Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 21, 1903, Page 1

{ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 190: SINGLE C J0PY THREE CENTS WILL PUNISH GUILTY (Enlhfl Makes Buoh Promises to Ambes- sadors of Russia and Germany. DECLARES Regrets Exoesses of Turkish Troops in the REFORM SCHEME SOON TO BE RENEWED Porte Will Iseus an Order Resuming Plan HEARS REPORT OF MOSLEM VICTORIES INSURRECTION Two Devastated Vilayets. in Oertain Distriots, Recent Note to the Powers Was LONDON, tion presents few new features this morn- The German emperor's Vienna is said to have been thrown in favor of allofving the sultan the utmost freedom in suppression of the Turks and Maeedonians claim the v ing. in the Bofla = tlon ficlent. Accbrding to a dlspatch from Constantl- nopleyto the Daily 18 80 firmly resolved to mvold a war that sending a fiest to Turkish waters and again when it was stated that Bul he drafted a decree forbidding massacres in Macedonia and tensive local administrative privileges than had been demanded by themaelves, the rumors Bcinded. on the should signed. The Servian newspapers are discussing the probability of a reconciliation with Bul. garia on the basis of free trade between | Servia and Bulgarla and a defensive al- Not an Ultim but Sept. 20.—~The Ralkan Influe insurrection, dajly encounters, tates that A report Telegraph the report that France wa conforming the 1t any is belleved, however, liance against the Turks, A dispatch from the monastry of Rila, Rdds the Dally Telegraph's correspondent, says the Greeks are joining the revolution- iste In The Constantinople correspondent of the Times declares he has authority for de- claring that several Bulgarian bonds have aiready ¢rossed the frontler and are now fighting In. Macedonla. 1f Bul Turkey, he contihues, it will be difficult for . Bervia to lag behind #nd it is quite clear n war would not be )u‘n 1t appears. that a and Adrianople. wulity The German ambassador, Baron Marschall von Bfeberstein. also had an audience with the sultan, who showed himselt most op- | timistic. the district of Menlik. Turko- gt the Rusglan am- , Friday, the sultan upn--d.‘:- at the excesess committed by the 'Turkish troops In the vilayets of Monastir He wald that orders had been ment to the authorities concerned to prevent thelr ropetition and he Russian ambassador to understand that the parties would be punished. The latter declared that insurrection was drawing to a close; faot, 1 some districts and the porte would, there- immediately issue proclamations an- nouncing the resumption of the application o of the After the granting of these audlences an extraordinary councll held at ¥iidis Kiosk and the deliberations ‘were continued on Saturday. ) stood that the caunell drew up fresh in- structions to the valls fn the sense of his declaration. Official dispatches from the valia of Salonica, Monastir and numerous encounters, majesty’ Adrianople report' which SOFIA, Bulgaria, Bept 20.—Some appre- ension having apparently been created owing to a misunderstanding regarding the precise meaning of Bulgaria’'s last note to the powers, explanations have been given to some diplomatic agents here that the memorandum was not Intended as an ulti- matum, but rather in the nature of an ppeal stated, definitely, t had already been suppressed reform scheme. resulted in favor of the Turks. Pulgaria *Explatns Note. for the Intervention of tho gre $he Bulgarian element in Macedonia. The government's position is rendered in- creasingly the M of Mel Salonica, Is belleved to be extremely crit- teal. » difficult by the attitude acedonian population hostilities with Turkey. inik, sixty-five miles northeast ulgarian OMecer) in Arme. It 1s besieged by bands of insurgents under the leadership of Jankoff, Stayanoff, Darvinghoft and Zogratoff, all were formerly Bulgarian officers. The in- IS CLOSING at the itua- Both tortes from Bulgarian military prep- arations are reaching the stage of perfec- that will enable the concentration of 200,000 men on tha frontler within a we'k and that the stocks of provisions, weapons and ammunition are rapidly becoming ef- sultan rla was mobolizing. more ex- insurgents but on each occasion finding unfounded, the decree was re- that power threaten a demonstra- tlon in Turkish waters the decree will be ria fights o\ the the of ministers was It 1s under- eat powers before that intervention should be too late. The Bulgarian ministry, It was was to maintain its attitude of noutrality up to the last moment, feels the impossibliity of standing by In- while the Turks exterminated but it in Bulgaria, which, vigorously backed up by the revo- lutionary committes, Is persistently endeay- oring to force the government's hand and provoke A special dispatch from Rila, Bulgaria, says the condition of the Turkish garrison of “whom WILD COUNTRY IN PORTO RICO | TR(OPS 10 51.““; STRIKE | MISS BRYAN HAS HER OWN WAY Bureau of Expert & in the Forestry Does Some Explor and, (Copyright, 1808, by Press Publishing Co.) SAN JUAN, P."R., Sept. 9.—(New York Wnrlq Cablegram-8pecial Telegram )—Dr. Johw Clayton Gifford of the Bureau of For- estry at Washingotn and formerly of Cor- nell university, will sail thik week for the United States to report on his Investigation In the Luquillo reservation, near the east- ern coast of Porto Rico. Dr. Gifford fs aver: to talking for publication until he has made his officlal report, but from those who accompanied him 6n some of his trips it i8 . Sawn that his researches have been fulp l‘ arest. e will carry with him 100 g, \ohs. numerous spectmens of vegetdv %y - story worth telling. He cros. I’ nque range at it high- #st point anu was In the primeval forost. Where . 