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TTIE OMATIA DAILY TJEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1002. MEN WHO BRING METIERS But Moil Carrier' Awcciata Ifteti Annual Oonrentii. in DISCUSSIONS ON GOOD OFfHE SERVICE Vtaktn of the Craft that Their Ovn Affairs and Msta to Ad stresses by SpeskeM for the Ocrmlost Tit fourth annual conmtlon of the Btst Letter CaiTlen' seorltlon was held t Odd Fellows' ball, 8otth3msha. Friday afternoon. The fact tb le dar a holiday gave letter earner and postmas ten all over the atate in opportunity to ret away from their regi.s dutlea and at tend the bualneaa aesslonind the banquet. While the representation delegates was Dot large there were prei when roll wss called: Kearney E. B. Dorsey idelbert Smith, C. R. Miller. ; Lincoln Thocnaa McShir, A. R. Wajte. W. J. Wernke. Eontb Omaha W. J. Mi.an, F. O. Hegla. M. J. Grady, E. O. Ror. If. r. Finnan of Bloslngton, 111., the rational rice president' th order, waa present and during f In the after Boon delivered an eddus pertaining en tirely to Improvement (the poatal aervice. 'C. W. Miller of the natkal executive board 'alao delivered an addr. telling what bad been accomplished In h way of mat ten recently brought befor tb board of which he la a member. Poatmastera Roaa Haaimond of Fre mont. F. J. Etter c South Omaha and E. R. Btaer of Llncolrwere elected to hon arary membcrBhir' Borne routine alness wss dlipoeed of and then the vlng poatmastera and the .delegate were s'wn over the city by the member of thecal association. The next state eonrentlofwlll b held at Nebraska City May SO, 1- Bam't la Evtalsg. In the even! the members of the Letter Carrier' Eta association, together with a number of '"log postmasters and or em inent clllxen were banqueted in the Odd . Fellows" hal There were almost 100 per sona preaenC- W. Miller of South Omaha, a member the board of control of the national asclatlon, acted aa toaatmaster and made fapltal one. His Introduction were nappmd brought out repeated bursts of applaua PoastmsT Etter of South Omaha waa the flrat aaker. He reviewed the work of the Sob Omaha department and espe cially thouth Omaha carrlera. He gave a detail report of tha growth or the postomc South Omaha and of the needs of th 'rlers in the city. Incidentally he pralt them for their efflcieht work. Mayorrank Koutsky followed Mr. Etter. weleom' the delegates to the city, but peaklDbrlefly. He was followed by Mr. Slier, master at Lincoln. He expreeaei bis Inaity to discuss the American letter carrlerfflculties, but stated that be waa famllliwlth the postal rule of Cuba, which i had investigated thoroughly. Mr. Slier n entertained th banquetera with a lenp- description of th postal frauds of Cv criticising soma of the official conclana reached in th Investigation. Hi " was entertaining and waa In tersped with anecdotea bringing forth tnucbughter. W. Sloan, the first postmaster of South Oma? followed Mr. 6lter. He told about th ly daya of postofflc life In South Omaand his description of his earnings front office, where the entire cancella tion th flrat day only amounted to th sum 23 cents, amused the listenera. Element Chase's Remark. Ck-nt Chase of Omaha gave a detailed aces of th growth and benefits of tha eivtsrvlc lawa of thla country. H aald that selection of candldatea for public effle through qualification rather than froolltlcal pull had dona more to elevate tbemtry than th college had done for a 1 number of yeara. His address waa theageat of th evening, bnt waa Inter est! lis address Mr. Chase said In part: N January will mark the twentieth enrrsary of the Inauguration of the civil sen law, that act having been passed In . Previous to that fitness waa at a discount and the only evidence of ability required from a government employe wss unscrupulous partisan seal. In fact, the departments as at that time conducted were little more than hoepltale for gentel tmbectlltv. The new law established In the frst place competitive examinations, selec tions from those ranking first, apportion ments t Washington covering all states and a final clause by which no one can be dismissed on account of politics and re Ualon. I'nder this supreme statute there have been established to meet the require ments of the various branches of service of I'ncle Bam, from day laborers up to thj learned scientist employed In the Smith sonian Institute, no less than 4 different examinations These are held In l.lf places throughout the country, and the necessity for such rigid and searching