Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 22, 1903, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: FDIDAY, MAY 22, 1003. 'destroying thin Gleaaon's houae and kill ing Mabel Tuttl. About ( another tornado could b seen from Kinsley, covering about the iiru territory, but no reports of dam as have yet been received. lSIttA Stermawept. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 11. A heavy torm awept over Indiana thla afternoon, paralyzing the wires and doing damage to buildings and crop which will reach many thousand dollar. ' : Buildings were TKnick' by lightning ana burned and there wera aoma narrow es capes by fleeing occupants. At Lebanon tha roof of the Perklna hotel waa torn off. Tha new atreat car bama Vera blown down and wlndowa wera broken In all parts of tha town. At El wood tha storm did daman to the amount of 120.000. Tha new car barna being built by the Union Traction company wera destroyed by lightning and fire. No loaa of Ufa has been so far reported. WATER HALTS KANSAS TRAINS i Santa Pa Sespends fcbedales Where Rains walk Track Away. TOPEKA, Kan., May II Tha Banta Fa Is having trouble with high water . on the Southern, Kansas division. Rain began falling yesterday afternoon and continued all night, and la atlll falling. Tha livers began to, leave their banks a ahort time after the rain commenced, and are now ao high - that trains cannot run. William Burke was drowned last night while fording Sycamore creek, near Inde pendence, Kan., In a wagon. The Banta Fe announced thla morning that no trains would be run today on the Southern Kansas division between Inde pendence and London on account' of the high water.- The Water la highest between Chanuta and Grand Summit and Walnut and Frnntensc. The track la washed out at several place near x.ik vuy, aooui sixty miles southwest of Chanute. Walnut liver la crossed by the Santa Fe tracke at several places lit that vicinity and it la thla river that la causing most trouble. USE OF OIL FOR; ROADWAYS Experlateat Gives Satisfaction Wher ever It Has Been Tried. WASHINGTON, May II. The annual official publication of the Department of Agriculture known aa the. year book will be printed, about June 16. James W. Abbot, special agent for the Rocky Mountain am! Psclflo coast division, in a special report, makes a review of the use of mineral oil In road improvement I which he says has been a great success in California. . He says: The srowth of oil In popular favor in southern California haa been steady and rspld. Many of those who have had most experience with It have come to regard its use ss the most im In roadmaklng. Qi ber of people have could not so back if we had to give up move away." Mr. Abbot thinka that oil can be used to I aaraniage ai any piace m me unuea otaies . .. ... .l... mh... K. Majta Aa . n. lliiritf I """"'" - portant oiscovery maae veatlgation of proposed rural fre rieiiv.rv cum'n ITtfm ne oio ladle or the Soldiers' 1 .-?.COIJdertP. ,"mI rH5",in0J"e ihan absolutely necessary. horns at Grand Island that contained some said to the writer, well should think it or.rir.iv m-.ntin.i I .....,.. , ... . ... to the old conditions: about ni. in t.v..Xi:.,:i;" r""""1"' nwiewor or tne quaint and very our oil roads we would I bureau which would accomnii.h th. popular sort, that was more common amon wnere water can De .ept out or tneir wmcn iiuo.tuo is in the free delivery erv- U6h. inasmuch as it Is composed almost en foundaUona in the winter ao that they will ice. I then said It was not feasible to crip- tlrely of active newspaper women. Its ob remain firm and not give way beneath the pie the service by suspending any of the ject Is partially social, though largely for ... - llano, tniiat ha u M h. iinnn an all with I an asphalt base. . ' J- - . i XtTllll.M T V.T.1 JII-. At. .U..U. I ' bT.diiiut ui lurni uanuni. An eg v . i .wius. - at at t ai u. . i Ti a i j w, .... 1 -?X'1 nE nni wnicn mra wp i umuvreu - ana in I rhich productive power is sufficient to renew tne stana aa trees -now stanaing are cutaway. Broadly speaking, this Includes In tha anntn tna harnarnmt rptlAn or tna I southern Appalachlana and the pine belt from virgina to iexaa. In the northeast It Includes the spruce forests In New York. Vermont. New llamo shire and Maine, and tncludea also sections elsewhere. In the Allegheny mountains. In ths west It Includes the heavily timbered portions of caniornia, Oregon ana Wash mrion ana smauer sections eisewnere, in oiner parts of the United States than 1 !r.l !lale1..0.vJi?f y m". l.h?: cvtiuug ill Tfiiit.ii iiuiiai bb ve t 1 1 i-i I IK ui I n I becoming InsufHcIent to meet the demand and In which natural reproduction ia not I - aiyni,,. . t M W WA. 1 gT th. nm. rr .wn..lm.nt I ... . atatlona baa an article in which he says: Asrlcultural experiment stations are now In oneratlon In every atate and terrltorv 1 of the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, ana rorto Rico, and ateps are lelng taken under government auspices to estshllsh a fund for an agriculture invest!