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THIS IN NEBRASKA EVENTS OF INTEREST OF MORE OR LESS IMPORTANCE. Plan Under Foot for Correct Weighing of Grain—Miscellaneous Matters , All Over Nebraska. Correct Basis of Weighing. OMAHA—A plan for putting the weighing of grain at Omaha on an ab solutely correct basis was recommend ed to the board of directors of the Omaha Grain exchange by the grain commitee at a recent meeting. The plan involves a change in the rules, proposed amendments to which must be passed ten days before action is taken, but the board approved the rec ommendation and probably will adopt the necessary amendment at the next meeting. It proviaea for the hiring by the ex change of a weighmasler for each ele vator, exclusively in the employ of the exchage and under bond, whose duty it will be to check every car weighed, thereby affording shippers tfce best possible service in eliminating op portunity for error. These weighmas tere will be changed from one elevator to another from day to day, thus mak ing each one a check on the other. Such a system would put Omaha in line with Chicago, Milwaukee, Peoria and other markets which have adopted the plan. All have found that it pro tects the shipper against error in weights and gives him a basis for claims against the railroads where ac tual shortage- occurs between shipping 'point and destination. On recommendation of the grain committee. Chief Inspector Powell's plan for puting the inspection depart ment on a better organized anu more convenient basis was adopted. This calls for a request on all the railroads serving the market to provide inspec tion tracks at the elevators in order to insure switching immediately on ar rival, and prompt inspection, also re Inspection if desired. Little in Lumber Case so Far. Nothing of importance was brought out in the alleged Lumber trust hear ing today, says a Lincoln dispatch, the entire time being taken up with Ithe reading of letters found in the correspondence of Secretary Critch jfield and the members of the Lumber 'Dealers’ association. These were in troduced by Judge Sinclair for the state, who sorted them out from 1,000 or more which have been brought into court. The letters introduced showed a. number of complaints wrere made by Jmembers of the association, because come wholesale houses had sold di irect to a consumer instead of through .the retail dealer. Other letters re ferred to the rating of firms and others regarding the grade of lumber sent out by the wholesale dealers. In one instance letters showed the secre tary had sent out an agent to see about the grade of lumber. None of the letters referred to the fixing of prices to be paid or charged for lum ber. Files Homestead Entry. LINCOLN—Homer J. Dougall at the Lincoln land office filed a home stead entry on forty acres of good Otoe county land, near Palmyra. D. T. Woods has for many years been tinder the impression that he owned the land in question, but it has been shown that his filing applied to the southeast quarter of the section Instead of the southwest quarter. The old plats in which the incorrect mark ing led to the mistake were made in 1857 when Nebraska was a territory. The mistake was made in 1865 and nobody discovered it until 1901. In that year a resident of Palmyra found out there was no title to the forty acres, and he filed a homestead entry on it. But the man who for so many years had considered himself the own *• er of the land declared he would shoot anybody who at.temoted to lay claim to It. Suit to Remove Fences. OMAHA—A suit was filed in the EJnited States district court Thursday iy the United States against Joseph Shrameck. a ranchman of Sioux county, to compel him to remove his fences from about 9,960 acres of pub lic lands in that county. Shrameck has 24,960 acres in his ranch all en closed. including the above named area of public lands. The petition states that Shrameck is on the best of terms with the homesteaders and settlers in that section and he is not charged with acquiring the public lands enclosed by any attempt at fraudulent title. " Former Nebraskan Killed. HASTINGS—Mr. and Mrs. J. Robin son of Ayr have received word that their son, Vaid Robinson of the Black Hills, was accidentally shot and killed. The young man was 24 years of age and had teen married but a few months. The body was shipped to this place and taken to the home at Ayr for burial. $6,000 Fire Loss at Geneva. GENEVA—A fire at an early hour destroyed about $6,000 worth of prop erty on the east side of Pearl street. The millinery store and residence of Mrs. M. .T. Traver was burned. Noth ing from the residence portion of the building was saved. Most of the mil linery stock was carried out. Loss, $3,000; no insurance. The bakery of Strong Bros, and residence