ALL WANT HUSBANDS.
EUROPE NOW NEEDS MOTHERS
FOR HER KINGS.
r < _
rrlnce..(>M AVIio Are Expected to Itf
plenWIi Europe’* Itoyal Itlooil How
They Are Chosen With That Particu
lar lull In View.
ANY a queer tale,
mure weird and in
interesting than
any penned by
writers of fiction. Is
hidden away In the
records of myster
ious disappearances
kept by the Chicago
police department,
says the Chicago
Tribune, Between
prince the political effect cf the alliance
Is first considered, and then the physic
al and menta' condition of the Intend
ed bride. Frequently the physical
characteristics are placed before ail
others. Healthy mothers must he
chosen for future kings, or the race
degenerates and ceases to reign.
When it prince becomes of a mar
riageable age it Is intimated to him
that he would better marry the Prin
ces.) Ho-aml-So, and be generally does
It without further question. Some
times a list of two or three eligible
princesses Is given to him, from which
to choose. Sometimes there Is a royal
row before the marriage Is settled, but
•he prince almost Invariably yields at
last. Sometimes the prlneess "kicks,”
but not often. A young Indy of royal
blood Is brought up to expect In mar
ring • whomever shall be given to her.
All she lias to do Is to take plenty of
exercise, keep herself In perfect health,
Wait for thn iirincr who 1h wimp
•lay to crime and claim her as hlH lu ldc.
Tim King of Denmark raised a fam
ily of daughters so remarkably hand
uom»■ and bealtby Hint they went like
hot cakes In the royal matrimonial
market, Icing taken by the very lilgh
• d personages, such as the Prince of
Wales and the Czar of Russia.
There was a great time trying to get
a wife for the Prince of Naples. That
unfortunate is deformed and not of
robust health. Ills legs are short and
his arms long, so that when he stands
up bis hands hang below his knees.
He used to say: "I shall never murry.”
Hut the line of Savoy most be perpetu
ated In the main branch, If possible;
and so finally the Princess Helene of
Montenegro was selected as a fitting
mate for the heir of the Italian crown.
She Is a big, robust girl, who could do
a day's work washing or climb a moun
tain without feeling It. Her husband*,
the prince, stands about as high as her
shoulder. She was educated in Russia
and wanted to marry the czar, hut it
was decided that the czarowitz had bet
ter marry Queen Victoria's grand
second son gave up all h a rights of !
succession when be married Miss Ebba I
Monk. Therefore It was considered ;
wise that Prince Charles should marry. |
He was 36 years old, and so far had !
neglected to pick out a princess, or
rather, his family, with culpable care
lessness had not done so for him. Hut
they suddenly awakened to the fact
that Charles was getting old, and that
human life Is "mighty unsartin," even
among royal people.
Meantime, down In Denmark, the
Princess Ingehorg was getting more
angular every day, and no royal prince
came a-looklng for her hand. They
sent her about so that she might for
age for herself and pick tip a royal hus
band, hut It was no use. As soon as
Ingehorg appeared the marriageable
princes sought a new boarding place.
Finally the Dowager Empress of
Russia, Ingehorg’s aunt, who Is now
running Queen Victoria a dose race as
champion matchmaker of the world,
thought, of Prince Charles of Sweden, i
The Swedish royal family were delight- >
ed. Had not the very greatest of |
monarchs and princes sought In mar- 1
rlage the hand of the Denmark girls?
Charles demurred, hut that did not
count. To Copenhagen he went the
other day, and to Prlneess Ingehorg j
he was married. His father led him to j
the altar, while the Princess of Wales j
and the Dowager Empress of Russia
brought ii)> the blushing Ingehorg. If
Charles hud any Idea of trying to es
cape at the last moment, he gave it up.
The odds were against him.
