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NOT 500 EX-BANDITs THERE.

An Apparent Mistake About the
MOurners at Jesse James's Re-
burial.
A despatch from st. Joseph, Mo-, the
other day told about the removal Of the
body Of Jesse James, the bandit, from
the farm Of his mother to cemetery at
Kearney, Mo. 1t is said that 500 old
bandits assembled to witness the re-
burial.
A man in New York who lived in the
region where the James boys operated
and who knew them, their family and
many Of the old bandit crowd, smiled
when he read the despatch.
"There are few Of the bandits who
belonged to the James boys crowd liv-
Ing" he said. There may have been
500 men at the reburial Of Jesse James,
but few Of them could have been ex-
bandits.
THE bandit business on the border
began a long time ago. Most people OF
the present time who read the fairy
stories of what was the border are un-
der the impression that the bandits
were the product of the Civil war;
"The seed antedated that struggle by
several years. Quantrell was the incar-
nation Of what Is called bandit war
fare. He was heard Of and feared as
early as 1858.
His first organization consisted OF
just eight men. Every one Of that first
organization Is dead-they have been
dead several years.
six months after the eight were Or
ganized the band grew to be thirty
One Of the second organization was
Cole Younger, one of the famous or In
famous as you wish it, Younger boys
In 1862 Quantrells band numbered six
ty-two.
1.-THE James boys, Jesse and Frank,
did not come to Quantrell until some
time in 1863. Jesse was 16, Frank IL,
when they were tied up in their moth
ers field in Clay county and whipped
by company of militia. The next day
they enrolled under Quantrell.
Now as to the 500 bandits who at
tended the reburial Of Jesse James the
other day. Quantrell had more men
when he raided Lawrence than he had
ever led before or after at one time.
The exact number was 294.
"Some of them never got away. of
course. Quantrell disbanded his men
after that massacre. They hunted IN
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NEGRO INSANITY INCREASING.
Bad Liquor Sold In Southern "Blind
Tigers" and the Use OF Drugs to
nIame.

bad Liquor Sold In Southern "bl1no
Tigers" and the Use Of Drugs to
Blame.
Physicians in this state, according to
a Charleston dispa tch to the New York
Sun, are greatly concerned over what
they believe to be the alarming increase
of insanity among Negroes. Years ago
this disease was almost unknown to
the colored population; but it appears
to be spreading. According to esti-
mates made by DR.. Babcock, superin-
tendent of the State Lunatic asylum,
this condition now Is worse than ever
before.
Many reasons are assigned: but 1t Is
the opinion of leading physicians that
the common use of drugs and bad whis-
ky is in a large measure responsible.
Ten years ago the suicide Of Negro
was such a rare occurrence that 1t at
tracted universal attention. Nowadays
such an occurrence is unnoticed.
There are probably more insane Ne
groes in the state institution at Colum-
bia than at any other time In its his
tory. They are sent in from all Sec
tions of South Carolina, the majority
going from towns and cities. In Char
lesion crazy Negroes are picked up al
most every day, and while many OF
them are released after brief term In
the hospital, a considerable number
develop such violent symptoms that II
Is found necessary to ship them to Col
umbia. It is seldom that the asylum
Negroes are cured, and many Of them
die after violent suffering. The state
authorities give the colored people the
most humape treatment, yet it does not
seem possible wholly to restore their
minds.
One Of the oldest physicians OF
Charleston told The Sun correspondent
recently that in the days Of slavery 1t
was almost uncommon to find an in
sane Negro. The spread Of the disease
he attributes to rough living, liquor
and drugs. Along the coast the Ne
groes are addicted to the use Of OPT
ates, cocaine being the drug which Is
most commonly used. Among the thou
sands Of vicious Negroes who work in
the rock fields, opium is popular
drug, and almost any form Of "hop" is
relished. The left arm Of a black pris-
oner, captured recently, was fearfully
lacerated by continued jabs from q
hypodermic syringe.
The bad liquor Is sold in the blind IT,
gers. The police here believe that Bill
Simmons, a Negro who killed his wife
and then attempted suicide several days
ago, was a victim of cocaine. He had
been using the drug steadily for days
and while under its influence he drank
pint of corn whisky, which made him
a maniac for the time being.
Usually, when a crime Of this kind Is
committed the first impulse Of the Ne
gro is to escape. Simmons did not
move. He turned the pistol to his head
and fired and was trying to put bullets
in his body when the weapon was seiz-
ed by bystanders.
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The secret of all this is that the lead

