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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOIIXIXG, . JUNE 27, 1903-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. GO FREE! Peter1! Beappointment of Servian Cabinet Taken to Endorss Aasanins, PROMINENT MURDERER HOLDS PORTFOLIO Colonel Miohin High in Hew King's Coun leli After Leading Plot. KAISER GREETS YOUNGEST MONARCH. Friendly Telegram Weloomei Recruit to Europe'! Reigning Houtes. ARMY WARMLY ENDORSED BY RULER Karaa-eorgevltch Eipreim rieuart at Command Inn Glorious Military Force Which Haa Done So Much tor Fatherland. BELGRADE, June 26. The German em peror haa sent ' King- Peter a telegram couched In cordial terms. The Austrian minister today resumed official relations with the Servian government. Kins; Feter had a reception this morning. Only two foreign diplomats, the Rusalan and , Austrian ministers, attended. The representatives of the three or four-other countries apparently were willing to recog nise King Peter, but not the Servian cabi net, tn which Colonel Mlchln, one of the chief conspirators, holds a portfolio. The king's reappointment of the ministry yesterday Is regarded as equivalent to a notification that no punishment will be meted out to the assassins of King Alexan dnr and Queen Draga. Foreign Minister Kallevlcs has sent a clr cular to the Servian representatives abroad explaining that King Peter reappointed the cabinet because he considered that ha could not do better than entrust the gov ernmunt to the men In whom Parliament had a few days ago expressed its full con fidence. One of the first tasks of the ministry would be to order new elections and the king would then be able to select a second cabinet from the predominant political party. King Peter today Issued the following general order: To My Dear Army: On setting foot on the soil of our dear fatherland, my cradle and the cradle of my ancestors, my heart gives greeting, first to you, the hope of bervia, my dear, neroic army. On ascending the throne of my glorious ancestors I hIho take supreme command of the whole Servian army, which, under the leadership of my Immortal grandfather by Its virtues and military successes, as tounded the world and In the later war for the liberation of Servla afforded many proofs of its military merit. I feel happy that the supreme command nas Deen en trusted to me. Officers, noncommissioned officers and men, at this solemn moment I greet you with the words, "God be with yon, you falcons of the Servian people." I am happy tn vou all united around mv throne. imbued with fidelity and loyalty to me and to the Ideals of our fatherland. I will en deavor tn maintain this spirit by Judging and estimating eacn ana ail or you solely on your military merit. lou are an equaii dear to me. I merely ask that you wi devote yourselves heartily to the calling you nave rnoscn ana mat you win as sist me to guide you In the path of honor and glory. I therefore cry: "Long Jive the nope of -the bervia n people, tne army! " i. COST OF COLLEGE EDUCATION On Ma Spends On Hundred Dollars atnd Another Eleven Thou sand at Yale. NEW HAVEN, Conn., June SB. A chap ter on the finances 'of the class of '03 at Yale Is disclosed In the publication of v table giving the expenses of individual members during the four years. ' The low est cost for a single year was $100, by a man who only spent IWO during Ms whole course. The highest Individual expenditure tn Ingle year was 111,000. The maximum cost for four years was ta.OOO. These figures ahow an Increase per man of S452 over 1902, f when expenses were rainer a Dove prep ceding years. NEBRASKA BOY GETS A DEGREE Ernest Oury of Nellgh Made a Doc tor of Philosophy by Harvard. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26.-Speclal Telegram.) Harvard university has Just conferred the doctor of philosophy degree upon a number of students for successful graduate work, among them Ernest Cary A. M., of Neltgh, Neb. Cary has been doing work in classical phlllology. He Is an A. B of Gates college In 1898, an A. B. of Harvard In 1900 and an A. M. of Harvard In 1901. He has held the Edward Austin fellowship a Harvard and has attended the graduate school three years. HER RECOVERY IS REMARKABLE Woman Acquitted of Mnrder Because ' So la Insane Ktw Looking far Employment. SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 26. (Special.) Mrs. Agatha Stull-Barton, the Arvada school teacher, who was acquitted last weak of the crime of murder, she having shot and killed her father-in-law last fall la recovering rapidly (nd Instead of being gent to a Nebraska asylum for the Insane, she Is now negotiating with the schoo board of a large Montana town for school. To all appearances Mrs. Barton haa recovered her reason. PREFERS DEATH TO PAIN Steamboat Pilot with Cancer Face Hangs Hint , aelf. Ill ST. LOUIS, June 26.-Craied by Intense pain resulting from a cancer on his face, Captain George E. Townsend, a form.ir steamboat pilot. 70 years old, hanged'lilm elf today. Captain Townsend was a friend of Gen erul Grant and during the civil war served on a river transport. REMOVED AFTER FORTY YEARS Examiner of Customs nt Sew York Receives Notle of Dis missal. N NEW YORK. June .