- I gauon in tne Philippine islands. There I ro aiAiy auuii aiauuua, eniyiujriiia nearly I trainea scientists ana men in tneir WorK. The annual income of these stations in 1902 was tl.32S.847, of which S740.00O came irom tne leteral government and t08.847 from state aPDroprlatlona and other sources. During the fourteen year of their existence cs a national enterprise, there has been expended in their maintenance about $14, OuU.OuO, of which fl0.GU0.0uO came from the national treasury and i,UuQ,uuu from states. In. an article on irrigation. Edward A. Beals of the weather bureau, aaya that there are more than 7,000.000 acrea of Irri gated land In the United 8 la tea. The total coat of the irrigation systems of the United I States la 4.Si9,01, and tha value of the I Irrigated cropa for the single year of MM waa SS4,(33,43s, or 30 par cent greater than the eost of plants. MONUMENT FOR JEFF DAVIS Fends Are Ftaally - Seen red fcy oatkera Memorial As. soelatlon. the NEW ORLEANS. May ll.-Prssldent 8. D. Lee presided at the opening session of the confederate reunion today. The com mittee on credentials reported a total of 1.623 camp represented at the reunion. with 3,423 properly accredited delegates. The report of the Battle Abbey com: mlttee was then offered by General Evan. He had .read but a few words when Gen eral Joseph Wheeler entered the hall. The delegates cheered a welcome to the little commander' and General Wheeler after reaching the rostrum made a ahort ad dress et thanks for the welcome. He urged upon - his hearers the necessity for pro viding for the needy and aged soldiers of the confederacy. General-Evans then resumed the reading of his VtxJrt, which showed cash ta hand and in immediate prospect ot (304,471. The committee recommended that as 1200,. 000, tha minimum amount desired tor the construction' of Abbey, had been secured the time had arrived for the commence ment of the-work. The report waa adopted. Dr. C. H. Tlchenor ef the Southern Me morial association' reported that the fund for tha erection of a monument to Jef- ferson. Davis bad beenr finally secured. Tha announcement 'was received with, tre mendous applause. Does not harm the Hands GORHAM Silver Polish Not f op, but it clcane Contain! no acid or harmful ubatince yHrt Me-tt a package FIND HUGE POSTAL DEFICIT Paras Announce! Postoffioa Department U 8227,300 Behind. - . MACHEN IS DECLARED. MUCH TO BLAME Postmaster GsaeraJ Decides '- Ask (pedal Appropriation la Decem ber, sat Htaawkll Rsral Delivery Is ("rippled. WASHINGTON. Hit 0.-Congrssa will be asked at tha opening of Its nest session to make, an appropriation to cover deficien cies In both tha regular delivery service and tha rural free delivery service of tha PoatofRca department. Postmaster General Payne today announced that thla deficiency now aggregates exactly $227,300, of Which IU6.700 la la the free delivery branch. Tha postmaster general aald that ha much regretted the existence of tha deficit and for the first time publicly criticised the administration of A. 'W. Machen, the general superintendent of the free delivery system, who la on indennltt leave ; of ab sence. . 'This Is not the first time that , de ficiency haa occurred In the free delivery service," said Mr. Payne, "hut I regret. Ita existence. At the opening of the last con- gress Mr. Machen pointed out that without 'ri ' could be established beyend those ready to be Installed January L He said, however, If congress appropriated 9500,000 for the purpose the work could be continued during the rest of the fiscal year. - This appropria tion waa promptly made, but It waa ex hausted. "Despite thla fact the office (the tree de- livery office) was going on Increasing the deficiency, and if we had not taken, step to curtail the expenditures and Suspend the establishment of routes until the beginning of the next fiscal year, the deficit would hVa. h.n mnnV. lex-... T .... . -A I administration." . ,. " " .. A-.waa UVt i"VU I I Delete. Mack Underestimated. Continuing, the postmaster general said ( mat part or the deficiency waa discovered na Will cost $8,000. The unions of Ne before Mr. Machen was given his leave. braika have been asked to contribute to "He reported a part of it himself," Mr. this, fund, and the women are urged to Payne added. "First Assistant Postmaster adopt uch, enterprises aa seem most profit General Wynne recently reported to me able in their resoectlve community. ki. that 130,000 deficiency existed in the rural service, and Mr. Wynne and myself agreed tnat bv economical measure the depart- 1 imnni eliminate mat. . Immediately on receiving Mr. Wynne's report I wrote to Mr. Brlstow: "On tho 7th Inst. General Wvnna ,1,Ha. I mm vi ma proDaoiillies of a denrlt nt tfQ 000 in Ih. . . 1 1 ' that if the ae vYtvVYhT K, im. it i - "P. ,n the wrk of preparing to Install ad - J. this deficit would fary be incrtr "I have, therefore to noimat tha, ...... win I Investigate the situation promptly And cur- tall the expenditure so tW If It be'pos- sioie. we mi not hv, ,ini. end of the fiscal year. In accepting this. bi tVkin n,t TZr.i"X".."