't 1s probable that have gong . explorers o1 no men he days of the Spanish fenturies ago. The peons who accompar. 4 him frequently ent with their machetes a pathway through tropleal growihs as dense as any in South America In these copses the stillness of death prevalled, and indeed, throughout the entire reservation of 12,000 acres scarcely a bird was seen, and there was no sign of animal life. In other parts of the reserve Dr. Gifford found beautiful streame, which would aftord valuable power, tumbling and foaming over sheer precipiccs hundreds of feet below Where some of these streams reached a comparative level or emptied into little basins, he discovered natives panning gold, from which, by the crude methods, they netted from 80 cents to §l a day each. In other places are huge aromatic gum trees, forty to fifty feet high and five to six feet In diameter, exuding a gum highly prized by Porto Ricans, who use it in torches for lighting purposes. In the rural districts it I8 often moulded into can- dles In rude fashion, the gum being pressed about a fiber wick Dr. Gifford has for- | warded twenty-five pounds of this gum to Washington for analysis to learn if it pos- sesses any considerable commercial value. All the well known native fruits, plants and trees were found in great abundance, but at present the place 1s so Inaccessible that nothing can be brought to the sea- hoard except at great expense. There are no tralle, and most of the journeying must be done on foot. It is not Improbable that these researches will lead to the establish- ing of the first national tropical park of the United States within this Luquillo re- serve. It s splendidly adapted to such a purpose and could be made at a compara- tively small expense one of the most beau- titul spots in the world, a mecca for tour- iats from all climes, but especially from the United States in winter. BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH QUITS Is the Fourth Member of Britiah Ci inet to Tender Resignation | LONDON, Sept. 20.—Lord Balfour of Bur- resignations have been @ccepted by ma king, Mr. Elllott was not in the cabinet. These two resignations make a total of four vacant cabinet posts and one secre- taryship at Mr. Balfour's disposal. With the resignation of Lord Belfour and Financlal Secretary Elliot, both strong free traders, It Is understood that the minis- terial resignations are completed and ap- parently the duke of Devonshire hag de- | clded to remain in the cabinet. Tt s practically certain that Austen Chamberlain, Lord Milner and Minister Broderick will take the exchequer, colonies and India portfolios respectively, and the only surprise in the new appointments is lkely to be the nomination of & strong man to the War office to determine how far ‘War commission can be carried out. Home Becretary Akers-Douglas started for Bal moral tonight and he will probably be con: sulted In reconstruction changes. SOLVE CRISIS IN HUNGARY Younger Konsuth and Hungarian Pre. mier Who Resigned Expected to Settle Trouble. VIENNA, Sept. 20.—Count Hedervary, who placed his resignation as Hungarian premier in the hands of Emperor Francis Joseph some time ago, had audiences with the emperor both yesterday and today, it s reported, have led to the solu- tion of the Hungarian cabinet crisis, and a ministry will be formed by Count Jultus Andrassy or Koloman Sgell. 8hould this mews be confirmed it will be |due to the patriotic attitude of Kossuth and his party. Kossuth declared resolutely against anything in the shape of a resolu- stration on the anniversary of his fathed's birthday. It is understood that the semi- offictal communication made yesterday, ex- plaining away the unfavorable construc; tion placed {n Hungary on the army order fssued by the emperor September 1 will be fssued in the form of an imperial auto- ties will be demonstrated by another im- perial visit to Buda Pest as an indication of his continued confidence and good will. FRENCH STATE RAILWAYS PAY Balance of Two and a Half Million the recommendations of the South African | tion and even forbade any street demop- | graph rescript addressed to Count Heder- | vary, and this proof that the emperor did | not desire to rufie Hungarian susceptibili- | Signifioant Remark:s Made by Officers of Oolorado Militia at Viotor. MINES HAVE ALL MEN THEY REQUIRE Claim of the Owners' it is Denled by Members of the Unton. | This 1a the Association, . Bept. 0.