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, NEBRASKA

THE NEWS IN BRIEF-

.ExGovernor

.

Merrill of Iowa diedat Los Angeles , Gal.

Sarah Radcliff of Reynolds , a patientat the Lincoln ( Neb. ) insane hospital ,committed suicide by hanging.

Captain D. L. Bralnard , chief con>missary at Manila , has asked to berelieved on account of ill health

The government will send 150,000feet of lumber to the Philippines to aidnatives in rebuilding their homes

John Johnson , a farmer living nearStanton , Neb. , was shot and instantlykilled by his half-brother , Oliver An-derson.

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.

The Spanish Red Cross society hasnews from Manila that Aguinaldo haspromised to release all sick Spanishprisoners. , *

Governor Stephens lias pardonedLizzie Wong , who was sent from St.Louis In October In 1897 under sen-tence

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of fifteen years for murder inthe second degree.

The Army and Navy Magazine ofWashington is preparing to issue asouvenir edition devoted exclusively to-

Kansa and her heroes.While feeding a threshing machine

near Sweet Springs , Mo. , Cert Wine-I burg had his riglit arm caught in the

cylinder and torn off at the shoulder.-He

.died in a few "hours.

The financial statement 'of Cuba 'fromJanuary 1 to June 20 , 'just given out ,

shows that the island paid $1,480,021above expenses during the 'firstsixmonths of the year.

Charles Page , a farmer 'living northof Topeka , went insane on account ofthe heat while working in the hay field-.He

.was brought to Topeka and lodged

in jail to await a hearing for lunacy.All haste is being used to dispatch

the troops now waiting here to Ma-nila.

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. It is expected that the entirecasual detachment now at the Pre-sidio

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will set sail within about twoweeks.

Major John A. Logan , son of thelate General John A. Logan , was re-cently

-, appointed by the president as

major in the volunteer army , but hisname was accidentally omitted fromthe lists.

The following Iowa pensions havebeen granted : Boynton T. Chapman ,

Derby ; Tillinghast Mowry , Janesville ;

Joseph Tinkenbinder , Battle Creek ;

Edward Maucher , Ha warden ; Annie E.Sherman , Llscomb.

Secretary Hay entertained at break-fast

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Baron Sternberg , the German rep-resentative

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on the Samoan commis-sion.

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. The baron is about to sail forBerlin to confer with the authoritiesrespecting Samoan matters.

Lieutenant Henry P. Lippincott , dep-uty

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surgeon of the army , has beendirected to represent the medical de-

partment¬

of the army at the eighthannual meeting of the military sur-geons

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at Kansas City in September.Rural free delivery service at Wash-

burn college , Topeka , Kan. , has beenapplied for. The postoffice departmenthas sent a special agent to look overthe proposed routes as to the need ofsuch service.

Harmony in the ranks of the democ-racy

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will supply to the leading themeof a series of speeches to be deliveredin New York and other cities in theeast by ex-Governor John P. Altgeld-of Illinois during the next two weeks-

.It.

is believed that after the newregiments are on their way to thePhilippines the subject of more generalofficers in the islands will be consid-ered

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There are now three major gen-erals

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of the regular army and six brig¬

adiers.-J.

.

. F. Turner , a real estate agent ofSan Francisco , was shot and killed byJoseph Frenna , a barber , in the corri-dor

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of the third floor of the Crockerbuilding as the result of a long stand-ing

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feud arising from a land deal inFresno and Mace counties-

.It.

is reported that Aguinaldo , theFilipino leader , lias ordered the rebelgenerals in the province of Cavite toclose in on and attempt to take thetown of Imus. and it is added thattroops are concentrating around thetown from the lake country.

Senator Mark Hanna Had a long con-ference

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at Frankfort , Germany , withthe United States ambassador to Ger-many

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, Andrew D. White , who campfrom Hamburg , and Consul GeneralGuenther, on the present and prospec-tive

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German-American relations.Major Belts of the Ohio naval re-

serves¬

has made an offer to the wardepartment to enlist the Toledo re-serves

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for duty in the Philippines. Theenlistment is impossible in the navydepartment , but Major Betts hopes , byenlisting the men for land service , toget assignment to one of the boats at-Manila. .

