Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1903, Page 1

X | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1903—TEN I’A(iEé. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS, 1 REGICIDES JUBILANT Rejoios Greatly at Osar's Friendly Message to New Bervian King. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR DENOUNCES MURDERS | Oongratulates Peter, but Also Condemns Reason for Election. ITALIAN MONARCH SENDS GOOD WISHES Britain Stands Ready to Act if Protest at Orime Will Help. ASSASSINS UNLIKELY TO BE PUNISHED Taken ot Chelee and pira- 1 Escape. y BELGRADE, June 17.—~The cabinet min- isters and other Servian officials here are Jubllant over the czar's telegram to King Peter, demonstrating sympathy on the part of Russia. King Peter has telegraphed to the czar thanking him warmly for his mes- [ The army regards the czar's telegram as putting the seal of approval on the deeds of the officers. Up to the present the diplomatic corps has officlally ignored the provisional gov- ernment, but the Servian officlals express the conviction that the powers generally are bound to follow Russia's lead. The Austrian government has promised King Peter the free use of its railroads for his journey here. The municipality of Bel- grade has voted a large sum towards the | reception of King Peter, whiciy promises to be elaborate. About 3,000 additional electric lights have been ordered for the illumina- tion of the city. Nothing is now heard but talk of the approaching reception of the new king. The municipality of Belgrade is also send- g a deputation to meet King Peter and | intends erecting three trjumphal arches be- tween the rallroad station and the town. The skupshtina and senate during the day adopted a modification of the constitu- tion of 1888 It is undersiood the chief differences deal with the curtallment of the king's prerogatives, but his majesty will still remain chief of the army. There will only be one chamber, having a propor- tional representation of the various par- ties. The consitution altogether will be liberal and the changes made are import- ant in this respect in that they will com- pletely alter the existing cumbersome ma~ chinery necessary to modify the constitu- ton. Denounces ’thn Assassins, VIENNA, June 17.—Cordially worded tele- grams have been exchanged between Em- peror Francis Joseph and King Peter, but the emperor in the midst of his congratu- lations to the new ruler seized the occasion to denounce the assassinations. The text of the new king's message fol- ’mw—.i of my rone, to which I have by the unanimous vote of the 8k 1 Intend to take 'al traditions and hope and happiness to my pray that your majesty to me those feelings of which your majesty entertained up to the time of his death. ( { your majesty be pleased to show the same sympathy in the fulfiliment of my duties, it will make lighter the task for me. It is my Intention and firm resolve to merit it. The emperor replied terms: In ackno 1. the following ing the friendly notification of your n 1o the throne, I desire to amssure you without delay of my com- gl:h sympathy and wishes that you may ve 8 and happy reign. vouch: to your majesty to carry oul sfally the noble mission de y Testoring peace, quiet and esteem to your unhappy land, so sorely visited by su lon of international by ralsing it agan, after the severe fall which it recently sustained in the eyes of the clvilised worid. *hrough the heinous and universally despised crim Your has my sympathy in exe- cu! task, and you may be con- that it will always be my heartfeit as It is your own, to maintain an the friendly and neighborly relations which have existed so long be- tween our two countries. A 2 King of Italy Congratulates. ROME, e 17-King Victor Emmanuel has ed his congratulations to his brother-in-law, King Peter of Servia, also expfessing his wishes for the tranquillity and prosperity of the country under the new regime. 8T. PETERSBURG, June 17.—The czar congratulation to King Peter was consid- ered & public expression of the unqualified favor with which the proclamation of King Peter was received in offictal circles here. It is regarded as unlikely, In view of the attitude of the Bervian people, that Russia will support the suggestion that the powers should demand the punishment of the as- sassing of King Alexander and Queen Draga. Young Milan in Danger. CONSTANTINOPLE, June i7.—The sultan has warned Madam Christinch, mother of Mtlan, son of the late King Milan of Servia, to carefully guard her son. She is advised 1o keep her son in the house and not allow him to appear on the streets. It is presumed that this advice was the | May it made to murder young Aillan, although it | s not believed that there will ever be any i prospect of his succeeding to the throne of Servia. Attitade of the B LONDON, June 17.—In accordance with | his promise, Premier Balfour in the House | of Commons today amplified the informa- | tion regarding the attitude of the British | government toward Servia. He said the diplomatic relations with Servia, which ended with the death of | King Alexander, had not been resumed The government had considered whether it | should mark Its repugnance of the crimes | which had disgraced the Servian capital by | withdrawing the Britisll minister. It, however, had been thought better that Sir George Bonham remain at his post and protect British Interests. He would not be accredited to the new gov ernment until further information was re- celved regarding the circumstances under which it had come into power. Those powers, In regard to whose atti- tude the government had received infor- mation, had instructed their representa- tives to acespt the present government as the defacto authority with which current | business should be transaeted. | Killed & Runaway. SAN JUAN, P. R., June 17.