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VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 16.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 26, 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,524.
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GATES ARE NOW OPEN
First Greater America Colonial Exposition
Opens with Elaborate Ceremonies.
IS lETTER THAN LAST YEAR
Kathaslastlc Crowds Testify to 8immi
of th. Klg Show and Prals. Omaha
- Eaterprlse-Many Attraction, and More
Are Constantly Being- Added.
Promptly on time the gates of the
First Greater America Colonial Exno-
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anion were opened on the morning of
July l, and the last great educational
enterprise of tbe 19th century is now
well under way, its beautiful grounds
and magnificent buildings thronged
with crowds of visitors, who are sur
prised and pleased to find their ex
pectations more than realized. The
buildings and grounds are complete
and the principal exhibits already in
place. A large force of men, working
day and night, are rapidly bringing
order out of chaos and a few dayB will
serve to put all the splendid displays
In position.
The grounds cover about two hun
dred acres and are arranged in four
sections, or divisions. The most im
portant section is the Grand Court of
Honor, where the principal buildings
are grouped around the lagoon. East
of the Court lies the Bluff Tract, the
LAGOON AND FINE
southern part of which is arranged as
a park, with stretches of green sward,
avenues of shade trees, and plats of
flowering plants i.nd shrubs. In this
tract stands the Horticultural Build
ing, given over to the display of fruits
and flowers, and In front of which is
a large aquatic basin almost filled
with water-lilies and other blooming
plants. Within the building will be a
magnificent display of tropic and sub
tropic plants, trees, vines, and fruits
Stately palms, orange trees and all the
ADMINISTRATION ARCH.
flora of the Philippines. Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Hawaiian Islands have
been tastefully grouped, and will show
the resources and vegetation of our
colonial possessions. This is one of
the interesting exhibits of the exposi
tion. On this tract will also be found the
Woman's Building and the building
devoted to the use of the various fra
ternal societies, the grand band-stand,
and several other structures. At the
GOVERNMENT
north end of the Bluff Tract will be
found East Midway with its Streets
of Cairo and other attractions. Across
the viaduct comes the West Midway
with all that the name implies. Be
yond on to the north, is the lake for
the fireworks, and further west e
half-mile race-track and the Indian
Congress. On this north section will
COLONIAL EXHIB
The bluff tract will have 3,000 more
lights than last year and the horticul
tural building will stand out in a blaze
of radiant beauty. One hundred and
eighty-seven additional arc lights have
been "placed about the grounds, some
eighty of these around the new half
mile track which has been built on the
north tract and where races will be
run at night This is to be one of the
novel features of the exposition.
The Dorflinger Cut Glass Co. of New
York has taken space for an exhibit
in which it will show in actual opera
tion its process of manufacturing cut
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also be found the agricultural exhibit,
which promises to surpass anything
of the kind ever seen In the West.
The principal buildings hare been
changed but little except to lmproTe
here and there, and to brighten up and
add a few finishing touches to exter
iors. More important changes bar
been made in the landscape gardening.
The general plan followed last year
has not been changed but It has beem
added to and vastly improved. About
the Court of Honor sections of the
brick walks have been removed and a
number of small gardens relieve the
eye and Increase the pleasing effect of
the whole. Tropical plants and flow
ers will give a brilliant touch of color
to the scene rnd supply the necessary
contrast to the white and stately
buildings and the reaches of green
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8Ward. in the center of the court tfce
clear waters of the lagoon give back
to view the fairy picture, while the
fountain flashes in the sunlight and
gaily decorated water-craft glide here
and there.
Rudolph Ulrlch, the well-knowm
landscape artist, has been at work on
the grounds nearly 3 months now,
having a large force of men In his
department. During May he had more
than one hundred men employed, and
In June that number was more than
doubled, as several car-loads of trees,
plants, and shrubbery from Calfornla,
Florida. Louisiana, and Hawaii, are
now arriving, and many men will be
needed to take care of this stuff and
place it In the ground. Many of these
will be strictly native plants, and very
valuable and rare In this latitude.
some of which have never been seen
ARTS BUILDING.
by the people of the north and west.
