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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKX1NO, KEPTEMIJEIt 21, 1903.
WILL PUNISH GUILTY
Sultan Maies Bnoh ProroisM to Ambai-
Midori of Bussia and Germany.
DECLARES INSURRECTION IS CLOSING
Bogreta Eice of Turkish Troop ia the
Two Dtruuud Vilayet.
REFORM SCHEME SOON TO BE RENEWED
Porto Will Iisns an Oiler Resuming Flan
in Certain Wstriots.
HEARS REPORT OF MOSLEM VICTORIES
Unlgarlan Officials Explain that the
Recent Sot to the Power Was
Rot an tltlntatant, bat
aa Appeal.
TV)NIXN, Sept. 20.-The Balkan situa
tion presents few nw features this morn
ing. The 0rmii emperor's Influence at
.Vienna la said to hav been thrown In favor
of allowing tha aultan tha utmoat freedom
In suppression of the Inaurrectton. Both
Turks and Macedonians claim the victories
In the dally encounters, .A report from
Bona states that Bulgarian military prep
arations are reaching tha sfage of perfec
tion that will enable the concentration of
800,000 men on th frontier within a we.'k
nd that tha stocks of provisions, weapona
nd ammunition are rapidly becoming ef
ficient. According to a dispatch from Constanti
nople') to the Dally Telegraph the aultan
la ao firmly resolved to avoid a war that
on the report that France was sending a
fleet to Turkish waters and again when It
was stated that Bulgaria was mobollzlng.
X lie drafted a decree forbidding rnaNsarres
In Macedonia and conforming more ex
tensive, local administrative privileges than
had been demanded by the Inaurgents
themaelvea, but on each occasion , finding
the rumors unfounded, the decree waa re
scinded. It Is believed, however, that
hould luiy power threaten a demonstra
tion In Turklah waters the decree will be
Signed.
The Servian newspapers are discussing
(the probability of a reconciliation with Bul
garia on the basis ot free trade between
Bervla and Bulgaria and a defensive al
liance against the Turks.
A dispatch from tha monastry ot Rila,
adds the Dally Telegraph's correspondent,
ays tha Greeks are joining the revolution
ists In the district of Menllk.
The Constantinople correspondent of tha
Times declare lis has authority for de
I flaring that several Bulgarian banda have
already Crossed the frontier and are now
fighting in. Macedonia. If Bulgaria tights
Turkey, he continues. It will be difficult for
- , Bervla to lag behind and It Is quit clear
that a Turko-Butgarlan war would not be
ao one-aided as at first sight It appears.
. , . PrtaiUri-tt Paalah tiailty. .
: " COX8TXNWNOPLC Bepf. r3ar-ln an
audience with M. Zlanoft, tha Russian am
basaador, Friday, th aultan, expressed his
regret at the excesses committed by th
Turkish troops In the vilayets of Monaatlr
and Adrlannple. lie said that orders had
been sent to tha authorities concerned to
prevent their ropetltlon and he gavel the
Russian ambassador to understand that th
guilty parlies would be punished.
Tha German ambassador, Baron Marachall
Von Blebersteln, also had an audience with
the aultan, who showed himself most op
timistic, Tha latter declared that tha
Insurrection waa drawing to a close; In
faot. It had already been auppressed In
some districts anil the porte would, there
fore, Immediately Issue proclamation an
tiounclng the resumption of the application
of th reform scheme.
After the grsntlng of these audiences an
extraordinary council of ministers was
held at Ylldla Kiosk and the deliberations
wera continued on Saturday. It Is under
MS stood that the cquncll drew up fresh In
Mtructlona to the valla in the aena of hi
majesty declaration. Official dispatches
tram tha valla of Balonlca, Monaatlr and
Adrlanbpl report' numaroua encounter,
Which resulted In favor of th Turk.
BolartaExlalas Not.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept 20. Some appre
hension having apparently been created
owing to a misunderstanding regarding the
precis meaning of Bulgaria's laat note to
tha powers, explanation hare been given
to aoma diplomatic agents her that tha
memorandum was not Intended aa an ulti
matum, but rather in the nature of an
appeal for tha Intervention of tha gVeat
power before that Intervention ahould be
too lata. Th Bulgarian ministry. It was
stated, waa to maintain It attitude of
neutrality up to th last moment, but It
feels th Impossibility of standing by In
definitely, while th Turks exterminated
tha Bulgarian element In Macedonia.
Th government's position is rendered In
creasingly difficult by th attitude of
th Macedonian population In Bulgaria,
which, vigorously backed up by tha revo
lutionary committee, Is persistently endeav
oring t fore th government's hand and
provoke hostilities with Turkey.
A special dispatch from Rlla. Bulgaria,
pays th condition of th Turkish garrison
of Malnlk, sixty-five miles northeast of
Balonlca, la believed to be extremely crit
ical.
Former Balgarlaa Ofleorl la At
It Is besieged by bands of Insurgent
Under th leadership of Jankoff, Stoyanoff,
Dervlnghoff and Zografoff, all of "whom
were formerly Bulgarian offloers. Th In
urgent number L500, while the garrison
Is believed to consist ot only one battalion.
