Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 28, 1902, Page 2

monunion men at Armstrong are earn- ing 82 cents more a day under the plece- work system than the old men got before the strike under the wage scale. He ins that many of the men are not making over & dollar a day and that none are going be- yond the wage seale. The Union Pacific yesterday brought into Omaba thirty-two .nonunion men, ten of whom are said to have deserted shortiy after their arrival. Several of this number were around Labor Temple during the day. The men came fn from Chicago. No whole- sale defection in the ranks occurred yes- terday, as was predicted by some of the strikers, who claimed that the men would sl quit when asked to do plecework and pay their own board, which conditions are #aid to become effective today. Three non- unfon men were browght in from North Platte yesterday, after having worked there ftor the company and were to go/to wérk in the local shops, but joined the strikers when they reached the city. The machinists expeet Vice President T. " L. Wilson back In the city early this week. He has about concluded his tour of ths western end of the line. RULE FAVORS SPECULATORS (Continued frc- Firet l’ll‘) decided lnnovnllou but lhelr lppslrlnce 1s made at the request of President Roose- velt, who take= the grcund that the coun- try has a right to know from its highest officiale just what is being dome by the various departments, and he belleves that the heads of these departments are better qualified to impart the information than the ordinary campaign orator. Fight to Retain Seats. Senator Harrls of Kensas and Senator Heitfeld of Idaho are making a hard fight to retain their seats. They are populists and striking figures in the senate. Each I8 & specialist in legislation. Harrls knows more about the Pacific rafiroads and leg- Islation affecting them than any man In congress. Heltfeld {s recognized as an au- thority on all those .practical questions which pertaln to the growth and develop- ment of a new country. If a new reserva- tion I§ to be opened to settlement the sen- ator from ldaho knows how much the set- tlers ought to pay for it and how to keep the government from belng “goug:d” In the transaction. Before he had any politi- cal ambition Heltfeld had been developed through every experience which could come to a farmer and business man, including drouth and Kansss grasshoppers. He had developed a farm in Kansas, rented school (and, ‘homesteaded a quarter section In {Vashington, bought an improved farm in [daho, “walloped” the rallroads of his state Into submission as a leader of the Farm- ers’ alliance and acquired a competency be- fore be ever thought of doing more than serve. lis constituents” in the legislature. When ‘e finally came to the United States senate be-had very little experiencé in the ublic service, but was rich in worldly wis- [t Heitfeld is physically the bigge:t man in the senate. Mason of Iliinois has more stomaeh, but he s squatty. Heitfeld Is big all over, He Is six feet and one inch and weighs 250 pounds. He wears a 7% hat and a No. 10 shoe. He has a wider tange of friends than any senator in Wash- g:ton and more kinds of people like him n are ever acquainted with other sena- \ore. Senator Harris' fight is recognized as tn uphill one. Kansas is more prosperous thao It has ever been before and the peaplc Are enthusiastic over President Roosevelt. There s little doubt that the senator will be sucdeeded by a republican. Change In Uniforms. . 'The cbange in the uniforms of officers and . men in the army directed.by an erder of the | cf secretary of war, just lesued, will be made sthis «fall. : Members of the board that se- lected the new uniform say a misunder- #tanding has gone abroad as to fYe change to be made and that the army will ot dls- 1 rd the familiar blue and put on a green. . To the public. the soldiers wiil still be the private’ or ofiicer” will have ‘two uniforms, e of the blue and the other of the new “olive drab.” The soldiers and officers while in garrison or on drass parade will still wear the old hiue uniform, and only when in the field will the green, or ollve drab, uniform be worn. All the officers are now giving erders for the mew uniform, for the order issued puts the uniform in effect “at once, at the con- venlence of the officers,” but it will be com- pulsory by January 1 next. The first oe- saslon when the officers will wear their gor- goous new full dress uniforms will be at the president's New Year reception. The board selected olive drab with the idea of getting a natural color which would brotect the soldiers under fire. Blue, It is fahable at any great distance. The oolen uniforms will be of the olive drab, but the cotton ones will be of the usual khaki color, while the dress and garrison uniforms will be of the old-time blue. DIES BY HIS OWN HAND ; —_— . Dr. Eugene Grissom, Em!sent Al ist and Leoturer, Sencs Bullet Through His Brafn. T'WASHINGTON, July 27.