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    TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1903.
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Findi Evident f Cruelty Luring Trip
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HIGH OFFICERS ARE ALSO BLAMED
War Department Make Publlo the
Report Submitted by General
Mile After Hie Journey
Throngk Islands.
WASHINGTON. April 27. Ths Wsr
department today made publlo that portion
of the report of General Miles which
refen to misconduct of officers and soldiers I
In the rhlllpplnei. . 1
X Secretary Root' has received several
requeats for thla report, aome of these
requests being from persons In Boston who
stated that they understood that It con
tained much matter that never had been
brought out In the Investigation.
The secretary held that such reports were
confidential In order that the officer mak
ing them might be free to make such com
ments as he desired, but as it was learned
that General Miles had no objection to the
publication. It has been made publlo with
I- a brief comment by General DaVIa, judge
advocate general, who haa charge of all
mattera pertaining to the subjects referred
to In this portion of the report. .
The statements made by General Miles
are the result of his tour of Inspection in
the Philippines last autumn and winter.
General Miles' report on his" Philippines
observations Is dated February l 1903, and
la addressed to the secretary of war. He
ssys that la going from Calamba to Batan
gas In November last he noticed that the
country appeared devastated and that the
people were very much depressed.
Cltlseas Maks Complaint.
Stopping at Li pa, he says a party of
eltlsens headed by the acting ?res'.datit met
him And stated that they desired to make
complaint of harsh treatment of the people
ct that community, -saying they had been
concentrated In towns and had suffered
great Indlgnfllq's "that " fifteen of their
people had been tortured by what Is known
as the water torture and that one man. a
highly respected cltlsen, aged 65 years,
named Vlncente Luna, while suffering from
the effects of the torture and unconscious,
was not dragged from bis house, which had
been set on fire, and he was burned to
death."
They stated that these atrocities were
committed by a company of scouts under
command of Lieutenant Hennessy and that
their people had been crowded Into towns.
"600 being confined In one building." .A
doctor of the party said he waa ready to
testify that some of the 600 died from
suffering. General Mtlee saya he looked at
the building, which waa one story In
height; eighteen or twenty feet wide and
possibly sixty or seventy feet long. He
inked for a written statement to be for
jfl warded him at Manila, but says he never
I received It and adds; "I have no reason
to disbelieve their statements; In fact the
inatance of torture in the case of the man
Luna having been tortured and burned to
death are confirmed by other reports."
General Miles then refers to other cases,
saying that on the Island of Cebu It was
reported and published In November. 1902.
"that two officers,- Osptaln Samuels, Forty
fourth Infantry, United States volunteers.
and Lieutenant Feeter. Nineteenth infantry,
1 had committed similar atrocltiea against
A'ln dsopI of that island. It Is also re
ported that at Laoag, on the Island of
Luson, two natlvea were wnippea to aeatn.
"At Tacloban. Leyte. It was reported
that Major Glenn ordered Lieutenant Caul
field. Philippine scouts, to take eight pris
oners out into the country, and that if
they did not guide him to the camp of
the Insurgent. Qulzon, he was not to bring
them back. It was stated that the men
were taken out and that they either did not
or could not da as directed.
Bon Spares Father.
"One of the men, who had a son among
the scouts, was spared, but the others
were separated Into two parties, num
bering three or tour, respectively, and
KM. ttA tnir.th.r wrs all murriArftd hv
being shot or bayoneted to death, some
being In a kneeling position at that time.
"The pretense wss made that they were
killed while attempting to 'escape, but ao
far as I kuow no official report waa ever
made of the circumstances. . These facts
have bean reported by Major Watts, who
Investigated the case. Besides Lieutenant
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General Miles continues:
These facts came to my notice In a casual
way snd many others of similar character
have been reported In different parts of the
archlpelsno- fact I was Informed that It
was common talk at the places where offi
cers congregated that such transactions
had been carried on either with the con
nivance or approval of certain commanding
officers. It IB, however, mopt gratifying to
state that such atrocities have been con
demned by such commanders as Generals
Lrftwton, Wade, Sumner, Lee, Baldwin and
others.
I found that vith certain ofTlcers the Im
prrSBion prevails that such acts were Justi
fiable and I felt It my duty, In order to
correct such erroneous and dangerous Im
pression, and to prevent the possibility of
such acts being committed in the future,
which must Impair the good name of
American arms and bring discredit to our
service for all time, to address to the di
vision commander the following letter of
Instructions.