Valnlk la a very Important atrategle point
In tha mountain, commanding the road
between IXrolrha and Raalog. The Turk
liavo withdrawn nearly all their forcea from
Che dtstrlota ot Danaoumala and Raalog
to aend them to the relief of Melntk. Aa
a consequence unusual tranquillity pre
valla throughout the district of Raalog,
where tha authorities, lacking the support
of tha troupe, have reaaad their policy of
persecution and the beys are even fur.
nlahlng banda with food. The Turkish pop
ulation la (loci red aa being In a state of
great consternation.
A company of Turkish soldiers snd Bash!
Basouka recently found the hiding place
of loo famtilea of refugees from the vll
lag of Dupanl and Bchla, near Resen
Tbey captured tn Prj, violated th
votnna And touimltteJ other atrocities.
Tha uultod bands of Monaaaleff and Mich
allot have had aa encounter with th troops
near Daiulr-Kapu. alxty-two mile north
west fit nalonlc. Th Turk had many
killed. Including two officers.
Threaten Awrnt Frosrans.
LONDON. Sept. 10 The Dally Mall
fjorrtsBoudent at Sofia, telegraphs:
One of the revolutionary chiefs haa In
formed ina that the revolutionists are mass
WILD COUNTRYJN PORTO RICO
Bareaa af Forestry Kxpert Does
Some Kiplorlnsj la the
Islnnd.
(Copyright. Wtfl, Jy Press Publishing Co.)
BAN Jt'AN, P. R.. Bcpt. jn.-INew Tork
World, Csblegram-Bpeclal Telegram.) Dr.
John' Clayton OlfTord of the Bureau of For
estry at Washlngotn and formerly of Cor
nell university, will sail this eek for the
United States to report on his Investigation
In the Luqutlln reservation, near the east
ern coast of Porto Rico. Dr. Gilford Is
averse to talking for publication until he
has made his official report, but from those
who accompanied him On aome of his trip
It Is wn that his researches have been
fu , -ret. He will carry with him
100 . '''tj ''ha. numerous specimens of
vegeta ''y story worth telling.
He cms. ,' ' ique range at Us high
est point mi. t was In the primeval
fornet. Where 't Is probable thnt
no men have (ton . se daya of the
Spanish explorers ot centuries ago.
The peons who nccompai. x him frequently
cut with their machetea a pathway through
troplcul growths ns dense as any in South
America. In these copses the stillness of
death prevailed, and indeed, throughout the
entire reservation of 12.000 acres scarcely a
bird was seen, and there waa no sign of
animal life. In other parts of the reserve
Dr. Qlfford found beautiful streams, which
would afford valuable power, tumbling and
foaming over sheer precipices hundreds of
feet below. Where some of these streams
reached a comparative level or emptied Into
little basins, he discovered natives panning
gold, from which, by the crude methods,
they netted from SO cents to $1 a day each.
In ofher places are huge aromatic gum
trees, forty to fifty feet high and five
to six feet In diameter, exuding a gum
highly prized by Porto Rlcana, who use It
In torches for lighting purposes. In the
rural districts It is" often moulded Into can
dles In rude fashion, the gum being pressed
about a ftler wick. Dr. Qlfford has for
wsrded twenty-five pounds of this gum to
Washington for analysis to learn If It pos
sesses any considerable commercial value.
All the well known native fruits, plants
and trees were found In great abundance.
but at present the place Is ao Inaccessible
that nothing can be brought to the sea
board except at great expense. There are
no trails, and most of the Journeying must
be done on foot. It Is not Improbable that
these researches will lead to the establish
ing of the first national tropical park of
the United States within this Luqulllo re
serve. It Is splendidly adapted to such a
purpose and could be made at a compare
tlvely email expense one of the most beau
tiful spots In the world, a mecca for tour
ists from all climes, but especially from the
United States in winter.
TROOPS TO SETTLE STRIKE
Significant Remarki Made br Officer oi
Colorado Militia at Victor,
MINES HAVE ALL MEN THEY REQUIRE
Tk Is la the Claim of the Owners'
Association, bat It Is Denied
by Members of th
1 alon.
BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH QUITS
Is the Foartli Member of British Cab-
last to Trader Resignation
to Kins;.
DENVER. Sept. 0. A special to the Re
publication from Victor, Colo., says:
As the nonunion men who were brought
from Minnesota to take the places of the
striking miners were going to supper to
night they were surrounded by about U
strikers jeered at them as they walked
along the street. A troop of cavalry was
ordered to the scene and dispersed the
crowd.
Today delegations from the local Grand
Army of the Republic and Women's Relief
corps visited Camp Gold field and waa en
tertatned by the soldiers. In welcoming
them Adjutant General Sherman Bell made
trie following significant statement:
Aa long as the troops of the state of Colo
rado are In the field the American nag will
be unfurled to float over thla camp all fall,
all winter, all spring and all next summer
If necessary.
Me was followed Dy .Brigadier General
Chase who said:
We are here to settle this strike and
am glad to say that we are going to stay
until It la settled. It Is for the best Inter
ests of the state of Colorado that this qnea-
lon be settled for all time and we are (toma
to do It.
The Stratton Independence mine was
started this morning. Superintendent Cor
nlsh said that they had all the men that
could be used at present. He also said that
he had on file applications from a number
of competent miners and more were coming
In every day. A number of men who for'
merly worked for him In Lead vl lie, he said,
had applied for places.
The union men say that there have been
a number of desertions from their ranks of
the Duluth men. This Is denied by the
members of th Mine Owners' association
C. C. Hamlin, secretary of the association,
today reiterated his statement that the
mines of the association would be opened
even If It become necessary to Import men
for all positions.
