The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED. JUNK 10, 1871.
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOUEIt 29, 1902 TEN PAGES.
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TREATY SOT BLOCKED
hicgton Doei Hot Take Caba'i Objec
v tioni Very 8eriouily.
MATTER OF FIGURES, NOT OF PRINCIPLE
Expects to Have Agreement ReaJy for
Congress to Consider. '
ANYHOW AMERICA WILL NOT SUFFER MUCH
Insular lepnblio Will, Eowerer, Lots Maiy
Important Advantage.
THEREFORE EXPECT NEW NEGOTIATIONS
Even If Present Plan Falls President
Palm Mill Soon Try AU to
Irrire Reciprocity with
Inlted State.
WASHINGTON. Oct. I. The fact re
corded In the news dlspatchea from Hi
tint that President Palma ha returned to
Washington tbe draft of the reciprocity
treaty without his approval baa not shaken
tbe belief of the offlclala here that they v-111
have a treaty ready to submit to congress
by the date of Its next meeting.
As soon as Mr. Quesada, the Cuban min
ister here, received tbe document he will
ubmlt It to Secretary Hay. Negotiations
111 then be continued on the basis of tbo
original draft. Generally stated, the Cuban
objections are based on a belief that the
United States. has demanded undue conces
slqns'lft tbe remissions of duties on Vniied
States 'products, entering Cuba ranging all
the ay lrom 10-per cent to 80 per cent In
return' for 4 20 -per .cent cut on Cuban sugar
and tobacco coming Into the United States.
As the difference. Js one strictly of figures
and not of principle- It is the opinion at tbo
State department that ' It can be settlod
amicably. If not. and 'the Cuban govern
ment Insists upon terms tbaj the State de
partment cannot grant, the two countries
will limply drift along without any trade
.treaty of this kind. As Cuba-will undoubt
edly be the principal sufferer. It Is ex
pected here that It 'will be -the first to
wake another advance toward treaty.
Other Feat area .af Treaty.
There has been an Important change In
the program respecting the" whole fabric of
Caban treaties. It had been originally In
tended to, perfert a reciprocity treaty be
fore undertaking to deal Vtth other rela
tions thatkmust be defined by treaty. As It
is now seen that the subject of reciprocity
is one that will require considerable time
for its dl$iysltlon( the government here is
about tp undertake negotiations looking to
. the arrangement of an extradition treaty
which' la very much needed. Inasmuch aa
Cuba threaten to become a sink hole for
American criminals. - - ,
'' Also the, navy la pressing for the coaling
station ' promised under the terms of tbo
riatt amendment. Therefore the Cuban
government will be. at once Invited to open
negotiations on tbI point. It Is not ex
pected that this can be,- done without some
friction, because! Sere has been a growing
disinclination on tbe part of the Oubana to
the Idea of Surrendering coaling stations to
the United Statea. ' ;
Proper sites for coaling stations were se
lected tentatively many months sgo by Admiral-Bradford,
chief of the equipment
bureau, who la directly In charge of naval
coaling stations, but of .of the four points
elected, one, Havana harbor, has Nun
abandoned from regard, fpr Cuban sensibil
ity. It Is not likely that further sacrifices
of that kind will be made and the other
three polnta, namely, Nlpe, on the north
coaat, and Clentuegoa and Ouantanamo, on
the south coast of the Island, will be choaen
a permanent locations.
AMERICA ANSWERS COLOMBIA
Deals with daestlon of Sovereignty
f Isthmaa, hut Keeps Details
, . gee-ret. j
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 It waa learned
today that a prompt answer bad been made
to tbo latest Colombian note respecting the
Panama canal treaty which was transmitted
on Monday. Its nature waa not divulged,
but tbe presumption la that It deals almost
entirely with Colombla'a repreaentatlona re
garding the aoverelgnty of the latbmus.
The Colombians feel their rights have been
erlously Invaded by tbe acts of Commander
McLean and Admiral Casey la preventing
the prompt movement of troops across tbe
railroad.
The Bute department Is anxious that a
speedy settlement be reached In order to
facilitate the completion of the Panama
canal treaty, Mr. Concha, the Colombian
minister, has received ample and apeclfio
instructions empowering him to proceed In
this matter.
REBEL GENERALSURRENDERS
Colombian Government Gets Officer,
Arms sal Ammunition
Free.
" PANAMA. Oct. 28. The revolutionary
general Uribe-Uribe, with ten cannon, 2,500
rifles and 200 rounds of ammunition, has
urrendered to General Ma Marjarves at Rio
Krio, near Santa Marts.
General Crlbe-Urlbe, who waa defeated
on October 14 at La Clenaga, retreated .to
Rio Frio and took tip a poaltlon there.
General Marjarves, with, 2.000 men, pro
ceeded against him from La Clenaga, and
succeeded In surrounding him and forcing
him to Surrender. General Castillo wss
with General Urlbe-l'rlbe.
