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KSTAIILIHUEI) JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOUSING, SlSlVTKMllElt 18, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COl'Y THHEE CENTS. t V . y ( S ' f ! V. Yt; V BREAKS HIE CABINET Three Members of Britiih Ministry Place Beiigottioni in Kiug'i Hands. THEY ARE VERY PROMPTLY ACCEPTED Alleged that the Attitude of Premier Balfour Oaosei the Action. SECRETARY CHAMBERLAIN IS NOW OUT QniU Rather Than Eaorifioa Eii Viewi on Fiioal Question. HIS OPPONENT, RITCHIE, STEPS c, ' "Third Member to Resign la Hamilton Following; the Arttna of the Cab laet at Ita Recent Extra ordinary Meeting;. LONDON, 8ept. 17. The ofTicraT announce ment of the resignation of Mr. Chamberlain and two other . members of the caolr.ct, which were made by the associated proas earlier today, was made In Downing street In the following communication: Three prime ministers have tendered thwir resignations, wlitcn have been ac cepted by the king. Kight Hon. Joseph C'hamberialn, sscreiarv lor the colonics; Right Hon. C. T. Kltrhle, chancellor of the exchequer, and Lord George Hamilton, Sec retary lor India. The accompanying correspondence passed between tho premier, Kight Hon. A. J. Balfour, and Mr. Chamberlain. Then follows Mr. Chamberlain's letter, dated Birmingham, Sept. 9, commencing: "My Dear Balfour," In which he sets forth his reasons for his resignation. An xtremely Interesting feature of the letter is the following statement, concerning a preferential tariff: Chamberlain Writes of Plan. For the present, at any rate, a preferent:al agreement with our colonies In.oivmg any new auty, however small, on articles of lood hitherto untaxed, even It accompanied by a reuuctloti of taxation on other articles or food equally universal In their con sumption, would b. unacceptable to the majority of the constituencies. However much we may regret the de cision, however mistaken we may think it, no good government tn a democratic country can Ignore It. I feel therefore that as an immediate practical policy the ques tion of preference to the colonies cannot be pressed with any hope of success at the present time, although there is a Very strong feeling In fuvor of the other branch or me nscal reform winch would give further discretion to the government In n (gotlating with foreign cotuurns for cot modules, and would enable our country retaliation If opposition was made to o Just demands. i tinner uiscreuon 10 ine government in ne com to our If, as I believe, you share these views. It seems to me that you will be absolutely Justified In adopting them as the policy of your government, although it will neces sarily Involve some changes In Its consti tution. . Representative f Closer Inlon. As secretary for the colonies during the last eight years, I have been In a special sense the representative of the policy of a closer union which I firmly believe to be equally necessary In the Interest of the colonies and ourselves. I believe It is pos sible today and may be impossible tomor row to make srrangements for such a union. I have had unexampled onnnrtiinl- tles of .watching events, and npprsciattng the feelings of our kinsmen beyond the sens, t stana tnarernre. In a different po sition than anv of mv colleagues and I think that I should Justly be blamed If I remained in oince, aud thus formally ac cepted the exclusion from my political program 01 so great a part tnereor. I think, that with absolute loyaltv to four government and no fear of embarrass ng It In any. way, I can best promote the cause I have at heart from the outside, and I cannot but hope that in a perfectly Independent position my arguments will be received with loss prejudice than will at tach to those of a party leader. Accord ingly, I would suggest that you limit the present policy of the government to an assertion of our freedom In the case of all commercial relations w th all foreign coun tries and that you should agree to my ten dering my resignation of my present ofllce to his majesty, and devoting mvself to the work of explaining and popularizing the.e principles of Imperial union which experi ence has convinced me are essential to our welfare and prosperity. Yours verv s n ceroly, JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. Says Prejudice Hns Been Mnde, The first portion of this letter refers to Mr. Chamberlain's first speech on the subject at Birmingham, and Mr. Balfour's reply to the corn tag deputation. Mr. Chamberlain says that neither of them was Intended to provoke a purely party controversy. He points out the unyielding opposition of the liberal party, which aoouted th Idea that a system generally accepted In 1846 could possibly require modification In 1903. Meanwhile the advo cates of the reconsideration were at a great disadvantage because of the ad mitted differences of opinion Inside the party. Tha political organisation of the party was paralysed. Mr. Chamberlain declares that an unscrupulous use has been made of the old cry of "the dear loaf and that. serious prejudice has been caused. In the rest of the mstter he goes ver protection as did Mr. Balfour In his recent statement. Mr. Bairour, In a letter to Mr. Cham berlain dated September 10, explains that he did not reply earlier because he knew he would soon have an opportunity of talking over the Important issues with which the letter deals. "Therefore this reply rather embodies the result of our conversations rather than adding to them." Ir. Balfour continues: Resignation Paradoxical. Agreeing as I do with you. that the time fr,,n 'hn a change should come in 1he fiscal canons by which we hound our selves In our commercial dealings with other governments, It seems paradoxical Indeed that you should leave the cabinet at the same time that others of my col leagues are leaving who disagree on the Very point with us both. Yet I eannot but admit that there is some force In your arguments in support of that course, based as they are upon your social and per sonal relations with that controversy which deals with coloulai preference. You have done more than any man. living or dead, te bring home to the cltlxens of the empire the consciousness of imperial Inter dependence between the fragments into which the empire Is geographically di vided. 