Then follows an order addressed to the
commanding general of Philippines under
date of February 28, 190$, la which General
Miles calls attention to the reports of
atrocities and directs thst any orders or
circulars of personal Instruction which
would Inspire or encourage any act of
cruelty be annulled. The order says that
"the excuse that the unusual conditions
justify the measures herein condemned are
without foundation."
Judge Advocate Replies.
A reply to the foregoing portion of the
report has been prepared by Judge Advocate
General Davis In a letter to the secretary of
wsr, in which he says:
The Incidental which are set forth In the
inclosed special report have been made the
suoject of special Investigation: In some
instances ineee nave been conducted Dy
courts-martial and their findings and sen
tences have been duly promulgated In
order; In others the Inquiries have been en
trusted to inspectors, or to officers deals
nated for that purpose by the commanding
general In the Philippines.
Where administrative action has been
called for, as a result of such investiga
tions, ii nas teen taken by the proper
military commander. If the parties contin
ued within his Jurisdiction; in other cases
nm maiier nas Deen suDmltted to the De
partment with a view to a resort to such
punitive remedial orders aa were deemed
appropriate, and these representations have
ir.u.K-u in a numoer or ouri-marual trials.
As to some phases of these inquiries the
luvemgauons are not yet complete and a
mertnee or ine papers to the Philippine
11 ? ?r offlcers who are now serving in
i'Z oiaies - nas peen necessary.
Whether the necessity for any further ad
ministrative action, in addition to that al
ready taken, will be tflsclosed as a result
of such Investigation can only be deter
mined when inspection reports are received
at the department.
General Davia explains that the Inquiries
are especially difficult because the inci
dents complained of were not made known
at the time and offlcers and soldiers of the
volunteer army have been named to be
discharged.
LEE FIN ALLY jOUT OF OFFICE
Governor Dockery Accepts Reals-nation
Even Before) He
Heeelvea It.
JEFFERSON CITf, Mo.. April 27. The
resignation of John A. Lee, from the office
of lieutenant governor, which was mailed
at St. Louis yesterday, was delivered at
Governor Dockery's office today In the
mall. The letter follows:
April 26. 1903. To his excellency, A. M.
Dockery. Governor of Missouri: Dear 8lr
I herebv resign the offlcs ot lieutenant gov
ernor of Missouri, to take effect at once.
Respectfully. JOHN A. LEE.
.Lieutenant Governor.
The resignation has already been ac
cepted by Governor Dockery. The document,
although mailed Sunday afternoon, was
dated Saturday. The acceptance was made
on Sunday. Oovernor Dockery accepted tM
resignation , yesterday, being aware then
that It bad been made by Mr. Lee.
FARMERS SELL THEIR LAND
More Valuable for Coal Deposits Than
for Agricultural Par.
poses.
WASHINGTON, Pa, April 27. The largest
coal deal ever cleared up In Waahlngton
county and the most extensive In western
Pennsylvania for several years has just been
consummated here.
It consisted, of 7,000 acres ot the Pittsburg
vein, lying in West Bethel and Amwell
townships, known as the Lone Pine block,
and It pssscd from the hand ot the farm
ers to Pittsburg, New York and Phila
delphia capitalists.
The average paid was $100 an acre, the
total transfer of money being slightly mors
than $700,000.
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THIEVES BUSY AT HASTINGS
Do ft Profitable Business with Crowd Out
' to fise Prtiidenk
GET FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OrF ONE MAN
Banker Loses n Kin Diamond nnd
Other Parties Check Ont Short
on Money and Other
Valuable.
HASTINGS. Neb., April 27. (Specisl Tel
egram.) As a result of the large crowd
here today to aee and hear President Roose
velt a gang of pickpockets Infested the
city. Among the victims relieved of cash
were William Walters of Saronvllle, who
bad $35 stolen with bis pocketbook and
some valuable papers. George Stanton of
Hastings was also touched for to. A short
time after the president's address, William
Kerr, president of the Adams County bank,
discovered thst he wss minus his diamond
shirt stud, which wss valued at $200. The
largest haul that was made by the thieves
was tsken from Father McDonald of St.
