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-what I have to you, and asking why w enul1 not nave rerelpt. foiling by axking If fncle Bam Intended to lake car of the fowbnyi or war widows. 1 Inrloee hla let trr In answer, which 1 ronllT Insolent. After that I wrote the. Mtrr to land office t Missouri, asking for Informallon on min Ject an I aiippne ho tent It to Washing ton, D. C, aa he never answered. A few lay a (to there cama In one of Fred Hnyt'a envelojea a land office receipt for f 14 entry fees on north half of southeast q'inrter ectlon tt, norrheaat quarter southwest qunrter section 2a T P, K. 4 K. No state ment or county mentioned. That man be all right. I don t know. Have no confi dence left. At the top of aaid receipt, In pencil, la written "Blair Bport." My daughter said, "Mamma, what doea that mean7" The wife of one soldier and the later of four ought to he free from Ins'ilt While transacting business with government employea. A. widow of 80 la not apt to be a "apon." I Bo not know whether any of the l!lalr women have ever rot their recelpta. All I or they want In to know that there will be no trouble when we come to prove up on the land and have something 10 ahow cur right to It. KAepectfully. MK9. CAKK1E L, CARRIGAN. WILSON WILL CPEN BUILDING aaal live Stock ' lliow Attrnrte Great Crowli l Vtiltora la Chicago. CHICAGO, Not. 30. If the number of people who visited the International Live Stock exposition today may be taken at m criterion, tbe' attendance thla year will ex ceed that of laat by fully 100,000. Twenty thousand Chlcagoans pasted the gates dur ing tbe day and evening. Among these were students from tho various agricultural colleges, which will participate In tbe competitive events, com mencing on Tuesday. They visited every department, taking elaborate notes In order to be prepared for their work. The dedication of the new pure bred live tock record building will take place to morrow evening. Instead ot on Wednesday, as at first proposed. The secretary of agriculture will deliver the dedicatory address. Speeches will also be made by sevoral prominent live stock men attending the exposition, and much Im portant buslnoss will be transacted. The building Wat erected at a cost of 1100,000 by the Union Stockyards company a a p-.-rmanent home for the recognised live stock associations of America. Tbe judging wilt begin tomorrow. PAPERS TO PHOTOGRAPH FAIR Concessionaire at St. Louis Will Hare to Allow ltewapaper Artlats Freedom. ST. LOUIS, No. 80. Photography will become a feature ot the amusement quarter of tbe world's fair, aa tbe result of exclu sive privileges for photogrsphing the expo sition and Its varied life which are to be sold. The coocesslonare who obtalna the mo nopoly must agree to maintain and operate on the "Midway" a complete, modern plant, ye must agree to buy and use the best mod ern lenses and employ only experts. A tingle stipulation in this exclusive photographic concession nullifies Its force with respect to .the rights ot newspapers and periodicals to take views for reproduc tion In their respective publications. Sale of photographs secured under this special privilege Is strictly forbidden. The specification regarding photographio reproductions in the public prlntt was In serted because ot the complaint made at former expositions of arbitrary distinctions Imposed by the sole concessionaire, and his usual inability to furnlah apeclal views re Quired by many different kinds ot publica tion!. TURN SETTLERS., TO. SOUTH . sen-sstianl Ifarrlaaaa Lines Iatend to Fill I'p Texas aad Loalstana with Immigrants. .' r CHICAGO. Nov. SO. More than $100,000 will be tpent by the Southern Pacific In the -next five month In colonising south western Louisiana and southern Texas. The decision to Increase the efforts and expenditure which are being made to fill up tbe Islands was reached at a general meeting ot representative! of the Harrtman lines held here laat week and closing to night. 1 Attending the conference were: J. C. Stubbi, traffic director of the Harrtman lines; Ben Campbell, assistant traffic di rector; S. F. B. Morse, passenger trafflo manager of the Galveston, Harrisburg ft Saa Antonio, Galveston & Northern, and assistant trafflo manager ot the Southern Partita. . J The( work In Texas and Louisiana Is in charge ot Colonel Morse, who declared that In the next ten years the development ot these sections would be greater than that cf any other section ot equal area In the world. ."You will appreciate that this mr.y not ' be an exaggeration," said be, "when I tell you land la being told there today at the rate ot 100,000 acres per month. TALKS OF RHODES' SCHOLARS Dr. Parkin Bays it Will Take Twelve Months to Settle tho ' ' Details. . i. ' NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Dr. George R. Parkin, who la charged with the distribu tion ot the Cecil Rhodes' scholarships In the colonics and United States, returned today from England on the Cunard steamer Cam pania. . Bo aaid: : t I have been at Oxford for aeveral weeks trying to ascertain tho wishes of the Oxford authorities aa to the manner of distribu tion. There ar twenty-one colleges at Ox ford and each wants such scholarships as are awarded it to come under Its own pe culiar rules of entrance. Some prefer to have