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VOLUME XXXIV.-lSTrMBER 26.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1903.
WHOLE NOIBER1.742.
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WHAT POWELL SAYS TO THE DO
MINICAN MINISTER.
CLAIM OF All AMERICAN FIRM
It is a Bill Contracted by a Former
President Who Borrowed Money.
Supplies and Munitions cf War in
Large Amount.
SANTO DOMINGO CITY United
States minister Powell has made a
very vigorous reply to the Dominican
foreicn minister on the question of
the Dominican government s bill for
establishing the neurralitv of the Do
minican -waters and making certain
ports free. In his note Mr. Powell
says the Unitcl States government
cannot accept this measure, that the
foreign minister's response to his re
rent protest is very objectionable to
the United States
The Dominican foreign office has in
formed Mr. Powell that it will pay the
'lainr of J. Sala &. Co. within a few
iays. accepting the American minis
ter's proposition for the adjustment
of this claim.
The Sala claim has been in dispute
for some years. Sala was a French
man who loaned money and supplied
munitions of war to the late Presi
dent Heureaux of the Dominican re
oublic. about S21o.00t) in all The Do
minican government at first recogniz
ed the claim, but afterward contest
ed it. Sala died, leaving hi? rlaim to
his wife, who is an American Min
ister Powell was instructed to en
deavor to effect a settlement.
The international tribunal consti
tuted to consider the claim awarded
the company damages in the sum of
323.000. with interest at 6 per cent.
Salvador then declared the award
void owing to certain irregularities
pointed out which Secretary Hay re
fused to recognize With the con
sent of this government, however, a
compromise was effected on a basis
of 67 per cent of the amount
awarded.
FASTEST PACER IN THE WORLD.
Prince Alert Lowers the Record by
Two Seconds.
NEW YORK Prince Alert, the pac
ing hero of 100 races, and the cham
pion of a score of half-mile tracks.
ent against the world's pacing rec
Drd of 1:59. held by Dan Patch, and
aeat it most decisively at the Empire
City track Wednesday, it was the
3rst day of the autumn meeting of thp
Empire City Trotting club, and in ad
Jition to a strong card of four races.
Prince Alert was billed for what look
id like the impossible feat of break
5ng the record. But Prince Alert had
recently won the half-mile track cham
nionship in 2:02. which had been
.von only the week before by Dan
"'at'ch in 2:04 end good judges were
sanguine The weather and track
i-exe perfect. ar.d the wind, which was
'jigh early in tbe day. kindly subsided
so that the conditions wert favorable
CHARLES B. FARWELL DEAD.
Former Senator rram Illinois and
Prominent Business Figure.
CHICAGO. Ill Former Senator
Charles B. Farweil died at his home in
Lake Forest Wednesday of heari
trouble after several months' iline-5
Mr. Farweil had been a prominent
Sgure in local, state and national
:olitics since 1S44. when h came to
Chicago trom Ogle county Illinois In
his business life he engazed success
fully in real estate and banking, and
in 1SK4 purchased an interest in the
present house of J V Farweil & Co.
He was bom hi S:eulen county. New
York, eizhty years azo. After serving
as county clerl. member of the state
board of equalization, state senate and
house of representatives, he w-as
elected to the Unittfd States senate
from Illinois in 1SST. He leaves
"hree daughters. Mrs-. Reginald De
Koven. Mrs. Dudley Winston and Mrs.
Holert Chatfield-Taylor. and one son.
Walter Farweil
Ksnsss City Votes Bends.
KANSAS CITY An election held
in this city Tuesday to authorize the
:ity to issue bends to the amount of
S2.175.ooo for the improvement of
:hc water works, the parks, market
house and other things resulted in
J.161 votes for the bonds and 2.CTO
cotes against the issuance of the
bonds.
Wants Psstoffice Cases Set.
WASHINGTON. United States Dis
trict Attorney Beach, upon the con
vening of the October term of the
district supreme court, it is under
stood, will move that the first of the
postoffice cases be set for trial Oct. 2G.