examinations is shown in the fact that of 46.010 examina tions held last year 11,000 persons failed. Th speaker then related some storle of humorous and remarkable answers mad to questions framed by the commission for the examination of applicants, notably on who, when asked where th Declaration of Inde pendence waa signed, replied, "At th bot tom' Under the discriminating clause no as sessments for political purposes are el lowed, either by personal canvass, ty so licitation or even bv letter, to men em ployed in government buildings, and viola tions of this are followed up by the civil service commission with a sharp stick. No removals are permitted without cause and the same must be first submitted to Wash ington. More than one postmaster hae ai rariv lost his head under this rule. The careful weeding out of the service is shown from the fact that of those ad mitted to the service W per cent remain absolutely In the service alter pronation, and of those remaining the removals for cause la less than l per cent mrougnoui the entire country. .... There are i.o exemptions of sny kind In the rallwav mall service and there should not be, at l-ast In the lower grades. In any branch of th arovernment service. In the Philippines a sweeping law has been en acted covering all government officials ex rent th secret srv of the Philippine com mission, t'nder this law a fine civil list has been built up. Including a large num ber of bright eenorltas and not a few Insurrectoa. If Spain had had such a aerv ice instead cf the misrule which marked hor swav she mleht not have lost the islands. Of th classified service, speaking roundly, there are l'W.tXK). Of the tinc.iassl fied service there are as many, but the remarkable fact obtain that the pay roll of the former amounts to about I75.O0O.0UO. while the pay roll of the latter is but 130,000.000. The con sular service, th Internal revenue and the custom service, the 77.000 country post masters and the 4.&U0 flrst-class postmast era should be broucht under th civil service rule, and eventually will be. It la un to the president. He can. If h cHoos with one sweep of the pen turn into th civil service list all this vsst army of men, The other reforma evidently required are a greater publicity in the matter of exam inatlons; a certification of pay rolls, so that political heelers may no longer be carried as laborers while doing the work of clerks, for which they could not paas sn examination; an Increase of pay for letter carriers In other than flrst-class postofflces, because they do aa much work, carry aa heavy loads and in many places find no elevators to lift them above the first floors of business buildings and no regular sidewalks to carry them over coun try mud. But If an increase of pay will result only in giving the boys a champagne appetite on a beer Income they will be no better off than they were before. Consolidation is the motto of the day. We see It In the movement toward mu nicipal ownership, in the extension of trusts and the training of great bodies of men under corporation management, as well as In the superb civil service, something that points to a change In our methods of gov ernment in the future. Socialism is not a popular word, but nothing else can de scribe the condition of life toward which all these evidence trend. The country is most fortunate and the civil service ad herents are particularly fortunate In hav ing at the head of the nation a man who was for seven years himself on the civil service commission and who has thor oughly entered into th ideas held most valuable by that body. Aa the Indian boy would say, "He is big chief not afraid of his horses." A friend who recently re monstrated with him on account of his ideaa, hinting at another term, was seised by both lapels by the president, who ex claimed: "Don't you know, my good friend, that I would rather be whole president for three years than half president for seven?" This man la not afraid of his convictions, nor to set forth his convictions, nor to stand behind his convictions when he has set forth, and I propose a toast: "To your chief, the president of the United States." W. T. Smith, editor of the Western La bor Gazette, made a talk, ahowlng th dif ference between the letter carriers' organ! ration and organised labor. He waa followed by several Impromptu speakers. Carriers Worthy of Hire. Edward Roaewater, who wa preaent, waa accorded a hearty ovation. He spoke at follows-. Mr. Toaatmaster and Gentlemen of the Letter Carriers' Association: I si