—Miss Jean'| Ankrom, formerly of Waynesburg, Pa., the | | | Rico, was thrown from & carriege in a | e jdynmlle. SAILS FOR THE NORTH POLE Wha ot Ca tain Ammundsen Starts for the lce Lan CHRISTINIA, Norway, whaling ship sen's magnetic board, satled at midny has been annot ‘W) mundsen expedition wik > Willlam Land, on the east land, and will thence proced. . aptain Ammundsés. straight. If June 17.—The 3joa, with Captain Ammund- north sole expedition at the Am- OMAHA TEAM COMES SECOND Modern Woodmen's Drill Contest is Won by Kaneas Oity. TALBOT OF LINCOLN CHOSEN HEAD CONSUL »- on Horne and Saunders of lowa Also to King Receive Office, Anti-Administra- R ven- tlon Faction Not Putting # ing to follow the course projected it Wiw him almost across the pole. Captain Ammundsen, who is a Norwes officer of Belgica in expedition of 1897-%9. glan, was the first Gerlach's Antarctic After his return with Prof. Ammundsen would be sclence of the very fleet. stay in the Arctic regions. BLOOD FLOWS LIKE RIVULETS Young Jews Parade fin Beaten. Monday last. deely Manner stration The police, tion, where, according to the blcod “ran in rivulets. It is reported that ten young men were beaten to death and that of the 10 who ‘were arrested all were seriously wounded. Surgeons worked for five hours sewing up wounds after the fury of the police had been spent. GAINS FOR ,THE SOCIALISTS Good Showing is M consult Neumayer of Hamburg, t leading authority on territorial magnetism, who informed him that the exact determi- nation of the earth’s magnetic north pole greatest The fitting out of the expedition which has just left Christiana followed. The ship is classed as being one of the strongest and best vessels of the Arctic It can be handled by a crew seven, is fitted with an auxiliary petroleum engine and is equipped for a four years' value and Are Brutally June 17.—The Tageblatt today, in mall advices from Lodz, Russian Poland, gives an account of disturbances there on About 5,000 young working- men, Jews, paraded the streets in an or- but as a soclalist demon- in view of the number of those engaged, called on the Coseacks for istance, and then the police and Cos- sacks charged the workmen, beating them with the flat of their swords and fists and mercllessly continuing the beating after a number had been arrested and were help- less, and further beating them at the sta- mall advice pense of Radical Parties in Germany, BERLIN, June 17.—~The soclalist victory at the Reichstag election yesterday is at the expense of the two radical parties, who voted as the soclalists directed Reichstag on tariff, military and naval affairs. Hence, on these questions, the new house s not distinctly different from the old onme. The returns received up to 11 tonight Conservatives, 30; | socialists, 62; Alsatiaps, 8; national 6; miscellaneous, 7; total members electod, 24. Reballotings will be necessary in 177 districts. The soclalists strength in from 351 districts give: center party, 82; free conservatiy iMberal in the Poles, the new house will probably reach 80. SIR THOMAS IS ON THE WAY Crowd OCheer: Kin, ‘When He Starts Good 1a < tdates Forward. NDIANAPOLIS, June 17.—Wrangling in we Woodmen's convention began tod The administration forces wanted the con- sideration of insurance rates postponed until Friday and to take up the election of officers today. J. G. Johnson and his faction of “‘antis’ desired that the readjustment of rates be taken up first. It was declded to proceed with the elec- tion, which resulted: Head consul, A. R Talbot of Nebraska; head adviser, D. Horne, Iowa; head clerk, C. W. Hawes, Tllinois; head banker, P. R. Smith, Mis- souri. Directors, G. W. Reilly, Iilinols; C | G- Saunders, Jowa; P. R. Smith, Missouri; E. E. Murphy, Kansas; C. J. Byrnes, Michi- #an. The antis presented no candidates. W. H. Murray, representing the Cali- fornia promotion committee, s here work- ing to secure the nineteenth conventior for his state. Other officers elected were: Head chap- lain, Rev. W. B. Gardner, Providence, R. L; head escort, C. D. Elliott, Seattle, Wash. head watchman, W. B. Beachley, Hagers- town, Md.; head sentry, George H. Bow- man, Oklahoma City, O. T.; auditors, Louis W. Otto, Crawfordsville, Ind.; F. W. Par- rott, Clay Center, Kan.; John Dennison, Clarfon. Ia.; M. R. Carrier, Lansing, Mich.; E. B. Thomas, Columbus, O. The report of the law committee was dis- cussed by sections. The large citles were admitted to the jurisdiction and power was given to the executive council to ex- empt any orle or any section of any city. The woodmen month was changed to con- form to the regular calendar. The prizes for the drills in the senlor class of foresters were awarded. They were: First, Kansas City; second, Omaha; third, Rock Island, Ill.; fourth, Des Moines; fitth, Denver; sixth, Lincoln. TROUBLES COME TOO THICK ed he to ot e at the Ex- Arapahoe Woman En Domestic Difficulties by Morphine Route, ARAPAHOE, Neb., June 17.