Details of the engagements are licking,
but heavy casualties on both sides are re
ported. Tbe surrender of Uribe-Uribe Is said to
complete the pacification of ths depart
ments of Magdaleoa cad Bolivar. The revo
lutionists now occupy ths Isthmus only.
JUDGE SUSTAINS EXECUTORS
.tratton Will Case Ends with Dis
missal of Admlatstrators
Appelated by Court.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct 28. Judge
Seeds this afternoon overruled the action
of the county 'court la appointing three ad
ministrators and sustaining the executors
who were named ta the will of the late W.
B. B tratton.
At T tonight Judge Orr of ths county
court appointed Tyson 8. Dines, Dr. -D. H.
Rice and A. C. Sharp aa admlatstrators to
collect of the estate. Mr. Dines and Dr.
Rico were named as executors of ths eatate
by Mr. Strattoa in hf will. Mr. Sharp la
cashier cf the Exchange National bank.
The bend of the new ecu tore is fixed at
J8.0oo.00 and it ta elgaed by surety com
panies. '
HUISTOPEC BELCHES ASHES
Mexican Voleano Continues la F.rap
tlon and Indians Locate
Disturbance.
MEXICO CITT, Oct. 28. The latest news
from the southern part of tbe republic
ssys the reop' e less alarmed over the
showers of s l,t ' - than when the sua
was obscure-.. ''''y cases rain has
cleared the atmv ' j, ;
Subterranean n. ' " -ard at
Tuxtla, end thus phetfb - be
rneral In the dlatrlct 6w - . 3.
Up to Saturday there were fo'tv. -tlnct
earthquakes at San CrietobaTv .
Palenque advices are that no change can
be observed from there in tbe shape of
San Juan mountains, but loud and pro
longed explosions are frequent.
Ashes fell all day yesterday. Scientific
men In Tabasco say the force required to
precipitate auch an Immense quantity over
so extensive a territory must have been
terrific.
The Indians say a mountain called
Hulstopec Is in eruption, but this ta not
confirmed. t
HAVANNA. Oct. 28. The Ward line
steamer Vigllancla, arrived today covered
with volcanic aahes, which tell upon It
during Sunday between Vera Cms and
Progreaso, off the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The volcano of Santa Maria, In Guate
mala and others are reported to be
active and duat from them baa been car
ried many thousands of miles over the
surrounding country.
FRENCH UNION FIGHT GOES ON
Companies Intimidating Men aad Gen
eral Strike All Over Cnaatry
May Follow.
PARIS, Oct. 28. The committee of the
striking miners haa written to M. Combes,
accusing the companies of using Intimida
tion to force them to resume work Indi
vidually and of discharging those who re
fused to do so.
Tho committee threatena, If auch methoda
are continued, to Immediately ask all tradea
untona In France to order a general atrlke.
At a council of the ministers today Pre
mier Combes explained the steps taken to
secure tbe acceptance of arbitration on the
part of the coal mine owners. He said
two companies in the Important mining
region of Pas-DeCalals had already ac
cepted and no company had yet refused.
This led to the belief that the govern
ment's offer of arbitration would prove
successful.
EARTH IMPRISONS MINERS
Mexican Workers Top Eicoaraitmeat
to Those Dla-glna; Way
Freedom.
MEXICO CITT. Oct. 28. A shocking ac
cident . to miners, occurred near Santa
Maria de la Pas on Saturday. A number
of itinera were working at the bottom of
a shaft, when many tons of earth caved
In, choking the shaft.
Sunday sight tapping could be heard by
the relief party. The wives and -children
of the imprisoned men were grouped around
the top of the shaft.
Ths men have not yet been rescued, though
hope has not been given up.
FUEL OIL PROVES SUCCESS
Steamer Galna Speed, Saves Weight
and Redaeea Kamber of
Crew.
LONDON. Oct. 29. A dispatch from Syd
ney, N. 8. W., rays the British tank steamer
Clam has arrived there from Batoum, Rus
sia. Clam uses oil for fuel and It made a rec
ord voyage, the use of oil Increasing Its
speed by half a knot an hour. Its dally
consumption waa eighteen tons of oil as
against a former dally consumption of
twenty-six tons of coal. The crew of Clam
Is ene-thlrd smaller than when It burned
coal.
JOCKEYS FIGHT FOR LICENSES
Serve Writs on Clab to Foree Re
newed Risthta to Ride French
Horsea.
PARIS. Oct. 28. J. Relff and Milton
Henry, the American Jockeys whose li
censes to ride on French tracks were re
cently withdrawn, will sue the Jockey club
for damages.
Relff and Henry have retained Maltres
Lagarre and Laborl. A writ will be served
upon tbe Jockey club tomorrow.
TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION
Interpretation of Trenttes Between
European Ccnntrles and Japan
Left to Tho Haerae Tribunal.
