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f CHARGES FILED
RATHBONE BRINGS ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST WOOD.
VMUTIIIC ARMY BECUUTIOiS
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Says Weed Tried to Oust His Superior
Al. Chiracs Him with Ferclna
the Auditor of Cuba to Vislats the
Law.
WASHINGTON Major Estes G
Rathbone, formerly director of posts
in Cuba, was siren a hearing by the
sanau committee on military affairs,
which is investigating the charges
against General Wood, in opposition
to his co&Sraiation as major ganeraL
The committee was in session aboat
one hour. Nearly the entire time was
given to Major Rathbone, who reiter
ated the charges made several times
before the secretary of wax, the sen
ate committee on relations with Cuba
and in public statements, following
his trial in connection with
Caban
postal frauds.
Major Rathbone filed specific writ
tea charges with the committee, stat
ing that General Wood, while mill-
tary governor of Cuba, has accepted
money from the Jaialai. which was, he
said, a gambling concern, asserted
that he had made a personal friend and
boon companion of an ex-convict. Ke
also charged him with giving instruc -
tions of an entirely unconstitutional
and un-American character to the
courts.
With reference to the charge that
Governor General Wood had exceeded
his authority in giving instructions to
the court, Major Rathbone said that
the general had pursued this course
in the Cuban postal cases when he
(Rathbone) was under prosecution.
This was, he said, in violation of an
article of the penal code of Cuba and
in a manner prejudicial to the rights
and interests of those under trial He
also charged Generri Wood with au-
thorixing the use of ex-parte depost -
tions in the postal care, a proceeding
which, he asserted, is contrary to tho
principles of law and in this case con
trary to instruction given by the sec
retary of war.
Major Rathbone charged that in ac
cepting gifts from the organization
commonly known as Jaialai. to which
Major Rathbone said General Wood
had granted a ten years' exclusive
concession. General Wood violated the
Foraker law, which prohibited the
granting of franchises or concessions
during the occupancy of the island by
the American authorities. Ke also
enarged that the acceptance of these
gifts constitutes a violation of an ar
ticle of the penal code of Cuba.
TELEPHONES FOR USE AT SEA
Interesting Demonstration of Their
Workings Made.
BERI.TN Naval Designer Zopke re
ported exhaustively on the uses of fhe
telephone at sea before the Shipbuild
ing Technical society and exhibited a
ne-w stentorian microphone, whereby
a commander is able to give audible
commands to the crews of six guns
simultaneously. The instrument at
the same instant is susceptible to the
faintest sounds, and experiments are
being made in the detection of the
approach of ships not yet visible by
placing the instrument under water.
Designer Zopke also gave a demon
stration of fortification instruments.
notably a call apparatus, which is as'
loud as a trumpet.
The audience displayed interest in
explanations of Elisha Gray's telautcK
graph and in the wireless telephone
experiments of Prof. Simon of Got
tiugen. TOM HORN EXECUTED.
Strong Guard Around Jail and No
Attempt Made at Rescue.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Tom Horn,
scout. Indian fighter and cattle detec
tive, went smiling on Friday to the
gallows, where he expiated the mur
der cf Willie NfrhelL aged 14. who
was shot and killed on July IS, 1901,
at Iron Mountain. The trap dropped
ar 11:0S, Horn's neck was broken, and
sixteen minutes later he was pro
nouncde dead by the physicians.
With almost his last words, spoken
tc his intimate friend, Charles Irwin,
a spectator at the execution. Horn de
nied that he had confessed to the mur
der for which he was to die. He made
no speech en the gallows.
Former Congressman Free.
SAN FRANCISCO David R. Nel
son, the Caffeyvllle. Kansas, attorney
who was taken in custody here for the
sheriff of Montgomery county, nnaw,
who sent information that Nelson was
wanted there oc a charge of accessory
to murder, was released en Friday on
a writ of habeas corpus. The papers
from the governor of r were
pronounced insufficient. Nelson rep
resented a Tennessee district in
J 1 1 and Receives Varilla.
WASHINGTON M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, formally received
P. Banan-Yarnia at the Trench em
bassy at envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the repub
lic of
Kiachineff Massa.n. Trials
ST. PETERSBURG Tke trial of
persons arrested in rmasrHnsi with
tiie aBaged massacre of Jews arKiscn-
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SENATE OETS THE CUBAN BILL.
to the Fereien
Relatione
Csmmittss.
