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PRESIDENT MORTON UNCOVERS
QUESTIONADLE METHODS.
STATUS OF THE TURNER LOANS
! ' . Report Says > 218,264 of the Society's
, Money Wnc Paid Without Author.
fty-Gra'rt After Graft Shown by
LlftinO the Lid.
NmW YOnK-Thnt the I qllltnhlo
JJfco Assurance nOl'lety 111I111 ( lilt $218.-
2G' lo lho 1\lcrcanlilu Trust compllny
In conneC'lIon wllh olrtllin IOllnH
Imbwn nR thl " 'rm'IWI' loans" 1\1111 lIlI1t
1I1 ' ' without author.
< 'so 11f\'mcnts wore
II ) ' so far nH lho re'OrIIH of lIW ( ) orl-
ety dIHeloRI q. hornlllo 1010wn TIHHllny !
when 1'1\111 1\Iorlon , 111'08111 l'lI l of till'
Roelel ) ' , mnllo 111Iblle II I ellOrl on the
Rllhj et RllhmlUel1 11) ' him to the so.
cloty'H directors ,
'I'heso Imllsarllons occurred In
whnt 1\11' , 1\Iortoll fl'fers to I\S "the 'rill"
1101' 10anH" with the 1\lercanlllo TrllRt
comlJl\n ) ' ,
' ) 'he " ' 1'lIrner 10all , " 1\1 1' , 1\IOI'ton's re.
IIOlt RotR forth , waH cnrrlOlI In 18\ ! ) \
lIy tll < ' 'Veslern Nallonal Imnli : , which
waR rontrolloll II ) ' the gqllltahle T.Ifo ,
ASSIII'lInc ( ' Hoelel ) ' , The rolln leral for
the loans waH olljeclell 10 II ' a hnnlt
eXlllnlner. IInll HOll1'y n , l1ydo lhen
aroell ! to trnnsfor the loan anl1 col.
e .Ialernl to the 1\Iel'rl\nllio 'I'rIlHI com.
pl\n ) ' . At lhllt limo nppllrenlly the
'Ionns nmountell to $ GG1,10t.
George Y. 'I'urnor. In whoso lIamo
lho loan HloOll , waR nl'C'rolary to T..Qllls
J Il7.orull1 ! , then Ilresillent of lho Mer.
l'antllee 'l'ruHt compnny 1\1111 a close
lIuslnesH nSIl'late of Hour ) ' n , l1)'de ,
'T'he IOlln wnll gunrl\nle d by Mnrcolltlll
'HIlI'lIer ' , .Tolm g , Searles , 1.011111 Fltz.
Jernltl , W. N. Color. .Jr. . .lInll H. D.
I1ydeo. On March 21 , lS0r. , the snmo
Hllaranlors renewed their Huarnuty ,
the loan hllvln , ; grown to $1,27G.J78 ,
lhe Increase helng duo to attomplH
to develop the prollorly on which the
collaleral for the loan WIIS made ,
Jart of this collnteral was given hy
.Tohn W , YOllng aud consisted of SlIlt
LaHo & I l\stern ml1way stoclt nnd
ether Snll 1.nllO stocls. 'fhls col-
laleral III'ovad to ho of IIlUo valllo.
Other ( 'ollaternl coufilsloll of contracts
. of the KentllC'IQ' MineraI nnd Tlmhor
compllny nlld the Amity 1.111111 nlld h' ,
rlgntlon comlll\lIY of Golorado. At-
tompls were made to 11eveloll the Ken.
tucll ) ' IlrOl'rly IIntl the Colorallo 111'011'
orty. and 11II'o ! slims were expended
for lhat 1IIII'10S0 } IInli hy .Juy ] 1. 1901i ,
.the cosl of the Kentllt'lty. IlI'operty
II HtOOl1 at $ G10IH 7. alld the Colorallo
) Iroparty at $2SOl.G5:1 ! : , 'rho I lJlIllnhlo
Lifo ASllllrance Rodoty ) )1\111 ) the 1\Ier-
canllie Trllst comlll\ny $21S,2G,1 on
these 10anH on .1 IIU 11111' ) ' 23 , 1000 , IInd
$ GOO.OOO on I ohrllary , 100.1.
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"Tho records of the soclol : , . . flahl
1\11' , Morton. "dlscf'O ] 110 authorlly
whl\lo\'or for theHe Ilaymenls , an lho
cash entrll's In 1'0Hp Ct to thom wore
, very ohscllre. "
Mr. Morton fonnd thal $2Gr.,000 was
paltI hy theo I lJultnhlo Lifo Assurance
Hodoty to the 1\1orcnlltllo TI'Ilst com.
, 111lny on the $ GSr.OOO IOlln. the natlll'o
of which lonn has ' '
nQ\'Q1' IJCell ex-
) llalnod ,
BID Fire at Nom ' . Alnskn ,
SliJA'fTIJg. Wash- t : , ' 11\11ltllnHs \
were doslro'ol ( hy fi 1'0 n l Nome , Alas-
1m. 011 lho nlghl of SeJJtemher 13.
causing n loss oslhnatoll nt close to
$200.000 , 'fho city 111\11 : a IIn1tlll IJlllld-
Ing. WIIS dostro'ml , hilt the records
were saved , and It Is reported that the
hi ! ; storcs of 1\1. E. AUtlnRon and J. P.
