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many deed." of heroism that they became
commonplace. Ttiero was bo much slaugh
ter that even Tort Arthur war-harden-d
veterans shuddered nt the sight.
"Japanese wrrt compelled to clamber up
the slop of the hilt In many rases with
out flrlnpr. In the face of one of the most
niind.f uin deluges ever poured from tines
i ml mpch'n- guns. I there and It
ffrmri to me that flesh and blood would b
unable to stand our fire for a minute.
'The en-tny went down In squad and
f.mranlea. bu always there were others
grimly coming forward. Their bravery wa
beyond raise, a was that of our own
men. Sometimes the lighting was hand to
hand, with the murnles of the rifles at the
breasts of the contestants, the bayonets
being used us swords.
"The s'des of the, hill were strewn with
bodies and the snow was crimsoned with
the blood of the wounded, some of whom
had crawled Into It, seeking !n Its coldness
fu recuse fur their dying agonies.
"Eventually, us In similar Instances which
were to follow, we retired, leaving the work
of driving the enemy from the summit to
the resistless guns of the neighboring forts,
notably those of Llatotl mountain.
"One Incident of this assault will remain
foraver Impressed on my mind. When a
Japanese standard bearer reached the sum
mit and planted his flag, i gigantic Rus
sian corporal left his retreating comrades
and, rushing back, seized the flag, which
be was tearing with hla hands and with
his teeth, when he fell, pierced with several
bullets.
"When tho Japanese retired under an ar
tillery fire fho Russians reoccupled the
summit.
"The second and third assaults were re
plicas of the first, although the, second was
the most ferocious, being nearly all hand-to-hand
fighting, In which mercy was
neither asked nor given.
A remarkable Incident occurred in the
third assault, as the Russians still facing
the enemy, retreated. A Japanese stan
dard bearer, holding his flag aloft, climbed
the pinnacle and fell dead, clutching the
colors. In h!s trucks another arose with
the colors, only to fall instantly with a
doien, wounds In his body. Six others fol
lowed and met the same fate. At last, when
the ninth man appeared, a Russian officer
exclaimed, "Don't shoot that fellow with
the flag, It will be planted anyhow."
The seven Russians confirmed the truth
fulness of the Japanese official reports
which told of the sinking of several ships
of tho Russian fleet.
' Goes to Witness Fall.
TOKIO. Deo. 18. Major Kuhn, U. 8. A ,
who was military attache with the Japa
nese second army, has been reassigned to
witness the fall of Port Arthur. Major
Kuhn departed for Shlnbashl today.
. Attempt to Capture Officers.
SIXAN'.IMAI, Dec. IS. It la reported here
that Comiminder Pelem of the Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Rastoropny, which
was recently sunk at Che Foo, with others
of that vessel' crew, have sailed for
Vladivostok on the British steamer Nl
gretla. It Is said that the Japanese will
attempt to effect their capture.
I'OLICK HHPKR9K THE STIDESTS
Threw Hundred Arrested and Slaty
Injured.
MOSCOW, Dec. 18.-The police and Cos
sacks today dispersed a demonstration of
8.000 students who had assembled In the
principal street and In front of the gov
ernor's palace. Three hundred of the stu
dents wer arrested and sixty were In
jured. The police had orders to exclude demon
strators from the precinct of the palace
of a rand Duke Serglus, but the demon
strators Ignored all warnings and pushed
along the street, shouting "Down with the
war!" and singing revolutionary songs.
They stopped In front of the palace and
refused to disperse. After a few blank
cartridges had been fired front the revol
vers of the police the latter drew their
swords and, with the assistance of gen
darmes and Cossacks, drove the demonstra
tors, students of both sexes, Into the neigh
boring Streets, Including the Boulevard
Pushkin, where the struggle was continued
around Pushkin's statue. The general pub
lic appeared to disapprove of the demon
stration. The students had counted on the
co-operation of the worklngmen, but em
ployers, by a threat to withhold the custo
mary New Year's gifts. Induced the men
to abstain.
shortage: ok kiel is ikared
Chines In Mssrhutli Arc Already
Hafferlnar,
HEADQUARTERS OP TUB JAPANESE!
SECOND ARMY, via Fusan, Dec. IS. Noon.
There - Is a possibility that there will
be a shortage of food and fuel among the
Chines , this winter. Firewood Is quoted
at $10 per ton and food Is selling at three
time its normal value with the end of the
supply in sight. The Japanese are paying
Chinese treble wages and are paying mar
ket prices for all the fuel and supplies
they purchase. The cold weather continues.
The military situation la unchanged.
Japs Lose Two Boats.
TOKIO. Dec. 19. The Japanese have lost
two torpedo bouts during all the operations
against the ship Sevastopol, which was re
ported . yesterday In advices from Port
Arthur to be completely disabled.