ways feel em ba rested when the toaatmaster rises to introduce me with so many flattering re marks. I feel that what I have done for the letter carrlera of the state of Nebraska and of the United States Is scarcely worth ao much general commendation. I ain very glad that the subject I sm to talk about Is not debatable. (Laughter ) No one will dispute with me when I say that the people of the United States can not get along without th letter carriers Downward Course 'A little backache at first, i Daily Increasing till the back is lame and weak; Urinary disorders quickly follow, Diabetes and finally Bright's Disease. This is the Downward Course of Kidney Ilia. BOflN S KIDNEY PILLS Cures every form of Kidney Ills. Plenty of proof that this 1b so, Here is Omaha testimony: Mr. Katie O'Marm, 2429 Pac lfle atreet. eaya: "For seven 0r elght yeara I wai troubled more or less with rheumatism and sharp pains across the small of my back. Working pretty bard i looking after mj family la what I think brought on the trouble. I waa much worse in the mornln ga on rising and became some 1 better after being up and around for some time. I saw Doan'i Kidney Pills advertleed and got them at Kuhn V Co's drug store. Before taking all of the box I k new they were benefiting me. They cured my back and helped my rheumatism." I &U Drag Stares Prlct 50 Cents FOSTER-MILBURN CO-, Buffalo. UNION PACIFIC to O A Calif orniaX A and Return A O I May 27 to June 8 I I 1 August 2 to 10 II , Three TroJns DeJly I 0 ' Omlr Lto j Running Through Train (ram Osnaha 16 Hours Quicker TKavn Any Ltn X TICKET OPTICS ' N UMrtfaaiaH any more than without the street railways and railway trains and telegraph and tele phone farllltiea. when living In cities snd towns. The letter carrier has become one of the adjuncts of the postal service and one or the most Important, becauee or the trust Imposed upon him. to be performed In all kinds of weather and under the most difficult circumstances. The precious n ee sages must be delivered to their destination and certainly ir tnere is a class or pumic servants who are entitled to the highest wages for doing such valuable service it Is th American letter carrier. (Applauee.) It la for that reason that It Is my own conviction that that aervice is not as well paid as It ought to be and I hare tried to five assistance to remedy this defect, and feel that In doing thla I am entitled to no apeclal thank. I have been at least once on the post office payroll and I received about the same salary as trie foutn umana postmaster. It was sbout five years ago. when I was drafted to serve as a member of the uni versal postal congress, and as one of the five members of this country of that con gress I devoted sbout three months of time to tne postal neeog 01 tne worm, in tne course of this session came the tour mide bv the de ecates of the I nlted Ptates ViTiIle in that remarkable Journey with the commissioners 1 met more carriers tnan anv one In this' room ever has. In Fhlla- deiphla 12.C0C carrier entertained us; In Boston we receiver a great ovation, ire nm. as In other cities that we visited. In Chicago we went through the various mull departments of that great city, as we did tn Ki Iiula and Albany. In Atlantic City we were escorted around tne city oy me populace who were engaged In doing nom ln It waa In that great trlD. which 1 win never forget, that we were entertained by almost every official, from governor of the state to mavor or tne citv. ana in ine atate of Massachusetts the leglslsture met us In full session, snd the same thing oc curred in New York and In other states. We were recognised ss the on body of Its kind to be seen In the t'nited States for many years to come. The negt congress will be In Home in snd the next will be In some other world's city seven yeara later. Cast Vote of the Katloa. It Is quite an experience for on to sit in a national convention of this kind snd raat the vote of an entire state of the union. But It Is more of an experience to be in the great chamber and cast the vote of one of the great nations of the world. The duty of casting the vote of th United States devolved upon me and I regard It as aulte sn affair to cast that vote. Moat of the nations of the world were represented by the postmaster generals Almost every nation of th world was represented and many of them sent their ministers In this country to attend as delegates also. We even had the postmaster aenrrala or Ltvpi ana wniiuiiinuuu. i m-aa rrt Atherina'. Thla doea not relate directly to