The grand jury assembled Wednesday,
but adjourned without action. It is
known that several indictments are in
rourse of preparation and the grand
jury is expected to report them
shortly-
Tourists Fall Down Precipice.
LONDON. Four tourists who were
climbing the Scafeli mountain in Cum
berland fell down a precipice and
were killed.
v Raises Embargo on Cattle.
LONDON. The board cf agricul
ture issued an order withdrawing the
prohibition en the landmg of animals
nther than swin brosgbt to Great
Britair from i "a? Enrlacd states.
VIGOROUS REPLY
ALLOWED TO DIE.
No Discussion of the Panama Canal
Project.
WASHINGTON The State depart
ment Wednesday posted the following
bulletin:
"The Department of State (this
Wednesday) afternoon received from
Minister Beupre, at Bogota, a telegram
dated September 22, 5 p. m., stating
that since the introduction of the pro
posed law in regard to the canal
treaty and its first reading, there has
been no discussion of the measure in
the Colombian congress and that the
situation is unchanged."
No additional word had been re
ceived by Dr. Hrran. the Colombian
charge, up to a late hour regarding
the Panama canal treaty. Dr. Herran
says he would not be surprised if Co
lombia should take the initiatory steps
for a renewal of the canal negotia
tions, along somewhat different lines
from that on which the last conven
tion was framed. That this is possi
ble, he says, is indicated by the com
muncations which have come to the
department from the Colombian lega
tion to tae effect thrt the Bogota gov
ernment was anxious to keep alive the
canal negotiations. The report from
Minister Beupre indicates that the
whole subject has ended in a deadlock.
Secretary Wilson of th Agricultural
department returned to Washington
Wednesday from Ogden. Utah, where
he delivered a speech before the Irri
gation congress. His journey both
ways took him through the heart of
the corn belt and he said
"The com crop, owing to the pecu
liarity of the season, was late and
light. Heavy floods destroyed it on
the bottom .lands to a great extent.
Continued rains throughout June and
July saturated the level lands and re
tarded the growth ot corn. The frost
has injured it in streaks. Through
central Iowa perhaps one-quarter of
the crop has been touched by the
freeze, but what has not been affected
by trost is ripening rapidly with this
fine weather. Iowa, for instance, will
not have as many, bushels as last year,
but will produce more No. 2 corn than
last year. There will be plenty of
com m the country because feeding
was verv extensive last year, as the
com was of such a character that it
had to be fed. Feeding last year was
unprofitable. Very many feeders lost
money, therefore they will feed less
this year.
"A very heavy hay crop was secured
this season and pastures have been
and still are hi excellent condition."
A RAILWAY HOLDUP.
Express Messenger Opens Fire, Kill
ing a Robber.
PORTLAND. Ore The Atlantic ex
press on the Oregon Railroad and Nav
igation line, which left here, at S:13
o'clock Thursday night, was held up
by four masked men an hour later near
Corbett station, twenty-one miles east
of this city
One of the robbers was shot and
killed by Express Messenger Fred Kor
ner and Engineer Ollie Barrett was
seriously wounded by the same bul
let. After the shooting the robbers
fled without securing any booty.
Two of the highwaymen boarded
the train at Tromdale. a station eigh
tcen miles cast cf here and after the
train had not under way they crawled
over th tender and. covering the en
gineer and fireman with revolvers,
to'd them to stop at mile post 21,
which is nar Corbett station.
When the train slowed down two
more mn appeared. Tio of the rob
bors compelled the engineer to get out
of the cab and accompany them to
the express car. wh"e the others
watched the fireman. The men car
ried several sticks of dynamite and
when they came to the baggage car,
thinkiuz it was th express car. threw
a tiek at the door. Express Messen
ger Korner heard the explosion and
immediately scured his rifle and
opened fire. The buliet pierced the
heart of one of the robbers and went
through his body, entering the left
breast of Engineer Barrett, who wao
just behind him. Barrett's wound
is above the heart and is not neces
sarilv fatal.
Colorado Pcpulists Nominate.