WASHINGTON Tke MMte keid
its loosest tiUiaf of the session Fri
day, hegfnifng at noon and concluding
at 3:15 p. m. Tke entire time was
rows 'iced in debating notion to re-
j far the Cuba reciprocity bill to the
committee om foreign relations The
r PcliSeal liae was sharply drawn in the
the republicans advocating
sack reference, and she democrats
contending that the measure should go
to the committee on finance The
motion prevailed without discussion.
The resolution senred to bring oat
some incidental references to the mer-
, Its af the MIL
Mr. Teller took occa
sion to correct published reports that
he has hope of defeating the bill, or
that he intends andaty to obstruct its
Meaan. Alliron and Aldrich an
nonaced their willingness to haTe the
bill go to the foreign relations com
mittee, but they united in an expres
sion of opinion that such reference
ahould form no precedent for the ref-
f erencc of revenue bills in the future.
Mr. Allison also denied that there was
any purpose cf re-rising the traffic by
reciprocity treaties.
When the senate met today the bill
i passed by the house yesterday to
i carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity
i treaty was received and laid before
the senate. After the disposition cf
' routine business the Cuban bill
1 waJ taken ap and a debate ensued
J a its reference to the committee,
' Mr. Cnllom stated that it had been
i the custom to refer such bills to the
' committee on foreign relations.
i Mr. Bailey said he had no doubt the
statement
correct, but declared
that the practice was wrong. He said
it should be referred to the commit
tee on finances or relations with Cuba.
Mr. Tellers throught that the bill
should go to the committee on fi
nanc He announced his intention to
opose the bill, but said he would not
carry his opposition tc the extent of
' ekinT delay.
1
. NEBRASKA WOMAN
IS BUNCOED.
Huaband-to-Be Borrows Her Money
and Then Skips Out.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Mrs. Lawrence
Stephenson of Beatrice, Neb., was to
have been married here November 18.
Instead she was buncoed out of all
her available cash, about $500, and
was left stranded by James Rodgers.
Mrs. Stephenson is about 50 years old
and has a son at O'Neill. Neb. She
was left an estate by her husband,
who died four years ago. She was in
troduced to Mr. Rodgers by a Mrs.
Jones. He was 48. handsome and an
alleged mine owner of California. She
accompanied him to New Orleans,
where he charmed her and she prom
ised to marry him. He made a trip
to New York and wrote to her at
O'Neill to meet him at Pittsburg.
where he had purchased mining ma
chinery. He arrived a day late. Yes
terday he told her he had to have
some ready cash to pay on some ma
chinery and she gave tim her money.
He disappeared. Mrs. Stephenson was
permitted to lodge with the matron
at Central police station, as Detective
Ellmore. to whom she told her story,
was too diffident to advise her to pawn
her gold watch.
Leaking to Adjournment.
WASHINGTON A suggestion has
been made which seems to meet gen
eral approval that the senate fix a
time for voting on the Cuban bill
about the middle of December, in the
rsgular session, and the extra session
adjourn sine die before Thanksgiving.
No proposition has been made openly
in the senate, but efforts are made to
bring about such an arrangement.
in No Hurry to Give Recognition.
HAVANA It has been decided by
the cabinet that no recognition will
be given by the Cuban government
to the new republic of Panama until
that republic has been recognized by
some of the other Latin-American
governments.
To Investigate Humbert Affair.
PARIS After an extended debate,
the chamber of deputies adopted a
resolution of M. Berry (conservative),
creating a committee to investigate
the alleged political conspiracy in con
nection with the Humbert affair.
Our duty is to be useful, not accord
ing to ear desires, but according to
our powers. AmleL
Judge
WASHINGTON Judge James Bev
erly Sener. a native of Virginia, but
ior number of years a resident of
Washington, died here Wednesday,
aged 67 years, after a long illness- The
interment probably will be at Frede-
ieksburg. Va. During the war Judge I
Sener acted as correspondent for
southern newspapers. He represented
his district in congress after the vir '
and later was appointed U. S. Judge
for the district of Virginia.
Threaten to Blow Up HstsJ.