postgraduate and others under-grad-vato scholarships. For tho next year I shall be kept busy vlaltmg and consulting with the leading educators ot the otalea and colonies as to the beat method of selecting candidates. The first beneficiaries will go to Oxford In ths fall of lui. cuiiHuently the final awards will be made early In that year. BOATS STRIKE LAKE REEF Wrae aad Its T Will Both Prob afcly Prove to Bo Total Losses. PIT-IN-BAY. O., Nov. 30. The steam barge D. F. Rota of Marine City, Mich., and lha barge Mother of Port Huron, struck Btarvey Island roof In Saturday night's gale aad It It toared that both vessels will be totally lost. The barges Waweaash and Lyman Catey, which were with Moaner being towed by Rose, were able to leave tor Port Huron today, though leaking badly. An attempt will bo made tomorrow to release Rose and Mother. Cleans at Well as polishes GORHAM Silver Polish The matt economical in ue. Contain no injurious' substance. jsw.E.T, .SU.pka.. DOC THIEF SECURES PARDON 0d of th Qnoer Ttias Which Falls to ths Lot of the IWdont. NEwiAftDs Finally wins long tight Work of Dletrlhatlna; Thlrty-XIne Million Packages of Seeds la Betas fcy tho Asrrlealtaral ' Department. (From a 8taff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (8peclal.) President Roosevelt has pardoned a man Imprisoned In Alaska upon ceavictloa ot Healing a puppy, valued at $15. The pres. Ident has all aorta of cases of convicts to consider. Thousands ot applications for pardon are Bled with the president every year, but It la seldom that he hat a $15 puppy dog case to consider. Some years ago a wcetern man of great prominence was convicted of a technical violation of the postal laws. He naturally deelred a pardon, and he employed ex-Attorney General Carland, as bis attorney. Mr. Carland was a confederate veteran. He represented the state of Arkansaa In the senate, when he. was selected tor the hesd of the Department of Justice, by President Cleveland. Like all eouthernert he was somewhat slow In his movements and some of the friends of the western man came on to Washington to "hurry him up." These western friends of the "man behind tbe bar" were somewhat per tlstent in their attempts to force Mr. Car land to "hurry up." Finally the former attorney general said to one ot theae friends, who Is not a Iswyer. "Your associates' don't seem to realize that I have had something more In the. way or experience In pardon cases than they possibly could. In the first place I have defended men convicted of capital crimes. Some times I. have succeeded lu tecurlng a verdict of acquittal for a man charged with murder. Later I was dletrlct attorney la Arkansas and helped to convict men accused of like crimes. Later I Joined In recommending the condemned for par dons. I have served as a Judge on the bench, and In that capacity have sentenced more than one man to death upon convic tion under the charge of murder, and I have Jdlned In an appeal to the governor of Arkanasa to pardon the condemned man. I have even served aa governor, and In that capacity- have granted pardons my self. Finally I have been pardoned for my part in a capital prime and I believe that I am better qualified to talk on t subject of psrdon than most men." - "Great Scott, senator," exclaimed hit caller, "were you ever oonvlcted of mur der." "No," replied Senator Carland, "but I was convicted of treason and I waa the first man In the aouth pardoned by Presi dent Johnson." , Rowlands in Sight of Goal. A number of western nolltlclana. who have arrived In Washington, for the coming session ot congress, are discussing with much Interest the political situation In Nevada as far aa it affects Senator William M. Stewart, and Repreaentatlve Francis O. Newlands, who will In all probability suc ceed Senator John P. Jones, In the senste. The senate has long been the goal of New lands' ambitions, and every step that he has made In that direction haa been de feated by Senator Stewart, who succeeded to thwarting the aspiring ambitions of his younger opponent until the passage ot the Irrigation bill. when tho long and hitter fight between Stewart anfl Newlands . for the supremacy la the state ended In favor of Newlands, and as a result of his political sagacity and his clever manipulation. New. lands now Is In sight of the longed for seat. The passage of the Irrigation bill was substantially tbe cause of Representa tive Newlands' victory, for Irrigation Is the sole hope of Nevada! and the circum stances that Mr. Newlands had finally suc ceeded In laying a solid, tangible founda tion for this hope la the firm belief ct the people of bit state, almost Irrespec tive of his party, and it waa a fores that Senator Stewart could not cope with, al though he had endeavored In every war tn detract from Newlands the credit of having made an irrigation law possible. In thla direction a rather amusing story Is being told around Waahln tnn RtinWlw after the Irrigation bill was patsed an ar ticle was printed In a number of newspa pers, containing Interviews with Secretary Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson, In which they gave Mr. Newlandt the lion's share of pralte for' the successful fight he bad made for Irrigation and the ultimata naa- sage of ths bill. When Senator 8tewart came across