Will Sot Go on Strike.
OURAY, Colo., Sept. 10. At 2 o'clock thl
morning, after a bitter fight for over six
hours, the local miners' union, by a vote of
160 to 60, decided that the mill men should
not strike for an eight-hour day.
Bam Parks -ot Kansas City.
. KANSAS CITY, Sept, 20. Sam Parks of
New York arrived In this city tonlxht to
attend the convention of tha International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, which
meets here tomorrow. Ills arrival aroused
much activity among the delegates already
here, an activity which presages a lively
fight when tha committee, on credentials
reports In the convention in the morning.
Parks Is a member of local union No. J.
which was suspended by .President' Bmt
oauuMUt aftW-Paxka' .reaait-KiprleetMueiit
and another local union No. 1 waa estab
lished. The executive committee of th or
Sanitation did not ratify the action of
President Buchanan and Parka and his
partisans assert that the action of the
president Is therefore null and void.
The local union of which Parks was, or
is, a member In New York has aent a del
egation, qf which Parka Is a member, to
the convention, and tha local union which
waa organised after Parks and his local
union were suspended also aent a delega
tion. The strength of the Parks and anti
Parks factions in the convention will be
decided when one of these contesting dele-
MISS BRYAN HAS HER OWN WAY
Finally O. erromra Opposition
Parents to Merrlesje to Artist
of
NKV YORK, Sept. M It Is because of
the calm determination of Miss Ruth
Bryan a determination all unshaken by
parental argument and pleading that this
ntereatlng young woman Is to be married
Saturday. October . to William Homer
Leavltt. a painter of portraits.
When Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan of Lincoln. Neb., send out the in
vitations to the marriage of their eldest
daughter It will mark the close of a atrug
gle In which the strong will of the father
haa been overcome by the even stronger
will of the daughter. Behind the consent
hlch these invitation will signify to th
general public Is a story of supreme effort
put forth by the parents , of the young
woman to prevent, and. falling In that, at
least to postpone for one year or longer
the marriage of Mis .Ruth to the young
widower of New York.
Where the bride and bridegroom will live,
to what extent and '?n what place Mr.
Leavitt will pursue his profession of painter
of portraits are maltera that have not
been determined. His fame In this branch
of art Is considerable, and he has distln
guished persons for Subjects. Miss Bryan
will be 18 years old the morning of Fri
day, October 2. Blio Is a typical American
girl of the new century tall, comely, ath.
letlc, with a brilliant mind, well Informed
not only in the general way, but also on
matters pertaining to science, economics.
politics and sociology.
Young Leavltt waa taught in the public
schools of Newport. After graduation from
the Rogers High school he studied painting
In Boston for three years, then returned
to Newport, where he obtained orders from
a number of well-to-do citizens and wealthy
summer visitors. About nine years ago he
married a charming young woman, the
daughter of a wealthy citizen of Alpena,
Mich. Immediately thereafter young Mr.
and Mrs. Leavitt went abroad and he
studied for four years under Oerome, the
famous artist. Soon after the Leavltts
returned to this country the artist's wife
died, leaving a young son. Her property.
It Is understood, was bequeathed to him.
Tha boy died Isst January at the home of
hie grandparents In Alpena. Mr. Leavltt
had recently lived with his father and
mother in Newport.
LOSE TRACK OF MURDERER
Poises in Pursuit of Madison Ear No Che
on Which to WoiL
HUSBAND OF MURDERED WOMAN GIVES UP
Many Ha mors Are Traeed Down, bat
Xone Proves of Avail and oncers
Are Awaiting Developments.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday,
Cooler In Southwest Portion; iueauay
Fair.
Tentperntnre at Oroaba lesterdayt
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO
LONDON. Sept. 2a Lord Balfour of Bur
leigh, secretary for Scotland, and Arthur
Ralph Douglass Elliott, financial secretary
to the treasury, hAve' resigned "arid , the:r
resignations hav been accepted by th
king. Mr. Elliott waa not in the cabinet,
These two resignations make a total of
four vacant cabinet posts and one seer'
taryahlp at Mr. Balfour's disposal.
With the resignation of Lord Balfour and
Financial Secretary Elliot, both strong fra
traders. It Is understood that the mints
terlal resignations are completed and ap
parently the duke of Devonshire has, de
elded to remain In the cabinet.
It Is practically certain that Austen
Chamberlain, Lord Milner and Minister
Broderlck will take the exchequer, colonies
nH Tnrlla rMirt f fl f oa r.inurt 1 rl V anil the
only surprise In th. new appointments ls j Ration. Is aeated. Each faction Is unyleld-
likely to be the nomination of a strong ' "' -,
iv. m j.,..i, t each faction are at wi
th recommendations of the South African
War commission can be carried out. Home
Secretary Akers-Douglas started for Bal
moral tonight anj he will probably be con
sulted In reconstruction changes.
SOLVE CRISIS IN HUNGARY
Yonnarer Kossnth and Hnnararlan Pre
mier Who Resigned Expected
to Settle Tronble.
VIENNA. Sept. 20.-Count Hedervary,
who placed his resignation aa Hungarian
premier In th hand of Emperor Francla
Joseph soma time ago, had audiences with
th emperor both yesterday and today.
which. It Is reported, have led to the solu
tion of the Hungarian cabinet crisis, and a
ministry will be formed by Count Julius
Andrassy or Koloman Baell.
