The Omaha Daily
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KSTAHUS11KI) .IfE 10, 1S71.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, NOVISMBEK- 30, ll03.
S1NOLK COl'V TH KE12 CENTS.
IRRIGATION IN PERIL
Gome Amendments to Land Lawi May
Make Water Lav IooperatiTt.
DANGER TO HOMESTEAD FEATURES
HanibroujrVi Pro 'oial Opens the Door for
La-ge Acreage Filingi.
GOVERNMENT FIGHTS THE RAILROADS
Makes Common Oau'e with Cement Maker
to Foroe Low Freight Bates.
WILL ERECT PLANT IN ARIZONA
Coat of Carrying; Material fur Blar
Tontn Itaala Ham Proven aa I'n
esperted IHflteulty ta It
Construction.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Special.) The
future of tha irrigation law 1b the subject
of earnest consideration of that beneficent
measure. If oma of the bills Introduced
to amend certain features of the bill be
come laws there la a deep rooted feeling
that the Irrigation law. whleh hag been
hailed by the arid end semt-arld states as
the greatest boon ever given them, wilt lie
rendered wholly Inoperative.
Senator Kansbrough'e amendment to the
timber and stone law Introduced the other
day may, In addition to changing that law.
have a disastrous effect upon (he Irriga
tion law. disemboweling It of Its home
making features and leaving It a convenient
and profitable tool for grasping speculators
and cattlemen.
The Intentions and provisions of the Irri
gation act are that the government shall
store the flood waters and construct great
am and diverting works which shall make'
fertile the arid lands. But the central
breathing nplrlt of (he law is Its strict
provision that the nation's land when so
reclaimed from the uninhabitable desert to
fertility and productiveness shall be divided
Into small farms and given by the govern
ment to homeTnakers gn real settlers.
Tt Is contended that the Hansbrough
stone and timber amendment wouljl abso
lutely destroy this Idea.' It would allow the
lands reserved by the government under
Irrigation works to be filed upon In tracts
of unlimited acreage by Individuals or cor
porations holding in lieu land rights for
lands Included In the forest reserves.
Homestead Feeture Is Ineffective.
When the. national Irrigation act was
originally passed oy the senate It left the
land open to all kinds of speculative' entry
until 'the contract to build the Irrigation
works wae let by the secretary of the In
terior. After a fierce and bitter contro
versy those who Insisted that the reclaimed
lands should be reserved for actual settlers
exclusively secured an amendment to the
hill before It passed the house of repre
sentatives under which the secretary' of the
Interior was authorised to reserve all lands
which he contemplated reclaiming under
the av-t. "at or Immediately prior to the
time of beginning the surveys for any con
templated Irrigation works." . These lands
were to be withdrawn from entry "except
under the homestead law." Every acre
which has been withdrawn under the na
tional Irrigation act remains "subject to
homestead entry."
The Hansbrough amendment to the tim
ber and stone act uses this same expression
nuujCt to iCratw5vau Git i y " i i lu lGud
permit every acre of worthless private land
In forest reserves to lie erchanged for
lands subject to homestead entry, although
they had been reserved under the national
Irrigation act. If the Hansbrough amend
ment Is enacted Into law It Is contended by
the friends of the Irrigation law It would
give to every speculative owner of lands
In tho public forest reservations the ab
solute right to relinquish such lands to the
government and to select In lieu thereof a
tract or vacant surveyed nonmlneral pub
lic land, which la aubject to homestead
entry not exceeding lu area the tract cov
ered by his claim or patent and not chiefly
valuable for timber and stone.
Iaaaer af Haaebrouajh Amendment.
In all the public land states and territo
ries sections 18 and M are atate lands and
are almost universally controlled by land
speculators. Within the limits of every
railroad grant tha alternate sections were
railroad lands and nearly all of them have
been sold by the railroad companies to men
who have cut off the good timber or who
re at present engaged In cutting It oft aa
rapidly aa poaalble. The Hansbrough
amendment. It Is contended, would give the
owners of hundreds of thousands of acres
of such practically worthlees lands aa these
rocks and atones and stumps and brush
and chaparrel and mountain precipices and
rorgee-the right to turn that land In to the
government and locate In exchange for It
the very landa which are now reserved un
der the national Irrigation act for actual
homestead settlers only.
Tha provision of the Hansbrough amend
ment ta Innocent enough In appearance un
til considered in connection with tha Irriga
tion law, then its dangerous features be
come apparent. '
.Will Balld Cement Mill.
Aa a result of the conference held this
week between officials of the Interior de
aartraent In charge of tha construction of
Irrigation works and tke representatives of
manufacturers or Portland cement, an
amicable agreement has. been reached
which will result In the Interior depart
ment advertising for tlds for the furnish
ng of aw.OtO barrels of cement, to be ued
In the construction or .ha Tonto Baln
dam In Arlaona. Near to the propo d dam
the government will at onee erect a cement
mill, with a capacity or a or more tar
rela dally, and the contractors will be ie
quired to bid with a view to furnishing
their producta delivered at the dam site
and also for manufacturing the cemeni
on the ground, with the plant and power
furnlahed them free by the government.
The principle Involved lu this matUr Is
ane which has greatly concerned the man
ufacturers of Portland cement throughout
the country.
Frelat Hates Figure Ulan.
In making the plan for the Tt mo basin
roject It was estimated that the dam.
which Is to be the largest In the 1'nlted
Stales and ie of tho largest In the world,
would require Stio,o,j barrels of cement.
When Chief Engineer p. II. Nrwell of the
I lilted States Geological survey, who is in
harge of the construction of the dame and
jauala lu be built under the Irrigation act.
