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S ——————e banA and Firat and #ourt, o IORAY AL LETE wma, from Caba 1o F ""7.,. o iy ’yr,y" et P Mot 1 "!* Thied Neid dmttary Dapmriment of tha Kant, Compnn #linal corp m Cubm 10 Fort Myer Wil Hemare Troaps Hapidly ANl of thesn tronpa secept 400 mea of tha conet artiliary are (o be brought to the Usited Wtatan ae rapidis s (ransportation teeiiition will permit, betwasn now and | May 20, The retention of thess artillery men ia for the purposs of caring for the threa battarion vomat artiliery. Th of Colone teoops will be in commman Vi 1. Haskin of the artiliery corps, now on Auty At Fort Trombull, Connsctieut The order alws Airects the discanting wnea of tha entire milltary Aepartment of Cubh and places the tarritory tempurarily ratained by the United Hiates in tha De partment of tha Bagt, commanded by Gen #ral Brooke Oeneral Wood and a1l the WMt ofMcers on Auty In Cuba are ordered Vo report to the adjutent general at Wash Ington for Instructions as to thelr future sasignment o Auty 1t wan stated ab the War Aspartment to Ay that nothing had been setiled with rerard o the futire #iation of General Wood, but that the mattar would be set tled batore the termination of his duties in Cutn. Oeneral Waod will 1enve hore (omar w tor Havana, in order to carry into ox soution the plans for the transfer of the government 10 de undetstond that Preaident-elect Puima will not g6 fo Mavans mmtll the early part of May. His plana are not fully matured and will depend on developments of t st futire Bacratary Hoot haew requented Hecretary Hay to arrange for diplomatio representa Uonw of the United Hiatss in Caba. Pro for consular mefvice will also be GRATEFUL TO UNITED STATES Presidont-miect ‘ot Generone Intervention of This Government Cuhn Comme WARHINGTON, March 26 < Prosident a0t Thotoas Betrada Palina of Cuba, have Ing Anished hia conference with President Hookovelt, Beerstary Hoot and other off olaln b matters connected with the trans for of tha Island from American to Cuban control, Ieft the elty at midnight for hin Now York home, where he will remain until the 1ant of Aprll, when he will leave New York for #antingo province, in which he will wpend a few days, wolng thence to Havana o be inangurated May 20 “I will enter Wpon my Autles s pres dent of Cubn," #ald General Palma fonlght, “oonfident In the belief that there ls n splendid titure before the Iwland. ‘The peopla Are naturally of an orderly, peace mild-mannered and sube misdive 16 1AW And order. What they need 1n the opportunity (6 work, and with this Ll o4, prosperity will come. scretary Moot sald to me today that he was satiafied with the conduet of the CubAn people #lnce the American ocupation ahd that he Bad no complaint to make in thin regard, “The sondition of affaire 1s very different now fteorm what it was under the Epanish regime, when the people were under the rule and subjest to the will of & captain. moneral and the milltary anthoritl “he ceremonies inoident to my Inaugura. tlon Wil be In keeping with the r quitements of the occanlon. One of thess will_he fewering of the American colors In HAvARA and the raiaing of the Cuban able disposition, ’\mss IS SEATED OVER RHEA Republican from Kantucky Wins Contest in House with Democrat GAINS SEAT BY MAJORITY OF TEN VOTES | Town Mepublieans Demacratio Wemb Cunt Ballots tor . While Others [ Mall and Do Not Vote, WARHINGTON, Mareh 26.The houss to | any ith In his place 1. McKenale Moss tormerly & democrat, hut who, to his brief, In In Acoord with the re publican party on the Aominant Issues Tha republican majority 1n the houss 18 41 While two republicans, Hanbury and by & majority of ten, uhweated Mr who was according | Vreelana of New York, voted with the Aemocrate, enough republicans remainea away of declined to vota to reduce the majarity to 16, The conclusion of the o bate on the case was rather spirited, Mr Rhen making an eloquént defonse of his right 1ot mt Aftar tha vote tha house bogan consideration of the army Appro printion b, with the understanding that goneral debate should comtinua for ten hours. Mr. Hearborough of Sonth Carolina | dlscusned the southern elections laws and | Mr. Onines of Tennessns the Philippine { sttuation Mhon Makes Hin & In making hin Aefenss Mr. Ithen sald “Tha house will be asked to vote whothet the atate of Kentueky had set ita seal upon A e 1 stand for Kentucky,” he con tinued, “tor her manhood, for the honesty of her votars and the purity of her women, AnA ot for the presidency of thews United Btaten would 1 b (nduced