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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1905)
- - ' _ I - , " " " .JI ) -E - . . SENATE CONTROL PRESIDENT HAS AN EVE ON VA. CANT CHAIRMANSHIPS , OVER THIRTY ARE TO BE FILLED - Committees That Will Have a New Head-The Chief Executive Wants to Inow Where His Friends Are In Upper House. WASnr GTON - Chn1rmnllshlp of nt lenst thlrl" RCllnlo ClJllllllltteell , reg. IIlnr nn/1I1 / scl ct. will he chnnJ ; < ) (1 ( when the 1'lrtr'lIlnth congrcsfI lI1e'tll In Un- CeI\lIH \ r. A ! r'elUl ) ' mUll ) ' of the mem. lIerf : oC tilt' Ullpel' IIrnuch oC con I'eRS hn\ ' ! ! lI < > cn cnsllllg nhout to nsrertnln whnt othel' l11 < 'mllol'lI dl'lIr'o ! In the wn ) ' oC cOlnn llIee Chll"/11I1I1Rhlpfl / , HI ) eRut the ' ' tl\l IIcl\'Rntage oC the ) mil ) \ < o \ ) ( I\owcIlgo \ ) thus gnlnoll Cor theh' OWII IlorHolIlI1 use. ' ! 'hcso ! nllIh'lcs. ) RO Car In nch'ance oC the meetlllg of COllgI'OilS , ) II1VO hnll a tcnllCll'r to Cm'UR the RIIOl. light 011 Ihe rconlllllzalioll of the SOli' nto cO/llIl1I11cl' / , fOl' It Is gl'llCl'lIlI"con' cCllc < < 1 tlrnt In the UPllel' hody will como the suprcmo flgh t for m11l1) ' of the Ilrlncllllcs for which the Ilrosident II" revocabl ) ' IJtlllllls , AI ! to these InllIll'1ell ) regnl'dlllg chnh'l\I/UlshllB \ / ) , nllil chIef commltteo Illnccs , the IlreRlrlcllt , It Is ullderRtood , hns hncl full I/Iowledge. / 11I111 appre. clutlng thnt there Is It Rlrollg mInor. It ) ' In the senllto ngnlnRt many of the quesllons he will IIiRcusB In hili forth. comIng mesllnge , he hilS , UH quietI ) . us the senutol's , heen lool < ln ! ; nCler ( 'hnlrmallshtls ! wit h n view to helping his 'RIde when lIw hutlIo royal Is on. Ono thIng Heems certnln when the curtnln rolls 1111 on the Prot.nlnth < : ongrefls , that President Hoose\'elt wl11 Iwow where his fl'lentlS' are , anll by the sume I'casonlng will Iwow whm'o to ) IUt his flngel' on his ollllOnents. 'Phe fact that the ) I1'eRlllent hus nl. I reatly commencecl to Inqllire from his Ronntorlal vIsitors all to Iho 1I1alleup of commlttces In the Uplel' ! holly has 11IrcctcII the attention to the Inrgo 1II11II11el' of chalrmanRhfllfl to be flllcl ) , largcl' than In any Jlre\'lous congress IIlnce the last Cll'\'l'lullIl atlmlnlstm. ton. ! A tMTIONAL ARMY OF 250,000 MEN LONDON-Tho Dally ChronIcle announces that Arnolll Fbl'Atel' , secre. tary of state for wnr , Is wCl/'l\lng / out with an army council now scheme to OHnnlzc a "national nl'my , " of a million of 1111)1to \ he con1)l0scII ) of milItia a 11I1 fHllllementel1 hy regulars a/HI volunleel's a\'l\lIalllo fOl' foreign service , The Ilrojort. the ) JnllCr BaYR , Inclu es the hulllllng of harmclls throughout the cOllntl'Y ! OI' the new forCQ with AJleclal llellOts. . . Buys Land for a Colony. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.-S , B. llnm. tlllgo of Sl. LoulH. acllng for enslern ) Jal'lIcs , closell It. tleal with ox.Senator A. H. Kerr of t hili ell ) ' fOI' HOOO IIcres of lanll In McMullen cOllnty , on the Nueces rh'er. TO EXCHANGE WAR PRISONERS , Japs Get 1,866 and Turn Over G4,00C Russians , Sl. Petersb'lrg-RuRsln on Saturlla agreed to the Jallllneso III'oposllIon te cxoh.\n ) II'lsonerH of war. where' ) ) 1,8GIi Jallauose Ilrlsoners In RIHts111. wll bo Ilell\'erell al some ) lolnt on the west ern fl'OnUl11' of Hussln. nnll ( jIOOO Rus slanu will. ho dellveretl I1.t the 1I0rts 0 Kobe , NIInslllll ! anll Yoltohoml1 whence they will bo conveyell tl Vlnlllvostole In ten RussIan translort ) now Internell lit Shunghal anll SnhiOl and two or three other shlJls whlcl are being Bout from Ollessa , < ansas.Colorado Case. WASHINGTON-In the SUlrem ) . court of the United States tomorr01 Atlo rn e ) ' Geuornl Coleml1l1 of Kansl1 will enter n motion fOl' the advanc Juont . of the Kansas-Colorndo IrrlSI tlo.caso OU lho Ilocltet so as to II sure a hearing dm'lng thl1ll1'esent 10r1 of court , and the moUOlt wIll be 1\1 1agonlzel } by Colorado's represent Uvos. The case Invol\'os lho l'lght of tl POOllo In Colol' llo to control the e tlro water SUlllly ( of the Arkansl rlvor. The lesthnonr talten In t1 case covcrs SGIiI ) tYHwrIHon ) Ill\go but under the order of the court It 1J0lng abstraclelI. . I . i , . . ' pres .nt PortraIt of Chase. , SPRINGFILED , 111.