Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1901, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY o OCTOBER 1901. GRAND JURY'S TRUANT CLERK Jasper Eyers of Wymors Budd. Gage County, ly Forsakes SHERIFF WADDINGTON GOES IN PURSUIT n of Records Wil Be Anked piain His He OMcer capade When 1 ihe [l conrt Finds Neb, Oct Byers of BEATRICE gram. ) Jasper the present grand jury took his leave of a monlously last night 114 not the convening of jury this ning. | It was learned that he wae at Lincoln last | night and Sheriff Waddington went to Lin coln after the truant this afternoon, bu 41d not return at a late hour tonight. 1t is | #ald that the sherifl hos instructions not to return without Byers if it is possible to find bim. Why HByers left at this time, espe- | ecially when he had all the records of the grand jury in hls possession, cannot be told at this writing Not Found LINCOLN, Oct. 1.—(Special Telegram.) Bherift Waddington is not registered at any hotel and has not been seen by the sheriff or police PREACHERS ESCHEW TOBACCO Clergymen Are Assigned hy Confer- ence to Charches in Omaha Distriet, 1 Wymore of (Spectal Tele- | lerk of | Gage nty rather unce report In Lincoin, ATCHISON, Kan., Oct &ram)—At the annual conference of the African Methodist BEpiscopal church of Kansas aud Nebraska a resolution was in- troduced by the temperance commlittee pro- hibiting all the ministers of the confer- ence from smoking or using tobacco in any form. Many of the ministers had been smoking and chewing for years and made vigorous objections, but the resolution was | carried The assignments for the year include the tollowing for the Omaha district: Rev, J R. Ransom, presiding elder; St. John's church, Omaha, Rev. G. H. Shaffer; Bethel church, Lawrence, Rev. G. C. Clark; Atchl oson, Rev. H. W. King; Lincoln, Rev. M. Wooton; North Topeka, Rev. I. 8. Wilson North Lawrence, Rev. N. T. Gamble; Quindaro, Rev. John Porter; Highland, Rev. E. Q. Plummer; Hlawatha, Rev., Robert House; Horton and Holton, Rev D. D. Cole; Elwood and Troy, Rov. P. D. Davis; Bonner Springs and Edwardsville, Rev. J. 4. Pleasant; Oskaloosa, Rev. J. I Watson: Tonganoxie and Zlon, Rev. John son Taylor; Nebraska City, Rev. A. J King; South Omaha and Fremont, Rev. J W. Willlams; White Cloud and Falls City, | to be supplied; Allance, Rov. R. Davls. CHARGED WITH _ EMBEZZLING Implement Agent at Holdrege cused of Holding Back Com- pany's Money. 1.—~(Specfal Tele- Ac- HASTINGS. Neb., Oct. 1.—(Special Tele- &ram.) —Sherift Gustus of Phelps county ar- rested C. A. Jarvis of Holdrege here this morning on the charge of embezzlement Jarvis had been employed as agent for the | McCormick Harvesting Mathir4 company at Holdrege, and is accused of withholding $500, belonging to the firm at Holdr ge. Sherl Qustus took his prisoner to Hol- drege today. M. A. Har.gan accompanled him to act as attérmey for Jarvi: Reception fur Plattamonth Tarners, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 1.—(Speelal.) ~-The turner team from this city returned Inst evening from the arnual tournament of Tel Jed Sokol In Schuyler. It was met at the train by the Bohemlan band and members of the Turner soclety and escorted to Sokol hall, where the evening was spent The Plattsmouth turners won eleven | prizes in tho second class, but did not entor first class. The next annual state tournament will be in this city. Charged With Illegul Transaction. CLAY CENTER, Neb., Oct. 1.—(Special.) —D. Nawman of Gothenburg was arralgned before County Judge Palmer, on the charge of obtalning goods under false pretences. It is the outgrowth of a trade for the stock of merchandise, belonging to Roberts Bros of Falifleld. A continuance was taken for tbres waeks and Newman was released on ¥500 bonds. District Court at Tecumach. TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. The fall term of district court sessions here this afternoon Btull is presiding. on for service tomorrow. began Judge J [ Peter Miller Recovering. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special.) ~Peter Miller, who had his neck cut open recently, was able to return to his home 1o Omaba this afternoon. Fools Deputy Sherifr FORT CALHOUN, Neb, Oect, 1.