This Is especially true of the Florida
plants, and also of the Hawaaian col
lection, several cars coming from
those Islands. In addition to the
plants already on the grounds there
has been over 250.000 new plants set
out this year. The palm and oleander
features will be conspicuous, as It is
intended to have a wonderful collec
tion of these among others- In addi
tion to the trees on the grounds last
year, nearly two thousand new ones
have been set out, making the Grand
Court and other parts of the grounds,
green, cool, and shady, as well as add
ing greatly to the general effect. A
race-track, half-mile, has been made,
which is very neat and attractive
Then a lawn of several acres has been
added and the whole resown with
seeds, making the several tracts rich
with grasses, flower-beds, and foliage.
A rare musical treat Is In store for
visitors to the exposition of 1899.
From the opening day there will be a
succession of grand concerts by the
most famous musical organizations of
the world. The world-famed British
Grenadier Band, generally known as
Godfreys brltish Military Band, give
daily concerts for five weeks. From
Omaha it goes to San Francisco and
from there to Australia. Following
will come the famous Bellstedt-Ballen-berg
Band of forty-five pieces from
Cincinnati for an engagement of five
weeks. Herman Bellstedt the leader
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is- recognized as the greatest cornet
virtusoso of America, and each mem
ber of the band is a famous soloist
In September the Hawaiian Govern
ment Band is expected, end other
famous organizations will give con
certs during the latter part of the ex
position. Among these might be men
tioned the Indian Boys' Band.
ITS BUILDING.
The Hawes Hat company of New
York will have a hat factoiy in contin
uous operation turning out hats for
market and bearing the Omaha stamp.
In the patent department will be
shown in actual operation the David
son roach and water-bug trap, a uni
que invention.
Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila
Bay, who has declared a wish to re
turn to America, has been formarded
an invitation to attend the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha this
summer. He will probably reach here
in late July of early August
ARCH OF STATES.
SUGAR BEET CDLTDRE
Basalts of Experiments Begun Some
Months Ago.
REPORTS ARE NERY GRATIFYING
Effort, of the Barllagtoa ta Eneowntg-o
Olverslfled Farming- Beet. Arriving
are Bather Large bat Firm and Eton
la Saecaarlae afakeap.
Gratifying results are coming !n to
the Burlington passenger department
from the comprehensive experiments
In sugar beet culture begun in Ne
braska this spring, says the Omaha
World-Herald. It was with the Wea of
flndlng out where sugar beets would
thrive best and could be grown most
profitably that good seed was secured
from the state university and sent to
responsible farmers located in sixty
localities, representative of the entire
state.
In doing this the Burlington seeks
to encourage diversified farming in
this state, that a crop failure along
some particular line may leave the
farmer still with good crops, with all
of the good results to be derived from
rotation of crops.
At the same time close watch Is be
ing kept on experiments in New York
on a system there introduced of hav
ing beet sugar separators, or plants
for the preparation of the saccharine
substance Into the syrup form, located
in every locality where beets are
grown. This crude syrup is then
shipped to immense fineries In the
large cities, there to be made into the
finished product So it is the hope
that in time every station will have
Its syrup or raw sugar plant, which
will reduce the weight of the material
to be shipped to the refinery to about
15 per cent 'of the beets as they are
delivered by the farmers, thus reduc
ing freight charges to a minimum,
and giving back to the farmers, or
the Immediate localities, the 85 per
cent of refuse, one of the best cattle
feeding foods in the world.
Consequently, all of the beets .now
arriving at the offices in Omaha from
out the state are being broken to
pieces and pinched to test the firm
ness, and chewed up to test the sweet
ness, and put to other tests. When
fall comes, however, the samples from
all localities will be submitted to an
analytical test to determine results for
further experiments.
The beets so far arriving are quite
large as sugar beets usually go, but
are very firm and apparently quite
sweet, thus giving the hope that they
will prove a rich saccharine product
Aa Entire Family Drowsed.
