Englith Arms Meet With Another Disas
trous Reverse Near Bethel,
TWENTY-FOUR MEN ARE RUED
Tbrir* that NnmDer Wounded and Four
Have Since Died—CoL lieniioo Am one
the Slain—He Falla In a Sudden Attack
From the Rear.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Lord Kitchener
has reported to the war office a disas
ter to the British near Bethel, eastern
Transvaal, In which two guns were
lost, several officers killed or wounded,
fifty-four men were killed and 160
wounded.
The following is the text, of Lori
Kitchener’s dispatch, dated Pretoria,
November 1:
"1 have just heard of a severe at
tack made on the rear guard of Colonel
Benson’s column when about twenty
miles northwest of Bethel, near
Brokenlaagte, during a thick mist.
"The strength of the enemy is re
ported to have been 1,000. They rush
ed two guns with the rear guard, but
it Is uncertain whether they were en
abled to remove them.
“I fear our casualties were heavy.
Colonel Benson waB wounded. A re
lieving column will reach him this
morning.”
I-ater Lord Kitchener telegraphed
as follows:
■‘Colonel Barter, who marched from
the constabulary line yesterday,
reached Benson's column early this
morning (Friday) unopposed. He re
ports that Colonel Benson died of his
wounds.
•‘The other casualties are the fol
lowing: Killed—Colonel E. Outness,
Major F. D. Murray, Captains M. W.
Kundsay and F. T. Thorould, Lieuten
ants E. V. I. Brooks and R. E. Shep
ard and Second Lieutenant A. J, Cor*
let.
“Died of his wounds—Captain Lyrre
Lloyd.”
Ijord Kitchener then gives the names
of thirteen other officers who were
wounded, most of them severely, and
announces that fifty-four non-commis
sioned officers and men were killed
and 160 were wounded, adding that
four of tho latter have since died of
their wounds. The dispatch then says:
“I assume that the two guns have
been recovered and the enemy has
withdrawn, but I have no further de
tails.
"I deeply regret the loss of Colonel
Benson and the other officers and men
who fell with him. In Benson the
service loses a most gallant and capa
ble officer, who Invariably led his col
umn with marked success and judg
ment.
“The fighting was at very close
quarters and maintained with deter
mination by both sides.
“The enemy suffered heavily, but I
have not yet received a reliable esti
mate. The Boers retired east."
Colonel Benson had been for some
time operating In the vicinity of
Bethel, which Is northeast of tander
ton. He surprised a Boer laager Octo
ber 2 near Trlckhardsfontetn.
DELAY IN SELECIING BISHOP.
DinMHft of llnbnyne Not Ltikely to lie
Supplied Before December.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.—It Is be
lieved here that the papal Itrief ap
pointing a bishgp for the new Du
buque (Iowa) diocese will not be re
ceived before the last part of Novem
ber at the earliest, and probably not
until toward Christmas time. The last'
mail from Rome failed to bring any
developments In the matter, which has
been (tending action over since last
winter, and as October is a period of
vacation in Vatican circles, it will be
well toward the close of the month
before any official advices on the sub
ject reach this country, and in the pro
cedure of the pontifical administration
It may he considerably later. The
names of the candidates submitted by
Cardinal Martlnellt have been before
Pope l.eo for a long time. The utmost
secrecy is observed always in such
matters, but it is believed that Dr.
Garrigan of the faculty of the Cath
olic university here is one of them.
Cftblf* Toll to Philippines*.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.—The Com
mercial Cable company this morning
sent out the following notice: ‘‘We are
advised that the following reduced
rates to the Philippine islands go into
effect on the 15th inst.: Luzon Island,
Jl.Cfi per word, from New York: all
other fslands, $1.7(> per word from
New York.”
CoiihuI Boyle Report*.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 2.—A
cablegram received at the state de
partment today from United States
Consul Boyle at Liverpool said that
up to 12 o’clock, noon, there had been
no new traces of bubonic plague in
that port.
Spain Quit* Free Silver.
MADRID. Nov. 2.—The Chamber of
Deputies has passed the bill prohibit
ing the free coinage of silver.
ISSUES DISTRESS WARRANT.
France Honda a Fleet Along to 4*§tnt In
Collecting From Turkey.