was a total loss, with only $600 insurance. The fire Is thought to have started in the bakery. Arested a Fugitive. GRAND ISLAND—William O. Weav er, wanted in South Dakota for break ing jail and for eloping with Mrs. Oora Tucker, was arested here and will be held pending arrival of the South Dakota authorities. For Violating Game Laws. LINCOLN—The trial of C. N. Cran dall for violating the game laws of the state In shipping prairie chickens to Lincoln is to be held in Bassett, Roc^ county, the place from which the ship ment was made NEBRASKA BRIEFS. The Northewestern oil supply housi at Fremont was burned. Hog cholera is prevailing in York county to a serious extent. Horse thieves are again active in Adams county and :he vigilance com mitte is preparing to get busy. The formal opening of the Union Pa cific's new double track from Waterloo to Lane took place last week. A bank will be opened at Richland by stockholders of the Schuyler Na tional bank. Frank Shonk will be cashier. Burglars entered the Compton, Rob inson company's general merchandise store by forcing an entrance through a rear window. Nonhing of value was taken. Articles of incorporation have been filed at Hastings, with the county clerk for the Interstate Advertising and Em bossing company, with a capital stock of $150,000. The Sutherland State bank is soon to build a new home. It will be a brick and, aside from having all reasonable modern conveniences, will be of attrac tive architecture. During the absence of James Root and family, who reside southwest of Platt somuth, burglars entered the home and stole a new suit of clothes and all of their siverware. Workmen who are engaged in sink ing an oil well for the Beatrice Oil and Gas company have reached a depth of about 100 feet. They drilled through eight feet of rock. The lifeless body of Miss Anna Kra tochvil, a Bohemian lady, aged about 22 years, was found in a hog lot on the farm, five and one-half miles north and one mile east of Western. Wiliam O. Weaver, wanted in South Dakota for breaking jail and for elop ing with a Mrs. Cora Tuaker, was ar rested and will be held pending the ar rival of the South Dakota authorities. While Earl Jones and Will Hender shot were out hunting near Havelock, Jones’ gun was accidently discharged, the contents striking him in the left arm. tearing away the muscle and shat tering the bone. Memorial services n honor of Mrs. Isabella Spivelock were Held at the Methodst Episcopal church at Platts mouth, Sunday. She was a pioneer resident of that city and one of its leading women. Judge Hollenbeck called the docket of the district court at Fremont for the purpose of setting cases for trial. The next term convenes November 12. Only eight cases were set down and of these probably only three will be tried. There are no criminal cases. There seems to be no question now but that the next sixty days will see Dakota iCty connected with Sioux City with street car service, much to the satisfaction of Dakota Citvites. as in terurban service will make that village one of the most desirable suburban plots adjacent to the Iowa metropolis. Charged with fradulently obtaining $2,000 through the sale of a stallion to the Barneston Percheron Horse csompany by substituting the pedi gree oi another horse, M. F. Kairn. who was arrested at Anamosa, la., a few days ago. was held to the district court at Beatrice in the sum of $2,000. In default of bail lie was remanded to jail. Philip Neurenberger, who, with George Rettig. is the inventor of the universal automatic type casting ma chine, is a former Premont boy. His family came to America from Ger many in 1868 and located on a farm just, north of that city. A company capitalized at $250,000 has been in corporated under the laws of the state of Illinois to manufacture the machine. The body of Andrew Nicholson, the stranger who committed suicide at the county jail in Fremont, remains un caimed at the morgue and the author ities today notified the state superin tendent o its presence. If it is not claimed soon, it will probably be turned over to a medical school. It is thought that Nicholson at one time was an occupant of the insane asylum at Lincoln. The large barn, together with a large quantity of hay, oats and corn, of Henry Jacobs, two miles west of York, was destroyed by fire. The fire is sup posed to have originated in the al falfa hay from spontaneous conditions. The loss is over $1,500 with only $350 insurance. The city fire department sent out help, but the first was under too much headway for them to render any assistance. There seems to be no question now but that the next sixty days will see Dakota City connected with Sioux City wit hstreet car service, much to the satisfacton of Dakota Cityites, as in terurban service will make the village