-An 011 I10rtrll of 8nlm0l1 P. Chase of Ohio , for mal YOnrR a member of the supreme cou f nie , Unilod Slall's , was present , " by II. member of the bar of southo I1IlnolR to the UnIted States clrcl l\IId lHatrlct court 'for the southern II lrlct or IllinoIs on Sal1mlay , Ihe cel mony taltlng ( Ilace In the court roe Govoraor Deneen made Iho llreseu' ' lion slleech , and was followell br S < ator Foralccr of OhIo , who deliver nlnddress on "Salmon Portln Chase. " Japanese Loss In the War. VIC'l'OIUA , II. C-Oll1clal rotm of the casualties of lho .Tapnnese UI'I throughout the war show , IG,180 1111 ; 10,970 dIed of wouudsIHI 1 ,300 III of dlsense , a total or 72"l O llead. Pension Agent for Iowa , W ASIIINGTON-Tho Ilresldent I appolntell 'V. V. Wilcox of lawn , ho pensIon agent at DI'S MoInes , lo succeed DI' . A. H. Thompson , \ ' uIlOlntod ( to tempornrll ) ' 1111 the cuney causel. ! I1v. Ih" rArent death .P , Clnrl80n. _ . . . 'A'.III.AI . . . . " " : J _ _ _ _ . , _ _ , . _ FIGHT ovtr'"EAD , ' : " --00 I John Urnck ShN'l , Sh'tl'r Brother and Brother.ln.Law al Hasting ! ) . HASTINGS-Over tile Ileaci hOtly of himllther / , .John Uudnele shot hi ! ; Sill' tel' , hlH hrothel' alld hIs brother.ln.lnw at nn curl ) ' hour Sundnr mornlnK , MIs ! I'ranels Uudllell. nged 2 was Rhot III the right halul. .Juroh lldnol. , ugell 2 , 8hot nhoTe the rhht c'e anll mil ) ' dIe , Peter SlIIeull wns Rhot through the left IUllg , throllgh the nhelmllen , In the legt thIgh nnll through the left flhoulelel' , Ho Is IIOt expected to l1vo throughout the nIght. 'rho tl'ugedy occurred In the Ilenth ( 'hamher at the homo of Mr , " .d Mrfl. Polcl' Srnenl1 , 13I O gast Second street , whl'I'Otrs. : . 1\1111' ) ' Bllclnol < , agell G2 , < < 11011 nt 10:10 : : 1wt : IIlght. , Iohll IIII. lIeli hus heell Jlla'oll IIlIder nrrest nnll Is 1I0W In the cOllllt3' jail. 'I'he t rnged ) ' wall Iho clllmillation of n famll ) ' IlIl1rrel ) that hnfl exlstell Cor so\'er\1 ! 'elll'I ! , 'rho Budnok fnmlly nre PolIsh.Fronch and the ) ' have rellitl. ell In Hastlngll Cor twonl ) ' ) ' ( 'nrs , .Tollli Bllflnol , . who commilloll the dONi , Is 11. slonemasoll h ) ' trndo , Ho Is [ j ( ) years old alld n hacheIOl' . ARCENTINE REPUBLIC TAKES DUTY OFF FARM MACHINERY W ASIIING'I'ON-Tho fltate Ilepnrt- m'lIt hus heell Informed hy MInIster Beapllre , at Dllenos A 'res , thnt the h111 regardIng Amerlcnn Impol'tntlons , moro Imrtlclllnrly Amel'lcnll ngrlcul. tural hT'plements , has heen nmendell nncl sent to It committee , nllll Its ac- ( : optl1nce mny ho eXIl.ocled In Gle nenr futlll'e , 'I'he h111 nllmlts nil Amorlcan ngrlcllllul'lli mnchlnes anll Ilnrts ot mnchlnery fl'eo of dulr In the Argen. tlno HOlIIbllc ) , hut the IllIty w111 bo collected - lected fl'om all accessories such liS boiling" wrench ell , ashestos , 011 canB , helt hooles , washm's , melal pIns , nutll , chnlnR , pulleys , stenm pacl < lng , evea. ors , saws , ctllTlage Ilolecs nnll I11ters. DESIRES CONSUMPTION CURE , American Will Give Professor Behrlno . $50,000 For It. . NEW YOHK-Prof. Dehrlng's an. nouncement to the Internathna ( Tu. herculosls congress In Pal'ls of a euro for consumption hus llI'oused wide. IIpreall' InterosIn Amerlcn , BUYS to. ( lay's Herald. The full reports "nil comments , whIch have he en fully cabled from Pal'l II , have Interested ono oC Now Yorl's wenlthlest nnll best Imown cltl7.clHl , whoso nnme Is wIth. hold for the IJrCSl'nt. Ho has author. Ized the Herald to announce that ho will contl'lhute $ ! OOOO to a funll to Ilresent Prof. Dehrlng If ho w111 nt once nnnounce to lhe wO/11I / hIs treat- mellt and 1I0t wllholll It for n year , 'I'he only quallflcatloh to this offer Is that the trontment I1\UHt be pro. nounced n SUCCORS by n prominent committee - mittee of IlhyslchmR , of whIch the 1I0nol"s Ilh'slclan Is to he a memher. LAST WEEK OF EXPOSITION , About 2,250,000 Admissions to the Show at Portland. } 'OR'rLAND , Ol'e.