—Dr. Eugene Brissom, well known gs an alienist And meurologlst, committed sulcide here to- Gay at is eon's home, 122 G street N. E. by sending a bullét through his brain. Dr. Grissom bad been dejected and morose for 'with Beveral weeks and ‘had become physically and méntally’ weakened from the use of dtrong narcot He was a l&" of Granville, N. O, derved on the confederate side until wounded during the ctvil war and afterward Was & member of the state legislature. For twenty-one years he was superintendent of the North Carollna insane asylum at Ra- lelgh and gained & wide reputation as an dltenist and lecturer. Before the American Medical soclety he Golivered a lecture entitled “The Borde: of Insanity,” that sttracted great a tention. He was the author of “True and Faise Bxperts,” a work devoted to showing the alieged Inaccuracles of the expert tes- timony in insanity cases. Dr. Grissom was one time first vice pres ident of the American Pedical soclety, pr giding officer of the Assoclation of Superin- tendents of American Iosane Avylums. He waw the president of the convention of 1885 He was & Mason of high degree. He was 71 years of age. . Dr. Grissom 'at one time practiced his profession in Denver, Colo. 'NEAPOLIS, July fl—l,ndvr indiet- \lll i‘v.‘ talled of service for more lce nup-nnnnaam P‘"d he a ul this mnrnlnl and Iller the & n {0 Minneapolis in s secretary. B. W, dn h hed not im was futlle Io know of his to talk. His wite de- he would be on hand Sogept service under may be pending against w ll.nhn. relieve distress 100 heartily, bmm Hood’s Pills flm 25 cents. GRAVE CHARGES ARE MADE Anti-Imperialists Sore Aotions of United Btatos Boldiers in the Philippines. —_— ADOPT OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT Scorss Root's Commen n of © duetion of Warfare and Alleges Good, Name of the Country is Implieated. LAKE GEORGE, N. Y., July 27.—<At a meeting of representative antl-imperiallsts held in, New York Jast spring a committes was appointed to investigate army condi- tions in the Philippines. That committes bas since been prosecuting its inquiries. President Roosevelt's regent review of the court-martial of General Jacob H. Smith seemed to the commiftee to defnand some reply and at a meeting just held at Lake George an open letter to the president was adopted. The letter was signed by Charles Francis Adams, chalrman; Carl Sohurz, Edwin Burritt Smith, Moorfield Storey and Herbert Welch. It says We_ desire to express the nnmc-u:m afforded us by your “review’ of the lith inst., as commander-in-chief, of uu find- ings of the court-martial in the case of General J. H. Smith. Taken in connection with the previous memorandum of April 15 that review will, provided it be followed by corre!pnndlnfi general action, in ol opinfon, do much toward the re-establis ment of the national prestl restoration ot the morale of the Commends President's R Especlally opportune in our judgment is your very commendable reminder to offi- cers {n high and responsible positions that In‘a warfare as that recently waged by us In the east, it behooves all such o ficers to “be particularly careful in their bearing and conduct as to lseep a moral check over any acts of an improper char- acter by their subordinate The level here reached is lofty and in heaithy contrast with that spirit far too prevalent which seeks excuse, if not jus {ifleation, for the exceates of the present. in every instance of inhumanity which can possibly be exhumed either from colo- nial history or for the regrettable records of our Indlan warfare. While thus, however, expressing’ ouf sense of obligation, we wish most -respectfully to call your attentlon to certain concfusions which we have in the course of our own inquirtes found ourselves compelied to Says Demoralisation is General, Coming directly to th ing historically, our Inv us to conclude’ that the demoralisation of the officers and soldiera of our army in the Philippines, Includm&lll branches of the service and s of rank, fay more general as well as yrnnoun%ed might be inferred from your review 6f the court-martial findings of Ge eral . The defense urged In this case, we bélleve we have reason to sa were rather notorlous than exoceptional. Demoralizing Influences, very prejudicial to any high standard of military morals, were under the circumstances inevitable. led to lamentable results, calling for the firm hand and stern correction found and most fortunately applied in your orders of April 15 and July 1 eanwhile, we would respectfully submit that the good of the army and the future of our eastern dependencies demand that investigation should not stop at this point or with the results already reached. Belleve Other Culprits Exist. The Inquiries we, as a committee, have cessarily imperfect, have yet been suificient to satisfy us that General Smith and Major Waller were nut the sole cul- prits, nor should they suffice in the cherac- ter of scapegoats. In your revicw of July 14 you say that these cases were excep 1.~ Your means of information on this point should be infinitely better than ours, Meanwhile it is always to be borne In mind that one side only of this painful story has been heard and that side in part. The testimony of ripresentative Filipinos hll been jeal- oully and systematically suppressed. Judi- lal and rtial exl_lnli II on the spot Fias botn deniea or promounced IMprhct tlcable. In the present case occa: and by eccldent IBOI'IIY. hl %.':‘.‘11""‘2""“»3.