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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1900)
L AT GENEVA ' * The Inmates Escape and the Novel Spectacle Of A "GIRL" HUNT fOLLOWS rivets nnd I'lgurca Ilvnrlng on General 1'rospcrlty Socretnry GIIRO on Coun try's riuunccs III * Answer to the nrlos of Cnrl Schurz. GENEVA , Nob. , Sept. 24 , 1900. There Is room for much Improvement In the management of the State In dustrial School for Girls at Geneva. Particularly Is this true In regard to affording relief to taxpayers. So far as the accounts are concerned Steward Brennan has a mark to his credit for the accounts of this Insti tution have been kept In better shape perhaps than those of any other. The management , however , deserves to be reckoned with. It Is both weak and extravagant. Superintendent Weber ( "raws a sal ary of $1,500 , but that does not seem to thoroughly appease his appetite. He has ndded-hls wife's name to the pay roll as "housekeeper" at $30 per month. In addition to this ho has two "family managers" on the pay roll. Annie Pat terson and Fredelka Wlllard , who draw a salary of $800 pe rycar each. T. J. Wilson is on the pay roll as "farmer" at $30 per month. W. E. Baher and W. II. Kumser arc on the pay roll as engineers at $30 per month each. Michael Martin Is , on the pay roll as "extra man" at $20 per month. There Is a matron at the Institution and why a "housekeeper" Is needed la a question that can only le explained ! ) y Superintendent Weber. The only explanation thus far offertd It that It was occasioned by the desire of Su perintendent Weber to reap a more bountiful harvest. The record's In the auditor's office would Indicate that the "housekeep er's" duties are to some txtent those of n tourist. Voucher B4158S is a voucher drawn In favor of the wlfo of the superintendent "for going to Omaha and bringing back Blanche Green. " In this voucher a claim for hack hire was made and allowed , though , with the city'of Omaha cov ered with a network of street car lines It Is difficult to determine why a hack was necessary , unless to use the com mon everyday street car would not comport with the dignity of the occa- slon. Street cars are largely used by the common people , it is true , yet now and then you will see on them bankers , capitalists and business men. It is perhaps asking too mucn to require state employes , whose bill * of this sort are paid by the taxpayers , to put up with such primitive accommodations. EXPENSIVE "RUNAWAYS. " There is a painful lacking , in con nection with the management , in the way of discipline. The Inmates are Riven too much- freedom , nnd this re sults in escapes from the Institution i , with consequent assaults on the treas ury to pay the expense of capturing and returning them. Last April the people hereabouts were treated to a real exhibition of "girl" hunt. They had seen "fox" hunts and "wolf" hunts i > ntil these had ceased to be of interest , but it was a novel experience and attraction for them to see a "girl" bunt. Three of the inmates had escaped and Super intendent Weber threw out a line of scouts and scoured the w'lole country for miles around. Nine stalwart men were engaged to run down three puny specimens of the opposite sex. The "runaways" were finally ciptured and returned and the- state was presented with .a bill of expense amounting to $28 for "helping return three runaway girls. " This is the language of the voucher. Neither in the b'lls ' rendered nor in the voucher are the names of the captives given ( sfce voucher B1G594) ) . Superintendent Weber has not been a brilliant success In man aging this institution. He has failed to maintain the standard of discipline and has inaugurated few , if any , beneficial changes. A considerable reduction might be made in the expense of I he manage ment , but as that would involve a re duction in the volume of "loaves and fishes , " that , under the Poyntor ad- itilnlstratlon , is not to be counted on or expected. , At Geneva , as at other places whore state institutions arc located , there Is complaint of the manner in which drugs , groceries and supplies are pur chased. It is the same story told over and over again in these columns. FACTS ABOUT PROSPERITY. OMAHA , Neb. , Sept. 24 , 1900. Prosperous conditions are in evidence in every county of Ncbra.