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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
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