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WAR IS ABOUT- ENDED
A Colombian Official of High Bank Tells
of Eecent Victories
GUERILLA BANDS ALL DESTROYED
The Government Although Insulted and
Wronged Keeps With Venezuela
Can Repel Any Foreign Invasions At
tempted
NEW YORK Aug 31 The Associa
ted Press has received the following
dispatch dated Bogota August 24
from a Colombian offlcial of high
rank
General Pedro D Ospino acting
minister of war who has prepared an
excellent and extensive plan of cam
paign confirms the reports that with
in the last fifteen days he has destroy
ed nearly all of the Colombian guer
rillas
The government of Colombia has
maintained strict neutrality regarding
Ecuador and Venezuela notwith
standing the fact that the governments
of the said countries have upheld and
effectively aided the rebels of Colom
bia thus prolonging the revolution in
this country
Recently the revolutionary chiefs of
Colombia have met on the frontier of
Venezuela to organize new invasions
of Colombia using the munitions of
war accumulated by the government
of Venezuela on her frontiers
A party of Venezuelans surrounded
near Cucuta are about to return to
their country They are commanded
hy Rangel Garibas The position tak
en by the government of Colombia
is one of peace and neutrality These
are fundamental canons in her foreign
policy The frontiers of Colombia are
sufficiently defended Colombia feels
certain that she can maintain her
rights and repel whatever foreign in
vasions may offer
COLON Colombia Aug 31 Dr
Juis Carlos Rico Colombian minister
to Venezuela before his departure for
Bogota officially assured Senor Velez
governor of Cartagena that he was
going to inform his government with
reference to the situation between Ven
ezuela and Colombia He expressed
the opinion that peace would be pre
served by both nations and that the
existing difficulties would be overcome
The Colombian official newspaper in
Cartagena declared that the entire
province of Pachira Venezuela touch
ing Colombia south of Maracaibo is in
the power of the Venezuelan insur
gent leader General Rangel Garbiras
It also asserts that the Colombian
general Gonzales Garcia until recent
ly Colombian minister of Avar is now
xm the frontier with no less than 10
000 Colombian troops disposed in the
province of Santander and maintain-
ing the sovereignty of Colombia there
SYSTEM Of EXAMINATION
Turks Begin Once More Massacre of
Armenians
LONDON Aug 31 The Daily Mail
publishes today an article written by
Ali Nouri Bey former Turkish consul
in Rotterdam declaring that the mas
sacre of Armenians by Kurds which
has just recommenced is part of a
regular system of exteimination He
says
The number of Armenians killed
will depend on the outcry raised in
Europe and the pressure brought to
bear upon the sultan The same hor
rible process will be repeated year
by year until all are killed
GILLESPIE ACTS fOR ROOT
1renUlent Calls Upon Him to rerforni
Duties of War Secretary
WASHINGTON D C Aug 31
General Gillespie has been designated
acting secretary by the president un
der an act of 1882 which authorizes
the head of a bureau to be acting sec
retary A year ago the president is
sued an executive order designating
General Miles to be acting secretary
in the war department during the ab
sence of the secretary and assistant
secretary and in the absence of Gen
eral Miles then General Corbin was
to act It appears that all persons
directly named to perform the duties
of secretary are absent and General
Gillespie therefore was selected
Condition of the Treasury
WASHINGTON D C Aug 31
Todays statement of the ti easury bal
ances in the general fund exclusive of
the 150000000 gold reserve in the di
vision of redemption shows Avail
able cash balances 177784616 gold
105757332
A Locomotive Mows Up
ST LOUIS Mb Aug 31 In an ac
cident due to the spreading of rails
on the Southern railroad at Fireworks
-station four miles from East St Louis
Prank Haefle chief car inspector of
the road lost his life Elmer Drum
fireman was fatally and Scott McEl
nory engineer seriously injured The
accident was one of the most curious
lenown in the annals of railroading
The engine hadleft the track and the
explosion was caused by vl sudden jar
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GREAT CHANCES IN ORIENT
Congressman Hull of Iowa Give Im
pressions of tholhlllpplncs
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 30 Con
gressman Hull of Iowa chairman of
the house committee on military af