1 believe you to be right In holding that this Interdependence should find support in our commercial as well as political re atlona. 1 believe that the 11 sea I relations etween the countries would benefit the trade, and if doner relations could be es tablished on fitting terms. Ita advantage to both parties would Increase with years and as the colonics grew in wealth and population. Teaches loon Differences. If there has been any differences between is on this matter It nas only been with re gard to the practicability of the proposal which would seem to require on the part of the colonies a limitation in the ail-round development of a protective policy, and on the part of this country the establishment or a preiereuce tor colonial proaucts. On the first or these requirements I say nothing, but If the second involves, as It most certainly does, a taxation, however lialiL u mm food stuffs 1 am convinced with you that public opinion la not yet ripe for such an srrangemrrit. The reasons may easily be found in past political battles and Present political misrepresentations. If, then, this branch of fiscal reform is at pres ent not within the limits of practical poli tic you are surely rlaht In your udvloe not to treat it as tndlaeolubly connected with that other branch of political reform to wblutt we both attach iraportanon. and (Continued on Seres la Fag4 REBELS ARE ALL DISPERSED Government la(nrmtl thnt Men Who Made Dfmsaitralln In Cuba, Are Scattered. PUERTO FRINCIPE, Cuba. Sept. 17. The government lias been officially In formed of the complete dispersal of the Santiago Insurrectionists and the arrest of their leaders by rural guards at the La Lima coffee plantation, Ave leagues from Santiago, yesterday. Secretary of the Interior Yero has telegraphed orders for two troops of the rural guards to continue In pursuit of the fugitive Insur rectionists until they are all captured or killed. The local committee of the nationalists waylaid 1'reeMent Palma at his hotel en trance last evening and the spokesman re cked that he was reputed to be In full , hy with the republican purty. The warmly denied that he was a St.. ' any party and said he would not c discussing the duties of the preside!. . In accordance with his conscience ne constitution. President Palma and p .rty proceeded to Suntlago today. FRANCIS JOSEPH SPEAKS Hungarians Are Given to Vnderstand thnt Emperor Is Head of Army. VIENNA. Sept. 17. Kmperor Francis Jo seph, who today returned from the army maneuvers, has Issued an important army order emphatically declaring ho will never consent to the demands of the Hungarian party, who Insist on tr use of their own language by officers In giving commands to the Hungarian section of the forces. The emperor's army order caused an Immense sensation in Austria and In Hungary. ' The' assurance that lie will never give up his right and prerogatives as chief com mander, sounds like a war proclamation against the known Hungarian army de mands. The impression caused by the Im perial order Is almost Indescribable. Hith erto the emperor has been regarded as the most silent monarch In Europe. Never be fore, even In the gravest constitutional con flicts) has he used such language as that contained In today's army- order. It Is taken everywhere as Indicating a conflict between the throne and the Hungarian Par liament. HAWAIIANS WANT STATEHOOD Republican Party of Islands Ask for More Rarnest Work of Congrreaa. HONOLULU, Sept. 17. The republicans of the five counties comprising the com monwealth of Hawaii have met In con vention to nominate candidates for the various county offices which are to be filled by ballot on November S, the election be ing the first to be held under the new county government act. The various con ventions nominated mixed tickets, tha natives running well with the whites in the contests for places on the tickets. The platforms express approval of tha administration1 of Governor Dole and recommendations ' are made that a strong fight be made on the floor of the national congress for the admission of tha Hawaiian Islands to statehood. Several of the plat forms urge that a determined effort be made to secure mora liberal federal ap propriations for the Hawaiian Islands, each work of a necessary character being neglected for lack of means to properly carry It on. JEWS AND CHRISTIANS FIGHT Dispute Between a Peasant and n Jewish Dealer Starts Series of Disturbances. . ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 17.