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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1903-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS.
War Department Official) Inclined to Imist
oa Oath BeoelTed bj L'.ttauer.
KNOX TO DECIDE ON CASE PRESENTED
Matter Referred to Attorney General for
.Report on Legal Position.
CONGRESSMAN INTERESTED IN CONTRACT
Inreitigation Geemi to Show Wrong-Doing
bj Politician's Finn.
ARMY OFFICERS ARE ALL EXONERATED
Deliveries, IUs and Papers Scrutl
Iic4 wllh crptli
Tree Interests of Set-Tice
,' and (he Nation.
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XVASrilNCJTaN, Aug. 8. Secretary Root
today made publlo the papers relating to
the Investigation of the government con
tract for gloves with EX K. Lyon. This
contractor secured the gloves from Llt
tauer Bros., the senior member of the firm,
Mr, L. N. Llttauer, being a momber of
congress. Secretary Root haa referred ,the
matter to the Department of Justice. There
in a statute which prohibits contracts for
the government being made directly or
Indirectly with a member of congress and
this Is the basis of the Investigation.
Colonel Carrlugton of the Inspector gen
eral's department was directed by Secre
tary Root to make an Investigation of the
whole matter, which he did, taking testi
mony and submitting a report as to the
facta. Thla report and the testimony was
referred to Judge Advocate Oeneral Davis,
who made an extensive review and sub
mitted an opinion to Becretary Root
J edge Advoeate Reviews Ca.se.
In the course of his report and opinion
Oeneral Davis says: ,
It nnnmrii from the testimony that on
October 6, IMS, a contract was awarded to
Lyon for ,0K pairs of muskrat gloves at
tlM per pair. On December 7, 1SK8, a sec
ond cnnlmrt for 2).0(i0 rjaJrs was awarded
to Lyon at $1.70 per pair, a stipulation being
Inserted that deliveries could be Increased
60 per cent, ot the discretion of the officer
malting the contract. Ths government took
advantage of the stipulation and 30,0ti0 pairs
were called for and delivered under the
Borne discussion having arisen as to the
Srlce which Lyon was to pay for gauntlets
silvered under this contract, an agreement
waa entered Into between Llttauer Bros, snd
Lyon to the effect that tin accurate account
of the cost of the manufacture was to be
kept and If after the contract was com
pleted It could prove that the cost of manu
Kniurt rild not eoual SI. 66 Der ralr Lyon
waa to receive one-half of the profits. There
was a pront or s,mi, one-nan oi wnn.-u
was creaitea lo J-,yon. on me books oi j-t
u ii a.
A ease falling within the prohibition of
the statute Is clearly shown In the testi
mony whloh In the opinion of this office
charges the department with performance
cf the duty set forth In section J.739 of the
revised statutes, snd It Is therefore recom
mended that a demand be made by the
nuartarmajiter eeneral on Llttauer Bros.
for the payment of whatever sum Is found
to have been paid. In consideration of the
rw"ra-i! - vir." ".. t. p. it.
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" ,sfml iy xa uixu'tanuMlor's iepit,inmt. y I
Mast Demand. Money Back.
It will be observed that section 8739 of
the revised statutes requires that demands
hall be made for the repayment of any
urns of money which may nave been ad
vanced on the part of the United States
In consideration of any such contract or
agreement, and In' the case of a refusal or
delay to repay the same, the statute goes
on to require that a suit shall be instituted
for ths recovery of any such sum of money
advanced, thus making an important dis
tinction between those portions of the con
sideration which are advanced and those
which retain their executory character.
Having regard to the highly penal, char
acter of the statute above cited, which re
quires It to receive a strict construction at
the hands of the department, It Is recom
mended that the opinion of the attorney
general be obtained as to whether In vtew
of the fact that the contract has been
completely executed: that the entire con
sideration has passed and the articles stip
ulated for have been delivered and have
tiec'ome the property of the United States,
the whole or a portion of the consideration
shall be made the subject of the demand.
The fact that a member of congress was
an active manager of a firm which! mads
large sales of gloves and gauntlets te" con
tractors with the quartermaster's depart
ment should have caused the officer charged
with making such contracts to scrutinize
their execution with a degree of diligence
measured by the likelihood of an attempt
at violation of the statute, and should slso
have caused him to be on his guard for
evidence of financial weakness on the part
of ths priuclpui in the performance of the
agreement.
Evidence Dlfflcmlt to Obtain
The fact that It was perfectly lawful for
the bidder to make purchases of any firms
engaged In the making of gloves, what
ever their composition, made It difficult for
the contracting officer to ascertain whether
a corrupt Intent existed, so long aa the
terms of the contract were carried out In
apparent good faith: and It made It slml.
larly difficult to ooiain nouncauon or i
rxisitlve character lit respect to the execu
lion of a particular contract that would
Justify a formal Inquiry.
It was the flrat duty of an officer charged
with making purchases In behalf of the
Vnlted Htatea to see mat tne articles pro
duced were of stundard quality, and that
the prices raid were reasonable. The tes
timony in the course of the Investigation
showing the prices paid and the profits
realised and the numerous rejections of
goods which fell short or the standards es
tahllshed by the department shows that
this wss thoroughly and conscientiously
Derrormea.