The secret Of all this Is that the lead
ers in congress-both in the senate and
the house-are not in sympathy with
their president in his policies or in his
methods.
The most dangerous element in the
Republican opposition to the president
lies in the secret desires of many lead
ing senators that his first term shall
not be a success. AS the present ses-
sion nears its end it Is even openly ad-
mitted that all this Is but the begin
ming Of a general opposition among the
party leaders in legislation to defeat his
nomination in 1904. While this has not
yet taken the form of an organization,
it has all the effect that organization
could have.-New York Herald.
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TO SEE HER CHILD.
A Plucky North Carolina Mother
Walks 100 Miles.

1t was little bit Of baby all dress
ed in white and sound asleep. AS the
reporter started in amazement chub-
by fist was lifted and screwed tightly
against an eye. Then the fingers were
relaxed, the hand fell gently away. and
the tiny body was again motionless.
Twas in the police station at O'Clock
yesterday morning. The reporter had
entered the station and walked straight
way to the dimly lighted cell area;
had seen two large Negroes sleeping in
opposite cells and had turned to leave
when his eyes rested upon a small
white bundle that lay on the bed in an
unlocked cell. Twas a baby with
downy wisps Of brownish hair.
The little prisoner was the only per-
son that the reporter had seen at the
police station that he could not awake
and question. In that grewsome place
he had held colloquies with all sorts OF
men and women, but as he stood over
the baby he felt helpless. A formid-
able prisoner, surely, with little feet
half tucked under a short gown. II
was kind of dark and scary in the cell
room and the big Negroes grew rest.
less in their sleep and muttered hoarse-
ly; but the little white face was peace
full and the little white soul was un-
disturbed. "Boo!" said the reporter
softly because he was DllZZled and be.
cause he didn't know what else to say
But the baby never stirred-never said
n word-never so much as frowned to
protest against the intrusion.
The reporter went out and found the
mother, who was drinking unlimited
ice water and conversing with Turn
key Cochrane. She is about 35 years
old; her name is Mrs. Wilson Burgess
and she lives in Haywood county.
THAT your baby in there?" queried
the reporter.
Yes
boy or girl?"
Its a girl and its seven months old,
said Mrs. Burgess. MY husband died
and five weeks ago they sent my little
girl down here to the Orphans Home
I've got five children; a boy II years
DID, three girls and the baby. I found
1 couldn't get along without my
daughter and so 1 decided to come
down here and try to get work and live
close to her."
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BY PRoxY.-A lawyer living not far
from Philadelphia got his pecuniary af-
fairs into such an awful tangle that
there was a scandal, especially when
some persistent creditors found there
was nothing to garnishee or seize upon.
A revival was in progress In the church
of which he was a member; and one of
the congregation arose and inquired:
Has Lawyer - got religion?'
mo, 1 think not" spoke up another
lawyer of the congregations: that Is,
unless it's in his wife's name. ."-Phila-
delphia Times.
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anything else. To be
an actual picket was not pleasant when
ones turn Of duty came during driv
ing rain or in the middle Of a dark
night. but In ordinary weather and a,
decent hours 1t was quite pleasant to
sit on horseback at crossroads. look
about the country and chat with such
farmers as had passes enabling them
to visit the town. Northern and south
ern farmers were radically unlike each
other in some respects during the war,
but they were exactly alike In their
willingness to rein up and have long
chat with a stranger. found the aver
age Virginia farmer had quite as large
q bump Of curiosity as bis northern
brother, and generally he was able to
absorb all the family history that q
Yankee soldier might care to unload.
1t was great fun for me to be on
post on a prominent road at daybreak'
for the chances were that a large de-
tachment OF fugitive slaves would
come in. How these people managed
to travel 80 or 40 miles without being
seen and bounded back by the enc
my's scouts never could understand,
for instead of coming singly they would
travel in large bodies. all the men. wo-
men and children leaving plantation
together and not separating during the
trip. Any one would imagine they
would be discovered. for they always
dressed in their best when they started
toward us. and the colors Of some OF
their clothing were as startling as the
plumage Of q tropical bird. besides be-
Ing more variegated. but they never
complained of having been annoyed
while en- route. Another mystery was
their knowledge as to where to find
our lines and just where to halt to
wait for daylight. They were not al
ways received in the spirit Of the eman.
cipation proclamation. Some Of our
fellows were in mortal fear Of ''nigger
equality" so they would order the fu-
gitives to return to their masters.
"Yas'r" would be the usual reply,
and the entire gang would retrace their
steps until they reached a friendly
screen Of trees. No sooner would the
man on post he changed than the crowd
would come plodding back. AS one old
leader told me one day:
I'VE Sc ben tole ter keep a-tryin,
cause some sojer or udder would let
us In some time or udder."
There was nothing funny about these
colored people unless it was their ex-
treme gravity. They weren't even e1-
citable. They didn't throw up their
hands and thank the Lord that at last
tLey were on freedoms soil. They sell
dom laughed. and as for joking. one
could get as much response from an
oak stump as from the brightest Of
them. They apparently knew just
where to come and just what to eX-
pect. In fact, l afterward learned from
one of them that for so miles around
us the slaves were thoroughly inform
ed about each post and its treatment
Of contrabands. They said there were
plenty Of colored news carriers and
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when BOYS WERE men.
BY JOHN HABBERT0N.
Author of "Helen's Babies,' ''George Wash
ingtOn," Etc.
Copyright, 1901, by John Habberton.
CHAPTER Xv.
nN PICKET