PARIS. Nov. 1.—The officials of
the French foreign office confirm the
report that a division of the French
Mediterranean fleet, composed of
three battleships and two cruisers,
under the command of Admiral Cail
lard, has proceeded from Toulon to
the Levant to make a naval demon
stration against Turkey.
A foreign office communication to
the correspondent here of the Asso
ciated Press said:
“The squadron sailed with sealed
orders and proceeds first to a Greek
port, the Island of Syra, I think,
where the admiral will receive defi
nite instructions as to carrying out
his sealed orders. I am not at liberty
to say what the sealed orders are,
but the selzuro of the customs at
Smyrna will probably be a very effec
tive way of convincing the sultan
that France's patience Is exhausted
and that we have decided to enforce
an Immediate execution of the Turk
ish government’s engagements. We,
however, are very hopeful that the
Bultan wil not oompel us to go to that
extreme.”
"Our squadron wil not reach the
Greek port before Sunday. The Turk
ish government has thus still three
days of grace and we trust in the
meantime to receive complete satis
faction. We have acted very consid
erately toward Turkey, hoping up to
the last moment that she would carry
out her engagements, and It Is only
now, when we find there is no seri
ous indication of her doing so, that
wo have reluctantly resolved to put
stronger pressure to bear in the shape
of a naval demonstration.”
TURKEY TO REfUSE PAYMENT
Preparing Defen*© for Kauaom Demand*
•d bjr MIm Stnne'a Captors.
CONSTANTINOPE. Nov. 1.—The
Turks are already preparing to re
sist the anticipated demand of the
United States for the repayment nec
essary to secure the release of Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the abducted Ameri
can missionary. The porte repudiates
all responsibility for the kidnaping
of Miss Stone and maintains that the
United States has no claim against
Turkey, and that the latter shall re
fuse to pay money expended in her
behalf. A high Turkish official this
morning informed a representative of
the Associated Press that the refusal
of the claims would be founded on
these contentions: That Miss Stono,
although warned of the dangers of
the road, persisted in traveling; sec
ond, that she did not notify the au
thorities of her intention, In order to
obtain an escort, which precaution
even the foreign consults always take
when traveling in such outlying, In
secure districts of the empire; and
third, that the brigands who kidnaped
Miss Stone and her companion were
Bulgarians, that the coup was plan
ned in Bulgaria and that sanctuary
was found in Bulgarian territory.
ROOSEVELT TO PRESS BUTTON
President Will Formally Open West In
dian exposition.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.—President
Roosevelt was today Invited to attend
the South Carolina Institute and West
Indian exposition to be held in
Cnarleston, S. C., beginning December
2. The president said he would at
tend If public business did not pre
vent.
The committee suggested February
12, Lincoln's birthday. This caught
the president’s attention and he said
he would attend on that day if possi
ble.
The president promised to open the
exposition on December 2 by touch
ing a button in the White House. The
committee which saw the president
wus headed by F. W. Wagner, presi
dent of the exposition.
AID TO REBELS MEANS DEATH
Philippines Commission Drafts an Ac
Against Treason.
MANILA. Nov. 1—The Philippine
commission has drafted an act against
treason and sedition. The penalty
prescribed for treason is death and
the act is framed to include those
persons giving aid and comfort to the
insurgents. Persons who utter sedi
tious words or who write libels
igainst the United States government
jr the insular government are punish
Able by the imposition of a fine of
$2,000 or ten years' imprisonment.
For breaking the oath of allegiance
a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment for
ten years is fixed as the penalty. For
eigners are placed under the same
laws as the Americans and natives.
Every Infantryman Mutt Go.
ALDERSHOT, England, Nov. 1.—
It is understood that as a result of
tlie conclusion reached by the cabi
net eiery available effective Infantry
man here will he sent to the front
in South Africa between now and
Christmas. Departure of the cavalry
brigade from Aldershot (orders to
which effect were received there last
ntght, the troopers to start for South
Africa the middle of November), will
leave but one regiment.
i
Her Interests to Be Discussed in the
President’s Message.
IRRIGATION TOR THE GREAT PLAINS
President Rooiete t Familiar With the
Needs of the West and Intends to Do
What D« Can In the Way of Providing
the Same—Miscellaneous Matters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Irrigation
for the arid and semi-arid states is
to be seriously considered In Presi
dent Rooseveit's first message to con
gress, and It will be accorded as much
space as will the part devoted to reci
procity and the isthmian canal. This
is the judgment of the western sen
ators and representatives who have
seen the president in relation to this
Important question.