to batoul the #tnte which has honored me with an elece ton to this body." Tust betore Mr. Tthen concluded ho made n severs arralgnment of Mr. Moss, the con teatant, charging that although he now called himeelf a republioan, that two weeks hetors the elaction he had registered as a Aemocrat and pledged Himuelt If slactea to #0 10t the democratic cancus. With im paseloned words he challenged the cone testant or his frienda to Adeny this state- ment, "It 1t 1a denied,” snid he, T will prove him to be the poor, minerable creas ture 1 know him to be' Mr. Mann, republioan of Tllinols, who was In charge of the cane, called Mr. Rhen to order for thin language, but sibsequently withdrew hie polnt of order and soon after- ward Mr. Rthea concluded Cheered by Demoora oh, In Aolng a0 he proolaimed his adherence to the prinoiples of the demooratic party and sald he would not Indulge In & oringlng appeal 1o the other slde for meroy. Mr. Rhea was warmly ocongfatulated by his party when he took his seat. Mr. Gaines, republioan of West Virginia, followed with a forty minutes specch in support of Teplying to Mr. Ithea's attack on Mr. Moss® politics, Mr. (alnes #ald the committes which reported againat the contestes did not oAre whether the contestant was a re- publican or & demoorat. The debate on the case was elosed by Mr. Mann with & strong appeal in favor of the claims of the contestant to the seat. In the covrse of hia remarks Mr. Mann took ocoasion to declare that Mr. Fox of fNagr-an aot which will mark the termin tiom of Ameeloan ocoupation and the formal assumption of the government by the Cu« ba The coremonien will take place in the palace, Closely following the Induction of the new government will be the appoint. ment of & miniater to represent it at Wash- Ington. As Roon as this bas been done and A representative appointed from the United Btates to Cuba ateps will bhe taken for the drafting of n (reaty between (he two goyeriments embodylge the featur outlined 1n Yhe Platt amendment, which has been made An appendix to our conatitu. tlon. " Qeneral Palma In closln (o the Wdiged Btates government: Tha giverdment of the tnited Atates has nlm' et beauliful example of good falth 1 dealine with # weak government which 1ty |-|~ o0 pald this tribute 10 rescue from (e op- has demongtrated ta gener SOt Am ARG by the shedding ad has helped Cuba (o hrea preasora and oelt foh united 1t with ®pain. s would have sought some pretext for selfieh waln in undertaking a work of (ha oharacter and = taken ad. technicalitles for own vantage of some n igement, but the contrary spirit Misnianippl had mislead the house. His statement drew a donial from Mr. Fox; so indignant and so often repeated that the spoaker was obliged to oall him 't order. At the conclusion of Mr. Mann's speech the vote wae taken of the sibatitute reso- lution oftered by the minority, whioh a olared that Mr. Rl tafn hin weat. The resolution was lost, 127 to 187, There was a round of applause from the republican slde as Mr. Moss came forward {0 take the oath, which was met with hinses from the demooratic side. A Joint resolution wan then adopted pro- viding for the appointment of the following an membera of the board of managers of the Natlonal Home for Disabled Volunteer woldlers Henry 1. Palmer, Nebraska; George W. Hteele, Indlana; Walter T. Rrownlow, Ten- nessee; J. P. Henderson, Illinols, and J M. Browne, Maine. The house then went into committes of the whole and entered upon constderation the army hppropriation b It was agreed that detatled dvhlh\ should be run for ten hours ' lm been ll\lnlroulm‘ ‘.', the United Htates, It has given o world an evidence pod Wf--l om followed. The people of The United Hiates have o (helf ow rememb have rendered a \Ol‘llra'luu of Independence and uty to mankind TO CURK GRIF IN TWO DAYVS Laxatlye Hromo-Quinine removes the W, Grove's slgnature on every WELLINGTON, K March 35.