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the company lias been resumed. These
lines are the East Japan coast, West Japan
coast, Shanghai line, Formosa line and
Seattle line. The local office was Instructed
to contract for freight at this port for de
livery at Fusan and Chemulpo, Corea, also
to Che Foo and Tien Tsln, China.
Cotton Is Contraband.
T. PETERSBURG. May 10,-An Imperial
order declaring cotton contraband of war
was officially gasetted this morning.
The action of . lbs ' Russian government
In declaring cotton" to be contraband of
war Is due to It'- being used In the
manufacture of high explosives.
Prices on j,the Bourse were still weaker
today, Russian' Imperial 4 touching 83.
Raaala rails Mare Reserves.
iT. PETERSBURG, May W. An Imperial
ukase issued today- calls out the reserves
of several districts In the governments of
Poltava, Kursk, KharkoA. Ryazan, Kaluga
and Tula wit, the. view of the completion
of the unit to te sent to the far east from
the military districts of Kleff and Moscow.
Japanese Approaching- Mukden.
MUKDEN. May ".-(Delayed In Transmis
sion.) Japanese ?&trdls from Feng Wang
Cheng have been observed In the direction
of Yaoyp. A small Japanese detachment
of Infantry and cavalry has occupied Kwan
Dlan Sian. ' the railroad station at Ba
Flan Dlan hflr been' occupied by Russian
troops. ...
Railroad Open to Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG," Hay 10.-6:40 p. m.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
has obtained absolute confirmation of the
report that-' railroad communication with
Port Arthur t again open. The first loco
motive came through last night and the
second at o'clock this evening.
Russians Good to Japanese.
NEW YORK. May 10. -Japanese refugees
numbering S42 from the Island of Sakhalin
have arrived at Hakodate, says a Times
dispatch from Toklo. They reported .that
every facility had been granted to them by
the Russians and that they suffered no
violence.
. . Landlnavsu) Kal Ikon a. ,Felnt.
NEW CHWANQ, Monday, May .-(De-layed
In Transmission.) A report from a
hitherto unfailing source says the recent
Japanese landing at Kal Chou was a feint
and that the real landing was made fifty
miles further south.
Japanese Interrupt Traffic.
SEOUL, April SO. 8:30 p. m. (Delayed In
Transmission.) The Japanese authorities
peremptorily refuse to permit steamers to
sail from Chemulpo for Chlnnampo. or to
leave that port.
- Deny Japanese Capture Dalny.
T. PETERSBURG, May 10.-A semi
official dispatch-from Mukden, dated today,
denies) the reports that the Japanese have
captured Tort Dalny.
' Ifetr' Commlaaary General.
ST. PETERSBURG. May . lO.-General
Huber itiss heen appointed commissary gen
eral of the "Russian army In Manchuria,
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NO COURT IN SAN MIGUEL
Judge Bteveni Bays to Bold it Wou'd Be a
Farce,
WALKS THROUGH LINES OF SOLDIERY
In Caostlo Review of the Situation
in Colorado Ha Admits leeleee
ness of Enforcing Civil
Law.
TELLURIDE, Colo.. May 10,-Judge The-
ron Stevens today adjourned the May term
of court, as this county (San Miguel) la
under martial law No action was taken
on the application to make permanent the
Injunction granted the court at Ouray re
straining the Citizens' Alliance and mine
owners from Interfering with the return of
the deported miners to their homes In Tel
lurlde. In announcing Ills decision Judge
Btevens referred to the fact that when ho
came Into town last evening he waa forced
to walk through files of soldiers, who had
been stationed at the depot with orders to
arrest deported union men who, It was
falsely reported, were returning with the
Judge.
"The demonstration at the depot upon the
arrival of the train," said Judge Stevens,
"could only have been planned and " exe
cuted for the purpose of showing the con
tempt of the military and a certain portion
of this community for the civil authority
of the state and the civil authority of this
district. I had always been led to suppose.
from such research as I had been able to
make, that In a republic like ours the peo
ple were supreme, that the people had ex
pressed their will In a constitution which
was enacted for the government of all au
thority In this state. . ..