Should this aews be confirmed It will be
due to th patriotic attitude ot Koasuth
and his party. Kossuth declared resolutely
against anything In the shape of a resolu
tion and even forbad any street demon
stratlon on th anniversary of his father's
birthday. It la understood that th semi
official communication made yesterday, ex
plaining away the unfavorable construc
tion placed In Hungary on th army order
sued by the emperor September 17, will
be Issued In the form of an Imperial auto
graph rescript addressed to Count Heder
vary, and this proof that thaemperor did
noc aeaire 10 rume Hungarian susoept,imil-
tles will be demonstrated by another tm
perial visit to Buda Pest as an Indication
of his continued confidence and good will
Continued aa Sixth P-a
nd the partisans of
work tonight trying to
Influence neutral delegations.
President Frank Buchanan of Chicago,
who Is an anti-Parks man. Is a candidate
for re-election. H. F. Donnely of Albany,
N. Y., a Parks supporter, is also a candi
date tor president. The Parks and anti-
Parks feeling will be manifest In every
contest In the convention, and the aide
which gains the supremacy In the seating
of the contesting delegations tomorrow will
probably control every Important action of
the convention.
I.lneures Is Deserted and Disease Is
Foaad In Railroad Builders'
Camps. '
MONTEREY. Max., Sept. 20. Dr. Roy
Martin, quarantine lnt.pec.tor for the gov
ernment, who recently, returned from Li
nares, declares that the city Is dead com
mercially and partly deserted on account
of the prevalence ' of yellow fever. Al
though there are leaa that 200 cases In
Linares, there are- fully 3,000 people sick
with various aliments. Latest advices from
Victoria state that but twelve cases of
yel'.ow fever now exist In that city.
Mr.W. H. Leonard, representative of the
bridge and masonry jcjotraf tnrs on the
Motltarey aivlalon T t-xleah-t;f'iitra!
railroad, reports a moat deplorable altua
tlon among the construction camps along
th line.
Ha says there Is scarcely a camp without
yellow fever and that there are many
deaths. Tamplco Is largely diminishing
tha number of cases of yellow fever.
LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 20.-Thls city still
maintain a vigorous quarantine against
Neuevo Laredo, Mexico. Little news of a
reliable kind can be secured from across
th river.
United States Consul Garrett, who ar
rived In Neuevo Laredo today, after hav
Ing passed five days in quarantine at
Sanches station, atated that he had ex-
amlned several cases of the prevailing die
ease and claims that they are not yellow
fever. Expert bactertologieta of the Mex
ican government have arrived and will
Investigate the cases In company with t
yellow fever expert, who 1 expected to ar
rive from Washington tomorrow.
COWI.E8, Neb.. Sept. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) The manhunt Is still a hunt and
Tom Madison, the murderer. Is giving his
pursuers a hot chase through the night.
Last night different posses worked on dif
ferent clues and thla morning saw the
demolition of every theory. Considerable
confidence was felt In the clu given by
the trail taken up near the farm of Ru
dolph Snauer, northoast of here, but when
run down this proved to be the trail of a
farmer near Lawrence, who had been look
ing for strayed cattle.
Sheriff Mac-Arthur and Detective Frank
lln wer working upon another theory-
A team rf horses was stolen yesterday
morning from th farm of M. M. Mc
Conkey, four miles west of there. The
Malone hounds, after getting the scent
from Madison's clothing, tracked him on
the way from Inaval Into McConkey'a pas
ture and Into the barn, where two bridles
were stolen, then out of the gate and down
the road north to the corner about a quar
ter of a mile. Evidently the man was walk
Ing on the road and leading the horses In
the grass beside him. Where the road
runs to tha eaat from the corner the tracks
of the horses could be seen and the hounds
lost Madlnon's trail where ho mounted
To thla Information the officers added the
knowledge they had of Thursday's occur
rence near Bladen. Here Madison rode In
a wagon about eighty rods with a farmer
named Loralne Hyatt and tried to Induce
the. latter to taka him to the vicinity of
Deweese. Her It Is known there lives a
nleco of Madison. Evidently ho wished to
reach here and when the horse stealing
occurred It was supposed that the fugutlve
would make for the vicinity of Deweese,
Detective Franklin and Sheriff MacArthur,
leaving the hounds at Cowles, at once pro
ceeded to the house of the niece. They
reached there early this morning, but a
search revealed no Madison. They went
to lAwrence and later sent a farmer ac
quainted with the niece to search the house
again and were again bootless.
Guide Rock Sees a Man.
Meanwhile a message was received from
Guide Rock, stating that a man had been
seen I whipping up an almost exhausted
team answering to the description of the
stolen team, across the lino to Kansas.
The Webster county sheriff said this after
noon that he did not connect the Guide
Rock incident with Madison or the steal
ing of McConkey'a horses.
Detective Franklin and Sheriff MacArthur
passed through here this afternoon on the
way back to Red Cloud. There Is consider
able difference of opinion as to whether
Madison stola McConkey'a horses or
whether, they were .taken by thieves work
ing under "th -advantage of thu present
excitement. Th region Is such that It
would be possible for the team to be tied
In th trees and shrubbery not five miles
from here and not be found for several
daya.'
