ARMY MAN GUILTY
LIEUT. ROSS OF THE ARTILLERY
IS REPRIMANDED.
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APPROVAL OF THE SENTENCE
Arrangements for the Presient’s Visit
to Tuskegee—Students Planning
Elaborate Program for His Enter
tainment.
Washington—The papers in the case
of Second Lieutenant Clarence B.
Ross, Artillery corps, whho was re
cently tried by court-martial at Fort
Rodman, Mass., have been received
at the War Department. Ross was
found guilty of disrespect toward his
commanding officer and of conduct to
the prejudice of good order and mili
tary discipline and was sentenced to
be reprimanded by the reviewing
authority and to be reduced ten flies
on the legal list of second lieutenant
of artillery. One of the specifications
in this case was that Lieutenant Ross
raeferred to Captain Willougby Walk
er, commanding the post of Fort Rod
man, in the hearing of an enlisted
man in a sneering and contemptuous
manner as being “like a baby with a
new doll,” with intent to cast ridicule
upon his superior officer, and on an
other occasion referred to him as
“that cur.”
General Grant, commanding the De
partment of the East, approved the
sentence and administered the repri
mand called for by it.
Reception for President at Tuskegee.
Emmett J. Scott, secretary to Book
er T. Washington of the Tuskegee in
stitute, and Charles W. Anderson, the
negro appointed colleeter of internal
revenue of New York last March,
called at the White House. Mr. Scott
placed before Secretary Loeb the pro
gram to be followed at Tuskegee on
the occasion of the president’s visit
October 24. An interesting feature
of the president's entertainment will
be a series of seventy-five floats which
will pass in review before him, illus
trative of the academic, mechanical
and agricultural departments of the
«hool and the development of the
negro. The nearly 1,500 students
will precede the floats, each carrying
a stalk of sugar care tipped with a
cotton ball, both raised in the experi
mental station gardens of the insti
tute.
Cane Syrup Plant Sold.
Government experiments into the
process of cane syrup-making has been
brought to a successful conclusion, and
Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Agriculture today ordered the sale
of the government factory, which was
built at Waycross, Ga„ three years
ago. The plant was established for
the purpose of giving a course of
study to cane syrup manufacturers of
gulf states. These manufacturers
had experienced difficulty in making
syrup of uniform color, preventing it
from returning to sugar or ferment
ing. A plant was established by Dr.
H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of
chemistry, anil bis experiments
proved entirely successful. The plant
cost the government less than $15,000,
and resulted in the improvement of
an annual production of nearly 200,
000,000 gallons of syrup.
NEW CONSUMPTION REMEDY.
Prof. Behring Creates Considerable
Attention by a Statement.
PARIS—At the closing session of
the International Tuberculosis con
gress today Prof. Von Behring made
a statement relative to his new cura
tive principle for tuberculosis. It was
decided to hold the next congress at
Washington in 1908.
Prof. Behring’s statement attracted
much attention. Distinguished medi
cal men from many countries occupied
the platform and filled the salon of the
grand palace. The professor said:
In the course of the last two years
I recognized with certainty the exist
ence of a curative principle com
pletely different from the anti-toxlne
principle. This new curative princi
ple plays an initial role in the Opera
tion of the.immunity derived from my
bovo-vaccine, which has proved effect
ive against animal tuberculosis dur
ing the last four years. This curative
principle reposes upon the impregna
tion of the living cells of the organism
with a substance originating from tu
berculosis virus, which substance I
designate “T. C."
Will Reappoint Tinsley.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt indicated In conversation with
representatives Edwards of the
Eleventh district and Benn«.vt of the
Ninth district of Kentucky that he wilt
reappoint James H. Tinsley as United
States attorney for the eastern district
of Kentucky. Mr. Edwards* presented
to the president Mr. Tinsley, and Mr.
Bennett introduced Judge Deering,
whom he desired should be appointed.
The president said he could see no
reason why Mr. Tinsley should not be
reappointed.
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Fatal Fight With Bandits.
WILD ROSE, Wis.—One bandit was
killed, two were probably mortally
wounded and one other was appre
hended tonight in a desperate fight
with a posse of fifty armed citizens of
this village aroused by the burglary of
the postoffice and attempted looting
of the state bank early this morning.