{ 'arltOr were destroyed , It wns at
11t'sl rOllot'ted thal the tlro destroyed
UIO largoI' wholesllle nnd retail storos.
hUI lhls 11rove Incorrect. No loss of
lfo Is rOllortc1.
AVERAOE ARMY OFFICER
LIVES BEYOND HIS MEANS
WASHINGTON-On ! ) ' the simple
Ufo Is posslhlo for YOllng arm ) ' 0111.
cors , accordtng 10 1\Iojor General Cor-
mn. comman lng the Phllhlilino 11Ivl-
810n. In I'Is annual 1"01lOrl General
Corbin says there Is too freqllonLIr
ovldenco thol there are oll1cors In the
. . Horvi'co not mtnt1ful of their IInanclal
ohllHaLIonH. 'I'ho nllmbor of com.
plulnt ! ! on lhls Ilolnt. he ! Hlrs. r.aIls
for dralltlc trentmenl , 'rho ! ; neml
sa's that "Tho moment nn ot11cor be :
glnll living bo'ol1\l hili lIJnns ) 110
houltl ho sllbjectell to dlHchlllnc ,
YOltn ! ; ot1icers jolnhl the lIorvlce
should ho ndll1onlsholl thal for thom
only the 811111110 lICe Is Ilosslhle , "
, Beieves ! In Polson Story.
SCIII NgC'l'ADY , N. Y.-Welton
S.tanfot'd. a nephew of the Into 1\Irs ,
Jane St\11for . who dloll , nl 1I0nollliu
last summer , hns 1I0l b en satlslled
'with lhe reporls concornlng her
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death , and Is' a firm bollovpr In the
murder br polson thcorr. S0ll10 tlmo
ago ho off rml a rownrd or $1.000 fot'
Information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the 1I0lsonor. but that
did nol accomllilsh his objoct. Mon.
tIny ho announced that ho wOllld raise
the amount to $2,000. 110 has ha
detectives al worll on the case.
Poor Pay Causes Desertion.
W ASHINGTON-Gonoral I 'nnston.
commnudlng the dopartmenl or ( ' ! ' 1I1.
rornl" . quotes from the rOllort or ilia
Judlo \'ocato concornln desertions.
'I'hl ! lnttor attributes the dellertlons to
the 11001' 111recolvell h ) ' onllsted
1II0n comparell , ' 0 what men rccelve
III civil oceupntlons , General l"unstoll
Hll'H the buildings al Presidio. 8an
Ii'ranclsco. are not a credit to the
Unltod StateR nnd shollld he reillacel ! .
'I'here Is no further renson ror main.
talnlllg the post nt Fort McDowell. It
should be abandoned.
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THE W FLAGS.
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'They Denote a Cessation of HOltll.
Itles.
GOn IYADlNI , Manchllrill-An or. .
dol' hy Gonernl J.lnovltch IlIIttlng Into I
orrecl the stlilulatlonll of the armlsllco
nl'rl1nJ ; ll 11) ' Gonernls Ovanovsltl and
1.'III\Ishl1na \ hns lJon propnrod and
dltftrlhllted to the army. The ord r
dlrel'ls the Inlllledillto cessation of
hOBlIIltles : the I'olirelllcnt at plcltel"
frolll the nelltml ZOllO IInd the estnl
IIshnJnt ) of a II0llt of commllnlcatlon.
rt forhlrls all other commllnlcatlon between -
tween the armtel'S ,
OUNSIlU PASS-As n result of the I
armlsllce , whlrh waR errecllvo SlIn. I
day , lho olltllOlltll or the lI1aln posl-
tlonH on both s\.1 \ ( ) ! will 1I10VO hacle
nhont two.lhlrdH or n mile and hol'o'
nCler will IlIsIIIII ) ' whlto fiagn.
'rhoro Is now OliO fast Irnlll dally
011 the rnllwn ) ' , ' [ 'hI'o hnH heen a
con ! fderabe ] 11I1\'anco In the VI\IIIO of
hoth IIlltlvo 1\1111 HUHsinn \ " > II Y , The
nlltlvos welcome IJCaco and hOllo lho
P ltlllg govornll1ent will sOllll a strong
lI1an , lllto YUlln Shal Kal. to Mnn'hn-
ria to roostahllHh lint Ivo rOlltrol nnd
to Ilrevont nnnrdl ) ' dllrlng the e\'nclI-
ntlon of the Hllllli'all ' and .Talllln 'iO
armIes , 'I'he Ieopo , ] fear the outlawl.
who. III lar o nllll1hl'rs , are I1rmetl
with Hllsllilln IUIII .1alan ) se rlfieH.