CHICAGO Threats to blow ap the
Plaza kcteL a large structure fronting
Tin com park, have been made to tke
manager of tke bnHding. in anony
mous letters, whick name as an alter
native taw payment of tke sum of
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PASSED IN HOUSE
RECIPROCITY WITH THE
LIC OF CUBA
tweity-me a omsmo
Party Unas Are Obliterated Whan 33S
Hembera Vote for
urn Aacrovas With
He Says the United Stats
Nothing ta Cuba.
WASHINGTON Tke house Thars-.
day. by a rising vote 335 to 21,
the bill to make effective the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. The
rotes were about equally divided be
tween republicans and democrats.
there was no record vote.
having too few votes to order the
and aays. The democrats,
leadership of Mr. Williams.
the last to secure amendments to tke
bill in accordance with the action of
the caucus, but were defeated
ily. Mr. Williams made the tnal ef
fort when he tried to have tke bin
recomitted to the ways and
committee with instructions to amend.
but a point of order, under the special
rule, providing for a rote an the bin
without intervening motion,
tained.
Mr. Cannon received the
of the democratic side when he enter
tained the appeal from bis ruling
made bv Mr. Williams, the speaker
saying Le preferred to err, if he erred
at axi in giving the house the right to
express its wilL The appeal was ta
bled by a strict party rote.
The debate, begun Monday, was
continued up to within a few minutes
of 4 o'clock the time appointed to
take a vote on the final passage of the
bill. Mr. Williams closed the debate
for his side and made an arraignment
of the republican policy of protection.
Mr. Call. rep. (Mass.), made the clos
ing speecn on the republican side,
otners speaking on that side being Mr.
Hepburn (la.) and Mr. Watson (lad.),
Mr. Broossard. dem. (La.) opposed
the bill and Mr. DeAnncnd. dem.
(Mo.) supported it. The announce
ment of the passage of the bill caused
only a slight demonstration.
Mr. McClellan. dem. (La.), opened
the debate when the house resumed
consideration of the Cuban bill today.
He opposed the measure and said it
was not in line with democratic tariff
reform.
Mr. iiepburn. rep. (la.), followed.
stating at the outset of his remarks
that he would vote for the bill, but
with reluctance, tie amid he was not
one of those who believed we owe
Cuoa anything. This country htd
spent 35W.00O.0C0 or $400,000,000 and
sacrificed many lives thai Cuba might
be relieved from oppression. Mr. Hep
burn said he oelieved in republican
reciprocity thte reciprocity of Mc
fckinley. In this connection he qnoted
frcm the speech made by the late
president at Buffalo.
The Cuban bill was passed by the
house at 4:32 p. m. by a rising rote
of ij to 2L
MORTENSEN SHOT TO DEATH.
Salt Lake Man Executed at State's
Prison for Murder.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah Peter
Mortensen. the convicted murderer of
James R. Hay. was shot to death in
the yard of the state prison at 10.31
Friday morning.
Maintaining his innocence to the
last. Mortensen walked to the chair
placed against the heavy stone wall of
the prison yard without weakeninr
and bid the guards and deputy sheriffs
good-bye with no tremor in his Toice.
Mortensen was killed instantly, four
bullets from the rifles of the evpgiiting
siuad concealed behind a thick cur
tain in the door of the blacksmith
shop twelve yards distant piercing tke
white targent pinned over his heart.
Mortensen refused to see ministers,
either of his own belief the Mormon
or of any other denomination, and
also refused stimulants, saying ho
needed neither.
Shut Out Under Pure Fssd Act.
WASHINGTON A statement pre
pared at the treasury department
shows that since the pure food act
of May 5, 1903, went into operation.
nine importations of food products
into the United States have been re
fected and refused entry. The pro
hibited shipments included three in-
Toiees of olive on and one of win
from France and a consignment of
Frankfurter sausage at the port of
New York.
Pittsburg Will Mate Bid.
PITTSBURG A meeting called by
Thomas K. Ford, chairman of tke re
publican county committee, to arrange
plans to secure the coming rewsbUeaa
national convention, waa held. A
committee, consisting of tke msjim
of Pittsburg. Alleghany and McKess
port, and the chairmen of tke city,
county and coundhnanic
was appointed to make a
report on facilities for taking care of
the convention.
sr Rami
WASHINGTON Mr. Jem sf
Washington tatrodausd a bfll provid
ing a subsistence allowance of fB
annsalry for rami free deGvtry
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dispatch from
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states in tke spams to
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gUsh convention recently adopted. Ho
was for nine 7 n eolaborer with
the late M. de Blowttx in the Paris
hnrw of tke London Times, is an
international lawyer of repute, and for
two rears was president of the British
Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Mr.