TER mature delibera-
ton upon samples of
all sorts Of military
service that falls to
the lot Of cavalry SOL
diers we recruits
agreed that picketduty
suited us better than
ANYTHING else. To be
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
CARNEGIE MAKES MANY GIFTS
Beatrice, YsnktoR, Waterloo and Dem
yer Are ORered Public Library
Benefactions.

BEATRICE. Neb., March ~21.-(Special
Telegram. )-Andrew Carnegie today tend
cred to this city $4,000 for the erection
Of q free public library. The tender lie
made upon the condition that the city fur
nish q suitable site and pledge itself to
support the institution at an annual cost
OF $1,000.
There is no question but Mr.. Carnegle's
offer will be accepted. Several sites are
already being sought for, and the most sat
isfactory location seems to be either OPP
posite the government building or upon the
foundation Of what was to have been the
Blakely hotel, Fifth and Ella streets.
YANKToN. March 2l.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Ysnkton Business Mems club
has received notice that Andrew Carnegie
will build q $4,000 public library in this
city II the citizens will provide a suitable
site and make provision for 11.0o0 per year
for annual expenses. A site will be Sc
cured at once and the appropriation made,
so that work on the building need not be
delayed.
WATERLOO, Ia, March 21.-(Special Tel
egram.)-Andrew Carnegie has donated f15,-
900 to the city Of Cedar Falls for the erec-
ton Of q library building. The gift was &C.
compiished by stipulations that the city
should donate a site and $500 a year for
Its maintenance. The city council met last
night and accepted the offer.
DENVER, March 21.-Andrew Carnegi,
has offered to furnish 5000, 900 for the cree.
ton Of q free public. library building ir
Denver, provided the city will pledge itsei
to provide not less than $50, 600 annually
for the support OF the library.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
eoMPERs WANTS FAIR PLAY
Protests Against Alleged Conspiracy
or Anti-InJunctiOn BHh in
Senate d..