—(Spe- elul)—The deputy shoriff from blair SORES AND ULCERS. Sores aud Ulcers never become chronic unless the blood 13 in poor condition —is sluggish, weak and unable to throw off the poisons that accumulate in it. The system must be relieved of the unhealthy matter through the sore, and great danger to life would follow should it heal before the blood has been made pure and healthy and allimpurities eliminated from the tem. S.5.5. begins the curc by first clean: ing and invigorating the blood, building “K the general hicalth and removing from t e slen 4 QOMSTANT DRAIN Scmortid, UPON THE SYSTEM. effete matter. When this has been accomplished the dis- charge gradually ceases, and the sore or ulcer hieals. Itis the tendency of thiese old indolent sores to grow worse and worse, and eventually to destroy the bones, Local lications, while soothing’ and to some extent alleviate pain, cannot reach the seat of the trouble. S, 8, 8, does, and no matter how nfipnmmy hopeless your condition, even though your constitution has broken down, it will bring relief when nothin, else can. It supplies the rich, pure bl n to heal the sore and nourish the debilitated, diseased boda'}. Mr. J. D Talbert, Lock Dox 245, Winona, Miss, says: “'Six years :go my leg from the kncs 1he foot was bne coild sore. Beveral physlians {rested mo ad § iads twotrips 2 et Springs but found ro re: Twasinducedtotry 8.8.§ and It tiade a complete cure. 1 have beeu 8 per: known — contains no ings. 1f your flesh does not heal readily Send for our free book and write our is the only purely vog- Sss ruin digestion and inin bad condition, and any ordinary sore e for this service, | tatl | memorial (Spectal.)-- | ‘The petit jury will come | falled in his efforts to arrest Ben Baker for being implicated in the robbing of H Sevileript Friday night. Baker was in Worline's salo playing a game of pool when the deputy sheriff told him to con sider himself under arvest Bakcr t out his hands to be handcuffed. When the deputy sheriff put his down Baker rau out of the saloon and down the street toward the ravine in south of town. Threa shots were fired at him and a pool ball and bandeufts thrown n, but he made his jescape In the underbrush revolver the part | MANDAMUS AGAINST HAVERLY | (Continued trom First Page.) The and m car | city, new dwelling will about $7,000 will be bullt after the style of the ern country home. It will be near th e and upon the highest point near the cost State Treasurer Stacfer's Report. Treasurer Stuefer's report ber 1s as follows for Septem- OEHTOSIS 18085 w0us wig 5 SUTY6T998 Carnegle Library Delayed. The Lincoln public Ifbrary board met in monthy session tonight and attended to de- matters. Reports from the building committee indicated that the Carnegle Ii- | brary bullding will not be completed until | Colon had drawn ahead, leading the chase, next «pring. The delay 1s occasioned by the | Inability of the contractors to get bulléfng | 8uns of the materfal De At a mass meeting of the students of Wesleyan university the following resolu- tlons were unanimously adopted Whereas, The death sentence has been pronounced upon Leon (zolgosz, the a sassin of our lamented natlonal executive, Villlam MeKinle Whereas, allow the upon Americ a rebuke to anarchy as ev be it Resalved, That we, Wes nssembled, hers priate the disp suggested by rtation of Czolgo Corpne, the students of the university, in dorse as most Chancellor Huntington in his ess for the late president, I crave for the axsassin or mark of distinction. He has earned it and I would it mi be awarded him bones should er be allowed to mingle with American soll. When the death sen- tence shall be pronounced and executed, as it should be with the swift justice becom- ing such an unapeakable tragedy, 1 could vish the United States government would take the remains of the atrocious murderer A hundred miles to sea, and then, pinfoned and manacled, with his revolver in his belt namely | and a millstone chalned about hix neck, | There he had remalned until the chase of | sink the corpse a thousand fathoms to the bottom of the ocean, that thus the anarch- it might be warned that he shall not have 80 much as & grave in a civilized land." New Woodmen's Lodge NEMAHA, Neb., Oct. 1.-—(Special.) camp of Modern Woodmen was organized in Nemaha last night by Colonel R. D. Spotts u!‘Omnhu with a membership ot thirty. 