the letter carriers' association, but It does relet to the fact that you are one or the links or the chain that binds all of this great world m.cih.r' that reaches out to every part or the world, and while they have not letter carriers In Patagonia or in th Congo country, there la sesreely any civilised country where letter carriers do not obtain mnm rf them have facilities that even we do not possess. Egypt is well advanced and Cuba hae the postal telegrsnh. In nrmmnv vmi can aee a lone line of yellow carriages and every one of them representa the postal services of the United States. Here. I sm thankful to say. the postofflces are In the lead, and the expreas companies frjiw tn th rear. fArjnlause. I trust you may be successful. I fee? sure that your national omcers nave aouc (hin ih.t ran he done to secure recogni tion. It Is but about two mCni'ns ago that I met he nresldent of your aaaociatlon a Washington and discussed these matters both with him. the heads of the postal de--.B.mnta nt vn the nresldent of th United States and I know that the postal department Is In favor of giving you a higher grade of pay, and I feel certain that in the near future you will get your Just deserts. iapijiu"c-i It waa after the hour of midnight when th banquet waa finally ended. Planners Mast Clean tp. Th city offlclala are being confronted al most dally with complaints about the man ner In which plumbers repair excavationa In streets. Streets are opened to make connections for gas and water and tha un derstandlng Is that those opening th atreet must repair the pavement. Whera th work la don under tha direct aupervlslon of either the gaa or water company there 1 little complaint, and It la the local plumbers who appear to be negligent. Thla neglect on the part of plumbers and gas fitters haa cauaed th city to expend considerable money in repairing pavement within th last few months. Members of the preaent administration Insist that when a atreet la opened It shall be cloaed and th pavement reatored to Ita proper condition. If this la not don steps will be taken to revoke the license of tha plumber doing the work. In aome case where Immediate repairs have been made th cost to the city almost equala that of the fee derived from the license fee de manded of th plumber doing th work Memorial Exercises. Memorial day waa observed In South Omaha in much the same manner a In years past. Th member of Pbll Kearnt; poat No. 2 and the Woman's Relief Corps decorated tha graves at the cemeteries. The only difference this year waa that a section wss detailed from th South Omaha cavalry troop to escort th veteran and others to Laurel Hill cemetery. 3. O. East man, poat adjutant; Rev. M. A. Head and Rev. L. Lane delivered addresses at the cemetery. Rev. Andrew Reawlck pro nounced the benediction. Flowers hsd been sent by friends to th Woman's Relief Corp and each grave at Laurel Hill waa decorated with aa abun dance of cut flowers and small flags. Ranks wer broken at th cemetery and th vari ous delegations cam back on atreet ears. All Ait th cemeteries In th city wer vis ited by detalla from the Grand Army and the Woman'a Relief Corp. Business housea closed at noon and tha packers and stock yarda ahut down as soon thereafter as possible. Soma department a of th packing housea did not call men out at all. There was quit a display of bunt Irg and Sag on tha public school buildings and at tha postoffice wer placed at half-mast. Aooat Baaesaeat Rooaaa. Parents of pupils compelled to attend chool In th basement rooms at tha Lincoln school havs shown their displeas ure within th laat tew weeka by keeping their children at home. It has been as serted mora than one within th laat few month that th basement room In thla building wer unhealthful. Both teachera and pupila hav noticed the damp air and a number of reports hav been mad on th matter. Aa effort la to b made by those who patronise the Lincoln school to Induce the Board of Education to abandon the basement rooms and either secure rooms In aa annex or transfer of a portion of th pupil to other buildings. Milk Gets Better. Sanitary Inspector Jones reports that alnc th recent rains the milk supplied to South Omaha by ths dairies Is improving in quality. Ths Increase in supply and im provement In quality la cauaed by the re cent rains and th consequent growing of grass In pastures. So far during th last three week no test haa shown milk to be bslow th atandard required by ordinance. Dealers H14lc Back. Within th last few daya agenta for east ern