John R. McLean , democratic nom-inee

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for governor of Ohio , is now headof the ways and means committee ofthe democratic national committee.His appointment was announced by-W.. J. Stone , it being one of the fea-tures

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of the reorganization plan de-

cided¬

upon at the Chicago meetingJuly 20-

.August.

Jernberg , a local real estatedealer of Chicago , confessed bank-ruptcy

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, placing his liabilities'at $1,433-137

,-, without assets. The principal

creditors are the Union National bank ,Chicago , $59,050 ; C. F. Johnson ,

Omaha , $17,500 ; Union National bankof Omaha , $16,982 ; S. A. Tolman , $205.-

S06.-

: Illinois Land and Loan company ,$245,341.-

W..

. S. Sunderland. a brakeman onthe Omaha road , was run over andinstantly killed by a freight train at-Pender , Neb-

.Secretary.of War Root went to

Sandy Hook to witness tests of cannonand shells at the proving groundsthere.-

Rev.

.

. Mr. Edward L. Trefz has re-

signed¬

from the editorship of the St.Joseph Herald to become pastor of-

Kountzit

Memorial church In Omaha.-

A.

Burlington train was wrecked nearBarnard , on the Creston branch of that :

road. Engineer Criss was instantlykilled and Conductor Mather and Fire-man

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Smith .were fatally hurt.

IT MAY KILL

Prisoner Hot Able to Stand Excitementof Conviction or Acquittal ,

EITHER MAY PROVE FATAL TO HIM

Unfortunate Alan's Friends fear tlmt Ho

Will Ureak Down Under the OrdealKstcrhnzy Says Dreyfus IB Guilty StillHe Is Afraid of Ills Acquittal.

LONDON , Sept. 4. (New York WorldCablegram. ) Dreyfus , excitement dur-ing

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Lamothe's deposition was painfulto witness. He listened with strainedintensity throughout , flushing , paling ,

working himself forward on his chair ,

the better to watch the faces of thejudges, nodding his liead at times atconfirmation of points adduced andduring confrontations half rising fromhis chair and dropping into it again ,

battling with -a wish .to speak and ex-

plain¬

, perhaps to proffer once morethat wild cry of innocence to whichhe has accustomed us. When at theend of the session the president gavehim leave ihe threw himself upon ques-tions

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like a famished dog upon a bone.His voice "was almost a snarl , so harsu"-was It with the intensity of his feel ¬

ing. The scene of enthusiasm amongthe 'partisans of Dreyfusafter La-mothete

-evidence was wonderful , the

first ref its kind since the beginning ofthe trial-

."Let.

them condemn him now if theydare ," one excited Dreyfusard washeard to say. The general feeling Isnow greatly in favor of the chancesof acquittal. A verdict must not beexpected until Saturday or even Mon-day

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, but Du Paty's evidence , which is ,

I hear , long and extremely sensational ,although I cannot vouch for the latter,may give rise to incidents which woulddelay the trial still further.-

Dreyfus'.

friends are not yet decidedwhat steps they will take for his futuresafety if acquitted. They have everyconfidence that the authorities will gethim safely out of Rennes. It Is yettoo soon , they say , to discuss the fu-ture

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, but they anticipate considerabledifficulties on the part of the prisonerif they endeavor to dissuade him fromremaining in France , as he undoubt-edly

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wishes. He has , however , beenat last brought to realize that furthersojourn in the army is impossible. Hetalks quite freely of the vindictive feel-ings

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shown by the generals.-"Bolsdeffre

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has never looked me inthe face ," he remarked the other day.His health continues to be the causeof the gravest anxiety. Yesterday withhis face flushed to an unhealthy pinkand shining with perspiration , helooked like a man sustained only byexcitement with a very short time tolive after that excitement ceases. Ibelieve a verdict of either condemna-tion

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or acquittal will prove his deathwarrant and his friends , though theydon't say so , fear the same-

.Esterhazy.