A report of the Hed Cross allmlll-
Islratlon shows thal altogether : 10,000
hells 1\1111 twelltr traln'l : WOl'O IIlIpplletl
1\1111 $11,000,000 were ( lX11011l1e1l dlll'llIg
the wnrllnor : HOII CrORR orgnnlza-
Llonll nl'o IIln'ndy Ilavlng for homo ,
allll with the COIISllll1l11l lon of llCaC'o
the 011111'0 soplnt ) ' will 11 ( ' rollove ,
the PlI1prNS' ! hORlllals ) Iravn ( ! ; last ,
S' ! ' , PWI'lmSlHlIW-'rho Amorlcan
emhnRs ) ' hns I'erel\ld from the .TIIII3.-
neso leatloll ! In 1101'lIn $20,000 lo bo
dovotell to lho relief of 1,71 G , Jal1nn llo
IJrlsonors now ntTellvlll , provlnco of
Novgorod. Cnal'go II' Arrnlres I lldy
will go to 1\Iollv1 ! ! next wol ( { lo malto
nrrrnng ll1entR fOl' the dlHtrlbutlon of
the money , 'rho prlRonerR will ho 1'0'
leased ns soon , IS the Hlgned poaeo
treaties nro execntl'll. With ho .Tap.
aneso are HovOI'nl AlI1erlcnns and gng-
IIshmen fOllnd on boai'll calltlll'ed .Tap-
anoso translmrts. These forel ners
will probably bo released before the
JnpaneHO.
FINANCES OF PORTO RICO
QlVEN TO THE PUBLIC
W ASlTING'I'ON-Wllllam F. Will.
Houghhy , h''aRlII'eI' of 1'01'10 lUco. In
n hullelln 11111110 IltIhllc hy the census
hlJrcl1u. dillcllsses the Insllll1r anl1 mu.
nlclll111 IInaTlces of the Isll1nd for lho
rear 1002.3. 'rho l"elJOI't. constitutes 1\
lIorlion of the general InlJlllr ) ' Inlo
the wealth , deht and taxa LIon now ho-
In conduct ell hy the l'enSIIR bureau ,
It Rhows thnt at the helnnlng ! of that
fisenl 'ear the InRular treasllr ' was
char ed wllh $ t,1G7iGO ! , or this I
I\mount $1.08'1.0\.18 \ stooll to the credit
or vnrloll8 trllst f\llllls. \ leavln a lIal. .
anco of $3H.f OO l'onstllutlng the real.
11I\Iance of the Inslllar trensur ) ' avail.
able for the pllrllose or lI1eeting 01'\11. \
nnry cU1'l'ent eXllenses , '
OOVERNOR OF MISSOURI
AT THE EXPOSITION !
I
P.ORTJ AND. Ore-Thohmmnlls of
I10rsons assomhlell In the alldltorlum
of the Lowls nnll Clarlt oxposltlon to
do honor 10 Missollri and Governor
l"olk. When Governor Folk. accom-
Imnled by Governor George E. Cham-
herlnln of Oregon an < < l by municipal
and ox position ot1lclnls , nlpeared ) on
the spealtor's Rtal1l1 h6 was recolved
with rOllnd upon I'OlInd of alJplnuse.
Welcoming speeches w'ro made by
Governor Chiun herlaln. 1\Ia 'or MaTlo of
POI'tll\lu1 nnd Pr llhlent Geode of the
OX\lOsltlOl. \ !
Buffnlo Bill's HerE : s Shot.
CmCAGO-A lIl [ cll1l to the Record-
Homhl from COlly. Wyo. . snrs : Word
has heen rocolv d to the effecl thnt
Lolonol W , ] . " COd"s ( Burralo Dill )
Wild West show hnR been IJllarantlned
In Franco nntI thal all of the show
horses. mnn ) ' of them worth over
$1.000 ench. have been shot I11lIlet' official -
ficial orders on accollnl of glandors ,
Want No Nntlonal LeglGlntlon.
POIt'l'IJAND , Oro.-At the session
of the convontlon of the Amerl'an As.
! ; oelallCln or' 'l'ravolln ! ; Passenger
. \gonts resollllloll waR ndollll'll Opt
IloHlnj. ; nny national le lslation extend.
In the IIO\\'er of the Int rHlato ( 'om-
merco conunlRslon over transportntlon
I'atos.
Will Not Delay the Treaty.
ST. Pl 'l'lmSnUHG-'l'ho ARsocla.
lell Press was nssllrell thnl lho om.
pOl'Or's crill so will not Involve delay
In tlto sllnlng of lho lIen co treaty. an
oll1clnl cOllr of which. wllh all Ilocu.
ments ) lOrtalnlng to the conference ,
III on the way hero with the members
of the lIon co commission.
Mrs. Nell Burgess Dead.
NEW YOlUt-l\trs , Nell nuress ! ,
wlfo of the nctor and nleco ot J. H.
Stoddnrd. died Sunday al her home In
Highlands. N. J ,
.Frelght Men Sign Old Scale.
CHICAGO-Chlcngo union frolght
! landlers yoted to accept the ohl wage
sClllo and condlttons which hl\\'o lIre.
vnlod ! ror two yenrs and ngr omcrhs
to ltnt oltecl were made wllh nlnet cn
rntlrollds against which BtrtltcS have
been threatened for the Ilast ten da's.