Aa to Madison, he has absolutely baffled
his pursuers. He may be In the Immediate
vicinity of Red Cloud or Cowles or miles
away, and the probabilities are v that he
will not be caught by a posse, but will
be driven by hunger to t&k chances that
will lead to his capture, unless the officers
are working upon Inside Information, no
evidence of which has been at any time
revealed so far In their operations. Many
posses are still out in all directions, work
ing on vague and unlikely rumors.
Williamson, the husband of the murdered
LABOR ADVISES ROOSEVELT
Sends Him
Letter
Kino Tbonsand Word
on the Open Shop
(tnestlon.
FRENCH STATE RAILWAYS PAY
Bala are of Two and a Half Mlllloi
Dollars on Right Sid
of Ledger.
(Copyright, 1908. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Sept. 20. (New Tork World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The French
stat railway department haa Just published
Its annual financial statement for 1902. Th
receipts during th year amounted to S10,
08S,00 and th expenses to f7.5S2.SOO leaving
a balance of I2.U5.SPO.
The year receipts, notwithstanding th
poor vintage In the Charent district.
showed aa Increase of, II 0130. The num
ber of passengers carried waa ll.JM.OOO.
Ntnety-on per rent of them travelled third
class, which would seem to warrant the
saying that "only prince, fools and Ameri
cana travel first class In Franc."
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. President Roosevelt
today was voted by the Chicago Federa
tion ot Labor a .000-word letter of advice,
In which fault Is found with the president's
ttituue on the question of open shops. The
letter was prompted by the decision of
President Roosevelt in the Miller case. In
which the president said that Miller or any
other man must not bo discharged from the
government printing office on account ot
non-membership in a union.
"Dellclously unaware of the hypocrlcy ot
the world of finance," "honest and humane,
but uninformed," were some of the clauses
used to describe the president In the long
letter of the open shop commjttee.
Its' opening paragraph contained a defi
nite disclaimer of any wish to attack Mr.
Rnnsevelt, th blame for the chief execu
five's attitude in th Miller affair being
placed on "a coterie of certain well known
Interests which are constantly on guard
around the White House." The prealdent
was told that he fell Into error In his view
of the question "because of that lmpetu
osity for which we love you."
A copy of the communication will be for
warded to Oster Bay, under date of Labor
day, September T.
The reading of th letter before the fed
eration meeting today occupied over an
hour and excited applause from th crowd
of delegates.
SETTLERS ASK FOR RELIEF
Portion Which Paid Foil Price for
Otoo Lands Desire m
Refund.
BEATRICE!, Neb., Sept. 50. (Special.)
There waa an enthusiastic meeting ot the
most prominent residents of this section at
Barneston yesterday, it waa a gathering
of th settler upon the Otoe reservation
known aa the "paid outs," from the taut
that they paid for their lands according to
the terma of tha contract at the time of
the sale.
These settlers ar of the opinion that as
aome did not pay, but stood the government
off for seventeen years, and finally com
promised by paying 25 per cent less than
th purchase price and accrued Interest, t
say nothing ot th fact that they escaped
taxation In tha meantime, they, who paid
the full contract price, should be entitled
to some relief.
The matter was fully discussed and
contract entered Into with Attorney J. A
VanOrsdel of Wyoming, who handled the
other claime, and ha will try and aecur
for tha settlers such relief aa equity warrants.
Congressman Hinahaw waa present at the
meeting, which waa attended by about 100
persons, and secured Information on the
condition. The fact that the first settlers
who paid out are the ones who developed
the couiitry and hav paid taxes which
the othtls escaped, warrants them In ask
ing for Vhe relief. Th amount Involved
will aggr;at nearly $200,000.
NOW A SUBJECT OF AUSTRIA
Wealthiest Man la Egypt Swears
Allesjtaac to Emperor
Seraaola Jesepa.
(Copyright. 14. by Press Publishing Co.)
VIENNA. Sept. 20. Nw Tork World
Cablegram Special Telugram.) Egypt'
wealthiest financier. Maurice Cattaul Bey,
a brother of Banker Cattaul, who had the
Humberts prosecuted In Paris. haa become a
naturalised Hungarian citlxen. H I re
puted to be worth 130,000.000. In Egypt h la
litadac, Auatraltwujwlaa protection.
HIGH WATER IN WISCONSIN
Dam Break mt Portage, Flooding; 81
Miles of Town nnd Farm
Land.
MILWAl'KEE, Sept. 20 -At Portage,
Wis., th Wisconsin river reached a stag
of 12 J feet at th government lock at noon,
when th city levee on th west side of
th river broke and the entire district
between th Wisconsin river bridge and
the Bar. boo river, covering a apace of six
miles. Is a sea of water.
Seven hundred feet of newly built city
leve waa washed away. Farm roaldencea
In the district ar surrounded and hundreds
of acres of potatoes, corn and millet are
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twenty-four Inchea during the last twenty
four hours. Crop on lowlands along the
Mississippi above the city are being flooded
and many acre of corn ar already under
water.
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BALDWIN OUT IN COLORADO
How the Greet John M. Was Slsen
1 p by a Denver Newspaper
Reporter.
OFFICIALS ROB LO
Indian Territory Graft Develops In'.o
Serious Scandal.
INVESTIGATION WILL BE THOROUGH
Members of Dawes Commission Ooonivo
with Plunderers.