-iko. No one but a rank partisan woul i attempt to assert that such conditions are tran sitory or unreal. It is n matter 11of slow growth there is no'hlng arti 1- ficial or uncertain about it. Within four years he farmers of Nebraska have'been delivered from the bondage of debt and thousands of them boast of a surplus. It is true that the requirements of the impending campaign have sug gested the fullest exposition of facts ' relating to changed conditions In ev ery county in order that the people Vof one county may be apprised of the degree of prosperity in every er county , but the republican rs do not need to magnify or over-state the facts , which in most cases speak for themselvoa. Emphasis may be given to one all- 11he Important fact , to-wit : That while the farmers are producing abundant crops nnd receiving higher prices therefor ' than ever before paid , at the same time the mechanics and laboring men in cities and towns arc all busy , receiv ing higher nay for shorter working hours than over before and that the demand for their services exceeds the cupply. A careful Inquiry Into the status of things reveals these conditions : 1. That farmers are getting 32 and 34 cents for their corn ( of which there Is n large surplus ) , whereas four years ago they got but 0 and 10 cents , 2 , That stock raisers arid farmers are getting $6.50 for fat steers , wherese ns four years ago they got $2.75 nnd $3.fiO. Hogs , four years ago , $2.77 ; this year , $5.09 , 3. That farmers are buying adjoinpe Ing acres ami are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars upon Improve- meats. Residents of cities nnd towns , are putting up new buildings and repairing - pairing hundreds of old ones. There Is an nlr of thrift everywhere. 4. That country merchants nro sellre Ing more goods and gett'ng larger profits and prompter pnv for goods sold than ever before In the history cA' the state. 5. That mechanics nre'busy every15 where. From towns , largo and small. come reports of a demand for medianJi Ics t < exceeding the supply. In Omaha more men nre employed nt higher wages and shorter working hours than was the case In any previous year save 1897-8 , when the exposition produced - ducod a temporary demand for men. Inquiry among all classes of mechan ics reveals the fact that the mean av erage of wage scale Is higher , work day hours shorter and the demand for men very active. No man who wants to work need be Idle. G. That the Jobbers and wholesale merchants and manufacturers of Ne braska are selling moro goods nt lar ger profits than was true of their trade In the year 189G ; that of fifty -firms reporting , the Increased volume of bus iness ranged from 20 to 9f.O per cent , and that In no case was a decrease of business reported. 7. That fifty Jobbing houses , farm Implement houses , manufacturers , wholsalo houses , etc. , report a large Increase In the number of men em ployed , In wages paid and the average Increase In the number of traveling men covering Nebraska territory Is nearly 50 per cent. The paramount question Is : What would any of these classes gain by a change of government at Washing ton ? Do you want a change ? WHAT THE MECHANICS SAY. In Omaha the change In regard to wages paid , hours of employment and number of persons engaged Is so grat ifying that the classes affected will gladly do what they can to support In powar the political party which has mnd possible this remarkable Im provement In conditions. The follow ing reports were obtained from offi cials of the various local unions : I Printing Pressmen's Union Our scale of wages In 1896 was $16 to $18 per week for ten hours j-pr day. In 1900 our scale la the same per diem for nine hours per day. In 1896 20 j per cent of our members vere Idle all the time and 40 per cent of those em ployed were making but half time. In 1900 all mombera are .employed nnd all are making full time In short , we are working shorter hours and making I more money than we did In 1896. | Plasterers' , Bricklayers' and Stone masons' Tenders' Union Our scale of wages In 1890 was 15 to 17Vi cents per hour for ten hours. In 1900 our scale Is 24 cents per hour for eight hours , and we have 50 per cent more men em ployed than In 1896. i Plumbers' Union Our scale of wages In 1896 was 45 cents per hour for eight hours. Ir. 1900 it is 50 cents per hour for eight hours. Until July 1st we have had 30 per cent more men em ployed than we had In 1S96. Painters and Decorators Our scale In 1896 was 30 cents per hour. We had no scale signed up regirdlng hours of employment. Our present scale Is 35 cents for eight hours , time and a half for overtime and double time for Sundays. In 1896 our union had about fifty members in good standing. In 1898 we had nearly 200 members. This was owing to the Trans-Mississippi exposition. Our members are all , or nearly all , employed at the present time. Bricklayers 'Union In 1896 our scale of wages was 50 cents per hour for eight hours , time and a half for over- i time and double time for Sundays. Our scale for 1900 is 50 cents per hour , with no other changes. Our union has had about 1GO members for the past five years. There is more work In our trade in Omaha at the present time than we have had in the last eight years. Carpenters' Union Our scale of wages In 1896 in South Omaha was 25 cents per hour for ton or twlve hours. For 1900 it is 35 cents per hour for eight hours , time and a half for over time and double time for Sundays. In Omaha our scale in 1896 was 30 cents per hour for eight hours , time and a half for overtime and double time for Sundays. In 1'JOO it is 40 cents per hour and no other changes. More