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Mrs. N. Chesbro, years of age, committed suicide via the morphine route at noon today. The elr- cumstances were as follows: Mrs. Chesbro is an old resident of Gosper county, lUving t | Some ten miles northwest of here with her husband, and up to some three years ago very happily situated, but about that time came domestic troubles and she left her husband and, as is supposed, set fire to their frame residence on leaving. It was burned to the ground on that day and Mrs. Chesbro was the only person. there. Later a reconciliation was effected until about two months ago, when, discord agiin ap- peared, and she attempted sulcide with morphine, but unsuccessfully. She then left home, going to relatives in the eastern part of the state, returning here on last evening’s train, and after leaving with one of our merchants $% in money to be called for, went to an unoccupled house west of town and passed the night. At noon today 14 she appeared at the doorway and attracted | the attention of some parties passing, and as soon as her condition was ascertained | LONDON, June 17.—There was a large|was taken to the nearest house, but dled | gathering of people at the Euston rail-| before medical aid could be secured. A road today to bld goodbye to Sir Thomas | coroner's Inquest was deemed unneccessary Lipton, who started for Liverpool to board | 44 she stated shé h the steamer Oceanic for New York. The' g ciaa) crowd Thomas cheered him heartily waved his farewell Lipton as follows; and all race In BANDITS Walter ugust. the Mountaineers Morocco. while On the same train was J. P. Morgan, who was also cheered by the Lipton contingeat. | King Edward telegrahed to Sir Thomas As you are just about leaving for Amer- ica, let me wish you a prosperous journey possible good luck for the great (Signed) EDWARD, R. & L IMPRISON AUTHOR | Harris is Captured by of ad taken polson with intent as she wished to die and SiT had nothing to live for. Her remains were | taken care of by local citizens and rela- | tives notified, and will be bruled as they !mny direct, probably in the Arapahoe cem- 1etery tomorrow. !laboring under temporary insanity, caused Ihy her domestic troubles. QUICKER TO CALIFORNIA al Pacific Cut-Offs Progres; is Opened d Others Soom Will Be. One I SAN FRANCISCO, June Mr. Harrl- man’s plans for shortening the time across TANGIER, Morocco, June 17.—Walter B. |the continent are gradually materializing. Harris, the traveler and author, who was | a member of Sir Arthur Nichols' special British embassy (o the sultan of Morocco | Southern Pacific h One of the Central Nevada has been Pacific’'s cutoffs in completed and the last year, is a prisoner of the mountaineers | trains over the newly constructed plece of at Zeenat, the headquarters of the bandit road between Valmymy and a point two Raisull. Government troops attacked the place ; Humboldt county. This cuts out Herrin, | yesterday evening, burning many houses, | Raho and Stonéhouse on the Salt Lake | miners, {and a half miles east of Iron Mountain, in but did not succeed In rescuing Mr. Harris, | division of the Southern Pacific. ——— ! Work on the other cutoffs in Nevada and Utah is progressing and the long RUSSIAN JEWS STAB ENEMY‘nrm“ across the northern arm of the Strive to Revenge Massacre by A |OFeat Sult Lake is nearing completion. tacking / mitie Editor with Knives, ST. PETERSBURG, June 17.—Kroushe- | |van, the editor of the anti-semitic organ ! {in Kishineff, which is believed to have been largely responsible for the recent massacre, ‘Y a party of Jews in the street here today and stabbed In the neck. ; outcomsé of fears thal un attempt may be |The wound is not belleved to be fatal was & former student was attacked assailant polytechnic school at Kieft. Threatened by the Mad Arabla. Jupe and Bohotle, by Somaliland, the Mad Mullah. Thre now co-operating with the British the Mullah. ot The British lines of communication between Berreba are threatened companles of Russia to Take Recelpts, PEKING, June ment at Kiauchou. His the inst SALT LAKE CITY, ted officlally and with abso'ute the Tribune tomorrow will say, t while the traffic arrangements be- tween Senator Clark's Salt Lake-Los An- | Harriman Not in Control. | | accuracy Harriman system will be most cordial, the latter syatem will have absolutely nothing to dn with directing the operations of the Clark road, which will do business with all roads entering Sult Lake City i Freight Congested at St. Joe. 8T. JOSEPH, Mo., June Freight traf- fic conditions are In such a bad way that at a mesting of all the local raflway agents this afternoon it was decided not to ship the Hampshire reglment and 30 native ANY out tomorrow and possibly the next | troops have been ordered from here to ! 4aY. but to concantrate all efforts on the Somulilanl. About 14,00 Abyssinians are delivery of freight now on track and In freight houses In the city. | ; GREENE —_— TO SUCCEED GARFIELD 17.