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DEADLOCK ON INAUGURATION TR06RAM
Senate Sot to Attempt Any IluslnesB
Before the Christmas Heeess and
Then Come Approprln
tlou Hills.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.-The exodus of
members of the house from the city since
the adjournment Friday Indicates that th
lower branch of congress will be without a
quorum when It meets tomorrow.. Should
this be the case and should any members
make the point on the tloor of the chamber
the only thing that can be done is to ad
journ from day to day until Wednesday,
when the Christmas holiday recess until
January 4 begin.
The question of where the Inaugural ball
ahull be held Is the only matter of legisla
tion In sight in the house for the week.
This wl'.l come up under suspension of the
rules on a motion from Representative Mor
rell of Pennsylvania. The senate has pro
posed the pension office and the house the
congressional library, und there are Indi
cations that a deadlock has been reached,
and that when It is dlseusaod again th
cipitol Luilding wi'i b proposed as a com
promise The senate will adjourn on Wednesday
for the Christmas holidays, and no busi
ness will be attempted previous to that
time. A large number of the senators al
ready have left for their homes to spend
the holidays, and there Is an understanding
that Immediately after being called to order
on Monday the senate will adjourn until
Monday and that Wednesday's proceedings
will be confined to the mere formalities.
Poon nfter the senate reconvenes In Jan
uary the committee on appropriations will
report the legislative appropriation bill. It
will be the policy of the senate to take It
up as soon as possible and to have other
supply measures follow speedily.
PROBLEMS OF CAPL
(Continued from First Page.
and th operation of the power plant elec
tric light sufficient to Illumine the whole of
the Culebra cut might be had, thusmklng
practical the working of two or more shifts
and shortening the time of construction.
Mr. Wallace stated that the excavation of
this cut was th feature of the construc
tion of the canal that took the time. He
said:
Cut the BIsr Problem.
I'pon the economical and efficient hand
ling of the material from Culebra cut de
pends the cost and the time It will take to
complete the canal. Every other question
and every other problem connected with
the engineer work is subordinate and In
ferior to the problem of the excavation and
disposal of the material from the Culebra
cut; that Is the principal problem of this
work. The control of the Chngres. the
construction of the various dams, the con
struction of harbor Improvements and nil
other works are relatively less Important.
Work Is now going on In the cut, one
American steam shovel and some of the
French machinery being In operation. Four
teen American steam shovels have been
purchased, one of which Is being set up.
The others are to be delivered at the rate
of one a month. During October 3.1S5 men
were on the payrolls of tho commission.
The 2,185 laborers receive 15 cents, silver,
an hour and 215 laborers receive 17H cents
an hour: 776 were machinists, boilermakera,
pipe Utters, plumbers, carpenters and
masons; 25 were Americans from the
United States, whose compensation Is paid
in gold and who fill positions as engineers,
clerkn and foremen. More laborers are to
be employed In the Immediate future. Mr.
Wallace Is somewhat doubtful of the prac
tical working of the civil service order as
recently applied to canal employes.
Foundation I nrertaln.
Reverting again to the question of the
Bohlo dam, upon which depends the con
struction of the ninety-foot level, Chairman
Hepburn asked questions which brought
out a statement from Mr. Wallace as to the
probability of finding proper foundation for
the dam. Mr. Wallace said: "It Is very
uncertain. What wl be found when more
borings are taken is entirely theoretical.
But the result of the borings so far taken
at the various sites Investigated have been
disappointing. The average depth bored
without finding bedrock has been 161 feet."
As to foundation for the proposed Gum
boa, dam, which Is required In all of the
alternate plana, Mr. Wallace said:
At Qamboa the elevation of rock on the
site of the proposed dam In at sea level
and numerous borings taken at that point
entering the rock twenty to twenty-live feet
In depth, would Indicate that at Oamboa
there is no question as to the ability to
Mud a satisfactory foundation for a Aim
at a maximum dcnih nf u, ti,. .
able method of construction of the Oamboa
dam or even or the Bohlo dam would be
the construction of a core of concrete and
the filling In with the waste dirt out of
Culebra tut. Tho Oamboa dam can be con
structed cheaper than the Bohlo dam on
account of the faoi that the foundation It
much nearer the surface and the dam site
much nearer the Culebra cut.
Answering a question about the oper
ation of a sea-level canal. Mr. Wallace said:
A sea-level canal would be less expensive
to maintain, less expensive to operate save
time in passage through It, and could be
widened and deepened when required with
out Interfering with traffic.
Mr. Wallace said that he was not pre
pared to estimate as to time or cost or plan
of a canal until he had completed taking
the data he Is now compiling. He has sev
eral parties of engineers at work along the
11ns of the canal, each engaged In com
piling data on a given problem, but he could
not then tell when hla recommendations as
to the cunal will be ready.
Charges Nut Sustained.
LAW TON. Old., D. !. lS.-Judga E M
Payne of Chlckusha, I'nited States com
missioner, hue len acquitted In the federal
court at this place of Hie charge of drun-kenm-es
and permitting the sale of liquor
In the Indian territory. The charges were
made public some time ago. The attorney
general of the l ulled States was asked to
rail for an Inxettlgatl' n and the uiuttvr was
referred to Judgj Tuwnsend of the fed
eral court.