-Dr. George W, Jewett. for forty years I'nlted States cus toms examiner at this port, haa received notice from the Treasury department of his removal from office. It could not be learned why Dr. Jewet was dismissed He was employed as an ex. amlner of drugs and similar articles. 0PP0SITI0PJ IN C0NTR0L Enemies of the Canal Treaty Or- anise the Colombian Coajrress. J BOGOTA. June 26. The Colombian con gress, which convened Saturday last, haa organised. In the Senate J. A. Velei. said be a vigorous opponent of the canal treaty, was elected president. J. M. Cald eron was chosen president of the House. The new officers are declared, however, to be stanch supporters of President Marro quln and his Government. It is thou' 'i be unlikely that the treaty will ',,. ed to the congress until after th. ' . -e remainder of the Panama denm. . ''' . ed June IX They are due In Bogota. . The first few sessions on the t- " be secret. WASHINGTON. June 88. A cop, of a petition signed by a large number of cltl sens of Cartagena and addressed to the Colombian congress urging the ratification of the canal treaty has been received at the Colombian legation. Cartagena Is the home of General Vales, regarded as one of the foremost opponents of the treaty. It Is said st the Colombian legation that among The signers are some of the most influential business men of Cartagena. VOTE OF CENSURE DEFEATED Canadians Aroused Because Cattle for Hoera Are nought In I'nlted States. OTTAWA, Ont., June 26. Mr. Pope, con servative, moved In the house last night vote of censure upon the government be cause the Imperial government was buying cattle In the United States for restocking the Boer farms. Sir William Mullock, postmaster general. and Sydney Fisher, minister of agriculture, said the government had made all the rep resentations possible In the matter and, therefore, they regarded the resolution as an attack upon the home authorities. The resolution was defeated. WILL INJURE CATTLE TRADE Two Animals Shipped to Bnenos Ayrea Develop Foot, and Mouth Dlsense. BUENOS AYRES, June 26. Two bulls brought to this port on a steamer from New York have developed the foot and mouth disease. The authorities have re solved to quarantine the ship and burn the carcasses of the animals. The animals wene sent by former Min ister Buchanan for President Rooa and Dr. Careano. who paid JoflO each for them. Al though the cattle trade with the United States is small, the government will pro hiblt Importation, It is stated. BONI'S DEBTS .STILL TROUBLE Borrows fftO.OOO to ray Honor Cred itors and la Sued for Part of Loan. PARIS, June 26 A claim by a holder of bills to the amount of 116,000, drawn by Count Bonl de Castellane to the order of the Marquis de Dion, came before the first civil tribunal today. Count Bonl and the marquis were summoned to give ex planations, but the lattar Alone appeared. He said he lent Count Bonl (80,004 to meet debts of honor and received the bills In ex change. The claim Is for a portion of these bills, which are outstanding. Judgment was postponed. EARTH SHAKES FOUR TIMES Several Houses Collapse and Much Damage Reported la Hun. carina Village. ERLAU Hungary, June 2. Four violent earth shocks were felt here at 8 o'clock this morning. Several houses In the suburbs collapsed and nearly all the buildings in the town were more or less damaged. The Inhabitants were panic-stricken. Namea for New Cabinet. BUDA PEST, June 26. Count Hedervary expects to submit the names of a new Hungarian cabinet to Emperor Francis Joseph tomorrow. The late ministry will probably retain office, with the exception of Baron Fejervary, the former minister of national defense, and Count Srochenyi, who was minister near the king's person. The former objects to Count Hedervary's surrender to the members of the Kossuth party, in abandoning the proposed Increase of the number of Hungarian recruits for the Imperial army. Csar Fardona Flalundera. ST. PETERSBURG, June 26. The csar has pardoned seventy-nine Finlanders who evaded military service In 1902 and has granted their petition to be allowed now to join the colors. Simultaneously the csar ordered the governor general of Finland to overlook similar evasions in the case of all Finlanders who express sincere contrition and are willing to bo immediately enrolled In the mtlltla. Russia Promises to Aid Victims. ST. PETERSBURG, June 26. Flnanoe Minister Wltte today received a deputation from the mercantile community of Kishl neff, consisting of two Jews and a Chris tian, asking fur a moratorium for bills of exchange and other facilities rehabilitating the credit of those who suffered from the recent events at Ktshineff. M. Wltte prom ised to do everything possible to meet the requests. Cotton Iadustry In Porto RJeo. SAN JUAN. P. R.. June 26.