Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OatAUA DAILY KEE : WEDNESDAY , OOTOBElt 17 , 181)4 ,
MYSTERY OF A BAHK ROBBERY
Stolen Mono/ round oa the Premises of
the Cashier.
WARRANT ISSUED ATONCE FOR HIS ARREST
jlerman rroca oftnlrlopo County the
-Mini Involved la t'linillilnte Tor
County Trrniarnr iiiui HtMiidt
\Vell In tlio Stnte.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Oct. 1C. ( Special
Telegram. ) A warrant was toJay Issued in
County Judge Ileftcrman's court for tlie ar
rest ot Hernmn Freest , a resident of Elgin ,
Uils tstate , and n candidate for county attorney -
torney In Antelope county. Ho la charged
with embezzling $1,500 front the Homer State
liank.
On tlio night of November 1 , 1SD1 , he
aroused C. J. O'Connor , president of that
liank and ex county treasurer , notifying him
that two persona with drawn revolvers had
awakened him and caused him to go to the
bank and hand over $1.500 In bills and gaM
received that day from the east.
At that tlmo much talk was Indulged In
regarding the circumstances surrounding the
rohbery. The following spring Kreese was
replaced us cashier by O'Connor , and Iclt fop
I'endcr. where ho practiced law for a year ,
then removed to Antelope county , llcforc
coming to Homer ho was treasurer of Tliurs-
ton county.
The rosldenee vacated by him In Homer
was occupied by Ed Norrls. Sunday ns
Norrla wa ( IrawltiR up a pall of water from
n well on the property a )5 bill was found
In the bucket. NorrN continued to draw
water , and brought up $15 In bllli and specie.
O'Connor , on hearing of the find , ordered
n well dug along the Bide of the old well ,
nnd after draining the flrst well succeeded
In recovering $1,128.25 , The description of
the bills correspond with those stolen In
1891 , and O'Connor claims they are bank
property. The money wan placed In the
county Judgo'a custoly to uwalt develop
ments. Norrls claims the reward and salvage.
Sheriff Jrily and 'O'Connor ' have started
lifter Krofrse with warrants for his nrrest.
Incitement Is high In Homer , nnd many
former accusations and minors are now
cleared up.
MIMSTIMIH nnirTNIU.IUII. : .
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Tlilrty-Klclitli Annual Mcrtlnc < > f the As-
unrlutliHt o ( CoiiErrirttl unit ( . 'Imrclicx.
NEMOIf , Neb. . Oct. 1(1. ( ( Special Tele
gram. ) The thirty-eighth annual session of
the association of the Congregational
churches of Nebraska opened last evening
liy a song service Conducted by 1'roJ. R. n.
Oeer. Tills was lolloped by the annual
Bildresi of Ilev. E. T. Cros.
The B slon proper commenced this mornIng -
Ing by the election of Ilev. J , B. Drereton of
Geneva as moderator. The cleric Is Itcv. H.
ItroKs , assisted by ItciA. . A. Crcssnmu of
Kali-mount. Iteports were submitted by
Ilev , John Ioant ) > , of the business committee ,
nnd by the treasurer , Ilev. II. Hrosa of Lln-
coln. An hour of devotional services fol
lowed , led by flev. 11. Ij. Preston of McCooli ;
a scholarly nnd exhaustive paper was pra-
Kf-nted by Her. J. T. Uuryea. pastor of the
First church ot Omaha , subject , "The
Church and the Kingdom. " This was dis
cussed by different members nt tlo ( com
mencement of the afternoon session.
This afternoon's session was devoted to
educational topics , and Included a paper by
President I'trry of Doane on "The Puritan
College , What it Ought to Have and What It
Ought to lie. " A. A. Hart , of Franklin
academy , took for his theme. "Christian
Education.V. . A. Selllck read a paper on
the work of the theological seminary , and
1'rof. E. M. Herrlck of Chicago upoko on the
"Public School nnd the Educational Society , "
nnd was followed by Prof. Tayldr , of Weep
ing Water academy , nnd Prof , A. R. Wight-
man , of dates college.
In the ovenlnu four adtlrspses , of fifteen
minutes each , were delivered by V. F. Clark ,
"Individualism and Socialism ; " W. H. Alex
ander , "Somo Lessons from Recent Labor
Troubles ; " Hev. J. E. Drereton , "Tho Spirit
and Method of Christ In Social Problems. "
and Dr. Duryea on "Tho Church and .Muni
cipal Heform. "
ODIJ P
Grand I.oclijn of the Orcnul.t.itli > n lu Sosilmi
nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Oct. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
Tlio Nebraska grand lodge of Odd Fellows
met at Representative hall at 10 o'clock : this
morning , with a large attendance ot dele
gates from all parts of the slate. The ses
sion Is behind closed doors and none of the
proceedings hod leaked out during the day.