one of the most desirable surburban plats adjacent to the Iowa metropolis. Jos. A. Foye of Soux City, who last month purchased the Sioux City, Ho mer & Southern railway company’s effects at sheriff’s sale, appeared be fore the board of county commission ers, and was granted a thirty years’ franchise by the county officials for the running of an interurban line from South Sioux City to llomer. The sugar factory at Leavitt is hand ling a thousand tons of beets a day at present. The labor situation is some what improved, a large number of men having come from an eastern agency recently. Fifty out of the ninety counties ot the state have returned answers tc J. A. Piper, secretary of the state board of charities and the corrections who sent out questions in regard tc jails, reformatories, poor farms and homes for old and indigent people The replies -wili be used by Mr. Piper in making up a statistical table. The new $6,000 bank building, erect ed to replace the one destroyed by fire at Eustis last April, Is about com pleted and the Fanners State bank ol Eustis will move to their new quarters about November 1st. Mrs. Huff and son, Ollie of Nebraska City thought they beard some one prowling around the house. The bod grabbed a double barreled shot gun and started out the door. In some way the gun was discharged and' the contents entered the mother’s left leg above the knee, almost severing thl leg and shattering the bone. » AND STILL THEY WANT TO BUYI \ CHALLENGE BONI TO DUEL THREE AMERICANS RESENT IN SULT TO COUNTRYWOMAN. Notorious French Count Still Hopes for Reconciliation and Continues to Write Love Letters. Paris — Three Americans have sent challenges to Count Boni de Castellane demanding that he fight them because of the inaqlts he has offered to American womanhood. Neither Count Boni nor his friends will give out the names of the chal lengers. It is reported that the count was about to accept the first challenge when the second and the third arrived in quick succession. Count Boni and his friends were struck by the unanimity with which the notes insisted that the fight should be no “French duel.” When Count Boni consulted an au thority as to the nature of American duels he wras alarmed to hear that most of them end fatally, and that none of them are bloodless. Despite the emphatic declaration by Maitre Cruppi in the opening address of the trial of the divorce suit, Count Boni de Castellane has not completely abandoned hope of a reconciliation. Since the suit for divorce began the count’s conduct has been based upon the belief that his wife, who for ten years submitted to so many indigni ties, must yield in the end. It is now disclosed that the count never ceased writing love letters to his wife, in which he begged for a reconciliation, and in which he anathematized the American lawyers under whose influ ence he charged she was acting. It seems certain that Count Boni's defense to the charge of infidelity will be "unproved,” and that he. conse quently, will demand an inquiry and the production of witnesses for the purpose of prolonging the case, 'his idea being to accomplish a reconcilia tion. SOONERS ENTITLED TO CLAIMS No Law to Prevent Settlers to Wait for Signal. Washington.—Further reports from agents of the interior department who superintended the opening Monday of the Walker Lake Indian reservation in Nevada have convinced Secretary Hitchcock that the infractions of the regulations governing the opening were not serious enough to warrant a recommendation in favor of invalidat ing it. Regardless of the action of “soon ers” in crossing the line before the signal, the act of congress ordering that the reservation be thrown open to settlement has not been violated. That act did not prescribe that per sons should not enter the reservation in advance of the signal, and there is no law under which these persons may be punished. Filipinos to Have Congress. Washington.—The president is pre paring to redeem his promise made to the Philippine people through Sec retary Taft that they shall have a parliament of their own. conditioned upon their good behavior for a term of two years, and it is under stood that Secretary Taft himself will proceed to the Philippines next spring to witness the installation of the new form of representative govern ment. Visible Supply of Cotton. New Orleans.—Secretary Hester’s statement of the world's supply of cot ton shows a total of 3,280,281 bales against 3,000,298 last week. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,522, 281," against 2,250,298 last week. Boston Pitcher Is Fined. Cincinnati.