-Thls weele w111 mlU'le the close of the LewIs anll Clarl. , oXllosltlon after a successful career I not autlclpaled by e\'en the most en. thuslastlc supporters of the project. Defore the closing dny Is over the fair will have recortlod pl'llctlcally 2" 250,000 ndmlllsions , whIch , consIder. Ing the fact thnt the comhlned poPlf latlon of the 0111 Oregon territory If - hnrdly equnl to that number , Is al most phenomenal. " HAD BARRELS OF WEALTH WITH HAPPINESS LACKIN ( CHARI.EbTON-Lel ) Loeb , 68 yeaI'I 01" , ono of the wealthIest mon II Charleston , rotlrell merchant an. . owner of ever two hundrell pieces 0 .0 real estate , dressed for brealCast Uti , v mornIng and then telling hIs wIfe ha , ho would be "down In mInute , stolpe" ) IntD a bath room an sent Illstol hullet Into hl8 braIn. He wa the largest ownOl' of renl estate I Chl1rloston. The jur ) ' of Inquest gav 11' "melancholia" ns the excuse for th a. deed , 10 AppoInted AssIstant Engineer. n. WASHINGTON-John G. Sulllva lS hns heen atlpolnted assIstant chIef 01 Ie glneer of the IsthmIan canal comml s , slon , accol'lling to II. notlco receIved t , 10 day from ChIef EngIneer Stevens t Panama. Taft GoIng to Panama. lIt WASHINGTON - Secrotar ) ' 'I'a 1Y will sail on naval vessel from No rt Orleans for Pnnama about Novembl od 1. He goes to loole nfter the cnn rn 81tuatlon as It now exIsts In the Wt lit of con8tructlon nl1l1 proparatlon. .I Is. the conference with the proslder re' when It was Ilechiell to leave the a m. ministration of the cnnal to the 80Cl la. tal'y of war , Secretnry Taft made m. Illnln that I ( ho was to have the 1 ed slonsllllllt ) . for the cunal ho would /lIl supreme In Its commalul nnd the ' would lIe 110 Intermelliarr , Decision Against A. 0 , U. W , 'ns ' } 'OPEKA , KAN.-In the CIISO of t Iny cd , grand ledge of the Ancl nt Order lOll United W01'I(111en of I ansas agal ! .Tano I1luhlocl. , whlow of .John HI docl. , the snpremo court tollny h4 that fl'lltel'l1nl Insurnnc < ' < H'ller CI 11111 not h ) ' the ndoptlon of n h 'la w I to elul'll1l ; that no Ilel'son shull lIe I la" mlltl111 01' retl1lnell as 1\ mom her w \'fi3 \ Is engugo(1 ( In the Imlo of IntoxlcaU "a' IIquOl's mal\O volll the bcnoflclal' ) ' c n. th\cato of such a member unless s elal fiction Is tallen In hIs case. - . - - , . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - MUTINY ON BOARD DECK OF A SCHOONER RUNS RED WITH BI.OOD. . FIVE OF THE CREW ARE KILLED Conspirators Are Caught and Give the Details of the CommissIon of the Crime-Causes Leading Up to the Trouble. WILMING'I'ON , N , C.-IIer declts 111111 cnllln ! ! Blllotehcll with blood frol11 the Cenrful hutchery IImldshlll curly 'ruesdll ) ' mornIng off the North Caro. IIl1a cOllsI , the , Co\ll'.maHtecl \ schooner Hurry A. Herwlnfl , of l'hllndelphla. wns towed Into SouthlJort 'rhursclll ) ' by Wllmlllgton lugs , Ahoal'll WorD the i : " 1'11.0 cI'ew oC the Now Yorle schoonol' Blnncho J I. KIng , who were wuntcd liS . wltncssell nglllnst the three negroes shncl < led and brought to the CnlJO i I'ear Iualallllne tnL1on on WedneJIlay chargell wllh mutiny nqd murder , At the "rellmlnur ) ' hl estlgnUon he- fore United States Commlssslonel's ColIICj WilmIngton nnd PInner of Southpol't , Iho men wlto hoarded the Bel'\vlnd told the Htory of conlllUons on the vessel I\S they Cound them nnd tllo three prIsoners were Introducc(1 ( at theIr own request , They gave theIr names ns Rohert Sn.wyel' , IIeury Scott nnd Arthur Adams , nil negroes und under 40 rOl\l'S of nge. Saw'Cnml Adams e1111110)'ed counsel - sel IInd hoth charged that Scott did the 1 < llIIng of the