—A special to the Re- publication from Victor, Colo., says As the nonunion men who were brought from Minnesota to take the places of the striking miners were going to supper to- night they were surrounded by about U)) strikers jeered at them as they walked along the street. A troop of cavalry was ordered to the scéne and dispersed the d Today delegations from the local Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Reliet corps visited Camp Goldfield and was en- tertained by the soldlers. In welcoming them Adjutant General Sherman Bell made the following significant statement: As long as the troops of the state of Colo- rado are in the fleld the American flag wiil i be unfurled to float over this camp all fall, all winter, all spring and all next summer if necessary. He was followed by Brigadier General Chase who sald: We are here to settle this etrike and I am glad to say that we are golng to stay until it 1a settied. It {s for the best Inter- ests of the state of Colorado that this ques- tion be settied for all time and we are going to do it The Stratton Independence mine was started this morning. Superintendent Cor- nish sald that they had all the men that could be used at present. He also sald that he had on file applications from a number of competent miners and more were coming in every day. A number of men who for- merly worked for him in Leadville, he said, had applied for places. The union men say that there have been a number of desertions from their ranks of the Duluth men. This is denied by the members of the Mine Owners' association. C. C. Hamlin, secretary of the assoclation, today reiterated his statement that the mines of the assooiation would be opened even If it become necessary to import men for all positions. Will Not Go ke, OURAY, Colo., Sept. 20.—At 2 o'clock this morning, after a bitter fight for over six hours, the local miners' union, by a vote of 160 to 50, decided that the mill men should not strike for an eight-hour day. m Parks at Kansas Ofty. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 20.—Sam Parks of New York arrived in this city tonight to attend'the convention of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, which meets here tomorrow. ilis arrival aroused much activity among the delegates already here, an activity which: presages a lvely fight when the committes on eredentials reports In the convention in the morning. Parks 1 wa. and another loeal union No. 2 was estab- lshed. The executive committee of the or- ganization qid not ratify the action of President Buchanan and Parks and his partisans assert that the action of the president 1s therefore null and vold. The local union of which Parks was, or is, a member in New York has sent a del- egation, qf which Parks is a member, to the convention, and the local union which was organized after Parks and his local union were suspended also sent a delega- tion. The strength of the Parks and anti- Parks factions in the convention will be decided when one of these contesting dele- gations s seated. Each faction Is unyield- ing in its attitude and the partisans of each faction are at work tonight trylng to influence neutral delegations. President Frank Buchanan of Chica who s an anti-Parks man, is a candidate for re-election. H, F. Donnely of Albany, N. Y., a Parks supporter, is also a candi- | date for president. The Parks and anti- Parks feeling will be manifest In every contest in the convention, and the side which gains the supremacy in the seating | of the contesting delegations tomorrow will probably control every important action of the convention. LABOR —ADVISES ROOSEVELT Sends | Him Nine Thousand Word Letter on the Open Question. CHICAGO, Sept. .—President Roosevelt today was voted by the Chicago Federa- tion of Labor a 9,000-word letter of advice, | In which fault is found with the president's | attitude on the question of open shops. The letter was prompted by the dectsion of President Roosevelt in the Miller case, in | which the president said that Miller or any other man must not be discharged from the | government printing office on account of non-membership in a union. “Deliciously unaware of the hypocricy of the world of finance,” “honest and humane, | but uninformed,” were some of the clauses used to describe the president in the long | lotter of the open shop commyjttee | Its' opening paragraph contained a defi- nite disclaimer of any wish to attack Mr. Roosevelt, the blame for the chief execu- tive's attitude in the Miller affair being placed on “a coterle of certain well known interests which are constantly on guard around the White House.’ The president | was told that he fell into error in his view of the question “because of that impetu- osity for which we love you." mmo:mm No. 2 Finally ercathen Opposit Parents to Marfinge to Artist Leayitt. —4— NEW YORK, Sept 20.—It is becauss of the calm determinatfon of Miss Ruth Bryan—a determinatfon all unshaken by parental argument und pleading—that this interesting young woman is to be married Saturday, October 3, to Willlam Homer Leavitt, a painter of portraits. When Mr. and Mre. Willlam Bryan of Lincoln, Neb.. send out the in- vitations to the marrage of their eldest daughter it will mark the close of a strug- | gle iIn which the strong will of the father has been overcome by the even stronger will of the daughter. Behind the consent which these invitations will signify to the general public is & story of supreme effort put forth by the parents,of the young woman te prevent, and, falling in that, at least to postpone for one year or longer the marriage of Miss Ruth to the young widower of New: York. Where the bride and bridegroom will live, to what extent and 'n what place Mr. Leavitt will pursue his profession of palnter of portraits are matlers that have not been determined. His fame in this branch of art is considerable, and he has distin- guished porsons for subjects. Miss Bryan will be 18 years old the morning of Fri- day, October 2. Sho 18 & typleal American #irl of the new century—tall, comely, ath- letic, with a brilllant mind, well informed, not only in the general way, but also on matters pertaining to science, economics, politics and sociology. Young Leavitt was taught in the public #chools of Newport. After