771 Uhc WecKJy Panorama. THE LATE ADMIRAL BUNCE. Vw Distinction for HI Sarrtces Dar in the- Civil War. Rear Admiral Francis M, Bunce, who wait retired from active service la the navy some time ago, died the other day at bis home is Washington. He bad .been ill for several months and for tbe past few weeks bad been fall ing so rapidly as to be unable to take much Interest in current affairs. Admiral Bunce was born In Con necticut In 1838, and entered tbe naval academy in 1852. He fought In several engagements In the civil war, winning particular honor for his bravery in the fighting at Yorktown, Va., and In the skirmishing with Fort Fisher and the batteries about Fort Caswell. He took part In the Wilmington, N. C, block ade and commanded the expedition which co-operated with General Gll- REAR ADMIRAL BUNCE. more In the' capture of Morris Island. He served also In the attack on Fort Sumter and In the siege of Charleston. In 1863 he became a lieutenant com mander, a commander In 1871. a cap tain in 1883, a commodore in 1895 and a rear admiral In 1898. His latest service In the department was rendered as commander" of the Brooklyn navy yard, to which post he was assigned ll 1897. In all respects Admiral Bunce was a model naval officer, and possessed of high Ideals of duty and service. He was liked by his fellow officers and re spected by the sailors who knew his record and admired his courage. FLEETING CHANGES. The New and Old Journey Acrou the American Continent. The announcement that the North western and Union Pacific Railroad companies have reduced the running time of their "limited" train between Chicago and San Francisco by three hours and ten minutes and cut the time of two other trains also Is calcu lated to put the old transcontinental traveler in a ruminative mood. There are still many people living who went overland first on a prairie schooner, and In the course of fifty years the change has been marvelous. One of the most interesting of books of pioneer times is Ed-win Bryant's "What I Saw in California." Its au thor reached the coast just before the gold discoveries and during the Mex ican war, and when he made bio Jour ney of five or six months' duration the country which Is part of the United State beyond the Missouri was, a wilderness. Could he return to earth now and see the many lines of rail road which cross the continent he would be as much surprised as Lieutcn , ant Peary might be If he were to find a through mall route to the north polo and a network of tracks covering Greenland. Hank Knibeszler. The old theory tbat certain crimes come In waves seems to be confirmed by the frequent occurrence of bank embezzlements during the last week. After long Immunity from Josses of this kind three embezzlements are re corded within tbe period of two-days that of George Armltage, the New ork bank messenger; M. A. Emory, bank cashier of Boyertown, Pa., and A. G. Smith i.nd Louis Swift, bank tel lers of IxweU, Mass., the aggregate of their peculations amounting to $271. 000. J During October there have been three other cases of embezzlements by bank employes, wblcb brings the total for the month up to 1308,000, which la the largest sum the banks have lost In asy one month of this year, the record standing: January, f0,000; Febru ary, $3,000; March, 1233,000; April, $246,000; May, $74,000; June. $2,500; July, nothing; August, $13,000; Sep tember, $5,000, The total sum em twi lled during the present year to date Is $2,968,911, so that the bank., steal ings, represent nearly one-half , of tho Whole amount Chicago Tribune. - Cold W anther Advlx. ' A great mistake made by many Is that clothing gives warmth, whereas It only retains tbe warmth that Is pro duced by the trX eaten. Therefore the best way U keep warm Is to take plenty of heat-giving food such as milk,-' fruiter, cheese, oatmeal, pota toes sqd the like. ' Always wear wool or silk next the skin, breathe deeply and regularly, keep your mouth shut, never miss a meal, try walking to business Instead pf huddling yourself up In the corner of a car or omnibus, and you will bst no difficulty In keeping warm. A the World Rc)ot)es THE OLDEST INNKEEPER. Mrs. Mary Lee, whose picture is here given, is the oldest landlady In Berk shire, her tenancy of the Beehive pub lic house having extended over fifty years. Mrs. Lre, who is now ever 88 years of age, is well known aiul re spected, not only in the village of White Waltham, but for many miles beyond It Mrs. Lee has given proof of the fact that a public house may be successfully managed on high moral principles. During the whole of her fifty years' tenancy only , one complaint has been made about the house, and then the offense wag only trivial and uninten tional and the magistrates only Im posed a small fine. Mrs. Lee allows no bad language or rowdyism on the premises. Over the fireplace in the taproom hangs tbe following: : NOTICE. ! : No swearing: or foul language per- : : miner! in thin room or Indecent : : soaks allowed to be sung. Any one : : infrlnKlng the above will be ex- : : pellcd. M. LEE. : Perhaps one of the most remarkable facts about this