-A de- tective named Fergu who has been working on the murder case of Montgomery, the Santa Fe rallway detective, has heen missing for several days, and s belleved 10 have been dealt with at the hauds of the wAng that killed Montgomery. Montgomery, was Killed at his home last fall in Win. fleld, while prosecuting & case for the rail. road Furauson recently was (nstrumental in the Arreat of two men, charged with Montgomery's death He left Arkansas Oty for Bold and Bl Reno, Okl ten daye ARo, and has ot been heard from since Perguson, heretotore, never let & day pass without writing to his home and his head office HEAVY KANSAS WHEAT CROPS Yielda W an Last Vear Pre- Lary WITCHITA, Mareh 35 <David Kan Blalne of the Kansas and Oklahoma Im plement Dealors’ association announced to Aay (hat the raliroads would be asked for apecial rates for 20,000 harvesters and 15,000 teams for the wheat belt, to take care of the harvest. The recent rains, he saye, (ndicate & heavier wheat erop than that of last years WASHINGTON, March 35 <The senate mede thewe confirmaiions today Poatmasters Towa ~Christian H. Wegeraley, Alta Missourt - Thomas T Wilson, Tarkio Wiklam F. Bloebaum, 8t Oharles; Willlam M. Treloar, Mexleo. Warden & Randal Poplat Blufts; Johs M. Glenn, Sedalia Reuben N. Shanks, Clarence Mr. Hull, republican of lowa, who wa# In charge of the blll, explained it pro vistons briefly, 1t carried §50,880,834, belng $11,026,000 leas than the estimat Fears 8 nal Srife, In speakihg on the southern elections laws Mr. Scarborough of South Carolina sald #o far as the atate of Bouth Carolina was concerned, ita election laws would stand the most rigld tnveatigation, but the southern people objected to an investixa- tion by & partisan, prejudiced committee. The negro question in the south, he sald, waa & soolologioal, not a political, problem, and the revival of sectionalism could re sult only ‘n making its solution more diM- eult Mr. Galnes, democrat of Tenneasoe, sub- mitted some remarks relative to the neces sity of malntaining a large standing army in the Philipping He read a statement from a prominent United States army of- ficer who served In Cuba and the Phillp pines, but whose name Mr. Galnes declined to disclose, which declared that the Phil- ippines could not be held except at the point of the bayonet unles e natives were assured that ultimately they would have in- dependence. At 4:20 the house adjourned. MONEY AGAINST OLEO BILL » i Semator Demounces ve mn Unjuat, Dishonest and Invalia, WASHINGTON, March 25.—~A sharp at tack on the pending oleomargarine bill was made in the senate today by Mr. Money of Misslasippl He denounced (he measure as immoral, dishonest and & propesition to tax out of extetence one industry for the bene. At of another and was “protection gone mad." On behalf of the working people of (he country he appealed to the senate not 1o enact the BIl into law and declared that it 1t could be voted on in mecret ballot it would mot receive & dozen votes in senate Mr. Hansbrough of North Dakota began an argument In support of the measure, but yielded the floor until tomorrow A resolution offered by Mr. Platt of Oon Becticut was adopted, calling upon the sec retary of the interior for information con bound to compensate the tribes for Jande now In possession of the goverament or eltlers The wenate then began the considleration The Non-Irritating Cathartic Eany to take. casy to operate= Hood’s Pills - of private pension bills. Porty-four penston measures were passed. The senate then procceded o (he conaid eration of the bill to amend the act esiad Ushing & code of laws for the District of Columbia. After the reading of the bill, which ocoupied nearly an hour asd & hait, 1 was passed without debate. “It s protection goue mad,” insleted Mr. of Kentiieky, a democrat and seated | the | cerning treaties hegotiated with Indian tribes of Oregon in 1580 and inquiring | | Whether the United States equitably i THE OMAHA DAI ‘um-v | v the senats can eo mprehension Mr. Money deciared hs was speaking for « maas of working peopls of this country In his attark on tha oleomargarine Protection run clean erazy, and how naider 1t ealmly Is beyond my oo who had no mesns of expressing thelr views and oplnlone upon congress. [t was a de | mana to Asprive them of & wholssome ar tiels of oo Article aw good as butter and in many instances better. He insiated that there was money behind the bl e enhanced profits of the butter money in | Intarents | Mr. Money asserted that he a14 not think | that there was a man In tha senate who 214 not belleve that the purpose of this I Bl wan to exterminate tha oleomargarine | and butterine industry for the benefit of the Aalry Interesta | Mr. Bpooner interrupted to Inquire If Mr. Monay 214 not think 1t & fraud on the | consumer to have olsomargarine paimed off on him for butter “Yon, 1 A0, replied Mr. Monsy, the senator has naver been injured by o margarine palmed oft os him." “I have not,” sald Mr. Spooner, wifs has In conclunion, Mr. Money said that oleo margarine had come to atay, and it could not be repromsed even by the pending bill “but my out to all Intereated parties and that no undue or Alsbonest advantage be given 10 the manutacturers of