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NO SIGN OF EXTRA SESSION
Powibilitiu of.Sptcial Term Hare Disap
peartd, 8a js Isiator Millard.
THINKS JUDGE BAKER WILL BE RESTORED
Say F.stelle Still Has CSood Cbanee
for Pension ommloloirf Co
trressmau Hlteheoek Also Re
turns for the Holidays.
"Possibilities of an extra session of con
gress to take up amendments to the Inter
state commerce law and othtr matters
recommended by President Roosevelt, have
disappeared." said Senator Millard, who
has returned from Washington to spend the
holiday season at home. "I am a member
of the committee on the Interstate Com
merce commission and nay say that no ac
tion will be takrn upon the question of
enlarging the duties of the commission at
this season of congress. It Is likely, how
ever, a select committee will be appointed
to Investigate the problem during the pe
riod between the clo.ie cf the present sess.on
and the opening of the next.
"The present session will accomplish lit
tle mere than getting through the appro
priation bills and handling routine affairs.
It Is not at all prolific of Interesting mat
ters and there is scarcely a thing I can
tell the people out here that they do not
know already from the newspapers.
Thinks Baker Will (let Buck.
"The uiot-r lur the rimi.val r Judge
Baker wus a complete surprise to me and
my first information of It was conveyed In
a telegram from the Judge himself. In
company with other mem Iter of the Ne
braska delegation I immediately look up
the matter with Attorney General Moody
and President Roosevelt and Judge Baker
ppearrd upon the scene and made a very
favorable Impression. I feel quite well
satisfied that after he has stated his cn.ie
before the Department of Justice, In ac
cordance with the president's order, hold
ing, the removal In suspense. Judge Baker
will not only be exonerated, but that the
order of removal will he unnulled and he
will go back to his post.
Congressman Hlnshaw and Delegate
Rhodie of New Mexico, who went over the
charges and testimony submitted, pro
nounced the whole thing absolutely tint
from a legal standpoint. Personally, I be
lieve the charges against the Judge w"ere
brought by political enemies In the terri
tory for political purposes and hnve their
source In nothing elte. 1 have the Impres
sion that outside Influences hive been at
work and thnt Judge Baker will be re
habilitated. "Judge Baker Is now in Washington and
plans to come to Omaha the latter part of
next week for n ft.w days' visit with
friends here.
"In case Major Warner of Kansas City
does not accept the position of commis
sioner of pensions Judge Eftclle of Omaha
has as pood a chance as any of the other
applicants for the place. Even though
Major Warner is not elected senator from
Missouri It la not certain he would take
the office. I believe Judge Estelle could
fill the office with less friction and discom
fort to himself than any one else I know.
The place Is a trying one und certain of
criticism and abuse from one quarter or
another.
Polities In Swayne Case.
"The Impeachment proceedings against
Judge Swayne of Florida ure creating more
bf a stir In the newspapers than at the na
tion's capital, t think the fight on Judge
Swayne has its. bottom Impolitic, and the
political dislike of men in Florida. The
sentiment In congress seems to bo In his
favor. In order to hear the case, which
will occupy a good deal of time, It has
been proposed that the senate sit two hours
each morning for the purpose. This will
enable the body to finish the trial before
the regular time of adjournment, March 3.
"The work of putting old Fort Omaha In
condition for the signal corps In the spring
now Is entirely In the hands of the quar
termaster of the Department of the Mis
souri, who has $,10,000 at his command,
which should suffice until next July, when
another appropriation of $114,000 will be
ready. The cold weather will handicap the
Improvements, but they will be pushed as
rapidly ns possible. General Greeley Is very
anxious to have the post established as soon
as possible.
"Matters concerning the reforms de
manded at the Wlnnebngo Indian agency
are pending the action of the new head of
the Indian bureau and probably will wait
until he has thoroughly familiarised him
self with his work.
"In the death of Frank Murphy Omaha
sustained a rreat loss."
Senator Millard may remain until after
January 4, when congress reconvenes. If
personal business requires his attention
here.
Hltehpock Also at Home.
Congressman Hitchcock, who also has
returned from the national capital for the
hollduys, says there Is little doing In con
gress of particular Interest to Nebraskuns.
"I feel much gratification over tho fact
that after January 16, every farmer In tho
Second Congressional district will have the
benefits of rural free delivery," he said.
"The order Just Issued makes the service
In Washington county complete and thus
rounds out the district. This is the first
congressional district in Nebraska and, I
think, In the west to have this service en
tire. "I expect to make a speech on my postal
savings bank bill before the session ad
journs, although I am not hopeful of a
report from the committee that has It In
charge by that time.