1 camp were present. at Nemahna. J. L. Johnson Sent to Asylom. CLAY CENTER, Neb, Oct. 1.—(Special.) Joseph L. Johnston of Saronville was ad- Judged insane by the commissioners of in- sanity. The sheriff took him to the asylum at Lincoln. | e Highlanders G NEMAH eb., Oct | raven Castle No. 36, Royal Highlanders, | Bave a supper and entertainment last night to members and fam!lies. Supper. 1.—~(Spectal.)—Dun- (Continued from Firet Page.) company and had nothing to do with it Hawkes sald he made out the bill, but Corbin never forwarded it Allen Not n mber. He also sald that in an Interview with Assistant Secretary Allen the latter de- ment with Heistand for his services in con- nection with the company. Hawkes sald he had numerous Interviews with Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, to whom he had pre- | sented his clalm through the mails. Meiklejohn had sald Helstand ought to pay (t. Mr. Melklejohn, he sald, also ap- pointed him in the customs service of the Philippines and also promised him promo- tlon. Mr. Mefklejohn asked him for rec- ommendations before making the appoint- ment. Major Hawkes gave the detalls of his trip to the Philippines and his return after his appointment was revoked. He saw Secretary Root, but the committes would not permit him to tell anything of what passed between them, holding that Secre- tary Root was 6ot nvolved in the case, Hawkes sald he had interviews with Mr Melklejohn, {n which the latter told him that it would be Impossible for him to se- cure a poeition under the government so long as Mr. Root was secretary of war. HYMENEAL. Stak-Trig) LEAD, 8. ., Oct. 1.—(Special Telegram.) W. J. Sisk, formerly secretary of the University of Vermilion, now holding an important position with the Black Hille Belt Development company of this ecity, went to Vermilion tonight. He and Miss Irene Trigg of Vermilion will be married at noon Wednesday, They will live in Lead Renew Telegraph Contracts. NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—The Tribune sa The contracts of the Western Unlon Tele- &raph company with the Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Oblo and Norfolk & West- orn railroads, it is announced, have been renewed with substantialy no modific tions. — Reduced rates to New York and return via Michigan Central, “The Niagara Falls Route,” good for return within twenty days and for stopover at Niagara Falis and Buffalo. City ticket office, 119 Adams street, fectly well man éver siuce. " etable blood purifier poisonous minerals to 8dd to, rather than relieve your suffer- when scratched, bruised or cut, your blood 18 apt to become chronic, physicians about your case. We make na CRTE ST SPECIH 0. ATLANTA, OA. i Chl | to come out 11 not take the time.” appro- | sal of the assassin's body | e members of the Brownville | SIGSBEE IS WELL (UIZZED ‘ Investigators Ask What He Told Schley of the Enemy's Whereabouts, DIDN'T SAY THEY WERE NOT IN SANTIAGO Witneas Insiatsa He Merely Sald He Had Not Seen Them There— Correspondent Repeats Philip's Words, (Continued from First Page.) manding officers that in case the Spanish | ships came out he wished to concentrate | the batteries of all our ships on a portion of those of the enemy. This wae not ex- plained as a tactical concentration of, our whole force on a part of the enemy, but as a division of our whole fire on several of the enemy's ehips. During the time the commanding officers were on board the flag- ship Captaln Evans asked Commodore Schley if it were his Intention to eteam at the enemy’s ships in case they should start Commodore Schley answered: | Certalnly,’ and added words Indicative of his intention to attack them as they came out of the narrow deflle.” “I recollect it perfectly.” “Is that a correct statement?" ““That is correct.”” So there was a plan of battle arranged by Commodore Schley, was there not “There s nothing there to indicate It from what you have read.’ ““Was pot that the same order that was given by the commander-in-chief, substan. tlally: ‘Close In toward harbor entrance and attack them? “You have not read anything about i dicating any plan of battle.” Mr. Rayner—And added the words (read- ing) “Indlcative of his intention to attack them as they came out.” Difference Regarding Time. “I want to read you two reports—your re- port of the engagement of the Spanish squadron—and 1 would ltke you to tell me whether there s any conflict between them, and if there is which one of these state- ments in your judgment now {s correct (Reading) ‘After having passed at 10 Oquendo and Maria Teresa, on fire and ashore, this vessel continued to chase and fire upon the Viscaya until 10:36, when sig- nal to cease firing was sounded on board, it haviog been discovered that Viscaya had struck Its colors.’ That was at 10:36 | In your report. Now I want to read from the report of the commander-in-chief | (reading): “The Visca was still under the, | fire of the leading ssels, the Cristobal | and soon passed beyond the range of the leading Amerfcan ships. | Viscaya was soon set on fire and at 11:1 | it turned fn shore and was beached at Aser- raderos, ffteen miles from Santlago, burn- ing flercely, ete.’ " have no doubt you read it correctly | ““Which ts correct? Is there a conflict b | tween the commander-in-chief at the time ‘\'l!r‘n)‘.\ went ashore and your report, yours at 10:36 and his at 11:15, it becomes | a materlal point to us which one of these specifications 18 correc “The time glven in that report of mine { was furnished by the navigator and execu- tive officer of the ships. I, of course, dld Admiral Evans was then excused and Mr. Thomas M. Dienalde, a newspaper corre- | | spondent, who was on board Texas during | the Bantlago campaign, was called. | Newspaper Man Called Mr. Dienalde sald that when the battle off Santiago began he had been In the room of the junior officers of the ship and had immediately gone on the bridge with Cap- tain Phillp, remaining there until the cap- taln had gone to the lower bridge with him. Colon began. He had at the time made notes of the battle and these he read. “l have a note made at 9:50 In quotation marks: ‘Stop both englnes, helm hard star- card.' “Who gave that order?" “Captain Philip." “Where was Brooklyn when was glven?" “l presume Brooklyn was in fromt of Texas. 1 saw it a moment later.” Mr. Hanna: “DId you make any entry at the time with respect to the passing of Brooklyn before Texas?" “Yes, the next line here (reads), ‘It w Brookiyn, close shave.' ' “Could it have been half a mile away “I should think not, not anything Ike ft. 1 would not suppose ft was a quarter of a wile whoen I saw it. I was standing just afc of the conning tower by the entrance It was in that way I heard these orders glven and I wrote them down as Captain Philip gave them. I went around to the lee side of the conning tower to find out why we stopped. He (Captain Philip) waved his hand toward Brooklyn and 1 saw it. He eaid: ‘Look at that fellow going out to sea.’' " Admiral Dewey—“Did you hear Captain Phillp give any orders to back the engines? “No, sir, 1 don't remember it 1 did. turned away almost immediately. Mr. Dienalde sald in response to ques- tious, that he bad on the day of the battle written a report of the battle, but that these facts had not been given beca Captaln Phillp had asked him to “make it nice for everybody" and this had been nis own Inclination. He was then excused for the day and asked (o bring his news- paper report of the engagement into court tomorrow. Captain Sigsbee Called. Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who com- manded the scout ship St. Paul during the Spanish war, was next called He was asked if he had expressed his bellef to Commodore Schley that vera's fleet was not {n the harbor as re- ported later by Commodore Schley. A con- u-o\'rrny’lruue over the admissiblity of the question and the court took a recess for | luncheon before recelving the reply of the witness. Quotes Schiey's Report. that order 1 When the Schley court reconvened after luncheon, Captain Sigsbes returned to the stand Mr. Hanna repeated his question. asked befcre recess, quoting from Admiral Schley’s report of February 18, 1899, the sentence | reading: “After having been assured by | Slgsbee that he did not belleve the Spanish | fleet was In Santingo.” Witness replied: “I stated that we had seen nothing of the Spanish fleet. I may have stated that I knew nothing positively or absolutely about its movements, but [ recited certain events to show that there was a probability of the fleet being in San- tlago at that time. Mr. Hanna--The portion of the question