, being asked by a reporterof the Sunday Special after readingthe evidence given at Rennes if he stilldeems Dreyfus guilty , answered :

"Yes , guilty most decidedly so. Andyet I'm afraid the court-martial is go-

ing¬

to acquit him. It looks very muchlike it just at present , at any rate. "

The interviewer asked what in thatcase would happen to Mercier.-

"Oh.

," replied Esterhazy , "Merciercertainly will be condemned for thismiserable traitor of a Jew, and thatwill only be the beginning of the de-

luge.¬

. Mark my words , the acquittal of-Dreyfus will be only the beginning oftrouble in France."

"Why , then ," he was asked , "don'tyou , who know the truth about every-thing

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, go over to Rennes and help setthings right ? "

"No ," said Esterhazy , with a sneer ,

"I am much better over here. "

YELLOW FEVER UNDER CONTROL.

Surgeon General Receives Flattering Re-

ports¬

From Soldiers' Home.WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 4. Of-

ficials¬

of the Marine hospital serviceare working In harmonious coopera1tion with the state officials of Floridain dealing with the yellow fever out-break

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at Key West. Dr. Porter , thehealth officer of the state , has reportedhis arrival in Key West. Such infor-mation

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as has heen received by Dr-.Wyman

., the surgeon general , shows

that there are a number of cases offever there , but mild in typo.-

Dr..

. Wyman today received from KeyWest a list of persons who have leftthat city recently , together with thedate and manner of their departureand their destination.-

Dr..

. Wyman says that while there ! s-

no occasion for alarm concerning thesepeople ordinary precautions would re-

quire¬

that they be kept under observa-

lated

-for ten days , and if fever of any

kind should ensue they should be iso-

termined.

-until its nature is positively de-

tion

-.

Trust IJuys From Farmers.MADISON , Wis. , Sept. 4. The Amer-

ican¬

Tobacco company will hereaft2rbuy leaf tobacco direct from Wisconsinfarmers. The trust will erect a mam-moth

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depot in Madison for sorting andstoring its purchase.

This move , it is expected , will drivemany small dealers out of the field.Recently leaf tobacco from jobbers ,

which transaction impressed it withthe advantage of having agents buyingdirect from the farmer , thereby mak-ing

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a big saving.-

Schurman

.

and Hay Confer.WASHINGTON , Sept 4. President

Schurman , of the Philippine commis-sion

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, was in conference for severallours today with Secretary Hay , goingaver matters in connection with thetvork of that body. This evening the-secretary and Mr. Schurman wereijuests at dinner at the White House ,

which ex-Mayor Strong of New :

Fork and his son were also present.-Mr.

.. Schurman expects to remain in the

ity for a short time , as he desires tolave a conference with Secretary Rootvhen the latter returns to the city.

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KANSANS SAIL fOR HOME.

Sunflower Regiment Kmbirlcfl from Ma-

nila¬

on th Transport Tartar.MANILA , Sept. 4. 10 p. m. Latu

this afternoon the Kansas regimentembarked on big barges in the riverand were towed to the transport Tar-tar

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, the Kansas regiment flag flyingand the soldiers cheering. The Tartarsailed this evening.

Many Spanish prisoners are escap-ing

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from the Filipinos and bringinginto the American lines stories of hardtreatment. They agree that the Fili-pinos

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are exceedingly short of rationsand that a large section of their troopsIs reduced to the use of home-madeblack powder.

The natives are trying every schemeto get food and munitions from Ma-nila.

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. Daily arrests are made for at-tempts

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to smuggle contraband of warthrough the American lines. In onecase a casco with a cargo of bamboopoles was overhauled and the poleswere found full of rice.

