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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1903)
THE-POPES WILL ONLY A PORTION, HOWEVER, IQ MADE PUBLIC. THE PERSONAL ESTATE MATTER Further Progress with' Arrangements for the Conclave A Wall Being Built Around Apartments Where It Will Be Held. HOME Several thousand of tho faithful crowded St. Peter's Sunday to jiay trlbuto before tho sarcophagus -containing the remains of tho Into pon tiff, on which Is tho following simple inscription In glided letters: "Loo XIII, Pont Max." Mcanwhlo rcqulom masses contin ued in the chapel of the sacramont as well as in many other Roman churches. Tho will of Leo was read Sunday. While nominally leaving tho estate of Ca'plncto to his nephew, Ludavlco Pec ci, it really makes no change, as tho whole family property, amounting ap proximately to $120,000, had already Ijeen divided among tho three nephews, Count Camillo having already sold his share. The. congregation again on Sunday tnado further progress with tho ar rangements for tho conclavo. Cardinal Gibbons arrived today, but did not at tend tho mooting. A wall is being built around tho apartments whoro the conclave will bo held. It is nlroady ton feet high. Somo of tho Italian bookmakers hero pro posed to' conduct public hotting on the chances of tho papal candldntCB and, in order to obtain permission to do so, offered to donato their gains to char Itablo Institutions. Tho government, however, promptly refused tho request. At tho sixth nieotlng of tho congre gation of cardinals, held today, forty live cardinals wero present. Cardinal Dolla Volpe, voicing also tho opinions of somo of his colleagues, criticised Komo of tho ceremony in connection with the interment of Leo XIII last night because tho cardinals did not participate in tho entire procession and complained generally of tho lack of or der. Cardinal Oreglia replied that ho had already noticed this and that ho would punish those who were respon sible. PURE FOOD MEN ADJOURN. Elect Officers, Condemn Preservatives, Boost Good Whisky. ST. PAUL, Minn. Tho national con rentlon of dairy and food commission ers closed Friday with tho election of officers, as follows: Prosldont, J. W. Balloy, Oregon; first Pico president W. P. McConnoll, Min nesota; second vice president, Maronl ilolnor, Utah; socretary and treasurer, R. M. Allon, Kentucky. A number of resolutions wore adopt ed. Tho most important woro those referring to coloring matter and pre servatives. Tho usq of preservatives In food was condemned and coloring matter was also condomncd, except that known to bo harmless. Tho bot tling In bond of liquor was approved and a rccommondatlon was added for tho extension of tho law to facilltato tho distribution of puro whisky from manufacturer to consumer. Hill Denies Timber Yarn. ST. PAUL. James J. Hill, when in torvlowcd In regard to tho story pub lished that ho and E. II. Harrlman woro uniting In a great timber deal whereby thoy will control tho lumber market of tho "world, said: "It might as well Imvo been said wo woro out tho money. Thcro Is no truth In it. I do not own any timber and I do not want any timber. Thoro Is nothing to tho roport whatever, Just newspaper talk." i Methodist Minister Assaulted. PALMYRA, Nob. Tho Row William Van Buren, pastor of tho Mothodlst church hero, was assaulted last night wlillo returning from church, knocked down and beaten by unknown men. The assault Is supposed to bo the re sult of his action ns a member of the . town board In closing business houses on Sunday. Two members of tho board recently resigned, and the feel ing against tho minister has been bitter. Auto Crosses Continent. NEW YORK. Dr. Nelson Jackson of Burlington, Vt., and Sowell B. Crocker, his chauffer, havo completed an automobile trip across the conti nent which began at San Francisco on May 23. It is tho first timo that an automobilo has mado tho trip. A bull terrier which Mr. Jackson picked up in Idaho made tho trip to New York with him. Hurrying on to the Front. LONDON Tho Standard prints a Tien Tsln dispatch which says the Now Chwang trains are crowdod with Russian troopB going in tho di rection of Port Arthur; that those trains are taking precedence over nor mal traffic, and that heavy guns and artillery is also being sent. BOODLE LETTERS FOR JURY. Kelley Turns Over Lee's Epistles for Use Against Farrls. ST. LOUIS Mrs. Daniel J. Kelley arrived herb' from Niagara-on-the-Lako, OnL, where her husband, D. J. Kolioy of New York, ft stopping, ho Doing under indictment in this stato on tho charge of legislative bribery. Mrs. Kolley is on her way to Jef