-Flve cotton gins have arrived here from the United States and will be Immediately Installed. They aro the first gins to reach Porto Rico In forty years. The cotton plantations o the Island now cover 11,000 acres and the area la being Increased weekly. Government Haa Majority. ROME. June 28. The vote In the Cham ber of Deputies today on Premier Zara delta's explanation of why, after the cabl net's resignation, he reappeared before Parliament with the same ministers, re sulted In a government majority of 91 Boat Loaes Us Propeller. LISBON, June 26. The Italian steamer Sardegna, which sailed from Genoa June 15 for New York, passed Sagres, Portuga today, going south. In tow of the British sleamer"Shimosa, The Sardegna had lost Its propeller. American Murdered on Congo. LONDON. June 36-A dispatch to th Central News from Brussels suys the Congo mull has, brought news of the murder of an American named Thornton and bis native eavoit. ENGLISH SALUTE THE KING Birthday of Edward ii Officially Celebrated in London. MANY AMERICANS THERE TAKE PART Constitutional Club Entertains Mr. Chamberlain with Speeches nnd by Singing; "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." LONDON, June 26 -Klng Edward's birth day was officially celebrated today In Lon don and at all the home naval and military tatlons. All the government buildings were deco rated with flags, salutes were fired, the war ships at all the ports dressed ship and the troops were reviewed. The main function was the trooping of the colors on the Horse Guards' parade here, which the king attended on horsi back. This was the first time he had rid den since his last Illness. The parade ground presented a highly picturesque scene. Queen Alexandra, the princess of Wales, the duchess of Albany, the duke and duch ess of Fife, the duchess of Connaught, Princess Henry of Battenberg and their children and the khedlve of Egypt occu pied seats In the central window of the Horse Guards' building, while the other vantage points were occupied by smartly dressed women, cabinet ministers, members of the House of Lords and House of Com mons and others. Many Americans Present. Many Americans were present. Including the staff of the United States embassy and the American rifle team, who were under the guidance of Major General Lord Chcylesmore. The king, who wore the uniform of colonel of the grenadier guards, rode on the ground surrounded by a brilliant staff and an unusually large gathering of foreign military attaches. Military bands played the anthem. After an Inspection of the troops the cere mony of trooping the colors was carried out. Their majesties returned to Buckingham palace, heartily cheered by the crowds along the route. Chamberlain Is Honored. The Constitutional club today enteralned Colonial Secretary Chamberlain at luncheon and presented him with an address enclosed in a casket, in recognition of his services to the nation. Premier Balfour made the presentation speech. Referring to Mr, Chamberlain's fiscal policy he said it would be absolute folly for the conservative-unionist party to make opinions on economic questions a test of party loyalty. The present economic po sition of the country demanded the most careful consideration. The country was now in the position of an aeronaut who kept his balloon In the air by throwing out sand bags. That was a very proper course so long as he pos sessed a sufficiency of sand bags. When these were exhausted It was time to recon sider the position. Colonies Meke Mistake. It must not be supposed that because self-government had been given to the colonies that they could be regarded as separata political entitles. On the con trary.., they .weTe integral portions of the British empire. The question at Issue wss not new, but Mr. Chamberlain, more than any other man dead or living, had given life to the expression of ideas in imperial unity. Mr. Chamberlain received a remarkable ovation when he rose to reply. His hosts sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." and then cheered Mrs. Chamberlain, who was among the spectators. The secretary opened .his remarks with repudiating the suggestions of personal competition between himself and Mr. Bal four, remarking that he could not conceive an occurrence that could shake the po litical association and friendship existing between them. He desired on the eve of a great con troversy to publicly state that he believed the leadership of Mr. Balfour to be the stock of the unionist party. If the unionist alliance was dissolved or weakened, the Home Rule snake, which was only scotched and not killed," would again come to the front. t Standing of the Reichstag. BERLIN. June 26. With four districts not yet heard from and with two reballot lngs tomorrow, yesterday's voting resulted in the two conservative parties electing thirty-two members of the Reichstag, the national liberals forty-four, the Rlchter radicals twenty, the Barth radicals nine. the south German radicals six, the center party twelve and the socialists twenty-five. Body of CardlnnI Vnugrban Burled LONDON, June 26. The body of Cardinal Vaughan was transferred today from the cathedral at Westminster, where it had been lying In state, to St. Joseph's college, There it was received by the priests and students, and after the celebration of high requiem mass was Interred in presence of a large gathering. the Police Raid Macedonians. SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 26. The police last night raided the headquarters of the Mace donian revolutionaries at Kostendll. A quantity of concealed dynamite was ex ploded and six men were killed and a num ber Injured. Signing of Treaties Postponed. HAVANA. June 26. The signing of the final treaties between Cuba and the United States has been postponed until next week because of the delay arising from the ques tions raised at Washington. Islands Accept Invitation. COPENHAGEN, June 26.