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f I ' It I' INSURGENTS WIN Ban Domingo Surrenders to the Nervy Revolutionists POPULACE ENTHUSIASTIC fM f dill and MlnUter Take Itefugo a Hoard Herman Wnrhlp Great Hothntlaint Prevail Dtipatchee recetved from 1'ncrto Plat ay that tho city of Kim Domingo vraa urrepdorod to tho revolutionists and that President Wos y (III and lils mlnlstora took refuge on board a Ger man warship. Tho dlspntches further ay that great enthusiasm prevails throughout tho country. In a cablegram received at Washing ton from Mlnlitcr Powell, (luted San Domingo, he announcos that tho presi dent of San Domingo hnR agreed to urrender tho city to tho revolutionists, The rreldaut Dine Willi IFntonlM President Roorvolt'H dining toora nt the White houao looked lllcu the Amerl ean federation of labor hoard meeting when tho Butte Inhor leaders tonic luncheon with the chief magistrate. lu addition to tho worklngmen the president hnd invited Keprcscntnthc Dixon of Montana, Secretary Cortcl, you, and Labor Commissioner Wright. Officials and labor representatives dis cussed tho various phases of tho wage problem with tlio president, who (in fill red his v.lfltord that the government was prepared to favor the warklnf.nicn whenovcr the- good of public service waa not hampered nnd the worklng mon told the president tlmt nil lulior dorannded at tho hands of the go vet n mont was a squaro deal. "You will always have that treat ment," buld tho prcbldnnt, "ns long ns I have anything to do with the admin istration of public affairs." Vive Million May for Kipitrd Five million dollars a day is a snug urn for tho people of a single country to roallte as the snlo of tho products of their farms, factntlcs, forests, fish eries, and mints. The exports of do mestic products of the United States In the month of October, lDOH, nvernged more than five million dollars for every day of tho month, and for every busl laess day In the month nvorugn practl cally six million dollars a day, Tho total exports of tho month as shown by the figures of tho department of com merce and labor through Its bureau of statistics, amounted to 91C0.370.0S9, which would avoraced more than five million dollars for every day in the month and practically olx million dol r dor for each business day of the month. From the port of New York lone the exports of tho month were 61. 867,912, or nearly two million dol lars for each business day of the mouth. All Northern Colorado Mine Cloied With the opening of tho third week of the miner's strike, the shut down la the northern Colorado coal fields waa made complcto by closing of tho Independent mines In accordance with the decision reached by tho union on Baturday to mako tho stlkc general for thepurposoof aiding tho southern min ers. 33ie norlhorn opera torn, who had practically, conceded all tho demands of thfc iralffn, now nwait the coming of Pceudent John Mitchell of tho united tnlfil barker, hoping that ho will bo aBU tt forco a settlement In tho north. The southern operators seem to bo tr rovodrtfly fixed In their determination not to treat with tho unions. ' nit Sim Found Hint Out The secretary of the Interior has sus- f tended from office D. 1 Campbell, who s clerk of tho towiiBlto commission of the Creek nation In Indian Territory, pending the outcome of nn investiga tion based on nn Indictment ngninst him for alleged unlawfully obtaining money while a membor of tho Knnsas legislature,, tho Indictment charging his recolpt of $100 from tho clerk of the district court of Oswego, Knn., fol lowing the passage of n bill rnlslng tho clerk's salary. Tho court dismissed tho Indictment, but President Wright Is making an Investigation and Is order ing tho production of the stenographic roports. Senator Dcltrluh Tully Arotmvri Senator Doltrlch says: "I reiterate everything I have snld nbout my Inno cenco of these malicious chnrges and I will demand a prompt speedy and thorough trlnl." "I am an Innocent man nnd have boon maligned for malicious and vin dlctlvo purposes nnd I shall not bo made a fool of by allowing this thing to be dropped without a searching m vettlKaMau and nlrlrnr. 