The insurgents have a wholesome re-spect

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for the British on account ofseveral threats of British war shipsto bombard their towns unless therights of British subjects are respected.Two British vessels. , the Lacson andthe Nero, were driven by stress ofweather into the harbor of Dagupan ,

the northern terminus of the Dagupan-railway. . The crews were imprisoned ,

but on their protesting that they wereBritish subjects the insurgent -author-ities

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permitted one man , Edwards , tocome -to Manila , promising to releasethe crew of the Lacson if Edwards se-

cured¬

from the British consulate astatement as to the nationality of thevessel. A similar concession was madeto the Nero.

Edwards says he saw several Amer-ican

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prisoners who were better fedthan the Spaniards of the Filipino offi ¬

cers.A.

force of native police has beenformed to patrol the city of Manila ,co-operating with the provost guard ,

whose Jack of knowledge of the lan-guage

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and the resorts of native crim-inals

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has given an opportunity forburglary , an industry which has beenflourishing of late. The new force in-

cludes¬

many members of the old forceand some insurgents who had growntired of fighting. It has already donemuch good work in running down na-

tive¬

criminals.The American secret service recent-

ly¬

found a Filipino spy at Calamba.-He

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is supposed to have been the manwho stole four guns belonging to theWashington regiment. He offered des-

perate¬

resistance to the soldier whowas sent to capture him , and tried torun away with two revolver shots inhis head. Finally he was broughtdown with a rifle bullet in his hip.-

He.

died after jumping from thestretcher and trying to run.

IOWA BOYS START HOME SOON.

War Department Receives Two IM-epatcheR

-from Gen. Otis.

WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. The Wardepartment today received two dis-

patches¬

from Manila. The first reads :

"MANILA , Sept. 4. Adjutant Gen-

eral¬

, Washington , D. C. : Railway toAngeles completed in four days. In-

surgents¬

north opened on pace thismorning with shrapnel , which failed roexplode ; no casualties. Kansas andWashingtons being loaded on trans ¬

ports. Two battalions of the Nine-teenth

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infantry relieve the Tennessees-at Hello and Cebu. Latter , with lowas. ,

the only remaining volunteer regi-ments

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, sail soon. OTIS. "At the War department it is said

that with the leaving of the Tennesseeand Iowa regiments all the volunteerswill have left the Philippines , also allthe men of the regular army discharg-ed

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under general order No. 40-

.Irwln

.

Sends PIngno Report.WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 4.

Marine Hospital Surgeon Irwin,!sent to Lisbon and Oporto toiinvestigate the plague outbreak ,

(cables today that he nad mailedia report. His cablegram conveys noiinformation regarding the plague andiit is inferred that possibly the situa-tion

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1 is not as serious as has beenthought , though there may be other

for the omission.

Memory of Henry George.NEW YORK , Sept. 4. The sixtieth

anniversary of the birthday of HenryGeorge was celebrated this afternoonat the Grand Central palace under theauspices of the Manhattan Single Taxclub. About 1,000 persons were pres-ent

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, including a number of labor or-

ganizations.¬

. Messages of approval andencouragement were received and readfrom the single taxers of Buffalo , whc ,

it was announced , were holding a sim-ilar

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anniversary meeting.

Admiral AVatson 111.

BOSTON , Mass. , Sept. 4. A letter re-

ceived¬

here from an officer with Ad-

miral¬

Watson at Manila , dated July 26 ,

says that the admiral Is still very ill ,

no improvement in his condition hav-ing

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been shown since the llth , thedate of the accident which threatenedto destroy his launch and to which at-

tack¬

is attributed. It is understood hewill ask to be at once relieved.

Secretary Guge Comins West.WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 4. The

secretary of the treasury and Mrs.Gage will leave Washington about 1 ep-

tember-

10 for a visit to Chicago and tl:other western cities. The secretarywill remain until after the October fes-tivities

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in the Lake City , while Mrs. C:

Gage is planning to prolong her so-

journ¬

until the late autumn.-

To

.

Lease Ute I.nmla.WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. Instruc-

tions¬

have been prepared authorizingthe agent ia charge of the Ute Indianreservation in Utah to advertise for-bids for leasing the surplus lands , inwhole or in part , for a period of fiverears , beginning April 1 next.-

H

. oi- B a, Rrllllaiit War Record.

SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Sept. 4. Lieu-enant

-E. E. Hawkins of Company B ,

First South Dakota , arrived home to-lay and was met at the depot by the3and , the Union Veterans' union , the si3rand Army of the Republic posts and

large crowd of citizens.

Gratuities Paid to Surviving Soldiers

Show Increase for the Year.

ARREARS OF WORK BEING MADE UP

Bureau Is Now Heady to Talco PromptAction on ClaiinH Legislation Is Sug-

gested¬

for Good of tbo Service Num-

ber

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of Claims Kcjceted During theYear.

WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The annu-al

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report of Hon. H. Clay Evans , thecommissioner of pensions , for the fis-

cal¬

year ended June 30 , 1899 , presentssome very Interesting facts In connec-tion

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with the condition of the pensionroll and the operations of the bureau.The pension roll is made up of 753,451surviving soldiers and 237,415 widowsor dependent relatives and 653 armyurses. To them last year was paid$131,617,961 , being § 649,496 more thanever before.

The average of each class of pen-sioners

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is also higher. The cost ofbureaus , attorneys' fees , etc. , broughtthe total expended up to $138,555,052 ,

being $1,644,498 less than the appro-priation.

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.The payment for pensions for the

year are classified as follows : Generallaw , ? 71,115,703 ; Spanish war , $28,606 ;act of 1890 , 64321460. Fees paid toattorneys were $476,969 , against $730-000

,-in 1898.

Total number of claims filed duringthe year , 48,765 ; allowed , 37,077 ; re-

stored¬

, 3,914 ; total allowances , includ-ing

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increases , 89,054 ; total claimspending June 30 , 1898. 635,059 ; June30 , 1899 , 477239.

The total disbursements to pension-ers

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since 1866 were 2389910974.During the same period $15,490,986went to examining surgeons , $12,092-178

,-to pension agencies and $62,237,228

for salaries and other expenses of thebureau.

The number of pensioners residingin foreign countries is 4,306 , to whomis paid 633309. Of this number 2,139reside in Canada , 415 in Ireland , 605-

in Germany and 321 in England. Thereare four surviving widows and sevensurviving daughters of the revolution-ary

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war on the rolls. Hiram Cronk-of northwestern New York is the onlysurviving pensioned soldier of the warof 1812. He is 99 years of age. Thenumber of pensioned widows of thewar of 1812 is 1,998 , On account ofthe Indian wars 1,568 soldiers and 3-899. widows are pensioned. For servicein the Mexican war th re are enrolled9,204 soldiers and 8,179 widows. June30 , 1899 , the total number of pension-ers

-was 591,519 , heing 2,195 less than

on the same date In 1898.The report says that considerable

progress has been made in bringingup the arrears of work in the bureau ,

The work on original claims is projcurrent and the work of aiding medicalexamination in increase claims is be-

ing-

pushed so that very little time nowelapses between dates of filing andordering the medical examinations.

The commissioner reports the workin far hetter condition than at any-

time since April , 1S97 , and it is be-

lieved¬

that further progress will beattained by the systems instituted inthe different divisions.

The commissioner calls attention tothe fact that order No. 225 , issuedJune 9, 1893 , which provided for a re-adjustment

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of rates of pensions pre-viously

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granted under the operationcf order No. 164 , 's still in force , buthe states that no revision of ratesTinder said order has been made un-der

-his administration.

During the year 107,919 claims ofall classes were rejected in the bureau.A careful analysis of the causes of re-jection

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of so many claims is given ,showing that a large percentage of re-jections

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occur in which additional al-

A

-

full and detailed explanation as-to the causes of delay in the adjust-ment

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of claims is presented , fromwhich it appears that in nearly every [case of unusual delay the fault lieswith claimants or their attorneys andnot with the bureau.-

In.

order that the present complex ;system of pensioning may be simpli-fied

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and to secure a more uniformpractice in the future the appoint-ment

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of a commission on the revi-sion

¬ iof the laws , rules and regulations

is recommended.Legislation is suggested extending

the benefit of the acts of June 17 , 1890 ,to persons who served in the confed-erate

¬ Parmy and afterward voluntarily

enlisted in the union army or navyprior to January 1,1865 , and were hon-orably

¬

discharged.