!V suit desired. "Mr. Brlstow subsequently reported, with I. ... .... . . . . I a ueuuiea statement, showing the amount Irt A .. W . . ' . .am- . . . I """" erBwa H--I.JW, oiirers from the majority of such orsanlaa mat, ao- i flclencv annrnnrlatlnn mn.t K. ..k. 1 -w- miu Aiuui i congreiyi; . ,. . I ..-w , - . i J-awm tnft any Mr. Fayiia again took the matter. yi.., it.i- nLt rr-! 1 ----- - - - i nensioie ior a bureau omoer to have s de- I Hen of $200,000 rolled ud on Mav 1. ' it k.j ..ii....- ' " ' A bureau officer should not Incur a de ficit without consulting his superior of ncer, me postmaster general. I cannot stand for that kind of administration. An official must be held to a more strict ac counting., I do not say that there was anything criminal or anything wronar- in I Mr. Machen'a action, hut it w.a .r.ini 1 loose administratron. and h should have , I hd nl business more in band. I believe, j however, that contrau win nnioww I the monev to rover tha t.fli.n . . I I w . V. . i . , . . . .11 'inaMAnn k.IU . r nr- . " .."" lunny to oe neara on tne 1 eubject. The entire map work. on the rural free delivery service haa been suspended .n ,ui k. k.I . . . . before the "ginning or the next Osoal year, funds for this purpose being exhausted.' COTTON. MARKET UNCERTAIN Flrat tat Bears and tats the. Ballsi teen to Have Deat Iltaatloa. i '..' i NEW TORK, May n.-It was a badly mixed crowd that surrounded ths pit in the cotton market thla morning. In the flrat place, the Liverpool cables were almost aa sensationally weak as they had recently been, strong. In, addition to thla, the weather map again, reflected fa- I vorable conditions, and early estimates ln dlcated that port receipts for the day. .would I greatly exceed last year. , These factors naturally caused a bearish feeling, but on the other band the tactics ot the late bull leader has rendered the average operator fearful of further aen.aUonal shows Ar strength, so at the opening there seemed a disposition to let the big men of either side nnenine- thar. . . . set the pace and establish the Initial range vi prices. .. f At the start beara had the beat of it. prices mini UM01 points lewer, ' with Au gust at io,73o and September at J.70O. Following this after some. Irregularity there was a sharp rally under the bull sup- When the closing cables from Liv.rnoni indicated an utterly demora.n.4 -nam there, the near months closing at a dedin. ef lHff23 points, there was a rush of realis ing In the local market In Ave or ten mm. utee July sold from 11.10c. the best of the morning, to W.SOc, a loss since last night of 44 points; August sold from 10.31o to W.Co ana oepiemoer rrora 9. Vic to 1.75c. Miaaay round the opposing factions rest- mm aiiT me tumult of the morning, hnft Prices while net Mi 16 mints 1-. .k . a recovery of K7U points from the bottom thus Indicating that neither aM TI abandoned Its position- MONTANA SHEEP LOSS VAST nMj.1.1 a, !,..- ml- . . Havla Frosea Darin Winter, HELENA. Mont. May It-Statlsties com. piled by T. C. Power, preetdent of tha State Board of Sheep Commissioners, fixes tne total numoer -or sheep I oat In the re cent biissara at ruo.ouo. . . Up to the time of the storm, too. 000 had fro sen In previous bltxxards, making a grand total of l.SOO.000 lost in Montana since December. At an averasa tf tsu itua means a monetary loss of M. 760, 000. URANUtH, wyo.. May n.-Snow haa been falling almost continuously since ! Saturday night, accompanied by a high wind. . , Many aneep aeraera nave been obliged to abandon their dock a to aeek ebelter and the herds have drifted before the storm. Uintah county, in which the etoraa waa heaviest. Is the feeding ground for Immense droves of sheep and the' loss.' especially, among Um lames, will, it as leafed, be heavy. WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY The' twelfth annual meeting of the gen eral aoclety of Daughters of the Revolution was held last week at the Waldorf Astoria, New Tork, representative of the following organisations being la attendance: Co lonial Danes of America, Colonial Damea, state of New Tork; the Holland Damea and the Daughters of 1813. The historian reported .last year aa one of unprecedented growth In the various chapters. Among the accomplishments was the distribution of 10,000 HtUe American flags among the children of Porto Rico by the Colonial chapter of New York. It waa announced that Boston had been selected as the next meeting place, else that Miss Sterling, tha president-general, will make the principal address at the coming anniversary of the departure of Washington from the Valley Forge headquarters. This Is to occur June 1, when the monument erected by the Daughters of the Revolution In commemo ration of that trying time Is to be dedi cated, and many of the patriotic aocletlea will participate In the ceremonies. The following women were elected members of the board of managers of the organisation: Mra. j. j. Holland, West Virginia; Mlsa Mary A. Kent, Pennsylvania; Mrs. J, H. Abeel. New York; Mr. John A. Heth. Maasachusetts; Mra. Mahlon D. Thatcher. vuiurauu; mrs. x. jl,. Ireland, New :York; Mra. John Vance Chenev. Illinois:' Mrs. RVnond. DCawarVMr.'