1 wnnt thn ami. publicity and exposition made of the details of this entire rano as has been made of tho chnrges against me, end I shall leavo no stone unturned to see that this lc brought nlout. I shnll consult further with my attorneys nnd thcu will be nettcr prcpare.l to talk." China Willing to Commence War Private advices from Pekln nre to ho effect thut den. Yuan Shi Knl, gov ernor of Chi U province, hns Informed the emperor that ho is prepared to de clare war ngninst tho Russians in Mnn churla. General Ma Is said to bo ready to march Into Shan Hal Kwan at the head of 18,000 men. rtillo 8 Dennett Widow Hit Appealed Counsel for tho widow of Phllo S. Bennett has filed an nppeal to the su- fiorlor court from tho decision of Pro late Judge Cleaveland regarding cer tain portions of the will of Mr. Den nett The appeal Is taken from section 12 of the will, which refers to the scaled letter providing for a gift of $50,000 to W. J. Bryan and family; also from the sections providing for trust funds of 810,000 each to bo administered by Mr. and Mrs. nryan for scholarship and prizes In colleges, nnd from tho section nominating Mr. Bryan as executor of the will. Hpnnlnrd llernmtiie; MolMed In tho chamber of deputies at Madrid a Cnrllnt member Interpellated tho gov ernment In roforenco to the Rending of tho cruiser Itlo Do Ia Plata to New Orleans In connection with the St. Ixtula exposition, reminding the cham ber of tho "wrongs which Spain had suffered at the hands of the United States." Senor Cobnln, replying to the Interpellation, said that tho conclusion of the treaty of peace and amity had re-established diplomatic relations of tho two countries and, as a friendly na tion, tho United Stntra had Invited Spain to participate In a festival tn stltutcd In tho cnuse of civilization. Ten i'er Cent C'nt In Wage The first of the numctous reductions In wages announced in tho cotton mills of southern Now Kngland states and a d07.cn other points outside of that ter ritory, havo gone Into effect in all but ono Kail Itlvcr corporation and at a number of outside mills. Although about .12,000 operatives had been cut down, no general strike- occurred In any mill. Tho cut averages 10 per cent nnd places the pay schedules on a basis with those pnld previous to the advanc of March, 1902. InvmtlgMIn? Flood at Knnim City Col. Amos Stlckncy of Now York, MnJ. James O. Wnrren of Milwaukee, nnd Ciipt. II. M. Chittenden of Sioux City, comprising tho special board of governing engineers appointed by the secretary of war to establish tho har bor line on tho Missouri river and to Investigate the flood conditions, hnvo nrrtved In Kansas City. Tho board ex pectH to complete Its work within threo or four days, and to render n report on river conditions comprehensive enough to permit of Its uso as a basis for tin appeal to congress for aid in solving tho flood problem. Mayer of (I nurd Waldrtiple Sentenced Six or tho convicts who took part in the mutiny nt Fort IiCnvenworth fed eral prison when (luard Waldrupe was killed, pleaded guilty to tho charge of manslaughter nnd wero given sontence ns follows: Col Sutherland and David Grayson, threo years nnd fine of 81,000; Donald Norrls, flvo years, fine $500; James Wilson, four yenrs, line $500; Olo Hobo and Joseph Dectkln, ono year ench and fines $500. Tho threo ring leaders pleaded not guilty and will bo tried later. Uncle of l'realdcnt Dond JnmcB King Grade, an undo by mar rlago of President Itoosevclt, Is dead at his homo In New York as tho result of an attack of pneumonia. He had been 111 only a few days. Mr. Graclo was a well known banker, Both the presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt were much attached to Mr. Graclo and his death will cause thorn great sorrow and put a temporary stop to all gaieties at the White house. Ho was born In Now York In 1839. Ho married a slstor of the president's father. French nark Lost The exact location of the wreck of tho French bark Francois Coppe has not yet been defined, although It la known to liavo taken place on a rcct somo eleven or twelve miles north of Polnto Reyes, California, near tho en trance to Tomales bay. It Is generally believed that tho bark has gone to pieces. Two moro bodies are reported washed ashore nt Bodega bay In addi tion to the two already recovered from Polnte Reyes. Ware Tired or reunion nmlneaa It can be announced that Eugene P. Ware, tho commissioner of pensions, will rctlro from that offlco about the middle of Novomber of next year and will return Immediately to tho practice of law in Kansas. His contemplated nctlon Is generally understood among ICansas politicians and hns beon tho subject of several lutcrvlows with tho president, which has been kept secret Turkey's Ituler nu Cancer The sultnn of Turkey, frequently al leged to be III from one disease or an other, Is now alloged by the Vienna correspondent of tho Herald to be BUf 'crlnrf from cancer of tho Intestines. Ho Is said to havo refused to undergo nn operation. A aiOOOO Fire at Klwood Fire nt Ulwood, Neb., destroyed tho building nnd stuck of groceries of J. L. Trobec, tho Implement building and stock of ImplomentB of Smith & Pierce nnd the dwelling of A. M. Patterson. Tho loss to Troboo will bo 81.000, ln bured for $500; to Smith & Plorce, $4. 