J than double the number rre now em ployed In our trade than In 189(1 ( , al though there are a great many car- penters Idle at present. This is owing to the Transmisslsslppl Exposition , j which brought a great many carpen i ters here who have remained. j Horseahoers' tnion Our scale is the same as it was in 1896 for the same hours. We have not as many men em ployed as we had in 1896 , tor the rea son that there are not as many horses > in use. The bike had made a great difference in our trade. Sheet Metal Workers' Union In 1896 our scale of wages wae 33Vi cents , but very few men got that amount. The average were paid 27 V cents. The number of hours are the same. Our scale at present Is 38M : cents per hour. There are 25 per cent more men cm- ployed in our trade now than in 1S9G. Printing Press Assistants' Union Our scale of wages in 1896 was $8 for sixty hours , or $ S per week for ten hours per day. Now we get $9.00 for nine hours per day. In 189G we had thirty men employed ; we now have forty-eight. Machinists' 'Union Our scale of wages in 1896 was from 25 to 30 cents per hour. We were working from forty to forty-eight hours per week. Our present scale is 32 cents per hour for nine hours per day. cr fifty-four hours per week. All members of the union are employed , and a number reIn rea working overtime and get time and a half. In fact , our union \\as never in a moro flourishing condition , and wo doubt if an idle machinist ran be found idm in Omaha today , unless ho is Idle from choice. GROWTH OF THE LIVE STOCK IN DUSTRY. The increase of stock receipts at South Omaha may be taken as a fair Illustration of .the change wrought In business generally during the four years the republican party has had charge of national -affairs. During the seven months of 1900 ending July 31t the cattle receipts wore 4.14,230 , JS against 220,321 for a like period In 1896 , a gain of 202,904 , or nearly 10b per cent The hog receipts for the first sovcrt months of this year were 1,121,171 , as against 717.97G for the llrst seven months of 1896 , n gain of 403,195. For the period ending July 31st , 1900 , there were 597,985 head of sheep received ; for the same period In 1896 , 161,841. a gain of 436.144 for 1900. There has also been a gratifying In crease of prices during this time. Steers , for Instance , sold July 31st , 1S96 , nt from $2.75 to $3.70 ; July 31st , 1900 ! , they brought $5.50.Hogs sold July 31st , 1896 , nt $2.77 ; July 31st , 1900 ! , the price was $5.09. The price paid for sheep July 31st , 1S96 , ranged from $2 to $5.50 ; July 31st , 1900 , the range was from $4 to $5.45. In the month of July , 1896 , tins receipts of hogs were 97,000 ; In July , 1900 , 179,000 , ( In round thousands ) , and the price , as given above , but little more than half In 1896 of that In 1900. THE WHOLESALE TRADE. Information gained from n large number of the principal business men of Omaha through letters of Inquiry and personal Interviews ilsclojos the fact that , without n single exception , there has been a marked "expansion" of business In Nebraska's chief city during the four years the republican party has been In charge of national affairs , hi securing this Information no regard whatever was had to politi cal affiliations , the desire being to make the exhibit a perfectly fair ono in every respect. The line of Inquiry covers n comparison of amount of business in 189G with 1900 ; comparison of the number of employes then nnd now , nnd also of the wages paid. The replies show , with ono exception , that the lowest Increase In amount of bus iness Is 20 per cent , ranging from that up to 950 per cent , with a largo pro portion of Instances whi're the per centage of gain was 75 per cent to 100 ; the Increase In the number of em ployes ranges from 15 to 200 per cent , and the range of Increase In salaries paid is from 10 per cent to 53 per cent. The Increase in n largo p-oportlon of cases la from 25 to 50 per cent. WOULD ENDANGER PROSPERITY. The secretary of the treasury , in his reply to Mr. Schurz , with reference to the money question , said : "It ought 11 have been apparent to you , as it no doubt was , that I was speaking of possibilities of the case under circum stances and conditions as they now ex ist i , but you proceed to point out how , at the next session of congress , which will meet In December , legislation could bo had which would completely forestall unfriendly-action toward the gold standard , even if Mr. Bryan wore elected and should cherish the firm-sot purpose declared by him on September 16 , 1896 , at Knoxvllle , Tenn. , where he said : 'If there Is any ono who believes that the gold standard Is a good thing or that It must be maintained , I warn him not to cast his vote for me , be cause I promise him It will not be maintained In this country longer than I am able to get rid of It. " "You rebuke me in polite terms for sounding a false note of alarm dis quieting the business community , and especially when uttered