. foZ pnine Wandell, New York, The members of the Visiting Nurses' as sociation met at the Paxton hotel on Thursday afternoon for the reports and transaction of the April, business of tha organisation. The superintendent of nurses. rs. w. k. Adams, reported forty-nine pa tients, 588 visits, three patients aent to the hospital, Ave to friends and three deaths. unlon of tha T";,.,"" rd. J . . mttxio- fiM ft A T aMMYl f f-1 ar1 vnm ii . . . . . 7 " ' IZ" "l T"n n cer roun- siuuiius oi me bi. iouls exposi- sltlon aa a further evidence of thai, tlvlty. It Is to be a model Of a Wftman end. 'A handkerchief and stock sale Is to be held in St. Louis for th. h.n.a. fountain fund May 22 and 23 and contribu- Uona of handkerchiefa or nim. r .nv suitable for stocks, are sollolted, te be aent to Mrs. E. B. Ingalls, 1 Westminster Place, fit. Tr.ul. About $65 worth of article, w.r. arM at fce recent batar held at Beatrice for the TpM 0t th Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance union, and the unanM a.Hni When dlspoaed of will materially Increase tha a,, 7 .... nuunu ui liiv suiie re- "Ponded loyally with their donatlona, one Pac "at was esrcially appreciated women of a generation or so ago. Boston has a woman's ik ... . " " Ui IT proresslonal benefit. The club haa recently . . ..... recently toinea ins Hmun-hiiutti ir...iAn.. r."! a , Me Aiuniivri uiv unTBTrai airfrCtor. ... .... 1 wu. conauct the sopl aervlc. o th Tdunr Wome. Chrl.tlan itin n - ounaay arternoon at :S0 o'clock. The. Quid Libit club will hold Ita last meeting of the season, on Friday evening. as will several of the other classes and the rooms will be closed after 6 o'clock also. The visit of Mrs. Easterday, state secre tary of the T. W. C. A., has been post- ponea as she has heen, called to attend ,le Bible school at Capltola, Cal. It Is hoped that she will visit Omaha unnn her , . a Tne out of door" gymnasium work will begin next week and the following schedula ior tramps nas neen announced: leave gvmnnslum at 4 b. m.T . SunrlVi tramn. Tuesday. -Mav 2. leave a-vmnaalnm at :30 a. m.i 3. Morning walk. Thursday. if" y..2"- leave T. W. C. A. at 8:30 a. m: 4. 'wingni stroii in nanscom park. May 28, heave T.-W. C. A. at p. m. Take lunch! The association will have no tennla courts this summer as all necessary conditions could not be met.. ... The women, of . the local W. C. T. U. held an Informal reception on Wednesday after noon at the rooms of the Young Women's Christian association in honor of Mrs. Mary Teata, national superintendent of purity work of the W. C. T. U, During the , afternoon Mrs. Teata spoke on the home life. Mrs. Teats . closed her aeries of lectures in the city, on Thursday even ing, at McCabe Methodist Episcopal church. BEGGING LETTERS PAY WELL Wrltsr Seeares Handsomer Income for a Period of Two V. Years. - NEW TORK, May Xl.-Beggtng letters m lo w" nown INW lorners have I nttl to, CHgar Beckwlth Nellson, said to have been cashiered In the Danish army, an income of $300 a month during the last two years, according to Special Agent James Ford, who haa caused Nellson's ar rest. Mr. Ford said that the man had three Stereotyped forms of letters, one asking for work, another for money and a third beg ging a personal appointment. Hla plea was ,wy" th am"' Mr' rra - wa Dan and an ' ex-army officer who had been driven to pawn hla valuable jewelry and the time for redeeming tbeee pledges bad nearly expired. Nellson said that it was his marriage that cost him his place In the army. The woman accompanied him to court, where ahe declared that ahe had no knowledge that he bad ever written any such letters. Agent Ford says that three hooka con taining the names, of New Yorkers were ,ound ,n th m"n'" com,ortblr furnished I epartmenta. Neilson's list Included the names of George J. Gould. Andrew Car negle, J. F. Morgan. John W. Gatea, Hetty Green and Russell Sage. HARRIMAN IS IN NO DANGER Coadltioa Contlaaee Most Satisfac tory, with Pals aad Tempera. tars Kormal. NEW TORK, May M. The physicians attending E. H. Harriman, who yesterday underwent an operation for appendicitis, today Issued the following bulletin: Mr. Harrtroaa'a condition continues moat satisfactory. Temperature and pulae nor mal. ru pain. DEATH RECORD. Jeaa Clathler. . BEATRICE. Neb.. May tWSpecUl.) Mra. A. H. Colby of this city yesterday re. I celved. word of the death ef her father. I John Clothier, which occurred at his home at Marquette, Hamilton county. The de- ceased waa born July U, 1SU6. and had he lived until the 12th of next July he would have beea- M years of age. He was the I eldest resident la tnat taction of the Slate. SETTLING WITH EMPLOYES Set eral f irmi and Their : Mdn Reach an Agreement Tetterdaj. MORE ARE EXPECTED JO f 0LL0W TODAY eaaassssassasse ( Proprietor af the Calaaaet Reataaraat Discharges Hie Hoaanloa Hea as Iaeompeteat and Agala Closes I'sw Thursday was an eventful day In the progress of the strike. Beveral firms set tled with strikers, teamsters and waiters, and the outcome gave warrant for the be lief that a disintegration of the discordant elementa has at last set in. The strikers came out