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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
CUBA NOW A REPUBLIC
FonnaUj Accepts Legacy of Independence
from the United States;
TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT BY WOOD
Havana Arrayed Like a Queen to Await the
Coming of Her Lord.
POMP AND SPLENDOR ON ALL SIDES
First President, Beoor Palma, Send Greet
ing to Metier Country. '
ACKNOWLEDGES DEBT OF GRATITUDE
tVlth HI Owl Hand OtTfmor On
raJ Wood Lower th American
Flaa; and Holata the Ensign
of Free Cuba.
HAVANA, Msy 10. The natal day of the
Republic of Cuba found Havana arrayed like
a queen to await the coming of her lord.
Pbe seemed reinvest ad for the occasion
rlth the dignity of the prosperous dare of
ber power and wealth.
The decorations were unlveraal. In aome
tases men had worked all night by the
light of torches to complete elaborate de
ilgna. There waa not a residence, pre
tentious or humble, that did not bear upon
Its quaint facade some emblem In honor
of the event. -The many arches erected at
the entrances of plasaa had an air of real
grandeur. ' '
The scaffolding was covered with canvas
sainted in Imitation of marble, and from a
llstance the Illusion was complste. Bunt
ing spread on Venetian masks canopied the
leep, narrow streets from the rays of the
pun. Beneath the canopies - the ' Cuban
tolors and palms graced the open door
' frays, through which glimpses could be
taught of luxuriant gardens In cool inner
Sourts. Many of th baloonle Jutting from
white walled building wer adornod
srlth roses. Nature seemed In Harmony
rlth the spirit of the festivities. The
parks were literally aflame with tropical
Rowers and the vaulted sky above might
tare been chiselled out of turquoia. Above
(very red tiled roof rose a Cuban flag.
the whole city seemed suddenly burled be
neath a forest of waving banners.
Skipping; In Gala Attire.
The decorations along the water front
were exceedingly lavish and all the ship
ping in the harbor was dressed In gala
ittlre. The majority of the. ships flew the
American ensign at the main and the
Cuban colors at the fore or mizzen.
The United States armored cruiser, Brook
lyn, which was to take General Wood away,
ud th steamer Morro Castle of the Ward
line, on which the troops were to embark,
is well as the foreign war ships which had
been sent by their governments to be pres
mt at th birth of the new republic, wer
Iressed with streamers of signal flags, for
tad aft, mad in .war fashion. American
tolora, which wer to be hauled down. In
a few hours, st M floated' above the grim
walla of the fortress which- guarded - th
entrance of th harbor. Not another bit of
color showed up on them.i
The early morning was cool and delight
ful, and th entire population, reinforced
by thousand of visitors,' 'was abroad
soon after daylight. All was animation
and expectancy. The streets were swarm
ing with people and wero filled with a
ceaseless din. Th babble of. voices were
drowned by the sharp cries of drivers and
tho clamor of warning balls. Aa the
coach men drove their carriages madly
ever th stony pavements, pedestrians had
a busy time keeping out of the way of
the 'wheels. There are 4,000 public car
riages in Havana, and this morning each
of them seemed going somewhere on a
life or death mission.
Statae of Freedom In park.
Much curiosity waa aroused by a statue
cf freedom' which had been raised during
the night In Central park, upon th pe
destal where, for centuries, statu of
Queen Isabella had stood. During the
morning a bountiful brsakfast was given
to several thousand poor children by Mr.
Fayn of Boston, who had passed th win
ter In Havana for many years.
A th day advanced the heat of tho sun
became intense and the weather grew hot-
,'Jr every minute.
. Th actual transfer of the control of the
island was scheduled to occur exactly at
noon (Havana time) which Is 12:30 p. m,
(Washington Ume) but those Invited to
witness the ceremony wer requested to
be at th palace at 11:30 a. m. They In
eluded, besides the American officers and
members of Preaident-elect Falma's cab
inet, the members of congress, the su
prerae court Judges, the governors of
provinces, the officers of tho visiting
warships, th foreign consuls, William Jen
nlngs. Bi yan, the other visiting American
ataltsmen, several of Senor Falma's Cen
tral Valley (N. Y.) neighbors; Horatio
(Rubens, counsel for the former Cuban
Junta, and a few other especially Invited
guests.
Realise Laaar Cherished Ambition
Owing to the limited space the people
wer to have no sight of th ceremony to
be enacted here which was to constitute
them a nation before the world, but out
side they wer to witness a spectacle which
would stir their pulses, for they wer to
e th beloved flve-barred and single-
starred flag which Cetpedes first threw
to the breeze In 1868. at th opening of the
Ten Years war, raised by the act of the
United States above the palace.
This thing which was to hsppen had been
the hope of their lives and their ancestors
for generations. Their parents, brothsrs
and friends bad gone to their deaths to ao
ompllsh It. No strange wonder then that
hours before th time set tbey began flock
ing her from all quarters of the city.
Many was there befor tb pslace, with the
rising sun. and some even slept In the
park to be certain not to miss this sight
A portion of th plcsa was kept clear
by th police very early. Th remainder
waa packed with people ao thick' that th
ground seemed alive.
i Boon all the side streets running Into the
plaza war choked Into solid mass of
humanity and every door and window front
lag the square was walled with faces, white
and black, old and young, mala and female,
Then crowds sought tb roofs, overflowing
every building that commanded a view of
the flagstaff oa the palace. Aa far as th
ye could th roof line weer fringed
vrlib human freight. It was sight to live
forever in memory.