"The only matter that I hnve been press
ing hard In this session Is the Indian ware
house appropriation bill and I think, with
the assistance of the others of the Ne
braska delegation, we will get It through,
although Chairman Shorman of New York,
who Is at the head of the committee, la
opposing the approrrlutlon."
KELLER LOSES HIS STANDING
(Continued from First Page.)
occupying a private room, he needs noth
ing further, everything being provided by
the Institution. Because of sickness and
accidents I have had to be put Into hos
pitals at various times for repairs or re
cuperation and so have come to know a
good detil about the ways and methods of
these beneficent Institutions. To a patient
occupying a private room a hospital can
be more nearly likened to a hotel with a
free medical department attached than any
thing else I can think of.
"At the same time there Is thrown about
the occupant of the private room in a hos
pital, as well as about the occupant of a
cot in the general ward, a restraint that Is
absent In a hotel and whl-h is even fnlntly
suggestive of a Jail. You cannot enter a
hospital at will, nor can you leave It
wholly at your own pleasure, a you can
with a hotel. The hospltul authorities ex
ercise a certain necessary discretion as to
th admlselnn of patient, pay as well as
free, and also as to their leaving. It fre
quently happens that a patient, tired of the
monotony of hospital life, wants to leav
before he should. He i!sual!y finds that
some essential part of his street apparel,
his shoes or his coat Is missing. This Is
one way by which he Is detained from
going out too socn. Buwldea. the hospital
salts are all kept fastened, so that no one
can go out, any more than com In, with
out the knowledge of those In charge.
Is Held tor a Week.
"I recall a case In point. A patient had
had some libs cracked. After a few weeks
he thought he was well enough to go out.
and he certainly was very weary of his In
door life. He was a pay patient, but his
own family did not want Mm to take any
chances by going out too early. It was on
a Thursday he first Insisted he was weil
enough to go out. It wns on the following
Thursday that he was discharged. He had
been detained a week beyond his wishes:
yet It wns done In such a way he could find
no Just cause for complaint.
"It surprises some people to learn that a
hhspltal does not do free laundering for Its
patients any more than a hotel does for Its
guests. But It's a fact. The patient must
pay for whatever laundering he hns done.
The hospital provides where necessary
nightshirts and usually slippers at least
when the patient Is denied his shoes and
some sort of light lounging garment In lieu
of the coat, where It Is withheld. In splt
of this, however, the patient should take
with him everything he will need. He
should pack his valise precisely as If he
were going on a Journey. He should pro
vide himself also with a little money out
side his hospital expenses. lie will need
It for newspapers, cigar (If he smokes),
postage stamps, the barber and the II.
Every hospital Is a little world In Itself
differing In some degree from every o'het
similar Institution. What I have said,
however, Is general and applies to all hos
pitals." Gold and Silver Production.
The rich Tonapah district. In Nye county,
made Nevada the leading state of th
union In tho production of gold and silver
during the year 1908. The total produc'I'n
of gold for the United State-i was S.SSO.OOt
fine ounces, valued at $73.C91,7f. a decrease
of $6,408,300 or 8.01 per c?nt as compared
with the production of 19 2. Of the twenty,
one states and territories that ylMdel
gold In 1W3, eleven showed an Increase In
production, Nevada leading with an In
creise of $4f2.700 or 17.02 per cent. An
ejual number of states and territories pro
duced silver In 1908, and the same numVer
showed an Increase In production, with
Nevada the lending state In the production
of silver as well as gold. It held the same
proud position In 1!K2, but bctter:d its own
record In 19(3 by 1,304,300 fine ounces, or
34. 82 per cent.
Knusns also Is worthy of special men
tion in the chronicle of gold and Fllver
producers. Kansas and Tennessee, with
products valued respectively at 19,7(0 and
$SO0, Joined the ranks of gold producir
for the first time, giving a production of
no less than 97,100 ounces.
t'olorndo'a Bla; Loss.
Alaska, which led In the Increase ot
gold production In 1902. was second In 1901,
with an Increase of $268,900. Arlzjna tho wed
a gain of $245,300; Utah, $l02,9t; Idaho. $93,
400; Montana, $38,300; Virginia, $10,400;
Washington, $7,700, and Alabama, $1 900.
The fcreatfst d.creise In the product on of
gold In 19 was In Colorado, where the
production fell oft $ri.928,6K). or T0.82 per cent.
California was second In amount of de
crease In 1903, falling off $687,600. Decreases
were also noted in the follow ins statea
and territories: Oregon, $j26,5'j0; New Mex
ico, $286,500; South Dakota, $138,700; Geor
gia, $35,800; Wyoming, $3j,3"0; South Caro
lina, $21,200; North Carolina, $2',2 0, and
Maryland, $2,000.