—The National baseball commission Friday fined Pitcher V. A. Lindaman, of the Boston National league club, $100 for playing with the Logan Squares, an independent team of the city of Chicago. Congressman Hoar Dead. Worcester, Mass. — Representative Rockwood Hoar, of the Third Massa chusetts district, son of the late Sen ator George F. Hoar, died Thursday at his residence in this city, after an illness of five weeks. Workmen Exiled to Siberia. St. Petersburg.—M. Krustaleff, who was president of the executive com mittee of the Workmen’s council and 14 leaders of the council were sen tenced to exile in Siberia and the loss ot all civil rights. PROBE OF WRECK IS BEGUN. Inquest Into Atlantic City Disaster Started by Coroner. Atlantic City, N. J.—The inquest into the Thoroughfare disaster of Sunday was begun Thursday by Coroner Gaskill and after the exam ination of several witnesses an ad journment was taken until Monday morning at ten o'clock. The sudden termination came as a surprise, but it was stated later that this step was taken for the purpose of summoning additional witnesses and to also give the experts who are to testify an op portunity to prepare maps and other necessary papers. None of the offi cials of the railroad company was called. The most important testimony thus far adduced was that of Bridge Tend er Stewart and Mrs. Elizabeth Dris coll. The former testified that the grooves in the rails over the draw did not always connect, this being the case in hot weather, and it was then necessary to knock them in place. Mrs. Driscoll said that the train was running at a high speed when it struck the trestle, and another wit ness said that there was no apparent slackening of speed when the cars rushed on to the bridge. Daniel Stewart, the aged bridge tender, testified as to letting the yacht Sinbad through the draw. After the yacht had passed he placed the red Hags, or danger signals. He said the towerman relocked the bridge and then he (Stewart) went to the center and relocked the rails, raising them about an inch and one-half above the other rails. He said that the rails were down and fast and he gave the signal, “All is right” and the tower man pulled the lever. INDIANS MAY ACCEDE TO TERMS Likelihood of Utes Agreeing to Offer Made by Military Authorities. Sheridan. Wyo. — The Ute In dians, now almost 400 strong, and with -1,100 ponies, are still camped on Little Powder river in Montana, 35 miles northeast of Moorehead. A mes senger, who arrived Friday at Arvada, talked with Chief Unkaskia, who said: “Snow comes, we go to see Sioux pretty soon. Cheyennes come not now.” A messenger arriving at Arvada from the conference between the mili tary and the Utes reports that the con ference was still in session when he left, but the indications were that the Indians would agree. It is understood the military offered to take the Utes home, issue rations during the winter, and promised to take up the matter of allowing them another abiding place by next spring. CIVIL WAR OFFICIAL RECORD OUT Volume 20 of Federal and Confederate Navies Is Completed. Washington—Volume 20 of the of ficial records of the union and confed erate navies in the war of the rebellion has been completed, and volumes 19 and 20 distributed during the year, ac cording to the annual report of fharles W. Stewart, superintendent of library and naval w-ar records of the navy department. Volume 21, which includes the oper ations of the west gulf blockading squadron during 1864, has also been completed, and volume 22 is compiled and is in part in press. Women Favor Separate Schools. Tulsa, I. T.—The Indian Territory Federation of Women’s clubs, In an nual session here, Thursday adopted, by unanimous vote, resolutions favor ing separate schools for whites and blacks in the state of Oklahoma. Will Quit Athletics. New Orleans.—Because of alleged discrimination by President Dudley, of the Southern Intercollegiate Ath letic association Tulana university will withdraw from the association at the end of the football season. Pythian Hall Is Destroyed. Leipsic, O.—Fire Wednesday night destroyed the entire opera house block entailing a loss of >100,000. The fire started in the Knights of Pythias lodge rooms arid within an hour the entire block v/as consumed. Presents island to City. Racine, Wls.—William Horlick has purchased and presented to this city a large iBland in Root river. Mr. Hor lick has also donated a generous sum to opnvert this island into a beautiful park, much needed in Racine. ARCTIC E9CPL0RER NEARER THE POLE THAN RIVALS. DOGS SERVED AS FOOD Cachet Destroyed by Ice Floes, Com pelling Members of Party to Sub sist on Such Provisions as Presented Themselves. New York.