One fine young lady who was recent
ly been selected to he the mother of
kings Is the Princess Isabella of Or
leans. Albert, who married her, Is the
heir to the throne of tin- wicked old
King Leopold. If the house of Or
leans never again see* the throne of
j France, It will In the person of the fair
' Isabella Is a decided blonde, healthy
I and accomplished. In looking over the
! ki of the Catholic princesses of a mar
riageable age, young Albert's family
found none who pleased him more than
Isabella. It Is true her family are not '
In the king business Just at present,
but they had been, and Isabella was a
Jewel, anyway.
One royal match which has given
great satisfaction to Queen Victoria,
and which really seems to have been
a love mateh, was that celebrated re
cently between the Duke of Kchleswlg
llolstcin and the Princess Dorothea of
Saxc-Coburg, The bride Is the grand
daughter of the King of the Belgians,
and both she and her husband are rela
tives of Victoria.
Duke Ernest Gunther roamed about
the world until he arrived at the age
of 33 before he thought of matrimony.
Then one day he stopped at the castle
of Ebenthal to pay his respects to
Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg. A romp
ing girl with short dresses and hair
down her back In a long braid was
brought out ami introduced to the rov
CORN MAKE9 GOOD FUEL.
4o Say Knrini'ra Who llavo Hern Mt*k*
Iiik the Trial.
From the St. Paul Pioneer-Press:
There Is an interesting discussion go
ing 011 among farmers as to the value
of corn as fuel. Many of them claim
lhat corn is far superior to coal. Others
say that they do not like the idea of
using a food such as corn for fuel,
l.evl Gardiner, a prominent farmer,
speaking on this subject, said: "I have
proved after considerable experience
that corn makes a better and cheaper
fuel than coal. I.ast fall I had ten
acres of corn. From this crop I not
unly had sufficient fuel for winter and
spring use, but I also fed two of my
horses and one cow with corn for the
same length of time.'' J. C. Ueacb, an
old settler here, spoke In similar terms.
He said: "One winter I trailed a large
pinntlty of my corn for wood. I have
ilways regretted that transaction. The
wood burned up much more quickly
than the corn would have done. Corn
gives out a great deal more heat per
pound than either wood or coal. Corn
Is a clean fuel. It burn* with an In
tense heat. Home people don’t like the
Idea of burning corn. They say It Is
meant for food and not for fuel. Hut
what does that matter If It saves them
money? Corn as a fuel has two disad
vantages. First. It gives out such In
tense heat that It Is liable to Injure the
stove; second, a bln full of corn always
attracts rats to the house. The first
difficulty can ho removed with u suit
able stout stove. The second with a
few traps and cits. At the present
prices of corn and coal I believe It pays
Hie farmer to burn corn. One of the
most thrifty and successful farmers of
this neighborhood Is John Anderson.
He said : "There 1* no doubt lhat. when
coal Is dear and corn cheap farmers
should use corn for fuel. If the burn
lit ft ' ''III I"' •1 III* ' 'till lit* III II WXIIMI
assuredly tend to lower Die price of
"oal. I use corn for cooking purposes,
and think It Is far ahead of coal. A
fanner can grow a crop of corn on the
same land again and again, but lie
can't raise a coal crop, I raise enough
orn for feeding and fueling purposes,
Ihl* combination Is. I think, the beat
ind most economical for farmers,”
Whore tlie Flowera Would (Jo,
A certain young widow of Indlunap
ills, who has Just changed her weeds
ror brighter hues, gave a dinner pnrty
lot long ago, says the Indianapolis
Sentinel, The rooms were decorated
with a great profusion of flowera.
Roses In masses were on the mantels,
snd the dinner table fairly blossomed
In faet, the abundance of flowera was
unusual. One of the guests could re
strain her curiosity no longer, and
when the dessert was brought In said:
'Well, Mrs, lilank, you’re rather
spreading on the flowers tonight.”
‘Yes,” replied the fair widow, bright
ly, "but tomorrow I am going to take
i daughter the Princess Alix of Hesse.