Drawn up below. In the open space of th
plat, war 100 mounted troop of th
eleventh cavalry, with sabrea at their heels,
Their horaee wer already on board th
learner, which was to take them back to
th Unlud Bute. Shortly before) 11 M a
(Continued oa Third Pag.)
LIST OF DEAD NINETY-FIVE
Mortality noil of Texas Tornado I
Gradaally Increased
Kerb Day.
GOLIAD. Tex., May 20. With the death
today, of three of the persons Injured In
Sunday's tornado the total number of dead
Is ninety-five. W. J. Purl, Mr. John An
gerstefa and a negro woman died this after
noon. It is believed that several more of the
100 persons who wn Injured cannot sur
vive. -.'V.
There were me
and the same shot
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again today,
observed
as on the preceding (la.
Forty-five negroes have i
there la little effort made to -. I.
names. The undertakers are rus,.
have not the time for elaborte details.
Committees have been appointed and as
fast as supplies are received they are dis
tributed where tbey ar needed, white and
black sharing alike. There has been
generous responses to the appeals, but
there Is much to be done and It will re
quire a large sum to care for the Injured
and homeless. Many persons are encamped
by night on the courthouse yard. A re
vised list of the dead white persona follows:
W. J. PURL.
MRS. JOHN ANOERSTEIN.
PINKIE V. LOTT, aged 2 years, daugh
ter of W. W. Lott.
MARGUERITE POPE, 4, daughter of Amy
O. E. Pope.
MRS. MATTIE JOHNSON, 60.
MRS. J. STOPLE, 60.
SIDNEY STOPLE, 18.
OWEN STOPLE, 9.
MISS MYRA HORD, 17.
SUSIE HORD, 20.
JOHN AOERSTEIN.
MARVIN AGERSTEIN, 17.
ALICE MADDOX, 17.
RUBY MADDOX, .
INFANT, 3 weeks old.
MRS. J. O. PURT, 60.
MAUD PURT.
ALICE PURT.
MRS. MARY HARBISON, 45.
REGINALD HARBISON, boy.
8. W. DIALL.
VERNELL SAVAGE, 6.
JOSEPH SAVAGE, 8.
MRS. SMITH cf Rockport. Tex.
MR. and MRS. J. T. CASEY.
MAUD CASEY, 18.
P. HARRING, sr.
JOEL AOERSTEIN, child.
ALVIN AGERSTEIN, child.
RUBY AOERSTEIN, child.
The remainder of the dead are negroes.
In response to the appeal of Governor
Bayers subscriptions have been raised In
many of the larger cities and food and
other necessities are now on the way to
Goliad. The Southern Pacific railway offi
cials announce that that road will trans
port all supplies free of charge.
The militia company from Victoria Is on
duty here and the soldiers are giving as
sistance where they can.
Reports from various parts of tb state
show the damage from the storm is wide
spread. Two churches were wrecked at
Shlloh and several houses were demolished.
At Ben Hur three houses were destroyed
and three persons were reported killed
there. John Gorman was seriously Injured
at Thorndale, where several houses wer
wrecked. : : . ,
Sandoval ' and Fairfield . report sever
damage from the storm, many buildings
having been wrecked.
Truck gardens suffered at many points In
eastern Texas.
L0UBET VISITS THE CZAR
Greeting; Between President
and
' Monarch of the Moot Cor
' dall Nature.
CRONSTADT, Ruasla, May 20 The
French squadron escorting the armored
cruiser Montcalm, having President Loubet
on board, was sighted at about 8 o'clock
this morning, slowly picking its way
through the great blocks of Ice still en
cumbering the lower channel. The weather
waa extremely cold ajid It rained inter
mitently. Welcoming . motto were to be
seen everywhere.
Great crowds assembled on the quays and
they mingled their cheers with the salutes
from the ships and forts as the Montcalm
entered the harbor, where It was quickly
surrounded by hudnreds of small boats filled
with enthusiastic sightseers. The imperial
yacht, Alexandria, with the ctar on board
arrived almost simultaneously with the
squadron. Accompanying the czar were the
csarowltoh, Grand Duke Michael, brother
of his majesty; Count Lamsdorff, th min
ister of foreign afflalrs; Marquis de Monte
bello, th French ambassador at St. Peters
burg; Grand Duke Alexis, the high admiral
of Russia, and their brilliant suites.
Grand Duke Alexia boarded the Montcalm
and after President Loubet had briefly re
viewed the Russian fleet be escorted the
president on board the Alexandria, where
the greetings exchanged between the czar
and M. Loubet were most cordial.
FRENCH PREMIER TO RETIRE
President Lonbet is to Form
New
Cabinet Boon After
Jnne 1.
PARIS, May 20. It Is officially announced
that the premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
will resign before June 1, leaving Presi
dent Loubet to form a new cabinet
simultaneously with the meeting of th new
chamber.
M. Waldeck-Rousseau notified M. Loubet
and his colleagues Just before the presi
dent's departure for Ruaala that he con
sidered he hsd accomplished the wcrk of
unity, which was the object of his taking
offlc. and that, therefor, be desired to
retire from th present cabinet, but would
retain office until a new cabinet waa
formed from representatives of the ma
jority of th newly elected deputies.
BOER DELEGATES FOR PEACE
Receipt of Private Telegram gtlmn-
latee Bpeenlntlon an Stock
Exchange.