graduation from the Rogers High school he studied painting in Boston for three years, then returned to Newport, where he obtained orders from a number of well-to-do citizens and wealthy summer visitors, About nine years ago he married a charming young woman, the daughter of a wealthy citizen of Alpena, Mich. ‘Immediately thereafter young Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt went abroad and he studled for four years under Gerome, the famous artist. Seon after the Leavitts returned to this country the artist's wife dled, leaving a4 young son. Her property, it 1s understood, was bequeathed to him. The boy dled last January at the home of his grandparents in Alpena. Mr. Leavitt had recently lived with his father and mother in Newport. YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO ares ix Deserted and Disease is Fo in Railroad Bullders’ Camps. MONTEREY, Mex., ‘Sept. 20.—Dr. Roy Martin, quarantine inkpector for the gov ernment, who recently. returned from Li- | nares, declares that the city is dead com- merclally and pa rted on account of the prevalence ‘0f yellow fever. Al- though there are that 20 cases in Linares, there are fully 2,00 people sick with various allments. Latest advices from Victorla state that but twelve cases of yel'ow fever now exist in that city. MrW, H. representative of the rallroad, reports a‘most deplorable situa. tion among the construction camps along the line. He says there is scarcely a camp without yellow fever and that there are many deaths. Tamplco is largely diminishing the number of cases of vellow fever. LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 2.—This city still maintains a vigorous quarantine against Neuevo Laredo, Mexico, Little news of a rellable kind can be secured from across the river. United States Consul Garrett, who ar- rived in Neuevo Laredo today, after hav- ing passed five days In quarantine at Sanchez statfon, stated that he had ex- amined several cases of the prevailing dis ease and claims that they are not yellow fever. Expert bacteriologlsts of the Mex- {fcan government have arrived and will | investigate the cases in company with a yellow fever expert, who I3 expected to ar- rive from Washington tomorrow. | SETTLERS ASK FOR RELIEF Portion Which Paid Full Price for Otoe Lands Desire = Retund, BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20.—(Special)— There was an enthustastic meeting of the most prominent residents of this section at Barneston yesterday. It was a gathering of the settlers upon the Otoe reservation known as the “pald outs” from the fact that they paid for their lands according to the terms of the contract at the time of the sale. These settlers are of the opinion that as some did not pay, but stood the government oft for seventeen years, and finally com- promised by paying 25 per cent less than the purchase price and accrued interest, to say nothing of the fact that they escapéd taxation in the meantime, they, who pald | the full contract price, should be entitled to some rellef. The matter was fully discussed and a contract entered into with Attorney J. A. ! VanOrsdel of Wyoming, who handled the other claims, and he will try and secure for the settlers such relief as equity war- rants. Congressman Hinshaw was present at the meeting, which was attended by about 00 persons, and secured Information on the condition. The fact that the first settlers the couptry and have pald taxes which the oth|s escaped, warrants them in ask- ing for the rellef. The amount invelved will aggr\zate nearly $200,000. Jennings | | were stolen, who paid out are the ones who developed | U1°, house to see him LOSE TRACI& OF MURDERER Posses in Pursuit of lmlinon Have No Olue on Which to Work. HUSBAND OF MURDERED WOMAN GIVES UP Many Rumers Are Traced Down, but nd Ofcers & Develop- ments. None Proves of Ava Are Awal COWLES, Neb., Sept. 20.—(8pecial Tele- gram.)~The manhunt is still a hunt and Tom Madison, the murderer, 13 giving his pursuers a hot chase through the night Last night different posses worked on dif- ferent clues and this morning saw the demolition of every theory. Considerable confidence was felt in the clue given by the trail taken up near the farm of Ru- dolph Snauer, northeast of here, but when run down this proved to be the trail of a farmer near Lawrence, who had been look- Ing for strayed cattle. Sheriff MacArthur and Detective Frank lin were working upon another theory A team cf horses was stolen yesterday morning from the farm of M. M. Mec- Conkey, four miles west of there. The Malone hounds, after getting the scent from Madison's clothing, tracked him on the way from Inavale into McConkey's ture and into the barn, where two bridles then out of the gate and down the road north to the corner about a quar- | ter of a mile. Bvidently the man was walk- ing on the road and leading the horses in the grass beside him. Where the road runs to the east from the corner the tracks of the horses could be seen and the hounds lost Madison's trall where he mounted. To this Information the officers added the knowledge they had of Thursday's occur- rence near Bladen. Here Madison rode in a wagon about elghty rods with a farmer named Loraine Hyatt and tried to induce the latter to take him to the vicinity of Deweese. Here It I8 known there lives a niece of Madison. Evidently he wished to reach here and when the horse stealing oceurred it was supposed that the fugutive would make for the vicinity of Deweese. Detective