ferson City to present tho letters re colVod by hor husband from former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee as ovldenco in tho trial of Senator Far rls, under indictment in connection with tho legislative booQIing, which: begins on Tuesday. Tho letters have boon expressed to Kelloy's attorneys in St. Louis and will remain in tnelr keeping until thoy aro takon to Jefferson City by Mrs. Kelley. Slio has been subpoenaed as a witness, hut will romaln in St. Louis until she is summoned to appear. LAURIER MOURNS DEAD POPE. Canadian Premier Expresses Sorrow at Leo's Demlso. OTTAWA, Ont. Sir Wilfrid Lau rier, tho Canadian premier, has ad drcssod tho following lettor to tho apostolic dolegatc, Mgr. Sbarettl, to bo forwarded to Rome: "I bog you to convey to his emi nence, tho cardinal socretary of Btato, tho deep sonso of sorrow which has boon caused in this country by tho death of his hollnesB, Pope Leo XIII. Canadians of all classos and denomina tions have had many reasons to ap preciate tho broad, wlso and enlighten ed statesmanship' with which ho guid ed the church and which now calls for tho spontaneous trlbuto of admiration from tho wholo world. "I have tho honor to be ycur excel lency's obedient servant. ' "WILFRID LAURIER." INJUNCTION IS INEFFECTIVE. Men Quit as Individuals, Thus Getting Around Restraining. Order. MINNEAPOLIS Eighty workmen omployed on tho federal building struck Saturday because ono of tho sub-contractors put two unfair electri cal workors to work. Tho mon belong to tho various un ions that aro members of the building trades council, which was recently en joined, along with tho Electrical Work ers' union, by Judge Gray from inter fering in any way with tho electrical contractors by ordering or inciting their workmen to quit work. In this case, however, tho building trades council disclaims all responsibility and the mon claim to havo each acted on his own individual responsibility. South Dakota Commission. MITCHELL, S. D. Tho South Da kota commission, which will have charge of tho stato building at tho World's fair, organized hero as fol lows: , President, S. W. RusBell; vice pres ident, J. L. Bouchor; secretary, F. R. Farmer; treasurer, W. B. Saunders. Tho commission has but $7,000 to spond, and will use that -to build a corn palace, believing . that tho products of tho stato can bo displayed In better style .in this manner than In any other within tho appropriation. Hope to Unlto Populists. DENVER A largo attendance is ex pected at tho conference of political reformers to bo held hero. The con ference will bo of an unofficial char actor and members of various parties are Invited to participate. Tho na tional committees of both branches of tho people's party are, however, called to meet here in conjunction with tho gathering, and It is believed that somo agreemont will be reached for harmon izing the two factions of that party if an amalgamation to include other ro form parties Is not effected. Slam Wants to Borrow Money. WASHINGTON, D. C. United States Minister King at Bankolc re ports to tho stato department that in quiries havo been made of him as to tho chanco of placing In the United States a loan of ono million pounds sterling. Ho says that the proposed Joan Is for twenty years -at 5 per cent and that tho general revenues of Slam aro offered as security. An offer from other sources is now under con sldcratlon. "Lord" Barrlngton III. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Tho" preliminary trial of "Lord" F. Seymour Barring ton, charged with the murder of James P. McCann, which was set for Monday In Justice Campbell's court, will probably bo postponed. Barring ton Is ill in tho Clayton jail, with a threatened attack of typhoid fever. Saturday his tomporature was 103 and on Sunday his condition was not changed. It is thought ho will bo al right soon. Death Parts Him' from Millions. SAN DIEGO. Cal. S. L. Grlfilth, a millionaire of Danby, Vt., who came here a few months ago and bought a beautiful place called "The Palms," at National City, died Tuesday, .M-J-K-HK"M General Nebraska News. i FIGURES ON TAX LEVY. State Board of Equalization Holds 8esslon. LINCOLN Tho stato board of equalization has been In session mak ing tentative figures to represent tho relative position of the counties for tho purnoso of fixing tho levy. Several counties had representatives beforo tho board looking after their interests. Tho assessment rolls show a total of 33.408.77G acres of land returned this year, an lncrcaso over that of last year of CC7.586 acres. Tho aver ago assessed valuation of improved land is $3.91 