this article he waa ths moat furiously enraged man possible; and Im mediately called on Wilson anil Hlirlinn.w and Indulged In violent denunciation of Mewianas, accusing the cabinet omree having furnished campaign material for the aemocratic party. Aa a result of ths laat election tha Mev.ri. legislature haa a total membership of fifty four, and of thete the fusionists have forty six on joint ballot. Of the hold-nvr an. tors the fualonlsts control nine and the re publicans two. Senator Stewart's efforta were directed to the election of these hold over senators, to the end that he might se cure re-election to the United States senate two years hence, and aa the two republican members ot the Nevada state senate ht deolared that they will not vote for Senator Stewart, It la almost safe to say that he la practically out of the contest for the aenate In 1905. Senator Fred Dubois of iriahn i discussing the situation tha other night, aaid Newlands' name has been so long and so intimately associated with tbe efforta to aecure legislation for the Irritation of arid landa that the republicans could not sweep blm out of the way, and the consequence Is he will be promoted to tho United Statea senate. Distribution of Seeds. The work ot distributing 39.000,000 pack agea ot seeds by the government has begun. B. F. Brown, the Inventor of various ma chines used in the preparation ot the aeed packagea, haa the contract thla year for preparing tha aeed for distribution. The country haa been divided Into six divisions, and by December 30 seeds will have been sent to Alabama, Arltona, California, Flor ida. Oeorgia, Hawaii. Louisiana. Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina and Texas. By December 31 Arkansas, North Carolina, Ok lahoma, Oregon, Tenneaaee and Washington will be reached. Tho other states are reached In January, February and March. Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont aad Wyoming come last and seeds to this, the sixth, division, will be sent by March 31. At tho building 321 Thirteen and a Half street, need for the distribution of govern ment seeds, workmen are busy remodeling the plant. Another act of bins to hold ths teeds la being added and there will bo an other row ot machines to count aad aack ths seeds. Tbe process Is so accurate and so complete that the acales ahow every package of lettuce aeed to weiga one-one hundred and tweaty-etghth ot a poujd. But what la mora remarkable, package after package of flower seeds, after going through bins, chutss and machines, weigh exactly the same, the weight In tho lnstaaca of ens flower being one-one thousandth ot a pound aad In another one-twelfth hundredth ot a pound. Starting at the top ot the building tho aeeda descend to ths mall carta, sorted, sacked, tagged and counted for tho post- office authorities, almost all b pwefclnery. TILE OMAHA DAILY TXKTa MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1002. On the upper floor there Is a row ot amall bins with chutes to the machines Just be low. Boys fill these bins with seeds from the sacks as It comes to the department from the various sources. Automatically It la fed to the machines, each operated by one girl. These machines measure the quan tity, put the seed In the amall sack t and scsl the sacks. A chute carries these sealed sackt to the large bins on the next floor below, bins large enough to hold 200,000 of these packages. Belts run around the out side of these bins, alxteen In number, and a larger tack Is used here. The belt car ries the tack along the bin and the girls stationed along place In the tacka the vari oua teeds. No mlatake can be made. An operator cannot pick up any other variety and the cannot well mitt the sack, at It slowly pastel on the wide belt. Colonel James Morrison, Inspector-ln-chlef, also looks after that. Statehood Bills Flrat. With the arrival of aenators and repre sentatives, there Is Increasing interest tn the omnibus statehood bill, the first great measure to come before tbe senate. The house bill providing for the admission of Oklahoma, Now Mexico and Arltona is pending In the senate as a specisl order tor December 10. rislnly put the bill provides statehood for three territories, but In the case of Oklahoma It is provided that tn adopting Its construction Oklahoma shall remit to congress tbe right to add to lta territory any part or alt of Indian Territory If It should hereafter be the wish of con gress to to dispose of Indian Territory, rather than admit It as a separate ttate. Up to thit moment, senste opinion with regard to statehood for those territories Is badly mixed.. The democratic senator! are all In favor of statehood for the threo territories, the qualifications being ' that some are In favor of the admission of Okla homa at a separate atate, leaving Indian Territory to come In later aa another ttate, while other democrata favor bringing In Oklahoma and Indian Territory at one state. The republican senators are still more mixed. Some, like Quay and Elkint, favor the admission of the three territories Just as the house bill provides. Some favor the house bill amended so as to exclude New Mexico and Arizona. Some favor Okla homa as a separate atate, leaving Indian Territory to the future, while still others favor Oklahoma and Indian Territory aa a