Franklin and Sheriff MacArthur, leaving the hounds at Cowles, at once pro- ceeded to the house of the niece. They reached there early this morning, but a search revealed no Madison. They went to Lawrence and later sent a farmer ac- quainted with the niece to search the house again and were again bootless. Guide Rock Sees a Man. Meanwhile a message was received from Guide Rock, stating that a man had been seen /whipping up an almost exhausted team answering to the description of the stolen team, across the line to Kansas. The Webster county sheriff said this after- noon that he did not connect the Guide Rock incident with Madison or the steal- ing ot McConkey's horses. Detective Franklin and Sherift M-cAr\hur1 passed through here this afternoon on the| way back to Red Cloud. There is consider- able difference of opinion as to whether Madison stole horses or excitement. would be possible for the team to be tlod in the trees and shrubbery not five miles from here and not be found for several days. As to Madison, he has absolutely baffled his pursuers. He may be in the Immediate vicinity of Red Cloud or Cowles or miles away, and the probabilities are.that he will not be caught by a posse, but will be driven by hunger to take chances that will lead to his capture, unless the officers are working upon inside information, no evidence of which has been at any time revealed so far in their operations. Many posses are still out in all directions, work- | | ing on vague and unlikely rumors. Williamson, the husband of the murdered woman, and the crowd of IKansas men working with him passed through Cowles this afternoon on the way to Red Cloud hey have given up the quest. He has the appearance of a man on the verge of in- sanity. His face is contracted into a dull, senscless expression, while his eyes are | red and pussed underneath. He will not converse coherently but keeps moaning in a weak volce: "My little girl,"” “my little #irl. “She the idol of heart, the idol | of my hea . FIND BODY HANGING TO TREE | Lancaster Co ny “Farmer Takes His Own Life While Temporarily Insane. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. (Special Telegram.) —The body of Willlam Sletmyer, a farmer aged 50 years, was found hanging from the | a small cord on the farm | limb of a tree by of C. M. Wittstruck, about twelve miles south of here this afternoon. The swung against the trunk of the tree near the public ad, but was hid from by foliage himself elther Friday or Saturday. Tem- porary Insanity ls supposed to have been the cause. An investigation was made by Deputy Sheriff Ress tonight and no Inquest will be held. The man had evidently climbed to the forks of the tree and after fastening the rope slipped the noose around his neck and jumped off. He had been missing all day Baturday and nelghbors who had been to could find no trace of him. He.was a widower and lived alone on his farm, which adjoins that upon which his body was found, though he had a son employed In the neighborhood. view body | It is belleved Sietmyer hanged | ‘The | body was found by a 'boy who was passing | CONDITION UF THE WEATHER for Nebraska—Fair in Southwest Portion; Monday, Tuesday Forecast Cooler Fair Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Dex. 1 p.om. | p. m 77 ™ ™ ™ 77 7 o] Temperature IN COLORADO ed BALDWIN OUT How the Great John M. Was Up by n Denver Newspaper Reporter. John N. Baldwin recently went to Den- ver in connection with the bridge hearing before the court of appeals. A Post re- porter got hold of him and presented him to the readers of that paper as follows: Litigation In the United Btates court of appeals has brought to Denver a very large man who is, poiltically, in a very tgnt hole. He i8 John N, Baldw Ta.. and also of Omah other place in elther state something doing poiltically. About m dozen years ago in a loud, firm voice that Mr. Baldwin should be vice president of the United States because he dwelt in Council Bluffs and could orate. Any man who could dwell in Council Bluffs and still take an interest in iife ought to have a reward, it was argued. But thers was a hitch ‘and Mr Baldwin didn’t land. ht years ago he made the speech nominating Senator Alli- son for president in the repuvlican national onvention, but that s as near the White House as e ever has approached since the coliapse of his anclent boom Mr. Baldwin did not die. Me the telephone and in a few w words he informed the Union Pacific road company at Omaha that he would consent to become its general attorney for 320,00 a_year and board, or for $,0,00 a year and board himself. The Union Pa cific had its surveyors run a line around Mr. Baldwin's abdominal possessions and decided it were cheaper to pay $10,00 mor: and let him board himself, and accordingly it_was don Politically, the Unlon Pacific road owns all of Nebraska that the Burlington does not, so Mr. Haldwin got into N braska politics v soon, legislative function was complete without him, and no legisiature did anything until it heard from him. A month before the re- publican state Ir. Baldwin gave out an which he said that John H. Mickey would be the nominee for governor. At that time Mr. Mickey's chiet claim on fame lay in { the breadth of his agricultural possessions {and the length of his Methodist prayers. 