Barclay will take mart fat a conference
at New York this month, at which
the proposed treaty will be discussed
by eminent pnblie
SENATOR DIETRICH AMONG THEM
Batch af InsTictmefita Brought in by the
Federal Grand Jury.
OMAHA The federal grand jury in
session in Omaha Monday returned a
batch of indictments which are said
to include bills against United States
Senator Charles H. Dietrich and Post
master Jacob Fisher, both of Hastings,
Neb. There are three bills against
Dietrich and three against Fisher.
Tke indictments are the outgrowth
of n personal and political feud be
tween District Attorney Summers.
who has been seeking reappointment,
and Senator Dietrich, who has refus
ed .to endorse Summers and has been
been in attendance to give evidence
on tke subject in kond.
There are six counts in the indict
ment against Senator Dietrich.
In the first it is alleged that he
agreed to receive money from Jacob
Fisher for procuring bis appointment
as postmaster at Hastings.
In tke second it U aBemsd that he
received money from Fisher for pro
curing his appointment.
In the third it is alleged that he
agreed to receive property for pro-,
curing Fisher's appointment.
In the fourth it is alleged that he
received property for procuring Fish
er's appointment.
The fifth and sixth counts are in
the nature of technical variations upon
tke first four.
CONFESSION OF TOM HORN.
Admits Having Killed Willie Nickel I
at Sheep Ranch.
DENVER, Colo. A special to the
Post from Cheyenne, Wyo says:
Tom Horn confessed today to Rev.
Ira D. Williams that ke Is guilty of
the murder of Willie Nickell, the
crime for which he is to be hanged
Lcmorrow.
According to the Times' report, Mr.
Williams asked Horn:
Are you not sorry for your sins?
"Yes." replied Horn, with an almost
inauoiQie voice.
"And do you not repent the crimes
you have committed V
-Ido.
"Did Horn nt any time confess
guiltr was asked of Mr. Williams.
"Oh, no; he made no denial, but, in
fact, several times admitted that he
was guilty of the crime. There is no
doubt as to that point,"
"Tkere is only one thing which
keeps Horn from collapsing and offer
ing up a full confession of his mis
doings," continued Rev. Mr. Williams,
and that is tke firm belief which he
kolds that his cowboy friends will res
cue kin. Tkis was evident to me
tarongkont tke whole conversation.
Must Kssp Hens at
WASHINGTON The acting secre
tary of tke interior kas rendered a de
eJsten prokibitine; tke running of hogs
on public lands within the forest re
serves. Complaints kave been made
that tkese animals running loosely
tke growing crops serkmsly.
With
LONDON Tke Metropolitan taber-
erowded wttk members of
rmy Taesday night
to sympathize with
t-Tacker of tke
of tke army in the
of km wife. Com-
itand
General William
tkrongkont
Weed.
WASHINGTON stor Teller
ave nodes in execative stssloii in
is taken sat tke nomination of
Leonard Wood to
of the army ke de-
to make certain insniries reJat-
to Om mwaJmsrs military record-
with a m bsi of
mOi-
tke Salavatka i
nt n service keid
saaadsr Bootk-Tacksr
also delivered by
Bootk. kemt of tke
tke worid-
SIGN THETREATY
THE CANAL COMPACT IN SHARE
TO MEAN BUSINESS.
SMUTCHES TO THE OOCUMEIT
Ceremony Occurs In Secretary Hay's
OSIcev Full Text of the Treaty
net be Made Public at the
Time tar Two Reasons.
WASHINGTON Secretary Hay and
M. Phillippe Banau-Yariila. the min
ister from the Republic of Panama, at
6.40 o'clock Wednesday evening
signed the Hay-Banau-Yarilla treaty
providing for the construction of the
Panama canal by the United States.
The ceremony occurred in Secretary
Hay's study. The Panama minister
arrived at Mr. Hay's house promptly
at o'clock, having made an appoint
ment for the conferences at that hoar.