~Russia and China | Duluth Lawyer is Named by President have arranged that the customs manage- | ment of Dalny and the adjoining frontier | shall be similar to the German arrange. Governor Alieffs, finan clal secretary, will be the Russian man for Civil Service Commis- stoner. er | WASHINGTON, June ~“Henry F of the customs service at Dalny. The re- Greene of Duluth, has boen appointed civil ceipts will be deposited In the Russia- | service commissioner to succeed Mr. Gar- Chinese bank | fleld. Mr. Greene is a lawyer | After conference with the president today. Killed by Premature Explosion. . urvy HONOLULU, June | Becretary Moody announced the following Robert English, a | appointments, all of the appointees being | pllot at Kahulul, while engaged In blasting | from New York away obstructions in the channel, in-| Captain C. W. Rhea, tovbe chief bureau of stantly killed by & premature explosion of | steam engineering. upoin the retirement of Danish War Sh squadion Golug to Kiel. BERLIN, June 17.—The Tageblatt prints only woman school supervisor in Porto | a dispatch from Kle! saying that a Danish squadron of war ships will be there at the runaway aceldent at Ponce last night and | same fime as the American Buropean George W. Melville, in August next | "Pay Director Henry T. B. Harris, to be | paymaster general. upon the retirement of Rear Admiral A. 8. Kennedy, this month Lieutenant Colonel G. F. Elliott, commander of the marine to be corps when next fall. B a woman & It is presumed | 2 she was |/ the new stock will be offered to Bank of | issued orders to run | Utah, Juze 17.—It| METROPOLITAN LOSES MONEY Witness Tells in Court of the Earne of Street Raflway Sywtem, NEW YORK, June 17.—Jacob H. Bchift, | of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, testified today before Justice Scott of the supreme court in the sult of Isador Wormser, jr., to break the lease of its properties and system executed by the Metropolitan Street Rallway com- pany to the Interurban Rallway company, that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. were paid for un- derwriting the Interurban scheme $1,500,000 Mr. Stickeny, counsel for Wormser, asked |1t the Metropolitan company had shared n the profits of the tramsaction, naming | Thomas F. Ryan, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Wid- ener, Mr. Eilins and the Morton Trust com- | pany. Mr. Schift replied that every member of the underwriting syndloate profited in pro- portion to the amount he subscribed When Mr. Vreeland took the stand he | said, in response to questions by Mr. Guth- rie, counsel for the defense, that the result of the operations of the Metropolitan sys- tem In 1901 was a deficit of more than $31,- |0, ana 1n 1302 of about $216,000 | This was exclusive of Interest on the floating indebtedness or allowance for the franchise tax. Mr. Vreeland said that the amount of the Interest and tax would be | nearly $800,000. Mr. Vreeland sald he had no interest in the syndicate described by Mr. Schiff and to the best of his knowledge {none of the directors of the Metropolitan syndicate or the Metropolitan Securities company. Mr. Vreeland sald s estimates of the earnings of the Metropolitan system were not realized in 1901 nor in 1902, and he does not believe from present indications that the estimates for 1588 will be realized. They have not been realized so far. ST. LOUIS STARTS SONG FEAST Fifteen Thousand Persons Attend Opening Concert of National gerfest. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—A great musical festival was !naugurated tonight in the Libere! Arts building at the World's fair grounds, when 15,000 listened to the opening concert of the Thirty-first National Saen- | gerfest, given under the auspices of the North American Saengerbund. The pro- gram included famous vocal soloists, a mixed chorus of 6,000 voices and one of the largest orchestras ever assembled in Amer- fca. The doors of the bullding were thrown open at 7, when 5,000 people were waiting for admission. The first part of the struc- ture to fill was the amphitheatre occupled by the chorus and orchestra. The main floor then began filling wteadlly as hun- dreds' came streaming through the dozen entrances for two hours. The Saengerfest was officlally opened by President Otto F. Stifel, David R. Francis jgave the Saengerfest welcome to the World's fair and Mayor Rolla Wells ac- corded welcome to 8t. Louis. President Deiler of the North American Saengerbund concluded by formally presenting the flag ! of the thirtieth Saengerfest held in Buf- falo to the thirty-first DETAILS OF.C Pla: , for the Consoldation of Two Leading Concerns of New York Oity, NEW YORK, June 17.—Detalls of the deal by which it is proposed to merge the Western Natlonal bank of the United States in New York Into the National Bank of Commerce were made public today. Under the consolidation the capital stock of the Bank of Commerce will be Increased from $10,000,000 to $25,000,000 by the issuance of 150,000 additional shares, 125,000 of which will be used to acquire the Western Na- tional after that bank has increased its caplita! to $12,500,000. Following the acquisition of the Western National a dividend of at least 50 per cent | will be paid to holders of Bank of Com- | merce stock. Twenty-five thousand shares | Commerce shareholders to the extent of 25 per cent of their holdings on named at $140 per share. The directory of the consolidated bank will be increased so as to embrace the di- rectors now on the boards of both institu- tions. It is understood that Valentine P. | Bnyder, president of the Western National the consolidated