The election ot officers for the year was
the order of this afternoon.
The grand ledge of the Rebekah degree
mtfl this evening In the senate chamber.
AtTnlri at Vullcjr.
VALLEY. Neb. , Oct. 15. ( Special. ) Mrs.
'Dr. ' J. E. Iladley of Central City Is the
'guest this -week of Mrs. H. W. Stewart ,
Rov. Mr. S. II , Uoyd gave a banquet tci
lila Valley congregation at his homo In Wat
erloo Saturday ovenlnc. It was the society
event of the season , and nearly every Pres
byterian ot Valley was In attendance *
Speeches , vocal and Instrumental music were
factors In making the evening pass away
pleasantly. Hev. Mr. Uoyd has charge of
both the Waterloo and Valley churches ,
Rev. Mr. J. P. Vest and wife of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Valley were
agreeably surprised last evening" by the mem
bers of his congregation coming to their
residence with a bountiful supply of house
hold provisions , coal , wood , etc.
C. B. Dyara of the enterprise has Just
moved Into his new residence on the corner
of Main and Gardiner streets. Ho now has
ono of the ( Inert residences In Valley.
The Western Lumber company has moved
Its yards to the south part of town and the
Union Paclflo has extended a switch thereto.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Byars celebrated the
third anniversary of their marriage Sunday
by Inviting the relatives on both sides to
loin them In a macnlncent dinner. Only
the immediate relatives were present.
Harro Qulnn of Deadwood Is tha guest ot
Ills sister , Mrs. George Merryweather , thU
Week.
Mrs. Joseph Smith of Beatrice Is vlsltlnc
her mother-in-law , Mrs. II. M. Smith.
Mrs. Gibbons of Kearney and Mrs. W. J.
Itoblnson of Gothenburg arrived In the city
last evening nnd are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Kd Hudspeth.
Wesley Ncal left lost night for New Or
leans , where he will spend the winter ,
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Fremont Man Injured ut 11 Fire.
FREMONT. Oct. 16. ( Special Telegram. )
Fire In the bakery and confectionery estab
lishment of GeorgeF. . Wolz this morning
caused a loss of $1.500 , and Mr. AVolz. a
prominent business man nnd citizen , received
severe Injuries. The Ore originated In the
second floor of a wooden annex to the build
ing , a cauldron of boiling lard catchingfire. .
The baker , se&lng that he could not control
It , shouted for help , and Mr. Wolz opened a
door leading Into the room to nnd the cause
of the trouble. The flames cume with full
force In his face , but h managed to shut the
door and save the main building , although
he received terrible burns about the head ,
f ce and hands. The flro department ex
tinguished the tire , but fifteen tons , of flour
and other property were burned. Insurance
on stock and building. $700 , The attending
physician hopes for Welz's- recovery without
permanent Injuries.
Jt. Kxeter XVrinnitU.
. EXETER , Neb. , Oct. 16. ( Special. ) Mr.
and Mrs. L. H. L , Lee and Mr and. Mrs. C
A. Qlckel , left here Monday afternoon for
California , where the former will remain
lor nearly two years and the latter will
ipend the winter.
Mr . J. n. Attrcll and family left here for
IJlitt .burg. Mo. . Tuptday , where Mr. Attrell
is engaged In the drgan business.
Diphtheria nt OwhUml.
ASHLAND. Neb. , Oct. 16. ( Special. )
lst week ono day diphtheria entered the
liom of Otto Carlson of this city and
Claimed I two of hU children. Today the
third and tut oaa died of Ui * wuu * dlsiiise
Ths 7 < mnget daughter of H. W. Monrc *
dl l this morning of diphtheria , and another -
other of bis children la dangerously sick
with the tame 4l eise. Beveril new case *
arc reported , and families all over town are
quarantined. Alt public gatherings are ab
solutely prohibited , and church , Sunday
school arid prayer meetings are luspended
Indefinitely.
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CAl'TUHi : UF A CIIUOK.