fI\'e men , with the excelltlon of CaptaIn Rumlll , who clls. I1llpearecl hefore dnrhreak Tuesllay morning In manner of whIch the ) ' lmow nothIng , I ach saId ho SI\.W Scott shoot the mate on the leo sille of the shl" an < < 1 tllI'ow his lIody over. board , Then he 1\111 ell the engineer und wcnt down the companionway. Vehy Roon they heard shots below decle In the glllley and a short while thore- nCler Scott came UII agaIn , hearIng the hody of the cool" a small white man , In hlA arms , delOsltlng ) hIs hur. . den oVC/ ' the rail. . The ) ' aClerwnrd : bound Scott nnd were steerIng the ves. Hel I1S best thl' ' could until oVOl'hauled by the Blnncho H. KIng , Scott sa's all the senmen , fOl\l' \ negroes formell n. conslllrac ) ' soon , af. tel' leavIng "Ioblle Selltemher 23 , fC'el. Ing ont rngecl because of short rations , 110 said that he 1lIell no one exce"t Colwley , the seaman found on deck , :1I1d that he 1\llIed hIm In ' ' Col\Cley , he c'almed SeIr'defense'l n. stlcl. al111 shot at hIm while he was lIonnd , lIe IIltemlted ) no ex"lanulion I of wlty he h:1I1 : been lIo\\nd except that hIs comlJllnlons wantoll to get rill of hIm aCler the trouble , Ho sail' he saw Col\Cley shoot the mate and saw Adams 1,111 the englnecl' . lIe docs not Imow how the cool. was lellIed. I1S the shootIng was 1I0ne lIelow the decle. THE gOVCOTT IN CHINA WILL BE SUSPErmED W ASlIINGTON-NC\\'f ; thnt the merchants of ChIna , wlto have been prosecuting the hoycolt agaInst AmerIcan - Ican goods hnve dec1coll ) to temlorar- ) 11) ' suspend thnt movement to nwnlt Ilosslble action of the United Slates congress In softenIng the oxcluslon I laws Is contalnell In official dlsJlatehes I'ecolved today from Pel < 1ng , The In. formation comes from the merchants' guild of thnt Jllnce , and Is to the effect I that thIs course has lIeen decldell UJlon by merchants throughout the empire. The nctlon follows the ndvlce of the ChInese government In the matter whIch was gl\'en us II. consequence of the nttllude of PresIdent Roosevelt , NO PROMISE OF IMMUNITY. Hyde Will Testify to Insurance , . Matters. NEW YORK-Charos ) E. Hughes , , counsel to the leglslntlve Insurancu " Inquiry , nnll Samuel Untermerer , coun' sel to James H. Hyde , had a confer , once In 1\11' . Hugbes' office today. While nelthor law 'er would dIscuss the mat. tor It Is salll as a resull of the meetln Hyde prollably will a 111'1'11 I' voluntarll ) ns [ \ wItness lIefore the In"eRlI lltlOl' commIttee. although It Is l1l\Cly ho wll 110t be summonell In the ImmelllaLE future. n . Hughes has gene on record nA re t. [ . fusing to "romlse H'do anr s"ecla s. Immunlt ) ' or Ill'1vlleges ns Il wltnes : 0and It Is understood that when he ap , 1t learS to testtry he will stand on thl same footing as others , HIli Buys Chicago Terminal , fl CHICAGO - Burlington pnssenge w traIns soon will hegln to nrrl"e an' ' or depart' from the Grand Central pa ! al ger station , nccordll1g to the He < ; ort 1Y Hornhl. Flnanclal control of the Ch U cngo TermInal Tl'ansfer Rnllroall con It , pan ' has bcon secured by Jllmes ; , dHIll and hIs 11l11es for the henofit c ' . 'e. the Burlington , whIch fOl' n long 11m It hns found the UnIon jltatlon too grea o- ly crowlled to give rt sufllclent001 o for Its traIns , The change In stallon 'ro , w111 bo mudo as soon liS the arrnh of the terll\lnl1l \ COII\)1nn \ ) ' I\ro ndjustel - - - - - - - - Cattle Dealers Denounced , . . ' ' PIlIl.ADEI.I'HIA-Tho ho - h'lUlsllort tlon of cattle WIIS dlseussed al Wc o f J\e811a \ "s n1l'ellng of the Amerlcu 1St 1hunano ( ) rlet ) ' In I1nnual ! ! csslon , ' 1'1 HI. sullject wall brlluHhl IwCol'o the cOl1\'e 31d tlon In a 111I1101' renll h ) ' Jan1 < 's Brow 111' llrosllient of th" ' 1'lIlello IIUml\110 I ! liecleh' . : \Ih. Brown cleclal'ell thnt Cf 1111. tIe Ilealers nlr'ly consh\er \ the COI 'ho fort of the stoC'l , lImIng trans)1ortalll ) iI1 ! ; to nHl1'lwt and nHsl'rtccl ' that the al 01'mals