to which I should like to have you give an oxplicit answer is whether you assured Commodore Schley that you belleved the Spanish fleet was not in Santlago. “I did not say that I ‘believed it was not there;' 1 said I had not seen it Was Doing Right. Mr. Hanna—1 wish to ask your attention to thie clause: “Do as you are doing and you will do right.” What was the fiylng squadron dolng at the time you wrote that letter? “That was based on the tenor of the cf- vner telegrams I found at The Mole from | dered. ron be held and that every effort ba made to coal ships. At that time the fiving squadron was off Santiago, with the inten- tion, #o far as I know, of staying and 1 also belleved it was the intention of Com- modore Schley to coal his shipe off that port. 1 left Santiago on the morning of the day on which that letter was writfen. At that time the weather was very fine and 1 bad twice urged on Commodore Schley the importance of taking advantage of that par ticular kind of weather, stating that it was better than anything we had had during my stay off the port.” Captain Sigsbee also #ald that when he had boarded Brooklyn on May 28 Com- modore Schley had told him that he was bound for Key West for coal Mr. Rayner then questioned the witness, bringing out the statement that the purpase of his ships being sent to the viclnity of Santlago was to locate the Spanish fleet He eald that he had first seen the Spanish vessels in the harbor at Santiago, but that when he reported the fact he found the squadron had already made the discovery mpson's Name Barred. Mr. Rayner attempted to quote a state- ment from Admiral Sampson to the effect that Captain Sigsbee had said that on May 20 the flylug squadron was Santlago twenty-five miles out at sea, but objection was made to bringing Admiral €ampson 1o «nd Mr. Rayner asked Captain Sigebee whether ha had made that repott to anyone at that date. The witness replied in the negative. In reply to a question as to the condition of the weather at the time he was at San- tlago, Captain Sigsbes sald 84th, 25th and 28th of May the weather was unsettled; the movements had been hin- There wne more or less raln and heavy sea on those days." The court asked Captain Sigabee: “DId Captain Wise communicate to you & dispatch from the Navy department stat- Ing that the Spanish squadron wae at San tiago?" “I remember no dlspatch or communica- tlon from Captain Wise to that effect ox- cepting that which I received from fthe Navy department through him as senfor officer at Port Haition on May 20, the dls- patch on which I proceeded ultimately to| Fantiago." Mr. Hanna—Captain, the dlspatch referred to in the last question reads WASHINGTON, May 20. 1808.—Yale, Care American Consul, Cape Hayti, Haytf Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago de Cuba May 19, and as far your coal permits, pro- eed at once off Santlago de Cuba, wateh erefully and keep In communication with the Spanish fleet, reporting information Minneapolls, St. Paul and 8t. Louls have same orders “I cannot remember that he aid." By the Court—DId you make any effort to ascertain If the Spanish squadron was at Santiago prior to May 28 “Only by extreme watchfulness; that fs all, What He Tola Schiey. By the Court--What {nformation had you communicated to Commodore Schley on May 26 regarding the whereabouts of the Spanish squadron? ““The department’'s order to me directed me to state that *he Spanish squadron was there or had been reported thers and again the circumstantlal evidence afforded by the capture of the Restormel after its very pecullar cruise.” By the Court—DId you recelve a dispatch from Secretary Long, dated May 20, stat- ing “‘the Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago on May 187" “I am not certain, but my recollection Is that 1t stated it arrived on the 19th or 21st. I received the communication just as I have stated " By the Court—DId you show this dls- patch to Commodore Schley on May 267 “I have already sald T cannot recollect the act of showing it to htm. I presumo I 14, but that I informed him I remember." Sampson's Secretary Cornered. Captain Sigsbee was then excused and Chief Yeoman Becker, who served as a clerk to Admiral Sampson on board the flagship New York during the Spanish war, was called. He (dentified the memoran- dum