Blwood Mead, irrigation expert of
the Department of Agriculture, also
confirms the view that irrigation will
have serious consideration in Presi
dent Roosevelt’s message. He had a
long conference with the chief execu
tive today. Mr. Mead reviewed the
whole subject of irrigation with the
president, who is no stranger to the
wants of the west.
"Having lived for many years in
the arid section of the country, Pres
ident Roosevelt did not have to be
told of the present conditions of that
section,” said Mr. Mead. “Our talk
was along definite plans for the recla
mation of the arid lands, and I hope
some plan satisfying all interests for
the upbuilding of the west can be
formulated upon which we can all
agree.”
Captain J. H. Culver of Milford,
Neb., who has been in Washington
several days on matters connected
with the War department, said today
that orders had been issued for the
Fifteenth infantry to prepare for
transportation to the Philippines.
Captain Culver's son is second lieu
tenant of one of the companies of
this regiment, although at present un
assigned. Captain Culver returns
from nearly three years’ service in
the Philippines enthusiastic in praise
of the wonderful possibilities of the
archipelago.
MISS GOULD ACCEPTS THE TRUST
Two Duties Are Imposed Upon Young
Woman Philanthropist.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Miss Helen
M. Gould tonight announced that she
had accepted the position of vice
president of the McKinley Memorial
association. “I shall,” said Miss
Gould, “gladly serve on the commit
tee and accept the office and do all I
can to help build the monument to
the memory of the late president. It
is a worthy undertaking and I am
heartily in favor of It.”
Miss Gould also said that she had
accepted the invitation to be a mem
ber of the Board of Women Managers
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
of 1903.
Carry Inc Coal, to France.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Consul
General Skinner, at Marseilles, under
date of October 4, informs the state
department of Increasing success of
American coal in the French market.
During the first half of 1900, says Mr.
Skinner, 457,732 tons of English coal
arrived at Marseilles, as against 7,779
of American. From January to July
of this year, however, the figures stood
389,303 tons of English and 97,622 tons
American.
Gcrimn Walter* 8 nt Home.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The thirty
German waiters who arrived in this
country early in the present month on
the steamer Mongolian have been or
dered by the treasury department to
be deported. Upon landing in New
York the waiters were arrested un
der the contract labor law. After an
investigation of the case it was he’d
that they were here in violation of the
law. They took an appeal to the sec
retary of the treasury.
B'nwn'n" Rn'lne Ahrorntfil.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The secre
tary of the interior formally abrogated
what is known as the Browning rul
ing, which in effect holds that it is
the duty of the service to fill the
regular government schools before
permitting drafts on the Indian chil
dren for sectarian school enrollment.
More* Troop* for tin* Front.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—The war office
Bent orders to Aldershot last night
directing that a brigade of cavalry
be prepared to start for South Africa
by the middle of next month.
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Perkins Praises Uls System.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—Charles T.
Yerkes today testified before the ar
bitrator appointed to decide on the
electrical system for underground rail
roads. He reiterated that he would
not be connected with any but the
direct current system. Mr. Yerkes
said he had electrified 500 to 600 miles
of street car lines in Chicago, which,
equipped with this system, ‘as never
had a single death occurring aa the
i result of elcctficlty,
IIIS BRAIN AT LEAST NORMAL
Ph?«!ctc.B« Holding Autopsy on Csol|oa
So Announce.
AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 30.—Naturally
almost the entire attention of the
physicians assigned to hold the au
topsy was directed towards discover
ing whether the assassin was in any
way mentally irresponsible. The au
topsy was conducted by Dr. Carlos
MacDonald. Dr. E. A. Spitzka and
Prison Physician Gerin.
The top of the head was sawed
through the thickest part of the skull,
which was found to be of normal
thickness, and it was the unanimous
opinion after the microscopical exam
ination that the brain was normal or
slightly above normal. This demon
strated to the satisfaction of the phy
picians that in no way was Czolgosz’s
mental condition, except Insofar as it
might have been perverted, responsi
ble for the crime.