-The invitation to take part in the St. Louis exposition has been formally acepted on behalf of the Danish West Indies. GEORGIA MOB LYNCHES THREE They Aro Accused of Murder and Are Taken Out of Jail and Shot. ALBANY, Ga., June 26. Three negroes, Garfield McCoy, George McKlnney and Wiley were taken from jail at Newton Baker county, twenty-one miles south of here, last night, and lynched. The three men were in jail for killing F. 8. Bullard. a white man, who was called to quell a row at a negro danoe nea Ms house one night last week. The mob went to the jail and told the guard they bad another prisoner to lodge In jail. When the Jailer reached the door with his keys the mob riished upon him snd overpowered him. ins inree negroes were taken a mile from town, hung to a tree and riddled with bullets. FORTUNES F0R FOREIGNERS Glowing Promises Mad by a Gold Mining; Company In New 'i York. NEW YORK, June 2 -An Investigation has been ordsred by the authorities at Washington of an alleged gold mining con cern with offices In this pity. For three months past. It Is said, the concern has been advertising freely In all the foreign newspapers. One of the adver tisements, trsnslated from a Greek paper, published here, roads: Have you five dollars? Do you wish to lake them ten within a month, one hun dred within a year and one thousand within a short time? The board of managers named In the ad vertisement Is composed of men asserted to be filling high public positions, such as 'senator of the state of Ohio," "comptroller of the United States treasury," "treasurer of the United States." There also appears the name of a member asserted to have been "formerly secretary of the treasury." Nona of the names given, however, Is known at all In public life In this country. It Is alleged that the company has dis posed of considerable stock to foreigners and the affair will be thoroughly investi gated by agents of the Treasury depart ment. The man whose name appears as presi dent of the mining company declares that the advertisements are "brimful of typo graphical errors" and that? the person named ns "comptroller of the treasury" Is In reality a New York custom house of ficial. COUNTRY UNSAFE FOR DEWEYS Mllltla Cnptaln Dcrlarca Murder Suapccla Should Not Go Home. , 1 t TOPEKA, Kan., June 26. Captain Cun ningham of the Osborne mtlltla, which guarded Chauncey Dewey and his com panions during their trial in Cheyenne county. Is here to report to the adjutant rencral. He says the western country is quiet, but that It would be unsafe for the Deweys to venture back, even if they are allowed out on ball. Chauncey Dewey's witnesses will have a chance to tell their stories in Topeko. on Monday, June 29. Captain Claude Hamil ton, special commissioner appointed by the supreme court to take evidence in the case, summoned the witnesses to appear in Good land today. He was informed that they were afraid to appear there and changed the hearing to Topeka. On July 2 the com missioner will be at St. Francis to examine the state's witnesses. SEEK TO RESTRICT CRAMPS Stockholders Ask Injunction Staying Proposed Share Issue and Universal Mortgage. PHILADELPHIA, June 26. The motion of John W. Granger and Andrew H. McNeal for a preliminary injunction to restrain the Cramp Shipbuilding company from increas ing its capital stock and its mortgage In debtedness was heard today in common pleas court. Among the witnesses were E. T. 8 toes- bury of Drexel & Co., who attended to the details of forming the syndicate; to take up tho loan; George F. Buer, president of the Rdlnif i-omivanygfrtitiiel Dickson, a mem ber of the board of directors of Uie'Cramp company, and Charles II. Cramp, the com pany's president. Granger and McNeal, who are stockhold ers, contend that the proposed financial scheme would be contrary to the constitu tion of the state and that the commission to be paid Drexel & Co. is exorbitant. UPTON AT THE WHITE HOUSE Sir Thomas Lunehea with the Presi dent and Returns to New York. WASHINGTON, June J6.-8lr. Thomas Llpton, the challenger for tho America's cup, lunched with President Roosevelt at the White House this afternoon. The members composing the luncheon party and the president discussed the com lng yacht races and the president exhibited much interest In the event. In addition to Sir Thomas the other guests were tho former ambassador to Germany, Andrew D. White; William Fife, the de signer of Shamrock III; R. A. C. Smith, vice commodore of the New York Yacht club; Assistant Secretary of War Sanger, Adjutant General Corbin, George W. Per kins of New York, Senator Hanna and Secretary Moody. Upon the conclusion of luncheon Sir Thomas departed for New York. WILL BUILD MODEL TOWN George Vanderbllt Buya Site for City Which Residents Mill Find Complete. ASHEVILLE, N. C, June 26.