LONDON, May 20. Business was very
buoyant on tbs Stock exchange tbla after
noon, owing to reports of the receipt of a
private telegram announcing that the Boer
conference at Vreenlgtng bad voted la
favor of peace on the beat terms procura
ble, by a delegation to be sent to Pretoria
to confer with 'Lord Kitchener and Lord
Mllner, th British high commissioner.
Remanded to tare af Sheriff.
QUEBEC, May 80. Oaynor and Oreene,
after the hearing before Judge Andrews
today, were remanded to the car of th
sheriff of Queoeo and with the two detec
tives to keep watch over them have re
turned to th Chauteau Frentenac.
OAKLAND. Cal., May JO. -The Santa Fe
has been granted a franchise to enur this
city. It is to run fifty years. The com
pany must b j lid the road through th city
wuuia iwo yeeje.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY M011X13G, MAY 21,
BEEF TRUST FIGHT BEGINS
First Eeal Hearing of the Case Takes Flace
in Chicago Court.
JUDGE WILL LET THE INJUNCTION STAND
Gives It Ont, However, that the Order
Against Packers to Become Perm
neat, Mast Be Changed
la Form.
CHICAGO, May 20. The temporary In
junction Issued by th United States court
against the packers will be permanently
;ued by th court, but not in the form
. which the attorney general asked for It.
The packers made no defense to the
main Issue when It was brought today be
fore Judge Grosscup, although objection
was mads to cover three details of the
order referring to agreements for regulat
ing credits and talcs to delinquent dealers.
On these points the contention of the
packers was sustained, and Judge Grosscup
said He would draw up a new order after
bis own Ideas on the subject. This will be
Issued shortly.
Attorney Bethea had with him Assistant
Attorney General W. A. Day, Solicitor Gen
eral J. K. Richards, United States District
Attorney Worthlngton of Springfield, 111.,
and United States District Attorney Jo
seph Keating of Indianapolis. On the other
side were arrayed the, attorneys for the
packers, headed by John S. Miller, and com
prising Thomas A. Moran, Louis ' C.
Krauthoff, James F. Meanher, A. H. Veeder
and Henry M. Wolf.
. Bethea Is Heard.
A soon as court was reconvened after the
noon recess Attorney, Bethea was given
recognition. He asked tb privilege of cell
ing the attention of tb court to the case of
the United States of America against Bwlft
and Company and others, for such is the
legal title of the now famous suit Involving
the existence of the alleged Beef trust. He
read selections from tho bill pray
ing for a temporary restraining
order, and to sustain the petition be sub
mitted a great bundle of affidavits. All
of these alleged the same conditions in the
meat trade, which have been named In the
bill already published, each taking up some
particular phase of the allegations. The
general purpose of their presentation was
to make out before the court a prima facie
case of disobedience and defiance of the so
called Sherman anti-trust law.
Mr. Bethea then gave way to Assistant
United States Attorney Worthlngton, who
made a brief argument for the evidence In
favor of granting the temporary order.
When Mr. Bethea had stated his case At
torney John S. Miller, for the defendant
packers, read a brief reply In which he
said the packers In question do only 40 per
cent of the packing business of the country
and that this portion could not control the
entire business.
Says Prices Are Down.
He asserted that th price of dressed
meats were relatively less today than they
were at other times. The desire of the
packers, he said, was to have a full and
Impassioned trial, and If objection were
mad at this time to tb filing of the pe
tltlo'n and ft were tried on ex-part affidav
Its this would not be obtained. - He was
hot prepared to say whether the defense
would be by demurrer or by answer, but
he objected to two terms of the order:
"One preventing the packers from en
tering Into an agreement respecting unt
form credits and another referring to
agreements for refusing to sell to delln
quent dealers or dealers on "the blacklist.'
These provisions, he maintained, were not
within the province of the court or con
trary to the provisions of the Sherman
anti-trust law of 1890.
Solicitor General Richards replied to At
torney Miller, contending thst the two ob
Jections made to the order related to two
powerful weapons of the combination or
"conspiracy of dressed meat dealers."
Judge Makes a Speech.
He wished to read affidavits to support
the contention. Assistant United States at
torney Day spoko to the same effect.
Judge Grosscup spoke at length before
giving his decision. He said that the court
would act no differently because th govern
ment 1 on the one side and vast business
interests on the other. It would move
slowly and deliberately.
The allegations of the bill were reviewed
at length, and then the objections raised
by Attorney Miller were then referred to.
The court was of the opinion that th con
tention was well grounded, for any arrange
ment that tended to defeat the "dead beat"
was for tb advancement of trade. In con
cluding he said he did not like the form
of the order of Injunction submitted by the
district attorney and that while he would
have to Issue It, sine no objection was
raised by the defendants against Its issue,
he would draft a new order for th Injunc
tion. Order Asked by Government.
The restraining order asked for was sub
stantially as follows:
Tbs government asked that a "temporary
order Issue from this court restraining
until final hearing or until further order
of this court, the defendants, tbs Cudaby
Packing company. Armour Co., the Ar
mour Packing company, the G. H. Hammonl
company, the Schwarzchlld A Sulzberger
company (corporation), Nelaon Morris and
Edward Morris and Ira N. Morris (copart
ners as Nelson Morris 4k Co.), J. Ogden
Armour, Patrick A. Valenttne, Calvin M.
Favorite, Arthur Meeker, Thomas J. Con
nors, Charles F. Langdon, Michael Cudaby,
Edward Cudahy, Patrick Cudaby, Albert F.