butter, Mr. Hansbrough of North Dakota, a ma Jority member of the committes on agricul ture, nied sponking in support of the bill, de that there was any attempt in the ure to destroy the oleomargarine in- Austry. The bill simply provided that oleo- margarine and kindred products should be put on the market for what they are, and not palmed off on the public for what they Are not. The measure, he sald, was neither immoral nor dishonest Mr. Hansbrough had scarcely opened his argument before the senate at 4:25 went into executlve wession, and at 4:37 ad dourned R — MATCH FACTORY IS DESTROYED Graenty’ clahith and 1n in Roine, nt at Twenty- The Nebrarka Match factory at Twenty olghth and Toyd streets owned by Charles Gruenig, was entirely destroyed by fire last night. An alarm was sent In at 11:35 o'clock, followed by a necond ‘alarm fifteen minutes Iator. ‘The loss on machinery and finished #tock wae entimated at $20,000. The bulld g, n two-etory brick, valued at $10,000, fn a total lows and tho Insurance thoreon not known. The foroman of the factory #ald the factory would probably be rebullt The fire started on the wocond story and procoeded from a plle of boxed matches It gained headway with great rapidity and the bullding was all ablaze before the fire dopartment arrived. The fire was held to the factory bullding Flamen, March 25.~The business portion of Francis, I. T., wan deatroyed by fire today, the total loas being $40,000. The landlord of the hotel, D. ¥, Gaines, perished in the flames, having returned to the place to get wsome valuable papers. It is be- Neved that a traveling salesman was also burned to death. Perish GUTHRIE, Okl Five Burned by Gas Explosion, PITTSRURG, Pa, March 25.-Flve men rlously burhed, one, P. H. Hy, a wero foreman, It is feared, fatally, by an ex- plosion of gns at the rrie blast furnace of the Carneglo Bteel company, limited, at Rankin, Pa., today. Oconn Liners' Warchouses. LAS PALMAS, Canary Island, March 25— The warchousen here of Elder, Dempster & Co, have been damaged by fire to the extent of £60,000, DEATH RECORD. Ndward K. Fatrweathor, CHICAGO, March 26.—Edward B. Falr- weather, auditor of frelght claims of the Chioago, ton & Quincy rallway, dled at Daytona, Fla, last night. Mr. Fatrweather entered the sorvice of the Bur- lington & Missourl River railroad in lowa In 1865, and was auditor of that road at the time of {ts consolidation with the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney ratlroad. He resided in Hinsdale, 111, and was at the time of his death one of the trustees of the village. The deceased was 08 years of age, Funeral of Kdltor Sherman, WAHOO, Neb., March 25:—(Special.)— The funeral of John F. Sherman, Iate editor of the Wahoo Demoorat, took place this afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal chureh. Rev. Swan, former pastor of the cburch, preached the sermon. The burial was under the auspices of the Knights of Pythins. There was a large nttendance. The floral tributes wers exceedlngly beau- ttul. Burlal was in Sunrise cemetery. Whitcomb, Beatrice, March 26, Mrs, Sarah O, BEATRICE, Neb, ~(8peelal,)— Mrs. Sarah O. Whitcomb, wife of J. . Whitcomb, & prominent resident of West Beatrice, died this morning, aged 38 years Her death was caused from peritonitis 8he 1s survived by her husband, elght sons And two daughters. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p. m. from LaSelle Street Methodist Episcopal church n C. noonat, ND, Neb, March 25.—(Special)— K. C. Pancoast, a prominent oitizen of Asbiand, dled suddenly this morning at b o'clock At his home from the effects of an operation performed Friday. He was 61 years old and retired. He leaves a wife and two sons, Dr. Olyde M. Pancoast of Ashland and Arthur C. Pancoast, an attor- ney of South Omaha Ashlana, ASHL James Brows, Mormon Ploneer. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Mar 28— James Brown, who was with Joseph Mar-. shall when the first discovery of gold made 1n California in January, 1849, died at his home in this city today aged 73 years Mr. Brown was & member of the “Seven- tien,” and & patriarch of the Mormon church, and leaves seventeen children Tsane Ashton GENEVA, Neb, March 25.—Isaac Ashton, while at work Monday, was selzed with paine n Bis head and fell unvonscious | Mo was carried to hia room, where all was | done for him (hat possidly could be, but { he expired 1n & few minutes. Mr. Ashton w had lived many years in Geneva Jeseph Linnewm West Point. WEST POINT, Neb, March 25— (Special ) | ~~Josepd Linnemann, owning large land in | terests west of the city limita, died this morning of pueumonia. He bhad bdeen sick ten days. Me leaves a voung wife and four small children. Burial will be under Cath olic auspices 1n the church cemetery to- morrow. Deceased was 43 yoars old Mrs. W, L. Freach, Orieans. ORLEANS, Neb., March 25.