.Tetrclrjr Stolen mint it riiittmnoutli Mora
HecoTcred with the Thief.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Oct. 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) Constable Strong of Nchawka
arrived in lawn last evening having In charge
s a prisoner a man who gave hie name as
Hen Anderson and who was arrested ns one
of the gang that robbed Lester Stone's jew
elry case In Nclmwka a. week ago Friday
night. Anderson was arrested at Auburn
under peculiar circumstances. The town
marshal had been watching a gang ot trumps
who hail attracted his attention when one of
thrm in ml a off from the crowd and visited
a. ' hay stack not for away. After going
around the stock tha tramp cnme back and
jtiliioil his companions. There was something
oufplclous about h's movements , nnd the mar
shal took him In charge and conveyed htm
to the lockup. He then went to the hay
stick and found secreted there u bag con-
twining watches and Jewelry valued at name-
tiling like { 100. The prisoner denied all
knowledge of this bag and ltd contents , but
HIP marshal was not satisfied , and taking
lila pantaloons off discovered tluit one pocket
had been cut out , and putting the two ID-
gether ho found that the bug just fitted the
place from which the pocket had been cut ,
The watches and Jewelry was found to be
a part of the property stolen from the N'e-
linwka store. Hence Constable Strong was
notified , who went down nnd got the pris
oner nnd brought him to Plattsmouth , He
li now In Jull awaiting his preliminary , which
will occur tomorrow. Strong left last evenIng -
Ing to tecure witnesses.
Knriiim-H llu\e I'liiht.
PI2NUER , Nob. , Oct. 1C. ( Special. ) E. W.
Fisher , a bachelor farmer residing about
9vcii miles northeast of town on the reser
vation , came to town and swore out u war
rant for the arrest of A. W. Craig , a neigh
bor , charging the latter with assault and
battery , and from the appearance of Fisher's
fane nnd eyes , hl charge was well founded.
Ills head and face was almost beaten Into
a pulp , and there were bruises on Ills arms
and body. Craig was brought to town late In
the nfternoon nml arraigned. He pleaded
KUllty and wan fined $30 nnd costs. Craig
had beaten richer up In a similar manner
something over a year ago , but this : time he
used a club , and his work .was somewhat
more effective. The trouble was over some
trifling matter concerning hogs belonging to
Craig , according to his side of the story , but
neighbors of the two men think there Is
something back of all the hog deal.
HnfTitrtMi u liritktm ! . ( ? .
NEBRASKA CITV , Neb. , Oct. ! . ( Special
Telegram. ) While returning to Paul from
this city today Frank Ohmacht was thrown
from a. wagon by a runaway team , breaking
both bones of the right leg at the ankle.
Amputation will bo necessary.
Wrd < lc < l at Myr.icuto.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Oct. 16. ( Special. )
Kd ward Wright of Dunlap , la. , and Miss
Clara P. Smith of this place were married
here this morning. The happy cour.o ! Itit
on the morning train for Dunlap , their fu
ture home.
HOW THE TBAIN WAS ROBBTSD.
I'lusengoni Who Were on the Overland Tell
ft of the Sucrutnonto Hold-Up.
Among the through passengers on the over
land train held up last Thursday night west
of Sacramento were Mr. and Mrs. It. , F.
Steelc. newspaper people from Sun Francisco ,
stopping now In this city. To a Dee reporter
Mrs. Stecto gave the following account of
the big hold-up , the full details of which , ns
dcicrlbed by an eye witness , appear for the
first time In this paper.
"We had left the fertlje ranch district of
Alameda county and were running through
the vast salt marshes of the Sacramento
valley when the attack occurred. As the
long train approached the trestle over the
Sacramento river the engineer descried a
figure near the bridge wildly waving a. red
lantern In signal of danger ahead. Scarcely
had the train come to a standstill when two
men boarded the cab from either side , and ,
thrusting revolvers Into the faces of engineer
and flreman , ordered both to walk on before
to the express car. Here they were told to
Inform Express Messenger Page that their
brains would be blown out In exactly two
minutes If ho failed to open his door in
that time.
"The messenger inside , liearlng low voices
near and suspecting a hold-up , opened a ran
dom fire through the door , which was re
turned with Interest from the bandits. Not
less than a dozen shots were nrod In quick
succession , and the glass windows In the
door were completely shattered before Mes
senger Page learned of the Jeopardy of the
engineer and fireman. On being Informed
that his car would be blown up with dyna
mite It he longer resisted , Messenger Page
drew back the door. Coolly the robbers com
pelled the engineer and his assistant to carry
the heavy express bos to the cab ot
the engine , and afterward to un
couple the engine. The taller of
the two daring highwaymen then threw open
the throttle and In a second the engine was
speeding away toward Sacramento. The
train men made no effort to go to the assist
ance of the three captives , ivlth the excep
tion of the conductor , who .stepped down
when the flrst shots were fired , but was In-
stanUl' ordered aboard by the robbers. The
passengers took the whole matter nn a joke ,
and many enemies of the Southern 1'aclflc
openly expressed the hope that the boys would
get away with the 'boodle- , '
' "Tho bandits ran the engine about two
miles toward the city to a point quite clear
ot the marshes. After removing the heavy
box , which contained nearly 453,000 In gold
and silver , they reversed the engine and sent
It back alone to the train. Although It
was well neigh 'dead.'ln railway parlance ,
the tender crashed Into the express car and
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w'edged Itself so firmly that any attempt to
draw the train would have resulted In a
wieck. Happily , the Oregon express from
'Frisco came up behind , and with the aid
ot a switch cnglnd sent from Sacramento to
ascertain , the cause of delay , the overland
was towed safely Into the city.