"That 'constitution provides that the mili
tary shall always be In strict subordination
to the civil authorities. It Is doubtless
construed differently, however, by the ex
ecutive who has declared this county to be
In a state of insurrection and has declared
martial law within Its limits.' Such being
the case, It would simply be a farce to at
tempt to enforce civil law In this county.
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Attention Hyatle Shrlners!
Tangier Temple has accepted an Invita
tion to attend a ceremonial session at
Sioux City In company with ZaGaZIg Tern
pie of Dea Moines, May 12. A special com
bined passenger and milk train via the
Northwestern Line will leave Union Sta
tion at 12:46 p. m. sharp, In time for the day
light parade at Sioux City at I p. m.; be
fore the ceremonies at the opera house.
Train returns after the session.. Greatly
reducod railroad rates. Advise your ac
ceptance quickly. CARL HERRING.
Potentate.
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" Going east by the New . York Central
lines you ' have the oholce of t trains, a
day from Chicago, J trains a day from
St.' Louis and 6 trains, a day from Cin
cinnati.' ' ' , , ,. ; -.
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via Niagara Falls, tied the route, of the
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DIED.
FOLEY P. C, aged 42 years.
Funeral, Wednesday morning, May 11 at
8:30 a. m., from family residence, '3108
Blondo street, to St. Cecelia church. In
terment St. Mary's cemetey. South Omaha.
HAMBURG Frank, May 9, 1904, aged 34
years 10 days.
Funeral Thursday, May 18, at I p. m. from
family residence, 1620 No. Twenty-second
street. Friends Invited.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION DISCUSSED
Resolution to Petition Congress fori
Constitutional Amendment Prohib
iting lie of Public Fands
for Sectarian Purposes.
LOS ANGELES, May 10. Addresses from
fraternal delegates to the Methodist gen
eral conference wns the order today at
the morning session, nt which Bishop J.
Vincent of Zurich, Switzerland, pre
sided. These addresses were as follows:
Rev. Waddy Moss, D. I)., of Dldsbury
college, Manchester, England; Rev. William
Dobson, D. D., Canada; Rev. Charles II.
Crookshenks, M. A.,' Ireland; Rev. J. C.
Kllgo, D, IX, Methodist Episcopal church,
south, president of Durham college.
These addresses were the special order of
the day and occupied the entire morning
hours until recess.
The final report of the book committee to
the general conference ia in the hands of
the delegates In pamphlet form. It Is a de
tailed report of the business transacted by
the book concerns during the last quad
rcnnlum and of the various funds under
the supervision of that committee. The re
port shows the total sales of the book con
cern of New York for the last four years
to have been $3,59".fl2, and of the western
book concern' for the same period 14,650,800.
The Episcopal fund, created for ministerial
support, shows a cash balance of $127,131, a
substantial Increase over the total at the
close of the previous quadrennlum.
The report makes only casual allusion
to the Important questions of unification of
the publishing houses, as the matter Is
dully covered In a special memorial In the
book committee to the general conference,
in which fourteen members pass the
proposed plan of consolidation and five
disapprove.
The chairman of the committee on the
state of the church has announced the ap
pointment of nix subcommittees to which
will be referred the various matters com
ing under the jurisdiction of this commit
tee. The most Important subcommittee Is
that on amusements, of which Judge H.
L. Sibley of Ohio Is chairman. A great
number of memorials on various subjects
are now In the hands of the committee on
State of church, chief among these being
those dealing with the amusement ques
tion. Thirty-four memorials from as many
annual conferences have been received on
this single subject.
