past season. In ad
dition to the great Milk river project, about
which much haa been written and which
will be taken up in this correspondence In
detail later. Investigations have been made
of several other Montana projects. In
th country south of th Mil river a gen
eral reconnaissance ha been in progress
along the Bun river, the Musselshell river
and the Yellowstone, particularly near th
mouth of tb latter. It Is believed by th
engineers, frjm th preliminary surveys ac
complished that lands ran be reclaimed In
eastern Montana and adjacent portions of
North Dakota by diverting th water of
th Yellowstone river on th north bank
In Montana. The Yellowstone Is a great
stream, flowing nearly the entire length of
Montana and emptying Into the Missouri
Just after It crosses the Montana line In
.North Dakota i
TAPS SUBSD FOR VIFQUA1N
funeral of Vteraa of Two Wan Briogi Oat
a Large Asiemblegf.
REV, D0WL1NG PAYS TRIBUTE TO DEAD
Ob of Most Impressive Military
Funerals Kver Held la the Cap
ital City Maay Floral
Trlbates.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 10. (Special.) The
sounding of taps today for General Victor
Vlfquuln. the hero of two wars, at Calvary
cemetery, concluded one of the most Im
pressive military funerals ever held In the
state and was the final honor paid to one
of Nebraska's most gallant Soldiers and
most respected cltlsens.
The details of the funeral were arranged
by Brigadier General Barry of the Ne
braska National Guard, but who at the
last moment turned the command over to
Colonel McDonnell of tho Second regiment,
the general preferring to march with the
old soldier as an honorary pallbearer.
Promptly at.l:S0 o'clock Colonel McDonnell
gave the command to move and the long
column formed on M street, preceded by
Hagenow's band playing the funeral dirge,
started for the residence of the dead, east
on Seventeenth street. The column was
made up. In this order: Hagenow's band;
funeral escort, company F, under command
of Captain Linden; Governor Mickey and
staff In carriages; Grand Army of-the Re
public, 100 strong, under command of
Commander Mart Howe; veterans of tho
Spanish-American war, under command of
Captain P. James Cosgraves; Lincoln hos
pital corps, under command of Captain
Burkner. The march from the residence
to St. Therese pro cathedral, where the
services were held, wa made in this order:
Hagenow's band, company F, honorary
pallbearers. General Barry, J. II. McClay.
Captain Balrd, Dr. King. Judge Parker,
Mr. Wineman; the hearse; active fallbear
er, Including Major Conrad Scharman of
North Platte, Captain Charles E. Bell of
O'Neill. Captain Charles Schwars of Lin
coln. Dr. Fttzalmmons of Tecumseh and
Hospital Steward Hardqulst of Lincoln.
At the rear of the hearse the horse of
General Vifqualn, with empty saddle, was
led by a groom. Then came memberr of
the family, in carriages, Governor Mickey
and staff. Grand Army of th Republic
and the Spanish-American veterans.
At the church the funeral party was
met at the door by Rev. Father Shine, who
preceded the procession to the altar. Bishop
nonacum then administered final absolu
tion, preceding which Miss Gentleman of
Omaha sang, "Lead, Kindly Light." The
sermon was preached by Rev. Father
Dowling, president of" Crelghton college,
In the absence of Rev. Father Strltch, who
was unable to attend.
Rev. Dowling said he was not well ac
quainted with the dead and was not pres
ent to speak a eulogy over him. "But If
I came here a stranger," he said, "I could
read his life. I would know that a great
man has passed away. I know that the
presence of the head of this diocese here
pays tribute to his faith. The uniforms
that grace this occasion show that the
wearers are proud of their fellow In arms,
a hero of two wars. The presence of
these citizens, representing every interest
In the state, pays tribute to his cltisen
shlp." At the conclusion of the sermon Miss
Jessie Doyle of Lincoln sang "Calvary."
The casket was opened and life large audi
ence filed past and. looked a last time
at the familiar feature of the old soldier.
St. Theresa cathedral wa especially
decorated for the occasion and the chan
cel waa covered with cut flowers. The
casket was wrapped In a beautiful flag,
upon which was laid flowers arranged In
emblematio designs.
The church was crowded to the doors
and there were hundreds who stood In the
streets unable to gain admittance. The
services at the grave included a reading
of the record of the dead soldier from the
records of the Grand Army of the Re
public, the firing of a salute by Company
F and the sounding of flnal taps.