The bandits were caught in a forest
eight miles from the village and
fought with guns for an hour and a
half. The fourth man did not surren
der until his companions were shot
down.
Present Portrait of Chase.
SPRINGFILED, 111.—An oil portrait
of Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, for many
years a member of the supreme court
of the United States, was presented
by a member of the bar of southern
Illinois to the United States circuit
and district court for the southern dis
trict of Illinois on Saturday, the cere
mony taking place in the court room.
Governor Deneen made the presenta
tion speech, and was followed by Sen
ator Foraker of Ohio, who delivered
an address on “Salmon Portland
Chase."
FIGHT OVER DEAD.
John Burnek Shoots Sister, Brother
and Brother-in-Law at Hastings.
HASTINGS—Over the dead body of
his mother, John Budnek shot his sis
ter, his brother and his brother in-law
at an early hour Sunday morning.
Miss Francis Budnek, aged 2 was shot
in the right band. Jacob Budnek,
aged 52, shot above the right eye and
may die. Peter Smeall was shot
through the left lung, through the
abdomen, in the legt thigh and through
the left shoulder. He is not expected
to live throughout the night.
The tragedy occurred in the death
chamber at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Smeall, 1350 East Second street,
where Mrs. Mary Budnek, aged 62,
died at 10:30 last night. John Bud
nek has been placed under arrest and
is now in the county jail.
The tragedy was the culmination of
a family quarrel that had existed for
several years. The Budnek family
are Polish-French and they have resid
ed in Hastings for twenty years. John
Budnek, who committed the d£ed, is
a stonemason by trade. He is 50
years old and a bachelor.
A WOMAN FOR FORTY YEARS
MASQUERADED AS A MAN
TRINIDAD, Colo.—For forty years
masquerading as a man, Charles V.
Vanmaugh has been discovered to be
a woman. In that time she has been a
clerk, bank cashier and a score of
similar things, but for the past twenty
one years has been a sheep herder in
Las Animas county.
Finely educated, and reading and
writing half a dozen different lan
guages, she started out well equipped
for life, but was unable to get any
thing to do as a woman, so, at the age
of 43, she turned man. Her true sex
was discovered yesterday by Dr. T. J.
Forham, county physician, while ex
amining her at the San Raphael hos
pital, where she had been sent for the
infirmities of old age. She is now 84
years old.
CANAL COMMISSION MEETS.
Board of Consulting Engineers Will
Inspect Ancon.
PANAMA—The entire Panama Ca
nal commission held a session Sat
urday in the administration building
and ratified all the acts of the execu
tive committee. Tomorrow the board
of consulting engineers will rest. An
inspection will be made of Ancon on
Monday. The board members wall
call on President Amador and will be
given a breakfast by Governor Ma
goon.
As the result of an order of the
secretary of the navy recalling Pay
masters Tobey, Schaefer and Jask
son, who have been on duty in con
nection with the canal commission.
Paymaster Schaefer has resigned. It
is reported that civilians will replace
the recalled officers.
KRAUSES WILL APPEAL CASE.
Convicted Land Fencers Plan to Carry
Action Higher on Writ of Error.
OMAHA—The Krause brothers, cat
tle men from Sheridan county, re
cently sen tented to pay a fine of $1,300
and costs amounting to about $1,200
for illegal fencing of the public lands,
have determined to carry the case on
appeal to the United States circuit
court of appeals on a writ of error.
Application for the writ will be made
early during the coming week. The
basis of the alleged error will be the
impeachment of the testimony of the
Osborns, the introduction of the Syl
vester killing case as prejudicing the
Jury against the defendants, Krause
brothers, which resulted in the Jury
finding against them, that the court
erred in denying the motion for a new
trial; that the ofTense was a statutory
and not a criminal offense.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TAKES
DUTY OF FARM MACHINERY
WASHINGTON—The state depart
ment has been Informed by Minister
Beapure, at Buenos Ayres, that the
bill regarding American importations,
more particularly American agricul
tural implements, has been amended
and sent to a committee, and its ac
ceptance may be expected in the near
future. The bill admits all American
agricultural machines and parts of
machinery free of duty in the Argen
tine Republic, but the duty will be col
lected from all accessories such as
bolting wrenches, asbestos, oil cans,
belt hooks .washers, metal pins, nuts,
chains, pulleys, steam packing, even
ers, saws, carriage polecs and filters.