Investigated the cost of landing the cement
at the dam site, he found that tho freight
rutee. plus the cost of transporting the
cement overland from the terminals at
lolie or Phoenix. wire so uuujuitlly high
l rial ine price or the aXi.uu barrls greatly
exceed the sum shotted for that pan of the
(Continued an suxta Paaaj
WANT AMERICAN DETECTIVE
One at Uuarrta for President I.ouhet
When He Makes Trip to
Italy.
(Copyright. 1o3, by Frees Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Nov. (New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) It seems that
the heads of state throughout the world
have formed a mutual protection associa
tion again;'1 qnarchlsts snd anarchical as
sassins. , ' , World correspondent learns
unoffif'j jj -a system of International
exchang- .y. 'Ives line been Inaugu-
rated. Tt,
that Fnollal. Cv-Ani.t.
' -J -vj -link ,.,,r.,., , iriiLII,
German ant.-'
tectlves will soon be
among those v,
anarchists theY,.
1'nlted States. Ti
' from lunatics and
Tj.'" president of the
Z -ve step In this
direc tion has been y K ectlve B. R.
Ireland, who was one, " ret iervlce
men surrounding Presy .Klnley at
HufTalo In September, 1. ; -hen tho as
sassin fired hi fatal shot. 1s about to be
attached to the corps of detectives detailed
to protect President Ioulet on his return
visit to the king of Italy. The official re
quest for Ireland's services has angered
the secret police of France, 'who sneerlngly
declare that Inasmuch as Ireland did not
prevent President McKlnley's assassination
he Is not capable of guarding any one. In
a word the secret police seek to protect the
French protective Industry.
WASHINGTON, Nov. . Necessarily
every one connected with the secret service
Is most secretive. It Is said here that Ire
land, who Is reported to have been engaged
by President T.oubct to guard him against
American-Italian anarchists on his Italian
Journey, Is not connected now with the
secret service of the t'nlted Htates. He has
been out of thHt service for more than a
year and passed last winter In this city
collecting Information for New York stock
brokers. He has not been here this autumn.
It Is denied that he Is on leave of absence.
Further. It Is said, that when Ireland was
In the secret service his line of work was
not such us would give him a wide ac
quaintance among anarchists.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29 The World cable
gram from Paris Is the more Important In
vie'w of the extraordinary precautions taken
to guard President Roosevelt when he went
to James King Oracle's funeral In this city
last Friday. Hundreds of policemen, scores
of detectives and a doxen secret Bervlce
men were so employed, i In explanation
Police Commissioner Oreene, who person
ally attended the president, said:
"I am at liberty to say only that In Secre
tary Loeb' letter of notification of the
president's visit I Was requested to exercise
unusunl precautions on this occasion."
It goes without saying that the secret
police of the world would keep secret an In
ternational agreement between them.
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TANGLE OVER YACHTING CUP
Postponement Due to Fatluro of Two
Clubs to Reach aa Agree
BERLIN, Nov. Although the reasons
of Emperor William for withdrawing his
offer of a cup for a transatlantic yacht raee
are regarded by his. yachting advisers aa
sufficient, there were other considerations
that made u withdrawal of the trophy for
the next season the easiest way out of the
tangle caused by the Inability of the New
York Yacht club and the Atlantic Yacht
club to agree on the subject. The original
idea of Kmperor' William was to have the
race managed jointly by the New York
Yacht club and the Atlantic . Yacht club,
of both of which clubs he Is a member, and
the Royal Yacht squadron of Cowes and
the Imperial Yacht club of Kiel.
Previously Sir Thomas Upton had of
fered a cup to the Atlantic Yacht club for
an ocean race In 1904, but learning that
Emperor William desired to give a trophy.
Commodore Tod of the Atlantic Yacht club
aent a cablegram to Sir Thomas asking
If he would withdraw and permit the em
peror to offer a cup. Commodore Tod's
cablegram was marked "Private." Sir
Thomaa, however, on October 27 tele
graphed Kmperor William his withdrawal,
and tho emperor, supposing from Sir
Thomas' telegram that everything had been
arranged In the t'nltod States, replied to
Sir Thomas on October 28. thanking him
for "his magnanimity, saying that ho would
have his ambassador offer a cup.
The Inability of the New York Yacht
club and the Atlantic Yacht club to agree
with regard to the matter waa met by a
proposal by Kmperor William last week
that he would give a cup In 1904 to the
Atlantic Yacht club, providing the New
York Yacht club would enter Ita yachts In
the race, and one to the New York Yacht
club In 1906 for a race In which the Atlantic
Yacht club would enter, thus avoiding
joint management ot the cup. This waa
not satisfactory to the New York Yacht
club, and the emperor therefore withdrew
his offer, aa the time la now too short to
get new boats ready for a raco next year.
BRYAN TALKS IN IRELAND
Tells Elrrt I pon I'alted States
Infusion of Blood of Gens
fnnctl.
of
DUBLIN. Nor. . Lord Mayor Harring
ton today gave a luncheon at tha mansion
house In honor of William Jenninga Bryan.
The guests Included Archbishop Walsh,
John Redmond and John TTllon.
Mr. Bryan delivered a brief speech In
which he alluded to the strong Infusion
of Jrtsh blood In the United States and he
said lie believed the greatness of his
country was due to the compotilte charac
ter of Its people; "and." continued Mr.
Bryan, "they are going to build up a cltl
aenship In advance of anything the world
has ever seen." Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will
visit Belfast.
COME TO WELCOME AMERICANS
General Raa Makonnen.' with Strong1
Bodysnnrd, Meets Thru at
Border Laud.