‘"“ 15’ nye: been pormitt mipses only have been' permi to reach the public eye. To our minds they Indls a condition of ‘rllt and general Hemoralization. e fnd ngs of the court- ‘martial referred to show conciusive evi. dence, as do the published reports of com. manding officers and the reports of pro- vinclal governors. One-Third of Population Perish. As the not unnatural result of military operations so inspired, an official ieport indicates that out of a total population in a single district of 300,000 not less than 100,000 perished. Where inquiry revealed the systematic use of torture by subordinates, the officer in m:omlble command is pronounced free from blame, on the und that his praise- worthy absorption in other ' duties of his osition was so complete that such trivial incidents faled to attract his notice. Such & finding Is certainly suggestive. l"lnnlly. every severity known to the state of ', practicss which have excited the lvcclll reprobation of he American reported fea ro ple, tures of the o-umlu |n Cuba under the Spanish regime, or in South Africa during the Boer war, have uon ol undisputed and fraquent occurrence In the Philippines. From the ecarly h-llnnln[ of operations there it has been th lflnnl practice ord o kil lbou WO 4 neentration pnm as_res hese as a feature ||| recent Span- th A!fle‘l .p.nllflnl exclted 50 rted to by our of these 8y) of hich the inhabitant c'njnlned tw be. drawn, fhey Geparted with “The war in the Philippines has been con- aucmx by the American army with scrup- for the rules of clvilized war- un. m‘ civil and considerati ner and the pon £-1 mlnlm - with never wnl\lc! vumy :fly of lheu 'ordl —w commi and of unqualified endordement were writ- ten by the honorable secretary when all the ecsential facts since m\lfll to light were within his officlal cognizan: ou have given publiec assurance that the secretary is wore desirous than '7.:"'" even, If that be possible, to probe he bottom every responsible ulu‘llm of outrage and tor- ture to the end that nothing be co and no man be for any reason favored or shielded. ‘The draft on our credulity thus presented is large, but we accept your assurance. Meanwhils permit us to point out that such very sweeplug and somewhat un- calledefor counnndatlon and spproval, ko far as we are advised, altogether 'un- Precedented in harasier, coming directly and in the midst of active operations from the fountaim head of milltary_sctivity, scarcely caleulated “to keep & an improper chl It is charitable to assume that the sure of official business at the time of res- r full fles of lal. as to what the u department might have to dis- Such are certaln of the conclusions I’Ilched by us from as careful has been In our power to mal desc As a national rmrd it is discredit- The good name of the country is {mplicated, as 15 also the profensional cha acter of officers of the army, some of them retired; many still in bigh command. We stand Nld‘; to co-operale dlncflv IM In utmost good falth to the end tha fenders brought to justice lld Ihv ity Dur ed. In this communication bave made references, the personal ap- nrll‘clflon o! which is obvious, and of reo- To those thus referred to, courts of military inquiry are open; and, If de- manded, would doubtiess be by you at onee accords Before such courts, if once convened, we wil hold ourselves pre- Bera wdvanced. Discredits Statement Wo 8aa ourselves. & one tmportant point. Tn vour dview of July M, you say: Al red to substantiate any or all charges of Exemplary, though with d re- t, compelled to take issue with m on THE OMAHA most universally the higher officers have 80 borne themselves as to supply the Beceseary check over acts of af improper acter by thelr subordinates. on _the contrary hi found our- golves impelied to the ‘belief that the acis teferred 1o were far more general, ! demoralization more all pervasive, \W' hold ourselves ready to direct your at- tention to concrete casis the investiga- tlon of which we would demonstrate the following criminal acts, contrary to all rules and usa of war on the rt of efficers and soldiers of the United ‘l anl ing and murder, under clreum- stances of -:mv-led brutality. 3. antuu both of men and women and ult of the latter. 4. The infifction of death on other par- tles, on the strength of evidence elicited through torture. CATHOLICS ARE TO GATHER CINCINNATIL, 0., July 27.—National Sec- retary Antbony Matre of the American Federation of Catholic socleties, the program com tional convention in Chicago August 5, 6 and 7, and the indications are that the con- vention will be the most representative gathering of Catholics ever held In this country. The convention will be opemed with pontifical high mass at Holy Name ca- thedral with Right Rev. P. J. Muldoon as celebrant and Bishops Messmer, McFaul and other prominent church dignitaries in the sanctuary. All the priests of Chicago have been invited to participate in the church services and a general invitation has been sent to all the clergy in the United States to represent their parishes at the convention. At 1:30 p. m. Tuesday, August §, the business sessions of the convention will be formerly opened at the association hall, 163 La Salle street, where addresses of welcome will be delivered by the gov- ernor of Tlinols and the mayor of Chi- cago and responses will be made by promi- nent officials of the federation. In the evening of the same date a great mass meeting will be held at the convention hall, to which the gemeral public is in- vited. The business sessions Wednesday and Thursday will be held at 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. and will be presided