antnracit coal companies hav been visiting local coal dealers with a view to placing orders for th winter supply of coal. Deal era are holding back, as aa lntl mattoa has been received from th eaat that the atrlke tn th coal regions 1 soon to be settled and that vary likely there wlU be a reduction to th wholesals dealers. South Omaha dealers say that at ths prices oSered now there would not b a cent of profit In handling anthracite, and there tors ao cootracta to amount to anything hav been let a far. Dealers look for cob tracts to be made during the latter part of Jun or th first week In July. Oraalalasj Mlalater. Oa Sunday. Jun (. James Wlss will b ordained aa rector of St. Clement's mis sion. Twenty-ninth and R streets. Ths services of ordination will be held at Bt Martin's church. Twenty-fourth sad P atresta, and Bishop Worthingtoa will offici ate. - Th blahoo will ba assisted br Caad Jute? Siahen WUllama aae a Bomber si the Omaha clergy. It Is understood thst Rev. Irving P. . Johnson, former rector of St. Martin a church, will come from Minne- polls to preach the ordination aermon. Coaaty Assessors Wsrklsg. In each ward of th city county assessor re working, making out tha tax eheeta for 1902. It waa aald yeaterday by one of the asessors that th book for South Omaha ould be ready to turn In to the county clerk June 9. Just what the corporation assessment will be la not known. The rail road property. It la presumed, will be as sessed by tha stats board. Macle City Goasly. A game of base ball will be played at Jetter's psrk Sunday forenoon between a combination oi lai ana lean men. On account of the numerous attractions outside of the city Friday there were but few j.trsons on tne oowntown streets tn the afumoon. Rev. Dr. R. L. Wheeler, who has been awav for a few davs. will return this rt.orping and will occupy hia pulpit Sunday both morning and evenmg. he Fourth Tenth of the King's Eaug tera of the Presbyterian church gave an Ice cream social at the chapel. Sixteenth ana M streets, last nignu Hosaeseekers' Excarslons. Tuesday, June I, will be the next date on which the Missouri pacific win aell round trip ticketa at low ratea to certain pointa In southwest Missouri, Kansaa, Ar kansas, Tcxaa, Oklahoma and Indian Ter rltorle. For further Information, rates, etc., write or call at company'a offices, S. E. cornet 14th and Douglas streets, Omaha, Neb. T. F. GODFREY, Pass, and Ticket Agent. OMAHA CHINESE IN TROUBLE Local Merchant Viiitt Howsry Kingdom and f ailg to (ret Back. HELD AT SAN FRANCISCO BY FED TAPE Caetesaa Hone Officers Hsra to Mat lsfy as te Eligibility of Lee Ak Haas t Eater taltea State. A Flae Stlmalaat. There are thousands of people, and many women among them, who require atlmula tlon. Convalescents, th aged and people of delicate constitutions are compelled to brace up nature by creating appetite and aiding the dlgeative organa tn their asslm Hating powera. Hunter Baltimore Rye is an article that la rapidly taking the place of remedies advertised for strengthening snd recreating, all of which rely upon the alcoholic Ingredients. Thla rye whisky la old. pure, palatable and Just what la claimed for It mellow, and of fine, rich flavor. Ask your dealer for Hunter Baltl more Rys. Troy (N. Y.) Press. WHEN THE SHRINERS GO WEST Osaaha Will Be Prlaelpal Oasia of Their Jooraey Many Temples to Visit with Taaater. Full particulars regarding all the Shrlnera who will pasa through Omaha on their way weat are now at hand, and the most recent Information la that many of the eastern temples have arranged to stop over in thl city for a few hours or more. Every visit lng delegation will be met at the train by members of Tangier temple, and the plan la to have every Shrlner going on through here carry with him distinct recollection of the Gate City and Ita Shrine members The Union Pacific railway announces th following schedule, all parties to be handled by the Northwestern line between Chicago and Council Bluffs: Zcm-Zem temple of Erie, Pa., accompanied by the shrine of To ledo, O., will come Into Omaha via the Overland route on June 1 at 2:30 p. m., trav ellng In a apeclal train, aome 200 strong Al Koran temple of Cleveland, O.. will rive in a apeclal train at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of June 2, 130 strong; Oaman temple of St. Paul will occupy tour special cars from there on June 4, reaching Omaha early In the afternoon and going out at tached to No. S at 4:25. Moat Important of all will be Lulu temple from Philadelphia, which will come Into