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2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1002. N MODERATOR Kinkter from Eri Fennijlvania, Choen by CONGEST OVER 'MEMBERSHIP COVENANT : - He Farai 1st 9" " tar Old reveaaat tn Be See anltted ta Presbyteries Otrlr.. PITTSBURO. May 2. With the alevttoo of Rev. James C. Wllsoa. D. D., ot Krl, as moderator, the appointment of com mittees, the hearing of report and contld c rat loo of routine buslnee the eomtnls- loner to the general assembly of the United Preabyterlan church epent Bin busy hour today. The forty-fourth annual ses alon 1 no well under way. The membership coyenant will be the iDoet Important matter conaldered. . Tbl baa been expected all along, but today put an entirely new face on the matter and to morrow will aee a lively light on the que tioft. . Rer. David R. Miller D. D., fuVnlahed the aurprlae by presenting a memorial from the Lake presbytery containing covenant to be eubetttuted for the baalt of mem bership' "deVlee'd bv the special committee ppol'aJ year " a "hlch was re ferred today to a Special committee that will report tomorrow. The memorial asks that the assembly aend the covenant down to the preabyterle aa an overture and let forth at length argument In Ha favor. Attendance Is Larue. When Rev. Dr. J. M. Rosa called the assemtbly to order today for the first bual neaa aeaslon l;3( cpiamlealoner were in their seats. - Devotional exercises were held, after which the important business of electing moderator waa taken up. The following Bma wr repart:, Rev. J. C- Boyd, V.; v.. Mount Lebanon; John 8. McKee. Bufler, Pa.; James- C. Wilson, Erie, Pa.; W.,'P. Williamson,' Keokuk, la.; Rev. J. B. Lf. Frankllnvllle, N. T. ' " Rev. Dr. Wilson wa elected on the first buJlot anO,t1ih' elartton wa made unani mous. Dr. Wtlsqn was then escorted to the1 chair. After the reading of the minute he clef presented his report. It showed that ' the ' idnfregatton of ' America, con tributed for all purposes during the year 11.843.135, an Increase of 1116,355, the larg est In any one year. The membership of the church. increased 1,029. In three syncds. New York, Ohio nd Iowa, there has been a decrease. In the membership. In this, the report says, there la an Indication of the great changea taking place in our population. 'TW-'fepoWbf the" various board were tho--areiented and the rest of the-session waevtaksri'SiR "with the reading of these report, joey arelas follows: Board f Borne Missions. "Tse-fMrr 'erThe Board of Home' Mis sions, commends trie ministers and con gregations In ths home mission field for their usefulness and seal. .The board also expresses Its sppreciatlon of the support given by the church and individuals. The net gain In attendance ia shown to have been 1,614 for the year; contributions to the board. I24.K12; entire expenditures for the year ended March 31, ISi.817. Twelve con gregations became self-supporting duting the year After Investigation the bonrd reports that "sad In the extreme Is the condition, trt every ttespect, of the mountain whites of the soutfi. Work among them would JfTv l De aken up and carried on much the same as In heathen lands. The year closes with.' , balance, of 2.86t The receipts from legaotes, 127,103, were. gcepr tlonsjy Urge. . . ' The ermual -rtort of the Board 'Of For eign Missions said there had been great progress In almost every department. It 1 shown that the additions to membership In India have ame-uhted to 1.0 On profe slon aod K37. po, certificate and by restora tion.' In Egypt the additions on profession vnt 46. The Contributions In India dur In the year fn definitely religious pur poses' were J1.528, a gain of 1302, and Egypt .,9u9, a gain of 16,532. For all purposes ths contributions -la Egypt were four times what they wer ten years ago, and about the same advance Is reported from India. The opening of a memorial church build lng In Alexandria.. Egypt, and a new hos pital at Asyut arer mentioned and the re port says the -fund projected for the Asyut training . college is largely In hand. It Is announced that the synod of the Punjab has decided -to divide the presbytery of (Jujran Wala. and. a new presbytery to be known as Kgwal Pyndl will be organised In October. V" . The o(l suni required for the year waa aiS4.xk2' The' total receipts were 1148.212. ltuwlng an, indebtedness of $10,847. It 1 estimated that JK7.570 will be needed for the mission in Egypt this year and $7,19 for .India. i) t i - The report, of. .the board of ministerial relief place the1 total endowment fund at yiflw,4MJ,. Hl llluniBV v,,wv uu, inn ins year. The awoura required for-paymsnts during the coming year Is estimated at I13.WK). The Teport snows mat tne Dene nclsrle fen.Nbe lt include thirty-three ministers and forty-seven widows and orphans. The board -of -tmWIcatlon announces that "a summary of the authoritative standards of the ctttfrcb.'' soon will be ready for the Anf lficVaeei4' Interest In Bsbbath school throughout the- shurch 1 reported and a y ' .