-"It is re ported in New York," says tho Cltlsen that George W. Vanderbllt has acquired a large tract of land between Henderson vllle and Brevard, N. C, about thirty miles from Ashevllle, where he proposes to build a model manufacturing city which will be completed and ready for occupancy before anyone is permitted to settle In It. "A complete system of water works, elec- trlo lighting, heat and power will be In stalled." MURDER IS DONE IN CHURCH Illinois Man Stabbed to Death After Atteadlng Religious Services. SPRINGFIELD, I1L, June 26,-John W, Hawker of Moccasin. Effingham county, was murdered in the village church last night. A posse is on the trail of the sup posed murderer. Hawker had attended services. After they were concluded he waited around until the lights were ex tlngulshed. Hardly was the church dark when he groaned. Assistance was forth coming and It was found he had been stabbed to the heart. The murderer es caped in the darkness. FIRST STAGEDRIVER . DIES Illinois Jehu Paasea Awny After Nearly Klaety Yeara of Labor. BLOOMINGTON, 11L. June 24. Frederick Hartman, the first stage driver in Illinois, Is dead at Eureaka. He was 86 years old. Mr. Hartman was In charge of a stage between Danville and Peoria from UUiS until the advent of railroads In 1m. For forty years he has been bell ringer at Eureka college. EMORY SMITH MARES REPLY Deo'ares Charges All Examined and Deci sion Rendered Tears Ago. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES ARE DENIED One Cleaner Said to Be Washington Newspaper Woman Placed on Rolls by Mistake, bnt Who Neverthe less Performed Duties. PHILADELPHIA, June 26. Charles Emory Smith, who was succeeded as post master general by Mr. Payne, made public today his reply to the charges made by Mr. Tulloch, In connection with the post office Investigation. The reply Is In the form of a letter ad dressed to Mr. Payne, dated June 23, as frllov s: All the transactions described an Irreg ular nere cxnmlned at the time and a re port was made to me which took them up Item by Item and groups of Items ind gave the facts nnd the explanations In each case. To tils report I direct particular atten tion. If Its statements are correct, then on most points its explanations are satisfac tory. Its accuracy In all Its specific aver ments has never been Impeached in any rarter. On the main points It la believed 10 oe Deyonil successful challenge. These main points may be thus summed up, each In n sentence: 1. Names of military postal clerks were put on the fpneral roll till the military ap propriation became available; then they were transferred to the military roll. z. The bond premiums of military postal clerks were paid for good reasons which are plainly set forth end which had the ap provHl of the comptroller. 3. inn purchases or Forto Klco supplies were made from the regular ilepartment contractors named under competition and nt leerlar contract p-lces. 4. Tho vouchers for expenses of depart ment officials traveling on official business Here made as required by the auditor. 5. The leaee of the VtBshlneton Dostorr.ee was fhown to be entirely justified. . The apparently double pnyment or those employed in examining letter carriers' claims is fully explained. Navy Appointments Regular. These points embrace all that are speci fied In the charges, except the Items relat ing to appointments, including the In dividual cases of Lwrner and O. H. Smith, and thus the matters open to question are reduced to the appointments which all told Involve thirteen clerks and seven cleaners. Even this Is not an Irreducible minimum, for several of these appointments, as shown in the explanatory statement, were per fectly right and beyond any question. More than one-half or the inspector s re port Is taken up with a minute and de tailed statement as to the cases of Ijtrner and O. H. Smith. Of the. latter I had no knowledge nnd say nothing. Of the former I have some recollection, as It was the only one of the rases that was annealed to ne. Lamer had been appointed a military postal clem ror forto Klco oy tne nrst assistant n bureau. He went under a promise from that bnrejLu nf romnenaatlon at the rate of II, tOO a year. About that time I fixed the general compensation or cieras in rorio Rico, as I was emnowered to do bv law. at 11.200 a year. When Lamer returned he re fused to settle his tinsciuea account un that basis, and appealed to me. He In sisted that he had been promised 11,400, and I found on Inquiry that this was true. J. ordered that he should be paid what he had been promised, as I had a right to do. Out of that queHtion of rate snd out of the question of the actual length of his service grew the whole story of alleged irregularity which takes up one-quarter of the inspec tnr'a renorL exceDt as it involves a few Items of his expense account. One of the questions at Issue in the latter was the question whether In the special Porto Rlcan service "seidlitz powders, pills, pennyroyal and calomel" should be treated as a per sonal expense or as chargeable to tne gov ernment. . 4 Fully Performs Duty. v 1 When the charges- of Irregularity were made my duty was plain. It was to have them examined and if there were Irregu larities tn have them corrected. This Is exactly what was done. The explanations were reported ana 10 me mom 01 mem mmni HAtixf actorv. I was the more as sured In this Judgment from the fact that the comptroller of the treasury, who made a searching investigation at tne time ami thoroughly examined all tne vouoners, al lowed all excent llt0 in the total amount As to those points of the explanation which were not satisfactory to me I said In my lA4tr nt Mav 97 nnrt ran nnlv reneat: "I snouia noi oe miogemer cumnu 11 1 did not say that In some cases I was not convinced of the necessity or propriety of the transactions. These questionable trans actions consisted ror tne most pan 01 plac ing on the roll a few persons the need of whose' services was not clearly shown. When these facts developed the proper officers were Instructed that every proceed