of the day feeling much en couraged. More settlements are antici pated today and the end of the strike la thought to be rot far distant. A matter of considerable Import was brought out at the injunction Inquiry yes terday afternoon being conducted by J. O. Yeiser, attorney for the waiters, and T. J. Mahoney, attorney for the Business Men's association. Yeiser aaked the question of Euclid Martin, president of the Business Men's association: 'It the unions concede all the cardinal points of ths Business Men's association would you then recognise them and sign contracts with them- as unions or would you Insist on dealing with, them us in dividuals?" So far as I am personally eoncerned I weuld not sign any contracts with them as unions, but would Insist on dealing with 1 them .aa Individuals," waa Mr. Martin's reply. , a i At this hearing E.' B. Branch, secretary of the Business Men's association, refused to produce the books of the association In response to Mr. Yelser'S request. He gave as his reason for not doing ao that the books had been turned over to T. J. Mahoney, attorney for the association, and that Mahoney was in court and could not be reached. Yeiser then moved that Branch be committed for contempt in falling to produce the books and C. C. Valentine, the notary before whom the inquiry Is being held, took the motion under advisement and probably will act on It today. W. S. Jardlne of the Omaha Merchants Express a Transfer company was on the stand, but testified to nothing of par ticular importance. The hotel and restaurant owners held a secret meeting late yesterday afternoon, but would give out nothing, for publica tion. Several of the members of the as sociation said that no cherrgee in their af fairs had been made or planned as a re sult of this- meeting , ' A rumor waa cur rent that a proposition was mode to Tolt Hanson of the Calumet, to lease his restaurant, but this rumor was not con firmed. The teamsters, who had already adjusted matters with the Bennett. Company and Hayden Bros, and sent their men back to work at these two places, have made ami cable terms with the Sheridan Coal com pany and ordered their' teamsters to return to work there. The BostSii' Store, which haa from the beginning of the strike occu pied a neutral position and been on friendly relations with the team drivers, have put a union man' to work, 'The'Boaton Store does not operate Ita own teams, but prior to the striks did its teamfng through one of the large transfer companies. The teamsters have secured a settlement from Gulou Ledwlch Juhjber dealers at agreement aa to the union demands was ac cepted With this flrnv a with the others with whom settlements'' have been made. The union drivers wtf 1 return to wofk at once for Gulou a LeVwrch. ' ' ' The teamsters, having formed, a transfer company of their' own, have arranged al ready to operate about seventy-five teams and will Increase the number aa businei warrants. President Crews of the union has been busy making ' contracts with various Arms and said that conditions thus far suggest good ' results. Eight teams were sent out yesterday morning to do hvy transfer hauling. Advices reached teamsters' headquarters yesterday from St, Louis that 100 mors men hsd been employed there by the trans fer companies of Omaha and were being shipped out Discharges Noaanlon Waiters. The waiters' situation presents some In teresting features. The Calumet, the larg est restaurant In the city, discharged 'ta forty colored men and again closed ite doors yeeterday. The -colored nonunion force' had been at work two days. Tolt Hanson, proprietor of the Calumet, aald: "I could not run my business with these fellows, foil they were incompetent They were not waiters; the most of them were porters. I must have a large and compe tent force ,to conduct my business. When In full operation I have fifty-one hired men in my place. This of course includes wait ers, cooks, dish washers and helpers. I have had no conference or negotiations of any sort with the union men." The One Minute, Schllta and Merchants, three of the large restaurants, are not closed, as wss reported by a local paper at noon, but are atlll in operation and their managers informed a reporter for The Bee that no negotiations were on - with the restaurant workers and that it waa not In tended to close the pieces. C. E. Hart, business agent of the Waiters' union, con firmed this latter Statement Up to date the' restaurants that have come to terms with the Restaurant Work ers.' union and been reopened with union help are: Dellone, Fourteenth and Capitol avenue; Barker hotel, ' Thirteenth and Jones; Climax,' 307 North Sixteenth;' Den ver. COS North Sixteenth; Blue Front. 