8o people sajd Mr. Baldwin must be joking. He was joking—and Mickey ls governor now Ali this time, v of Councll Bluffs, eb., and of any | Where there s | Towa declared hed for hosen Rall- however, Mr. Baldwin con- tinued to buy his milk in Council Bluffs and do his trading there, thus retalning right to mix in lowa affairs. C he straddied the Missouri river one hand busy In each state, Now he is up against it just because of this #ame political bifurcation. lowa has two favorites for the vice presidential chair, in the person of Governor Cummins and Becretary Shaw. But Nebraska also has one In the person of John L. Web- ter of Omahg, like Baldwin, & corporation awyer. Saye Towa to Haldwin: “I boomed you fe; now borin’one of my other bove. ays Nebraska to Baldwin: “I've about eversthing you asked me to. help us hiirrah-a little for John I. ster.'" one Now ‘Web- turns down A mand that the Union official joliler and coft him his job. Mr. Baldwin yesterday afternoon was asked what he Is going to do. Mr. Baldwin pondered & ‘moment, then answred that e s going to ‘shake his straw hat" if this cool weather continues Encouraged by (h's, the interviewer asked which is the stronger in lowa, Cummins or | Shaw. Mr. Baldwin pondered’ some more, | then answered that “‘Colorado scenery is | certainly all it's cracked up to b | “Then “the conversation drifted to dem. | ocracy’s outlook, and Mr. Baldwin evinced a spring thaw. Answering a query as to whether or not . J. Bryan has a show for_the nomination, he said he didn't sce how, Atked I he thought Mr. Bryan would do | any very persistent dedging it such nom- | ination were slung at him, he answered |hnl he thought not. | “Confidentially,” said Mr. Baldwin, who | 18 _always confidential and much given to telling all his secret thoughts, “confiden- v, 1 believe Mr. Bryan siill has the | f presidential bee in his bonnet, He has | eliminated everybody else. This ‘man ‘won't | do’ and that man ‘won't do.” He bas writ- | ten his platform and Bryan is that plat- | form. “But_in the east the talk is of eastern ymen. I war down In New York last week | and there 1 heard much of Cleveland. I | { heard some of Parker also, but not as much as 1 had expected to, and more than | 1 had expected to of Judge Gray. The lat- | ter Is being boomed very strongly, indeed | Qorman, of course, fs another central fig- | ure and has. or will have, a powerful or ganizatlon, an organizing x his strong forte | But "as vet all of it ia mere talk and the lmmm of democracy s simply unfathom- | | i i cific em) loy a new able. Only one thing in politics is certain and that 1s that Roosevelt will head the republican ticket. {NEW GOVERNOR IN PANAMA |uu~o..nm Ideas Expected to Dwindlg with Accension of Present Executive, PANAMA, Sept. 2.—Senator Obaldla to- day took over the functions of governor of | Panama. The event was the occasion f | great popular demonstrations by all par- ties, Tt is thought that the appointment | | of Governor Obaldia may perhaps exert in- | fluence against secessionist ideas, not only | tecause he is a native of Panama, which fact engages for him the sympathies of all, but because the appointment is a part of a general plan, the result of which will be the election of General Reyes to the | presidency and the approval of a canal treaty satisfactory to the United States. All the speeches delivered at today's func- { tion, not only by natives of the Isthmus, | but by natives of the rest of the republic, ntended that the Inhabitants of Panama e in In favor of the treaty. | | hands of officlals of the government, | the interlor department ofcial: | port which he made to the Indlan Rights | and the Department of Justice, | charged that the Indlans were being de- | with i dlan | ment OFFICIALS ROB L0 Indian Territory Gnl‘t Develops Inte Berious Bcandal. INVESTIGATION WILL BE THOROUGH Members of Dawes Oommission Uopnive with Plunderers. IN LAND COMPANIES Traots Bought from Indians Leased for Ten Times Prica Paid. A PRIVATE HOLD STOCK RESULT OF INQUIRY Damaging Facta Disel of Indian Rights Assoclat to Be Sifted to the Dottom. by Ament n Arve (From a Staft Correspondent.) WABHINGTON, Sept. 2,—(8pecial )~The Investigation which the government will conduct in the Indian Territory, it 1s Le lleved here, will deveiop scandals even more sensational than those brought out by the Investigation of irregularities in the postal service. The graft in the Indlan country, however, has been along difterent lines from those pursued by officials of the Post- office department, for instead of making the government thelr victims the Indlan Territory officials have robbed the In- dlans. Since the passage of the soscaliel “Curtis act, for the protection of the peo- ple of the Indian Territory,” which reor ganized the political conditions among the tribes of that territory, mildons of acres of grazing and farming lands have been al- lotted among the members of the tribes upon & per capita basts through the pro- visions of treaties which were made neces- sary by the Curtls act. These lands had been held by the tribes In whom the titles were vested and their allotment to individ- unl members was placed entirely in the who have done that work under direction of the secretary of the Interfor. At the beginning of the allottments there sprang up through- out the Indlan Territory land syndicates and trust companies who went into the bus- iness of getting possession of all the In- dlan lands obtainable. In this business most of these concerns have made enormous profits and in some Instances they have declared dividends that attracted the at- tention of the officials