PROBE GOES DEEP PAYNE WILL INVESTIGATE THE LARGER POSTOFFICES. DETAILS NOT YET FORMULATED Present Administrative Methods Years Old—For FourteensYears Few Changes Have Been Made, Though Business Has Trebbled. WASHINGTON—A far-reaching ex tension of the present Investigation of the Postoffice department to Include must of the large offices in the country is in contemplation. This statement was made by Postmaster General Payne. Mr. Payne said the Increase of $5,000 In the appropriation for the contingent expenses of his own office had been made to allow the Investigation of the department along these lines, but he admitted that It was not at that time anticipated that the inquiry would prove so sensational. The details of the proposed general investigation have not yet been formu lated, but It has been decided to in clude all first-class postofflces whose annual receipts aggregate $500,000. Mr. Payne said that the present adminis trative methods of the postal service were established by former Postmaster (General Wanamaker, fourteen years ago, since then the business of the department has trebled. It might be that some of the methods were faulty and the practices irregular, conse quently the Investigation would be made In the hope of initiating uew and better methods as well as to correct abuses. Inspector Laughlin of the Indian nu reau has been ordered to the Utah res ervation in Utah to negotiate with the Indians, who own the reservation, for the allotment of a part of their lands and the cession of the remainder to the governmont. The law authorizes the authorities arbitrarily to open the reservation In case of failure to reach an agreement. Major Robert L. Howse, charged with cruelty to Filipinos during his service In the Philippines, has submit ted his reply to the charge to the sec retary of war. All the papers in the case have been submitted to the judge advocate general for a report. AS SEEN BY THE HUMORIST. A \ mxmAY 7TAESAXAY WEZXVESQAY AAUNDET G7V/ACE CAUSED OOCAAL EASTjSESS AAA CAfACAGO _ _ _' L-_\_BH._I___„_U-0 ..JVC £2>wiao nzz.carrED jsv/M£k? mm jaom ctozeolt juzd jeebj I ~ il r~jvh /I / J~\ CJUFir jeZTgrcLTTYxr/^i vTJr^imsr .r 7- rrvrr*? rw *mw nrrr\r±c^nr^r APPEAL TO FEDERAL COURTS. A New Turn in the Strike On at Omaha. OMAHA.—On petition of a number of complainants, Including the prin cipal transfer and delivery companies involved In the teamster's strike, Judge Monger of the federal court Wednesday ovenlng granted a tem porary restraining order enjoining the officers of the Team Drivers’ Interna tional union, local 71, J. E. Crews, president; R, S. Wilcox, treasurer, and Edward Sumner, secretary, together with all members of the union, from doing certain acts calculated to inter fere with interstate commerce, and large airship under construction. The largest airship ever devised is now building in San Francisco, and even in Its present half-finished con dition It spreads itself out over about a block of territory. It is made of aluminum, and will be bigger than the ordinary Mississippi river steamboat. More than $100,000 has already been spent on the maehtno and it will eost more than $200,000. Charles Stanley la the inventor. Delegates to represent the United States at the International conference at Geneva which is to revise and ex tend the Geneva convention of 1864 under which the various Red Cross societies are recognized in one have been deslgued by the president as fol lows: Francis B. Loomis, assistant secretary of state; General George B. Davis, Judge advocate general of the army, and Commander Sargent, United States Navy. FUNERAL OF BISHOP HURST. Sermon by Bishop Fowler and Ad dress by Bishop McCabe. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Funeral cervices over the remains of the late Bishop John Fletcher Hurst were held Thursday morning at the First Methodist church. The sermon was delivered by Charles H. Fowler of Buffalo and Bishop Charles C.*«McCabe of Omaha who succeeded Bishop Hurst as chan celler of the American university made an address. Kev. Dr. Henry A Butz, president of the theological sem lnary, offered the prayer. The Inter mont was at Rock Creek cemetery find was private. Find Clews, but Not Men. HONG KONG—The United States gunboat Callao, which was dispatched to the nearest point up the river from Canton, to aid the engineers recently attacked by a mob, reports having found the broken Instruments and the books belonging to the engineers and the empty drifting house boat. Attorney for Porto Rico. WASHINGTON. I). C|—Willis Sweel of Cour d’Alene, Idaho, has been ap pointed attorney general of Porte Rico, to succeed James S. Harland Who recently resigned. Decline Carnegie's Offer. MONTREAL.