Borchert, Gustavts F. Swift, Louis F.
Swift. Lawrence T. Corton, Edwin Hartwell,
Jesse P. Lyman, Frank E. Vogel, Louis
Pfaelser. William Russell. Albert H. Vee
der, Henry Veeder, Edward C. Swift, Fer
dinand Sulzberger, and W. H. Noyes, citi
zens of Illinois, Massachusetts and New
York, their agents and attorneys, and all
other persons acting or claiming to act for
them, from violating ths provisions of ths
act of congress, entitled as act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful re
straints and monopolies, and to restrain
ths packers from engaging or continuing
In any combination or conspiracy as to
trade and commerce in fresh meats."
The order then goes on to ask that th
packers bs restrained from ths vsrleus
overt acts charged in the bill at the "sev
eral stock ysrds and open and competitive
markets In Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City, St.
Joseph, Mo., Kansas City, East St. Louis,
St. Paul and any other place in the United
States where they customarily purehass
live stock coming from thos markets."
Attorney for tb packer offered no ob
jection to th filing of th petition tor a
temporary injunction.
Restraint Against Nelsons.
KANSAS CJTY. Msy 20. Judge John W.
Henry tn th circuit court her today laaued
a temporary order, at th request of Attor
ney General Crow, restraining Nelson Mor-
(Continued on Second Page.)
NEBRASKA CROPS ARE GOOD
Early Planted Corn Is Drawing; Well
nd Winter Wheat Makes
WASHINGTON. May 20. Th Weather
bureau weekly summary of crop condition
Is as follows:
The drouth conditions prevailing at the
close of the previous week In the South
Atlantic and east gulf states, have been
largely relieved, except In southern Florida,
but the continued dry weather tn the Ohio
valley and middle Atlantle states with
lower temperatures during the first half of
the week over the northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states and In New England,
have proved unfavorable, while the Da
kotas, Minnesota and portions of Iowa, have
suffered from excessive moisture.
Frosts, more or less, were quite general
In the lake region, upper Ohio valley, and
In the northern portions of th middle At
lantic states and New England. The tem
perature conditions In the lower Ohio, Mis
sissippi and Missouri valleys and through
out the eastern Rocky mountain slope were
highly favorable, but on the north Pacific
coast, and In the middle plateau division
the week wss too cool.
Corn planting has msde favorable pro
gress in the central valleys, except In
Iowa, where it has been delayed by rains,
and Is neartng completion la southern Ne
braska and Illinois. The early planted
Is growing vigorously In Oklahoma, Kan
sas, MIbsouM and Nebraska, and is tn flae
condition tn Texas, where a considerable
portion of the crop Is made. Cutworms
are causing considerable I'.arcage In northern
Missouri, and in the upper Ohio valley and
while good stands are reported In the mid
dle Atlantic states, low temperatures have
been unfavorable.
Winter wheat has experienced no material
improvement In the statea of the Ohio val
ley. In Missouri the crop continues In
exceptionally promising condition, although
some lodging Is reported, and further Im
provement In Nebraska, and Arkansas and
more favorable conditions In northern Kan
sas are Indicated. The crop has made
vigorous growth In Oklahoma and harvest
ing, with light yields. Is In progress tn
Texas. On the Pacific coast winter wheat
has made favorable advancement and Is
ripening In San Joaquin valley.
- Under exceptionally favorable tempera
ture, germination of spring whest has been
rapid and over the southern portion of tho
spring wheat region the early sown Is mak
ing vigorous growth, but continued wet
weather still delays seeding on lowland In
the Red River valley.
The oat crop Is much In need of rain la
the Ohio valley and the reports from the
gulf states are generally unfavorable. In
the middle Atlantic states and the Missouri
valley the general outlook Is satisfactory.
The cotton crop Is In promising condition
generally throughout the cotton belt.-..
The stands of tobacco In the Carol Lnas
and Virginia are Irregular.
On the whole the fruit outlook Is less fa
vorable. Peachea ar dropping very ex
tensively In the east gulf states.
Except in the Ohio valley and middle At
lantic states there has been further Im
provement in the condition of grass.
Iowa Crop Conditions.
Following Is the report of - th Iowa
weather .bureau for the week eu't'ng1 May
19, 1902: The first half of th week was
cool and wet, with excess of cloudiness; tho
last half much warmer, with heavy local
showers In northern and' central districts.
The average temperature was . somewhat
above the normal. Conditions were highly
beneficial to small grain and grass, es
pecially In sections where the rainfall was
abundant; but there was considerable delay
In corn planting operations. The work.
however. Is well advanced In the larger
part of the state, and In early planted fields
a fair stand has been secured and cultlva
tlon is in progress. The reports show about
the usual amount of damage to corn by cut
worms and wire worms, and some replant
ing will be necessitated. The early potato
crop Is very promising, and garden truck
generally Is well advanced. The Ideal con
dition of the soli and subsoil Is the most
encouraging feature, of the crop situation.
and preparation for seeding and planting
has been unusually thorough. The orchard
fruits give fair promise.
WOMEN IDENTIFY HUSBANDS
Five Handred Present When Bodies
Are Taken from Fra
terville Mine.
COAL CREEK, Tenn., May 20. This
morning the bodies of thirty-four victims
of the terrific explosion at the Fratervllle
coal mine yesterday lay In the old supply
(tore ready for burial today. All of the
todies will be burled In the cemetery just
east of town on a little mound, where the
United Mine Workers of America will be
asked to contribute a fund to build a mon
ument to ihe dead.