bank. STRIKER SLAYS FORMER BOSS Indiana Miners Quit Work and Have Unifon Charters Revoked. the revokation of three local union charters by Vice President Boyles of the |ing of a mine boss by a discharged miner | were incidents today that aroused the peo- ple of the Linton mintg district to a high pitch of excitement The Island Coal company’'s miners struck because one of their number had been dis- | charged for loading “‘dirty” coal. This {was a violation of the union agreement | and the suspension of the unions followed. Later in the day Dennis Butch, former boss geles road and the roads constituting the | of the Bogle mine at Beasonville, was shot | and killed by Green Letsinger, whom he had discharged. Letsinger is in jail |WOULD ENJOIN SCALPERS as | g % Five St. Louis Ral Seek Injune- | laborer, stating that the free delivery sivi. | o0 ° Pess :f“" (‘n"“- ot i e Amcinst” B |ston would also allow 8 per day to cover | Walls and annat Ohinin | carfare and incidental expenses. Smith Food. | Tioket Breke: |arew pay from November 2, 187, to No- —— | —_— vember 3, 188, making his compensation| JOLIET, INl, June 1T.—Yames W. Wilson, | | ST. LOUIS, June I1—Thirty-meven in.|for one year approximately $1.36.00. The | wno disappeared a week ago from the pen. junction suits against St Louls ticket| Inspector reports “no ohe has certified 10 | yanticry and supposed to be hidden brokers were filed in the circult court to-|the actual time Smith was actually em-|gnout the prison, was found today con. [day by five trunk Mnes centering in St.|ployed, neither has any statement been! oajed fn the drying kiln of the . Louls. attached to his pay vouchers showing what | goo -~ 0 (W EOAE | Th«‘{(»bl:’;'l “Il: nrfl'a‘n; lh; sale of non- | particular nr\lltr ‘)l.e rendered. He was! o' )04 been without food for a week | transferable tickets, and the companies!continued In the dual capacity of clerk S [have tn mind especiaily the sxcursion|and meobanic until April 1 1, when he| Ut 20CUred drinking water at night from tickets sold for the Saengerfest. The rallroad companies acting were the !vnm.n & Alton, the St. Louls & San { Francisco, the Burlington, the Missour! Pa- cific and the St. Louls, Iron Mountain & Southera. | WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL | Several Ch | Nebraska and Postofices ighborin, States. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 17.—(8pecial Tele- | gram.)—Henry H. Rust was today ap- | pointed postmaster at Kenwood, Crawford y, la., vice E. McCord, resigned. stoffices established: South Dakota, Lyman county, John Lundmark, postmaster; Wyoming, Winchester, Big the date | { bank, will be selected for the presidency of | TULLOCH CHARGES PROVEN Inspectors’ Reports Bhow Allegations Against Washington Office True. MANY ARE EMPLOYES ON PAY DAY ONLY mes Duplicated on Rolls, Persons Who Perform No Service and Otk Pald Irregularly Dis- covered in Investigation WASHINGTON, June 17.—Postmaster General Payne today made public the reply of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to the charges of Seymour W. Tul- loch regarding irregularities in the postal {administration and also reports of Inspec- ticn and investigation of the Washington postofiice between June 3, 189, and July 31, 199, together with the transcript of the Tulloch charges made some years ago and the conclusions then reached by Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith ‘Tho reports show the existence of many trregularities and the inspector who in- vestigated them reports that the files of the postoffice cashier show direct orders from superfor authority for the disbursement ot all the questionable items cited In a summary of the several reports the postmaster general sa; “Mr. Tulloch's charge is, in its essence, agalinst President McKinley and Postmaster Generai Smith. President McKinley s no longer living: Postmaster General has answered for himself. With regard to the present management a thorough and searching Investigation s now being made and all facts in the case will be made pub- lie." 1t will be seen that the whole subject was investigated by Postmaster General Smith. terred to In the charges affecting the pay- ment of bills, accounts and financial deal- Ings generally, were under investigation by the comptroller of the treasury and all the expenditures referred to were allowed by the auditor and comptroher, with the ex- ception of $160. Varfous reports are submitted by the different inspectors employed. Postmaster's Son Cared For. Expenditures irregularly charged to the Washington office which belonged to the department itself are specified. Robert V. Willett, a son of the postmaster at that time, drew two salaries from July 1 to De- cember 10, 1%, one as a laborer at the city postofiice at $500 a year, and the other as a mechanic at $2 a day on what appears to have been a special roll of the free delfvery service. N. H. Baker likewise was desig- nated as a laborer on April 2, 159, at $70 per annum and on the same date as me- chanic on the free delivery roll at 32 a day. The inspectors, continuing, say on June %, 1899, twenty-two employes were borne on the rolls and paid on what has been known as the “militar; roll” while thirty-four were paid by the cashier of the W ton postoffice. There was also found a l“-peclll roll” of employes pald from