fairs who has arrived here from a
five months tour of China Japan and
the Philippines is deeply impressed
with the possibilities of the new
American possessions in the Orient
Ho says
If I was a young man I dont know
where I would rather so than
to the Philippines For a man of
brains and industry the islands open
a vast prospect in most every line of
business for one who has the grit to
go there and stick to it
The mineral agricultural and tim
ber resourcesof these islands consti
tute a field of commercial enterprise
that is practically unlimited Of course
the present conditions of brigandage
make it exceedingly unsafe for people
to settle in the islands away from the
protection of the military posts But
the people or the great majority de
sire peace and safety and are doing
all they can to help the troops attain
this end
Of course it is impossime to make
an Anglo Saxon out of an Oriental
therefore the Filipino will probably
never be an American citizen in the
broad sense that is understood by all
that term conveys to the man born in
the United States of white parents
But as soon as he gets a sufficient
education and becomes a little more
impregnated with our ideas and loses
some of the ideas acquired by a 300
years association with the Spaniards
the Filipino will be a citizen in spirit
patriotism industry and education and
will be worthy of participating to the
fullest extent in all the benefits of
this government
Of course we will have to govern
them with firmness as well as with
kindness I think that 40000 troops
is about the right number to keep
there for some years to come
ELECT GRAND COMMANDER
Knights Templars Select Henry Bates
Stoddard of Texas
LOUISVILLE Ky Aug 30 Today
for the first time since the conclave
of the grand encampment of the
Knights Templar began here the visit
ors were able to take full advantage
of the pleasure and sight seeing ex
cursions which have been on the pro
gram every day With no all-absorbing
feature to occupy their time the
knights and their women went for
rides on the Ohio river took excur
sions into the country to see the home
of Kentcky farms the battlefields of
Tennessee Mammoth Cave and Cum
berland Gap These excursions to Ten
nessee were made inviting by the low
rates of railroads and many people
took advantage of them
The grand encampment today elec
ted Henry Bates Stoddard of Bryan
Tex grand commander to - succeed
Reuben H Lloyd of California
Colonel George M Moulton of Chi
cago was elected to succeed Mr Stod
dard as deputy grand master
Rev W H Rugg of Rhode Island
was advanced one rank to the office
of grand generalissimo made vacant by
the election of Colonel Moulton
William B Melish of Cincinnati was
elected to succeed Rugg as captain
general while Joseph A Locke of
Portland Me the junior grand war
den was made senior grand warden
THIRTY PL0WMAKERS INTRUST
Fifty Million Dollars to lie Kepresented
in the Deal
CHICAGO Aug 30 Nearly thirty
plow manufacturers of the United
States were in session all of today in
the Auditorium Annex discussing
plans for a consolidation of all of the
plow interests in the country After
the meeting it was given out that the
proposed consolidation was practically
a sure thing and that 50000000
would be represented in the organiza
tion when it was completed
The New York Guarantee and Trust
company has made a proposition to
the plow manufacturers to engineer
the deal and a large majority of them
it is said has signified a willingness
to enter the combine It is under
stood that when its charter is secured
the headquarters will be in New York
Objects to Being Adjudged Insane
ONAWA la Aug 30 Victor Du
bois a wealthy farmer who has lived
in Fairview township Monona county
for over thirty years was adjudged in
sone by the commissioners of insanity
and sent to Clarinda Through his
attorney W L Smith he has taken
an appeal to the district court of Mo
nona county
Fort Tjeavenvrorth Deserters Caught
FORT LEAVENWORTH Kan Aug
30 George H Peters and Maurice
Shaugnessy deserters from the Uni
ted States armj post at Fort Leaven
worth Kan were arrested at Cascade
this morning by Deputy United States
Marshal G F Gustafson of this city
The two deserted together August 10
arid were caught working on a farm
of Peters aunt near Cascade They
were taken back to Fort Leavenworth
this afternoon
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SEDGWICK IS NOMINEE
Nebraska Eepublicans at Lincoln dom
inate Him on- Fifth Ballot
FIVE BALL01S TO MAKE A CHOICE