an acre, as agalnBt $3.15 last year. Unimproved land is return ed at an average of $1.14 this year and $1.05 last. Tho average value of im proved lots has been lncrcasod from $127.7G to $128.71. Tho number of cattlo returned this year Ib 2,313,495, with an averago value of $4.46 each; horses, 659,983, with an avcrn;o value of $7.74, and asws 3,940, with an average valuo ot $9.40 a head. Tho total assessment of tho stato Is $188,458,379, an Increase of $8,481,811 over that of last year. Of tho total valuation, Douglas coun ty furniBhes $25,593,010.32, about one seventh of the total. Thoso who havo. appeared before tho board havo been given to under stand that they cannot hopo to get tho assessment of last year reduced, since tho entire levy will bo mado on a basis of 2 mills higher than last year. Tho principal dcslro is to get a iovy which will comparo equitably with the other counties of tho state. Whllo tho board is disposed to low er tho levy of those counties which return a high assessed valuation, they aim to make tho levy as grqat as pos Blblo, and thoro aro several counties which will got tho limit of 9 mills. Of taxablo franchises, Nebraska has but few, as shown by tho assessment roils. The returns show thirty-six of what aro known generally as public service corporations that will pay taxes on intangible property, com monly known as franchises. Bellwood Bank Pays Dividend. M. J. Holland, who has boon receiv er for tho Bellwood bank, which was wrecked by A. H. Gould, the cashier, has declared his first dividend of 5 per cent. The bank, which did a largo business with the farmers 5r northern Butler county, failed in January, 1902. It is said that thcro are some assets remaining in tho bank, but thoy aro of doubtful value. Tho small size of the dividend dem onstrates the skill of Gould as a bank wrecker. Socialists File Ticket. The political party known as so cialists was tho first to file tho list of nominees for state officers. Tho ticket is composed of C. Christiansen, Plattsmouth, "no business address," for supreme Judge; F. S. Wilber, Om aha, and F. B. Llpplncott, Blair, re gents of the stato university. Wilber has no business address. With tho names was tho motto of tho conven tion, "Economic Equality." A New Bridge. The county supervisors havo let tho contract for the erection of a new iron and steel bridge across tho Loup rivor at Ord. EASY FOR IOWA FISHERS. Fine Amounts to Much Less Than Li cense Fee. LINCOLN Game Warden McCon noll has reported tho case ot a num ber of Sioux City parties who woro arrested at Dakota City for fishing without a license. They were taken before a local justice, who fined them $1 and costs, much to their own satis faction and tho discomfort of tho game warden, as they could afford to bo fined several times and then get their fishing cheaper than by paying tho license fee. The customary amount of fines for these offenses is tho amount of the license with the costs added. Chief Deputy Carter thinks tho poachers should ha,ve been fined at least the amount of the license fee. Ho says Iowans especially should not object to paying this fee, as the state has a .similar law costing Nebraska hunters $10 per county to hunt quail in Iowa. Fees of Bank Examiners. The state treasury has received Its first fee for hank examinations undor tho new law. Tho last legislature en acted a law fixing tho salaries of bank examiners at $1800, and requires them to turn all fees Into the state treasury. Tho feo was paid by tho Frenchman Valle" bank at Palisade. Bank cxamlnors hitherto havo been allowed all feos up. to $2,000 a year. It is said that the fees rarcli went above that figure. THE 8TATE AT LARGE. August 5th Wahoo will hold a spe cial election to voto school bonds. Thcro is an epidemic of scarlet fever in tho neighborhood of Elmwood. Tho locality Is under quarantine. A. A. Curtin, a brakeman on tho Rock Island, had his right hand smashed while' coupling cars In tho yards at Beatrice. Thoro was a heavy thunder storm at Greeley, during which tho Catholic church was struck by lightning, shat tering tho shingles and plastering on ono corner. A telegram was received at Seward stating that Claudo Roberts had ac cidentally shot and killed himself at Ogdcn, Utah. Ho resided in Seward nearly all his life. Governor Mickey honored tho re quisition papers of the governor of Illinois for two dlvino healers, F. C. Parker and W. F. Hall, who were ar rested recently In Omaha. Henry Brooks, a young man who lives near Henderson, was arrested and brought before Judge Taylor at York. Ho is charged with committing an assault upon Agnes