PARIS. Oct. 28. Foreign Minister Del
casse announced today that Germany, Great
Britain and France had agreed with Japan
to submit to The Hague arbitration court
the exact Interpretation of existing treaties
dealing with tbe holding of perpetual leases
of property by foreigners In Japan.
BRITISH CABLE READY SOON
Wires Will Span the Paelde Oeean by
Saturday Unless Aeeldonta
Occur.
VICTORIA. B. C. Oct. 28. It Is expected
tbe British Pacific cable will be completed
by Saturday.
The Aoglla. which Is laying ths 2.100
miles from Fanning Island to Suava, left
Fanning Island on October It, earlier than
waa expected. That section will complete
the line.
APPOINT BISHOP OF CHICAGO
Spaldlnsj Will Probably Get See When
Nomination ts Made Neat
Month.
ROME, Oct. 28. The appointment of an
archbishop of Chicago to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Archbishop Feehan
will be made on the reassembling of ths
congregation of tbe propaganda In Novem
ber. The election of Bishop John L Spalding
of Peoria la probable.
COPENHAGEN. Oct 28. Finance Minis
ter Hage today asked the Folkething to
nominate a representative for tbe Danish
commission which tbe government will
shortly send to tbs West Indies. The com -mission's
scope Includes the re-establishment
of equilibrium betweea the revenue
and expenditure and the economic develop
meat of the islands.
MINES CLOSE FOR DA
Men Observe "Mitchell Day" in Honor of
Union President.
ORDER GENERAL HOLIDAY, WITH PARADES
Companies Dislike Decision, bnt Are
Powerless to Prevent Miners
Paylae; Homage to Their
Victorious Leader. "
WILKESBARRE, Pa.. Oct. 28. In order
that "Mitchell day" may be properly ob
served tomorrow, there will be a general
suspension of mining.
Many vlsltora are arriving tonight to wit
ness the demonstration In tbe city. There
will be a great parade, and mass meetings
In nearly all towns In the coal region, but
owing to the presence of Trir. Mitchell In
Wllkesbarre, It is expected that the princi
pal demonstration will be held here.
Mr. Mitchell and citizens and clergymen
will ride In carriages In the parade. C. T.
L. Lewis, vice president of the United Mine
Workers, will be the orator of the day at
the demonstration to be held at Hazleton.
"Mitchell day" Is the anniversary of the
close of the last big strike, October 29, 1900,
when the mine workers returned to work
after being out alx weeks, the owners hav
ing granted a 10 per cent Increase In wages
and other concessions.
The Improved condition of the mines was
shown today, when the output of coal was
the largest since mining was resumed.
No visitors will be allowed In the Ninth
regiment camp tomorrow. An order to that
effect was Issued tonight. Soldiers will also
have to remain In camp.
.It Is said tbe order was Issued as a pre
cautionary measure. It Is expected there
will be 20,000 visitors In town, and nearly
all of them will be men who took part In
the atrike.
Companies Do Hot Like It.
SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 28. Official figures
from the five big companies having their
main offices in Scranton show that 90 per
cent of their collieries are In operation,
and that their output is now more than
three quarters of the normal. Today's out
put Is estimated to be 70.000 tons.
Tbe companies are complaining of the ob
servance of "Mitchell day." Tbey have re
ceived no notice from the men that they
will not work, other than the announce
ments In the newspapers of the parade ar
rangements, but they take It tor granted
that a general stoppage will take place.
Each company has Instructed its superin
tendents to blow the whistles aa usual and
work the mines If possible. It is almost
certain no one will work, as every mining
center in the valley has arranged a
"Mitchell day" celebration.
STRIKERS RI0J IN CHICAGO
Each Arrest Made by Police la Fol
lowed by Shower of Mud
nnd Stones.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Twelve striking bill
pesters .and their sympathisers were ar
rested today" for violating s restraining
order Issued by Judge Chytraus.
AU day long the ' streets around the
American- posting service office were
crowded with angry men. Every attempt
at violence met with a rush from the police
and If caught the culprit was taken into
custody. Teamsters who tried to block tbe
streets were pulled from their seals and
hustled Into patrol wagona. Each arrest
waa followed ' by a volley of atones and
mud, but tbe police found little difficulty
In coping with the men.
When arrested the men scoffed and Jeered
at' the injunction. AH were released on
bonds signed by the union's attorney. P.
J.' Murphy, business agent, and Patrick
Gottlieb were charged with Inciting riots,
assault and disorderly conduct. The others
were accused of contempt of court.
STUDENT STRIKERS STAY OUT
Meet to Hear Reply to Vltimatom, nnd
Gettlns" Xoae Abstain from
Study.
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 28. A meeting of
the striking students of the Michigan Agri
cultural college was held today for the
purpose of hearing a report from the fac
ulty on the ultimatum presented yesterday,
announcing that no more classes will be
attended until the atudenta suspended and
expelled because of participation In tbe
sophomore-freshman rush of several weeks
ago were reinstated. . , .
