Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1902, Page 2

o« bled to the Assoclated l'lru in Mr. Stead's article of April 4 ‘What an awful thought is It that even Bow we could arrange with the present members of the United States assembly and our House of Commons, the peace of the world would be secured for all eternity. We could held a federal parliament, five years in Washington and five in London.” Mr. Rholes added: ““The only thing feas- ible to carry out this idea 1s a secret soclety, gradually absorbing the wealth of the world, to be €evoted to such an ob- Jeet.” His Dream of G Rhodes’ dream of trank- atness. “Fancy, “the charm to young America just coming on, and dissatisfied, for they have filled up théir country and do not know whet to tackle next to share in a scheme to take the government of the whole world. Thelr present president (Mr. Harrison) is dimly seeing it; but his bori- zon s limited to the new world, north and south, and €0 he would intrigue in Canada Argentine and Brazil, to the exclusion of England “Such a brain wants but little to see the true solution. He is still groping in the dark, but very near the discovery, for the American has been taught the lesson of home rule, and of the success of leav- ing the management of the local pump to the parish beadle. He does not burden his House of Commons with the responsibility the parish drains. “The present position of the English house I8 ridiculous. You might as well ex- pect Napoleon to have found time to have personally counted his dirty linen before he sent it to the wash, and to have re- counted it upon its return, “It would have been better for Europe it Napoleon had carried out his idea of a universa] monarchy. He might Bave euc. ceeded If he had hit on the idea of grapt- ing self-government -~ to the 'cqm&m t ] parts.” ; ¥ Daty of Anglo- Dealing with the “‘sacred duty of the English-speaking world of taking the re- sponsibliity for the still uncivilized world,” and commenting upon the necessary de- parture from thé map of such countries as Portugal, Persia and Spain, ‘‘who are found wanting,” Mr. Rhodes sald “What scope! What a horizon of work for the néxt two centuries for the best energies of the best people in the world.” On the matter of tariffs Mr. Rhodes was characteristically positive: I note,” he sald, ‘“with satisfaction, that the com- mittee appointed to Inquire into the Mc- Kinley tariff reports that in certain articles our trades have fallen off 50 per cent. Yet the fools do not see that if they do not lookout they will have England shut out and isolated with 90,000,000 to feed, and capable of internally supporting about 6,000,000, If they had a statesman they would at the present moment be commer- clally at war with the United States and ‘would have boycotted the raw products of the United States until she came to her y this because I am a free axonw. Ignorant of Their Greatness. “Your people have not known their great- nees. They posses one-fifth of the world, and do not know it Is slipping away from them. They spend their time in discussing Mr. Parnel and Dr. Tanner, the character of Sir Charles Dilke, compensation for beer houses, and omne hoc genus. Your supreme question at present is the selzure of the labor vote for the next olection. Read the Australian election bulletins and see what undue pandering to the laboring vote may lead you. You drive your manufacturers to Belgium, Holland and to Germany, just ‘28 you have placed a great deal of cheap shipping trade in the hands of Italy by your stringent shipping regulations.” Here this political will and testament,” as Mr. Stead calls it, abruptly betakes off. Mr. Stead commenting on this, says “It s rough and inchoate, and almost 28 uncouth as one of Cromwell’s speeche: but the central idea glows luminous throughout. Its ideal is the promotion of raclal unity on the basis of the principles embodied in the American constitution.” RESULT IS STILL IN DOUBT Mine Workers Review Situation and & Strike in Belleved to Be Pending. INDIANAPOLIS, April §.