Engineers Reach Isthmus.
COLON—The steamer Havana from
New York, September 28, having on
board the advisory board of consulting
engineers of the Panama canal and
some of the members of the canal
commission, arrived here today. All
on board are well.
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General Randall Retires.
ST. LOUIS—Having reached the age
limit of 64 years Major General George
Morton Randall, commander of the
northern division of the United States
army, with headquartes in St. Louis,
has retired from command.
Buys Land for a Colony.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—S. B. Brun
dage of St. Louis, acting for eastern
parties, closed a deal with ex-Senator
A. H. Kerr of this city for 44,000 acres
of land in McMullen county, on the
Nueces river.
Minneapolis Has $75 000 Fire.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Fire Sun
day afternoon gutted the store of the
W. K. Morrison Hardware company,
on Nicollet avenue, causing a loss es
timated at $75,000, covered by Insur
ance.
Was Chief of Grant’s Staff.
NEW YORK — General William
Thomas Clark, only surviving adjutant
general and chief of staff of General
Grant’9 army of the Tennessee, is dy
ing from cancer in St. Luke’s hospital.
New York.
SENATE CONTROL
PRESIDENT HAS AN EYE ON VA
CANT CHAIRMANSHIPS.
OVER THIRTY ARE TO BE FILLED
Committees That Will Have a New
Head—The Chief Executive Wants
to Know Where His Friends Are in
Upper House.
WASHINGTON — Chairmanships of
at least thirty senate committees, reg
ular anad select, will be changed when
the Fifty-ninth congress meets in De
cember. Already many of the mem
bers of the upper branch of congress
have been casting about to ascertain
what other members desire in the
way of committee chairmanships, so
esat they may take advantage of the
knowledge thus gained for their own
personal use. These inquiries, so far
in advance of the meeting of congress,
have had a tendency to focus the spot
light on the reorganization of the sen
ate committee, for it is generally con
ceded that in the upper body will come
the supreme fight for many of the
principles for which the president ir
revocably stands.
As to these inquiries regarding
chairmanships, and chief committee
places, the president, it is understood,
has had full knowledge, and appre
ciating that there is a strong minor
ity in the senate against many of the
questions he will discuss in his forth
coming message, he has, as quietly
as the senators, been looking after
chairmanships with a view to helping
his side when the battle royal is on.
One thing seems certain when the
curtain rolls up on the Froty-ninth
congress, that President Roosevelt will
know where his friends are, and by
the same reasoning will know where
to put his finger on his opponents.
The fact that the president has al
ready commenced to inquire from his
senatorial visitors as to the makeup
of committees in the upper body has
directed the attention to the large
number of chairmanships to be filled,
larger than in any previous congress
since the last Cleveland administra
tion.
The committees that will have a
new head, from the most conservative
estimate, are: Agricultural, audit and
control of the contingent expenses of
t the senate, Canadian relations, cen
sus, claims, coast and insular survey,
education and labor, engrossed bills,
examine the several branches of the
civil service, fisheries, geological sur
vey, Indian afTairs, Indian depreda
tions, interoceanic canals, irrigation
and reclamation of arid lands, judici
ary, military affiairs, mines and min
ing, Pacific railroads, patents, public
buildings and grounds, railroads, trans
portation routes to the seaboard. Uni
versity of the United States. These
are the standing committees of the
senate. Changes in the select com
mittee, which were created to give ev
ery member of the majority a chair
manship and to take care of the lead
ers of the minority, wall occur in the
following committees: Examination
and disposition of documents, indus
trial exposition, the Potomac river
front at Washington, investigate tres
passes upon Indian lands, and nation
al banks.
PAPER TRUST MUST ANSWER.