single state. Of course there are senators who are opposed to the admission of any of the territories. Plainly the greatest obstacle to any aort of statehood bill Is the variety of views which exist among the senators. For this very reason It Is safe to say that statehood for the latest applicants for admission may possibly tall. Even tbe differences between the senators who are favorable to statehood for the three territories msy prove potent enough to defeat the whole measure, to say noth ing of the views of those who favor state hood for Oklahoma alone or of those who oppose any sort of statehood. Gamble Seea the Game. Senator Gamble of South Dakota thla morning concluded a tittle recreation would do him no harm before beginning his labors In the senate and accepted an Invitation to go to Philadelphia to witness the toot ball game between West Point and the Naval academy. Senator Gamble went over to Philadelphia on a special train bearing a number of government officials and prom inent officials of the army and navy. Representatives Burkett of Lincoln, Burke of Pierre, and Martin ot Deadwood arrived today and will make the Dewey their home during the coming session. Im mediately after dinner, the trio linked arma and proceeded to the Cochran to ten der their congratulations to 'Uncle Joe" cannon. EDISON'S ' GREAT INVENTION A Tt uajh and Effective Dlaenae aad Germ Destroyer. NEW YORK, Nov. 30. The announcement a few weeks ago that Thomas A. Edison, Jr., had discovered a new curative force which he embodied in his latest Invention, the Magno-Electrlc Vltallzer, startled the whole world. Hundreds of people have written from all quarters of the globe for a detailed description of the Invention. No single In vention of the past two hundred years has done so much for suffering humanity aa the Edison, Jr., Magno-Electrle Vltallzer. No other invention haa received such absolute proof ot Its extrsordlnary properties In cur ing consumption, rheumatism, restoring ehattered constitutions, and In giving back new life and energy to the prematurely aged. The one absorbing question of the hour Is: What Is the Magno-Electrlo Vltallzer? What does It absolutely accomplish? Hun dreds ot instancea can be cited in which the wearing ot the Magno-Electrlo Vltallzer has resulted In Incalculable benefit to the wearer In even the short period ' of one week. Medical men In New York and In att of the large Eastern pities have examined tbe new discovery and pronounced it one of the greatest boons ot the' age the ounce of cure for which the patient world has been waiting In the universal hospital. - Edison, jr.. Is not alone in believing that It It be possible to perfect the human race It la In electricity that the means mutt be Bought and found. He haa uted the tame talents In reducing this epoch-making in vention to a practical working basla aa were used In harnessing and driving the lightning and collateral forcea that play auch an Im portant role on the atage of modern prog ress and activity. Tho Magno-Electrlo Vltallzer Is being placed on tbe market by Mr. Edison's own company, the Thomas A. Edison,' jr., Chem ical Co., 4 Stone at., New York. Mr. Edison was seen In his laboratory yesterday. Ha said: "I am personally su perintending tbe distribution ot the Vltal lzer, aa well as attending to the correspon dence relating to It, because I wish every body to have an equal opportunity to aeoure lta curative aid. I want to help all alck people to be well and atrong, but I mean to aee that the aame attention is given to the caae ot the farm-hand, afflicted with rheu matism, who writes me from Nebraska, that la paid to the rich man residing In on, of ths palaces on the Hudson, who is suffering from nervous prostration, I am playing no favorites; anyone with a two-cent postage atamp can write to the Thomaa A. Edison, jr.. Chemical Company and obtain my book let, which will tell him clearly what the Vltallzer is and what It will do tor him." SALT TRUST WARS IN DEATH Flarhta Appointment of Receivers Oastlnsr Those Appointed at Its Iastaaee. NEW YORK, Nov. 30. An action to aet aalde ihe recent appointment of receivers for the National Salt company and to have the bankruptcy proceedings cancelled will be brought in (he United Statea circuit court at Newark, N. J., tomorrow. .. The contention will be made that Juris diction was not vested In Judge Klrk patrlck when he appointed the receivers, as the chancery court had previous to his decision appolntsd receivers en application of the directora, who represented that the company waa Insolvent. The chancery court receivers are at pres ent tn charge of ths company's affairs. TO CI Hat A IULD IS UMB DAT Tako Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drugglata refund the meoey If it tails to euro. B. W. Crave s signature la oa each bog. ' 31 ft. ROOT WRITES OF WARRIORS Keports Remit of Work Dona by War Department. I asMSSmmi URGES REFORMS AT HOME AND OVER SEA Wants General Staff and National Mllltla Established and Her meads Reduced Tariff for Philippine lalanda. WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. Ellhu Root, secretary of war. In hla annual report mentiona the reduction ot the armed forcea to 66,711 and an order which will result In further reducing the number by Feb ruary next to 59.866. Of these 13,480 will be In tbe Philippines. The organizations stationed at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley have been ex empted from the reduction for purposes of Instruction, so that at the general serv ice and staff college and , the school of application for cavalry and light artillery, student officers mty become familiar with tbe handling of troops at full war atreugtb. 