Five hundred women were present to
Identify the bodies if possible. The burials
began at noon, as some of the bodies
were torn and charred and a hasty Inter
ment was absolutely necessary. Two bodies
have the heads completely severed.
The Identified dead whose bodies nave
been recovered and those known to be still
In the mine and supposed to be dsad, num
ber 187.
Superintendent George Camp and others
who worked all night, have gone almost
through the entire course of Hatervill and
Thistle mines, and it is now feared that
the miners are In the wings leading from
the channels. The air la being pumped
Into the mines, a sickening stench has
arisen from the corpses inside, and men
find It almost imposslbls to work without
stimulants. Doctors are on the scene to
render any assistance. State Mine In
spector Sblftlett will be there tonight.
ROBBER KILLS SALOON MAN
Makes Escape with Soma Money,
Thoagk Mow Mack is hot
Known.
KANSAS CITY, May 20. Joseph Barron,
an Italian saloon keeper, aged 31, was shot
and killed in his saloon in this city by a
robber with whom he had a desperate en
counter early today.
The robber entered the ssloon and, find
ing Barrens alons, demanded his money.
Barron refused to surrender hi cssb and
a struggle followed. The robber fired five
shots at Barrone, three of which took ef
fect.
Soma silver money was found scattered
over th floor, but no currency was found
In th cash drawer. Th robber escaped
and It is not known how much money he
secured.
Brother Pay His Boad.
BT. LOUIS, May 20 E. E. Murrell called
at me umce or enerin uicttraan today and
gave him a check for 15,062, representing
the amount of the bond forfeited by his
brother. John K. Murrell. K. K. Murrell Is
a member of the present house of dele
gates. John K. Murrell waa a member ot
the preceding house and was indicted for
bribery In connection with th Suburban
ireucuiae wguiiaOB,
1002-TEN PAGES.
ROOSEVELT AT THE ASSEMBLY
President Addrewes Presbyterians on Cen
tennial of Home Missions.
GREETED WITH TREMENDOUS OVATION
Commends the Work of the Men and
Women Engaged In Field of En
deavor aad Rebukes the
Idle Critics.
NEW YORK, May 20. Carnegie hall was
crowded to the doors this evening with sn
audience eager to hear the address of
President Roosevelt In the Interests of
Presbyterian home missions, the occasion
marking the close of the centennial cele
bration. Many of the audience remembered
that Presidents Cleveland and Harrison
had made addresses from the same plat
form on the same subject.
In the parquet sat the rommlealoners of
tbe general assembly with ss many of
their friends as could be crowded In. The
two tiers of boxes were filled with men
and women who are leaders in metropoli
tan Presbyterlanlsm and others Interested
n the meeting. There were about 400 men
and women on the platform. There wss not
a vacant seat, not a bit of standing room
eft tn the entire auditorium. Hundreds
were turned away.
When President Roosevelt took his seat
on the platform he received a great ova
tion. When the applause died away Mr.
Roosevelt took hs seat between the Rev.
Dr. Van Dyke and the Rev. D. Stuart
Dodge, D. D., who was presiding.
A choir of 125 voices from the different
Presbyterian churchea sang the hymn "Ye
Servants of God Your Master Proclaims"
and the president sang with them.
Grateful for Christian Nation.
Every true American," said Dr. Dodge
in hla opening remarks, "is grateful that
his country was founded by men and women
who feared God. and today this nation Is
receiving its chief strength and support
from God-fearing men and women. On this
occasion our centennial celebration of our
home mission, it Is our chief reason to keep
on rejoicing that our church still supplies
such men and women to keep up the good
work."
A great wave of applause greeted the
statement, as also Dr. Dodge' review of
the bright prospects of the church, which
he said "is about to receive a creed that
plain people can understand and accept."
In introducing President Roosevelt Dr.
Dodge said no man knew better than the
president of the importance to the nation
of the work of home missions.
When President Roosevelt stepped to
the front and began: "Mr. chairman," he
was interrupted by the flashlight of a pho
tographer. As the smoks blew across the
stage he laughed and said: "There goes
the mystery now," referring to the mys
tery of the creed.
President Roosevelt's Address.
The president said:
It Is a pleasure on behalf of the people
of the United States to bid you welcome
on this 100th anniversary of the beginning
or organized home missionary work Dy me
i-resoytenan cnurcn. in one sense, or
course. ' all fervent and earnest church
work in a Dart of home missionary work.
Every earnest and aealou believer, every
man or woman who Is a doer of the word
and not a hearer only Is a life-long mis
sionary In his or her held of labor a, mis
sionary by precept, and Dy wnat is a
thousand-fold more than rjrecept. ov prac
tlee. Everv such believer exerts Influence
on inoae witnin reacn. Humtwnai uy wum,
but Infinitely more through the ceaseless
yet well-nigh unseen pressures, all the
etrone-er when Its exercise Is unconscious.
of example, of broad, loving, charitable
neighDoriineas.
Tn nn ( cV. . tr ftolahrata 100 vuri nt mill.
slonary work done not incidentally, but
with set purpoaes, 100 years or earnest ef
fort to snread abroad the gospel to lay
deep the moral foundation upon which our
national greatness must rest. The century
that has closed nas seen tne conquest 01
this continent by our people. To conquer
a continent la tough work. All really great
work Is rough In the doing, though it may
seem smooth enough to those who look
back upon It or who gaze upon It from
afar. Thoroughness Is unavoidably part
of the doing of the deed. We need display
but scant patience with those who, sitting
at ease In their own homes, delight to ex
erctxe a quarrelsome and censorous part
of Judgment upon their brethren who,
whatever their shortcomings are doing
stronir men's work as they bring the light
of civilisation Into the world's dark plnces.