-Flerce fights between Jews and Christians ' in which four Christians and two Jews were killed and many persons were seriously Injured are reported from Qomela In the government of Moghlleff. The disturbances arose September 11 from a dispute between a peasant and a Jewish dealer. The police Intervened and, accord lug to the version published here, the Jews threw stones and fired on the police, several of whom were Injured. The disturbances were renewed three days later, some Jewish booths being demolished The Jews attempted to prevent the destruction of the booths and twenty persons were Injured, on both sides. Troops then arrived on tha scene and were received with shots from the Jews. The military returned the lira and ultimately restored order. FEAR ANARCHISTIC FORCES Extraordinary Precaution a Will Be Taken When Dowager Qneen of Italy Visits Sweden. COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Sept. 17. Extraordinary precautions will be taken during the visit here of the dowager queen. Margherlta, of Italy, who Is to arrive Copenhagen on Saturday on her way to Sweden. The Italian legation here received an anonymous letter stating that Italian anarchists had planned an attempt on Queen Marghcrlta's Ufa during her stay In Sweden. The writer of the letter offered to give the names of the anarchists on the payment of a large sum of money which was to be sent to an address in Sweden. The police regard tho letter as an attempt at swindling, but nevertheless the authorities are taking every precau tion. FRIENDLY TO SOUTH AMERICA German Chancellor Says that Claims la thnt Continent Are Purely Commercial. BERLIN. Sept. 17. Chancellor von Bue low, in outlining the attitude of Germany toward South America in an Interview with a correspondent of a Brasilia n newspaper, said: ' We have no political claims. Commer cially we shall strive for such a place as our Industry deserve. Trade relations are to he furthered through peace and confidence and not through fear and mis trust. I hope the conviction of our friendly sentiments toward South America will not be shaken by calumlnous uttersncea. Cotton Firm Falls. LIVERPOOL, Sept, lT.-The failure of John Wrlgley Sons, a firm prominent In tha cotton trade, was announced today. The house. It was stated, had sustained heavy losaea In trading and could not meet the difference In the clearing houses. Salutary will Probated. LONDON. Sept. 17. The probating of Lord Salisbury's will today showed that he left aa estate valued at 1,561,4SC FIFTEEN LOSE LIVES IN SEA Schooner and Mackerel Seiner Go to Btttom in Storm. GREAT DAMAGE ALONG THE COAST Disturbance Most Severe Felt In Xew York for Years, Blotting? Oat Somber of LlTes and En tailing; Heavy Loss. DAMA R ISOTTA, Me.. Sept. 17. Fifteen men lost their lives In tho violent gale which raged off the const during the night. The Gloucester sailing schooner George F. Edmunds, In command of Captain Wll lard G. Poole, the owner, struck on the eastern aide of Pemaquld point and was smashed to pieces. Fourteen of the crew of sixteen men perished tn the breakers. The schooner Sadlo and Lillian, Captain Hardle, of Prospect, bound from Prospect Bay to Boston, struck on the western side of Pemaqtiid point and had Us bottom knocked out on the rocks. Captain Hardle was drowned, but his crew of two men were rescued. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Theodore Grimes, whose skull was fractured by a section of roof blown by the wind from the stables at Aqueduct race track In yesterday's storm. Is dead at a hospital. While a freight truln on the Long Island railroad was passing between Mlneola and Hyde Park the roof of a box car was carried away by tho gale, with' Walter Lewis and George B. Snyder, two brake men, clinging to it. The roof was carried almost a hundred feet from the track, where It collapsed by striking a tree. Both men were fatally Injured. In Jamaica bay. Long Island, scores of yachts wore wrecked. Most of them were torn from their anchorage and pounded to pieces on shore, but a good many were caught while sailing In tho bay and those aboard had narrow escapes. The entire fleet of the Jamaica Bay Yacht club, com prising more than thirty boats, valued at Htims up to (1,000, was destroyed. The beaches at New Rochelle. on Long Island sound and City Island are strewn with wreckage from yachts and It is estl mated that not less than 150,000 damage was done these vessels. Defender Is Damaged. The defender. Keliance, is reported to have been somewhat Injured through being rammed by a pile driver which broke loose from Its moorings and was driven on Re liance's stern. The racer was being pre pared for winter quarters and had been drawn partially up on ways. To prevent the old defender, Columbia, from being rammed by the schooner-yacht Hlldegarde, which was dragging Its anchor, Hlldegarde was scuttled when 'within a few feet of Columbia, Its crew of seven men Jumped overboard and were saved. A barge, loaded with 500 pounds of dyna mite, broke from its moorings and drifted toward the Larchmont Yacht club house. Many yachts of wealthy New Yorkers have been anchored In this harbor since the races and It was feared that the barge would drift among them. Careening about. the dynamite barge finally grounded on the mud flats without doing any damage. Rough estimates of the financial loss Sue to the storm are $2,000,000 on and around Manhattan island alone. So fur eighteen lives are known to have been lost in the storm and it Is believed this number will be doubled when all reports are In. One of the most thrilling disasters a that of the excursion and freight steamer S. E. Spring, which was driven ashore near the country mansion of K. C. Benedict at Greenwich, Conn. Captain McDonald, his crew of seven men and eleven passengers were rescued largely through the aid of the Benedict servants. Spring was trying to put back to Stam ford and the gale had reached a velocity of eighty miles an hour when the rudder failed and the steamer floundered at the mercy of the huge seas which swept over It. The panic stricken passengers fled to the upper deck, where they sought refuge In the cabins and the women became l.yter- ical. The pilot ' was still trying to turn about when a sudden gust of wind tore oft the entire roof of the upper deck, leaving only the pilot house, When the roof went off the boat was lifted half out of the water. The strain was so great that It tore oft the rudder and when It settled down again In the trough of the sea it was perfectly helpless. At