Ths faculty, however, had no report to
make, atandlng by their action in suspend
ing the participants in the rush. After a
time the atudenta dispersed from tbe chapel,
where tbe meeting was held, and there was
no disturbance. ' There will be no classes
todsy. J
SWIFT MEN ASK LESS HOURS
-
Strike at Sprlnsfleld for Shorter
Day nnd Higher
Wanes.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 28. One hun
dred and thirty-one men employed by the
Springfield Provision company, a branch of
Swift 4c Company, went on atrlke today.
Tbey ask a shorter working dsy and a
twenty per cent Increase in wages.
Men Wt More Money.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Oct 28. Machinists
ot the Chicago AS Alton have declined to
accept an Increase ot 1H cents per hour.
Tbey had demanded from 2 to 8 cents.
KILLED BY THE CLOVER LEAF
Two Promlaent Men ot Cevlaajtea, In
diana, Struck by Train nnd
Horribly Mangled.
COVINGTON. Ind.. Oct 28. David Hutts,
county councilman, and Al Smith were In-
stsntly killed lste lsst night by a west
bound Clover Leaf passenger train at a
crossing.
Ths two men were on their way home
from Silver Grove In a light buggy. Both
bodies were badly mangled.
BANDIT MAY BE KILLING MEN
Two Slain, Supposedly by Deaperndo
Who Held Up North Coast
Limited.
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BUTTE, Mont., Oct 28. James Conn, a
wealthy rancher on Willow Creek, waa
found dead In his room todsy. His mother
Isy upon the floor with her skull crushed
In and cannot live.
The murderer Is believed to be tbe lone
bandit who held up the Northers Pacific
limited oa Sunday morning.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED ACT MAD
Doakhobora Leave Home aad Wander
Starving and Jinked Threeah
Western Ctaondu.
WINNIPEG. Man., Oct 28 With gaunt
faces and eyes lifted heavenward, an army
of fanatics, chanting weird religious hymns
entered Yorktown, Assinaboia, today, fill
ing the Inhabitants with fear and pity.
The pilgrims form part of tbe colony of
Doukhobors, or Russian sealots, who lo
cated in the Canadian northwest two years
ago, which has gone oa the march, leaving
crops halt harvested and deserting their
horses and cattle. Sixteen hundred men,
women and children entered Torktown thia
morning, carrying their infanta and sick
on stretchers.
The body marched to the Immigration
sheds, where agents of the government met
and Interviewed them. Through Inter
preter the Doukhobors told the offlclala
tbey did not know where they were going
or what they expected to do, their only
miaslon was to convert' people and find
"Jesus." Tbe male members of the party
refused proffered shelter for the women
and children and tho sick, but after much
persuasion were Induced to leave I be
weaker ones behind while they continued
their march through the city. The men
and women are living on weeda and raw
potatoes and look emaciated after their
long tramp from the villages.
Four hundred more Doukhobors are now
Just outside of the town, and 600 are leav
ing their villages. A child died this even
ing while they were on the march. When
word waa brought of their proximity thia
evening a meeting of tbe council was
called, and several special constables were
sworn In. No violence will be used by
the defending party, which is under the
command of the officers Of the Northwest
mounted police, who are stationed there,
but trouble is feared, for while the original
mission of Doukhobors was of a peaceful
nature, some apprehension Is felt that they
will be driven to acts of violence by sheer
necessity.
OTTAWA. Ont., Oct. 28. Inquiry in of
ficial quarters with regard to the reports
about the Doukhobors elicits the Informa
tion that probably 1,000 are affected with re
ligiouk mania. They are going from village
to village among their own people and It is
said that they are - likely to arrange to
meet In some central place, probably York
ton, to decide upon future action.
They believe it a sin to hold domestic
animals In reatratnt and have, therefore,
turned their cattle and horses loose upon
the prairies. They will not wear leather
shoes or any clothing produced from ani
mals and the men -and women have been
yoking themselves to tbe plow and .wagon.
A large number of horses and cattle have
been aelxed by the government and sold
at public auction. Tbe amount realised,
about 120,000, will be used to take care of
the fanatics when the winter closes In.
The superintendent - of immigration,
Frank Pedley, has Just returned here from
the Doukhobor settlement, and J. Obed
Smith, the agent at Winnipeg, Is also In the
city. They say there ta no suffering -or
starvation among the Doukhobors.
' A mounted police officer who completed
A trip through tbe Doukhobor settlement
near Duck lake on October, 12, reports that
the Doukhobors" In that settlement were
everywhere busy threshing and plowing.
They raised thousands of bushels of first
class wheat
FREE FOR LACK OF TREATY
Prisoner Convicted in South . A trie
Eacnpes Because No Extradition
Arrangement a Made.
BOSTON, Oct. 28. Jossph C. Taylor,
whose extradition tor alleged embezzlement
In South Africa was sought by the British
government, waa freed today.