Cecilia's church of this city and amounted
to $500 or more. Father McDonald had in
his possession $500 In checks belonging to
the estate of the late James Stack, whose
funeral sermon Father McDonald preached
this afternoon. These checks had all been
endorsed and turned over to the priest,
who' was to keep them until after the fu
neral and then divide the money among
the Immediate relatives. The priest put
the checks, with some of his own. In a
Urge pocketbook which he carried in his
hip pocket and remembers distinctly of
feeling the purse on his person shortly
before entering the big crowd gathered
about the court house, where President
Roosevelt spoke. That is the last trace he
has of It. All local banks have been noti
fied to stop psyment of the checks.
WORKS THEFAINTING GAME
Woman Picks Pockets of Two Men
Who Play the Good
Snmtirltnn.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) While the president was spesklng
an unlndentlflcd woman worked the "faint
lng Bertha" game and succeeded in getting
one victim for $10 and another for $15,
These were the men who carried her from
the crowd. She escaped arrest. The wo
man was about 25 years of age, had light
hair and wore a brown skirt and a blue
jacket. She suddenly screamed snd fell to
the pavement. Two sympathetic onlookers
picked her up tenderly, carried her out of
the crowd where she was revived. Later
the men revived and discovered their loss,
but not until the woman was gone. The
police made eight arrests, two men being
taken early this morning as they left the
train. Several complaints were made to
night of picked pockets and several empty
purses were found on the streets.
INCENDIARIES FIRE 'CHURCH-
Blaao Discovered and Extinguished
Be for Any Serlons Harm
Is Done.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) An attempt waa rand a last night
to burn the Methodist church at Filley. The
Incendiary started the fire by first lighting
the end of a long pole and applying it to
a sack which was plsced under one corner
of the building and which contained' 'rags
and other combustibles. The flames were
extinguished before much damage was done
although a large hole was burned through
the floor. The Beatrice bloodhounds were
sent for but failed to locate the guilty par
tics. 8everal times within the past few
years firebugs have attempted to burn the
town.
Celebrate Golden Wedding;.
YORK, April 27. (Spacial.) The golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. E. Harlan was
celebrated at their beautiful farm homn,
six snd one-half miles northeast of York,
on April 25. At this gathering ninety-ntne
relatives and friends were present. The
rooms wsre beautifully decorated with
carnations, roses and amilax. Mr. Harlan
waa born In Union county, Ind., seventy
nine years ago. Mrs. M. A. Hsrlan was
bom In the same county and state seventy
years ago. They were married in Liberty,
Ind., April 21, 1853.
They are the parents of eleven children,
seven boys and four girls, of whom four
boys and three girls are dead. The re
maining four, I. A. Rufus, Walter and Miss
Euglna were present to enjoy the wedding.
Mr. Harlan has two brothers with their
wives older than himself, who are still liv
ing and have enjoyed tbelr'golden wedding
anniversaries.
Man Accidentally Shot.
PLATT8MOUTH, Neb., April 27. Spe
cial.) Schuyler Kellogg, a young man
about 28 years ot age, met with a serious
accident Saturday afternoon, while hunt
ing for wolves on the farm with a forty
eight caliber rifle. The gun was accident
ally d'scbarged, the ball entering his left
arm a little above the elbow, going up
ward and backward, coming out through
the shoulder, shattering the bone and mak
ing a bad wound. Medical help was at once
summoned, the wound dressed and the
wounded man taken o a hospital in Lin
coln. Returned to Insano Asylnm.
PLATTS MOUTH. Neb., April 2T. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Tm Karnes of Greenwood,
who was sent to the asylum for the In
sane in Lincoln last fall, waa paroled last
week and went to Weeping Water and from
there through Union and to this city.
Sheriff J. D. McBrlde found ber wandering
around in the western portion of Plans-
mouth Saturday and took her to the Per
kins hotel and kept her there until yester
day, when with a deputy, she waa taken
to Lincoln. She seemed perfectly willing
to go to any plsce except to Greenwood.
Priests la Conclave.
WEST POINT, Neb.. April 27. (Special.)
The regular semi-annual conference of
the priests of tbs West Point deanery met
In conclave today at ths parochial residence
In this city. Rt. Rev. Bishop Scannell cele.
brsted a pontinclal mass this morning at
7 o'clock, and later presided over the con
ference. A large number of priests of this
district were in attendance and numerous
important matters connected with church
government were disposed of.