Judge Vandeventer Rule* That There
is No Appeal from His Order.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Judge Vande
venter in the United States circuit
here, decided that an appeal would
not lie against his order handed down
last Tuesday directing certaih officers
of the General Paper company to an
swer questions propounded by the at
torneys for the United States govern
ment and to produce certain books
called for by the government in its
suit for injunction against the so
called paper trust. The next step in
the proceedings will be for the wit
nesses named to appear before Ex
aminer Robert S. Taylor next Tues
day. It was intimated by their attor
neys today that these witnesses will
refuse to obey the order directing
them to testify. They will then be
nunisbed for contempt, probably by
the imposition of a nominal fine. From
thhis order of the court an appeal woll
then be taken to the supreme court,
where the question of their testimony
will finally be adjudicated.
TO EXCHANGE WAR PRISONERS.
Japs Get 1,866 and Turn Over 64,000
Russians.
St. Petersburg—Russia on Saturday
aereed to the Japanese proposition to
exchange prisoners of war. whereby
1,866 Japanese prisoners in Russia will
be delivered at some point on the west
ern frontier of Russia, and 64 000 Rus
sians will be delivered at the ports of
Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohoma,
whence they will he conveyed to
Vladivostok in ten Russian transport*
now Interned at Shanghai and Saigon
and two or three other ships which
are being sent from Odessa.
France Ship* Troops.
PARIS—The threatened anti-mili
tary demonstrations on the occasion
of the denarture of the conscripts
failed utterly owing to the strict pre
cautions taken by the police. Fifteen
arrests were made outside the eastern
terminus, from which 5.000 recruits
took trains for the garrisons along the
German frontier. The crowds replied
to the seditious cries of the anar
chists with patriotic songs. At Chal
ons-mer-Mal recruits were placed
under arrest for singing songs and
insulting their officers.
Japanese Loss in the War.
VICTORIA. B. C.—Offi"i,'l returns
of the casualties of the Jan»no«te army
throughout the war show 46.180 killed,
lu.970 died of wounds a"d 15.300 died
of disease, a tot-d of 72 450 dead.
Pension A-jent for Iowa.
WASHINGTON—The president has
appointed W. V. Wilcox of Iowa, to
be pension agent at Dos Moines, la.,
to succeed Dr. A. H. Thomnson. was
annointed to temporarily fill the va- j
cancy caused by the recent death R. ;
P. Clarkson. i
ANOTHER SIGN OF PROSPERITY,
Importations in September 5 Million.
Dollars More Than a Year Ago.
NEW YORK.—The monthly report
issued by the chief custom house ap
praiser, Mr. Whitehead, last night,
furnishes a striking instance of the
current prosperity existing through
out the country. The total appraised
value of importations during the
month of September just end-?! was
$55,004,350. This is an increase ot
about 5 million dollars in comparison
Y/ith the same month in 1904. Im
portant increase? are shown in var
ious lines of m r.ehandise and espec
ially in luxuries.
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TYRANNY IN CUBA
SAYS 6ENERAL GOMEZ
NEW YORK.—"Liberty is dead in
Cuba and the condition of affairs there
is worse than it ever was under Span
ish rule, even in the most ferocious
periods of the Weyler government.
Financial ruin and dihonor facing the
people. If things continue as they are
the nation will be converted into one
of heritary rule.”
This declaration was made here by
General Jose Miguel Gomez, governor
of Santa Clara, candidate of the Lib
eral party for the presidency of Cuba.
“I am here to rest several days and
to breathe the air of liberty that is
lacking in my own country, and for
which I have fought so long.
“On false charges the government
assassinates the Liberals, the jails are
filled with political prisoners and
we have no hope ef Justice from
judges and magistrates who recognize
no law except the will of the govern
ment. We are hindered in casting our
votes and Cuba is now suffering a
reign of terror never equaled under
Spanish tyranny. It was such things
as these that made us with draw from
the elections. Public funds are used
for electoral purposes. The sanitary
condition of the island is a disgrace.
The Cuban government has employed
thousands of men in the sanitary de
partment, but for voting, not for work
ing purposes. The mayor of Havanna
has been deprived of his office against
the law and the whole city council has
been dismissed because they were Lib
erals.”