from Captain McCalla saying there was a good landing place near Clenfuegos, | which Admiral Sampson sent to Commo- | dore Schley under date of May 20, and sald that this memorandum had been car- ried in duplicate by Iowa and Dupont Mr. Rayner questioned the witness very closely, bringing out the fact that Becker bad no records to show that either of these vessels had carried the memorandum and that he was dependent upon his memory in making the statement. Mr. Hanna said In this connection that the department ex- pected to be able to show that four coples of this memorandum had been forwarded to Commodore Schley. Mr. Rayner re- pouded that he would admit only one copy and that was the copy delivered by Hawk on May 23, 1898, The court adjourned for the day at 4 p. m, with Mr. Becker still on the stand. | WILL BE FAIR ABOUT HERE| Weather of the Indian Summer Va- riety Forecasted by the Wash- ington OMce. WASHINGTON, Oct. Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming. Mon- tana—Falr Wednesday and Thursday; vari- able winds. For lowa—Falr Wednesday and Thurs- light westerly winds. For Western Texa ew Mexloo, Oklahoma, Indi Territory and Arkansas ~—Falr Wednesday and Thursday; variable winds. For Illinols and Missouri—Fair and cooler Wednesday and Thursday; northerly winds. For North and South Dakota—~Falr Wednesday and Thursday; warmer; varlable winds. 1.—Forecast for Loeal Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Oct. 1-—-Official record of tem- perature’ and precipitation compared wi the ng day of the past thre 1901. 1900 1899, 15! ® 7 8 5 6 53 62 8 & T 78 .00 Maximum temperature ... Minimam temperature Mean temperature Precipitation 62 8 T Record of temperature and precipitation o Omaha for this day and since Maich 1, 1901 rmal temperature Excess for the day Totel oxcess sinoe March 1.... Normal preclpitation ity Deficlency for the day ... Total rainfall since March 1 Deficlency since March 1 Deflclency for cor. period, 1900, " 5o inch Deficlency for cor. period, 1599, 473 inches Report from Stations at 7 p. m. 20,56 inclioy 4.90 In '8 7 e samiwaadusay, BTATIONY AND STATE O WEATHER. “e1adwia} WRWIXTR aha, partly el rth Platte, clear Cheyenne, cléar Balt Lake City, clear Rapld City, YHuron, cl Wiliston, Chicago. 8t. Lous, cloudy 8t. Paul. partly cioudy Davenpor Kansas City. Helena, clear Bt Havre, ‘partly cloudy .. Bismarck. cloudy dy the commander-in-chief and from the Navy | department, urging that the Spauish squad- Iveston, clear T ludicates trace of precipitatiom blockading | “During the | 0 b 02 'ineh 0 inh wonmdpaig ‘mf OF THE CROP REPORTS | Bureau at Washington Gives Beasen's Final Bummary. WEEK FAVORABLE FOR MATURING CORN Heavy Rains, However, Damage Hay and Stacked Geaty and South Dakota=(ote ton's in Nebraska Condition, WASHIN last weekl | to fssued ON, Oct summary by the 1 Following is the onditions ba reau this season The temperature conditions ending September 30 were roughout the entral region, middle Atlantic England and no damaging | 10 these distriets, per Missouri valley weather f the highly week tavor- alleys, lake and New te occurred Heavy rafne in the up- and Minnesota inter- fered with farm work and caused some damage to hay and stacked grain in South Dakota and braska. Excessive rains also interfered with farm work In | portions of the south Atlantic and Eas dult states. Raln {s generally needed in Hiinots, Ind'ana and southern Michigan, to put the soll in condition for plowing and fall seeding and also over the greater part | of Texas for pastures apd truck farms. On the north Pacific coast the week has been cool and wet, with damaging frosts fn Oregon and Washington. Injurious frosts occurred over the middle Rocky mountain | dtetricts | The week has been favorable for maturing | and gathering corn and reports from the | principal corn states indicate that a much | larger acreage than usual at this date has been cut. The crop 18 now practically safe from froat ln all districts. In the Cotton Belt, | able stat The weather conditions in the cotton belt have been very favorable for picking, ex- | eept over portions of Georgia, Florlda and North Carolina retarded to some extent by rains of the latter part of the week. Plcking has | progressed rapidly in the central and west | ern districts, where