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.
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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.
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; | THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. ;
I | Latest Quotations Prom South )
; | Omaha and Kansas City.
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SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE—There was aliberal run of
cattle and in fact receipts were con
siderably ahead of expectations. The
beef steer market could be quoted
steady to a shade lower. There was
quite a little unevenness to the trade
and it was very evident that packers
were not very anxious for supplies, as
the big run all the wek has filled them
up in good shape. As a general thing
the medium and handy weight cat
tle sold at about steady prices, but
the heavy cattle were slow. The
cow market showed very little
change. The big bulk of the offerings
consisted of beef steers, so the supply
of cows and heifers was not excessive.
The better grades in particular sold
freely at steady prices. Bulls held just
about steady and veal calves sold in
yesterday’s notches, but they are lower
than they were a week ago. There
.were very few stockers and feeders on
sale and the demand was very limited.
The few cattle that did arrive in most
cases had to sell a little lower.
HOGS—There was quite a liberal run
of hogs, but the market held about
.steady. At the start packers took hold
quite freely and a good many traders
were calling the market steady to
strong. The hogs, though, were a good
'deal heavier than yesterday, which
helped out the apeparance of the mar
ket on paper to quite an extent. To
,’ward the close, though, the packers
seemed to have their more urgent or
ders filled, so that the last end of the
market was slow and weak. The bulk
•of the medium weights sold from $8.
82% to $6.65.
SHEEP — Quotations for clipped
stock: Choice western lambs. $6.00@
6.50; fair to good lambs, $5.00@6.00;
choice western wooled lambs, $6.50 @
,7.15; fair to good wooled lambs, $6.00 @
6.50; choice lightweight yearlings, $5.50
@5.75; fair to good yearlings, $4.50@
5.25; choice wethers, $5.00@5.25; fair to
good withers, $4.25@4.65; choice ewes,
$4.50@4.65; fair to good ewes, $3.50@
4.25; feeder lambs, $3.50@4.50; feeder
yearlings, $3.50@4.00; feeder wethers,
$3.50@4.00; feeder ewes, $3.25@3.50.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Beeves steady to strong:
quarantine steady; cows and heifers
steady to weak; stockers and feeders
steady; choice export and dressed beef
steers, $4.60@5.25; fair^to good. $3.50@
4.65; stockers and feeders, $2.80@5.15;
western-fed steers, $3.50@4.75; Texas
and Indian steers, $2.50@4.75; Texas
cows, $1.75@3.65; native cows, $1.50@
4.40; native heifers, $2.80@4.75; canners,
$1.10@2.60; bulls, $2.75@4.25; calves,
$2.60 @6.75.
HOGS—Market steady to strong;
top, $6.80; bulk of sales. $6.60@6.72%;
heavy, $6.67% @6.80; mixed packers,
$6.55@6.72% ; light, $6.35@6.60; yorkers,
$6.55@6.60; pigs, $5.85@6.30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active
and strong; native lambs, $4.25@7.00;
western lambs, $4.00@6.90; fed ewes,
$3.75@5.25; native wethers, $4.00@5.85;
Texas clipped sheep, $4.00@6.00; stoek
ers and feeders, $3.70@4.30.
JAPANESE ARMY PERFECT.
Will Not Be in Background in Event
of Trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Mr. Shi
mizu, the recently appointed Japan
ese consul at Chicago, who arrived
here on the Nippon Maru on the way
to his new post, said regarding the
Russian-Manchurian trouble:
"The statement that the arsenals
are working day and night and turn
ing out vast amounts of military
stores may. be true. For the past
four years the government has aimed
at building up a standing army which
would De ready and capable of enter
ing the lists in case of international
trouble.”
NEBRASKA GIRL IS SECOND.
Result of the Interstate Oratorical
Contest.
SIOUX CITY, la.—The interstate
oratorical contest, in which six states
were represented, was won by Harry
C. Culver of Cornell college, Mount
Vernon, la., the subject being “A Po
litical Problem.” The prize was $50.
Miss Florence Hope of Grand Island
college, Nebraska, was second; Irvin
B. Wood of Hamline university, St.
Paul, third. Others in the contest
were Garland C. Greeve of Central
college, Fayette, Mo.; James G. Get
ty of Hedding college, Abingdon, 111.;
Warren Barber of Ripon college, Wis
consin. These six orators were the
survivors of a contest in which forty
four colleges took part.
He May Abolish the Route.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The post
office department on Friday sent to
Inspector Connor of the rural free de
livery service at Nashville, Tenn.,
written instructions to investigate
the matter of the rural carrier held
up near Gallatin, Tenn. Postmaster
General Payne said that he would
probably abolish the route.
Bills Were Settled for Him.