Oeneral Palva recommends that, aa the
testimony of two witnesses who could not
be found by Inspector Garllngton la Im
porta nt, that the Investigation be continued
with a view of getting their evidence. When
taken he says It can be raftered to the De
partment of Justice with the other papers
In the case.
Matter Referred Kaes.
Secretary Root makes the following en
dorsement on the two opinions of the
judge advocate general, which sends the
case to the Deparment of Justice:
I sunnoea there Is no doubt that a manu
facturtnf firm, one member of which hap
pens to he a memlier of congress, has a
right to insnutinuie mm eu goods IO Joh
bers who are filling government contracts
snd that they lu not come within the pro
hibition of the statute so long ss the con
tract between the firm and the Jobber is a
etiarate and isstlnct transaction from the
contract between the Jot.lr and the gov
ernment. There appears to be no evidence
that In the manufacture of glows by the
Messrs. Llttauer Brothers, to be used In
filling government contracts made by Lyon
and others there was any violation of the
statute, except In one case, the contract
of December ?. iw it is not the duty or
right of the secretary of war to Hdjudlcate
that case or determine whether the statute
was or was not violated except Insofar as
tt may be necessary for him to decide what
action. If any, can be taken by the War
department in view of the facts disclosed
1 think ths Indications of an Interest by the
manufacturing nrm in tne jonners contract
with the government are sufficient to re
quire me to proceed on the theory that
there Is a prima facie case of violation of
the statute. Three duties are thereupon de
volved uMit the War dei'drtinent :
1 To put the Denertment of Justice In
rtoaesalon or the facts In order Hint If
hat department finds the law to have been
viol. ited it may take appropriate measures
for Its enfia-cement. This will he done.
1 ) To direct the attention of the proper
officer of the department la demand repay
t) tnent of any siiai of money whic h has fieen
advanced on the part of the United States
LORDS APPROVE LAND BILL
Second Reading; Given Irish Measure
Without a Division and After
Short Debate.
LONDON, Aug. 3. The uke of Devon
shire moved the second reading of the Irish
land bill In the House of Lords today.
The duke of 'ercorn (conservative).
while appreclatln. liberality of the
financial provtsk. ' ,',1, declared
that nothing coulct -v, . the land
lords for the losses th -"ttaln.
If their sporting rights weri -'r
property sold there would be no hiv
ror the country gentleman to rema.,
Ireland.
Lord Crewe (liberal) said unless the land
lords sold on a large scale serious re
sults would follow, because the unsold en
tree would become centers of discontent
nd disturbances.
The earl of Dunraven (conservative) con
gratulated the government on the bill,
which, he said, was broad and statesman
like. He regretted, however, that It fHlled
to carry out the entire recommendations
of the IrlBh landlords and tenants' con
ference at Dublin.
Many others spoke, few showing a dis
position to prolong the discussion. One of
his stoutest opponents was Viscount Hamp-
oen, liberal, who characterized the bill ss
thoroughly mischievous and corrupt. He
said It would result In a land war more
fierce and embittered than any which had
preceded.
Lord Londonderry, conservative, claimed
the measure was for the benefit and wel
fare of all classes and entailed no risk
whatever to the Imperial exchequer.
t-an spencer, liberal, supported the bill.
saying he thought the possibility of set
tling tne agrarian difficulty Justified even
tne large expenditure Involved.
Lord Lansdownc, secretary of stata for
foreign affairs, did not share the sinister
views which had been expressed regarding
me erreci or tne Dill on resident landlords.
On the contrary, he believed the measure
was so framed as to Induce them to re
main In Ireland, and he expressed the
hope that both the landlords and tenants
wtiuid do their utmost to make It sue
cessful.
The discussion was concluded soon after
midnight, when the bill passed its second
reading without division.
SEVEN YEARS FOR BOODLER
Juliut Lehmann Ooes Up for Long Term for
St Louis Lighting DeaL
LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY PROBED ANEW
Fresh r.rsss Jury is Empanelled at
Jefferson tlty with Instruction
to Parity Mlsaoarl Parliament.
.' ST. LOUIS, Aug. S.-In the circuit court
today Judge Ryan sentenced Julius Len-
mann, the former member or the nouse oi
delegates, to 7 years Imprisonment for
bribery In connection with the city lighting
boodle deal.
On request of Attorney Folk, sentence
on Charles F. Kelly, former speaaer oi
the house, and former Delegates Edmund
Rersch and Charles Denny was deferred.
Kelly was convicted of perjury and the
others of bribery in connection with the
same deal.
Defense Springs a Surprise.
The third trial of former Delegate Harry
Faulkner, Indicted and once convicted cn
the charge of perjury In connection with
COTTON FEASTS PORTUGUESE
Ministers and High Officials Lunch oa
Brooklyn ae Admiral's
Gneats.
EXPULSION MEETS APPROVAL
Dearer Thinks Idaho Springs
Right la Drlvtnsr Oat
Dynamiters.