"While awaltlug the return ot the engine
stolen by the bandits , the train crew discov
ered a trackwalker In the > bushes , tloj hand
and foot and gagged. When the man was
released , he Informed the conductor that ho
had been captured an hour before the over
land waa due at the bridge. Two tall men ,
wearing linen dusters and whlto masks ,
stopped lila railroad bicycle , took off a wheel
and threw the machine down the embank
ment. They then tied and gagged him and
took away his red lantern , thus effectually
preventing him from giving the alarm to the
oncoming train. The majority of the pas
sengers disagree with the detectives and
believe the robbers removed the- gold to a
conveyance In hiding at the point to which
they ran the engine , and then drove quietly
Into Sacramento before the alarm was given
In the city. Although It was a neatly exe
cuted Job , -when you think of Its being car
ried out by two men against a train load ,
with probably many firearms In the lot ,
and the eastern passengers carried away a
largo portion of the express door , which was
riddled by bandit bullet * , as souvenirs of
their first "
hold-up.
Purify your blood , tone up the system , arid
regulate the digestive organs by taking Hood't
Sarsaparllln. Sold by all druggists.
l"or Uulvenlly Ux
At the meeting of those Interested In uni
versity extension held1 at the Woman's club
rooms last evening twenty-seven persons tub-
scribed their signatures to a paper pledging
their support to the movement , and a com
mittee consisting of Dr. Chapln. Mrs. Tovvne ,
Miss CopslanJ , Mr. W. S , Gould and Mr. C.
R. Lee was appointed to secure further sig
natures and perfect the details of the or
ganization. The project Is backed by the
Woman's club , and contemplates the forma *
tloa ot a university extension circle in Omahi
before which prominent educators are to be
Invited to deliver courses of lectures on
topics selected by the majority of the at
tendants. The success of the preliminaries
assures Omaha a participation In thli move *
ment now eo popular in other populatloA ,
centers of the country.
Oreron Kidney Tea curei backach * .
ft c ati. All druggist * .
TO RECOVER A BIG FORTUNE
Sequel to a Missouri Murder of Ten Years
Ago.
LNGLISH RELATIONS HUNTING'FOR MONEY
Two Alleged London Vcphotrs of I * K.
jlrndihnnr , formerly of ( Iriitry
County , Will 1'rovoko liiton-
Hi TO Litigation ,
ST. JOSEPH , Oct. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Two young men who gave
their names ns Edward and Sam
uel Uradshaw liavo arrived In this city from
Liverpool , England. The object of their visit
to tills country Is to claim the estate of their
uncle , L. K. IJnidsliaw , who was murdered
In Gentry county , forty miles east of this
city , ten years ngo.
Stranger than fiction Is the life story of
the deceased Uradshaw , and the tragic end
of his eccentric career will doubtless al
ways remain an Impenetrable mystery. Early
In 1SGO Ilradshaw went to Gentry county ,
He had little to say nnd moved about In a
mysterious manner. Soon otter his arrival
he purchased C40 acres ot farming land 'n
uluLvas at that time an Isolated part of
the county. A small cabin was built and
Ilradshaw settled down upon his farm. He
worked hard nnd prosperity came his way
from the beginning. The country around
the IJradsliaw place became thickly settled
In time , and curloua neighbors essayed to
pry Into the old man's affairs , but were
never successful. He lived alone In his lit
tle cabin , nnd it H said that no woman ever
entered Its door. Year after year he tolled
and so far as possible avoided any communi
cation with his neighbors. Young men of
that locality were employed by Uradshaw as
farm hands during1 the busy season , but he
never gave them an opportunity to enter the
cabin. The old man spent but little money ,
although the annual Income from his exten
sive farm was large.
MUUDEUKD IN HIS HUT.
Ilradshaw kept a bank account , and for
ninny years prior to his murder It was gen
erally known In the neighborhood that he
had enormous wealth burled on his premises.