The autopsy was completely Short
ly before noon, when the surgeons is
sued the following brief statement:
“The autopsy was made by Mr. Ed
ward A. Spitzka of New Tori* under
the immediate supervision and direc
tion of Dr, Carlos MacDonald of New
York and Dr. John Gerin, prison phy
sician. The autopsy occupied over
three hours and embraced a careful
examination of all the organs, includ
ing the brain. The examination re
vealed a perfectly healthy state of all
the organs, including the brain. All
of the physicians who attended the
execution were present at the au
topsy and all concurred in the find
ing of the examiners.
“JOHN GERIN, M. D.
"CARLOS F. MACDONALD, M. D.
"E. A. SPITZKA."
Bl f EALO BILL LOSES HORSES
One Hundred of His Show Horbes Killed
In Wreck In South Carolina
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—A head-on
collision occurred at Linwood, N. C.,
between Buffalo Bill’s train and a
freight train. The master of the show
train was badly hurt and the engineer
and fireman of tahe same train receiv
| ed slight injuries. About 100 of Buf
' falo Bill’s horses were killed and the
four cars containing them totally
wrecked. One car of the freight was
demolished. Neither engine left the
track.
Buffalo Bill’s train was traveling as
second section to fast freight No. 72
and, according to orders, had the right
of way. It is said that the freight
conductor overlooked the fact that
there was a second section to the fast
freight, the accident being due to this
oversight.
Lfsnonn In Bulldlnff Road*.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—A special
good roads train similar to the train
recently run over the southern lines
of the Illinois Central road was sent
out by the Southern railroad with the
I object of giving practical lessons in
' road-building in the southern states
| through which the road passes. The
' officials of the National Good Roads
association, including President Moore
and Secretary Richardson, are in
charge of the train and will conduct
good road conventions in the principal
cities and towns visited.
I _
Cnrknin Thrown From a Hon*.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Bourke Cock
ran was severely injured by be‘ug
thrown from his horse while riding
about his place at Sands Point, 7 I.
There was no witness to the accident
Mr. Cockran was riding a spirited
horse and was either thrown or the
horse stumbled. When he was found
he was unconscious on the ground and
was suffering from bruises and a cut
on the head, from which there was a
considerable flow of blood.
Shot Dead by HI. own Qnn.
BLAIR, Neb., Oct. 30.—While Milton
McCoy and Earl Meyers wore duck
hunting on De Soto lake, four miles
south of Blair, McCoy was accident
ally shot and lived only a few min
utes. The two men were out in the
middle of the lake when it began rain
ing and they pulled for the short. Mc
Soy stepped out on the bank and pull
ed out the gun, muzzle foremost.
Mourniii* Period Is Over.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—President
Roosevelt and party occupied two
boxes at the New National theater last
night and witnessed Daniel Frohman's
company in “Lady Huntsworth's Ex
periment.”
Schoolmaster Painted Red.
PLYMOUTH, Wls., Oct. 30.—Herman
Dormier, a school teacher, was han
dled roughly by a mob here and given
a coat of red paint, the result of his
expressed sympathy for President Mc
Kinley’s assassin.
Shut Out From Publle View.
AUBURN, N. Y„ Oct. 30.—Czolgosz
was a carefully secluded prisoner in
Auburn penitentiary and his confine
ment and execution were devoid of
sensationalism. Superintendent ot
Prisons Collins was determined that
the prisoner, despite the enormity ot
his crime, should gain no undue no
toriety and issued strict orders for his
complete seclusion. These orders were
carefully carried out and the prisoner
was out of public vlt...
Assassin of President McKinley Electro
cuted Early Tuesday Morning.
/
SHOWS NO SORROW FOR CRIMF
■ay. Ho Killed McKinley lleeanu He
Was an Entiuy of the Working: People
—The Current, When Turned on» Does
Quick and Effectual Work.
AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 30.—At 7:12%
o’clock, Leon. Czolgosz, murderer of
President William McKinley, paid the
extreme penalty enacted by the law for
his crime. He was shocked to death
by 1,700 volts of electricity. He went
to the chair in exactly the same man
ner as have the majority of murderers
in this state, showing no particular
signs of fear, but in fact doing what
few of them have done—talking to
the witnesses while he was being
strapped in the chair.
‘‘I killed the president because he
was an enemy of the good people—of
the good working people. I am not
lorry for my crime.”
These were his words as the guards
hurried him into the chair.