000, Insured for $1,500; to Patterson, 8800, Insured for 8500. Tho origin of tho fire Is unknown. Received lilt Ooinmlulon Major General Samuel S. Sumner, of Omaha, caminimdnnt of the department of tlu Missouri, has received his com mission from tho president aa a major general in tho United States army. No it Itii nil Itoute Afc-ont Rural carriers appointed for Nebras ka: Mnlmo, regular, Dotlef Arpf; sub stitute, llernhard Pagler. Iowa, H lock ton, regular, John C. Whltten; substi tute, Triunlo Whltten. Tho Cnr Htrlke Of er Tho strike of tho employes of the Chicago city railway waa settled at a conference between tho mayor, tho al dermanlc pence commlttco, President Hamilton nnd 13. 11. Bliss, counsel for tho company, nnd tho executive board of tho local union of tho BtrlkorB. Inrltei Friend to Hare a Good TlmeQ George A. Balon, left Athens, Ohio, twenty-flco years ago a penniless lad. Finally settling In Now York, he haa become a millionaire. Returning to his old home, Balon announced a grand reunion of all living friends of early days as woll as anyono who made Athens their home, to bo held In June, 1904, at which a bnnquet will bo served at his expense. He will pay the roll way fares or those wJohlng to come, and will orcct n big temporary building for tholr accommodation, THE CIVIC LEAGUE Object to Work for Better City and County Government A TERROR TO EVIL DOERS An Organization 1000 Strong- Which Will flea that State I.tna Ar IUldly Knfnrt-ad At a mooting of tho Kansas City, Kan., civic league nn executive com mlttco of fourteen members was se lected, whose duty will ho to work for bottor government, both In city nnd county affairs, and to have tho laws of both state anil city enforced. When the two members at large nro chosen tho committee will consist of sixteen. According to tho present plans It will be divided Into two equal divi sions, one of which will he expected to seo that the laws nro enforced, nnd the other to Investigate- tho character of all candidates for offlco nt future elections. Both branches of the com mittee will report to the leugue and where any candidate Is decided an Im proper person for the place to which he wishes to bo elected, tho league will attempt to secure n successful oppo nent whose reputation Is good. The civic leaguo la n produrt of the ministerial alliance. Slnro Its organi zation it has not until recently nssumed tho aggressive. This wan perhnps In n great measure due to the chaoB wrought by tho Juno flood. It would at least appear do since tho nssoplatlon ban grown In numbers recently until It now has a momborshlp of moro than Tho object of a civic league nnd the work expected of tho organization wero discussed briefly by Myron A. Water man and Judge L. w. Kepllnger. Mr. Waterman also talked of the poslblI tles of the grand jury, which will sit in KansaB City, Kan., In December, nnd showed how the leaguo might be of valuablo nsalstanco In running down and prosecuting criminals. Should tho grand jury fall to find Indictments where tho evidence seems to fix re sponsibility for crime, Mr. Waterman said that tho civic league members could swear out warrants on the evi dence thus secured and the suspects ar rested and brought to justice nt any time before or after tho grand jury adjourns. MILLIONAIRE AUSTIN DEAD Thongh at One Time a Millionaire He la Hurled by Friend "Wnilam AustlhToTEmporla, ngetl MI died of paralysis of the spine. Though once worth a million, ho leaves noth ing for his girl wiro nnd his friends burled him. In 1888 he fell heir to a quarter of a million dollars. Half of It was lost la four years In tho Im portation of EngltBh and French stal lions. The'rcmaindcr was lost In various poor business speculations. Ono was the purchase of a largo flour mill at Marlon, Kan. Mr. Austin gavo freely to the Emporia Presbyterian college and the church. Ho built William Austin chapel at the collcgo in 1889. In 1891 he married his step-niece who, until after tho marriage, attended college Ho was 52 and his brldo was 18 years of age. For months his family has been sup ported by friends. Mr. Austin held thousands of dollars in worthless paper which ho accepted In various business transactions. Twlco Mr. Austin went to Europe. Ho Invested largely In Italian statuary and paintings. Tho statuary was sold last year for J200, although It Is consid ered somo of tho most costly in this part of tho country. Tho Ilrran Letter Dor Not Hold Tho formal decrco 'of tho probate couri in relation to the Phllo S. Bon t nett will, of which