BJIBOVTIL, French Somallland. Nov.
Robert P. Skinner, United Statea con
sul at Marseilles, who Is going to Abys
sinia to conduct negotiations with King
Menellk. with his escort reached Hsrrar,
Abyssinia. Saturday. Abyualnlau troops
met the rarty eight miles outside the
town and Ueneral Rub Makonnen with a
bodyguard of 1.000 greeted the column when
within two miles of the city. The new pal
ace was placed at the disposal of the
Americui.s. Today a camp waa established
and Ueneral Has Makonnen was received
with military honors. The scene was
picturesque. The Americans met with much
honor.
Sternberg See Emperor.
J UK RUN. Nov. Baron von Sternberg,
German tmbaa.ador to 'the United States,
lutd an audience with Kmperor William at
the new palace today. The emperor leaves
for Hamburg today and will sail for Bre
men ou the KalMr Wllhln 1L
WESTON'S ARREST SURPRISES I
Friendi Auert He fu Not Stcc' holder of
Eank at Time of Failure.
NOT AN OFFICER OF THE INSTITUTION
Shonld CoBTlrtloa oa Wyoming;
Charge Result It Will Operate to
Crest a Vacancy In Office
, of state Auditor.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Nov. 29.-8pecial.)-Llko a
thunderbolt out of u clear sky came t!i.'
news to Lincoln this morning that Auditor
Weston, together with his partners In the
banking business at Casper. Wyo., hail
been arrested for, taking in deposits in the
batik when they knew the same to bo In
solvent. All day long all over town, among
politicians and others, it has been the sub
ject of discussion and speculation. Few
even of Mr. Weston's most Intimate fileivls
were aware of the tact that he waa in the
banking business In Wyoming, though It
was known that he had large sheep inter
ests In this elate.
Mr. Weston has not yet returned ij Lin
coln, though he has doubtless communi
cated with his friends, as one who stands
close to him said this afternoon that the
auditors would return Tuesday. Thla party
said also that he understood that Mr.
Weston owned only a small amojnt of stock
In the 'sank and was not even an officer
of the Institution. He said It was his Im
precstin that this stock, however, had been
sold, some time ago and that Mr. Weston's
presence in Wyoming was occasioned by a
trip there to wind up (he business. Others
of Mr. Weston's friends who were w?en
could throw no light on the matter and
disclaimed any knowledge of the affair.
Politicians were interested in the arrest
aa to what effect It would have on the next
state camiwlgn. Ills closest friends main
tain that when the trial is held that the
auditor will come out of his troubles with
out a stain. The Nebraska statutes, which
an attorney who has had experience In
the Wyoming courts said were similar in
such cases to the Wyoming statutes, pro
vides that the crime with which Weston la
charged is a felony and that upon convic
tion the punishment Is from' one to ten
years In the penitentiary. Another section
of the statutes provides that upon convic
tion of an Infamous crime (which is a
felony) by an Office holder the office Is
vacant. Should a conviction result In tins
ca.e. according to the constitution it would
be the duty of Oovernor Mickey to appoint
an auditor to hold office until the next elec
tion, the office being vacant as soon as
such a verdict was returned.
It was reported this afternoon that N.
K. Orlggs, the Wyoming representative of
the Burlington legal department, had been
retained by Mr. Weston to defend him, but
this was denied by Griggs, who stated he
knew nothing of tho case except what had
been published.
Police and Firemen to Meet.
Eleven members of the police department,
averaging over J0 pounds .avoirdupois, and
the same number from the fire department
averaging over 1K7 pounds, will meet on the
university grounds In the near future to
battle for the heavyweight tout ball cham
pionship. Both elevens are doing both Individual
and team work practice, and It is confi
dently expected that when the two get to
gether there will be a crushing of dry bonos
such as has never before been seen on a
gridiron. Between the teams there exists a
rivalry that will result In an effort on the
part of each to "do or die." The police ex
pect to win by line bucking, with end runa
ii nt - jsary. To accomplish the lormer
they have a front line that will weigh over
800 pounds, well seasoned and long-winded.
This they claim could atop an engine, and
If the firemen ever get the courage to go
against It, they hold, the fire laddies will
"fail back and fade away like dew be
fore the glorious raya of a Nebraska aim."
Should a miracle be performed on behalf
of the fire laddies and one pf their number
get through that 800 pounds; then the police
have two men whom they claim will make
the arrest before the fireman gets a good
start.
All that the police are claiming for them
selves the firemen are claiming with the
exception of the 800-pound rush line, and
their friends are accepting every bet made
on the police side of the controversy.
One question of Importance that will have
to be decided before the date of the game
Is announced Is whether the police will
be allowed to carry their clubs to the
ground. The firemen, of course, will move
all their fire-fighting apparatus on - the
side line, so that In case of an alarm being
turned in they will lose no time In getting
to the scene of conflagration. Now the
police think this precautionary measure la
all right, but they believe also that when
the firemen see the tide of battle against
them sufficient alarm will be occasioned
to cause some member of the department
to turn the hose on the police team. There
fore to guard against thts, those betting
on t'lft police want tha latter to carry their
Inalgniaa of office lined down the legs of
their uniforms, to hold as cluba over the
heads of the firemen, to prevent any move
In that direction. This, however, will
likely be fettled by the police agreeing to
allow a search of their clothing upon ar
rival at the grounds.
One-half of tp proceeds of the gome will
go to charity and the other half will be di
vided between the two departments. An
immense crowd is expected to attend. Chan
cellor Andrews granted the use of the uni
versity grounds and the university bnnd
will likely furnish music for the occasion.