The totnl silver yield of the United
States fcr 19T3 amounted to 54.300,000 fine
ouncs. ThlH had a coining value of $70,
206,0)0 and a commercial value of $i9,322,
000. a decrease In quantity of l,2fJO,(WO fine
ounces, or 2.16 per cent. Besides Nevada
and Kansas, the following states and ter
ritories also showed rains In production
In 1903 over 1902: Idaho, 652,600 ounces;
Utah, 366,100 ounces; Arlxona, 344,000 ounces:
Alaska. 81.600 ounces; California, 30.700
ounces; Oregon, 24,700 ounces; Texas, .8.200
ounces; Virginia, 3.600 ounces; Tennessee,
700 ounces. The greatest decrease In tho
production of silver in 1903 was In Col
orado and amounted to 2.685,800 fine
ounces. Alabama, which reported 100 fine
ounces of silver In 1902, reported no pro
duction In 1903. Other decreases were as
follows: Montana, 601,600 ounces; Wash
ington. 324,500 ounces; New Mexico, 276,500
ounces; South Dakota, 119,000 ounces; Mich
igan, C0.S00 ounces; North Carolina, ,90
ounces, and Wyoming, 4,800 ounces.
Year's Production Lower.
The total value of the production of
precious metals by the United States in
19n3, reckoning silver at its commercial
value, amounted to $102,913,700, a decrease
of $6,601,300, or 6.94 per cent from the yield
of 1W2.
The above figures are taken from a re
port on the production of gold and silver
In 19o3, which I published by the United
State Geological Survey in Its annual
volume of mineral resource. The total
statlrtlcs of the production are furnished,
as In previous years, by Oeorge E. Rob
erts, director of the mint. The statistical
canvass made by the survey resulted, how
ever, In some difference In the distribu
tion of the product among the several
states and territories. The phases of pro
duction In Alaska and In several state
are discussed by the survey' representa
tives, Messrs. Alfred H. Brooks, Victor
C. Helkts, Charles G. Yale, A. N. Wlnchell
and E. P. Porter. Trey present some
very Interesting data .regarding properties
and development work In the great gold
and sliver producing camps of the west.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Monday and Tuesday Is the
Promise (or Nebraska Fair
and Colder (or Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Forecast of ihe
weather for Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Mon
day and Tuesday.
For Iowa und Missouri Fair and colder
Monday; Tuesday, fair.
For Illinois Fair Monday, preceded by
snow flurries In north portion; Tuesday,
fair, brisk northwest winds.
For South Dakota Fair Monday and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Mon
day and Tuesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF Ti lW V KA J HER BUREAU
OMAHA. Dec. 18. Official record of tem
periituie end niecl; liutmn ciiinparnd aitu
the corresponding day of the last three
eiirs: .!.-,.
.Maximum temperature... 42 48 30 4
Minimum temp rature ..25 28 86
Mean temperature 34 37 19 1
Precipitation T .00 .00 .2a
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1.
Normal temperature 7
Deficiency for the any ' J
Total excess since March 1 7j
Normal precipitation CJ Inch
Deficiency for the day uj Inch
iotil r utum. unci March 1. ...24.4.1 uiciies
Deficiency since March 1 b.Si Inches
Excess tor cor. period, 1SI Z.il Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 3 W Inches
Deports from Stations at T P. At.
Maximum
Tern- Tem
Stution and 8tate perature pera- Rain
ofWeutliir. at 7 p. m. ture. tall.
Omaha, cloudy & vt T
Valentine, clear 24 34 . 00
North Piatt-, clear So 42 .00
Cheyenne, clear 22 M .oo
Suit l.ake City, clear.... 40 4 .o
Kapld City, clear 26 84 .k
liuron. cieur 11 34 T
WllllAton, clear 18 22 T
(iilcago, cloudy 34 24 .00
t. luls, cloudy 34 40 T
St Paul, partly cloudy.. 16 34 .01
Davenport, cloudy 30 &N .m
Kansas tity. cirur 8a 44 .00
Havre, punlv cioudy.... 88 ?8 .oo
Helena, cloudy o 42 T
Hlsmarck. cleir 10 26 .01
Galveston, cli-iidy Ho H2 .00
Zero.
T indicates trace cf precipitation.
. , I.. A. WELSH,
' Iocal Forecaster.
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lia creatures ATieiu when H la free, U easily seen as
she tells of various animals nnd
birds wild creatures of the wood and Jungle, the plains and clilTs and sand.
All life of th; kind is wonderful, and these stories are written that those
read may be helped to a knowledge of the haunts and habits of the birds,
to run the earth, fly In the air. or wlm In the sea.
A-pj Itoniince of Franklin's Nine Years of Hnpnl-
llMtlOll S IQOl np?.B at the Court of France. No writer of hs-
torlcnl fiction hnd taken Benjamin Franklin as
ihn foremost character of fl storv until the author wrote this book, lining as a
bnsls the principal Incidents of the great philosopher's life while representing the Colonies at the Court of. Franoiv
A love episode, beginning with a family feud. Is predominant, and during its evolution the true story of the ne
gotiations which ended in the treaty that placed American Colonies among the nations of the earth la told.
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STATEMENT BY CUNNINGHAM
Preiidsnt of Rural Letter Carriers Talk 01
President's Order.
