Senator DuBois Declares Members of Con gress Are Determined. THE LANDS MIST BE WATERED Conntrurtlon Will Iln According to th« Scheme by Oovernuient — Money fot Land Sale*—A Movement AH Along tlie Line to thl* End. SIOUX CITY. la.. Oct. 26.—The .Tour nad this morning publishes an inter view with Senator Fred J. Dubois of Blaek/oott, Idaho, on the object of ir rigation in the west. Senator Dubois is quoted as saying: ‘‘It is going to he a leading question for congress to deal with. There isn’t any doubt but that conditions demand an immediate consideration of this matter and speedy action. I thing these conditions bear a strong relation to the industrial situation in this coun try today. We are complaining of pov erty among the people, when out in this great new western country there are over 100,000,000 acres of land that are not used because they are fit for nothing In the present condition, but which can be reclaimed for agricul tural purposes by irrigation. “In our state it is covered with sage brush. It Is virgin soil, and It is the best soil in the United States, no place excepted. Sections that are Irrigated through private or corporate means produce crops of grain, vegeta bles and fruit that no section of the country can equal. For instance, the soil will produce from 200 to 300 bush els of potatoes to the acre, and 25 bushels of wheat, to the acre. “We have the Snake river, a natural stream passing through Idaho, whose waters are used for irrigation pur poses by private persons and compan ies. This river has a volume of water about like the Ohio river, and along its valleys canals and ditches are dug to drain the water out over the lands. I should say 2.500 miles of canals and ditches have been built by individuals and companies made up from a half dozen to a hundred farmers each. The most of the latter Institutions are the co-operative plan. me plan t expect to promote this winter has been practically agreed upon by the senators and representa tives in the western states which are interested. It is proposed thut the government take hold of the matter of the development of these arid lands. The receipts of the land offices of the various states derived from the sale of government lands are to he applied as far as they are in excess of the salaries of the receivers, registrars, etc., to a fund to be expended In the building of reservoirs and canals on the high lands. Thus the great quantities of water that come from the snows on the mountains may be stopped from racing madly to the southlands and flooding the lower Mississippi out. of its banks, causing loss of life and groat destruction of property. The waters will be caught and corralled in the Immense reservoirs, and thence out. Into the radiating ditches and released over the lands of the west as re quired by conditions or directed by law. “You see this government irrigation will permit lands now unused to be re claimed and sold to homeseekers by the government, which will raise more money each year for the irrigation fund. By this scheme of evolution every acre of arid land will eventually be made ready for cultivation in the great arid belt. California, Idaho, Wy oming. Montana, Utah, the Dakotas, Nebraska and other states are inter ested in this matter. “The management of the land of fices will remain with the government, but there might be state laws to reg ulate the distribution of the water. It would be necessary to legislate to pre serve the great white pine forests that stand on the hills of the west In order to avert tne rapid melting of the snowb. Men from the east are buying large tracts of these timber lands to cut out the trees, but this can be checked. We have in the state of Idaho alone 12,000,000 acres of unused lands. Pucker* Win Danmge Cate. ONAWA la.. Oct. 26.—The case of the Ralya Market company of Sioux City against Armour & Co. for $175,000 damages for breach of contract on the sale of pork loins at a fixed price came up in district court on motion to abate the action, as the firm of Armour & Co. was a partnership and the action was abated by law upon the death of Philip D. Armour, Jr. The motion was sustained. Hall in** Trlii tipli*. LONDON. Oct. 26.—Hall Caine has been elected to represent tlie town ot Ramsey in the Manx parliament, re ceiving 343 votes to 191 cast for Ills opponent, a local lawyer named ICer inode. Fr» or1' I.ohii. PARIS. Or t. 26.—The Temii todaj says the sole topic of discussion on the bourse is the new French loan of 250,000,600 to 230.000,000 francs, sc cured by the Chinese annuities. FELL THE LOSS IN CORN CORN. Dulluens in Ocean Freights on Account of Decreased Exports. NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Num-rous floating grain elevators looming r.bove the stores of the Atlantic basin, back of Governor’s Island, and 124 berthed steamers, many of them tossing idly, attest an unprecedented dullness In ocean freights, says the World. It Is due to the shortage of the corn crop out west. Corn exports are 30,000,000 bushels behind the same date of 1900. ‘‘Corn makes ocean freights—not wheat,’’ explained Broker Lunham of Lunham & Moore, freight brokers and forwarding agents, Produce exchange. Experts estimate 100,000 tons of ocean cargo space tied up in New York, about the same in Philadelphia, and smaller amounts in Boston, Bal timore, Norfolk and New Orleans. Coal that was formerly carried to Europe for $3.75 and $4 a ton is now carried for $2. General cargo from the gulf to Denmark that brought $4.50 and $5 a ton Is now being taken for $3.12. Ocean freights have fallen 20 per cent at least. MIST FAY PF'ALTY SOON. Murderer of William McKinley Hat Rut Short Time to I.ive. ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 25.—Leon F. Czolgosz, the murderer of President McKinley, will be electrocuted at 7 a. m. on Tuesday, October 29, at Auburn prison. Warden Mead has selected Tuesday, so that final arrangements may be made on Monday. In doing this he is following the general custom in the state prisons relative to electrocutions, it does away with the necessity for making final arrangements on Sunday. The sentence of the court was that the execution of Czolgosz should take place during the week comenclng Oc tober 28, leaving to the warden of the prison full power to select the day of the week In which to carry out the mandates of the law. This latitude Is given the warden to secure secrecy as to the time of the execution and to guard against delay from accident, such as in 1893 caused a delay of an hour in an execution after the con demned man had been taken into the death house at Auburn penitentiary. TO RE-OPEN IN SOUTH OMAHA. Will Css Nebraska Plant While Rebuild ing Near Clileago. OMAHA, Oct. 25.—The Hammond company, which burned out in Chi cago, 1st losing no time in starting itB South Omaha plant. Charles S. Felch, assistant superintendent of the St. Jo seph house of the company, arrived in South Omaha on the morning train and set to work at once putting the plant in condition for business. Men were employed the first thing to clean out the boilers, connect them up and get the power plant in condition. Other men are at work putting the remaind er of the houses in shape. He states that killing will be resumed inside a week and ten days and the plant run to its full capacity. It has been idle since last spring, but has not deteri orated any and all that is necessary is to clean it up. Pinna to Oppose Russia. LONDON. Oct. 25.—An official tele gram from Wu Chang asserts, says the Shanghai correspondent of the Times, that in reply to the vigorous protests of the southern viceroys against the Manchurian agreement. Emperor Kwang Su asks what means they would suggest to oppose Russia, and what is the prospect of effective Brit ish and Japanese support. Knsion Talks to Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 25.—Six hundred business firms were represented at the annual banquet of the Illinois Manu facturers' association, which was held this evening at the Grand Pacific hotel. There was but one set speech on the program for the evening, and that was by John A. Kasson of lowa, the diplomat and tariff expert, who spoke on "Reciprocity.” McUoveru*Corb«tt Fi(lit NEW YORK. Oct. 25.—Terry McGov ern, featherweight champion of the world, and Young Corbett of Denver signed articles of agreement today for a twenty-round contest on Thanksgiv ing day at Hartford, Conn., before the Empire Athletic club. Donxfbue Ilrouglit to Sioux City. SIOUX CITY. Oct. 26.—J. M. Don sghue of Sioux Rapids, la., who was arrested in Kansas City, was brought to Sioux City, where he is charged with disposing of mortgaged cattle. Iron Company Cannot tint Coal. ALTOONA, Pa., Oct. 25.—The Al toona Iron company, the largest in dustry outside of the Pennsylvania Railroad company's shops, employing several hundred men, has closed down indefinitely because it is impossible to secure coal. This is due to the car famine existing on the Pennsylvania lines occasioned by the enormous freight traffic. The local car shops ire working double time ) supply the demand. THE RA1NJS_ HELPFUL Elements Take a Hand in Hastening the Deliverance of Miss Stone. MAY FORCE BRIGANDS TO MOVE In Such Event They Will Be Glad to Take the Ransom—The Mission Treasurei Thinks the Next More Will Be » Cell for Money. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 24.—Cold rains are falling in the district whera the brigands who abducted Miss Stone, the American missionary, are concealed and a prolonged stay in the mountains is believed to be almost im possible, even for the brigands. Hence it is considered that they will hasten to release the captive as soon as they can secure the ransom and then dis perse to their homes. No word has come to the mission aries today, tnougn vV. W. Peet, treas urer of the missions nere, to whom they would communicate, is hopeful. Mr. Peet is not expecting news until he is asked to forward the gold, which he estimates will weigh between 300 and 400 pounds. PARIS, Oct. 24.—M. Saratoff, the former president of the Macedonian committee, has written a letter to the Temps, dated from Paris, emphatic ally denying the reports that he is an accomplice in the abduction of Miss Stone, the American missionary, and that he is even now at the head of the band of abductors. He says he has been living quietly in Paris for the past month. LONDON, Oct. 24.