—The trouble in the block coal fields of this state was called to the attention of the pational executive board of the United Mine Workers' 0~ clation today and the afternoon was spent in golng over the situation there. Nego- tlations between the miners and operators ve not been entirely broken off, although ut 2,600 men are on a strike and an- ‘other effort will be made to effect a recon- clliation before the national board takes decisive action. It was decided to appoint & committee of two of the board members to act In concert with the district officers in endeavoring to arrange a settlement of the difficulty. The West Virginla situation was taken up today and the district president and sev- eral local officers from the fleld were heard by the board. The utmost secrecy was maintained in regard to what action *was taken. Some timeé ago Presldent Mit- chell and Secretary Wilson were author- 1zed to make a last effort to arrange a con- ference with the operators. They re- ported to the board today in regard to the conditibns in the fleld and of their mego- {BOTH SID Ouban Reciprocity Bill. Payne Twenty-Per Seems to Com Strength to Wa Passage. ent Method Still the debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill, which opened in the house today, was dis- Appointing from a spectacular standpoint. There were no sensational clashes and none of the bitterriess which was expected to erop out on the floor camé to the surface The vote on the motion to go Into com- mittee of the whole to consider the bill, | however, developed the lines of cleavage and showed that the democrats are quite as much divided on the question as is the majority. In the division, which is re- garded practically a test vote om the bill, | 177 republicans and 80 democrats voted for | the motion and 41 democrats and 39 re- publicans agalnst it. & The following is the detalled vote! Yeae: Achesoh, Oraft, Graham, Greene ( Grow, Ball, Dartholdt, Bates, Blogham, By Heughesly, Brick, Ray, Brownlow, Bal), o), ke (8. D), Burkett, Burletgh, Burnett, Burton, Butler (P), Caldwell, Candler, Cannon, Clark, Coanell, Conser, Copper’ (Wia.), Lever, Lewis (Pa), Lindsay, Littaver, Little, Livingston, duon, De Armond, Dinsmore, Tompkins (N. Y.) Tongue, Underwood, Vandiver, Vreeland, Wachter, Wadaworth, Wanger, Watuon, Willlame (L1), Williams (M Wilson—171. Fitegerald, Fleming oms, Foster (Vt.), ox, Garden (N. J), Gibson, o, Gillett (N. Y.), Gillett (Mass.), Golat Gooe! Nays: Allen (Ky.), Aplin, Ball, Bankhead, Galnes (W. Va.), Gardner (Mich. Glibert, Nephen, Needham, Newlands, Norton, o R Richardson (Ala.) Bmith (I11.), Bmith (Ky.), H. Littiefield, Loud, McCleary, McCulloch, Marshall, Metcaif, Meyer (La.), Miers, 8 ( Butheriand, Tawney, Taylor (©.), Wheeler, White, Minor, Wobds, Morris, Zenor—80. was In reality more embarrass- ing to the democrats than to the repub- licans, as the members of the minority had called a conference for tomight, at which they desired to get together on a course of action. The vote forced the hands of the democrats as individuals be- fore the caucus. Mr. Payne, the repub- lican leader, opened the debate for the bill today in & strong speech, which com- manded close attention from both sides of the house. Davey (la), Davis (Fia.), The vote Differences of Democrats. There were only two other speeches Mr. Newlands, a democrat from Nevada, took the position that the concession should not be made to Cuba, unless it were in. vited at the same time to become a part of the United States. Mr. McClellan, a New York democrat, who was the last speaker, favored a 50 per cent reduction for the benefit of Cuba, but gave notice that it the rate of reduction was not increased he would vote for the bill. He contended that reciprocity was in line with time- honored doctrine, and that while repub- licans might fear it, democrats should not. Mr. Payhe was very insistent on his contention that the Cuban planters would reap the advantage of the 20 per:cent re. duction of the duty, and that the Sugar trust would get nothing. Mr. Payne then turned his attention to ARE DIVIDED | Democrats as Well as Republicans Differ on | DEBATE OPENS WITHOUT ALARM IN HOUSE | | WASHINGTON, April §:~The first day of THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1902 Mr. McClellan told of the Interview be- tween President McKinley and the Cuban commissionere when the president advised them to return to Cuba and secure the ac- ceptance of the Platt amendment Tribute to MeKinley. “President McKinley,” sald he, *told them he could make no promises, but he asked them to trust the United States. We can pay no higher tribute