SAYS SOME CURT THINGS OF BRISTOW
Asks If Russia Has Ileen Moved to
America, with Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General
mn Csar.
Frank II. Cunningham, president of tho
Nu i u.i. h1 Ruial Letter Carriers' association,
arrived home from Washington yesterday.
Mr. Cunningham said that lor a time at.
loiiKt hi would maintain his olllce in South
Omuliii. He said he expects to travel for
some timu with tho purpose of tunneling
the organization of the rurul carrier
throughout the country. President Cun
ningham has prepared this statement for
the press:
What are the Utter carriers' rights and
how ure they being treated.' It is due the
public to know the facts. President Koose
vull, in hib recent message to congress,
uses' the following lunguuge:
'"The letter cuirieiB, boin municipal and
rural, ure, as a whole, an excellent body of
public servants. They shuu.d be umpiy
uald Hut their puyment must be obtained
by arguing their claims fairly and honor
ably betoro the congress," etc.
This is what the letter carriers have al-
j. i i , I will 1iiiv Inn
ways uefuiu ..... .......
public to Judge whether or not the language
of tiie president's message does not diieetly
conflict wun me "" muiuu. ..v,...
i i(ki.' mul fm ii htfn vio
oroer oi jiiiiuui , n
lutlon of whic h the letter carriers are now
being persecuted. It is m unions.
"All officers and employes of the I lilted
States of every description, serving In or
under any of the executive departments,
and whether so serving in or out of Wash
ington, ure hereby forbidden, either directly
or indirectly. Individually or through asso
ciations, to solicit an Increase of pay or to
influence or attempt to Influence In their
own Interest any other legislation what
ever either before congress or its commlt
. ... n., .n ..a thrmiirh the heads
tees, or in miy ) j .i i .v, ,i,ol.
of the departments In or under which the
serve, on penauy ui mo,,, -
g Tailed"1 ' THEODORE ROOSICVELT.
"White House. January 31, 1902 '
The rural letter carriers have been strug
gling for an existence upon the meager
salary of SHOO per year, out of which the
were compelled to maintain from two to
tour ne.ui oi noir- j,,-., ......
as well ns to provide for their families.
They were voted at the lost session of con
gress n salary of $720 n yenr. And when
this was about to go Into effect upon July
1 1904 General Rrlstow came out with a
famous ruling which hns caused the trouble
He did not propose to allow the maximum
salary of JTLD upon any route less than
twenty-four miles In lenpth. while the rule
for the establishment of tho service had
been to make the routes from twenty to
twenty-five miles In length. This deprived
nearly 90 per cent of the carriers of the iiJO
salary which congress hnd voted them, and
It was vigorously opposed by the carriers.
The ruling was so changed by the presi
dent's order as to more nearly conform
with the plain intent of congress, and all
carriers who were then In the service hiv
ing routes of twenty miles or over In length
were allowed the $720 salary. The president
hns In many ways befriended the cnrrirs
nnd thev ns n class hnve a most kindly
feeling for him. Fourth Assistant Fost
msrter General Brlstow. In whose Imme
diate charge the rural service has been en
trusted, hns continually antagonized not
onlv the carriers, but (he service as we.l.
He lms made various rulings which rob the
letter carriers of their citizenship, one of
which l ns folli ws:
"The Postmaster: Sir You are directed
to advise the rural carrier or carriers from
voiir office that they are not permitted to
instigate, circulate or encourage any peti
tion or remonstrance on or In connection
with their routes. Very r-pelv. w
"Fourth Assistant Postmaster General "
This ruling hns been interpreted as being
binding unon the carrier after his day's
work has been completed and he Is ofT duty,
and Is it not In direct violation of the con
stitution of the I'nited States, which guar
antees to every American citizen the rlKht
n ivtitinn ennaress? Article I of amend
ment to the constitution of the I'nited
Bt.itc s is as fr"-ws:
"Congress i make no law respecting
an establish . . of religion, or prohibiting
the free exe-ci-c thereof; or abridging the
f-eertor" r' " ' or f the press; or the
right of the people peaceably to assemble
and to ii ' eminent for u re-
dr"s nf g levnnces."
Has Russia hern moved to America, gnd
Is Fourth Assistant, Postmaster General
Rrlstow the czur? Is the constitution still
In force Does the constitution of the
I'nited States mean what it says? Or does
It moan what Mr. Brlstow thinks and
wants? The, right of petition was a right
guaranteed by the founders of our govern
ment a government for all the people. Mr
Brlstow, apparently, would have one kind
of rights for letter carriers, and another
kind of government and rights for other
citizens. When a rural carrier takes his
oath to sup'Ritt the constitution, must he
make a mental reservation to support only
such portions as Mr. Brlstow approves of?
Is the rural carrier a free moral agent?
