I
HITCHCOCK MARES REPORT
lecretarj cf Interior Telia of Affair in Bit
Department.
WORK IS GENERALLY SATISFACTORY
It'IIIIb of Lead Franda Are la
PrsiKU, larlartln Alleged Tar
hal-are aid Irrearalarlt lea la
Xebraaka L,aat Slimmer.
WASHINGTON, Dee. T.-(8perll.) In hla
annual report to the pridpnt, R. A. Hitch
rock, aecretary . vt the Interior, a. In
part:
The volume of pitllc biialnr requiring
corw! deration haa materially Increased dur
ing the paat year, hut through the earnest
and rommendarile. tntormt In the fervlre
manifested by the i-fflrera and employes the
work hna been expeditiously dUpmched. In
me of the-briincliee of tho wvlw, how
ever, addition to the force will be neces
sary to the proper handling of the work,
iiml the required ari-esHona will le brought
to the attention of congreaa through the
channels prescribed by law.
Rale af Lands Snrceaafal.
The method adopted las year of sollclt
Ing blda for the sale of lunds and the pur
rhuso of tlmtx-r thtreon liiMexd of dlfpos
Ing of the lama at public auction, waa em
ployed with creditable reetilta In the mat
ter of the aale of timber In the Chippewa
ceded lamto In Minnesota, aa well as in dis
poning of part of the land tmbraced In
the Qrand Itonde Indian reservation In Ore
gon. Siitlsfactory aale waa had of landn of
the Red Lake Indian reservation of Mln
neanta and the opening to settlement and
entry of the Rosebud Indian landa In South
Dakota, the Devils Iake lands In North
Dakota and arid landa of Nebraska, waa
ucceaafully effectuated.
I,eaaln of Indian Land.
In the Indian service ten tagenclea were
abolished during the year, ami the duties
of such agencies devolved upon bonded
superintendents of Indian training schools.
The policy of requiring able-ltodli d Indluns
to labor for their own support has been ad
hered to and Is proving more and mure
beneficial, both to the Imilatis and the serv
ice. A very material Increase In the aver
ago dally attendance upon Indian schools
was noted during the year. The wisdom
of the recent change In the method." of leas
ing unallotted Indian lands Is shown by
the greatly Increased revenue derived from
this source, 'I his Is also true of the busi
ness) of lodging on Indian allotted !,uiu'
aa under regulations now In force the logs
are sold to the highest! or bt bidder, upon
sealed bids, after due advertisement. Ir
rigation work en the various reservation
has been constantly extended and Is show
ing encouraging results.
la veatlgatlon of Land Franda.
The record of the land department for
the pHst year la one of deeds accomplished.
The ring of conspirators on the I'aclllo coast
has ben completely broken up, their pied
atory raids on the public donian stopped,
the offenders Indicted and apprehended and
brought before the courts lor trlHl.
Other Investigations of alleged violations
of the public land taws in that section and
elsewhere arc being rapidly and vigorously
pushed, and It is believed that tney wi.l
soon be In shape to present to tho federal
(rand Juries having jurisdiction of the
offenses alleged, and that the offenders will
be speedily brought to Justice.
Trespasses on the public timber have
been less frequent, and unlawful Inclosures
of the public domain have decreased In num
ber. The vigorous crusade agait.st this
clans of offenders Inaugurated by the de
partment seems to have developed such n
wholesome regard for the law as bids fair
In the future to make the protection of the
public property less difficult.
An average of about seventy-five special
gents of the gcnerul land office were em
ployed during the year In Investigating the
alleged fraudulent land entries and other
wiae In protecting the public lands from
timber trespass or lllegnl appropriation. On
July J, 1H03, there were pending 18,341 entries
and filings awaiting reports from special
agents or action upon reports already re
ceived or hearings had under such reports.
During the last fiscal year there were re
ceived 10,224 entries and filings. Of the
total number, 1,290 entries were held for
cancellation or suspended on special agents'
reports; MO hearings were ordered on such
reports; 1,231 entries were canceled; 1.592
were approved for patent, and 7.2S8 entries
were relieved from suspension, leaving 1R,
4C7 entries and filings pending- July 1, 1H04.
All cases of assignment of soldiers' addi
tional homestead rights are carefully ex
amined In the general land office, and, if
their validity remains Open to doubt, are
referred to special agents for Investigation.
Kxperlenee has demonstrated the necessity
for a rigid Inspection of these claims. Dur
ing the past year 237 applications have been
canceled, while 246 have been relieved from
suspension. -
Prominent Men Involved.
' Charges were made and freely circulated
by the opponents of the administration to
the effect that the Investigation of the land
frauds by the Interior department is not
being seriously and diligently conducted;
that criminal prosecutions connected with
the Investigation are not being pressed with
"such vigor as to manifest a determination
to bring the guilty parties to speedy ;ust:ce,
and thnt an air of secrecy pervades tho
department, milking it difficult to obtain
Information as to the progress and present
siHtiif of the work.