THE RUSSIANS
“ROAST” M. WITTE
ST. PETERSBURG.—A strong sen
timent against Count Witte developed
at a caucus of the St. Petersburg
municipality called to discuss civic
action in recognition of his services
at Portsmouth. Suggestion that a
banquet be given him and that he
be given the freedom of the city or
an address were rejected and a reso
lution was adopted declaring that he
is not worthy of any special honor
because his services at Portsmouth
“were only a redeeming sacrifice for
the pohtical mistakes in which he has
acquiesced and which were respon
sible for the war.”
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EVANS TO MEET PRINCE LOUIS.
The British Squadron Expected to
Reach Annapolis November 1.
WASHINGTON. — Announcement
was made at the Navy department of
the tentative programme arranged for
the entertainment of the British
squadron under command of Prince
Louis of Battenberg, which will visit
New York and Annapolis next month.
According to the present arrange
ments Prince Louis’s squadron will
arrive at Annapolis Wednesday, No
vember 1, when it will be received
by Rear Admiral Evans with the bat
tle ship and armored cruiser division
of the North Atlantic fleet.
George B. McClelland for Mayor.
NEW YORK.—Mayor George B.
McClellan was renominated for mayor
of New York city for the four years’
term beginning January 1 next by the
Democratic city convention, or Tam
many hall organization. Mr. McClel
lan is now rounding out his first term
of two years, the state legislature
having recently amended the city
charter so as to provide for a four
years’ tenure of office for officials of
Greater New York.
Chicago University to Teach Russian.
CHICAGO.—A course in the Rus
sian language has been instituted at
the University of Chicago. Samuel
Harper, son of president W. R. Har
per, is the instructor. Mr. Harper ac
quired his knowledge of the language
while studying in mission schools in
Russia.
A Big Jap Treasury Bill Issue.
NEW YORK.—An issue of 6} mil
lion dollars lh treasury bills by the
Japanese government was announced
in a dispatch received here by 8.
Uchida, Japanese council general in
this city. All the bills were taken by
the Ban* of Japan.
Scared a Patient to Death.
CHICAGO.—Fright at an operation
whicu he was about to undergo caus
ed the death of Andrew Peebles.
While the physicians were preparing
their instruments and the operating
table, the patient stepped Into the
room and fell to the floor dead. It
is believed his fright caused paralysis
of the heart
Chile’s President to Receive Hicks.
SANTIAGO, CHILE.—The Ameri
can minister, John Hicks, will he re
ceived by President Riesco.
Bank Is Out Quarter-Million.
ALAMOSA, COLO. — Develop
ments showed about one-quarter mil
lion dollars miss’ng from the Alamosa
bank, which closed Monday. The as
signee, G. W. Brickenstein, admitted
that $70,000 of the depositor’s money
went into a doubtful mining venture
at Idano Springs.
Miss Roosevelt in Yokohoma.
YOKOHOMA.—Miss Alice Roose
velt and her party arrived here Wed- (
nesdav upon the steamer Minnesota
from Shimonoseki
HAS PLENTY TO DO
MR. ROOSEVELT'S DESK LOADED
WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS.
CHANGES lillllE CABINET
Completion of the annual Message
Only a Small Part of Business
Demanding Early Attention.
WASHINGTON.—President Roose
velt returns to Washington to find his
desk loaded with papers. Affairs he
will have to take up will include:
Message—Completion of his annual
message.
Corporations—Discussion in his mes
sage of the railroad rate question and
the formulation of recommendations
relating thereto; investigation of the
corporations, including insurance, and
determination of policy to be recom
mended to Congress.
Panama Canal—Action upon various
matters connected with the construc
tion of the Panama canal and consid
eration before congress of the report
which will bo submitted by the board
of consulting engineers and the views
of the isthmian canal commission ex
pressed thereon.
Cabinet—Partial reorganization of
his cabinet though the retirement of
Leslie M. Shaw and William H. Moody
from the offices of secretary of the
treasury and attorney general, respec
tively.
Reforms—Continuance of work of
introducing economical reforms into
operations of government, and the
discussion in his message of the work
accomplished by the Keep commis
sion.
Philippines—Consideration of the
Philippines situation.
Punishment of Grafters.
Graft—Conference with Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson in connection with
investigations which have been made
in his department; conference with
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
in relation to the prosecution of prom
inent public men guilty of violating
the public land and Indian laws.