here, but, curiously enough, no suspiclons were aroused. Dawes Commissioners as Robbers. The distribution of the lands has been conducted under the supervision of the Dawes Commission, of which Tams Bixby of Minnesota is chalrman, and this com- mission has prolonged its work through a period of several years despite the criticisms of congress and efforts of the !er of the interior to bring it to an 07 "Mfi% abruh terlor d the inquiries that were made with. refer- ence to them were uot thorough for no damaging facts were Glsclosed. Recently the Indian Rights association, whose headquarters are tn Philadelphia, gent an agent to the Indlan Territory, to investigate the conditions there with es- peclal reference to rumors that the in- rests of the Indians were not belng pro- tected as they should be, and the facts de- veloped by this agent opened the eyes of In a re- assoctation. the president, a copy of which was sent to the secretary of the interior the agent frauded of thelr holdings and that they were in other ways being victimized by land end trust concerns, and that instead of making an effort to protect them the members of the Dawes commission wer really conniving with the plunderers In their fraudulent transactions. It was shown that every member of the commission was a stockholder of a land and trust com- pany and that in some cases the company | advertised the fact that it had as a di- rector or other official a member of the Dawes commission. As an fndlcation of |how the companies were doing business {it was stated that they were obtaining from the ignoranc Indians lands, which they bought for 25 cents an acre and leased for $2.50 an acre. Other practices by which they robbing the Indlans were ex- plained in the report, which concluded a demand that an investigation be made. Facts which have since been brought out seem to show that the In- Territory has heen the most fruitful fleld for graft that the country has known in recent yea Bonsparte Knows Indfans, An investigation was decided upon by President Roosevelt and after carefully looking around for a competent man to conduct it he selected Charles J. Bona parte, a Beltimore lawyer, whose appoint- as an “Indlan inspector” was an nounced a few days ago. Mr. Bonaparte has been acting as chief prosecutor in the Postoffice department cases and Is well known In Washington. He is one of the ost successful lawyers of the Baltimore bar and s regarded as the best-equipped man whose kervices could be obtatned for tite Indian Territory work. He is con versant with the Indian service, as he is a member of the Board of Indian Commis- sloners, an honorary board whose chief dutles are to advise with the commissioner A copy of the communication will be for- warded to Oster Bay, under date of Labor day, September 7 The reading of the letter before the fed- eration meeting today occupled over an hour and excited applause from the crowd of delegates HIGH WATER IN WISCONSIN Dam Breaks at Portage, Floodin Miles of Town a [ Land, surgents number L50, while the garrison 1s belleved to consist of only one battallon. Valnik is & very important strategic point in the mountains, commanding the road between Demirhas and Razlog. The Turks have withdrawn nearly all their forces from the distriots of Danaoumala and Raslog to send them to the relief of Melntk. As & conseduence unusual tranquillity pre- vails throughout the district of Raslog, where the authorities, lacking the support of the troops, have ceased their policy of persecution and the beys are even fun nishing bands with food. The Turkish pop- ulation is doclared us being In & state of great consternation. A company of Turkish soldiers and Bashi- Basouks recently found the hiding place of 100 famillen of refugees from the vil- lages 0f Dupeni and Kchla, near Resen. They capiured the party, violated the womes AnG tsommitted other atrocities. The united bands of Monassieff and Mich- allof have had an encounter with the troops near Demir-Kapu, sixty-two miles north- west of Salonica. The Turks had many killed, Including two officers. through the field. In a clump of bushes | near the body was found two overcoats, some, bedelothing and several ears of corn that the man had evidently carried there from his home. ISRAEL lof Indtan affairs with respect to the busi- | ness of that bureau, especially in%connec- tion with the making of contracts fof In- {dlan supplies. It is understood that Mr Bonaparte will continue his connection with the Postoffice department prosecu- | tions to some extent, but that the position of chief prosecutor of those cases will now One of the bequests in the will of the late | be given to Holmea Conrad, who has been Jonas L. Brandels was §1,000 to the building | acting as Mr. Bonaparte's assistant in the fund of Temple lsrael of this city. The |postoffice investigation congregation had contemplated the erec-| It is expected that the Investigation will tion of & new temple and this bequest was | require several months' hard work, as welcomed as a substantial start toward the | President Roosevelt has determined that consummation of its desires Mrs. Mran-|every charge that has been fled st the deis, the widow, has followed out the de- pInterior department against members of sires of her husband and placed the money |the Dawes commission and other govern at the disposal of the officials of the con-|ment officlals in the territory shall be gregation. thoroughly investigated. Secretary Hitch- l«-m k sald today: “Everyone who knows Mr 20, | Bonaparte will foel sure that he will ii- vestigate the charges against Indlan Ter- ritory officials fearlessly and that he will | disclose all the facts in regard to the con- from | | cction of members of the Dawes com- mission with the land companies and ir- | NEW SWSTEM OF TELEGRAPH W BEQUEST TO TEMPLE J. (Copyright, 138, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Sept. 20.