Will Sail for HOl'1e.
W ASIIING'l'ON-'l'lto JI\II1I11 SO mln-
hltor. M , Takahlra , OX11ects to sntl for
his homo In .Ta1an } In a few woelts to
join Mme , ' ) 'nlmhlrq. who has been
ever there ror nonrly two yoars.
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PLEAS OF GUilTY
ACTION OF SOME LEADINo PACK-
E"'S OF CHICAGO.
FOUR OFFICIALS OIVEN FINES
They ConspIred to Take Rallrond Re-
Bates-Obtained Drnwbacko by Pre.
Denting Fnlso and Frnudulent Claims
For Damaoes.
CHICAGO-Follr officlnls of lho
Schwnrzchlltl & SlIlzberer ! Pae\ng ] \
l'omlll1ny of Chlcao ! w ro fine an ag.
grognto of $2 , OOO b > ' , Tllllgo ITnmllhroy
In the Ullltcd States district conrt
here Thursdny. ' ) 'ho fines followed a
Illea of guilty to hlllll'lments ehm'slng
conuplra'y 10 accept railroad rehnles.
'rho defendnnts were SamllolVoll of
Now Yorlt , ylce president of lho com.
) lanYi D. S. Cllse ) ' . trallle mannger ;
Vnnco D. Sltipworlh nnd Chess E.
Todd , nHRlstant tralnc manngers.
Mr. Well was OnOlI $10.000. lho other i
three $ r.OOO cache nil fines were 1m. ,
mcdlat l ) ' IHlII1.
With the enterln ! ; of lho pIon the
doclaratlon was made thnt unless nt
] eat ! ono of lhe caR S IH ImmediatelY
ReWed the life of Samllel Well , who
Is vlco presillent of the compnny a1ll1
Is one of lho dofondants. Is In jeop.
nrdy , Ho Is Hnltl 10 bo a norvolls
wl'ecl , aTlll f ars wOI'e entertained for
his lIfo If he hnll been allowed 10 con.
tlnuc undol' Iho strain of trial. The
plpn was enlorell , It III 'declnr d , ' nft r
complele undel'standlng had lIeen
reached holween cOllnsel for the de.
fel1l1ants nnl ( Attorney General Will-
111m II. 1\1ooly , Whllo In Chicago lhe
altornoy genornl was nlJprlsell of lho
condition of Vlre President 'Veil. and
H Is said ngrl d to lhe entr : , ' of a
1\lea \ of gullly , with the unlerstamt1ng
that the jnll provision of lhe law
under which the Inf1lctment was re-
lurn dt should 1) ) ( ' waived and merol ) '
a fine Imposed. 'I'he same concession
was made In the case oC lho olher
three defendnnts.
The fOllr dofendnnts were harged
wllh unlnwfullr ( 'omblnlng and agreeIng -
Ing to solicit rebates for the Schwnrz.
child & Snlzberger comlmnr from lho
MI'hlgan Central Rallrol1d compnn : , " .
the Chicago. Ro'k Islaml & Pnclfic , lhe
Grand 'r1'l1l11t Western Railroad , the
Lehigh Yalley Railroad compnny. tll < '
Boslon & 1\Inlne Hnllrond comlll\ny anll
the \lobllo & Ohio Rallroall com pan : , ' ,
Charges were made thnl the defend.
nnts consplroll wllh each other In presenting -
senting SUPllClsl'd claIms for damages
whlrh were really cll1lms for rohates ,
The lllea made docs not In any way
affeet the charge of Interferon co with
govCl'l11/lent / witnesses made In n pre-
ylolls11111clment \ returned agoalnst
ausoy andd ether Schwar7.chlld &
Sulz Rrger mon , The ) ' wcro accompli-
.
11led h' . 'Altornoy 'Volssenbach nnd
Altorn 's I 1\1 Doyoson and J. J. lIeI"
1'1 c1e
FIRST LIEUTENANT BURBANK
TO BE GOURT MARTIAlED
t.TiJAVgNWOR'l'H. Kan. - Information -
tion has hoen re'elved at Fort Leav-
euworth thnt First Llelltenant Sidney
S. Bllrbnnlt. Sixth Infnntry. who lefl
hcro Cor lho Philippines In Februar ) ' ,
Is to ho court-martlal for conducl
1Inhe'omln a gentleman and an offi.
cor. Llelltennnt Burhank Is lho om-
cor who brought s1IIt In the district
court hero to annnl nn allegcd mar-
rlago with 1\Irs. Conception Vasqu z.
a Filipino woman. The snll Is stlB
Ilen lng nnd after mnny delays , covering -
ering a porlod of nearly lwo years , Is
set for lrlal In October.
PerIshed In the Alps.
ROl\lE-A prominent ) minter. Fran.
cesco Vltallnl. who hnd heen spendln
his vacation In the Alps , has lsall'
110arcl1 ! , nd rt. Is feared lhat ho has
been IdlI d by an accident.