the Mercy of the Storm. Realizing they were at the mercy of the storm, the sailors as a lust resort mude a determined effort to get an anchor down to hold the steamer's head to the wind. No sooner had they done so than the chain snapped. The steamer was fast being driven toward Shelving Rock, one of the most dangerous shoals on the Connecticut shore. The passengers were ordered to put on life preservers and be ready to board the life rafts. A scene of wild confusion followed. The crew launched the largest life raft and passengers with life preservers stood ready to get upon It when the raft suddenly struck the hull of the lioat and was pounded to pieces. A second raft put over by the crew also was destroyed. This left only one small boat of any description on the steamer, and it was so small that Cap tain McDonald was afraid to put It over. He tried to put up distress signals, but the wind snapped off the flag staff. Drifts Alauar the Shore. The steamer drifted along the shore an hour until It hit the rocks off the point at Benedict and stove In Ita bow. As soon as It touched a colored cook dropped fifteen feet to the rocks. The water was over his head and he was tossed until he was badly bruised, but he kept on swimming and was finally tossed on tho beach. The servants ashore grasped lines from the ship and In a few minutes all hands bad been safely landed. Incoming vessels report no roueh ex- porleuces with the hurricane at sea. Clyde Hue steamer Chrrokee, from San Domingo was In the storm during the entire voyage from Turner island to this port. In the gulf stream lis force was terrific and yesterday the steamer was hove-to for four hour In an eighty mile wind. Marvel from Trinidad and Grenada had a similar experience. The death list of yesterday's storm was further Increased today wheu the Fulton market fishing fleet arrived. A. B. Latham of New lx)ndon. captain of the schooner Esther and Anita, and. two of his crew were drowned, and Captain John G. Morgan and a Norwegian Bailor are missing from the schooner M. A. Huston. The two Long Island brakemen, who were swept from a box car by the gale yesterday, and Etlgar W. Bassford, Injured by being blown from a roof, ditU in Brooklyn hos pital today. Schooner Reyaad Assistance. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Sept. 17.-A dei layed communication received from West port tonight says a large three-masted (Continued on Fourth Pag SIR THOMAS LIPTON BETTER Spends a Fairly Comfortable Sight and an Operation May Sot Be Necessary. CHICAGO. Sept. 17-Slr Thomas LIpton. who Is 111 of catarrhal appendicitis. In his apartments at the Audltori'tm Annex, passed a quiet night and Is doing well, according to a statement made by Dr. Thomas this morning. To Alexander H. Revell, Sir Thomas' host, who was an early caller, the patient said. "I've been an awfully sick man, but I'm easier now." Mr. Revell said he considered the patient's condition very encouraging Dr. Thomas spent the night In the LIpton suite, but aside from ordinary sick room duties there waa no urgent need for his services. A number of messages of sy mpathy from New York friends were received during the night and read with pleasure by the reclplont when he awoke this morning. At 8:30 a. m. the patient had fallen asleep aguln. Mr. Revell stated tht probably there would be no further formal consultations of the physicians unless the unexpected in the form of a change for the worse oc curred. It Is still believed thnt an operation will bo unnecessary, aa no pus has formed. The condition of Sir Thomas continued to Improve during tho forenoon. At noon Dr. Romer M. Thomas gave out the fol lowing statement: Plr Thomas Is resting much easier this morning snd his condition Is now perfectly satisfactory At 10 o'clock tonight the physicians stated that the condition of Sir Thomas was satisfactory'. The crisis Is expected In the next tweny-four hours. If no serious symptoms develop In that time his speedy recovery Is said to bo certain. YOUNG COLE KEEPS HIS BRIDE Father Starts Him la Business, hot Refuses to Rccelvo Him Afterward. NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-(Speclal.) May Mallory of this city is the bride of Ralph Cole, the young son of Clifford Cole of Omaha. Young Col Is 19 years old and his wife Is a few years older. They met and loved In the month of June, and Rev. William Blakeman of the Sheepshead Methodist church married them. It took two weeks for young Mr. Cole to muster up courage to tell his parents, as his bride was a music hull singer and dancer, ana lie had an idea there would be strong ob jections. There was. The storm of wrath that broke forth from the elder Cole almost made him forget his love. His father hustled him off to Omaha and there were threats, of a dissolution of the marriage tie. The deserted bride gave chase. She found him, and young Cole, hesitating between father and bride, telepraplied for funds. With the funds cam the injunction, "Coma horns at once." Young Cole hurried back to New York and the twice deserted bride, nothing daunted, again gave chase across the continent. Again she found him. When they met they decided to go together and plead for forgiveness. Their tears and entreaties did' not more the hearts of the paren.tg, however, r. . -t" ,...T .. , - "You can pick out a "business and I will establish you In it," said the father, "but you must leave home.". Young Cole concluded to choose a busi ness in New York City and now the bride and groom aro as happy as if they had the parental blessing. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Bids for the Heating Appnrntns at the Aberdeen Poatofflce Are Received. (From a 8taft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. (Special Tele gram.) Proposals were opened today at the t.llce of the supervising architect of the treasury for the Installation of low pressure steam heating apparatus for the postofflce building at Aberdeen, 8. D. There were five bidders as follows: Symms Power company, Sioux Falls, ' t.4f5; Korsmeyer company,. Lincoln, Neb., $7,890: Hess & Rau, Watertown, S. D., $7,191; Thomas & Smith, Chicago, $7,8(H; Archamho Heating and Plumbing company, Minneapolis, $0,850. Iowa postmasters appointed today: Eagle Center, Black Hawk county, Charle3 Beck, vice J. D. Woodard, resigned. Kasson, Madison county, J. M. Archer, vice J. M. Newton, resigned. Mansfield E. Gardner has been appointed regular, and W. M. HIgglns substitute rural carrier at Laurens, la. Two rural routes will be established October 15 at Valparaiso, Saunders county, Nebraska. Routes embrace an area of fifty-six square miles, containing a popu lation of 944. GROUT WILL BE CANDIDATE Sew York Comptroller Says National Politics Shonld Hot Be Con sidered la City. e NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Comptroller Ed ward M. Grout today made public his de cision to accept the nomination for comp troller on the fusion ticket. 'Mr. Grout says he does not believe national politics should be considered In a local campaign. A number of Independent democrats. Including S. 8 tan wood Menken, Charles B. Fairchihl. Wheeler H. Peck,huin and Ever ett P. Wheeler, today forwarded to Mayor Low a letter In which they endorsed him for renomlnatlon on the fusion ticket, de claring his administration was such that all who had supported him two years ago should be wiling to do so this year, and urging him to accept a renoml nation. ' The letter, among other things, says: Democrats who Joined with other citi zens Irrespective of party to make you ItiuL'np 4' tlitta i-ll V fiiiA I'mus .-l.. jrriuortant state election can with ennui j confidence ote to retain you In that office In a year immediately preceding a prefl dentlal content. No sane man can now believe that future democratic success in the slate and. nitlon will be made more certain by turning over the finances of this city to the body of men at present in control of Tammany Hall. GOES TO LOOK AFTER ESTATE Mrs. Grace Clark Stroha la Francisco to Protect Prop, erty Interests. San SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 17.-Mrs. Grace Clark Strohn of Chicago, wife of R. N. 8trohn of the LaGrar.ge Gaa company and heiress to the $l.u00.00 estate of her sister, Isabella i. Clark, who committed suicide in this city a week ago, has arrived here from the east. By the terms of the will left by Miss Clark practically her entire estate Is be uuuthed to Mrs. Strohn. Mrs. Strohn has come here to look after her Interests tn the estate and in the contest, should there be one. CLOUDS AGAIN SAVE CORN Investigation Shows Damage Not So Severe aa First Reported. SLIGHT FROST GENERAL OVER STATE Most Severe la Korthwestera Section, Where Comparatively Little of Cereal la liaised Ranges Are Kipped. LINCOLN, Sept. 17. Heavy clouds pre vented frost lust night in the eastern half of Nebraska. A rain storm prevailed over this section of the state yesterday after noon and tha blanket of clouds continued to serve as a protection to the crops. In the extreme western and northwestern parts of the state frost fell last night, add ing to the heavy damago that was done the night before. An estimate of the dam age done to crops in this state has not been completed, but It Is feared that It will reach a large figure. The weather all over the state Is still cold this morning and under prevailing conditions It It difficult for corn to ripen, even though It is not killed. Twenty-Five Per Cent Damaged. NORTH LOCP. Neb.. Sept. 17.-(Speclal.) -Freexing weather for the last two nights has destroyed all nrosnect of a full cron ol corn, probably a per cent of all kinds j oi corn oeing still unniaiurea. ine tem perature on the 15th fell to i'o, and on the ltfth to 22 degrees. This was preceded by a week of cold, cloudy weather that has been unfavorable to the maturing of the corn crop. WINS1DE, Neb., Sept. 17. (Specials Heavy .roHt here Inst night. Ice half an Inch thick. Temperature, 20 degrees. iBEEMER, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.) No frost last night. Most "of the farmers think that the greater part of the corn crop will be all right. WINSIDE, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special. ) Later advices Indicate the frost last night did but little damage. CI on da' Save Iowa Corn. DE8 MOINES, Sept. 17.-Agaln the clouds saved the corn crop of central Iowa. Frost failed to make Its appearance In the cen tral valleys of the state, although pre dicted by the government. The iky cleared up early In the evening and remained re markably clear until 1 o'clock, when the clouds lolled by in great profusion. A thorough examination of the fields this morning reveals that all that Is needed is warm weather to mature and harden the kernels, otherwise the cob Is In first-class condition and the yield fully S3 per cent. The sky is clear at 11 p. nr. but with a temperature of 47 degrees no apprehension of frost is felt. No reports Indicating danger of frost have been received from elsewhere In Iowa. SIOUX CITY, la., Sept. 17.-(Speclnl Tel egramsThere were no frosts In this vi cinity last night or tonight. Cloudy weathe.r and rains have saved northwestern Iowa. Later reports from the country districts relative to the frosts of Wednesday night continue to be conflicting. The chances are that the first reports were exaggerated. The consensus of conservative observation ts that corn Jjijinrth western Iowa, north eastern Nebraska, southeastern South Da kota and southwestern Minnesota Is dam aged only In the valleys and that only to the extent of about one-tenth. Conditions la Kansas. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 17.-At 11 o'clock tonight conditions are nearly the same In Kansas as last night, when frost re sulted. The sky Is clear, the wind from the north. No frost hag appeared jet, but It Is expected. Farmers think the late corn Is still uninjured, but the cold weather Is delaying It dangerously and some of It cannot mature. The sky Is clear In west ern Missouri and other conditions are like last night, when the frost was light. TOPE K A, Sept. 17. A rising temperature over Shawnee county and this section of Kansas last evening prevented a killing frost. The weather U clear, but the faint est touch of any frost there may have been in the lowlands was not serious enough to damage late corn or vegetables. The gov ernment weather bureau reports a mini mum temperature of 41 degrees at 7 o'clock and no frost. Manhattan reports a tem perature of 36 degrees without frost. The weather today is fair and warm. Later information received by the local Weather bureau shows that frost was gen eral In Kansas, except In the extreme east portion. In western Kansas the tempera ture dropped to 29 degrees, while Missouri escaped, except in the southwest portion. Light frosts occurred at Lamar and Spring field, Mo., where temperatures of 36 and 38 are reported. Concordia, Kan., reported a temperature of 36 degrees, with heavy frost, while Drea den and Hayes, Kan., report a killing frost, with temperatures of 29 and 30 de grees respectively. Light frosts occurred at Osage City and Toronto, Kan. Some Frost at St. Joseph ST. J08RPU, Mo., Sept. 17. The mercury went to 42 degrees above zero in this local llty last night and there was a light frost In the lowlands. Farmers and gardeners say the damage was very slight. Cor, was not Injured at all. but tomatoes and late vegetables were nipped. The bright weather of today has brought a feeling or relief to all growers. Frost la Wisconsin MILWAUKEE. Bept. It. The Milwaukee Weather bureau reports light to heavy frost throughout Wisconsin last night, with a probability that it was killing In many localities. The northern snd central portions suffered the most, the southern section reporting light frosts. Moorhead, Minn., reports 30 degrees and atmosphere clear and the Indications for the northwest are for a more severe frost tonight. ST. PAUL. Minn., Sept. 17. Although dis patches from various points In the north west, particularly the Dakotas, Indicate that last night's frost was not as severe aa that of Tuesday night, the local weather bureau In a general summary of the condi tions In the northwest says: "This section of the country waa In the grip of a killing frost last night." The weather observer says: "The cold wave stretched from Can ada to the Gulf. It was below 30 degrees In Manitoba, central North Dakota, the Red river valley and central Nebraska. It was below 40 degrees In a very large area, ex tending from eastern Montana, Manitoba and Minnesota to western Kansas. In St.' Paul and Minneapolis It dropped to 38 de grees during the night." A Fargo, N. D., dispatch says that the lata flax crop was killed. Damage la Soath Dakotn. PIERRE. 8. D.. Sept. 17. (Special Tele gram.) The first killing frost of the sea son occurred at this place last night. All corn was out of the way and but little. If any. damage was done. Cantalonpo Crop Destroyed. ROCKY FORD. Colo., Sept. 17. -A killing frost destroyed the cantaloupe crop In the vicinity of Rocky Ford last night. The loss may reach $Jq0,004 CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nchrsipkn Fair and Warmer Friday; Saturday Fair. Trmueruture nt Omaha Yesterdayl Ilonr. A a. m. 6 a. m . T n. m. H a. tn. M a. in. 1 a. m. II a. in . III m. . , . Dcg. Ilonr. Dear. an ar ftH 4' AA 41 4,t 4T 1 P. P. a p. i p. a p. i p. T p. H p. p. 4l aa rvj n:i 4 n:i r.a a 4T III. m . tn . NAMES THE CADET OFFICERS Principal Waterhooae of High School Gives Out the Official N list. Principal Wntcrhousc lust evening an nounced the appointment of officers for the High School cadets. The recommendations for positions In the band, the sigiuil ami hospital corps have not been made yet by Commandant Wassell. The roster of of ficers Is as follows: Staff Adjutant. Adolph Meyer: quarter miister. Roger Williams; commissary. Tom Whittock; sergeant major. Herbert Webb; commissary sergeant. Willlum Chrlslle; color sergeant. Hugh Robertson: battalion clerk, with rank of corporal, Hugh Mo W holier. Compuny A Captain, Tom Allen: tirst lieutenant. Alex Marriott; second lieuten ant, Harry t'ounsman; first sergeant, George Wallace; second sergeant, Walter Robertson: third semeant. Carl Paulson; i"e n T5 r VV n'l'l FranR l.unastrom ; nrin rgoant, William Talbot; quartermaster sergeant, Alfred Kocher; first corporal, Cheney Huntington; second corporal. Earl Jorgenson. Compuny R Captain senior, Ban Cheer Ington; first lieutenant, Edward Pclster; second lieutenant. Wnlter Epplen: first ser geant, Tom Bourke: third sergeant, IjOuI Kexton; fourth sergeant. Addison Mould; fifth sergeant, Homer Searle; quartermaster sergeant. Lloyd Harris: first corporal, Harry Koch; second corporal, William Davis; third corporal, Joy Clark. Company C Captain, Clifford Itinc; first lieutenant, Charles Gardner: second lieu tenant. Wilson Austin; first sergeant, Alex Charlton! second sergeant. Paul Beard; third sergeant, James McCullough; fourth sergeant, Allnn Lee; fifth sergeant, Martin Bush: quartermaster sergeant, Arthur Hosenblonm: first corporal. Ernest Chrls tensen; second corporal, Louis Mots; third corporal. Arthui ('. Potter; fourth cor pnrsl. Walter Rocssig; fifth corporal, I.lslo Smith. Company D Cnptnln. Fred Thomas; first lieutenunt, Althtir Remington: second