ing which could not be justified should be ramnHlml and stormed." The same report of the Inspector made in 1R99 states at tne conclusion inai ounnn the course of the inspection ne, oeavers, rsmioatnd the insnector to inform the In- spector-ln-charge that when he struck the names of the char women off the stations it would be well not to mention mem in his report, as they were personal appoint mania nf tha nostmaater aeneral. I do not know whether this statement was made or not, but the fact Is that of all the appointments referred to In the report I had personal knowledge of and personal Interest In only one.. That was the case of a most estimable newspaper woman, long a successful Washington corresponaent, -hnm t hst known for twentv-flve years. snd who through misfortune was In much distress. Knowing her need and being able to help her I should have been a brute if I had failed to do so. As she was not on the roll of ellgfbles she could not be made a clerk and I requested that a place should be found for her on tne roil 01 laoorers. xinniio nf forwards I learned to my sur prise that she was enrolled as a cleaner, -n thniicrh a rAflned woman of education. had conscientiously been doing a cleaners work. Immediately I sought to find a place more suitable to her position snd ante cedents snd happily sucoeeded. That was absolutely the only case of all involved in which I had any personal part. If anybody thinks the postmaster general should know the number of cleaners and whether they were all at work I have nothing to say. Matter Discussed with Brlstow.v General Brlstow is entirely right In say ing that he spoke to me at the time about the inspector's report. His statement would have been complete if he had added what I stated in my letter of May 27, as follows: "About the same time Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera) Brlstow infoimed me that Inspectors haa rounn me same np, nnrint or actual Irregularities in th Wash Ington office. I advised him, according to mv i-Moilartion. of the investigation which the comptroller of the treasury had made and of the steps which were being taken to rectify any wrong. I wiBh to accept the largest measure of re- nnni lhllltv which belongs to me in connec tion with all these matters, but it seems due to fairness to state certain facts. The war against Bpaln. declared three or four davs later, was aatea Data to Apru ikhj Thut whs tha verv day on which 1 was sworn In as postmaster general. My first duty, before even familiarizing myself with tne Department, was 10 mass immiui a ta nrnvlslon for the letters of the seat tered army of 260.000 men which was promptly raised, followed by provlalon for the full mall of the Islands. The adminis tration had been Installed for more than a year. The department rorce naa Deen or uniiwl. and of course, it was properly ac cepted as It was found. Whon tha Imme diate duty In hand was taken up, It was discovered, curiously enough, that there were absolutely no records of the military postal service In the civil war. There were no known precedonts. We had nothing to guide us. We had to make our own plana. The determination of the general plan and policy devolved on the postmaster general. The execution of the details devolved on the first assistant's bureau. We had 1.1 first no special appropriation and had to meet the requirements out of the regular ap propriation. Afterwards when the special appropriation became available we had to recoup the general appropriation In order that the regular service might not suffer. These things were effected In part through the Washington office, and orders were given which subordinate officials neither did nor were required to understand, and out of It has grown a vst dal of unnec essary misunderstanding It is mv purpose to sddress vou respect ing the letter of the Civil Service commis sion on the subject, but that will more rroperlv form a separate communication. The minor and unimportant report of In- Continued on Second Page ) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy Sat urday. Showers in West Fortlon, coo.es In Northwest Portion- Sunday Fair and Warmer. Temperature at Omaha yeaterdayi Honr. Deg. Hour. Dcg. S a, m o; 1 p. m ...... a. m M( II p. ni...... TB T a. m tit n n. n ...... TO H a. m UI 4 p. tn HO a. m Bi (l p. m ..... . Tn IO a. m m p. m ...... T It a. m T2 T p. m TT lil m T4 M p. m Tit a p. m T3 KRAFT KILLED INSTANTLY Runaway Accident on Douglna Street Bridge Proves Fatal to Farmer. A man, who Is supposed to be Julius Kraft of Council Bluffs, from documents found In his pockets, met death In a run away which occurred on the Douglas street bridge at 8:35 yesterday afternoon. Kraft had evidently been In Omaha marketing and was on his way home, as he had a quantity of goods purchased from various stores In his buggy. When he drove onto the west end of the bridge his team took fright at a car, which came up behind him, going east. A car passing in the opopslte direction at al most the same time added to the fright of the horses and made them unmanage able. They started to run, striking the north railing, swerved to the south side of the bridge and back again. When the north rail was reached the second time Kraft's buggy collided with a team going In the opposite direction, throwing him out. He alighted squarely on the top of his head on the