The Princess Alix. who had been or
d#red to marry the crown prince of
Russia, made a great row', for they not
only ordered her to get ready to be
married at once, but also to change her
• religion instanter. She had been
brought up a strict Lutheran, but was
ordered to become an orthodox Greek,
and be quick about it. They hud a
lively time with the young lady, but
dually she did as she was told, and
B was married by the bedside of the dy
^ lug Czar Alexander. The reigning czar
is not especially robust. His father
K i* : of coiiMimpt ion, and what health
he has he gets from the Danish side
of the house.
Queen Wilhelmlna's refusal of the
husband picked out for her inuy lead '
to serious complications. The emperor |
of Germany claims the right to the |
I 11 iwn of Holland In default of an heir j
p in ih« direct line, and before the na- !
tions of Kurope would let Holland Le
i issue a part of Germany then would |
lie i right. Wllhelmlna realizes nil ■
this. Imt she has must emphatically
aiated that she will not matrr the
v»ung Pi ito e tlernard of Haze-Weimar !
He la a distressingly plain youth, and !
the young queen think* she can afford |
le wall until the right prince comes !
along.
t* ,e royal mttriage which has Just
taken place went to the satisfaction of ,
everybody concerned, except, possibly, .
.a _ * » *.- - ■ — Is tk . '
| M«i*« Ik* l*tl*t«»* lagthutg of I***
■' U.srk 41.1 l*rl*ia Cbarlao of Marti**
rk»l** I* gtH*l kuklig m4 tk*
>**» lug* W»lg U. lo Ml Ik* It*4*1 1>I*I*.
Ikinigk lobital ikuitgk Mb* l« (k«
4*uki*i of Ik* «N*» gn».« of lag- .
m<rk g*4 k*t kioMM I* Ik* »hi* .1 «»*
ol ika King »f N«.f«4* ga4 Ma >l»n
I* («** of lb* tailor* of b.« »t4**t
toolbar'* Ilk* P-tot# I'kwN* MowM
t 0* lo Ik* lkr.*«a for K*m ia«ri
THESE MAY BE ROYAL BRIDES.
ing prince as the daughter he remem
bered seeing when she was in her
cradle. To the delight of all the se
rene transparencies and exalted dis
crepancies of Germany, Prince Ernest
at once fell In love with the girl and an
nounced that he was going to marry
her. So Dorothea put up her hack
hair, donned long dresses ami was mar
ried. Shu js now 16 years old.
A recent royal bride was the Princess
Marla, who bears a curious relationship
to the British throne. Her mother,
the Austrian Archduchess Maria The
resa, claims to he the lawful Queen
of England, Scotland, Ireland und
Prance; she is descended from Hen
rietta Stuart, sister of Charles II. A
small an 1 select company of a Jacob
ites meet regulurly once a year to hall
her as Queen Mary. The Princess
Mai lu is the second daughter of Queen
Mary, and Is 25 years old. Her father,
Pritlce Louis, Is the virtual heir to the
Bavarian throne.
The princess brings a rich dower to
her husband. Prince Ferdinand de
Bourbon, Duke of Calabria. He Is the
eldest son of the titular King of Na
ples, und has recently been serving
with the Spanish army In Cuba He
stands about as much chance of ever
sitting on the throne of Naples as his
mother-in-law does of being crowned
Queen of England In Westminster ab
bey
A giost desirable princess who illll
remains unmarried !• the Princess
i n uii td m mwiti t»«
III* 1‘rlnt# of Wiln, Jib* U W > *ar» old
and baa a**n bar two alatar* go la (b*
allar, a hit* aba a#*nt* to to doumad
to aUtglo btwaaadnaaa. Why a man'll
baa but toan arranged fur lb* young
lady long agu la a myatary W»*nf
■ourlag** am tanaw ibmga anyway,
and au gia royal old n»*l>l*
****** I roaHMl I ***,
Hi* Mlfdi* l**tbai a »u. of lb* pa*
**«gar« «* I to liiMulla. from ton I'raa
> l a > la rtkaguay «•*(* bi-•*>■**»», and
aay* aba la going lu mat* monay at
dkaauay i« #<**t# war
them out to Crow Hill uml put them
on poor Tom’s grave.” A regular "13"
shiver went round the table.
PLASHES OF FUN.