Other memorials pertaining to changes In
the probation time limit, the question of
brotherhoods, ratio of representation In
the general conference, representation of
ladles aid societies In the quarterly confer
ences, composition of lay electoral confer
ences, the social problem, licensing women
to preach, selection of professors In Meth
odist institutions of learning, election of
stewards by the membership, hymns In
class meetings, ordlnatlbn of deacons, en
tire sanctiflcatlon and organlo union of
Methodism In Japan.
Before the committee on. Itineracy there
are now thirty-three memorials and peti
tions from annual and quarterly confer
ences on the subject of the pastoral limit.
Many of them favor the restoration of
the limit. There Is, however, spirited oppo
sition among the delegates to making any
change In the present unlimited tenure on
the grounds that four years have not suf
ficed to give a thorough trial to the plan.
The subject Is now In the hands of a sub
' committee W fifteen, which wlll report
back to the committee on Itineracy with
their recommendation of action on the
subject next Friday. Everything Indicates
that there will be a vigorous contest on
this question, which Is likely to be Anally
(ought out on the floor of . the confer
ence. The colored delegates, through Rev.
Hammond of Tennessee, put the-ntelvos
on record In a strong protest against the
action of certain Los Angeles hotels aud
restaurants in refusing to entertain col
ored guests. Rev. Hammond . presented
a resolution condemning the attitude of
these places, which was adopted by the
conference.
The public school qu-jstlon was again
brought up In a resolution by ltev. W.
P. Haylett of Mississippi, asking that, the
general conference petition congress and
that all other Protestant denominations
be asked to Join In the movement . to se
cure the enactment of an amendment to
the constitution "forever prohibiting the
use of. the public school fund, for sectarian
purposes." ,
Rev. Hayleft, ,Ji speaking of this reso
lution,, declared that In. many instances
political considerations deter men Seeking
public office, from voicing .their opinions
upon, this subject The matter ' was re
ferred to the .committee on state of the
church, . ,
KUROKl A FINE STRATEGIST
Continued from First Page.
a demonstration of the effectiveness of their
new guns.
The Immediate result of today's work will
be to greatly shorten their line of Und
communication, enabling them to use a sea
base much nearer the scene of active oner.
atlona. The Japanese sent a strons? forra
of Infantry and two batteries of artillery
in pursuit. These captured twenty-eight
Held guns and twenty officers and many
men. They estimate the total Russian
strength at more than 10,000.
The Japanese ' casualties were several
hundred, but are not reported exactly. At
this writing the Russians attempted to re
inforce rrom Hoo Chou. but the Japanese
were too quick. O. K. DAVIS.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Week of Good Urowlnar Weather
ends Farm Work Along;
Fast.
Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section
of the climate and crop service of the
weather bureau for the week ending Mon
day, May , 1904:
Warm and wet week, the best growing
weather this season: the mean dally tem
perature averaged l decrees above normal.
Showers occurred in all parts of the state
on several days with a total rainfall fur
the week decidedly above normal at mobt
places; the rainfall exceeded una inrh in
most counties and Mceeded two Inches
in a L-unKiurrame area in the southwestern
pert of the state.
All vegetation has grown well. Winter
wheat has Improved In the western part
of the state, but a considerable area In
a few western counties mill be plowed up
and the ground planted to corn; generally
winter wheat Is In good condition. Spring
wheat and oats are up, with a good stand
In most places. Corn planting has pro
gressed but slowly, being retarded by
rains; the early planted corn In a few
southern counties is comlna un nleelv.
Fruit trees sre blooming profusely In nearly
all parts of the state; a few localities
report peacn trees Injured; strawberries are
blossoming ruliy.
Pamton Jt Gallaa-ker at Beatrice.
BEATRICE. Neb., May 10-(Speclal.)-It
la understood Paxton A Gallagher of
Omaha will soon establish a wholesale
grocery house In this city. J. C. Metsler,
the flrm'a representative In this territory,
has purchased property In Beatrice for the
urpose of making his home here, aal It la
said that the stock wlU be shipped Just as
soon as suitable quarters can le secured.
