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The Omaha Daily Bee. I-ttTAHLISHEl) JU.XE J!, J87J. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER J 7, 1901 -TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. FAVORS LARGERNAVY Eccretarj Loag Credited with Intentien of EiojmmtndiBg Mori Veiiela, NEW BATTLESHIPS AND ARMORED CRUISERS Three of Femer, Twe ef Littir aid leme Smaller iuibeaU. ESTIMATES FOR OTHER NEEDS REPORTED Total Exceeds Ameunt Appropriate! Lait Ytar by $22,000,000. SEEMS TO HAVl HIGHEST SANCTION Jerrrtnrj- I, (inn Intimate Thnt Ad ( ministration titular- the matr. llrlleilng TIifiii lo He Conservatively Made. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. The estimates lor the navy for the fiscul year andlng June 30, 1903, were made public nt thu Navy ilepartmcnt today. The total amount Ik ftS,010,984, ugalnHt 577,024.536 appro priated for tho current year. The chief Increases aro J2.600.000 for conHtntctlun, 12,000,000 for armor and $129,365 lu tho ap propriation for 'yards and docks. Secretary Long, In speaking of the esti mates, said that they were made with a duo regard for tho needs of tho navy and intimated that they had tha approval of tho administration. Ho spokn of tho In creased cost of tho navy and said that tho building of a battleship costing 5,000, 000 was not the end of Its expense, as Its main tenance was very costly. It Is more than likely the secretary will recommend three Vow battleships and two new armored cruisers and a number of Funall gunboats. Among the now Items or Importance In tho estimates are the following: Now bat tory for Newark, 1175,000; new batteries for Albany and New Orleans, 5200,000; re Bervo guns for other ships of tho navy, r.00,000: floating dry docks, Portsmouth, N. H 5500,000; total for that yard, $1,600, 456. Knr Other Xrrd. Also a total of 51.271,700 for now works nt tho lloston navy yard, which Includes a plant for housing 'and storing torpedo ves nels and now building. Tho estimates for now Improvement!) at tho Now York navy yard nggrcgato 53,110,000, which Includes $2,000,000 for tho purchase of land and $200, 000 for barracks for enlisted mon. Tho es timated Items for tho Norfolk yard aggre gate 51,208,500, which Includes 5350,000 for the purchaso of land. Tho estimates for tho naval station at San Juan, Porto Klco, are $2,613,000 and lncludo 51.000,000 for a ma sonry dry dock, 5500,000 for the purchase of Und, $250,000 for dredging and $200,000 for tho extension of coaling facilities. An estimate of $650,000 Is made for a plant for housing and storing torpedo vessels at fensacola. An estimate of $108,000 Is made for tho naval Rtatton at Tutulla, Samoa. An estimate of $3S1,000 Is submitted for the Oarltr naval station; -which Incliideu $200,000 for refrigerating plant. Estimates are made for n complete naval station At x Alongapo, P. I., amounting to $1,443,000. Other estimates are as follows: Naval magazine near Ronton, $300,000; naval mag lulno near Portsmouth, N. II., 5400,000; navnl magazine at Pugct sound, 5100,000; defenses for insular naval stations and coal depots, 5500,000. CHIEFS' BLOW AT ANARCHY Head of roller .mv nt Washington G'onnlder lVulhltlty of Special Cnngre I.egUlntliig. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. The board pf tovernorB of tho National Bureau of Identi fication, an auxiliary of tho National As sociation of Chiefs of Police, today unani mously decided to transfer the headquarters nf tho bureau, now located at Chicago, to Washington. Tho board also appointed Edward Evans of Chicago superintendent of tho bureau, to succeed Oeorgo W. Porteus. Later the board members called at the White House and were Introduced to Presl flent ltoosovclt by Major Sylvester, chief of the Washington police. Tho chiefs spent tho afternoon In a trio to Mt. Vernon. Tomorrow they will take up a bill which congress will bo urged to enact Into law, appropriating, probably $26,000 for the bureau to aid In tbe dis semination of Information about criminals. Tho members of tho board hero aro W. A. 1'lnkerton of Chicago of the Plnkerton de tectives and the following chiefs of police. Major Richard Sylvester of Washington. Prnnrls O'Nell of Chicago. Phil Dlotsch of Cincinnati. Henry Muth of Allegheny. Pa.; Frank Cassadn of Klmlra, N. Y.; Frank Murphy of Jersey City. Mathew Kelly of Bt. Louts and Oeorgo Corner of Cleveland. Tho meeting will consider legislation look ing to the suppression of anarchists tho world over by an International coagress. HAY RETURNS.J-0NG TO COME Cabinet Member Hraemblln In Washington Trent)- Mutter to Cnmr Hp Knrlr. ' WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. A letter re ceived at tho War department from Sec retary Hoot says that he expects to re rume his official duties In Washington about tho middle of next week. Secretary Hay returned to Washington today from his Mimmcr homo in Now Hampshire and resumed his duties In the fljate department. Amrnssador Choato is expected to arrive In Washington early next week and Lord Pauncefoto is due tho fol lowing week, so that tho final stages of the. treaty preparation will soon begin. At present IhlB contention