Resignation Kumor Confirmed. V

WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. The navy tldepartment has received official con ¬

firmation of the Associated Press dis-patches

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announcing the resignation ofPresident Figuero of Santo Domingo , ain the following cablegram from Cap-lain Longnecker cf the New Orleans :

"President Figuero resigned at 4-

a'clockbe-

an

yesterday. "

Otis Will Print a Paper.MANILA , Sept. 1. ( New York

World Cablegram Special Telegram. )General Otis is arranging to begin fo

he publication of a newspaper nextveek. The soldiers who have been as-signed

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to duty in the composing roomomplain that as they have been or-lered

-to set type they want typeset-

ers'-

pay.

Natives Forced to Retire.MANILA , Sept. 1. Dispatches just

eceived from Cabu announce that theAmerican troops under Colonel Bay-ess

-with two field pieces , sallied , on-

londay into the hills , against a bandnatives , who recently ambushed

our of our soldiers , and who have Shicen generally troublesome. Theimerican force found the natives en-ren

-hed and drove them from their

renches further into the hills. Therefere no casualties on the Americanide , though there were some heatrostrations. The natives' loss is not :

nown. in

[TREASURY IS FILL OF GOLD. .

Tjiirgcst Amount on Hand in tlio Historyof tlio Depart merit.

WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. Yester-day's

¬

treasury statement shows thatthe amount of net gold on hand was247880601. This Is the largestamount on hand at one time in thehistory of the department , the nextlargest amount having been $246,873-026

,-, on December 31 , 1898. This situ-

ation¬

is accounted for by the fact thatduring the last two weeks or more ,

the revenues of the government , ofwhich from 80 to 90 per cent are paidin gold , have largely exceeded the ex¬

penditures.-At

.

New York the customs receipts ,with the exception of from 8 to 10per cent , are being all paid in goldand at other important points the ex-cess

¬

of gold has been nearly or quitoas large.

The receipts today exceeded the ex-penditures

¬

by $1,460,668 and for themonth the excess amounts to nearly4500000. Since July 1 , however , adeficit is shown of 4036658. The to-

tal¬

receipts for the month are $49,978-173

,-, of which $20,546,697 came from

customs , $24,327,039 from internal rev-enue

¬

and $5,194,437 from miscellane'-ous sources.

The expenditures amount to $45-518,000

,-, of which $14,981,000 was

charged to the war department , $4-.598,000

.-to the navy , $13,130,000 to pen-

sions¬

and the remainder to civil andmiscellaneous interest and Indian ac-counts.

¬. For August last year , the pay¬

ments to the war department amount-ed

¬

to 24115934.

NATIVES RULE THEIR OWN TOWNS

General I.awton Extends Privilege of_ Self-Oovernnieiit to Fll'plno *

WASHINGTON , Sept. l.GeneralL-awton's course in exenuing munici-pal

¬government in the Philippines is

explained in detail in Manila news-papers¬

just received at the war depart ¬ment. They state that the general hasmade a tour of many towns along theline of his division , including SantaAnna , Pandacan and San Felipe , andhas established in each a complete sys ¬tem of civil government. The inhabi¬tants of the towns are to have entirecharge of affairs according to GeneralLawton's system. The general calledbefore him the principal men of thetowns and after pointing out the gen-eral

¬purposes and desires of the Amer ¬

ican government had the natives desig ¬nate a mayor, vice mayor and head-men for the several wards. GeneralLav/ton explained to the inhabitants,that the United States government did:not wish to meddle at all with the localaffairs of the people and they weretold to proceed with tax levies , to startschools and public improvements and,to establish such civil offices as theysaw fit.

The people were told that the taxmoney was to be expended at homeand none of it was to be contributedjto the general government. GeneraljLawton also established the first civilgovernment at Balinag , Senor Guerrero]being installed as captain general.]Local governments also have been putjin force at Bacoo , Paranac and Las]Piuas.