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The French state rallway department has just published its annual financial statement for 192 The receipts during the year amounted to $10,- 088,400 and the expenses to $7,663,800 leaving a balance of 32,535,600 The years recelpts, notwithstanding the poor vintage In the Charente district showed an increase of §1044X0. The num- ber of pay ers carried was 13,206,000 Ninety-one per cent of them travelled third class, which would seem to warrant the ying that “only princes, fools and Ameri- cans travel first class in France. NOW A SUBJECT OF AUSTRIA hiest Man in Egy Alleglance to Emperor Franols Joseph. le Single Wire is Being Used by Telegrapher Spoken Words Arve Carried. L. Brandels Pays Over Money Begueathed by Her Late Husband, Comes Back to 0ld Love. NORFOLK, Neb., Bept. 20.—(Special.)—Af- ter having founded and conducted the Northeast Nebraska Journal at Ponca over | thirty years ago; selling out and moving to the state of Oregon for a settlement of four years, Willlam Huse, one of the ploneer Jjournalists of Nebraska, together with his son, E. W. Huse, have returned to the Golden Rod state. Yesterday morning . W. Huse purchased the Wayne Herald, at | Wayne, Neb., and will take possession very shortly. He s at present visiting his brother, W. N. Huse of this city, UTICA, N. Y., Sept. $.—An innovation In the line of rallroad telegraph service has been put into operation on the New York Central between Utica and Albany By means of the apparatus a single wire can be used for telegraph and telephone messages at the same time. While the operator is sending a telegram iu Morse characters, another person can teicphone messages without the slightest interterence. JAMES ~W'CORD _ VERY Ploneer Wholesale Grocer of Joseph Ruptures B Vessel While Out Driving. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 20.—At Portage, Wis.. the Wisconsin river reached a stage of feet at the government lock at noon, when the city levee on the west side of the river broke and the entire district between the Wisconsin river bridge and the Baraboo river, covering & space of six miles, is & sea of water. Beven hundred feet of newly built eity levee was washed away. Farm residences in the district are surrounded and hundreds ILL st Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. At New York—Arrived: Helllg Olav, from | Copenhagen ;Uhristiania and Christiansand; Cymric, from Liverpool and Queenstown La Bretagne., from Havre; Umbrl Liverpool and Queenstown. At _Liverpool—Arrived Brick Plans Disagree. NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. 20.—(Special)— Everything at the United States court house building in this city has been dead for several days. Work it as a standstill because of a confiict between the plans and BT. JOSEPH, Mv., Sept. 20.—James Mec- (Copyright, 1808, by Press Publishing Co.) Cord, principal owner of several whole- VIENNA, Sept. 20.—(New York World Etruria, from New York v LONDON, Sept, #0.—The Daily Mall's Threaten Awful Progra correspondent at Safla. telegraphs One £ormed e that the ———— . (Coutinued on Mixth Paged chiefs has in- St Are mass- Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — Bgypt's wealthlest financler, Maurice Cattaul Bey, & brother of Banker Cattaul, who had the Humberts prosecuted in Paris, has become a naturalised Hungarian citizen. He is re- puted to be worth $30.000000. In Egypt he e Avsuo-Hupgarian protection. of acres of potatoes, corn and millet are rulned. At Prairie du Chien the Missis- sippt and the Wisconsin rivers have risen twenty-four inches during the last twenty- four hours. Crops on lowlands along the Mississippl above the city are belng flooded and many acres of corn are already under water, sale grocery houses In western cities and the head of other business enterprises, Is belleved to be fatally ill tonight from the effects of the rupture of a blood vessel, which occurred today while he was out driving. He is 73 years old and has been a resident of St. Joseph for halt & ecen- tury. the bricks, which have been approved by the government for the corners. The lit- tle squares are 00 big to it In at just the prescribed size and word is awalted from the headquarters at Washington before things will move again. The superintend- ent and foreman of the construction amm- pany spent Bunday In Chicay a Queenstown. R MoviilgoATrved: Paristan, from Mon- treal and Quebec, for Liverpool and pro- ceeded. | At Boulogne Sur Mer—8ailled: Roiterda | from Rotterdam. for New York, and passed | Prawle Point the 3th | At Queenstown—8alled Lucania, from | Liverpool, for New York | At Bellly—Passed Deutschland, from | New York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and | Hambure i regularities charged against them and against other officluls engaged in the work of alloting lands." Race Question te He T! Out. Members of congress in Washington pre dict that discussion of the negro problem will enliven the sessions of the next con- kress, a8 several bills prpviding a solution