DM
DENVER. Aug. 3 At a meeting of the
Cltliens' alliance called to Indorse the ac
tion of the Citizens' FrOtectlvw league of
Idaho Springs, Colo., In expelling fourteen
members of the local miners' union, reso
lutions, were adopted commending that ac
tion, "which," It Is declared, "while in
volving a technical deviation from the let
ter of the law, became nevertheless neces
sary, owing to the exigencies of the case."
The preamble says wlthla the hrganlca
tlon of the 'Western Federation of Miners
"there exists & secret, oath-bound Inner
circle ready and pledged to commit personal
violence, murder and destruction of prop
erty at the behest and mandate of their
leaders, who In turn are a law unto them
selves and recognise no rights of others
and by unlawful means seek to control
some of the most Important interests of the
state."
The resolutions conclude with an appeal
to those In authority to arrest and pros
ecute all persons who unlawfully carry
deadly weapons concealed about their per
The meeting was held , behind closed
doors, admission being by -card, and the
KICKING IIP CLOUD OF DUST
Cabal Eney Seeking to Mike Poitoffice
Department Unpopular.
ALSE REPORTS ABOUT RURAL ROUTES
Officials Not Opposed to System or In
clined to Discriminate Between.
Dlffereat Sections of the
Ceaatry.
LISBON, Aug. 3. Shortly after noon to
day the members of the Portuguese cabinet
and the military and civil authorities
ceeded In naval barges across the harbor
to Brooklyn, when, they lunched 'as Ad
miral Cotton's guests.
Admiral Cotton and United States Minis
ter Bryan, with the chief officers of the
American squadron, received the guests at
the gangway, among tbem oelng the minis
ters of war, justice, finance and public
works; Dr. Cunha. the civil governor of
Lisbon; Castllho, director of the naval
school; Admiral Ferrera do Amarel. in
spector of the arsenal; Captain Borja. chief
or the naval general staff, and General
Cnvnlro Lopes., comtaSAflaA." o.-4befrer.
army corpa. The 'premier waa not oresent.
having been called to 8wltierland where
his wife Is lying 111.
At the conclusion of lunch Admiral Cotton
proposed the health of King Carlos and
expressed tils thanks for the welcome and
reception extended to the American squadron.
In reply Oeneral Plmerital Pinto, minister
of war and premier ad interim, proposed
mo toast or "President Roosevelt and the
prosperity of the United States."
United States Minister Bryan, In resoond-
Ing, dwelt on the sympathetic demonstra
tions of. which the American squadron had
been the object at Lisbon and thanked the
Portuguese government and people. The
minister of marine responded, speaking in
flattering terms of the American navy.
guesta remained on Brooklyn until
4 p. m., when they returned in barges to
tne city. The Portuguese cruiser Don
Carlos I fired a salute In honor of the
ministers.
The marquis of Alvlto, the king's cham
berlain, has Invited Rear Admiral Cotton
and United States Minister Bryan to spend
Thursday at the Chateau Mllvo.
the Suburban boodle deal, began today In representatives of the press Were excluded
the circuit court, before Judge uougiau. Tt wag Btateii however, by officials of the
Faulkner waa convicted and sentenced to aiIlance UlRt more than W0 members were
two years' Imprisonment on his nrsi inai, ,n attendance,
but the supreme court reverseu mm A communication waa received today
manded the case, ine seconu irm. from sheriff Sandberg of Idaho Snrlnas bv
week ended In a hung jury. a committee of the miners, who were ex-
A surprise was sprung by the defense from that town to .
by summoning as witnesses Delegates ,,ent by tnem to the .nprj Jn ncn they
Charles F. Kelly. Jere V. Hannlgan, Louis notmed him that Governor Peabody had
Decker and Emile Hartman, each of whom adWsed them to apply to the local authorl-
as been convicted of either brmery or per- tl(MI for protection.
Jury. I Sheriff Sandberg replied that he Intends
New Grand Jury In Session. t0 maintain law and order In Clear Creek
JEFFERSON CITT. Mo., Aug. . An- county without favor or partiality toward
other special grand jury to Inquire Into any person or class,
legislative boodllng was Impaneled today l uovernor reabody today answered the
by Judge Haxell. I miners' petition asking protection from the
In the course of his charge to the Jury state, saying me cxpeuea miners will have
Jiidva Haxell said the impression widely to seek redress through the courts of Idaho
prevailing In this state that dishonesty was npnngs, as unaer tne constitution ana laws
practiced in certain measures pending be- of the state he is not vested with the
fore the legislature; that "sandbagging" power or authority to act In the matter.
in- that "holduna" were com.
mon; that legislators resorted to question- SCHWAB FINALLY RESIGNS
able methods and criminal aots by accept
ing money from those who were finan
cially Interested in certain legislation. It
Is further the impression that these mat
ters have not been probed to the bottom.