In February , 1884 , ho was murdered In the
hut In which he had lived. Owing to the
fact that he had no visitors the crime was
not discovered for several days. Farmers
passing the place noticed that Bradslmw's
cattle were starving , and a delegation of
citizens visited the place and entered the
mysterious cabin.
On the floor they found the body of the
peculiar old man , his throat cut from ear
to ear. The burned prints of a fire shovel
were plainly visible on different parts of
his body , and the soles on his feet had been
cooked. It was plain that the murderers had
tortured theln victim with flro before killing
him. He had been tortured , presumably , for
the purpose of making him divulge the hid
ing place of his hoarded wealth.
In one coj-ner of the room a plank had
been torn from the floor , and further inves
tigation showed that the plank had served ns
n covering for the entrance Into a hole
about four feet square , walled with brick.
Inside were two large tin boxes , the ilds
of which had been battered with a hatchet
and torn off , The boxes were empty , and
several gold coins were found scattered
about , showing beyond all doubt that the
murderers had found the hiding place of
Dradshaw's money. How much ho had
hoarded and burled there may never be
known , but the two boxes doubtless con
tained several thousand dollars.
MURDERERS ELUDED OFFICERS.
For years the authorities made every ef
fort to find the perpetrators of the awful
crime , and the county and state authorities
offered largo rewards , but the identity of
Dradshaw's murderers remains a secret. Dil
igent search failed to find any relatives to
claim the large estate ho Jiad left. At the
expiration of ten years the- land was sold
by the sheriff of Gentry county under the
law of the state nnd the proceeds turned into
the state treasury.
The young men who have como to claim the
estate are positive that Dradshaw was their
uncle. They ndmlt that several points bearIng -
Ing on the relationship remain to be substan
tiated before they could establish their claim
In law. and on account of the ten years
allowed by law having expired before the
land was sold , they will take legal advlcs
before instituting proceedings to recover the
fortune from the state.
From these two young men it Is learned
that their uncla left England In 1SG4 , on ac
count of disappointment In a love affair. On
the day set for his marlage his bethrothed.
who was much younger than himself , eloped
with another suitor. From that day he- was
morose and despondent , and as soon as pos-
slblo left England for America. He never
had any communication with his relatives
In England , and they had no knowledge of
his whereabouts.
Kinging KiIgBinont's 1'raUos.
The party of twenty-two eastern capitalists ,
which went to the Black Hills one week ago ,
chaperoned by Mr. Francis C. Grable , re
turned to Omaha last night and registered at
the Mlllard , where all of the gentlemen will
remain until this evening , when they will
leave for their eastern homes. In speaking
of the trip last night , all of the gentlemen
expressed themselves as being delighted with
the trip , saying that until now they had
never realized the vast resources of Ne
braska and the northwest. From Omaha
they went on a Burlington special to Sher
idan , thence coming back to Edgcmont nnd
from there to Spearflsh , Lead City , Deadwood -
wood and Hot Springs. All were loud In sing.
Ing the praises of Edeemont , saying that
they had Invested the sum of J30.000 In the
little city , and that they would plant more
of their wealth there ere long. All of the
property will be Improved , and among the
buildings which will be erected will be n
hotel , an opera house and a number of busi
ness blocks , together with a knitting mill
and a tannery. Ev ry man in the party
predicts , that the town must soon become
the metropolis ot the Black Hills country ,
the location nnd natural advantages being
such as to command the trade of an im
mense section , reaching far toward the- Pa
cific coast.
Oregon Kidney Tea euros all kidney trou
bles. Trial size. 25 cents. All drugglsti.
Art Loan Ci til bit.
The water color exhibit at the art loan
In the library building la deserving of much
praise , the number and character of the pic
tures on exhibition showing that the- people
of Omnha are not insensible to this pleasing
branch of nrtlstlc work. In the collection are
such well known names as Ernst , Digit. VI-
tall. Sender , Percy Moran , Jerome Ferris , L.
Bangnlat , G. Slmonl , Fred S , Cozzcns.
KInsetnan Van Ectcn , Mlacca , George Foster
Barnes , besides a number of local artists who
are showing splendid
advancement along ar-
tlstlo lines. Viewed solely from a critical
standpoint. It Is by far the best grouping
of water colors Omaha has seen.
The City Clerlulilp.
The contemplated appeal to the courts for
an Injunction to prevent the mayor from
signing the city clerk ordinance has been
abandoned. A written opinion from a load
ing-attorney who has been looking up the
case was received this morning and as It waa
to the effect that the ordinance was perfectly
legal It was decided that It would bj unwise
to proceed further in the matter. City Clerk
Evana says that he was not personally con
fronted In the contemplated legal proceedings
Ai he was perfectly willing to let the people
decide who should fill the
oftlco for the- re
mainder of the term.