HOLD STOCK IN LAND COMPANIES
Tnota Bonght from Indians Leased for Ten
Times Frico Paid.
woman, and the crowd of Kansas men
working with him passed through Cowles
this afternoon on the way to Red Cloud.
They have given up the quest. He has the
appearance of a man on the verge of In
sanity. His face Is contracted Into a dull,
senseless expression, while his eyes are
red and pussed underneath. He will not
converse coherently but keeps moaning In
a weak voice: "My little girl," "my little
girl. "She was tha Idol of heart, the Idol
of my heart." .
John N. Baldwin recently went to Den
ver In connection with the bridge hearing
before tha court of appels. A Post re
porter got hold of him snd presented him
to the readers of that paper as follows:
.lilirutlnn In the T'lilteil State Court Of
appeals has brought to lenver a very lnrae
tii.m who s, politically, in a veiy um
hole.
n.. John N. tlnldwin of Council Bluffs,
tu ami nlml of flmnhH. Nt'h.. ajld of allY
other plnce In either state where there Is
something doing politically.
Ah, mi , iiofMMi uht aao Iowa declared
In n loud, tlrm voire mat Mr. Baldwin
honlri h vlr. nresident of the llllteil
States because he dwelt In Council Bluffs
and could orate. Any man who could dwell
In Council Bluffs and still take an interest
in life oiialit to have it reward, it WHS
arvued. Hul there was a hitch and Mr
Baldwin didn't land. Klaht years ago he
made the speech nominating Senator Alli
son for prebldent In the lepuollcan national
(invention, but that Is as near the White
House as he ever has approached Blnce the
collapse of his ancient boom.
Mr. Baldwin did not die. Ho reached for
the telephono and In a few well chosen
words he Informed the I'nlon Pacific ltil
roud company at Omaha that he would
consent to become its general attorney for
I3U.UU0 a year and board, or for S,U,uiKi a
year and board himself. The Union Pa
cific had lis surveyors run a line around
Mr. Baldwin's abdominal possessions and
decided it were cheaper to pay S1U.0W more
and let him board himself, and accordingly
It was done.
Politically, the I'nlon Pacific road owns
all of Nebraska that the Burlington ro-.id
does not, so Mr. Baldwin got into Ne
braska politics very deep, very soon. No
legislative function waa complete without
him, and no legislature did anything until
It heard from him. A month before the re
publican state convention of a year a.n
Mr. Baldwin gave out an Interview In
which he said that John H. Mickey would
be the nominee for governor. At that time
Mr. Mickey's chief claim on rame lay in
the breadth of his agricultural possessions
and the lenKlh of his Methodist prayers.
8o people said Mr. Baldwin must oe joKing.
He waa Joking and Mickey is governor
now.
All this time, however, Mr. Raldwin con
tinued to buy his milk in Council Bluffs
and do his trading there, thus retaining
right to mix in Iowa affairs. Colossus-like,
he straddled the Missouri river and kept
one hand busv In each state.
Now he is up against It Just because of
this rame political bifurcation. Iowa has
two favorites for the vice presidential
chair. In the nerson of Governor Cummins
and Secretary Shaw. But Nebraska also
naa one in tne person or jonn i.. vveo
ster of Omaha, like Baldwin, a corporation
lawyer.
Buys Iowa to JfaJdwIn: "I boomed you
ome: now boom one of my other boys."
Havs Nebraska to Baldwin: "I've done
about everything you asked me to. Now
help ua hurrah a little for John L. Weh
ter.' "
1 What Is MV. Bi!w1n to do? If he turns
down .Iowa. Vwr. . will brand. Wm a mav
erick and "ale''- the dos n him. -If he
turns down Nebraska. Nebraska may de
mand that the I'nlon Pacific employ a new
official Jollier and votr him nla Jon.
Mr. Baldwin yesterday afternoon was
asked what he Is going to do. Mr. Baldwin
pondered a moment, then answerea mui
he is going to "shake his straw hat" If
thl coot weuther continues.
Kncouraged by this, the Interviewer asked
which Is the stronger in Iowa. Cummins or
Shaw. Mr. Baldwin pondered- some more,
then answered that "Colorado scenery la
certainly all It's cracked up to be."
Then the conversation drifted to dem
ocracy's outlook, and Mr. Baldwin evinced
a spring thaw. Answering a query aa to
whether or not W. J. Bryan has a show
for the nomination, he raid he didn't see
how.
Asked If he thought Mr. Bryan would do
any very persistent dodging if such nom
ination were slunn at him, he aiiHWered
that he thought not.
"Confidentially," said Mr. Baldwin, who
ia always confidential and much given to
telling all his secret thoughts, "rouflden-
tlollt. t hullmvA ft Hrvi, n ni ill h9H the
t presidential bee In his bonnet, lie has
i eliminated everybody ehe. This man 'won't
do' and that man 'won't do.' He has writ
ten his platform and Bryan is that plat
form.
RESULT OF A PRIVATE INQUIRY
Damaging;. Facts Disclosed br Agent
of Indian Right Association Awm
to Be Bitted to tha
Bottom.