William- J. Bryan Is an oxecutor, wns announced by Pro bate JlldCC ClORVPlnni!. Aflnr ,n ,lTT clslon of Judgo Cleaveland rogardlng the will was made somo weeks ago, after a hearing of tho parties Inter ested, tho judgo left to tho attorneys to ngrco, If posslblo, on tho form of the formal decrco based on that deci sion. Opposing counsel, however, found themselves unablo to reach nn agreement Aftor reciting tho known facts In tho case. Judge Cleaveland de crees that neither thn sealed letter by which It appeared that i.lr. Bennett expressed a deslro to give JGO.000 to Mr. Bryan and family, and tho type written document In the noasccMnn of Mr .Bryan, nor tho cnvclopo contain ing tho letter, should be admitted to probato as part of tho will. Otnerwlse tho will was allowed arid ordored to bo rocorded. Pint an Well In Cotter, Comity The first gas well In Coffey county wns "brought in" not far from Lo Roy, near the southern lino of tho county. Tho now gas discovery was made on farming land near the Neosha river owned by Henry J. Adnms, formerly of Topekn. and Elmer I.nne, of Burling ton. Mr. Adams now lives In Burling ton. Mr. Adams and Mr. I.nno are the principal mombers of a company which holds gas and oil lenses over a considerable tract of territory In the heart of which the new well is located. The new gns well Is giving n good flow and promises to be the first well of a valuable field. Ncnrby towns aro ondeavorlng to have tho gas piped for Illumination and' for fuel. New liable for llnmlioldt The comptroller of tho currency has granted tho application of J. H. Miles nnd others to establish "Tho National Bank of Humboldt," In Humboldt, Neb., and It Is understood that the work of organizing the Btock company will begin at once. Tho work of clear ing the lot for tho new bank building hns nlendy been started, but it Is not hoped to havo It ready for occupancy before the coming summer, and In tho meantime li Is understood tho concern will bo quartered In tho Garver build ing on the cast tide of the square. BARTLEY BONDSMEN FREE A Jury In Jatfge Ilagter' Court That Decide The Jury In the case of the state of Nebrae' a against W. A. Paxton and others, bondsmen of former Stat Treasurer Bartley, who defaulted, has returned a verdict for tho defendants which means that they are not liable for tho defalcations of Bartley, aa sureties for him. The caso was tried before Judge Baxter of Omaha, and notwithstanding tho fact that this was its fifth trial, the case this time was instituted on a new. lnw point, Involved In section 3 of the depository laws of the 'state of Ne braska, which reads as follows: "Provided that no treasurer shall bi liablo on his bond for money in de posit In any bank, under and by direc tion of the proper legal authority, if said bank has given bond." It was alleged by the defendants that under the abovo section of tho de pository laws, which provide for the depositing of stato funds In banks giv ing depository bonds, that tho official bondsmen 'of state treasurers aro ab solved from all liability for funds after 0 samo havo beon deposited in such depository banks, and that therefore they would not bo liable under this section for the Item of 8201,884.05 on deposit in tho Omaha National bank a state depository and chocked out by Unrtley on January '2, 1897, a few days prior to the closo of his second or last term of office. This point had never before been at Issue In this coho and when it was brought up It was tho subject for vig orous arguments on both sides, for upon the issue in tills one point the re sult of the case scorned to lie. Canal llnlldlne 8latltli Tho renewed attention being given to tho proposed Isthmian canal at this, time lcnd3 cspcclul Interest to a dis cussion of the great canals of the world, preaented by the department of commerce and labor through Its bureau, of statistics. Tho ship canals of tho world, it says, are nine In number, as follows: i The Suez canal, begun In 1859 and completed In 18G9. The Cronstadt and St. Petersburg rnnal, begun In 1S77 and completed In 1890. The, Corinth canal, begun In 18S4 and completed In 1893. The Manchester ship canal, com pleted In 1894. The Kaiser Wllhelm canal, connect ing tho Baltic and North seas, com pleted In 189G. The Elbe and Trave canal, connect ing the North sea and Baltic, opened In 1900. The Wclland canal, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario, and the two canals, United States and Canadian, respectively, connecting Lake Superior with Lake Huron. Old Settler of Kantat City Die J. H. Wobcr. 