to the martyred president’'s memory,” added Mr. McClel- ian, “than to show here that in his estimate of his country and in his countrymen he was not mistaken.” (Applause.) Mr. McClellan defended his advocacy of the reciprocity, Insisting that reciprocity bad been democratic doctrine since Thomas | Jefterson's day. In conclusion Mr. Me- | Clellan argued that the 20 per cent con- cesslon would not afford sufficlent rellef to Cuba and he gave notice that he would try | to amend it by increasing the rate of re- | duction. Failing in that, he would vote | for the bill, because it would breach the wall of protection and lower part of the preposterous Dingley. rates. The house at 5:06 p. m. adjourned. DEMOCRATS FAIL TO AGREE House Membera Propose and Reject Schemes for Cuban Reciproeity. Vario WASHINGTON, Aprll 8.—After a con- ference lasting nefrly three hours tonight the democratic members of the house of representatives tabled a number of pro ositions which had been presented relative to the policy to be pursued on the Cubau reciprocity bill now before the house and then adjourned without action on the sub- ject. § The result of the conference leaves every democratic member free to exercise his in- dividual “ opinion and it -1s generally be- Itéved that this will result in the passage of the"reciprocity Bill as the test vote in the house today showed about sixty dem- ocratic members for the bill, which will much more than offset the republican de- tection from the measure. Representative Hay of Virginla was in the chalr tonight and ninety-two demo- cratic members were present. For the first hour the discussion was animated and at times there was much confusion. Chairman Hay's gavel beating in a lively manner to preserve order. Mr. Underwood of Alabama ‘and several other members proposed making the action of the meeting binding. The main discussion was on a resolution presented by Representative Burleson of Texas, proposing a 20 per cent tariff re- MONEY FOR NEW FORT MEADE | Oongress to Be Asked to Make Appropria- tion to Be Immediately Available. GET NOTHING FROM REGULAR ARMY BILL Senate Committee to Make Favorable Report on Burke Bill to Allow Commutation of En on Ceded Lai (From a Staft Correepondent.) WASHINGTON,. April 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Kittredge and Representa- tive Martin of South Dakota had an (nter- view with Secretary Root today regarding the permanent buildings, which are to be erected at Fort Meade, in keeping with the recommendations the army board appointed to select permanent garrisons. Fort Meade is to have headquarters and eight tfoops of cavalry and the temporary structufes are to be replaced with bulldings of a permanent character. Quartermaster General Ludington has estimated that the new buildings will.cost $656,000, and as the representatives of South Dakota desire the work to progress as rapidly as possible, they are anxlous to know just what amount of money the War department can use this year. Hence their call. It was thought by South Dakotsns that a portion of the $1,500,000 carried in the army bill for barracks and quarters might be set apert for use at Fort. Meade, but they recelved 80 little encouragement that they have decided to ask congress for a specific ap- propriation of $100,000 to be Immediately available, so that the work of construction may not be delayed. It is expected that it will take @ve years to complete Fort Mende. ‘e . Favorable ts Homesteaders, The senate committee on public lands au- thorized Senator Gamble to report favor- ably Representative Burke's bill to allow commutation of homestead entries, which I8 intended to relieve settlers upon the ceded portion of the great Sloux reserva- tion in South Dakota in case of commut. tlon from paying more than the Indian price per acre for land as fixed by the act opening the land settlement. Semator Gamble will take some little time in which to make his report, as he desires to attach the bill introduced by Senmator Kittredge permitting those who settled on lands se- cured from Indians and not only paid the government price, but a bonus well to take other homesteads the same as other duction, on 4 number of specified articles, a substitute by Representative Sulzer of New York, proposing fifty per cent reci- procity with Cuba, and an amendment by Representative