Relative ot John Doha.
YORK. Neb.. April 27. (Special.) Peter
Bohn, an old resident of this place left
yesterday tor Omaha. Mr. Bohn believes
that be is a near relative to the John
Bohn, who died at an Omaha hotel leaving
an estats something like $50,000, and ta aald
to have no relatives known.
Dr. Carlisle Resigns.
HASTINGS. Neb.. April 27. (Specisl Tel
egram.) Dr. Carlisle, assistant physician
at the Asylum for Chronic Insane at this
place, has handed in his reslgustlon. At
the request of Governor Mickey, the resig
nstlon taksa effect at once.
Arsa Catchea Lr Machinery.
TECl'MSEH. Neb.. U rll J7."-(Speolal.)
Oils Reason, aicnloed tg Us I.ouiiusb
Milling company, came near suffering a
very bsd accident this morning. He was
at work about the mill machinery and his
Jscket sleeve wss caught In the faring.
His arm waa pulled Into the machine but
h managed to pull It out and save It. From
his elbow to his hsnd the flcch ot the arm
ass terribly lacerated.
Violent Wind at Hastings.
HASTINGS. Neb., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) The windstorm here todsy hss
been a fierce ons and much damage has
been done. A large plate glass in the
Cushlng A Gauvreau wholesale house was
blown in tonight and smashed to bits.
Several small buildings have been un
roofed and one or two blown over.
RUSSIA MAKES REPLY
(Continued from First Page.)
that the present misunderstanding will lead
to war. with any state or group of states.
The Peking correspondent of the Times
confirms his reference yesterday to Mon
golia and adds thst Russia alleged thst any
change in the administrstlon would prob
ably bring a disturbance liable to affect ad
joining territory.
"I can also confirm the other demands
as telegraphed," he adds, "but the third,
concerning the exclusive employment of
Russians, comprises all Mongolia. It speci
fies ss an example that If China wishes to
employ foreign mining experts in Msn
churln, Mongolia and apparently in Chi Li,
though the text here Is obscure, the ex
perts must be Russians. It further speci
fies that the commissioner of customs and
the health officer at New Chwang ahall be
Russians."
RECOMMENDS BEEF ON HOOF
Miles Thinks Live Cnttle Should De
Sent to Soldiers In
Philippine..
WASHINGTON, April 27. The War de
partment today msde public the report of
Lieutenant General Miles, who msde a
tour of Inspection of the Philippines. Gen
eral Miles strongly recommended that beef
on the hoof be shipped to the troops In the
Philippines.
This portion of his report waa referred
to General J. F. Weston, commissary gen
eral, who In reply states:
In my judgment.lt m not a feasible or
economical plan, and there should be no
departure from the present system of sup
plying frosen beef.
General Weston says his office has never
received any complaint about frosen beef,
but, on the contrary, uniform commenda
tions. General Weston adds:
Native beef is out of the question, even
If It were possible to procure It. and there
would be danger in using it, besides It is
poor, stringy and tough; but the rinderpest
practically destroyed the native cattle. The
experiment of bringing In cattle was tried,
as was stated by Colonel Woodruff, and
was an absolute failure.
General Weston sums up the objections
in the plan In the following:
The supply of cattle on the hoof for the
military service In the Philippines is not
practicable, would Involve enormous ex
ponse and entail useless loss of animal life,
and would serve no useful purpose either
at administration, economy or health. At
least 60 per cent of the cattle would not
survive the trip, so that the government
would not only lose half of the cargo, but
would actually pay freight on what was
lost.
PONTIFICATE BEATS RECORD
Pope Today Paaaea Longest Relaa of
Any Head of Catholic
Church. '
ROME. April 27. Tomorrow the pope will
have surpassed the famous pontificate of
St. Peter. His holiness waa elected pope
twenty-five years, two months and seven
days ago. He haa already received many
congratulations on the event.
General Wood Goes to Egypt.
VENICE, April 27. Brigadier General
Leonard Wood. Major Scott and Lieutenant
McCoy left here today by rail for Con
stantinople, whence they will sail for Egypt.
EVENTS ON RUNNINgTtRACKS
Xeiv Metropolitan Jockey Clan Opens
N Season on fow York
Gresadi,
vtrnv vrmif. AdHI 27. The lnaugursl
meeting of the New Metropolitan Jockey
club was held at Jamayaca today. Results:
Flrat race, handicap, six furlongs: Steve
dore won, Futurlta second. Duelist third.