Here la tho lineup:
POUCB.
Ultrhell. Uraaa I R. R
KIBSMKN.
Slant. MatjthaM
Mcwvilliams
Rryaulla
fwwion
bftntlny. Pound..
J. Cixly, Urady...
0'Kn. Harry..
T. Cody, David..
Jutrgar
Routiahn (Capt.)
Carnanau
I T.I R. T M,.,...
.V. O R. J Johnaoa
r"--ausll (Capt.). y-raM
U U. Hill
2 U WUltloo
I I- T Kuowltun. Karr
'- " !t H riaroll
R. H. R. H Drapar. C'urran
...'...' Q... . Waldman. flUgaralil
"-IF. B Liodalay, Nalll,
The officials will be as follows:
Referee, Mayor Adams; umpire. P. James
Coiittrave; head Mnceman. Willinm Lawlor'
linesmen. W. C. Prampton and L. J. Dunn'
Chief Clement is the coach for the fire
men. Hamboldt beta Errs.
HUMBOLDT. Neb.. Nov, 29. tBpeclal .V
The basket ball team from Kails City High
school played a return game on the Hum
boldt grounds with the school team of
this city and the latter won by the de
cisive score of 4J to 2. This was the second
game played by the home team, the first
one beli.g lost to the Kalis City aggrega
tion last week by a score of lti to 15. A
large crowd of spectators were present and
witnessed a very pretty exhibition of the
gume. The visitors were In charge or Pror.
R L. Tobey of the Kalis City schools, who
acted as umpire, while Prof. O. Schlatter
of the city schools was referee. The vlalt
ora were outclassed all along the line. rter
the game waa over Superintendent II off
of the city schools entertained the alnulog
a in at an eyater aupper at his home.
REDUCE WAGES OF MINERS
notices to fie Posted Making Cuts
In Pennsylvania Coal
Mines.
IJALTIMORK, Nov. 29 It Is announced
that the Somerset 'nj company, the V".
K. Knlver Coal company and the Mer
chants' Coal company, which own and cp
erate a number of mines In the Myersdale,
Pennsylvania, region, have e'ecided to make
a reduction of hi cenU' a ton In t.io wuges
paid tho miners. The rut will become e.f
fet'tlv" December 16, ami notices will be
posted n. tho mint s tomorrow. The three
companies' employ .ipwanls of L',5"0 men,
and It l t xp?ctcd thut the other small
ticr:ilor Ill that region will follow with a
similar reduction. It Is said thut so far!
the miners have no knowledge of the d
cl'lon reached by ,th- companies, but the
latter do not believe Ihey will make any
protest.
'When the coal trade was booming last
April the companies voluntarily advanced
the pay from 5i tJ w cents e ton. Now that
the trade is rery flat and compt'tt.lon acute,
it is considered neccsfjiy (to take off the
increase and go buck to the old rate. .Offi
cials of the three companies held several
conferences hero during the past week,
when it was decided to reduce wages. Tho
Somerset Coal company operates eighteen
mines in the Myersdale region and employs;
over 1.W0 miners. The V. K. Knlver Coal
company employes about men. It 1s said
that the reduction wil not affect the scale
of wagea paid in other regions.
Mill Operators Grit Redaction.
PROVIDENCK, R. I., Nov. 28. The new
wage scale adopted by the cotton mills of
the state, -Tvhlch reduces the wagca of op
eratives 10 per cent and restoring the price
list of two years ago, will go it. to effect
tomorrow.
Thirty-seven mills with employes aggre
gating more than 17.000, will bo affected.'
No trouble Is anticipated by tho mill own
ers. Tho employes are dissatisfied with tho
new schedule but believe ,that many of the
manufacturers will not aeeitate to close
their mills if a strike becomes Imminent.
They will await a market more favorable
to the operators beforo pressing for a re
turn to former figures. 4
Miners to Hetnrn to Work.
LOUISVILLE, Colo.. Nov. 29.-The strike
In the northern coalfield Is settled and a
majority of the miners will be working to
morrow, J. C. Williams, general superintendent of
tho Northern Coke and Coal company,
stated tonight that he did not think there
were sufficient miners In the-dlHtrict to op
erate the mines at their full capacity at
present, but lie believed those who had left
the district would return as soon as work
begun.
The aubdistrlct board held a secret ses
sion In Loulxvlllo today and counted the
votes cast, last night, but did not make Its
actions public. Tha minors express them
selves as pleased to be able to return to
work.
VICTOR, Colo.. Nov. . 28. About 8:30
o'clock tonight a sentry stationed below
Camp Goldtleld ordered someone moving
In the darkness to halt. The order was not
obeyed and the sentry fired eight shots.
The fire waa returned by tho skulker, but
none of the shots took effect.
THREE-HOUR WADING FEAST
Qneer Custom 'Which rerall In the
Russian Colony la Sootli
Dakota.
MITCHELL, 8. D.. Nov. 29. (Special.)
Marriages down In the Huttcrlttche society,
located at Rockport, Hanson county, are
celebrated with more or less Jolllty.n Wed
riitisr a mono; these Russ'a.ns arn seldom
celebrated clngly, and very frequently three
or four couples are married ut tile came
time. Sunday last occurred a quadruple
wedding which brought out nearly the en
tire, settlement to the great feaat of the
day. The following are the names of the
contracting parties. David B. llofer and
Katharine Walder, Samuel Dekkar and
Susanna Kuts, John llofer and Mary Kleln
sanser, and Jacob Waldner and Rachel
Hofer.