These Charges are utterly without founds
tlon In fact. The investigation has been
In the hands of competent officers of tho
government from the beginning, and has
been conducted, under the direction of the
secretary of the interior, with the ntmnvt
possible speed consistent with thorough
ness; the prosecutions, where Indlotnients
have been found, huve been and aro being
vigorously pressed, and at no time has
there been any attempt to deprive the
public of the fullest Information as to the
progresa or status of such prosecutions
or as to any matter in connection there
with. Tho . lending spirits In the fraudulent
transactions brought to light are mostly
men who have ocoupied positions of Influ
ence and hlirh standing, both socially and
P'
politically, and many of them are men cf
lam
urge wealtn. They nave thrown nvuiy
obstacles In the wav. which. have reuuirert
time, patience, constant effort, determina
tion and courage on the part of those hnv
lng charge of the Investigation to over
come. They have diligent! anugtit. In season and
out of season, to thwart the put-pore of
the Investigation und to corutol l's refill!.,
favorubly to themselves. These difficulties
have been successfully met and overcome
THE VALUE OF CRAHCOAL
Few People Know How laeful It la In
PrceervliiaT Health and Beauty.
Hearly everybody knows that charcoal Is
the safest and most efficient disinfectant
and purifier in nature but few realize Its
value when taken Into the human system
for the same cleansing purpose.
: Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of It the better; It Is not a drug at all,
but simply absorbs the goses and lmpu.l
tles always present In ths stomach and
Intestines and carries them out, of the
system. '
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok
ing, drinking or after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal 'effectually clears and Improves
the complexion, It whitens the tetro and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safs cathartic
It absorbs ths Injurious gases which col
lect In the stomach and , bowels; It disin
fects the mouth, and throat from the poison
of catarrh. -r
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best charcoal
and ths most for the money Is In Stuart's
Charcoal Loxenges; they ore composed of
ths finest powdered Willow charcoal, and
other harmless antiseptics In tablet form,
or rather In ths form of large, pleasant
tasting tosenges, the charcoal being mixed
with honey.- -
The dally use of these lozenges will soon
tell In a much Improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, aweeter
bieath and purer blood, and tho beauty ol
It U, that no poaslbto harm .can result from
their continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician In speaking of th
benefits of charcoal, says: "I advls
etuart's Charcoal Ixiiengea to all patients
suffering front cas In- stomach and bowels,
and to clear the complexion and purify ths
breath, , mouth and throat; I also believe
the liver la greatly benefited by the dally
Use of there; they cost but twenty-five
cents a box at drug stores, and although
la some sense a patent preparation, yet I
believe Z get more and better charcoal In
Btuart'e Chavaooal Lusenaea than la any of
the erdtnanr ofcarootU tablets.'
Hon Better 1e. Mom Better Kncwi
THE standards
ef hat value at
$3
McKibbiti
Hats
never look "rus
ty." This la trua
because of per
feet blending of
beat dyes-tuffs
In very best
gradsa of felt.
mtff The styles are
absolutely OCT
C" rect the shades
ths vary latest
The) "talking- points" of a McKiWa
Rat are too maty to enumerate bet.
ter put on on and let it do lta owa
talking-.
Por Sal by Laadlnff Dealer
and the tactics resorted to by the parties
criminally Involved and by their friends
hnve been circumvented ana ueieaiea a'
all points. The determination of the secre
tnrv nf the Interior has been from the be
ginning that the Investigation should be
thorough and complete, and nothing has
been left undone to accomplish such result.
The fraudulent operations have been car
ried on chiefly In the states of California
and Oregon, but have not been confined to
those states. In many instances me con
spirators have reached out Into other states.
Their schemes were broadly and deeply laid
and the task of unearthing- them has beet,
one of great difficulty. While only about
eighteen months huve elapsed since the
Investigation was commenced, the prac
tical results thus far attained are both
gratifying and encouraging.
Mew Land I,as Recommended.
The commissioner of the General Land
ufficH. fur reasons stated In his report, re
commends the passage of bills pending be
fore congress as follows:
A bill to provide for the entry of agri
cultural lanus witnin torest reserves. 11.
H. 13,631.
A bill to control grazing In forest re
serves. 11. It. MSO.
A bill for tho protection of the - -'ollc for
est reserves and national parka of the
United Slates. 11. H. J,2!Hi.
A bill to regulate the use of forest-reserve
timber. II. K. 13,095.
A bill to provide for the sale of the tim
ber and other material growing or being on
public forest reserves and for renting or
leasing of the lands therein. H. K. 7,235.
A bill for the protection of wild animals,
birds, and fish In the forest reserves of the
United State?. H. K. 8,13o.
A bill to wet apart certain lands In the
territory of Arizona as a public park, to
be known as The l etrlned Forest National
Park. ' II. K. 25:9.