—“Seven brigands held up a diligence that was proceed ing to Cassari, in Sardinia, with a reg istered mail bag,’’ says a dispatch from Rome to the Daily Express. “Shots were exchanged and two car bineers who were escorting the dili gence were wounded, while a woman passenger was killed. In the scuffle the postal clerk escaped with the reg istered letters.” AS AGUINALDO’S SUCCESSOR Committee Issues Proclamation Con* firming Gen. Malvar. MANILA, Oct. 24.—Nothing has been heard from the Island of Samar for three days, owing to the typhoon hav ing blown down the telegraph lines, excepting one cable message and mall advices. Admiral Rogers has received a report by gunboat. He has notified the troops at the ports to be on their guard, owing to the massacre of the company of the Ninth regiment at Balangiga. At Pambujan, Island of Samar, all of the buildings in the vicinty of the barracks were immediately raised. The central Filipino committee has issued a proclamation confirming Mal var as the success or Aguinaldo. Copies of the document have been widely cir culated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Admiral Rodgers has cabled the Navy depart ment his arrival on his flagship, New York, at Catablogan. TAKE ARMS TO INSURGENTS Big Consignment of Rifles and Cartridges Towed Up Orinoco to Colombians. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct. 24.— Advices received here from Laguira, Venezuela, under date of Monday, Oc tober 21, say that the first consign ment of arms and ammunition, con sisting of 1,500 rifles and 400,000 cart ridges, on board a steamer towed by a Venezuelan gunboat, and in charge of the Venezuelan generals, Pedro Rodrigues and Francisco Lieva, left Laguira October 18, bound for the up per Orinoco. The arms and ammuni tion will be turned over to the Colom bian liberals at Llanos-de-Casanare, for use by the latter against the con servative government in the Colom bian department of Boyca. The ex pedition, which was sent by the Ven ezuelan government, departed openly, following plans arranged in Caracas. At Sultau's Instigation. VIENNA, Oct. 24.—Miss Stone was captured.” says the Sofia correspond ent of Nues Wiener Journal, not by brigands, but by a detachment of Turkish cavalry at the instigation of the sultan.” Count Tolstoi III. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24.—Count Leo Tolstoi Is again somewhat seri ously ill on the estate of the Coun tess Palin, near Aloupka, in Crimea. Carnegie Calves to Dundee. LONDON, Oct. 24—Andrew Carne gie has given £37.000 to establish li braries at Dundee. To Re-open in South Omaha. CHICAGO, Oct. 24.—Officials of the Hammond company stated this morn ing that the plant at South Omaha, which had been closed since last spring, would be reopened as soon as men can be transferred from Chicago. Litton Sails for Home. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Sir Thomas Llpton sailed for home today on the steamer Celtic. His steam yacht, the Erin, will sail tomorrow. NIGH PRICE EOR LIVE CATTLE Ranch of Steer* and Heifers Bring; 96.30 Per Hundred. OMAHA, Oct. 23.—That choice cattle are bringing high prices at the South Omaha market was again demonstrat ed yesterday by the sale of a bunch of steers and heifers that sold at the highest prices of the season. The cat tle were raised on a farm at Papil llon owned by A. W. Clark. They were nearly two years old and were Whitefaces and Shorthorns. For near ly a year they have been on full feed and were given a ration of corn meal and alfalfa hay. When weighed at the stock yards they showed an aver age weight of 1,257 pounds and sold for $6.30. The highest price paid previous to this time was $6.25 and that was for straight steers. The fact that out of the nineteen head marketed by Mr. Clark there were ten heifers makes this sale by far the highest of the sea son. It may safely be said that $6.30 is the highest price ever paid at South Omaha for thrt many heifers. Mr. Clark is a firm believer in the theory that it pays to raise good cat tle and in making them fat before sending them to market. He has one of the best equipped feeding yards in the state and he seldom fails to top the market whenever he has cattlp for sale. MINISTER TOR THE ASSASSIN I'xolgoix Bilectl a l*a»tor Tlioug li He Had Renounced Religion. AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 23.—In accord ance with Czolgosz' wishes, Rev. John J. Hickey, pastor of the Church of the Holy Family and the Catholic chap lain of the prison, has appointed Rev. Father Szandinski, pastor of the Polish church of Rochester, to attend Czolgosz in his last hours. After his baptism Czolgosz never practiced his religion and as an anar chist denounced all its tenets. He will make a statement to this effect be fore his death. The interview between priest and prisoner proved very unsatisfactory to both. It took place in the condemned man's cell and the conversation was carried on in Polish. During the in terview Czolgosz said he had been baptized in the Roman Catholic faith in the lolish church in Detroit. l*e had abandoned the church early in life and had lost all faith in it. BROOKER WASHINGTON IS MUTE Alleged Interview. Concerning Hie Re cent Dinner at White Honse. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 23.