- - . i '. i - ' : 'Lir.' i-' "" " : ' ' Cohctlphfion ; e,. Headacbe, biliousness, beartbura,bdi- gsstlan, ftni allll ver (11 r oursd b 'p Pillo V r Koid by all tfntgfifta, S6 cent. w and Return IIP t : via tha union t- 3-j- PACIFIC frons now . UNTIL JJ-'NE $. FROM ACOC9T TO 10. Tha only line running through :(-! tratna. to CsltJomla from if fi s.wv 0maha. TH REE rtHROullH TRAINS citjTicHtote '.' Wi4 rarna.m Bt. 'j .'nitft A:.: vllnloV Station ' loth rtJ" Marcyt If S t. JAMES C, California larger number of mission Sshhsth schools hsve been established during the ysr than in any former year. -The contributions continue to Increase. Refarsaed (ksrra. 8TRACV8E. N. T., May 2. Th synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church today elected the following officers: Moderator, W. W. Caruther of Apache. Okl.; clerk, 8. 0. 8haw of Cambridge, Mass.; assistant clerk, T. C. 8roull of Fair Grove, Mich., SPLIT ON THEIR PLATFORM Ttsseiiee Democrats Pprsa Dlvlsloa ( la Raaks over Kaasaa City Deelaratlaas. . . . - . ' ', NASHVILLE. May 29. The Tennessee democratic state convention met at the capltol today and with much enthusiasm comlnated James B: Frsser of Chattanooga for governor and J. Nell McKnlght for rail road commissioner. Joseph- Jonea of Dresden was temporary chairman aud Z. Vt. Ewlng of Pulaakl was the permanent presiding officer. ' While-the democrats were of one' accord on the question of nomlns tlons, thets being no content whatever, they were badly split on the question of a- platform and many of the leader are aomewhat disgruntled over the result In Indorsing the principle as ret down In the Kanaaa City platform. The essential part of the platform Indorsed are these: Indorsement of the Kansas City plat form, and the Indorsement- of democratic congressmen ; a declaration denouncing trusta; a plank favoring tariff for revenue only; a denunciation of the ship subsidy bill and the republican position on the Phlllpplnea; It plank, favoring the speedy restoration of peac In t ho. east and giv ing the Philippines Independence. The platform declares against the in creased standing army; denounces nil re publican extravagances and favors the construction of the Nicaragua canal. The planka following -express sympathy for the Boers, libers I commercial rela tione with Cub, indorse the administration of Governor McMlllln. declare fnr stich revenue laws as would " reasonably limit the lien of right of recovery for taxes and such assessment as would make back or. re-assessment unnecessary. MF.S. CRAVEN GIVES UP FIGHT I.aie Senator Fair's Wife on ComBroshlac. SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. Mrs. Nettle p. Craven has fad6narher fight for rec ognition a the widow of the late Senator James O. Fair. She baa been paid $50,000 for withdrawing- from the various ,lawsuiu gainst the estate at the deceased million aire, and today the' estate, valued' at J20. 000.000,' that has been so long tn litigation, vesta absolutely In' Charles L. Fair and hi sisters, Mr. Theresa Oelrlchs and Mrs. Virginia Vanderbllt. When MferjrVrVn first" gppeired a claimant for a share of Fair's million she was offered $809,000 to abandon her con test. She demanded $300,000 and upon be ing refused Instituted the proceedings that were dismissed -today. DEATH RECORD. Captata1 Charles 'a'. Htll. JOUET. 111..' Mav 29. Cantaln Tharlea A. Hill, assistant attorney general during th Tanner administration, and one of the beat known practitioner In northern Illi nois, died today, aged 68 years. He had been sick eighteen months' -with Bright' disease. Hill was a member.- of' consree from this district la 1888 and 1889 and was defeated for re-election In 1890 by Lewi etewkrt of Piano. He served with distinc tion during th civil war; enlisted In Au gust, 1882, in Company F, Eighth Illinois cavalry; In 1863 he was made first lieuten ant of tha. United: State -eotored infantry and afterward promoted ,to a captaincy. . David Roartn, Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.'. May 9. (Spe cial.) David Roads, one of the oldeat set tlers of this part of Nebraska, died very suddenly at his home on South Eleventh street at IMS. this' afternoon. He wa trlcken with apoplexy aad -expired be fore help arrived. Tbe deceased was about 60 years of age and' has ' been a resident of this titata for many years. He leaves a wife and oca married daughter. Th hock threw Mr.,Roada Into hysteria, from which sh la In ,. precarious condition. Jaa FraVk j. Wsiksbsack! ' DEADWOOD, S. 'D., May -19. (Special Tetegram.) Jadge- Frank J. Washabaugh, judge of the. eighth Judicial circuit, died this morning Mr tha Johns Hopkins hospi tal In BalttDtr,.Md.i' where be had gone to receive treatment. -' Judge- Washabaugh wa th most-popular-man in th Black Hills, and Deadwosd' today la-In mourning. Th bar association , at-Lawrsncs county met this morning and passed suitable reso lutlons. Th Judge wa 8S year old. Mr. Jatsaaa Barks, Graftoa. GRAFTON. Neb.. May ' 89. (Soeclal.