lieu tenant, Eugene Meyer; first sergeant, John Olney; second sergeant, Roy Harberg; fifth sergeant. Andrews Peterson: quartermaster sergeant, Jacob Wright; first corporal, John McCaguo; second corporal. Ben Wood; third corporal. Earl Pierce; fourth corporal, May nard Rlckley. Company E Captnln. John Kelley. first lieutenant, Alex Dver; second lieutenant, Milton Arnhohit; first sergeant. Curtis Llndsey: second sergeant. Kenneth Mtir dutk: third sergeant, Raymond Haywsrd; fourth sergeant. Ouv Reese; fifth sergeant, Alfred Conrad: otiartrmaster sergeant. Walter Kenner; first corporal. Sam Slaugh ter; second corporal, Ware Hall; third cor- r poral. Henry Muhlenburg: rourtn corporal. r leming hood; nun corporal, nennao Company F Captain. Junius Brown; nrsi lieutenant, Leon Callahan; second lieuten ant, Burleigh Withers; first sergeant, Ced rlc Potter; second sergeant, William. Kle wlt; third sergeant. Frank Willis; fourth serrennt. Charles Nemec; firth sergeant, Walter Gross first corporal, Claire Welker: second corporal. Clement .;nase; iniro cor poral. Carl Coe; rourtn corporal, cnsries Cheney. SONS OF REVOLUTION MEET Rev. M. P. Dowllns; Delivers aa Ad dress on Marquette and V Jollct. At a special meeting of the Nebraska Society of the Sons of the American Revo lution held last evening ot the Commercial club rooms. Rev. M. P. Dowllng, president of Crelghton college, delivered the prlnclpul address on "Marquette: and Jollet and the Beginnings of Louisiana." He was Intro duced by President Charles S. Loblngier of the society and gave an account of how Marquette and Jollet had been appointed by Governor Fontenac of Canada on May 17, 1873, to "follow up the Mississippi river, discovered by LaSalle and DeSoto, find Its source and make a map for tho French government." "The Impression was preva lent," said Father Dowllng, "that tho river emptied Into the Pacific ocean, but this was proven false by these Frenchmen. During the 100 years Intervening between 1611 and 1711, there were but 330 parishioners came over to Canada from France and out of these only fifty-five priests were to be found along the river from the Great lakes to the Oulf." A resolution was adopted changing the time of meeting to April 30 because of tho Inauguration of President Washington, 1789, and the Louisiana Purchase treaty, 1803, occurring on that date. A flag committee was appointed at the Instance of the Amer ican Flag association, composed of the fol lowing members of the society: T. G. Doyle, president; I A. Arthur, J. W. GofT, II. D. Neely, Roscoe Pound, K. M. Burtlett, Draper Smith, H. O. Paine, C. A. Tracy, M. F. Funkhouser, T. R. McNalr, R. II. Palmer and M. B. C. True. GENERAL J. C. BATES REPORTS Wonld Have All Recrnlts Examined by Physician Connected with the Army. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 Major General John C. Bates, commanding the Depart ment of the Missouri, In his annual report speaks of the great value of officers' schools and especially to the younger officers, whose theoretical education has been neglected because of active operations In the field, He urges the discontinuance of post schools for enlisted men and makes the suggestion that a trial for a few days st a military post Is the best way to determine If an ap plicant for enlistment probably would make a desirable soldier or that the lite will suit him. He deems It important that tbe haversack should be carried by the soldier Into action and never separated from hlra. General Bates recommends that the proper feeding of officers Of the army and members of the press and all military rep resentatives from foreign countries during war, or In actual service In the field when conditions are analogous to war, be made a subject of regulation. Tha number of discharges of men for disability, he says. Is a Bilent stricture of the laxity of the physical examination to which recruits are subjected and he declares the employment of civilian physicians for recruiting work is radically wrong. The number of men tried by summary court-martial, tha report says, was 63 per cent of the enlisted strength. Of the cases 783 were directly traceable to the use of Intoxicating liquors. The large number of desertions are attributed to homesickness. Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. IT. At Uverpool Balled: Ionian, for Mont real, vis Mot tile; New England, for Boa Ion, via Qtieenstown. At Qm ensiown - Arrived: Germanic, from New York At PlymouthArrived: Fuoiwt Bismarck, from New York. At Cherbourg Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, from New York, via Plymouth, for Ham burg, and proce-ded. At Havre Arrived: La Touraiiie, from New York. At Hambura Arrived; Phoenicia, fr,u J.s l'wik. WILSON TALKS WATER Secretarj of Agriculture Telia ef tbe Work of His Deparlment EXPERIMENTS IN SOIL AND MOISTURE Bureau of Plant InduitTj Triei 5ew Varieties of Seed. PRESENT SYSTEM IS TOO EXPENSIVE For Lack of Knowledge Farmer! Uae Water in Excess. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE CANNOT AGREE Members Hopelessly Divided oa Ques tion of Repeal of Certain Lawa Re Latins; to Acquisition of Par' Ho Domain. OODKN. Utah, Sept. 17,-That there wn. be a determined fight against any action by the National Irrigation congress favoring a repeal or modification of the existing land laws was made evident today. The com mittee on resolutions, after practically an all-day session, found Itself hopelessly di vided on two of three questions before it, the desert land act and the commutation clause ot the timber and stone act, and to morrow majority and minority reports will be presented on tho action recommended by the committee. The vote on these two ques tions was 12 for and 9 against. Tha senti ment in favor of tho repeal of the timber and stone act under which the opinion was expressed that great frauds ware being perpetuated against the government was almost unnnimntis. Nevertheless on this, as well as on other recommendations, a sharp fight will be waged, with the outcomo In doubt. Idaho Fights Change. The Idaho delegation held a caucus this afternoon and Instructed Congressman French to lead the fight against action In favor of the repeal of the existing laws, and members of other northwestern dele- gallons are also preparing to oppose to the last any such action. An ettempt. It Is stated, will be made to bring the subject before the congress the moment next year's meeting place, tho vote on which will be taken immediately on convening In tha morning, has been decided upon, and pro tracted debute Is looked for before the con gress takes its stand as a body on the ex-' lsttng national land laws. The fight for the honor of entertaining the National Irrigation congress In 1904 has been quite bitter. Tonight the situation seems to be El Paso aguinst the field,' with the field of unknown strength. Friends of the Texas city confidently claim a victory on the first ballot, asserting that over If") delegates have pledged their support to F.l Paso. Later this afternoon, however, a movement started by members of tbe Ore gon delegation to bring the congress to thn northwest rapidly crystallised. A caucus will probably be held late tonight by dele gates from the western and nnrthwente n states to agree upon a plan of action" fcr" tomorrow. .The general Idea as 'expresred tonight. Is to endeavor to decide upon so:uc' northwestern city. If this be not possible. then the entire . strength of the stales pledged Is to be thrown In favor of St. Louis. Papers by F. xpert. This morning's session was almort en tirely devoted to the reading of papers by government experts on Irrigation and for estry, headed by their chief, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, t who gave a very' com prehensive description of the great wo-lc the Department of Agriculture Is doing In the matter of Irrigation. Senator Francis G. Newlands of Ncvnd i was the first speaker on the jong program for today. Ho spoke on "Stats Co-opera tion with National Irrigation." Mr. New- lands remarked that one of tha difficulties In framing the national Irrigation act urn the unwillingness of certain of the mid tatcs, which had already placed their systems of irrigation tinder the direction of state .boards of eontrol and state en gineers, to yield to any plan which gsve the federal authorities any right to linVr fere with state eontrol. He then described the working of the Nevada laws, which secured the amplest co-operation of the Irrigation system of the state and which placed the streams In entire control of the governraent while the work of construc tion was going on. Mr. Newlands urged that similar legislation on the part of ths stacoa would bring about the spirit of co operation so tieccrjary to successfully In augurate great projects within their boundaries. Wllso'a an Irrigation. Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson was then Introduced amid a great outburst of ap plause to speak on the work of the De partment of Agriculture regarding Irriga tion, saying In part: Measurements made up to and includlnit the season of 1901 show that canals on an average lose 8.76 per cent of the wster entering them In each mile of their length some small canals losing in a single mile as high as 61 per cent of tha water di verted by them. The general average of the volume lost by canals in their entire length is usually given as one-third of the volume diverted, although our measure ments would Indicate . that It Is even greater. The saving of these losses from eviinia means an increase or at least third in the area which can ultimately be reclaimed. The losses from laterals have been shown to be nearly If rot quite as great as those from ditches. We are studying methods of constructing laterals and of making them more economical carrlera of water The estimate that farmers are ualng twice an much water us la necessary la based on the measurements previously re ferred to, which show that soma farmers use from five to ten times as much as others. It Is a well-known fact that plants will adapt themselves to new climatic con ditions. There are great possibilities along the Una of developing plants which will produce equally good results with less water than Is required by tha plants now grown In the arid region. In co-operation with the atnte experiment stations we are working on the production and Introduc tion of such varieties. Experiments In this country and else where l;-.ve shown that the stage of ths growth of the plant at which water Is ap plied has a great deal to do with tha crops Produced. All these things are well known In a general way, but they are merely suggestive of the possibilities of a careful scientific study of the methods and times of applying water to crops. Treatment of Alkali Lands. It Is estimated that about 600,000 acres of land at present under Irrigation in the western I'nfied States are lying Idle solely because they contain too much alkali to permit paying crops being produced. The question is, can anything else be dona with sin h land ? To answer this query the Bureau of Land Plant Industry is endeavoring to secure crops suitable for cultivation In alkali soils. It is not proposed merely to distrib ute these tilings aa they are received by the department. Plant-breeding methods are being resorted to Ir. order to fix and, if possible, by careful selection, Inoreaaa their alkali resistant qualities. In the great Increase In Irrigated area, widen is bound o coma In the near future, this work will become still greater la lav