RurrO/'ed / cl'\ll\lI \ ' 'from neglel pc11rs. . Mar ' P. l.amh of Los Angell Cnl. was among the s\leahers , , . ; ; ; ' : : : - - - 'iiii y"i' = , - n , - ' > -j MARKEL CONTRACT ANNUI.LED , Present Arrangement for Feeding Em. ployes Is Found Sufficient , PANA\lA-'rhe : last nctlon of the I'nnnrn canal commlHslon before sail. Illg frcHn Colon Cor Now YOI'k was the nnnllhnent of the contl'act nwarded to .J , , , . Mnrltel of Omaha for feedIng /11111 cnrlng COl' the omployes of the cll/lIll. The rellson for thlH nctlon Is Chief Engll100d Stevens , through the denrtment of tnuterlals nnd supplies unller l\lossrs. JncleHon and Smith , Is hal1ll11ng the commissarIes successful. Iy , rendorlng unnecessnr ' the arrange. ment wIth : \11' , "Iarlwl. Pretests made b ) ' the ell1)lloyos ) IIgnlnst the nrrnngo. ment , It Is helle\'cd nlso Inl1uenced the decIsIon , The contract with : \ 11'tarl01 : wus to run lIve 'rars , IInll It wns eslltllatcd thllt It would Involve $ I OOOOOOO , HudgIns & Dllmlls , ono of the other lIrmfl hltldlnl ; for the rontrnct , pro- tOllted agaInst the award to "II' . 1\1111'- lcel , alleging fuvorltlsm and charging thnt the lalter WIIS enahled through IL leak In thc IIl1lco of Chalrmnn Shonts to gnln Information I\.hout the olher hltlders whIch ulcled him In bidding successfull - . 'rho ( Irotest wns for. warded to President Hoosevelt , who referred It to Chairman Shonts for re)1ort ) , and Inter dcclded thnt the contract - tract would stalllI. MEAT FAMINE IN CERMANY IS LOOKINC SERIOUS BERLIN-Thero Is much evIdence to show that Germnny's meat famIne Is growing worse , Reports from all Imrls of the countl'y mnlw montlon of the measures that are lIelng tnl\On to ahato the famlnc , At EIsenach a con. ference of the munIcIpal authorIties In thnt regIon decIded to estnbllsh regll\nr \ rabhlt marl\Cts and In the "Iunlch lIuhllc marltels nlso Imbllc rablt stnlls l1tt"e heen oJened. ( Since horse lIe3h has risen In prIce nnd dog flesh Is no longer olltnlnablc a numhor of munlclpalllles began buy , carloads of sea fish lit the coast towns and selling them at cost to citizens , ThIs expedIent was 1I1'st adopted at Sollngen , but has now - spread -"al'lous 'Vestphnllan cities , to Posen and even to Da"arlan towns , FOOT ALL BRUTALITY. President Roosevelt Would Like to See It Eliminated. WASIIINGTON-Pl'esldent Roose. velt entertaIned nt lunrheon , Dr , D , n , Nichols and W. ' 1' , Rold of Har\'l1rd , Arthur T. Hll ebrand and John D , FIfe of PrInceton and "Taltol' Camp IInd " ( I' , Owslo ) ' of Yale , ' } 'he six guests of the presIdent constitute the athletic ndvlsers of the resllectlve , colleges named. 'rhe llresldent desll'cd to consider with them particularly the morale of the game of foot ball , with a "Iew to elimInating much of Its , brutnllty If ) Iosslhlo , A general dIscussIon oi col. lege athletics was hud , but the tall , rentored arouud the game of foot hall , It Is IHlp 'd lIy 'tho presIdent that , with the co-operation oC the col. lege anthol'ltles and the athletic advls- el'S. the rules of Ihe game may be so amende(1 ( I1.S practically to do away with much of the brutallly whIch mal\Os the' game ohjectlonable to' many ) JOollle , It Is understood thnt no deflulte conclusions were reached , In. decI ! , n"ne was eXllected , the Idea of the presIdent beIng slmly ) to start the hnll rolling In the IlIl'ertlon of I\ . modIfication - fication of the rules of the game , LUMBER INTERESTS FAVOR RAILROAD LECISLA TlON WashIngton-President Roosevelt has recolved further Indorsement 01 his attlalllle toward the ennctment of railroad rate legIslation from the bIg lumber Interests of the country. Louis I DlII , preslllenl , nnd Rohert W HIgbIe , a memller of the National Wholesale Lumher Dealers' assocIation , an ! George Gar ner nnd Silas Gardner - representing the Central Yellow Pln < association of 1\l1sslsslppl , told th ( r prmllflent that theIr nssoclatlons ap proved heartily or