exists only on the form of the protocols, representing the va rious stages of the negotiations, and while these protocols Include substantially all of the points to be treated, still they must yot bo reduced to the form of a treaty, and this work will cngngo Secretary Hay's at tention at once. FOR AN AUTO MAIL SERVICE Government Let Cnntrnrt for thr K.i prrlmrnl to llr Mmlo nt Minneapolis WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. A contract for nutotnobllo mall service In Minneapolis, Minn., an experiment which may result In tho extension of such servlco generally, was made by tho I'ostofflce department to day. It gives the Republic Motor Vehicle company 5176,173 for carrying tho malls between tho postofilec, postal station and sub-stations and for collections from sonic of the letter boxes In tbe business sec tion of the city from January 1, 1902, to Juno 30, 180$, LEPROSY 0NTHE DECREASE Hrporl of Mnrlne llonpltnl Nervier. In Hawaii of nn llnmiirng lug .nturr. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. There are now 000 lepers and 164 clean persons at the Molokal leper settlement In Hawaii, ac cording to a report Just received from Chief Quarantine Officer Cofer, in chnrge of the Marine, ispllal work in Hawaii. All these are' , fed, clothed and gov erned for $S0, ''4. .year. Tho report praises the hope!. 'V. cheerful manner lu which these poor p 'eslgn themselves to their fato and poll. that such con tentment can thrive o. a comfort able mode of life and ' treatment. Surgeon Cofer reports he h. direful In quiries ns to the chances of tr.- ; ''Mon of the clean people working nmonM, ( lepers and that the general opinion wa.f'that In time they would becomo lepers. In the last ten years only ten clean residents have become lepers. The Board of Health has tnltiatcd a new system for preventing the lepers and tholr relatives and friends from embracing and kissing each other by marching the visitors Immediately from the steamer landing to a corral with a doublo fence. The friends are cohipellcd to remain Insldo this enclosure and tho lepers gather around and talk through tho bars. Visitors ore permitted at any time under this system, Instead of only once a year as formerly. The results of known exposure to leprosy, says tho re port, show an uncertainty as to tho chances of Individual Infection, which makes the disease one of the most difficult to operate against. Women are said lo he less llahlo to It than men. Tho thrco oldest patients nt tho settlement arrived In 1874, 187." nnd 1S79 respectively. The number of commitments each year during tho last decade, ranging from 133 In 1801 to eighty-five In 1000, show gradual decrease In spite of the fact that the hunt for lepers throughout the Islands never beforo has been so vigorous. PARDONS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER Prraldent liirlmlrn Hoy .vr Serving nt Fort l,rniriiwrlli In llln 'reed MM. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. President Itooso volt today granted pardons in the following cases: James Wainwrlght anil Andrew J. Win ters, who wero sentenced April 13, 1901, at Nashville, Tenn., each to serve a year and ten days in prison for 'a pension fraud, atj pardoned upon recommendation of the dis trict attorney who prosecuted them, so that their sentences will expire on Novem ber 1 of tho present yenr. Tho prisoners nro all negroes and woefully Ignorant, and according to tho testimony at tho trial wero Imposed upon by a man named Urodon, who wns the chief beneficiary of tho fraud. Winters Is 76 years old. Upon recommendation of the attorney general tho president has pardoned John Harris, a Kentucky perjurer, who served out a two years' term In the Indiana peni tentiary Sn order that his civil rights m!iy be tcstored to him. Since Hnrrls' return from the penitentiary he has been sober, industrious nnd honest. Fells Osborne, who Is now serving a five years' term In thjFortLeavpnworth prison for' stealing n7h1use1n "the 'Indian Terr!-" tory In 180!), Is pardoned so that his sen tence will explro on December 1 of tho present year. Tho prisoner belongs to a good family, is only 1!) years old nnd the nttorney general believes was led astray by evil companions. Judge John R. Thomas of the Indian Ter ritory, who sentenced Elder Joyce, to five years' Imprisonment in April. 1809. for tak ing n horse that belonged to some one else, recommends that bo be pardoned at the end of three years in order that ho may begin life anew. The president nnd tho attorney general bellovo that clemency should be exercised In Joyce's behalf, so the order bsB been made in accordance with Judge Thomas' recommendation. MIGHT MARRY THE MEDIUMS Speaker lit Milrltnnlltn' CnnventPiit Proior Method of Promoting Mlnlnimrle' Interest. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Annual reports of missionaries nnd .in address by Repre sentatives C. R. Schlrm of Maryland, mainly occupied today's session of the National Association of Spiritualists. Reports wero read by Mrs. Carrie R. S. Twing of Marsb flold, N. J., on missionary work In Missis sippi and Tennessee. Mrs. Julia Steolman Mitchell of Chicago on tho work In Ohio and Indiana and by E. W. Spraguo and Oeorgo W. Kates on general missionary work. Mr. Schlrm suggested that the most eco nomical method of missionary work open to the cause was to have tho missionaries marry mediums and that tho opposition of churches to spiritualism was very slight compared to tho courtesies thoy extended and that tho two should ro-operato. The afternoon session was devoted to the lyceum or Sunday school work of the asso ciation and to annual reports. DRAFTS NEW CANAL TREATY Frrnldrnt Will Prrent Snhtltiitc for Old Onr at .( Staslon of Congrr. WASHINGTON. Oct. 16, Senator Morgan of Alabama, who was one of President Roosevelt's callers today, talked with tho president about the prospects of tho Nicar agua canal bill at the coming session of congress. Tho president told Senator Mor gan that he nould submit to tho senate a new treaty on tho subject which moro nenrly met his views than tho first Hny Pauncefoto treaty, hut he did not go Into details. Speaking of the president's policy In regard to southern appointments, Sen ator Morgan said: "it Is tho policy of reconciliation: the policy of appointing the best men to office." TRUNK OF JEWELS ISST0LEN Twenty Thousand Dollnr Worth, Mllng Since September, .nvr Ohjrot of Poller Hunt. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. The police de partment has been nsked by a private de tective agency to Join In the search for a trunk containing 520,000 worth of Jewelry samples that was stolen while In transit from lloston to Provldenco on September 8 The Jewelry was owned by a prominent firm of Jewelers and Included a complete line of samples of gold workmaushlp. Circulars containing a description of the valuables have been sent to the police throughout thn country. There wero 400 gold rings, hun dreds of necklaces of many different pat terns, lorgnette chains, men's vest and fob 1 chains and hundreds of chains of other pat terne. PROTOCOL IN HIS CUSTODY "Umaiuianer Reokkill Briags a Cepj with Signatn.ni of Power, PROCEEDS WITH IT TO WASHINGTON Report Affair In China llnek to Their .nrninl Comlltlon People Orently llencilted nn Itesnlt of Military Occupation, VICTORIA, II. C, Oct. 16. W. W. Roclt hlll, tho commissioner who represented the United States In the conference between the allies nnd the Chinese, arrived on tho Empress of Japan on his way to Washing ton. He has with him a copy of the protocol between ' China and tho powers, which was recently signed by the repre sentatives of the various nntlons Inter ested. Ho will proceed direct to Wash ington, Affairs In China have assumed their nor mal state, the corumls'Ooncr said. In an swer to a question. He did not anticipate any further outbreak, but there was no telling what would happen In China. Tho Ro-callcd Insurrections In Kan Su and Man churia, ho f aid, were simply local uprisings, which had been very much exaggerated. Before Mr. Rockhlll left Pekln the Chi nese troops had commenced to police the city. The people, ho said, had been bene flted by the occupation, they having been given work rebuilding the legations nnd on other works nt wages which they had never dreamed of. On the other hand, many of tboso who wero well off beforo tho occupation had been rendered destl tuto as a result of It. The legation con cessions had been greatly Increased and the Hrltlsh legation Is being built In tho form of n fort, with a moat, and guns mounted. Mr. Rockhlll said he expected to hear very shortly of the return of the court to Pekln. Mr. Rockhlll Bald that whllo LI Hune Chang retains his mental vigor, he Is breaking down physically. He had a splen did appetite, but suffers much from Indi gestion and high fovcrs. The Russians nre having considerable dif ficulty on the Chlna-Manchurlii railway on account of the floods. Thoy do not allow officers of other nations to go Into the country, but havo no objections to civilians traveling through. Mr. Rockhlll doc3 not look for a boom when conditions In China arc again settled, but says the trade will be enormous. Chinese TheuiNelve DlMnfTeoted. LONDON, Oct. 17. "The new Manchurlun convention which has been the subject of discussion hotwoen M. Pnul Lcsar, Russian minister to China, and LI Hung Chang Is on tho same lines as tho convention which Russia withdrew April 6." says the Pekln correspondent of the Times, "but It Is moro cleverly worded so ns to save China's face. 