Time: 1:14 s-s.
K.nni ni- mile and seventy yards:
Seatucket won, Northbrook second, Pageant
third. Time: IMJ-b.
Third race, the Bashwlck stakes, five fur
longs: Palmbearer won, Maaedo second,
Mollnos third. Time: 1:02.
Fourth rsce, the Excelsior handicap, mile
and one-sixteenth: Blackstock won, Heno
second. Yellow Tall third. Time: 1:4(2-6.
Fifth race, four and one-half furlongs:
Knameokl won, Collector Jessup second,
Spring third. Time: 0:66 2-8.
Sixth rsce, six furlongs, selling: Rostsnd
won, Andrsttus second. Rosewater third.
Time: 1:15 1-5.
CHICAGO, April 27. Results:
First race, four furlongs: Lady Free
Knight won, J. V. O'Nell second, Elsie De
Vers third. Time: 0:50
Second race, mile and one-sixteenth: Miss
Lisa won. John J. Regan second, Pyrrho
third. Time: 1:49 S B.
Third race, one mile: Soothsayer won,
Dan McKenna second, Gregor K. third.
Time: 1:44. M t , ,
Fourth race, five and a half furlongs:
Burnle Bunton won, Scorpio second, Haldee
third. Time: 1:07 1-5.
Fifth race, four and one-half furlongs:
Don Domo won. Plea second. Gaggle Leeber
third. Time: 0:56.
Sixth race, mile and one-sixteenth: Oold
aga won. Filiform second. False Lead
third. Time: 1:512-5.
NA8HVII.LK. April 27. Results:
First race, six furlongs, selling: Stsnd
Pat won. Klngford second. Pea Ridge third.
Time: 1:10.
Second race, six furlongs: Whisky King
wop. Lewis Wagner aecond, Brulare third.
Time: 1:14.
Third race, mile and one-sixteenth, sell
ing: Domadge won. Flaneur second, Pres
grxve third. Tims: 1:494.
Fourth race, seven and a half fourlonga:
Bummer 11 won, Charley Thompson sec
ond. Hand Spinner third. Time: l:3fiH.
Fifth race, six and one-half furlongs,
selling: Briers won. Bedlam second, Af
ghan third. Time: 1:22.
Sixth race, four and one-half furlongs:
Oaxaca won. Cardona second, Easter Wal
ter, third. Time: 0:67H-
ST. LOUIS. April 27. Results:
First race, six furlongs, selling: Sylvia
Talbot won. Bridge second, Icicle third.
Time: l:13fe.
Second race, six furlongs, purse: Mrs.
WtgKB won. Prince Eugene second, Caatus
third. Time: 1:15.
Third rsce, six and a hslf furlongs, sell
ing: Dr. Clark won. Dr. Hart second, Ben
llullum third. Time: 1:21.
Fourth race, one nvlle, purse: 51en Water
won, Hnaater second, Kitty Clyde third.
Time: 1:41.
Fifth rare, four and a half furlonga. sell
ing: Maggie Work won. Pinky B. second.
Antbertta third. Time: 0:66.
Sixth race, six and a half furlongs, sell
ing: Sir Chrlatopher won. Orleans second,
reducer third. Time: 1:11.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. Results:
First rsce, five furlongs, selling: St.
Wlnnifrled won. Blissful second, Honey
siKkle third. Time:
Second rsi-e, four furlonas. selling: Strife
won. Constants second, aietlaaatla third
Tim.: 0:4-.
Third r -r. six furlongs, selling: Rose of
May won, slountebanK second. Cousin Cur-
rie tnird. Time: i:id.
Fourth race, mile and seventy yard.
Byron Rose won. Mooorlto second, Kenli-
worth third. Time: 1:4(V
Flfih race, mile and fifty yards, sclltna:
Divlna won, Kitty Kelly second, RedwaTd
third. Time: 1:4.
Sixth race, one mile, selling: Somenos
won J mine Voorhels second; Swift Wing
intra. June: i
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REPORTS ON POSTAL NEEDS
Department Official Tsars Bobrukt ' end
Iowa to Unearth Gamer Shortage.