"Rogers must have been fitting up a
flat.” "Why so?” "He’s at work now
trying to luvent a folding butter dish."
— Detroit News.
Little Rimer (who Is a great reader)
—"Fa!" Frofessor Hroadhead —"Wt 11,
my son?" Little Rimer—"Fa. do you
suppose Enoch Arden waited till he
was sure thut his wife had married
uguln before he came back?"—Judge.
"Good-by, father,” said young Josh
Meddera as he started for the city.
“(Sood-by,roy son,” replied the old man,
"and don't forget that, while fortune Is
j pretty certain lo knock at every man's
| door, she ha* never been knuwu to
' meet hltu at the depot with a gold
! brick In her hand." New York Jour
nal.
"Some people," said I’ncle Kueu. "la
lea' like persimmons How you likes
'em depend* ItUlahly on When you hup
! peita ter »n<*#t 'em " Washington 8t ir.
He called, recking her hand Itut a*
. she happened to have her hand In her
1 pocket at (ha (line, of course he aid
I nut had H. No man ever aid, U
ftnd n woman a pochal. Huston Tn»
aertpt
A poor man •uvt-e*4*d In gain lug git
rnuwlun lo the presence n| the wealthy
Huron tUptuaau, to whom ha told tha
I harrowing alary ot hi# nulurtaiw and
hia destitution in awk elmtoent term#
that the baron moved to pity and with
tear* In hla area, and »u»*a toohen with
aoha. aaid In falterln* grventa to hta
•errant Jana, turn tha poor fellow
out He breaha my heatt ' U t'hroa
tatwa
la rtpaln tha thentaug d« not taawa
program*
TO PRESERVE SEALS.
VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS COME
TO AGREEMENT.
—
IlMnlt of the foiifereoie nt fftiiliin|ton
—A I'rMfioiiltIon Adopted I'ruthling for
Huff|»en«lon of I'elnglr It !•
Not ii Motr to Menace Great Britain —
Nltnpljr to Preserve Seal Herds.
Him Sealing IntereNts.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2V.~-In reliable
quarters It lu slated that the confer
ence between Russia, Japan anti the
United State*, now proceeding here In
reference to sealing In the tiering sea
anti the North I’aclflc, ha* udvanced
to an Important stage and that a prop
osition ha* been reduced to writing,
which, 1* accepted, will bring about a
complete change in the sealing ques
tlon. The pro|M)s|t|on Is said to be ac
ceptable to the United State*. It Is un
derstood to be acceptable similarly to
the Russian delegate* now here, but In
view of tho restriction* placed upon
them by their credentials It has been
thought desirable to cable St. Peters
burg for final Instnirtlon*.
The Japanese delegates are under
stood to have felt nt Ural that the prop
osition would not be In their Interest,
but on fuller conference Mr. Fajita de
termined to cable the substance of the
proposition to bis government, accom
panying It with a recommendation of
Its acceptance. Utile doubt Is enter
tained that Russia will aceept the prop
osition, and In view of Mr. Fajita's
recommendation it Is believed that
Japan will also Join In It.
The greatest secrecy Is preserved In
all official quarters as to the nature of
the propsltlon and II Is not officially
admitted thin any proposition has been
made. From equally reliable sources
It Is understood that the proposition
has a fur-reiiehlng scope and provide*
I for the mat' ' tut limitation or entire
mi:,pension of pelagic sealing or sealing
on I lie high Mens. Stlfll u decisive step,
' If Hgr. ed to by Russia, Jit pan and the
I'nted Wales, would, ll Is unders ood,
not Involve any concerted move to
menace tlieelalma of Oreat llrltaln and
Ciiuula to the right of pelagic sealing
on Hi high seas, hut would rather Im
a proposition expressive of the eon
elusions of the three most Interested
poweri;, that In the Interests of human
ity and the preservation of the seal
herds of their respective government*
all nations. Including Great llrltaln
and Its colony, Canada, should unite
with Russia, the United States and
Japan In such effective prevention of
pelagic sealing on the high seas as will
put an end to It and thereby secure the
preservation of the seals.