Electrlo Wire Start Blase.
Late this afternoon an electric light wire
crosslrfg a telegraph wire et fire to th
roof of the building occupied by the Postal
Telegraph company and did nominal dam
age before being extinguished by the de
partment. When first discovered the blaze
was shooting several feet Into the air and
the prospects were good for, a disastrous
Are, xtut the prompt work of the depart
ment averted this.
Faneral of L. F. Treaaaln.
The funeral of L. F. Tremaln, a pioneer
citizen of Lincoln, was held this after
noon under the auspices of the Masonlo
lodge from the Masonic temple. Burial
occurred at Wyuka cemetery. The dead
man waa one of Lincoln's oldest and best
known citizens and his funeral was largely
attended.
Hunter Accidentally ghost
While out hunting this evening Charles
Grver, aged 18 years, waa shot in th
right leg by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun in the hands of John Osborne,
and as a result the leg waa amputated
Just below the hip by Dr. E. B. Finney.
Grever Is now at St. Elizabeth's hospital
and owing to the length of time that
elapsed before surgical aid was secured,
causing the los of much blood, his con
dition is dangerous. Grever, Osborne and
some other boys were hunting near Have
lock. Osborne wo walking through some
brush directly behind Grever when the
brush caught the hammer of the gun and
It was discharged. The shot took effect
In the leg Just above the knee, shattering
th bone. He wa brought to th home
of hi parent at 1541 North Twenty-flrst
street before a physician saw him. Dr.
Finney had him removed to th hospital,
where th operation wa performed.
' Washington Farmers' Iaetltate.
ARLINGTON, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special.)
The eleventh annual session of the
Washington County Farmers' Institute
was -called to order by the president, C. A.
Whltford, January 8. at 1 p. m., the after
noon being taken up In placing displays,
arranging the hall and renewing acquaint
ance. First on the program was a lecture on
"8trawberry Culture," by Dr. J. B. Hun
gate of Weeping Water, Neb. Dr. Hun
gat not being able to be present, Mrs.
Hungat read hi, paper. The discussion
waa led by O. 8. Christy of Johnson, Neb.
A lecture on "Prevention of Apple Scab,"
by Dr. C. E. Bessey of th state university,
was next, but not being able to attend
he sent Mr. V. A. , Keyson . to uke his
place.
In the evening there was a duet by Miss
Julia Berkmeyer and Zella Ludwlg, fol
lowed by a lecture by H. P. Miller of Ohio,
on "Factor In Soil Fertility;" music by
Mddames John Laaker, Fred Weber, Miss
Dora Dorbecker, Messrs. Bruce Mansfield
and William Rerkmeyer; recitation by Miss
Edna Batson, "How John Left the Farm;"
lecture by C. M. Llewellyn of Brownvllle.
Neb on "Car and Management of Poul
try." The Saturday morning session was called
to order at ( o'clock by President C. A.
Whltford. Lecture by H. P. Miller of Ohio
on "Principle and Practice In Feeding,"
lecture by C. M. Llewellyn of Brownvllle,
Kate., on 'Economic Fork Production. " Th
afternoon session was called to order at
1 o'clock. lecture by O. 8. Christy of
Johnson. Neb., on "Production snd Mar
keting of the Apple," followed by a gen
eral discussion; lecture by Prof. T. 1 Lyon
of the state university on "Selection and
Judging of Peed Corn." The evening meet
ing was called to order at 7:80. First on
the program was the election of officers,
which resulted In the election of C. A.
Whltford, president; George A. Marshall,
vice president; Mrs. Thomas Flnnell, re
cording secretary; II. W. Bchoettger, cor
responding secretary; Thomas Flnnell,
Treasurers committee on program, John
Bpangler, R. C. Marshall. T. A. Olerens.
Lecture by Prof. R. V. Garrett of Arling
ton; lecture by Prof. W. H. Clemmon of
Fremont, Neb. Adjourned sine die.
FLOUR MILL AT NELSON BURNS
Los on Rnlldlnsr anil Contents Placed
at Fifteen Thousand
Dollars.
NELSON, Neb., Jan. rfl (Special Tele
gram.) The Jensen Bros." flouring mill ta
completely destroyed by fire at 6 o'clock
this morning. The property was valued at
about til, 000 and there was grain and mill
products on hand amounting to about 14.000.