OMAHAXIb & PPP
H. Wade Glllls of Tekamah. who
was In Omaha, informed the World
Herald that a report was received by
the Modern Woodmen of Tekamah,
announcing the drowning of a famuily
from Burt county. A few weeks ago
A. W. Blades, his wife and eight chil
dren started for Minnesota in an em
igrant wagon. At a point In Southern
Minnesota, the name of which Glllls
had forgotten, the family camped for
the night on a creek. A cloudburst
raised the creek twelve or fifteen feet
and the family, team and wagon were
swept away. No trace of them had
been found save in treetops some dis
tance down the creek.
Mr. Blades had resided In Burt coun
ty for twenty years, and for the last
two or three years had lived on the
A. B. Fuller farm near Decatur. The
oldest of the children, a daughter, did
not accompany the other members of
the family on the trip.
Condition of the First.
Official reports from Colonel Mul
ford, of the First Nebraska, for the
months of April and May reached the
state house last week. The reports
for April showed an aggregate of 996
present and absent of which 921 were
enlisted men and 45 were officers.
There were 506 enlisted men for duty
and 22 officers for duty. Forty-three
officers were present, but only 22 were
reported for -duty, 3 being on special
duty and 18 sick. There were 506
enlisted men reported for duty, 34 on
special duty, 289 sick in quarters, 76
in hospital, one under arrest and one
under arrest and in confinement mak
ing a total of 907 enlisted men. The
losses for the month of April included
1 killed in action, 6 died of wounds, 2
died of disease and 22 discharged. Two
officers were killed, including Colonel
Stotsenburg, eight officers were pro
moted and three resigned.
Leasing of School Lands.
The land commissioner's office has
received reports from the auctions
held by Commissioner Wolfe last week
In Wheeler, Antelope and Pierce coun
ties and find that in Wheeler county
he offered and leased all that was va
cant 8,037 acres, upon an average val
uation of 71 cents per acre. He suc
ceeded in leasing 4.080 acres at the
present appraisal, and upon four tracts
aggregating 2,000 acres he secured a
bonus above the appraisal, amounting
to 220.
In Antelope he offered 1,640 acres
and leased all that was offered except
160 acres at an average valuation of
$1.48 per acre, and secured $19 bonus
on two tracts aggregating 400 acres.
In Pierce county Commissioner
Wolfe leased 1,760 acres, all that was
vacant at an average valuation of
$3.10 per acre.
Battler's Bondsmen to Pay.
Judgment was rendered in the dis
trict court at Omaha in favor of the
state and against all the bondsmen of
ex-State Treasurer Hartley except Mrs.
Mary Fitzgerald, of Lincoln. Mrs.
Fitzgerald was released from liabil
ity on the ground that she was tem
porarily of unsound mind at the time
she signed the bond. The judgment is
for $646,382.45, of which $555,790.66 is
the principal of Bartley's defalcation
and the remainder is interest A mo
tion for a new trial will be filed within
a day or two. Bartley is now serving
a twenty years' sentence for embez
zling the money.
Richard Whitten, John R. Jones and
a Mr. Zimmerman, farmers living
south of Wymore, are losing their
stock from hydrophobia- Last fall a
rabid dog bit several head of cattle
in that neighborhood, .but the cattle
showed no effects of it until a few
days ago, when several fine cattle went
mad and had to be killed. More stock
In the same locality is affected and will
be killed. The farmers are consider
ably alarmed over the balance of their
stock, as the loss is already quite
heavy.
Condition of the Crepe.
Reports from the following conn
ties will show the general crop outlook
in various parts of the state:
Butler Rye and wheat being cut;
fall armies scarce.
Cass Early corn silking some; ear
ly oats cut; spring wheat ready to
cut, some fields full crop.
Clay Winter wheat harvest com
pleted, thrashing begun, yield fifteen
to twenty-five bushels per acre; oats
being cut crop good; corn growing
rapidly.
Fillmore Winter wheat and rye
harvested and some thrashed; oats
good and harvest commenced; corn
and potatoes good.
Antelope Rye cut; barley cutting
begun; haying on lowlands commenc
ed; hay crop abundant; corn mostly
laid by and looks fine.
Boyd Wheat filling nicely; some
damage from severe storm.
Burt Corn doing well, tassellng
out; haying begun; barley being cut
fine crop; prospects for good apple
crop. '--
Cedar Corn laid by; barley ready
to cut; all grain doing finely; hay
crop and potatoes good; fruit scarce;
oats good.