Tho ceremony began at 8 o'clock In tha
morning and lasted three hours, taking
place in a school house, which Is also used
as a church. It is the custom for the men
to occupy one aide of the room with the
women on the other. The wedding couple
occupy the central part of the room. The
wedding service was conducted by the min
ister from Kim Spring, which of Itself was
ahort in comparison to the rest that fol
lowed. For nearly two hours the minister
gave out songs and lined them In the old
fashioned way.
When this part of the ceremony waa con
cluded the entire company repaired to tha
Immense dining ball, where a great wed
ding feast was preiared and served to the
colonlfts. The afternoon was taken up
by the young people of the colony enjoying
all kinds of ipirt and w.nd.ng up wl.h
a dame. It la stated that within a short
time six couples will be married at Ruck
port, and the occasion will be made the
greatest In the history or marriages among
the Russians.
KILLS DAUGHTER'S BETRAYER
Miaanurt Man Wreaks Vengeance
I pon Youngr Man Who Threat
ened Him,
t
8EDALIA. Mo., Nov. 29. Frank C. Pun
ton shot and killed Kmll Meyers here this
afternoon. In August last Dunton'a daugh
ter died, leaving a note charging Kmll
Meyers with her betrayal.
The father was not at home and did not
return until last night. This morning he
interviewed two women who knew of Mey
ers' relations with Ms daughter, went to
the church of the minister who preached
her funeral sermon, went home to dinner
and then walked to Meyers' home, called
Ulm out and told him that he wanted to
hear his side of the story or the girl's
death. Meyers made a threat and Dunton
shot him three times. Dunton Is In cus
tody. The sympathy or the community Is
with him.
FIND THIEF WITH BOOTY
Former Servant of Phlladrlphiaa Can
tared In New York Carrying;
Jewelry of Employer.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2. Charged with the
robbery of C8.M0 worth or Jewelry from
Mrs. Welsh Harrison of Glensldje, near
Philadelphia, Adolph Waltx. a servant
formerly employed by Mrs. Harrison, Is
locked up at police headquarters to await
extradition. The Jewelry, which included
a pearl necklace valued at flS.OOO and a
large number of minor articles, was taken
from Mra. Harrison's room while the fam
ily were at dinner on Thanksgiving day.
Walts. ,who had been, employed In the
house only two months, disappeared at
the same time. When arrested today all
of the Jewelry with tha exception of two
paeuea of nUuur value wera found on him.
THIRD BODY IS RECOVERED
Charred Remain? of William Bnrmeiter
Taken from Burning Debris.
LITTLE DOUBT AS TO THE IDENTITY
Vigilant Search Continues (or Fourth
Fireman. William Barrett, Who
Lost Ills Life In Big
Fire.
After two and a hulf days of continuous
work on the part of a large forco of men
who have labored under unusually dlfflcuit
circumstances to extricate the bodies of
the four brave firemen who lost their lives
in the collapsn of the Allen Bros.' ware
bouse lust Thursday morning, the body
of one of the victims was brought to light
at 5:15 o'clock Sunday morning. The sec
ond body was recovered at J:li p. m., the
third at 1 p. m.
The bodies were found in a ghaMly state,
the heads, aims and lower limbs being par
ticularly In bad condition. They wore Im
bedded In a steaming and mouldering mais
of material of all kinds, requiring extreme
care In removing.
The first body hus been identified by
Captain Coyle as being that of Herbert C.
Goldborough. The second body has been
Identified beyond a doubt as the remains
of I.eroy Lester, a scar resulting from an
operation for appendicitis being quite dis
cernible. The third body is supposed to
be that or William Burmster. although
this cannot be stated positively until the
last body has been recovered.
enr Center of Hnlldliic
Tho bodl s nlready found were located
about twenty reel from the doorway of the
north ally, near the c?ntor of the building
and beneath the wreckage at a depth of
five -or six feot. This strengthens the
belief that the ill-fated firemen followed
the cisles left open when Uiey entered the
burning building.
When at 6:15 Sunday morning the word
was passed vp from the steaming pit that
the first body had been touched, there was
a peculiar ense of relief on the part of
the little group gathered around the scene.
Coroner Brailey, Chief Salter, Captain
Coyle and a few others particularly Inter
ested were Boon on hand. I
When the coroner arrived, Qoldborough'a
broken helmet waa first handed up to sev
eral firemen, who had been waiting all
night for aome evidence of their late com
panions. The fragments of the helmet
were scanned carefully and taken to the
fire-house of the dead firemen.
Captain Coyle waa visibly affected as the
workmen removed tha rubbish away from
the first body, and as the flesh came to
eight be turned away, a faint suspicion of
tears moistening his eyes. Many of the
laborers wore unnerved at tho sight or tbs
mutilated body. As many of the men aa
could be spared were kept at a distance
until the body was removed to the mprguo.
Xwi Spread Rapidly.
Tho news that the first body had "been
found spread throughout the city like wild
fire. Within a few minutes the ropee sur
rnundjng the enclosure began to be sur
rounded with a crowd, which Increased as
the day wenf by, An extra forte of police
men were dotailed, and it required the .ut
most vigilance to keep the anxious throng
within bounds.
Work Aaraln Knapended. .
Kd Rurmt liter called at the morgue last
evening and Identified the body found at
7 p. m. as being that of his brother. This
establishes the identity of the second and
third bodies without a doubt, snd although
Captain Coyle is or the opinion that the
iirii, one reached wits Goiuborougii. there
are some who are inclined to think it Is
not. This point will be settled when tho
last body has been reached, as Gold
borough was a medium sized man, whllo
Barrett was a large man.