KANSAS CITY', Mo.—Lieutenant
John F. McCarthy, Nineteenth infan
try, was arrested In this city Friday
night by the police and was taken
to Fort Leavenworth by Soldiers. He
is at the post under arest, awaiting
court martial. It was supposed by
his fellow officers, when they paid
the bills of the local merchants who
caused his arrest on criminal charges,
that McCarthy's resignation would
be accepted.
LOVES THE PRAIRIES. ^
Miss Anna Gray is Delighted With
Her Western Canada Home.
Anna C. Gray is a young lady form
erly of Michigan. She is now a resi
dent of Western Canada, and the fol
lowing, published in the Brown City
(Mich.) Banner are extracts from a
friendship letter written about March
15 to one of her lady friends in that
vicinity. In this letter is given some
idea of the climate, social, educa
tional and religious conditions of Al
berta, the beautiful land of sunshine
and happy homes. Over one hundred
thousand Americans have made West
ern Canada their home within the
past five years, and in this year up
wards of 50,000 will take up homes
there.
Miss Gray took her leave for Dids
bury, Alberta, the home of her sister
and other relatives and friends on Jan.
10 last, and after a two months’ so- ’
journ in her western prairie home,
she writes of it as follows: “I know
I shall grow to love the prairies. We
have a beautiful view of the moun
tains and it seems wonderful to me to
see home after home for miles, and it v
is becoming thickly settled all around V
us. With the exception of the last
few days which have been cold and
stormy, wo have had beautiful spring
weather ever since I came. The days
are beautiful. I call this the “land of
the sun,” as it seems to be always
shining; the nights are cold and
frosty. On arriving here, I was so
greatly surprised in every way. Dids
bury is quite a business little town.
All the people I meet are so pleasant
and hospitable. They have four
churches in Didsbury—the Baptist,
Presbyterian, Evangelical and Men
nonite. The Evangelicals have just
completed a handsome church, very
large and finely furnished, costing
$2,500. They have a nice literary
society here, meets every two weeks.
They have fine musical talent here.
Your friend, Anna C. Gray.
Fever is as ornery as prize fighters;
it won’t break clean.
IF YOU USE BALL BLUE,
Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue.
Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. ,
A long story of a hanging, if well
written, is very interesting.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c. ,
1
Marriage and divorce are represent 7
ed by a hitch and a kick.
Iowa Farms $4 Par Aero Cash,
bounce % crop till paid. MULHALL. 8Iom City, la.
Money is pretty tight with the man
who has no loose change.
“The Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind” of stoves
keep you clean and cool. Economical and
always ready. Sold at good stove stores.
Painter Chartran and Mr. Shaw.
An interesting story is told in con
nection with the new Chartran portrait
of Secretary Shaw. Chartran always
charges $6,000 for his pictures, but Mr.
Shaw beat him down to $2,500 while
the picture was being painted. When
it was nearly completed the artist
turned to the secretary and asked him *
who was to pay the $2,500, he or the
government. The secretary said that
the government was. Quick as a flash
Chartran said it was worth $3,000 and
swept his brush across one of the eyea
of the portrait. Secretary Shaw looked
at it aghast. He was winking at him
self from the canvass, but he had io
pay the $3,000.
General Bates’ Long Service. .
General John Coalter Bates, who has M.
just taken up his residence in Chicago
as commander of the department of
the lakes, has been in the army since
1861, when he joined the Eleventh in
fantry as lieutenant. He served on
General Meade's staff until the close
of the war and for thirty years wa3
stationed west of the Mississippi river,
chiefly in the Indian country. Ho
served in the Philippines.
German Empress an Artist.
It is not generally known that the
German empress is a sculptor and
painter of more than usual ability. In
her husband's study at Potsdam there
is a most lifelike bust of the emperor
in bronze, while several of the young
princes have also been reproduced in
marble. Many sketches and paintings
by the empress adorn the walls of the
palace.
A Tight Squeeze.
Brazils, Ark., May 11th.—To be
snatched from the very brink of the
grave Is a somewhat thrilling ex
perience and one which Mrs. M. O.
Garrett of this place has just passed
through.
Mrs. Garrett suffered with a Cere
bro-Spinal affection, and had been
treated by the best physicians, but
without the slightest improvement. k
For the last twelve months two
doctors were in constant attendance,
but she could only grow worse and
worse, till she could not walk, and
did not have any power to move at
all.
She was so low that for the great
er part of the time she was perfectly
unconscious of what was going on
about her, and her heart-broken hus
band and friends were hourly ex
pecting her death.
The doctors had given up all hope , y
and no one thought she could pos- VL
sibly live. '
In this extremity Mr. Garrett sent
for a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. It
was a last hope, but happily it did
not fail.
Mrs. Garrett used in all six boxes
of the remedy, and Is completely
cured. She says:
"I am doing my own work now and
feel as well as ever I did. Dodd’s
Kidney Pills certainly saved me from
death.” .
Marconi should next proceed to ill V
a long-felt want by Inventing wirelesi
,polltlcs.