over by Hon. T. B. Minahan ot Columbus, 0. The Chicago committee, headed by Hon. M. B. Girten, has selected the Great North- ern hotel as headquarters, where a bureau of information will also be opened for the accommodation of the delegates. The national executive board, composed of Right Rev. Blshops S. G. Messmer, James MeFaul of Tremton, N. J, Hon. T. B. Minahan, L. J. Kautman of New York, T. H. Can- non of Chlcago, Hon. D, Duffy of Potta- Reardon of Anderson, of Philadelphis, P. H. McGuire of Pittsburg, G. Franchere of Chicago, L. Fabacher of New Orleans and C. O'Brien ot Chicago, will meet in executive session with the supreme officers of the varlous national organiza- tions at the Great Northern Monday even- August 4. At this meeting of the address of the German, French, Polish and Bohemian federations will also be in attendance and a plan adopted on which all agree to unite. The federation has recelved letters of approbation from several archbishope and twenty bishops and the blessing of Pope Leo XIIL .- These letters will be read at the convention. \ Secretary Matre concludes: p many sections it ia belleved the feder- rhistaRan" The objects af the federation as mistake. 'nl' objects df the leration as outlined by the constitution adopted at the Sincihnast convention are. the . cementing of the bonds of fraternal union among the Catholle socleties of the United States; the fostering and protecting of Catholic inter- ests lng works of religion, education and charity; the study of conditions in our social life and the dissemination of the truth, In furtherin these objec(n 1 federa tic does not interfere in the least with the rnment of any socl ! RESTFUL DAY AT OYSTER BAY President Recelves No Official Visi- Mail is Not Delivered. OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 27.—President Roosevelt passed a quiet Sunday at Saga- more hill. In the morning, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Emiin Roosevelt, Lieutenant Ferguson, formerly & methber of the Rough Riders, and four of the younger children, he attended services at Christ Episcopal church. He passed the afternoon with Secretary Moody, who will be his guest until tomorrow. No visitors of an official character were received. The postoffice at Oyster Bay was opened for an hour today for the first time on Sunday in the history of the village. The president did not avall himself of the op- portunity of having his mail taken to him. The opening of. the office created & com- motion among some of the people of the village, and the Rev. Alexander G. Russell, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, sharply criticised those who inaugurated the movement which resulted in the Sunday opening. Senator Thomas C. Platt will arrive at Oyster Bay next Wednesday evening on board the yacht Mayflower, which will be sent to New York for him. The senator will be accompanied by Colonel George W. Dunn, chairman of the republican state committee of New York. FIRE RECORD. Destructive Blase at Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 27.—Fire to- night desttoyed the Clyde pler and ware- house used by the Boston line of steam- ships. loss on warebouse snd contents, $50,000. 3 Boy K1l in & Duel PORTLAND, Ore., July 31.—Frank Carl- son and George Baldwin, each 19 years cld, quarreled over two girls, to whom ~both were p.yin( attention. Carison challenged Ba'dwin fight. The ht took place with bare knuclle nd was apparently of two rounds, lasting I“D,'lhfir about twehty minutes. At the end of time Carlson celved a blow In the stomach which ll;“ him aimost Instaptly, Baldwin is In Jal . e———————eee——— OF IMPORTANCE TO CITIZENS OF OMAHA, NEB, Bvery family in Omaha is recelving an envelope-like package, bearing on the face of It the word “Per-fo.” We wish to say to our readers that it will pay well to take special note of this package, for it contains an artigle of higheet value to the welfa of each family. A long slip is found with ecach package of Per-fo, which tells how to use it We wish our renders to know that this all-purpose food, Per-fo, is not prepared like most so-called breakfast foods having in them bran and other indigestible sub- stances, but in Per-fo Is found nothing but the nutritive portion of the nine au ferent grains, vegetsbles and puts whi g0 to make the food. It is prepared in the most careful manner, and therefore phy- siclans everywhere recommend the use of it. It is baked three times under 400 de- grees of heat before it is put up, and therefore it can be eaten with safety right from the package. It makes a most de- lictous ple and pudding, also salmon and veal loaf. In hot westher mothing is more wholesome thau & dish of Per-fo and milk. DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JULY 28, 1902 (UTS DOWN THE REVENUE General Oonsolidation of Oreaméry and Dairy Interests Affeots Food Commission. ABANDON THE SKIMMING STATIONS Haud Machine Now. tead of Tak His Farm en Stat (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 27.—(Spectal.)