—The city council re scinded a resolution adopted in April 1902, accepting an offer of $150,00< from Andrew Carnegie for a librar; building. commanding them to appear In court May 20 to show cause why a tempor ary injunction should not bo grauted. REVOLUTION NOT PUT DOWN. Nicaraguan Revolutionary Junta Is Hopeful of Success. PANAMA, Columbia.—The official nows emanating from Managuay, Nica ragua, to the effect that the revolution has been put down is contradicted. The Nicaraguan revolutionary junta here has received a report from Gen eral Emaianio Chamenro, saying that the Nicaraguan government steamer Once de Julio lias been sunk by the rebel vessel Victoria. The entire j crew of the government boat was lost. ] notwithstanding the efforts made to | save them. The rebel victory at I Acoypa and the capture of Omotepe and San Carlos has been confirmed. The members of the juna are hopeful of success and declare that the rebels cannot be attacked, the t^ivernment forces being not sufficiently strong to do so. Hay Makes Acknowledgment. WASHINGTON—Secretary Hay has made a graceful acknowledgment of Russia's statement of its purposes rel ative to Manchuria. The secretary's note, addressed to Count Cassini, ex presses regret that there should have been even a temporary misconception of doubt as to Russia's position in the | matter and seizes the opportunity to | return the thanks of this government | for the frank and satisfactory declar ation of Russian principles. Sets Court Order at Naught. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Michael B. Barry, an attorney, fled to Grand Island. Neb., Tuesday, with his two children, one a IR-months-old babe. Barry, it is alleged, Deal his wife a week ago and then sued tor a divorce. His wife was on Tuesday grauted the • custody of the children, but before , papers could be served upon Barry i he had left the city. Barry, it is al ■ leged, had been beating his wife for some time MOROS DEFEATED. Captain Pershing Captures Another Sultan. MANILA—Captain Pershing’s col umn has defeated the sultan of Atn parguano’s strong force of Moros in the Taraca country, on the east shore of Lake Lanoa island of Mindanao. The Americans captured ten forts. One hundred and fifteen Moros were killed, thirteen were wounded and sixty were made prisoners. The Moros captured included the sultan. Two Americans were killed and seven were wounded. The ten forts constituted serious and strong positions on the banks of the Taraca river and from them the Moros vigorously resisted Captain Pershing’s advance. The American troops attacked the forts Monday and captured eight of them without suffering any losses, though the thirty-six cannon mounted on fortifications were served with the best of the enemy’s ability. The garrison of the ninth fort re sisted fiercely, and Captain Pershing ordered the fort to be shelled and captured by assault, which was done. Lieutenants Shaw and Grade lead ing two companies of the Twenty seventh infantry, and a deatchment of cavalry, surrounded the tenth fort, where the sultan had sought refuge, and it surrenderd Tuesday. The forts have been dismantled. Captain Pershing moved north Tuesday to complete the exploration of the east shore. No further resist ance Is expected. The Spanish gunboat Velasoc, sunk by the ships of Admiral Dewey off Cavite, has been raised. Her hull is not injured, but her upper works show the effect of the American shells. BULGARIA’S SLAPS AT PORTE. Returns Note Because It Is In "Of fensive Terms.”. CONSTANTINOPLE. — The Bul garian government has returned the porte’s note on the subject of incur sion of Bulgarian bands into Mace donia and the importation of ex plosives into Turkey from Bulgaria, to the Ottoman commission at Soda, in consequence of what the government of Bulgaria describes as its “offensive terms.” The mustering of Turkish troops continues in Macedonia and Albania, where soon 165 battailous will be distributed. Twenty Hurt in Collision. CHICAGO, 111.—Twenty persons were injured, a few seriously, in a collision between two southbound Haisted street electric cars at Forty third street Thursday. One woman was taken from the wreck and carried into an adjoining store. It is believed her injuries are fatal. The conductor on the rear car, H. S. Lockwood, was thrown through the window and badly Injured. Mad Mullah Is Repulsed. ADEN. Arabia.