1 lalanda Keed Little Defense. The report continues: The only armed forces which will then remain to be maintained on account of the Islands ceded by Spain will be the Porto Rico 1'rovlHlonal regiment and the Philip pine scouts. I recommend the discontinuance of the Porto Klco regiment, and that at the same time the right of enlistment in the regular army be extended to citlsens of Porto Klco. There 1 no longer occasion for maintaining a special and peculiar force in the Island, outside of the coast defense fortifications. The Philippine scouts, on the other hand, should be continued. They enable us to reduce the force of American troops in the Philippines more rapidly tnan we could without them, and their knowledge of the country mukts them especially valuable in hunting down ladrones, which for a good while to come will be an urgent buelnens. The relation between these scouts and the insular conmabti.ary will have to be worked out hereafter when we have had longer ex perience and know better what revenues can be relied upon by the Insular govern ment. Both forces are now useful agents in maintaining order. Many Kecralts Itejeeted. During the year ended June 30, 1902. there were K4.542 applications tor enlistment in the army, not including the Hospital corps and Philippine ecouts. Of these 37,401, or about 30 per cent, were accepted and X7.0M, or about 70 per cent, were rejec ted. Of the number accepted 32,249 were natives of the United State, 4.72S were of foreign birth and 4t(6 were born in Porto Klco; 84,677 were white, 3,2fs4 colored, 14 Indians and 4S6 Porto Klcans (color not specified). The re-enlistments numbered li.46 and the new en listments 28,u2t. Of the applicants rejected 1,622 were rejected as aliens and 3,828 as Il literates. The health of the army has shown a con tinued improvement. Deaths from all causes during 1W1 amounted to 13.94 per 1,000 of mean strength, as against 22.74 per l.OiiO of mean strength during 1900. This large reduction of death rate was In a great measure flue to Improved conditions In the Philippines, where the rate was re duced to 17.16 per 1,000 in 1901, aa against 29.42 in 1900. The death rate from all causes during the year 19iil In the I'nlted States was 6.90 per 1,000; In Porto Rico. 7.81; In Cuba, 6.29, and in the Pacific islands and China, 17.96. The admissions to sick report for disease and Injury and the discharges for dleablilty agree with the reduced mor tality rate In, being considerably less. A further Improvement of health In the Philippines may be anticipated from the cessation of guerrilla warfare, with the ex posure incident to It. Full returns have not been received cov ering the period of epidemic cholera in the Philippines, but telegraphic reports Indl cste that the army nas suffered but little. The principal mllltery events of the year have been the end ot the military occupa tion of Cuba and the end of the inourrec uon In the PhiHppinea. . . The report, proceeding, detaila the Amer ican evacuation, of .Cuba and the estab lishment of the. Insular government, and the pacification; of the Philippines. It continues: . . v Horoi Keed Care. In the meantime the close general anal ogy to the relations of the North Amer ican Indians Indicates a duty, for the pres ent at least, of limited supervision and control operating upon the tribal govern menta of tho Moroa, rather than an at tempt to aubstltute an American or Phil ippine government acting directly upon the Individual Moros. Now that the Insurrection na been dis posed of we shall be able to turn our at tention, not merely to the slave trade, but to the already existing slavery among the Moros. We cannot immediately free the slaves by a single act, first, because it would require a war of extermination in which a large part of tha slaves would probably be found fighting against us; and second, because a large part of them would have nowhere to go and no way to live If deprived of the protection and support of their preoeni niBBiem, i ucmttvc, hu ever, that we can maintain a process of gradual and steady reduction, resulting ul timately In the extinction of the practice ofslavery. w The task or improving me anrra is by no means hopeless. General George Vv . Davis, who commanded in Mindanao, and now commands the Division of tha Phil ippines, says of them: 'Whatever may be the number of Moros, whether a few or many hundred thou sands, all, and many times more than all, of these people will be needed as agricul tural and mechanical laborers and helpers In the cultivation of the toll and the util isation of its productions for the benefit of themselves and mankind. They are able to produce rice, sugarcane, coffee, corn, cattle, beautiful woven fabrics, and thrusting and cutting weapons; they manu facture bronse cannon and gunpowder, and give surprising proofs of their Ingenuity and Industry. Their Moro boats are fash