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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-03

ington and had a stromy session with
indian Commissioner Jones. who insist
ed he was powerless. an order has come
from the department of the interior
authorizing Wilson to disburse all the
money received by the Indians
Wilson has accordingly notified the
E5rafters that $4,000 of spurious notes
held by them will not be paid and that
hereafter only itemized and proven bills
Will be allowed. Wilson will also
rout the srafterS from 10000 acres of
land to which they hold illegal leases
and secure genuine holders in their
stead, and will see that sales of In
dian lands are attended by genuine
buyers who have heretofore been kept
away by the Vaccinations of the
grafters
Every effort has been made by the
gang to defeat Father Schell They have
malinged him to Bishop Scannell in on
effort to secure his removal. They have
tried to bride him and threatened his
life and they have sought to turn the
Indians against him by refusing to
give the Indians food
The loyalty of the Indians to Schell
is attested by the fact that many Of
them are near starvation rather than be
unfaithful to the man whom they re-
gard as their best friend. Now the
gang admits defeat and has laid down
completely.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-03
FATHER SCHEEL, A NEBRASKA
CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN, WINS
SlNGLE-HANDED VICTORY.
Gang That Has Been Robbinq Whine
bago Indians Is Broken Up and
Widely Scattered.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct "a lone
priest, sent by Mother Drexel, the mil
lionaire nun of Philadelphia. to reclaim
the Winnebago Indians of Nebraska
from the degradation and debauchery
which have been rapidly increasing
among them, mas won a complete sin
gle-handed victory against as thor
oughly organized a gang of grafters
as ever looked shameless
Father Joseph Schell, of Homer, Neb.
who has accomplished this thing. is now
in st. Michieds hospital here recuper-
ating after his long fight. AS result
of mis- triumph the gang that has been
900 to $25O,OOO annually for twenty
years has been thoroughly broken up
and thirty of them will be ordered
never to SHOW their faces again on the
reservation.
Some $4,000 in various notes Sc
cured by the grafters from the Indians
are not worth the paper they are writ
ten on and Mother Drexel in apprecia
ton of Father Schelrs work will build
schools on the reservation
When Father Schell arrived at Ho
mer, less than year ago, after expos
ing the Oregon timber frauds after two
years of work, the grafters at Homer
laughed at his efforts to stop the sale
Of liquor to the Indians and the theft
of their money. The grafters, includ-
ing several storekeepers. banks and sa-
notes for outrageOus sums in payment
for their supplies. They would collect
these notes on payday by showing
ready cash into the Indians hands.
Now. as a result of Agent Wilson's
repeated demands of the Washington
authorities. and after his refusal to
accept offers of a better government
position elsewhere, after Father Schell
secured agreements from scores of In
dams that he should handle their
money and after he had visited Wash
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-03
FATHER SCHELL, A. NEBRASKA
DERBILT LINES COMPRISING
24,OO0 MILES.
He Will Manage the Greatest System
That the World Has Ever
Known.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-William H. New
man, who started in business life as
ticket agent in a microscopic town
on the Texas & Pacific railway, will
within the next thirty days become the
head of the greatest railway system the
world has ever known.
Newman, as head of the Vanderbilt
lines, combined and placed under one
mana cement will control nearly 24.000
miles of railway, with a capital stock
of $1,16I196,133, equipped with the
finest rolling stock in the world. He
will control railway lines that, if run
in continuous direction, would almost
encircle the globe. and if the double
tracks and side tracks We're counted,
would girdle the earth with a double
chain of iron.
The engines used on the system
would make a continuous train from
Chicago to Detroit and the rolling
stock. if stood on one straight track.
would reach from Chicago to New
York.
All the lines of the Vanderbilt sys
tem-the New York Central, North
western, Lake Shore, Michigan Central,
Chesapeake & Ohio, Nickel Plate ana
F,rie-are to be brought into one syS
tenn, under one management, and at
the head of that management Will be
William II. Newman. formerly ticket
agent at Waco. Texas.
Radical Reorganization.
The reorganization will be the most
radical ever attempted by any rail
way. The highest officers Of the Van
derbilt roads will compose the board
of directors, and Newman, the ex-ticket
agent. will be the chairman. He Will
resign the presidency of the New York
Central railroad to assume his position
as the controlling power of the greatest
railway system in the world.
The Vanderbilt lines, combined, will
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-03
ENGINEERS CONGRESS.
Important Meeting Began at the Big
Fair Today.