It is the Intention to supply the trade In
this locality from the branch house at this
point. Beatrice will certainly be glad to
nvmber an institution of this kind among
its business enterprises.
FATAL HOOTl AT KKBRASKA CITV
Trouble Caused by Wife of One of
. Partlelpaata Leaving Home. -
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. May lO.-ISpe-clat
Telegram.) Jesse Toung. colored, lnte
this evening shot and perhaps fatally In
jured James Botts, also colored. In the
north part of the city. Young accused
Botts of parting him from his wife and nn
altercation ensued, when Young suddenly
pulled his gun and shot at Botts five times,
two shots taking effect, one In the left and
the other in the right side. Botts was con
sidered a harmless and hard working man,
while Young has heen In trouble a number
of times. Young Is In custody.
f'nnaresarann Klnknld at Home.
O'NEILL, Neb., May 10. (Bpeclnl.)-Hon.
M P. Klnkald, congressman of this district
and candidate for re-election, arrived home
from Washington and New York today and
Is now receiving the plaudits of his neigh
bors and friends. Judge Klnkaid Is highly
pleased with the appreciation shown by his
neighbors for the work done by him, Is In
tho best of health and spirits and hopes to
be able to do as much for his constituents
during the next session as at the session of
corgress Just closed. .
Arreata Two Ileeerte-rs.
SIDNEY, Neb.. May 10.-(8peeia! Tele
gram.) Sheriff Lee and Deputy Washburn
arrested two men today who proved to be
deserters from the Cnlted States srmy.
Their names are August Hecht and Albert
S"hultx and they belong to Company C,
Eleventh Infantry, stationed at Fort D. A.
Russell. Sheriff Lee left for Cheyenne to
night with his prisoners and will deliver
them to tho federal authorities at Chey
enne. The men claim they were on a pro
tracted spree end were on their return to
the post after they had sobered up. They
were dressed in suits of denim.
Bio- Rash for Lands.
SIDNEY. Neb., May 10. (Special Tele
gram.) The rush for land under tho Kln
kald act continues unabated and the
t'nited States land office is crowded dally
with anxious Inquiries. June 28 Is the day
set for filings and preparations are being
made by the local land Office to wait upon
the hundreds who will" avail themselves of
the provisions of the new law.
Team and Boggy Stolen.
LOUISVILLE. Neb., May 10.-(Speclal
Telegram.) The team of Ed Ingram, who
lives east of town, was stolen from the
hitch rack at this place about :30 last
evening. It was a bay and- dark brown,
hitched to a spring wagon. A coat which
was In the buggy was found on the road
leading toward Syracuse.,
MASS OF RAILROAD FIGURES
(Continued from First Page.)
of reproduction new of all of Its lines. As
shown above, such cost of reproduction is
about 33V per cent more than the present
fair cash value of the tangible property, al
lowing rroper depreciation. It is clear,
theretore, that If the assessment of the
previous year should be repeated this year,
more than 33Vs per cent, representing, If
you please, franchises or Intangible prop
erty would have been added to the fair
cash value of the tangible property.
In his discussion of franchises Mr. Scrlb
ner divided the matter into two subjects:
"What la the definition of a franchise as
applied to a railroad corporation? What
of such franchises are properly subject to
assessment by the ' state or Its subdi
visions?", He define ':the franchise to be
the right to be pr ttu right to do business
and held that the first had no particular
value for anyone could get the right. The
right to do, he said, carried the privilege
of engaging In the business prescribed by
the articles Of Incorporation, This addition
of ' taxable property, he said, would be
made to the tangible property. As It Is not
assessed as tangible property It must be
to some extent valued and assessed as a
franchise. He continued:
Only Local Trafllo Taxable.