The criticism of those who live soruy,
remote from the strife, Is of little value,
but It would be difficult to overestimate
the value of the missionary work of those
who go out to share tho hardship and
while sharing it to wage war against the
myriad forms of brutality. It is such
missionary work which prevents the pio
neers from sinking perilously near the
level of the savagery against which they
contend. Without It the conquest of this
continent would have bad little hut an
animal aide: without it the pioneers' fierce
and rude virtues and somber faults would
have been left unlit by the flame of pure
and loving aspiration; without it the life
of thia country would have been a life of
Inconceivably hard and barren material
ism. Because or It, deep Deneatn ana
through the national character, there runs
that power of firm adherence to a lofty
Ideal upon which the safety of the na
tion will ultimately depend.
Honor, thrice nonor 'to tnose wno tor
three generations, during the period of
this people's great expansion, have seen
that force of the living truth expanded
as the nation expanded. They bore the
burden and heat of the day; they tolled
ohscurely and died unknown, that we
might come Into a glorious heritage. Let
us prove the sincerity of our homage their
faith and their worn ry tne way we man
fully carry toward completion what under
them was so well begun.
Second Day of tbe Work.
This was the second of the days devoted
by the assembly to the celebration of the
centennial of home missions. Before the
subject of missions was taken up a letter
was read from the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, now in ses
sion, asking when Its commissioners could
be received to bring greeting to the Pres
byterian governing body. The Methodist
commissioners are Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley,
editor of the Christian Advocate, and Al
bert J. Beverldge, United States senator
from Indiana. It was agreed to receive tho
Methodist delegates on Saturday morning.
Tbe standing committee on home missions
recommended that each church, wherever
possible, undertake the support of at least
one missionary. A further recommenda
tion was mads to tbe effect that the Sabbath
schools be requested to take up a speclsl
collection for tb work of tbe Woman's
Home Mission board. If possible on the
Sabbath nearest Thanksgiving day. 1902.
Board is Vpheld.
The committee on bills and overtures
brought in a resolution, which was adopted,
referring back to the Board of Education
th appeal of William T. Ellis, the former
editor of a Sabbath school organ of ths
Presbyterian church. The Rev. Mr. Ellis
some time ago against the wish of the
Board of Education ot the Presbyterian
church, with which be was connected, read
a paper befor a gathering of Presbyter
lan ministers, entitled: "Ar Our Sunday
Schools Decadent?"
Mr. Ellis was reprimanded, resigned and
appealed his case to the general aasstnbly.
Tbe general assembly, through Its action
today in effect upheld th action of th
Board of Education.
Tb bom mission centennial was contln
jCoallnued on Second Fag.).
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forwent for Nebraska Generally Fair
Wednesday and Thursday,
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hear. Den. llonr. Dear.
II a. m Tl . 1 p. m 3
Ha. m Tt 2 p. m Hit
T a. m 71 S p. m K
H a. m T4 4 p. ra
9 a. m TT Bp, ..... r7
lOa. in 7 p. m
1 1 a. m ...... HO 7 p. m K'l
13 ni 81 p. m ..... .
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FOUR KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
Members of C'onstructloa Crew Go
Over Hlsh Trestle with
the Cars.
ARDMORE. I. T., May 20. A construc
tion train on the Cboctaw, Oklahoma &
Gulf railway plunged through a high
trestle twelve miles east of Ardmore this
morning. Four men were killed and
twenty-one Injured, seven of the latter
fatally. Among those believed to be
fatally hurt is A. M. Ollphant, a prom
inent attorney of Tishomingo, who was
riding home on the worktraln. The other
dead and Injured are all members of the
construction gang or train crew. All are
white.
The dead:
CHARLES A. BLACK. Tlahomlngo, I. T.
JAMES DO LAN, Fort Smith, Ark.
J. R. GAINES, residence unknown here.
JIM HOPEGOOD, Tishomingo, I. T.
Fatally hurt:
A. M. Ollphant, Tlshamlno, I. T.
Jamea Wear, residence unknown.
E. D. Clark, Arkansas.
Hope Joy, Texas.
A. D. Furney, Missouri, Internally In
jured.
Unidentified man picked up unconscious,
Internally Jnjured.
Serloualy hurt:
Conductor Roberts.
E. D. Bonner, Arkansas, head crushed.
Joseph Pratt. Internal Injuries.
H. L. Sholer, head hurt.
L Sullivan. Tennessee, badly bruised.
J. M. Hootklna, Texas, leg hurt.
Elmer Lanier, Little Rock, Ark., badly
bruised about body.
The Injuries of the others are slight.
Railroad officials are unable to assign a
reason for the wreck. The train was
running at the rate of eight miles an hour
when the forward car jumped the track,
followed by the rest of the train, a dozen
cars piling up In a heap thirty feet below.
Tbe engine remained on the track. The
dead and injured were brought to this city
and placed In the hospital, where they were
attended by local physicians and others who
were sent here on a special train from
South McAlester. J. R. Gaines died shortly
after reaching tbe hospital. Tbe relatives
of the dead and those of most ot the In
jured have been notified.