STLOCIS. oct. S.-An international
engineering congress begon it's sessions
at the exposition today under the
auspices of the American Society of
Civil Engineers. Amang the particle
pants is a delegation of distinguished
British engineers headed by Sir Will
lam White. u. c. B., former chief naval
the British navy.
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Entitled to a Profit.

4 suppose" said Homer, that YOU
would not take its weight in gold for
that baby of yours, eh?'
"Of course not" answered NeWpOp.
What would be the use in selling out
at cOSt?
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make the gigantic Pennsylvania system
appear short, exceeding it in length
by nearly 5000 miles. the total mileage
of the Pennsylvania system now being
1890 miles.
Under the direction of Mr.. Newman
will be 1872 subcompanies or subsidiary
corporations. and he will control wealth
enough to purchase an empire.
William c. Brown, of Chicago, now
vice-president of the New York Cen
trail and Lake Shore roads, will occu-
by the position second only to that of
Mr. Newman, for upon him will de-
volve the active direction of the entire
Vanderbilt system. His offices will be
moved from Chicago to New York, and
from there he will direct the running
Of over 1000 trains daily.
In July. 1866, Newman started rail-
reading as a local ticket agent on the
Texas & Pacific at little town. the
name of which nearly every one else
has forgotten. He was sent later to
Waco. He came in contact with Jay
Gould when the railway Napoleon OBJ
tanned control of the road. but before
that, in three years he had pushed his
way up until ne was general freight
agent of his division.
Newman at that time was associated
with Thomas A. Scott. who moved up
ward with him. Gould made Newman
traffic manager, and from that he
worked up steadily.
Hill Had Him a While.
The work of the young railroader
in Texas attracted the attention of the
to take charge of the traffic department
of tne Northwestern. James j. Hill
also saw him and made him a big
offer to join the Great Northern forces.
He went to St Paul and became vice
president.
The Nanderbilts wanted him back
and offered him the presidency OF tne
Lake Shore. Hill and his son made
every effort to keep Newman, Offering
! to vacate the presidency and let him
have control of the Great Northern.
but he came to Chicago and assumed
control.
Since then he has been indespensa-
bic to William X. Vanderbilt and has
the railMaN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
HOUSE.
News Of the Day.

The Rev. Henry A. Dorr, for two
years assistant pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church. of Manhattan, in the Court OF
Special Sessions, Brooklyn, yesterday,
was found guilty Of assaulting his wife.
Fire on the water front of Whining
ton, Del, last night destroyed a large
warehouse belonging to Hall and Pear
soil, wholesale grocers, and occupied by
them and the George l.. Morton Com
pany, naval store dealers.
A large section of the village Of Sea
Side. at Navesink Highlands, New Jer-
sey was wiped out by fire last night. Thir-
teen cottages, some of which belonged to
residents of New York city, were among
the buildings burned. Fifty or sixty
persons were made homeless, but no one
was injured.
National banks having government
money on deposit have begun to return
to the treasury the 20 per cent OF their
holdings which was requested by Secre-
tarv Shaw to meet the extraordinary
expenses connected with the Panama
canal payments No official notice has
yet been given that this money must be
paid in, but the Secretary permits those
so desiring to forward remitiances at once
to the New York banks designated by
him to receive them. Within few days
Secretary Shaw will probably issue a cir
cular calling on the banks that have not
anticipated the order to make their
payments without further delay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. IS. 1904.