DENVER. Colo. The populist state
convention nominated District Judze
Frank Wcv.-ers of Leadville for justice
of the supreme court. Resolutions
wereadopted condemning, in vigorous
language, the republican state demo
cratic party because its recent state
convention failed to denounce the use
of the military at Cripple Creek.
Think Charter Defeated.
DENVER Th charter for the city
and county of Denver, which was
framed by the recent convention un
der the constitution amendment cre
atine the new munncipaliry. was sub
mitted to a vote of th electors
Tuesday. A heavy vote was polled
and returns rseeived up to 9 o'clock
indicate that the charter ha? been de
feated by more than 2.oco votes.
Many charges of frauds in the regis
trations were made.
Farmer Nebraskan Killed.
KANSAS CITY Mo. James A.
Hinds, a sign paint?- shot and killed
Harvey A. Middleton. a. paperbanger.
in a rooming hoase here, through
jealousy over Midrllotons attention to
a woman. Hinds escaped. The wo
man jumped to the ground from a
second stcrv window in an attempt to
ercape being shot. She was arrested
ard will be .held fcr investigation.
Mtddieton ccme here Irom Nebraska
City. Neb.
TRAP IS SPRUNC
NOT HOWEVER, BEFORE VICTIM
MADE A SPEECH
KEFFER IS LEGALLY EXECUTED
Revolting Crime for Which He Paid
the Penalty Sleep in Same Room
With Man He Murdered Blows
Out His Victim's Brains.
CHEYENNE. Wyo James Keffer
was hanged at Lander at 10:15 Friday
morning. Everything moved off like
clockwork. Keffer was on the verge
of a collapse, but by a superhuman
effort he calmed himself and walked
bravely to the gallows.
Just before the trap was spriingJ
Keffer made a talk and said he had
no grudge against any one. He ex
cused the jury, but said they made a
mistake and would some day realize
the fact. The judge of the supreme
court and governor, he said, were no
good.
Keffer's neck w-as bruken by the fall
and he was cut down in eight min
utes. The crime for which James Keffer
paid the penalty on the gallows is one
of the most revolting in the annals
of criminology in the state of
Wyoming. He crept softly into the
room wherein an aged and almost
decrepit man lay sleeping peacefully
and not even dreaming of the fate
soon to descend upon him. Keffer at
first did not deny the crime, but said
he was under influence of liquor at
the time the deed was committed.
Keffer worked on the Carmody
ranch near Bruce, and old man War
ren was stock tender for the Lander
Rawlins Stage company at the sajne
place. The story of Keffer's crime in
detail is as follows:
On the afternoon before the killing
Keffer went over to Bruce, and while
there drank several times. About 3
p. m. he started back to the ranch,
and after looking after the stock
there started for the camn of a
i
freighter known as "Scotty," about a
I mile from the ranch, in company
i with old man Warren. Scotty had
whisky in his wagon and all three
drank. After spending hours in camp
both went back to the ranch, and
after doing chores about the place
both went to bed.
They slept in the same room, their
beds being in opposite corners. Dur
ing the night Keffer, who Jiad not
slept, rose and crent silently to the
old man's bed. Turning, he crept
noiselessly to the wall, where hung
an old double-barreled shotgun, which
he took down and loaded Waiting
a moment to see if his movements
had been heard, he crept back to
where his victim lay sleeping. Kef
fer placed the muzzle of the shotgun
under the old man's chin, pulled the
trigger and blew his victim's brains
out.
Minister Powell in Hurry.
SANTO DOMINGO CITY. It is re
ported in government circles tnat
United States Minister Powell inform
ed the Dominican ministers of foreign
affairs thar the government made by
the late Dominican government re
specting claims of the Santo Domingo
Improvement company of New York
must be respected and its provisions
carried out without further delay.
Murderer Shot to Death.
LYNCHBURG. Tcnn. Sheriff Dav
idson, in attempting to save the life
of a negro, fired into a mob which
was storming the jail, wounding a
man whose name is unknown
The sheriff summoned assistance,
but they were overpowered and the
jail entered and the much wanted
negro. Hallen Small, was shot to
death in the corridor.
Macedonian Leader Beheaded.