'In consequence of previous disclosures a Jealous secrecy has been observed, but the Important negotiations by which Russia Keeks to legnllzo Its occupation of Manchuria have been entrusted to 1.1 Hung Chang, who can be better trusted to serve Russian In terests than any other Chinese statesman. Prince Chlng is Indignant because he has been kent in ianorancc and both the Ynnc Te viceroys have tv.tco4-pr(rtHferf gainst tho negotiations. Tho same powerful oppo sition that was employed beforo is endeav oring to prevent the signature of tho con vention, but Russia's promiue to restore the railway from Shan- Hal Kwan to Nat Chwnng is a powerful lover in the hands of M. Lesar." TROOPS AREINSAD PLIGHT Veuexiirln Snldlrrn Tladly Dfinornl Inrd nnd Unnhli. in Th It o (IfTrn nlve Atciilnnt ('nlonihlii, WILLRMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Oct. 16. (Via Hnytlon Cable.) Advices received hero from Maracalbo, Venezuela, under date of yesterday, say that the Venezuelan troops on the Gunjira peninsula Hre In u condition of utter confusion. Robberies nnd outrages by Indians continue. Tho entire Indian population is against tho Venezue lans aud the latter daro not leave their camps, Tho Indians are ambushing and killing small parties. Demoralization Is spreading among tho Venezuelan troops and thcro is Increasing sickness among them. Four deserters from the Venezuelan ranks wero recently caught and shot. The Venezuelans at Gunjira are In no condition to asmimo the aggressive against Colombia, henco there Is little likelihood of fighting. The Tachlra frontier Is still quiet, rains In tho mountains preventing active opera tions, If any were contemplated. Few troops nre being moved " toward OuaJIra nnd Tachlra. Venezuela, for the present, Is maintaining the status quo on tho frontier. WILLIAM GILLETTE TO MARRY Connrrllcnt Artor Convinces Kngllnh .Mnther-ln-T,nTV Ilrr tlniighlrr la Old Enough. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Oct. 16. (Now York World Ca blegram Spoclal Telegrnm.) William Gil lette and Maude Fealy are, according to the statements of tho company, engaged and will be married nt tho closo of Gillette's London engagement. His nttentlons to the young actress havo boon mnrked for more than a year, but the objections of tho mother to the match were not overcome until recently. She considered her daugh ter, who Is but a few months moro thon 17, too young to know her own mind, but Is now convinced to the contrary. It is said Gillette and his prospective bride will pass n threo weeks' honeymoon on tho continent previous to their return to Amer ica. CHILD BORN IN CAPTIVITY I.rttrr Hrrrlvrd from Mln. Stone' Compniilnii, Sii '(i I ii h Aliniit American.- SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 16. During the night another letter from Miss Ellen M. Stone's companion, Mme. Tsilka, was found posieu on nor piireni iioor, announcing that Mme. Tsllka had given birth to a child and that both tho Infant and tho mother were doing well. COURT IS ENROUTE TO PEKIN Stop of Nerrrat Day firing Made to llrcnprrntr from Fatigue of Journey. PR KIN. Oct. 16. Tho court arrived at Tung Kuan Friday last. October It, and will remain there for several days In order to recuperate from the fatigue due to traveling over the execrable roada. MEMORIAL PROJECT HELPED Prominent .Men f.nnt nnd Writ Aid Accumulation nf the McKln Iry I'nncl. i CLEVELAND, Oct. .'Secretary Ryer son Ritchie of tho McKlnley National Me morial association stated today that ho had received reports indicating that auxiliary organizations nre being rapidly formed in all sections of tho country by tho trustees and honorary members of the organization. Judg4 William R. Day has appointed nn auxiliary committee In Catlton. Alexander A. Ilovell has begun tho vfcjk of organiza tion in Chicago and Illinois, Hon. 1). R. Francis In St. Ixiuls and tho southwest, Hon. C. N. IJllfs Is arranging for nn auxiliary association In New York, George I). Cortelyou has taken up the work at tlu national capital, Henry T. Scott In Cali fornia and Oenernl Ell Torranco lu Minne sota nnd tho northwest. Indeed, from all of tho trustees and from tho covernors of the states and those who are honorary members, as well as from Individuals nnd societies, there come promises of active ef forts ami of widespread organization among the people. Tho meetings of officials of tho board of trustees and of executive committees will bo held In Canton, the residence of Judge Day, tho president of the nssoelntlon. To relievo President Day of tho burden of de tail work tho office of tho secretary will take Immediate charge of nil correspond ence not Intended for tho president. All lottcrs should, therefore, bo addressed to the secretary nt Cleveland. Remittances should be sent direct to tho treasurer, Myron T. Hcrrlck, Society for Savings, Cleveland. Relative to thn claim put forth In certain quarters that the mcmorUI should be lo cated at some point otber'tban at Canton, Mr. Rltchlo said: "There can bo no question thnt the tomb of President McKlnley should be located In Canton. That was settled decisively years ago when he htn'self oxpressed a wish to bo hurled In tho cemetery that was hal lowed by tho graves of his children nt Can ton, bis homo during bis cntlro public ca reer. "Tho first purpose of tho McKlnley Na tional Memorial association is to erect a tomb which will be tho nation's tribute, typical In strength, beauty and dignity, of the mnn who lies beneath It; this secured, the association then Intends to contribute toward the rearing of a noble memorial at Washington. "Auxiliary organizations should be formed In every city, town nnd hamlet, which will bo In direct touch with their stato com mittee and with thu general movement. Tho association docs not desire to direct Independent organizations, but docs desire In every possible way to contribute to their formation nnd successful effort." BRYAN'S