Batztaff. A largo number of workers from Austria havo recently arrived in Saunders county and are staying with their follow countrymen until they can find work or locations for farming. Chief Surgeon Plummer of the Rock Island has designated Dr. Hefferlln'a hospital at Beatrice as tho official hos pital for crippled and injured em ployes of tho road between Belleville anil Horton, Kas. At tho special precinct election in Valentino ten thousand dollars In bonds were voted as a bonus for tho new normal school. Tho voto was practically unanimous, thero being only fifteen against bonds. Tho iron columns for which officials at tho government building have so long waited aro at Norfolk at last. Work will bo Immediately pushed and within three weeks' time, according ta Superihtcndent Williams, tho sec ond story will begin to rise. William Purmont, a cook who de serted his family at York about ono year ago and went to Dakota to live, was brought back by Sheriff Brott. He had his preliminary hearing and was bound over to the district court. F. S. Mooso, charged with whipping his wife, had his preliminary hearing in tho county court at Beatrice and was bound over to the district court in tho sum of $200, in default of which he was sent to the county Jail. Ex-Treasurer Georgo W. Maurer of Gngo county has filed in the supremo court a petition in error in tho suit brought against him Jn the county to recover somo $3,325 paid by- him dur ing two terms of office for clerk hlro. in excess of thcfees of the office. Just at tho opening of the game of ball at Wahoo between Wahoo and "Stone's Strutters," the colored team of Atchison, Kas Charles Rathburn, manager of thq latter team, dropped dead. Ho was apparently In good health and his death was from "heart failure. A barn belonging to Bert Breed, living one and a half miles northwest of Tekamah, was struck by lightning. Two horses were killed, and Breed, who was in the barn, was knocked down and rendered uncouscious for somo time. The bam was set on fire, but not burned. Tho county superintendent of Stan ton county is tho first to send in his annual report to the stato superintend ent. Male teachers havo been paid on an average of $50.82 a month, as against $45.40 last year, while tho wages of female teachers havo In creased from $36.30 to $38.64 a year. A band of twenty horses wero stolen out of n posturo of F. T. Bishop's place, In the north, part of Perkins county, July 12. They wero traced to Wry, Colo., where they were shipped to South Omaha. Tho billing was changed en routo and tho car switched off and sent to Nellgh, Neb. The ten-year-old son of Frank Tip pen, living southwest of Fairbury, was severely bitten by a rattlesnake. A dog belonging to Mr. Tlppen attacked tho snake and after ho had torn it Into threo pieces, the family supposing It dead, went up to look at it, when tho head of the reptile w,hich was at tached to only about threo inches of its body, raised up and sank Its fangs Into thp boy's bare foot. The boy will recover. t Tho barn of Thos. Bryant, on a farm about threo miles east of Schuyler, was struck by lightning and set on fire. One horse and three head of cattlo and .the entire building was burned beforp sufficient help .-ould ar rive. Mr. Munster, a prominent young farmer residing a few miles northeast of Beatrice, finished threshing his, wheat crop' last week. From forty ooven acres the yield was 1,000 bush els, nearly twenty-two bushels per acre. . JOKE WAS NOT APPRECIATED, Gift of $11,000,000 In Checks Makto a Columbian Student Angry. With flush od faco and flashing oyo, Marccllus Hartley Dodge, favorlto grandson of Marccllus Hartley, tho dead millionaire, yesterday was tho rcclplont of checks representing $11, 000,000 from his classmates at tho class day exercises in Columbia uni versity. That tho refcrenco to the, logacy ho will receive from tho estato of his grandfather was not pleasing to tho young man was mado manifest. Ho did not arise to accept tho checks, bat compelled Rol Cooper Magruo, tho presentation orator, to carry thom over to where ho was sitting and place them In his hand. Neither did ho ut ter a word of acknowledgement of a gift which recalled so unexpectedly tho death of his grandfather. It was a Joko designed by tho grad uating class. Not until its effect was shown by their popular follow student did It dawn upon tho students that a breach of good tasto had been com mitted. In making tho presentation Mr. Magruo said: "Although Mr. Dodgo Is a very hard worker, wo aro afraid his path In llfo will not bo as smooth as wo should wish. Therefore, to assist him nt tho outset