Public Printer—Appointment of a
sucessor to F. W. Palmer of Illinois as
public printer, who probably will be
Oscar J. Ricketts, now acting as pub
lic printer, and of a successor as in
terstate commerce commissioner to ex
Govemor Fifer of Illinois, whom the
commission believes will be ex-Gov
ernor Yates of Illinois.
Quarantine—Consideration of the
question of the establishment of a na
tional quarantine, to take the place
of state quarantines.
Foreign Affairs—These include:
Whether or not the United States
shall intervene in Venezuela, and the
communication to France of the policy
this government will adopt in case
the French government should take
measures to exact reparation from
President Castra for his insult to its
charge d’affaires in Caracas; discus
sion with senators of the policy of the
United States in Santo Domingo in
preparation for the struggle to secure
ratification of the treaty now pending
in the senate; action with respect to
the immigration of Chinese and Jap
anese, with a view of preventing a re
currence of the boycott of American
products by China and to avoid bad
relations with Japan; negotiation of a
general reciprocity agreement with
Germany, to take the place of that
which will expire next March; appoint
ment of a representative to the con
ference of the powers which will take
up the Moroccan question and which
will meet next month at Algeciras,
Spain; negotiations with the powers
in regard to the program to be dis
cussed at the international peace con
ference of The Hague, and the ap
pointment of the American commis
sioners.
ALL FAVOR PEACE CONFERENCE.
But No Nation Suggests Subjects for
Discussion.
ST. PETERSBURG—The Russian
government has received a large num
ber of replies to the peace conference
Invitations, all of which are favorable.
The time of the meeting will be fixed
without greater delay than necessary
to permit all the delegates to reach
The Hague.
Ex-Capt. Carter Still Being Examined.
CHICAGO. — Cross-examination of
ex-Captain Oberlin M. Carter by at
torneys for the Federal government
Is being continued before the special
examiner, Richard W. Wyman. It is
the tenth consecutive cross-examina
tion in the case in which the govern
ment seeks to confiscate Carter’s pri
vate fortune of $600,000.
“David Harum” Netted $125,000.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.—“David Har
.um,” the novel written by the late
Edward Noyes Westcott of this city
aetted the author’s estate about $125,
000.
A Powder Mill Explosion.
WILMINGTON. DEL.—Wilmington
ind surrounding towns were terrific
illy shaken by an explosion of pow
der at the Dupont powdey works just
jutside the city limits. The force of
the explosion was felt 12 miles. No
t>ne was injured, as the workmen had
aot yet reported for duty.
A Chilean Political Leader Dead.
SANTIAGO, CHILE.—Senator Car
ies Walker Martinez, an eminent pol
itician and leader of tne Conservative
party, is dead.
More Troops for Hawaii.
WASHINGTON. — The army
strength in Haiwaii is to be increased
from two companies to a batallion of
Infantry. The additional force is not
needed except that the present force
Is lacking in dignity.
Fishing Boat May Be Lost.
CHARLEVOIX, MICH.—A fishing
boat with four families of Indians, in
cluding several women and ch’Mren
has been given up as lost There are
supposed to have been about twenty
Indians in the boat.
CORTELYOU NOT TO QUIT SOON.
Insurance Disclosures Cause the Chair
man to Remain in Office.
WASHINGTON.— The Postmaster
General, Mr. Cortelyou, will not re
sign the chairmanship of the Republi
can national committee for some time
to come.
The admission by President McCall
of the New York Life that his com
pany contributed about $48,000 to the
Republican campaign fund of 1904 has
involved the Republican committee to
a considerable extent and it is under
stood that Mr. Cortelyou does not
wish to relinquish command until the
atmosphere is thoroughly cleared.
THE PRESIDENT IS
IN DEAD EARNEST
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Congress
man Townsend of Michigan, one of
the authors of the Esch-Townsend
rate bill which passed the house last
session, called on the president. He
talked about railroad legislation and
about the necessity of making some
changes in the bill as it passed last
year, prior to its submission in the
next congress. He is to call again
when the subject will be gone into
fully.
“The president introduced the con
versation with the remark that he is
in dead earnest aoout the question,”
said Townsend. “He is just as de
termined as ever. The president is
tn favor of the same ideas that lie
advanced in the last message, and
that means the principle of Esch
Townsend bill."