mis- cellaneous allowances, said appaintments belng under control of the Postoffice de- partment. This roll consists of nine “elean- ers,” with salaries from $400 to 860, and one “physiclan’” at a salary of $1700. Some of these “cleaners” appear to have performed little service and others none at all. Four Pald Without Work. The most important exhibit is the con- fidential roll of Postmaster Inspector.in. Charge Bmith of the Washington division, made in July, 18%. He names four em. ployes on the military roll who appear not to have performed any service in connec: tion with military postal matters and. for whose original appointment or continuance on the rolls no good reason exists. The payment to W. 8. Larner, a mil- cashler of 311893, subsequently disallowed by the audi'or of the treasury on January 4. 1899, {s gone into at length and it s shown that this matter was entirely irre ular and that payments were directed with- {that while the cashier was one of the office | temporarily Larner called and demanded an immediate settlement and when refused at once appealed to the department, and on the acting postmaster demurring fur- |ther he was informed by the department that the ““Washington office held a letter from the first assistant postmaster gen- jeral directing payment be made to Mr. {Larner and that If that was not good |enough perhaps it would pay one signed by the postmaster general. The amount was finally paid under written instructions, |On December 12 and 14 Larner was re- |quested to call at the Washington office and furnish information required by the auditor and return $5,160 overpayment of {salary obtained by misrepresentation, but no answer was recelved to such requests.” Attention is called to certain items au- thorized for the military postal service of LINTON, Ind., June 17.—A strike of 400 |®upplies, furniture, traveling expenses, ag- | gregating $8,750.70. The prices paid for some |of the articles enumerated, such as wash- | United Mine Workers and finally the slay- | 5tands at $10 each, appear to have been| Convicted of Recel | highly excessive and led to the belief that the feature of competition did not enter| {into the transaction. | Attention is also called to additional fr- | regularities in connection with payrolls of |clerks and laborers and to charging pre- |miums on the bonds of the military postal |elerks notwithstanding such expenses are not chargeable to the United States. | No Voucher for mith, An interesting feature concerns |larities in the appointment, {and promotion of Oliver H. Smith. On No- {vomber 2. 187, the first assistant post- { master general authorized an allowance of $600 per annum for his appointment irregu- compensation { was promoted to be finance clerk at $1,700 a year |” The inspector says he knows of no au- therity in law for his appointment or pro- motion and calls attention to a letter of | the cashier of the Washington office ad dressed to the postmaster dated December | 0, 15, to the effect that on that day Smith | asked for his per diem as a mechanic and | was informed by the cashler that he had no authority to pay him and tbat it would | be necessary for him to obtain the umual letter from the department; that Smith stated that General Heath sald no author- ity other than that given was needed; that Towers remarked: “That is your answer, then. General Heath wants to know why you do not pay Mr. Smith,” and the cash- jer replied that he would furnish General Heath with & full statement of the case, Smith | At the same time all matters re- | shing- | tary postal clerk, under protest, by the| {0yt proper vouchers. The Inspector says ! CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Fair Thursday: Showers or Cooler at Night or Friday in West Portion; Fair in East Portion. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterday: How Dew. Hour. Der. L4 m ves BN 1 . 76| L4 Mo BD 2 p . ™ Ta Mmoo 8 p. . so = M.iee.. 68 4 p. . d R it TR B . s1 108 m...... 60 @ p . S0 11 - . kAl TP . ™ 12 POPRPORE | & p. . 7 o ». ceee T4 CADETS HOME FROM THE CAMP High School Ra n Gets Back from Its Outing at An , Happy and Hungry. Last night the Missourl Pacific train breught In a band of youthful high school soldlers from Auburn, who rejoiced that they were home again, and anxious par- ents, happy girls and irreverent younger brothers crowded the Webster street sta- tion to give them welcome home again They were tired and happy and hungry. for no matter how good camp grub tastes, there is none like the kind that mother makes, and they were a hungry crowd to rald the larders and spoil the things for tomorrow's meals with. The whole battal- fon is well sunburned and many have faces that are red and peeled delightfully. It proved to be the most successful camp the High School Cadets ever had and they are Joud in the praises of Auburn, its peo- ple and its maldens. There were some thirty less to come back last night than had started out, but that was the outcome of the dance and the strike afterward Principal Waterhouse and Commandant | Wessels proved conclusively to them that | no band can strike and continue to answer the bugle calls of the day, even if their neering a forbidden dance. Only three mu- siclans did not return with the excursion, and they escaped because they were play- ing ball when the strike came off. The cadets threw