PARIS The Rappel of this city
published a report, which is not con
firmed, that Boris Sarafoff. the Mace
donian leader, who has frequently
been reported killed or wounded, was
beheaded near 3Ionastir by Turkish
soldiers.
Preparing His Message to Congress.
OYSTER BAY. L. I. Already the
president has begun work on his an
nual message to congress. The mes
sage to be presented to the extraordi
nary session will be comparatively
brief. The call will be issued in Oc
tober. BRYAN-LEAVITT WEDDING.
Will Occur at Bride's Home on the
Evening of October 3.
LINCOLN, Neb. The marriage of
Miss Ruth Bryan and W. H. Leavitt
of Newport will take place Saturday
evening, October 3, at 7:30 o'clock, at
Fairview. the home of the bride.
Rev. Dr. Swearingen, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of which
Mr Bryan is a member, probably will
perform the ceremony.
General Advance in Rates.
CHICAGO The Record-Herald Fri
day morning says that a movement is
on foot by the railroads of the entire
country to bring about a general ad
vance in freight rates, the reason as
signed being the big increase in the
wages of all classes of labor and in
the price of all materials used by
the railroads. A -similar advance was
made one year ago for the same rea
son, and went into effect January 1.
1303.
SEVENTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
Defaulting Treasurer in the Philifv
pines Given Severe Sentence.
MANILA. Dean Tompkins, the
defaulting treasurer at San Femiaao,
convicted recently of forgery, has
been sentenced to seventeen yea?s
imprisonment. His trial on the other
charges filed, against him has been
set for December 1.
A Filipino named Kalbaza. presi
dent of the nationalist party, was ax
rested upon a similar charge as that
which has just been preferred against
Dominador Gomez. He is accused of
being concerned with the latter In
! fomenting the disturbances which
have lately taken place in the north
ern province of Luzon, where a guer
rilla warfare has been carried on for
some time past by the ladrones
against the authorities of the United
States. i
Two prisoners named Rudd and
Black, escaped fugitives from United
States military prison on Malagi
island, in Laguna de Bay. Luzon,
have been killed by natives. In de
fense the later claim tiiat the killing
took place during an attempt to cap
ture the fugitives to gain the reward
which was offered for their arrest and
return to the military authorities.
PEER OF LOU DILLON.
Major Delmar is Second Horse to
Make Two-Minute Record.
NEW YORK The big event Fri
day at the Empire City track was the
effort of the champion gelding. Ma
jor Delmar. to beat his own record of
2:U0 and to beat the world's rec
ord of two minutes held by Lou Dil
lon.
He trotted a most wonderful mile.
and. in a game but tiring finish, shot
under the wire in record time.
After a preliminary warming up the
gelding champion came out for his
trial at 4:20. He went around the
first turn, broke and came back. At
the second attempt he went away as
steady as a clock, and. though a slow
beginner, got to the quarter in 30Vi
seconds. Up the back stretch he shot
with such lightning rapidity that he
flashed by the half mile pole in 59
seconds. Then the grand stand rose
and cheered as the gallant son of Del
mar flew around the top turn to the
three-quarters pole in 1:29 and came
home to the wire in 2:00. thus equal
ing the time of Lou Dillon.
NO FOREIGNERS SUFFERED.
The Assault Upon the Jews at Gomel
Set Forth.
WASHINGTON The following bul
letin has been posted as the state de
partment: "The department of state has receiv
ed advices from the American charge
at St. Petersburg to the effect that
in the Gomel riots, in which five
Christians lost their lives, no foreign
ers or foreign interests suffered.
"In view of the position taken by
the Russian "government at the time
of the Kishineff affair, that the im
perial authorities would decline to re
ceive foreign representatives concern
ing domestic matters where no for
eign interests wre involvd. the repo4 9
of the American charge at St. Peters
burg that no foreign interests were
jeopardized in the recent anti-Semitic
riot at Gomel closes the incident so
far as the state department is con
cerned." ODD FELLOWS MAINTAIN BARS.
Will Not, However. Admit Those
Keeping Them.