A bill to set apart certain lands In the
territory of New Mexico as a public park,
to be known as "The Pajarlto Cliff Dwel-
! lers' talk," for the purpose of preserving
the prehistoric caves ana ruins arm other
works and relies therein. H. R. 7,H9.
A bill creating the Colorado Cliff Dwel
lers' National Park. (The commissioner
recommends change of name to the "Mesa
Verde National park.") H. R. 6.7S4.
A bill to establish and administer na
tional pnrks. II. R. 10.478.
The commissioner also recommends legis
lation1 providing for the determination of
questions arising from the resurvey of the
south boundary of the state of Colorado,
and for the transfer of the administration
of the forest reserves to the Department of
Agriculture.
I concur in the recommendations of the
commissioner for legislation as above in
dicated. -With tbe Indiana.
Allotments have been made during the
year to 484 Indians and approved, the total
area alloted amounting to 39,085 acres. Al
lotments In severalty approximating 8,862,
OuO acres to 73,524 Indians have been
made since the passage of the general al
lotment act of February 28, 187 (24 Stat.,
3K8). And 79H patents for allotments have
been Issued and delivered during the year.
The policy of requiring ablo-bodled In
dians to labor for their own support, and
withholding rations from all except the
needy and Indigent, waa put Into prac
tical operation In the early part of the
year 1902.
The effects of this new policy on the
Indian population have proven to be greatly
beneflrlal from the outset. - Of course, there
are still many lazy, shiftless Indians who
will not work until compelled by vant to
do so, but reports from Tndlnn agents,
school superintendents1 and Inspecting offi
cers) Indicate bevond Question that the ma
jority of the able-bodied on most of the
reservations are not only willing, but eager
to work.
Another important result has been a
very mnterlal reduction In the nnantlty
nf subsistence sunplles. such ns beef. Pour,
Vincon. sugar, etc.. required to be pur
chased ench year by the government.
This riollcv has tvsd beyond the ex
perimental stntre. The Indlins are bee-Inning
to understand that the Idle and shift-,
less must suTor; thnt the government will
pron'nv, or find emnlnvment for, all vho
will work, spd thnt onlv the sick nnd ohvs.
Icn'lv d!shlod will be fed and cared for
without writ. ,
Coat of the Service.
Tho expenditures on account of the In
dian service for the fiscal year 1901 from
moneys . appropriated, from trust funds,
and from miscellaneous sources, In all
aitgregntln? t10, 433,350.09, Mere ns fellows:
Current and contingent expenses! 7ii3,W0. 0
Fulfilling treuty stipulations.... J,t i,!,C9.s7
Miscellaneous sopport, gratuities. 5?n.,i,!.32
Trust fund ; 2,i03,'irfl.r3
Tr.cidnntul expenses 74.S02 i;i
8iiprrt of schools 3,411.746 82
Miscellaneous 2,0O2,813.!il
Total $10,438. 350.09
The following was the Income of the
various Indian tribes from all sources
during the flscil year 1904:
Interest on tru.it funds Jl.777,373.41
Treaty and agreement obliga
tions 2.015 8ir. 52
G rat i.! ties ; W9,000."0
Indian moneys, proceeds of labor
and miscellaneous l,(!2il, .58 07
making a total of $6,118,677, as against
$'a,14?.015.3.p for the fiscal year 19i)3, a ce
crease of $23,233.35.
Sale of Inherited Lands.
After ' most careful consideration of nil
the facts in connection with the Bale of
ti-ese Inherited lanua, and in' view of the
many representations made to the de
partment of abuses and questionable oper
ations growing out of such sales, and the
ue or misuse of the proceeds by the
beneficiaries, it became necessary to pio
vide additional safeguards in order to pre
vent the squandering of thu moneys d
rived from this source. An amendment,
to paragraph 1 of section 1 of the amende 1
rules, approved October 2, 1902, lor the ton
veytr.ie of Inherited Indian lanua wa
approved September 19, 19 4, and it Is con
fidently uiitu.pated that it will provide a
remedy for many of the evils and abu ei
complained of.
in tiie report of the commissioner of
Indian affairs thre appears a detailed
statement which shows thut there has
been sold to June 80, 1904, 1.236 separate
tracts of tnherlud Indian lui.ds, aggre
gating 122,222.52 acres, for a total sum of
$2,067.464. W, at the average price of $16 83
per acre. Of this number there were sold
111 Oklahoma 4o tracts, containing 62,314.66
acres, for $1. 002,1 ul. 63. The commissioner
states that "so small u portion of the
proceeds from the sale of Inherited lands
Is used by the Indians In Improving their
own allotments that the hemlUs thu de
rived are hardly entitled to consideration "
He htatea also that lilii office bus no de
tailed i t port of these expenditures for Im
provements, except with respect to the
Omaha Indians In Nebraska. In the last
three years, during only a portion of which
Inherited lands huve been sold. Improve
ments to Omaha allotments have been
made In flfty-swven separate cate'j. at a
cost estimuted at $44 imo. The Omuhaa are
considered one of the most progressive
tribes. Vet 11 Is shown that not -f im.i
of approximately $59,000 received from the
sulc of Inherited lands, and the large sums
received on based lands, estimated at
$72,000 In three years, less than 30 per cent
was expended In Improvements.
tnle of I. lunar a Indiana.