The Arm hns but $4,000 Insurance, tl.000 In
the Hartford. fl.Ooo In the Continental and
$2,000 In th Transmlsslsslppl. The origin
of the fire Is unknown. These people have
been In business about three years and had
established a nice trade.
Bank Installs Burglar Alarm.
CLARK 8, Neb., Jan. 10. (Speclal.)-Tbe
First National bank has Just Installed a
complete system of burglar alarms. The
plan Includes a steel lining for vault and a
scries of gongs, each charged by powerful
electric batteries. When the current U
turned on It Is Impossible to enter or tam
per with the vault without ringing the en
tire set of gonga long and loud enough to
arouse the entire neighborhood.
G. A. R. Installation.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., Jan. 10.-(Spe-elal.)
John W. Vance post No. 272, Grand
Army Of the Republic, Installed yesterday
the following officers: F. H. Palmer, C. ;
J. Shipley, 8. V. C; J. W. Risk, J. V. C;
J. W. Stlrk, C; William Low No. 1, Q.;
William Barnes, O. D. ; C. A. Hedman. O.
G. ; William Low No. 2, 8.; Thomna Decker,
per was given by the Woman's Relief corps.
C. B. After the Installation an oyster sup-
MILLIONS FOR ROADS
(Continued from First Page.)
scheme, exclusive of the purchase of horse
I did not think it advisable to bring It to
the attention of the secretary of war thl
year."
Asked if he had ever Investigated the
cost of maintaining the German breeding
farm of the empire. General Humphrey
sententlously remarked that breeding farms
were expensive investments and seldom
paid. "About everybody I know who has
invested In them has gone broke," and
then Chairman Hull, who, too, has some
opinions on the remount system, remarked
that It would break the government if It
went into the breeding business, and that
the farmers of the great middle west would
not be In favor of the government going
Into the horse breeding business in opposi
tion to them.
Barkett a Treasury Protector.
Elmer J. Burkett, the representative In
congress from the First Nebraska district,
and a member of. the house commit t m nn
impropriations," is quietly developing qual
ities of leadership which are meeting the
nearty approbation of Speaker Cannon.
Mr. Burkett has tireless enera-v counted
with a broad and comprehensive knowl
edge of parliamentary practice which Is In
valuable to those who must bear the brunt
of opposition. - It Is not generally k nnvn.
but "Uncle Joe" Cannon looks to Burkett
to buttress the speaker In resisting raids
on the treasury which many members of
congress have In contemplation for their
constituents during the Fifty-eighth con
gress. There is nothing niggardly about
Burkett, but he believes in conservatism
when It comes to voting money out of the
money chests of Uncle Sam, and In this
he has Speaker Cannon's enthuslastlo en
dorsement. The fight which Burkett made
single-handed and alone In the Fifty-seventh
congress against the establishment
of a permanent census bureau because of
It extravagant provision and It lack of
detail as to the organization to do tho
work, Is still fresh In the minds of his
colleagues and particularly so In the minds
of the clerks who are connected with the
eensus bureau by reason of his fearlessness
to speak out against lll-conldered legisla
tion. His objection to a congressional Junket
In conm-ctlon with the celebration In New
Orleans of the transfer of the Louisiana
Purchase to the United Btates, which was
participated In by representatives of
France and Spain, is a matter of recent
history. Elmer Burkett haa at least the
courage of his convictions and he does
not hesitate to voice them In committee
room and on the floor. Big and brainy,
he proposes to do his duty as he sees it,
not only for his Immediate constituency,
but for the nation. The First district of
Nebraska has In Mr. Burkett a strong
and capable legislator who gives great
promise of becoming one of the ablest
leaders on the republican side.
Bine and Gold Rob and Red Cap.
At the diplomatic reception at the White
House Thursday evening of last week,
many gnrgeoes costumes were worn, par
ticularly by the orientalists, but none in
point of brilliancy was comparable to
that worn by the Chinese minister, Sir
Chentung Liang-Cheng. Sir Chentung
costume Is a birthday gift from th em
peror of China himself and is of the most
magnificent form of court costumes used
In China, th noble of title wearing it
like only when presented to their august
rulor. With a ground of dark blue, th
long, flowing cloak present to th eye
only a glitter of gold braid and lace, and
th dark cloth Itself Is not seen. So deftly
I the gold braid woven Into the fabric
that th garment la soft and pliable a
thiugh made of golden feathers, and th
whole effect, especially when seen under
lights such as fell upon It at the recep
tion, was dazzling:
On hi head the minister wore th cap,
which by it red button, denoted th full
significance of hU rank. Were the button
of blue it would mean that he was of
lower rank, though even then distin
guished; but th red button denote th
highest, next to the emperor's insignia,
and Sir Chentung is privileged to wear It,
aa well as th peacock feather, on ac
count of having been brevetted.