NEBRASKA BANKS DO BIG BUSINESS
Iowa Institution., However, fchoiv
Palllna; OaT in All Branches, Loans,
Deposits and Gold All
Bains; Less.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Aorll 27. (Special Tele-
gram.1 W. S. Edens of the city postal de
livery service, who has been visiting
Nutiruki and Iowa exsmlnlng Into the
needs for additional letter carriers during
the coming fiscal year, wires tne aepart
msnt that hs will conclude his work In
p.iirtinrton todsv. He will then go to Chi
cago and thence send In reports as to his
findings In Nebraska and lowa cities.
Eden's report will Include Omsha, Lincoln
and Council Bluffs.
Miners' Hospital for Wyomlsg.
t announced today at the Interior
department that upon Investigation It Is
found clear title can do securea to i.zso
acres in Sundance, Wyoming land district.
It is desired to erect a hospital ror miners
on this site.
Rontlno of Departments.
Tha notofflca at Olaf. Wright county.
Iowa, has been re-established with Michael
Nlemeyer postmaster.
These rural letter carriers were ap
pointed today: Nebraska-Gresham. reg
.ii. r A l her t H. Imm: substitute, Martin
Imm. Iowa Cowrlth, regular, James A.
Walker; substitute, James J. Hussong.
Ollmore City, regular. Allle Brown; sub
stitute. Austin Brown. Hanlontown, reg
ular, Peter A. Grove; aubstitute, Jacob
Tallackson. Klrkman, regular. Miss Emma
Btecn; substltuts, Thomaa Kimball. Mt.
Vernon, regular. John D. Blaln; substltuts.
trr.ii.rlck A. Blaln. North Buena Vlata,
regular, John C- Roe; substitute, Annie M.
Roe. Remsen, regular, uustai a. nosourg;
substltuts, Charles Rosburg.
Wilson D. Rich and Lizzie Corbin have
been designated as members of civil ser
vice board for the postofflce at Ames, la.
Western Bnnks Make Heport.
Ths abstract ot condition of national
banks of Iowa exclusive of Des Moines and
other reserve cities of April . shows loans
and discounts fell from $64,622,126 to $63.
615,636; gold holdings fell from $1,785,325
to $1,710,614. Ths Individual deposits
A Whole Wheat Cracker.
The Whole Wheat Berry
With Amy Drink, Per.'ct flout. '
TIm MturaJ Fo4 Co., Mag FalU, M
I am a firm believer In that wonder
ful remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swomp-Itoot.
It's a great medicine when a man Is not
feeling well; after exjtosure or loss of
6leep and Irregular mealx. It Is also a
great medicine to tone up and regulate a
man. There Is such a pleasant tnste to
It and It seems to go right to the spot. I
use It and recommend It. There Is more
Swamp-Root used by Kansas City fire
men than any other medicine twice over.
Yourg truly.
Assistant Chief.
Kansas City (Kansas) Fire Dep't.
showed a falling off from $60,787,391 to $60,
$32,653; average reserve held was 16.61.
The Nebraska banks exclusive of Omsha
and Lincoln show loans and discounts In
creased from $25,259,444 to $25(656,359; gold
holdings Incressed from $711,318 to $765,970,
and Individual deposits from $25,553,931 to
$26,140,377. ' Aversge reserve was 15.72 per
cent.
South Dakota banks' show loans and dis
counts Increased from $8,950,825 to $9,379
776; gold holdings Increased from $354,900
to $365,165, and Individual deposits from
$10,648,965 to $10,902,803. Average reserve
held, 15.58 per cent.
Practices Law In Jail.'
Ths attention of the War department has
been called to the activity of Oberlln M.
Carter, formerly captain of engineers, now
confined in the penltentlsry at Fort Leav
enworth, Kan., in acting as attorney In the
preparation of cases and petitions ot hsbeas
corpus of prisoners who claim they are Il
legally confined In the Leavenworth prlaon.
The claim la thst the prisoners were sen
tenced to Blllbid. Manila or Alcatras, Cal.,
which are military prisons, and being
transferred to a federal prison not under
military control, vitiates the sentences.
Cases ot this chsracter already are pend
ing In the circuit court of appeals and the
War department thinks It would be well to
have them decided before any more habeas
corpus proceedings of a like character are
brought. A letter will be written to the
attorney, general suggesting that ths war
den of the prlaon cause Carter to desist.