-t Mr. Jams Burke! sr., died at her horn her Wednesday morning. Deceased wa born In Ireland slsty-flve years ago and lived in thl vicinity tdr over twenty year, Eh la survlvsa by her husband and seven son j and daughter'. Hoak Brockvray Biesa, Ceatenarlan DES MOINES. May 29. Noah Brockway Bacon, who wa 101 year of age on De tember it. 1901, died at hi bom in thl city today. On hi last birthday he enter tained the Octogenarian club of De Moines of which he wa tb oldest member. Jka Ready, Glbbaa. OlftBON, Neb., May $9. (Special. ) Jobri Reddy, aa oldtlra railroad man, a member of the school board, died laat night about 11 o'clock. Mr. Reddy was a prominent Maeon and hat lived la Gibbon for almost thirty years. .. - - Joha Jermya, Coal Operator. BCRANTON, Pa,,i May $9. John Jermyn th millionaire coal operator, died today at hi horn in thl city, aged 75 year. Joaeb ItsisaBbaaas, Ktssirl.' HUMBOLDT." Neb., May 29. (Special.) Joseph Rosenbauni- died at his bom In Kennard laat night ut 10:80 o'clock. FIRE RECORD. Destraettra Fire at Jersey Sbar. WILLIAMSPORT. Pa.. May St. Word has Just been received her that a big Or I raging at Jersey Shore, about ten miles west of tha city. Twenty buildings In the business section hav already been de atroyed. Th city ha asked for assistance. rtrr CsaMsr'l Wartkssit MONMOUTH, - tn. '.- May It. Th aetlre warehouse of the Wetr Pottery company wss destroyed by firs tonight Loss, $90.- 000; lnsursacs, $:fljD00.. ' ; Baa ar4 Lasablaatlaa Is'Ett-eetea KEW- TOBlC. ifsy tl-Th. Journal of Commerce says tnai. according io tne pro mniei-s the Box Board cemblnani which ha Just beta tnqorporated In New. Jersey under the nam of th United Box Board ana raper company, tn csdusi wii b. In tlie near future. Increassd to 12. 000.0(0. Of this "amount Ili.OwyjO will be common and -i $4.w.Nar preferted stock permanent orgsnlxAiloa probably will be perfected In the course of a week. It le understood former - Siste Comptroller Jemes A. Roberts, win o chosen proioent H. r Newcomtj, peesiaeni ot in America trawrvosra comrany. nrst vice presiaen dent. The company wilt hav it headquar ter w t&i city. SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM RAIN Bailroad and Farm in Southwest Suffer hj . . Becant Floods. MANY STREAMS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS Area af Devastation taread Over Parte of ladlen aad Oklahoma Terrltores, Kaasas, Tesas - aad Colorado. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl., May $. Tha unprecedented ralna of th paat three day In the western half of Oklahoma are caue lng serious floods. Tha Washita fiver rose nearly two feet last night and Is still coming' up. The Rock Island track betwestt Anadarko and Law ton was washed out and trains are stalled. At El Reno, where th North Canadian river ! at th highest point ever known and still rlslnf, th bridge baa been washed out. At Bridge port, the South Canadian river ha over flowed the valley land and th railway bridge 1 In danger. A good . portion of Greer county, where five Incbea of rain has fallen In three day. I flooded, and at Weatherford the Washita rlvsr I a mil wide. The damage to crop and railway will be heavy. LIBERAL. Kan., May 29. Th Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific railway bridge oter the Beaver river, thirty-five mile south west of Liberal, waa washed out last night and all travet ever the road I euspended. Heavy rain her and to th west tall last night, swelling several streams. GUTHRIE. Okl.. May 29. Residents ot Woodward report Santa Fe bridges over both the North Canadian and South Cana dian river washed out and the city Isolated. This is on ths Panhandle division. SI hundred feet of the South Canadian bridge are gone and all tha wagon bridge over th Cimarron In It route of over 200 mile through. Oklahoma. River are again ru ing on account of the recent rain. Ia Woodward the water stood two feet deep In the streets aa tha result of a waterspout In the hills near there. Reports of addi tional damages are coming In from all por tions of the territory. Mrs. Wllcher and son were drowned in Tiger creek, near Perkins. WICHITA. Kan.. May 29. Two floods, ag gregating fifteen feet of -water, are coming down the Arkansas river and tha people along the river In southern Kansat are becoming alarmed. The Bret flood passed Dodge City at 12:30 today and is coming In one breast of' water five" feet high. It is due In Wichita at 8 o'clock tomorrow. The second flood 1 coming In a way ten feet high and passed Oarden City at 2:30 clock. The river here will not be able to carry the water if a threatened rain tonight falls. PUEBLO, Colo., May 29. In addition to the