We now charge you to make a thorough
Investigation of these charges against the
legislative department ot our state gov
ernment, as well as against all bribe
rivers, and if anvone Is believed to be
fil'JTO'iTffinslkd corporation, will sever his
ninit Mm No aood cltlsen should sub- connection with that concern today, his
mtt quietly to auch proceedings as are resignation as president bow being In the
f X ,r' . lno roce' v m""'M hands of the executive committee
Renresentatlve Richard J. Collins of St This information came to the Public
Louis, who Is thought to know something Ledger from one of the directors of the
-K ro.ir.rV legislation, waa the first I corporation. For months Mr. ' Schwab's
Severs His Connection . with Steel
Corporation Once and
for AIL
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S.-The Public
Ledger tomorrow will say: Charles M
Schwab, president of the United States
official
witness examined.
Colonel Phelpa Subpoenaed.
CARTHAGE, Mo., Aug. 8. A subpoena
waa today served upon Colonel W. H.
resignation has been rumored, but each
time It was denied by Mr. Schwab himself
and by the corporation directors.
The executive committee will meet today
and recommend Its acceptance. The recom
Phelps, the railroad attorney, at his home mendation will then be yirned over to the
here, .ordering him to appear before the directors, who will meet Mater In the day
grand Jury at Jefferson City, new Investl- to formally, approve tf-'fr. SuhwaU will
gating charges legislative boodnng, on also, it Is said. -resign, as a director, thus
Thursday, August . ' completely severing his connection with the
Within the last two months several ef- I company.
forts have been made to serve subpoenas w. F. Cory, who on July 1 waa appointed
upon Colonel Phelps, Put toaay was tne assistant to President Schwab, will. It I
first time that he couia De rouna. I tated, be elected Mr. Schwab's successor,
but his duties will be Dractlcallv the asms
GENERAL LEAVES SIX WILLS as those he is now performing.
CIVIC
Casslns Clay's , Heirs Produce Many
Documents to Support Claims
to Estate.
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RICHMOND. Ky.. Aug. 3,-SIx wills of
the late George Casslus M. Clay were to
day offered for probate In the Madison
FEDERATION FAILS
Seeks to Settle Philadelphia Textile
Strike, but Employers Turn
It Down.
PHILADKLPHIA. Aug. S. The fact that
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county court. Each was protested by the ,ndu8trial branch of the Civic Federa
tton made an effort to settle the textile
strike in this city and failed was mads
publlo today by leaders of the textile strik
ers. The attempt was made in June ana
was kept quiet until today, when the cor
respondence was made public.
The textile workers agreed to return to
legal heirs of General Clay. The objec
tlons were sustained and all the wills en
dorsed "offered."
On September 1 the court will take the
matter up again, but before then other
wills are expected to be offered.
Of the wills fTered today one was by
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Special Tele
gram.) Misapprehension growing 'out of
the department's action relative to the
rural free delivery system Is startling
when one comes to consider Its source.
The Postofflce department Is being criti
cised and this criticism. It Is believed, is
the outgrowth of a cabal formed, as in the
star route trials, to throw dust In the
eyes of the people so that the main issue
may be lost sight of when the men who
have been Indicted by grand juries coma to
trial for peculations in the Postofnce de
partment. There is an absolute misconcep
tion, particularly In the western country.
as to the policy of the Postofflce depart
ment In regard to the rural free delivery.
The rule that 100 families shall reside upon
a route, and which has been made the
subject of newspaper discussion, la not a
new one. The postmaster general in bis
report of ISM said:
It was further reoulred that there should
be not less than luO families within easy
reach of each route.
This rule Is now being followed. As a
result of this rule there cornea a complaint
from the western prairie states that the
rule was made In the Interest of the east,
where the population Is dense, and there
fore to the detriment of the western slates.
In answer to this assertion on the part of
western states aa to discrimination which
they allege is In behalf of the oast It Is
only necessary to recall the fact that the
amount appropriated for rural free de
livery this year Is $12,000,000, of which
amount W.100,000 Is necessary for the main
tenance of existing service, while the re
mainder, $2,00,0C0, Is available for the es
tablishment of new service during the pres
ent fiscal year. At the beginning of the
present fiscal year, July 1, there were
1.300 petitions for rural free delivery routes
on file In the Postofflce department, it
will therefore be seen that the approprla
tlon available for new service is not ruffl-
clent to establish more than 60 per cent
of the routes petitioned for. The policy of
the department Is to pro-rate this available
appropriation by states and territories ac
cording to the number of petitions filed at
the beginning of the present fiscal year.
Nebraska and Iowa. Petitions.
In Nebraska there were on file at the
beginning of the fiscal year 200 petitions,
in Iowa about 600 and In South Dakota 80.
At the beginning of the present fiscal year
Nebraska had 38 routes In active .opera
tion. Iowa had 1.48J and South Dakota IK.
Iowa has on file In the neighborhood of 00
petitions for new routes and South Dakota
about 69.