of his struggle with tho world, wo havo taken up a collection and raised $11,000,000, which is repre sented by these threo checks. I tako pleasure In presenting them to you, Blr, as ovldenco of tho Intorest of tho class In your welfare" Mr. Dodgo was ovldently offended and tho other exercises wero hurried along. Now York Press. WAS A FLOATING FIRESHIP. Derelict Sailed for Thousands of Miles In Safety. A naval offlQor recently returned from China tells an extraordinary story about a derelict which has been floating around tho Eastern sea. Tho Fannio Kerr is a four-masted bark of 2,426 tons, built of steel. Sho left Newcastle In April, 1902, with a cargo of coal for San Francisco: Sho rounded tho Horn in safety, but her cargo caught flro In. tho South Pacific, and after trying for more than a month to extinguish tho flames' tho ship becamo so hot that the captain and crew aban doned her on tho 6th of Juno and took to their boats. They landed at Kauai, an island of tho Hawaiian group, mado their "way to Honolulu, where tho cap tain mado his report and the crew was discharged. On the 10th of March last the captain of the steamship Heath dene, bound from Yokohama to For mosa, sighted a vessel adrift, from which smoko seemed to arise. Steam ing toward her he discovered that Bho was tho long missing Fannie Kerr, which had been gradually drifting westward several thousand miles for nearly nlno months, with her cargo still on fire. The Bachelcr Bon. "Thero was never yet a bachelor of forty whose heart has not been at "some woman's feet to take or leave, as sho would," says a well-known writer, and tills, generally speaking, is absolutely true. However, thero is ono typo of man, a very rare one for tunately, who from a mixture of cold love of Bolf and miserliness rigidly eschews matrimony. Of such a one the story is told that, being on one occasion somewhat im pressed by tho bright eyes and red lips of a certain damsel, he gave somo thought to tho married stato and pon dered over tho advisability of entering It. Racked with doubt, he ordered a meat plo to bo; prepared, and on its appearance divided it in half. There was ample! Then tho reflection crossed his mind that in course of time a' subdivision might bo neces sary. Tho portions wero divided by a tremulous hand Into two. He look ed, hesitated and scraped them all on to his own plate. The damsel had to find another lover. The Pitcher. The pitcher takes a telling pose, And holds the ball on high, Then turns It with his finger tips, His new ln-curve to try. Then swiftly swings his strong- right arm- The vicious deed is donel The umplro dodges skillfully And hoarsely shouts: "Ba-all ono!" The pitcher takes his poso again, Both feet nrm on the ground. Again he holds the bull on high, And slowly turns it round. Then once more he uncoils himself, The batsman to undo, The ball smacks in the catcher's glove, Tho umpire shouts: "Ba-all two!" Tho pitcher fiercely grinds his heel In desperation grim. Onco more he holds tho ball on high. All eyes aro fixed on him. Onco more he swiftly lets It drive . Then fiercely slaps his knee Because the umpire coldly cries, In foghorn tonos: "Ba-all three!" Tho pitcher's faco la firm and set, A wild gleam In his cyo Shows his determination, as lie holds the ball on high, lie hurls It In the bat swings round And meets U with a thud! The ball soars o'or the left-Held fence! Tho pitcher's name Is mudr Somcrvlllo Journal. Wesley's Loving Cup. A loving cup of old English jack wood, onco owned by Bishop Asbury's mother, and frequently used as a sac ramental cup by John Wesley when ho administered tho sacrament to the little band of Methodists at tho As bury home, has just been given to tho Wcstleyan University, Middle town, Conn. Bricks of Glass. Glass houses ot a very substantial kind can now be built. SUesian glass makers are turning out glass bricks for all sorts of bulldlns purposes, claiming for them such advantages as variety of shape, free transmission of light, strength, cheapness and genera adaptability. Suicides Favor Monday. Monday Is tho favorite day for com mitting suicide. Hit ii ti iiii nmnmnif i: THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. ; Latest Quotations Trom South Omaha and Kansas City. nm im 1 1 ii 1 1 1 ii iii i:ii SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE Thero was a moderato run of cattle, nnd as the demand was In pretty good shapo a very satisfactory Tiarkot resulted. The cattlo began moving1 toward the close in good sea son, bo an early, clearanco was made. Beef steers sold at steady to strong1 prices as compared with