106 South Eleventh; Schllta No. k, 111 South Fourteenth; Schlank's, 110 South Tenth; Chicago, 1211 Douglas; United States, U10 Dodge; Model, l0t Howard; Commercial, Thirteenth and Harney streets. ' Business Agent Douglas of tha Bartend ers' union said yesterday that no further changes had developed in the situation be tween the owners and employes of saloons, but that' a conference of representatives of the retail liquor dealers and ths bar' tenders would be held la the afternoon. The scale presented by the bartenders la to take effect June 1. The hope la entertained that trouble will be avoided. The laundry workera still are unchanged in their relations with their former em ployers. Both union and nonunion laundries ars running along without any apparent trouble. The laundry workera expect an international officer here Friday. trfkere In Pollee Caart. The following named strikers wsre ar- raignea in ponce court yeeterday to answer for Interference with nonunion teamsters, disorderly conduct and disturb ing tha peace: C. N. Stevens, Clyde Pond, J. F. Brewer, William Miller, George Guhl, George F. Fuller and Lou Boye. The hear ing was continued until this morning. George Donella was arraigned for as sault on William X Kollera driver for the Expreasmen'e Delivery company, at 'l North Seventeenth street on May 14. The complaining witness, failed to positively Identify Donella as his assailant and tha case was dismissed. The casea against Elmer. Bald win, J. A Holgreen, F. Btound and Bert Wlneger, charged with disorderly conduct, were dis missed. . The case of H. C. Stevenson, charged with assault on William Ebright, a water works employe, was continued to Monday. John Murray, charged with assault upon William Flint, a driver for the Carpenter Paper company, on May 14. on North Twenty-seventh street, was the principal case tried. The hearing ot the case was unfinished at noon and a continuance was tsken at I a. m. today. Sheriff Dlseaarges Bpavlals, Sheriff Power began yesterday to dis charge the special deputy sheriff appolntel by htm last week to preserve omer and property during the strike. A large num ber were removed before noon and the process was continued during the day. Since the Inception of the strike there have been appointed over loo special deputies. This Includes about fifty deputies appointed the first dsy from the ranks of the labor unions of the city and removed the following Mondsy. During last week the highest number of special deputies on the force at any one time was approxi mately 160, Under the terms of agreement between the city and county, the county is to pay the wages of the deputies up to May 17, after which the city Is to make payment Thle Will give the city much the best of the deal, aa it will have to pay for only five daya, while the county will have to pay for more than a week. YOUNG ELEMENT IN CONTROL On Handred and Fifteenth General Presbyterian Assembly Convenes. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May a.-Ths HBth general assembly of the Presbyterian church convened In this city this morn ing at Immanuel church. But few of the 700 accredited commissioners were absent from their seats when Rev. . Dr. Henry Van Dyke called the gathering of church' notables to order, and the spacious galleries of the church were crowded by visiting and local church people. The campaign for moderator continued up to the hour for calling the assembly to order, and everything points to the election of Rev. Dr. Robert F. Coyle, pastor of the Central Presbyterian chufch of Denver, at this afternoon's Session, by a large ma jority over the other candidates. Dr. Coyle Is very popular with the creed revision ele ment of the general assembly, which is Just now In a strong majority. Dr. Coyle will be nominated by Dr. William N. Page of Topeka, Kan., who waa himself men tioned as a prominent candidate, for the moderatorshlp until he withdrew from the race in favor of Dr. Doyle. Dr. William H. Roberts of Philadelphia and Dr. Calvin W. Mater ot Chicago are the other two candidates. A notable feature of the present general assembly Is the unusually large number of young men among the commissioners. Comparatively few of the older men, who had heretofore shaped the policy of the Presbyterian church, were In attendance, This Is explained by the fact that the campaign for commlaslonershlps to the llEth general assembly, which will vote upon the final adoption of creed revision, was an exceptionally warm one, and the younger element of the church won out. The opening of the assembly this morning resembled the usual church service. There waa singing by the choir and by the audi ence of many old familiar hymns. At 11 o'clock Dr.- Van Dyke called the assembly to order and delivered his annua sermon He summarised' the Importance of doc trines and expressed these ethical teach ings on which all Christian churches unite. He Concluded: The church that the twentieth century will heer moet gladly and honor most sin cerely will have two marks. It will ba the church that preaches the central truths or cnrisuanity most cieariy, strongly and Joyfully. It- will be the church that finds and shows most kindness In living the mmpie' lire ana aomg gooa in the world. Ba ay mat cnurcn De ours: WORK SUCCEEDS IN SOUTH Presbyterians Report Progress Annannee Needl of Mere For eign Missionaries. and LEXINGTON, Ky.. May H.