A moment later, mumbling through
the half-adjusted fact straps, he said:
“I am awfully sorry I could not see
my father.”
uzoigosz slept soundly all night.
Warden Mead gave the signal to
_have the prisoner brought in and at
7:11 o’clock Chief Keeper Tupper
swung the big steel doors leading to
the condemned cells, and as the steel
bars behind which Czolgosz had been
kept were swung aside two guards
miarched the prisoner out into the cor
ridor, two others following and the
chief keeper walking in front.
The guards on either side of Czol
gosz had hold of his arms as if either
to support him or to keep him from
making a demonstration. As he
stepped over the threshold he stum
bled, but they held him up and as they
urged him forward toward the chair
he stumbled again on the little rub
ber-covered platform upon which the
chair rests. His head was erect and
with his gray flannel shirt turned back
at the neck he looked quite boyish.
He was Intensely pale and as he tried
to throw his head back and carry him
self erect his chin quivered very per
ceptibly. As he was being seated he
looked about at the assembled wit
nesses with quite a steady stare and
said:
“I killed the president because he
was an enemy of the good people—
the working people.”
His voice trembled slightly at first,
but gained strength with each word.
And he spoke perfect English.
‘ "I am not sorry for my crime,” he
said, just as the guard pushed his
head back on the rubber head rest and
drew the strap across his forehead and
chin. As the pressure on the straps
tightened and bound the jaws tightly,
he mumbled:
“I am awfully sorry I could not see
my father.”
It was just exactly 7:11 when he
crossed the threshold, but a min
ute had elapsed and he had just fin
ished his last statement when the
strapping was completed and the
guards stepped back. Warden Mead
raised his hand, and, at 7:12:30, Elec
trician Davis turned the switch that
threw 1,700 volts of electricity into
the living body.
The rush of the current threw the
body so hard against the straps that
they creaked perceptibly. The hands
clinched suddenly and the whole at
titude was one of extremo tenseness.
For forty-five seconds the full current
was kept on, and then slowly the
electrician threw the switch back, re
ducing the current volt by volt, until
it was cut off entirely. Then, just,
as it has reached that point, he threw
the lever back again for two or three
seconds. The body, which had col
lapsed as the current was reduced,
stiffened up again against the straps.
When it was turned off again Dr.
MacDonald stepped to the chair and
put his hand over the heart . He said
he felt no pulsation, but suggested
that the current be turned on for a
few seconds again. Once more the
body became rigid. At 7:15 the cur
rent was turned off for good.
From the time Czolgosz had left his
cell until the full penalty was paid less
than four minutes had elapsed. The
physicians present used the stetho
scope and other tests to determine if
any life remained, and at 7:17 the
warden, raising his hand, announced:
“Gentlemen, the prisoner is dead.”
The witnesses filed from the cham
ber, many of them visibly affected, and
the body was taken from the chair and
laid on the operating table.
Iisneii Peace Proclamation.
NEW YORK, Oct 30.—Under date
of Caracas, Oct. 28, E. Gonzales Es
teves, Venezuelan consul general, has
received the following cable from
President Castro of Venezuela: "Inter
nla peace has been today proclaimed.'
Commenting upon the dispatch Con
sul General Esteves said: “The revo
lution, so far as Venezuela ts concern
ed, Is quashed. This proclamation
was made on the anniversary of the
birth of that great patriot Bolivar.’’
——Mr
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle—There was a very fair run of
cattle, but there w'ere apparently none
too many to meet Jre demand. A notice
able feature of the trade, was the active
demand for the good to choice grades,
while buyers were rather indifferent
when it come to the common stuff. This
was true both of killers and feeders.
There were not many corn-fed steers on
sale today, but there were some good
enough to sell as high as $6.15. Cows and
heifers were quite plentiful in the yards
and there seemed to be more or less un
evenness in the prices paid. The good to
choice heavyweight cows and heifers met
with the best demand and fully steady
prices were paid. The medium kinds,
however, sold uneven. Veal calves and
stags sold at just about steady prices.
Bulls were in better demand this morning
than they have been of late, and both
feeder buyers and packers paid stronger
prices. Good heavyweight feeders and
choice yearlings sold readily at steady to
strong prices. Buyers, however, were not
at all anxious for the less desirable
grades. Western range beef steers, of
which very few were offered, sold steady
where the quality was at all good. Range
cows of desirable quality also brought
steady prices, hut other kinds w*ere a lit
tle slow and weak. Choice yearlings and
heavy feeders could also be quoted fully
steady, but others were neglected and
hard to move.
