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
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KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE
Has Cured Thousands of Men and
Women Right Hero in Omaha.
Everybody Knows Them. Try It
Yourself. It Will Cure You Too.
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40c and 76c
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