JAPANESE PAYMASTERS
IN CROOKED PATHS
TOKIO-The Informntlon hns heen'
mallo ) l\1hlle \ that three naynl paymas-
lorll have emhezzled $ lG5OOO of gOY-
ernmont flll1l1 II , ' ) \nnollncU1\'nt' ! '
has been calmly received b ) ' the Il\1h. \
lie. hul the Imowlellge that the ( 'om.
mission of the crlmo ( 'xtended OVI'1' a
period of 11. y'ar without dIRco\'er ) '
mn ) ' , Il Is snld. cnllse a foellng of dls.
trllst nnd unl'asilless toward the nnval
administration nnd fllrnlsh a weapon
to the IJolIll'ttl ) lI1rtles lhal nro OPJlOfi'
In ! ; the gov rnmenl.
COUNT OF CASH IN TREASURY.
Total Is $1,259.598,278 and Agrees with
the Books.
W ASHING'l'ON-'rho counl of raRh.
notes. bonds and ther noC'urltles In
the treasllry or the Unlled Stntes. Incl-
dent to the transfer of the office or
Unltod Stat s treasurer from Wllllnm
Ellis H. Hohorls to Charles H. Treat
was complet d Tuesdny and found to
agree oxacll ) ' with the trensurr hoolts.
The totnl of Jul ' t. 1J05. ! was found. to
bo $1.259. 9S.27S ,
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May Change Innuguratlon Day.
WASHINGTON-DIstrict. Commls.
slonor 1\Iol < 'arland. chairman or the
nallonal commlttel to consider the ad.
vlsahllIty of ( 'honglng tIlt' date of the
ceremony tor the Innuguratlon at the
president or the United Slntes. has
Issued a ( 'all for lhe meotlm ; or the
committee on Novnmber S , The com.
mltteo Is ( ' 01l111080d cr the governors
of all stat os find t 'rrltorles IIlId fifteen -
teen residents nt lhc DIstrict of Co.
lumbln , A mOIl { : the cIal es Rugested !
\ Cor the ceremmy ' 1\0 Allrll 30 and the
last. 'rhurs ay Anl'1 !
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JUDGI1 HASTINGS LEADS.
Ho Is Nominated for Supreme Judoe
by the Democrats.
I INCOLN-In lhe stnto domocrattc
conventton here Wednesday the f l-
lowing nomlnntlona were made :
1.01' jllstlce of the Sllpremo court , W.
G. I1nstlns ! ot Salina county.
1"01' regents ot lho Slnlo university ,
LOllis Lightner of Platte counl ) ' nnd D.
C. Cole ot Poll , county.
'rho platform : On slate Issues-
Stringent and Rweeplng nnll.paS's reso.
Illtlon , with criminal clnuso attach-
mont. 1"01' lho vnlllatton ot railroad
properly on fltOCItS and honds basis.
1"01' II. r dllctlon In fl'elght ralos and
demanding that lhe attorney g neral I
proco d at once fOl' the enforcement
of the schedules of the maximum ralo
law. Domnnds crhnlnnl prosecution
of olo\'l\tor. IUlllher and cOllI trllsts.
For n dh'cct } lrlmar ) ' law. 1"01' the
Inillativo nnd r ferendllm. For the
lecllon 'of United Stales senators. hr
n. direct vote of the pOplo. ) On national -
tional IssIIOr-I ! or lho Impartial enforcement -
forcemont of nntl.t rllst laws , Inclllding
the CJ'lmlnnl'clal1110 of the Sherman
act. Demands that. officials of rail.
roads I1nd corporallons Ylolatlng the
law bo held 11ersonnlly rcspOllslhle.
Against rehates I1ntl freight discrimi-
nations. For the conferring of lhe
ratemnltlng } JOwcr on the Intoratato
commerce commission ,
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Lincoln-Tho pnplIlIsts In slate con.
vonllon here endorsed , Judge Hnstlngs.
( lemocratlc nomln o fOl' SUIJreme ,
, Judge. D. C. Cole of Polk counly ,
anll Louis Llghtnor , of Platle county ,
were nominated for rogonts.
REOULATION OF RATES
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL
WASHINGTON , - "Railroad , rate
legislation Is nn Issue moro discussed
In Nobraslm than tnrlff revIsion , "
said Senalor Burltcll , "I have hear
very IIltlo discussion oC the tarIff , I
Imow 11. harness maltcr who thlnls the
tariff on hides ought to be reduced
hnd 11. builder who lhlnls the tarIff on
sleel Is too high , Here and lhere an
expression Is to bo h ard In favor of
modification ot ccrtaln schedules. Dut
I lhlnlt that A'enernIly. Pl.'Olllo ollt my
way realize the embarrassmenl lhat
would como frol11 opening up lhe tar-
Lff question genemIl ) ' . "
CONFI > ENCE REMAINS STRONG.
Bounteous Crops In All Sections Help
Trndlng.