by one in au thority. I am not at all skilled In con troversy and have had no practice in dialectics , but I will indu'ge In a few words in the way of rejoinder to your criticism. "In 1896 yon are yourself quoted as saying , 'The mere apprehension of a possibility of a substitution by Mr. Bryan's election and of the consequent placing of our country on the silver basis has already caused untold mil lions of our securities to be thrown upon the market. Scores of business orders are recalled , a large number of manufacturing establishments have re stricted their operations , enterprise Is already discouraged and nearly para lyzed. * * * And If these are the effects of a mere apprehension of a possibility what would be the ef fects of the event Itself ? There is scarcely an Imaginal limit to the de struction certain to be wrought by the business disturbance that Mr. Bryan's election would cause. ' "I am unable to perceive , " continued Mr. Gage , "why the consequence , In a minor degree , perhaps , would not en sue now , which you so forcibly fore shadowed then. When consequences so great as these are Involved the forces operating to Inaugurate them should be resisted nt every point. Even the possibility of danger should bo avoided. It Is a familiar fact and one altogether too much in evidence that an administrative officer , filled with ha tred and contempt of a particular law , can , by perverse ingenuity , practically nullify Its operations. " Referring to Mr. Schurz's suggestion that Mr. Bryan's hands could lie tied by the present congress , Mr. Gage said that it would require new legislation by a party whose policy would have been rejected by the people through their last expression at the polls ; that the next session of congress will ex- plre March 4 , 1901 ; that ho free sil ver minority would be Justified by their constituents in using all the resources , of dilatory procedure to ircvont such legislation and that such legislation would probably be Impossible. "Your remarks seem to show tl at you rely upon the exercise of power already . , conferred upon the republican party to prevent the country from experienc ing disasters which Mr. Bryan will , if he can , bring upon us , " said the set- retary. "May I not suggi-st that the way to secure safety Is not to take ; no\\ur from those upon whom you rely for protection and confer It upon those whoso action you may have good cause to regret ? "But oven admitting that congress , dating from March.4 , IflOl , will not bo able to effect any change in our present financial legislation , what may we fairly expect will be the effect of the continued agitation of the question upon business and Industry set In mo tion by a president bent upon the res toration of free silver at the ratio of 1C to 1 and elected upon that plat form ? "You suggest that I retract what I have said , in fairness to the business community , which should not be iinnec * sarlly disquieted , especially by those In ; authority. In thinking a I do , that the election of Mr. Bryan would be 1 real moimco to the commercial and Industrial Interests of our country , be cause of the purpose he ? Jierlahes and ' , the power he would posstps , I do not fool at liberty to net upon your sup- | gostlon. 1 fo'l It my duly to nt Icaqt wait until after Mr. Bryan himself has retracted his statement of 1896 , that 'It ( the gold standard ) will not be maintained In this country longer than I am able to get rid of It. ' "Very truly yours , ( Signed. ) "LYMAN J. GAGE. " Local Prosperity. CiiAH : COUNTY. As to the town of Laurel , three- fourths of It has been built In the last four years and a part of It In tha last two. All the Improvements were paid for by money cnrnod in business hero In the last four years. The most notable change is , that It was almost Impossible to borrow money on any kind of security during the democratic times , but now if It becomes known i that Mr. So-and-So wants to borrow | a little money , halt a dozen loan agents will call to see him1 before i night , each ono trying to coax htm to borrow the , money of him. This condition of the finance prompted the Inquiry at the Laurel State bank. E. R. Goring , the cashier , said : "It Is difficult to express how the phenomenal prosperity has taken place In this part of Nebraska. Lund values have almost doubled since 1896 ; mortgages have been reduced wonder fully. It is Impossible to make n farm loan now without Inserting a prepay ment privilege , while In former years the principal Idea was to get the money regardless of terms. In 1896 our deposits were about $12,000. In the depression Incident to the silver crazu of that fall they were down to almost $7.000. Since that time there has been a steady Increase , entirely from the savings of our home people , until now we have over $90,000. Present In terest rates are much lower , farm loans can bo placed at 5Vi per c ut Instead of from 8 to 10 per cent lu 1SOU. "A very significant feature of this prosperity