FAREWELL TO T0WNE .elirnkun In a Principal Speaker nt Ilnniiiirt filvrn to Duliith Mnn. 1 DULUTH. Minn., Oct. 16. Eight hundred men of all shades of political opinion sat down at tho farewell banquet tendered by Dul'uth citizens to Charles; A, Towno at tho Armory tongh,U jvlillan ladles, were present In' the guLerlcrtlj '-'li.r .tho speeches by William Ji Dryan, Mr. Townc nnd others. Tho affair was strictly non partisan. Scores of prominent democrats were present from all parts of the state Mr. Hryan's subject wns "Moral Cour age," and he took occasion to shower en comiums on tho guest of the evening for bis notable display of that quality In 1890 nt tho tlmo of his withdrawal from tho re publican party to follow sliver. Ho said: "Some may bo. disposed to stamp tho word 'failure' upon tho political career of our distinguished guest, but he has set an example that must weigh heavily on thu side of civic virtue. Ho has faced without flinching a fire as hot as from cannon's mouth nnd he has won a victory greater and moro glorious thnn over crowned the llfo of ono who fawned at tho fcot of power or bartered away his manhood to secure an office." Mr. Rryan did not Inject any politics Into his speech, which wns brief and directed largely to Mr. Towne. Ho said: "Great Is sues aro at stake: great Interests nro In volved; even our civilization Itself, and through us the civilization of the world. This nation Is n world power; It has not acquired Its Influence by war, but for a century Its Ideas havo been permeating tho world and every citizen owes It to his coun. try as well as to his gcnerntlon and pos terity to throw tho weight of his influence on the right aide of every public question." DULUTH, Oct. 17. Senntor Towne was the last speaker. It was long after mid night when ho arose. As he did so hundreds of people sprang to tholr feet and cheered. Mr. Towno extended eloquent thanks and spoke In reminiscent voln. He said: "There Is no rancor in my heart tonight for any man. I feel a kind of universal friendship for all., During past political campaigns all said things that we regret, no doubt. At least I did, but I go away cherishing uothlng but goodwill for all." Ho revlowed his political campaigns briefly, -but his speech was largely locol lu nature. DEFALCATION STIRS POLES .National Alllnnrr Una llratrd ftrnalon Over Kormrr Grand Treasurer' Allrgrd Shortage. TOLEDO, 0 Oct. 16. At today's spsslon of tho Polish National alliance tho matter of tho alleged defalcation of 525,000 by Wlcnkenskl, former grand treasurer of tho organization, came up and wns tho causo of a heated discussion, In which tho at torney for thn ex-tressuror, K. Szcanskl, made tho statement that his client was not accountable to the organization for tho alleged defalcation, because tho alliance bns been reorganized slnco thnt time and Is now oreratlng under a new charter. It developed In the general debate today that the educational committee will make a report advocating an aggressive policy In the matter of education for tho Polish peo ple of the country. TO CLEAR TENNESSEE RIVER Imprnrrinriit Anclnt Inn .nli Con grr for Million and Unit nnd Other Aid, HUNTSVILLR. Ala,, Oct. 16. The Ten nessee River Improvement association to day heard addresses by Senator Pottus, Con gressmen Clayton, Dank, Head, Richardson and Taylor of Alabama, John A. Moon of Tennessee and R. S. Candler of Mississippi, all pledging their influence for the Im provement of the Tenneesoe river. Judge Moon was recommended for appointment on tho river and harbor committee and con gress was asked to appropriate 51.600,000 for tho removal of obstructions at Colbert sboala and other points la tho river. GOES ON THE STATE TICKET Etciallit Labor Psrij Eeoogaiztd bj tie Nebraska. Lav. DOUGLAS COUNTY MANDAMUS HEARD Supreme Court llrnrn Argniueitt nnd llesertr llrclnlon Itohrnrlng la Ordrrrd In Case Involving Mater Right. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 16. (Special Telegram.) Secretary of State Marsh tonight over ruled tho protest of Dr. H. S. Aley and M. Herman of this city and thirty citizens of Omaha against allowing the nominees of thn socialist labor party a place on the official election ballot. The remonstrants Insisted that tho new socialist labor party had adopted a portion of tho name of tho old social party. Tho latter Is no longer In existence. Secretary Marsh rules that the namo of tho new party docs not con tain nny literal portion of the old party and therefore ho wilt certify the names of tho nominees to tho various county clerks along with the nominees of tho other par ties. The supreme court today finished tho principal portion of the work of the silting and nt 5; SO adjourned to meet again next week in special session. Ilmrrly Mniidiimun Cnnr. The mandamus case against County Clerk Hnverly of Douglas, by which nn effort Is being made to require him to Issuo it call for tho election of n commissioner from tho Second commissioner district, was ar gued and submitted this morning. C. J. Smyth and Ed P. Smith appeared for the applicant, Connolly, nnd Clerk Haverly was represented by It. C. Ilrome, Nelson Pratt and