NEW YORK-It. G , Dlln & Co.'s
Weeld ) " Revlow of Trade says :
Industrlnl. commerclnl and agricul. .
tU1'l\1 11rogrc.ss conllnuo satisfactory ,
Nothing has occurred to weal\Cn con.
fidonc . the dispositIon bolng to ox-
tentl plans further Into the fulure.
an many plants have thaiI' facllltios
( lngaged wen Inlo lho next year , As
demand broadens there Is a natural
tendonc ) " to enlarge capaclt " , which
adcIs to the nlreadr exceptional Htruc-
lurnl ncllvlt ) " . , Tobhers have secured
much maI'o forward business lhan at
thIs date last ) 'ear. cspeclally In dry
goods I1n s. an lhe frequent remln.
deI's of autumn temperature Htlmu.
late retail dlslrlbutlon of wearing ap.
parel. Thus fnr the weather hns not
been cold enough to harm the crops
thnt remain to bo harveste , an an.
other w ek of favol'l1blo con ltlons
sholll assure \1I11lrecedonted ylel
of corn , Several settlements maintain -
tain lahar lspunles at the minimum.
anll mercantile collections continuo
prompt.
. SCHEME ON HAND
FOR DlSCHAROINO MAYORS
I II.V ANA-General Froyo An rade ,
I secretary of the Inlerlor , says he has
lscovore a .plot of the IIl1ernl )1arty
"y which the 1Iobral ! ; overnors of the
Ilrovlnces o. Santa Clnra. Camaguay
nnd Pinal' Del Rio proposed to discharge -
charge nIl lhe ma 'ol's and other lend.
In ! ; munlcllml olnclnls who were Imrtl-
sans of Presldenl Palmn , The plan
wns IlIs'overed nfter the 11111)01' ancI
lIeutennnl mnror of GlanaI1la11l1 the
mayor and tr aSlIl'or of Cahanas In PI.
nar Del Hlo were dlschlu'Hell.
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State of Slegc Proclaimcd.
ST , PETERSDTJRG-Tho CmlJOrOr
hns 01'del'l'11 a state of siege to be pro.
I'laimell In the town and district of
Blolollt1t owing to the dlslurhancos
lhoro ,
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Lnunches Boom for Folk.
PORTLAND. Ore.-Govornor C'lmm.
horlllin. during the Missouri day ox.
erclses at Ihe Lowls nncI Clarlt fall' ,
launch (1 ( the hoom fOl' Governor I ell {
nil the ntJxt IlI' shlontial candldnto on
tno domocrlltlc IIclwt. . .
Ambnst'ndor Meyer Leaves Berlin.
REHUN-\II' : , 1\loyer. the American
ambassador III St. Potorsbur ! ; . letl
Derlln Friday night for Hamburg ,
where It Is 11resumed he will see Em.
peror Wllllnm.
Dr. Harper Operated Upon.
CIIlCAGO-Preshlont. Harper of the
Unlvorslty of Chicago has undergone
another olleratlon. and according to a
statom nt Issued hy his famll ) ' ho Is
resllng comfortahly. 'fhe oporatlon
wns n sllghl one ,
Joseph Langdon Is Dead.
KANSAS crrMCI.ToS ph 1\11- !
don. lho Inst ! l1\rvlvor \ of the company
or l'a\dry which cnptured J rrl1rson
Davis. Is dead nt his homo In Taco-
WaRh. Ho 11\01 for ' '
ma. man ) ) 'enrs
at St. Joseph. 1\1 ( '
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IHOLOCONFERENCE
THE PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH
SOME ADVISERS.
DELIBERATIONS ARE nOT KNOWN
It Is Thought , However , That Insurance
Matters Were Under Consideration
-Those Who Were Pre/'cnt at the
Meeting.
OYSTER BAY , N. Y.-A conference
ot Importnnco was 110Id Wednesday
nlht ! nt Sagamoro Hill. lho participants -
pants bolllg PrE.'sldont Roosevelt ,
Elihu Root , secretary of statoi Henry
Gabot Lodge , United States senator
from MnssachuSltls , nn Joseph H.
Choalo. former am bn.sHa or 10 Great
Britain.
Whllo It Is a particular sUbject of
great concern l the country that was
IInder consltleratlon. lho nature of
which was not disclosed officially t
night. lho opportunlt ) . was embraced
b ) ' the prosldent to discuss with his
visitors soma malters relating to lho
foreign rolatlons of Amorlca. This was
lho first sllltable opporlunlty the presIdent -
Ident hall hnd to lall ; : wllh Secrelary
Root since ho assumed his dutlos as
secretary of Htate , Only recently the
socretnr ' rolurne from an extended
trip to Labrador , Since hIs return
.ho has hecn complotlng hIs arrangements -
monts for as.sumlng actively lho duties
of Hecrotal'Y of Htale.