-The South erh Presbyterians met in convention today and received a number of reports. The committee on publication said: The work has three departments, two of wrucn nsve neen organized sna sre work ing with efficiency. The circulation of the Sunday school periodicals increased by l.OuS.OOO copies. Collections from the churches and Sunday schools amounted to DEBTS LESS THAN A MILLION Liabilities of the Porter Brothers Compaay. Overestimated la the First Report. CHICAGO, May . According to k state ment made by Attorney De frees of Defrees, Bruce At Rltter, counsel for the receivers of Porter Bros, company, the magnitude of the ooncern'a embarraasment has been over estimated in the printed reports of the failure. "I know already that the liabilities are In excess of $800,000," said Mr. Defrees, "and I don't know how much higher they will mount. If any. when we are fully informed. It is ridiculous to stats, how ever, that the liabilities will reach 3, 000,000." As to the events which led up to ths crash, Mr. Defreea said he did not know positively. "The company has been branch ing out recently In addition to doing a very large business. I suppose that Mr. Watson, the president, tried to realise money on securities of some sort and failed." The firm's creditors, most of whom are banking Institutions and warehouse com panies, are scattered all over the country, although confined chiefly to the large cities. The reason given for suppressing the facta concerning the feeling of the petition waa that all creditors might receive notifica tion simultaneously. FOUND WITH THROATS CUT Believed that "Woman Kills Hereelf aad Hasbaad Attempts ta Take Bis Life. KANSAS CITT, May ZL-Fred Lotty, a laborer, and his wife were found in their home at Independence, near here, early today with their throats cut The woman waa dead and Lotty was in a dying condition, being ao weakened from lose of blood that he could not talk. A bloody rasor lay on the floor. Mra. Lotty had threatened euiolde and it Is believed that after she had killed her self Lotty tried to end his life. The couple was found by one of their children, three of whom had slspt through the tragedy In an adjoining room. JURY GIVES FORTUNE TO BOY Awards B 100,000 with latereet ta Lad Claiming to Be Dead Maa's Sea. NEW TORK. Msy Charles Broadway Rouas. who waa suing ths Charles Broad way Rouae aetata for 1100.000 for mainten ance and support, recovered the full amount today, with IS.TM Interest. The boy claims to be the son of Charles Broadway Roues." Ralas Help Crops. ABERDEEN. 8. D.. May U.-gpclaJ Telegram.) Fine ralas have fallea all i ver thla part of the atate today. ops have been greatly benefited. vi FRESH MASSACRE EXPECTED Another Attack Upon tha Jwt in Basal ' ii feared. FANATICS ARC GREATLY EXCITED Declare that l( la tha Will at tha Can that tha Jews Everywhere Be Robbed aad Mardered, BERLIN, May 21.-The singular' state of mind of the people of Kischlneft, Bessarabia, while they were killing the Jews there, about a month ago, la described In a letter from a non-Jewish German Of Odessa, re ceived by the relief committee. He said: The lenders hf tha hands on entering Jewish dwellings often addressed the occu pants good-naturedly, saying: "Poor brethren, we must kill you. It is so ordered.'1 Monstrous thlna-a wera not done until robbers began to participate, and when they, with tha Christian sealota. became Intoxicated. The atate of terror ot the residents ef Kltchineft, the letter adds, continues. A fresh massacre la expected there and the people of the town of Odesaa and of all the large towns of Bessarabia are living in hourly dread of death. The whole prov ince seems to be in a state of fanatical fury against the Jews. The writer of the letter then sayt: The excitement Is Intensified throngh proclamations distributed 'n the streets and the tone of the bitterly anti-Semitic newspapers. The Russians say to their educated and tolerant countrymen who urge keeping the peace: "it Is the rear will that the Jews be everywhere robbed. Ordsi-s have been given that we start sgain at t-entrost. The situation haa become all the worse since the Important Russian papers have been prevented by the censorship from freely expressing their opinions. Their behavior Vtas been excellent JJnless the' government adopts a more energetio policy the events at Klschlneff will undoubtedly be repeated in other towns. As indicating complete disapproval of the best classes, respectable Russian leaders are assisting the sufferers to ob tain redress. Jews Arm la Spite af Latr, ST. PETERSBURG. May 20.