Omaha on a apeclal train at 10 o'clock on the morning of June S. The party will number more than 200 and ths train may be run In two aectlona. Imperial Potentate Philip C. Shaffer of Philadelphia will be with Lulu temple and several members of Tangier temple are endeavoring to make arrangements to go out with this party from her. Long List of Visitors. Besides this, th Union Pacific will carry in at S o'clock on the afternoon of June Medlnah tempi of Chicago, traveling In special train. On Jun X, at 11:30 in tha morning, Syria temple of Pittsburg will ar rive In a apeclal train, 130 strong. The Union Pacific will also handle Murat tempi of Indianapolis and Aladdin temple of Co lumbus, O., but both go through Kansaa City on June S. General Agent C. A. Rutherford of the Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific alao an nouncea a big Shrine bualneaa through Omaha. On June t, Tuesday, at 4:30 in the afternoon, Mr. Rutherford win send out of here a special train for Shrlnera comprising aeven apeclal Pullman carloada. Three of thess will be from Cedar Raplda, la., ear rylng Elkahlr temple, and two from Minne apolla, with Zulrah temple. The other two will be given over to Omaha and Lincoln Shrlnera. The Rock Island route Is ths official route for Seaostris temple of Lin coin and Mr. Rutherford expects a good sited party from there. The Burlington route will run two apeclal Pullman aleeping cara out of here on June 4 at 4:25 In the afternoon, attached to No. S, and bearing Tangier temple Shrlnera. They will take forty people. and towed around Into Whitney baslrv After considerable wrangling emons two different boards of appralKal. Vermont wss sold to L. E. Lunt fur 1'in.S.iS. Men sre now at work upon Vermont making it seaworthy for Its last voyage. It will be beached at Eastport. partially broken up and then burned. In order that the metal bolts, etc., which are In It can be recovered. The removal of Vermont from the naval register will be followed by the sal of nnariy all the old war-time monitors, which are little more than Incumbrances now at the League Island navy yard, where the greater number are maintained. Many of these old boata were built after the civil war and few have ever seen sctlvs service. of menu. That ahertff seems to have tried to corner the corned beet supply of the world." Omaha Chinamen are very much Inter ested in tha fate of Leo Ah Ham, one of their number who went to China a few months ago to visit. He returned to this country more than a month ago, but was not permitted to land, being held aa a re turned laborer, the Inspector at San Fran cisca claiming that his certificate did not plainly aet out the fact that he waa a mer chant. The certificate in question waa pre pared at the office of the surveyor of cus tom In Omaha before Ham left the city. It included his statement that he was going to China to visit, together with hia photo graph and the statement of two residents of Omaha who were acquainted with him aa to the tact of hie being engaged In bualness In this city and not being a laborer within the meaning of the Chinese exclusion act. When he returned to the country be waa detained ami hia papera aent to Omaha for more complete answers to ths questions asked. The original statement waa signed by A. S. Wolcott, cashier of ths Pacific Expres company, and by Alfred Thomaa, at that time a cerk In tha Flrat National hank, both of whom Lad tranaacted bualneaa with Ham tor cercral yeara while be waa a part ner In the Wine Tong company of thla city which haa a house on North Sixteenth street. Soma of the questions could not bo answered ty these persons, a they had not followed the daily alka of the Chinaman, but enough was certified to in the opinion of the local t&vemmcnt offlclala, to prove beyond question that Leo Ah Ham should be permitted to return These signers were a:ked to sign another statement, practically Identical with that originally aigned, which was done. Whereabouts Become Mixed. The matter rested at San Francisco for some time, the friends snd relativea of Ham becoming mors anxioua aa time elapaed. Letters were written to the Pa cific port, one of which brought a atate ment from an inspector that Leo Ah Ham had been ordered to be deported May 8, but that upon receipt of a letter of protest from the surveyor of the port at Omaha the deportation order had been abrogated. The letter atated, however, that Ham had been ehlpped back to China by th Pacific Steam ship company, which had done that on Ita own motion because Ham