is the fact that Its existence cannot be nttrlbutcd wholly to good crops , for wo had good crops before 1897. The largest crops of wheat and corn over grown here either before or since were In 1895 and 189G respective ly. In 1895 wheat sold bore nt 35 cents , and in ISOti corn sold hero as low as 6 cents , and 10 cents waa considered very high. The prices of cattle , horses and hogs were as low in proportion as corn. Fanners then sold their crops as soon as harvested ; now , they are able to hold them until the price is satisfactory. Times changed ; they have paid off their mortgages and are now In pros perous circumstances. Farmers are loaning money to ono another to a considerable extent now. We have Borne Instances where farmers are making regular farm loans to their neighbors. At the present rate of in crease in wealth In tills part of the state they will soon be able to take care of their farm loans without the aid of money from the east. The lllKi ; > ' * t I' < < Anllorii. The biggest pair of elk antlers In the world is said to be that which hang In the office at the Philadelphia zoo. In height the antlers are above five feet , and the distance between ( lie main horns at the widest part cf the hoop is four feet six Inches. At theh base the antlers are fourteen Inches in diameter. "Undoubtedly , " natural ist to whom they are shown , nay , "these are as big and heavy and per fect a pair of horns as ever grow. " The elk that carried the huge antlers was sent from the west to the Acad emy of Natural Sciences. The skele ton excelled in weight and size any that had over been seen there. Tim Trunk Settled Ills Mill. Some years ago a man ran up a bill of $200 In the Tremont house , Chicago cage , and then run awny without set- lung it. The trunk which remained In his room was unusually heavy , ami when opened after his departure was found to contain specimens of ore , brought from the gold and silver mini's of Colorado , where , presuma bly , he had lost all his money. After waiting out the legal time Mr. Gage sent the contents of the trunk to an assayer , who returned two bits of metal valued at more than $100 in excess of the bill , after deducting his own fee. StirtH In Kngluud. England luis many religions denomi nations and sects , probably more than 300 altogether , and the names of some arc amusing. Out of a list of 219 a few of the queer ones are : Glassltes , Glazobrook , Army , Glory Band , King Jesus' Army , Open Baptists , Open Brethren , Particular Baptists , Pecul iar People , Ranters , Recreative Relig ionists , Rational Christians , Sandema- nlans , Worshipers of God , Benevolent Methodists , Bunyan Baptists , Countess of Huntingdon's Connextloii , Eccleslu of the Messiah , Followers of the L. J. C. , Free Grace Gospel Christians. The C'ollur Sivlmllo. Real estate mon In Now York are complaining of a new swindle. A well dressed man has plucked a score of downtown brokers by calling when u member of the llrm was out and leav ing a package , which he said con tained collars for the absentee. In cidentally ho collected $2.50. Every body knows that Is too much to pay for half n. brick wrapped in brown paper. Itlot Cliilin * . Claims on behalf of negroes who al lege that they were assaulted by po licemen during the recent race riots In New York represent a total of $225- 000 , which the ritv is asked to pay as a result of the disorder growing out of tno murder of Policeman Thorpe by the negro cook. The claims are preliminary to damage suits against the city for the amounts they represent. Know Klglit Giinttriitlnni ) . It was the rare fortune of Harriet William Brand , who lately died 3tn her 92nd year , to see eight generatloiiH ! of her family , extending from her great-grcut-grandfather to her greut- ' great-graudaon. EEPAIDI Government Ready to Mnko Reply to Notes Concerning China , GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON POLICY llollovoil Tlnit Unltpil Stilton Oovornmont I Decline to Arcoilo to Gurnmti I'ro- ' IIOAIII Tito ( lovcrninrnt ul at. 1'oleM- burg Aillivri-H to Itft llritnUo , I WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. The stat us of the Chinese situation at the , close of the day , according to a high ' authority , Is ns follows : There are now before tha Department of State a number of notes awaiting results. , These I IK-hide the Gorman note con cerning the durrqndor of Chinese ring- | j ( tlon for the withdrawn ! of the troops ' from Pckln , which has not been actud upon us n finality , n memorandum from the Russian government asking as to the purposes of thin government , and a request by Prince Cl-.lng that In structions l > o sent to Minister Copgor to proceed with peace negotiations at , once. In addition there Is a verbal In- quk-y from the French government na to the program of the United States. Thosp various communications have accumulated slowly and nn under- Btandlng has now been reached by the administration that there shall be n general clearance of