THERE WAS trouble 10 the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
IN Washington yesterday. The ripple
occurred in the business session of the
afternoon when Mrs. Grenfell sought To
have the convention sanction the bill 10
Congress to establish national board to
protect children and animals, and ask
that it be enacted into law. She stated
that this bill had been introduced by Re
preventative Shafroth, and, since he had
left the House, she thought 1t ut leas
du. him to show the ere't the sutfra.
H., took in the ,rk which suHra.lsts
Col rad had urged. VI IS CLAY, OF .Ke'
lucky, said tn bill WAS foreign to Il
objects of the association. and spirlie
colloquy followed, during which on
delegate was accused of discOurtesy.
Some rose to points of order which were
not sustained, and members accused each
other OF seeking newspaper advertise
ments and the debate for time waxed hot.
Resolutions we're offered calling for the
Endorsement of an international peace
congress, general arbitration treaties be-
tween the United States and all nations,
and study of militarism, "since it Is
menace to the republic, with view OF
obtaining universal peace" Resolution
endorsing the aforementioned were finally
adopted after division had been called
for. The vote stood SO to 6. The peace
resolutions were adopted by vote OF 90
to 4.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18

THE ACT passed by the legislature on
Monday, which permits the trial of per-
sons indicted for rape in places other
than where the crime is committed, l.
wise measure (although ignoredby Judg'
Wood, OF Roanoke), as time will show
The companion bills offered in the legi-
tire Yesterday making it mandator
u n ju lges Ia grant change OF ven
O > m ptOn in rap Cas- aud To allow
G. veinor to have executions in OF
places than where trials are had al
also sensible measures and should be en-
acted into laws at once and enforced
The white mans burden isquite heavy
enough already and should not be in.
creased as it was on Tuesday, when
through lack of judgment on the part
Of a judge and the Governor the
State was put to an unnecessary expense
of several thousand dollars to try ne
gro wretch who had brutally assaulted
a white woman and who could Just as
we'll have been tried in Richmond where
he was safely in Jail as he was in Roa-
noke where he was taken under the es-
cort OF nearly every military Oreaniza-
ton in the State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
Rector CHANCES Eaiih.

Roselle, N. j., Feb. 1S.-There was
considerable surprise at an early mass
held in st. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, yesterday, when the Rev. Harry
E. Gilchrist, rector of st. Luke's Episco-
pal Church, declared publicly his faith in
the Roman Catholic religion aud was
admitted to the Church as a layman.
Mr.. Gilchrist in explaining his action
said he had had the matter under con-
sideration for some time. He believed
there was more authority for the Roman
Catholic faith than for any other. Its
faith, too, was taught uniformly to all
its congregations. In the Episcopal
Church, Mr.. Gilchrist declared, there
was one faith for one congregation, and
another faith for another This, he said,
had had considerable to do with his
recent change of faith. Mr.. Gilchrist
has been rector OF st. Luke's Church
for many years, and his action
has occasioned great surprise to
his parishioners, with whom he was
popular He has made no announce
ment of his plans for the future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
Arrival ofFuneral Train.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 1S.-The body
of Senator Hanna reached Cleveland at
noon today. For hours great
crowd had been gathering about the
station. The station was kept cleared
and rigid police lines kept back all per-
sons except the few who had passes.
As soon as the train came to stop the
members of the party left it. Mrs.
Hanna was escorted from the private
car to her carriage by her son. The
others entered carriages with little de-
lay. The casket was lifted from the
bier in the observation car, and care
fully borne out to the waiting hearse by
the pallbearers. The street was crowded
almost to the curb throughout the entire
distance. The handsome residences of
the upper end of the route and the bust
ness buildings of the lower avenue were
draped in black and white. As
the hearse and its escort passed.
the crowds saluted it with lifted
hats. In front of the Chamber of
Commerce the Cleveland battalion of
engineers who were chosen to guard the
body through the day, were drawn up.
The crowds were kept back by the mill
tary, and police and there was no con-
fusion. Throughout the lines of guards
men the casket, removed from the hearse,
sas carried through the main entrance
of the building. The big hall of the
chamber had been heavily draped in
black. Floral pieces, sent by many
friends and local organizations, were
banked about the hall. In the middle Of
the floor under great canopy Of black
stood thesam catafalque upon which the
body of the dead Senator'S friend, Pres
ident Mckinley lay in Canton two years.
before. The casket was carried to the
catafalque and placed upon it. The
engineers mounted guard over it, and
formed two double lines from the bier
through the main corridor of the build
ing and into the Public Square. Through
these lines, when the i,,rs were opened
shortly after one o. VIZ, thousands of
persons passed to To- the face Of the
dead. The body " lie in state in the
Chamber of Commo hall from 1880
p. m. until 10 p. m. lay, and possibly
a few hours Friday morning. At 1890
p. M, Friday, the body will be novel to
st. PauPs Episcopal Church. Funeral
services in the church will be conducted
by Bishop Leonard at P. m. After
the services the procession will proceed
to Lakeview Cemetery Private family
services will be held in Wade Memorial
Chapel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
Prospects of Other Wars.