had refused to pay board bills while In the detention quar ters, pending the investigation of his case, TbsJ matter waa then placed in the handa of an Omaha attorney, who wrote to a San Francisco correspondent. This letter, later than the one telling of Ham'a deportation aald that he waa still in the detention house and that It would require from $100 to $150 to aecure bis release, but that It could probably be done. The attorneys asked for no money unless th releaae waa secured. Another Chinese Comes Through, A short time alter Leo An Ham waa detained, Leo Chee, another Chinese real- dent of Omaha, arrived at San Franclaco and waa detained temporarily. A letter written at the lnatance of relativea to Senator Millard on ths subject brought forth a reply stating that Leo Che had been releaeed and that the Treasury de partment haa aent to San Fransclco for the documenta In the caae of Leo Ah Ham, The case will he actively pushed In Wash lngton, aa there are numbera of Omaha people who know Ham and know that for nearly twenty yeara he haa lived In the city and that for six yeara he haa been In bualness for himself and not within the terms of the exclusion act. What He WanteS. Baltimore American: "Tour honor," aald the prisoner, who had been brought In for a preliminary hearing after alx weeka In the county Jail, "I want a change of menu." "You mean," aald tiie Judge, kindly, "that you want a change of venue. Now tha proper course of " "No, I don't mean that. I want a change Ch lea a 1BO Miles Hearer. The "Trsnsmlssourl Limited" oa th Northwestern line only make th trip la ELEVEN HOURS. Omaha I p. m., arriving Chicago ait morning. City office. 1401-1403 Farnam at. t. Faal-Mlaara.slla. Composite Buffet Library Cara now la servics via "Th Northwestern Ltn" ths "Twin City Limited" at T:M dallv. LOW RATES IN JUNE. 1401-140$ Farnam 6t- OB M. Prominent Shrlnera En Rente te San Francisco. The following are among the prominent Shrine Templea paaalng over the UNION PACIFIC on their way to the annual aea- alona of the Imperial Council at San Franclaco: Al Koran, Cleveland, O ; Syria, Pittaburg, Pa; Medlnah, Chicago, 111.; Lu Lu. Phila delphia, Pa.; Murat, Indianapolis, Ind.; Oaman, St. Paul, Minn.; Aladdin, Colum bus. O. Information about the arrival of these Nobles and their friend can be obtained on application to City Ticket Office, 1321 Farnam atreet, where prompt application ahould alao be mad for reaervatlous. SUCCESS FOR TAFT IN ROME Vatican ts Willing; to Allow Moaas. tries anal Convents 1'n.der Civil Law. LONDON. May 31 Cabling from Roma, the correspondent of the Dally Chronicle aays the Taft mission to Rome haa every prospect of success. The Vatican la willing to allow th monasteries and convents In the Philippine islands to be under civil law and it will permit the expropriation of their property. The American government, continue th correspondent, will authorize th creation of new diocese In th Philippine, to be under American bishops only. -4S.OO te Portland, Oreajoa AND RETURN from Omaha and all other Miaaourl river pointa. Ticketa on aale May 27 to June t. limit alxty daya; July It to 21, limit Sep tember 15. These rstes spply through Col orado and Utah via the Denver ft Rio Grande and Rio Grand Western, "the Scenic Line of the World." which pssses ths most famoua pointa sf In terest la ths Rocky mounts in region and you should see that your tick eta read via tbla rout tn order to make your trip th moat enjoyable. See your lo cal ticket agent for free Illustrated liter ature or writ 8. K. Hooper, O. P. A T. A., Denver, Colo. raehepaene at a. Born a I a. FOR SALB Latest model typ. A. G. combination grephophoBc. which alaya both large sad-small record; list prlc. $. Thl la specially designed for concert pur poses, having a thlrty-six-inck hora and stand. It also Includes twsnty large Edl soa records and carrying case of twenty - tear recorda. The assents Is eatlrsly new aad has asver been used. Will sail at a bargain. Address X St. la care of The Bee. Hamilton warren, at. L eclectic and magnetic phacta. office at Victoria hot'. lioi aad Ilia Dodge atreet. till a aultabl locatioa caa h feuad. Special attentloa te all loag steading er lingering diseases a womea aad cklldrea. Thwe'a Uy ea Stoaecyptsr. He prlate. ALL QUIET AT MOUNT PELEE He Dlstarbanees of the Volcr.no and Geoloaists Are Kept Baay. FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Martini que, May 81. 