FIND BODY HANGING TO TREE
Lancaster Connty Farmer Takes His
Own Life While Temporarily
Insane.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-(8pecll.)-Th
Investigation which the government will
conduct In the Indian Territory, It Is V
Ueved here, will develop scandal even more
sensational ihan those brought out by the
Investigation of Irregularities In th postal
service. Tho graft In th Indian country,
however, has been along different Hnei
from those pursued by officials ot tha Post
office department, for Instead ot making
the government their victims the Indian
Territory officials have robbed the In
dians. Since the passage of the Ko-cal.e I
'Curtis act, for the protection of the peo
ple of the Indian Territory," which reor
ganized the political conditions among the
tribes of that territory, millions ot acres of
grazing and farming lands hav been al
lotted among the members of the tribes
upon a per capita basts through the pro
visions of treaties which were mad neces
sary by the Curtis act. These lands had
been held by tho tribes In whom the titles
were vested and their allotment to Individ
ual members was placed entirely In the
hands of officials of tha government, who
huve done that work under direction of the
secretary of the Interior. At tha beginning
of the allottments there sprang up through
out the Indian Territory land syndicates
and trust companies who went Into the bus
iness of getting possession ot all tha In
dian lands obtainable. In this business most
of these concerns hav made enormous
profits and In some Instances they have
declared dividend that attracted the at- '
tentlon of the official here, but, curiously
enough, no suspicions were aroused.
Dawes Commissioners ns Robber.
The distribution ot the lands has been
conducted under the supervision ot th
Dawes Commission, of which Tama Blxby
of Minnesota Is chairman, and this com
mission has prolonged Its work through a
period of several years despite the criticisms
ot congress and efforts of th secretary
of the Interior to bring It to an nd. For
a year there have been rumora of. Irregular-'
Itlos in- connection with tha .co'inmlsalou'a .
work and in a desultory way v'nargee ruire
been filed. Elthor tlw secretary of the. In
terior did not credit these charge or else t
the Inquiries that wera made with refer
ence to them were uot thorough , for no
damaging facts wera disclosed.
Recently the Indian Rights association,
whose headquarters are In Philadelphia,
sent an agent td tha Indian Territory, to
investigate the conditions there with es
pecial reference to rumora that th In
terests of the Indians were not being pro
tected as they should be. and th facta de
veloped by this agent opened th eyes ot
the interior department officials. In a re
port which he made to the Indian Rights
association, a copy of which waa sent to
the president, the secretary of the Interior
and the Department of Justice, the agent
charged that th Indiana were being de
frauded of their holdings and that they
were In other ways being victimized by
land end trust concerns, and that Instead
of making an effort to protect them tha
members of the Dawes commission wer
really conniving with the plunderers In
"But In the east the tnlk is of eastern their fraudulent transactions. It was shown
mull, I TV Cl r ui.viii in . . I . i ui r. inii ivcvk
and there I heard much of Cleveland. I
heard som" of Parker also,- but not as
much as 1 had expected to, and more than
I had expected to of Judge Gray. The lat
ter is being boomed very strongly. Indeed.
Oorman. of course. Is another central fig
ure and has. or will have, a powerful or
ganisation, us organizing Is his strong foria.
But aa yet all of it is mere talk snd the
future of democracy Is simnly unfathom
able. Only one thing in politics is certain
and that Is that Roosevelt will head the
republican ticket."
NEW GOVERNOR IN PANAMA
Secession Idea Kpered to Dtvlndl
with Aecrsslon of Present
Kxecntlv.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. 20. fSpeclal Telegram.)
The body of William Sletmyer, a farmer
aged 60 year, was found hanging from the
limb of a tree by a small cord on the farm
of C. M. Wlttstnick. about twelve miles
soutn or ncre tni afternoon. i ne body pavama Hnni. 5u Henator (H.aMiu to.
swung agalnat the trunk of the tree near nay fook ovtr tne functions of governor of
tho public road, but was hid from view panama. The event was the oecaalon for
oy lonage. n is c-eneea Mctmyer nangea r,0flular demonstrations bv all nar-
ties. It is thought that the appointment
of Governor Ohaldla may perhaps exert In
fluence against secessionist Ideas, not only
.ecaus he Is a native of Panama, which
fact engages for Idm the sympathies of all.
but because the appointment Is a part of
a general plan, the result of which will
be the election of General Reyea to the
presidency and the approval of a canal
treaty satisfactory "to the I'nited States.
All the speeches delivered at today's func
tion, not only by natives of the Isthmus,
but by natives of the rest of tha republic,
contended that the Inhabitants of Panama
are in In favor of the treaty.
NEW SteTEM OF TELEGRAPH
While Single Wire 1 Belnj led by
Telearaober Spoken Word
Aro Carried.
UTICA, N. T.. Sept. SO. An InnovaUon In
the line of railroad telegraph service haa
been put Into operation on the New York
Central between I'tlca and Albany. By
means of th apparatus a single wire can be
used for telegraph and telephone messages
at the aam time. While the operator is
sending a telegram lu Morse characters,
another person can telephone messages
without th slightest Interference.
himself either Friday or Saturday. Tem
porary Insanity Is supposed to hare been
the cause. An Investigation was made by
Deputy Sheriff Rrss tonight and no Inquest
will be held.
The man had evidently climbed to th
forks of the tree and after fastening the
rope slipped the noose around his neck and
Jumped off. lie had been mlastng all day
Saturday and neighbors who had been to
the house to see him could find no trace
of him. He was a widower and lived alone
on his farm, which adjoins that upon
which his body was found, though ho had
a son employed In the neighborhood. The
, body was found by a boy who was passing
through the field. In a clump of bushes
near the body was found two overcoats,
some, bedclothlng and several ears of corn
that the man had evidently carried there
from lils horn.