Newlands of Nevada, that this 50 per cent concession be acoom- panied by a proposition of annexation. Mr. Burleson's resolution specified that the 20 per cent tariff reduction should be made on nails, barbed wire, fending wire, cotton bagging, cotton ties, binding twine and wood pulp used in making printing papers; also that the differential be taken off sug.T. The debate took a wide range and finally all of the foregoing propcsitions were lald on the table, practically without opposi- tion, as it had become evident that no united action could be secured on any of the plans proposed GIVES REBATE ON EXPORT DUTY Provision of Philippine Act Ordered Into Effect by Seere- tary Root. WASHINGTON, April 8.—Secretary Root, after consultation with the treasury au- thorities, has issued {nstructions to Acting Civil Governor Luke Wright of the Phil- ippine islands, to give effect to that part of the Philippine tariff act which provides for a rebate of the export duties on goods shipped from the Philippines Into the United States. This matter Is realized to be one of great importance and has caused much agitation in Europe, especially in London, where the vast Manila rope industry is threatened with a severe blow, by the ad- vantage that will be given to ropemakers in the United States through the remission of the export duty which will be collected in full from European shippers. Aside from hemp the regulations apply to all raw materials coming from the Philippines on which export duties are levied. It s belleved that through the opera- tions of this discriminating law there will be a large addition to the number of United States bottoms and a considerable addition to the manufacturing interests here. It is hoped by this and other important steps to be taken later to make the United States a vast collecting and distributing mart for the world's tropical goods. The principal point in the secretary's of export duties, in every case, whether the goods go to America or to Europe or to the Orfent. But provision is made for the return of the tax to the American shipper If the goods are actually landed and worked up fn the United States. the benefits which would acerue to the United States. He sald it hid beeén pre. dicted that In a few years we would have the bulk of the Cuban trade, and that our | when You Tell exports to that country weuld reach $200, 000,000. He also dwelt ubon the other ad- A FIGHT ON ple to Quit Coffee. ‘At least 75 people among my acquaint- tiations with the operators. This report | vantages the exclusion of cheap labor from | ances have been helped or cured by leav- was kept quiet, but it s belfeved an utter | Cuba by the enactment.of our Immigration ing off coffee and using Postum Food fallure to bring the operators to a recog- nition of the unlonm and the adoption of a ‘union scale was reported. It fs believéd the board will order a strike. An order to quit work would affect between 20,000 and 26,000 men. The situation in the anthracite district of Pennsylvania has not yet been consid- ered by the board. The Keutucky situation will be canvassed tomorrow. The. Hopkins county strike, which has been In progrese for over a year, 18 the most important m: ered In that district. ‘Western Miners Strike. and labor laws would bring. ‘Do you propose to treat Cuba were & part of the United Stat Mr. Lioyd of Missourl. Looks Out for the Futu: it it sked | one case, Miss Cora Coffee in its place, from Independence, writes a little woman la. “I will mention 1 learned she was suffering fiom nervousness and consti- pation and went to call on her. Found her “Guba 1a not now a part of the United |In bed, and she looked Ifke a Iiving skele- States,”” replled Mr. Payne. want it to be, but I bells #0 belleving, I am in favor of preparing. it as best we can for the day of its incor- poration within our limits.” “I do not |ton, so wild and haggard that I feared for @ it will be, and | her reason. “I asked Cora if she was improving any. Bhe sald not, but was gradually growing worse. The doctor was coming twice a day W. A. Smith of Michigan crested some |8nd Eiving ber a powerful nervine. She Ter to be consld- | ymusement by springlag on Mr. Payne an |#8id, ‘I am so miserable that I tell you extract from & speech made by Mr. Payne | Privately if I don't get better soon I will during the consideration of..the. Dingley | €nd it all myself some day.! that if.the beet | to ' talk thi bill, when Mr. Payne said 1 told her not way, for T belleved it was SALT LAKE CITY, April 8.