It la stated at the Postofflce department
that there are more than 60 per cent of
the petitions erf flle'frorn "Nebraska, Iowa
and South Dakota that will serve 100 fam
ilies and over. To the department, there
fore, It does not appear equitable to estab
lish a route that serves less than 100 fam
ilies to the exclusion of one that serves
less than that number. The fourth as
sistant postmaster general, with this Idea
In view, has made an order permitting
routes to extend beyond the twenty-five
mile limit, In western prairie country where
the roads are level and smooth, believing
that thirty miles can be made as easily In
that country aa twenty-five miles In east
ern states such as Pennsylvania or the
central states like Ohio and Indiana. Ac
cording to this rule a larger percentage of
the people will be served with rural de
livery In proportion to the population of
the various states than is possible In the
east.
Greatest Good to Greatest 'Number.
ALL THINGS DONE IN SECRET
General Council Committee Begin
Henrt-to-Henrt Sessions with
- Other City Officials.
The first of what Is to ba a weekly "heart
to heart" tnlk with the heads of city de
partments was held by the general council
committee behind closed door yesterday
afternoon. In order that no profane cars
may hear the confidences exchanged It
hss been decided to have these sessions
In strictest privacy. Yesterday Treasurer
Ilennings was the departmental head con
versed with, and It Is understood the sub
ject was the little matter of the city s past.
present and future debts and the where
withal la wipe them out. Nothing or wnm
was discussed or concluded was told after
adjournment. Some verbiage .was devoted.
It Is understood, to the matter ot paving
specifications.
Because it Is considered "Incomplete tne
vehicle lax ordinance was lnld by in
definitely. This "Incompleteness" lies :n
the fact that vehicles only are Included In
the document, whereas It Is desired to
bring many businesses and callings Into the
revenue paying class by the application of
the occupation tax principle. A new ordi
nance embracing all this will be drawn soon
and Introduced Into the council.
Market Master Gerke asked the council
to pass a resolution Tuesday night direct
ing the Board of Public Works to advertise
for the auctioneering of stalls In the new
market house to the highest bidders. The
market master anticipates the opening on
August 16, when thero will bo probably
some formal ceremonies, Including speeches
by the mayor and others. The day will
mark the accomplishment of thirty years
of effort on the part of Interested cltliens.
Yesterday the matter of rentals and the
arrangement and classltlcatlon of the deal
era was discussed, but no definite conclu
slons reached. According to the sentiment
expressed by teveral councllmen, It Is likely
that the mart will be heated by stoves and
the expensive heating plant scheme abnnd
oned. Some high prices for space are looked
for, as there have been many applicants.
Attorney W. F. Wapplch reduced hi
proposition to compile the city ordinances
from tl.500 to 11,300. W. J. Connell has
offered to do the work for $2,000, Adams &
Morgan for $1,500, and It Is said "Judge
Julius 8. Cooley Is going to enter the ranks
with a bid under that of Wapplch. The
work will be Intricate and difficult.
SAY GIBBONS IS ILL
Vatican Gossips Allege American Frslate it
Suffering from Malarial Attach
ACRED COLLEGE MAY ELECT KOPP
German Declared Likely to Succeed Leo
on Papal Throne.
TALIANS SPLIT INTO TWO FACTIONS
Eampolla and Vannutelli Both Too Et-ong
for Other to Down.
AGED CARDINAL REPORTED TO BE DYING
Swlan and Palatine Guards and Gen.
darmes Intermingle, Their Jeal
ousies Being I aed to Safe
guard Conclave.
Brutus J. Clay, son of General Clay, and work on a flfty.nve hour a weck baB. and
One Dy juts, jura lutituruvun diwr, iuo
divorced wife of General Clay. Mrs. Brock
MINISTERS FAIL TO AGREE
Foreign Representatives In China
Are Divided as to Their
Jurisdictions. -
PEKING, Aug. I.-The question has
arisen among the foreign ministers Us to
whether they have Jurisdiction at Shanghai
in the case of the editor and staff of the
Chinese reform newspaper Supao. published
In that city, against whom warrant of ar
rests have been Issued by. the taotl of
Shanghai on the charge or publishing se
ditious mat ten
The Russian, French and American min
isters are In favor of surrendering the re
formers, while it is understood that the
British minister Is opposed to taking this
step and is awaiting instructions from Lon
don. Ths conflict of opinion will result prob
ably in no action being taken. -
NO- NEED FOR ACTION NOW
English Government Not Ready to
Consider Question of
Bounty Sugar.
LONDON, Aug. In the House of Com
mons today Mr. Lough (liberal) asked
whether communications had passed
between tho governments of the I'nlted
States and Grest Brltlan relative to the
possibility of the prohibition of American
bounty-aldod sugar, if the sugar contention
bill pt sred.
Vlacount Crenborne, foreign Under-Sec
retary, said In reply thst the decision
whether the sugar was aided by bounties
ley entirely with the commission dealing
with the subject.
In the absence of such finding, there was
no call for any action oa the part of the
British government.
came to Richmond today and was present
at the court proceedings, In which she took
a deep Interest.
WOMAN FINDS MAN IN HOUSE
Robber- Assaults Her with Poker
nd Makes a Hurried
Emit.
NEW YORK, Aug. According to the
police, Mrs. John Henry Ketcham, . wife of
the congressman from the Twenty-fifth New
York district, was dangerously injured by
a man she discovered In her apartments
In her son's residence here, on returning
from a shopping expedition. Her as
sailant hurriedly escaped without com
pleting the robbery.