The work of uncovering the remains of
the fourth fireman received a setback ut
an early hour this morning, when the fore
man discovered that the large brick
smokestack which stands against the Allen
Bros, firewall was unsafe. The foreman
drove several plugs Into the seam between
the stack and the firewall and when the
Plugs fell out later on he waa satisfied
that tho big chimney was unsteady. As
the stack stands in a direct line with the
workmen there would be a terrible catas
trophe should (he chimney fall.
The dangerous stack will be propped this
morning and the search for the remaining
body pushed forward with all possible
haste.
LANDLORD AND TENANT FIGHT
Battle Attracts Large Crowd and Par
ticipants Are All . Placed
Inder Arrest.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 28. Feudal fighting
that hud been going on at lffiS Richmond
street for a week today culminated lu an
incipient riot In the central part of the
city. Murder and lynching were narrowly
averted. The premises on Richmond street
are owned by A. T. Anderson, who occupied
the tecond floor, while the family of Wil
liam 8. Ford, aa tenants, occupied the first
floor. The feud waa between the Andersons
and the Fords. The latter having paid
their rent the former could not eject them
and attempted two days ago to drive the
Fords cut by turning on the water from
the upiwr floor and flooding the house,
damaging his own property over J1.0U0.
Yesterday he fired repeatedly through holes
made In the floor. At one time, when there
was a fusillade of shots from the upper
floor, Mrs. Ford and her baby were slightly
scratched with bullets.
Today Anderson cut with cn ax a large
hole through the floor and celling and
turned the hose directly onto the Fords.
The exchange of shots thst followed at
tracted hundreds of ptople and also a force !
of police The latter had great difficulty In
holding the neighbors and the crowd back
when Anderson's door was broken In ond
ho was nrrested, AmVrson Insisted he
would shoot any one that came near his
door, but he did not molest the policemen.
Anderson was arrested for shooting to kill.
Ford was shot behind the ear and would
have been Instantly killed but for silver
plale inserted in his head afier he had
l.eii shot years ago 'in a similar scrape.
After Ford's wounds were dressed at the
hospital he was arrested for rutting the
writer pipes to prevent the, flood that An
derson had turned loose Anderson was re
leased on ball, but kent Inside ss lone us
the angry c:owd remained outulde. Klijtih
Thatcher, son-in-law of Ford, whs also ar
rested for shooting to kin.
oae Is Broken hy Fall.
Charlea Burd of 1S54 North Seventeenth
atret fell from a Sherman avenue street
car which he waa trying to board at Seven
"nd '-"""''eg streets Sunday morning
Hurd struck on his face, sustaining- broken
nose and several cuts on the fa. e. It was
thought for a tir.e that the Injured man
had concussion ct the brain, but it waa
reported from Cltkon hospital Ust vw.
tMC that Bux waslMich better. "
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POLICE CAPTURE "GOOD" MAN
Frrnrhy Leonard Hnrprlsrd In lied at
the Home of Ilia Wlfe'a Father
In Lincoln.
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(Krom a Staff Correspondent.!
LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 29. Sprclul Tele
gram Ureiuhy Leonurd, considered one
of the' most desperate criminals in the
country, was arrested here tonight by Ser
geant McWIlllanis and a squad ot police,
and Is now in th city Jail. IL was sur
prised at tho home of his wife's father.
J iimes Kedaway. where he was In bed.
He waa taken before ho had an oppor
tunity to resist. It Is supposed he had
been In Lincoln only a short time.
Some years ago Leonard was sentenced
to seven years In the. penitentiary front
Ohlowa for robbery, nnd while a new trial
was pending he escaped from Jnil. He Is
wanted at Geneva for robbery, having! Louis of Cincinnati. In that It !
made his getaway from there, after being ' ""own that through 0. contract with th
arrested. Tin- police have Information that I A"" Wilxirg ' company for cam-ellln
he is wanted In Arkansas for doing a Job lllk" lhe sum of U,W.,'r was paid, whllo
for which ills pHl was hanged. Klght years 1 ,,,, preceding year but 4.H(iii.C5 wits p;i;l
ago Ionanl was arrested hero and re- j for "10 same; that for Inking pads en con
sisted, resulting In his being dragged to "a,'t with W. C Long the 'rake-off" was
Jail with a broken arm. This was broken ti.H'Ju for one yeaj On the subject of nian-
by the officer when Ieonard attempted to
ahoot. This is supposed to lie Leonard's
first appearance in Lincoln in eight years.
He refused to talk after being locked up,
but paced his cell for an hour before going
to sleep. Plnkertons nnd other police au
thorities have long been on the lookout for
hlin.
TAKES DOSE 0FCARB0LIC ACID
Popular Tenelier of snnndera County
Despondent Over a le
Affair.
ASHLAND, Neb., Nov. 29. f Special.)
Miss Jessie Jardine, an attractive young
school teacher, committed suicide Saturday
evening about 10 o'clock by swallowing car
bolic r.cld. Miss Jardine lived about dn
hour after drinking tho acid. No motive
for the deed is known other than that the
young woman had not had smooth sailing
In hor love affairs. Miss Jardine was
teachfhg school In district No. 20, north of
Ashland, and boarded at tho homo of An
drew Wilson. Mr. Wilson said she had
teen unusually Jolly Friday night before
aha left for her home In this city. She at
tended a performance at Sears' opera
house Friday night and was apparently In
good spirits. Miss Jardine was aged about
19 years and lived In Ashland all her life.
She was well known to many Saunders
county school teachers, having tnught
school lsst year near Malmo and attended
the County Teachers' Institute at Wahoo.
Bed Men Klect Officers.
NEP.RASK.C CITY. Nl., vNov., IS.-fSpc-clal.)