A habeas corpus directing tbe marshal to
liberate him was Issued by Judge Lowell
of the United 8tatea court, who haa had
the case under consideration for some time.
Tbe British government has, for three
months, been pressing tbe case. Ths al
leged embezzlement was committed In 1900.
The British government claimed jurisdic
tion and contended that under treaty be
tween the United States and Great Britain
the man could be extradited. After con
aultatton with the State department Judge
Lowell ruled that it was a question of ex
tradition between the United Statea and
South Africa and not between the United
States and England, and that no extradition
treaty existed.
A communication from the British em
bassy at Washington directs all action In
the Taylor prosecution to be dropped forth
with. ,
FRESH COAL COMBINE FORMED
Bltumiaons Companies Unite, bnt
Will Not Water Their
Stork.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 28. The Gazette to
morrow will aay: Negotiations are under
way tor merging the Pittsburg Coal com
pany and the Monongahela River Con
aolidated Coal and Coke company, with
their authorized capital of 111,000,000 and
assets ot $120,088,581.
Consolidation of these interest will
launch by far tbe strongest bituminous
concern In the world. The combined coal
output Is close to 20,000,000 tons a year.
The plan la to make the Pittsburg com
pany leasee and the purpose to economise
operations.
The tentative plan is to merge the two
companies and at the same time eliminate
one of the seemingly fundamental princi
ples of such moves, the issuance of
watered stock to more than cover tbe
combined Issues of the constituents. The
total assets of the Pittsburg company are
put at 178,276.7s and those of the River
company at 143,811,812.
SCHOOL IN OFFICER'S HANDS
Depnty United States Marshal Takes
Possession of Mlssonrl Institu
tion by Order of Court.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Oct. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The Stanberry Normal school is
In ths hands ot the federal authorities.
The property of the Institution waa takin
this morning on an execution served by
United States Deputy Marshal Haskell ot
St Joseph. The claim against ths property
Is made by John E. Feasler ot Kansas City,
Kan., and la for 82,000.
Feasler alleged that he waa swindled out
of that much money In the deal which
forced him out of the Institution. In this
manner the affair got Into ths federal
court Fessler, through his attorney
brought ault aoms time ago In the civil
court to secure Judgment for the amount
claimed.
Tbe court granted his plea, but the school
association refused to pay the Judgment
The money will sow have to be paid or tbe
Institution will go to ths highest bidder.
aad possibly bo closed.
STORY SURPRISES JONES
Cannot See Why Indians Should Fay 60
Much for Guardianship Paper.
DEPARTMENT ONLY PROTECTING ITSELF
Speaks Highly of Omaha Indiana nnd
Looks Forwnrd to Time When
. Tribe Will rr. self
Suatalalau". (From s Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Commissioner Jones of the Wash
ington office was considerably exercised
today over an ar''e which appeared In
The Bee of Sun.tV, having relation to
tribal lighta the Omaha Indians In
Thurston countv, Ne-aska. Tbe article In
question serious;? reflected upon tbe action
of the Interior department, demanding
bonds from guardlana of minor children,
guaranteeing proper distribution of the
money which the last congress voted to
every member of the Omaha tribe of In
diana. The commissioner, in speaking ot
the article, which appeared upon the desk
of Secretary Hitchcock today, said:
"There must be some misconception of
tbe Indlsn office so far as It affects the
distribution of tbe $100,000 voted at the lsst
session of congress from tribal funda ot
tbe Omaha Indians for distribution among
them. The department has alwaya Insisted
upon proper protection In distribution of
moneys voted by congress from trust funds.
This Is a peculiar business proposition. The
department desires to protect Itself against
any loss or any mlspayment. In case ot
minor children It asks local courta to name
a' guardian, for the vary good and sufficient
reason that in many cases miners are Irre
sponsible as well aa parents. Tbe depart
ment does not have anything to do with
the selection ot the guardian. That rests
entirely with the county court, or as we
call It In Wisconsin, probata court. Under
the bill appropriating $100,000 out of the
trust funds of the Omaha Indiana each per
son on the Omaha roll will get in tho
neighborhood of $100, that Is to say, every
man, woman and child who are properly
accredited as an Omaba Indian, will get
approximately that amount. In order,
therefore, to protect the government It has
been the policy of the department to insist
upon bonds to protect minors who are In a
measure irresponsible. To pursue any other
course would bring the department Into all
sorts of legal difficulties and the secretary
baa determined to aurround his office with
absolute safeguards.
"So far aa the charge made that it costa
from $16 to - $30 in each case to secure
guardianship of minors for the purpose of
this distribution, I cannot conceive of such
a condition of affairs. Surely the county
courts of the district In which the Omaha
reservation Ilea do not charge the amount
asserted. There must be some mistake. Ot
course the courts must be satisfied as to the
reliability of the guardian appointed and
may Insist upon bonds to be given for the
proper performance of the trust but I can
not believe that the court Charges would
bo anything like what ta asserted."