BALTIMORE A proposition to ad
mit to membership in the Order oi
Odd Fellows persons of mixed blood,
was defeated by the sovereign grand
lodge, as was also a resolution to
grant to the Patriarchs Militant a dis
trict representative in the sovereign
grand lodge.
The resolution to fix the salary of
General M. A. Raney. commander of
the Patriarchs Militant, at $1,200 was
lost and his remuneration will con
sist of the profits on the sale of sup
plies to members of that branch of
the order. After a spirited debate
the resolution to permit liquor deal
ers to join the order was defeated.
, Judge Grosscup to Resign.
j CHICAGO. 111. It is current here
; that Judge Peter S. Grosscup of the
' United States circuit court is about
! to resign from the bench to accept the
i position of general counsel on the
i Northern Securities company.
Close Call for De Young's Palace.
SAN FRANCISCO The handsome
home of M. H. De Young, proprietor
' of the Chronicle, narrowly escaped
J burning Friday by a fire which start
ed bv crossed electric wires on the
roof of the theater annex to the main
building. An engine company sta
, ticned only a block away was quick
ly summoned and prevented the
spread of the flames, though not be-
fore S 10.000 damage was done the
- structure.
j President Burt in Gotham.
' NEW YORK President Burt of the
, Union Pacific railway arrived in New
I York Friday to corfer with E. H. Har-
riman and others with regard to
strikes in the company's Wyoming
coal fields. A conference with the
I strikers is expected to follow. Presi
dent Bnrt was closeted with Mr. Har-
riman in the afternoon, bat no Infor
mation could be obtained from the
company's office as to the result of
I the conference.
TALKS OF PIUS X.
CARDINAL GIBBONS RETURNS TO
AMERICA.
HJUEI WITH THE KW NR
Saiactian Hapay One far Members af
Church in America. New Fantiff
Givaa Inatructiana far an Extensive
Exhibit at St. Lauis.
NEW YORK Cardinal Gibbons ar
rived here Tuesday on Kaiser Wilhelm
der Groase. A delegation of priests
aad laymen from Balthnore went down
the bay on a revenue cutter to greet
him and welcome him home. Heading
the delegation were Rev. D. J. Stafford
of Washington, Rev. B. Singleton of
Baltimore, aad R. B. Tibbett of Balti
more, supreme president of the Cath
olic Benevolent legion.
The cardinal will remain in this city
a guest at the home of Mrs. Kelly of
Brooklyn, until Friday, when he will
accompany the delegation to Balti
more. When the welcoming party
boarded Kaiser Wilhelm off Quaran
tine Mr. 'nbbett cade an address of
welcome, to which the cardinal briefly
responded.
Another reception awaited the cardi
nal when he went ashore at Hoboken.
The pier was crowded with ecclesi
astical friends from this city. From
the pier Cardina Gibbons and his
party went to the Passioni3t monas
tery at Hoboken. This afternoon he
will go to Brooklyn.
The cardinal had a pleasant voyage
and he said the ocean trip had recu
perated his strength, which had been
greatly taxed by the severe spell of
fever he suffered- due to the intense
heat in Rome during the progress of
the conclave.
Of the new pontiff, the cardinal
speke in terms of the. greatest enthus
iasm. He said that the choice of the
conclave had been most happy from
an American viewpoint, as Piux X was
deeply interested in the development
of the church in this country and was
singularly familiar with Americann
stitutions. The cardinal had several
lengthy interviews with the pope re
garding church affairs in this countrv. i
The cardinal was not inclined to dis
cuss the probable policy of the new
papal regime, but said that no radical
changes in American church adminis
tration would ensue. He said that one
of the first steps taken by Piux X was
to instruct his acting secretary of
state. Mgr. Merry del Val, to provide
for an extensive exhibit of the Vatican
treasures at the St. Louis exposition.
He said the exhibit would probably
comprise some of the magnificent jub
ilee gifts of the late pontiff and a num
ber of rare historical manuscripts and
maps from the Vatican library relat
ing to the early settlement and mis
sion work in the Louisiana Purchase
i territorry. most of which was pene
trated by Catholic missionaries within
a quarter of a century of the discovery
of the continent.