London, Feb. 1S.-Diplomatic circles
in London believe that Turco- Bulgarian
var is almost certain in the spring. A
memberof one of the interested embassies
said today "The most disquieting
feature is the fact that only diplomatic
pressure can be brought to bear to restrain
the antagonists. Neither Austria nor
Russia would use force to prevent hostl-
tiles. Turkey and Bulgaria both under
stand this, and they are now consulting
their own desires, which are rapidly in
clining toward war. Turkey is now
unable to rely on the support of Greece,
for the pro-Turkish attitude at
Athens has so reused unfriendly ieel-
ing in Europe that Greece is now
changing her attitude toward Bulgaria.
1t would be no cause for surprise
should Turkey assume the initiative at
any time, hoping to crush Bulgaria BY a
sudden blog and thus settle the Balkan
situation for many years" 1t is pointed
out that the Albanian uprising is one of
the most dangerous features of the situa-
ton. The Albanians however are re-
belling against the pro- Christian reforms,
and it is believed they could be quieted
by the Sultan discarding the reform
scheme and calling on his subjects to
rally about the Moslem standard, for an
attack on Bulgaria The situation pre-
sents strong temptations to the Sultan's
advisers who could thus put down the
Mohammedan insurrectionary spirit and
settle the fate of Bulgarian and Macedo-
MIA at single blow.
Belgrade, Feb. 18.-Word reached |
here today that battle between Alban-
ian insurgents and Turkish troops had |
occurred near Djakova. The Turkish |
force, which consisted Of battalion un-
der General Shesme Pacha, was routed. |
The general is reported to have been
|
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
DestructiVe Eircs.

Hanover, N. H., Feb 1S.-Fire start
ing at 8 o'clock this morning on the
fourth floor of the "Old Dartmouth
building, used partly as a college dormi-
tory and partly Tor lecture recitation pr
poses and seriously damaged the entire
building. The structure is the Oldest
Of the Dartmouth college buildings.
New Brunswick, n. j., Feb. l8.-
Fire damaged the Kent building, burn
ing cut grocery which occupied the
first floor. 1t is thought that the city
charts on the second floor are damaged
by smoke and water.
Middlstown, n. Y, Feb. 1S.-Fire,
which started in the Terwilliger House,
at Ellenyllle, this morning destroyed 1t,
together with four other buildings.
The loss is estimated at 500, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
Woman Burned to Death.

The body of Mrs. Henrietta Schwartz,
40 years old, a dealer in diamonds and
old coins, and represented to be very
wealthy, was found burned to cinder
yesterday, when fremen entered her
apartments on the second floor of the
building No. s, east 42nd street, New
York Some diamond jewelry was lying
about the floor aud at first the police
thought the woman had been robbed,
murdered and her house fred to hide the
crime Later it developed that Mrs.
Schwartz had attended reception and
had worn the 'jewelry found on the floor.
II was then surmised that the fire was
the result of an accident and that the
woman persisted while trying to extin-
guish the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
From Richmond.

Richmond, Feb. 1s.-The annexation
bill was passed by for the day, after Mr..
Lee had offered a substitute leaving the
questions to the vote of the people.
A test of strength on the motion to
recommit the Anderson bill indicates its
passage. The bill confers jurisdiction
on judges.
A bill was reported providing for the
appointment of commissioners of reve.
nue. by circuit courts.
The fremen's relief bill was re-ofered
by Mr.. Withers, of Nansemond.
Mr.. Anderson offered bill for the
protection OF Houdon's statue of Wash
ington, pending the building of the new
Capitol.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
IN rnr lerislalure vesterdar a biIl TO

IN THE legislature yesterday bill to
elect United States Senators by primary
elections was adversely reported and
that should settle the matter. The
trainers of the constitution, who were
ADLER and farther seeing men than those
of today, fixed a wise manner for the
election Of Senators, and any change in
that manner will bring about bad results.
Indeed, history has shown that the
changes in the original constitution have
wrought more harm than good. The
elect Il of Senators by the people would
greatly lower the dignity of the posi-
ton prevent able but retiring men from
entering contest that would involve
local matters and extend to every county
in the State and would enable a man
with the gift OF CAB and money to secure
seat in the Senate that he would be
entirely unsuited to fill. No, the old
way is the best and well enough should
be let alone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
Serious Condition of Affairs.