—A dispateh | sugar industry were establishéd in ~this | Something skie ate or drank that caused’ the received in this city today from Mackay, | country the tariff weuld mot be disturbed | trouble, and she might get well by making 1daho, anuounces that the miners union at that point has called out all the miners and other workmen employed by the White Knob company. It s said the strike in- volves 1,000 men. No information as to the cause of the strike is give O d te Quit Work. HUNTINGTON, W. Vs, April cdal operators here tonight state that the | part of the United Statés. The conces- members of the United Mine Workers of { slon to Cuba, he sald, would ‘not cheapen America have been notified along the Nor- folk & Western rallway to strike tomor- row. The operators belleve but few will ~obey the order. Stricken with Smallpox. | 8.~Green B. C18CO, Al 3 the well known hn':tmln. has been t) it s Shae 18 ‘said 10 be of & mild type Your Liver ‘Will be roused to its natural ‘headache " you ‘where for twenty-five years. “We took you at your ‘word,” said Mr. Smith, Michigan in the industr . Newlands of Névada delivered the |mY hands, for she insisted Mr. New! N He | belped her, and her mother backed her in ould be no|it. saying that it was ‘the only thing she opening argument against the bill. took the ground that the: concession to Cuba unless It was accom- §.—The | panied by a cordial lavitation to become a | Burt sugar to the American consumer. Bait for Annexa Mr. Newlagds said the republican party, in utter disregard of the Teller resolution, | not follow directio & change in her dlet. I told her my own experience in leaving off coffee when I was and we lnvested. $10,000,000 |n[in 8lmost as bad a shape as ehe, but as soon as 1 mentioned coffee | had a fight on that coffee d1a enjoy’ and ‘she 414 not belleve coffee anyone.” “I talked with them a long time and finally got Cora to to let me make & cup of Postum Food Coffee for her supper. 8he was surprised that it was so good. Sald ahe ‘had heard it was terrible wishy-washy .| stoft.’ I told her it was because they dd in bolling it enough. bas sharply curtailed the independence of | She promised to use it faithfully for two or Cuba by forcing upon it the adoption of the Platt amendment. t| three weeks and If she was not better I The purpose of the | would admii that I was wrong. lpox and Is now | republican party,.he said, was clearly to her hedge Cuba about with so many irritating | da; “I went to galn (o about tem and Cora met me at the door with a restriotions upon its sovereignty as to make | smile and said, ‘Ada, your Doctor Postum 18 its position intolerable—to make it an|the best doctor of them all. I can eleep all humble suppliant for anmexation. Mr, McClellan of New York, a member | stronger every day. of the ways and means committee, who fa. vors a greater concession to Cuba than is by the bill, followed. settlers who take homesteads under the general law and which bill has not as yet been acted upon by the senate committee. Representative Shallenberger delivered an address before Lincoln post, Grand Army of the Republic, last night and is also booked for an address on banking methods before the law class of Columbian unmiver- sity next week. Speaker Henderson's secretary, Mr. Rich- ards, stated today -that Grosvenor's anti- injunction bill would be reported by Chair- man Ray of the judiciary committee within & day or two, the delay being due to the chairman’s desiré 'tp' permit Representative Littlefield of Maine to file a minority re- port. The bill ‘will ‘be placed on the cal- endar and be given consideration under eall of committees. Speaker Henderson bai taken & most active part in seeing that the bill is reported. Representative Lacey’'s bill for the pro- tection of game fn' Alaska passed the house today. e 1 W. L. Crain_of Nebraski was today ap- pointed firemadl fu the state, war and navy butlding. oty Postmasters appointed: Nebraska—8. ~A. Green, Cumminsville, Wheeler county, vice C. R. Greeley, re- signed. lowa—Willam Baker, Diamond, Appa- noose county; E. D. Ketchem, Hiatteville, Appanoose county. South Dakota—P. Miner county. HOUSE BILL UNLIKE SENATE'S Philippine Civil Government Measure Provides n Complete Form of Administration. C. Peterson, Fedora, WASHINGTON, April 8.