PRAISES THE UNITED STATES
International Peace Congress Thanks
This Country.
ROUEN. France. The International
Peace congress which is meeting in
this city, passed resolutions regretting
the acts of hostility committed by
Germany and Great Britain against
Venezuela, particularly the destruction
of property which gave rise to claims
for indemnity, expressing satisfaction
that the warlike attitude soon yielded
to diplomacy and arbitration, prais
ing the intervention of the United
States, and congratulating President
Roosevelt and United States Minis
ter Bowen on their efforts to bring
the dispute before The Hague tribunal.
Knox's Assistant Resigns.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Judge H.
Tyler Campbell of Bristol. Tenn.. has
resigned his position as assistant to
Attorney General Knox, to which he
was appointed a few months ago. The
position kept him on Ae road a great
deal, which was objectionable to him.
Judge Campbell was the republican
candidate for governor at the last
election in this state.
Filipinos Likely to Be Admitted.
WASHINGTON, D. C Upon repre
sentations made by the war depart
ment, the immigration bureau has
wired its agents in San Francisco, Ta
coma and Seattle to exercise every
facility for admitting the Filipino car
penters brought over on the transport
Sherman to prepare the Filipino ex
hibit at the St. Louis exhibition.
Inspected Irrigation in Europe.
WASHINGTON. Elwood Mead.
chief of the irrigation division of the
department of agriculturej returned
from a tour of inspection in Italy and
j other European countries. Mr. Mead
i will later make a report to Secretary
j Wilson, noting his observations of ir
i rigation abroad. He says that the gov
ernment methods ot distributing water
here are as good as those elsewhere,
bat that the United States might take
lessons from canals abroad.
Wanamker Not Guilty.
BEAVER, Pa. The slander suit
brought again ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker by former State
Printer Robinson has ended in a vic
tory for the defendant.
Inaurfenta Annihilate.
SALONICA. An insurgent band of
430 men was annihilated by the Turks
September 24, between Istib and Kra
tova. --
MADISON ELUDES HIS PURSUERS.
Triple Murderer is Well Armed ano
.
Has Stolen a Team.
SMITH CENTER. Kan. People
throughout this section of the state
are in horror over the acts of Thomas
Madison, charged with the recent trip
le murder in this county. Madison
has successfully eluded both officers
and bloodhounds thus far. but it u
thought that he is somewhere in the
vicinity of Cowles. Neb about fifteen
miles from the state line.
Word received here says Madison
is armed with two revolvers and plen
ty of ammunition, and that he held
up a number of people, threatening tc
shoot them if they told of his pres
ence in the country. He entered a
farm house near Cowles and forced
the women to give him a meal. He
has stolen a team of horses and seems
to be thoroughly at home in the neigh
borhood. Officers expect to capture
him within a few hours as they say
he has only temporarily eluded them
MORO FANATIC IS KILLED.
Priest. Single Handed. Attacks a Load
of American Soldiers.
MANILA A detachment of the
Twenty-eighth infantry embarked in
boats had a sharp engagement on
Toros lake. Lanao. on the 10th inst
with a band of fanatical Moras, dur
ing which Private E. O. Barnett was
killed.
One of the leaders of the enemy, a j pointment is opposed, however, by a
priest, single handed, attacked a boat ( group of cardinals, headed by a former
load of the American soldiers. Heapostolic delegate to Washington.
was killed.
A band of ladrones attacked the
town of Taisan in the province of
Batangas. Luzon, on -Saturday last,
and secured the guns of the municipal
ponce. They met witn no resistance I
aunng their raid and subsequently es
caped unmolested.
SETTLE ON PEACE OR WAR.
Bulgarian and Turkish Ministers Hold
ing Important Conferennee.