big washouts on the Santa Fe railroad ear Las Anlmss, caused by vthe rush of atera from the Purgatorle river Into Ar kansas a special to tha Chieftain today re ports that the bridge over the Arkansas at Holly, near the Kansas state line, ha gone out. It is stated at La Junta that the gaps cannot be crossed for several dayt. switch hsa been laid at Boon station;, fifteen miles from Pueblo, to connect th Santa Fe with th Missouri Paclflo and trains are sent around over that road to Scott City, Kan., thence by a branch 'to regain the Santa Fe main line. ', ' ' GOOD RESULTS OF THE CAMPS r-otctl0a ' Aatnst Xaaroatsm Af forded tha Filipinos Wk Are ' Coacentratea. , WASHINGTON, May 29. Th senate com mittee on the Philippine today heard, tb teatlmony of Colonel A. L. Wagner, assist ant adjutant general of th army, who spent two and a half year la tba Philippine. He wa questioned about the concentration camps and described the system by explain ing th details of one particular camj). In that camp the people were assembled ac cording to villages, so that the people In all saes would have their old neighbors near them. So far as he had been able to observe there was no evidence of want among tha people there. Moreover they, were sur prisingly contented. . They were at liberty to go outside tba line from 800 to 800 yards. Beyond that distance waa what wa called the "dead ne," beyond which the people wer not permitted to go. The native were given to understand that If they crossed this line they would be shot, but in reellty th Or ders wer not to shoot any helpless par tons or others if the shooting could b voided. Colonel Wagner ssld on of tha principal purpose of concentrating th native people the Philippine wss to protect, them against the ladronea, which had been ad mirably accomplished, ao that in 'many eaa.ia what waa called the dead Ilnej wa In reality th life line. Another object of th camp had been that of facilitating th collection ot rice supplies in order to starve out tba ladronea and guerrillas. The result had been that hostile parties had practically disappeared and their leader. Malvar. had been captured. Referring to the policy Of burning village th witness ssld that Indiscriminate burn ing was not countenanced by th rule of war and that th practice of burning th property of noncombatant was Ibetousahi except in cases In which it waa Impossible to separate It from that of hostile and la cases In which th enemy waa making us of it. . PESSIOXS FOR WKtTEHJI VETERANS', War aarvlvors Remembered by th Geaeral Govcrnueat. WASHINGTON, May 29. (Special.) Th following western pensions - have - bean granted: Issue of May 1: Niihrilka: (trtrlnal BS mucl T. ESStsr. Chapman, $8; war with fciialn, Leonard L. finney, umana. ;u. increase, renuranuu, reissue, etc. Almond L. Burgess, DeW'ttt $10; William Weston. HOlmesvllle, W r'rsnklln J. Burcnum, Hickman, ; speci-i act. Mav t. Charles Allen. Mlnden. tU Kltzabeth Btsele. Plurfi Vallev. S17. W von-ilnn: Increase, restorstlon. relssti. etc. William B. Maeon, Kawuns. sui; spe cial. May k, Abraham N. Braoneia, nsm, $17. fcouth Dakota: Increass, restoration, re issue, etc. Henry Thompson, Armour, v Joseph Dunn. Ellis, 110; war with Spain, Christopher moiiick, urodoji, su. Colorado: Orlaliml lohn H. Lundv. El bert. $12; Gilbert Hurd, Moscow, $. In crease, restoration, reissue, etc. William W. Stinnett, Denver, $; special aot. May , ueorge M. smitn. Denver, . unginai widows, etc. dpeclal. May 5. Lcvtna Smith, AlAirinftji. IS. Iowa: Original Christian Grumbling. Washington, 110; war with Bpaln, iti; Johnson. Gravity. $6. Increase, restorstlon rettfsue. etc. Lcverett a. Blone. Delhi. $8 Henry A. Browning, uoone, u; rniuip Baulpaugh, toidlt-rs Home, MarshAUtowu, IU; Harvey Gamble. C&nlrll, 112, Thomil Galbraith. Colfax, 110; William N. Irvine, Oelweln. $12: W illiam M. Hsrbeson. Msrlon, $10; Jscob Hoxlc,- 8 oux City. 111. William rt. uonneison. uuumvi, ss. urigina wiaowa, eto special accrued. May s. oia ney A. Keagle, Vinton, $8; minor of Jack son ThomDaon. Muscatine. 114. Montana: Increaae, restoration, rklslu etc. Ueorge W. Y Pew, Helena, $U; Lsn vine camea. rosier, iu. Tsall Af Ml Sr Nebrasks: Original Edward A Shaw, Omaha. 6; war with Spain, John Healand, St. Edward. M: William L. Vesev. Lowell Id. Increase, restoration, reissue, etc Byron B. Morrill, Hasdngs, Isu; Aaren Henry. Surprise. H. William CSde. ralll Cltv. K: Daniel H. Anderson. Omaha. U. Renewal (widow) Tabu ha Vlckers, Broken bow. Ill T . eouth Dakota: Original-Frank McKay, Casstjton, ta. Original widow epaeial ao crued. May t, Mary E. Tubb. catlewood. North Dakota: Increase, reatnrstlon. re- Issue, etc.Bpclal. May I. Charles Aader- on. weiton. . Iowa: Orlelnal Edward N. Barrett (dead). Iowa city, $12. Increase, restora tion, reissue, etcJames W. Hane. North Liberty, ; Henry J. Kellogg. Oreeley. $13; Jess P. Morrison. Chelsea, $12; Oliver I. Hlhbard, Iowa Falls, $S; Daniel I. Cain, Osceola, $10; rteniamln F. Snyder, E Cedar Zlchefooee, Wayne, $10; John Plxr Huesell, $Sj W illiam H. HlcWson, Dixon. $ onyner. s-ssi on. arshalltow'n, $14; l-evl 10: lanes u rtuaseii. M gstafr. Diibuciue. IS; special. May I. David H. Holmes. Victor. 