It has been said that the privilege granted
to a railroad company of transacting rail
road business In the state Is prop
erly a subject of taxation by
the state and should be assessed as in
tangible property. ' Conceding this to be
true, for the purpose of this argument, the
state can have the power to tax only the
firlvlleges of carrying local passengers and
oca I freight. The state has not granted,
and cannot of Itself grant, the prlvllega of
engaging In Interstate commerce and tak
ing tolls for Interstate traffic. That privi
lege is granted by the federal constitution,
and is solely within the power of congress
to regulate and control. It has been settled
that the state has no power to abridge it,
control It, regulate it or tax it. The su
preme court of the United States has de
cided, In many cases, that a state cannot
tax the privilege of engaging In Interstate
commerce. t
The freight and passenger accounts of
the Union Pacific Railway company show
thai of its total gross earnings from freight
and passenger traffic accredited to Its line
within the state of Nebraska, about flve
slxths or 83H per cent are derived from
Inter state business, and only about one
sixth or 16H per cent from local busi
ness. These figures are taken from
the accounts of the company for the year
1903.
Market Value of Securities.
On the matter of taking the market value
of tho stocks and bonds of a railroad com
pany as a standard for arriving at the
value of the line within a state, Mr. Scrib
ner held that It had not been opposed by
the supreme court of the United States,
but on the other hand he said It had been
renounced by that court on several occa
sions. He continued:
The stock and bond values of a railroad
Are you
Brainy
Enough
to select a dipt especially to keep
the liraln Btroug, keen and well
nourished?
Brain and Nerves are physical
wear away under use Just like other
tissue and the more Hraln work
one does the more nourishment Is
required or Brain will suffer and
grow dull.
"Gray Matter"
Is Built
of Albumen and I'Uosphate of Pot
ash In the dally food and these ele
ments are provided in better pro
portion and more easily digested
form In drape-Nuts than Jn any
other food.
That's a solid, sturdy fact.
Grixpe-Ni4s
fOOD BUILDS BRAINS
Trial Prove.
Tbora'a Raaaon.
Oet lie Tittle Vook." "The Eoad
to Wellville," la each pkfc
of
the
ine actual properties nnu ",OT7
company but the supposed value or
Its
the
ght
goou win, a mere'y .pnuuinj
10 expeci rrom me rmviujm"" v
j , a . - i . I m. MM .m
oor
ana irum wiss and ri win'iimni -
nt.
as wen as many oiner miuimruf. -may
effect the market prices of the stocKs
entirely Independent of the propertv Itself.
A statement of the stock and bond values
of the Union Paciric Railroad company la
here submitted: . . .
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line. Oregon
I l.. l.l l il I.. . . t v. .. . r a a .nninitn ,1 flaAl
Inst
Liinuiuiirn i iiir . ' ' ' ......... -
their properties of all kinds:
Total Ibonds afloat ,?79-?
.0iV
Dk6
xuiai blocks anuai
Total bonds and stocks afloat.. t487.639.86S
Less bonds of other
companies held as as
sets t 19,683,200
Less stock of other
cnmpunles held as as-
sets 189,3Sl,671-t2n9,004.R71
Net bonds and stock afloat. .t27S.634.815
Less land assets I 4.39,844
Less water line jprop- , .
ertles, estimated .... 4,000,000-t S.320.944
t270.3O4.9n
Miles owned June 30, 1903 6,104.68
Par value bonds and stocks, per
mile t44,278.00
Klkborn Wants Reduction.
Mr. Crandon of the Northwestern said the
theory of assessing property on Its stocks
and bonds was fallacious and if followed by
the board would result In an Injustice be
ing done.
As for a franchise, he said It was merely
the right to do business and It would bo
foolish to tax that. That the franchise of
a railroad was valuable because the rail
road could raise its rates. Mr. Crandon
said, was also foolish, because the freight
rates were governed by the maximum
freight rate law, and tho courts were al
ways open to enforce the law if the rail
roads failed to observe it. He scouted tho
idea that the value of the terminals In
Chicago should be distributed over other
states In which their railroads run, and
cited an opinion which he said Was handed
down by the United States supreme court
that this could not be done. He held that
terminals should be taxed where they are.