Mr Sedgwick of York County Will Tead
the Ticket for Supreme Judge The
Nominees for Regents of the State
University
For Supreme Judge
S HI SEDGWICK of York
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For Regents
H R GOOLD of Ogallala
C J ERNST of Lincoln
LINCOLN Aug 29 The republican
3tate convention held yesterday plac
ed in nomination the above ticket
State Chairman Lindsay lowered the
gavel at 225 and the delegates came
to order promptly The official call
was read by I P Ludden acting as
sistant secretary and Chairman Lind
say then introduced Judge Baker who
iad been selected by the state com
mittee for temporary chairman of the
convention
Judge Baker addressed the conven
tion at considerable length
There being no contests the lists of
delegates as submitted to Chairman
Lindsay were accepted as the accred
ited lists of delegates L P Ludden
John T Mallalieu and W S Haller
of Washington were elected assistant
secretaries On motion of John C F
McKesson Chief Justice Norval was
made permanent chairman
On assuming the chair Judge Norval
said I appreciate more than I can
explain the high compliment you have
paid me and I thank you for it from
the bottom of my heart You do not
want me to make a speech what
you want is to nominate our candi
dates and formulate our platform I
am personally acquainted with all of
the candidates now before this con
vention and I am confident that which
ever one you name will be elected
I thank you again and ask your fur
ther pleasure
Chairman Norval announced the ap
pointment of the following for the res
olutions committee J C F McKes
son of Lancaster A E Cady of How
ard E Rosewater of Douglas W T
Thompson of Merrick Ross Hammond
of Dodge T O C Harrison of Hall
J F Presson of Seward Francis Mar
tin of Richardson and C B Lutton of
Jefferson
On motion of N D Jackson of Ne
ligh the convention proceeded to vote
formally for a nominee for supreme
judge The first ballot disclosed five
candidates Barnes Calkins Davidson
Keysor and Sedgwick The result of
the first ballot was Davidson 352
Keysor 301 Barnes 243 Sedgwick
206 Calkins 171 Necessary for a
choice 640 Judge Dickinson not
withstanding his withdraway received
four votes these coming from Adams
county
The second ballot also failed to nom
inate the vote being Davidson 387
Keysor 312 Barnes 221 Sedgwick
196 Calkins 148 On this ballot Da
vidson gained thirty five votes and
Keysor increased his strength by elev
en votes Sedgwick lost ten votes
Calkins twenty three and Barnes twenty-two
On the third ballot Madison coun
from Barnes to Sedwick Boone coun
tys twenty two votes were cnangea
ty also transferred eighteen votes
from Barnes to Sedgwick Antelope
and Dodge made similar changes The
vote was Keysor 408 Davidson 403
Sedgwick 329 Calkins 124 Barnes
14 Necessary for a choice 640
On the fifth ballot Judge Sedg
wick was nominated
Judge Sedgwick addressed the con
tention as follows The court of last
resort is of high importance in a free
state It is independent of either
branch of government No man is
too capable for such a position No
one could hope or expect to perform
the duties of judge of the supreme
court perfectly If the people of this
state ratify your action I will certainly
appreciate the responsibility of the po
sition and do all that I can to justify
you in nominating me Gentlemen
of this convention I sincerely thank
you for the high compliment of this
nomination
The roll was then called for two re
gents of the University of Nebraska
resulting as follows F L Goold
Ogallala 1130 C J Ernst Lincoln
1027 Rising Ainsworth 505 Ernst
and Goold were declared elected
J C F McKesson chairman re
ported for the platform committee and
after debate the resolutions were adop
ted by a vote of 998 to 168
Fosnes at War Department
WASHINGTON Aug 29 Director
General Fosnss in charge of the De
partment of Posts in Cuba was at the
War department today He stated
that it was exenected the trial of
Charles W Neeley charged with the
misappropriation of Cuban postal
funds would begin at Havana about
October 1 Mr Fosnes is here on a
vacation but- is consulting with the
authorities on affairs pertaining to i
the postoffice department of Cuba I
POWERS MIST BE UNANIMOUS
Cheek to Any Jfatlrn Securing an Advan
tage In Chlicse Trade
PEKIN Aug 2S The first payment
of interest on the Indemnity will b
due July 1 1902 Commercial relations
if hereafter considered will be discuss
ed by representatives of eleven pow
ors regardless of the amount of trade