—(Special Tel egram )~ Mrs. French, wife of W. L. French, principal of the High school, died suddenly at 16 o'clock this moraing. The body will be taken to Treaton. Hin denire simply was that juatice be meted | @ single man about 40 years old, and LY BEE “'hl)\Ehl)A\' ‘:II\FRS STRONG FOR STRIKE| In Best Finaucial Oondition of History to | Make Fight. [ UNION IS MARSHALLING ITS FORCES Lit movs werve w6 mavers A sentence. It Ia sald to trike In Anthraeite Mines Is De- (1, jikely that relatives and friends of clnred 1t Win Invelve Work- weley will endeavor to wet in motion gov men In Twenty-Foar amental machinery in the United States Siates 1o obtain a modification of bis sentence | A special to the News from Hamilton, — 0., saye INDIANAPOLIS, Marsh 26 —The United | Hamilton was shocked at the severity of Mine Workers of America, whose offices |'h® sentence imposed in Havana on Estes | are In Indlanapolis, bave been making | Rathbone. It waa felt here that Rath preparations for t sylvania anthracit | ous flelas of West | and 1t 1s eadd that | better position {for recognition. The January convention of the miners in Endianapolis empowered the national exeoutive board 1o levy a strike assessment of 10 cents a month on each member of the unlon. The assesstuent wa puble In both the Penn- region and the bitumin Immediately ordersd and the returns are | now coming In at the national head- quarters. 1t In ostimated that this source alons will net the strikers something like $5,000, a It In understood that over 20,000 men are paying the assessment. Last year the natiomal organization ex- ponded $202,000 in carrying on strikes. In addition to this the locals In many dls- tricts subscribed to the mirike fund without reporting to the national headquarters. In thin way probably $50,000 more was spent Will Take in Twentr-Four States, If there be a strike tn the anthracite roglon all the members of ‘the organization, which covers twenty-four states, will be called out, as the January convention at Indlanapolis empowered the national ofcers 10 Ko to that extreme if necessary to bring about a wettlement SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 2&—National President Mitchell ana District Presidents Nicholls, Fahey and Duffy left here this afternoon for New York, where they will arrive at 10:15 tonight. President Mitchell sald he was unable to state the method of procedure that would be adopted by the presidents or the con- ciliation committee of the federation. Sece retary Ralph M. Easley of the Civic Federa- tion has notified Mr. Mitchell that the committes will meet tomorrow to recelve the mine workers' ropresentatives. The appenl for intervention will be made at once, but President Mitchall would not haz- ard a guess as to the actlom of the commis- slon. Beforo it hecomes mecessary to order a strike the order will bo dssued by Presi- dent Mitchell through the district presi- dents, Gompers Works forsPence, CINCINNATI, March 25.—Samuel Gom- pors, president of the Amarican Federa- tlon of Labor, arrived here today and is endeavoring to effect a settiement of the trouble between the brewery workmen and thelr employers, growlng out of the conten tlon between the rival unfons as to jurls- diction over the engineers and firemen employed in the brewerles. All of the in- torested partles, it is stated tonight, have agreed to ablde by the decision of Mr. Gompers, who bégan taking testimony today and will question other interested parties tomorrow. Strikers Threaten Trouble. LOS ANGRLRS/ Oal, March 25.—A spe- clal to the Kxpress from Phoenix, Arin says: Strikers at the Congress gold mine are threaténing trouble and a large force of deputies is being sworn in. Another demonstration was made today to Intimidate the force of Mexicans which is replacing the strikers. Unlon men paraded about the mine, accompanied by the women of camp and an Itallan band Commercinl Artiats Strike. CHICAGO, March 25.—~The 200 members of the Commerelal Artists' assoclation, who Iast night voted to strike, walked out to- day. WILL APPEAL THEIR CASES Former Cuban Postal Ofcinls Decide to Flght Sentence of In- _aular Court. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Official advices recelved by the Postofice department this afternoon from the director general of posts at Havana indicate that Rathbone, Neeley and Reeves, who were sentenced yesterday to ten years fmprisonment each and to pay heavy fines as the result of the Cuban postoMce frauds, will appeal from thelr sentences to the supremo court of Cuba. The basls for the appeal will be points of law and proceedure. The findings of fact made by the court are not reviewable. The separate fines agKregate $127.531, which I8 stated to be the sum of the short- ages (n the general account and in the sur- charged stamp account. The decision of the court i understood to have been unan- imous of the genmeral charges of embe: alement and conspiracy as to all three de fendants. Ex-Director General Rathbon however, s belleved to have been absolved from the charge as to “trips and general porsonal expenditures.”” The full decree has not yet been received by the postal authorities. INDIANAPOLIS, March 25.—A special to the News from Muncle, Ind., says It Charles W. F. Neeley's fine is pald, he probably will have to pay it himself, as I is claimed his relatives are unable to do Coftee probably, wrecks a greater percent- age of Southern than Northern people, for Southerners use it more freely The work it does is distressing enough in some instances; ax an {llustration, Miss Sue W. Fairall, 51T N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. writes: “I was a coffee drinker for years and for about six years my health | was completely shattered. I suffered fear- fully with headaches and nervousness, also palpitation of the heart and loss of ap- petite. My sight gradually began finally 1 lost the sight of gether. The eye was operated vpon and {the sight partially restored, then I bde- came totally blind in the other eye My doctor used to urge me to give up coffee but 1 was wilful and continued to drink it uptil fAnally in @ 1 vere (llness the doctor in must give up the coffes, & to fall and ted that 1 1 began using | telt like & new 1 steadily ature About & month ago | degan using Grape- has | Nuts Rreakfast Food a |been wonderful. 1 really feel like a woman and bave galned about 35 pounds. “1 am quite an elderly lady and before using Postum and Grape-Nuts 1 could not Ik & square without exceeding fatigue now 1 walk ten or twelve without feeling it. Pormerly in reading I could remember but little, but mow my memory holds fast |what 1 read | “Several friends who bave seen the re- | markable effects of Postum and Grape- Nuts on me bave urged that 1 give t |tacts %0 the public for the sake of sufte: ing humanity, o, although I disltke pubd leity, you can publish this letter and my name if you like™ the effect Virginia and Virgiala the organization is in |th than ever to make a fight ne eve alto-| t case of se- | he Postum Food Coftee, and In & month 1| od in Bealth and strength. | \l,\n( H 26, 1902. 00, although many of them are worth sev- | erai thousand doflars each is prope It s commonly believed that \u-v could pay the fine himeelf If he choows An attorney in close touch with the fina: A'W Neeloy's relatives said today that | would be impossible for the fine 1o be ralsed [untess Neelny himaelf raines 1t The sentiment of Muncle citizena Is prac tically unanimous that Neeley di4 not de |bone was culpable, principally through the [1ove of luxury and soclal display, which lost him his fortune here, but nobody feels he is wiltully criminal or that he would embezzle PROTEST 0N BRIDGE BILL (Continued Irnm First Page) crowded condition of the place may be lewsened. aptain H. E. Palmer of Omaha was to- day appointed as & member of the board of governors of the Soldlers’ home to suc- ceed the late Willlam J. Sewell of New Jersey. This position was tendered to Cap- tain Palmer about a month ago and he had the matter under advisement ever since. Chalrman Hull of the military affairs com mittee of the house today presented a con- current resolution naming the board of gov- ernors for the ensulng year, Captain Pal- mer's name being included In the lat It s thought that the appointment of Captain Palmer will greatly ald in the pas- #ago of the Hot Springs sanitarium meas- ure, which is now on the calendar, and for the consideration of which the Bouth Da- kota delegation is importuning the speaker to grant time. State to Acq Sinneton, Senator Gamble today was authorized to report favorably from the committee on public Tands the bill introduced by his col- league, Senator Klittredge, to grant abso- lutely to tho state of South Dakota the section of land heretofore conditionally turned over to the state, and which is known