Secretary Urexil'i Itoslgnatlon Accepted
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'the executive committee of the Commercial
clu'b yesterday accepted the resignation of
Secretary C. F. Drexel. to take effect Novem
ber 1. Mr. Drexel will return to the Insur-
ihte business.
Updike ut the Armory.
fh'e plaoa of holding the-.Updike revival
"meetings has , on account of the large at-
fetidance , been changed from the First Chris
tian Church to the Omaha Guards armory.
City Council Meeting Short.
The regular meeting of the city council last
Wight was cut ehort In order that the demo-
< 'raUo members might attend the city con
vention. The only business transacted was
the passage ot flipprdlnnnco providing lor
the submission of a proposition to rote $75-
000 In bonds for pimnft Intersections and the
appointment ot KITCM ! additional registrars
to fill vacancies.
The city attorney. wi > directed to prosecute
Joseph llengen , n registrar In the Fourth
word , who qualified'find then failed to ap
pear for duty. v . _
AUMSt MUttTHK .titit r.
Military Authorities i'oliit Out tlir llreiit
Hanger to TliU Country.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. The work ot
equipping the trdoris of the regular army
with the new ma atlue rlflo Is progressing as
fast ns the llmltcl capacity at theSpring -
Held national armory will permit. The fabri
cation ot the complex and accurate machin
ery necessary to make the new weapon required -
quired much time , but now the plant Is in
running order. The output Is about 2',500
arms per year. As last ns the arms are
completed they uro Issued to the troops , and
nt this rate It will be about a year before
our small army Is brought tip to n. modern
standard , being supplied with magazine guns ,
When , this work Is accomplished the onl-
nnnco officers will turn their attention to the
mllltln. A snmplo weapon has been sent to
the National guard ot each state so that the
men may familiarize themselves with It , but
at the urescnt rate of output It will be sev
eral years nt least before they can all be sup
plied. This fact has deeply Impressed some
distinguished military men In Washington ,
taken In connection with the rather start
ling suggestion niado by General Schoflcld
In his annual report , just published , touch
ing the lack of our army In numerical
strength , and his comparison of the United
States with China from n military stand
point. It has always been the proud boast
ot the public men who have resisted the es
tablishment of a good standing army that
In case of n hostile attack the ) government
could secure 1,000,000 volunteers In a day.
To this the military experts of today are
replying by the question : "What arc we to
do with these raw volunteers , and how shall
they be armed ? "
One of the most distinguished tacticians
now living , who Is perhaps more familiar
with our military resources than any man
In this country , has asked this question. Fol
lowing out In his line of reasoning , ho made
a rather surprising observation. Said he :
"Having In view the Incompleteness of our
scheme of coast defense , and the absolute
Insignificance of our navy , when compared
with the magnlflcant navies of Europe , I
have no hesitation in saying that It la en
tirely possible for at least two of the nations
of Europe to land 250,000 troops on our At
lantic coast. To these we can oppose about
50,000 soldiers , 20,000 being regular army
nnd 30.000 mllltla , for I am convinced that
Is about our effective military strength In
an emergency. In the course of time we
could add a great number ot raw volunleers.-
Ilut the latter we cannot arm nnd equip. It
repulres , ns you see , much time to do this ,
and I am of the opinion that the foreign In
vaders would be able to occupy St. Louis
before we could iniiko the arms , for , of
course , we would bo prevented by the neu
trality nets from purchasing abroad. I be
lieve that General Schoflcld rather under
stated the case In comparing the United
States with China. but the fact Is , we are
not nearly so well prepared by land or sea
to resist an attack from even one European
power as was China to resist Japan. The
disproportion In effective force Is even
greater , nnd for the Unltcl States to rely
upon Its latent power and on Its vast popu
lation and wealth , Is as wrong as China's
reliance on the same facts. "
TOTAL ill' TJ1K At'1'ltOI'ltIATIONS.
Committees of the House mill bcimto Issue
WASHINGTON.'Oct.11C. The annual vol
ume of approprlatlons , > lnow offices , etc. , re
quired by law tel be i prepared under the
direction of the coipmlttees on * approprlatlons
has just been pompleted , by , Mr T. I' . Cleaves
and Mr. J. C. CoiirU , clerks respectively of
the senate and house committees and shows
that the total specific'appropriations made
at the flrst and second sessions of the fifty-
third congress amount fo $391,15G.OOO ; perma
nent appropriation $101,074,080 , making a
grand total ot $492,230.685. The appropria
tions by bills are as follows : Agricultural ,
$3.223,623 ; Army. $23.592.884 ; diplomatic and
consular , $ l,56J.918 ; District of Columbia.