113. Origin! L(ni rBlhln Wl UMtlttfn U11 $12; Hannah P. Barrett. Iowa City, $8. Ho pe wai wmows, etc. special. May , a,vd ne a. r arreii. i nsriesion, sia. Colorado Original James M. Huston. Salkla, M. Increase.' restoration, reissue, tc James Ir. Hamilton. Canon City, $. Montana: Increase, restoration, reissue, tc William C. Pott, Qllt Edge, $13. issue oi Aiay : Nebraaka: Orlainal John H. HulberL Omaha, $; war with 8paln, Reuben E. Nichols, C'reatan. M; Adrian L. Hoekett, Lincoln. $6. Increase, restoration, reissue, ic. cnaries w. iiooin, uroaen ow, su; aivin w. ureen, riaiomouin, ski. Iowa: Increase, restoration, reissue, eta. Wllllsm H. Crow. Soldiers' Home, Mar-ehalltown,- $8; Albion Mitchell. Davenport, 12! John E. Danlela. Des Moines, tin; Prysm Busher, OlenWood. $10: Cbsrles W. Kellenbarger, Emerson, $10: David Negus, finrlna 1 -tin- liltnh T ft ( 1 a x. tlAninn $17; Philander Bennett, Cherokee, $17;' Her- msnn luegei, Mouiiers Home, Marshall town, K; Levi OallSnar, Vllllsca, $10: lsaaa Petts, Falrbank, $10; Allen Adams, Keokuk, $12; Asa B. Pork, Indlanola, $12; Bennett Fluharty, Mount Ayr, $8; John A. Holmen, Webster City, 18; Volney Ornduff, lists. via, 12: James T. Harrlman. Orinnell, lit. original widow, etc. Mary A. Webb, Iron Hill. $8. South Dakota: Increase, restoration, re issue, etc. Austin 8. Baker, Murray, $13. North Dakota: Increase, restoration, re issue, etc. John B. Oren, Soldier' Home, Lisbon, $8. Colorado: Original Charlea R. Mumma, Denver, $6; George H. Brewer, Denver, $8. Increase, restoration, reissue, etc. Lewis N. Farmer, White Water, $'; John F. Henderson Ordway, $10; Josephine A. Wal rten, Craig, S. Original widow, etc. a,nen J. f oote. uenver, tn. Montana: Original Peter Green. Butte to. Orlainal widow, etc. Mary E Laru. Great Fails, $8. RUSTS AND - TARIFF LEAD Mala Tsaae of Democrat Coagrre- slaaal Fl;ht Pending; Irrlatloa Bill's Approval. WASHINGTON, Msy 29. the executiv committee of the democratic" congressional committee wa in seeslon hera today. Ben T. Cable of Illinois, chairman, and Jadson Harmon of Cincinnati were present with the senator and representatives on th com mittee. The other outside member, Joslah Qulncy of Massachusetts, Edward M. Shep ard of Now York, E. C. Wall of Wiscon sin and David Overmeyer of Kansas were represented by proxies. Preliminary plan and business details of tha congressional campaign were discussed. Although the1 meetings were private it was learned that the executive committee had considered plans for making th trusts and th tariff leading Issue of th coming campaign for the election of member of congress. This evening the full congressional com mittee held Its weekly meeting and adopted the' following resolution offered by Rep resentative Newlands of Nevada and sup ported by Senator Turner and Representa tive Glenn: form o 1900 declares that. "W favor an Intelligent system of Improving the arid lands of the west bv storinar the watera for the purpose of Irrigation and the hold ing of such lands for actual settler," now. mereiore. Keaolved. bv the democratlo congres sional committee. That we regard th pend ing dim ior tne irrigation oi ana isnos or the west, which devotes the proceed of ale of public lands In th arid and semi arid states ad territories to the construc tion ot storage and irrigation works and makes acft ' project self-compensatory , by xtng the cost or the lands reclaimed to be paid by th settlers In ten annual Install ments, and also reaervea the lands ma re. claimed for actual settlers and home build era, as complying with the pledge con- lainea ip 'inv nsuonii uamocraiio piaiiorm, and we therefore favor the passage of said bill as a needed step In th line of domes tic development. PNEUMATIC MAIL . SERVICE Postmaster . Geaeral Calls far Bid to Be Opeaed ea Jalr 3. WASHINGTON, May $9. Pottmaater Oensral Payne haa called for bid to be opened July I next, tor th contracta for Installing pneumatic tuba mail service id Boston. New Tork, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and 8t. Louis. Ths bids ars to cover either all or part of the service planned in each city. Ths limit of the annual expenditure in all tba cities of th country for thl purpose. prior to July 1, 1904, aa allowed by con gress, is $800,000, and each city I limited to an annual expenditure not to exceed 4 per cent of th gross annual revenue for th preceding year. In Chicago th early completion of th new postofflcs la anticipated by calling for bid making centera of both tba present postofflc and tha new postofflce locatlona. The service to radiate from th new