—The United States now holds the record of "furtherest north,” 87 degrees six minutes. This feat was accomplished by Com mander Robert E. Peary, of the Unit ed States navy. The intrepid arctic explorer failed to reach the north pole, as he had confidently hoped to do with his spe cially constructed vessel, the Roose velt, but he penetrated nearer to the pole than the duke of Abruzzi’s expedition, which had held the arctic record, 86 degrees 34 minutes. What Commander Peary did and his ex periences during the past, year in the frozen north are rather briefly, but certainly vividly, summarized in a communication received Friday night from Peary by Herbert L. Bridgeman, secretary of the Peary Arctic club. This communication follows: ‘‘Hopedale, Labrador, via Twillin gate, N. E„ Nov. 2.—Roosevelt win tered north coast Grant Land some what north Alert winter quarters. Went north with sledges February via Hecla and Columbia. Delayed by open water between 84 and 85 de grees. Beyond 85 six days. Gale dis rupted ice destroyed caches, cut off communication with supporting bod ies and drifted due east. Reached 87 degrees six minutes, north latitude over ice, drifting steadily eastward. Returning ate eight dogs. Drifted eastward delayed by open water, reached north coast Greenland in straightened conditions. Killed musk oxen and returned along Greenland coast to ship. Two supporting par ties driven on north coast Greenland. One rescued by me in starving con dition. After one week recupera tion on Roosevelt sledged west, com pleting north coast Grant Land and reached other land, near one hun dredth meridian. Homeward voyage incessant battle with ice, storms and head winds. Roosevelt magnificent ice fighter and sea boat. No deaths or illness on expedition.” Did Not Expect News. After' furnishing press the contents of Commander Peary's report, Mr. Bridgeman said that the receipt of any news from the explorer now was quite a surprise to him, because he had supposed it had become too late in the season for Commander Peary to send news of his venture. Mr. Bridgeman added that the message spoke for itself and that since he did not know more of the results of Commander Peary's effort to reach the pole than the public did, he could hardly comment upon the dispatch. There was little doubt, however, he said, that Commander Peary was coming home. This seems to be borne out by the routing of the dis patch. Hopedale or Hoffenthal is a Moravian mission station on the east coast of Labrador. Twillingate is a port on the east coast of New Found land. Mr. Bridgeman said the mes sage was probably mailed by Com mander Peary from Hopedale to the most accesemie came point. Sorry He Missed Pole. Lenox, Mass. — Morris K. Jes sup, of New York, who aided Com mander Peary generously in fitting out his expedition and who is at his country residence in Lenox, said Fri day night that he had just heard from ! Secretary Bridgeman, who read to him over the telephone the message which he had received from Com mander Peary. “It w'ould be useless to deny that I am disappointed that Commander Peary failed to reach the pole,” said Mr. Jessup, “but I am glad to know that he went so far and especially that he is returning safe. Until we get more details of the voyage it will be fruitless to discuss it more partic ularly.” FIVE TRUE BILLS FOR PEONAGE Newman, Ga., Manufacturers Indicted by the Grand Jury. Atlanta, Ga.—Five indictments for peonage against well-known manufac turers were returned by the federal grand jury here Friday as the result of a special investigation by Assistant Attorney General Charles Russell, of the department of justice in Washing ton. Those indicted are: F. B. Cole, one bill; Jean Reinhold, two bills, and H. L. Ziegler, two bills, all of Newman, Ga. The investigation was instigated by the complaints of a number of German immigrants who were induced to come south by the southern immigration bureau of New York under promise of employment in a furniture factory at Newman. Armor Plate from America. Rome.—The order for 2,100 tons of armor plate, valued at $1,000,000 for an Italian man-of-war, which was given to the Midvale Steel company, of Penn sylvania, has been approved by the council of state. Davidson III with Rheumatism. Madison, Wis.—Gov. Davidson had returned home and taken to bed ill with rheumatism as a result of strenu ous automobile campaigning. He will probably cancel all remaining dates for the campaign. Grief Leads to Suicide. Toledo, O.—W. H. Fisher, aged 79, for 50 years justice of the peace at Theobold, near here, committed sui cide by shooting himself. Grief over the death of his wife is assigned as the cause of the suicide. Close University of Moscow. Moscow.