World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-01

grand jury and II Is confidently predict
ed that n hunter of others are 10 follow
Inc inen'ity " the persons already in
dicted is guarded will, the utmost secre.
cy as the Department has determined to
proit by the experience with George
w, Beavers, who learned az his jndic,.
ment before his arrest and Immediately
He'd nom the Brooklyn jurisdiction. and
win Leopold J Stern Of Baltimore
who fled ~ Canada before he could he
arrested. Thu The most impor,ap, ana
sensational indictments Of the week havr
not yet been returned is known. how
eve, and II IL stated at the di.i,ic, Al
lorney's ONCE thai before the Jury adj
loirns an IN Indictment will have been
returned against n person. mol connect
ed with the P,,stpflice Department. but
equally rs well known us the Post.
master General. Pc ,ina-ier General
Payne predicts TINT when The iur, has
acted un all The cases now before il The
criminal prosecution Of The investigation
will be Ill under way and that only a
number of dismssals and general ,eoi-
ehnizailon will remain To complete the
present investigation.
George w, Beavers. tho indicted SUP
ernlcndenl Of salaries and allowances.
has finally surrendered lo n United
States Commissioner IN New York md
mas gwen bail TO HE amount Of 81, 600.
Ibere u some anxiety AZ the smallncss
OF his bono and also vt the small bond
thus FIR required Of Auguat w Mschen
who is out on bail of S2e 00N II is felt
ny toe postal officials that il these of
should get away, blame would be cast
on the Posto!Iice Department although
the entire responsibility rests with the
Department of Justice.
News from Bosota il 10 the efr "a
that the Colnmbiani Congress ia consid
orine bill authorizing President Mar
toquln TO Negotiate new Panama cana
treaty providing that the United States
shall pay to Colnmbia $50. 00O, 900 pur
chase price and $400. 900 premium ant
*400 yearly renta. and that vt the end
OF each 100 years The United States sha al
pay u premium incraased by IS per cen
over the previous one and a yearly renia
increased by the same percentage ovel
for the previous period tina, the Panam,
Canal Company shall pay to Colombis
N0, 900. 0O as transfer fee, that tbt
Panama railroad shall scvert to Colum
bla at the end OF six'Efour years bu
may then be purchased by tins country
at a valuation, etc. Such treaty would
have no chance Of ratification here.
Secretary Hitchcock has an,
nounced the selection OF Mr.
Charles J, Bonaparte as the specia
Investigator who viii prove thu
| Indian land scandals. MIR. Bona
parte, it, will be remembered, i
the grandson OF Jerome Bonaparte
youngest brother OF the frs
Nepolean, and the famous "Bets,
Patterson" cnce a leading belle o
baltimore. He is q "liheral reput
lican" and a man of ability an,
unquestioned integrity He, it is
who has been retained by the Pres
ident to assist in the prosecutio
, OF the legal cases growing out Q
. the Postofiice investigation, alonI
: with Holmes Conrad. Just no,
Mr.. Bonaparte is to conduct thes
prosecutions and ut the same tim
) investigate the affairs Of the india
e Territory is difficult to unde.stan
n but that he will manage TO d
t Justice to both, or will give mp th
the former, is the confidant expec
!, alton Of all who know him.
!, Secretarv Hitchcock has offerc