3 p. m. Mount Pelee haa been very quiet today. The United State cruiser Cincinnati has left here for Cas tries, St. Lucia. George Kennan and his party ars doing good work at the north end of the island aad are all aafe and well. Prof. Angelo Hellprin, president of the Philadelphia Geographical society, who la here under the auapices of the National Geographical society. Is now conducting his Investigations among the northeast craters. All the exploring parties now In the field are expected to return to Fort de Franc tomorrow. Send artlclee of Incorporation, notice of atockbolder1 meeting, etc.. to Th B. W will glv them proper legal Inssrtloa. Be telephone, 238. LIPTON SENDS NO CHALLENGE Also Denies II Haa Ordered a Xew Skaaaroek to Compete (or America's Can. (Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Msy 31. (New York World CsMegram Special Telegram.). Sir Thomaa Lipton aaya he haa neither aent a new challenge for the America's cup nor ordered a new Shamrock. LAST OF THE VERMONT. Old Llne-of-Battle Shin te Be Baraed for the Iran la It. The old line-of-battle ahlp Vermont la soon to be towed to Earn port. Me., and burned. It la at present lying at th Brooklyn navy yard. The keel of Ver mont was laid in boston In 18 is, relates the New York Bun, but work on It waa slow and Intermittent, and it was not launched until IMS. It carried twenty g-lnch guns and sixty-four 32-pounders, with a crew of Um men. Shortly after Its launching the fishing trouble between this country and Great Britain caused it to be aent up slong the Nova Boot lan toast to protect American Interest. Matters wer settled peaceably, however, and upon its return Vermont was ordered to Port Royal. While en routs It ran Into a heavy gale, lost its rud der and drifted about helpless for several weeka. In the course of time a Jury rud der was fitted snd th vesael managed to creep Into port. At th outbreak of th civil war Ver mont waa at Boston, but In th latter part of liQ it sailed south sgaln, snd ar rived at Port Royal, where it was used as a sicrvshlp from lMiJ to W.4. - In lvii tt left Port P.oyal for New York. where it waa used as a receiving ship after Ita batteries had been removed. It remained at Its berth at the Cob dork In ths firm York navy yard until September, 14. whee tt waa put out of commlaalua 1 E livlli M1P awaamm3 Is the mainspring to business. With it, almost anything may be accomplished; without it, nothing. The people have confidence in us. They know that when we say GOOD YALTJE, it means that and nothing else. They know that at this store oak is oak, and wool is wool. Thousands of customers profit by our special sales. Tomorrow we begin a week of price cutting, and you can save from 25 per cent to 50 per cent by trading here. tola & fABNAM STPEETS. OMAHA. (THS FOPL, UK1TTJH AMD CARPET CO.) EIcyvGod & Wakefield Go-Garts. 150 different patterns to select from, S12.00 go-carts, with rubber tire, enamel gear and parasol on sale tomorrow, $6.90 A special purchase of rockers ena bles us to offer an almost unlimited quantity of pretty, aolid oak rockers, nicely finished, cobbler ssat, worth from 83.50 to 85.00, at $1.98 BOO chairs highly size seat and high worth 11.25 for pollahed full broad back 69c A solid oak dresaer finished In golden open cbeval with beveled French plate mirror worth $15.00 for $8.90 Iron Bed haa brass top rod In bead and foot alao braas aplndlea and full brass ornaments worth $9.50 for Center Table solid golden finish for $4.89 ibis solid o leb for 24c nged covers velours tor- $6.90 oak 12x11 top Couch fringed covered patterna of veloure for in new Bed Room Suit solid oak finished In golden French plate beveled mir ror worth $25.00 for $14.90 S-piece parlor aulte choice of framea and upholstering new pat terns, handsomely dealgned worth $46.00 for $2350 Chiffonier oak or mahogany finish with or without hat box highly polished worth $10.00 for $5.90 Gurney Refrigerators In aH sites and styles guaranteed Ice savers one style worth $11.00 on sal to morrow, f $5.75 Axmlnster, moquette and velvet carpets with or without borders In new spring patterna and colorings worth $1.50 for 98c All wool Ingrains every thread wool and patterna are the very new est, bright, cheerful colors the very choicest ingrains worth 75c for 48c Japanese Matting cotton warp made of very fine at raw and closely woven ust received 100 rolls of one pattern worth regular 85c for 19c We Sell Out of Town on Credit A CRAMER'S KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE Has Cured Thousands of Men and Women Right Hero in Omaha. 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