discipline to the wind yesterday. They began the day with a pan shower and filled the air with their eating utensils while they ratned down on unwary heads and were thrown into the alr again and again. Then followed water throwing and a few were ducked In the water bar- rels just for the fun of the thing. battle had been carefully concealed and with the closing hour of the camp they were brought Torth and the hills ~e-echoed with the sounds of their discharge. The and the guardhouse was soon fllled to overflowing, but ihe noise continued. At last the location of the one gun still firing was discovered. It was found concealed in a tree with a string attached to the trig- ger, and peace and quiet once more brooded over the camp. tT was great fun coming home, and the turn home to eat from a white cloth and with real silver spoons and knives and forke. PACKERS ARE NOT HARMONIOUS Action of National Company Indicates There is Something Unusual Dot CHICAGO, June 17.—(Special Telegram.) —Lack of harmany in the big packing com- bine is reported at the stock yards and the | hog market is the place where the disagree- ment is making itself felt. The National Packing company seems to have taken the bull by the horns in this market, and is setting the pace for what is supposed to | be the ruling factor in this combine, it ha ing leaked out that under the instructions of Charles Goepper the buyers for the small houses have.been instructed to forge ahead and buy hogs regardless of what the large old houses are doing. In view of the general supposition that the National is uwned by the old houses, this new phase of the trade is Interesting and is causing much comment at the yard EVIDENCE IN STALL CASE ALL IN Are that She Will Be Grot ot ty. i in i ! SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 17.—(Specal T | egram.)—The evidence in the Agatha Stall murder case was all in this afternoon and tomorrow morning arguments will be made. {1t 15 expected the case will go to the jury | tomorrow evening. Public sentiment favors | the defendant affd it Is predicted she will be acquitted. If she is, she will be taken |to a Nebraska insane asylum. If not, an appeal will be taken to the supreme court. AMMON IS FOUND GUILTY ng Stolen Money, | Part of Get-Rich Firm's Prof SW YORK, June 17.—Robert A. Am- mon was convicted today of feloniously re- | cetving stolen money, the proceeds of the | 520 per cent Franklyn syndicate. ‘; Ammon's ccunsel made the usual motions for a reversal of judgment and a new trial. | Judge Newberger promptly denied them and announced that sentence would be pro- | nounced on June 2. | FELON STARVES FOR WEEK | | & reservoir in the yard ! Movements of Ogean Vessels June 17, At New York—Arrived: Aurania, from | Liverpool and Queenstown: Graf Wa | from Hamburg; Majestic, from Liver- | pool_and Quee | for Southampton: Rotterdam, for Rotter At Queenstown New York, for Liverpoo Haverford, from Philadeiphia, for Liver- pool. and proceeded. Balled: Baxonia, for | Bostor | "At Antwerp — Balled: Switzerland, for Philadelphia London—Arrived: Minneapo) from York. Plymouth — Arrived: Moltke, York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg, proceeded At "Tiverpool - Safled: Belgenland, for Philadelphia via Que New York via Queenstown. At Moville Arriv Pretorian, Montreal. for Liverpool | TAt Hong Kong—Arrived: Empress of In- dia, from Vancouver via Yokohama, ] At Bremen—Arrived: Kron Prins Wi trom New York. from ete. bandmaster is In the guardhouse for engi- | Blank cartridges left over from the sham | guard started out to arrest the offenders ! boys broke up helter-skelter at the sta- ! tion and joined with their parents to re- | town; Oceanic, for | Was to have been sent to Mr. 'METCALF IS LET OUT | TROUBLE SAID TO CONCERN CONTRACTS iAnthoriu'- Deem Indisoretions Suffic.ent to Warrant Dismissal. RIVAL PRINTERS CAUSE INVESTIGATION Two Firms Want Work Which Lowest Bidders Are Refused. PAYNE LAYS MATTER BEFORE PRESIDENT Met Make Hurrled Report Which isn Taken te Chief Executive Before Removal Order i Issued. WABHINGTON, June 17.—As a result of alleged indiscretion In the award of con- tracts for printing money order forms James T. Metcalfe, superintendent of the money order system of the Postoffice de- partment, was today removed from offic, by the postmaster general. A full investi- gation will be made later. The dismissal is the result of acts oppo: Ing the bid of Paul Herman of Ruther- ford, N. J., the lowest bidder by $16,000, and In favor of the next highest bidder, the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford com- pany of New York, of which Mr. Met- calfe’s son is an employe. The story is briefly toid in the following letter of dismissal signed by Postmaster General Payne at 6 o'clock this afternoon. WASHINGTON, June 17, 198 —Mr. James T. Metcaife, Superintendent of Money Or- |der” System, Postoffice Department. Dear 8ir: You are hereby removea from the position of superintendent of the money order system. | The charges upon which your removal is | based late to your actions in the matter {of letting the contract for money order forms. These charges were made known 0 you this morning by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow and Assistant Attorney Genernl Robb of the Postoffice department, and a transcript of your an- swer therefo s enclosed herewith. It appears from your answer that when |the proposals of the different competitors for the contract of supplying money order |forms were opened Paul Herman of Ruth- |erford, N. J."