43 years old, died at tho homo of hlB father-ln-Iaw. F. A. Arcnds, at 453 Minnesota avenue, Kan sas City, Kan., from concussion of the brain caused by a fall. When Mr. Weber started up the stairway leading from tho street to his rooms over 453 Minne sota avenue, ho lost his balance and fell backward, striking his head on the brick sidewalk. When found a few minutes later he was unconscious and remained bo until his death. Mr. Wreber was one of tho oldest res idents of Wyandotte cblmty, going there from St. Louis with his parents forty years ago. Ho was a shoo man ufacturer and for several years was a partner In the general merchandise business with F. A. Arends at 453 Min nesota avenue. Unknown Mun Kilted at Fairmont An unknown man was killed at the Rock Island yards In Falrbury, Neb. Ho hnd been drinking heavily and went to sleep on tho depot platform near tho track. A switch engine at tached to Bomo freight rare aroused him later and In attempting to rise ho fell under a car. A brakeman pulled him from tho track after ono wheel hnd passed over I1I3 body Ho had re cently been employed on tho bridge gang, but as the foreman Is out of the city his name could not be learned. Tho initials J. S In addition to other designs, were tattooed ou his right arm. Hanle He Depot at Princeton llurned The Santa Fe depot at Princeton was destroyed by tiro recontly. The fire started nt about 9 In tho evening, sup posed to havo caught fire from the flue. Tho building and nil the contents wero destroyed, tho loss estimated at about 82,000. No ono waa in the building at tho time, and when tho flro-was discov ered It was too late to put It out. nank Will Unit Without Hrenhln; Tho Hunnewell State bank at Well ington, has sent out printed notices to Its depositors, asking them to call and get their money, as jtho bank Is going out of business. Tho reason assigned Is that the bank Is too circumscribed to mako Its existence profitable Tho bank Is own by persons Interested In th Wellington National bank. Cnabla to Control a Unslier Efforts to confine the gan In the well brought In by a Mound City gas com pany havo been futile, and the drillcra have abandoned their efforts until they receive a packer from Chanute. The gas company has agents out soliciting tho business houses for tho privilege of furnishing gas for otovos and' lights. Diamond Thief Caught Jesse Majors, a young man who se cured two diamonds from Lawrence morchants and issued fraudulent checks In payment for the stones, was given n pcnltontlary sentence by Judge Smart In tho district court nt that city. Ho sand he wanted to give the stone to Chancellor Strong. Majors returned about ten days after the fraud and was caught by the officer from whom he had csrnpad. Tho diamonds were found tn St. I-ouIs, where Majors had pawned thorn, A RECORD Of GRAFT Report of Assistant Postmaster General Bristow Uncovers It FIND OF FORTY INSPECTORS The Hyatem of Organlred Corruption Hegan in 1HU3 and uti Checked In 1003 lu Ver of Urnen Theft In a brief filed by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General J. L. Bristow, with President Roosevelt, devoted to tho postofflco scandal Investigation, the fol lowing is said in conclusion: For the purposes of this report, the Investigation ordered by you on March 7 has boon completed. In the prepara tion of cases for trial where Indict ments havo been found, Information may bo secured which will neeesultatc further Invest! .Hon nnd possibly In volve porsous not now Implicated. More than forty Inspectors have been employed upon this work, somo of them continuously every day since the Investigation hegnn. The records of 1,000 postofllees have been examined, and tho flies of many divisions; of tho department, covering a period of from six to ten years, scrutinized. The system of organized corruption that haa been disclosed began In 19U3 and continued until stopped by this In vestigation. The amount of money se cured by the corrupt ofllclals nnd their confederates Is small ns compared to tho total loss to the government. To Illustrate: There Is no evidence that Loula received any compensation from Ault & Wyborg, yet during the first year of his administration tlu jxpendl tures for canceling Ink inci eased over $10,000. It does not appear that Kcmpner le celved money from the manifold com pany, yet tho cost of manifold supplies Increased more than 840,0110 a year. Barrett rccolved but $0,000 from Ar nold, yet that company defrauded the people out of over 83,000,000. Machcn probably did not receive more than 82G.000 from the Groff fast enor, yet tho government has paid ap proximately $130,000 for that device, which represents n net loss, since tho department continued, by the terms of the contract for letter