Ho took a small amount ot money and
some Jewelry. A heavy poker was used by
the robber. Mrs. Ketcham's collar bone was
broken, a deep gash was cut over her left
temple and she was nearly strangled with
a handkerchief.
also guaranteed not to ask for higher
wages until a reasonable time had elapsed.
The dyers, one of the branches of the In
dustry also on strike, agreed to modify
their wage demand.
The Civic Federation communicated with
the employers, but the employers would
npt accept the offer. The strike leaders
declare there are 65,000 men, women and
children engaged In the Industry still Idle.
Some of the manufacturers tried to start
their mills today, hut failed.
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FILIPINO BANDITS ORGANIZE
Peering Declares Insurgents Laugh
at American Patrols aad
Enlist Deserters.
VICTORIA.XJR. C, Aug. l-W. C. Deer
Ing of Chicago, who arrived., from the
Orient tod;y. says tho Philippine insur
gents are organising and drilling and the
trouble there Is far from over.
He says filibustered are continually
landing arras on the coasts snd the patrol
Is looked on as a farce. Mchooners laden
with contraband goods have no difficulty
In "running" their cargoes. Many de
serters from the I'nlted States army and
broken-down British and European sol
dlers. ha declares, are in the rebel service.
FEVER SUSPECTS TURNED BACK
The mission
Quarantine Officers Rigorously Pro
teet Texas frov. Mexican
Disease.
PASTOR DENOUNCES CHURCHES
Declares Missions Disgrace and
Millionaires' Meeting Houses
a Fraud.
WARSAW, Ind., Aug. J. Rev. George L.
McNutt, whose declaration from an In
diana pulpit last year that there was no
church for the worklngman caused a stir
among the clergymen attending the Na
tional Bible conference, created a commo
tion at the Winona assembly today by de
claring that the "mission church as nt
present conducted Is a dPsgrace to the
LAREDO, Tex., Aug. J. The quarantine'
against San Luis Potoai. Mex., on account of
the yellow fever which was ordered yester
day by the I'nlted States marine hospital
authorities at Washington, has been rigor
ously established and all Incoming passen
gers who cannot make affidavit that they
have been away from an Infected point for
Ave days are turned back. Three persons
were returned to Mexico todsy.
Not much apprehension is felt over the
introduction of yellow fever from. Sun Luis'
Potosl, as It Is thought the epidemic will
soon die out owing to the high elevation of
the town.
churches." bo asserted.
"are aa much a disgrace as mission Tiornes
for unattractive children. A millionaire's
church Is a fraud: so Is a worklngman's
church. The gospel Is defaced by a dollar
sign or a blue label."
DIES , IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Victim Declares He le Innocent
ot the Crime Charged
. Against Him.
OSSINING. N. Y.. Aug. t Antonio
Truckowskl. a Pole, waa put to death today
In the electric chair at Sing Sing prison.
He declared on his way to the chair that
he was Innocent of the murder of John
PRESIDENT ENDOWS BABY BOY
Mends if lOO to Infsnt Pond Parents
' Hame Theodore Roose
velt.
PITTSBimO, Pa., Aug. S A check for
1100 has been received from President
Roosevelt for Theodore Roosevelt Signet,
the boy born to Mr end Mrs. Willism E.
Signet of McKeesport some weeks ago, and
which Is the twentieth child born to Mr.
Signet.
The money has been placed In the bank
to the credit of the baby, the interest to
accumulate until be Is Zl years old.
CAROLINA SUSPECT IS HELD
Wyoming Authorities Arrest
Indicted for southern
Marder.
Man
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 1 A man
Bhepotlakl. a Brooklyn saloon keeper giving the name of Isaac Donnely is under
March I and of which he had been con- arrest here pending Instruction from the
vlcted. North Carolina authorities. The officers
Truckowskl was sentenced June tS and the who made the arrest say they have posl-
tlme elapsing between the pronouncing of live evidence that the prisoner la Boone
sentence and is execution Is said to hare Potter, Indicted for the murder of two
been the shortest on the state record. deputy sheriffs In Watauga count, M. C.
V
Since there is a limited appropriation
available for extension of new routes the
department feels that It Is but Just that
the route serving the greatest number of
people should be given first consideration.
As to what extent rural delivery shall be
established is, according to the Postofflce
department, a question for congress to
determine. The present establishment of
rural routes is limited because of the lim
ited appropriation. If the department had
sufficient money to establish rural delivery
everywhere tt would have a different prop
osition to confront.
The statement that routes not handling
s.uuu pieces oi man per month would be dls
conunuea is wnony Unauthorised. No
statement of that kind has ever been Is
sued Dy the department or contemplated
It hss been repeatedly denied by the t?e.
partment, yet under some form It has been
repnmea ume and again in various parts
of states where rural delivery is most
ought. The fact of the matter Is rural
free delivery has come to stay. Just how
mis growing feature of
Buvcmmeniai service is not onlv a .
tlon for the Postofflce department, but for
tuinrtri aa wen.