Is he a citizen of the United States or does
he lose his citizenship and forfeit his con
stitutional right when he becomes a car
rier? And why Is It these petitions are not
wanted? If hundreds of thousands of pa
trons, believing they are right, and desir
ing to correct an Injustice, want to sign a
petition regarding rural freft delivery, and
If they wish the rural carrier to circulate
this petition for trem why should he not
do so as long as he does not let the doing
so Interfere in the s'lghteet with his dutli s?
Why are these petitions so unwelcome at
Washington? Why should the earnest pe
titions of hundreds of thousands of honest,
taxpaylng patrons be suppressed? Is theie
anything In the truth which should be con
cealed' Why did the petition last winter
cause such consternation? Why wus the
effort made to minimize their magnitude
until It could no longer be concealed? The
handwriting on the wall of the Babylonian
palace could not be more clear The so
ple the common people, the unheard, tux
paving consuming population of the I'nited
States de.-lred that the only branch of the
federal go t-rnment that came in direct
touch with them for their benefit should
lie efficient, and they plainly saw thu only
by paying a llvlnjr wage could this efficiency
be maintained If the Int. rest of the pub
lic means nothing. If petition by the lineal
mile betokens an thing, ihn smothering of
all our bills in the coinmiKee rhairmaned
by Jesse Overstreet Is a dire 't annulment
of th will pople. If the past af-
II J with enry at the slRht of the rrlnee-
of-lon't-Care-yhat riding by
to become the ReaufJful Pine Tree In his
Immediately there are many happening
AND ALL THE LATE BOOKS AT
MTI0NERY (?
fords any basis on which to forecast future
i conditions, what have the rural curriers
i to hope for or expect? The resignations
among the rural letter carriers, necause or
their inadequate pay and miserable condi
tion, have been thousand uisin thousands
anntiaily, amounting u nearly U& per cent
or the entire carrier body; and now, since
the election Is over, they are to lie perse
cuted ant dismissed from the service should
they dare to make known their Intolerable
condition and assert their rights of citizen
ship, even though they hnve their last dol
lar Invested In horses, wagon, harness and
other equipment with which to perform
the service. I'ongressmnn Hearst, however,
has Introduced a resolution in congress,
making inquiry Into thtve dismissals and
the matter will likely be tested In the
lilghiwt courts to determine whether or not
letter carriers have any constitutional
rights or citizenship.
F. 11. CUNNINGHAM,
President National Rural Letter Curriers'
Association.
MURDER IN INSANE ASYLUM
(Continued from First Page.)
242 head ofvnttle, besides having furnished
the meat fur the Inmates during the last
thirty weeks. The Institution Is raising
Kngllsh Berkshire nnd Poland-China hogs,
und recently hns been butchering pigs
11 months old weighing 320 pounds.
At the beginning of the Liennlum there
were in the Institution 616 patients, 194
males and 322 females. During the two
yenrs theVe were admitted and returned
from parole l,fi03 patients, 649 males and
I8 females. November 30 there were on
hand MX patients, of which 214 were males
and 874 females. The greatest number on
hand at any one time during this two-year
period was on June 17, 1903. when the In
stitution was caring for 629 patients. Of
the Inmates treated during the two years
700 were natives of the United States, 473
were married, 421 were single, 119 were
widowed, 33 were divorced and 6 did not
know anything of their condition Insofar as
marriage was concerned. During the two
years there hus been no change In tho
working force of the Institution.
Chancellor Andrews Lectures.
Next Saturday evening Chancellor E.
Benjamin Andrews will deliver a lecture at
the Grand Army hall on the subject, "The
Battle of Gettysburg." In this battle the
chancellor was un officer, commanding a
Connecticut battery, nnd the lecture doubt
less will contnln many important facts that
are not down in the histories. All soldiers
and veterans of the late unpleasantness, as
well as others, are Invited to attend.
Papllllon Poultry Show.
PAPILLION, Neb., Sept. 13. (Speclnl.)
The Sarpy County Poultry association will
hold Its unnual poultry show at Papllllon
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week. Everything points to one of the
best shows of Its kind ever held In Sarpy
county and will be far ahead of previous
years. Exhibits here already come In from
a great many places and a greater va
riety of birds than hav ever been shown
In Sarpy county will be seen, Adam
Thompson of Amity, Mo., a poultry man ot
national reputation, will score the birds
and place the awards. Secretary Tower of
the association has been busy during the
past week filling out application blanks fo:
entries and a large attendance Is antici
pated. City geeks to Open Street.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 18.-(Spclal.)-City
Attorney W. M. Cornelius, Judge J. J.
Sullivan and Israel Gluck left here today
for St. Louis, where the celebrated "M.
Street" case is to be hoard In the United
States court of appeal. Thl Is the case
wherein the city of Columbu seek to re
open a street in thl city known as "M"
street and which waa vacated and deeded
to the Union Pacific railroad many year
ago. The case was tried before Judge Hun
ger at Omaha last April and the railroad
was given a Judgment. The case was then
appealed and I now set for hearing. This
case has been In litigation for the past
five years. The city wishes to open the
street and the railroad wishes to build a
large new freight depot In th street.