Tho x peri, nee of tie past year strongly
emphasises the great need of an adequate
fund tor the emt io) merit of oVi--tl vr end
special agents whose duty It shall be to In
vestigate cass of liquor a- ll nn l' luaians
and secure the nneeaary evidence to con
vict the offenders. Aa stated In my last
annual report, Indian Inspectors, special
Indian agema school supervisors and other
officers of the Indian di.nrtrn
aitlvs rlinlnr the year In their efforts to
' - -r. '--fr'
but owing to the difficulty of obtaining
i t. p. t .'lien e i ..f ooru, in m...t Vie,
fell short of conviction.
Nina cases were rrpoi led to the attorney
general during the fWeal year ending June
U, Uui, with request for Investigation by
TITE OMAHA
I a -i-1 f .omt nf Ma Tiflrtmrtt Th In
dian office lenoits that a number of convlf
tlons were secured, but that the cendltions
In Sime localities remained unchanged.
Ppeclal officers, to be under the Immedlat
direction of this department, are urgntly
needed, and In order to maintain even a
small force of this kind sn appropriation
of not lees than llO.ejfl will be necessary.
The fund at the disposal of the -Department
of Justice for turn wnrl; Is Insuffi
cient to meet all the demands that are
made upon It, and It Is understood mat
there Is onlv one sneclal agent available
for Indian work, hence the necessity for
a fund which could be used by this depart
ment as occasion may require in me em
ploment of special service to secure the
conviction and punishment of violators of
the liquor laws on Indian reservations.
Pensions.
The report of the commissioner of pen
sions shows that during the fiscsl year
ended June 30, 1904, the totil number o,
pensloners on the roll was 1,043.919. and the
number remaining on the roll at the end
of the year was !4,7K2. a net loss of !,'.
from the previous year.
The gains to the r .n during the year were
44,216 new pensioners and 3.12S restorations
and renewals, a total of 47,374: of this num
ber SM were pensioned by special nets of
congtess. The losses to the roll during
the same time by death were 43,820. and
from other causes S.44f, a total of 49.157, u
net loss for the year of 1.7S3. Tho number
of deaths of soldier pensioners for the year
was 31.72-, and of this number 80,071 were
volunteers of the civil war. The pension
roll ut the close of the year contained the
names of 720.315 soldiers, 273, 841 widows and
dependents and 6'K army nurses.
The pensioners on the roll June 30, 1904,
are clan."! fled as follows, vis:
War, Revolutionary
Widows
Daughters
War of 1812
Hum' Ivors
Widows
Indian ware
Survivors
Widows
War with Mexico.
1
t
1
m
1367
3,519
Survivors 6.214
f Widows 7,821
Service After March 4, 18411.
Civil war General laws
Army Invalids 238. ."53
Army widows
Navy Invalids
Navy widows
Armv nurses
84.218
2.230
1.153
606
Act of June 27, 1890
Army invalids 433.552
Army widows 61.3-k3
Navy Invalids ..
10,455
Navy widows
War with Spain
Army Invalids
Army widows
Navy Invalids
Navy widows
Regular establishment
Army Invalids...;
Army widows
Navy Invalids
Navy widows
7,2oij
11.946
4.107
4S4
2oi
7.816
2,137
. 1,685
1.091
Total 994.762
The cases renorted above under the head
of "Regular establishment" embrace those
in which the disability originated In ser
vice in the army or navy between the clone
of the civil war and the commencement
of the war with Spain and since the close
of the war with Spain and the Insurrec
tion In the Philippine islands.
New Laws Desired.
The pension commissioner calls attention
in the fact that there are 613 employes
In the offlce who are 60-years of age and
over; tho average age of all the employes
being 60 years and 2 months, and the aver
age age of the civil war employes, 64 years
and 2 months. He recommends that con
aress make provision for these super
annuated clerks. ...
In my last annual report i aavenea io
this matter and I now desire to renew the
recommendation then made that appropri
ate legislation be enacted by congress for
the retirement from duty of such aged em
ployes. The commissioner again recommends the
passage of a law providing that any man
who is convicted In a court of an Infamous
crime should forfeit his pension or his right
to one. The pension roil neing a roii or
honor, its high standard should be main
tained, and I therefore concur In the com
missioner's recommendation.
I desire again to call attention to the ad
visability of the early enactment of legis
lation nrovidlna- for an authoritative Ju
dicial determination of the pension laws.
ratent Office.