The deliberations of the conferees
lending up to the proposition were pro
ductive! of numerous Interesting and
Important features. All of the mem-,
licrs of the conference were placed tin
der a pledge of secrecy, and they have
maintained this with the greatest care.
The conferees having agreed on all
points. It only remains to hear from the
respective governments thev represent.
An adjournment was accordingly taken
until next Mondav, by which time it
Is not doubted the governments at Ft.
Petersburg and Toklo will have taken
final action.
Offers mIO.000.000 Mora
l/)NDON, Oct. 2X, - Gong cable mes
sage* have l.ccn sent to United States
Attorney General McKenna In the mat
ter of Union Pacific railway sale In
behalf of the syndicate making offers.
The syndicate claims that ll would pro
ducef20,000,000moreto the government
than any other hid and urges the sale
to he postponed until December HI,
to enable congress to determine as to
the validity of the acceptance of the
bond In part payment. CoatPs K Co.
contend that by the sale of the Union
Pacific separately the United States
will be loser, while they (Coates Co.)
propose to pay the government fn full
for both road".
The (Inal cables message sent yester
day claims that the latest Scvhlff hid
Is very little better than the previous
litds, and that oner Mr. Sehlff has se
cured the Union Pacific he will have
the Kansas Pacific division at his
mercy and huy It at his own price. The
dispatch concludes:
"If the government secures a post
ponement of both sales until Decem
ber 15, the Cc'itcs syndicate will fur
nish guarantees to pay In full the gov
ernment claims on both roads. Con
gress can then determine whether both
roads should not he sold concurrently,
T)v our bills we have already earned
**.000.000 for the government and arc
therefore entitled to a fair oimortun 11v
to mo'-e than four weeks’ notice of the
sale nf the great railroads In secure the
nr«'"(*rtv on the banlH of getting roue
million" more for the government "
The Timm In 11m financial nrtlele
thl" morning think" "it pertain that the
reorgnnl*«ttlon eerntnitiee will nht»tn
nni'imoaeit norgoaslon of the main line
November 1.
tfit I'm* <|«» ' i-|
WASHINGTON, Oet. 20, The next
move of the government toward a
final settlement of the whole bond
a hied railroad nuesHon, It la said, wj'l
he the Institution of proccedl-t*
| against the Central Pacific. The rov
erument has rontruded th»t this road
Is already In default, and therefore
subject to foreclosure, I tit. la uy
1 event. It Is said, the rotsd must de
fault on lh» first of nest January. On
the first of the nrecelit to tilth the
' Central Pacific's debt to the Rove n
m««lt t-tt *24 4ftH of which
amount t't.vn tx Sis I t unpaid Intern t
, end the remainder prlnrlmtl, In aid
t'f this r ail the e ivemnnnt now has
outstanding lltfxit 12U in bonds, of
which 9li.fit1.l3h fall die in 't'titrv
t next ami ls.viM.uuu on J.,unary t,
ISM.
I'll I I. MiKf .I'll I t Ort. 3» Hr Joge
t'uttgoalo. HpaaUh rua»ul here, who
has Just loa ap|siiutel secretary gea
* t»l of Cuba says 'The iiarr.i as
fst iu« la my polity shall t« liberality
not (tlriuw toward every tote U.
■i to r t ban ye which I shall mahe will
be the I realmeet of accredited repre
seatattvew of Amatkak newspaper • Alt
the Ishirwiaii. u I iwntu whbh tea
he made public will be at their diapuet
Mow Theae wilt ka laatItutrd and ate
going tu be geWHlM Nvery feature
a ad guiles of karehaewe that hae hub
•its pttpbil Ut the government of
tha i»m*J wilt he awept away wtthmM
delay. ‘
MILLIONS DIVIDED.
Will of Iho l.fitc Oeorge M. 1’ullnisn Is
Mmla l'nlillc.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—The will of the
Into George M. Pulman has been filed
In probate court. George B. Ream and i
Robert T. Lincoln are nam'd execu
tors, his wife not being appointed be
cause it was his wish to relieve her j
from the responsibilities of the posi- j
tion.