Secrelary Root. Senator Ledge and
Mr. Chonto arrived here tog ther nbout
: 40 Said Secretary Root :
"Whnt Is the news hero ? I really
Imow nothlns worth publishing , I
have just rt'tul'l1e from Lahrador ,
you Imow , nnd am not supposed ) 'et
to be the rarosltory of many state
socrets. "
In response to Inqulrlos the s cre-
lary said he expected to ! ; O 10 WashIngton -
Ington about October 1 an until lhon
would not undertaltO. In the full ac-
coptatlon or lhe term , the duties of
his office , lIe did not care to lscuss
the object of his visit to lhe presl.
nont at this tlmo further than 10 SGay
they probablY would "talle over a good
many things , "
Nollher Senator Ledge nor 1\11' .
Choate was more conservatlvo regardIng -
Ing lho situation than Secretary Root.
It Is not nn1l1telr lhat among
other tOlllcs of discussion the recent
Ilevolopments In the C'onduct. of lhe
life In urance companies recolved nn
Important share of attention at the
conference. All of the visitors are
more or less familiar with Ule Insurance -
anco sltllatlon and. as the president ex-
lleds 10 lalto up that sUbject In his
forthcoming annual messngo to con-
gross. In lho preparation of which he
Is now engaged. it Is nalural lhat ho
should wIsh to consult his coso
friends an advisers nbout lh matter.
OPERATORS WILL NOT
ORAN DEMAND OF MINERS
SCRANTON , Pa.-Ono of lho largest -
est coal operators In this region , who
has just como fr01:1 Philad lphla ,
where ho hnd 11. conference wllh PresIdent -
Ident Baor of lhe Reading. declared
unhesitatingly , and for publication.
that the operators would not. under
an ) ' consld ratlon. grant the deman
of lho mlno worlwrs for an eight-hour
day and that the ) ' 11ropose to agree
only that the present agreement shall
bo continued , Announcement to this
effect would be ma o. he saId. after
the miners held' lhelr convention In
Sbamolt1n December 14.
WIDOW OF THE REVOLUTION.
One Stili 011 Pension Rolls - Mnny
Old Age Allownnces.
WASHINGTON-The report of the
commissioner of pensions for lho fillcal
year end In ! ; , Tuly 1 shows lhat durIng
. _ 0 year there were 4G.085 allowances
under lhe old age disability or er of
March 1 . 1904 , It also shows lhat G55
pensions of $72 a month have been In.
crcased to $100 a month on account of
total hllndn ss under the act of April
S. 190 < i.
There are IlOnlllng only 15.2 G orl .
Innl claims or survivors of the civil
war nt1l1 the comp'1lsRloner gives assur.
anco that they will ho a judlcaled ns
slleeI1l1) ' ns 1I0Rslhle ,
There nre stili IIvo pensioners on account -
count of the war of the rovolutlon.
ono .pf them helng Esther S , Damon.
Ihe wlelow of a reyolutlonary soldier.
and the other four holn ! ; daughters or
B11rh fioldlors. 1\1rs , Damon Is ! )1 years
0111.
Quieter Feellno prevnlls.
CIIIlIS'I'IANIA - P ace hetwe n
Swellen and Non''u ) ' helng assured. a
qllleter teolhl ! ; } 1ro\'alls hero. News
from Karlstad however. Is still await.
( 'd with the Iwenest Interest , and
there Is nnxlet . to learn the delalls
of the C'omllroml80 , The press Is
unanimous In hoping for a speMy sot-
llemont of the questions. 'I'here are
some mlsglvln11 ! entortnlne that
peace l1as been secured hut all the
newspapers express rollof thal pence
hns been secllred provided It Is on an
ondurlng basis.
Emperor and Empres9 on Trip.
ST. lETERSDURG-EmlJOrOr Nicholas -
olas , with the omllrcss and tholr chll-
dron and Gmnd Dul\O Aloxls , started
Sunday on a cnllse In I < 'lnnlsh waters.
'I'hoy are expect ell to retul'11 toward
the end of the weeell. Inclll ed In tbo
omperor's sulto nro General Baron
l ro erlcks. nhle.do-l'amp to Ills ma-
jeslr. and Admiral Dlrlleff , mlnlstor
of mnrhlP. The crulso Is to be simply
IJlensuro trip. Count LamSdortT , the
rorelgn minister. nlso accompanied
the emperor , The firsl plaeo to call
will bo 'rrungsund.
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A LASTING PEACE.
That Is the Desire of Emperor of
RussIn. - - (
GT PI < ; TEHSriUHG-EmJ1oror Nleh-
& > Ias ngaln appears before the world
as a lrOmoter of universal poaco. No
sooner Is th Husso.Japnnese wnr'
over and oven heforo lho pOIlCO troalY
has heen ratified than his maj sty Issues -
sues Invltntlon to n. Recontl peace conference -
forenco at The Hauo. !
That the emp ror has done so was
learned from a source which leav s
no shadow of doubt as at Its authen-
tlclly.
It Is officIally aTlnounc d lhat "tho
Rllsslan government propo : > o < ; to atl. , { \
dress the foreign powers with a view
to the holding ot a second pence con-
fgerenco at The Hague , but It Is known
by negotiations preceding this nn-
nouncoment lhnt the 'government prC
J10s Il to address the powers , " were
cntered Inlo especially wllh the Unl-
, ted Stnteso and wore conducted with
lho gr ntest secrecy , lhere bolng not
lho sllghlost Inldlng thnt Russia can-
tomplated anylhlng of lho kind.