He argued that the Elkhorn branch of the
Northwestern was assessed at a higher rate
than it should be, and that while it showed
a net earning it did not pay the interest
on the bonds. Therefore It had no franchise
and all of Its property was not worth more
than tW.OOO a mile. To say that the rail
roads owned one-fifth of the valuation of
the state, he said, was wrong, for every
bit of the railroad property In the. stateJ
could be reproduced on three townships,
leaving 800 on the outside. He said the
railroads had been paying one-seventh of
the taxes and he was willing that theyj
should pay that much if that was right, but
no more.
Governor Makes nggeatlon.
In discussing the producing power of his
road and what tended to make It valuable,
Mr. Crandon was Interrupted by Governor
Mickey, who said: "In 1872 I bought land
from the Union Pacific In Polk county for
84 an acre.' cultivated It, built a house for
tS,000, barn for $1,600, two other small
barns, tenant's house. The assessor valued
that property this year at $80 an acta; tr fct
would mean an assessment of $16 an acre.
When It comes to producing -revenue the
land doesn't produce any more than It did
twenty-five years ago. Hasn't the sur
rounding property enhanced Its value?"
Mr. Crandon answered that the farm had
a market value which could be secured
from sale. The value of anything Is what
a man can get for It. If the Northwestern
could be sold .for more than it cost to' con
struct It, it IS worth more. The North
western, however, he said, could not be
sold. Ari Mr. Crandon said further If the
board found that the Elkhorn was worth
more than for what It sold It was the duty
of the board to add the difference to Its
calculation.
Mr. Crandon laid particular stress on
his statement that the railroads had no
market value like other property and he
regretted that anyone should think that
the assessment of his road should be In
creased. Governor Mickey again broke into the
talk at this Juncture and recited for the
benefit of Mr. Crandon that the valuation
In 1890 was $194,000,000, which since that time
had decreased $12,000,000 on all property.
The governor Informed Mr. Crandon and
the others that It was Impossible to raise
revenue on a decreasing valuation. He
then recited the addition of the supreme
court commission, three times as many
district Judges, and the needs of the state
institutions to show the extra expense of
the state. As the state had been restricted
to a 5-mill levy he held that the only way
to raise the revenue required was to change
the valuation. "It Is the duty of the board,"
he concluded, "to turn about and face the
other way," and Mr. Crandon agreed with
the governor.
Mr. Mortensen then Interrupted to ask If
the decrease In the amount of Interest from
7 or 8 per cent had not made the railroads
more valuable In that they had more things
to haul, more money had been Invested
and Interest expenses were less. The fact
that a road cost so much years ago, Mr.
Mortensen finished, was not conclusive that
that was Its value now.
SUMMARY OF CROP CONDITIONS
la Nebraska Corn IMantlnsr Is Inter
rupted by the Recent
Rains.
WASHINGTON, Msy 10. The weather
bureau's weekly summary of crop con
ditions is as follows:
The condition of the week ending May
8 were favorable In all districts with the
exception of the north Pacific coast and
middle Rocky mountain region, where
trusts and freezing temperatures were in
jurious. Heavy rains in portions of the
lower Missouri ana tie a mver or the North
vallvi still in TXAa retarded wnrlc nnd
caueed damage by washing land, but were
of ffreat nenent in relieving tne droutn con
ditlcns. Corn planting Is now In otera
tlon under very favorable conditions
througtiout the northern portion of the
corn belt. In Nebraska, Kansas and north
ern Missouri, however, planting has been
Interrupted by rains. In Iowa this work
has made good progress and It Is likely
that the bulk of the crop in that stale
will be planted earlier than In recent years.