Thu reDort of the commissioner of patents
on the business of the patent office for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, shows that
there were received during that year 50,321
applications for letters patent, 823 applica
tions tor aesigns, 11 appui-auuus air re
Issues, 1,746 caveats. 2.5s4 applications for
trurin iruirkn. 1.297 aDDlicatlous for labels
nnri &!l s indications for prints. There were
81,979 patents granted, including reissues
and designs, and 2,213 trade marks, 1,044
labels and 257 prints were registered. The
number of patents that expired was 20.966.
The interests connectea wun tne reclama
tion In the west are so numerous and so
romnlex that they cannot be completely
guarded In advance by laws and regula
tions; tnese must ne iounaea on expe
rience obtained day by day. The problems
are not those of engineering only, but per
tain also to political and social welfare.
The req-ulrements are not simply great
works well and economically constructed,
but, In addition, the satisfactory Initial op
eration of the works and the organization
of prosperous communities Into whose
hands tne compieiea worse are intimately
to be placed, so that there will be every
reason to believe that the community man
agement will give good results to the com
monwealth i ne reclamation worn must
therefore be placed In the hands of men
who for years have given the subject their
best thought, and these men must be pro
tected from external pressure and guarded
from the possibility of selfish consideration.
In the organic law of the geological survey
It Is provided that the director and mem
bers shell have no personal or private In
terests In the lnnds or mineral wealth
of the region tinder survey, and shall exe
cute no surveys or examinations for private
parties or corporations. This law applies
to the reclamntlon service, which has been
mndo a branch of the geological survey,
and - althoueh the law may occasionally
work hardship. I believe that good adminis
tration reoulres Its enforcement.
Diirlne- the two vcars thst hive nassed
since the law was enacted the reclamn
tlon service has Tic-en developed upon broad
lines, nnd the most Important precedents
hove been set for future guidance. Fsch
Individual tinderst t)ds tht his retention
in the service and Us future advance
mert depend wholly unon merit, and thst
Inttiericc. direct or Indirect. Is rlirlrilv
ber'-ed.
The peneral form of organ'wnon hna heen
ir,ed to fit th neoullnr conditions'.
Wo-'- is heirs- undertaken simultaneously
In r,rtpn states nnd territories, at 1o-
r-''tl(a vhlcr. are remote from one another
nd msnv rf w-vioh nr rlUtnnt In or.
r1nrv 1lns n' ra,rsnnrtstoo. " 'on
ef ir-ent mpp-nHnrte. Involving rtetM'"' lncl
l-nn-'dee must ra carried on nrT-
ei"!' end eenttnrMcMlv. and at the aima
t rare must he teVen to tnre a-ond
lpa r.rneir nnri the fn1lmr.t of
h pn"tnrnarv lesro! or government re-
nitfremna.
Fnnds for the Work.
Tho following list elves, bv states and
territories, the total amount of funds re
ceived during the fiscal years 1901-1904.
tor 1904 tne figures are approximate only,
but the totnln are. sufficiently exact for
purposes of estimates.
W 1th the total fund Is uriven the re
stricted Portion f 51 ner rent, which
should be devoted to surveys, examina
tions and construction In the states and
territories named, subject to the finding
of teuaible projects.
, . Restricted
portion or
State or territory. Aggregate. 61 per cent.
Arizona $ 10ti.4oJ.86 $ 84,8o5.97
I'uilfornla ,
l.Xil.VON.Sl 1.C06.673.J
t.olorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico ...
North Dakota .
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota .
I'tuh
Washington ...
Wyoming
1,591.167.66
1,645.529.55
97,849.68
1.748,002.90
477,973.42
48,163.41
4JO.2o2.26
S. 406, 100.14
2.552.137.33
4,230.659.76
742,780.60
802.361.03
2.786 362.98
875,263.88
811,496.40
839.220.07
49,903.28
891.991.48
243.766.44
24.558 24
214,303.16
1,737.111.07
1.801,690.04
2,157.636.47
378.818.11
154,199 0$
1.895.045.12
446,379.18
Total $23.012,836.4 $11,736,646.69
The unrestricted portion of the reclama
tion fund, or, In other words, 49 per cent,
may be utilized In any of the above suites
or territories, Irrespective of political di
visions; and In iilans for its expenditure
consideration is given primarily to the feaa-ll-llity
of the project and ths probable re
sults In conferring benefits upon the country
as a whole.
Kdneatlen.
The commissioner of education presents
ome interesting data and statistics of
sducatlon In the United States.
The number of pupils enrolled In ths com
mon schools during the year was 16,009.361,
the same being 20.04 per cent of ths entire
population, as estimated by the census
bureau, vis, 79.9oii.3ail. The average dally
attendance for 1903 waa 11.064.602, the same
being 69.2 per cent of the total number en
rolled. Thin la the largest average at
tendance on the number enrolled ever re
ported in the United Statea.. The average
monthly wages of teachers was $49.98 lor
males and $10 61 for females.