JAMES M'CORD VERY ILL
Pioneer Wholesale Grocer of St.
Joseph Rapture Blood Vessel
While Ont Driving-.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Sept. 20. -James Mc
Cord, principal owner of several whole
sale grocery houses In western cities and
th head of other business enterprises, is
believed to be fatally 11) tonight from th
effects of the rupture of a blood vessel,
which occurred today while he waa out
driving. He la 73 years old and haa been a
resident ' ot. Joseph for half a century.
Cornea Back to Old Love.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Sept. an. (Special.) Af
ter having founded and conducted the
Northeast Nebraska Journal at Ponca over
thirty years ago; selling out and moving to
the state of Oregon for a settlement of four
years. William Huse, one of the pioneer
Journalists of Nebraska, together with his
son, E. W. Huse, have returned to the
Golden Rod state. Testerday morning E.
W. Huse purchased the Wayne Herald, at
Wayne, Neb., and will take possession very
shortly. He Is at present visiting his
brother. W. N. Huse of this city.
Brlrk and Plans Disagree
NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. SO. (Special.)
Everything at the United States court
house building in this city haa been dead
for several daya. Work It aa a standstill
because ot a conflict between the plans and
the bricks, which have been approved by
the government for th corners. The lit
tle squares sre too big to fit In at Just the
prescribed size and word Is awaited from
the headquarters at Washington be for
things will move again. The superintend
ent and foreman of th ronstructio
pany apent Sunday la Chics "
BEQUEST TO TEMPLE ISRAEL
Mrs, J. I,. Brandels Pays Over Money
Begneathed by Her Late
Ilasband.
One of th bequests In the will of the lat
Jonas L. Brandels was Sl.OQO to th building
fund of Temple Israel of this city. The
congregation had contemplated the erec
tion of a new temple and this bequest was
welcomed as a substantial start toward the
consummation of Its desires Mrs. Bran
dels, the widow, haa followed out the de
sires of her husband and placed the money
at the disposal ot the officials of the con
gregation. ,
Movements of Ocean Vessels Kept. 20.
At New York Arrived: Helllg Olav, from
Copenhagen, T'hrlHilunla and ('hrlatlansand;
Cymric, from Liverpool and (jueeumown ;
Ii Brrtagne. from Havre; L'mbrla, from
Liverpool and Queenstown.
At I Jverpool Arrived: Etrurla, from
New York via Queenstown.
At Movllli-Ari Ived : Parbdan, from Mon
treal and Quebec, for Liverpool and pro
ceeded. At Boulogne Sur Mer Sailed: Rotterdam,
from Rotterdam, for New York, nnd passed
1'rawle Point the th.'
At Queenslown Sailed : Lurania, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At Hcilly Fasned : Ieuts hlaml. from
New Yoik, fur Plymouth, Cherbourg and
Umoikura
that every member of th commission was
a stockholder of a land and trust com
pany and that In some cases th company
advertised the fhet that It had as a di
rector or other official a member of ' the
Dawes commission. As an Indication of
how the companies wer doing business
It was stated that they were obtaining
from the Ignorant Indiana lands, which
they bought for S cents an acre and leased
for 12 50 an acre. Other practices by which
they were robbing the Indians war ex
plained In the report, which concluded
with a demand that an Investigation ba
made. Facta which hava einee been
brought out eem to show thst the In-
illan Territory has been th most fruitful
field for graft that the country h known
In recent years.
Bonaparte Know Indians,
An Investigation was decided upon by
President Roosevelt and after carefully
looking around for a competent man to
conduct It lie selected Charles J. Bona
parte, a Baltimore lawyer, whoae appoint
ment as sn "Indian inspector ' waa an
nounced a few dsys ago. Mr. Bonaparte
has been acting as chief prosecutor In the
rostofflce department cases and Is well
known in Washington. He Is ona of th
most successful lawyers (Of th Baltimore
bar and la regarded as tha best-aqulpped
man whose services could be obtained for
tlfe Indian Territory work. H Is con
versant with the Indian service, ss he Is
a member of the Hoard of Indian Commis
sioners, an honorary board whose chief
duties are to advise with the commissioner
of Indian affairs with respect to the busi
ness of that bureau, especially In 'connec
tion with the making of contracts fof In
dian supplies. It Is understood that Mr.
Bonaparte will continue his connection
with the Postofftee department prosecu
tions to some extent, but that tha position
of chief prosecutor of those cases will now
be given to Holmes Conrad, who ha been
acting aa Mr. Jlonaparte's assistant In the
postofftee Investigation.
It Is expected that the Investigation will
require several months' hard work, ss
President Roosevelt has . determined that
every charge that has been filed at the
Interior department against members of
the Dawes commission and other govern
ment officials in the territory shall be
thoroughly Investigated. Secretary Hitch
cock said today: "Kveryon who know Mr.
bunaparte will feel sur that he will In
vestigate the charges against Indian Ter
ritory officials fearlessly and that he will
disclose all tha facta In regard to tha con
nection of members of th Dawes com
mission with th land companies and Ir
regularities charged agalnat them and
against other officials engaged In th work
of allotlng lands."
Have Itoeatlou to He Threshed Oat.
Menilxrs of congress In Washington p:
illct that discussion of tha negro problem
will enliven the sessions of the next con
gress, aa several bill providing a solution