—~The house bill establishing civil government in the Phil- ippines was fibally perfeeted today by the republican members of the insular com- mittee and In its complete form was re- introduced by Chairman Cooper. Thére Is no doubt that it will be reported to the house by the full committee, probably to- morrow and in the form Mr. Cooper in- troduced It today. The house bill is unlike that of the senate in that it provides a complete form of civil government for the islands to go into effect when the war terminates, the pro- vision béing as follows: When the insurrection in the Philippines shall have ceased and a con- dition of general and oomglelu peace shall have becn established therein, and the facts shall be certified to thé president by the committee, the president shall au- thorize the committee to call a general election for the choice of del 0 & i sembly of the le of the Bifitopine Kown as the lippine islands, to be Philippine assembly. 1t is further provided that all the legis- lative power shall then be vested in the two houses—the Philippine commission and the Philippine assembly. Provision is mads for taking the census within thirty days after the promulgation of peace. There- after the islands are to be divided Into election districts and the regular way for electing the legislature 18 provided. Sectlon twelve of the bill provides that all residents of the Philippines shall bave the same protection by the United States in thelr relations with foreign govern- ments as is accorded to citizens of the United States. For the purchase of the friar lands the bill makes provisions for the issuance of insular bonds at 5 per cent interests, pay- able in gold, the total amount not belng specified. The regulation of franchises. timber lands, mineral lande, etc., is pro- yided for. . The system of coinage differs from that in the penste bill, as it makes gold the standard, with Philippines token of silver, at parity with gold. It will equal the United States sil dollar in size and be worth half as much. AMERICAN * SHIP FIRED ON 0 Be Attacked in River by tonists. Bermudes Suppos Juan Revol WASHINGTON, April 8.—A cablegram has been recelved at the State department from United States Minister Bowen at Caracas, stating that he has been informed that the Bermuda steamer (by which it is supposed be means one of the frelght carriers be- longing to the National Asphdlt company) bas been fired upon In the river San Juan. The minister said that he had asked for an explanation at the forelgn offic had been told that the government knew nothing of the firing on the ship, which probably was done by revolutionists. ight, can eat heartily and am growing Ma_and all the rest of - | us use Postum now in place of coftee.’ ““The facts are the girl was being actually polsoned to death by coffee. Cora has since ‘opligstions of the United |married and has a happy home and you atart the duty most favoral ‘present distress in|may depend upou it no coffes is sllowed to pew re- | enter there,” Name gives by Pestum Co. auspices, | Battle Creek, Mich. 4 Blakop 0'Go WASHINGTON, April 8.—Bishop Thomas O'Gorman of Sioux Falls, 8. D., is in Wash- ington. He sald tonight that his visit here at this time had nothing to do with the question of the disposition of the friar lands in the Philfppines to the United States, but was oD personal matiers. COLLEGIANS READY TO DEBATE Arrangements Are C t Between Wiscon: TOWA CITY, Ia., April 8.—(Special.)—The fourth annual debate between the Univer- sity of Wisconsin and lowa will take place Thursday evening, at the opera house at Towa City. The question for debate will be “Is It Desirable to Amend our National Banking Laws, so as to Permit Natlonal Banks to Establish Branches?’ This will be affirmed by lowa and demied by Wis- consin. The lowa debaters are: C. T. Kemmerer of Eldredge, H. E. Spangler of Adair, and E. K. Brown of Solon. The Wisconsin debaters are: L. George Labr, Henty Graass, and A. D. 8. Glllett. The Judges of the debate will be: ex-Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage of New York City, Judge J. C. Pollock of the su- preme court of Kansas, Congressman Mo- Cleary of Minnesota, afid ex-Comptroller of the Currency E. 8. Lacy. President Georgs E. McLean of the University of lowa will preside at the debate. Each debater will have twenty minutes in which to present his case. H. E. Spangler of lowa will close the debate with a five-minute rebuttal taeech, MERGER SUBSTITUTE PASSES Molsberry's Second Bill Now Through Both Towa Houses and Cummins’ eto Expected. DES MOINES, April 8.