—It is rumored that the Mad Mullah has recently attacked a British column at Galadi, Somali land, and was repulsed with heavy loss. The British also suffered con siderably. Actor Macklin Dies. LONDON.—F. H. Macklin, the actor, is dead. He once made a tour of the United States with Sir Henry Irving's company. MOVE 0£ RUSSIA IT PUTS UNCLE SAM IN AN AN CRY MOOD. RE-OCCUPATION OF MANCHURIA Troopc Put Back Into New Chwang— Secretary Hay is Conferring by Wire with President Roosevelt About the Matter. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The state department has received official con firmation from its agents in China of the increase of the Russian garrison in New Chwang. Manchuria, and there is reason to believe, if Presi dent Roosevelt appproves, that it is preparing to take vigorous steps in the matter. Secretary Hay ia in communication with the president in California, and upon the latter’s decision, the secre tary's course will depend. It Is stated that the department has had its patience taxed by the course of events In Manchuria and that It now contemplates a more radical step than any which has heretofore mark ed the negotiations between the pow ers on this subject. The proposed step contemplates joint action by Japan, England and the United States. Preceding negotiations have been hampered by the liability of this gov ernment to act jointly with other na tions, without violating its traditions, but it is now hinted that some plan of co-operation with England and Japan may be devised which will have the effect of convincing the Russian' government of the united determina tion of the three nations to insist1 upon Russia’s evacuation of Manchu ria, while not actually committing the United States to a formal alliance. This program is subject to the ap proval of the president. If It i3 not looked upon with favor by him the state department may fall back upon its former method of individual representation to Russia and ask an other explanation to the happenings in Manchuria. In such an event the Russian an swer is already forecasted by. the of ficials here. According to advices to the powers the troops were to have been withdrawn from New Chwang just one month ago Friday. It is un derstood that as a matter of fact a portion of the Russian force. was withdrawn from barracks in the city to tents outside. It is presumed from Pekin advices that these troops have returned to the city. However, it is pointed out that Russia employ ed a saving clause in the promise to withdraw from Manchuria, the lan guage being “provided, however, that the action of other powers shall not stand in the way." Russia it is understood, now claims that this provision was a violation by Japan when she mobilized her fleet1 and otherwise showed signs of mili tary preparations, which were con strued as a menace to Russia. CLEVELAND NOT A CANDIDATE. Statement to that Effect is Made by Willir-.m J. Vilas. MILWAUKEE, Wis.—A special l) the Sentinel from a staff correspond ent from Madison, Wis., says: Grover Cleveland will not be a cai - didate for president on the demo cratic ticket. This is the statement of William J. Vilas, secretary of the interior in Cleveland's cabinet, and beyond question one of the closest political and personal friends the ca presldent has in the country. Senator Vilas has recently visited the Cleveland home in Princeton and passed several days in the company of the ex-president. He has also re cently corresponded with Mr. Cleve land. Spotted Fever on the Ships. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Deadly ce> ebro spinal meningitis, popularly known as “spotted fever,” and one of the hardest contagious diseases to combat, has broken out in the ranks of the 1,200 men aboard the receiving ships Minneapolis and Puritan at League Island navy yard. Already it has killed three young recruits, while five more victims are hovering be tween life and death. — Buys Mexican Mine. EL PASO, Tex.—Senator W. A. Clark of Montana has bought from Sol Charles of Rosario mines the famous Guadaloupe-Colve group of mines in Chihuahua, Mex. The price was ?500,000. Rainmaker Goes to Utah. ST. LOUIS.—Dr. R. J. Hyatt, gov ernment weather forecaster in St. Louis for six years, left Tuesday to commence his duties as forecaster at Salt Lake City. Because of the rapid falling of the Mississippi river it may be necessary for the Arkansas to be relieved of some of her fittings fn order to en able her to get to New Orleans in safety. ; HWHI »*■>■! 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