Mr. Townsend said he expected the
senate committee on interstate com
merce to prepare some sort of a rail
raod bill.
JAPS DO NOT
WANUHE ISLANDS
TOPEKA, KAS. — Charles Curtis,
representative from the first Kansas
district, has returned home from a
trip to the Philippines with the Taft
party. He says he got acpnainted with
conditions in the islands and got
many new ideas. Mr. Curtis says there
is no danger of Japan wanting the is
lands.
Mr. Curtis stated that the public
schools system established by the
United States are doing great good.
The attendance has increased five
times. He says the islands are not a
good place for Investment now but
will be in 3 -,hort time.
GOMEZ TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
The Cuban Leader Wants to Inter
view American Officials.
NEW YORK.—It is probable that
General Miguel Jose Gomez, governor
of the province of Santa Clara, Cuba,
who is in New York, will go to Wash
ington, w7here he will seek an inter
view with Secretary Root and per
haps with Mr. Roosevelt. If General
Gomez, who says that Cuban liberty
is a farce, is received by the state
department the reception probably
will be of an unofficial character.
He will go as a Cuban citizen and not
as an officer of the new republic.
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TO SAVE “OLD IRONSIDES.”
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Secretary Shaw Sends a Revenue Cut
ter to Cruise in Canadian Waters.
BOSTON.—It is announced here
that the Daughters of the War of 1812
and the Daughters of the Revolution
propose to raise funds to restore the
frigate Copstitution now moored at
the Charleston navy yard. The sug
gestion that school schildren of Brook
lyn and New York collect money in or
der to take “Old Ironsides” to that
port, and the report that the historic
frigate was slowly rotting, has aroused
local interest and steps will be taken
to 6ave the vessel so that it may
again be utilized as a training ship.
Mr. Cleveland to Nebraska.
NEBRASKA CITY, NEB. — The
committee which has in charge the
arrangements for the unveiling of the
Morton monument has changed the
date of the event from Oct. 14 to Oct.
28. The committee has received from
ex-Pres^dent Cleveland assurances
that he will speak.
Tied Up a Big Skyscraper.
CHICAGO.—Work on the 18-story
Malestic theatre building in Monroe
street was brought to a standstill by
a sympathetic strute of building
trades. The completion of the sky
scraper had been hurried to permit
the opening of the theater Nov. 1.
Asks 2 Millions Commission.
NEW YORK.—Homer Lee has sued
Eugene Zimmerman for 2 million dol
las, Lee rays is due him for commis
sions for his work in the combina
tion ©f Pere Marquette, the Toledo
Terminal and the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton & Dayton.
Fairbanks to Quit Indiana?
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.—It is re
ported here that Vice President Fair
banks is to move on one of his farms
located near here.
TO Punish Red Sea Pirates.
CONSTANTINOPLE.—The arrival
at Hodeida, Yemem province, Turkish
Arabia, of the British cruiser Fox,
promises to lead to a speedy settle
ment of the British claims in con
nection with the piractical attacks
of Arabs cn British dhows in the Red
sea.
To Have Fewer Hospitals.
WASHING-ON. — Secretary Shaw
has decided to recommend to con
gress the abandonment of eleven of
the twenty-three marine hospitals.
May Postpone the Hague Conference.
THE HAGUE.—Official circles here
express doubt, as to whether arrange
ments can be completed early
enough for the second peace confer
ence in 1906 and do not expect it to
assemble before 1907.
DG'uss Printing Office Plans.
WASHINGTON.—Members of the
government printing office commission
are said to believe it easily possible
to reduce the expenses of the govern
ment printing office at least 1 million
dollars a vear
A SHARP TRICK
A SUBSIDIZED STEAMSHIP COM
PANY BUYS AN ISLAND.
THE KAISER BACK OF IT
The Hamburg-American to Establish
A Coaling Station and Naval Re
pair Establishment.
WASHINGTON—Much concern has
been caused the American state de
partment as a result of the action of
the Hamburg-American Steamship
company in purchasing Water island,
a small key, which commands the
Danish West Indies, for use as a coal
ing station. This commands the ap
proach to the canal.