the ontlro sub ject. Tills may be expected cither late tomorrow or early the following day. It will clearly enunciate the pro gram of the United States on the vari ous questions presented. There will be separate notes accord ing to the character of tin * communi cations addressed to this government : that Is , the recent Gorman note will bo answered by a note and the mem orandum of Inquiry from Russia will bo answered by u memorandum , while the French verbal Inquiry will receive a verbal response. As to the contents of these several communications the authorities are not willing to give any possible Intima tions ; though as far as the German note IR concerned the belief Is almost general here that the response of our government will amount to a declina tion to make the surrender of the of fending Chinese n condition precedent to negotiations of any kind. Concern ing the Russian proposition for with drawal , It Is stated oii lally that It stands today the same ns first present ed , there having been no modifications whatever on the part of Russia up to the present time. It Is believed that the answers to Germany will take the form of a cir cular , addressed not to Germany alone , but to each of the powers Interested In the Chinese situation. Further more , It Is bollevod that Instead of be ing an unconditional acceptance or re jection of the German proposition , It will be ratlvcr controverulal and be framed with a purpose to develop the sentiments of the other powers re- spooling the German proposal and to Bccuro support for our own view of that matter. As Count Von Walderseo Is sturdily miking his way toward Pckln , but still needs a week's time to complete his Journey , It IB not likely that the Gorman government will Interpose se rious protest ngalnst any action on the part of the United States which will have the effect to postpone the begin ning of a settlement until the field marshal arrives. It Is Impossible to tell now whether the act.Ion which Is to be taken by our government will have such a dilatory effect The Chinese minister \\tia again nt the State department at an early hour today strenuously urging the officials to begin negotiations at once , and di rectly with the Chinese government , If need be. Ho had been informed by his own government that the technical difficulty In the way of those negotia tions was Mr. Conger's lack of author ization. AiiK-rlcun Ion In Iliittln. MANILA , Sept. 21. A corrected list of the casualties sustained by the American soldiers in the latest en gagement at Slnaloan , situated at the east of Lacuna de Bay , between a force of 1,000 Filipinos and detach ments of the Fifteenth and Thirty- seventh regiments , shows that 21 men nro dead , Including those who have died from the effects of their wounds ulnae the lighting , and the missing , nnd that nineteen arc wounded. Ktiirt. GALVESTON , Sept. 20. The first sign of the resumption of commerce cnmo today. Elevator A began running and tills afternoon the stoumshlp Tel- esfora goes under tne spouts for load ing. The wheat elevator will run night and day from now on. The other ele vators cannot be repaired for some GERMANY IS TURNED DOWN. Ainrrlcnn ( iovcrninont Will Not Arnode In I'ropo'ul In China. WASHINGTON , Sept. 20 An Important - tant conference over the answer of the German note was held at the AVhito House tonight. The parties to the conference ference- were the iircfaidont , Attorney General Grlggs , the only cabinet officer in the city , Dr. Hill , acting secretary of state , Assistant Secretary of State Adee. and General C'orbn , who , by ex ecutive order Is acting secretary of war. The president entertained these gentlemen at dinner and the subse quent conference lasted until 11 o'clock. At Its close one of the participants said no final action was taken , time. Union l'ttIII < ! Con I. OMAHA , Neb. . Sept. 21. No differ ence has yet been observed In Its business by the Union Pacific coal de partment , so It Is stated. It has not raised the price of coal , although It cannot speak for the dealer. All of Its mines are now running to the full ca pacity of the number of capable min ers that can bo found , which now num ber about 1,800. All of tno old mines at Rock Springs , Hanna and Carbon are working , the Carbon output being almost entirely used by the railroad , while the product of the ether mines goes mostly to market lor domestic use. MARTIAL LAW HAS CEASED. Civil AutliorltlpH Amnino ClintRO of flfu nlolpul AfTiilrn nt ( lulvoston. OALVESTON , Tox. , Sept. 21. Thla evening Mayor Jones proclaimed that 0m martial law would cease nt noon to morrow nnd the civil authorities would assume charge of municipal af fairs. This wn ilnno nt the sugges tion of General Scurry , who expressed the belief that conditions had reached Hiich a stage that the civil authori ties ! were able to cope with the situa . . tion. This , hovovcr , does not mean the Immediate withdrawal of the nil- IItin. , They are to co-operate with , the city