—The bill known as the Hubbard rallway merger act, com- panion of the Molaberry bill, passed the house this morning in practically the same form as it passed the senate. The impression prevailed that the gov- erpor will veto it, as it s generally ¢ to be intended as an ald to the Hill- man raflway merger, a feature which in- duced the governor's veto of the Molsberry bilL. The Hubbard bill authorizes any line in- corporated under Towa laws, regardless of location, to exercise the same privileges lines operating in lowa. These priv- lleges are enumerated in the substitute Molsberry bill, TWO CARS ARE DERAILED Ocecurs Near Accident at the Reinbeck, Junetion DES MOINES, In., April 8.—Advices from Relnbeck, Ia., state that a Great Western passenger train struck a Northwestern freight train at the junction northeast of Relnbeck at 2 o'clock this morning, derail- ing two freight cars. No casualties are re- ported. MAJOR PRUDEN IS VERY ILL Adsistant Secretary (o the President is Not Expected to Live Long. WASHINGTON, April 8.—Major O. L. Pruden, assistant secretary to the presi- dent, today was removed to Garfleld hosol- tal for treatment for organic heart trou- ble. He is in a dangerous condition and it {& belleved cannot survive very long. He has been in poor health for some time, but has steadily ignored the fact and has remained away from his duties only during the last three or four da greatly aggravated the origin: TO HEAR MERGER COMPLAINT reme Court Will Listen to State of Washingt Arguments for Jurisdiction. WASHINGTON, April §.—The supreme court today decided to hear arguments on next Monday upon the application of the state of Washington to take jurisdiction ‘n the case of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern DEATH RECORD. Two Deaths at Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb., April 8.—(Special.)— J. A. Wright, aged 73, an old resident of West Beatrice, died yesterday, after a short illness. He leaves a widow and elght chil- dren. The funeral will be tomorrow from the Baptist church under the auspices of the Masonic order, of which he was a mem- Barbara Wirges, mother of Peter , dled at the home of her son yes- terday in West Beatrice. She was 79 years of age. The funeral services will be from 8t. Joseph's Catholic church tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m. J. W. Ames, Fairmont. FAIRMONT, Nel April 8.—(Special.)— The funeral of J. W. Am an old settler of this county, took place today. Mr. Ames bad been sick only a short time and his death came unexpectedly. The deceased leaves a wife and three children. Rev. K. L. Tolonan. ISHPEMING, Mich., April 8.—Rev. K. L DATAON TRANSPORT SERVICE Answer is Sent by Secretary Root to the House Inquiry. REPORT SHOWS SOME EXORBITANT BILLS Statement of General Young Indicates Luck of Competitive Bids Accounts for Part of Heavy Bx- penditures, WASHINGTON, April §.—Secretary Root today sent an answer to the house resolu- tion adopted on March 15, calling upon him for all facts that have come to his knowl edge as to the conduct of the transpcrt service between San Francisco and the Philippine islands. The answer includes the reports of Inspector General Chamber lain and Lieutenant Colonel Maus. The ra- ports of the various officers enclosed by Secretary Root covers several hundred pages. Major General B. M. Young, in’ transmitting the report of Lieutenant Colonel Chamberlaln, submits an analysis of the report showing no adequate super- vislon to any feature of the fitting out of transports for a long ttme after the service was Inaugurated and later the efforts to re- form the system. General Young specifies lack of securing competitive bids. General Young also specifies the case of inexperienced man, who knew nothing about paints, belng employed to supervise painting, in a business where the painting bill of & single firm in two years and two months amounted tb $343,074." Pay Exorbitant Prices. Prices pald for' material were often strikingly In excess