He was surprised to find that the sec
retary had before him the treaty en
grossed in duplicate. The secretary
informed M. Bunau-VariUa that ke
was ready to sign the treaty. The
i minister read the document carefully
and then ke and Secretary Hay at
tached their signatures to it.
Hearty congratulations were ex
changed and it was agreed that the
news of the signing of the treaty
should be kept from the public for
the present. President Roosevelt was
immediately advised of the signing of
the agreement and M. Bunau-Varilla
sent a confidential cablegram to kls
government stating that the treaty
had been signed. This evening the
minister refused to comment on the
ceremony. The only official admis
sion that can be had is that the terms
of the treaty are practically settled.
The treaty in its text cannot be
made public at this time for two rea
sons. First, because of the unwrit
ten law which obliges the State de
partment to await the pleasure of the
senate in the matter of publicity, and
second, because the president has not
yet determined when the convention
shall be submitted to the senate for
ratification.
His purpose is to withhold it until
there is reasonable assurance that its
confirmation will not obstruct any of
the legislation for which the present
special session of congress has been
called. But certain facts have been
disclosed as to the provisions of the
treaty which make it appear that is
its general outlines the new Hay-Bu-nau-Varilla
convention is patterned
upon the proposed Hay-Herran treaty,
with the exception that the new con
vention follows not only the spirit,
but the letter of the Spooner act.
Thus, instead of the lease for a fixed
period of the canal strip, this new
treaty provides for a perpetual lease
of the right-of-way to the United
States, and instead of a complicated
provision for courts of mixed composi
tion half American and half Colom
bian to administer justice over the
canal strip, the new treaty permits
the United States government to exer
cise the most complete jurisdiction.
RUSH MAY PROSECUTE CASE.
Dietrich Fears to Have Summers
in
Trial Against Him.
WASHINGTON Senator Dietrich:
accompanied by Senator Hanna and
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee.
called on Attorney General Knox Tues
day and had a conference with him
regarding the case of District Attor
ney Summers and the charge of con
spiracy and bribery against the sen
ator in connection with tke appoint
ment of Postmaster Fisher. The sen
ator said he intended to go to Ne
braska to stand trial, but felt his case
would be prejudiced if District Attor
ney Summers has charge of the pros
ecution. As a result of the talk with
the attorney general, "the latter will
have a consultation with the president
about the question and it is probable
that Mr. Summers will be relieved and
that Assistant District Attorney Rush
of Nebraska or some attorney from
the department of justice at Washing
ton w3I be detailed to manage the
prosecution.
Gensral Drake Dead.
CENTER V I LLE. la. General F. M.
Drake, ex-govemor of Iowa, died at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Henry
Goss. in this city, at 11:15 Friday
morning. The ex-gfcvernor was strick
en with diabetes several days ago and
has gradually been growing worse
ever since. No alarm was felt until
late Thursday evening. His son. John
A and his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Saw
yer, are on their way here from New
York.
Enemies Scare Depoaitsra.
READING, Pa. For some unex
palined cause a run was started Tues
day on the Pennsylvania Trust com
pany, especially in its savings depart
ment. A continuous line cf depositors
pressed forward and were rapidly paid
off. President Brooke and several di
rectors endeavored to restore confi
dence among the depositors by assur
ing them that the institution was in
a sound financial condition. A big
sum, came frcm Philadelphia.
Ask Increase cf Pensions.
WASHINGTON Wednesday's ses
sicn of the senate began with the pres
entation of a petition by Mr. Gallinger
from "the Paraf of 1S46 for the in
crease to $30 per month of all pen
sions granted on account of the Mex
ican, war. He said the pension com
mittee would give due '-"rTatiCTi tc
tke petition, but called attention to the
fact that all surivurs of the Mexi
can war new receive pannoas of $12
PROTEST IS HERE.
at Action
cf the
United States.