The above figures relate to the puMlo
schools only. fn addition to the private
schoola are estimated at 1.093,a; puplla
for the elementary schoola, and W.22
students are reported tut academies and
other sveoudaj-jr auWwle,
I
DAILY DEE: THURSDAY,
LIBRARIAN MAKES REPIRT
Toa Manj Copjriglited Artiolai Ira en
Pile In tha Library.
WOULD RETURN THEM TO THE HOLDERS
Rome Plen Meat Be Devised to Dlapoee
of Collection of Papers I ee
leaa to tfce tJovern
snrnt. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. According to
the annual report of Herbert Putnam,
librarian of congress, transmitted to both
houses of congress today, the total num
ber of printed books and pamphlets In the
library Is 1,179,713, a gain of ,78.791 for the
Inst fiscal year. In addition there were
95.954 books In the law branch of the
library, 121.266 manuscript pieces. 75,861
cherts, 3M.418 pieces of music and 158,451
prints.
During the year there were 103,130 copy
right entries. Much of the report Is de
voted to discussion of the copyright di
vision, the work of which, the librarian
says, is kept as nearly up to date as
possible. The total unfinished business for
the full seven years from July 1, 1897, to
June 30, 1904, amount to but $436, as
against a total of completed business for
the same period Of $449,277.
During the thirty-four years since the
copyright work became a business of the
library of congress the total number of
entries have been 1.618,603.
Disposal of Articles.
There Is elaborate discussion of the
methods of disposing of copyright articles
not aavilable for the library and the
librarian urges that a means be found for
their disposition. On this point he says:
Timso which nan i used In the library
constitute a valuable asset, but the prob
able use must be such as to Justify the
cnnsfricrnhln nnu of classification,
cataloguing, shelving and. administration.
There remains each year a large number
of articles an to which this expense cannot
be lustlfled. Thus far these nave oeen
retained. Thev are stored in the part of
the bulldina- least available for other uses,
arranged on cheap shelving, In the chro
nological oroer ot receipt. i nir r" uin
nent retention would Involve the mainten
ance by the government of a collection al
ready vast and Increasing Indefinitely at
the rate of thousands of Heme each year
n collection useless for literary purpiwa
and Inert except for occasional reference
in connection with litigation.
Mr. Putnam suggests several alternative
methods of disposing of these publications,
but he makes no recommendation In the
present report. The alternatives suggested
are:
1. The destruction, after credit given, of
articles useless for the library.
2. Destruction after rorty-two years rrom
the original entry the ultimate possible
period of copyright monopoly.
3. rne return ro tne noioer oi inn copy
right of such artlclea already accumulated
and systematic returns hereafter to the ap
plicant for copyright of the articles de
posited, (so far as useless to the library),
after they have been credited.
In support of the last suggestion he says
"the articles would bear the stamp of tho
office deposited,' In accordance with the
law, and thus with the certificate, be
available for production In court should
need arise. In ' the meantime, however,
they should be preserved at his expense. In
stead of at the expense of the govern
ment." TEN RIDERS QUIT THE TRACK
Five Teams Object - to Rule Made
In Six-Day, Bicycle
; Contest.
NEW YORK," Wee. Angry because they
believed the race , was being unfairly con
ducted and because methods which they
allege to be wrong, allowed others riders
to gain a lap upon them, five teams in the
six-day bicycle - race at Madison Square
Garden, Including some of the best riders
oompetlng In the event, quit the race today.
The five teams which quit were Walthour
and Monroe, Bedell brothers. Mayo and
Newklrk, McLean and Bowler and Butler
and Moran. All of them were among the
best In the contest and among those most
heavily backed to tvln the first prize. The
trouble was precipitated by the most ex
citing period of riding which tho race had
thus far given, when Root and Dorlon, fol
lowed later by Btol and Vanderstuyft, suc
ceeded In gaining a lap on their opponents.
P. T. Powers, promoter of the race, told
Walthour and the others that they had
no right to leave the track, as they had
done, either by the National Cycling as
sociation rules, or the special contracts
which they made with the management.
He concluded: '"You can go back on the
track or not. Take your choice."
When Manager Pollock ordered the ten
men who had quit the race to leave the
garden a lively argument ensued and the
police reserves were summoned. The ex
citement was over when they arrived. It
was reported that Nat Butler, one of tho
riders, had been assaulted and beaten by
one of Manager Pollock's supporters, but
Pollock denied Jt. .
After a conference between President
Batchelder of the National Cycling asso
ciation and R. 8. Kelcey, chairman of the !
board of control of the association, j
Walthour and the nine other riders who i
withdrew from the rnce were Indefinitely
suspended. The cases will not be disposed
of until the regular annual meeting of the
association In February. Until that time
they cannot ride on any track In the
United States. Walthour has engaged to
ride In Europe In the early spring, hut If
the suspension la not lifted he will not be
allowed to ride on any track In the world,
nor will any of the other suspended men.
Chairman Kelcey, In speaking of the
men said: "I Intend to make an example
of these fellows." He would say nothing
further.