as the Fort Bisseton military reser- vation. The passage of this bill will per- mit the sale of the lands and of the pro- ceeds being used In equiping permanent eampgrounds for the National guard of the state. Senator Gamble was also authorized to make a favorable report on the bill of Representative Martin for the relief of set- tlers on the forest reserves. The bill in- troduced by Senator Gamble of a similar nature which passed the senate some time ago, was lald aside and the house bill was substituted by the committee, an amend- ment being made to the measure, glving the benefit of the act to those sottlers who have already submitted their filfngs and briefs to the department and have had the same suspended on account of provisions of the forest reservation act. There are possibly seventy-five to 100 settlers in the Black Hills forest reserve who will be bene- fited by the provisions of the act. Representative Martin of South Dakota hae recommended the appointment of Ben- jamin F. Kelth to be postmaster at Dalzell, Meade county. Hon. George Van Houton of Lenox, Ia., one of the prominent agriculturalists of that sectlon of the state, is in Washington for a few days. The senate pubMc lands committee today reported favorably Senator Mitchell's bill providing for the refunding of $1.25 an acre to the homestend and preemption holders of lands who secured the lands by entry within the rallway land limite and paid at the rate of 8$2.60 an acre, and where the rallways failed to construct the lines of railroad on account of which such land grants were made. The senate committee on publlc lands to- day authorized a favorable report on the bill which has passed the house providing for the issuance of a patent to the townsite of Basin City, Wyo., to the municipal au- thorities thereof for the use and benefit of the town, Telegrame recelved here from Senator Warren announce that the condition of Mrs. Warren, who is dangerously ill at Hunting ton, Mass., is unchanged Rellef to Foren The senate committes on public lands to- day reported favorably the bill providing for the relief of bona fide settlers within forest reserves. It was introduced princi- pally In the Interest of settlers in the Black Hills forest reserve. The bill has passed the house. The committee also reported the bill con- firmlng the title of the state of South Da- kota to a section of land in the Fort Settler ’A\ VARCHY IN THE (0C RTROON | Bevere Charge is Made by Proseoutor in the ! Patrick Oase. | DENOUNCES CONDUCT DURING Distriet " G Attorney s Anarchy wing and Says It Shocked Soclety by 1 ‘ tlons In Conrt. | NEw YORK, March 25 prosecution 'e‘n\ in the vrm of Albert T. Asalstant Dis- | triet Attorney Osborne summed up for the SCHOOLGIALS KNOW ITS WORTH. TRIAL | ? Paine’s Celery Compound Gives Them Energy, Snap, M Rice w alled an attack on Mmm yesterday. I insulted,” Mr. Osborne sald, was ever treated with so much as Mr. Moore showed when he al the character of Captain Baker. cked There Is evidence against Baker.' Mr. Moore case. ‘Your honor Moore yesterday, should have Mr stopped Mr. Osborne protested. no word against Baker there.' “'Go en with four case,’ ruled corder. | “"Mr. Moore sald to you, ‘f)nhornr continned, the re- gentlemen,” Mr. turning to the jury, anu Well, I agree with him. Disre- gard Jones. Out of the door goes Jones The case against Patrick ls proved without the testimony of Jones. 1 will show the defenso and out of the speeches of Mr. Moore and Mr. House,” Anarchy in Court Room. Mr. Osborne declared that crime and eriminals must be stamped out. “‘Crime is rampant,” he sald. “A condition of an- archy is growing. There was more an- archy in this coutt room during this trial than I ever saw before in my lite. The very foundations of society were attacked by the behavior of counsel and their con- duct of the case.” Mr. Osborne faced toward the defendant and, ralsing his clenched hands above his head, declared “Can anyone doubt the guilt of this man? That cremation letter, idfotically worded a8 it was, must convince any honest man of Patrick's guilt, “Remember this & a | Patrick knew the code. Jones had the op- portunity to kill Rice. Patrick took the care he should have no motive. Jones was not mentloned In the will. Patrick's back lawyer's crime. tlon letter was there, and then Patrick was able to prove he had not been at the Madison avenue apartments for fifteen days. He did not call to see his dying friend He knew Rice was going to dle. He wrote to Holt on Beptember 17 that Mr. Rice had but little longer to live. Don't