public house is Mrs.. Lee's practice of taking her old and well-used bible Into the taproom on a Sunday and reading portions of it to her customers, thus providing a sim ple rellgfous service for the men who would not go to church. Mrs. Lee Is still remarkably hale and active for her age. She has an excellent mem ory and In her old-fashioned bonnet of black silk, trimmed with red, covering a white cap, surrounding her full cheerful, unwrinkled face, she is a picturesque figure. London News. WILLIAM S. GILBERT ILL. Partner of Sir Arthur Sullivan la Re ported as on Hla Deathbed. William S. Gilbert, the dramatist and famous librettist of Sir Arthur Sullivan's operas, Is reported on his deathbed at Harrow Weald, his nome In England. Mr. Gilbert is 65 years old. It is forty-five years since his name first became familiar to play goers. His first libretto to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music was written In 187b. "H M 8 Pinafore" was first pro duced In 1876, "The Pirates of Pen zance" in 1880, "Patience" in 1882, ana "Th Mikado" in 1885. He has been an invalid for over a year and has had a devoted nurse in Miss Nancy Mcln fniih the voune American actress who was adopted into the Gilbert family as a daughter after the composer had trained her voice and brought her out WILLIAM 8. GILBERT. as prlmo donna In his late play, "His Excellency." Mr. Gilbert is me last of a noted trio of theatrical men. Sir Arthur Sullivan, his collaborator, died earl;' this year, and D'Oyly Carte, who hunt the Savov theater in London ex pressly to produce the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, has been dead several years. After the Hone I Stolen. Texas is about to start criminal proh ecuttons against the officers of nearly a hundred fraudulent oil companies who, during the boom, have sold worthless stock to the'amount of mil- linnh of dollar. It will, of course, be some satisfaction to the people who have paid their money for waste paper in the shaps of oil stock to see the men who deceived them sent to state prison. Prompter action, however, on the part of tne Texas authorities would have benefited many creJulous Invest ors and prevented the gathering of the cloud of suspicion which at pres ent hangs over Texas oil Investments. The freedom with which the oil boom swindlers have been allowed to oper ate has had a bad t ff ct, even on tbe reliable companies. Chicago Tribune. , American Interests Supreme It Is understood In Washington that Lord Psuncefote will bring back from London his government's consent to an. Isthmian canal treaty drawn In ac cordance with American wishes. The compact has not yet been formally written, but there Is every reason to believe that England has agreed to ac cept .It In every principle, for which the United States has contended. The treaty Is nothing more thin an "agree ment" on the part of England to the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Therefore England will here after be equally eiempt with other European powers fiom participation In any work connected with the con struction of tbe canal or Its mainten ance when constructed. i News and Views "IKE MARVEL." Life of Donald U. Mitchell Writer of Fiction. Donald G. Mitchell, who for nearly half a century has been known to fame as "Ik Marvel" and whose serious ill ness was reported a few days ago, was bora la Norwich, Conn.. April 12. 1822. After graduating at Yale in 1841 he lived for a time on a farm for the ben efit of his nealth, and It was then that be acquired that intense love of things pastoral and rural which breathes In his books. Mr. Mitchell went abroad n 1844, and on his return he brought with him the material for his first work. This was called "Fresh Glean ings." In 1848 he again crossed the Atlantic and spent the summer of that year in Paris, gaining inspiration for bis new work, "The Battle Summer." His two best-known works, published in 1850 and 1851 respectively, are "The Reveries of a Bachelor" and "Dream Life." In 1885 he purchased a farm of 200 acres, near New Haven, and has re sided there since that time, writing oc casionally for periodical publications, but chiefly enjoying a healthy and happy old age as peaceful as the most pleasant ot Arcadian fancies Mr. Mitchell has written but one novel, DONALD G. MITCHELL. 'Dr. Johns." He had been a member of the council of Yale since Its founda tlon In 1S65. A GREAT SOCIETY EVENT. One Thousand Invitation to the Mar riage of Senator Foraker"s Daughter. One of the noted society events of the year will be the marriage of Misa Florence M. Foraker, daughter of Sen ator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio, and Attorney Randolph Matthews of Cin clnnatl, O. Miss Foraker Is a beautt ful and talented young lady and has been one of tbe noted belles of Wash' lngton. She is the eldest of the sena tor's three daughters, Clara Louise and Julia B. being the names of the others. The wedding is to be solemnized at the Episcopal Church of tne Advent In Cincinnati, November 14, and more than 1,000 invitations to the ceremony are to be issued. Among those to be Invited are President