(formerly employed as fore- {man by the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Craw- | ford company of New York, by which com- pany it seems your son is also employed) was found to be the lowest -bidder, his proposal being $46,000 below that of the | next higher bidder, namely the Wynkoop- | Hallenbeck-Crawford company; that the bid of Herman as submitted was regular in form and that he had deposited a cer- tified check for $5.000 as a forfeit. It fur- ther appears that within a day or two the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawfo company fAled ‘a protest against awarding the con- tract to Herman, alleging that he was not ‘financially responsible: that a short time thereafter Mr. Herman called at your office and you advised him to withdraw his bid and re-enter the employ of the Wyn- koop-Hallenbeck-Crawford “company, un- derstanding that at the time such with- drawal would result in the contract hd* awarded to sald company and consequent! in a loss to the government: that.you of- fered to write and did write a letter to said company apprising It of sour inter. view .nfi‘ Herman and using your man that his 35,000 devosit would probably be returned to him 1f he adopted your sug- gestion. 1t further appears that you re- garded Mr. Herman as possessing the mechanical qualifications requisite to the performance of the contract and that It was not any part of your duty to pass upon the question of his responsibility, financial or otherwise. It also appears that you did not acquaint vour sune-ior, First | Assistant Postmaster General Wynne, with Ithe fact that you had endeavored to have [Mr. Herman withdraw his bid. It further appears that a_hearing has been had be- fore General Wynne on the question of the financial responsibility of Mr. Herman, although it has developed since the sub- mission of your answer this morning that vou discouraged such a hearing and mani- fested a desire that the contract be awarded to the Wynkoop. Hallenbeck, Crawford company. Very respectfully, H. C. PAYNE, Postmaster General. Nothing Illegal Done. In announcing his action, Mr. Payne said there was no charge that Mr. Metcalfe had done anything amenable to law, but that his conduct was a serfous indiscretion that could not be overlooked. Mr. Metcalte, he said, always has been considered a faithtul, efficient, painstaking and hovest employe. The postmaster general, on his arrival at the department today, sent for Fourth As- sistant Postmaster Bristow and Assistant Attorney General Robb, and affer detatling the Information that had reachsd him re- garding the money order bids, \nstructed | them to send for Mr. Metcaife and Immedi- ately Investigate the case. The two gen- tlemen named, with Inspector Fosnes, thereupon examined Mr. Metcalfé closely for two hours and he, it is stated, corroborated the facts stated in the letter of dismissal. Messrs. Bristow and Robb immediately afterward had a long conference with the postmaster general, who also sent for First Assistant General Wynne, who has imme- Qlate supervision of the money order sys tem. The postmaster general later conferred with President Roosevelt, and the order of Qismissal followed Mr. Metcalfe was originally appointed from Towa and was In the postal service since 1882 Since his administration of the office the money order service has been widely extended by mutual arrangements with a large number of for jgn govern- | ments throughout the world and Mr. Met- |calfe has had cordial personal relations with many forelgn postal officials. His sal- ary was 8,00 a year. The Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford eom- | pany has been the contractor for the money order blanks for sixteen years. Norman { Metcalfe, the 27-year-old son of the deposed { superintendent, draws a salary of 2,250 | trom the company. Mr. Metcalfe when seen tonight sald that he had done nothing wrong and had noth- | ing to conceal, that his son’s employment by the bidding firm could have no effect on | the award, that he suggested Horman's re- { turn to his company to handle the govern- | ment work there because he knew He { man’s means were limited and that a stop- | page of supplies In the midst of a contract {term would have proved serious. He says with Herman's consent he wrote to Mr. | Hallenbeck, advising that Mr. Herman be restored to his old place and that he told Herman that he had little doubt the gov- ernment would allow him to withdraw his | torteit check of %,000. Call Machen Forger. It is belleved, that the grand jury wil shortly be asked by the postoffice authori- tes to find another indictment against A. | W. Machen, the former superintendent of the free delivery system. The charge, it is said, will be forgery, | based upon the cashing of a check for $3u8, trom | drawn by the cashier of the New York | postoffice In favor of Henry L. Lorenz of | Toledo, O. It is claimed that the money Lorens in care of Mr. Machen. | "The check was cashed in this eity. being endorsed by Frank K. Raymond, who says he had the check cashed for Machen. Mr. lunu bas declared that the signatures & < 0od . offices in his behalf, that M'tm-lhr'