—The gen- eral consolidation of the creamery and dairy interests of Nobraska has deprived the State Food commission of a large source of revenue. Ome of the Intentlons of the framers of the pure food law was to make the commission self-supporting, and with this object in view a scale of fees for an- nual permits was provided, ranging from §1 for skimming stations to $100 for manu- tacturers of imitation products. Not only have the small crehmeries and dairies consolidated, but the skimming sta- tions are being rapidly discontinued. The small creamerios and dairies give way to the modern central plants and the Skim- ming stations bow in submission to ths hand separator. The farmer, instead of taking his milk te a station, separates it with a hand machine. “The Beatrice Creamery company I8 churning here in Lincoln more buttef than was formerly churned In thirty creameries,” sald Commissioner Bassett. '“The one plant has taken the place of all the others. The organization of the Nebraska-lowa eompany at Omaha means that thirteen creéameries have been closed to make room for one blg one. A year ago the Beatricé Croamery company had seventy-ome skimming stas tions In the state; today it has thirty-nine and still its output is greater than e During the month of June the Beatrice coi pany manufactured and shipped 760,000 pounds of butter, making the biggest output for one month in the history of the plant.” The fees required are: Skimming sta- tions, $1; creamery, $10; manufacturer of ladle butter, manufacturer or wholesale dealer In clder vinegar, $15; manufacturer ar wholesale dealer id grain, wine or frult vinegar, $50; manufacturer or wholésale desler In adulterated vimegar, $50; retall dealer in imitation butter or cheese, $25; wholesale dealer in imitation butter or cheese, $50; manufacturer of imitation but- ter or cheese, §100. Prepare for Reunion. The department officia ot the Grand Army of the Republic are busily engaged preparing for the mnext annual reunion, which will be held in Hastings from Sep- tember 8 to 13, inclusive, the week follow- ing the state fair, Among the mem ex- pected to take part in the speaking pro- gram are: Governor Cummins and Depart- ment Commander John Lindt of lows; Chaplain Jesse Cole, Marshalltown, Ia.; B. R. Hutchins, Des Moines; John M. January, Dell Rapids, 8. D.; Governor Savage, J. H. Micke: nd all members of the Nebrasks congressional delegation. One day will be named in homor of the governors and gu- ‘bernatorial candidates, for both Gevernor Cummins and Governor Savage, with the republican candidates in Nebraska and Kan- sas, Mickey and Bailey, will be present on the same day. There will also be a con- gressional day, on' which the prominent places on the program will be filled by |sen- ators and congressmen. One of the most notable men on the pro- gram s John W. January, who has the d tinction of having amputated both his feet ‘while confined in, Andersonville prison. He did this to check,p disease contracted while held as a prisonel Assistant Jutant General Howe says that on two days last year the attendance at the reunion in Hastings was fully 80,- 000, and he expects the same tark to be reached this year. OPENING DAY OF CHAUTAUQUA Rain Interferes with Attendance Tecumseh, but Program is Carried Out. nt TEOUMSEH, Neb., July 37.—(Speclal Telegram.)—Rain interfered with the at- tendance at the Chautauqua somewhat to- day, but the program was carried out as advertised and was heard by many. A unlon Sunday school was held this morning, conducted by A. B. Allen, in which all the schools of the city partie- ipated. The first thing this aftermoon was an address by M Calla Scott Willard of Bethany, on “How to Teach the Bibls This was followed by & temperance lec- ture, “Shun the Corduroy Road Through Inebriation,” by Hon. A. 8. Zook «f In- diana. Prof. L. G. Krats of Madlson,Wis., has charge of the chorus and is dolng concert. and the.ghorus sang. dolin club gave two selections nd Mrs. 8. English rendered a solo. F. C. Bruner of Beardston, Il speaker and he defvered a powerful ad- dress on “A Romance Religion.” Con- sidering the disagreeable weather the first day of the assembly exceeded the expecta- tions of all. FALLS OVER HITCHING POST t Man Sustains Injuries Dur. ing Se Which May Pr Serlous. REMONT, Neb., July 27.—(Speclal.)= Peter Edwards of this city fell over a hitehing post on Hroad etreet last evealng and sustalned serlous injuries. He was engaged 1n a friendly scuffie with & couple of friends in front of the Eno hotel and turning to leave them ran egaipst the post, & plece of gaspipe about three feet sbove the walk. It struck him at the base of the stomach, doubling him up so that he was unable to move. He was taken home and physicians summoned, who found him suftering from convulsions. While his injuries are very severe and painful it is thought he will recover, Corn Prospects Fine. SHELTON, Neb.,, July 27.—(Speclal)— Another rain of an inch has fallen and it s still raining. During the past week quite a great deal of shock threshing was done, but the rain will again stop the work, lllllllln-llnp—lbh“-lmlllfl into some flelds, the ground being too woft. Barly oats are all in shock and late oats are coming on fast. Some fields are ehow- ing rust, but the gemeral yleld will he very heavy. The prospects for corn ary the best ever known in Buffalo county. Many felds are already earing Zod the moisture in the ground now will lnsure & heavy crop.- . Cloks Will Probated. 'WEST POINT, Neb., July 27.—(Special.) ~—The will of the late Father Choka, vicar x:nnl of the Omaha diocese, has be ed for probate in the county court of Cuming county. The will disposes of all the real and personal property of the d conced and names Father Joseph Rucsiag of West Point as sole executor. Remarkable Wheat Yield. FREMONT, Neb., July 27.