— Booker T. Washington, who is here attending the Yale bi-centennial cele bration, gave the following statement to the Associated Press: "I under stand that some papers in certain parts of the country are printing al leged interviews with me. I want to state as emphatically as I can that I have given no interview and have re frained from any discussion of what occurred at Washington, although per sistent efforts have been made to put words into my mouth.” Calclam on Anti-Toxine. CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 23.—Dr. Jaques Loeb of the University of Chicago, whose researches into the effects of salt solution in the animal system are attracting wide attention, read a pa per tonight under the University Medical association, stating that he had discovered an anti-toxine for the poisonous effects of the common salt solutions in animals. He made the discovery in studying the segmenta tion of embryo in the cell and the be ginning of its individual life. The salt solution, on account of the poison, killed the incipient animals. But when a calcium preparation was add ed to the salt solution 80 per cent of the segmented embryos lived. Coray .Again Named, HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 23.—The democratic state committee held a special meeting to fill the vacancy on the ticket caused by the decision of the Dauphin county court declaring invalid the nomination of E. A. Coray, jr„ of Pittston, for state treasurer. Mr. Coray’s name was again placed on the democratic ticket. He is also the nominee of the union and municipal league parties. Trace of Altai Stone. LONDON, Oct. 23—It is reported from Sofia, says the Vienna corres pondent of the Daily Mail, that United States Consul General Dickinson, has received intelligence from Sheperd that Miss Stone was seen at Jakoouda, on Turkish territory, about two hours' jturney from the Bulgarian frontier. FtlUbury Leaves No Will. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23.—No will was left by John S. Pillsbury, ex-gov ernor of Minnesota. He was content to give as he lived to any institution or movement which he deemed worthy to aid and was also content to let the laws of Minnesota determine the final disposition of his estate. He said so in so many words. His for tune is a large one. Some estimate that his estate is worth about $5,000, 000 and some place it even higher. Doubt C^st Upon Authenticity of Hia Alleged Letter. SKEPTICS ABE HINTING AT A HOAX And Cling to the Belief that the Letters Are Clever Forgeries—Sugar Plant at Palrbury—Blair Boys in the Navy— Miscellaneous Nebraska Matters. OMAHA, Oct. 23.—Nothing that has occurred recently in Omaha has oc casioned as much perplexity as the receipt of the letters that purport to have come from Pat Crowe, In which he is represented to be ambitious to come in and give himself up. The published reports have given rise to all kinds of speculation. While the chief of police and public officials gen eraly seem to entertain no doubt that the letters came from Crowe and that he (really does contemplate coming in to give himself up to stand trial for the Cudahy kidnapping, there are hundreds who cling to the conviction that the communications are clever forgeries and that Crowe has no more Inclination to give himself up now than at any time during the long period that has elapsed since tha abduction of Eddie Cudahy. Among those who profess to think that Crowe never wrote the letters is James Cal lahan, who was arrested as an accom plice of Crowe in the abduction, was acquitted of the charge, and has since been held on the charge that he per jured himself at the trial. Callahan is quoted as having said that Crowe could never write such a letter as the one which is alleged to have come to the World-Herald, and that "it sounded more as if it had been writ ten by Bill Bryan.” mar umei Donahue has never doubted the authenticity of the let ters is attested by the haste with which he advised E. A. Cudahy and the city officials to withdraw' the big rewards and the readiness with which they complied with his request. Mr. Cudahy very succinctly stated, how ever, that he did it in responce to the request of the chief of police and upon that official’s judgment. Judge D. M. Vinsonhaler of the county court de clined to adhere to the program mark ed out by the outlaw. He would not agree that in case Crowe gave him self up he w'ould be liberattod on a bond of $500, which was one of the conditions imposed in the letters al leged to have come from the fugitive. Wymore Library Clotted. WYMORE, Neb., Oct. 23.—The pub lie library which was opened in this city two years ago was closed last week by order of the board of direc tors, the incoming revenue not being sufficient to pay running expenses. The library consisted of 400 volumes of standard books, besides hundreds ot papers and magazines. The books are being held for a time in order tc give the citizens an opportunity oi reorganizing. New Elevator at Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 23.