Union Paclfle Makes Denial.
TI- T..l .
j"in -acinc, in an answer filed with
the Interstate Commerce commission today
to the complaint of the II. U Griffin com
pany, nenies mil u Is a party to any of
ma iransponauon rates complained of.
Missouri Paclde Also Replies.
Tho Missouri Pacific railway todav fllerf
with the Interstate Commerce commission
an answer to tne complaint of Adams Bros.
K o., niuifrs oi Araaaeiphla, Ark. The
roaa acmes tnst the complainants ara rii
criminated against In favor of St. Louis
miners.
Pennsylvania Mayor Gives Roads.
John Cupper, mayor cf I-orkhaven, Pa.,
who was indicted by the grand Jury Friday
in connection with postal Irregularities, to
aay gave nan in the sum of UO.OOO.
Monetnry Commlaslon Well Received
A report has been received at the Stats
department from the United States mone
tary commlaslon which Is Investigating the
question or currency ror silver using coun.
tries. The commission has visited London
Paris, Ths Hugue and was expecting to
leave lor Bt. reiersnurg in a short time
According to the report,' the proposal of
the American commission for a ratio of
S3 to I for a new silver currency for Ori
ental countries has generally been well
received, although the French commission
suggested the rstlo of II to 1, which is one
half of the French ratio at the present
time. The representatives of the Chinese
government have manifested a lively in
terest in the proceedings.
FAVOR REPUBLICAN JUDGES
Young; Men's McKlnley Club Adopts
Resolutions that Speak Out for
' ' Regular Judicial Ticket.
By unanimous vote at a well attended
meeting, the Young Men's McKlnley club
put Itself on record last night as endorsing
the republican judicial ticket and pledging
its efforts to Its success at the polls.
followed this up still further by adopting
resolution with the eame unanimity
deprecating the candidacy of any repub
llcan In opposition to the candidates ror
district Judge on the republican ticket,
This resolution was framed as follows:
Resolved. That It is the sense of this
club that no candidate wno aougni a r.om
inailon In the rerent reoiiblican conven
i on for this tnniriHi . airioi can in koto
faith become a candidate against the nom
inees of that convention.
For himself and his associates on tho
Judicial ticket A. L. Sutton when called
on to address the meeting expressed
thanks and appreciation for the confidence
expressed in the club's endorsement and
promised when elected to do all within
his power to merit the confidence.
The remainder of the session was de
voted to memorial resolutions over tho
death of Richard G. Berlin and hearing an
explanation of the proposed new system oX
primary elections and nominating conven
tlons contemplated by the revised rules
on which the republican county committee
has been called to take action. The club,
however, postponed debating the scheme
and took no position with regard to 1U
Vice President Crawford occupied tho
chair In the absence ot President Foster.
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..-(New York World Cablu-
gram-Special Telegram. I-Cardlnal oil,.
bons has been added to the sick list, which
now numbers five of the sixty-two mem
bers of tho conclave Immured to elect a
pope. The other Invalids are Cardinals Her
rero y Esplnosa of Valencia. .iu.i
It Is feared, Is at the point of death; A Iveo
y Tuto. formerly of Barcelona, Spain, but
lately of the papal court; Cretonl, prefect '
of the Congregation of Rites, and Lnngo
nleux, archbishop of Rheins. France.
cardinal Gibbons is suffering from a toueh
of malaria. Numerous letters and tele
grams for him reached the conclave gate
toaay. Dut tho custodians there detained
all the correspondence.
Cardinal Herrero y Esplnosa Is so crit
ically 111 with a heart affection thnt the
sacrament of the last communion haa been
administered to him. and Dr. Laponnl has
round it necessary to Induce resnlration hv
artificial means. The news that his Ill
ness had taken a desperate .urn leaked out
first by persons at the gate this morning
hearing prayers recited by the procession
nearing tne sacrament to the cardinal.
Afterwards the Vatican organ, the Osser-
vatore Romano, announced officially that
the last sacrament had been administered.
Cardinals Sancha y Hervas, arehlbshop of
Toledo; Susanna y psgesat, bishop of Bar
celona, and Martin De Herrera y De La
igcigin, archbishop of Santiago, Insisted
upon remaining at his bedside during last
night and last evening, ana he was visited
by other colleagues, Including Cardinal
Gibbons.
Sir. Ballots Without Result.
ROME. Aug. 3. After three full days of
deliberation, during which six ballots have
been taken, the members cf the conclave
still remain shut up Jn the Vatican without
having selected a successor to Leo XIII.
The futility of both the ballots taken today
was evidenced by the smoke signals from
the Sistine chapel.
The signals were watched by large crowds
which gathered In the square of San Patro
and which it Is estimated numbered W.OOO.
Great disappointment was manifested, and
wlien ihe llttlw- puff of smoko appeared
there were laud, cries, not only of disap
pointment but even of derision. Rome la
becoming extremely Impatient over the de
lay. News of the grave Illness of Cardinal
Herrero y Esplnosa was received. It Is
presumed the other aged cardinals are also
suffering from their Incarceration and the
intense heat.