Boston, Feb. IS. Boston, in common
with other eastern cities, is feeling the
effect of the embargo on railroad traffic
between Buffalo and Albany in many
ways. The $1,000 cars that are stalled
in the snow in that territory contain
many commodities that are destined for
this city. The result is that Boston IS
suffering from what approaches a famine
in oats, confronted by serious shortage
in its supply of Ray and is paying three
cents more bushel for wheat and five
cents more bushel for corn than the
prices that prevailed prior to the great
storm period. The increase in the price
of wheat has brought about a sympa-
thetic advance in flour. To make the
local situation even worse, the supply Of
soft coal has dwindled to small proper
tons,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
suItan's Chief FIees the Country

COnstantinOple, Feb. ia great
disturbance has been caused at the Yil-
diz Kiosk, as the result of the flight of
Ahmed Djelaleddin Pacha, chief Of the
secret police and Of th3 sultan's body
guard. Abdul Hamid is greatly annoy
ed by Ahmed's fight, as the latter had
charge of most important secret papers.
1t is reported that the fleeing official in
tends to go to England. The Sultan has
ordered the arrest of Vassif Bey, son Of
former minister Of marine, for aiding
in the fight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
New York Stock Marker.

New York, Feb. IS, II a. m.-The
stock market this morning was again
characterized by the recent indisposition
of traders to. make important commit
msnts on either side of the account.
pending the possible rendering Of the
Northern Securities decision next week.
aud clearer assurances from Europe that
the troubles il the Balkans will not
furnish fresh element Of disturbance
in the international markets. Thespecu-
latlon remains under professional con-
troll, and prices tended to sag on moder-
ate offerings. Amslgamated Copper
lost over i per cent on rumors that the
funds which the company will receive
from Boston-M Montana and Parrot div
dends will have to be used TO cancel
loans made by the subsidiary companies
to the parent company
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18

THAT SOME men clothed in brief au-
thority will become overbearing and
autocratic was shown in Washington
during the past few days when witness
who had refused to answer a question on
the ground, as he stated. that to do so
would be a breach OF confidence between
attorney and client, was sent to Jail for
contempt and refused bal under habe;s
corpus proceedings by the Judge wh'
had committed him. A higher court, II
is true. reversed the one below and al
mitted the recalcitrant witness to bail,
but this was not done till the unfortunaIe
man had been subjected to the mortifica-
ton of spending three days in Jail, t.
saw nothing OF attorneys fees and :be
Inconvenience to which he was forced t.
submit. Men such as the judge re-
ferred to should have no place
on the bench and there should b.
some law to reach them and make then
for the wrongs they commit
Indeed there are those wrO entertain
the opinion that the power given judge
is 90 great in many respects and is ca
culated to give the big head TO men
ordinary caibre, too many Of whom un
fortunately find places on the woolsack~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-18
The ?Ythians.

The Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias
Of Virginia, at its session in Petersburg
yesterday afternoon, elected the follow
ing officers: Grand vice chancellor, J.
X. Bryan, of Roanoke grand prelate,
Rev. ]. H. Dickinson, of Richmond ;
grand keeper OF records and seals, II. NJ.
Darnall, of Roanoke; grand master #
exchequer, T. l.. Courtney, of Rich
mond grand master at arms, r. E
Warren of Portsmouth grand inner
guard, Henry Schneider, Of Winchester;
grand outer guard, Richard II. Mann,
of Petersburg. There were five candi-
dates for the Office of keeperof records and
seals, which pays 5000 per annum.
In the competitive drill between the
Petersburg company, uniform rank,
Knights of Pythias, and the Roanoke
company, for handsome silver loving
cup, the prize was won by the latter
Last night the Grand Lodge was rendered
"A banquet at the Library Hall.