WASHINGTON, March 21@Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American Federation
OF Labor, has sent to the senate a pro-
test against the conspiracy or anti-injunc-
ton bill as reported to the senate on the
nth inst, by the committee on judiciary.
He says that when the bill was first re-
ported February 3. ut was received by all
parties In interest as a measure calculated
to right a wrong too long endured" This
feeling. however. was rudely changed. he
says. by the latest report.
He quoted the opinion Of an attorney to
the effect that the bill as now reported
is completely subversiVe OF all principles
OF liberty and added:
Organized labor seeks no immunity from
the Law applicable to all other citizens and
people Of our country. but must insist that
those things which are legal when per-
formed by other citizens ought not to be
illegal when performed by member of or
gained labor and 1t was to recover those
rights to the members Of organized labor
that the original bill was drafted"
He concludes by saying that the labor
interests would prefer the defeat Of the
bill as amended to It's passage. He. how
ever. asks that the original bill be favor
ably acted upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
SAYS LOTTERY is PURE MYTH
Mexican Ambassador Declares Alleged
Enterprise is Fraudulent scheme
to Get Money.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Senor Azpi-
rose, the Mexican ambassador to the United
States, today issued the following state
u,ent concerning Advertisements published
for several years Of an alleged lottery in
the state OF San Luis Potosi, Mexico, tickets
OF which have been sold and even, he says,
imaginary lists Of prizes published:
There is not and never has been such a
lottery In the Mexican state of San Luis
Potosi. The advertisers of this alleged en-
terprise, the forgers OF the lottery tickets
and the publishers of false lists OF prizes,
have persistently practiced those frauds on
the people of this country inclined to in
legation and now embassy of Mexico in
Washington on several occasions has de-
nounced the fraud to the government of the
United States and asked for appropriate
action TO suppress this punishable abuse.
The POstof1ce department has prescribed
some measures for the prevention Of the
fraud, but in spite of them II is still prac-
ticed, as / have Informed the State depart
ment, the last time on February ultimo. l
have no DOUBT that the government of the
United States will make every effort of
suppression of the fraud, but II seems to
me that the press, so jealous of the peo-
the authorities In the prosecution and
punishment OF INSIDERS. would render a
great service in denouncing by means of
publicity this fraud, whose victims are in
cautious persons who buy tickets OF a lot
terry that does not exist and never has
existed in the Mexican state OF San Luis
Potosi.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
SMALL MARGIN FOR TREATY
Enough votes Believed to BE in
LandsthlnE to Ratify Sale of
West Indies.

COPENHAGEN, Earch 21.-The fate of
the Danish West Indies treaty. according
to the statements made by a prominent
member of the Landsthing 1.-THE upper
house, in an interview today, now depends
on the attitude Of the premier and min
lister Of foreign affairs, DR.. Deuntzer, who
formerly was opposed to a plebiscite Of the
Islands being taken. says it can be ratified
in the Landsthing by a small majority. The
opponents OF tAe treaty are working indus
triously to secure its rejection. A secret
caucus of the opposition members today re-
suited in theirNpAlling for all the corre-
spondence relating to the negotiations. This
delays a settlement of the question until
after the Easter recess. g.
A blue book which is in course Of prepar-
alton contains the latest reports from the
islands. All the negroes favor their sale.
They hope this will result in their being
granted the elective franchise and that
higher wages will follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
MINERS REACH NO RESULTS
Convention AdiOurns Without Satisfactory
Redress for Grievances Presented.
FINAL OUTCOME is SERIOUSLY IN DOUBT
whether Miners VIII Adopt Drastic
Measures to Force Desired Con-
cessiOns is q Matter of
Vast Uncertainty.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, March 21.-Contrary to
expectations, the convention Of districts
Nos. /, Z and 8, United Mine Workers Of
America, failed to reach a determination
today concerning the grievances Of the
anthracite coal miners. The discussion Of
the scale committee report by the conven-
tion this afternoon was more protraoted
than was anticipated and its adoption, en-
tire, had not been accomplished at the
hour OF adjournment.
President Mitchell announced that a part
of the report had been adopted, but failed
to state the nature Of the clauses accepted.
He was not certain that the report would
be made public in its, entirety tomorrow,
although he stated that he expected final
action and adjournment by noon tomorrow.
There is much uncertainty here tonight
concerning the situation, and opinion is
about equally divided as to whether the
convention will declare In favor Of drastic
measures to secure an adjustment of the
miners grievances.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
SMUGGLE IN THREE CHINAMEN
Crew Of wiIhelmina Alleged to Have
Concealed Men and LANDED Them
Mt Port Townsend.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Information
has reached the Department Of Justice to
the effect that several members Of the crew
Of the Holland steamship Wilhelmina, ar
rived at Port Townsend from Manila, by
way OF Hong Kong and Annoy.
The captain OF the steamer brought three
Cinnamon, whom he concealed beneath the
engine room during the inspection at Port
Townsend by customs and quarantine on
Gals, and later in the night assisted them
to land in a launch and escape.
Instructions nave been forwarded by As
sIstant Secretary Taylor Of the Treasury de-
partment to the collector at Port Townsend
to confer with the United States attorney
there and take immediate steps to seize the
ship for violation Of section 10 Of the act
Of May 6, 1884.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
SAY COUNTRY is QUITE SAFE
Reports from Districts I'm China Are
Favorable and Speak of
Friendly Attitude.