Dawson Spring wheat Improving;
corn healthy and growing well.
Greeley Corn all laid by and fair
ly free from weeds.
Hall Winter wheat about harvest
ed; thrashing commenced; yield light,
but better than expected; some oats
cut; corn very fine.
Howard Harvesting begun; corn
making rapid growth and tassel ing
nicely; grass and pastures good;
spring wheat and oats filling nicely.
Franklin A good week for harvest;
corn silking and looks fine; second
crop alfalfa being cut
Frontier Harvesting In progress;
winter wheat short, much being cut
with headers; second crop of alfalfa
light; corn laid by in fine condition.
Gosper Yield of small grain light:
corn fine stand, generally clean and
large, some tassellng out; good rain
Cherry Rain in eastern, dry In
western part of county.
Tmwes Drouaht damaged small
grain and pastures; corn doing well.
Deuel Fine showers; grass
and
crops looking better.
Keith Small grain will not amount
to much; hay fair; corn doing well,
but needs more rain.
Keya Paha Corn growing rapidly;
rye being cut, fair yield.
Kimball Rain late for small grain;
good for millet and range.
Logan Wheat burning up; rye be
ing harvested; corn doing well.
Xe Balld a Soldiers Monament.
Columbus dispatch: The Grand
Army of Republic committee which
has the work of the new soldiers' mon
ument for Frankfort park in hand has
selected a design from the many of
fered, and will not advertise for bids.
From the design chosen the monu
ment will be twenty-nine feet three
Inches high and the top will be sur
nnnntiui with a. bronze eagle with
sixty-Inch spread of wings. The two
targe cannon donated by the govern
ment will be mounted on pedestals
four feet high on either side of the
monument About 125 names of the
old Platte county soldiers will be en
graved on the sides of the monument
which is to be of the best quality of
Barre granite, and will cost about
$2,500.
Nebraska la Brief.
P. D. Armour ft Co.. have completed
shelling 100,00 bushels of corn which
they have cribbed at Sutton. The corn
showed some shrinkage, but was a
good quality. It is understood that
the Armours will crib at tbe same
place again this fall.
Henry Schultz. an old gentleman,
seventy-seven years of age, was found
dead in an enclosure in the rear of a
saloon kept by his son at Brunning.
He had committed suicide by hanging
himself with a small cord doubled
with his silk watch chain.
A story has been going the rounds
for several days that a man by the
name of Charles Eads, better known
as "Corduroy," had commuted a crime
upon a little son of D. C. Mowry of
Geneva. About twenty-five young men
decided to drive Eads out of town.
They soon found him and accused bim
of the crime. He would neither deny
nor admit anything. He was then tak
en Into the presence of the boy, who
told every Incident In connection vith
the case. He was told go to or take
the consequences. He went on the
double quick.
Mrs. L. E. George, wife of Dr.
George of Syracuse, was badly burned
about the face, head and arms by the
accidental Igniting of a raucerfui of
turpentine and lard. Mrs. George was
preparing the mixture as an ointment
for her husband, who is very ill. and,
being called to the sick room for a
moment left it heating on the gasoline
stove. On returning she found the
preparation in flames, and plucklly
grasping the dish she carried it from
the house, the burning mixture envel
oping not only her hands and arms
but rising even to her face.
An enthusiastic gathering of Sut
ton's leading citizens was assembled
for the purpose of organising a per
manent Grand Army of the Republic
association for the central district of
Nebraska. A committee of six, in
cluding the chairman, was appointed
to go among the business men and
solicit membership. When twenty-five
or more names are secured by the
committee the association is to be per
fected and a date designated, perhaps
In the middle of September, when the
fourth annual reunion for the district
will be held.
Rev. Wm. F. Cowles, a pioneer Meth
odist minister who began the minis
try sixty-two years ago in that part of
Iowa, died at Burlington aged 80 years.
He was known all over eastern Iowa.
The citizens of Steinauer were both
surprised and shocked at the simul
taneous disappearance of Rev. Father
Rhlnehart and Mrs. Harry Smith
sometime last week. No direct evi
dence could be obtained that they had
gone away together, but it is now
claimed that they did, since it is al
leged they have been located in
Sprinfleld, HI., by the city marshal I
of Steinauer, who is also a brother-in-law
of the woman.