post ofDe will include th Rock Iiland railroad atatlon a well aa tha Union. Chicago and Northwestern and Illinois Central depots. In 6t Louis th pneumatic tuba clrculti are planned to run between th general postoffloe and the terminal Station, th pottofflc and tha relay depot in Eaat St. Louis and between tha postofflce and tha postofflc annex. In New Tork there will be an east aid circuit between the postofflce and a ata tlon near tha Grand Central depot On th west aids ths direct circuit Is between tba am point and an uptown atatlon, supply ing all postofflce and stations a far north aa 126th atreet oa tha east and west klde of Central park. DEATH FOR JRAIN ROBBERY Caaltal Paalshaseat Preserlbed la New Bill , far the Baaelts' Crime. WASHINGTON. Mav 29. Senator Piatt af New York tnilsv Introduced A bill mktn train robbsry a felony and providing tha oeata penalty for tba onenss. HYMENEAL GastaTasoa-Nelsea. FREMONT. Neb.. May 29. (Special.) Qua Ouetavason aad Amelia Nelson, both ot this city, wer married last evening at th realdenc of th bride's parents on Eaat First street by Rev. Msrtellus of Swsds burg. They have resided bert for several ysare and have a large number ot acquaint ances among ths Swedish people. The couple leaves this afternoon for aa ex tended Europeaa tour. GresjoryRheaee. Frank L. Gregory of Whitehall. N. T ana Helen Rhodes of Red Oak. Ia., wer married yesterdsy afternoon by Judge Dun can M. Vlnsonhalsr. Mr. aad Mr. Oregory win Join th Ferris Stock company oa Saturday. aeagerfest la Jaae, 1SOS. BALTIMORE. Msy 29 Ths flaengerfest association of Baltimore, in charge or the twentieth triennial national aaengerfsst of ths Northesrtsrn Bsengerbund of America, decided today to hold the sasngerfeat tn this city the week of June 14. 14. Tha teeuvai win continue the enlir week. Ii exoectad that i.Aoo trained alnaera wll. attend the aaengerfest. Th conevrts nd contests will be held in th new armory ot tne ritth regiment, which is Deing ruined rspiaiy toward completion, in naenger. test association - aiarded to JoseDh M Dldus cf thla iv ths contract' for two bronse pieces tX Mendelssohn aad Uandel iur e,we. TRADE PROSPECTS ARE GOOD Orop Oondit'on One of ths Most Favorable Elements ia tha Situation, STRIKE OUTLOOK SHOWS IMPROVEMENT a sal Steel Baslaess Qalet. bat Ramore Ar Carreat of Large Deale la the Crader Forms f the Prodaet. NEW YORK. May 29. Bradstreet'a to morrow will aay: The week's develonments have been largely favorable. Crop condltlona, par ticularlv thosi of the surlng-aown cereals and cotton, have ahown further Improve ment. The lanor situation, particularly that In the coal trade, haa likewise meas urably Improved toward the end of the week. Dointlna to the anthracite strike ending before the position as to supplies becomes critical. Cool weather, It la true, haa retarded retail demand and measurably checked re-order business with Jobbers snd heavy frosts have done damane to vegeinbiee on tne norinern eoge oi me country, but thla Is regarded aa only a temporary halt, and the general volume of business has been helped bv ' the large amount booked for next autumn's delivery. Among the tnoustries genersi scuvity still rules, with Iron and steel, hardware, lumber, the building trades and bituminous coal displaying exceptional activity. Fail ure continue well down to the minimum and bank clearings are beginning to com pare hotter with a year ago. Kauway earnings hold all the former advantages shown over preceding years. Gross rail way earnings returns to Bradstreet's for the third weeg or May point to nearly per cent Increase over a year ago. Large fruit crops are Indicated this year and the same la true of vegetables, but the latter are backward on cold weather. High prices for tobacco indicate that a heavy acreage will be planted. Early predic tions or a decrease in tne cotton area are being whittled down, and present prices certainly favor as large, if not a larger.. area than a year ago. Moot ana snoe. learner is nigner. r, astern too manufacturers are only moderately active and shipments are respectively 19 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than a year ago for the week and seaaon. At the west, however, a good business la noted at most centers. Iron and steel are aulet and as regards new business tn finished products, but there are reports of large transactions pending In the cruder forms. A leading In terest has bought considerable south pig iron at a price delivered at Pittsburg, close to $19 a ton. Inquiry for pig Iron for next year la noted. Outside steel works are re ported liberal buyera of foreign Iron. Im plement manufacturers are reported order ing liberally for next year. The anthra cite coal strike has effected furnaces using that fuel in conjunction witn cone, nut tne effect on pig Iron supply has not been con siderable. In finished products new busi ness is generally small, but the mills are still crowded with orders. Wheat, including nour, exports ror five days aggregate 2,900,(46 bushels, against 1S4.83 isst weK (six naysi ana 4,i.m,9iu in this week 'ast year. Wheat exports July 1, 1901, to date (forty-eight weeks) aggre gate 2SS,425,U bushels, against in2.612.721 ast season. Corn exnorts asaresrate 71.478 bushels. against 90,969 last week and 2,037,243 last year. business rauures ror me weeic numner 163. as sgalnst 162 last week. 144 In this week last year. 1 In 1900. 