boxes, to pay for tho original fasteners. Beavers nnd his associates received lfBB than $20,000 from tho automatic cashier. Yet the department expended $74,275 for this wholly unnecessary ma chine. The total amount that the perpetra tors of these frauds themselves ic celved cannot bo definitely learned, but It will nggregate between $300,000 and $400,000, while tho loss to the govern ment, considering the unuccesearv sup plies that have been purchased and tho Inferior quality of those furnished by fraudulent contractors, canuot bo esti mated with any degree of acuracy. The results of the Investigation dem onstrate that all traveling agents of the department such ns assistant su perintendents of salaries and allow ances, of the frco delivery service, tho railway mall service nnd tho registry system and inspectore should bo placed under ono organization. Ab a result of the Investigation four officers and employes of tho department have resigned and thirteen havo been removed. Forty-four Indl tments havo been found, Involving thirty-ono per sons, ten of whom havo been connected with tho postal service. Attached to this report is a list of those who have resigned and those who havo been removed; also a complcto 1 1 -oi ,ndlctnints and the persons TARRIF REDUCTION TO COME Perlteut Demand of Vhlllpplne ship per win Hnvo Fiiini i:rrct. For some tlmo tho president has been dlflciisalng lnformnlly with members of congress the proposition to reduce tho duties on Philippine products coming Into this country to 50 per cent of thn Dlngloy tnrlft law rates. Considerable opposition has developed to the sugges tion, and what the result of tho endea vor to aecure a reduction of the duties w II bo can not be foretold. Tho oppo sition arlsea principally from congress men representing sugar and tobacco states. They maintain thnt If only 50 per cent of the Dihglcy rntcs aro levied on sugar and tobacco tho Industries represented by those products In this country will be impaired seriously. They havo indicated to tho president that they will make a hard light against the proposed reduction. It is understood that the president mny dis cuss tho subject In his annual messago to congress, but his position regarding it has not been disclosed. Orcanlze for Good of the .Service Tho rural moll carriers of Cass coun ty have formed nn association. Tho or ganization was effected at Plattsmouth. George R. Sayles of Plattsmouth, was elected president; James L. Manners of Murray, vice presidont; J. E. Wolff, of Cedar Creek, treasurer, and J. p War ner of Mynnrd, secretary. Frank H Cunning of South Omaha, president o'f the nntlonal rural letter carriers' as sociation, addressed the meeting. Tho object of tho association is fraternal for tho Btudy and adoption of tho best mothods of performing the duties of tho rural free delivery Bervico nnd to seek Improvement in tho conuitlon or Its members; also to ro-opcrnto at all times with tho department for tho ad vancement of tho rural service. Alfred Dreyfn May net Now Trial Tho efforts of Alfred Dreyfus to se cure a Judicial examination of his caso havo at last been crowned with success. After examining tho dossier In tho caso, submitted to him by General Andre tho minister of war, Minister of Justlco Valle has transmitted that document tni-ntlm,- win. i. ....... " i ii r --0-...W n.i.i iiiu IIUIIIIOU of M. Dreyfus for a revision of his sentence, to M. Durand, tho president 7 -"'""'"". iHHuuueu oy tho m istry of Justice. This commission w pronounce upon tho admissibility In- Ill of wie request ror a revision of sentence. UNION LEAGUE BANQUET Lieutenant Ucnentl Voting and Hoar Af mlral HlEhee Honored tineiU Army and navy officers wero tho hon ored guc3t at tho "founders' day" ban quet of the Union League club, Phil adelphia. Lieutenant General Young made an interesting speech concerning the army. He said: "Wo now havo permanent legislation under which a volunteor army may bo speedily created and the mllltta quick ly, brought Into tho service of tho Unit ed States as a part of our tlrst line of defense. Thcro is thus substantial causo for congratulation that after a century of only partially successful effort we find ourselves tn better condition today than ever before to meet all questions f of defense or offense with which wo may bo confronted." Read Admiral Slgbee, also present, said: "Wo find It well-nigh Impracti cable to enlist, train and keep enough men for tho needs of tho service. Time and experiment will Bolve tho problem, but It must bo admitted that tho solu tion is yet hardly In sight Our ex pel lence In common with other na tions haa Hhown that tho best way to nvnrt