NEW YORK Tke New York Eve
ning Post has received tke text of tke
Colombia protest. It is addressed to
the United States senate and is signed
by President Marroqin. It is as fol
lows: To His Excellency, the President cf
the Senate, Washington: Excellency:
The government and people of Colom
bia have been painfully surprised at
the notification given by the minister
of the United States to the efTect that
the government at Washington baa
hastened to recognize the government
consequent upon a barracks coup in
the department of Panama
The bonds of sincere and uninter
rupted friendship which unites the
two governments and tke two peo
'ples; the solemn obligation under
taken by the American nation in a
public treatry to guarantee to tlte sov
ereignty and propetry of Colombia in
the isthmus of Panama the protection
which the citizens of that country en
joy and will continue to enjoy among
us; the traditional prinicples of the
American government in opposition to
secession movements: tke good faith
which has characterized that great
people in international relations; that
the manner in which the revolution
was brought about and the precipi
tancy of its recognition make the gov
ernment and the people of Colombia
hope that the senate of the people of
the United States will admit their ob
ligation to assist us in sustaining the
integrity of our territory and in re
pressing the insurrection.
In thus demanding justice Colombia
appeals to the dignity and honor of
the American senate and people.
MARROQTTN.
It is to be hoped that the petition
for justice which Colombia makes to
the .American people will be favorably
received by a sound public opinion
among the sans of that country.
Minister of government, Esteban Jam
millo.
Colombia Turns to Leaden.
LONDON The Colombian author
thoritles have cabled to London a
lengthy protest against the United
States' action toward Panama, in
which they claim the "main responsi
bility for the secession of Panama lies
with the United States government,
first by fomenting the separatists
party, of which there seems to be
clear evidence; secondly, by hastily
acknowledging the independence of
the revolted province, and finally by
preventing tke Cotassbian govern
ment from using proper means to re
press the rebellion.'
The cable message goes on to say
that President Marroquxn has energeti
cally protested to the United States
and wishes that his protest be known
throughout the civilized world. The
president contends that the United
States has infringed article xxxv of
the treatry of 1S45, which, he asserts.
implies the duty on the part of the
United States to help Colombia in
maintain fng it3 sovereign over the
isthmus.
PRESSING TURKEY'S SULTAN.
Russian and Austrian Ambassadors
Threaten to Make Call.
CONSTANTINOPLE It Is under
stood here that unless the Turkish re
ply to the Russian-Austrian reform
scheme is received by November 20.
Baron von Cailee. the Austrian-Hungarian
ambassador, and M. Scnnovieff.
the Russian ambassador, will demand
an audience of the sultan with the
view of insisting on its acceptance.
The Mu33ulmans. in the district of
Kirk-Eilizeh. have burned five Bulgar
ian villages in revenge for an attack
made by the Bulgarians on the Mus
sulman village of Karasa.
The revolt in the vlllayei of Yamen.
Arabia, is extending southward. The
Ottoman troops advancing on T?nt
were determinedly opposed by the re
volted trices and were forced to re
treat. Another attempt to advance
from Mokha failed, the Turkish troops
being defeated.
Sues to Test the Wsr Act.
SAN FRANCISCO To thoroughly
test the constttutionality of the act of
congress entitled "To provide ways
nd means to meet war expenditures
and for other purposes. approved
June 13, 1S3S, the Western Sugar Re- show that tke pensions Issued during
fin fag company filed suit in the the first lour months of the present
United States circuit court on Tues- fiscal year exceeded the same period
day against John C Lynch. United of last year by 25 per cent. The pen
States collector of internal revenue, ,10a g t year was the largest
to recover $84.00, with interest. ' tn ten years.
Weather in
LAREDO. Tex. Decidedly cooler
weather prevailed here Tuesday and
it brought out a large number of new
cases of yellow fever. New cases. ST;
death. 2; total cases to date. 947; to
tal deaths to date. 92. The condition
of Dr. Murray, dean of the marine
hospital service who was very seri
ously injured in a runaway accident.
is greatly improved and hopes are
now entertained of his ultimate recovery-
Dietrich Ready for Trial.
WASHINGTON Senator DSetriek
was seen here. The first news of the
Indictment brought against him was
communicated by a newspaper corre
spondent. The senator said
"This
news dulls me. I am wholly innocent
and stand ready for triaL I cannot
talk intelligently untH I know tke na
ture of the indictment. All I can say
is malice prompted this action, whick
I believe tke people of Nebraska. ixre
Brief Telegrams
City
ss.eGo,eoo
t Mexico.
New York kas a larger Jewish pop
ulation tken any other city in the
world.
Basse first editions of Dickens
works were sold for 35 at Messrs.