There has been considerable sick
ness in the neighborhood of Wood
River of the cerebro spinal menin
gitis type.
Land Commissioner Wclfe wert to
Wheeler county last week to lease
state land. Under the new law he
leased a great many acres in Dawe?
county. This act permits bim to lease
the land at a valuation of less than
$7 an acre, or whatever he can get
for it The Dawes county grazing land
was so leased at an average valuation
of 50 cents an acre. Cattle and sheep
men were competitors in the bidding.
Some refused to lease because the bid
ding was too high.
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The Greatest of All Agnostics Summoned
Suddenly.
IS CARRIED OFF BY ArOttEXY
Death
Come, to Illm at Ills Summer
Borne, With Wife and Two Daughters
Present Brief Biographical Sketch of
a Man Who was Known From Oa. End
X the Conctry to the Other.
NEW YORK, July 22. Robert G
Ingersoll died at his home in Dobb's
Ferry, N. Y.t yesterday afternoon of
apoplexy.
Mr. Ingersoll went to his summer
home in Dobbs' Ferry two uays ago,
apparently v in good health. Shortly
afterhls arrival there he complained
of a slight indisposition.
He spent yesterday morning in his
room, and shortly before he was
stricken his wife offered to have his
luncheon sent up to him so that he
would not have to walk down stairs
to the dining room below. He laugh
ingly replied that while he did not
feel quite as young as he used to,
he guessed he was not yet an Invalid
and he would go down with the others.
As be finished speaking and was about
to rise he fell back into his chair.
A physician was immediately sum
moned, but when he reached the
house he found that Mr. Ingersoll had
died almost instantly. The physician
did not give the cause of death, but
the family believe it was due to apo
plexy. Mr. Ingersoll's wife and two daugh
ters were with him when he died.
Colonel RoDert G. Ingersoll, gener
ally conceded to be the greatest of all
agnostics, was the son of a Presbyter
ian minister of the strictest sect, and
by many at least his views on the
bible are thought to be the revulsion of
feeling due to the severity of relig
ious discipline in his boyhood days.
He was a youth of tender years wnen
his father was Installed as pastor of
a church at Ashtabula, 0.. In 1841.
Here he spent several years, removing
to Madison. O., and later to Illinois
It is somewhat strange that his first
fame as an orator should have been
won at a Sunday school picnic in Illi
nois, where he was put in as a make
shift on account of the speakers who
had been expected failing to appear.
Later he studied law and was admit
ted to the bar. He served in an Illi
nois regiment during the war, where
he earned the title of colonel. He also
served in congress from Illinois. He
first sprang into national fame as an
orator by his speech nominating
Blaine for the presidency in the Cin
cinnati convention, wherein he por
trayed him as a plumend knight In the
political arena, ready to meet and
vanquish any aspiring opponents.
Long before this every man. woman
and child in Peoria, 111., his home,
was familiar with his powers as an
orator and with his keen wit. Thomas
Cratty, the very opposite of Ingersoll
In personal appearance small, wrinkled-faced
and sour looking was his
only rival. When it was known that
these two were to try a lawsuit It
mattered not what the case, the court
room was sure to be crowded. There
was certain to be clashing of wit, logic
and eloquence such as is worth any
man's while to listen to.
Later, when b.3 became more of a
national figure, he removed to New
York, where by lecturing and in the
practice of his profession he earned
large sums of money, though by rea
son of his generosity and free spend
ing of money he accumulated little In
proportion to his opportunities.
Personally, he was a most genial
man and In his family, as with others,
1 he was liberal to the point of prodi
gality. Every man, woman and child
in Peoria knew him and his kindly
heart and purse were always open
to the cry of distress. Whatever else
In his creed there may have been to
condemn, the people who knew him
could not help but admire these traits
of his character.
SILVER TeADERS IN SESSION.
Bat .last What Was Done Was Not Made
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CHICAGO, July 22. While the mem
bers of the national committee were
enjoying a view of the drainage canal
yesterday the sliver leaders were in
conference at the auditorium annex.