F. A. Ilrogun. Tho court took the case under advisement and announced Its Intention of delivering n decision at the special session next week. Tho motion of Judge Hauler of Kearney for a rehearing of tho enso of Hathaway against the Crnwford company was allowed by tho court. This action Involves the con stitutionality of the Irrigation law of the state. Among the cases decided today by the court there is none In which tho stato Is n party litigant. Decisions In which Omaha persons are Interested nro as follows: South Omaha Water Works against Vo casck, affirmed; Paxton & Gallagher against Vandouker, reversed. Tho noxt session of tho court for tho submission of cases and motions will begin November 6. The regular meeting would fall on November 5, but ns this Is election day tho opening has been advnnccd one day. Testimony In Irrigation Cnr. Stale Engineer Dobsou and tho Hoard of Irrigation will sit as a court tomorrow nnd listen to testimony nnd evidence In the caso of tho Farmers' nnd Merchants' Irrigation Company against the Gothenburg Power and Irrigation company. The Gothenburg company Insists that it has a prior right to water in the Platte river nnd was sus- nary years there Is sufficient water In tho river for both canals, but lu dry weather the demand exceeds tho supply. Aelirnnkn Slate Tenrlirra. The school board section of the Nebraska State Teachers' association will meet In Lincoln this week In connection with thn Superintendents' nnd Principals' associa tion. Nn special program has been ar ranged for the school board auxiliary, but the members aro expected to meet with the others and participate In tho proceedings. The first session will be held Thursday evening In the university chapel, when Chancellor Andrews will deliver an opening address on "Somo Points on Grading." Tho last session will bo held Saturday morning. The university laboratories and libraries will bo open for Inspection on Thursday afternoon, Sell rnkn-WIeon ln fin in t. The. Northwestern railroad, It Is learned, Is preparing to take an excursion from this city to Milwaukee and return for the No-brnskn-WlsronsIn foot ball gnme. Other rallrouds also havo the matter under con sideration and a rate of $S or less is ex pected as a beginning. Tho distance to Milwaukee is greater than to Minneapolis and for that reason It Is not likely thnt the ratos will go down as low as those for the Nebraska-Minnesota game. MR. DOLPHIN SEEMS SERENE Trlrgrnphrr Arr Informed hy Their President Thut llr Cnnslilrr III Iteeord Clear, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16. Today's session of thn Order of Railway Telegraphers was mainly given over to commltteo work. Re ports from tho committed on credentials, grand offlcors and system divisions wero received and considered. Gos3lp on thn approaching election of officers and tho amendment of the laws governing tho order continues. Tho pres ent officers evidently consider tholr posi tions secure and are apparently making no concessions nor asking any favors from tho enemy. In his address to tho conven tion President Dolphin said: "In conclusion, I declare that wo havo no apologies for our policy, nets or official proceeding during the last year. Thn or ganization has vigilantly guarded thn rights and Interests of Its membership, has boon aggressive In the path of duty, relentless lu its denunciation of wrong and oppres sion, active In Its pursuit of labors' ene mies." APPEAL RUSSIAN SUGAR CASE Attorney Hope lo !rt Derision from Higher Court During Xovcmher. NRW YORK, Oct. 16. Attorney R. A. Ulgelow will go to naltlmoTo today nnd file his application for an appeal from tho de cision against the Importers by Judgo Mor ris of tho United States circuit for the dls. trict of Maryland In the cose of Robert R Downs against tha United States, over the Russian sugar bounties. Rlgolow has re celved n copy of Judge Morris' opinion, In which he sustains tho opinion of tho Roard of Oenornl Appraisers. Rlgelow will at once file his appeal from this decision and ho expects to get It argued beforo the United States circuit court of appeals at Richmond, Va,, at tho November term. Do said in nn Interview that the report that tho American Sugar Refining company had counsel at tho argument before Judge Mor rls was nn error, Mr. Dlgelow also says that it is tho beet ugar Interests which arr opposing tbe admission of Ruialaa sugar. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Thursday and Friday; Variable Winds. Temperature nt Otuiihn Yentrrdnyi Hour. llrg. r. n, m in ll a. ii to 7 u, in. Ill H n, ni II II n, in 17 10 n. in . . . . . -II 11 a. ni ..... . -17 t2 in no Hour, 1 p. in lieu. . . f t a p. in M 4 p. Ill HI ft p. in X ti p. iii 7 p,' III ..... 