Roosevelt and his cabinet. Senator Hanna and other colleagues of Senator Foraker in the Upper House of Congress. Many men of national note will be invited to add Impresslveness to the occasion. The bridegroom-to-be is a son of C. Bentley Matthews of Cincinnati, and Is a young attorney of prominence and of still greater promise. He cornea FLORENCE M. FORAKER. from a family distinguished In nation al affairs. His uncle was a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. . Ntndylns American Me(liod. Several English railroad officials are now In this country for tho purpose of studying the operation and manage ment of American roads. Another group recently returned to England after a similar' trip of Inspection. It Is an Interesting compliment which is thus being paid to the efficiency and success of the American railroad meth ods. The Englishmen now here are looking particularly Into the handling ct freight and the system of signals. It Is In the economical care of freight that tbe English system falls far te hind. A freight train in this country will carry a load of 2.0Q0 tons, for In stance, while in England the total haul would be 600 tons. The fleet Farm and the Soar Trust Secretary Wilson of tbe Department of Agriculture calls attention to the action of the sugar trust In cutting tbe price of sugsr In the western states, where sugar beats are grown, as evi dence of alarm on the part of tho trust over the growing Importance of the sugar beet Industry. The secretary also regards this as evidence of a deter mination on the part of the sugar trust to go to any length to retard ths development of the Industry. - PIT CROWE COMING Doubt Cut Upon Authenticity of Eii Alleged Letter. SKEPTICS ARE HINTING AT A HOAX And Cling to the Belief that the Letter! Are Clever Forgeries Safer Plant at Falrburj Blair Bore In the Navy Hlseellaneoua 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 the 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 BUI Bryan." That. Chief 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 would be Hberatted on a bond of $500, which was one of ths conditions imposed in the letters al leged to have come from the fugitive. Wymoro Library Closed. WYMORE, Neb., Oct. 23. The pub lic 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 of papers and magazines. The books are being held for a time in order to give the citizens an opportunity of reorganizing. New Klevator at Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 23 The new 60,000-bushel elevator built on South Sixth street by M. T. Cummlngs 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 horee-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. Baby's 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 Harrison Burned. HARRISON, Neb., Oct 23 The Commercial hotel, owned by W. B. Wright, was destroyed by fire Satur day nlgjt. Only by hard work was the rest of the town saved. The own er had "no insurance, as he was build ing an addition and Intended to wait until that was finished before insur ing. He is left without a dollar. "It Is reported in Teheran," says a dispatch to the London Dally Mall from the Persian capital, "that Great Britain baa declared a protectorate ovor Kowelt" Sugar Beeta Tleld Well. FREMONT, Neb., Oct 23. While the acreage ot 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 erlet at Its head, put in sixty-five acres. The beets tested well and yielded an average of ten tons to the acre of high grade beets. Ths best yield on any one acre was fifteen tons. It was the last acre harvested. . NEBRASKA CHIDING LOANS. Krport for the Year Shows Healthful Bad Grulirlng Condition!. LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 28. Secretary Royse of the State Banking board gave out a report showing the con dition of the building and loan asso ciations of Nebraska on June 30, this year. It shows that while the num ber of associations In the state has not lncreaed during the fiscal period, the volume of business has Increased to a gratifying extent. Following is a compartlve statement, showing the conditions of the associations on June 30 in 1000 and in .1901: ' ASSETS. 1901. 1910. First mort'se leans. $3,041,452.08 $3,135,300.93 First Mort'ge loans In process of fore closure ' 25.4S6.S0 28,416.36 Stock loans 123.611.09 123,9-:i.8l Real estate 110,209.47 130,420.50 Furniture and fix tures 2.S49.U 2.70?. 01 Cash 192,200.23 105,882.22 Delinquent interest, premiums & fines.. S3.6HWW 31,053.55 Expenses and taxes " paid 21,233.13 20.879.59 Insurance paid 1,553.70 Other assets . 164,013.83 J16.519.33 , Totals $4 314.744.80 $3,697,356.03 - LIABILITIES. Cap'l stock running.$3,391.920.99 $2,717,380.04 Full paid stock 522.415.46 644,018.92 Reserve fund 57,881.76 46,340.69 Undivided profits ... 134,097.64 159,841.57 Due shareholders on Incomplete loans.. 48.037.69 41,080.61 Premiums unearned 37,214.60 35,630.05 Advance dues 20,872.57 15,970.32 Advance inter't and premiums 5,825.87 5,348.36 Bills payable 5.235.32 1,050.00 Other liabilities .... 91,242.90 30,405.50 Totals $4,314,744.86 $3,697,356.05 RECEIPTS. Bal. on hand July 1.