(Delayed in Transmission.) The circular of Interior Minister Von Plehve, Issued May 17, ascribes the massacre at Klschlneff largely to acts of self-defense on the part of the Jews and continues: The events at Klschlneff have alarmed the Jewish portion of the population In many regions ot tns empire and nave occaeionea rumors amnnfl the Christians about in tended Jewish persecutions. In some cities tne Jews Dea-an rorming seir-aerense ao clatlons. After I reported the dleorders to his majesty he commanded me to Impress on the commanders In the province and towns that they are obligated and are hold personally resDonslble to take nil necessary measures to prevent violence and cnlm the DoDuistion. in order to remove tne oc caslon of fears for life and property In- any portion I feel obliged to state that no Sort of associations for self-defense can be tolerated. The Jews are not Inclined to depend sololy on the police. and have armed themselves'ln spite of the circular. Undoubtedly their action prevented a repetition of the mas' sacre at Kiev, Odessa, Minsk and else where. The Minsk Jews are so alarmed that th slightest outbreak causes them to closs and barricade their shops. Tolstoi Blamas Government. Answering a private letter asking for his opinion of the Klschlneff massacre . Count Tolstoi writes: ' My relations fo the Jews and the terrible Klschlneff 'affair tnust be clear to every body interested In my beliefs. My relation to the Jews can onlv be as that to brothers whom I love, not oecauae tney are Jews. but because they and everybody are the sons of one Father God. That love' does me no violence, because I have jnet and know Jews who sre good people. My relation to the Kischlneft crime Is slso defined by my religious beliefs. Before knowins- all the frlshtful details I onder- stood the horror and felt Intense pity tor the Innocent victims of mob savaa-ery, mingled with perplexity at the bestiality of the so-called Christians and aversion and disgust for the so-called educated people who Instigated the mob and sympathised with Its deeds. Above all, I was horrified at the real culprit, namely, the government ,1th its foolish, fanatical Priesthood snd the gang of ro,b-r officials. The govern ment's relation to the affair la new proof of Its rude egotism, neaitating hi no atrocity rhan it la a ouestlon of crushing move ments regarded as dangerous and is proof ef its complete enulnamlty. which is. like that of the Turkish government toward the Armenian massacres, at ths most horrible atrocltiest if only Us Interests remain un touched. SEEKS TO SET ASIDE A WILL Nebraska Woman After Property Left by Uer rathe to a School. CHICAGO. May M.-Speclal Telegram.) A bill was filed In the United States cir cuit court today to declare Invalid certain provlalona in the will of Legrand L. Wells, who died at Watseka, IU., twenty rears ago. These provisions concerned a trust fund of $30,000 to be used In establishing and maintaining a school for poor boys at Watseka. The city of Watseka donated a lot fpr this purpose and the building waa erected in 18S8. The school haa never been started, however, the Income from the trust fund being Insufficient for keeping up the Institution. Virginia W. Tlncher of Kebraaka, who filed the bill, aaya she Is the only daughter and heir-at-law of the testator. She de clares that 'the elty ef Watseka had no authority under Its charter to donate land for the school, and inasmuch as It ta Im possible to carry out this provision of the will she asks that It be declared Invalid and that the money be awarded to ber. MAKING SKEPTICS Our OmaKa readers are no exception.; Buffering year alter year with a bad back, with annoying and dangeroua urinary troubles, falling to find a remedy , to end their mieery. it Is no wonder people be come akeptlca. It la not surprising If they doubt the testimonials they read from peo ple cured, who live In far-away places. There is no room for doubt however when the testimony oomee from cltlsena of Omaha. Read thla caae: Mr. Wm. H. Malken, carpenter, of K3 Lake street says: "During the twelve years I had attacks ef kidney complaint I took lots of medicine but received little If any benefit. 1 even -went to Colorado Springs thinking ths mineral water and mountain air might help me. Two yeara made little difference to my physical condi tion and I returned east Sometimes I was laid up and suffered the most excruciating pain Imaginable. Now, I don't want it understood .that I am radically cured, 'but of this I am certain, that Dean's Kidney Pills procured at Kuhn 4k Co.' drug store, corner 1Mb and Douglas streets, gradually relieved me of the aching untU it Anally dlaappeared." For sale by all dealers. Price 10 cents. Foster-MUbura Co.. Buffalo. N. T.. sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Poen's, and take a substitute. AT THE PLAYHOUSES Ferris gtaek Cempaay at tha Boyd. It will certainly take' something besldre rain to keep the people away from the Boyd theater while th Ferris Bummer Stock company la keeping up Ita present line of work. About th time the theater waa filling last night the weather waa such as one would bardiv care to drive a dog out In, yet the attendance waa such aa tha treasurer haa oeeome accustomed to counting tip for and which baa been the despair of th ushers since the season opened. Every seat and all the standing room was taken. "Woman Against Woman" was the bill. It Is a melodrama of the quieter eort, but foil of thrilling situation, and with excellent character sketches, the latter being done very well. - Each new piece la demonstrating the truth of Mr. Ferris' statement when he promised he would give th Omaha people a better company than he had yet put in hero. 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