—The new 60,000-bushel elevator built on South Sixth street by M. T. Cummings is nearly ready for business. The first test of the new machinery has been made, and it will be adjusted soon. The elevator is equipped with a fifteen horse-power gasoline engine. The in crease in business so far this season has compelled the Dempster Mill Man ufacturing company again to enlarge its plant. B»b)’8 Horrible Death. HAYNNIS, Neb., Oct. 23—The in fant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ashley suffered a sad and horrible death at the Carter hotel. Another child of 2 years happened to get hold of a bottle of carbolic acid and poured the acid into the baby’s mouth. Medical assistance could accomplish nothing and the child suffered untold agony until death came to its relief a few hours later. Hotel At Harrlaon Burned. HARRISON, Neb., Oct. 23.—The Commercial hotel, owned by iy. B. Wright, was destroyed by fire Satur day night. Only by hard work was the rest of the town saved. 'I%e own er had no insurance, as he was build ing an addition and intended to wait until that was finished before insnr ing. He is left without a dollar. “It is reported in Teheran,’’ says a dispatch to the London Daily Mail from the Persian capital, ‘‘that Great Britain has declared a protectorate over Koweit.’’ ..-■ O Sugar Beets Yiold TV«,.’l. FREMONT. Neb.. Oct. 23—While the acreage of sugar beets raised in this part of the country was smaller this year than last, some who put in beets are feeling satisfied with the re sults. A syndicate with A. S. Grig sriet at its head, put in sixty-five lores. The beets tested well and y ielded an average of ten tons to the i acre of high grade beets. The best ] yield on any one acre was fifteen tons. It was the last acre harvested. The Svnallest Piece of Real Estate. Tho smallest parcel of real estate in New York city is for sale. It is lo cated at the corner of Third avenue and East One Hundred and Forty ninth street, and the lot is 6x14 inches. A new building is going up on the corner and the people who are erecting it wanted the small lot. They offered $200 for the sit. Frederick Uhl, the owner, demands $1,000, and will very likely receive it. Webster’* Slav*. Among the interesting things on view with the collection of books by negro authors at Buffalo is an auto graph of Webster, dated March 19, 1847: "I have paid $120 for the free dom of Paul Jennings. He agrees to work out the same at $8 a month, to be found with board, clothes and washing, to begin when we return south. His freedom papers I give him. They are recorded in this district.” This Jennings was the son of one of President Madison's slaves, his father being an Englishman of family. He became a body servant of Madison, and afterward wrote “A Colored Man's Reminiscences of President Madison.” Cripple’s Good Fortune. The London school board has opened the first of a series of schools for cripples. The children are taken from their homes to school in an ambu lance and afterward taken home by ambulance. The school curriculum in cludes a substantial midday meal. The Teacher's Wife. Clarissa, Minn., Oct. 28th.—Mrs. Clara Keys wife of Charles Keys, school teacher of this place, tells a wonderful story. For years her life was one of mis ery. Her back ached all the time; her head ached all the time; neuralgia pains drove her to desperation. She used much medicine, but failed to get any relief till she tried Dodd’s Kidney Pills. She says: “Very soon after I began using Dodd's Kidney Pills all my aches and pains vanished like the morning dew. I consider this remedy a God-send to suffering womanhood.” Encouraged by their success in her own case, Mrs. Keys induced her mother, an old lady of 74 years, to use Dodd’s Kidney Pills for her many aches and pains. Now both mother and daughter rejoice in perfect free dom from illness or suffering which is something neither had enjoyed for years before. Began in Journalism. Through the door of journalism, Marion Crawford has attained the fine position he holds as a novelist. His first novel, “Mr. Isaacs,” was pub lished twenty years ago. He now lives a great deal of his time in the United States. He was 47 years old on Aug ust 2. Never Should Have Been Started. The movement to raise funds to buy Admiral Cervera a loving cup has come to grief. His remarks about America in connection with Mr. Mc Kinley's death did not please the “Cer vera Memorial Association,” of Sid ney, N. Y., and th'at body has now de cided that Cervera is undeserving of a testimonial. The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette says: “Walter Baker & Co., of Dor chester, Mass., U. S. A., have given years of study to the skilful prepara tion of cocoa and chocolate, and have devised machinery and systems pe culiar to their methods of treatment, whereby the purity, palatability, and highest nutrient characteristics are re tained. Their preparations are known the world over and have received the highest indorsements from the medical practitioner, the nurse, and the intel ligent housekeeper and caterer.” Edward’s Chum. One of the greatest of King Ed ward’s favorites among the foreign ambassadors to England is M. de Soveral, the Portuguese ambassador. He is a fine looking man, with black eyes, a huge mustache slightly touch ed with gray, and is almost entirely bald. 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