$ 106,871.60 $ 139,746.66 Dues (runn'fr stock) 1,309,039.13 1,062,906.27 Dues (full p'd stock) 230,927.82 160.3W5.40 Interest 2h0,928.33 246.902.22 Premiums 36,851.21 38,351.12 Fines 4,600.41 4,638.20 Memb'r'p and trans fer fees 4,500.14 S.787.22 Loans repaid 680.9S-6.08 523,029.29 Real estate sales.... 16.197.53 25,167.36 Rents 6,886.81 8,543.40 Other receipts 274,034.83 141,947.75 Totals $2,951,823.89 $2,355,535.89 ' EXPENDITURES. Loans $1,348,830.91 $1,128,770.46 Salaries 33,083.67 31,415.11 Commissions 7,099.61 6.237.00 Other expenses 26.394.26 232,008.34 Withdrawals, dues.. 821.532.25 607,845.55 Withdrawals, earn ings 05,249.23 45.036.00 Matured stork, dues 60,301.19 107,228.21 Mat'r'd stock, earn ings 22.715.36 21,453.91 Full paid st'k. dueR 57,837.97 46,786,50 Full paid stock and earnings 8,160.31 10,871.90 Cash on hand 192,256.93 105,882.22 Bills payable and other liabilities.... 307,762.17 12,000.00 Totals $2,951,823.89 $2,355,535.89 SHARES STATEMENT. 1901. 1900. Number In force at this date.H9,S85 105,625 Issued since organization.... 248. 198 218.257 Issued during fiscal year.... 40,109 13,302 Matured during fiscal year... 3.280 3.702 Withdrawn during fiscal year 22,058 16,683 Running stock in force at this date 114,613 2,611 Full paid stock in force at this date 5,372 4,441 Loaned on 33,065 25,742 On which dues are delinquent 2,873 6.178 Subject to cancellation for non-payment of dues 875 720 Accused of Stealing Wheel. RED CLOUD, Neb., Oct. 28. O. T. Gove, an officer from Ohlowa, accom panied by W. B. Gilbert of that place, arrived here on a hunt for the broth er of the latter, George Gilbert, who, It is charged, had stolen the broth er's wheel and run away from home. He was arrested here by the officer and taken back heme. Both Legs Off. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. 28. William Limar, while Jumping from a moving train, was run over by the cars and had both legs cut off above the ankles. He resides northwest of Kearney and was en route for Ames to work In the sugar factory.' Fred I. Sargent Drops Dead. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 28. Freder ick D. Sargent, proprietor of restaur ants In St. Paul, Milwaukee and Om aha, and Interested largely In gold mining In northern Minnesota, drop ped dead In the Grand opera house last evening of heart disease. Weds at Age of 64. COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 28. A groom whose hair is whitened by the frosts of sixty-four winters and a bride thirty years his junior made marriage vows In the office of County Judge Robinson. , form Jiow (irnln Company. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 28. Articles of Incorporation of the Mor ton Grain company were filed with the county clerk. Ths Incorporators are J. Sterling Morton, A. P. Stafford and A. T. Richardson and the company has a paid up capital of $50,000. Smallpox Near Rising City. RT8INQ CITY, Neb., Oct. 28. Smallpox Is reported to have broken out in the North school district, sv en miles north of this place, the teacher having been, brought down with with the disease. Dies at Age of SO. NEBRASKA CITY, Ncb Oct. 28. Mrs. Thomas, wife of Thomas Thom as, one of the pioneer settlers of this city, died at the home of her son at the age of eighty. Dements Take a Hand in Hastening iba Delireraooe of Mist Stone. MAY FORCE BRIGANDS TO MOVE In Bach Event Tbey Will Be Glad to Taka tbe Hansom Tbe Mission Treasurer Thinks the Meat Move Will Be Call for Honey. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 24. Cold rains are falling in the district where tha brigands wha 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, though W. W. Peet, treas urer of the missions here, 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 Cassarl, 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 AGIIINALDO'S SLCCESS0R Committee Issues Proclamation Con firming Oen. 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 mail advices. Admiral Rogers has received i report by gunboat. He has notified the troops at the ports to be on their ?uard, 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. 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 R'ftVs and Cartridge Towed Gp Orlnoc . to Columbians. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct 24. Advices received here from Laguira, Venezuela, under date of Monday, Oc tober 21, say that the first consigiir 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 Bent by .the Ven ezuelan government, departed openly, following plans arranged in Caracas. At Sultan'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 Palln, near Aloupka, In Crimea. Carnegie Gives to Dundee. LONDON, Oct. 24. Andrew Cams' gle has given 37,000 to establish li braries at Dundee. To Re-open In South Omaha. CHICAGO, Oct 24. Officials of ths Hammond company stated this morn ing that the plant at South Omaha, which had been closed since last spring, would be reopened as soon na men can be transferred from Chicago. Upton Balls for Home. NEW YORK, Oct. 24 Sir Thotnaa Lipton sailed for home today on the steamer Celtic. His steam yacht, Um Erin, will sail tomorrow. ' ;