Iseaka WcIl f Oaiaa,,
Speaking of the general character of ths
Omaha Indians, Mr. Jones said he looked
forward to the time when these Indiana
would be wholly self-governing and self
supporting. He said that tbey had made
vast strides In the last ten years and saw
no reason why they should not be doing
business for themselves In a very few
years.
"The department la now considering a pe
tition from the Omahaa to abandon tho
reservation school - and permit them to
run their own schools just like the white
people, and I may aay," said the. commis
sioner, "that thia petition haa been looked
upon with favor. I expect that next year
the government will pull out ot running
tbe schools on tbe Omaha agency and per
mit tho Indians on that reservation to
conduct their own achoola. Of course
should they desire the use of the pres
ent reservation school buildings the gov
ernment could do nothing less than give
it to them, for nothing could be realized
on them after their abandonment. Per
sonally I have great hopes for the Omaba
Indiana."
Secretary Hitchcock has not had an op
portunity to read the report aubmltted to
him by Colonel Mosby on the Illegal oc
cupancy of public land by cattlemen in
western Nebraska and elsewhere. It la ex
plained that the absence of two assistant
secretaries ot the Interior - department
placea a great amount ot extra work upon
Becretary Hitchcock and.be really haa not
had time to take up the matter. It la ex
pected, however, that the aecretary will
take up the report and pass upon It within
the next week, aa cattlemen are preaslng
for an interpretation of Mosby'a action.
Matters la Postal Department.
Benjamin Wattenburg haa been appointed
postmaster at Wyoming, Otoe county. Neb.,
vice William Kropp, resigned.
The postmsster general has accepted the
proposition of Abble J. Shurtllff to lease a
room for the postofflce at Pierre, S. D., in
the .Shurtliff building on tbe weat aide of
Pierre atreet, between Dakota and Missouri
avenue; also accepted the proposition of
Mary L Ray to lease a room now occupied
by the postofflce at Tecumseh, Neb.
The comptroller of the currency haa au
thorized the First National bank of Mill
bank, S. D., to begin business with a capital
of $25,000. . .
Ellen B. Sexton ot Boston, Mass., has
been appointed assistant matron of the
Cheyenne River Indian school, Bouth Da
kota. - '
James Baker has been appointed watch;
man-flremun In place of John C. Tronton,
resigned. In the South Omaha public build
ing. The postmaster at Aberdeen, 8. D., w'U
be allowed one additional letter carrier on
November 1 and tbe postmaster at Muaca
tlne, la., one additional carrier on Decem
ber 1. Lew E. Elllcott has been appointed
aubstttute letter carrier at ' Mason City,
Charlea F. Toung and Jamea E. Cahlll at
Davenport, la.
Theae Iowa rural free delivery routes will
be established December 1: Breda, Carroll
county, one route; area covered, twenty
five squsre miles; population aerved, 378.
Cumberland, Cass county, two routes; area,
forty-nine square miles; population, 1,000.
Dike, Grundy county, one additional; area,
twenty-aix square miles; population, 392.
Eddyvllle, Wapello county, one additional;
area, sixteen square miles; population, (15.
EiDoron, Tama county, two routes: sres
fifty square miles; population, MS. Florla,
Davis county, one route; area, twenty-one
squars miles; population, (10. Guernsey,
Poweshiek county, one route; area, twenty
three square miles; population, 402. Hol
land, Grundy county, one route; area
twenty-four square miles; population, 4&5.
Jamaica, Guthrie county, two routes; area,
thirty-eight square miles; copulation, 1.000.
Luserns, Bentoa county, one route; area,
.(Continued oa Second Pag-)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday
and Cooler In West Tortlon; Thursday,
Fair and Cooler In East fori I on.
Trmpernture at Omahn Yesterday!
Hoar. Dear. Hoar. De.
. an sa 1 p. m 47
a, m ...... aa s p. ra 4t
T a. an aa II p. m .VU
n. m aa 4 p. ra ft2
9 n. m...... 3fl " S p. nt 51
1 a. m as l p. ra 40
11 s. at,..,., 41 T p. tn 4fl
13 m.... ..... 44 ft p. b, 4a
p. m 40
BRYAN IS IN TRAIN WRECK
fnlnjared, Contlnnea Journey In Re
frlserator Car aad Later
"peaks as I'snnl.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Oct. 28. Tbe
Bryan special crashed Into tbe caboose of a
freight train at Arena, In Brown canyon,
fifteen miles above Leadvllle, at 11:10 to
day. .The special remained on the track,
but the caboose was derailed and three
people saved their lives by jumping.
They were:
Minnie McKelvey, Leedville; bruised
about hands and face by falling on rocks.
Charlea Roberts, Turret; bruised about
body by being thrown from platform of ca
boose. ,
J. L. Iszcoretch, Salida; bruised about
head by falling on rocks.
Tbe freight had pulled In on a elding to
let the special pass. Tbe caboose had not
cleared the main line when the special
awept around a sharp curve and crashed
Into It.