The anxiety of the authorities arises
from the fact that the Hamburg-Amer
ican company is subsidized by the
German government. Its steamers are
available in time of war for use as
auxiliary cruisers, and its coaling
stations may be utilized by the Ger
man government in order to carry on
hostile operations.
When the Panama canal is complet
ed St. Thomas, which has the best
harbor in the group, would make an
ideal base from which a hostile fleet
could operate and control the canal.
Besides, the canal commands Porto
Rico and Cuba, and these islands are
the key to a descent upon the east
ern coast of the United States. The
island which has been purchased is
just off the mouth of the harbor of
St. Thomas, and that the company
intends to build a large dock. Any
German men of war might use it. It
follows as a matter of course that the
company will erect shops to make
repairs and will maintain a large coal
supply on the island, which will be
available for German battle ships or
cruisers. From what experts in the
navy department isay, it would be
against the intersts of the United
States to permit the consumation of
the project of the Hamburg-American.
THE TREATY PASSES
THE PRIVY COUNCIL
TOKIO.—The peace treaty passed
the privy council. The meeting of the
council was prolonged. The treaty
will be immediately ratified. An order
abrogating martial law at Sasebo, Na
gasaka, Tsusnima and Hakodate was
passd.
Baron Shibusa, addressing the as
sociated chambers of commerce, said
the development of trade communica
tions and carrying power was of the
highest importance to Japan. He
criticised the ultra-pessimistic views
taken of Japans financial future and
said he was confident of greater de
velopments.
JAP DEBT ONE AND
ONEJALF BILLION
TOKIO.—The ex-foreign minister,
Mr. Okuma, said that when the with
drawal of the troops is completed
Japan will find itself confronted with
a debt of li^ billion dollars, the in
terest on which alone, roughly speak
ing will be 75 million dollars, or near
ly twice the revenue of the country
10 years ago. The per capita rate of
taxation before the war was $2. Now
it is *6. The per capita share in the
national debt before the war was $6.
It is now $25. Count Okuma, how
ever, was not pessimistic. He spoke
eloquently of the necessity for the
business men redoubling their energy
in the development of productive
works of all kinds, thus securing vic
tories in peace as well as war.
Funds for Philippine Victims.
WASHINGTON.—In order that the
damage resulting from the recent ty
phoon in the Philippine Islands may
be at once repaired and to prevent
suffering among the many people
whose houses and property were des
troyed by it, the quartermaster gen
eral of the army has cabled to Man
ila that an extra allotment of $50,000
has been made to meet the expenses.
A Mutiny Among 500 Students.
SIOUX CITY, 1A.—Because George
Millner, captain of the football team,
Ralph Heltman, manager of athletics,
and two other students were expelled
from Morningside college for hazing
a freshman, the entire football team
is on a strike and 500 students are in
a state of mutiny.
Yellow Fever in Mexico.
THE CITY OP MEXICO.—Several
cases of yellow fever have appeared
In Tuxfeepec, state of Oaxaca. Strict
precautions have been taken to pre
vent spread. There are two cases in
Vera Cruz and five cases with two
deaths in Tezonapa.
WANTED: JOB PRINTERS—Will
pay first-class wages and refund cost
of transportation. Steady employ
ment. Address George D. Barnard &
Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Operate on August Belmont.
NEW YORK.—An operation for ap
pendicitis was performed on August
Belmont, the banker. The operation
was reported by the surgeons to have
been entirely successful and Mr. Bel
mont is expected to recover rapidly.
Jackies to Entertain.
NEW YORK.—The enlisted men
aboard Rear Admiral Evans's battle
ship squadron have raised $10,000 to
entertain the Jack Tars of Prince
Louis of Battenberg’s British squad
ron, which comes in November.
$ . .
Nebraska’s Women's Clubs Meet.
LINCOLN, NEB.—The Nebraska
State Federathion of Women’s clubs
met here for a three days’ session.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Colorado,
president of the National federation,
is the principal guest of the Nebraska*
club women.
Fire Made 400 HomeTess.
RHINELANDER, WIS.—Fire In the
lumber district of this town destroyed
property valued at $600,000 and ren
dered 400 persons homeless. The to
tal insurance is about $400,000.