The total vulue of the estate is shown !
by the petition for letter testamentary
to be $7,fi0(),000. Of this amount $(!,
XOO.OOO Is personal property and $X00,
000 realty. The bulk of iJie estate goes
to the two daughters, Mrs. Frank O.
Isiwden of Chicago and Mrs. Frank
Farolan of San Francisco, who receive
one million dollars each, and also the
residuary estate. To his widow he left
the homestead on Prairie avenue, She
Is also to receive $90,000 for the first
year and thereafter during her life the '
income of $1,290,000.
‘‘Castle Rest,” one of the Thousand
Islands In the St. Lawrence river. Is
given Ills daughter, Florence (Mrs.
Lowden), with the furniture, for life.
The eighth provision of the will Is
as follows:
"Inasmuch ns neither of tny sons hns
developed such a sense of responsibi
lity as in my Judgment Is requisite
to the wise use of large properties and
considerable sums of money, I am pain
fully compelled, as I have explicitly
stated, to limit my testamentary pro
visions for their benefit to trust pro
ducing only such an Income ns I deem
reasonable for their supistrt. Accord
ingly bonds and other securities are
set aside to yield each an annual In
come of $2,000,"
To Royal Henry Pullman, John M.
Pullman. Helen Pullman West and
Kmma Pullman Fluhrer, brothers and
sisters, the deceased bequeathed $90,
000 apiece. Thirteen Chicago charit
able Institutions are to receive $10,000
earn, i ne sum or *21111.1100 is given for
the erection of o manual training
school In Pullman, which; la also en
dowed for $200,000.
Five old employes are given $5,000 j
eieh. Household servants gel from
$250 to $500 apiece. There are num- j
crons other henueats to relatives, rang- j
log from $5,000 to $25,000.
Iteprw *«y«t II IV«s liynntull*.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, The Herald
and World this morning quote Chuun
eey M. Depew, president of the New
York Control railroad, as s'tying that
the wreck at Garrison's last Sunday
waa caused hy a dynamite expulsion.
“Any one who Is familiar with rail
roading," raid Mr. Depew, “knows
that the continual pounding of trains
over a roadbed has the effect, of beat
ing It down until It Ik like a rock. That
roadbed has been in use forty years,
and the fact that It wus like a rock
is shown hy the fact that immediately
after the wreck, before the workmen
bad filled In any, the break showed a
clean-cut perpendicular cleavage.
"The popular notion that this was
due to a landslide Is not borne out by
this. When there Is a landslide the
hank takes the shape of an Inclined }
plane. The fact that this was found
as It was shows that the break must j
have been formed In an unusuul way. j
The only thing that could have done ;
It would have been a stick of dynamite
rammed down In the roadbed. That
would have done It.”
Old OAIfiin Itrsloeted.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 29. The report
of Captain Everest on the nomination
of officers for the Society of the Army
of the Tennessee for the ensuing year
was unanimously approved. The old
officers were re-elected as follows:
President, General G. M. Dodge; cor
responding secretary, General A. Illck
enlooper; recording secretary. Colonel
Cornelius Cadle; treasurer, General M.
F. Force. The following vice presidents
were elected: Colonel J. Hell, Ohio;
Major William Warner, Kansas City,
Mo.; Colonel B. T. Wright, Illinois;
Captain John thane, New York; Gen
eral L. H. Hubbard, Mineuota; General
C. H, Frederick, Nebraska; Captain O.
C. Lademan, Wisconsin; Andrew A.
Blair, Pennsylvania; Major Charles
Christensen, California; Colonel J. W.
Mr.Murray, Florida; Lieutenant J. It.
Dunlop, Indiana, and Captain M. E
Hiby, Iowa.
Ilt'tttl of the Colon fort fir*.
OMAHA, Oct. 29. General Manager
Dickinson of the Union Pacific has Just
returned from St. Lulls, where he had
a conference with President H. H. H.