SOFIA. Within forty-eight hours
the question of peace or war will prob
ably be settled, according to authori
tative opinions here. Premier Ptroff
had an interview with Ali Feruh Bej J
at which the whole situation in Mace-'
donia was discussed. As a result ol !
t hit Annf.-wAn n nti t It.-tft.-v fnjklinn '
luia iuuiciait.t: a uiulu ucikct iccuus
prevailed and confident hopes are ex I
j . . . ,. .
pressea mat a sausiaciory aujustment ;
will be reached This view is strength
ened by a report from Constantinople
to the effect that the Council of min
isters after some days discussion is in
measurable distance of an agreement
on the chief point at issue.
NEW ROAD TO SALT LAKE.
Large Party of Engineers Are Now
Surveying a Proposed Route.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. A large '
party of civil engineers employed by !
D. H. Moffatt's Denver. Northwestern !
& Pacific road is in Sal: Lake City
starting the work of surveying the!
new line from this end.
While official connrmation is lack
ing, it is understood the Moffatt road
may occupy the same terminals as the
Rio Grande and the Western Pacific,
for which the Rio Grande is now seek
ing a franchi.-e from the city council
Preliminary work, it is said, has in
dicated that the route via Provo. Utah .
ts easier irom an ensraeerins
point than that via Park City.
stand-,
PRESIDENT TO VISIT SOUTH.
Georgia and Alabama to Be Visited,,
but Time Not Decided Upon.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Internal Rev ,
enue Collector Joseph O. Thompson i
who is just back from a conference
with the president at Oyster Bay, saic ,
that Mr. Roosevelt is considering mak i
ing a trip south this winter and speak professor is Miss Margaret E. Maltby.
ing in two or three cities each in Geor f Ph. D.. a graduate of Barnard. Mo .
gia and Alabama, including Atlanta ' who will be installed at the beginning
and Birmingham. of the academic year as adjunrt pro
He says the president was anxiou? fessor of physics.
to come south, though he did not saj ' Professor Loeffier. of Greifswald
definitely just wnen he would come. ( has sent in a report to the German
The president added that he had ofter I government on the results of his in
been tempted to visit this section bui t vestigation of the foot and mouth dis
he was afraid his mission would b ' ease among cattle. He says that a
misunderstood: that the people might f means has been found to protect th?
think the trip was for vote-getting. j animals whil- in stables from contam-
mation by the use of small doses of a
New Panama Cana! Plan.
WASHINGTON. D. C The follow
ng bulletin was posted at the stat
department:
"Under date of the 14th instant.
Mr. Beaupre telegraphs the depart
sent of state that the report of the
;anal commission passed the senate
unanimously.
Officers Want the Law.
PORTLAND. Ore. An appeal from
the decision of the state circuit court
declaring unconstitutional the initia
tive and referendum amendment tc
the constitution was filed at Salem
with the clerk of the supreme court
The brief is signed by "a number of
the leading lawyers of the state.
in
i
eluding United States Senator J. H
Mitchell, Governor George Chamber .
lain and Mayor George H. Williams o
this city.
Claims Against Venezuela.
CARCAS. Venezuela. The offlcia: nouncement that the Second National
figures of the claims presented by bank of Connellsville. Pa., one of the
foreign nations to the mixed tribunal:' strongest institutions of the coke re
now sitting in Caracas are France ' gion. had decided to pay per cent
516.W0.0OO; United States. $10,300. j interest on savings accounts hereafter
.0: Italy. 5S.:J0,000: Belgium. S3. As a sign of good will toward Amer
-O93.3S0: Great Britain. $2,500,00: Ger ia the kaiser has ordered three Ger
many, $1,417,300: Holland. $1 .046,1 30 :;tmac cruisers, now en route to Cuba.
Spain. $600,000; Mexico. 5W .000; Nor to touch at points in the United States
way and Sweden. $200,000. The ser-i before making their destinations. The
sions of the French and Belgian tri I Gazelle will visit Boston, the Panther
bunals have cloe!. j Hampton Roads, and the Falke Tampa
-s 1 1 n 1 1 : h 1 1 c 1 1 1 1 1 1
Miff TOEGIAMS.
1 1 1 1 1
t .M-M-: 'M ::: s :: a -m
Baron Iwasaki Hisya. the
richest
youag man in Japan, is touring the
United States.
Ten thousand workers in Berlin".