his courHO In th < rate legIslation question. Hungarian Program Hangs Fire. VIENNA-General Dnron Fejervary the HungarIan premlem , hnd anothel IntervIew wIth the 1.lng-omperor to . da ) ' , but It Is reported that hIs ma " josty has not reached [ \ decIsIon con cernlnl : a mInIsterIal program. Americans Get a FranchIse. MExtCO CITY-Messrs , Scully Perry and Newell , AmerIcans , havi ncqulred fOl' the sum of $2,500,000 I group of mInIng claims sItuated In th , state of Durango , The first parmen $1,400,000 has heen placed wIth tlll national banI. nt MexIco. Superintendent of Three noads. : \tARSHALI.AON , IA-D. 'r. No < nnn hnA lIeon made general superlr tondont of the Minneapolis & S ! LouIs , lown Central and Des : \Iolnes I Fort DillIe rnll/'Ol1dR , Says Cubi ) Is Tranquil. WASIIIl'G'I'ON-Senator : Qllosadl II. the Cuban mlnlstor , had n long tal LI1 with Secretar - Hoot Satlll'llay nt th 10 IItl1to dOllarllllenl l'eSlectlng ) Cuban n is' fah's In Aeneral and espoclallr the 1" n , cent C'lbnn ell'ctlonstlnlstel' : Que o. nlln saId thllt cllllll1lllJns were rOllorte It. to bo " 01' ) ' 11/'OIIIIsing at presont. . n. JI1 "David HarUl" " Netted $125,000. III. SYHACUSI , N , Y-"Dn\111 Ilnl'\lIn \ ct. the no\'ol wrlttNI h ) ' the late l dwl\1 s , No'cs Woscott of thIs clt ' , netted U Qllthor's ostalo nhollt St'Iionn 4 - , " . . . - . GASE OF PACKERS INTIMATION THAT COUNTS OF CONSPIRACV ARE GOOD OPINION OF JUDCE HUMPHRtEg Says He Will Read Carefully the Au. thorlzed That Have Been Cltetl and Notify Attorneys When His DecIsIon ICI Ready. CIIICAGO-'I'ho heurlnr ; of argu. ments on the demurrOl's to the indict. mont returnetl hy the Cederal grand jlll' ' nglnst flvo of the hlr ; pacldng coucel'ns and seventeen of theIr em. plo 'es W/IS / closed Inte Wednesday af. ternoonlnd / If .Tullge Humphrey , be. fon' whom the arguments were made , retalps his ) II'esent Imlresslon ) of the < 'use olle.hllif of the I/Hlletmonts chargIng - Ing the Imcltel's wllh conspIracy In re' stl'l1lnt of trade will he sustnlned and the remaInIng counts o\'el'l'uled. When It wns unnouuced thnt the case had heen closecl JUdge Humllhrey RaId : "As It now 1001s to the court the odd , nU\llll'ed \ counts are sufficIent. 'rho nrJument has been so clear thut this ' Is my present ImpressIon , "I will CalthCull ) ' read the aul.horl. ties cltell hr either sIde of the case. When I am read ) ' to render my decl. slon In the cnse I will notifY the Ills. trlct nttorney anll nllomey for thl : ! de. feudnnts , " ' 1'he odd numherell Indictments whIch mar he consIdered sufficient by .tho court charge conspIracy among the defendants In restraInt of trade. The even lIumhel'ed count II cbarge I\ . , monopoly. 'I'ho lIrst count In the In. dlctment Is not to he cOl1shlered In the decisIon of .Judge I1umllhro ' , as to this count the ( mcllel's lire to plead not guilty and go to trlnl Immediately. Bdwnrd ' 1'lIden , presIdent of the ChI. cngo Doard of Eucatlon nnd head of the Nntlonal Pnclln company and I..llIbr , "lcNel111 & Llhll ) ' , has been sOI'\'ed with a suhlloena to appenr as a wllness In the trlnl of the pacleers , theil' ngents and IIttorneys , who were . IndIcted on ( 'harge of conspIracy to monopolize the meat business , ' FORMER WEALTHY BANKER COES TO THE POOR HOUSE NEW YOnK-TefCerson p , Raplee , a weathly New Yorle bllnlcor and busIness - ness associate of , Tny Gould , Commodore - dore Vanderbilt a111 \ John P. BlaIr , went to thp 11001' house hel'e Tuesday. Hallleo was ol1e of the best Imown men along Broalwl1 ) ' In his day. Ills futJl < 'r who waH Judge Raplee of Yates countr , New Yorl" ) eft him a large fortune , In 185 ( ; he ollened a banle- Ing house at 137 llrollclway whIch was capltallzell at $200,000 , and did 11 yearly huslness of $500,000 , which w s a Inrge sum at that time , SInce 18G7 , when this hanl { made aU' assignment aClol' some unlCol'Iu slleculntlon , 1\Ir. Rallleo's fortune , nllhough Invested In n