Nebraska CJiy lodge No. 1. Iroquois
tribe No. 25. Improved Order of Red Men,
have elected tho following officers for the
ensuing year: G. W. Parr, sachem; M. A.
McCartney, 8. S.; Georgo MeCalluni,
prophet; Ira Giddin, K. W. : Munroe Nei
hart, K. R..- Miles Andreason. Sam Pot lug
and V. W. McCallum. trustee's.
Injured liy Fall from Arldg-e.
clal.) T. E. Thompson, a well knovn 'citi
aen of this place, foil from the South Elev
enth street bridge nnd when found was un
connoions. Owing to his advanced age his
complete recovery is considered very doubt
ful. RUSSIA INDULGES IN THREATS
Tells China it Can Knatly Crush
Japan Should tlint !atlon
Interfere.
LONDON. Nov. 30. According to the To
klo correspondent of the Dally Mall a tale-
gram from Tien Tain to the Amljt reports ,
a sensational conversation between Gen
eral Wogach and Yuan Shal Kal, director ;
of the Peking-Shan-Hal-Kwan rallrotul. In
which General Wogitck Is reported to lave
atated that the demand for the evacuation
of Manchuria Is unreasonable and Impos
sible or fulfillment. Yuan Shal Kal is said
to have replied that a third power would
never consent to the occupation. I
General Wogack replied that a third
power meant Japan, and that Russia could
easily crush such, a poor opponent at one
blow, adding that China, must accede to
Russia's wishes.
The correrpondctit at Tokio of the Times
eaya that Admiral Alcxieff, Russian vice
roy of the far east, haa sent the battle
ship Foltava and three torpedo boat de
stroyers to Chemulpo to support Russia's
demands for redress In connection w-itii thu
recent affray between Russian and Japan -
vwwtj kbiiuii, n-gw mug- wiiirn ine niiASian
minister at Seoul maintains an unyielding
atttltude.
Baron Hayashl, the Japaneaa minister to
Great Britain, In an Interview had with
him' here today, said he tajleved hla gov-
ernment considered It to he tho Interest
not only of Japan, but of other countries,
that either Vor,gampho or Wlju should be;
opened to foreign commerce. J.ipan, how
ever, he said, aould negotiate such a mat
ter with Corea and not with Russia.
TI1.-V wiv x:.... oa ti.,-i u'..i.
- - . . ... . , "Rai;a,
formerly Ruaslun military agent la China, j ltowman. secretary of the company:
after having consulted with M. Paul Les- ',Hn V0" would state to vour board of
r. . 11. 77 , Directors Jut-t what 1 staled to you and
ser, the Huslnn minister to China, at I'e- sir. Uronstt.n when you and he agreed to
king, will leave here for St. Petersburg by pay me 11.00 fee to get OeuerAl 'j yner to
way of Port Arthur on Tuesday next Hla ky. he would approve the contracts sub
... . muted to him.
auccesBur as military agent, Captain Ogord'
nlkoff, has arrived
ALLEGED FORGERIES FOUND
Mlnlatera May Adlunru the French
Parliament I'eutlluK Investiga
tion of Dreyfus t'ase.
t .11.1.1, - " . 1 i nilllllicu lllfVl 'I H-
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eral Andre, the war mlnutler, examined the
Dreyfus doeeler lu order ti verify aicusn-j"
tlons against a itrtniii officer involved lu
,. , " . ... .
the Dreyfus case, and the Blatrinnt that
two documents which influenced greatly
the court at Itetinca Ixfwv which Dreyfus '"a" "rinrr compenssuon or IM) po- an
......... 1 . LV n monthly Installments.
was tried were undoubtedly firger.es. J f books of Barrett & Nelms show (h"t
is further u-sst-rted that a iwinber of f 'h first liftv-flve t'sys of 1 hut
ments most favorable to Dreyfus wei'V fori-liip they received tH.fi from tin si
shown U the Rennes court. "
In the event of a demand for an
Puliation regarding the case being mtar"
the t'hAmber of flei.otlea the, rnvnri i
Intends to ask for in adjournment or
body until the commission to whlc)
leferred the dosaier and the petition
revUlon of sentence shall have rend
decUioru This action will be taken t
vent Parliament from interfering In a
vestlgatlon vf a purely judicial char '
FINDINGS OF BRISTOW
Report of Recent Petta! TnverKcaiv is
O.Ten to tbs Public.
WORK COVERS A VERY WIDE ttx.fl
Contractors In Strcral Erantvb?i t frrdea
DiT.djd Prtfi with Emptaje
TYNER, MACHLN VJD BEAVERS AT FROST
These Said to lit KcpcuiiHe for Many
Gorrnpt P.'aciiors.
PRESIDENT COMMENTS UPON THE REPORT
n that Work tins
ll. Manner tn:l
Utility Sln.fti:
i ' .' .
Ileen Hone In
All Peraona
IV (on-
WASHINGTON. Nov.
:J.-Tha report of
Fourth Assistant ro-tmasler General Brls-
tow on tho Investigation In the Voauifllco
dt iwirtmciit wan made public today.
The report opens with the consideration
1 f,f ,lm supply division. In charge of Michael
!f,,1,l hooks Hie mport says:
In September. 1!M1, Geoign L. Morton.
rvpiiffiiiativH of the General Manifold
company of Franklin. I'a , aulunltWd a
proposition to furnish manifold books matin
of .1 patented duplicating paper for tho
registry Vvsicm. W. II. Lamlvnlgt was
then superintendent of toe system. After
Morton submitted this proposition, but be
fore any books were ordered, he proposed
to secure Landvolgt's son employment with
the president of the General Manifold com
pany. The proposition was accepted bv
Landvoigt, who considered It a great per
sonal favor.