Germany, have gone on strike. The
manufacturers will hold a meeting tc
decide what shall be done as to clos
ing their works entirely.
John A. Kidwell of Columbus. O.,
was elected president of the National
Association of Postal Clerk. The con
vention adjourned after selecting Bos
ton as the next meeting place.
President Roosevelt has received
the set of unfriendly resolutions from
the Central Labor Union of Washing
ton and has sent the secretary of that,
organization a formal acknowledg
ment. Read Admiral Barker, commander-sn-chief
of the North Atlantic fleet, has
recommended the equipment of all the
battleships and large cruisers of the
navy with wireless telegraph ap
paratus. It is reported that Captain Miller.
assistant to Captain Barr during the
cup races, has purchased from Sir
Thomas Lipton the old cup challenger.
Shamrock II. The price is believed to
have been $7,000.
Bishop Spalding of Peoria. riL. has
been strongly recommended for the'
archbishopric of Milwaukee. The ap
The president has pardoned John
Cummins, a 17-year-old colored boy
.who is serving a three years sentence
for robbing the postoffice at Bird's
Point. Mo. The pardon is issued on
repre3entations made by Gov. Dockery,
Anderson H. Hopkins, assistant II-
brarian of the John Crerar library in
Chicago, has been selected for librar
ian of the new Louisville Free llbrar:-.
his salary being $3.i00 a year. He is?
a graduate of the University of Mich
igan. Dr. William Thompson, who for the'
past six years has been instructor in
j charge of the United States Bureau of
iniranl Im'nstrv at the SlOlIX City
(Ia slock nas resigned his po-
sition in order to accept a position as
veterinarian in the Philippine civil
cprvirp
,...
At Chihuahua.
Jlexico, during the
. . u
xnucpenue.st:e uii v.t:itTunuuii uu m
eve of September 14. Governor Ter
t azas was hissed while making a speech
and was threatened with personal vio-
lence. The mob stormed his palace,
threw sticks and stones and smashed
every window pane therein.
Major Pedro Sanchez has been ac-
i Quitted, after a trial last nine days.
ot the charge of embezzlement and
malfeasance in the office of supervisor
of the census of New Mexico. The
charges grew out of the irregularities
of some of his subordinates, one oi
'hom was recently convicted,
George W. Ristine. Director
of
Transportation of the World's Fair.
' at a salary of $13,000. has tendered his
! esignation. No action has yet been
J taken on the matter. The direct
I cause of his retirement is understood
to be differences of opinion existing
J between him and the Exposition mem
1 -ers
Th1 plan of the exhibit of the Navy
department at the St. I.ouis exposition
is nearly completed. Chif Clerk
Peters is giving his personal attention
to every detail, and has originated
some striking nw features. One or
these is the model of a dry dork,
something never before exhibited at an
exposition.
For the first time in the history of
Columbia university a woman has been
directly appointed to a professorship
bv the board of trustees. The nw
, serum. He advises the inoculation of
' all cattle brought on the market.
i Speaker Gully of the British House
I of Commons will be To years old next
1 year. Mr. Gully has been speaker for
eight years, having been in the House
. about the same fength of time previ-
' ous to his elevation to that important
place.
J Eight of the present governors of
states are Methodists: all republicans
hut two. The Presbyterians hav?
seven governors, all again republicans
' but two. The Baptists have six. all of
whom are southerners and all demo-
crats.
' Rear Admiral Casey, who has just
been placed on the retired list of the
navy, has seen forty-seven years of
active service. He has even beer
noted for his bluff extenor and imper-
turbable good nature and was a
tmi-
' versal favorite with his subordinates.
1 Considerable interest was created
among Pittsburg bankers by the an-
inn mini mi ii n HM
Sr Old KaliaM
Colimbis
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OUmt Bank i tkJt
Psvys Interest on Time
Deposit and Menkes
Loaxns on Rea.1 EstfAte
Issues Sight Drtxfts on
Omsvhsv. Chicago.
New York and all
Foreign Countries. 9
Sail Stesvmahis Tickata
Buys Good Notes and
Helps its Customers
when they need help.
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