of each nation as the consent of each
power will be essential to any arrange
ment that is made
Chou Fu the provincial treasurer
has published throughout Chi Li
province a circular letter ordering that
all religions be tolerated by the Chi
nese who will be allowed to accept
any religion The letter says that
there must be no Intimidation or
persecution by any sect all alike ob
serving the Chinese law except when
it conflicts with the requirements of
ones religion No advantage shall be
derived in lawsuits from ones relig
ion and there shall be no foreign in
terference except in cases of persecu
tion
POWERS MUST BE UNANIMOUS
Cheek to Any Nation Securing an Ad
vantage In Chinese Trade
PEKIN Aug 23 The first payment
of interest on the indemnity will be
due July 1 1902 Commercial rela
tions if hereafter considered will be
discussed by representatives of eleven
powers regardless of the amount of
trade of each nation as the consent
of each power will beessential to any
arrangement that is made
Chuu Fu the provincial treasure
has publisned throughout Chi Li prov
ince a circular letter ordering that all
religions be tolerated by the Chinese
who will be allowed to accept any
religion The letter says that there
must be no intimidation or persecu
tion by any sect all alike observing
the Chinese law except when it con
flicts with the requirements of ones
religion No advantage shall be deriv
ed in law suits from ones religion
and there snail be no foreign interfer
ence except in cases of persecution
May Xow Sign Protocol
LONDON Aug 28 Li Hung
Chang has notified the minister of the
powers that the Chinese plenipoten
tiaries are now authorized to sign the
protocol says a dispatch to the
Times from Pekin dated yesterday
and has requested them to fix a date
for the signing
An edict concerning the importa
tion of arms was circulated among the
ministers today The other edicts are
required to complete the protocol
To Iet Cuba Do It
WASHINGTON D C Aug 28 It is
probable that there will be no change
in the Cuban tariff The commission
which has been revising the present
tariff has not yet reported and it was
stated at the war department that
such good progress is being made on
the formation of a Cuban government
that the revision of the tariff for Cuba
probably will await action by that
government
Terrorized a Woman
DAKOTA CITY Neb Aug 28
A tramp entered the house of John
Hartnett during his absence in the hay
field and terrorized Mrs Hartnett with
a revolver After ransacking the
house he disappeared threatening
Mrs Hartnett with death if she made
an outcry When Mr re
turned home he found his wife in an
unconscious condition suffering from
the shock
After Nebraska Sheep Man
DOUGLAS Wyo Aug 28 C W
Barney a Nebraska sheep man has
been arrested for not complying with
the state quarantine laws His sheep
have been placed in quarantine and
an effort will be made to make an
example of Barney It is alleged that
Barney instructed his herders to pay
no attention to the Wyoming offi
cials
Kirk B Armouls Better
KANSAS CITY Mo Aug 28 K B
Armour who arrived home yesterday
from Watkins Glen N Y seriously
ill passed a good night and was re
ported much improved today Al
though Mr Armour is not considered
out of danger his physician is much
encouraged
Tady Smith Found Dead
LONDON Aug 28 Lady Smith
wife of Sir Archibald Levin Smith
master of the rolls since 1900 was
found dead today floating in the river
Spey It is not known how she was
drowned
British Warships for Panama
VICTORIA B C Aug 2S H M S
Amphion has taken on board three
scow loads of ammunition and the re
port is current although no confir
mation can be obtained that it has
been ordered to prepare to proceed to
Panama and the torpedo boats Virago
and Sparrow Hawk are to go with it
The Viragos boilers have been taken
apart and orders give for work night
and day to hurry the repairs and havs
the boat ready
IRRIGATI0NTOE ISSUE
National Secretary Maxwell Has Some
thing to Say on tho Subject
INTEREST AWAKENED BY DROUTH
Much Can Bo Done In Nebraska Without
Governmental Intervention llurnlng
of tho Stanton Roller MillsMiscel
laneous Nebraska Matters
OMAHA Neb Aug 2S George H
Maxwell secretary of the National Ir
rigation association was in the city
on his way from Chicago to Denver
where he is to attend the National For
estry congress which will be in ses
sion in that city
Speaking of the progress of the sen
timent on the subject of irrigation
among people in the east Mr Max
well said
The drouth of the month of July