war Is to bo prepared to defend our rights nnd Interests." WILL TRY LOTTERY SCHEME Cntmti Senate Think Thla a Fine Way to Italte Iteveuue The Cuban senate has passed the na tional lottery bill by a vote which la believed to indlcato that it will prob ably pass the measure ovor President Palma's veto should ho disapprove It. The strongest opponents of the bill were absent. The measure, as amend ed, dlreits thnt tho lottery's functions shnll begin within seventy days after tho law authorizing it is promulgated, and authorizes the president to issue Instructions and regulations for the carrying out of the lottery plan. It Is believed that tho bill will without dlfll-i-iilty pjss tho house. A majority of the iienntois am said to bollovo that the establishment of a lottery Is tho mobl reasonable way of obviating tho ta difficulties In accordanco with the wishes of tho people. Kmperor William Not n Well Sinn The Wiener Allcgeraelne Zeltung ha9 a dtapnlch from Borlin, nccardlng to a Vienna cablegram the Times, which says: "Though there can be no doubt that the recent operation on Emperor Wil liam concerned a begninant formation, the process of healing has not taken ., the favorable- course hoped for. Thcro ' Is absolutely no question of any dan gor, but from the wholo course of U10 process of healing hitherto It seems as though unexpected complications hnd arisen which rarely follow n simple op eration for so-called singers' polypus. "In court circles thcro Is a certain uneasiness, which In tho last few days found expression In talk of the possi bility or even probability of a now op peratlon. It la impossible to verify the latter rumor. "The emperor, whose mood remains good, hns been ordored by his physi cian to take the greatest rest and spare his vocal organs as much as possible. V.lg-ht Year for Hank Itoubery Two bank robbers have been sen tenced to eight years In tno peniten tiary from Hebron as a result of tho work of Detectlvo Malono and tho sheriffs of Hall and Buffalo counties. They are the men charged with blowing the bank nt Byron, September 30th. last. In thnt raid they secured $2,540. Detective Malono Is confluent that theso men had something to do with tluj holding up or train No. 41 on tho Burlington September 21, at Amazonia. Mo. Ono of the men, Dillon, has been identified by trainmen as having been put off thnt train twice by tho brake- men the evening before tho train waa held up. IIIU to Stop Lottery and Onetlnfr Fnkea Senator Penrose, chairman of tho senate committee on poctofUces and postroads, has given notice of a hear ing December 10 on Senator Dryden'B bill for tho suppression of lottery traf fic through uatlonal and interstate commerce nnd tho postal service to tho jurisdiction and laws of tho United States. The purpose of tho measuro Is to mnko existing laws npply to letters, postal cards, circulars, pam phlets and publications concerning bus- y inesB contracts and policies on life, flro or other Insurance, transmitted Into any state, district or territory by con cerns or porsons not authorized to transact such business. .Iut a Common Wife Heater. Prince Jalmo of Bourbon, brother of princess Alice of Schoeuburg-Waldcn-burg. has arrived at Sorl, Italy. Ho em phatically assorts the untruth of recent accusation against his sister, and Baya that the suit for separation from her nusband, Prlnco Frederic, which will soon bo begun at Dresden, will show tho brutality of tho latter, who even descended to beating his wife. Prlnco X l'nlmo sayB further that tno trial will bring out testimony very damaging to Prince Frederic. Will Send Veel to New Orlean. Secretary of War Moody haa decided to havo ono or more vessels of the. United Stntea navy at Now Orleans to tako part In tho celebration of tho con tcnnlnl of tho purchaso of the Louisi ana territory next month. France and Spain will, It Ib expected, each bo rep resented on that occasion by a modern ' man-of-war. Internnl Revenue l,Ooe,ooo Short John W. Yorkcs, commissioner of Internal revenue, in his annual report to tho treasury shows that the total receipts of hla bureau for tho fiscal yoar ended Juno 30, 1903, wero $230, 740,925, at a cost of collection oi 2.07 per cent. The receipts for the loft fis cal year aro about $41,000,000 loss than: for tho year 1902. "This decreaso," suys tho commissioner, "la not duo to a diminution In tho business move ments and commercial transactions of the country, but entirely to reduction of Internal revenue taxes.4 M.. JW " rTi . -'"iff -'' I . iiiaj iniiini lie iiiiihi j; r 'i liiUM m ifaflir'HWUlf 'HI'" , frY"'1 ait Javr- -M)Mll,-r-'- riiiiitnraMJV,1J1fMhlMrr-rTT-'-irT ppppaaplaHIBaBBMI