It waa du to th success of his mission
in England that b received the hand
some cloak from the emperor. HI majesty
wa so greatly pleased that on hit birth
day, on time ago, he mad the formal
presentation of the rob. It surpassed any.
thing of th kind which even th fastidi
ous Mr. Wa used when he appeared at
th Whit House functions.
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FARMERS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Doubti Come Tro Late to Sara Tm Eii y
Thousand Dollar?.
ALLEGED PREACHER SELLS MINE STOCK
lavestora Think They Have a Rood
Thing tut II the Vendor Saddenly
Drops Oat of Sight Bad Then
Talk Starts.
BENEDICT, Neb., Jan. 10 (Breclal.)
Who Is Rev. Nisland, A Bwedlsh minister,
whose first appearance here was last
August at the time of the Baptist Bwedlsh
conference held north of here near Stroms
burg? Rev. Nisland was a man of about
45 years of age, the average height und
was a good talker. Claiming to be a min
ister, and arriving at the time of the con
ference give him a good opportunity to
make the acquaintance of nearly all the
well-to-do Swede farmers In that local
ity, and-he was not slow In cultivating
their acquaintance and getting their con
fidence, when It Is understood that these
farmers Invested their earnings to the
tune of $60,000 in mining stock.
One of the first things that the Rev. Mr.
Nisland did was to contribute $100 cash
to the treasury of the conference of the
Baptist Swede church, which gained him
the good favor oT the members of that
church. He was a good talker and at
different times occupied the pulpit. After
awhile, when the time was ripe he con
fidentially told some of the farmers that he
had a business Investment that was so
good that he believed he would let a few
of his new friends In on the deal and
then told them of a. mine in British Co
lumbia In which stock was selling at
this time for 60 cents per share and from
his knowledge gained of the mine It was
a good thing and that It would only be
a short time when the stock would make
a wonderful advance. He told these parties
that should they wish any of the stock
he could get it for them, but that If he
let them In on such a good thing they must
agree, to pay to the treasury of the church
about 6 per cent of the gross profits
There are more farmers In that locality
who are rich and have plenty of money
to invest than one can find In most farm
ing communities and ofter some of the
leading, Influential Swede farmers pur
chased blocks of stock It was an easy mat
ter to dispose of the stock. They became
convinced that there was big money In It,
and then the restriction that he Imposed
that a certain per cent of the profits was
to be paid Into the treasury made It
seem all the more as If It were a sure
thing. The demand for the stock Is said
to have been so great tfiat stock was sold
toward the last without the provision lit
all cases that they were to pay back Into
the treasury a per cent.
Those who think they know claim that
ing who Rev. Nisland is and what has
abont 160,000 of the farmers' money was
taken in exchange for mining stock.
Investors Suspicious.
The reverend g,entlemun has gone and
since his departure a number of tho farm
ers are wondering if tho mining stock for
which they paid earnings from the farm
Is worth what they paid for It. Eome even
go so far as to Intimate that the mine
might be mythical. Others are wonder
become of him. The local newspapers at
Stromsburg have written up Rev. Nis
land, believing that the mining stock
which he sold was not worth the price
paid for It. It is claimed by some of the
farmers that since purchasing the stock
the same stock Is offered for sale in
Chicago at 10 cents per share.
What makes the matter suspicious Is
that recently a newspaper published In
Minnesota had an article In it- telling how
a stranger came Into the community there
representing himself as a preacher and
sold mining stock at a much iarger price
than the stock was actually worth and
left for parts unknown. According to the
description of the gentlemen, there is a
grenj. similarity. It is hoped that the
stock sold here Is worth the price paid
and that the farmers will have no cause
to be sorry. As a rule a York county
former Is slow to Invest In anything other
than farm lands and live stock and many
wonder how anyone could come In a town
ship and aell $60,000 worth of mining stock
to the farmers here,
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