—(Special.)— The farmers whe were so fortunate as to ot thelr wheat harvested without injury from the rains report a remarkable yleld. One forty-aere tract northwest of the clty went thirty-six bushels to the acre. An- other smaller fleld, near Dodge, thirty- eight, and many others from twenty-five to thirty. Oats are coming out much bet ter than farmers feared, but will not be a tull erop. New Buildings for West Point, WEST POINT, Neb., July 27.—(Speclal) ~<County Attorney Fred D. Hunker Is about to commence the erection of a two- story brick office bullding on Grovo street. A pumber of bLrick business bulldings are now in course of erection in this city, be- | sides b number of high-class frame dwell- ing houses, among which is a large modarn redldence for John T. Baumann, assistant cashier of the West Point tional bank. New Telephone Company. WEST POINT, Neb., July 27.—(Special.) —Articles of Incorporation of the Baa- croft Independent Telephone wére filed with the county clerk this ‘weei. The incorporators are W. H. Watson, F. T. Rice, W. F. Sinclair and E. H. Morgan. The authorized capital stock is $13,000 in ehares of §25 each. This Is the second in- dependent telephone company to organize in this county., ' Heavy Rain at Red Clow RED CLOUD, Neb., July 27.—(Speclal.)— The heaviest rainfall of the season came Iast night, about three and a half inches at this place and southeast ot the eity it s reported from seven to ten inches fell. Great damage has been dome to bridges, fences and crops. The rains are so fro- quent that it is almost {mpossible to thresh or stack the wheat and much of it is spoil- ing in the shock. Fallx City May Have Park. FALLS CITY, Neb., July 27.—(Special.)— It is thought that Falls City will finally bave a park. It Is something that the town has always needed. Last week J. A. Lippold purchased what s known as the Slocum place, just at the west edge of town within the clity limits, of twenty-seven acres. The Inst twelve acres will be laid out as a park at once. Open Baptist Chure! PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 27.—(Special.) ~The Mount Olive Baptist church in this city was opened this afternoon with appro- priate services, Rev. E. D. Wilson, the pastor, was assisted by Rev. Cluck, pastor of the Mount Morlah church in Omaha; Revs. Giles and Payne of Council Blufts ana others. Change Plenic Datew. FALLS CITY, Neb., July 27.—(Special.)— The dates of the union fraternal picnic have been changed to Tuesday and Wednesday, August 26 and 27. The first dates mamed confiicted with the Humboldt etreet falr. COAST LINE DEAL PROBABLE Absorption of Louisvilie & Nashville Thought to Be Practically Consummated. BALTIMORE, July 27.—It is impossible to obtain an authoritative expression of opinion ou the report that negotiations are pending looking to the absorption by the Atlantie Coast Line of the Loulsville & Nashville rallroad, which is controlled by J. P. Morgan & Co. In financial circles here the general im- pression prevails that the report is well founded. “T think Mr. Morgan has already vrtcfl- cally turned the road over to the Coast Lime,” sald a member of one of the lead- ing banking firms. “The two roads do not narallel anywhere and have & physical con- nection at Augusta, Ga., through the Geor- gla rallroad, which runs from Atlanta to Agusta, and is leased jointly by them. ““Such a deal would eliminate that hos- tility in Tennessee and Kentucky which has been aroused by the rumor that the Louis- ville & Nashville will be merged with the Southern Rallway. “These roads parallel and are competl- tors in both states, and following the report Governor McMillin of Tennessee has threat- ened to call a special session of the legis- lature to pass a law that would prevent a merger. It s thought that when Mr. Mor- gan purchased the Loulsville & Nashville he had in view its transfer to the Coast Line. “Morgan & Co. manage the Southern Raill- way and have been working in complete harmony with the Coast Line. The absorp- tion of the Louisville & Nashville would &ive the Coast Line control of the raliroad situation in the south east of the Missis- sippt river."” The Bll(ltllllll stock of the Loulsville & Nashville amounts to $60,000,000, and if the plan of Morgan & Co. to pay $150 a share for it Is carried out $90,000,000 will be required to complete the de: In round numbers the combined mileage of the Coast Line system and the Loulsville & Nashville s 9,600. Henry Walters and Michael Jenkins, who control the affairs of the Coast Line, are out of the city. Mr. Walters is thought to be in New York and would likely conduct the negotiations with Mr. Morgan or his representative. Mr. Jenkius left Baltimore Thursday with his family for the White mountains. Mr. ‘Walters is vice president of the Coast Line Rallroad company and president of the par- ent company. Mr. Jenkins Is president of the former and vice president of the latter. ‘Walter Newcomer, another Coast Line of- clal, is away on his vacation. ' TIME CLAIMS OLD HINDOO Adpl Mam Marl Dies in n Fran- eclsco, Having Lived Ome Hun- dred and Thirty Years. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—Aupl Mam Mari, a native of India, who has resided in this city as far back the memory of the white man runs, is dead at the age of 130 years. Aup! Mam Mar! had a most romantic eca- reer. According to the story of his life, told several years ago before his mind be- came clouded, he was the son of an Indian nee and was kidnaped when & child and en to the Hawallan {slands. There he lived for some years, a slave to a Chinest planter, and finally came to California es & fugitive. Finally on a salling vessel he arned that his father and brothers had to trace him and rule in their own country. Falls to Death Un LOUIS, July f1.—Benjamin Keys. his address as_ 1236 Bellefon! lndllnlpolll fell from an Iron | tain train ght near the eity imits and both Ien were cut off. He can- not recover. He was on his way to Little Rock, Ark. company | DIETRICH ON RECIPROCITY Nebraska Senator Talks on Ouban Affairs and His 8tanding with President. EXPLAINS POSITION TAKEN IN SENATE Believes that President Roosevelt Was as Favorable to Bill Intro- duced by Him as Any Other. HASTINGS, Neb, July 27.—(Special.)— In an interview yesterday with the editor of the Hastings Tribune, Senator Dietrich explained his position on reciprocity with |Cuba and his standing with President | Roosevelt. Senator Dietrich said: The president has no more loyal sup- porters and men who were more unselfish in the cause of Cuban reciprocity than the | so-called beet sugar Insurgents. The bill | which passed the house by neariy a unani- | mouse. Vote of all members, irrespective of | party, providing for a 20 per cent redic- | tion, was killed in the senate committee by tho Influence of the sugar trust and other Jarge lund holders of sugar and tobacco properties in Cuba. (Thelr oppoaition to the bill was because the bill also provided that Cuba should enact and put into force immigration and Chinese restriction laws, and aiso & repeal of the difterential upor refined sugar. Evidence has disclosed that the sugar trust and those interested par- ties absolutely own and control the com- mercial and political affairs of Cuba, dnd it would be detrimental to their interests to have such labor laws enacted and en- forced. The repeal of the differential would have made It possible to have created coin- petition to the sugar trust, which now has an_absolute monopoly of the importing, refining and seliing of the sugars consumed in the United States. Should not the labor of Cuba be protected the same as labor in the United States, Porto Rico, Hawall and the Philippine islands? The bulwark of any nation must depend upon the great middie classes, and the only way to change the couditions in Cuba and make it strong and prosperous i to protect the labor. The inhabitants of Cuba today consist of princes and paupers: there is no middle ciiss to depend upo: ‘uba has a population of 1,00,0 people, consisting of princes and paupers, and the consumption and wants of such a people would not amount to that of 300,000 Ameri- cans. In other words, the amount that we would expect to sell to Cuba would never be great with its present standing of clviiization. When an American is engaged in_producing sugar and tobacco in the Untted States all that he consumes is taken from the American farm or factory. A Cuban engaged in the same business would not consume 5 per cent of goods or mer- chandise from the United States. In sther words, a man employed in the United States producing sugar. or tobacco will consume from 9 to 9 per cent more of products from the American farm and fac- tory than will & man so employed In Cuba. From a standpoint of business reciprocity with Cuba is a sham, and the only excuse for reciprocity with Cuba can only be con- sidered from a eentimental and charitable standpoint. That sentiment was created by the enormous expenditur: moneys out of the Cuban treasury, su trust and other Cuban interests. If it be so profitable to produce sugar from SUgar beets, as sserted by the friends of the sugar trust, so that a 60 per cent reduction could be made without injury, why does not Have- meyer, the president of the sugar trust, his associates and other American capitai ists invest thelr money in sugar beet lands and factorfes in the United States, in place of investing many millions in the sugar lands of Cuba, where they claim it is im- ossible to produce sugar except at a great oss? The fact that they are now investing in Cuba brands as a falsehood all the as- sertions and representations that have been made to congress and the Amerlcan people. Nearly every .so-called ~insurgent was willing to vote for the house bill as passed, and they also expressed a desire to voté 2o, the. Bill ‘which was Introduced by mys self, which demanded immigration laws and’ the repeal of the differentlal, with a like amount added to the unrefiued sugar schedule, and a 25 per cent reduction to Cuba. This bill would have incre the protection of the Americin producers 6 per cent against Germany, France, Bel- glum and other sugar producing countries that are y-ylnx thelr exporters large ex- &H ‘bount'es, Tt would have ‘added at ast from. 36,000,000 to $10,000,000 additional fevenue to the United States, because there would been imported into the United States nflmd sugars which are now pro- hibited, as well as the raw sugar. It would 0 put Cuba 1n a position to refine su d sell refined sugar American consumers directly, in place of being