ioned and rigged and Bailed with the ut most skill and are admired by all strang ers." The restoration of the normal conditions of peace and the return of the greater part of the army to the United StaU-s have made It possible to reaume with Increased activity the work of preparing for future wars. The Increase of the army from 2S.000 to 60,000 has made neceasary a great increase In barracks, quarters, hnspitaln, and all the constructions which go to make tip an army post. The accommodations which had been provided ueiore tne war wun epain are now quite Inadequate and require to be more than doubled. ' I'rajes More Maneuvers. Tho rapid increase of inexperienced men make the kind of exercise furnished by the Joint army and navy maneuvers of last September of the utmost importance. I urge that appropriations be made by congress to provide for a continuance of the same prac tice, and for the most liberal allowances of ammunition and projectiles for general target practice in which the entire coast artillery can take part. An examination ot the sources from which are drswn the officers of the army, aa now constituted, shows how Important It is to go on with the military education of officers in some general and systematic way. Of the 2.i0 officers of the line, 1.818 have been appointed alnce the beginning of the war with Spain. Of these 276 were supplied by the West Point academy; the remaining 1,542 come -414 from the ranks, 512 from civil life and 616 from the volun teers of the war with Spain and in the Phtllppinea. The volunteer and enlisted men have acquired useful experience and were all selected en. the ground of their military conduct and intelligence. Yet it is gen erally true of ths whole 1.542. constituting more than one-half of all the officers of the line, that they have had no systematic military education. They constitute nearly the entire body of first and second lieu tenants. After some years they wjll have to supply our generals and colonels and chief stsff officers charged with the in atrjctlon. discipline and command of our forcea. Unlesa the theory of military edu cation under 'which we have maintained the academy at West Point for a century is all a mUtake, it la Important to give thla class of officers torn- of the educa tional advantages which West Point men get before they are commissioned. The aame will be true of future accessions to ths force of officers, for West Point can not be expected to fiil more than about two-thlrda ot the annual vacanciea. Wants Mllltla Established. Tt U really absurd that a nation which maintains but a small regular army and depends upon unprofessional cltlsen soldiery for Its defense should run along as we have for lltt years under a mllltla law which never worked aatiafactorlly and waa obaoiete before any man now fit for mili tary duty waa born. The reiiult la we have practically no militia system, notwlih standing the fact that the constitution makes it the duty of the federal congress "to Drovlde for organising, armlna and dla- clpllnlng the mllltla." 1 rcr-omrsend, there , furs, the pataage of tbe bUl Introduced last selon, which will enable us while main lining a etsndlng army of but ti,i men to put a force of at hast 2..".(o Into the field Inntnntly upon a declaration of war, and the com would be less than to maintain but a few additional regiments of regular troops. The mllltnry fore of the United States Would then be as follows: Flrat. The) regular army, capable of en largement by the president when he seea war coming to lsunm. Second. Such of the organised mllltla (al ready trained as a national gurd, and Juat as valuable, when used In the manner here inafter Indicated, as any other troops; ns the president shall see tit to call Into the aervlce of the 1'nltfd States for not exceed ing nine months, to repel Invasion. Third. A first volunteer reserve, composed of such companies, troops and regiments of the organised mllltla already trained as a national guard as volunteer by organisa tions with all their officers and men. Fourth. A second volunteer reserve, com posed of men previously enrolled and hav ing military, training in the National Gunrd, the regular army or the volunteer army, and commanded by rfilcers wlione fitness has been ascertained by practical tefts. Fifth. Such iurthrr volunteers as it may be necessary to call from the states, ac cording to their respective quotas, and commanded by regimental olHcers ap pointed by the governors of the states. The capacity of the National Guard In general to serve effectively In the national army depends largely upon the aid they re ceive from the national government. The gurtrd Is now armed with a variety of weapons of different kinds and calibers, in cluding two different calibers of the obso lete Springfield rifle, the Lee. the Kemlng-ton-Ie, the Winchester and tho Krag Jorgensen. In several Instances different National Guard organisations of the same state are armed with different weapons of different calibers. Among all the 115,000 national guardsmen only 4.0)0 have the modern service rltle of the army. With the exception of thene 4,01)0 rifles the arms of the guard would be practically worthless In time of war. The mllltla and the volun teer Nutlonal Guard organisations In gen eral would be obliged to throw