Among ambassadors there appears to be
a belief that If only for the sake of re
lieving the aged cardinals much will likely
be sacrificed by the conclave. On the other
hand there are a few pessimistic enough to
believe that the hostility among the fac
tions In the sacred college Is so bitter thst
the struggle may be continued for several
weeks.
OMAHA, CLUB READY TO BUILD
Directors Discuss Plans for Extension
of Present Club House to Cost
fis.uou.
The Board of Directors of the Omaha
club met last night and discussed plans
for the proposed addition to the club house,
which will probably 'be erected this year
in the space north of the present building.
No definite conclusion was reached, but a
number of suggested changes will be made
by the architect In the plans and the com
mittee will again talk the matter over.
It is expected that within two weeks the
new plans will be ready for ntial action.
' The present thought Is to make the addi
tion about 3ux40 feet, three stories high,
the exterior to bo in harmony in design
and material with the present building. If
present plans are adopted the woman's
cafe will be made three times as large as
at present, the large dining room will be
made about forty feet longer and two large
living rooms will be furnished on the third
floor. These plans will require the expend!
ture of about $13,000. The committee Is
alao looking forward to the time when an
other story will be added to the building.
ROYAL BUTLER DIES IN ASYLUM
Late Servant of Norwegian
Passes Away in Missouri.
King
Superior nnd Assistant Elected.
NEW YORK. Aug. t Brother Raphael
has been elected superior, snd Brother
Jerome assistant superior, of the Roman
Catholic order of tUe Brotherhood of alt,
Francis.
NEVADA, Mo., Aug. I. Peter Johnson,
aged 45, died at the Missouri state asylum
today from general debility.
J-hnson was a favorite butler in the
royal family of the king of Norway and
Sweden for ten years. He was sent here
as a patient from' Lafayette county.
Movements pf Ocean Vessels Aug. 3,
At New York Arrived: Zeeland, from
Antwerp.
At lndon Arrived: Minnetonka, from
New, York
At Hues Arrived: Charles Tiberghlen
from Yokohama via Shanghai, etc., fur
New York.
At Plymouth Sailed: Pennsylvania, for
New York.
At Rotterdam: Arrived: Amsterdam,
from New York.
At Ant werp Arrived: Vaaderland, from
New York.
At Bremen Arrived: Koenlgeo Lulse,
uom jsew i org, ......
May Select Foreigner.
Out of all the rumors and gossip afloat
concerning what Is transpiring In the con
clave the most persistent report Is that
the Rampolla and Vannutelli factions have
remained intact and that the attempt of
one faction to press forward a new candi
date In tho hope of breaking the strength
of the other has failed.
The Halla says matters have reached a
point which make it possible a foreign
pope may be elected, in which caso Car
dinal Kopp, bishop of Brealau, Is most
likely to be selected. He is most popular
with his colleagues and has the support
of the German emperor. If this Is true,
me itaua interprets It as a move on the
part of the Rampollu faction to win over
the Austro-German cardinals from SerDno
Vannutelli.
The Osservatore Romano, the organ of
the Vatican, officially announces that Car
dinal Herrero y Esplnosa, being gravely 111,
nas received tne last communion. Mgr.
Boniflce Marin, the vicar general of his
archdiocese, was admitted to the conclave
today, the door being opened for that pur
pose wun an tne prescribed precautions.
Outside were the governor and marshal of
tne conclave, assisted by csptalns of the
guard. The apostolic prothonaturles and
the sons of Prince' Chigl acted as wit
nesses. Inxlde the door when it was opened
were Mgr. Merry Del Val, eecretnry of the
conslstorlal congregation; Mgr. Roggi. pre-
ieci or ceremonies, ana Mgr. Mariollnl.
The record of the admittance of MKr
Marin was officially recorded In a formal
document, which will be placed In the
archives.
Guards Are Being Doubled.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
visited the Inside of the Vatican this morn
ing and found that all around the precincts
of the conclave the ouards had been
doubled and wherever there Is the slightest
possibility of communication with the con
clave the Swiss guards, geiMarmeg and
Palatine guards watched together.
The antagonism existing between these
bodies Is the best guarantee that nothing
underhanded will J:o allowed. Besides, the
captains of the conclave In their hats and
uniforms embroidered with gold lace, ss-'
slsted by the valets of Prince Chigl, the
martial of the conclave. In gorgeous liver
ies, are constantly on the alert. The only
thing known from the Inside Is that the
cardinals rose early today and individually
celebrated mass In tho Pauline chapel. They
took breakfast at t o'clock, going shortly
after to the Sistine chapel, where they re
mained until about 11:30 a. m.
Soldiers Occupy Plassa.
The piazza of St. Peter's this morning
bore the usual appearance of the last few
days. Italian soldiers occupied two col
onades snd stood about In groups vainly
trying to keep In the shade, tho sun being
scorching this morning. A new note to the
scene was given by a caravan of peasant
from the surrounding provinces, composed
of men, women and children. In costume,
who have evidently com to Rom for the
pope's blessing.
The women wore bright red skirts, white