new bnnldng venture , steadi ! ) ' dl. mlnlshed . , Tapestries Worth $150,000. I LONDON-Nino magnIficent tape5' i tries presC/lted to the Drltlsh nation ' by Baron DelongOl' of ParIs were open- cd to public \'Iew at Hampton Court lJalace Saturday , The tapestries represent - resent the Camous Raphael cartoons , whch were originallY hung In Hampton - ton Court , 13ut nfterward were removed - moved to the South Kensington mus. eum , The tallestrles are valued nt $150,000. Genftfal Randall Retires. ST. LOUIS-Having reached the ago limIt of G4 years Major Genernl George Morton Randall , commander of the northern divIsion of the United States army. wIth headquartes In Sl. Louis , has retired from command. EX-SPEAKER HENDERSON CANNOT LAST LONG DUBUQUE , IA-There Is very little change in the conlHUon of ex.Speaker , Davlll B , Henderson , nlthough hIs dC'lIth ma ' come at any time. Tuesday - day the ex-pealccl" ha an unusually hal'll a ' , whIch ( eft 'him In [ \ greaUy ! weakened con itlon , Dr. J. S , Han. cock , who recentl . took chnrgef hIs case , Is of the opInIon that death may come at an ' time al1l1 the patient may , ) 'et live six months or more. A sud- l' den nlsh of blood to the head might ItllI him Instantly. TraIned nurses _ are constantly with hIm , the ex- sl1ealccr beIng In such a wenI. condition - tion that be Is barel ) ' able to movo. The Hague Peace Conference. ST. pETERSBUR-Tho Russian government has receIved a largo num. bel' of roplles to the peace conference InvItations , all of wblcb are favorabie , but contain no suggestions regnrdlng the sulljects for discussIon. The announcement - nouncement of the program nnd the date for the meeting of the conference will bo sent Ollt ns soon as all the repIles nro recel\'ed , The tlmo of the meeting will lIe fixed wlthollt greater delay than necessary to permit all the delegates to reach the Hague , Will Reappoint Tinsley. W ARBING''ON-PI'eslrlont ( Hoose , :1 : , Ie vell Inlilcatell In ronversnllon wIth 10 rellresentullvcs Edwards of thl ! f. mevonth dIstrIct 1\1111 Bennett of thl ! o. NInth IlIstrlct of Kenlllrli ) ' that ho will s. ronppolnt , lames n , 'rluse ) ) ' ns Unltell ! d Stales altOl'ne ' for the eastern distrIct of 1C'ntllrly.tr ! , Ellwards presented ll'cshlenttr : , Tlnsle ' to the ) . and l\Ir , llollnott Introdllcecl .1I1I11e DoerIng , , " whom ho dcslrell should lIe npllolnted , rtl The ) Iresllient saId he could see . nc 10 reason wh11' : , 'l'lnsle" should not .be rcaplolntelI. ( , CROWE IN OMAHA. < ' - - eturns to the of HIs Former ' Exploits. O\IAIIA-Pat : CI'o\\'e of Icldnnplng fame sehaclded to Detectlvo Helt. fluid'ot the Ornnha detective dopart. ment , IInd accompnuled by Chief De. tectlye : J\Ilm 1I1'1'1\'ed In fJmaha from Butte , Mont. , where ho was nrrested IL weele ago. A crowd of 2OOD )101" ) sons had gathered to see the prlso'ner. A large cordon of police opened nn ' , I\lsle from the plnlform of the traIn to. : n )1ntrol ) wagon In the rellr oC the sta. J lion , 111111 Crowe , between the two de- " " , tecllve : ! with a pntrolman wnlldng a.lOnd 11/111 unother behInd , was marched to the wugon , nmlclthe cheers ot some and eXl'lnmatIons ' of others. , The exll'ml'lInul' ( ' Ill'ecaulions tnl\On lJi Ihe 1I01lrl ) for lunliing Crowe safely lJohlnd the bat's seell1ed harrIl ) ' neces. snrr , 101' ho gave IIttlo heed to lhern , a 1111 1I1111al'enl1) ' had no wIsh to mal\O " "I ; ' his escalle , .n fact , he snld he was 11 ; Iall to hI' lIudm' IIncst and once more ' In Omaha , In the lIatrol wagon five officers ' 1l1l1 lhree relortol's ( furnished com- . Dany for the 1II'Isoner to the pollco J. 3tatlon. A Inrge crowd followed the I patrol wagon to the station , where IInothel' crowd had gathered to wItness - ness the retllrn of lhe prIsoner. Precautions - cautions were ngaln tnl\On to prevent friends Crom reaehlng the prIsoner , nnd he was hurrlell Into the captaIn's ' " ' "I" office , where he was