8 p. ni ".It ti p. in " I ILLINOIS PYTHIANS SCORED Grand Lodge Adopt llroltillou Dr. nonnrlng Those Who Drnonnrrd Cunning nnd Cnldwrll. sptitN'nPMF.Ln. ill.. Oct. 16. At the meeting of the grntid lodge, Knights of Pythias, today resolutions denounclug Harry O. Mooro of Chicago and others ot tho Past Chancellors' association who were imniixntmi in tho nriiiilnir of an article de nouncing Charles It. Cushlng and H. P. Caldwoll of Chicago wero ndopted unani mously by tho convention. Tho convention elected officers for tho ensulrig year as follows: Charles H. Cush- incr nf chlrnrn. crand chancellor, nnn James II. llarclay of Springfield, grand vice chancellor: grand prelate, v. u. r.gau. rinlotiuri. ffi-nnrt keener of records and seal, Harry P. Caldwell of Chicago: grand mnstcr of exchequer. Milliard v. uiiniap of Jacksonville; grand mastcr-nl-arms. James Whiting of Canton: grnnd Inner guard, Frank C. Smith of East St. Louis; grand outer guard. L. D. uass ot iinnvuie; grand trustee, Charles L. Hitter of Mur physboro; supreme representative, John J. Horn of Vnndnlla. TORTURED FOR FORGETTING In Court n PrlcNt'tt Wnrd Sn Shr Wns llnngrd tlrrnnsc of Short Memory. NR1LLSVILLE. 111.. Oct. 16. The ex- nmlnntion of Father Jungblud. the Catholic nrlcst. and Llzzlo Nolan, his houscKcen.ir. charged with nssault upon a girl, took place today beforo Justlco Dudlov. Hover.tl witnesses testified ns to wounds rerclvsd by tho girl, Mary Prlner, Including the dos tors who treated her. Tbe girl testified that two dnys preceding the arrest alio ias bound around tho nrms with a rone and swung to a hook In the celling, remain ing from some tlmo In the morning to somo time In the afternoon, during which hours only the tips of her toes wero nllowed to touch tho .floor. Sho was whipped, she testified, because she could not remember parts of her catechism. Tho defendants wero bound over to nwalt further action and were committed to Jail In default of ball. DEER AND ANTELOPE DYING DUenxe of line terlologlrnl Nature So Dernntntlng Thnt Montana Came Warden Investigate. HELENA. Mont., Oct. 16. State Game Warden W. F." Scott left Helena tonight for the Little Rockies In northern Mon tanatlo'tnYestlgate rpporlH that many hun- o'reds wfdlier tirifl aujelciie lire dylO lu that section from a diseaso resembling" anthrax. Stato Veterlnnrlan Knowles has. received reports thnt tho unknown malady has extended over considerable portion of northern Montnnn. A similar disease, was epidemic among the gnmo of the northern portion of the stato about fifteen years ngo. Tho animals affected acted as If poisoned and did not attempt to escape when appronchsil. VIRGINIA NO PLACE FOR HIM Aunrehlxt from Camilla Arrestrd , 'While Sprnklng nt Cnnfetlernte Monument In .Norfolk. NORFOLK, Vn.. Oct. 16. A whlto man named Ambrose Martell. n nntlvo of Can ada, wns ni rested hero today on suspicion of being an anarchist. He was seen walk ing up and down nenr the confederate mon ument haranguing n crowd. Among other things ho said thnt ho had come here to "hhow up Uncle Pnm," and when he used tho expression "long live anarchy!" ho was arrested. PREFER THEjMJBLIC SCHOOL Wlnnehngn Pnrrnt llrllevr Their Children Would Adrnner Patrr Thnn In Indian ItiMltntlnn, LA CROSSE, Wis.. Oct. 16. Influential Indiana of the Winnebago tribe will make an effort to get a number of Indian charges Into tho public schools. In taking this step the Indians arc Influenced because of tho slow progress of their children In tho Indian schools. A delegation will visit Superintendent of Public. Instruction nird nnd will nsk that the children of W'lnnc bagocs be taken Into the 1. Crosso public schools. THEY ASK ANDJT IS GIVEN MiiHltrd Mrn nt n Country Sforr Xrnr Calrnn Get All Cash on llnnd. GALENA, Kan.. Oct. 16. Two masked men wnlked Into Stanford's atom at Cave Springs, a mining camp two miles northeast of this place, today, leveled tholr revolvers at tho proprietor and demanded all the cash In the house. They secured 52.000 and made their cscnpo In thn timber which sur rounds tho place. MINT CLERK GOES "TO PRISON AVnltrr X. Dlmiiilek Mut Srrvo Two Yrnr for III t.'rooUrdnr at 'Krleo. BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. Waller N. Dlramlck, former chief clerk in tho United States mint in thlB city, wns tolny sen tenced to two years' Imprisonment at Snn Quontln. Dlmmlck was convicted on two counts, ono churglng the presentation of a fulso voucher nnd tho other the use of public money In a ninnner not prescribed hy law, Dlmmlck not being a legal depository. Movement of Orrnn Vrrl Oct. HI, At New YorU-Arrlved-Teutonlc, from Liverpool. Bulled Nedorlantl. for Antwerp, via Cherbourg; Statu of Nebraska, for Olasgow, ... At London Arrlved-Ammon. from Ban Francisco, via Valparaiso; Montevldcan, from Montrenl. , , At Olasgow Arrived Ethiopia, from Now York. At 'Southampton Hailed Kron Prln Wll hHlm, from lirenien. for New York, via Cherbourg; St. Paul, for New York. At Qucenstnwiv-Siillcd Saxonla, from Liverpool, for Boston; New England, for Boston. At Hrow Head Passed Ithynland, from Philadelphia, for Quccustown and Liverpool. HAS THE BURLINGTON Mergat-Iill-Harrlmaa Sjidlcat JTiltt Iti Papari of P esiMiita. CAPITAL STOCK ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS Change Ii Title of One Syllable from Old Familiar Werda. RAILROAD COMPANY BECOMES RAILWAY Traniferfrea Lawa ef Illiaela te ItaUtai of Iowa. LINES OF ELEVEN STATES CONCERNED Head Ofllce to lie In llurllngton, Where Meeting fur Ulrctlou ot Officer I to lie Held Snturdny. HURL1NGTON, In.. Oct. 16.