Chnrare Editor with Libel.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. -(BpeclaU-A
complaint wa filed with Judge Ratterman
In the county court last evening, wherein
George Wert, county attorney of Colfux
county, charges John 8;recher, editor of
the Schuyler Free- Lance, with criminal
slander. A warrant wa at once Issued
upon the complaint. It was impossible last
evening, owing to the lateness of the hour,
to get a copy of the complaint, but the
objectionable article Is set out In the com
plaint. It is said that Mr. Wert has or
will file the same suit In each county where
the paper ha a circulation.
neakthlef Oets Wsteh,
FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 18.-(Sperial.)-A
sneak thief yesterday afternoon stole a
watch and fob belonging to Ed Morse, one
of the proprietors of the auditorium, of the
value of about $0. The watch was in his
vest, which waa hanging in the front room
of the shop, and as a good many regular
customers und others were In and out dur
ing the time there is no clue to follow.
A. O. I . W . Lodge Klerllon.
PA PI LI. ION. Neb.. 1 i.e. lb. .'3p ( lal. I -Gretna
lodge No. 260, An'ient Order I'nited
AlwflyaRrarfjnber lh Full Nmj
Cure CoM in Oao Dy, Ct-ipki 2 &ay
ob every
to 25o
Holidays
Joscphine Daskam
(Mrs. SfMen Bneon)
rVifft lllustriliont by EUitbtth ibippttl
Crttn. SI. 00
John Luther Long
With Sixtf lllustnfionx. $1.00
with
car -
to which a goblin fox of the most pro
Ellen Velvin. F. Z. S.
rVifh Illustrations by Gusttvt Vtrbtik
Si.OO .
who -
beasts and creeping thing which are frrtj
Charles Felton Pidgin
91.50
Cor. Fartiam & 15th Sts.
Omaha.
Workmen, elected the following officers at
their Inst meeting: Master workmnn, H.
R. 8ecord; foreman, P. N. Peerson; Junior
overseer, Frank Chapp; recorder, P. J.
Mflla; financier, J. D. Ehlers; receiver, A.
J. Rlshel; guide, J. O. Wagner; insld
watch, Hnrry Ellenger; outside watch,
Walter Green; physician. Dr. McCarthy.
Royal Arrnnam Klectlon.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dee. 18. (Special.)
The Royal Arcanum of this city last even
ing elected tho following officers for th
coming year: J. C. Freydlg, regent; D. M.
Newmnn, vice regent; J. R. Carter, orator;
J. II. Galley, secretary; W. A. McAllister,
treasurer; J. D. Stlres, collector; Rev. Mr.
Cash, chaplain; C. J. Buckmaster, guide;
P. J. McCaffrey, warden; Earl Galley, Ben
try; A. Jaeggl, paat regent.
Through a typographical error In the
Bennett ad in Sunday's lire It was stated
thnt the Bennett store would be open every
Moi day eveiing until Xrrns, while It should
have suid that the store would be open
every evening from Monday until Xmas.
Dairymen's Convention.
CHICAGO, Dec. IK. The next nnnunl con
vention of the National Association of
State Dnlrv and Food departments will be
held nt Portland, Ore., June 20 to 25. This
was decided on here today at a meeting
f the executive committee of the associa
tion. Headaches From rolil.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes th
cause. To get the genuine, call for th full
name and look for the signature of E. W.
J rove. 26c.
Grip Pains
It would be utterly impossible to Imag
ine anything more distressing than l.u
(Irlppe pains. They ure simply Indescrib
able, and seem to bo composed of all th
misery sensations known.
Yet they can be relieved, and In a very
short time, by taking
Dr. Miles'
Anti-Pain P ills
the greatest remedy on earth for pain of
any kind. Their soothing Influence upon
ihe nerves is felt throughout th antlr
aygtem.
"1 had La Grippe pains all over me,
and I was in such distress I thought I
could not endure It. I thought of Dr.
Miles' Anti-Pain Pills, and after taking I
doses the pain disappeared, and I slept
peacefully. My brother has a swelling on
bis neck, and uses them, as they ease th
pain, and leave no bud effects Ilk quiet
ing powders."
ADELIA LANE, Portage, Mich.
If they fall to htlp, your druggist will
refund your money on first package.
26 doses, 25 cents. Never sold In bulk.
HI
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Trunks,
Suit Gases and
Traveling Bags
We hav Just pur
chased a traveling
man's entire line of
samples nearly 100 of them at a big dis
count. No two alike some handsome one
among them which we will sell at a big
reduction.
Our 16 00 fiult Case, all leather, hand
riveted, 22-lnoh, 24-lnch and 26-Inch, la th
'icst made for the money.
ALFRED CORNISH CO.
Telephone 2314. 1KIO Farnam at.
AMI SKMK VI S
Tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Wednesday Mstlnre
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