of the them current market prices for themame articles of ltke quality and: supplies ‘were purchased in open market, without advancing. It is further stated in General Young's summary that “‘preference seems to have been shown special firms to the point of ordering from them articles out of their line of business the firms at <he same time charging exorbi- tant prices, to the extent, in a few in- stances, of 100 per cent in excess of ruling market rates.' Upon the facts developed by the investi- gatlon General Young remarks that under the pressure of necessity of moving large bodles of troops at short notice, lack of methods and forms to safeguard the gov- ernment occurred. Lieutenant Colonél Chamberlain specifies ir detall the features summarized by Gen- eral Young. He refers to the report of the “Bates board,” that much of the work done on Logan was defective, also that the amount epent on Hancock Tolonan, one of the best known Finnish Lutheran ministers in the United States, died at his how, here Sunday evening of pneumontia. OMAHAN'S TAKE THE SECOND 'Varsity Boys Mi All Their Scores aud a Home Run with the Bases ¥ INCOLN, April 8. —(8peclal Telegram.)— The Unfversity of Nebraska base ball team showed some improvement in the second flru of the series with the Omaha leaguers his afternoon, but nevertheless victory went to the visitors. Jhoun made a lucky three-! r in the ninth, bringing n l‘roe men. ayes also hit safely for three bases in another inning, netting two h two men on bases, Raymond ity team made a home run, all snappy, but the condition hich gréw steadily worse, frass, made ‘good playing impossible. Score: e R 022100013-9593 ~000003010-463 ha, Risley, Brown and Leatherby, Gaines and he , wl under a drizzlin difficult, if not Omah: . of N. gl Omal Nebraska, Hollen| ures lowa. IOWA CITY, Ta., April 8 —(8pecial)—The board of athletic control of the University of Towa today sppfoved tne election of Henry Btanley Hollenbeck of Bheldon to b captaln of the foot ball team. Captaln ollenbeck played for two years at Beloit before enterin . He then played one ar on the lowa Reserves and last year eld the position of left rd on the ‘varsity team. He did much good work in blocking the kicks of opposing punters, his block of Bweeley's punt in the first haif of the Jowa-Michigan game at Chicago bein the only block the Michigan kicker ha Tecelved In three yeurs of booting the spherold. for Michigan. He is aiso a likely candidate for first on the 'varsity nine. New York te Have Ex ALBANY, N. Y., April 8.—~Governor Odel goday signéd the bill appropriating $100.000 for the gxhibit of the state of New York st the Bt e The measure euthorizes the mittee of twelve t to the ex e exnibit which will be representative of the commercial, educational, industrial, artistic and other interests of the state. New Guns for the Eas 8T. PETERSBURG, April for n.I.namon batteries have to ¢l been hed r east within the last f ye. $647,016, was excesslve and was for luxu- rlous fittings Reports Gradual Improvement. In his conclusion Colonel Chamberlain says most of the abuses were unavoldable and that there has been gradual improve- ment. He says that there are but three firms in San Francisco equipped for ex- tensive repair work, and that they had an understanding among themselves by which there has been no real competition. Colonel Chamberlain says that one of the most notable abuses has been the use of great quantities of high priced disinfect- ants. The transport Thomas, he says, on five trips used $9,205 worth. He says there also has been excessive use of high priced patent cleaning and polishing material, Thomas using $3,243 worth in five trips. He adds that this abuse has been reme- daled. The loss of government property, such as furniture, linen, bedding, tableware, ete., by imperfect accounting, is also set forth. He states that the transport Meade was purchased when twenty-seven years old for $400,000, and has since recelvcd $680,000 fn repairs. In a report dated August 20, 1901, Colonel Oscar F. Ling, general superintendent of army transport service at San Francisco. replies to Colonel Chamberlain’s inspec- tion report. He polnts out the magnitude of the service, suddenly brought into ex- istence, and the systematizing of affair fast as possible. 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