The oocupanta of the caboose were warned
of their danger in time to ssve their lives.
Mr. Bryan waa uninjured.
The caboose wss demolished snd the track
obstructed so that tbe special could not
proceed. Mr. Bryan and his party were put
Into an empty Swift refrigerator car and
drawn by a freight engine to Lathrop, aeven
miles away. There a chair car. was taken
from a siding and attached to tbe engine,
and run to Buena Vista and Leadvllle.
Mr. Bryan spoke at Alamosa and Salida
thia morning and at Leadville, Buena Vista,
Canyon City and Florence this afternoon
and at Victor and Cripple Creek tonight.
HOMESTEAD LAW EVADED
LoaTclnar Flmaa Obtain Perjured Affi
davits nnd Will Bo
Prosecuted.
DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 28. Special In
spectors of the government land office have
discovered that many persons now holding
lands are doing so upon perjured affidavits.
Immediate atepa will be taken to cancel
such entries, take away the property and
prosecute the holders oa a charge of per
jury. Numbers ot these pretended homesteads
are being contested on grounds of non
residence and non-eultlvatlon, principally
In the countlea of Itasca and Beltrami.
Many claims are held by agents ot cor
porations and logging firms, who are aatd
to give a money consideration to the lo
cators to come to the land office and. make
application tor; certain sections. . In this
way ths firms are alleged to obtain control
of large tracts of desirable timber land,
atrip them of their timber and forsake them
after they are vandalised.
CHICAGO WANTS NEW CHARTER
Will I'rn-e Constitutional Amend
ment to Put City on Better
Footing;.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28. A convention of cltl
tens met today under the auspicea ot the
Civic Federation to discuss a new city
charter.
The convention waa made up of delegates
from twenty-four different organizations,
representing (.000 business men of the
city. The organizations Included com
merce, labor, manufacture, law, art and
capital.
The meeting today was entirely of a
preliminary character, to determine
whether the desired end could be obtained
better through constitutional amendment
or revision.' After a long debate it was
decided It would be better to work for a
revision of the state constitution, so that
a new charter may be procured.
DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LOADED
Boy Kills His Brother nnd ts Ex
onerated Beennso of
lraor.se.,
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt.. Oct 28.
Ths inquest on Clifford Johnson, aged 14,
who waa killed by his brother, Melvln,
aged 16, on Sunday, resulted in a verdict
of accidental death and 'no arrest haa been
made. . ' ,
It developed that Melvln pointed a re
volver at his brother, not knowing it held
cartridgea, and pressed tbe trigger. The
bullet struok Clifford in the temple. Mel
vln dlssppeared after the sbootlng and
waa not found until yesterday.
INDIAN CENTENARIAN IS DEAD
Old Time Friend of Brlsham Towns
Passes Away nt Rips
Old Ace.
SALT LAKE, TJtah. Oct 28. Old Tabby.
chief of the Unltah Utea for as far back
as the memory of the oldest Inhabitant
runs, la dead near White Rock agency, aged
104.
In tbe early days he was a special friend
of Brlgham Toung and did much In his
tribe to preserve peace betweea his people
and tbe whites.
WICHITA MAN IS SUICIDE
Former Resident of Iowa Termi
nates His Own Life in
Knnsns.
WICHITA. Kan.. Oct 28. L. L. Hazeo,
(0 years old, a prominent farmer, for
merly of What Cheer, la., has committed
suicide.
His body was found ia a hayatack today.
Movements of Oeean Vessels Ort. 8(4
At New Tork-Anived: Kaiser Wilhelm
der Oroose. from Uremen.
At Uueenstown Arrived: Oceanic. Brit
ish and Cameron, from New York, for
Liverpool, and proceeded.
At Antwerp Arrived: Kroonland, treat
New York.
At Plymouth Arrived: Qref Waldersee.
from New York.
At Bt Michaels Arrived: Llgurta, from
G-noa and Itaplee, tor New lork.
At Boulogne Bur Mer Arrived: Potsdam,
from New York, for Rotterdam and pro
ceeded. At Gibraltar Arrived: A Her. from New
York, via Bt. Michaels, tor NapWs and
Uenoa, in 3 proceeoea.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Grosser Kur
furst from New York.
At Bremen ArriveJ; Kroa Prlna WuV
hcun, from ew York. -
HOLD UP IOWA BANK
Bobber Hake Good Haul at PriirU 0ir
and Escape,
NIGHT WATCHMAN IS COVERED WITH RIFLE
lept Cornered for Two Bourn Wills
Thieve Work on 8afe.
BURST VAULT DOORS WITH DYNAMITE
Appropriate About Four Thousand Dollars,
Mostly in Eilrer.
TAKE TO HEAVY TIMBER ALONG RIVER
Slaco Leuvla Town It Trace ttss
Been Foand of Them nnd tho
Chances of Capture
Are Silas.