cotton has opened rap- [ 141y, the bulk of the crop being gathered | in some districts. Over the ecastern por tion of the cotton belt the low tempera tures of the week were not favorable for | the development of the top crop and heavy damaged the staple in portions | Carollna, Georgia and Florida while the sea island crop of South Caroling suffered from drouth. In Texas late cot ton is being damaged by insects and the outlook for top crap is poor. | Only a small part of the tobacco crop, |and that in Kentucky and Tennessee, re | mains unhoused. The reports dicate that this crop has be satistactory condition tions of Missourd, | West Virginia, more particularly in first named state, the reports apples are cncouraging, but no fmprove ment {s reported from other districts Plowing and ding have favorably in nearly all districts and t early-sown wheat in the states of the lower Missourl valley has come up in excellen condition. In southern Michigan and por tions of the Ohjo and Mississippl valleys, however, plowing and seeding have been | delayed on account of the dry condition | of the soll and in Ohio seeding has been | purposely delayed on accouny of the Hes- | slan f1y. September Cotton Report NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1.—Secretary Hestor's New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement lssued today covers the monthly movement to the close of September. Compared with last year it shows a de- crease for the month in round figures of | 185,000 bales, compared with year before last & decrease a decrease of 266,000, The statement shows | receipts at all United States ports for the month of 445,451, against 619,986 last year, 8,428 year before last and 687,524 for the same time 0 1598, ve h enerally in 1 secured in In Kansas and por Arkansas, Ilinols and | | | Sloux Falls and South Dakota Express ngressional Delegntes. Greetings to € SIOUX FALLS, S. D, Oct twenty-first annual meeting of tional Farmers' congress convened here this afternoon for a ten days' session. The time of the congress will be taken up with papers and resolutions and thelr discus- sion. There is much differonce of opinion as to the advisability of the passage of a law governing oleomargarine and the lve. Mest discussions are likely to be on that | subject Hon. J terling Morton of Ne- braska, ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsiu and Charles H. Knight of Nifnols, secre- tary of the National Dairy association, will be among the prominent speakers This afternoon addresses of welcome were delivered by H. H. Keith of the city and Lieutenant Governor Snow for (he state, overnor Herreld beiug 1ll. Responses were made by J. Sterling Morton and ex- Governor Hoard and Colonel B. F. Clayton 1.—~The the Na- where this work has been | the | respecting | progressed | of 424,000 and with 1898 | President R. Candage of Boston then de- | Nvered the annual address. The mammoth Auditorium | ably flled at this evening's session | principal address wis by Hon F. B !'ber of New York, whose subject was “For- lelgn Markets for Our Surplus Produsts.’ He was listened to with marked attentios. The evening session was enlivened by the presence of the First Regiment band was comfort- The Thur Sonth Dakota Incorpo PIERRE, & 1.—(Special)—~Thesa | articles of fncorporation have been filed Security Savings company, at Rapid City, with a capltal of $100.000; incorporators Henry H. Moggley, Charles 1. Bush and Charles 8. Jamieson Natlonal Graphite with a capital of $3.00 orge D. Mills, Johu Lawrence Montana Sheep company capital of $100,000 Arlogaat D, Oct company, at Huron, W00, incorporators. Anton and Philip | a b s0n Penobscot at Plerre, with incorporators, John Louts Unger and Oscar Nel Mining and Milling company. at Plerre, with a capital of $1,000,000; in- | corporators, L. L. Stephens, P. J. Hamble and Wallace Bayler. International Oil and Refialng company, at Huron, with a capital of $500,000; in- corporators, Donald A. Campbell, C. Steble and Phillp Lawrence. Want Cattiemen to Pay for Strays. RAPID CITY, & D, Oct. 1.