BOSTON, March 21.-In a batch Of letters
and reports from North China, recently re-
ceived by the American board, is one from
DR.. Peck Of Pao Ting Flu, in which 1t Is
stated that one payment on the indemnity
for the native Christians, which. according
to the original agreement, was not due un-
til next summer, has been made.
Mr.. Wilder. one Of the boards mission
aries at Pekin, reports the country as being
safer than ever before. or at least safer
than any time duting three or four years.
Mr.. Calf, another missionary. after q tour
of the country districts. writes:
Everything seems TO be remarkably quiet
in the field where DR.. Ament took the hrat
steps in reconstructing the work just q
year ago. In no place could we discover
any but the friendliest feeling toward him,
Especially did the oficiais speak we'll OF
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
TO END scHLEY CONTROVERSY
House Committee COncurs with Presi-
dents Conclusions to stop Further
Agitation of Unpleasant Affair.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The house
committee on naval affairs. by a vote OF
Z to 4, today adopted a resolution concur
ring in the conclusions Of President Roose-
welt as to terminating the agitation Of the
Schley controversy and indefinitely post
poning ell bills and resolutions on4the sub
ject. The report OF the subcommittee as
adopted gives all the various resolutions
which have been introduced. and says:
Your subcommittee, to whom was referred
relation to Rear Admiral winfeId Scott
Schley, has had the same under consid-
GRAFTON and presents the following report
The unfortunate controversy in connec-
ton with the Santiago campaign has at
the subject Of four oficiai inquiries and
Investigations, viz: BY President Mckln-
ley. by the United States court Of claims.
by Admiral Schley. and by President Roose-
welt on appeal from the hnding Of the
PRESIDENT Roosevelt concluded his finding
in the following words: In concluding
their report the members of the court Of
inquiry, Admirals Dewey, Benham and
Ramsay. united in saying that they recon-
mended that no further action be had IN
most heartily concur. There is no excuse
whatever from either side for any further
agitstion q his unhappy controversy; To
the navy ard to the country
Your subcommittee, having in view the
interest of the American navy and OF all.
concurs in the conclusions expressed In the
words of President Roosevelt above quoted.
We, therefore,, recommend that further
consideration of said bills ms resolutions
be indefinitely postponed, and that nc
further action be taken thereon.
The vote was on party lines, except thai
Mr.. Mudd Of Maryland voted with tn,
democrats against adopting the report. II
detail the vote was:
Yeas-Foss, Dayton. Loudon, Slayer, But.
Ter. wattons. Cousins and Roberts. repub'
licans.
Nayes-Mudd. republican, and Rixey o
Virginia, Mithene ana Wheeler. democrats
Prior to the deposition Mr.. Mud move,
a favorable report on his resolution givinI
the thanks OF congress to Admiral schle!
and the officers and men who served will
him In the battle OF Santiago. This wa
lost by a vote of 1 to I.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
FILIPINO WANTS TAFT BACK
Former How of AEuinaIdo Pays
Tribute to Government and
Governor General.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-secretary
Root has received q characteristic letter
from Mr.. Felipe B~uencamino. who was one
Of the leaders In the original Philippine
government under AsuinAlde. and is now q
member Of the Philippine civil service com
mission and q friend Of the United States
government:
Permit me- he says, ito offer you my
congratulations for your policy over my
people. In my peoples name I request that
you send promptly here Governor TAFT"
The ~odhcials are highly g~ratihed at this
unsolicited evidence Of the appreciation By
the friendly FiIipinos OF the efforts Of Gov
ernor Taft to ameliorate their condition and
give them q good government.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
TO PLAN TRANSFER OF CUBA
Presidents Roosevelt and Palma. Sec
retar Root and Governor Wood
viii Confer ON Arrangements,

WASHINGTON, March 21.-A conference
on Cuban affairs will be held in this city
tomorrow between Governor General Wood
who is now here on his way to Washington,
and the president and the secretary OF
war.
II is probable that Mr.. Palma. president
elect Of Cuba, who Is expected to be in
Washington tomorrow. also will be invited
TO confer with the president in regard 20
the proposed transfer OF the government of
the island to his charge. General Wood
was specially summoned 10 Washington by
the president 10 arrange for the transfer.