Those present were John P. Altgeld,
Georee Fred Williams, John P. Tarvin,
president of the League of Bimetallic
Clubs of the Ohio valley; General A.
J. Warner, president of the American
Bimetallic union; C. A. Shively of In
diana and Moreton Frewen. the En
glish bimetallist. Those who partici
pated in the conference said that it
had no political significance whatever
and that they were at the annex simply
as guests of Moreton Frewen at a
luncheon.
ARRIVAL 0E SICK SOLDIERS.
The Transport Indiana Conies Into Port
With 358.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22. The
United States transport Indiana ar
rived yesterday from Manila, the jour
ney occupying thirty-two days. The
vessel was sent to quarantine. The In
diana has 358 sick soldiers on board
and a number of Red Cross nurses.
The sick soldiers were taken from the
various regiments and a great many
of them are suffering from wounds
received in battle. After the work of
examining tbe vessel has been finished
by the quarantine officers the sick sol
diers will be removed to the newly
finished hospital at the Presidio.
Off for the Fossil Field.
CHEYENNE, July 22. The famous
fossil fields expedition left Laramie
this morning at 10 o'clock. The long
caravan of wagons, over thirty in
number and carrying over 100 people,
made an imposing sight as they wend
ed their way from the university
through the principal streets in Lar
amie. The first stop will be made to
night at Lake James, twenty-eight
miles north of here.
Will Remain Until August 1st.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 22. Sec
retary Alger has abandoned the inten
tion he entertained of quitting as soon
as Mr. Meiklejohn arrives and has
concluded to discharge all of the
duties as secretary of war until the
date set for his resignation, August 1.
Acting upon this determination, he
went over to the cabinet meeting at 11
o'clock today, taking with him a num
ber of routine matters.
The federal government has sent
agents to several points in Texas to
secure horses for service in Cuba.
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RA6UE rEACE CONFERENCE.
Sei
i Proaosltloas Agreed to aad
Bejected.
THE HAGUE, July 22. Baron de
Staal presided at the plenary session
of the international peace conference
yesterday to place the final seal upon
the labors of the first committee. The
first point M. van Karnebeck's report
dealing with prohibition- of dropping
explosives from balloons, was unani
mously agreed to.
The second point, prohibition of the
use of asphyxiating projectiles, was
agreed to by all except the United'
States and Great Britain, whose ab
stention nullifies the agreement of the
others.
The third point, which relates to
expanding bullets, occupied the major
part of the sitting owing to the ques
tion of the dumdum bullets used by
the British army.
Sir Julian Pauncefote expressed re
gret that the plenary session had been
so suddenly summoned, aa the British
government had intended to .make a
statement regarding the dumdum bal
let The conference agreed to leave
the minutes of the session open for the
insertion of the British statement
Andrew D. White, the head of the
United States delegation, then made
an important speech in opposition to
prohibition of such bullets as the dum
dum. Mr. White's arguments made a
great Impression on tbe delegates,
especially when he explained that the
adoption of the proposal as submitted
would not prevent the use of another
bullet, which had already been In
vented and would entail the same end
as the dumdum but In a more cuel
manner. The new missile. Mr. White
said, was outside the specific deflinl
tions of the proposal.
Captain Crosier, the military mem
ber of the United States delegation,
proposed as a substitute the following:
The use of bullets should be prohib
ited which Inflict unnecessarily cruel
wounds, such as explosive bullets, and
In general every kind of bullet exceed
ing the limits necessary to put a man
Immediately hors de combat
THE SUCCESSOR OF ALGER.
The Prealdeat Ha. Mad. Cnolce of a New
War Secretary.
WASHINGTON. July 22. The name
of the successor to General Alger as
secretary of war may be announced
today. The president has made bis
selection and it is understood that
Ellhu Root of New York is his choice.