has increased the interest in the sub
ject of irrigation in all parts of the
country I addressed the Missouri
State Press association a few weeks
ago when the drouth was at its worst
Missouri up to this time has been
generally opposed to government ap
propriation for irrigating purposes but
since that meeting I have noticed
that many of the influential papers
of the state are advocating the idea
I believe that much can be done
in Nebraska toward improving the
conditions existing without govern
mental intervention I recently wrote
for the Bee an article in which I fa
vpred the plan of building pools and
damming the draws and ravines so
that the rainfall could be stored I
believe that if the state would offer
a small mounty for each acre of land
flooded by this means it would be the
means of reclaiming from drouth a
large part of the farm lands of the
western part of the state I was talk
ing to Henry Fox of Nelson on this
subject and he says that leading from
the rivers in that part of the state
the country around Nelson is too rough
for irrigation but that there is con
siderable land which might be irri
gated from ravines and pools He
also advanced an idea which should
prove of advantage and that is where
a roadway is built over a ravine it
should be built in the form of a dam
with drainage pipes several feet above
the bottom of the ravine so that they
would form a dam at little additional
expense and thus create the storage
reservoirs when the road was being
built
At the meeting of the forestry con
gress I shall talk upon the subject of
Irrigation and the Forests taking the
position that the government should
immediately begin the process of re
foresting large acreages in the west
This can be done easily and it is the
generally accepted belief that forests
increase the rainfall so that the gov
ernment could be doing two admir
able things at one time
Need Not Grant Certificate
HARRISON Neb Aug 28 A de
cision of importance to school teachers
of Nebraska was handed down by
District Judge Westover who denied
the petition of Prof George W Mey
ers asking for a mandamus to compel
County Superintendent Burke to issue
him a certificate The force of the
decision is that the superintendent
uses his dicretion in granting certifi
cates and the court has no jurisdiction
under the petition
liracelins Body Recovered
HUMBOLDT Neb Aug 28 John
Denis of this city has received a sec
ond dispatch from his brother Edward
who was in the Islander shipwreck
August 15 off the coas of Douglas
island The message was sent from
Seattle and states that efforts to re
cover the body of Bracelin were suc
cessful and that interment has been
made near Juneau as it was not pos
sible at that time to ship the body
Vizird is Hunt inc ThirveH
OGALALLA Neb Aug 29 Detec
tive Vizzard of Omaha is here in the
interest of the Union Pacific Bridge
timbers and ties have been reported
stolen in large numbers It is reported
that some of the stolen property has
been located and arrests will be
made
Requisition for James Toman
LINCOLN Neb Aug 28 Requisi
tion papers were signed by the gover
nor for the return of James Toman
from Cedar Rapids la to Omaha
where he is to be tried on the charge
of assault with intent to -kill
Chargpu With Knibe77llu
BEATRICE Neb Aug 28 R D
Stover former manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company here
was brought back from Kansas City
where he had been arrested charged
with embezzling 298 from the com
pany while acting as its agent Sto
ver was turned over to Sheriff Wad
dington and had his hearing before
Judge Enloir He was placed under
bonds of 600 to appear for trial Sep
tember 2
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations From South Omali
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle Thorc wan ruther u light run of
cuttle and as tho demand was In good
shape tho market ruled active anil atronjr
on all desirable snides of beef cattle
Packers started In early and the yards
were soon cleared though thcrewero sev
eral trains Hint were late In arriving
which delayed the market to some ox
tent There wore only a fuw good tu
choice loads of corn fed cattle In the
yards and as there wns active competi
tion for such grades sellers succeeded In
disposing of whnt they had at an advanco
of ufflOc over yesterday The cow market
was also In good shape nnd the supply
being light of both cows nnd heifers
prices Improved a little Hulls calves
and stags did not show much of nn
change today and It was evident by Hu