(From s Staff Correspondent)
PRAIRIE CITT. Ia., Oct $8. (Special.)
The State Bank of Prairie City was broken
open, the safe blown to piece with dyna
mite and about $3,50'0, principally In silver
coin, taken at an early hour this morning.
The work waa done by four mea who made
good tbelr escape with very little ptespect
of tbelr srrest. -
The tour men cams Into ths city at about
1:45 o'clock and tb first thing they did
was to locata the night watchman for the
town, Mr. Ersklne. They cornered him in
a hardware store and one of them stood
guard, firing hi gun into the store once
to frighten him. Another ot ths gang
stood guard at tbe foot of the stairway,
where two doctors were awakened aad had
a light A third member walked up and
down the principal street with a ahotgua.
The fourth member of tbe gang went te
work at tbe State bank.
The front door waa broken down with a
sledge and he applied dynamite.' Eight
separate charge were necessary before ths
vault and safe were ahattered so that tbs
contents could be got at Th . robbers
gathered up all ths coin In sight, over
$3,000 being in silver, and departed. They
left at just 4 o'clock In the morning.
Tbe night watchman and the tws doc
tors, Gtbford and McConnaughey, got a good
view ot the men. The last seen of them
tbey crossed the town park on foot, going
aouth, carrying their load of coin. Three
of the men had been seen In the town on
Saturday and one was pale, aa though he
had been recently confined tn a peniten
tiary. Tbey left their tools behind them
and had a large assortment.
While the men were at work they were
beard to say aomethtng about catching a
freight train on the Rock Island, and It
was thought they would try to get awsy
on that train, but they did not do so. A
farmer living four miles southwest of ths
city reported the loss of a horse during
the night and it I supposed ths horse wsa
stolen by the robbers. No other clu baa
been found as to ths direction they took.
An effort was made to get bloodhounds, but
they did not arrive today, and It Id re
garded a useless' to try to track the men
with dogs after so many person have cov
ered the trail. '
The bank director held a meeting this
afternoon and arranged tor temporary quar
ters. The loss fall on a bank Insurance
company of Pes Molpes, which had Insured
tbe bank against robbery for $5,000. Tbo
bank 1 owned by A. K. Moller, president,
and bis son, Arthur, cashier.
As soon as the robbers left town -the
two doctors gave the alarm and ths news
spread over the country by long distance
telephone and most of the farmer In this
part of the country wera aware - bf tho
robbery before daylight. Tbe robbera made
for tbe heavy woods along the De Moines
river, and If they are not discovered at
once will be reasonably aafe. In sjilte of
tbe fact that the newa wa so thoroughly
spread and ao many people are en the look
out for them po trace haa been obtained
of the robbers. . ,''
SEEK ACTRESS' FRIENDS
Theater Men Want Dlvoreed Pnroats,
Adopted Baby.
a
CHICAGO. Oct. 28. Bonnie Hoyt, a mem
ber of the chorus of "The Prince of Pllsen"
company now playing at the Studebaker
theater, died today under patbetie circum
stances. . She joined tbe company In Boston. Two
weeks ago ahe became ill and wa re
moved to the Anna Roaa sanitarium here.
Tbe cause of death waa peritonitis. Nona
of her relative can bo found to tsks charge
of the body.
The parent ar divorced, her mother.
who was married again and whose name Is
now Mrs. Will Orlggsby, Is thought to llvs
In Gainesville, Tex. Her father. Whose
name 1 not known, la thought to live Bear
Boston. '
Miss Hoyt' husband, from whom sbs Is
separated. Is thought to be In vaudeville.
His name la not known.
Her baby la with unknown parties 11 Bt
Louis. '
Meanwhile ths Studebaker management
has taken charge of the body aad tf the
relatives rsnnot be found will give It a
suitable burial.
YATES HAS TYPHOID FEVER
Illinois Governor Still Seriously 111
In Spite of All Doctor
Cnn Do.
CHICAGO, Oct' 28. A special to tho Roe-ord-Herald
from Springfield, 111., says:
Governor Yatea la suffering with typhoid
fever. This fact practically ia admitted
tonight by Dr. L. C. Taylor, hnt attending
physician.
It will be a day or two before aa ac
curate diagnosis of the ease ean be mads,
but tbs physician has found symptoms ot
the disease, and thua far has not been
able to check the raging fever with which
the patient la suffering.
SURLY SEAMEN ARE MAROONED
Crow Grows Mntlnons and is Left
at Gnasa ns Preeaatleaary
Mensaro.
BAN FRANCISCO. Oct 28. A Story ot
mutinous conduct oa the part of ths crow
and the leaving of ths men oa en of ths
Lad rone Islands Is brought back by the
bark Gayhead.
Tbe whaler sailed from this port nearly
a year ago with a crew mad up of Callsans
and Mexicans. They became surly and dls
eontsated aad were left at Guam aad their
places were filled with Ladreas Islanders.