Clark of the same railroad regarding
Union Pacific. Since his return there
Is a further belief xniong attaches of
the Union Pacific and some other rail
road men here that' S. U. H. Clark
will 1)3 the president of tho reorganized
company and that Edward l)l< klnson
will be the first vice president and gen
eral manager. The probability of these
select It ns Is not new. hut that they
will be made Is a belief that Is grow
ing more general aa the reorganization
cooks closer.
M»»r In fit* 4 Is- % ••Itfii'tl IIiiunp kt«»l«|.
PRINCETON. N. .1 . Oct.. 29. A son
was horn to the household of (irover
Cleveland, the former president of the
United States, at noon vesterdav. It
Is said that the newcomer resembles
his nar«n's In point of good health, but
neither Mr Cleveland nor the three
frmllv nhvslelsns will ssy anything In
regard to the newcomer othrf than he
Is ge'llng along nicely and Is a fine
hoy All afternoon Mr Cleveland has
received »i his home the many callers
who wished to par th lr respect* to
him In honiv of the occasion Home
li**« congratulated the ei-prsulihni
j personalty, hut many preferred to ;
j leave their c»r<|» with heat wl.h«* for
nod ha* and won Many telegram* war*
received.
% Sew V*0*9 HvcmsI
PIUIsAhKI.PHIA. 0*1 ffi — PM He
l M> luiltt. at tVllht- tlrovr bti’O'li
i trark. MtiMltM a new world * record
for owe mile H<«l covering the dt*
t*too in I Si t-A three fifth* t fa «*•<
• •*1 hi-1 thutt the r«'ocd made by
Mutiny Michael on the Hattie trwrh mv< j
era! weeks ago
• ba I oui|«o to* t waylnaad.
I'MICAOU, (M it At I o'vbuck
tfet* aftarnon latetgwrt appeared befora
Judge Chet lata with Attorney Phelan
and ka*i hta im* continued to the naafi
iaim of cocot on hta own motion,
UNCLE SAM’S LAND.
Keport* show lie Has Many Million
A ores 1 a* ft.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.—The an
nual report of Commissioner Hermann
of the general lend office shows therd
are 10,669,353 acres of public land In
the state of Nebraska that are vacant
and open to settlement. These lands
are located In all neeth ns of the state,
and It. is expect!.I tli.'.t In course of
time they will be token for homesteads
by future settlers. The report also
says that during the yenr ending Juno
30 last patents were Issued to the
Union Pacific Railroad company for
995,455 acres of land In Nebraska,
An approximate estimate of the
number of acres of vacant public lands
In the several stales and territories at
the close of the fiscal year Is: Ala
bama, 532,339; Arizona, 54,400,211; Ar
kansas, 3,922,042; California, 43,841,
044; Colorado, 40,037,204; Florida, 1 ,
797,662; Idaho, 46,962,855; Kansna, 1,
046,689; l/mlsdana, 845,020; Michigan,
622.431; Minnesota, 6,240,829; Missis
sippi, 441,220; Missouri, 497,764; Mon
tana, 71,432,917; Nebraska, 10,669,353;
Nevada, 61,578,586; New Mexico, 66,
9S3.047; North Dakota, 21,385,293; Ok
lahoma, 8,105,288; Oregon, 35,882,318;
South Dakota. 3,260,718; Utah, 44,206,
070; Washington, It,985,588; Wiscon
sin. 454,107; Wyoming, 49,341,688;
Alaska, 369,529,6(8) acres. The figures
nlwive given do not Include the vac lit
land embraced In military, timber and
Indian reservations, reservoir sites,
tracts covered by selections, filings,
railroad grants.
Tlure were 370 eases of depredations
on public tlmlier reported, Involving a
value of $635,061, recoverable to the
government, Nearly 300 peinilts linvo
been Issued to rut public timber since
the passage of the permit law, with an
estimated amount of timber (bus al
lowed to be cut of 300.000,000 fo“t.