129 In ! and 178 In 1898. Failures In Canada for the week number 18. aa against 17 last week and 21 a year ago. JUDGE CENSURES THE , JURY Brlasjs la a Verdict of Not Gallty n a Chtcasjo Harder Trial. CHICAGO, May 29. A verdict of not guilty In the case of William McFetrldge, accused of murdering his brother, brought reprimand to ths Jury from Judge Vava nagh today. 'I cannot understand how you ever ar rived at such a conclusion," ssld tha court 'It aver a man waa guilty, McFetrldge wa that man. The evidence . was direct and conclusive. I would not hav been sur prised if you had Imposed th death pen alty." William McFetrldge and hla. brother Rob ert had qnaVreled for year. Following a ult in a Justice court last fall, which had gone agalust William, ths latter met hla brethsr carrying a little girl. After a few word William McFetrldge opened Are and continued to fire aa hla brother ran away. Tha latter died after reaching home. McFetrldge attracted attention at th trial by taking up hi own defense and con tinuing it for three day. At the end ot that time he accepted th aid of an attor hew. Ha pleaded that hit ahota were fired In self-defense. He said that Robert had often threatened to kill blm and that he was justified In tsking no chance. Several witnesses at the trial, however. testified that Robert waa unarmed and mads absolutely no move of a threatening nature against William. " FAVORS BOARD OF CONTROL - Joha Cewale'ef De Moines Tells af Airsstsgst af the Iowa System. DETROIT, May 29. The queatlon of stats upervlslon of charities, private aa well aa public waa discussed at today's aesslon ot tha . National Conference of Charltlea and Correction, which I in aeaslon in thl city, Jeffrey R. Bracken of Baltimore read tha report of th committee which hss been Investigating th question. Th committee agreed that the etat ahould exercise soma aort of supervision over private Institu tions, as wsll as public. Mr. Brackett and tboaa who signed the commute report with hint favored a ststs board ot supervision only, while asreral members who did not sign tha rsport favored a board of control, which should have administrative function aa wall over all charitable Institutions. H. H. Hart of Illinois, In hla paper on "Has the 8tat tba Right to Supervise Charities, and to What Extent and by What Mean," contended that the atate had that right and that there ahould be a board ot supervision. i John Cownls of Des Moines, chairman of the Iowa Board ot Control of Sits Institu tions, took strong ground in favor of a board ot control, Instead of merely a su pervisory board, and told of numerous benefits which hsd followed th appoint msnt of th Iowa hoard. BRUTALLY- BEATS A WOMAN Victim af t'aknowa Aaaallaat New Lies at the Polat af Death. LA. PORTE, Ind., May 20. Intense ex citement prevails In ths locality of Lake of the Woods, a small village In Marshall county, Over the brutal assault of Mrs. Peter Vetlock by aa unknown men. Ths woman is lying at th point of death and her assailant la at largs. Mrs. Vetlock wss attempting to drive some geese through a gets when a man stepped into ths gateway. Th woman told him to ri out of th way. but Instead of dong so h plcksd up a board, atruck bar jever tha bead, beating her Into uncon consciousness and fracturing hsr skull. MEMPHIS ROADS INDICTED Charged with CoaslHatlag a real ta Malatala Ratea aa Cattea. MEMPHIS, Tens., Msy 29. Six railroad entering this territory have b-sea Indicted by the federal grand Jdry ia seealoa In this city ea ths chargs that there is a "dsclsra tloa er agreement between them constitut ing a pool for ths purpose of dividing oa a pro rata baals the cotton shipped out of Memphis as well a to maintain rates. Tha roads Indicted are th Illinois Cen tral, Louisville Nsshvllle, the St. Louie, Iron Mountain aV Southern, the Frisco route (Kansaa City, Memphis Birming ham), th Southern railway and the Nash ville. Chattanooga a St. Louis. The Indictments are returned under sec tion S of the internet commerce law, as amended for the regulation of common car riers In tha Vnlted States. Vnlted States District Attorney Rsndolph and J. T. Msr chand. speclsl attorney of the Interstate Commerce commission, are conducting th prosecution. 