It was Landvolgt's duty to pass upon the
merits nnd finality of the supplies fur
nished by this company, and the accept
ance, therefore, of a favor of this char
acter was considered highly Improper, end
his resignation was requested and accepted,
Tho original proposition was to furnish a
book containing WiO receipts for onntw
each. This book, however, was never uset,
but In Its stertd a hook containing l.oro re
re'pts, which cost 11.10.
Tho result (of sending books to all of
fices) has been that the cost of manifold
supplies for the fiscal vear iSOS-'OB whs
IS4.iti8.8S, ns Rgalnst $4'.,41i5. 24 for the flsral
year l'Jrtl. when supplied bv the public;
printer, an Increase of $43.:.fi1. After tno
books were once adopted for general us t
the company advanced the prices. ,
Office of Assistant Attorney Oenernl.
The office of the assistant attorney gen
eral came in for consideration next. In
this office wus heard the cases wherein
parties were charged with using the malls
for purpose of fraud. Attorneys Tynar,
Barrett, Johns. Miller, with othera were
Implicated.
A typical case cited In the brlof follow:
Shortly after Tyner and Barrett were
installed In office eight of theso bond I11
vtttlment companies, against which fraud
orders had been issued by Thomas, formed
an organization and sent representatives to
Washington for the uurpiso .f having then
fraud orders 1 evoked, o. A. Villere, of New
Orleans, a representative of these compa
nies, on June :'4 wrote the secretary of hia
company ils follows:
"1 have the strongest assurance that the
government la our' friend And will do all
tuey can for us: Being sure of this I wanted
to return home, but Butterworth. Dudley
and Tyner hirtseir tell me that I must stay
her; that I will bo needed."
On June 28, four days later, ho again
wrote:
"Had a long Interview with tho law clerk
(very satlsfitctrs ft (. a fnow arj
liArrptt . Bnijr
or ours aint
I exi
Thursday."
This letter was writ?
2S. The fraud order
ennesnay the sum. on
Villere expected
r.iiriy in the year of iririrtft and J.
coning iNeims. an agent ror a bond In
vestment compsny, made a verbs! agree
ment to enter in a law partnership Janu
ary 1. lfti.l. Shortly after this agreement
Barrett announced that he Intended to ren
der a decision as 'to all bond Investment
schemes. 'rMs opinion wns rendered on
December 6. 1W0. and it held all bond In
vestment concerns as fraudulent. But while
declaring them "Inimical to tha postal
laws," Barret suggested that they be given
an opportunity
"to make such changes ns will eliminate
all objectionable features before further
action is taken by this department in the
direction of depriving them of the use of
the mails."
And ii;a same mail that carried the
opinion with this suggestion to the bond
Investment concerns also carried the an
nouncement that Barrett had resigned sntl
formed a law partnership with Nelms. The
result was that many concerns Immedi
ately sought Ills services. In a letter to the
secretary of one of them, written ten days
before he retired from office. Barrett said
I haliavn wh ran riiiitinatn all tli oh.
Jectlonable features In the contracts and
put them In such form that they will meet
with tne approval of the department. Our
fee would be Jl.OK) retainer and $100 a month
for twelve months."
barge Open Bribery.
A number of representatives of bond-in-v.-stment
companies were in Washington
dining the lio.iil.v week of 190U, hut iney
could get no aaltslactlon out of 'iyoe.'.
llut 011 Decemner ill. after 4 o'c.ook
! ,M7
ney. On the neat uay lie preaentei the
mailer 10 Tyner ana naa thrlr certificates
aiproved.
The Southern Mutual case, of Lexington,
Ky., probably more ciearly Illustrates tha
scheme of Barren, Tyner and Nelms than
any other. Nelms was the attorney tor
tne, company. A fraud ordor had been is-
ued against it by Assistant Attorney-tin
! ral Thomaa on January i!i,l,!7, but after
b Nelms ...
curea 1 tie approval or Tynar of a plaji
which enabled It to operate Ita busln -ss
according to tha old pian, which Barrett
I.. L i I 1 5 .... 1 . . ....
1 'i'"-'" " ori iaroci rrauuu ent.
; ahu on jam
uarv 6 follow! lilt Krlmi a-rn..
I'lie Issuing of thla onlninn rf pM.rr.tf,
caused a panic among bond-Investment conn
cerns. K. G. Pulliam. of the American Ine
vestment company, had employed 1 i-Kro
tary Carlisle as attorney to represent him
In his efforts to prevent the issue of a
fraud order. Pulliam in a statement says
that Mr. Carlisle advised him:
"There are only two waya of aco-.mp Ish
trg this: First, to take the mut.r inin
; the federal oourte at a likely expense or
.a.-"', inn atcona, 10 employ Messrs. I'nr-
.. B.-K- .1 , - ' ' "
i r,,t Nelms, a newly organized law firm
who stood close to the Tvner crnwrt kV,'
it was to lie done this way ), would
I have nothing to do wltn It."
' Pulliam, however, wns not so sensitive
He employed Barret A Nelms and "0.'
' tracted to pay them $1.f as a retainer.
investment concerns.
e report deala In aim ''at manner with
awn of Ryan nd others, and tel's of
ooting of the sife Ir. J-.nlgo Tyn'r's
as published at the tune.
Money Order Department.
i -d phase of the work waa l:i t'.e
Y deiairtment, and In this it la
X- money-order forms for four
.emh-r 4. li the I, Id of
Va M4,W Iras than that of
'on.
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