$5.545.678 ; fortifications , $2.427.004 ; Indian ,
$10.659,565 ; legislative , executive and judicial ,
$21.305,583 ; Military academy. $406,535 ; Naval ,
$25,327.126 ; pensions , $151,581,570 ; postofflces ,
$87,236,599 ; rivers and harbors , $ ll,643OSO ;
sundry civil , $34.253,775 ; deficiencies , $11.-
811,004 ; miscellaneous , $577,950 ; permanent
appropriations , $101,074,080. Total appropria
tions , $192,230.683.
The new offices created are 474 In num
ber , nt an annual cost of $654,712.50 , and the
offices omitted and abolished are 923 In num
ber , nt an annual cost uf $1,235,992.40 , showIng -
Ing a net reduction In number ot 449. and
In amount of $581,179.90. The salaries In
creased are ten In number , at a cost of $33-
741 , and the salaries reduced are sixty-nine ,
at an annual cost of $26,800 , or a net reduc
tion of fifty-nlno In .nurnber.and a net In
crease In cost of $76,911.
The offices created nnd abolished are
mainly In the following departments and
bureaus : Now Offices Civil Service commis
sion , forty ; Navy department , one ; Depart
ment of Justice , nlno ; District of Columbia ,
seventy-one ; Diplomatic and Consular ser
vice , fourteen ; Naval establishment , eleven.
Offices Abolished Treasury department ,
101 ; Independent treasury , thirteen ; War de
partment , 382 ; Interior department , five ;
PostofHre department , twelve ; Agricultural
department , eighteen ; Coast survey , nine-
Military establishment , thirteen.
ATrOUXKV.S FO Till : INDIANS.
Interior l > Pmrtiiu > iit Fiirnlihes a I.ln of
Tlioo Kniiloyrl by Authority.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. Acting ( Secre
tary Slmms ot the Interior department has
forwarded to Attorney General Olney a reply
to a request for a list of all persons author
ized by the Interior department to represent
the various Indian tribes as legal advisers.
The attoreny general In his letter urged that
the legal services of these attorneys be ex
tended when proper to the defenses of cases
arising out of the depredations , of the various
tribes. The acting secretary says there are
no persons who hold authority from the gov
ernment as legal advisors to Indian tribes
In general ; for that matter , the government
has in numerous cases refused to approve
contracts providing for the employment of
counsel for general services. The only at
torneys whose employment requires them to
assist in the defense of depredation suits In
the employ of Indian tribes and recognized
by the department' 5nre General Halbert E ,
Paine , for the Chickasaw nation ; V. M.
Goodykootz for th _ Sloux of Nebraska and
the Sioux Indians receiving rations at the
Crow Creek agency1 in South Dakota ; J , L.
Bullock , for the Osagw in Indian territory.
nnd W. C. Shellejifor the Klowa and
Comanche tribe .Oklahoma.
Now .Mrjlno gnul Stntlntlca.
"
WASHINGTON , 9 , 16. John W. Flem
ing , United State _ cqal Inspector for New
Mexico , in his annual"Jcport to the secretary
of the Interior , places the total coal output
of the territory foY'lho last fiscal year at
615,454 tons , a deiirdase- 23,902 tons from
last year's output.-caiu.fil by the recent min
ing strikes. Therp .are now twenty-one
mines In the territory , with a force of 1.472
employes. The expHifcfon of flro damp has
caused an excess. qf fatal and minor acci
dents for the year over the previous fiscal
year. The repjortrecommends territorial
legislation governing , ventilation and restrlc
tlous in the handling of powder.
btoln 1'lftjr-TiTO Tliouiund btninpi.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. After a thor
ough Investigation s > t the robbery at the
bureau ot engravlng'and printing , Chief Sul
livan has ascertained that 52,100 , stamps , val
ued at $1.042 , were purloined. Mr. Sullivan
denies that he took the case out of the hands
of local detectives after they had worked It
up. It vns a matter for the government
secret eervlce front the first , and the case
has been In the hands of Chief Hazen ever
blnco the discovery of the theft. It Is prob
able that one or more additional arrests will
be made.
_
rnstnmitcr c ; nurul Ileturii * t Wellington.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. Postmaster General -
eral Dlsaell returned to Washington today ,
Orejou Kidney Tea. cures nervout bead-
Uthiei. Trial size , 25 cents. All
It's a good thing ; Push it along.
The Great
Sale of Clothing
The most gigantic sale of really fine
clothing ever inaugurated.