yesterday. Tho prices paid, though, showed considera ble vnrlntlon owing" largely to tho rapid fluctuations that have been coins' on. As compared with tho close of last week It is safe to quoto cattle generally 15o higher and In a good many instances tho improvement has boon oven mora than that. Tho bulk of tho fair to good cattlo sold from $4. CO to $3, with choice going from that up to $5.25, which is the highest prlco pa'ld in somo time. Tho cow market hold about steady on desirable grades. Thcro was a good demand for anything' decent in tho way of corn fed cows or helfera and good grass stock; sold without diffi culty, but when It en mo to tho cannera and cuttors the market was very dull, with tho tendency of prices downward. Bulls, veal calves and Btngs did not show enough change from yesterday worthy of mention. IIOQS Thero was a fairly liberal run of hoes and tho market was In Just about the samo condition It was yes terday, that is rather unsatisfactory to tho selling' interests. Buyers started out nnd bought a few of tho best light weights about a nickel lower than yes terday. They .sold largely from $5.20 to $5.30. After hey had picked out a few of that class tho situation grow rapidly worse until at tho closo hogs, had to sell a big dime lower. Heavy hogs sold largely around $5.15 nnd G.17, and on tho close even light hogs had to scl around $5.15. SHEEP Quotations for grass Btock: Good to choice lambs, JR. 5005.75; fair to good lambs, S5.00O5.G0i good to choice yearlings, $3T54.00; fair to good yearlings, $3.5003.75; good to choice wethers, $3.50 3.75; fair to good wethers, $3.0003.50; good to choice ewes, $2.75 3.50; fair to good ewes, $2.5002.75; feeder lambs, $3.5004.00; feeder yarlings,, $3.0003.50; 'feeder wethers, $2.7503.23; feeder ewes, $1.50 2.50. KANSAS CITV. CATTLE Fat cattlo steady; quaran tine steers steady; quarantine cows, steady to lOo lower; stockcra and feeders, strong; calves, higher; choice export nnd dressed beef steers, $4.70 5.25; fair to good, $4.0004.70; stockom aid feeders, $2.5004.35; western fed steers, $3.0004.60; Texas and Indian steers, $3.2504.60; Toxas cows, $2.00 3.20; native cows, $2.0004.40; native heifers. $2.4005.40; canners, $1.2502.50; bulls, $2.5003.75; calves, $1.7505.00. HOGS Market 510c lower; top, $5.40; bulk of sales, $5.3005.40; heavy, $5.2505.40; heavy, $5.2505.40; mixed packers, $5.25G,40; light, $5.32 C.45; yorkers, $5.4005.45; plgB, $5.40 5.45. ' SHEEP AND LAMBS Market tflrm; native lambs, $3.1505.85; western lambs, $3.0005.50; fed ewes, $2.90 4.75; Toxas clipped yearlings, $3.00 4.95; Texas clipped sheep, $2.7604.00; steers and feeders, $2.7503.65. WILL RETURN INDICTMENTS. Result of Inevstifjatlon In the Post office Department. WASHINGTON, D. C Four indict ments resulting from tho postal In vestigations are likely to be returned by tho federal grand Jury in this city next Monday. This is the fruit of tho Jury deliber ations at which Postmaster General .Payne hinted just beforo his depart ure on his ten days' cruise along tho coast The Jury has had the cases under consideration for 'a long time. They involve contract matters closely related to transactions which havo al ready resulted In sweeping action on tho part of the investigation officials. It is understood that these postal offi cials and a contractor aro involved. Ono of these parties is not a resident of Washington. Extreme retlcenco has been observed regarding tho cases. Robert Fltzslmmons Marries. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Robert Fltzslmmons, actor and puglllBt, was on Friday granted a license to marry Julia May Glfford, tho actress. Tho ceremony will take place Saturday at Miss GIfford's hotel. Fltzslmmons gavo his ago at 41 and that of tho prospective brld6 23. Buildings Ceded to the Churches. SAN JUAN, P., It. All tho munici pal rights in tho church buildings at Guayma, Arroyo and Cayamas havo been ceded by the provincial authori ties of those places to the Catholic churches. The ownership of tho churches has been disputed over slnco tho United States took over tho Islands. Spain, during tho old regime, claiming the churches, which wero maintained out of the municipal funds. Condemn Northern Press. MEMPHIS. Tho fourth annual con ferenco of tho industrial and ex-slavo organization convened here on Friday with representatives of thirty-four states in attendance. Resolutions were passed condemning the northern press for its attitudo in tho negro question and extending a voto of thanks to the southern newspapers for their stand In regard to the recent lynchlngs in some of the northern states. -sy -fr A M )