officials In the enforcement of order nnd will continue on duty as n part of the government. Since mnrthil law has prevailed in Galvcston good order hay resulted. It was feared in sonic- ( quarters that when It became known ' that the mllltln had given way to civil authority the looting and rob bery which began after the storm nnd continued until the declaration of mar tini law might recommence. The mil itary forces will bo used us a check an this character of crime , however , and will In nil probability remain here for the next twenty days. The shooting of negroes by military men for looting has had a most salu tary effect and has In n measure ter rorized the offenders ; still there are cases of robbery reported dally , which nro being dealt with severely. The stcncn nrlutng from the bodies beneath the ruins IB becoming un bearable. Today orders were Issued to Impress every niilc-bodlcd man for street cleaning service. Over 500 men were secured today and under this order nro fully 2.000 men engaged In the work. Still tills force Is not suffi cient and moro men must bo secured. Men for this eorvlco nro to bo import ed from the interior of the state. The work of removing the dead from the dobrla still continues. The pres ent method of disposition is crema tion nnd ns each corpse Is taken out it Is thoroughly saturated with coaloll nnd thrown Into n blazing fire. Thla plan of Incineration has been entirely successful nnd the bodies nro aulckly destroyed. Funeral pyres nro blazing throughout the city nnd In this wny Galvcston is ridding lUiolf of the dead. STORY Of AWFUL MASSACRE. Compel TlioiummlR of Chlneca to AVndo Into the Amur. LONDON , Sept. 21. "Authentic nc- counts hnvo been received here , " says the Moscow correspondent of the Stan dard , "of n hovrlblo massacre at Blag- ovcstchonsk , which was undoubtedly carried out under direct orders from the Russian lUithorltlcB , which then let loose the tldo of slaughter thtough- out Amur. "The entire Chinese population of 5,000 C souls wus escorted out of town to t a Rpot five miles up the Amur , anil then t being led In batches of n few hundred to the river bitiik , wore or dered to cross over to the Chinese side. No boats wore provided nnd the river Is n mile wide. The Chinese were flung alive Into the stream and were Blabbed or shot at the least re sistance , while itusslnn volunteers , who lined the bank , clubbed or shot nny who attempted to land. No ono escaped alive. The river bank for miles was strewn iwlth corpses. " EDICT AGAINST BOXERS. Kinuoror Orders Viceroy * to Kxtormlunt * KulifllllotiH Hubjcctn. WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. The state department has received the following telegram , dated the 18th lust. , from the consul at Crc Fee , China Secretary of State , Washington , D. C. Eighteenth. Yesterday again bc- Bccching governor ascertain facts Pao Ting Fu ; nlso fate missionaries un accounted for in Chi LI ; nlso condi tion mission property west Shan Tung. Now replies no foreigners Pao Ting Fu. Others escaped , hiding places unknown. Impossible ascertain whereabouts. Imperial edict ordering civil nnd military officials extermi nate Boxers now Issued. Property Intact excepting Llnchlng mission , which Is destroyed. Governor arrived , rioters dismissed , head official. From other sources today learn governor Issued orders throughout province ex terminate Boxers. FOWLER. rovcrtr to Fortune. CHICAGO , 111. , Sept. 21. A baronial estate In the English aristocracy has fallen to the lot of a man who last week wan unloading vegetables in South Water street. The man's name Is William L. D. Gary and the estate , which includes nn old castle on the Isle of Man , is said to be worth $500- 000. Confirmation of the first news of * his good luck was received by Mr. Cary today. It came In Wie shape of letters nnd money to pay his passage to Eng land. The estate falls to him by the death , without direct heir , of Colonel Henry Gary , a veteran of the Crimean war. For u "Hollo" TruHt. NEW YORK , Sept. 21. In Its forth coming Issue , the Electrical Review will editorially publish this : "Th < vo i have been numerous ru mors of late concerning the probable amalgamation of all telephone nnd tel egraph lines In the United States. The LJleclrlcal Review was recently In formed that rapid progress was being made In this direction by the finan cial interests controlling the four lead ing companies. Henator I'm in Utah. CHICAGO. 111. , Sept. 21. A special to the Tribune from Sal : Lake City , Utah , says : While Governor Wells and Secretary of State Hammond wore In Idaho last night to meet Governor Ropsevelt and escort him to this city , Judge O. W. Powers of Salt Lake Crty. a democrat , was appointed United States senator. The appointment was made by Aquila Nebekor , president of the senate , who Is acting governor , ac cording to the constitution. It was signed n little while before the train bearing Governor Wells was expected to cross the line Into Utah.