away their present arms at the beginning of a war and get re-equipped with weapons t.ie use of which they had never learned. Create General Stnff. The most Important thing to be done now for the regular army is the creation of a general staff. , . It was the lack of such a body of men which led to tlw confusion attending the Santiago expedition in 1S98. Promotes Economy In Army. The act of 1872, under which the gov ernment acts practtcHlly as a savings bank, has been very benerclal. Under that law enlisted men may deposit their savings, in sums r.ot less than ti, with paymasters, and upon deposits of not less than IjO. re maining for a period of six months, In terest lu paid at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Without this the soldier would have no means of Investing or taking care of any savings from his pay, and the ten dency would be to spend the pay, whenever opportunity offered, up to the fa 11 limit. Under this law the amount of savings reported by the paymaster general to the credit of enlisted men on June 30, 1902, whs 14,269,244.81. The effect of this arrange ment has been to promote economy, dis courage useless and profligate experdlture and give the men who leave the service an accumulation upon which to start in civil Ufe. . , I concur in the recommendation of the adjutant general that the privilege of this statute should be extended to otticers. Phlllvplne Matters Touched On. Immigrants to the -number of SO.094 ar rived In the Philippines during the fiscal year 1902 aa against 17.10S in 1901. Of this number 12,751 tlnclmllng 10,101 Chinese) had been In the Islands before. Among the 17,343 wh.i came for the first time there were 15,312, or 88 per cent, Americans, 368 Chinese, 451 Japanese, 2"22 Kngllsh, 368 Span iards, 129 East Indians, and 6t3 of other nationalities. Among the Americans there were 176 merchant dealers and grocers, 790 teachers, 122 clerks and accountants. The greater number of Americans are, how ever, not described by occupation. More than three-fourths of the Chinese were laborers, and more than half the remainder merchante. I earnestly urge, firBt, that the duties levied In the United States upon products of the Philippines Imported therefrom be I reduced to 25 per cent of the Dlngley tariff rates; second, that the government be per mitted to establish a gold standard for Its currency, and to take such measures as it finds to De practicaoie una pruuem lu von iha silver coinage which it is au thorized to issue at parity with gold, with out In any way committing the United Slaves to-. responsibility therefor. MISSOURI LAW IN DOUBT No One Deems to Know at Present If Boodlers Can Be Legally Tried. ST. I.OU18. Nov. 80. The December rmnri turv will he emnaneled tomorrow o -- . . . and continue tbe Investigation ot municipal corruption. The full revelation of tho nature and ex tent of "boodllna" In St. Louis, according to the circuit attorney, 1b not yet flnlsh.id and he states that he means to push it to completion. Tha intervention of the statute of limita tions In the lightlDg bill case, and the fact that further lndlctmenta have been made in connection with this measure, have awakened discussion over tbe exceptions to this statute and the possibility ot tur ther prosecutions. It is the oDinlon of lawyers mat u an Information haa been filed or an Indict ment found against tha alleged brlbe givera the trial will amount to a test of the statute. The circuit attorney refutes to dltcuss the exceptions. ! Charles F. Kelly is expected to reacn hero by Thursday. He will be tried on De cember 15, on the Suburban charges, along with - seven other members of the bouse of delegates indicted in that connection, unless he secures a severance. This ac tion on Kelly's part 1b not expected, how ever, i a number of other indicted delegates are also expected to come to trial between now and December 15, and aeveral others aoon after. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. JO. Mrs. Charles F. Kelly, arrived here today rom Bt. Louie. - She waa met by friends and at ence taken to the central police stat.on, where the had a six hours' talk with her hutband. it ta exneeted the brlsoner will be ex tradited and taken to St. Louis within tbe next tew days. Blsr Prlso for Horse Ilace. NEW YORK, Not. JO. The conditions tor the Futurity of 190J, to close January 6, are announced by the Coney Island Jockey club. Tbe added money for the race, as usual, is $10,000, the estimated value being $75,000, ot which turn $3,750 will go to the breeders. It outsells Jersey Butterine More Jersey sold than any other Butterine, because it ex eels all others in quality and appearance. Put up in i and 2-lb. prints in printed paper wrappers like cut. Ask your dealer. UauiCttf 0"fe St.Loub Swift & Company, CtiUgO St. Joseph St.rof Rrarik lEUURE nets fortune Catholics Baise Twenty-Five Thouiand tt One Meeting. PRIEST TELLS OF EDUCATIONAL WORK 9aya Millions Are Paid In Taaea Which Are Kot Dae and One Million Children Cared for Free by C'hnrrh. CHICAGO, Nov. JO. "The Roman Cath olics In the United States are annually pay ing into the national treasury $25,000,000 be yond their rightful taxes and are educating 1.000,000 children without charging the country a cent. Tet we have never been given one word of praise