planking of the bridge and It Is supposed his skull was fractured by the concussion, although no fracture could be found. There was a slight abrasion of the scalp and blood was trickling from one of his ears when he was picked Bp. Death was instantaneous. The horses broke away from the buggy after the collision and continued on the run east. They were captured at the east end Of the bridge and turned over to a Council Bluffs man named Smith, who took them home. The buggy was taken In charge by the police and Is at the station. It could not be learned last night what Kraft's business Is, but it is supposed that he Is a farmer. He has a son who runs a barber shop In Council Bluffs and who formerly .conducted a shop at 809 South Eleventh street, this city. The body was taken in charge by Coroner Bralley and the Inquest will probably be held today. A man giving the name of Herman Smith and residing at Thirty-seventh street and First avenue. Council Bluffs, accompanied by a young man who said his home was In Omaha, called at the police station in Council Bluffs last night and stated that he had in his possession the buggy and team belonging, to the man who was killed in the runaway accident on the west end of the Douglas street bridge. He said a card bearing the name of Julius KraUe, 600 Broadway, had been found on the man. but at both 600 West Broadway and 00 East Broadway no one of that name was known. DELIBERATELY ENDS LIFE Nebraska Man Dreasea Up 1st New Suit and Lies Down On Rall ' road Track. ST. LOUIS, Juno 2s. (Special Telegram.) A man supposed to be Emll Bweetser of Phoebe, Neb., laid his body across the railroad tracks at the foot of Labanme street, with his neck on the rail, late Thurs day night, and a few minutes later a switch engine ran over it, severing the head from the trunk. The police assert that the man deliber ately assumed a posture that would Insure certain death. His' legs were crossed and the feet pressed together like a man who braces himself for a tug of war. The arms were folded across the breast and the hands were clasped as In a prayer. The body was taken to the morgue and in the pockets were cards and letters addressed to "Emll Sweetser, Phoebe, Neb." The clothing. black suit, white shirt and black stiff hat, which had been doffed, was entirely new. as though the man had attired himself for death. OMAHA MAN INSTANTLY KILLED Frank MHHthalev Falls Distance of Two Hundred Feet Down Mine Shaft. WOODLAND PARK, Colo., June 26. (Special Telegram.) Frank MllllthaJer, superintendent of the North Star Mining company,' met a frightful death this after noon by falling down the shaft from a point near the surface to the 200-foot level, Every bone in his body was broken by the fall. The mine is located at Lanter City and has been running two shifts. Mr. Mll llthaJer descended by a ladder this after noon. When about forty feet from ' the surface the ladder gave way, precipitating the unfortunate roan down 200 feet. Mr. Milllthaler was well known In this community, being very popular and held In high esteem. Heiwas about 43 years old and leaves a widow and five children, the youngest being I years old. The North Star is owned by an Omaha prospecting syndi cate. Mllllthaler's remains will be taken to Omaha for Interment. KANSAS REFUSES FLOOD AID Legislature Allows Counties to Sao eat Vtcttios, but Makes No State Grant. TOPEKA, Kan., June 26. The extra see slon of the Kansas legislature adjourned this afternoon after passing fifty bills, of which twenty were of a general nature Most of them gave Kansas counties the right to restore, bridges that had been washed away by the flood. County commis sioners are authorised to aid flood sufferers from the county fund to any extent: To the last an. effort was made to ap propriate money for the relief of the suffer era, but It was defeated. Movements of Oceaa Vessels June 20, At New York Arrived: La 8a vole, from Havre; Belgra via, from Hamburg and Boulogne. Sailed: Celtic for Liverpool At Liverpool Arrived: Germanic, from New York; Ivernla, from Boston. Balled Arabic, for New York via uueenstown. At Movllle tialled: Astoria, for New York: Pretonan. for Montreal. At Southampton Hulled: Moltke, for New York via Cherbourg. " At Cherbourg Arrived: Augusts Victoria. from New York via Plymouth, for Ham burg. At Queenstown Balled: Mayflower, from Boston, for Liverpool; New England, for Boston. " Al Yokohama Arrived: Indravelll, from Portland. Ore., for Hong Kong. At Sydney. N. & W. Arrlvod: Ventura, from San Francisco via Honolulu and Auck land. A 1 Hamburg Arrived: Palatla, from New York. CORNELL WINS TRIO Pougbieepsie 'Varsity Reei All TU to Ithaca's Slow-Stroked Crew. WISCONSIN IS THIRD IN L EVENTS Georgetown, 8jTacuse snd Pennsylvania Teams Divide Beoonds. WASHINGTON BOYS ASTONISH PROPHETS Backed for FourtL or Fifth, Pull Away From Common Herd. RESHMEN BEAT RECORD FOR COURSE Yale's Time of 9tl0 1-3 la Outdone, Victorious Boat Covering; Dla. taace In 0118, Length Ahead of Competitors. Resulta la Brief. VARSITY RACE Cornell wins by nine lengths In 18:57; Georgetown second. Wis consin third. FRICSHMEN'S RACE Cornell wins by one longth tn 9:18; Syracuse second, Wis consin third. FOUR-OARKD RACK Cornell wins by one-third length in 10:34; Pennsylvania sec ond, Wisconsin third. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June '26. For tho first time in years theie were distinct surprises the Intercollegiate races today. Two crews of practically urfknown qual ity, whose coaches had not hoped for anything better than fourth or fifth places each took a second in the two most impor tant races of tho day. Syracuse, indeed struggled so hard In the freshmen's race that for the last half mile It was a serious question whether Its boys would not pull to victory. Georgetown university, in the 'varsity race, while finishing a bad second to the phenomenal Cornell crew, walked away from the other four In a manner that made the rowing sharps throw up their hats for Joy. Columbia, from which much had been promised, finished In the worst pos sible shape, although In the betting. In the general predictions and In the prog nostications of Its coach, Columbia was supposed to have an excellent chance In -both tho four-oared and 'varsity races. As It was it finished lost In the four-oared race, being beaten out even by Wisconsin, who put a green crew on the water In- a borrowed shell. In the freshman race it was fourth and a poor fourth, while Wisconsin was third, with Pennsylvania from whom nothing had been expected. fifth. In the 'varsity race Columbia fin ished last, being at least six lengths behind Syracuse. Cornell Has Walkover. It was a Cornell day. Cornell won all three races, and while only one record was broken It Is the consensus of opinion tonight that had the crew been pressed the record would have been broken even In the 'varsity race. As a matter of fact the big event was a miserable walkover, Cornell taking the lead before the mile point had been reached and rowing; away from Its competitors In a manner so easy that at no time was It ever pressed for first place. The result was that In the last mile, ' where. If-; pusietjJ.;-woTj W t have rowel from thlrtyoiia to thirty-three strokes per minute, it held a twenty-eight clip almost to the finish, crossing the Un not over thirty and fully nine lengths ahead of all competitors. Georgetown's work In this raoe was a great surprise. Its crew, Instead of being. as in previous years, vacillating In stroke and form, was in both respects extremely steady. At the second mile, when It was supposed both Georgetown and Syracuse' would have been practically finished for any place except fifth or sixth, this remark able crew, with a slight Increase of stroke, pulled steadily out of the bunch and while absolutely unable to reduce the enormous Cornell lead, showed their superiority over all the other crews In the race. Praia.' Disappoint Prophets. Prior to the race the four-oared event was practically conceded to be Pennsyl vania's, because Its four was known to have had the most practice and to have shown better form, but Cornell beat It out by a third of a length. Wisconsin was a poor third, almost 2:20 seconds, or six lengths, behind Pennsylvania, although fully nineteen seconds, or six lengths, ahead of Columbia, from whom It borrowed its shell. The freshmen eight-oared event was on of the great surprises of the day. While Cornell was the favorite, Columbia was entitled to give the Ithaca crew a hard rub for first place and certainly finish second. Pennsylvania, because of the many changes In its crew was not expected to do anything. Syracuse was given lost place and Wis consin was looked upon as an unknown proposition, Cornell did not disappoint Its adherents. The Ithacans finished first, breaking the Intercollegiate record by , second and a half, while the Syraouseans jumped from last place, awarded them by publlo opinion, to a good second, losing the race only In the last quarter of a mile on a terriflo spurt by Cornell, and beating; their nearest com petitor, Wisconsin, by fully two lengths. Columbia finished a poor fourth, while Pennsylvania simply wallowed behind. 'Varsity Time Slow ' For the 'varsity eight-oared race Cornell was a decided favorite, but with water conditions better than they have been for years, because of a strong current, coupled with high water, It failed to break the record, because at no time after the first mile was it pressed by any orew In the race. The time was three and four-fifths seconds slower than that of the Cornell crew of 1S01. It had been promised that Wisconsin and Columbia would put up a hard raoe, but Columbia's crew, after making a terriflo effort, showed either overtraining or lack of endurance, and rowed their boat to the finish with the men fainting at the oars. The surprise of the raoe was when Georgetown's crew, whose adherents bad refused to back It for better than fourth or fifth place, rowed out of the bunch la the lost mile and, while never a com petitor of Cornell, showed four other well advertised crews a clean pair of heels. During the first half of the raoe second and third places were oontested for by the crews, Cornell safely In first place, In two divisions, Georgetown, Wisconsin and Co lumbia for second and Pennsylvania and Syracuse fighting; gamely for third. Just above the bridge, however, th spell was broken and the long pull began to sort out the superior mettle. The rear eights crowded upon Columbia, which was falling behind. First Syracuse and then Penn sylvania passed Columbia, whoso spurt st the outset had taken all they had and finally dropped far to the rear. The brilliant feature of the raoe was the