The question of his appointment of
a successor to Secretary Alger was the
subject of a conference last night at
the White House between the presi
dent and Senator Piatt of New York,
who came over on a late train. The
conference lasted about an hour and
afterward Mr. Piatt said that the pres
ident has about decided upon the per
son to whom he will tender the posi
tion and that an announcement of his
name will be made very soon, proba
ble today. Tbe senator was noncom
munlcatlve as to who the appointee
probably will be. saying that he did
not feel at liberty to talk of what
passed at the conference. The sena
tor spoke to the president of the fit
ness of General Francis V. Greene
for the war portfolio, whom he said
was his choice for the position, but
it is understood that General Greene
is not the president's choice. A good
understanding, however, exists be
tween the president and the senator
regarding the secretaryship, notwith
standing General Greene was the sen
ator's choice, as Senator Piatt said In
speaking of the prospective appoint
ment that "we did not disagree as to
the man for the position."
THEIR HEALTH IS GOOD.
Signal Companies In the Philippine, la
Flae Shape.
WASHINGTON, July 22. The chief
signal officer has received the official
sick report for the month of April,
covering all the signal companies on
duty in the Philippines. It shows a
total of 14.23 per cent sica, a remark
ably favorable state of affairs for any
climate. The sick report for the first
company for the month shows no sick
ness at all. This company had the
same record for last month. So far
this company has lost but one man
from sckness this month. This was
from typhoid.
The Mayor Dethroned.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. July 22. A
State Register special from Taylorv
ville says that in the Christian county
cirtsMt court today in the contested
mayoralty election case of Former
Mayore E. Bach, democrat, against
Mayor W. E. Peabody, republican, in
which Peabody was declared elected
on the face of the returns. Judge
Farmer delivered his decision to the
effect that a recount of the ballots
shows that Bach was elected, and is
sued a decree to that effect
Xezt ConTentlon at Nan Francisco.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 22. The ex
ecutive committee of the Epworth
league occupied in deciding on the
meeting place for 1901, finally select
ed San Francisco. Thre cities were
entered in the contest, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Denver- The former
city secured the majority of votes on
the first ballot
Defaulter to Klondike.
CHICAGO, July 22. A special to the
Record from Vancouver, B. C. says:
"The alleged defaulter Moore, who
is wanted on the charge of embezzle
ment of $50,000 from the Bank of
Commerce of Boston, slipped away on
a boat to the Klondike just as Detec
tive McMurty thought he had him.
Earthquake at Lo. Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. July 22. Two
sharp earthquake shocks were felt in
the southern part of the state at 4:34
p. m. today. The first shock lasted
several seconds and was most severe.
The vibrations were from east to west
No damage worth mentioning was ex
perienced. Iowa Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. July 22. Iowa post
masters appointed: Jacob Jenewein.
at Boyd, Chickashaw county; Samuel
G. Wilson, at Delta, Keokuk county,
and Thomas W. Nilson, at Norwood,
Lucas county.
Rear Admiral Palllser Retires.
VICTORIA, B. C, July 22. Rear
Admiral Pallizer. lately In command
of the North Pacific squadron, sta
tioned at Esquimault, has been placed
on the retired list
Quarantine Removed.
WASHINGTON, July 22. The Unit
ed States consuls at Antigua, W. I.,
has Informed the department that the
quarantine in tbe Leeward islands
against Porto Rico has been removed.
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The egotist is always the first to
complain of egotism.
BE UPBRAIDS M'KINLEY
Got. Pingree Gomes Before the Public
With a Prepared Interview.
ALGER AND rRESItENT WMMWt
A Statement Bearing oa Relet I
tweea Them BfrKlaley'. Coarse As
serted to Have Bee Uamaaly, If Ifet
Llttte Leas than Cowardly.
DETROIT. Mich., July 22. Gover
nor Plngree yesterday handed to the
Associated Press a prepared, signed
Interview, giving what the governor
asserts to be "facta which are abso
lutely reliable .bearing upon the rela
tions between General Ager and Pres
ident McKlnley, with which the pub
lic Is not familiar.
At the outset the governor says: "I
have no hesitation in saying that the
course pursued by the president in this
matter is little less than cowardly. It
is, to say the least very unmanly."
Governor Pingree said his mforma
lon did not come from General Alger,
but from "one whose knowledge of the
facta cannot be disputed."