obliged to sell its raw sugar to the sugar rust. The. summary of the bill which T intro- duced would have accompiished the follow- ing results: It wou!d have given Cuba a 25 per cent reduction and an flp]mrlul\l() to refine and sell its refined sugar direct to the American consumer. It would have given the American producers of sugar an additional “protection of § per cent upon raw sugar against all nations except Cuba. This would partially compensate them for thelr loss of protection against Cuba. The question resolves jtself to this solu- tion: Does the republican party and the Amerlcan people prefer to protect and per- petuate the sugar trust, or stand by the American producer in the future as it has done in the past? In conclusion, 1 wish to state that Presi- dent Roosevelt' was as favorable, and I be- lieve @ven more 80, to the passage of the bill which was iIntfoduced by me than he was for any other proposed bill. The pres! dent's record {s too well known and estab. lished in standing for the interes American producers for the consum against importers and glgantic trusts, such as the sugar trust d others against whom he has taken action. And, T would further state, that all bills favoring Cuban reciprocity were killed in the commitfee by the friends of the sugdr trust, and other Influences that were afraid to have any bill reported for fear of an tack and a general change of the tarift hedule, and in order to blind the Ameri- can people, thelr power and influence i directed inst the so-called beet sugar senators. REVIVES ~ TIPTON ROBBERY Discovery Made Which May Lead to Capture of Train Ban SARATOGA, WVo. July 27.—(Spect: A startling discovery was made yesterday in the dense woods on the head of Cow ereek by employes of the Grand Encamp- ment-Battle Lake tramway, which may throw some light on the Tipton trainm rob- bery and possibly lead to the capture of the bandits. While Edward Rankin, son of J. G. Ran+ kin, the ploneer resident of Carbon county, and some companions were walking through thes woods from one tower to an- other on the aerial tramway they sat down on a log to rest. Young Rankin slt- ting pear one end of the fallen tree and observed five canvas money bags lying on the ground. The men examined the sacks and found them to be the kind used by banks. They bad been sealed with wax and the seals were broken. They were marked and $10,000, gold,” and the letters “CH." The sacks were badly bleached and looked as though they had lald where found for two or three years. Some of the marks Il‘eu very dim, the ink having been washed out by storms. The sacks were brought to town an% will bo sent to the officlals of the Union Pacific at either Denver or Omaha for identification. The Tipton train robbery occurred early | 1n the summer of 1900, when a westbound Imndhlpl‘nd-lutudumwkhe\n—duy-qnu L 971 visitors last oxpross the Red Desert, train was held up in west of Rawlins, by five masked | men. The baggage car and mail cars were cut ot from the balance of the train and run ahead a distance of five miles o a lonely spot in the desert. Here the rob- bers drnamited the express car and treas- ure safe. It was mever known just how much money was secured, as the officials would not give out the figures. 1t Ia known, however, that the robbers secured several sacks of gold, as tralumen saw them carrying the money away. One sack was cut open In the express car and some of the goldpleces were scattered about. The bandits escaped to the mountains tn the vicinity of Battle Lake and it je pre- sumed they met in (ha forest and divided the spolls at the spot where the empty money bags were found yesterday. TO FIGHT OVER OIL LAND Ervay, Wroming, Men Engage Legal Battle Over Ownership of Properiy. CASRER, Wyo., ly 21.--(Special)— John Landon of Ervay has entered protest against the final proofs of John Trout, Eugene Brown and Lewis Woods. Landon claims that the lands settled on by the de- fendants arc oil bearing and that ho lo- cated same some time ago. ‘He alleges that ofl flows from springs on the tracts and oil appears on the surface of water in the streams flowing through. the land. This is the first confliot between ofl and agricultural filings that has so far q veloped and the outcome will be watch with intcrest. Special Agent Camplin of the Interior department recently examined the iand in controversy and has filed his report. TO REMAIN AT CHEYENNE Unfon Pacific Will Not Likely Remove Shops from Wyoming Caplital. CHEYENNF, Wyo., July 27.—(Special.)— It is announced now that assurances have been given that the Unlon Pacific will maintain Its shops and officers at this point and in the near future cnlarge the machine shops, establish & cemtral power and heating plant and operate coach shops, all of which will necessitate the employ- ment of more men than ever before, seve eral capitalists and business men will put up two new houses and other leading men have ennounced that they will do like- wise. BEE ~MILWAUKER-— is today the American people’s cholce. Backed by quality that h always ex- celled, this beer has won a most enviable standing with beer drinkers everywhere. Merit honestly won. BLATZ MALT-VIVINE (Non-Intoxicant) ~ Tonte. Druggista o direct. VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO., Mitwaukee. cured by the QUICK. 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