< oramlssloner llerrojiun Hays:
"l.urge corporations and companies
have secured permits at different tlmo.i
to cut many millions of feet, notnbly
the Mg Black foot Milling company.
Hitter Root Developing company and
Anneon U Mining company, all of
Montana. Place my Induction I have
rf fused to allow any license to us* to
exceed one-(|ii:irtor section, and any
further quantity until showing of the
reoI neccsrlty.
“At the present timber dealers year
ly sweep vc it quantities of timber from
the public lands In the Interests of
speculations without paying a dollar
to the government, and conflagrations
rage through the public forests, with
out. government effort to chock de
struction. The. timber loss yearly from
these sources conservatively runs up
Into the millions of dollars. It la Im
prcictlcable to protect and film In later
the forests upon the public domain
without provision for the maintenance
of a full local force to supervise the
timbered lands and execute these,
laws.”
Among the recommendallons are for
prompt action by emigre'” *o termt"-*"
the suspension of Arkansas land
claims; ti change In the emirs*' of pro
ceedings for the adjustment of mineral
lands, modification of the law Impos
ing penalties for epredalIons ori nub
ile timber ami ample expropriation*
for collecting and administering exist
ing and prospective forest reserva
tions. _
THE SPANISH NOTE.
laid to He Marked Throughout by an
l.rteri et n Tom*.
WAHHINGTON, Oct. 28.—It Is of
ficially announced that, the Spanish
note is marked throughout by an en
ergetic tone. According to the reports
In olllclal circles here, the United
Btatifi minister will confine him * If
to (vknowledging the receipt of iiie
Spanish reply, and after forwarding It
to the United States government, will
request instructions from Washington
lx.fore proceeding any further lit the
matter.
It is not expected that the text, of
the answer of Sptilti will lie published
here before the senate has had the op
portunity of deliberating upon It, and
therefore It Is understood that the text
of the document may not be published
In the United StateH until after the re
assembling of congress. Hut befor®
congress rensembles (the first Monday
In December, otherwise December t>.)
It Is expected by the Spanish officials
here that the condition of affairs In
Cuba, so far as the Insurrection In that
Island Is concerned, will have consid
erably improved ami thE.t therefore the
whole question will have assumed a
bright aspect.
GEN. BROOKE’S REPORT.
H« Tell* What the l>rp»rment of the
HUsimrl IIhn Dene. 9
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 — In his an
nual report to the adjutant general of
are army, Major General John It.
Brooke, commanding the Department
or tn* Missouri, says mm a iurg«
amount of traveling by rail has been
done by troops during the past sum
mer and this bus been a source of ed
ucation lo officers and men, and us In
our small army any concentration of
troopa will of necessity be made by
rail, the experience Is of great Impor
tunee, not only to the troops, hut to
the transportation companies us welt.
General llrooke soys there his been
no trouble during the past year In the
Indian country Many Improvements
are required at Forts llrady atwl
lluyne. In Michigan, now occup'ed by
lh« Nineteenth tiifintry. and Fort
Sheridan and other |*ista requlrw more
iHilldlugs. Fort Sheridan, saya Gen
eral llroohe, has ucver I wen completed
according to the original plan, an I no
IRurit should he spared to but It on a
proper halting
The A packs prisoners of war el Fort
Sill ice >111 under the cure of the
army and It Is not belt t*.l to lie ad
visable to make any change at pres
ent
I*Vr«>(!*»• I «l 4|t|Mi HINttMlk
WASHINGTON Get 3* The preal
dent has load* the following appoint
insula Wllllsm H Sorsby. of Misota
atptd, mnaut at Man iata del Sort*
itlreytowut, NbaragtM. William K
Van Haipvu surgeon general and
i-htef of the bureau of nnlldtt and
•urgery I'nlted Mtatea navy; WHm
it (lay. Fnited Mtatea attorn*y fur ib*
•‘t«t>let of Washington
the apple crop In the vblntty of
I'm emeu h M taNng harvested as rap
idly oa poet tide The quality ta «Mod,
but tint yield hi Mot equal tu that uf
Inst year