Sotheby's recently.
All tke Sovereigns of Europe kave
' sent telegrams of congratulation to
King Cnristian on the event cf his
birthday.
Kins Christian has conferred the
life-saving medal upon a servant
named Hansen, who rescued Pnacess
Louise of Skaumburg from drowning.
Dr. Carlos J. Findlay of Havana,
wen known for his work on yellow
fever, kas been -sleeted -President of
the American Fabllc Health Associa
tion. ,
A statue of Colonel Josias R. King
of St. Panl. said to be the first vol
unteer In tke Civil war. will surmount
the monument to be erected in Sum
mit Park, St. PauL
Tke Cass county court house at
Fargo. N. D., burned, entailing a loss
of $175,000, fall insured. It is expect-.
ed that nearly all records, which were
in fireproof vaults, will be saved.
A hundred Moorish Jews, fugitives
from Taza, have arrived at Marnia.
They say the sultan's troops, while in
occupation of Taza. massacred many
Jews and outraged women and girls.
The bequest of $240,000. or if neces
sary $230,000. for the erection of a
Masonic orphanage, made by the late'
William L. Elkins. has been declared
illegal by the register of wills of .
Montgomery county.
The long expected treaty between-"
the United States and China which
was negotiated in Shanghai by the '
American commissioners and the Chi
nese representatives, has jnst reached
Washington and is now under exam
ination by tke state department offi
cials. President Roosevelt formally re
ceived M. Philippe Bunau-Varilla. the
duly accredited envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of Pan-.
I una to the United States. The recep
tion of the minister marked the birth
of the new republic of Panama into
the family of nations.
Manufacturers of window glass, rep
resenting 3.39S pots of a possible 3.900
pots, met at Columbus. O- and com- .
pleted plans for organizing of the
Manufacturers' Window Glass com
pany, whick will control tke ontpnt of
practically all tke window glass fac
tories, in tke United States.
At public auction i-- Ne-r Yori n
walking cane of ths late Prssldcst
Abraham Lincoln was sold for $145 to
H. H. Wibirt of that city. The cane
is a black stick with a bone handle.
On the handle are silver trimmings,
and the name of "Abraham Lincoln
is spelled out in silver letters-
The supreme court of. the United
States decided the case of the St.
Louis Hay and Grain company versus
the United States favorably to the
government. The case involved a con
tract for 5,000.000 pounds of hay. a
part of which was not accepted with
in the time specified in the contract;
The Standard Oil company of New
Jersey has declared a dividend of $12
per share payable December 15 next
to stockholders of record of Novem
ber 20. This is an increase of $2
from the dividend declared at this
time a year ago and brings the total
dividends for the year to 44 per cent,
compared with 45 per cent last year.
Mabel Barnes, a white girl of Parfc
ersburg. W. Va lay a wait Saturday
night for Percy Jones, a colored girl,
attacked her with a knife and cut her
throat. ri""g her almost instantly.
The two girls were m love with a col
ored man and jealousy of the colored
girl prompted the Barnes girl to com
mit the crime. The Barnes girl is
under arrest.
President Palma transmitted to
the Cuban congress the budget for the
fiscal year of 1504. The Income for
the fiscal year estimated at $1S.S35.
600. aad the expenses at $l?,524.0OO.
Tke president points out that the im
ports last year amounted to $4,400.
900 more than the prevtoas years.
while the exports exceeded those of
the year before by $24,000,000.
The reports of the pension bureau
, -
j The navy department is informed
that the gunboat Machias arrived at
Jlbull with Consul General Skinner
and the other members of the expedi
tion to Abyssinia, where the consul
general will negotiate a commercial
treaty with King Menelik.
Dr. Albert D. Mead, professor of
comparative anatomy in Brown Uni
versity, has returned from a three
months' European trip, during which
a thorough inspection was made of
all the important biological laborator- .
ies and experiment stations,
BaHoonista who ascended about 10.
60 feet in Europe the other "day
fsend a temperature of 27 degrees be
low aero.
Loeked-out knitting girls of Dover,
N. J., have organized a co-operative
knitting mill company.
" Tke municipality of Kiel has decid
ad to name a street "Moscsen." tn
kosjor of tke late Professor Moaxvn.
tke hjstorias.
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