Men's Suits ,
I'lUNCH AU3UUTS , IN BLACK CJLAY WOUSTED
bound , double breasted , trimmed with Italian satin , $13.00
no bottoimudo tbo complete suit ut this
PRINCE AL13EKTS IN GRAY AND BROWN CLAY
worsted , stitched , double or sln lu breasted , lined
with Itnllnn satin , finest for tlic money over Hhown 15.00
at. tlilB sale. . . . . .
1.T.O . I5LAOK AND FANCY WORSTED SUITS , IN
euiiuvays and BttOks , some lined with biitiu ; till
wflol nnd silk lined goods , till in Regent cuts , no
incroliunt tailor can put up a better { furmont at 12.50
111 is bulu only .
170 ASSORTED SUITS , MADE TO FIT SHORT
and bUnit. Ifaiumorglough , Saks V Co. in ado pur
posely ( or sucb built persons , hnndsoino it ml dura-
bio Karmsnt.s , honvy weights for full wour , size * , 117 10.00
to 4j ( go at this sale ut .
200 PINK YOUNG MEN'S DRESSY SUITS , A MOST
complete finished t/nd stylish gurmcnt , in cutaways 10.00
nnd backs , sixes irom 35 to 40 ut this sale only .
200 FINE ALL WOOL CHEVIOT SUITSTN ,
sacka only , dark effects , go in this snlo ut the ex 6.50
traordinary price of . .
H. Cook Clothing Co ,
successors to Columbia Clothing Co. ,
13th and Farnam Streets , Omaha.
Numerous Wracks Reported All Along the
North Pacific Coast.
B-G RAFT UNDOUBTEDLY BROKEN UP
Ship Ivnnhnv , Out Tueiity-Oun U.tys , Is
I'rolinbly I.ont 1'limttiif Wrrrlciigo
Supposed to Iliilon Hi Her
I'nilml oil I ho Count.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 16. The gale
which has prevailed along the northern
Pacific coast since Saturday last has un
doubtedly caused \\ldespreail disaster to
shipping Interests. At least thico schoon
ers are known to have been wrecked. There
are grave reasons for believing that the
American ship , I van hoc , 1ms hi-on lost , with
all on board , and there Is little doubt that
the Southern Pacific raft of 10,000 spars and
piles , valued at over $30,000. lias been broken
by the elements. The news ot the next few
days. It Is thought , \\lll show still greater
losses. From Tacoma the schooner , Nora
Hawkins , Is reported w recked at the entrance
to Gray's harbor. One seaman was drowned.
Reports were also received hero this after
noon of the wrecking of the schooner Portia
at Stewakt's point. Her bottom was knocked
out on the rocks , and her crew narrowly
escaped with their lives. It Is also reported
that the schooner Elfrlta was driven on the
rocks near Cambria , an the San Luis , Oblspo
county coast. A few minutes after the crew
left her she broke In two anil went down.
The American ship , Ivanhoc , coal laden ,
from Seattle lor tliU port , which has now
been out twenty-one days. Is almost cer
tainly lost. Captain C. G. Grlllln com
manded her , and she carried u crew of eigh
teen men. Colonel Fred Grant , one of the
proprietors of the Seattle Post-Intolllgencer
and ex-minister to Bolivia , was a passenger
on the Ivanhoe , having embarked on her to
enjoy the novelty of a sea voyage , A mast
and yards , painted yellow , anil believed by
seamen to bo part of tha rigging of the
Ivanhoo , have been sighted oft the Oregon
coast. A floating deekhoubo , painted as was
the Ivanuoo'H. was aUo seen In the same
locality.
ASTORIA , Ore. , Oct. 1C. The steamer P.
P. Elrnoro arrived this morning from Tllla-
meek after encountering one of the heaviest
seas known along the Pacific coast In yoars.
She left Tlllnmook yesterday morning at C
o'clock with eleven passengers nnd a large
carco of case salmon consisted to Elmorc ,
Sanborno & Co. After crossing Tlllamook
bar , she struck a liove-ln soa. with a stiff
northwester blowing , which soon Increased tea
a perfect hurricane. All day long the
steamer battled with the heavy seas , not
darlnc to attempt to cross In at the mouth
ot tlio Columbia , which was reached about
3 p. in. They remained out all last night ,
the wind growing stronger and th& seas
heavier as the night wore away. About 1
o'clock this morning they began to throw
out their cargo , and after 200 cases of
salmon had been pitched Into the sea the
boat steadied somewhat and rode the seas
much easier. Thu officers of the boat say
that on ( several occasions last night they
gave up all hope of saving the steamer. The
State of California , tlio George W. Elder
and three British vessels remalnnd Inside the
heads this morning until the Khnore passed
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