Walthour, as spokesman for the sus
pended riders, gave out their version of tha
trouble resulting In. their withdrawal. He
said:
Root and Dorlon gained their lap hon
estly. I have no ground of complaint
against them, and 'none of us have. It
is entirely against the unjust scoring of
Stol and Vanderstuyft that we are fight
ing. Aa a matter of fact they should be
a lap behind us Instead of one ahead. It
waa this way: When Dorlon and Root
had gained their lat both Stol and Van
derstuyft were on the track making
changea. I carried the bunch along In an are scheduled for a tight at Horn r S it
effort to catch the leadera, Dorlon and urday night A good-Hissed party of bug
Root, and in dolna- an hit uo such a fajt Uah'e friends from Omaha, will go up to
pace that I succeeded in lapping all of 1
tne teams except three
These three were
the Bedell brothers, Butler and Moran
and Dorlon and Root. We rode along
after that more slowly, knowing that we
had lapped the others and what was our
surprise when the score was posted to
find Btol and Vanderstuyft posted a lap
ahuad. Then came our protest and you
know tho result.
thU "after?' "'. 7h FZZ"
this afternoon that there had been any
ii .Marii si ' J " -mrn-Mi m swmjwasuJii
Yhey act like Exercise.
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DECEMBER E, 1004.
error In the senrer'a box, as claimed by
the riders who left tho track.
Harry I'ollak appeared on the track late
In the afternoon with Nat Hutler and
asked that the story be denied that Hutler
hod been assaulted. The . rider bore no
marks.
EVESTH Of THE Rl.M10 TRACK
Only Two Favorites Win al ew Or
leans Ta I en t Fares Badly,
NEW ORI.KANS. Dec. 7 -I-ord of the
Valley, who was run up to $1.2 ) after his
race and sold to W. M. Walker, and Kx
tn were the only winning favorites to
day. The defeat of Judge Hlmes In lh
handicap was a blow to the talent.
Weather clear, track lumpy. Results:
First race, five furlong: Lord of the
Vallej- won, Helle- of Portland second,
Tristan Bhandy third. Time: liisJH.
Second race, mile an I three-sixteenths:
Extol won, Oasllghter eeond. Merry Acro
bat third. Time: 2:132s.
Third race, five furlongs: rl?hp Poole
won, Fallona second. No Trumper third
Time: 1 :?.
Fourth race, mile and seventy yards:
Rankin won, I.urallghter Sfcond, Dan Mc
Kenna third. Time: 1:56.
Fifth race six furlongs: Vlperlne won
Mimosa second, Floral Wreath third. Time:
1:21.
Sixth race, one mile: Dusky won, Klein
wood second, I.atheron third. Time: 1:52.
SAN FRANCISCO, iVc. 7. Oakland re
sults: First race, six furlongs: Olden Muck
won. Ara second. Velna third. Time: 1:11 "Ha
Second race, five and one-half furlongs:
Ronaax won, Warka second. The Repro
bate third. Time: 1:(V.
Third race, mile and seventy yards:
Flaneur won, Flying Torpedo second, J.
V. Kirhy third. Time: 1:47.
Fourth race, one mile: Ananias won.
Gateway second, Vesuvlun third. Time:
1:394.
Sixth race, six furlongs: Mansard won,
Romalne second, Sad Sam third. Time:
1:134.
Sixth race, seven furlongs: Toledo won.
Whoa Hill second, Ishtar third. Time:
1:27.
I .OS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 7.-Results:
First race, five furlongs: Oovcrtnn (11
to 5) won, Sceptre second, Effervescence
third. Time: l:iHi.
Second race, four and one-h.ilf furlongs:
Fireball (1 to 2) won, West Krookflclil sec
ond, Hllona third. Time: :54V4.
Third race, six furlongs: Elfin King
(8 to 5) won, Rath Reach second, Funny
sldo third. Time: 1:144.
Fourth race, Ocean l'nrk handicap, seven
furlongs: Cnpltanzo (7 to 6 won, Milton
Young second. It. L,. Johnson third. Time:
l:27j.
Fltth race, five furlongs: Happy Chappy
(9 to 6) won, Our Price second, Dutiful
third. Time: 1:02.
Sixth race, mile nnd a sixteenth: Eva
G. (4 to 1) won, Merwan second, Clncln
natus third. Time: 1:48V4.
CRESCEtS CASE
IS
REOPE3KI)
Trottlnsr Bonrd of Appeals Will Hear
Evidence at Cblcaa-o Todny.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 The Board of Appeals
of the American Trotting association to
day began hearing evidence in a long list
of cases which have been brought be
fore It.
Only verbal testimony was heard, all affi
davits and written statements being placed
on file. These affidavits will be thoroughly
examined before decisions are made.