—The University of Mos cow was closed Wednesday by order of the rector until Nov. 12, in conse quence of violations of the rule against open political meetings being held in the university building. OIL COMPANY FINED $5,000 JUDGE BANKER FIXES PENALTY FOR STANDARD CONCERN. Given Limit for Single Violation of Valentine Anti-Trust Law, and Al lowed Usual Time for Appeal. Findlay, O. — In the probate court here Monday, Judge Banker overruled the motion filed by the at torneys of the Standard Oil company for a new trial and imposed a fine of $5,000 and costa of the prosecution In the recent suit against the Standard held here. On motion of the defense the court ordered that the defendant company be allowed 40 days in which to prepare and file its bill of exceptions in the case. On motion by the Standard at torneys, Joseph O. Troup, of Bowling Green, O., and S. H. Tolies, of Cleve land, the sentence Imposed was or dered suspeded for a period of 60 days for the purpose of filing a peti tion on error in this case. It was »i«n ordered that the criminal informa tions pending against John D. Rocke feller, the Buckeye Pipe Line company and the Manhattan Oil company be continued until the next term of court. The fine imposed by Judge Banker was the limit for one offense, though the law stipulates that each day that th"> illegal combination business is carried on constitutes a separate of fense. Taking this view of the stat utes, it was possible for the court to Impose an aggregate of fines amount ing to over $6,000,000 DEATH OF JAMES D. YEOMANS Former Member of Interstate Board Dead at Washington. Washington. — James D. Yeo mans, formerly a member of the in terstate commerce commission, died \ ednesday of a complication of dis eases. He was 61 years of age. Mr. Yeomans took part in many of the important cases brought before the interstate commerce commission. He was a native of Wyoming county. New York, and had considerable expe rience in the railroad world. He en James D. Yeomans. tcred the railway service early in life, became general superintendent of the Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia railway, was identified with other rail road interests and later on became general superintendent of the Olean, Bradford & Warren railway. In the latter part of his railroad career he was identified with railroad building in New York, Pennsylvania and Mich igan. He was succeeded on the in terstate commerce commission by former United States Senator Francis M. Cockrell, of Missouri. Mr. Yeo mans had private business Interests in this city, to which he devoted him self after his retirement from public life. Judge Yeomans, as he was familiar ly known, had a wide acquaintance with public men and prominent citi 3ens here and was universally esteemed. PRAIRIE FIRE IS DESTRUCTIVE Flames Sweep Path Seven Miles Wide in North Dakota. Dickinson, N. D.—Reports coming in about a prairie fire which swept the country south of here Sunday, show it was the worst Are of the kind in 17 years. The fire started north of Stillwater, and swept southeast, burn ing a path seven miles wide, going by the way of Harkens’ ranch, and thence toward Serin. Among the heaviest losers were the owners of the Galligan ranch, where buildings, hay and horses were destroyed. The Valley ranch lost its sheep stock, and the D. Z. ranches lost 900 tons of hay, On the Nester and Krenz places, Just newly started, buildings,, cattle, horses, hogs and machinery were cleaned away and some of the em ployes were fatally burned. Bishop Nicholson Dead. Milwaukee.—Isaac Lea Nicholson, D. D., bishop of the Milwaukee Epis copal diocese, died at his residence in this city late Monday afternoon after a lingering illness. The end came peacefully and was not unex pected. An ailment of the heart, to gether with other complications, was the cause of death. Floods in Italy. Rome.—Heavy storms throughout Italy have caused floods in various parts of the peninsula. There is over a foot of water on St. Mark’s square in Venice. Many roads are obstructed by landslides. Big Factory Destroyed. New York—Fire early Friday des troyed a seven-story factory building at Stanton and Mangin streets, caus ing a loss of $100,000. Two watchmen In the building were rescued with dif ficulty. Will Move Railroad Shops. Blue Ridge, Va.—The railroad shops of the Atlanta division of the Louis ville & Nashville railroad, which have been here for ten years, will be re moved at once to Etowah, Tenn. No reason is assigned. Export Duty on Coal Abolished. London.—The abolition of the ex port duty on coal, which became ef fective at midnight, was the signal for the sailing Thursday morning of hun dreds of coal laden vessels bound for foreign ports. 