Proceeding, he says that repeatedly
since the eastern newspapers began
their attack upon Secretary Ager the
secretary Informed the president that
If these press comments embarrassed
the administration In the slightest de
gree he would resign at once, but the
president as often protested emphati
cally that he had the utmost confi
dence m Secretary Alger and his con
duct of the war department and that
the country could not afford to lose
his services. The governor says that
at the time his "alleged alliance"
with General Alger was announced
and before his disavowal of inter
views criticising the president had
reached Washington General Alger
told the president that upon the pres
ident's slightest intimation he would
resign, but the president refused to
entertain the Idea for a moment.
As to the "alleged alliance" being
any reason for asking for General
Alger's resignation. Governor Pingree
says:
"Long before my announcement that
I would support General Alger for the
senate Secretary of State Hay, on
June 2 last, requested Vice President
Hobart to intimate to General Alger
that his resignation would be accept
able to the president and would re
lieve him from the embarrasing at
tacks of the press upon the conduct
of the war. Mr. Hobart very properly
declined to be a party to such an un
manly, not to say cowardly proceed
ing, and expressed his opinion m
terms decidedly vigorous. .
"After that General Alger, entirely
ignorant of this miserable conspiracy,
several times offered to end the at
tacks by submitting his resignation,
but still the president did not have
the courage to express himself to his
secretary. General Alger finally did
hand his resignation to the president,
to take effect January 2.
"The president dared not face the
general In a manly way and ask him
to retire and give his reasons for
making the request. He finally ac
complished by Indirection what he
dared not do in an open and frank
manner himself.
Governor Pingree states that Mr.
Hobart was finally prevailed upon by
Attorney General Griggs to convey to
the secreatary that his resignation
was desired. "And gave my alleged
alliance with the secretary as a pre
text" Commenting upon the whole mat
ter, the governor says that General
Alger's sacrifice was compelled by the
demands of New York politicians,
backed by the "unscrupulous and
heartless press." He predicts that it
will be learned "that the president
himself has been responsible for what
ever mistakes have been made In con
ducting the war.'
He adds: "I am told on the very
best authority that General Alger
made very few appointments of offi
cers during the war and that commis
sions were issued almost entirely up
on the orders of the president"
The governor alleges that the more
recent attacks upon Alger In the east
were caused by his frank declaration
of opposition to trusts, and he adds,
"there Is a decided odor of trusts
around the present administration,
with Mark Hanna as the acknowledged
'kingmaker.' "
THE rilRCHASE Of HORSES.
Otl. to Be Supplied With Animals for
Operations.
WASHINGTON. July 22. The quar
termaster's department, in issuing or
ders for the purchase of about 2,500
horses and mules, which will be neces
sary, together with cavalry horses al
ready in the service, to meet the de
mands of General Otis in the Philip
pines, has directed that the purchases,
other things being equal, be made
as close as possible to Seattle, the
point of embarkation. The quota will
be distributed, however, over all the
army departments, except those of the
east The purchases will be made by
regular army officers and veterina
rians and not by the contract system.
It is not intended to purchase any
Texas ponies, only large, well-broken
cavalry horses being desired.
Dies of Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON. D. C. July 22. The
surgeon general of the army has re
ceived a cablegram from Surgeon
Peck at Manzanlllo announcing the
death of Hospital Steward Gruness of
yellow fever.
Otis Confirms Press Report.
WASHINGTON. July 22. The war
department has received the following
cablegram:
MANILA. July 22. Adjutant Gen
eral. Washington: Captain B. A.
Byrne, Sixth Infantry, with seventy
men, surprised united robber bands
in Negros, numbering 4f0; killed 115;
wounded many; captured a few rifles
and revolvers, many hand weapons,
large quantity of stock. Fighting was
at close distance. Bryne's loss, one
killed, one wounded, names not given.
This action very beneficial for quiet
of Negros. OTIS.
Wyoming- Man Chosen.
WASHINGTON. D. C, July 22.
Tbe report of the examing board which
recently sat In New York for the ex
amination of candidates for appoint
ment to the position of assistant sur
geon in the. marine hospital service
has been received by the surgeon gen
eral of that service.
Tbe Chicago platform Democrats,
at a meeting adopted a resolution pro
viding for a big silver meeting to be
held in that city at one of the near-by
summer resorts on Labor day.
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