Officers Must Pay Own Way.
The United States supreme court today
decided that army officers who are dis
charged when distant from home on their
own application are not entitled to travel
pay and commutation for subsistence. The
question arises In the case of Sweet and
Barnett, both ot which were decided by the
court of claims favorably to the claim
ants. Insular Army Stores Dnty Free.
Secrslary Root has reversed his former
ruling that duty must be paid on army
stores condemned and sold In the Philip
pines. He says gooda sent to the Phil
ippines for the army in good faith must be
entered free of duty and if, in the course
of time they sre condemned and aold duty
cannot be assessed agnlnst them.
Civil Service Is Kslended.
The Civil Service commission will an
nounce tomorrow that the president hss
Included all the school teachers In the
Philippine service within the classified
civil service.
Bonn Successor to Tyner.
' Charles H. Robb, assistant attorney for
the Department of Justice, hss been ap
pointed asvlstant attorney general for the
10c Package.
Cleaned, filamented, formed
F. B. BUck.
I cheerfully give my endorsement to
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, which 1 sin
cerely believe, from my own experience,
stands at the head of all known cura
tives for kidney, liver and bladder
troubles. '
My own cure and also my personal ob
servation during years of service In the
Toledo Are department, have convinced
me that Swamp-Root Is a medicine of
wonderful merit. I have seeu many
who had been pronounced Incurable
speedily restored to health by Swamp
Root. Yours respectfully.
No. 1 Engine House.
Toledo (Ohio) Fire 'Department.
tism, gravel, catarrh of tha, bladder, pain or dull ache In the
buck, joints and muscles; makes your head ache and back ache,
causes Indigestion, stomsch and liver trouble; you get a sallow,
yellow complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart
trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength, get
weak and waste awar.
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and Is used In '.he leading
hospitals, recommended by physicians In their private practice
end Is taken by electors themselves, tecauee they recognize In it
the greatest and most KucccsEful remedy thst science has ever
been nble to compound.
Postofflce depsrtmcnt to fill the place
vacated by James N. Tyner. Mr. Kobb
assumed charge today.
Kearro Loses Flight for Vote.
The supreme court today decided thst
it could not Interfere !n be rase cf
Justus W. Giles, the negro who is seeking
to obtain a vote In Alabama. Justice
Holmes, who delivered the o Inlon, said
for the court to Interfere would be unhesrd
of relief In esses presenting nly politics)
questions. Justice Harlan dissented on the
ground that the court bhould have declined
to assume jurisdiction. Justices Brewer and
Brown united In a dissent in which tbey
upheld the jurisdiction of the federal court
on the ground that ss Giles -as denied the
right of voting for a member of congress,
a federal question was involved.
Trains Slay Thousand.
The Interstate Commeice commission to
day issued a bulletin on railroad accidents
for the three months tndcd December 31.
During thst period 266 persons were killed
and 2.188 Injured In train accidents. Acci
dents of other kinds, incuding those sus
tained by employes while at work and by
passengers In getting on snd off cars bring
ths total number of casualties up to 938
killed and 11,873 Injured. The damage to
cars and engines and roadbed by these Sc
cidents amounted to $2,466,056.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne hss Issued the following order:
"Special delivery mail addressed to bona
fide patrons of rural routes "ill be deliv
ered without regard to their distances from
:he routes.
Itnral Mall Privileges Extended.
"A bona fide patron of the rural service
is one who hss properly erected on a
rural route a mailbox which has received
the approval of the Postofflce department
for use on such routes."'
Archie Roosevelt Drives Ont.
Archie Roosevelt, who hss been con
fined to his rooms at the White Houso tor
several weeks, with ao attack of measles,
went for a drive todsy with bis mother.
JAILED LIEUTENANT FREED
Pays Creditors and Leaves Presum
ably for Old Dei Molncs
Home.
LEAVENWORTH, Ksn.. April 27. Lieu
tenant John F. McCarthy, Nineteenth In
fantry. U. S. A., charged with defrauding
merchants by duplicating hi. April pay
voucher, has been released, the creditors
having been paid.
Lieutenant McCarthy has left Leaven
worth, presumably for his old home In Des
Moines, la. Acceptance of his resignation
by the War department will close the mat
ter. Insures Proper Digestion,
and baked by electricity.
To t Fresh a.
Safe Ascot