for this work. The country is not to blame for this, we our selves are at fault because we have never told the United States what we have been doing." In these words tbe Very Rev. Wll llsm O. Broen Pardow, S. J., of New York City pleaded to an audience of Catholics that filled the Auditorium tonight to aid Catholic schools. The subject of the lecture was "Saint De La Salle and Modern Education," and Its object the raising of funds for the teaching orders of the Catholic church. The management ot the affair reported after the meeting that $25,000 had been tbe net amount received. Thla amount Includes the $10,000 offered by W. Bourke Cockran of New York, cottdltionaHy on a like amount being raiaed by the tale of seats. UNKNOWN LAND TRAVERSED i American Captain Visits Hew R ttlons In Island of Mindanao. MANILA, Nov. JO. Captain Pershing, with eixty men, has completed a march across the Island of Mindanao from Camp Vicars to Illgan. Thla Is possibly tbe first time that white men have made the Journey. Captain Perchlnit visited the villages ot Madaya and Marahul. On hla way to Madaya he found the Moros turprleed to learn that Americans were tot monsters ten feet tall, with horns and talis. At Marahul he addressed 600 Moros, telling them of the friendly purposes ot the Amer icans. Representatives of tbe Dato and Bocayutan tribes, which are now at war, asked Captain Pershing to arbitrate. He agreed to visit them and give his arbitra tion on his return Journey to Camp Vicars. No hostility waa shown toward the column on the march. The constabulary In the Zambales prov ince report a repulsive incident of cruelty perpetrated by ladrones. Several columns ! of constabulary had been chasing them , with the assistance of friendly natives. Five of the frlendltet straggled from the column and were captured . by ladrones. who amputated the tongue and gouged out the eyes ot one friendly and then sent him back to tbe constabulary. Tha fate of tbe others la unknown. FORTUNE AWAITS CLAIMANTS Vienna Miser Leaves American Rein, fives Who May Hear Semethlaa; to Their Adrantace. VIENNA, Nov. SO. The heirs, tome of whom are living in the United Statea, are wanted to an estate valued at about $100, 000 left by Heinrlch Oesterlcber, a miser, who recently died here. The Vienna authorities found among hit papers a schedule of securities worth $100, 000, but only certificate! to the value of $73,000. Upon being questioned, Oeste rlcher's landlady produced batch of se curities worth $17,000, and laid the de ceased had presented them to her the day before he died. . The woman has handed over tbe papers, but without xenounctng her claim on them, Oesterlcher left a brother and two mar ried sisters living somewhere In the United States, while among the heirs are three children of a deceased sitter named Roths child. CASTRO FREES PRISONERS Opens Jail Doora aad Tarn Polit ical Offenders Loose One More. CARACAS, Venexuela, Nov. JO. Presi dent Castro has. opened all the pris ons In this city, at Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo and liberated tbe political of fenders confined therein. Among the reteaaed prisoners are Olavar rta, the brother-in-law ot General Matoa, Acedo, the latter'a confidential agent, and leading traders Jn Caracaa named Traveslo Voncah and Nunez, who were arreated for complicity In the revolution. Thla act has nrndiirnd a mod lmDresslon and It la re- ! ported that General J. M. Herhandes, called "El Mocho," and three others of the rev olutionary leadera will also be liberated shortly. COAL OIL CAN EXPLODES Boys Try to start Fire, hot Com. meaee Lonsr Joorney Inatead. ELKHART, Ind., Nov. 80. Arthur and Charles Lynett, 8 and years, respectively, died today at the result of burns received this morning. . Mr. and Mrs. Lynett slept late. The boys came down stairs before their psrents so and tbe older boy attempted to start ire with keroeehe. An eiplotton follower and both boys received burnt from which they died. . 1 all others o P A 9 DIETRICK HAS. OPERATION. Peary's Doctor ttnffers from Appenill. rltla and Feel Horirna'i Knife. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10. Dr. T. S. Dletrlrk, who was with Lieutenant Tear when he made the last expedition In tearch of the North role, la lying tcrlously ill In St. Luke's hospital, a victim of appendicitis. Dr. Dletrlrk had been suffering with In tense abdominal pains for a week, when ho came to thla city. Tho doctors told bin he would have to undergo an operation if hla life was to be saved. The operation was successfully performed on Friday by Trof. Carl V. Vlscher. chief of tho medical staff. Dr. Dletrick'a condition was tonight reported to be favorable with bright chances for recovery. GILMORE RANCHER IS DEAD Arrives In Chleasro J a at In .Time to End Life nt Wyoming; Hotel. CHICAGO, Dec. 1. (Special Telegram.) Richard Danells, aged 74, a prominent ranchman of Ollmore, Nob., died at the Wyoming hotel here shortly after mliibfghl supposedly of t-eart dlsesse. 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Th8 MILLARD link end Uoe.tf.ln . OMAHA, M0U. Omaha, s Leading Hotel. SPECIAL - LUNCHEON. F1KTY CENTS. 12:30 to I m. SUNDAY, a:ao DINNER, lie. Steadily Increasing bualneaa has necessi tated an enlargement of this cafe, doubling its former capacity. one EilTlMJ