LINCOLN HONORS ULH BOYS.

Great Crush of People ut the State HouseHurrahs for the Boys.

STATE HOUSE , LINCOLN , Neb. ,Sept. 1. Lincoln people turned out-last night when the First regiment ar-rived

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from San Francisco. The citi-zens

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of Lincoln and all the state for100 miles on either side of the line oftravel of the regiment testified by theirpresence in immense crowds to thepride the state feels in the regimentas a whole. It remained for Lincolnto show last night that she has a per-sonal

¬

and possessory pride in CompanyD , the company which went from thecapital city.

The crush of men , women and chil-dren

¬at the state house was a new

experience to even those who hadstood at the depot Tuesday night andwho thought that the feelings of thepeople had been then and there givenull vent. For an hour before the time

set for the opening number of the pro-gram

¬

the corridors of the state houseivere filled with hundreds , anxious to-et

ci:within seeing or hearing distance

Df the stands from which speeches S

ivere to be made. To not more thanne in a hundred who came was this

tlC:

possibility , and still the crowds tcwaited , overrunning the state houseawn and waiting in the vain hopehat somebody who had been favoredvith a good place would leave it and inermit others to come in-

.Ouotas

.

eof State Filled.

WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. AdjutantSeneral Corbin said today that therevere less than 100 appointments of-olunteer officers yet to be made andhey] belonged mainly to the states of-Visconsin

ci, California and Ohio. The

uotas of the other states are prac-ically

-full. The president has made a

small list from which the remainingogimental appointments will be madend it is expected that the result will wl

announced in a few days.

Anxious to Knlist.-ST.

.. LOUIS , Sept. 1. Both the army lei;navy recruiting offices in St-

.ouis.

are besieged daily by applicantsenlistment and the officers inbarge are securing all the men they caM

[eed. Naval Lieutenant West tonightjnt eighty-three men and boys on a-lecial train for the Mare Island navyard. The men and boys in this con-ngent

-were enlisted as landsmen andpprentices , respectively.

Not Anxlnns for Ladles. th ;

NEW YORK , Sept. 1. Mrs. Alex-ider

-GiddSngs of Cleveland has writ-

n to the Dewey reception executive be-

teiimmittee , as commander of the "Whitescort" of Cleveland , asking for a forace in the line during the parade ,

describes her command as con-sting of "1S4 j-oung ladies , all dressedpure white , and carrying bright silk

igs." The letter was forwarded to-sneral Roe , who has charge of theake-up of the land parade. General am-

as

ae said the other day that only mili-ry

-organizations would have a place

the l.ne. to

"

FROM NIAGARA TO THE SEA.

1 iTripWaterInlandHow the Finestthe World 18 Made I'osslhle.

of the year when , -r-

j

This is the season ,the tourist is in evidence-when old

middle-aged are look-

ing

¬and young and

in one-for rest and recuperation

have in this-way or another. Wecountry a vast army of people who-

about this time of year desire to es-

cape

¬

from the dust and heat and tur-

moil

¬ j .,of town and city and enjoy the.

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shade , the comfort and quiet of *lake and river. Thus they cast

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No

about for advantageous points of Jf

Interest and pleasure , There is-

no

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need or going to Europe to-

search for delights readily to be foundin our own land. Sights and scenesthat appeal to the highest enjoymentare at our very doors , and to be hadat an outlay Insignificant in compari-son