The announcement created lho ,
rrcatest H11I"11rlso here , and that Russia -
sia should plan a second conference ,
.dospllo lho stops tultcn by Pr sld nt
Roosovelt. wns also heard wllh amazo- '
menl. It Is clear that the step could '
not be tnlton by Russia without first
reaching a complete understanding
wllh Presl ent Rooscvelt. The fact
that Pr sldont Hoosevelt Is reportl )
as heln ! ; entlro ) ) ' In sympathy with
the ) Jroposal and rcndlly and glad ! ) ' nc-
C'edes to It Is clear proof thnt lho conference -
ference has alread : , ' heen called antl
that Pr sld nt Rooselt rollnqulshes
his part In It to lho emperor.
There Is strong r ason to bollovo
that lho TlOWS even of the Intention
of the Russian government ' , voultl Tlot
bo given ou unless Invitation ] II\ already -
ready been sent to lhe powers. and
possibly lhelr answers have bcon re-
ceived. In this connection nn Inler-
estlng quostlon nrlses as to how lho
Invitation was communlcalcd to Jap-
an. In view of the Incl , of dIplomatic
rolatl ns. but lhe Invitation may bo
dcln'e until such r latlons have been
resumod. or It may have boon forwarded -
warded through lbo UnIted Statees.
THE ANTI PASS LAW
IS TO BE TESTED
,
pr AINFIELD. Wls-Char ! ; tl wllh 4
usln ! ; his railroad pass In violation of
the law. W , n , Angelo , nn attorney for
the Wlsco:1sln Central , Railway com-
pnn : , " , and holding a Imsltlon as a notary -
tary public , was formally place under -
der arrest on complaint of W. 11. Del'-
1' ) " . editor of a nO\vspalJer atVau. .
sharlWI" . Tlto action 13 for lho purpose -
pose of testln the antl-11I1ss law pass.
ed by the last leglslaturo.
FACTORIES IN NEBRASKA.
There Are 1.819 Estnbllshments In J
Which Are Invcsted $80,235,810.
"
W ASHINGTON-Accor lng 10 11. bul- _ _ -
letln Issued Tuesday by the census
bureau there were at the beginning
of lho presnet ) 'ear 1.819 manufacturIng -
Ing ostabllshmonts In lhe slate of Ne-
braslm. as against 1.707 In 1900. an
the capital employed amounted to $80-
23 .810. as ngalnst $66,002,313 , There
were 3,102 officIals employed and 1'0-
celved salnrles amounting In the aggregate -
gregato to $3.074,011. The wage arn-
ers numbered 2. .241 aDlh lhey were
paid $11.022.147 annually. The products - ,
ducts for lho present year are valued ) . -
at $154)18,220 ! , a gain of 19 per cent r
since 1900. \
Of the prlncll1al cities Lincoln showed -
od the greatest gain. amounting to 89
per cont. The ! ; aln In Omaha was 42
and In South Omaha 3 per cent.
Sllluhterlng ! nnd meat pac1dng continues -
tinues to bo the p1'1nclpal Industry ,
with a production for last year of $ G9-
243,468 , n. decrease of almost $2,000.-
000 when compare with 1900. Four ]
and grIst mills hold second place wUh
a total of $12,190,303. 3galnst $7,794-
139 for 1900.
0000 RIDDANCE
RIDDANCETO
TO BAD RUBBISH
MANIJ A-I ell7.nrbo , chief of th&
oullaws In lho 11rovlnco of Cavtto. who
for a long limo have made trollblo
for the authorities , wns surrounded
nenr the Datnnas ! bordoI' and jllmp.
cd over n. cliff , He wns It III cd hy the
fall , His eath. It Is expeclod. will
end the disturbances In lho provlnco
of Cavlto.
Indulges In a Final Fight ,
MEXICO-Victor Martinez , Imown
here ns "Hundred Fights" Martinez ,
hns h en Idll after a long cnreer of ' (
vlolenco. 110 fought Saturdny nigh t , .
with Juan Hornandez over the ] alter's
refusal to drlnlt with him. Ho was
stabbed In the heart.
Pastor Dies While Praying.
MONROE. Ga-Rev. William F.
Robinson. Il1\stor of the Mothodlst
church here. le suddenly whllo prayIng -
Ing In lho Baptist chllrch during the
morning service.
Manchurian Ports Opened. .h
1.0NDON-Tho Shanghai corre- ( , fl "
. , ,
spolI\\ont \ of the Morning Post says -
that an Imperial decree hns hoen Is.
sued orderIng mnny or the /lOl'tlJ' / In
ManchurIa to bo opened equal ! ) ' to'all
treaty powers.
Accused of Embezzlement.
COUNCIT m.uPI 's. la.-J. J. Rlloy ,
a ( 'Iorle In the moner order department -
ment of the Omnha postoffico. WI\S ar.
rested here on the chnro ! or omboz. ,
zllng funds or the postal "opartment
nmountln to nenrl$1,000. .