regIstered. OIl' , / posHe hIs nnme was ( Ilaced the charge " , : of shooting with Intent to lelll or wOllnd. The I/'Isoner / shoole hands with ChIef of Pollco Donnhuo , S\l \ clal Agent VI. 7.ar of the UnIon PacIfic , and Benjn. mln Keegnn , a lIfe.long Omaha frlond , Crowe wns not Inclined to tnlk of hIs past , nnd reCllsed absolutely to s\leak \ of hIs alleged connection. wIth the 1.lllnallplng of Edlllll Cudahy. He declared that much hnd been pllb. IIshed of hIs alleged doings , confes. slons and other matters whIch was without foundation. Among these he mentioned a confessIon , snld to have been sIgned h ) ' him nt Butte , Impllcat- Ing YOllng Cudah ; In a conspiracy In connection with the lc1dnaplng. Crowe took \lartlcular \ notice of the crowd had gathered at the station and remarled thnt It was II. fiatterlng I welcome that Omaha was gIvIng to one of Its lormer citIzens , , \ 'i , ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES 'J Des Moines Next Year , and Colonel ' Frost Commander.ln.Chlef , CHICAGO-At todu "s scsslon of the Army of the Phl1l\lplnes \ , Colonel S ! A , Frost of Banston , III" was elected commander-Inchlef , Colonel .T , 'V.'J 1'0))0 ) of the Unltell States volunteer army was Colonel Frost's opponent for the position. Other officers elected ere : SenIor vice commnnder , Captain H. A , Crow , of Tenth Pennsylvnnta volunteers : IIl'st junior vice commander , Colonel J C. Leper , } ; 'Ift.flrst Iowa volunteers ; second junIor vtto : commander , Lieu- t nant E , L. Hamilton , ThIrtieth United States vol ntoerH ; third junIor vIce commander , Captain Cbarles E. 1\Ietz , First "Unnesofl1 volunleers ; \ ' fourth jllnlor vice commander , Serf gant Gcorge J. 'Velnhelmer , UnIted 'J' ' States volllnteer Infantr ) ' . Des l\tolnes was chosen as the place 1 of the ne annual meeting. : : t A WOMAN FOR FORTY YEARS . . MASQUERADED AS A MAN ' TRINIDAD , Colo.-For forty : -'ears masqueradIng as 11 man , Cbarles V. Vanmnugh has lIeen dIscovered to bo a woman , In that time she bas been a cierI. , banl { cashier and a score of sImilar thIngs , bllt for the \last \ twenty , . ono years has been a sheep herder In Las AnImas county. Ftnel ) ' edllcated , nnd readIng and writing half a dozen different Ian. guages , she started out well equipped for lICe , bllt was unable to get any. thIng to do as a woman , so , at the age of 43. she turned man. Her true sex was dIscovered 'esterday by Dr. T. .T. } orham , county physlelan , while ox. aminlng her at the San Raphael hospital - pital , where sbe had been sent for Ule I InfirmIties of old ago. She Is now 8-1 t yo aI's old. North Dakota Bank Robbed. ' ST. PAUl. , l\Ilnn.-A special from Grand Forks , N , D" says : The safe of the Dnnk of Hensel at Honsel. N. D" was III own open lIy robber8 enrly thIs mornIng and all the cash In It , $3,500 , taleen. Treaty Soon to be Signed , . WASHINGTON - The treaty of peace between Rtlssla Ilnd Japan wtll J. . hecomo cffectIvo upon Its approval whhout waitIng the formal exchange of ratifications at Wl\Shlngton. This Information wns 1111(1I1rlt'l at the Japanese - paneso legation on We nesday. ThIs course has heen decided upon In order that the s\leedlest \ posslblo tormlnn. tlon of the war may 110 had. The treat ) ' , It Is IInllerslooll , has passed through the necessary ) ll'ellmlnary stages of npII'oVIII ( In eacb cOllntry , - ; ( " I' \ , ' Zealous In Land.Grabing. I 'I WASHINGTON-A 110vel sohemo of I lunll gl'ahhln has come to I 'light In the McCool , lanel cllstrlct of I Nellruslw , An enterprIsIng faUJCI' of I a fnmly , hnvlng hlmsolf nCIl\lrell \ lItie 10 a pIcco of government Innd , con. I elvell an origInal methoel of getting , moro of the Innel for the fnmlly , His I , sl'hemo ' conslstecl In hnvlng hIs oldel' . ehllelren allolll his YOl/ngel' / , U1I1S male , , . I I , Ing them heads of fam1l1es nlld ol1glhle I t to mallo homestenll entries , three of I which were thus nClll/lreli. / I 1 ,