George H. Ketcham. owner of Cresceus,
whose record of 1:694. made at Wichita,
Kan., in 1902, Is questioned, is expected
to be present at tomorrow's session, when
the case of the trotting stallion will be re
opened. The Cresceus case will be the
first business transacted tomorrow, nnd as
Mr. Ketcham and his associates have de
clared their Intention of contesting every
point that Is raised In the controversy the
hearing of this case Is llkelv to last all
day. New evidence of a startling nature,
It is said, will be Introduced by both sides
Today the board went through routine
work, accepting affidavits of horse owners
whose animals had been contested. No de
cisions were made, the board making no
attempt to pass on or consider tho evi
dence on hand.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7. The Board of Re
view of the National Trotting association
continued Its meeting today. W. B. Powell
of Girard. Pa., was expelled from the Na
tional association by the board on account
of the Jim Kennedy case. When Powell's
case was taken up, the horse called King
Wilkes was Identified ns Jim Kennedy, a
pacer, with a record of 2:094. ,It was al
leged that the horse was raced In New
York, Maryland and North Carolina under
the name of King Wilkes, and that he
was purchased by Paul Chatham of North
Carolina under that name. The board ex
onerated Mr. Chathura; Roliert Davis, a
u Miner, anu me norse.
With the Bowlers.
On the Omaha Bowling association alleys
last evening the Woodmen of the World
bowling team gave the Drexel team a
surprise by taking two games of the three
played. Both teams were Bomewhat nerv
ous and made a number of errors, hut
the games were Interesting to the spec
tators. Score:
' ' DREXELS.
. 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Neale 184 lifl 1H4 671
Hughes 149 172 169 4N)
Hartley 2u2 212 103 677
Hanks 165 167 202 624
Zimmerman 155 1k3 192 530
Totals 845
W. O. W.
1st.
Johnson 2'9
Stiles 159
Yates I!i2
Anderson 1S1
Stapenhorst 192
927 920 2,6S:
2d.
213
l:
1X1
212
168
3d.
116
2:i3
ti 17
106
219
Tot.
60S
628
60
659
679
Totals
.933 910 971 2,811
Athletic I 11 ton to Pay Debt.
IOWA CITY, la., Dec. 7. (Special.) The
Athletic union of the State ifnlversiiv of
I Iowa has closed the most successful sea
son from a financial standpoint in the his
tory of the Institution, barring only the
banner years of 1900 and isnl. After all
of the debts huve been paid contracted
during the present year there still remains
a "goodly sum," which is to bo applied
to the liquidation of the old Indebtedness.
This qld indebtedness could be thoroughly
wi(iea out, in tne estimation or local au
thorltles. if all of the pledges made two
.? v . 1 .1 f,iF noic riuu. 1 ' 1 1 1 iliff ill,' lum
three months, however, the money due this
11111 nan Deen coming in very slowly. All
of the money in the hands of the union
will be employed to Ulscliurge the debt.
Field CInh Election.
The annual election of officers of the
Omaha Field club was held yesterday. The
polls were open at the Burlington city
ticket office from 9 until 6, with the follow
ing results: J. u. Foster, president; w. D.
Rlanchard, vice president ; W. N. Cham
bers, secretary; F. N. Judson. C. N. Rob
inson and Charles Brown, directors. As
a slate had been prepared by a nominating
committee, there was no wire pulling or
competition, the selections of tho commit
tee being completely by the 145 members
who voted. The retiring directors are .11.
T. Clarke, Jr., J. A. C. Kennedy und M.
R. Murphy. In the evening the annual
business meeting of the club was held.
at which session reports were lead and
matters ot general Interest to the club
considered.
American I.eaaue Meets,
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. Tho annual meeting
of the American league was held here to
day. The muln topic of discussion was
the arralrs of the Washington ciuu. 1 ne
board of directors gathered In ttie offices
of the president In a preliminary meeting
and there the pennant was formally
awarded to the Boston team, twice winner
of the flag.
English Ilea Another Flarht.
Clarence English of Omaha and Dave
Andrews or bo 11 in uaaoia, ngni weign
witness the affair.
Resume Gllleaple Trial.
RISING 8CN, Ind . Dec. 7 The sec-ond
trial of the Mla Elizabeth Gilltsple mur
der case begun todiy. The II: ut trial last
viuv raultfd in n dl -iHiri eemen t. The ner-
sons Indicted for the murder are: Jimes
Gillespie, twin brother of the murderel
woman; her sister, Mrs. Belle S'ward. end
e lXioflfiXS Io liaVcuVed
new evidence.
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Joel Chandler Harris
has an Uncle Remus story, as good
as any he has ever written.
Ea S. Martin treats sympa
thetically and happily of " Chil
dren and the Christmas time."
Alfred Henry Lewis
sums up, and comments upon, the
events of world-intere6t during
the past few weeks. This is
done in an illustrated review.
Thomas Nelson Page
contributes a charming article in
which he shows us a quaint old
neighborhood in Virginia.
Other short stories and special articles are
by Carolyn Wells, Oliver Herford, Droughton
Brandenburg, Charles G. D. Roberts.
Theodosia Garrison and Clinton Scollard.
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