Hogs—There was a generous run of
hogs, and as other markets were all
quoted lower, packers at this point start
ed in from the beginning to pound prices
here. The first bids were 5@7%c lower,
but most of the hogs finally spld only a
big nickel lower. The bulk sold from
$5.65 to $5.70, with the long string at
$5.67%. The first hogs sold mostly at
$5.67%, but they were the better loads.
Later on packers would not give over
$5.65, but finally the market strengthened
up a little and the close was more active.
Sheep—Quotations: Choice yearlings.
$3.30^3.50; fair to good, $3.15(63.30; choice
wethers, $3.20(63.35; fair to good wethers.
$3.00(63.20; choice ewes, $2.75@3.00; fair to
good ewes, $2.25@2.75; choice spring
lambs, $4.00(64.25; feeder wethers, $2,004*;
3.25; feeder lambs, $3.60(64.00.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Corn-fed steers and cows were
strong; other cattle, steady; choice export
and dressed beef steers, $5.80@6.45; fair to
good, $4.70(65.70; stocked and feeders,
$2.85(64.25; western fed steers $5.25(66.25:
western range steers, $3.25(65.30; Texas
and Indian steers, $2.70(63.85; Texas cows.
$1.75(63.00; native cows, $2.60(64.40; heifers,
$2.00@5.25; bulls, $2.35@3.90; calves, $3.00fa
5.00.
Hogs—Market was steady; top, $6.00;
bulk of sales, $5.90<6o.95; heavy, $5.95(66.00;
mixed packers, $5.70@5.96; light, $6.W@6.7o;
pigs, $4.85(65.25.
Sheep and Lambs—Market steady; na
tive lambs, $4.00(64.75; western lambs. $3.75
<64.50; native wethers, $3.25@3.65; western
wethers, $3.25(63.50; ewes, $3.00(63.40; culls.
$1.50(63.25.
RANSOM MIGHT NOT SAVE.
MtHslotiArl«ti Fear Brignnris May Kill
Miss Stone After Payment.
SOFIA, Nov. 2.—The best method of
transmitting the ransom demanded by
the brigands for the release of Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the abducted Ameri
can missionary, and of assuring the
safety of the captives are the matters
now engaging the attention of Sama
kov missionaries, who are negotiating
with the kidnapers. It is felt that un
usual precautions are necessary in or
der to safeguard Miss Stone and the
others, as there undoubtedly is danger
that the captives will be murdered
after the ransom is paid.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Some sur
prise is expressed here at the extent
to which the question of indemnity in
Miss Stone’s case is being discussed in
the European papers. The United
States so far has directed its efforts
solely to the procurement of Miss
Stone’s release, and there is good rea
son for the statement that all other
questions connected with the release,
including a possible claim for indem
nity, have been regarded as a second
ary matter. This is almost necessarily
the case, owing to the fact that in its
present light the state department
cannot place the responsibility for
Miss Stone’s capture and detention.
Further evidence must be had on that
point.
ASKS MONEY fOR VETERANS.
Interior Department Submits Its Hsti
lUHtH for Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—The esti
mates cf the expenditures of the in
terior department during the fiscal
year beginning next July aggregate
$170,000,000, of which $142,161,200 is
asked for pensions and the adminis
trative work of the pension bureau,
$1,964,270 being for salaries of the bu
reau personnel and $250,000 for the
investigation of special examiners in
pension cases.
In addition to $1,356,151 already ap
propriated for the twelfth census,
$1,972,120 for the next year is asked.
Of the amount heretofore appropriat- ■
ed for the census, $9,423,332 had been
disbursed up to August 31 last, leav
ing a balance of appropriations unex
pended on that date of $4,092,578.
From Frying Pan Into the Fire.
JACKSON. Mich., Nov. 2.—Henry
Wiseman, who has confessed to the
murder of Mrs. Ellen Huss, whose
body was found buried in the woods
near Royal Oak, was released from
the Jackson prison, whered he has
been serving a sentence for theft.
Governor Bliss commuted his sentence
so that he could be tried for murder.
Officers from Oakland county, in
which the murder was committed, im
mediately arrested Wiseman.