—(Special.) | Cattiemen of this part of the Black Hills | range are indignant over a letter that has | been sent out by Indlan Agent C. E. Me- | Chesny of the Rosebud agency. Last win- ter a number of cattle strayed from the ranges over outo the Rosebud reservation | but at the spring roundup were removed. Indlan Agent McChesny is now demanding | 50 cents per head from the owners of the | strays. The cattlemen object and propose |to lay the matter before the department | at Washington. It Is impossible to keep the cattle from straying for & time upon the adjoining Rosebud agency. Pine Ridge agency has a sixty-mile wire fence batween the range and the Indian reserve. Oppose New Church at Spearfish. SPEARFISH, 8. D, Oct. 1.—(Special.) | The Black Hills Association of Congrega- | tlonal Churches has entered a vigorous pro- | test against the organization of a Presby- terian church in this city. There are a number of Presbyterians here who want a church of their own. The Congregational | church {s very stroug and a good many of the Normal students attend it. The mat- ter of organizing another church of similar | beliof will be sought by the Black Hills | assoclation. (i May Move Tie-Curing DEADWOOD, 8 D., Oct. 1.—(Speclal.) | The Burlington has an offer of a $4,000 bonus | to move f1s zine tie-curing plant from Edge mont to eridan, Wyo, The plant Is a great success. The company Las been put- | ting In the new ties alonz the Black Hills | line and it is intended to increase the ca- | pacity of the plant. It is stated that the company would move the plant to Sheridan principally because there is more ol timber there than at Edgemont ant. e Girl Burned to I YANKTON D, Oct. 1—(Special.) The 4-year-old child of John Schuchardt | was burned to death near Milbank last week Minnesota, where she had buried her own mother. She lay down to rest and while | she was asleep the little girl's clothing caught fire from the stove and the charred liteless body of the little one was found in the yard soon afterward. Lt ath, lon to South Dakota Bar. PIERRE, §. D., Oct. 1—(8pecial Tele- gram.)—The October term of supreme court opened this morning and a class is being examined for admission to the bar. The class consists of Leonard Atwood and Bur- | dette C. Thayer, Plerre; Edward H. Berg, W. F. McNaugnton, Sioux Falls; Wilber | Rextord, Brookings; Henry J. | New Hampton, In I | For Adm Boiling Frult Explodes in ve. HURON, 8. D., Oct. 1.—(Special.)—Whi | Mre. August Steinheuser of Hitchcock w | canning fruit, the cover of the tinpail | which it was cooking became tight, a | fn ‘trying to remove it, an explosion o | curred, throwing the boiling frult and water |into Mrs. Steinheuser's face. She badly burned and may lose stght one eye. was the of Industrial Commission Sita, WASHI 1.--The Industrial commission today began fts autumn sesstoas | occupying the day in secret session in con- | sideration of the report on transportation This subject will occupy a week or two and the other subjects are expected to be com pleted so that the final report of the com- ! mission may be adopted and submitted to congress in December. Battery Assignment, WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—The act retary of war has directed that th elghth battery of field artillery now being |o1ganized at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. by | dividing the Sixteenth battery of field ar- tillery, shall be equipped as a mountain battery of six guns and 120 enlisted men, of which ninety-one shall be privates g mec- Twenty- ~ Fels-N apth:i = A mechani The best With it the boiling. If upon th Fels-Naptha find this true, promptly refu tools wherewith to work. .Why shouldn’'t a woman? known is Fels-Naptha soap. clothes-washing and house- cleaning is not half as much as usual, becayse there’s no We authorize him to do so. Fels & Co. Philadelphis c gets the best household tool drudgery of orough trial of soap you don't your grocer will nd your money. ELE ‘Pnrt crBAKERS, FUELSAVERS. _ LAST LONGEST. The mother had just returned from | Honeywell, | FREE White Russian Soap Wrappers are as good as money at our premium store 208 South 14th Street Come and ser the splendid line of china, glassware, pictures, etc. given away absolutely free for White Russian wrappers, or write for list JAMES S. KIRK & €O, DISEASES oF Power, Organie cnk W O mens, Varteocete, Discascs of the srostato gland, vo and nfitness for Marringe. [atablished 1868, Chartered by the State. 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