1 EVENTSJF WEEK THE ELECTIONS TUESDAY OF NA TIONAL SCOPE. TiHE PRESIDENT’S PANAMA TRIP Will Go Home to Vote and Immediate ly Thereafter Will Start on His Jaunt to Porto Rico and Pan ama. WASHINGTON — The elections Tuesday will be national in scope. Besides the selection of a national house of representatives, nearly every state in the union will choose its gov ernor or state officials. In a. I votes will be cast in forty-two states and three territories. In twenty states the legislators to be chosen will elect United States senators. President Roosevelt will go to Oy ster Bay to vote Tuesday morning and immediately afterward will return to Washington to board the naval yacht Mayflower, which is to take him to a point off Wolf Trap light where he will embark on the battleship Louisiana for his trip to Porto Rico and Panama. The president will be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Sur geon General Rixey of the army; M. C. Latta, the president's assistant secre tary, and Lieutenant Frank T. Evans, son of Rear Admiral Evans who will act as the president’s personal aide. The president expects to reach Colon November 13. An elaborate program has been prepared for the entertain met of the presidential party while in the zone, after which a brief visit will be made to San Juan. Porto Rico, November 23. the return of the party to Washington being scheduled for November 27. The Louisiana will be escorted by the armored cruisers Washington and Tennessee. The offi cers’ quarters of the Louisiana have undergone a complete rearrangement, and it is the intention of the Navy de partment to make it possible for the president, to be in touch with Washing ton by wireless telegraphy every day he is at sea. One interesting feature of the president’s visit to the canal zone will be his inspection of ihe Cu lebra cut, which is set for November Hi. On this tour of inspection he will be accompanied by Chairman Shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens. An en tire day will be spent in viewing this difficult section of the canal which has presented some of the most se rious problems in the great work. NO JAPANESE SKETCH FORTS. General Wood Denies Reports Printed In United States. MANILA—The story that a Japan ese army officer had been placed un der arrest here for sketching certain fortifications of Manila harbor was de nied by Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the division of the Phil ippines. No such arrest has been made and no Japenese have taken sketches of the fortifications. It is well known that since the American occupation ‘Japanese have been en gaged in making maps of the Philip pines. There is no existing law to prohibit them, although such laws were in force under the Spanish re* gime. OFFICER HAS YELLOW FEVER. Lieutenant Wiley of Fifth Infantry Taken to Hospital. HAVANA — Second Lieutenant Noble J. Wiley of the Fifth infantry, whose discovery ou board the trans port Sumner on Saturday with yellow ever caused five hours delay in the departure of the vessel has been re movd to Animas hospital in this city. His illness Sunday was diagnosed as yellow fever of a mild type. Lieuten ant Wiley boarded the vessel to go home on leave of absence. He arrived here recently on the transport Tarn holm and lodged in Havana. He did not visit Camp Columbia. Voliva to Found New Zion. CHICAGO—Wilbur Glenn Voliva. successor to John Alexander Dowie as head of the Christian Catholic church, outlined to a company of his followers in Kenosha plans for the erection of a new Zion, which, he said, would make the greatest religious colony in the world. “My policies will be as different from those of John Alexander Dowie," he said, “as day is different from night. The first command to be ob served in the new city will be abso lute freedom from debt. Neither Zion nor a man in Zion shall owe a cent. It is my plan to establish colonies where the homeless and friendless 'shall he cared for. Hunters Kill Game Warden. PINEDALE, Wyo.—Word has been received here of a battle between game wardens and hunters in the mountains west of this place. A warden, whose name has not been learned, came upon a party of hunters, who were tslaugh tering elk for their teeth, and com manded them to surrender. The hunt era replied with a volley, and the warden was left dead in the snow. Charge Against Ohio Roads. CLEVELAND—The National Petro leum association, which includes near ly all the leading independent oil pro ducers, forwarded to the railway com mission a petiton in which it is charged that about forty railroads in Ohio are discriminating in rates iu favor of the Standard Oil comp«iny. Belgium Scores Failure. ANTWERP—The port of Zeebrugge. near Hyst, on which the Belgian gov ernment has spent over $7,500,000, is pronounced to be a failure. Has Battle With Boar. SIDNEY, la.—John Focht, who lives north of Sidney, while sorting some hogs in his lot was attacked by ?. sav age board which got him down and had not his dog come to the rescue the ferocious animal would nave killed him in a few moments. IBig Purchase of Standing Timber. LANDER, Wyo.—The Wind River I .umber company has purchase] from the United States government iSO.000, 000 feet of lumber above Dubois, Wyo.