IOWA G. ; A. R. ENCAMPMENT
Twenty-Eighth Annual Session Open
with a Very Large At
tendance. DES MOINES. Ia., May 20. Th twenty
eighth annual encampment Iowa Grand
Army of -the, Republla opened today with
1,500 veterans present. General Grenvllle
M. Dodge of New York arrived last night
from Council Bluffs, where he had dedi
cated the Kinsman monument, accompan
ied by John Lindt of Council Bluff a,
slated for department commander. De
partment Commander Metzgar of Daven
port arrived today and predicted the
largest encampment In the history of the
department, despite tbe deaths of the past
year.
Governor 8. R. Van Sant of Minnesota
and his staff, accompanied by National
Department Commander Ell Torrance, ar
rived at noon and were welcomed by Gov
ernor Cummins and staff. Mr. Van Sant Is
being entertained at Cummins' hom. A
publlo reception was tendered the visitors
by the governor at the state house this
afternoon. The first meeting of the con.
ventlon Is tonight, with addresses by Mayor
Brenton, Commander Metzgar, General Tor
rance, Governor Cummins, Governor Van
Sant, General Dodge, General J .A. Wil
liamson and others.
WILL FIGHT JJISCUIT TRUST
Independent Concerns to Unite tn Op
position to National Bis
' cult Company.
CHICAGO, May 20. The later Ocean
says that the Independent biscuit compa
nies throughout ths country will soon bs
combined In a giant rival to the National
Biscuit company, probably under the nam
of the Union Biscuit company.
Several of tho largest Independent con
cerns have already entered Into an agree
ment to unit and step now being taken
by the officers ot tho Union Biscuit com
pany of St. Louis are designed to amalga
mate most of the 150 Independent compa
nies Into one corporation. A buying and
selling agreement has already been en
tered into, It is said.
According to the present plans of the In
dependent people Jacob L. Boose, formerly
president of the American Biscuit company.
which was absorbed by the National Bis
cuit company, is to be at tbe head of the
new concern.
KANSAS CITY, May 20. The National
Biscuit company has closed a deal for tbe
purchase of the Mount Cracker and Candy
company of Kansas City, one of the biggest
firms ot the kind here. This Is th sec
ond local concern to be bought up by th
cracker trust, so-called.
SITUATION JS UNCHANGED
Anthracite Region So Quiet Visitor
Won id Not Know There
Was a Strike.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., May 20. The
Wyoming valley Is so quiet this mom
Ing thst, except for the Idle collieries, i
trip through tbe region would fall to give
the Impression that a graat struggle Is In
progress between capital and labor.
President Mitchell was at ths strike head
quarters early and golDg over his corre
spondence which, hs says, promises to
keep him steadily employed all day. Hs
had no news to give out. H said that
nothing had turned up to la anyway change
the preesnt situation.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20. A atrlk of
1,200 weavers employed In this city and
Camden, N. J-, begtin her today for an
increase In wsges of 13 per cent. In quit
ting work the weaver practically tied up
tb mills In which they ver employed and
forced 3,000 persons out ot work.
State Advances Salaries.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Msy 20. Th Stat
Board of Control has advanced the salaries
of all atate employes 10 per cent because
of the Increased coat of living. There was
no demand upon the part of the employe
for this Increase. The additional cost to
tha stat will txoecd iw.wv per annum.
CITES STATE BOARD I '
8opreme Oonrt Issue Alternative Writ ot
Mandamus Returnable Jon 3,
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT NOT SETTLED
Writ is Issued at the Instance of ths Ee
Building Company.
ALLEGES LAW IS NOT COMPLIED WITH
Property of Railroads Not Attested in Pro- .
portion to Other Holding.
VALUE OF FRANCHISES NOT CONSIDERED
Ccnrt Asked to Order Board of
Equalisation to Reconvene and,
Properly Assess the Rail
road Property,
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 20. (Special Telegram.)
E. W. Slmeral. representing the relator
In the case of The Stat of Nebraaka on
the relation of The Bee Building Company,
relator, vs. Eira P. Savage, Governor of
the Stat of Nebrasks. Chas. Weston,
Auditor of tho State of Nebraska, and Wil
liam Stuefer, Treasurer of the State of
Nebraska, who constitute the Board ot '
Equalization In said state of Nebraska, re
spondents, made his motion In tbs supreme
court this morning. After hearing tb
motion the court Issued an alternative writ
of mandamus, returnable on June 8, direct
ing the State Board of Equalisation to re
convene and reassesa the railroad and tel
egraph property within the state or show
cause why it should not. Th full text ot
the writ Is:
To Ezra P. Savage, Oovernor of th
State of Nebraska; Charles W eston, Audi
tor of State of Nebraska, and William
Btuefer, Treasurer of the State of Ne
braska, Who Constitute the Board of
Equalization In the State of Nebraska:
hereas. It has been suggested to us by
the affidavit of Edward Rosewater, presi
dent of The Bee Building company, relator
herein:
1. That the said relator Is now and
during all the times hereafter mentioned
was a duly and legally organized corpo
ration, under and by virtue of the laws of
the state of Nebraska, having its principal
" ,,i 1 1 ij uii ml v 'ilia nil,
n the state of Nebraska, and Is Interested
i the due and legal execution of the laws
f M , ,a n.l I .
v. D. iv;, .iiu r irt in 1 1 j 1 1 1 mo urr
formanre by said respondents of their
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real estate tn this state of the value of
Over MOO.OOO. suhtert tn taxation In aalrt.
state.