1 . STORY OF THE FORD TRAGEDY Sew Reams 3lvea for the Crime Committed by Malcolm NEW YORK, May 29. In connecton with the Ford tragedy, which occurred recently In this 'city, a story hitherto unpublished is In circulation regarding the causa of th t hooting which cost the Uvea of the author, aul Leicester Ford, and hla brother, Mal colm, the famous athlete.'' '. It la te the effect that Malcolm, who was hot provided,' for In hla father's will, noti fied Paul a week before -th shooting that he must have $25,000, which he claimed was hi due because he signed a waiver per mitting the probating of the will. He Is said to hav declared he needed the money badly and "To hav become much Incensed when Paul replied that he did not have the sum on hand, adding that he should con sult other member of the family. Malcolm 1 ssld to have replied that one of the heirs had kept th agreement, but that he would consult th other, and de parted with the declaration that he would return a week hence for the money, fall ing to receive which he should resort to desperate measures. - Mora Delegates (or Klttredeje. riERRE, S. D., May 29. (Special.) Tha Stanley county delegation to the state republican convention Is: T. Msuptn, C. L. Mellett, C. A. Conklln, H. A. Scovlll. Fred M. Nix and A. Ounderson. They are In strutted to support Klttredge, Burke, Mar tin and Herreld. FORECAST - OF THE WEATHER Fate and Warmer Weather Promised for Nebraska oa Decora tloa Day. WASHINGTON, May 29. Forecast: Fcf Nebraska Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday partly cloudy; probably showers and cooler In north and west portions. For Iowa Fair Friday and probably Sat urday; cooler Saturday In northwest por tion.' '';.'' For ' Mleeourl Showers ' except fair 'in northwestern portion; Saturday . fair, with warmer In "tha south and east portion. For, Kansas-rWarmer Friday, with fair In north and showers In south portions; Sat urday probably fair. For South Dakota Fair Friday and warm er tn east portion; Saturday showers and cooler. Local Record. ' OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, May 29. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the laat three year: 1902. 1901. 1900. 1S99. Maximum temperature.... 78 78 87 77 Minimum temperature.... BS hS M M Mean temperature 88 M 78 , 68 Precipitation 00 .00 T .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for, this day and since March 1, 1902: Normal temperature .'. 85 Deficiency for the day 2 Total excess since March l....'.........rtf4 Normal precipitation 16 Inch Deficiency for the day ,lInch Total rainfall since March 1 4.48 Inches Deficiency since March 1 4. 25 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 19fl...,$.28 Inches Pendency for cor. period. 1900.. ..1.87 Inch Report from Statloas at T P. M. 3 5 'E; g e : ? s ; s s " : . -ILL 73 76 .00 70 74 . 00 64 68 .00 66 72 . 01 86 88 .00 W Si .00 72 80 .00 W M .00 74 78 .00 72 -76 .00 74 78 .00 74 78 .00 68 74 T 70 84 .04 74 74 .08 80 84 .00 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, clear 4. ........ Valentine, clear ....... North Platte, oloudy . Cheyenne, cloudy Bait Lake City, clear Rapid City, clear ....... Huron, clear Wllllaton, cleAr Chicago, clear 8t. Loula, cloudy St. Paul, clear Davenport, clear Kansaa City, rain .... 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CITY OFFICES: 1401-03 Farnam St AMl'SKMUKfTS. KRUG PARK ,( W. W. COLE, Manager,- Omaha's- Polite Resort Opeaa Seeoad Seasaa Memorial Day, Todclylfoday High Class Entertainments Every After noon and Evening. ' ' '4 Maslcal Eveat -Bstraorataarr. IIUSTERS CONCERT BAND 80 ARTISTS HO- : Including soloist from Bdllstedt's and other bands. , DIRECTION, ALVIN Hl'8 TER, FORMERLY" , SOLOIST WITH BELLUTEDT'S BAND:' : . i New and Grand Moving Picture Reproduc tionFirst time evr seen here, the 1900 OBERAMMKRuAU - PASSIOHPLAY . In color, vividly, depicting;, ths life of Christ ' BALLOON ASCEIttlOsj' By the famous aeronaut,1' Prof. Bam Murphy. AMD A SCORE OF OTHER FREE FEA. TIRES. Bass Ball, Shooting Tournaments and other games will be arranged on the ath letic field. Admission to Park, lc; children, 19c. ALL OIR PERFORMANCES WITHIN THE PARK ARB FHEE. Car fare, 6c. Walnut Htll car line to ths entrance. BQYDSJJ--Bur. Tho FERRIS STOCK CO. TONIGHT attars?. Matins a Nlst. "DENISE" DECORATION DAY Matinee TODAY PrlcMi Mt., of Mt, 10S. NlfAl. ISO. I". 1M BASE BALL VINTON' STREET PARK. Des Moines vs. Omaha. Ma 30. Two gam Deooratlon Day, 10:10 and 1:4. Game called at 1:4a. Ta South Omaha Cars South. "hotels'. HOTEL EMPIRE 77. Broadway and 63d St, N. Y. City. Madera Ksclaslve Flrret Moderate Rates Eitmtrs Ijurerr Aeeeaslk! Orchestral vaoceris Jttverr fvsuutg All Cars the Kasire. and for descrtpttvs Booklet. W. JOHN 6oN CiUlNi. Prrltr. THE MILLARD 1 Stk) aad DoagtesBt . OMAHA. M4 V' first claTs CUaiNE. .' f LUNCHEON, FIFTY CKNTt i 12 ao To i p. u. SUNDAY l ift P. M DINNER is s special Miuard featur J E. MARKEL BON. ! Tho Trans-Missouri C. H. Peoples, Mansrer. A. B. Davenport, f-rlnclpal CK l SM it 7 '.X