Want Jones' Testimony. “We don't want the testimony of Jones. We have shown by Dr. Curry that Mr. Rice's condition was normal at noon the Sunday he died.” In his concluding remarks Mr. Osborne declared that no matter where the jury took up the discussion of the case it would find Albert T. Patrick at the bottom of every suspicioul” clreumstance. “Now. I want to say In justice to Baker," he sald; “that Captain McCluskey made the charge of forgery agalnst Patrick and I, Osborne, made the charge of murder. It 1s absurd to say that Baker had anything to do with it.” Recorder Goft will charge the jury to- morrow and some time before night the jury mony heard during the last eight weeks. MRS. MELBURN PROSTRATED Marringe Experience of Most Recent Wife of Alleged Bigamist Nelson Aftects Her Seriously. FORT SCOTT, Kan., March 15.—Mrs. A. F. Melburn, the most recent wife of C. C. Nelson, the alleged bigamist who was arrested in San Antonio recently while on his wedding trip with her, has just re- turned from San Antonlo and is prostrated. Her family has given out a statement de- claring that she would prosecute Nelson if the Missouri authorities release him. DES MOINES, March 26.—Mrs. Dorothy Harvey, residing in Lake park, this city, proves to be one of the alleged thirteen wives of Christian C. Nelson, who is now under arrest at 8t. Joseph on a charge of bigamy. Nelson woed and won her just a Slsseton military reservation. The state authorities desire to utilize this section of land as camping grounds for the state militla. The South Dakota delegation ha recommended Benjamin F. Keith for post- master at Dalzell, Meade county. Representative Morris has been obliged to decline the lnvitation of the Garfield club of Duluth to make an address Friday night. Judge Morris will be obliged to re- main here this week to attend conferences relating to his bill with reference to the e of Chippewa timber. Department Notes. Postmasters appointed: lowa—Conrad Schnepf, East Elkhart Clayton county; P. A. Grove, Fertile, Worth | county; W. S. Branson, Irwin, Shelby coun- | ty; W. A. Ross, Lacrow, Lee county; F. O Hennon, Nugent, Keokuk county; H. B. McCullough, River Junction, Johnson county. South Dakota—Andrew Rosander, Butte county. The application of W. A. Burgess, W. H. White, J. C. Allison, T. C. Farrell and J. M. Farrell to organize the First National bank | of White, 8. D., with $25,000 capital, ha { been approved by the comptroller of the | currency. | Jobn W. Bower was today designated ae | & member of the civil service board for the Shenandoah (la.) postoffice. These lowa rural free delivery routes | have been ordered established May 1: In | Warren county, Carlisle, with George W Kall, William A. Hardin, Westley Patterson and Walter D. Petre carriers; routes cover | |an area of eighty-four square miles, con- taining & population of 2,025; Lacona, with | four carriers, who are not named; area | covers 130 square miles; population, 3,070 Milo, with two carriers, not named; area | | covers fitty square miles; population, 1.150; | Story county, McCalisburg, with Jobn Solyst Ville, arrier; area covers twenty-four square | miles; population, 425; Roland, with two carriers, one Cornelius d, other car- | rier not named; area covers ffiy miles; population, $00. | The postofices at Bauer, Caloma ana Newbern, Marion county, and Motor, War- ren county, will be discontinued and Sandy- square | ville, Warren county, supplied by rural carriers Oscar G. Grifford, Charles M. Seeley and |Dr. J. F. Turmer were today sppointed members of & civil service examining board | | for the insane asylum at Caston, 8. D Enters Y. M. €. A Work Kan, March 35 -Dr ¥F. C | the Westl: sintendent university here, has resigned, to take the perintendency of the Young Men's Chris- fan aseociation ai Troy, N ¥ the Univewsity of formerly at the head o Southern California He .“j year ago. She a widow 45 years old. Nelson represented to her that he was a wealthy horseman and desired to take her to his big stock farm in the east. To commodate him she sold her home, worth $3,000, for half this sum and entrusted the money to him. He departed, ostensibly to buy a span of horses, and was never again heard from. Miss Wright Sponsor for Denver, WASHINGTON, March 25.—Roberta Marie Wright, daughter of the mayor of Denver, is to act as sponsor for the cruiser Denver when it is launched about the middle of April. The eelection was made by the contractors, Neafle & Levy of Phila- delphia Jan Kubellk Satls for Eaurope. 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