way packers acted that they are not at
all anxious for the commoner kinds of
bulls There were unite a few stockers
and feeders in the yards this morning
and as the demand from the country Is
still very light trade ruled dull with a
tendency of prices downwnl Good
heavy feeders did not sell so much differ
ent from yesterday but stockers wer
veiy hard to dispose of at any price Tin
demand for western rangers was good
Bulls carves and stags sold in about yes
terdays notches while In the stocker di
vision trade was slow and lower Choice
heavy feeders however held about
steady
Hogs There was another light run of
hogs and as advices from other points
were not unfavorable to the- selling In
terests the market opened strong to iit
hlgher The bulk or the early sales went
from XI to 605 and as high as 1025 was
paid for prime heavyweights The lighter
grades and the common stuff sold from S
down The hoys did not change hands
very rapidly owing to the fact that buy
ers did not like to pay the advance but
still the hulk of the offerings was out of
llrst hands In ood season
Sheep There were only a few bunches
of sheep and Iambs In the yards todu
and the quality of those that were offer
ed was nothing extra The market was
not particularly active but still little or
no change was noticeable in the prices
paid Htiycrs were not anxious for tht
comnioii stuff which made the market a
little draggy but there was not enough
difference In the prices paid for either
sheep or lambs to call the- market anything-
but steady
KANSAS CITT
Cattre Native beef steers lOftloir high
er cows and heifers steady to 10c lower
stockers and feeders steady choice- ex
port and dressed beef steers 550ffi510
fair to good fG0ffj5 IO stockers and
feeders 275fj 125 western fed steers
l25ffi550 western range steers 370ff
f50 Texans and Indians 275ffz75
Texas cows 250ffi25 native cows i2Wn
425 heifers 2ff5f0 eanners 130ffi24O
bulk 2AWa 150 calves 500fffJ7
Hogs Market steady to strong top
ff40 bulk 5fCJifi25 heavy iWuSA0
mixed packers S00ffifi32i light 5C0ffi
t12 pigs
Sheep and Lambs Market steady
Iambs ll25ffM75 native westerns a25ff
3G0 western wethers SlOOffinjO western
yearlings 3t0ff385 ewes 275ffiTlr
stock sheep 200ffI275
OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
Colombian nt Washington Hear- Cheer T I
in Neirn d
WASHINGTON D C Aug 31 -Mail
information received at the Co
lombian legation here continues en
couraging according to the officials
there and encourages them to hope
that peaceful condition will obtain
A letter bearing date of Quito Ecua
dor August 7 says there is a general
feeling in that country against any
disruption of the friendly relations
with that country and that strict neu
trality will be observed between th
latter country and Venezuela
Information received at the legation
by way of Port of Spain Trinidad
is to the effect that Dr Garbieras the
Venezuelan revolutionist who is re
ported defeated by the forces of that
government continues in arms against
the authorities and is also a source of
considerable trouble to the officials or
Venezuela
CENSORSHIP STRINGENT
And Colombia is Still Wrestling With
the Rebels
KINGSTON Jamaica Ang 31 The
British steamer Costa Rican which has
arrived here from Colon Colombia
brought advices of continued rebel
activity in the vicinity of Colon and
Panama The government was mak
ing renewed efforts to oislodge the reb
els from a strong position The rebels
in force were attacking Buena Ven
tura on the bay of Choco Monday
and a large government force has
been sent there from Panama The
censorship in Colombia is most strin
gent
For Mayor of New York
NEW YORK Aug 31 The confer
ence committee of the citizens union
selected three out of six names to be
recommended to the committee of 107
and alter to the general conference of
the anti Tammany organization for
the fusion nomination for mayor of
Greater New York The names selec
ted are George Foster Peabody bank
er independent democrat Bird S Co
ler controller democrat Seth Low
president of Columbia university
re
publican
Has a Leper to Spare
ST LOUIS Mo Aug 31 Surgeon
General Wyman has notified Health
Commissioner Starkliff of this city
that Dong Gong the Chinese laundry
man who was discovered here suffer
ing with leprosy
cannot be sent to
the leper settlement
at Molokai Ha
waiian islands As a last resort Dr
Starkliff intends to
lay the
case be
fore the governor of Louisiana and
ask that Dong Gong be received at
the leper settlement of that state