A general Improvement in the condition
of .he winter wheat Is indicated, especially
over the western portions of the winter
wheat belt and In the middle Atlantic
states, but the outlook for the crop In the
states or tne linio valley continues very
poor. Spring wheat seeding Is largely fin
ished, except on wet lands In the northern
portions of North Dakota and Minnesota.
The early sown over the southern part
of the spring wheat region Is making good
growth. On the north Pacific coast the
week has been loo cool for rapid advance
ment. Early sown oats are generally Improved
and In a promising condition throughout
the centra! valleys and middle Atlantic
states, but In the south Atlantic and east
fulf states, where oats are now neaaing,
he outlook Is very poor.
NEBRASKA MEN SUCCESSFUL
Appear Before the Medical Esaanlaaj
Board for Entrance Into tba
Kaval Arademy.
AANAPOLIS. Md.. May 10-The Medical
Examining board ordered to the navsl
academy for the purpose of physically
examining candidates who recently passed
their mental tests, accepted eleven of the
men. These Include: Harry Pike Let
ton, C. A. Relmers and Albert ReJmera,
Nebraska. Among the candldatea who
took . the mental examination of the civil
servtos throughout the country the follow
ing were successful:
g. T. Bridges, Nebraska; E. H. Cule
rick, Illinois; A. D. Penney, Missouri;
R. F.'. Fowler, Nebraska; C. A. Harris,
South Dakota; R. M. Jaeger (at large).
North Dakota , E. W. Jukea, Illlnola; O
H. Melvtn. Illinois; W. K. Page, Lilnuls;
W, H, Pasbley, IlllnoU
company cover and Includ" not only Ml
ENGINEER WALLACE ACCEPTS
Qenaral Manager of Illinois Central Eu
Chugs of Oso&l Constrao'.ion.
UNITED STATES WARSHIPS FOR CHE F00
Vessels Will Be Stationed Where They
t'a-m Be Called I pon at Short .No
tlce If Seeded to Protect
American Interests.
WASHINGTON. May 10. Admiral
Walker, president of the Tunam com
mission, received a telegram today from
John Flndlay Wallace of Chicago, gen
eral manager of the Illinois Central rail
road, accepting the appointment of chief
engineer In charge of the construction
of the canal. Mr. Wallace will receive
a salary of $25,000 a year.
"Mr. Wallace has been considered for
some time for the position of chief en
gineer," said Admiral Walker. "No one
stands higher in his profession nor Is
better equipped to take up the work r.nd
the commission Is to be congratulated
In securing the services of such a man."
Mr. Wallace will take up his work with
the commission on June 1.
President Fish was very unwilling to
have Mr. Wallace leave the services of
the company. In reaching the conclusion
to accept Mr. Wallace gave up his pros
pects of promotion and a much higher
salary than $25,000 a year, but by taking
the position of chief engineer of the Pan
ama canal his name will be attached to
the greatest piece of construction ever
undertaken.
Possibly the most Important qualifica
tion possessed by Mr. Wallace Is his abil
ity and tack in the management of men.
For several years all questions Involving
the matter of labor and the control of la
bor organisations In the entire system of
the Illinois Central Railroad company
have devolved on Mr. Wallace for settle
ment. He has superintended some of the
greatest engineering feats in the coun
try.. The successor of Mr. Wallace as gen
eral manager of the Illinois Central will
probably be A. W. Sullivan, I. G. Fawn
or W. J. Harahan.
Warahlps for Far K,at.
It Is nald that the two United States
warships which have been ordered to
Che Foo will act under the Instructions
suggested by the American minister and
the consul at New Chwang. It Is be
lieved to be desirable not to advance the
ships from this nearest neutral port Into
the theater of war without very grave
reasons. The captains of the ships, there
fore, will communicate with Minister Con
ger, who In turn Is expected to communi
cate with Consul Miller at New Chwang.
Powder Mllla Blow t p,
TROY. N. Y May 10. Two mills of the
Schagtlcoke Powder company were blown
up today. Two employes were killed and
many building demolished.
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