Duty of the Board.
2. That the SAld rasnnndents mm m
board of equalisation Is duly authorize.
by the laws of the state of Nebraska to as
sess for taxation the property and fran
chises of railroad and telegraph cemua-
nles, situated and doing business In said
state of Nebraska, as provided by sections
38 and 40, chapter lxxvll of the Compiled .
statutes of the state of Nebraska, entitled
"Revenue;" that said respondents, as such
board, by virtue of said sections 39 and 40,
are required and it is its duty to aasea
lor taxation, at a fair value, the property
and franchises of railroad and telegraph
and other companies doing business in the
state of Nebraska, as aforesaid. .
3. That the followlnar are fha . call.
way corporations doing business, as afore
said, in the state of Nebraska, to-wlt: Th
Turlington & Missouri River Railway
company In Nebraska, and the Chioaao.
urllnaton A Uulncv Railroad oomnanv-
their main branch and leased lines Innlnda
all railroad property belonging to. operated
or controlled by what is commonly called
the Burlington System of railroads, doing
business under and by virtue of the laws
of Nebraska as railroads and situated
therein.
The Union Pacific Hallway mmnanv 11.
branches, leased lines and all Its railroad
property belonging; to. oDerated. munimil '
or controlled by what is commonly called i
union jracinc nun way system, doing bus- I
.ness under and by virtue of th law of :
the 'fctate of Nebraska.
The Northwestern avstem. which ln1nri-a
the railway of the Fremont AV tikhnm
Railroad company, the Sioux City A Pacific
jittinoaii company, tne i nicago, nt. Paul, '
Minneapolis A Omaha Railway company. "
their branches, leased lines and all th i
railroad property belonging to, Operated, I
managed or controlled by what Is com- 1
monly called the Northwestern system, i
doing business under and by virtue of the '
laws of Nebraska as railroads and sltusted t
lii.'ieui. . j
The ChlCRKft. Rock Island fnnina '
Railroad company. Ita branch l.a-,i 1
linen and all Its railroad property belong-
iik m, vi'ci.ieu, iuuuHK"a or controlled Dy
what is commonly called the Rnrlc laian.i
System, doing business under and by vlr-
iuo ui ma mws ui iNeorasaa, and sltuatod ,
therein. . ,
The Missouri Parlfln Rkllrna Mn...,
Its branches, leased lines ami all it. ii
road property belonging to. ODaratai'
managed or controlled by what is oetr.
monly celled the Missouri PariAn a.,...
doing business under and by virtu of th'
ui i.cuiRsiia mm rauroaas, ana Situ
ated therein.
The relator also alleles that tha Waal-
t'nlon Telegraph company and the Postal
Telegraph company, doing business under
end by virtue of the lawa of the state of
Nebraska as telegraph companies, own and
operate many hundreds of miles of tele
graph lines In this state.
That all of said companies hav obtained
from the state of Nebraska, under and by
virtue of the laws of said state, the right
.itu iiBULuiBv iu operate and do
business in said .state of Nebraska; said
telegraph companies, and each nt th-n.
owns a large amount of physical or tangi
ble property, consisting of telegraph lines.
fnies ana instruments, and relator shows
hat said railroads own tanslbla nmn-r
consisting of railroad tracks, right-of-way
depot grounds and depots, rolling stock
of all kinds and description, and other
nun ana movants property, the fair ag
gregate value of which, aa your relator
Is Informed and believes, and therefor
alleges the fact to be. is the sum of in -
ooo.ooi). ;
4. The entire mileage of all of said rail
road systems, aa aforesaid, operating tit
the state of Nebraska, on May 1, 1402
amounts to S.704 miles, exclusive of side
tracks and turnouts, which sidetracks snd
turnouts on sll of said railroad systems
amount to S. 708. at miles.
Law Tioi Compiled With.
5. Your relator further states that It 1
the duty of all of said railroad and tele
graph companies, through their proper offi
cers, on or before the 5th day of April of
each year, to return to said auditor of
the state ot Nebraska the atatement as
provided by sections 32 and 40a of said
chapter lxxvll. Your relator state tn this
connection that said companies operating
In the state of Nebraska have only par
tially compiled with the provisions of aald
section 32, by riling with said auditor such
statements; that the Burlington railroad
system and the Chicago. St, Paul, Minne
apolis A Omaha Kallroad company have
not filed with the auditor any statement
as provided by section 32 or 40a, and thst
said railroad, companies hav neglected to
comply with aald provisions of said sec
tions, and that the said auditor has neg
lected to require aald railroad companies,
or any of them, to comply with the provi
sions of said section 32 and 40a as afore
said for the year 1902, nor has he himself
ascertained the facta In that behalf as
required by law. The relator also alleges
that said telegraph companies have not
compiled with said statute In that behalf,
nor has said auditor ascertained the facts
relating thereto as required by law.
The relator also alleges that the Pullman
Palace Car company, a corporation, own
and operates a large number of sleeping
cars on said lines of railway in Nebrasks.
or causes the same to be so operated,
acting in Us said business under rights,'
powers, franchise and privileges derived
under the laws of this stale: that said
company derlvra enormous revenues from
said business; thst It assesses and levies
upon the people of this commonwealth and
the stranger within Us gates large sums of
money snd revenus, snd thst said board
has neglected snd refused to duly and
legally assess the property of aald com
pany. Including rights, privileges and fran
chises derived under the lawa of Nebraska
for tb support o th government that
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