-(Spfdal Telegram.) Articles of Incorporation of ths Chlcngo, Ilurllngtoti & Quluey Railway company wero filed In tho county auditor' ofllce lu this city this afternoon. The caul tal stock of tho new company Is 5100,000.000 nnd Its object, as set forth In the nrtlcles of incorporation, Is to acquire thn llurllngt.in system nnd other roads nnd to maintain a railroad in the states or Illinois, lown, Mis souri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyo ming, South Dakota, .Montana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Tho corporation began October 15, 1901. and will continue for fifty years, with tho principal place of business In Burlington, la. Tho understanding Is that the new cor poration is merely the first step to nut mat ters In shape for tho transfer of the prop erty to tho Morgiiii-HIII-Hnrrlman syndi cate. According to the rumors that nro floating nbout here, this corporation will take charge of the Chicago, llurllngton & Qulncy Railroad company nnd tho ma'iv lines leased and controlled by tho company nnd then transfer them altogether to tho Morgan-HIU-Hnrrlman syndicate. This new corporation Is legally entirely srpnrated from the Chlcngo, llurllngton it Quluey Railroad company. Tho old company is Incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois, while tho new one Is controlled hy the laws of tho statu of Iowa, Thoro Is but one change in the nnmo ot the com pany. Tho old is a railroad company, tho new a railway company, Tho Incorporators, J. C. Pcasley. J. M. Derlng, J. D. Conncll, W. W. linldwln anil E. M. Shnlton, met In Chlcngo Tuesday and formed the nrtlcles of Incorporation, but nothing was given out about the matter until this afternoon at .'! o'clock, when thn papers were filed In the offico ot the countv recorder. The same papers will ho filed to morrow In thn ofllce ot tho secretary of stato at Ocs Moines. Tho first meeting of tbo Incorporators of tbe Chicago, llurllngton & Qulncy Railwnv company will bn held la llurllngton. Tho new Incorporators will probably meet on Saturday and elect officers, and s'tons con templated for. taking control oi tho Chicago, nurllngtou ft Qulncy railroad by the new company may then be disclosed. J. J. AST0R THE ENGINEER Member of err York i"onr linn- drrd Control thr Throttle on a I, nag, Kant linn. CHICAGO, Oct. 16. John Jacob Astor of New York dropped tho rolo of millionaire today and took up that of n locomotive engineer for a short time. With blue Jeans overalls and buckskin gloves tha colonel sat on the right aide, ot a locomo ttve cub nnd piloted tho fast mall on tho Lake Shore road. It was not a record- breaking performance but It came near thn mark and proved that at least one of Now York's 400 can do things out of the usual. Colonel Astor was scheduled to come to Chicago In company with President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Contra! rond to attend tho annual mealing -which was held today. He missed tha train to which was attached the president's prlvato car and tho directors gave up thn Idea of having htm nt the meeting, tloforo they reached Chicago their doubts woro dispelled hy tho receipt of a telegram stating that hu would be here on time. In order to keep his word ho took the fast mall, technically known as train No. .1, at Now York at RMS Tuesday rooming. Wlion Elkhart was reached at fi:05 o'clock this morning the colonel decided to com plete the trip on the engine. It was n matter of only a few minutes to make thn arrangements for the ride. Out of South Rond there is a fairly straight stretch of Irack, with a slight downgrade, westbound. The engineer Invited his guest to "take tho ruins" and the Invitation was coupled with another to push her along. The colo nel accepted both Invitations. From South Rend to La Porte, a dlstancn of twenty miles, the new engineer made th dis tance In a trlflo under twonty minutes. ILLINOIS CENTRAL CAPITAL lnerrne nf Six Million I to llr Uarri for Double Tracking nnd Other Itrttrrnirnt. CHICAGO. Oct. 16. At the annual meet ing of stockholders of the Illinois Central railroad, which was held here today, the following directors wero elected to succeed themsolves: H. F. Ayer, Walter Luttgeh, John W. Auchlticloss and John T. Hiirahnn, An Increnso In tho capital stock from $60, 000,000 to 566,200,000 was authorized. The additional capital will bo used In physical bettorments, Including the doublo tracking work now In progress between Chicago and New Orleans, In purchasing new locomo tives nnd cars and In purchasing thrrn small proprietary roads. These roads are tho Peoria, Decatur & Mattoon, the Mst toon & Evnnsvlllo and thn Peoria, Decatur & Evansvlllc. NELSON FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE Allrgrd KnnsH Murderer Will Plrnil Srlf-nrfrnr In Trlul for Killing MorrU. COFFRYVILLE, Kan., Oct, 16, The trial of John Nelson, who last month shot and killed his brother-in-law, Albert Morris, In a street quarrel hero, was begun today. Nelson will plead self-defense, asserting that Morris first attacked him with a knlfo. The case will bo bitterly contented. NeUon's brother, a prominent Now York lawyer and an ex-congressman from Ken tucky, la auUtlng la tha defooae, fx