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with that which a trip across theocean would entail. When the mostdelightful scenery , the grandest rivers ,

and mountains , the most picturesquevalleys and slopes , and all the com-

forts¬

and conveniences and luxuries ,

of home are within our reach , whygo abroad in search of them ? We arelead to this inquiry in looking overthe 1899 official guide of Niagara to-the Sea. issued by the Richelieu and.Ontario Navigation company , 228 St.Paul street , Montreal. It treats ex-

haustively¬

of the finest inland watertrip in the world , for nowhere on thecontinent of North America Is therea more picturesque region than thatwhich lies between Niagara and thesea. The most magnificent sceneryabounds from start to finish and op-

portunity¬

for viewing the samethrough facilities that have been pro-vided

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by the company above referredto is so complete so carefully workedout In every detail that the journeyonce made can be looked back uponas one of the most delightful of a life ¬

time. First of all. Niagara itself isone of the wonders of the world , witha fascination that rivets the attentionof tourists as they start out on thistrip of sight-seeing to the sea. It is-

so easily reached that none need de-prive

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themselves of the privilege ofseeing this greatest of nature's mar-vels

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and "doing" the grand tour of thfamed Thousand Islands of the St-.Lawrence.

.. From all points south of

the international boundary there Isdirect railway communication , nearlyall the trunk lines of the United Statesconverging at this great gateway to thetourists' paradise. Commencing at thefalls of Niagara , on the southern shore ,then crossing Lake Ontario by steameror rounding its western extremity byrail , to Toronto , the Queen City of theWest , embarking on one of the steam-ers

¬of the Richelieu and Ontario Navi-

gation¬

company , following the courseof the lake , past the romantic watersof the Bay of Quinte , to Kingston ,thence down the St. Lawrence , thread-ing

¬In and out of the Thousand Islands

into the open stretch to Laice St. Fran-cis

¬, shooting the rapids , stopping over

at Montreal and Quebec , and finallyreaching the crowning glory of allthe incomparable grandeur of theSaguenay river.-

To.

properly describe the beauties ofthe trip from Niagara to the sea wouldoccupy many times the space that wecan here devote to its portrayal. LetIt be made , for instance , on the beau ¬

tiful steamer "Toronto , " built the pastyear , and which began regular tripson the Toronto-Montreal route June 1.It sails from Toronto every TuesdayThursday and Saturday. This magnif¬icent boat has spacious and elegantpassenger accommodations , including140 state rooms , four parlors and largePullman sleeping cabins , and has asleeping capacity for 430 passengers.The dining room on the upper deckhas a seating capacity for over 100-persons. . As already said , the Navi-gation

¬company in the performance

of their part of the work , has forgotnothing tending to the comfort andenjoyment of patrons. :

This very important part havingthen been provided for , the tourist hasjut to avail himself or herself of privi¬leges afforded within the confines ofthe Toronto and absorb the beautiesDf nature to be seen on every sideirom its decks. Historical places of-nterest are pointed out and visitedities and towns viewed from land andvater and the grandly beautiful land-scape

¬( so impressed upon the memoryhat ever afterward the tourist must(oncede that the trip from Niagara

the sea by way of the St. Lawrenceimbodies more real delight , more gen-line satisfaction in sight-seeing thanmy other course that could be takena given number of miles. He re-urns to his home enriched in knowl-idge

-of wonders of the world andhankful to the Navigation company

hat has made it possible for him to-ee so much at such nominal expense.The official guide already alluded to-

iesides showing illustrations of manyities , public buildings and points of-nterest along the route taken by theravigation company's steamers , "giveslist of rates for passage , state rooms

icals , etc. , etc. A copy of this guidohould be in the hands of thoseho contemplate making the trip in-rder that they may understand alletails concerning the journey and theeautiful scenery it will be their privi-ge

-to view as they move from Niag-ra

-to the sea in the luxurious steam-

rs-

of the line in question. The guidebe obtained from the company at-

ontreal. .The author of this mention has made-

le-

trip here alluded to , but he cannotegm to describe the beauties it pre-mts.

-. His advice would be that tour-ts

-take this route for their summe-Jting

-, feeling assured that in the endley will be thankful for information

lat turned them In the direction of-le St. Lawrence and the Thousandilands. If a trip is undertaken it willfound that nothing has been forgot-tending to the pleasure and com-of tourists who patronize the spa-ous

-and beautiful steamers that theichelieu company has placed at theirsposal.

true man envies another who has-lached

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fame and position by crawHnjrcringing.-

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new clothes look as uncomfortable-they feel but few people would care-wear them.